It took me years to realize, Dinobot knew damn well he wasn't coming out of that alive, and didn't give a shit. He had, quite possibly, the biggest set of balls of any transformer
He was the best written character in the entire show: Second in command predacon, a villain who became a hero, powerfull enough to knock Megatron on his ass multiple times, so dramatic that even Shakespeare would've shed tears. And not only did he accept his end (which he saw comming) he confronted and took it like a champ. This guy is the textbook definition of having balls.
The crazier thing is that while the version in the War for Cybertron Trilogy - Kingdom cartoon doesn't nearly hit as hard (the dialogue sucks), the overall *concept* is still the same: Dinobot rushes into a battle he knows he'd never survive, and retrieved the Matrix of Leadership from the Megatrons (and gave them perhaps an even more brutal beatdown than what an already dying Dinobot did to Transmetal Megs in the original's "Code of Hero"). Matrix basically puts up the Bat-Signal, Optimus Prime finds him, then the Autobots & Maximals, ad nauseam.
Turned 38 last month. I remember watching this episode when it first premiered in the 90s. It was the first "kids" show that legit made me tear up as a kid.
"The question that once haunted my being's been answered. The future is NOT fixed, and my choices are my own. And yet... how ironic. For I now find... I have no choice at all..." *takes a deep breath* "I am a warrior. Let the battle be joined."
Optimus Primal: He lived a Warrior.......& died a Hero. Let his Spark join the Matrix....the greatest of Cybertron. Well said Optimus.......very well said......Rest In Peace Dinobot
In life legends are never born their made from their legacy and the effect their life and efforts made to people and knows who needed hope or someone to give back their heroes
This scene always makes me cry. Dinobot had a strong code of honor, was the toughest of them all, handled the entire Predacons, and gave his spark for the humans.....and his speech before he goes offline always hits me. 😭
I think no other piece of Transformers media could top Code Of Hero, never has a single episode of a cartoon impacted me so heavily. Dinobot’s sacrifice to prevent the destruction of a future species, taking on the Predacon army, and confronting his former master to honour his strict moral code is profound, especially for a kids show. The moment when his spark rises out of his chest reminded me a lot of the scene where Optimus lifts the matrix from his dying self and hands it to Ultra Magnus, both moments of beauty that make me tear up a little.
Not only that. Dinobot suffered an existential and identity crisis throughout whole show. The fact that he realized at the end that his choices were completely his own and not dictated by fate, yet was chained by his own duty as a honorable warrior, it's really tragic. He never got to go back home, and never could, something he knew once he became a maximal. It was either come back a traitor, or die a hero in this unknown planet. They really outdid themselves with Dinobot's story.
We have one single ep that can hitted me in a similar affect. And its next ep after this. Transmutate ep. Which is sad and gut punch for exactly opposite reasons.
I was a bike messenger when this aired. Mid(?) 20’s, super stoked on a Saturday when Beast Wars came on. My buddies and I had some breakfast, rode back to my place, got super stoned and turned on BW. I pumped my fist when the opening scene was Dinobot’s spinning sword. “HELL YEAH!! A Dinobot episode!!” Absolutely, hands down favorite character. By the end of the episode there I was, a college graduate, baked outta my head, and was sitting there, mouth open, tears rolling down my cheeks whispering “no no no no no no…..” Was glad I had my friends there who (surprisingly) didn’t make fun of me for being heartbroken by a cartoon, but put their hands on my shoulders and just sat there with me for a few. He truly lived a warrior and died a hero. Damn scene still gets me. RIP Dinobot. Badass Bushido bot.
Whenever I lose someone, I always remember these words "Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence."
Poetic how Dinobot fought like a human would in their last stand, to save humans. Bleeding, injured beyond recovery, no chance of survival, but still pushed forward and fought. Lost his weapons and improvised to win.
He beat every predacon, he beat megatron's ass critically injured, still managed to destroy the golden disc, saved humanity and he is still okay with Rattrap trash talking him. I love you Dinobot
"The question which once haunted my being has been answered. The future is not fixed, and my choices are my own... and yet, how ironic! For I now find, I have no choice at all! I am warrior... let the battle be joined."
That's part of the problem with Transformers: The Movie. They tried to cynically kill off everyone's favorite characters to make way for new model toys and it created a massive backlash.
@@Pfisiar22agreed and the only one who died and had anything when he died was prime and the crew on the shuttle and at best they were lackluster deaths .
Never noticed this until now but in the shot where Dinobot is on the funeral pyre, you can see that Rattrap is no longer a transmetal. He's in his default form.
Let’s not even talk about at the very beginning of this episode, Dinobot was actually thinking about committing suicide. He believed he lost his honor and as a consequence, believed he didn’t deserve to live, until he decided he should.
If you didn't cry at Dinobot's final moments, you have no soul. Even to this day, his last stand to protect the future of humanity makes me tear up. Leave it to Megatron to dishonor Dinobot's noble sacrifice and bring him back as a Transmetal 2 Predacon. Only someone as heartless and as vile as Megatron would do it.
This whole sequence of scenes - the episode - I follow very specific rules. I do not pause; I do not skip; I do not look away; and I remain thankful I saw this on its original air date, and again as platforms allow. This is peak storytelling.
Even when he was a predacon he was a maximal at heart. It’s a shame that starscream from the g1 transformers didn’t learn from his mistakes which gives me more respect to the armada starscream
Dinobot was more than just a villain turned hero: He was Megatron's right hand and was therefor second only to him. The most badass warrior, the best written character in the entire show (Shakespeare would've been proud despite Beastwars beeing a kids show) and not only did he accept his fate in the end, he faced his end like a champ. I can't remember a single maximal who defeated the entire predacon force all by himself (including Rampage) and this episode proved that Dinobot was, is and allways will be the greatest hero in the entire show.
Well Rhinox did twice... Once when megs turned him evil, and once thanks to a some bean vines and an energon discharging virus. Megatron doesn't like talking about that one.
Fun fact. The infamous Ocean Dub voice cast lent their voices for this absolute gem of a show. Dinobot is voiced by non other than Canadian voice actor Scott McNeil aka Piccolo. Especially that scream/roar he did. Which is exactly the same pitch for the opening scene of Piccolo screaming to destroy a rock formation in Pioneer's DBZ Movie 1 The Dead Zone/Return My Gohan. Piccolo (Scott McNeil) also voiced The Vulture in Spiderman Unlimited and he also voiced Logan in X-Men Evolution and Dr. Wiley from Mega Man TAS. Megatron is voiced by Captain Ginyu. Black Aracnid is voiced by Frieza. Cheetah is voiced by Goku, who funny enough also voiced Mega Man The Animated Series. Another fun fact at 2:10 you can hear the ambiance background soundtrack which is a slightly modified version of the one between King Willie vs The City Predator in 1990's The Predator 2.
Dinobot was one of the most controversial souls you could imagine in reality, but his actions proved that despite being an imperfect individual, you can prove you're perfect at heart.
This is my BEST tv memory from childhood. Him ravaging every oredacon singlehandedly, what a big difference it made, the singular goal of the disk, his honor. The hypest thing ever.
It just shows Dinobot represents the positve traits of being a Predacon while later embracing the noble values of a Maximal, whereass Beast Megatron was a Predacon, but was even more a Decepticon in nature than even the orginal Megatron ever was, who in many ways had more in common with Dinobot (minus the Honor, whereass Megatron valued victory at every cost), while Beast Megatron had more in common with Starscream (minus the cowardice as well being more successful at his plans than the Air Commander). This is more of the Predacon honor combating the Decepticon's past and nature.
Megatron: "One lonely turncoat, battling all against impossible odds. I'm almost touched. Fortunately such moments pass quickly". That's exactly what i've always liked about Beast Wars: even at its most serious moments, it never takes itself too seriously :)
Dinobot shaped me. My concept of honor and the code of a warrior were defined by him. I've rewatched this so many times that I've lost counts. My code of honor will be forever defined by this show
Yo I cried my eyes out as a kid when I watched this. Especially seeing him and Rat Trap show that they actually did respect each other. I couldn't talk about it the next day at school because I was scared I'd cry again 🤣 this was such a good episode.
I really can’t believe the voice actor for Megatron didn’t do much more stuff. He is always so spectacular with his performance. Reboot learned the key with Megabyte in Reboot that casting a great voice actor for your villain is a sure path to creating a truly memorable villain.
Great character development Dinobot started out as a predacon who wanted on revenge on megatron and frankly who can blame him (even rattrap couldn’t blame him) and then he had compassion for his new maximal friends especially optimus and the humans. In the series finale he never lost sight of who he was even as a transmittal predacon.
This is why he will always be my favorite. His commitment to honor- to doing the right thing no matter what and trying to find what is correct regardless of the two sides. I cry every time.
Outnumbered, outclassed, outgunned, and despite being injured before hand, he still took on all the Predacons to save the Protohumans. He really is a true warrior and a hero.
I saw this episode as a kid, but missed its original air date, but saw all the others after it, so I didn't realize that he even died. I remember wondering where he was and everything. Until that season ended and the entire season started over, and i actually saw what happened. Boy! Had me crying!!
It's a cartoon, yet there aren't many shows of any kind that have an episode in their catalog that's as well written and emotionally powerful as this. Job well done
Dinobot’s fight against the Predacons in Protohuman valley ended in a dramatic success with him taking too much damage, unable to transform (because he lost most parts of his Velociraptor form), his downfall, and worst of all… his carcass was taken away to somewhere.
"Tell my tale to those that ask... tell it truly. The evil deeds along with the good, and may be judged accordingly... the rest... is silence" Best last words of a character ever.
The parallels of Dinobot and Starscream from transformers armada are great as both of them knew they would parish in their final moments but still pushed forward
The atmosphere of this episode is flawless, and the tone is set as soon as Tarantulas gets that cheap shot on Dinobot. You immediately notice he has a visible hole in his chest, and his helmet is scratched. In this show, they ONLY show visible damage if it matters, and the big battle hadn't even started yet. Great foreshadowing. This really was the best episode of the show.
"Negative! The question that once answered my being has been answered. The future is not fixed. My choices are my own, and yet... *realises his own code of honour will not allow him to do anything other than fight for the defenceless* how ironic... for I now find I have no choice, no choice at all... *sighs accepting his 'fate'* I am a warrior. Let the battle be joined."
I remade the "I can't believe he didn't cry during titanic" meme for my son, using the "the rest is silence" still, along with his whole dying quote. Every Saturday morning, we HAD to watch Beast Wars. It was our hang out morning time. He was little (5 or 6) and when this happened, he cried so hard. I'll admit, I teared up a little myself. Beast Wars was highly underrated! It actually dealt with a lot of complex emotional and social issues. Loyalty, honor, right/wrong, betrayal, love and even death. I managed to get the DVD set of both Beast Wars and Beast Machines and he still watches them every now and then, when he's in the mood.
Dinobot and optimus prime have one thing in common they both went down fight till the end. Plus this was the best episode of the whole series this episode should have won a emmy award big time. Actually two things honor till the end as well.
Dinobot literally overrode Stasis Lock, which is what always allows them to sustain immense damage and still make it out alive. Have you even watched this series?
"So what's a warrior without weapons, eh?"
"A WARRIOR STILL!"
✍🔥🔥🔥
2:45
Fights on no matter what.
It's not about what ya got. It's what you do with it that matters.
Megatron: "Dinobot, you're old technology. Obsolete. What can you possibly do?"
Dinobot: "Improvise."
MEGATRON: Delicious 🤤
“I am a warrior. Let the battle be joined.”
Such heroic words.
dino bot was my favorite he was a warrior he died a hero.
@@mrx-od3ji same
*joined.
I wouldn't mind using those lines.
@@ValiantWrestlingthanks.
“Tell those my story. The ill deeds and the good. Let me be judged accordingly.”
That’s……a good thing to say.
The rest is silence
It took me years to realize, Dinobot knew damn well he wasn't coming out of that alive, and didn't give a shit.
He had, quite possibly, the biggest set of balls of any transformer
He was the best written character in the entire show: Second in command predacon, a villain who became a hero, powerfull enough to knock Megatron on his ass multiple times, so dramatic that even Shakespeare would've shed tears. And not only did he accept his end (which he saw comming) he confronted and took it like a champ. This guy is the textbook definition of having balls.
@@danmarusan2878 Notice the first man. Wore those balls out of absolute respect.
Seconded by Armada Starscream that took inspiration from Dinobot
The crazier thing is that while the version in the War for Cybertron Trilogy - Kingdom cartoon doesn't nearly hit as hard (the dialogue sucks), the overall *concept* is still the same: Dinobot rushes into a battle he knows he'd never survive, and retrieved the Matrix of Leadership from the Megatrons (and gave them perhaps an even more brutal beatdown than what an already dying Dinobot did to Transmetal Megs in the original's "Code of Hero"). Matrix basically puts up the Bat-Signal, Optimus Prime finds him, then the Autobots & Maximals, ad nauseam.
Bearings
I'm 37 years old, and this scene still goes too hard. Got me tearing up and everything.
soon to be 38....... same.
The only Masterpiece transformer I own is Dinobot.
Same here 😭
36 and same here.
Turned 38 last month. I remember watching this episode when it first premiered in the 90s. It was the first "kids" show that legit made me tear up as a kid.
Yep from the first time watching it when I was a kid till now. Definitely the biggest badass in BW.
Without dinobot's interference, we wouldn't have existed in the first place. This battle was a million years ago.
More than that
Dinobot > Jesus
Tbh
@@joshuathesmith The serpent of Eden that freed us and taught us to live.
@@andrewpytko4773
Freed us? Or led us astray... 🤔 pretty sure serpents can't be trusted
@@joshuathesmith Well they're both fictional characters, just Dinobot was better written.
"The question that once haunted my being's been answered. The future is NOT fixed, and my choices are my own. And yet... how ironic. For I now find... I have no choice at all..."
*takes a deep breath*
"I am a warrior. Let the battle be joined."
Optimus Primal: He lived a Warrior.......& died a Hero. Let his Spark join the Matrix....the greatest of Cybertron.
Well said Optimus.......very well said......Rest In Peace Dinobot
In life legends are never born their made from their legacy and the effect their life and efforts made to people and knows who needed hope or someone to give back their heroes
Dino 🦖 Bot 🤖: Get Out!
This scene always makes me cry. Dinobot had a strong code of honor, was the toughest of them all, handled the entire Predacons, and gave his spark for the humans.....and his speech before he goes offline always hits me. 😭
The closing speech is a paraphrasing of what Shakespeare's Hamlet says as he dies. "The rest is silence" is a direct quotation of Hamlet's final line.
Dm , I never wanted to watch this 😭😭😭
Dude was a straight up Gangsta
Dinobot's VA said his co-stars were laughing their asses off while doing his big speech, so it ended taking more takes than normally.
Yes!
I think no other piece of Transformers media could top Code Of Hero, never has a single episode of a cartoon impacted me so heavily. Dinobot’s sacrifice to prevent the destruction of a future species, taking on the Predacon army, and confronting his former master to honour his strict moral code is profound, especially for a kids show. The moment when his spark rises out of his chest reminded me a lot of the scene where Optimus lifts the matrix from his dying self and hands it to Ultra Magnus, both moments of beauty that make me tear up a little.
Transformers armada: episode 48, don't forget that
They just don't make them like this anymore.
Not only that. Dinobot suffered an existential and identity crisis throughout whole show. The fact that he realized at the end that his choices were completely his own and not dictated by fate, yet was chained by his own duty as a honorable warrior, it's really tragic. He never got to go back home, and never could, something he knew once he became a maximal. It was either come back a traitor, or die a hero in this unknown planet. They really outdid themselves with Dinobot's story.
We have one single ep that can hitted me in a similar affect. And its next ep after this. Transmutate ep. Which is sad and gut punch for exactly opposite reasons.
Voted best episode and character in 2010
I was a bike messenger when this aired. Mid(?) 20’s, super stoked on a Saturday when Beast Wars came on. My buddies and I had some breakfast, rode back to my place, got super stoned and turned on BW. I pumped my fist when the opening scene was Dinobot’s spinning sword. “HELL YEAH!! A Dinobot episode!!” Absolutely, hands down favorite character.
By the end of the episode there I was, a college graduate, baked outta my head, and was sitting there, mouth open, tears rolling down my cheeks whispering “no no no no no no…..”
Was glad I had my friends there who (surprisingly) didn’t make fun of me for being heartbroken by a cartoon, but put their hands on my shoulders and just sat there with me for a few.
He truly lived a warrior and died a hero.
Damn scene still gets me.
RIP Dinobot. Badass Bushido bot.
This is a very touching story.
Dino 🦕 Bot 🤖: I Don’t Want to Die!
Whenever I lose someone, I always remember these words "Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence."
It's from Hamlet.
@@xXevilsmilesXx only the final line; "the rest is silence." The majority of the quote is a Dinobot original
Dino 🦖 Bot 🤖: Stand Back!
The absolute Apex of the entire series, of the entire franchise, of the entire name Transformers. Only G1 Prime's death comes close to this one.
What about the death of Starscream in Transformers Armada?
@@mastermaker352 Starscream’s death in Armada is just behind Dinobot’s in my opinion.
Nah man Forest battle hits just as hard
@@PK-Radio Forest Battle doesn’t even come close to this, Armada Starscream’s death, or G1 Prime’s first death.
@@attack500 don’t forgot prime Optimus and animated prowl
Over 20 years later and it still hits me just has hard.
As it should.
Hit me even harder
Rat 🐀 Trap 🪤: I Miss You 😘
Damn Beast Wars is a great show I was born to late😢
Died with honor. Not once, but twice. Dinobot was simply awesome.
Poetic how Dinobot fought like a human would in their last stand, to save humans. Bleeding, injured beyond recovery, no chance of survival, but still pushed forward and fought. Lost his weapons and improvised to win.
that "OVERRIDE" hurts so much knowing that dinobot did had a way to save himself but like a boss, said OVERRIDE.
5:18 This scream is incredible. Along with the speech, it just ties the whole thing together. Props to Scott McNeil.
If you actually listen to the scream, it sounds like he’s screaming “WARRIOR!!!!”
Alternative title: Dinobot proving he's the best for 6 minutes, then making you cry and salute for 2
Dinobot was a true warrior, great hero, and a good friend. May you rest in peace Dinobot.
Dinobot was my favorite character from Beast wars
He will never be forgotten.
He beat every predacon, he beat megatron's ass critically injured, still managed to destroy the golden disc, saved humanity and he is still okay with Rattrap trash talking him. I love you Dinobot
"The question which once haunted my being has been answered. The future is not fixed, and my choices are my own... and yet, how ironic! For I now find, I have no choice at all! I am warrior... let the battle be joined."
-What is a warrior without weapons?
-A warrior still.
the most badass line ever uttered.
Dino 🦕 Bot 🤖: Bye 👋
“Hey corporate needs you to kill off Dinobot so we can make room on the team for new toys”
“Give Dinobot the greatest last stand in media, got it”
That's part of the problem with Transformers: The Movie. They tried to cynically kill off everyone's favorite characters to make way for new model toys and it created a massive backlash.
Dino 🦖 Bot 🤖: Ok 👍
@@Pfisiar22agreed and the only one who died and had anything when he died was prime and the crew on the shuttle and at best they were lackluster deaths .
Never noticed this until now but in the shot where Dinobot is on the funeral pyre, you can see that Rattrap is no longer a transmetal. He's in his default form.
they admitted it was an animation mistake.
Dino 🦖 Bot 🤖: Bye ✌️
"Tell my tale, of the evil I have done and the good... let me be judged accordingly. And the rest is silence.:
He lived warrior and died a hero let his spark join the matrix the greats of cybertron
Dinobot deserves The matrix
He was the goat
Dino 🦕 Bot 🤖: Get Out!
Let’s not even talk about at the very beginning of this episode, Dinobot was actually thinking about committing suicide. He believed he lost his honor and as a consequence, believed he didn’t deserve to live, until he decided he should.
@I-io8ee Yeah bro, Code of Hero hit hard.
He died in the most bad ass way ever love it.
If you didn't cry at Dinobot's final moments, you have no soul.
Even to this day, his last stand to protect the future of humanity makes me tear up.
Leave it to Megatron to dishonor Dinobot's noble sacrifice and bring him back as a Transmetal 2 Predacon. Only someone as heartless and as vile as Megatron would do it.
That is why I have no fear-galvatron
He didn't bring Dinobot back. It was a clone of Dinobot.
Jokes aside, I almost did cry when he sacrificed for our lives.
But Megatron's arrogance couldn't foresee that Dinobot 2 would still turn on him in the end.
This whole sequence of scenes - the episode - I follow very specific rules. I do not pause; I do not skip; I do not look away; and I remain thankful I saw this on its original air date, and again as platforms allow. This is peak storytelling.
Rest In Peace Dinobot
A true cybertronian, may he rest with the all park. Where all honorable warriors like him may reside in.
His final words
Stuck with me till this very day.
Both his and Optimus Prime
Even when he was a predacon he was a maximal at heart. It’s a shame that starscream from the g1 transformers didn’t learn from his mistakes which gives me more respect to the armada starscream
Dinobot was more than just a villain turned hero: He was Megatron's right hand and was therefor second only to him.
The most badass warrior, the best written character in the entire show (Shakespeare would've been proud despite Beastwars beeing a kids show) and not only did he accept his fate in the end, he faced his end like a champ.
I can't remember a single maximal who defeated the entire predacon force all by himself (including Rampage) and this episode proved that Dinobot was, is and allways will be the greatest hero in the entire show.
Well Rhinox did twice... Once when megs turned him evil, and once thanks to a some bean vines and an energon discharging virus. Megatron doesn't like talking about that one.
Optimus primal when he came back as a transmetal
To me Dinobot was the true Raptor Jesus
I remember the first time I saw this, looking at Dinobot, sword in hand with the sun setting at his back and realizing that he was about to die.
Fun fact. The infamous Ocean Dub voice cast lent their voices for this absolute gem of a show.
Dinobot is voiced by non other than Canadian voice actor Scott McNeil aka Piccolo. Especially that scream/roar he did. Which is exactly the same pitch for the opening scene of Piccolo screaming to destroy a rock formation in Pioneer's DBZ Movie 1 The Dead Zone/Return My Gohan.
Piccolo (Scott McNeil) also voiced The Vulture in Spiderman Unlimited and he also voiced Logan in X-Men Evolution and Dr. Wiley from Mega Man TAS.
Megatron is voiced by Captain Ginyu.
Black Aracnid is voiced by Frieza.
Cheetah is voiced by Goku, who funny enough also voiced Mega Man The Animated Series.
Another fun fact at 2:10 you can hear the ambiance background soundtrack which is a slightly modified version of the one between King Willie vs The City Predator in 1990's The Predator 2.
I feel like I’m watching the death of Optimus prime all over again
No it was better and more sacrificial reason why is because the wiki says if megatron killed the humans all of transformers would’ve been destroyed.
Except Prime coming back all the time, kinda makes his death less impactful.
Dinobot doesn't, so his death still has massive weight to it.
But dinobot took out all the predacons in a fight in one go
@@Zhortac dinobot 2
@@AlexTheBestKuya not dinobot it is a rampage clone with dinobot’s body. It gain memory’s some how.
Dinobot was one of the most controversial souls you could imagine in reality, but his actions proved that despite being an imperfect individual, you can prove you're perfect at heart.
His final words and the sound when he shuts down.... heartbreaking.
Till all are one, Dinobot
Till all are one
Till all are One
This is my BEST tv memory from childhood. Him ravaging every oredacon singlehandedly, what a big difference it made, the singular goal of the disk, his honor. The hypest thing ever.
I haven’t felt this sad in Transformers since Armada Starscream’s death, showing how the Warrior over came the Soldier, till the bitter end
It just shows Dinobot represents the positve traits of being a Predacon while later embracing the noble values of a Maximal, whereass Beast Megatron was a Predacon, but was even more a Decepticon in nature than even the orginal Megatron ever was, who in many ways had more in common with Dinobot (minus the Honor, whereass Megatron valued victory at every cost), while Beast Megatron had more in common with Starscream (minus the cowardice as well being more successful at his plans than the Air Commander). This is more of the Predacon honor combating the Decepticon's past and nature.
The year is 2023,and this STILL makes me cry
6:52 I love how Rattrap was ready to snark back but decided to let Dinobot have the final insult
Megatron: "One lonely turncoat, battling all against impossible odds. I'm almost touched. Fortunately such moments pass quickly".
That's exactly what i've always liked about Beast Wars: even at its most serious moments, it never takes itself too seriously :)
I love the "tell my tale truly" part.
Good stuff
Dinobot shaped me. My concept of honor and the code of a warrior were defined by him. I've rewatched this so many times that I've lost counts. My code of honor will be forever defined by this show
I know people are gonna give me scrap for this but I always felt dinobot was like the better starscream we needed
coz they are parallels
Starscream from transformers armada is the closest version of dinobot strascream gets, which in turn, made me a Starscream fan.
He is the perfect shattered glass starscream
He is
I'm 35 now and this still destroys me.
He lived and died as a Warrior but lives on as a Legend
Yo I cried my eyes out as a kid when I watched this. Especially seeing him and Rat Trap show that they actually did respect each other. I couldn't talk about it the next day at school because I was scared I'd cry again 🤣 this was such a good episode.
this still makes me tear up, good to know im not cold and dead inside yet! thanks for opploading it here :)
Same goes for me buddy, same here
I remember seeing this on TV in the 90s....still hits home as it did back then 😢
Only 2 bits of animation have made me emotional. This scene and when the Flash gives Batman the note from his dad .
One of most touching scene of all brand!
It's equal to Prime's Death in G1 movie for feelings...
Man. . . I just remembered how much I freaking liked dinobot out of all of em. He carried this show for me.
This was so sad Rattrap lost his Transmetal form at Dinobot's funeral.
I really can’t believe the voice actor for Megatron didn’t do much more stuff. He is always so spectacular with his performance.
Reboot learned the key with Megabyte in Reboot that casting a great voice actor for your villain is a sure path to creating a truly memorable villain.
Great character development Dinobot started out as a predacon who wanted on revenge on megatron and frankly who can blame him (even rattrap couldn’t blame him) and then he had compassion for his new maximal friends especially optimus and the humans. In the series finale he never lost sight of who he was even as a transmittal predacon.
Rattrap was bickering with Dinobot the whole time yet he's the one to salute the fallen warrior first. A true brother in arms.
Warriors who die in battle, go straight to Valhalla.
Even though he was injured, he kept fighting, and that’s what makes him a great Maximal.
May his spark be the first to truly EARN its place in the hall of fame
One last roast to the vermin before dying. Truly a warrior.
He lived a warrior and died a hero. Let his spark join the Allspark, the greatest of Cybertron.
That scream when he uses his last drop of energy to destroy the disk gives me chills.
Damn it Donobot was and will always be the most badass character of the series. I still have the game figure of him,he was my favourite.
This is why he will always be my favorite. His commitment to honor- to doing the right thing no matter what and trying to find what is correct regardless of the two sides. I cry every time.
Outnumbered, outclassed, outgunned, and despite being injured before hand, he still took on all the Predacons to save the Protohumans.
He really is a true warrior and a hero.
I saw this episode as a kid, but missed its original air date, but saw all the others after it, so I didn't realize that he even died. I remember wondering where he was and everything. Until that season ended and the entire season started over, and i actually saw what happened. Boy! Had me crying!!
He lived a warrior,and died a hero.Let his spark join the matrix,in the greatest of cybertron
It's a cartoon, yet there aren't many shows of any kind that have an episode in their catalog that's as well written and emotionally powerful as this. Job well done
Dinobot went out the way he wanted with full honour!
Dinobot was the most baller character on the show.
Dinobot’s fight against the Predacons in Protohuman valley ended in a dramatic success with him taking too much damage, unable to transform (because he lost most parts of his Velociraptor form), his downfall, and worst of all… his carcass was taken away to somewhere.
Downfall implies final defeat rather than success and his remains were cremated.
Rhinox is right: *That guy has bearings of chrome steel!* And he truly proved his mettle to the very end! _(salutes)_
Still the greatest and most feeling death in transformer to date.
Goodbye Dinobot a good soldier, friend and hero...😢🫡
"Tell my tale to those that ask... tell it truly. The evil deeds along with the good, and may be judged accordingly... the rest... is silence"
Best last words of a character ever.
The parallels of Dinobot and Starscream from transformers armada are great as both of them knew they would parish in their final moments but still pushed forward
He started as a predacon but died as a hero
The atmosphere of this episode is flawless, and the tone is set as soon as Tarantulas gets that cheap shot on Dinobot. You immediately notice he has a visible hole in his chest, and his helmet is scratched. In this show, they ONLY show visible damage if it matters, and the big battle hadn't even started yet. Great foreshadowing. This really was the best episode of the show.
"Negative! The question that once answered my being has been answered. The future is not fixed. My choices are my own, and yet... *realises his own code of honour will not allow him to do anything other than fight for the defenceless* how ironic... for I now find I have no choice, no choice at all... *sighs accepting his 'fate'* I am a warrior. Let the battle be joined."
@ 3:02
I love the way the computer emphasizes LOSS OF SPARK!
i still cry when i watch this only other death to hit me this hard was primes back in the 86 movie
this was on ytv every morning before school...growing up in the 90's was the best
Such a badass scene. Gives me chills every time. I'm so happy that I grew up watching this.
"A warrior, still!" Fucking badass!!!
one of the coldest and boldest lines i have ever heard, still gives me chills over 20 years later.
I remade the "I can't believe he didn't cry during titanic" meme for my son, using the "the rest is silence" still, along with his whole dying quote. Every Saturday morning, we HAD to watch Beast Wars. It was our hang out morning time. He was little (5 or 6) and when this happened, he cried so hard. I'll admit, I teared up a little myself. Beast Wars was highly underrated! It actually dealt with a lot of complex emotional and social issues. Loyalty, honor, right/wrong, betrayal, love and even death. I managed to get the DVD set of both Beast Wars and Beast Machines and he still watches them every now and then, when he's in the mood.
Dinobot and optimus prime have one thing in common they both went down fight till the end.
Plus this was the best episode of the whole series this episode should have won a emmy award big time.
Actually two things honor till the end as well.
No one more worthier to be a Prime than Dinobot
Dinobot held the future in his hands. So he dared. He dared to keep all of his dreams alive. He took a stand.
And he won because he dared.
Unfortunately he didn’t dare to believe he could survive
The greatest scene in cartoon history 😢
Gotta love how the Predacons all had plot armor here, and still lost. They got their heads blown off, but still live.
Dinobot literally overrode Stasis Lock, which is what always allows them to sustain immense damage and still make it out alive.
Have you even watched this series?
The greatest ever written character in Transformers, hands down.
Compared to the netflix end of Dinobot, this is BADASS!
Even after 20 years Dinobot's legacy lives on!