Transformers: Animated (TV Series) S.U.V.: Society of Ultimate Villainy (2008) User Reviews

An alliance of several of Detroit's human "supervillains" is presented with the deal of a lifetime- or so they believe.

[curseyouheman · 8/10 · 19 March 2010]

Bumblebee, running off on his own against orders, fails in his attempts to capture three "supervillains" in one day- Nanosec, Angry Archer, and Professor Princess. Bee's vehicle mode has developed some sort of hiccup, characterized by a discharge of blue energy. It seems that an as-yet-unidentified Allspark fragment is causing the problem. As it turns out, that fragment is in the hands of the ironically fast-talking new villain, Slo-Mo. Her fragment, shaped like the hands of a clock and set into a pocket watch, has the ability to temporarily disable machines, and apparently reverse the aging process, as demonstrated by Nanosec's reclaimed vitality (he was last seen withered and helpless due to overuse of his super-speed suit). She has forged an alliance with the neighborhood nasties: the Society of Ultimate Villainy. Their first group caper is nearly halted by the cops, who are unaffected by Slo-Mo's timepiece(even though it clearly worked on Nanosec). However, they're invited into a nearby getaway vehicle via a mysterious cell-phone call. The driverless, Humvee-like transport gets them to safety in short order. Their newest ally recruits them over the phone to carry out a series of thefts, nabbing components that will yield a weapon that will net them a ridiculous amount of money on the open market. The S.U.V don't seem to mind not knowing who the heck they're working with, but the final component is Slo-Mo's clock, which she refuses to give up. The Hummer transforms into slick salesman Swindle, who forcibly takes the timepiece, protected from its effects by one of his innumerable gadgets. His weapon completed, Swindle calls up Megatron to shill his wares, but is stomped by the enraged S.U.V. and several Autobots bearing jimmy- rigged force-fields to protect them from Swindle's creation. Amusing moments abound; Swindle's Ron Popeil-esquire dialog, and a mustard-yellow Pokeball among his many devices, are my favorite highlights. But the S.U.V. suffers slightly from the presence of several rather goofy villains in one place at one time, and a few (minor) continuity errors are present.