S3E11: Mobians at the Earth's Core

## Summary

"Mobians at the Earth's Core" (Japanese title: Dinosaur Battle! Journey to the Earth's Core) is Season 3's eleventh episode, and the thirty-first episode of the series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Mobians (1987)."

## Plot

The episode opens with Miles "Tails" Prower pointing out to the TMNM and their allies on where Loki's group's Modules have been appearing around New York City with the map. Then Elise Oriana III, Christopher Aonuma, and Tai Kamiya's groups arrive, seeking consultation on where to go vacation at. Suddenly, a brief tremor hits, resulting the TMNM and their allies to go investigate at the surface. They soon found their answer from Kara Wallaroo and Roxanne Pear in the form of a male Diplodicus roaming the streets in confusion. After many failed attempts to shoo him away, the TMNM and their allies soon follow the Diplodicus down a hole in the middle of the park. Down in the hole, it's revealed to have lead to an underground cavern containing a prehistoric jungle inhabited by living dinosaurs. And in the jungle, Loki's group is seen angrily berating their henchmen for sending a Diplodicus to the city to fight the TMNM and their allies instead of a carnivorous dinosaur. Then Uka-Uka's group contacts them and orders them to get a crystal located in the middle of the jungle, due to Uka-Uka's group wanting the crystal to use its powers to repower the Jotundrome. Unfortunately, the Anti-Gravitation Skimmers lose power due to the crystal's powers cancelling them, forcing Loki's group and their henchmen to go to the crystal by foot. At the entrance, the TMNM and their allies arrive in the cavern via the X-Tornado 2.0, only for a Pterodactyl to accidentally pop the blimp with its claws while flying by. Upon crash-landing, the TMNM and their allies are soon cornered by a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Luckily, they manage to get away when another Tyrannosaurus Rex appears and fights the first one. Soon, they reunite with the same Diplodicus and, thanks to Silver the Hedgehog sensing them with his powers, learn that he's actually named Dippy and has a wife named Darla and a son and daughter named Brim and Jayna. Soon after befriending Dippy and his family, they team up with them and ride on them through the jungle. Then they soon discover the Gauntlet Soldiers' Modules and the TMNM and their allies realize that Loki's group has, indeed, invaded the cavern. Then, Uka-Uka's group arrived upon spotting the TMNM and their allies on the monitor screen and has the Gauntlet Soldiers build a fortress-like tank for them. But just when the TMNM and their allies attack, Uka-Uka's group blasts at them and Dippy's family, causing Dippy to knock the male Mobians and Christopher's group into a nearby tar pool. After Uka-Uka's group and the Gauntlet Soldiers got away, Dippy pulls Silver free from the tar and then Silver freed the other male Mobians and Christopher's group as well. After cleaning themselves off at a nearby spring, Kara and Joe Kido at first suggested coming to the cavern wasn't a good idea, but thanks to Silver and Dingodile's encouragement to continue their journey, they and the TMNM and their allies reconsidered their opinion and decided to go on for Dippy's family. At the crystal's rock tower, Loki's group and their henchmen, along with some Gauntlet Soldiers, managed to get the crystal, but Dr. Eggman accidentally drops it when the TMNM, their allies, and Dippy's family arrived to stop them. Unfortunately, Loki's group blasts some dried molten rocks nearby, causing some lava to surround the TMNM, their allies, and Dippy's family, making them take shelter on a boulder.

After Loki's group, their henchmen, and the Gauntlet Soldiers got away with the crystal, all of them unaware that it cracked when Eggman dropped it, the TMNM, their allies, and Dippy's family managed to escape the boulder and lava by jumping across some boulders to a safer area. Upon seeing Dippy's family becoming sad because the crystal was taken, the TMNM and their allies soon realize that the crystal is, in fact, the dinosaurs' lifeforce of their cavern home and without it, they'll perish. Then the TMNM, their allies, and Dippy's family go after Loki's group. At the tank, Loki's group and their henchmen bring the crystal to Uka-Uka's group, but are soon berated by Uka-Uka's group on the crystal being cracked upon seeing the crack and Uka-Uka's group work on repairing it while Loki's group and their henchman have the Gauntlet Soldiers be on patrol for the TMNM and their allies. But soon, the TMNM, their allies, and Dippy's family arrive and, with three herbivore dinosaurs, managed to break a huge hole on the tank's hull and enter. After the crystal is repaired, Uka-Uka's group prepare to use its powers on the Jotundrome, but the TMNM and their allies managed to stop it by temporally electrocuting Demidevimon and Dr. Nefarious Tropy with a cut wire thanks to Vector the Crocodile cutting it with his sais. Then both sides fought for the crystal as if it were a football game, ending with Sanford "Snake" D. Ingleberry catching the crystal last and resulting the TMNM and their allies to escape with the dinosaurs with the crystal in tow. Angered at their failure, Uka-Uka's group return themselves, Loki's group, their henchmen, the surviving Gauntlet Soldiers, tank, and Modules back to the Jotundrome. After returning the crystal to its spot, the TMNM and their allies fix up the X-Tornado 2.0's blimp at the entrance and bids Dippy's family goodbye. Then they convince Elise, Christopher, and Tai's groups take a vacation in the prehistoric cavern, to which they agree when the TMNM and their allies agree to vacation with them as their bodyguards. Then later, the TMNM and their allies begins their vacation in the cavern with Dippy's family.

## Notes

* Heroes' Insult Count: 6 (2 by Dingodile, 2 by Knuckles, 1 by Arturo, 1 by Sonic)
* Villains' Insult Count: 10 (1 by Hunter J, 1 by Uka-Uka, 2 by Mephiles, 1 by Vanitas, 1 by Myotismon, 1 by Infinite, 2 by Eggman, 1 by N. Brio, 1 by Pinstripe)
* Insult count: 17
* Locations: City Streets, Mobians' Sewer Lair, Jotundrome, Center of the Earth, Underground Prehistoric Jungle Cavern, Tank-Like Fortress
* Vehicles: X-Tornado 2.0, Pneumatic Module, and Anti-Gravitation Skimmer
* Gadgets: Communicator
* Chris, Knuckles, and Christopher break the Fourth Wall, when Chris questioned on why they have to follow the Diplodicus AKA Dippy through New York City, resulting Knuckles and Christopher to answer that if they didn't, this wouldn't be much of an episode. Then later, Ace broke the Fourth Wall by comparing the tar pool being worse than the artificial tar from "Welcome to Yuffie's Nightmare."
* When Yuffie and Cloud suggests Florida to Elise, Christopher, and Tai's groups to vacation at, they mention the beaches and theme parks respectively, with the theme parks suggestion representing Orlando having Walt Disney World's two parks Magic Kingdom and Epcot, which were the only parks in Walt Disney World in 1988, which this is the year this episode takes place in.
* The prehistoric world would be revisited again later on this season in "Flower and Animal Power."
* The word Sephiroth corrected Ripper on is "*Bwana*" instead of "Banana." "*Bwana*" is, in fact, Swahili for "Sir."

## Goofs

* In one shot when the TMNM and their allies encounter the Diplodicus AKA Dippy in the streets, Tails' bo staff is black and not brown.
* In one shot when Eggman and Cortex ran off screaming upon the TMNM, their allies, and the dinosaurs breaking into the tank, the henchmen are wearing their main attires instead of their expedition clothing.

## Character Appearances

**Heroes**

* Ace D. Copular
* Adagio Dazzle
* Aerith Gainsborough
* Agumon
* Allison Oriana
* Amy Rose
* Applejack
* Aria Blaze
* Big the Cat
* Big William "Billy" W. Williams
* Biyomon
* Blaze the Cat
* Braeburn
* Caramel
* Charmy Bee
* Cheese the Chao
* Chris Thorndyke
* Christopher Aonuma
* Cloud Strife
* Comet Tail
* Cosmo the Seedrian
* Cream the Rabbit
* Dingodile/Dale Wallaroo
* E-123 Omega
* Elise Oriana III
* Ember
* Espio the Chameleon
* Flash Sentry
* Fluttershy
* Froggy
* Gabumon
* Gatomon
* Gomamon
* Grubber J. Gribberish
* Izzy Izumi
* Joe Kido
* Kara Wallaroo
* Kari Kamiya
* Kayla the Wolf
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Li'l Arturo de la Guerra
* Matt Ishida
* Max the Wolf
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Mimi Tachikawa
* Palmon
* Patamon
* Pinkie Pie
* Pokey Pierce
* Rainbow Dash
* Rarity
* Rouge the Bat
* Roxanne Pear
* Sanford "Snake" D. Ingleberry
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Silver the Hedgehog
* Soarin
* Sonata Dusk
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Sora Takenouchi
* Spike
* Starlight Glimmer
* Sunset Shimmer
* Tai Kamiya
* Tentomon
* Thunderlane
* Tikal
* Tiny Tiger/Tucker Tigerson
* TK Takaishi-Ishida
* Trixie
* Twilight Sparkle
* Vector the Crocodile
* Yuffie Kisaragi

**Villains**

* Arukenimon (Human form only)
* Cubot
* Demidevimon
* Dr. Eggman
* Dr. Nefarious Tropy
* Dr. Neo Cortex
* Dr. Nitros Brio
* Dr. Nitros Gin
* Hunter J
* Infinite
* Koala Kong/Kent Kong
* Komodo Joe/Joe Komadipatatim
* Komodo Moe/Moe Komadipatatim
* Loki
* Mephiles the Dark
* Mummymon (Human form only)
* Myotismon
* Nitros Oxide
* Orbot
* Pinstripe Potoroo/Paul "Pinstripe" Potolini
* Rilla Roo/Richard Rooter
* Ripper Roo/Ricky Rooter
* Sephiroth
* Tribot
* Uka-Uka
* Vanitas

## Episode Titles in Other Languages

* Japanese
	+ 恐竜戦い！ 地球のコアへの旅
	+ Kyōryū Tatakai! Chikyū no Koa e no Tabi
	+ Dinosaur Battle! Journey to the Earth's Core
* English
	+ USA: Mobians at the Earth's Core
	+ UK: The Mobians' Journey to the Center of the Earth
* Latin America Spanish
	+ Dinosaurios del Núcleo de la Tierra
	+ Dinosaurs of the Earth's Core
* Castilian Spanish
	+ Dinosaurios del Núcleo de la Tierra
	+ Dinosaurs of the Earth's Core
* Catalan
	+ La Recerca Fonamental de la Terra
	+ The Earth's Core Quest
* French
	+ Quête du Cristal de Dinosaure
	+ Quest for the Dinosaur's Crystal
* Canadian French
	+ Rechèch pou Dinozò a Kristal
	+ Quest for the Dinosaur's Crystal
* German
	+ Dinosaurier-Schlacht
	+ Dinosaur Battle
* Italian
	+ La Missione Principale della Terra
	+ The Earth's Core Quest
* Portuguese
	+ Viagem ao Núcleo da Terra
	+ Journey to the Earth's Core
* Brazilian Portuguese
	+ Viagem ao Núcleo da Terra
	+ Journey to the Earth's Core
* Mandarin Chinese
	+ 恐龙大战！地球核心之旅
	+ Kǒnglóng Dàzhàn! Dìqiú Héxīn Zhī Lǚ
	+ Dinosaur Battle! Journey to the Earth's Core
* Cantonese Chinese
	+ 恐龍大戰！地球核心之旅
	+ Kǒnglóng Dàzhàn! Dìqiú Héxīn Zhī Lǚ
	+ Dinosaur Battle! Journey to the Earth's Core
* Korean
	+ 공룡 전투! 지구의 핵심으로의 여행
	+ Gonglyong Jeontu! Jiguui Haegsim-Euloui Yeohaeng
	+ Dinosaur Battle! Journey to the Earth's Core
* Danish
	+ Kæmp for Dinosaurens Krystal
	+ Fight for the Dinosaur's Crystal
* Dutch
	+ Dinosaurussen van de Kern van de Aarde
	+ Dinosaurs of the Earth's Core
* Swedish
	+ Dinosaurier av Jordens Kärna
	+ Dinosaurs of the Earth's Core
* Icelandic
	+ Risaeðlur og Kristalurinn
	+ Dinosaurs and the Crystal
* Norwegian
	+ Dinosaurer og Krystallen
	+ Dinosaurs and the Crystal
* Thai
	+ การต่อสู้ไดโนเสาร์! เดินทางไปยังแกนกลางของโลก
	+ Kār t̀xs̄ū̂ Dịnos̄eār̒! Deinthāng pị Yạng Kæn Klāng ̄Khxng lok
	+ Dinosaur Battle! Journey to the Earth's Core
* Russian
	+ Динозавры и кристалл в ядре Земли
	+ Dinozavry i Kristall v Yadre Zemli
	+ Dinosaurs and the Crystal in the Earth's Core
* Polish
	+ Bitwa o Dinozaury
	+ Battle for the Dinosaurs
* Finnish
	+ Taistelu maan Ytimen Puolesta
	+ Battle for the Earth's Core
* Hungarian
	+ Küzdelem a Föld Magjaért
	+ Fight for the Earth's Core
* Greek
	+ Μάχη για τον πυρήνα της Γης
	+ Máchi gia ton Pyrína tis Gis
	+ Battle for the Earth's Core
* Hebrew
	+ קרב על גביש הדינוזאור
	+ Qrb 'el Gbysh Hdynvzavr
	+ Battle for the Dinosaur's Crystal
* Arabic
	+ حارب من أجل كريستال الديناصور
	+ Harab min ajl Kristal Aldiynasur
	+ Fight for the Dinosaur's Crystal

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