The Intruder

The Intruder was Toonami's first Total Immersion Event. It premiered in September of 2000 and is remembered for bringing about the death of TOM 1 and the birth of TOM 2.

After every episode of The Intruder, a password was given that could be used to unlock a Flash game on Toonami.com. The games involved the player leading the "Clyde50-B" robot around and saving Clydes from the Intruder.

On February 5, 2014 a sequel T.I.E. titled The Intruder II was announced on the Toonami Tumblr, scheduled for 2015. It will feature the same creature as the original.

Plot
TOM and SARA are having a regular conversation in the control room when something shakes the Absolution. Investigating, TOM finds a hole in the right engine, which he wonders what the cause of is. SARA cannot give any conclusive data, so TOM seals the hole with a sheet of metal, unaware a red blob is slowly moving below. Back on deck TOM is informed that there is an intruder in the engine, but SARA cannot detect what it is. TOM goes to investigate with a loaded weapon, but is knocked into space by the red blob, out of its own fear. Sarah sends some drones to retrieve TOM as he reactivates. Requesting a jet pack, TOM soon returns to the ship bridge to learn that the intruder is on three different decks at the same time. Sending drones to investigate, TOM sees that the Intruder is eating the ship as the drone is consumed by it. Heading down for round two, TOM finds the intruder has grown in size and fails to shoot it into submission, being consumed by it. SARA begins downloading his memories, personality and such into a taller, sleeker and darker 2.0 version of TOM as the Intruder continues to eat the engine. Once TOM wakes up, SARA orders him to blow the engine off of the absolution to save the ship. TOM complies, sending the engine and the intruder off into the depths of space. On a different deck, TOM calls a repair shop for replacement engines and learns that he cannot get another pair of engines like the one he lost, having to order out of three different brands. Arriving a month later at the repair station, TOM orders the Talon S.T.s as chosen by the audience. After another month of work, the Absolution leaves for more adventures.