{{disambig3|Cybertron}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=31
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=32
|title="Cybertron"
|japanese=超絶変形! 開放される力
|romaji=Chōzetsu Henkei! Kaihō sareru Chikara
|translation=Transcendental Transformation! The Released Power
|image=Cyb ep31 cybertron breakup.jpg
|caption=Gaze upon the glory of naturally-occurring interaction of gears, levers, and pulleys!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Manabu Ishikawa]]
|director=[[Atsuhi Nigorikawa]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[August 13]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[April 8]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In pitched final battle on Cybertron, Megatron apparently meets his end...but has the Autobots' mission been worth it, or have they only hastened their own destruction?'''

==Synopsis==

[[File:Cyb ep31 complete and utter effing nonsense.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] leads the [[Autobot]]s across the [[space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], hot on the heels of the advance team he has sent ahead with the [[Omega Lock]], consisting of [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]. Unfortunately, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s are also in pursuit, and they have the lead on Optimus's team, soon catching up to the Autobot trio when the latter hit a badly warped section of space which the space bridge cannot cross. Sheltering from the Decepticons' weaponsfire behind a chunk of debris, Leobreaker, Evac and Override find themselves filled with the power of the Omega Lock and surrounded by glowing red auras that enable them to levitate over the broken section and continue their journey, towing the Lock behind on ropes of energy. Override is incredulous at this moment of sheer unbelievability, but that doesn't stop Megatron and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] from following their lead, summoning up the full extent of their own power and following the Autobots across the void. Even [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] is able to make the trip; [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], on the other hand, is not so lucky and gets tossed off into space by the dimensional warp. [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] decide not to risk their own necks following, and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]], disgusted with the Decepticons' lack of comradeship, decides to take the space bridge back to [[Earth]].

[[File:Cyb ep31 fire space battle.jpg|thumb|220px]]

On Cybertron itself, the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] are updated on the situation by [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]], who are monitoring everything from Earth. The Defense Team continue to fight off the hordes of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] swarming over the planet, and after they clear out the closest cluster of the creatures, Override, Evac and Leobreaker come crashing down out of the sky. They have not made the journey unscathed, and to make matters worse, Megatron's team appears seconds later. Megatron is undamaged by the experience, and he is about to take out all six of the Autobots in front of him when, at last, Optimus Prime's forces arrive. Prime and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] combine into Sonic Wing Mode and engage Megatron in battle, but during the fight, Megatron craftily downs Leobreaker and steals back the Omega Lock. The Decepticons immediately flee through a [[dimension gate]], but Optimus Prime refuses to let Megatron get away and leaps through the gate after him!

[[File:Cyb ep31 megs death.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Prime and Megatron battle within the fire dimension, and while Prime takes the upper hand, Megatron's [[Armor of Unicron]] continues to regenerate him, and he refuses to give up. When the pair's [[Cyber Key]] powers collide and cause a massive explosion, the fire dimension is torn open, and Optimus escapes back to Cybertron with the Omega Lock. Before the Decepticons can follow, Optimus instructs [[Vector Prime]] to create another warp gate across the one he has just emerged through, which causes the dimension to start collapsing in on top of itself. Megatron uses the full power of the Armor of Unicron to rip open the substance of space physically, allowing Scourge and Thunderblast to escape, but before he can cross through himself, Optimus Prime and Vector Prime combine the Omega Lock with Vector Prime's sword and fire a beam of Cyber Key power straight at him. The beam spears Megatron and overcomes his drained armor, and the fire dimension collapses on the Decepticon leader's body, which explodes in a haze of light, and he finally meets his end.

[[File:Cyb ep31 primus revealed.jpg|thumb|220px]]

With the destruction of Megatron, the Autobots are in a celebratory mood, and the kids and [[Mini-Con]]s are brought to Cybertron to join in. With everyone gathered together, the Autobots head beneath the planet's surface, following the directions [[Primus]] had previously given them to a dome-shaped room containing an altar on which the Omega Lock is to be placed. At Vector Prime's urging, Optimus Prime places the lock upon the altar and transmits energy from the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] into it, causing it to pulse with a light that slowly spreads through the room...and across the planet! As the Autobots watch, horror slowly creeps through them as the planet begins to split and break apart! Thinking that their mission has resulted in the destruction of their homeworld, Leobreaker and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] both begin to break down in hysteria, while Override and Evac are caught up trying to get the kids to safety. Wing Saber snaps Optimus out of his daze, and the Autobot leader gets his arguing, panicking troops in order, instructing them to withdraw to Cybertron's moon. From the planet's satellite, the Autobots look down on their still-fracturing home, and Vector Prime realizes that what they are witnessing is too regular for a planetary break-up. As the group watches, the planet shifts...moves...and ''transforms''...into the body of Primus himself!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (1)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (4)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (5)
*[[Vector Prime]] (6)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (7)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (8)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (10)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (13)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (14)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (15)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (23)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (24)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (25)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (26)

|c2=
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (16)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (17)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (18)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (19)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (20)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (21)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (22)

|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (8)
*[[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] (10)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (11)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (27)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]

}}

==Quotes==

'''Override:''' This is ''incredible''! 
'''Leobreaker:''' Nah, [[Detour (episode)|stuff]] like [[Savage|this]] happens to me all the time. Just go with it. 
'''Crumplezone:''' Uhhh... Ransack? 
'''Ransack:''' Yeah, Crumplezone? 
'''Crumplezone:''' Did something weird just happen or is it just me? 
'''Ransack:''' No, I think that was pretty weird.
:—Transformers on [[burning justice]]

'''Mudflap:''' What about Megatron? 
'''Ransack:''' Oh no, don't pin that on us! Me and the C-Man got our own credo! 
'''Crumplezone & Ransack:''' Sworn to fun and loyal to none! Hahahahahaha! 
'''Mudflap:''' You guys are loopy-tunes. I'm going back to Earth!
:—Mudflap realizes that maybe being a Decepticon ain't all it's cracked up to be.

"You'll never be rid of me, Optimus Prime! You hear me?! NEVER!"
:—'''Megatron''', uttering his (seemingly) final words

"Such villainous nonsense."
:—'''Scourge''', twisting an [[The Transformers: The Movie#Quotes|old line]].

"How can this be happening, Optimus?! ''How can this be happening?! WE WERE SUPPOSED TO '''SAVE''' THE PLANET!!''"
:—As Cybertron seemingly falls apart, '''Jetfire''' has a breakdown of his own.

"He who charted the universe when it was new! He who battled Unicron at the dawn of time! He whose spark formed the basis of all life on Cybertron, and Velocitron, and all the other Transformer colonized homeworlds! It can be no other! This... is... Primus!"
:—'''Vector Prime''' gives God a suitably dramatic introduction.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===

[[File:Cyb ep31 yet more nonsense.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Yeah, that's pretty weird too." "I'm ''scared'', Ransack."]]
*Leobreaker, Override and Evac's crossing the broken space bridge is only a little different between the two versions of the show, but once again a great indicator of the different mentalities between the two shows. In ''Galaxy Force'', they actively summon up the [[Burning justice|magic glowing auras]] that surround them by clenching and grunting, and carry the Omega Lock away on streams of energy as if this ''utter nonsense'' was the most normal thing ever. In ''Cybertron'', Override has no idea what is happening, and is amazed as the events play out, indicating that they are the ''Omega Lock''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s doing. Leobreaker laughs it off, claiming this kind of crazy stuff happens to him all the time, and even Crumplezone and Ransack then talk about how weird it was. A rather sharp elbow into ''Galaxy Force''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s side, there, but alas, the show fails to work in any explanation for how Megatron, Scourge and Thunderblast do it (save for Megatron's commenting that it is "a matter of power"), although we can presumably take it that they're channeling [[energon]], which was ''Cybertron''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s explanation for Megatron and Starscream's magic glowing in "[[Starscream (episode)|Starscream]]".
*In another moment of Burning Justice, when Optimus has Megatron battered and on the ropes, the Decepticon leader roars, glows, and is suddenly fine. In ''Galaxy Force'', this is totally unexplained. In ''Cybertron'', it is attributed to the Armor of Unicron regenerating his wounds.
*When Megatron tries to reopen the gate, ''Galaxy Force'' sets the stakes such that it would swallow all of planet Cybertron. In ''Cybertron'' this is changed to Megatron either being stuck there or dying.
*As the kids arrive on Cybertron and look around, ''Galaxy Force'' sees Bud wonder if the planet transforms too. That's really a little bit too on the nose, so ''Cybertron'' has him make a crack about the kids being the aliens now.
*As Optimus orders retreat, ''Galaxy Force'' has Leobreaker ask him if what they have done was wrong. ''Cybertron'' instead has Leobreaker apologize to Optimus for losing faith in him.

===Animation or technical glitches===
*Thunderblast's voice is once again ''very'' heavily amplified in this episode, to the point where she barely sounds like herself.

===Continuity and plotting errors===
*Soooo, how did Optimus's team get through the warped section of the space bridge? More magic grunting?

===Transformers references===
*We get another "By the Allspark!". Shortly afterwards, Optimus gives the similar exclamation "By Primus!".
*Scourge's line, quoted above, is of course a reference to the [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|original Megatron]]'s famous line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', "Such heroic nonsense."
*In Vector Prime's introductory speech for Primus, also quoted above, he drops several references to aspects of Primus's history established in other media such as the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comics]], the [[Fleer]] ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' trading cards, and ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', but not otherwise mentioned in the ''Cybertron'' cartoon.

===Trivia===
*Hot Shot calls the Scrapmetals "little buggers!". This is a ''very rude word'' in the [[United Kingdom]].
*Optimus' battle with Megatron in the Fire Dimension invokes the image of a hero fighting a demon in the depths of hell. Very cool.
*This episode would later be combined with "[[United]]", "[[Balance]]" and "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" to create the TV "movie" special, "[[Primus Unleashed (TV special)|Primus Unleashed]]".
*Megatron dies in this episode, seemingly for good, only to come back a few episodes later. Things have gone full circle since ''Armada'', with Optimus Prime being the one to apparently die permanently, then be resurrected in the span of less than five episodes. Consider this Prime's payback.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Optimus (episode)

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{{disambig3|Optimus}}
{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=45
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=46
|image=Cyb ep45 matrix glow.jpg
|caption=
|title="Optimus"
|japanese=最後のプラネットフォース
|romaji=Saigo no Planet Force
|translation=The Final Planet Force
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhisa Sakaguchi]]
|director=[[Masashi Nagao]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[November 19]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 21]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''As both sides approach the ancient ''Lemuria'' starship, Optimus Prime suffers a breakdown.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyb ep45 starscream free.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Within the starship ''[[Atlantis]]'', still entombed in concrete on the surface of [[Gigantion]], [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] rants and raves, and finally busts his way out through a wall, swearing that he'll beat ''everyone'', [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] alike.

Meanwhile, far below, in the lowermost depths of the multi-layered planet, the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobot team open the final gate to the central layer of Gigantion: the original, organic planet around which the inhabitants built layers upon layer of cities. [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] says the legendary "flying city" of [[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]] is supposed to be here, and Optimus notes it sounds like one of the ancient starships responsible for bringing the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to the colony worlds. [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] race off to go look for it, much to Metroplex's amusement and Optimus's mild dismay.

Elsewhere, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] is doing another round of repair work on [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], checking over the old wounds that the rough-and-tumble Autobot has had for as long as Coby has known him, and notes he's finally at 100%. [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] arrive and do a little teasing.

[[File:Cyb ep45 prime clobbered.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
Back at the central layer, Wing Saber and Override find the ''Lemuria'', partially submerged in a huge lake. As Optimus and the others race to catch up, a large chunk of the fake sky collapses in their path, courtesy of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], who make their dramatic entrance. While Menasor and Metroplex face off, Optimus Prime and Wing Saber combine into Sonic Wing Mode to duke it out with Galvatron. As they battle, Galvatron taunts Optimus about having bested the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] and muses that maybe Optimus has finally figured out that soldiers are best regarded as disposable, to be sacrificed as needed. Optimus and Wing Saber are separated, and the enraged Wing Saber tries to tackle Galvatron alone. Naturally, it doesn't work, so the two take off to link up again, when Galvatron declares he'll just turn the force of his attacks on Wing Saber... making Optimus refuse to link up for fear of Saber's safety. Prime takes on Galvatron alone, but one punch from the mighty Decepticon leader lands him flat on his back.

Coby (piloting his [[Cobybot]]), Landmine, Evac and Quickmix reach the central layer themselves, and rendezvous with Override at the ''Lemuria''. Having heard word of Optimus's battle via communication from Bud and Lori, Coby relays the information to Override, and she and Evac immediately head off to back him up while the others to explore the ''Lemuria''. The two planet leaders arrive on the scene as Galvatron continues to bludgeon Optimus, but Evac quickly gets a handle on the situation, and tells everyone to hold back, realizing that Optimus will tell them when he needs them. Galvatron soon breaks off the fight and races away to go claim the Gigantion Cyber Planet Key, so the Autobots gives chase. In the course of the pursuit, however, Wing Saber and Override ignore Optimus Prime's commands not to engage the Decepticon leader, and are taken down. Only Evac continues the chase, as Optimus Prime collapses to his knees...

[[File:MiniCon-Block.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Who wants a hug?]]
Menasor and Metroplex continue their battle, arguing all the while, with the rebel noting how Metroplex treated him "like a kid." He knocks Metroplex over and moves in to drill him, but Metroplex's [[Mini-Con]] [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] steps in the way. Menasor tells Drill Bit to step aside, but suddenly, Menasor's own partner, [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] pops out of his compartment in Menasor's chest and joins Drill Bit in standing between the two giants. Metroplex gets up and notes that their partners are right in stopping the fight; Menasor may be going down the path of evil, but Metroplex isn't helping by being so stuck in his ways and forgetting when ''he'' was young and cocky, and that the two should be friends again. Metroplex forgives Menasor for his actions, and Menasor rejoins Metroplex's crew. Awww.

[[File:Cyb ep45 key found.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Inside the ''Lemuria'', Coby's team is heading deeper inside the ship, using the ''[[Atlantis]]'' layout as a guide. They enter the main hall where the Gigantion [[Cyber Planet Key]] rests. Landmine takes the Key and remarks at how easy this was to find for once...which is, of course, the cue for Starscream to come smashing through the wall and take down Quickmix.

Back outside, Optimus laments that he's putting everyone's lives at risk in each battle. He recalls how he couldn't stop then-Megatron from blowing away [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] back on Earth, and that things may be even worse now. Vector Prime tries to convince him otherwise, but Optimus won't hear it, and Vector Prime eventually loses his patience, balls his fist and decks Optimus ''hard'', accusing him of arrogance and the belief that his troops fight purely for him. Vector Prime lectures Optimus, telling him that he would not be a good leader if was ''not'' worried for the safety of his force, but that he must realize that his troops trust him so much because they know that ''he'' trusts ''them''. His confidence buoyed, Optimus thanks Vector Prime, and they set out to deal with Galvatron.

[[File:GiantLandmine.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|This move is called the "''Deus Ex Machina''".]]
Back where the action is, Evac and Override follow Galvatron inside the ''Lemuria'', where Starscream is busy throwing Landmine around, making him drop the Key. Landmine reaches for it, but Starscream stomps on him, so Coby tries to help him, only to be ordered back by the stricken Autobot. Landmine refuses to give in, and the Cyber Planet Key reacts, filling Landmine with its power and transforming him into a giant! Faced with the prospect of picking on someone his own size, Starscream doesn't do very well, and Landmine finally gets his chance to avenge himself against Starscream, punching him into the ceiling, then following up with his Cyber-Key-powered "Cyber Tempest" wind attack. Starscream is sent crashing through the ceiling and flying out of the ship, sinking into the depths of the surrounding lake. No sooner has one foe been dispatched, however, than another appears, as Galvatron blasts his way through the wall, followed by Evac and Override.

[[File:Cyb ep45 save the universe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Outside, as the other Autobots approach the ''Lemuria'', they are shocked to see Landmine and Galvatron burst out of it, fighting. Override, Evac and Wing Saber join Landmine in the fray, while Primes Optimus and Vector stand around and talk about trust and spirit and stuff. The arrival of Quickmix and the Cybertron Defense Team means further punishment for Galvatron, and as Optimus watches the united forces of his team working together for one common goal, his faith in them and in himself is restored, and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] glows within his chest. Metroplex offers Optimus his axe, Optimus powers it up with a Cyber Key, and he sends Galvatron flying away into the sky. The battle done, Landmine hands the Cyber Planet Key to Optimus, and he returns to normal size. The remaining Autobots arrive, and Optimus thanks Vector Prime for his help, before turning to his troops and asking them all if they're ready to save the universe. "Yes, sir!"
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (2)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (3)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (4)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (5)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (6)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (7)
*[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (10)
*[[Vector Prime]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (13)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (14)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (16)
*[[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (17)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (21)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (22)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (23)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (24)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (25)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (26)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (18)
*[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (19)
*[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (20)

|c3=
*[[Bud Hansen]] (8)
*[[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] (9)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (15)
}}

==Quotes==
"You know the drill."
:—'''Menasor''' charging his drill arm to attack Metroplex

"Your team is great, Optimus Prime! They can follow your orders before you give 'em!" 
"I guess so."
:—'''Metroplex''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"Oh, I get it. Inside that hard metal shell, he's a great big softie!" 
"The only thing left that's hurt are his feelings!" 
"You guys are real funny!"
:—'''Evac''' and '''Quickmix''', on Landmine

"Hahahaha. So, how many times have we had this battle? Yes, a classic battle of good versus ''better''."
:—'''Galvatron'''

"Wing Saber, stop this pursuit, that's an order!" 
"In all the years you've known me: have I ever followed orders?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Wing Saber'''

"For once, finding [[Cyber Planet Key|one of these]] was a piece of cake." 
''[Cue huge explosion that destroys proverbial cake.]'' 
"Me and my big mouth."
:—'''Landmine''' having a cartoony moment

"Sheer ''arrogance''! Do you honestly think the Autobots fight these battles for ''you'', Optimus? ... We are here, all of us, because we want to save our homes and put an end to Galvatron's evil! ... Because of ''you'' we fight together as a team! Every single leader throughout history worried about the welfare of his forces when they went into battle, Optimus! But ''you'' must trust them to do their duty!"
:—'''Vector Prime'''

"''Whoah.''" 
"It's Landmine!" 
"And ''then'' some."
:—'''Override''' and '''Evac'''

"What a relief, I'm so glad that I don't have to stare at Landmine's gigantic caboose anymore."
:—'''Wing Saber''' making an off-color remark about Landmine

"You've got quite the right hook, by the way." 
"Remember that, and don't make me use it again."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Vector Prime'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*Vector Prime's speech is a bit heavier on the "tough love" in ''Galaxy Force'', as he angrily accuses Optimus Prime of having lost faith in his team in order to shock him out of his despair.
*''Cybertron'' is less explicit in its callback to the wound Coby is repairing on Landmine: it is, of course, the one he sustained in the first episode of the series. Likewise, ''Cybertron'' also omits some dialogue that highlights for the uninitiated the fact Starscream is stomping on Landmine's wounded arm, which he was responsible for damaging originally.
*In ''Cybertron'', Wing Saber's episode-ending joke (quoted above) is that he is glad he doesn't have to look at Landmine's butt. In ''Galaxy Force'', he is relieved to have discovered that Optimus Prime has worries like everyone else. Which is... not much of a joke.

===Animation or technical errors===
[[File:ShrinkingHeavy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Hey, Heavy Load, Kirstie Alley just called...]]
*Heavy Load pretty blatantly [[Scale|size-changes]]. When he exits Menasor's chest compartment, he takes up most of the torso, like the actual toy. When we see him in comparison to the others, though, he's ''tiny''.
*In that same long-shot (see screen shot), Metroplex is missing the socket part of his right ankle assembly.
*In the shot where Override gets hit by Galvatron's blasters, Prime is already supporting her ''before'' the bolts collide, making it look like he's holding her so Galvatron can shoot her better.
*Also in the area of size changing, Metroplex's axe is much smaller after Optimus Prime dispatches Galvatron than when Metroplex handed it to him.
*Landmine's claim that Gigantion's Cyber Planet Key was easy to find "for once" isn't totally correct: Earth's Key was ''found'' simply by Evac retrieving it off-screen from where he had stored it. The hard part was getting the Key back from Starscream.

===Transformers references===
*Galvatron's "Yes"es in this episode are very [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|''Beast Wars'' Megatronny]]. Of course, both characters ''are'' voiced by [[David Kaye]].
*The ''Atlantis'' was buried in concrete in "[[City]]".
*Galvatron's defeat of the Cybertron Defense Team happened in the [[Scourge (episode)|previous episode]]. Optimus Prime also flashes back to their near-fatal shooting in "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]".
*Coby downloaded the layout of the ''Atlantis'' into his communicator back in "[[Memory]]".
*The whole Landmine-versus-Starscream climax of this episode is, of course, a big ol' callback to the first episode of the series, with Landmine finally getting to trounce the guy who wounded him so badly and caused him to be sent to Earth in the first place.

===Real-world references===
*Like the ''Atlantis'' and ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' before it, the ''[[Wikipedia:Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]]'' is named for a mythical lost continent.
*Coby sums up the episode by declaring: "And that's how Optimus Prime got his groove back!", a reference to the movie-based-on-a-novel ''[[wikipedia:How Stella Got Her Groove Back|How Stella Got Her Groove Back]]''.

===Trivia===
*This is the first we ever see of Heavy Load. What was he ''doing'' inside Menasor all this time?
*The interior of the ''Lemuria'' is ''colossal''; the main chamber's ceiling is several times as high as Quickmix. If the Gigantions were normal-sized when they were actually ''on'' the ship....
*Cartoon Network's website listed this episode's title as "Leader".
*Here's another bit of Japanese culture. Vector Prime uses two forms of "you" in ''Galaxy Force'', "''omae''" お前 and "''kimi''" 君, when addressing Optimus after Gigantion's Cyber Key is obtained. "''Omae''" infers a distant relationship, whereas "''kimi''" is a bit less formal but implies a closer relationship.

==Home video releases==
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;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 12 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]