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<div>{{disambig3|Darkest Hour}}<br />
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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 52<br />
|prev=Regeneration (Prime)<br />
|next=<br />
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|caption=<br />
|title="Darkest Hour"<br />
|airdate=[[November 2]], [[2012]]<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br />
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Megatron's plans force Optimus to make a risky decision that could have inescapable consequences for the entire Autobot team.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] <br />
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] <br />
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] <br />
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] <br />
* [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] <br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]<br />
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]<br />
|c2=<br />
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] <br />
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] <br />
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] <br />
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] <br />
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] <br />
|c3=<br />
* [[Miko Nakadai]] <br />
* [[Jack Darby]] <br />
* [[Raf Esquivel]] <br />
* [[June Darby]]<br />
* [[William Fowler]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation and technical errors===<br />
* As in previous episodes, Megatron's jet mode retains the fusion cannon even though he no longer has it. Taking it a step further, his transformation appears unaffected by the absence of his right arm.<br />
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===Continuity notes===<br />
* Megatron remembers that Jack was entrusted with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]".<br />
* Ratchet vaguely references the events of "[[Hurt]]" when expressing surprise at Wheeljack's arrival. This also seems to be the reason why no one enlisted his aid for the events of the previous episode.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
* "[[Darkest hour]]", yet again.<br />
* Megatron commands his troops to "Transform and rise up!", a phrase coined by the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].<br />
* The red panel Megatron activates on the Omega Lock resembles an "[[Energon star]]".<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
* The laser used by the ''Nemesis'' to destroy the Autobot base is a reference to the city-destroying weapons used by the alien saucers in ''[[wikipedia:Independence Day (film)|Independence Day]]''.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
* Silver Vehicons appear in this episode, though it's not clear why these were painted as such.<br />
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