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Tailgate (Prime)

2025-12-19T00:11:26Z

ZarquisYiris: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{disambig3|Tailgate}}
{{faction|autobot}}
:''Tailgate is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Prime-TailgateCardArt.jpg|rigght|thumb|upright=1.67|A proud sponsor of Tailgate toothpaste.]]

'''Tailgate''' once worked alongside [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]. They didn't get along at first, but their fighting skills were evenly matched, and the two eventually became a powerful, nigh-unstoppable team.

And then they went and got caught, and Tailgate went and got dead. Arcee didn't take that very well.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Josh Keaton]] (English), [[Yuichi Ishigami]] (Japanese)|[[Jan Kurbjuweit]] (German), [[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American Spanish), [[José María Carrero]] (Spain Spanish), [[Kimmo Härmä]] (Finnish), [[Frédéric Meaux]] (French), [[Márcio Marconato]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Jin-uk Hong]] (Korean)}}

[[File:Predatory-partner.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Arcee should stay away from [[Mini Vehicle]]s.]]

Tailgate was a member of [[Delta Team]] during an unnamed battle. He failed to take out a sniper, forcing Arcee to enter hand-to-hand combat. As the two discussed where to rendezvous, Arcee was captured by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. Later, Tailgate was also captured and brought before the two of them. Airachnid threatened to kill Tailgate unless she was told the co-ordinates of an impending attack. After Arcee claimed she did not know them, Airachnid made good on that threat. Arcee escaped the same fate, but Tailgate's death hit her ''hard''. {{Storylink|Predatory}}

Later, Arcee found herself captive yet again, this time alongside [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], and left to the mercies of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. After escaping the Decepticon, Cliffjumper reminded her that he knew about Tailgate (he was part of the rescue party that freed her from Airachnid's clutches), so he understood why she preferred working alone. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

When Airachnid and Arcee later encountered each other on [[Earth]], Airachnid would often torment her foe by bringing up what happened to Tailgate. {{storylink|Predatory}} {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}} While fighting with Arcee, Starscream taunted her by asking if Tailgate was "weak like Cliffjumper." {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

Arcee would remind her teammates of how Airachnid was not the only 'Con to have taken a partner away from her. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

Arcee told [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] a story about one of her adventures with her deceased partner [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], and mentioned to Miko that after Tailgate's death, she closed everyone else out, becoming a loner. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Tailgate was one of the Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:Prime-toy Tailgate.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|For the first time in years, he really went old school.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Tailgate''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series/Number'': '''2 / 014'''
:*''Accessories'': "Dual Ion Blaster"
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Legion Class toys, Autobot Tailgate is a [[redeco]] of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Toys|Cliffjumper]], transforming into a white and blue muscle car resembling a {{w|Dodge Challenger}}. He has [[C joint|3mm hole]]s in his roof, doors and fists for mounting ''Cyberverse''-scale weapons, such as his "dual ion blaster". Though the packaging artwork features his silver horns, said horns are a metallic blue on the figure itself.

: The blaster, in varying colors, was also used by ''Cyberverse'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]], [[Evac (Ride)#Cyberverse|Evac]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|Hyperspeed Wheeljack]], the [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseBattlesuit|redeco]] of Bumblebee that comes with the [[Bumblebee Battle Suit]] and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[Groove (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Groove]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegTailgate/tailgate.htm More information on Tailgate at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*While ''Prime'' depicts Tailgate as being a reddish-white color of Cliffjumper, the toy is instead colored white and blue like his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tailgate''' (テイルゲート ''Teirugēto'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:EnemyOfMyEnemy-Tailgate.jpg|''Robots in Disguise'' wanted poster
</gallery>

[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]

Seaspray (Prime)

2025-12-19T00:10:50Z

ZarquisYiris: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{faction|autobot|wreckers}}
{{disambig3|Seaspray}}
:''Seaspray is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon portion]] of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy-Seaspray.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Figures I only get a visual appearance after I'm already dead."]]

'''Seaspray''' is a member of the [[Wreckers]] who fought alongside [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. The latter Wrecker lovingly calls Seaspray "ol' Barnacle Butt."

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:LooseCannons-Seasprayship.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|This isn't me, but I'm inside.]]

During Wheeljack's travels, Seaspray came into contact with his former comrade, who arranged a meeting with him. However, the [[Decepticon]] [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] rigged Seaspray's ship with explosives and blew it up, killing Seaspray in the process. Seaspray's death motivated Wheeljack into hunting down Dreadwing. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

===Ask Sideways===
Known liar [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed to have multiple Wrecker cranial units, including Seaspray's, on his trophy wall. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways, 2015/07/02}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Seaspray was one of the Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Notes==
*The writers considered having Seaspray survive and appear in season three of ''Prime'', but time constraints prevented more Wreckers being introduced into the show. His character would have been reminiscent of Quint from ''Jaws'', and he would have used a whistle to strike fear into his enemies.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2013-transformers-prime-beast/20764/news.html Tformers.com: SDCC 2013 - ''Transformers Prime Beast Hunters'' Hasbro Panel]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Seaspray''' (シースプレー ''Shīsupurē'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Làng-huā'''' (China, 浪花, "Wave-spray")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2025-06-05T15:08:16Z

ZarquisYiris: /* 2025 */

{{disambig2|the long-running mobile game|the titular... wars|Earth Wars (conflict)}}
 
[[File:TransformersEarthWars logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]] ([[2016]]-[[2019]]) Space Ape Games (2019-[[2025]]) [[Yodo1]] ([[2017]]-present China,<ref>[https://www.yodo1.cn/game_portfolio/transformersearthwars/ ''Earth Wars'' at Yodo1's Chinese website.]</ref> 2025-present global)
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game developed by [[Space Ape Games]] and (initially) published by [[Hasbro]] subsidiary [[Backflip Studios]] with a long-running weekly storyline overseen by brand founding father [[Simon Furman]], which means [[Furmanism|FURMANISMS BEYOND MEASURE!]] The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''{{w|Clash of Clans}}'', without Hog Riders. Going with a formula that ain't broke evidently paid off, as somewhere along the way ''Earth Wars'' became the longest-lived video game in the history of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] by a fairly hefty margin.

The setting is for the most part straightforwardly [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] based, though as has been [[2005 IDW continuity|known to happen]] for projects this long in the tooth, characters from places like the [[Beast Era]], [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]], [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|''Shattered Glass'']], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], [[Aligned continuity family|''Prime'']] and even the odd [[Sentius Magnus|wholly new faces]] have crept in over time.

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. At launch, Furman promised that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
One part tutorial, one part single player campaign, these missions establish the gameplay mechanics and the basics of the setting:

*'''[[Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!]]''' (present at launch)
**[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] arrive through their [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]s, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum crystal]] powerful enough to power their Space Bridges and bring their leaders to Earth.

*'''[[The Lost Map]]''' (present at launch)
**With the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], respectively.

*'''[[Power Play (Earth Wars)|Power Play]]''' (present at launch)
**After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.

*'''[[The Codex Showdown]]''' (present at launch)
**With the help of the recently recruited medics [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].

Later campaigns introduced newly layered mechanics while interweaving with the ongoing weekly narrative:

*'''[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]''' (Added [[November]] [[2016]])
**With the [[Enigma of Combination]], the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of [[Combiner]]s. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require [[Ore-13]] and high-ranking bots to be useful.

*'''[[Secrets of Nebulos]]''' (added [[October]] [[2017]])
**Some weird pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"[[#Power Core|Power Cores]]"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.

*'''[[Return to Cybertron (Earth Wars)|Return to Cybertron]]''' (Added [[December]] [[2018]])
**A power play involving Starscream, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Unicronus]] results in the Autobots and Decepticons teaming up to assault Cybertron-based fortresses with overpowered defenses in the finale of the conflict over the mystical [[Prime Master#Earth Wars|Prime Core]]s.

*'''[[War for Cybertron (Earth Wars)|War for Cybertron]]''' (Added [[July]] [[2020]])
**Flashbacks to the struggle for the [[AllSpark]] in Cybertron's ancient past introduce the [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] combiners to the present day, along with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' cosmetic skin cores.

*'''[[Regenesis (Earth Wars)|Regenesis]]''' (Added [[September]] [[2020]])
**Autobots and Decepticons team up once more to retrieve the mysterious [[Regenesis|Project: Regenesis]].

*'''[[Titans on Earth]]''' (Added [[October]] [[2021]])
**The [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] & [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] are summoned to Earth to help their allies.

===Events===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}
Every weekend, for three days, events are held to give players a shot at a regular supply of various resources. They usually alternate between solo and [[#Alliances|Alliance]] (read: guild) modes each week.

Events are frequently accompanied by "transmissions" of cutscenes providing context for the gameplay goings-on. New character additions in particular are introduced with stories strewn across two-to-eight week "sagas" (occasionally "seasons" when Space Ape slips into {{w|live-service game|live-service}} industry jargon on main).

These arcs are additionally serialized between ''each other'', and form an ongoing narrative that constitutes the bulk of the game's story content, if only by sheer volume.

{{chapters
|title=''Earth Wars'' sagas and story events
|align=left
|content=
<div class="list-header">2016:</div>
*[[Decoy Dash]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga">These singular character-focused story events largely predate the longform "saga" format but are included here for completeness.</ref>
*[[Charging In]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Operation Snakebite]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Strafe vs. Scourge]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Till All Are One (Earth Wars)|Till All Are One]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Light Our Darkest Hour]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Rumble in the Jungle (Earth Wars)|Rumble in the Jungle]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Sharkticon Saga|Sharkticon]]
*[[War Games]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Arctic Saga|Arctic]]

 <div class="list-header">2017:</div>
*[[Race Day Mayhem]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Optimus Maximus & Bruticus Saga|Optimus Maximus & Bruticus]]
*[[Perceptor & Lockdown Saga|Perceptor & Lockdown]]
*[[Project Supernova (saga)|Project Supernova]]
*[[Beast Wars Saga|Beast Wars]]
*[[Polyhex Saga|Polyhex]]
*[[Kup & Dead End Saga|Kup & Dead End]]
*[[Multiverse Saga|Multiverse]]
*[[Quintesson Saga|Quintesson]]
*[[Kremzeek Saga|Kremzeek]]
*[[Web of Lies]]
*[[Volcanicus vs Predaking (saga)|Volcanicus vs Predaking]]
*[[Springer & Astrotrain Saga|Springer & Astrotrain]]
*[[Cosmos & Mindwipe Saga|Cosmos & Mindwipe]]
*[[Rodimus Prime & Motormaster Saga|Rodimus Prime & Motormaster]]

 <div class="list-header">2018:</div>
*[[Sky Lynx & Blitzwing Saga|Sky Lynx & Blitzwing]]
*[[Warpath & Skullsmasher Saga|Warpath & Skullsmasher]]
*[[Elita & Lugnut Saga|Elita & Lugnut]]
*[[Victorion & Menasor Saga|Victorion & Menasor]]
*[[Tracks & Cutthroat Saga|Tracks & Cutthroat]]
*[[Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus Saga|Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Tigerhawk & Waspinator Saga|Tigerhawk & Waspinator]]
*[[Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus Saga|Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus]]
*[[Slash & Rippersnapper Saga|Slash & Rippersnapper]]
*[[Sandstorm & Octone Saga|Sandstorm & Octone]]
*[[Back in Time]]

 <div class="list-header">2019:</div>
*[[New Recruits]]
*[[New Form]]
*[[License to Kill]]
*[[Aerial Support]]
*[[Dirty Monster]]
*[[Jungle Friends]]
*[[Abominable Defences]]
*[[Two-Face]]
*[[Human Reinforcements]]
*[[Right Hand]]
*[[Command and Conquer]]

 <div class="list-header">2020:</div>
*[[Safe and Trustworthy]]
*[[Now and Then (Earth Wars)|Now and Then]]
*[[Searching and Mining]]
*[[Metafictional Bombing]]
*[[Heavy Artillery (saga)|Heavy Artillery]]
*[[Weak Signal (saga)|Weak Signal]]
*[[Speed Delight]]
*[[Two for One]]
*[[Hot Wheels (Earth Wars)|Hot Wheels]]
*[[End with a Bang]]
*[[Last Remaining Piece]]
*[[Double Protection]]

 <div class="list-header">2021:</div>
*[[Dish the Dirt]]
*[[Snappy Snap]]
*[[On the Prowl]]
*[[Earth Wars Saga 54|Saga 54]]
*[[Earth Wars Saga 55|Saga 55]]
*[[Earth Wars Saga 56|Saga 56]]
*[[Earth Wars Saga 57|Saga 57]]
*[[Earth Wars Saga 58|Saga 58]]
*[[Earth Wars Saga 59|Saga 59]]
*[[Broken Legacy]]

 <div class="list-header">2022:</div>
*[[Colour Burst]]
*[[Nip & Tuck]]
*[[Pick and Choose]]
*[[Always Green]]
*[[Big Fish]]
*[[Smashing Heads]]
*[[Speed Masters]]
*[[Spinning Growl]]
*[[Green Heroes]]

 <div class="list-header">2023:</div>
*[[Muscle Bender]]
*[[Gone Fishing (saga)|Gone Fishing]]
*[[Tarnation]]
*[[Double Trouble]]
*[[Blue Thunder]]
*[[The Roar]]

 <div class="list-header">2024:</div>
*[[Rain and Waves]]
*[[Steel Explosion]]
*[[Wild Things]]
*[[New Beginnings]]
*[[Timeless Champions]]
*[[The Reckoning]]
*[[Prime Candidate (2024)|Prime Candidate]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>

 <div class="list-header">2025:</div>
*[[Tabula Rasa]]
*[[Earth Wars Saga 83|Saga 83]]
*[[Earth Wars Saga 84|Saga 84]]
}}

<references group="saga"/>

===Character profiles===
The last major story element of ''Earth Wars'' comes packaged with each individual character. Upon unlocking a new unit, the player is presented with a short, replayable cutscene referred to as a "character story" illustrating their personality along with a prose [[bio]] in the classical back-of-box style squirreled away in their profile along with their stats and so forth.

Character stories frequently tie into that character's corresponding saga, which, while delightfully immersive for veterans present during their initial rollout, has a way of producing gibberish full of unfamiliar characters for later players acquiring the unit via the game's normal "slot machine" mechanic. Accordingly, summaries of character stories can be found in the articles for their respective sagas.

==Characters and chronology==
Given the live-service nature of ''Earth Wars''' enormous and ever-growing cast, we've opted to break with our usual formatting a little and divide them by year introduced to illustrate the evolution of the game over time.

===Launch===
The game's initial cast featured all the old 1984 standards plus a suspicious number of [[combiner|combiner team]] characters from the then-recent ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' franchise.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blaster]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers: Earth Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stormclash]]
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tantrum]]
}}
|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Eject (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Eject]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Steeljaw]]
*[[Rewind (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rewind]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramhorn]]
;[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Rumble (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laserbeak]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzsaw]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[Human]]s
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

===2016===
Late 2016 saw the debut of the hotly anticipated "[[#Combiners|Combiner]]" character class in the finale of the opening arc of the game's story.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slug]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Star Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Superion]]

|c2=
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Viper (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Devastator]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sharkticons]]
}}

===2017===
2017 was themed around the introduction of non-[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] characters, including time travelers from the [[Beast Era]] and refugees from around the [[multiverse]].

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus]]<ref group="2017">Most unusually, this Optimus Prime using a character model based on the famous ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|"Laser Prime" toy]] is eventually revealed to be from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|same dimension]] as his wavemate ''Armada'' Megatron in [[Earth Wars Saga 84|later ''Armada''-centric arcs.]] (Then again, the two designs ''are'' very similar in terms of transformation and kibble arrangement...)</ref>
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cosmos]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Volcanicus]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mindwipe]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predaking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Kremzeek#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kremzeek]]s

;[[Drone]]s
*[[Medibot (Earth Wars)|Medibot]]s

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
*[[Quintesson#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintesson]]s
}}
 
<references group="2017"/>

===2018===
2018 tied into the contemporary ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' franchise with a spin on the [[Prime Master]] concept in the form of "[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]," the mystical remains of the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] with minds of their own, built out of the extant "[[#Power Cores|Power Core]]" mechanic. The storyline also featured the introduction of the [[Sentius Nobilius|Sentius twins]], keepers of the Prime Cores and ''Earth Wars''' first original characters, give or take a human.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerhawk]]
*[[Sentius Magnus]]
*[[Slash (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slash]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sandstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Victorion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victorion]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Waspinator]]
*[[Sentius Malus]]
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rippersnapper]]
*[[Octane#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octone]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Menasor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Liege Maximo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liege Maximo]]
*[[Micronus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Micronus]]
*[[The Fallen#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatronus]]
*[[Alchemist Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Vector Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vector Prime]]
*[[Alpha Trion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Trion Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Solus Prime]]
*[[Onyx Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onyx Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintus Prime]]
}}

===2019===
2019 was themed around an extended crossover with ''Transformers''' sister ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' franchise.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goldfire]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Streetwise]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blades]]
*[[Rook (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rhinox]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Punch]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound V.A.M.P.]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire Skystriker]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Defensor]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramjet]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sinnertwin]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirge]]
*[[Blot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blot]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarantulas]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Counterpunch]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave H.I.S.S.]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp Nightraven]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Abominus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Abominus]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Impactor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Nexus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nexus Prime]]
*[[Prima#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima Prime]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]
*[[Scarlett]]
*[[Snake-Eyes]]
;[[Cobra]]
*[[Cobra Commander]]
*[[Baroness]]
*[[Storm Shadow]]
}}

===2020===
2020 saw a major shakeup to the game's mechanics as an extensive crossover with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' franchise introduced a new "[[#C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots|C.O.M.B.A.T Bot]]" character class broadly based on the [[Battle Master]] concept and built off a major expansion of the Power Core system, as well as the introduction of alternate skins for existing units.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Alert]]
*[[Strafe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot]]
*[[Nosecone (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nosecone]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brainstorm]]
*[[Six-Gun#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sixgun]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Chromia]]
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lightspeed]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Afterbreaker]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Scattershot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scattershot]]

;[[Guardian robot|Guardians]]<ref group= "2020" name = "Special Boy">Omega Supreme and Overlord are mechanically identical to normal [[#Combiners|Combiner units]] in game, and are only given unique titles denoting their in-fiction not-combiner-ness in supporting documentation.</ref>
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Omega Supreme]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runamuck]]
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thrust]]
*[[Dinobot II#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot II]]
*[[Drillhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drillhorn]]
*[[Guyhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Guyhawk]]
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triggerhappy]]
*[[Hellbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fellbat]]
*[[Killbison#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironbison]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flamewar]]
*[[Exhaust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Exhaust]]
*[[Leozack#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leozack]]

;[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]<ref group="2020" name = "Special Boy"/>
*[[Overlord (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overlord]]

|nonumbering=true
|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doubledealer]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T]] Autobots
*[[Nightstalker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstalker]]
*[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firebolt]]
*[[Flak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flak]]
*[[Pteraxadon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pteraxadon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lionizer]]
*[[Big Shot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topshot]]
*[[Trenchfoot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trenchfoot]]
*[[Rung (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rung]]
*[[Dile#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dile]]
*[[Smashdown#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smashdown]]
*[[Glitch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glitch]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T Decepticons
*[[Ravage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ravage]]
*[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blowpipe]]
*[[Cratermaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cratermaker]]
*[[Terror-Daxtyl#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terror-Daxtyl]]
*[[Catgut#Transformers: Earth Wars|Catgut]]
*[[Fireline#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireline]]
*[[Caliburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Caliburst]]
*[[Hairsplitter#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shrute]]
*[[Overkill (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overkill]]
*[[Razor-Sharp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Gatoraider#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gatorface]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Arcee]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Blaster]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bumblebee]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Chromia]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cliffjumper]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Drift]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Elita-1]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hound]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
 
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ironhide]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Mirage]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Optimus Prime]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Prowl]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ratchet]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Red Alert]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skydive]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sky Lynx]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sideswipe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Wheeljack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Nightbird]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Soundwave]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skrapnel]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Dirge]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kickback]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Barricade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Barricade]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Reflector]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bludgeon]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
 
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Breakdown]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Megatron]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hook]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Runamuck]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skywarp]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Offroad]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thundercracker]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Astrotrain]]
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thrust]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Galvatron]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Shockwave]]

{{!}}}
}}
 
<references group="2020"/>

===2021===
2021 introduced the "[[#Titans|Titan]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hoist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hoist]]
*[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grapple]]
*[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Prowl]]
*[[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Silverbolt]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimal Optimus]]
*[[Ironhide (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Ironhide]]
*[[Broadside (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Broadside]]
*[[Blurr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blurr]]
*[[Rotorstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rotorstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Computron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Computron]]
*[[Magnaboss (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Magnaboss]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metroplex]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Crankcase (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirtbag]]
*[[Ram Horn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ram Horn]]
*[[Cicadacon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cicadacon]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal 2 Megatron]]
*[[Sea Clamp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Clamp]]
*[[Apeface#Transformers: Earth Wars|Apeface]]
*[[Runabout (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runabout]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spinister]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Liokaiser#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liokaiser]]
*[[Tripredacus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tripredacus]]

;Titans
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trypticon]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snapdragon]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T]] Autobots / Maximals
*[[Soundbarrier#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundbarrier]]
*[[Stripes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stripes]]
*[[Top-Heavy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Top-Heavy]]
*[[Red Hot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Heat]]
*[[Spoilsport#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spoilsport]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rattrap]]
*[[Airazor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Airazor]]
*[[Sheeldron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sheeldron]]
*[[Dazzlestrike#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Roadburner#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadburner]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doublecrosser]]
*[[Glit (KP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glit]]
*[[Sights (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sights]]
*[[Bombshock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshock]]
*[[Aimless#Transformers: Earth Wars|Aimless]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vertebreak]]
*[[Tonbot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tonbot]]
*[[Fangtron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fangtron]]
*[[Giza (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Giza]]
*[[Power Punch#Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Punch]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins<ref group="2021">These alternate skins can only be accessed through gold or [[G-Metal|Gmetal]] bot-specific "Transmetal" cores of their respective bots (their equivalent of other characters' G1 cores), which, as its name suggests, changes their color scheme reminiscent of their Transmetal forms in addition to the bonus effects provided, whereas silver "Transmetal" cores changes the bot to sport a metallic coating instead.</ref>|c4=
;Maximals
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Cheetor]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Rhinox]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Optimus Primal]]

;Predacons
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Blackarachnia]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Tarantulas]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Beast Wars Megatron]]
}}
 
<references group="2021"/>

===2022===
2022 featured a tie-in to the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' franchise, in no small part to introduce the concept of pay-to-play character skins via the game's new "[[#Cyber Pass|Cyber Pass]]" subscription service.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Minerva]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Whirl]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slingshot]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Twin Twist]]
*[[Bulkhead (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bulkhead]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skids]]
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topspin]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Sky Reign#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Reign]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fortress Maximus]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Flatline (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flatline]]
*[[Sea Phantom#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Phantom]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Acid Storm]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Coelagon]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown Prime]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Knock Out]]
*[[Terrormander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terrormander]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Galvatronus (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatronus]]

;Titans
*[[Scorponok (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorponok]]

|h3=Negative universe|c3=
;Evil Autobots
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goldbug]]
*[[Jetfire (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Jetfire]]
;Heroic Decepticons
*[[Shockwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Shockwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Thundercracker]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T]] Autobots
*[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pinpointer]]
*[[Steeljaw (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Steeljaw]]
*[[Zaur (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zaur]]
*[[Tricerashot (G1)|Tricerashot]]
*[[Windstrike (G1)|Windstrike]]
*[[Trip-Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trip-Up]]
*[[Sawtooth (G1)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstick]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sidetrack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T Decepticons
*[[Singe#Transformers: Earth Wars|Singe]]
*[[Ravage (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ravage]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slugfest]]
*[[Heartburn]]
*[[Baru (G1)|Baru]]
*[[Roller Force#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roller Force]]
*[[Zori (G1)|Zori]]
*[[Fracas#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fracas]]
*[[Growl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Growl]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blurr (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blurr]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Grimlock]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Silverbolt]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mirage]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Snarl]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blades]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ironhide]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blaster (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blaster]]

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;Decepticons
*[[Megatron (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Starscream]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Divebomb]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ramjet]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Breakdown]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Swindle]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Brawl]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scrapper]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RF Galvatron]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday Megatron]]
*[[Soundwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Soundwave]]

{{!}}}

}}

===2023===
2023 introduced the "[[#Weapons|Weapon]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadbuster]]
*[[Brawn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawn]]
*[[Ariel]]
*[[Alpha Trion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck Gar]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bluestreak]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Ark (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Ark]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Halfshell#Transformers: Earth Wars|Halfshell]]
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Scylla#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scylla]]
*[[Tarn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarn]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Junkheap]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]

;Titans
*[[Nemesis (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Nemesis]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Sword of Balance]]
*[[Cosmic Rust Blaster]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T]] Autobots
*[[Bashbreaker (G1)|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Big Daddy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Big Daddy]]
*[[Kunai]]
*[[Victory Leo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victory Leo]]
*[[Buzzstrike (G1)|Buzzstrike]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T Decepticons
*[[Gabu (G1)|Gabu]]
*[[Ground Hog#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ground Hog]]
*[[Bido (G1)|Bido]]
*[[Tigerbreast#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerchest]]
*[[Lancelon (G1)|Lancelon]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots / Maximals
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Air Raid]]
*[[Wheeljack (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Wheeljack]]
*[[Cheetor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Cheetor]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Slingshot]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Speedia Cosmos]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Powerglide]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Skydive]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 First Aid]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hot Spot]]
*[[Alpha Trion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ghost Alpha Trion]]
*[[Rook (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Rook]]
*[[Sentius Magnus|Holiday Sentius Magnus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blast Off]]
*[[Flamewar (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Flamewar]]
*[[T-Wrecks#Transformers: Earth Wars|Maximal T-Wrecks]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hook]]
*[[Convobat#Transformers: Earth Wars|Convobat]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Long Haul]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scavenger]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Onslaught]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ghost Starscream]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Vortex]]
*[[Sentius Malus|Holiday Sentius Malus]]

{{!}}}

}}

===2024===
2024 featured a time-travel plot (plus a couple overt skins) as a tie in to the origin-themed ''[[Transformers One (franchise)|Transformers One]]'' franchise, plus the return of the [[Thirteen]] as fully fledged Bots and several [[Artifacts of the Primes]] in the tail end of the year as part of the run-up to ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leo Prime]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beachcomber]]
*[[Metalhawk (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metalhawk]]
*[[Tasmania Kid#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tasmania Kid]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Orion Pax]]
*[[Vector Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vector Prime]]
*[[Wing Saber (G1)|Wing Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Raiden]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Inferno (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predacon Inferno]]
*[[Deluge (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deluge]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Antagony (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Antagony]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|D-16]]
*[[Nova Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nova Prime]]
*[[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dreadwing]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Dinoking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Undead]]

;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Star Saber (Prima)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima's Star Saber]]
*[[Dark Star Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dark Star Saber]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Forge of Solus Prime]]

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;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T]] Autobots
*[[Enerax]]
*[[Jaze (G1)|Jaze]]
*[[C.L. (G1)|C.L.]]
*[[SB Optimus Prime]]

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;C.O.M.B.A.T Decepticons
*[[Fireglide (G1)|Fireglide]]
*[[Baro (G1)|Baro]]
*[[Ozu (Earth Wars)|Ozu]]
*[[SB Megatron]]

{{!}}}

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Trainbot]]s
*[[Shouki]]
*[[Getsuei]]
*[[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]]
*[[Suiken]]
*[[Seizan]]
*[[Kaen]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Dinoforce]]
*[[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]]
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]]
*[[Gairyu]]
*[[Yokuryu]]
*[[Rairyu]]
*[[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]]
{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Cyber Pass Autobots / Maximals
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Streetwise]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Jazz]]
*[[Warpath (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Warpath]]
*[[Red Alert (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerlinx Red Alert]]
*[[Tracks (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Tracks]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kingdom Pipes]]
*[[Jetfire (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Jetfire]]
*[[Ratchet (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ratchet]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Timelines Elita-1]]
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced Orion Pax]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Evolution G2 Grimlock]]<ref group="2024">This is notably Grimlock's second, unreleased [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Notes|"tiger stripe" ''Generation 2'' deco]], its name referencing the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'' line, which this deco was a part of when it finally saw its appearance on store shelves via the "Toxitron Collection" capsule.</ref>
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quantum Operative Skids]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Optimal Optimus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Cyber Pass Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Brake-Neck (G1)#Notes|G2 Dead End]]<ref group="2024">This skin core was intended to belong to Brake-Neck as it matched Wildrider's G2 deco (or, more specifically, the one he had in [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|the ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Stunticon set]]), but in-game, it was erroneously labeled as G2 Dead End and assigned to Dead End himself rather than the intended bot.</ref>
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mixmaster]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW2 Coelagon]]
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy Voyager Armada Starscream]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|MW Thundercracker]]
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Runamuck]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reveal the Shield Lugnut]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Senator Shockwave]]
*[[Octopunch (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Octopunch]]
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced D-16]]
*[[Blight (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Blight Blot]]
*[[Dirge (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Dirge]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Transmetal 2 Megatron]]

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;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Autobots<ref group="2024" name="One">Released for free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Orion Pax]]
*[[Bumblebee (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One B-127]]
*[[Elita-1 (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Elita-1]]

;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Decepticons<ref group="2024" name="One">Free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One D-16]]

{{!}}}
}}
 
<references group = "2024"/>

===2025===
As of this writing early 2025 features an emphasis on the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise, presumably spinning out of its heavy representation in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toylines.
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Gears (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gears]]
*[[Scavenger (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Scavenger]]
*[[Overload (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overload]]

|c2=
*[[Quake (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quake]]
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Wheeljack]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Demolisher]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T]] Autobots
*[[Stylor]]
*[[Peacemaker]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T Decepticons
*[[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]]
*[[Tiptop]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Trans-factional C.O.M.B.A.T
*[[Skyboom (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyboom]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Downshift]], and [[Mirage (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Mirage]])

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots / Maximals
*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Drift (RID)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Robots in Disguise Drift]]
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Side Swipe]]
*[[Rhinox (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Rhinox]]
*[[Windblade (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Windblade]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RID Optimus Primal]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Barricade (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Barricade]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Thrust]]
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Scream Super Mode]]
*[[Bombshell (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Bombshell]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy United Tarantulas]]

{{!}}}
}}

{{dag|red}} Upcoming characters

==Gameplay==
===Bots===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Characters at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
"'''Bots'''" are the standard units of combat in ''Earth Wars'', as well as the occupants of the "{{w|gacha game|anime girl PNG file}}" ecological niche in its gambling mechanics. As of this writing, they are divided into five fundamental types, each with their own forest of menus: '''"standard" Bots''', '''Combiners''', '''C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots''', '''Titans''', and '''Weapons'''.

As is somewhat industry standard for such things, all classes of Bot can be drawn with a star rating from one to five, with rarity, stats, and pay-to-play price tag scaling accordingly.

====Standard Bots====
(present at launch)
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Bots & NPCs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
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=====Classes=====
Given they originally constituted the entire game, it should be unsurprising that standard Bots are significantly more complicated than subsequent breeds, and include a variety of sub-types:

*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Triple Changers''' come with two special abilities making them highly versatile in battle. Triple Changers have speeds from 2.1 to 2.4.

====Combiners====
(Added Fall [[2016]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Combiners at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Just like in toylines, '''Combiners''' are unlocked via assembling all of their component standard Bots, provided said components meet a minimum three star ranking.

In battle, they must be summoned individually in a special phase that temporarily clears the field of standard Bots. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.
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====C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots====
(Added Spring [[2020]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733786152479-COMBATs COMBATs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
=====Classes=====
*'''Melee'''
*'''Companion'''
*'''Range'''
*'''Scout'''
*'''Shield'''
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====Titans====
(added Fall [[2021]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800149535-Titans Titans at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
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====Weapons====
(added Fall [[2023]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800208927-Weapons Weapons at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
'''Weapons''' are [[Artifacts of the Primes|usually-mystical]] doohickies mechanically identical to C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, with the primary distinction being that they talk less.
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===Bases and buildings===
{{see|http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}

''Earth Wars'' being a strategy game, your base is the bedrock of your gameplay experience. It is composed of a litany of individual building units.

====Main====
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

====Defense====
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying units!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Decepticon with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (G1)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (G1)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2–5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Originally unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
*'''Shield Generator''' - When charged, shields HQ from all damage and absorbs ability damage for adjacent buildings.
*'''Multi-Defense System''' - Switch between three different modes and adapt to your foes! Immune to EMP and hack effects.
*'''Spider Mine''' - Releases explosive spiders rushing onto enemies

====Utility====
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Space bridge]]''' - The Space bridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s or 5000 [[Shanix]] each. Until a later update, the build bots can now be upgraded & can be equipped with a power core
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' - Equip, manage & fuse your power cores for your bots & buildings
*'''Helio-Harvester''' - Can be obtained by completing the "Regenesis" campaign. When charged, increases the production of all Energon Harvesters by 100%

===Power Cores===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733779875615-Power-Cores Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and buildings, that can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates. Unused cores can be "fused" to active ones, increasing the effectiveness of the latter, but annihilating the former.

====Bot Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800365983-Bot-Power-Cores Bot Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Bot Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Boosts damage of regular attacks.
**'''Vitality''': Increases bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals bot every 5 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The bot prioritizes defenses for a period immediately after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': Damage to walls increased.

*'''Warrior Bot Cores:'''
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Partial protection from Auto Cannons.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion, stunning targets in a large area.

*'''Air Bot Cores:'''
**'''Reflective Coating''': Partial protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Enhanced Ordnance''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Gunner Cores:'''
**'''Flak Jacket''': Partial protection from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Medic Cores:'''
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done.

*'''Bot Specific Cores:'''
::Certain bots have bot-specific cores that can only be equipped to one particular bot. Their effects are unique, and they also modify the visual appearance of the bot on which they're equipped - for instance, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime each have "Matrix" cores, which cause the Matrix to appear on their chests.

*'''G1 Cores:'''
::A successor to the Bot Specific Cores are the G1 cores. Again, these can be equipped to specific bots, modifying or upgrading their abilities and modifying the visual appearance of the bots. But in the case of the G1 cores, the visual modification takes the form of a thicker black outline around the edges of each bot and cel-shaded panels, approximating the appearance of the classic animated series.

*'''Transmetal Cores:'''
::Instead of G1 cores, the ''Beast Wars'' characters in this game (with the exception of Optimal Optimus, Transmetal 2 Megatron, Leo Prime, Predacon Inferno, Tasmania Kid, and Antagony) have Transmetal cores, which also give them character-specific boosts. In terms of visual modifications, the silver versions of these cores give them a shiny, metallic appearance, while the gold and Gmetal versions change their color schemes to those of their 1998 Transmetal toys.

*'''Limited Time Cores:'''
::Temporary cores that provide an XP boost for a specific period after being equipped. One the period is completed, they are automatically destroyed.

*'''Squad Cores:'''
::Faction- and class-specific cores that confer two buffs - one to the bot on whom it is equipped, and another on any bots of the same class in the same squad.

*'''Skin Cores:'''
::Cores that will give your bots a different appearance

====Building Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Building Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Increases attack.
**'''Defense''': Increases initial building health.
**'''Repair''': Restores building health periodically after receiving damage.
**'''Death Pulse''': Releases an EMP explosion when building is destroyed.

*'''Auto Cannon Cores:'''
**'''Explosive Shells''': Deals a reduced amount of damage to all targets in a small area, and eliminates knockback.
**'''High Velocity Shells''': Fires a reduced amount of damage through everything in a straight line and beyond.

*'''Mortar Cores:'''
**'''Incendiary''': Fiery explosions deal increased damage over 6 seconds, and eliminate knockback.
**'''Target Protocol''': Prioritizes gunners and medics, while increasing range and decreasing damage.

*'''Missile Launcher Cores:'''
**'''Guided Missiles''': Laser-guided single target missiles, dealing a reduced amount of damage.

*'''Laser Turret Cores:'''
**'''Anti-Air Laser''': Increases range and damage, but restricts weapon to attack only airborne targets.
**'''Laser Ricochet''': Increases damage and bounces to another target dealing half the damage

*'''HQ Cores:'''
**'''Adaptive Shielding''': Partial protection from Combiner damage and Special Ability damage.
**'''Omni-Flamer''': Torches all nearby enemies.
**'''Point Defense Beam''': Deals damage to a single nearby target. Can target airborne attackers, and prioritizes gunners.
**'''EMP Defense Bolt''': Deals electrical damage and stuns the target. Cannot hit at close range

*'''Beam Laser Cores:'''
**'''Cybertronian Charge''': Increases range & deals more damage the longer the beam stays on target
**'''Slowdown Photon''': Fires a beam that slows the target

*'''Shock Tower Cores:'''
**'''Thunderstrom''': Increases range but deals a reduced amount of damage
**'''EMP Shock''': Deals a reduced amount of damage & stuns targets temporary

*'''Stasis Mine Cores:'''
**'''Glass Gas Mine''': Affected targets take more damage when triggered.
**'''Flare Mine''': Nearby defences focus their attacks on a single target when triggered. Can detect bots in stealth mode
**'''Motion Sensing Mine''': Prevents a bot from using their ability temporary

*'''Building Bot Cores:'''
**'''Force Field Disruptor''': Disables nearby enemy ability shields & dissipates zone damage cloaking
**'''Lightning Rod''': Shields nearby building from EMP effect. Build Bot is immune to Electical damage
**'''Zone Heal''': Restores health of nearby buildings every couple of seconds
**'''Ray Blockers''': Blocks healing of invaders. Does not affect bots equipped with health regeneration core
**'''Prime Cores''': Similar to the Prime Bot Cores. Obtainable for 7500 Prime Core Shards

====Prime Cores====
{{see|Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars}}
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=====Bot Prime Cores=====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Bot Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
12 unique cores (each corresponding to one of the ancient [[Thirteen|Primes]]) that provide particularly potent abilities, and in some cases alter the physical appearance of each bot. Prime cores are not obtainable from bot duplicates or standard core chips, and can be obtained only through the collection of 5,000 Prime Core shards (typically special rewards from weekend events).

=====Building Prime Cores=====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
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===Resources===
{{see|http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are used to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum crystal|crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
*'''C.O.M.B.A.T Spark'''- Used to upgrade C.O.M.B.A.T bots. Obtained when you get a duplicate C.O.M.B.A.T bot

===Battle Boosts===
{{see|http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8–12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

===Alliances===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772455583-Alliances Alliances at the Transformers: Earth Wars wiki}}

Like many mobile games of its type, ''Earth Wars'' features a descendant of the {{w|Clan (video games)|MMO guild}}, here referred to as '''Alliances''', featuring up to 40 players.

Membership in an Alliance opens up access to a variety of Alliance-exclusive Event types as well as king-size PVP battles known as "Alliance Wars."

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and founding an Alliance from scratch costs 15,000 Alloy.

====Alliance roles====
*'''Commanders'''
*'''Officers'''
*'''Defenders'''
*'''Strikers'''
*'''Rookies'''
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====Alliance Headquarters====
Alliances feature a larger analogue of players' individual bases, including their own building-ish things that impart various boosting modifiers on the gameplay of Alliance members.

*'''Mining Station'''
*'''Intel Room'''
*'''Rookie Academy'''
*'''Research Center'''
*'''Training Center'''
*'''Defensive Operations'''
*'''Strikers' Outpost'''
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===Monetization===
====Bundles====
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{{anchor|Cyber Pass}}
====Cyber Passes====
Beginning [[Mirror, Mirror|around the middle of February 2022]], Space Ape introduced a subscription-adjacent "Cyber Pass" feature that, for 10 real American United States dollars, gives the player access to a whole second lane of fancier event rewards, a shot at exclusive character skins, and the ability to skip the resource costs associated with a limited number of upgrades for characters, buildings, etc once or twice over the course of each saga. It should be noted that the Cyber Pass-exclusive character skins are periodically put back up for sale, so players need not necessarily hurt themselves forking out cash lest a skin be lost forever.

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 1|Season 1]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 2|Season 2]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 3|Season 3]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 4|Season 4]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 5|Season 5]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 6|Season 6]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 7|Season 7]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 8|Season 8]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 9|Season 9]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 10|Season 10]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 11|Season 11]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 12|Season 12]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 13|Season 13]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 14|Season 14]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 15|Season 15]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 16|Season 16]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 17|Season 17]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 18|Season 18]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 19|Season 19]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 20|Season 20]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 21|Season 21]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 22|Season 22]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 23|Season 23]]

 <div class="list-header">2024:</div>
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 24|Season 24]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 25|Season 25]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 26|Season 26]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 27|Season 27]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 28|Season 28]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 29|Season 29]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 30|Season 30]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 31|Season 31]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 32|Season 32]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 33|Season 33]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 34|Season 34]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 35|Season 35]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 36|Season 36]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 37|Season 37]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 38|Season 38]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 39|Season 39]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 40|Season 40]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 41|Season 41]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 42|Season 42]]
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====Loyalty Program====
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==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]] as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the ''Ark'' in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Thrilling 30]]'' to ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, 'original' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and a bit of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' in the mix.
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based on these [[IP infringement|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based on TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
**Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy.
**On the bot side, Defensor is an interesting case, as rather than reuse the limb-mode rigs of Vortex, Ironhide and Brakeneck, Blades, First Aid and Streetwise use brand new frames for their limb modes. Don't even mention that Rook is combined upside down. The head, thighs and parts of the shoulders are the only bits of Hot Spot with any resemblane to the ''Combiner Wars'' toy, as everything else is based on the C+ Customs add-on kit for Defensor instead of retooling from Victorion (though the backpack kibble is shrunken down).
**Abominus: Torso: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Legs: ''Power of the Primes''. Arms: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Thighs: Unique Toys. Head: Unique Toys. Hands and feet: Unique Toys. Gun: Unique Toys (shared with Defensor). Whew!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
* [[FIRRIB|Rumble is blue, Frenzy is red.]]
* As it turns out, Tracks' bot mode is based on his ''Masterpiece'' toy, but his alt-mode is entirely based on his ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toy.
*Sky-Lynx is classified as a Triple-Changer now, this also marks the first time in a while that his dual mode Tiger and Dragon modes have been used.
* While the soundtrack is normally unique music made for the game itself, by default, you also have the choice of a Generation 1 soundtrack, using original [[Johnny Douglas]] tracks from the 1984 cartoon.
* Up until Defensor's debut, Superion was the only original ''G1'' combiner for the Autobots.
* How do you know a combiner is coming? If all the bots of a known combiner group are available.
* Soundwave's H.I.S.S. tank model is the first instance of the character having a vehicle mode in the game. It draws from the [[H.I.S.S. tank#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave-themed HISS redeco]].
* Hound's VAMP model draws inspiration from his ''Universe'' toy and from the Hound-themed [[VAMP]] redeco.
* Jetfire's Skystriker model draws inspiration from the Jetfire-themed [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]] redeco. Skywarp, however, is the nutball in the group.
* Swoop was known as Strafe before the Technobot of the same name was added to the game.
* Making for a nice easter egg, transforming Blaster in the character viewer will result in him playing "[[The Touch]]." This also applies to Soundwave.
* One of, if not both of the Autobot Drift's swords translates into "revenge". Strangely enough, the symbols are in the ''Decepticon'' variant, and not Autobot.
*It is possible to bring both a combiner and its components into the same battle, though as normal troops vanish when a combiner is deployed, there will never be two of the same bot on the field.
*The game's matchmaking will occasionally pit you against a member of your own faction, in which case the enemy base and guardians will be reskinned into their opposing-faction counterparts.
*The Breastforce cannot activate their Breast Partner in the traditional way (gun, handgun, and animal) with Guyhawk being the exception. Either they are used as decoration, or don't appear at all.
*Other gimmicks that certain Transformers or Special Teams may have usually don't make it into the game (i.e. Skywarp's teleportation capabilities).
===Errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error|distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters collision hitboxes will sometimes get caught on each other or on wall hitboxes and they will stay stuck in place for a good while. The bug where they get stuck on the Wall hitboxes can be fixed by letting the character walk in place, letting them get uncaught or destroying the wall. The bug where they get stuck in the collision hitboxes of each other can be fixed by activating the bot's ability. This most commonly happens with Medics and Gunners, and especially if you deploy your units in an extremely short fashion.
*Sometimes, when viewing your bots, after the bot transforms into their alternate mode, they won't transform into their robot mode, and remain [[Transformation paralysis|stuck in alternate mode.]] This is fixed by restarting the game.
*There are so many issues with the hands, especially characters with aerial capabilities or alt modes, especially the helicopters. When they transform, more often then not, their hands slide into their arms and then randomly reappear in alt mode. This usually applies to jets, but Laser (G2) Optimus Prime has his hands visible in vehicle mode.
*Brainstorm's character model duplicates his shield kibble on his arm and on his back and his arm cannon just disappears when he transforms.
*Although Blaster and Soundwave eventually received alt-modes in an update, this came at a price. Both of their robot mode character models have extremely distorted upper arms that just levitate next to their lower arms.
*Mixmaster, when equipped with his G1 Core, will sometimes adopt a Transmetal texture in bot form. In ''alternate form'', however, he'll switch back to the regular G1 look. It is unknown if this applies to other bots, and if the G1 core matters. (Further research is needed.)
*Upon their introduction, Overlord and Omega Supreme were sometimes static while deployed, lacking their animations (though they'd return occasionally). This has since been fixed.
*Sometimes during dialogues, Inferno and Predacon Inferno get mixed up, leading to the Autobot Inferno hilariously talking like the Predacon Inferno.
*A few Decepticons use the Autobot dialogue box.
*Most bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved within a given time, and patch notes detailing what is currently being fixed are always released to the public.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Original Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide] (supported circa launch to 2022)
* [http://transformersearthwarsjapan.wikidot.com/ Official Japanese Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide]
* [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us Current Official Earth Wars Wiki]

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The Omega Train

2025-06-04T22:56:40Z

ZarquisYiris: /* Featured characters */

{{disambig2|episode 44 of the ''Energon'' cartoon|the component to ''Energon'' Omega Supreme|Omega Supreme (Energon)}}

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=44
|prev=Distribution
|next=Decepticon Army
|title="The Omega Train"
|japanese=爆走トレイン! オメガスプリーム
|romaji=Bakusō Train! Omega Supreme
|translation=The Roaring Train! Omega Supreme
|image=E44 titlecard.jpg
|caption=The last train alive is not alone!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Dan Daiyū]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[November 5|5 November]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[February 4]], [[2005]] (Canada) [[May 20]], 2005 (USA)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''The Autobots link up with resistance bots to plan a counter-strike while Galvatron continues to fall under Unicron's influence.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] are positioning orbital debris between [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the warp gate, hoping to slow its departure, or at least distract Galvatron long enough for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the others to reach [[Central City (Cybertron)|Central City]] and stop [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]].

Optimus's team are being dogged by [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. They give them the slip, only to stumble into an ambush set up by their own forces. [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]'s ragtag troops are delighted that Optimus Prime has come to rescue them. They are saved from the crushing reality of Optimus's mission by three Sentai-colored [[rhyming Omnicon fanboys]] who mob Ironhide, to his <s>astonishment</s> <s>disbelief</s> delight.

[[File:E44 galvybowlgullofjelly.gif|left|thumb|If Dogbert experienced "joy" it would look like this]]
Galvatron lurks around the control room with [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]], napping while standing up and alternately berating and physically assaulting the other Decepticon. He finds Six Shot's monomaniacal obsession with destroying Optimus Prime incredibly annoying, because it distracts from his own monomaniacal obsession with following whatever [[Unicron|that little voice inside him]] demands—in this case, moving Cybertron.

Wing Saber's Autobots, still under the mistaken impression that Galvatron has captured [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]]'s family, are planning a rescue mission south of Central City. Prime sends [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to rescue them—which turns out to be a ''really'' good idea, because Dr. Jones isn't going to stay un-captured for long...

Dr. Jones and Rad are looking for the hole Kicker fell through as a child to get to [[Primus]], when Jones falls through himself and arrives in the [[Energon core]]. They're rescued by Primus's autonomic reflexes, but he's still "sleeping" off his recent exertion. Things go from bad to worse when [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] break into the core, having been mis-directed by [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] into thinking this is the location of the [[Super Energon Temple|Super Energon pool]]. Dr. Jones plays into their mistaken belief that this is a super-fun scavenger hunt planned for them by Starscream, and he allows himself to be led off as the next clue, hoping Rad will be able to escape. However, Mirage stays with Rad to guard him.

Optimus orders Ironhide to take [[Team Ironhide|a team]] of [[Omnicon]]s and rescue [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] from the medical facility where he was undergoing treatment. Agreeing to use his fanboys as <s>cannon fodder</s> a super-special out-in-front strike team, Ironhide leads the charge into battle while Optimus and [[Superion Maximus]] perform a feint against Constructicon Maximus, Bruticus Maximus and Scorponok to allow both teams to get away.

[[File:E44 fullthrottle.gif|thumb|STOP. BEING. SO. STUPID.]]
Seeing Optimus in the air, Six Shot directs the [[energon grid]] to attack them instead of clearing the debris as Galvatron ordered. Goaded by Unicron, Galvatron violently beats Six Shot and re-directs the grid—without bothering to stop and see at what it was directed. Optimus and Superion Maximus escape, mystified at their close call.

Ironhide's rookies freeze at the first sight of actual live fire, but he gives them the ever-helpful advice to "just fake it!" Meanwhile, Kicker, Hot Shot, Omega Supreme and Arcee break through a troop of Decepticons—and happen upon a rail depot. Omega Supreme transforms into the titular Omega Train, and it's All Aboard for Central City!

Back on track, Cybertron cuts through the last of the debris blocking its path. The space-based Autobots are forced through the enormous warp gate by the approaching planet—and Cybertron follows soon after! The entire planet... has moved!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] (1)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (2)
*[[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] (3)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (4)
*[[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (7)
*[[Storm Jet (Energon)|Storm Jet]] (8)
*[[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] (9)
*[[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] (10)
*[[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]] (11)
*[[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] (14)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (15)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (16)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (17)
*[[Superion Maximus]] (20)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (21)
*[[Rhyming Omnicon fanboys]] (22–24)

|c2=
*[[Constructicon Maximus]] (18)
*[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] (19)
*[[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] (25)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (26)
*[[Battle Ravage]] drones (30)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] (31)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (32)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] (33)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drones (34)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (35)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (36)

|c3=
*[[Kicker Jones]] (5)
*[[Brian Jones]] (27)
*[[Rad White]] (28)
*[[Miranda Jones]] (38)
*[[Sally Jones]] (39)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (29)
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (37) (voice only)
}}

==Quotes==
"Get up here guys, it's Optimus!" 
"What's the racket? Why all the fuss?" 
"Hey, you're right! It's Optimus! The Autobots are here!" 
"It must be severe!" 
"There's nothin' to fear with the Autobots here!"
:— The '''Rhyming Omnicon Fanboys''' make their singing debut.

"I have fans?"
:—'''Ironhide''', saying what we're all thinking.

'''Snow Cat:''' "What's that, buddy? It's not Super Energon? It's what's left of Cybertron's regular supply?" 
'''Demolishor:''' "Ha! Like you can even understand what that Terrorcon just said!" 
'''Snow Cat:''' "I ''can!'' We have a ''connection!'' 
'''Mirage:''' "Bah! Starscream tricked us! Or maaaaybeeee it's some kind of scavenger hunt!" 
''(The Decepticons start dancing)'' 
'''Snow Cat:''' "We found the first clue! WE FOUND THE FIRST CLUE! Oh man, I love riddles! Oo-ee-oo-lee-oo-hahaha!"
:—'''The Decepticons''' being pure chaos.

"Me? Why me?" 
"Because you're the smartest!" 
"I'm smart enough to know you're full of lies!"
:—'''Mirage''' knows darn well he's not the smartest, no matter what '''Snow Cat''' says

==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
*In the dub, Ironhide denies knowing his three fans. In ''Super Link'', he does know them; they're his "underclassmen" (sempai/kouhai, it's an anime thing). The trio's rhyming schtick is a dub addition.
*The dub glosses over Unicron's influence on Megatron.
*The dub has Wing Saber stating that Galvatron has Dr. Jones and Kicker, as if they were prisoners. He's supposed to just be saying where he suspects they're located.
*The conversation among the Decepticons, upon finding Primus's chamber, is pretty mangled by the dub. It's supposed to have them thinking they've found the Super Energon, realizing instead that it's "Autobot Energon", then wondering why Galvatron only told Starscream where the Super Energon is. The dub has them identifying Primus as "what's left of Cybertron's regular [energon] supply", arguing over whether Snow Cat can understand the Terrorcons, randomly saying that Starscream tricked them, then suddenly concluding that it's a scavenger hunt.
*As Ironhide is stunned and amazed at getting his own team, the dub features the bizarrely inappropriate "catastrophe" background music, usually reserved for when something's gone disastrously wrong for the Autobots. ''Super Link'' has no background music in the scene.
*Team Ironhide's troops aren't supposed to be ''Omnicons'', just regular Autobots.
*Ironhide's advice to his troops is originally to just keep repeating to themselves: "I'm awesome!" This is one of Ironhide's signature lines in ''Super Link'', repeated whenever he achieves something, as well as in his [[commercial bumper]]. The dub changes it to Ironhide saying that when he's scared, "I fake it!" But then the troops somehow pick up various equivalents of the line themselves out of thin air.
*The dub omits several lines from Galvatron specifically stating his desire to cross over into "Alpha Q's universe", making it less clear why he's moving the planet. It's especially confusing near the end, when he says "we're finally on our way", as if the planet hasn't been moving all along.

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 5
*Stock footage: 1
*Let's do it: 1

===Trivia===
*''Cameos'': [[Sally Jones|Sally]] and [[Miranda Jones]] appear during Alpha Q's closing recap.
*Rad and Dr. Jones are apparently made of rubber. Not only did they somehow survive their fall down an elevator shaft in the previous episode, they fall at least 30 feet to the floor when Primus drops them.
*In what may be a first for the series, the dub team is clearly having a ''lot'' of fun with Team Ironhide's ridiculous troops.
*Omega's combined train mode, shown above, has his battleship half attached to the back of his train half. This is not possible with the toy but the two halves can combine the other way round, with the train's cab slotting into the battleship's engine compartment to create a "Cybertronian Armored Super Train".

===Foreign localization===
'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Omega Express'''"
::*Wing Saber doesn't say that Megatron has Dr. Jones and Rad, solving the mistake in the English dub.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 012 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

{{DEFAULTSORT:Omega Train}}
[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Cybertron City (episode)

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{{disambig3|Cybertron City}}
{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=1
|prev=Mortal Combat
|next=Energon Stars
|title="Cybertron City"
|japanese=浮上! オーシャンシティ
|romaji=Fujō! Ocean City
|translation=Arise! Ocean City
|image=E1_titlecard.jpg
|caption=You're going to wish Hot Shot had a trigger finger.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Yutaka Satoh]], [[Jun Kawagoe]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[January 9|9 January]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[January 31]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy continuity|Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, a new threat arises...'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Energon Ocean City rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|We built this city on rock and roll!]]

Deep within the shattered remains of [[Unicron]], [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]—one of Unicron's many victims—is resurrected, to gather [[energon]] to revive Unicron. Alpha Q releases a horde of energon-eating [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, which will scavenge [[Earth]]'s abundant supplies of the power source.

As [[Ocean City]] and its bridge rise and unfold from one of Earth's oceans, [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] narrates: it has been ten years since [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and Unicron disappeared in the depths of space. He and the other surviving [[Decepticon]]s have had to suffer through working with the [[Autobot]]s and [[human]]s in search of energon, and he's ''not'' happy about it.

The city has surfaced so that the human known as [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] can go out on [[High Wire (Armada)|his motorbike]] and get some fresh air, much to Demolishor's consternation. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] shows up too, and berates Demolishor for neglecting his work before running off in pursuit of the wayward Kicker. Kicker's tired of being cooped up in the submerged city and taking orders from 'bots. Suddenly, his hair flashes golden.

[[File:Cybertron City Optimus and Ironhide train.jpg|thumb|200px|Primedouken!]]

Below the waves, the [[Omnicon]]s are hard at work mining; they suddenly hit a golden glowing seam.

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Rad White|Rad]] pays a visit to Earth's [[Extraterrestrial Research and Development Center]], where he communicates briefly with [[Sally Jones|Sally]]. Rad tells Kicker's father, [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]], that the Omnicons have hit a big vein of energon right where Dr. Jones predicted. Energon is a clean energy source, needed to get Earth through an energy crisis, as well as the [[Transformer]]s' requirements for the repair of Cybertron.

On an asteroid colony, two 'bots give the stoic [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] a hard time about his terminal silence. Suddenly, a barrage of lights from the depths of space pound the colony, as the mysterious Terrorcon drones attack.

In a training arena, [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] spars with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], and is ready to go again despite getting put down. Optimus comments that the young 'bot reminds him a lot of Hot Shot, which Ironhide regards as about the best compliment ever.

Rad and Dr. Jones report the attack to Optimus, telling him that their [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] depot is under attack, as reported by [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]]. Prime speaks with [[Primus]] about the strange development. Prime rounds up [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] to check out the situation, and Ironhide insists on coming too. Rad activates a [[space bridge]] gate, and the four Autobots roll out.

[[File:E01 shinjiface.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This is my "Shinji" face.]]

Arriving on Mars, the four find the smoking ruins of [[Mars City]]. The team detects no life, even though there were many Transformers working there. They quickly head to Earth.

At Ocean City, Sally and [[Miranda Jones|her mother]] observe the Omnicons' energon research, and squabble with Kicker. Kicker recalls arriving on planet Cybertron as a very young boy with his father, and meeting the gargantuan and rather terrifying Autobots. Present-day Kicker grumbles that he doesn't need any [[Transformer]]s to protect him.

Carlos reports that the Mars base was destroyed by asteroids. Kicker urgently tells Hot Shot that they're under attack, and he must submerge the city. He and Hot Shot race outside.

[[File:E01 glowing kicker.jpg|200px|thumb|'''Finding God:''' Yer doing it wrong!]]

In a flashback sequence...

:''Optimus Prime searches for a young Kicker, who, driven by his fear of the Autobots, has run away and hidden in a restricted zone. Falling into a void, Kicker is snared by a glowing light. The voice of Primus speaks, wondering what energy source powers humans. Primus then bestows Kicker with a sixth-sense granting him the ability to detect danger and energon.''

Present day, Hot Shot and Kicker observe as a huge swarm of Terrorcons appear in the sky, opening fire. Hot Shot returns fire. Demolishor soon finds himself against a pile of the creatures. The timely arrival of Optimus's crew saves Kicker from another group. Prime unleashes his [[Prime Force]] drones, then gives Hot Shot a [[Spark of Combination]], allowing him to [[Powerlinx]] with Inferno. [[Super Mode|Prime merges with his drones]], and blows away a ton of the Terrorcons.

Kicker leaps aboard Ironhide and makes good use of his cannon, but ultimately has to be saved by Prime, who launches a suit from his Spark of Combination to protect him from a fall. The surprised Kicker is told that the suit was made for him by his father. Kicker is furious—this is his planet and nobody can tell him what to do!

Alpha Q observes that the first attack was a failure, but there are many hands yet to be played.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (8)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]s (9)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]s (10)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (15)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (16)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (17)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (18)
*[[Prime Force]] (24)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s corpse (4)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (5)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (14)

|c3=
*[[Kicker Jones]] (6)
*[[Rad White]] (11)
*[[Sally Jones]] (12)
*[[Brian Jones]] (13)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (19)
*[[Miranda Jones]] (21)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (22, flashback)

|c4=
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (1)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (2)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (3)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (7)
*[[Primus]] (20)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
"You're not the boss of me, Autobot!"
:—'''Demolishor''' apparently liked taking orders from [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|his last boss]] more.

"Tidal Wave like Asteroid Belt."
:—'''Tidal Wave''' enjoying the view on the moon.

"She said our Earth station has detected molecular activity at the precise coordinates where you suspected energon to be."
:—'''Rad''' begins the grand ''Energon'' tradition of things making no sense at all.

"Man! This is great!" 
"Just... Zip it."
:—'''Ironhide''' loves the Space Bridge! '''Jetfire''' doesn't love that Ironhide loves the Space Bridge.

"Is that energon?" 
"Yes. It's the energy source that all Transformers need to survive, Sally." 
"I'm not sure I get it, Mom."
:—'''Sally''' and '''Mrs. Jones''', who doesn't know much about biology.

"Kicker! Don't be an idiot!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' is a real optimist.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
*There are two distinct English-language dubs of this episode—a version broadcast on television, which is a straight dub of the Japanese edition of the episode, and the substantially-altered version released on the Paramount DVD. In addition to a ''heavily'' re-written script, the DVD version re-orders several scenes, chief among them the opening sequence with Alpha Q and Kicker's flashbacks, and inserts a new opening monologue from Optimus Prime, along with clips from ''Armada''. The original televised version of the episode was restored for the Shout! Factory release, and appears on streaming platforms such as [[Tubi]].
*The prolonged sequence of Ocean City rising up from beneath the waves differs across the various editions of this episode. The ''Super Link'' version features only music and sound effects. The TV-broadcast version of ''Energon'' features a monologue from Demolishor touching upon the events of the last ten years, to cement the series as a continuation of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. The Paramount DVD version replaces this monologue with an argument between Kicker and [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] about raising the city. Misha does not actually appear in the episode, though, and shouldn't actually ''be'' in Ocean City anyway.
*In the opening sequence of this episode, Alpha Q states that Unicron has brought him back online, in order to stop Unicron from going offline—a claim that is totally at odds with what we will learn of the character and his history as the series progresses. As an error, it's entirely confined to ''Energon'', but unlike the multitude of errors that would come to populate ''Energon'', this was most likely a very deliberately inserted line. This "minion of Unicron" role was Hasbro's intention for the character, and is how he is portrayed in the [[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Dreamwave comic]], but the Japanese production staff wound up creating an entirely different story for the character that contradicted it. To get things back in order, the line was deleted from the Paramount DVD release of the ''Energon'' episode.
*Curiously, the Paramount DVD version of this episode removed the cameos of young Alexis, Carlos, and Rad departing the Autobot starship [[Axalon (Armada)|''Axalon'']] from Kicker's flashback sequence, instead jumping straight to Dr. Jones and Kicker leaving the vessel.

===Pain count===
The "Uh?"s start very early:
*"Uh?": 9
*"It's time to": 1
*"Gimme a break!": 1

===Animation and technical errors===
*This episode's English title fails to localize the faction name "Cybertron" to "Autobot".
*In the version broadcast on television, there is an audio synch mistake when Rad and Dr. Jones watch Prime's Autobots depart for Mars; their dialogue begins too soon, cringingly causing their lip movements to lag behind it. Surprisingly, this was fixed for the DVD release.
*During the attack on Ocean City, Sally wonders where her brother is, and her mother adds "Where's Kicker?" in Sally's voice. Oops. This was not fixed for the DVD release.
*Kicker references the military clock position system. He yells "9 o'clock!" before kicking Ironhide's head to the left to shoot the Divebomb drones. Although it's true that "9 o'clock" means "left", the way Ironhide is facing is closer to 10 or 11 o'clock.
**In the Paramount DVD release, Kicker instead yells at Ironhide to "pay attention!", removing the slight error.
*At the very end of the episode, Alpha Q says there are "plenty of Cybertron Earth cities". Again, "Cybertron" is the Japanese name for "Autobot" that wasn't translated.

===Continuity notes===
*Just like ''Armada'', it is never explicitly stated what year the events of ''Energon'' take place. All [[canon]] sources establish each show in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] taking place ten years apart from one another, starting with the then-future year of [[2010]], meaning ''Energon'' takes place in [[2020]].
**However, the Paramount DVD release suggests it's been 20 years since the [[Unicron Battles]], making it [[2030]], which is the year the events of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' take place.
**In the ''Armada'' episode "[[Chase (episode)|Chase]]", [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]'s laptop has [[2002]] listed as the year, obviously due to the year the episode was animated/released, long before 2010 became the established year.
*The Paramount DVD release with Optimus Prime recapping the story so far shows footage of the Unicron Battles from ''Armada.''
*The corpse of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is briefly shown in the opening scene, when the camera is moving through Unicron's body.
*While the returning Autobots and [[Mini-Con]]s from ''Armada'' have been upgraded into entirely new bodies, fit with new weapons systems and alternate forms, the extent of the returning Decepticons' upgrades are merely reduced to new color schemes. This, topped off with the fact that the Decepticons only serve as guards of energon mining facilities, suggests there is no equality between the Autobots and Decepticons. Who are the ''real'' villains again?
*The poor [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Mini-Cons]] have had their roles reduced to washing cars and being used as Kicker's transportation.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Kicker can sense Energon and danger, a power bestowed upon him by Primus.
**Terrorcons have the ability to eat raw Energon and convert it into [[Energon star]]s.
**Copter-2 can slice through enemies with its rotor blades.
**Digger-3 can create whirlwinds with its drill.
**Submarine-4 fires torpedoes.
**Optimus carries the [[Spark of Combination]] in his chest where his [[Matrix of Leadership]] used to be. He also carried Kicker's armor inside the Spark of Combination too.
**Ironhide can deploy his head in vehicle mode like a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]].
**Powerlinx Hot Shot wields both his and Inferno's weapons.
**Optimus fire his "Energon Blast" attack in [[Super Mode]].
*[[Powerlinx]] forms:
**Perceptor (first use)
**Powerlinx Hot Shot with Inferno (first use)
**Optimus Prime Super Mode (first use)

===Continuity errors===
*In Optimus Prime's opening monologue in the Paramount DVD version of the episode, he refers to the series as taking place 20 years after the Unicron Battles of ''Armada'', rather than 10.
**In the same opening monologue, he incorrectly names Galvatron "Megatron", likely due to Energon having everyone going back to calling him Megatron.
*Optimus Prime is somehow able to identify the Terrorcons by name, before he has any way to know what they are. Again, this line was not in ''Super Link'', and was removed for the Paramount DVD release of ''Energon''.
*As stated [[#Differences with Super Link|above]] the Paramount DVD version of the episode has Misha placed in Ocean City, when subsequent episodes reveal she had been in [[Desert City]] the entire time, hence the conversation featured in the [[Energon Stars|next episode]], post-evacuation, has Misha and Kicker talking from screens rather than in person.

===Transformers references===
[[File:EnergonCybertronCityTakaraBike.jpg|200px|thumb]]
*A close-up of High Wire's motorbike mode reveals TAKARA branding, an obvious reference to [[TakaraTomy]] (who at the time was still just called "Takara" before the brand merge with Tomy in [[2006]]).
*The aforementioned inequality between Autobots and Decepticons is very similar to the state of Cybertron during the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].

===Real-world references===
*According to the ''[[Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook]]'', the sparring match was Optimus Prime training the others in the martial arts discipline {{w|Kumite}}.
*As stated above, Kicker references the {{w|Clock position}} while he's on top of Ironhide.
*Before the Terrorcons attack, High Wire is seen washing a car that clearly resembles the Toyota Trueno AE86 from the racing manga and anime series ''{{w|Initial D}}''.

===Trivia===
*Compared to later episodes, this one is ''astonishingly'' well-animated and acted.
*Kicker is apparently able to raise and lower the city without anyone stopping him or even asking why.
*The space shuttles the humans use are partarially designed to reflect Jetfire's shuttle mode. The most significant difference between the two is the absence of the red booster rocket portion that forms Jetfire's legs and torso in robot mode. This would also mean in-universe that Jetfire has since reformatted into the newest Earth model of space shuttle.
*Due to use of an earlier unfinished CGI model, Jetfire's rifle is incorrectly colored gray. The colors won't be corrected until "[[Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary]]."
{{--}}

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Cybertron City'''"
::*Alpha Q calls the Terrorcons "Terricans" but at the end of the episode Optimus Prime says "Terrorcons".
::*[[Jim Redler]] was chosen to voice the protagonist Kicker. Consequently, the role of Carlos he dubbed in ''Armada'' is given to [[Yoann Sover]]. But... Yoann Sover used to dub Rad in ''Armada''! So, Rad is now dubbed by newcomer [[Vincent Barazzoni]].
::*As usual, several names are dodged:
:::*Demolishor's line "Oh, it's only you, Kicker!" is dubbed by "Ah, it's you!". Then, his "Kicker!" is dubbed by "Come back!". However, Kicker's name will always be pronounced in the rest of the episode.
:::*One of the bots' line "Hey Tidal Wave! Did you hear the good news?" is dubbed by "Hey listen to this, finally some good news!" which makes the scene sounds like the two bots just chat together.
:::*During the subsequent Terrorcon attack, Tidal Wave does not say his name. Instead, one of the two bots screams "Help!".
::*Carlos' line "And according to our reports it was destroyed by some kinds of asteroids!" is mistakenly dubbed by "And according to the latest reports, it has been completely destroyed by some kind of ''androids''", which does not make sense. It's most likely a reading error from the actor that the team didn't bother to correct.
::*For some reason, Kicker's line "It's not, now fire!" is dubbed all of a sudden by Michel Dodane in his Optimus Prime voice. Weirdly, the usual robot effect is present on the voice.

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Cybertron City'''"
::*Once, Jetfire uses the word "Transformer" (without an S at the end) as a plural.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Energon Stars

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{{disambig2|the episode|the titular objects|Energon star}}

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=2
|prev=Cybertron City (episode)
|next=Scorpinok (episode)
|title="Energon Stars"
|japanese=輝け! エネルゴンスター
|romaji=Kagakaye! Energon Star
|translation=Shine! Energon Stars
|image=E2_titlecard.jpg
|caption= The red ones make Autobots go faster. Ironically, so do the stars. Take one punch and kiss it goodbye!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Jun Kawagoe]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[January 16|16 January]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[February 7]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''The Autobots prepare for the Terrorcons' second strike, but it's not where they expected.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], now a diplomat for the [[Earth Federation]], is driven into [[Ocean City]] on [[Earth]]. She meets [[Sally Jones|Sally]], but can't stay and chat as she has a meeting, much to Sally's disappointment.

Meanwhile, [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] is marvelling at his new armor in his room, when an alarm sounds. He panics, thinking the city is under another attack and trips over a bench. Following this, he realizes—much to his frustration, that the alarm is sounding for the meeting.

[[File:Energon-Optimus-Holds-Kicker.jpg|230px|thumb|left|A rather interesting specimen, wouldn't you say?]]

At the meeting, Prime, [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and others watch a satellite transmission showing a motionless [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], repeating his name and being carried away by a swarm of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. A closeup reveals that the creatures collect [[energon]] through their mouths an turn it into [[energon star]]s. Alexis explains that through searching their data, they have deduced the creatures are high-tech androids, called "Terrorcons". [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] theorizes that the Terrorcons' next target will be the energon mines on [[Earth]], to which Alexis agrees. However, to fight the Terrorcons would go against the [[Earth Federation Treaty]], which forbids [[Transformer]]s to take up arms against other Transformers. Kicker doesn't take well to this, of course, and interrupts the meeting.

Alexis concludes that the only option is to evacuate Ocean City. Kicker starts shouting and arguing, demanding that nobody take him away from Earth. Optimus allows him to stay on Earth with the [[Autobot]]s, but tells him he'd better learn to follow orders. Meanwhile, a [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] wonders if the [[Omnicon]]s will be evacuated too, but before he can get an answer, a [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] verbally drags him away to get back to work.

As the evacuation of the city proceeds, Kicker watches Sally leave and comments on how strange it will be without them. [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] informs him that he is now Kicker's guardian. Neither Kicker nor Ironhide are particularly happy about the situation.

Optimus Prime sends a [[radio]] transmission informing the other troops that they are moving to Defcon level 4 and that they know very little about their enemy. All humans residing in the other Autobot cities have been ordered to evacuate except for [[Misha Miramond|Misha]], who is in [[Desert City]], and Kicker in Ocean City. An angry Kicker fails at convincing Misha to evacuate to safety via video transmission while Ocean City submerges.

[[File:Energon-Tidal-Wave-Carried-Away.jpg|230px|thumb|He was once [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron's]] huge secret weapon, now being carried off by the guys who explode in one hit. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.]]

Ironhide grumbles about having to guard a boring [[human]] and vows that one day he'll get his [[Spark of Combination]]... then reality sets in and Ironhide deflates.

On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] can hardly wait for the battle to start, already firing off his guns. His shots are answered as a horde of Terrorcons fight back. Prime is taken by surprise, having anticipated an attack on Earth. Under Optimus's orders, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] prepares to take the [[space bridge]] to the Moon as an initial reinforcement, while Kicker and Ironhide show up last minute asking to tag along. Optimus refuses Ironhide but gives in to Kicker's stubbornness, allowing him to ride with Jetfire. Ironhide is relieved to be rid of Kicker for a short while.

Some time following Jetfire's departure, Ocean City raises and activates another space bridge. Preparing to leave, Hot Shot assures Ironhide that Prime will hear about it if he does well. Just before departing, the Omnicons power up Prime's team with [[energon star]]s, and the team then drives off into the space bridge.

[[File:Energon-Kicker-Finds-Mine.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Hello? Anyone there?]]

On the Moon, Jetfire and Kicker have their hands full. Prime's team arrives and counterattacks, while Ironhide heads for the energon mines. After passing several fallen Transformers near the entrance, Ironhide heads down the elevator shaft, interrupting the Terrorcons at work there. Despite his [[energon star]] running out, he holds his own against them for a while. Kicker arrives to back Ironhide up just as he touches a [[Battle Ravage]]'s raw energon star, incapacitating him. Kicker then makes use of Ironhide's cannons and fires on the remaining Terrorcons in the cave, just as Optimus and Hot Shot arrive to back the pair up. The surviving Terrorcons retreat.

Meanwhile, inside [[Unicron]], the surviving Terrorcons return with the energon. [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] muses that his army will soon be more powerful than even the [[Decepticon]]s, as [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] arises from a pit of energon...

Back on Earth, the Autobots make their return with the damaged Ironhide, who blames himself for the loss. Kicker starts to storm off, but Prime forcefully reminds him that Ironhide is his partner, so the human tries to cheer him up—kicking him and arguing with him. Though unorthodox, it works.

Demolishor asks what happened on the Moon and asks the Autobots if they saw Cyclonus or Tidal Wave there. The Autobots report that there was no trace of them—to which Demolishor says that they would've looked harder, had they been Autobots. Optimus promises that they'll find them and bring them back.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (11)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]s (12)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]s (13)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (16)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (17)
*[[Generic|Generic Autobot]]s (18 - 22)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (2)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (5)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (23)

|c3=
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (1)
*[[Sally Jones]] (3)
*[[Kicker Jones]] (4)
*[[Miranda Jones]] (10)
*[[Misha Miramond]] (14)

|c4=
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (6)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (7)
*[[Primus]] (15)
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (24)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (25)
}}

==Quotes==
"Under Section 47(f) it states that Transformers shall not take up arms against other Transformers." 
"''YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!'' So what are we gonna do?! Just sit back and watch?!"
:—'''Alexis''' lays down the law and '''Kicker''' unleashes the first "You can't be serious" in Energon. Ugh.

"Aw, man. It's gonna be weird without them." 
"Okay, Kicker. Listen up. Optimus gave me very strict orders to keep an eye on you." 
"Gah, gimme a break!" 
"I don't like this any better... than you do, kid." 
''(Kicker starts messing around on his phone.)'' 
"HEY! Are you even listening?!" 
"Whatever."
:—'''Kicker''', '''Ironhide''', and the beginning of a <s>horrible</s> beautiful partnership.

"I should be fighting with the others. ''But no.'' I should be on Optimus's team. ''But no!'' I should have the spark of combination that Primus gave to Optimus! ''BUT NO!'' I got nothing!"
:—'''Ironhide''' prepares the audience for 50 more episodes of whining.

"I ''ordered'' you to team up with Ironhide! Or did you forget that." 
"Aw, gimme a break." 
"If you want to ignore my orders, then I have no choice but to send you back to your ''mother''." 
"You ''wouldn't!''" 
"''Try me.''"
:—'''Optimus''' knows how to push '''Kicker'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s buttons
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
*In ''Super Link'', Alexis doesn't just tell Sally about a meeting; she has her help assemble everyone. Sally is a bit unsure about telling her brother. ''Energon'' mangles their conversation in all sorts of strange ways, including having ''Sally'' say that she thought she'd never get past Demolishor (even though she lives in the city), and having her ask Alexis if she's seen Kicker around—even though Alexis just got there. The Paramount DVD skips this scene altogether!
*Alexis identifies the attackers as "Transformers," not "Terrorcons" as in ''Energon''.
*In ''Energon'', Alexis says that the Earth government has declared that Transformers can't take up arms against other Transformers. What she's supposed to be explaining is that the Earth government has declared the battle to be entirely between Transformers, and hence is unwilling to interfere. That is why Kicker abruptly blows his stack at Alexis and everyone else. The Paramount DVD version awkwardly deletes all lines of dialog referring to the treaty, creating more confusion as to what Kicker is even supposed to be objecting to.
*''Energon'' then makes it sound like Alexis is calling for the evacuation of the entire planet, rather than just Ocean City.
*Subtitles in the ''Super Link'' version identify [[Plains City]], [[Jungle City]], and [[Desert City]] during Prime's evacuation announcement. They remain unnamed in ''Energon''.
*In ''Energon'', Ironhide throws a fit during his flashback, saying that he's not allowed to do anything and he's gained nothing, ending with him saying that he's the bottom of the totem pole. In ''Super Link'' instead, he calmly drops some exposition saying that to join Team Convoy (Optimus and his crew), he needs a combination spark and laments that he doesn't have one yet when he snaps back to reality.
*During Ironhide's flashback in ''Super Link'', there's a close-up of Ironhide in Primus's chamber with his jaw slightly dropped as he watches Inferno and Jetfire get combination sparks. The background quickly changes to Ironhide in Ocean City, showing that he's doing the exact same pose with his jaw still dropped. ''Energon'' cuts the close-up, ruining the joke entirely.
*''Super Link'' Ironhide is more angry that Kicker gets to leave ahead of him than relieved at being rid of him.
*Hot Shot's quick pep-talk to Ironhide is slightly different between the two versions. In ''Energon'', Hot Shot says that if Ironhide does a good job on the mission, he'll tell Optimus about it. In ''Super Link'', Hot Shot says that if Ironhide does good, Optimus will be sure to notice him.
*Optimus originally tells the overconfident Ironhide not to rely too heavily on the [[Energon star]], a point lost in ''Energon''.
*In ''Energon'', Optimus is absurdly ticked off at Kicker and threatens to send him back to his mother. In ''Super Link'', Optimus sounds a lot more calm yet stern, and is silent when ''Energon'' Optimus said "Try me."

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 29
*"Listen up": 1
*"It's time to": 2
*"(X) is counting on you/me/us": 1
*"Gimme a break": 2
*"You can't be serious": 1
*"Aw man": 4

===Animation and technical errors===
*Misha is mistakenly called "Mika" this episode.
*When Kicker is jumping on Demolishor and Hot Shot to yell at Alexis, he's missing the black neck piece of his suit.
*When Kicker kicks Ironhide's head towards the end of the episode, his head moves ''before'' he kicks it.
*When Cyclonus fires wildly into space and in return, gets blasted by a whole swarm of Divebombs, you can hear the bird calls but space is completely empty. ''Super Link'' fixes this error by adding new animation of the swarm slowly approaching in the distance.
*The animation of Kicker forcing himself into Jetfire's cockpit is all messed up in ''Energon''. He flies up on Grindor as Jetfire ''opens'' his cockpit for Kicker despite Jetfire not wanting him to tag along. Kicker starts kicking the ''air'', and then jumps inside Jetfire. ''Super Link'' fixes this by simply having Kicker kick Jetfire's cockpit open and jumping inside.
*As Optimus, Hot Shot and Ironhide prepare to leave, Demolishor's voice asks "You're bringing the Omnicons with us, Optimus?"—Demolishor isn't even present in the scene.
*As a real-world error; the Autobots, Terrorcons and Kicker should all be lightly pouncing on the Moon's surface due to the atmosphere. This is likely down to the animation not being able to replicate these movements.

===Continuity notes===
*As per the title, this episode introduces the [[energon star]]s.
**The first few episodes use the energon stars as a plotpoint to provide suspense, showing the stars rapidly depleting; requiring the Autobots to use the energy boost sparingly. Later episodes drop this plotpoint entirely, making them last an entire battle sequence, entire episode or multiple episodes in a row, without any signs of depletion.
*Cyclonus's psyche appears to be just as messed up as it was ten years ago. Some things never change.
*Optimus has two small, hilarious out-of-character moments this episode. The first is when he expresses frustration towards Kicker's attitude and spontaneous unpredictability. The second is Optimus threatening to send Kicker back to his mother.
*Demolishor's reaction towards his fellow Decepticons not returning with the Autobots at the end of the episode, further implies a lack of equality between the two factions.
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Divebombs throw their combined [[Energon weapon|Energy Raiden]]s as boomerangs. When attached to their forearms they can also be used as shields.
**The Autobots' refined energon stars give the user the ability to fly around in red energon shield domes that blow up Terrorcons.
**The Battle Ravages use their tail flails in robot mode.

===Continuity errors===
*Demolishor asking "who was that?" at the start of the episode implies he either forgot about Alexis or doesn't recognize her after a decade. This could possibly be a mix of bad writing, bad continuity, and Demolishor's stupidity on display yet again.
*The [[Mars City|Mars base]] is misidentified as "Cyber City"; later Ocean City is misidentified as "Cybertron City" ''and'' "Cyber City".
*Are they energon "chips" per Skyblast; energon "cells" per Optimus Prime; or energon "stars" per the title?
**The re-dub on the Paramount DVD revises both "chips" and "cells" to "stars", despite the fact that they are called energon chips in the ''Energon'' toyline...
*Ironhide doesn't even fire a shot before his energon star fades out.
*Prime is initially fine with Kicker running off with Jetfire, yet later berates him for not teaming up with Ironhide.
*Hot Shot complains about running out of energon, even though he still clearly has an energon star. (The Japanese version has the animation revised so that Hot Shot's star does fade away, while the English re-dub replaces his complaint with an assurance that he'll take point.)
*Optimus tells Jetfire to use the space bridge so as not to waste time raising the city. Then, as soon as Jetfire leaves, Optimus raises the city anyway just to use the space bridge.
*When Strongarm wonders if the Omnicons will be evacuated, Skyblast says "we can't worry about ''them''", as if they're not Omnicons.

===Transformers references===
*As Optimus transforms during his stock transformation upon arriving at the moon, Generation 1 transformation sounds can be heard.

===Real-world references===
*Optimus says that the entire world is on {{w|DEFCON|DEFCON Level Four}}, a term used by the American military which means increased intelligence and military readiness.

===Trivia===
*When Optimus manhandles Kicker, his hand appears to be hand-drawn, as the CGI department seems to lack the means to realistically pose and articulate Optimus's hand grabbing a much smaller two-dimensional character in three dimensions.
*During the opening briefing scene, Hot Shot's shoulder-[[kibble]]/shoulderpads are shown angled straight up in order to even out the space for other [[Transformer]]s in the room—specifically, Ironhide's shoulder cannon assembly which also happens to be angled upwards to make space.
*Alexis states that the "Terrorcons", are a high-tech pack of androids.
*Cyclonus's arm-cannons (missiles on the toy) and the tips of his rotor blades are miscolored gold. These colors won't be corrected until "[[Battle of the Asteroid Belt]]."

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''L'énergie miraculeuse'''" ("The Miraculous Energy")
::*Despite being called "Démolisseur" in ''Armada'' and in episode 1 of ''Energon'', Demolishor is called "Demolisher" in this episode, both by Sally and Jetfire.
::*Skyblast is dubbed by [[Olivier Destrez]] instead of [[Romain Redler]], just for this episode.
::*Tidal Wave does not say his name at all.
::*Like in the English dub, Misha is called Mika.
::*Optimus Prime's line "Jetfire, Kicker, give me an update!" is weirdly translated by "What do you think the situation is like here?". Everything to avoid saying names!
::*Speaking of avoiding names, Ironhide's name is dodged 4 times in a row, despite the cast saying it previous episode:
:::*Kicker's line "No Ironhide, don't do it! Don't touch it !" is dubbed by "No, wait, don't touch this! Don't touch it!".
:::*Kicker's next "Ironhide!" is dubbed by "Hey, do you hear me?".
:::*Optimus Prime's line "Ironhide! Are you all right?" is dubbed by "What's wrong with him? Is he hurt?".
:::*Hot Shot's line "Ironhide, are you okay?" is dubbed by "Are you okay, pal?".

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Le stelle di energon'''" ("The Energon Stars")
::*When Strongarm wonders if the Omnicons will be evacuated, Skyblast says: "Don't think about it" instead of: "We can't worry about them", correcting the mistake in English.
::*Misha's name is corrected.
::*Energon stars are always called by this name. They're never called "chips" or "cells".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Scorpinok (episode)

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{{disambig2|the ''Energon'' episode|the characters whose names you can't spell correctly|Scorponok (disambiguation)}}

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=3
|prev=Energon Stars
|next=Megatron's Sword
|title="Scorpinok"
|japanese=メガザラックの罠
|romaji=MegaZarak no Wana
|translation=MegaZarak's Trap
|image=Scorpinok Scorponok.jpg
|caption=''Nokus scorpiones'' in his natural desert habitat, about to go on the hunt.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Naoki Ōhira]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[January 23|23 January]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[February 14]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''At Desert City, the Autobots fend off the first Terrorcon attack against Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Energon-Tidal-Wave-Meets-Scorponok.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Scorponok tells Tidal Wave they can resurrect Megatron. Unfortunately for Scorponok, he will shortly discover he was telling the truth.]]

Somewhere in space, a [[Decepticon mobile fortress|mobile fortress]] emerges from [[Unicron]]. Within, as [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] prepares to depart aboard it, [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] gives him a little gift: a holographic image of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s corpse.

Not long after, the mobile fortress arrives to pick up the kidnapped [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. Scorponok tells him that they require his services... and he doesn't get a say in the matter.

In his [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] orbital station, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] searches video records for evidence of where Tidal Wave and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] went. Suddenly, he observes Scorponok's mobile fortress, believing it to be a large comet of some kind before it abruptly vanishes.

In [[Ocean City]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] briefs his troops on the mining operations underway there and in [[Plains City]] and [[Desert City]]. He sends [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to defend the other two stations. [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] passes along Carlos's comet sighting. [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] continues to grumble about his assignment, and Prime gives him a short dressing-down. Elsewhere, [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] continues to refuse leaving Desert city, to which [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] responds in frustration.

Aboard his mobile fortress, Scorponok explains that they need Tidal Wave's help in reviving someone. Tidal Wave asks who, and Scorponok shows him the hologram of Galvatron's corpse. Scorponok explains to Tidal Wave that his superior needs his help to revive "Megatron",<ref>''Energon'' had reverted Galvatron's title back to "Megatron" at [[Hasbro]]'s request in order to keep the trademarks for the name. For the sake of chronological accuracy between the English versions of the two shows, we've opted to refer to the corpse as "Galvatron", while still referencing him as "Megatron" whenever he is mentioned as such by someone on-screen.</ref> via large quantities of [[energon]]. Tidal Wave is ready and willing.

[[File:Energon-Ironhides-1st-Energon-Weapon.jpg|230px|thumb|This'll last a whole battle, right?]]

Hot Shot arrives at Desert City, reassures Misha, and briefs some [[Generic|Autobot troop]]s on the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] threat. Jetfire does likewise at [[Plains City]]. Just then, an enemy force is detected heading for Earth. The [[Autobot]]s wonder where the enemy is headed, but Kicker's intuition suggests they're headed for Desert City. Optimus makes note of this and they prepare to move out. Just before leaving, the [[Omnicon]]s power them up with new [[energon star]]s equipped with [[energon weapon]]s.

Hot Shot's troops defend Desert City as Tidal Wave leads a fleet of Terrorcons. Hot Shot is miffed to see that their former ally is attacking. That anger turns to shock when he hears Tidal Wave mention a plan to revive Megatron. Scorponok soon follows behind Tidal Wave. As Tidal Wave advances, the Autobots fall back to defend the mine entrance.

Misha frets as the battle closes in on the research center. The [[Omnicon]]s continue purifying the energon, deciding not to abandon their posts.

The Terrorcons break through Hot Shot's defenses and begin collecting the energon from the mine's reserves. Optimus Prime and company arrive via [[space bridge]] and head for the mine entrance. Tidal Wave intervenes, forcing Optimus to hold him off while Ironhide, Kicker and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] head for the mine.

[[File:Energon-Ironhide-Faces-Sunset.jpg|230px|thumb|left]]

During the scuffle, Optimus demands an explanation from Tidal Wave, getting a "Must revive Megatron" in response. Scorponok, overlooking the battle from the sky, introduces himself, then immediately orders Tidal Wave to destroy Optimus. The rest of Optimus's squad locate the injured Hot Shot. Informed that Misha is still in the [[Extraterrestrial Research and Development Center|Research and Development Center]], Kicker (riding Grindor) heads that way with Ironhide following on Hot Shot's orders.

On their way there, Ironhide defends Kicker from incoming Terrorcons depleting his energon star in the process. Outside the mine, Optimus uses up all of his energon against Tidal Wave.

After arriving at the Research and Development Center to evacuate the [[human]] scientists, Kicker and Ironhide discover the Omnicons there creating a special energon star to help Hot Shot. The group loads up with the star and they head out the back exit of the mines. Just ahead of the swarming Terrorcons, they find themselves face-to-claw with the mighty Scorponok. Ironhide attempts to hold him off but is no match for him. The Omnicons give Ironhide the energon star meant for Hot Shot, but Scorponok leads the Terrorcons away before Ironhide can attack them. Tidal Wave attempts to grab a raw energon star with his bare hand and gets scarred in while doing so.

After the battle, Ironhide is awarded a [[Spark of Combination|Combination Spark]] for his bravery, making him a full-fledged member of Prime's team.

At Ocean City, Demolishor wonders if Tidal Wave is right; can Megatron really be revived?
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (10)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (11)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (12)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]s (18)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]s (19)
*[[Prime Force|Copter-2]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s corpse (3)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (6)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)
*[[Kicker Jones]] (13)
*[[Misha Miramond]] (14)
*[[Desert City]] scientists (20)

|c4=
*[[Alpha Quintesson]] (1)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (4)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (5)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (16)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
"Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave!(...)"
:—'''Tidal Wave''' works really hard to not forget his name.

"Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave! Where are you taking me?!"
:—'''Tidal Wave''' demands answers in his own unique style.

"Holy Frijoles! I know Tidal Wave was big, but this is ridiculous!"
:—'''Carlos''' calls out to [[Frijoles|his deity]] in surprise.

"Hey, let me put it this way. 'Worried' is putting it mildly."
:—'''Hot Shot''', master orator

"Man! Why doesn't that girl ever ''listen'' to me?!" 
"Hm. That kid might want to eat more fiber."
:—'''Kicker''', observed by '''Demolishor'''

"Wouldn't a cannon have been simpler?"
:—'''Ironhide''' comments on the Omnicons' energon weapons.

"You can never have too many weapons."
:— '''Optimus Prime''', champion of the Autobot ideals of peace and justice.

"Man, that kid really gets under my armor!"
:—'''Ironhide''''s reaction is not exactly unique among the Autobots.

"This just doesn't make any sense. How is it possible Tidal Wave said 'reanimated'?"
:—'''Demolishor''' questions Tidal Wave's potential to have a vocabulary.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
[[File:Energonep3 shock shock shock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Amazingly, not a lot is different:
*Jetfire mentions the enemy's penchant for rushing blindly toward energon, not mentioned in ''Energon'' but pretty clear from the animation.
*Misha and her fellow scientist are worried about getting attacked because of the energon star the Omnicons are working to create, a point lost in ''Energon''.
*In ''Super Link'', when Tidal Wave grabs the Energon star, we see a full-body shot of him writhing as he is shocked, which concludes with the appearance of his "lightning" scars and him collapsing on his back. ''Energon'', apparently working with unfinished animation, substitutes all of this with a still close up of Tidal Wave's head taken from earlier in the episode (and hence featuring a space backdrop), with white flashes superimposed over the top of it.
*At the end of the battle, Ironhide originally comments on Tidal Wave's intelligence, prompting Kicker to make a similar crack about Ironhide. This is why Ironhide is visibly frustrated at the end of the scene.
*When Ironhide gets his reward from Optimus at the end of the episode, it's sunset. In the next scene, a lonely Demolishor watches the sunset in Ocean City and thinks to himself. In ''Energon'', everything has an orange glow to it, most noticeably the Transformers. This effect was removed in ''Super Link''.
*As Demolishor watches the sunset alone in Ocean City, he wonders if Tidal Wave changing sides means Megatron could, somehow, still be alive in ''Super Link''. In ''Energon'', Demolishor doesn't believe that Tidal Wave said "reanimated" (see above), and wonders if Megatron could be awakened.

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 7
*"It's time to:" 2
*"Gimme a break": 1
*"We're a team": 3

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:E3 titlecard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
*Misha is mistakenly referred to as "Meeka".
*The Terrorcons' energon stars are animated differently in ''Super Link''. In ''Energon'', the entire Terrorcon glows purple as the star is generated; in ''Super Link'', just the star itself lights up.
*Scorponok's mouth flashes between 2 different shades of orange when he says "Could there be any other?" before showing Megatron's corpse to Tidal Wave in his orb doohickey.
*After Skyblast gives Optimus an energon star, Optimus thanks Strongarm.
*When Ironhide runs toward the mine entrance, the background is animated so slowly it appears to be staying still. A more visible scroll was used in the ''Super Link'' version.
*The whereabouts of the missing "o" in "Scorpinok" (and the source of the "i") would eventually be revealed in "[[Imprisoned Inferno|Improsoned Inferno]]".
*Scorponok's tail stinger is miscolored white in parts of this episode, instead of the usual purple.
*Scorponok's scorpion mode is incredibly out of scale this episode, exaggerated in size much like Tidal Wave would in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.
*Perceptor's shoulder pads/High Wire's legs are—for whatever reason—rendered weirdly. The CGI model generally has the hollow inner parts facing forward, yet his right shoulder pad is just a flipped version of the left one. The [[Cybertron City (episode)|first episode]] had [[:File:Cybertron City Perceptor.jpg|both shoulder pads rendered properly]], which makes this all the more odd. Further, High Wire's foot is flipped up which is also inaccurate.
*In both ''Super Link'' and ''Energon'', Kicker comments that Ironhide is blushing when he receives this Combination Spark. He's not blushing in either version.

===Continuity notes===
*This episode marks the first appearance of Galvatron's corpse in the Paramount DVD version of the series.
*Carlos, while doing his job as he searches for the missing Cyclonus and Tidal Wave, expresses a lack of sympathy for the missing pair, further establishing a lack of equality. It's no wonder the Decepticons end up joining the opposing side—even the less violent and merciless Decepticons get treated poorly.
*This episode has a surprising amount of generic casualties as Tidal Wave almost single-handedly wipes out an entire army of Autobots. This is something that wasn't seen previous in ''Armada'' and will continue throughout the rest of ''Energon''.
**Credit where it's due: this show has some fairly dark moments for a kids cartoon, they just usually get glossed over due to the violence being primarily focused on expendable generics.
*And thus, the Scorponok and Ironhide subplot begins.
*As mentioned [[#Lost in translation|above]], Tidal Wave touching the raw [[energon star]] causes him to be scarred with the lightning patterns of his toy.
**Depsite doing the same thing in the [[Energon Stars|previous episode]], Ironhide shows no signs of scarring. This isn't entirely surprising, [[To sell toys|as his toy doesn't have a lightning deco]].
*Gadgets and powers:
**Optimus Prime wields Skyblast's [[Energon weapon|Energy Spear]].
**Ironhide wields Strongarm's Energy Axe.
**Divebombs can fire blasts from their energon weapons in beast mode. They can also launch their energon weapons as bombs (which partially explains their name).
**Battle Ravages fire laser beams from their mouths.
**The Omnicons show off their ability to convert raw energon into energon stars.
*[[Powerlinx]] forms:
**Perceptor

===Continuity errors===
*The disappearing comet is Scorponok and Alpha Q's ship, but its disappearing act is never explained.
*Apparently Ironhide suffers from the same selective blindness that Hot Shot did in the previous episode. When Ironhide's energon weapon vanishes, Kicker says he's out of energon. Ironhide replies "You're right!" as he looks straight at the energon star which is still on his forearm. (And like last episode, the star ''does'' fade away completely in ''Super Link''.)
*Kicker's shout of "We're surrounded!" doesn't really translate to the reality of "A single rather big thing is ahead and to our right."
*So, did Tidal Wave retreat, or what? He's last shown getting zapped by the energon star he attempts to grab.

===Trivia===
[[File:Scorpinok Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*When Alpha Q tells Scorponok to wait, he responds with a delayed "pardon?" instead of the usual delayed stock phrase "uh?"
*There's a lot of sweet looking generic bots shown in Desert City and Plains City.
**Multiple generic [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlocks]] and "[[orange jet Autobot]]s" are among Hot Shot's troops in Desert City.
*When Sureshock disengages from Perceptor, the other two [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] members remain combined—something that can be easily replicated with the toys.
*Nobody appears to care about all the generics who get killed in this episode, seemingly exploding and dying after a single shot. [[To sell toys|Only Hot Shot matters]]!
*As Kicker emerges from the space bridge, he's animated in CGI for animation conveniences (easy to hide since he's wearing his protective suit). This is a really rare occurrence in the series, as humans are usually always hand-drawn.
*Ironhide thinks it's a good idea to grab onto Scorponok's giant glowing tail blade of all places, with predictable results. Having touched a Battle Ravage's raw energon star in the previous episode, this is hardly surprising.
*When Ironhide first encounters Scorponok, he calls Scorponok an "oversized insect". Scorpions are actually arachnids!
{{--}}

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Scorpinok'''"
::*Optimus Prime says "You two!" instead of "Hot Shot, Jetfire!".
::*Like in the English dub, Misha is called "Mika".
::*Kicker's line "Sureshock ! Vehicle mode!" is dubbed by "No time to waste! My vehicle!".
::*For some reason, [[Olivier Destrez]] says his Scorponok's line "Keep working you mindless minions!" with a rural accent.
::*Skyblast's line "Okay, it's ready!" is said by [[Yoann Sover]] in his Strongarm voice.
::*Like in the Italian dub, Demolishor's line "How is it possible Tidal Wave said re-animated? Couldn't be true. Can Megatron be awakened?!" is non-sensically changed to "How '''did they revive''' Tidal Wave? Can Megatron really be awakened '''too'''?".

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Scorpinok'''"
::*Misha's name is corrected.
::*Ironhide's line: "We don’t have a minute!" starts being heard when he's pictured instead of after that, despite the fact that he's not seen moving his mouth.
::*Demolishor saying: "How is it possible Tidal Wave said re-animated? Couldn't be true. Can Megatron be awakened?!" is non-sensically changed to: "How is it possible Tidal Wave '''has been''' regenerated? I wonder if Megatron can be awakened '''too'''".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Megatron's Sword

2025-05-22T21:54:15Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Energon'' episode|the weapon sometimes called "Megatron's Sword"|Energon Sword}}

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=4
|prev=Scorpinok (episode)
|next=The New Cybertron City
|title="Megatron's Sword"
|japanese=メガトロンの証
|romaji=Megatron no Akashi
|translation=Proof of Megatron
|image=Energon Megatron'sSword.JPG
|caption=Not your father's {{w|Excalibur}}
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Tadao Ōkubo]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[January 30|30 January]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[February 21]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''The survivors on Mars are attacked again, but the Autobots must turn their attention elsewhere.'''

==Synopsis==
{{noteslonly}}
[[File:E4 Tidal Wave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]

A group of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s arrive at [[Unicron]], offloading the [[energon]] they captured to help restore the Chaos Bringer. [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] complains that the restorations are not happening fast enough, due to the [[Autobot]]s' interference. Alpha Q plots their destruction by reviving [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], but first, he requires more energon, so he orders [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] to initiate another raid.

In a practice session, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] aren't having much luck in [[Powerlinx]]ing, as Ironhide can't seem to properly synchronize his breathing with Jetfire. Jetfire leaves in a huff, but Ironhide seems to have a revelation.

Meanwhile, Scorponok's [[Decepticon mobile fortress|mobile fortress]] approaches [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. At the battered [[Mars City]] base, a group of rookie Autobots have found a new energon source and make [[radio]] contact for backup. They nervously await a response.

The transmission makes its way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] passes message on to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Earth]] and asks for backup. Optimus orders the evacuation of Mars City, as there are no [[Omnicon]]s present to mine the energon that has been discovered. Ironhide, ''realizing that the rookies on Mars are his friends'', jumps at the chance to join the mission.

Two unidentified Transformers approach Mars City. The Autobots on Mars prepare to defend themselves, as [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] makes his arrival, telling the rookies to stand down, as he is a friend. When he gets confirmation that the planet is rich with energon, he begins his attack. Hordes of Terrorcons swoop in taking out the first line of defense, meanwhile, Tidal Wave blasts into the mine, confronting the [[Energon Saber|Energon Saber Mini-Con Team]], who manages to fly past the slow titan, before sustaining any damage.

In [[Ocean City]], the Autobots are about to deploy, when Optimus suddenly hesitates to leave the city, anticipating an attack in their absence. He calls off the mission, much to Ironhide and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]'s frustration. Kicker waits for the attack to come when he suddenly senses something; a [[space bridge]] opens, and a squad of [[Omnicon]]s arrives, along with the missing [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. An excited [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] greets his old comrade with a friendly spar match, as the crazed-Cyclonus taunts him, saying that he's forgotten how to fight. ''During the scuffle, Demolishor tells Cyclonus the rumor of Megatron's return to lead the Decepticons to a new glory, to which Cyclonus and Demolishor brush it off, claiming that Tidal Wave is foolish to believe that it's true''. The Energon Saber Team arrives as well, reporting the situation on Mars.

[[File:Energon AlphaQ with Megatron'sSword.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Star Saber or Lightsaber? You decide.]]

In space, Scorponok's mobile fortress returns to Unicron, where Alpha Q delivers the [[Energon Sword]] to Scorponok; ''a sword crafted from Galvatron's corpse and infused with his [[spark]]''.

Back on Earth, Ironhide and Kicker are restless and want to go help out on Mars. Meanwhile in [[Plains City]], a [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drone shows up, causing the Transformers stationed there to prepare for an attack. Upon hearing that Plains City is now under attack, the Autobots of Ocean City prepare to move out. Optimus orders Demolishor, Cyclonus, the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action]] and Energon Saber [[Mini-Con]]s to stay behind to guard the city while they're gone, but the two [[Decepticon]]s ultimately disobey his orders and head off on their own anyway.

At Plains City, Scorponok and Tidal Wave lead the Terrorcons into battle. There, Cyclonus and Demolishor find themselves facing off against their old comrade. When Optimus's team arrives, he sends Hot Shot to draw the Terrorcons away, while Ironhide helps out any civilians that may be left in the city.

[[File:Demolishor MegSword.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

As Tidal Wave argues and fights with Cyclonus, Scorponok unleashes the Energon Sword's power. As Ironhide and Kicker enter the city's mine, Kicker notices that he can't sense anyone, meaning that everyone must have already evacuated. Upon seeing the sword, Prime wonders if Megatron could really ''still'' be alive, while Demolishor and Cyclonus freak out as a result of the news. Tidal Wave declares that with energon, they can resurrect him—to which Cyclonus decides to switch sides; leaving Demolishor behind in startled in disbelief.

Kicker and Ironhide return to the city's surface, where the Energon Saber Team combines and offers themselves to Kicker as a weapon/hoverboard. At Jetfire's request, he and Ironhide manage to successfully Powerlinx, while Kicker tosses the Energon Saber to them; allowing them to save Optimus from Scorponok. Optimus and Ironhide double-team Scorponok, who retreats before they can do any damage. Scorponok leads his troops away, and Cyclonus follows. Demolishor is left full of doubts.

Following the battle, Optimus thanks Ironhide for the save and ''the two share a moment of solace over the fallen Autobots on Mars''. Optimus reassures him that despite the day's tragedies, he did well.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (4)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (13)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (14)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]s (19)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]s (20)
*[[Prime Force]] (24)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s corpse (3)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (15)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (17)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (21)

|c3=
*[[Rad White]] (10)
*[[Brian Jones]] (11)
*[[Kicker Jones]] (12)

|c4=
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (1)
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (2)
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (6)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (7)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (8)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (16)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (17)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (18)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (22)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
"Look. The energon flows through him. Perhaps we can ''use'' him!"'
:—'''Alpha Q''' hasn't thought this whole reviving-Megatron thing through very well.

"Yes, Optimus. There is still some energon at Mars City. We thought that it had been completely decimated but a hidden reserve was discovered by a squadron of Mini-Cons. I was hoping you could send a support team there to investigate." 
"There are Mini-Cons at Mars City?"
:—'''Dr. Jones''', who doesn't know what "decimated" means and can't keep track of current events, and '''Optimus Prime''', who can't keep track of his own troops.

"Mars City?! I'm in! I know I can teach those rookies a thing or two. You gotta let me lead the mission, sir!"
:—'''Ironhide''' is a victim of bad dubbing

"Huh? Where are those Autobots go."
:—'''Demolishor''' speak pretty one day.

"You chump! Scorponok wants you to believe Megatron is still alive to ''use'' you!" 
"But I have proof!" 
"Oh yeah? Well let's see it then!" 
"Not now. Later." 
"I ''knew'' you'd say that! Heheheahahahaha!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' reasons with '''Tidal Wave'''. Now ''there's'' a true battle of the wits.

'''Demolishor''': "Megatron's still alive?!" 
'''Cyclonus''': "What do mean he's still alive?! He can't be! Can he?" 
'''Tidal Wave''': "We need energon for his resurrection." 
'''Cyclonus''': "No problemo! HAHAHAHA!" 
:—'''Cyclonus''' defects in his own unique way.

"Kicker. Help me. I don't know what I am anymore!"
:—'''Demolishor''''s self-doubt begins to grow.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
A lot of this episode's plot points—specifically those revolving around the Energon Sword and the Autobots on Mars—are screwed up in the English version of the episode. In order to convey the most accurate recount of the episode's events, we have merged plot points from both dubs, [[#Synopsis|as seen above]].

*Jetfire claims that Ironhide needs to "synchronize his breathing" in order for them to combine. Err, ''riiight''. In ''Super Link'', he talked about feeling the pulse of his [[Spark of Combination]].
*''Energon'' presents the Autobots manning Mars City as Mini-Cons, when in actuality, they're Optimus Prime's own team of trainees, as seen in the [[Cybertron City (episode)|first episode]] of the series. This is why Ironhide is so determined to accompany Prime's team to Mars (to save his old friends), and why Prime and he share an emotional moment at the end of the episode (because they fail to save them).
*In ''Super Link'', when Cyclonus arrives, Demolishor tells him a rumor that Megatron has been revived; Cyclonus is skeptical, and they both think Tidal Wave is an idiot for going along with it. In ''Energon'', Cyclonus tells Demolishor a rumor that ''Scorponok'' has been revived, despite the fact that neither of them have ever met Scorponok before.
*In ''Super Link'', the sword was made from Megatron and infused with his [[spark]]. ''Energon'' mangled this into the sword having belonged to Megatron.
*The entire point of this episode—which is that the surviving Autobots on Mars have possibly been wiped out—is pretty much glossed over. Can't have a bunch of guys getting killed in a kids show airing in the West!

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 3
*"We need/they want energon": 6
*"We've gotta": 4
*"Let's do it": 1

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Scorponok blacklines.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*In ''Energon'' when Jetfire and Ironhide go outside the base to help the Mini-Cons, as they run, the background of the main tower doesn't move. It does in ''Super Link''.
*In ''Energon'' when the Terrorcons begin bombarding the stone city fortress, the music track switches. This is because in ''Super Link'', there was no music before the attack commenced.
*In one of the more famous ''Energon'' dub gaffes, Alpha Q claims that the Energon Sword is the "[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]", which makes absolutely no sense.
*When Scorponok is first handed the Energon Sword, his entire body outline hasn't been resized to match his model's sizing for the scene. As the camera pulls out, his model's outline returns to normal, meaning that they enlarged the CGI model to create the zoom effect. A cheatsy but ingenious animation trick, unfortunately executed ''very'' poorly.
*In ''Energon'', Scorponok gives Tidal Wave an order, the camera then zoom-pans-in on Tidal Wave while a crudely animated nutcracker style mouth says "EN-ER-GOOONN". Scorponok then transforms out of the shot. Tidal Wave's mouth moving is a dub-only addition as is Scorponok transforming. In ''Super Link'', Tidal Wave drops down out of the shot and the camera zoom-pans-in on Scorponok, who then does not transform, which makes sense, since he is next seen still in robot mode.
*In ''Energon'' when Scorponok first uses the Energon Sword against Hot Shot a red shape is shown instead of the completed flame effect seen in ''Super Link''. Later at when Scorponok destroys Optimus Prime's [[Prime Force]] drone units with a sweep of the Energon Sword, red circles appear, instead of the properly animated explosions seen in ''Super Link''. Also, in this shot Optimus and Scorponok are hovering in mid-air. In ''Super Link'' a foreground painting of the bridge covers up this error so it looks like then are standing & sitting on the bridge.
*When Cyclonus tells Tidal Wave that he is being used by Scorponok, his propellers stop moving for a minute before the angle changes.
*Tidal Wave's size is exaggerated as he attack Cyclonus, much like it is back in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.
*The animation of the ending battle sequence is amazingly unclear.
*When Ironhide and Jetfire finally Powerlinx together, they refer to it as "Super Linking," which is obviously the Japanese term.

===Continuity notes===
*This is the first time the Terrorcons are shown to speak.
*It appears Megatron's most loyal Decepticons were assigned to different posts as they are likely to cause trouble when placed together—something that is evident when Demolishor and Cyclonus disobey Optimus Prime's direct orders.
*Demolishor starts to question his loyalties.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Scorponok wields the [[Energon Sword]].
**Kicker can apparently sense living creatures/Transformers, not just danger and energon.
**Scorponok's visor is down for battle.
**Kicker uses the [[Energon Saber]] as a hover board.
**Powerlinx Ironhide [[Powerlinx]] with the Energon Saber.
**Optimus Prime disengages from his [[Super Mode]] and launches his Prime Force components at Scorponok, much like he did with his [[Trailer|container]] in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Trust (Armada)|Trust]]".
*Powerlinx forms:
**Optimus Prime Super Mode
**Energon Saber (first use)
**Powerlinx Ironhide with Jetfire (first use)

===Continuity errors===
*The fact that Mars City was previously a smoking bomb crater, with no detected life signs, is completely forgotten in this episode. Instead, Dr. Jones reports to Prime that an energon source has been discovered there, rather than the more crucial fact that there were survivors of the first attack.
*Why at this point would Demolishor know or care who Scorponok is?
*Skyboom is called "Sonar" by Optimus—perhaps not so surprising since Skyboom's toy is a retool of [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]].
*Cyclonus was last seen guarding the moon base before it was attacked and destroyed in "[[Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City]]". So... where's he ''been'' all this time?. And why were there Omnicons with him when he came back?
*All the characters recognise the sword as Megatron's, when he ''never used it before''. This manages to make even ''less'' sense in the Japanese version, where the sword was explicitly created anew by Alpha Q.

===Trivia===
*More spiffy generics in this one, both in Mars City and in the unnamed [[Plains City]]. One of the Mars group is totally wearing a trash can lid on his head. With some slight modification, this same character model would later be recycled as [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]], the only distinguishing factor between the two of them being that Padlock lacks a mouth.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''L'épée de Megatron'''" ("Megatron's Sword")
::*Demolishor is called "Demolisher" again instead of "Démolisseur", his name from ''Armada'' and episode 1 of ''Energon''.
::*Instead of saying that two Transformers are approaching the planet, Dr. Jones says that "two transport ships are approaching the planet".
::*Optimus Prime's line "Good, I'm glad to hear that" still has the TV effect, despite the shot taking place in the Autobot base.
::*The bot's line "His name is Tidal Wave" is dubbed by "He probably comes as a friend".
::*Kicker's lines "What are you talking about, Optimus?" and "But, what for?" mistakenly have the usual huge pitch effect applied to the robot voices.
::*Optimus forgets punctuation! While in English he says "They're going to have to make it back on their own. Inferno, send out an emergency order to all Autobots", in French he says "They'll need to make it back on their own, Inferno. Send out an emergency order to all Autobots". It makes the phrase sound like he answers to Inferno when it's actually Jetfire who asked.
::*Like in the English dub, Alpha Q claims that the sword is "the famous Star Saber".
::*Skyblast's line "Okay you bots, gather around for your Energon booster shot" is said with a very nasal, twit voice.
::*For whatever reason, Kicker and Optimus both call Ironhide "Strongarm" once he combined with Jetfire.

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''La spada di Megatron'''" ("Megatron's Sword")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

The New Cybertron City

2025-05-22T21:54:03Z

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{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=5
|prev=Megatron's Sword
|next=Megatron Resurrected
|title="The New Cybertron City"
|japanese=新たなサイバトロンシティ
|romaji=Arata na Cybertron City
|translation=
|image=E5_titlecard.jpg
|caption=For the last time, we're not calling it Destron City!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Masayuki Ōseki]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[February 6|6 February]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[February 28]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy continuity|Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''An energon scout team on a frozen mountain is the target of the latest Terrorcon attack.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Energon-Cyclonus-Galvatron-Corpse.jpg‎|230px|thumb|left|He is not pining! He has passed on! He is no more! He has ceased to be! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! He has kicked the bucket, run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! He is an ex-Decepticon!]]

[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] wanders lost through a snow-blown wasteland, finding an [[energon]] beam coming down from the sky and having no recollection of how he got there. He sees a familiar mountain...then wakes up in his own bed.

He looks up the mountain on his computer, confident that it's an [[energon point]].

Kicker, a [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]], and [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] scout the mountain for energon, ahead of a main team including [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Ironhide's not happy about the unhelpful Demolishor coming along, while Demolishor is still stunned by the possibility of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] being alive.

[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] arrive at [[Unicron]] with more energon and find Megatron's corpse. Cyclonus beats on him a bit, trying to wake him up. They go question [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] about it, only to get sent off by [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] for—you guessed it—more energon.

[[Rad White|Rad]] and [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] have restored and improved the [[Prime Force]] drones, and they send them back to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Earth]]. Prime gets an update on the scout team and orders the energon point's coordinates relayed to Dr. Jones as soon as they find it. [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] voices concern over Demolishor's loyalty, but Prime won't hear it.

Demolishor refuses to help carry supplies, leading to a childish argument between him and Ironhide that nearly comes to blows. Hot Shot stifles it, but Demolishor stomps off in a huff.

[[File:NewCybertronCity ironhide and demolishor.jpg‎|230px|thumb|"Quit being such a poopy-head" "You're the poopy-head!"]]

Fog and snow cancel the search mission, and soon Kicker is caught in a whiteout and falls into a crevasse. Hot Shot sends Demolishor and Ironhide off together to look for Kicker.

In a daze at the bottom of a ravine, Kicker recalls drifting weightless as a child, aboard a starship as he and his family head home. They make a stop to find energon, and young Kicker feels nervous...

Kicker wakes up and realizes his predicament. Hot Shot makes radio contact with him and notifies the others.

In [[Ocean City]], [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] detects an enemy force headed directly for Kicker's position. Cyclonus and Tidal Wave arrive and attack, causing an avalanche that sweeps away Hot Shot. [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s attack Ironhide and Demolishor.

[[File:Energon-New-Cybertron-City.jpg|230px|thumb|left|That's no moon!]]

Kicker tries to fly out with Grindor, but the walls are too steep. An avalanche deposits enough snow to get them closer to the top, where Kicker detects the energon seam, though he still can't reach it.

Hot Shot meets up with Ironhide and Demolishor, who are battling the Terrorcons. Cyclonus arrives, and he and Hot Shot spar verbally for Demolishor's loyalty. Cyclonus leaves after seeing the Strongarm, assuming that's where the energon will be. Demolishor continues to fight alongside the Autobots.

Strongarm retrieves Kicker and Grindor, and he transmits their coordinates to Dr. Jones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Optimus and Inferno arrive and lead the recon team away as the Terrorcons start digging for energon. Dr. Jones activates "a present", and something huge descends from the sky: [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron City]]! The Terrorcons flee, but many are crushed by the descending city. The city lands and seals the energon point.

Scorponok arrives and leads a new attack, but the city's defenses make mincemeat of his troops. A [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] scans Scorponok for "[[cloning]] purposes", explaining that he's "planning for the future". Overmatched, Scorponok retreats with no energon.

Demolishor reasons that if Megatron was alive, he'd have been out on the front lines of the battle. Kicker reflects that even now, his dad is still looking after him.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarms]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (4)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (5)
*[[Prime Force]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (14)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (15)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (16)
*[[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] (19)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (20)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (6)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (8)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Kicker Jones]] (1)
*[[Rad White]] (12)
*[[Brian Jones]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (2)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (10)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebombs]] (7)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Talk to me, your evilness! I'm here for ya! Yoo-hoo! Anybody in there?" [''beats on Megatron''] 
"Stop that!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Tidal Wave'''

"Hey, why don't you carry some stuff?" 
"No. I'm not some kind of pack animal. That's a job for rookies like ''you''!"
:—'''Ironhide''' and '''Demolishor''' start to squabble.

"Ironhide, apologize to Demolishor." 
"Why should I have to apologize?! He ''started'' it!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Ironhide'''

"I sent Strongarm to the ravine to help him get out of there, Ironhide." 
"So you know where he is?!" 
"Yeah. And it's a real deep one."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Ironhide''' are awkward conversationalists.

'''Hot Shot:''' "Demolishor, you're our friend! You know you can trust us!" 
'''Demolishor:''' "I'm your friend?" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Sheesh, don't be such a sap! He's only ''saying'' that!"
:–'''Cyclonus''' is not one for sentiments.

"Optimus Prime! Super mode! Powerlinx! Optimus Prime! Super mode!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', going to his Super Mode via Powerlinx.

''He can't be alive. Cause if he were, he would have been out on that front line for sure. At least...that's the Megatron I remember.''
:—'''Demolishor''' continues to wonder.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
This episode's is remarkably faithful to ''Super Link'', with very little changed or lost.
*Demolishor ''insists'' on looking for Kicker, considering it part of his job as guard.
*The sensing rod that young Kicker plants in the ground glows red in ''Super Link''. This bit of animation is missing in ''Energon''.
*''Energon'' adds a soft white border to Kicker's flashback scenes, an admittedly nice touch.
*Kicker's eye makes a very loud *whump* noise when he awakes from his first dream.

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 10
*"We need/want energon": 5
*"We're a team": 2
*"Let's do it": 1

===Animation and technical errors===
*As with [[Cybertron City (episode)|the first episode]], this episode's title fails to localize the faction name "Cybertron" to "Autobot".
*When Strongarm is talking to Kicker at the beginning the episode, his mouth stops moving after the first line of dialogue.
*After Strongarm says that he's going to head back to get his equipment and says he'd feel bad making the Autobots lug his equipment around, Kicker responds to himself/Grindor with "Those Omnicons are real team players." While not necessarily an error per se, the line just comes off as a rather a sarcastic remark instead of genuine. It is likely just a poor line for the scene—though given Kicker's attitude towards Transformers, it's just as easy to write this off as a backhanded compliment.
*As Cyclonus and Tidal Wave enter Unicron in search of Megatron/Galvatron, Tidal Wave is once again over-exaggerated in size. Cyclonus is shown to be about two or three of Tidal wave's heads tall, when he should roughly be the height of Tidal Wave's lower leg (from foot to lower knee).
**Coming face to face with the corpse of the Decepticon leader, the scale is corrected—including Megatron's corpse.
*When Hot Shot loses contact with Kicker, Demolishor responds with the deeper Strongarm voice—which also happens to be a different voice to the Strongarm in this episode.
*Rad calls the Prime Force by its Japanese name, Grand Force.
*Hilariously, when Optimus and his men run outside of the city to fight Scorponok and the Terrorcons again, they aren't animated, meaning their character models slide into view without any movement whatsoever.

===Continuity notes===
*The Decepticons arrive delivering the energon that was raided [[Megatron's Sword|last episode]], to Unicron.
*The Prime Force were damaged last episode.
*This is the second time the Terrorcons are shown to speak. The last episode was the first of these rare instances.
*Kicker's bratty and anti-authority attitude is revealed to stem from childhood trauma caused by his father treating him as a ''human Energon detector'' instead of his son.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Demolishor has a red [[energon star]] on his left shoulder, right where his Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] point is. Unfortunately, this can't be replicated with the toy.
**Signal Flare uses his [[Energon weapon|Energy Cutter]] blade/radar dish to scan [[Energon Sword|Megatron's Sword]].
*Powerlinx forms:
**Optimus Prime [[Super Mode]]

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' ?
::*Due to the two only released DVDs having only episodes 1 to 4 and 6 to 9, the French dub of this episode is one of the lost ones.

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Trappola di ghiaccio'''" ("Ice Trap")
::*Ironhide's first two lines aren't voiced by his actor.
::*Unlike in English, Rad doesn't call Prime Force by its Japanese name.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 002 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

{{DEFAULTSORT:New Cybertron City}}
[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Megatron Resurrected

2025-05-22T21:53:43Z

ZarquisYiris: Undo revision 1835829 by ZarquisYiris (talk)

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=6
|prev=The New Cybertron City
|next=Megatron Raid
|title="Megatron Resurrected"
|japanese=復活! ガルバトロン
|romaji=Fukkatsu! Galvatron
|translation=Resurrection! Galvatron
|image=Energon MegatronResurrected titlecloseup.jpg
|caption= That decade-long nap did wonders for his complexion.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Naoki Ōhira]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[February 13|13 February]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[March 6]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''With the Autobots under pressure from constant attacks, things take a turn for the worse as Megatron returns from the dead.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Inferno Megatron Resurrected.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]

As [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] narrates, over the past several months, the [[Autobot]]s under the command of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] have been on edge due to the ceaseless attacks by the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. As the enemy swoops down on [[Blizzard City]], Inferno's command, he believed that this time the Autobots were ready for them, Blizzard City's defensive cannons blasting the [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drones out of the sky. On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] leads Terrorcons over the remains of the Autobot base where cannons appear out of the ground, swiftly destroying the drones. At [[Canyon City]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] uses a similar tactic to lure [[Battle Ravage]] drones into the firing line of artillery cannons embedded into canyon rock. [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] expresses frustration at the new defenses on [[Earth]] preventing their quest to secure [[energon]].

At [[Jungle City]] in the [[Amazon]], as they watch [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] [[Omnicon]]s install defense cannons into the city, [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] congratulates [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] on coming up with the idea to use energon to power their weapons. She dejectedly responds that in truth, that idea was unintentional, as she was researching peaceful usages for energon. Kicker tries to cheer her up by explaining that their weapons are to defend themselves. As Misha mentions what a mentor [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] had been to her, Kicker senses an imminent attack on their location.

Outside, Optimus Prime defends Jungle City against the first wave of Terrorcons led by the treacherous [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. As the city explodes around them, the Omnicons are annoyed at interruptions to their important work. Misha orders the [[human]] crew to open their unfinished artillery bays and fire on the enemy. The Omnicons finally complete work, but the humans need to wait for their energon levels to rise.

Kicker lassos a Battle Ravage drone and allows it to lead him to Jungle City's energon mines and sniff out the energon, to the gratitude of the Omnicons. With their power at maximum, the defensive artillery sends [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and the surviving Terrorcons packing. [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and Ironhide arrives via the [[space bridge]] soon after the enemy retreat, with the younger Autobot expressing disappointment at missing out on battle.

[[File:Energon MegatronisBack.jpg|150px|thumb|left|"Galvatron is no more... behold: Megatron!" ...whaaat?]]
[[File:EnergonMegatron punishScorponok.jpg|150px|thumb|Meet my subordinates... ...General Foot and Major Fist!]]

Inside [[Unicron]], Alpha Q angrily berates Scorponok for their defeat, stating that they don't have enough energon to revive [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], and even more for Unicron. Inside the cavern with Megatron's corpse, Cyclonus and Tidal Wave apologize to their dead leader for not securing the energon needed to revive him. Cyclonus then told Tidal Wave that they will never revive Megatron, kicking his leader's corpse. Suddenly, Megatron's voice filled the cavern, telling his former minion to stop doing that. When Tidal Wave defends Megatron, Cyclonus reminded him how badly they were always treated and that he prefers Megatron to stay this way, kicking the corpse again. And again Megatron asks Cyclonus what he just said. Scorponok enters brandishing Megatron's [[Energon Sword]], claiming that Megatron has been stealing their energon reserves and that the Terrorcon intends to rectify the problem, to the shock of Cyclonus and Tidal Wave. Megatron begins to drain energon from Unicron, prompting Scorponok to stab the spark sword into Megatron's chest, ceasing the energy flow. Suddenly, the energon drain violently restarts, and pulls the Energon Sword completely into Megatron's chest. As the other Transformers watch in awed shock, Megatron bursts out of his old body like an insect in a cocoon.

Megatron demands to know who had dared to use his power, and promises that the transgressor will pay for their disrespect. Quickly destroying Scorponok's summoned Divebomb drones, Megatron tears off the Terrorcon general's tail and proceeds to beat him into a mangled pulp. Megatron is about to deliver a killing blow when Scorponok says that his actions were at the bidding of Alpha Q. Megatron decides to spare Scorponok for now, but [[Branding|brands]] the Terrorcon with a Decepticon symbol and forces him to lead the Decepticons to Alpha Q. Alpha Q greets Megatron amicably, but soon realizes that Megatron has taken control of the Terrorcons. Alpha Q runs, with the Decepticons in pursuit, chasing him to what appears to be a dead end. As Megatron gloats, Alpha Q defiantly declares that while Megatron may have been stealing their energon, only Alpha Q had been carrying out Unicron's agenda. With that, the section Alpha Q had taken refuge in splits apart from the rest of Unicron's body, revealing itself to be the Chaos Bringer's head. Megatron can only watch as the head warps itself to destinations unknown, but quickly declares to his men that they should forget the treacherous alien and concentrate on attacking the Autobots and securing energon, despite Scorponok's advice of extreme caution.

At [[Ocean City]], Kicker demands the space bridge be opened, for radar has picked up an attack on [[Plains City]]. Despite Ironhide's assurances that Hot Shot will be able to handle it, Kicker doubts that they can deal with the new threat. At the battle of Plains City, Megatron holds the battered Scorponok as his personal shield against the Autobot defense artillery before throwing the Terrorcon commander into the water below. On the ground, Hot Shot cannot believe his optics as Megatron flies into his line of fire.

It is the next morning as reinforcements arrive at the devastated Plains City, and are greeted by a victorious Megatron. Noting their obvious surprise, Megatron tosses Hot Shot's [[stasis lock]]ed body (minus an arm) at the Autobots' feet, to the shock of Ironhide.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (1)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (6)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]s (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Prime Force]] (12)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]s (14)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (18)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (10)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (15)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (16)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Kicker Jones]] (8)
*[[Misha Miramond]] (9)
*Jungle City scientists (13)

|c4=
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (2)
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (4)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Megatron lives! Megatron lives! Megatron lives!"
:—'''Tidal Wave''' reacting to Megatron's resurrection.

"I...am...back."
:—'''Megatron''''s first words after his rebirth.

'"Who is this one... who ''dares'' to use my power? Tell me!" 
"I didn't think you'd notice. You seemed a bit...distracted." 
"You'll ''pay'' for this!"
:—'''Megatron''' demands to know who is using his spark-sword, and '''Scorponok''''s answer does nothing to help matters.

"Ha, ha, ha! I have never felt more alive! For that I thank you, Scorponok!"
:—'''Megatron''' gloats as he holds Scorponok's torn off tail.

'''Megatron:''' "I commend you on your fortitude, Scorponok. Yet did you really believe you could keep ''me'' in a ''coma''?" 
[''Megatron attempts to crush Scorponok with his heel, only for the Terrorcon leader to grab it at the last moment''] 
'''Megatron:''' "It's good to be back. So good." 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Uh, Megatron sir? Don't you think the poor guy's suffered enough already?" 
'''Megatron:''' "Don't be silly! Why, I'm just getting started!" 
[''Megatron steps down hard, breaking Scorponok's elbow and crushing it'']
:—'''Megatron''' punishes Scorponok for his treachery.

"How am I supposed to believe, Cyclonus, after you had the nerve to kick me while I was down?"
:—'''Megatron''', forgetting that he ''is'' the kinda guy to kick someone when they're down.

"Welcome to ''my'' team, Scorponok."
:—'''Megatron''' "drafts" Scorponok into the Decepticons.

"Time to test your loyalty, Scorponok: Be my shield! 
[''Megatron holds Scorponok in front of him in flight, whereupon Scorponok is repeatedly blasted by Autobot defenses''] 
"You pass! Now, out of my way!" 
[''He drops Scorponok aaaalllll the way to the ground'']
:—'''Megatron''', clearly enjoying himself.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
Nothing essential to the plot is lost in ''Energon'', but quite a few changes don't make sense either within the episode or in the larger context of the series.

The issue of Megatron to Galvatron to Megatron is avoided in ''Super Link''. Megatron remained Megatron throughout all of ''Legends of the Microns'', unlike in ''Armada'', where Megatron became Galvatron when he got his new paint-job. Megatron constantly renaming himself in the English version is typically seen as a measure to retain both the "Megatron" and "Galvatron" trademarks.

====Random insertions====
*Inferno's opening narration is an ''Energon'' addition. ''Super Link'' features silence instead. Likewise for most of Jetfire's banter.
*Cyclonus's observation, "We're trapped!", is ''Energon'' nonsense. In ''Super Link'', he merely remarks on the barrier that protects Alpha Q.
*''Energon'' adds some grunting from Hot Shot as Megatron tosses him around. Considering he's supposed to be unconscious, this doesn't make much sense. It is possible however, that the grunting was added to assure the younger, more impressionable viewers that Hot Shot was still alive.

====Random changes====
[[File:Kicker Misha Romance.jpg|thumb|200px]]
[[File:Energon E06 swordcomparison.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*''Energon'' has Kicker praising Misha for beating his dad to the punch, and Misha responding that she learned everything from him. The ''Super Link'' version of this conversation credits it as a joint venture.
*As they part before the battle, Misha says something that makes Kicker blush. In ''Super Link'', she says that she'll work hard for love, and for Kicker. ''Energon'' diminishes this to a, admittedly, much more subtle "you know how much I worry about you".
*During Megatron's resurrection, Scorponok's sword gets sucked into Megatron in ''Super Link''. In ''Energon'', it merely fades away.
*Scorponok's dismissive "I didn't think you'd notice" is more of a surprised "you knew what was happening?" in ''Super Link''.
*A ''Super Link'' bit with Megatron forcing Scorponok to address him with a ''-sama'' honorific is, naturally, changed in ''Energon''.

====Nonsense====
*Prime's bizarre question of "I wonder why Kicker left me here alone to defend myself" is purely an ''Energon'' insertion; Prime originally just comments that Kicker must have thought of something interesting.
*In ''Super Link'', Alpha Q is certainly upset with Scorponok's failure, but as can be seen from the animation, he recognizes that their energon is being stolen by Megatron. ''Energon'' replaces this realization with Alpha Q telling Scorponok that he's expendable... a claim which runs strongly against what we see of Alpha Q's attitude towards Scorponok later in the episode and the series.
*In ''Super Link'', as he sees Megatron's power, Alpha Q tells Scorponok that there's a change of plans. ''Energon'' changes this to Alpha Q somehow trying to speak directly to Megatron.
*In ''Super Link'', as he prepares to flee, Alpha Q says that he's the only one who understands Unicron's structure, a preface to Alpha Q separating Unicron's head from his body. In place of this dialog, ''Energon'', at the behest of [[Hasbro]], continues its strange injection of Alpha Q somehow ''serving'' Unicron, by having Alpha Q claim defiantly that he is the only one who has carried out Unicron's will.
*Kicker implies that he knows about Megatron's revival before anyone on Earth ever sees him. ("Guess who just showed up!") In ''Super Link'', he merely senses that something is wrong, and that there's someone new on the scene.
**Oddly, this weird addition to the dialogue makes Kicker's powers seem a little more on the "overpowered" side.

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 13
*"We need/they want energon": 5
*"It's time to": 4
*"We've gotta": 1
*"Aw, come on": 2
*"Gimme a break": 2

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Energon E06 pencilerror.jpg|thumb|"Don't look, I'm not finished yet!"]]
*In one shot, the original pencil sketch can be partially made out behind Strongarm.
*When Ironhide rubs his nose, his forearm clips right through his chest.
*This is one of several early episodes where Misha is referred to as Mika ("MEEK-ah" in this episode, "MIKE-uh" in others.)
*When Optimus Prime appears at the beginning of this episode in vehicle mode, his front wheels are missing.
*Not really a glitch or mistake, but the animators cheated by having Optimus Prime's transformation into robot mode covered by an explosion.
*When Optimus deploys the Prime Force, it reuses animation from the first episode. You can even see the Ocean City suspension bridge in the background!
*A scientist says that they can't fire the defense lasers because Strongarm and Skyblast are in the way. When Misha fires anyways, 2 Skyblasts are the ones who need to get outta the way.
*Copter-2 flies up to him without spinning its rotors.
*Kicker is very proud of himself for bringing a Terrorcon to "find the energon for us", but the energon that the Terrorcon "finds" is already exposed and visible.
*After Megatron picks Scorponok up by his head, as the camera pans down to reveal Megatron's fist hitting Scorponok's chest, Megatron's own chest is missing his Decepticon symbol.
*The speed of Alpha Q's running varies wildly.
*When Ironhide reacts to Kicker's panic of the attack on Plains City, his bicep clips through his forearm as he bends his right arm.
*The left arm Megatron uses to toss Hot Shot to the Autobots is disembodied and not connected to anything. It also immediately disappears after Hot Shot has left his hand.
*Tidal Wave's shoulders and shoulder joints are positioned wrong throughout the episode, making his shoulders sit higher than normal.

===Continuity notes===
*This is one of the few times we see anything akin to the actual creation of Terrorcons, as they fly out of some glowy light nodes within Unicron to attack Megatron.
*Megatron appears to have gained new powers. It is unclear whether they are a result of him feeding on the energon used to revive Unicron or from him being merged with Unicron's [[Technorganic]] tissue for the past ten years, taking a little of the Chaos Bringer's power with him into his new body.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Ironhide wields a copy of [[Energon Sword|Megatron's Sword]]. However, see ''Continuity errors'' below.
**Digger-3 drills its opponents.
**Optimus Prime (in his [[Super Mode]]) fires lasers from the wrist-mounted turret on Fire-1.
**Megatron summons his sword out of nowhere.
**Megatron can also brand bots with Decepticon insignias from balls of energy.
*Powerlinx forms:
**Optimus Prime Super Mode

===Continuity errors===
*After transforming, Optimus Prime turns to his [[trailer]], which then tips over to launch his [[Prime Force]] drones. For some reason Optimus Prime's order for them to deploy is not dubbed in.
*When Optimus Prime combines with his drones into Super Mode, actor [[Garry Chalk]] does not have enough time to order Submarine-4 to combine before the footage cuts to the next segment of the stock footage.
*It is not clear why Alpha Q claims they were to resurrect Megatron, yet sent Scorponok to eliminate him. Then again, Alpha Q ''is'' a few bots short of a [[Special Teams|Special Team]].
*It is unclear why Optimus Prime's reinforcements took so long to reach Plains City.
*The various Skyblasts in this episode have different voices. Previously, they all had the same voice.
*At one point Cyclonus described Alpha Q to Megatron, then in the next scene after Megatron bursts into Alpha Q's chamber Cyclonus says "What is that thing!?"
*How do cannons on both sides of a canyon manage to avoid destroying each other?
*The gun turrets are normally shown as regularly spaced. When it's time for them to shoot at Tidal Wave and Scorponok, however, they're suddenly scattered randomly across the rock wall, coincidentally with gaps ''exactly'' the size of Scorponok and Tidal Wave in the battery.
*All the gun turrets in the episode are shown as having their front end facing in whatever direction they're expected to shoot...Except the battery which fires at Tidal Wave and Demolishor, which are for some reason turned 90 degrees so they have to aim their guns straight up just to fire into the canyon.
*When Ironhide is leading the Terrorcons into the turrets at the beginning of the episode, he has Megatron's sword. Presumably, the animators meant to give him the [[Energon Saber]]. The Autobots do manage to make copies of Megatron's Sword in the next episode though, so perhaps the animators got confused.

===Transformers references===
[[File:Unicron Head Energon.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*When Alpha Q escapes from Megatron, Unicron's head detaches from his body, a visual homage to Unicron's destruction in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 ''Transformers'' animated movie]].

===Real-world references===
*Cyclonus reacts to Megatron's reactivation much like a B-movie mad scientist bringing a monster to life.
{{--}}

===Trivia===
[[File:Scorponok Face.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*When Jungle City's defense cannons reveal themselves, Tidal Wave reacts with a comical anime giant sweatdrop, one of the few times the Unicron Trilogy series uses traditional anime visual gags.
*A bit of a hindsight observation, but Megatron sheds his old body like a caterpillar that has reached its chrysalis form and is now grown into a butterfly. Makes for a bit of a visual pun, as he was a caterpillar tank whose body hardened into a lifeless shell once he perished, went dormant for a while, then crumbled away, and he reemerged upgraded to a brand new alt mode that has wings.
*Megatron gives Scorponok swollen chipmunk cheeks (similar to bruising) as he curb-stomps the living daylights out of him. In terms of metal, it is likely meant to indicate dents, as his face also has signs of cracking.
{{--}}

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''La résurrection de Megatron'''" ("Megatron's resurrection")
::*Like in English, Misha is called Mika.
::*In the cavern, Megatron's voice has no reverb at all when talking to Cyclonus, he just sounds normal like if he had already awakened.
::*Ironhide screaming "Hot Shot!" at the end of the episode is dubbed by "He ''killed'' him!".

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Il ritorno di Megatron'''" ("Megatron's Return")
::*Misha's name is corrected.
::*While, in English, when Optimus combines into Super Mode, he doesn't order Submarine-4 to combine, in Italian he does so.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 002 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Megatron Resurrected

2025-05-22T21:23:59Z

ZarquisYiris: /* Featured characters */

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=6
|prev=The New Cybertron City
|next=Megatron Raid
|title="Megatron Resurrected"
|japanese=復活! ガルバトロン
|romaji=Fukkatsu! Galvatron
|translation=Resurrection! Galvatron
|image=Energon MegatronResurrected titlecloseup.jpg
|caption= That decade-long nap did wonders for his complexion.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Naoki Ōhira]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[February 13|13 February]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[March 6]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''With the Autobots under pressure from constant attacks, things take a turn for the worse as Megatron returns from the dead.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Inferno Megatron Resurrected.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]

As [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] narrates, over the past several months, the [[Autobot]]s under the command of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] have been on edge due to the ceaseless attacks by the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. As the enemy swoops down on [[Blizzard City]], Inferno's command, he believed that this time the Autobots were ready for them, Blizzard City's defensive cannons blasting the [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drones out of the sky. On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] leads Terrorcons over the remains of the Autobot base where cannons appear out of the ground, swiftly destroying the drones. At [[Canyon City]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] uses a similar tactic to lure [[Battle Ravage]] drones into the firing line of artillery cannons embedded into canyon rock. [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] expresses frustration at the new defenses on [[Earth]] preventing their quest to secure [[energon]].

At [[Jungle City]] in the [[Amazon]], as they watch [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] [[Omnicon]]s install defense cannons into the city, [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] congratulates [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] on coming up with the idea to use energon to power their weapons. She dejectedly responds that in truth, that idea was unintentional, as she was researching peaceful usages for energon. Kicker tries to cheer her up by explaining that their weapons are to defend themselves. As Misha mentions what a mentor [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] had been to her, Kicker senses an imminent attack on their location.

Outside, Optimus Prime defends Jungle City against the first wave of Terrorcons led by the treacherous [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. As the city explodes around them, the Omnicons are annoyed at interruptions to their important work. Misha orders the [[human]] crew to open their unfinished artillery bays and fire on the enemy. The Omnicons finally complete work, but the humans need to wait for their energon levels to rise.

Kicker lassos a Battle Ravage drone and allows it to lead him to Jungle City's energon mines and sniff out the energon, to the gratitude of the Omnicons. With their power at maximum, the defensive artillery sends [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and the surviving Terrorcons packing. [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and Ironhide arrives via the [[space bridge]] soon after the enemy retreat, with the younger Autobot expressing disappointment at missing out on battle.

[[File:Energon MegatronisBack.jpg|150px|thumb|left|"Galvatron is no more... behold: Megatron!" ...whaaat?]]
[[File:EnergonMegatron punishScorponok.jpg|150px|thumb|Meet my subordinates... ...General Foot and Major Fist!]]

Inside [[Unicron]], Alpha Q angrily berates Scorponok for their defeat, stating that they don't have enough energon to revive [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], and even more for Unicron. Inside the cavern with Megatron's corpse, Cyclonus and Tidal Wave apologize to their dead leader for not securing the energon needed to revive him. Cyclonus then told Tidal Wave that they will never revive Megatron, kicking his leader's corpse. Suddenly, Megatron's voice filled the cavern, telling his former minion to stop doing that. When Tidal Wave defends Megatron, Cyclonus reminded him how badly they were always treated and that he prefers Megatron to stay this way, kicking the corpse again. And again Megatron asks Cyclonus what he just said. Scorponok enters brandishing Megatron's [[Energon Sword]], claiming that Megatron has been stealing their energon reserves and that the Terrorcon intends to rectify the problem, to the shock of Cyclonus and Tidal Wave. Megatron begins to drain energon from Unicron, prompting Scorponok to stab the spark sword into Megatron's chest, ceasing the energy flow. Suddenly, the energon drain violently restarts, and pulls the Energon Sword completely into Megatron's chest. As the other Transformers watch in awed shock, Megatron bursts out of his old body like an insect in a cocoon.

Megatron demands to know who had dared to use his power, and promises that the transgressor will pay for their disrespect. Quickly destroying Scorponok's summoned Divebomb drones, Megatron tears off the Terrorcon general's tail and proceeds to beat him into a mangled pulp. Megatron is about to deliver a killing blow when Scorponok says that his actions were at the bidding of Alpha Q. Megatron decides to spare Scorponok for now, but [[Branding|brands]] the Terrorcon with a Decepticon symbol and forces him to lead the Decepticons to Alpha Q. Alpha Q greets Megatron amicably, but soon realizes that Megatron has taken control of the Terrorcons. Alpha Q runs, with the Decepticons in pursuit, chasing him to what appears to be a dead end. As Megatron gloats, Alpha Q defiantly declares that while Megatron may have been stealing their energon, only Alpha Q had been carrying out Unicron's agenda. With that, the section Alpha Q had taken refuge in splits apart from the rest of Unicron's body, revealing itself to be the Chaos Bringer's head. Megatron can only watch as the head warps itself to destinations unknown, but quickly declares to his men that they should forget the treacherous alien and concentrate on attacking the Autobots and securing energon, despite Scorponok's advice of extreme caution.

At [[Ocean City]], Kicker demands the space bridge be opened, for radar has picked up an attack on [[Plains City]]. Despite Ironhide's assurances that Hot Shot will be able to handle it, Kicker doubts that they can deal with the new threat. At the battle of Plains City, Megatron holds the battered Scorponok as his personal shield against the Autobot defense artillery before throwing the Terrorcon commander into the water below. On the ground, Hot Shot cannot believe his optics as Megatron flies into his line of fire.

It is the next morning as reinforcements arrive at the devastated Plains City, and are greeted by a victorious Megatron. Noting their obvious surprise, Megatron tosses Hot Shot's [[stasis lock]]ed body (minus an arm) at the Autobots' feet, to the shock of Ironhide.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (1)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (6)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Prime Force]] (12)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (14)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (18)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (10)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (15)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (16)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Kicker Jones]] (8)
*[[Misha Miramond]] (9)
*Jungle City scientists (13)

|c4=
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (2)
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (4)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Megatron lives! Megatron lives! Megatron lives!"
:—'''Tidal Wave''' reacting to Megatron's resurrection.

"I...am...back."
:—'''Megatron''''s first words after his rebirth.

'"Who is this one... who ''dares'' to use my power? Tell me!" 
"I didn't think you'd notice. You seemed a bit...distracted." 
"You'll ''pay'' for this!"
:—'''Megatron''' demands to know who is using his spark-sword, and '''Scorponok''''s answer does nothing to help matters.

"Ha, ha, ha! I have never felt more alive! For that I thank you, Scorponok!"
:—'''Megatron''' gloats as he holds Scorponok's torn off tail.

'''Megatron:''' "I commend you on your fortitude, Scorponok. Yet did you really believe you could keep ''me'' in a ''coma''?" 
[''Megatron attempts to crush Scorponok with his heel, only for the Terrorcon leader to grab it at the last moment''] 
'''Megatron:''' "It's good to be back. So good." 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Uh, Megatron sir? Don't you think the poor guy's suffered enough already?" 
'''Megatron:''' "Don't be silly! Why, I'm just getting started!" 
[''Megatron steps down hard, breaking Scorponok's elbow and crushing it'']
:—'''Megatron''' punishes Scorponok for his treachery.

"How am I supposed to believe, Cyclonus, after you had the nerve to kick me while I was down?"
:—'''Megatron''', forgetting that he ''is'' the kinda guy to kick someone when they're down.

"Welcome to ''my'' team, Scorponok."
:—'''Megatron''' "drafts" Scorponok into the Decepticons.

"Time to test your loyalty, Scorponok: Be my shield! 
[''Megatron holds Scorponok in front of him in flight, whereupon Scorponok is repeatedly blasted by Autobot defenses''] 
"You pass! Now, out of my way!" 
[''He drops Scorponok aaaalllll the way to the ground'']
:—'''Megatron''', clearly enjoying himself.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
Nothing essential to the plot is lost in ''Energon'', but quite a few changes don't make sense either within the episode or in the larger context of the series.

The issue of Megatron to Galvatron to Megatron is avoided in ''Super Link''. Megatron remained Megatron throughout all of ''Legends of the Microns'', unlike in ''Armada'', where Megatron became Galvatron when he got his new paint-job. Megatron constantly renaming himself in the English version is typically seen as a measure to retain both the "Megatron" and "Galvatron" trademarks.

====Random insertions====
*Inferno's opening narration is an ''Energon'' addition. ''Super Link'' features silence instead. Likewise for most of Jetfire's banter.
*Cyclonus's observation, "We're trapped!", is ''Energon'' nonsense. In ''Super Link'', he merely remarks on the barrier that protects Alpha Q.
*''Energon'' adds some grunting from Hot Shot as Megatron tosses him around. Considering he's supposed to be unconscious, this doesn't make much sense. It is possible however, that the grunting was added to assure the younger, more impressionable viewers that Hot Shot was still alive.

====Random changes====
[[File:Kicker Misha Romance.jpg|thumb|200px]]
[[File:Energon E06 swordcomparison.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*''Energon'' has Kicker praising Misha for beating his dad to the punch, and Misha responding that she learned everything from him. The ''Super Link'' version of this conversation credits it as a joint venture.
*As they part before the battle, Misha says something that makes Kicker blush. In ''Super Link'', she says that she'll work hard for love, and for Kicker. ''Energon'' diminishes this to a, admittedly, much more subtle "you know how much I worry about you".
*During Megatron's resurrection, Scorponok's sword gets sucked into Megatron in ''Super Link''. In ''Energon'', it merely fades away.
*Scorponok's dismissive "I didn't think you'd notice" is more of a surprised "you knew what was happening?" in ''Super Link''.
*A ''Super Link'' bit with Megatron forcing Scorponok to address him with a ''-sama'' honorific is, naturally, changed in ''Energon''.

====Nonsense====
*Prime's bizarre question of "I wonder why Kicker left me here alone to defend myself" is purely an ''Energon'' insertion; Prime originally just comments that Kicker must have thought of something interesting.
*In ''Super Link'', Alpha Q is certainly upset with Scorponok's failure, but as can be seen from the animation, he recognizes that their energon is being stolen by Megatron. ''Energon'' replaces this realization with Alpha Q telling Scorponok that he's expendable... a claim which runs strongly against what we see of Alpha Q's attitude towards Scorponok later in the episode and the series.
*In ''Super Link'', as he sees Megatron's power, Alpha Q tells Scorponok that there's a change of plans. ''Energon'' changes this to Alpha Q somehow trying to speak directly to Megatron.
*In ''Super Link'', as he prepares to flee, Alpha Q says that he's the only one who understands Unicron's structure, a preface to Alpha Q separating Unicron's head from his body. In place of this dialog, ''Energon'', at the behest of [[Hasbro]], continues its strange injection of Alpha Q somehow ''serving'' Unicron, by having Alpha Q claim defiantly that he is the only one who has carried out Unicron's will.
*Kicker implies that he knows about Megatron's revival before anyone on Earth ever sees him. ("Guess who just showed up!") In ''Super Link'', he merely senses that something is wrong, and that there's someone new on the scene.
**Oddly, this weird addition to the dialogue makes Kicker's powers seem a little more on the "overpowered" side.

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 13
*"We need/they want energon": 5
*"It's time to": 4
*"We've gotta": 1
*"Aw, come on": 2
*"Gimme a break": 2

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Energon E06 pencilerror.jpg|thumb|"Don't look, I'm not finished yet!"]]
*In one shot, the original pencil sketch can be partially made out behind Strongarm.
*When Ironhide rubs his nose, his forearm clips right through his chest.
*This is one of several early episodes where Misha is referred to as Mika ("MEEK-ah" in this episode, "MIKE-uh" in others.)
*When Optimus Prime appears at the beginning of this episode in vehicle mode, his front wheels are missing.
*Not really a glitch or mistake, but the animators cheated by having Optimus Prime's transformation into robot mode covered by an explosion.
*When Optimus deploys the Prime Force, it reuses animation from the first episode. You can even see the Ocean City suspension bridge in the background!
*A scientist says that they can't fire the defense lasers because Strongarm and Skyblast are in the way. When Misha fires anyways, 2 Skyblasts are the ones who need to get outta the way.
*Copter-2 flies up to him without spinning its rotors.
*Kicker is very proud of himself for bringing a Terrorcon to "find the energon for us", but the energon that the Terrorcon "finds" is already exposed and visible.
*After Megatron picks Scorponok up by his head, as the camera pans down to reveal Megatron's fist hitting Scorponok's chest, Megatron's own chest is missing his Decepticon symbol.
*The speed of Alpha Q's running varies wildly.
*When Ironhide reacts to Kicker's panic of the attack on Plains City, his bicep clips through his forearm as he bends his right arm.
*The left arm Megatron uses to toss Hot Shot to the Autobots is disembodied and not connected to anything. It also immediately disappears after Hot Shot has left his hand.
*Tidal Wave's shoulders and shoulder joints are positioned wrong throughout the episode, making his shoulders sit higher than normal.

===Continuity notes===
*This is one of the few times we see anything akin to the actual creation of Terrorcons, as they fly out of some glowy light nodes within Unicron to attack Megatron.
*Megatron appears to have gained new powers. It is unclear whether they are a result of him feeding on the energon used to revive Unicron or from him being merged with Unicron's [[Technorganic]] tissue for the past ten years, taking a little of the Chaos Bringer's power with him into his new body.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Ironhide wields a copy of [[Energon Sword|Megatron's Sword]]. However, see ''Continuity errors'' below.
**Digger-3 drills its opponents.
**Optimus Prime (in his [[Super Mode]]) fires lasers from the wrist-mounted turret on Fire-1.
**Megatron summons his sword out of nowhere.
**Megatron can also brand bots with Decepticon insignias from balls of energy.
*Powerlinx forms:
**Optimus Prime Super Mode

===Continuity errors===
*After transforming, Optimus Prime turns to his [[trailer]], which then tips over to launch his [[Prime Force]] drones. For some reason Optimus Prime's order for them to deploy is not dubbed in.
*When Optimus Prime combines with his drones into Super Mode, actor [[Garry Chalk]] does not have enough time to order Submarine-4 to combine before the footage cuts to the next segment of the stock footage.
*It is not clear why Alpha Q claims they were to resurrect Megatron, yet sent Scorponok to eliminate him. Then again, Alpha Q ''is'' a few bots short of a [[Special Teams|Special Team]].
*It is unclear why Optimus Prime's reinforcements took so long to reach Plains City.
*The various Skyblasts in this episode have different voices. Previously, they all had the same voice.
*At one point Cyclonus described Alpha Q to Megatron, then in the next scene after Megatron bursts into Alpha Q's chamber Cyclonus says "What is that thing!?"
*How do cannons on both sides of a canyon manage to avoid destroying each other?
*The gun turrets are normally shown as regularly spaced. When it's time for them to shoot at Tidal Wave and Scorponok, however, they're suddenly scattered randomly across the rock wall, coincidentally with gaps ''exactly'' the size of Scorponok and Tidal Wave in the battery.
*All the gun turrets in the episode are shown as having their front end facing in whatever direction they're expected to shoot...Except the battery which fires at Tidal Wave and Demolishor, which are for some reason turned 90 degrees so they have to aim their guns straight up just to fire into the canyon.
*When Ironhide is leading the Terrorcons into the turrets at the beginning of the episode, he has Megatron's sword. Presumably, the animators meant to give him the [[Energon Saber]]. The Autobots do manage to make copies of Megatron's Sword in the next episode though, so perhaps the animators got confused.

===Transformers references===
[[File:Unicron Head Energon.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*When Alpha Q escapes from Megatron, Unicron's head detaches from his body, a visual homage to Unicron's destruction in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 ''Transformers'' animated movie]].

===Real-world references===
*Cyclonus reacts to Megatron's reactivation much like a B-movie mad scientist bringing a monster to life.
{{--}}

===Trivia===
[[File:Scorponok Face.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*When Jungle City's defense cannons reveal themselves, Tidal Wave reacts with a comical anime giant sweatdrop, one of the few times the Unicron Trilogy series uses traditional anime visual gags.
*A bit of a hindsight observation, but Megatron sheds his old body like a caterpillar that has reached its chrysalis form and is now grown into a butterfly. Makes for a bit of a visual pun, as he was a caterpillar tank whose body hardened into a lifeless shell once he perished, went dormant for a while, then crumbled away, and he reemerged upgraded to a brand new alt mode that has wings.
*Megatron gives Scorponok swollen chipmunk cheeks (similar to bruising) as he curb-stomps the living daylights out of him. In terms of metal, it is likely meant to indicate dents, as his face also has signs of cracking.
{{--}}

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''La résurrection de Megatron'''" ("Megatron's resurrection")
::*Like in English, Misha is called Mika.
::*In the cavern, Megatron's voice has no reverb at all when talking to Cyclonus, he just sounds normal like if he had already awakened.
::*Ironhide screaming "Hot Shot!" at the end of the episode is dubbed by "He ''killed'' him!".

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Il ritorno di Megatron'''" ("Megatron's Return")
::*Misha's name is corrected.
::*While, in English, when Optimus combines into Super Mode, he doesn't order Submarine-4 to combine, in Italian he does so.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 002 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

The New Cybertron City

2025-05-22T20:56:46Z

ZarquisYiris: /* Featured characters */

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=5
|prev=Megatron's Sword
|next=Megatron Resurrected
|title="The New Cybertron City"
|japanese=新たなサイバトロンシティ
|romaji=Arata na Cybertron City
|translation=
|image=E5_titlecard.jpg
|caption=For the last time, we're not calling it Destron City!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Masayuki Ōseki]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[February 6|6 February]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[February 28]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy continuity|Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''An energon scout team on a frozen mountain is the target of the latest Terrorcon attack.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Energon-Cyclonus-Galvatron-Corpse.jpg‎|230px|thumb|left|He is not pining! He has passed on! He is no more! He has ceased to be! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! He has kicked the bucket, run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! He is an ex-Decepticon!]]

[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] wanders lost through a snow-blown wasteland, finding an [[energon]] beam coming down from the sky and having no recollection of how he got there. He sees a familiar mountain...then wakes up in his own bed.

He looks up the mountain on his computer, confident that it's an [[energon point]].

Kicker, a [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]], and [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] scout the mountain for energon, ahead of a main team including [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Ironhide's not happy about the unhelpful Demolishor coming along, while Demolishor is still stunned by the possibility of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] being alive.

[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] arrive at [[Unicron]] with more energon and find Megatron's corpse. Cyclonus beats on him a bit, trying to wake him up. They go question [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] about it, only to get sent off by [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] for—you guessed it—more energon.

[[Rad White|Rad]] and [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] have restored and improved the [[Prime Force]] drones, and they send them back to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Earth]]. Prime gets an update on the scout team and orders the energon point's coordinates relayed to Dr. Jones as soon as they find it. [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] voices concern over Demolishor's loyalty, but Prime won't hear it.

Demolishor refuses to help carry supplies, leading to a childish argument between him and Ironhide that nearly comes to blows. Hot Shot stifles it, but Demolishor stomps off in a huff.

[[File:NewCybertronCity ironhide and demolishor.jpg‎|230px|thumb|"Quit being such a poopy-head" "You're the poopy-head!"]]

Fog and snow cancel the search mission, and soon Kicker is caught in a whiteout and falls into a crevasse. Hot Shot sends Demolishor and Ironhide off together to look for Kicker.

In a daze at the bottom of a ravine, Kicker recalls drifting weightless as a child, aboard a starship as he and his family head home. They make a stop to find energon, and young Kicker feels nervous...

Kicker wakes up and realizes his predicament. Hot Shot makes radio contact with him and notifies the others.

In [[Ocean City]], [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] detects an enemy force headed directly for Kicker's position. Cyclonus and Tidal Wave arrive and attack, causing an avalanche that sweeps away Hot Shot. [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s attack Ironhide and Demolishor.

[[File:Energon-New-Cybertron-City.jpg|230px|thumb|left|That's no moon!]]

Kicker tries to fly out with Grindor, but the walls are too steep. An avalanche deposits enough snow to get them closer to the top, where Kicker detects the energon seam, though he still can't reach it.

Hot Shot meets up with Ironhide and Demolishor, who are battling the Terrorcons. Cyclonus arrives, and he and Hot Shot spar verbally for Demolishor's loyalty. Cyclonus leaves after seeing the Strongarm, assuming that's where the energon will be. Demolishor continues to fight alongside the Autobots.

Strongarm retrieves Kicker and Grindor, and he transmits their coordinates to Dr. Jones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Optimus and Inferno arrive and lead the recon team away as the Terrorcons start digging for energon. Dr. Jones activates "a present", and something huge descends from the sky: [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron City]]! The Terrorcons flee, but many are crushed by the descending city. The city lands and seals the energon point.

Scorponok arrives and leads a new attack, but the city's defenses make mincemeat of his troops. A [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] scans Scorponok for "[[cloning]] purposes", explaining that he's "planning for the future". Overmatched, Scorponok retreats with no energon.

Demolishor reasons that if Megatron was alive, he'd have been out on the front lines of the battle. Kicker reflects that even now, his dad is still looking after him.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (4)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (5)
*[[Prime Force]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (14)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (15)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (16)
*[[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] (19)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (20)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (6)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (8)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Kicker Jones]] (1)
*[[Rad White]] (12)
*[[Brian Jones]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (2)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (10)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebombs]] (7)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Talk to me, your evilness! I'm here for ya! Yoo-hoo! Anybody in there?" [''beats on Megatron''] 
"Stop that!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Tidal Wave'''

"Hey, why don't you carry some stuff?" 
"No. I'm not some kind of pack animal. That's a job for rookies like ''you''!"
:—'''Ironhide''' and '''Demolishor''' start to squabble.

"Ironhide, apologize to Demolishor." 
"Why should I have to apologize?! He ''started'' it!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Ironhide'''

"I sent Strongarm to the ravine to help him get out of there, Ironhide." 
"So you know where he is?!" 
"Yeah. And it's a real deep one."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Ironhide''' are awkward conversationalists.

'''Hot Shot:''' "Demolishor, you're our friend! You know you can trust us!" 
'''Demolishor:''' "I'm your friend?" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Sheesh, don't be such a sap! He's only ''saying'' that!"
:–'''Cyclonus''' is not one for sentiments.

"Optimus Prime! Super mode! Powerlinx! Optimus Prime! Super mode!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', going to his Super Mode via Powerlinx.

''He can't be alive. Cause if he were, he would have been out on that front line for sure. At least...that's the Megatron I remember.''
:—'''Demolishor''' continues to wonder.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
This episode's is remarkably faithful to ''Super Link'', with very little changed or lost.
*Demolishor ''insists'' on looking for Kicker, considering it part of his job as guard.
*The sensing rod that young Kicker plants in the ground glows red in ''Super Link''. This bit of animation is missing in ''Energon''.
*''Energon'' adds a soft white border to Kicker's flashback scenes, an admittedly nice touch.
*Kicker's eye makes a very loud *whump* noise when he awakes from his first dream.

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 10
*"We need/want energon": 5
*"We're a team": 2
*"Let's do it": 1

===Animation and technical errors===
*As with [[Cybertron City (episode)|the first episode]], this episode's title fails to localize the faction name "Cybertron" to "Autobot".
*When Strongarm is talking to Kicker at the beginning the episode, his mouth stops moving after the first line of dialogue.
*After Strongarm says that he's going to head back to get his equipment and says he'd feel bad making the Autobots lug his equipment around, Kicker responds to himself/Grindor with "Those Omnicons are real team players." While not necessarily an error per se, the line just comes off as a rather a sarcastic remark instead of genuine. It is likely just a poor line for the scene—though given Kicker's attitude towards Transformers, it's just as easy to write this off as a backhanded compliment.
*As Cyclonus and Tidal Wave enter Unicron in search of Megatron/Galvatron, Tidal Wave is once again over-exaggerated in size. Cyclonus is shown to be about two or three of Tidal wave's heads tall, when he should roughly be the height of Tidal Wave's lower leg (from foot to lower knee).
**Coming face to face with the corpse of the Decepticon leader, the scale is corrected—including Megatron's corpse.
*When Hot Shot loses contact with Kicker, Demolishor responds with the deeper Strongarm voice—which also happens to be a different voice to the Strongarm in this episode.
*Rad calls the Prime Force by its Japanese name, Grand Force.
*Hilariously, when Optimus and his men run outside of the city to fight Scorponok and the Terrorcons again, they aren't animated, meaning their character models slide into view without any movement whatsoever.

===Continuity notes===
*The Decepticons arrive delivering the energon that was raided [[Megatron's Sword|last episode]], to Unicron.
*The Prime Force were damaged last episode.
*This is the second time the Terrorcons are shown to speak. The last episode was the first of these rare instances.
*Kicker's bratty and anti-authority attitude is revealed to stem from childhood trauma caused by his father treating him as a ''human Energon detector'' instead of his son.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Demolishor has a red [[energon star]] on his left shoulder, right where his Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] point is. Unfortunately, this can't be replicated with the toy.
**Signal Flare uses his [[Energon weapon|Energy Cutter]] blade/radar dish to scan [[Energon Sword|Megatron's Sword]].
*Powerlinx forms:
**Optimus Prime [[Super Mode]]

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' ?
::*Due to the two only released DVDs having only episodes 1 to 4 and 6 to 9, the French dub of this episode is one of the lost ones.

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Trappola di ghiaccio'''" ("Ice Trap")
::*Ironhide's first two lines aren't voiced by his actor.
::*Unlike in English, Rad doesn't call Prime Force by its Japanese name.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 002 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

{{DEFAULTSORT:New Cybertron City}}
[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Megatron's Sword

2025-05-18T15:20:44Z

ZarquisYiris: /* Featured characters */

{{disambig2|the ''Energon'' episode|the weapon sometimes called "Megatron's Sword"|Energon Sword}}

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=4
|prev=Scorpinok (episode)
|next=The New Cybertron City
|title="Megatron's Sword"
|japanese=メガトロンの証
|romaji=Megatron no Akashi
|translation=Proof of Megatron
|image=Energon Megatron'sSword.JPG
|caption=Not your father's {{w|Excalibur}}
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Tadao Ōkubo]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[January 30|30 January]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[February 21]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''The survivors on Mars are attacked again, but the Autobots must turn their attention elsewhere.'''

==Synopsis==
{{noteslonly}}
[[File:E4 Tidal Wave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]

A group of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s arrive at [[Unicron]], offloading the [[energon]] they captured to help restore the Chaos Bringer. [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] complains that the restorations are not happening fast enough, due to the [[Autobot]]s' interference. Alpha Q plots their destruction by reviving [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], but first, he requires more energon, so he orders [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] to initiate another raid.

In a practice session, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] aren't having much luck in [[Powerlinx]]ing, as Ironhide can't seem to properly synchronize his breathing with Jetfire. Jetfire leaves in a huff, but Ironhide seems to have a revelation.

Meanwhile, Scorponok's [[Decepticon mobile fortress|mobile fortress]] approaches [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. At the battered [[Mars City]] base, a group of rookie Autobots have found a new energon source and make [[radio]] contact for backup. They nervously await a response.

The transmission makes its way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] passes message on to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Earth]] and asks for backup. Optimus orders the evacuation of Mars City, as there are no [[Omnicon]]s present to mine the energon that has been discovered. Ironhide, ''realizing that the rookies on Mars are his friends'', jumps at the chance to join the mission.

Two unidentified Transformers approach Mars City. The Autobots on Mars prepare to defend themselves, as [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] makes his arrival, telling the rookies to stand down, as he is a friend. When he gets confirmation that the planet is rich with energon, he begins his attack. Hordes of Terrorcons swoop in taking out the first line of defense, meanwhile, Tidal Wave blasts into the mine, confronting the [[Energon Saber|Energon Saber Mini-Con Team]], who manages to fly past the slow titan, before sustaining any damage.

In [[Ocean City]], the Autobots are about to deploy, when Optimus suddenly hesitates to leave the city, anticipating an attack in their absence. He calls off the mission, much to Ironhide and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]'s frustration. Kicker waits for the attack to come when he suddenly senses something; a [[space bridge]] opens, and a squad of [[Omnicon]]s arrives, along with the missing [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. An excited [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] greets his old comrade with a friendly spar match, as the crazed-Cyclonus taunts him, saying that he's forgotten how to fight. ''During the scuffle, Demolishor tells Cyclonus the rumor of Megatron's return to lead the Decepticons to a new glory, to which Cyclonus and Demolishor brush it off, claiming that Tidal Wave is foolish to believe that it's true''. The Energon Saber Team arrives as well, reporting the situation on Mars.

[[File:Energon AlphaQ with Megatron'sSword.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Star Saber or Lightsaber? You decide.]]

In space, Scorponok's mobile fortress returns to Unicron, where Alpha Q delivers the [[Energon Sword]] to Scorponok; ''a sword crafted from Galvatron's corpse and infused with his [[spark]]''.

Back on Earth, Ironhide and Kicker are restless and want to go help out on Mars. Meanwhile in [[Plains City]], a [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drone shows up, causing the Transformers stationed there to prepare for an attack. Upon hearing that Plains City is now under attack, the Autobots of Ocean City prepare to move out. Optimus orders Demolishor, Cyclonus, the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action]] and Energon Saber [[Mini-Con]]s to stay behind to guard the city while they're gone, but the two [[Decepticon]]s ultimately disobey his orders and head off on their own anyway.

At Plains City, Scorponok and Tidal Wave lead the Terrorcons into battle. There, Cyclonus and Demolishor find themselves facing off against their old comrade. When Optimus's team arrives, he sends Hot Shot to draw the Terrorcons away, while Ironhide helps out any civilians that may be left in the city.

[[File:Demolishor MegSword.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

As Tidal Wave argues and fights with Cyclonus, Scorponok unleashes the Energon Sword's power. As Ironhide and Kicker enter the city's mine, Kicker notices that he can't sense anyone, meaning that everyone must have already evacuated. Upon seeing the sword, Prime wonders if Megatron could really ''still'' be alive, while Demolishor and Cyclonus freak out as a result of the news. Tidal Wave declares that with energon, they can resurrect him—to which Cyclonus decides to switch sides; leaving Demolishor behind in startled in disbelief.

Kicker and Ironhide return to the city's surface, where the Energon Saber Team combines and offers themselves to Kicker as a weapon/hoverboard. At Jetfire's request, he and Ironhide manage to successfully Powerlinx, while Kicker tosses the Energon Saber to them; allowing them to save Optimus from Scorponok. Optimus and Ironhide double-team Scorponok, who retreats before they can do any damage. Scorponok leads his troops away, and Cyclonus follows. Demolishor is left full of doubts.

Following the battle, Optimus thanks Ironhide for the save and ''the two share a moment of solace over the fallen Autobots on Mars''. Optimus reassures him that despite the day's tragedies, he did well.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (4)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (13)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (14)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (19)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (20)
*[[Prime Force]] (24)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s corpse (3)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (15)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (17)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (21)

|c3=
*[[Rad White]] (10)
*[[Brian Jones]] (11)
*[[Kicker Jones]] (12)

|c4=
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (1)
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (2)
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (6)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (7)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (8)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (16)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (17)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (18)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (22)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
"Look. The energon flows through him. Perhaps we can ''use'' him!"'
:—'''Alpha Q''' hasn't thought this whole reviving-Megatron thing through very well.

"Yes, Optimus. There is still some energon at Mars City. We thought that it had been completely decimated but a hidden reserve was discovered by a squadron of Mini-Cons. I was hoping you could send a support team there to investigate." 
"There are Mini-Cons at Mars City?"
:—'''Dr. Jones''', who doesn't know what "decimated" means and can't keep track of current events, and '''Optimus Prime''', who can't keep track of his own troops.

"Mars City?! I'm in! I know I can teach those rookies a thing or two. You gotta let me lead the mission, sir!"
:—'''Ironhide''' is a victim of bad dubbing

"Huh? Where are those Autobots go."
:—'''Demolishor''' speak pretty one day.

"You chump! Scorponok wants you to believe Megatron is still alive to ''use'' you!" 
"But I have proof!" 
"Oh yeah? Well let's see it then!" 
"Not now. Later." 
"I ''knew'' you'd say that! Heheheahahahaha!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' reasons with '''Tidal Wave'''. Now ''there's'' a true battle of the wits.

'''Demolishor''': "Megatron's still alive?!" 
'''Cyclonus''': "What do mean he's still alive?! He can't be! Can he?" 
'''Tidal Wave''': "We need energon for his resurrection." 
'''Cyclonus''': "No problemo! HAHAHAHA!" 
:—'''Cyclonus''' defects in his own unique way.

"Kicker. Help me. I don't know what I am anymore!"
:—'''Demolishor''''s self-doubt begins to grow.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
A lot of this episode's plot points—specifically those revolving around the Energon Sword and the Autobots on Mars—are screwed up in the English version of the episode. In order to convey the most accurate recount of the episode's events, we have merged plot points from both dubs, [[#Synopsis|as seen above]].

*Jetfire claims that Ironhide needs to "synchronize his breathing" in order for them to combine. Err, ''riiight''. In ''Super Link'', he talked about feeling the pulse of his [[Spark of Combination]].
*''Energon'' presents the Autobots manning Mars City as Mini-Cons, when in actuality, they're Optimus Prime's own team of trainees, as seen in the [[Cybertron City (episode)|first episode]] of the series. This is why Ironhide is so determined to accompany Prime's team to Mars (to save his old friends), and why Prime and he share an emotional moment at the end of the episode (because they fail to save them).
*In ''Super Link'', when Cyclonus arrives, Demolishor tells him a rumor that Megatron has been revived; Cyclonus is skeptical, and they both think Tidal Wave is an idiot for going along with it. In ''Energon'', Cyclonus tells Demolishor a rumor that ''Scorponok'' has been revived, despite the fact that neither of them have ever met Scorponok before.
*In ''Super Link'', the sword was made from Megatron and infused with his [[spark]]. ''Energon'' mangled this into the sword having belonged to Megatron.
*The entire point of this episode—which is that the surviving Autobots on Mars have possibly been wiped out—is pretty much glossed over. Can't have a bunch of guys getting killed in a kids show airing in the West!

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 3
*"We need/they want energon": 6
*"We've gotta": 4
*"Let's do it": 1

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Scorponok blacklines.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*In ''Energon'' when Jetfire and Ironhide go outside the base to help the Mini-Cons, as they run, the background of the main tower doesn't move. It does in ''Super Link''.
*In ''Energon'' when the Terrorcons begin bombarding the stone city fortress, the music track switches. This is because in ''Super Link'', there was no music before the attack commenced.
*In one of the more famous ''Energon'' dub gaffes, Alpha Q claims that the Energon Sword is the "[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]", which makes absolutely no sense.
*When Scorponok is first handed the Energon Sword, his entire body outline hasn't been resized to match his model's sizing for the scene. As the camera pulls out, his model's outline returns to normal, meaning that they enlarged the CGI model to create the zoom effect. A cheatsy but ingenious animation trick, unfortunately executed ''very'' poorly.
*In ''Energon'', Scorponok gives Tidal Wave an order, the camera then zoom-pans-in on Tidal Wave while a crudely animated nutcracker style mouth says "EN-ER-GOOONN". Scorponok then transforms out of the shot. Tidal Wave's mouth moving is a dub-only addition as is Scorponok transforming. In ''Super Link'', Tidal Wave drops down out of the shot and the camera zoom-pans-in on Scorponok, who then does not transform, which makes sense, since he is next seen still in robot mode.
*In ''Energon'' when Scorponok first uses the Energon Sword against Hot Shot a red shape is shown instead of the completed flame effect seen in ''Super Link''. Later at when Scorponok destroys Optimus Prime's [[Prime Force]] drone units with a sweep of the Energon Sword, red circles appear, instead of the properly animated explosions seen in ''Super Link''. Also, in this shot Optimus and Scorponok are hovering in mid-air. In ''Super Link'' a foreground painting of the bridge covers up this error so it looks like then are standing & sitting on the bridge.
*When Cyclonus tells Tidal Wave that he is being used by Scorponok, his propellers stop moving for a minute before the angle changes.
*Tidal Wave's size is exaggerated as he attack Cyclonus, much like it is back in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.
*The animation of the ending battle sequence is amazingly unclear.
*When Ironhide and Jetfire finally Powerlinx together, they refer to it as "Super Linking," which is obviously the Japanese term.

===Continuity notes===
*This is the first time the Terrorcons are shown to speak.
*It appears Megatron's most loyal Decepticons were assigned to different posts as they are likely to cause trouble when placed together—something that is evident when Demolishor and Cyclonus disobey Optimus Prime's direct orders.
*Demolishor starts to question his loyalties.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Scorponok wields the [[Energon Sword]].
**Kicker can apparently sense living creatures/Transformers, not just danger and energon.
**Scorponok's visor is down for battle.
**Kicker uses the [[Energon Saber]] as a hover board.
**Powerlinx Ironhide [[Powerlinx]] with the Energon Saber.
**Optimus Prime disengages from his [[Super Mode]] and launches his Prime Force components at Scorponok, much like he did with his [[Trailer|container]] in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Trust (Armada)|Trust]]".
*Powerlinx forms:
**Optimus Prime Super Mode
**Energon Saber (first use)
**Powerlinx Ironhide with Jetfire (first use)

===Continuity errors===
*The fact that Mars City was previously a smoking bomb crater, with no detected life signs, is completely forgotten in this episode. Instead, Dr. Jones reports to Prime that an energon source has been discovered there, rather than the more crucial fact that there were survivors of the first attack.
*Why at this point would Demolishor know or care who Scorponok is?
*Skyboom is called "Sonar" by Optimus—perhaps not so surprising since Skyboom's toy is a retool of [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]].
*Cyclonus was last seen guarding the moon base before it was attacked and destroyed in "[[Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City]]". So... where's he ''been'' all this time?. And why were there Omnicons with him when he came back?
*All the characters recognise the sword as Megatron's, when he ''never used it before''. This manages to make even ''less'' sense in the Japanese version, where the sword was explicitly created anew by Alpha Q.

===Trivia===
*More spiffy generics in this one, both in Mars City and in the unnamed [[Plains City]]. One of the Mars group is totally wearing a trash can lid on his head. With some slight modification, this same character model would later be recycled as [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]], the only distinguishing factor between the two of them being that Padlock lacks a mouth.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''L'épée de Megatron'''" ("Megatron's Sword")
::*Demolishor is called "Demolisher" again instead of "Démolisseur", his name from ''Armada'' and episode 1 of ''Energon''.
::*Instead of saying that two Transformers are approaching the planet, Dr. Jones says that "two transport ships are approaching the planet".
::*Optimus Prime's line "Good, I'm glad to hear that" still has the TV effect, despite the shot taking place in the Autobot base.
::*The bot's line "His name is Tidal Wave" is dubbed by "He probably comes as a friend".
::*Kicker's lines "What are you talking about, Optimus?" and "But, what for?" mistakenly have the usual huge pitch effect applied to the robot voices.
::*Optimus forgets punctuation! While in English he says "They're going to have to make it back on their own. Inferno, send out an emergency order to all Autobots", in French he says "They'll need to make it back on their own, Inferno. Send out an emergency order to all Autobots". It makes the phrase sound like he answers to Inferno when it's actually Jetfire who asked.
::*Like in the English dub, Alpha Q claims that the sword is "the famous Star Saber".
::*Skyblast's line "Okay you bots, gather around for your Energon booster shot" is said with a very nasal, twit voice.
::*For whatever reason, Kicker and Optimus both call Ironhide "Strongarm" once he combined with Jetfire.

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''La spada di Megatron'''" ("Megatron's Sword")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Scorpinok (episode)

2025-05-18T15:20:00Z

ZarquisYiris: /* Featured characters */

{{disambig2|the ''Energon'' episode|the characters whose names you can't spell correctly|Scorponok (disambiguation)}}

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=3
|prev=Energon Stars
|next=Megatron's Sword
|title="Scorpinok"
|japanese=メガザラックの罠
|romaji=MegaZarak no Wana
|translation=MegaZarak's Trap
|image=Scorpinok Scorponok.jpg
|caption=''Nokus scorpiones'' in his natural desert habitat, about to go on the hunt.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Naoki Ōhira]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[January 23|23 January]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[February 14]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''At Desert City, the Autobots fend off the first Terrorcon attack against Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Energon-Tidal-Wave-Meets-Scorponok.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Scorponok tells Tidal Wave they can resurrect Megatron. Unfortunately for Scorponok, he will shortly discover he was telling the truth.]]

Somewhere in space, a [[Decepticon mobile fortress|mobile fortress]] emerges from [[Unicron]]. Within, as [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] prepares to depart aboard it, [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] gives him a little gift: a holographic image of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s corpse.

Not long after, the mobile fortress arrives to pick up the kidnapped [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. Scorponok tells him that they require his services... and he doesn't get a say in the matter.

In his [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] orbital station, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] searches video records for evidence of where Tidal Wave and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] went. Suddenly, he observes Scorponok's mobile fortress, believing it to be a large comet of some kind before it abruptly vanishes.

In [[Ocean City]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] briefs his troops on the mining operations underway there and in [[Plains City]] and [[Desert City]]. He sends [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to defend the other two stations. [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] passes along Carlos's comet sighting. [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] continues to grumble about his assignment, and Prime gives him a short dressing-down. Elsewhere, [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] continues to refuse leaving Desert city, to which [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] responds in frustration.

Aboard his mobile fortress, Scorponok explains that they need Tidal Wave's help in reviving someone. Tidal Wave asks who, and Scorponok shows him the hologram of Galvatron's corpse. Scorponok explains to Tidal Wave that his superior needs his help to revive "Megatron",<ref>''Energon'' had reverted Galvatron's title back to "Megatron" at [[Hasbro]]'s request in order to keep the trademarks for the name. For the sake of chronological accuracy between the English versions of the two shows, we've opted to refer to the corpse as "Galvatron", while still referencing him as "Megatron" whenever he is mentioned as such by someone on-screen.</ref> via large quantities of [[energon]]. Tidal Wave is ready and willing.

[[File:Energon-Ironhides-1st-Energon-Weapon.jpg|230px|thumb|This'll last a whole battle, right?]]

Hot Shot arrives at Desert City, reassures Misha, and briefs some [[Generic|Autobot troop]]s on the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] threat. Jetfire does likewise at [[Plains City]]. Just then, an enemy force is detected heading for Earth. The [[Autobot]]s wonder where the enemy is headed, but Kicker's intuition suggests they're headed for Desert City. Optimus makes note of this and they prepare to move out. Just before leaving, the [[Omnicon]]s power them up with new [[energon star]]s equipped with [[energon weapon]]s.

Hot Shot's troops defend Desert City as Tidal Wave leads a fleet of Terrorcons. Hot Shot is miffed to see that their former ally is attacking. That anger turns to shock when he hears Tidal Wave mention a plan to revive Megatron. Scorponok soon follows behind Tidal Wave. As Tidal Wave advances, the Autobots fall back to defend the mine entrance.

Misha frets as the battle closes in on the research center. The [[Omnicon]]s continue purifying the energon, deciding not to abandon their posts.

The Terrorcons break through Hot Shot's defenses and begin collecting the energon from the mine's reserves. Optimus Prime and company arrive via [[space bridge]] and head for the mine entrance. Tidal Wave intervenes, forcing Optimus to hold him off while Ironhide, Kicker and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] head for the mine.

[[File:Energon-Ironhide-Faces-Sunset.jpg|230px|thumb|left]]

During the scuffle, Optimus demands an explanation from Tidal Wave, getting a "Must revive Megatron" in response. Scorponok, overlooking the battle from the sky, introduces himself, then immediately orders Tidal Wave to destroy Optimus. The rest of Optimus's squad locate the injured Hot Shot. Informed that Misha is still in the [[Extraterrestrial Research and Development Center|Research and Development Center]], Kicker (riding Grindor) heads that way with Ironhide following on Hot Shot's orders.

On their way there, Ironhide defends Kicker from incoming Terrorcons depleting his energon star in the process. Outside the mine, Optimus uses up all of his energon against Tidal Wave.

After arriving at the Research and Development Center to evacuate the [[human]] scientists, Kicker and Ironhide discover the Omnicons there creating a special energon star to help Hot Shot. The group loads up with the star and they head out the back exit of the mines. Just ahead of the swarming Terrorcons, they find themselves face-to-claw with the mighty Scorponok. Ironhide attempts to hold him off but is no match for him. The Omnicons give Ironhide the energon star meant for Hot Shot, but Scorponok leads the Terrorcons away before Ironhide can attack them. Tidal Wave attempts to grab a raw energon star with his bare hand and gets scarred in while doing so.

After the battle, Ironhide is awarded a [[Spark of Combination|Combination Spark]] for his bravery, making him a full-fledged member of Prime's team.

At Ocean City, Demolishor wonders if Tidal Wave is right; can Megatron really be revived?
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (10)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (11)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (12)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (18)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (19)
*[[Prime Force|Copter-2]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s corpse (3)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (6)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)
*[[Kicker Jones]] (13)
*[[Misha Miramond]] (14)
*[[Desert City]] scientists (20)

|c4=
*[[Alpha Quintesson]] (1)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (4)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (5)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (16)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
"Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave!(...)"
:—'''Tidal Wave''' works really hard to not forget his name.

"Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave! Where are you taking me?!"
:—'''Tidal Wave''' demands answers in his own unique style.

"Holy Frijoles! I know Tidal Wave was big, but this is ridiculous!"
:—'''Carlos''' calls out to [[Frijoles|his deity]] in surprise.

"Hey, let me put it this way. 'Worried' is putting it mildly."
:—'''Hot Shot''', master orator

"Man! Why doesn't that girl ever ''listen'' to me?!" 
"Hm. That kid might want to eat more fiber."
:—'''Kicker''', observed by '''Demolishor'''

"Wouldn't a cannon have been simpler?"
:—'''Ironhide''' comments on the Omnicons' energon weapons.

"You can never have too many weapons."
:— '''Optimus Prime''', champion of the Autobot ideals of peace and justice.

"Man, that kid really gets under my armor!"
:—'''Ironhide''''s reaction is not exactly unique among the Autobots.

"This just doesn't make any sense. How is it possible Tidal Wave said 'reanimated'?"
:—'''Demolishor''' questions Tidal Wave's potential to have a vocabulary.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
[[File:Energonep3 shock shock shock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Amazingly, not a lot is different:
*Jetfire mentions the enemy's penchant for rushing blindly toward energon, not mentioned in ''Energon'' but pretty clear from the animation.
*Misha and her fellow scientist are worried about getting attacked because of the energon star the Omnicons are working to create, a point lost in ''Energon''.
*In ''Super Link'', when Tidal Wave grabs the Energon star, we see a full-body shot of him writhing as he is shocked, which concludes with the appearance of his "lightning" scars and him collapsing on his back. ''Energon'', apparently working with unfinished animation, substitutes all of this with a still close up of Tidal Wave's head taken from earlier in the episode (and hence featuring a space backdrop), with white flashes superimposed over the top of it.
*At the end of the battle, Ironhide originally comments on Tidal Wave's intelligence, prompting Kicker to make a similar crack about Ironhide. This is why Ironhide is visibly frustrated at the end of the scene.
*When Ironhide gets his reward from Optimus at the end of the episode, it's sunset. In the next scene, a lonely Demolishor watches the sunset in Ocean City and thinks to himself. In ''Energon'', everything has an orange glow to it, most noticeably the Transformers. This effect was removed in ''Super Link''.
*As Demolishor watches the sunset alone in Ocean City, he wonders if Tidal Wave changing sides means Megatron could, somehow, still be alive in ''Super Link''. In ''Energon'', Demolishor doesn't believe that Tidal Wave said "reanimated" (see above), and wonders if Megatron could be awakened.

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 7
*"It's time to:" 2
*"Gimme a break": 1
*"We're a team": 3

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:E3 titlecard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
*Misha is mistakenly referred to as "Meeka".
*The Terrorcons' energon stars are animated differently in ''Super Link''. In ''Energon'', the entire Terrorcon glows purple as the star is generated; in ''Super Link'', just the star itself lights up.
*Scorponok's mouth flashes between 2 different shades of orange when he says "Could there be any other?" before showing Megatron's corpse to Tidal Wave in his orb doohickey.
*After Skyblast gives Optimus an energon star, Optimus thanks Strongarm.
*When Ironhide runs toward the mine entrance, the background is animated so slowly it appears to be staying still. A more visible scroll was used in the ''Super Link'' version.
*The whereabouts of the missing "o" in "Scorpinok" (and the source of the "i") would eventually be revealed in "[[Imprisoned Inferno|Improsoned Inferno]]".
*Scorponok's tail stinger is miscolored white in parts of this episode, instead of the usual purple.
*Scorponok's scorpion mode is incredibly out of scale this episode, exaggerated in size much like Tidal Wave would in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.
*Perceptor's shoulder pads/High Wire's legs are—for whatever reason—rendered weirdly. The CGI model generally has the hollow inner parts facing forward, yet his right shoulder pad is just a flipped version of the left one. The [[Cybertron City (episode)|first episode]] had [[:File:Cybertron City Perceptor.jpg|both shoulder pads rendered properly]], which makes this all the more odd. Further, High Wire's foot is flipped up which is also inaccurate.
*In both ''Super Link'' and ''Energon'', Kicker comments that Ironhide is blushing when he receives this Combination Spark. He's not blushing in either version.

===Continuity notes===
*This episode marks the first appearance of Galvatron's corpse in the Paramount DVD version of the series.
*Carlos, while doing his job as he searches for the missing Cyclonus and Tidal Wave, expresses a lack of sympathy for the missing pair, further establishing a lack of equality. It's no wonder the Decepticons end up joining the opposing side—even the less violent and merciless Decepticons get treated poorly.
*This episode has a surprising amount of generic casualties as Tidal Wave almost single-handedly wipes out an entire army of Autobots. This is something that wasn't seen previous in ''Armada'' and will continue throughout the rest of ''Energon''.
**Credit where it's due: this show has some fairly dark moments for a kids cartoon, they just usually get glossed over due to the violence being primarily focused on expendable generics.
*And thus, the Scorponok and Ironhide subplot begins.
*As mentioned [[#Lost in translation|above]], Tidal Wave touching the raw [[energon star]] causes him to be scarred with the lightning patterns of his toy.
**Depsite doing the same thing in the [[Energon Stars|previous episode]], Ironhide shows no signs of scarring. This isn't entirely surprising, [[To sell toys|as his toy doesn't have a lightning deco]].
*Gadgets and powers:
**Optimus Prime wields Skyblast's [[Energon weapon|Energy Spear]].
**Ironhide wields Strongarm's Energy Axe.
**Divebombs can fire blasts from their energon weapons in beast mode. They can also launch their energon weapons as bombs (which partially explains their name).
**Battle Ravages fire laser beams from their mouths.
**The Omnicons show off their ability to convert raw energon into energon stars.
*[[Powerlinx]] forms:
**Perceptor

===Continuity errors===
*The disappearing comet is Scorponok and Alpha Q's ship, but its disappearing act is never explained.
*Apparently Ironhide suffers from the same selective blindness that Hot Shot did in the previous episode. When Ironhide's energon weapon vanishes, Kicker says he's out of energon. Ironhide replies "You're right!" as he looks straight at the energon star which is still on his forearm. (And like last episode, the star ''does'' fade away completely in ''Super Link''.)
*Kicker's shout of "We're surrounded!" doesn't really translate to the reality of "A single rather big thing is ahead and to our right."
*So, did Tidal Wave retreat, or what? He's last shown getting zapped by the energon star he attempts to grab.

===Trivia===
[[File:Scorpinok Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*When Alpha Q tells Scorponok to wait, he responds with a delayed "pardon?" instead of the usual delayed stock phrase "uh?"
*There's a lot of sweet looking generic bots shown in Desert City and Plains City.
**Multiple generic [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlocks]] and "[[orange jet Autobot]]s" are among Hot Shot's troops in Desert City.
*When Sureshock disengages from Perceptor, the other two [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] members remain combined—something that can be easily replicated with the toys.
*Nobody appears to care about all the generics who get killed in this episode, seemingly exploding and dying after a single shot. [[To sell toys|Only Hot Shot matters]]!
*As Kicker emerges from the space bridge, he's animated in CGI for animation conveniences (easy to hide since he's wearing his protective suit). This is a really rare occurrence in the series, as humans are usually always hand-drawn.
*Ironhide thinks it's a good idea to grab onto Scorponok's giant glowing tail blade of all places, with predictable results. Having touched a Battle Ravage's raw energon star in the previous episode, this is hardly surprising.
*When Ironhide first encounters Scorponok, he calls Scorponok an "oversized insect". Scorpions are actually arachnids!
{{--}}

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Scorpinok'''"
::*Optimus Prime says "You two!" instead of "Hot Shot, Jetfire!".
::*Like in the English dub, Misha is called "Mika".
::*Kicker's line "Sureshock ! Vehicle mode!" is dubbed by "No time to waste! My vehicle!".
::*For some reason, [[Olivier Destrez]] says his Scorponok's line "Keep working you mindless minions!" with a rural accent.
::*Skyblast's line "Okay, it's ready!" is said by [[Yoann Sover]] in his Strongarm voice.
::*Like in the Italian dub, Demolishor's line "How is it possible Tidal Wave said re-animated? Couldn't be true. Can Megatron be awakened?!" is non-sensically changed to "How '''did they revive''' Tidal Wave? Can Megatron really be awakened '''too'''?".

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Scorpinok'''"
::*Misha's name is corrected.
::*Ironhide's line: "We don’t have a minute!" starts being heard when he's pictured instead of after that, despite the fact that he's not seen moving his mouth.
::*Demolishor saying: "How is it possible Tidal Wave said re-animated? Couldn't be true. Can Megatron be awakened?!" is non-sensically changed to: "How is it possible Tidal Wave '''has been''' regenerated? I wonder if Megatron can be awakened '''too'''".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Energon Stars

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{{disambig2|the episode|the titular objects|Energon star}}

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=2
|prev=Cybertron City (episode)
|next=Scorpinok (episode)
|title="Energon Stars"
|japanese=輝け! エネルゴンスター
|romaji=Kagakaye! Energon Star
|translation=Shine! Energon Stars
|image=E2_titlecard.jpg
|caption= The red ones make Autobots go faster. Ironically, so do the stars. Take one punch and kiss it goodbye!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Jun Kawagoe]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[January 16|16 January]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[February 7]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''The Autobots prepare for the Terrorcons' second strike, but it's not where they expected.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], now a diplomat for the [[Earth Federation]], is driven into [[Ocean City]] on [[Earth]]. She meets [[Sally Jones|Sally]], but can't stay and chat as she has a meeting, much to Sally's disappointment.

Meanwhile, [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] is marvelling at his new armor in his room, when an alarm sounds. He panics, thinking the city is under another attack and trips over a bench. Following this, he realizes—much to his frustration, that the alarm is sounding for the meeting.

[[File:Energon-Optimus-Holds-Kicker.jpg|230px|thumb|left|A rather interesting specimen, wouldn't you say?]]

At the meeting, Prime, [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and others watch a satellite transmission showing a motionless [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], repeating his name and being carried away by a swarm of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. A closeup reveals that the creatures collect [[energon]] through their mouths an turn it into [[energon star]]s. Alexis explains that through searching their data, they have deduced the creatures are high-tech androids, called "Terrorcons". [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] theorizes that the Terrorcons' next target will be the energon mines on [[Earth]], to which Alexis agrees. However, to fight the Terrorcons would go against the [[Earth Federation Treaty]], which forbids [[Transformer]]s to take up arms against other Transformers. Kicker doesn't take well to this, of course, and interrupts the meeting.

Alexis concludes that the only option is to evacuate Ocean City. Kicker starts shouting and arguing, demanding that nobody take him away from Earth. Optimus allows him to stay on Earth with the [[Autobot]]s, but tells him he'd better learn to follow orders. Meanwhile, a [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] wonders if the [[Omnicon]]s will be evacuated too, but before he can get an answer, a [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] verbally drags him away to get back to work.

As the evacuation of the city proceeds, Kicker watches Sally leave and comments on how strange it will be without them. [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] informs him that he is now Kicker's guardian. Neither Kicker nor Ironhide are particularly happy about the situation.

Optimus Prime sends a [[radio]] transmission informing the other troops that they are moving to Defcon level 4 and that they know very little about their enemy. All humans residing in the other Autobot cities have been ordered to evacuate except for [[Misha Miramond|Misha]], who is in [[Desert City]], and Kicker in Ocean City. An angry Kicker fails at convincing Misha to evacuate to safety via video transmission while Ocean City submerges.

[[File:Energon-Tidal-Wave-Carried-Away.jpg|230px|thumb|He was once [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron's]] huge secret weapon, now being carried off by the guys who explode in one hit. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.]]

Ironhide grumbles about having to guard a boring [[human]] and vows that one day he'll get his [[Spark of Combination]]... then reality sets in and Ironhide deflates.

On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] can hardly wait for the battle to start, already firing off his guns. His shots are answered as a horde of Terrorcons fight back. Prime is taken by surprise, having anticipated an attack on Earth. Under Optimus's orders, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] prepares to take the [[space bridge]] to the Moon as an initial reinforcement, while Kicker and Ironhide show up last minute asking to tag along. Optimus refuses Ironhide but gives in to Kicker's stubbornness, allowing him to ride with Jetfire. Ironhide is relieved to be rid of Kicker for a short while.

Some time following Jetfire's departure, Ocean City raises and activates another space bridge. Preparing to leave, Hot Shot assures Ironhide that Prime will hear about it if he does well. Just before departing, the Omnicons power up Prime's team with [[energon star]]s, and the team then drives off into the space bridge.

[[File:Energon-Kicker-Finds-Mine.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Hello? Anyone there?]]

On the Moon, Jetfire and Kicker have their hands full. Prime's team arrives and counterattacks, while Ironhide heads for the energon mines. After passing several fallen Transformers near the entrance, Ironhide heads down the elevator shaft, interrupting the Terrorcons at work there. Despite his [[energon star]] running out, he holds his own against them for a while. Kicker arrives to back Ironhide up just as he touches a [[Battle Ravage]]'s raw energon star, incapacitating him. Kicker then makes use of Ironhide's cannons and fires on the remaining Terrorcons in the cave, just as Optimus and Hot Shot arrive to back the pair up. The surviving Terrorcons retreat.

Meanwhile, inside [[Unicron]], the surviving Terrorcons return with the energon. [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] muses that his army will soon be more powerful than even the [[Decepticon]]s, as [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] arises from a pit of energon...

Back on Earth, the Autobots make their return with the damaged Ironhide, who blames himself for the loss. Kicker starts to storm off, but Prime forcefully reminds him that Ironhide is his partner, so the human tries to cheer him up—kicking him and arguing with him. Though unorthodox, it works.

Demolishor asks what happened on the Moon and asks the Autobots if they saw Cyclonus or Tidal Wave there. The Autobots report that there was no trace of them—to which Demolishor says that they would've looked harder, had they been Autobots. Optimus promises that they'll find them and bring them back.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (11)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (12)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (13)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (16)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (17)
*[[Generic|Generic Autobot]]s (18 - 22)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (2)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (5)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (23)

|c3=
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (1)
*[[Sally Jones]] (3)
*[[Kicker Jones]] (4)
*[[Miranda Jones]] (10)
*[[Misha Miramond]] (14)

|c4=
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (6)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (7)
*[[Primus]] (15)
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (24)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (25)
}}

==Quotes==
"Under Section 47(f) it states that Transformers shall not take up arms against other Transformers." 
"''YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!'' So what are we gonna do?! Just sit back and watch?!"
:—'''Alexis''' lays down the law and '''Kicker''' unleashes the first "You can't be serious" in Energon. Ugh.

"Aw, man. It's gonna be weird without them." 
"Okay, Kicker. Listen up. Optimus gave me very strict orders to keep an eye on you." 
"Gah, gimme a break!" 
"I don't like this any better... than you do, kid." 
''(Kicker starts messing around on his phone.)'' 
"HEY! Are you even listening?!" 
"Whatever."
:—'''Kicker''', '''Ironhide''', and the beginning of a <s>horrible</s> beautiful partnership.

"I should be fighting with the others. ''But no.'' I should be on Optimus's team. ''But no!'' I should have the spark of combination that Primus gave to Optimus! ''BUT NO!'' I got nothing!"
:—'''Ironhide''' prepares the audience for 50 more episodes of whining.

"I ''ordered'' you to team up with Ironhide! Or did you forget that." 
"Aw, gimme a break." 
"If you want to ignore my orders, then I have no choice but to send you back to your ''mother''." 
"You ''wouldn't!''" 
"''Try me.''"
:—'''Optimus''' knows how to push '''Kicker'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s buttons
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
*In ''Super Link'', Alexis doesn't just tell Sally about a meeting; she has her help assemble everyone. Sally is a bit unsure about telling her brother. ''Energon'' mangles their conversation in all sorts of strange ways, including having ''Sally'' say that she thought she'd never get past Demolishor (even though she lives in the city), and having her ask Alexis if she's seen Kicker around—even though Alexis just got there. The Paramount DVD skips this scene altogether!
*Alexis identifies the attackers as "Transformers," not "Terrorcons" as in ''Energon''.
*In ''Energon'', Alexis says that the Earth government has declared that Transformers can't take up arms against other Transformers. What she's supposed to be explaining is that the Earth government has declared the battle to be entirely between Transformers, and hence is unwilling to interfere. That is why Kicker abruptly blows his stack at Alexis and everyone else. The Paramount DVD version awkwardly deletes all lines of dialog referring to the treaty, creating more confusion as to what Kicker is even supposed to be objecting to.
*''Energon'' then makes it sound like Alexis is calling for the evacuation of the entire planet, rather than just Ocean City.
*Subtitles in the ''Super Link'' version identify [[Plains City]], [[Jungle City]], and [[Desert City]] during Prime's evacuation announcement. They remain unnamed in ''Energon''.
*In ''Energon'', Ironhide throws a fit during his flashback, saying that he's not allowed to do anything and he's gained nothing, ending with him saying that he's the bottom of the totem pole. In ''Super Link'' instead, he calmly drops some exposition saying that to join Team Convoy (Optimus and his crew), he needs a combination spark and laments that he doesn't have one yet when he snaps back to reality.
*During Ironhide's flashback in ''Super Link'', there's a close-up of Ironhide in Primus's chamber with his jaw slightly dropped as he watches Inferno and Jetfire get combination sparks. The background quickly changes to Ironhide in Ocean City, showing that he's doing the exact same pose with his jaw still dropped. ''Energon'' cuts the close-up, ruining the joke entirely.
*''Super Link'' Ironhide is more angry that Kicker gets to leave ahead of him than relieved at being rid of him.
*Hot Shot's quick pep-talk to Ironhide is slightly different between the two versions. In ''Energon'', Hot Shot says that if Ironhide does a good job on the mission, he'll tell Optimus about it. In ''Super Link'', Hot Shot says that if Ironhide does good, Optimus will be sure to notice him.
*Optimus originally tells the overconfident Ironhide not to rely too heavily on the [[Energon star]], a point lost in ''Energon''.
*In ''Energon'', Optimus is absurdly ticked off at Kicker and threatens to send him back to his mother. In ''Super Link'', Optimus sounds a lot more calm yet stern, and is silent when ''Energon'' Optimus said "Try me."

===Pain count===
*"Uh?": 29
*"Listen up": 1
*"It's time to": 2
*"(X) is counting on you/me/us": 1
*"Gimme a break": 2
*"You can't be serious": 1
*"Aw man": 4

===Animation and technical errors===
*Misha is mistakenly called "Mika" this episode.
*When Kicker is jumping on Demolishor and Hot Shot to yell at Alexis, he's missing the black neck piece of his suit.
*When Kicker kicks Ironhide's head towards the end of the episode, his head moves ''before'' he kicks it.
*When Cyclonus fires wildly into space and in return, gets blasted by a whole swarm of Divebombs, you can hear the bird calls but space is completely empty. ''Super Link'' fixes this error by adding new animation of the swarm slowly approaching in the distance.
*The animation of Kicker forcing himself into Jetfire's cockpit is all messed up in ''Energon''. He flies up on Grindor as Jetfire ''opens'' his cockpit for Kicker despite Jetfire not wanting him to tag along. Kicker starts kicking the ''air'', and then jumps inside Jetfire. ''Super Link'' fixes this by simply having Kicker kick Jetfire's cockpit open and jumping inside.
*As Optimus, Hot Shot and Ironhide prepare to leave, Demolishor's voice asks "You're bringing the Omnicons with us, Optimus?"—Demolishor isn't even present in the scene.
*As a real-world error; the Autobots, Terrorcons and Kicker should all be lightly pouncing on the Moon's surface due to the atmosphere. This is likely down to the animation not being able to replicate these movements.

===Continuity notes===
*As per the title, this episode introduces the [[energon star]]s.
**The first few episodes use the energon stars as a plotpoint to provide suspense, showing the stars rapidly depleting; requiring the Autobots to use the energy boost sparingly. Later episodes drop this plotpoint entirely, making them last an entire battle sequence, entire episode or multiple episodes in a row, without any signs of depletion.
*Cyclonus's psyche appears to be just as messed up as it was ten years ago. Some things never change.
*Optimus has two small, hilarious out-of-character moments this episode. The first is when he expresses frustration towards Kicker's attitude and spontaneous unpredictability. The second is Optimus threatening to send Kicker back to his mother.
*Demolishor's reaction towards his fellow Decepticons not returning with the Autobots at the end of the episode, further implies a lack of equality between the two factions.
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Divebombs throw their combined [[Energon weapon|Energy Raiden]]s as boomerangs. When attached to their forearms they can also be used as shields.
**The Autobots' refined energon stars give the user the ability to fly around in red energon shield domes that blow up Terrorcons.
**The Battle Ravages use their tail flails in robot mode.

===Continuity errors===
*Demolishor asking "who was that?" at the start of the episode implies he either forgot about Alexis or doesn't recognize her after a decade. This could possibly be a mix of bad writing, bad continuity, and Demolishor's stupidity on display yet again.
*The [[Mars City|Mars base]] is misidentified as "Cyber City"; later Ocean City is misidentified as "Cybertron City" ''and'' "Cyber City".
*Are they energon "chips" per Skyblast; energon "cells" per Optimus Prime; or energon "stars" per the title?
**The re-dub on the Paramount DVD revises both "chips" and "cells" to "stars", despite the fact that they are called energon chips in the ''Energon'' toyline...
*Ironhide doesn't even fire a shot before his energon star fades out.
*Prime is initially fine with Kicker running off with Jetfire, yet later berates him for not teaming up with Ironhide.
*Hot Shot complains about running out of energon, even though he still clearly has an energon star. (The Japanese version has the animation revised so that Hot Shot's star does fade away, while the English re-dub replaces his complaint with an assurance that he'll take point.)
*Optimus tells Jetfire to use the space bridge so as not to waste time raising the city. Then, as soon as Jetfire leaves, Optimus raises the city anyway just to use the space bridge.
*When Strongarm wonders if the Omnicons will be evacuated, Skyblast says "we can't worry about ''them''", as if they're not Omnicons.

===Transformers references===
*As Optimus transforms during his stock transformation upon arriving at the moon, Generation 1 transformation sounds can be heard.

===Real-world references===
*Optimus says that the entire world is on {{w|DEFCON|DEFCON Level Four}}, a term used by the American military which means increased intelligence and military readiness.

===Trivia===
*When Optimus manhandles Kicker, his hand appears to be hand-drawn, as the CGI department seems to lack the means to realistically pose and articulate Optimus's hand grabbing a much smaller two-dimensional character in three dimensions.
*During the opening briefing scene, Hot Shot's shoulder-[[kibble]]/shoulderpads are shown angled straight up in order to even out the space for other [[Transformer]]s in the room—specifically, Ironhide's shoulder cannon assembly which also happens to be angled upwards to make space.
*Alexis states that the "Terrorcons", are a high-tech pack of androids.
*Cyclonus's arm-cannons (missiles on the toy) and the tips of his rotor blades are miscolored gold. These colors won't be corrected until "[[Battle of the Asteroid Belt]]."

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''L'énergie miraculeuse'''" ("The Miraculous Energy")
::*Despite being called "Démolisseur" in ''Armada'' and in episode 1 of ''Energon'', Demolishor is called "Demolisher" in this episode, both by Sally and Jetfire.
::*Skyblast is dubbed by [[Olivier Destrez]] instead of [[Romain Redler]], just for this episode.
::*Tidal Wave does not say his name at all.
::*Like in the English dub, Misha is called Mika.
::*Optimus Prime's line "Jetfire, Kicker, give me an update!" is weirdly translated by "What do you think the situation is like here?". Everything to avoid saying names!
::*Speaking of avoiding names, Ironhide's name is dodged 4 times in a row, despite the cast saying it previous episode:
:::*Kicker's line "No Ironhide, don't do it! Don't touch it !" is dubbed by "No, wait, don't touch this! Don't touch it!".
:::*Kicker's next "Ironhide!" is dubbed by "Hey, do you hear me?".
:::*Optimus Prime's line "Ironhide! Are you all right?" is dubbed by "What's wrong with him? Is he hurt?".
:::*Hot Shot's line "Ironhide, are you okay?" is dubbed by "Are you okay, pal?".

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Le stelle di energon'''" ("The Energon Stars")
::*When Strongarm wonders if the Omnicons will be evacuated, Skyblast says: "Don't think about it" instead of: "We can't worry about them", correcting the mistake in English.
::*Misha's name is corrected.
::*Energon stars are always called by this name. They're never called "chips" or "cells".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Cybertron City (episode)

2025-05-18T15:18:15Z

ZarquisYiris: /* Featured characters */

{{disambig3|Cybertron City}}
{{episode|
|series=Energon
|ep=1
|prev=Mortal Combat
|next=Energon Stars
|title="Cybertron City"
|japanese=浮上! オーシャンシティ
|romaji=Fujō! Ocean City
|translation=Arise! Ocean City
|image=E1_titlecard.jpg
|caption=You're going to wish Hot Shot had a trigger finger.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Yutaka Satoh]], [[Jun Kawagoe]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[January 9|9 January]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[January 31]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy continuity|Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, a new threat arises...'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Energon Ocean City rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|We built this city on rock and roll!]]

Deep within the shattered remains of [[Unicron]], [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]—one of Unicron's many victims—is resurrected, to gather [[energon]] to revive Unicron. Alpha Q releases a horde of energon-eating [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, which will scavenge [[Earth]]'s abundant supplies of the power source.

As [[Ocean City]] and its bridge rise and unfold from one of Earth's oceans, [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] narrates: it has been ten years since [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and Unicron disappeared in the depths of space. He and the other surviving [[Decepticon]]s have had to suffer through working with the [[Autobot]]s and [[human]]s in search of energon, and he's ''not'' happy about it.

The city has surfaced so that the human known as [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] can go out on [[High Wire (Armada)|his motorbike]] and get some fresh air, much to Demolishor's consternation. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] shows up too, and berates Demolishor for neglecting his work before running off in pursuit of the wayward Kicker. Kicker's tired of being cooped up in the submerged city and taking orders from 'bots. Suddenly, his hair flashes golden.

[[File:Cybertron City Optimus and Ironhide train.jpg|thumb|200px|Primedouken!]]

Below the waves, the [[Omnicon]]s are hard at work mining; they suddenly hit a golden glowing seam.

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Rad White|Rad]] pays a visit to Earth's [[Extraterrestrial Research and Development Center]], where he communicates briefly with [[Sally Jones|Sally]]. Rad tells Kicker's father, [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]], that the Omnicons have hit a big vein of energon right where Dr. Jones predicted. Energon is a clean energy source, needed to get Earth through an energy crisis, as well as the [[Transformer]]s' requirements for the repair of Cybertron.

On an asteroid colony, two 'bots give the stoic [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] a hard time about his terminal silence. Suddenly, a barrage of lights from the depths of space pound the colony, as the mysterious Terrorcon drones attack.

In a training arena, [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] spars with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], and is ready to go again despite getting put down. Optimus comments that the young 'bot reminds him a lot of Hot Shot, which Ironhide regards as about the best compliment ever.

Rad and Dr. Jones report the attack to Optimus, telling him that their [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] depot is under attack, as reported by [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]]. Prime speaks with [[Primus]] about the strange development. Prime rounds up [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] to check out the situation, and Ironhide insists on coming too. Rad activates a [[space bridge]] gate, and the four Autobots roll out.

[[File:E01 shinjiface.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This is my "Shinji" face.]]

Arriving on Mars, the four find the smoking ruins of [[Mars City]]. The team detects no life, even though there were many Transformers working there. They quickly head to Earth.

At Ocean City, Sally and [[Miranda Jones|her mother]] observe the Omnicons' energon research, and squabble with Kicker. Kicker recalls arriving on planet Cybertron as a very young boy with his father, and meeting the gargantuan and rather terrifying Autobots. Present-day Kicker grumbles that he doesn't need any [[Transformer]]s to protect him.

Carlos reports that the Mars base was destroyed by asteroids. Kicker urgently tells Hot Shot that they're under attack, and he must submerge the city. He and Hot Shot race outside.

[[File:E01 glowing kicker.jpg|200px|thumb|'''Finding God:''' Yer doing it wrong!]]

In a flashback sequence...

:''Optimus Prime searches for a young Kicker, who, driven by his fear of the Autobots, has run away and hidden in a restricted zone. Falling into a void, Kicker is snared by a glowing light. The voice of Primus speaks, wondering what energy source powers humans. Primus then bestows Kicker with a sixth-sense granting him the ability to detect danger and energon.''

Present day, Hot Shot and Kicker observe as a huge swarm of Terrorcons appear in the sky, opening fire. Hot Shot returns fire. Demolishor soon finds himself against a pile of the creatures. The timely arrival of Optimus's crew saves Kicker from another group. Prime unleashes his [[Prime Force]] drones, then gives Hot Shot a [[Spark of Combination]], allowing him to [[Powerlinx]] with Inferno. [[Super Mode|Prime merges with his drones]], and blows away a ton of the Terrorcons.

Kicker leaps aboard Ironhide and makes good use of his cannon, but ultimately has to be saved by Prime, who launches a suit from his Spark of Combination to protect him from a fall. The surprised Kicker is told that the suit was made for him by his father. Kicker is furious—this is his planet and nobody can tell him what to do!

Alpha Q observes that the first attack was a failure, but there are many hands yet to be played.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (8)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (9)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (10)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (15)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (16)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (17)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (18)
*[[Prime Force]] (24)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s corpse (4)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (5)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (14)

|c3=
*[[Kicker Jones]] (6)
*[[Rad White]] (11)
*[[Sally Jones]] (12)
*[[Brian Jones]] (13)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (19)
*[[Miranda Jones]] (21)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (22, flashback)

|c4=
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (1)
*[[Battle Ravage]]s (2)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s (3)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (7)
*[[Primus]] (20)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
"You're not the boss of me, Autobot!"
:—'''Demolishor''' apparently liked taking orders from [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|his last boss]] more.

"Tidal Wave like Asteroid Belt."
:—'''Tidal Wave''' enjoying the view on the moon.

"She said our Earth station has detected molecular activity at the precise coordinates where you suspected energon to be."
:—'''Rad''' begins the grand ''Energon'' tradition of things making no sense at all.

"Man! This is great!" 
"Just... Zip it."
:—'''Ironhide''' loves the Space Bridge! '''Jetfire''' doesn't love that Ironhide loves the Space Bridge.

"Is that energon?" 
"Yes. It's the energy source that all Transformers need to survive, Sally." 
"I'm not sure I get it, Mom."
:—'''Sally''' and '''Mrs. Jones''', who doesn't know much about biology.

"Kicker! Don't be an idiot!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' is a real optimist.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Super Link''===
*There are two distinct English-language dubs of this episode—a version broadcast on television, which is a straight dub of the Japanese edition of the episode, and the substantially-altered version released on the Paramount DVD. In addition to a ''heavily'' re-written script, the DVD version re-orders several scenes, chief among them the opening sequence with Alpha Q and Kicker's flashbacks, and inserts a new opening monologue from Optimus Prime, along with clips from ''Armada''. The original televised version of the episode was restored for the Shout! Factory release, and appears on streaming platforms such as [[Tubi]].
*The prolonged sequence of Ocean City rising up from beneath the waves differs across the various editions of this episode. The ''Super Link'' version features only music and sound effects. The TV-broadcast version of ''Energon'' features a monologue from Demolishor touching upon the events of the last ten years, to cement the series as a continuation of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. The Paramount DVD version replaces this monologue with an argument between Kicker and [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] about raising the city. Misha does not actually appear in the episode, though, and shouldn't actually ''be'' in Ocean City anyway.
*In the opening sequence of this episode, Alpha Q states that Unicron has brought him back online, in order to stop Unicron from going offline—a claim that is totally at odds with what we will learn of the character and his history as the series progresses. As an error, it's entirely confined to ''Energon'', but unlike the multitude of errors that would come to populate ''Energon'', this was most likely a very deliberately inserted line. This "minion of Unicron" role was Hasbro's intention for the character, and is how he is portrayed in the [[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Dreamwave comic]], but the Japanese production staff wound up creating an entirely different story for the character that contradicted it. To get things back in order, the line was deleted from the Paramount DVD release of the ''Energon'' episode.
*Curiously, the Paramount DVD version of this episode removed the cameos of young Alexis, Carlos, and Rad departing the Autobot starship [[Axalon (Armada)|''Axalon'']] from Kicker's flashback sequence, instead jumping straight to Dr. Jones and Kicker leaving the vessel.

===Pain count===
The "Uh?"s start very early:
*"Uh?": 9
*"It's time to": 1
*"Gimme a break!": 1

===Animation and technical errors===
*This episode's English title fails to localize the faction name "Cybertron" to "Autobot".
*In the version broadcast on television, there is an audio synch mistake when Rad and Dr. Jones watch Prime's Autobots depart for Mars; their dialogue begins too soon, cringingly causing their lip movements to lag behind it. Surprisingly, this was fixed for the DVD release.
*During the attack on Ocean City, Sally wonders where her brother is, and her mother adds "Where's Kicker?" in Sally's voice. Oops. This was not fixed for the DVD release.
*Kicker references the military clock position system. He yells "9 o'clock!" before kicking Ironhide's head to the left to shoot the Divebomb drones. Although it's true that "9 o'clock" means "left", the way Ironhide is facing is closer to 10 or 11 o'clock.
**In the Paramount DVD release, Kicker instead yells at Ironhide to "pay attention!", removing the slight error.
*At the very end of the episode, Alpha Q says there are "plenty of Cybertron Earth cities". Again, "Cybertron" is the Japanese name for "Autobot" that wasn't translated.

===Continuity notes===
*Just like ''Armada'', it is never explicitly stated what year the events of ''Energon'' take place. All [[canon]] sources establish each show in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] taking place ten years apart from one another, starting with the then-future year of [[2010]], meaning ''Energon'' takes place in [[2020]].
**However, the Paramount DVD release suggests it's been 20 years since the [[Unicron Battles]], making it [[2030]], which is the year the events of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' take place.
**In the ''Armada'' episode "[[Chase (episode)|Chase]]", [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]'s laptop has [[2002]] listed as the year, obviously due to the year the episode was animated/released, long before 2010 became the established year.
*The Paramount DVD release with Optimus Prime recapping the story so far shows footage of the Unicron Battles from ''Armada.''
*The corpse of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is briefly shown in the opening scene, when the camera is moving through Unicron's body.
*While the returning Autobots and [[Mini-Con]]s from ''Armada'' have been upgraded into entirely new bodies, fit with new weapons systems and alternate forms, the extent of the returning Decepticons' upgrades are merely reduced to new color schemes. This, topped off with the fact that the Decepticons only serve as guards of energon mining facilities, suggests there is no equality between the Autobots and Decepticons. Who are the ''real'' villains again?
*The poor [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Mini-Cons]] have had their roles reduced to washing cars and being used as Kicker's transportation.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Kicker can sense Energon and danger, a power bestowed upon him by Primus.
**Terrorcons have the ability to eat raw Energon and convert it into [[Energon star]]s.
**Copter-2 can slice through enemies with its rotor blades.
**Digger-3 can create whirlwinds with its drill.
**Submarine-4 fires torpedoes.
**Optimus carries the [[Spark of Combination]] in his chest where his [[Matrix of Leadership]] used to be. He also carried Kicker's armor inside the Spark of Combination too.
**Ironhide can deploy his head in vehicle mode like a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]].
**Powerlinx Hot Shot wields both his and Inferno's weapons.
**Optimus fire his "Energon Blast" attack in [[Super Mode]].
*[[Powerlinx]] forms:
**Perceptor (first use)
**Powerlinx Hot Shot with Inferno (first use)
**Optimus Prime Super Mode (first use)

===Continuity errors===
*In Optimus Prime's opening monologue in the Paramount DVD version of the episode, he refers to the series as taking place 20 years after the Unicron Battles of ''Armada'', rather than 10.
**In the same opening monologue, he incorrectly names Galvatron "Megatron", likely due to Energon having everyone going back to calling him Megatron.
*Optimus Prime is somehow able to identify the Terrorcons by name, before he has any way to know what they are. Again, this line was not in ''Super Link'', and was removed for the Paramount DVD release of ''Energon''.
*As stated [[#Differences with Super Link|above]] the Paramount DVD version of the episode has Misha placed in Ocean City, when subsequent episodes reveal she had been in [[Desert City]] the entire time, hence the conversation featured in the [[Energon Stars|next episode]], post-evacuation, has Misha and Kicker talking from screens rather than in person.

===Transformers references===
[[File:EnergonCybertronCityTakaraBike.jpg|200px|thumb]]
*A close-up of High Wire's motorbike mode reveals TAKARA branding, an obvious reference to [[TakaraTomy]] (who at the time was still just called "Takara" before the brand merge with Tomy in [[2006]]).
*The aforementioned inequality between Autobots and Decepticons is very similar to the state of Cybertron during the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].

===Real-world references===
*According to the ''[[Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook]]'', the sparring match was Optimus Prime training the others in the martial arts discipline {{w|Kumite}}.
*As stated above, Kicker references the {{w|Clock position}} while he's on top of Ironhide.
*Before the Terrorcons attack, High Wire is seen washing a car that clearly resembles the Toyota Trueno AE86 from the racing manga and anime series ''{{w|Initial D}}''.

===Trivia===
*Compared to later episodes, this one is ''astonishingly'' well-animated and acted.
*Kicker is apparently able to raise and lower the city without anyone stopping him or even asking why.
*The space shuttles the humans use are partarially designed to reflect Jetfire's shuttle mode. The most significant difference between the two is the absence of the red booster rocket portion that forms Jetfire's legs and torso in robot mode. This would also mean in-universe that Jetfire has since reformatted into the newest Earth model of space shuttle.
*Due to use of an earlier unfinished CGI model, Jetfire's rifle is incorrectly colored gray. The colors won't be corrected until "[[Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary]]."
{{--}}

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Cybertron City'''"
::*Alpha Q calls the Terrorcons "Terricans" but at the end of the episode Optimus Prime says "Terrorcons".
::*[[Jim Redler]] was chosen to voice the protagonist Kicker. Consequently, the role of Carlos he dubbed in ''Armada'' is given to [[Yoann Sover]]. But... Yoann Sover used to dub Rad in ''Armada''! So, Rad is now dubbed by newcomer [[Vincent Barazzoni]].
::*As usual, several names are dodged:
:::*Demolishor's line "Oh, it's only you, Kicker!" is dubbed by "Ah, it's you!". Then, his "Kicker!" is dubbed by "Come back!". However, Kicker's name will always be pronounced in the rest of the episode.
:::*One of the bots' line "Hey Tidal Wave! Did you hear the good news?" is dubbed by "Hey listen to this, finally some good news!" which makes the scene sounds like the two bots just chat together.
:::*During the subsequent Terrorcon attack, Tidal Wave does not say his name. Instead, one of the two bots screams "Help!".
::*Carlos' line "And according to our reports it was destroyed by some kinds of asteroids!" is mistakenly dubbed by "And according to the latest reports, it has been completely destroyed by some kind of ''androids''", which does not make sense. It's most likely a reading error from the actor that the team didn't bother to correct.
::*For some reason, Kicker's line "It's not, now fire!" is dubbed all of a sudden by Michel Dodane in his Optimus Prime voice. Weirdly, the usual robot effect is present on the voice.

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Cybertron City'''"
::*Once, Jetfire uses the word "Transformer" (without an S at the end) as a plural.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount)
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume One (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Threaten

2025-05-05T23:22:11Z

ZarquisYiris:

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{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=38
|prev=Crack (episode)
|next=Crisis (Armada)
|title="Threaten"
|furigana=ひゅどらきゃのん
|japanese=脅威
|romaji=<nowiki></nowiki>''Hydra Cannon''<nowiki></nowiki>
|translation=Threat: ''Hydra Cannon''
|image=threaten.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-38
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|englishadaptation=[[Ward Perry]]
|director=[[Masayuki Motsumoto]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[August 18]], [[2003]] (English, Canada) [[September 23]], [[2003]] (Japanese) [[October 3]], [[2003]] (English, United States)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''With the Star Saber, Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster in their possession, the Decepticons combine the three weapons into the ''Hydra Cannon''.'''

==Synopsis==
The kids are understandably upset that [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] has betrayed them, taking the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] with him. [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] both throw down the stones which the [[Decepticon]] had brought back from [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. While [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] and [[Rad White|Rad]] both try to calm them, [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] drops his huge lump of rock and howls. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] silently leaves, watched by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]].

[[File:Hydra minicons.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] thanks Starscream for bringing him the two [[Mini-Con]] weapons, though [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] wants to check they're real. Once Starscream hands them over, Megatron holds him at swordpoint before chuckling and suggesting the Decepticon take some time off. He then instructs Thrust to make sure the "project" is completed.

[[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] tries to interrupt Hot Shot's target practice, but is stopped by [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who suggests they let Hot Shot get it out of his system. Alexis also mopes and is comforted by [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]].

[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] are busy working on the Decepticon spaceship when Thrust lets them know he's going out. Starscream tails Thrust, dragging the Decepticon aside, but the pair have been seen by Demolishor, who hurries off to tell Megatron. Megatron is too busy admiring his new toys to care and tells Demolishor to get back to work. Starscream demands Thrust tell him what the mysterious project is, and Thrust is happy to enlighten him: They plan to harness the combined power of the three Mini-Con weapons. Once Thrust manages to convince Starscream that they're allies, Starscream leaves...and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] appears to congratulate Thrust on his performance.

The kids are all at home—Rad channel surfing, Carlos snoring, and Alexis pondering Starscream. At base, Hot Shot believes they should act now before the Decepticons attack. Jetfire thinks there's a way they can get the three weapons back, but Side Swipe reports that the Decepticon warp gate is locked tight. They realise that the only way to get there is via the spacecraft they've been working on, which means they have to finish it fast. Jetfire offers to pilot the ship, but Optimus wants him to stay behind due to his anger towards Starscream.

The Decepticon project is complete—the ''[[Hydra Cannon]]''. Thrust explains it is named Hydra because it harnesses nine Mini-Cons, and the Hydra had nine heads. Megatron is keen to try it out, and Thrust suggests a test in space to avoid any risk to themselves.

The kids find the [[Autobot]]s frantically working to complete their spaceship and wonder why they're in such a hurry to leave Earth. Hot Shot explains they're working to get back the Mini-Con weapons. The kids' conversation turns to Starscream, and they resolve not to talk about him again, though Rad observes that Alexis seems saddened by their comments. Fred announces that they should go see a comet. Rad apologises to Alexis, but she says she's OK.

[[File:Hydra Cannon.jpg|200px|thumb|What do you mean "Freudian"?]]
The Decepticon spaceship launches from the Moon, but falters. Demolishor reports they don't have enough power to reach escape velocity, but they push the engines to maximum and are able to lift off. Thrust apologises that his calculations must have been inaccurate, and Megatron hopes that the calculations for the ''Hydra Cannon'' aren't so.

[[Kelly Bomgartner]] from Channel 4 is covering the comet and complains to her cameraman about the crowd of people. At the [[Cosmoscope Research Center]], a couple of technicians look bored.

The Decepticons have also spotted the comet and decided it would make an excellent target for their testing of the ''Hydra Cannon''. At Megatron's command, Starscream readies the cannon for firing. The front of the ship unfolds and the cannon extends.

Near the [[Autobot]] base, the five kids manage to spot the comet. Alexis, depressed, tells them she's going home, and is followed by Rad.

Starscream hits the big purple button to fire the cannon and, after an extended build-up of energy, a fiery beam erupts from the front of the ship. The Decepticons struggle to keep the ship from flying backwards from the recoil, then watch as the comet explodes in a blaze of light.

On Earth, the kids look up in shock as the sky lights up with the comet's destruction. The computers at the research center all shut down, and Kelly has to prompt her cameraman to point his camera in the right direction. The Autobots have seen the destruction too, and Side Swipe manages to locate the Decepticon ship. On the Moon, Sideways looks up at the devastation and laughs.

The Decepticons celebrate the success of their weapon, and Thrust suggests they return to Cybertron and conquer it. Megatron, however, says they have some unfinished business to take care of first and tells Starscream to target the Autobot base. Though Starscream points out that will destroy the entire Earth, Megatron is determined. They turn the ship towards Earth, and Starscream struggles to make a decision whether to save the Earth or obey his leader.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (2)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (3)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] (13)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (12)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (15)
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (16)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (1)
*[[Rad White]] (4)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (5)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (6)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (7)
*[[Kelly Bomgartner]] (19)
*[[Roger|Jimmy]] (20)
*[[Pauly]] (21)
*Pauly's workmate (22)
*[[Brad (Armada)|Brad]] (23)
*Brad's workmate (24)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (14)

|c5=
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"I've always been your ally, Starscream. I just had to hide it from the others so they wouldn't get suspicious."
:—'''Thrust''' is unconvincing to everyone but Starscream.

"Hot Shot has been more than a handful lately. Besides, don't give up on Starscream just yet. There's no doubt he's a hardened Decepticon, but he's still a Transformer. He still could come around, and I'm hoping that all Transformers will make peace with each other someday."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', dreamer

"...this device will be known as the Hydra Cannon! With it, you can conquer the universe!" 
"Ah. The Hydra Cannon?" 
"You see, the "Hydra" refers to a dragon that possesses nine heads. Heh.. yeah.. So do the power of the Hydra Cannon.. is created combining the powers of... ''nine'' Mini-Cons!"
:—'''Thrust''' explains his creative and genius naming skills to '''Megatron.'''

"Throughout Human history, they believed a comet was a sign of bad luck, but good luck for us when we blow it to pieces!"
:—'''Thrust'''

"I know Megatron wants to get the Autobots, but why does he have to destroy a whole planet? I can't let this happen! There are too many innocent people down there. My ''friends'' are down there! But if I refuse, Megatron will surely cut me down. We're almost in position! I don't have much time! What should I do?! WHAT SHOULD I DO?!"
:—'''Starscream''' is stuck between a Hydra Cannon and a hard place.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Legends of the Microns''===
*In ''Armada'', the first scene involving the Decepticons has Starscream and Thrust arguing about the "authenticity" of the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield. Starscream hands them over to Megatron, who says that they're the real thing. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Starscream and Thrust quickly argue over who will present the weapons, and Megatron congratulates Starscream.
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', the pop idol Rad is watching is singing about "love and the sky", while in ''Armada'' she's singing about Transformers, which makes no sense. This is likely a translation error due to the Japanese singer vaguely sounding like she's saying "Transformer".
*When Sideways watches the explosion in space while on the moon in ''Armada'', he lets out a quick evil laugh whereas in ''Legends of the Microns'' he's completely silent.
*In ''Armada'', Megatron thinks that Optimus will somehow be able to escape the Hydra Cannon. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron thinks Optimus can somehow survive being hit.
*When hearing about the Decepticon ship moving towards Earth, Hot Shot panics in ''Legends of the Microns''. In ''Armada'' however, he pessimistically says "We're done for!"
*A major difference involves the final scene. In ''Armada'', Starscream has an entire inner monologue about not understanding why Megatron has to destroy an entire planet to kill a few Autobots, and that innocent people, including his human friends, are down there. He also laments that if he doesn't fire, Megatron will "cut him down." The episode ends with him freaking out because time is of the essence and he has no idea what he should do. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Starscream is mostly silent except for when he asks himself "What have I done?!"

===Animation and technical errors===
*Megatron says Starscream has brought the three most powerful weapons with him, but Megatron already had the Requiem Blaster.
*Alexis is wearing long-sleeved pajamas, but in the closeup shot of the Mars rock on her desk, her arms are bare.
*In the high-shot of the Autobot control center, Side Swipe is miscoloured.
*Optimus says the energy wave which destroyed the comet came from the Moon when it came from the Decepticon ship.
*Thrust says the Autobot base is on the other side of the planet from them, but the comet was apparently visible from its location.

===Continuity notes===
*Thanks to Starscream bringing the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield, the [[Hydra Cannon]] has finally been complete after the buildup that started in "[[Decisive Battle]]".
*Kelly and her cameraman, as noted above, were previously introduced way back in "Vacation".

===Continuity errors===
*The Decepticons were building their spaceship long before they knew that the three Mini-Con weapons could combine into the ''Hydra Cannon'', so how did they know to design the ship to accommodate it?
*Hot Shot sounds surprised that the Autobots have a spaceship, even though he was there when the Axalon was under construction in previous episodes.
*Kelly calls her cameraman Jimmy in this episode, however he was called Roger in his previous appearance in "[[Vacation]]".
*Starscream only brought 1 rock back from Mars, so why does every kid have their own Mars rock?

===Trivia===
*Alexis gets Sureshock's name right!
*For some reason, this was the only episode not to air in the usual Friday slot during ''Legends of the Microns''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s original run; rather, it aired on a Tuesday.
*Among the news programs Rad cycles through, we see an idol singing a song about loving the Transformers, a game show, and a news report about a comet. The first one raises a lot of questions.
*This episode's Japanese version is the first one where the following episode preview narration doesn't end with the usual "Fight, Convoy! TRANSFORM!" Instead, it ends with Rad reacting with disbelief and shock about something involving Optimus. The following episode preview to do this is after the credits of "[[Portent]]," with Alexis reacting the same way about Starscream.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Drohung'''" ("The Threat")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fenyegetés'''" ("Threat")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La minaccia'''" ("The Threat")

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''스크림의 선택 2부'''" ("Scream's Choice Part 2")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ameaça'''" ("Threat")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Legends of the Microns'' — Volume 10 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Collector's Edition ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Detection

2025-05-03T23:09:02Z

ZarquisYiris: /* Featured characters */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=27
|prev=Linkup
|next=Awakening (Armada)
|title="Detection"
|furigana=しょうたい
|japanese=発覚
|romaji=Shōtai
|translation=Detection: True Character
|image=detectionsideways.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-27
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Ryō Motohira]]
|director=[[Masayuki Motsumoto]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[March 1]], [[2003]] (English) [[July 11|11 July]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}
'''The Decepticons are suspicious of Sideways. They should be.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] arm-wrestle while [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] and the kids watch. [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] is confused by [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] cheering for both combatants, and Smokescreen blames his loss on his arm falling asleep. Alexis reflects on how morale has been high since Jetfire arrived.

[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] explains to [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] that the reason both of his plans failed was that the [[Decepticon]]s are unable to work as a team like the [[Autobot]]s do. Though Megatron takes this as an insult against his command abilities, Thrust begs his leader to let him continue. [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]'s scoffing at Thrust's command ability proves the point that the Decepticons are too busy bickering to work as a team. Thrust tells Megatron that if they're able to obtain the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]], then more Decepticons will come to Earth to join their cause. But Thrust says first they have something else to attend to and looks pointedly at [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]].

Meanwhile, something big moves through the Solar System.

[[File:detectionhotshot.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Did I ever tell you I was part-bat?]]
Repairs in the Autobot base aren't going well, with Hot Shot and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] seeming to be confused over where to put things. Alexis notices that Jetfire is missing. The kids follow Hot Shot and ask him what the Autobots will do once they repair the ship. He says they intend to stay on Earth until all the [[Mini-Con]]s are free. They join Jetfire, who's reviewing battle footage. They study more footage, and Jetfire asks about Sideways. The others fill him in on how Sideways fooled them into thinking he was an Autobot.

Sideways and Demolishor discuss how they don't trust Thrust, and Sideways manipulates his dim comrade into thinking they need to kill off the Decepticon jet. When Demolishor says he'll talk Starscream and Cyclonus into helping them, Sideways announces he's taking care of it himself, making Demolishor even more determined to do it.

Jetfire is skeptical that Sideways really is a Decepticon, playing a clip that shows Sideways shooting down Cyclonus. Hot Shot, and the kids are confused.

Thrust is waiting to meet Megatron out on the surface of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], when Demolishor rises out of a pile of discarded parts, seizing the Decepticon and tossing him away. Nearby, Sideways watches smugly before going to a cave to report that the Autobots are now stronger than the Decepticons. The rest of the Decepticons interrupt him. Demolishor is confused about what's going on, and the others explain Sideways has been duping them all along. Megatron then arrives and confronts Sideways, only for the latter to activate a hidden panel. The ground shakes, covering Sideways's escape, but Thrust gives chase.

[[File:detectionmegatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Words cannot express how much I hate France right now!]]
Back on Earth, the kids puzzle over what Sideways's deal is. Alexis doesn't think he's trying to collect Mini-Cons, and everyone ultimately decides they can't trust him.

Thrust and Sideways fight in [[robot mode]] with the rest of the Decepticons watching. As Megatron tells Thrust to finish his enemy, Sideways dissolves into static, appearing as a ghostly form. Megatron slashes it with the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], but it reforms. The other Decepticons fire ineffectually on Sideways and, after Megatron slashes him a few more times, Sideways disappears. Megatron boasts, but the static reforms into Sideways's rider's head, gloating that Megatron will never destroy him. Still gloating, Sideways's rider flies off into space.

Sometime later, the Decepticons and Autobots are locked in another battle as the [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|huge object]] from earlier moves through Earth's atmosphere.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (6)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (7)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (8)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (9)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (19)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (20)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (12)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (15)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (16)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (17)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (silhouette) (18)

|c3=
*[[Rad White]] (1)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (2)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (3)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (10)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (11)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (4)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (5)
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (22)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (23)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (24)
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (25)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (26)
*[[Mirror]] (27)
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
"Oh, yeah? Bring it on, Smokey!"
:—'''Jetfire''' mistakes Smokescreen for a bear.

"And remember how Hot Shot and Carlos almost became Swiss cheese?" 
"Aw, man, don't even go there, or I'll end up in therapy."
:—'''Alexis''' and '''Carlos'''

"I don't trust him as far as I could throw him. I'd love to crush that arrogant mainframe into a pile of titanium shavings!"
:—'''Demolishor''' on Thrust

"I don't believe this! How could I have been so gullible?!" 
"Aw, don't cwy, poor baby! Hehehohoho..."
:—'''Demolishor''' realizes Sideways fooled him, and '''Cyclonus''' isn't exactly sympathetic.

'''Demolishor:''' "I've had all I can stand of this freak show!" 
'''Starscream:''' "You're dog meat, scum!" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Eat lead, ya traitor!" 
'''Megatron:''' "That's enough, men! I'LL finish him off!"
:—'''The Decepticons''' have had just about enough of Sideways.

"This is one virus you'll never be able to eliminate, Megatron! You see, I can change my appearance any time I please, and I can fight at any power level, so you'll never destroy me! Never! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
:—'''Mirror'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Legends of the Microns''===
*Jetfire and Smokescreen's opening dialogue involves Smokescreen scolding Jetfire for mocking him and Jetfire claiming he doesn't need to make fun of him.
*In ''Armada'', Carlos asks Alexis why she's cheering for Jetfire and Smokescreen during their arm-wrestling match. She answers that she wants them both to win, and Carlos quips about not understanding girls. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Carlos asks who Alexis is cheering for, and she says, "A goddess would smile down on either of them," leaving Carlos stumped about what she means. Then, after losing, Smokescreen claims his arm fell asleep in ''Armada'' but says "an old-timer" like him is no match for Jetfire in ''Legends of the Microns''. Then Hot Shot says it's Jetfire's third win straight and that he doesn't know what losing means. Jetfire brags about being invincible, and Carlos remarks how Jetfire loves boasting.
*For her opening ''Armada'' narration, Alexis says Jetfire's arrival has made the others full of energy and ready to take down the Decepticons, but she's not looking forward to the boosted morale getting tested. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Alexis says the Autobot base has become more relaxed since Jetfire came. Though the nonstop fighting has everyone slightly exhausted, they feel the war is now at a significant turning point.
*''Legends of the Microns'' changes Thrust's dialogue to him saying that despite the unexpected defeat last time, he learned a lot about the ''Autobots'' instead of the Decepticons. Yet, he comes to the same conclusion: the Decepticons lack unity. ''Armada'' gives Thrust and Megatron some filler dialogue to remove some of the scene's silence. Unlike ''Armada'', Megatron is very laid back and says he won't get mad, making his outburst a humorous moment.
*Instead of berating Thrust for questioning his leadership and praising his men as the greatest Decepticons ever, Megatron asks Thrust if his men's flaws are why his plans as a tactician have failed so far and threatens to cut off Thrust's mouth with the Star Saber. Thrust says he won't stop Megatron from killing him for his honesty and will gladly offer his head, but Megatron will never return to his glory days back on Cybertron if things don't change. In ''Armada'', Thrust says he won't "overstep his rank," but in ''Legends of the Microns'', he says he'll do whatever it takes to break the Decepticons' current deadlock.
*Demolishor says Thrust is nothing but talk in ''Armada''. In ''Legends of the Microns'', he says he's not doing another of Thrust's strategies only to watch the Autobots collect Mini-Cons back-to-back. Then Thrust says the amount of Mini-Cons the Autobots have isn't the problem, and they must focus on reclaiming the Skyboom Shield.
*In ''Armada'', Hot Shot says he was sure the panel was supposed to go where he's trying to fit it. ''Legends of the Microns'' has Hot Shot saying something seemed off about it instead. Then, instead of Red Alert addressing everyone as he does in ''Armada'', he tells Scavenger there is still work to do before he can doze off.
*When talking with the kids, ''Armada'' has Hot Shot say he can't wait to go back to Cybertron and that he'd miss the kids, extending his line to remove some of the Japanese dub's silence. ''Legends of the Microns'' has him saying the Autobots have to return to Cybertron eventually since it's their homeworld. Instead of saying that Jetfire's not as attractive as he is, Hot Shot says Jetfire tends to get carried away. Then Alexis says Jetfire reminds her of someone she knows. Hot Shot asks if she's referring to him, but Alexis remains modest.
*Instead of Jetfire saying the footage is from "the last battle with the Decepticons" like in ''Armada'', he says he is looking through the Autobots' battles. After Alexis complements Jetfire for being a little better than others she knows, Carlos says that's not what she said before.
*The Transformers theme plays during the footage run-through in ''Armada''. ''Legends of the Microns'' plays "[[The Transformers Legends of the Microns: Sound of Evolution Vol. 1|Invincible Power]]." The Japanese dub removes some of the extra dialogue ''Armada'' added to the footage.
*When discussing Sideways, Hot Shot calls him a virus in ''Armada'' but says he was a Decepticon all along in ''Legends of the Microns''. Then, in ''Armada'', Jetfire calls Sideways a lowlife, but in ''Legends of the Microns'', he asks, "One with two faces?"
*In ''Armada'', Demolishor rants about not trusting Thrust and wanting to crush him. In ''Legends of the Microns'', he goes off about Thrust accusing the Decepticons of lacking unity instead of owning up to his failures. Then Sideways claims Thrust is trying to dissolve the Decepticon army, which is why they should get rid of him; ''Armada'' reduces the reason to fear of losing the war. Demolishor asserts that he isn't scared of Thrust, but Sideways isn't sure if someone cowardly like Demolishor can do the deed.
*While analyzing the footage of Sideways shooting Cyclonus down, Hot Shot asks why Sideways would help the Autobots. Jetfire says the footage doesn't show the shot's exact moment, yet Alexis agrees that Sideways attacked Cyclonus. ''Armada'' replaces this dialogue with the characters talking about the video possibly being glitched or edited. Then in ''Legends of the Microns'', Carlos wonders if Sideways also betrayed the Decepticons before Rad asks what Sideways is after.
*Thrust asks why Megatron would request to meet at his location during the shot of his legs just before Demolishor grabs him. After throwing Thrust away, Demolishor mocks him for being a poor fighter. He warns Thrust not to show his face again in ''Armada''. Then Sideways says, "That's it, let the infighting continue..." in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*When Starscream finds him in the tunnel, Sideways exclaims in surprise in ''Legends of the Microns''. Then Demolishor is heard telling Cyclonus to let him go before asking about Megatron while being brought in, shocked to see Sideways. He asks what's happening, and Starscream calls him a moron for even asking. In ''Armada'', they say that Sideways tricked the whole group but say he fooled Demolishor instead in ''Legends of the Microns''. Then Thrust says Sideways used Demolishor's loyalty to Megatron to trick him.
*After Sideways transforms, Thrust says not to let him escape while flying after him. Then ''Armada'' removes a line from Starscream before he prepares to transform. In ''Armada'', Megatron says letting Thrust deal with Sideways alone is an excellent way to test his loyalty. In ''Legends of the Microns'', he says it's a chance to see if Thrust can deliver results "as big as his mouth." Thrust demands Sideways to halt while firing on him instead of before.
*Rad asks what Sideways is thinking before Jetfire recounts the story of an [[Unicron|unknown evil]] that once tried to devour Cybertron. Billy and Carlos wonder what it could be. Fred asks Carlos if he knows, and Carlos shouts that Jetfire brought it up, not him.
*Fred's line about when everyone will eat is removed, and his dialogue with Jetfire is changed to them clumsily wondering what currently matters. Then Alexis says Jetfire is trying to say they should be on their guard for now, which Jetfire confirms though nothing else changes. In ''Armada'', the dialogue is about agreeing that they can't trust Sideways.
*As he fires at Thrust in ''Legends of the Microns'', Sideways brags about being able to track Thrust's movements since he can see his feet going through the garbage. Later, before commanding Thrust to finish Sideways, Megatron asks himself which of them will win instead of being impressed as he does in ''Armada''. After Sideways becomes ghostly static, Megatron sounds shocked instead of indifferent. Sideways later says he never thought he'd be forced to use his other form and praises the Decepticons but only laughs maniacally in ''Armada''. The Japanese dub adds a filter to his voice to make him sound spectral.
*Megatron roars as he jumps before descending upon Sideways. After reforming himself from Megatron's attack, Sideways brags about how he can't be cut and tells Megatron his attacks are pointless before the others unleash their assault. After commanding the others to stop so he can finish the job, Megatron says he'll turn Sideways into space dust.
*In ''Armada'', Megatron says he has eradicated the virus. In ''Legends of the Microns'', he says Sideways wasn't a Transformer after all. Sideways calls Megatron a fool and says that he is a Transformer, just one with a different mind and structure, and urges the 'Cons to keep fighting. Megatron asks if the ghostly image is Sideways's true form before telling the disembodied head of Sideways's rider to "burn in the Pit!" In ''Armada'', this is the first time Sideways speaks since changing his form, bragging about being a virus that can transform into anything and one Megatron can never destroy.
*''Armada'' has Sideways's rider claim the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield are mere toys to him and wonders who will win the race to find all the Mini-Cons. ''Legends of the Microns'' has him say the sword and shield aren't the only Mini-Con weapons. Then he says that Megatron is in for a surprise as to what the next Mini-Con set will become, setting up the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]'s debut in [[Desperate|two episodes]].
*During the last scene in ''Armada'', Megatron tells Optimus to be wise and surrender, and Optimus tells Megatron to follow his own advice. Megatron quips that a war has never been won with words and declares Optimus will be no more once the Decepticons have all the Mini-Cons. Fed up with Megatron's talking, Optimus declares the Mini-Cons belong to the Autobots. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron refuses to let Optimus do as he wants, and Optimus says the Autobots will end Megatron's evil ambitions though Megatron says Prime can try. Then Megatron says the Mini-Cons only exist to benefit him, but Optimus swears to free all the Mini-Cons by the name of every Prime that's existed.
*In ''Armada''{{'}}s closing narration, Rad says a new battle has begun and asks if the Autobots can fend off the Decepticons before Megatron controls the universe. ''Legends of the Microns'' has no ending monologue, so this part is silent.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Detection-SidewaysNoHat.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Detection-cue-mark.jpg|thumb]]
*Some of the dialogue in this episode is difficult to hear. This issue doesn't exist in the Japanese dub.
*In the beginning, Carlos says Jetfire doesn't have an ego. But doesn't constant bragging equal having an ego?
*In one shot during Thrust's "evaluation" of the Decepticons, Megatron's eye is miscolored yellow. ''Legends of the Microns'' fixes this.
*After Megatron lowers the Star Saber after pointing it at Thrust, it seems that part of Megatron's right leg is missing above the knee.
*In some shots, Thrust, Starscream, and Megatron are missing the shadow around their eyes.
*After Hot Shot decides to join Jetfire in slacking off, Rad's eyes are reduced to dots for some reason.
*During the footage of Cyclonus firing at Hot Shot and Blurr from "[[Decisive Battle]]," Cyclonus's lasers are miscolored black before turning purple.
*As part of a repeating error, Sideways's primary [[robot mode]] head is colored shades of grey instead of yellow and purple outside of his stock footage sequences. Another frequent mistake with Sideways is the disappearing and reappearing Autobot/Decepticon symbol on his chest.
*After Sideways shoots at him, Starscream's eyes don't have the shadow around them, making them look small. Starscream's eyes look twice their regular size in the Japanese dub to compensate for the missing shadow.
*The smoke randomly changes from light blue to dark gray at one point while Thrust chases Sideways. ''Legends of the Microns'' fixes the color.
*When Megatron complements Thrust from offscreen, there seems to be a frame of animation missing when the others turn in Megatron's direction.
*Starscream prepares to chase after Sideways but suddenly stops for no reason. In ''Legends of the Microns'', it's explained by Megatron telling Starscream to wait at the last second.
*The debris specks kicked up by Thrust while he stalks Sideways in stealth mode are colored black. The Japanese dub changes the debris color and makes it easier to see.
*The animation of the Decepticons' reaction to Sideways's ghostly form is flat, and the irregular twitching does it no favors either. After this, in ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron exclaims, "Why you!" before he leaps toward Sideways, but his mouth doesn't move.
*In the same scene mentioned above, Demolishor's mouth doesn't move when he says "This is gettin' weird!"
*Megatron looks like a low-res pixel image after slicing through Sideways. He looks this way again when the other Decepticons in the background blast Sideways in two shots, and while Sideways's disembodied head talks to him.
*For a split second while Demolishor, Starscream, and Cyclonus shoot Sideways, two Japanese kanji in a blue oval appear like a {{w|cue mark}}.
*As Megatron relishes Sideways's apparent destruction, his face is colored similar to his helmet.
*In the last scene, when Optimus tells Megatron he's tired of his blabbering, part of his chest is miscolored yellow.
*In the last scene, after Megatron orders the Decepticons to fire, Demolishor is miscolored like he's underwater, like in "[[Ruin]]."

===Continuity notes===
*Like in "[[Credulous]]," Sideways is referred to several times as a virus; He's never called a virus in the Japanese dub.
*Jetfire's cryptic mention of Unicron is the Japanese dub's second instance of building up to him, the first being three episodes ago in "[[Chase (episode)|Chase]]." By this point in the series, "Chase" is the only time ''Armada'' foreshadows Unicron.
*This episode foreshadows Tidal Wave's appearance in the [[Awakening (Armada)|next episode]].
*Sideways removes his [[Crosswise (Armada)|Decepticon head]] revealing his real robot head; this is the first time he is seen with his real face fully exposed for any ''real'' length of time.
*The Japanese dub has Sideways foreshadow the Requiem Blaster's appearance in "Desperate" after first mentioning it in "[[Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion]]."
*Gadgets and powers:
**Inferno displays the ability to use Thrust's stealth capabilities.
**Sideways reveals the ability to atomize and reconfigure himself. The ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' explains that Sideways is considered a "nano-machine," the ultimate Transformer according to [[Ryō Motohira]]'s script.

===Continuity errors===
*When Jetfire first reviews the footage, the monitor shows an image of Demolishor from a scene later in the episode, as if it can now show the future.
*The footage that Jetfire, Hot Shot, and the kids review from their "last battle with the Decepticons" often bears no resemblance to what they're describing:
**The footage features Cyclonus Powerlinxing with Drill Bit, which happened in "[[Underground (episode)|Underground]]."
**The footage of "the first time Optimus went up against Megatron" is actually from "[[Comrade]]." The Japanese dub corrects this to have Rad say it's the first time the kids fought alongside the Autobots.
**Rad refers to Optimus transforming into a "really cool base" when it's his trailer transforming. ''Legends of the Microns'' removes this bit.
**During the section from "[[Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation]]," Hot Shot is heard shouting, "Transform!" when he punches Megatron, which never happened. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Hot Shot says, "Unforgivable!" just as he did in the episode.
*Megatron says he's tired of being on the Moon, but this doesn't align with what Thrust previously noted about the Decepticons being invincible once they repossess the Skyboom Shield. In ''Legends of the Microns'', before Megatron says this, Thrust says the Decepticons can return to Cybertron once they have the Star Saber and Shield.
*Thrust claims that more Decepticons will join their cause once they reclaim the Skyboom Shield, which never really happens. Thrust says they'll soon have reinforcements in the Japanese dub, but the Decepticons must first deal with the lack of teamwork amongst them; this does a better job of building up Tidal Wave's arrival at the end before his proper debut in the next episode.

===Transformers references===
*When facing Sideways near the end, Megatron references the [[Pit (BW)|Pit]] in the Japanese dub.

===Real-world referencess===
*Though it's probably unintentional, Jetfire refers to {{w|Smokey Bear}} (quoted above).

===Trivia===
*The kanji 発覚 would be pronounced as ''hakkaku'', while ''shōtai'' is used for 正体.
*The second [[title sequence|opening sequence]] and the song "[[Transformers: Kōtetsu no Yūki]]," and the second ending song "[[Don't Give Up!!]]" both debut in this episode in ''Legends of the Microns''.
**The new mid-episode [[commercial bumper]]s featuring Jet Optimus and Megatron Powerlinxed with Tidal Wave also debut in this episode.
*In the Japanese dub, Jetfire makes an on-the-nose remark about Sideways's Japanese name, Double-Face, by essentially calling him two-faced, which goes without saying.
*The ''Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003'' reveals other bits of info:
**According to [[Hidehito Ueda]], Demolishor's personality was decided when he found the Mini-Con panel in "[[Palace]]," Ueda thought of him as a good guy, and the scene in this episode that best exemplifies Demolishor's character is when Sideways dupes him.
**The dialogue Sideways mumbles near the end is probably improvised and played backward, and it probably has no real meaning.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Falsches Spiel'''" ("False Play")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megtévesztés'''" ("Deception")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il tradimento'''" ("The Betrayal")
::*Hot Shot says that Sideways "tried" to steal him the Star Saber... the problem is that... he didn't just tried, he actually managed to do it! It looks like Hot Shot doesn't like to talk about his failure...
::*Starting from this episode, Demolishor is called "Demolisher".
::*After Jetfire says that he's not sure Sideways is a Decepticon, Carlos says: "If he wasn't one of them, he would have already outwitted us", and then Jetfire says: "I don't want to make a hasty judgment. Let's watch the video". While Carlos's line simply makes no sense, Jetfire's one implies he didn't watch the video. Still, after, it's made clear that he already watched it.
::*Rad's line: "So, can we trust Sideways or what's the deal?" is changed to: "So, you mean you think we can trust Sideways?", which... is totally not what Jetfire meant!

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''진짜 스파이는 누구?'''" ("Who Is the Real Spy?")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wykrycie'''" ("Detection")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Descoberta'''" ("Discovery")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Legends of the Microns'' — Volume 7 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:09 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

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[[Category:Clip shows]]

Swoop (episode)

2025-04-22T00:41:22Z

ZarquisYiris: /* Featured characters */

{{disambig3|Swoop}}
{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=13
|prev=Prehistory
|next=Overmatch
|title="Swoop"
|furigana=つるぎ
|japanese=聖剣
|romaji=Tsurugi
|translation=Holy Sword: Sword
|image=ArmadaSwoop_MegatronStarSaber.jpg
|caption=Sadly, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] received no royalties for this episode.
|production code=TF: A-13
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Masayuki Motsumoto]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[November 29]], [[2002]] (English) [[April 4|4 April]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ribJjGY4S6Y
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''The Decepticons, intent on completing the Star Saber, invade the Autobot base.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:ArmadaSwoop Starscreamstockreport.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"It says here the Dow Jones is down by 100 points!"]]
Patrolling the skies, [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] searches for the [[Autobot]] base's exact position, for which the [[Mini-Con]] [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] was able to determine the general location. [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] is surprised that [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] can understand the Mini-Cons' language. Cyclonus finds the base, and Megatron, having gained another advantage, has a hearty laugh.

Within the Autobot base, [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], and [[Rad White|Rad]] start to give [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] the grand tour. But before the others can show Fred and Billy around, an alarm goes off, and Alexis, Carlos, and Rad rush to the control room, abandoning their friends. Billy has a brilliant idea for himself and Fred to explore. Meanwhile, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] notes that a warp gate has opened within the base.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Shotinthecrotch.jpg|150px|thumb|NUTSHOT!]]
Megatron, the [[Decepticon]]s, and Sonar arrive in the Autobot base, soon caught on security cameras. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] activates some defense devices [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] built into the place. Billy, hopelessly lost as Fred predicted they would be, concedes that his navigational skills have failed him. Not noticing the humans, the Decepticons walk by and come under fire from the defense lasers, unwittingly endangering the two boys. Optimus characteristically orders a ceasefire; Megatron assumes it must be a system malfunction and presses forward.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Megahorns.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Megatron is ''really'' happy to see Hot Shot!]]
Red Alert determines the Decepticons are tracking the [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s containing the other two [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] Mini-Cons, and Hot Shot eagerly rushes to confront them. Optimus takes the panels elsewhere, drawing the Decepticons away from the control room. Alexis then uses the room's computer to track Billy and Fred's movements.

On his own, Hot Shot attacks the Decepticons, but Megatron uses his antlers to grab Hot Shot's head, suspend the Autobot in the air, and then toss him aside. The other Autobots arrive, and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] activates a screen—of smoke!—to allow them to fall back into a separate chamber. By the time the Decepticons blast through the door, they only see Hot Shot drive away.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Cyclonusteleport.jpg|200px|thumb|Out you two pixies go, through the door or out the window!]]
The Autobots use the chase to isolate each member of the Decepticons from the rest. Smokescreen lassos Demolishor while Red Alert baits [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] into a hall of mirrors, his reflected taunts leading the seeker into a trap pit.

The three friendly human kids find their two jerky peers, and Cyclonus finds all five of them. The Decepticon intends to capture and ransom them for the Mini-Cons, but Rad uses the Autobots' warp gate to teleport Cyclonus to someplace far away.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Megatronlightning.jpg|left|150px|thumb|You gotta eat lightning and crap thunder!]]
The only Decepticon left, Megatron, gets double-teamed by Optimus and Hot Shot, but the skirmish leads to Megatron holding his cannon right up to Hot Shot's face. Sonar awakens his brethren, and Megatron seizes the Star Saber. But just as he brandishes his new weapon in the air, Optimus blasts it out of Megatron's hands, directly into Hot Shot's.

Megatron links with Leader-1 and offers Hot Shot one last chance to reconsider his side, which Hot Shot refuses, so Megatron opens fire. The torrent of energy blasts blows Hot Shot back, but the coaching of his human friends gives him the inspiration he needs to use the Star Saber to resist Megatron's gunfire. Megatron orders an immediate withdrawal after Hot Shot gets close enough to slice off one of his horns.

Optimus lets Hot Shot keep possession of the Star Saber, and the children celebrate this victory. On the Moon, Megatron wishes for revenge so hard it hurts.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (16)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (17)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (1)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (6)

|c3=
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)
*[[Rad White]] (8)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (9)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (10)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (11)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (2)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (5)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (13)
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (18)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (19)
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (20)
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (21)
}}

==Quotes==
"Maybe they ran out of ammo." 
"Lasers don't run out of ammo!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Starscream''' trade ideas on why the automatic defenses have stopped shooting.

"Man, that laugh of yours is really annoying."
:—'''Hot Shot''' to Megatron.

"Try and download THIS!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' risks attacking Megatron with a lousy computer pun.

"...why do I have to do all this work?"
:—If you look up the word "grunt" in a dictionary, you'd probably find a picture of '''Demolishor'''

'''Billy:''' "Cyclo-butt!" 
'''Fred:''' "That's Cyclonapus!" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "It's ''Cyclonus''!" 
'''Billy:''' "...Thanks for clearing that up, mister." 
'''Fred:''' "You have a nice day!"
:—Billy, Fred, and Cyclonus in a rare '''purposeful''' ''Armada'' name mix-up

"Time for a SYSTEM CRASH!"
:—Lame computer pun #2 from '''Hot Shot''' as he tackles Megatron.

'''Megatron:''' "Yes, this is more like it, I'm going to pixelate every one of you Autobots." 
'''Optimus:''' "He's out of control." 
'''Megatron:''' "Now you will do as I say, hand over all your Mini-Cons to me, or I'll have no choice but to re-format your friend's memory bank." 
'''Hot Shot:''' "You... won't get anything from me!" 
'''Megatron:''' "Then I'll have to execute your program."
:—'''Megatron''' gets computer-pun vengeance on Optimus Prime and Hot Shot.

"For the last time: Access denied."
:—'''Hot Shot''' tries something different for rejecting Megatron's offer of allegiance: a computer pun!

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Legends of the Microns''===
*In ''Armada''{{'}}s opening scene, Megatron berates Cyclonus for wasting time and not looking hard enough for the Autobot base. Cyclonus and Demolishor generally moan about how it's hard to find. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron says they lent Cyclonus Blackout for a reason, after which Cyclonus disses Blackout's search capabilities, prompting Demolishor to defend his Mini-Con partner.
*Rather than asking Demolishor if he can also understand the Mini-Con language, Megatron says, "You idiot! Can you even sense the atmosphere in here?" Demolishor tries interpreting the question before Starscream says Demolishor is "too dense to get it."
*Starscream receives the warp coordinates from Cyclonus instead of those for the Autobot base. After finding the Autobot base, Megatron stops laughing before the scene cuts to the shot of the Moon and Earth in ''Armada''. In ''Legends of the Microns'', his laugh is heard during both scenes before the episode title card, and it sounds louder and more sinister.
*In ''Armada'', Fred worryingly says that he isn't a fan of surprises, but ''Legends of the Microns'' has him ask Carlos if the more surprising part of the Autobot base is coming up in an excited tone. Billy asks Rad if there are more exciting things to see rather than wondering why they're still waiting. The sound effect of the Star Saber's holographic projection is gone. Alexis says Carlos now acts like Billy and Fred's "sempai" rather than their tour guide.
*Billy only calls out for Carlos after he and Fred find themselves alone. Instead of Billy deciding he and Fred should explore the base alone, he says they should look for the others. Then Fred makes a point of their troubles worsening each time he listens to Billy. Fred says Billy has a knack for getting them lost in ''Armada''.
*Arriving in the Autobot base, Cyclonus gleefully says he's going to trash the place. After Megatron tells him to focus on the mission, Cyclonus says, "You're no fun at all."
*Billy says he forgot where the exit is instead of not knowing where they are in the base. When Billy and Fred see the Decepticons, Billy mistakenly calls Megatron "Mega-Shield," before Fred says, "No, you mean Megatrog!" In ''Armada'', Billy says, "Megafrog," and it's the only one used.
*In ''Armada'', the scene of Sonar pointing the way is silent. As Sonar points ahead in ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron says, "I see, so it's the way, then?" as an internal monologue.
*When the defense systems ceasefire, Megatron rationalizes it as a systems malfunction in ''Armada''; however, he merely accepts it in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*Hot Shot says the Decepticons know where they are and want a fight in ''Armada'' but asks why they're coming towards the Command Center in ''Legends of the Microns''. Later, Optimus is silent after Smokescreen asks him what they should do. Then Hot Shot storms off, determined to take Sonar from the Decepticons. He seeks to punish them for intruding into the base in ''Armada''.
*Optimus doesn't tell the kids to stay in the Control Room until he turns to look at them. Optimus says the line immediately in ''Armada'', so there's an awkward silence afterward until he continues talking.
*Cyclonus doesn't crack a joke about the Mini-Cons (or Autobots?) getting scared and running but talks about Sonar detecting the other Star Saber Mini-Cons and laughs. ''Legends of the Microns'' makes more sense as Hot Shot mocks Cyclonus's laughter and says that "tasteless laughing" is forbidden in the base. ''Armada'' has Hot Shot comment on Cyclonus's annoying laugh even though the latter barely laughed a moment ago. Then the Autobot tells the Decepticons to leave since they take trespassers very seriously.
*Megatron acknowledges Hot Shot, who then says that "persistent fools" also aren't allowed in the base and demands Megatron to hand over Sonar. Then Megatron calls Hot Shot a fool and extends his horns.
*While silhouetted in the smokescreen, we only hear Demolishor say that he can't see and Cyclonus calling the Autobots "clever bastards." Then Demolishor and Megatron tell whoever's firing to stop, with Megatron and Smokescreen talking simultaneously as the latter and Hot Shot escape. All the Decepticons talk over each other in ''Armada'', and their dialogue stops before the scene cuts to Smokescreen and Hot Shot.
*Optimus tells Hot Shot off for his recklessness instead of telling Hot Shot not to blame himself.
*After Cyclonus fails to transform in the corridor, Starscream says, "Looks like sensing the atmosphere is too much for you as well," harkening back to what Megatron said to Demolishor on the Moon.
*When they split up, Demolishor and Starscream call out for Megatron. Only Starscream's inner monologue is heard as he thinks to himself that finding the Mini-Cons should take priority over Megatron, and Demolishor is "overly loyal." Then Demolishor repeats Megatron's name. After Starscream tells Demolishor to try blasting the door again in ''Armada'', they ''both'' have internal dialogue: Starscream thinks about taking the Mini-Cons for himself, and Demolishor complains to himself about having to do all the work.
*Demolishor's scream now echoes as Smokescreen reels him back.
*After he finds Red Alert, ''Armada'' adds Starscream's incoherent mumbling to remove the Japanese version's silence.
*At the end of the scene where Red Alert traps Starscream, Red's line isn't about the Mini-Con panel being a fake; instead, he tells Starscream to sit quietly.
*''Legends of the Microns'' has Fred and Billy wondering if the Autobots or other kids will return for them instead of the Decepticons. They frantically apologize before Rad, Carlos, and Alexis reveal themselves. Depending on the dub, the subsequent dialogue differs: In ''Armada'', Billy tells the others never to ditch him and Fred again. Then Carlos tells Billy and Fred to expect surprises when hanging out with Rad, Alexis, and himself. When Rad says they should leave, Carlos makes the classic "trouble just around the corner" joke before Cyclonus appears. ''Legends of the Microns'' has Billy ask the others why they didn't rescue them sooner, and Carlos answers that they had to stop the Decepticons from finding the Mini-Cons. After Rad speaks, Carlos tells Billy and Fred to stay close to them this time. When Cyclonus finds the kids, he muses about finding "something else fun to play with this time." The louder background music and Billy, Fred, and Cyclonus exaggeratedly shouting their lines increase the scene's comical nature.
*In ''Armada,'' Billy and Fred screw up Cyclonus's name as "Cyclobutt" and "Cyclonapus". In ''Legends of the Microns'', where Cyclonus's name is "Sandstorm", Billy and Fred incorrectly call him "Sandsteam" and "Sandstop" instead.
*After Cyclonus sets the record straight with Billy and Fred about his name, Fred says, "Yes, Cyclonus!" and Billy says, "Forget about that! Run for it!" After Rad tells the other kids to hide, he has an extra line where he says he has an idea to get rid of Cyclonus. Cyclonus claiming that his sensors can detect the children's body heat isn't in ''Legends of the Microns''; instead, he tells the kids to come out in a high-pitched singsong manner, playing up the hide-and-seek game. Carlos later has a line before Fred and Billy after Rad warps Cyclonus out, which removes the awkward silence present in ''Armada''.
*Optimus tells Megatron outright that he fell into a trap; Megatron realizes that Hot Shot played him, and Hot Shot says Megatron didn't catch on quickly enough. As he gets electrocuted, Megatron says, "Don't underestimate me... I'll show you just why I'm Megatron, ''the [[Emperor of Destruction]]!''" Then, instead of Megatron's computer pun about "pixelating" the Autobots (quoted above), he says, "A worthless trick like this can't even be called a trap!"
*With Hot Shot at his mercy, Megatron quips about the trap helping stretch his shoulders. When Optimus approaches, Megatron warns him to stay back unless he wants something to happen to Hot Shot.
*In ''Armada'', Megatron reacts with a gleeful "That's it!" as the Star Saber forms. In ''Legends of the Microns'', he responds with a surprised "What!?" instead. After the Star Saber forms, Megatron says, "So this is the legendary power?!" instead of smugly claiming ownership of the blade. The Japanese dub also removes the transformation noise from the sequence.
*After Hot Shot catches the Star Saber, Megatron demands him to return it, rambling about being the most powerful Transformer worthy of it in ''Armada''. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron demands "his sword" back and calls Leader-1 to combine for his Full Blast Mode.
*''Armada'' has Megatron give Hot Shot a proposal of allowing him to join the Decepticons by returning the Star Saber with the latter denying the offer and trying to attack, only to be pushed back, then thinking to himself about having to resist Megatron's power. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron mocks the Autobot for being weak and unable to protect Optimus, provoking Hot Shot to attack, and he silently grunts after falling back.
*Megatron says Hot Shot trying to wield the Star Saber is a pointless effort, and the farce is now over, with a dramatic echo effect added to the end of the second line before Hot Shot charges at Megatron. Then it takes about seven seconds for Hot Shot to connect with the Star Saber, instead of a split-second like in ''Armada''.
*While Hot Shot uses the Star Saber to block Megatron's attack, ''Legends of the Microns'' has Hot Shot wondering if that's the sword's power, and Megatron reveling and desiring possession of it more than ever. ''Armada'' has Hot Shot getting used to the sword, while Megatron is taken aback by Hot Shot's ability to control the weapon.
*After Hot Shot slices Megatron, the Decepticon leader reacts in shock to his horn getting severed and says he'll remember this before retreating. The wide shot of Megatron and Hot Shot is now repositioned so that Megatron's head is visible at the top of the frame.
*Instead of referring to Megatron as "Megatroy" before Carlos finally corrects him, Fred once again calls the Decepticon leader "Megatrog."
*Alexis delivers the ending narration instead of Rad. The main difference between them is that Rad says the Star Saber ended up in Hot Shot's hands, while Alexis says it's how the sword came to be with Optimus's team.
*In the last scene, Megatron's damaged horn is visibly restored (see below). Megatron doesn't single out Hot Shot for his humiliation, and his swearing revenge is slightly shortened to finish as the scene cuts to the close-up of his hand. In ''Armada'', his scream holds a level tone and ends before the dissolve to the ending shot of the Moon. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron's yell starts at one level but intensifies during the dissolve and continues over the last shot.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Swoop-animation-changes.jpg|thumb|290px|Some animation changes between ''Armada'' (left) and ''Legends of the Microns'' (right).]]
*While searching for the Autobot base in the opening scene, Cyclonus's canopy is missing.
*Megatron's throne is off-model.
*During the close-up of Sonar sitting upon Megatron's arm, Megatron's entire arm is miscolored red. In ''Legends of the Microns'', it's fixed and recolored gray but appears red for a split second before the scene cuts.
*Immediately after this, the outline of Demolishor's right eye is so thick that it looks like he's squinting.
*After finding the Autobot base, the extreme close-up of Megatron's face is reused footage from when he appears on Earth in "[[First Encounter]]," and the colors aren't updated to match his new appearance.
*Before the Star Saber projection shot, Fred's potato chip bag partially changes color when he and Billy look at each other.
*When Runway and Jetstorm react to Sonar's proximity by projecting the Star Saber's image, Carlos reacts to it by saying, "Hey! The Autobots shut off the force field! Follow me, you guys!" This line is presumably an error as there was no force field present. No one reacts to the Star Saber's holographic projection in the Japanese dub, and Carlos continues Billy and Fred's base tour.
*Billy's voice oddly doesn't echo in the halls after calling for the others to complete the tour. ''Legends of the Microns'' adds the echo effect to his voice.
*After Megatron warps into the Autobot base and instructs Sonar to find his partners, one of Sonar's chest panels is miscolored yellow.
*During the scene where Megatron asks Sonar where the other Star Saber Mini-Cons are, he uses the singular pronoun "it" instead of the proper plural pronoun "them." This mistake happens again when Megatron realizes Optimus has the Mini-Cons. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron only uses the singular term when Sonar points down the hall.
*As the base's defense system fires at the Decepticons in the Japanese version, Billy and Fred aren't visible but suddenly appear on the monitor's bottom-right corner in the next shot.
*When Optimus tells the kids to stay in the Control Room, he says, "Rad, you kids stay here and sit tight." but this is grammatically incorrect. The Japanese dub fixes it as Optimus says, "Rad, you and the others stay here."
*During Megatron's close-up, after he shouts, "Horn attack mode!" the horns toggle back and forth to create the illusion of them extending. However, this happens clumsily as the horns' tips repeatedly poke in and out of the edge of the screen, so it looks like Megatron is using them to rub his cheeks.
*After Megatron drops Hot Shot after grabbing him with his horns, the horns aren't animated as returning to their standard size even though they have the sound effect. ''Legends of the Microns'' shows the horns shrinking down.
*After Red Alert says, "Now, Smokescreen" (signaling Smokescreen to release the smokescreen), Smokescreen is missing his antenna/horn. It proceeds to vanish and reappear in the scenes after as well.
*Megatron scolds Cyclonus for shooting blindly in the smokescreen, but, based on the silhouette and their positions, ''Starscream'' and possibly ''Demolishor'' seem to be the ones firing. ''Legends of the Microns'' fixes the error by not naming whoever's shooting.
*The Decepticons' lasers change color at random throughout the episode, appearing as their signature purple in some shots but switching between yellow and red in others.
*After Megatron blasts the door, Cyclonus's chest has four windows on it instead of two.
*After failing to transform in the corridor, Cyclonus is miscolored like Demolishor; ''Legends of the Microns'' corrects it (see right).
*After Starscream, Demolishor, and Cyclonus get separated from Megatron, the Decepticon symbols on the back of Starscream's wings are upside down.
*Cyclonus says, "I'll cut them off on the other side," but it's Starscream who, after suggesting they blast their way through, proceeds to do so while Cyclonus up and vanishes from Demolishor's side. ''Legends of the Microns'' fixes these mistakes with Starscream saying they should find another route, and then Cyclonus says, "I'll go this way, you go that way," with Cyclonus fully animated as exiting the shot.
*Before attempting to blast open the door that separated them from Megatron, Demolishor says to stand back although Starscream and Cyclonus already left a moment ago. As explained above, this error doesn't happen in the Japanese dub.
*As Starscream has his internal monologue, the corridor that's supposed to be behind Demolishor is now a wall; the hall returns in the next shot.
*When Smokescreen sneaks up behind Demolishor, it looks like Demolishor faces a long corridor despite being in front of a door seconds ago.
*It looks like Red Alert is ''in'' the mirror room with Starscream, and Starscream's mouth keeps moving after saying his line. Starscream strangely also doesn't reflect on any of the glass even after shooting it to pieces. ''Legends of the Microns'' fixes these mistakes and makes the scene more elaborate as the room is reminiscent of an {{w|infinity mirror}} room, with Starscream facing multiple reflections of himself. When Starscream shoots the glass, he faces the screen in ''Armada'', but in ''Legends of the Microns'', he isn't visible as him blasting the glass happens from his POV, and he now casts reflections on the glass shards (see right).
*Starscream's mouth not moving when he yells at Red Alert upon being trapped looks like an animation mistake because he says his line too early. Starscream says his line as he looks up at Red Alert in the Japanese version.
*During the shot of Optimus and Hot Shot watching Megatron get electrocuted, the Autobots are obscured while Megatron's legs are in focus on either side of the frame. The Japanese dub corrects this by reversing the effect so that Megatron's legs in the foreground are blurred, and Optimus and Hot Shot are in focus (see right).
*After being blasted by Megatron and Leader-1, Hot Shot's visor is briefly miscolored yellow.
*There are multiple instances where Megatron's Decepticon symbols are missing, whether it is the one on his chest, the two on his shoulders, or all three.
*Sonar disappears from Megatron's shoulder and reappears on it periodically.
*In Megatron's scene of shooting up the base, he looks superimposed since the poles on either side of him are so close together that his hands aren't clasped around them; another mistake that ''Legends of the Microns'' fixes (see right).
*Megatron's mouth doesn't move when he commands Sonar to awaken his partners.
*In the shot of Megatron holding the Star Saber, the sword is too bright to be seen clearly, and it blends into the background starburst. ''Legends of the Microns'' lowers the sword's brightness, so it's colored blue instead of white, and viewers can make out its outline.
*The animation of Megatron demanding Hot Shot to hand over the Star Saber is reused from "[[Base]]" when Megatron Powerlinx with Leader-1.
*In the scene of Rad telling Hot Shot to Powerlinx with the Star Saber, his eyes are drawn looking at the upper-right corner of the screen while the other kids look straight towards the camera and look like low-quality static models compared to Rad. They also don't blink and look like lifeless dolls. The Japanese version fixes it to have the other kids looking in the same direction as Rad. However, the other kids' bodies are still positioned towards the screen, instead of the right like Rad's.
*After Rad speaks to Hot Shot, Leader-1 is miscolored purple to match Megatron. Before Hot Shot charges at Megatron, Leader-1's coloration gets corrected in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*After his horn gets sliced off, Megatron doesn't have the shadow around his eyes, though they return before he retreats.
*As he escapes from the pit just before the Decepticons retreat, the raised spots on Starscream arms are miscolored purple. In ''Legends of the Microns'', he says he finally managed to climb out, but his mouth doesn't move.
*After the Decepticons retreat, Hot Shot's mouth doesn't move when he says using the Star Saber was intense; maybe this was meant to be internal dialogue. This part is silent in ''Legends of the Microns'' so it's not a mistake.
*Megatron's treads look perfectly smooth in his final shot.

===Continuity notes===
*Megatron can understand the Mini-Con language now, a nice follow-up to the Japanese version of "[[Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis]]" where he admitted being clueless about what Leader-1 said, much to Starscream's amusement.
*The Autobot base's establishing shot is the same one seen in "[[Soldier (episode)|Soldier]]."
*After learning of the [[Transformer]]s' existence in "[[Carnival]]" and being openly included in the secret after being kidnapped in "[[Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation]]," Billy and Fred finally get to see the Autobot base for the first time.
**Fred and Billy aren't the only two to learn of the Autobot headquarters. In a strange twist of fate, the Decepticons discover the base too.
*In the Japanese dub, Alexis sarcastically dubs Carlos Billy and Fred's new "sempai." The last time any of the kids were called that term was in "[[Palace]]," when Optimus referred to the kids as the Autobots' sempai.
*In ''Armada'', Fred says Billy has a knack for getting them lost; he says their problems worsen each time he listens to Billy in ''Legends of the Microns''. Fred's right on both occasions, as past episodes like "First Encounter," "Metamorphosis," and "Carnival" have shown.
*The last time a character mentioned the "Emperor of Destruction" title in the Japanese dub was in "[[Base]]."
*The [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] is finally revealed after eight episodes of build-up, starting with "Soldier," and it ends up in Hot Shot's possession.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Sonar can track and activate his other [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|team members]], fitting for someone named after a kind of locator.
**Megatron uses his "Horn Attack Mode" for the first time, extending his antlers (or horns as they're called in this episode) to grab and throw around other Transformers.
**Smokescreen uses his chest winch and hook as a lasso in robot mode.
**Like in the episode "Palace," Starscream fires lasers from his lower chest again. His cockpit fins fold down out of the way of the lasers.
**Apparently, Cyclonus's sensors can detect human body heat, in ''Armada'' at least.
**Optimus uses his "Big Punch" attack for the third time to knock the Star Saber out of Megatron's hand.
*After Hot Shot Powerlinx with the Star Saber, it's the first time Megatron tells a character to "Go to the [[Pit (BW)|Pit]]!" in ''Legends of the Microns''. The last time any Decepticon used the term was in "Base."
*Powerlinx forms:
**Cyclonus Powerlinx with Crumplezone for the first time; Crumplezone forms his helicopter cockpit.
***Blackout somehow attaches to Cyclonus's undercarriage at the same time.
**Megatron uses his Full Blast Mode for the second time, after its debut in "Ruin."
**Hot Shot Powerlinx with the Star Saber for the first time.

===Continuity errors===
*Megatron claims Sonar is detecting the Autobots, but the Mini-Con has no reason to single out the Autobots themselves. The Japanese dub corrects it to have Megatron say that Sonar detects the dormant Runway and Jetstorm.
*Smokescreen answers Red Alert's cue to activate the smokescreen quite loudly, loud enough for the Decepticons to hear, though they're trying to be stealthy. The Japanese dub remedies this by having Smokescreen reply in an appropriately hushed tone.
*Why does Starscream want more Mini-Cons for himself? He probably can't Powerlinx with multiple Mini-Cons anyway, and Megatron might take them for himself as he did with Demolishor at the end of "Palace." The Japanese dub changes it so that Starscream is only trying to find the Mini-Cons instead.
*Cyclonus plans to capture the humans and trade them for the Mini-Cons, even though he already tried that and failed in "Confrontation." ''Legends of the Microns'' fixes this by having Cyclonus chase the kids, thinking they'll lead him straight to Hot Shot.
*Why does Optimus tell Hot Shot to get Megatron after catching the Star Saber but stops him seconds later and gets himself injured? In ''Legends of the Microns'', Optimus tells Hot Shot to look out as Megatron is about to unleash his Full Attack Mode, so he moves to save Hot Shot and gets wounded.
*Hot Shot saying, "Yes sir!" after Optimus puts him in charge of the Star Saber doesn't line up with Prime nodding, and the fact that Hot Shot looks surprised. The Japanese dub has Hot Shot react stunned by Prime's offer before accepting it after Optimus nods, so the scene now makes sense.

===Transformers references===
*Starscream gets caught in Red Alert's trap, kind of like [[Starscream (G1)|another Starscream]] [[Battle of Autobot City|another time]].
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', near the end, Megatron refers to himself as the Emperor of Destruction, a classic nod to the infamous title from Transformers lore.
*A Decepticon again references the Pit in ''Legends of the Microns''.

===Real-world references===
*When Megatron berates Demolishor for being surprised that he can now understand Mini-Cons in the Japanese dub, he uses a version of the phrase '''Kuki yome''' (空気読めない '''Kūki yome''')." It's usually used when someone is too dense to understand something or read a situation. Even Starscream says Demolishor is too stupid to understand what Megatron means.
*Starscream saying, "It a trap!" might be a blatant reference to the famous quote said by Admiral Ackbar in ''{{w|Return of the Jedi|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi}}''.

===Trivia===
*The kanji 聖剣 would be pronounced as "''seiken''," while "''tsurugi''" is used for the kanji 剣.
*This episode was probably meant to be named "Sword" instead of "Swoop," as this episode's events have pretty much nothing to do with "swooping" and just about everything to do with a sword. The episode's Japanese title supports this. Guess someone goofed and wrote the wrong five-letter "Swo--" word. Oops.
*This episode is the first in which [[Jim Conrad]] narrates the opening instead of Rad and gives a new variation of the intro.
**In ''Legends of the Microns'', this is the first episode featuring the show's second variation Optimus's opening narration before the [[title sequence]] with scenes from "[[Underground (episode)|Underground]]," "[[Prehistory]]," and "[[Ruin]]" among others.
*Did Billy and Fred seriously not realize the initial sirens going off inside the Autobot base meant danger? They can't be THAT clueless.
**They also have weird difficulties remembering the names of the Decepticons, calling Megatron "Megafrog" (I mean, how would Fred associate Megs with frogs?) and later ”Megatroy,” and Cyclonus ”Cyclonopus," who quickly gets frustrated. In fairness, Fred's guesses are closer than Billy's, especially in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*Hot Shot is responsible for the Autobot base's internal defense systems, explaining a ''lot''. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Hot Shot explains that Smokescreen and Red Alert installed them.
*Smokescreen activates... a SMOKESCREEN! As his Japanese name is "Grap," this probably wasn't an intentional bit.
*The Decepticons seemingly use paper.
*At the end of the Japanese dub, Billy refers to Megatron as a "fork-head." Given that Megatron's head (and to some extent, his shoulders) looks like a huge {{w|tuning fork}} with those horns, Billy's not wrong.
*This episode is one of the few without an opening narration.
*''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' reveals that since ''Armada'' aired in the U.S. first, dubbing was close to [[Mortal Combat|the last episode]] when this episode aired in Japan, so production was now running smoothly at this point.
*This is the first episode since "Carnival" without any music changes between dubs except for the bumper themes.
*Fred has Mazeophobia, the fear of being lost.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Une visite mouvementée'''" ("An Eventful Visit")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 31]], [[2003]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Schwert der Mini-Cons'''" ("The Sword of the Mini-Cons")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rajtaütés'''" ("Strike")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La Spada Stellare'''" ("The Star Saber")
::*Alexis's line: "Well, what? Do you know? Carlos is a tour guide now..." is... not present at all, leaving some cringy seconds of her moving her mouth in complete silence and Rad reacting to nothing.
::*Megatron's line: "I know you Autobots are loyal to one other but this is ridiculous!" is incomprehensibly changed to: "Well done, Autobot! I see you made the right decision!"(???).

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''승리는 우리의 것'''" ("Victory is Ours")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Uderzenie'''" ("Strike")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Investida'''" ("Strike")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Legends of the Microns'' — Volume 4 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Best Of The Decepticons ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:04 ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Le combat recommence... ([[TFou Vidéo]]) — French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

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User talk:ZarquisYiris

2025-03-31T18:58:08Z

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Stop changing the names on Enemy of my Enemy. There is no evidence that they go by those names in the episode, especially when they go by the existing names in every other appearance. If you continue to edit war, you will be blocked from editing. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 21:02, 26 March 2025 (EDT)
:Okay, I'll stop. But you have to understand. What I'm doing is to show you that it's a possibility that they might go by those names one day if the show gets revived. {{unsigned|ZarquisYiris|2025-03-26T21:24}}
::That's ''not'' how the wiki works. We base things on what has ''actually'' happened, not on speculation. Do not add '''''any''''' more information based on what you think "might" happen in some hypothetical scenario. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 21:49, 26 March 2025 (EDT)
:::Okay, it won't happen again. {{unsigned|ZarquisYiris|2025-03-26T22:14}}
::::You've already been warned about edit warring on those same page once. If it happens one more time, you will be blocked from editing. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 17:25, 30 March 2025 (EDT)
:::::Okay, okay. This time I’m keeping my words. Cause I thought the names Skyfire, Slag, and Outback are what it said on the blacklist cards. But now I realized that its not perhaps. {{unsigned|ZarquisYiris|2025-03-30T21:01}}

Transformers: Earth Wars

2025-03-31T15:39:55Z

ZarquisYiris:

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{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], [[2016]]
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.

The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], though characters from the [[Beast Era]], [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]], [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], [[Aligned continuity family|Prime]] and even some original characters also appear.

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Story mode campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jetfire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some weird pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.
*'''Return to Cybertron'''
A power play involving Starscream, Straxus, and Rodimus Unicronus results in the Autobots and Decepticons teaming up to assault Cybertron-based fortresses with overpowered defenses.
*'''War For Cybertron'''
Flashbacks introduce the Omega Supreme and Overlord combiners, along with the War for Cybertron cosmetic skin cores.
*'''Regenesis'''
Autobots and Decepticons team up once more to retreive the mysterious Project: Regenesis
*'''Titans on Earth'''
The Titans Metroplex & Trypticon are summoned to Earth to help their allies

===Events===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, which gives the same amount of battle points in all battle zones and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Triple Changers''' come with two special abilities making them highly versatile in battle. Triple Changers have speeds from 2.1 to 2.4.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and buildings, that can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates. Unused cores can be "fused" to active ones, increasing the effectiveness of the latter, but annihilating the former.

Building Cores

*Universal Building Cores:
**'''Attack''': Increases attack.
**'''Defense''': Increases initial building health.
**'''Repair''': Restores building health periodically after receiving damage.
**'''Death Pulse''': Releases an EMP explosion when building is destroyed.

*Auto Cannon Cores:
**'''Explosive Shells''': Deals a reduced amount of damage to all targets in a small area, and eliminates knockback.
**'''High Velocity Shells''': Fires a reduced amount of damage through everything in a straight line and beyond.

*Mortar Cores:
**'''Incendiary''': Fiery explosions deal increased damage over 6 seconds, and eliminate knockback.
**'''Target Protocol''': Prioritizes gunners and medics, while increasing range and decreasing damage.

*Missile Launcher cores:
**'''Guided Missiles''': Laser-guided single target missiles, dealing a reduced amount of damage.

*Laser Turret Cores:
**'''Anti-Air Laser''': Increases range and damage, but restricts weapon to attack only airborne targets.
**'''Laser Ricochet''': Increases damage and bounces to another target dealing half the damage

*HQ Cores:
**'''Adaptive Shielding''': Partial protection from Combiner damage and Special Ability damage.
**'''Omni-Flamer''': Torches all nearby enemies.
**'''Point Defense Beam''': Deals damage to a single nearby target. Can target airborne attackers, and prioritizes gunners.
**'''EMP Defense Bolt''': Deals electrical damage and stuns the target. Cannot hit at close range

*Beam Laser Cores:
*'''Cybertronian Charge''': Increases range & deals more damage the longer the beam stays on target
*'''Slowdown Photon''': Fires a beam that slows the target

*Shock Tower Cores:
*'''Thunderstrom''': Increases range but deals a reduced amount of damage
*'''EMP Shock''': Deals a reduced amount of damage & stuns targets temporary

*Stasis Mine Cores:
*'''Glass Gas Mine''': Affected targets take more damage when triggered.
*'''Flare Mine''': Nearby defences focus their attacks on a single target when triggered. Can detect bots in stealth mode
*'''Motion Sensing Mine''': Prevents a bot from using their ability temporary

*Building Bot Cores:
*'''Force Field Disruptor''': Disables nearby enemy ability shields & dissipates zone damage cloaking
*'''Lightning Rod''': Shields nearby building from EMP effect. Build Bot is immune to Electical damage
*'''Zone Heal''': Restores health of nearby buildings every couple of seconds
*'''Ray Blockers''': Blocks healing of invaders. Does not affect bots equipped with health regeneration core

*Prime Cores: Simliar to the Prime Bot Cores. Obtainable for 7500 Prime Core Shards

*Universal Bot Cores:
**'''Attack''': Boosts damage of regular attacks.
**'''Vitality''': Increases bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals bot every 5 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The bot prioritizes defenses for a period immediately after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': Damage to walls increased.

*Warrior Bot Cores
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Partial protection from Auto Cannons.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion, stunning targets in a large area.

*Air Bot Cores:
**'''Reflective Coating''': Partial protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Enhanced Ordnance''': Increases special ability damage.

*Gunner Cores:
**'''Flak Jacket''': Partial protection from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': Increases special ability damage.

*Medic Cores:
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done.

*Bot Specific Cores:
Certain bots have bot-specific cores that can only be equipped to one particular bot. Their effects are unique, and they also modify the visual appearance of the bot on which they're equipped - for instance, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime each have "Matrix" cores, which cause the Matrix to appear on their chests.

*G1 Cores:
A successor to the Bot Specific Cores are the G1 cores. Again, these can be equipped to specific bots, modifying or upgrading their abilities and modifying the visual appearance of the bots. But in the case of the G1 cores, the visual modification takes the form of a thicker black outline around the edges of each bot and cel-shaded panels, approximating the appearance of the classic animated series.

*Prime Cores:
12 unique cores (each corresponding to one of the ancient [[Thirteen|Primes]]) that provide particularly potent abilities, and in some cases alter the physical appearance of each bot. Prime cores are not obtainable from bot duplicates or standard core chips, and can be obtained only through the collection of 5,000 Prime Core shards (typically special rewards from weekend events).

*Limited Time Cores:
Temporary cores that provide an XP boost for a specific period after being equipped. One the period is completed, they are automatically destroyed.

*Squad cores:
Faction- and class-specific cores that confer two buffs - one to the bot on whom it is equipped, and another on any bots of the same class in the same squad.

*Skin Cores:
Cores that will give your bots a different appearance

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are used to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum crystal|crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
*'''C.O.M.B.A.T Spark'''- Used to upgrade C.O.M.B.A.T bots. Obtained when you get a duplicate C.O.M.B.A.T bot
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8–12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying units!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Decepticon with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (G1)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (G1)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2–5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Originally unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
*'''Shield Generator''' - When charged, shields HQ from all damage and absorbs ability damage for adjacent buildings.
*'''Multi-Defense System''' - Switch between three different modes and adapt to your foes! Immune to EMP and hack effects.
*'''Spider Mine''' - Releases explosive spiders rushing onto enemies

===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Space bridge]]''' - The Space bridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s or 5000 [[Shanix]] each. Until a later update, the build bots can now be upgraded & can be equipped with a power core
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' - Equip, manage & fuse your power cores for your bots & buildings
*'''Helio-Harvester''' - Can be obtained by completing the "Regenesis" campaign. When charged, increases the production of all Energon Harvesters by 100%

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blaster]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers: Earth Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerhawk]]
*[[Sentius Magnus]]
*[[Slash (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slash]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sandstorm]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goldfire]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Streetwise]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blades]]
*[[Rook (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rhinox]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Punch]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound V.A.M.P.]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire Skystriker]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Alert]]
*[[Strafe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot]]
*[[Nosecone (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nosecone]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brainstorm]]
*[[Six-Gun#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sixgun]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Chromia]]
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lightspeed]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Afterbreaker]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Scattershot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scattershot]]
*[[Hoist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hoist]]
*[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grapple]]
*[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Prowl]]
*[[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Silverbolt]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimal Optimus]]
*[[Ironhide (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Ironhide]]
*[[Broadside (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Broadside]]
*[[Blurr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blurr]]
*[[Rotorstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rotorstorm]]
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Minerva]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Whirl]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slingshot]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Twin Twist]]
*[[Bulkhead (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bulkhead]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skids]]
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadbuster]]
*[[Brawn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawn]]
*[[Ariel]]
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck Gar]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bluestreak]]
*[[Lio Convoy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leo Prime]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beachcomber]]
*[[Metalhawk (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metalhawk]]
*[[Tasmania Kid#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tasmania Kid]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Orion Pax]]
*[[Vector Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vector Prime]]
*[[Wing Saber (G1)|Wing Saber]]
*[[Gears (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gears]]

;[[Combiner]]s/[[Guardian robot|Guardians]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Superion]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Victorion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victorion]]
*[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Defensor]]
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Computron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Computron]]
*[[Magnaboss (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Magnaboss]]
*[[Sky Reign#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Reign]]
*[[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]]
*[[Raiden]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metroplex]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Ark (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Ark]]}}
}}
{{featuredcharacters
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{{collist|6|
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Waspinator]]
*[[Sentius Malus]]
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rippersnapper]]
*[[Octane#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octone]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramjet]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sinnertwin]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirge]]
*[[Blot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blot]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarantulas]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Counterpunch]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave H.I.S.S.]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp Nightraven]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runamuck]]
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thrust]]
*[[Dinobot II#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot II]]
*[[Drillhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drillhorn]]
*[[Guyhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Guyhawk]]
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triggerhappy]]
*[[Hellbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fellbat]]
*[[Killbison#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironbison]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flamewar]]
*[[Exhaust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Exhaust]]
*[[Leozack#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leozack]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirtbag]]
*[[Ram Horn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ram Horn]]
*[[Cicadacon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cicadacon]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal 2 Megatron]]
*[[Sea Clamp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Clamp]]
*[[Apeface#Transformers: Earth Wars|Apeface]]
*[[Runabout (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runabout]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spinister]]
*[[Flatline (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flatline]]
*[[Sea Phantom#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Phantom]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Acid Storm]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Coelagon]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown Prime]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Knock Out]]
*[[Terrormander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terrormander]]
*[[Halfshell#Transformers: Earth Wars|Halfshell]]
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Scylla#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scylla]]
*[[Tarn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarn]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Junkheap]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]]
*[[Inferno (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predacon Inferno]]
*[[Deluge (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deluge]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Antagony (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Antagony]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|D-16]]
*[[Nova Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nova Prime]]
*[[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dreadwing]]
*[[Quake (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quake]]

;Combiners/[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Menasor]]
*[[Abominus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Abominus]]
*[[Overlord (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overlord]]
*[[Liokaiser#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liokaiser]]
*[[Tripredacus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tripredacus]]
*[[Galvatronus (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatronus]]
*[[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]
*[[Dinoking]]

;Titans
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trypticon]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorponok]]
*[[Nemesis (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Nemesis]]}}
}}
{{featuredcharacters
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|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Impactor]]
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doubledealer]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snapdragon]]

|h4=Negative universe|c4=
;Evil Autobots
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goldbug]]
*[[Jetfire (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Jetfire]]
;Heroic Decepticons
*[[Shockwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Shockwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Thundercracker]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Eject (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Eject]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Steeljaw]]
*[[Rewind (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rewind]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramhorn]]
;[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Rumble (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laserbeak]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzsaw]]
;[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sharkticons]]
* Generic Mini-Sharkticons
;[[Drone]]s
* Generic Medibots
;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Sword of Balance]]
*[[Cosmic Rust Blaster]]
*[[Star Saber (Prima)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima's Star Saber]]
*[[Dark Star Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dark Star Saber]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Forge of Solus Prime]]
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T]] Autobots
*[[Nightstalker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstalker]]
*[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firebolt]]
*[[Flak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flak]]
*[[Pteraxadon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pteraxadon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lionizer]]
*[[Big Shot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topshot]]
*[[Trenchfoot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trenchfoot]]
*[[Rung (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rung]]
*[[Dile#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dile]]
*[[Smashdown#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smashdown]]
*[[Glitch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glitch]]
*[[Soundbarrier#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundbarrier]]
*[[Stripes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stripes]]
*[[Top-Heavy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Top-Heavy]]
*[[Red Hot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Heat]]
*[[Spoilsport#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spoilsport]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rattrap]]
*[[Airazor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Airazor]]
*[[Sheeldron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sheeldron]]
*[[Dazzlestrike#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Roadburner#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadburner]]
*[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pinpointer]]
*[[Steeljaw (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Steeljaw]]
*[[Zaur (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zaur]]
*[[Tricerashot (G1)|Tricerashot]]
*[[Windstrike (G1)|Windstrike]]
*[[Trip-Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trip-Up]]
*[[Sawtooth (G1)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstick]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sidetrack]]
*[[Bashbreaker (G1)|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Big Daddy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Big Daddy]]
*[[Kunai]]
*[[Victory Leo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victory Leo]]
*[[Buzzstrike (G1)|Buzzstrike]]
*[[Enerax]]
*[[Jaze (G1)|Jaze]]
*[[C.L. (G1)|C.L.]]
*[[SB Optimus Prime]]
*[[Stylor]]
*[[Peacemaker]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T Decepticons
*[[Ravage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ravage]]
*[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blowpipe]]
*[[Cratermaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cratermaker]]
*[[Terror-Daxtyl#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terror-Daxtyl]]
*[[Catgut#Transformers: Earth Wars|Catgut]]
*[[Fireline#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireline]]
*[[Caliburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Caliburst]]
*[[Hairsplitter#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shrute]]
*[[Overkill (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overkill]]
*[[Razor-Sharp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Gatoraider#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gatorface]]
*[[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doublecrosser]]
*[[Glit (KP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glit]]
*[[Sights (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sights]]
*[[Bombshock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshock]]
*[[Aimless#Transformers: Earth Wars|Aimless]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vertebreak]]
*[[Tonbot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tonbot]]
*[[Fangtron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fangtron]]
*[[Giza (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Giza]]
*[[Power Punch#Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Punch]]
*[[Singe#Transformers: Earth Wars|Singe]]
*[[Ravage (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ravage]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slugfest]]
*[[Heartburn]]
*[[Baru (G1)|Baru]]
*[[Roller Force##Transformers: Earth Wars|Roller Force]]
*[[Zori (G1)|Zori]]
*[[Fracas#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fracas]]
*[[Growl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Growl]]
*[[Gabu (G1)|Gabu]]
*[[Ground Hog#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ground Hog]]
*[[Bido (G1)|Bido]]
*[[Tigerbreast#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerchest]]
*[[Lancelon (G1)|Lancelon]]
*[[Fireglide (G1)|Fireglide]]
*[[Baro (G1)|Baro]]
*[[Ozu (Earth Wars)|Ozu]]
*[[SB Megatron]]
*[[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]]
*[[Tiptop]]
{{!}}}

|h6=Humans/Non-Playable characters|c6=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]
*[[Scarlett]]
*[[Snake-Eyes]]
;[[Cobra]]
*[[Cobra Commander]]
*[[Baroness]]
*[[Storm Shadow]]
;[[Trainbots]]
*[[Shouki]]
*[[Getsuei]]
*[[Yukikaze]]
*[[Suiken]]
*[[Seizan]]
*[[Kaen]]
;[[Dinoforce]]
*[[Goryu]]
*[[Kakuryu]]
*[[Gairyu]]
*[[Yokuryu]]
*[[Rairyu]]
*[[Doryu]]

}}

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' Upcoming characters

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the ''Ark'' in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Thrilling 30]]'' to ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, 'original' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and a bit of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' in the mix.
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based on these [[IP infringement|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based on TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
**Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy.
**On the bot side, Defensor is an interesting case, as rather than reuse the limb-mode rigs of Vortex, Ironhide and Brakeneck, Blades, First Aid and Streetwise use brand new frames for their limb modes. Don't even mention that Rook is combined upside down. The head, thighs and parts of the shoulders are the only bits of Hot Spot with any resemblane to the ''Combiner Wars'' toy, as everything else is based on the C+ Customs add-on kit for Defensor instead of retooling from Victorion (though the backpack kibble is shrunken down).
**Abominus: Torso: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Legs: ''Power of the Primes''. Arms: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Thighs: Unique Toys. Head: Unique Toys. Hands and feet: Unique Toys. Gun: Unique Toys (shared with Defensor). Whew!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
* [[FIRRIB|Rumble is blue, Frenzy is red.]]
* As it turns out, Tracks' bot mode is based on his ''Masterpiece'' toy, but his alt-mode is entirely based on his ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toy.
*Sky-Lynx is classified as a Triple-Changer now, this also marks the first time in a while that his dual mode Tiger and Dragon modes have been used.
* While the soundtrack is normally unique music made for the game itself, by default, you also have the choice of a Generation 1 soundtrack, using original [[Johnny Douglas]] tracks from the 1984 cartoon.
* Up until Defensor's debut, Superion was the only original ''G1'' combiner for the Autobots.
* How do you know a combiner is coming? If all the bots of a known combiner group are available.
* Soundwave's H.I.S.S. tank model is the first instance of the character having a vehicle mode in the game. It draws from the [[H.I.S.S. tank#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave-themed HISS redeco]].
* Hound's VAMP model draws inspiration from his ''Universe'' toy and from the Hound-themed [[VAMP]] redeco.
* Jetfire's Skystriker model draws inspiration from the Jetfire-themed [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]] redeco. Skywarp, however, is the nutball in the group.
* Swoop was known as Strafe before the Technobot of the same name was added to the game.
* Making for a nice easter egg, transforming Blaster in the character viewer will result in him playing "[[The Touch]]." This also applies to Soundwave.
* One of, if not both of the Autobot Drift's swords translates into "revenge". Strangely enough, the symbols are in the ''Decepticon'' variant, and not Autobot.
*It is possible to bring both a combiner and its components into the same battle, though as normal troops vanish when a combiner is deployed, there will never be two of the same bot on the field.
*The game's matchmaking will occasionally pit you against a member of your own faction, in which case the enemy base and guardians will be reskinned into their opposing-faction counterparts.
===Errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error|distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters collision hitboxes will sometimes get caught on each other or on wall hitboxes and they will stay stuck in place for a good while. The bug where they get stuck on the Wall hitboxes can be fixed by letting the character walk in place, letting them get uncaught or destroying the wall. The bug where they get stuck in the collision hitboxes of each other can be fixed by activating the bot's ability. This most commonly happens with Medics and Gunners, and especially if you deploy your units in an extremely short fashion.
*Sometimes, when viewing your bots, after the bot transforms into their alternate mode, they won't transform into their robot mode, and remain [[Transformation paralysis|stuck in alternate mode.]] This is fixed by restarting the game.
*There are so many issues with the hands, especially characters with aerial capabilities or alt modes, especially the helicopters. When they transform, more often then not, their hands slide into their arms and then randomly reappear in alt mode. This usually applies to jets, but Laser (G2) Optimus Prime has his hands visible in vehicle mode.
*Brainstorm's character model duplicates his shield kibble on his arm and on his back and his arm cannon just disappears when he transforms.
*Although Blaster and Soundwave eventually received alt-modes in an update, this came at a price. Both of their robot mode character models have extremely distorted upper arms that just levitate next to their lower arms.
*The Breastforce cannot activate their Breast Partner in the traditional way (gun, handgun, and animal) with Guyhawk being the exception. Either they are used as decoration, or don't appear at all.
*Mixmaster, when equipped with his G1 Core, will sometimes adopt a Transmetal texture in bot form. In ''alternate form'', however, he'll switch back to the regular G1 look. It is unknown if this applies to other bots, and if the G1 core matters. (Further research is needed.)
*As of the most recent update, Overlord and Omega Supreme are sometimes static while deployed, lacking their animations (though they'll return occasionally). This has since been fixed.
*Other gimmicks that certain Transformers or Special Teams may have usually don't make it into the game (i.e. Skywarp's teleportation capabilities).
*Sometimes during dialogues, Inferno and Predacon Inferno get mixed up, leading to the Autobot Inferno hilariously talking like the Predacon Inferno.
*A few Decepticons use the Autobot dialogue box.
*Most bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved within a given time, and patch notes detailing what is currently being fixed are always released to the public.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

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User talk:ZarquisYiris

2025-03-31T01:01:44Z

ZarquisYiris:

{{welcome}}
{{signyourposts}}
Stop changing the names on Enemy of my Enemy. There is no evidence that they go by those names in the episode, especially when they go by the existing names in every other appearance. If you continue to edit war, you will be blocked from editing. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 21:02, 26 March 2025 (EDT)
:Okay, I'll stop. But you have to understand. What I'm doing is to show you that it's a possibility that they might go by those names one day if the show gets revived. {{unsigned|ZarquisYiris}}
::That's ''not'' how the wiki works. We base things on what has ''actually'' happened, not on speculation. Do not add '''''any''''' more information based on what you think "might" happen in some hypothetical scenario. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 21:49, 26 March 2025 (EDT)
Okay, it won't happen again. {{unsigned|ZarquisYiris}}
:You've already been warned about edit warring on those same page once. If it happens one more time, you will be blocked from editing. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 17:25, 30 March 2025 (EDT)
Okay, okay. This time I’m keeping my words. Cause I thought the names Skyfire, Slag, and Outback are what it said on the blacklist cards. But now I realized, it’s probably not.

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery

2025-03-30T21:15:22Z

ZarquisYiris:

The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode '''"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"''' features a gallery of seventy Autobots, all described as blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Included are the complete heroic casts of ''Robots in Disguise'', [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'']], along with many other characters.

With the exception of two 'bots (an original character named [[Tuneup]], and ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' character [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]), all the other robots appearing in this gallery are drawn from the first three years of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] (including non-toy guest characters created for the show). The aim appears to be to include a near-complete roster of regular "humanoid" cast members of the show, and it gets darn close. Each character's name is written on their profile card in "[[Cybertronian language#notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to read), and their [[Tech Spec]]s (pulled straight from the Generation 1 characters' where applicable) run across the bottom of each card as a bar graph. Through a combination of the character illustrations, these coded names, and Tech Specs, we've been able to identify everyone.

<gallery>
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery1.jpg|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery2.jpg|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery3.jpg|[[Sunstreaker (Pop-Up)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery4.jpg|[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery5.jpg|[[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery6.jpg|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery7.jpg|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery8.jpg|[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], and [[Undertone]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery9.jpg|[[Jetfire (WFC)|Skyfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery10.jpg|[[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery11.jpg|[[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], and [[Slug (FOC)|Slag]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery12.jpg|[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Sandstorm (RID)|Sandstorm]], and [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery13.jpg|[[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Fallback (Prime)|Outback]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Hot Rod]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery14.jpg|[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], and [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery15.jpg|[[Quickshadow]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[High Tide]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery16.jpg|[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Tuneup]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery17.jpg|[[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (Pop-Up)|Inferno]], [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], and [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]]
</gallery>

==Notes==
*Several Autobots have different designs compared to their earlier appearances in the "Aligned" continuity.
**Smokescreen is drawn to better resemble his [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], versus how he appeared in ''Prime''.
**Tailgate previously appeared in ''Prime'' as a recolor of Cliffjumper, but is here drawn to resemble his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Windcharger.
**Arcee's appearance has been slightly modified with elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Bluestreak previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline in "[[Diaclone]] blue" colors, but is here drawn in the black and grey of his [[Bluestreak (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Prowl.
**Outback previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Outback (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Firestar's design is a recolor of Moonracer's.
**Swerve previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Swerve (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Gears, with a different head.
**Red Alert is a retooling of Sideswipe's Cybertronian design with a new head and shoulder cannon.
**Hoist is recolor of Trailbreaker with a modified head and new shoulder-fins.
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) screen captures]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)

2025-03-30T21:08:20Z

ZarquisYiris: The cards says Skyfire, Slag, and Outback in the ciphers

{{disambig3|Enemy of My Enemy}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 70
|image=TRID S3 E25 EOME MSS.jpg
|caption="It's the Resistance."
|prev=Five Fugitives
|next=Freedom Fighters
|title="Enemy of My Enemy"
|season=3
|season ep=25
|airdate=[[October 29]], [[2017]] (United Kingdom) [[November 4]], 2017 (United States)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]], [[drop]] (2D)
|director= [[Scooter Tidwell]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQy9b8o2Qz0
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''When Optimus returns with old friends and dire warnings of a Cybertronian invasion of Earth, the Autobots must split up to defend their old home and their new one.'''
==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Why did he leave?" "He was training a new generation of Jedi. One boy, an apprentice, turned against him, destroyed it all."]] The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] are pinned down in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] as they are attacked by their own security system. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] claims that this is no malfunction, but rather due to an outside source. Just as Fixit is about to be blasted, [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] manages to cut the power to the laser cannon. While they ponder what could have caused this, [[Prime Force One]] de-cloaks above the scrapyard. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] emerges, flanked by a team made up of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]. Prime apologizes, explaining that the ship's damaged cloaking technology had been replaced with an experimental substitute built by Ratchet, which triggered the defense system. As the Bee Team welcome their friends back, they can't help but feel that Optimus owes them an explanation of his recent activities. Optimus agrees and asks the Bee Team to aid them in his mission: [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s liberation.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?" "Yes." "The dark side, and the light."]]
Optimus explains that following Cybertron's post-war reconstruction, a new [[Autobot High Council]] took power and began to discourage interference with other worlds while blaming Optimus for Cybertron's destruction and warfare, along with any [[Autobot]] who ever stood with him. As a result, all his allies were blacklisted and left with low-level positions on Cybertron. Since then, Optimus had been gathering evidence and recruiting new 'bots to his cause. With Drift having obtained proof of the Council mind-controlling Cybertron's populace into supporting their goals, Optimus has the last piece he needs to expose them. As if on cue, multiple Autobot signatures are detected near [[Crown City]], signalling the start of the Council's final plan: a Cybertronian invasion of Earth.

In the High Council Chambers on Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] holds a meeting of the Council, reviewing the details of their plan one final time in the face of their impending victory. [[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]] remains skeptical of the Council's violent methods, but she is alone in her dissent, the others silently concurring as Cyclonus seems almost gleeful at the idea of others suffering for their gain. He reminds Cyberwarp that she has been complicit in everything up until this point, and assures her that the ends will justify the means as long as she plays her part.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Wha- why? Why are you helping me?" "Because it's the right thing to do." "You need a pilot." "I need a pilot."]]
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] wants to take the fight to the invaders, but Optimus insists someone must return to Cybertron to free the population from their mind control. Because his team is too recognizable, Optimus sends the Bee Team to Cybertron while he and the others protect the Earth, with Bumblebee camouflaging himself to avoid recognition. As the Bee Team pilots Prime Force One back to Cybertron, Fixit detects an extra energy signature on board, with the stowaway revealing himself to be [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. Having overheard Optimus's story while staking out the scrapyard, Steeljaw proposes an alliance until the High Council can be stopped, as their invasion clashes with his own goal of turning Earth into a [[Decepticon]] homeworld. Bumblebee refuses, placing [[stasis cuffs]] and a [[paralytic patch]] that prevents speech on Steeljaw, and orders the team to lock him up. On Earth, Optimus and his team follow a Cybertronian signal to an electronic parts warehouse and watch a Cybertronian covert craft emerge, suggesting the invaders are an advance party and not the main force. The team investigate the warehouse, which has been cleared out save for a Cybertronian tablet with a list of items to be collected. Optimus realizes they are trying to build a [[space bridge]] receiver, through which an entire invasion force could pass.

The Bee Team continue to debate whether Steeljaw should assist them on the mission, but are interrupted by Cybertronian drone defenses attacking the ship after a satellite temporarily disrupts their cloak. They attempt to defend themselves, but all except Bumblebee and Fixit are knocked out by a sudden blast. With Fixit busy piloting and drones firing from every direction, Bumblebee needs another bot to join him at the weapons console. Steeljaw volunteers, having freed himself in the commotion, and Bumblebee reluctantly agrees. Steeljaw proves to be an adept shooter, and the two manage to take out their attackers. Still unconvinced Steeljaw was acting out of anything but self-preservation, Bumblebee knocks him out and re-imprisons him. On Earth, Ratchet and Jazz deduce that all the space bridge activity since the Bee Team arrived on Earth has left millions of charged space bridge particles in the air, which the receiver could harness for power. Optimus notices a device generating the signal they had followed, and Windblade realizes it was a decoy meant to lure them, which she discovers is connected to a bomb. Before they can escape, the bomb explodes and destroys the warehouse.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"All remaining systems will bow down to the First Order! And will remember this day as the last day of the Republic!"]]
On Cybertron, Prime Force One touches down near the High Council Chambers, and Steeljaw again insists the team will need his help due to his familiarity with the building and its subsonic defenses, which have been upgraded after the Council learned of Drift's intrusion. Though [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is unconvinced, Bumblebee refuses to take any chances and agrees to bring Steeljaw. As they pass through [[Kaon Plaza]], they witness Cyberwarp spreading pro-council propaganda via giant holoprojections all over the city. A High Council trooper notices [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and begins running a facial-recognition scan, forcing the team to drop their cover and make a break for the Council Building. They turn into an alleyway, only to be faced with innumerable troopers and drones surrounding them on all sides.

{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] (9)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*Cybertronian civilians (21)
|c2=
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
|h4=[[Autobot High Council]]
|c4=
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] (14)
*[[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]] (15)
*[[Treadshock (RID)|Treadshock]] (16)
*[[Riotgear (RID)|Riotgear]] (17)
*[[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]] (18)
*[[High Council trooper]]s (20)
*...that's a lot of High Council troopers (22)
*Heavy troopers (23)
*Flying trooper (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I've just never understood why in order for our kind to succeed, others must suffer." 
"Oh, they don't have to suffer, Cyberwarp. That's just a happy bonus." 
"You're taking too much pleasure in this, Cyclonus." 
"And you're not taking enough."
:—'''Cyberwarp''' realizes '''Cyclonus''' might possibly not be the best boss.

"When I first came to Earth I wanted a planet. ''Any'' planet, to rule as a Decepticon homeworld. But, I've come to like this world. And if the High Council conquers Earth, ''I'' can't have it."
:—'''Steeljaw''' keeps his stuff here.

"This is what all of you seem like to me: blindly following your leaders and never truly free." 
"We ''choose'' our leaders, Steeljaw. Just usually without being mind-controlled into our choices. Besides, if you ever get your 'Decepticon utopia', you'd be just another dictator. You'd crush any opposition rather than step aside if your people wanted you to."
:—'''Steeljaw''' and '''Bumblebee''' talk freedom.

"Your High Council knows what is best. Optimus' time has passed. The galaxy is ours to shape."
:—'''Cyberwarp''', High Council Member for {{w|Agitprop}}.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* A total of ''seventy'' Autobot profile images flash past as Optimus describes the 'bots who are blacklisted for associating with him. Each one has the character's name written on it in the "[[Cybertronian language#Notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to translate), with a [[Tech Spec]]s bar graph across the bottom, both of which we have been able to use to identify everyone. You can view an itemized series of screenshots in our '''[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery|gallery]]'''; in addition to Optimus himself, they include:
** The cast of ''Robots in Disguise''—Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Strongarm, Grimlock, Fixit, Drift, [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], Windblade, Jazz, Ratchet, Bulkhead, and [[Undertone]].
** The Autobots of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' that did not return in ''Robots in Disguise''—[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], and even [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]!
** The complete complement of [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]—[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]], [[High Tide]], [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Quickshadow]].
** An original character named [[Tuneup]], a blue and grey 'bot with yellow accents. Character designer [[Walter Gatus]] noted in 2015 that "Tuneup" was an early name for Fixit, before the character was redesigned to become a Mini-Con;<ref>{{citesocial|quote=During development Fixit was a bot named Tuneup, not a minicon. @m_whitfield might have normal toy, instead he's a plushie #TransformersRID|link=https://twitter.com/Waltdog/status/576869119691096064|name=Walter Gatus|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=03|day=14|(defunct=)}}</ref> perhaps this is our first look at that early character design!
** Many, ''many'' other new faces, most of whom have not appeared in animated or cartoon form in the [[Aligned continuity family]] before now! Barring one character, [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], they are all drawn from the first three seasons of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original Generation 1 cartoon]], including several non-toy original characters created for the series. In order of their appearance on-screen, they are: [[Sunstreaker (Prime)|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Jetfire (WFC)|Skyfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], [[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], [[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Slug (FOC)|Slag]], [[Sandstorm (Prime)|Sandstorm]], [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Hot Rod]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Fallback (Prime)|Outback]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]], [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]], [[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], Ricochet, and [[Inferno (RID)|Inferno]]. Of these 'bots, Tracks, Red Alert, Pipes, Skids, Wheelie, Sandstorm, and Grapple are making their first appearances in the [[Aligned continuity family]].
* We called it way back in "[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]", and we now get confirmation that Bumblebee's low status as a beat cop at the start of the series was due to the new Council's anti-Autobot attitude.
* Ratchet isn't shown to be partnered with Undertone anymore and though he is shown as one of the Autobots blacklisted for associating with Optimus, his fate is left unclear.
* Cliffjumper, Tailgate, Alpha Trion, and Seaspray all appear on the list of blacklisted Autobots despite the fact that they're, uh, all ''dead'', having perished long before the Council ever took power. However, the council may not have known they died, considering the large sums of casualties during the Great War.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], [[Underbite]], [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], [[Wingcode]]
* ''Temporarily allied'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]
**The Autobots have run out of stasis pods at this point in the series.

===Transformers references===
* Besides all the new G1-inspired character designs shown when the profile images fly by, there are also some references in the characters we ''have'' seen in ''Prime'':
** Smokescreen and Alpha Trion both have a new color scheme and body based off their [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1]] [[Alpha Trion (G1)|counterparts]].
** In contrast to being an altered version of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] as shown in ''Prime'', Tailgate is shown having a ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''-inspired body style his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] employs. This could be an earlier version of his body.
** Arcee's appearance has been tweaked with some elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], including helmet-hairbuns and shoulder-backpack kibble.
** Wheeljack is equipped with [[Wheeljack (G1)|a shoulder-mounted cannon]].

===Real-world references===
* [[Leonard McCoy|Ratchet is a medic, not an inventor]].

===Trivia===
* The episode's title refers to the ancient proverb, "{{w|The enemy of my enemy is my friend}}".
* Grimlock's photo features his blue concept art visor, which he never used in the show.
* The models used by Cyberwarp and Skyjack are tweaked versions of Windblade's pre-earth model, though each had a unique chest design.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'ennemi de mon ennemi''' ("Enemy of My Enemy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 25]], 2017

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' '''Ellenségem ellensége''' ("Enemy of My Enemy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 13]], 2018

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2018 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise: Combiner Force'' — Freedom Fighters ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 
==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery

2025-03-30T21:06:46Z

ZarquisYiris: The cards say Skyfire, Slag, and Outback in the ciphers

The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode '''"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"''' features a gallery of seventy Autobots, all described as blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Included are the complete heroic casts of ''Robots in Disguise'', [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'']], along with many other characters.

With the exception of two 'bots (an original character named [[Tuneup]], and ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' character [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]), all the other robots appearing in this gallery are drawn from the first three years of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] (including non-toy guest characters created for the show). The aim appears to be to include a near-complete roster of regular "humanoid" cast members of the show, and it gets darn close. Each character's name is written on their profile card in "[[Cybertronian language#notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to read), and their [[Tech Spec]]s (pulled straight from the Generation 1 characters' where applicable) run across the bottom of each card as a bar graph. Through a combination of the character illustrations, these coded names, and Tech Specs, we've been able to identify everyone.

<gallery>
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery1.jpg|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery2.jpg|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery3.jpg|[[Sunstreaker (Pop-Up)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery4.jpg|[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery5.jpg|[[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery6.jpg|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery7.jpg|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery8.jpg|[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], and [[Undertone]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery9.jpg|[[Jetfire (WFC)|Skyfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery10.jpg|[[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery11.jpg|[[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], and [[Slug (FOC)|Slag]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery12.jpg|[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Sandstorm (RID)|Sandstorm]], and [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery13.jpg|[[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Fallback (Prime)|Outback]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Hot Rod]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery14.jpg|[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], and [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery15.jpg|[[Quickshadow]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[High Tide]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery16.jpg|[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Tuneup]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery17.jpg|[[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (Pop-Up)|Inferno]], [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], and [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]]
</gallery>

==Notes==
*Several Autobots have different designs compared to their earlier appearances in the "Aligned" continuity.
**Smokescreen is drawn to better resemble his [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], versus how he appeared in ''Prime''.
**Tailgate previously appeared in ''Prime'' as a recolor of Cliffjumper, but is here drawn to resemble his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Windcharger.
**Arcee's appearance has been slightly modified with elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Bluestreak previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline in "[[Diaclone]] blue" colors, but is here drawn in the black and grey of his [[Bluestreak (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Prowl.
**Fallback previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Outback (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Firestar's design is a recolor of Moonracer's.
**Swerve previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Swerve (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Gears, with a different head.
**Red Alert is a retooling of Sideswipe's Cybertronian design with a new head and shoulder cannon.
**Hoist is recolor of Trailbreaker with a modified head and new shoulder-fins.
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) screen captures]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery

2025-03-28T20:56:11Z

ZarquisYiris: Undo revision 1824257 by ZarquisYiris (talk)

The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode '''"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"''' features a gallery of seventy Autobots, all described as blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Included are the complete heroic casts of ''Robots in Disguise'', [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'']], along with many other characters.

With the exception of two 'bots (an original character named [[Tuneup]], and ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' character [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]), all the other robots appearing in this gallery are drawn from the first three years of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] (including non-toy guest characters created for the show). The aim appears to be to include a near-complete roster of regular "humanoid" cast members of the show, and it gets darn close. Each character's name is written on their profile card in "[[Cybertronian language#notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to read), and their [[Tech Spec]]s (pulled straight from the Generation 1 characters' where applicable) run across the bottom of each card as a bar graph. Through a combination of the character illustrations, these coded names, and Tech Specs, we've been able to identify everyone.

<gallery>
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery1.jpg|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery2.jpg|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery3.jpg|[[Sunstreaker (Pop-Up)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery4.jpg|[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery5.jpg|[[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery6.jpg|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery7.jpg|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery8.jpg|[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], and [[Undertone]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery9.jpg|[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery10.jpg|[[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery11.jpg|[[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], and [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery12.jpg|[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Sandstorm (RID)|Sandstorm]], and [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery13.jpg|[[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery14.jpg|[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], and [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery15.jpg|[[Quickshadow]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[High Tide]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery16.jpg|[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Tuneup]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery17.jpg|[[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (Pop-Up)|Inferno]], [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], and [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]]
</gallery>

==Notes==
*Several Autobots have different designs compared to their earlier appearances in the "Aligned" continuity.
**Smokescreen is drawn to better resemble his [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], versus how he appeared in ''Prime''.
**Tailgate previously appeared in ''Prime'' as a recolor of Cliffjumper, but is here drawn to resemble his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Windcharger.
**Arcee's appearance has been slightly modified with elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Bluestreak previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline in "[[Diaclone]] blue" colors, but is here drawn in the black and grey of his [[Bluestreak (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Prowl.
**Fallback previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Outback (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Firestar's design is a recolor of Moonracer's.
**Swerve previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Swerve (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Gears, with a different head.
**Red Alert is a retooling of Sideswipe's Cybertronian design with a new head and shoulder cannon.
**Hoist is recolor of Trailbreaker with a modified head and new shoulder-fins.
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) screen captures]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)

2025-03-28T20:55:54Z

ZarquisYiris: Undo revision 1824256 by ZarquisYiris (talk)

{{disambig3|Enemy of My Enemy}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 70
|image=TRID S3 E25 EOME MSS.jpg
|caption="It's the Resistance."
|prev=Five Fugitives
|next=Freedom Fighters
|title="Enemy of My Enemy"
|season=3
|season ep=25
|airdate=[[October 29]], [[2017]] (United Kingdom) [[November 4]], 2017 (United States)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]], [[drop]] (2D)
|director= [[Scooter Tidwell]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQy9b8o2Qz0
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''When Optimus returns with old friends and dire warnings of a Cybertronian invasion of Earth, the Autobots must split up to defend their old home and their new one.'''
==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Why did he leave?" "He was training a new generation of Jedi. One boy, an apprentice, turned against him, destroyed it all."]] The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] are pinned down in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] as they are attacked by their own security system. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] claims that this is no malfunction, but rather due to an outside source. Just as Fixit is about to be blasted, [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] manages to cut the power to the laser cannon. While they ponder what could have caused this, [[Prime Force One]] de-cloaks above the scrapyard. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] emerges, flanked by a team made up of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]. Prime apologizes, explaining that the ship's damaged cloaking technology had been replaced with an experimental substitute built by Ratchet, which triggered the defense system. As the Bee Team welcome their friends back, they can't help but feel that Optimus owes them an explanation of his recent activities. Optimus agrees and asks the Bee Team to aid them in his mission: [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s liberation.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?" "Yes." "The dark side, and the light."]]
Optimus explains that following Cybertron's post-war reconstruction, a new [[Autobot High Council]] took power and began to discourage interference with other worlds while blaming Optimus for Cybertron's destruction and warfare, along with any [[Autobot]] who ever stood with him. As a result, all his allies were blacklisted and left with low-level positions on Cybertron. Since then, Optimus had been gathering evidence and recruiting new 'bots to his cause. With Drift having obtained proof of the Council mind-controlling Cybertron's populace into supporting their goals, Optimus has the last piece he needs to expose them. As if on cue, multiple Autobot signatures are detected near [[Crown City]], signalling the start of the Council's final plan: a Cybertronian invasion of Earth.

In the High Council Chambers on Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] holds a meeting of the Council, reviewing the details of their plan one final time in the face of their impending victory. [[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]] remains skeptical of the Council's violent methods, but she is alone in her dissent, the others silently concurring as Cyclonus seems almost gleeful at the idea of others suffering for their gain. He reminds Cyberwarp that she has been complicit in everything up until this point, and assures her that the ends will justify the means as long as she plays her part.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Wha- why? Why are you helping me?" "Because it's the right thing to do." "You need a pilot." "I need a pilot."]]
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] wants to take the fight to the invaders, but Optimus insists someone must return to Cybertron to free the population from their mind control. Because his team is too recognizable, Optimus sends the Bee Team to Cybertron while he and the others protect the Earth, with Bumblebee camouflaging himself to avoid recognition. As the Bee Team pilots Prime Force One back to Cybertron, Fixit detects an extra energy signature on board, with the stowaway revealing himself to be [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. Having overheard Optimus's story while staking out the scrapyard, Steeljaw proposes an alliance until the High Council can be stopped, as their invasion clashes with his own goal of turning Earth into a [[Decepticon]] homeworld. Bumblebee refuses, placing [[stasis cuffs]] and a [[paralytic patch]] that prevents speech on Steeljaw, and orders the team to lock him up. On Earth, Optimus and his team follow a Cybertronian signal to an electronic parts warehouse and watch a Cybertronian covert craft emerge, suggesting the invaders are an advance party and not the main force. The team investigate the warehouse, which has been cleared out save for a Cybertronian tablet with a list of items to be collected. Optimus realizes they are trying to build a [[space bridge]] receiver, through which an entire invasion force could pass.

The Bee Team continue to debate whether Steeljaw should assist them on the mission, but are interrupted by Cybertronian drone defenses attacking the ship after a satellite temporarily disrupts their cloak. They attempt to defend themselves, but all except Bumblebee and Fixit are knocked out by a sudden blast. With Fixit busy piloting and drones firing from every direction, Bumblebee needs another bot to join him at the weapons console. Steeljaw volunteers, having freed himself in the commotion, and Bumblebee reluctantly agrees. Steeljaw proves to be an adept shooter, and the two manage to take out their attackers. Still unconvinced Steeljaw was acting out of anything but self-preservation, Bumblebee knocks him out and re-imprisons him. On Earth, Ratchet and Jazz deduce that all the space bridge activity since the Bee Team arrived on Earth has left millions of charged space bridge particles in the air, which the receiver could harness for power. Optimus notices a device generating the signal they had followed, and Windblade realizes it was a decoy meant to lure them, which she discovers is connected to a bomb. Before they can escape, the bomb explodes and destroys the warehouse.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"All remaining systems will bow down to the First Order! And will remember this day as the last day of the Republic!"]]
On Cybertron, Prime Force One touches down near the High Council Chambers, and Steeljaw again insists the team will need his help due to his familiarity with the building and its subsonic defenses, which have been upgraded after the Council learned of Drift's intrusion. Though [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is unconvinced, Bumblebee refuses to take any chances and agrees to bring Steeljaw. As they pass through [[Kaon Plaza]], they witness Cyberwarp spreading pro-council propaganda via giant holoprojections all over the city. A High Council trooper notices [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and begins running a facial-recognition scan, forcing the team to drop their cover and make a break for the Council Building. They turn into an alleyway, only to be faced with innumerable troopers and drones surrounding them on all sides.

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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] (9)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*Cybertronian civilians (21)
|c2=
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
|h4=[[Autobot High Council]]
|c4=
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] (14)
*[[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]] (15)
*[[Treadshock (RID)|Treadshock]] (16)
*[[Riotgear (RID)|Riotgear]] (17)
*[[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]] (18)
*[[High Council trooper]]s (20)
*...that's a lot of High Council troopers (22)
*Heavy troopers (23)
*Flying trooper (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I've just never understood why in order for our kind to succeed, others must suffer." 
"Oh, they don't have to suffer, Cyberwarp. That's just a happy bonus." 
"You're taking too much pleasure in this, Cyclonus." 
"And you're not taking enough."
:—'''Cyberwarp''' realizes '''Cyclonus''' might possibly not be the best boss.

"When I first came to Earth I wanted a planet. ''Any'' planet, to rule as a Decepticon homeworld. But, I've come to like this world. And if the High Council conquers Earth, ''I'' can't have it."
:—'''Steeljaw''' keeps his stuff here.

"This is what all of you seem like to me: blindly following your leaders and never truly free." 
"We ''choose'' our leaders, Steeljaw. Just usually without being mind-controlled into our choices. Besides, if you ever get your 'Decepticon utopia', you'd be just another dictator. You'd crush any opposition rather than step aside if your people wanted you to."
:—'''Steeljaw''' and '''Bumblebee''' talk freedom.

"Your High Council knows what is best. Optimus' time has passed. The galaxy is ours to shape."
:—'''Cyberwarp''', High Council Member for {{w|Agitprop}}.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* A total of ''seventy'' Autobot profile images flash past as Optimus describes the 'bots who are blacklisted for associating with him. Each one has the character's name written on it in the "[[Cybertronian language#Notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to translate), with a [[Tech Spec]]s bar graph across the bottom, both of which we have been able to use to identify everyone. You can view an itemized series of screenshots in our '''[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery|gallery]]'''; in addition to Optimus himself, they include:
** The cast of ''Robots in Disguise''—Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Strongarm, Grimlock, Fixit, Drift, [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], Windblade, Jazz, Ratchet, Bulkhead, and [[Undertone]].
** The Autobots of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' that did not return in ''Robots in Disguise''—[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], and even [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]!
** The complete complement of [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]—[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]], [[High Tide]], [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Quickshadow]].
** An original character named [[Tuneup]], a blue and grey 'bot with yellow accents. Character designer [[Walter Gatus]] noted in 2015 that "Tuneup" was an early name for Fixit, before the character was redesigned to become a Mini-Con;<ref>{{citesocial|quote=During development Fixit was a bot named Tuneup, not a minicon. @m_whitfield might have normal toy, instead he's a plushie #TransformersRID|link=https://twitter.com/Waltdog/status/576869119691096064|name=Walter Gatus|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=03|day=14|(defunct=)}}</ref> perhaps this is our first look at that early character design!
** Many, ''many'' other new faces, most of whom have not appeared in animated or cartoon form in the [[Aligned continuity family]] before now! Barring one character, [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], they are all drawn from the first three seasons of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original Generation 1 cartoon]], including several non-toy original characters created for the series. In order of their appearance on-screen, they are: [[Sunstreaker (Prime)|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], [[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], [[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]], [[Sandstorm (Prime)|Sandstorm]], [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]], [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]], [[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], Ricochet, and [[Inferno (RID)|Inferno]]. Of these 'bots, Tracks, Red Alert, Pipes, Skids, Wheelie, Sandstorm, and Grapple are making their first appearances in the [[Aligned continuity family]].
* We called it way back in "[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]", and we now get confirmation that Bumblebee's low status as a beat cop at the start of the series was due to the new Council's anti-Autobot attitude.
* Ratchet isn't shown to be partnered with Undertone anymore and though he is shown as one of the Autobots blacklisted for associating with Optimus, his fate is left unclear.
* Cliffjumper, Tailgate, Alpha Trion, and Seaspray all appear on the list of blacklisted Autobots despite the fact that they're, uh, all ''dead'', having perished long before the Council ever took power. However, the council may not have known they died, considering the large sums of casualties during the Great War.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], [[Underbite]], [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], [[Wingcode]]
* ''Temporarily allied'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]
**The Autobots have run out of stasis pods at this point in the series.

===Transformers references===
* Besides all the new G1-inspired character designs shown when the profile images fly by, there are also some references in the characters we ''have'' seen in ''Prime'':
** Smokescreen and Alpha Trion both have a new color scheme and body based off their [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1]] [[Alpha Trion (G1)|counterparts]].
** In contrast to being an altered version of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] as shown in ''Prime'', Tailgate is shown having a ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''-inspired body style his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] employs. This could be an earlier version of his body.
** Arcee's appearance has been tweaked with some elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], including helmet-hairbuns and shoulder-backpack kibble.
** Wheeljack is equipped with [[Wheeljack (G1)|a shoulder-mounted cannon]].

===Real-world references===
* [[Leonard McCoy|Ratchet is a medic, not an inventor]].

===Trivia===
* The episode's title refers to the ancient proverb, "{{w|The enemy of my enemy is my friend}}".
* Grimlock's photo features his blue concept art visor, which he never used in the show.
* The models used by Cyberwarp and Skyjack are tweaked versions of Windblade's pre-earth model, though each had a unique chest design.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'ennemi de mon ennemi''' ("Enemy of My Enemy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 25]], 2017

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' '''Ellenségem ellensége''' ("Enemy of My Enemy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 13]], 2018

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2018 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise: Combiner Force'' — Freedom Fighters ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 
==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery

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The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode '''"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"''' features a gallery of seventy Autobots, all described as blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Included are the complete heroic casts of ''Robots in Disguise'', [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'']], along with many other characters.

With the exception of two 'bots (an original character named [[Tuneup]], and ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' character [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]), all the other robots appearing in this gallery are drawn from the first three years of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] (including non-toy guest characters created for the show). The aim appears to be to include a near-complete roster of regular "humanoid" cast members of the show, and it gets darn close. Each character's name is written on their profile card in "[[Cybertronian language#notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to read), and their [[Tech Spec]]s (pulled straight from the Generation 1 characters' where applicable) run across the bottom of each card as a bar graph. Through a combination of the character illustrations, these coded names, and Tech Specs, we've been able to identify everyone.

<gallery>
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery1.jpg|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery2.jpg|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery3.jpg|[[Sunstreaker (Pop-Up)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery4.jpg|[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery5.jpg|[[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery6.jpg|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery7.jpg|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery8.jpg|[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], and [[Undertone]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery9.jpg|[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery10.jpg|[[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery11.jpg|[[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], and [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery12.jpg|[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Sandstorm (RID)|Sandstorm]], and [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery13.jpg|[[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Hot Rod]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery14.jpg|[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], and [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery15.jpg|[[Quickshadow]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[High Tide]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery16.jpg|[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Tuneup]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery17.jpg|[[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (Pop-Up)|Inferno]], [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], and [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]]
</gallery>

==Notes==
*Several Autobots have different designs compared to their earlier appearances in the "Aligned" continuity.
**Smokescreen is drawn to better resemble his [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], versus how he appeared in ''Prime''.
**Tailgate previously appeared in ''Prime'' as a recolor of Cliffjumper, but is here drawn to resemble his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Windcharger.
**Arcee's appearance has been slightly modified with elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Bluestreak previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline in "[[Diaclone]] blue" colors, but is here drawn in the black and grey of his [[Bluestreak (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Prowl.
**Fallback previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Outback (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Firestar's design is a recolor of Moonracer's.
**Swerve previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Swerve (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Gears, with a different head.
**Red Alert is a retooling of Sideswipe's Cybertronian design with a new head and shoulder cannon.
**Hoist is recolor of Trailbreaker with a modified head and new shoulder-fins.
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) screen captures]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)

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{{disambig3|Enemy of My Enemy}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 70
|image=TRID S3 E25 EOME MSS.jpg
|caption="It's the Resistance."
|prev=Five Fugitives
|next=Freedom Fighters
|title="Enemy of My Enemy"
|season=3
|season ep=25
|airdate=[[October 29]], [[2017]] (United Kingdom) [[November 4]], 2017 (United States)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]], [[drop]] (2D)
|director= [[Scooter Tidwell]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQy9b8o2Qz0
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''When Optimus returns with old friends and dire warnings of a Cybertronian invasion of Earth, the Autobots must split up to defend their old home and their new one.'''
==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Why did he leave?" "He was training a new generation of Jedi. One boy, an apprentice, turned against him, destroyed it all."]] The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] are pinned down in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] as they are attacked by their own security system. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] claims that this is no malfunction, but rather due to an outside source. Just as Fixit is about to be blasted, [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] manages to cut the power to the laser cannon. While they ponder what could have caused this, [[Prime Force One]] de-cloaks above the scrapyard. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] emerges, flanked by a team made up of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]. Prime apologizes, explaining that the ship's damaged cloaking technology had been replaced with an experimental substitute built by Ratchet, which triggered the defense system. As the Bee Team welcome their friends back, they can't help but feel that Optimus owes them an explanation of his recent activities. Optimus agrees and asks the Bee Team to aid them in his mission: [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s liberation.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?" "Yes." "The dark side, and the light."]]
Optimus explains that following Cybertron's post-war reconstruction, a new [[Autobot High Council]] took power and began to discourage interference with other worlds while blaming Optimus for Cybertron's destruction and warfare, along with any [[Autobot]] who ever stood with him. As a result, all his allies were blacklisted and left with low-level positions on Cybertron. Since then, Optimus had been gathering evidence and recruiting new 'bots to his cause. With Drift having obtained proof of the Council mind-controlling Cybertron's populace into supporting their goals, Optimus has the last piece he needs to expose them. As if on cue, multiple Autobot signatures are detected near [[Crown City]], signalling the start of the Council's final plan: a Cybertronian invasion of Earth.

In the High Council Chambers on Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] holds a meeting of the Council, reviewing the details of their plan one final time in the face of their impending victory. [[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]] remains skeptical of the Council's violent methods, but she is alone in her dissent, the others silently concurring as Cyclonus seems almost gleeful at the idea of others suffering for their gain. He reminds Cyberwarp that she has been complicit in everything up until this point, and assures her that the ends will justify the means as long as she plays her part.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Wha- why? Why are you helping me?" "Because it's the right thing to do." "You need a pilot." "I need a pilot."]]
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] wants to take the fight to the invaders, but Optimus insists someone must return to Cybertron to free the population from their mind control. Because his team is too recognizable, Optimus sends the Bee Team to Cybertron while he and the others protect the Earth, with Bumblebee camouflaging himself to avoid recognition. As the Bee Team pilots Prime Force One back to Cybertron, Fixit detects an extra energy signature on board, with the stowaway revealing himself to be [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. Having overheard Optimus's story while staking out the scrapyard, Steeljaw proposes an alliance until the High Council can be stopped, as their invasion clashes with his own goal of turning Earth into a [[Decepticon]] homeworld. Bumblebee refuses, placing [[stasis cuffs]] and a [[paralytic patch]] that prevents speech on Steeljaw, and orders the team to lock him up. On Earth, Optimus and his team follow a Cybertronian signal to an electronic parts warehouse and watch a Cybertronian covert craft emerge, suggesting the invaders are an advance party and not the main force. The team investigate the warehouse, which has been cleared out save for a Cybertronian tablet with a list of items to be collected. Optimus realizes they are trying to build a [[space bridge]] receiver, through which an entire invasion force could pass.

The Bee Team continue to debate whether Steeljaw should assist them on the mission, but are interrupted by Cybertronian drone defenses attacking the ship after a satellite temporarily disrupts their cloak. They attempt to defend themselves, but all except Bumblebee and Fixit are knocked out by a sudden blast. With Fixit busy piloting and drones firing from every direction, Bumblebee needs another bot to join him at the weapons console. Steeljaw volunteers, having freed himself in the commotion, and Bumblebee reluctantly agrees. Steeljaw proves to be an adept shooter, and the two manage to take out their attackers. Still unconvinced Steeljaw was acting out of anything but self-preservation, Bumblebee knocks him out and re-imprisons him. On Earth, Ratchet and Jazz deduce that all the space bridge activity since the Bee Team arrived on Earth has left millions of charged space bridge particles in the air, which the receiver could harness for power. Optimus notices a device generating the signal they had followed, and Windblade realizes it was a decoy meant to lure them, which she discovers is connected to a bomb. Before they can escape, the bomb explodes and destroys the warehouse.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"All remaining systems will bow down to the First Order! And will remember this day as the last day of the Republic!"]]
On Cybertron, Prime Force One touches down near the High Council Chambers, and Steeljaw again insists the team will need his help due to his familiarity with the building and its subsonic defenses, which have been upgraded after the Council learned of Drift's intrusion. Though [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is unconvinced, Bumblebee refuses to take any chances and agrees to bring Steeljaw. As they pass through [[Kaon Plaza]], they witness Cyberwarp spreading pro-council propaganda via giant holoprojections all over the city. A High Council trooper notices [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and begins running a facial-recognition scan, forcing the team to drop their cover and make a break for the Council Building. They turn into an alleyway, only to be faced with innumerable troopers and drones surrounding them on all sides.

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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] (9)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*Cybertronian civilians (21)
|c2=
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
|h4=[[Autobot High Council]]
|c4=
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] (14)
*[[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]] (15)
*[[Treadshock (RID)|Treadshock]] (16)
*[[Riotgear (RID)|Riotgear]] (17)
*[[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]] (18)
*[[High Council trooper]]s (20)
*...that's a lot of High Council troopers (22)
*Heavy troopers (23)
*Flying trooper (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I've just never understood why in order for our kind to succeed, others must suffer." 
"Oh, they don't have to suffer, Cyberwarp. That's just a happy bonus." 
"You're taking too much pleasure in this, Cyclonus." 
"And you're not taking enough."
:—'''Cyberwarp''' realizes '''Cyclonus''' might possibly not be the best boss.

"When I first came to Earth I wanted a planet. ''Any'' planet, to rule as a Decepticon homeworld. But, I've come to like this world. And if the High Council conquers Earth, ''I'' can't have it."
:—'''Steeljaw''' keeps his stuff here.

"This is what all of you seem like to me: blindly following your leaders and never truly free." 
"We ''choose'' our leaders, Steeljaw. Just usually without being mind-controlled into our choices. Besides, if you ever get your 'Decepticon utopia', you'd be just another dictator. You'd crush any opposition rather than step aside if your people wanted you to."
:—'''Steeljaw''' and '''Bumblebee''' talk freedom.

"Your High Council knows what is best. Optimus' time has passed. The galaxy is ours to shape."
:—'''Cyberwarp''', High Council Member for {{w|Agitprop}}.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* A total of ''seventy'' Autobot profile images flash past as Optimus describes the 'bots who are blacklisted for associating with him. Each one has the character's name written on it in the "[[Cybertronian language#Notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to translate), with a [[Tech Spec]]s bar graph across the bottom, both of which we have been able to use to identify everyone. You can view an itemized series of screenshots in our '''[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery|gallery]]'''; in addition to Optimus himself, they include:
** The cast of ''Robots in Disguise''—Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Strongarm, Grimlock, Fixit, Drift, [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], Windblade, Jazz, Ratchet, Bulkhead, and [[Undertone]].
** The Autobots of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' that did not return in ''Robots in Disguise''—[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], and even [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]!
** The complete complement of [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]—[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]], [[High Tide]], [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Quickshadow]].
** An original character named [[Tuneup]], a blue and grey 'bot with yellow accents. Character designer [[Walter Gatus]] noted in 2015 that "Tuneup" was an early name for Fixit, before the character was redesigned to become a Mini-Con;<ref>{{citesocial|quote=During development Fixit was a bot named Tuneup, not a minicon. @m_whitfield might have normal toy, instead he's a plushie #TransformersRID|link=https://twitter.com/Waltdog/status/576869119691096064|name=Walter Gatus|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=03|day=14|(defunct=)}}</ref> perhaps this is our first look at that early character design!
** Many, ''many'' other new faces, most of whom have not appeared in animated or cartoon form in the [[Aligned continuity family]] before now! Barring one character, [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], they are all drawn from the first three seasons of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original Generation 1 cartoon]], including several non-toy original characters created for the series. In order of their appearance on-screen, they are: [[Sunstreaker (Prime)|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], [[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], [[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]], [[Sandstorm (Prime)|Sandstorm]], [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Hot Rod]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]], [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]], [[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], Ricochet, and [[Inferno (RID)|Inferno]]. Of these 'bots, Tracks, Red Alert, Pipes, Skids, Wheelie, Sandstorm, and Grapple are making their first appearances in the [[Aligned continuity family]].
* We called it way back in "[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]", and we now get confirmation that Bumblebee's low status as a beat cop at the start of the series was due to the new Council's anti-Autobot attitude.
* Ratchet isn't shown to be partnered with Undertone anymore and though he is shown as one of the Autobots blacklisted for associating with Optimus, his fate is left unclear.
* Cliffjumper, Tailgate, Alpha Trion, and Seaspray all appear on the list of blacklisted Autobots despite the fact that they're, uh, all ''dead'', having perished long before the Council ever took power. However, the council may not have known they died, considering the large sums of casualties during the Great War.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], [[Underbite]], [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], [[Wingcode]]
* ''Temporarily allied'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]
**The Autobots have run out of stasis pods at this point in the series.

===Transformers references===
* Besides all the new G1-inspired character designs shown when the profile images fly by, there are also some references in the characters we ''have'' seen in ''Prime'':
** Smokescreen and Alpha Trion both have a new color scheme and body based off their [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1]] [[Alpha Trion (G1)|counterparts]].
** In contrast to being an altered version of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] as shown in ''Prime'', Tailgate is shown having a ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''-inspired body style his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] employs. This could be an earlier version of his body.
** Arcee's appearance has been tweaked with some elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], including helmet-hairbuns and shoulder-backpack kibble.
** Wheeljack is equipped with [[Wheeljack (G1)|a shoulder-mounted cannon]].

===Real-world references===
* [[Leonard McCoy|Ratchet is a medic, not an inventor]].

===Trivia===
* The episode's title refers to the ancient proverb, "{{w|The enemy of my enemy is my friend}}".
* Grimlock's photo features his blue concept art visor, which he never used in the show.
* The models used by Cyberwarp and Skyjack are tweaked versions of Windblade's pre-earth model, though each had a unique chest design.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'ennemi de mon ennemi''' ("Enemy of My Enemy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 25]], 2017

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' '''Ellenségem ellensége''' ("Enemy of My Enemy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 13]], 2018

==Home video releases==
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[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2018 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise: Combiner Force'' — Freedom Fighters ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 
==References==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''''' is a video game developed by [[Edge of Reality]] and published by [[Activision]] for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-announced-3ds-version-to-be-strategy-rpg "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" announced; 3DS version to be Strategy RPG]</ref> It incorporates elements of both the ''Transformers'' [[Live-action film series|film franchise]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games. The story takes place before the ''Ark'' is launched in the Aligned continuity, and it also deals with a storyline revolving around one of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s schemes in the ''Age of Extinction'' portion. It features over forty playable characters, slightly fewer than [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|the Nintendo 3DS version]].<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-rise-of-the-dark-spark-preview-from-game-informer-179722/</ref>

On [[December 21]], [[2017]], ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' and its downloadable content were delisted from multiple digital storefronts due to the expiration of [[Activision]]'s licensing deal with [[Hasbro]].<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/22/16810202/platinum-games-transformers-devastation-legend-of-korra-steam-xbox-live-playstation-store</ref> In [[2020]], Activision discontinued support for the title and disabled its online functionality,<ref>https://support.activision.com/articles/legacy-activision-games</ref> namely the cooperative Escalation multiplayer mode. However, DLC for the Xbox One version of ''Rise of the Dark Spark'', including content only usable in Escalation, remains available for purchase on the Microsoft Store. This version of the game is playable on the Xbox Series S and X via backwards compatibility.

==Synopsis==
===Chapter I: The Dark Spark===
:'' Character: [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ''
[[File:ROTDS1.jpg|thumb|right|Are you an Angel?]]
Above [[Earth]], a strange object flies through space, destroying a satellite in orbit. The mysterious item flies past a ship, piloted by none other than the legendary mercenary [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. One of [[Shadow Raider|his henchmen]] arrives in the cockpit and asks Lockdown what it was. He replies that it is "the past come calling." [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], the Decepticon-turned-Autobot, arrives in a burning city to investigate. He notices that something crash-landed nearby. He contacts [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the Autobots, and tells him about the strange object.
Prime instructs Drift to investigate the crash site, but while Drift is en route, Lockdown's goons attack the city. Recognizing that they are not [[Decepticon]]s, Drift reports to Optimus, who correctly guesses that they are mercenaries (much to Drift's disdain). Drift takes out all three mercenaries and, at Optimus's instruction, equips himself with blasters to better fight with, he continues to the site of the crash, taking out mercenaries as he goes. Drift meets up with Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and the three arrive at the crash site. The Autobots discover an object that Drift does not recognize, but its appearance horrifies Optimus. To make things worse, Lockdown's henchman have arrived first. After another fight, the Autobots walk to the edge of the crater, and Optimus reveals to Drift that it is the Dark Spark. Before it can be retrieved, Lockdown arrives and steals the artifact for himself. The Dark Spark's power prevents him from intervening, and all he can do is furiously watch as Lockdown departs in his ship for parts unknown.

===Chapter II: The Lost Vault===
:'' Characters: [[Soundwave (WFC)]]/ [[Shockwave (WFC)]]''
As Shockwave and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] fly through an ancient, abandoned Cybertronian city, Starscream complains of Megatron sending him on a fool's errand to find a mystical relic that may or may not exist. As this sparks a discussion between Shockwave and Starscream, Soundwave chimes in over the com link, demanding "less talk". As the three 'cons make their way through the city and into an ancient vault, they are met with heavy resistance from feral cybernetic life forms Shockwave has dubbed "[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]]".
Upon destroying the Insecticons attacking them, Shockwave splits off from the group, hoping to find out more about the vault they are in and what is hidden in it. He never gets the chance, however, as he is attacked by, to his surprise, [[Sharpshot|three]] [[Kickback (FOC)|sentient]] [[Hardshell|insecticons]]. Inadvertently insulting them, (kind of) and incurring their wrath they all attack him, and are all soundly defeated.
As Soundwave and Starscream come upon more Insecticons, they go about opening up the vault further so that they can keep moving. Upon defeating the attacking Insecticons, Starscream is alarmed at the appearance of Hardshell, and begins shooting at him, only to be stopped by Shockwave, who reveals Hardshell, along with Kickback and Sharpshot, to be "new recruits" to the Decepticon cause. Sharpshot points the Decepticons in the direction of the Dark Spark before departing with the other Insecticons.
The Decepticons continue their trek further into the vault, they are met with resistance in the form of auto turrets and [[Crystal Guardian]]s as they deactivate the chamber to the Dark Spark. While doing so, Soundwave begins to notice Autobot energy signatures on his scanners, but Shockwave passes them off as glitches. Soon, the Decepticons arrive, triumphant, at the entrance to the chamber holding the Dark Spark.

===Chapter III: Getaway===
:'' Character: [[Sideswipe (WFC)]]''
Sideswipe and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] have been tailing the aforementioned Decepticon trio through their whole trip to find the Dark Spark, and have arrived at the Dark Spark before the Decepticons. Ironhide, wishing to be long gone before they are found, takes the Dark Spark. As the Autobots are leaving, marveling at their luck, the Decepticons enter the chamber, and, enraged that the Autobots beat them to the Dark Spark, open fire. Ironhide and Sideswipe barely escape from the chamber as security measures cause it to close itself up, trapping the Decepticons inside. Starscream is enraged, but Shockwave bids him to calm down, as Soundwave had released [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] before they entered the chamber, and the small bird-bot would ensure they are not trapped for long.
Meanwhile, Sideswipe and Ironhide are running into resistance from the Insecticons, and Sideswipe must juggle keeping the Insecticons away from Ironhide and the Dark Spark, along with using his grappling hook to ''pull Ironhide'' up through the tunnel to the exit. As Sideswipe and Ironhide keep moving, they get separated when Sideswipe accidentally closes a blast door between himself and Ironhide. As Sideswipe fights off swarming Insecticons, Ironhide opens up another path for him to travel through, allowing them to meet up again.
As they reach the scheduled rendezvous point (some abandoned subway tunnels), Ironhide reports to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Prime]] that they have the Dark Spark. They are greeted at the rendezvous point by Optimus himself and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. As Optimus and the others fight off the swarming Insecticons, Sideswipe is ordered to get to the control panel for the subway and call a train. Sideswipe is successful, but the train, being revealed to be on a timer, leaves as quickly as it came, with only Bumblebee on board. Optimus declares that they will have to hold the line against the Insecticons until the next train arrives.
As the Autobots fend off the Decepticons, Starscream, having been freed by Laserbeak, arrives, triumphantly demanding that the Autobots surrender or face his wrath. The Insecticons proceed to swarm him. As Starscream is distracted by the Insecticons, the next train arrives, and the Autobots board, departing for Iacon. As the train leaves, Shockwave and Soundwave arrive, just in time for Starscream to finish off the Insecticons and berate them for not coming sooner and letting the Autobots get away. Shockwave simply looks at Starscream, then presses a switch on his arm, causing the train, which had been wired, to explode.

===Chapter IV: Possession===
:'' Character: [[Sharpshot]]''
Shockwave, believing Optimus Prime has the Dark Spark, hides in the rubble of the smoldering train. Sharpshot appears and informs Shockwave of the Dark Spark's real location, with Ironhide, and the two set off to get it. After a short firefight, Shockwave seizes the Dark Spark from a heavily damaged Ironhide and begins to head for [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. The bridge is destroyed while he is on it, but he manages to escape before he falls. Sharpshot transforms into insect mode and covers him as he advances along the walkway, eventually barred by an energy barrier. Sharpshot destroys the energy barrier, allowing Shockwave to progress, only to be met by another one. After destroying the second barrier, Shockwave is met by a duo of [[Titan (FOC)|Titans]], which cause him to jump off the walkway. He lands in an ancient research laboratory, and, after inserting some [[moleculon fuse]]s, some history of the Dark Spark is revealed. When Sharpshot journeys down into the catacombs to activate the final switch, he is attacked by Crystal Guardians. Sharpshot returns to Shockwave, and the two exit the facility. Outside, they are found by [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]], who alerts the other [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]]. [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] arrive soon after. Onslaught orders a reluctant Swindle to escort Shockwave and Sharpshot to Kaon.

===Chapter V: Hustle===
:'' Character: [[Swindle (FOC)]]''
While making their way towards Kaon, Swindle, Shockwave, and Sharpshot find themselves in a spacecraft boneyard. As Swindle activates some beacons in order to find a way through, the Decepticons are ambushed by a fleet of Autobot Flyers. Swindle manages to open up a hallway while an Autobot [[Dropship (WFC)|Dropship]] sends in reinforcements. The Decepticons destroy the Dropship in order to make some makeshift stairs and enter the hallway. While making their way through, Sharpshot senses something and abandons the group (much to Swindle's relief). Shortly afterwards, Swindle & Shockwave are ambushed by a squadron of Autobots led by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. After defeating Cliffjumper and his forces, Swindle & Shockwave surround the Autobot before he activates his invisibility cloak and escapes. Swindle alerts Shockwave that they are nearly at the gates of Kaon and that the other Combaticons should meet up with them at the rendezvous point. Meanwhile, Cliffjumper reports to Optimus that he failed to stop the Decepticons, but Optimus reassures him that he bought them enough time to set their plan into motion.

===Chapter VI: Gates of Kaon===
:'' Characters: [[Swindle (FOC)]]/ [[Bruticus (WFC)]]''
As the Combaticons meet up at the gates of Kaon, they find themselves under attack by the Autobots. [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] offers to deliver the Dark Spark via air, but Shockwave warns that should the Dark Spark fall from a great height, it would cause massive damage to the city. Onslaught orders Shockwave to stay behind while the Combaticons take care of the Autobots. Swindle is tasked with taking down the Enforcers so Blast Off can provide air support. After the Enforcers are destroyed, Shockwave requests some back-up from Swindle. After arguing with Swindle, Blast Off finally provides some air support after Shockwave angrily orders him to. Swindle & Shockwave soon find themselves blocked off by a barrier, and Swindle is forced to protect Shockwave while he hacks the force-field. Swindle meets up with Onslaught and helps him take down a Titan. Soon the rest of the Combaticons arrive and they combine into [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus begins defeating wave after wave of Autobot soldiers. While Bruticus has his back turned, Cliffjumper tries to plant a bomb on his back. However, Bruticus finds out and smashes Cliffjumper against a wall. Holding Cliffjumper hostage, Shockwave orders the Autobots to ceasefire. [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and his troops comply, but the Decepticons take Cliffjumper with them into Kaon anyway. Jazz alerts Optimus to their situation, with Optimus assuring that they'll rescue Cliffjumper and secure the Dark Spark.

===Chapter VII: Infiltration===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''
Optimus & Jazz begin their rescue mission by driving down a road towards [[Kolkular]], Megatron's fortress. Jazz asks Prime why they just can't leave the Dark Spark with Megatron, considering the Autobots are leaving Cybertron anyway. Optimus is worried however that Megatron may use the Dark Spark's power to destroy the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], which is still under construction. Optimus and Jazz manage to make their way into Kolkular by blowing out the vents. Jazz heads off to find a way through, leaving Optimus to fight off some Decepticon soldiers. Jazz finds himself trapped by some turrets, which Optimus manages to shut off. The two Autobots meet up and continue to fight their way through the Recycling Pits. After making their way through some defense grids, Jazz hacks into a terminal and finds out where Shockwave is keeping Cliffjumper. Jazz notices how easy their journey has been, and both he and Optimus agree that they're walking into a trap. On cue, Megatron treats the two with a warm Decepticon welcome, which naturally includes gunfire. Optimus and Jazz fight off Megatron's troops and find the prison cell that Cliffjumper is being held captive. Optimus provides cover for Jazz using a turret while he breaks Cliffjumper out. As Optimus and Jazz check up on Cliffjumper, walls begin to surround the cell, trapping all three Autobots. Optimus contacts [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and orders him to commence Operation Longshot.

===Chapter VIII: A Desperate Plan===
:'' Character: [[Jetfire (WFC)]]''
Perceptor relays the details of Operation Longshot to Jetfire, namely how Jetfire's mission is to infiltrate the smoldering remains of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Perceptor has reprogrammed a Decepticon maintenance probe to map out Trypticon's interior, which would have changed since Jetfire's last visit. Once inside, Jetfire finds that some of Trypticon's systems are still online, but these are automatic functions and not a sign of Trypticon's consciousness. However, Jetfire notices some new gear inside Trypticon and he is attacked by some Decepticon soldiers. Jetfire discovers that Starscream is salvaging some Energon from Trypticon without Megatron's permission. Jetfire continues on his way towards the cargo bay, but he catches the attention of some turrets, alerting Starscream to his presence. Jetfire soon arrives at the weapon chamber, and he is tasked with reactivating Trypticon's weapon system. Perceptor activates Trypticon's orbital strike, giving Jetfire barely enough time to escape. Starscream is enraged that all his Energon has gone to waste and vows revenge against Jetfire. The energy beam fired from Trypticon soon reaches its target: Kolkular. Things go according to plan, as Optimus, Jazz, and Cliffjumper are freed due to the damage to the fortress and the three begin their escape.

===Chapter IX: Ascension===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''
During the Autobot's prison break, Cliffjumper recalls Shockwave bringing up his experiments with the Dark Spark and how Cliffjumper "wouldn't have to be an Autobot much longer". Optimus orders Jazz to get Cliffjumper to safety, while he'll go after Megatron and the Dark Spark alone. Jazz & Cliffjumper are reluctant, but comply. Optimus is soon suppressed by turret fire, but he manages to destroy the turrets power source. Optimus accesses a computer terminal to discover where Megatron's location is, and also locks the doors behind him to prevent any counter-strike against him. After fighting through more Decepticon troops, Optimus enters a room that contains some fallen Autobot soldiers. Megatron and Shockwave observe from a distance and decide to use Optimus for an experiment. Using [[Dark Energon]], Shockwave [[Terrorcon (Prime)|resurrects]] the Autobots, now pledging their allegiance to Megatron. Megatron, now using the Dark Spark to increase his power, joins his new troops in their fight against Optimus. Whenever Megatron begins to recharge the Dark Spark, Optimus starts destroying the charging towers. In a last ditch effort, Optimus and Megatron begin to unleash the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and the Dark Spark, respectively. Eventually, the power of the Matrix overpowers the Dark Spark, causing it to eject itself out of Megatron and launch itself into space. Shockwave begins to drag Megatron away, having sustained serious injuries. Jazz contacts Optimus to ask him about his condition. Optimus informs him that the Dark Spark has been neutralized and the Autobots should now focus their attention on finishing the Ark. Optimus does express his concerns however, that the Dark Spark may eventually cause havoc [[Live-action film series|elsewhere]]...

===Chapter X: Hunted ===
:'' Character: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]] ''
Across time and space, Lockdown is contemplating how fortunate it was for him to find the Dark Spark. Bumblebee and Drift have been busy tracking [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]] and report to Optimus that he may be heading towards an abandoned military base. Bumblebee asks (well, more like beeps) Optimus if their back-up is ready, but Optimus tells him to be patient. After ending their transmission, the two Autobots are attacked by snipers. The duo manage to flank the snipers, and Bumblebee provides cover for Drift as he makes his way down the cliffs. The two eventually make it to base, which is swarming with mercenaries. Drift attempts a stealth attack against Lockdown, but he is quickly spotted and taken down. Lockdown then orders his men to find Bumblebee, knowing that Autobots rarely travel alone.

===Chapter XI: Investigation ===
:'' Characters: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]]/ [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ''
Bumblebee continues to fight his way through Lockdown's men while looking for Drift. The mercenaries have jammed the Autobot's radio signals, leaving them unable to communicate with Optimus. Bumblebee eventually finds Drift being interrogated by Lockdown. Lockdown mocks Drift for his shift in allegiance and leaves him to get roughed up by the mercenaries. Bumblebee takes this opportunity to snipe one of the henchmen, allowing Drift to escape. While fighting wave after wave of Lockdown's henchmen, Drift overhears Lockdown assuring he'll keep the Autobots distracted. Lockdown unveils [[Combaticon Warrior|his new Titan mercenary]], which is impervious to the Autobot's weapons. This forces Drift and Bumblebee to flee.

===Chapter XII: Ambushed===
:''Characters: [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]]/ [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''
Drift and Bumblebee make their way outside while more mercenaries try to take them out. Just when it seems like there's no hope left for the two, Grimlock, one of the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], comes to their rescue. After Grimlock easily dispatches the mercenaries, the Titan mercenary finally arrives. Grimlock smacktalks the Titan before rendering it "extinct". Lockdown takes this opportunity to escape, much to Grimlock's anger.

===Chapter XIII: Extinction===
:'' Character: [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''
Lockdown and his men enter their base located in the middle of a city. Upon hearing that the Autobots have entered the city, Lockdown orders the mercenaries to keep them occupied. Grimlock and Optimus make their way through a blockade on a bridge. Afterwards, Optimus heads off to meet up with Drift and Bumblebee, and Grimlock has to continue alone. As Grimlock rampages his way through, Optimus detects Energon surges coming from within the city. The Autobots reach the entrance to Lockdown's hide out and Grimlock is tasked with destroying the transmitters that allow Lockdown to communicate with his troops. Grimlock then meets up with the rest of the Autobots and provides cover for Optimus as he tries to get the entrance to open. Optimus succeeds, and he and Bumblebee enter Lockdown's lair.

===Chapter XIV: Locked Down===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]]''
Optimus and Bumblebee make their way underground, while Drift and Grimlock guard the entrance. Optimus and Bumblebee fight Lockdown's mercenaries as they make their way through the base. Drift meets up with the two and assures them that Grimlock has everything under control. The three Autobots soon confront Lockdown and discover that he has built himself a time bridge. Since the Autobots failed to prevent him from recovering an amplifier that was located in the jungle, Lockdown is free to go back in time and save the Decepticons that were in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle for Chicago]]. After destroying the energy stabilizers for the time bridge, Lockdown begins to monologue about how well-paid he was during the war and that after [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] death, things haven't been the same. Lockdown intends to bring the Decepticons into the present and continue the war anew. Lockdown intends his first job to deliver Optimus to Megatron. Optimus is disgusted by Lockdown's plan and tries to fight the bounty hunter. Lockdown is impervious to Optimus' weapons thanks to the Dark Spark and Optimus has to resort to melee attacks in order to damage him. Eventually, the two begin to grapple with each other and Optimus tosses Lockdown towards Drift, who cuts the Dark Spark out of Lockdown's chest. Optimus then uses the Matrix to toss the Dark Spark into the time bridge. The time bridge becomes too unstable, and the Autobots make their escape. His plans ruined, Lockdown flees from the Autobots in his ship.

Meanwhile, the Dark Spark finally lands in the middle of a desert. Watching over this, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|a familiar face]] expresses horror that the day has finally come...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ([[Chris Jai Alex]])
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])

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*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (Gregg Berger)
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (via [[Walmart]] pre-order/DLC)

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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]
*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
|h4=Decepticons
|c4=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (Travis Willingham)
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] (Nolan North)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sharpshot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Hardshell]] ([[Scott Whyte]])
*[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]]
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]]
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] (via Gamestop pre-order/DLC)
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] (via Gamestop pre-order/DLC)
|h5=Other
|c5=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
'''Non-Player'''
'''Mercenaries'''
*[[Shadow Raider|Mercenaries]]
*[[Combaticon Warrior|Behemoth]]
'''Autobots'''
*[[Heavy Soldier]]
*[[Crystal Guardian]]
'''Decepticons'''
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Leaper]]
*[[Insecticon Swarmer]]
*[[Insecticon Bruiser]]
*[[Insecticon Spitter]]
'''Other'''
*[[Soldier (unit)|Soldiers]]*
*[[Rocket Soldier]]s*
*[[Shotgunner]]s*
*[[Flier (WFC)|Fliers]]*
*[[Sharpshooter]]s
*[[Marauder (FOC)|Marauder]]
*[[Wall Crawler]]
*[[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
'''Starscream:''' "Soundwave, did Shockwave make a ''joke'' back there? 
'''Soundwave:''' "AFFIRMATIVE." 
'''Starscream:''' "Was it intentional? 
'''Soundwave:''' "AFFIRMATIVE." 
'''Starscream:''' "You know, Soundwave, you've become quite the conversationalist." 
'''Soundwave:''' "AFFIRMATIVE."
:-'''Starscream''' and '''Soundwave''' discuss Shockwave's brief moment of humor.

'''Starscream:''' "A pity, then, that ''we'' are only ''three''." 
'''Soundwave:''' "LASERBEAK: EJECT." 
'''Starscream:''' "My mistake. ''Three and a half''."
:-'''Starscream''' does not think much of '''Soundwave's''' minions.

''[A failed headshot prompts the [[Combaticon Warrior|Mercenary Titan]] to turn towards Bee and Drift]'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''[Surprised beeps]'' 
'''Drift''': Bee, I have formed a plan: '''Run!'''
:-'''Drift''', coming up with brilliant impromptu plans.

'''Swindle:''' "No sign of the bug ''[Sharpshot]''. Oh well, can't say I'm sad to see him go." 
'''Shockwave:''' "Are you implying that you two were not forming a ''long and lasting bond of friendship''?" 
''' Swindle:''' "You can't be serious?"
:-'''Shockwave''' discusses with Swindle about his <s> slash fic </s> observations of the two.

''' Jetfire:''' "I used to be ''stationed'' on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], remember? I can find my way." 
''' Perceptor:''' "Your knowledge is based on the ''erroneous'' notion that Trypticon's layout was not altered during his conversion from space station to ''smoldering wreck''." 
'''Jetfire:''' "Point taken... Well, lead the way, little buddy."
:-'''Jetfire''' and '''Perceptor'''

"The only future to master is one's own. The [[fandom|humans]] understand this. Yet they also understand that [[The Transformers (franchise)|the past]] is the genesis of all things, and must be [[GEEWUN|afforded proper deference]]."
:-'''Movie Optimus Prime''' is willing to segue into a Generation One epilogue...but he's going to be meta about it.

==Trophy/Achievement list==
When completing various goals and tasks during the game, the player will be rewarded as part of their console of choice's meta-goal system. Players can earn up to 51 Trophies on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, and 50 Achievements on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The PlayStation versions' trophies come in four types: Bronze, which represent easier tasks and are worth the least experience; Silver, which are awarded for challenges of mid-level difficulty; Gold, which are given for harder tasks and worth more experience; and Platinum, the highest-level trophy unlocked only after earning all of a game's other trophies. On the Xbox versions, each achievement has a Gamerscore value that adds to the player's total Gamerscore across all games played; up to 1000 Gamerscore can be earned in ''Rise of the Dark Spark''. These achievements can also be earned in the PC version as part of the Steam interface, but lack the individual values and weights from the console versions.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
! Achievement/Trophy name
! Achievement/Trophy description
! Gamerscore
! PS Trophy
|-
| Til All Are One!
| Earned All Trophies.
|
| {{PS Platinum}}
|-
| Aligned
| Chose your allegiance.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
| Peace through tyranny
| Defeated 250 Autobots.
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
| It Was An Honor
| Defeated 250 Decepticons and mercenaries.
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Short Circuit
|Reached Level 5.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Perfect
|Reached Level 10.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|You Got The Touch
|Reached Level 25.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Covenant of Primus
|Activated Prime Mode.
| 50 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Gold}}
|-
|It’s The Thought That Counts
|Opened 3 Gear Boxes.
| 5 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Tough
|Made it through Wave 5 in Escalation.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Double Tough
|Made it through Wave 10 in Escalation.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Double Tough Hard
|Made it through Wave 15 in Escalation.
| 50 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Gold}}
|-
|Hmm, Upgrades
|Upgraded an installation to max level in Escalation.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|You Get Nothing, Good Day Sir
|Slowed down the reverse engineering project.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Make Peace, Not War
|Destroyed Lockdown's Weapon Caches.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Somebody's Watching Me
|Found all the Stalker's Observations.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Make It Rain
|Discovered the fate of the Entrepreneur.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Spoils of War
|Listened to all the Veteran's laments.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Snitches Get Stitches
|As Drift, destroyed all the Anti-Alien Propaganda Billboards.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|My Blade Has Tasted Better
|As Drift, defeated 25 enemies with the Blade Dash ability.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Spectacularly Amazing!
|As Sideswipe, got through the whole chasm using less than 6 grapples.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Softly Softly Catchee Monkey
|As Swindle, defeated Cliffjumper without causing any collateral damage.
| 20 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|No One Gets Outta Here Alive!
|Destroyed everything outside the Gates of Kaon.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|What Could Go Wrong?
|As Optimus, completed the rescue of Cliffjumper without using the turret.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|I'd Like To Leave Here Please
|As Jetfire, escaped the ruins of Trypticon without taking any damage from the laser gates.
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Sting like a . . .
|As Bumblebee, defeated a sniper with a melee attack.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Tread Lightly
|As Grimlock, prevented Optimus from falling below 50% health while defending him.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Give Me The News Doc
|Healed 50000 health points amongst you and your allies.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Need ... Oil ... Can
|Defeated 75 enemies that are slowed.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Bleeding Edge
|Completed the game with a HACK active.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Of Merit and Distinction
|Earned 250 Combat Distinctions.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Challenge Accepted
|Completed 50 Challenges.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Blasters! Blasters! Blasters!
|Unlocked every weapon.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|This Weapon of Iron & Wood
|Fully upgraded a primary weapon.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|VROOM-pire!
|Defeated 50 enemies by siphoning their health away with the Energon Harvester.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Y U Heff 2 B Mad?
|Used the V32.Cybr Corrupt@r on a Power Foe and have them defeat an enemy.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Shadow Company
|Defeated 25 enemies after using the Cloak ability.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Thumbs Up Soldier!
|Defeated 35 enemies using throwback damage from the Kinetic Capacitor Shield ability.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Marked For Destruction
|Defeated 50 enemies marked with E.D.U.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Turret Buddy
|Defeated 25 enemies with your Battle Sentry.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|healing.exe
|Repaired 5000 points of damage with your Repair Sentry.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Quartermaster
|Resupplied 250 times with the Ammo Supply Core.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Totally OP
|Defeated 100 enemies with the Riot Cannon.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|I Hope You Have Insurance
|Healed 15000 health points with your Heal Beam.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Scrapped
|Used Explosive Path to defeat 35 enemies.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Tormenta
|Used Thunder Blast to earn 35 multi kills.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Loadsa Money
|Earned 25000 Energon Shards.
| 20 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|What Does This Do?
|Used 50 T.E.C.H.
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|It's Not A Sprint
|Drove or Flew 26 miles (42km) in vehicle mode.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Full Metal Jacket
|Reloaded 1000 times.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Welcome to Earth!
|Defeated Lockdown.
| 50 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Gold}}
|-
|}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Cybertron portion of the game occurs between ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' – the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is under construction, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] still lies where he crashed, and we see Shockwave discover the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] for the first time. However, there are two notable inconsistencies – see 'Errors' below.
*The ''Age of Extinction'' story, meanwhile, is utterly irreconcilable with the events of the film – the Autobots have an existing alliance with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and Optimus Prime and Bumblebee sport the new bodies they acquire during the film, yet Lockdown is perfectly alive and Prime is active on Earth. Stinger's brief cameo as a mercenary is similarly impossible to reconcile (although KSI could have plagiarized Stinger's model.)
*[[Source:Rise of the Dark Spark audio logs|Audio logs]] speak of the [[Patterner]]s and [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] indicating that studies of the [[Dark Spark]] took place during the Age of Origins in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''.
*Starscream sarcastically makes note of how Soundwave is becoming a "conversationalist", likely alluding to the vow of silence he takes and employs during the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon.
*For the first time in the "Aligned" games, Shockwave and Megatron use [[Dark Energon]] to revive dead Autobots and turn them into [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] (though not named as such within the game), as we would later see in ''Prime''. It is also first alluded that Dark Energon has a connection to Unicron.
*Like his [[Drift (G1)|namesake]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] was once a Decepticon before switching allegiance to join the Autobots, as noted by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] when the former was held captive. Whether this background also applies to the film is unknown, given the above differences in the continuity.
*In chapter one, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] refers to a line: "The humans never asked for our war", which was previously heard in the previous game, [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]], during an attack on [[Detroit|Detroit]].

===Transformers references===
*In the first level of the game, there's a billboard that reads "Vote Berger for Mayor", an obvious reference to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] character [[Shawn Berger]], who expressed such mayoral desires in the two-part episode "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]".
*Shockwave quotes his motto from his toy's [[bio]], "Clarity of thought before rashness of action".
*Ironhide and Sideswipe both paraphrase Ironhide's motto from his original bio, "High-tech circuitry is no replacement for guts".
*Blast Off quotes his motto from his original bio, "I destroy Autobots by choice, not command".
*Swindle mentions Starscream freeing the Combaticons from the Decepticon brig, a reference to the origin of the Combaticons in the G1 cartoon episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]".

===Errors===
*Despite the game's script clearly positioning it before the events of ''Fall of Cybertron'', and the main menu background depicting him in his ''War for Cybertron'' body, Megatron is depicted in the new body he acquired only part-way through that game.
*Ironhide and Sideswipe encounter an Insecticon Bruiser, despite ''Fall of Cybertron'' having established them as a creation of Shockwave.
*The live-action film universe Matrix of Leadership uses the model from the Aligned games, rather than the very different Matrix design first seen in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
*Lockdown's model has a Decepticon insignia and is undersized.
*During the fourth chapter, Shockwave plummets off a ledge and crashes through a ceiling while carrying the Dark Spark, to no ill effect. Two chapters later, Shockwave conversely claims that that Dark Spark falling from height could cause ''citywide'' damage.
*If the player hits an allied character, they react physically, but the accompanying sound effects present in previous games in the series are missing.
*As Stinger and Bumblebee are both redecoes of each others, while Bumblebee's head uses the unmasked head, Stinger on the other hand uses the masked & unmasked head at the same time: if you zoom closely you'll notice it & by clipping in game, you'll see Bumblebee's unmasked head (with purple eyes).
*The entirety of Chapter 8 contradicts a '''LOT''' of things.
**The remains of Trypticon are apparently in Decepticon hands, unlike in ''Fall of Cybertron'', where his remains are in Autobot hands.
**Trypticon looks really different than from his ''War for Cybertron'' appearance. His head looks more dinosaur-like and his color scheme is completely different.
**Apparently, Jetfire and Perceptor take ALL of the Energon remaining in Trypticon, along with the other amount Starscream needed for something, despite the '''BIG''' fact that the AUTOBOTS were USING Trypticon for the ARK, which would get them OFF of Cybertron in ''Fall of Cybertron.'' Does that make Jetfire AND Perceptor war criminals? <s> This game is a poorly written and buggy mess. </s>

===Trivia===
*''Rise of the Dark Spark'' is one of only two Activision-published ''Transformers'' games, alongside ''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game]]'', to be released in Japan, albeit only on PS4 and PS3.
*''Rise of the Dark Spark'' marks a [[PlayStation]] 4 milestone by being the first game to support the PlayStation Store pre-loading feature introduced in the console's 1.70 update.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/18/pre-order-pre-load-upcoming-ps4-games/ PlayStation Blog: Pre-Order, Pre-Load Upcoming PS4 Games]</ref>
*The game reuses a large portion of existing game assets from ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', such as character models, environmental textures, animation cycles, control sequences and weapons. In contrast, the majority of assets freshly created to represent the AOE scenarios do not match the quality of the re-used assets, and even go as far as to reskin a number of them.
**The Crystal Guardians the Decepticons face in chapter 2 are all [[generic]]s with the [[body-type]] of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]].
**Grimlock's AOE iteration in the game is a complete reskin of his depiction from ''Fall of Cybertron'', meaning he retains all his animations and attacks from that game, despite using a mace rather than a sword. This does not stop him from somehow stabbing enemies with the aforementioned mace, and also results in an unusual transformation, with Grimlock's parts flipping around randomly before suddenly swapping models from T-Rex to Robot mode. Because of him reusing animations, his body parts clip in his body when they move.
*Just to give you a quick rundown on ''how'' much this game does and doesn't reuse from the last 3 games:
**All of the audio of this game is reused from other games, save for the dialogue and some voice clips. The main menu music is new, but it [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOfOLp5NpcI doesn't even come from the actual game!]
**The Mercenaries you fight in the Earth levels consist of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)| ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game]] & [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|''Dark of the Moon'' game]] character models. The common [[Shadow Raider|Mercenary]] Solders reuse Autobot solder models from the DotM game (which were modeled after the [[:File:DOTM Ark crew.jpg|Ark's crew]]). Rocket-troopers, Shotgunners and Titans reuse the [[Combaticon Scout]]s, any [[Seeker (Movie)|generic Seeker]]s and [[Combaticon Warrior]]s models from RotF respectively. Leapers are tweaked Combaticons Warriors too with [[Dino|Mirage]]'s blades and at last but not least, the Wall Crawlers are reskins with added bits of their Decepticons counterparts from ''Fall of Cybertron''.
**The level models for Campaign and the Earth levels for Escalation are all new, though some designs are reused from ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron''. The returning ''War for Cybertron'' Escalation maps have been completely remade, almost looking better than their original counterparts. The ''Fall of Cybertron'' Escalation maps are completely reused.
**Earth Bumblebee uses his DotM vehicle mode, retextured to look like the 2014 Camaro vehicle he scans in ''Age of Extinction''. Stinger's vehicle mode uses Mirage's vehicle mode from the ''Dark of the Moon'' game, once again, retextured to look like his vehicle mode in ''Age of Extinction''.
[[File:RiseOfTheDarkSpark Barricade render.jpg|thumb|Guess who's still not back?]]
*During Escalation, Earth characters are noticeably bigger than Cybertron characters with Earth Optimus hilariously towering over Warpath.
*This game marks the first time Shockwave and Sharpshot are playable in a Story mode, as well as the first instance of Hardshell speaking.
*The relationship between Bumblebee and Drift is much more friendly than in the movie. Lockdown also is very different. In the game, greed and personal power seems to be his primary motivation, while in the movie Lockdown simply wanted fair payment for his services as he talks about how inferior humans are and how he thinks extremely highly of his creators.
*[[Steve Blum]] really gets his work cut out for him, since he gets more than an entire level dedicated to his three characters, Swindle, Sharpshot, and Shockwave. [[Scott McNeil]] would be proud!
*In the game's files, there are unused models, textures, and a character portrait of Barricade, possibly meaning that he was at one point going to be in the game, but scrapped <s> again </s> for whatever reason. You can mod the game to play as him, but modding this game is stupid difficult.

===Foreign names===
*''Europe:'' '''''Transformers: The Dark Spark'''''
*''Russia:'' '''Трансформеры: Битва за Тёмную Искру''' (''Transformers: Battle for the Dark Spark'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj-lD5gthQ8 Announcement trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfLEbUqGyQ G1 Optimus Prime trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azQrLC07OI Bumblebee trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKT6KeuEGi0 Gameplay trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae87EGy-1E Bruticus trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZn4uBsOAY Grimlock trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288YItFXPfI Gampelay trailer - Escalation]

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Disordered Personalities

2025-03-28T17:27:55Z

ZarquisYiris:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 55
|image=RiD2015 - Disordered Personalities - The Grid.jpg
|caption=''Go, go, Speed Racer! Go, Speed Racer, Go!''
|prev=Out of the Shadows
|next=Guilty As Charged
|title="Disordered Personalities"
|season=3
|season ep=10
|airdate=[[June 24]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Shannon Eric Denton]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]], [[drop]] (2D)
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdA3l5qhI8k
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''An experiment in combining accidentally causes the Autobots to swap personalities. Stuck in the wrong bodies, the team is called on a mission to defeat the Stunticons in a road race.'''

{{TOCclear}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E10 DP SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Adventure's waiting just ahead!'']]
Team Bee stands wired up to some heavily technological machinery which [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] thinks will ''probably'' merge them into [[Ultra Bee]]. While the others are apprehensive, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is more interested in watching [[television]], as the [[Crown City Grand Prix]] is about to be broadcast. Fixit fires up the equipment, and the Bee Team are all heartily zapped until Fixit's console starts smoking. Nothing seems to have happened at first, but suddenly [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] starts speaking in Grimlock's voice. It's swiftly obvious the Autobots have swapped bodies — Sideswipe, now occupying [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], admires his own body from the outside, it now being occupied by Drift. Strongarm is thrilled to find she's now [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] while Bee himself quickly realizes that he's been transferred into Grimlock's body. While Fixit explains that the controls are fried and he can't switch them back, Grimlock enjoys being a car for a change. Fixit believes the effect will be temporary, and Bee thinks it'll mostly be an annoyance, so long as they don't have any crises to deal with. On cue, [[Denny Clay|Denny]] calls them over to the TV — the Grand Prix has been gatecrashed by four of the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticons]]. The team realize they're going to have to do something about it while still body-swapped. As Bee will be incongruous in dino form (not to mention slow), he puts Strongarm in charge of the mission to stop the 'Cons, and asks Fixit to deal with the television broadcasts so they don't blow their cover in doing so.

[[File:RiD2015 - Disordered Personalities - Casey driving.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''She's gaining on you, so you better look alive! She's busy revvin' up the powerful Mach Five!'']]
Over at the start line, current champ [[Casey (RID)|"Crasher" Casey]] sits confidently at the head of the pack. The Stunticons, behind the other racers, argue over which of them is going to win, much to [[Slashmark]]'s annoyance. As the race begins and the cars speed off, Fixit manages to cut off the television broadcast. In the lead, Casey decides the race is too easy and pops in a beginner Spanish tape to keep herself occupied. The Autobots join the race, and Grimlock immediately zooms ahead, identifying [[Heatseeker]] when the Stunticon calls him a "squishie". Strongarm tries to pull over [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]], who explains he intends to become "Ruler of the Roads" by winning the title. He takes Strongarm's comments about the title not being literal as an attempt to confuse him, and has [[Wildbreak]] knock her into the barrier.

Sideswipe and Drift manage to stop Slashmark, however he evades them by energizing his wheels. Drift tries to deploy his Mini-Cons before realizing he's in Sideswipe's body, and Slashmark taunts the "lawbots" before speeding away. The two Autobots give chase, though Sideswipe is having ongoing problems controlling Strongarm's sirens. Ahead, Casey starts on another lap while continuing her Spanish lesson. Grimlock confronts Drag Strip and manages to deploy [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], only for the pair to get a face full of Drag Strip's [[Nitro Booster|nitro-boost]] as the Stunticon speeds away. Closing in on Drag Strip and Wildbreak, Strongarm contacts the others for backup, however the others disregard her orders to her immense frustration.

[[File:TRID S3 E10 DP SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''He's a demon on wheels! He's a demon, and he's gonna be chasing after someone!'']]
Bumblebee's anxious pacing annoys Fixit, who reveals he's finished fixing the equipment. Bee immediately manages to knock the console flying with his tail.

Drag Strip and Wildbreak discuss how they're probably going to win, but Drag Strip's daydreams of taking command are cut short when they realize that Casey is ahead of them. Strongarm catches up with them and Wildbreak keeps her busy by energizing the road behind him. She again calls for backup. Grimlock is unable to come, as he's having trouble getting the Mini-Cons to undeploy, and Drift and Sideswipe are busy with Slashmark. Strongarm tries dealing with the pair herself, only to be blasted by Drag Strip's boost and ends up hitting the barrier, half-dangling over a long drop. The two Cons move in on Crasher Casey and Wildbreak unleashes a literal wave of energized road which Casey, obliviously musing that she didn't ''remember'' there being a hill at that spot, manages to ride out. As Strongarm laments the state of her mission, Grimlock arrives and helps her back onto the road. Elsewhere, Sideswipe and Drift manage to tackle Slashmark and take him down after Sideswipe blinds him with Strongarm's lights, Drift punching the Stunticon off the cliff.

[[File:TRID S3 E10 DP SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer! He's a demon on wheels.'']]
As Casey heads towards the finish line, the remaining three Stunticons close in. Heatseeker unleashes a pair of guided missiles which streak towards the unaware human, until they suddenly lock on to Sideswipe and Drift coming the other way. The pair swerve around the three Stunticons, who end up being blitzed by their own missiles, leaving Casey to cross the finish line, victorious for the fifth straight year.

Back in the scrapyard, the team reports that the Stunticons all managed to get away in the confusion. Fixit once again fires up the equipment to swap everyone back. The Autobots are all zapped, but in the aftermath they're all back in their own bodies. Everything is fine again, until they discover, as Sideswipe gives Fixit a piece of his mind, that the Mini-Con's consciousness has been swapped into the control panel. While Fixit starts on one of his stories, the others go to get the parts needed for Denny to transfer him back.

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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (15)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (16)

|c2=
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] (10)
*[[Slashmark]] (11)
*[[Heatseeker]] (12)
*[[Wildbreak]] (13)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] (9)
*Security guard (14)
|c4=
}}

==Quotes==
"Is this truly necessary, Bumblebee?" 
"It is if we want to create and control the effect that merges all of us into our Ultra Bee Team Combiner form."
:—'''Drift''' discovers that '''Bumblebee''' is a [[To sell toys|salesman]] at heart

"Y'know, I may not even give the title over to [[Motormaster (WFC)|the boss]] when we get back. If ''I'm'' Ruler of the Roads, what's ''he'' gonna do about it?" 
"Probably run ya over, back up, and then, run ya over again."
:—'''Drag Strip''' and '''Wildbreak''' discuss Motormaster's management style

"Gee, uhh...Sorry about that, Drag Strip." 
"One of these days, Wildbreak. Pow! Right in the grill!"
:—'''Wildbreak''' and '''Drag Strip''' continue their Ralph-and-Ed routine.

==Notes==
[[File:RiD2015 - Disordered Personalities - I Can't Believe It's Not Knock Out.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Why must we be so cruelly teased?]]
===Continuity notes===
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] is definitely a jack of all trades, isn't she? Stated to be the [[Rumbledome]]'s champion in "[[The Champ]]", she is also Crown City's greatest road racer.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Crustacion]], [[Ragebyte]], [[Zorillor]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], [[Boostwing]], [[Jacknab]], [[Pilfer]], [[Shadow Raker]]
* ''Known at Large'': [[Heatseeker]], [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]], [[Wildbreak]], [[Slashmark]].

===Transformers references===
* One of the humans' cars in the race uses [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s altmode model.
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]'s altmode models are used for two of the humans' cars, just with a [[Repaint|different color pallete]].
* The dark navy blue car is a recolor of the [[:File:Convoy MECH cars surround Bulkhead.jpg|cars formerly used]] by [[MECH]] during ''Prime''.

===Real-world references===
*The Spanish phrases Casey learns include:
**''¿Donde está el baño?'' — "Where is the bathroom?"
**''Mi tío tiene pulgas.'' — "My uncle has fleas."
**''Creo que estoy en un gran problema.'' — "I think I'm in big trouble." (as the Stunticons close in)
**''Me gustaría hacer un poco de surf.'' — "I would like to do a little surfing." (as Wildbreak unleashes the ground wave)

===Trivia===
* This episode premiered at the "Transformers Through the Years" screening event, which was held by the Paley Center for Media in New York City, where it was shown on a large film screen alongside episodes from various Transformers series. The screening took place a week before this episode's official airdate.
* Unlike [[Switcheroo|the last time]] an Aligned cartoon used a body-swapping plot, the characters' voices switch between their bodies.
* Do you have a moment to hear the good word of our Ultra Bee Team Combiner form?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' '''Échange de personnalités''' ("Exchange of Personalities")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 8]], 2017

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' '''Csere-bere személyiség''' ("Swapped-Around Personality")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 12]], 2017

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2018 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise: Combiner Force'' — The Golden Knight ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)

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{{disambig3|Enemy of My Enemy}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 70
|image=TRID S3 E25 EOME MSS.jpg
|caption="It's the Resistance."
|prev=Five Fugitives
|next=Freedom Fighters
|title="Enemy of My Enemy"
|season=3
|season ep=25
|airdate=[[October 29]], [[2017]] (United Kingdom) [[November 4]], 2017 (United States)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]], [[drop]] (2D)
|director= [[Scooter Tidwell]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQy9b8o2Qz0
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''When Optimus returns with old friends and dire warnings of a Cybertronian invasion of Earth, the Autobots must split up to defend their old home and their new one.'''
==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Why did he leave?" "He was training a new generation of Jedi. One boy, an apprentice, turned against him, destroyed it all."]] The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] are pinned down in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] as they are attacked by their own security system. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] claims that this is no malfunction, but rather due to an outside source. Just as Fixit is about to be blasted, [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] manages to cut the power to the laser cannon. While they ponder what could have caused this, [[Prime Force One]] de-cloaks above the scrapyard. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] emerges, flanked by a team made up of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]. Prime apologizes, explaining that the ship's damaged cloaking technology had been replaced with an experimental substitute built by Ratchet, which triggered the defense system. As the Bee Team welcome their friends back, they can't help but feel that Optimus owes them an explanation of his recent activities. Optimus agrees and asks the Bee Team to aid them in his mission: [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s liberation.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?" "Yes." "The dark side, and the light."]]
Optimus explains that following Cybertron's post-war reconstruction, a new [[Autobot High Council]] took power and began to discourage interference with other worlds while blaming Optimus for Cybertron's destruction and warfare, along with any [[Autobot]] who ever stood with him. As a result, all his allies were blacklisted and left with low-level positions on Cybertron. Since then, Optimus had been gathering evidence and recruiting new 'bots to his cause. With Drift having obtained proof of the Council mind-controlling Cybertron's populace into supporting their goals, Optimus has the last piece he needs to expose them. As if on cue, multiple Autobot signatures are detected near [[Crown City]], signalling the start of the Council's final plan: a Cybertronian invasion of Earth.

In the High Council Chambers on Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] holds a meeting of the Council, reviewing the details of their plan one final time in the face of their impending victory. [[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]] remains skeptical of the Council's violent methods, but she is alone in her dissent, the others silently concurring as Cyclonus seems almost gleeful at the idea of others suffering for their gain. He reminds Cyberwarp that she has been complicit in everything up until this point, and assures her that the ends will justify the means as long as she plays her part.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Wha- why? Why are you helping me?" "Because it's the right thing to do." "You need a pilot." "I need a pilot."]]
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] wants to take the fight to the invaders, but Optimus insists someone must return to Cybertron to free the population from their mind control. Because his team is too recognizable, Optimus sends the Bee Team to Cybertron while he and the others protect the Earth, with Bumblebee camouflaging himself to avoid recognition. As the Bee Team pilots Prime Force One back to Cybertron, Fixit detects an extra energy signature on board, with the stowaway revealing himself to be [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. Having overheard Optimus's story while staking out the scrapyard, Steeljaw proposes an alliance until the High Council can be stopped, as their invasion clashes with his own goal of turning Earth into a [[Decepticon]] homeworld. Bumblebee refuses, placing [[stasis cuffs]] and a [[paralytic patch]] that prevents speech on Steeljaw, and orders the team to lock him up. On Earth, Optimus and his team follow a Cybertronian signal to an electronic parts warehouse and watch a Cybertronian covert craft emerge, suggesting the invaders are an advance party and not the main force. The team investigate the warehouse, which has been cleared out save for a Cybertronian tablet with a list of items to be collected. Optimus realizes they are trying to build a [[space bridge]] receiver, through which an entire invasion force could pass.

The Bee Team continue to debate whether Steeljaw should assist them on the mission, but are interrupted by Cybertronian drone defenses attacking the ship after a satellite temporarily disrupts their cloak. They attempt to defend themselves, but all except Bumblebee and Fixit are knocked out by a sudden blast. With Fixit busy piloting and drones firing from every direction, Bumblebee needs another bot to join him at the weapons console. Steeljaw volunteers, having freed himself in the commotion, and Bumblebee reluctantly agrees. Steeljaw proves to be an adept shooter, and the two manage to take out their attackers. Still unconvinced Steeljaw was acting out of anything but self-preservation, Bumblebee knocks him out and re-imprisons him. On Earth, Ratchet and Jazz deduce that all the space bridge activity since the Bee Team arrived on Earth has left millions of charged space bridge particles in the air, which the receiver could harness for power. Optimus notices a device generating the signal they had followed, and Windblade realizes it was a decoy meant to lure them, which she discovers is connected to a bomb. Before they can escape, the bomb explodes and destroys the warehouse.

[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"All remaining systems will bow down to the First Order! And will remember this day as the last day of the Republic!"]]
On Cybertron, Prime Force One touches down near the High Council Chambers, and Steeljaw again insists the team will need his help due to his familiarity with the building and its subsonic defenses, which have been upgraded after the Council learned of Drift's intrusion. Though [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is unconvinced, Bumblebee refuses to take any chances and agrees to bring Steeljaw. As they pass through [[Kaon Plaza]], they witness Cyberwarp spreading pro-council propaganda via giant holoprojections all over the city. A High Council trooper notices [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and begins running a facial-recognition scan, forcing the team to drop their cover and make a break for the Council Building. They turn into an alleyway, only to be faced with innumerable troopers and drones surrounding them on all sides.

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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] (9)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*Cybertronian civilians (21)
|c2=
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
|h4=[[Autobot High Council]]
|c4=
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] (14)
*[[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]] (15)
*[[Treadshock (RID)|Treadshock]] (16)
*[[Riotgear (RID)|Riotgear]] (17)
*[[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]] (18)
*[[High Council trooper]]s (20)
*...that's a lot of High Council troopers (22)
*Heavy troopers (23)
*Flying trooper (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I've just never understood why in order for our kind to succeed, others must suffer." 
"Oh, they don't have to suffer, Cyberwarp. That's just a happy bonus." 
"You're taking too much pleasure in this, Cyclonus." 
"And you're not taking enough."
:—'''Cyberwarp''' realizes '''Cyclonus''' might possibly not be the best boss.

"When I first came to Earth I wanted a planet. ''Any'' planet, to rule as a Decepticon homeworld. But, I've come to like this world. And if the High Council conquers Earth, ''I'' can't have it."
:—'''Steeljaw''' keeps his stuff here.

"This is what all of you seem like to me: blindly following your leaders and never truly free." 
"We ''choose'' our leaders, Steeljaw. Just usually without being mind-controlled into our choices. Besides, if you ever get your 'Decepticon utopia', you'd be just another dictator. You'd crush any opposition rather than step aside if your people wanted you to."
:—'''Steeljaw''' and '''Bumblebee''' talk freedom.

"Your High Council knows what is best. Optimus' time has passed. The galaxy is ours to shape."
:—'''Cyberwarp''', High Council Member for {{w|Agitprop}}.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* A total of ''seventy'' Autobot profile images flash past as Optimus describes the 'bots who are blacklisted for associating with him. Each one has the character's name written on it in the "[[Cybertronian language#Notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to translate), with a [[Tech Spec]]s bar graph across the bottom, both of which we have been able to use to identify everyone. You can view an itemized series of screenshots in our '''[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery|gallery]]'''; in addition to Optimus himself, they include:
** The cast of ''Robots in Disguise''—Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Strongarm, Grimlock, Fixit, Drift, [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], Windblade, Jazz, Ratchet, Bulkhead, and [[Undertone]].
** The Autobots of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' that did not return in ''Robots in Disguise''—[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], and even [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]!
** The complete complement of [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]—[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]], [[High Tide]], [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Quickshadow]].
** An original character named [[Tuneup]], a blue and grey 'bot with yellow accents. Character designer [[Walter Gatus]] noted in 2015 that "Tuneup" was an early name for Fixit, before the character was redesigned to become a Mini-Con;<ref>{{citesocial|quote=During development Fixit was a bot named Tuneup, not a minicon. @m_whitfield might have normal toy, instead he's a plushie #TransformersRID|link=https://twitter.com/Waltdog/status/576869119691096064|name=Walter Gatus|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=03|day=14|(defunct=)}}</ref> perhaps this is our first look at that early character design!
** Many, ''many'' other new faces, most of whom have not appeared in animated or cartoon form in the [[Aligned continuity family]] before now! Barring one character, [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], they are all drawn from the first three seasons of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original Generation 1 cartoon]], including several non-toy original characters created for the series. In order of their appearance on-screen, they are: [[Sunstreaker (Prime)|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], [[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], [[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]], [[Sandstorm (Prime)|Sandstorm]], [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]], [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]], [[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], Ricochet, and [[Inferno (RID)|Inferno]]. Of these 'bots, Tracks, Red Alert, Pipes, Skids, Wheelie, Sandstorm, and Grapple are making their first appearances in the [[Aligned continuity family]].
* We called it way back in "[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]", and we now get confirmation that Bumblebee's low status as a beat cop at the start of the series was due to the new Council's anti-Autobot attitude.
* Ratchet isn't shown to be partnered with Undertone anymore and though he is shown as one of the Autobots blacklisted for associating with Optimus, his fate is left unclear.
* Cliffjumper, Tailgate, Alpha Trion, and Seaspray all appear on the list of blacklisted Autobots despite the fact that they're, uh, all ''dead'', having perished long before the Council ever took power. However, the council may not have known they died, considering the large sums of casualties during the Great War.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], [[Underbite]], [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], [[Wingcode]]
* ''Temporarily allied'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]
**The Autobots have run out of stasis pods at this point in the series.

===Transformers references===
* Besides all the new G1-inspired character designs shown when the profile images fly by, there are also some references in the characters we ''have'' seen in ''Prime'':
** Smokescreen and Alpha Trion both have a new color scheme and body based off their [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1]] [[Alpha Trion (G1)|counterparts]].
** In contrast to being an altered version of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] as shown in ''Prime'', Tailgate is shown having a ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''-inspired body style his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] employs. This could be an earlier version of his body.
** Arcee's appearance has been tweaked with some elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], including helmet-hairbuns and shoulder-backpack kibble.
** Wheeljack is equipped with [[Wheeljack (G1)|a shoulder-mounted cannon]].

===Real-world references===
* [[Leonard McCoy|Ratchet is a medic, not an inventor]].

===Trivia===
* The episode's title refers to the ancient proverb, "{{w|The enemy of my enemy is my friend}}".
* Grimlock's photo features his blue concept art visor, which he never used in the show.
* The models used by Cyberwarp and Skyjack are tweaked versions of Windblade's pre-earth model, though each had a unique chest design.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'ennemi de mon ennemi''' ("Enemy of My Enemy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 25]], 2017

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' '''Ellenségem ellensége''' ("Enemy of My Enemy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 13]], 2018

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2018 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise: Combiner Force'' — Freedom Fighters ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 
==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery

2025-03-27T15:11:53Z

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The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode '''"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"''' features a gallery of seventy Autobots, all described as blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Included are the complete heroic casts of ''Robots in Disguise'', [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'']], along with many other characters.

With the exception of two 'bots (an original character named [[Tuneup]], and ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' character [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]), all the other robots appearing in this gallery are drawn from the first three years of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] (including non-toy guest characters created for the show). The aim appears to be to include a near-complete roster of regular "humanoid" cast members of the show, and it gets darn close. Each character's name is written on their profile card in "[[Cybertronian language#notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to read), and their [[Tech Spec]]s (pulled straight from the Generation 1 characters' where applicable) run across the bottom of each card as a bar graph. Through a combination of the character illustrations, these coded names, and Tech Specs, we've been able to identify everyone.

<gallery>
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery1.jpg|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery2.jpg|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery3.jpg|[[Sunstreaker (Pop-Up)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery4.jpg|[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery5.jpg|[[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery6.jpg|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery7.jpg|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery8.jpg|[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], and [[Undertone]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery9.jpg|[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery10.jpg|[[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery11.jpg|[[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], and [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery12.jpg|[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Sandstorm (RID)|Sandstorm]], and [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery13.jpg|[[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery14.jpg|[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], and [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery15.jpg|[[Quickshadow]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[High Tide]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery16.jpg|[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Tuneup]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery17.jpg|[[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (Pop-Up)|Inferno]], [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], and [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]]
</gallery>

==Notes==
*Several Autobots have different designs compared to their earlier appearances in the "Aligned" continuity.
**Smokescreen is drawn to better resemble his [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], versus how he appeared in ''Prime''.
**Tailgate previously appeared in ''Prime'' as a recolor of Cliffjumper, but is here drawn to resemble his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Windcharger.
**Arcee's appearance has been slightly modified with elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Bluestreak previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline in "[[Diaclone]] blue" colors, but is here drawn in the black and grey of his [[Bluestreak (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Prowl.
**Fallback previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Outback (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Firestar's design is a recolor of Moonracer's.
**Swerve previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Swerve (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Gears, with a different head.
**Red Alert is a retooling of Sideswipe's Cybertronian design with a new head and shoulder cannon.
**Hoist is recolor of Trailbreaker with a modified head and new shoulder-fins.
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Stop changing the names on Enemy of my Enemy. There is no evidence that they go by those names in the episode, especially when they go by the existing names in every other appearance. If you continue to edit war, you will be blocked from editing. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 21:02, 26 March 2025 (EDT)
Okay, I'll stop. But you have to understand. What I'm doing is to show you that it's a possibility that they might go by those names one day if the show gets revived.

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|publisher=[[Activision]] [[Square Enix]] (JP)
|developer=[[Edge of Reality]]
|writer=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|platforms=[[PlayStation|PlayStation 3 & 4]] [[Xbox]] 360 & One [[Wii U]] [[PC]]
|date=NA/EU:[[June 24]], [[2014]] AU: [[June 25]], 2014 JP: [[August 28]], 2014 (PS3/PS4)
|continuity=[[Aligned continuity family]] [[Movie continuity family]]
|chronology=Between ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Alternate version of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''
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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''''' is a video game developed by [[Edge of Reality]] and published by [[Activision]] for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-announced-3ds-version-to-be-strategy-rpg "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" announced; 3DS version to be Strategy RPG]</ref> It incorporates elements of both the ''Transformers'' [[Live-action film series|film franchise]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games. The story takes place before the ''Ark'' is launched in the Aligned continuity, and it also deals with a storyline revolving around one of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s schemes in the ''Age of Extinction'' portion. It features over forty playable characters, slightly fewer than [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|the Nintendo 3DS version]].<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-rise-of-the-dark-spark-preview-from-game-informer-179722/</ref>

On [[December 21]], [[2017]], ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' and its downloadable content were delisted from multiple digital storefronts due to the expiration of [[Activision]]'s licensing deal with [[Hasbro]].<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/22/16810202/platinum-games-transformers-devastation-legend-of-korra-steam-xbox-live-playstation-store</ref> In [[2020]], Activision discontinued support for the title and disabled its online functionality,<ref>https://support.activision.com/articles/legacy-activision-games</ref> namely the cooperative Escalation multiplayer mode. However, DLC for the Xbox One version of ''Rise of the Dark Spark'', including content only usable in Escalation, remains available for purchase on the Microsoft Store. This version of the game is playable on the Xbox Series S and X via backwards compatibility.

==Synopsis==
===Chapter I: The Dark Spark===
:'' Character: [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ''
[[File:ROTDS1.jpg|thumb|right|Are you an Angel?]]
Above [[Earth]], a strange object flies through space, destroying a satellite in orbit. The mysterious item flies past a ship, piloted by none other than the legendary mercenary [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. One of [[Shadow Raider|his henchmen]] arrives in the cockpit and asks Lockdown what it was. He replies that it is "the past come calling." [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], the Decepticon-turned-Autobot, arrives in a burning city to investigate. He notices that something crash-landed nearby. He contacts [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the Autobots, and tells him about the strange object.
Prime instructs Drift to investigate the crash site, but while Drift is en route, Lockdown's goons attack the city. Recognizing that they are not [[Decepticon]]s, Drift reports to Optimus, who correctly guesses that they are mercenaries (much to Drift's disdain). Drift takes out all three mercenaries and, at Optimus's instruction, equips himself with blasters to better fight with, he continues to the site of the crash, taking out mercenaries as he goes. Drift meets up with Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and the three arrive at the crash site. The Autobots discover an object that Drift does not recognize, but its appearance horrifies Optimus. To make things worse, Lockdown's henchman have arrived first. After another fight, the Autobots walk to the edge of the crater, and Optimus reveals to Drift that it is the Dark Spark. Before it can be retrieved, Lockdown arrives and steals the artifact for himself. The Dark Spark's power prevents him from intervening, and all he can do is furiously watch as Lockdown departs in his ship for parts unknown.

===Chapter II: The Lost Vault===
:'' Characters: [[Soundwave (WFC)]]/ [[Shockwave (WFC)]]''
As Shockwave and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] fly through an ancient, abandoned Cybertronian city, Starscream complains of Megatron sending him on a fool's errand to find a mystical relic that may or may not exist. As this sparks a discussion between Shockwave and Starscream, Soundwave chimes in over the com link, demanding "less talk". As the three 'cons make their way through the city and into an ancient vault, they are met with heavy resistance from feral cybernetic life forms Shockwave has dubbed "[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]]".
Upon destroying the Insecticons attacking them, Shockwave splits off from the group, hoping to find out more about the vault they are in and what is hidden in it. He never gets the chance, however, as he is attacked by, to his surprise, [[Sharpshot|three]] [[Kickback (FOC)|sentient]] [[Hardshell|insecticons]]. Inadvertently insulting them, (kind of) and incurring their wrath they all attack him, and are all soundly defeated.
As Soundwave and Starscream come upon more Insecticons, they go about opening up the vault further so that they can keep moving. Upon defeating the attacking Insecticons, Starscream is alarmed at the appearance of Hardshell, and begins shooting at him, only to be stopped by Shockwave, who reveals Hardshell, along with Kickback and Sharpshot, to be "new recruits" to the Decepticon cause. Sharpshot points the Decepticons in the direction of the Dark Spark before departing with the other Insecticons.
The Decepticons continue their trek further into the vault, they are met with resistance in the form of auto turrets and [[Crystal Guardian]]s as they deactivate the chamber to the Dark Spark. While doing so, Soundwave begins to notice Autobot energy signatures on his scanners, but Shockwave passes them off as glitches. Soon, the Decepticons arrive, triumphant, at the entrance to the chamber holding the Dark Spark.

===Chapter III: Getaway===
:'' Character: [[Sideswipe (WFC)]]''
Sideswipe and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] have been tailing the aforementioned Decepticon trio through their whole trip to find the Dark Spark, and have arrived at the Dark Spark before the Decepticons. Ironhide, wishing to be long gone before they are found, takes the Dark Spark. As the Autobots are leaving, marveling at their luck, the Decepticons enter the chamber, and, enraged that the Autobots beat them to the Dark Spark, open fire. Ironhide and Sideswipe barely escape from the chamber as security measures cause it to close itself up, trapping the Decepticons inside. Starscream is enraged, but Shockwave bids him to calm down, as Soundwave had released [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] before they entered the chamber, and the small bird-bot would ensure they are not trapped for long.
Meanwhile, Sideswipe and Ironhide are running into resistance from the Insecticons, and Sideswipe must juggle keeping the Insecticons away from Ironhide and the Dark Spark, along with using his grappling hook to ''pull Ironhide'' up through the tunnel to the exit. As Sideswipe and Ironhide keep moving, they get separated when Sideswipe accidentally closes a blast door between himself and Ironhide. As Sideswipe fights off swarming Insecticons, Ironhide opens up another path for him to travel through, allowing them to meet up again.
As they reach the scheduled rendezvous point (some abandoned subway tunnels), Ironhide reports to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Prime]] that they have the Dark Spark. They are greeted at the rendezvous point by Optimus himself and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. As Optimus and the others fight off the swarming Insecticons, Sideswipe is ordered to get to the control panel for the subway and call a train. Sideswipe is successful, but the train, being revealed to be on a timer, leaves as quickly as it came, with only Bumblebee on board. Optimus declares that they will have to hold the line against the Insecticons until the next train arrives.
As the Autobots fend off the Decepticons, Starscream, having been freed by Laserbeak, arrives, triumphantly demanding that the Autobots surrender or face his wrath. The Insecticons proceed to swarm him. As Starscream is distracted by the Insecticons, the next train arrives, and the Autobots board, departing for Iacon. As the train leaves, Shockwave and Soundwave arrive, just in time for Starscream to finish off the Insecticons and berate them for not coming sooner and letting the Autobots get away. Shockwave simply looks at Starscream, then presses a switch on his arm, causing the train, which had been wired, to explode.

===Chapter IV: Possession===
:'' Character: [[Sharpshot]]''
Shockwave, believing Optimus Prime has the Dark Spark, hides in the rubble of the smoldering train. Sharpshot appears and informs Shockwave of the Dark Spark's real location, with Ironhide, and the two set off to get it. After a short firefight, Shockwave seizes the Dark Spark from a heavily damaged Ironhide and begins to head for [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. The bridge is destroyed while he is on it, but he manages to escape before he falls. Sharpshot transforms into insect mode and covers him as he advances along the walkway, eventually barred by an energy barrier. Sharpshot destroys the energy barrier, allowing Shockwave to progress, only to be met by another one. After destroying the second barrier, Shockwave is met by a duo of [[Titan (FOC)|Titans]], which cause him to jump off the walkway. He lands in an ancient research laboratory, and, after inserting some [[moleculon fuse]]s, some history of the Dark Spark is revealed. When Sharpshot journeys down into the catacombs to activate the final switch, he is attacked by Crystal Guardians. Sharpshot returns to Shockwave, and the two exit the facility. Outside, they are found by [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]], who alerts the other [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]]. [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] arrive soon after. Onslaught orders a reluctant Swindle to escort Shockwave and Sharpshot to Kaon.

===Chapter V: Hustle===
:'' Character: [[Swindle (FOC)]]''
While making their way towards Kaon, Swindle, Shockwave, and Sharpshot find themselves in a spacecraft boneyard. As Swindle activates some beacons in order to find a way through, the Decepticons are ambushed by a fleet of Autobot Flyers. Swindle manages to open up a hallway while an Autobot [[Dropship (WFC)|Dropship]] sends in reinforcements. The Decepticons destroy the Dropship in order to make some makeshift stairs and enter the hallway. While making their way through, Sharpshot senses something and abandons the group (much to Swindle's relief). Shortly afterwards, Swindle & Shockwave are ambushed by a squadron of Autobots led by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. After defeating Cliffjumper and his forces, Swindle & Shockwave surround the Autobot before he activates his invisibility cloak and escapes. Swindle alerts Shockwave that they are nearly at the gates of Kaon and that the other Combaticons should meet up with them at the rendezvous point. Meanwhile, Cliffjumper reports to Optimus that he failed to stop the Decepticons, but Optimus reassures him that he bought them enough time to set their plan into motion.

===Chapter VI: Gates of Kaon===
:'' Characters: [[Swindle (FOC)]]/ [[Bruticus (WFC)]]''
As the Combaticons meet up at the gates of Kaon, they find themselves under attack by the Autobots. [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] offers to deliver the Dark Spark via air, but Shockwave warns that should the Dark Spark fall from a great height, it would cause massive damage to the city. Onslaught orders Shockwave to stay behind while the Combaticons take care of the Autobots. Swindle is tasked with taking down the Enforcers so Blast Off can provide air support. After the Enforcers are destroyed, Shockwave requests some back-up from Swindle. After arguing with Swindle, Blast Off finally provides some air support after Shockwave angrily orders him to. Swindle & Shockwave soon find themselves blocked off by a barrier, and Swindle is forced to protect Shockwave while he hacks the force-field. Swindle meets up with Onslaught and helps him take down a Titan. Soon the rest of the Combaticons arrive and they combine into [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus begins defeating wave after wave of Autobot soldiers. While Bruticus has his back turned, Cliffjumper tries to plant a bomb on his back. However, Bruticus finds out and smashes Cliffjumper against a wall. Holding Cliffjumper hostage, Shockwave orders the Autobots to ceasefire. [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and his troops comply, but the Decepticons take Cliffjumper with them into Kaon anyway. Jazz alerts Optimus to their situation, with Optimus assuring that they'll rescue Cliffjumper and secure the Dark Spark.

===Chapter VII: Infiltration===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''
Optimus & Jazz begin their rescue mission by driving down a road towards [[Kolkular]], Megatron's fortress. Jazz asks Prime why they just can't leave the Dark Spark with Megatron, considering the Autobots are leaving Cybertron anyway. Optimus is worried however that Megatron may use the Dark Spark's power to destroy the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], which is still under construction. Optimus and Jazz manage to make their way into Kolkular by blowing out the vents. Jazz heads off to find a way through, leaving Optimus to fight off some Decepticon soldiers. Jazz finds himself trapped by some turrets, which Optimus manages to shut off. The two Autobots meet up and continue to fight their way through the Recycling Pits. After making their way through some defense grids, Jazz hacks into a terminal and finds out where Shockwave is keeping Cliffjumper. Jazz notices how easy their journey has been, and both he and Optimus agree that they're walking into a trap. On cue, Megatron treats the two with a warm Decepticon welcome, which naturally includes gunfire. Optimus and Jazz fight off Megatron's troops and find the prison cell that Cliffjumper is being held captive. Optimus provides cover for Jazz using a turret while he breaks Cliffjumper out. As Optimus and Jazz check up on Cliffjumper, walls begin to surround the cell, trapping all three Autobots. Optimus contacts [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and orders him to commence Operation Longshot.

===Chapter VIII: A Desperate Plan===
:'' Character: [[Jetfire (WFC)]]''
Perceptor relays the details of Operation Longshot to Jetfire, namely how Jetfire's mission is to infiltrate the smoldering remains of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Perceptor has reprogrammed a Decepticon maintenance probe to map out Trypticon's interior, which would have changed since Jetfire's last visit. Once inside, Jetfire finds that some of Trypticon's systems are still online, but these are automatic functions and not a sign of Trypticon's consciousness. However, Jetfire notices some new gear inside Trypticon and he is attacked by some Decepticon soldiers. Jetfire discovers that Starscream is salvaging some Energon from Trypticon without Megatron's permission. Jetfire continues on his way towards the cargo bay, but he catches the attention of some turrets, alerting Starscream to his presence. Jetfire soon arrives at the weapon chamber, and he is tasked with reactivating Trypticon's weapon system. Perceptor activates Trypticon's orbital strike, giving Jetfire barely enough time to escape. Starscream is enraged that all his Energon has gone to waste and vows revenge against Jetfire. The energy beam fired from Trypticon soon reaches its target: Kolkular. Things go according to plan, as Optimus, Jazz, and Cliffjumper are freed due to the damage to the fortress and the three begin their escape.

===Chapter IX: Ascension===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''
During the Autobot's prison break, Cliffjumper recalls Shockwave bringing up his experiments with the Dark Spark and how Cliffjumper "wouldn't have to be an Autobot much longer". Optimus orders Jazz to get Cliffjumper to safety, while he'll go after Megatron and the Dark Spark alone. Jazz & Cliffjumper are reluctant, but comply. Optimus is soon suppressed by turret fire, but he manages to destroy the turrets power source. Optimus accesses a computer terminal to discover where Megatron's location is, and also locks the doors behind him to prevent any counter-strike against him. After fighting through more Decepticon troops, Optimus enters a room that contains some fallen Autobot soldiers. Megatron and Shockwave observe from a distance and decide to use Optimus for an experiment. Using [[Dark Energon]], Shockwave [[Terrorcon (Prime)|resurrects]] the Autobots, now pledging their allegiance to Megatron. Megatron, now using the Dark Spark to increase his power, joins his new troops in their fight against Optimus. Whenever Megatron begins to recharge the Dark Spark, Optimus starts destroying the charging towers. In a last ditch effort, Optimus and Megatron begin to unleash the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and the Dark Spark, respectively. Eventually, the power of the Matrix overpowers the Dark Spark, causing it to eject itself out of Megatron and launch itself into space. Shockwave begins to drag Megatron away, having sustained serious injuries. Jazz contacts Optimus to ask him about his condition. Optimus informs him that the Dark Spark has been neutralized and the Autobots should now focus their attention on finishing the Ark. Optimus does express his concerns however, that the Dark Spark may eventually cause havoc [[Live-action film series|elsewhere]]...

===Chapter X: Hunted ===
:'' Character: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]] ''
Across time and space, Lockdown is contemplating how fortunate it was for him to find the Dark Spark. Bumblebee and Drift have been busy tracking [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]] and report to Optimus that he may be heading towards an abandoned military base. Bumblebee asks (well, more like beeps) Optimus if their back-up is ready, but Optimus tells him to be patient. After ending their transmission, the two Autobots are attacked by snipers. The duo manage to flank the snipers, and Bumblebee provides cover for Drift as he makes his way down the cliffs. The two eventually make it to base, which is swarming with mercenaries. Drift attempts a stealth attack against Lockdown, but he is quickly spotted and taken down. Lockdown then orders his men to find Bumblebee, knowing that Autobots rarely travel alone.

===Chapter XI: Investigation ===
:'' Characters: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]]/ [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ''
Bumblebee continues to fight his way through Lockdown's men while looking for Drift. The mercenaries have jammed the Autobot's radio signals, leaving them unable to communicate with Optimus. Bumblebee eventually finds Drift being interrogated by Lockdown. Lockdown mocks Drift for his shift in allegiance and leaves him to get roughed up by the mercenaries. Bumblebee takes this opportunity to snipe one of the henchmen, allowing Drift to escape. While fighting wave after wave of Lockdown's henchmen, Drift overhears Lockdown assuring he'll keep the Autobots distracted. Lockdown unveils [[Combaticon Warrior|his new Titan mercenary]], which is impervious to the Autobot's weapons. This forces Drift and Bumblebee to flee.

===Chapter XII: Ambushed===
:''Characters: [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]]/ [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''
Drift and Bumblebee make their way outside while more mercenaries try to take them out. Just when it seems like there's no hope left for the two, Grimlock, one of the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], comes to their rescue. After Grimlock easily dispatches the mercenaries, the Titan mercenary finally arrives. Grimlock smacktalks the Titan before rendering it "extinct". Lockdown takes this opportunity to escape, much to Grimlock's anger.

===Chapter XIII: Extinction===
:'' Character: [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''
Lockdown and his men enter their base located in the middle of a city. Upon hearing that the Autobots have entered the city, Lockdown orders the mercenaries to keep them occupied. Grimlock and Optimus make their way through a blockade on a bridge. Afterwards, Optimus heads off to meet up with Drift and Bumblebee, and Grimlock has to continue alone. As Grimlock rampages his way through, Optimus detects Energon surges coming from within the city. The Autobots reach the entrance to Lockdown's hide out and Grimlock is tasked with destroying the transmitters that allow Lockdown to communicate with his troops. Grimlock then meets up with the rest of the Autobots and provides cover for Optimus as he tries to get the entrance to open. Optimus succeeds, and he and Bumblebee enter Lockdown's lair.

===Chapter XIII: Locked Down===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]]''
Optimus and Bumblebee make their way underground, while Drift and Grimlock guard the entrance. Optimus and Bumblebee fight Lockdown's mercenaries as they make their way through the base. Drift meets up with the two and assures them that Grimlock has everything under control. The three Autobots soon confront Lockdown and discover that he has built himself a time bridge. Since the Autobots failed to prevent him from recovering an amplifier that was located in the jungle, Lockdown is free to go back in time and save the Decepticons that were in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle for Chicago]]. After destroying the energy stabilizers for the time bridge, Lockdown begins to monologue about how well-paid he was during the war and that after [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] death, things haven't been the same. Lockdown intends to bring the Decepticons into the present and continue the war anew. Lockdown intends his first job to deliver Optimus to Megatron. Optimus is disgusted by Lockdown's plan and tries to fight the bounty hunter. Lockdown is impervious to Optimus' weapons thanks to the Dark Spark and Optimus has to resort to melee attacks in order to damage him. Eventually, the two begin to grapple with each other and Optimus tosses Lockdown towards Drift, who cuts the Dark Spark out of Lockdown's chest. Optimus then uses the Matrix to toss the Dark Spark into the time bridge. The time bridge becomes too unstable, and the Autobots make their escape. His plans ruined, Lockdown flees from the Autobots in his ship.

Meanwhile, the Dark Spark finally lands in the middle of a desert. Watching over this, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|a familiar face]] expresses horror that the day has finally come...

==Featured characters==
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|h1=Movie Autobots
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ([[Chris Jai Alex]])
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])

|h2=Mercenaries
|c2=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (Gregg Berger)
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (via [[Walmart]] pre-order/DLC)

|h3=Aligned Autobots
|c3=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]
*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
|h4=Decepticons
|c4=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (Travis Willingham)
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] (Nolan North)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sharpshot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Hardshell]] ([[Scott Whyte]])
*[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]]
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]]
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] (via Gamestop pre-order/DLC)
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] (via Gamestop pre-order/DLC)
|h5=Other
|c5=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
'''Non-Player'''
'''Mercenaries'''
*[[Shadow Raider|Mercenaries]]
*[[Combaticon Warrior|Behemoth]]
'''Autobots'''
*[[Heavy Soldier]]
*[[Crystal Guardian]]
'''Decepticons'''
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Leaper]]
*[[Insecticon Swarmer]]
*[[Insecticon Bruiser]]
*[[Insecticon Spitter]]
'''Other'''
*[[Soldier (unit)|Soldiers]]*
*[[Rocket Soldier]]s*
*[[Shotgunner]]s*
*[[Flier (WFC)|Fliers]]*
*[[Sharpshooter]]s
*[[Marauder (FOC)|Marauder]]
*[[Wall Crawler]]
*[[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
'''Starscream:''' "Soundwave, did Shockwave make a ''joke'' back there? 
'''Soundwave:''' "AFFIRMATIVE." 
'''Starscream:''' "Was it intentional? 
'''Soundwave:''' "AFFIRMATIVE." 
'''Starscream:''' "You know, Soundwave, you've become quite the conversationalist." 
'''Soundwave:''' "AFFIRMATIVE."
:-'''Starscream''' and '''Soundwave''' discuss Shockwave's brief moment of humor.

'''Starscream:''' "A pity, then, that ''we'' are only ''three''." 
'''Soundwave:''' "LASERBEAK: EJECT." 
'''Starscream:''' "My mistake. ''Three and a half''."
:-'''Starscream''' does not think much of '''Soundwave's''' minions.

''[A failed headshot prompts the [[Combaticon Warrior|Mercenary Titan]] to turn towards Bee and Drift]'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''[Surprised beeps]'' 
'''Drift''': Bee, I have formed a plan: '''Run!'''
:-'''Drift''', coming up with brilliant impromptu plans.

'''Swindle:''' "No sign of the bug ''[Sharpshot]''. Oh well, can't say I'm sad to see him go." 
'''Shockwave:''' "Are you implying that you two were not forming a ''long and lasting bond of friendship''?" 
''' Swindle:''' "You can't be serious?"
:-'''Shockwave''' discusses with Swindle about his <s> slash fic </s> observations of the two.

''' Jetfire:''' "I used to be ''stationed'' on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], remember? I can find my way." 
''' Perceptor:''' "Your knowledge is based on the ''erroneous'' notion that Trypticon's layout was not altered during his conversion from space station to ''smoldering wreck''." 
'''Jetfire:''' "Point taken... Well, lead the way, little buddy."
:-'''Jetfire''' and '''Perceptor'''

"The only future to master is one's own. The [[fandom|humans]] understand this. Yet they also understand that [[The Transformers (franchise)|the past]] is the genesis of all things, and must be [[GEEWUN|afforded proper deference]]."
:-'''Movie Optimus Prime''' is willing to segue into a Generation One epilogue...but he's going to be meta about it.

==Trophy/Achievement list==
When completing various goals and tasks during the game, the player will be rewarded as part of their console of choice's meta-goal system. Players can earn up to 51 Trophies on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, and 50 Achievements on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The PlayStation versions' trophies come in four types: Bronze, which represent easier tasks and are worth the least experience; Silver, which are awarded for challenges of mid-level difficulty; Gold, which are given for harder tasks and worth more experience; and Platinum, the highest-level trophy unlocked only after earning all of a game's other trophies. On the Xbox versions, each achievement has a Gamerscore value that adds to the player's total Gamerscore across all games played; up to 1000 Gamerscore can be earned in ''Rise of the Dark Spark''. These achievements can also be earned in the PC version as part of the Steam interface, but lack the individual values and weights from the console versions.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
! Achievement/Trophy name
! Achievement/Trophy description
! Gamerscore
! PS Trophy
|-
| Til All Are One!
| Earned All Trophies.
|
| {{PS Platinum}}
|-
| Aligned
| Chose your allegiance.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
| Peace through tyranny
| Defeated 250 Autobots.
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
| It Was An Honor
| Defeated 250 Decepticons and mercenaries.
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Short Circuit
|Reached Level 5.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Perfect
|Reached Level 10.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|You Got The Touch
|Reached Level 25.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Covenant of Primus
|Activated Prime Mode.
| 50 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Gold}}
|-
|It’s The Thought That Counts
|Opened 3 Gear Boxes.
| 5 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Tough
|Made it through Wave 5 in Escalation.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Double Tough
|Made it through Wave 10 in Escalation.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Double Tough Hard
|Made it through Wave 15 in Escalation.
| 50 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Gold}}
|-
|Hmm, Upgrades
|Upgraded an installation to max level in Escalation.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|You Get Nothing, Good Day Sir
|Slowed down the reverse engineering project.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Make Peace, Not War
|Destroyed Lockdown's Weapon Caches.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Somebody's Watching Me
|Found all the Stalker's Observations.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Make It Rain
|Discovered the fate of the Entrepreneur.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Spoils of War
|Listened to all the Veteran's laments.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Snitches Get Stitches
|As Drift, destroyed all the Anti-Alien Propaganda Billboards.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|My Blade Has Tasted Better
|As Drift, defeated 25 enemies with the Blade Dash ability.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Spectacularly Amazing!
|As Sideswipe, got through the whole chasm using less than 6 grapples.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Softly Softly Catchee Monkey
|As Swindle, defeated Cliffjumper without causing any collateral damage.
| 20 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|No One Gets Outta Here Alive!
|Destroyed everything outside the Gates of Kaon.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|What Could Go Wrong?
|As Optimus, completed the rescue of Cliffjumper without using the turret.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|I'd Like To Leave Here Please
|As Jetfire, escaped the ruins of Trypticon without taking any damage from the laser gates.
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Sting like a . . .
|As Bumblebee, defeated a sniper with a melee attack.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Tread Lightly
|As Grimlock, prevented Optimus from falling below 50% health while defending him.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Give Me The News Doc
|Healed 50000 health points amongst you and your allies.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Need ... Oil ... Can
|Defeated 75 enemies that are slowed.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Bleeding Edge
|Completed the game with a HACK active.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Of Merit and Distinction
|Earned 250 Combat Distinctions.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Challenge Accepted
|Completed 50 Challenges.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Blasters! Blasters! Blasters!
|Unlocked every weapon.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|This Weapon of Iron & Wood
|Fully upgraded a primary weapon.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|VROOM-pire!
|Defeated 50 enemies by siphoning their health away with the Energon Harvester.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Y U Heff 2 B Mad?
|Used the V32.Cybr Corrupt@r on a Power Foe and have them defeat an enemy.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Silver}}
|-
|Shadow Company
|Defeated 25 enemies after using the Cloak ability.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Thumbs Up Soldier!
|Defeated 35 enemies using throwback damage from the Kinetic Capacitor Shield ability.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Marked For Destruction
|Defeated 50 enemies marked with E.D.U.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Turret Buddy
|Defeated 25 enemies with your Battle Sentry.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|healing.exe
|Repaired 5000 points of damage with your Repair Sentry.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Quartermaster
|Resupplied 250 times with the Ammo Supply Core.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Totally OP
|Defeated 100 enemies with the Riot Cannon.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|I Hope You Have Insurance
|Healed 15000 health points with your Heal Beam.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Scrapped
|Used Explosive Path to defeat 35 enemies.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Tormenta
|Used Thunder Blast to earn 35 multi kills.
| 25 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Loadsa Money
|Earned 25000 Energon Shards.
| 20 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|What Does This Do?
|Used 50 T.E.C.H.
| 15 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|It's Not A Sprint
|Drove or Flew 26 miles (42km) in vehicle mode.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Full Metal Jacket
|Reloaded 1000 times.
| 10 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Bronze}}
|-
|Welcome to Earth!
|Defeated Lockdown.
| 50 {{gamerscore}}
| {{PS Gold}}
|-
|}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Cybertron portion of the game occurs between ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' – the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is under construction, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] still lies where he crashed, and we see Shockwave discover the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] for the first time. However, there are two notable inconsistencies – see 'Errors' below.
*The ''Age of Extinction'' story, meanwhile, is utterly irreconcilable with the events of the film – the Autobots have an existing alliance with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and Optimus Prime and Bumblebee sport the new bodies they acquire during the film, yet Lockdown is perfectly alive and Prime is active on Earth. Stinger's brief cameo as a mercenary is similarly impossible to reconcile (although KSI could have plagiarized Stinger's model.)
*[[Source:Rise of the Dark Spark audio logs|Audio logs]] speak of the [[Patterner]]s and [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] indicating that studies of the [[Dark Spark]] took place during the Age of Origins in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''.
*Starscream sarcastically makes note of how Soundwave is becoming a "conversationalist", likely alluding to the vow of silence he takes and employs during the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon.
*For the first time in the "Aligned" games, Shockwave and Megatron use [[Dark Energon]] to revive dead Autobots and turn them into [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] (though not named as such within the game), as we would later see in ''Prime''. It is also first alluded that Dark Energon has a connection to Unicron.
*Like his [[Drift (G1)|namesake]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] was once a Decepticon before switching allegiance to join the Autobots, as noted by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] when the former was held captive. Whether this background also applies to the film is unknown, given the above differences in the continuity.
*In chapter one, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] refers to a line: "The humans never asked for our war", which was previously heard in the previous game, [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]], during an attack on [[Detroit|Detroit]].

===Transformers references===
*In the first level of the game, there's a billboard that reads "Vote Berger for Mayor", an obvious reference to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] character [[Shawn Berger]], who expressed such mayoral desires in the two-part episode "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]".
*Shockwave quotes his motto from his toy's [[bio]], "Clarity of thought before rashness of action".
*Ironhide and Sideswipe both paraphrase Ironhide's motto from his original bio, "High-tech circuitry is no replacement for guts".
*Blast Off quotes his motto from his original bio, "I destroy Autobots by choice, not command".
*Swindle mentions Starscream freeing the Combaticons from the Decepticon brig, a reference to the origin of the Combaticons in the G1 cartoon episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]".

===Errors===
*Despite the game's script clearly positioning it before the events of ''Fall of Cybertron'', and the main menu background depicting him in his ''War for Cybertron'' body, Megatron is depicted in the new body he acquired only part-way through that game.
*Ironhide and Sideswipe encounter an Insecticon Bruiser, despite ''Fall of Cybertron'' having established them as a creation of Shockwave.
*The live-action film universe Matrix of Leadership uses the model from the Aligned games, rather than the very different Matrix design first seen in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
*Lockdown's model has a Decepticon insignia and is undersized.
*During the fourth chapter, Shockwave plummets off a ledge and crashes through a ceiling while carrying the Dark Spark, to no ill effect. Two chapters later, Shockwave conversely claims that that Dark Spark falling from height could cause ''citywide'' damage.
*If the player hits an allied character, they react physically, but the accompanying sound effects present in previous games in the series are missing.
*As Stinger and Bumblebee are both redecoes of each others, while Bumblebee's head uses the unmasked head, Stinger on the other hand uses the masked & unmasked head at the same time: if you zoom closely you'll notice it & by clipping in game, you'll see Bumblebee's unmasked head (with purple eyes).
*The entirety of Chapter 8 contradicts a '''LOT''' of things.
**The remains of Trypticon are apparently in Decepticon hands, unlike in ''Fall of Cybertron'', where his remains are in Autobot hands.
**Trypticon looks really different than from his ''War for Cybertron'' appearance. His head looks more dinosaur-like and his color scheme is completely different.
**Apparently, Jetfire and Perceptor take ALL of the Energon remaining in Trypticon, along with the other amount Starscream needed for something, despite the '''BIG''' fact that the AUTOBOTS were USING Trypticon for the ARK, which would get them OFF of Cybertron in ''Fall of Cybertron.'' Does that make Jetfire AND Perceptor war criminals? <s> This game is a poorly written and buggy mess. </s>

===Trivia===
*''Rise of the Dark Spark'' is one of only two Activision-published ''Transformers'' games, alongside ''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game]]'', to be released in Japan, albeit only on PS4 and PS3.
*''Rise of the Dark Spark'' marks a [[PlayStation]] 4 milestone by being the first game to support the PlayStation Store pre-loading feature introduced in the console's 1.70 update.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/18/pre-order-pre-load-upcoming-ps4-games/ PlayStation Blog: Pre-Order, Pre-Load Upcoming PS4 Games]</ref>
*The game reuses a large portion of existing game assets from ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', such as character models, environmental textures, animation cycles, control sequences and weapons. In contrast, the majority of assets freshly created to represent the AOE scenarios do not match the quality of the re-used assets, and even go as far as to reskin a number of them.
**The Crystal Guardians the Decepticons face in chapter 2 are all [[generic]]s with the [[body-type]] of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]].
**Grimlock's AOE iteration in the game is a complete reskin of his depiction from ''Fall of Cybertron'', meaning he retains all his animations and attacks from that game, despite using a mace rather than a sword. This does not stop him from somehow stabbing enemies with the aforementioned mace, and also results in an unusual transformation, with Grimlock's parts flipping around randomly before suddenly swapping models from T-Rex to Robot mode. Because of him reusing animations, his body parts clip in his body when they move.
*Just to give you a quick rundown on ''how'' much this game does and doesn't reuse from the last 3 games:
**All of the audio of this game is reused from other games, save for the dialogue and some voice clips. The main menu music is new, but it [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOfOLp5NpcI doesn't even come from the actual game!]
**The Mercenaries you fight in the Earth levels consist of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)| ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game]] & [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|''Dark of the Moon'' game]] character models. The common [[Shadow Raider|Mercenary]] Solders reuse Autobot solder models from the DotM game (which were modeled after the [[:File:DOTM Ark crew.jpg|Ark's crew]]). Rocket-troopers, Shotgunners and Titans reuse the [[Combaticon Scout]]s, any [[Seeker (Movie)|generic Seeker]]s and [[Combaticon Warrior]]s models from RotF respectively. Leapers are tweaked Combaticons Warriors too with [[Dino|Mirage]]'s blades and at last but not least, the Wall Crawlers are reskins with added bits of their Decepticons counterparts from ''Fall of Cybertron''.
**The level models for Campaign and the Earth levels for Escalation are all new, though some designs are reused from ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron''. The returning ''War for Cybertron'' Escalation maps have been completely remade, almost looking better than their original counterparts. The ''Fall of Cybertron'' Escalation maps are completely reused.
**Earth Bumblebee uses his DotM vehicle mode, retextured to look like the 2014 Camaro vehicle he scans in ''Age of Extinction''. Stinger's vehicle mode uses Mirage's vehicle mode from the ''Dark of the Moon'' game, once again, retextured to look like his vehicle mode in ''Age of Extinction''.
[[File:RiseOfTheDarkSpark Barricade render.jpg|thumb|Guess who's still not back?]]
*During Escalation, Earth characters are noticeably bigger than Cybertron characters with Earth Optimus hilariously towering over Warpath.
*This game marks the first time Shockwave and Sharpshot are playable in a Story mode, as well as the first instance of Hardshell speaking.
*The relationship between Bumblebee and Drift is much more friendly than in the movie. Lockdown also is very different. In the game, greed and personal power seems to be his primary motivation, while in the movie Lockdown simply wanted fair payment for his services as he talks about how inferior humans are and how he thinks extremely highly of his creators.
*[[Steve Blum]] really gets his work cut out for him, since he gets more than an entire level dedicated to his three characters, Swindle, Sharpshot, and Shockwave. [[Scott McNeil]] would be proud!
*In the game's files, there are unused models, textures, and a character portrait of Barricade, possibly meaning that he was at one point going to be in the game, but scrapped <s> again </s> for whatever reason. You can mod the game to play as him, but modding this game is stupid difficult.

===Foreign names===
*''Europe:'' '''''Transformers: The Dark Spark'''''
*''Russia:'' '''Трансформеры: Битва за Тёмную Искру''' (''Transformers: Battle for the Dark Spark'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj-lD5gthQ8 Announcement trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfLEbUqGyQ G1 Optimus Prime trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azQrLC07OI Bumblebee trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKT6KeuEGi0 Gameplay trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae87EGy-1E Bruticus trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZn4uBsOAY Grimlock trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288YItFXPfI Gampelay trailer - Escalation]

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Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery

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Enemy of My Enemy (RID)/cameo gallery

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The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode '''"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"''' features a gallery of seventy Autobots, all described as blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Included are the complete heroic casts of ''Robots in Disguise'', [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'']], along with many other characters.

With the exception of two 'bots (an original character named [[Tuneup]], and ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' character [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]), all the other robots appearing in this gallery are drawn from the first three years of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] (including non-toy guest characters created for the show). The aim appears to be to include a near-complete roster of regular "humanoid" cast members of the show, and it gets darn close. Each character's name is written on their profile card in "[[Cybertronian language#notes|Decepticon Graffiti]]" font (though most are too small to read), and their [[Tech Spec]]s (pulled straight from the Generation 1 characters' where applicable) run across the bottom of each card as a bar graph. Through a combination of the character illustrations, these coded names, and Tech Specs, we've been able to identify everyone.

<gallery>
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery1.jpg|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery2.jpg|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery3.jpg|[[Sunstreaker (Pop-Up)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery4.jpg|[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery5.jpg|[[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery6.jpg|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery7.jpg|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], [[Brawn (Prime)|Brawn]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery8.jpg|[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], and [[Undertone]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery9.jpg|[[Jetfire (WFC)|Skyfire]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery10.jpg|[[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery11.jpg|[[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], [[Blaster (FOC)|Blaster]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], and [[Slug (FOC)|Slag]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery12.jpg|[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], [[Sandstorm (RID)|Sandstorm]], and [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery13.jpg|[[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Outback (Prime)|Fallback]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Hot Rod]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery14.jpg|[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheelie (RID)|Wheelie]], and [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery15.jpg|[[Quickshadow]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], [[High Tide]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery16.jpg|[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], [[Tuneup]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]
File:EnemyofmyEnemy cameogallery17.jpg|[[Skids (RID)|Skids]], [[Grapple (RID)|Grapple]], [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (Pop-Up)|Inferno]], [[Ricochet (RID)|Ricochet]], and [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]]
</gallery>

==Notes==
*Several Autobots have different designs compared to their earlier appearances in the "Aligned" continuity.
**Smokescreen is drawn to better resemble his [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], versus how he appeared in ''Prime''.
**Tailgate previously appeared in ''Prime'' as a recolor of Cliffjumper, but is here drawn to resemble his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Windcharger.
**Arcee's appearance has been slightly modified with elements of her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Bluestreak previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline in "[[Diaclone]] blue" colors, but is here drawn in the black and grey of his [[Bluestreak (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Prowl.
**Outback previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Outback (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
**Firestar's design is a recolor of Moonracer's.
**Swerve previously appeared in the ''Prime'' toyline as a redeco of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]], but is here drawn to resemble his [[Swerve (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. This design is also recolored as Gears, with a different head.
**Red Alert is a retooling of Sideswipe's Cybertronian design with a new head and shoulder cannon.
**Hoist is recolor of Trailbreaker with a modified head and new shoulder-fins.
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) screen captures]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)

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