Editing Darkest Hour (CW)

{{disambig3|Darkest Hour}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Transformers: Combiner Wars]]''
|prev=A War of Giants
|next= 
|image=DarkestHour-starcloud.jpg
|caption= "I like this name, "Fart"
|title="Darkest Hour"
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]], [[Machinima]]
|written by=[[Eric S. Calderon]], [[George Krstic]], and [[F.J. DeSanto]]
|executive producer=
|airdate=[[September 13]], 2016
|animation studio=[[Tatsunoko Production]]}}

'''Beyond your wildest imagination. For all the wrong reasons.'''

==Synopsis==
Hovering by the council tower, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s gigantic super-[[Combiner]] form crackles with energy as he monologues about his "wasted years" fighting to defeat [[Autobot]]s, to rein in [[Decepticon]]s, to gain the trust of the people. As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s words and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s attacks go ignored, Starscream declares that he has become "everything".

Suddenly, however, he loses control of the swirling power of the [[Enigma of Combination]], and his newfound giant form detonates, sending [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Mistress of Flame]] flying into the distance. Floating in Starscream's place is now an orb of energy, surrounded by broken Combiner parts and the spectral face of the ex-Decepticon. In a seeming fit of madness, Starscream begins pelting the surrounding city with energy beams from his new form, to Optimus's horror. In his throes, he sends himself tumbling to the bottom of the council tower.

As Prime and Megatron recover from the initial assault, Starscream unleashes a black hole, which threatens to consume them until [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] blows it back with her turbines. Starscream proceeds to hit the [[Cityspeaker]] with all his power, sending her falling to the ground, still. Just as Megatron insists that the battle is lost, Starscream's glowing form shoots forward towards him and Prime...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] (5)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (6)

|c4=
* [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (2)
* [[Mistress of Flame]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==

==Transformers references==
*[[Darkest Hour]], yadda yadda yadda
*Megatron notes that [[The Transformers: The Movie#Quotes|he still functions]].

==External links==

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[[Category:Combiner Wars episodes]]