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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*Even at this late stage, a new face still appears in the crowd scene on Cybertron: [[Hubcap (Animated)\|Hubcap]]. [[Dai Atlas (Animated)\|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sky Garry (Animated)\|Sky Garry]] make their first in-person appearances (though Dai Atlas only appears from behind), and [[Lickety-Split (Animated)\|Lickety-Split]], whose arm could ''juuuuuust'' be seen poking in from offscreen back in "[[Decepticon Air]]"'s fullscreen crop, also gets to appear in full. The crowd also includes a ''crazy'' amount of miscolored-slash-[[generic]] robots, including such gems as a [[Hot Shot (Animated)\|Hot Shot]]-colored robot wearing the [[65356-9292-346]] body type, a blue-and-green Sky Garry and a yellow [[Warpath (Animated)\|Warpath]].		*Even at this late stage, a new face still appears in the crowd scene on Cybertron: [[Hubcap (Animated)\|Hubcap]]. [[Dai Atlas (Animated)\|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sky Garry (Animated)\|Sky Garry]] make their first in-person appearances (though Dai Atlas only appears from behind), and [[Lickety-Split (Animated)\|Lickety-Split]], whose arm could ''juuuuuust'' be seen poking in from offscreen back in "[[Decepticon Air]]"'s fullscreen crop, also gets to appear in full. The crowd also includes a ''crazy'' amount of miscolored-slash-[[generic]] robots, including such gems as a [[Hot Shot (Animated)\|Hot Shot]]-colored robot wearing the [[65356-9292-346]] body type, a blue-and-green Sky Garry, and a yellow [[Warpath (Animated)\|Warpath]].
	* Yoketron's dying words in "[[Five Servos of Doom]]" (where he tells Prowl that he will understand when his time comes) finally come to pass.		* Yoketron's dying words in "[[Five Servos of Doom]]" (where he tells Prowl that he will understand when his time comes) finally come to pass.
	*This is the first episode since "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]" to feature Prime's faceplate.		*This is the first episode since "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]" to feature Prime's faceplate.

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	Outside the plant, the [[Autobot]]s observe the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s hovering above Detroit. [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] wonders what they are, and [[Ratchet (Animated)\|Ratchet]] assumes that [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]] repurposed [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]]'s [[cloning]] technology to make clones of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)\|Omega Supreme]]. Aboard the main Lugnut Supreme, Megatron decides to start the field test with [[Sumdac Tower]]. [[Lugnut (Animated)\|Lugnut]] pontificates on the greatness of Megatron rather than getting it done, leading the annoyed Decepticon leader to ask [[Shockwave (Animated)\|Shockwave]] if he can control the clones directly yet. However, Shockwave is still working on finding the necessary security patches from [[Arcee (Animated)\|Arcee]]'s memory banks, and tells Megatron in an amused tone that he'll have to filter all orders for the clones through Lugnut.		Outside the plant, the [[Autobot]]s observe the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s hovering above Detroit. [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] wonders what they are, and [[Ratchet (Animated)\|Ratchet]] assumes that [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]] repurposed [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]]'s [[cloning]] technology to make clones of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)\|Omega Supreme]]. Aboard the main Lugnut Supreme, Megatron decides to start the field test with [[Sumdac Tower]]. [[Lugnut (Animated)\|Lugnut]] pontificates on the greatness of Megatron rather than getting it done, leading the annoyed Decepticon leader to ask [[Shockwave (Animated)\|Shockwave]] if he can control the clones directly yet. However, Shockwave is still working on finding the necessary security patches from [[Arcee (Animated)\|Arcee]]'s memory banks and tells Megatron in an amused tone that he'll have to filter all orders for the clones through Lugnut.

	In Detroit, the Lugnuts turn and open fire on Sumdac Tower. Fortunately, the force field goes up and protects the building. Unfortunately, it will only last for so long. Ratchet says that they need to launch an aerial assault with the [[Magnus Hammer]], but [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] is a little unsure. [[Prowl (Animated)\|Prowl]] then reinforces his leader's faltering confidence by promising to accompany him. Sari then offers to join them, and cuts off Optimus's "No, Sari—" with a rant about how she's always being told it's "too dangerous" for her to help, leaving her embarrassed when Prime says he was going to tell her to help protect the humans. He orders the others to help Sari in this, while he and Prowl take to the skies. Megatron initially assumes that the figure bearing the Magnus Hammer is [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)\|Ultra Magnus]] himself, and is quite relieved when he sees it's only Optimus. The two airborne Autobots manage to avoid the missiles sent in their direction, but Prime's opening shot with the Magnus Hammer misses the Lugnuts. Ratchet says that he's receiving Omega's signal from the moon, and suggests they transwarp to the moon and sever Megatron's connection. Optimus approves, and orders him to take Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Animated)\|Bulkhead]] with him. Prowl says that they need to bring the Lugnuts down all at once, and Optimus uses the Magnus Hammer to cause a tornado which sends the Lugnuts crashing toward [[Dinobot Island (Animated)\|Dinobot Island]]. Megatron, livid, tells Lugnut to abort the field test, but Lugnut is forced to inform him that Prime's attack managed to damage the one Megatron was in and disable the flight mechanisms of the other two. Furious, Megatron tells him to have the clones destroy everything except Megatron himself, then leaves his clone and assumes his [[alternate mode\|flight mode]], intending to take a more direct role.		In Detroit, the Lugnuts turn and open fire on Sumdac Tower. Fortunately, the force field goes up and protects the building. Unfortunately, it will only last for so long. Ratchet says that they need to launch an aerial assault with the [[Magnus Hammer]], but [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] is a little unsure. [[Prowl (Animated)\|Prowl]] then reinforces his leader's faltering confidence by promising to accompany him. Sari then offers to join them and cuts off Optimus's "No, Sari—" with a rant about how she's always being told it's "too dangerous" for her to help, leaving her embarrassed when Prime says he was going to tell her to help protect the humans. He orders the others to help Sari in this, while he and Prowl take to the skies. Megatron initially assumes that the figure bearing the Magnus Hammer is [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)\|Ultra Magnus]] himself, and is quite relieved when he sees it's only Optimus. The two airborne Autobots manage to avoid the missiles sent in their direction, but Prime's opening shot with the Magnus Hammer misses the Lugnuts. Ratchet says that he's receiving Omega's signal from the moon, and suggests they transwarp to the moon and sever Megatron's connection. Optimus approves and orders him to take Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Animated)\|Bulkhead]] with him. Prowl says that they need to bring the Lugnuts down all at once, and Optimus uses the Magnus Hammer to cause a tornado, which sends the Lugnuts crashing toward [[Dinobot Island (Animated)\|Dinobot Island]]. Megatron, livid, tells Lugnut to abort the field test, but Lugnut is forced to inform him that Prime's attack managed to damage the one Megatron was in and disable the flight mechanisms of the other two. Furious, Megatron tells him to have the clones destroy everything except Megatron himself, then leaves his clone and assumes his [[alternate mode\|flight mode]], intending to take a more direct role.

	[[File:EndgamePartII-Arceeisback.jpg\|\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|'''Arcee''': "I'm still getting a toy, right?" <br/> '''Ratchet''': "We're making it a TRU exclusive!" <br/> '''Arcee''': "Beats what happened to [[Blackout (Animated)\|Blackout]]!"]]		[[File:EndgamePartII-Arceeisback.jpg\|\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|'''Arcee''': "I'm still getting a toy, right?" <br/> '''Ratchet''': "We're making it a TRU exclusive!" <br/> '''Arcee''': "Beats what happened to [[Blackout (Animated)\|Blackout]]!"]]
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	[[File:Endgame2-OptimusPrimeInArmor.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|You know you stood up and cheered when Megatron finally used his name.]]		[[File:Endgame2-OptimusPrimeInArmor.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|You know you stood up and cheered when Megatron finally used his name.]]
	Over Detroit, Prime orders Prowl to break off from their fight with Megatron, find Jazz and try to slow the clones down. As he grapples with the Decepticon leader, he snaps and loudly declares his name after being patronisingly called "Autobot" by Megatron yet again.		Over Detroit, Prime orders Prowl to break off from their fight with Megatron, find Jazz, and try to slow the clones down. As he grapples with the Decepticon leader, he snaps and loudly declares his name after being patronisingly called "Autobot" by Megatron yet again.

	In Omega Supreme, Ratchet manages to bring Arcee fully online, her memory back at the time it was when [[Lockdown (Animated)\|Lockdown]] captured them. Ratchet promises that they'll catch up in time, but right now they need her [[activation code]]s to retake control of Omega Supreme. Bumblebee and Bulkhead enter and say they've found something Sari needs to see.		In Omega Supreme, Ratchet manages to bring Arcee fully online, her memory back to the time it was when [[Lockdown (Animated)\|Lockdown]] captured them. Ratchet promises that they'll catch up in time, but right now they need her [[activation code]]s to retake control of Omega Supreme. Bumblebee and Bulkhead enter and say they've found something Sari needs to see.

	Back on Earth, on the ground, Prowl and Jazz try to get inside the Lugnut Supremes, but their armor is too strong to cut through, and Jazz radios Prime with news of their failure. Optimus tells them that the only thing powerful enough to shield the city is the AllSpark, but it's scattered everywhere. In return, flushed by his recent success in reconstituting a fragment, Prowl theorizes that they can use [[processor-over-matter]] to make the AllSpark whole again. Prime is doubtful, but Prowl is adamant, and flies his fellow ninjabot to Sumdac Tower.		Back on Earth, on the ground, Prowl and Jazz try to get inside the Lugnut Supremes, but their armor is too strong to cut through, and Jazz radios Prime with news of their failure. Optimus tells them that the only thing powerful enough to shield the city is the AllSpark, but it's scattered everywhere. In return, flushed by his recent success in reconstituting a fragment, Prowl theorizes that they can use [[processor-over-matter]] to make the AllSpark whole again. Prime is doubtful, but Prowl is adamant and flies his fellow ninjabot to Sumdac Tower.

	As Ratchet and Arcee make their way to Omega Supreme's head, Sari is brought before the protoforms, and—believing this to be where she came from—gets a moment of closure from the experience. Outside, Ratchet uses his magnets to keep Arcee above Omega's face and the fembot uploads the codes, severing Lugnut's control over him. Omega Supreme ejects the massive Decepticon and heads for Earth once Sari and all the Autobots are aboard, with the three remaining protoforms.		As Ratchet and Arcee make their way to Omega Supreme's head, Sari is brought before the protoforms, and—believing this to be where she came from—gets a moment of closure from the experience. Outside, Ratchet uses his magnets to keep Arcee above Omega's face, and the fembot uploads the codes, severing Lugnut's control over him. Omega Supreme ejects the massive Decepticon and heads for Earth once Sari and all the Autobots are aboard, with the three remaining protoforms.

	On Earth, with Lugnut no longer guiding them, the clones briefly shut down... then reactivate with Starscream's face. The treacherous Decepticon tells Megatron that he planted bombs in the clones, aiming to destroy him and everything within a hundred-mile radius. Unable to remove the bombs inside, Megatron decides to instead destroy Optimus Prime, using the Autobot captain's name for the very first time. At Sumdac Tower, the force field fails much to Isaac Sumdac's distress, and Prowl and Jazz direct him to the building's bomb shelter, before they begin using processor-over-matter to ~~collecting~~ AllSpark fragments. Starscream arrives to observe the death of Megatron, but his AllSpark fragment suddenly begins pulling him toward the AllSpark being formed by Jazz and Prowl. Starscream panics and tries to destroy the two ninja-bots, but his AllSpark fragment is pulled from his head, and Starscream falls to the street, dead.		On Earth, with Lugnut no longer guiding them, the clones briefly shut down... then reactivate with Starscream's face. The treacherous Decepticon tells Megatron that he planted bombs in the clones, aiming to destroy him and everything within a hundred-mile radius. Unable to remove the bombs inside, Megatron decides to instead destroy Optimus Prime, using the Autobot captain's name for the very first time. At Sumdac Tower, the force field fails much to Isaac Sumdac's distress, and Prowl and Jazz direct him to the building's bomb shelter, before they begin using processor-over-matter to collect AllSpark fragments. Starscream arrives to observe the death of Megatron, but his AllSpark fragment suddenly begins pulling him toward the AllSpark being formed by Jazz and Prowl. Starscream panics and tries to destroy the two ninja-bots, but his AllSpark fragment is pulled from his head, and Starscream falls to the street, dead.

	[[File:EndgamePart2-Prowlsmiles.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.1\|[[Code of Hero\|The rest...is silence.]]]]		[[File:EndgamePart2-Prowlsmiles.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.1\|[[Code of Hero\|The rest...is silence.]]]]

BerylRoll at 11:48, 15 February 2026

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	:*''Title:'' "'''Fin de partie, 2ème partie'''" ("Endgame, 2nd Part")		:*''Title:'' "'''Fin de partie, 2ème partie'''" ("Endgame, 2nd Part")
	:*''Original airdate:'' ???		:*''Original airdate:'' ???
	::*The Allspark, which has been called "la Matrice" ("~~The~~ Matrix") during the ENTIRE series, is unfortunately called by its original name "Allspark" for this ultimate episode.		::*The Allspark, which has been called "la Matrice" ("the Matrix") during the ENTIRE series, is unfortunately called by its original name "Allspark" for this ultimate episode.

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	:*''Title:'' "'''Fin de partie, 2ème partie'''" ("Endgame, 2nd Part")		:*''Title:'' "'''Fin de partie, 2ème partie'''" ("Endgame, 2nd Part")
	:*''Original airdate:'' ???		:*''Original airdate:'' ???
			::*The Allspark, which has been called "la Matrice" ("The Matrix") during the ENTIRE series, is unfortunately called by its original name "Allspark" for this ultimate episode.

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	\|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br>[[Yoshio Frank Chatani]]		\|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br>[[Yoshio Frank Chatani]]
	\|animation studio=[[Mook]]		\|animation studio=[[Mook]]
	\|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}		\|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
			\|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_71Qu24CpZE
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	'''The Autobots fight to defend Detroit from Megatron and his clones of Omega Supreme.'''		'''The Autobots fight to defend Detroit from Megatron and his clones of Omega Supreme.'''

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	::* To celebrate this being the last episode to air in Japan, the Japanese dubbing cast sang the [[Japanese themes\|opening]] "[[Transformers Evo.\|TRANSFORMERS EVO.]]" over [[JAM Project]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueQA3QUO-eY original track].		::* To celebrate this being the last episode to air in Japan, the Japanese dubbing cast sang the [[Japanese themes\|opening]] "[[Transformers Evo.\|TRANSFORMERS EVO.]]" over [[JAM Project]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueQA3QUO-eY original track].
	::*Throughout the Japanese dub of the series, the running gag about Megatron being unable to remember Optimus Prime's name was consistently omitted. This was done so as to maintain the franchise status quo of Optimus and Megatron being rivals, completely losing the ''point'' of the running gag (Optimus being out of his depth against a superior foe who has no regard for him). As such, the big scene where Optimus declares his name to Megatron loses pretty much all of its narrative impact and is reduced to vacuous [[burning spirit]] at best.		::*Throughout the Japanese dub of the series, the running gag about Megatron being unable to remember Optimus Prime's name was consistently omitted. This was done so as to maintain the franchise status quo of Optimus and Megatron being rivals, completely losing the ''point'' of the running gag (Optimus being out of his depth against a superior foe who has no regard for him). As such, the big scene where Optimus declares his name to Megatron loses pretty much all of its narrative impact and is reduced to vacuous [[burning spirit]] at best.
	::* For the [[Otoboto family]] segment, "[[Santa Claus]]" delivers several toys: Optimus Light & Sound to [[Tatsuya Otoboto\|Tatsuya]], Megatron Light & Sound to [[Yūka Otoboto\|Yūka]], and [[Transformers United\|United]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Generations\|Optimus]] to [[Hiroyuki Otoboto\|Hiroyuki]]. After some bantering, "Santa" reveals himself to be actually [[Udo]]! He later gets conned into drinking a ~~suspiciously~~-looking green health drink and reacts badly to it comically. The segment closes with a photo of the family and Udo holding flower bouquets—in Japan, it's tradition to give flower bouquets to major staff and cast members after a production is wrapped up, be it a movie, TV series, or a music video.		::* For the [[Otoboto family]] segment, "[[Santa Claus]]" delivers several toys: Optimus Light & Sound to [[Tatsuya Otoboto\|Tatsuya]], Megatron Light & Sound to [[Yūka Otoboto\|Yūka]], and [[Transformers United\|United]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Generations\|Optimus]] to [[Hiroyuki Otoboto\|Hiroyuki]]. After some bantering, "Santa" reveals himself to be actually [[Udo]]! He later gets conned into drinking a suspicious-looking green health drink and reacts badly to it comically. The segment closes with a photo of the family and Udo holding flower bouquets—in Japan, it's tradition to give flower bouquets to major staff and cast members after a production is wrapped up, be it a movie, TV series, or a music video.
	::* Optimus thanks the audience for watching and promises that they'll meet again one day.		::* Optimus thanks the audience for watching and promises that they'll meet again one day.

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	\|season ep=13		\|season ep=13
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	\|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]		\|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]
	\|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br>[[Yoshio Frank Chatani]]		\|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br>[[Yoshio Frank Chatani]]

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	[[File:TFA Prime with Matrix.jpg\|upright=0.85\|thumb\|This is awesome and you love it.]]		[[File:TFA Prime with Matrix.jpg\|upright=0.85\|thumb\|This is awesome and you love it.]]
	*At the very end, Optimus Prime is shown with the large piece of AllSpark which Jazz and Prowl pulled together, in a container strongly resembling the [[Matrix of Leadership]]—and he's [[The Transformers: The Movie\|wearing it on a chain around his neck]].		*At the very end, Optimus Prime is shown with the large piece of AllSpark which Jazz and Prowl pulled together, in a container strongly resembling the [[Matrix of Leadership]]—and he's [[The Transformers: The Movie\|wearing it on a chain around his neck]].
			*This is not the first time [[Marty Isenberg]] worked on a series finale of a Transformers series called [[Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall\|Endgame Part II]].

	===Real-world references===		===Real-world references===

Cyberlink420 at 16:48, 9 November 2023

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	::* Megatron delivers the warning		::* Megatron delivers the warning
	::* To celebrate this being the last episode to air in Japan, the Japanese dubbing cast sang the [[Japanese themes\|opening]] "[[Transformers Evo.\|TRANSFORMERS EVO.]]" over [[JAM Project]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueQA3QUO-eY original track].		::* To celebrate this being the last episode to air in Japan, the Japanese dubbing cast sang the [[Japanese themes\|opening]] "[[Transformers Evo.\|TRANSFORMERS EVO.]]" over [[JAM Project]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueQA3QUO-eY original track].
	::*Throughout the Japanese dub of the series, the running gag about Megatron being unable to remember Optimus Prime's name was consistently omitted. This was done so as to maintain the franchise status quo of Optimus and Megatron being rivals, completely losing the ''point'' of the running gag (Optimus being out of his depth against a superior foe who has no regard for him). As such, the big scene where Optimus declares his name to Megatron loses pretty much all of its narrative impact and is reduced to vacuous [[~~fighting~~ spirit]] at best.		::*Throughout the Japanese dub of the series, the running gag about Megatron being unable to remember Optimus Prime's name was consistently omitted. This was done so as to maintain the franchise status quo of Optimus and Megatron being rivals, completely losing the ''point'' of the running gag (Optimus being out of his depth against a superior foe who has no regard for him). As such, the big scene where Optimus declares his name to Megatron loses pretty much all of its narrative impact and is reduced to vacuous [[burning spirit]] at best.
	::* For the [[Otoboto family]] segment, "[[Santa Claus]]" delivers several toys: Optimus Light & Sound to [[Tatsuya Otoboto\|Tatsuya]], Megatron Light & Sound to [[Yūka Otoboto\|Yūka]], and [[Transformers United\|United]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Generations\|Optimus]] to [[Hiroyuki Otoboto\|Hiroyuki]]. After some bantering, "Santa" reveals himself to be actually [[Udo]]! He later gets conned into drinking a suspiciously-looking green health drink and reacts badly to it comically. The segment closes with a photo of the family and Udo holding flower bouquets—in Japan, it's tradition to give flower bouquets to major staff and cast members after a production is wrapped up, be it a movie, TV series, or a music video.		::* For the [[Otoboto family]] segment, "[[Santa Claus]]" delivers several toys: Optimus Light & Sound to [[Tatsuya Otoboto\|Tatsuya]], Megatron Light & Sound to [[Yūka Otoboto\|Yūka]], and [[Transformers United\|United]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Generations\|Optimus]] to [[Hiroyuki Otoboto\|Hiroyuki]]. After some bantering, "Santa" reveals himself to be actually [[Udo]]! He later gets conned into drinking a suspiciously-looking green health drink and reacts badly to it comically. The segment closes with a photo of the family and Udo holding flower bouquets—in Japan, it's tradition to give flower bouquets to major staff and cast members after a production is wrapped up, be it a movie, TV series, or a music video.
	::* Optimus thanks the audience for watching and promises that they'll meet again one day.		::* Optimus thanks the audience for watching and promises that they'll meet again one day.

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	Outside the plant, the [[Autobot]]s observe the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s hovering above Detroit. [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] wonders what they are, and [[Ratchet (Animated)\|Ratchet]] assumes that [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]] repurposed [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]]'s [[cloning]] technology to make clones of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)\|Omega Supreme]]. Aboard the main Lugnut Supreme, Megatron decides to start the field test with [[Sumdac Tower]]. [[Lugnut (Animated)\|Lugnut]] pontificates on the greatness of Megatron rather than getting it done, leading the annoyed Decepticon leader to ask [[Shockwave (Animated)\|Shockwave]] if he can control the clones directly yet. However, Shockwave is still working on finding the necessary security patches from [[Arcee (Animated)\|Arcee]]'s memory banks, and tells Megatron in an amused tone that he'll have to filter all orders for the clones through Lugnut.		Outside the plant, the [[Autobot]]s observe the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s hovering above Detroit. [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|Bumblebee]] wonders what they are, and [[Ratchet (Animated)\|Ratchet]] assumes that [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]] repurposed [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]]'s [[cloning]] technology to make clones of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)\|Omega Supreme]]. Aboard the main Lugnut Supreme, Megatron decides to start the field test with [[Sumdac Tower]]. [[Lugnut (Animated)\|Lugnut]] pontificates on the greatness of Megatron rather than getting it done, leading the annoyed Decepticon leader to ask [[Shockwave (Animated)\|Shockwave]] if he can control the clones directly yet. However, Shockwave is still working on finding the necessary security patches from [[Arcee (Animated)\|Arcee]]'s memory banks, and tells Megatron in an amused tone that he'll have to filter all orders for the clones through Lugnut.

	In Detroit, the Lugnuts turn and open fire on Sumdac Tower. Fortunately, the force field goes up and protects the building. Unfortunately, it will only last for so long. Ratchet says that they need to launch an aerial assault with the [[Magnus Hammer]], but [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] is a little unsure. [[Prowl (Animated)\|Prowl]] then reinforces his leader's faltering confidence by promising to accompany him. Sari then offers to join them, and cuts off Optimus's "No, Sari—" with a rant about how she's always being told it's "too dangerous" for her to help, leaving her embarrassed when Prime says he was going to tell her to help protect the humans. He orders the others to help Sari in this, while he and Prowl take to the skies. Megatron initially assumes that the figure bearing the Magnus Hammer is [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)\|Ultra Magnus]] himself, and is quite relieved when he sees it's only Optimus. The two airborne Autobots manage to avoid the missiles sent in their direction, but Prime's opening shot with the Magnus Hammer misses the Lugnuts. Ratchet says that he's receiving Omega's signal from the moon, and suggests they transwarp to the moon and sever Megatron's connection. Optimus approves, and orders him to take Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Animated)\|Bulkhead]] with him. Prowl says that they need to bring the Lugnuts down all at once, and Optimus uses the Magnus Hammer to cause a tornado which sends the Lugnuts crashing toward [[Dinobot Island (Animated)\|Dinobot Island]]. Megatron, livid, tells Lugnut to abort the field test, but Lugnut is forced to inform him that Prime's attack managed to damage the one Megatron was in and disable the flight mechanisms of the other two. Furious, Megatron tells him to have the clones destroy everything except Megatron himself, then leaves his clone and assumes his [[alternate mode\|flight mode]], intending to take a more direct role.		In Detroit, the Lugnuts turn and open fire on Sumdac Tower. Fortunately, the force field goes up and protects the building. Unfortunately, it will only last for so long. Ratchet says that they need to launch an aerial assault with the [[Magnus Hammer]], but [[Optimus Prime (Animated)\|Optimus Prime]] is a little unsure. [[Prowl (Animated)\|Prowl]] then reinforces his leader's faltering confidence by promising to accompany him. Sari then offers to join them, and cuts off Optimus's "No, Sari—" with a rant about how she's always being told it's "too dangerous" for her to help, leaving her embarrassed when Prime says he was going to tell her to help protect the humans. He orders the others to help Sari in this, while he and Prowl take to the skies. Megatron initially assumes that the figure bearing the Magnus Hammer is [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)\|Ultra Magnus]] himself, and is quite relieved when he sees it's only Optimus. The two airborne Autobots manage to avoid the missiles sent in their direction, but Prime's opening shot with the Magnus Hammer misses the Lugnuts. Ratchet says that he's receiving Omega's signal from the moon, and suggests they transwarp to the moon and sever Megatron's connection. Optimus approves, and orders him to take Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Animated)\|Bulkhead]] with him. Prowl says that they need to bring the Lugnuts down all at once, and Optimus uses the Magnus Hammer to cause a tornado which sends the Lugnuts crashing toward [[Dinobot Island (Animated)\|Dinobot Island]]. Megatron, livid, tells Lugnut to abort the field test, but Lugnut is forced to inform him that Prime's attack managed to damage the one Megatron was in and disable the flight mechanisms of the other two. Furious, Megatron tells him to have the clones destroy everything except Megatron himself, then leaves his clone and assumes his [[alternate mode\|flight mode]], intending to take a more direct role.

	[[File:EndgamePartII-Arceeisback.jpg\|\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|'''Arcee''': "I'm still getting a toy, right?" <br/> '''Ratchet''': "We're making it a TRU exclusive!" <br/> '''Arcee''': "Beats what happened to [[Blackout (Animated)\|Blackout]]!"]]		[[File:EndgamePartII-Arceeisback.jpg\|\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|'''Arcee''': "I'm still getting a toy, right?" <br/> '''Ratchet''': "We're making it a TRU exclusive!" <br/> '''Arcee''': "Beats what happened to [[Blackout (Animated)\|Blackout]]!"]]
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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*Even at this late stage, a new face still appears in the crowd scene on Cybertron: [[Hubcap (Animated)\|Hubcap]]. [[Dai Atlas (Animated)\|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sky Garry (Animated)\|Sky Garry]] make their first in-person appearances (though Dai Atlas only appears from behind), and [[Lickety-Split]], whose arm could ''juuuuuust'' be seen poking in from offscreen back in "[[Decepticon Air]]"'s fullscreen crop, also gets to appear in full. The crowd also includes a ''crazy'' amount of miscolored-slash-[[generic]] robots, including such gems as a [[Hot Shot (Animated)\|Hot Shot]]-colored robot wearing the [[65356-9292-346]] body type, a blue-and-green Sky Garry and a yellow [[Warpath (Animated)\|Warpath]].		*Even at this late stage, a new face still appears in the crowd scene on Cybertron: [[Hubcap (Animated)\|Hubcap]]. [[Dai Atlas (Animated)\|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sky Garry (Animated)\|Sky Garry]] make their first in-person appearances (though Dai Atlas only appears from behind), and [[Lickety-Split (Animated)\|Lickety-Split]], whose arm could ''juuuuuust'' be seen poking in from offscreen back in "[[Decepticon Air]]"'s fullscreen crop, also gets to appear in full. The crowd also includes a ''crazy'' amount of miscolored-slash-[[generic]] robots, including such gems as a [[Hot Shot (Animated)\|Hot Shot]]-colored robot wearing the [[65356-9292-346]] body type, a blue-and-green Sky Garry and a yellow [[Warpath (Animated)\|Warpath]].
	* Yoketron's dying words in "[[Five Servos of Doom]]" (where he tells Prowl that he will understand when his time comes) finally come to pass.		* Yoketron's dying words in "[[Five Servos of Doom]]" (where he tells Prowl that he will understand when his time comes) finally come to pass.
	*This is the first episode since "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]" to feature Prime's faceplate.		*This is the first episode since "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]" to feature Prime's faceplate.
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	===Real-world references===		===Real-world references===
	*Ratchet refers to the Lugnut Supremes as "[[knockoff]]s".		*Ratchet refers to the Lugnut Supremes as "[[knockoff]]s".

	===Animation or technical errors===		===Animation or technical errors===
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	===Unresolved plots===		===Unresolved plots===
	*As of this episode, there's a lot of remaining uncaptured Decepticons!		*As of this episode, there's a lot of remaining uncaptured Decepticons!
	**Thundercracker and Skywarp are still floating out somewhere in space.		**Thundercracker and Skywarp are still floating out somewhere in space.
	**[[Blackarachnia (Animated)\|Blackarachnia]] and a bleeding, shattered [[Wasp]]inator are still in that mysterious jungle, precise whereabouts (and even ''when''abouts) unknown.		**[[Blackarachnia (Animated)\|Blackarachnia]] and a bleeding, shattered [[Wasp]]inator are still in that mysterious jungle, precise whereabouts (and even ''when''abouts) unknown.
	**[[Laserbeak (Animated)\|Laserbeak]] fled the scene with the sentient part of [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]] in "[[Human Error, Part II]]".		**[[Laserbeak (Animated)\|Laserbeak]] fled the scene with the sentient part of [[Soundwave (Animated)\|Soundwave]] in "[[Human Error, Part II]]".
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	===Trivia===		===Trivia===
	*Jazz states that they can't find all the AllSpark fragments; at the very least, this makes sense because [[Skywarp (Animated)\|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)\|Thundercracker]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)\|Sunstorm]], and [[Ramjet (Animated)\|Ramjet]] aren't on Earth anymore. There is no indication that any other Earthbound characters animated by AllSpark fragments were defragmented and killed like Starscream, and they don't seem to be kept alive the same way he is. At [[BotCon 2009]], the writers revealed that they had intended to show [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)\|Wreck-Gar]] and at least one of the [[Constructicon (Animated)\|Constructicons]] to confirm their survival, but that this scene was cut for time.		*Jazz states that they can't find all the AllSpark fragments; at the very least, this makes sense because [[Skywarp (Animated)\|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)\|Thundercracker]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)\|Sunstorm]], and [[Ramjet (Animated)\|Ramjet]] aren't on Earth anymore. There is no indication that any other Earthbound characters animated by AllSpark fragments were defragmented and killed like Starscream, and they don't seem to be kept alive the same way he is. At [[BotCon 2009]], the writers revealed that they had intended to show [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)\|Wreck-Gar]] and at least one of the [[Constructicon (Animated)\|Constructicons]] to confirm their survival, but that this scene was cut for time.
	*Shockwave claimed in "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" that using Omega Supreme's original activation codes on him once more would wipe his memories, morals and personality, allowing a new mentor-con to turn him into a model Decepticon—a fact which Ratchet and [[Perceptor (Animated)\|Perceptor]] apparently both agreed was true. Since Arcee uses the codes on Omega in this episode, did this cause a reset to factory settings? If not, why not? Could it perhaps have something to do with that patch they were talking about?		*Shockwave claimed in "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" that using Omega Supreme's original activation codes on him once more would wipe his memories, morals and personality, allowing a new mentor-con to turn him into a model Decepticon—a fact which Ratchet and [[Perceptor (Animated)\|Perceptor]] apparently both agreed was true. Since Arcee uses the codes on Omega in this episode, did this cause a reset to factory settings? If not, why not? Could it perhaps have something to do with that patch they were talking about?
	*There seems to be a scene missing involving Lugnut - when Omega Supreme discards him onto the lunar surface and flies to Earth, he is neither captured nor incapacitated, and it's been shown repeatedly that Decepticons (including Starscream in this episode and Lugnut himself in "[[Lost and Found (~~episode~~)\|Lost and Found]]") are capable of making ''at least'' the Moon-Earth trip under their own power, where [[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]] has apparently evaded detection for the whole of S3. His off-screen capture is therefore noteworthy.		*There seems to be a scene missing involving Lugnut - when Omega Supreme discards him onto the lunar surface and flies to Earth, he is neither captured nor incapacitated, and it's been shown repeatedly that Decepticons (including Starscream in this episode and Lugnut himself in "[[Lost and Found (Animated)\|Lost and Found]]") are capable of making ''at least'' the Moon-Earth trip under their own power, where [[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]] has apparently evaded detection for the whole of S3. His off-screen capture is therefore noteworthy.
	*Arcee didn't join the other Autobots on their victory/funeral parade at the end.		*Arcee didn't join the other Autobots on their victory/funeral parade at the end.
	*It is revealed during the events of this episode that, while in her [[robot mode]], Sari doesn't need an external oxygen supply.		*It is revealed during the events of this episode that, while in her [[robot mode]], Sari doesn't need an external oxygen supply.
	*[[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]] was originally intended to have a small role in this episode, in which she would resurrect Starscream after the Autobots left Earth. This scene was ultimately cut for time.		*[[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]] was originally intended to have a small role in this episode, in which she would resurrect Starscream after the Autobots left Earth. This scene was ultimately cut for time.
	*This is the final episode to feature Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Prowl, and every other character in the series. We remind you so we may see you weep...we hate to cry alone. But... there is hope. IDW might continue the series in comic form. Join us as we get down on our hands and knees and beg IDW to do this for us.		*This is the final episode to feature Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Prowl, and every other character in the series. We remind you so we may see you weep...we hate to cry alone. But... there is hope. IDW might continue the series in comic form. Join us as we get down on our hands and knees and beg IDW to do this for us.
	** After being [[The Stunti-Con Job\|cruelly teased]] [[The Return of Blurr\|twice]], [[Trial of Megatron, Part 1\|we finally]] [[Trial of Megatron, Part 2\|get an]] [[Trial of Megatron, Part 3\|answer]]!		** After being [[The Stunti-Con Job\|cruelly teased]] [[The Return of Blurr\|twice]], [[Trial of Megatron, Part 1\|we finally]] [[Trial of Megatron, Part 2\|get an]] [[Trial of Megatron, Part 3\|answer]]!
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	::* To celebrate this being the last episode to air in Japan, the Japanese dubbing cast sang the [[Japanese themes\|opening]] "[[Transformers Evo.\|TRANSFORMERS EVO.]]" over [[JAM Project]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueQA3QUO-eY original track].		::* To celebrate this being the last episode to air in Japan, the Japanese dubbing cast sang the [[Japanese themes\|opening]] "[[Transformers Evo.\|TRANSFORMERS EVO.]]" over [[JAM Project]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueQA3QUO-eY original track].
	::*Throughout the Japanese dub of the series, the running gag about Megatron being unable to remember Optimus Prime's name was consistently omitted. This was done so as to maintain the franchise status quo of Optimus and Megatron being rivals, completely losing the ''point'' of the running gag (Optimus being out of his depth against a superior foe who has no regard for him). As such, the big scene where Optimus declares his name to Megatron loses pretty much all of its narrative impact and is reduced to vacuous [[burning spirit]] at best.		::*Throughout the Japanese dub of the series, the running gag about Megatron being unable to remember Optimus Prime's name was consistently omitted. This was done so as to maintain the franchise status quo of Optimus and Megatron being rivals, completely losing the ''point'' of the running gag (Optimus being out of his depth against a superior foe who has no regard for him). As such, the big scene where Optimus declares his name to Megatron loses pretty much all of its narrative impact and is reduced to vacuous [[burning spirit]] at best.
	::* For the [[Otoboto family]] segment, "[[Santa Claus]]" delivers several toys: Optimus Light & Sound to [[Tatsuya Otoboto\|Tatsuya]], Megatron Light & Sound to [[Yūka Otoboto\|Yūka]], and [[Transformers United\|United]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Generations\|Optimus]] to [[Hiroyuki Otoboto\|Hiroyuki]]. After some bantering, "Santa" reveals himself to be actually [[Udo]]! He later gets conned into drinking a suspicious-looking green health drink and reacts badly to it comically. The segment closes with a photo of the family and Udo holding flower bouquets—in Japan, it's tradition to give flower bouquets to major staff and cast members after a production is wrapped up, be it a movie, TV series, or a music video.		::* For the [[Otoboto family]] segment, "[[Santa Claus]]" delivers several toys: Optimus Light & Sound to [[Tatsuya Otoboto\|Tatsuya]], Megatron Light & Sound to [[Yūka Otoboto\|Yūka]], and [[Transformers United\|United]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Generations\|Optimus]] to [[Hiroyuki Otoboto\|Hiroyuki]]. After some bantering, "Santa" reveals himself to be actually [[Udo]]! He later gets conned into drinking a suspicious-looking green health drink and reacts badly to it comically. The segment closes with a photo of the family and Udo holding flower bouquets—in Japan, it's tradition to give flower bouquets to major staff and cast members after a production is wrapped up, be it a movie, TV series, or a music video.
	::* Optimus thanks the audience for watching and promises that they'll meet again one day.		::* Optimus thanks the audience for watching and promises that they'll meet again one day.
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