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Optimus Prime recites a passage from the Covenant of Primus, foretelling that a perpetual conflict will culminate when the forty-seven spheres align. Despite the other Autobots’ lack of faith, Ratchet realises that the ‘world forged of chaos’ referred to in the prophecy is Earth – and that the alignment will occur in a matter of days. | |||
Aboard the Nemesis, Megatron explains to Knock Out that he sought the blood of Unicron so that he could conquer worlds with undead armies. Knock Out assures him that more Dark Energon awaits amongst the stars, but advises him not to push himself. Megatron then claims that he is the ‘rising darkness’ of which the prophecy speaks. | |||
Jack, Rafael and Miko find a picture of Bumblebee while searching a conspiracy website. Raf replaces the image with a dancing cat, which makes Ratchet laugh. Jack then invites Optimus to take a look, but is flatly denied. Ratchet then states that, before he became a Prime, Optimus behaved quite similarly to Jack. Agent Fowler suddenly interrupts, and reveals that the Decepticons have been stealing components to build a second Space Bridge. Back aboard the Nemesis, Knock Out and Soundwave inform Megatron that the only item left on the list is an ample power source, which Megatron hastily has them retrieve. Optimus warns Fowler to have his troops evacuate, for fear of human casualties. | |||
Optimus, Bulkhead and Arcee arrive to fend of the Decepticon drones – and all goes well until Megatron himself heads out toward the battlefield. He spots Bumblebee along the way, who was taking Raf racing. Megatron opens fire, frying Bumblebee’s systems and knocking Raf out cold. | |||
Megatron arrives just as the Autobots disable the last of his drones, and taunts Optimus as Bumblebee arrives carrying a wounded Raf. Bulkhead restrains the enraged scout, before Optimus orders Arcee to take him and Raf back to base. Megatron then ascends onto the Nemesis with the power source. Unbeknownst to Megatron, Optimus and Bulkhead climb aboard the Nemesis’ hull. | |||
Back at Autobot Outpost Omega One, Ratchet panics that his tools are wrong for human examination – and Jack suggests that they call in his mother. Meanwhile, Megatron has another vision in which he sees a sinister face and a volcano. He then orders Knock Out and Airachnid to complete the space bridge, as there is something he must attend to. June arrives at the Autobot base, quick to unnerve Ratchet with the knowledge that Raf will die unless she can stabilise him immediately. Bumblebee vents his frustration on a nearby wall, but Arcee comforts him. Ratchet regrets having not bothered to learn human science and medicine, despite accepting the children into their lives. He then states that he has grown to need Rafael, just as Raf needs him. | |||
Bulkhead and Optimus storm the Nemesis, and Optimus claims to have had a change of heart: he orders Bulkhead back to base with the power source, declaring that there is something he must do. He claims to have realised that Autobots and Decepticons will never co-exist peacefully, and vows to destroy Megatron. | |||
As the planetary alignment nears; Megatron arrives at the volcano site, and Optimus uses a Vehicon comlink to challenge him. Optimus soon joins him at the base of the volcano, and the two exchange brief banter before engaging one another in fierce battle. | |||
Meanwhile, Ratchet realises that Raf has been infected with Dark Energon – and theorises that exposure to normal energon should cure him. He takes a sample from Bumblebee, placing Raf in a sealed chamber to test his theory as the others watch helplessly. Rafael soon opens his eyes, pulse stabilising. | |||
Optimus appears to defeat Megatron and prepares to deal the final blow – but the Decepticon leader catches his sword with unusual strength as the volcano begins to erupt. Strange purple markings glow to life across his body, and he quickly overpowers Optimus. He realises that the volcano is spewing forth Dark Energon, and moves to kill Optimus as he saw himself doing in a previous vision. | |||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
Revision as of 23:11, 21 August 2011
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| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | August 21, 2011 | |||||
| Animation studio | Polygon Pictures | |||||
A prophecy predicts dark times ahead.
Synopsis
Optimus Prime recites a passage from the Covenant of Primus, foretelling that a perpetual conflict will culminate when the forty-seven spheres align. Despite the other Autobots’ lack of faith, Ratchet realises that the ‘world forged of chaos’ referred to in the prophecy is Earth – and that the alignment will occur in a matter of days.
Aboard the Nemesis, Megatron explains to Knock Out that he sought the blood of Unicron so that he could conquer worlds with undead armies. Knock Out assures him that more Dark Energon awaits amongst the stars, but advises him not to push himself. Megatron then claims that he is the ‘rising darkness’ of which the prophecy speaks.
Jack, Rafael and Miko find a picture of Bumblebee while searching a conspiracy website. Raf replaces the image with a dancing cat, which makes Ratchet laugh. Jack then invites Optimus to take a look, but is flatly denied. Ratchet then states that, before he became a Prime, Optimus behaved quite similarly to Jack. Agent Fowler suddenly interrupts, and reveals that the Decepticons have been stealing components to build a second Space Bridge. Back aboard the Nemesis, Knock Out and Soundwave inform Megatron that the only item left on the list is an ample power source, which Megatron hastily has them retrieve. Optimus warns Fowler to have his troops evacuate, for fear of human casualties.
Optimus, Bulkhead and Arcee arrive to fend of the Decepticon drones – and all goes well until Megatron himself heads out toward the battlefield. He spots Bumblebee along the way, who was taking Raf racing. Megatron opens fire, frying Bumblebee’s systems and knocking Raf out cold.
Megatron arrives just as the Autobots disable the last of his drones, and taunts Optimus as Bumblebee arrives carrying a wounded Raf. Bulkhead restrains the enraged scout, before Optimus orders Arcee to take him and Raf back to base. Megatron then ascends onto the Nemesis with the power source. Unbeknownst to Megatron, Optimus and Bulkhead climb aboard the Nemesis’ hull.
Back at Autobot Outpost Omega One, Ratchet panics that his tools are wrong for human examination – and Jack suggests that they call in his mother. Meanwhile, Megatron has another vision in which he sees a sinister face and a volcano. He then orders Knock Out and Airachnid to complete the space bridge, as there is something he must attend to. June arrives at the Autobot base, quick to unnerve Ratchet with the knowledge that Raf will die unless she can stabilise him immediately. Bumblebee vents his frustration on a nearby wall, but Arcee comforts him. Ratchet regrets having not bothered to learn human science and medicine, despite accepting the children into their lives. He then states that he has grown to need Rafael, just as Raf needs him.
Bulkhead and Optimus storm the Nemesis, and Optimus claims to have had a change of heart: he orders Bulkhead back to base with the power source, declaring that there is something he must do. He claims to have realised that Autobots and Decepticons will never co-exist peacefully, and vows to destroy Megatron.
As the planetary alignment nears; Megatron arrives at the volcano site, and Optimus uses a Vehicon comlink to challenge him. Optimus soon joins him at the base of the volcano, and the two exchange brief banter before engaging one another in fierce battle.
Meanwhile, Ratchet realises that Raf has been infected with Dark Energon – and theorises that exposure to normal energon should cure him. He takes a sample from Bumblebee, placing Raf in a sealed chamber to test his theory as the others watch helplessly. Rafael soon opens his eyes, pulse stabilising.
Optimus appears to defeat Megatron and prepares to deal the final blow – but the Decepticon leader catches his sword with unusual strength as the volcano begins to erupt. Strange purple markings glow to life across his body, and he quickly overpowers Optimus. He realises that the volcano is spewing forth Dark Energon, and moves to kill Optimus as he saw himself doing in a previous vision.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Quotes
"Um, Optimus! You... wanna see something funny?"
"No."
- —Jack learns of Optimus Prime's small sense of humour.
"Does he seem to be ... 'losing it'?"
"A bit..."
- —Knock Out and Airachnid discuss Megatron's state of mind.
"Megatron, today you answer for your crimes against Cybertron and against humanity. One shall stand..."
"And one shall fall. You! Optimus Prime!"
- —Optimus Prime and Megatron, who has heard this speech before.
Notes
Animation and technical errors
- When the flying Vehicons arrive to help retrieve the power source from the military base, the Vehicon ground units which stole it in the first place vanish.
- During his fight with Megatron, Optimus goes from perfectly fine to battered and scratched up in seconds.
Continuity notes
- Starscream demonstrated that energon does not agree with human physiology in "Darkness Rising, Part 3" and "Part 4", which Ratchet confirms here.
Transformers references
- Mountainous battlefield, crazy purple flamey lightning storms, prophecies from the Covenant of Primus... Where have we seen this before?
- Megatron and Optimus punch each other in the style of the opening credits, only on opposite sides. This isn't the first time the show has done this.
Real-world references
Trivia
- The episode was first broadcast on Canada's Teletoon channel.
