Consequences

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"He loves you... INFERNO!"
"Consequences"
Production company	Hasbro Studios, Machinima
Airdate	June 12, 2018
Written by	F.J. DeSanto Adam Beechen Jamie Iracleanos
Director	Yuzo Sato
Animation studio	Tatsunoko Production

Megatronus reveals his goals and makes his move.

Synopsis

A shot from the Requiem Blaster rings out, carving a trench across Cybertron. In the ruins of the Athenaeum Sanctorum, the heroes look on as Megatron depowers the gun, with no remaining trace of Overlord to be found. Megatron tells Windblade that her debt has been paid by saving him from Rodimus Cron, who now lies twitching on the ground. He thanks Optimus Primal for the blaster, who in turn thanks Windblade for setting him straight when he tried to run. As Grimlock pulls Megatron into a big hug, Windblade mourns the loss of Victorion. Perceptor arrives and reveals that the battle destroyed almost all of the data in the Sanctorum, with the scientist only able to download a fraction of it. Using what information he gathered, he posits that Megatronus plans to use the Enigma of Combination to fuse the Matrix of Leadership and the Requiem Blaster into a doomsday device, with Megatron believing it could drain the spark from every Transformer in the universe.

As if on cue, Megatronus appears, claiming his plan is an "act of love", and Megatron realizes his endgame has always been to resurrect Solus Prime. Before Megatron can fire the blaster, Megatronus swoops in and knocks him away, causing him to drop the weapon. Primal moves to defend the Blaster, but Megatronus fells him and Grimlock. Before he can finish the guardian off, Rodimus stands up again, the spirit of Unicron possessing him, and he declares the Matrix must be destroyed. With a single burst of flame, Megatronus knocks everyone away and grabs the gun, blasting off to put the final steps of his plan into motion. Windblade attempts to chase him, but he proves too fast, and she falls to the ground in despair as Rodimus speeds off after him.

Grimlock suggests just letting the two villains kill one another, but Windblade insists that Hot Rod is still inside Cron somewhere. She is outnumbered, however, as the others concur that Rodimus may have to die to ensure their race's survival. Megatron suggests they head to Solus's resting place in the Well of Sparks, the coordinates of which they learn from the Sanctorum's data. Windblade suggests Megatron lead them there, but he is reluctant to take charge of a suicide mission. Windblade insists, saying that he has led them well up to this point, and he finally acquiesces as the five march onward towards the rising sun.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Camiens	Misc
Perceptor (2) Grimlock (3) Optimus Primal (5)	Megatron (4) Rodimus Cron (6)	Windblade (1) Victorion (7)	Megatronus (8) Unicron* (9)

*Voice-only appearance

Quotes

"Stepping in front of Rodimus Cron, risking your life for mine...you're dumber than I thought."

—Megatron says "thank you".

"I'll miss her like I miss rust between my treads."

—Megatron eulogizes Victorion.

"Oh good. I get to kill another Prime."

—Megatron savors the small pleasures in life.

"Oh, Optimus...if you could see me now..."

—Megatron soldiers on.

Notes

Transformers references

• Windblade mentions Victorion's components, the Torchbearers.
• Solus's death leading to the Well of Sparks' creation is a concept previously originated in The Covenant of Primus.

Errors

Animation and technical errors

• Megatronus's first words upon arriving are a response to Perceptor's remark that he plans to commit genocide...a remark that was made before Megatronus arrived to hear it.

Trivia

• The truncated "Well of Sparks" name for the Well of All Sparks was only previously used in the app for The Last Knight.