The End Of The Universe IV

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"The End Of The Universe IV"
Production company	Allspark Animation
Airdate	February 21, 2020 (UK)
Animation studio	Boulder Media Studio

The Autobots and Decepticons combine forces to liberate Cybertron from a sinister alien force.

Synopsis

Resting in the remains of Iaconus, an unconscious Windblade is awoken by Laserbeak. Picking up a message from Optimus Prime proclaiming the fight is not over, Windblade spies the Quintesson-controlled Croaton on the march. Vowing that he must be stopped, Windblade transforms and flies off.

Without a Titan of their own, the Autobots and Decepticons can do nothing against Croaton, who at Judge Starscream's orders begins obliterating them and whatever is left of Iacon City (much to Judge Starscream's amusement). A detachment of fliers try shooting the Titan but their attacks are ineffectual. On the streets below, Autobots and Decepticons battle the Quintesson forces. Hot Rod and Soundwave come face to face with a squadron of alternate Soundwaves from across the multiverse, who attack them.

Windblade lands on Croaton and tries using her Cityspeaker powers to talk to him, but the Titan is unresponsive. At Laserbeak's indication, she heads inside the Titan's superstructure. On the streets below, Optimus, Bumblebee and Wheeljack evade some Prosecutors only to find several defeated Autobots and Decepticons being rounded up and penned in by the Quintessons. Their momentary shock allows Judge Starscream to get the drop on Optimus, blasting him. Once again, the former Decepticon proclaims Optimus guilty of crimes against him, for which the penalty is doom! Before he can pass sentence, a portal opens up in the sky, and a purple shuttle emerges, from which leaps none other than Megatron.

Kup tells his audience that while he was not particularly happy to see Megatron again, sometimes the most despicable piece of scrap is exactly what you need.

Judge Starscream tells Megatron that he is too late to save the Decepticons, but he is just in time to be judged. As he fires a laser, Megatron declares "Decepticons, attack!" and begins to glow with a strange energy, summoning a barrier that protects him from Judge Starscream's attack. Megatron explains to the stunned Cybertronians that he has travelled the multiverse and gained new powers, asking if they would like some as well. Shadow Striker whole-heartedly agrees. As Judge Starscream announces no power can stop him, Megatron shares the energy between his troops and his former enemies. At the sight of this, Judge Starscream orders the Quintesson forces to destroy them all.

With their new power, the Cybertronians effortlessly defeat the Sharkticons and Prosecutors, while Soundwave faces his interdimensional dopplegangers. Declaring them inferior, he uses his power boost to blow the Soundwaves away. Watching from Croaton's shoulder, a frustrated Judge Starscream declares the fight over and deems everyone guilty, sentencing to total annihilation. With the assistant of his fellow Judges, Starscream summons unspace. Globs of the un-substance begin raining down on the battlefield, disappearing Autobots and Decepticons alike. Seeing this, Megatron orders the shuttle, known as Astrotrain, to seal the portal. As Astrotain approaches, he is caught by Croaton and a gloating Judge Starscream proclaims that no-one can stop him.

Inside Croaton, Windblade uses her powers to get into the Titan's mind, finding it overrun with the same Quintesson tendrils that cover his body. Croaton explains he is under their control. Vowing to free him, Windblade summons up her strength and splits into multiple copies of herself. Attacking the Quintesson controls, she succeeds in freeing Croaton. However, this causes her to collapse, portions of energy shooting out of her in every direction. The restored Croaton tries talking to Windblade but gets no response. Breaking free of the Quintesson restraints, he begins marching away from the battle, promising to give Windblade somewhere she can rest.

Seeing the Titan leave, Judge Starscream declares he does not need him anyway and tries stopping Astrotrain on his own. Down below, Megatron notes his mistreatment of Starscream and how he must now destroy him. Calling to Optimus, he says they must join powers to defeat his treacherous lieutenant and reveals that he has has obtained his own Matrix of Leadership during his multiversal trip. Though Optimus insist this cannot be, Megatron responds that it is and they must now save the universe. Together, the two use their Matrixes to blast Judge Starscream. With a great burst of light, the former Seeker vanishes, allowing Astrotrain able to seal the portal to unspace.

Finishing his tale, Kup tells his audience that sometimes there is a price to existence, and sometimes that price is getting along with someone you do not like. Do that, and maybe the universe will not end.

With the war against the Quintessons over, Optimus and Megatron stare down, as Dead End and a host of Insecticons from the same universe as Astrotrain disembark from the purple shuttle. Optimus notes that because they have saved the universe, they are all in Megatron's debt. When asked what his price is, Megatron responds that he may call in that debt, one day, but for the moment he has one demand: half of Cybertron. The Decepticons will stay on their half, and the Autobots on theirs, or there will be consequences. Reluctantly, Optimus agrees.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Others
Windblade Optimus Prime Hot Rod Bumblebee Wheeljack Kup Arcee Grimlock Jetfire Whirl Chromia	Laserbeak Soundwave Astrotrain Megatron Shadow Striker Dead End Insecticons Shrapnel Kickback Bombshell Sky-Byte	Iaconus' corpse Croaton Judge Starscream Quintesson Prosecutors Alternate Soundwaves Sharkticons Quintesson Judges

Notes

Continuity notes

• They're back, baby! Megatron (and Dead End) took off into the multiverse in "The Judge". Looks like he has been a lot busier than Optimus was, sporting several scars, an extra barrel on his fusion cannon, some magic superpowers, and a Matrix of his own.
• It totally looks like Starscream's been destroyed this time; his death will be confirmed later on…

Transformers references

• Yeah, yeah, another "Soundwave Superior". Get some original lines, Soundwave.
• Astrotrain is a new version of the locomotive/space shuttle Triple Changer from Generation 1.
• The new Decepticons Megatron and Dead End have gathered from the same dimension they found Astrotrain appear to be Insecticons, all of which are modeled after Shrapnel's Thrilling 30 toy. Oddly enough, only one of them shares the exact same color scheme as Shrapnel.

Real-world references

• TBA

Other trivia

• When last seen, the alternate Soundwaves are blasted away by Soundwave. After that, they just sort of disappear, with no word on their fate here, or in the following episodes.

Animation and technical errors

• For a few minutes the wound that Windblade got in the maccadam disappeared, but later when she was in Croaton's mind she was wounded again.

Foreign localization

• TBA

Home video releases

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