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Unfortunately, just as Mirage tries to cockily celebrate saving them, Starscream approaches from above with a flotilla of drones. A mission portal opens up, and the four allies run into it, closely followed by Starscream (but not before he leaves his crown behind for safekeeping), transporting them to a high, levitating platform. The mission title is "Last Bot Standing" - the last bot in the area wins the energon. Mirage decides to cut his losses and go by himself, taking to the skies, but is followed closely by Starscream, who grabs him and tries to tear his wings off, before throwing him back down. Elita-1 and Bumblebee grab an upgrade, which gives Elita a pair of rocket boosters that she uses to knock out Starscream momentarily. Prime volunteers to concede, as only one of them can win, although both Bee and Elita declare "Not it!" Starscream takes this chance to remind them he is still in the game, and as Elita's upgrades wear off, he grabs her and throws her off the edge. She's saved by Mirage, but this is only momentary, as Starscream just throws them both off, this time eliminating them both. | Unfortunately, just as Mirage tries to cockily celebrate saving them, Starscream approaches from above with a flotilla of drones. A mission portal opens up, and the four allies run into it, closely followed by Starscream (but not before he leaves his crown behind for safekeeping), transporting them to a high, levitating platform. The mission title is "Last Bot Standing" - the last bot in the area wins the energon. Mirage decides to cut his losses and go by himself, taking to the skies, but is followed closely by Starscream, who grabs him and tries to tear his wings off, before throwing him back down. Elita-1 and Bumblebee grab an upgrade, which gives Elita a pair of rocket boosters that she uses to knock out Starscream momentarily. Prime volunteers to concede, as only one of them can win, although both Bee and Elita declare "Not it!" Starscream takes this chance to remind them he is still in the game, and as Elita's upgrades wear off, he grabs her and throws her off the edge. She's saved by Mirage, but this is only momentary, as Starscream just throws them both off, this time eliminating them both. | ||
Inspired by his taunting, Optimus and Bumblebee pretend to fight to lure Starscream into complacency. Jubilant at having seemingly turned the allies against each other, he flies in to claim victory, but Optimus grapples him and jumps them both off the arena, leaving Bee the winner. Back on the ground, Starscream swears revenge, grabbing his crown and flying away angrily, only to be hit with the energon drain at just the right time to have him fly into his own statue. As the winner, Bumblebee's laser weapon is upgraded as the others are drained. Elita-1 thanks Mirage for saving her, and he offers to stay in Cyber City and try hacking the system again when things cool off, although in the meantime, the allies need another plan to gain strength. Seeing [Snarl (Cyberworld)|a silhouette]] in the distance , Optimus Prime says he has an idea of where to find some strength. | Inspired by his taunting, Optimus and Bumblebee pretend to fight to lure Starscream into complacency. Jubilant at having seemingly turned the allies against each other, he flies in to claim victory, but Optimus grapples him and jumps them both off the arena, leaving Bee the winner. Back on the ground, Starscream swears revenge, grabbing his crown and flying away angrily, only to be hit with the energon drain at just the right time to have him fly into his own statue. As the winner, Bumblebee's laser weapon is upgraded as the others are drained. Elita-1 thanks Mirage for saving her, and he offers to stay in Cyber City and try hacking the system again when things cool off, although in the meantime, the allies need another plan to gain strength. Seeing [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|a silhouette]] in the distance , Optimus Prime says he has an idea of where to find some strength. | ||
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* Optimus Prime refers to a schematic of Scorponok as his [[Tech Spec]]s. | * Optimus Prime refers to a schematic of Scorponok as his [[Tech Spec]]s. | ||
* Emperor Starscream's crown is designed after [[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' Starscream's]] crown from [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. | * Emperor Starscream's crown is designed after [[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' Starscream's]] crown from [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. | ||
* The mission's name, "Last Bot Standing", is also the name of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Last Bot Standing|swansong for their Transformers output]]. | * The mission's name, "Last Bot Standing", is also the name of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Transformers: Last Bot Standing|swansong for their Transformers output]]. | ||
* Optimus Prime's "One shall stand, but two shall fall" is riffing off the usual "One shall fall". | * Optimus Prime's "One shall stand, but two shall fall" is riffing off the usual "One shall fall". | ||
Revision as of 22:23, 23 August 2025
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 Our Cyberworlds are in danger! | ||||||
| Screamer City Arena | ||||||
| Season | 1 | |||||
| No. in season | 6 | |||||
| Airdate | August 23, 2025 | |||||
| Writers | Ryan Denham | |||||
| Animation studio | Omens Studio LTD | |||||
| Continuity | Cyberworld | |||||
The Autobots face off against the Emperor of Cyber City, Starscream!
Synopsis
As they sneak through Cyber City by holographically hiding among the many, many statues of Starscream, Mirage explains the predicament to Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Elita-1. They don't trust each other, but they all want off Cyberworld, and while the trio know what they want and where to find it, Mirage holds the know-how to actually getting it. Fighting through drones to reach a computer terminal, Mirage hacks the system and locates a map with all the drops and missions, which would allow them to reach any ahead of all the other competitors. Mirage also finds schematics of Scorponok. When they try to download it onto their own drive, however, the system is locked down by a broadcast of Starscream, which fries the data. They run for it, escaping the building and hiding behind a holographic wall.
Unfortunately, just as Mirage tries to cockily celebrate saving them, Starscream approaches from above with a flotilla of drones. A mission portal opens up, and the four allies run into it, closely followed by Starscream (but not before he leaves his crown behind for safekeeping), transporting them to a high, levitating platform. The mission title is "Last Bot Standing" - the last bot in the area wins the energon. Mirage decides to cut his losses and go by himself, taking to the skies, but is followed closely by Starscream, who grabs him and tries to tear his wings off, before throwing him back down. Elita-1 and Bumblebee grab an upgrade, which gives Elita a pair of rocket boosters that she uses to knock out Starscream momentarily. Prime volunteers to concede, as only one of them can win, although both Bee and Elita declare "Not it!" Starscream takes this chance to remind them he is still in the game, and as Elita's upgrades wear off, he grabs her and throws her off the edge. She's saved by Mirage, but this is only momentary, as Starscream just throws them both off, this time eliminating them both.
Inspired by his taunting, Optimus and Bumblebee pretend to fight to lure Starscream into complacency. Jubilant at having seemingly turned the allies against each other, he flies in to claim victory, but Optimus grapples him and jumps them both off the arena, leaving Bee the winner. Back on the ground, Starscream swears revenge, grabbing his crown and flying away angrily, only to be hit with the energon drain at just the right time to have him fly into his own statue. As the winner, Bumblebee's laser weapon is upgraded as the others are drained. Elita-1 thanks Mirage for saving her, and he offers to stay in Cyber City and try hacking the system again when things cool off, although in the meantime, the allies need another plan to gain strength. Seeing a silhouette in the distance , Optimus Prime says he has an idea of where to find some strength.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"I often wondered what a Starscream rule would look like. This is way worse."
- —Bumblebee isn't fond of Starscream's municipal decor.
"You don't have to do this. We always have a choice."
"Can you go five seconds without some patronizing speech?"
- —Bumblebee and Optimus Prime never took acting lessons back on Cybertron.
Notes
Continuity notes
- Snarl is still following the group from a distance, as per last time.
Character levels
- None seen
Transformers references
- Optimus Prime refers to a schematic of Scorponok as his Tech Specs.
- Emperor Starscream's crown is designed after Generation 1 Starscream's crown from The Transformers: The Movie.
- The mission's name, "Last Bot Standing", is also the name of IDW Publishing's swansong for their Transformers output.
- Optimus Prime's "One shall stand, but two shall fall" is riffing off the usual "One shall fall".
Real world references
- The mission is referred to as both "Battle Royale" and "Last Bot Standing", a Transformers-isation of "Last Man Standing". These are both common multiplayer modes in video games where the objective is to be the last player surviving out a given number.
- Optimus Prime says "Holy Heterodyne", probably referencing the the signal mixing technique.
Animation and technical errors
- The credits list Starscream as being voiced by Jack Ayres instead of Shogo Miyakita.
Trivia
- As you might expect by now, this was initially uploaded in a combined video with the previous one with an SEO-baiting title ("Bot Battle Royale!"). The individual title comes from series writer Ali Lightfoot's twitter feed. [1]
Foreign localization
References
- ↑ "2 hours until Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 6 "Screamer City Arena" drops on the TransformersOfficial YT channel!"—Ali Lightfoot, Twitter, 2025/08/23
