Collision Course
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| "Collision Course" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios, Machinima | |||||
| Airdate | June 19, 2018 | |||||
| Written by | F.J. DeSanto Adam Beechen Jamie Iracleanos | |||||
| Director | Yuzo Sato | |||||
| Animation studio | Tatsunoko Production | |||||
With Megatronus's plan about to succeed, Megatron and his team storm the Well of Sparks for a final showdown.
Synopsis
Following Perceptor's guidance, Team Megatron descends deep into the heart of Cybertron via the Labyrinth of Tunnels, their journey made difficult by the constantly-shifting paths before them. Optimus Primal muses to himself how much he has yet to learn about Cybertron after years in isolation, but Grimlock and Megatron grow impatient. Perceptor warns that if they take a wrong turn, they risk being lost in the Labyrinth for millions of years. The tunnels shift once more, and Perceptor leads them in deeper.
In the Well of Sparks, Megatronus reappears before his doomsday device, which already bears the Enigma of Combination and the Matrix of Leadership. His victory at hand, he places the Requiem Blaster into the device, and it begins powering up, drawing the energy of all the Well's accrued sparks. A wave of energy streams down the hallway towards Perceptor's team, who become weakened as it takes effect and drains the power from their sparks. Perceptor reveals his readings showing that the effect has spread beyond Cybertron, and Transformers everywhere are being drained. Running out of time, the team slowly get to their feet and press forward.
As Megatronus watches with glee, Solus Prime's form begins to take shape. This comes to a sudden end, however, thanks to a shot from Megatron's fusion cannon. While the former Decepticon leader gives the others their orders, an enraged Megatronus shoots down Windblade, but she is barely saved from destruction by Primal. The guardian gets into a fistfight with Megatronus, whose arm is restricted by Grimlock's jaws. Megatron, however, continues to stare at the well as he "waits for the right moment", to Perceptor's confusion. Unable to pull the relics free from the machine, Perceptor watches as Solus begins to manifest once again. As Solus is confused by her current state and her violent surroundings, Megatron introduces himself and explains Megatronus's motivations, refusing to let himself or anyone else die for Solus's resurrection.
Seeing his lover before him, Megatronus frees himself and traps Windblade, Primal, Grimlock and Perceptor in massive columns of flame. As he approaches Solus, he turns back towards the others and prepares to finish them, only for Megatron to move into his way. Megatronus taunts Megatron, calling him a failure and a disgrace, but Megatron refuses to back down despite his weakness. Unfazed, Megatronus aims his flame blasters at Megatron, but the two are surprised by the sudden arrival of the Unicron-controlled Rodimus Cron, who grows into a more powerful form.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Camiens | Misc |
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Quotes
"Are we there yet?"
- —Grimlock. Repeatedly, at that.
"So many times over the eons, I have imagined what my first words to you would be. I confess...I still do not know."
- —Megatronus wants to make a good first (second?) impression.
"Don't you know when you play with gods...you die?"
- —Megatronus gets mad.
"So what exactly makes you think you could stop me now?"
"Because I'm Megatron...and now you've pissed me off."
- —Megatronus sets Megatron up for his big hero line.
"Well, now it's a party."
- —Megatron remarks on Rodimus's arrival.
Notes
Continuity notes
- Perceptor's display shows Emissary atop Fortress Maximus, neither of whom have been seen since the Titans Return episode "All Things Must Pass". It also shows the surviving Dinobots: Snarl, Swoop and Slug, still gathered around Sludge's corpse as they were in "Athenaeum Sanctorum".
- Megatronus explains that he manipulated the Combiners into warring with each other to bring the Enigma of Combination into play, and resurrected Trypticon to make the Matrix vulnerable, providing explanations for the events of Combiner Wars and Titans Return. He also mentions his murder of Optimus Prime in "All Things Must Pass".
Transformers references
Errors
Continuity errors
- Megatron orders Windblade and Grimlock to help Perceptor remove the relics from the device while Primal fights Megatronus. Windblade and Grimlock take the opportunity to immediately start helping Primal fight Megatronus while Perceptor works on the device alone. Great leadership skills there, Megs.
Animation and technical errors
- There's no facial transition whatsoever between Megatronus's happiness at seeing Solus and his anger when he turns back towards the others; he literally goes from smiling to furious in a single frame of animation.
Trivia
- Rodimus Cron evolves from the Nemesis Hot Rod design he's used for the whole series thus far into the larger Rodimus Unicronus design of his Power of the Primes toy.
References
External links
- "Collision Course" on Go90 (US only)
- "Collision Course" on Tumblr (worldwide)
