Secret Legacy, Part 2
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| "Secret Legacy, Part 2" | ||||||
| Production company | Entertainment One Nickelodeon | |||||
| Airdate | November 11, 2022 | |||||
| Writers | Nicole Dubuc & Dale Malinowski | |||||
| Directors | Alex Kwan (storyboard) Jordan Rosato (storyboard) Glen Murakami (supervising) | |||||
| Animation studio | Icon Creative Studio | |||||
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As Twitch and Thrash learn how to use their abilities, they find themselves targeted by a new threat to all Transformer-kind.
Synopsis
Megatron reaches down and picks up Dot Malto, staring at her imposingly...then laughs, happy to see his Platoon Cyber-Strike teammate again. Dot is equally happy to be reunited with her old friend. As the two catch up, Optimus Prime releases a set of drones to investigate the surrounding area for clues as to what attacked the G.H.O.S.T. prison transport.
In the forest, Twitch and Robby decide to play a game of target practice. Robby tosses a small stone at a larger rock, hitting it dead-on, but Twitch is unable to get her laser blaster to appear. As she fiddles with her arm, Robby decides to try throwing a rock at Twitch instead. His gambit works and Twitch's blaster activates, allowing her to blast the oncoming projectile into the target rock. Not far away, Thrash practices his juggling skills using Mo and two large rocks. Thrash is pleased that Mo no longer seems to be upset, noting that their cyber-sleeve connection had been causing him to feel her lingering sadness. Mo explains that she's been worried for her family after their big move, and that she just wants them to be happy. As Robby sets up another target, Twitch spots one of Optimus's drones and follows it, climbing up a tree to get a better look. Thinking it to be some kind of mechanical bird, she squints to observe it, inadvertently triggering her scanner. Caught off guard, she slips and falls, but before she can hit the ground, she transforms into a drone herself and takes off into the sky. Robby celebrates Twitch's success, but backs away as Optimus's drone approaches him until Twitch shoots it down. Seeing Twitch transform, Thrash begins looking for something that he can use as an alternate mode. Mo suggests the two go into town to expand his options, while Twitch and Robby stay behind to see if they can convert the damaged drone into a sky racer.
The remaining drones return to Optimus, with Elita-1 chalking the missing one up to another malfunction by Wheeljack. Dot still remains skeptical of helping Optimus and G.H.O.S.T., but Megatron encourages her, noting that despite their differences, he knows Optimus always does what he genuinely believes is right for everyone. With the drones having turned up nothing, Optimus declares they will take up the search instead, and the group head for Witwicky. Elsewhere, Hardtop remains in the captivity of Dr. Meridian and his Arachnamech drones, with one now fastening Hardtop's arm to Meridian. As he ponders using Hardtop's brother for parts as well, one of the Arachnamechs reveals its destroyed counterpart was last heard from in Witwicky. Seeing a more tantalizing prize, Meridian orders the Arachnamechs to pursue the Cybertronian that appeared in the destroyed unit's footage.
In downtown Witwicky, Thrash and Mo stand on a rooftop looking for potential alternate modes, careful to avoid being seen, but none are to Thrash's liking. Mo sympathizes, recalling how much her bike Rocinante meant to her, and declares Thrash will know the right mode when he finds it. Before they can depart, the two are attacked by an Arachnamech, which knocks Thrash into a nearby alley. The two do their best to fight back, but the Arachnamech comes at them relentlessly. Fortunately, Robby and Twitch arrive and blast the attacker with the repaired drone, having sensed Mo and Thrash's fear and come looking for them. Their relief is short-lived, however, when they find themselves surrounded by even more Arachnamechs. Help arrives in the form of Elita and Optimus, who catch the Arachnamechs by surprise and swiftly take them out. The kids are awestruck, but that awe turns to worry when they see their mother with the bots, looking none too happy. Though Dot is relieved her kids are safe, Optimus suggests the two new Transformers be taken to G.H.O.S.T. for their safety, despite their protests. As a G.H.O.S.T. transport pulls up, Robby and Mo attempt to appeal to their mother, but Dot sides with Optimus, promising that the kids can visit their new friends once things have been sorted out. The children say their goodbyes as the transport drives off, unaware that the driver is actually a disguised Dr. Meridian.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Terrans | Others |
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Quotes
"Bet I can name more birds than you!"
"That's...more mom's thing."
"Ready, GO! 'Leslie', 'Mike', 'Kerri' with an I, 'Kerry' with a Y, 'Spizwig'..."
"Pretty sure Spizwig isn't a name."
"Ssh! You'll hurt his feelings!
- —Twitch soundly beats Robby at bird-naming.
"Autobots, roll out!"
"I can never tell if he means me."
- —Optimus Prime and Megatron take to the streets.
Notes
Continuity notes
Transformers references
- Megatron's status as a reformed villain calls back to his counterpart from the 2005 IDW continuity. Here, however, he retains his Decepticon insignia rather than fully switching his allegiance to the Autobots.
Real-world references
- Rocinante is named for the horse of Don Quixote.
Animation and technical errors
Trivia
- Most online distribution platforms, such as Paramount+ and YouTube, do not list this episode separately, instead choosing to combine both parts into a single 44-minute video.
