A War of Giants
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 Cybertron Starscream called, he wants his evil scheme back. | ||||||
| "A War of Giants" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios, Machinima | |||||
| Airdate | September 6, 2016 | |||||
| Written by | Eric S. Calderon, George Krstic, and F.J. DeSanto | |||||
| Animation studio | Tatsunoko Production | |||||
Devastator makes a play for the Enigma, Starscream makes a play for the endgame, and we wish this was the end.
Synopsis
Devastator hurls the injured Rodimus away and demands the Enigma of Combination. While Optimus is quick to blame Megatron, the former Decepticon leader points out that if this was his idea he'd have betrayed them already. Ordering Devastator to stand down, Megatron is surprised when Devastator refuses. The enraged combiner yells that they forced the gestalt to split because they all feared him. Optimus and his group engage Devastator but are interrupted by the arrival of a new player: Victorion. Devastator switches his attention to her as they struggle over the Enigma. As the battle ensues, the council regroups. The Mistress insists that they use the Enigma to control the combiners and the others reluctantly agree. Unfortunately Rodimus is too injured to use it and as a Camien the Mistress is incompatible. This leaves a seemingly reluctant Starscream to take the Enigma and end the conflict. The moment he touches the relic, it releases an enormous shockwave that throws everyone from the tower. It is then that Megatron realizes that everything since Menasor arrived on Caminus has been part of Starscream's long game, gathering the combiners with the goal of using the Enigma to fuse with them and become the ultimate lifeform.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"Stars will bloom and die before I'm done killing you."
"Megatron... You never change while I have evolved."
- —Megatron and Starscream
Notes
- The Mistress is unable to use the Enigma due to her Camien physiology, possibly implying that Victorion is Cybertronian in the continuity, unless it can still be used on Camiens without problem.
- Devastator is established as having existed previously, our first indication in the show that the combination process is actually reversible.
External links
"A War of Giants" on go90 (US-only)
