Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)
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| "Athenaeum Sanctorum" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios, Machinima | |||||
| Airdate | May 29, 2018 | |||||
| Written by | F.J. DeSanto Adam Beechen Jamie Iracleanos | |||||
| Director | Yuzo Sato | |||||
| Animation studio | Tatsunoko Production | |||||
TBA
Synopsis
The Dinobots, sans Grimlock, morosely trudge through Primal Swamp, debating whether it was wise to abandon their leader despite his decision to aid Megatron. From an overlook, they spot Overlord and Rodimus Cron, who are still searching for Megatron. Overlord is incensed, desperate for revenge against the one bot to ever defeat him, but Rodimus spots their observers. The Dinobots attempt to flee, but Overlord and Rodimus attack, taking them down in short order. Sensing through the Matrix of Chaos that they know Megatron's whereabouts, Rodimus attacks Sludge until Snarl finally admits they were headed for a library. Rodimus is possessed by the spirit of Unicron, who identifies the library as the Athenaeum Sanctorum. As a warning message, Unicron kills Sludge and returns control to Rodimus as he and Overlord depart, leaving the other Dinobots to grieve.
Megatron's party arrives in the center of Cataclysm Tundra, though there seems to be nothing there. As Grimlock accuses Megatron of lying, Perceptor attempts to decipher the riddle they were given by the vault, "Towards infinty from the center of the center". Windblade asks Optimus Primal why he would let Megatron have the Requiem Blaster after spending his whole life protecting it; Primal replies that Megatron had sworn he would give his life to protect Cybertron, and tells her to look inside them both to see the truth of his words. Perceptor realizes that "infinity" refers not to the Sanctorum's infinite knowledge, but to a point where two nearly parallel lines in the ground meet. Following the lines, they uncover another hidden door and enter inside.
The group emerges in an enormous chamber, awed both by its size and the fact that Megatron was right. Perceptor accesses an information terminal and begins reading a log about the Requiem Blaster. According to the library, following Solus Prime's death, the other Primes took back the Blaster and Megatronus exiled himself, searching for a way to revive Solus. The Blaster was sealed away in a vault in Primal Swamp, and the Primes assigned a series of righteous-hearted individuals to protect it, with Primal being its latest guardian. Perceptor begins searching the Sanctorum's data banks for information on Megatronus's master plan, but they are interrupted by the sound of Rodimus attacking Victorion. His revenge finally at hand, Overlord lunges at Megatron. As Rodimus nonchalantly rips Victorion's head off, Overlord promises to make Megatron suffer.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Camiens | Misc |
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Quotes
"Too many words. Boring."
- —Grimlock the scholar.
"Victorion's the lucky one, Megatron. She went quick. But with you, I'm going to take my sweet ass time."
- —Overlord savors the moment.
Notes
Continuity notes
- The information terminal plays footage of the flashback sequence from "Without Warning".
Transformers references
- Man, Sludge can't catch a break.
Errors
Continuity errors
Animation and technical errors
Trivia
References
External links
- "Athenaeum Sanctorum" on Go90 (US only)
- "Athenaeum Sanctorum" on Tumblr (worldwide)
