The End Of The Universe II
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 FEEL THE HATRED OF TEN THOUSAND YEARS! | ||||||
| "The End Of The Universe II" | ||||||
| Production company | Allspark Animation | |||||
| Airdate | February 20, 2020 (UK) April 26, 2020 (USA) | |||||
| Writer | Zac Atkinson Mae Catt Gavin Hignight Dan Salgarolo | |||||
| Director | Ehud Landsberg | |||||
| Animation studio | Boulder Media Studio | |||||
With Optimus missing and Starscream taking the others captive, Windblade and Maccadam prepare their last resort.
Synopsis
Having escaped Judge Starscream, Windblade flies through the streets of Iacon, making her way to Maccadam's, where the Sharkticons are celebrating their victory. Maccadam reluctantly serves up drinks, telling his unwelcome patrons they had better drink up fast. When the Sharkticons ask why, Windblade enters.
The Sharkticons are amused at the sight, but Windblade just gestures for them to bring it. The shark-bots attack, and the Cityspeaker mops the floor with them, until only an impressed Gnaw is left standing. The Sharkticon leader vows to show the Camien fear, but Windblade responds she does not do fear. They fight, until Gnaw manages to land a hit with his spear, using the opportunity to jam one of Windblade's rotors. However, her other rotor is still working just fine, and she uses it to hurl Gnaw into the wall, where he is crushed by the bar jukebox.
The fight over, Windblade apologizes for the mess made, but Maccadam doesn't mind, even offering her a free drink for her efforts. When Windblade asks about the "no fighting" rule Maccadam's has always had, the bartender chortles that—in this case—he will make an exception. Their conversation turns serious as they get to why Windblade is here. She wants to wake up Iaconus and much as the ancient bartender has tried putting it off, it's time for the last War Titan to rise again. Maccadam cautions Windblade that Iaconus is swarming with enemies before placing an ancient warhammer on the bar, reassuring her she won't have to fight them alone.
Elsewhere, Judge Starscream is taking advantage of his captive audience to rant about their injuries against him. Kup interrupts his story, assuring his audience that this went on for ages, while more important things were happening elsewhere.
Optimus Prime and Bumblebee take stock of the bizarre universe they have wound up in and do not like it. Trying to get to the injured Wheeljack, their path is blocked by the universe shifting around them again, though Bumblebee finds he is now next to the portal. Advising him to stay put, Optimus tries to rescue Wheeljack, having been given a path that nearly leads right to him, save a gap. However, as Optimus tries to jump the distance, reality shifts again, and he falls to the ground. Undaunted, Optimus just remarks that recovering Wheeljack will take effort.
In the bowels of Iaconus, Windblade and Maccadam make short work of the Sharkticons and Quintesson Prosecutors in their way, soon reaching the Cityspeaker chamber. Maccadam tries warning Windblade of the danger of speaking to the Titan, and not just because of his immense power: when he and his fellow citizens put Iaconus to sleep, they made sure no Cityspeaker would ever wake him again by setting a psychic trap. Windblade asks how she can overcome the trap, but the bartender assures her she has everything she needs already with her. Not assured by his cryptic remarks, Windblade tries speaking with the Titan. Inside his mind, she finds Iaconus's memories fragmented. When she tries accessing a memory, she activates the psychic trap, which begins to overwhelm her, until she remembers Maccadam's words. Using her Stormfall Sword, she slices her way free of the trap and urges Iaconus to speak with her. After a moment's silence, the Titan awakens.
Back in Iacon, Judge Starscream is still ranting at everyone, wanting to know where Optimus and Megatron have gotten to. Arcee tries bluffing, claiming they are elsewhere on Cybertron. She is soon joined by everyone else, as they give their own version of events. Everyone except for Clobber, who is a few pages behind. Losing his patience, Judge Starscream grabs Arcee and begins zapping her, demanding that he be told the truth he wants or else he will kill her. Arcee remains defiant, telling the oversized Seeker head she can take his worst. Just as Judge Starscream vows she shall, the ground begins to shake. Scanning the ground, Perceptor realizes it is not an earthquake. He is proven right as the ruins of Iacon City are pushed aside by Iaconus, who transforms into his towering robot mode and lets out a mighty roar.
Featured characters
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Continuity notes
- Biter was last seen in "The Prisoner"; because he is present in the Sharkticon rally, it is possible that he was freed by Lord Gnaw.
- Maccadam had mentioned back in "The Judge" that he has seen Cityspeakers die trying to interface with Iaconus before, which takes on a different context knowing he rigged up that psychic trap.
- Apparently, one of the Stormfall Swords legendary powers is the ability to follow its wielder into psychic space.
- Windblade identifies herself to Iaconus as "Windblade of the Third Circle of Caminus"; Caminus was first mentioned in "Cube". Presumably, then, the Third Circle is her place of birth.
- When everyone gives out locations to bluff Judge Starscream with, Arcee mentions the Lithium Flats, where Hot Rod had planned to go racing upon returning to Cybertron in "Battle For Cybertron I".
- Chromia mentions the Velocitron Memorial; Velocitron and its destruction was shown back in "Terminal Velocity".
- Iaconus previously had appeared via a flashback, but this time, his entire body is seen, and his face is now in a clearer view.
Transformers references
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Real-world references
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Other trivia
- The Prosecutors and Sharkticons inside Iaconus have snazzy new Starscream-inspired colour schemes.
Animation and technical errors
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Foreign localization
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Home video releases
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