The Ultimate Weapon
First Aid doubts his skills and leaves the Autobots, Metroplex and Trypticon get their transformation cogs switched around, and Galvatron threatens Rodimus Prime with a nonexistent weapon.
Detailed synopsis
In the far flung future of 2006, Holland is the most violent nation on Earth. Bands of roving street gangs throw grenades into windmills for no obvious reason. Unable to rely on the police, old ladies begin arming themselves in their gardens. Desparate, the police turn to the Autobots, who seek to stem the violence. The Protectobots, after some harshing on the part of Rodimus, roll out to stop the violence. Ultra Magnus tries to calm Rodimus, saying he's just as good a commander as Optimus Prime was. Rodimus, however, feels that he will never live up to the legendary Autobot leader's legacy. Who could?
Arriving in the city, the Decepticons attack, and Blades is injured. First Aid takes him to Metroplex to get repairs, while Galvatron attacks. Retreating, Galvatron taunts Rodimus with the threat of the Ultimate Weapon. At Metroplex, Swindle breaks in and manages to steal Metroplex's transformation cog. First Aid tries to reason with Swindle, but the Combaticon merely shoots the Autobot medic, then leaves. Amid a fleet of naval destroyers, Trypticon rises, and eats a ship before destroying the rest. Galvatron tells Trypticon to hurry to Metroplex, but realizes when and when not to push the dinosaur. Swindle arrives, and attempts to haggle for the cog. Galvatron offers him a limited time deal: hand over the cog, or see your life get ended.
At Metroplex, First Aid is feeling guilty over his pacifism. While Rodimus maintains that he would never force First Aid to violate his beliefs, First Aid decides to leave to clear his head. Learning that Trypticon is coming, the Autobots roll out. Reaching a nearby city, Trypticon menaces a train, but Defensor manages to save it, with only one arm. Air Raid gets shot down, while Silverbolt flies into Trypticon's stomach through his mouth. Injured, Trypticon is forced to retreat. Rodimus and Magnus head for Trypticon's hiding place, with Spike and Daniel possing as repair men. Vortex, nearly duped, realizes that the cars are Autobots due to pollution free fuel that they are using. Daniel is thrown off a cliff, but Magnus saves him. Rodimus and Magnus distract the Decepticons while Spike and Daniel steal Trypticon's cog. Returning to Metroplex, they install Trypticon's cog in Metroplex, while the Decepticons install Metroplex's cog in Trypticon (it's hard to follow, but just pay attention and it will make sense). Convinced that he "can still smash", Trypticon heads for battle. Metroplex transforms from city mode, but both cities are suffering problems. Hot Spot, realizing that First Aid is Metroplex's only hope, decides to track down his AWOL teammate.
At a junk yard, First Aid is keeping an old robot company while fixing abandoned refrigerators in an effort to think about something other than the Autobots. Hotspot finds him, and informs him of Metroplex's problem. Though still unsure of rejoining the Autobots, First Aid realizes that Metroplex's danger is more important. Meanwhile, Trypticon has gained the advantage, and thrown Metroplex into a nearby lake (talk about irony). Heading for Metroplex, First Aid manages to get inside and properly align the transformation cog, allowing Metroplex to fully transform. Metroplex throws Trypticon deeper into the lake, and the dinosaur sinks. Galvatron threatens to use the Ultimate Weapon, but Rodimus realizes that the weapon is a bluff. Galvatron, out of options, retreats. First Aid's faith in his work is restored, and Rodimus' confidence is embolden, at least until the next time he has a crisis of faith.
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Animation and/or technical glitches
- When Trypticon emerges from the ocean, Blitzwing is hovering next to Galvatron, even though he was banished after Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5.
- While not an out and out mistake, the Autobots assertion that only First Aid could adjust the Transformation Cog for Metroplex seems a little dubious. Pipes, who was seen installing the thing in The Five Faces of Darkness Part 5, surely would've been able to, if not Perceptor or the load of other Autobot handymen running around.
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- Galvatron acts a whole lot saner in this episode then he usually is in Season 3. It's not as sane as Transformers: The Movie, of course, but it's somewhere.
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