User:Arren1234/Sandbox/Five Faces of Darkness

The name or term "Five Faces of Darkness" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Five Faces of Darkness (disambiguation).

Disclaimer: characters shown may not be in this cartoon.

this is a (rough) mockup for handling combined pages for multi-part stories, with Five Faces of Darkness as an example

"Five Faces of Darkness" is the five-part season premiere of the third season of the Generation 1 animated series. It was a direct sequel to the events of the animated movie, though none of the celebrity voice actors returned to their roles.

These episodes are infamous for poor art and animation quality; but from a storytelling perspective they provide much information about ancient Transformer history, and either establish or reinforce in-character behavior for practically every member of the cast. The story is a wide-ranging adventure, taking place on half a dozen alien worlds as well as Cybertron and Earth.

"Five Faces of Darkness" is the first appearance of Metroplex, and shows the construction of his Decepticon opposite Trypticon, who destroys Autobot Headquarters in the lead up to a fight between the two Titans. Galvatron returns to lead the Decepticons, and Rodimus Prime has a head-trip into the Matrix of Leadership to learn the history of the Autobots. This story also features the first appearances of Outback, Marissa Faireborn, Sky Lynx, the Predacons, the Skuxxoid, and the offensive stereotype Abdul Fakkadi.

These five episodes, as originally aired, featured their own unique introductory title sequence, largely composed of interpretive versions of events within the mini-series.

«	Five Faces of Darkness parts	»
1 2 3 4 5

Synopsis

Currently just the opening paragraph of each episode's page, would probably be better with slightly more in-depth descriptions

Part 1

In the wake of Unicron's defeat, the battered Decepticons struggle to survive, and the Autobots enjoy a period of peace and celebration. But peace never lasts...

Part 2

As a near-death experience on Chaar allows Rodimus Prime to discover who kidnapped the Autobots, Cyclonus and Scourge head to rescue Galvatron... only to find that something is very wrong with their leader.

Part 3

Desperate to destroy the Autobots, the Quintessons make a deal with the Decepticons.

Part 4

Seeking answers about their mysterious new foes, Rodimus Prime takes a journey through the Matrix to learn the truth about the Quintessons... and the origins of the Transformers.

Part 5

With Earth and Cybertron under joint Decepticon-Quintesson assault, the Autobots raise a last stand against their old enemies... and the race which created them.

Featured Characters

This is just the part 1 Featured Characters copied over, but it would be a combined list of all 5 parts in a final version

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans	Others
Rodimus Prime (1) Kup (2) Arcee (3) Jazz (4) Bumblebee (5) Cliffjumper (6) Springer (7) Ultra Magnus (11) Sludge (12) Perceptor (13) Slag (14) Wreck-Gar (15) Warpath (24) Blurr (25) Wheelie (26) Blaster (29) Outback (30) Grimlock (34)	Astrotrain (16) Hook (17) Scavenger (17) Scrapper (17) Long Haul (17) Bonecrusher (17) Devastator (17) Menasor (18) Shrapnel (19) Kickback (20) Cyclonus (21) Scourge (22) Sweeps (23) Galvatron (28) Dirge (32) Ramjet (33) Onslaught (35) Motormaster (36) Soundwave (37) Rumble (38) Thrust (39) Blast Off (40) Drag Strip (41) Breakdown (42) Wildrider (43) Octane (44) Tantrum (45) Swindle (46) Dead End (47)	Spike Witwicky (9) Daniel Witwicky (10) Carly (28) Abdul Fakkadi (31)	Unicron's head (8) Skuxxoid (27) Quintessons (34)

Quotes

don't think this really should be included

Season 5

maybe give the S5 version of the 5-parter it's own page?

Notes

anything relevant to all (or at least most) of the parts, some examples provided

most of the current opening paragraph for this page would fit in here

Production Information

• Miniseries outline revised: 18th February 1986 (edited by Steve Gerber)

Continuity Notes

• This story picks up an unspecified amount of time after The Transformers: The Movie (which had played in theaters during the summer preceding the episodes' debuts), and draws directly on many of its events. References include the Battle of Autobot City, Unicron's head orbiting Cybertron, the loss of Optimus Prime, the rise of Galvatron and his lieutenants, the defeat of the Decepticons, and the Autobots regaining control of Cybertron.

Trivia

• In an interview with Flint Dille, he said that the Quintesson origin story came from "The Secret of Cybertron," an aborted script for the movie by him and his fellow writer, Jay Bacal.

Home Video Releases

All releases listed are in English audio unless otherwise noted.

VHS

1990 — The Transformers — Five Faces of Darkness (Family Home Entertainment)

LaserDisc

1990 — The Transformers — Five Faces of Darkness (Family Home Entertainment)
1999 — The Transformers: 2010 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only.

DVD

2001 — The Transformers: 2010 — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only.
2002 — Transformers — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (Sony Wonder)
2002 — Transformers — Five Faces of Darkness: Parts 1-5 (Sony Wonder)
2003 — The Original Transformers — Season 3 Part 1 (Rhino Entertainment)
2003 — The Original Transformers — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment)
2004 — Transformers — Season 3 and Season 4 (Metrodome)
2004 — Transformers — Collection 4: Series 3.1 (Madman Entertainment)
2006 — Transformers — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome)
2007 — The Transformers — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)
2009 — Transformers — Season's Three & Four [sic] (Metrodome)
2009 — The Transformers — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment)
2009 — The Transformers — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory)
2010 — The Transformers — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)
2011 — The Transformers — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory)
2014 — The Transformers — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)
2014 — Transformers — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

External Links

• IMDb's page for this episode

[[Category:Story arcs]] [[Category:The Transformers episodes]]