The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!
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| "The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!" (Kizuna no Chikara! Wildocking!) | ||||||
| Airdate | 2025 March 26 | |||||
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With Megatron returning to his evil ways, Optimus unlocks a new power to fight him.
Synopsis
Lightlong incredulously asks if Flame Megatron was the bot Optimus Prime came to find. Optimus confirms the claim but notes that something seems wrong with him. Flame Megatron had expected Optimus to dodge his Jurassic Vol Flare and declares he's here to test the newfound power he's obtained, attacking the duo once again by firing a Volca Burning. Flame Megatron is pleased that Optimus is able to dodge this attack as well, and leaps into the air after him before striking Optimus with a devastating kick that launches him deeper into the forest.
Optimus Prime wonders if this can possibly be the Megatron he knows as Lightlong comes to help him up. The Energy Beast tells Optimus that that the dinosaur acting as Megatron's right arm is Captain Volca of the Dinosaur Tribe. He explains that, on Elementros, the Energy Beasts have separated themselves into two distinct tribes, Animal and Dinosaur. These two tribes live apart and are meant respect a rule that forbids one tribe from encroaching on the other's territory. Lightlong demands to know why Volca is violating this rule by entering Animal Tribe land, and Volca exclaims that the territory split no longer matters. Volca's fellow tribesman Leafback arrives and agrees, telling Lightlong and Optimus that Flame Megatron has come to lead the Dinosaur Tribe and conquer the planet. Optimus asks Flame Megatron if this is really what he's after, who reveals his wish to go beyond ruling the planet by gathering Elementros's Element Energy to become the the most powerful being in the universe.
Determined to protect the planet's inhabitants from Flame Megatron's ambition, Optimus Prime declares he has to stop his former friend but is unable to able to overcome his newfound power. Volca belittles Optimus's strength and declares once more that Megatron will lead his tribe to greatness as he strikes Optimus again and again, sending him flying back as Lightlong leaps to intercept him. Lightlong believes Optimus is the hero who came from the sky, and says that if he is then he will be able to use Wildocking, just as Megatron and Volca have done. Lightlong is sure that the brief friendship the two have shared will be enough to allow them to Wildock, and says that doing so will allow Optimus to harness Element Energy of his own. Enraged, Volca orders Leafback to attack the two and stop them but Lightlong quickly Wildocks with Optimus, granting him the lightning Element Energy and naming their new form Lightning Optimus. Their new strength easily sends Leafback flying away with a single blow, leaving Optimus stunned at the power Element Energy contains.
Featured characters
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Notes
Continuity notes
- Silhouettes are shown during Lightlong's explanation about the Energy Beast tribes, foreshadowing characters who would appear later in the series.
