A Bug's Lie

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A Bug's Lie
Season	1
No. in season	10
Airdate	October 4, 2025
Writers	Ryan Denham
Animation studio	Omens Studio LTD
Continuity	Cyberworld
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Bumblebee and Chop Shop team up to raid a secret treasure from a lost temple.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons
Bumblebee (1) Optimus Prime (2) Elita-1 (3)	Chop Shop (4)

Quotes

"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings, Elita. Even... that."

—Optimus Prime doesn't have to sound that disgusted at his own beliefs.

"The amazing, the wondrous, the beautiful-"
"It's a rock."
"Correction! Is a special rock!"

—Chop Shop overestimates Bumblebee's enthusiasm.

Notes

Continuity notes

• Bumblebee mentions Grimlock bailing, which happened at the end of the prior episode.

Character levels

• Bumblebee is Level 2, gaining about half a level of XP when he takes the energon. He is back to low level by the end of the episode.
• Chop Shop is Level 6.
• Optimus Prime is Level 1.

Transformers references

• Optimus drops his usual catchphrase, "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings".

Real world references

• This episode's name is a reference to the Disney-Pixar film A Bug's Life.
• As the lair is collapsing, Bumblebee slides under a door, only to have to reach back to grab something important, referencing the famous scene from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Trivia

• Like other Cyberworld episodes, this one was initially uploaded alongside the previous episode with an SEO baiting title ("Bumblebee TRAPPED in Haunted Dungeon"). The title comes from writer Ali Lightfoot's twitter feed.