Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!
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| "Get Optimus!" / "Get Megatron!" | ||||||
| Airdate | June 2, 2016 | |||||
| Written by | Simon Furman | |||||
| Packaged with | Optimus Prime or Megatron (duh) | |||||
Let the Earth Wars... begin!
Synopsis
Game tutorial
Autobots
Melody Keen, the Autobots' ally on Earth. welcomes Jetfire to her planet. They set to work on building defenses for their base, starting off with an auto cannon constructed just in time to fend off a small Decepticon attack. Later, they build an outpost, which protects them from Starscream when he arrives and discovers that they're on Earth. Melody cheers, but Jetfire points out that they still need reinforcements from Cybertron, which they can only get if they power the Space Bridge with a crystal. Melody gets her contacts to work on finding one, and soon, they have one to bring Ironhide to Earth. Together, they set up an Energon harvester and storage, as well as an alloy harvester. Finally, it comes time to bring Optimus Prime to Earth; Ironhide lets his leader know that they're off to scout the enemy base, and receives orders to locate a crystal strong enough to bring him through the Space Bridge.
Decepticons
The egoist Luca welcomes Starscream to Earth, saying he's there to help them for a price before being shushed by his new ally. They build an auto cannon, which protects them from a small Autobot attack, then an outpost that forces Jetfire to retreat when he goes to the base. Afterwards, Starscream orders Luca to fire up the Space Bridge, but his human partner tells him that they'll need a crystal for that, and if he wants a crystal, he has to make a deal. They eventually find one and bring Bludgeon to Earth with it. The skull-faced warrior suggests they build a harvester and storage building for Energon, as well as alloy. Their next step is to bring Megatron to Earth, something their leader says can be accomplished with a more powerful crystal.
Part 1: "Scouting the Area"
Autobots
Jetfire and Ironhide arrive at the Decepticon base and decide to get some revenge on them for their prior attack, a battle from which they emerge victorious. Among the spoils are enough Energon and alloy to, at Blaster's suggestion, upgrade their headquarters. They then claim a reward, as upgrading it was a direct order from Cybertron. When discussing their next step, they decide to continue raiding Decepticon bases to get more resources to strengthen their own defenses and bring more allies to Earth.
Decepticons
Starscream and Bludgeon attack the Autobot base and steal some of their resources, which they use, at Soundwave's recommendation, to upgrade their HQ. Like the Autobots, they receive a reward, since upgrading their headquarters was on Megatron's to-do list for them. They agree that their next step is to attack more enemy bases to grow their stockpile of resources and further fortify their main base.
Part 2: "Crystals"
Part 3: "Exposed Flank"
Part 4: "Laser Strike"
Part 5: "The Final Push"
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Gameplay
Character stories
Optimus Prime
Megatron
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Notes
- Being the introductory campaign for the game, the story told before and after each battle is heavily connected to the tutorial dialogues played between them. For the sake of keeping everything in one place, the pre-"Scouting the Area" tutorial has been given its own section, while any tutorial dialogues taking place after a battle are grouped with that battle in its synopsis.
- Every Autobot featured in the dialogues has their in-game Decepticon counterpart appearing as well, except for Grimlock–Razorclaw wouldn't make his first appearance in them until the start of the "Combiner Wars" campaign.
References
External links
- Campaign mode hub page at the Transformers: Earth Wars web site
- Recording of "Get Optimus!" at the "Fake Gamer 619" YouTube channel
