Nemesis Prime (episode)

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

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"Nemesis Prime"
Production company	Hasbro Studios
Airdate	April 7, 2012
Animation studio	Polygon Pictures

Optimus Prime becomes destructive while MECH reveals their master plan.

Synopsis

Agent Fowler drives out of a military base, listening to a few tunes, when a semi truck begins to tailgate him too close for comfort. He realizes that it's more than a case of road rage when the truck rams him. Fowler notices a familiar symbol on his attacker's grille-the Autobot symbol. Optimus Prime continues to attack, and as Fowler comes upon a bridge, he pushes his car through the divider, where it hangs precariously.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans
Ratchet Bulkhead Arcee Bumblebee Optimus Prime	Breakdown (deceased)	Jack Darby Miko Raf William Fowler MECH Silas/Nemesis Prime MECH soldiers MECH Commando

Notes

Continuity notes

• MECH has Breakdown's reassembled remains, which they collected after his destruction in "Crossfire".
• Ratchet recalls MECH's study of Breakdown in "Operation: Breakdown" and the theft of Starscream's T-Cog in "Operation Bumblebee, Part 2".
• Silas took a scan of Optimus at the end of "Convoy", which is evidently how he was able to produce a nearly-identical copy of him in this episode.

Transformers references

• Fowler listens to an instrumental version of The Touch on his car radio.
• Nemesis Prime's attack on the military base is a reference to Blackout's similar rampage in Transformers, right down to the soldiers surrounding him prior to transformation.

Trivia

• Silas is a former member of the Special Operations branch of the military, while Fowler is an ex-Army Ranger. Fowler is also trained as a gunman.