Alpha/Omega
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| "Alpha/Omega" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | September 28, 2012 | |||||
| Animation studio | Polygon Pictures | |||||
Megatron takes extreme measures to harness the power of the Primes, while Optimus learns the secret of the Omega Keys.
==Synopsis=={{
In the past...
Ages ago, on the war-torn planet of Cybertron, home to a race of shape-changing robots, a leader emerged who ended the fighting: Nova Prime. Seeking to rediscover the lost principles of their legendary gods, Primus and the Guiding Hand, Nova gathers his closest friends and advisors, Jhiaxus, Galvatron, Cyclonus and Dai Atlas, and leads them on a quest into the bowels of the planet. There, they find the home of the Guiding Hand, Crystal City, and its guardian Omega Supreme, who allies himself with Nova to help accomplish his goal of bringing peace and prosperity back to the wounded world. Together, they raise Crystal City to the surface and usher in a new age of freedom... but in time, Nova's ambition begins to grow, and he has an Ark built that he may travel to countless other worlds and share his gift of freedom with them. Additionally, further studying the legends of the Guiding Hand, he explores ways to fulfil the prophecy that claims "all shall be one", and tasks Jhiaxus with re-engineering six volunteers, giving them the ability to combine their bodies and minds. Horrified at this perversion of the ancient texts, Dai Atlas informs Omega Supreme, who shares his concern: it's not just freedom Nova seeks for all, but freedom from individual will. Omega attacks the monstrous new combined Transformer, Monstructor, causing the beast to rage out of Nova and Jhiaxus's control, resulting in a battle that devastates Crystal City. Dai Atlas despairs, but Nova dismisses the city as having outlived its usefulness, and departs to make ready for the launch of the Ark. In time, Omega triumphs over Monstructor, and reveals to Dai Atlas the great secret of Crystal City, which he never shared with Nova: beneath it dwells a slumbering Metrotitan. It is not for them to awaken it, however; that task will be carried out by a great Cybertronian in the future. For now, its energies will be used to aid Dai Atlas in leaving the planet himself when the time comes, to preserve the teachings of the Guiding Hand when Cybertron once again feels the inevitable grip of war. As the Ark departs and Crystal City collapses back beneath Cybertron's surface, Dai Atlas remarks on Omega's apparent knowledge of the future, but Omega explains he knows merely the path, not the destination. Uncertainty allows Dai Atlas a measure of optimism, but Omega sees little point in having hope.
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Continuity notes
- The episode continues from the end of the previous one, showing the message from Alpha Trion.
- Megatron uses the Forge of Solus Prime, which he acquired in "Operation Bumblebee, Part 2".
- Smokescreen uses the phase shifter again.
- Optimus loses yet another sword to Megatron in battle, as he did in "Darkness Rising, Part 5" and "One Shall Fall".
Transformers references
- The idea that the Covenant of Primus could give Alpha Trion a blurry glimpse into the future as well as be a recording of the past was belabored in Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron.
- The Omega Keys are an amalgam of the Omega Lock and Cyber Planet Keys from Transformers: Cybertron, which together had the power to reawaken Primus.
