Battle For Cybertron II
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| "Battle For Cybertron II" | ||||||
| Season | 3 | |||||
| No. in season | 2 | |||||
| Production company | Allspark Animation | |||||
| Airdate | February 17,2020(UK) March 6,2020 (CN app/website) March 15,2020 (USA) | |||||
| Writer | Randolph Heard | |||||
| Director | Jean Texier | |||||
| Animation studio | Boulder Media Studio | |||||
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The full forces of the Autobots and the Decepticons engage in a battle for control of Cybertron.
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Synopsis
In theThreshold of the Well,Megatronjubilantly watches asShockwave'slaser snareobliterates theArk,praising the scientist for succeeding at something. The Decepticon leader monologues about how things are going: the Autobots are dead,Vector Sigmais back inside the Threshold, and soon he will use theAllSparkto create an army of Decepticons, all loyal to him. He then commandsSkywarpto take the Seekers to comb through the ship's wreckage, find the artifact, and kill any Autobot survivors they find. However, the moment is interrupted by someone cutting through the Threshold's doors. It'sTeletraan-X,who is incensed over the destruction of its ship, and vows revenge. Megatron effortlessly swats the little drone away, only to find it did not come alone: the Autobots are still alive. Megatron is confused, soOptimus Primeexplains...
Before theArkgot to Cybertron, Optimus ordered all hands to abandon the ship, suspecting the Decepticons of laying a trap, and has Teletraan-X pilot the ship on its own despiteHot Rod's objections.
Optimus calls Megatron on how easy his actions were to predict. Megatron snarls back that he may have a few surprises left. Regardless, the full force of the Decepticons stands between Optimus and getting the AllSpark back where it belongs. The two armies charge at one another.
Nearby,Bumblebee,Hot RodandCheetorwatch. Though both Bumblebee and Cheetor want to get involved, Hot Rod reminds them of Optimus's orders to stay out of the fight until he clears the way for them, much to Bumblebee's disappointment. The two armies fight, but despite casualties on both sides, neither has a clear advantage. As Bumblebee seesSoundwaveincapacitateRatchet,he hurries off to get involved, but Hot Rod blocks his path. Fortunately for both,Grimlockintervenes to save the Autobot's medic.
As the battle rages, Optimus and Megatron clash, unaware thatShadow Strikeris drawing her gun on Optimus. At the last moment,Prowlleaps in front of her shot, saving Optimus at the cost of his own life. An enraged Optimus vows that now, he and Megatron will end their battle once and for all. Meanwhile, by the Threshold's door, Shockwave observes and turns away from the fight. Inside the building, he signals to Megatron that they are ready, as he descends into the planet to the howls ofScraplets.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"Shockwave, your laser snare, for once you did something right."
"My success rate is 99.8%."
- —Megatrondoles out praise toShockwave.
"You...you...you big buckethead bully!"
- —Teletraan-Xexercises his insult subroutines on Megatron.
"Megatron, after all these cycles of unending treachery, you areeasyto predict. "
- —Optimus Primeburns Megatron.
"YAH! When cruel pain calls, a serenade of fury, Sky-Byte ascendant!"
"Worst poet ever Sky-Byte."
"Philistine!"
- —Sky-Bytedoes not take criticism fromArceewell.
Notes
Continuity notes
- In "Escape From Earth",it was unclear if Vector Sigma had been left on Earth. This episode confirms it to have been brought home by the Decepticons.
- Similarly, Sky-Byte was last seen drifting off into space in the same episode. While it was unclear if he was ever recovered at the time, this episode shows him to still be among the Decepticons.
- Ramjet chronologically last appeared in "Allspark"amongst the Seekers attacking the space bridge. Dirge, meanwhile, was chronologically last seen in"Cube".
- Jetfire grounds Skywarp and Ramjet with Seeker-esque chest missiles, much like his former friendStarscream.
- Prowl sacrifices himself to save Optimus Prime's life, mirroring Prowl's first appearance in "Matrix of Leadership",where Optimus Prime risks his own life to save a doomed Prowl.
- Shadow Striker is distraught that her fatal shot hit Prowl instead of Optimus Prime, likely due to their brief friendship in "Parley".
Transformers references
- There is an assortment of new faces in this episode. To start off, the Seekers are now led by a gender-bent version ofSkywarp,who was absent from the previous two seasons.
- A new face amongst the Decepticons is Alpha Strike, who is modeled afterBeast MachinesStrika,yet has been renamed fortrademarkreasons.
- The Autobots are joined by a new version of the elderly veteranKup,whose design is based off his Generation 1counterpart's firstGenerationstoywith minor stylistic tweaks based off hisTitans Returntoy.
- Debuting seconds after Kup is a new version of the one-eyedWreckerWhirl,who is modeled after his Generation 1counterpart's original and2012More than Meets the Eyecomic design.
- Despite receiving only vocal grunts in this episode, we get to see Dead End, a new version of the Generation 1Stunticon.His design is based off hisCombiner Warstoybut in the colors of his live-action movie universenamesake.
- Prowl dies by taking a blast through the right side of his upper torso, the same wayhis G1 Counterpartdied inthe original movie,although unlike the gruesome fate his original incarnation suffered, here it merely appears as if Prowl's paint was damaged before expiring.
Real-world references
- Kup says that "[he's] getting too old for this scrud", referencingRoger Murtaugh's famous line fromLethal Weapon:"I'm too old for this shit."
Other trivia
- The Cybertronian text displayed on Megatron's display screen is "Scan" and "I like pickles."
- The Threshold building is surrounded by multiple statues ofAlpha TrionandMaccadam,foreshadowing their status as members of theThirteen.
- While the episode's animation does not make itlooklike Prowl's injury is that bad, the fact that the light in his eyes fades implicitly confirms that he indeed perished. Furthermore, he is not seen again after what goes down between and after "Battle For Cybertron IV"and"The Loop".
Animation and technical errors
- Though Megatron issues a command to Skywarp, she is not shown to be amongst the present Decepticon group.
- Even in Skywarp's first appearance, she is occasionally replaced withNova Storm's model, an inconsistency that would continue randomly throughout the rest of the season.
Foreign localization
German
- Title:"Die Schlacht um Cybertron Teil 2"
- Alternate Title:"Kampf um Cybertron"
- Original airdate:September 5,2020
Portuguese
- Title:"A Batalha por Cybertron, Parte 2"(" The Battle for Cybertron, Part 2 ")
- Original airdate:September 17,2021
Home video releases
- TBA
