Silent Strike
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| "Silent Strike" | ||||||
| Season | 3 | |||||
| No. in season | 25 | |||||
| Production company | Allspark Animation | |||||
| Airdate | February 26,2020(UK) June 7,2020 (USA) | |||||
| Writer | Gavin Hignight | |||||
| Director | Jean Texier | |||||
| Animation studio | Boulder Media Studio | |||||
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Optimus Prime leads a strike team of Autobots on a mission deep into Decepticon territory to destroy a dangerous artifact.
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Synopsis
In an unknown patch of an alternateCybertron,Astrotrainwaits in the rain, closing the doors onDead End's face as a source of amusement. As another way to drive the grumpy Decepticon to amuse him, Astrotrain manipulates his seats just as Dead End tries to sit, drawing threats until they get a call fromMegatron,who comes towards them with aMatrix of Leadershipin hand. Being chased by a volley of missiles, the Decepticon leader gets hit, taking out one of his optics, yet remains undeterred. Megatron,Shrapnel,Kickback,andBombshellretreat aboard Astrotrain, who departs for universes unknown.In the present, Megatron addresses his troops and makes one statement very clear: the time of their reckoning is nearing inch by inch.
At the border,Lockdownand a Decepticon soldier notice a cloud of dust from the Autobot side. Upon realizing it to be a stampede, they retreat in fear. It turns out to be a distraction ordered byOptimus Prime,who leads a strike team intoCroatonCity with the goal of destroying Megatron's Matrix. Sneaking past the border with the help ofWheeljack,they set off to stop Megatron and retrieveWindblade's mind shard from the alternate Matrix.
Inside his Matrix, Megatron finds that theother Primesinside are refusing to help him fight off the threat he is facing. He leaves frustrated, but as he does, a manifestation of Windblade generates. Following his failure to round up the help of thePrimes,he sendsSky-Byteto work on the shields and receives a handheld version of the completed dimensional ray from Astrotrain. Not much can be said for theInsecticons,however, as they are nowhere to be found. The Decepticon Warlord storms off withWildwheelto find them, all whileLaserbeakobserves from afar.
As the Autobots continue their infiltration,SoundwaveandShadow Strikerobserve Laserbeak's footage. Still struggling to grasp his strategies, Soundwave knows someone who has the answers they seek. Megatron grows furious after finding out that the Insecticons have built a makeshift craft and are bailing out on his plans. Shrapnel justifies their actions are because "the Other One"cannot be stopped and is only after Megatron. Megatron and Wildwheel do nothing more as the Insecticons flee Cybertron, their departure distracting some guards long enough forWhirlto get the drop on them. The other Autobots proceed to muscle their way through. Meanwhile, Soundwave and Shadow Striker threaten Dead End for answers. Refusing to comply with the two, the Decepticon makes a break for it with his peers in hot pursuit, straight into the Autobot infiltration team and instigating a corridor battle.
In thecityspeakerchamber, Sky-Byte manages to get the shields at 86%. But as beams start to come through the roof, Megatron pushes him to raise it to mask their location, cutting Prime's team off from the other Autobots. Fighting their way through Soundwave, Dead End, and Shadow Striker, they make it to the next section only to be barraged byAlpha Strikeand more Decepticon soldiers. Another battle begins and the Autobots end up surrounded. As Prime's group makes a break for Megatron, Whirl andGrimlockdeal with the Decepticons trying to stop them. As Optimus and Megatron argue,mysterious new troopersteleport around both parties and surround everyone at gunpoint.
Featured characters
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Quotes
"Prime, it's time I called in that debt you owe me. I helped you save Cybertron; now, it's time foryouto saveme."
- —Megatronissues his ultimatum.
Notes
Continuity notes
- The opening flashback reveals how Megatron got his own Matrix and returned to his universe aboard Astrotrain in "The End Of The Universe IV".
- In addition to the flashback, it is revealed that the Insecticons were recruited to the Decepticons when Megatron freed them from "the Other One". Therefore, they come from the same dimension as Astrotrain.
- Teletraan-Xis mentioned in this episode, having last appeared in "Battle For Cybertron IV".
Transformers references
- The army of Decepticons teleported in at the end of the episode are based onTarn,the zealous leader of theDecepticon Justice Division.Considering what we learn of where they come from next episode, he'd probably appreciate the compliment.
- Whereas Shrapnel has easily been identified by his Generation 1-inspired color scheme, the other two Insecticons are identified as "Bombshell" and "Kickback".
Real-world references
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Other trivia
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Animation and technical errors
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Foreign localization
Portuguese
- Title:"Ataque Silencioso"(" Silent Attack ")
- Original airdate:October 14,2021
Home video releases
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