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And AWAAAY we go, with The Basics on the Autobots' stunt-flying showman, POWERGLIDE, from his iconic cartoon spotlight with the girl who loved him, to his st...
Suit up for The Basics on one of the mightiest weapons on Cybertron! From its conceptual origins in "Super-God Masterforce" with Godbomber and God Ginrai to ...
This episode, we're looking at another one of those prehistoric powerhouses, the Dinobots! He's been known by a few names in his time, including Strafe and P...
The following is my personal opinion.
This is the third and final part of the Transformers Generation 1 Season 3 Guide. It introduces the Technobots and Terrorcons. It also includes the first two issues of the manga The Great Transformers War and concludes with the resurrection of Optimus Prime.
M = Must watch: Major plot event and introduction of character/s.
N = New Characters: Not a major plot event but introduces new character/s.
F = Fun Episode: A fun episode to watch.
S = Skip: Boring and or bad episode.
Note: Manga = The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms
| Title | Importance | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Carnage in C-Minor | F | Killer Sound waves |
| The Quintesson Journal | F | Quintessons love war |
| The Ultimate Weapon | F | Rodimus deals with doubts about his leadership |
| The Big Broadcast of 2006 | F | Quintessons use subliminal messages on the Junkions |
| Fight or Flee | F | Pacifistic Autobots |
| The Dweller in the Depths | F | Robot Cthulhu? |
| Only Human | F | An incognito cross G.I. Joe |
| Chapter 5 (Manga) | F | Introduction of planet Femia (which will play a larger role in the Japanese Transformers OVA TF:Zone) |
| Grimlock's New Brain | M | Introduction of Technobots |
| The Great Transformer War Part 1 (Manga) | N | Introduction of Terrocons and again the Technobots (A continuity error fixed in the next issue) |
| The Great Transformer War Part 2 (Manga) | N | Computron is immobilized by glue and forced to become a Decepticon. / Intorduction of exosuits. |
| Money Is Everything | S | Lame episode |
| Call of the Primitives | M | A convoluted backstory for Unicron / Introduction of Primacron and the Oracle who may or may not be somehow related to Vector Sigma |
| The Face of the Nijika | F | |
| The Burden Hardest to Bear | S | Bad Rodimus episode |
| The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 | M | Outbreak of the hate plague / Prime's body is found |
| The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2 | M | Optimus Prime is Back! |
A common theme in "Transformers" stories is the merging of organics and technology, flesh and metal working in concert to achieve things neither can do alone. This episode looks at the history and evolution of this concept, from Headmasters and Pretenders to Beast Wars and Beast Machines, and more - it's the biomechanical Basics on TECHNORGANICS!
Time for the story behind another Transformer name that's been used on some very different characters over the years - from G1 to Beast Wars to the live-action movie, from the Predacons to the Constructicons, we're going wild with The Basics on RAMPAGE!
The following is my personal opinion.
This is the second part of the season 3 guide. Continues on from Five Faces of Darkness up to Webworld and also includes some manga issues from The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms.
M = Must watch: Major plot event and introduction of character/s.
N = New Characters: Not a major plot event but introduces new character/s.
F = Fun Episode: A fun episode to watch.
S = Skip: Boring and or bad episode.
Note: Manga = The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms
| Title | Importance | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 (Manga) | F | Galvatron builds a sharl like killer spaceship. Battle in Space |
| Chapter 2 (Manga) | F | Megatron is back? |
| Chapter 3 (Manga) | N | Trypticon Vs Metroplex Again / Intorduction of SixGun, Full-Tilt, Brunt |
| The Killing Jar | F | |
| Chaos | F | |
| Dark Awakening | M | Zombie Prime |
| Forever Is a Long Time Coming | M | Quintessons attempt to alter History |
| Starscream's Ghost | F | Starscream's Ghost |
| Chapter 4 (Manga) | N | Introduction of Gilthor / Starscream's Ghost |
| Thief in the Night | F | |
| Surprise Party | S | Daniel and Wheelie episode |
| Madman's Paradise | F | |
| Nightmare Planet | F | Nightmares |
| Ghost in the Machine | F | Starscream's Ghost is back |
| Webworld | F | Galvatron's madness |
Optimus Prime and his team discover another mysterious crate drop! But they’re not alone… The fearsome Dinobot Snarl is back and ready to battle - and this time, there are even more surprise loot hunters joining the fight! Who will win the crate and claim the prize?
https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/transformers-cyberworld-episode-24-boxing-day-special.3794/Open linkView original on piefed.socialJust in time for his new Age of the Primes toy, we return to the Japanese side of the world of "Beast Wars" to look at the Maximal mammoth who's so powerful, he's known as the One-Man Army! These are The Basics on BIG CONVOY!
M = Must watch: Major plot event and introduction of character/s.
N = New Characters: Not a major plot event but introduces new character/s.
F = Fun Episode: A fun episode to watch.
S = Skip: Boring and or bad episode.
The following is my personal opinion.
This is a shorter one focusing only on the Five Faces of Darkness episodes. Because they are somewhat separate from the rest of the season. Almost like a second movie split into 5 episodes.
Finally, we learn the origin of the Transformers in these episodes.
| Title | Importance | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 | M | Decepticons struggle to survive |
| Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2 | M | Galvatron is Back |
| Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 | N | Marissa Faireborn is introduced |
| Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 | M | One of the most important episodes, Origins of the transformers, and the truth about the Quintessons |
| Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5 | N | Joint Decepticon-Quintesson assault / Introduction of Sky Lynx / Metroplex VS Trypticon |
Rev up your engines for a race across the stars to a world colonised long ago by explorers from Cybertron, which has evolved its own unique culture where speed is king, and the fastest 'bots make the rules! These are The Basics on the "Speed Planet" - VELOCITRON!
The hunt is on for Energon and CYBERWORLD will never be the same.
After his adventures with Optimus Prime and Elita-1, Bumblebee discovers a new form of Energon that supercharges his powers and increases his size. But too much of this Energon can cause chaos and maybe even unlock Bumblebee’s inner rage. Along with this surge in power, new regions, upgrades, and missions are unlocked. New allies drop in, but new threats also emerge. Across every part of the map, battles will be fought for control and alliances will be made.
Because whoever controls the power of Energon, controls all of CYBERWORLD…
https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/transformers-cyberworld-getting-a-second-season.3763/Open linkView original on piefed.socialThe following is my personal opinion.
Before season 3 there is the Intermediate Season which includes the Japanese manga that has been released in English my Viz media. The Japanese OVA scramble city, with an unofficial continuation as a fan made video and an official continuation as a Japanese Manga posted online, I have added a link to a fan translation. Finally, of course Transformers the movie.
M = Must watch: Major plot event and introduction of character/s.
N = New Characters: Not a major plot event but introduces new character/s.
F = Fun Episode: A fun episode to watch.
S = Skip: Boring and or bad episode.
| Title | Importance | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue (Manga) | S | Not bad but is a recap |
| Chapter 1 (Manga) | M | Decepticons Attack japan / Introduction of Kenji and Autobot communication Helmet |
| Chapter 2 (Manga) | F | Decepticons corner bumblebee in japan |
| Chapter 3 (Manga) | F | First Mention scramble city and Trypticon |
| Chapter 4 (Manga) | N | Introduction of Ultra Magnus / Autobot Road |
| Chapter 5 (Manga) | S | Just a combiner teams battle. |
| Chapter 6 (Manga) | N | Introduction of Trypticon / Metroplex (Only as a hologram) |
| Chapter 7 (Manga) | F | |
| Chapter 8 (Manga) | S | Has animal cruelty. |
| Scramble City: Mobilization | N | Introduction of Metroplex. Ends on cliffhanger. |
| Scramble City 2 | F | Fun made continuation |
| Scramble City 2 Manga | F | Official continuation made years later |
| Transformers the movie | M | Just watch it, if you have not seen it. It's fun. Introduction of too many new characters to list and the introduction of the Matrix of leadership and evil Unicron. |
Judge him by his size, do you? This week, we're heading back to the Age of the Primes once again, for a look at another of the legendary original Thirteen Transformers - master of the Microverse, maker of the Micronauts, the father of all Mini-Cons, MICRONUS PRIME!
The following is my personal opinion.
This is the third and final part of the season 2 guide. The last 10 episodes focus mostly on the introduction of the combiner teams into the Autobots and Decepticons roster. But it also features the episode "War Dawn" that contains important backstory about Optimus Prime and the Great War.
M = Must watch: Major plot event and introduction of character/s.
N = New Characters: Not a major plot event but introduces new character/s.
F = Fun Episode: A fun episode to watch.
S = Skip: Boring and or bad episode.
| Title | Importance | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 | M | Introduction of the super computer vector sigma and the Stunticons |
| The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2 | M | Introduction of the Aerialbots |
| Aerial Assault | S | |
| War Dawn | M | Optimus Prime's and the great war backstory / |
| Trans-Europe Express | F | Fun episode, could have better map of europe. |
| Cosmic Rust | F | Deadly rust is killing Megatron |
| Starscream's Brigade | N | Introduction of the Combaticons |
| The Revenge of Bruticus | N | Continuation of Starscream's Brigade / Introduction of the Protectobots |
| Masquerade | F | |
| B.O.T. | S |
Transformers: Cyberworld is back with Wheeljack!
In the 21st episode, "Beyond Repair", Wheeljack is racing through Cyber City and comes face-to-smug-face with Starscream. However, a portal opens, leading to an exercise where fixing machines is the name of the game. Wheeljack's got this one on lock... right?
https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/transformers-cyberworld-episode-21-get-in-gear.3738/Open linkView original on piefed.socialGetting Back to Basics for 2026, we kick off this year with a look at the 'bot behind one of the most famous "Transformers" urban legends! It's the motormouthed Autobot known as BLUESTREAK - so why isn't he BLUE?
Team Optimus just jumped into the MOST INTENSE ocean platformer challenge yet! To uncover the truth about Wheeljack, Elita-1, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee take on a relentless co-op time-trial over the open ocean and the slightest mistake can send them straight down! Can they beat the clock, or will the ocean win?
https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/transformers-cyberworld-episode-20-trios-action.3732/Open linkView original on piefed.socialTransformers Generation 1 Season 2 Part 2 Guide
The following is my personal opinion.
In the second part of season 2, we have a few 2-part episodes, and we see the introduction of more Autobots, many of them out of nowhere.
There has been a long debate in the Transformers community over where they came from. Were they all this time unconscious in the ark and, for unknown reasons, reactivated? Were they active, but we did not see them? Or did they just arrive on earth? For me, the answer has always been simple: they just arrived on earth, and I will explain why below in spoiler in case someone has not seen the episodes. I know it is an old kids show from the 80s, but younger people might not have seen it.
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!So I believe the new Autobots arrive on Earth from Cybertron sometime during the events of the second season. Most likely Omega Supreme brought them to Earth. The problem most people have with this theory is that the new Autobots in the episodes Desertion of Dinobots suffer the same side effects from Cybertonium depletion as the season one Autobots. Who have been on earth for millions of years. And since the new Autobots were suffering as the old Autobots at the same time, they couldn't have been on Cybertron.
This logic is, in my opinion, wrong because just because they were on Cybetron is not enough to have enough Cybertonium. The episode clearly shows that it is something that has to be mined and consumed the same way as Energon. And the Decepticons are in control of the Cybertonium mines, so the Autobots have no access to Cybertonium. Which would explain why they suffered. So for me it all makes sense unless I am missing something.
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M = Must watch: Major plot event and introduction of character/s.
N = New Characters: Not a major plot event but introduces new character/s.
F = Fun Episode: A fun episode to watch.
S = Skip: Boring and or bad episode.
| Title | Importance | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Dinobot Island, Part 1 | N | Many new characters are introduced out of nowhere. Also real Dinosaurs. |
| Dinobot Island, Part 2 | N | Many new characters are introduced out of nowhere. Also real Dinosaurs. |
| The Master Builders | S | |
| Auto Berserk | F | |
| Microbots | F | Good episode. Introduces the heart of Cybertron. |
| Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 | N | Part of the plot was reused in Dark of the moon. Cosmos is introduced |
| Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 | N | Part of the plot was reused in Dark of the moon. Astrotrain is introduced |
| Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1 | M | Introduces the Cybertonium element |
| Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2 | M | Introduces the Cybertonium element |
| Blaster Blues | N | Omega supreme. |
| A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court | F | The Transformers go to the sixth century |
| The Golden Lagoon | F | Golden Transformers |
| The God Gambit | N | A rare pre-season 3 episode that does not take place on earth or cybertron |
| Make Tracks | F | |
| Child's Play | S | |
| Quest for Survival | F | Morphobots |
| The Secret of Omega Supreme | M | Introduction of Omega Supreme / One of the many origin stories for the Constructicons |
| The Gambler | N | Introduction of Devcon |
| Kremzeek! | F | An electric pest annoys everyone. |
| Sea Change | F | okish episode |
| Triple Takeover | F | |
| Prime Target | F | |
| Auto-Bop | F | A funky hypnosis plot. |
| The Search for Alpha Trion | M | Introduces Alpha Trion and Female Autobots |
| The Girl Who Loved Powerglide | S | Meh |
| Hoist Goes Hollywood | F |