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Season 1

52 listed episodes · First aired January 9, 2004

EPISODE GUIDE

Episodes

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E1Cybertron City

Ten years have passed since the Armada battles. The Autobots and Decepticons work side by side with humans to harvest Energon. But trouble is brewing with recent attacks by a group of transformers known as Terrorcons. C…

E2Energron Stars

The Autobots prepare for the Terrorcons' second strike, but it's not where they expected.

E3Scorponok

At Desert City, the Autobots fend off the first Terrorcon attack against Earth.

E4Megatron's Sword

The survivors on Mars are attacked again, but the Autobots must turn their attention elsewhere.

E5The New Cybertron City

An Energon scout team on a frozen mountain is the target of the latest Terrorcon attack!

E6Megatron Resurrected

At various Cyber Cites the Transformers have set up defensive traps to stop the Terrorcons from stealing Energon. It appears the Autobots have won as their enemies retreat, but as they head back to regroup, Cyclonus, Ti…

E7Megatron Raid

After seeing what Megatron did to Hot Shot, the Autobots end up in a stand off with the Decepticons. Megatron taunts Optimus Prime but allows the Autobots to withdraw without a skirmish. Back at Ocean City, Hot Shot is …

E8Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary

A mysterious phantom assassin stalks Optimus Prime. Can Kicker and the Autobots protect Optimus and unmask the assassin before it is too late?

E9Battle of The Asteroid Belt

The Decepticons manage to hit Asteroid City and Lunar City at the same time.

E10Energon Tower

The remains of Unicron are finally shown and then the Decepticons attack ocean city only to discover that the Autobots have an Energon tower which activates during the battle. The Energon tower destroys all the Terrorco…

E11The Legend of Rodimus

Alpha Q prepares to bring Unicron to life, while yet another Energon Tower is secured into place. Below the city, Kicker searches for more Energon with Ironhide, but has trouble because of a similar experience during hi…

E12Crisis In Jungle City

A massive attack on Jungle City drives the Autobot troops to carry out a desperate last-ditch plan.

E13Kicker Beware

Kicker and the Autobots make a series of startling discoveries amid the ruins of Lunar City.

E14Energon Grid

Megatron has taken yet another plan, to create three meteors from Unicron and propel them at Earth before the Energon grid has been completed. Dr. Jones notices Desert City's Energon tower has a fault, rendering the Ene…

E15Rodimus: Friend or Foe

While Snow Cat tests his Hyper Power against the Energon Grid, Megatron decides to go after Alpha Q instead of Earth after finding a Terrorcon spy. On Earth, the Autobots celebrate the Energon Grid, but Optimus calls a …

E16Go For Unicron

Carlos reports the locators on the two Terrorcons have concluded that the enemy has two bases (Megatron and Alpha Q), while Megatron's plan doesn't succeed as Team Rodimus comes to rescue Scorponok. After the report, Dr…

E17The Return of Demolisher

Following Kicker's Energon instinct, the Cybertron land on a frozen planet, and soon become stranded.

E18A Tale of Two Heroes

Escalating tensions reach their boiling point as Optimus Prime and Rodimus clash over difference of their ideals over the menace of Unicron!

E19Battle Stations

Unicron’s body is rapidly reviving, much to Megatron’s delight. Optimus Prime pilots the Miranda II into Unicron’s body in an attempt to destroy it from the inside, but Unicron attempts to crush the Autobots and their s…

E20Alpha Q: Identity

Kicker confronts Alpha Q deep within Unicron, mangning to get the Quintesson to expose his secrets and origins.

E21Shockblast: Rampage

As the Autobots scramble to defeat the Decepticons, the sadistic Shockblast is released from captivity on Cybertron.

E22Survival Instincts

Several Decepticon spaceships manage to escape Cybertron and arrive at Unicron’s body where Megatron surveys his forces. Over in Unicron’s head, Optimus Prime meets with Alpha Q.

E23Each One Fights...

Megatron is plotting to feed Cybertron to Unicron! The Decepticon army is battered and Shockblast forms an elite unit of those few who are intact. Optimus Prime and Rodimus team up and head off to defend Cybertron, leav…

E24Unicron Unleashed

The battle continues on Cybertron as Optimus Prime and Rodimus once again act as one team. The Decepticons are able to cause more tears in the Energon grid, allowing Megatron to swoop down with the Terrorcons, bent on s…

E25Open Fire!

Megatron and Optimus Prime are set to face off in a final showdown - until Shockblast interferes.

E26Ripped Up Space

Using Unicron, Megatron has discovered a powerful source of energy: Super Energon. By immersing himself in the liquid, he is transformed into Galvatron, with a new purple armor which makes him impervious to all forms of…

E27Team Optimus Prime

Recap episode. Megatron escapes into a black hole and Optimus Prime decides to give chase, even though he doesn’t know what he will find on the other side. Kicker joins his Autobot friends on their mission and pilots th…

E28Protection

On the other side of the rip, the Autobots must now defend a whole new set of planets, and Wing Saber finally gets the chance to re-capture his prisoner.

E29Imprisoned Inferno

Ambushed and alone, Inferno is taken to his limits and beyond by Galvatron

E30Jungle Planet

Team Bulkhead searches for the Autobots, while Kicker and Ironhide search for Inferno on the Jungle Planet.

E31Bulkhead

The Autobots go to put up an Energon tower on Jungle planet but Megatron isn't going to let that happen without a fight.

E32Farewell Inferno

Inferno uses his Decepticon "half" to bait Megatron. In the end, Inferno sacrifices himself in the sun to defeat the Decepticons.

E33Scorponok's Scars

It is revealed that the spark within Scorponok is not actually that of the grand chamberlain of Planet Q - his spark was completely extinguished in his last act of sacrifice. Alpha Q instead used the wandering Spark of …

E34Crash Course

The Autobots hold a race to unwind for a bit. Megatron challenges Shockblast to a fight.

E35Omega Supreme

Galvatron begins to activate Unicron, and Omega Supreme joins the Autobots to try and stop him from destroying Alpha Q's planets.

E36A Heroic Battle

Unicron is complete! Now Optimus Prime must use his Spark of Combination to Powerlink with Omega Supreme - be will it be enough to stop the Chaos Bringer?

E37The Power

The Autobots find a weak spot in Unicron's armor. Meanwhile, some very interesting transformations are taking place on the Decepticon team.

E38Optimus Supreme

The Autobots struggle to stop Unicon's planet-destroying rampage. Their only hope is Optimus Supreme.

E39Unicron Perishes

Fueled by the light of Primus, the remaining Cybertron warriors are reborn and Optimus Supreme goes toe-to-toe with Unicron.

E40Ambition

Galvatron has survived the battle between Unicron and Optimus Supreme and launches an assault on Cybertron itself.

E41Wishes

With the power of Super Energon, Galvatron becomes invincible and takes control of Cybertron with the help of Bruticus and Buildron.

E42Galvatron!

Galvatron has Six Shot start moving Cybertron towards the planet where Alpha Q's "soul" is. The Miranda II gets hit and crashes into Cybertron.

E43Break Through

Optimus Prime and the other Autobots try to break through the Energon grid.

E44The Omega Train

The Autobots split up and with the help of other autobot rebels they attempt to find and free Kickers family and Cybertron. Megatron gets Cybertron through the space bridge. Alpha Q seems to think that Galvatron has "lo…

E45Deception Army

Kicker searches for his family below Cybertron, while Galvatron and a damaged Optimus square off on the planet's surface.

E46Ironhide Team

The Autobots are in disarray trying to avoid detection from Galvatron, while Ironhide faces a showdown with Scorponok.

E47Formidable

The Autobots try to break into the control room to stop Cybertron from getting through the Warp Gate, while Optimus looks for Unicron.

E48Galvatron Terror

Galvatron makes his way to the Super Energon temple but is ambushed by Six Shot. Who will succeed in obtaining the Super Energon?

E49Destructive Power

Grown to titanic proportions thanks to Super Energon, Galvatron tows Cybertron to Alpha Q's palnets. Meanwhile Roadbuster faces off against Scorponok

E50Spark

Both expanded to enormous proportions, Grand Convoy and Galvatron wage their final battle on Jungle Planet. Will Grand Convoy be able to seal Unicron using the Spark of Combination?

E51The Sun

Primus plans to use the essenece of Unicron combined with the Super Energon to light Alpha Q's planets. The Autobots must use the Spark of Combination one last time to perform the ultimate Super Link.

E52The Sun