The Transformers

Season 3

TV-Y7

80%

During the great Cybertronian War, the Autobots and the Decepticons crash landed on Earth. Millions of years later, geological activity revives the warring factions - the Decepticons want to strip Earth of its vast energy resources, and the Autobots seek to protect the inhabitants of Earth from that fate. And so an endless battle begins in a crucial race to find an energy source for their homeworld Cybertron.

30 Episodes

The Five Faces of Darkness (1)
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Episode 1The Five Faces of Darkness (1)While everyone continues to rejoice in their victory, unknown assailants capture Ultra Magnus, Kup and Spike. After being told by a alien, a group of Autobots suspect the Decepticons are the culprits. But when they arrive at Charr, they find the Decepticons in no shape to pull off a kidnapping, meaning another is responsible.
The Five Faces of Darkness (2)
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Episode 2The Five Faces of Darkness (2)The Autobots make it out of Charr, but Rodimus is down and looks out. In reality, he has made a trip to the Matrix and learns the Quintessons are behind the kidnapping. After Rodimus is revived, a rescue mission is soon underway. Also, Scourge and Cyclonus finally track down a battle hungry Galvatron.
The Five Faces of Darkness (3)
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Episode 3The Five Faces of Darkness (3)The destruction of Quintessa causes the Autobots to arrive at Goo and poor Springer loses some parts. Blurr and Wheelie are stuck in a hostile place and are in need of some help. Meanwhile, the Quintessons agree to give vital energy to the Decepticons so long as the Autobots are destroyed.
The Five Faces of Darkness (4)
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Episode 4The Five Faces of Darkness (4)Galvatron learns what has been going on recently and meets up with the Quintessons. Rodimus again looks for answers, discovering the bitter history between Quintessons and Transformers. The Quintessons created the Transformers, but their creations rebelled against them. And the Quintessons are eager to exact revenge.
The Five Faces of Darkness (5)
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Episode 5The Five Faces of Darkness (5)The Constructions use the newly created Trypticon to battle Metroplex, who is still unable to transform, on Earth. Sky Lynx tries to get the needed cog for Metroplex, which is with Blurr and Wheelie, but gets into a fight of his own. The Autobots and Decepticons continue fighting on Cybertron, until the Quintessons manage to immobilize them, leaving only Spike to save the day.
The Killing Jar
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Episode 6The Killing JarThe Quintessons use Wreck-Gar, Cyclonus, Ultra Magnus and Marissa as research subjects, watching how they interact. Unfortunately for all of them, the ship they are on is heading for a black hole and this unusual group will have to work together to survive.
Chaos
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Episode 7ChaosAn alien is discovered to have a powerful weapon that fires crystals, which are taken from a creature Kup knows of, Chaos. Galvatron plans to construct his own powerful weapon on Chaos' home and several Autobots race to prevent him from using it on Cybertron.
Dark Awakening
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Episode 8Dark AwakeningOn the run from Galvatron, Spike, Daniel and several Autobots enter a mausoleum and find a surprisingly not dead Optimus Prime. This would be cause for great excitement among Autobots. Unfortunately, however, Optimus is really under Quintesson control and is being used in a plan against his friends.
Starscream's Ghost
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Episode 9Starscream's GhostAfter being exiled from the Decepticons, Octane has become a smuggler. While being hunted by the Sweeps, he inadvertently awakens the "ghost" of Starscream, who possesses Cyclonus and starts plotting his revenge.
Thief in the Night
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Episode 10Thief in the NightOctane locates the defeated Trypticon and brings him to Carbombya. There, they follow orders from Fakhaddi in order to get energon. They begin stealing landmarks around the world for him.
Forever Is a Long Time Coming
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Episode 11Forever Is a Long Time ComingThe Quintessons plan to use a portal through time to prevent the Transformers' revolt against them. Several Autobots wind up getting sent back to the fight and a robot with an important future arrives in the present. And the Quintesson time portal begins to have disastrous effects on the universe.
Surprise Party
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Episode 12Surprise PartyWheelie and Daniel want to have a party for Ultra Magnus after a recent good deed of his. However, Ultra Magnus' birthday is unknown, even to him. Wheelie and Daniel try to find out the answer from Autobot records. Unfortunately for them, Cyclonus decides to intervene.
Madman's Paradise
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Episode 13Madman's ParadiseDaniel and Grimlock fall through an old Quintesson portal into another world. They meet a red wizard who seeks to use Grimlock against the forces of his enemy the Golden One. The Autobots learn of their absence and send in a rescue team.
Carnage in C-Minor
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Episode 14Carnage in C-MinorThe Autobots and Decepticons find that the voices of three aliens (Allegra, Zebop Scandana and Basso Profundo) can make a powerful weapon.
Fight or Flee
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Episode 15Fight or FleeThe Decepticons attack a planet home to several Autobots and easily win as these Autobots prefer peace to fighting. Once the Autobots arrive, they try to persuade their peaceful comrades that only battling the Decepticons will solve their problems.
Webworld
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Episode 16WebworldGalvatron goes into therapy, but it does not exactly agree with him. Every one of the doctors' attempts at treating him fail before they consider using one last option. Cyclonus tries to stop them, however, after learning it would make the Decepticon leader an invalid.
Ghost in the Machine
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Episode 17Ghost in the MachineStarscream, in Scourge's body, attempts to complete three assignments for the damaged Unicron in exchange for getting a new body.
The Dweller in the Depths
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Episode 18The Dweller in the DepthsThe Quintessons trick the Decepticons into releasing the dangerous Trans-Organics. One of them, the Dweller, begins taking control over Autobots and Decepticons alike.
Nightmare Planet
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Episode 19Nightmare PlanetDaniel's nightmare troubles get a lot worse when the Quintessons make them real. Autobots and Predacons are forced to join forces in order to fight these nightmares.
The Ultimate Weapon
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Episode 20The Ultimate WeaponMetroplex's transformation cog is taken by Swindle and First Aid blames himself for not stopping him. Meanwhile, Galvatron threatens to use a powerful weapon.
The Quintesson Journal
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Episode 21The Quintesson JournalTwo planets are locked in a destructive war and the Autobots attempt to bring about peace. Things do not go so well, however, until a Quintesson Journal is found and provides evidence of Quintesson involvement in the war.
The Big Broadcast of 2006
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Episode 22The Big Broadcast of 2006The Junkions fall victim to subliminal messages from the Quintessons, who are trying to get a journal off the Planet of Junk. This also causes the Junkions to attack Sky Lynx and Astrotrain, which brings the Autobots and Decepticons into the situation. Unfortunately, a screw up makes the Junkions send out the subliminal messages on their own, bringing about mass confusion and destruction.
Only Human
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Episode 23Only HumanAfter the Autobots interfere with one of his plans, Victor Drath gets help from Ol' Snake (none other than the notorious Cobra Commander) to create artificial human bodies. Rodimus, Springer, Ultra Magnus and Arcee get caught and placed in the artificial bodies. Seemingly human, they will have to find a way to reverse what was done to them and stop Drath from using their original bodies against Autobot City.
Grimlock's New Brain
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Episode 24Grimlock's New BrainGrimlock becomes a genius after trying to stop anti-electrons (released by Scukzoid and Slizardo) from causing disruptions in the new power generator. This proves very useful to the Autobots, especially when Grimlock learns Unicron is the source of the anti-electrons. The Autobots journey to Unicron to prevent more anti-electrons from being obtained, but Galvatron and his forces are also heading that way.
Money Is Everything
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Episode 25Money Is EverythingMarissa Fairborne and the Technobots encounter Dirk Mannis, who possesses the dangerous Recreator. Turns out the Quintessons want the Recreator for themselves and Dirk is happy to give it to them so long as he gets paid. Marissa and the Technobots get tangled into the resulting betrayals and scheming.
Call of the Primitives
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Episode 26Call of the PrimitivesThe evil Primacron plans to use an energy being named Tornadron to defeat the Transformers and help in his universal conquest. Meanwhile, the animal form Transformers leave during a battle between Autobots and Decepticons upon getting a strange signal. The signal was apparently sent by Primacron's own assistant, who believes this group of ""Primitives"" can defeat Primacron.
The Burden Hardest to Bear
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Episode 27The Burden Hardest to BearBeing the leader takes it toll on Rodimus and his attempt to relax gets him into a fight, in which he loses the Matrix. The Stunticons escape with it and Rodimus reverts to Hod Rod. At first, Hod Rod is perfectly fine with no longer being in charge, but he soon understands he must get the Matrix back. It will not be easy, though, as Scourge has already seized the power of the Matrix.
The Face of Nijika
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Episode 28The Face of NijikaA group of Autobots, Cyclonus and Quintessons become trapped within a Quadrant Lock Disc that has also kept the planet Zimojin and it's inhabitants trapped for thousands of years. To get out the Quintessons need a component belonging to Perceptor, but he has several parts taken out which are used by Katsudan to make repairs on a robot. Now in the small form, Perceptor learns the Zimojins were trapped there by the Quintessons out of fear.
The Return of Optimus Prime (1)
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Episode 29The Return of Optimus Prime (1)While testing a new ship alloy, Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swafford (who hates Transformers) stumbled upon the ship Optimus Prime was on and saved him. Some time afterward, Jessica gets hurt in a battle between Protectobots, Technobots and Terrorcons, causing her father and Gregory to plot revenge. They use Optimus to lure the Autobots into a trap, getting them infected with Hate Spores which make them go berserk. As the infection spreads, Sky Lynx seeks out a Quintesson that could bring Optimus back to life.
The Return of Optimus Prime (2)
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Episode 30The Return of Optimus Prime (2)Optimus Prime is back and leads a team to Charr to retrieve the ship alloy from Galvatron. Galvatron guides them to it's location, but they confront a couple dangers and must fend off infected Transformers. Optimus and SkyLynx are the only ones not infected and barely get away with the alloy. The alloy is used to safeguard Optimus from the Hate Plague for his battle against Rodimus as the Matrix is the key to the cure.