Battle For Cybertron IV

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"For centuries we dreamed of gods, spirits, aliens, and intelligence beyond our own. I found them in here, like flowers in a wasteland."
"Battle For Cybertron IV"
Season	3
No. in season	4
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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As Bumblebee and Cheetor reach the Well of the Allspark, Megatron makes one final power play.

Synopsis

In the jungles beneath Cybertron's surface, Cheetor searches for Bumblebee. He finds the scout tied up by a diminutive group of mechanical lifeforms who feast on energon, led by a bot calling himself Repugnus. Leaping into action, Cheetor tells Repugnus the AllSpark has returned, and can sate their hunger. The artifact does so, and in response, Cheetor asks if Repugnus can lead the two Autobots to the Well of the AllSpark. The little bot agrees, and leads Cheetor away. This leaves Bumblebee momentarily still tied up, until he manages to transform and break loose.

Meanwhile in the Threshold on the surface, Windblade and Bludgeon continue their sword fight as Wheeljack enters to find the damaged Teletraan-X lying on the floor. Telling the drone to take it easy, Wheeljack prepares to deal with Vector Sigma. As Windblade continues to hold off Bludgeon, Wheeljack removes a spray can and coats the supercomputer in a mysterious substance. In remembrance of Slipstream, Windblade overpowers Bludgeon and kicks him into the substance, which promptly vanishes in a flash of light. A confused Windblade enquires as to what exactly they just did. Wheeljack brings up their time in unspace and how he figured it would be a neat idea to bottle it up and weaponize it. Therefore, Vector Sigma and Bludgeon are now trapped between universes, forever out of Megatron's reach. Windblade cheerfully gives Optimus Prime the good news.

Down below, Repugnus and his tribe show Cheetor and Bumblebee to a doorway which will lead them to the Well of the AllSpark. Inside, the two quickly fall down a crevice, while leads to a slide that the two then fall off of. When they come to, they find they have managed to reach their destination. Bumblebee is in awe, not having set foot in the Well since his birth.

Unfortunately, the moment is interrupted by the arrival of Shockwave, who declares it appropriate his life will end in the place it began and several of his drones swarm into the room. As the AllSpark guardian charges at the Decepticon scientist, Cheetor is quickly subdued and at Shockwave's mercy. Bumblebee grabs Cheetor's fallen spear, and rams it down Shockwave's gun barrel just as he is about to fire. The resulting backlash hurls Shockwave across the room, knocking him out. With the problem momentarily solved, Bumblebee tells Cheetor it's time to finish things. They return the AllSpark to the Well and life begins to return to Cybertron.

Back at Iacon City, the Autobots are mopping up the last of the giant Shockwave drones. Optimus begins lecturing Megatron that he has failed, and forcefully stops any Decepticons that attempt to interrupt his pontification. With Vector Sigma gone, Megatron will be unable to prevent the creation of a world where all can live as equals. Megatron doesn't see the value in such life and declares that if he cannot have the AllSpark... then no-one can. With that said, he orders Shockwave to destroy the AllSpark.

Down in the Well, Shockwave stirs and progresses over to a discarded device to complete his final mission. As Bumblebee and Cheetor watch, the cycloptic scientist approaches the AllSpark and tells Cheetor he has failed. With that, he activates the device, which extracts Shockwave's spark and shoots it into the AllSpark. Cheetor notes in horror that Shockwave's spark, which has been steeped in evil, will corrupt and destroy the artifact.

An aura of corruption spreads forth from the Well, reaching all the way to the surface of Cybertron, where a horrified Optimus asks what Megatron has done. Megatron merely responds that he has done the impossible: he has killed the AllSpark.

Cheetor declares he must stop what the Decepticons have done and grabs Shockwave's spark extractor, affixing it to his chest. Telling Bumblebee that it is time to fulfil his destiny, he thanks the Autobot for being his friend. With that, Cheetor activates the spark extractor, sending his spark back to where it came from. After a short fight, Shockwave's corruption is undone and the AllSpark is restored. As Cybertron bursts back to life, Cheetor's voice assures Bumblebee that wherever he goes, Cheetor will be with him in spirit.

As the Autobots watch as their homeworld shines again, Megatron refuses to give up and continues attacking. Optimus sends him flying into the Threshold's corridor, where Megatron is ultimately overwhelmed by the hungry Scraplets. An aghast Shadow Striker draws her gun on Optimus, but he wordlessly convinces her to lower it. Turning to the crowd of Autobots and Decepticons, Optimus announces the war is over and Cybertron is reborn, to which both sides cheer.

As the planet restores itself, Optimus states that all things transform, and it is up to all of them to make sure it transforms for the better.

Featured characters

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Quotes

Cheetor: I thank you, Repugnus.
Bumblebee: (sarcastically) Yeah, thanks for kidnapping me and trying to steal all of my energon.
Repugnus: It was our pleasures.

"I haven't back here since... my life began."
"Then it is appropriate that you now return... so that I can end your life."

—Bumblebee gets caught off guard by Shockwave.

"Vector Sigma has been destroyed. You will never be able to twist the AllSpark to create creatures of your will. A life in which all can live as equals."
"Equals?" What kind of life is that? If I can't have the AllSpark, no one will!"

—Optimus discovers Megatron is a sore loser.

"All is as it should be. Cybertron lives again. Wherever Bumblebee goes on Cybertron, Cheetor will be with him."

—Cheetor

"Everything in the universe transforms. We can never be sure what will come next. But it is our duty to make sure it transforms... for the better."

—Optimus Prime

Notes

Continuity notes

• Windblade kicks Bludgeon into oblivion in vengeance for Slipstream, who the samurai-bot killed way back in "Parley".
• The Autobots had their adventure in unspace during "The Crossroads".

Transformers references

• Repugnus and his tiny tribe are physically based on the Titan Master accessory vehicle included with Generation 1 Repugnus' general retail Titans Return toy, though everything else about them is entirely new to this continuity.

Real-world references

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Other trivia

• When last we saw Optimus and his troops in the previous episode, they were surrounded by those giant Shockwave drones. Come this episode, and they have been effortlessly disposed of. Guess Megatron wasn't as prepared as he said he was.
• Likewise, the previous episode's cliffhanger ending made it sure look like Bludgeon was about to kill Windblade in that good ol' cliffhanger fake-out fashion. Maybe she just dodged at the last second?
• Teletraan-X oddly appears to be in working condition after Vector Sigma and Bludgeon are sent into unspace.
• When Shockwave tried to corrupt the AllSpark, he altered his own vibes to have "maximum bad vibes".^[1]

Animation and technical errors

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Foreign localization

German

• Title: "Die Schlacht um Cybertron Teil 4"
• Alternate Title : "Kampf um Cybertron"
• Original airdate: September 19, 2020

Portuguese

• Title: "A Batalha por Cybertron, Parte 4" ("The Battle for Cybertron, Part 4")
• Original airdate: September 17, 2021

Home video releases

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References