List of Transformers: Prime Episodes
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Transformers: Prime is a computer animated television series which premiered on November 29, 2010, on Hub Network, Hasbro's and Discovery's joint venture, which began broadcasting on October 10, 2010, in the United States. The series was also previewed on Hub Network on November 26, 2010, as a one-hour special. Transformers: Prime was renewed for a second season, which premiered on February 18, 2012, also on Hub Network. The third and final season premiered on March 22, 2013.
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[edit] Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | November 29, 2010 | October 15, 2011 | |
| 2 | 26 | February 18, 2012 | November 2, 2012 | |
| 3 | 13 | March 22, 2013 | July 26, 2013 | |
| TV movie | October 4, 2013 | |||
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1 (2010–11)
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Darkness Rising, Part 1" | David Hartman | Duane Capizzi | November 29, 2010 | 101 |
| In Jasper, Nevada, three young humans—Jack Darby, Miko Nakadai and Rafael Esquivel—are accidentally caught in the crossfire in a fight between giant, mechanical aliens that transform into ordinary vehicles. The three kids are taken to the base of the Autobots, where the Autobot leader Optimus Prime explains that he and his team are a race of autonomous robotic organisms from the far-off planet Cybertron, and they are fighting over their life-source, Energon, with the Decepticons, with whom they once had a war.
Debuts: Optimus Prime, Arcee, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Ratchet, Cliffjumper, Jack Darby, Rafael Esquievel, Miko Nakadai, Starscream, Soundwave, Vehicons, Megatron, and Sierra | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Darkness Rising, Part 2" | David Hartman | Nicole Dubuc | November 30, 2010 | 102 |
| The Decepticon leader Megatron returns from a three-year exile with a plan to exploit the properties of a mysterious substance called "Dark Energon", which has the ability to turn the bodies of dead Transformers into zombie-like Terrorcons. The Autobots storm an Energon mine in search of their lost comrade Cliffjumper, only to discover that his dead body has been revived as a ravenous zombie by Dark Energon.
Debuts: William Fowler, June Darby, and Decepticon Miners | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Darkness Rising, Part 3" | Todd Waterman | Marsha Griffin | December 1, 2010 | 103 |
| Optimus Prime and Ratchet head out to investigate Megatron's activities while Arcee and Bumblebee go on patrol, leaving Bulkhead with Jack, Miko and Rafael at the base. Meanwhile, Soundwave kidnaps the Autobot-allied human Agent William Fowler, with Starscream wishing to learn the location of the Autobot base.
Debuts: Laserbeak and Terrorcons | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Darkness Rising, Part 4" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Steven Melching | December 2, 2010 | 104 |
| Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee sneak on to the Decepticon warship, the Nemesis, to rescue Agent Fowler, while Optimus Prime and Ratchet fight off Megatron and a horde of Dark Energon zombies. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Darkness Rising, Part 5" | Vinton Heuck | Joseph Khur | December 3, 2010 | 105 |
| With the Decepticons completing their Space Bridge to Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the Autobots race to stop Megatron from opening the Bridge and bringing forth a vast army of Dark Energon zombies from the Transformers' dead home planet. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Masters and Students" | Todd Waterman | David Slack | February 11, 2011 | 106 |
| Following Megatron's supposed death, Starscream appoints himself as the new Decepticon leader. However, to his annoyance, he finds that the troops don't respect him as much as they did Megatron and are weary towards him becoming leader. In order to gain their respect, Starscream awakens Skyquake, a legendary Decepticon warrior who was entombed in stasis on Earth for centuries, and attempts to recruit him into his new army. Meanwhile, Ratchet agrees to help Jack, Miko and Rafael with their school science projects, with explosive results.
Debuts/Deaths: Skyquake | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Scrapheap" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Marsha Griffin | February 18, 2011 | 107 |
| While on a scouting mission in the Arctic, Bulkhead and Bumblebee find a crashed space pod buried in the ice. They bring it back to base for examination, and Optimus Prime and Arcee venture out into the Arctic to find clues on the pod's origin. While they are out, the other Autobots discover that the pod contains a large swarm of Scraplets, a vicious and highly dangerous form of Cybertronian wildlife that eats metal. The Scraplets infest the Autobot base, devouring any metal in sight and damaging the Ground Bridge, leaving Optimus and Arcee stranded in the Arctic.
Debuts: Scraplets | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Con Job" | Vinton Heuck | Steven Melching | February 25, 2011 | 108 |
| The Autobots receive a message from Wheeljack, an old friend of Bulkhead's from the days of the war, who is visiting Earth while journeying across the galaxy. Upon picking up the message's signal, Starscream and Soundwave capture Wheeljack before he can meet the Autobots, and they send in Makeshift, a Decepticon spy able to take on any form, disguised as Wheeljack to discover the location of the Autobot base.
Debuts: Wheeljack and Makeshift | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Convoy" | Todd Waterman | Joseph Kuhr | March 4, 2011 | 109 |
| Agent Fowler asks for the Autobots' assistance in transporting a powerful nuclear device to a military base, but since sending such a device through the Ground Bridge could be potentially dangerous, they have to travel by road. Along the way, the Autobots are ambushed by M.E.C.H., a terrorist organization who wish to steal the nuclear device and use it for their own nefarious purposes. And to make things worse, the Decepticons get involved as well.
Debuts: Silas and M.E.C.H. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Deus Ex Machina" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Nicole Dubuc | March 11, 2011 | 110 |
| The Autobots discover that an Energon Harvester, an ancient and powerful device from Cybertron's distant past, is on display in a museum, and they attempt to retrieve it with Jack, Miko and Rafael's aid before it falls into the wrong hands. Starscream also learns of the Harvester's whereabouts, and he sends Soundwave, along with new Decepticons Knock Out and Breakdown, to obtain it.
Debuts: Knock Out and Breakdown | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Speed Metal" | Vinton Heuck | Dean Stefan | April 9, 2011 | 111 |
| In an attempt to get even with school bully Vince, as well as impress his crush Sierra, Jack convinces Bumblebee to help him win an illegal street race. However, things go awry when Knock Out gets involved in the action, kidnapping Vince in the belief that he is Bumblebee's human partner.
Debuts: Vince | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Predatory" | Todd Waterman & Kirk Van Wormer (Co-Director) | Marsha Griffin | April 16, 2011 | 112 |
| Jack accompanies Arcee on a routine scouting mission in a forest, where they discover a crashed space ship. They soon discover that the owner of the ship, the deadly and ruthless Decepticon sadist known as Airachnid, is still prowling the forest in search of a human to hunt, putting Jack in danger and causing Arcee to have visions regarding her last encounter with Airachnid on Cybertron during a mission with her partner; Tailgate
Debuts: Airachnid and Tailgate | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Sick Mind" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Steven Melching | April 30, 2011 | 113 |
| While exploring the wreckage of a crashed Autobot spaceship in a desert, Optimus Prime becomes infected with Cybonic Plague, a deadly virus that leaves him in a critical condition. Arcee and Bumblebee sneak on to the Nemesis in order to find a cure for the virus. Following Ratchet's advice, Arcee uses a cortical psychic patch to send Bumblebee into Megatron's subconscious, where knowledge of the cure is located. However, Starscream and Knock Out hatch a plan to terminate their leader permanently, putting Bumblebee's mission in jeopardy. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Out of His Head" | Vinton Heuck | Nicole Dubuc | May 7, 2011 | 114 |
| Megatron's subconscious is mistakenly downloaded into Bumblebee's head, where the tyrant manipulates Bumblebee's mind in a plan to return to his original body and reclaim Decepticon leadership. Meanwhile, Starscream steals the lens from a powerful space telescope and attempts to use it to melt through ice in the Arctic to gain access to an underground Energon deposit. As the Autobots intervene, Megatron manipulates Bumblebee into infiltrating the Decepticon Warship and restoring him back to life with Dark Energon. Subsequently, Megatron confronts and punishes Starscream over his treachery; indirectly saving Optimus in the process. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Shadowzone" | Todd Waterman | Marsha Griffin | May 14, 2011 | 115 |
| Starscream attempts to use a shard of Dark Energon to revive the dead body of Skyquake, but his plan is impeded by the Autobots. The Autobots request a Ground Bridge transport at the same time as Starscream. Hence, the two Ground Bridges appear at once, causing a malfunction that leaves Jack, Miko and Rafael in a parallel dimension, along with the revived but zombified body of Skyquake. It's up to the kids to somehow communicate with the Autobots and return to their dimension. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Operation: Breakdown" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Steven Melching | June 18, 2011 | 116 |
| During a fight with Bulkhead in an abandoned town, Breakdown is captured by M.E.C.H., who wish to dismantle him and research his inner workings for a project they refer to as "Project: Chimera". Optimus Prime and Starscream lead separate rescue missions to save Breakdown. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Crisscross" | Vinton Heuck | Joseph Kuhr | June 25, 2011 | 117 |
| Airachnid, seeking retaliation on Arcee and Jack following their last encounter, teams up with M.E.C.H. in a plot to kidnap Jack's mother, June, intending to use her as bait to lure Jack and Arcee to M.E.C.H.'s hideout, so Arcee can be captured and used in M.E.C.H.'s experiments. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Metal Attraction" | Todd Waterman | Nicole Dubuc | July 9, 2011 | 118 |
| Bulkhead and Arcee, with Miko tagging along, are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate a bizarre energy signal in the desert. They discover that the signal is coming from a Polarity Gauntlet, a weapon that manipulates magnetic fields. However, they soon come into conflict with Breakdown and Airachnid, who both want the Gauntlet for themselves. In the end, though, Arcee and Bulkhead are successful while Breakdown returns to Megatron empty handed aside from Airachnid, who rejoins the Decepticons. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Rock Bottom" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Tim Jones | July 16, 2011 | 119 |
| Bulkhead, Arcee, Jack and Miko investigate an old Decepticon Energon mine that was supposedly stripped clean. Megatron and Starscream arrive shortly after, with the former accusing the latter of hoarding Energon. Interrupted before he can commit murder by Jack and Arcee, Megatron opens fire and collapses the mine, burying everyone inside, and Bulkhead must rescue Miko before she runs out of oxygen. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Partners" | Vinton Heuck | Mike Johnson | July 23, 2011 | 120 |
| Megatron sends Starscream and Airachnid to the site of a crashed Decepticon ship to recover the Immobilizer, a powerful weapon with the ability to freeze Transformers in their tracks. But after the Autobots discover that Starscream has been double-crossed by Airachnid, they are surprised when Starscream states that he wishes to join them...
Note: This episode is dedicated to the memory of Captain H.L. Larry Cullen (Peter Cullen's older brother who helped inspire Optimus Prime's voice), who died in March 2011. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "T.M.I." | Todd Waterman | Joseph Kuhr | September 10, 2011 | 121 |
| During a fight between the Autobots and the Decepticons over a Data Cylinder, a device containing knowledge of Cybertronian society, Miko rushes out to help and attempts to push the Cylinder into an open Ground Bridge. Instead, she accidentally activates it, which downloads all of its information - in this case the formula for a Synthetic Energon - into Bulkhead's brain. Soon, Bulkhead begins to rhyme off the complicated formula, painting the equation on the walls, and Miko becomes scared when her friend's personality and memories begin to slip away. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Stronger, Faster" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Mairghread Scott | September 17, 2011 | 122 |
| Ratchet tests the Synthetic Energon formula obtained by Bulkhead from the Data Cylinder on various engines. Feeling the desire to take a more active role in the missions, he injects himself with the formula. At first the results are positive, with the formula greatly increasing Ratchet's strength, speed and agility. But before long, the formula starts to have negative effects on his personality. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "One Shall Fall" | Vinton Heuck | Duane Capizzi & Joseph Kuhr | September 24, 2011 | 123 |
| Optimus Prime recites a passage from the Covenant of Primus, detailing a doomsday prophecy connected to Earth and involving Megatron. After Megatron attacks Rafael and Bumblebee, leaving Rafael unconscious and severely injured, Optimus realizes that he can't end the Autobot-Decepticon conflict diplomatically, and decides to confront Megatron and destroy him once and for all.
Debuts: Unicron | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "One Shall Rise, Part 1" | Todd Waterman | Nicole Dubuc & Duane Capizzi | October 1, 2011 | 124 |
| Unicron the Chaos-Bringer, a malevolently ancient being, awakens from the center of the Earth after millennia of stasis, causing an epidemic of natural disasters across the globe, and sending Dark Energon erupting from volcanoes. Optimus explains the history of Unicron and his battle with Primus (Transformers)|Primus]], deducing that Unicron is actually the Earth's core, while Megatron attempts to pledge his allegiance to the Chaos-Bringer. | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "One Shall Rise, Part 2" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Marsha Griffin | October 8, 2011 | 125 |
| After assisting the Autobots in a fight against an army of Unicron's stone avatars, Megatron forms an uneasy alliance with his enemies to defeat Unicron and save the Earth from destruction. The Autobots and Megatron then travel to the Earth's core, planning to send Unicron back into stasis using the Matrix of Leadership. | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | "One Shall Rise, Part 3" | Vinton Heuck | Steven Melching | October 15, 2011 | 126 |
| While Ratchet tells Jack and the other humans about Optimus Prime's history on Cybertron, the battle begins at the Earth's core, with Megatron and the Autobots battling against Unicron's bat-like anti-bodies to reach the Chaos-Bringer's spark chamber. | ||||||
[edit] Season 2 (2012)
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[edit] Season 3: Beast Hunters (2013)
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[edit] TV Movie
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