The Transformers: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Transformers Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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Autobot Spike
Sep 23, 1985 · 22 min
Spike is severely hurt during a battle. His mind is placed into Sparkplug's recent creation, Autobot X, until his body can be saved by an operation. But the Autobot X body was unst
The Immobilizer
Sep 24, 1985 · 22 min
Wheeljack's new invention, the Immobilizer, is capable of rendering any Transformer hit immobile for a short time. Once the Decepticons get their hands on it, however, they modify
Dinobot Island (1)
Sep 24, 1985 · 22 min
Proving to be a danger even to their own allies, the Dinobots are sent away to train on a recently discovered island in the hopes that they will learn how to effectively work toget
Dinobot Island (2)
Sep 26, 1985 · 22 min
The Decepticons' tampering on the island creates openings to other times, allowing all sorts of things from various times to arrive in the present. The Autobots race to reverse thi
Traitor
Sep 27, 1985 · 22 min
Failing to cause a divide between the Decepticons and Insecticons, Mirage's mind suddenly becomes enslaved and he is used by them in a plot against the Autobots.
Enter the Nightbird
Sep 29, 1985 · 22 min
The Decepticons send the recently stolen Nightbird on a mission to steal an informative chip from the Autobots.
Changing Gears
Sep 30, 1985 · 22 min
The Decepticons plans to take energy from the center of the sun using a circuit from one of their enemies, Gears. The Autobots must defeat the Decepticons and rescue their compatri
A Prime Problem
Oct 1, 1985 · 22 min
The latest Decepticon plot to destroy the Autobots involves the creation of a Optimus Prime duplicate. They hope this duplicate will be able to convince the other Autobots he is th
Atlantis, Arise!
Oct 2, 1985 · 22 min
The legendary Atlantis is proven to be real and it's residents aren't exactly peaceful.
Attack of the Autobots
Oct 3, 1985 · 22 min
Jazz, Bumblebee and Sparkplug are up against insurmountable odds when Megatron manages to turn the recharging Autobots evil.
Microbots
Oct 6, 1985 · 22 min
The Decepticon ship that shot down the Ark has been found and Megatron manages to find a component containing great power. With this power a danger to everyone, Perceptor, Bumblebe
The Master Builder
Oct 7, 1985 · 22 min
The Constructicons trick Grapple and Hoist with claims of having left Megatron. They construct a tower Grapple thought up to absorb solar energy, which Optimus Prime did not want t
The Insecticon Syndrome
Oct 8, 1985 · 22 min
The Insecticons become extremely powerful after they consume an energy source. They enslave every Decepticon except for Megatron. The Decepticon leader and the Autobots will have t
Day of the Machines
Oct 9, 1985 · 22 min
Megatron seizes control of the Torq III computer, enabling him to control the flow of oil.
Megatron's Master Plan (1)
Oct 13, 1985 · 22 min
Megatron and a politician team up to slander the image of the Autobots.
Megatron's Master Plan (2)
Oct 14, 1985 · 22 min
While Megatron and Shawn Berger enjoy Decepticon Day in Central City, Spike tries to find video evidence that proves the Autobots are innocent!
Auto Berserk
Oct 15, 1985 · 22 min
Red Alert is damaged during a battle, making him rather paranoid. This causes him to join forces with Starscream, who wants to get a hold of the Negavator.
City of Steel
Oct 16, 1985 · 22 min
The Decepticons plan to take New York and turn it into their new home base, disassembling Optimus Prime in the process. The rest of the Autobots must save Optimus and New York City
Desertion of the Dinobots (1)
Oct 20, 1985 · 22 min
Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as much as they need, but the only way for t
Desertion of the Dinobots (2)
Oct 21, 1985 · 22 min
Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as much as they need, but the only way for t
Blaster Blues
Oct 22, 1985 · 22 min
From the moon, Megatron manages to interfere with the radio transmissions on Earth. Blaster and Cosmos go to put an end to his plot as the other Autobots work to help those affecte
A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
Oct 23, 1985 · 22 min
Spike, Hoist and Warpath find their battle with a group of Decepticons interrupted when they all get sent back in time to the middle ages.
The God Gambit
Oct 27, 1985 · 22 min
Astrotrain tricks a race living on one of Saturn's moons, Titan, into thinking he is a god and gets them to do his bidding, which includes getting a hold of a newly discovered powe
The Core
Oct 28, 1985 · 22 min
Megatron plans to drill his way to Earth's core in hopes of getting large amounts of energy. The Autobots try to stop him and initiate their new plan to take control over Devastato
Make Tracks
Oct 29, 1985 · 22 min
After someone steals him, Tracks is briefly unable to transform or talk. This isn't so bad, however, as it leads to the discovery that Decepticons are planning to turn stolen cars
The Autobot Run
Oct 30, 1985 · 22 min
Most of the Autobots lose their ability transform to robot mode after the Decepticons use a device on them. A handful of Autobots still capable of transforming are their only hope.
The Golden Lagoon
Nov 3, 1985 · 22 min
A lagoon within a forest is discovered and found to contain a substance called electrum, which can make anyone invincible. The bad news is that the Decepticons manage to use it on
Quest for Survival
Nov 4, 1985 · 22 min
On the way to Earth with a type of insecticide to use against the Insecticons, Spike, Bumblebee and Cosmos encounter Morphobots. They get away just fine, but they inadvertently tak
The Secret of Omega Supreme
Nov 5, 1985 · 22 min
Omega Supreme reveals his past to Optimus Prime, which involves a city's destruction, Megatron and Constructicons.
Child's Play
Nov 6, 1985 · 22 min
The space bridge accidentally sends several Autobots and Decepticons to a strange world in which they are no bigger than toys.
The Gambler
Nov 10, 1985 · 22 min
With the others rendered powerless, Smokescreen has to enter the gambling world to get the Energon needed to revive them.
The Search for Alpha Trion
Nov 11, 1985 · 22 min
Elita-1, leader of a group of female Autobots causing trouble for the Decepticons, is captured and used as bait to lure Optimus Prime into a deadly trap. However, Elita-1's strange
Auto-Bop
Nov 12, 1985 · 22 min
Innocent people fall under Megatron's control through music being played at a club.
Prime Target
Nov 13, 1985 · 22 min
A hunter sets his sights on Optimus Prime and uses several captured Autobots to force him into a confrontation.
The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
Nov 17, 1985 · 22 min
The Decepticons are trying to learn the secret surrounding a man's invention and go after his teenage daughter. Powerglide intervenes to rescue her, but this causes her to fall in
Triple Takeover
Nov 18, 1985 · 22 min
Astrotrain and Blitzwing leave The Decepticons to do things their way, which includes capturing Megatron and Starscream and seizing control of a stadium.
Sea Change
Nov 19, 1985 · 22 min
Seaspray falls in love, but the object of his affection is part of a rebel movement on another world.
Hoist Goes Hollywood
Nov 20, 1985 · 22 min
Hoist gets a big break into show business after rescuing stuntmen. Sunstreaker, Powerglide, Warpath and Tracks are along for the ride as well. On the road to a movie career, howeve
The Key to Vector Sigma (1)
Nov 24, 1985 · 22 min
The Decepticons acquire the Key that will give them access to Vector Sigma. After using Vector Sigma, they find the Key is also capable of making organics turn into machines. Megat
The Key to Vector Sigma (2)
Nov 25, 1985 · 22 min
The Decepticons acquire the Key that will give them access to Vector Sigma. After using Vector Sigma, they find the Key is also capable of making organics turn into machines. Megat
Aerial Assault
Dec 9, 1985 · 22 min
The Decepticons work with a smuggler to take over a Mideast palace and begin acquiring plane parts for the construction of a air fortress. The Aerialbots head to the scene, but Sli
Masquerade
Dec 15, 1985 · 22 min
The Autobots capture the Stunticons during one of their thefts. With the Stunticons now imprisoned, Wheeljack presents a way to disguise Autobots as them. Going undercover, Optimus
Trans-Europe Express
Dec 22, 1985 · 22 min
Some Autobots take part in a charity race in Europe, but it's all a Decepticon ploy to obtain metal from Augie Canay's car in order to house the Pearl of Bahoudin. With their teamm
War Dawn
Dec 24, 1985 · 21 min
Some Aerialbots start to have doubts about their cause, some have started to admire Megatron, and are thinking of switching sides. They get pulled into a time warp, and end up on C
Cosmic Rust
Dec 25, 1985 · 22 min
Megatron causes his fellow Decepticons to be infected with the deadly Cosmic Rust. Perceptor is captured to find a cure and he does, learning that element X will do the job. The De
Kremzeek!
Dec 26, 1985 · 22 min
A creature made out of energy, Kremzeek, gets made and causes trouble for the Autobots, Decepticons and Japan.
Starscream's Brigade
Jan 6, 1986 · 22 min
Failing to topple Megatron, an exiled Starscream plans his revenge. He uses World War II era machines and five personality components to create the Combaticons, which prove very po
The Revenge of Bruticus
Jan 7, 1986 · 22 min
Seeking revenge against Autobot and Decepticon alike, the Combaticons hijack the Space Bridge and use it to alter Earth's orbit, putting it on a collision course with the Sun. With
B.O.T.
Jan 8, 1986 · 22 min
During a battle, the Protectobots finish off the Combaticons, with the exception of Swindle. Megatron orders Swindle to reconstruct his destroyed comrades or else a bomb in his hea