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Transformers: Rescue Bots: Season 4

26 episodes Premiered Apr 23, 2016
Previously on Transformers: Rescue Bots

Season 4 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 Transformers: Rescue Bots Season 3.
  • ⚡ 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.
Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S4·E1 Mytharc

New Normal

Apr 23, 2016

Three years after we last saw our heroes, an alien attack forces the Rescue Bots to make a decision as to whether to reveal their true natures to the citizens of Griffin Rock.

S4·E2 Core

Bridge Building

Apr 23, 2016

The citizens of Griffin Rock are deciding whether or not to let the Bots stay in their midst when a GroundBridge accident splits the team.

S4·E3 Core

Arrivals

Apr 30, 2016

As Frankie struggles to adjust to life with her baby sister, the Bots are surprised by a new arrival of their own.

S4·E4 Core

Plus One

May 7, 2016

When Heatwave invites her to take a turn at leadership, Quickshadow upsets the Rescue Team's dynamic.

S4·E5 Core

Back to Virtual Reality

May 14, 2016

When Chief is convinced by Cody to try a virtual reality video game, an old nemesis is uncovered; the team must stop the villain from destroying the real Griffin Rock.

S4·E6 Core

Vanishing Returns

May 21, 2016

The Bots deal with a group of investors who want to build a vacation resort in Griffin Rock, while Cody deals with feeling invisible around everyone.

S4·E7 Core

Ghost in the Machine

May 28, 2016

As Griffin Rock celebrates its version of Halloween, Evan and Myles car-jack Quickshadow and discover the Bots' secret.

S4·E8 Core

Enemy of My Enemy

Jun 4, 2016

When the Rescue Bots are captured by a new villain, the Burns family finds an unexpected ally in a former enemy.

S4·E9 Core

Mayor May Not

Jun 11, 2016

The town of Griffin Rock gets more than it bargained for when Chase is elected as the new mayor.

S4·E10 Core

All Spark Day

Jun 18, 2016

During a Cybertronian holiday, the Rescue Bots take on their biggest challenge yet - a super-sized, overtired baby.

S4·E11 Core

Part-Time Heroes

Jun 25, 2016

When Griffin Rock's communication tower needs replacing, the Bots and Burnses take on part-time jobs to raise the money.

S4·E12 Core

The More Things Change...

Jul 2, 2016

The Rescue Team struggles with last minute preparations as they finally open the mainland Training Center.

S4·E13 Core

The More Things Stay the Same

Jul 9, 2016

The Bots' Mainland Training Center is in danger of being discovered and, to make matters worse, the Rescue Team is trapped inside with a glitching hologram.

S4·E14 Core

Hot Rod Bot

Jul 23, 2016

Blurr is torn between his desire to be a winning racecar and a working Rescue Bot; Dani helps Blurr find balance.

S4·E15 Core

King Burns

Jul 30, 2016

Chief helps Woodrow rescue gorillas from a volcanic eruption; his sons learn they are heirs to the throne of Griffin Rock.

S4·E16 Core

Pizza Pi Party

Aug 6, 2016

While at Griffin Rock's Pizza Pi Festival, Doc's new super-yeast causes chaos and the Bots have to find an unconventional solution to the rising problem.

S4·E17 Core

Uninvited Guest

Aug 13, 2016

When Bumblebee makes an unexpected appearance at the Bots' Training Center, he brings along more than a few surprises for the team.

S4·E18 Core

Camp Cody

Aug 27, 2016

When Blades is unable to participate in a Lad Pioneer leveling up ceremony on the mainland due to his Bot form, Graham and Cody help disguise him.

S4·E19 Core

Once Upon a Time

Sep 3, 2016

The Rescue Team is drawn into the woods to solve the mystery of what's making the Griffin Spruces fall.

S4·E20 Core

The Need for Speed

Sep 10, 2016

A mysterious criminal and unexpected visitor challenge Blurr's future as a Rescue Bot.

S4·E21 Core

Cody's 11

Sep 17, 2016

Energon and technology have fallen into treacherous hands and it is up to the Burns family and their Bots to steal them back.

S4·E22 Core

A Brush with Danger

Oct 1, 2016

Kade's idol, an arrogant movie star, comes to Griffin Rock in preparation for a role, causing trouble for the Rescue Team while they try to solve a series of mysterious break-ins.

S4·E23 Core

To Infinity... And Back

Oct 8, 2016

When Dani's out-of-this-world test flight doesn't go according to plan, the Rescue Team strives to ensure she makes it back home.

S4·E24 Core

Family Business

Oct 15, 2016

Cody rides along with each of the Bots to decide what kind of rescue worker he wants to be.

S4·E25 Mytharc

Upgrades

Oct 22, 2016

When Optimus Prime splits the Rescue Bots into different teams for new assignments, the evil genius Doctor Morocco returns to wreak havoc.

S4·E26 Mytharc

Transformations

Oct 22, 2016

The computer-generated Doctor Morocco hatches a bold new plot to defeat the Rescue Bots by becoming one of them.