Transformers:
Headmasters aired on Japanese
television from 1987 to 1988, and continued the Transformers story
after the end of the American cartoon series. Taking place in the year
2011, it tells the story of how Rodimus Convoy and Fortress led the
Cybertrons against Galvatron, Scorponok, and the Destrons. Though it is
considered the weakest of the Japanese Transformers cartoons, it's
still an enjoyable epic, and a good prelude to Transformers:
Masterforce.
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Transformers: Headmasters (American Version)
"REBIRTH"
>96. Rebirth Part 1
The Destrons attack Cybertron City in an attempt to steal the key to
the plasma chamber on Seibertron. They succeed and Punch is severely
damaged. The Destrons then attack Seibertron and try to gain access to
the chamber, but, somehow, ten Destrons (led by Cyclonus) and ten
Cybertrons (led by Hot Rod) and the key end up on the planet of
Nebulos. The planet Nebulos has two factions: the "evil Nebulons" who
use their mental power to control machines to do their bidding, and the
"good Nebulons" who hate machinery and just want to live in peace. Each
group of TF's fall in with their respective camps, but the good
Nebulons nearly destroy the Cybertrons, hating machinery. The
Cybertrons decide they need an edge after half their number are
captured by the Destrons and decide to link with four Nebulons (plus
Spike and Daniel) to become Headmasters.
>97. Rebirth Part 2
The Cybertrons rescue their friends. The
Destrons meet up with the evil Nebulons, who mimic the Autobot's
Headmaster idea: the five monster 'cons become Headmasters. Cyclonus
and the other four Decepticons have their weapons bonded with evil
Nebulons. Another fight ensues, and the Destrons defeat the Cybertrons,
but Brainstorm scans a Destron Targetmaster during the fight. The
Cybertrons limp back and duplicate the Targetmaster idea with the
remaining five of their number. Meanwhile, the evil Nebulons convert
their base into Scorponok, which attacks just after the Cybertrons
defeat the Destrons and recapture the key. (At some point in this ep,
the other Transformers find Nebulos.)
>98. Rebirth Part 3
The Destrons get the key back, and return
to Seibertron. Galvatron has a giant engine built on Seibertron to move
it close to Earth's sun. He then uses Seibertron's plasma chamber to
attempt to drive the Earth's Sun nova and capture the energy. Pacifist
Cerebros is convinced by his Headmaster, Spike, to help build and then
become the head of Fortress Maximus in order to defeat Scorponok. Spike
and the Nebulons use the giant engine to suck the surplus off of the
Sun before it novas, and uses the energy to bring about a Golden Age on
Seibertron. Scorponok and the Destrons flee off into space.
Transformers: Headmasters (Japanese version)
>1 - Four Warriors Come Out of the Sky
The first episode recalls the
Cybertrons and
Destrons leaving Seibertron for new resources and Megatron being
replaced by Galvatron. Under the leadership of Rodimus Convoy (Rodimus
Prime), the Cybertrons have finally driven off the Destrons and have
brought peace to their home. The leadership is passed back from Rodimus
Convoy to Convoy (Optimus Prime) and both worlds are at peace.
Suddenly, the space bridge reactivates and Galvatron, along with his
new set of Destron warriors - Skull (Skullcruncher), Wipe (Mindwipe)
and Weirdwolf - launch a new campaign of terror. Grimlock and the
Technobots head out to stop the Destrons, while on Earth, Convoy
receives word of the Destron attack. Sixshot leads his brigade against
the Cybertrons and Ultra Magnus. Meanwhile, Daniel and Wheelie run into
Dinosaurer (Trypticon), but manage to trick him into crossing a flimsy
bridge and falling down into the river below. As Sixshot and Ultra
Magnus duel, the Trainbots suddenly arrive and the Cybertrons head back
toward base. The Constructicons attack the Trainbots but suddenly
Metroplex appears. On Seibertron, the battle rages, devastating the
planet until Hot Rodimus, Cha (Kup) and Blurr pick out a gigantic
spaceship in the distance. Wipe manages to put a large portion of the
Cybertron army to sleep, when four robots appear from the gigantic
spaceship, confronting the Destrons.
>2 - The Mystery of Planet Master
The four robots who mysteriously
appear do battle
with the Destrons, who happen to be Headmasters as well. Wipe tries to
put Brainstorm to sleep, but a blast from Chromedome saves him. Convoy
is in serious jeopardy from Galvatron until Hot Rod appears and saves
him. A fierce battle rages between the Cybertron and Destron gestalts,
until Fortress' ship shows up and sends the Destrons running. Fortress
(Cerebros) appears from inside the base and Cha recognizes him as an
old friend. Fortress then explains to the Cybertrons the origins of the
Headmasters -- how they had created the bodies for themselves on the
planet Master. Meanwhile, Convoy heads toward Vector Sigma when he
suddenly is aided by the appearance of the ghost of Alpha Trion.
Blaster gives Wheelie a tape of his for some unknown reason as he heads
back to Earth with Hot Rodimus and Ultra Magnus. As they enter the
base, Blaster spots Ratbat and sends Steeljaw after him. It turns into
a tape free-for-all as Soundwave appears. At the Destron earth
headquarters, Sixshot sends the Stunticons to take out the Aerialbots
as Hot Rodimus and Blaster search for the Destron base. Suddenly, the
Predacons appear out of nowhere and attack, but are prevented from
merging by Hot Rodimus crashing into them. Menasor appears to take care
of Hot Rodimus, but then Superion shows up to stop him. Soundwave then
shows up, and engages in a battle to the death with Blaster. The
Destron tapes are seen carrying away Soundwave's parts while Wheelie
plays Blaster's tape, which turns out to be some beautiful music that
he had been working on.
>3 - Birth of Double Convoy!
Hot Rodimus and the Headmasters
arrive at an
abandoned city, while Galvatron and the Destron Headmasters return to
their base. Galvatron sends the Combaticons out to attack the
Cybertrons while Ultra Magnus counters with the Protectobots. Guardian
(Defensor) is able to collapse the side of a mountain on top of
Bruticus. Abominus appears to battle the Headmasters when the
Technobots show up and merge into Computicon. Meanwhile, Hot Rodimus
has gone on his own to look for the matrix, which he manages to
uncover, when Galvatron and the Destron Headmasters show up. They force
him to drop the matrix and while Wipe tries to hypnotize Hot Rodimus,
Galvatron heads to pick up the matrix when Chromedome and Co. appear to
save him. Hot Rodimus takes the matrix and boards the Trainbots to head
for Seibertron. Fortress heads underground to look for Optimus Prime,
who has managed to reach Vector Sigma's chamber, where Cyclonus and
Scourge hide in waiting. They double-team Convoy until Fortress shows
up to help, then Hot Rodimus appears with the Headmasters. Galvatron
and the Destron Headmasters show up and they fight until Alpha Trion
starts to spin into a ball of energy and Hot Rodimus holds up the
matrix, becoming Rodimus Convoy (Rodimus Prime). He and Convoy then
proceed to clean out the Destrons with a nice assist from Fortress.
Convoy then becomes one with Vector Sigma and dies yet again.
>4 - Operation: Cassette
The Destrons manage to put back
together Soundwave
after his struggle with Blaster. Back on Earth, Sixshot sends
Dinosaurer heading toward an energy plant in his battle station mode
while Metroplex moves to intercept. They battle when a strange creature
suddenly appears from out of the ground and incapacitates Metroplex
with a blast. Ultra Magnus reports this to Rodimus Convoy back on
Seibertron and he sends out the Cybertron cassettes, still upset about
Blaster's destruction, to figure out what's the matter. Rodimus Convoy
announces that the Cybertrons are going to work on repairing Blaster,
who is reborn as Twincast, in a different color scheme. As Superion
battles Bruticus, Twincast and the cassettes sneak into Dinosaurer. The
Destron Headmasters take a creature with them to Seibertron and attack
the Cybertron Headmasters, while the creature incapacitates the
Throttlebots. Twincast figures out the secret behind the creature and
sneaks aboard the spacebridge to head to Seibertron to stop
Soundblaster, who is controlling the creature. He manages to accomplish
this by blasting a tape controller out of Soundblaster, then the
Cybertron Headmasters destroy the creature.
>5 - Rebellion on Planet Beast
The Headmasters, flying around in
Fortress Maximus
in space, pick up a couple creatures wearing exo-suits who are badly
injured. They take them inside and work on them, while hearing their
story. Apparently, there are aliens from the planet Beast, a place
where the inhabitants resemble humanoid animals. Their planet has come
under attack from the Destrons and they were barely able to escape with
their lives. They request the help of the Cybertrons in removing the
Destrons from their home. While the Headmasters plan their strategy,
Wheelie and Daniel befriend a small Battle Beast, who leads them to the
enemy's base, where they both get captured. Rodimus Convoy, having
heard of the situation, arrives with the Trainbots and the Monsterbots.
The Headmasters try to save Daniel and Wheelie, but are confronted by
the Destron Headmasters. Rodimus Convoy squares off against Galvatron,
with Cyclonus lending an unwilling hand. Inside the base, Wheelie and
Daniel are freed by their little friend and manage to free all the
slaves. The Destrons are sent running by Fortress Maximus and Rodimus
Convoy leaves the Monsterbots on the planet to maintain the peace.
>6 - Approach of the Demon Meteorite
The Aerialbots, patrolling in
outer space, pick up a
large meteorite, which possesses some strange powers, heading toward
the Earth. The Technobots, patrolling the desert area, come under
attack from Cyclonus and the Terrorcons. In outer space, Fortress fires
Fortress Maximus' guns at the meteorite but it has no effect on it. On
Earth, Galvatron and the Destron Headmasters meet up with the Sweeps,
before the Throttlebots intervene. The Headmasters and Technobots then
show up, challenging the Destrons. The Throttlebots try to intercept
the meteorite, but it ends up gravitizing them and their ship. The
Headmasters head out into space again where they encounter the Destron
Headmasters and Galvatron. Daniel is able to actually land on the
meteorite since he is not made out of metal though, and he finds out
that it is actually a spaceship. He manages to disable its controls and
to blow it up, much to Galvatron's chagrin.
>7 - The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery
A shadowy figure approaches
Galvatron with a plan to
defeat the Cybertrons once and for all. At the Cybertron base, Arcee
receives word that Praun, one of Cybertron's front-line defenses has
come under Destron attack. Fortress and the Headmasters go to
investigate, but find only dead bodies there. Rodimus Convoy and Ultra
Magnus arrive to inspect the damage, finding more dead bodies around
and some files missing. Rodimus Convoy uses the Trainbots to head into
space toward Praun. Meanwhile, Fortress and the Headmasters get trapped
inside a revolving fortress and buried in the sand, while the Destron
Headmasters laugh outside. The Headmasters must recall the training
they received in the deserts of Master four million years ago in order
to survive. They switch heads and manage to escape, then confront the
Destron Headmasters. Galvatron shows up on Astrotrain, but Rodimus
arrives with the Trainbots and the Cybertrons throw the Destrons into
the sand.
>8 - Terror of the Six Shadows
At the Cybertron base, the
transmission of a rock
concert is interrupted by shadowy figure who threatens to destroy
cities unless his demands are met. In New York, the Headmasters collect
the transmission and find that it is a different figure who made the
threat there. In all, there are six different figures making the same
threats in six different locations. In the forests of Great Britain, a
ferocious winged wolf attacks; the Headmasters and Metroplex head there
to investigate, but are too late. In another city, a laser gun flies
around, destroying many buildings, but once again the Headmasters are
too late. Daniel returns from gift-shopping with the Trainbots, causing
the Headmasters to yell at the Trainbots for not helping. Daniel gets
upset, as he had asked the Trainbots to help him pick out a present for
his father, and rushes out of the room. The Headmasters then apologize
and see Daniel playing with a ninja star. Chromedome recalls a time
when his best friend was killed by a ninja robot who could adopt six
different shapes. The robot form of Sixshot suddenly appears in Japan,
and Rodimus sends the Trainbots to take care of him, while Cyclonus and
Scourge take Dinosaurer. The Trainbots merge into Raiden and start to
beat up Sixshot, when Dinosaurer suddenly appears. The Headmasters then
appear and help to defeat the Destrons and Sixshot.
>9 - Seibertron is in Grave Danger, part one
On Seibertron, once again at
peace thanks to Vector
Sigma, a new compound has been created called Seibertonuron which is
many times stronger than Seibertonium. The Destron cassettes find out
about it and Soundblaster reports to Galvatron, telling him that the
new compound allow him to defeat the Cybertrons. Meanwhile, back on
Earth, the Headmasters are working out to keep up their conditioning.
Galvatron sends the Predacons to retrieve the compound while the rest
of the Destrons head to their new base. The Destron Headmasters and
Sixshot meet with the shadowy Scorponok to discuss their next moves
while the Cybertron Headmasters arrive at the Destron base. The
Combaticons, Stunticons and Destron Headmasters then arrive on
Seibertron with Galvatron and wreck havoc on the planet. Fortress and
the Headmasters then head to Seibertron with Rodimus, Cha, Blurr and
Arcee. They manage to drive back the Destrons - Guardian beating
Bruticus, Superion beating the Stunticons, and the Cybertron
Headmasters taking out the Destrons - but Galvatron incurs major damage
to Rodimus. Scorponok, fearful that Galvatron will be able to gain the
new compound and become too powerful, orders his Headmasters to plant
some bombs to blow up Seibertron.
>10 - Seibertron is in Grave Danger, part two
The Predacons are confronted by
the Trainbots as
Guardian knocks out Bruticus. The Cybertrons continue to plan a way to
stop Galvatron from getting his hands on the new compound as Chromedome
spots Weirdwolf and Wipe. He notices that they've been heading deep
into Seibertron and tries to figure out what they are up to, sending
out a telepathic message to the other Headmasters. They arrive,
attacking Weirdwolf and Skull, as Chromedome heads underground to stop
Wipe. On the surface, the battle still rages on, destroying more and
more of the planet. Wipe manages to find Vector Sigma's chamber and he
sets the bombs on it, just as Chromedome arrives. The Cybertrons cannot
remove the bomb, so they flee the planet after some long, hard
farewells. Galvatron arrives in Vector Sigma's chamber just as the
bombs go off and is caught in the explosion. Rodimus, Cha and Blurr
then depart in search of a new home for the Cybertrons, leaving
Fortress in charge.
>11 - Scorponok, the Shadow Emperor
Arcee, Daniel and Wheelie stare
off into the sunset,
recalling how their home had been destroyed by the Destrons. Fortress
and Spike decide to have a little party to raise the Cybertrons'
spirits. Hardhead does a karaoke thing, Wheelie passes out from
overenergizing and Chromedome and Arcee dance. Back at the Destron
camp, Galvatron, who has not been seen since the explosion is presumed
dead by Soundblaster, Sixshot and the Headmasters. Suddenly, a figure
appears and the Destrons think it is Galvatron, but instead it is
Scorponok, who tells them that Galvatron is still alive. The Cybertrons
continue to work on a rocket ship which will launch a new solar
satellite but Ratbat is spotted spying on them. Cyclonus and Scourge
send out Predaking to stop the launching of the rocket, prompting the
Trainbots to merge into Raiden to stop them, along with the
Headmasters. The launch is a success, causing the Destron Headmasters
to head into space to destroy the satellite. As the Cybertrons get
ready to go after them, Sixshot attacks, delaying them, and seriously
injuring Chromedome. He gets up and they head into space, where the
Destron Headmasters lie in ambush. They have directed the satellite to
direct the solar energy into a planet in a black nebula.
>12 - The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts
Information provided by
Brandon Lusk and Mardhen Bravo
While Ultra Magnus and Scattershot are investigating some strange
seismic activity in Peru, the Cybertron Headmasters send Steeljaw and
Ramhorn to find out what's inside the black nebula (from the last
episode). Inside the nebula is a planet where enslaved Battle Beasts
are used by Scorponok to build a massive construct. In the Andes, a
dormant volcano suddenly erupts, and the Protectobots and Trainbots are
sent to rescue the people living nearby. They are confronted by the
Predacons and the Destron Headmasters. The other Cybertrons use
Broadsides to fly to Earth, drive off Predaking, and the Trainbots
evacuate the humans. In the nebula, Scorponok explains that the volcano
exploded so the Destrons can tap its energies while Ramhorn and
Steeljaw secretly listen. On Earth, the Destrons make one last attempt
to take the villagers hostage, but they are thwarted by the Cybertrons.
Back on Charr, Scorponok reveals part of his plans to Cyclonus and
Scourge; Ramhorn and Steeljaw record the information, and forward it to
the other Cybertrons.
>13 - Head On, Fortress Maximus
In the city of San Francisco, a
giant man-eating
plant suddenly springs from underground, causing mass hysteria and
major damage. In response, Ultra Magnus sends out the Technobots,
Aerialbots and Trainbots to assist, but they are met by Bruticus, who
battles Raiden. Ultra Magnus contacts Fortress and the Cybertron
Headmasters, who then head toward San Francisco. They get beaten up by
the plant, mocked by the Destron Headmasters, then another plant shows
up, as well as another at the Witwickys'. Menasor then battles
Computron, while Bruticus takes on the Aerialbots. One plant monster is
actually able to walk, and it attacks the Cybertrons' earth base while
the other attacks Fortress' battle station. Fortress then uncovers his
sword of power and the base suddenly transforms into a giant robot,
Fortress Maximus! He manages to destroy the plant monster, causing the
others to blow up.
>14 - Explosion on Mars!! Maximus is in Danger
The Destrons plan to blow up Mars
by causing
explosions at its northern and southern end. Meanwhile, on the planet,
Spike, Daniel, Wheelie and the Trainbots are conducting a geological
survey when they detect some major seismic activity at the southern
pole. Sixshot sends Dinosaurer to attack Metroplex, as he goes after
the Technobots. Ultra Magnus transforms Metroplex and he battles
Dinosaurer while on Mars, the Destrons attack the survey team. The
Cybertron Headmasters then arrive to battle the Predacons, while the
Terrorcons ambush the others, kidnapping Daniel, Wheelie and Getsue.
They imprison them and tell them of the Destron plan to destroy Mars,
sending meteors to destroy earth. Daniel, Wheelie and Getsue manage to
escape, sending word to Fortress Maximus who heads to Mars to
investigate. The Destron Headmasters attack Chromedome and the others,
while Scorponok works on a plan to destroy Fortress Maximus. The
Cybertron Headmasters are caught in a trap and seriously hurt, forcing
Fortress to transform Fortress Maximus.
>15 - Explosion on Mars!! Megazarak Appears
As Fortress attempts to transform
Fortress Maximus,
he gets hit by a plasma blast and loses his super energy needed to
transform. Spike figures out that the Destrons have found a way to tap
the plasma energy from Seibertron's explosion in order to neutralize
Fortress. The Terrorcons continue with Scorponok's plan to blow up Mars
by drilling up the poles while Hardhead and Chromedome detect the
Destron Headmasters and head out to investigate. Fortress, watching his
forces lose, order the Trainbots to head out toward Mars to help.
Raiden arrives just in time to help the Headmasters, but suddenly
Scorponok orders the Destrons to return. Ultra Magnus sends Twincast
and his cassettes to spy on the Destrons, and they see Sixshot using
the spacebridge to head to the Destron base on Jollo. There, they
witness the destruction of the planet within the Black Nebula and the
creation of Scorponok's new battle station - Megazarak, which then
heads to destroy Fortress Maximus on Mars. Chromedome and Hardhead
manage to find a bomb, but before they can defuse it, Megazarak appears
and beats the stuffing out of all of them. It transforms into a giant
robot and starts to beat up on Fortress Maximus, when he receives news
that the bombs are ready to go off. The Cybertron Headmasters try to
get Fortress to leave, but he refuses to abandon his battle station.
Suddenly, they notice that the plasma from the destruction of Mars is
actually powering up Fortress Maximus and they escape.
>16 - The Return of the Immortal Emperor
Thanks to Megazarak, Mars has now
been destroyed and
the Cybertron Headmasters are quite angry about the entire incident.
Meanwhile, Daniel and Wheelie, who are goofing around, spot a strange
light in the sky which buzzes past them. Chromedome and Hardhead sneak
out of Fortress Maximus and head toward the Destron base. Meanwhile,
Scorponok organizes a strike force and sends out Skull, Weirdwolf and
Blitzwing to hand the Cybertrons. Fortress and the others arrive on the
scene, saving the pair as Soundwave holds a meeting with his cassettes.
Megazarak attacks Fortress Maximus, and is beating up on him when the
strange UFO flies past, distracting Megazarak long enough for Fortress
Maximus to escape, then taking away Sixshot. Punch reports to Fortress
about the Destrons' plan to coronate Scorponok as the Destron Emperor,
and during the ceremony, the Cybertrons attack. Suddenly, the glowing
object appears again, revealing itself to be a spaceship; out from it
step Sixshot, then the presumed-dead Galvatron. The Destrons overwhelm
the Cybertrons, forcing them to retreat, while Galvatron reclaims his
throne as Emperor, much to Scorponok's dismay.
>17 - SOS from Planet Sandra
At the Destron base, Cyclonus and
Scourge pick up an
SOS from the planet Sandra and inform Galvatron. The Cybertrons receive
the message as well, finding out that the planet's energy reserves are
almost depleted. After a long debate, they decide to help out, bringing
several energy packs with them, while Galvatron makes preparations to
stop them. The Destrons attack, Galvatron confronting Ultra Magnus, and
Abominus getting a boot to the head by Computicon. The Trainbots
attempt to depart, but are stopped by Sixshot. In outer space, Fortress
and the Headmasters face off against Scorponok and the Destron
Headmasters as they head toward Sandra. Fortress sends Spike, Wheelie
and Daniel, along with the small robot forms of Chromedome and
Hardhead, to Planet Sandra with the energy packs, while he holds off
Megazarak. The leader of Sandra tells Spike that they thought that they
would never run out of energy until it was too late. They present the
people of Sandra with the energy as Fortress Maximus and Scorponok
continue their fight on the planet's surface. Chromedome and Hardhead
manage to plant a couple bombs on Scorponok, incapacitating him, while
the Cybertrons attack Galvatron, defeating the Destrons.
>18 - The Most Important Thing in the World
The Destron base on Charr is
suddenly upset when two
newcomers arrive, and the Destrons attack them, thinking they are
Cybertrons. They are jets which possess the ability to transform into
animals, then to robots -- Horrorcons Apeface and Snapdragon -- who
have been asked by Galvatron to join his troops. The Cybertrons learn
of the appearance of these two, and Spike, worried about the
diminishing chances of ending the war, decides to seek out a peace
agreement with the Destrons before the galaxy is destroyed, despite the
Cybertrons' concerns. Galvatron receives word of Spike's offer of
peace, and Scorponok and Soundwave plan a trap, replying to Spike that
he has to go with his entire family to meet in Shangri-La. Galvatron
and Spike begin their meetings while Carly and Daniel are forced to
remain with the Horrorcons, with the Cybertron Headmasters remaining
outside. Galvatron asks Spike for a token of trust - leaving Daniel
with the Destrons. Doublespy (Punch/Counterpunch) discovers Galvatron
at the Destron base instead of Earth and reports Galvatron's orders to
steal energy throughout the universe to the Cybertrons. The Headmasters
mobilize to rescue the humans when they find out Galvatron is a fake.
Galvatron then reveals himself to be Sixshot, leading to a fierce
battle outside. The Cybertrons beat up on the Destrons, who escape
through the space bridge. They try to follow, but Sixshot blows up the
space bridge.
>19 - Battle to the Death on the Beehive Planet
Galvatron has continued his
search for more energy
in deep space, and finds some on a planet called Hive. The Cybertrons
are nearby, having followed the Destrons, and come across the ruins of
the spaceship that has been destroyed by Megazarak. Chromedome finds a
survivor who tells them about the planet, which is ruled by a queen,
who resides over the area where the energy is stored. The Destrons
begin their assault as the survivor asks Chromedome to give a pendant
to his son, Michael. The Destron Headmasters, left behind by Galvatron,
are told by Scorponok to bide their time before they overthrow
Galvatron. The Cybertrons approach Hive, but are thought to be allies
of the Destrons. The Hive attack Fortress Maximus, as Chromedome,
Hardhead and Brainstorm try to convince them otherwise, but to no
avail. Chromedome decides to go to the planet by himself and there he
finds Michael, giving him the pendant. He tells his story to the queen
as the Destrons manage to get past the Hive defenses. The queen resists
Galvatron's attempts to get the energy, then Chromedome appears and
battles the Horrorcons, defeating them. Galvatron and Sixshot knock
Chromedome into the sea of power as the queen requests help from the
Cybertrons. The Destrons start to beat up the Cybertrons as Chromedome
escapes from the sea with Michael's help, doubling in power. They drive
off the Destrons as Fortress Maximus defeats Megazarak.
>20 - Tide-turning Battle on the False Planet
Galvatron leads the Destrons
toward the twin planets
of Sperity and Toluin, intent on draining their energy. Meanwhile, the
Cybertrons continue their pursuit of Megazarak across the galaxy, and
notice them moving toward Sperity. Suddenly, the Destrons come under
attack, but it does little-to-no damage to Megazarak. The Destrons
mobilize and scour the planet's surface looking for energy, but then
Fortress Maximus arrives, attacking Megazarak. Brainstorm, Arcee,
Wheelie and Daniel arrive on Toluin's surface, finding nothing but a
small cave. Meanwhile, the battle continues on Sperity between the
Destrons and the Cybertrons. The inhabitants have apparently moved
everything to Toluin's underground, using Sperity as a place to trap
their enemies. Brainstorm and the others find the secret domed city of
the inhabitants, then infiltrate it before getting captured. Brainstorm
heads back to Sperity, where he tells Fortress, after a series of head
switches, that Sperity is really a trap. The Cybertrons leave, and the
Destrons are caught in the trap for once, finding fake cubes which
causes Toluin to move away from Sperity.
>21 - Find Megazarak's Weak Spot
The Cybertrons pick up an SOS
from the exile planet
Dallos and head there to investigate. The Headmasters move out to
figure out what's going on, finding that the Destrons have attacked an
energy plant. They take the people back to Fortress Maximus, where one
grabs Daniel as hostage, threatening him with a knife. Daniel manages
to break free, blasting one of the men, before Fortress captured the
others in a forcefield. The Cybertrons learn that the planet is
controlled by a small group in the southern hemisphere and that the
people are suffering greatly. They find that the Destrons have been
building something on the planet while being in cahoots with the
leaders. The Destrons find that the Cybertrons have arrived and
mobilize to attack them. Meanwhile, Chromedome and Highbrow head into a
canyon to find a Battle Beast who happened to be part of the team who
built Megazarak. He starts to tell them of Megazarak's weakness, but
Weirdwolf blasts him in the back, eventually killing him, but not
before he gives them a chip. The Headmasters fire a huge cannon at
Megazarak, prompting him to transform into robot mode, then Fortress
transforms Fortress Maximus, defeating Megazarak and restoring peace to
the planet.
>22 - Head Formation of Friendship
The Cybertron Headmasters
continue their search for
the Destrons, but are interrupted by an alarm, indicating a problem
with Fortress Maximus' guns. Meanwhile the Destrons head toward
Galvatron's latest target, the planet Paradise, a non-technological
world where the inhabitants still live in huts. As Brainstorm continues
to figure out Megazarak's weakness, Highbrow takes the Trainbots to
visit the planet Paradise. He meets up with a native girl, Papika and
her giant eagle and she tells him about the Destrons attacking the
planet. The Cybertrons then arrive on the planet, as Highbrow makes his
way toward the Destron camp, where he is trapped by Destron
Headmasters. Steeljaw notices this and informs the rest of the team but
before they can help, the forest suddenly becomes ablaze from enemy
fire. As the Cybertrons battle the Destrons, Papika and the Headmasters
free Highbrow from his chains. The Cybertrons manage to defeat the
Destrons, then destroy their collected energon cubes, sending Megazarak
running.
>23 - Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship
The Destron clones, Pounce and
Wingspan, confront
the Cybertron clones, Fastlane and Cloudraker for possession of their
half of a skull which will lead to a fabulous energy source. Suddenly,
Sixshot shows up along with Galvatron to drive away the Cybertrons.
Cloudraker radioed Fortress about the arrival of the Destrons on the
pirate planet. The Cybertrons run into a space burial ground, where
they find a space pirate ship in which the skull is emitting a radio
signal. With the help of the Horrorcons, Pounce and Wingspan get the
other half of the skull. The Destrons put the skull together and get a
map toward the location of the pirates' stolen proton energy.
Apparently, the clones used to be friends but Galvatron then recruited
Pounce and Wingspan. Twincast finds out the location of the stolen
energy and the Cybertrons mobilize to stop the Destrons. Chromedome
manages to recover the skull, and Highbrow manages to decode the map,
finding a pyramid and a trap door. Twincast rescues Highbrow after the
Destrons attack and he figures out how to open the door - using the
frequency given out by the skull on the pirate ship in space. He and
the Trainbots retrieve the skull, while the others attack the Destrons.
The Destron clones corner Highbrow and Daniel, but they are knocked out
by the Cybertron clones. Fortress Maximus, with the help of the
Headmasters, drives off Megazarak.
>24 - The Death of Ultra Magnus
One night, at the Cybertron earth
base, the Destron
Headmasters attack and take over the outpost. The Cybertrons have
regrouped back on Cygnia and try to determine Galvatron's next move
after he collects all these power packs. Galvatron then divulges his
next move to the other Destrons - using his stolen energy to conquer
the earth. At the same time, Scorponok reveals his plans to overthrow
Galvatron to Weirdwolf, telling him to find the Cybertrons' energy
sources. Sixshot then leads an assault on an energy source in Miami,
prompting Ultra Magnus to send the Trainbots and Technobots. Fortress
sends out Doublespy to discover Galvatron's plans as Brainstorm reports
on Sixshot's movements on Earth. The Destron assault on Earth continues
under Sixshot, who attacks Metroplex and Ultra Magnus. Metroplex tries
to help Ultra Magnus but runs into Dinosaurer as the Trainbots arrive.
They radio for assistance and the Cybertron Headmasters head to Earth.
Sixshot, who has been beating up on Ultra Magnus, reveals his secret
Wingwolf mode and kills Ultra Magnus. Megazarak arrives on Earth on
Galvatron's request and receives word from Weirdwolf on the energy he
found. The Headmasters arrive and manage to drive away Sixshot before
burying Ultra Magnus in the river.
>25 - The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an
Iceberg
Sixshot continues to organize the
Destron troops on
Earth, sending out Bruticus, Menasor, Abominus, and the Horrorcons to
assault the planet. Meanwhile, at Fortress Maximus, the Cybertrons
study the Destron activity throughout the world, and Fortress orders
the cassettes to figure out what's going on. The Cybertrons mobilize
their forces, sending out Computron and Defensor. Galvatron continues
to monitor activities on Jollo and Doublespy reports back to Fortress
the activities and plans of the Destron leader. Twincast and Steeljaw
manage to find Megazarak in a canyon, but they are discovered by
Sixshot. Twincast sends Steeljaw back to report, before he gets knocked
into the canyon. Punch continues his spying for the Cybertrons, seeing
Galvatron's plans to make Earth his new body. Galvatron has decided to
have it out with Scorponok, sending Sixshot to stop him and the other
Destron Headmasters. The Cybertrons launch an assault to stop Galvatron
from taking over the earth, sending Metroplex, Fortress Maximus and
company to the canyon. Steeljaw manages to revive Twincast, as the
Cybertron Headmasters battle Galvatron in the Arctic. Hardhead knocks
Galvatron into the ocean, then the Headmasters form a ring, blasting an
iceberg on top of Galvatron, burying him forever.
>26 - I Risk My Life for Earth
With Galvatron finally destroyed
in the Antarctic,
Scorponok took over as Destron emperor, pledging to avenge Galvatron's
death. Scorponok sends Sixshot to destroy the Cybertron earth base,
while Spike heads back to Earth for a summit meeting regarding the Ring
of Fire from the north of Alaska to the South Pole. Spike notices that
the Destrons have been attacking this area recently, looking for the
thinnest layer of the crust. Dinosaurer shows up at the summit,
attacking the Cybertrons before Metroplex shows up. Sixshot then
confronts Chromedome, who recalls Ultra Magnus' death. Spike, trying to
help Metroplex, gets seriously hurt. Wheelie then attacks Chromedome,
saying that it was all his fault that Spike had a piece of metal
imbedded in his nerve. The Destrons attack on Earth again, but Fortress
tells Chromedome to stay behind until he gets control of his emotions.
Without Chromedome, the Headmasters and Raiden get beaten up by the
Destrons and Predaking. Fortress uses his superpower to save Spike,
removing the chunk of metal, while severely weakening himself.
Chromedome, determined to make up for his mistakes, tries to figure out
Megazarak's weakness since Fortress Maximus cannot transform. He finds
it in the center of Megazarak's chest where his power is centralized.
Megazarak throws Fortress Maximus into a river of lava, but it ends up
re-energizing him enough to transform. Chromedome arrives on earth and
informs Fortress of Megazarak's weakness.
>27 - The Miracle Warriors - The Targetmasters,
part one
After the defeat, the Destrons
depart Earth, heading
into deep space, but the Cybertrons realize that there are still some
remnants of bombs around. The Cybertron Headmasters are deployed in
pairs to disarm them, while the cassettes continue their investigation.
Fortress sends out Spike, Daniel, Wheelie and Arcee to head the
reconstruction project for earth. Chromedome and Hardhead discover five
bombs, accidentally setting off one. Suddenly, three friends of Wheelie
arrive on earth - Pointblank, Sureshot and Crosshairs - to meet with
the Cybertron commander. Chromedome and Hardhead continue to make their
way out, carrying the bombs, when they are confronted by an avalanche.
Fortunately, they are rescued by the others and transport the bombs
into outer space to defuse out there. Pointblank, Sureshot and
Crosshairs volunteer to take the bombs out, slightly insulting the
Headmasters. Spike orders Guardian, Computicon and Raiden to destroy
the old Destron base back on Earth. Just as the bombs are ready to be
defused, the Cybertrons receive an SOS from some refugees from Master
who have been attacked by the Destrons - Slugslinger, Misfire,
Triggerhappy and Sixshot. The refugees report that the Destrons have
attacked Master. The refugees decide to remove the explosives for the
Cybertrons while the battle rages outside. Suddenly, the explosives go
off.
>28 - The Miracle Warriors - The Targetmasters,
part two
In the aftermath of the
explosion, the Destrons
disappeared and Chromedome return Pointblank, Sureshot and Crosshairs
back to Fortress Maximus. The blast fused the small robots who removed
the bombs to the trio's hands, giving rise to the first Targetmasters.
The Cybertrons head to Master to remove the Destrons, who have also
tapped into the Targetmaster technology. The tension between the
Cybertron Headmasters and Targetmasters continues to escalate as
Pointblank calls Chromedome immature. The Cybertrons arrive and start
to kick the Destrons' tails, forcing them to retreat. Chromedome is
reunited with his old friend Sappho, who seems a little distant, and
they catch up a bit. The Destrons start the second part of the plan as
Sixshot impersonates Chromedome and kidnaps Sappho, trying to discover
the Cybertrons' weak points. The Destrons, unable to find out anything,
plant a time bomb inside Sappho and order him to walk into Fortress
Maximus to explode inside. Sappho is released and heads toward the
Cybertrons, when Pointblank realizes something is wrong. Twincast finds
the bomb inside him and Chromedome is forced to kill his friend. The
Destrons attack and Chromedome goes after Sixshot for revenge, growing
up in the process.
>29 - The Master Sword is in Danger
The Destrons have holed up
underneath the planet
where they start the production of their new metal, called "G Metal"
which has proved to be nearly invulnerable. Scorponok plans to use this
metal to strengthen Megazarak's design, but he realizes that he still
cannot hold up to Fortress Maximus' Master Sword. The Destrons hatch a
plan to uncover the secrets of the Master Sword as they capture
Wheelie, pulling him underground. Sixshot then demands the secrets of
the Master Sword from Fortress in exchange for Wheelie's freedom. The
Cybertrons discuss their options as Pointblank believes that if
Fortress gives up the secrets, Scorponok will be able to destroy
Fortress Maximus, while Daniel fears losing his friend. Much to
Pointblank's chagrin, Fortress agrees to give Scorponok the secrets to
the Master Sword, while Chromedome and Daniel decide to invade
Megazarak to free Wheelie. Fortress meets with Sixshot to give him the
secrets, while Wheelie is informed of a timer that will go off soon,
dropping him into the lava. Daniel and Chromedome manage to free
Wheelie, preventing Fortress from giving Sixshot the disk. Suddenly, a
massive battle breaks out and the Cybertrons are winning until the
Duocons show up, turning the tide. The disk gets knocked around, then
retrieved by the Duocon Battletrap who returns it to Scorponok.
>30 - The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide
The Cybertrons can find no trace
of the Destrons on
Master after the loss of the disk. The Destrons have headed toward an
asteroid belt, where they plan their next course of action. They decide
to head back toward Master to begin production of the Zarak shield. The
Targetmasters spot Soundblaster spying on them with Ratbat and follow
them back to the planet's surface. They then fall into an ambush by the
Destron Targetmasters. The Destrons blast the side of a mountain,
uncovering a water storage tower which sweeps the Cybertrons away.
Underground, the other Destrons are busy at work completing the Zarak
shield. Pointblank and the Targetmasters make their way to the Destron
underground base. As the Cybertron Headmasters move out to find the
Destron base, Weirdwolf plants a bomb on Fortress' battle cruiser.
Daniel and Wheelie spot Weirdwolf knocking on the walls and engage in a
crossfire until Fortress arrives. Pointblank sends the three Cybertron
Targetmasters up to Megazarak to find out what's happening inside. The
Headmasters manage to find the base as well, but are met by a Destron
Targetmaster ambush until they are saved by the Cybertron
Targetmasters. A battle breaks out, alerting Scorponok, who sends out
the Duocons. Scorponok escapes with the Zarak shield, with Fortress
Maximus moving to intercept, but then the bomb goes off, allowing
escape.
>31 - Operation: Destroy the Destrons
The Cybertrons work on repairing
Fortress' ship
after the bomb while Chromedome, after learning about the completion of
the Zarak shield, tries to organize a raid. Pointblank, however,
convinces Fortress Maximus otherwise, much to Chromedome's irritation.
The Cybertron Headmasters drive around to blow off some steam and end
up meeting with some of Master's warriors. The Cybertron Targetmasters
try to infiltrate the base, when they are spotted by the Destron
Targetmasters and Sixshot. They are surrounded by the enemy as the
Cybertron Headmasters work out an assault plan with the Master
warriors. Soundwave informs Scorponok of Chromedome's plans to mobilize
the Master warriors. Fortress tries to get in touch with Chromedome
just as the Master assault begins. However, the Destrons are ready and
as the Masters rush in, Megazarak emerges from underground. The Masters
are slaughtered by the Destron Targetmasters while the Cybertron
Headmasters must deal with their Destron counterparts. Fortress Maximus
arrives and faces off with Megazarak with his new shield, actually
managing to defeat him. Chromedome tries to go after the Destrons but
Pointblank finally knocks some sense into him, telling him he's done
enough.
>32 - My Friend Sixshot!
As the Cybertrons are flying
around in space,
searching for the Destrons, Daniel gets accidentally separated from
Wheelie and locked into a room. Megazarak attacks Fortress Maximus
while Wheelie tries to get Daniel out of the room. Sixshot emerges from
Megazarak as three odd solar windstorms emerge from the asteroid belt.
Sixshot gets forced into one, while a section of Fortress Maximus,
containing Daniel, gets ripped off into another. The Cybertron
Targetmasters use the Trainbots to go out searching for Daniel, who is
being driven toward a planet by the asteroids. Sixshot is there too. He
starts to leave Daniel, but suddenly a rock creature appears behind
Daniel and is ready to grab him when Sixshot blasts it. The Cybertron
Headmasters realize that the three storms funneled the rocks into the
planet Diamond. Meanwhile, on the planet, Daniel and Sixshot start
talking to each other, forming an odd friendship. They are interrupted
by the emergence of more rock creatures, who they manage to defeat.
Fortress Maximus heads directly into the storm to follow it to the
planet. Sixshot continues to defend Daniel from the monsters who
constantly appear. The rock monsters merge into a giant creature,
capturing Daniel, but Sixshot, showing off his six modes and with a
little help from Daniel, manages to defeat it. Fortress Maximus
appears, and the Cybertron Headmasters confront Sixshot, but Daniel
tells them that he is his friend.
>33 - Duel on the Asteroid
Daniel is still a little
despondent over Sixshot's
departure, after what they went through on Diamond. Scorponok heads
toward an asteroid between Jupiter and Earth (Mars was destroyed) to
set up his operations there. Sixshot shows up there after his ordeal on
Diamond as the Cybertron Targetmasters come under attack. The
Headmasters take the Trainbots to give the Targetmasters some
reinforcements. Suddenly, Sixshot appears and challenges Chromedome to
a one-on-one duel. Chromedome recalls Sixshot killing Ultra Magnus
while he talks with Pointblank, and he goes to meet Sixshot. Daniel
finds out about the challenge and begs Chromedome not to go through
with it but to no avail. Wheelie discovers Daniel putting on an
exo-suit, as he is planning to stop the duel. Fortress sends out
Pointblank to stop the duel and to bring back Daniel. The battle is
just starting as Daniel arrives and he proves to be a distraction to
both sides, behind landing directly between the two combatants.
Scorponok starts setting off a bunch of bombs, trying to destroy
everyone on the asteroid, even Sixshot. Sixshot saves Daniel from
falling into a river of lava, but apparently perishes when the asteroid
explodes.
>34 - The Final Showdown on Earth, part one
At a speech on earth, something
emerges from under
the ground - a huge rocket, along with the Destron clones, who send a
satellite into orbit. Meanwhile, Predaking and Bruticus begin attacking
cruise ships in the ocean. Spike and Carly start to organize teams to
repel the Destrons - the Protectobots, the Throttlebots and the clones.
The Cybertron Headmasters and Targetmaster hasten their journey back
toward Earth in Fortress Maximus - with Sixshot getting a free lift -
after getting a report from Metroplex. Defensor battles Bruticus as the
Throttlebots face Predaking. The Targetmasters try to determine what
the giant metal pillar, which popped out of the ground, is used for,
and they see it emitting a large amount of electrical energy. The
Trainbots reunite Daniel with his parents, who are trying to rescue
some people trapped in a crevice. The bands of electrical energy
released by the pillars stretch across the world, causing massive
destruction. Sixshot confronts the Destron clones and Bruticus, looking
for Megazarak, and after not getting the information he seeks, he kills
the clones. The Cybertrons continue to try and find the source of the
troubles - Megazarak - but are unable to.
>35 - The Final Showdown on Earth, part two
The Cybertrons try to figure out
where Megazarak is
and what he's trying to accomplish and get a break when Punch reports
in to Fortress. Fortress takes his ship and heads toward the Middle
East but is spotted by Soundblaster, who sends the Destron Headmasters
to attack. Sixshot spies on Snapdragon, who is operating inside a
pyramid, when yet another metal pillar appears from underground.
Megazarak suddenly appears from underneath the sand, prompting Fortress
Maximus to transform. However, the energy released from the pillar is
attracted to the sword and it blasts him to the ground. Sixshot
continues to track the Destron leader, going underwater where he is
sucked into a whirlpool, which leads him to the lost city of Atlantis,
where Megazarak is stationed. There, he confronts Scorponok and is
taken back into the Destron ranks. Scorponok tells him what he is
planning to do - destroy the Earth with the energy from the pillars,
then as Sixshot turns to leave, he tries to shoot him in the back, but
it turns to only be an illusion. The Cybertrons gather en force to the
Arctic where they meet the entire Destron force for the final showdown.
Fortress Maximus battles Megazarak, and as Wheelie and Daniel are about
to be stepped on by Flywheels, Sixshot saves them by firing a random
blast. Daniel goes looking for Sixshot, and as Menasor shows up to
crush the human, Sixshot blasts him into the ice. The plasma energy
which is accumulating gets sucked into the satellite, which releases a
beam of destruction on top of both Fortress Maximus and the now-empty
shell of Megazarak as Scorponok had left the planet to its destruction.
However, with the help of the Headmasters and the other Cybertrons, who
form a double ring, they repower Fortress Maximus who destroys the
satellite, then slices Megazarak neatly in half.