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This animated series picks up 10 years after the end of Transformers Armada. The Autobots and Decipticons are working together to rebuild Cybertronian cities on Earth. Most of the major characters longtime Transformer fans would be familiar with are dead or deactivated. Megatron lies deactivated within the husk of Unicron and Optimus Primes still leads the Autobots on Earth. From there, things get confusing.

A mysterious figure known only as Alpha Q creates the Terrorcons to attack the Autobots and steal  the Energon they are mining. During all of this, Megatron revives himself and manages to take over Unicron’s body, using it to ward off Alpha Q.

After the reappearance of Rodimus (an historic Autobot leader), the Autobots and Decipticons are transported to Cybertron where Alpha Q reveals his motives to the Autobots and they decide to work together. Their main goal is stopping Megatron from using Unicron to destroy them all.

The weirdness continues as the Autobots and Alpha Q defeat Unicron and his head becomes an Energon “sun” for the worlds that Alpha Q has recreated. Of course, Megatron is scheming to revive Unicron once again, but his plans backfire and Unicron regains sentience and vows to destroy them all. Luckily for the Autobots, the dormant Omega Supreme has awakened and merges with Optimus Prime, forming Optimus Supreme. Unicron seemingly perishes in the battle, but his mind is transferred to Megatron’s body.

The series continues and wraps up with more of the same. Mind transfers, gigantic growing Transformers and more. Throughout the series, older fans will get a kick out of the constant nostalgia as “new” Transformers are introduced. Characters like Galvatron, the Constructicons, Rodimus, and more are introduced. It can all be quite confusing with the many characters and constant mind swaps. Still, it’s great seeing Unicron utilized (almost too much) in this series.

Younger viewers may enjoy the animation, but there’s not way they can possibly follow the plots. For older fans, the stories may hold their interest, but the repetition may become boring. The animation is great. The CGI of Transformers Cybertron is dropped and a cel-shaded style is used. While this newer style isn’t popular with everyone, I personally like it a lot. It’s provides the benefits of CG without looking too polished.

Overall, Transformers Energon is a great set for Transformers fans. It’s may be to continuity heavy for non-fans. The massive set, consisting of 50 episodes is definitely aimed at Transformers fans and collectors. It’s a perfect set for the audience. Two episodes are not included in this set. Episode 33 – "Scorponok’s Scars" has not been dubbed into English. Also episode 44 – "Distribution" was a out of continuity episode that aired only in Japan.