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Transformers
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Five Faces of Darkness: Part 4

  • Episode aired Sep 18, 1986
  • TV-Y7
  • 23m
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Dick Gautier in Transformers (1984)
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Rodimus Prime goes on a "vision quest" inside the Matrix to learn the Quintessons' true role in the Transformers' origins. Meanwhile, Galvatron plans a two-pronged attack on Cybertron and Ea... Read allRodimus Prime goes on a "vision quest" inside the Matrix to learn the Quintessons' true role in the Transformers' origins. Meanwhile, Galvatron plans a two-pronged attack on Cybertron and Earth with his newest creation: Trypticon.Rodimus Prime goes on a "vision quest" inside the Matrix to learn the Quintessons' true role in the Transformers' origins. Meanwhile, Galvatron plans a two-pronged attack on Cybertron and Earth with his newest creation: Trypticon.

  • Directors
    • Andy Kim
    • Ray Lee
  • Writer
    • Flint Dille
  • Stars
    • Charlie Adler
    • Jack Angel
    • Michael Bell
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    • Directors
      • Andy Kim
      • Ray Lee
    • Writer
      • Flint Dille
    • Stars
      • Charlie Adler
      • Jack Angel
      • Michael Bell
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    Charlie Adler
    Charlie Adler
    • Silverbolt
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    • …
    Jack Angel
    Jack Angel
    • Ultra Magnus
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    • …
    Michael Bell
    Michael Bell
    • Scrapper
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    • …
    Gregg Berger
    Gregg Berger
    • Grimlock
    • (voice)
    • …
    Susan Blu
    • Arcee
    • (voice)
    • …
    Corey Burton
    Corey Burton
    • Spike Witwicky
    • (voice)
    Roger C. Carmel
    Roger C. Carmel
    • Motormaster
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    • …
    Victor Caroli
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Philip L. Clarke
    • Dead End
    • (voice)
    • (as Phillip Clarke)
    • …
    Regis Cordic
    Regis Cordic
    • Doubt Quintesson
    • (voice)
    • (as Rege Cordic)
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    Peter Cullen
    Peter Cullen
    • Optimus Prime
    • (voice)
    Paul Eiding
    Paul Eiding
    • Perceptor
    • (voice)
    Brad Garrett
    Brad Garrett
    • Trypticon
    • (voice)
    Dick Gautier
    Dick Gautier
    • Rodimus Prime
    • (voice)
    • …
    Johnny Haymer
    Johnny Haymer
    • Swindle
    • (voice)
    • (as John Haymer)
    • …
    Milton James
    Milton James
    • Blast Off
    • (voice)
    • (as Milt Jamin)
    • …
    Buster Jones
    • Blaster
    • (voice)
    Stan Jones
    Stan Jones
    • Scourge
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Andy Kim
      • Ray Lee
    • Writer
      • Flint Dille
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    • Trivia
      According to the vision Rodimus Prime saw, in the past there were eight Constructicons, though in their other appearances they are six. No explanation is given to what happened to the remaining two.
    • Goofs
      According to the vision Rodimus Prime saw, the Constructicons created Megatron. This is the third of three contradictory versions of the Constructicons' origin. The other two versions are seen in Heavy Metal War (1984) and The Secret of Omega Supreme (1985).
    • Quotes
      • Rodimus Prime: [Having entered the Matrix] Where am I? Is this the Matrix?
      • Primon: [a vision of Primon appears before Rodimus] Rodimus Prime, you have embarked on a journey into Cybertron's distant past. Prepare to look into the face of your creator. Eon ago, Cybertron was a factory built by the Quintessons to manufacture robots. There were two product lines: military hardware and consumer goods. These two product lines were the linear ancestors of the Decepticons and the Autobots. In time, the Quintessons endowed their products with a simulated intelligence. Now the machines could manufacture themselves. And before long, they grew too lazy and greedy to bother even with that. There were simpler ways to ring performance out of their slaves.
      • Prima: The Quintessons simply recycled it on the spot. The Quintessons also used the robots to entertain them. Machine pitted against machine, gladiatorial combat. Some of us, however, found this pointless combat repellant and sought to put a stop to it. We failed...
      • Prime Nova: ...But the seeds of revolt had been planted. And with one day, yield a terrible harvest. What the Quintessons failed to grasp, was that their robots had developed emotions. That we knew and felt the difference between freedom and slavery. And that oversight sealed their fate.
      • Guardian Prime: For a time, the robots lived in harmony. But this did not last. The former consumer goods who called themselves "Autobots" sought a peaceful existence, while the military hardware wanted conquest.
      • Zeta Prime: And they got their way. For centuries they terrorized the Autobots.
      • Sentinel Prime: Knowing we could never defeat the Decepticons with firepower, we turned to stealth and invented the art of transforming. The Autobots ruled for many centuries, but in time, the Decepticons also learned how to transform. Thus one fateful night, far below the city, Megatron was born!
      • Optimus Prime: The Matrix was passed to Alpha Trion, the oldest of Autobots. who kept it safely hidden for many years, until the next Autobot leader appeared. A gentle robot known as Orion Pax, who was fated to become...
      • Rodimus Prime: Optimus Prime!
      • Optimus Prime: And so began the third Cybertronian war. Which rages to this day.
      • Rodimus Prime: And the Quintessons... are our creators.
      • Optimus Prime: Through all these centuries, they have waited for the proper moment to strike. To reclaim the planet that we Transformers took from them.
      • Rodimus Prime: And now they're going for the gusto, right?
      • Optimus Prime: Do not forget what you have learned from our past, Rodimus. From it's lessons, the future is forged.
    • Connections
      Edited into Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness (1986)

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1986 (United States)
    • Production companies
      • Hasbro
      • Marvel Productions
      • Sunbow Productions
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      • 23m
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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