List of Transformers: Prime episodes

Transformers: Prime is a computer animated television series which premiered on November 29, 2010, on The Hub, Hasbro's and Discovery's joint venture, which began broadcasting on October 10, 2010, in the United States. The series was also previewed on The Hub on November 26, 2010, as a one hour special. Transformers: Prime was renewed for a second season, which premiered on February 18, 2012, also on The Hub. The Hub has recently renewed Transformers: Prime for a third season, with current plans for at least one additional season to follow.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired (U.S. dates)		DVD and Blu-ray release date
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1/A	Region 2/B	Region 4/B
	Mini-Series	5	November 29, 2010	December 3, 2010	December 6, 2011	—	June 20, 2012
	1	21	February 11, 2011	October 15, 2011	March 6, 2012	—	July 18, 2012
	2	26	February 18, 2012	November 2, 2012	November 6, 2012	—	—
	3	16	Spring 2013	—	—	—	—

Episodes

Mini-Series

No.	#	Episode title	Director	Writer(s)	U.S. Original Airdate	Prod. code
1	1	"Darkness Rising, Part 1"	David Hartman	Duane Capizzi	November 29, 2010	101
In Jasper,Nevada,an Autobot named Cliffjumper drives until he finds an Energon deposit and Decepticons fight him and he got damaged serious.He then gets taken aboard the Nemesis,a Decepticon warship.Then he gets stabbed where his spark is and died.Then three young humans—Jack Darby,and Rafael Esquivel—are accidentally caught in the crossfire in a fight between giant, mechanical aliens that transform into ordinary vehicles.Then when the two kids are taken back to school and a girl named Miko Nadakai follows Jack and Arcee into an alley and Miko also finds them-as a secret.The three kids are taken to the base of the Autobots, where the Autobot leader Optimus Prime explains that he and his team are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron, and they are fighting over their life-blood, Energon, with the Decepticonsalso fighting over it,calling it a war.
2	2	"Darkness Rising, Part 2"	David Hartman	Nicole Dubuc	November 30, 2010	102
The Decepticon leader Megatron returns from three-years in space with a plan to exploit the properties of a mysterious substance called "Dark Energon", which has the ability to turn the bodies of dead Transformers into zombies. The Autobots go through an Energon mine in search of their dead comrade Cliffjumper, only to discover that his dead body has been revived as a ravenous zombie by Dark Energon.
3	3	"Darkness Rising, Part 3"	Todd Waterman	Marsha Griffin	December 1, 2010	103
Optimus Prime and Ratchet head out to investigate Megatron's activities while Arcee and Bumblebee go on patrol, leaving Bulkhead with Jack, Miko and Rafael at the base. Meanwhile, Soundwave kidnaps the Autobot-allied human Agent William Fowler, with Starscream wishing to learn the location of the Autobot base.
4	4	"Darkness Rising, Part 4"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Steven Melching	December 2, 2010	104
Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee sneak on to the Decepticon warship, the Nemesis, to rescue Agent Fowler, while Optimus Prime and Ratchet fight off Megatron and a horde of Dark Energon zombies.
5	5	"Darkness Rising, Part 5"	Vinton Heuck	Joseph Khur	December 3, 2010	105
With the Decepticons completing their Space Bridge to Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the Autobots race to stop Megatron from opening the Bridge and bringing forth a vast army of Dark Energon zombies from the Transformers' dead home planet.

Season 1

No.	#	Episode title	Director	Writer(s)	U.S. Original Airdate	Prod. code
6	1	"Masters and Students"	Todd Waterman	David Slack	February 11, 2011	106
Following Megatron's supposed death, Starscream appoints himself as the new Decepticon leader. However, to his annoyance, he finds that the troops don't respect him as much as they did Megatron and are weary towards him becoming leader. In order to gain their respect, Starscream awakens Skyquake, a legendary Decepticon warrior who was entombed in stasis on Earth for centuries, and attempts to recruit him into his new army. Meanwhile, Ratchet agrees to help Jack, Miko and Rafael with their school science projects, with explosive results.
7	2	"Scrapheap"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Marsha Griffin	February 18, 2011	107
While on a scouting mission in the Arctic, Bulkhead and Bumblebee find a crashed space pod buried in the ice. They bring it back to base for examination, and Optimus Prime and Arcee venture out into the Arctic to find clues on the pod's origin. While they are out, the other Autobots discover that the pod contains a large swarm of Scraplets, a vicious and highly dangerous form of Cybertronian wildlife that eats metal. The Scraplets infest the Autobot base, devouring any metal in sight and damaging the Ground Bridge, leaving Optimus and Arcee stranded in the Arctic.
8	3	"Con Job"	Vinton Heuck	Steven Melching	February 25, 2011	108
The Autobots receive a message from Wheeljack, an old friend of Bulkhead's from the days of the war, who is visiting Earth while journeying across the galaxy. Upon picking up the message's signal, Starscream and Soundwave capture Wheeljack before he can meet the Autobots, and they send in Makeshift, a Decepticon spy able to take on any form, disguised as Wheeljack to discover the location of the Autobot base.
9	4	"Convoy"	Todd Waterman	Joseph Kuhr	March 4, 2011	109
Agent Fowler asks for the Autobots' assistance in transporting a powerful nuclear device to a military base, but since sending such a device through the Ground Bridge could be potentially dangerous, they have to travel by road. Along the way, the Autobots are ambushed by M.E.C.H., a terrorist organization who wish to steal the nuclear device and use it for their own nefarious purposes.
10	5	"Deus Ex Machina"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Nicole Dubuc	March 11, 2011	110
The Autobots discover that an Energon Harvester, an ancient and powerful device from Cybertron's distant past, is on display in a museum, and they attempt to retrieve it with Jack, Miko and Rafael's aid before it falls into the wrong hands. Starscream also learns of the Harvester's whereabouts, and he sends Soundwave, along with new Decepticons Knock Out and Breakdown, to obtain it.
11	6	"Speed Metal"	Vinton Heuck	Dean Stefan	April 9, 2011	111
In an attempt to get even with school bully Vince, as well as impress his crush Sierra, Jack convinces Bumblebee to help him win an illegal street race. However, things go awry when Knock Out gets involved in the action, kidnapping Vince in the belief that he is Bumblebee's human partner.
12	7	"Predatory"	Todd Waterman Kirk Van Wormer (Co-Director)	Marsha Griffin	April 16, 2011	112
Jack accompanies Arcee on a routine scouting mission in a forest, where they discover a crashed space ship in a clearing. They soon discover that the owner of the ship, the deadly and ruthless Decepticon Airachnid, is still prowling the forest in search of a human to hunt, putting Jack in danger.
13	8	"Sick Mind"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Steven Melching	April 30, 2011	113
While exploring the wreckage of a crashed Autobot spaceship in a desert, Optimus Prime becomes infected with Cybonic Plague, a deadly virus that leaves him in a critical condition. Arcee and Bumblebee sneak on to the Nemesis in order to find a cure for the virus. Following Ratchet's advice, Arcee hooks Bumblebee to Megatron's machinery and sends him into Megatron's subconscious, where Megatron's knowledge of the cure is located. Arcee immediately unplugs Bumblebee from the machinery as soon as the formula is captured.
14	9	"Out of His Head"	Vinton Heuck	Nicole Dubuc	May 7, 2011	114
Megatron's subconscious is mistakenly downloaded into Bumblebee's head. Megatron manipulates Bumblebee's mind in a plan to return to his original body and reclaim Decepticon leadership. Meanwhile, Starscream steals the lens from a powerful space telescope and attempts to use it to melt through Arctic ice to gain access to an underground Energon deposit.
15	10	"Shadowzone"	Todd Waterman	Marsha Griffin	May 14, 2011	115
Starscream attempts to use a shard of Dark Energon to revive the dead body of Skyquake, but his plan is impeded by the Autobots. The Autobots request a Ground Bridge transport at the same time with Starscreen. Hence, the two Ground Bridges appear at once, causing a malfunction that leaves Jack, Miko and Rafael in a parallel dimension, along with the revived but zombified body of Skyquake. Miko is still able to communicate Bulkhead through cell phone texting, and Ratchet is able to bring them back after engineering a Ground Bridge designed to connect the other dimension.
16	11	"Operation: Breakdown"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Steven Melching	June 18, 2011	116
During a fight with Bulkhead in an abandoned town, Breakdown is captured by M.E.C.H., who wish to dismantle him and research his inner workings for a project they refer to as "Project: Chimera". Optimus Prime and Starscream lead separate rescue missions to save Breakdown.
17	12	"Crisscross"	Vinton Heuck	Joseph Kuhr	June 25, 2011	117
Airachnid teams up with M.E.C.H. in a plot to kidnap Jack's mother, June, intending to use her as bait to lure Jack and Arcee to M.E.C.H.'s hideout, so Arcee can be captured and used in M.E.C.H.'s experiments.
18	13	"Metal Attraction"	Todd Waterman	Nicole Dubuc	July 9, 2011	118
Bulkhead and Arcee, with Miko tagging along, are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate a bizarre energy signal. They discover that the signal is coming from a Polarity Gauntlet, a weapon that manipulates magnetic fields, however, they soon come into conflict with Breakdown and Airachnid, who both want the Gauntlet for themselves.
19	14	"Rock Bottom"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Tim Jones	July 16, 2011	119
Bulkhead, Arcee, Jack and Miko investigate an old Decepticon Energon mine that was supposedly stripped clean. Megatron and Starscream arrive shortly after, with Megatron accusing Starscream of hoarding Energon, and revealing that he knows about Starscream's other treacherous acts. Megatron is about to kill his devious second-in-command when he notices Jack and Arcee, and immediately opens fire on them. This accidentally causes a massive cave-in, leaving everyone trapped inside the mine with no way out.
20	15	"Partners"	Vinton Heuck	Mike Johnson	July 23, 2011	120
Megatron sends Starscream and Airachnid to the site of a crashed Decepticon ship to recover The Immobilizer, a powerful weapon with the ability to freeze Transformers in their tracks. But after the Autobots discover Starscream bound up in Airachnid's web, they are surprised when Starscream states that he wishes to join them... Note: This episode is dedicated to the memory of Captain H.L. Larry Cullen (Peter Cullen's older brother who helped inspire Optimus Prime's voice), who died in March 2011.
21	16	"T.M.I."	Todd Waterman	Joseph Kuhr	September 10, 2011	121
Miko rushes out onto the battlefield during a fight between the Autobots and the Decepticons, who are fighting over a Data Cylinder, a device containing knowledge of Cybertronian society. As Miko attempts to push the Cylinder into an open Ground Bridge, she accidentally activates it, which downloads all of its information - in this case the formula for a Synthetic Energon - into Bulkhead's brain. Soon, Bulkhead begins to rhyme off the complicated formula, painting the equation on the walls, and Miko becomes scared when her friend's personality and memories begin to slip away.
22	17	"Stronger, Faster"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Mairghread Scott	September 17, 2011	122
Ratchet tests the Synthetic Energon formula obtained by Bulkhead on the Data Cylinder on engines. Feeling the desire to take a more active role in the missions, he injects himself with the formula. At first the results are positive, with the formula greatly increasing Ratchet's strength, speed and agility. But before long, the formula starts to have negative effects on his personality.
23	18	"One Shall Fall"	Vinton Heuck	Duane Capizzi Joseph Kuhr	September 24, 2011	123
Optimus Prime recites a passage from the Covenant of Primus, detailing a doomsday prophecy connected to Earth and involving Megatron. After Megatron attacks Rafael and Bumblebee, leaving Rafael unconscious and severely injured, Optimus realizes that he can't end the Autobot-Decepticon conflict diplomatically, and decides to confront Megatron and destroy him once and for all.
24	19	"One Shall Rise, Part 1"	Todd Waterman	Nicole Dubuc Duane Capizzi	October 1, 2011	124
Unicron the Chaos-Bringer, an ancient and malevolent being, awakens from the center of the Earth after millennia of stasis, causing an epidemic of natural disasters across the globe, and sending Dark Energon erupting from volcanoes. Optimus explains the history of Unicron and his battle with Primus, deducing that Unicron is actually the Earth's core, while Megatron attempts to pledge his allegiance to the Chaos-Bringer.
25	20	"One Shall Rise, Part 2"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Marsha Griffin	October 8, 2011	125
After assisting the Autobots in a fight against an army of Unicron's stone avatars, Megatron forms an uneasy alliance with his enemies to defeat Unicron and save the Earth from destruction. The Autobots and Megatron then travel to the Earth's core, planning to send Unicron back into stasis using the Matrix of Leadership.
26	21	"One Shall Rise, Part 3"	Vinton Heuck	Steven Melching	October 15, 2011	126
While Ratchet tells Jack and the other humans about Optimus Prime's history on Cybertron, the battle begins at the Earth's core, with Megatron and the Autobots battling against Unicron's bat-like anti-bodies to reach the Chaos-Bringer's spark chamber.

Season 2

No.	#	Episode title	Director	Writer(s)	U.S. Original Airdate	Prod. code
27	1	"Orion Pax, Part 1"	Vinton Heuck	Nicole Dubuc	February 18, 2012	201
Optimus Prime has lost all memory of ever being a Prime after using the Matrix of Leadership to send Unicron back into stasis; his memory has been reset to when he was still the data clerk Orion Pax. Megatron takes advantage of this, telling "Orion" that the Autobots are evil, taking him onto the Nemesis and setting him to work on a project deciphering Autobot enscriptions from the Iacon records. Back at base, the other Autobots are distraught at this turn of events, and upon discovering that Jack has the Key to Vector Sigma, they hatch a plan to get their leader back.
28	2	"Orion Pax, Part 2"	Scooter Tidwell	Mairghread Scott	February 25, 2012	202
With the help of information from Starscream, the Autobots commandeer the Decepticon's Space Bridge to send Jack and Arcee to the Transformers' home world of Cybertron, with a plan to use the information stored in Vector Sigma to restore Optimus's memories. Meanwhile, after a run-in with Starscream, whom Megatron claimed was dead, "Orion" begins to wonder if Megatron is telling him the whole truth...
29	3	"Orion Pax, Part 3"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Joseph Kuhr	March 3, 2012	203
On Cybertron, while on their way to Vector Sigma, Jack and Arcee are attacked by a savage creature called an Insecticon, as well as a swarm of Scraplets. On the Nemesis, "Orion", becoming ever more curious about who he really is, begins to rebel against Megatron and uncover the elaborate lies put in front of him.
30	4	"Operation: Bumblebee, Part 1"	Todd Waterman	Marty Isenberg	March 10, 2012	204
While investigating an energy signal that could potentially lead to a relic from the Vaults of Iacon, Bumblebee is ambushed by M.E.C.H, who knock him out and steal his T-Cog, the device that allows Transformers to scan vehicle modes and transform. Discovering that he is no longer able to transform into vehicle mode, Bumblebee has no choice but to stay at base, which leaves him frustrated. Meanwhile, as M.E.C.H. attempts to use Bumblebee's T-Cog in one of their own robots, Starscream approaches their leader Silas and suggests an alliance with M.E.C.H., offering his knowledge and advice on Cybertronian technology and how it works.
31	5	"Operation: Bumblebee, Part 2"	Vinton Heuck	Nicole Dubuc	March 17, 2012	205
Ratchet, still feeling guilty about failing to repair Bumblebee's voice box during the war, volunteers to give Bumblebee his own T-Cog via transplant. The resulting operation is interrupted, however, when an alarm signals the discovery of another relic from the Vaults of Iacon, a legendary hammer known as the Forge of Solus Prime. While Optimus Prime, Bulkhead and Arcee are out retrieving the hammer, Agent Fowler calls the base to inform the Autobots of newly discovered coordinates to a M.E.C.H. hideout. Seeing an opportunity, Bumblebee storms the M.E.C.H. hideout on his own to get his T-Cog back.
32	6	"Loose Cannons"	Scooter Tidwell	David McDermott	March 24, 2012	206
Wheeljack returns to Earth in pursuit of the Decepticon Dreadwing, who is responsible for the death of the Autobot Seaspray (who was also a member of the Wreckers), and asks for Team Prime's help in apprehending the Decepticon. While Bulkhead is naturally excited about seeing his best friend again, Optimus Prime quickly becomes annoyed with Wheeljack's reckless and aggressive manner and disregard for civilians.
33	7	"Crossfire"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Marty Isenberg	March 31, 2012	207
Megatron sends Airachnid, Breakdown and Dreadwing on the trail of a potential Energon source, but what Airachnid doesn't know is that Dreadwing and Breakdown have actually been ordered to kill her for potential treachery. She soon catches wind of this though, killing Breakdown and running off into the woods. Upon arriving at an abandoned Energon mine, Airachnid finds Starscream cowering from a large Insecticon. She uses her abilities to control the creature and calls Megatron to challenge him to a fight to the death, planning to use the Insecticon to kill Megatron so she can claim Decepticon leadership.
34	8	"Nemesis Prime"	Todd Waterman	David McDermott	April 7, 2012	208
M.E.C.H. produces a clone of Optimus Prime, which Miko off-handedly names Nemesis Prime, and sets it loose on a military base, where it proceeds to wreak havoc. The United States Military immediately blames the real Optimus for the chaos, and they order the Autobots be shot on sight. While Agent Fowler tries to convince his superiors that Optimus did not attack the base, the Autobots try to track down Nemesis Prime and clear their names.
35	9	"Grill"	Kevin Altieri	Duane Capizzi	April 14, 2012	209
Agent Fowler is forced to explain recent events to his superior, the cynical and disbelieving General Bryce. Threatened with a military tribunal and Team Prime's termination, Fowler tries to convince the General that the Autobots are still on the military's side, but the General believes that Optimus Prime went rogue and has perished, failing to fully understand that Nemesis Prime was not the real Optimus.
36	10	"Armada"	Vinton Heuck	Matt Wayne	April 21, 2012	210
Bulkhead accidentally becomes trapped on board the Decepticon warship, the Nemesis, while on a scouting mission, and tries to escape without being discovered. Meanwhile, Starscream and Airachnid both send their newly gained armies (Starscream's being five clones of himself, and Airachnid's being an enormous swarm of Insecticons) to the Nemesis, both with the order to kill Megatron.
37	11	"Flying Mind"	Scooter Tidwell	Robert N. Skir	April 28, 2012	211
The Nemesis has crashed on a mountainside and its engines are badly damaged. Megatron attempts to restart the engines with Dark Energon, which works, but has an unexpected side effect: the ship develops a mind of its own and starts to rebel against its own crew. With the ship flying out of control and both the Autobots and Decepticons frozen in stasis, Jack, Miko, Rafael and Agent Fowler are left as the only ones who can stop the ship's rampage.
38	12	"Tunnel Vision"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Andrew R. Robinson	May 5, 2012	212
Having discovered the locations of four relics from the Vaults of Iacon hidden across the globe, the Autobots split up into small groups and head to each location simultaneously to retrieve them. Arcee, Bumblebee, Jack and Miko travel to New York City to find the first relic, a Phase Shifter, a device that enables its user to walk through solid objects, which is buried deep in the city's underground subway tunnels. During their search however, Arcee and Bumblebee are attacked by Knock Out and an Insecticon.
39	13	"Triangulation"	Todd Waterman	David McDermott	May 12, 2012	213
Optimus Prime is in Antarctica on the hunt for the second Iacon relic, the Apex Armor, a full-body suit of indestructible armor that expands from a small disc. However, he comes into conflict with both Dreadwing and Starscream during his search, and he is forced to form an uneasy alliance with Dreadwing when Starscream dons the Armor and threatens them both.
40	14	"Triage"	Vinton Heuck	Marty Isenberg	May 19, 2012	214
Ratchet reluctantly calls upon Wheeljack for back-up in his mission to retrieve the third Iacon relic, a sonic weapon called the Resonance Blaster. On their way to the location, the two Autobots are attacked by Soundwave, but Wheeljack manages to shoot down and disable Soundwave's surveillance drone Laserbeak, which gives Ratchet an idea. While Wheeljack and Soundwave fight over the Resonance Blaster, Ratchet uploads a virus into Laserbeak that will download the Iacon Database into the Autobot Base's computers without the Decepticons noticing.
41	15	"Toxicity"	Scooter Tidwell	Steven Melching	May 26, 2012	215
Bulkhead goes to a volcanic island on the Equator to find the fourth and final Iacon relic. But to his horror, he discovers that the relic is a piece of Tox-En, a form of highly toxic Energon that is lethal to Transformers. Bulkhead tries to dispose of the Tox-En, but in the process the toxic Energon is deteriorating his strength. Also, a group of Insecticons confront and attack the Autobot, as he throws the Tox-En with Hardshell,into the volcano. Upon making his way back to the base, he suffers a fatal blow from Hardshell, the Insecticon leader.
42	16	"Hurt"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Mairghread Scott	August 24, 2012	216
When Ratchet finds Bulkhead injured,the other Autobots return with Miko and Jack.When Arcee calls Wheeljack,he goes for revenge-and finds Miko has followed him.He goes to an Energon mine and then calls Megatron for a deal.If Hardshell fights him,as for revenge-Megatron accepts.When Hardshell injures Wheeljack so much,he sacrifices himself to save Miko.But then she shoots missles at Hardshell.When the two return to base,Miko asks how Bulkhead was doing and Ratchet believes he wont be fully functional again.Then the entire team kicked Wheeljack out permanantly and also by his choice.
43	17	"Out of the Past"	Mike Johnson	Todd Waterman	August 31, 2012	217
Miko is angered by Bulkhead's slow recovery and storms out of the base. Arcee tries to cheer her up by telling her the story of how she and her old battle partner Cliffjumper first came to Earth: The two were captured and brought to Kaon by Starscream, interrogated by the Decepticon scientist Shockwave, and uncovered Shockwave's plan to build a Space Bridge. Miko and Arcee share from their respective experiences that they should not be closed off from others.
44	18	"New Recruit"	Vinton Heuck	Marty Isenberg	September 7, 2012	218
During a fight with the Decepticons, the Autobots are unexpectedly aided by Smokescreen, a young and adventurous Autobot. Despite Arcee and Ratchet's distrust in the newcomer, Optimus Prime invites Smokescreen to the base for further training. Later, Starscream and the Autobots battle for Red Energon, which grants the consumer enhanced agility. The Autobots return to the base, where Optimus Prime welcomes Smokescreen as the newest member of the group, leaving a still-injured Bulkhead in fear of being replaced.
45	19	"The Human Factor"	Scooter Tidwell	Robert N. Skir	September 14, 2012	219
Silas is merged with Breakdown's body as a result of a biotech surgery performed by the M.E.C.H. surgeon. He then confronts Megatron for a position in the Decepticon ranks, promising to aid their cause with Project Damocles, to create a satellite enabled to fire a particle beam with precision to any given location on Earth. Raf, however, manages to hack the system, leading the project to failure. Megatron calls Silas back to his warship, and orders him to be taken apart by Knock Out.
46	20	"Legacy"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Marsha Griffin	September 21, 2012	220
The Autobots are led astray with a decoy relic from the Decepticons, until Ratchet informs the rest of the crew of the real location containing the actual relic, the Star Saber. The relic is lodged in a mountain, and it can be removed only by a Prime. Optimus Prime is able to wield its power and sends a powerful attack to the Decepticons. Back at the base, Optimus Prime receives an incoming message from Alpha Trion via the Star Saber.
47	21	"Alpha; Omega"	Todd Waterman	David McDermott	September 28, 2012	221
Alpha Trion informs Optimus Prime about the last four remaining relics left, those being the Omega Keys capable of regenerating Cybertron. Megatron goes to Cybertron and desecrates a sacred tomb of an unidentified Prime to obtain it's hand so he can master the Forge of Solus Prime. After using the Forge of Solus Prime to create the Dark Star Saber from a shard of Dark Energon, he challenges Optimus Prime to a battle in which the Star Saber's blade is broken. This unwittingly allows Smokescreen to retrieve the Omega Key with some help from the Phase Shifter and he and Optimus return to the Autobot base. Smokescreen receives the Phase Shifter as his permanent weapon.
48	22	"Hard Knocks"	Vinton Heuck	Mairghread Scott	October 5, 2012	222
When Optimus determines the whereabouts of the second Omega Key, Bumblebee and Arcee attend to the destination to retrieve it but Knock Out, wielding the Resonance Blaster, gets there first and recovers the key. Later, Bulkhead and Smokescreen head out to find the third Omega Key and Bulkhead defeats Dreadwing, but Starscream, equipped with Red Energon, knocks out Smokescreen from behind and takes the key. Back at base, Arcee lectures Smokescreen because of his disappointment at not being a great warrior and after she tells him to start being an Autobot instead of a hero, then he angrily drives off. To the Autobots' dismay, however, the final relic is discovered to be inside Smokescreen himself and Soundwave is able to reach and kidnap him before the Autobots can find him.
49	23	"Inside Job"	Scooter Tidwell	Robert N. Skir	October 12, 2012	223
50	24	"Patch"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Duane Capizzi	October 19, 2012	224
Starscream approaches Megatron with the four Omega Keys, proposing a truce and asking to rejoin the Decepticons. Megatron is sceptical, and orders Knock Out to set up a cortical psychic patch so he can look through Starscream's memories and discover his true intentions. After going through his past, He decides to allow Starscream to rejoin the Decepticons, and Dreadwing discovers that Starscream is the one who had turned his brother into an undead Terrorcon.
51	25	"Regeneration"	TBA	TBA	October 26, 2012	225
After obtaining the Forge of Solus Prime, and repairing the Star Saber, the Autobots and Decepticons return to Cybertron to battle over the Omega Lock.
52	26	"Darkest Hour"	TBA	TBA	November 2, 2012	226
Optimus Prime is forced to make a risky decision that could put the entire Autobot team in extreme danger.

Season 3: Beast Hunters

Unlike with the first two seasons, which had 26 episodes, Season Three will only have 16 episodes, and will air on TV no later than Spring 2013.