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Transformers: Armada Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - First Encounter (Part 1 of 3)

First aired: Aug/23/2002
Writer: Ryō Motohira

In the far reaches of space, a heated war between the Autobots and Decepticons over a group of "smart tools" called the Mini-Cons results in a stalemate, and the Autobots and Mini-Cons agree that neither should possess the miniature robots. They send the Mini-Cons away from Cybertron in a large vessel that soon crashes on a distant planet...Earth.

When three high school students, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis, stumble on a hidden Mini-Con beacon, they unleash both the Mini-Cons and the renewed rivalry between the Autobots and Decepticons on their home world...



2 :01x02 - Metamorphasis (Part 2 of 3)

First aired: Aug/23/2002
Writer: Ryō Motohira

As the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons intensifies, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis go into hiding with their new Mini-Con friend, and stumble on an even grander discovery...



3 :01x03 - Base (Part 3 of 3)

First aired: Aug/23/2002
Writer: Ryō Motohira

The Autobots and Decepticons continue their heated battle, each gaining a Mini-Con to give them an advantage in the conflict, but with the three children and their friends endangered by the struggle, can the Autobots be able to concentrate on defeating their enemies?



4 :01x04 - Comrade

First aired: Sep/21/2002
Writer: Akira Okeya

Locating a new Mini-Con panel at Big Canyon, Optimus, the Autobots and the kids all travel there, but the Decepticons are in hot pursuit. Just when it seems Prime is on the verge of defeat, he finds himself aided by an old friend...



5 :01x05 - Solider

First aired: Sep/27/2002
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

Hot Shot and Red Alert fall out over Hot Shot's playful nature, whilst the next Mini-Con is located in Antarctica, prompting another fierce struggle between the Autobots and Decepticons...



6 :01x06 - Jungle

First aired: Oct/04/2002
Writer: Isao Shizuya

A battle for possesion of the next Mini-Con in a vast forest results in a ferocious fire being ignited...



7 :01x07 - Carnival

First aired: Oct/11/2002
Writer: Ryō Motohira

Rad and Carlos spend a day at the Carnival with the Mini-Cons, but the day out soon spirals into chaos....



8 :01x08 - Palace

First aired: Oct/18/2002
Writer: Akira Okeya

The search for the next Mini-Con takes the Autobots, Rad, Carlos and Alexis into the desert, where they discover a vast underground palace. Braving dangers that include robotic spiders, falling boulders, and statues that emit laser beams, the brave kids attempt to safeguard the Mini-Con from the Decepticons...



9 :01x09 - Confrontation

First aired: Oct/25/2002
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

The Decepticons capture the troublesome duo Fred and Billy, and demand that the Autobots hand over the Mini-Cons in exchange for their safe return...



10 :01x10 - Underground

First aired: Nov/01/2002
Writer: Isao Shizuya

Locating the next Mini-Con beneath an urban neighborhood, the Autobots and Decepticons both go exploring the local railways network....



11 :01x11 - Ruin

First aired: Nov/15/2002
Writer: Ryō Motohira

The Autobots track a Mini-Con to the ruins of an underwater city, where Rad, Carlos, and Alexis discover ghosts from the past, and learn of a powerful weapon. It's not long before The Decepticons attack, eager to collect the Mini-Con for themselves...



12 :01x12 - Prehistory

First aired: Nov/22/2002
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

As Megatron tries to activate the captured Mini-Con Sonar, The Autobots track down the next Mini-Con on a volcanic island, which soon erupts...



13 :01x13 - Swoop

First aired: Nov/29/2002
Writer: Isao Shizuya

Eager to complete the powerful Star-Sabre weapon, Megatron leads an assault on the Autobot base...



14 :01x14 - Overmatch

First aired: Dec/13/2002
Writer: Ryō Motohira

As an overconfident Hot Shot uses the Star-Sabre to his advantage, a mysterious new player arrives to test the Autobot's resolve. Can Hot Shot be as successful in a duel without his new power?



15 :01x15 - Gale

First aired: Dec/20/2002
Writer: Akira Okeya

Hot Shot and Scavenger continue their heated rivalry along a freeway, where the next Mini-Con is located...



16 :01x16 - Credulous

First aired: Dec/27/2002
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

Newly recruited Autobot Sideways manipulates Megatron into sending both him and Hot Shot to the Decepticon base on the moon, the two Autobots soon find the odds stacked against them, and when Sideways is captured, Hot Shot is forced to surrender the Star-Sabre, can he hope to survive without it?



17 :01x17 - Conspiracy

First aired: Jan/10/2003
Writer: Isao Shizuya

Hot Shot and Sideways go head-to-head, whilst Megatron plots to seize the Star-Sabre from an arrogant Starscream...



18 :01x18 - Trust

First aired: Jan/17/2003
Writer: Ryō Motohira

As Hot Shot trains harder than ever under the tutelage of Scavenger, the battle for the next Mini-Con intensifies over a snowy hillside area. When Scavenger disappears during battle, it causes Hot Shot and the kids to question the Autobot spy's true loyalties...



19 :01x19 - Vacation

First aired: Jan/22/2003
Writer: Akira Okeya

Optimus Prime and the Autobots brave the forces of nature to save Rad, Carlos, and their other friends from a ferocious storm and a burst dam as a distraught Alexis watches from the main base...



20 :01x20 - Reinforcement

First aired: Jan/23/2003
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

A new Autobot ally, Blurr, arrives on the scene. but he is extremely difficult to talk to. The Autobots and Decepticons soon clash over the next Mini-Con at a human racetrack, whilst the power of the Skyboom Shield is finally unlocked...



21 :01x21 - Decisive Battle

First aired: Jan/24/2003
Writer: Isao Shizuya

Armed with both the Star-Sabre and Skyboom Shield, Megatron challenges Optimus Prime to a fierce battle...



22 :01x22 - Vow

First aired: Jan/27/2003
Writer: Akira Okeya

When the Land Military Mini-Con team makes contact with the Earth-bound Mini-Cons, it triggers a risky game of cat-and-mouse between the Autobots and Megatron that soon separates Prime, Rad, and Carlos from their allies...



23 :01x23 - Rebellion

First aired: Jan/28/2003
Writer: Akira Okeya

Sideways comes to the conclusion that Megatron is to blame for the Decepticons recent string of defeats and manipulates the ambitious Starscream into contemplating a stand against his master...



24 :01x24 - Chase

First aired: Jan/29/2003
Writer: Ryō Motohira

When a computer virus affects the Autobot base's main systems, Rad, Carlos, Alexis, and their Mini-Con friends find themselves sucked into Cyberspace, and into the waiting hands of Sideways...



25 :01x25 - Tactician

First aired: Jan/30/2003
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

Megatron welcomes his old friend Thrust, a highly-skilled strategist who has never been defeated in battle. Luring the Autobots into a gully, Thrust and the Decepticons attack. With the Autobots in need of help, can another new player, the powerful Jetfire, tip the balance of power?



26 :01x26 - Link Up

First aired: Jan/31/2003
Writer: Isao Shizuya

Jetfire takes command of the Autobots whilst Optimus heals from his recent battles, but his continuous bragging and overconfident attitudes rubs his fellow Autobots the wrong way. Lured into a trap by Thrust, Jetfire is ambushed and attacked, the Autobots attempt to aid him, but are also pinned down. A weakened Optimus decides to risk his health to turn the tide in battle...



27 :01x27 - Detection

First aired: Mar/01/2003
Writer: Ryō Motohira

The treacherous Sideways plots to dispose of Thrust and charges his fellow Decepticons with the task. Meanwhile, Jetfire, Hot Shot, and the kids discuss Sideways' true motives...



28 :01x28 - Awakening

First aired: Mar/08/2003
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

As the Autobots contend with the newest addition to the Decepticon forces, the titanic battleship Tidal Wave, Rad, Carlos and Alexis track the latest Mini-Con and learn of the powerful Requiem Blaster...



29 :01x29 - Desperate

First aired: Mar/15/2003
Writer: Akira Okeya

Tidal Wave continues to make life difficult for the Autobots, and he soon fuzes with Megatron, making him powerful than ever. Rad, Carlos and Alexis scramble to deliver the frightened Mini-Con Sky Blast to the battlefield...can the Requiem Blaster be formed in time?



30 :01x30 - Runaway

First aired: Mar/22/2003
Writer: Isao Shizuya

Eager to protect their new friends from being used as weapons in battle, the kids smuggle the Space Mini-Con team out into a remote farmhouse, unaware that Thrust is tailing them...



31 :01x31 - Past (1)

First aired: Mar/29/2003
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

As a new Autobot, Side Swipe, arrives on Earth and bonds with Hot Shot, a series of flashbacks reveal Key events from both Autobots pasts, and it is Hot Shot's past that soon comes back to haunt him as the treacherous Wheeljack attacks...



32 :01x32 - Past (2)

First aired: Apr/05/2003
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

Injured in battle by Wheeljack, Hot Shot continues to reflect on his past, whilst Optimus reveals the true reason he selected Hot Shot to be part of his team. Wheeljack pledges his allegiance to the Decepticons...



33 :01x33 - Sacrifice

First aired: Apr/12/2003
Writer: Akira Okeya

Starscream challenges the Autobots to battle, and in doing so, is able to draw much of them away from the main base, allowing Megatron and the remaining Decepticons to attack. Aided by Sideways, they are able to by-pass the security systems and tear their way through the base searching for the Mini-Cons required to form the Requiem Blaster. When Smokescreen stands between them and their prize, it leads to a cataclysmic confrontation...



34 :01x34 - Regeneration

First aired: Apr/19/2003
Writer: Isao Shizuya

As Smokescreen's life hangs in the balance, the Autobots are shocked to find that Starscream has opted to defect from the Decepticons. Despite protests from Hot Shot, Prime allows Starscream to stay, leading to both Hot Shot and Starscream confronting one another...



35 :01x35 - Rescue

First aired: Apr/26/2003
Writer: Ryō Motohira

With the aid of Starscream, the Autobots infiltrate the Decepticon moon base with the intent of rescuing the Mini-Cons in Megatron's custody. As the battle intensifies, the Autobot Mini-Cons discover their brothers are working on a much grander project...



36 :01x36 - Mars

First aired: May/03/2003
Writer: Akira Okeya

Locating a new Mini-Con, Jetfire and Starscream head to the planet Mars to retrieve it, but they are soon intercepted by the Decepticons...



37 :01x37 - Crack

First aired: May/10/2003
Writer: Isao Shizuya

When the Mini-Con Race Team goes missing, Starscream is accused of stealing them. Meanwhile, Thrust plots to destroy Megatron, and attempts to convince Starscream to assist him. Which side will Starscream choose?



38 :01x38 - Threaten

First aired: Oct/03/2003
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

As the Autobots deal with the fallout of Starscream's decision, Megatron unviels his latest weapon, the Hyrda Cannon...



39 :01x39 - Crisis

First aired: Oct/10/2003
Writer: Ryō Motohira

As the Hydra Cannon continues to menace the Earth, Optimus Prime and Jetfire take advantage of the weapon's fluctuating Shields to stage an attack. Despite their best efforts, the cannon is primed to attack the planet once more, leaving Prime with no choice but to try and deflect it's attack personally...



40 :01x40 - Remorse

First aired: Oct/17/2003
Writer: Akira Okeya

Hot Shot is put through an aggressive ordeal by his fellow Autobots in order to better prepare him for the tasks ahead. Meanwhile, Megatron orders his forces to return to Cybertron...



41 :01x41 - Depart

First aired: Oct/24/2003
Writer: Isao Shizuya

Rad tries to convince his parents to let him travel to Cybertron with the Autobots. When Hot Shot refuses to take the children along with them, he sparks a Mini-Con mutiny...



42 :01x42 - Miracle

First aired: Oct/31/2003
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

The Autobots brave the fury of the Decepticons as they pilot their way through an asteroid field, whilst the Mini-Cons assemble to discuss the evil force known as Unicron. Harnessing the power of the Matrix, the Mini-Cons are able to restore a fallen warrior to life just as the Decepticon attack intensifies...



43 :01x43 - Puppet

First aired: Nov/07/2003
Writer: Ryō Motohira

Pulled through an electrical black hole, the Autobots and Decepticons find themselves on a strange planet, pursued and attacked by the merciless and unstable doppelganger Nemesis Prime...



44 :01x44 - Uprising

First aired: Nov/14/2003
Writer: Akira Okeya

As the threat of Unicron looms,.the Autobots and Decepticons clash on the surface of Cybertron...



45 :01x45 - Dash

First aired: Nov/21/2003
Writer: Isao Shizuya

As Hot Shot braves the might of the Decepticons defenses in a desperate attempt to convince his enemies of a far greater threat represented by Unicron, Thrust's true loyalties are finally revealed...



46 :01x46 - Drift

First aired: Nov/28/2003
Writer: Ryō Motohira

As Starscream confronts Thrust, the secret origins of the Mini-Cons are finally revealed...



47 :01x47 - Portent

First aired: Dec/05/2003
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

The Autobots and Starscream brave the dangers wrought by Thrust and Sideways as they plug several of the Mini-Cons into Unicron's processor...



48 :01x48 - Cramp

First aired: Dec/08/2003
Writer: Akira Okeya

Starscream and Galvatron engage in a final, heated conflict. Wwth the threat of Unicron still not understood by his commander, Starscream is forced to make a dreastic decision to prove the danger is more real than Galvatron can fathom



49 :01x49 - Alliance

First aired: Dec/09/2003
Writer: Isao Shizuya

As the Autobots and Decepticons forge an uneasy alliance, Unicron finally awakens...



50 :01x50 - Union

First aired: Dec/10/2003
Writer: Shoji Tonoike

The Hydra Cannon is deployed as a weapon against Unicron as he begins his assault on Cybertron. Optimus and Galvatron manage to infiltrate Unicron's core, but are soon confronted by Thrust...



51 :01x51 - Origin

First aired: Dec/11/2003
Writer: Ryō Motohira

The Autobots, Decepticons and Mini-Cons continue to try and hold back Unicron, but Unicron is able to strip the Mini-Cons down to mindless drones and absorbs them. As Optimus and Galvatron confront Sideways within Unicron's core, can anything bring the chaos-bringer offline?



52 :01x52 - Mortal Combat

First aired: Dec/12/2003
Writer: Ryō Motohira

With Unicron defeated, Optimus and Galvatron engage in a final battle within the depths of the Planet Consumer to determine once and for all the fate of the universe, but will the hatred between the two provide Unicron with the power to revive himself?