Transformers/Season Two

Season Two
Transformers
Season Premiere	September 23, 1985
Season Finale	January 9, 1986
Episode Count	49
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Season Two of Transformers premiered on September 23, 1985.

In July of 1986, Transformers: The Movie hit the big screens. It was between seasons two and three. Set in the year 2005, It marked a turning point in the Transformers universe, as many of the original characters met their maker. Longtime favorites such as Prowl, Ironhide, Ratchet, Brawn, Wheeljack, and Windcharger all met their end in the movie. But it was undoubtedly the death of Optimus Prime that horrified every Transformer fan across the globe.

These deaths were deemed necessary so that new characters could be introduced and woven into the storyline. Characters like Springer, Blurr, Ultra Magnus, and Kup were soon accepted by TransFans. But it was to be the character of a previously anonymous Autobot named Hot Rod that really captivated us. By the end of the movie, he was to be the Universe's last hope against the impending doom of the planet-devouring Unicron.

Autobots weren't the only ones to go through growing pains in the movie. Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker were all killed off. As if to be the antithesis of Prime's death, the mighty Megatron was mortally wounded in the same fight that killed Optimus. Along with Insecticon clones ,and the aforementioned tandem of Skywarp and Thundercracker, Megatron was rescued by Unicron and given a new body on the condition that he and his new soldiers would hunt down and kill the new leader of the Autobots, Ultra Magnus, and the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. This Matrix was apparently the only power in the universe that could stop Unicron.

Many other pivotal characters were introduced in the film, such as the Junkions, Sharkticons, and of course, the Quintessons. In the end, though, it all came down to a duel between Megatron, now calling himself Galvarton, and Hot Rod in the recesses of Unicron, while a tremendous battle was waged outside above Cybertron. Hot Rod gets control of the matrix and is transformed into Rodimus Prime, an older, bigger, stronger, and more mature version of himself. Rodimus defeats Galvatron and unleashes the power of the matrix, destroying Unicron.

Transformers: The Movie set the stage for the cartoon series that followed. Fans that were used to the old fraternity of Autobots, and Decepticons came to like the new characters for the most part. Eventually, even Optimus Prime made a comeback through the miracle of animation. And although the movie still meets with mixed reviews, no one can deny it's impact on the Transformers universe.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
17	1	Autobot Spike			September 23, 1985
18	2	The Immobilizer			September 24, 1985
19	3	Dinobot Island (1)			September 25, 1985
20	4	Dinobot Island (2)			September 26, 1985
21	5	Traitor			September 27, 1985
22	6	Enter the Nightbird			September 30, 1985
23	7	Changing Gears			October 1, 1985
24	8	A Prime Problem			October 2, 1985
25	9	Atlantis, Arise!			October 3, 1985
26	10	Attack of the Autobots			October 4, 1985
27	11	Microbots			October 7, 1985
28	12	The Master Builders			October 8, 1985
29	13	The Insecticon Syndrome			October 9, 1985
30	14	Day of the Machines			October 10, 1985
31	15	Megatron's Master Plan (1)			October 14, 1985
32	16	Megatron's Master Plan (2)			October 15, 1985
33	17	Auto Berserk			October 16, 1985
34	18	City of Steel			October 17, 1985
35	19	Desertion of the Dinobots (1)			October 21, 1985
36	20	Desertion of the Dinobots (2)			October 22, 1985
37	21	Blaster Blues			October 23, 1985
38	22	A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court			October 24, 1985
39	23	The God Gambit			October 28, 1985
40	24	The Core			October 29, 1985
41	25	Make Tracks			October 30, 1985
42	26	The Autobot Run			October 31, 1985
43	27	Golden Lagoon			November 4, 1985
44	28	Quest for Survival			November 5, 1985
45	29	The Secret of Omega Supreme			November 6, 1985
46	30	Child's Play			November 7, 1985
47	31	The Gambler			November 11, 1985
48	32	The Search for Alpha Trion			November 12, 1985
49	33	Auto-Bop			November 13, 1985
50	34	Prime Target			November 14, 1985
51	35	The Girl Who Loved Powerglide			November 18, 1985
52	36	Triple Take-Over			November 19, 1985
53	37	Sea Change			November 20, 1985
54	38	Hoist Goes Hollywood			November 21, 1985
55	39	The Key to Vector Sigma (1)			November 25, 1985
56	40	The Key to Vector Sigma (2)			November 26, 1985
57	41	Aerial Assault			December 10, 1985
58	42	Masquerade			December 16, 1985
59	43	Trans-Europe Express			December 23, 1985
60	44	War Dawn			December 25, 1985
61	45	Cosmic Rust			December 26, 1985
62	46	Kremzeek!			December 27, 1985
63	47	Starscream's Brigade			January 7, 1986
64	48	Revenge of Bruticus			January 8, 1986
65	49	B.O.T.			January 9, 1986