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The Best Episodes of The Transformers Season 2

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Every episode of The Transformers Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Transformers Season 2!

The Transformers is the first animated television series in the Transformers franchise. The series depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles...
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  • War Dawn
    8.5/10(181)
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    #1 - War Dawn

    Season 2 Episode 44

    Aired 12/24/1985

    Some Aerialbots start to have doubts about their cause, some have started to admire Megatron, and are thinking of switching sides. They get pulled into a time warp, and end up on Cybertron, before the current war began. They'll discover more about Megatron, and the origin of one of their own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

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  • Starscream's Brigade
    8.2/10(173)
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    #2 - Starscream's Brigade

    Season 2 Episode 47

    Aired 1/6/1986

    Failing to topple Megatron, an exiled Starscream plans his revenge. He uses World War II era machines and five personality components to create the Combaticons, which prove very powerful in their Bruticus form.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Charles Hill

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  • The Key to Vector Sigma (1)
    7.9/10(152)
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    #3 - The Key to Vector Sigma (1)

    Season 2 Episode 39

    Aired 11/24/1985

    The Decepticons acquire the Key that will give them access to Vector Sigma. After using Vector Sigma, they find the Key is also capable of making organics turn into machines. Megatron prepares to use it against Earth and The Autobots will need new allies in this battle, but their creation will come at a high price.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

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  • The Key to Vector Sigma (2)
    7.9/10(147)
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    #4 - The Key to Vector Sigma (2)

    Season 2 Episode 40

    Aired 11/25/1985

    The Decepticons acquire the Key that will give them access to Vector Sigma. After using Vector Sigma, they find the Key is also capable of making organics turn into machines. Megatron prepares to use it against Earth and The Autobots will need new allies in this battle, but their creation will come at a high price.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

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  • The Secret of Omega Supreme
    7.8/10(145)
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    #5 - The Secret of Omega Supreme

    Season 2 Episode 29

    Aired 11/5/1985

    Omega Supreme reveals his past to Optimus Prime, which involves a city's destruction, Megatron and Constructicons.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

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  • Megatron's Master Plan (1)
    7.7/10(160)
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    #6 - Megatron's Master Plan (1)

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 10/13/1985

    Megatron and a politician team up to slander the image of the Autobots.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Donald F. Glut

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  • Megatron's Master Plan (2)
    7.7/10(160)
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    #7 - Megatron's Master Plan (2)

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 10/14/1985

    While Megatron and Shawn Berger enjoy Decepticon Day in Central City, Spike tries to find video evidence that proves the Autobots are innocent!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Donald F. Glut

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  • Desertion of the Dinobots (1)
    7.7/10(151)
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    #8 - Desertion of the Dinobots (1)

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 10/20/1985

    Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as much as they need, but the only way for the Autobots to get it is to rely on The Dinobots, who have been unaffected by all this. However, the Dinobots have been getting annoyed with The Autobots lately and leave them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Earl Kress

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  • Desertion of the Dinobots (2)
    7.7/10(151)
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    #9 - Desertion of the Dinobots (2)

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 10/21/1985

    Both Autobots and Decepticons are facing tough times as they are in need of the element called Cybertonium. The Decepticons quickly get as much as they need, but the only way for the Autobots to get it is to rely on the Dinobots, who have been unaffected by all this. However, the Dinobots have been getting annoyed with the Autobots lately and leave them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Earl Kress

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  • The Search for Alpha Trion
    7.7/10(145)
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    #10 - The Search for Alpha Trion

    Season 2 Episode 32

    Aired 11/11/1985

    Elita-1, leader of a group of female Autobots causing trouble for the Decepticons, is captured and used as bait to lure Optimus Prime into a deadly trap. However, Elita-1's strange time manipulation technique saves him, but leaves her close to death. Her only chance for survival lies in Alpha Trion.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Beth Bornstein

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  • The Revenge of Bruticus
    7.7/10(138)
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    #11 - The Revenge of Bruticus

    Season 2 Episode 48

    Aired 1/7/1986

    Seeking revenge against Autobot and Decepticon alike, the Combaticons hijack the Space Bridge and use it to alter Earth's orbit, putting it on a collision course with the Sun. With the only means to get off-world damaged in battle, Optimus Prime and Megatron must race against time to stop the Combaticons before the Earth is destroyed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Larry Strauss

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  • Dinobot Island (2)
    7.5/10(172)
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    #12 - Dinobot Island (2)

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 9/26/1985

    The Decepticons' tampering on the island creates openings to other times, allowing all sorts of things from various times to arrive in the present. The Autobots race to reverse this before it's too late and to stop the Decepticon plot. But in the end, their best hope may be the Dinobots.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Donald F. Glut

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  • Microbots
    7.5/10(163)
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    #13 - Microbots

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 10/6/1985

    The Decepticon ship that shot down the Ark has been found and Megatron manages to find a component containing great power. With this power a danger to everyone, Perceptor, Bumblebee and Brawn shrink down and journey through Megatron's body to get it away from the Decepticon leader.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

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  • The Golden Lagoon
    7.5/10(152)
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    #14 - The Golden Lagoon

    Season 2 Episode 27

    Aired 11/3/1985

    A lagoon within a forest is discovered and found to contain a substance called electrum, which can make anyone invincible. The bad news is that the Decepticons manage to use it on themselves first.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dennis Marks

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  • Dinobot Island (1)
    7.4/10(179)
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    #15 - Dinobot Island (1)

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 9/24/1985

    Proving to be a danger even to their own allies, the Dinobots are sent away to train on a recently discovered island in the hopes that they will learn how to effectively work together. The island, however, is far from ordinary as it is populated by dinosaurs. Meanwhile, the Decepticons make advances toward the island so they can acquire it's natural resources.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Donald F. Glut

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  • Cosmic Rust
    7.4/10(133)
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    #16 - Cosmic Rust

    Season 2 Episode 45

    Aired 12/25/1985

    Megatron causes his fellow Decepticons to be infected with the deadly Cosmic Rust. Perceptor is captured to find a cure and he does, learning that element X will do the job. The Decepticons are cured, but then they use Perceptor to spread the Cosmic Rust to the Autobots and element X is in short supply.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Paul Davids

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  • Enter the Nightbird
    7.3/10(167)
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    #17 - Enter the Nightbird

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 9/29/1985

    The Decepticons send the recently stolen Nightbird on a mission to steal an informative chip from the Autobots.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sylvia Wilson, Richard Milton

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  • Changing Gears
    7.3/10(165)
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    #18 - Changing Gears

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 9/30/1985

    The Decepticons plans to take energy from the center of the sun using a circuit from one of their enemies, Gears. The Autobots must defeat the Decepticons and rescue their compatriot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Larry Parr

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  • Atlantis, Arise!
    7.2/10(162)
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    #19 - Atlantis, Arise!

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 10/2/1985

    The legendary Atlantis is proven to be real and it's residents aren't exactly peaceful.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Booth

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  • Day of the Machines
    7.2/10(150)
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    #20 - Day of the Machines

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 10/9/1985

    Megatron seizes control of the Torq III computer, enabling him to control the flow of oil.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

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  • Make Tracks
    7.2/10(140)
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    #21 - Make Tracks

    Season 2 Episode 25

    Aired 10/29/1985

    After someone steals him, Tracks is briefly unable to transform or talk. This isn't so bad, however, as it leads to the discovery that Decepticons are planning to turn stolen cars into weapons.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Wise

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  • The Immobilizer
    7.1/10(171)
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    #22 - The Immobilizer

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/24/1985

    Wheeljack's new invention, the Immobilizer, is capable of rendering any Transformer hit immobile for a short time. Once the Decepticons get their hands on it, however, they modify it and begin leaving many Autobots immobile.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Earl Kress

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  • Traitor
    7.1/10(165)
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    #23 - Traitor

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 9/27/1985

    Failing to cause a divide between the Decepticons and Insecticons, Mirage's mind suddenly becomes enslaved and he is used by them in a plot against the Autobots.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: George Hampton, Mike Moore

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  • A Prime Problem
    7.1/10(167)
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    #24 - A Prime Problem

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 10/1/1985

    The latest Decepticon plot to destroy the Autobots involves the creation of a Optimus Prime duplicate. They hope this duplicate will be able to convince the other Autobots he is the genuine article and will lead them into a chasm that will destroy them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bryce Malek, Dick Robbins

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  • The Insecticon Syndrome
    7.1/10(154)
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    #25 - The Insecticon Syndrome

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 10/8/1985

    The Insecticons become extremely powerful after they consume an energy source. They enslave every Decepticon except for Megatron. The Decepticon leader and the Autobots will have to team up to return the Insecticons to normal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Doug Booth

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"War Dawn" is the best rated episode of "The Transformers" season 2. It scored 8.5/10 based on 181 votes. Directed by N/A and written by David Wise, it aired on 12/24/1985. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Starscream's Brigade".