7.3/10150 votes#1 - The Five Faces of Darkness (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1986
While everyone continues to rejoice in their victory, unknown assailants capture Ultra Magnus, Kup and Spike. After being told by a alien, a group of Autobots suspect the Decepticons are the culprits. But when they arrive at Charr, they find the Decepticons in no shape to pull off a kidnapping, meaning another is responsible.
Director: N/A
Writer: Flint Dille
7.4/10138 votes#2 - The Five Faces of Darkness (2)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1986
The Autobots make it out of Charr, but Rodimus is down and looks out. In reality, he has made a trip to the Matrix and learns the Quintessons are behind the kidnapping. After Rodimus is revived, a rescue mission is soon underway. Also, Scourge and Cyclonus finally track down a battle hungry Galvatron.
Director: N/A
Writer: Flint Dille
7.4/10136 votes#3 - The Five Faces of Darkness (3)
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/1986
The destruction of Quintessa causes the Autobots to arrive at Goo and poor Springer loses some parts. Blurr and Wheelie are stuck in a hostile place and are in need of some help. Meanwhile, the Quintessons agree to give vital energy to the Decepticons so long as the Autobots are destroyed.
Director: N/A
Writer: Flint Dille
7.6/10141 votes#4 - The Five Faces of Darkness (4)
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/17/1986
Galvatron learns what has been going on recently and meets up with the Quintessons. Rodimus again looks for answers, discovering the bitter history between Quintessons and Transformers. The Quintessons created the Transformers, but their creations rebelled against them. And the Quintessons are eager to exact revenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: Flint Dille
7.5/10137 votes#5 - The Five Faces of Darkness (5)
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/1986
The Constructions use the newly created Trypticon to battle Metroplex, who is still unable to transform, on Earth. Sky Lynx tries to get the needed cog for Metroplex, which is with Blurr and Wheelie, but gets into a fight of his own. The Autobots and Decepticons continue fighting on Cybertron, until the Quintessons manage to immobilize them, leaving only Spike to save the day.
Director: N/A
Writer: Flint Dille
7.0/10128 votes#6 - The Killing Jar
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/1986
The Quintessons use Wreck-Gar, Cyclonus, Ultra Magnus and Marissa as research subjects, watching how they interact. Unfortunately for all of them, the ship they are on is heading for a black hole and this unusual group will have to work together to survive.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Charles Hill, Joey Kurihara Piedra
6.9/10128 votes#7 - Chaos
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/29/1986
An alien is discovered to have a powerful weapon that fires crystals, which are taken from a creature Kup knows of, Chaos. Galvatron plans to construct his own powerful weapon on Chaos' home and several Autobots race to prevent him from using it on Cybertron.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Davids
8.1/10164 votes#8 - Dark Awakening
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/30/1986
On the run from Galvatron, Spike, Daniel and several Autobots enter a mausoleum and find a surprisingly not dead Optimus Prime. This would be cause for great excitement among Autobots. Unfortunately, however, Optimus is really under Quintesson control and is being used in a plan against his friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: Antoni Zalewski
7.5/10142 votes#9 - Starscream's Ghost
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/1986
Octane is on the run from The Decepticons. He is forced to hide in a crypt, where the ghost of Starscream lies in wait and then takes over Cyclonus.
Director: N/A
Writer: Meg McLaughlin
6.3/10120 votes#10 - Thief in the Night
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 10/5/1986
Octane locates the defeated Trypticon and brings him to Carbombya. There, they follow orders from Fakhaddi in order to get energon. They begin stealing landmarks around the world for him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Davids
6.8/10123 votes#11 - Forever Is a Long Time Coming
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/7/1986
The Quintessons plan to use a portal through time to prevent the Transformers' revolt against them. Several Autobots wind up getting sent back to the fight and a robot with an important future arrives in the present. And the Quintesson time portal begins to have disastrous effects on the universe.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gerry Conway, Carla Conway
6.1/10121 votes#12 - Surprise Party
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/1986
Wheelie and Daniel want to have a party for Ultra Magnus after a recent good deed of his. However, Ultra Magnus' birthday is unknown, even to him. Wheelie and Daniel try to find out the answer from Autobot records. Unfortunately for them, Cyclonus decides to intervene.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steve Mitchell, Barbara Petty
6.8/10121 votes#13 - Madman's Paradise
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 10/12/1986
Daniel leaves a banquet being hosted by his parents. He and Grimlock end up discovering a Quintesson chamber and get stuck in a magical world.
Director: N/A
Writer: Craig Rand
5.3/10143 votes#14 - Carnage in C-Minor
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 10/13/1986
The Autobots and Decepticons find that the voices of three aliens (Allegra, Zebop Scandana and Basso Profundo) can make a powerful weapon.
Director: N/A
Writer: Buzz Dixon
7.0/10122 votes#15 - Fight or Flee
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 10/14/1986
The Decepticons attack a planet home to several Autobots and easily win as these Autobots prefer peace to fighting. Once the Autobots arrive, they try to persuade their peaceful comrades that only battling the Decepticons will solve their problems.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tony Cinciripini, Larry Leahy
7.0/10118 votes#16 - Webworld
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 10/19/1986
Galvatron goes into therapy, but it does not exactly agree with him. Every one of the doctors' attempts at treating him fail before they consider using one last option. Cyclonus tries to stop them, however, after learning it would make the Decepticon leader an invalid.
Director: N/A
Writer: Len Wein, Diane Duane
7.7/10127 votes#17 - Ghost in the Machine
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 10/21/1986
Starscream, in Scourge's body, attempts to complete three assignments for the damaged Unicron in exchange for getting a new body.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Charles Hill, Joey Kurihara Piedra
7.2/10116 votes#18 - The Dweller in the Depths
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 10/29/1986
The Quintessons trick the Decepticons into releasing the dangerous Trans-Organics. One of them, the Dweller, begins taking control over Autobots and Decepticons alike.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Dini
5.9/10121 votes#19 - Nightmare Planet
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 10/30/1986
Daniel's nightmare troubles get a lot worse when the Quintessons make them real. Autobots and Predacons are forced to join forces in order to fight these nightmares.
Director: N/A
Writer: Beth Bornstein
7.3/10116 votes#20 - The Ultimate Weapon
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 11/9/1986
Metroplex's transformation cog is taken by Swindle and First Aid blames himself for not stopping him. Meanwhile, Galvatron threatens to use a powerful weapon.
Director: N/A
Writer: Arthur Byron Cover
6.6/10110 votes#21 - The Quintesson Journal
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 11/10/1986
Two planets are locked in a destructive war and the Autobots attempt to bring about peace. Things do not go so well, however, until a Quintesson Journal is found and provides evidence of Quintesson involvement in the war.
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Merwin
6.6/10111 votes#22 - The Big Broadcast of 2006
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 11/11/1986
The Junkions fall victim to subliminal messages from the Quintessons, who are trying to get a journal off the Planet of Junk. This also causes the Junkions to attack Sky Lynx and Astrotrain, which brings the Autobots and Decepticons into the situation. Unfortunately, a screw up makes the Junkions send out the subliminal messages on their own, bringing about mass confusion and destruction.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Reaves
7.0/10137 votes#23 - Only Human
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 11/12/1986
After the Autobots interfere with one of his plans, Victor Drath gets help from Ol' Snake (none other than the notorious Cobra Commander) to create artificial human bodies. Rodimus, Springer, Ultra Magnus and Arcee get caught and placed in the artificial bodies. Seemingly human, they will have to find a way to reverse what was done to them and stop Drath from using their original bodies against Autobot City.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan K. Williams
7.1/10123 votes#24 - Grimlock's New Brain
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 11/13/1986
Grimlock becomes a genius after trying to stop anti-electrons (released by Scukzoid and Slizardo) from causing disruptions in the new power generator. This proves very useful to the Autobots, especially when Grimlock learns Unicron is the source of the anti-electrons. The Autobots journey to Unicron to prevent more anti-electrons from being obtained, but Galvatron and his forces are also heading that way.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Davids
6.4/10110 votes#25 - Money Is Everything
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 11/16/1986
Marissa Fairborne and the Technobots encounter Dirk Mannis, who possesses the dangerous Recreator. Turns out the Quintessons want the Recreator for themselves and Dirk is happy to give it to them so long as he gets paid. Marissa and the Technobots get tangled into the resulting betrayals and scheming.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gerry Conway, Carla Conway
The Best Episodes of The Transformers Season 3
Every episode of The Transformers Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Transformers Season 3!
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The Five Faces of Darkness (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Transformers" season 3. It scored 7.3/10 based on 150 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Flint Dille, it aired on 9/14/1986. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Five Faces of Darkness (2)".