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Season 1 Episode 8

The Ultimate Doom, part 1: Brainwash

Megatron’s plan to pull Cybertron into Earth’s orbit begins, using Dr. Arkeville’s hypno‑chips to enslave humanity. Natural disasters and global chaos follow. The Autobots split between forestalling the Decepticon plan and rescuing enslaved humans.

Writer – Larry Strauss (story outline by Douglas Booth)

First Aired – 1984-Nov-03

Character Cast

AutobotsBluestreak, Brawn, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Gears, Hauler, Hound, Huffer, Ironhide, Jazz, Mirage, Optimus Prime, Prowl, Ratchet, Roller, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Trailbreaker, Wheeljack, Windcharger

Other Characters – Chip Chase, Sparkplug Witwicky, Spike Witwicky, Teletraan I

Decepticons – Bombshell, Frenzy, Hook, Insecticon Clones, Insecticons, Kickback, Laserbeak, Megatron, Ravage, Reflector, Rumble, Scrapper, Shockwave,  Shrapnel, Skywarp, Soundwave, Starscream, Thundercracker

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