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The Best Episodes of The Transformers Season 2

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

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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 and other objects.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Transformers Season 2 Episode 44 - War Dawn
    8.6/10(219 votes)

    S2:E44

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:David Wise

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  2. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 47 - Starscream's Brigade
    8.4/10(211 votes)

    S2:E47

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Michael Charles Hill

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  3. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 39 - The Key to Vector Sigma (1)
    8.0/10(184 votes)

    S2:E39

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:David Wise

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  4. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 40 - The Key to Vector Sigma (2)
    8.0/10(181 votes)

    S2:E40

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:David Wise

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  5. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 20 - Desertion of the Dinobots (2)
    7.9/10(184 votes)

    S2:E20

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Earl Kress

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  6. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 29 - The Secret of Omega Supreme
    7.9/10(181 votes)

    S2:E29

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

    Director:Terry Lennon
    Writer:David Wise

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  7. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 32 - The Search for Alpha Trion
    7.9/10(179 votes)

    S2:E32

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Beth Bornstein

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  8. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 48 - The Revenge of Bruticus
    7.9/10(170 votes)

    S2:E48

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Larry Strauss

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  9. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 15 - Megatron's Master Plan (1)
    7.8/10(197 votes)

    S2:E15

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

    Director:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  10. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 16 - Megatron's Master Plan (2)
    7.8/10(197 votes)

    S2:E16

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

    Director:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  11. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 19 - Desertion of the Dinobots (1)
    7.8/10(183 votes)

    S2:E19

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Earl Kress

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  12. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 45 - Cosmic Rust
    7.6/10(171 votes)

    S2:E45

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Paul Davids

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  13. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 4 - Dinobot Island (2)
    7.5/10(208 votes)

    S2:E4

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  14. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 11 - Microbots
    7.5/10(198 votes)

    S2:E11

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:David Wise

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  15. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 27 - The Golden Lagoon
    7.5/10(184 votes)

    S2:E27

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Dennis Marks

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  16. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 3 - Dinobot Island (1)
    7.4/10(216 votes)

    S2:E3

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  17. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 6 - Enter the Nightbird
    7.3/10(204 votes)

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Terry Lennon
    Writers:Richard Milton, Sylvia Wilson

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  18. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 7 - Changing Gears
    7.3/10(208 votes)

    S2:E7

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Larry Parr

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  19. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 2 - The Immobilizer
    7.2/10(210 votes)

    S2:E2

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Earl Kress

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  20. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 13 - The Insecticon Syndrome
    7.2/10(189 votes)

    S2:E13

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  21. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 14 - Day of the Machines
    7.2/10(184 votes)

    S2:E14

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

    Director:Terry Lennon
    Writer:David Wise

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  22. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 25 - Make Tracks
    7.2/10(173 votes)

    S2:E25

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writer:David Wise

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  23. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 42 - Masquerade
    7.2/10(160 votes)

    S2:E42

    The Autobots capture the Stunticons during one of their thefts. With the Stunticons now imprisoned, Wheeljack presents a way to disguise Autobots as them. Going undercover, Optimus Prime, Jazz, Mirage, Sideswipe and Windcharger infiltrate the Decepticons and learn the Stunticons were trying to steal a part for a laser. However, the plan hits a snag after the real Stunticons escape.

    Director:Terry Lennon
    Writer:Donald F. Glut

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  24. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 5 - Traitor
    7.1/10(205 votes)

    S2:E5

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writers:George Hampton, Mike Moore

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  25. The Transformers Season 2 Episode 8 - A Prime Problem
    7.1/10(203 votes)

    S2:E8

    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:Terry Lennon
    Writers:Dick Robbins, Bryce Malek

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"War Dawn" is the best rated episode of "The Transformers" season 2. It scored 8.6/10 based on 219 votes. Directed by Terry Lennon and written by David Wise, it aired on 12/24/1985. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Starscream's Brigade".