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5.0 out of 5 stars
The History of the Transformers Explained, February 29, 2000
This review is from: Transformers Vol. 5 - Return To Cybertron [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I'm not just giving this 5 stars because it's Transformers...I'm giving it 5 stars because these are two of the best Transformers episodes! I was excited to find them both on the same tape and they tie in so nicely!
Both episodes deal with Autobots going back in time to witness the start of the Autobot/Decepticon war and the beginnings of the Autobot slave revolt against the Quintessons. The Aerialbots and Alpha Trion also make appearances in both episodes.
"War Dawn" is great because we get to see Optimus Prime fight Megatron for the first time and learn what he was up to just before the war started 9 million years ago.
In the second episode, the Quintessons try to change the past to stop the Autobot revolt that drives them away from Cybertron but the Autobots discover their plans and need to stop them before it's too late.
Both episodes contain some continuity errors (especially the second one since it's post-movie and seems rushed) but they're still both enjoyable episodes and you get to see the early days of Cybertron! Beast Machines fans would find these episodes interesting as well.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Transformers go back in time! amust see video!, May 31, 2001
This review is from: Transformers Vol. 5 - Return To Cybertron [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is a very good video for those who want to learn the history story of the Transformers. The first episode is War Dawn. It features the Origin of Optimus Prime and the first meeting between Optimus Prime and Megatron! It also tells about Cyberton's past during the Golden Age when the planet had energy. This features the Guardian Robots the Omega Supreme like Robots that guarded Cybertron from the Decepticons long before the Autobots existed. It also tells How Alpha Trion Created Optimus Prime! the Airelbots learn a important lesson about the true nature of Megatron and the Decepticons. The next episode is Forver is Longtime Coming. the Autobots investigate a spacial anamoly reported near a Quitesson outpost. They investigate it and are [inserted] into a time machine created by the Quitessons. Blaster, Wreckgar, Blurr, Stealjaw and Rewind end up in the past of Cybertron. They meet up with an Autobot female who is part of an Autobot resistance movement against the quitesson rulers of the past. She says she is looking for her leader named A-3, Meanwhile Rodimus Prime and the AirelBots investigates the disappearence of his fellow Autobots and the quitisson timeMachine. They find a robot standing on the platform of the timemachine and discover he is lost. But he is actually A-3! then the Time Machine spreads its time flow or connetic energy all over the Universe. (Example: Jazz finishs the race track several times and Captin Marissa Fairborn of Eath Defense Command turns into a baby.) Rodimus Prime must make an agreement with the Quitessons to stop the time flow before its too late. he has to get his fellow Autobots out of the past. Can Rodimus Prime stop the time flow and rescue his comrads before the time machine explodes?! See who A-3 actually is?! See what happens! Get the Video! A Must for all Children of the 1980s!
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