Transformers: Cyberverse facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Transformers: Cyberverse |
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| Country of origin | United States Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 80 (list of episodes) |
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| Distributor | Allspark (Seasons 1–4) Entertainment One (Season 3) |
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| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Original release | August 27, 2018 – July 4, 2021 |
Transformers: Cyberverse is an exciting computer-animated TV show. It's based on the popular Transformers toys by Hasbro. The series was made by Boulder Media Limited and Allspark Animation for Cartoon Network. In its third season, the show was renamed Transformers: Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures.
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The Story of Cyberverse
The show begins with Bumblebee losing his memory. His friend, Windblade, helps him. She uses her special powers to help him remember his past adventures on their home planet, Cybertron. As Bumblebee gets his memories back, he finds clues. These clues help him and Windblade complete their mission. Their goal is to save their friends and their world.
Chapter One: The Search for the AllSpark
Before the series started, Cybertron was a peaceful planet. But then, a leader named Megatron took control. Many people on Cybertron didn't agree with his rule. This led to a big fight called a civil war. The war was between the Autobots and the Decepticons.
During this war, Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader, sent the AllSpark away. The AllSpark is super important. It holds all Cybertronian life and has amazing powers. Optimus didn't want it to fall into Decepticon hands. Without the AllSpark, Cybertron slowly started to die.
Optimus Prime and a team of Autobots went on a journey. They traveled on a spaceship called the Ark to find the AllSpark. Bumblebee, Arcee, Grimlock, and others were with him. Because they ran out of energy, all the Autobots had to go into a deep sleep.
The Ark found the AllSpark on Earth. But the ship got damaged and crashed. Bumblebee and Grimlock fell out of the ship before it hit the ground. Bumblebee stayed asleep. Grimlock, however, woke up and became friends with dinosaurs. He even taught them about Cybertronian technology! They searched Earth for the Ark and the AllSpark. Then, a meteorite crashed, causing the dinosaurs to disappear. Grimlock went back to sleep.
The first part of the story focuses on Windblade. She was the only one who could get to Earth. She found Bumblebee, who had woken up but had no memories. Windblade has telepathic powers. She used them to help Bumblebee remember his past. Each episode showed them rediscovering old memories from Cybertron and their journey. They also had to fight off Decepticons who were also looking for the Ark and the AllSpark.
Eventually, they found Teletraan-X. This was a flying hard drive from the Ark. They also managed to wake up Grimlock. Teletraan-X used Grimlock's data to find the Ark. They woke up all the Autobots on board. Just in time, too, because Starscream and his Decepticon army arrived on Earth!
Chapter Two: The Power of the Spark
After the Autobots woke up, the war continued on Earth. Megatron tried to crash Earth's moon into the planet! In the battle, Optimus Prime hurt Megatron. Starscream, a Decepticon, refused to help Megatron. So, Megatron made Slipstream the new leader of the Seekers. Starscream, tired of being insulted, attacked Megatron. He even took control of the Decepticons for a short time. But Megatron survived and seemed to defeat Starscream, leaving him on the moon.
Meanwhile, the Autobots stopped the Decepticons from crashing the moon. As they celebrated, Bumblebee saw a strange yellow creature. It was a cheetah! With Arcee's help, Bumblebee learned the cheetah was Cheetor. Cheetor was a Cybertronian created by the AllSpark to protect it.
Cheetor set up a challenge. Optimus and Megatron had to battle to see who was worthy of the AllSpark. But before a winner was chosen, Starscream, who was still alive, appeared! He stole the AllSpark for himself. Starscream used the AllSpark and another powerful tool, Vector Sigma. He created an army of small, metal-eating creatures called Scraplets. He planned to use the AllSpark's power to destroy everyone who opposed him.
Slipstream tried to warn everyone about Starscream's plan. She only managed to tell Windblade before being defeated by the Decepticon Bludgeon. Bludgeon thought she had joined Starscream.
Starscream, powered by the AllSpark, attacked both sides. But Cheetor, who now sided with the Autobots, drove him away. Later, the Autobot Jetfire and Decepticon Sky-Byte arrived on Earth. They were fighting each other. Starscream used their rivalry to distract everyone from his plans. But this led them right to him! Starscream absorbed the energy of his fellow Seekers. He tried to do the same to the Autobots and Decepticons. But Optimus used the Matrix of Leadership to take the AllSpark from Starscream. Cheetor got it back for the Autobots, and they captured Starscream.
With the AllSpark, the Autobots left Earth to go back to Cybertron. But they didn't know that the Decepticons used a Space Bridge to get home first. On their way, Windblade used the AllSpark to wake up Croaton. Croaton was an ancient giant robot called a Titan. He had been forced into a deep sleep. As Croaton flew off to find his missing friends, he accidentally picked up Starscream as a passenger. The Autobots found another Space Bridge and traveled to Cybertron. They didn't know Megatron had already taken over the planet and was setting a trap.
Chapter Three: Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures
The third and final season had three main parts. First, the Autobots and Decepticons fought for the AllSpark and control of Cybertron. Second, the Quintessons invaded. Third, Bumblebee searched for parts of Windblade's mind.
The Decepticons got back to Cybertron before the Ark. They tried to trap the arriving Autobots. But Optimus expected this. He got his crew off the ship before the Ark flew into a laser trap and was destroyed. The Autobots then attacked. A huge battle began. The Autobot Prowl was defeated saving Optimus. Windblade and Wheeljack destroyed Vector Sigma. This stopped Megatron from using it with the AllSpark to create perfect Decepticons. Windblade also defeated Bludgeon, getting revenge for Slipstream.
Meanwhile, Hot Rod led Bumblebee and Cheetor to the Well of the AllSpark. Their goal was to put the AllSpark back and make Cybertron healthy again. Shockwave tried to stop them but was defeated. As the AllSpark was being placed, Shockwave sent his own evil spark into it. He sacrificed himself to try and corrupt it. But Cheetor also sent his spark into the AllSpark. This fixed the corruption and brought Cybertron back to life! Optimus defeated Megatron, giving the Autobots victory.
Soon after, the Quintessons invaded Cybertron. These aliens conquer many universes. They easily took over Cybertron. They trapped most Transformers in a time loop that slowly drained their energy. Hot Rod and Perceptor escaped. They freed Autobot Whirl and Decepticons Clobber, Dead End, and Soundwave. They formed a group to fight the Quintessons.
The resistance found an ancient Titan named Iaconus under Maccadam's Old Oil House. Hot Rod decided to wake him up using Windblade. Hot Rod and Soundwave learned to work together. They defeated the Quintesson scientist and freed the other Transformers.
The Autobots and Decepticons agreed to work together against the Quintessons. Wheeljack found that the Quintessons had a device to travel between universes. Optimus, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Megatron, and Dead End snuck onto the Quintessons' main ship to destroy it. Hot Rod and Soundwave led the others to destroy the main tower. Windblade tried to wake Iaconus, but only managed to get his arm out of the ground. Megatron betrayed Optimus and went through the universe portal with Dead End. Moments later, Starscream appeared. The Quintessons had made him a judge of this universe. He wanted to conquer Cybertron.
Starscream stopped the Transformers. Optimus, Bumblebee, and Wheeljack escaped into the multiverse. Windblade and Maccadam fully raised Iaconus. But Starscream used a mind-controlled Croaton against them. Maccadam freed the Transformers from Starscream. He was then defeated by a blast from Croaton. When Iaconus seemed to be winning, Starscream opened a portal. It defeated Iaconus. Starscream then had Croaton attack Iacon City.
Optimus, Bumblebee, and Wheeljack escaped the multiverse. They ended up in the Quintesson scientist's lab. The scientist attacked them with clone bodies. Wheeljack found the controller and defeated him. Then Starscream attacked them. Megatron returned from the multiverse with Dead End and Astrotrain to help. Windblade freed Croaton from Quintesson control. But this effort broke Windblade's mind into many pieces, scattered across Cybertron. Croaton took Windblade away to rest. Megatron told Optimus he had found his own Matrix of Leadership in the multiverse. Both Optimus and Megatron used their Matrixes to defeat Starscream for good.
After the Quintesson invasion, Cybertron was divided between the Autobots and Decepticons. A barrier was built to separate their areas. Bumblebee snuck into Decepticon territory. He found Windblade's body there. Shadow Striker had found her. Shadow Striker felt bad for Windblade and let Bumblebee take her. With help from Chromia and Grimlock, Bumblebee traveled all over Cybertron. He searched for Windblade's lost mind pieces. He went to places like Crystal City, a forbidden moon, and the Argon Sea.
Meanwhile, the other Autobots watched Megatron. They found he was getting ready for a threat called "the Other One." Optimus got a message from the spirit of Maccadam. Maccadam was actually Alchemist, one of the original Thirteen Primes. He told Optimus that Windblade's last memory piece was inside Megatron's Matrix. Optimus led a mission into Decepticon territory to destroy that Matrix. But they were discovered. Megatron insisted both Matrixes were needed against the Other One. Then, mysterious soldiers attacked both sides. These were "perfect" Decepticons from another universe. They were the kind Megatron once dreamed of creating.
Both sides fought the perfect Decepticons. Then, the Other One arrived. He was an alternate version of Megatron called Megatron X. In his universe, Megatron X had defeated his Optimus and stolen his Matrix. He used the AllSpark and Vector Sigma to create his perfect Decepticons. When the Quintessons invaded years later, Megatron X defeated them with the Matrix and stole their multiverse technology. Megatron X defeated his own universe's Megatron. Bumblebee then stole the Matrix and raced to the planet's border. Optimus came to help Bumblebee.
Inside Megatron's Matrix, Windblade's last memory piece learned from the spirit of the alternate Optimus. This Matrix had to be destroyed to defeat Megatron X. Windblade was shocked but agreed. She short-circuited the alternate Matrix from inside. This allowed Optimus to defeat Megatron X. After Bumblebee collected Windblade's last memory piece, Astrotrain took Megatron X into the multiverse, planning to trap him there forever. With all her memory pieces back, Windblade was fully restored. This brought the series to a happy end.
Main Characters
To learn more about the amazing robots in the show, check out the List of Transformers: Cyberverse characters.
Episodes List
Want to know about every adventure? See the List of Transformers: Cyberverse episodes. List of Transformers: Cyberverse episodes
How the Show Was Made
On June 7, 2017, Boulder Media Limited announced they were working on a new Transformers series. Transformers: Cyberverse was officially announced in August 2017. The first season, called "Chapter 1," aired in 2018. The second season, "Chapter 2," came out in 2019. The show focused more on the characters. The first season had eighteen episodes, each about eleven minutes long.
A first look at the series and its story was shown on October 14, 2017. A 1-minute clip from an episode was shown at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con. It also showed the show's opening.
On July 23, 2018, it was announced that Cartoon Network would be the home channel for the series. A trailer was released on August 23, 2018, revealing the premiere date of September 1, 2018.
On September 28, 2019, it was announced that the show would have a third and final season in 2020. This is when it was renamed Transformers: Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures.
Where to Watch
Cartoon Network got the rights to show Transformers: Cyberverse all over the world. This included TV and online viewing.
The series first aired in the United States on Cartoon Network. The first two episodes were available on the Cartoon Network App on August 27, 2018. They then aired on TV on September 1, 2018. After that, new episodes came out on the app on Fridays before they were shown on TV. In Canada, the show started on Teletoon on September 16, 2018, and YTV on September 28, 2018.
Around the world, the series premiered in the Netherlands on September 2, 2018. It also aired in Australia, Latin America, India, and the United Kingdom in late 2018.
Hasbro also started releasing episodes on its official YouTube channel on September 7, 2018. Episodes in many other languages followed.
Home Video
The series became available on iTunes starting November 6, 2018.
The first six episodes of season one were released on Region 4 DVD in Australia on February 20, 2019. More DVDs followed in April and June of that year.
See also
In Spanish: Transformers: Cyberverse para niños
