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"We could have built the future together!" "I'll build it myself, after I tear down everyone IN MY WAY!"
"The Last Hope, Part 2"
Season	1
No. in season	26
Production company	Entertainment One Nickelodeon
Airdate	July 28, 2023 (Paramount+) April 20, 2024 (Nickelodeon)
Writer	Dale Malinowski
Director	J.J. Conway
Animation studio	Icon Creative Studio
Watch this episode on Paramount+

With time of the essence, the Terrans unite to bring down Mandroid's superweapon and save their family.

Synopsis

Twitch, Nightshade and Bumblebee stare up at the huge structure topped with the space bridge, which Mandroid intends to use to wipe out Autobot, Decepticon and Terran alike. Together with Schloder, they resolve to do all they can to stop the maniac's plan and head off towards the tower.

Mandroid notes that his weapon still needs to finish charging, as it draws power from Mo and Robby's cyber-sleeves. He orders Blitzwave and Razor-Fin to guard the spire, and begins to put his other defense plan into action, activating his badge controller. As Bumblebee drives along, he is suddenly rammed from the side by the mind-controlled Optimus Prime, sending him tumbling. Fortunately both he and Schloder survive the experience, but as Nightshade and Twitch help them up, Elita-1 drives into view, her eyes similarly glowing white. The group flees to the railyard to hide, pursued by the two Mandroid-controlled Autobots. During the resulting fight, Mandroid's Cyber Slayer is knocked from Nightshade's hands and under a train, leading Bumblebee to attempt to take on Optimus while the others retrieve it. Schloder grabs the Cyber Slayer, but the trio soon find themselves pursued by Elita-1. Schloder is knocked unconscious during the chase, and Twitch ends up pinned under fallen containers. With Elita-1 closing in, all seems lost, until Nightshade drops a crane on her and uses the Cyber Slayer to drain her energon. They're then able to help Bumblebee against Optimus, but the Autobot leader still proves more than a match. Before he can finish them, the tide turns as Thrash, Jawbreaker and Hashtag return to join the fight. Together, they keep him busy long enough for Twitch to use the Cyber Slayer on him. After the newcomers are filled in on current events, the group once again heads for Mandroid's fortress.

At the end of a bridge, they're again abruptly stopped by Arcee and Wheeljack, and their retreat is cut off by a wall of flame produced by Grimlock. Bumblebee and Schloder stay to keep the Autobots busy, while the Terrans fly off to face Mandroid himself. As they near the spire, they again come under fire, this time from the Sharkticons. While Jawbreaker, Nightshade and Hashtag keep them busy, Twitch and Thrash fly up the tower. Twitch confronts Mandroid directly as a distraction while Thrash sneaks up to the space bridge, but he proves unfazed by the Terran. Instead, Mandroid holds up his badge controller and Megatron flies into view. Transforming, Megatron knocks Twitch down and aims his fusion cannon at her. Thrash frantically tells Twitch to fly, giving away his position but giving Twitch the opportunity she needs to escape. Locked in combat with Mandroid, Thrash tries to point out that the scientist has turned himself into exactly what he hates, but his arguments fall on deaf ears, as do Twitch's attempts to break Megatron free of his control. As a swarm of Megatron's missiles close in on Twitch, they're countered by a barrage from the other direction — Starscream has arrived with the rest of the Decepticons and some G.H.O.S.T. agents, having heard what they did for the other Decepticons and deciding to join the fight.

Twitch heads back to confront Mandroid with Thrash, and the pair are able to overcome their foe, but he responds by announcing the end of the age of Transformers, bringing the space bridge weapon online. A blast of energy is unleashed, and every Autobot, Decepticon, Terran and Sharkticon drops to the ground. The energy sweeps around Earth, and Mandroid triumphantly laughs that the world is finally free of "those monsters" before falling silent. Twitch is the only one to survive, partially shielded from the blast thanks to Thrash throwing himself on her to protect her, and breaks down in tears. The human members of the Malto family regain consciousness and free themselves from Mandroid's device, only to see what Mandroid has done. They too begin to mourn, but when Robby's cyber-sleeve glows at his tears, he realizes he and Mo can use the power of Quintus Prime to heal everyone. Sitting on Mandroid's throne, the kids touch their sleeves together and the Emberstone appears between them. Quintus's power runs through Mandroid's device and then across the planet, restoring the Transformers to life. The Malto family, back together again, embrace as Quintus projects a huge insignia above the spire, one which the family identifies as their own. As they leave, Robby and Mo agree that they love it in Witwicky.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

"How do we stop Mandroid now?"
"We fight. Every Cybertronian on Earth is counting on us, and so is our family."

—Twitch and Nightshade

"I'll be honest. We don't stand much chance against Mandroid, but we're their last hope. What do you say?"

—Twitch gives a stirring if not completely optimistic speech.

"Starscream?!"
"The news spread quickly of your—"
"Awthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!"
"Yes! OK! That's enough... affection."

—Twitch welcomes Starscream to the battle.

Jawbreaker: "Wow. It's like a symbol..."
Bumblebee: "Of hope."
Nightshade: "Of us Terrans...nay, Maltos."

Notes

Continuity notes

• While battling Mandroid, Twitch uses her arm cannon to propel herself forward to attack Mandroid with increased momentum, Megatron used this same move while battling the Seekers back in "Age of Evolution, Part 1".
• Quintus once again refers to the Maltos as the "Legacy of Hope", as he first did back in "Secret Legacy, Part 1".
• The last lines of the season are Robby telling Mo he thinks he loves it in Witwicky and her agreeing; this mimics the last lines of "Secret Legacy, Part 2", which was the other way around.
• This episode marks the debut of the Terran insignia in the series.

Transformers references

• Schloder yells "Rescue Bots to the rescue!", a paraphrasing of Heatwave's catchphrase from the Rescue Bots cartoon.
• Hardtop's horn plays the classic "Ro-bots in dis-guise!" melody.

Real-world references

Errors

Trivia

• Like previous two-parters, most online distribution platforms, such as Paramount+, do not list this episode separately from Part 2, instead choosing to combine both parts into a single 44-minute video.
• According to storyboard artist India Swift, the resurrection sequence was actually animated to sync up with "The Touch", as the showrunners had hoped to license the song for the episode.^[1]

Foreign localization

Hungarian

• Title: "Végső reményszikra, 2. rész" ("Final Spark of Hope, part 2")
• Original airdate: October 7, 2023

French

• Title: "Le dernier espoir, Partie 2" ("The Last Hope, Part 2")
• Original airdate: October 14, 2023

Brazilian Portuguese

• Title: "A Última Esperança, Parte 2" ("The Last Hope, Part 2")
• Original airdate: July 29, 2023

• Twitch calling the Sharkticons "air sharks" is kept in English and treated as if that's their actual name instead of something she just came up with on the spot.
• Nightshade's line "Of us Terrans...nay, Maltos" is changed to an equivalent of "Of us Terrans...isn't it, Maltos?"

Home video releases

DVD

2024 — Transformers: EarthSpark - Season 1: Episodes 11-26 (Paramount)

References

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