History Recap / CodePrimeR2Revolution4SparkOfDarkness

Megatron calls out the Autobots and Black Knights for a confrontation at the old Tokyo Settlement, which quickly turns into a horror show when Megatron unveils the Decepticons' latest experiments.

* RageBreakingPoint: Witnessing Megatron mock a down-heartened Lelouch over the state of his mother's corpse was enough for Optimus to charge at his foe in a rage.

* SimpleSolutionWontWork: After Fixit explains how an equal or greater amount of Energon can neutralize Dark Energon, Nina suggests using the Synthetic Energon to similair effect. Ratchet is quick to veto this, arguing that Synthetic Energon's atomic structure is different enough from Energon to make it's corruption the more likely outcome.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: When it's brought up how Dark Energon is supposed to be the blood of [[SatanicArchetype Unicron]], Lloyd and Rakshata both voice skepticism, with the latter even acknowledging that he's in the presence of giant shapeshifting alien robots. They quickly change their tune after seeing a Terrorcon in action.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: When it's brought up how Dark Energon is supposed to be the blood of [[SatanicArchetype Unicron]], Lloyd and Rakshata both voice skepticism, with the latter even acknowledging that he's in the presence of giant shapeshifting alien robots.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: When it's brought up how Dark Energon is supposed to be the blood of [[SatanicArchetype Unicron]], Lloyd and Rakshata both voice skepticism, with the latter even acknowledging that he's in the presence of giant shapeshifting alien robots exist.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: When it's brought up how Dark Energon is supposed to be the blood of [[StanicArchetype Unicron]], Lloyd and Rakshata both voice skepticism, with the latter even acknowledging that he's in the presence of giant shapeshifting alien robots exist.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Upon seeing what has become of her corpse, even Marianne was rendered speechless with horror.

** It's also noted that him continuing to call Elita by her old name of Ariel just to mock her is quite petty. Kallen even notes Megatron’s pettiness.

* ZombieApocalypse: Megatron uses Dark Energon to create a horde to undead cybertronians in the ruins of Japan, alongside animating the various Knightmares and other machines left over from the Black Rebellion.

** It's also noted that him continuing to call Elita by her old name of Ariel just to mock her is quite petty.

* EvilIsPetty: Just in case you needed a reminder, Megatron made the Dark Queen using ''Marianne's preserved corpse'', amd makes a point of mocking Lelouch about it after the secret is revealed.

Megatron calls out the Autobots and Black Knights for a confrontation at the old Tokyo Settlement, which quickly turns into a horror show when Megatron unveils Decepticons' latest experiments.

* WhamEpisode: Megatron raises ''every destroyed vehicle and Knightmare'' in the ruined Tokyo Settlement as Terrorcons, as a test for his ability to control his forces with Dark Energon. This battle features the debut of the Headmaster units, the "Dark Pawns", which have the combat experience of Britannia's greatest pilots, "Refrain", AKA what's ''left'' of Mao, and the Dark Queen, which turns out to be ''Marianne's preserved corpse'', enhanced with cybernetics and Dark Energon. And at the end of the episode, Soundwave discovers the location of the Ark by back-tracing the signal the Autobots piggybacked off Megatron's call to arms at the end of ''R1''.

Megatron calls out the Autobots and Black Knights for a confrontation at the old Tokyo Settlement which quickly turns into a horror show when Megatron brings Dark Energon to the table and reveals the results of the Decepticons' latest experiments.