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After finding a new weapon, Megatron becomes infected with a strange disease... one he intends to use against the Autobots.


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  • 13 Is Unlucky: In the past, the 13th Legion was the one destroyed by Cosmic Rust.
  • Animesque: The first half of the episode is noticeably more Japanese-looking than the rest; with stylized lighting, posing and camera effects more commonly found in anime of the era.
  • Chekhov's Gun: The anti-rust formula Corrostop turns out to be the only cure for the Cosmic Rust.
  • Kidnapped Scientist: The Decepticons kidnap Perceptor in order to force him to find a cure for Cosmic Rust.
  • Matter Replicator: One of the key ingredients for Perceptor's Corrostop compound (which undoes and protects against corrosion) runs out. There does not appear to be any more left. Because the Decepticons accidentally caused an outbreak of the titular disease, this is something of a problem, so Perceptor and Wheeljack have to work their butts off to get Wheeljack's Matter Duplicator to actually work so that the Autobots can produce all the Corrostop they need from a tiny remaining sample.
  • Percussive Maintenance: Perceptor is able to fix the matter duplicator by kicking it.
  • Plague Episode: After getting impaled by a small asteroid, Megatron gets infected with cosmic rust. The Autobots are later infected when Megatron double-crosses Perceptor (who had been kidnapped to find a cure) by infecting him with Cosmic Rust and setting up a trap that requires Optimus to get up close in order to save him — in turn, Optimus infects the other Autobots.
  • Real Life Writes the Plot: The idea of a plague spreading amongst the Transformers was inspired in part by the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
  • Wham Shot: When Megatron reveals to Starscream the severity of his Cosmic Rust.

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