Synopsis

The penultimate race in the Speed Planet Cup series is a grueling run over hot desert sands, with swirling vortexes that threaten to pull the racers under. Hot Shot has trained hard, but an all-or-nothing gamble lands him in a dangerous position- and one of his friends must make a terrible sacrifice to save him. Meanwhile, on the Beast Planet, the mysterious Sideways seems to be playing the Autobots and Decepticons against one another... but to what end?

Characters

Lori, Coby, Bud, Optimus Prime, Jetfire, Jolt, Landmine, Overhaul, Hot Shot, Scattorshot, Vector Prime, Red Alert, Clocker, Starscream, Brakedown, Override, Megatron, Crumplezone, Ransack, Thundercracker, Snarl, Backstop

Credits

Directing

Director: Manabu Ono

Producing

Producer: Steve Drucker (Executive Producer)
Associate Producer: Joshua Izzo
Consulting Producers: Shiiki Ryuta, Azuma Tani

Writing

Writer: Manabu Ishikawa, Hiro Masaki, Kazuhisa Sakaguchi, Kazuhiko Sôma, Akatsuki Yamatoya, Genki Yoshimura
Story: Aaron Archer

Voices

Voice: Sarah Edmondson (Lori), Sam Vincent (Coby), Ryan Hirakida (Bud), Gary Chalk (Optimus Prime), Brian Drummond (Jetfire, Jolt), Paul Dobson (Landmine, Overhaul), Kirby Morrow (Hot Shot), Richard Ian Cox (Scattorshot), Richard Newman (Vector Prime), Brian Dobson (Red Alert, Clocker), Michael Dobson (Starscream, Brakedown), Lisa Ann Beley (Override), David Kaye (Megatron), Mark Acheson (Crumplezone), Louis Chirillo (Ransack), Mark Oliver (Thundercracker), Scott McNeil (Snarl, Backstop uncredited

Production notes

To save their home of Cybertron from an enormous black hole, the Transformers must find the Cyber Planet Keys, powerful artifacts that have been lost for countless ages. But while the heroic Autobots seek the power to save Cybertron, the evil Decepticons seek the power to rule the universe forever.