The WORST episodes of Transformers: Victory
Every episode of Transformers: Victory ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Transformers: Victory!
The Autobots' Supreme Commander, Star Saber, defends the Earth against the forces of Deszaras, the Decepticons' new Emperor of Destruction. Deszaras desires the planet's energy to reactivate his massive planet-destroying fortress, sealed away in the Dark Nebula long ago by Star Saber.
#1 - Victory Saber
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/21/1989
This episode is the fifth of Victory's many clip shows. Like the previous one, it’s nothing more than a recap of the episodes that have aired since that last clip show, featuring footage from "Awaken! Victory Leo", "The Tide is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification", "Jean - Defend the Campus!!", "A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs" and "The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!", as well as a short clip from "Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress". As it contributes nothing to the series, it was not included on either the Metrodome or Madman Entertainment DVD collections of the series.
#2 - Transformer Warriors Assembled
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/22/1989
This is one of the many clip shows that are part of Victory, which, unlike the vast majority of those created for other series, actually aired on television. This particular recap opens by briefly introducing the main cast of the series, then transitions into a combiner team showcase, but despite the variety of characters covered, the episode features clips from a surprisingly small list of sources: "The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber", "Unite!! Multiforce", "Move Out! Rescue Team", "Big City - Underground Terror", and "Unite! Liokaiser".
#3 - The Chestforce Attack!!
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/27/1989
This is one of the many clip shows that are part of Victory, which, unlike the vast majority of those created for other series, actually aired on television. This Breastforce-themed edition (aired only four bloody episodes after the last clip show) features clips from "Unite!! Multiforce", "Infiltration... The Uranium Mine", "Explosion!! The Energy Base", "Big City - Underground Terror", "The New Warrior - Hellbat", "Attack the Shuttle Base!!" and "Tanker Hijack Operation"
#4 - The Clash of Two Heroes
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/1989
This is the first of many clip shows for Victory, which, unlike the vast majority of those created for all previous seasons, actually aired on television. This one consists entirely of clips from "The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber", "Sneak Attack! Dinoking", "Attack! Leozack", "Unite!! Multiforce", "Move Out! Rescue Team", "Explosion!! The Energy Base" and "Big City - Underground Terror", complete with new omniscient narration. As you might have assumed from that list of titles, this isn't any kind of "themed" clip show (as several of the others are), but simply a truncated retelling of the events of the series up to this point. Why they decided not to include "Infiltration... The Uranium Mine" is anyone's guess.
#5 - The Brave Hero of the Universe, Star Saber
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/14/1989
The year is 2025 AD. Since escaping from Earth, the Destrons have continued their invasion of planets all over the universe in search of a new base. To defend against them, the Cybertrons have joined forces with the people of Earth, forming the Space Defense Force, led by their mightiest warrior, Star Saber. One day, Wingwaver reports to Star Saber that the Destron Dinoforce have attacked the Moon, heading toward Earth. The Brainmasters -- Blacker, Laster and Braver -- move to investigate reports of Destron activity and face off against the Dinoforce on the Moon. Star Saber heads toward the Moon as well, then encounters a strange energy in space which turns out to be the Destron commander, Deszaras. The other Multiforce members -- Dashtacker and Machtackle -- arrive to remove the people from the Moon station as Star Saber defeats the Dinoforce before he and Deszaras do battle on the Moon.
#6 - The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/28/1989
A month has passed since the Decepticons' last attack, and Jean and Holi are feeling restless, so they pay a visit to Braver's lab. It turns out that Braver has been putting the downtime to good use, rebuilding, perfecting and mass-producing his Decepticon brainwave scanner. The five completed units are distributed amongst the Autobots, and Star Saber, Victory Leo and the Multiforce begin using them to scour the planet for the silent Decepticons.
#7 - Attack! LeoZack
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/1989
The Destrons have set up their base underwater inside their spaceship, Thunder Arrow. Meanwhile, Jan, who has had some painful adventures while playing with the Cybertron, begins school on Earth with children his own age with much fanfare from Star Saber and Holi. They go into a flashback about how Jan was the sole survivor of a research ship attacked and destroyed by the Dinoforce. Leozak and the other Dinoforce, in an attempt to corner Star Saber, end up somehow at Jan's new school. The other Brainmasters arrive and the Dinoforce merge into Dinoking. In response though, the three Brainmasters merge themselves into Roadcaesar and manage to defeat Dinoking while Star Saber sends Leozak running. Jan earns the other children's respect and friendship for his heroism in the fight.
#8 - A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/25/1989
While passing through the asteroid belt on its way to Jupiter, the human-piloted Spaceship 301 suddenly finds itself surrounded by a cloud of clinging, purple fog. The crew broadcast an SOS to Earth, but communication is suddenly cut off, and all trace of the ship vanishes.
#9 - Move Out, Rescue Team!
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/1989
The rest of the Micromaster Rescue Squad members -- Fire, Pibo and Boater -- arrive at Countdown to begin their first assignment on Earth. Meanwhile, Leozak sends the Dinoforce members toward a specially-built floating sea platform where Jan's female friend is. Star Saber hears of the attack and goes along with the Brainmasters and the Rescue Squad to save the humans there. While the Brainmasters lead the dinosaurs away from the people and the Rescue Force start evacuating the survivors, Star Saber does battle with Leozak. He manages to defeat the Destron second-in-command, then watches Roadcaesar defeat Dinoking.
#10 - Jean: Defend the Campus!!
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/31/1989
Out in space, the Dinoforce work to repair the damaged hull of the Thunder Arrow while inside, Deathsaurus rages at Gōryū and the Breastforce. He blames their incompetence for the failure of their recent mission, and when Leozack attempts to point out that it was actually the fault of Deathsaurus's miscalculations, he finds himself seized by the head and dangled off the ground. After a tense moment, Deathsaurus calms down and drops Leozack, instructing the Decepticons to focus their efforts on destroying Star Saber and Victory Leo. Gōryū grins widely, chuckling to himself that he'll be able to show up Leozack with a new plan he has come up with...
#11 - Mach and Tackle
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/18/1989
Somewhere in southern Canada, in the middle of a massive cornfield, a farmer named Old Tom is about to take some extreme measures to get rid of a prairie dog that's been digging up his land. Before he can push the plunger that will detonate the dynamite he's laid in the field, however, the ground beneath his feet quakes, and he runs for his life as the field collapses into a massive crater.
#12 - Unite!! Multiforce
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/11/1989
The latest Breastforce warriors -- Jargua, Drillhorn and Killbison -- along with Leozak and the Dinoforce make plans to attack an energy complex. Meanwhile, Jan gets a physics lesson from the Multiforce about fulcrums. Suddenly, at the plant, the Destrons strike from the air and the sea with the Dinoforce while the Breastforce members hide in the sand in ambush. The Multiforce spot the destruction from afar and battle the Dinoforce on even terms until they form Dinoking. Jan informs the other Cybertrons that there's danger and Star Saber and the Brainmasters head out to investigate. Just as things look bad, the Multiforce merge to form Landcross to do battle with Dinoking. Star Saber shows up to help Landcross take on Dinoking while the Brainmasters battle Killbison and Jargua, driving away the Destrons.
#13 - The Underground City of Terror
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/16/1989
The Destrons are attracted to a city's three-layer transportation system, using Drillhorn to dig deep underground to tap into the city's electrical systems. As the Breastforce members roam around under the city, the Cybertrons pick up a distress signal and mobilize to investigate. Star Saber, the Brainmasters and the Rescue Force head into the underground to stop the Destrons, but they each encounter danger -- Star Saber meeting Deszaras, the Brainmasters meeting the Breastforce and the Rescue Force trying to free the people. Star Saber manages to defeat Deszaras and his two animal partners, forcing him to retreat with only a little amount of energy but a lot of destruction.
#14 - Ultimate Crisis!! Autobots
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 9/17/1989
This episode is the fourth of Victory's many clip shows, but unlike the preceding three, this one did not air on television, for unknown reasons. Beginning a trend for future clip shows, this one serves as nothing more than a recap of the episodes that have aired since the last clip show, featuring footage from "Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress", "Battle Up of Wrath!!", "Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle", "Crisis! Ambush in the Desert", "A Deadly Battle", "Ginrai Dies!!" and "Fight!! Victory Leo".
#15 - Battle to the Death at the South Pole!!
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/5/1989
Somewhere in the frozen wastes of Antarctica, electricity crackles in the night, and with sudden, frightening speed, glaciers begin to melt, pouring into the ocean. A United Nations monitoring station nearby attempts to catalog the seismic disturbances, but when the most powerful tremor yet hits, the station is devastated by an avalanche.
#16 - Battle up of Wrath!!
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/10/1989
Braver brings Jean and Holi to the Schaeffer Energy plant in America, where they get to watch as a spaceship arrives with a payload of Martian ore, which is then used to create the powerful Schaeffer Energy. Braver excuses himself to attend a conference, so Jean and Holi watch spaceships taking off, wondering where they might be going. When Holi suggests a ship might be on the way to planet Micro, Jean is reminded of their recent trip there, and Star Saber's defeat at the hands of Liokaiser.
#17 - The Resurrection of the Decepticon Fortress!?
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/29/1989
The work on planet Micro done, the Autobots head back to Earth. The Rescue Team bid their homeworld a tearful farewell, while Jean teases Holi about being parted from his girlfriend. The other Rescues get in on the yuks... until they realize that they don't even have girlfriends, and start crying even harder.
#18 - Planet Micro: The Mysterious Warrior
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/1/1989
The homeworld of the Micromasters, planet Micro, has come under attack from Decepticons. Despite the fact that the planet is in the sector protected by his arm of the Galactic Defense Force, God Ginrai and his forces are occupied battling Overlord's army in G Nebula 89, necessitating the assistance of Star Saber, who quickly heads for Micro. Accompanying him aboard Galaxy Shuttle are the Rescue Team, who are thrilled to be returning home, and Jean, who nearly chokes on a soda when the Rescues inform him that the reason Holi is being so serious is because he's worried about his girlfriend down on Micro. As Star Saber and Galaxy Shuttle enter the planet's atmosphere, their arrival is observed by a mysterious figure…
#19 - Rescue Jean!!
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/4/1989
The Decepticons attack a fleet of tankers on the open ocean, destroying their gunship escorts, but Leozack is furious that Hellbat has not turned up for the mission, as he is the only one who knows which tanker contains the energy they are after. News of the attack quickly reaches the Autobots, and Star Saber takes off to help, accompanied by Galaxy Shuttle, carrying the Brainmasters. The whole thing is missed by Jean and Holi, who arrive just as the heroes are leaving, with Jean planning to use the Shuttle Base's computers to do his summer vacation homework quickly, for which Holi chastises him. Their arrival, however, is observed by Hellbat...
#20 - Explosion!! The Energy Base
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/9/1989
In the middle of the jungle, the Destrons are rapidly gathering and storing energy in the hopes of recharging their space platform. The Cybertrons discover what the Destrons are up to and send out the team of Braver and the Multiforce to stop them. There is increasing tension between Blacker and Wingwaver. Dinoforce member Yokuryu tries to blast the Cybertrons into the open from the air as the other Dinoforce spread out throughout the jungle. Dash and Tacker accidentally fall into some quicksand but are rescued by Blacker. Attempts to contact Star Saber by radio fail due to interference, so Blacker tries to distract the Dinos so that the Multiforce can flee. Just as Blacker gets triple-teamed by the Dinos, Wingwaver shows up and helps him escape. Star Saber shows up and defeats Leozak, sending the Destrons retreating.
#21 - Infiltration...The Uranium Mine
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/1989
In the wilderness of Africa, the Destrons ponder their next move -- finding the beta-uranium that is currently being mined and using it to increase their fighting strength. Leozak, Drillhorn, Killbison and Jargua lead the attack against the mining operation with the Dinoforce not far behind. They take the miners as hostages but not before one of them transmits an S.O.S. to the Cybertrons. Laster, Blacker and Wingwaver use a drilling gun to bore their way toward the suffocating hostages, but cannot seem to blast their way through a large slab of rock. The two remaining humans helps the Cybertrons blast through the rock. The Dinoforce then merge into Dinoking and attack Star Saber, who has arrived with reinforcements, but is then soundly defeated.
#22 - Crisis! Ambush in the Desert
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/12/1989
Deciding to visit the Autobots on Earth, the weary Greatshot arrives on the planet and spends the night sleeping in a seaside cave. Awakening the next morning, he looks out over the ocean... only to have the Thunder Arrow suddenly burst out of the water!
#23 - The New Warrior, Hellbat
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/1989
Aboard the Thunder Arrow somewhere in the depths of the ocean, Deathsaurus listens as Leozack lists off the latest in a litany of excuses for his repeated failures. A roar from Deathsaurus's Tigerbreast prompts Leozack to cut to the chase and explain that he has just put a new information-gathering plan into motion. The target of this plan is the New Energy Resource Research and Development Laboratory in Japan, where new minerals from across the galaxy are studied to discern their energy potential, but intrusion into their computer system is immediately detected by one alert scientist. The scientist heads down to the lab's computer centre, where he spots a sinister shadow interfering with the computer core. When he demands the person show themselves, however, the scientist is shocked when a giant robotic bat reveals itself and smashes through the wall to the outside. Peering out the hole left by the creature, the scientist watches as it attaches itself to the chest of a waiting Decepticon, who introduces himself as the fifth member of the Breastforce—Hellbat! The scientist sounds the alarm and Autobot and human troops come running, but in the course of the fight, stray shots from the Autobot troopers ignite fuel tanks on the laboratory complex. As the area begins going up in flames, Hellbat eschews any further physical combat in exchange for a swift getaway, and, with an eerie chant, unleashes a hypnotic sonic wave that makes his opponents fall unconscious.
#24 - Attack the Shuttle Base!!
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/1989
Hidden from sight within a mountain range, the Decepticons have set down in the Thunder Arrow. In the throne room, the newly-arrived Hellbat introduces himself to Deathsaurus and offers the emperor a "gift"—information he has gathered on a energy shipment that the Decepticons will easily be able to steal. Deathsaurus sends Kakuryū to fetch Leozack, who is busy training with the other Breastforce members outside and debating with them why he summoned the back-stabbing Hellbat to Earth in the first place. Summoned before Deathsaurus, Leozack is instructed by his emperor to attack the Nevada spaceport. Leozack protests that two previous attacks on the facility have turned up nothing, but Deathsaurus insists, and Leozack is quick to realize that Hellbat has been sneaking around behind his back again. Infuriated at being made to look a fool, Leozack departs for the spaceport, but Hellbat follows him, defending his decision to keep the information from Leozack and winning his commander around with smarmy words.
#25 - Tanker Hijack Operation
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/13/1989
Somewhere in the depths of the ocean, Deathsaurus "reminds" his troops aboard the Thunder Arrow of the large amount of energy they need to gather in other to free his fortress from the Dark Nebula... by blasting them with a burst of flame. Only Drillhorn stands unmoving as the other Decepticons scatter, petitioning his emperor for calmness so that he can outline his plan to steal a tanker. Deathsaurus approves the plan, but Leozack is not happy that his subordinate has superseded his authority.