
Another criticism had been made towards the lack of weight given to character deaths beyond Cliffjumper, usually resulting in anticlimax. Other complaints focused on the lack of buildup or foreshadowing for certain major threats like Unicron and the Predacons in the case of the latter, former Hasbro employee Rik Alvarez confirmed that this was the result of Hasbro staff changes forcefully altering the direction of the show from what was intended. In the second season, the show's aforementioned budget problems were the cause of some of the most common complaints: in addition to necessitating twoclip shows (an all-but-extinct concept in cartoons in the 2010s), the cashflow crisis caused several plot threads to suddenly be dropped or truncated in order to shrink the cast Breakdown and Airachnid were abruptly killed or written out (respectively) despite being a feature of active subplots in order to eliminate the cost of their celebrity voice actors, as were characters performed by actors that were not part of the 'main' cast, like Silas, Hardshell, and Dreadwing. That said, the show is not universally loved, and not just because Bumblebee was better when he could speak. Some of the plot ideas (namely the zombie robots) were based on stories they came up with when playing with the toys as kids. The large number of episodes per season meant they could pace and establish characters during season 1 slowly, while saving the more momentous, less stand alone episodes that delved into the backstory for season 2. By using the mammoth story bible, the writers could plan events years in advance. Optimus and Megatron's past friendship, Dark Energon's origins as Unicron's blood, Bumblebee sharing his film counterpart's backstory), but were allowed contradictions if it served the storytelling. As part of the aligned continuity family with War for Cybertron and Exodus, the producers strove to maintain many of the common elements (eg. Regardless, they had to be considerate as the show still had a broad audience. Kline said they wanted the show to be very cinematic, with tension, suspense, and danger (as marked by Cliffjumper's death in the pilot) as children are more media savvy than they were in the past. The staff consists of Nicole Dubuc, Joseph Kuhr, and Steven Melching. The writing staff was headed by Capizzi, with Marsha Griffin as the story editor.
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As Optimus retrieves the AllSpark, Autobots, Decepticons, and Predacons unite under Bumblebee and Predaking to face the Chaos Bringer in defense of their home. The new peace doesn't last, as Cybertron's revival reawakens the slumbering Unicron, who takes Megatron's lifeless body as his own and seeks to destroy Primus. The Autobots use the Omega Lock to restore Cybertron and settle back on their homeworld. After the Decepticons kidnap Ratchet to help in their plan, the Autobots assault the Nemesis and capture the ship, killing Megatron before he can use the Omega Lock to cyberform Earth.
