Optimus Prime fighting Rodimus Prime (possessed by the
Hate Plague)AKA Fight! Super Robot Life (Seasons 1-2)
and Transformers: 2010 (Season 3) in Japan. Although the
cartoon series concluded in 1987, the toyline itself lived
on until 1990 in the U.S., and 1992 in Japan and Europe
This series began with a three-episode story, later titled
either More than Meets the Eye or Arrival from Cybertron.
In this incarnation the planet Cybertron is running low
on energy. The Heroic Autobots, led by Optimus Prime,
set out in space to search for more energy but are attacked
by the Evil Decepticons led by Megatron. Both races crash
on Earth and lie in suspended animation for the next four
billion years. Awakened by a volcanic eruption, the computer
on board, Teletran One, begins repairing Decepticons and
Autobots. The Decepticons set out to plunder Earth's energy
resources in order to revitalize Cybertron. The Autobots
seek to prevent this and so the battle is renewed on Earth,
Cybertron and across space.
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