接续第二季的结尾,汽车人基地被霸天虎消灭后,汽车人成员撤离基地分散全美各地,而自愿断后的汽车人领袖擎天柱遭受重伤奄奄一息的遗留在基地的残骸中,在被烟幕救起后,甚至要就此交出领袖位置。 另一方面,霸天虎的震荡波利用赛伯坦远古化石培育出龙型变形金刚的冲云霄(Predaking),准备向汽车人大开杀戒。失去领袖的汽车人在通天晓的率领重新集结,并思考如何对有了冲云霄等强大的掠兽金刚后,霸天虎增强的火力和战斗力。
“Roll out with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, Ratchet, Bulkhead, and the rest of the heroic Autobots as they battle the evil Decepticons. Now that big bad Megatron has returned with a mysterious and dangerous element, Team Prime must prepare for an epic battle. But that's not so easy when they have to guard over Jack, Miko, and Raf -- three normal kids who?ve accidentally discovered the Autobots. As Team Prime works to defend Earth from destruction, the drama gets just as intense as the heavy metal action. ”——引用官网 用电影风格+卡通融合的变形金刚新番,来自SDCC展会上官方的现场问答,动画 《领袖之证》 被确认为游戏 《塞伯坦之战》的后继故事,在两者之间,曾经发生过一些“类似真人电影三部曲的事件”,导致了机体风格的转换以及新故事的发展。这部全新系列《PRIME》类似十多年前的“野兽系列”,由北美工作组制作,以全CG来表现。 此外G1初代和真人电影中,擎天柱的专属配音演员Peter Cullen将再次在本年的新电视动画系列——《PRIME》献声。这是自1987年的《Rebirth重生》以来,他的声音再次作为博派的“大哥”出现在电视荧幕上。
Transformers: Robots in Disguise is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to Transformers: Prime. Set three years after its predecessor, the show follows Bumblebee as he travels back to Earth after the prison ship Alchemor crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped Decepticon prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of Autobots. Years after the events of Predacons Rising, Bumblebee is summoned back to Earth to battle a new generation of Decepticons that escaped from the prison ship Alchemor and assembles a rogue team of young Autobots that includes a rebel "Bad Boy Bot," an Elite Guard cadet, a bombastic Dinobot, and a hyperactive Mini-Con. Bumblebee will be experiencing visions of Optimus Prime.