1 - Arise, Pretenders!
One night, a luxury cruise ship is attacked by two giant monsters,
a fish-man and a bat-like creature. These monsters are searching
for a man called Hawk, but when they do not find him, they order
coelacanth-type monsters to destroy the ship. Watching the video
of the attack and hearing of more attacks, Hawk realizes that
he can no longer hide his identity as a Pretender. He and his
fellow Pretenders Lander (Landmine), Diver (Waverider) and Phoenix
(Cloudburst) are forced to abandon their lives as normal humans
and come out of hiding to protect a city. Things get complicated
when Hawk's young human friend Shuta is caught by the Seacon Tentakil.
Metalhawk is double-teamed but manages to defeat the Seacons with
his sword. He is then confronted by Destron Pretenders Blood (Bombburst),
Dauros (Skullgrin) & Gilmer (Submarauder) and beaten up on
until the others show up.
2 - The Destrons' Terrifying Manhunt!
The Destrons start building an army of zombies by stealing corpses
from medical universities and imbuing them with evil energy from
the Destron leader, Devil Z. The Destrons send the zombies onto
a massive crime spree, causing destruction throughout the cities.
The zombies tend to disappear when their energy runs out, however.
The Destrons decide that they need to fuse the life energies of
living humans with their evil energies to make it work correctly.
To this end, the Destrons kidnap a number of boys, one of whom
is Cab, Prince of the island kingdom of Karin. Discovering the
Destrons' plans, the Cybertron Pretenders challenge their enemies
to a fight to save Cab and the other prisoners. Cab befriends
Shuta and becomes part of the team. Back at the base, Lander &
the doctor are attacked, and the base is destroyed.
3 - The Targeted Jumbo Jet
A passenger jet from the Republic of Montparta has a major accident,
thanks to the Destron Blood. As Shuta and Cab horse around in
Cab's treehouse, the Cybertron Pretenders are stunned to hear
about a second accident. They head for Corsica to interrogate
Minerva, a young girl among the passengers involved, about the
circumstances of her plane's crash. She tells them that the Destrons
were indeed involved in the accident. Suddenly, more zombies appear
along with the Destron Pretenders, wreaking havoc in Japan, but
they are later taken care of by the Pretenders. Hawk and the others
decide to board a Montparta-Japan flight to guard Minerva, her
parents and a biologist. Suddenly, the clouds turn dangerous and
Hawk & Phoenix face off against Blood outside, while Cab,
Shuta and Minerva have to deal with a zombie stewardess on the
inside. They manage to defeat their respective opponents and the
plane arrives safely.
4 - Birth of the Headmaster Jrs.
The Cybertron Pretenders celebrate the completion of their new
underground base at the foot of Mount Fuji. Shuta and Cab talk
about wanting to be Pretenders or Transformers, just like Hawk.
To celebrate the completion of the base, Hawk gives Shuta, Cab,
and Minerva each a pair of special rings called Master Bracelets.
He teaches them how to use these bracelets, telling them to yell
out, "Master force." Saying this caused an exo-suit
to form around them, giving them incredible superhuman powers.
Hawk then showed the trio their new transtectors (Transformer
bodies) and so were born the Headmaster Jrs. (Shuta = Siren, Cab
= Hosehead, Minerva = Nightbeat). Hawk then went into the history
of the Headmasters, bringing up the example of Chromedome who
spoke to the new Jrs. Having heard Wilder (Fangry) voice his desire
for power, the Destrons decide to take advantage of his ambitions
to try to win him and his little gang of thugs, Cancer & Bullhorn
(Squeezeplay & Horribull) over to their side, giving them their own
set of Masterforce bracelets and transtectors. As the Seacons and Destron
Headmasters attack San Francisco, Shuta and the other Cybertron Jrs.
attempt to rescue a woman's child in a burning building but are confronted
by their Destron counterparts, who push them around. Fortunately
the Pretenders show up and manage to stop the Destrons, and they
manage to save the baby.
5 - Little Demons Run Wild
Wilder and the other Destron Headmasters Jrs, looking to increase
their circle of friends, start chumming up to some local biker
gang members. Meanwhile, the Cybertron Headmasters work on simulations
to improve their control over the transtectors and their teamwork,
learning valuable lessons. The Destron Headmasters use force to
convince the bikers to join them, trashing a city just to impress
them. Hearing about the attack on the news, Siren & Cab head
out to stop the Destrons by themselves, while Minerva stays behind
until she sees a child being harmed. Minerva and Cab manage to
rescue the child as Shuta takes on the Destron Headmasters. Cab
then joins the fray, but he is overwhelmed by the Destrons, as
Shuta battles the Seacons. Minerva, after seeing Fangry kick the
child's dog and seeing her throw rocks back in retaliation, recalls
one of her lessons and heads into battle, driving the Destrons
away.
6 - Showdown in the Wilderness
Chris, one of the bikers, starts having doubts about Wilder's
one-track displays of power and says he wants out, so Wilder takes
him away and holds him prisoner in their hideout. Chris' little
sister Mary sees her brother being forced into a car and tells
the Cybertron Headmaster Jrs. They pledge to rescue Chris from
the Destron, heading for the Destron hideout, where Wilder berates
Chris for wanting to leave, telling him that with the Destrons,
they get power and importance. Wilder then beats up on Chris as
a lesson to the other bikers never to think about leaving. The
Destrons take out their transtectors as the Cybertron Headmaster
Jrs. regroup to strategize. Shuta takes on the Destrons as Cab
attempts to free Chris, leaving Minerva with Mary. They switch
partners - Shuta battling Wilder and Cancer, Cab taking on Bullhorn
as Minerva heads to free Chris. Suddenly, Mary is captured by
Cancer, leaving the Cybertrons helpless to attack. Chris suddenly
revives though and crashes a motorcycle into Cancer, freeing Mary,
allowing the Cybertrons to escape.
7 - Panic! Protect the Wildlife
An African safari guide spots a wild herd of animals stampeding
into villages, completely destroying them. Reports reach the Cybertrons
and Hawk calls in the Headmaster Jrs. to head off to investigate.
Back at the Destron base, they hear word that the Cybertrons are
on their way and plan a nice surprise for them. The Cybertrons
look across the continent, trying to determine why the animals
have been stampeding. They soon discover that the Destrons are
stampeding the animals in an attempt to drive all the humans out
of Africa, planning to settle in afterwards and use the continent
as a base for advancing toward world domination. The Headmasters
go with the safari guide back to his hut, where he tells them
the story of how he found a little fawn. Suddenly, the Pretenders
come under attack from the Seacons, before the Destron Pretenders
show up, with another armada of Seacons. While the Pretenders
deal with the second wave, Blood puts a herd of elephants under
his spell, starting another stampede - this time toward the guide's
own village. The guide runs into the path of the elephants, trying
to stop them, but is rescued by the Headmasters, who physically
push back the herd.
8 - The Super Warriors, the Godmaster Brothers
Shuta and his friends are all ready for the next day's hang-gliding
contest, having trained hard for it. But things have been too
quiet lately and Hawk is uneasy about the Destrons' lack of activity.
During this period, the Destrons have been hard at work at their
new underground base. The Destron Headmasters get their first
peek at their new long-awaited secret weapon, a new type of super-soldier
called a Godmaster. The Pretenders battle with the Godmasters
until the fight is halted by the appearance of Giga and Mega.
They introduce the brother team of Buster and Hydra, and their
transtectors, a pair of jets, who can transform into robots or
into a superjet. The day of the contest arrives and Hawk's worst
fears are confirmed as the Destrons attack with the Dreadwing
duo, the Pretenders and Headmasters. As Minerva cares for an injured
person, Hawk and company dispatch the Destron Pretenders and Headmasters
… until the Godmasters show up.
9 - The Cybertrons are in Danger
With their fighting strength heavily augmented by the Godmasters,
Giga and the Destrons order the destruction of the primary energy
source for all of southeast Asia, the world's largest tidal-powered
electric plant on Bintan Island. Hawk and the other Cybertrons
try to figure out how to stop the Destrons with their new Godmasters.
The Headmaster Jrs. are a little glum after the meeting but manage
to cheer up. Buster and Hydra head toward the electrical plant
as Giga ponders creating transtectors for himself and Mega. The
Cybertron Pretenders hear about Buster & Hydra and set out
to try to stop them with the Headmaster Jrs. After arriving, Lander,
Diver and Phoenix find themselves fighting a losing battle against
the Destron Pretenders and the robot forms of Buster and Hydra,
until Metalhawk and the Jrs. arrive. Metalhawk and Shuta manage
to drive off the Destron Pretenders as Cab puts out the fires
and Minerva cares for the injured, but they take some damage from
the Godmasters, until the other Pretenders force them to retreat
due to a lack of sheer numbers.
10 - The Chosen Hero is Ginrai
Diver meets up with a rough truck driver named Ginrai, whose truck
is currently undergoing repairs. He looks to rent another truck,
finding an odd-looking 18-wheeler that no one has rented because
being inside it caused the driver to experience strange phenomena.
Ginrai finishes delivering a cargo to Diver, while Buster and
Hydra check out a canyon. Diver believes that the truck has to
be a Godmaster, especially after noticing Ginrai's bracelets.
He tries to enlist Ginrai to join the Cybertron cause, when suddenly
the truck goes out of control, a bump which had been caused earlier
miraculously fixing itself. They go over the side of a cliff,
the cab crashing to the ground and the trailer ending on top of
it. Lander manages to escape before the crash, but Ginrai is still
inside. Suddenly, Buster & Hydra, who are in the area, notice
Lander and attack him as he is trying to free Ginrai. Meanwhile,
inside the cab, Ginrai is trying to free himself from being trapped,
and doesn't know what is going on outside. The Godmasters are
using their master force to beat up on Lander, when suddenly Ginrai
clicks his wrists together, forming an exo-suit, and then transforming
the cab into a robot! Buster and Hydra then beat a hasty retreat
at the shock, allowing Ginrai to ponder whether or not he wants
to be involved.
11 - Ginrai's Angry "God On"
Giga hones his golf game by destroying a jet plane as the Destrons
discuss the arrival of the latest Powermaster. The Destrons have
assumed that Ginrai is now a member of the Cybertrons and Buster
& Hydra are given a set of the balls which Giga used to destroy
the plane. Diver and Lander do their best to persuade Ginrai that
they're his friends, but for the moment, he remains undecided.
Hawk pays a visit to the Headmaster Jrs. in their tree house,
informing them of the latest developments. Meanwhile, the Destrons
set out to kill Ginrai by attacking all trucks that look like
his. Ginrai's fellow trucker and good friend Billy, who has a
truck which strongly resembles Ginrai's, is killed as a huge 18-wheeler
forces him to crash his truck. Ginrai goes to his usual truck
stop to relax, but learns of Billy's death. Needless to say, Ginrai
is quite enraged at the Destrons' actions and goes out to seek
vengeance. The Destrons then go after Ginrai's truck next, sending
a ball into the cab to knock the truck down the side of a cliff.
Lander & Diver then show up, taking on Buster as Hydra tries
to kill Ginrai. He then activates his bracelets, transforming
Ginrai, and beating up Hydra just as Metalhawk and Phoenix arrive.
12 - The Miraculous Friendship
Ginrai, who is continually plagued by nightmares, starts to work
on his truck, when he notices there are three more sets of Godmaster
bracelets in the glove compartment. He decides to go to Japan,
intent on solving the Godmaster mystery. At the Destron base,
Buster & Hydra recall their experience with Ginrai, telling
Giga and Mega. Ginrai arrives in Japan, greeted by the Cybertron
Headmaster Jrs., but Wilder and company are there as well. Shuta
and Cab notice the trio and face off with them as Minerva stays
with Ginrai. The Destrons then attack Ginrai, but not only does
he easily defeat them, he even captures Cancer, who he handcuffs
to the bed. Minerva then cleans up Cancer's injuries as Hawk blows
up a machine, testing the bracelets. Ginrai suddenly gets upset
at what the Destrons have done and starts to hurt Cancer, demanding
some answers. Minerva objects to Ginrai's method, giving Cancer
something to drink. She leaves the room, at Ginrai's request,
but watches him and Hawk question the Destron through a monitor.
Cancer then starts to talk, telling about how Devil Z arrived
on Earth, creating and sending out several sets of bracelets.
The Cybertrons release Cancer, but are then confronted by Buster
and Hydra who manage to hold Minerva at gunpoint, while they beat
up on Ginrai, Shuta and Cab. Suddenly, Minerva is saved by Cancer,
allowing Ginrai to beat up the Destron Godmasters.
13 - Is the Monster Friend or Foe?
The Destron Headmaster Jrs. relax at a tennis court after chasing
away the women, discussing the Cybertrons. As Shuta and Ginrai
play a video game, Shuta recalls the words of the late doctor
who helped build the base. Ginrai helps cheer up Shuta by having
a marshmallow roast with him and Cab, while Minerva is lost in
thought. Carried away by her emotions as she remembers her objections
to Ginrai's questioning methods, Minerva and Ginrai somehow don't
get along too well but they have a laugh and clear up their discomfort.
As Cancer tries to remember where the Cybertron base is located,
a strange incident occurs: Ginrai's transtector starts running
wild on its own - with Ginrai trapped inside. The Headmaster Jrs.
try to stop the runaway cab as rescue forces uncover something
strange in a buried tunnel. The transtector takes Ginrai to the
buried tunnel, apparently drawn to the discovery. The Destron
Headmaster Jrs. hear the report from the rescue forces on the
news, seeing Ginrai and the Cybertrons there. The Destrons show
up and chase after Shuta & Cab, prompting them to transform.
Ginrai manages to take care of the Destron Headmasters when Buster
& Hydra show up. They start to give Ginrai a hard time, when
he uses his super force to uncover the strange rock in the tunnel
- a trailer section for his cab.
14 - Destroy Ginrai
The appearance of Ginrai has greatly upset the Destron forces
and Devil Z. Meanwhile, at the Cybertron base, the trailer has
been attached to the cab, completing the 18-wheeler. The Destron
Headmasters happen to be at a bar, where they turn on the television
and actually see Ginrai on it. He transforms from his truck mode
to his robot mode in front of the camera, referring to him as
the Godmaster reserve. Now the Destrons are more determined than
ever to find out who he really is. Ginrai continue to drive his
truck, basking in the news of his television appearance, when
Buster & Hydra formulate a plan to turn public opinion against
the Cybertrons. They launch an attack, prompting Ginrai to head
into action. He manages to defeat the pair with ease but it's
simply part of the Destron plan. By tricking him into fighting
them right in the middle of a city, they make him cause tremendous
damage, leaving him standing alone to face the consequences. The
pair continue to beat up on Ginrai as Seacons emerge from underground.
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