Transformers Animated: The Equestria Chronicles

Transformers Animated: The Equestria Chronicles is an Animated show based on two of Hasbro's Transformers and My Little Pony Franchise. The series is a sequel to Transformers Animated which ended on May 23, 2009. It is produced by Hasbro and Studio 4 °C return to animating the show. It premiered in April 2017, on the Hub Channel.

The show follows the exploits of Twilight Sparkle and her team as they travel across the Universe and defending worlds from multiple threats.

Synopsis
Derived from a summary by Hasbro;

After the Final Battle on Earth, Optimus Prime and his rag tag team of Autobots returned to Cybertron where they were hailed as heroes for successfully capturing the cruel and ruthless Decepticon leader, Megatron and averting the revival of the Great War.

Stellar Cycles has passed and peace and order prospered. However, there's more to it than meets the eye when a new chapter in the Transformers history begins.

Twilight Sparkle is a young Autobot who is elected by her mentor, Celestia to be a candidate for Magnus. While honored, Twilight preferred to investigate anomalies located in a sector of the Universe that has long been forgotten by the Elite Guard and Cybertron. Fearing that these anomalies are tied to an ancient prophecy, Twilight and her alien companion, Spike head off to the sector to confirm her suspicions. When she arrived, she was attacked by a band of Decepticons.

No other choice, Twilight headed deeper into the sector and crashed into a planet where she learned is populated by Cybetronians who descended from an exploratory team that went missing eons ago. Stranded on this new world and enemies emerging out of the shadows, Twilight must assemble a team of her own and light this dark hour.

Season 1 (Team Rainbooms): While Twilight tries to contact Cybertron, she and her team must contend with evil forces like the Decepticons and Predacons.

Season 2 (Quintesson Invasion): A series of attacks has left Autobots to panic. The enemy reveal themselves to be the Five Faces, Quintessons. Team Rainboom must roll out and prevent this war from getting worse.

Season 3(Discorded Time Arc) – Discord is freed and has just obliterated Team Rainboom or so we thought. Separated and stranded in different time periods, Team Rainboom will witness their planet’s rise, the fall of civilizations, end of ages and the beginning that started it all.

Season 4(Destron Rising Arc) – The Autobots has faced Decepticons, Quintessons and even a God. Now they must be ready once more as a foe from a distant past emerges to take over.

Season 5(Monster Hunter Arc) - The hole made by Discord has allowed prisoners that were once locked up inside the sector to escape. Many caused problems but they all pale in comparison to the plague of the Terrorcons. To combat this evil, the robotic heroes must become Monster Hunters.

Season 6(Vector Pandemonium Arc) - An Autobot named Vector Prime appear before Cybertron warning them of the Rising Darkness that will ruin not just the Universe but other Universes as well. Team Rainbooms are off to another adventure where they'll travel across the Multiverse.

Team Rainbooms

 * Twilight Sparkle – Twilight Sparkle graduated from the Faustian University of Advancements earlier than any of her predecessors possessing a genius intellect rivalling that of almost the entire Cybertron Ministry of Science. While she loves to seek new knowledge, Twilight is sometimes blind to her surroundings and she would rather do things on her own. Prior to the last battle on Earth, Twilight’s home planet suffered repeated attacks by the Decepticon forces leaving scars on the poor bot making her extremely paranoid of future threats and resentment towards the Decepticons. Whatever opinions she had must be cast aside when she must take the role as leader of a team comprised of bots of both Autobot and Decepticon origins. Her vehicle form could be described as a futuristic Hybrid Toyota Prius.


 * AppleJack – AppleJack is Team Rainboom’s strong bot. With her powerful quack launching jack hammer/piston arms supporting these claims and her stubbornly ‘never give’ up attitude, this made many foes to have second thoughts when confronting her. Despite this, she is actually an honest gal refusing to tell a single white lie to others. Her role in the space station, Wonder Colt is an Energon Farmer where she must cultivate the lifeblood of all Cybertronians and harvest them for use. The time in the field has allowed AppleJack to bond with her fellow farmer including her sister unit, AppleBloom. Her vehicle mode is what might be a Land Rover Range Rover SUV.


 * Fluttershy – This young bot was ridiculed by many of her aerial kind causing her to be extremely nervous around other bots. Thankfully, she found sanctuary within many of the alien creatures that populated Everfree resulting in her kind hearted and motherly personality which also lead to her decision in taking a job as a Xenofauna biologist. If anyone should ever harm her allies, she would rise to the challenge and turn these attackers into ash. Rumor has it when she gets serious, she would bring out a “Stare” with the ferocity of a hundred comets. Her mode is an AC variant Gunship.


 * Rainbow Dash – If there’s one bot who lives for speed other than Bumblebee, Rainbow Dash would be the bot. Rainbow Dash dreams on making it big in the top leagues and uses her incredible acceleration to make that happened. Unfortunately like Bee himself, her pride over her abilities makes her arrogant. However underneath it all, she is a loyal bot to her friends and would sacrifice a lot to ensure their safety. Form is a F/A-18E Super Hornet.


 * Pinkie Pie – The most energetic or more accurately described hyperactive of her team. Before joining Rainbooms, her job is demolitions. In other words, make things go boom-boom. She possessed an in depth knowledge on explosives and combined with her unique personality makes her incredibly unpredictable. Not all of her talents goes to combat. She even used them to make celebrations. While the future battles could make anybot to lose moral but not Pinkie. She would brighten your day with balloons and stickers.  Vehicle is a mini pink Bulldozer.


 * Rarity – Rarity is a bot who loves designing. Whenever someone looks as dull as an offlined, Rarity would come in and make him/her glamorous. Don’t let her fashionista persona fool you, she’s as tough as her comrades. Possessing a gem she found on planet Everfree, she could summon energy weapons to defend herself. Her mode is a Lamborghini.


 * Spike – Spike is an organic and Twilight Sparkle’s long-time companion. Raised as an egg by Twilight when she was just a cadet, Spike hatched and imprinted on the Autobot, thus became his parent. This purple saurian may lack Transformer abilities, he is a strong individual and Team Rainboom’s most reliable ally.


 * Sunset Shimmer – Having taken the role as leader of Team Rainbooms since Twilight took position as Magnus, Sunset is a leader that is brash, taking a more offensive approach in missions but does provide wisdom in handling the situations. Long ago, Ultra Magnus adopted her when she was still new and showed promised in her role as leader. The two formed a bond and Sunset became a daughter to the old bot. However an incident occurred that destroyed Sunset’s confidence and worth that she went into self-impose exile as punishment for what happened. She remained on a planet inhabited by a race of Fairy humanoids called Breezies for several centuries until the fateful day when the war between Cybertron and the Destron Empire arrived at the planet and she reluctantly allied with the Team Rainbooms to push the invaders away.

Wonder Colt
The Wonder Colt is a city sized ship that was the result of an attempt by an optimistic Prime to unify Autobots and Decepticons who at the time were called Destrons. After selecting their brightest members, the Wonder Colt would be launched to find a new world where both parties would colonize together symbolizing that despite belonging to a different race, any bot is equal in the end. A great opportunity turned deadly when the ship encountered the largest plasma storm ever to be recorded in Cybertron’s history. The ship was presumed destroyed but the Prime who commissioned the Project secretly installed a prototype drive that could teleport the ship in case of emergencies. The Wonder Colt did use the drive but the plasma storm damaged it, only allowing to be used once. Although the ship was stranded on the planet later dubbed Everfree, the crew make the best out of the situation thus succeeding in the project’s original objective.

Captain

 * Mare Prime – Elected as a new captain and promoted to Prime by the former leader of the Wonder Colt, Mare always tried to maintain order in the ship. She is heavily stressed from work, making her joyful when Team Rainbooms attempts to brighten up the joint. Vehicle form is a 60s Cadillac.

Bridge Members

 * Time Turner – Time Turner is the navigator and second in command. During his breaks, he always attempt to make ludicrous but surprisingly effective inventions to benefit everyone. His vehicle mode is a DeLorean.


 * Roseluck – Rumored to be in a love triangle with Derpy and Turner. Vehicle is a Honda Accord.


 * Daisy – Vehicle is a Honda Civic.


 * Lily –Vehicle is a Honda Crosstour.

Engineering

 * Vinyl Scratch – Vinyl’s a party animal and loves to work with Pinkie to start huge parties. The louder, the better. Mode is a Porsche Convertible.

Medical

 * Red Heart – Vehicle is an ambulance.

Security

 * Spitfire – A nasty drill sergeant who always make anyone under her charge a living inferno. Transforms into a F-14 Tomcat.


 * Soarin – The cool headed and lax member of the Wonder Bolts. Transforms into a B-2 Spirit.


 * Misty Fly – Transforms into a F-22 Raptor.


 * Bulk Biceps – Transforms into a Kawasaki XC-2 military transport aircraft.


 * Fleetfoot – Transforms into a F-22 Raptor.


 * Vapor Trail – Transforms into a AirMax SeaMax seaplane.


 * Sky Stinger – Transforms into a Antonov An-2 biplane.

Repair

 * Greenhooves – An old repair bot and one of the remaining surviving member of the original crew other than Granny. He always has to handle his juniors’ antics. Mode is a tow truck.


 * Snips – Transform into a forklift.


 * Snails – Transform into a mower.

Energon Farming

 * Big Macintosh – Mac acts as the big brother to AppleJack and Apple Bloom. He maybe silent but his heart is as big as a Rock Lord. Mode is a GMC Canyon.


 * Granny/ Gran-Gran Prime – Once captain of Wonder Colt, she retired and handed the position to the new generation at the time. Turn into a Jeep Wrangler.

Teacher

 * Cheerilee – This bot is very cheerful and loves to teach her students much to their dismay. Vehicle is the Subaru Impreza.

Students

 * Dinky Doo – Transform into MINI Cooper.


 * Featherweight – Alternate into a News copter.

Team Crusade

 * Apple Bloom – Apple Bloom is the youngest of the Energon Farmers. For very long, she wanted to have a life of adventure but since they were stuck on Everfree, there was no other choice until Twilight arrived which renewed hope in her that she would one day reached the stars. Transforms into a Nissan NV Passenger.


 * Sweetie Belle – Sweetie Belle is Rarity’s proclaimed protégé stated by the latter. Although she works in fashion, Sweetie seeks to explore, hoping to find a place a little more exciting. Alternate into a Toyota Camry.


 * Scootaloo – Scootaloo is a longtime fan of Rainbow Dash that she tried to imitate her mannerism at one point. She desired to enter dangerous place and come out back in one piece to prove to her hero. Turn into a copter.

Other members

 * Octavia Melody – Vinyl’s roommate. While Vinyl is more in loud and wild music, Octavia prefers the soft and calm version. Why they’re friends to this day? Opposites attract. Alternate into a BMW Convertible.


 * Ditzy Doo- Ditzy Doo or Derpy has a long record on crashing to the ground. That is due to a malfunction on her optics which remains unsolvable. Other than that, she is well liked among her peers. Alternate transformation is a UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle).


 * Fleur De Lis – The presumed lover of Fancy Pants. Underneath it all, she is actually a Cyber Ninja. Transforms into a BMW S1000XR.


 * Fancy Pants - This bot is well versed in culture and fine dining. He transforms into a Conquest Knight-XV Armored Vehicle SUV.


 * The Cakes - The Cakes are bots and lovers. They provide the bots with good grade oil. Mr Cake transforms into a delivery Van while Mrs Cake transforms into a food truck.


 * Amethyst Star
 * Lyra- A crackpot who believed that there are organics who can talk.
 * Sweetie Drops- Sweetie is a Cyber Ninja in training.


 * Cranky – Cranky is a very unhappy person and he’ll shoot anyone who crosses him. Alternate into an M1 Abrams tank.


 * Carrot Top
 * Raindrops
 * Maud Pie – Maud has a close relationship with Pinkie declaring her to be sister while maintaining her monotone attitude. Alternate mode is a construction tractor.


 * Limestone Pie -
 * Marble Pie -

 

Equestria
Equestria is a planet representing new beginnings for every species, be they from Cybertron or others. Founded by human Sari Sumdac.
 * Celestia – Celestia is Twilight’s mentor and Prime Minister of Equestria. While her duty is taxing, she will not let it hinder her goals in making the Universe a better place. Celestia was one of the first Autobots other than Team Earth to fully accept organic beings and one of the Council members to fully agree on commissioning a planet for any sentient life. Currently, she is in a relationship with Optimus Prime.


 * Luna – Spark sister of Celestia and youngest. Her duty is to supervise all activities occurring all over Equestria. Like her sister, Luna appreciates Optimus’s heroics.

Equestrian Security Guards

 * Shining Armor – Formerly took the role of drill sergeant which is where he met Twilight who he developed a sibling bond with. He would later be promoted to Equestria Head of Security. He can project a powerful forcefield. Turn into a muscle car.


 * Flash Sentry – Turn into a Victory Motorcycle

Agents

 * Photo Finish – Alternate Mode is a Satellite.


 * Pixel Pizzaz -
 * Violet Blurr -

Other residents in Equestria
Other Autobots
 * Filthy Rich - Transforms into a Lincoln MKZ.
 * Spoiled Rich - Transformers into a Mercedez Benz.
 * Diamond Tiara - Transforms into a Ferrari Italia.
 * Silver Spoon - Transforms into a Maserati Alfieri.
 * Coco Pommel – Turn into a Vokswagen Beetle.
 * Micro Chips - Transforms into a Moped
 * Sandalwood- Transforms into a Mazda Carol.
 * Pipsqueak
 * Cheese Sandwich
 * Neon Lights
 * Iron Will – Turn into a truck.
 * Suri Polomare
 * Braeburn -
 * Cherry Jubilee -
 * Tree Hugger -

Mini-Cons
Human Sized Transformers that helped the large Cybertronians in repairing and get into places they couldn't fit. A special breed were created by Destrons that would enhance Transformers to the point it felt that they were 'evolving' them. This group were led by Starlight Glimmer. After the Destron's defeat, the Mini-Cons moved to one of Cybertron's Moons to live in harmony. With the threat of the Terrorcons, the Mini-Cons that bonded with Team Rainbooms take part in the battle and provided them with abilities and weaponry to combat this new threat.

Team Earth
The most famous heroes of Cybertron. They have faced countless battles till they captured Megatron of all bots. Ever since then, they worked on apprehending remaining Decepticons for their crimes.
 * Optimus Prime – Even to this day, Optimus Prime is a famous figure. Once a maintenance bot, his actions in protecting the Allspark and thwarting and capturing Decepticons earned him a spot among those who brave through danger in protecting Cybertron.


 * Ratchet
 * Jazz
 * Bumblebee
 * Bulkhead
 * Ironhide
 * Dinobots

Team Shadow Bolt
The Shadow Bolts are one of the remaining Decepticon resistance left with a large majority captured by Autobots. Comprised of Sunny Flare, Indigo Zap, Lemon Zest, Sugar Coat, Sour Sweet and Abacus Cinch as leader. After learning about the whereabouts of the colony Wonder Colt, Cinch’s goal is to go there and recruit the colony to replenish the Decepticon ranks.

Team Siren
They were one of many of Megatron’s elite. They possessed a hypnotic call that would allow them to control their enemies. No longer wanting to be servants, they attempted to overthrow Megatron until the Decepticon leader anticipated their betrayal and beat the Dazzlings into submission. They were imprisoned until freed by the Shadow Bolts. Megatron used their specs to create Sound Wave.
 * Adagio Dazzle
 * Aria Blaze
 * Sonata Dusk

 

Team Sombra
One of remaining Decepticon cells.
 * Sombra – Sombra was once an Autobot until he grew power hungry and attempted to murder the Autobot Council. He was imprisoned till he broke out and fled Cybertron where he joined Megatron. With Megatron no more, Sombra rallied what remains of the Decepticons to stage a coup.


 * The Constructicons – Earth based Construction vehicles from planet Earth given new life by the All Spark. Originally comprised of Mixmaster, Scrapper and Dirt Boss, hey found or created new members and using a technique they invented, they became the first combiner, Devastator. They were presumed destroyed by falling towards the atmosphere.

Quintessons

 * High Director, M

Destrons

 * Devron
 * Megazarak

Terrorcons
A supernatural menace that were imprisoned in the unknown sector until Discord punched a hole allowing all the prisoners to escape. They seemed to be a mash between organic and technology along with an alloy that looked "Transmetal". Vampiric in nature, they feed on Energon and they'll taken it from their victims by force. A bite from them, the victim will turn into a Terrorcon as well.
 * Chrysalis

Other Enemies

 * Black Arachnia
 * Trixie – Trixie is the self-proclaimed number 1 Bounty Hunter in the Galaxy. Alternate Mode is a Rolls-Royce Ghost.
 * Thundercracker and Skywarp -

Other characters

 * Sari Sumdac
 * Captain Fanzone
 * Zecora/ Guardian
 * Daring Do