Blackarachnia's life is put on the line after she experiments with the Transmetal Driver, and Tarantulas seizes the opportunity to gain his revenge against his creation.
Tropes featured:
- Accidental Hero: Rampage intervenes before Silverbolt can kill Tarantulas, not out of concern for the spider but just because he can't wait to have some sadistic fun.
- Back from the Dead: Blackarachnia gets revived by the Transmetal Drive after being dead for several minutes.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Upon easily subduing Silverbolt, Rampage remarks this wasn't as fun as he was hoping it would be. Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia proceeds to give Rampage a challenge, one he can't overcome.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Silverbolt goes into a murderous rage when he thinks Blackarachnia was killed during the Predacon assault.
- Came Back Strong: After being dead for a short while, Blackarachnia gets revived as a Transmetal 2 Maximal and gets to deliver a thorough ass-kicking unto Rampage, who had Silverbolt at his mercy.
- Crazy-Prepared: When he placed a shell program in Blackarachinia, Tarantulas installed both "certain safeguards" and a signal to alert his computer to any possible tampering.
- Disney Death: It looks like Blackarachnia has perished thanks to the Predacon assault on the base, but the Transmetal Driver not only brings her back to life, it also transforms her into a Transmetal 2.
- Due to the Dead: With Blackarachnia (temporarily) dead, the other Maximals speak well of her (even Rattrap).
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: When called out for her secret experiment, Blackarachnia says she wanted more power and openly doubts a bunch of Maximals would've helped her achieve that. Optimus scolds her for this, saying she's part of the team no matter what her faction is.
- Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!: Partway into the mourning, Rattrap notices Silverbolt isn't there. Optimus goes through this when realizing where Silverbolt went.
- Foreshadowing: Megatron is pleased that Blackarachnia has transferred the access codes for the Ark to Optimus, as it fits nicely with what he has planned for him.
- Godzilla Threshold: The Maximals and Blackarachnia would never attempt to remove her Predacon shell programming, as the procedure is incredibly risky and Blackarachnia is proud to be a Predacon. But when the alternative is having her core consciousness completely deteriorate, everyone is willing to go through with the procedure.
- Hoist Hero over Head: Inverted. After beating Tarantulas, Silverbolt attempts to kill the villain by lifting him over his head before slamming him onto a spear.
- Hope Spot: Just as Rhinox is about to take out the last Restraining Bolt, a large missile hit briefly disrupts the system at the worst possible time.
- Humiliation Conga: After he nearly kills Blackarachnia, Tarantulas is nearly killed by Silverbolt. Rampage prevents Tarantulas from being killed, but Silverbolt still uses him as a human shield against Rampage's missile.
- Impact Silhouette: Rampage leaves one after Blackarachnia tosses him into a mountainside.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: This was how Silverbolt intended to finish off an unconscious Tarantulas before Rampage intervened.
- Internal Reveal: The rest of the Maximals learn that Blackarachnia "borrowed" the Transmetal Driver a few episodes back.
- Late to the Realization: As the group mourns Blackarachnia, Rattrap suddenly notices that Silverbolt isn't there.
- Never Say "Die": Justified. Heading for Tarantulas, Silverbolt noticeably hesitates before referring to Blackarachnia as dead, simply using "gone" instead. He just can't bring himself to say it outright.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: When Silverbolt believes that Blackarachnia has died, he hunts down Tarantulas and attempts to murder him in cold blood.
- Rage Breaking Point: Silverbolt is crushed when Blackarachnia flatlines. After a quiet moment, he then realizes who exactly is responsible for this and becomes enraged.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Silverbolt briefly when he decides to go after Tarantulas.
- Restraining Bolt: It's revealed that Tarantulas installed security measures inside Blackarachnia that will wipe her consciousness if anyone tried to remove her shell-programming.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Silverbolt goes on one against Tarantulas. Rampage comments on how unheroic the act is.
- Sadist: Rampage observes Silverbolt take on Tarantulas and mourn Blackarachnia.Rampage: Ah, such pain. I must help deepen it.
- Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Silverbolt says he's always seen love in Blackarachnia, not evil.Blackarachnia: Sappy as always. What did I ever see in you, anyway? Oh, yeah, I remember.
- Unstoppable Rage: Furious over Blackarachnia's Disney Death, Silverbolt goes after Tarantulas and nearly kills him.
- Violently Protective Girlfriend: Blackarachnia so much so that she curb-stomps Rampage for trying to kill Silverbolt.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Optimus chastises Blackarachnia for risking her life like this and not trusting the team.
- Rampage is more amused then anything but he does point out Silverbolt attempting to finish off the defeated Tarantulas isn't very Maximal.
- The Worf Effect: Blackarachnia's Transmetal 2 form is able to overpower Rampage (with her bare claws, no less) and fling him off to the distance. This demonstrates the extra power she hoped to gain as a Transmetal.
