War of the Dinobots

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Snarl and Swoop are added to the Dinobot roster.

Major Characters: Optimus Prime, Wheeljack, Ratchet, Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Megatron, Starscream, Spike, Sparkplug, Chip

Minor Characters: Trailbreaker, Ironhide, Prowl, Jazz, Sideswipe, Bluestreak, Skywarp, Thundercracker

Original Air Date: 1984-11-27

Summary
An unidentified meteor impacts with the Earth, as Megatron wants the power contained within it for himself. He convinces Grimlock to lead Slag and Sludge against Optimus Prime as new leader of the Autobots. Meanwhile, Prime and Ratchet comission the construction of two new Dinobots: Snarl and Swoop, while Wheeljack and Trailbreaker discover the meteorite's energy is highly unstable. It's Dinobot vs. Dinobot as the Autobots race to recover the meteor before it explodes.

==Notes== In an earlier draft of this episode's script, it was not Chip who discovered the meteorite, but an original character named Doctor Lynn Hyashi.

===Technical/Animation Glitches===
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===Continuity Errors=== Megatron expresses anger over being defeated by the Dinobots, which doesn't happen until a later episode.

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