ThethirdseasonbeganonMarch14,2009withthethree-partpremiere,Transwarped,andendedonMay23,2009.ThisseasonfollowingtheeventsofTranswarpedfocusedontheAutobots'attempttoreachCybertroninordertowarntheAutobotHighCouncilofShockwave,whohasbeenmasqueradingasAutobotIntelligenceOfficerLongarmPrime.Meanwhile,Megatron,Starscream,Shockwave(whoreplacesBlitzwingasamaincharacter),andLugnutplantousethecolossalAutobotOmegaSupremeforconstructingclonesofhim(dubbedasLugnutSupremes,astheyappearsimilartoLugnut).