"It is the year 2005. The war between The Heroic Autobots and The Evil Decepticons has escalated all the way to Cybertron, which the Decepticons have finally reclaimed. The Autobots without their leader and the legacy he has left behind, The Autobot Matrix Of Leadership, must now face a destiny they know nothing of and Megatron and a group of forsaken Decepticons have been reformed by the traveling planet consuming demon known as Unicron into even deadlier warriors, Galvatron, Scourge & The Sweeps, and Cyclonus. In return, Galvatron must destroy The Matrix for Unicron's glory or suffer a horrific fate. If the Autobots are defeated, the Decepticons will rule over all the universe. The Dying Optimus Prime has decreed that an Autobot will rise from his rank and use the power of The Matrix to light the darkest hour of the Autobots. The time is now." -- from the Internet Movie Database website