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The Burden Hardest to Bear
Being the leader takes it toll on Rodimus and his attempt to relax gets him into a fight, in which he loses the Matrix. The Stunticons escape with it and Rodimus reverts to Hod Rod. At first, Hod Rod is perfectly fine with no longer being in charge, but he soon understands he must get the Matrix back. It will not be easy, though, as Scourge has already seized the power of the Matrix.
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Other episodes for this season
![The Five Faces of Darkness (1)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/3uNsiiFT2hHol9G2ojVHqWspBi4.jpg)
![The Five Faces of Darkness (2)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/3VQZaSWFGEqhBZdJ2AKEgMJfm9d.jpg)
![The Five Faces of Darkness (3)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/z81TYZBt19U0RXke6wQhVbnK4vp.jpg)
![The Five Faces of Darkness (4)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/gdkhJlQemzW4wlREYby9L2YjfY9.jpg)
![The Five Faces of Darkness (5)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/wXMyOoTmPEvEc9XmQwE6Td5yyls.jpg)
![The Killing Jar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/m3mgbs5nrxB9uIkO6s1FyXIcssw.jpg)
![Chaos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/9JYD30PWfZ687gAh2KgsrdjiJsC.jpg)
![Dark Awakening](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/8LqSwXtpuUATYuffgeLPmWcR9qE.jpg)
![Starscream's Ghost](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/1yiug4NVGDKco1Kw7wRQcwrQNvH.jpg)
![Thief in the Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/icxDzHBrDP9bakbTVRAbcGPz8Iq.jpg)
![Forever Is a Long Time Coming](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/w7FIEgfzsv3dpXBPBJuO22DueOx.jpg)
![Surprise Party](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/nHrMQxInhXwZngr6Vid0dXT8zMc.jpg)
![Madman's Paradise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/4zO79cg6DdfhD55niGisQEWo7Al.jpg)
![Carnage in C-Minor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/l8ZEYF8UVsHsSO4EpjaQhkuVUYI.jpg)
![Fight or Flee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/3NbRjHtvQFYYFBFwCnYrG2CE8yU.jpg)
![Webworld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/kDFIlmqaNlaiDCQ7Q4yRJYIzbsz.jpg)
![Ghost in the Machine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/2Hnu3pGxYvBlIk6uTUDMT8L707G.jpg)
![The Dweller in the Depths](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/dhje0xq6HDEd59ehpDBQHKT3iGP.jpg)
![Nightmare Planet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/lvIrGSXRPVlQAHzxzWpMmDggl6o.jpg)
![The Ultimate Weapon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/8g3nfJ2yLVljpDqG6s7IyLkPZH8.jpg)
![The Quintesson Journal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/aCdNfwFjj4KDl9YHwP0U2LCGAzd.jpg)
![The Big Broadcast of 2006](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/qRPH5wjP8jMc0vYpNLWXZacqze5.jpg)
![Only Human](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/yNjW4VoqCfAQ87t5a5DG6795dCp.jpg)
![Grimlock's New Brain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/7EcjE3j9hQzfXzSECz6rBy1ABGb.jpg)
![Money Is Everything](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/uUXDfEQvbeoh1NykkBggeg4wj5p.jpg)
![Call of the Primitives](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/yVC59ZFsHJCPs5we24XtbwvqSOC.jpg)
![The Burden Hardest to Bear](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/xkoNJ9U8i7MuhaH3rtfaZ3YzQgr.jpg)
![The Face of Nijika](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/fFcxMo6npOA0O6jAuXuCSZdJzLB.jpg)
![The Return of Optimus Prime (1)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/yvIQRnOdR2fZUpJMrVGrQXw0BYV.jpg)
![The Return of Optimus Prime (2)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/iv2lfjxcHC26tgFRAGTFCWpjaM3.jpg)