While the Autobots believe him destroyed by Metroplex, Trypticon secretly regains his strength in the Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbomya. With the help of the renegade triple-changer Octane the Decepticon duo glut themselves on super-energon refined from Carbomyan oil, prolonging their stay by appeasing the African nation's ruler Abdul Fakadi with an ongoing supply of stolen monuments from around the world. Galvatron and the Decepticons discover Trypticon's location and attempt to take over Carbomya outright, but the Autobots come to the rescue with the aid of the mighty Metroplex.
—Douglas A. Phillips