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Season four is rare as it was only three episodes long and rarely repeated. Optimus is still in charge and new alien races are introduced. Cybertron is also re-energized as the show comes to an end for the American fans. Season four never existed as far as Japanese audiences are concerned. What takes that season's place is Transformers: Headmasters. Headmasters' starts the run of Japanese shows never seen in America. Galvatron leads a new batch of Decepticons to wage war on Cybertron. Headmasters are a group of human-sized robots who transform into heads and can attach and control Transformer-sized robots that they built. Some join the Decepticons and some join the Autobots. A new Autobot, Cerebros, is revealed to have left Cybertron a million years ago in search of energy. He helps the Autobots in this new war that once again claims the life of Optimus Prime. Rodimus Prime returns to take control again, and the Decepticon group gets a new leader who is killed by Cerebros. Galvatron was frozen in ice and most importantly; Cybertron is destroyed in this show. Rodimus leads the Autobots in search of a new home and the show ends.
From April 1988 to March 1989, Transformers: Super God Masterforce premiered in Japan. This show takes place on Earth. Groups of Autobots, called the Pretenders, were able to pose as humans just in case the Decepticons returned. This show doesn't contain the regular characters well known to fans. In fact, the humans are the main stars of this show. The Autobot Pretenders and Decepticon Pretenders do battle and the human's fates hang in the balance.
The next year, Transformers: Victory premiered. This series restarts the Autobot-Decepticon feud on Earth. No Pretenders here-just the regular robots doing battle in what has the feel of the original series that so many people loved in the past. New characters are shown and another cool aspect is introduced in an Autobot who happens to be an expert swordsman. This show was considered to be the best of the series shown in Japan.