Five Faces of Darkness is the five-part season premiere of the third season of the G1 animated series. It was a direct sequel to the events of the animated movie, though none of the celebrity voice actors returned to their roles, except for John Moschitta and Susan Blu. These episodes are infamous for poor art and animation quality; but from a storytelling perspective they provide a great deal of world building by telling much information about ancient Transformer history, and either establish or reinforce in-character behavior for practically every member of the cast.