>>7148325 Shockwave is stunned by the "unscientific" occurrence and attacks Hot Rod, deeming him a potential future obstacle to Megatron, and while Hot Rod dispatches the Decepticon with his buzzsaw arm, he turns out to have been an electronic duplicate. The real Shockwave congratulates him on his victory from afar, telling him the clone army has ceased functioning but that he remains certain that the Decepticons will win the war.
Some time later, Hot Rod goes to Earth and takes Daniel on a fishing trip while thinking about his dream to become an influential cavalier, reflecting that it's not just his dream.