(officially titled "Tough Luck Chuck" ) is the third episode of the first season of Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy , originally airing on January 5, 2019 . The episode serves as a character-building story for the recruit Hot Shot , focusing on themes of patience, responsibility, and the core directive of a Rescue Bot: prioritizing human safety over speed or personal desire. Plot Synopsis

The story begins with the recruits——participating in a city-based rescue simulation. Frustrated by the slow, safe pace mandated by their mentor Heatwave , Hot Shot decides to take a shortcut. This reckless move results in him accidentally running over Tough Luck Chuck , the academy’s specialized crash-test dummy robot. Rescue Bots Academy season 1 Episode 3 Tough luck chuck