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2012-10-06T04:36:29Z

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A '''license plate''', officially a '''vehicle registration plate''', also called a '''number plate''' or a '''vanity plate''' when personalized, is a metal plate attached to an [[Earth]] vehicle, usually a car, a truck or a motorcycle, that contains a unique registration ID with an official authority within the country the vehicle is operating in. It typically consists of numbers, letters or a combination of both. Some countries require license plates for the front and rear bumper of a car, while others (such as the USA) only require a rear license plate. In real life, the options of personalization differ a lot from country to country.

Since a lot of [[Transformer]]s use Earth vehicles as their [[alternate mode]]s, they often also sport a license plate as part of their disguise. Sometimes the license plates reveal the [[character]]'s name, sometimes they contain a coded message, and sometimes they are just random numbers and letters.

==Toys==
===[[Generation 1 (European toyline)|''Generation 1'']] (Europe)===
*[[Clench (G1)|Clench/Colossus]] sports a weird license plate that reads "'''TEXAS 1953 NUE 480'''" in four rows. It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.

===[[Transformers: Alternators|''Alternators'' / ''Binaltech'']]===
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]] has "'''S30WRT'''" for the ''Alternators'' version and the "#8" [[variant]] of the ''Binaltech'' version and "'''S40WRT'''" for the "#7" variant of the ''Binaltech'' version. Both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2003 Rallye Monte Carlo.
*Likewise, the ''Binaltech''-only [[retool]] Smokescreen GT comes with the license plates "'''OT53 SRT'''" for the "#1" variant and "'''CT53 SRT'''" for the "#2" variant. Again, both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2004 Corona Rally Mexico.
*Both ''Alternators'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and ''Binaltech'' Lambor have a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of the character's US name with an Autobot [[insignia|logo]] in the middle, "'''SIDE [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWP'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Alternators|Silverstreak]] and ''Binaltech'' Streak both have two license plates, with the front one only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and the rear one sporting an abbreviated form of the character's then US name with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SLV [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*Both versions of [[Hound (G1)#Alternators|Hound]] only sported a license plate with an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the front bumper.
*Both versions of [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators|Dead End]] feature a rear license plate sporting his name with a Decepticon logo in the middle, "'''DEAD [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] END'''".
*''Alternators'' [[trademark|Autobot]] [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]] and both the yellow and blue variants of ''Binaltech'' Tracks simply sport an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the rear license plate.
*All versions of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Meister]], including the ''Binaltech''-only red version (aka "[[Zoom-Zoom]]"), feature a rear license plate that contains an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] MEISTER'''".
*Similar to his [[mold]]-mate Hound, both versions of [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]] only feature a front license plate sporting a lone Decepticon symbol, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Both versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] GRIMLOCK'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] has the first difference with his ''Binaltech'' counterpart, what with them being different characters and all. He features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WNDCGR'''".
*Meanwhile, his ''Binaltech'' counterpart [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]] has the same layout for the license plate, but sports an abbreviated form of ''his'' name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] OVRDRV'''", instead.
*''Alternators'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Battle Ravage]] and ''Binaltech'' Ravage both feature a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated version of the Japanese toy's (and Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' toy's) name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] RVG'''". Early [[prototype|test shots]] of the ''Alternators'' version still sported an abbreviated form of the Hasbro name for the toy, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] BTLRVG'''", which implies an intentional change.<ref name="btlrvg">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=3533 Alternators Battle Ravage sample with "BTL RVG" license plate]</ref>
*''Alternators'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|Shockblast]] features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of the character's ''Generation 1'' toy's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] SHKWAV'''". The ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Laserwave, replaces that with an abbreviated form of its Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] LWAVE'''".
*Both versions of [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators|Wheeljack]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WHLJCK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Windcharger, [[Decepticharge]], features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] DCHRG'''".
*Decepticharge's unreleased ''Binaltech'' counterpart, [[Blackarachnia_(BW)#Binaltech|Blackwidow]], featured a license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by the second half of her name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] WIDOW'''", in promotional photos.
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Tracks, [[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]], features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWERVE'''".
*All versions of [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Prowl]], including the ''Binaltech''-only blue civilian variant, feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the character's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] PROWL'''".
*Both versions of [[Skids (G1)#Alternators|Skids]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SKIDS'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Alternators|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", as does the ''Binaltech Asterisk'' version. In fact, the license plate is one of the two elements of the two versions' decos that are identical, the other being the [[paint operation|paint mask]] for the head. An earlier test shot of ''Alternators'' Sunstreaker sported an abbreviated form of the name in a different font, with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SUN [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".<ref name="sunstrk">[http://www.asmzine.com/features/conventions/sdcc05/gallery/sdcc05-hasbro-transformers-2/index3.html Alternators Sunstreaker sample at San Diego Comic-Con 2005 with "SUN STRK" license plate]</ref>
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Swindle, [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]], was the first to feature a state-specific rear license plate, in his case his name, "'''ROLLBAR'''", registered in Colorado. Like Hound, he also features a front license plate sporting nothing but an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*The equally ''Alternators''-only redeco of Silverstreak, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Alternators|Ricochet]], followed suit, with a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''RICO-CHET'''", registered in the Garden State of New Jersey. Like Silverstreak and Rollbar, he also features a front license plate with a lone Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*''Alternators'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the second half of his name, "'''PRIME'''", styled after a California plate but replacing the state name with his home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the same font.
*''Alternators'' [[Mirage (G1)#Alternators|Mirage]] features a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''MIRAGE'''", registered in the Great Lakes state of Michigan. His [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] clear ''Binaltech'' counterpart, "Rijie Electro-Disruptor Mode", simply has an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] RIJIE'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Prowl, [[Camshaft (G1)#Alternators|Camshaft]], features a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''CAM SHFT'''", registered in the Ocean State of Rhode Island (also Hasbro's home state). Since the toy's deco was originally conceived with the ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of ''Generation 1'' Bluestreak in mind, early samples sported an abbreviated form of ''that'' name, "'''BLU STRK'''", instead.<ref name="blustrk">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=5973 Alternators Camshaft sample with "BLU STRK" license plate]</ref>
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con 2006 exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], has a rear license plate sporting the first half of his name, "'''NEMESIS'''", registered in California with a date of July 2006, referring to the place and date of the toy's release. The Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Black Convoy, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''BLACK-CONVOY'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The [[Walmart]] exclusive, ''Alternators''-only mold [[Rumble (G1)#Alternators|Decepticon Rumble]] features a rear license plate sporting his name without a trademark-induced prefix, "'''RUMBLE'''", registered in the Aloha State of Hawaii.
*The second toy of Ravage (the Jaguar XK), equally ''Alternators''-only, but only Walmart exclusive in the USA (it was available at mass retail in various European countries), features a rear license plate that sports his name "'''RAVAGE'''". Since Jaguar is a British manufacturer, it's the only license plate registered in the European Union, with a "GB" country identifier for Great Britain.
*The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2007 exclusive retool of Mirage, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Alternators|Rodimus]], features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''TOO HOT'''", registered in the Golden State of California with a date of July, referring to the place and date of the toy's release.
*The final four ''Binaltech''-only redecos simply feature license plates with white text on a black backdop, like vehicles on display at a car show. The redeco of Streak, "Bluestreak", has front and rear plates with the car's model, "'''IMPREZA'''", the redecos of Meister (with parts taken from his retool, Laserwave), "Argent Meister", and the redeco of Decepticharge, [[Arcee (G1)#Binaltech|Arcee]], both also have rear plates with the car's models, "'''RX-8'''" and "'''S2000'''", respectively, and Optimus Prime's ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Convoy, has a rear plate with the manufacturer's name, "'''DODGE'''". All names are matched to the official manufacturers' logos and fonts.

====''Binaltech Asterisk''====
*The ''Asterisk''-only retool of Streak, [[Red Alert (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Alert]], again has a front plate only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and a rear late sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]]ALERT'''".
*As mentioned above, [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", just like his ''Alternators'' counterpart.
*[[Blaster (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Broadblast]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] bRBL'''", with the lowercase first "b" and the uppercase second "B" being a reference to the vehicle's Japanese name, the Toyota bB.

===''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''===
*[[Lugnutz]]'s plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Hightail (Cybertron)|Hightail]] has a Cincinnati [[Ohio]] plate, "'''B-CAT 1'''". Combined with its coloration, it refers to the [[Wikipedia:University of Cincinnati|University of Cincinnati's]] Bearcats, included as a tip of the hat by (and/or for) [[Hasbro]] Transformers staff who used to work at Hasbro's now-closed Ohio offices.

===''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]''===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] CONVOY'''".
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] HOT RODIMUS'''".
*The 1:24 scale toy of [[Autorooper]] features identical front and rear license plates sporting a Japanese kanji and a number, "'''子・・04'''". The kanji stands for "rat", one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, identifying the Autrooper unit's platoon, whereas the number identifies the individual Autorooper unit. The license plate is registered to the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s Tokyo precinct, as a shown by the kanji "東京" for Tokyo and the abbreviation "EDC".

===''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''===
*[[BotCon 2010]] "[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]: Redux" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown's]] license plate reads "'''BCFW94'''", a reference to the very first [[BotCon 1994|BotCon]] held in Fort Wayne in 1994, where the original BotCon [[exclusive]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown toy had been available.
*BotCon 2010 Custom Class exclusive "Generation 2: Redux" [[Sideswipe (G1)#Timelines|Sideswipe's]] license plate reads, or at least is ''supposed'' to read, "'''G2SWIPE'''".
*[[BotCon 2012]] [[Sir Soundwave|"Sir" Soundwave's]] license plate reads '''SND WAV'''.

===''[[Movie (toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2007 toyline)===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)#toys|Bumblebee's]] toys alternatively sport two different license plates: The more prevalent one is "'''4NZZ454'''", based on the CG robot model of the "Concept Camaro" body used for the movie. It can be found on the Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" toy's robot mode stomach (in contrast to the license plate the movie used for this body), which has a blank license plate on the vehicle mode's rear end, on Ultimate Bumblebee in both modes, and on the non-transforming Unleashed, [[Robot Replicas]], [[Cyber Stompin' Robots]] and Tiger's Beatmix Bumblebee figures' robot mode stomachs. Ultimate Bumblebee and the Robot Replica, Unleashed and Beatmix toys also sport a California registration, while the Deluxe and Cyber Stompin' toys simply have a red line evocative of the "California" logo.
*The Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" toy, meanwhile, adds an extra "Z", making it "'''4NZZZ454'''" for the robot mode's chest, again with a red line evocative of the "California" logo, while the vehicle mode's rear end again features a blank plate. This plate is also used for the battle damaged [[redeco]] from the [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Bumblebee: Evolution of a Hero" two-pack, the Screen Battles "Capture of Bumblebee" redeco, the Target exclusive [[AllSpark Power|"AllSpark-enhanced"]] redeco and the [[Premium Series]] redeco/[[retool]]. The Premium version also adds the same license plate to the vehicle mode's rear end.
*The "Classic Camaro" [[Cyber Slammers]] toy does something else entirely, with a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BUMBL-B'''", with a line evocative of a "California" logo above it... except both the letters and the line are blue. In robot mode, the license plate on his stomach is blank.
*Meanwhile, the [[Legends Class]] toys including the [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] redeco, the Cliffjumper redeco and the "Stealth Bumblebee" redeco/retool of the "Concept Camaro" Deluxe [[mold|sculpt]], the "Concept Camaro" Cyber Slammers toy, the [[Fast Action Battlers]] toys and the legless Bumblebee figure available as part of the Screen Battles "Final Stand" set with a minor redeco of Deluxe Class [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] all sport blank license plates in both modes.
*Most of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] toys sport blank license plates. The only exceptions are the "Recon Barricade" redeco of the Deluxe Class toy, which features a rear license plate sporting the name "'''[[Joe Kyde#SAGE2764|SAGE2764]]'''", referring to the screenname of a member of a Chinese toy newsgroup pertaining to Recon Barricade's deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], and the Premium Series redeco of the Deluxe, whose license plate sports an abbreviation of his Decepticon allegiance, "'''DCPTCN'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] sports a license plate that reads "'''TF 7407'''", registered in Massachusetts. The number refers to the premiere date of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], which actually opened in US theaters on July '''3''', 2007. The Japanese-only "Black Arcee" redeco keeps the plate.
*The officially unreleased [[Target]] [[exclusive]] Scout Class figure [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] sports a license plate that reads "'''MR 37'''", registered in Kentucky. "MR-37" was the Japanese ID number of the ''Machine Robo'' version of the [[Tonka]] [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBot]] [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/NightRanger/nightranger.htm Night Ranger], whose color scheme Backtrack [[homage]]s. The Kentucky registration makes the color scheme a double homage, to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats University of Kentucky Wildcats].
*All other toys with vehicular modes sport blank license plates, despite often having the space for them specifically sculpted.

===[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' ===
*''Universe'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting the phrase "'''WE R 84'''", spelled out "We are 84", referring to the launch of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toy line]] in [[1984]]. The same plate is also used for his ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart. Early Hasbro [[prototype]]s used for [[stock photography|stock photos]] and comparison photos in Japanese magazines sported an incorrect "'''WE R 82'''" license plate, which was thankfully caught in [[quality control]] in time for the final release. (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
*Sunstreaker's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]], features a rear license plate sporting the second half of his name, "'''SWIPE'''". His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, Lambor, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''LAMBOR'''".
*''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)#Universe|Ironhide]] features a rear license plate sporting the state name "'''OREGON'''", referring to the state where [[Mount St. Hilary]], the mountain the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had crashed into, was located according to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart boringly replaces that with a blank plate.
*Ironhide's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Ratchet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Ratchet]], features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''H3L PU2'''", or "Help us", referring to the cover of [[The Pri¢e of Life!|issue 70]] of the Marvel US comic. Again, ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet simply replaces that with a blank plate.
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe|Hot Shot]] features a rear plate sporting the message "'''JA AM'''", declaring the character's well-known love for the substance known as [[JaAm]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, [[Hot Rod (Henkei!)|Hot Rod]], replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''HOT ROD'''".
*''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]] features a rear plate sporting his Japanese name, "'''ALERT'''".

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Bumblebee]]'s Deluxe Class "preview" toy, a [[retool]] of the ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" Bumblebee toy, keeps that version's movie-inaccurate license plate "'''4NZZZ454'''" on the robot mode chest, but omits the red line evocative of a California registration this time. The vehicle mode's rear license plate is blank. The same plate is also used by [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee, in both modes, both times with a red line evocative of a California registration.
*The ''Movie'' Ultimate Bumblebee retool, "Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged", keeps the original version's movie-accurate plate, "'''4NZZ454'''" with one less "Z", in both modes, both times registered in California, like on the original.
*All other Bumblebee toys (Legends Class, the Deluxe redeco Alliance Bumblebee, the elaborate Deluxe retool Cannon Bumblebee, its retool Battlefield Bumblebee, the [[Gravity Bot]]s and the [[Fast Action Battlers]]) have blank license plates.
*Human Alliance [[Barricade (Movie)#Human Alliance|Barricade]] features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''2PN-SLV'''", referring to the infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings that are part of his police car deco.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Autobot Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting his name minus the [[trademark]]-induced prefix, "'''SKIDS'''", on his Deluxe Class, Gravity Bots and Human Alliance toys.
*His brother [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] features a rear license plate sporting his vehicle mode's name, "'''TRAX'''", on his Gravity Bots toy and the initial shipment of his Deluxe Class toy. [[Variant|Later shipments]] of the Deluxe, including the Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release, replace it with his name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as do the Deluxe's redeco, Tuner Mudflap, and the Human Alliance toy.
*All other toys have blank license plates, despite often having them specifically sculpted.
*[[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name including elements of [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] NGTB34T'''".
*[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown's]] rear license plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe's]] license plate reads "'''P1-P35'''", a reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], the character he homages but couldn't be named after for [[trademark]] reasons.

===''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]''===
*As a rather unusual [[homage]], ''Generations'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] keeps the character's Japanese name from the ''Henkei'' version on his rear license plate, but adds the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] toy's [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]], making it "'''05 ALERT'''".

===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] / ''[[Transformers United|United]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Skids (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Tuner Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''IH8CONS'''", or "I hate Cons" (as in "Decepticons").
*Deluxe Class [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] features a license plate that sports her name written in [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''3L 174'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] sports an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on his license plate.
*Scout Class [[Oil Pan]]'s license plate is a lone Decepticon logo, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Battle Ops [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Bumblebee]] sports the movie-accurate license plate "'''4NZZ454'''" in both modes, both times without so much as a red line evocative of a California registration. Deluxe Class Battle Blades Bumblebee, meanwhile, sports blank license plates in both modes.
*''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] features a rear license plate sporting the code "'''MR51409'''". The exact meaning has not been officially confirmed, the most prevalent theory suggests it might refer to the birth date of [[Bill Rawley]]'s daughter. Surprisingly enough, his ''United'' counterpart, "[[Trademark|Autobot]] Perceptor", keeps the plate.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]] features ''sculpted'' (!) license plates sporting the combination "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in both modes, but not painted, thus keeping it in the same plastic colors as the surrounding areas (yellow in vehicle mode, gray on the robot mode's stomach). This is in fact the plate used on the car props for all three movies, which is different from the plate used on the CG robot model's stomach in the first two films (though ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' finally uses it for both modes).
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Leader Class Bumblebee]] similarly has sculpted "'''900 STRA'''" plates in both robot and car modes, but this time, it's also painted.
*The large ''[[Stealth Force]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Stealth Force 2|Bumblebee toy]] also features a sculpted license plate, but this time it's "'''2010 STRA'''" and is painted silver.
*The redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance 3|Bumblebee]] features license plates that sport an Autobot logo followed by his nickname, "[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] '''BEE'''", in both modes.
*[[Human Alliance]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Soundwave]]'s license plate is '''"SUPERIOR"''', in reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s line "Soundwave superior, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] inferior" from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con [[exclusive]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCCUltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] packaging [[variant]] came with an exclusive sticker sheet that includes the three optional license plates "'''PRIME'''", "'''SDCC2011'''" and "'''4KH4213'''" for his trailer.

==Fiction==

===''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''===
*A car driven by [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] has the plates "'''EV-1255'''" in "[[Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!]]".

===[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics]]===
*A random car in the final panel of [[Extermination|issue 8]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Generation One'' vol. 3 ongoing comic]] sports a license plate with the coded message "'''TR8R1'''", which has been interpreted as "traitor 1", implying that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] all-too-easy defeat at the hands of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] might in fact be a ruse, and Bumper might in fact be a traitor (possibly under the control of one of Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s). Sadly, what with the whole [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] bankruptcy thing, this will probably never be resolved.

===[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW ''Generation 1'' comic]]===
*Most plates in [[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]] are blank, but [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s is "'''5IDW510'''", as seen in issues [[Infiltration issue 2|2]] and [[Infiltration issue 4|4]]. The "IDW" part obviously refers to the [[IDW Publishing|publisher]], while the number "510" might refer to the month and year of [[Infiltration issue 0|issue 0's]] release, October 2005.
*In ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat's]] license plate reads "'''M1N-3RV4'''", an obvious reference to his ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Minerva (Masterforce)|mold-mate]].
*In [[...For All Mankind|issue 1]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] features a license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BRKDOWN'''".
*In [[Enemies of the System|issue 5]] of the ongoing, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s license plate reads "'''STACK04'''" in reference to [[Robert Stack]], his first voice actor.
*[[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|Issue 8]] of the ongoing features [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] with the license plate "'''D-64'''", his original toy's [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]].

===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''===
*Autobots sport their toys' [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] as their license plates. E.G. [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s is "'''C-001'''". This even extends to the [[Autobot Brothers]]' plates changing to their super redeco toys' ID numbers when they power up, with, for instance, [[X-Brawn]]'s changing from "'''C-002'''" to "'''C-024'''".
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]]'s many red sports cars feature the license plates "'''J38-57'''" and "'''J68-85'''" ("[[An Explosive Situation]]"), "'''J38-57'''" ("[[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]"), "'''J68-85'''" ("[[Attack from Outer Space]]"), "'''51-16'''" (an SUV in "[[A Test of Metal]]"), "'''G·5-25'''" ("[[Power to Burn!]]"), "'''J·3-30'''" ("[[Maximus Emerges]]") and "'''H68-85'''" ("[[The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle]]").
*In "An Explosive Situation", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacks a truck with the license place "'''G39-20'''".
*The sports car [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] eyes up in "[[Tow-Line Goes Haywire]]" has the plate "'''M:ZZ 1021'''".
*And another one he eyes up in "[[The Fish Test]]" sports the number "'''M-Z 8831'''".

===''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007 film)===
[[Image:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|100px|right|The crossover you never expected to see!]]
*As long as he transforms into a 1976 Camaro, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a ca. 1970–1980 California license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", both on his vehicle mode's rear end and on his stomach in robot mode.
*Once he has upgraded into a modern Camaro, he alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" registered in California in robot mode.
*In vehicle mode, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] sports the license plate "'''664 NLZO'''" in vehicle mode, without a state-specific registration. It can be briefly seen during his transformation before his fight with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. In robot mode, he sports the license plate "'''1-4027E'''", registered in Oklahoma, instead... which also happens to be [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s license plate in vehicle mode. The license plate can be briefly glimpsed in the movie when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] sports the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" on his robot mode chest. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' season 5 episode "[http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Little_Prince The Little Prince]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton.
*An SUV thrown through the air during [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] rampage in [[Mission City]] sports an "'''[[Energon|ENERGON]]'''" license plate as an easter egg.

====Set photos====
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movie sported the license plate "'''5LKZ213'''" on his stomach on the Hoover Dam set.
*The [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] GMC Topkick car prop also sported the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" seen on his robot chest in the movie, registered in California in January.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''6Q49935'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles.

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===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film===
*Like in the first film, Bumblebee alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" in robot mode.
*In their combined ice cream truck mode, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] sport a ca. 1970–1980 California license plate, "'''KDM 814'''". A minor variant of this, "KDM 0814" with an extra "0" (but as a modern California plate), was later used for the life-sized Bumblebee prop on various exhibits from 2009 up until at least 2011.
*As a Chevrolet Beat, Skids sports a license plate with his name, "'''SKIDS'''". Oddly enough, the real Chevrolet Beat he scans at the beginning of the movie already has the same plate, despite his and Mudflap's arguing over who gets to transform into which car. Even ''more'' oddly, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "'''BEAT'''", when they are going to New York City to meet with [[Seymour Simmons|Robo-Warrior]].
*Mudflap, meanwhile, sports a license plate with his own name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as a Chevrolet Trax. As with Skids, the car he scans already has the same plate.
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways']] license plate in the film reads "'''269 FPJT'''". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] still sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite no longer sporting a license plate in vehicle mode.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Sideswipe and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] sport ''no'' license plates at all.<ref name="rotfpromo">[http://scifimafia.com/2009/05/five-new-official-promo-pics-from-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' promo pics at Scifi Mania].</ref>

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' comics===
[[Image:ROTFComicSidewaysAudiR8.jpg|thumb|100px|I'll just swipe the car from the official manufacturer's website. "Audi" is a Chinese brand anyways, right?]]
*In [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]] of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaptation, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] sports a German license plate on his vehicle mode's front, registered in the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "'''HH BA 740'''" is taken straight from commercials and other promotional materials for the Audi R8.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' film===
*Finally achieving consistency, Bumblebee now sports the license plate "'''900 STRA'''" in both modes.
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite not sporting an actual license plate in vehicle mode (see below).
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] sports an Italian/European Union license plate (registered in the province of Catania), "'''CT 41401'''", in vehicle mode.<ref name="ferrari">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/terry_usa/4807352490/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia] with a close-up view of the license plate.</ref> The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with ''silver'' text on a ''black'' background, ''silver'' bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve ''black'' stars on the left and a black circle on the right.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch's]] Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German/European Union license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that license plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>

====Set photos====
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''9999963'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (1)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The Ironhide GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The "[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]" Mercedes-Benz E550 car prop sported a German/European Union license plate, "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1"/> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
*The [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car prop sported another German/European Union license plate, "'''M JS8509'''", also registered in Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago3">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperturesun/archives/date-taken/2010/07/17/ ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set] at Flickr.</ref> (Again, there should be a space between "JS" and "8509", and another license plate on the front if it were to be genuinely German.)

===[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon===
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s license plate in "[[Masters & Students]]" and "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]" is "'''GQR·775'''". He and the other Autobots use license plates registered in Nevada.
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s license plate in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is "'''JOFY 892'''", and does not have a state-specific registration.
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'s license plate in "Deus ex Machina" and "[[The Human Factor]]" is "'''DGOT 441'''". Like Knock Out, his license plate is not registered to any state.
*[[Fast Willy]]'s car in "[[Speed Metal]]" has the Nevada license plate "'''SOZ·995'''".
*[[Vince]]'s car in "Speed Metal" displays the Nevada license plate "'''281·DIL'''".
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s license plate in "Speed Metal" and "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]" is "'''936·SOH'''".
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s license plate in "[[Crisscross]]" is "'''396571'''".
*[[June Darby]]'s car in "Crisscross" uses the Nevada license plate "'''RPI·437'''".
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s license plate in "[[Metal Attraction]]" is "'''821·BOF'''".
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s license plate in "[[Stronger, Faster]]" is "'''449·EPQ'''".
*[[William Fowler]]'s car in "[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]" shares June Darby's license plate, "'''RPI·437'''", due to model reuse.
*[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] borrows Optimus Prime's model and, by extension, his license plate, "'''GQR·775'''", in "Nemesis Prime".
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]'s license plate in "[[Legacy]]" is "'''RPI·437'''", the same one used by June Darby and William Fowler.
*The nameless driver's license plate in "Legacy" is partially obscured, but what is exposed is enough to confirm that it uses the same plate as Fast Willy's car, "'''SOZ·995'''".

==Video games==
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a license plate with the first half "'''5BBM2'''", mirrored on the other side, in [[Activision Blizzard|Activision's]] ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games. The plate is registered in California in January, but due to its symmetrical nature, the state name and month are also mirrored on the other side. Despite this, he sports the movie-accurate plate '''900 STRA''' in vehicle mode in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game.
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==Other==
*''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports the "'''I❤NY'''" front license plate from "[[City of Steel]]" on the "Data File" card that came with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]].
*The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] that was on display at the London Film and Comic Con in September 2007 sported its film license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", registered in California.
*The [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] Pontiac Solstice prop vehicle from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''664 NLZO'''" without a state-specific registration, when it was on display at GM Riverwalk in June 2007.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 vehicle prop from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''6Q49935'''" with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, when it was on display at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007.
*The Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' sported its film license plate, "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration, at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The prop vehicle used for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' sported the same plate at the 2011 New York International Auto Show and [[BotCon 2011]].
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movies sported the license plate "'''BUMBLBE'''", registered in California with a July date, on his robot stomach when it was on display at the film's premiere at Westwood Village, Los Angeles, in June 2007, and later that year at the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center in October.
*The following year, the prop sported the license plate '''FXPERTS''', registered in California, when it was on display at CES 2008 in January, and later that year when it was on display at the Holloman Air Force Base in September, when the ''Revenge'' crew was shooting there. "Fxperts" is the name of the special effects company that built the prop.
*The most current plate used for the prop, '''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was first used at in February 2009 at the Chicago Auto Show, then in March at the Las Vegas Strip, in November of that year at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia (using a "May" date for this occasion, oddly enough, while all the other uses were month-less), and again in March 2011 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2011 at the New York International Auto Show and in June 2011 at the German premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' in Berlin. This plate is a minor variation of the one used by [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', "KDM 814" (also registered in California).

==Notes==
* The planned Cadillac XLR [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy that never made it past the planning stage was intended to sport an [[Oregon]] license plate.
* The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle's license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.screenused.com/ ScreenUsed.com] in January 2008.
* Ironhide's license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", was auctioned off via [http://www.yourprops.com/ YourProps.com].
* Despite being used again for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle's license plate from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', "'''900 STRA'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.icollector.com/ iCollector.com] in October 2009.
* At the same time, iCollector also auctioned off license plate props used for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their Chevrolet Beat and Trax bodies, respectively. In fact, there were two plates for both, "'''SKIDS'''" and "'''BEAT'''" for Skids and "'''MUDFLAP'''" and "'''TRAX'''" for Mudflap. Even though iCollector claimed the two sets were used for their robot and vehicle modes, respectively, this was directly refuted by screencaps included with the auction that depicted the two car props sporting their robot names on their plates. As stated above, the "BEAT" plate can be seen briefly in the movie, and it's ''possible'' the "TRAX" plate was used for the same scene (although the car's plate is offscreen during that scene).

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Vehicle registration plate|License plate on Wikipedia]]

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License plate

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A '''license plate''', officially a '''vehicle registration plate''', also called a '''number plate''' or a '''vanity plate''' when personalized, is a metal plate attached to an [[Earth]] vehicle, usually a car, a truck or a motorcycle, that contains a unique registration ID with an official authority within the country the vehicle is operating in. It typically consists of numbers, letters or a combination of both. Some countries require license plates for the front and rear bumper of a car, while others (such as the USA) only require a rear license plate. In real life, the options of personalization differ a lot from country to country.

Since a lot of [[Transformer]]s use Earth vehicles as their [[alternate mode]]s, they often also sport a license plate as part of their disguise. Sometimes the license plates reveal the [[character]]'s name, sometimes they contain a coded message, and sometimes they are just random numbers and letters.

==Toys==
===[[Generation 1 (European toyline)|''Generation 1'']] (Europe)===
*[[Clench (G1)|Clench/Colossus]] sports a weird license plate that reads "'''TEXAS 1953 NUE 480'''" in four rows. It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.

===[[Transformers: Alternators|''Alternators'' / ''Binaltech'']]===
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]] has "'''S30WRT'''" for the ''Alternators'' version and the "#8" [[variant]] of the ''Binaltech'' version and "'''S40WRT'''" for the "#7" variant of the ''Binaltech'' version. Both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2003 Rallye Monte Carlo.
*Likewise, the ''Binaltech''-only [[retool]] Smokescreen GT comes with the license plates "'''OT53 SRT'''" for the "#1" variant and "'''CT53 SRT'''" for the "#2" variant. Again, both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2004 Corona Rally Mexico.
*Both ''Alternators'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and ''Binaltech'' Lambor have a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of the character's US name with an Autobot [[insignia|logo]] in the middle, "'''SIDE [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWP'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Alternators|Silverstreak]] and ''Binaltech'' Streak both have two license plates, with the front one only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and the rear one sporting an abbreviated form of the character's then US name with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SLV [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*Both versions of [[Hound (G1)#Alternators|Hound]] only sported a license plate with an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the front bumper.
*Both versions of [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators|Dead End]] feature a rear license plate sporting his name with a Decepticon logo in the middle, "'''DEAD [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] END'''".
*''Alternators'' [[trademark|Autobot]] [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]] and both the yellow and blue variants of ''Binaltech'' Tracks simply sport an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the rear license plate.
*All versions of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Meister]], including the ''Binaltech''-only red version (aka "[[Zoom-Zoom]]"), feature a rear license plate that contains an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] MEISTER'''".
*Similar to his [[mold]]-mate Hound, both versions of [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]] only feature a front license plate sporting a lone Decepticon symbol, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Both versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] GRIMLOCK'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] has the first difference with his ''Binaltech'' counterpart, what with them being different characters and all. He features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WNDCGR'''".
*Meanwhile, his ''Binaltech'' counterpart [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]] has the same layout for the license plate, but sports an abbreviated form of ''his'' name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] OVRDRV'''", instead.
*''Alternators'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Battle Ravage]] and ''Binaltech'' Ravage both feature a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated version of the Japanese toy's (and Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' toy's) name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] RVG'''". Early [[prototype|test shots]] of the ''Alternators'' version still sported an abbreviated form of the Hasbro name for the toy, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] BTLRVG'''", which implies an intentional change.
*''Alternators'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|Shockblast]] features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of the character's ''Generation 1'' toy's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] SHKWAV'''". The ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Laserwave, replaces that with an abbreviated form of its Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] LWAVE'''".
*Both versions of [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators|Wheeljack]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WHLJCK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Windcharger, [[Decepticharge]], features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] DCHRG'''".
*Decepticharge's unreleased ''Binaltech'' counterpart, [[Blackarachnia_(BW)#Binaltech|Blackwidow]], featured a license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by the second half of her name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] WIDOW'''", in promotional photos.
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Tracks, [[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]], features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWERVE'''".
*All versions of [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Prowl]], including the ''Binaltech''-only blue civilian variant, feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the character's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] PROWL'''".
*Both versions of [[Skids (G1)#Alternators|Skids]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SKIDS'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Alternators|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", as does the ''Binaltech Asterisk'' version. In fact, the license plate is one of the two elements of the two versions' decos that are identical, the other being the [[paint operation|paint mask]] for the head. An earlier test shot of ''Alternators'' Sunstreaker sported an abbreviated form of the name in a different font, with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SUN [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Swindle, [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]], was the first to feature a state-specific rear license plate, in his case his name, "'''ROLLBAR'''", registered in Colorado. Like Hound, he also features a front license plate sporting nothing but an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*The equally ''Alternators''-only redeco of Silverstreak, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Alternators|Ricochet]], followed suit, with a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''RICO-CHET'''", registered in the Garden State of New Jersey. Like Silverstreak and Rollbar, he also features a front license plate with a lone Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*''Alternators'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the second half of his name, "'''PRIME'''", styled after a California plate but replacing the state name with his home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the same font.
*''Alternators'' [[Mirage (G1)#Alternators|Mirage]] features a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''MIRAGE'''", registered in the Great Lakes state of Michigan. His [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] clear ''Binaltech'' counterpart, "Rijie Electro-Disruptor Mode", simply has an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] RIJIE'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Prowl, [[Camshaft (G1)#Alternators|Camshaft]], features a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''CAM SHFT'''", registered in the Ocean State of Rhode Island (also Hasbro's home state). Since the toy's deco was originally conceived with the ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of ''Generation 1'' Bluestreak in mind, early samples sported an abbreviated form of ''that'' name, "'''BLU STRK'''", instead.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con 2006 exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], has a rear license plate sporting the first half of his name, "'''NEMESIS'''", registered in California with a date of July 2006, referring to the place and date of the toy's release. The Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Black Convoy, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''BLACK-CONVOY'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The [[Walmart]] exclusive, ''Alternators''-only mold [[Rumble (G1)#Alternators|Decepticon Rumble]] features a rear license plate sporting his name without a trademark-induced prefix, "'''RUMBLE'''", registered in the Aloha State of Hawaii.
*The second toy of Ravage (the Jaguar XK), equally ''Alternators''-only, but only Walmart exclusive in the USA (it was available at mass retail in various European countries), features a rear license plate that sports his name "'''RAVAGE'''". Since Jaguar is a British manufacturer, it's the only license plate registered in the European Union, with a "GB" country identifier for Great Britain.
*The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2007 exclusive retool of Mirage, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Alternators|Rodimus]], features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''TOO HOT'''", registered in the Golden State of California with a date of July, referring to the place and date of the toy's release.
*The final four ''Binaltech''-only redecos simply feature license plates with white text on a black backdop, like vehicles on display at a car show. The redeco of Streak, "Bluestreak", has front and rear plates with the car's model, "'''IMPREZA'''", the redecos of Meister (with parts taken from his retool, Laserwave), "Argent Meister", and the redeco of Decepticharge, [[Arcee (G1)#Binaltech|Arcee]], both also have rear plates with the car's models, "'''RX-8'''" and "'''S2000'''", respectively, and Optimus Prime's ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Convoy, has a rear plate with the manufacturer's name, "'''DODGE'''". All names are matched to the official manufacturers' logos and fonts.

====''Binaltech Asterisk''====
*The ''Asterisk''-only retool of Streak, [[Red Alert (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Alert]], again has a front plate only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and a rear late sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]]ALERT'''".
*As mentioned above, [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", just like his ''Alternators'' counterpart.
*[[Blaster (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Broadblast]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] bRBL'''", with the lowercase first "b" and the uppercase second "B" being a reference to the vehicle's Japanese name, the Toyota bB.

===''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''===
*[[Lugnutz]]'s plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Hightail (Cybertron)|Hightail]] has a Cincinnati [[Ohio]] plate, "'''B-CAT 1'''". Combined with its coloration, it refers to the [[Wikipedia:University of Cincinnati|University of Cincinnati's]] Bearcats, included as a tip of the hat by (and/or for) [[Hasbro]] Transformers staff who used to work at Hasbro's now-closed Ohio offices.

===''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]''===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] CONVOY'''".
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] HOT RODIMUS'''".
*The 1:24 scale toy of [[Autorooper]] features identical front and rear license plates sporting a Japanese kanji and a number, "'''子・・04'''". The kanji stands for "rat", one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, identifying the Autrooper unit's platoon, whereas the number identifies the individual Autorooper unit. The license plate is registered to the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s Tokyo precinct, as a shown by the kanji "東京" for Tokyo and the abbreviation "EDC".

===''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''===
*[[BotCon 2010]] "[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]: Redux" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown's]] license plate reads "'''BCFW94'''", a reference to the very first [[BotCon 1994|BotCon]] held in Fort Wayne in 1994, where the original BotCon [[exclusive]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown toy had been available.
*BotCon 2010 Custom Class exclusive "Generation 2: Redux" [[Sideswipe (G1)#Timelines|Sideswipe's]] license plate reads, or at least is ''supposed'' to read, "'''G2SWIPE'''".
*[[BotCon 2012]] [[Sir Soundwave|Sir Soundwave's]] license plate reads '''SND WAV'''.

===''[[Movie (toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2007 toyline)===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)#toys|Bumblebee's]] toys alternatively sport two different license plates: The more prevalent one is "'''4NZZ454'''", based on the CG robot model of the "Concept Camaro" body used for the movie. It can be found on the Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" toy's robot mode stomach (in contrast to the license plate the movie used for this body), which has a blank license plate on the vehicle mode's rear end, on Ultimate Bumblebee in both modes, and on the non-transforming Unleashed, [[Robot Replicas]], [[Cyber Stompin' Robots]] and Tiger's Beatmix Bumblebee figures' robot mode stomachs. Ultimate Bumblebee and the Robot Replica, Unleashed and Beatmix toys also sport a California registration, while the Deluxe and Cyber Stompin' toys simply have a red line evocative of the "California" logo.
*The Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" toy, meanwhile, adds an extra "Z", making it "'''4NZZZ454'''" for the robot mode's chest, again with a red line evocative of the "California" logo, while the vehicle mode's rear end again features a blank plate. This plate is also used for the battle damaged [[redeco]] from the [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Bumblebee: Evolution of a Hero" two-pack, the Screen Battles "Capture of Bumblebee" redeco, the Target exclusive [[AllSpark Power|"AllSpark-enhanced"]] redeco and the [[Premium Series]] redeco/[[retool]]. The Premium version also adds the same license plate to the vehicle mode's rear end.
*The "Classic Camaro" [[Cyber Slammers]] toy does something else entirely, with a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BUMBL-B'''", with a line evocative of a "California" logo above it... except both the letters and the line are blue. In robot mode, the license plate on his stomach is blank.
*Meanwhile, the [[Legends Class]] toys including the [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] redeco, the Cliffjumper redeco and the "Stealth Bumblebee" redeco/retool of the "Concept Camaro" Deluxe [[mold|sculpt]], the "Concept Camaro" Cyber Slammers toy, the [[Fast Action Battlers]] toys and the legless Bumblebee figure available as part of the Screen Battles "Final Stand" set with a minor redeco of Deluxe Class [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] all sport blank license plates in both modes.
*Most of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] toys sport blank license plates. The only exceptions are the "Recon Barricade" redeco of the Deluxe Class toy, which features a rear license plate sporting the name "'''[[Joe Kyde#SAGE2764|SAGE2764]]'''", referring to the screenname of a member of a Chinese toy newsgroup pertaining to Recon Barricade's deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], and the Premium Series redeco of the Deluxe, whose license plate sports an abbreviation of his Decepticon allegiance, "'''DCPTCN'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] sports a license plate that reads "'''TF 7407'''", registered in Massachusetts. The number refers to the premiere date of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], which actually opened in US theaters on July '''3''', 2007. The Japanese-only "Black Arcee" redeco keeps the plate.
*The officially unreleased [[Target]] [[exclusive]] Scout Class figure [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] sports a license plate that reads "'''MR 37'''", registered in Kentucky. "MR-37" was the Japanese ID number of the ''Machine Robo'' version of the [[Tonka]] [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBot]] [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/NightRanger/nightranger.htm Night Ranger], whose color scheme Backtrack [[homage]]s. The Kentucky registration makes the color scheme a double homage, to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats University of Kentucky Wildcats].
*All other toys with vehicular modes sport blank license plates, despite often having the space for them specifically sculpted.

===[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' ===
*''Universe'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting the phrase "'''WE R 84'''", spelled out "We are 84", referring to the launch of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toy line]] in [[1984]]. The same plate is also used for his ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart. Early Hasbro [[prototype]]s used for [[stock photography|stock photos]] and comparison photos in Japanese magazines sported an incorrect "'''WE R 82'''" license plate, which was thankfully caught in [[quality control]] in time for the final release. (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
*Sunstreaker's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]], features a rear license plate sporting the second half of his name, "'''SWIPE'''". His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, Lambor, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''LAMBOR'''".
*''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)#Universe|Ironhide]] features a rear license plate sporting the state name "'''OREGON'''", referring to the state where [[Mount St. Hilary]], the mountain the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had crashed into, was located according to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart boringly replaces that with a blank plate.
*Ironhide's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Ratchet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Ratchet]], features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''H3L PU2'''", or "Help us", referring to the cover of [[The Pri¢e of Life!|issue 70]] of the Marvel US comic. Again, ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet simply replaces that with a blank plate.
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe|Hot Shot]] features a rear plate sporting the message "'''JA AM'''", declaring the character's well-known love for the substance known as [[JaAm]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, [[Hot Rod (Henkei!)|Hot Rod]], replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''HOT ROD'''".
*''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]] features a rear plate sporting his Japanese name, "'''ALERT'''".

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Bumblebee]]'s Deluxe Class "preview" toy, a [[retool]] of the ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" Bumblebee toy, keeps that version's movie-inaccurate license plate "'''4NZZZ454'''" on the robot mode chest, but omits the red line evocative of a California registration this time. The vehicle mode's rear license plate is blank. The same plate is also used by [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee, in both modes, both times with a red line evocative of a California registration.
*The ''Movie'' Ultimate Bumblebee retool, "Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged", keeps the original version's movie-accurate plate, "'''4NZZ454'''" with one less "Z", in both modes, both times registered in California, like on the original.
*All other Bumblebee toys (Legends Class, the Deluxe redeco Alliance Bumblebee, the elaborate Deluxe retool Cannon Bumblebee, its retool Battlefield Bumblebee, the [[Gravity Bot]]s and the [[Fast Action Battlers]]) have blank license plates.
*Human Alliance [[Barricade (Movie)#Human Alliance|Barricade]] features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''2PN-SLV'''", referring to the infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings that are part of his police car deco.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Autobot Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting his name minus the [[trademark]]-induced prefix, "'''SKIDS'''", on his Deluxe Class, Gravity Bots and Human Alliance toys.
*His brother [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] features a rear license plate sporting his vehicle mode's name, "'''TRAX'''", on his Gravity Bots toy and the initial shipment of his Deluxe Class toy. [[Variant|Later shipments]] of the Deluxe, including the Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release, replace it with his name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as do the Deluxe's redeco, Tuner Mudflap, and the Human Alliance toy.
*All other toys have blank license plates, despite often having them specifically sculpted.
*[[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name including elements of [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] NGTB34T'''".
*[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown's]] rear license plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe's]] license plate reads "'''P1-P35'''", a reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], the character he homages but couldn't be named after for [[trademark]] reasons.

===''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]''===
*As a rather unusual [[homage]], ''Generations'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] keeps the character's Japanese name from the ''Henkei'' version on his rear license plate, but adds the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] toy's [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]], making it "'''05 ALERT'''".

===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] / ''[[Transformers United|United]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Skids (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Tuner Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''IH8CONS'''", or "I hate Cons" (as in "Decepticons").
*Deluxe Class [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] features a license plate that sports her name written in [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''3L 174'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] sports an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on his license plate.
*Scout Class [[Oil Pan]]'s license plate is a lone Decepticon logo, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Battle Ops [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Bumblebee]] sports the movie-accurate license plate "'''4NZZ454'''" in both modes, both times without so much as a red line evocative of a California registration. Deluxe Class Battle Blades Bumblebee, meanwhile, sports blank license plates in both modes.
*''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] features a rear license plate sporting the code "'''MR51409'''". The exact meaning has not been officially confirmed, the most prevalent theory suggests it might refer to the birth date of [[Bill Rawley]]'s daughter. Surprisingly enough, his ''United'' counterpart, "[[Trademark|Autobot]] Perceptor", keeps the plate.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]] features ''sculpted'' (!) license plates sporting the combination "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in both modes, but not painted, thus keeping it in the same plastic colors as the surrounding areas (yellow in vehicle mode, gray on the robot mode's stomach). This is in fact the plate used on the car props for all three movies, which is different from the plate used on the CG robot model's stomach in the first two films (though ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' finally uses it for both modes).
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Leader Class Bumblebee]] similarly has sculpted "'''900 STRA'''" plates in both robot and car modes, but this time, it's also painted.
*The large ''[[Stealth Force]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Stealth Force 2|Bumblebee toy]] also features a sculpted license plate, but this time it's "'''2010 STRA'''" and is painted silver.
*The redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance 3|Bumblebee]] features license plates that sport an Autobot logo followed by his nickname, "[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] '''BEE'''", in both modes.
*[[Human Alliance]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Soundwave]]'s license plate is '''"SUPERIOR"''', in reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s line "Soundwave superior, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] inferior" from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con [[exclusive]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCCUltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] packaging [[variant]] came with an exclusive sticker sheet that includes the three optional license plates "'''PRIME'''", "'''SDCC2011'''" and "'''4KH4213'''" for his trailer.

==Fiction==

===''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''===
*A car driven by [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] has the plates "'''EV-1255'''" in "[[Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!]]".

===[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics]]===
*A random car in the final panel of [[Extermination|issue 8]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Generation One'' vol. 3 ongoing comic]] sports a license plate with the coded message "'''TR8R1'''", which has been interpreted as "traitor 1", implying that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] all-too-easy defeat at the hands of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] might in fact be a ruse, and Bumper might in fact be a traitor (possibly under the control of one of Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s). Sadly, what with the whole [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] bankruptcy thing, this will probably never be resolved.

===[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW ''Generation 1'' comic]]===
*Most plates in [[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]] are blank, but [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s is "'''5IDW510'''", as seen in issues [[Infiltration issue 2|2]] and [[Infiltration issue 4|4]]. The "IDW" part obviously refers to the [[IDW Publishing|publisher]], while the number "510" might refer to the month and year of [[Infiltration issue 0|issue 0's]] release, October 2005.
*In ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat's]] license plate reads "'''M1N-3RV4'''", an obvious reference to his ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Minerva (Masterforce)|mold-mate]].
*In [[...For All Mankind|issue 1]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] features a license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BRKDOWN'''".
*In [[Enemies of the System|issue 5]] of the ongoing, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s license plate reads "'''STACK04'''" in reference to [[Robert Stack]], his first voice actor.
*[[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|Issue 8]] of the ongoing features [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] with the license plate "'''D-64'''", his original toy's [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]].

===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''===
*Autobots sport their toys' [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] as their license plates. E.G. [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s is "'''C-001'''". This even extends to the [[Autobot Brothers]]' plates changing to their super redeco toys' ID numbers when they power up, with, for instance, [[X-Brawn]]'s changing from "'''C-002'''" to "'''C-024'''".
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]]'s many red sports cars feature the license plates "'''J38-57'''" and "'''J68-85'''" ("[[An Explosive Situation]]"), "'''J38-57'''" ("[[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]"), "'''J68-85'''" ("[[Attack from Outer Space]]"), "'''51-16'''" (an SUV in "[[A Test of Metal]]"), "'''G·5-25'''" ("[[Power to Burn!]]"), "'''J·3-30'''" ("[[Maximus Emerges]]") and "'''H68-85'''" ("[[The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle]]").
*In "An Explosive Situation", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacks a truck with the license place "'''G39-20'''".
*The sports car [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] eyes up in "[[Tow-Line Goes Haywire]]" has the plate "'''M:ZZ 1021'''".
*And another one he eyes up in "[[The Fish Test]]" sports the number "'''M-Z 8831'''".

===''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007 film)===
[[Image:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|100px|right|The crossover you never expected to see!]]
*As long as he transforms into a 1976 Camaro, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", both on his vehicle mode's rear end and on his stomach in robot mode.
*Once he has upgraded into a modern Camaro, he alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" registered in California in robot mode.
*In vehicle mode, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] sports the license plate "'''664 NLZO'''" in vehicle mode, without a state-specific registration. It can be briefly seen during his transformation before his fight with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. In robot mode, he sports the license plate "'''1-4027E'''", registered in Oklahoma, instead... which also happens to be [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s license plate in vehicle mode. The license plate can be briefly glimpsed in the movie when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] sports the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" on his robot mode chest. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' season 5 episode "[http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Little_Prince The Little Prince]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton.
*An SUV thrown through the air during [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] rampage in [[Mission City]] sports an "'''[[Energon|ENERGON]]'''" license plate as an easter egg.

====Set photos====
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movie sported the license plate "'''5LKZ213'''" on his stomach on the Hoover Dam set.
*The [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] GMC Topkick car prop also sported the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" seen on his robot chest in the movie, registered in California in January.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''6Q49935'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles.

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===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film===
*Like in the first film, Bumblebee alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" in robot mode.
*In their combined ice cream truck mode, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] sport a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''KDM 814'''". A minor variant of this, "KDM 0814" with an extra "0" (but as a modern California plate), was later used for the life-sized Bumblebee prop on various exhibits from 2009 up until at least 2011.
*As a Chevrolet Beat, Skids sports a license plate with his name, "'''SKIDS'''". Oddly enough, the real Chevrolet Beat he scans at the beginning of the movie already has the same plate, despite his and Mudflap's arguing over who gets to transform into which car. Even ''more'' oddly, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "'''BEAT'''", when they are going to New York City to meet with [[Seymour Simmons|Robo-Warrior]].
*Mudflap, meanwhile, sports a license plate with his own name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as a Chevrolet Trax. As with Skids, the car he scans already has the same plate.
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways']] license plate in the film reads "'''269 FPJT'''". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] still sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite no longer sporting a license plate in vehicle mode.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Sideswipe and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] sport ''no'' license plates at all.<ref name="rotfpromo">[http://scifimafia.com/2009/05/five-new-official-promo-pics-from-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' promo pics at Scifi Mania].</ref>

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' comics===
[[Image:ROTFComicSidewaysAudiR8.jpg|thumb|100px|I'll just swipe the car from the official manufacturer's website. "Audi" is a Chinese brand anyways, right?]]
*In [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]] of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaptation, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] sports a German license plate on his vehicle mode's front, registered in the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "'''HH BA 740'''" is taken straight from commercials and other promotional materials for the Audi R8.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' film===
*Finally achieving consistency, Bumblebee now sports the license plate "'''900 STRA'''" in both modes.
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite not sporting an actual license plate in vehicle mode (see below).
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] sports an Italian/European Union license plate (registered in the province of Catania), "'''CT 41401'''", in vehicle mode.<ref name="ferrari">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/terry_usa/4807352490/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia] with a close-up view of the license plate.</ref> The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with ''silver'' text on a ''black'' background, ''silver'' bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve ''black'' stars on the left and a black circle on the right.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch's]] Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German/European Union license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that license plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>

====Set photos====
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''9999963'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (1)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The Ironhide GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The "[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]" Mercedes-Benz E550 car prop sported a German/European Union license plate, "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1"/> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
*The [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car prop sported another German/European Union license plate, "'''M JS8509'''", also registered in Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago3">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperturesun/archives/date-taken/2010/07/17/ ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set] at Flickr.</ref> (Again, there should be a space between "JS" and "8509", and another license plate on the front if it were to be genuinely German.)

===[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon===
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s license plate in "[[Masters & Students]]" and "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]" is "'''GQR·775'''". He and the other Autobots use license plates registered in Nevada.
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s license plate in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is "'''JOFY 892'''", and does not have a state-specific registration.
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'s license plate in "Deus ex Machina" and "[[The Human Factor]]" is "'''DGOT 441'''". Like Knock Out, his license plate is not registered to any state.
*[[Fast Willy]]'s car in "[[Speed Metal]]" has the Nevada license plate "'''SOZ·995'''".
*[[Vince]]'s car in "Speed Metal" displays the Nevada license plate "'''281·DIL'''".
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s license plate in "Speed Metal" and "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]" is "'''936·SOH'''".
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s license plate in "[[Crisscross]]" is "'''396571'''".
*[[June Darby]]'s car in "Crisscross" uses the Nevada license plate "'''RPI·437'''".
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s license plate in "[[Metal Attraction]]" is "'''821·BOF'''".
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s license plate in "[[Stronger, Faster]]" is "'''449·EPQ'''".
*[[William Fowler]]'s car in "[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]" shares June Darby's license plate, "'''RPI·437'''", due to model reuse.
*[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] borrows Optimus Prime's model and, by extension, his license plate, "'''GQR·775'''", in "Nemesis Prime".
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]'s license plate in "[[Legacy]]" is "'''RPI·437'''", the same one used by June Darby and William Fowler.

==Video games==
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a license plate with the first half "'''5BBM2'''", mirrored on the other side, in [[Activision Blizzard|Activision's]] ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games. The plate is registered in California in January, but due to its symmetrical nature, the state name and month are also mirrored on the other side. Despite this, he sports the movie-accurate plate '''900 STRA''' in vehicle mode in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game.
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==Other==
*''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports the "'''I❤NY'''" front license plate from "[[City of Steel]]" on the "Data File" card that came with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]].
*The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] that was on display at the London Film and Comic Con in September 2007 sported its film license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", registered in California.
*The [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] Pontiac Solstice prop vehicle from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''664 NLZO'''" without a state-specific registration, when it was on display at GM Riverwalk in June 2007.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 vehicle prop from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''6Q49935'''" with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, when it was on display at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007.
*The Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' sported its film license plate, "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration, at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The prop vehicle used for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' sported the same plate at the 2011 New York International Auto Show and [[BotCon 2011]].
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movies sported the license plate "'''BUMBLBE'''", registered in California with a July date, on his robot stomach when it was on display at the film's premiere at Westwood Village, Los Angeles, in June 2007, and later that year at the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center in October.
*The following year, the prop sported the license plate '''FXPERTS''', registered in California, when it was on display at CES 2008 in January, and later that year when it was on display at the Holloman Air Force Base in September, when the ''Revenge'' crew was shooting there. "Fxperts" is the name of the special effects company that built the prop.
*The most current plate used for the prop, '''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was first used at in February 2009 at the Chicago Auto Show, then in March at the Las Vegas Strip, in November of that year at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia (using a "May" date for this occasion, oddly enough, while all the other uses were month-less), and again in March 2011 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2011 at the New York International Auto Show and in June 2011 at the German premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' in Berlin. This plate is a minor variation of the one used by [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', "KDM 814" (also registered in California).

==Notes==
* The planned Cadillac XLR [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy that never made it past the planning stage was intended to sport an [[Oregon]] license plate.
* The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle's license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.screenused.com/ ScreenUsed.com] in January 2008.
* Ironhide's license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", was auctioned off via [http://www.yourprops.com/ YourProps.com].
* Despite being used again for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle's license plate from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', "'''900 STRA'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.icollector.com/ iCollector.com] in October 2009.
* At the same time, iCollector also auctioned off license plate props used for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their Chevrolet Beat and Trax bodies, respectively. In fact, there were two plates for both, "'''SKIDS'''" and "'''BEAT'''" for Skids and "'''MUDFLAP'''" and "'''TRAX'''" for Mudflap. Even though iCollector claimed the two sets were used for their robot and vehicle modes, respectively, this was directly refuted by screencaps included with the auction that depicted the two car props sporting their robot names on their plates. As stated above, the "BEAT" plate can be seen briefly in the movie, and it's ''possible'' the "TRAX" plate was used for the same scene (although the car's plate is offscreen during that scene).

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Vehicle registration plate|License plate on Wikipedia]]

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