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Tracker

2026-04-07T23:09:27Z

Grievous Prime: Added more detailed informations about the Trackers' identities, production, unused concepts and vehicle mode.

[[File:TF-One-Trackers-line-up.jpg|right|480px|thumb|Upright=2|"We're good guys, we promise!"]]

The '''Trackers''' (also more simply known as '''Security Drones''') serve as [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]]'s henchmen. They come in three variants: the standard '''Silver Trackers''', the '''Elite Golden Trackers''' that serve as Sentinel's personal guard, and the dark-hued, red-marked '''Death Trackers''' that act as [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]]'s enforcers.

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
A batch of Gold and Silver Trackers were present when [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] delivered the [[energon]] owed to the Quintessons, unaware that [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]], and [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] had witnessed Sentinel's treachery and lies.

A quartet of Airachnid's Death Trackers discovered the miners and descended into the nearby cave, only to find [[Alpha Trion]]. Holding him at gunpoint they told the ancient robot to not make a move, only to get picked off on by one and mauled by the old timer, leaving only Airachnid to capture the old sage.

When the four miners exited the cave, they were pursued by numerous Silver Trackers. A group began to attack them until the miners mastered using their cogs, mowing the Trackers down with their new [[alternate mode]]s. One Tracker managed to get back up and take aim at the miners, but swiftly met his end when D-16 blasted him with his tank cannon and stomped his face in for good measure.

[[File:Trackers_see_miners.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]

Airachnid then led a group of Trackers to the rogue [[High Guard]]'s base, where they captured D-16, B-127, [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]], and a chunk of the High Guard.

One of the energon trains was hijacked by Elita-1 with the High Guard to crash into Sentinel's tower but before that could happen Airachnid and a group of Trackers moved to intercept them, leading to [[Soundwave (One)|Soundwave]] to command the remaining High Guards to attack with the help of Orion and the Miners to clear a path to the tower. The Gold Trackers and attempted to protect Sentinel, but were disorientated by the train crashing into the tower. One attempted to executed D-16, but was shot by Orion.

Once the captives were freed they began to attack and as soon as one of the Gold Trackers tried to punch B, the yellow bug gained a battle mask that broke his attacker's hand. The injured Tracker tried to punch him again only to have half of his head sliced off by B-127's new "knife hands".

When Orion was trying to find D-16, who was fighting against Sentinel, more Trackers arrived to block Orion's path, but they were sliced to pieces by an overjoyed B showing off his new weapons, with the remainder running off in fear. When D-16 charged Sentinel even more Gold Trackers arrived, to only get a beating, before D-16 killed Sentinel himself. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Trackers were skilled soldiers who relied on their keen senses to hunt down targets. Elite Trackers, such as the Gold Trackers and Death Trackers, directly reported to important Cybertronians like Sentinel Prime and Airachnid, and had access to additional resources to aid them in their missions. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}}

==Merchandise==
===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees GV05 DeathTracker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Vehicon (Prime)|Steve]] who?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Death Tracker''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 05 - One'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Fists/Weapon-holding, open palm), blaster, spare ball joint piece, stand

:[[Blokees]] Death Tracker is a 4.25-inch-tall non-transforming buildable figure, appearing once in every case of nine blind boxes. Like the rest of their wave, the Death Trackers feature an upgraded suite of standard body parts, with sturdier pre-assembled hinge joints and slightly more complex builds, such as the color-coded face and eyes introduced in the second wave. They also feature a new pair of forearm parts with underslung peg holes instead of being outwards on the side, which was meant for placing their arm-mounted guns.

:The Death Tracker includes the usual pairs of gripping fists and open hands, their recognizable laser blaster from the film, and a two-studded connectable figure stand.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-07-Silver-Tracker.jpg|thumb|250px|The standard unit, ironically locked behind as a club exclusive toy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Silver Tracker''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Fists/Weapon-holding, open palm), spare ball joint piece, stand

:This Blokees kit of the Tracker is redecoed in silver to represent the standard troops. Being a redeco of the original kit, their articulation remains the same, with accessories mostly carrying over, though the generic blaster has been excised.

:Unlike the rest of the wave, the Silver Tracker was released as an exclusive for the Blokees Figure Club in China. To redeem it, you must scan the QR codes of nine figures from the seventh wave to obtain it. In some other Souteast Asian countries such as Malaysia, the Silver Tracker can be obtained by purchasing two of the seventh wave of the Galaxy Version blind box kits directly from their official Shopee e-commerce store. In the US, cases of the Silver Tracker were available to retailers that stocked Blokees as a giveaway.
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==Notes==
[[File:TF-One-unused-Trackers-line-up.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/9/94/Imperial_Shock_Trooper_canon.png/revision/latest?cb=20230723043951 Shock Trooper] and a [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/4/48/MimbanStormtrooper-SoloOMG.png/revision/latest?cb=20231103020917 Trench Trooper] walk into a bar...]]
*At least two additional types of Trackers were conceptualized during the developement for the movie but went ultimately unused in the final product: a white and red "Galactic Scout" Tracker and a dark gray and white "Commando" Tracker.
*The Trackers are heavily based on the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] from ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', as numerous, faceless foot soldiers utilized by the villain of their continuity.
*On its own, the movie is unclear if Trackers are fully sapient or not. Their robotic voices, blind obedience, slow reaction times, and being mass-produced all imply that they might be only semi-autonomous drones. Also, Orion Pax encourages shows of mercy to Airachnid and Sentinel Prime, but has no problems killing Trackers throughout the film. At [[BotCon]] [[unofficial conventions|2025]], director [[Josh Cooley]] confirmed that the Trackers are indeed meant to be "soulless" warriors, with Cooley emphasizing an intention to make them come across as robotic as possible. Furthemore, ''[[The Art of Transformers One]]'' artbook collectively refers to them as "security drones".
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TF-One-Tracker-alt-mode.jpg| Vehicle mode.
</gallery>

[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:One subgroups]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game subgroups]]

File:TF-One-Tracker-alt-mode.jpg

2026-04-07T23:07:31Z

Grievous Prime: Tracker's vehicle mode.{{oneconceptart}} Category:Images by Amy Beth Christenson

[[Tracker]]'s vehicle mode.{{oneconceptart}}
[[Category:Images by Amy Beth Christenson]]

File:TF-One-unused-Trackers-line-up.jpg

2026-04-07T22:48:40Z

Grievous Prime: Unused Tracker types. {{oneconceptart}} Category:Comparison images Category:Images by Amy Beth Christenson

Unused [[Tracker]] types. {{oneconceptart}}
[[Category:Comparison images]]
[[Category:Images by Amy Beth Christenson]]

File:TF-One-Trackers-line-up.jpg

2026-04-07T22:37:04Z

Grievous Prime: Comparison of all three main Tracker types. {{oneconceptart}} Category:Comparison images Category:Images by Amy Beth Christenson

Comparison of all three main [[Tracker]] types. {{oneconceptart}}
[[Category:Comparison images]]
[[Category:Images by Amy Beth Christenson]]

M9-2 Harpoon Gun

2026-03-02T23:31:39Z

Grievous Prime:

[[File:M9-2 Harpoon Gun.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Paging Captain Ahab: Your mail order is here.]]
The '''M9-2 Harpoon Gun''' is a weapon developed by [[Sector Seven]], under the direction of [[Rebecca Howard]]. The initial prototype was completed in 2003. Featuring an armor-piercing projectile that weighs 21.2 kilograms, the weapon has a range of 55 meters with a muzzle velocity of 324 meters per second.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[File:Movie Targetcomic harpoon bumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Damn thee, thou cursed NBE!]]
In 2003, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was leaving [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], Sector Seven field operatives attempted to capture him using M9-2 Harpoons while he was in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], but failed. {{storylink|Interlude (Movie Prequel)|Interlude}}
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===''Transformers'' (2007) movie===
[[File:Movie Harpooncapture Bumblebee.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|He's at the 30, the 20, nothing can stop— OOH!]]
Four years later, after rescuing [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] from [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]], the Autobots found themselves on the run from Sector Seven reinforcements. As [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] hid in the spans under a bridge, Mikaela and Sam both fell when Sector Seven helicopters passed below. They were saved from a messy death when Bumblebee transformed and caught them both in mid-air. However, this provided a target for the Sector Seven helicopters, which were armed with the M9-2 Harpoons. They lassoed and dragged Bumblebee to the ground with ease as the Autobot refused to fight back against his captors. Sector Seven cryo units then moved in to freeze Bumblebee, who was tied fast by the cables. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{note|''Bumblebee'' takes place before the other films (supposedly), but was released last. As such, it is placed at the bottom here.}}
When a brigade of [[Sector Seven]] troops led by [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]] encountered the Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] in [[1987]] they attempted to subdue him with harpoons and [[machine gun]]s, but B-127 was able to evade them and escape. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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==Notes==
*The schematic of the M9-2 Harpoon Gun was revealed as part of the first "remote access client" of the [[Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven alternate reality game]].
*The M9-2 Harpoon Gun appears to be built around an M2 Browning machinegun.

[[Category:Movie weapons]]
[[Category:Ranged weapons]]
[[Category:Sector Seven]]

Bumblebee (film)

2026-03-02T23:27:05Z

Grievous Prime: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig3.5|the feature film|the Autobot it features|Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee}}
{{Nav-Bumblebee}}
{{movie|
|seriess=[[Live-action film series]]
|prev=Transformers: The Last Knight (film)
|next=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)
|title=''Bumblebee''
|image=BumblebeeMovieNewPoster.jpeg
|caption=According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway, because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.
|production companies=[[Allspark Pictures]] [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura|di Bonaventura Pictures]] [[Tencent Pictures]] [[Michael Bay|Bay Films]]
|distributor=[[Paramount Pictures]]
|executive producer=[[Steven Spielberg]]
|producer=[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] [[Tom DeSanto]] [[Don Murphy]] [[Michael Bay]] [[Mark Vahradian]]
|written by=[[Christina Hodson]]
|directed by=[[Travis Knight]]
|cinematography by=[[Enrique Chediak]]
|edited by=[[Paul Rubell]]
|music by=[[Dario Marianelli]]
|release date=[[December 21]], [[2018]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
|runtime=114 minutes
|budget=$102–135 million
|box office=$468 million
}}
'''''Bumblebee''''' is the sixth movie in the [[live-action film series]]. A "reset" of the film series as a whole,<ref name="reboot">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted] at TFW2005</ref> ''Bumblebee'' acts as a prequel to the previous five movies, albeit [[retcon|taking some liberties]] with continuity. The film is directed by [[Travis Knight]] rather than [[Michael Bay]] (who still pitches in as producer), written by newcomer [[Christina Hodson]], and produced on a far lower budget of around $100–137 million.<ref>[https://screenrant.com/bumblebee-movie-budget-cost/ "The film's budget is reportedly in the range of $100-137 million..." -Screenrant article on the film's budget and profit]</ref> The film was released in the U.S. on [[December 21]], [[2018]].

When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is sent to [[Earth]] to establish a base for the [[Autobot]]s, he finds himself hunted by both [[Sector Seven]] and the [[Decepticon]]s. With his memory and voice lost in battle, he is found by [[Charlie Watson]], a young woman in search of a direction in life. The pair work together to try to discover who Bumblebee is and why he's on Earth, but ultimately they'll find themselves with the fate of the planet in their hands...

{{bigquote|Thank you...so much...for giving me...my voice.|[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:BBfilm-Optimus-Bumblebee-Earth.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"In tennis, you attack at the point of weakness!"]]
War rages on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and things look bad for the [[Autobot]]s. The [[Decepticon]]s have broken through the front lines, contact has been lost with the capital, and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and several other survivors are pinned down under Decepticon assault until [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] arrives to momentarily repel their foes. Prime looks for scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]], who appears only a moment after. The arrival of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] on the battlefield, as well as the surge in Decepticon forces, prompts Prime to order the Autobots to fall back to a launchpad. He instructs the Autobots to board escape pods and flee from the planet. He also gives B-127 a secret mission: go to [[Earth]], a well-hidden planet Prime has identified, and establish a base for the Autobots to regroup and strike back. As the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]]s under Shockwave's command begin attacking the launchpad directly, Prime leaps into the horde of Decepticons to buy B-127's pod some time to escape.

[[File:BBfilm-Burns-meets-bee.jpg|thumb|300px|"This isn't a goodfella. This is a ''bad''fella!"]]
The year is [[1987]], and Agent [[Jack Burns]]' team of [[Sector Seven]] agents emerge victorious from a mock battle after leading [[Danny Bell]] and his team into an ambush. As Burns good-naturedly chides his unlucky opponent, however, an unknown projectile appears overhead and plows into their midst, injuring many agents. Burns, believing his team to be under projectile assault after confirming that no other military practices using live ammo are occurring nearby, immediately calls for backup... upon which he comes face to face with B-127 rising from the crater. He immediately orders his forces to give chase, and the Autobot flees after [[scanning]] and [[transformation|transforming]] into a nearby military jeep.

Even though the military attempts to capture him with [[harpoon]]s and [[machine gun]]s, B-127 evades them and emerges into a clearing leading to an empty mineshaft. Burns gives the order to cut it off from escaping into the mine, which one of his soldiers executes by blindsiding B-127 with his jeep. However, B-127 begins talking to the humans in [[United States of America|English]], assuring them of his peaceful intentions and that he is not here to hurt anyone. Burns orders the soldiers to stand down, only for a jet to appear overhead. Burns is baffled that the Air Force was alerted this early, but the robot corrects him—the plane is, in fact, the Decepticon [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]], who bombards the clearing with missiles and swoops in to attack the yellow Autobot!

[[File:Bumblebee-BeeVsBlitz.jpg|300px|thumb|left|"I have been felled by a winged beast of destruction!"]]
B-127 puts up a valiant effort against Blitzwing and even manages to damage his opponent's flight systems, but is soon subdued and dangled over a cliff. Blitzwing interrogates the scout about Optimus Prime and the Autobots' whereabouts; the scout valiantly refuses and asserts that he will "never talk," a move that prompts Blitzwing to "make it official" by ripping out his voice synthesizer. Badly injured, he is thrown off the cliff and prepared for execution. But B-127 uses a moment of quick thinking to rip a missile from the Decepticon's arm and shove it into his chest. B-127 takes advantage of the Decepticon's momentary confusion to kick himself away before opening fire on the missile, detonating it, and killing Blitzwing. As he limps away, Burns watches him leave trapped under a destroyed jeep. The Autobot crawls to a riverbank before collapsing from his injuries, with his memory cells critically damaged. His systems scan a nearby [[Volkswagen]] Beetle before he finally fades away to unconsciousness...

[[File:BBfilm-Charlie-finds-bee.jpg|thumb|300px|"What about you?" "He really is dead."]]
In [[Brighton Falls]], [[Charlie Watson]], a 17-year-old girl one day away from turning 18, awakens from her slumber. Since Charlie isn't over [[Charlie's dad|her father's]] death yet, she brushes off her annoying younger brother [[Otis Watson|Otis]], and her mother [[Sally Watson|Sally]]'s infatuation with her new boyfriend [[Ron (BB)|Ron]]. Charlie bikes to her job at the [[Brighton Falls Boardwalk|boardwalk]], where she is utterly humiliated in an encounter with [[Tina Lark]] and her posse. She visits [[Hank's Marine Repair and Parts]] after hours to look for car parts, discovering an old V.W. Beetle under a tarmac after accidentally knocking over some motorboats. She finds the key in the ignition and attempts to start it, but is surprised when the car emits an unintelligible signal...

On one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, Decepticon hunters [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] interrogate Cliffjumper about Optimus Prime's whereabouts. The Autobot remains resolute, which angers his interrogators, until B-127's signal, activated on Earth by Charlie, reaches the three [[Transformer]]s. The two Decepticons agree to go to Earth and hunt down B-127 instead, and Dropkick vertically bisects Cliffjumper, killing the Autobot.

In a [[Texas]] trailer park, the dysfunctional couple, [[Roy (BB)|Roy]] and [[Amber]], argue about Roy spending the down payment for their house on a tricked-out new car, among other things. Their spiel is interrupted when a meteor crashes mere feet from them, missing Roy's new car, much to his relief. However, he's not so lucky when a second one falls as it obliterates both his prized car and their house. Headlights shining from inside the inferno give the irresponsible man some hope until Shatter and Dropkick reveal themselves and transform before them. As Roy attempts to greet the newcomers, Dropkick kills the unlucky man and leaves Amber before the Decepticons drive off to the West Coast following B-127's signal.

Failing to make progress on repairing her late father's Corvette and feeling left out by her family, Charlie wakes up to the worst 18th birthday imaginable. The disappointing presents from Sally and Ron (a pink bicycle helmet and a book about smiling more, respectively) only worsen the feeling. She fumes in her bedroom before storming over to the auto repair and asking [[Uncle Hank|Hank]] for the Beetle. She even offers to work at the shop for a year in exchange for the car, but Hank refuses since he isn't hiring employees, and Charlie can take the car for free if she can get it to start. Charlie gets to work and soon triumphantly drives her new car home.

[[File:BBfilm-Charlie-Bumblebee-garage.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"You like jazz?"]]
Charlie parks her new Beetle in the garage but is surprised when a part falls out from its undercarriage. She's even more surprised when an inspection of the vehicle reveals what appears to be a ''face'' under the car... moments before B-127 transforms and reveals himself to her. However, Charlie's only momentarily terrified as her fear turns to compassion upon seeing that the Autobot is about as afraid of her as she is of him. She manages to soothe the scared scout and emotionally connect with him, giving him the name "Bumblebee" after the warbled beeps and buzzes he makes.

[[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] relays the news of the Decepticons' landfall to Burns, who immediately prepares a team to travel to Texas and intercept them.

[[File:BBfilm-Bumblebee-pat-pat.jpg|thumb|300px|"You're flying outside the hive, talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M-80s!"]]
Charlie awakens the next day and goes straight to the garage, but discovers to her horror that Bumblebee has vanished without a trace. A quick interrogation of Otis reveals Sally has appropriated Charlie's car to take their dog [[Conan]] to the vet, as Ron needed to use the family station wagon. Charlie frantically chases her mother on her moped and manages to pull her over, despite Bumblebee almost blowing his cover by extending an arm out from his trunk and waving at her. She later takes the Autobot to a secluded beach, where she teaches him that he should always assume [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]] unless the two of them are alone.

[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Mr. Bee, I'm going to ask what I think the entire court here would like to know... what exactly is your relationship to that woman?"]]
Burns' team and [[Dr. Powell]] intercept the two Decepticons in Texas and ask them to state their business. Dropkick wants to eliminate the humans, but Shatter comes up with a better idea; lying to the humans that they are a "peacekeeping Decepticon patrol." She asks Sector Seven's aid in tracking down the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127. While Burns is doubtful, Powell, enthusiastic at the prospect of first contact with an [[alien]] species, eagerly agrees to talk to his superiors about the matter.

Bumblebee and Charlie bond in a secluded forest, but when Bee's chest starts sparking from the damage he took during his fight with Sector Seven, Charlie attempts to fix it, only to activate a holographic message sent by Optimus Prime accidentally. While the message is garbled and incomplete, hearing it jolts a memory in Bumblebee...

''Leaping from the collapsing launchpad and latching onto a Seeker to make his way down, Optimus fights his way through several Seekers before Soundwave deploys [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to attack him. Prime manages to fight off the feline minion with some effort, but his distraction has allowed dozens of Decepticons, including Soundwave, Shockwave, and Starscream, to surround him. The Decepticons move in to attack the Autobot leader even as B-127 watches, unable to help, from his departing escape pod...''

[[File:BBfilm-Charlie-Bumblebee-hugs.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Charlie realizes that Bumblebee is on the run from something serious. When he attempts to use his broken radio, she decides she can at least fix that, and they return to her garage, where she sets about extracting the radio from the Corvette. Bumblebee starts playing a video, which turns out to be footage of her last dive meet made by her father shortly before his death. She installs the radio in Bumblebee, though he forcefully ejects the music tapes she inserts into him. While she's looking through her tapes, he starts thumbing through her father's L.P.s, and she scolds him. However, after she notices a specific record, her mood changes, and she starts playing it, recalling how she and her father used to listen to it while working on the Corvette. She tells Bee how her father died of a heart attack, and she's continued working on the car in his memory.

At Sector Seven, [[General Whalen]] leads a discussion over whether to allow the Decepticons access to their equipment. Burns believes they can't trust the Decepticons, but Whalen promises to turn them over to him once they track down B-127. Shatter and Dropkick are duly introduced to Sector Seven's array of computers, though they're more interested in the telephone network.

[[File:BBfilm-Charlie-Memo-ride-in-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px|left]]
As Bumblebee plays with his new radio, Charlie's neighbor [[Memo]] stumbles into the garage, intending to ask Charlie on a date, and is shocked at the sight of the giant robot. Charlie swears him to secrecy, and the pair go for a drive in Bumblebee. Charlie borrows Memo's shirt so she can show off by "driving" blindfolded, and they hang out of Bumblebee's sunroof.

Dr. Powell marvels over the radio at the massive worldwide interconnected web the Decepticons are constructing using the computers and telephone network to track [[energon]] signatures. Burns still has his misgivings, but Whalen believes they can turn the technology on the Decepticons.

Still driving in Bumblebee, Charlie and Memo realize that the reason the Autobot has been playing with his radio is to teach himself to speak with it. They arrive at a cliff by the seaside, where [[Tripp Summers]] challenges Charlie to dive off the cliff. When she's unable, despite urging from Bumblebee, she's cruelly mocked by Tina. Though Charlie claims not to be bothered, Memo and Bumblebee both want revenge. That night, they head to Tina's house and attempt to educate Bumblebee on the art of throwing toilet paper and eggs; this doesn't go well, culminating in Bumblebee enthusiastically jumping on Tina's car and the trio making a quick getaway before she emerges to find the damage. Their frantic driving is spotted by [[Sheriff Lock]], who gives chase in his cruiser. Bumblebee is easily able to outmaneuver Lock's vehicle, which ends up totaled as a result. The three fugitives return to Charlie's home, where they say their goodnights.

[[File:Bumblebee vs sofa.jpg|thumb|300px|"I told you, stop flying in the house!"]]
The next morning, Charlie tells Bumblebee he needs to stay in the garage as the authorities will be looking for him, and leaves for her job. Bumblebee instead ends up following Conan into the house, and his curious exploration ends up demolishing just about everything in the living room and kitchen. Finally, he ends up plugging himself into a wall socket, causing an energon-infused power surge that travels down nearby power lines. The equipment at Sector Seven detects the surge, and the Decepticons roll out, closely followed by Burns and his men. Memo also notices the commotion, so he calls Charlie, who returns home where the pair survey the devastation. Memo manages to get Bumblebee back into the garage, but Charlie realizes she's screwed. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have reached Brighton Falls.

Sally returns home with Otis to find the destruction. An argument ensues between her and Charlie, who ends up storming out. Charlie and Memo go driving to cool off, but they run into a roadblock set up by Sector Seven. Charlie tries to keep Bumblebee calm, but when the Sector Seven soldiers seize her, Bumblebee transforms and carries her off. Unfortunately, they immediately run into Shatter and Dropkick, who attempt to interrogate Bumblebee but are perplexed when the Autobot doesn't try to fight back. Burns and his men arrive and start zapping Bee with electrical guns, and Charlie gets knocked out when she attempts to help him.

[[File:BBfilm-interrogation.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Remember what Van said, why is your life more valuable than mine?" "Funny, I just can't seem to recall that!"]]
Charlie wakes up in her bed and emerges from her room to find Agent Burns telling her parents that she had stolen valuable government equipment. Despite her protests, her mom banishes her back to her room. She promptly slips out through her window, and Otis catches her trying to get Memo's attention by throwing rocks at his window. She manages to stop him from alerting her mother. Joining Memo in his house, they watch a news report about Sector Seven setting up shop at [[McKinnon Air Base]], and Charlie reasons that's where they're holding Bumblebee. Otis is assigned to keep the plan secret while Charlie and Memo head to the base.

At the airbase, Powell watches the two Decepticons interrogate Bumblebee. Charlie and Memo sneak into the base in time to watch as the Decepticons inadvertently trigger Optimus Prime's recording, revealing that the Autobots are coming to Earth. As the Decepticons discuss the presented opportunity, Powell realizes their mistake in cooperating with the giant evil robots and tries to radio a warning to Burns before Dropkick kills him.

Sally and Ron pick over the debris in their house, and Otis is entirely unsuccessful at convincing them that Charlie is still in her room.

[[File:BBFilm-Charlie-Bee-touch-hands.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Shatter locates a nearby communications tower they can use to call in the Decepticon army. Once Dropkick blasts Bumblebee, the pair depart, and Charlie and Memo run to the lifeless Autobot's side. Charlie believes they can still revive him using the electrical guns, and though at first, it seems as though she's unsuccessful, Bumblebee sits up, and his memories start to restore. Agent Burns and his men arrive outside and blow up the exterior door before advancing inside. Charlie tells Bumblebee to run as the troops attempt to take her and Memo away, but the soldiers harpoon Bee. It's not until Burns throws Charlie to the ground that Bumblebee finds the strength to get up and start blasting, unfazed by anything the humans throw at him. Sector Seven retreats, but Charlie has to talk Bumblebee down. Charlie tries to persuade him that they need to hide, but Bumblebee is set on stopping the Decepticons. While Charlie leaves in Bee, Memo tries unsuccessfully to slow down the pursuing Sector Seven vehicles.

As Bumblebee and Charlie race through Brighton Falls, pursued by Sector Seven, they're joined by Sally and Ron in the station-wagon. Though Ron manages to obstruct Burns's vehicle successfully, he ends up spinning out as they approach a set of traffic lights, and there's an almost-pileup as multiple vehicles skid to a halt just inches from hitting each other. Shatter and Dropkick blend their technology into the communications tower at the port in preparation to send their message. Bumblebee arrives and has Charlie hide in a garbage bin for protection before he begins shooting the tower, prompting Dropkick to descend and engage the Autobot in a fierce fight. An errant missile throws Charlie from her hiding place, and, seeing Bumblebee occupied, she heads for the tower. Narrowly avoiding Bumblebee and Dropkick's fight, she starts ascending a nearby crane. Burns also arrives in a helicopter, ordering the pilot to open fire on the communications tower. The battle below moves into a dry dock, with Dropkick transforming to helicopter mode to fire at Bumblebee. Bumblebee throws a chain that hits the Decepticon's rotors, wrapping around Dropkick as he changes to robot mode and allowing Bumblebee to terminate him.

Charlie reaches the top of the crane and jumps across to the tower. Above her, Shatter shoots down the Sector Seven helicopter, sending it plunging towards the ground. Bumblebee manages to grab it before it can crash, saving Burns's life. Charlie moves to disconnect the Cybertronian power source, and when Shatter transforms into jet mode to stop her, Bumblebee shoots down the Decepticon. During the ensuing fight on the ground, Charlie successfully disconnects the tower's power source.

[[File:BBfilm-Charlie-Bee-underwater.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"You snap out of it!" "''You'' snap out of it!"]]
An enraged Shatter pounds on Bumblebee, who shoots the wall of the dry dock. Shatter mocks him for missing until the wall gives way, and Shatter gets crushed between a ship and the side of the dock. As Bumblebee sinks to the bottom of the flooded dock, Charlie overcomes her fear and dives in, finding Bumblebee at the bottom and helping him to get back to the surface. Finally seeing Bumblebee's true nature, Burns tells the pair they need to make their escape before the rest of Sector Seven arrives, and as they leave, Memo turns up just slightly too late to save the world.

[[File:BB-GoldenGateBridge.jpg|thumb|300px|"Beautiful day to fly." "Sure is."]]
Bumblebee and Charlie end up on a hill overlooking the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], where Charlie tells the Autobot that she can't interfere with his greater purpose, and they have to go their separate ways. After a tearful farewell, Bumblebee scans a passing Camaro as his new alternate mode and drives off to rendezvous with Optimus Prime on the bridge, leaving to continue his mission. Charlie returns home and reunites with her family and Memo.

That night in a nearby forest, Optimus commends Bumblebee on keeping Earth safe, as the two watch more Autobot refugees appear in the sky over Earth. Not far away, Charlie successfully gets the Corvette running and takes it for a first drive.
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==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Dylan O'Brien]])
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Andrew Morgado]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Dennis Singletary]])
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Grey Griffin]])
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]] ([[Kirk Baily]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*Autobot soldiers

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Shatter]] ([[Angela Bassett]])
*[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] ([[Justin Theroux]])
*[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] ([[David Sobolov]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Jon Bailey]])
**[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (Jon Bailey)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]†
*[[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]]†
*[[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]]†
*[[Seeker (Movie)|Seekers]] (Kirk Baily; [[#Transformers references|see below]])

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Charlie Watson]] ([[Hailee Steinfeld]])
*[[Memo]] ([[Jorge Lendeborg Jr.]])
*[[Sally Watson]] ([[Pamela Adlon]])
*[[Otis Watson]] ([[Jason Drucker]])
*[[Ron (BB)|Ron]] ([[Stephen Schneider]])
*[[Uncle Hank]] ([[Len Cariou]])
*[[Craig (BB)|Craig]] ([[Kollin Holtz]])
*[[Tina Lark]] ([[Gracie Dzienny]])
*[[Tina's girlfriends]] ([[Isabelle Ellingson]], [[Mika Kubo]])
*[[Tripp Summers]] ([[Ricardo Hoyos]])
*[[Sheriff Lock]] ([[Fred Dryer]])
*[[Roy (BB)|Roy]] ([[Lenny Jacobson]])
*[[Amber]] ([[Megyn Price]])
*[[Charlie's dad]] ([[Tim Martin Gleason]])
*[[Bill (BB)|Bill]] ([[Antonio D. Charity]])
'''[[Sector Seven]]'''
*[[Jack Burns]] ([[John Cena]])
*[[Dr. Powell]] ([[John Ortiz]])
*[[General Whalen]] ([[Glynn Turman]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[Nick Pilla]])
*[[Danny Bell]] ([[Edwin Hodge]])

|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Conan]] ([[Sterling (dog)|Sterling]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

† The individual Seekers are identified as such in packaging bios for ''Studio Series'' toys of characters featured in the film.

==Quotes==
"I'll never talk." 
"Is that right? Then let's make it official."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Blitzwing''', right before the latter destroys the former's voice box.

"If ''you'' won't tell us where Prime is, perhaps your young friend will." 
"''Never''." 
"You're a brave warrior. You deserve a better death...then again..."
:—'''Shatter''' and '''Cliffjumper''', right before Dropkick executes the latter.

"I like the way they ''pop.''" 
"''Focus,'' comrade."
:—'''Dropkick''' and '''Shatter''', after the former kills a human bystander.

"I say this with all due respect...have you lost your damn mind?!" 
"''That'' was with all due respect?"
:—'''Agent Burns''' and '''Dr. Powell''' debate.

"They literally call themselves Decepticons. That doesn't set off any red flags?"
:—'''Agent Burns''' doesn't trust the giant alien robots.

"Look, I know what you saw is a little crazy. I can explain. ... Yeah, I can't explain, but here's the deal: If you tell anyone what you just saw, I'm going to have to run you over with my car." 
"...Jeez!" 
"...I don't mean that in a mean way, okay?"
:—'''Charlie''' and '''Memo'''

"Ron! We have a kid in the car!" 
"I was trying to save the other kid! What was I...It was a lose-lose!"
:—'''Sally''' and '''Ron'''

"You think these little chains can hold-"
:—'''Dropkick''' before being sliced to pieces by said little chains.

"Thank you...so much...for giving me...my voice." 
"Thank you for...for making me feel like me again."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Charlie''' say their goodbyes.

"No way. You kidding me? You're telling me you could've been a Camaro this whole time?"
:—'''Charlie''' sees Bumblebee has one last trick up his sleeve.

"Old friend, you kept this planet safe. Because of you, we have a future, B-127." 
"My name... is... Bumblebee."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' thanks the newly-rechristened '''Bumblebee'''.

==Continuity notes==
As a prequel to the rest of the live-action film series, ''Bumblebee'' includes set-up elements for several of them:

* Ancillary media dating back to [[2007]] has primarily credited [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] with inflicting the injuries that caused Bumblebee to lose his voice (with both the [[Aligned continuity family]] and the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]] adapting the idea for their continuities), but internal to the films themselves, no specifics were ever provided, with "damage in battle" being the only reason given for the little Autobot's muteness. ''Bumblebee'' tells the on-screen version of the story, revealing that Blitzwing was the culprit.
* Meanwhile, Megatron himself is notably absent from the film's Cybertron-set prelude since, per the first movie's events, he is frozen on Earth at the time.
[[File:BB-movie-dam.jpg|thumb|If only they knew [[Megatron (Movie)|who]] and [[AllSpark|what]] was under there...]]
* The first film introduced Sector 7 and their [[Hoover Dam]] headquarters (see image at right). A young [[Seymour Simmons]] (played by [[John Turturro]] in the present-day films) appears among the organization's ranks.
* Thanks to Charlie fitting him with a working radio, Bumblebee learns how to "speak" by using snippets of music to express himself, which is, of course, how he communicates in all the other films.
* Burns warns Whalen of the potential for Decepticon attacks on Earth, citing [[Washington, D.C.]], [[New York City]] and [[Chicago]] as possible targets. All three of these cities experienced Decepticon activity in other ''Transformers'' films: New York in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', and D.C. and Chicago in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
* At the end of the movie, Bumblebee scans the [[1977]] Camaro mode that he had at the start of the original ''Transformers'' film.

Despite its notional "prequel" status, the film underwent significant reshoots ([[#Changes before, during, and after production|see below]]) that resulted in the deletion, alteration, and addition of scenes that create disjointedness between ''Bumblebee'' and the rest of the film series, even by the standard of the film series' usual ''laissez-faire'' approach to continuity, including:

* The ''big'' principal continuity-breaker is that the film completely throws out ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'''s premise that Bumblebee and the Autobots were active on Earth during significant periods throughout history, such as the {{w|American Revolutionary War}}, the {{w|Napoleonic Wars}}, [[World War I]], [[World War II]] and so on, and instead shows Bumblebee to have first come to Earth in [[1987]]. By extension, this also throws the film's [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|prequel comic]], which also operated on ''The Last Knight''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s premise, out the window.
* More circumstantially, the film's aesthetics are notably different, hewing much closer to Generation 1. Cybertron itself closely resembles its Generation 1 design instead of the "honeycomb" design seen in ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''The Last Knight''. Bumblebee's '77 Camaro robot-mode body, seen in the film's mid-credits sequence, is entirely different from his 2007 film appearance, instead depicted as a variation of the body used through the rest of this film.
* Sector 7 refers to their meeting with Shatter and Dropkick as "first contact," which feels a little off since, according to the first film, they've kept the AllSpark and the frozen Megatron in their Hoover Dam base since the early 20th century (however, one might just think what they actually meant was "first verbal interaction" with an alien species). Neither Megatron nor the AllSpark are mentioned in the movie's final cut, with Dropkick and Shatter showing no awareness of them despite being allowed into the base where Sector 7 keeps them—but these aren't really true inter-movie continuity-breaking discrepancies, as the same thing happened in the ''original'' cut of the film, where Megatron ''did'' appear in Sector Seven's possession in a mid-credits scene (again [[#Changes before, during, and after production|see below]]).
* In-keeping with the AllSpark going unmentioned, the Autobots leave Cybertron because they are on the losing end of the war, with Bumblebee going to Earth to establish a fallback position for his comrades, rather than to search for the cube. This isn't particularly incompatible what we see of 'Bee in the first film; the fact that the Autobots are seen arriving on Earth at the end in 1987 when the first film showed them coming in 2007 is more incongruous, but no more so than ''The Last Knight'' claiming that they'd already been there for centuries. Reconciling either ''The Last Knight'' or ''Bumblebee'' with the first film requires assuming that the Autobots will leave Earth again at some point in the next 20 years to search other planets and systems for the AllSpark, as mentioned in the first film's prologue, only to return when Bumblebee discovers it was on Earth all along—but as we said, this movie doesn't mention that. Notably, having Bumblebee lose his voice ''after'' coming to Earth actually ''necessitates'' a meeting between 'Bee and the other Autobots before the first movie. Ratchet noted in that film that he'd been trying to fix Bumblebee's voice for a while, meaning his arrival in 2007 couldn't be the first time he'd seen Bumblebee since he lost his voice.

These breaks in continuity have led to a debate among fans over whether the film constitutes a "hard reboot" of the movie universe (beginning a new run of films that are fully separate from the timeline of the five Michael Bay films) or if it's merely a "soft reboot" (comparable to ''{{w|X-Men: First Class}}'', another "prequel" movie that had irreconcilable continuity discrepancies with the film series it was meant to be part of, but was nonetheless treated as "canon"). The filmmakers have made vague and contradictory statements referring to the movie's place in continuity; director Travis Knight said the film was "essentially (...) restarting the franchise and (...) rebooting these characters,"<ref>[https://www.moviefone.com/news/bumblebee-director-travis-knight-interview/ Interview with Travis Knight at Moviefone.com]</ref> (note the non-definitive "essentially"), while associate producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura said it was "neither a reboot nor a remake."<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/03/24/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-highlights-the-future-direction-of-the-transformers-movie-series-385782 Di Bonaventura interview at TFW2005.com]</ref> Hasbro themselves referred to the film as "the start of a new storytelling universe",<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/02/16/transformers-brand-info-from-new-york-toy-fair-2019-fan-media-panel-hasbrotoyfair-383106 Transformers Brand Info From New York Toy Fair 2019 Fan Media Panel, TFW2005.com]</ref> but when asked about that, Di Bonventura interpreted the ill-defined phrase as simply meaning the creators had "freedom" to tell new stories that didn't necessarily follow the rules of the other films. Many movie news sites have pounced on these statements to declare the film an unambiguous reboot, leading to that sentiment being widely repeated across other sites, but ultimately, it has to be understood that the word "reboot" does not always mean to filmmakers and executives what it means to continuity-minded fans, and that they don't really think about "continuity" and "canon" that same precise way we do. The 2023 sequel, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', was promoted with similar fuzzy statements and mixed-messaging about whether the film truly constituted a total reboot or not.

==Transformers references==

[[File:BBfilm-Optimus-Prime-leaps-into-battle.jpg|thumb|300px|"All right, scramble, jocks! It's time to fly."]]
*During the opening battle on Cybertron, the Autobots' weapons fire orange laser blasts, while the Decepticons' fire blue ones, replicating the color-coded blaster fire of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] (though there, the Decepticons' weapons fire ''purple'' blasts).
*Optimus Prime's entrance into the battle on Cybertron is a direct reference to his famous leap into action from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*In another seeming ''The Movie'' homage, Brawn is downed by a shot to the shoulder during his cameo. This time, however, he survives and is seen among the Autobots getting into the escape pods.
*The well-known Autobots are accompanied by [[generic]] recolors of Ironhide with one of two new heads.<ref name="ILM">[https://www.ilm.com/visual_development/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece BUMBLEBEE: DEVELOPING AN EPIC SET PIECE] at ILM</ref>
*The Seekers' Cybertronian alternate modes are loosely inspired by their "tetrajet" modes from the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first Generation 1 episode]].
*Starscream is the only "unique" Seeker to appear during the film's Cybertron sequences. The rest of their forces are made up of countless robots that recycle five generic designs: blue-and-white (based on [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 Thundercracker]]), [[:File:BB-Skywarp-concept.jpg|purple-and-grey]] (based on [[Skywarp (G1)|Generation 1 Skywarp]]), [[:File:BB-Thrust-concept.jpg|green-and-grey]] (based on [[Thrust (Armada)|''Armada'' Thrust]]),<ref name="ILM" /> teal-and-white, and grey-and-red. The "Thrust" model has a triangular protrusion position behind its head, loosely replicating the character's "[[Conehead]]" appearance without actually giving him a genuine conehead.
**While it is hard to determine which (if any!) of these generic robots are the ''actual'' movie universe incarnations of [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]], and [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]], ''Studio Series'' toy bios help clear matters up: the ''real'' Skywarp and Thrust are stated to be the ones who joins Starscream in "blast[ing] the Autobot[s'] launchpad with missile fire to stop their escape from Cybertron".
*The large rifles used by Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron greatly resemble the rifle included with the original [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 Sideswipe toy]].
*Cliffjumper, Arcee, and several generic Autobots wield pistols that are a direct design match to the [[generic Autobot laser pistol|"generic" pistol]] design used for Autobots in season 2 of the Generation 1 cartoon.
*The Cybertron tower containing the launchpad is based on the [[Great Dome]].<ref name="ILM" />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave's]] eye flickers very subtly during his brief line of dialogue like his [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*[[Shatter]], according to Travis Knight, is based on [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]].
*The concept of Cybertron falling into Decepticon hands and the Autobots initiating a mass exodus originates from the Aligned continuity family, although in this case, the Autobots depart in individual escape pods instead of [[Ark (disambiguation)|a single gargantuan starship]].
*[[Teletraan-I]] can be sighted in the background as the Autobots enter their escape pods.
*The [[Transformation#The noise|classic transformation noise]] is used ''liberally'' throughout the entire film. Some variant of it can be heard whenever a Transformer goes through a full-body transformation sequence onscreen, as well as whenever Bumblebee draws his arm blaster.
*Blitzwing drops a well-known [[Furmanism]] as he fights B-127, stating that the Autobot will "[[Furmanism#DIE SCREAMING|die screaming]]... like [B-127's] friends!"
[[File:BBFilm-Optimus-as-Freightliner.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*Memo is reading a copy of [[GoBots|''GoBots Magazine'']], which he tosses aside when he sees Charlie. Though ''GoBots Magazine'' was a real publication, the issue Memo reads isn't one of the five real-life issues that exist; however, it faithfully emulates their cover style, down to the "Collector Poster Inside" cover tag. In a deleted scene, Memo even theorizes that Bumblebee is a GoBot.
*A snippet of "[[The Touch]]" plays when Bumblebee is "encouraging" Charlie to dive from the cliff.
*The fight between Bumblebee and Dropkick includes a sequence where Dropkick picks up Bumblebee and throws him. Then the Autobot lands in car mode, veers around, and jumps to punch him in the face—which harkens back to the fight choreography between [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] from the G1 cartoon's season 1 opening credits.
*Optimus' vehicle mode at the end of the film is a Freightliner cab-over truck ''very'' similar to his G1 counterpart. He's even pulling the classic trailer, which has the signature 'stripe' on its side!

==Real-life references==
*One of the vehicles Bumblebee rejects scanning is the Urban Assault Vehicle from ''{{w|Stripes (film)|Stripes}}''.
*Charlie has a poster for the rock band {{w|The Pretenders}}, which coincidentally is the name of a Transformers [[Pretender|sub group]] involving the robots disguising themselves as human.
*Throughout the film, Charlie wears band shirts for {{w|Elvis Costello and the Attractions}}, {{w|Motörhead}}, {{w|The Damned (band)|The Damned}}, {{w|The Rolling Stones}}, and {{w|The Smiths}}.
*Charlie eats {{w|Mr. T Cereal}}.
*The Watson family dog, Conan, is named after {{w|Conan the Barbarian}}.
*Uncle Hank and Charlie's family watch ''[[ALF]]'', a sitcom from the '80s about an alien taking refuge in a human home. Fitting. However, see Errors.
*The station wagon Charlie's family drives is based on the one in ''{{w|National Lampoon's Vacation}}''.
*Cliffjumper repeats his name and rank while being interrogated by Shatter and Dropkick, which references a real-life rule in the {{w|Geneva Convention}} that states these are the only things soldiers have to divulge under interrogation. More specifically, this references a typical exaggeration in film and TV in which soldiers ''only recite these'' in response to their captors.
*The transmission that Cliffjumper and the Decepticons pick up from B-127 is the theme song to ''[[Cheers]]''.
*Dropkick and Shatter's arrival on Earth almost mirrors the appearance of the Bug in ''{{w|Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black}}''.
*Bumblebee watches ''{{w|The Breakfast Club}}'', leading to him emulating [[Judd Nelson]]'s iconic fist pump several times throughout the rest of the film.
*After repairing Bumblebee's radio, Charlie inserts a cassette of The Smiths' album ''{{w|Strangeways, Here We Come}}'' and "{{w|Girlfriend in a Coma (song)|Girlfriend in a Coma}}" briefly plays before Bee ejects the tape.
*Charlie also tries inserting a cassette of the [[Rick Astley]] album ''{{w|Whenever You Need Somebody}}'', causing it to play a snippet from "{{w|Never Gonna Give You Up}}".
[[File:BBfilm-cassette-drawer.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*Other musicians featured in Charlie's drawer of cassettes include {{w|Joan Jett}}, {{w|Adam and the Ants}}, {{w|Guns N' Roses}}, {{w|Talking Heads}}, {{w|INXS}}, {{w|Pink Floyd}}, {{w|Oingo Boingo}}, {{w|Huey Lewis and the News}}, and {{w|Prism (band)|PRiSM}}. She also mentions {{w|Stevie Nicks}} and The Rolling Stones while searching for tapes.
*The record Charlie takes from her father's collection is {{w|Sam Cooke}}'s 1961 album ''Sam's Songs'', and when she puts it on, Sam Cooke's version of "{{w|Unchained Melody}}" plays. However, see Errors. Also seen in the collection of records is {{w|Roxy Music}}'s ''{{w|For Your Pleasure}}''.
*Shatter asks Powell to "take [the Decepticons] to your leader," referencing the ages-old trope from early alien-related science fiction.
*The letters 'BFG' are written on Charlie's jean jacket, a reference to ''{{w|The BFG}}'', a children's book about a young girl befriending a big, friendly giant and defeating a group of evil giants together. Also quite fitting.
*Sector Seven uses a variant of the WOPR supercomputer from ''{{w|WarGames}}''.
*While looking around the Watsons' house, Bumblebee is briefly intrigued by a can of {{w|Tab (drink)|Tab}} soda and a game of ''{{w|Pong}}'' running on an [[Atari, Inc.|Atari 2600]]. However, see Errors.
*Otis wears a {{w|Bruce Lee}} T-shirt during the third act.
*Memo's room has posters for ''{{w|The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing}}'', ''[[Indiana Jones|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', Tom Baker-era ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and a {{w|Heather Thomas}} pin-up.
*Bumblebee's rampage is a direct nod to the 1999 [[Warner Bros.]] animated film ''{{w|The Iron Giant}}'', in which the titular robot protagonist assaults the U.S. military with glowing red optics in retaliation for them harming his human best friend.
*Ron claims he learned his driving skills from ''{{w|Miami Vice}}''.

==Errors==
*In her first appearance, Arcee is seen with a small blaster based on the large rifle design used by other Autobots. When Optimus Prime calls a retreat, she has a "generic pistol" instead. She has her first blaster again on the lauchpad.
*The episode of ''ALF'' that Charlie's family watch is episode 20 of season 2, "You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog". The episode originally aired on February 29, 1988, a year after the movie is meant to occur.
*Charlie starts playing the first track on Sam Cooke's album ''Sam's Songs'', which ought to have been "Little Things You Do" rather than "Unchained Melody". The latter song doesn't even appear on the album, being the last track on side A of Cooke's earlier release ''Hits of the 50's''.
*Powell remarks that the Decepticon modifications to the S7 computers have created an "interconnected web of information," implying that the Internet's technology originated from the Decepticons. However, the idea of an interconnected network of computers for communications and data transfer was developing for decades before the film's setting in the late 1980s. The term "Internet" first appeared in the mid-1970s.
*Bumblebee watches a game of ''Pong'' running on the Atari 2600 plugged into the Watsons' television. However, ''Pong'' was never released as a standalone game for the 2600, only appearing as part of the ''{{w|Video Olympics}}'' game compilation, which featured a colorized remake that looked entirely different from the classic black-and-white version shown on the screen. The paddles are also seen moving on their own, despite no one touching the controllers and the game lacking any paddles in its attract mode.
*Simmons identifies Brighton Falls as a "coastal town." However, both the {{w|Richmond–San Rafael Bridge}} and {{w|Marin Islands|East Marin Island}} can be seen in the background of the Watsons' house establishing shots, which would place Brighton Falls within the San Francisco Bay, not quite on the coast. Furthermore, this causes problems with the [[Brighton Falls Boardwalk]], which faces the ocean... maybe Brighton Falls is just a ''very'' large town?

==Other editions==
*The version of the film available for streaming on [[Paramount+]] features a badly edited smash cut from the scene where Bumblebee and Charlie meet for the first time to Roy and Amber leaving their home to have an argument outside instead of the smooth night sky transition featured in other versions. This cut removes the presence of the country song "[[All My Ex's Live in Texas]]" from the film, suggesting some rights issues with it were most likely the reason the cut was made.

==Tie-in material==
*''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel]]''
During the lead-up to the release of the movie [[IDW Publishing]] released a four-issue limited series detailing an adventure set in the 60s, during which Bumblebee works with British intelligence to foil the plans of a group of Decepticons, including Blitzwing. It seems likely that author [[John Barber]] was working off an earlier draft of the film, which simply began with Bumblebee already on Earth in the time frame between ''The Last Knight'' and ''Bumblebee''.

*"[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome]]"
A one-shot promotional comic, that was released as [[pack-in material]] with the home video release and as a motion comic among the film's special features. The comic follows [[Seymour Simmons]] two years after the film's events, and serves to help bridge the gap between ''Bumblebee'' and the 2007 film.

==Music==
Two albums were released for the film:
*''[[Bumblebee (Motion Picture Score)]]'' - showcasing composer [[Dario Marianelli]]'s score for the film.
*''[[Bumblebee (Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]'' - featuring the film's diegetic music as well as Hailee Steinfeld's end credits song, "Back to Life."

==Home video releases==
{{main|Bumblebee (film)/home video}}
''Bumblebee'' was released on digital platforms on [[March 19]]; and on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K on [[April 2]]. A limited edition VHS copy was sent out as a promotional item, but was not available at retail.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/04/01/transformers-bumblebee-movie-out-now-on-vhs-real-vhs-promo-copy-with-pics-386407 TFW2005 VHS coverage]</ref>

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:BumblebeeCharlieSilhouettePoster.jpg|Yellow-black,
File:BumblebeeCrouchingPoster.jpg|yellow-black,
File:BumblebeeUSMoviePoster.jpeg|yellow-black,
File:BumblebeeMovieNewPoster.jpeg|yellow-black...
File:BumblebeePosingPoster.jpg|Ooh, black and yellow!
File:BumblebeeBurnsDecepticons.jpg|Yeah, let's shake it up a little.
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
{{quote|Mankind has split the atom, sent a man to the moon, and now, in arguably its most unlikely achievement, it has produced a watchable ''Transformers'' movie.|Scott Tobias|[http://www.npr.org/2018/12/20/677501424/flight-of-the-bumblebee-transformers-flick-soars-over-low-franchise-expectations NPR review]}}

Coming off the notoriously poor reception to ''The Last Knight,'' ''Bumblebee'' had a ways to go in terms of redeeming the ''Transformers'' film franchise for both Paramount and the general movie-going public. However, the film was positively received by critics, who generally praised Travis Knight's restrained directorial approach, Hailee Steinfeld's acting, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]-styled robot designs, and Charlie and Bumblebee's dynamic, comparing the film to its spiritual predecessors, ''{{w| E.T. the Extraterrestrial|E.T.}}'' and ''{{w|The Iron Giant}}''. The film currently holds a 90% and a "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the highest score of any film in the franchise to date.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bumblebee/ ''Bumblebee'' review on Rotten Tomatoes]</ref>

After making $500,000 at 325 theaters from its December 8 preview screenings,<ref>[https://deadline.com/2018/12/aquaman-sneak-preview-box-office-amazon-prime-1202521144/ ‘Aquaman’ Amazon Prime Previews Hook Near $3M Besting ‘Jumanji 2’]</ref> ''Bumblebee'' made its domestic opening alongside ''{{w|Aquaman (film)|Aquaman}}'', ''{{w|Welcome to Marwen}}'', and ''{{w|Second Act (film)|Second Act}}'', and proceeded to gross $21 million over its first weekend, finishing third behind ''Aquaman'' and ''{{w|Mary Poppins Returns}}''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2018/12/aquaman-bumblebee-christmas-thursday-night-previews-weekend-box-office-1202524462/ 'Aquaman’ Unwraps $22M+ On Christmas For $105M+ Cume; ‘Holmes & Watson’ Opens To $6M+; ‘Vice’ $4M+]</ref> In its second weekend, ''Bumblebee'' grossed another $20.5 million, remaining in third place.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2018/12/aquaman-mary-poppins-returns-bumblebee-new-years-weekend-box-office-1202526812/ 'Aquaman’ Sailing To $52M+ 2nd Weekend; $189M+ Cume Pacing Ahead Of ‘Doctor Strange’ & ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’]</ref> ''Bumblebee'' ended its domestic box office run on March 7, 2019, with a total domestic gross of $127.2 million, and earned an additional $340.8 million overseas (including $170.8 million from China) for a worldwide total gross of $468 million.<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4701182/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 Bumblebee - Box Office Mojo]</ref> While that total makes it the second lowest-grossing entry in the live-action film series to date, Viacom CEO Bob Bakish stated in January 2019 that ''Bumblebee'' was "solidly profitable," praising the film's performance as a turnaround for Paramount following the money-losing ''The Last Knight'',<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viacom-ceo-says-hes-mulling-small-acquisition-targets-1175029 Viacom CEO Says He's Mulling Small Acquisition Targets]</ref> which ''did'' make more money but not enough to recoup its monstrous budget.

In 2019, ''Bumblebee'' became the first ''Transformers'' film since the 2007 film not to be nominated for any {{w|Golden Raspberry Award}}s. Indeed, the film was one of those selected as a candidate for a {{w|The Razzie Redeemer Award|Razzie Redeemer Award}}, with the website praising the film's more "innocent and endearing" approach to the franchise.<ref>[https://razzies.com/razz-newz.html Razz Newz]</ref>

==Production staff==
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==Development details==
*March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> Christina Hodson (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
*October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_P2fw_DlS4?t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>[[File:TransformersUniverseBumblebeePoster.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"My sweater is Ralph Lauren, and I have no pants."]]
*February 12, 2016 — At ToyFair, Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 6, along with those of its predecessor and [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers 7]], as well as the fact that Transformers 6 will focus on Bumblebee.<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref>
*December 29, 2016 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura names Christina Hodson as the screenwriter in an interview.<ref name="hodson">[http://collider.com/transformers-5-plot-characters-dinobots-details/ 'The Last Knight' Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura Reveals How a 'Transformers' Movie Is Made] on Collider</ref>
*March 3, 2017 — [[Travis Knight]] is appointed director.<ref name="deadlinedirector">[https://deadline.com/2017/03/bumblebee-movie-travis-knight-director-kubo-and-the-two-strings-1202034882/ Travis Knight To Direct ‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ At Paramount]</ref>
*May 26, 2017 — A poster at Licensing Expo 2017 gives the name of the film as ''Transformers Universe: Bumblebee''.<ref name="expoposter">[https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1724400/the-bumblebee-movie-just-got-a-new-title-and-a-cool-80s-logo "The Bumblebee Movie Just Got A New Title And A Cool 80s Logo"]</ref>
*June 10, 2017 — [[Hailee Steinfeld]] reveals in an interview that she's been cast in the film.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/pitch-perfect-pop-star-hailee-steinfeld-hits-charts-with-most-girls-single-and-lands-transformers-role/news-story/47a238f0e75bf06a0ffc34a18e9906e4 Pitch Perfect pop star Hailee Steinfeld hits charts with Most Girls single and lands Transformers role]</ref>
*July 11, 2017 — [[Jorge Lendeborg Jr.]] is reported by The Hollywood Reporter to have been cast as the male lead.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-spinoff-bumblebee-casts-jorge-lendeborg-jr-as-male-lead-1017547 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' Casts Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Male Lead (Exclusive)] on Hollywood Reporter</ref>
*July 13, 2017 — More actors including [[Jason Drucker]], [[Abby Quinn]], [[Rachel Crow]], [[Ricardo Hoyos]], and [[Gracie Dzienny]] join the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-spinoff-bumblebee-rounds-cast-1019823 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)]</ref>
*July 23, 2017 — [[Pamela Adlon]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2017/07/pamela-adlon-bumblebee-movie-transformers-casting-1202133812/ Pamela Adlon Joins Cast Of 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee']</ref>
*July 31, 2017 — [[John Cena]] is announced as a cast member. Also, Bumblebee is a Volkswagen this time. The film is pushed back to December 2018. Production begins,<ref name="cenareveal">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/john-cena-joins-transformers-spinoff-bumblebee-1025411 John Cena Joins 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' (Exclusive)] on Hollywood Reporter</ref> with the filming going under the codename "Brighton Falls".<ref>[https://screenrant.com/transformers-bumblebee-working-title-filming-start/ Bumblebee Spinoff Working Title & Filming Start Date Revealed] on Screenrant</ref>
*August 6, 2017 — Hailee Steinfeld reveals on Twitter that her character's name is [[Charlie Watson]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Meet Charlie Watson. #BumblebeeTheMovie https://t.co/Z8kA8DGRk3|link=https://twitter.com/haileesteinfeld/status/894296888643432448|name=Hailee Steinfeld|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=8|day=6|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*September 9, 2017 — At [[HasCon 2017]], di Bonaventura discusses some hints on the film, including that the movie is set in [[1986]].<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/09/hascon-2017-bumblebee-movie-tidbits-348630 Hascon 2017: The Bumblebee Movie Tidbits] on TFW2005</ref>[[File:BumblebeeMovie firstlook.jpg|thumb|350px|"There's a bee in the car!"]]
*September 12, 2017 — Actor and stuntman [[Rory Markham]] reveals on Instagram that he is playing a [[Sector Seven]] agent named [[Agent Adams|Adams]].<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/12/sector-7-returns-transformers-universe-bumblebee-movie-348886 Sector 7 Returns in Transformers Universe: Bumblebee Movie] on TFW2005</ref>
*September 20, 2017 — Travis Knight reveals the first Decepticon vehicle mode in the form of a 1971 Plymouth GTX.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=LAIKA Pres & CEO Travis Knight on the set of his live-action film BUMBLEBEE. Travis will have more news on this & the next LAIKA film soon! https://t.co/SatTvufvhO|link=https://twitter.com/LAIKAStudios/status/910549230602788864|name=LAIKA Studios|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=9|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*October 2, 2017 — [[Peter Cullen]] has a role in the movie.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/10/02/peter-cullen-confirmed-bumblebee-movie-351131 Peter Cullen Confirmed In The Bumblebee Movie] on TFW2005</ref>
*October 26, 2017 — [[John Ortiz]] is revealed to be a cast member.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2017/10/john-ortiz-paramount-bumblebee-spinoff-peppermint-stxfilms-1202195412/ John Ortiz Cast In 'Bumblebee' Spinoff & 'Peppermint'] on Deadline.com</ref>
*November 12, 2017 — A wrap party for the movie reveals the movie's title as ''Bumblebee: The Movie''.<ref>[https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1724400/the-bumblebee-movie-just-got-a-new-title-and-a-cool-80s-logo The Bumblebee Movie Just Got A New Title And A Cool 80s Logo] on Cinema Blend</ref>
*December 11, 2017 — {{w|Martin Short}} is revealed to be doing some voice work for the film.<ref>[http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/attheshore/headliners/steve-martin-and-martin-short-head-to-borgata-for-an/article_7d516048-de98-11e7-9fa4-c7175ccf2b9d.html Steve Martin and Martin Short head to Borgata for an unforgettable evening] on pressofatlanticcity.com</ref>
*December 29, 2017 — A "first look" photo is released showing Hailee Steinfeld and Bumblebee's Volkswagen alternate mode.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=First Look at "Bumblebee" from @ParamountPics with Hailee Steinfeld! #Bumblebee hits theaters on Dec. 21, 2018! https://t.co/6ROMvWRrML|link=https://twitter.com/AwardsCircuit/status/946794788988293121|name=Clayton Davis|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=12|day=29}}</ref>
*January 28, 2018 — During an interview at the Grammys, Hailee Steinfeld suggests Bumblebee may sing during the movie.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/8096803/hailee-steinfeld-hair-waves-2018-grammys-how-to Interview on Billboard.com]</ref>
*February 16, 2018 — At [[Toy Fair 2018]], Hasbro states that the film series will be reset after ''Bumblebee: The Movie''.<ref name="reboot" />
*April 24, 2018 — Footage of the film is shown at Cinemacon.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/movies/2018/04/26/first-bumblebee-footage-transformers-cinemacon/ First 'Bumblebee' Footage Previews the 'Transformers' Spinoff at CinemaCon] at comicbook.com</ref>
[[File:BumblebeeMovieShatter&Dropkick.jpeg|thumb|300px|"Thanks for the coffee. Sorry, I couldn't finish it. If I did, I'd be up the rest of my life."]]
*June 5, 2018 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIX12F6958 official teaser trailer] is posted by Paramount Pictures, also revealing the film's title has been shortened to just ''Bumblebee''.
*June 6, 2018 — [[Charlie Adler]] reveals he is not in ''Bumblebee''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sadly no . But I’m sure whoever is doing it is wonderful ! It’s been a wonderful franchise for me for a long time and now some else’s turn !! Break a leg !|link=https://twitter.com/charlie_adler/status/1004401979597025280|name=Charlie Adler|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=06|day=06}}</ref>
*June 8, 2018 — [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] is initially stated to be in the film in a blog post on Paramount's parent company before his name is later scrubbed from the post afterward.<ref>[http://blog.viacom.com/2018/06/bumblebee-transforms-hailee-steinfelds-life-in-first-trailer/ Original text: "But things get hectic. The military lurks. So does dreaded Decepticon Starscream." Revised text: "But things get hectic. The military lurks. So does a dreaded Decepticon."]</ref>
*July 13, 2018 — Entertainment Weekly reveals [[Angela Bassett]] and [[Justin Theroux]] will voice new Decepticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] respectively.<ref>[http://ew.com/movies/2018/07/13/bumblebee-decepticon-trackers-first-look/ First Look: Bumblebee unveils two new Decepticon muscle cars]</ref>
*July 20, 2018 — A ''Bumblebee'' panel at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018 reveals more information on the film, such as details regarding the characters.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-bumblebee-movie-panel-in-hall-h-at-sdcc2018-jointhebuzz/41645/ Seibertron's coverage on the SDCC'18 Bumblebee panel.]</ref> Also, John Cena dressed as Bumblebee.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I asked the fine folks @IGN to help me find the true meaning of robot existence at #SDCC. But did I, as John Cena, find the answers to living as a Bumblebee? Let’s find out. @bumblebeemovie https://t.co/j4RJde71Cg https://t.co/nEqBtuVgL2|link=https://twitter.com/JohnCena/status/1020800460125605890|name=John Cena|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=7|day=21|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*August 26–30, 2018 — [[David Sobolov]] confirms he is part of the cast of ''Bumblebee'' as the voice of [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]].{{citesocial|quote=#Transformers fans... @ParamountPics has given me the ok to reveal I’m playing a role in the upcoming epic @bumblebeemovie! As of now I’m not authorized to tell you my character’s name. More news about that soon! Who do you think it is? @transformers @tfw2005 @seibertroncom https://t.co/XNeyuvmqQT|link=https://twitter.com/volobos/status/1033867788824309760|name=David Sobolov|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=8|day=27|(defunct=)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=#Transformers fans... It's time to reveal I'm the voice of Blitzwing in @bumblebeemovie ! Thank you TravisKnight and @ParamountPics for this exciting chance to work on another epic @transformers adventure.|link=https://twitter.com/volobos/status/1035346211392368640|name=David Sobolov|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=8|day=30|defunct=y}}</ref> 
*September 22–23, 2018 — Three teasers were released on various platforms with many different languages, revealing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]'s appearance in the movie. Additionally, shots were revealed of Optimus Prime's design, the three major Decepticons in the movie, and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/soundwave-and-optimus-prime-featured-in-teaser-for-next-bumblebee-movie-trailer/42075/ Seibertron's article including the two of the teasers released] and [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-bumblebee-movie-teaser-with-blitzwing-and-barricade/42078/ an article with one of the teasers.]</ref>
*September 24, 2018 — The official trailer is uploaded by Paramount Pictures' YouTube channel, revealing (among other things) [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]]s' appearances in the movie. A second international trailer is released, showcasing some more scenes. An interview with Travis Knight on the new trailer is also published, revealing Starscream (''now'' it's legitimate) and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]'s appearance in ''Bumblebee''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcwmDAYt22k Bumblebee (2018) - New Official Trailer] and [https://www.cbr.com/bumblebee-international-trailer-optimus-prime-cybertron/ an article showcasing the international trailer.] [https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/bumblebee-trailer-breakdown-travis-knight/ Interview with Knight.]</ref>
*September 27, 2018 - Before a special showing of [[The Transformers: The Movie|the animated movie]], another interview with Travis Knight and Hailee Steinfeld was seen AND a brief scene of Charlie and Bee's first interaction.
*November 13, 2018 - ''Bumblebee'' is rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/13/transformers-bumblebee-movie-rated-pg-13-376496]</ref>
*November 23, 2018 - A new trailer is released showcasing some new scenes, namely, Bumblebee's Cybertronian robot mode. Another trailer is released animated with...[[Play-Doh]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bumblebees-cybertronian-mode-shown-in-a-new-movie-trailer-playdoh-trailer/42450/ Seibertron's article on the 2 new trailers]</ref>
*November 27, 2018 - A new featurette demonstrates the more G1-inspired designs of the Transformers, including a proper look at Optimus's model and brief shots of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], Wheeljack and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRFv6JVFApk Bumblebee - First Generation Design - Paramount Pictures UK]</ref>
*December 2, 2018 - Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms [[Dylan O'Brien]] as the voice of Bumblebee.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/12/03/transformers-bumblebee-movie-voice-actor-dylan-obrien</ref>
*December 4, 2018 - New footage of the movie drops, showing Soundwave's voice, as well as many new shots of Cybertron and the battle between Bumblebee and Blitzwing.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/soundwave-speaks-more-footage-china-release-date-and-sponsor-and-more-bumblebee-news-roundup/42538/ Seibertron's coverage of the new trailer, as well as a general roundup of new footage.]</ref>
*December 8, 2018 - Special early screenings of the film take place in specific areas. Fans who attend are given free [[Tiny Turbo Changers]] toys, and short behind-the-scenes featurettes are shown before and after the film.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/early-reactions-and-impressions-for-2018-live-action-transformers-bumblebee-film/42550/ Seibertron's roundup of people's thoughts on the early screening.]</ref>
*December 10, 2018 - Hailee Steinfeld discloses at a premiere event that [[Kelly Fremon Craig]], who directed her in ''The Edge of Seventeen'', performed uncredited script rewrites on the movie.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bumblebee-hailee-steinfeld-got-a-surprise-birthday-party-at-premiere-1168147/ THR: Hailee Steinfeld Gets Surprise Birthday Party at ‘Bumblebee’ Premiere]</ref>
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===Changes before, during, and after production===
Initially, ''Bumblebee'' would have served as a more direct prequel to the 2007 movie, bridging the gap between Bumblebee's [[World War II]] adventures in ''The Last Knight'' and setting up some plot points from the original ''Transformers'' film. Many of these elements were subsequently dropped during reshoots following test screenings in 2018; this may have been a result of feedback from the test screenings, Paramount's concerns over the negative commercial and critical reception to ''The Last Knight'', or a desire to take the franchise in a new direction. Some of these changes include:
[[File:ANewCarForCharlie-deletedscene.jpg|thumb|300px|"TiVo. You can just freeze live TV? That's insane!"]]
*The film's original cut didn't include any scenes set on Cybertron, opening instead on a shot of Earth, where Bumblebee (who narrates in voiceover) is fleeing from Sector Seven in his Jeep mode.<ref name="opening">{{citesocial|quote=The Entire Opening was new and the earth sequence was reshot scene to have john cena and his crew in training excersize in a random forest rather than already hunting bumblebee in a forest bee is hiding in. In the prescreener it opened with a shot of earth from space with a quick few lines of exposition from bee before we cut to the jeeps and humvees already chasing bee. We never see him crashland or have a cybertronian mode.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2018|month=12|day=28}}</ref> This setup maintained continuity with ''The Last Knight''. In this original opening, Bumblebee laments that the humans are now hunting him despite his being sent to protect them, and comes to the embittered conclusion that mankind isn't worth fighting for. This sets up the character arc Bumblebee is intended to undergo in the film, learning through his friendship with Charlie that not all humans are alike, and that there is good in them after all, culminating in his decision to fight Shatter and Dropkick in order to save the Earth from a Decepticon invasion after he regains his memories in the film's final act. This arc becomes diluted in the finished film, even though this climactic scene remains, since Bumblebee does not experience this loss of faith in the first place. This original opening is included among the deleted scenes on the home release.
**For the final cut of the film, the scene was reshot to have Bumblebee's escape pod crash-land near Burns's Sector Seven squad—who are in the woods because of a training exercise—by pure coincidence.<ref name="opening" /> Unfortunately, this creates some new discrepancies: Sector Seven is ''already'' driving SUVs equipped with anti-Transformer harpoon weaponry; a mid-1980s special forces unit keeps a WWII-era Willys Jeep around for some reason; and Bumblebee can speak English not more than a few minutes after landing on Earth.
**Blitzwing's scene was unchanged from the test screening, though at the time production had not settled on a name for the character.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Yep he died in the prescreener as well as the full film. As far as i remember he had a placeholder name on our little survey at the end that wasnt starscream or blitzwing though. I think he was given the name later through production. We also never hear said it in either version of the film, just in the credits and on the toy?|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/page-8#post-18508352|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2020|month=11|day=10}}</ref>
*Burns was originally going to have a markedly different personality. In the test cut, he was depicted as a far grimmer character who had lost someone close to him in a prior Transformer attack. In the final version of the film, he became more eccentric, though remnants of his original personality still appear at times.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=A majority of cena and powells dialogue has been reshot to remove sector 7s prior knowledge of transformers and cena being xenophobic towards them due to a person close to him being killed by one at some point has also been removed from the final version. Cenas dialogue was also reshot in this to make him funnier when in the pre screener he was much more serious and cut throat. Some of these more intense lines still come through like when he and the general are listening to powell gush about the decepticons creating the internet. The first line about “powell being weird” is reshot but the rest is the original scene hence why he seems a bit more serious. This shift in his performance may be whats throwing some people off about him as there are are two distinct performances being twisted together.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2018|month=12|day=28}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=The only character who was wildly different in the prescreener was John Cena. In the original cut he was much more cut throat and had a history with the transformers. Almost no jokes except the “Why do they always run?” Line. He had alot more levity added to his character with reshoots. Everyone else was exactly the same.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/page-7#post-18110584|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2020|month=07|day=19}}</ref>
*Otis appeared more frequently in the original cut of the film, particularly in the first act. Deleted scenes include: Charlie "dropping him off" at karate practice by having him ride a skateboard while clinging to the back of her bike [[Marty McFly]]-style; Charlie leaving to buy Bumblebee while she is meant to be watching Otis, warning him that she will kill him if he dies while she is away; Charlie coercing Otis into helping her clean the new Beetle when she returns; and Bumblebee breaking down on the road while the two are taking it for a test drive, leading Otis to abandon Charlie and walk off while a passing Tina taunts her. All of these scenes are among the deleted scenes included in the home release.
*Originally, Charlie was to have two friends named [[Liz]] and [[Brenda]] "Bren" (played by [[Rachel Crow]] and [[Abby Quinn]] respectively), who worked with her at Hot Dog on a Stick. The two originally appeared in the first Boardwalk scene where they tell Charlie they "aren't a match anymore," following her personality change after her father's death, upsetting her. They later reappear at the cliffside party, having bribed their way into Tina's friendship by giving her free corn dogs and abandoning Charlie for their new "cool" status. Both scenes are present as extras on the home release, and the characters still appear in the [[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel|Junior Novel adaptation]].
*In the test cut, Cliffjumper was not part of the scene in which Shatter and Dropkick detect Bumblebee on Earth.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In our cut Shatter and Dropkick just happened to be on the moon and receive the signal from bee. Cliffjumper wasn't there at all.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/page-2#post-16444221|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2018|month=12|day=29}}</ref> Cliffjumper's inclusion was made because his similarities to Bumblebee would set the stakes of the story: "You have to understand that if Shatter and Dropkick encounter Bumblebee, things are not going to end well."<ref>[https://uproxx.com/hitfix/travis-knight-interview-bumblebee/ Travis Knight ''UPROXX'' interview]</ref>
*Similarly, the extended flashback to Optimus Prime on Cybertron when Bumblebee watches Prime's holographic message was missing from the test cut, only added alongside the Cybertron opening which the assets were produced for.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The flashback with prime fighting the cons on cybertron when bee sees his hologram was newly added. It originally just played the message.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2018|month=12|day=28}}</ref> The G1-style CGI model for Optimus was present in the original cut.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I think that no matter what the team behind this movie were thinking of redesigns from the get go, bee was already the cuddly pudgier more g1 version in the cut i witnessed rather than the studio series boxart and figure with the more pronounced door wings. Along with Optimuss hologram being the g1 style cybertronian design. Heck our cut still had Optimus as a flat nosed at the end. Regardless of if the cybertron scene was a way later addition or not the film was still going to be a stylistic reboot at the very least, making the designs easier on the eyes.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/page-4#post-16452606|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2018|month=12|day=31}}</ref>
*The scene where Bumblebee explores Charlie's house originally had the Autobot inadvertently bring the house's electronics to life with his [[energon radiation]], necessitating a slapstick fight sequence in which Bumblebee, Charlie, and Memo had to unplug the hostile Transformers to deactivate them. {{w|Martin Short}} would have featured in the scene, presumably as the voice of at least one of the mutations. This scene was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that a version of it would find its way into both the junior novel and [[A New Car for Charlie|Junior Reader adaptations]]. As a result, the movie's corresponding scene features an unusually high number of rapid-fire jump cuts to mask the missing footage, including a strange, swaying "POV" shot that originally belonged to the mutant washing machine as it watched Charlie and Memo enter the house. Eagle-eyed viewers will realize that the house's television is gone from its usual spot. At the same time, the washing machine is, for no apparent reason, sitting in the middle of the family carpet, the "real" reason being that these appliances had been brought to life and summarily dispatched in the original cut of the movie. Another remnant of the sequence surfaces when Sally asks why the television's cord was cut—something of a ''non sequitur'' in this version. The complete sequence is included as one of the deleted scenes on the home release, though it does not feature Short's voice.
*Shatter and Dropkick's goal was unchanged from the test cut, but their plan actually hinged on this deleted scene with the Energon mutations: seeing how Bumblebee was able to bring the human technology to life, they decide to use the satellite to send out an Energon pulse to awaken an army, with Charlie needing to disable the Energon device they hook up to the tower.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=in the cut we had [Shatter and Dropkick] were hunting bee to find the location of optimus prime so their plot stayed largely the same as did their dialogue. The inly thing different that i can place right now is dropkicks death scream was much more intense and panicked in the prescreening, which was probably way too brutal for the kids so they altered it to be quick.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/page-3#post-16444738|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2018|month=12|day=29}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=i wanna say they claimed he was an escaped fugitive. Someone dangerous? I think most of the dialogue had generally thensame focus. The major change was with their plan. They discover that Bumblebee brought stuff to life in the original cut and plan to use and energon source and the satellite dish to send a pulse out across the city bringing all the appliances to life as an army for the decepticons rather than just sending out a signal to call the army. Thats why Charlie needs to climb the tower to get to the energon device thats hooked into the tower. She has to remove it before it sends the pulse out and theres a timer on it ticking down until its charged.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/page-8#post-18117235|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2020|month=07|day=21}}</ref> In the final cut, they're just calling Decepticon reinforcements.
*The test cut of the film featured a post-credit scene with Burns, Simmons, and Whalen discussing that the Autobots can never learn of "N.B.E.-01:" [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], frozen in ice as per the 2007 movie, albeit redesigned to have a more [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1-styled appearance]]. This scene was replaced in the final cut by entirely new scenes of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee watching more Transformers arrive on Earth and Charlie finishing her and her father's car repair project.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=A scene that was cut from the end in final version was a sector 7 scene between Cena, Simmons, and the General talking about how the autobots must never know about NBE1 which is revealed to be a frozen G1 styled megatron, fusion cannon and all, that has the same aesthetic as the cybertonian bots from the new opening sequence. Both post credits scenes were brand new in the final release, those being Bee and Prime walking along and watching more Autobots coming to earth and Charlie finishing her fathers car. Everything else was essentially the same between both versions, just cut slightly faster in some places to keep the pacing steady.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2018|month=12|day=28}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=[Megatron's Tiny Turbo Changers design is] actually really close to what i saw! Essentially the design i saw in the film for a split second was like a blend of g1 and movie 1 megs. Had the general shape of g1 megs but with movie 1 megs detailing and definitely the movie 1 megs face|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/travisformer-megatron.1161108/page-5#post-16720715|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=Travisformer Megatron|year=2019|month=03|day=23}}</ref>
**The scene where Bumblebee joins Optimus Prime on the Golden Gate Bridge was, however, the same in both versions and would've been the last on-screen appearance of Bee in the original cut. With that cut being more closely aligned with the live-action continuity at large, it seems likely that the scene was intended to be a bit more ambiguous—the audience at large would've been able to read it as "Bumblebee goes off to join Optimus Prime", while the filmmakers would've retained some plausible deniability in the form of "it's just a truck that ''looks'' like Optimus Prime"—thus better allowing for the arrival of the Autobots to occur as seen in the 2007 movie.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The final shot at the golden gate bridge with Bee turning into a camaro and following optimus on the golden gate was the same in both cuts|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/|name=Optimus_Prowl|site=TFW2005|title=PRE-SCREENER DIFFERENCES: WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD|year=2018|month=12|day=28}}</ref>
*A scene of Bumblebee being on the run in Vietnam in his World War II body made it to concept art stage.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/the-big-bumblebee-concept-art-thread.1167241/#post-16487632 Vietnam fields concept art]</ref>
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[[File:TF-BB-Movie-Murderbee-Trailer-vs-Final-Cut.jpg|250px|thumb|"You see? You can't treat them
like equals! They're striped savages! Stinging's the only thing they know! ''It's their way!''"]]
Additional changes, some of which took place ''after'' the introduction of the film's Cybertron scenes, include:
*The first trailer to include Cybertron scenes featured Blitzwing among Shockwave's Seekers. In later trailers and the final film, he was replaced with Starscream, sporting his traditional color scheme and seemingly a new head lacking the 'flight mask' design motif.
*In a statement for Seibertron.com, Jon Bailey noted that he auditioned for [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], suggesting the character was originally intended to have dialogue.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bumblebee-movie-voice-actor-jon-bailey-talks-about-his-experience/42553/ Seibertron article on Bailey's experience]</ref> This was confirmed in a Seibertron.com podcast, in which he also said [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was supposed to yell "Die Autobots!", in a slightly reworked version of his appearance. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was also supposed to say "Operation: Destruction" and/or "Operation: Annihilation" after ejecting [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] as a direct reference to the original cartoon.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/twincast-podcast-episode-214-bumblebee/42674/ Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast Episode #214 "Bumblebee"]</ref>
*The Cybertron tower was supposed to look more [[Great Dome]]-like before opening up to display the launchpad, with concept art to boot, though it was cut for time.<ref name="ILM" />
*Optimus Prime was to have an extended role in the opening scene, having a Cybertronian vehicle mode, though it was cut for time. Concept art for a more Cybertronian robot mode and vehicle mode was created by [[Alex Jaeger]], though the film ultimately uses a model closer to his Earthen robot form.<ref name="ILM" />
*An additional render and a deleted scene depict Shatter and Dropkick inside Sector 7 with their car-only robot forms, indicating they may have been supposed to scan their aerial modes later in the film.<ref name="ILM" />
*Travis Knight initially wanted to feature Megatron during the Cybertron scenes. However, the Decepticon leader was ultimately omitted, specifically because continuity dictated he was still frozen on Earth at the time,<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/2018/12/19/bumblebee-deleted-megatron-decepticon-scene/ 'Bumblebee' Deleted A Megatron Scene] on comicbook.com</ref> despite the removal of the scene mentioned earlier showing this.
*When Bumblebee's memories are restored and he fights against Sector 7, his eye color is red, as opposed to the blue in the trailer (right).
*Very early stock art for the film depicted Bumblebee with his now-traditional "wings" formed from his car's doors alternate mode. This was changed late in production to give his final C.G. model a more humanoid appearance, but not early enough to change his [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|concurrently-released toys]], which almost unanimously depict Bumblebee with said door-wings.
*Shatter went under the working name '''[[Fracture (disambiguation)|Fracture]]'''.<ref name="ILM" />
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==Notes==
*During production, the film was referred to in presentational material under a variety of names, including "Transformers 6", "Bumblebee: The Movie," "The Bumblebee Movie," and "Transformers Universe: Bumblebee."
*[[Hasbro Pulse]] occasionally refers to the movie as "Transformers: Bumblebee" or "Bumblebee Movie".<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-studio-series-65-voyager-bumblebee-movie-blitzwing]
</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
*''Arabic:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (بامبلبي ''Bamblibi'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Daai Wong Fung''''' (大黃蜂, "Bumblebee")
*''Greek:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (Μπάμπλμπι ''Bámplmpi'')
*''Hindi:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (बुमबलेबी ''Bumabalebee'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''''ŰrDongó''''' ("Space Bumblebee")
*''Korean:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (범블비 ''Beombeulbi'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Dàhuángfēng''''' (大黃蜂, 大黄蜂, "Bumblebee")
*''Russian:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (Бамблби ''Bamblbi'')
*''Tamil:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (பம்பல்பீ ''Pampalpī'')
*''Telugu:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (బంబుల్బీ ''Bambulbī'')
*''Ukrainian:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (Бамблбі ''Bamblbi'')
*''Polish:'' '''''Bumblebee''''' (''Bumblebee '')
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 4]], 2019

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{w|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}} on Wikipedia
*[[IMDB:tt4701182|Bumblebee]] on IMDB

[[Category:Bumblebee| ]]
[[Category:Bumblebee media| ]]
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Grievous Prime:

{{BBcap|[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] leaving [[Hoover Dam]].}}

Hoover Dam

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Grievous Prime: /* Live-action film series */

[[File:Hoover Dam-Transformers-2007.jpg|thumb|upright=2.8|In [[Movie continuity family|one universe]] it was NOT the [[Area 52 (Movie)|secret base]] of [[Sector Seven]], because Sector Seven does not exist. At no point in time did it hold any [[Megatron (Movie)|robotic lifeforms]] or [[AllSpark|alien technology]]. There is nothing to see! These aren't the [[Transformer|droids]] you're looking for. You may go about your business. Move along.]]
The '''Hoover Dam''' (originally known as '''Boulder Dam''' <ref>http://www.vegas.com/attractions/outside_lasvegas/hooverdam.html</ref>) is a large dam located in the [[United States of America]], right on the {{w|Colorado River}}. It provides power to six states.

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel coloring books====
The Decepticons attacked Hoover Dam to steal energy from it. This consisted of blasting holes in the top of it. The Autobots arrived and counter-attacked, driving them off, and the dam was saved. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:AerialbotsOverAmerica hoover dam drill.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used a [[cerebro-shell]] to force hydroelectric engineer [[Ricky Vasquez]] to bring [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into the energy plant at Hoover Dam, as part of the [[Decepticon]]s' plan to steal the plant's energy and transport it to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via the [[space bridge]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] sent the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to hinder the Decepticons. Ricky Vasquez eventually regained control of his body and fired Megatron at the space bridge, saving the plant. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:Hoover dam.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Sector Seven's budget isn't bloated, it's just retaining water.]]
Hoover Dam was the location of [[Area 52 (Movie)|Area 52]], a secret [[Sector Seven]] base. {{storylink|Transformers Coloring and Activity Book and Crayons}}

{{note|The seven movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
After the discovery of the [[AllSpark]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|N.B.E.-1]], the 31st [[President of the United States]], [[Herbert Hoover]], had Hoover Dam built around the AllSpark. The dam was constructed with concrete that was four football fields thick, which was "a perfect way to hide its energy from being detected by anyone or any [[Decepticon|alien species]] on the outside".

[[Tom Banachek]], a head figure in [[Sector Seven]], brought Defense Secretary [[John Keller]] to Hoover Dam after informing him of the Transformers' existence. Banachek led Keller, [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]] to see N.B.E.-1, or Megatron. Banachek explained how [[Archibald Witwicky|Sam's great-great grandfather]] had discovered Megatron, and later showed the group the AllSpark. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had posed as Mikaela's cell phone, allowing him to infiltrate the Dam and discover the AllSpark and Megatron's location. Frenzy informed [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], telling him that their prizes were there. As Starscream mobilized all the Decepticons on [[Earth]], Frenzy set about releasing his master. He went and killed a few technicians, letting him screw with the cryo-stasis machines that kept Megatron entombed. At the same time, Starscream destroyed the power lines outside, allowing the Decepticon leader to escape.

Sam, [[William Lennox]], and Keller convince Banachek and [[Seymour Simmons]] to release [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], who had been captured and experimented on at Hoover Dam, so that he can get the AllSpark to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Bumblebee converts the AllSpark into a smaller state for transportation to [[Mission City]]. As Megatron and Starscream went to assist the rest of the Decepticons in securing the AllSpark, Frenzy remained at the dam to tie up any loose ends. When Simmons, Keller, Maggie, and Glenn ran to an ancient storage room to try and get a Morse Code message to the Air Force via shortwave radio, Frenzy followed. While Glen jury-rigged outdated machinery to send the messages, Simmons and Keller tried to shoot the diminutive Decepticon. Frenzy entered the room via the air ducts and fought the humans with his machine guns and [[shuriken|flying blades]]. One blade, however, ricocheted madly across the room and killed Frenzy. {{storylink|Transformers (film)}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{note|''Bumblebee'' takes place before the other films (supposedly), but was released last. As such, it is placed at the bottom here.}}
[[File:BB-movie-dam.jpg|280px|thumb|left|See? [[Misconceptions_and_urban_legends_about_Transformers#Bumblebee|Continuity, guys...]]]]
After landing on Earth in the human year [[1987]], the Dececpticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] manipulated Sector 7 into forming an alliance so they could catch the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] by describing him as a "dangerous escaped criminal"; therefore the two Decepticons were brought to S7 secret base of operations inside Hoover Dam to work together. To track B-127, Shatter and Dropkick used Sector Seven's resources in tandem with their own Cybertronian biology to link all of Earth's satllites and computers into a single network. Their network soon managed to track an Energon surge caused by the Autobot scout in [[Brighton Falls]].
The Decepticons along with S7 soldiers were later seen driving out of the base to capture B-127.

====Titan movie comics====
In an alternate timeline where Megatron won the battle of Mission City, Megatron used the former Sector Seven base as a prison for Optimus Prime—who he had frozen, for he was petty. A tunnel link to the dam could be accessed in [[Denver]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} A ferocious running battle eventually saw Optimus rescued and Megatron dead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

====IDW movie comics====
One of [[Herbert Hoover]]'s main goals in office was to construct the Boulder Dam as a permanent base to keep the AllSpark. That's why they renamed it after him! {{storylink|Irreplaceable|Field Notes from John Barber #2}}
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===''Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome'' comic===
Sector Seven ordered [[Danny Bell|Agent Bell]] and his squad to transport troop platoon to the Igloo beneath Hoover Dam, though Bell was under orders not to let his squad know they were actually carrying a reverse-engineered Decepticon weapon. Despite an attack by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] incapacitating Bell and forcing [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] to deploy the device to save the squad, the cargo eventually reached its destination. There, [[Tom Banachek|Director Banacheck]] loops Simmons in on the facility's real purpose: detaining the frozen Megatron. {{storylink|Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome}}

==Trivia==
* In July, 2022, a fire broke out at Hoover Dam. The fact it happened almost exactly 25 years after the release of the 2007 film causing many jokes across the net that [[Megatron (Movie)| Megatron]] was breaking out again? Already funny enough. The cause being discovered to be a ''transformer'' acting up and exploding? Hilarious. Thankfully the damage was minimal and no one was hurt.
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|Hoover Dam|Hoover Dam at Wikipedia}}

[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Movie locations]]
[[Category:Power plants]]
[[Category:Real-world buildings]]
[[Category:United States of America]]

Hoover Dam

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Grievous Prime:

[[File:Hoover Dam-Transformers-2007.jpg|thumb|upright=2.8|In [[Movie continuity family|one universe]] it was NOT the [[Area 52 (Movie)|secret base]] of [[Sector Seven]], because Sector Seven does not exist. At no point in time did it hold any [[Megatron (Movie)|robotic lifeforms]] or [[AllSpark|alien technology]]. There is nothing to see! These aren't the [[Transformer|droids]] you're looking for. You may go about your business. Move along.]]
The '''Hoover Dam''' (originally known as '''Boulder Dam''' <ref>http://www.vegas.com/attractions/outside_lasvegas/hooverdam.html</ref>) is a large dam located in the [[United States of America]], right on the {{w|Colorado River}}. It provides power to six states.

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel coloring books====
The Decepticons attacked Hoover Dam to steal energy from it. This consisted of blasting holes in the top of it. The Autobots arrived and counter-attacked, driving them off, and the dam was saved. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:AerialbotsOverAmerica hoover dam drill.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used a [[cerebro-shell]] to force hydroelectric engineer [[Ricky Vasquez]] to bring [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into the energy plant at Hoover Dam, as part of the [[Decepticon]]s' plan to steal the plant's energy and transport it to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via the [[space bridge]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] sent the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to hinder the Decepticons. Ricky Vasquez eventually regained control of his body and fired Megatron at the space bridge, saving the plant. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:Hoover dam.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Sector Seven's budget isn't bloated, it's just retaining water.]]
Hoover Dam was the location of [[Area 52 (Movie)|Area 52]], a secret [[Sector Seven]] base. {{storylink|Transformers Coloring and Activity Book and Crayons}}

{{note|The seven movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
After the discovery of the [[AllSpark]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|N.B.E.-1]], the 31st [[President of the United States]], [[Herbert Hoover]], had Hoover Dam built around the AllSpark. The dam was constructed with concrete that was four football fields thick, which was "a perfect way to hide its energy from being detected by anyone or any [[Decepticon|alien species]] on the outside".

[[Tom Banachek]], a head figure in [[Sector Seven]], brought Defense Secretary [[John Keller]] to Hoover Dam after informing him of the Transformers' existence. Banachek led Keller, [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]] to see N.B.E.-1, or Megatron. Banachek explained how [[Archibald Witwicky|Sam's great-great grandfather]] had discovered Megatron, and later showed the group the AllSpark. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had posed as Mikaela's cell phone, allowing him to infiltrate the Dam and discover the AllSpark and Megatron's location. Frenzy informed [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], telling him that their prizes were there. As Starscream mobilized all the Decepticons on [[Earth]], Frenzy set about releasing his master. He went and killed a few technicians, letting him screw with the cryo-stasis machines that kept Megatron entombed. At the same time, Starscream destroyed the power lines outside, allowing the Decepticon leader to escape.

Sam, [[William Lennox]], and Keller convince Banachek and [[Seymour Simmons]] to release [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], who had been captured and experimented on at Hoover Dam, so that he can get the AllSpark to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Bumblebee converts the AllSpark into a smaller state for transportation to [[Mission City]]. As Megatron and Starscream went to assist the rest of the Decepticons in securing the AllSpark, Frenzy remained at the dam to tie up any loose ends. When Simmons, Keller, Maggie, and Glenn ran to an ancient storage room to try and get a Morse Code message to the Air Force via shortwave radio, Frenzy followed. While Glen jury-rigged outdated machinery to send the messages, Simmons and Keller tried to shoot the diminutive Decepticon. Frenzy entered the room via the air ducts and fought the humans with his machine guns and [[shuriken|flying blades]]. One blade, however, ricocheted madly across the room and killed Frenzy. {{storylink|Transformers (film)}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
[[File:BB-movie-dam.jpg|280px|thumb|left|See? [[Misconceptions_and_urban_legends_about_Transformers#Bumblebee|Continuity, guys...]]]]
After landing on Earth in the human year [[1987]], the Dececpticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] manipulated Sector 7 into forming an alliance so they could catch the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] by describing him as a "dangerous escaped criminal"; therefore the two Decepticons were brought to S7 secret base of operations inside Hoover Dam to work together. To track B-127, Shatter and Dropkick used Sector Seven's resources in tandem with their own Cybertronian biology to link all of Earth's satllites and computers into a single network. Their network soon managed to track an Energon surge caused by the Autobot scout in [[Brighton Falls]].
The Decepticons along with S7 soldiers were later seen driving out of the base to capture B-127.

====Titan movie comics====
In an alternate timeline where Megatron won the battle of Mission City, Megatron used the former Sector Seven base as a prison for Optimus Prime—who he had frozen, for he was petty. A tunnel link to the dam could be accessed in [[Denver]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} A ferocious running battle eventually saw Optimus rescued and Megatron dead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

====IDW movie comics====
One of [[Herbert Hoover]]'s main goals in office was to construct the Boulder Dam as a permanent base to keep the AllSpark. That's why they renamed it after him! {{storylink|Irreplaceable|Field Notes from John Barber #2}}
{{--}}

===''Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome'' comic===
Sector Seven ordered [[Danny Bell|Agent Bell]] and his squad to transport troop platoon to the Igloo beneath Hoover Dam, though Bell was under orders not to let his squad know they were actually carrying a reverse-engineered Decepticon weapon. Despite an attack by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] incapacitating Bell and forcing [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] to deploy the device to save the squad, the cargo eventually reached its destination. There, [[Tom Banachek|Director Banacheck]] loops Simmons in on the facility's real purpose: detaining the frozen Megatron. {{storylink|Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome}}

==Trivia==
* In July, 2022, a fire broke out at Hoover Dam. The fact it happened almost exactly 25 years after the release of the 2007 film causing many jokes across the net that [[Megatron (Movie)| Megatron]] was breaking out again? Already funny enough. The cause being discovered to be a ''transformer'' acting up and exploding? Hilarious. Thankfully the damage was minimal and no one was hurt.
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|Hoover Dam|Hoover Dam at Wikipedia}}

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[[Category:Power plants]]
[[Category:Real-world buildings]]
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File:BB-movie-dam.jpg

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Grievous Prime: Shatter and Dropkick leaving Hoover Dam.

[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] leaving [[Hoover Dam]].

Transformers Overgear

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Grievous Prime:

[[File:TransformersOvergear-Logo.png|center|250px]]

'''Transformers Overgear''' (トランスフォーマー {{ruby|OVERGEAR|オーバーギア}} ''Toransufōmā Ōbāgia'') is a toyline from [[TakaraTomy]]; intended as a spiritual successor to ''[[Binaltech]]'', it features toys designed around a more complex and industrial "{{w|Real robot|real mecha}} design" compared to most previous ''Transformers'' toylines.

==Toys==
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|OG-01 Ironhide}}
{{Bp-d1|OG-02 Blackout}}
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==External Links==
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYiRu1STt17No3FiZedUMqw Official TakaraTomy trailer.]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Overgear}}
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]

List of female Transformers

2026-02-03T15:13:34Z

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{{suite|root=Female Transformer}}

Following is a thorough list of the various [[female Transformer]]s in canon thus far. Many of these characters were Japan-exclusive, featured only in fiction, or exist as limited-run exclusive toys. Female characters who had multiple toys are listed only once.

==[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]]/[[Beast Era]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s/[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (1)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (2)
*[[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] (3)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (4)
*[[Greenlight]] (5)
*[[Lancer]] (6)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Beta (G1)|Beta]] (9)
*An [[Autobot rebel]] (10)
*[[Paradron Medic]]s (12)
*[[Nancy]] (13)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (14)
*[[Clipper (G1)|Clipper]] (15)
*[[Karmen]] (19)
*[[Bumblebee_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity#Transformers_Comic-Magazin|Goldbug]]<ref name="dual"/> (20)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (23)
*[[Kitte Shūshū]] (26)
*[[Rage (BW)|Rage]] (27)
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] (28)
*[[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]]<ref name="retcon"/> (34)
*[[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] (35)
*[[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] (36)
*[[Discharge (G1)|Discharge]]<ref name="retcon">Initially had no gender declared before being revealed to be female at a later date.</ref> (37)
*[[Windy (G1)|Windy]]<ref name="retcon"/> (38)
*[[Vibes]] (39)
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (40)
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] (47)
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (49)
*[[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] (50)
*[[Windrazor (G1)|Windrazor]] (53)
*[[Crossblades (BW)|Crossblades]] (59)
*[[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] (60)
*One of Sunstreaker's troops (64)
*[[Cassiopeia]] (67)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (71)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (72)
*[[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]] (74)
*[[Override (BWU)|Override]] (81)
*[[Binary]] (82)
*[[Cerebros (RID)|Plasma]]<ref name="dual"/> (86)
*[[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] (87)
*[[Victorion]] (91)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (92)
*[[Javelin]] (93)
*[[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]] (94)
*[[Roadmaster]] (95)
*[[Acceleron]] (96)
*[[Vertex]] (97)
*[[Rust Dust]] (98)
*[[Pyra Magna (G1)|Pyra Magna]] (99)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (100)
*[[Stormclash]] (101)
*[[Jumpstream]] (102)
*[[Dust Up]] (103)
*[[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]]<ref name="retcon"/> (104)
*[[Aileron]] (106)
*[[Aura]] (107)
*[[Wedge Shape]] (108)
*[[Eos]] (110)
*[[Legend Convoy]]<ref name="intent"/> (114)
*[[Lifeline (G1)|Lifeline]] (115)
*[[Quickslinger (G1)|Quickslinger]] (116)
*[[Hotwire (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hotwire]]<ref name="dual"/> <ref name="species"/> (133)
*[[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] (134)
*[[Stockade (Universe 2003)|Stockade]]<ref name="dual"/> (135)
*[[Rav (BWU)|Rav]] (136)
*[[Hammerstrike (BM)|Hammerstrike]]<ref name="dual"/> (139)
*[[Sieg]]<ref name="intent">Not clarified in fiction but intended as such by [[authorial intent]].</ref> (142)
*[[Slide#2005 IDW continuity|Slide]]<ref name="dual"/> (145)
*[[Triceradon (BM)|Triceradon]]<ref name="dual"/> (149)
*[[Crush-Bull#Beast Wars: Uprising|Crush Bull]]<ref name="dual"/> (150)
*[[Oiler#Beast Wars: Uprising|Oiler]]<ref name="dual"/> (151)
*[[Broadside (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Broadside]]<ref name="dual"/> (152)
*[[Sky High (Micromaster)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Sky High]]<ref name="dual"/> (153)
*[[Skimmer (Kre-O)|Skimmer]]<ref name="retcon"/> (162)
*[[Circuit (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Circuit]]<ref name="dual"/> (163)
*[[Pyro (G1)#TransTech|Pyra Ignatia Spark]]<ref name="dual"/> (168)
*[[Scorchfire]] (170)
*[[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] (182)
*[[Smashdown]]<ref name="dual"/> (188)
*[[Orthia]] (190)
*[[Gauge]] (195)
*[[Azimuth (G1)|Azimuth]] (201)
*[[Nyx]] (205)
*[[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burnout]]<ref name="species"/> (209)
*[[Yamabuki]] (212)
*[[Oversteer]] (215)
*[[Shakedown]] (216)
*[[Breakout]] (217)
*[[Ariel]] (224)
*[[The Enigma of Combination|A Targetmaster]] wielder (227)

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] (16)
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] (17)
*[[Clio]] (87)
*[[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] (21)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (22)
*[[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]]
*[[Scylla]] (24)
*[[Rage (BW)|Rage]] (27)
*[[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] (41)
*[[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]] (46)
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] (48)
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (49)
*[[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] (54)
*[[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]]<ref name="dual"/> (62)
*[[Freezon]]<ref name="retcon"/> (63)
*[[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]] (66)
*[[Nightracer (G1)|Nightracer]] (69)
*[[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] (75)
*[[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] (76)
*[[Predacon computer|Navi]]<ref name="species"/> (77)
*[[Ser-Ket (BWU)|Ser-Ket]] (84)
*[[Nickel]] (90)
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] (105)
*[[Killjoy]] (109)
*[[Blackout (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Blackout]]<ref name="dual">Male in first appearance but female in another continuity.</ref> (111)
*[[Spaceshot#Beast Wars: Uprising|Spaceshot]]<ref name="dual"/> (112)
*[[Soundbyte]] (113)
*[[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]] (122)
*[[Trickdiamond]] (117)
*[[Moonheart]] (118)
*[[Megaempress]] (119)
*[[Flowspade]] (120)
*[[Lunaclub]] (121)
*[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]<ref name="species"/> (129)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead-End]]<ref name="dual"/> (131)
*[[Megatronia]] (137)
*[[Jai-Alai]] (140)
*[[BB (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Max-B]]<ref name="dual"/> (141)
*[[Buckethead]]<ref name="retcon"/> (144)
*[[Gaidora (BWU)|Gaidora]] (148)
*[[Diveplane]]<ref name="retcon"/> (155)
*[[Seawave]]<ref name="retcon"/> (156)
*[[Mindgame]] (157)
*[[Tracer (Micromaster)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Tracer]]<ref name="dual"/> (158)
*[[Liftoff]]<ref name="retcon"/> (160)
*[[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]]<ref name="retcon"/> (161)
*[[Snarl (Classics)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Snarl-blast]]<ref name="dual"/> (162)
*[[Devastator (G1)#Timelines|Devastator]]<ref name="dual"/> (168)
*[[Cindersaur (G1)#Generations|Cindersaur]]<ref name="dual"/> (184)
*[[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]] (189)
*[[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]<ref name="dual"/> (192)
*[[Termagax]] (196)
*[[Kaskade]] (197)
*[[Sharpclaw]] (200)
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)|Vertebreak]] (202)
*[[Heavywait]]<ref name="retcon"/> (203)
*[[Scatterspike (G1)|Scatterspike]] (204)
*[[Skold]] (206)
*[[Cyberwarp (G1)|Cyberwarp]] (211)
*[[Axlegrease]] (214)
*[[Scrap (G1)|Scrap]] (218)
*[[Roughspot]] (219)
*[[Spikestrip]] (220)
*[[Static]]<ref name="retcon"/> (222)
*The ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''<ref name="species"/> (223)
*[[The Enigma of Combination|A predatory bird]] Decepticon (226)
*[[Chemtrail]] (228)
*[[Compost]] (229)

|h3=Other|c3=
*''[[Target: 2006|Possibly one]] of [[Maccadam's bartenders]]'' (8)
*[[Cheesecake robot]] (11)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (29)
*[[Libras]] (30)
*[[Virgol]] (31)
*[[Cancix]]<ref name="retcon"/> (32)
*''Possibly [[Sagittarii]]'' (33)
*[[Roulette and Shadow Striker's sister]] (42)
*[[Path Finder]] (43)
*[[Small Foot]] (44)
*[[Devcon's galpal]] (45)
*[[The Art of War issue 4|One of]] Optimus Prime's [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|rescuees]] (51)
*[[Angela]] (52)
*Four members of the [[Kaon upperclass]] (55-58)
*[[Plasma cannon grannybot]] (61)
*[[Ma-Grrr]] (65)
*[[Red waitress Transformer]] (68)
*[[Windshear]] (73)<ref name="species">Not a transforming individual and/or not of the Cybertronian species in every continuity.</ref>
*[[Solus Prime]] (78)
*[[Female protester]] (79)
*[[Dipole]] (83)
*[[Vamp]] (85)
*[[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] (87)
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (88)
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (89)
*[[Gnash]] (123)
*[[Slice (G1)|Slice]] (124)
*[[Thrashclaw]] (125)
*[[Shred]] (126)
*[[07:00:00|A pair]] of Devisen twins (127-128)
*[[Maxima]] (130)
*''Possibly [[Adronitia]]'' (138)
*[[Medusa]]<ref name="species"/> (132)
*[[Kari]]<ref name="species"/> (143)
*[[Anode]] (146)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (147)
*[[Deep Blue (BWU)|Deep Blue]] (165)
*At least two ''[[Terrastar (BWU)|Terrastar]]'' bridge officers (166-167)
*[[Rum-Maj]]<ref name="species"/> (169)
*[[Praesidia Magna]] (171)
*[[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]] (172)
*[[Crash Test (G1)|Crash Test]] (173)
*''[[Ghost Stories|Possibly]] a musically colorful couple'' (174-175)
*''Possibly a data stick'' (177)
*''[[The Price of You|Possibly]] a Fateweaver'' (178)
*''[[The Life of Sideswipe|An illusory]] Eukarian or Camien'' (179)
*[[Stardrive]] (181)
*[[Magrada]] (183)
*[[Provoke]] (185)
*[[Highfire]] (186)
*[[Accelerator]] (187)
*[[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] (193)
*[[Codexa]] (194)
*[[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] (191)
*[[Shutter]] (198)
*[[Yellow Splendid Convoy]] (199)
*[[Cargohold]] (207)
*[[Cryak]] (208)
*[[Spindle]] (210)
*[[Jettison]] (221)
*[[Shard]]<ref name="species"/> (225)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Alana]], turned into a Transformer for a [[Sea Change|short time]].
*[[Aunty]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.
*[[Combination granny and attack-dog-bot]]s, human-sized drones supposedly based on Transformer technology.
*[[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], has a [[Mega|female side to him]].
*Some of the [[Teletraan (disambiguation)|"Teletraan"]] computers like [[Teletraan 15|15]] and [[Teletraan 10|10]] are female.
*There appears to be a female design among a [[Early war history records Transformers|group of old generics]].
*Bayonet, the fake female Decepticon disguise of [[Britt]].
*In the French dub of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] are considered female. Shrapnel is also female in the Russian dub, as is Starscream in the Turkish one.
*[[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''), female Cybertronian intelligent computer.
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (''[[Gung Ho]]''), female Cybertronian intelligent computer.
*[[DNAVI]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.
*[[Monko]], who may or may not be a female Transformer.

==[[Robots in Disguise continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Optimus Prime]]<ref name="dual"/> (1)
*[[Nightcruz (RID)|Nightcruz]]<ref name="retcon"/> (3)
|c2=
*[[Scourge (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Scourge]]<ref name="dual"/> (2)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[T-AI]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.

==[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Autobot nurse]]s (10)
*Two [[Velocitron band|Velocitronian band members]] (11-12)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]<ref name="dub">Was male in Japan, but altered to female in the English dub.</ref> (13)
*[[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]]<ref name="dub"/> (15)
*[[Quickslinger (Cybertron)|Quickslinger]] (16)
*[[Crystal Widow]] (24)
*[[Treadbolt]]<ref name="retcon"/> (33)
*[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]] (34)

|c2=
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (14)
*[[Spacewarp]] (30)

|h3=[[Mini-Con]]s|c3=
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (1)
*[[Combusta]] (2)
*[[Falcia]] (3)
*[[Twirl (Armada)|Twirl]] (4)
*[[Sunburn]] (6)
*[[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]]<ref name="retcon"/> (7)
*[[Ironhide (Armada)|Ironhide]]<ref name="retcon"/> (8)
*[[Spiral]]<ref name="retcon"/> (9)
*[[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]]<ref name="retcon"/> (17)
*[[Breakage]]<ref name="retcon"/> (18)
*[[Kickflip]]<ref name="retcon"/> (19)
*[[Mudbath]]<ref name="retcon"/> (20)
*[[Heavy Metal (Energon)|Heavy Metal]]<ref name="retcon"/> (21)
*"[[Disco ball]]" (22)
*[[Road Rebel]]<ref name="retcon"/> (23)
*[[Guardian Speed]]<ref name="retcon"/> (25)
*[[Mugen]]<ref name="retcon"/> (26)
*[[Bingo|Bingo/Triac]]<ref name="retcon"/> (27)
*[[Wedge Shape]]<ref name="retcon"/> (28)
*[[Sprite]] (29)
*[[Boom Tube]] (31)
*[[Windrazor (G1)|Windrazor]] (32)
*[[Rán]] (33)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Landmine (episode)|A possible scooterformer]]
*[[Dark Nitro Convoy]], evil clone of a character whose gender was switched in translation
*[[Red Alert (Universe)|Red Alert]], minimally-altered release of a toy that was female in Japan
*[[Midnight Express (Universe)|Midnight Express]], unaltered release of a toy that was female in Japan
*[[Hourglass]], a female character who might be a Cybertronian
*[[Bombshell (Cybertron)|Bombshell]], a female character who might be a Cybertronian
*[[Carillon]], a female character who might be a Cybertronian
*[[Vector Prime]], the former multiversal entity who was female in some universes

==[[Movie continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] (2)
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] (4)
*[[Perihelion]] (8)
*''[[HMS Alliance]]'' (10)
*[[Windblade (BB)|Windblade]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] (3)
*[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]] (5)
*[[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]] (6)
*[[Override (TF 2010)|Override]]<ref name="intent"/> (7)
*[[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]] (11)
*[[Howlback (BB)|Howlback]] (12)
*[[Shatter]] (13)
*[[KSI Widow]] (17)
|h3=[[Maximals]]|c3=
*[[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]] (15)
|h4=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]]|c4=
*[[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] (16)
|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] (9)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] claims to have a mother who may or may not have been a Transformer.

==[[Animated continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (2)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] (4)
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (6)
*[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] (8)
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] (10)
*[[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]] (11)
*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] (12)
*[[Lickety-Split (Animated)|Lickety-Split]] (13)
*[[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]] (14)
*[[Chromia (Animated)|Chromia]] (16)
*[[Clipper (Animated)|Clipper]] (17)
*[[Quickslinger (Animated)|Quickslinger]] (18)
*[[Kappa Supreme]] (19)
*[[Override Prime]] (20)
*[[Windy (Animated)|Windy]] (21)
*[[Road Rage (Animated)|Road Rage]] (25)
*[[Flashpoint]] (26)
*[[Minerva (Animated)|Minerva]] (27)
*[[Sureshock (Animated)|Sureshock]] (28)
*[[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (29)
*[[Sunstreaker (Animated)|Sunstreaker]] (30)
|c2=
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (1)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (5)
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] (7)
*[[Flip Sides (Animated)|Flip Sides]] (9)
*[[Antagony (Animated)|Antagony]] (15)
*[[Wingthing (Animated)|Wingthing]] (22)
*[[Beta (Animated)|Beta]] (23)
*[[Drag Strip (Animated)|Drag Strip]] (24)
*[[Lyzack (Animated)|Lyzack]] (31)
|h3=Others|c3=
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Teletran-1]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer

==''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Blackarachnia (TransTech)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Strika (TransTech)|Strika]] (3)
|h3=Neutrals|c3=
*[[Withered Hope|Unnamed medic]] (1)
*[[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] (2)
*[[Cyclis]] (4)
*[[Sonar (TransTech)|Sonar]] (6)
*[[Hammerstrike (TransTech)|Hammerstrike]] (7)
*[[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]] (8)
*[[Proxima (TransTech)|Proxima]] (9)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Axiom Nexus News]] [[Editor]], a 'bot with one male and one female personality

==''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] (1)
*[[Esmeral (SG)|Esmeral]] (6)
*[[Howlback (SG)|Howlback]] (7)
*[[Flamewar (SG)|Flamewar]] (11)
|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Andromeda (SG)|Andromeda]] (3)
*[[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]] (4)
*[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] (9)
*[[Nautica (SG)|Nautica]] (10)
|h3=Unknown|c3=
*[[Beta (SG)|Beta]] (5)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Teletraan-X (SG)|Teletraan-X]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.

==[[Aligned continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Akiba Prime]]
*[[Apax]]
*[[Arc]]
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[Assault Star]]
*[[Brushfire (RB)|Brushfire]]
*[[Cameo]]
*[[Catapult]]
*[[Chevalier]]
*[[Chromia (Prime)|Chromia]]
*[[Deep Blue (Prime)|Deep Blue]]
*[[Ether Walker]]
*[[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]]
*[[Galaxy Flare]]
*[[Galaxy 'Questrian]]
*[[Glow]]
*[[Matronly Docent]]
*[[Quickshadow]]
*[[Rocket Plume]]
*[[Slash (RBA)|Slash]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]
*[[Tempest Spin]]
*[[Thunderclap (Prime)|Thunderclap]]
*[[Upkeep]]
*[[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]]
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]

|c2=
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]
*[[Astraea]]
*[[Aurora Speeder]]
*[[Balewing]]
*[[Coldstar]]
*[[Crimson Phantom]]
*[[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]]
*[[Cyclone Dancer]]
*[[Diabla (Prime)|Diabla]]
*[[Duststorm (Prime)|Duststorm]]
*[[Fallen Angel (Prime)|Fallen Angel]]
*[[Filch]]
*[[Flamewar (Prime)|Flamewar]]
*[[Flash Runner]]
*[[Glowstrike]]
*[[Hoverbolt]]
*[[Helter-Skelter]]
*[[Hurricane Hunter]]
*[[Ida]]
*[[Lensflare]]
*[[Metal Thunder]]
*[[Nebula Ripper]]
*[[Night Dancer]]
*[[Overhead]]
*[[Retrofit]]
*[[Rollcage]]
*[[Scatterspike (RID)|Scatterspike]]
*[[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]]
*[[Slink]]
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]]
*[[Spiral Zealot]]
*[[Supernova Flame]]
*[[Variable Star]]
*[[Void Pulse]]
*[[Zizza]]

|h3=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c3=
*[[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]]
*[[Ripclaw]]

|h4=[[Neutral]]s|c4=
*[[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]]
*[[Cogwheel]]
*[[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]]
*[[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]]
*[[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]]
*[[Nightra]]
*[[Override (Prime)|Override]]
}}

==[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c1=
*[[Buzzclaw (BS)|Buzzclaw]] (1)
}}

==[[Kre-O]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (1)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (4)
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]] (5)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (6)
*[[Paradron Medic]] (10)
*[[Strongarm (RID)#Kre-O|Strongarm]] (12)
*[[Skimmer (Kre-O)|Skimmer]]<ref name="retcon"/> (13)
|c2=
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (2)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (7)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (8)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstrike]] (9)
*[[Ida]] (11)
*[[Liftoff]]<ref name="retcon"/> (14)
*[[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]]<ref name="retcon"/> (15)
}}

==[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Stella (AB)|Stella]] as:
** Arcee (1)
** Airachnid (2)
** Chromia (4)
** Novastar (10)
** Moonracer (11)
** Greenlight (12)

*[[Silver (AB)|Silver]] as:
** Windblade (3)
** Energon Windblade (5)
** Elita One (8)

*[[Matilda]] as:
**Energon Nautica (6)
**Nautica (7)
**Strongarm (9)

*[[Zeta (AB)|Zeta]] as:
** Nightbird (13)

*[[Rosanna (AB)|Rosanna]] (15)
|c2=
*[[Zeta (AB)|Zeta]] as:
** Slipstream (14)
}}

==''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]]
*[[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]]
*[[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]]
*[[Jazz (Cyberverse)|Jazz]]<ref name="intent">Not clarified in fiction but intended as such by [[authorial intent]].</ref>
*[[Swoop (Cyberverse)|Swoop]]
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]
|c2=
*[[Alpha Strike]]
*[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]]
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]]
*[[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]

|h3=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c3=
*[[Blackarachnia (Cyberverse)|Blackarachnia]]

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Cosmos (Cyberverse)|Cosmos]]
*[[Nightbird (Cyberverse)|Nightbird]]
*[[Operatus]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*In the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] was female, and went by the name '''[[Red Wing (disambiguation)|Red Wing]]'''.
*Due to an animation error, [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] fluctuates between the male and female Seeker animation models in the cartoon. Writer [[Mae Catt]] would later offer an in-universe explanation on Twitter that changing body types is "just something Acid Storm likes to do" and that pronouns are "up to Acid Storm", implying Acid Storm is non-binary gender fluid.

==[[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=BotBots|c1=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Aday]]
*[[Agent Smartlit (BotBots)|Agent Smartlit]]
*[[Angry Cheese]]*
*[[Anty Farmwell]]
*[[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
*[[Bankshot]]
*[[Batsby]]**
*[[Big Cantuna]]
*[[Bok Bok Bok-O]]
*[[Bonz-Eye]]
*[[Bot-T-Builder]]
*[[Bottocorrect]]
*[[Bratworst]]
*[[Brock Head]]
*[[Chef Nada]]
*[[Clawsome]]
*[[Crabby Grabby]]
*[[Cuddletooth]]
*[[Dingledeedoo]]
*[[Disaster Master]]
*[[Disgusto Desserto]]*
*[[DJ Fudgey Fresh]]
*[[Doctor Flicker]]
*[[Dr. Flaskenstein]]**
*[[Drama Sauce]]
*[[Drillit Yaself]]
*[[Face Ace]]
*[[Fail Polish]]
*[[Fit Ness Monster]]
*[[Flare Devil]]
*[[Flood Jug]]
*[[Fomo]]*
*[[Fottle Barts]]**
*[[Frohawk]]
*[[Frostfetti Frostyface]]
*[[Game Over]]**
*[[Glam Glare Fancy Flare]]
*[[Glitch Face]]
*[[Goggly Spy P.I.]]
*[[Gold Dexter]]
*[[Goldface]]
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Goldiebites]]
*[[Goldie Terrortwirl]]
*[[Goldito Favrito]]
*[[Goldpin Baller]]
*[[Gold Punch]]
*[[Grampiano]]
*[[Grandma Crinkles]]
*[[Grave Rave]]
*[[The Great Mumbo Bumblo]]
*[[Greeny Rex]]
*[[Grrr'illa Grimes]]
*[[Halloween Knight]]
*[[Handy Dandy]]
*[[Hashtagz]]
*[[Hawt Diggity]]
*[[Hawt Mess]]
*[[Highroller]]
*[[Hiptoast]]
*[[Ice Sight]]
*[[Jacqueline]]
*[[Javasaurus Rex]]
*[[Jet Setter]]
*[[Kikmee]]**
*[[Knotzel]]
*[[Laceface]]**
*[[Lady Loofah]]
*[[Lady Macaron]]
*[[Latte Spice Whirl]]
*[[Leafmeat Alone]]
*[[Loadoutsky]]
*[[Lolly Licks]]
*[[Lolly Mints]]
*[[Miss Mixed]]
*[[Movie Munchster]]
*[[Ms. Take]]
*[[Must Turd]]
*[[Nanny McBag]]
*[[Nomaste]]
*[[Nope Soap]]
*[[Ol' Tic Toc]]
*[[Ollie Bite]]
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Outta Order]]
*[[Overpack]]
*[[Pop N. Lock]]
*[[Pop O' Gold]]
*[[Pressure Punk]]
*[[Professor Scope]]
*[[Rebugnant]]
*[[Ring-A-Ling]]
*[[Roarista]]
*[[Sandy Shades]]
*[[Scribby]]
*[[Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
*[[Shifty Gifty]]
*[[Sippyberry]]
*[[Sippy Slurps]]
*[[Skippy Dippy Disc]]
*[[Slappyhappy]]
*[[Smooth Shaker]]
*[[Smore N' More]]
*[[Sour Wing]]
*[[Starscope]]*
*[[Sticky McGee]]
*[[Sugar Saddle]]
*[[Super Bubs]]
*[[Sweet Cheat]]
*[[Technotic Sonic]]
*[[Terror Tale Torch]]
*[[Tidy Trunksky]]
*[[Tricitrustops]]
*[[Tropic Guzzlerush]]
*[[Tutu Puffz]]
*[[Twerple Burple]]
*[[Unilla Icequeencone]]
*[[Ulf the Orange]]
*[[Venus Frogtrap]]
*[[Vigitente]]
*[[Waddlepop]]
*[[Wasabi Breath]]
*[[Whirlderful]]
*[[Whoopsie Cushion]]
*[[Wristocrat]]
{{!}}}
}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Presented as female in the toyline and male in the cartoon 
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Presented as male in the toyline and female in the cartoon

==''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Tyrannocon Rex]]
*[[Dilophocon]]
}}

==''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] (1)
*[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] (4)
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (5)
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] (7)
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (8)
|h3=[[Terran]]s|c3=
*[[Twitch]] (2)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (9)
*[[Terratronus]] (10)
|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Solus Prime]] (3)
}}

==''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Miners/[[Autobots]]
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]]
*[[Arcee (One)|Arcee]]
*[[Firestar (One)|Firestar]]
*[[Moonracer (One)|Moonracer]]
*"[[Not Chromia]]"

|h2=[[High Guard]]/[[Decepticons]]
|c2=
*[[Slipstream (One)|Slipstream]]

|h3=[[Thirteen|Primes]]
|c3=
*[[Solus Prime]]

|c4=
*[[Chromia (One)|Chromia]]
*[[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]]
*[[Pyra Magna (One)|Pyra Magna]]
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Redwing (One)|Redwing]] is referred as male in the ''[[Transformers One Sourcebook]]'' but their CGI model used in the movie is the same "female variant" of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[body-type]] shared with [[Slipstream (One)|Slipstream]].
*Likewise, an [[:File:OneHighGuardConceptArt.jpg|unidentified green member of the High Guard]] shares said body-type with the aforementioned characters but their actual gender is never established in the movie or any other related media.

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Female Transformers| ]]
[[Category:Lists|Female Transformers]]

Movie continuity family

2026-01-21T15:43:09Z

Grievous Prime: /* Notes */ Can we at last avoid confusion by avoiding to use terms like "new timeline" and reboot?

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The '''movie continuity family''' is built around the live-action ''Transformers'' films released by [[Paramount Pictures]] since [[2007]]. Each film supports a number of toys, novels, comics, video games, and other merchandise, many of which build off the events of the films themselves. Because of the primacy of these films relative to ancillary movie-related media, our wiki breaks with its traditional, by-chronological-release organizational schema by displaying all seven movies under their own header at the top of character pages, regardless of individual release dates.

This is not an exhaustive list of all media released under the "movie" umbrella. Many of the books, comics, and novels that accompany the movies are adaptations and retellings, and generally do not occupy their own universes. On individual character pages, we note the presence of these adaptations underneath the movie itself and identify any differences in the adaptation—for instance, many children's books alter the final battle of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] merely throwing [[The Fallen]] into space instead of graphically dismembering him. On the flip side, there are many, many [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]]—primarily video games, and also a number of thinly-veiled advertisements disguised as video games or web campaigns—without much in the way of fiction or even context to justify their inclusion in this article. There is also one highly distinct [[splinter timeline]] that branches off from the events of the first movie.

Within the fictional ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] classify every movie-related continuity as a part of the "[[Tyran]]" [[universal stream|universal cluster]].

==Continuities, prequels, and reboots==
{{bigquote|It's the original canon of Transformers. The live-action films come well after it. If I remember correctly, there's about three billion years of original canon and live-action films. This has nothing to do with canon but rather the original story of Transformers.|Lorenzo di Bonaventura spews contradictory gibberish on whether or not ''Transformers One'' will connect to the live-action films|[https://onetakenews.com/2023/07/20/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-transformers-one/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura Teases Upcoming Film ‘Transformers: One’]}}

The ''Transformers'' film franchise has become somewhat notorious for its cavalier approach to [[continuity]], and the topic has become a subject of heated debate among the fandom.

Barring some minor inconsistencies, the first three instalments of the ''Transformers'' film series more-or-less work together to form a single, somewhat cohesive narrative—when details ''didn't'' line up, ancillary media such as [[IDW Publishing]]'s comics would attempt to explain these discrepancies, tying films, comics, novelizations, and more together into a larger "expanded universe" of sorts. However, following the release of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the relationship between [[Michael Bay]] and IDW collapsed, and Bay reportedly forbade IDW from publishing any more adaptations of his ''Transformers'' films. ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' introduced new backstory elements for the Transformers in the form of the [[Creator]]s and the [[Seed]]s; while this avoided any significant contradictions to the elaborate timeline that IDW authors like [[John Barber]] had pieced together, it did raise a few questions about how the Creators and Seeds related to the [[AllSpark]] previously established in the [[Transformers (film)|first ''Transformers'' film]] (questions that have, thus far, yet to be answered).

In 2017, ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' introduced several massive retcons that largely upended both IDW's ancillary media and Michael Bay's own previous filmography: not only did the movie reveal that Earth was, in fact, the body of a dormant [[Unicron]], but it also explained that familiar characters like [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] had been on Earth for decades, if not centuries—while in a way it works for Bumblebee as he was already on Earth by the start of the first ''Transformers'' film it doesn't work for Optimus Prime and his troops as they were shown first landing on Earth in 2007!

Paramount's next ''Transformers'' film, ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', was originally conceived as a more direct interquel between ''The Last Knight''{{'}}s flashback sequences and ''Transformers''. Although the original cut made it to test screenings, a wave of late-run reshoots would alter or excise most of the dialogue and scenes that would've connected the film to the rest of the live-action film franchise, leaving only a few broad-strokes details; in this film, Bumblebee first arrives on Earth in [[1987]], with the implication that no other [[Autobot]]s have ever set foot on the planet before the war forced them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. In an age of tightly plotted cinematic universes and increasingly internet savvy audiences, ''Transformers'' fans wondered if ''Bumblebee'' was a true reboot, unconnected to the five previous Bay films, or if it was still meant to be a prequel that [[retcon]]ned details from ''The Last Knight'' out of existence. 2023's ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', a direct sequel to ''Bumblebee'' set in the mid-90s, only further muddied the waters: notably, the film depicted Unicron as a galaxy-roaming planet-eater, more akin to his appearance in the [[The Transformers: The Movie|original animated film]], rather than the Unicron who'd previously appeared in ''The Last Knight''.

Unfortunately, Paramount has become somewhat infamous for its mixed messages regarding continuity and apparent inability to deliver a definitive answer regarding the subject. A [[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome|tie-in comic book]] released alongside the ''Bumblebee'' DVD features younger versions of characters like [[Tom Banachek]] and [[Seymour Simmons]], who appeared in the first ''Transformers'' film. Producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] has repeatedly insisted that the films are prequels, not reboots,<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/03/24/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-highlights-the-future-direction-of-the-transformers-movie-series-385782 Di Bonaventura interview at TFW2005.com]</ref> and stated that Optimus Prime's story in ''Rise of the Beasts'' shows how he grew to become the character seen in the first Bay film.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey you know if you look at it from a timeline point of view, it follows ''Bumblebee''... but it is a prequel, in that it's before all the previous movies. So it sort of exists in its own way. What I don't think it is, is a reboot, because it's still our characters. One of the things that Steven brought to the table right from the beginning, which was so great, was the idea that when we meet Optimus Prime, he's different than what we think of him, and we're watching him grow up--if you would--as a leader. And for me that was one of the most exciting parts of the movie, and what was interesting was watching it with audiences, and at first they were uncomfortable a little bit, like, "wait, that's not exactly the Optimus... he should like humans!" You know? So I think it gives the movie a really interesting point of view, and that therefore it stands alone in that way.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11sKGYcq9k&t=871s|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=a panel at the premiere of ''Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref> Directors [[Travis Knight]] and [[Steven Caple Jr.]] have taken a more laissez-faire approach: Knight noted that ''Bumblebee'' was "essentially <nowiki>[…]</nowiki> restarting the franchise and <nowiki>[…]</nowiki> rebooting these characters,".<ref>[https://www.moviefone.com/news/bumblebee-director-travis-knight-interview/ Interview with Travis Knight at Moviefone.com]</ref> Caple Jr. stated only that ''Rise of the Beasts'' "felt like" a reboot in a December 2022 interview,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPr_LLZx2HY Steven Caple Jr. interview on Black Girl Nerds]</ref> then later, in a May 2023 interview, called it a "reboot for sure," only to moments later backpedal and instead call it a "refresher" and a "new direction," adding that you "could call it a reboot" but that there were still aspects of it that could be tied to the existing films.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfMFxvT_-Q&t=2446s Steven Caple Jr. interview on The Alfonso Nation]</ref> [[Hasbro]] has referred to the post-''Last Knight'' films as "the start of a new storytelling universe",<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/02/16/transformers-brand-info-from-new-york-toy-fair-2019-fan-media-panel-hasbrotoyfair-383106 Transformers Brand Info From New York Toy Fair 2019 Fan Media Panel, TFW2005.com]</ref> but Di Bonventura explained that this only meant that the creators had "freedom" to tell new stories that didn't necessarily follow the rules of the other films.

Following the release of ''Rise of the Beasts'', di Bonaventura conceded that they were "kicking the can down the road" with regard to continuity;<ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/transformers-rise-beast-wars-optimus-prime Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Shows a Different Side of Optimus Prime" on Fandom.com]</ref> while Caple admitted that he chose to prioritize the movie's individual story over any specific continuity beats. In the same interview, Caple professed a fondness for ''Transformers'' and ''Dark of the Moon'', which he regarded as "his classics", but felt less compelled to adhere to the plot points introduced in ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight'', as he doubts that "anyone knew exactly where they were going with [them]."<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rise-of-the-beasts-director-confirms-that-continuity-is-not-a-concern-within-the-transformers-film-franchise/47813/ Extract from an interview with Caple Jr. on the ''Empire Spoiler Specials'' podcast, via Seibertron.com]</ref> And that's... probably about as good an answer as we're going to get right now.

With no clear answers forthcoming, the wiki has opted to take a cautious approach when dealing with new films moving forward by grouping character appearances in with the five preceding Bay movies. As a result, whether or not these two installments constitute prequels, reboots, or something else entirely is a matter of [[personal canon]].

==Major continuities==
As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, we identify four major continuities in this family, many of which possess a number of notable sub-branches and [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]]. The lists below are not meant to be complete guides to every work in that continuity, but provide a quick overview of that continuity's most notable media.

===Live-action film series===
{{main|Live-action film series|Movie timeline}}

[[File:Movie2007 humans internationalposter.jpg|thumb|right|200px|When Optimus Prime had you standing up in the theater like you were gonna fight Decepticons.]]

* ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' (2023)

This continuity family is built entirely around [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]'s seven live-action films, "tentpole franchises" that each support a swathe of licensed toys, merchandise, books, video games, comics, and more. [[Michael Bay]] directed the first five films in the series and brought his signature pyrotechnic enthusiasm to the job: ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' sees the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s travel to Earth to recover the lost [[AllSpark]], only to discover a shadowy [[Sector Seven|anti-Transformer conspiracy]] harboring [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|first sequel]] took the characters around the world to foil a revived Megatron and [[The Fallen]], and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' introduced [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and a plot to return [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to life by destroying the Earth.

Though Bay claimed he would not return for a fourth film, he eventually returned to helm ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'', which pitted the Autobots against [[Cemetery Wind]] and their new ally [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though the films raked in record-breaking profits despite a stream of overwhelmingly negative reviews, ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' proved a box office disappointment that finally broke the streak. 2018's ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' featured a new director, a 1980s-inspired setting, and a simpler plot, all of which met with significantly better critical and financial reception. This generally continued into the subsequent film, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'', which jumped forward to the 1990s and began to expand the world of the films in some broad and unexpected ways.

As a result of several mid-production reshoots and retools, ''Bumblebee'' presents a number of major and minor contradictions to the pre-existing mythology established in ''The Last Knight'': notably, that movie depicts [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] fighting in [[World War II]] sometime around [[1945]], while ''Bumblebee'' shows him and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] arriving on Earth in the year [[1987]]. It is not exactly clear what this all ''means'' for the franchise going forward; indeed, the following film, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' has continued to act as if the film is a prequel despite some obvious incompatibilities with the events of ''The Last Knight''. As of writing, Hasbro and Paramount have continued to be vague if they will continue the story of the Bay films or reboot the universe entirely.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641/ Transformers Cinematic Universe rebooted]</ref> For our purposes, we currently consider ''Bumblebee'' and all subsequent movies a part of the main live-action film series, despite these contradictions, but it is possible that this might change in the coming years.

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===Movie expanded universe===
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* ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' (2008-2009)
* ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat]]'' (2009)
*''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen|Tales of the Fallen]]'' (2009-2010)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers Classified|Classified]]'' (2011-2013)
*''[[Transformers: Sector 7|Sector 7]]'' (2011)
*''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' (2011)
*''[[Transformers: Rising Storm|Rising Storm]]'' (2011)
*''[[Transformers: Convergence|Convergence]]'' (2011)}}

In [[2007]], [[IDW Publishing]] launched a [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|prequel mini-series]] to the 2007 film; that same year they published an [[Transformers: Movie Adaptation|adaptation]] of the first movie and later released a sequel miniseries, ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', in 2008. The rest of IDW's creative output followed much in the same way, with each new movie production cycle featuring interstitial prequels, follow-ups set in the immediate aftermath of the movie, and various spinoff stories. Beyond that, [[Del Rey Books]] published several independent novels of their own; though most of them were simply expanded adaptations of the films, ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat]]'' are notable for being wholly original stories.

These side stories continued to grow, each individual story doing its own thing while ignoring other events... until 2011, when writer [[John Barber]] took over IDW's movie-related output. Through a number of stories—most prominently ''[[Transformers: Sector 7|Sector 7]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Convergence|Convergence]]''—Barber wove basically ''everything'' that had come before—comics, books, random side stories—into a single, densely-woven tapestry that patches the most egregious continuity discrepancies to come out of this amalgamation while still smoothing over many other minor details. On this wiki, we consider this entire thing to be part of the "movie expanded universe", though each individual body of work receives its own header on their respective wiki pages.

Unfortunately, this happy arrangement did not last long: after an unlucky leak revealed a portion of IDW's [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|''Dark of the Moon'' adaptation]] months in advance—which in turn spoiled the film's central twist—[[Michael Bay]] reportedly forbade IDW from producing any more movie-related comics. It would take another seven years before IDW produced another tie-in (but see [[Movie continuity family#Bumblebee Movie Prequel|below]] for more on that), and in the interim ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' pretty much took a sledgehammer to Barber's carefully constructed timeline. Thus, our chronology of this "expanded universe" is only written to take the first three films into account.

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===Sector Seven ARG===
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* [[Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven]] (2007)
* [[The Real Effing Deal]] (2009)
* [[GiantEffingRobots.com]] (2009)

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To promote the first ''Transformers'' movie in 2007, [[Paramount Pictures]] launched a viral marketing campaign that took the form of a surprisingly complex {{w|alternate reality game|alternate reality game}} that chronicled the exploits of the "real" [[Sector Seven]] organization in our world. In this storyline, everything to do with the ''Transformers'' franchise—from the original cartoons and comics right up to the modern day—is all part of the "[[Hungry Dragon]]" disinformation campaign, an attempt to delegitimize real sightings of Cybertronians on Earth by passing them off as fictional cartoon characters. In [[2003]], a Transformer sighting on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] sparks a second wave of Cybertronian activity and prompts the activation of "Hungry Dragon 2", a codename for the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|first live-action film franchise]]. In the meantime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] attempts to contact Earth to warn them of an impending Decepticon attack, but can only pass along his message to a [[Lunchables Brigade|radicalized cell of child guerrillas]]. In the days leading up to the release of the film, the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]] tours the country and probes citizens under the pretense of a mysterious "[[Ear Fungus|ear fungus]]" outbreak, and a subsequent incident eerily similar to the events of "Hungry Dragon 2" in [[Mission City]] is covered up.

In 2009, the ARG returned to advertise ''Revenge of the Fallen'', this time in the form of two duelling websites—[[The Real Effing Deal|TheRealEffingDeal.com]] and [[GiantEffingRobots.com]]. Both arise at the same time and compete with the other to blow the whistle on Sector Seven's conspiracies. In [[2014]], the ''Age of Extinction'' promotional campaign introduced a much smaller ARG in the form of the "[[Transformers Are Dangerous]]" website, but it is not clear if this is meant to be a part of the larger ARG universe.

===Titan Magazines===
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*''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]'' (2007–2014)

Beginning in 2007, [[Titan Books]] published an [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|ongoing comic magazine]] that told stories set in a version of the live-action film continuity. Initially, these stories were written with the intent that they could slot in somewhere between IDW's movie-related comics, and we in fact consider issues [[Transformers Comic issue 1|#1]]-[[Transformers Comic issue 6|#6]] canon to the aforementioned "movie expanded universe".

Eventually, however, Titan changed things up with the "Twilight's Last Gleaming" story arc, which was explicitly set in an [[Titan Magazines movie timeline#Alternate timeline|alternate universe]]—a Decepticon-ruled dystopia where the Autobots had lost the battle of [[Mission City]]—which gave Titan the freedom to introduce or kill off characters as needed without contradicting any upcoming sequels.

In 2009, Titan returned to the main timeline to advertise the upcoming ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but largely abandoned any attempts to make their stories work with regards to IDW's own creative output, and sometimes even the films themselves: their ''Revenge of the Fallen'' prequel, for instance, focussed on [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] travelling to Earth and picking up Chevrolet vehicle modes, completely ignoring their combined ice cream truck form from the opening of ''Revenge of the Fallen''. This approach would become the norm for Titan up until 2014, when the comic unceremoniously petered out toward the end of the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' merchandising blitz.

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==Minor continuities==
The movie continuity family also encompasses various video games, online games, television commercials, board games, and card games that are difficult to place firmly in any of these main continuities. There are a number of semi-significant continuities, and many smaller [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] not covered on this list.

===Toy bios===
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As with pretty much all continuity families, the various movie toys present various embellishments that are either irreconcilable with the movie itself, ancillary fiction, or even other toy biographies. [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]]'s initial [[bio]], for example, notes that he was the one responsible for wrecking [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s voice box, while IDW's [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] depicts [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as the culprit, and that's without getting into the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film. On a similar note, many ancillary characters are modelled after non-Transformer props from the films—characters like [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]], or [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. Occasionally, their bios even suggest that they ''are'' the vehicles in question from the film given life by the [[AllSpark]], but none of their tie-in fiction has ever established this as a concrete origin—IDW's fiction, for instance, introduces [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] as a [[human]]-built [[drone]] instead of an [[AllSpark Mutation]].

In other cases, toyline bios present snippets of various alternate universes involving the characters from the films. Thus, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s [[Jazz (Movie)#TargetG1|Target-exclusive toy]] presents an alternate universe in which Jazz did not die and gave himself a new paint job; [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Jungle|Bonecrusher]]'s explains that he survived his encounter with Optimus and fled to South America, and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Optimus Prime]]'s Fire Blast bio has him travel to Mars in search of a hidden Decepticon base.

===Commercials===
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Each movie is accompanied by a blitz of commercials and other television spots. Some, like the 2007 Mountain Dew commercial, tell a short story that can't fit into any of the "main" universes.

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===''Rise of the Chevy Autobots''===
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* ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|Rise of the Chevy Autobots]] (2007)

A continuity set in a universe where Bumblebee leads an army of [[Chevy Autobot]]s to battle the Decepticon [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]].

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===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons''===
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* ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons]]'' (2007)

In these two divergent universes, the Autobots and Decepticons are each joined by a pair of rookie warriors with enhanced transformational abilities. In one, [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|the Autobot]] kills their [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon counterpart]]; in another, the opposite occurs, though both campaigns ends with both of them dead.

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===Game adaptations===
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* ''[[Transformers The Game]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers The Game (PSP)]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] (2014)

As with most 2000s movies, ''Transformers'' received several game adaptations that more-or-less faithfully followed the story of the movie—however, the first and second games featured two separate campaigns for both the Autobots and the Decepticons and irreconcilable endings. The [[Transformers The Game (PSP)|PlayStation Portable game]] featured a different plot from the movie, which included a number of characters who did not appear in the film.

The [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|third game]] was unique in that it presented itself as a prequel to the ''Dark of the Moon'' film, though it did not line up with [[IDW Publishing]]'s own prequel comics; the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|fourth]], on the other hand, was unique in that it presented itself as a crossover between the movie and the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] continuities, featuring the Autobots and Decepticons of two worlds battling over the mysterious trans-dimensional [[Dark Spark]].

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===''I Can Read! books''===
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* "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]" (2009)
* "[[Rise of the Decepticons]] (2009)
* "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]" (2010)
* "[[Buddy Brawl]]" (2010)
* "[[Training Day (book)|Training Day]]" (2011)

A continuity that encompasses several books for beginning readers. "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]" is a condensed retelling of the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen film]]'', though the ending takes the less violent option of having Optimus simply throw the Fallen into space. The later three books, released under the cross-media "Hunt for the Decepticons" banner, feature entirely new plots.

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===''Hunt for the Decepticons''===
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* "[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]" (2010)

The "[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]" multi-media promotion was set at some indeterminate point after the end of ''Revenge of the Fallen''. What little fiction it received featured Optimus Prime and Bumblebee mopping up the remaining Earth-bound [[Decepticon]]s, culminating in a final fight against [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. A number of ''I Can Read!'' books were published under this branding, and may or may not take place within this "continuity".

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===''Transformers: The Ride''===
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* ''[[Prepare for Battle (website)|Prepare for Battle]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers Metrobase]]'' (2021)

A continuity in which the young Autobot [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] is a member of [[NEST]], which may be operating from the Titan [[Metrobase (Movie)|Metrobase]].

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===''Keroro Gunsō × Transformers''===
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* ''[[Keroro Gunsō × Transformers]]'' (2011)

A comedic one-shot crossover with the ''{{w|Sgt. Frog|Sgt. Frog}}'' manga.

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===''How to Ride Your Dinobot''===
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* ''[[How to Ride Your Dinobot]]'' (2014)
* ''[[How to Ride a Dinobot!]]'' (2014)

To coincide with the release of the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]-heavy ''Age of Extinction'' film, Hasbro released a series of slapstick shorts on their YouTube channel documenting how to (and how ''not'' to) tame and ride a Dinobot. IDW Publishing then adapted the premise, and many of its comedic beats, into a one-shot digital comic the same year.

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===''Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns''===
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* ''[[Q-Transformers (cartoon)|Q-Transformers]]'' (2015)

Probably the single weirdest entry on this list, ''[[Q-Transformers (cartoon)|Q-Transformers]]'' was a short-lived web series produced by the animation company [[DLE]]. Ostensibly released to advertise the ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' toyline and the accompanying [[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns|mobile phone game]], it mostly revolved around [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] trashing the infamously terrible ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game in between Seinfeldian conversations about random topics.

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===''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''===
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* "[[A New Friend]]" (2017)

A continuity in which the Autobots team up with [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] to defeat the Decepticons and advertise razors.

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===''Mission to Cybertron''===
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* "[[Mission to Cybertron]]" (2017)

A short prequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', which chronicles one of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s adventures while travelling through space.

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===''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''===
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* ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel]]'' (2018)

The ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' spin-off film was originally written and directed with the intent to follow up on scenes from ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', which showed Bumblebee fighting in [[World War II]]. However, over the course of its production, changing directorial visions chopped out any and all ''Last Knight''-related material from the production, and a series of reshoots changed the film's opening to show Bumblebee first arriving on Earth in the year [[1987]].

However, [[IDW Publishing]] was either not informed of these changes or deliberately ignored them to forge ahead with a prequel to the original cut of the film, a madcap spy spoof that depicts Bumblebee as an agent of [[P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]] during the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] in the 1960s. Although the four-issue miniseries makes a number of references to author [[John Barber]]'s original movie timeline, it can't really be reconciled with that either, essentially stranding it in its own little continuity.

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===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
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* ''[[Bumblebee's First Life on Earth]]'' (2018)

A semi-faithful adaptation of the ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film chopped up into three comedic shorts.

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===''Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome''===
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* ''[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome]]'' (2019)

This one-off motion comic advertises itself as an immediate sequel to ''Bumblebee'' and foreshadows several plot developments from the original ''Transformers'' film. With the movie franchise as a whole in a state of constant fluctuation, it is not entirely clear if this will hold true going forward.

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==Notes==
*This continuity family is widely known unofficially as the "'''Bayverse'''" by fans, named after director Michael Bay. When ''Bumblebee'' was released, a similar "'''Knightverse'''" moniker was applied by fans, after that movie's director, Travis Knight. However, this latter term hasn't quite had the same sticking power as Bayverse, likely in part due to changing directors between the new movies.

==References==
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[[Category:Continuity families]]
[[Category:Live-action film series| ]]

Movie continuity family

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The '''movie continuity family''' is built around the live-action ''Transformers'' films released by [[Paramount Pictures]] since [[2007]]. Each film supports a number of toys, novels, comics, video games, and other merchandise, many of which build off the events of the films themselves. Because of the primacy of these films relative to ancillary movie-related media, our wiki breaks with its traditional, by-chronological-release organizational schema by displaying all seven movies under their own header at the top of character pages, regardless of individual release dates.

This is not an exhaustive list of all media released under the "movie" umbrella. Many of the books, comics, and novels that accompany the movies are adaptations and retellings, and generally do not occupy their own universes. On individual character pages, we note the presence of these adaptations underneath the movie itself and identify any differences in the adaptation—for instance, many children's books alter the final battle of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] merely throwing [[The Fallen]] into space instead of graphically dismembering him. On the flip side, there are many, many [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]]—primarily video games, and also a number of thinly-veiled advertisements disguised as video games or web campaigns—without much in the way of fiction or even context to justify their inclusion in this article. There is also one highly distinct [[splinter timeline]] that branches off from the events of the first movie.

Within the fictional ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] classify every movie-related continuity as a part of the "[[Tyran]]" [[universal stream|universal cluster]].

==Continuities, prequels, and reboots==
{{bigquote|It's the original canon of Transformers. The live-action films come well after it. If I remember correctly, there's about three billion years of original canon and live-action films. This has nothing to do with canon but rather the original story of Transformers.|Lorenzo di Bonaventura spews contradictory gibberish on whether or not ''Transformers One'' will connect to the live-action films|[https://onetakenews.com/2023/07/20/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-transformers-one/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura Teases Upcoming Film ‘Transformers: One’]}}

The ''Transformers'' film franchise has become somewhat notorious for its cavalier approach to [[continuity]], and the topic has become a subject of heated debate among the fandom.

Barring some minor inconsistencies, the first three instalments of the ''Transformers'' film series more-or-less work together to form a single, somewhat cohesive narrative—when details ''didn't'' line up, ancillary media such as [[IDW Publishing]]'s comics would attempt to explain these discrepancies, tying films, comics, novelizations, and more together into a larger "expanded universe" of sorts. However, following the release of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the relationship between [[Michael Bay]] and IDW collapsed, and Bay reportedly forbade IDW from publishing any more adaptations of his ''Transformers'' films. ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' introduced new backstory elements for the Transformers in the form of the [[Creator]]s and the [[Seed]]s; while this avoided any significant contradictions to the elaborate timeline that IDW authors like [[John Barber]] had pieced together, it did raise a few questions about how the Creators and Seeds related to the [[AllSpark]] previously established in the [[Transformers (film)|first ''Transformers'' film]] (questions that have, thus far, yet to be answered).

In 2017, ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' introduced several massive retcons that largely upended both IDW's ancillary media and Michael Bay's own previous filmography: not only did the movie reveal that Earth was, in fact, the body of a dormant [[Unicron]], but it also explained that familiar characters like [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] had been on Earth for decades, if not centuries—while in a way it works for Bumblebee as he was already on Earth by the start of the first ''Transformers'' film it doesn't work for Optimus Prime and his troops as they were shown first landing on Earth in 2007!

Paramount's next ''Transformers'' film, ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', was originally conceived as a more direct interquel between ''The Last Knight''{{'}}s flashback sequences and ''Transformers''. Although the original cut made it to test screenings, a wave of late-run reshoots would alter or excise most of the dialogue and scenes that would've connected the film to the rest of the live-action film franchise, leaving only a few broad-strokes details; in this film, Bumblebee first arrives on Earth in [[1987]], with the implication that no other [[Autobot]]s have ever set foot on the planet before the war forced them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. In an age of tightly plotted cinematic universes and increasingly internet savvy audiences, ''Transformers'' fans wondered if ''Bumblebee'' was a true reboot, unconnected to the five previous Bay films, or if it was still meant to be a prequel that [[retcon]]ned details from ''The Last Knight'' out of existence. 2023's ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', a direct sequel to ''Bumblebee'' set in the mid-90s, only further muddied the waters: notably, the film depicted Unicron as a galaxy-roaming planet-eater, more akin to his appearance in the [[The Transformers: The Movie|original animated film]], rather than the Unicron who'd previously appeared in ''The Last Knight''.

Unfortunately, Paramount has become somewhat infamous for its mixed messages regarding continuity and apparent inability to deliver a definitive answer regarding the subject. A [[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome|tie-in comic book]] released alongside the ''Bumblebee'' DVD features younger versions of characters like [[Tom Banachek]] and [[Seymour Simmons]], who appeared in the first ''Transformers'' film. Producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] has repeatedly insisted that the films are prequels, not reboots,<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/03/24/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-highlights-the-future-direction-of-the-transformers-movie-series-385782 Di Bonaventura interview at TFW2005.com]</ref> and stated that Optimus Prime's story in ''Rise of the Beasts'' shows how he grew to become the character seen in the first Bay film.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey you know if you look at it from a timeline point of view, it follows ''Bumblebee''... but it is a prequel, in that it's before all the previous movies. So it sort of exists in its own way. What I don't think it is, is a reboot, because it's still our characters. One of the things that Steven brought to the table right from the beginning, which was so great, was the idea that when we meet Optimus Prime, he's different than what we think of him, and we're watching him grow up--if you would--as a leader. And for me that was one of the most exciting parts of the movie, and what was interesting was watching it with audiences, and at first they were uncomfortable a little bit, like, "wait, that's not exactly the Optimus... he should like humans!" You know? So I think it gives the movie a really interesting point of view, and that therefore it stands alone in that way.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11sKGYcq9k&t=871s|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=a panel at the premiere of ''Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref> Directors [[Travis Knight]] and [[Steven Caple Jr.]] have taken a more laissez-faire approach: Knight noted that ''Bumblebee'' was "essentially <nowiki>[…]</nowiki> restarting the franchise and <nowiki>[…]</nowiki> rebooting these characters,".<ref>[https://www.moviefone.com/news/bumblebee-director-travis-knight-interview/ Interview with Travis Knight at Moviefone.com]</ref> Caple Jr. stated only that ''Rise of the Beasts'' "felt like" a reboot in a December 2022 interview,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPr_LLZx2HY Steven Caple Jr. interview on Black Girl Nerds]</ref> then later, in a May 2023 interview, called it a "reboot for sure," only to moments later backpedal and instead call it a "refresher" and a "new direction," adding that you "could call it a reboot" but that there were still aspects of it that could be tied to the existing films.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfMFxvT_-Q&t=2446s Steven Caple Jr. interview on The Alfonso Nation]</ref> [[Hasbro]] has referred to the post-''Last Knight'' films as "the start of a new storytelling universe",<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/02/16/transformers-brand-info-from-new-york-toy-fair-2019-fan-media-panel-hasbrotoyfair-383106 Transformers Brand Info From New York Toy Fair 2019 Fan Media Panel, TFW2005.com]</ref> but Di Bonventura explained that this only meant that the creators had "freedom" to tell new stories that didn't necessarily follow the rules of the other films.

Following the release of ''Rise of the Beasts'', di Bonaventura conceded that they were "kicking the can down the road" with regard to continuity;<ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/transformers-rise-beast-wars-optimus-prime Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Shows a Different Side of Optimus Prime" on Fandom.com]</ref> while Caple admitted that he chose to prioritize the movie's individual story over any specific continuity beats. In the same interview, Caple professed a fondness for ''Transformers'' and ''Dark of the Moon'', which he regarded as "his classics", but felt less compelled to adhere to the plot points introduced in ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight'', as he doubts that "anyone knew exactly where they were going with [them]."<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rise-of-the-beasts-director-confirms-that-continuity-is-not-a-concern-within-the-transformers-film-franchise/47813/ Extract from an interview with Caple Jr. on the ''Empire Spoiler Specials'' podcast, via Seibertron.com]</ref> And that's... probably about as good an answer as we're going to get right now.

With no clear answers forthcoming, the wiki has opted to take a cautious approach when dealing with new films moving forward by grouping character appearances in with the five preceding Bay movies. As a result, whether or not these two installments constitute prequels, reboots, or something else entirely is a matter of [[personal canon]].

==Major continuities==
As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, we identify four major continuities in this family, many of which possess a number of notable sub-branches and [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]]. The lists below are not meant to be complete guides to every work in that continuity, but provide a quick overview of that continuity's most notable media.

===Live-action film series===
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[[File:Movie2007 humans internationalposter.jpg|thumb|right|200px|When Optimus Prime had you standing up in the theater like you were gonna fight Decepticons.]]

* ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' (2023)

This continuity family is built entirely around [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]'s seven live-action films, "tentpole franchises" that each support a swathe of licensed toys, merchandise, books, video games, comics, and more. [[Michael Bay]] directed the first five films in the series and brought his signature pyrotechnic enthusiasm to the job: ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' sees the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s travel to Earth to recover the lost [[AllSpark]], only to discover a shadowy [[Sector Seven|anti-Transformer conspiracy]] harboring [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|first sequel]] took the characters around the world to foil a revived Megatron and [[The Fallen]], and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' introduced [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and a plot to return [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to life by destroying the Earth.

Though Bay claimed he would not return for a fourth film, he eventually returned to helm ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'', which pitted the Autobots against [[Cemetery Wind]] and their new ally [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though the films raked in record-breaking profits despite a stream of overwhelmingly negative reviews, ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' proved a box office disappointment that finally broke the streak. 2018's ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' featured a new director, a 1980s-inspired setting, and a simpler plot, all of which met with significantly better critical and financial reception. This generally continued into the subsequent film, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'', which jumped forward to the 1990s and began to expand the world of the films in some broad and unexpected ways.

As a result of several mid-production reshoots and retools, ''Bumblebee'' presents a number of major and minor contradictions to the pre-existing mythology established in ''The Last Knight'': notably, that movie depicts [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] fighting in [[World War II]] sometime around [[1945]], while ''Bumblebee'' shows him and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] arriving on Earth in the year [[1987]]. It is not exactly clear what this all ''means'' for the franchise going forward; indeed, the following film, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' has continued to act as if the film is a prequel despite some obvious incompatibilities with the events of ''The Last Knight''. As of writing, Hasbro and Paramount have continued to be vague if they will continue the story of the Bay films or reboot the universe entirely.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641/ Transformers Cinematic Universe rebooted]</ref> For our purposes, we currently consider ''Bumblebee'' and all subsequent movies a part of the main live-action film series, despite these contradictions, but it is possible that this might change in the coming years.

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===Movie expanded universe===
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* ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' (2008-2009)
* ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat]]'' (2009)
*''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen|Tales of the Fallen]]'' (2009-2010)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers Classified|Classified]]'' (2011-2013)
*''[[Transformers: Sector 7|Sector 7]]'' (2011)
*''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' (2011)
*''[[Transformers: Rising Storm|Rising Storm]]'' (2011)
*''[[Transformers: Convergence|Convergence]]'' (2011)}}

In [[2007]], [[IDW Publishing]] launched a [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|prequel mini-series]] to the 2007 film; that same year they published an [[Transformers: Movie Adaptation|adaptation]] of the first movie and later released a sequel miniseries, ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', in 2008. The rest of IDW's creative output followed much in the same way, with each new movie production cycle featuring interstitial prequels, follow-ups set in the immediate aftermath of the movie, and various spinoff stories. Beyond that, [[Del Rey Books]] published several independent novels of their own; though most of them were simply expanded adaptations of the films, ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat]]'' are notable for being wholly original stories.

These side stories continued to grow, each individual story doing its own thing while ignoring other events... until 2011, when writer [[John Barber]] took over IDW's movie-related output. Through a number of stories—most prominently ''[[Transformers: Sector 7|Sector 7]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Convergence|Convergence]]''—Barber wove basically ''everything'' that had come before—comics, books, random side stories—into a single, densely-woven tapestry that patches the most egregious continuity discrepancies to come out of this amalgamation while still smoothing over many other minor details. On this wiki, we consider this entire thing to be part of the "movie expanded universe", though each individual body of work receives its own header on their respective wiki pages.

Unfortunately, this happy arrangement did not last long: after an unlucky leak revealed a portion of IDW's [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|''Dark of the Moon'' adaptation]] months in advance—which in turn spoiled the film's central twist—[[Michael Bay]] reportedly forbade IDW from producing any more movie-related comics. It would take another seven years before IDW produced another tie-in (but see [[Movie continuity family#Bumblebee Movie Prequel|below]] for more on that), and in the interim ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' pretty much took a sledgehammer to Barber's carefully constructed timeline. Thus, our chronology of this "expanded universe" is only written to take the first three films into account.

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===Sector Seven ARG===
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* [[Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven]] (2007)
* [[The Real Effing Deal]] (2009)
* [[GiantEffingRobots.com]] (2009)

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To promote the first ''Transformers'' movie in 2007, [[Paramount Pictures]] launched a viral marketing campaign that took the form of a surprisingly complex {{w|alternate reality game|alternate reality game}} that chronicled the exploits of the "real" [[Sector Seven]] organization in our world. In this storyline, everything to do with the ''Transformers'' franchise—from the original cartoons and comics right up to the modern day—is all part of the "[[Hungry Dragon]]" disinformation campaign, an attempt to delegitimize real sightings of Cybertronians on Earth by passing them off as fictional cartoon characters. In [[2003]], a Transformer sighting on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] sparks a second wave of Cybertronian activity and prompts the activation of "Hungry Dragon 2", a codename for the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|first live-action film franchise]]. In the meantime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] attempts to contact Earth to warn them of an impending Decepticon attack, but can only pass along his message to a [[Lunchables Brigade|radicalized cell of child guerrillas]]. In the days leading up to the release of the film, the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]] tours the country and probes citizens under the pretense of a mysterious "[[Ear Fungus|ear fungus]]" outbreak, and a subsequent incident eerily similar to the events of "Hungry Dragon 2" in [[Mission City]] is covered up.

In 2009, the ARG returned to advertise ''Revenge of the Fallen'', this time in the form of two duelling websites—[[The Real Effing Deal|TheRealEffingDeal.com]] and [[GiantEffingRobots.com]]. Both arise at the same time and compete with the other to blow the whistle on Sector Seven's conspiracies. In [[2014]], the ''Age of Extinction'' promotional campaign introduced a much smaller ARG in the form of the "[[Transformers Are Dangerous]]" website, but it is not clear if this is meant to be a part of the larger ARG universe.

===Titan Magazines===
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*''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]'' (2007–2014)

Beginning in 2007, [[Titan Books]] published an [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|ongoing comic magazine]] that told stories set in a version of the live-action film continuity. Initially, these stories were written with the intent that they could slot in somewhere between IDW's movie-related comics, and we in fact consider issues [[Transformers Comic issue 1|#1]]-[[Transformers Comic issue 6|#6]] canon to the aforementioned "movie expanded universe".

Eventually, however, Titan changed things up with the "Twilight's Last Gleaming" story arc, which was explicitly set in an [[Titan Magazines movie timeline#Alternate timeline|alternate universe]]—a Decepticon-ruled dystopia where the Autobots had lost the battle of [[Mission City]]—which gave Titan the freedom to introduce or kill off characters as needed without contradicting any upcoming sequels.

In 2009, Titan returned to the main timeline to advertise the upcoming ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but largely abandoned any attempts to make their stories work with regards to IDW's own creative output, and sometimes even the films themselves: their ''Revenge of the Fallen'' prequel, for instance, focussed on [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] travelling to Earth and picking up Chevrolet vehicle modes, completely ignoring their combined ice cream truck form from the opening of ''Revenge of the Fallen''. This approach would become the norm for Titan up until 2014, when the comic unceremoniously petered out toward the end of the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' merchandising blitz.

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==Minor continuities==
The movie continuity family also encompasses various video games, online games, television commercials, board games, and card games that are difficult to place firmly in any of these main continuities. There are a number of semi-significant continuities, and many smaller [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] not covered on this list.

===Toy bios===
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As with pretty much all continuity families, the various movie toys present various embellishments that are either irreconcilable with the movie itself, ancillary fiction, or even other toy biographies. [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]]'s initial [[bio]], for example, notes that he was the one responsible for wrecking [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s voice box, while IDW's [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] depicts [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as the culprit, and that's without getting into the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film. On a similar note, many ancillary characters are modelled after non-Transformer props from the films—characters like [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]], or [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. Occasionally, their bios even suggest that they ''are'' the vehicles in question from the film given life by the [[AllSpark]], but none of their tie-in fiction has ever established this as a concrete origin—IDW's fiction, for instance, introduces [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] as a [[human]]-built [[drone]] instead of an [[AllSpark Mutation]].

In other cases, toyline bios present snippets of various alternate universes involving the characters from the films. Thus, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s [[Jazz (Movie)#TargetG1|Target-exclusive toy]] presents an alternate universe in which Jazz did not die and gave himself a new paint job; [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Jungle|Bonecrusher]]'s explains that he survived his encounter with Optimus and fled to South America, and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Optimus Prime]]'s Fire Blast bio has him travel to Mars in search of a hidden Decepticon base.

===Commercials===
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Each movie is accompanied by a blitz of commercials and other television spots. Some, like the 2007 Mountain Dew commercial, tell a short story that can't fit into any of the "main" universes.

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===''Rise of the Chevy Autobots''===
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* ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|Rise of the Chevy Autobots]] (2007)

A continuity set in a universe where Bumblebee leads an army of [[Chevy Autobot]]s to battle the Decepticon [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]].

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===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons''===
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* ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons]]'' (2007)

In these two divergent universes, the Autobots and Decepticons are each joined by a pair of rookie warriors with enhanced transformational abilities. In one, [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|the Autobot]] kills their [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon counterpart]]; in another, the opposite occurs, though both campaigns ends with both of them dead.

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===Game adaptations===
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* ''[[Transformers The Game]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Transformers The Game (PSP)]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] (2014)

As with most 2000s movies, ''Transformers'' received several game adaptations that more-or-less faithfully followed the story of the movie—however, the first and second games featured two separate campaigns for both the Autobots and the Decepticons and irreconcilable endings. The [[Transformers The Game (PSP)|PlayStation Portable game]] featured a different plot from the movie, which included a number of characters who did not appear in the film.

The [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|third game]] was unique in that it presented itself as a prequel to the ''Dark of the Moon'' film, though it did not line up with [[IDW Publishing]]'s own prequel comics; the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|fourth]], on the other hand, was unique in that it presented itself as a crossover between the movie and the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] continuities, featuring the Autobots and Decepticons of two worlds battling over the mysterious trans-dimensional [[Dark Spark]].

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===''I Can Read! books''===
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* "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]" (2009)
* "[[Rise of the Decepticons]] (2009)
* "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]" (2010)
* "[[Buddy Brawl]]" (2010)
* "[[Training Day (book)|Training Day]]" (2011)

A continuity that encompasses several books for beginning readers. "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]" is a condensed retelling of the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen film]]'', though the ending takes the less violent option of having Optimus simply throw the Fallen into space. The later three books, released under the cross-media "Hunt for the Decepticons" banner, feature entirely new plots.

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===''Hunt for the Decepticons''===
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* "[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]" (2010)

The "[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]" multi-media promotion was set at some indeterminate point after the end of ''Revenge of the Fallen''. What little fiction it received featured Optimus Prime and Bumblebee mopping up the remaining Earth-bound [[Decepticon]]s, culminating in a final fight against [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. A number of ''I Can Read!'' books were published under this branding, and may or may not take place within this "continuity".

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===''Transformers: The Ride''===
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* ''[[Prepare for Battle (website)|Prepare for Battle]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers Metrobase]]'' (2021)

A continuity in which the young Autobot [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] is a member of [[NEST]], which may be operating from the Titan [[Metrobase (Movie)|Metrobase]].

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===''Keroro Gunsō × Transformers''===
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* ''[[Keroro Gunsō × Transformers]]'' (2011)

A comedic one-shot crossover with the ''{{w|Sgt. Frog|Sgt. Frog}}'' manga.

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===''How to Ride Your Dinobot''===
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* ''[[How to Ride Your Dinobot]]'' (2014)
* ''[[How to Ride a Dinobot!]]'' (2014)

To coincide with the release of the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]-heavy ''Age of Extinction'' film, Hasbro released a series of slapstick shorts on their YouTube channel documenting how to (and how ''not'' to) tame and ride a Dinobot. IDW Publishing then adapted the premise, and many of its comedic beats, into a one-shot digital comic the same year.

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===''Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns''===
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* ''[[Q-Transformers (cartoon)|Q-Transformers]]'' (2015)

Probably the single weirdest entry on this list, ''[[Q-Transformers (cartoon)|Q-Transformers]]'' was a short-lived web series produced by the animation company [[DLE]]. Ostensibly released to advertise the ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' toyline and the accompanying [[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns|mobile phone game]], it mostly revolved around [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] trashing the infamously terrible ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game in between Seinfeldian conversations about random topics.

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===''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''===
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* "[[A New Friend]]" (2017)

A continuity in which the Autobots team up with [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] to defeat the Decepticons and advertise razors.

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===''Mission to Cybertron''===
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* "[[Mission to Cybertron]]" (2017)

A short prequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', which chronicles one of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s adventures while travelling through space.

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===''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''===
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* ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel]]'' (2018)

The ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' spin-off film was originally written and directed with the intent to follow up on scenes from ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', which showed Bumblebee fighting in [[World War II]]. However, over the course of its production, changing directorial visions chopped out any and all ''Last Knight''-related material from the production, and a series of reshoots changed the film's opening to show Bumblebee first arriving on Earth in the year [[1987]].

However, [[IDW Publishing]] was either not informed of these changes or deliberately ignored them to forge ahead with a prequel to the original cut of the film, a madcap spy spoof that depicts Bumblebee as an agent of [[P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]] during the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] in the 1960s. Although the four-issue miniseries makes a number of references to author [[John Barber]]'s original movie timeline, it can't really be reconciled with that either, essentially stranding it in its own little continuity.

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===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
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* ''[[Bumblebee's First Life on Earth]]'' (2018)

A semi-faithful adaptation of the ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film chopped up into three comedic shorts.

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===''Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome''===
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* ''[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome]]'' (2019)

This one-off motion comic advertises itself as an immediate sequel to ''Bumblebee'' and foreshadows several plot developments from the original ''Transformers'' film. With the movie franchise as a whole in a state of constant fluctuation, it is not entirely clear if this will hold true going forward.

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==References==
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[[File:Siege-OptimusPrime-CardArt.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's great to be back...again!]]
With the evergrowing [[Generation 1 continuity family]], '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]''' continues to receive more toys—the largest number of toys in fact—for any single ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character! The more Generation 1 Optimus Prime toys that are made, the harder it is for us here at {{SITENAME SHORT}} to keep documenting them all in a single article without it resulting in [[you]]r internet browser freezing!

For the sake of finding an easy and definitive split from the main toy article, we have opted to make this page strictly for the various ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-branded toylines, as this appears to be the brand [[Hasbro]] will likely continue adding Generation 1 characters to for the foreseeable future.

You know you can always count on Optimus Prime being there when the next year's ''Generations'' line comes around!

==''Generations''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet-CombatHeroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He hasn't found this suit in 17 years!]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' "'''Combat Hero Optimus Prime'''" is a metallic-blue, gunmetal, and red redeco of ''United'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedG2|Laser Optimus Prime]], having the retooled tab, and being based on the canceled ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroRecolorOptimusPrime|Combat Hero Optimus Prime figure]], sporting a red mouthplate inspired by the official catalog image for the unreleased toy (packaged samples had featured a traditionally colored gray mouthplate). He comes packed with a (vaguely) ''Generation 2''-styled Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]], as well as unchanged releases of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] and [[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]].

:The Ultimate Gift Set was exclusive to online retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Asia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenUGSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Combat Hero Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Thrilling 30''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsOptimusPrimeRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Say hello to my little friend, and Roller.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Autobot Roller''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #001'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Optimus Prime is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy and transforms into a semi-truck cab. Both his truck and [[robot mode]] are based on his [[Don Figueroa]]-designed body from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 comic series]], and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] hands and roof. He comes with an [[Ion blaster#Legends|Ion Blaster]] which has both 5mm and 3mm posts.

: He comes with "[[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]]", who can transform into a six-wheel armored SUV, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a 5 mm handle. He has a 5 mm hole in vehicle mode and a 3 mm hole in weapon mode for mounting the Ion Blaster.

: Not depicted in the instructions or stock photos, Roller can attach to Prime in vehicle mode via two tabs on the vehicle front which slot into two corresponding slots on Prime's feet. Another undocumented feature is that the butt of the Ion Blaster can be inserted between the barrels of Roller's weapon mode to form a longer weapon. Also not shown in the instructions but depicted on the stock photo on the card-back is that Prime's shoulderpads can be rotated up; the intended positioning for this is notched, although you can position them at other angles.

: The stock photo of Optimus' vehicle mode is slightly mistransformed: his head slightly sticks out from the truck roof, which prevents the front windows to clamp together. This mold was also used to make ''Thrilling 30'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Generations|Nemesis Prime]], and retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Huffer (G1)#Generations|Huffer]] and [[Pipes (G1)#Generations|Autobot Pipes]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And so my childhood flees forever more. Shall it return? Quoth the raven: "Nevermore."]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #002'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax is based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s [[:File:SpotlightBlurr-Optimus.jpg|design for the character, originally seen]] in ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''. Some liberties have been taken with the original concept to facilitate his Cybertronian truck mode, which is a new design not based on the Guidi art. He comes with his [[Ion blaster#Deluxe|Ion Blaster]] and an [[Energon-axe#Deluxe|Energon Axe]] with a transparent red-orange blade, both of which can peg onto 5 mm ports on his hands and vehicle rear sides. Although not depicted on the instructions, the Ion Blaster can also peg into the hole in the larger blade of the Energon Axe. Even though the light-piping eyes are neutered by light blue paint, the side grooves are still able to light up as the paint only focuses on the central optic.

:The American release is packed in with a copy of IDW's ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]'', which sports a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' cropped from the [[Clayton Crain]] [[:File:Spotlight OrionPax cvrRI.jpg|retailer incentive cover]] for the issue. In Europe and Canada, the figure was released without the Spotlight.

:Depending on how many painted layers on the Energon axe's hilt, inserting it onto any hand may cause it to scratch off.

:Most of the first-wave Orion Pax toys released in monolingual English [[packaging]] sport a bizarre [[quality control#Packaging images and labelling|error]]: The [[package art|character art]] on the side of the cardboard insert inside the blister bubble has the character art of Orion's [[wave]]-mate [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|Megatron]] superimposed over Orion's own art. This error doesn't appear on the [[Multilingual packaging|European packaging]].

:The toy was later [[Redeco|recolored]] and [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Lio Convoy#timelinestoy|Lio Convoy]], [[Optimus Prime (SG)#NovaPrime|Nova Prime]], and [[Galva Convoy#Toys|Galva Convoy]]. The mold was designed with a pre-tooled [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Kup]] alternate head that remains unused.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/posts/569672986709925 Behind-the-scenes details] from [[Fun Publications]] alumni Night Shining in a Facebook announcement for unofficial convention Pete's RoboCon 2018</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''

: An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

:The handle of Pax's Energon Axe is incredibly thin and unable to support the axe head, meaning the latter tends to droop down in the process.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-OrionPax-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... And you ''still'' end up playing the thimble in [[Monopoly]].]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#HKACGCON|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Hong Kong ACG-CON]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-Year of the horse Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Does not contain any Neil Young.]]
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Platinum Edition|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Platinum Edition|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#Platinum Edition|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#Platinum Edition|trailer/Battle Station]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] and [[Mark Maher]] (deco)}}

:Released to celebrate Chinese New Year, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Horse" Optimus Prime is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy, featuring darker reds and gold-chromed parts, among other deco changes. He lacks Roller and the Spike Witwicky figurine.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/YotHOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Year of the Horse Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Generations'' (Japan)==
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[[File:TTGenerationsTG24OptimusRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' ([[September 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG-24'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime [[redeco]]es him in an extensive metallic red paint job, save for his unpaintable parts, which made him end up having two tones of red. He comes in a [[TakaraTomy]] four-pack with [[Roller (G1)#TG24|Roller]], as well as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#TG24|Bumblebee]] and [[Blaze Master#TG24|Blazemaster]].
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[[File:TF-Generation-JP-TG25-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Neither of them wants to own up to the fact the Great War started over an argument about getting granite counter-tops for their kitchen.]]
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' ([[October 26]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''TG-25'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, axe

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax also received a metallic paint job as well as other changes, including a translucent blue windshield and brighter orange axe with a metallic gray handle. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TG25|Megatronus]].
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==''Age of Extinction''==
[[File:Evolution2PackClassicsOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chrome is the right of all sentient collectors.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''23 OF 30'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 3]], 2014
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster

:Only available at [[Toys"R"Us]], this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Classics'' figure. He features a cartoon/toy accurate deco on his truck/robot parts, and [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] upper legs & front grille to evoke his original Generation 1 toy. This Optimus was packaged along with the redecoed ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|Optimus Prime]]. This Optimus also uses the Movie variant of the Autobot insignia.

: The two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes on the figures with an exception of the packaging, which the front box features Japanese translated versions of the English text, and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release.
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==''Combiner Wars''==
[[File:GenerationsVoyOP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Beefcake is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 OF 5: [[Ultra Prime]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Generations: [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, this is a bigger, bulkier incarnation of Optimus Prime with a striking resemblance to Ginrai. He comes with two blasters which he holds via 5 mm post. One of the guns is based on his trademark Ion Blaster, and both weapons store on the back of his vehicle mode as a makeshift engine block. His torso mode has several details that appear to be influenced by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|''Energon'' Optimus Prime]]'s super mode, including the head, chest, and thighs. In particular, the chest details are modeled after the [[Spark of Combination]]. He also features two pair of fake windows on his robot and gestalt chest halves. The combiner head can be used as a robot mode head if you're feeling silly.

:Optimus suffers from a design flaw that many other Voyager Class figures in the ''Combiner Wars'' line experience: the detents, or "click points", on the heavily-ratcheted outward motion of his hips (which also form the hips of his torso mode) are few in number and very far apart. As a result, Prime's legs have great difficulty assuming the natural "A-stance" formation that the angled design of his foot sculpt seems to have been meant to accommodate. Likewise, when forming the torso of Ultra Prime, the interactions of the knee-lock mechanism and the hip detents almost always force Ultra Prime's legs into either an awkwardly knock-kneed arrangement or an equally awkward, and often unstable, bow-legged posture (as seen in the image to the right) that prevents Ultra Prime from standing flat-footed. Unlike Motormaster, this version of Optimus was the only one to not receive the improved hip ratchets implemented in its future releases in some shape or form by Hasbro, though they would be used for the Battle Core redeco later in the line. If one wishes, the improved hip ratchets from a relevant release can be used to replace Prime's first edition ratchets to effectively fix him.

:Being a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager, Prime is naturally capable of transforming into a torso mode to combine with any 4 Deluxe Class ''Combiner Wars''-style toys, though his packaging call-out has him form Ultra Prime by combining him with Deluxe Class [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]] and [[Alpha Bravo]] as the arms, and with [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Drag Strip]] as the legs. He can combine with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] if one wishes to have an IDW-accurate Optimus Maximus.

:Unfortunately, Optimus Prime is also the weakest link of the gestalt combination, due to a number of design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes-and-tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small amount of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation.

:Optimus comes packaged with a collector's card featuring art from the initial release of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game. The mold would be retooled several times, resulting in [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]], and [[Toxitron (G1)#Combiner Wars|Wrecker Toxitron]]. The toy also served as a model for ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight|Forged to Fight]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CWVoyagerBattleCoreOptimusPrime.jpg||upright=2.2|thumb|A white Optimus that ''isn't'' [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]?! What is this madness?]]
*'''Battle Core Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)

:"Battle Core Optimus Prime" is a white redeco and slight retool of the previous ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus figure. According to the Hasbro panel at [[BotCon 2015]], his new head is based on Star Convoy (see above).

:The figure features newly redesigned hip ratchets to make both robot and combiner mode stable, which were also installed in both TakaraTomy's [[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Motormaster]], [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]], and a revision wave of Hasbro's Motormaster. The pegs that Legends Class Rodimus (or Blackjack) attach to have also been slightly modified to provide a tighter fit, making the latter toy much less prone to falling out.

:Battle Core Optimus Prime can combine with any Deluxe Class toys with the ''Combiner Wars''-styled joint—but, of course, he is intended to be combined with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Generations|Optimus Maximus]]. He can also combine with ''Unite Warriors'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]], [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Prowl]], and ''Combiner Wars'' [[Rook (CW)#Generations|Rook]] to form White Convoy Grand Prime, as seen in the [[God Neptune comic 2|''Generations Selects'' Special Comic promoting God Neptune]].

:Battle Core Optimus Prime comes packaged with a collector's card based on his packaging art. the prototype printed on the back of the box & the stock photos, and the CG model in the instructions had him possessing a single tampographed/stickered symbol on his left arm.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the U.S. at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Battle Core Optimus Prime was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>

:This figure was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into [[White Gallant Convoy]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWBCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Battle Core Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Cyber Series''==
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, not an upsized KO.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Optimus Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure and transforms from a truck (which is based on the ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime figure) into a robot in just 7 simple steps. The figure's transformation engineering had taken cues from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Optimus Prime]] figure, while it still retains the same ol' articulation.

:As with other earlier Cyber Series figures, Optimus Prime had a rather strange release cycle. At first, he only retailed exclusively in Asia and Latin America, with the closest to a U.S. release being in limited quantities from online retailer BigBadToyStore.com. He did, however, end up being available in the Universal Studios Theme Park, and also later as a Walgreens exclusive.

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[[File:Generations-Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trukk with Munky arms.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2015)

:This roughly 11-inch leader-sized figure of Optimus Prime transforms from a robot to trailer/truck combination and back, with the transformation taking cues from both the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Legion Class|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class]] toys. Surprisingly, he does have a reasonable amount of articulation, including a balljointed head and hinged joints for his arms, shoulders and legs, plus lateral hinges for his feet. His head includes [[light-piping]] and, unlike other Cyber Series toys, his truck windows have ''actual'' transparent plastic rather than just being merely painted.

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[[File:Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime-redeco.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trukk with Munky arms but slightly more G1.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A redeco of the Cyber Commander toy above, this Prime features grey plastic replacing the original blue, some deco differences on the arms, body & legs. He also features a flame tampograph on the sides of his vehicle front. He comes in an altered packaging that replaces the first version's painted [[prototype]] [[stock photography|stock photos]] with CG renders depicting the new deco, and also features a new Hasbro product code number, thus making him officially a separate product rather than a drastic running change [[variant]].

:Interestingly, the side profile of the cab transitions from red to blue with a flame-like design, obviously nodding towards his movieverse counterpart.

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[[File:TF-Heroes-and-Villains-Optimus-Prime-Megatron-2-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Megatron''' (Heroes & Villains, 2021)

:In 2021, the ''Cyber Series'' Batallion Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Cyber Series|Megatron]] figure were reissued as a 2-pack exclusive to Amazon.com.
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==''Platinum Edition''==
:''See also:'' [[#Thrilling30PlatinumEdition]]
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YOTG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Don't bother asking for explanations'' ''She'll just tell you that she came'' ''In the year of the <s>cat</s> goat'']]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Goat Edition''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' "Laser cannon", "saber weapon", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets

:Released to celebrate the Year of the Goat, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Goat" Optimus Prime is a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime]], featuring the same discs lacking the G2 Autobot logo found on the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]] version of the mold, but otherwise keeping all the electronics from the original release. Like Year of the Goat Soundwave, Year of the Goat Optimus Prime features an awkward mix of orange, black, clear pink (in some parts including missiles, the discs, and even the pump!), some clear blue (the missile's tips), translucent plastic, and some hint of chrome silver (mostly his trailer parts, which happens to give the trailer somewhat of a resemblance to that of the aforementioned Scourge).
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-OsS-OsF-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, the arms are his weak points for Megatron.]]
*'''One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall''' (2-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Smokestacks/Laser Gun, energy unit/ion blaster

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Optimus Prime is yet another redeco of the ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager toy. Rather than the [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] colors like the ''Age of Extinction'' 2-pack figure, the toy's deco is very similar to the ''Classics'' release, with some changes and omissions: his blue plastic is a dark metallic sheen, his knee's yellow detailing was removed, his small Autobot symbol tampograph was placed on his right shoulder, and his larger one is placed on his energy unit. His side door/arm kibble is left unpainted. According to [[Mark Weber]], this was meant to represent his abdominal area being torn in the movie's battle. (Yeah, we have no idea how it works, since the "battle damage" parts end up on his ''arms'' in robot mode.)

:Both his robot and vehicle mode [[stock photography|stock photos]] depict him slightly mistransformed.

:''Platinum Edition'' Optimus Prime was only available as part of a 2-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Megatron]], named "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" after Optimus Prime's famous line in the movie. In the United States and Canada, this set was officially released as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive. It was also available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and available via Tesco's website (but never found in stores). Surprisingly, it was (and still is) a common find in Brazilian online stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YotR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Also known as "Hybrid Style Convoy Hasbro Edition", but more expensive.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Rooster Edition ''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand

:In an ''unexpected'' turn of events, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Optimus Prime is an ''unchanged'' release of ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hybrid Style|Convoy]], making it the very first Hasbro release of the figure. He retains all of the original figure's accessories, and the die-cast construction.

:Ironically, despite being a rerelease of a small yet complex adult collectible, the figure is marked as "for ages 8 and up". Hope you didn't lose the small parts here.

:The set was first released as an exclusive in Taipei Movie & Toy Convention 2016 in limited quantities; and later through [[Walmart]]'s Canadian website. In late March 2019, the figure finally saw distribution in the US as a BigBadToyStore exclusive.
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==''Titans Return''==
[[File:Titans Return Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=2|An Optimus Prime... ''retooled from an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]?'' '''WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?''']]
*'''Autobot Apex & Powermaster Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, [[Hi-Q#Generations|Apex]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:A heavy retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]], this Optimus Prime is based on the Powermaster Optimus Prime toy from 1988. Despite this, Hi-Q (now renamed 'Autobot Apex', presumably for trademark reasons) doesn't form the engine on Prime's chest; instead, he transforms into a de-faceplated version of the original Powermaster Optimus Prime cab robot head, over which a helmet slides during transformation to complete the Powermaster Prime look. In all three of Optimus Prime's modes are various pegs and seats with which Titan Master figures can interact. Like other Leader Class figures, his base mode can connect to other ''Titan Returns'' figures with base modes.

:Most notably in terms of new tooling, the panels on the undersides of Powermaster Optimus Prime's forearms feature slots under the fists, which allow the guns to tab in and be held much more stably than with Ultra Magnus. And due to the amount of empty space in the cab area in vehicle mode, Powermaster Prime can fully transform without the need to remove his head.

:Powermaster Optimus Prime also comes with a collector's card based on his packaging art.

:Optimus comes with the same rifles as ''Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus'' which have the undocumented feature of combining into a huge multi-barreled rifle. His instructions show that one of the two Titan Master seat guns can peg onto the top of his chest plate in base mode, but are unclear on exactly ''how''. The tab on the chest plate plugs into the hole where the Titan Master's feet peg in. However, in doing so the Titan Master will no longer fit. Due to the extra panels that were added to the legs, Optimus can not stand totally flat on both feet. Fortunately, this doesn't have any serious effect on the toy's stability due to the size of the feet. His gray plastic has a particularly warm tint compared to the original, likely the result of referencing a [[Photodegradation|yellowed]] specimen of the original Powermaster figure (such as the one on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|this very page]]). Optimus' Autobot symbols are also in two different styles. The ones on the shoulders are of the Movie variety, while the trailer features a traditional ''Generation 1''-styled insignia.

:[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]]'s instructions depict him as part of the [[Cybertron City (TR)|Cybertron City]] combination. Meanwhile, the "Siege on Cybertron" instructions show him as a part of the [[Nemesis Command]] combination, albeit mislabeled as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Blaster]].

:This mold was further retooled as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Ginrai (human)#Legends|Super Ginrai]], which was redecoed into Siege On Cybertron [[Ginrai (robot)#Titans Return|Magnus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRPMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime that turns into a ''jet''? AND HE'S A DECEPTICON? '''''THE MADNESS IS SPREADING!''''']]
*'''Diac & Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Double-barreled rifle, [[Diac#Generations|Diac]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Optimus Prime is a Voyager-sized Triple Changer mold, which transforms from robot to [[Octane (G1)|Octane]]-ish tanker truck to plane. His robot mode is heavily based on ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]], whilst the deco appears to draw from Star Convoy. His Titan Master partner [[Diac#Toys|Diac]] transforms into his head (but any Titan Master figure is compatible). Like all ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager class figures, he has built-in mechanisms to "bulk up" his noggin. In his case, these are spring-loaded pylons. His robot mode also features fake truck windows.

:This iteration of the mold and its redecoes exhibit a minor design flaw: there are two tabs on the plane mode's wings that prevent the truck mode's trailer from fully closing at the rear. Ostensibly, this can be rectified by setting the wings slightly askew so they can properly flatten against each other. However, this leads to some holes on each wing not being lined up with some corresponding pegs on the trailer.

:The stock photo is slightly mistransformed: the wings in jet mode should sit further forward to better resemble a real commercial jet. The packaging art and instructions show the correct orientation. This error is present in photography for all reuses of this variant of this mold.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Scourge (RID)#Voyager|Black Convoy]] and ''Street Fighter X Transformers'' [[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]], and retooled into [[Octane#Titans Return|Octone]]. Beginning with this wave, Hasbro changed the standard packaging design for ''Titans Return'' Voyagers from "Autobot" style to "Decepticon" style regardless of character faction.

:This mold would've been redecoed as "Action Master" Optimus Prime with a redecoed Infinitus Titan Master for the BotCon 2017 "Action on Hydrus Four" set that never came to be.

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[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Chaos-on-Velocitron-Laser-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime with a picture of him burning down forests!? <big>'''''THIS IS MADLY OUTRAGEOU...'''''</big>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|no wait.]]]]
*'''Chaos on Velocitron''' (Giftset, 2017)
**''Accessories'': [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Sword]], Double-barreled rifle, [[Refractor#Generations|Refractor]] Titan Master

:Released under the name "Laser Prime", this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the above Voyager Class figure, with its deco based on [[#Laser Optimus Prime|his ''Generation 2'' toy]]...and yes, the tanker's sticker is still him burning down forests. Unfortunately, the enormous stickers are usually poorly applied, resulting in peeling, trapped air bubbles, and misaligned placement.

:Refractor and Laser Prime were only available in a box set named "Chaos on Velocitron" that includes [[Dynamus#Generations|Dynamus]] and [[Quickswitch#Titans Return|Quickswitch]], [[Parsec#Generations|Parsec]] and [[Nautica (G1)#Titans Return|Autobot Nautica]], [[Fastlane#Titans Return|Fastclash]], and a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#TRCOV|Rodimus Prime]] Titan Master head. The set was officially announced by Hasbro to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], and was sold at stores in the United States, Canada, and Hasbro's Asian markets (such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong). Despite this, it later became available via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States (but not in Canada) as well, actually sold by Amazon directly (as compared to a third-party seller).
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===Primitive Skateboarding Promotion===
[[File:TF-Generations-TR-Primitive-Skateboarding-Powermaster-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A black Optimus that isn't [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|evil]]? And he has ''blue'' windows?! '''''THIS IS TOO MADDENING! GAHHHHHH!''''']]
*'''Optimus Prime & Shreddicus Maximus''' (Primitive Skateboarding exclusive Leader Class, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, '[[Shreddicus Maximus]]' Titan Master, Skateboard, 3-piece ramp/railgun
{{toydesigner|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Titans Return Optimus Prime X Primitive Skateboarding collaboration exclusive rail gun/skate park ramps and rail accessories design drawings.|link=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10158087520997266&set=pcb.10158087525487266|name=Robby Musso|site=Facebook|year=2020|month=12|day=16}}</ref>}}

:Released as part of a collaboration between Transformers and [https://primitiveskate.com/ Primitive Skateboarding], this figure is a black repaint of the ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime, with the deco somewhat resembling [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]], but with some gold trims and Primitive Skateboarding markings partially designed by Primitive Skateboard founder [https://hypebeast.com/tags/paul-rodriguez Paul Rodriguez]. He also comes with a new hoverboard accessory (resembling the one [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] used in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''), which Shreddicus Maximus (or any other Titan/Prime Master) can attach to. This board is designed to attach to the included three-piece skating ramp & rail assembly, which can be folded up and rebuilt into a railgun (get it?) that other figures can wield.

: Optimus & Shreddicus were initially [[exclusive]] to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017, where they sold out. A small portion of the run had been held for future sales: [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] put the set up for sale for about five minutes on [[August 14]] before selling out. The remainder was available at [[HasCon 2017]]'s exclusives booth, but again they burned through the stock very quickly.
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==''Alt-Modes''==
[[File:Alt-Modes OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2, 3'''

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Optimus Prime is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a truck when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in all three cases of the first series.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Alt-Modes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alt-Modes|Nemesis Prime]] and retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Ultra Magnus]].

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[[File:Alt-Modes-toy Silver-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Silver Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2017)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''

:Released in the second series of ''Alt-Modes'', "Silver Optimus Prime" is, somewhat obviously, a silver redeco of the previous toy, referencing his "heat-resistant alloy" body from "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]".
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==''Masterpiece''==
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:''See also:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10]]
[[File:Hasbro-Generations-MP10.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''ID Number: '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Another Hasbro release of the [[#MP10|MP-10 mold]], which is ''basically a reissue'' of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|2010 ''Transformers'' line's ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime]], but with the Japanese release's ID number. Surprisingly he is NOT mistransformed on the initial official photography... until secondary stock photos had the vehicle mode ''slightly'' mistransformed. Unlike the original Hasbro version, this version features silver paint on the interior of the trailer. This version also removes the red paint on the die cast hinge piece in his body and replaces it with blue paint. Sadly, this figure doesn't come with the Key to Vector Sigma. Due to compact packaging, the trailer is prone to scuffing. Some copies unfortunately have a defect where the windows will not close all the way in both robot and vehicle mode.

:The figure debuted as a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017 exclusive in the U.S., then as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the United States and Canada.
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==''Power of the Primes''==
[[File:TF-Generations-PotP-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Signs of steroid abuse include aggression, acne and... smokestacks?]]
*'''Evolution Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': trailer/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Evolution Optimus Prime" transforms from a truck with a trailer into a robot and back. The truck cab transforms into his "Orion Pax" form based on his appearance in the Generation 1 episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", and he is able to form the core of Optimus Prime's robot mode. His trailer forms Prime's entire body, sharing a noticeable amount of details with MP-10 mold, most notably an almost identical head sculpt. The figure's trailer can also be towed by any other figure with a compatible hitch.

:He is the first non-''Masterpiece'' ''Generations'' G1 Optimus Prime figure to include a removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory, which is stored in his chest in the 'Evolved' form, and the center of his Matrix of Leadership can be replaced with any [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]]. His [[ion blaster]] can be split into two weapons for Orion Pax to use, while also stored on Optimus Prime's back via visible [[5 mm post]]s of Orion Pax's hands, though this is undocumented in the instructions.

:Depending on the individual copy, Optimus Prime is prone to having a number of quality control issues: ranging from two left/right arms and/or legs/feet on the evolution armor, to lacking stickers on the trailer pieces. The Takara version of the mold lacks the production numbers located at his right shins, though, as with all ''Power of the Primes'' Takara figures, it is otherwise identical to its international version, meaning that the aforementioned quality control issues still persist in this release.

: This toy was reissued in 2022 for select markets and reran again for [[Target]] stores and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in 2024.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Power of the Primes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Nemesis Prime]] and later into ''Selects'' [[#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]].
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==''War for Cybertron: Siege''==
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[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I traded my smokestacks for those kickin' roof lights!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-06'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 23]], [[2019]]
**''Hidden message code'': '''IACON'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class figures, Optimus Prime transforms from robot to Cybertronian armored truck cab and back. He includes two weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]—the "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," which is an axe that transforms into a shield, and the "W-M3 RF [[Ion blaster|Ion Blaster]]." Both weapons can combine to form the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster." Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:Opening the figure's windows in vehicle mode shows the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Matrix of Leadership]] molded into the plastic behind the windows. Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. Despite being a Voyager-scale figure, the truck mode is considerably tiny, in scale with a Legends-sized figure. Whether through coincidence or design, it's possible to fit a ''Power of the Primes'' Matrix core (and by extension, a [[Prime Master]] or [[Titan Master]]) in his chest. An additional, undocumented but confirmed third "hover truck" mode exists, which is achieved by folding all of his wheels under his vehicle mode. While the back wheels don't lock in anywhere, the two front wheels have small tabs that plug into slots on the back of the wheel sections that aren't used for either of his other modes.<ref>[http://www.toyboxsoapbox.com/2018/11/13/transformers-siege-voyager-optimus-prime-review/ "At some convention somewhere one Hasbro rep let slip that Siege Optimus Prime also had a hidden hover truck mode."] on Toybox Soapbox</ref> Depending on the figure's quality control, the truck's roof may not sit securely flush in vehicle mode, notably on the rear right side.

:There is a message written in [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian letters]] on Optimus Prime's box art, which reads "LIGHT THE DARKEST HOUR."

:This mold was later redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]], and a handful of parts were reused for the [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]] figure released in 2020, including the shins, as such, the trailer packaged with the ''Earthrise'' figure is fully compatible with the ''Siege'' figure's truck mode.

:While it doesn't happen in its vintage release the unpaintable plastic on subsequent reruns of the figure has suffered from photodegradation.

:While Hasbro and TakaraTomy's releases of the toy are almost identical, the battle damage paint apps on the latter's shoulders and legs are slightly altered in size.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=シージのオプティマス。右が海外版、左が日本版で後ろが海外前が日本版。汚れのタンポ印刷も違うバリエーションなのかねぇ(´･ω･`) #TFTOYの面白さを伝え隊 https://t.co/g3lMOROVdO|link=https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/1099375629361795072|name=Alfes2010|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=23|(defunct=)}}</ref>

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[[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S40-Leader-Class-Galaxy-Upgrade-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"Rooflights? Pah! Check ''this'' out!"]]
*'''Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S40'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-37'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 23]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''CONVOY'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 "JF-50 Twinblast [[Super Mode|Galaxy Pack]]" armor pieces, 2 "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers," "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser," 2 front wheels/armguards

:Part of the second wave ''Siege'' Leader Class figures, "Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime" is an extensive retool of the same line's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]], taking heavy design cues from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]] (the Japanese series name being "''Galaxy Force''," which is referenced in the name). He transforms into a heavily armed fire truck like the ''Cybertron'' figure, but with a Cybertronian aesthetic. The two "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers" are unpainted blasters from ''Siege'' Ultra Magnus, and as such, mirror the detailing placed just behind ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]'s cab. Their hexagonal tips resembling ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime's Super Mode leg cannons were likely a foresight for this retooling, but are molded in black rather than grey likely due to [[gang-molding]]. Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:The core figure's robot mode is inspired by Prime's Generation 1 look, but with [[Kibble|vehicle mode details]] and coloration (including yellow eyes) based on the cab of his ''Cybertron'' counterpart. As with the original ''Cybertron'' figure, the barrel of the truck's left cannon can be detached and wielded by Prime as a rifle called the "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser." The sides of the bumper in truck mode can detach and form arm cannons based on his ''Cybertron'' counterpart's forearms. All five weapons are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Because of the nature of the mold, additional shoulder pads [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|resembling halves of his truck cab]] were included to complete the Super Mode's resemblance to the template. The vehicle mode's cannons can be underslung and handheld similarly to the ''Cybertron'' figure thanks to the sliding pegs, but lack the original's gimmicks. Unlike Ultra Magnus, Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime also features flip-out support struts on the leg armor to compensate for the back's weight. While they're hardly needed since the armor's bulk is heavy enough to support the weight, the pieces also prevent the leg armor from standing flat when folded in.

:There are two errors in the instructions; first, the crotch piece should be rotated into the Super Mode side - the unnotched side - for vehicle mode, otherwise the trailer won't clip into the cab's 'spine' correctly; secondly, the last step of the cab mode repeats pushing the cab forward.

:Unlike the above Voyager Class figure, this Prime is fully compatible with the [[Magnus Armor]], as is Ultra Magnus with Optimus's Super Mode gear. Also, whether intentional or not, the figure scales almost perfectly with other figures from the original Cybertron line.

:The box art of his vehicle modes is [[Stock photography#Problems with stock photos|mistransformed]] as a result of using CGI renders; the two shoulder pieces are shown being left on, which is genuinely impossible and in fact appear to be clipped through each other. They are instead stored inside the leg armor, which forms the back end of the trailer. Strangely, the clear blue plastic used for the cab has light bars molded in, but they are painted over in red. Presumably, this is to make the inner robot appear more like G1 Optimus but results in a less accurate vehicle mode compared to the ''Cybertron'' design. Additionally, there are existing stock photos of the figure without the wingpack and the smaller robot head flipped out.
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-35th-Voyager-Classic-Animation-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm the one you want...Wait a minute.]]
*'''Classic Animation Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S65'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Specially branded for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' "Classic Animation Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the Voyager Class figure above, featuring a cel-shaded paint pattern that evokes his appearance in the cartoon (though the physical result is more like that of [[Transformers: Devastation|''Devastation'']]). In addition, the grey plastics and paint operations are now replaced with white, and the tire rims' paint is omitted.

:Alongside fellow cel-shaded figure [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#S66|Megatron]] and the other "35th Anniversary" figures, Optimus was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada, and among the first figures that debuted a new, "worldwide" [[multilingual packaging]] design that merged the languages typically found on European packaging with those found on American packaging. In a bit of a snafu, though, all the English texts on his packaging are simply repeated four times, instead of being translated into French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, or omitted in case two or more translations would be identical to each other (or to the English version).
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==''Collaborative''==
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[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|400px|Where [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|he]] at?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': trailer, [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Proton pack]], hose, ghost trap module, [[Slimer]]
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Ghostbusters x Transformers ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition (whew!) is a [[Ghostbusters]]-themed redeco of the MP-10 Convoy/Optimus Prime mold.

:Optimus Prime is now decoed in white, dark gray and red, with a Ghostbusters "no ghosts" logo on his right shoulder in addition to the Autobot logo on his left. The trailer is decoed similarly, with Ecto-1 style details adorning the sides, as well as green ghost splatter. Optimus's vehicle mode bumper includes an "ECTO-35" plate, which can be seen through his chest in robot mode, referencing the 35th Anniversary of both the ''Transformers'' and ''Ghostbusters'' franchises.

:He includes all his accessories, aside from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and his axe, gaining a number of additional ones consistent with the theme. The trailer opens out into the "Ecto-Base," or can be stood upright as the "Ecto Maintenance Dock." A snap-on cover can be applied to Roller to turn him into a ghost trap, a painted opaque version of the [[Slimer]] figure included with Ectotron, and a "roof-rack accessory" using the same mold as [[Ectotron]]'s that pegs into the roof of the trailer. This final item converts into a proton pack for robot mode, pegging into the hole in his back, and a hose connects his ion blaster to the proton pack to serve as a particle thrower. In addition, the figure's packaging is shaped like a proton pack, complete with clips to enable the buyer to strap it to their back.

:Ectotron can ''sort of'' fit into Prime's trailer, but this requires the former's equipment rack to be removed from the roof, and clearance within the trailer prevents the trailer's rear tailgate from closing.

:Ecto-35 Edition Optimus Prime debuted as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019, with additional availability at Fan Expo Canada and the [[Hasbro Pulse]] online store.

::*''[https://reflector.tfw2005.com/transformers-toys/crossovers/ghostbusters-transformers/optimus-prime-mp-10g-ecto-35/ Collaborative MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition at Reflector@TFW2005]''
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[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[December]] [[2024]]
:*''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership#Volvo|Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="fanstream">[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

:"VNR Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the earlier [[#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]] figure, this time in traditional Optimus Prime colors. This release sees the circuitous path of the aborted [[Amazon]] ''Collaborative'' toy<ref>See the extensive research in the [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] entry for details.</ref> come full circle, here branded on his internal packaging under the name "''Collaborative'' Volvo Trucks × Transformers Optimus Prime." He converts in 37 steps into an (at last explicable) licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}. He includes the ion cannon, Matrix, and [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' trailer]] of the Holiday release, naturally done up in more orthodox livery. Caution for those attempting to use the [[Centurion drone#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Centurion Drone]] Ion blaster and Energon Axe accessories, the peg handles are NOT compatible owing to their wider diameter and non-opening fists of the mold.

:Depending on how you pose the figure, the mold tends to be front "heavy" when posed at your standard "stand up straight" form without any dynamic spread the legs style. This is due to how the front feet cannot be extended forward due to a single hinge attaching the joint to the inner "truck cab" being static. This concentrates the center of gravity way behind, parallel to what forms the cab's windshield when it should be adjacent to what makes the cab's front wheels.

: This figure was made available exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States, and was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets- which stocked the figure months before it was officially acknowledged by Hasbro themselves.

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==''Generations Selects''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Star-Convoy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"The Hate Plague is back?" (jams the Matrix on the gun)]]
*'''Star Convoy''' ([[September 28]], 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS01'''
**''Accessories'': [[Star Trailer]]/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Silver Matrix]]

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Star Convoy is a retool of the [[#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class mold]], featuring new lower legs, head, upper shoulders, and waist parts for both the armor and inner robot, and a new torso for the latter. The Optimus Prime inner robot is remolded to resemble his Generation 1 toy, complete with toy-accurate yellow eyes. Most of the armor's grey parts (especially the evolution armor's arms) are now remolded in red plastic to be more accurate to Star Convoy's character model, though there are a few sacrifices leaving some of the red patches on the trailer.

:The Matrix of Leadership is now replaced with the "Silver Matrix" that is a singular piece of plastic dipped in chrome. As such, it does not accommodate Prime Masters/Matrices/Enigmas. The Matrix can be held by 5 mm fist holes and can combine with the guns to form a "Big Bang Cannon". Unlike the original versions of the mold, Star Convoy's stickers, intended to be applied to his trailer, come on a sheet instead of being factory-applied.

:The star-shaped piece that clips into Star Convoy's chest is new to this version of the mold. Because it pegs into a small hole between the tops of the doors to Star Convoy's chest compartment, it introduces an additional step to access the matrix chamber. The red connector which attaches the star to the figure is misassembled, and flipped from its proper orientation. Due to this, the star is prone to not attaching securely to the chest and can easily pop out without much effort. A fix<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/generations-selects-star-convoy-super-megatron-snaptrap-figures.1172403/page-113#post-17312785 Guide to rearranging the chest star for improved stability] in the TFW2005 thread for ''Selects'' Star Convoy</ref> utilized by some to address the issue involves popping out the star and connector, then flipping the connector around, before reattaching both parts to the figure. Care should be taken when handling the star and transforming Star Convoy to ensure it does not bump against other parts of the figure or experience undue stress. The stem of the star is particularly fragile and has been known to break without much force being applied to it.

:Reminiscent of the fact that the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|''Return of Convoy'' Star Convoy]] figure could transform into a battle station, a "Z Base Mode" resembling that original battle station mode was created for the character and introduced in the ''Selects'' [[Super Megatron comic 1|Special Comic promoting Super Megatron]]. This figure (and any of the ''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Optimus Prime molds) is capable of being configured into this form. In reference to the fact that the original Star Convoy figure included a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Micromaster version of Hot Rod]] to man the battle station, one can populate the Z Base Mode with the [[Firebolt (G1)#Titans Return|Firedrive]] or Rodimus Prime Titan Masters from [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Hot Rod's ''Titans Return'' figure]] and the "Chaos on Velocitron" box set respectively. As said Hot Rod Micromaster could also store in the original Star Convoy figure's chest, one can also re-enact this functionality by taking a Matrix frame from a ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Leader Class figure and placing one of the aforementioned Titan Masters in it, then inserting the frame into Star Convoy's chest.

:This toy was released exclusively through [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and, thanks to brand unification, [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the United States and Canada. It is the first ''Selects'' figure to be developed by TakaraTomy.
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==''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''==
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[[File:TF-WFC-E-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2|thumb|That's the news everyone's waiting for!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020/2024)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-02'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Optimus Prime with Trailer'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 25]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Leader Class toys, Optimus Prime is an ''extensive'' retooling of the [[#Siege|''Siege'' Optimus mold]], now transforming into his classic cab-over Earth-truck mode. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|32]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]], and even has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure. While the vestigial knee flaps were meant to be flipped out while transforming him into truck mode, the flaps' pegs and the elbow's rectangular holes have a slight occupying-the-same-space issue, which can result in the cab noticeably tilting frontward. If this problem persists, the flaps can be untransformed to straighten the cab properly.

: His very cartoon-like robot mode has an opening chest compartment containing a removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory; in an undocumented feature, the Matrix can accommodate "Fire Blast" effect parts and attach to similarly-sized posts. His new Ion Blaster rifle, now in its classic shape, is hinged to fold away the barrel for storage. His hands feature hinge joints in the knuckles, allowing for more expressive posing and proper holding of the included Matrix, with the grip coming from a [[5 mm post|5 mm semi-circle]] formed by the palm and thumb. As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it from his back allows the waist to turn without being hindered.

: For the first time for a (non-''Masterpiece'') ''Generations'' Optimus toy, this release comes with a trailer (sadly too small to store any concurrent car-mode toy larger than the [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Cliffjumper]] mold when closed up) that converts into a combat deck/repair bay complete with an "artillery robot". The trailer's inner walls are loaded with 5 mm post-holes for accessory storage. The main ramp is [[A.I.R. Lock System]] compatible, and its inner section is removable so it can be used as a shield, leaving a U-shaped partial ramp so any cars on the main deck can still roll out. The trailer's artillery robot has two 5 mm post-holes up front for Fire Blast effects or other accessories, and now features ''two'' claw-arms, sadly the gaps in the claws are not 5 mm compatible. The robot can be removed from the trailer at its base and attached to other toys as a giant accessory, notably a "jetpack". (Coincidentally, the trailer's hitch post is at exactly the right height to let it rest inside the 5mm hole on [[Roller (G1)#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Roller]].)

: This figure can be augmented with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "[[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]", which includes a non-converting long-barreled Ion Blaster, his expected Energon Axe, and [[Roller (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Roller]]. The Energon Axe is specifically molded to fit onto Optimus's ''right'' hand, with the peg sliding into the underside of the fist. Although it ''can'' fit on his left hand if slid through the top, this puts noticeable stress on the axe's peg due to the thumb sliding up against the housing. The set also comes with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]'s jetpack, and while it is ''mainly'' designed for Sideswipe it can, of course, be used by Optimus, though due to a section of Optimus' back being marginally wider than the space available, some force may be required to attach the jetpack fully. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the ''Siege'' figure can attach to his forearms if the hands are tucked away, via the tabs on its hinged handle.

: Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Optimus's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Optimus' piece of the map contains the labeled location of a planet called "[[Micro|MICRON]]".

[[File:TF-WFC-ER-Prime-Comparison.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Dodged another shot!]] (''Stock image comparison'')]]
:Confusingly, the figure had ''many'' color differences in different official promotional images. The original 3D renders depicted his colors completely show-accurate to the G1 cartoon (minus the blue codpiece, and with quite rare toy-accurate yellow eyes), the lack of striping on the forearms/side doors, and a fully blue artillery robot for the trailer, while the pre-release prototype seen in New York Comic Con 2019 and the secondary stock photos had his hands and elbows molded in grey, with artillery robot being cast in grey and silver plastic similar to the rest of the trailer. According to [[John Warden]], this was due to the limitations of the mold. Even later, Takara's stock photos showed the figure with blue elbows and a blue and silver artillery robot. The retail release of the figure ultimately, for the most part, went with colors showcased in Hasbro's physical toy stock photos, but with previously yellow eyes now more cartoon-accurate blue, and with his hands, codpiece, and the back piece of his head painted in metallic blue. Early renders also displayed the figure's inner shins as being molded in the same blue color as the rest of the legs, although the final figure presents them cast in gray and unpainted. The sample on the TakaraTomy stock photos also depict his trailer hitch as a single piece.

:The issue with the painted blue hands is that if you keep attaching and removing any weapon, it will scrape the blue paint and its remains will get caught on the handle of the gun.

:The legs have been shown to break on several copies due to the thin plastic quality of the early releases in 2020. This issue was fixed with a pin added to the reissue release in 2024.

: Optimus also saw release with a retailer incentive gift box, coming with an additional large poster promoting the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Earthrise'' cartoon]] with various signatures from the showrunners and the characters, including [[Jake Foushee|Jake Tillman]], Prime's voice actor, and a die-cast logo pin.

: The Optimus Prime robot mold was also used to make ''War for Cybertron Trilogy Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]]. The trailer, including its artillery robot and shield/ramp, was redecoed for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime's]] Spoiler Pack and [[#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]]. The Matrix accessory was reused or repainted extensively for other contemporary Matrix-bearers, such as ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime, ''Kingdom'' Galvatron, and ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod.

: Optimus Prime was reissued in mid-2024 with pre-orders listed on April of that year.
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[[File:TF-Generations-Amazon-Prime-Day-Alt-Universe-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Relive your traumatic childhood on Prime Day!]]
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-17'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#AltUniverseOP|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]

:"Alternate Universe Optimus Prime" is a grayscale redeco of the figure above with a new head that evokes the battle damage and his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The Matrix of Leadership is the same as the mass retail Leader, though the Ion Blaster is painted completely silver and his rear calves are painted. Another change is the number of lugnuts on the wheels of the trailer. The normal retail version has 10 lug nuts per wheel, while this release has none. He is packaged in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]''-styled box that depicts Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] grieving during his death scene reflected on a window of his damaged truck mode.
:There are reported issues where the left chest piece is unable to tab in fully due to a deformed pin, leaving a small uneven gap visible in robot mode.

:This is the only ''Earthrise'' toy to lack an ID number and map piece and isn't part of the Galactic Odyssey Collection. Coincidentally, Hasbro ID number WFC-E28 is never used in the toyline within its range of E1 to E41, lending to the possibility that WFC-E28 was intended to be his.

:Before the figure was officially revealed, a single known specimen of the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime erroneously used the redeco's alternate head.<ref>https://tformers.com/earthrise-leader-optimus-prime-error-with-alternate-universe-head/37627/news.html</ref>

:Alternate Universe Optimus Prime was supposed to be released as an exclusive for Amazon Prime Day 2020, though the day was pushed back several months, making the toy release much earlier. The figure was fully revealed on Hasbro's June 26 [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] stream. The figure was later released in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive as part of the 7th wave of TakaraTomy ''Selects'' toys.
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==''War for Cybertron Trilogy''==
[[File:Earthrise_Centurion_mini_OP.JPG|upright=0.5|thumb|Get me the smallest Optimus you have. No, that's too small.]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E33'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-22'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021

:A [[Slug figure|minuscule figurine]] of Optimus Prime, about 10 millimeters tall, is included in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Deluxe Centurion set, which is meant to complement the [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure.

:Despite coming in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]''-style box, the set is only branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', and doesn't include a ''Selects'' lineup number, instead having an ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' ID number. [[TakaraTomy]] released this toy as part of ''Earthrise'' in [[Japan]].<ref name="TT Twitter">{{citesocial|quote=＼フォロワー27 000人突破／新情報2つ目はアースライズシリーズ「センチュリオンドローン＆ウェポナイザー」発売決定しました！予約開始は少し先の予定ですが楽しみしてにお待ち下さい！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/8DpFsjRCuP|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1285098906422931456/|name=Transformers PR|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>

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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|Well]] [[Jhiaxus (G2)|gee]], [[Enerax|axe]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|us!]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, [[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]] and [[Sheeldron#Toys|Sheeldron]] [[Battle Master]]s

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this version of Optimus Prime is a trailer-less redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Leader Class mold in darker colors more reminiscent of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 figure]]. He comes with Battle Masters Enerax and Sheeldron, translucent yellow redecoes of ''Siege'' [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]] and ''Earthrise'' [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]] respectively, without the effects parts. In terms of deco, Optimus's blue plastic/paint operations and the unpaintable gray joints are replaced with the same darker shade of blue (which also coincidentally resembles the erroneous deco used for most of TakaraTomy's stock photos of the mold), additional blue paint has been added to his legs, the molded detail in the center of his pelvis is painted yellow, the interiors of his opening chest windows are unpainted, the translucent plastic is tinted green, and the eyes are a non-metallic light blue.

:The stock renders for both the robot and vehicle modes are inconsistent with the later stock photos: They reuse his deco from the ''Earthrise'' renders, but with blue eyes, green windows, and battle-damage paint apps that are absent on the final toy. The forearms are depicted as stripeless in robot mode, while the rear hip piece and the thighs are differently colored in the truck mode render.

:While Optimus Prime never appears in his ''Earthrise'' body in the cartoon, he was initially planned to for the ''Earthrise'' and ''Kingdom'' chapters, the idea from which this toy is based. A cartoon CGI render of this ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime can be seen in the ''[[The Art and Making of Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

:As with other ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' figures, Optimus Prime was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States.
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[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Decepticons, not join them!"]]]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021
**''Accessories:'' [[Dark Saber#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dark Saber]], "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster", two forearm blasters, shield/ramp, artillery robot, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Combat Deck]], [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]] and [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] [[Battle Master]]s, "Fire Blast", 3 [[energon cube#War for Cybertron Trilogy|energon cubes]], [[Play-Doh|compound]]
{{note|This figure of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]] also represents a "much darker future" of Optimus Prime in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]] cartoon.}}

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a redeco of ''Siege'' Voyager Class [[#Siege|Optimus Prime]] as Nemesis Prime. The figure comes with ''Siege'' Optimus's "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (but not his "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield") plus a sizeable number of extras that beef up the price. These include: a redecoed trailer from ''Earthrise'' [[#Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]; the Dark Saber, [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]], and large forearm blaster accessories, all from the [[#Power_of_the_Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Leader Class toy]]; [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]], a [[redeco]] of ''Earthrise'' Battle Master [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]], along with their blast effect part; and a compound through which a buyer can dig to reveal energon cubes, rereleased from ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus's]] Spoiler Pack. Fangtron and the shield/Combat Deck ramp are both compatible with the [[A.I.R. Lock System]], as the former can turn into a ramp or a shield for Nemesis Prime. This toy also features a different deco compared to the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. Namely, he is in fact molded in very dark gray plastic as opposed to the deep black of the Takara version, and the vehicle stripes, bumper guns, and wheel rims are silver instead of teal.

:The Hasbro stock photography for the truck mode is also ''laughably'' mistransformed, with the robot mode crotch being plainly visible, an error that actually requires a considerable amount of effort to replicate with the actual toy. In addition, neither the truck windows nor panels that cover the robot mode hands are compressed fully.

:Much like previous Spoiler Pack, this set is in a windowless box designed to look like an ammo crate and features translatable [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]. The text on the package reads "FANGTRON" and "GIZA", while the 'spoiler' text inside features a Decepticon-themed quote: "YOU MUST STAY TRUE / TO WHOM THE MATRIX HAS / CHOSEN, FOR IF YOU / DON’T, A MUCH / DARKER FUTURE AWAITS" and an Autobot-themed one: "THE DEAD UNIVERSE IS / UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU’VE / EXPERIENCED, PRIME", which are both quotes from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in [[Earthrise episode 5]]. The lateral side of the package also features artwork of Nemesis Prime, edited from art of ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime. Compared to the previous Spoiler Pack, the packaging itself has no plastic insert.

:This set was a shared exclusive between online retailers and [[Walmart]] in Canada and the USA. In New Zealand, the set was sold exclusively at Toy World and Mighty Ape. Like the previous Spoiler Pack, the TakaraTomy release is packaged in a standard windowed box.
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==''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''==
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Core-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|optimus prall (prime small)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K1'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-03'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a smaller, roughly Legends-sized mold that according to his product copy and stock images is meant to be posed with larger toys of the same character, but we would be stupid not to note that he is also a good size to interact with Titan Class figures. His transformation shares engineering with the [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure]], but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. The included Ion Blaster features a 3 mm handle under a 5 mm post, dedicated to the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. He is also fairly articulated for a figure this small, having head rotation and tilting, torso rotation (which looks a bit unnatural), ab crunch, butterfly joints at the shoulders, and ball joints in shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees.

:Unlike the actual product, the truck door section of the wrist/hand part is unpainted in the CG stock render. Curiously, his instructions depict an Energon axe that was notably left out of the final release and was not shown in stock photos.

:The red paint on the flip-out arms will chip off over time due to repeated transformations caused by the snap-on connection that holds them in place in robot mode.

:In Japan, Optimus Prime was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive. This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution .282023.29|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]], while utilizing the unused Energon Axe.

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[[File:WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 26]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Matrix of Leadership]]

:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime featured a [[package refresh]] in the first wave of the ''Kingdom'' Leader Class toys. It featured no changes except for the gunmetal paint on the ion blaster being a ''very slightly'' lighter color.

:Much like most of the toyline, Optimus Prime comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Optimus Prime being one of them.
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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Titan-Ark-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Scaled to fit inside the Ark's cockpit or a [[Mark Maher|decent-sized soul patch]].]]
*'''Autobot Ark''' (2021)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-K30'''

:''Kingdom'' Titan Class [[Ark (G1)#Generations|Autobot Ark]] comes with a minuscule figurine of Optimus Prime, similar to the Unicron-scaled one in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Centurion Drone set, designed to be in scale with the ''Ark''{{'}}s starship mode. It is cast in the same orange translucent plastic used for the Ark's windscreen, then painted over with a metallic red.
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PFWFC-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The REAL ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[#2020Netflix|Autobot Optimus Prime toy]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[October 30]], 2021)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF WFC-01 / PFGR 01'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GE-01'''
**''Accessories'': "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")

:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' subline, Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[#Siege|''Siege'' Voyager Class toy]], with the same weapons and C.O.M.B.A.T. System functionality.

:In a similar deco to the ''[[3A|ThreeZero]]'' figure, Optimus Prime is redecoed to be completely accurate to his on-screen appearance in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' Trilogy cartoon]]; for example, the translucent blue parts are now green, an extra white stripe is added in the front of the sideways truck kibble, and the battle damage is changed.
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==''Legacy''==
[[File:Legacy Laser Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We're gonna party like it's 1995!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2022]]) / '''G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 24]], 2022
:*''Accessories:'' [[Energon]] sword, Energon axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Legacy|Matrix of Leadership]], blaster, trailer/battle station
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (Takara Tomy), [[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Leader Class toys, "Laser Optimus Prime" is an updated version of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' design]] which transforms into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, with deco and sculpt details most directly based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2reissue|2006 "Battle Convoy" reissue's modified deco and stickers]] with a flame deco on the front from his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#RTSDeluxe|2010 Deluxe Class figure]]. He includes an Energon sword, an Energon axe, a new removable Matrix of Leadership (notable NOT the same mold shared by other figures of the same time) which echoes the sticker details of the 2006 reissue, and a trailer that can transform into a battle station (tanker deco of Optimus burning down a forest not included, sadly) with a small detachable double-barreled cannon. The axe and sword can be stored either inside the trailer or on the cab, with the sword stored underneath the rear section of the cab like the original and the axe slotting in over the trailer hitch. In tanker mode, the trailer's claw arm can be folded to act as a jack to allow it to stand freely. His signature shoulder pylons can open outwards to reveal missile pods. He has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, while the real arms start beneath the flap.

: Not mentioned in his instructions, the sword and axe can combine into a larger sword. His Matrix can be attached to the axe or the combined sword, using the rectangular peg near the axe's haft (normally meant to keep the handle folded neatly for storage). The chest slot where the Matrix plugs in is open in the back, seemingly meant to allow for [[light-piping]] in robot mode. His eyes feature neutered light-piping due to the back of his head being painted over, but the eyes are left unpainted.

:As the sword accessory is designed for this mold's open hands, it cannot be wielded by other figures with closed 5mm hands due to the protruding tab on the handle.

: Most of Laser Optimus Prime's lower body, including his hips, thighs, the front of his lower legs (except for the shin vents), and feet, reuse elements from the [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy]] above whereas other details like his crotch, shins, back of the lower legs, tires, and the entirety of his upper body are brand-new. Like the ''Earthrise'' toy, the shins have the ''Siege'' figure's trailer hitch on the outside. Laser Optimus' trailer can be attached to ''Earthrise'' Optimus, as well as ''Siege'' Optimus, ''Kingdom'' Huffer, and ''Kingdom'' Pipes. This figure is also similarly compatible with the trailer included with ''Earthrise'' Optimus.

: The original release's [[Hasbro Pulse]] listing labeled him as "G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime", while the packaging itself merely labeled him as "Laser Optimus Prime". The subsequent [[package refresh]] in the ''Legacy: United'' subline added the "G2 Universe" label on the box. Despite his origins, Optimus has no G2 faction symbols, only a silver G1 Autobot insignia on his left cab door.

: This figure was also redecoed into ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' "[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]" and ''Toxitron Collection'' "[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]", as well as [[#Target|Target Optimus Prime]] and ''[[Synergenex]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]]. The sword, axe, and Matrix were redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Terminus Blade]].

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Optimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|'Til all are [[Package refresh|refreshed!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a [[package refresh]] of the previous [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class figure]]. Aside from the packaging, the Ion Blaster's 3mm peg on the handle and the tab for the side truck windows are left unpainted.

: He saw ''another'' package refresh as part of the fourth Core Class Wave for ''Legacy: Evolution''.

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[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Alpha Trion/toys#Legacy|My]] son, who has every disease."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''A Hero Is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, dispenser
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: A fairly extensive retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]] with a new cartoon-accurate head, chest, and legs, transforming into a Cybertronian pickup truck... and is a clear homage to the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|release from 2005]]. Pax has a red pistol and an [[Energon goodie]] dispenser, both also reused from ''Studio Series'' Kup.

: ''Legacy'' Orion Pax retains Kup's removable arm and leg feature, compatible with any 5mm port or post. Additionally—whether or not it was intentional— Orion Pax's shoulders and hips are inverted straight out of the box, differentiating the overall design from Kup. If one doesn't like them this way, a simple twist of the joints will put them back into the orientation they are on Kup.

: Unfortunately, Orion Pax suffers from the same design issue as the mold's original release. The painted robot mode crotch area that is part of the vehicle mode undercarriage does not fold up far enough to prevent dragging and paint damage, thus care should be taken when the figure is transformed.

: This figure is a part of a [[Hasbro Pulse]]-exclusive 2-pack; also including [[Alpha Trion/toys#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] with [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]] and [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|its Key]]. The set was put up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

: [[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?

:This mold was further retooled to make the "War Dawn 2-Pack" [[Dion (G1)#Legacy|Dion]] figure.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Data-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You've heard of a rescue axe, get ready for the ''library axe''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Humble Origins 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe handle, axe head, blaster, ammo drum
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

: Part of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' "Pre-Cybertronian War" capsule, "Data Clerk Orion Pax" is a retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Hound]], transforming into a Cybertronian armored off-road vehicle in 15 steps. He retains Hound's blaster with clip-on ammo drum and also includes a new two-piece axe based on that of the [[#T30Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe figure]], both 5 mm compatible. The weapons can be mounted on any of his numerous 5 mm ports for storage, including his back and vehicle mode roof. His newly-molded chest is based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]", while his new head, legs, and windshield are based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s design<ref>{{cite social|quote="young" Optimus Prime concept sketch (that later would become inspiration for Generations Orion Pax toy)...|link=https://twitter.com/Guido_Guidi/status/536828436627869696|name=Guido Guidi|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=11|day=24}}</ref> from "[[Spotlight: Blurr]]". His color breaks and "Data Clerk" title are based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]].

: He comes comes in a 2-pack with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]], exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in North America. The set was revealed and went up for pre-order on the [[May 16]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] Fanstream alongside the "Rise of Tyranny" 2-pack. Amazon mistakenly mixed up the product IDs for the Rise Of Tyranny and Humble Origins two-packs; as a result, customers who pre-ordered this set were actually sent [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseofTyranny|Miner Megatron]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUU9MpO8M9/ Designer commentary on Data Clerk Orion Pax from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Advertised as perfect for younger children, but I think a Roller at this scale constitutes a choking hazard in 200 nations worldwide.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''TL-EX'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, axe, stinger blaster, trailer, [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]], repair drone, trailer hitch/shield panel
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name="fanstream" />

: A Hasbro Pulse exclusive, this ''Legacy: Evolution'' Optimus Prime is a cartoon-accurate redeco of the above ''Kingdom'' Core Class figure. His plastic colors are generally brighter, with the grey unpaintable areas in particular now cast in pearlescent white. He also features some differences in paint applications, including no silver on the legs, no stripe on the vehicle mode cab, yellow highlights on his waist flaps, and a gray background for his eyes, all of which serve to make him more show-accurate. He now comes with his famous [[Combat Deck (G1)#Legacy|trailer]] in Core Class scale (which can be hitched with an extension panel that doubles as a shield), which includes a tiny Roller (also able to tow the trailer!) and repair drone. The trailer was noted by its designer [[Evan Brooks]] to be proportionally large and is scaled to be able to fit the pack-in partner [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee]], though it's not quite long enough to fit the repair drone, Roller, and Bumblebee all at once. The set also includes both the Ion Blaster and Energon Axe accessories from the previous versions of the mold.

: He was revealed and put up for pre-order on the [[June 20]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream]. The set is also sold as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Universe Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-G1ToyOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"We already have Missing Link at home." Missing Link at home:]]
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Optimus Prime (G1 Universe)''' (オプティマスプライム(G1ユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-83'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[January 25]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#LegacyG1UniverseDeluxe|Matrix of Leadership]], 2 blasters, 2 smokestacks, energy axe
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[[May 14]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref> [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Design notes] on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>}}

: Part of the fourth Wave of ''Legacy: United'' Deluxes, "G1 Optimus Prime" is an unusual ''Generations'' release in that it is focused entirely on reproducing the aesthetic of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Generation 1 toy]], not unlike TakaraTomy's higher end ''[[Missing Link]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Convoy]] produced around the same time. The chief differences between this and ''Missing Link'' are that the ''Legacy: United'' toy is smaller than the G1 figure and lacks [[die-cast]] metal and [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. While not as articulated overall, this Deluxe does have better range at his waist and neck. His forearms, shins, and feet feature detailing based on the sticker placement of his original G1 toy, albeit unpainted. He features "PVC rubber" {{sic}} tires on all six wheels—the first mainline Optimus toy to have soft tires in a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|very long time]]. His tires read "CYBERTRON RADIAL 275/80 R22",<ref>The "275/80 R22" notation on the tires means the tire is 275mm thick, the height is 80% of the thickness, has radial construction, and fits a 22 inch rim</ref> referencing the fictional "[[Cybertronian Radial]]" brand used by ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]''.

: He is designed to be able to pull not only current trailers such as that of his [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy]], but also the original G1 trailer. Due to his smaller size, the ''Earthrise'' trailer is almost perfectly proportioned to him while the original G1 trailer is almost comically huge.

: Optimus has a translucent blue Matrix of Leadership which he cannot hold but can store in his chest, modelled after the 2002 [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#The Transformers|New Year's Special version]]. He comes equipped with two versions of his ion blaster - a larger one modeled after the original G1 toy release and another, thinner version representing the running change variant of the G1 toy blaster. He also comes with an orange energy axe based on the one included with the [[The Transformers Collection|The Transformers Collection]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Convoy]]. The smokestacks can be used as handheld weapons as well, but barely able to fit into his hands due to the height of his forearms. They are too large to safely be used with [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]], potentially damaging the effects as they need to be stretched out to fit. All three weapons can store on his truck bed. His axe has nowhere to store in robot mode, and he only has one port on his back to store one of the blasters (unless you use the ones on his calves, but that looks a little silly).

: Both of his blasters are cast in clear plastic and then painted over in glossy black paint. As a result, they tend to have an extremely tight fit to the point that some 5mm ports simply will not hold them. The ports on Prime's legs are similarly looser then normal, able to hold these two guns securely but are loose with basically any other 5mm accessory. Due to his fists being looser than normal to accommodate the blasters, the axe sits ''very'' loosely in Prime's fists and may not even plug in securely at all. The also is some variance in the amount of florescent yellow paint over his eyes, with many copies having it thick enough to neuter his [[light-piping]]

: Teased during the [[May 14]], [[2024]] fanstream as a passion project for Maher, he was later officially revealed on the designer's Instagram page on [[June 12]] later that year, with pre-orders going up on [[June 13]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Fractured Friendship 2-Pack''' (2-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Fractured-Orion Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#FracturedFriendship|Matrix of Leadership]], ion blaster, 2 arm cannons

:''Legacy: United'' "Security Officer Orion Pax" is an extensive retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Optimus Prime]] based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]" and the pre-war portions of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian truck. Compared to Gamer Optimus, Pax has a new head, chest, shoulders, forearms, shins, and feet, the latter of which gives him some extra height so he can properly look his Decepticon counterpart in the eye. Most of his vehicle mode parts have also seen some notable retooling, resulting in a much more boxy truck mode; the new feet also unfold to to cover up the former gap in the rear.

:His right forearm retains the ''Gamer Edition'' figure's ability to be disconnected, revealing a [[5 mm post]], which allows any ''Gamer Edition'' figure's blaster to be attached in its place. Despite this, Pax's own ion blaster has a new part attached to it with a screw so it can be held normally, sacrificing the ability for it to be attached to his arm. However, this functionality can be restored by simply removing the screw and detaching the new part.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/potential-sdcc-fractured-friendship-2-pack.1264588/page-66#post-22597549 Post detailing how to remove the new part on Orion Pax's ion blaster] in the TFW2005 thread for the Fractured Friendship 2-Pack</ref> This version of the mold fixes the swapped wheel misassembly of the original tooling.

:In addition to the ion blaster, Pax comes with the same Matrix of Leadership accessory as Gamer Edition Optimus (which plugs into his chest cavity via a 5mm connection) and two new forearm-mounted cannons, which peg onto his sides in truck mode.

:Security Officer Orion Pax was included in the "Fractured Friendship" 2-pack alongside the similarly IDW-inspired [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#FracturedFriendship|Gladiator Megatron]]. The 2-pack was revealed by IGN on [[June 27]], 2024 as an exclusive for that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]], with limited quantities later made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] on [[August 5]]. It was later spotted at Chinese retail soon after its official reveal.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/hasbro-sdcc-exclusive-figures-star-wars-marvel-transformers-gi-joe Hasbro SDCC 2024 exclusives reveal] - on IGN</ref>
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==Holiday Optimus Prime==
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[[File:Gen-toy OptimusPrime Holiday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missiles!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Holiday Optimus Prime''' (2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Candy cane ion blaster, [[Matrix of Holiday Cheer]],<ref>[https://bwtf.com/news/holiday-op-info-pics Full presser for Holiday Optimus Prime] at Ben's World of Transformers including bio and stock photos.</ref> trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)| [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[Christina Murphy]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANet8GxJgmk Recording] of the ''Transformers'' panel at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]] with [[Ben MacCrae]] at the "Ryan Speaks Geek" YouTube channel</ref>

: A surprise reveal at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]], "Holiday Optimus Prime" converts in 37 steps from a licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}–known throughout the United States as an "[[Amazon (website)|Amazon Prime]] truck"–into a very [[Hero (G2)|Combat Hero]]-styled Optimus Prime with a decidedly [[Santa Claus]]-ish color layout, in predominantly red deco with white trim and big black boots. The truck mode is decoed so as to represent snow kicking up over the fenders and falling down onto the roof of his trailer. Said trailer is a redeco of the one included with [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]] in white with red stripes and features a [[tampograph]]ed Autobot [[insignia]] wearing a Santa hat. It also has a new trailer-hitch add-on part with a much further-back hitch-peg, so the trailer connects in the proper place to Optimus's new truck mode; this part is removable so you can use the trailer with the originally-compatible ''Earthrise'' toys. In terms of accessories, Prime comes with a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' toy's ion blaster in festive candy cane striping, as well as a "Matrix of Holiday Cheer" to store behind his translucent green [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|chest windows]].

:Prime's box is designed to look as though it has been pre-packaged in Autobot insignia/snowflake wrapping paper and partially ripped open to reveal the toy inside, even including a printed-on to/from gift tag!

:The official [[stock photography]] leaves two flaps on Prime's chest mistransformed; they should fold in to give him [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|his iconic grille detail]].

:The figure was made available for sale exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] on November 1, 2022, and shipped in early December 2022. This mold-set was later used to make [[#Volvo|VNR Optimus Prime]].

:...Speaking of the "Amazon Prime" trucks, Holiday Optimus Prime appears to have been repurposed from a long-planned but ultimately [[unreleased toy|never released]] ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' figure which was listed on the Australian version of the website as early as April 2021,<ref name="amazon1">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/07/new-amazon-australia-transformers-listings-shattered-glass-and-golden-disk-figures-project-bat-and-more-431028 Earliest reported Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, April 2021.</ref> with a detailed product description following in June of that same year,<ref name="amazon2">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/06/28/transformers-collaborative-transformers-amazon-prime-mash-up-official-description-436399 Product description for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref> as well as listings on other international versions of the Amazon website such as Amazon Germany.<ref name="amazon3">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/product-description-for-amazon-x-transformers-optimus-prime.1216185/page-11#post-19284981 Earliest documented Amazon Germany listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref> The Amazon Australia listing was later rediscovered in July 2022,<ref name="amazon4">[https://tformers.com/leaked-transformers-x-amazon-prime-collaborative-optimus-prime-delivery-truck-listing/46484/news.html Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] reported by TFormers, July 2022.</ref> but photos still remained a no-show. Like Holiday Optimus Prime, the Amazon mashup was also specified to turn into a licensed Volvo truck in 37 steps. All signs point to the Volvo Optimus Prime mold being repurposed as an affiliate of a less corporate–and more public domain–gift distributor... not to mention as a release less likely to annoy other [[Walmart|major]] [[Target|retailers]] of Hasbro toys.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckepd4SOlPs/ Designer commentary on Holiday Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==''Generations Comic Edition''==
[[File:GenerationsComics OptimusPrimeHead.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is how we get AHEAD in sales.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shockwave''' (Leader Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Display stand, Optimus Prime's head
{{toydesigner|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist),<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref> [[Matthew Cohen]] (photography)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And here are my shots of the 40th Anniversary Grimlock and Shockwave figures, with accessories and and paint job ripped straight from the comics that inspired them!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C3B8OpCMsq1/|site=Instagram|name=Matthew Cohen|year=2024|month=2|day=6}}</ref>}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Generations Comic Edition]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Shockwave]] comes with an accessory depicting the severed head of Optimus Prime in a harness, based on the events of [[The New Order|the second storyline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original ''Transformers'' comic]] published by [[Marvel Comics]], in which Shockwave attempts to extract the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from Prime. More specifically, the design is based on [[Herb Trimpe]]'s artwork from [[Brainstorm!|issues eleven]] and [[Prime Time!|twelve]]. The armatures for the harness accessory come on a [[sprue]] and must be assembled.

:The head of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[#Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] can be removed and replaced with this head for a new Marvel inspired look! It can be a snug fit, though, so take a little care when installing. Also note that, as the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''Earthrise'' head mold does not have the appropriate gap in the back, it cannot be used on the harness in place of the new head.
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==Target Optimus Prime==
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[[File:TargetOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So...we got the Amazon truck (almost), now this, is the Walmart truck next?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Target Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Target|Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot
{{toydesigner| [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ted (Target)|Ted]] (Target)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist)}}<ref>[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

:"Target Optimus Prime" is a [[Target]]-exclusive (duh) redeco of ''Legacy'' Laser Optimus Prime sans weapons, transforming into a Target-branded truck. He's also packaged with a Target-themed version of the ''Earthrise'' trailer, complete with Bullseye the dog on the side, [[Bullseye (Target)|a figure of whom]] is also packed in with Prime. "Autobot Bullseye" turns into a {{w|padded envelope|bubble mailer}} for Optimus to deliver, with photos depicting the artillery robot used as a scanner. The packaging art depicts Optimus playing fetch with Bullseye, using one of the iconic "Red Ball" bollards found outside most Target stores as the ball. The front of the package shows him readying to throw the ball, while the side shows Optimus petting and scritching Bullseye after he's caught it. ''D'awww.''

:He was revealed by IGN on [[March 13]], [[2024]] with pre-orders going up later that same day.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.ign.com/articles/transformers-hasbro-reveals-target-exclusive-optimus-prime-autobot-bullseye-figures|title=Transformers: Hasbro Reveals Target-Exclusive Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye Figures|site=IGN|name=Jesse Schedeen|year=2024|month=03|day=13}}</ref>
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==''Studio Series''==
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blaster, I’m gonna need you to blare "The Touch" — louder than ever. <center>'''''([[Tusks|Piano]] sold separately. Basketball still not included.)'''''</center>]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-31'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-142'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SS86OP|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Studio Series|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Studio Series|Roller]], Auto-Launcher repair drone, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|beam effects]], 2 truck jump effects, "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" backdrop (3rd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name=SS86credit>{{citesocial|quote=Tomo san was an absolute wizard in bringing this figure to life at our CMD price point and I hope you all will stay tuned as I follow up with another post to answer some questions I've seen floating around.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9fYFZvvwxZ/?hl=en|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=07|day=16}}</ref>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref name=SS86packaging>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging illustration)<ref name=SS86art>[[July 26]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igLCLYjKqh4 Transformers SDCC 2024 Brand Panel Fanstream | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>}}

:Released for the brand's 40th anniversary, ''[[Studio Series]]'' '86 Optimus Prime transforms into a semi-truck in 40 steps. This version is even ''more'' cartoon-accurate than the last several iterations, based directly on his appearance in <s>the entire cartoon</s> ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, he still directly takes some design elements from ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]], including his headsculpt, torso stripe details, thigh sculpts, and feet. He features a wide array of articulation points comparable to '86 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus]], including articulated hands with individual index fingers, rotatable "antenna ears", and butterfly shoulder joints, the latter of which lets him open up his chest compartment and to deliver the haymaker that defeated Megatron in the movie. Said chest compartment contains another ''Earthrise''-style Matrix of Leadership and features a front cover flap. Like Magnus, the Matrix can only be held by pinching it due to its small size. Unfortunately, the chest compartment remains red due to being made of [[unpaintable plastic]] to support the butterfly joints. '86 Optimus Prime is about half a head taller than the [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' figure]], making him closer in scale to most of his Autobot brethren from the past few years.

:He comes with his ion blaster, energon axe, trailer (with Roller and Auto-Launcher repair drone), and a pair of [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]] that are reminiscent of those that came with the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 "Convoy Ver.3.0"]] figure, which can be used with his blaster and drone. Perhaps this set's most noteworthy new feature is ''another'' pair of fiery effect parts that can be attached to the bottom of the cab, allowing collectors to recreate Prime's iconic truck-jumping scene during the Battle of Autobot City, completed with his included backdrop based on this scene. This is the first non-''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime toy to hide his wheels in robot mode, come with every main accessory used throughout the cartoon, and feature a cartoon-accurate truck bumper.

:The ion blaster can store on his robot back and truck bed, though the latter might chip the blaster's gunmetal paint due to the tight fit. His energon axe attaches using a [[5 mm post]] revealed by flipping either hand, similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-01]]. Prime's weapons and the beam effects are stored inside the trailer with Roller and the repair drone, with enough space left to fit store one [[Autobot Cars|Deluxe Class car]], while the "jumping" effects are stashed away in the trailer's undercarriage. The trailer can transform into a command station<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/hasbro-studio-series-optimus-prime-transformers-the-movie-2000473908 Hasbro's Latest, Greatest Optimus Prime Is Ready to Roll Out] on Gizmodo, July 16, 2024.</ref> or repair bay. The interior of the trailer is based on the MP-44 trailer's sculpt, itself inspired by the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original trailer's]] stickers. The ''[[Diaclone]]'' consoles have been rendered as unpainted sculpted detail due to their space being used for accessory storage. The Auto-Launcher drone features its traditional antenna and claw arm, and has an opening cockpit, though the space is too small for even a ''Diaclone'' pilot to fit. Unfortunately, the drone cannot poke out of the trailer like previous versions, but it is removable and can be carried by Roller. Roller can also tow the trailer and is scaled to seat 4 [[Titan Master]]s. The ion blaster can also be attached on Roller's rear port, but the tight fit can cause paint chipping on both accessories. Roller stores in the trailer by tabbing onto the drone, facing away from the door unlike usual. Optimus' trailer can also be successfully hitched to all figures previously capable of towing the ''Earthrise'' figure's trailer and all those retooled from the aforementioned mold, though the '86 figure can just barely pull the prior trailers.

:This figure has a number of potential paint chipping issues. The painted red side panels in truck mode can chip from transforming as they slide into small gaps in the legs. To avoid this, the screws near the front feet need to be slightly unscrewed to widen the gap. The silver on the bottom of the front bumper can also get scraped when untabbing from his back. This is not visible in either mode, but to better avoid it all the same, first pull down the blue piece on his behind for some operating room, then firmly hold the top of the backpack and carefully pull down while avoiding contact with his torso. The offending edges on the torso can also be sanded down for more clearance. A less avoidable one is the silver paint on the bottom corners of the truck grill scraping from transformation as they rub against the bumper.

:Optimus' smokestacks tend to rotate too easily, as there is isn't enough friction to make proper use of the tabs meant to secure them in place. The neck panel can be difficult to push into place when transforming into truck mode, usually feeling "stuck" even when it isn't and requiring the use of excessive force. Try pressing down hard on both rear ends of the panel as shown [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/studio-series-86-31-commander-ciass-optimus-prime.1265824/page-5#post-22678953 here]. The edge of the panel can also be sanded down to reduce the pressure needed. Early copies of the figure have a minor [[misassembly]]: his heel/tail light pieces are upside down and on the wrong feet; the thicker blue edge should be on the top side. This has no effect on the toy's functionality, but can be swapped by knocking out the pins if so desired. Fortunately, later releases of the figure, which includes the TakaraTomy release, feature correctly-assembled heel/tail light pieces. This can be identified by looking at the date code on his inner right leg; corrected specimens should say "42831" or higher.
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:A special version of this toy released at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] in China featured a box sleeve with art of his truck mode and a [[sticker]] sheet for adding cartoon- or G1-toy-accurate details, but otherwise was completely identical to the regular release. It has the initial run's misassembled heels.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fl2OKu-Pa/ Designer commentary on ''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Gamer-Edition-Deluxe-TFD-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Somehow, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|''Robotmasters'' Convoy]] returned.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Devastation Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Game'': '''''Transformers: Devastation'''''
:*''Accessories'': Energon Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Devastation|Matrix of Leadership]], smokestacks
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[January 14]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5mkAAGzyE MASSIVE Transformers Tuesday! In-Hand Product Showcase and Pre-orders | Hasbro Pulse], with [[Nate Purswell]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:Part of the ''Studio Series'' A-Level assortment for 2025, this Optimus Prime is based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' and transforms into a truck cab. He was made a Deluxe Class figure to scale with the concurrently released ''Studio Series'' '86 [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Devastator]]. His chest features paint operations to emulate the game's cel-shaded artwork. He includes an energon axe with a built-in slash effect (mimicking the cartoon smear effect applied to melee weapons in-game) and an unpainted but removable Matrix of Leadership, which can be tabbed into slots in his fists so it can be held without the need for opening hands. The axe can be stored via a slot behind his cab in truck mode or on either of the diagonal slots on his back in robot mode. Optimus requires very mild assembly, as he comes packaged with his smokestacks detached.

:If one chooses, the smaller Ion Blaster from the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' [[#LegacyUnited|G1 Universe Optimus Prime]] can be wielded by this figure. He is also compatible with any version of the ''Earthrise'' trailer or its tanker trailer equivalent.

:Unfortunately, the grey/silver stripes are not present in truck mode due to the transformation scheme.

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[[File:StudioSeries86LimitedBattleDamageOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally got my chest painted! What did it cost? $600]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Battle Damage Limited Edition)''' (Commander Class, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-31'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SS86OP|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Studio Series|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Studio Series|Roller]], Auto-Launcher repair drone, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|beam effects]], 2 truck jump effects, "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" backdrop (3rd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name=SS86credit/>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref name=SS86packaging/> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging illustration)<ref name=SS86art/>}}

:This "Battle Damage" Optimus Prime is an extensively hand-painted version of the above Commander Class. He is covered in black wash and has additionally painted silver battle mask, singed smokestacks, yellow forearm arrows, and a completely detailed Matrix chamber. The figure comes with pre-applied stickers adding cell-shaded windows and toy-based knees, very similar to the ones provided with the [[#SS86CybertronCon|Cybertron Con release]] of Optimus. The trailer remains clean but has additional paint details both inside and out, as well as having the toy-inspired stripes on the side. This version of Optimus still has the misassembled heels.

:40 of this Optimus were made, marked with numbered silver Matrix stickers on the front of the box. They were distributed at the Hasbro Fans Expo during [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong]] 2025 as a gift with minimum purchases of HK$5000 (about US$637.19), with a maximum of 8 per day.

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==''Age of the Primes''==
[[File:AOTPTitanStarConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Star Of The Stars Of The Stars]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr13|'''Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Star Optimus Prime''' (スターオプティマスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-10'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[August 30]]
:*''Accessories:'' [[Micro Trailer#Age of the Primes|MT-13 Micro Trailer]], 2-part [[Roller (G1)#Age of the Primes|tread unit]], rifle, ammo clip/Energon bullet, swivel turret/blaster, 2 shoulder turrets, [[Silver Matrix#Age of the Primes|Matrix]]/hilt, [[Zodiac#Age of the Primes|Zodiac orb]], 14 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name = "Cybertron Con 2024">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA Transformers Age of the Primes Reveal | Dive into the Legacy of the Thirteen Primes | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Mark Maher]] and [[Nate Purswell]]</ref>

:The Titan Class for ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' is "Star Optimus Prime," a full, proper update of the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]] figure, turning into a large truck with a wheeled cab and treaded trailer and a base almost identical to the design of the original, with a deco based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#StarConvoyReissue|2005 reissue]]. He serves as the line's representation of the [[Thirteenth Prime]]. He comes packaged with a rifle evoking the design of the original's "Galaxy Bomber," as well as a turret that converts into a blaster, 2 removable pairs of shoulder turrets, and a "sword hilt" adapter doohickey resembling the [[Silver Matrix]] included with the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' iteration of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]], all 5 mm port compatible. The rifle and turret/blaster can combine with the hilt to form a longer rifle, reproducing the "Big Bang Cannon" configuration of the ''Selects'' figure. A blue energon bullet (labeled as an "ammo clip" in the product description) is included that can clip into the side of the gun, in homage to the bounteous bullet casings flying in [[Ban Magami]]'s original [[:File:Star Base Attack.jpg|''TV Magazine'']] [[:File:SkyGarry1.jpg|illustrations]].<ref name = "Cybertron Con 2024"/> The bullet is undocumented in the instructions, and doesn't attach to 5 mm gun barrels or 3 mm blast effect nodes. The hilt/Matrix is stored in one of the hollow calves of the figure (aka the trailer interior) when not in use, while the guns are simply attached to the roof of the trailer. Like most past Titans, Star Optimus Prime also includes multiple [[Fire Blast effect]]s, though he comes with more sets than others. The hilt can connect to any of them and be wielded by Optimus as a flaming sword. Lastly, the figure comes with a small Zodiac orb that serves as his [[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifact]], and is accordingly marked with his personal emblem. The Zodiac can store in his chest as seen in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]'' story pages. The hilt can be used as a dais to center the otherwise-dwarfed Zodiac within the chest cavity.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DFOshCXs2gV/ Part II] of [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]]'s design notes on ''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime, on Instagram</ref>

:As with the original figure, Star Optimus Prime comes with a [[Micromaster]] version of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Hot Rod]] and a [[Micro Trailer]] to transport him. The vehicle's cab can be separated to reveal a pair of cannons and be attached to the roof of the trailer along with the main turret and one of the shoulder turrets to serve as a battle platform for Hot Rod resembling the battle station of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1RodimusPrime|the original Rodimus Prime toy]]. Hot Rod attaches securely to the turrent by hooking his legs around pegs at the bottom. This battle station, sans the turret, is meant to be added to the base mode. The Micro Trailer is labeled as "MT-13," both because it comes with the Thirteenth Prime, and about the original Star Convoy coming with the fourteenth, unnumbered entry in ''Return of Convoy''{{'}}s assortment of Micro Trailers whose numbering stopped at MT-12.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When I realized that Microtrailer 13 was the natural next number for the trailer I realized it was all truly meant to be. What a wild ride. I love Transformers!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DFElvtSsqoe/|site=Instagram reel|name=Mark Maher|year=2025|month=01|day=20}}</ref> The Micro Trailer can store inside one of the figure's legs. Similar to the original toy, Hot Rod can sit in Star Optimus's chest cavity (easily cohabitating with the Zodiac), though it can't be fully closed up unless Hot Rod is in vehicle mode. A "tread unit" intended to be a new version of [[Roller (G1)|Roller's]] "[[Roller (G1)#Return of Convoy|Micro Carrier]]" form is also included in the form of the 2-piece, [[A.I.R. Lock System|A.I.R. Lock]]-compatible, ramp assembly for the base mode, which can store on the back of the legs. The Micro Carrier is intended to act as the primary home of the larger turret and features a spinning gimmick for that purpose. In the intended base mode configuration, Star Optimus's arm blocks the turret from spinning freely, but the arm can easily be moved out of the way.

:Star Optimus Prime has a minor [[misassembly]]—in many specimens (including the Japanese domestic release version), the clear plastic chest windows are not fully pressed flush into the chest cavities, leaving visible gaps at the corners. This can be fixed by unscrewing the clear plastic piece and maneuvering the corners better into position.

:Notably, Star Optimus Prime is smaller than his Titan Class predecessors, standing at a mere 15 inches. This coincides with the price decrease of Titans from $199.99 USD to $149.99 USD.

::*''Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram:''
::**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DFElvtSsqoe/ Part I]''
::**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DFOshCXs2gV/ Part II]''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP10|Machine translation of Star Optimus Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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==''Timelines'' (2025)==
[[File:ComicEditionHOSOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|He's the really useful engine we adore!]]{{anchor|HOS}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Timelines Optimus Prime / Timelines Starscream''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Smokestack/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Guido Guidi]] (original concept, packaging artist)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viJopRdWtZA ''Transformers'' panel] at [[Megacon Orlando#2025|Megacon Orlando 2025]] with [[Emily Bader]] and [[Evan Brooks]], recorded at the "V-man" YouTube channel.</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' Optimus Prime is a Deluxe-sized figure based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s unused design for the character in ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' (minus the trailer/rear car), which would later make its first on-panel appearance in ''[[Infestation 2]]''. Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a steam locomotive of original design, and comes packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Timelines (2025)|Starscream]].

:The roof of Optimus' cab, which needs to be detached for transformation, can attach to either of his forearms to function as a shield. Additionally, while not documented in the figure's instructions, the shield is also designed to plug into the left fist via a key connection.<ref>https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/the-new-official-hidden-features-thread-please-read-first-post-before-posting.1160295/page-73 Discover of undocumented feature by TFW user bagofshhh</ref> Meanwhile, the train mode's smokestack, which also needs to be detached, can unfold into a blaster he can hold. The photo featured to the side erroneously has the smokestack attached to the figure's train mode in blaster mode, and leaves the cowcatcher/skirt flaps untransformed in robot mode.

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[[File:TimelinesSamuraiOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|"Oxtimus Prime" COMEDY GOLD]]{{anchor|Samurai}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Age of Samurai Optimus Prime / Age of Samurai Starscream''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Naginata

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' Samurai Optimus Prime transforms from a samurai-themed robot into a mechanical ox pulling a cart, and again comes packaged with a similarly-themed [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Timelines (2025)|Starscream]].

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Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie

2025-09-04T16:49:33Z

Grievous Prime: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|otherseries="Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie"
|image=TF_40th_Special_Movie_thumbnail.jpg
|caption=''Touch the untouchable, break the unbreakable'' ''Row, row, fight the power!''
|japanese=トランスフォーマー40周年記念スペシャルムービー
|romaji=Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie
|airdate=[[September 12]], [[2024]]
|production company=
|animation studio=[[Studio Trigger]]
|director=[[Akira Amemiya]]
}}

"'''Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie'''" is a short 3-½ minute animated "promotional video" (or "PV", as it's usually abbreviated) created to, as the title suggests, celebrate the ''Transformers'' franchise's 40th anniversary. It was produced by [[Studio Trigger]] (with assistance from [[Production I.G.]], [[Production +h.]], [[Studio Colorido]], [[Studio KAI]], and [[Madhouse]]) for [[TakaraTomy]] and features the song "[[Mayday (song)|Mayday]]" by [[Bump of Chicken]].

As it's essentially an animated music video, there is no plot to "Special Movie"—instead, the main draw is that it features characters and concepts from basically every major animated ''Transformers'' production to ever see screen time in [[Japan]], plus the [[live-action film series]]. It's as rad as it is indicative of Trigger's love for the franchise... which is to say, ''it's rad as hell''.

Following a teaser on [[August 28]], [[2024]], the ''Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie'' was officially uploaded to TakaraTomy's YouTube channel on [[September 12]].

==Characters==
''Hooooo boy'', it's a lot! This short features almost '''''two hundred''''' characters from across forty years of ''Transformers'' media!
{{note|Yes, Unicron Trilogy Optimus and Megatron both appear twice in the character list, due to differing portrayals in Japan. See "[[#Continuity notes|Continuity notes]]" below.}}

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'''[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1]]'''
* [[Springer (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Springer]] (3)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sandstorm]] (5)
* [[Steeljaw (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Steeljaw]] (19)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (28)
* [[Jazz (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (29)
* [[Metroplex (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Metroplex]] (30)
* [[Grand Maximus]] (31)
* [[Broadside (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Broadside]] (32)
* [[Fireflight (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Fireflight]] (33)
* [[Slingshot (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Slingshot]] (34)
* Unknown white jet (35)
* [[Air Raid (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Air Raid]] (36)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skydive]] (37)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Silverbolt]] (38)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Fortress Maximus]] (39)
* [[Holi]] (42)
* [[Boater]] (43)
* [[Fire]] (44)
* [[Pīpō]] (45)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (74)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (75)
* [[Star Saber (G1)#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Saber]] (76)
* [[Ginrai (human)#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|God Ginrai]] (82) (Ginrai & [[Godbomber]])
* [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Dai Atlas]] (84)
* [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime (''Robots in Disguise'' 2001)]] (91)

'''[[Beast Era]] [[Maximal]]s
* [[Lio Junior]] (18)
* [[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (72)
* [[Big Convoy]] (73)
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (78)
* [[Lio Convoy#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Lio Convoy]] (81)

'''[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]'''
* [[Vector Prime#Cybertron cartoon|Vector Prime]] (1)
* [[Bulkhead (Energon)#Cartoon continuity|Bulkhead]] (6)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (7)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime (''Armada''/''Energon'')]] (87)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity#Cybertron cartoon|Optimus Prime (''Cybertron'')]] (90)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity#Energon cartoon|Optimus Supreme]] (112) (Optimus Prime & [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]])
* [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (125)
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide (''Energon'')]] (139)

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'''[[Movie continuity family|Live-action movie Autobots]]'''
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee (2007/''Q-Transformers''/''ROTB'')]] (130)
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime (2007/''Q-Transformers'')]] (133)
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (165)
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (166)
* [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (167)
* [[Stratosphere]] (175)
* [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (177)
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (180)
* [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack (''ROTB'')]] (181)

'''[[Animated continuity family|Animated]]'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (85)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (159)

'''[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]]'''
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee (''Prime''/''RID'')]] (77)
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime (''Prime''/''Go!''/''RID'')]] (79)
* [[Kenzan]] (80)
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (114)
* [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (121)
* [[Gekisoumaru]] (142)
* [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] (157)

'''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Live-action movie Maximals]]
* [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] (174)
* [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]] (176)
* [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]] (178)
* [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]] (179)

'''Other'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime (''Cyberverse'')]] (83)
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime (''EarthSpark'')]] (86)
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'''[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1]]'''
* [[Scourge (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (10)
* [[Swindle (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Swindle]] (23)
* [[Kakuryu (G1)#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kakuryu]] (26)
* [[Warrior]]s (40)
* [[Dropkick (G1)|Transports]] (41)
* [[Ion Storm#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ion Storm]] (49)
* [[Acid Storm (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Acid Storm]] (50)
* [[Nova Storm (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Nova Storm]] (51)
* [[Trypticon (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Trypticon]] (52)
* [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] (53)
* [[Leozack]] (54)
* [[Guyhawk]] (55)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (56)
* [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (57)
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (58)
* [[Scorponok (G1)#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scorponok]] (62)
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (93)
* [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Deathsaurus]] (98)
* [[Overlord (G1)#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Overlord]] (100)
* [[Violengiguar]] (103)

'''[[Predacon (BW)|Beast Era Predacons]]
* [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] (12)
* [[Megastorm|Megastorm/Gigastorm]] (22)
* [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (67)
* [[Magmatron]] (92)
* [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (95)
* [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron (''Robots in Disguise'' 2001)]] (96)
* [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (97)
* [[Dinobot II]] (156)

'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Beast Era Vehicons]]'''
* [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (24)

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'''[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]'''
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Mirage/Tidal Wave]] (9)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (11)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon|Thundercracker]] (20)
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (25)
* [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (68)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity#Cybertron cartoon|Megatron (''Cybertron'')]] (94)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity#Armada cartoon|Megatron (''Armada'')]] (104)
* [[Nemesis Breaker]] (111)

'''[[Movie continuity family|Live-action movies]]'''
* [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Q-Transformers cartoon|Lockdown (''Q-Transformers'')]] (135)
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (168)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (169)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (170)
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (171)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (172)
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (173)

'''[[Animated continuity family|Animated]]'''
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (21)
* [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] (60)
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (61)
* [[Wasp]]inator (69)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (109)

'''[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]]'''
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons / Jet Vehicons]] (2)
* [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] (65)
* [[The Fallen#2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon|Megatronus]] (102)
* [[Megatron (WFC)#Prime cartoon|Megatron]] (108)

'''Other'''
*[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron (''Cyberverse'')]] (99)
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron (''EarthSpark'')]] (101)
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'''[[Mini-Con]]s'''
* [[Jolt (Armada)#Armada cartoon|Jolt (''Armada'')]] (4)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt (''Cybertron'')]] (8)
* [[Oceanglide]] (13)
* [[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (14)
* [[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud (''Armada'')]] (15)
* [[Aerobolt]] (16)
* [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (88)
* [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] (105) ([[Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]])
* [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] (106) ([[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]])
* [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] (107) ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]])
* [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (117)
* [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (122)
* [[Energon Saber]] (140) ([[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]])
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (155)
* [[Swindle (Armada)#Cartoon continuity|Swindle]] (158)
* [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Cartoon continuity|Sparkplug]] (164)

'''Others'''
* [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] (27) ([[Ashtray]], [[Greasestain]], [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]])
* [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]] (46)
* [[Insecticon (WFC)#Cartoon continuity|Insecticons (''Prime'')]] (63)
* [[Dragotron|Guren Dragotron]] (64)
* [[T-AI]] (131)
* [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (132)
* [[Artemis]] (134)
* [[Unicron]] (194)
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'''[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1]]'''
* [[White Leo]] (17)
* [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] (47)
* [[Buster (G1)|Buster]] (48)
* [[Kremzeek]] (49)
* [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] (70)
* [[Pis]] (71)
* [[Illumina]] (126)
* [[Jan Minakaze]] (127)
* [[Cab (human)|Cab]] (136)
* [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (137)
* [[Shūta Gō]] (138)
* [[Akira Serikawa]] (143)
* [[Mega]] (160)
* [[Giga]] (161)
* [[Dirk Manus]] (162)
* [[Marissa Faireborn]] (163)
* [[Kenneth Onishi|Daichi Ōnishi]] (182) (Kenneth Onishi)
* [[Koji Onishi|Yuuki Ohnishi]] (183) (Koji Onishi)
* [[Kiko Onishi|Yuuki's mom]] (184) (Kiko Onishi)
* [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] (189)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (190)
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (191)

'''[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]'''
* [[Kicker Jones]] (89)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang]] (115)
* [[Rad White]] (118)
* [[Carlos Lopez]] (120)
* [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (123)
* [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (124)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (128)
* [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] (129)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (154)

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'''[[Animated continuity family|Animated]]'''
* [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] (110)
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (141)

'''[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]]'''
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (113)
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (116)
* [[Jack Darby]] (119)
* [[Tobio Fūma]] (144)
* [[Isami Tatewaki]] (145)
* [[Kotarō Fūma]] (146)
* [[Ryōma Sakamoto]] (147)
* [[Sasuke Sarutobi]] (148)
* [[Bokuden Tsukahara]] (149)
* [[Musashi Miyamoto]] (150)
* [[Musashibō Benkei]] (151)
* [[Tobio Fūma's grandfather]] (152)
* [[Sekishūsai Tatewaki]] (153)
* [[Russell Clay]] (192)
* [[Denny Clay]] (193)

'''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]'''
*[[Dot Malto]] (185)
*[[Mo Malto]] (186)
*[[Alex Malto]] (187)
*[[Robby Malto]] (188)
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==Production==
{{stub|Stuff from director interview, the multitude of crew posts on social media}}
===Credits===
{{see|Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie/credits}}
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==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* As we mentioned up top, this video is a tribute to just about every major animated ''Transformers'' production to ever be broadcast on TV, screened in theaters, or released direct-to-video in Japan, up through and including ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' (yes, even the ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' [[Q-Transformers (cartoon)|shorts]]) along with first and last [[live-action film series|live-action films]], ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''. A notable exception is the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', which did receive a full Japanese dub, but is otherwise absent from the proceedings... though considering how much it resembles Generation 1 and ''Beast Wars'' in terms of aesthetic, we'll forgive Trigger for excluding it.
** Other missing shows include ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and its [[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|sequel]], the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|''BotBots'' cartoon]], and the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' web shorts, all of which were never dubbed for Japanese release.
** This somewhat-narrow focus also means that characters from other mediums aren't included, most notably the many ''Transformers'' comics, games, prose stories, and [[story page]]s. If you were looking forward to seeing Star Convoy, Super Megatron, the [[Primus Vanguard]], and so on, we're sorry to disappoint you.
** Also of note is how the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] is implemented. In keeping with how those series were [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)#Galaxy Force|originally treated in Japan]], ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cast is largely composed of discrete characters separate from the cast of ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', leading to the absence of Optimus Prime and Megatron in their ''Energon'' bodies for the crowd shots of each faction's leaders.
* Nearly all of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters are depicted as being considerably smaller than most of the other Transformers, in keeping with the scale established by the first [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].

===Transformers references===
Settle in, folks, because in case that ''ridiculous'' character list up there didn't tip you off, there's a '''lot''' to unpack here:
* Befitting this crossing of multiple time periods and universes, the opening seconds depict various methods of traveling across time and space that've been shown throughout the franchise: [[Vector Prime]] (surrounded by imagery of swinging pendulums and clockwork gears, recreating a scene from the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Guardian (episode)|Guardian]]"), the [[Kronosphere]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", the [[Time Window]] from "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]", the [[teleport gate]] from ''[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]'', the [[Quintesson]] banishment chamber from "[[Madman's Paradise]]", and the [[Dragon Mound]] from "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]".
* There are two instances where the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] appears in full (the first during the aforementioned "time machine" montage, the second during the credits), both of which use its design from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
* We get what appear to be two sides in an ongoing battle, with an army of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] on one side and a group of various Autobot helicopters on the other, including Generation 1 [[Triple Changer]]s [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], ''Armada'' [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]], ''Energon'' [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], and both [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] from ''Cybertron''.
* The following scene shows the wreck of the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' sinking into the ocean. Among the survivors are Generation 1 [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], ''Cybertron'' [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' '01 [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], as well as [[Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]], and [[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] of the ''Armada'' [[Sea Mini-Con Team]], with ''Energon'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] coming to their rescue in the background.
* Standing among some urban wreckage are a group of animal-themed characters, including [[Aerobolt]], [[White Leo]], [[Lio Junior]], and Generation 1 [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]. This is followed by a group of "tanky" villains: ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], Generation 1 [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], and ''Armada'' [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (in his [[Powerlinx]] colors), all perched on ''Beast Wars II'' [[Megastorm]] in alternate mode. Flanking the group are ''Cybertron'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon|Thundercracker]] and, from ''Victory'', [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] of the [[Dinoforce]], both the comic relief punching bags of their respective series.
* There's a battle that appears to be taking place on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], with various Junkions in action. Two in the background are indistinct, but in the foreground are the body-types associated with the characters [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]] and [[Ashtray]]; Junkyard is carrying a wounded Junkion who appears to be [[Greasestain]] over his shoulder.
* A shot of the aftermath of a battle in a demolished city, with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in vehicle mode on his side leaking copious amounts of energon, his front in flames. [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] is also just barely visible in vehicle mode as well, turned completely on his roof. Notably, Ratchet's appearance seems to be modeled after his [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#SSVoyager|''Studio Series'' '86 figure]], with parts of his robot mode visible on the undercarriage and his pistols located ''roughly'' where their storage pegs are in alt-mode.
* We get a shot of an Autobot/Maximal naval fleet consisting of Generation 1 [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress's ''Maximus'']], [[Grand Maximus|Grand's ''Maximus'']], Generation 1 [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''. The Generation 1 [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] are present as well, but there's some oddities: [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] rests on Broadside's deck but is miscolored gray, while next to him is what appears to be a ''sixth'' white Aerialbot, a twin-tailfin jet that's kind of [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]-shaped (but Air Raid is flying in the upper-right corner of the shot, so it ain't him!).
* ''Victory''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Rescue Patrol Team]] walk past a line of offline Decepticons along a beach—specifically the generic "[[warrior]]s" and "[[Dropkick (G1)|Dropkicks]]" seen in "War Dawn"—as they approach the colossal form of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]].
* [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]] [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]] from ''Super-God Masterforce'' stand by their [[Transtector]]s.
* Next is a villainous counterpart to the earlier Autobot naval fleet shot, featuring [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], Generation 1 [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (based on his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toy), ''Armada'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], Generation 1 [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and the ''Prime'' version of the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. Flying above them are the [[Rainmaker]]s ([[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], [[Ion Storm]], and [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]); the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''; the three flying members of the [[Breastforce]] ([[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]], [[Leozack]], and [[Guyhawk]]); Generation 1 [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]; ''Animated'' Blitzwing, [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]], and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]; what appears to be ''Prime'' [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (or maybe ''Go'' [[Dragotron]]?) and two ''Prime'' [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]], and some ''Prime'' Air Vehicons.
** Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] takes off from Tidal Wave's deck, with [[Kremzeek]] in his cockpit. He is joined in the air by ''Armada'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and ''Beast Wars II'' [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]], as well as ''Victory'' Leozack and ''Animated'' [[Wasp]]inator. Leozack's a thematically similar Starscream-like scheming second-in-command character, while Waspinator's inclusion is almost certainly meant to nod to when Starscream's ghost possessed the ''Beast Wars'' [[Waspinator (BW)|version]] in "[[Possession]]".
* [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] appears forlornly looking over poor little [[Pis]], whom he savagely kicked in the ''Masterforce'' episode "[[Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules]]".
* The following two panning shots are big ones: the many different Autobot and Maximal leaders standing in front of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' on one side, and the various major villains standing in front of [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]] and the Decepticon ''Nemesis'' on the other.
** Of note on the heroic side: [[Big Convoy]] is wielding his [[Matrix Cannon (BW)|Matrix Cannon]] alongside his [[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]]; [[Jan Minakaze]] can be seen standing on [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s shoulder, wearing his spacesuit from the [[Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification|final episode of ''Victory'']]; ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' '15 Bumblebee is wielding a [[Decepticon Hunter]], and [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] is holding the [[Zodiac]]. Both [[Moonbase One]] and [[Moonbase Two]] can also be seen in the background, as can [[Kicker Jones]] from ''Energon'', riding that series' version of [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]].
** On the villains' side, ''Cybertron'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] is shown holding Vector Prime's [[Planet Map]]; ''Armada'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] is wielding the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], and [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] all at once; ''Animated'' [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] has [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] tied to his chest, as he did in the ''Animated'' episode "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]"; and ''Prime'' [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is depicted as he appeared in the late stages of ''Prime'' season 2, with [[Liege Maximo|the dead Prime]]'s right arm in place of his, allowing him to wield the [[Dark Star Saber]]. Also of note are who was chosen to represent certain series: [[Dragotron]] (in his larger, red, "Guren" form) represents ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Transformers: Go!]]'', [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] represents ''Robots in Disguise'' '15, and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] supplants [[Devil Z]] as the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' representative. Generation 1 Galvatron is not included, as his previous self is already present.
*Next, we see ''Cybertron'' Megatron combine with [[Nemesis Breaker]] on [[Velocitron]], and clash with [[Lio Convoy]] in his "Legendary Green Lion" form, featured in the final episodes of both ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Beast Wars Neo''. Lio is wielding [[Magmatron]]'s [[Magma Blade (BW)|Magma Blade]], as he did in the ''Neo'' episode "[[The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle]]".
* Five sword-wielding Autobot leaders gather: Star Saber; [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] (wielding the sword he used only once, in the ''Victory'' episode "[[A Deadly Battle]]"); ''Robots in Disguise'' '15 Optimus Prime, armed with the [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]]; ''Cybertron'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], brandishing Vector Prime's sword [[Rhisling]], as he did in the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Unfinished]]"; and Fortress Maximus, with his mighty [[Master Sword]]. They all strike the "[[Masami Ōbari|Obari pose]]" (a dynamic perspective shot made famous by the ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' series of anime), as ''Cybertron'' Optimus did in the aforementioned episode.
*Next comes a quintet of Autobot leaders using more blaster-based powers, all unleashing their "final attacks": ''Cyberverse'' [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] fires an energy blast from his Matrix, as he did in the ''Cyberverse'' episode "[[I Am The Allspark]]"; ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] uses his "Blizzard Storm" water blast; Big Convoy opens fire with his [[Big Cannon]]; ''Armada'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] uses his "Max Fire" super move; and ''Energon'' Optimus Prime (combined with [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] as "Optimus Supreme") completes the group, unleashing his "Grand Final Impact" finisher.
* Next follow three scenes dedicated to the Autobots' human allies, all grouped by the nature of their relationships:
** The first scene depicts "close friends", in this case the kid/teen casts of ''Prime'' and ''Armada''. They're joined by the ''Prime'' incarnations of [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], Bumblebee, and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]], and ''Armada'' [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]. Look close, and you'll see that [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] is wearing the [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] prominently featured in the ''Armada'' episodes "[[Portent]]" and "[[Cramp]]", which symbolizes her friendship with Starscream, while [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] is eating a bag of chips of the same brand as he munched on in "[[Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation]]".
** The second scene pairs two "mech teams", with Jan Minakaze and [[Illumina]] (visible only in silhouette through the cockpit canopy) in the ''[[Illumina II]]'' traveling alongside [[Coby Hansen]] and [[Lori Jiménez]] in the [[Cobybot]]. In keeping with its appearance in ''Victory'', the ''Illumina II'''s name is still misspelled as "Irumina II" on its side.
** The third scene is a group of "fighters", including the Autobot [[Headmaster Junior]]s, riding on ''Energon'' [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (in his green "Energon" power-up colors), [[Kicker Jones]] (riding the [[Energon Saber]] like a hoverboard, as he often did in the show), and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], who imitates Kicker's signature kick from the opening of ''Super Link'', with [[Ocean City]] in the background.
*Between the mech teams and the fighters, we get a scene set in [[Gaia]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]; [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] are joined by [[T-AI]] and a trio of surprise guests in the form of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] from ''Q-Transformers'', altogether creating a team of "cutesy mascot characters". In keeping with the Flash-animated nature of their series, the ''Q-Transformers'' trio have ''incredibly'' simple animation.
* While the close-up shot of some red flowers might ''seem'' like just a random transition scene, it's actually a reference to the end of "[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!]]", where [[Akira Serikawa]] presents [[Cain]] and [[Emusa]] with some. This scene transitions into a showcase of all three of "Aligned" Optimus Prime's bodies as featured in Japan's run of ''Prime'' and ''Go!'': Optimus appears in his "Beast Hunters" body with [[Star Saber (Prima)|Prima's Star Saber]], joined by ''Prime'' Optimus holding the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] and Optimus Exprime from ''Transformers Go!'' in the background.
** Notably, ''Prime'''s third season was never dubbed and aired in Japan, but instead was replaced with ''Transformers Go!'', where Optimus appears in his "Beast Hunters" body in multiple episodes.
* The next two scenes continue the ''Transformers Go!'' train: the first depicts Optimus combining with [[Gekisoumaru]] and [[Kenzan]] into DaiGekisou, while the second is a group shot of the series' human cast staring into the horizon atop DaiKenzan. All the historical characters are gathered on DaiKenzan's right shoulder, protagonists [[Tobio Fūma]] and [[Isami Tatewaki]] are hanging out in his chest cavity, and the two boys' respective grandfathers are on DaiKenzan's left shoulder.
* Next follows a recreation of the scene of Vector Prime giving [[Bud Hansen]] and [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] his planet map, as seen in the aforementioned episode "[[Guardian (episode)|Guardian]]".
* After this, we get a montage of some of the franchise's tragic deaths intercut with scenes of Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] traversing through "[[Transformer afterlife|the other side of the Matrix]]" (as seen in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)]]"), his appearance shifting between his regular look, his corpse (complete with [[aggressive depigmentation]]), and the... ''distinctive'' color scheme designed by Bump of Chicken bassist [[Chama|Yoshifumi "Chama" Naoi]] for the exclusive "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bump of Chicken|''Bump of Chicken'' Convoy]]" figure produced as a tie-in with this video. In order, we can see Optimus on his deathbed from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Dinobot II]]'s honorable sacrifice from "[[Nemesis Part 2]]", ''Prime'' [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] getting stabbed in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]", ''Armada'' Starscream's last stand from "[[Cramp]]" (complete with [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] being ejected), ''Animated'' [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] in his samurai armor relinquishing his [[spark]] in "[[Endgame, Part II]]", and Jan mourning the loss of [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] from "[[Ginrai Dies!!]]".
* The following sequence sees the [[Transmetal]] versions of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] merge with their Generation 1 counterparts to form their respective upgraded forms, a more literal interpretation of how Optimal Optimus and [[Transmetal 2|dragon]] Megatron came into being in the third season of ''Beast Wars''. When the two clash fists, echoes of their future selves from ''Beast Machines'' appear.
* In "blink and you'll miss it" frames, Mega and Giga are piloting the Megajet and Gigatank respectively to form into Overlord.
* Overlord is seen battling ''Animated'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], who's equipped with the [[Magnus Hammer]] and the "Wingblade" [[jet pack]], as was the case in "Endgame, Part II". The battle takes place in Earth orbit, with the moon visible in the background, referencing Overlord's lunar battle with God Ginrai (whose design directly inspired the look of ''Animated'' Optimus' flight mode, hence why he's here instead of Ginrai) in the ''Masterforce'' episode "[[God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!]]".
* The man [[Marissa Faireborn]] is kissing is the swindler [[Dirk Manus]] from the episode "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]". He only appeared in that one episode of the original cartoon, but expansions to Japanese ''Transformers'' lore have since established that he and Marissa got back together and had a [[Sue Faireborn|daughter]].
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] opening the Matrix is made to parallel ''Armada'' [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] using that series' Matrix to resurrect his Optimus in "[[Miracle (episode)|Miracle]]" and Dai Atlas raising the Zodiac above his head, presumably meant to nod to Optimus Prime's resurrection as Star Convoy in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''Battlestars'' story pages]].
* The live-action films get some representation in the form of the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]'s Autobot and Decepticon teams charging their opposites down on a barren highway. ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' gets some love too, with its versions of [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]], [[Stratosphere]], [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]], [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts film|Bumblebee]], [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]], [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], and [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] staring off into the distance. All of them are based on their early control art designs, though Airazor sports her final feathery head. As it was in the film, Airazor is the only one without a robot mode.
[[File:Families.jpg|thumb|right|350px|"It's enough to make a grown man cry... And that's okay..."]]
* The final scene sees the Generation 1 versions of Optimus and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] stare each other down, as several human families from across the franchise's history look on: [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]; the adult version of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] with his wife [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] and his son [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]; the [[Malto (disambiguation)|Malto]] family from ''EarthSpark''; and [[Koji Onishi]] and his parents [[Kenneth Onishi|Kenneth]] and [[Kiko Onishi|Kiko]] (notably, Kiko's ''only'' prior animated appearance having been a single scene in the [[Battle Protocol!|first episode]] of ''Robots in Disguise''). The angle then cuts back to Prime and Megatron, only now, they have been replaced with their ''EarthSpark'' counterparts shaking hands—the series' more black-and-white roots have thematically given way to its more nuanced present. We then pan up to see [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s head orbiting Cybertron as the credits roll.
...'''PHEW!'''

===Real-world trivia===
* Notable among the Studio Trigger staff that worked on this video are key animators [[Masaru Sakamoto]] and [[Hiroki Mutaguchi]] and director [[Akira Amemiya]]. Sakamoto previously helped design [[Flame Toys]]' Furai Model Lio Convoy kit and was one of a few guest artists on the [[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale]], Mutaguchi drew the cover for the ''[[Transformers Generations 2022]]'' book, and Amemiya is a ''huge'' fan of the franchise that's done multiple official illustrations and designed various other Furai Model kits.
* Outside of Studio Trigger's staff, multiple animators veteran to previous ''Transformers'' series were brought on as guest animators; these include lead animators for the Japanese produced ''Transformers'' shows and Unicron Trilogy [[Munetaka Abe]] and [[Masahiro Yamane]], and even [[Studio OX]] artists [[Tsuyoshi Nonaka]] and [[Morifumi Naka]].
* Longtime Japanese ''Transformers'' artist [[Hayato Sakamoto]] also contributed to the ''Special Movie'' as another key animator and a project supervisor. As confirmed by Sakamoto himself, this video marks his debut as an animator.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=構成協力及び原画で参加しました！TF40周年記念作品に関われてとても嬉しかったです！そしてアニメーターデビュー！それもトランスフォーマーのアニメ！更にスタジオtriggerのアニメに！やった！超豪華スタッフと一緒にお仕事出来て信じられない感じです。是非見てくださいーーー！！|link=https://twitter.com/hayatoron/status/1834238504290976209|name=Hayato Sakamoto|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=09|day=12}}</ref>
*TakaraTomy's initial upload of "Special Movie" to YouTube has been marked as unavailable to watch in most regions outside of Japan. It was reuploaded to Twitter without region locking around 12 hours later.

===Errors===
* On the heroic side, Generation 1 Optimus Prime is missing the blue detail on the bottom of the waist between the legs. It is shown in white. It is shown in blue when Optimus is seen again before combining with Beast Wars Optimus Primal. The missing blue would happen again on the shot of Generation 1 versions of Optimus and Megatron stare each other down.
* On the dark side, in the scene that shows a few of the "tanky" Decepticons, Animated Blitzwing is missing the gun barrels on his back.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOfJT_Kwna8 ''40th Anniversary Special Movie'' at TakaraTomy's official YouTube account] (region locked)
*[https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1834429279255605698 ''40th Anniversary Special Movie'' on the TakaraTomy ''Transformers'' Twitter account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Q3xTYBbDA ''40th Anniversary Special Movie''] with English subs by [https://karyuudofansubs.blogspot.com/ Karyuudo Fansubs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92rRvHluuA Making-of director interview with Akira Amemiya at the Studio Trigger YouTube channel] (with English subtitles)

[[Category:Web series]]

Mechanokoar

2025-09-03T18:54:38Z

Grievous Prime:

{{factions|quintesson}}
:''Mechanokoar is a giant mechenical armor from the [[Energon Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Mechanokoar-full-body.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|I look [[Dragon Beast|familiar]]...]]

'''Mechanokoar''' is a beastly armor belonging to the [[Quintesson Prosecutor]] [[Dezimir]]

==Fiction==
===Energon Universe===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 19|Transformers #19}}

[[Category:Energon Universe characters]]

File:Mechanokoar-full-body.jpg

2025-09-03T18:53:54Z

Grievous Prime: {{SkyboundEU |description=Mechanokoar. Art by Jason Howard. {{art|pencils=|inks=|art by=Jason Howard}} |series=transformers |issueno=19 |year=25}} Category:Images by Jason Howard

{{SkyboundEU
|description=[[Mechanokoar]]. Art by [[Jason Howard]].
{{art|pencils=|inks=|art by=[[Jason Howard]]}}
|series=transformers
|issueno=19
|year=25}}

[[Category:Images by Jason Howard]]

Peru

2025-08-30T02:09:56Z

Grievous Prime: /* Notable people */

[[File:Flag_of_Peru.jpg|225px|right]]

'''Peru''' is a nation in [[South America]]. Historically, it has been home to the Incaic Empire.

Its cities include [[Abancy]], [[Cusco]], [[Ica]], [[La Oroya]], [[Nazca]], and [[Pucallpa]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
The Decepticons uncover the Crystal of Power in Peru, and the Autobots resurrect Skyfire to stop them. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}
{{locationstub|More extensive description}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:Headmasters Peru map.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
The Autobots race to rescue a Peruvian village when the Decepticons cause a nearby volcano to erupt. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}
{{locationstub|More extensive description}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
The [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] [[Dauros]] was imprisoned underneath the [[Nazca Lines]] a good number of centuries ago. He was freed by [[Devil Z]] sometime between 2011 and 2025. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Peru}}
''[[Susan Hoffman]] led an exhibition seeking out the [[Juluth]] tribe's shrine to [[Myaz]] for the [[Heritage Society]], which instead ran into giant robots. ''Again.'' It turned out [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream's corpse]], controlled by the [[Underbase]], had been stomping around the area, and the Juluth mistook him for Myaz incarnate.'' {{storylink|Race with the Devil}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===
Desiring the [[oil]] underneath the jungles of South America, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] boarded the [[turbine mole machine]] and headed through the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the coast of Peru. The first tunnel they drilled was badly planned, and it collapsed, taking with it the part of the [[Andes Mountains]] that held [[Machu Picchu]]. This miscalculation tipped off the [[Autobot]]s of the whereabouts of the two [[Decepticon]]s and they attacked. Supposedly, Megatron and Soundwave escaped them and completed their network of tunnels, allowing water from the Pacific Ocean to force the oil to the surface for the Decepticons to collect. As the oil swallowed a large portion of the Peruvian jungle and made the wildlife and people flee, the Decepticons destroyed the lowest geographical point of the jungle with their [[Decepticon defoliator craft]] to create a suitable basin for the oil. Their work went mostly unrewarded, though, as the Decepticons could only collect a little oil before the Autobots attacked and forced them to retreat. It is unknown if anything could be done about the heavily polluted jungle. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}

===Live-action film series===
====''The Veiled Threat''====
Decepticon activity was detected in Peru, so [[NEST]] dispatched a team including [[Robert Epps]], [[Petr Andronov]], [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], and [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] there to investigate. After arriving in [[Cusco|Cuzco]] and rendezvousing with local NEST technical adjunct [[Pierre Morales]], the team ventured into the Andes Mountains. There they encountered the Decepticons [[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] and [[Blademaster]], and got the better of their foe. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Titan movie comics====
{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.17|The Kingdom of Starscream}}

====''Rise of the Beasts'' film====
{{locationstub|More extensive description}}
One half of the [[Transwarp Key]] is hidden in Peru, guarded by a tribe of humans who live near the energon-rich valley inhabited by the [[Maximal]]s. The Autobots travel there guided by [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]], who is stationed in [[Cusco]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts|More extensive description}}

==Transformers in Peru==
[[File:Lynsa-Brawn.jpg|245px|left|thumb|Quirky Minicar variants are the right of all South American countries.]]
The ''Transformers'' TV show premiered during the 1980s on Panamericana Televisión, most often informally known amongst Peruvians as "Canal 5". Interestingly, the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 movie]] would get advertised on television, but not actually premiered in theaters: fans would only have access to its narrative through a sticker album printed by Editorial Navarrete in 1988, with screenings only being available many years later in festivals and anime events for limited audiences. Future TV shows aired in the country would sometimes get their own unique localized names (for instance, [[2001]]'s ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' would air as ''Transformers: Nueva Generación'' — translating to "Transformers: New Generation" in Peru's local branch of [[Fox Kids]] <ref>[https://peru30.wordpress.com/2011/01/28/panamericana-television-programacion-1988/ Panamericana Television, Programacion 1987-1988] in peru30.wordpress.com (also containing post-1980s TV schedules)</ref>).

The original Hasbro-made Transformers Generation 1 toyline was first imported to Peru through BASA, later rebranded into HUDE (a company which, funnily enough; would also release a set of Jumpstarter bootlegs during the 1980s! <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm9CqyCrRhU Advert for HUDE's ''Robot X 4'' and ''Drago'']</ref>). But Peru's most famous contribution to the spectrum of Transformers collecting comes from their own nationally-manufactured figures produced through national toy company [[Lynsa]]: as with [[Generation 1 toylines in Latin America|a handful of other South American countries]], Hasbro would lend them the licensing rights to produce a few ''Transformers'' molds as a means of avoiding Peru's protectionist tariffs (party as a result of this, the BASA / HUDE-imported figures were extraordinarily expensive and well out-of-reach for most Peruvian kids), and this would result in a small toyline consisting of a staggering amount of [[Mini-Vehicle|Mini-Vehicles]] redecoes, most of them containing color schemes that remain exclusive to Peru to this day <ref>[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=peru Peruvian Minibots] at TF-1.com</ref>. These figures would also feature no decals and very few extra paint applications compared to their original versions, neither of which have, of course; stopped them from becoming incredibly sought-after collectibles throughout the following decades given their scarcity and unique history. Lynsa would also release their ''Transformers'' toyline in [[Chile]].
[[File:Peru-Transformers-Display.jpg|245px|right|thumb|Those seven Minicars alone are probably worth more than half of the museum's entire collection!'' (Pictured: the display for nationally-manufactured memorabilia in Museo Transformers)'']]
It might not come as much of a surprise that the Peruvian setting for ''Rise of the Beasts'' — a film which otherwise severely underperformed in the box office across most territories — made it into nothing short of an astonishing national success, propelling the movie into becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in Peru, even surpassing the record set by ''[[Marvel|Avengers: Endgame]]''. It was so popular that it kept on being screened by Paramount across select theaters by 2024! The movie was especially renowned for its depictions of Peruvian culture, thanks to aspects like Primal speaking in Quechua (the ancient language of the [[Inca|Incas]]) and the Spanish dub of [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] featuring some strikingly accurate Peruvian slang.

===Fandom===
Peru has a moderately-sized Transformers fandom, with one group in particular - Transformers Perú - becoming the country's de-facto Transformers fan club, even earning Hasbro International's recognition at one point <ref>[http://www.transformersperu.com/ Transformers Perú's website]</ref>. A [[2007]] piece from the aforementioned Canal 5 (tying into the release of [[Transformers (film)|the live-action movie]] in the same year) would document the fandom's presence in Peru, featuring interviews with some of its members. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqlRRRy2YoQ Transformers Peru - Reportajes 2007] on YouTube.com</ref> Amongst the group's various activities, they've organized avant-premiere screenings for all of the live-action movies.

Perhaps the most impressive feat of the Transformers fandom in Peru, if not really one of most impressive achievements of the Transformers fandom in general, might be the creation of the Museo Transformers, a permanent free exhibit in Lima's Mall Del Sur that, as its name states; acts as a museum for the Transformers franchise, featuring a massive collection — provided by David "The Last Autobot" Buenaño, one of the collectors featured in the aforementioned Canal 5 report — of about 3000 figures from all eras and regions (and even including a full display dedicated to Peru's own aforementioned national products!) <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/MuseoTF/ Museo Transformers] on Facebook.com</ref>. The museum was first established in 2019 and it remains in operation until today, with its collection continuing to grow over the years.

===Notable people===
* [[Isabela Merced]], an American actress of Peruvian descent who portrayed [[Izabella]] in ''The Last Knight''.
* [[Lucas Huarancca]], a Peruvian actor who portrayed [[Amaru]] in ''Rise of the Beasts''.
* [[Walter Véliz]], a Peruvian-born Venezuelan voice director and voice actor.

==Notes==
* Interestingly, copies of the ''[[Kronoform]]'' Watch Robo and Inviceptor toys were also manufactured in Peru, but the consensus of Peruvian fans is that these are bootlegs rather than official licensed products.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|Peru}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 countries]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Real-world countries]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts locations]]
[[Category:South American countries]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]

Broadside (FOC)

2025-08-11T02:29:11Z

Grievous Prime: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Broadside}}
:''Broadside is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BroadsideFOC.jpg|right|thumb|301px|I'm basically the [[Wreckers]]' rolling base.]]

'''Broadside''' is amazingly large and transforms into an Autobot transport. Hopefully he didn't transform into the one that the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s busted up and stole.

==Notes==
[[File:FOC-control-room-schematics-screen.jpg|Actually, [[:File:TFP_Trypticon_crop.jpeg|not the first time]] a small easter egg like this happened before...|thumb|left]]
* Art of Broadside was featured in ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' as an unused concept.
* Had Broadside been the transport used to ferry Energon from the Sea of Rust, this would have made him a triple-changer like his original G1-self, able to transform into either a wheeled transport or an aircraft transport.
*When the Combaticons successfully take control of said transport near the end of chapter VIII, a small wireframe drawing of an unidentified big robot's schematics appears briefly in one of the control room's screens (see image on the left). Albeit different to Broadside's concept art, this could be the one and only small glimpse in-game to the idea of having the transport being an actual Transformer.

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]

Broadside (FOC)

2025-08-08T04:27:14Z

Grievous Prime: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Broadside}}
:''Broadside is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BroadsideFOC.jpg|right|thumb|301px|I'm basically the [[Wreckers]]' rolling base.]]

'''Broadside''' is amazingly large and transforms into an Autobot transport. Hopefully he didn't transform into the one that the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s busted up and stole.

==Notes==
[[File:FOC-control-room-schematics-screen.jpg|Actually, [[Flying Mind|not the first time]] a small easter egg like this happened before...|thumb|left]]
* Art of Broadside was featured in ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' as an unused concept.
* Had Broadside been the transport used to ferry Energon from the Sea of Rust, this would have made him a triple-changer like his original G1-self, able to transform into either a wheeled transport or an aircraft transport.
*When the Combaticons successfully take control of said transport near the end of chapter VIII, a small wireframe drawing of an unidentified big robot's schematics appears briefly in one of the control room's screens (see image on the left). Albeit different to Broadside's concept art, this could be the one and only small glimpse in-game to the idea of having the transport being an actual Transformer.

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]

Broadside (FOC)

2025-08-08T04:26:19Z

Grievous Prime:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Broadside}}
:''Broadside is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BroadsideFOC.jpg|right|thumb|301px|I'm basically the [[Wreckers]]' rolling base.]]

'''Broadside''' is amazingly large and transforms into an Autobot transport. Hopefully he didn't transform into the one that the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s busted up and stole.

==Notes==
[[File:FOC-control-room-schematics-screen.jpg|Actually, [[Flying Mind|not the first time]] a small easter egg like this happened before...|thumb|left]]
* Art of Broadside was featured in ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' as an unused concept.
* Had Broadside been the transport used to ferry Energon from the Sea of Rust, this would have made him a triple-changer like his original G1-self, able to transform into either a wheeled transport or an aircraft transport.
*When the Combaticons successfully take control of said transport near the end of chapter VIII a small wireframe drawing of an unidentified big robot's schematics appears briefly in one of the control room's screens (see image on the left). Albeit different to Broadside's concept art, this could be the one and only small glimpse in-game to the idea of having the transport being an actual Transformer.

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]

Broadside (FOC)

2025-08-08T04:25:22Z

Grievous Prime: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Broadside}}
:''Broadside is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BroadsideFOC.jpg|right|thumb|301px|I'm basically the [[Wreckers]]' rolling base.]]

'''Broadside''' is amazingly large and transforms into an Autobot transport. Hopefully he didn't transform into the one that the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s busted up and stole.

==Notes==
[[File:FOC-control-room-schematics-screen.jpg|Actually, [[Flying Mind|not the first time]] a small easter egg like this happened before...|thumb]]
* Art of Broadside was featured in ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' as an unused concept (see image above).
* Had Broadside been the transport used to ferry Energon from the Sea of Rust, this would have made him a triple-changer like his original G1-self, able to transform into either a wheeled transport or an aircraft transport.
*When the Combaticons successfully take control of said transport near the end of chapter VIII a small wireframe drawing of an unidentified big robot's schematics appears briefly in one of the control room's screens. Albeit different to Broadside's concept art, this could be the one and only small glimpse in-game to the idea of having the transport being an actual Transformer.

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]

File:FOC-control-room-schematics-screen.jpg

2025-08-08T04:18:04Z

Grievous Prime: {{FOCcap|Screen image of an unknown robot mode inside the Autobot transport's control room.}}

{{FOCcap|Screen image of an unknown robot mode inside the Autobot transport's control room.}}

Beast mode

2025-08-08T03:06:59Z

Grievous Prime: /* Live-action film series */

{{featured}}
[[File:BW21 6 cvr RI Beastmodes.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Are you tired of being nice? Don't you just wanna go ape?]]

The [[Transformer]]s have taken on many [[alternate mode]]s over the years, but no group of Cybertronians are quite as distinct or unique as those who adopt '''beast modes'''. Broadly speaking, a Cybertronian with a beast mode possesses one or more forms partially or completely based on a biological lifeform: this might be a contemporary [[Earth]] creature, an extinct organism like a [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]], some kind of [[alien]] monster, or something fantastical like a [[dragon]] or [[unicorn]]; in very rare cases, Cybertronians have even adopted plant or fungus-based alternate modes. Although the majority of beast mode Transformers change from humanoid robots into animals, several possess an animal form as their [[robot mode]] and instead transform into vehicles or other inanimate objects, and a [[Mutant (BW)|select few]] simply transform from one animal shape into another.

Most [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s with beast modes transform into oversized, blatantly mechanical creatures, and as a result forego disguise in favor of combat utility when operating on planets like [[Earth]]. Their descendants, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, will refine the technology by integrating organic material directly into their superstructures and gaining the ability to convincingly mimic organic creatures; in time, this synthesis may even evolve into a genuine [[technorganic]] symbiosis that bonds carbon and silicon on a cellular level. Not all Cybertronians understand this deeper significance, however, and in some realities beast Transformers have faced prejudice and even institutionalized discrimination against their unusual forms.

Transformers with beast modes are sometimes referred to as "'''beast-formers'''", a term that sometimes sees use to distinguish themselves from vehicular "standard-formers."

{{bigquote|Beast or 'bot, we're ''still'' the baddest!|[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]|"[[Call of the Wild]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:RavageRatbat.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Although the specific term "beast mode" only rose to prominence in the mid-1990s, animal-mode Cybertronians formed a part of the ''Transformers'' franchise from the very beginning. Although [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] all appeared as [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s minions in both the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic]], the two works took their characterizations in radically different directions: while the Marvel comic hewed closer to [[Bob Budiansky]]'s profiles for the characters by depicting them as intelligent, fully articulate beings whom the other characters treated as equals, the cartoon (barring [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|one exception]]) depicted them as mindless, animalistic creatures. [[1985]] brought the first humanoid-to-animal Transformers in the form of the heroic [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and evil [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and by 1986 the floodgates had opened: in addition to new [[Mini-Cassette]] characters like [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], other new beast characters included the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. The [[Pretender]] toyline featured characters like [[Longtooth]] and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], who disguised themselves as humanoid animals, while the [[Pretender Beast]]s became ordinary quadrupedal creatures. No serious attempts were made to distinguish these beast characters from their vehicular kin, although [[Call of the Primitives|one episode of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] dubbed them "[[Primitive]]s".

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In 1996, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' franchise brought the idea of beast Transformers to the fore, and in doing so took the traditional ''Transformers'' aesthetic in a radically new direction. The franchise introduced two new groups of Transformers, the heroic [[Maximal]]s and evil [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who all transformed into different kinds of animals; unlike the blocky, clearly mechanical animals of "[[The Transformers (franchise)|the original franchise]]", however, these new Cybertronians were sleek, ''{{w|Bio Booster Armor Guyver|Guyver}}''-style humanoids who all transformed into fully organic animals. The [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|tie-in cartoon]] established that they'd adopted organic animal forms to protect their mechanical bodies from high amounts of [[energon radiation|radiation]] while stranded on a planet rich with [[energon]]. This cartoon also codified the phrase "beast mode" to describe these alternate modes; different episodes like "[[Call of the Wild]]" would, on occasion, highlight the unique challenges these biomechanical Cybertronians faced. The original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon did not ever give a specific explanation behind the origins of biomechanical beast mode technology, but multiple later sources, most prominently [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' guidebooks, have retroactively connected the upgrade to some combination of [[Pretender]], [[Powermaster]], and [[Micromaster]] technology. In terms of both design and storytelling conflict, '' [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] '' pushed the envelope even further by introducing "[[technorganic]]" Maximals that blended metal and flesh on the cellular level, and detailing their conflict against evil, purely-mechanical [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s who transformed into ordinary machines. Subsequently, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' turned the premise on its head by pitting its cast of heroic vehicle-mode Autobots against villainous beast-mode Predacons.

For the next few years, beast-formers faded into the background; although the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] toyline included a number of [[redeco]]ed ''Beast Wars'' toys, and ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' featured both [[Scorponok (Energon)|a new version of Scorponok]] and an army of bestial [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, it would be ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', that really brought the concept back into prominence when it introduced the "[[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]", a world populated by Transformers who'd adapted to their rugged world by adopting animal forms.
This idea of beast-formers being something distinct from ordinary Cybertronians would carry over into the "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" continuity. Initially, ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' did not feature beast mode Cybertronians at all beyond the vaguely spider-themed [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], but the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' game would eventually feature both the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s in starring roles. Supposedly, new versions of the Maximals and Predacons would've appeared in the original pitch for ''Prime's'' third season,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160411162414/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131384199723/hey-all-getting-a-lot-of-questions-about-those Fan report of panel]: "Actual Maximals and Predacons were set to appear on a revitalized Cybertron in season 3 (he described it as a 'taming the wild west' setting)</ref> but a new creative team taking the reins at Hasbro led to the introduction of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[subline imprint]]; while this new imprint ''did'' feature a group of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s, these new Predacons were ancient, [[dragon]]-like creatures from Cybertron's prehistory.

[[File:10OnyxPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|That's not what we meant by "Activate beast mo--" oh wait, phew, that's just a leg.]]

After the end of ''Prime'', the ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus]]'' hardcover book expounded on the significance of [[Onyx Prime]], the first Cybertronian with a beast mode, and the role that he played in Cybertron's evolution and the development of the aforementioned Predacons. Perhaps most notably, the book also introduced a subgroup of Transformers called the "[[Arachnicon]]s" and heavily implied that Airachnid belonged to this specific Cybertronian subspecies. The sequel series, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'', really ran with the idea by featuring dozens upon dozens of beast-themed Decepticons—anthropomorphic animals with with vehicle alternate modes like [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], humanoid Cybertronians who became animals like [[Filch]] or [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], and even a few animal-to-vehicle oddballs like [[Underbite]] and [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]]. Around this time, [[IDW Publishing]] looped the concept around into its [[2005 IDW continuity|ongoing ''Transformers'' universe]], which depicted all beast-bots as victims of [[Functionism|functionist]] prejudice. In addition to introducing a new version of Jungle Planet, this time named "Eukaris", the final arc of ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' dealt with the return of Onyx Prime and his minions. A few years later, beast-bots again came into focus with 2021's ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' franchise, which revived the ''Beast Wars'' premise to celebrate its 25th anniversary, alongside a [[Transformers: Beast Wars|rebooted ''Beast Wars'' comic]].

While the [[Live-action film series|''Transformers'' movies]] have included a number of animalistic robots, including re-imagined versions of [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], or the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s, their prominence in the franchise is comparatively small compared to their more famous vehicle-mode brethren. The 2023 ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' film shone the spotlight on beast mode Cybertronians for the first time in the films, having a group of [[Maximal]]s in the main cast.

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==Beast mode taxonomy==
Beast mode Transformers come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Some transform from robotic humanoids into robotic animals, others from robots into entirely organic creatures, and still others go from beasts into vehicles—a few simply change from one animal into another!

In 2025, the ''[[Technorganic Secrets]]'' expansion for the [[Transformers Roleplaying Game]] attempted to classify most known beast Transformers into nine main groups—generally relating to specific physical traits or overall structural composition. However, the book admits that these delineations are not clear-cut, and that individual beast mode characters don't always fall cleanly into one category or another—for instance, [[Tigerhawk]] has been described as both a [[Transmetal 2]] and a [[Fuzor]]. Similarly, multiple Transformers, such as the inhabitants of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', or the Maximals in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', transform into mechanical creatures, yet also incorporate organic hair, fur, and feathers. Other subgroups such as the [[Cyborg Beast]]s or [[Blentron]]s share traits with Transmetal 2 Transformers and Fuzors respectively, but have not yet been definitively linked to one another in any ''Transformers'' canon. Thus, the following categories can be best thought of as a general overview, rather than an exhaustive list.

===Mechanimals===
[[File:MTMTE-Doublecross.jpg|thumb|right|[[Doublecross]], an example of a mechanimal Transformer.]]
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By far the most common variety of beast mode Transformer, "mechanimal" Cybertronians transform into completely robotic facsimiles of organic creatures, Earth or otherwise. In general, Transformers who adopt these forms naturally forego any attempt at disguise in favor of general combat utility—Transformer teams such as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, or [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s are hard-hitting warriors who augment their natural strength and power with the claws and teeth afforded by their alternate forms.

Although primitive in comparison to other beast forms, mechanimal beast forms come with their own set of advantages—they can survive in hostile environments unaided, don't require any natural resources beyond [[energon]], and possess above-average strength and durability as a result of their wholly mechanical construction. While some of the best-known mechanimal Transformers like [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] possess relatively limited articulation while transformed, others like [[Overhaul (G1)|Leobreaker]] or [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] are nimble in both forms.

Notably, multiple ''Transformers'' franchises have also used the term "mechanimal" as a blanket term to describe various forms of non-sentient Cybertronian life, such as [[Cryo-Condor]]s or [[cybercat]]s; indeed, [[The Transformers Menagerie|some stories]] have suggested that Transformers like [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] or [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] ''are'' examples of augmented Cybertronian wildlife. Historically, there has been some rare overlap between these two concepts—for instance, [[Dominus Ambus|at least one Transformer]] possesses a [[turbofox]] alternate mode—but its use in "Technorganic Secrets" marks the first attempt to tie these two concepts together under a broader umbrella.

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===Pretenders===
[[File:MTMTE-Carnivac.jpg|thumb|right|[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], an example of a Pretender Beast.]]
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Transformers who have undergone the Pretender upgrade remain wholly mechanical, but possess the ability to interface with an external suit of organic armor, allowing them to pass as organic creatures. In general, Autobot Pretenders resemble humans in armor, while Decepticons have historically adopted the countenance of terrifying monsters. Notably, a few Autobots and Decepticons are known as "[[Pretender Beast]]s" and instead transform into animals. These Pretender shells become heavily armored facsimiles of Earth creatures, which wrap around their inner mechanimal forms.

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===BioGenetic Beasts===
[[File:Razorbeast.jpg|thumb|right|[[Razorbeast]], an example of a BioGenetic Beast.]]

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The term "BioGenetic Beast" <ref>"[[Technorganic Secrets]]"</ref> refers to those Cybertronians—most prominently the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s—whose alternate forms incorporate a layer of artificially-grown organic tissue, wrapped around an entirely mechanical bodyframe. While in their beast modes, these unique Transformers appear to be entirely organic animals at first glance. Some Cybertronians, most prominently the [[Chimeracon]]s, may use [[size changing]] technology to better blend in; others may simply transform into oversized insects or rodents.

While in their beast forms, BioGenetic Transformers are, essentially, flesh-and-blood creatures, although they retain a metallic endoskeleton and robotic components underneath this outer layer of skin, fur, or chitin.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/authormsg$3Aalt.toys.transformers$2C-GCtfsO_cVoJ$20after$3A1997$2F1$2F1$20before$3A1997$2F2$2F1%7Csort:date%7Cspell:false/alt.toys.transformers/Tbk9A-giwV8/HpG751F9KAwJ "When BW's transform into beast mode, they become FULLY organic. This means they are vulnerable to anything the animal they become is. They get hurt worse when hit in beast mode, they have to breathe and eat, they are for all and intents and purposes animals." <nowiki>[...]</nowiki> "Take any G1 who was a car or truck. They had glove compartments, they had mirrors, they had tires, they had uh, car stuff. BW's have animal stuff... It's their "outer shell" you might say, it is what makes them "robots in disguise". When the shell is pierced (such as when Megatron bites into it), you get to circuitry underneath (yes there is metal beneath the fur and skin and the bones are metallic superstructure)... And no Cheetor doesn't have real blood, just mech fluid."]</ref> They breathe, sleep, and can even "eat", using an onboard [[biomass processor]] to metabolize raw organic material into a usable substitute for [[energon]].<ref>"[[Shattered Balance]]"</ref> As a result of these unusual modifications, BioGenetic Beasts are immune to [[energon radiation]]; while in their beast forms, they can safely operate in environments that would instantly paralyze wholly mechanical Transformers.

Multiple sources, including [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' guidebooks, ''[[Transformers: Classics#Fiction|Classics]]'', and the Transformers Roleplaying Game, have consistently tied the origins of BioGenetic Beasts to a combination of [[Pretender]] and [[Micromaster]] technology, a next-generation upgrade that directly integrates organic material into a Cybertronian's superstructure.

Various ''Transformers'' stories have alternately described these Cybertronians, as well as the closely related Fuzor, Transmetal and Transmetal 2 Transformers, as "biomechanical", "technorganic", and "techno-organic". The ''Technorganic Secrets'' book coined the term "BioGenetic Beasts" from the [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|original ''Beast Wars'' comic]] and toy packaging, which described organic beast forms as the product of a novel "[[Bio-Genetic Engineering]]".

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===Transmetals===
[[File:BWSourcebook-TransmetalCheetor.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], an example of a Transmetal.]]

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Transmetal Transformers are usually—but not always—the result of exposing a beast form Cybertronian to the volatile energies of a [[quantum surge]]. Uniquely, Transmetal Cybertronians possess "inverted" physiologies compared to standard BioGenetic Beasts: although they transform into chrome, entirely robotic animals, their robot forms incorporate a mixture of organic tissue and mechanical components.
Uniquely, all Transmetal Transformers possess the ability to assume a transitional "third form"—while in their beast mode, they can deploy wheels, rocket engines, tank treads, or some other mechanism that allows them to quickly cover distances. Transmetal Transformers have displayed a resistance to energon radiation, possess an immunity to certain [[Vok]]-based weapons such as the [[Metal Hunter]], and can even withstand the paralysis-inducing [[transformation virus]].

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===Fuzors===
[[File:BWSourcebook-Buzzclaw.jpg|thumb|right|[[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]], an example of a Fuzor.]]

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Originally the product of a [[quantum surge]]-induced [[DNA scanner]] malfunction, Fuzors closely resemble other organic beast Transformers. However, they transform into outlandish hybrid creatures whose components generally originate from wildly different branches of the animal kingdom. While their strange appearances means that they stand no chance of passing for an ordinary Earth lifeform, their mix-and-match bodies let them safely operate in a wide range of environments—specialists like [[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] can operate on the land, air, or sea.

Like Transmetal Transformers—also the product of a quantum surge mutation—Fuzors appear to exhibit a degree of resistance to [[Vok]] technology; unlike Transmetals, however, they display a vulnerability to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[transformation virus]].

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===Transmetals 2===
[[File:Ramulus.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ramulus]], an example of a Transmetal 2.]]

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Transmetal 2 technology has historically been linked to the [[Vok]]—specifically, a [[Transmetal driver|unique piece of technology]] capable of altering a Cybertronian's superstructure. Those brave Cybertronians who undergo the "Transmetal 2" upgrade become jumbled amalgamations of flesh and technology in both forms, transforming from mismatched robots into strange, sometimes monstrous versions of familiar Earth animals.
On average, Transmetal 2 Transformers are stronger and faster than their Transmetal predecessors, and have even manifested supernatural abilities such as telekinesis. However, this power comes at a price: many struggle to control their own primal instincts.

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===Mutants===
[[File:BWSourcebook-Icebird.jpg|thumb|right|[[Icebird]], an example of a Mutant.]]

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While most other Cybertronians convert from a robot into an alternate mode, the Mutants are an odd exception: due to the circumstances behind their activation, they can only transform from one animal form into another. The circumstances behind their unusual mutation vary from universe to universe—some stories stories have tied their origins to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[transformation virus]], while others have implied a connection to the [[quantum surge]] that also created the Fuzors.

Although they often struggle with the emotional and physical ramifications of permanently losing their robot form, most observed Mutants have displayed unique powers that make them formidable combatants, including teleportation, super-speed, and the ability to shut down electrical devices.

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===Technorganics===
[[File:Reformatting Primal technorganic beast mode.jpg|thumb|right|[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], an example of a technorganic Transformer.]]

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In its original usage in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', the term "technorganic" was used to describe a unique, specific variety of Transformer created by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]. Viewed by some as the next evolution of the Transformer race, technorganic Cybertronians blend biological and cybernetic life at the cellular level, a perfect fusion between the organic and the mechanical.
Technorganic Cybertronians lacked the [[onboard computer]]s utilized by other Cybertronians and transformed via fluid shapeshifting, rather than mechanically reconfiguring their bodies. To learn how to access their robot forms, they would first have to find their "emotional still point", which could only be accomplished through a combination of meditation and mental discipline.

In other ''Transformers'' stories, the term "technorganic" has been applied to encompass a very wide range of concepts regarding the intersection of living technology with organic life: these range from characters like [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' Blackarachnia]] to the [[Gorlamite|quasi-Transformer inhabitants]] of [[Gorlam Prime]].

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===Hybridizors===
[[File:RID-clampdown.jpg|thumb|right|[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], an example of a Hybridizor.]]
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Rather than transforming from a humanoid robot into an animal, some Transformers invert this relationship, and instead transform from a vehicle into an animalistic robot form. ''Technorganic Secrets'' coined the term "Hybridizors" to describe these unusual Cybertronians. Individual Transformers who fall under this aegis may be further subcategorized into groups based on specific species-based traits, such as "[[Buffaloid]]s", "[[Amphiboid]]s", or "[[Lobstercon]]s".

Some, such as [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], are mostly humanoid in appearance; others, such as [[Underbite]] or [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], are almost entirely animalistic. While fully mechanical in both forms, Hybridizors often incorporate specific animal traits into their robot mode biology—for instance, [[Skunkticon]]s like [[Malodor]] and [[Zorillor]] can spray disorienting toxins from their tails.

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
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Most if not all beast mode Cybertronians, such as the [[Mini-Cassette]]s, {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} or [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], possessed creature-based alternate forms even before leaving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} One notable exception would be the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. Shortly after the crash of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the ship's computer detected [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s arrival in the anachronistic [[Savage Land]] and rebuilt [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and four other Cybertronians into [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]-based forms based off the regional wildlife. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

=====''Classics''=====
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When dimensionally-displaced [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] ships crash-landed on a prehistoric Earth saturated with Energon radiation, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] came up with the idea of combining [[Pretender]] and [[Powermaster]] technology to create organic beast modes. Though [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] came up with the same idea, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] opted to give the Decepticons new armor instead. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} In their new bodies, the Autobots could consume and metabolize organic matter into energy using their on-board "biomass processors". {{storylink|Shattered Balance}}

After travelling to the mirror-universe Cybertron of that dimension, Prowl, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] abandoned their beast modes, but both [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] took a liking to their new bodies and kept them. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}

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=====''Transformers '84''=====
According to [[Punch (G1)|Punch]], who was skeptical that the Cybertronians had ever encountered living dinosaurs, the Ark's [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] computer system had actually used preserved fossils to turn Grimlock and his team into the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

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====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
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Traditionally, Cybertronians with animal forms were known as "[[primitive]]s". {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} Beast mode Cybertronians shared at least some physiological traits; for instance, those who possessed reptilian forms like [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] possessed unique "[[Dinosaur transform static|dinosaur electrons]]". {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

Other animalistic Cybertronians displayed unique powers: notably, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, whose [[idento-computer]]s reformatted them into insectoid beast forms to survive in the jungles of [[Bali]], could consume and metabolize organic matter. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} After discovering [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] bones, the [[Autobot]]s created the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], powerful warriors with dinosaur alternate modes. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} The [[Quintesson]]s utilized the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] and [[Allicon]]s, Transformers with shark and crocodile beast modes respectively, as servants. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} In 2006, a large group of beast mode Transformers, consisting of both Autobots and Decepticons, were summoned by [[Oracle (G1)|a mysterious entity]] to defeat [[Primacron]] and his creation, [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} When forced by the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] to volunteer Decepticons to undergo the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] added the stipulation that they were only allowed to take the heads of the Transformers with beast modes. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

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=====''Legends'' comic=====
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Cybertronians with beast modes had the ability to channel [[Beast Power]], an energy shared between them and the animalistic inhabitants of the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 41|Bonus Edition Vol. 41}} On [[Micro|Z Planet]], [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] encountered newborn beast Transformers created by exposing [[protoform]] capsules to Beast Power, which granted them the power to scan and transform into organic life. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] believed that their descendants would evolve into the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, and granted them new symbols as a symbol of everlasting peace between the factions. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

=====''Wings Universe''=====
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The earliest recorded "beastform" Transformers were re-engineered specimens of naturally occurring Cybertronian wildlife: [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], the first beast-former, was originally a [[Cryo-Condor]] who'd modified with a rudimentary alternate mode. Soon enough, [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] would join him. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 1|Menagerie #1}} However, conflicting evidence places beast-form Cybertronians, most prominently [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], as having existed in ancient times long before the Autobot-Decepticon conflict. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

As the Autobot-Decepticon war spilled over to Earth, more and more beast-formers rose to prominence, including groups who transformed from humanoid robots into animals. The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s developed the ability to catalyze organic matter into a crude but usable form, {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 1|Menagerie #3}} while the presence of [[dinosaur transform static]] amongst the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and their kin indicated the presence of a deeper synthesis taking place between these two disparate forms of life. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 2|Menagerie #2}} Around this time, both the Autobots and Decepticons began making heavy use of animalistic "Recordabots" and "Recordicons". {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 1|Menagerie #1}}

The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s were the first beast Transformers with the ability to [[combiner|combine]], and the first to not be based upon any recognizable Earth creature. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 4|Menagerie #4}} The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s would become the most notable beast-bots in the years that followed [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s disappearance and the revitalisation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]; [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] speculated that [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] had marshalled the remnants of the Decepticon military to another world, where he could mastermind the evolution of the Decepticons into a new breed of Predacon that combined the advantages of organic [[Pretender]] shells with fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 5|Menagerie #5}}

At some point during the Second Golden Age, Cybertronians with beast modes became increasingly commonplace. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 1|Menagerie #1}} Some forward-thinking Autobots like [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] encouraged this kind of [[Maximal|evolutionary leap forward]], if only to counter the inevitable [[Predacon (BW)|next generation of Predacons]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Menagerie issue 5|Menagerie #5}}

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====Beast Era====
=====Toy bios=====
The Maximals developed a unique "bio-genetic morphing process" that allowed them to create the perfect fusion of organic musculature and Transformer technology. However, the evil Predacons stole this breakthrough and used it to create new forms for themselves based on Earth's most vicious creatures. {{storylink|Optimus Primal vs Megatron!}}

In order to win the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] developed an experimental [[Transformation virus|anti-conversion virus]]. When used on a group of [[Fuzor]]s, the experiment went wrong and turned the four into [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]s trapped between two beast modes.<ref>Hasbro ''[[Mutant (BW)#Toys|Mutant Beast Wars]]'' packaging blurb</ref>

=====''Beast Wars'' cartoon=====
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By the era of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, three centuries after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], technology had evolved to the point where Cybertronians could now use [[DNA scanner]]s and [[CR chamber]]s to perfectly mimic organic lifeforms, even extinct animals like [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s. These next-generation beast modes sheathed Cybertronian superstructures beneath a layer of artificially grown skin and tissue and rendered them largely impervious to [[energon radiation]] that would otherwise damage purely mechanical lifeforms. Transformers would often initiate the process of converting from their [[robot mode]] by using the [[activation code]] "Beast mode!" {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Beast modes also seemingly have no effect on a Cybertronian's overall size, nor does there appear to be any mass-shifting when converting into their alternate forms. This is likely due to their function as protection, rather than disguise, and thus bypassing the benefits that the smaller sizes of the Great Upgrade provided may have been unnecessary.

Adopting a beast mode in this way appears to have a subtle effect on the Cybertronian psyche. Many combatants in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] displayed appetites consistent with the diets of their chosen form: for instance, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] ate cheese and garbage, {{storylink|The Web}} [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] displayed interest in a bunch of [[banana]]s, {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}} and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] took a perverse delight in sucking the [[mech fluid|vital fluid]]s from his victims, although it's not clear if their artificial beast modes could actually digest and catalyze these materials into a usable form of energy. {{storylink|The Web}} While in beast mode, Cybertronians could affect internal repairs without the use of a CR chamber, although the process took time. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

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Traditionally, a programming block prevented a beast mode's natural instincts from interfering with the higher functions of the Cybertronians. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}} However, damage sustained by [[Tigatron]]'s [[stasis pod]] affected the [[protoform]] within, and after adopting a suitable beast mode he first believed himself to be a normal organic tiger before coming to his senses. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}} Although [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]'s stasis pod did not sustain any apparent damage, the monomaniacal instincts of his ant beast mode shaped his worldview: he grew to believe that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was his "queen" and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' his "colony". {{storylink|Spider's Game}} When the Predacons sabotaged the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s [[rectifier coil]], the Maximals were forced to remain in beast mode for days on end and eventually succumbed to their feral instincts. Thanks to Tigatron, who had already learned how to accept both sides of his being, the Maximals deleted the programming block and embraced their animal sides. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}} Indeed, both Maximals and Predacons would occasionally identify with their beast modes; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] once claimed that, as a cat, he should know better than to trust [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|a dog]], {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} and later fantasized about playing with cat toys; {{storylink|Changing of the Guard}} Tarantulas, meanwhile, sought to create more of "[his] kind" by ensuring that new stasis pods scanned spider alternate modes. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

A [[quantum surge]] of exotic energy mutated several Cybertronians into advanced "[[Transmetal]]" bodies: Transformers altered in this way integrated organic matter into the robot mode, while the entirely mechanical beast mode now possessed a third "vehicle mode". {{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}} Transformers who evolved even further into "[[Transmetal 2|Transmetals 2]]" became asymmetrical, sometimes monstrous, amalgamations of flesh and metal. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}
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=====''Beast Machines'' cartoon=====
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Cybertronians could use beast mode technology to mimic lifeforms other than animals—while exploring [[Regalis V|a distant world]] populated by ambulatory plants, [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] and her crew used the technology to adopt plant-based alternate modes. {{storylink|Home Soil}} While Optimus Primal and his crew were off-planet, a [[Quantum Cycle Upgrade|standardized upgrade]] fitted every Cybertronian with an in-built DNA scanner and rendered [[stasis pod]] technology obsolete. {{storylink|Survivor}}

Optimus Primal would later claim that the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] supercomputer had engineered the entire Beast Wars as a way to bring fresh organic material to Cybertron via their biomechanical beast modes. {{storylink|The Key}} Upon arriving on Cybertron after Megatron broke free of their shuttle and conquered the planet, his armies of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s attacked the group with a debilitating [[transformation virus]] that devolved the Transmetal Maximals and trapped them in their beast modes. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}} Weakened and dying, the Maximals might've perished had Optimus not discovered the Oracle, which [[Reformatting|reformatted]] Optimus and the other Maximals into [[technorganic]] bodies, a powerful new breed of Cybertronian life that combined the organic and the technological on a cellular level. {{storylink|The Reformatting}} While in their beast modes, the Maximals gave off no energy signatures and were thus invisible to [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] sensors so long as they kept out of sight. Combined with the stress of mastering the lost art of [[transformation]] and consciously having to maintain control over their [[robot mode]]s, their beast modes became their primary form while sneaking around the Cybertronian underlevels. {{storylink|Master of the House}} Although their new bodies could theoretically subsist upon purely organic material like fruit, doing so pushed their bestial instincts to the fore and reduced them to a primeval state. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}

Having conquered the planet, Megatron developed a virulent hatred for organic life and beast modes as a whole; he regarded the Maximals as "mongrels" and regularly attempted to purge his own beast mode. {{storylink|Master of the House}} When he finally succeeded in doing so, he somehow created [[Noble (BM)|Noble]], a strange organic creature capable of shifting between humanoid wolf and dragon forms. {{storylink|Savage Noble}}
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=====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity=====
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A few of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s remaining stasis pods malfunctioned, and when [[Razorbeast]] activated them the [[protoform]]s within emerged as [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]s, Cybertronians who changed from one animal form to another. They fiercely defended their swamp against intruding Predacons and made it clear that neither the Maximals nor Predacons were welcome in their peaceful home. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}}

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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
Encouraged by the early success of [[Pretender]] technology, Cybertronian scientists speculated that they could one day directly integrate this miraculous nanotechnology into a Transformer body. A Cybertronian upgraded in this manner could directly assume a biological alternate mode externally indistinguishable from the real thing, and this breakthrough might lead to a new generation of tougher, more-energy efficient Cybertronians. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
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The earliest known beast Transformers date back to the brief Dark Age that occurred between the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] and the rise of the [[Thirteen]]. Many individual flocks and herds wandered the prehistoric badlands, searching for energon, {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} but among the most notable would be a powerful warrior tribe known as the [[Maximal]]s and their commander, [[Liege Maximo]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} While fleeing the armies of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], the group came into the employ of [[Onyx Prime]]—in reality, a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in disguise—who incorporated the Maximals into his personal "menagerie" of beast warriors. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}} Working with [[Alpha Trion]]'s group of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s, their impromptu alliance confronted Megatronus and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s on the site that would one day become the [[Crystal City]], blunted his advance for good, and eventually laid the foundations for what would eventually become the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

During the subsequent reign of the [[Thirteen Tribes]] over Cybertron, the Maximals and their kin faced discrimination due to their alternate modes. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} During the later [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] between the tribes and their leaders, Onyx Prime and his armies entered into an alliance with [[Nexus Prime]]; using his [[Enigma of Combination]], they created an army of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] that combined small beast-formers with larger humanoid Cybertronians. Darklander warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] declared the union of beast and bot disgusting, and eventually slaughtered the ancient Headmasters to the last 'bot in the name of Cybertronian purity. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

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Ultimately, however, the war ended with all of the Primes either dead or missing, and in their absence [[Nova Prime]] united the tribes of Cybertron under a new system of [[functionism]] where one's alternate mode defined their position in society. Under this new societal schema, the beasts were placed near the bottom of society, only outranking the unfortunate 'bots in the so-called "[[disposable class]]". The beasts would become the victims of institutionalized discrimination that lasted until the final days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s reign. {{storylink|The Crucible}} However, before he and his innermost retinue of Maximals abandoned Cybertron for the ruins of [[Antilla]], Onyx Prime instructed the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Chela]] to colonize a distant jungle world; using the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] within his body, Chela birthed an entire civilization of beast mode Transformers who could thrive in safety. These new "[[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]]" Transformers remembered the prejudice their ancestors had faced and cultivated a deep distrust of vehicular "standard-formers". {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

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By the time of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the stigma surrounding beast modes had largely dissipated. Some vehicular Transformers even adopted beast modes—notably, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]]s adopted [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] beast modes with synthetic flesh to protect them from high leves of [[Energon]] radiation on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} During his tour of duty on [[Z'verei]], [[Rattrap (BW)#2005 IDW continuity|Rattrap]] adopted a [[Z'verein mole-rat]] alternate mode. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

Several years after the war, beast modes again rose to prominence: while [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Republic of Cybertron|post-war government]] discovered and opened diplomatic channels with the citizens of Eukaris, the Decepticon [[Demus]] began kidnapping beast mode Transformers, subjecting them to a horrific "[[domestication]]" process, then marketing his victims as "[[Roboid]]s" as torture dolls for organic races. {{storylink|Animals}} Exposure to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s corrupted [[energon]] spontaneously mutated the [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] so that she transformed into a two-headed monster. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

The mad scientist [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]] combined quasi-organic beast mode technology with [[obtenteum]] to create mass-shifting "bio-disguises". Cybertronians who underwent this "[[Chimeracon]]" upgrade gained the ability to perfectly mimic any living creature and completely mask their Cybertronian energy signatures in the process. Members of [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] adopted this technology and used it to hide out among the native wildlife while operating in the [[Alaska]]n wilderness. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Later still, Tarantulas perfected the technology, allowing [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] to pass himself off as a human politician. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

When "Onyx Prime" returned to Cybertron, he brought with him an entire Maximal army; eventually, however, his beast servants betrayed him and allied instead with his ultimate creation, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Road's End}} Several of the newborn Cybertronians born from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s hot spot on Earth possessed beast modes. {{storylink|Post}}

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====''Hearts of Steel''====
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During the "[[Ice Age Wars]]" on prehistoric Earth, both the Autobots and Decepticons transformed into creatures like dinosaurs, flying reptiles, and giant insects. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}}
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====''TransTech''====
Although they transformed into a rabbit and pika respectively, [[Kitte Shūshū]] and her husband [[Z Grill]] were nevertheless able to use their "integrated organic parts" to conceive a son, [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/10}}

====''Of Masters and Mayhem''====
While investigating the planet [[Chicxulania]], [[Thrashclaw]], [[Slice (G1)|Slice]], and [[Shred]] discovered an abandoned laboratory where an advanced alien civilization had developed "Beast Warrior" technology, which allowed a Cybertronian to assume techno-organic hybrid forms. To protect themselves from ambient [[energon radiation]], they and [[Gnash]] integrated the technology into their superstructures, adopted beast modes based on the local [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s, and dubbed themselves the "[[Raptoricon]]s". Later on, the shipwrecked [[Fractyl]] briefly assumed a pterosaur beast form using the same technology, but ultimately switched back to his vehicular configuration when he departed the planet with [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
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Several years into the [[Grand Uprising]], the ambitious Predacon [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] observed that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s growing menagerie of [[mechanimal]]s could somehow metabolize their own [[energon]] from raw materials like industrial runoff. Inspired by this unexpected resilience, Megatron grew interested in somehow grafting this physiological trait onto the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who remained reliant on ordinary [[energon cube]]s like their [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] forebears. Progress did not come easily; most of Megatron's earliest test subjects died from the imperfect process, but after seeking out the disgraced [[Autobot]] scientist [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]], who had previously attempted to hybridize Cybertronians with mechanicals, the pair quickly perfected process—first, they created [[Inferno (BW)|Formikon]], then applied the process to themselves. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Sure enough, Transformers who adopted the '''Beast Upgrade''' no longer required external [[energon cube]]s to function; instead, they could ingest food which their onboard systems could then process into energon. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} Beast mode Transformers also possessed increased reflexes as a result of their bio-enhanced physiologies, {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} enhanced senses, {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} and could quickly repair their injuries while transformed. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Soon, Megatron's front corporation made the upgrade public, and Maximals and Predacons across the planet chose to abandon their original vehicular configurations in favor of beast modes. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Popular beast mode templates included [[jurassanoid]]s, [[armodrillo]]s, and [[cybercat]]s, {{storylink|Derailment}} although some Cybertronians modelled their alternate modes on strange alien creatures {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} or even mythical animals like dragons and phoenixes. {{storylink|Derailment}} They became a decisive factor as the Grand Uprising came to a close; freed from the need for vulnerable energon supply chains, members of the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] and other splinter forces could besiege Builder-held cities with impunity. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

By the time of the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], Leatherhide had moved on to creating new breeds of biomechanical life like the [[Fuzor]]s and [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcon]]s after reverse-engineering a [[Klaws|a mysterious cybernetic life-form]]. A spectral [[Overshoot]], acting on the will of the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], informed [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] that the Beast Upgrade marked a new beginning: the rise of the mechanimals and the fusion between beast and 'bot represented Cybertron's efforts to generate a self-sustaining ecosystem. {{storylink|Derailment}}

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====2019 IDW continuity====
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During the [[Age of the Firstforged]], the Cybertronian folk heroes [[Halonix Maximus]] and [[Big Bang (G1)|Big Bang]] battled beast mode Cybertronians like [[Preditron]] and [[Gaidora (BWU)|Gaidora]] in the wilderness. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Numerous Cybertronians, most prominently a number of [[Mini-Cassette|infiltration trooper]]s, possessed either beast modes or animalistic robot modes. Although beast-formers did not suffer any kind of institutionalized discrimination, {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} some individual Cybertronians expressed prejudiced attitudes toward them: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], for instance, once categorized ordinary vehicle-mode Cybertronians like himself as possessing more "advanced forms" then the beasts, {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} and [[Grotusque]] occasionally grumbled that people looked down on him for his choice of alternate mode. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

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====2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic====
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To protect the Cybertronians from harmful levels of [[energon radiation]], the artificial intelligences aboard the crashed ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' reconstructed their crews with new beast modes based on fabricated techno-organic material that matched the native organics on a molecular level. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} In their new bodies, they were capable of digesting and metabolizing organic material, {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}} {{storylink|Thicker Skin}} and retained the ability to access some of their weapons and gadgets while in their beast modes. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 4}}

When [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] were captured by the [[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]], the [[force field]]s holding them were only designed to work on the Cybertronians' [[robot mode]]s, allowing the two to escape in their beast modes. {{storylink|Children of the Vok}}
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
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After arriving on prehistoric Earth, a group of time-travelling Maximals and Predacons adopted suitable beast modes during their battle over the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

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===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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In contrast to the vehicular Autobots, their ancient enemies the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s possessed beast forms. Although the Predacon leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] could transform into multiple forms, two of his alternate forms were a two-headed dragon and a bat. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} After becoming Galvatron, he gained additional beast modes that included a one-headed dragon, an elephant, and a griffin. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

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===Unicron Trilogy===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics====
The Decepticon [[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon]] experimented with hybridizing Cybertronian technology with organic tissue in the belief that Cybertronians who underwent this upgrade would become far more powerful, and went as far as to test the process on himself. Although most Cybertronians found the idea repulsive, Predacon gathered a small but fanatical cult of personality who believed wholeheartedly in his ideals. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More than Meets the Eye}}

====''Energon'' cartoon====
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[[Alpha Quintesson]]'s [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s all possessed animalistic alternate modes. Each sub-species of Terrorcon had their own beast form, with [[Battle Ravage]]s and [[Command Ravage]]s transforming into jaguars, {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}} [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]s and [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout]]s transforming into hawks, {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid}} [[Cruellock]]s turning into an approximation of a dinosaur, {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}} and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]s turning into beetles. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}}

Terrorcons usually stayed in their beast modes, and only transformed into their rarely-seen robot modes when it became absolutely necessary while in combat. {{storylink|Energon Stars}} {{storylink| A Tale of Two Heros}}

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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
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Millennia ago, a group of Cybertronian colonists settled the planet they would name "[[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]" aboard the starship ''[[Hyperborea (Cybertron)|Hyperborea]]''. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} As time passed, their descendents adopted various beast modes to cope with life on their wild and untamed planet: although most inhabitants of Jungle Planet appear to transform into reptiles, dinosaurs, or mammals, {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} some have become birds or even arthropods. {{storylink|Honor}}

Jungle Planet's [[Cyber Planet Key]] appears to have the power to instantly reformat Cybertronians into a suitable beast mode. When [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] tapped into the power of the Jungle Planet's [[Cyber Planet Key]], he gained a lion alternate mode and redubbed himself "Leobreaker". {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} In [[Aurex 1006.0 Beta|one alternate timeline]], the energies of the Jungle Planet key mutated both Optimus Prime and Megatron into beast forms while on the Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Jungle Planet Optimus Prime toy bio}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 615.03 Epsilon|another alternate reality]], a version of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] took place in [[Alpha Q's universe]]. To survive the star system's volatile [[Super Energon]] sun, the Maximals and Predacons adopted a wide variety of unusual beast modes that included mobile fungi, [[mechamorph]]s, [[Rock Lord]]s, [[Beastformer (species)|Battle Beasts]], and even abstract elemental beings. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/03}}

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===Live-action film series===
====Movies====
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In Cybertron's distant past, beast modes appeared to have been more common—ancient warriors such as the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s and [[Guardian Knight]]s transformed into imposing predators like dinosaurs and dragons. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

By the era of the [[Great War (Movie)|Great War]], beast modes appear to have fallen out of favour. Many modern Cybertronians with animal forms, including [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], and the [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]]s, are [[mechanimal]]s who have been re-engineered to serve wartime roles, such as espionage or sabotage.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/characters/laserbeak Vector Sigma database at Hasbro.com]</ref> In many cases, these beast warriors formed symbiotic relationships with larger Cybertronians, who could deploy them as needed to scout ahead or carry out specific duties. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

The [[Maximal]]s hailed from [[Jungle Planet (colony)|a Cybertronian colony]] populated by Cybertronians who bore beast modes. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
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====''The Veiled Threat''====
A [[Crab spy|particularly cunning Decepticon spy]] disguised himself as one of the many red crabs that periodically infested the [[NEST]] base on [[Diego Garcia]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====IDW movie comics====
[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] commanded the loyalty of multiple beast Decepticons, including [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]], [[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]], and [[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}}

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===''Animated''===
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Although robotic creatures like [[brontobot]]s and [[cybercat]]s were common enough on Cybertron to be kept as pets, Cybertronians with beast modes were a very uncommon sight. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} During a disastrous expedition to the forbidden world of [[Archa Seven]], the Autobot cadet [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] attempted to use her download powers on [[Archa Seven arachnid|a native arachnid]], but wound up infecting herself with their venom instead. The transformation mutated her into a [[technorganic]] amalgamation of organic and mechanical and gave her a new alternate mode based on the spiders. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

As part of his many attempts to regain his body and power, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] experimented on dinosaur automatons to make them attack drones. Perhaps as a result of these modifications, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s [[AllSpark Key]] was drawn to the automatons, granting them [[spark]]s and turning them into fully fledged Cybertronians. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}} Their beast modes, and indeed their very existence, was viewed as proof by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] as what a screwloose planet Earth was. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

In her quest to purge herself of her organic half, Blackarachnia fused [[Wasp]] with an organic wasp in the hopes that finding a way to reverse the process could clue her into curing her own condition. Like her, the monstrous "Waspinator" possessed the ability to transform into a huge technorganic wasp. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

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===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
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Inspired by [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]]'s success after the Autobots liberated him from stasis and inducted him into their ranks, the mad scientist [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] created an entire army of deranged [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s, artificial lifeforms who utilized a sophisticated artificial intelligence instead of a life-giving [[Spark|ember]]. Wheeljack used his impromptu army to launch a coup against [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], but the Dinobots turned on one another and scattered into the Cybertronian wilderness.

Both the Autobots and Decepticons tried to gain control of as many Dinobots as they could. In the meantime, Grimlock stumbled across the ancient [[Omega Terminus]] supercomputer, which imbued an ember upon him that transformed him from a simple-minded beast into an intelligent Cybertronian with a humanoid robot mode. After returning to the surface, he gathered all of his fellow Dinobots and upgraded them in a similar fashion, granting them embers and the ability to transform. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}} While some of the Dinobots and Dinocons gained humanoid robot forms, others, like [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (SG)|Overkill]], instead transformed into data cartridges. {{storylink|Do Over}}

Other Autobots and Decepticons, most prominently the [[Predacon (SG)|Predacon]]s, transformed into small animals. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}} [[Terrorcon (SG)|Terrorcon]] leader [[Hun-Grrr (SG)|Hun-Grrr]] adopted an alternate mode based on an [[Algean two-headed razor beast]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|Hun-Grrr profile}} A future group of time-travelling Transformers led by [[Megatron (BWSG)|a different Megatron]] also possessed beast modes. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

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===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
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At the dawn of time, [[Primus]] created [[Onyx Prime]], the first beast-mode Cybertronian. Although [[Quintus Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] would cooperate with one another in the days after [[Unicron]]'s defeat to found a "farm" of small, semi-autonomous animal robots, these were not truly "alive", although when the remaining Primes fell to violence and chaos in the wake of [[Solus Prime]]'s passing they proved deadly enough to mortally wound Onyx. When he and his friend [[Micronus Prime]] returned to Primus via the newly created [[Well of All Sparks]], Onyx used his [[Triptych Mask]] to scan all the life in the universe and provide the Well itself with an infinite variety of templates for future Cybertronian lifeforms. These included both humanoid Cybertronians and a wide array of beasts, who formed a functioning ecosystem based around exploiting the [[energon]] that flowed freely over the planet's surface. The planet's apex predators, the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], harassed the city-dwelling Cybertronians until [[Prima]] finally defeated [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] in single combat. Although all of the creatures that emerged from the Well of All Sparks possessed functioning [[transformation cog]]s, the Cybertronians of the era did not understand how to transform and thus creatures like the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s and Predacons permanently remained in their beast modes.

In the wake of Cybertron's [[Great Cataclysm|first mass extinction]], many forms of life, including the Predacons, vanished entirely. Cybertron's overall diversity took a major hit; although some beasts and beast-like Cybertronians like the Insecticons and [[Arachnicon]]s survived, the subsequent rise of civilization pushed many of them out into Cybertron's dwindling wilderness or deeper underground. When the Quintessons invaded, the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] were enslaved as enforcers and executioners.

After the departure of the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] used a malfunctioning [[space bridge]] to study creatures from other planets and time periods, and found himself captivated by the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s of prehistoric Earth. Inspired by their ferocity, he and [[Forged|his Insecticon minions]] rebuilt [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and four other Transformers into the fearsome [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]s that incorporated a number of design traits inspired by the extinct Predacons. Later still, Shockwave would even clone [[Predaking (Prime)|one of those Predacons]] to become one of his enforcers. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

{{--}}

====IDW Aligned comics====
[[File:RageOfTheDinobots3-SerKet.jpg|thumb|left]]

Shockwave discovered the Insecticons in the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and re-engineered them into loyal Decepticons who would aid the Decepticon empire as it broadened its reach beyond Cybertron. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}} The Insecticons lured [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Lightning Strike Coalition]] into a trap, allowing Shockwave to experiment upon the group; inspired by the creatures he'd viewed on a prehistoric planet called Earth, his experiments took place on the genetic level that spliced dinosaur DNA with their [[CNA]]. {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

Later still, following the disappearance of Optimus Prime, Megatron, and their followers, Shockwave wasted no time in establishing an empire of his own, enforced by a legion of warriors who called themselves the "[[Forged]]". {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1|Rage of the Dinobots #1}} A mixture of remnant Decepticons and cloned Predacons, the most loyal of their number received bestial upgrades that gave them Predacon-like traits and draconic beast modes.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-comics-discussion/917845-q-mairghread-scott-writer-transformers-prime-beast-hunters.html#post9492754 Mairghread Scott Q and A]</ref> Their leader, [[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]], embraced the idea, and viewed beast modes as the "true forms" of the Cybertronians who had undergone Shockwave's experimentation. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 2|Rage of the Dinobots #2}}

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====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxandDarksteelDragons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

As the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]] spilled over onto other worlds, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] cloned an army of Predacons from fossilized remains and deployed them to distant planets to eliminate Autobots. On Earth, they formed the basis for many myths and legends involving [[dragon]]s. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} Other prominent beast mode Cybertronians included the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, which possessed a strange, quasi-telepathic connection with the similarly insectoid [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} and the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

In the present day, Shockwave again turned his attention to cloning Predacons, and first created [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] before travelling to Earth, with the intent of producing many more. However, the discovery that the Predacons were intelligent beings with the ability to transform prompted [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to scrap the project. {{storylink|Evolution}}

Despite this setback, Shockwave would later clone [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]] after his return to Cybertron and put them to work searching for more Predacon remains. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====Aligned novels====
A number of Cybertronians with aquatic beast modes, including Sharkticons and [[Leviacon]]s, colonized the planet [[Aquatron]] during Cybertron's [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
[[File:QuarrysQuarry triumphant team.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
In order to safely navigate [[Wayward Island]], Optimus Prime [[Scanning|scanned]] [[Trex]], an animatronic dinosaur with [[technorganic|techno-organic]] components, and gained the ability to transform into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} However, his low [[energon]] levels caused Optimus to succumb to his new form's dinosaur instincts and go on a rampage in [[Griffin Rock]], which attracted the attention of the villainous hunter [[Quint Quarry]]. To rescue the Autobot leader, [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]], [[Graham Burns]], and [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] developed an [[energon patch]] that would return him to normal, and tested it by having Boulder scan an animatronic ''Triceratops'' {{storylink|Big Game}}

During a second confrontation with Quarry, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] all scanned dinosaur modes, and used energon patches to stay in control of their faculties. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}}

{{--}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
[[File:TRID S3 E17 E MSS.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Humanoid Cybertronians shared their planet with an impressive variety of bestial offshoots and subspecies, which ranged wildly in both form and function. Notable groups include the metal-eating [[Chompazoid]]s, {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} frog-like [[Amphiboid]]s, {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}} flying [[Corvicon]]s, {{storylink|True Colors}} aquatic [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s, {{storylink|Blurred}} ape-like [[Orangucon]]s, {{storylink|Brainpower}} thick-headed [[Buffaloid]]s, {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} or thick-skinned [[Lobstercon]]s. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}} While some transformed from humanoid robots into animalistic beast modes, others changed from quadrupedal beasts into vehicles, and still others resembled anthropomorphic animals while in their robot modes. Intriguingly, if somewhat confusingly, a naturally-occurring group of Cybertronians with dinosaur alternate modes were referred to as "[[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]]s", apparently separate from the artificially-created Autobot subgroup who had appeared in prior "Aligned" media. {{storylink|Similarly Different}}

Almost all of the Decepticons aboard the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' belonged to one or more of these subgroups. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

====''Go!'' cartoon====
A number of beast-mode Predacons, including [[Dragotron]], the [[Four Oni]], and the [[Jaki]], rebelled against their Decepticon masters and took up residence on Earth, but were later sealed away inside [[Mount Fuji]]. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!}} {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Ninja!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===

When asked what kind of beast mode he'd choose if given the opportunity, Vector Prime mused that he'd always been fond of cetaceans. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/30}}

===''BotBots''===
A very large number of BotBots possess animal-based robot modes—notable examples include [[Unilla Icequeencone]], [[Javasaurus Rex]], [[Big Cantuna]], or [[Chilla Gorilla]]. A few, like [[Venus Frogtrap]] or [[Bonz-Eye]], become plants.

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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Spotted-Cheetor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] received a cheetah beast mode from the [[AllSpark]] to better act as its guardian. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

After being stranded on Earth, [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] reformatted himself into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' to better cope with the harsh environment, even rewiring his circuitry to increase the raw power of his beast mode. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}} His act inspired a number of young Cybertronian colonists, who adopted prehistoric alternate modes and dubbed themselves the "[[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobot]]s". {{storylink|The Immobilizers}}

{{--}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
[[File:NightshadeOwlMode MissedConnection.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]], [[Bombshell (ES)|Bombshell]], and [[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]] each have a beast mode. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}}

[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] didn't believe they needed an alt-mode to complete themself. [[Tarantulas (ES)|Tarantulas]], himself possessing a spider beast mode, explained that an alt-mode isn't a missing part, but an expression of their selfhood. Taking these words to spark, Nightshade scanned a statue of the ''[[Winged Sentinel]]'' owl, taking it on as their beast mode. {{storylink|Missed Connection}}

[[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]] possessed a ''T. rex'' beast mode. {{storylink|Home, Part 1}}

During a little training at the [[Dino-Mite Quarry]], one of Grimlock's seismic stomps unearthed the fossilized skeleton of a ''Stygimoloch''. Drawn to the ancient bones, [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] scanned them and gained a dino mode of his own. Grimlock and [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] were surprised as this wasn't how trans-scanning usually worked. {{storylink|A Stygi Situation}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
* "Beast mode" has since been trademarked by Marshawn Lynch, an American football running back for the [[Seattle Seahawks]], who claims to have "invented" it as his own personal, signature catch phrase. Lynch now uses it as the primary branding of [https://www.beastmodeonline.com/ his clothing line], so don't expect the phrase to appear on any [[Hasbro]] merchandise any time soon.

==See also==
* [[Popular beast alternate modes]]
* [[Primitive]]
* [[Chimeracon]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Video games

2025-08-06T03:00:54Z

Grievous Prime: /* Canceled games */

Like many brands of its size, ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' has had its fair share of licensed '''video games''' released over the years, spanning multiple publishers and platforms.

==A Brief History of ''Transformers'' Video Games==
[[File:C64.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers]]:''''' The one that started it all...which only an incredibly small segment of the fandom has played.]]
Despite the popularity of ''Transformers'' over the many decades, it's a bit surprising how few video games based on the franchise there were early on. During the heyday of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], only four games were released: two for the [[Commodore 64]] home computer system, and two for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Family Computer|Famicom]] console, neither of which came to its western counterpart the NES. After that, no new ''Transformers'' games would be released for another decade, skipping the 16-bit era entirely, until the rise of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' franchise in the late 1990s. A few ''Beast Wars'' games were released for early 3D systems before the turn of the century, only for the brand to slow down again during the early-to-mid 2000s, save for a few one-off [[PlayStation]] 2 releases. During this early era, [[Takara]] themselves published most of these games in Japan, a practice that eventually stopped around the time they merged with Tomy in 2005.

With the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action movie]] on the horizon, game publisher [[Activision]] struck up a licensing deal with [[Hasbro]] in early [[2006]], granting them exclusive rights to publish ''Transformers'' games on all portable and home consoles. Thus, when the film was released the following year, it was accompanied by tie-in game adaptations for every system under the sun. The success of the film and subsequent resurgence of the brand caused the floodgates to finally open, and new software began to be released en masse, with Activision putting out new ''Transformers'' games almost every year. This included adaptations of the [[Transformers The Game|first]] [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|three]] [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|entries]] in the [[live-action film series]], tie-ins for new shows like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', and the G1-influenced ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' and its sequels, which would act as the starting point for Hasbro's new [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity]]. Japanese fans were less lucky during this period, with specific ports of ''Transformers The Game'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' being the only Activision games to make it to their shores. However, around the same time, [[Sega]] also acquired the license to develop ''Transformers'' arcade games, and would go on to release two arcade shooters based on the films and two Japanese ''Animated'' games utilizing [[Transformers Cards]]. Activision's final ''Transformers'' game was [[2015]]'s ''[[Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'', and all the games they had published were delisted from digital storefronts in late [[2017]] after the expiration of their licensing deal.

No new ''Transformers'' titles would be released for a dedicated game system until the launch of ''[[Transformers: Battlegrounds|Battlegrounds]]'' in 2020, published by [[Outright Games]] and [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]. However, while both publishers have continued to push out new ''Transformers'' games primarily aimed at the all-ages market like ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition|Expedition]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials|Galactic Trials]]'', they do not seem to hold the exclusive rights to the license this time, allowing other interested publishers to produce their own games. The late 2010s and early 2020s also saw the launch of the franchise's first official virtual reality games, with arcade installations like ''[[Transformers: VR Battle Arena]]'' and home releases like ''[[Transformers Beyond Reality]]''.

That said, most of the brand's game output these days isn't even on consoles at all. Thanks to mobile gaming's rise in popularity and comparative ease of development, there have been countless free-to-play games, augmented reality apps, and activity centers released for phones, tablets and other mobile devices since the early 2010s. Since many of these apps are primarily designed to be promotional tools for a given film, cartoon or toyline, their active life cycle tends to end once their respective franchise has run its course. As a result, outside of a few outliers that have had around a ''decade'' of continued support, most ''Transformers'' mobile games can no longer be downloaded, and anyone who did is unable to actually play them due to the shutdown of their gameplay servers. Similarly, several online and mobile games have held limited collaboration events with ''Transformers'', adding Autobots, Decepticons and other elements to their games, but these are equally fleeting in nature, with all traces of the franchise typically wiped after the event concludes.
{{-}}

==List of ''Transformers'' games==
===Console/PC games===
[[File:TransformersTheGame 2007 consolecovers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers: The Game]]:''''' Also coming soon to CD-i, N-Gage and Gizmondo!]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
! scope="col" | Strategy guides
|-
|''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers]]''
|1985
|[[Commodore 64]], Sinclair Spectrum
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth]]''
|1986
|Commodore 64
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]''
|1986
|[[Family Computer|Famicom]]
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|''[[Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''
|1987
|Famicom Disk System
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
|1997
|PC, [[PlayStation|PS1]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''
|1999
|[[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''
|1999
|PS1
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers]]''
|2003
|PS2
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers]]''
|2004
|PS2
|''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''
|''[[Transformers: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'' ''[[Transformers Digital Video Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers: The Game]]''
|2007
|PS2, PS3, [[Xbox|X360]], [[Wii]], PC
|[[Live-action film series]]
|''[[Transformers The Game Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|X360, PS3, PC
|[[Live-action film series]]
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|Wii, PS2
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''
|2010
|X360, PS3, PC
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures]]''
|2010
|Wii
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|X360, PS3
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
|2011
|Wii
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''
|2012
|X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, PC
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''
|2012
|Wii, [[Wii U]]
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]''
|2014
|X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, Wii U, PC
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''
|2015
|PC, PS3, PS4, XB1, X360
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battlegrounds]]''
|2020
|[[Nintendo Switch|NS]], PC, PS4, XB1
|''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers Beyond Reality]]''
|2022
|PS4, PS5
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]''
|2023
|NS, PC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX/S
|''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials]]''
|2024
|NS, PC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX/S
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|}

===Handheld games===
[[File:BeastWarsGameBoyColor.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]:''''' Now you're playing with power; PORTABLE POWER!]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]''
|1999
|[[Game Boy|GBC]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers: The Game]]''
|2007
|PSP
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2007
|[[Nintendo DS|NDS]]
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Game]]''
|2008
|NDS
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|PSP
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2009
|NDS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2010
|NDS
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2011
|NDS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
|2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''
|2012
|NDS, 3DS
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|-
|''[[Race to the Rescue (video game)|Race to the Rescue]]''
|2013
|LeapPad/Leapster GS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]''
|2014
|3DS
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|}

===Arcade games===
[[File:Transformers Cabinet TEMP 0.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]:''''' Insert credit to continue reading this article.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Greatest Showdown in History: Lio Convoy VS Galvatron]]''
|1998
|''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]''
|2010
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]''
|2010
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]''
|2013
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Shadows Rising]]''
|2018
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: VR Battle Arena]]''
|2020
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Decepticon Invasion]]''
|2022
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|}

===Mobile games===
[[File:TransformersEarthWars header.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]:''''' Now all we need is a little energon...and a '''lot''' of microtransactions.]]
[[File:Angry birds transformers.jpg|right|thumb|'''''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]:''''' Inexplicably still online and still updating ''right now''.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
! scope="col" | Available?
|-
|''[[Transformers (Glu)|Transformers]]''
|2007
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]''
|2008
|mobile phone, Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Glu)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Defend the Earth]]''
|2011
|iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Zone]]''
|2011
|Android
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''
|2012
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Prime: Story Cube]]''
|2013
|Android
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rising]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Hasbro Arcade]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[TransformersCards]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Sky Forest Rescue]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Nestlé Arcade]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Construct-Bots (mobile game)|Transformers: Construct-Bots]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Construct-Bots]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Transformers: Battle Masters]]
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Battle Masters]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Tactics]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Ultimate Allstars]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Frontiers]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Operation Omega]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Dino Island]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[McPlay]]''
|2015
|Android
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Save Griffin Rock]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers AR Guide]]
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cade's Junkyard]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Need for Speed]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Disaster Dash]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Shuffle|Transformers RID by Shuffle]]
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers TCG Companion App]]''
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive]]
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Bee Vision]]''
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Tactical Arena]]''
|2021
|iOS Apple TV, Mac
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Alliance]]''
|2022
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rage Battle]]''
|2023
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Multi Shock]]''
|2025
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Eternal War]]''
|2025
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|TBA
|}

===Other games===
[[File:Transformers battle universe bundle.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]:''''' Everybody rumored... Nobody believed...]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (handheld game)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|1993
|Stand-alone LCD Handheld
|''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Electronic Handheld Game]]''
|2007
|Stand-alone LCD Handheld
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]''
|2007
|Net Jet
|Cross-franchise
|-
|''[[Beam Box|Transformers: Rescue Bots Beam Box]]''
|2013
|Self-Contained Plug-And-Play System
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|-
|''[[Robots in Disguise: Autobots Unite]]''
|2016
|Apple TV
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|}

===Online games===
:''For further information, see: [[Online game]]s''
{{--}}

===Crossover appearances===
[[Image:DreamMix-All.jpg|thumb|'''''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]:''''' Everyone is here!]]
The 2003 GCN/PS2 crossover fighting game ''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]'' features [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as playable characters and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] as a stage.

The 2005 PC social game ''[[Roblox]]'' has had a few different ''Transformers''-themed promotional events over the years, including some based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'', [[Kre-O]], and ''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]''.

The 2013 sandbox game ''[[Blocksworld]]'' featured two ''Transformers'' themed character packs, which were temporarily available during 2014.

The 2014 [[Nintendo 3DS]] platform game ''[[Bike Rider DX3: Time Rider]]'' released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''-themed downloadable content in June 2015, adding 10 levels that featured [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as a playable character.

The 2015 [[Wii U]] shooting game ''[[Splatoon]]'' briefly featured a promotional tie-in with ''Robots in Disguise''. The event was exclusive to North America and took place in August 2015.

The 2013 MMORPG ''[[Elsword]]'' featured a ''Robots in Disguise'' crossover event for non-English markets in November–December 2015.

The 2017 electronic rhythm game ''[[DropMix]]'' received a special promotional card that would play a variation of the classic [[theme song]].

The 2018 mobile sandbox game ''[[Creative Destruction]]'' had a tie-in event for ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' during March–April 2019.

The 2015 mobile game ''[[Battle of Balls]]'' featured a limited-time ''Transformers'' event in 2020.

The 2015 MMO ''[[World of Warships: Transformers|World of Warships]]'' had two limited-time ''Transformers''-themed events in September 2020 and September 2021.

The 2020 card-based arcade game ''[[Toy Clash! Roboca Battle]]'' features a handful of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]'' character cards.

The 2019 mobile game ''[[Top War: Battle Game]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover event that took place in August 2021.

The 2021 mobile rhythm game ''[[Beatstar]]'' includes "[[The Touch]]" as a selectable song, accompanied by ''Transformers'' themed visuals.

The 2016 mobile MOBA ''[[Mobile Legends: Bang Bang]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover event during September–November 2021.

The 2014 MOBA ''[[Smite]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover in November 2021.

The 2017 battle royale game ''[[Fortnite]]'' featured ''Transformers''-themed content as part of its fourth chapter in June and October 2023.

The 2015 vehicular soccer game ''[[Rocket League]]'' added a ''Transformers'' content bundle, including [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] as a playable car, in June 2023.

The 2020 mobile game ''[[Medarot S: Unlimited Nova]]'' added ''Transformers''-themed content during a crossover event in August 2023.

The 2021 mobile game ''[[Mob Control]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' event in March 2024.

The 2022 shooter game ''[[Overwatch 2]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' collaboration event in July 2024.

The 2017 mobile shooter game ''[[Sausage Man]]'' hosted a ''Transformers'' event in July 2024.

The 2020 party game ''[[Stumble Guys]]'' held a crossover event beginning in August 2024 that added ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' character skins to the game.

The 2011 sandbox game ''[[Minecraft]]'' received a ''Transformers'' DLC pack and skins in September 2024.

The 2024 action game ''[[Squad Busters]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' event in September 2024.

The 2020 mobile puzzle game ''[[Puzzles & Survival]]'' held a two part ''Transformers'' event between December 2024 and January 2025.

The 2021 mobile shoot 'em up game ''[[Wing Fighters]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' event in January/February 2025.

The 2018 mobile battle royale game ''[[PUBG Mobile]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover event in July 2025.
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===Canceled games===
[[File:Transformers Reactivate screenshot20220812 04.jpeg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]:''''' Unlikely to be reactivated any time soon.]]
A game based on ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' was being developed for the Super Nintendo console by {{w|Argonaut Games|Argonaut Software}}, featuring polygonal characters created using the {{w|Super FX}} chip Argonaut had designed for Nintendo's ''{{w|Star Fox (1993 video game)|Star Fox}}''. The game was planned for release in 1994 and was to be published by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but was ultimately scrapped during development. It was rumored for several years that the project evolved into Argonaut's 1994 game ''{{w|Vortex (video game)|Vortex}}'', as both games shared a developer, console and planned release period, with ''Vortex'' even being based around a polygonal transforming robot. However, Michael Wong-Powell, programmer of ''Vortex'', told British magazine ''{{w|Retro Gamer}}'' in 2015 that ''Vortex'' and ''Transformers: Generation 2'' were developed as separate games by Argonaut, with the ''Transformers'' game ultimately being canceled.<ref>"The Making of: Vortex". Retro Gamer (147): p. 39. October 2015.</ref> Takara at one point claimed that the game would instead be released in 1995 for the then-nascent Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, and PlayStation, but that ended up not happening either.<ref>"At the Deadline". GamePro (60): p. 172. July 1994.</ref>

A ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' game was allegedly in development for the PlayStation 2, to be published by [[BAM! Entertainment]] like the previous two ''Beast Wars'' games, but no details were ever made public, and the only evidence it ever existed are placeholder pages on websites like IGN and GameFAQs.

After the completion of the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|2004 PS2 game]], a sequel based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' entered production, but was scrapped after a few months of development when [[Atari, Inc.|Atari]] moved [[Melbourne House]] onto a different project. A PlayStation Portable strategy game partly based on the PS2 game was also pitched, titled ''Transformers: 2nd Strike'', but didn't make it far due to Atari's loss of the ''Transformers'' license.<ref>https://www.allspark.com/a-look-at-transformers-2nd-strike-the-psp-armada-game-port-that-never-was/</ref>

A second ''Cybertron'' game, this time an educational title called ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron|Quest for Cybertron]]'', was in development for Hasbro's ION game console. The game was canceled in 2006 following the system's poor sales.

A second ''Transformers'' game developed by [[Luxoflux]] was in development, unrelated to the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' franchise. However, the game was cancelled as a result of Luxoflux's closure. Over the years, artists [[Ken Christiansen]] and [[Frankell Baramdyka]] revealed character and environment concept arts intended for the game<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/vy7fyv/concept_art_for_an_unreleased_postrotf_game/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/wfb4mm/possible_concept_art_for_cancelled_luxoflux_tf3/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/y2nl1h/more_concept_art_for_cancelled_luxoflux_tf3_game/</ref>. No more details would be known until a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef0U67twBm0 prototype build] of the game leaked in 2024.

A G1-themed augmented reality mobile game, ''[[Transformers: Heavy Metal]]'', was developed by [[Niantic]] and was soft-launched in 2021, with a handful of regions able to access a playable beta version. However, these betas were shut down and the game was canceled in 2022, alongside three other upcoming Niantic projects, due to the company's financial troubles.<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-dev-cancels-transformers-game-and-three-others-lays-off-as-many-as-90-report/1100-6504991/</ref>

The online multiplayer game ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'' began development in 2017 at {{w|Certain Affinity}}, and was intended to launch on PC and then-current consoles. However, after a change in developer to [[Splash Damage]], a combined seven year development cycle, and virtually ''nothing'' shown of the game that entire time (''officially'', at least), it was finally confirmed to be cancelled in January 2025.

On the crossovers side, a ''Transformers'' collab for ''{{w|Fall Guys}}'' was planned to tie in with the release of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', but was cancelled before ever being announced, though a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0fsxUzDIDo planned trailer for the event] leaked a year after the movie's release.

Visual targets and concept art for a ''Transformers'' game, tentatively titled "Project Goliath", was revealed by art director [[Adam Hartel]] on his Artstation account in 2025.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1kdcdcy/so_i_was_met_with_i_article_for_a_canceled/ Concepts retrieved on Reddit], original posts have been removed by Adam Hartel himself from his Artstation account.</ref>

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:MarvelUS-24.jpg|thumb|right|Thankfully, Prime had plenty of extra lives from hopping on the turtle in 3–1.]]
[[Ethan Zachary]] enjoyed playing ''[[Multi-World]]'' on his [[Energy Futures Industries|employer's]] computer after hours. When [[Decepticon]]s and [[Autobot]]s showed up to fight over the [[hydrothermocline]], Zachary proposed settling their differences by playing a game of ''Multi-World''. [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] won by cheating, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] agreed to be destroyed, per the initial agreement. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Later, Zachary allowed Optimus Prime's personality (which was backed-up on a [[floppy disk]]) to exist as a character in the game world of [[Hyper-Fax]]. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] met [[Carly]] in [[Robots Video Arcade]] while Bumblebee was playing ''[[Robot Resource]]''. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
While [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] was slacking off and playing a fighting game starring [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] turned the game off so he could use the scanners to find the missing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Later, Rattrap had switched to a first-person shooter where all the enemies were [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], only to hastily turn it off when Optimus arrived. {{storylink|Proving Grounds (BW)|Proving Grounds}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[Sgt. Savage]] enjoyed playing ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' in his 20s. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===Unicron Trilogy continuity family===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]], [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] all played a multiplayer video game that involved the [[Fighter Machine]]s. The game proved to be a little too addictive for Alexis, who became oblivious to the world around her. {{storylink|Past}} {{storylink|Past II}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[Bud Hansen]] compared the Autobots' [[synchro-control]] system to the ''[[Canyon Racer XL]]'' machine at [[Rockville]]'s local arcade. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Transformers'' film====
An Xbox 360 game console was turned into a [[Xbox 360 robot|robot]] by the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
Bumblebee briefly observed a game of ''{{w|Pong}}'' being played on the Watson family's [[Atari, Inc.|Atari 2600]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated'' continuity family===
====''Animated'' cartoon====
[[File:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeesvideogame.jpg|thumb|250px|'''ULTRAAAAAAA COMBOOOOOOO!''']]
[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] enjoyed playing video games, sometimes to the chagrin of the more nature-minded [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. When he and Sari were trapped in a mine shaft, Bumblebee attempted to use his skills from playing ''[[Medieval Maze Monsters]]'' to lead them out, only to find themselves right back where they started. {{storylink|Nature Calls}} When [[Wasp]] was disguised as Bumblebee, Bulkhead proposed pitting the two against each other at a game of ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'', believing it impossible for the true Bumblebee to lose after how much time he had spent playing it. Wasp, not liking his odds, refused the challenge and revealed himself. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

====''Animated'' video game====
Sari tempted an exhausted Bumblebee into playing games with her using a pre-release copy of ''[[Mage Master Maze Knight]]'' she had obtained. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] grumbled that if the [[AllSpark]] had meant them to play video games, it would have programmed them into one. Bumblebee retaliated by asking how they could be sure they weren't in one already? ''Meta.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:Racing game Scrapheap.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Watch out for the blue shell!]]
[[Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Raf Esquivel]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] enjoyed playing a [[generic racing game]]. Miko also sent Jack a social media message inviting him to play ''[[Super Guitar Band]]'' with her. {{storylink|Crisscross (episode)|Crisscross}}

====Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics====
Raf picked up a copy of ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' from the [[Plug and Play]] game store, playing it extensively with Bulkhead. However, it turned out to be part of a Decepticon scheme, and Raf was nearly hypnotized into opening a [[GroundBridge]] for the Decepticons to enter [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]]. Fortunately, Miko and Jack caught on and unplugged the console, breaking Raf's trance and averting the crisis. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Jack and Raf once stayed up extremely late to play video games, only stopping due a power outage, which cost Jack his unsaved progress. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.18|Power Outage}}

====''Fall of Cybertron'' video game====
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] took a break from sabotaging [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s security to play ''[[Super Grimlock Quest 64]]''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
[[File:BackToVirtualReality players in Element Quest.jpg|thumb|250px|Only trust your fists! Police will never help you!]]
[[Cody Burns]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] attempted to play the ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'' virtual reality game at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], but a freak storm caused the game to glitch, trapping them inside and turning the in-game hazards deadly. Thanks to the efforts of their teammates, the two beat the game and escaped before the power could shut off with them still plugged in. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}} ''Element Quest'' was later moved to [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone]], where Cody, [[Frankie Greene]], [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] went to try the game's 2.0 upgrade, only for it to fall under the control of the [[Morocco virus]]. Cody and Chief ultimately defeated the virus and won the game, but the virus escaped into the real world via a 3D printer. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}}

====''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] spent his time after a mission playing ''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''. He, unsurprisingly, died a lot, much to [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s amusement.{{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

====''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon====
[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] and [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] got hooked on the puzzle game installed on their new smartphones, with the two exchanging tips on how to beat each level. {{storylink|Screen Time}} [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] later tried installing his new game, ''[[Invasion of the Giant Hedgehogs]]'', into the [[Hero Hall]] simulation system in place of a training simulation [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] had developed, causing the two to combine, but struggled to deal with the titular creatures due to not reading the instruction manual. The team ultimately managed to immobilize the hedgehogs while [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] disabled the simulation. {{storylink|Hack Attack}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] frequently played (and lost repeatedly at) ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'', prompting several discussions with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] about the nature of crappy, unfair games, particularly the original ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]''. {{storylink|Q-Transformers (cartoon)|Q-Transformers}}

===''Kre-O Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]] and [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus]] got frustrated playing a particularly difficult game at the arcade. When [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] managed to easily beat the level on his first try, Grimlock went on a rampage, knocking over arcade cabinets until being distracted by a foosball table. {{storylink|Arcade}}

===''SD SG'' comic===
[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] was a fan of ''[[Transformers: The Super Obvious Truth of Optimus Prime]]'', though [[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] believed it strongly resembled a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|certain game]] from another dimension. {{storylink|SD SG issue 2|SD SG #2}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
While searching a [[Decepticon scout ship]]'s computer for intel, all [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] could find was a {{w|Pong|familiar-looking}} training program. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] was later enjoying her time playing that same training program when [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] came by to ask if she knew anything about a [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|moon cheetah]]. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

===''BotBots'' cartoon===
[[File:BotBots ep3b Claw - 24K OhYeah.jpg|250px|thumb|50,000? You got 50,000 on ''Double Dragon''?!]]
After the [[Lost Bots]] stole [[Dave (BotBots)|Dave's]] [[Ring-A-Ling|phone]] to delete photographic evidence of the BotBots' existence, [[Dimlit]] found himself getting addicted to a cookie-matching puzzle game Dave had installed. [[Kikmee]] attempted to dissuade him, but instead he managed to get her hooked on an 8-bit [[American football|football]] game that was also on the phone. The two of them fought for control of the phone, as did the other Lost Bots who had gotten hooked on apps of their own, and it was only after the phone ran out of power and shut off that they all finally came to their senses. {{storylink |Phoning It In}} [[24K-Bit]] used his alternate mode to allow the Lost Bots to play as many games in the [[Game Palace|arcade]] as they wanted for free. Kikmee proved to be an expert, quickly conquering every cabinet she got her hands on. {{storylink|The Lost Bots and the Claw Crusade}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
[[Robby Malto]] skipped out on a traditional [[Wakwak]] hunt with [[Alex Malto|his father]] to compete in an online gaming tournament. Despite a brief interruption from [[Twitch]], Robby's team emerged victorious, but by the time he finished, there was no one else around the house to celebrate with him. {{storylink|Traditions}}

===''One'' film===
The miners' quarters on Cybertron had an arcade machine for the miners to play on their off time. When [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]] was trying to intimidate the miners into working another straight shift, he was punched by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] straight into the machine, which fell on top of him and started spilling out all the change inside. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}

==References==
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Video games

2025-08-06T02:42:17Z

Grievous Prime: /* Canceled games */

Like many brands of its size, ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' has had its fair share of licensed '''video games''' released over the years, spanning multiple publishers and platforms.

==A Brief History of ''Transformers'' Video Games==
[[File:C64.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers]]:''''' The one that started it all...which only an incredibly small segment of the fandom has played.]]
Despite the popularity of ''Transformers'' over the many decades, it's a bit surprising how few video games based on the franchise there were early on. During the heyday of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], only four games were released: two for the [[Commodore 64]] home computer system, and two for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Family Computer|Famicom]] console, neither of which came to its western counterpart the NES. After that, no new ''Transformers'' games would be released for another decade, skipping the 16-bit era entirely, until the rise of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' franchise in the late 1990s. A few ''Beast Wars'' games were released for early 3D systems before the turn of the century, only for the brand to slow down again during the early-to-mid 2000s, save for a few one-off [[PlayStation]] 2 releases. During this early era, [[Takara]] themselves published most of these games in Japan, a practice that eventually stopped around the time they merged with Tomy in 2005.

With the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action movie]] on the horizon, game publisher [[Activision]] struck up a licensing deal with [[Hasbro]] in early [[2006]], granting them exclusive rights to publish ''Transformers'' games on all portable and home consoles. Thus, when the film was released the following year, it was accompanied by tie-in game adaptations for every system under the sun. The success of the film and subsequent resurgence of the brand caused the floodgates to finally open, and new software began to be released en masse, with Activision putting out new ''Transformers'' games almost every year. This included adaptations of the [[Transformers The Game|first]] [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|three]] [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|entries]] in the [[live-action film series]], tie-ins for new shows like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', and the G1-influenced ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' and its sequels, which would act as the starting point for Hasbro's new [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity]]. Japanese fans were less lucky during this period, with specific ports of ''Transformers The Game'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' being the only Activision games to make it to their shores. However, around the same time, [[Sega]] also acquired the license to develop ''Transformers'' arcade games, and would go on to release two arcade shooters based on the films and two Japanese ''Animated'' games utilizing [[Transformers Cards]]. Activision's final ''Transformers'' game was [[2015]]'s ''[[Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'', and all the games they had published were delisted from digital storefronts in late [[2017]] after the expiration of their licensing deal.

No new ''Transformers'' titles would be released for a dedicated game system until the launch of ''[[Transformers: Battlegrounds|Battlegrounds]]'' in 2020, published by [[Outright Games]] and [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]. However, while both publishers have continued to push out new ''Transformers'' games primarily aimed at the all-ages market like ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition|Expedition]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials|Galactic Trials]]'', they do not seem to hold the exclusive rights to the license this time, allowing other interested publishers to produce their own games. The late 2010s and early 2020s also saw the launch of the franchise's first official virtual reality games, with arcade installations like ''[[Transformers: VR Battle Arena]]'' and home releases like ''[[Transformers Beyond Reality]]''.

That said, most of the brand's game output these days isn't even on consoles at all. Thanks to mobile gaming's rise in popularity and comparative ease of development, there have been countless free-to-play games, augmented reality apps, and activity centers released for phones, tablets and other mobile devices since the early 2010s. Since many of these apps are primarily designed to be promotional tools for a given film, cartoon or toyline, their active life cycle tends to end once their respective franchise has run its course. As a result, outside of a few outliers that have had around a ''decade'' of continued support, most ''Transformers'' mobile games can no longer be downloaded, and anyone who did is unable to actually play them due to the shutdown of their gameplay servers. Similarly, several online and mobile games have held limited collaboration events with ''Transformers'', adding Autobots, Decepticons and other elements to their games, but these are equally fleeting in nature, with all traces of the franchise typically wiped after the event concludes.
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==List of ''Transformers'' games==
===Console/PC games===
[[File:TransformersTheGame 2007 consolecovers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers: The Game]]:''''' Also coming soon to CD-i, N-Gage and Gizmondo!]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
! scope="col" | Strategy guides
|-
|''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers]]''
|1985
|[[Commodore 64]], Sinclair Spectrum
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth]]''
|1986
|Commodore 64
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]''
|1986
|[[Family Computer|Famicom]]
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|''[[Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''
|1987
|Famicom Disk System
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
|1997
|PC, [[PlayStation|PS1]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''
|1999
|[[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''
|1999
|PS1
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers]]''
|2003
|PS2
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers]]''
|2004
|PS2
|''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''
|''[[Transformers: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'' ''[[Transformers Digital Video Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers: The Game]]''
|2007
|PS2, PS3, [[Xbox|X360]], [[Wii]], PC
|[[Live-action film series]]
|''[[Transformers The Game Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|X360, PS3, PC
|[[Live-action film series]]
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|Wii, PS2
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''
|2010
|X360, PS3, PC
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures]]''
|2010
|Wii
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|X360, PS3
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
|2011
|Wii
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''
|2012
|X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, PC
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''
|2012
|Wii, [[Wii U]]
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]''
|2014
|X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, Wii U, PC
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''
|2015
|PC, PS3, PS4, XB1, X360
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battlegrounds]]''
|2020
|[[Nintendo Switch|NS]], PC, PS4, XB1
|''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers Beyond Reality]]''
|2022
|PS4, PS5
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]''
|2023
|NS, PC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX/S
|''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials]]''
|2024
|NS, PC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX/S
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|}

===Handheld games===
[[File:BeastWarsGameBoyColor.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]:''''' Now you're playing with power; PORTABLE POWER!]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]''
|1999
|[[Game Boy|GBC]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers: The Game]]''
|2007
|PSP
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2007
|[[Nintendo DS|NDS]]
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Game]]''
|2008
|NDS
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|PSP
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2009
|NDS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2010
|NDS
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2011
|NDS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
|2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''
|2012
|NDS, 3DS
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|-
|''[[Race to the Rescue (video game)|Race to the Rescue]]''
|2013
|LeapPad/Leapster GS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]''
|2014
|3DS
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|}

===Arcade games===
[[File:Transformers Cabinet TEMP 0.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]:''''' Insert credit to continue reading this article.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Greatest Showdown in History: Lio Convoy VS Galvatron]]''
|1998
|''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]''
|2010
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]''
|2010
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]''
|2013
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Shadows Rising]]''
|2018
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: VR Battle Arena]]''
|2020
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Decepticon Invasion]]''
|2022
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|}

===Mobile games===
[[File:TransformersEarthWars header.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]:''''' Now all we need is a little energon...and a '''lot''' of microtransactions.]]
[[File:Angry birds transformers.jpg|right|thumb|'''''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]:''''' Inexplicably still online and still updating ''right now''.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
! scope="col" | Available?
|-
|''[[Transformers (Glu)|Transformers]]''
|2007
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]''
|2008
|mobile phone, Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Glu)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Defend the Earth]]''
|2011
|iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Zone]]''
|2011
|Android
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''
|2012
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Prime: Story Cube]]''
|2013
|Android
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rising]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Hasbro Arcade]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[TransformersCards]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Sky Forest Rescue]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Nestlé Arcade]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Construct-Bots (mobile game)|Transformers: Construct-Bots]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Construct-Bots]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Transformers: Battle Masters]]
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Battle Masters]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Tactics]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Ultimate Allstars]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Frontiers]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Operation Omega]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Dino Island]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[McPlay]]''
|2015
|Android
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Save Griffin Rock]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers AR Guide]]
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cade's Junkyard]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Need for Speed]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Disaster Dash]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Shuffle|Transformers RID by Shuffle]]
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers TCG Companion App]]''
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive]]
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Bee Vision]]''
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Tactical Arena]]''
|2021
|iOS Apple TV, Mac
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Alliance]]''
|2022
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rage Battle]]''
|2023
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Multi Shock]]''
|2025
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Eternal War]]''
|2025
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|TBA
|}

===Other games===
[[File:Transformers battle universe bundle.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]:''''' Everybody rumored... Nobody believed...]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (handheld game)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|1993
|Stand-alone LCD Handheld
|''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Electronic Handheld Game]]''
|2007
|Stand-alone LCD Handheld
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]''
|2007
|Net Jet
|Cross-franchise
|-
|''[[Beam Box|Transformers: Rescue Bots Beam Box]]''
|2013
|Self-Contained Plug-And-Play System
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|-
|''[[Robots in Disguise: Autobots Unite]]''
|2016
|Apple TV
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|}

===Online games===
:''For further information, see: [[Online game]]s''
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===Crossover appearances===
[[Image:DreamMix-All.jpg|thumb|'''''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]:''''' Everyone is here!]]
The 2003 GCN/PS2 crossover fighting game ''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]'' features [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as playable characters and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] as a stage.

The 2005 PC social game ''[[Roblox]]'' has had a few different ''Transformers''-themed promotional events over the years, including some based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'', [[Kre-O]], and ''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]''.

The 2013 sandbox game ''[[Blocksworld]]'' featured two ''Transformers'' themed character packs, which were temporarily available during 2014.

The 2014 [[Nintendo 3DS]] platform game ''[[Bike Rider DX3: Time Rider]]'' released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''-themed downloadable content in June 2015, adding 10 levels that featured [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as a playable character.

The 2015 [[Wii U]] shooting game ''[[Splatoon]]'' briefly featured a promotional tie-in with ''Robots in Disguise''. The event was exclusive to North America and took place in August 2015.

The 2013 MMORPG ''[[Elsword]]'' featured a ''Robots in Disguise'' crossover event for non-English markets in November–December 2015.

The 2017 electronic rhythm game ''[[DropMix]]'' received a special promotional card that would play a variation of the classic [[theme song]].

The 2018 mobile sandbox game ''[[Creative Destruction]]'' had a tie-in event for ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' during March–April 2019.

The 2015 mobile game ''[[Battle of Balls]]'' featured a limited-time ''Transformers'' event in 2020.

The 2015 MMO ''[[World of Warships: Transformers|World of Warships]]'' had two limited-time ''Transformers''-themed events in September 2020 and September 2021.

The 2020 card-based arcade game ''[[Toy Clash! Roboca Battle]]'' features a handful of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]'' character cards.

The 2019 mobile game ''[[Top War: Battle Game]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover event that took place in August 2021.

The 2021 mobile rhythm game ''[[Beatstar]]'' includes "[[The Touch]]" as a selectable song, accompanied by ''Transformers'' themed visuals.

The 2016 mobile MOBA ''[[Mobile Legends: Bang Bang]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover event during September–November 2021.

The 2014 MOBA ''[[Smite]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover in November 2021.

The 2017 battle royale game ''[[Fortnite]]'' featured ''Transformers''-themed content as part of its fourth chapter in June and October 2023.

The 2015 vehicular soccer game ''[[Rocket League]]'' added a ''Transformers'' content bundle, including [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] as a playable car, in June 2023.

The 2020 mobile game ''[[Medarot S: Unlimited Nova]]'' added ''Transformers''-themed content during a crossover event in August 2023.

The 2021 mobile game ''[[Mob Control]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' event in March 2024.

The 2022 shooter game ''[[Overwatch 2]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' collaboration event in July 2024.

The 2017 mobile shooter game ''[[Sausage Man]]'' hosted a ''Transformers'' event in July 2024.

The 2020 party game ''[[Stumble Guys]]'' held a crossover event beginning in August 2024 that added ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' character skins to the game.

The 2011 sandbox game ''[[Minecraft]]'' received a ''Transformers'' DLC pack and skins in September 2024.

The 2024 action game ''[[Squad Busters]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' event in September 2024.

The 2020 mobile puzzle game ''[[Puzzles & Survival]]'' held a two part ''Transformers'' event between December 2024 and January 2025.

The 2021 mobile shoot 'em up game ''[[Wing Fighters]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' event in January/February 2025.

The 2018 mobile battle royale game ''[[PUBG Mobile]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover event in July 2025.
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===Canceled games===
[[File:Transformers Reactivate screenshot20220812 04.jpeg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]:''''' Unlikely to be reactivated any time soon.]]
A game based on ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' was being developed for the Super Nintendo console by {{w|Argonaut Games|Argonaut Software}}, featuring polygonal characters created using the {{w|Super FX}} chip Argonaut had designed for Nintendo's ''{{w|Star Fox (1993 video game)|Star Fox}}''. The game was planned for release in 1994 and was to be published by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but was ultimately scrapped during development. It was rumored for several years that the project evolved into Argonaut's 1994 game ''{{w|Vortex (video game)|Vortex}}'', as both games shared a developer, console and planned release period, with ''Vortex'' even being based around a polygonal transforming robot. However, Michael Wong-Powell, programmer of ''Vortex'', told British magazine ''{{w|Retro Gamer}}'' in 2015 that ''Vortex'' and ''Transformers: Generation 2'' were developed as separate games by Argonaut, with the ''Transformers'' game ultimately being canceled.<ref>"The Making of: Vortex". Retro Gamer (147): p. 39. October 2015.</ref> Takara at one point claimed that the game would instead be released in 1995 for the then-nascent Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, and PlayStation, but that ended up not happening either.<ref>"At the Deadline". GamePro (60): p. 172. July 1994.</ref>

A ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' game was allegedly in development for the PlayStation 2, to be published by [[BAM! Entertainment]] like the previous two ''Beast Wars'' games, but no details were ever made public, and the only evidence it ever existed are placeholder pages on websites like IGN and GameFAQs.

After the completion of the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|2004 PS2 game]], a sequel based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' entered production, but was scrapped after a few months of development when [[Atari, Inc.|Atari]] moved [[Melbourne House]] onto a different project. A PlayStation Portable strategy game partly based on the PS2 game was also pitched, titled ''Transformers: 2nd Strike'', but didn't make it far due to Atari's loss of the ''Transformers'' license.<ref>https://www.allspark.com/a-look-at-transformers-2nd-strike-the-psp-armada-game-port-that-never-was/</ref>

A second ''Cybertron'' game, this time an educational title called ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron|Quest for Cybertron]]'', was in development for Hasbro's ION game console. The game was canceled in 2006 following the system's poor sales.

A second ''Transformers'' game developed by [[Luxoflux]] was in development, unrelated to the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' franchise. However, the game was cancelled as a result of Luxoflux's closure. [[Ken Christiansen]] revealed characters intended for the game in 2022, such as the Junkions, Grimlock, and early sketches for Springer. No more details would be known until a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef0U67twBm0 prototype build] of the game leaked in 2024.

A G1-themed augmented reality mobile game, ''[[Transformers: Heavy Metal]]'', was developed by [[Niantic]] and was soft-launched in 2021, with a handful of regions able to access a playable beta version. However, these betas were shut down and the game was canceled in 2022, alongside three other upcoming Niantic projects, due to the company's financial troubles.<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-dev-cancels-transformers-game-and-three-others-lays-off-as-many-as-90-report/1100-6504991/</ref>

The online multiplayer game ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'' began development in 2017 at {{w|Certain Affinity}}, and was intended to launch on PC and then-current consoles. However, after a change in developer to [[Splash Damage]], a combined seven year development cycle, and virtually ''nothing'' shown of the game that entire time (''officially'', at least), it was finally confirmed to be cancelled in January 2025.

On the crossovers side, a ''Transformers'' collab for ''{{w|Fall Guys}}'' was planned to tie in with the release of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', but was cancelled before ever being announced, though a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0fsxUzDIDo planned trailer for the event] leaked a year after the movie's release.

Visual targets and concept art for a ''Transformers'' game, tentatively titled "Project Goliath", was revealed by art director [[Adam Hartel]] on his Artstation account in 2025.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1kdcdcy/so_i_was_met_with_i_article_for_a_canceled/ Concepts retrieved on Reddit], original posts have been removed by Adam Hartel himself from his Artstation account.</ref>

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:MarvelUS-24.jpg|thumb|right|Thankfully, Prime had plenty of extra lives from hopping on the turtle in 3–1.]]
[[Ethan Zachary]] enjoyed playing ''[[Multi-World]]'' on his [[Energy Futures Industries|employer's]] computer after hours. When [[Decepticon]]s and [[Autobot]]s showed up to fight over the [[hydrothermocline]], Zachary proposed settling their differences by playing a game of ''Multi-World''. [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] won by cheating, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] agreed to be destroyed, per the initial agreement. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Later, Zachary allowed Optimus Prime's personality (which was backed-up on a [[floppy disk]]) to exist as a character in the game world of [[Hyper-Fax]]. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] met [[Carly]] in [[Robots Video Arcade]] while Bumblebee was playing ''[[Robot Resource]]''. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
While [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] was slacking off and playing a fighting game starring [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] turned the game off so he could use the scanners to find the missing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Later, Rattrap had switched to a first-person shooter where all the enemies were [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], only to hastily turn it off when Optimus arrived. {{storylink|Proving Grounds (BW)|Proving Grounds}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[Sgt. Savage]] enjoyed playing ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' in his 20s. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===Unicron Trilogy continuity family===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]], [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] all played a multiplayer video game that involved the [[Fighter Machine]]s. The game proved to be a little too addictive for Alexis, who became oblivious to the world around her. {{storylink|Past}} {{storylink|Past II}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[Bud Hansen]] compared the Autobots' [[synchro-control]] system to the ''[[Canyon Racer XL]]'' machine at [[Rockville]]'s local arcade. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Transformers'' film====
An Xbox 360 game console was turned into a [[Xbox 360 robot|robot]] by the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
Bumblebee briefly observed a game of ''{{w|Pong}}'' being played on the Watson family's [[Atari, Inc.|Atari 2600]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated'' continuity family===
====''Animated'' cartoon====
[[File:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeesvideogame.jpg|thumb|250px|'''ULTRAAAAAAA COMBOOOOOOO!''']]
[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] enjoyed playing video games, sometimes to the chagrin of the more nature-minded [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. When he and Sari were trapped in a mine shaft, Bumblebee attempted to use his skills from playing ''[[Medieval Maze Monsters]]'' to lead them out, only to find themselves right back where they started. {{storylink|Nature Calls}} When [[Wasp]] was disguised as Bumblebee, Bulkhead proposed pitting the two against each other at a game of ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'', believing it impossible for the true Bumblebee to lose after how much time he had spent playing it. Wasp, not liking his odds, refused the challenge and revealed himself. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

====''Animated'' video game====
Sari tempted an exhausted Bumblebee into playing games with her using a pre-release copy of ''[[Mage Master Maze Knight]]'' she had obtained. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] grumbled that if the [[AllSpark]] had meant them to play video games, it would have programmed them into one. Bumblebee retaliated by asking how they could be sure they weren't in one already? ''Meta.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:Racing game Scrapheap.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Watch out for the blue shell!]]
[[Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Raf Esquivel]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] enjoyed playing a [[generic racing game]]. Miko also sent Jack a social media message inviting him to play ''[[Super Guitar Band]]'' with her. {{storylink|Crisscross (episode)|Crisscross}}

====Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics====
Raf picked up a copy of ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' from the [[Plug and Play]] game store, playing it extensively with Bulkhead. However, it turned out to be part of a Decepticon scheme, and Raf was nearly hypnotized into opening a [[GroundBridge]] for the Decepticons to enter [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]]. Fortunately, Miko and Jack caught on and unplugged the console, breaking Raf's trance and averting the crisis. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Jack and Raf once stayed up extremely late to play video games, only stopping due a power outage, which cost Jack his unsaved progress. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.18|Power Outage}}

====''Fall of Cybertron'' video game====
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] took a break from sabotaging [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s security to play ''[[Super Grimlock Quest 64]]''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
[[File:BackToVirtualReality players in Element Quest.jpg|thumb|250px|Only trust your fists! Police will never help you!]]
[[Cody Burns]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] attempted to play the ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'' virtual reality game at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], but a freak storm caused the game to glitch, trapping them inside and turning the in-game hazards deadly. Thanks to the efforts of their teammates, the two beat the game and escaped before the power could shut off with them still plugged in. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}} ''Element Quest'' was later moved to [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone]], where Cody, [[Frankie Greene]], [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] went to try the game's 2.0 upgrade, only for it to fall under the control of the [[Morocco virus]]. Cody and Chief ultimately defeated the virus and won the game, but the virus escaped into the real world via a 3D printer. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}}

====''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] spent his time after a mission playing ''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''. He, unsurprisingly, died a lot, much to [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s amusement.{{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

====''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon====
[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] and [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] got hooked on the puzzle game installed on their new smartphones, with the two exchanging tips on how to beat each level. {{storylink|Screen Time}} [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] later tried installing his new game, ''[[Invasion of the Giant Hedgehogs]]'', into the [[Hero Hall]] simulation system in place of a training simulation [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] had developed, causing the two to combine, but struggled to deal with the titular creatures due to not reading the instruction manual. The team ultimately managed to immobilize the hedgehogs while [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] disabled the simulation. {{storylink|Hack Attack}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] frequently played (and lost repeatedly at) ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'', prompting several discussions with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] about the nature of crappy, unfair games, particularly the original ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]''. {{storylink|Q-Transformers (cartoon)|Q-Transformers}}

===''Kre-O Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]] and [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus]] got frustrated playing a particularly difficult game at the arcade. When [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] managed to easily beat the level on his first try, Grimlock went on a rampage, knocking over arcade cabinets until being distracted by a foosball table. {{storylink|Arcade}}

===''SD SG'' comic===
[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] was a fan of ''[[Transformers: The Super Obvious Truth of Optimus Prime]]'', though [[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] believed it strongly resembled a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|certain game]] from another dimension. {{storylink|SD SG issue 2|SD SG #2}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
While searching a [[Decepticon scout ship]]'s computer for intel, all [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] could find was a {{w|Pong|familiar-looking}} training program. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] was later enjoying her time playing that same training program when [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] came by to ask if she knew anything about a [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|moon cheetah]]. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

===''BotBots'' cartoon===
[[File:BotBots ep3b Claw - 24K OhYeah.jpg|250px|thumb|50,000? You got 50,000 on ''Double Dragon''?!]]
After the [[Lost Bots]] stole [[Dave (BotBots)|Dave's]] [[Ring-A-Ling|phone]] to delete photographic evidence of the BotBots' existence, [[Dimlit]] found himself getting addicted to a cookie-matching puzzle game Dave had installed. [[Kikmee]] attempted to dissuade him, but instead he managed to get her hooked on an 8-bit [[American football|football]] game that was also on the phone. The two of them fought for control of the phone, as did the other Lost Bots who had gotten hooked on apps of their own, and it was only after the phone ran out of power and shut off that they all finally came to their senses. {{storylink |Phoning It In}} [[24K-Bit]] used his alternate mode to allow the Lost Bots to play as many games in the [[Game Palace|arcade]] as they wanted for free. Kikmee proved to be an expert, quickly conquering every cabinet she got her hands on. {{storylink|The Lost Bots and the Claw Crusade}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
[[Robby Malto]] skipped out on a traditional [[Wakwak]] hunt with [[Alex Malto|his father]] to compete in an online gaming tournament. Despite a brief interruption from [[Twitch]], Robby's team emerged victorious, but by the time he finished, there was no one else around the house to celebrate with him. {{storylink|Traditions}}

===''One'' film===
The miners' quarters on Cybertron had an arcade machine for the miners to play on their off time. When [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]] was trying to intimidate the miners into working another straight shift, he was punched by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] straight into the machine, which fell on top of him and started spilling out all the change inside. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}

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Video games

2025-08-06T02:41:23Z

Grievous Prime: /* Canceled games */

Like many brands of its size, ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' has had its fair share of licensed '''video games''' released over the years, spanning multiple publishers and platforms.

==A Brief History of ''Transformers'' Video Games==
[[File:C64.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers]]:''''' The one that started it all...which only an incredibly small segment of the fandom has played.]]
Despite the popularity of ''Transformers'' over the many decades, it's a bit surprising how few video games based on the franchise there were early on. During the heyday of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], only four games were released: two for the [[Commodore 64]] home computer system, and two for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Family Computer|Famicom]] console, neither of which came to its western counterpart the NES. After that, no new ''Transformers'' games would be released for another decade, skipping the 16-bit era entirely, until the rise of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' franchise in the late 1990s. A few ''Beast Wars'' games were released for early 3D systems before the turn of the century, only for the brand to slow down again during the early-to-mid 2000s, save for a few one-off [[PlayStation]] 2 releases. During this early era, [[Takara]] themselves published most of these games in Japan, a practice that eventually stopped around the time they merged with Tomy in 2005.

With the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action movie]] on the horizon, game publisher [[Activision]] struck up a licensing deal with [[Hasbro]] in early [[2006]], granting them exclusive rights to publish ''Transformers'' games on all portable and home consoles. Thus, when the film was released the following year, it was accompanied by tie-in game adaptations for every system under the sun. The success of the film and subsequent resurgence of the brand caused the floodgates to finally open, and new software began to be released en masse, with Activision putting out new ''Transformers'' games almost every year. This included adaptations of the [[Transformers The Game|first]] [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|three]] [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|entries]] in the [[live-action film series]], tie-ins for new shows like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', and the G1-influenced ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' and its sequels, which would act as the starting point for Hasbro's new [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity]]. Japanese fans were less lucky during this period, with specific ports of ''Transformers The Game'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' being the only Activision games to make it to their shores. However, around the same time, [[Sega]] also acquired the license to develop ''Transformers'' arcade games, and would go on to release two arcade shooters based on the films and two Japanese ''Animated'' games utilizing [[Transformers Cards]]. Activision's final ''Transformers'' game was [[2015]]'s ''[[Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'', and all the games they had published were delisted from digital storefronts in late [[2017]] after the expiration of their licensing deal.

No new ''Transformers'' titles would be released for a dedicated game system until the launch of ''[[Transformers: Battlegrounds|Battlegrounds]]'' in 2020, published by [[Outright Games]] and [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]. However, while both publishers have continued to push out new ''Transformers'' games primarily aimed at the all-ages market like ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition|Expedition]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials|Galactic Trials]]'', they do not seem to hold the exclusive rights to the license this time, allowing other interested publishers to produce their own games. The late 2010s and early 2020s also saw the launch of the franchise's first official virtual reality games, with arcade installations like ''[[Transformers: VR Battle Arena]]'' and home releases like ''[[Transformers Beyond Reality]]''.

That said, most of the brand's game output these days isn't even on consoles at all. Thanks to mobile gaming's rise in popularity and comparative ease of development, there have been countless free-to-play games, augmented reality apps, and activity centers released for phones, tablets and other mobile devices since the early 2010s. Since many of these apps are primarily designed to be promotional tools for a given film, cartoon or toyline, their active life cycle tends to end once their respective franchise has run its course. As a result, outside of a few outliers that have had around a ''decade'' of continued support, most ''Transformers'' mobile games can no longer be downloaded, and anyone who did is unable to actually play them due to the shutdown of their gameplay servers. Similarly, several online and mobile games have held limited collaboration events with ''Transformers'', adding Autobots, Decepticons and other elements to their games, but these are equally fleeting in nature, with all traces of the franchise typically wiped after the event concludes.
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==List of ''Transformers'' games==
===Console/PC games===
[[File:TransformersTheGame 2007 consolecovers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers: The Game]]:''''' Also coming soon to CD-i, N-Gage and Gizmondo!]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
! scope="col" | Strategy guides
|-
|''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers]]''
|1985
|[[Commodore 64]], Sinclair Spectrum
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth]]''
|1986
|Commodore 64
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]''
|1986
|[[Family Computer|Famicom]]
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|''[[Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''
|1987
|Famicom Disk System
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
|1997
|PC, [[PlayStation|PS1]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''
|1999
|[[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''
|1999
|PS1
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers]]''
|2003
|PS2
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers]]''
|2004
|PS2
|''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''
|''[[Transformers: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'' ''[[Transformers Digital Video Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers: The Game]]''
|2007
|PS2, PS3, [[Xbox|X360]], [[Wii]], PC
|[[Live-action film series]]
|''[[Transformers The Game Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|X360, PS3, PC
|[[Live-action film series]]
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|Wii, PS2
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''
|2010
|X360, PS3, PC
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures]]''
|2010
|Wii
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|X360, PS3
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
|2011
|Wii
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''
|2012
|X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, PC
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''
|2012
|Wii, [[Wii U]]
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]''
|2014
|X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, Wii U, PC
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''
|2015
|PC, PS3, PS4, XB1, X360
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battlegrounds]]''
|2020
|[[Nintendo Switch|NS]], PC, PS4, XB1
|''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers Beyond Reality]]''
|2022
|PS4, PS5
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]''
|2023
|NS, PC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX/S
|''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials]]''
|2024
|NS, PC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX/S
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|}

===Handheld games===
[[File:BeastWarsGameBoyColor.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]:''''' Now you're playing with power; PORTABLE POWER!]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]''
|1999
|[[Game Boy|GBC]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers: The Game]]''
|2007
|PSP
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2007
|[[Nintendo DS|NDS]]
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Game]]''
|2008
|NDS
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|PSP
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2009
|NDS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2010
|NDS
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2011
|NDS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
|2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''
|2012
|NDS, 3DS
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|-
|''[[Race to the Rescue (video game)|Race to the Rescue]]''
|2013
|LeapPad/Leapster GS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]''
|2014
|3DS
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|}

===Arcade games===
[[File:Transformers Cabinet TEMP 0.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]:''''' Insert credit to continue reading this article.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Greatest Showdown in History: Lio Convoy VS Galvatron]]''
|1998
|''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]''
|2010
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]''
|2010
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]''
|2013
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Shadows Rising]]''
|2018
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: VR Battle Arena]]''
|2020
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Decepticon Invasion]]''
|2022
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|}

===Mobile games===
[[File:TransformersEarthWars header.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]:''''' Now all we need is a little energon...and a '''lot''' of microtransactions.]]
[[File:Angry birds transformers.jpg|right|thumb|'''''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]:''''' Inexplicably still online and still updating ''right now''.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
! scope="col" | Available?
|-
|''[[Transformers (Glu)|Transformers]]''
|2007
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]''
|2008
|mobile phone, Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Glu)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Defend the Earth]]''
|2011
|iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Zone]]''
|2011
|Android
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''
|2012
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Prime: Story Cube]]''
|2013
|Android
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rising]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Hasbro Arcade]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[TransformersCards]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Sky Forest Rescue]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Nestlé Arcade]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Construct-Bots (mobile game)|Transformers: Construct-Bots]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Construct-Bots]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Transformers: Battle Masters]]
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Battle Masters]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Tactics]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Ultimate Allstars]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Frontiers]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Operation Omega]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Dino Island]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[McPlay]]''
|2015
|Android
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Save Griffin Rock]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers AR Guide]]
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cade's Junkyard]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Need for Speed]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Disaster Dash]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Shuffle|Transformers RID by Shuffle]]
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers TCG Companion App]]''
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive]]
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Bee Vision]]''
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Tactical Arena]]''
|2021
|iOS Apple TV, Mac
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Alliance]]''
|2022
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rage Battle]]''
|2023
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Multi Shock]]''
|2025
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Eternal War]]''
|2025
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|TBA
|}

===Other games===
[[File:Transformers battle universe bundle.jpg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]:''''' Everybody rumored... Nobody believed...]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (handheld game)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|1993
|Stand-alone LCD Handheld
|''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Electronic Handheld Game]]''
|2007
|Stand-alone LCD Handheld
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]''
|2007
|Net Jet
|Cross-franchise
|-
|''[[Beam Box|Transformers: Rescue Bots Beam Box]]''
|2013
|Self-Contained Plug-And-Play System
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|-
|''[[Robots in Disguise: Autobots Unite]]''
|2016
|Apple TV
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|}

===Online games===
:''For further information, see: [[Online game]]s''
{{--}}

===Crossover appearances===
[[Image:DreamMix-All.jpg|thumb|'''''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]:''''' Everyone is here!]]
The 2003 GCN/PS2 crossover fighting game ''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]'' features [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as playable characters and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] as a stage.

The 2005 PC social game ''[[Roblox]]'' has had a few different ''Transformers''-themed promotional events over the years, including some based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'', [[Kre-O]], and ''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]''.

The 2013 sandbox game ''[[Blocksworld]]'' featured two ''Transformers'' themed character packs, which were temporarily available during 2014.

The 2014 [[Nintendo 3DS]] platform game ''[[Bike Rider DX3: Time Rider]]'' released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''-themed downloadable content in June 2015, adding 10 levels that featured [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as a playable character.

The 2015 [[Wii U]] shooting game ''[[Splatoon]]'' briefly featured a promotional tie-in with ''Robots in Disguise''. The event was exclusive to North America and took place in August 2015.

The 2013 MMORPG ''[[Elsword]]'' featured a ''Robots in Disguise'' crossover event for non-English markets in November–December 2015.

The 2017 electronic rhythm game ''[[DropMix]]'' received a special promotional card that would play a variation of the classic [[theme song]].

The 2018 mobile sandbox game ''[[Creative Destruction]]'' had a tie-in event for ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' during March–April 2019.

The 2015 mobile game ''[[Battle of Balls]]'' featured a limited-time ''Transformers'' event in 2020.

The 2015 MMO ''[[World of Warships: Transformers|World of Warships]]'' had two limited-time ''Transformers''-themed events in September 2020 and September 2021.

The 2020 card-based arcade game ''[[Toy Clash! Roboca Battle]]'' features a handful of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]'' character cards.

The 2019 mobile game ''[[Top War: Battle Game]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover event that took place in August 2021.

The 2021 mobile rhythm game ''[[Beatstar]]'' includes "[[The Touch]]" as a selectable song, accompanied by ''Transformers'' themed visuals.

The 2016 mobile MOBA ''[[Mobile Legends: Bang Bang]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover event during September–November 2021.

The 2014 MOBA ''[[Smite]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover in November 2021.

The 2017 battle royale game ''[[Fortnite]]'' featured ''Transformers''-themed content as part of its fourth chapter in June and October 2023.

The 2015 vehicular soccer game ''[[Rocket League]]'' added a ''Transformers'' content bundle, including [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] as a playable car, in June 2023.

The 2020 mobile game ''[[Medarot S: Unlimited Nova]]'' added ''Transformers''-themed content during a crossover event in August 2023.

The 2021 mobile game ''[[Mob Control]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' event in March 2024.

The 2022 shooter game ''[[Overwatch 2]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' collaboration event in July 2024.

The 2017 mobile shooter game ''[[Sausage Man]]'' hosted a ''Transformers'' event in July 2024.

The 2020 party game ''[[Stumble Guys]]'' held a crossover event beginning in August 2024 that added ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' character skins to the game.

The 2011 sandbox game ''[[Minecraft]]'' received a ''Transformers'' DLC pack and skins in September 2024.

The 2024 action game ''[[Squad Busters]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' event in September 2024.

The 2020 mobile puzzle game ''[[Puzzles & Survival]]'' held a two part ''Transformers'' event between December 2024 and January 2025.

The 2021 mobile shoot 'em up game ''[[Wing Fighters]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' event in January/February 2025.

The 2018 mobile battle royale game ''[[PUBG Mobile]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' crossover event in July 2025.
{{gamestub}}

===Canceled games===
[[File:Transformers Reactivate screenshot20220812 04.jpeg|thumb|right|'''''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]:''''' Unlikely to be reactivated any time soon.]]
A game based on ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' was being developed for the Super Nintendo console by {{w|Argonaut Games|Argonaut Software}}, featuring polygonal characters created using the {{w|Super FX}} chip Argonaut had designed for Nintendo's ''{{w|Star Fox (1993 video game)|Star Fox}}''. The game was planned for release in 1994 and was to be published by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but was ultimately scrapped during development. It was rumored for several years that the project evolved into Argonaut's 1994 game ''{{w|Vortex (video game)|Vortex}}'', as both games shared a developer, console and planned release period, with ''Vortex'' even being based around a polygonal transforming robot. However, Michael Wong-Powell, programmer of ''Vortex'', told British magazine ''{{w|Retro Gamer}}'' in 2015 that ''Vortex'' and ''Transformers: Generation 2'' were developed as separate games by Argonaut, with the ''Transformers'' game ultimately being canceled.<ref>"The Making of: Vortex". Retro Gamer (147): p. 39. October 2015.</ref> Takara at one point claimed that the game would instead be released in 1995 for the then-nascent Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, and PlayStation, but that ended up not happening either.<ref>"At the Deadline". GamePro (60): p. 172. July 1994.</ref>

A ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' game was allegedly in development for the PlayStation 2, to be published by [[BAM! Entertainment]] like the previous two ''Beast Wars'' games, but no details were ever made public, and the only evidence it ever existed are placeholder pages on websites like IGN and GameFAQs.

After the completion of the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|2004 PS2 game]], a sequel based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' entered production, but was scrapped after a few months of development when [[Atari, Inc.|Atari]] moved [[Melbourne House]] onto a different project. A PlayStation Portable strategy game partly based on the PS2 game was also pitched, titled ''Transformers: 2nd Strike'', but didn't make it far due to Atari's loss of the ''Transformers'' license.<ref>https://www.allspark.com/a-look-at-transformers-2nd-strike-the-psp-armada-game-port-that-never-was/</ref>

A second ''Cybertron'' game, this time an educational title called ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron|Quest for Cybertron]]'', was in development for Hasbro's ION game console. The game was canceled in 2006 following the system's poor sales.

A second ''Transformers'' game developed by [[Luxoflux]] was in development, unrelated to the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' franchise. However, the game was cancelled as a result of Luxoflux's closure. [[Ken Christiansen]] revealed characters intended for the game in 2022, such as the Junkions, Grimlock, and early sketches for Springer. No more details would be known until a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef0U67twBm0 prototype build] of the game leaked in 2024.

A G1-themed augmented reality mobile game, ''[[Transformers: Heavy Metal]]'', was developed by [[Niantic]] and was soft-launched in 2021, with a handful of regions able to access a playable beta version. However, these betas were shut down and the game was canceled in 2022, alongside three other upcoming Niantic projects, due to the company's financial troubles.<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-dev-cancels-transformers-game-and-three-others-lays-off-as-many-as-90-report/1100-6504991/</ref>

The online multiplayer game ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'' began development in 2017 at {{w|Certain Affinity}}, and was intended to launch on PC and then-current consoles. However, after a change in developer to [[Splash Damage]], a combined seven year development cycle, and virtually ''nothing'' shown of the game that entire time (''officially'', at least), it was finally confirmed to be cancelled in January 2025.

On the crossovers side, a ''Transformers'' collab for ''{{w|Fall Guys}}'' was planned to tie in with the release of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', but was cancelled before ever being announced, though a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0fsxUzDIDo planned trailer for the event] leaked a year after the movie's release.

Visual targets and concept art for a ''Transformers'' game, tentatively titled "Project Goliath", was revealed by art director [[Adam Hartel]] on his Artstation account in 2025.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1kdcdcy/so_i_was_met_with_i_article_for_a_canceled/ Concepts retrieved on Reddit], original posts have been removed by Adam Hartel from his account.</ref>

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:MarvelUS-24.jpg|thumb|right|Thankfully, Prime had plenty of extra lives from hopping on the turtle in 3–1.]]
[[Ethan Zachary]] enjoyed playing ''[[Multi-World]]'' on his [[Energy Futures Industries|employer's]] computer after hours. When [[Decepticon]]s and [[Autobot]]s showed up to fight over the [[hydrothermocline]], Zachary proposed settling their differences by playing a game of ''Multi-World''. [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] won by cheating, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] agreed to be destroyed, per the initial agreement. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Later, Zachary allowed Optimus Prime's personality (which was backed-up on a [[floppy disk]]) to exist as a character in the game world of [[Hyper-Fax]]. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] met [[Carly]] in [[Robots Video Arcade]] while Bumblebee was playing ''[[Robot Resource]]''. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
While [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] was slacking off and playing a fighting game starring [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] turned the game off so he could use the scanners to find the missing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Later, Rattrap had switched to a first-person shooter where all the enemies were [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], only to hastily turn it off when Optimus arrived. {{storylink|Proving Grounds (BW)|Proving Grounds}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[Sgt. Savage]] enjoyed playing ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' in his 20s. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===Unicron Trilogy continuity family===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]], [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] all played a multiplayer video game that involved the [[Fighter Machine]]s. The game proved to be a little too addictive for Alexis, who became oblivious to the world around her. {{storylink|Past}} {{storylink|Past II}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[Bud Hansen]] compared the Autobots' [[synchro-control]] system to the ''[[Canyon Racer XL]]'' machine at [[Rockville]]'s local arcade. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Transformers'' film====
An Xbox 360 game console was turned into a [[Xbox 360 robot|robot]] by the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
Bumblebee briefly observed a game of ''{{w|Pong}}'' being played on the Watson family's [[Atari, Inc.|Atari 2600]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated'' continuity family===
====''Animated'' cartoon====
[[File:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeesvideogame.jpg|thumb|250px|'''ULTRAAAAAAA COMBOOOOOOO!''']]
[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] enjoyed playing video games, sometimes to the chagrin of the more nature-minded [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. When he and Sari were trapped in a mine shaft, Bumblebee attempted to use his skills from playing ''[[Medieval Maze Monsters]]'' to lead them out, only to find themselves right back where they started. {{storylink|Nature Calls}} When [[Wasp]] was disguised as Bumblebee, Bulkhead proposed pitting the two against each other at a game of ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'', believing it impossible for the true Bumblebee to lose after how much time he had spent playing it. Wasp, not liking his odds, refused the challenge and revealed himself. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

====''Animated'' video game====
Sari tempted an exhausted Bumblebee into playing games with her using a pre-release copy of ''[[Mage Master Maze Knight]]'' she had obtained. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] grumbled that if the [[AllSpark]] had meant them to play video games, it would have programmed them into one. Bumblebee retaliated by asking how they could be sure they weren't in one already? ''Meta.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:Racing game Scrapheap.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Watch out for the blue shell!]]
[[Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Raf Esquivel]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] enjoyed playing a [[generic racing game]]. Miko also sent Jack a social media message inviting him to play ''[[Super Guitar Band]]'' with her. {{storylink|Crisscross (episode)|Crisscross}}

====Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics====
Raf picked up a copy of ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' from the [[Plug and Play]] game store, playing it extensively with Bulkhead. However, it turned out to be part of a Decepticon scheme, and Raf was nearly hypnotized into opening a [[GroundBridge]] for the Decepticons to enter [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]]. Fortunately, Miko and Jack caught on and unplugged the console, breaking Raf's trance and averting the crisis. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Jack and Raf once stayed up extremely late to play video games, only stopping due a power outage, which cost Jack his unsaved progress. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.18|Power Outage}}

====''Fall of Cybertron'' video game====
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] took a break from sabotaging [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s security to play ''[[Super Grimlock Quest 64]]''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
[[File:BackToVirtualReality players in Element Quest.jpg|thumb|250px|Only trust your fists! Police will never help you!]]
[[Cody Burns]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] attempted to play the ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'' virtual reality game at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], but a freak storm caused the game to glitch, trapping them inside and turning the in-game hazards deadly. Thanks to the efforts of their teammates, the two beat the game and escaped before the power could shut off with them still plugged in. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}} ''Element Quest'' was later moved to [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone]], where Cody, [[Frankie Greene]], [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] went to try the game's 2.0 upgrade, only for it to fall under the control of the [[Morocco virus]]. Cody and Chief ultimately defeated the virus and won the game, but the virus escaped into the real world via a 3D printer. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}}

====''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] spent his time after a mission playing ''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''. He, unsurprisingly, died a lot, much to [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s amusement.{{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

====''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon====
[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] and [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] got hooked on the puzzle game installed on their new smartphones, with the two exchanging tips on how to beat each level. {{storylink|Screen Time}} [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] later tried installing his new game, ''[[Invasion of the Giant Hedgehogs]]'', into the [[Hero Hall]] simulation system in place of a training simulation [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] had developed, causing the two to combine, but struggled to deal with the titular creatures due to not reading the instruction manual. The team ultimately managed to immobilize the hedgehogs while [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] disabled the simulation. {{storylink|Hack Attack}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] frequently played (and lost repeatedly at) ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'', prompting several discussions with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] about the nature of crappy, unfair games, particularly the original ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]''. {{storylink|Q-Transformers (cartoon)|Q-Transformers}}

===''Kre-O Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]] and [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus]] got frustrated playing a particularly difficult game at the arcade. When [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] managed to easily beat the level on his first try, Grimlock went on a rampage, knocking over arcade cabinets until being distracted by a foosball table. {{storylink|Arcade}}

===''SD SG'' comic===
[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] was a fan of ''[[Transformers: The Super Obvious Truth of Optimus Prime]]'', though [[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] believed it strongly resembled a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|certain game]] from another dimension. {{storylink|SD SG issue 2|SD SG #2}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
While searching a [[Decepticon scout ship]]'s computer for intel, all [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] could find was a {{w|Pong|familiar-looking}} training program. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] was later enjoying her time playing that same training program when [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] came by to ask if she knew anything about a [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|moon cheetah]]. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

===''BotBots'' cartoon===
[[File:BotBots ep3b Claw - 24K OhYeah.jpg|250px|thumb|50,000? You got 50,000 on ''Double Dragon''?!]]
After the [[Lost Bots]] stole [[Dave (BotBots)|Dave's]] [[Ring-A-Ling|phone]] to delete photographic evidence of the BotBots' existence, [[Dimlit]] found himself getting addicted to a cookie-matching puzzle game Dave had installed. [[Kikmee]] attempted to dissuade him, but instead he managed to get her hooked on an 8-bit [[American football|football]] game that was also on the phone. The two of them fought for control of the phone, as did the other Lost Bots who had gotten hooked on apps of their own, and it was only after the phone ran out of power and shut off that they all finally came to their senses. {{storylink |Phoning It In}} [[24K-Bit]] used his alternate mode to allow the Lost Bots to play as many games in the [[Game Palace|arcade]] as they wanted for free. Kikmee proved to be an expert, quickly conquering every cabinet she got her hands on. {{storylink|The Lost Bots and the Claw Crusade}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
[[Robby Malto]] skipped out on a traditional [[Wakwak]] hunt with [[Alex Malto|his father]] to compete in an online gaming tournament. Despite a brief interruption from [[Twitch]], Robby's team emerged victorious, but by the time he finished, there was no one else around the house to celebrate with him. {{storylink|Traditions}}

===''One'' film===
The miners' quarters on Cybertron had an arcade machine for the miners to play on their off time. When [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]] was trying to intimidate the miners into working another straight shift, he was punched by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] straight into the machine, which fell on top of him and started spilling out all the change inside. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)

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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' is the seventh film in the [[live-action film series]], serving both as a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' and a tribute to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. The film is directed by [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and written by [[Joby Harold]], [[Darnell Metayer]], [[Josh Peters]], [[Erich Hoeber]], and [[Jon Hoeber]]. Originally expected to be released on [[June 28]], [[2019]],<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref> the film was delayed multiple times until finally being released on [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release"/>

When [[Noah Díaz]], a struggling young man trying to provide for his family, is roped into a conflict between the marooned [[Autobot]]s and the recently arrived [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]], he must learn to work with weary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] so they, with the help of the wise [[Maximal]]s and the unadventurous researcher [[Elena Wallace]], can stop the arrival of the planet-eater [[Unicron]].

{{bigquote|Maximals...!}}
{{bigquote|Autobots...!}}
{{bigquote|Roll out!|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:ROTBcap-Unicronringedplanet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|This is one unusual planet... whatever it is.]]

Somewhere in time and space, the dark god [[Unicron]] and his minions invade a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle world]] populated by [[Maximal]]s. Unicron, seeking a way to cross galaxies, sends his [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] herald [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] to retrieve the [[Transwarp Key]], an advanced device that can open portals in space-time. Although the Maximals attempt to fight back, their leader [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] entrusts [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] with the Transwarp Key and orders him to keep the artifact from Unicron. As Primal and his followers—including [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]], and [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]—use the key to escape their doomed planet and flee to prehistoric [[Earth]], Scourge kills Apelinq after a brief fight and takes his [[insignia]] as a trophy.

Thousands of years later, in June [[1994]], ex-military electronics expert [[Noah Díaz]] attempts to find a job to support his sick brother [[Kris Díaz|Kris]]. However, after another failed interview, his friend [[Reek]] convinces him to steal an expensive car from a nearby hotel. However, the "car" turns out to be the Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] in disguise, who takes the terrified Noah on a joyride through the streets of [[New York City]]. At the same time, a museum on Ellis Island comes into possession of an unusual stone falcon with a Maximal insignia. After closing hours, museum intern [[Elena Wallace]] investigates the statue and accidentally breaks it open to reveal half of the Transwarp Key. The artifact releases an energy pulse that attracts the attention of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots, who have been stranded on Earth since their evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[Bumblebee (film)|seven years prior]]. Prime summons the nearest Autobots—[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and Mirage, who arrives at the meeting spot with Noah in tow. Although Optimus distrusts humans, he believes that they can use the Transwarp Key to return home and liberate their homeworld; eventually, Mirage hatches a scheme to sneak into the museum and have Noah steal the key for them.

[[File:Scourge about to blast bee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|A treacherous, underhanded sneak attack! I like you, pussycat, yes.]]

Unbeknownst to the Autobots, the accidental activation of the Transwarp Key summons the Terrorcons to Earth. Noah meets Elena inside the museum, but cannot convince her to turn over the relic before the Terrorcons attack; despite Prime's best efforts, Scourge successfully overpowers the Autobot leader, steals the Transwarp Key, and mortally injures Bumblebee before Airazor arrives to help drive the villains away. Airazor explains that the Maximals have been on Earth for millennia, and deliberately split the Transwarp Key in half to prevent Unicron or his followers from using it; she is the only survivor of the group watching over one half. The loss of Bumblebee only further galvanizes Optimus's resolve that they must reassemble the key and return home; Noah, fearful of Unicron's arrival, tells Elena that they must destroy the key to protect their own homeworld.

[[File:ROTB-Maximalstandoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Moderate your conflict circuits, Maximals.]]

Elena deduces that the other half of the key is located in a hidden temple in [[Peru]], and Prime recruits the airborne Autobot [[Stratosphere]] to take them there. Near the city of [[Cusco]], the Autobot [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] guides them to the temple, located beneath a [[Convent of Santo Domingo|local monastery]]. A festival prevents the Autobots from moving through the city inconspicuously; as a result, Noah and Elena must make the journey on foot. The pair discover a hidden mechanism that leads to a hidden temple with a stone sarcophogus but find that the other half of the key is no longer inside it. The Terrorcons attack again, and although the Autobots are able to evade the villains, the conflict ends with Scourge infecting Airazor with a portion of Unicron's dark energy. On the other side of the temple, Noah and Elena encounter Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Rhinox, who, after a brief standoff that is defused by Airazor, agree to join forces with the Autobots. Optimus Primal explains that they entrusted their half of the Transwarp Key to a tribe of humans who live near the [[energon]]-rich valley that Primal and his followers inhabit—while Optimus Prime distrusts humanity, Primal has lived among them for millennia, and has come to view them as friends and even allies.

The next morning, however, Scourge's corruption finally overtakes Airazor; in the ensuing battle, Primal is forced to crush her spark to save Elena, while Noah makes an attempt to destroy their half of the Transwarp Key until Optimus convinces him to stand down. However, Scourge and the Terrorcons take advantage of the chaos to steal the other half of the key and relocate to a nearby volcano, which they reshape into a massive portal that will summon Unicron to Earth.

[[File:RotB-Optimusvsscourge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Across the galaxy, it has come to this, Optimus Primal. Face to face, tooth to claw, yes... have you anything to say?]]

Having found some common ground between their two races, Optimus Prime and Noah agree to work together; while the Autobot-Maximal alliance battle Unicron's minions, Noah and Elena attempt to sneak into the Terrorcon base and deactivate the [[Unspace|transwarp]] device with a manual shutdown code based on Elena's studies of the Maximal language. Mirage attempts to distract Scourge so that the humans can complete their mission, but the Terrorcon leader gravely injures him; with the last of his strength, Mirage reshapes his body into an [[exosuit]] for Noah. As Unicron begins pushing his way through the portal to Earth and sending down reinforcements in the form of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s, the energy pulses released by the key ignite the nearby energon deposits and restore Bumblebee to life. As Bumblebee joins the fight, Optimus Prime gains the upper hand and finally kills Scourge, but not before the Terrorcon damages the console and leaves the heroes unable to close the portal. With no other options, Prime destroys the key and triggers a devastating implosion, but Noah and Primal successfully rescue the Autobot leader from falling into the collapsing vortex.

In the aftermath, the surviving Maximals remain in Peru, while the Autobots return to America. Elena is recognized for her archeological discovery, while Noah applies for another security job—but discovers that the job opportunity is actually a front for a clandestine government organization codenamed "[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]," who promise to cover his brother's treatment going forward.

Some time later, Noah has used spare Porsche parts to cobble together a new body for Mirage, and reveals his existence to a bewildered Reek.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s|c1=
;Autobots
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
* [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] ([[Pete Davidson]])
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Liza Koshy]])
* [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] ([[Cristo Fernández]])
* [[Stratosphere]] ([[John DiMaggio]])

;Maximals
* [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] ([[Ron Perlman]])
* [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]] ([[Michelle Yeoh]])
* [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]] ([[Tongayi Chirisa]])
* [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]] ([[David Sobolov]])
* [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] (David Sobolov)

|h2=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
;Terrorcons
* [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] ([[Peter Dinklage]])
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] ([[Michaela Jaé Rodriguez]])
* [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] (David Sobolov)
* [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s
** [[Freezer]]
** [[Novakane]]

;Predacons
* [[Double Punch (ROTB)#Studio Series|Double Punch]]es
* [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
* [[Noah Díaz]] ([[Anthony Ramos]])
* [[Elena Wallace]] ([[Dominique Fishback]])
* [[Breanna Díaz]] ([[Luna Lauren Velez]])
* [[Kris Díaz]] ([[Dean Scott Vasquez]])
* [[Reek]] ([[Tobe Nwigwe]])
* [[Jillian Robinson]] ([[Sarah Stiles]])
* [[Bishop (ROTB)|Bishop]] ([[Aidan Devine]])
* [[D. Greene]] ([[Leni Parker]])
* [[Amaru]] ([[Lucas Huarancca]])
;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
* [[Agent Burke]] ([[Michael Kelly (actor)|Michael Kelly]])

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[Unicron]] ([[Colman Domingo]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"There’s a legend that precedes the dawn of our civilization: a vile god so large, so powerful, that it consumed entire planets as fuel. Few believed such a thing could be true, until the day we saw Unicron with our own eyes…"
:—'''Optimus Primal's''' opening narration.

"I'll hold him off, buy you some time." 
"Then I'm staying with you." 
"This is my fight. Listen, if Unicron were to get the key, he could open a portal through [[Transwarp Drive|time and space]], with no end to the worlds he could destroy. It is now your time to lead the [[Maximal]]s... Optimus Primal."
:—'''Apelinq''' passing the torch to '''Optimus Primal'''.

"So you're this planet's... ''great'' warrior. You have such a beautiful world, filled with an abundance of life. Savory."
:—'''Scourge''' waxes poetic to Apelinq.

"Okay, what are the rules?" 
"Bros before hoes." 
''[Noah glares at Kris]'' 
''(sigh)'' "Don't be a problem. Don't go looking for a problem—" 
"Or else we're gonna have a problem."
:—'''Noah''' and '''Kris''' clarify the rules.

"I ain't breaking into a museum for some space robots." 
"But what about for friendship?" 
''[Noah stares at Mirage incredulously]'' 
"Uh, uh—or or ''or'', what about for cash?"
:—'''Noah''' wants out. '''Mirage''' wants him in.

''"You can't handle the truth!"'' 
"I do not want you going to that drive-in theater anymore."
:— '''Bumblebee's''' references grate on '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Stop following me!" 
"I'm not following you, I'm just escaping in the same direction!"
:—'''Elena''' and '''Noah''' run from the pursuing Sweeps.

"And you call yourself a Prime...Primus would be ''ashamed.''"
:—'''Scourge''' isn't too impressed with Optimus Prime.

"I'm going to take back Scourge's key, and then...''take off his head.''"
:—The origins of '''Optimus Prime's''' "GIVE ME YOUR FACE" phase.

"I love your fire, Prime, but you're going to die on this speck of dust." 
"I can think of no better place to bury you!"
:—'''Scourge''' has gotten on '''Optimus Prime's''' last nerve

"He is not ''the'' Optimus Prime I imagined." 
"Well, he has lost so much." 
"Many more will perish if the key falls into the wrong hands." 
"If you had another chance to save our home, would you act any differently?"
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Airazor'''

"I am sorry, Noah." 
"You were looking out for your own. I can't even be angry at you for that." 
"On my homeworld, we believe that the battle with darkness will continue [['Til all are one|'til all are one]]. I lost sight of that. You fought for yours as I fought for mine, when we should've been fighting the darkness together." 
"Well, I ain't done fighting yet."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Noah''' have a moment as Unicron approaches.

"''I have come here to kick ass!''"
:—'''Bumblebee''' announces his return with a clear message.

"Time to show you the real power of a Prime!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' lays the smackdown on Scourge. An ass kicker cometh.

"Don't, Prime. I can give you everything you want." 
"Then DIE!"
:—'''Unicron's''' temptation falls flat in '''Optimus Prime's''' face.

"I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. We have lost the Transwarp Key, and with it, our ability to go home. But we have gained an ally in our battle against the forces of evil. Forces too powerful for any of us to defeat on our own, but together, we might just have a chance."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration. We missed them.

"I am Noah Díaz. What is there to know about me? I was raised out in Brooklyn. I got a little bro who calls me Sonic, and if I gotta help save the universe in order to help save the people I love, well then that's what I'm gonna do."
:—'''Noah''' does his own closing narration.

==Continuity notes==
''Rise of the Beasts'' is a direct sequel to 2018's ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film, taking place seven years after its events, in 1994. The plot of the film has little impact on this one, beyond it being established that the Autobots have been stranded on Earth since arriving at its end. While waiting for Noah to infiltrate the museum, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee have a conversation that alludes to Bee's time with [[Charlie Watson]].

More notably, ''Rise of the Beasts'' serves to continue the heated debate among fans over whether or not the ''Transformers'' live-action film series has been rebooted, after reshoots to ''Bumblebee'' that served to distance it from the earlier films directed by [[Michael Bay]] introduced some significant discontinuities with Bay's films (2017's ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' in particular). Though fans were quick to jump on the idea that this meant the film was a total, hard reboot of the movie universe, Paramount has not committed to that idea; ''Rise of the Beasts'' was not promoted as a reboot any more than ''Bumblebee'' was, and many reviews of and articles about the film have casually referred to it as a prequel. Some web outlets would even run articles commenting on Paramount's hazy stance on the movie's (and ''Bumblebee'''s) place in continuity.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/transformers-7-bumblebee-reboot-mistake "Rise of the Beasts Is Repeating Bumblebee's Worst Mistake" on CBR.com]</ref><ref>[https://movieweb.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-is-a-reboot/ "Why Does Paramount Keep Pretending Rise of the Beasts Is Not a Reboot?" on MovieWeb.com]</ref>

In-keeping with this, in the run-up to the film's release, like [[Travis Knight]] before him, director Steven Caple Jr. was reluctant to declare the film a full and total continuity reboot; notably, in one particular interview, he called the film "a reboot for sure," only to walk the statement back ten seconds later, instead saying that one "could call it a reboot" in terms of starting point, reframing it instead as a "refresher" and a "new direction," that nonetheless preserved many elements of the earlier films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It's a reboot for sure. The Bayverse... you can still watch the Bayverse and be on your own verse, so to speak. With us, we're definitely like, we want this to work, you know? We want people to... it's a refresher, so we can call reboot in terms of like, where we were starting. But yeah so definitely a new direction for sure. There's some things you could probably connect to it, clearly Bee is like a huge connection to all the movies, you know what I mean? In terms of his car, his design, a Camaro, and things like that, but... it's a very small one, in terms of the big ideas that we have. And so you guys will see definitely where we're going at the end of this film, which is crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfMFxvT_-Q&t=2452s|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=The Alfonso Nation|title="BAYVERSE vs REBOOT" & Wheeljacks Design | ROTB DIRECTOR STEVEN CAPLE JR Interview!|year=2023|month=05|day=27}}</ref> Longtime producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] has taken a more explicit stance, repeatedly denying that the film is a reboot and stating that it is a prequel that shows how Optimus Prime grows to become the character seen in the Bay films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey you know if you look at it from a timeline point of view, it follows ''Bumblebee''... but it is a prequel, in that it's before all the previous movies. So it sort of exists in its own way. What I don't think it is, is a reboot, because it's still our characters. One of the things that Steven brought to the table right from the beginning, which was so great, was the idea that when we meet Optimus Prime, he's different than what we think of him, and we're watching him grow up—if you would—as a leader. And for me that was one of the most exciting parts of the movie, and what was interesting was watching it with audiences, and at first they were uncomfortable a little bit, like, "wait, that's not exactly the Optimus... he should like humans!" You know? So I think it gives the movie a really interesting point of view, and that therefore it stands alone in that way.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11sKGYcq9k&t=871s|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=a panel at the premiere of ''Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=But what's interesting is, and you will appreciate this as a fan, at the end of ''Bumblebee'', Optimus comes to Earth. What he's experienced is failure, probably for the first time in his life, right? He's had to retreat, he's leaving the planet Cybertron. What's happened to him from that experience? When we meet him in 2007, he's a particular person, if you would. In 1994, he's not the same person. He still has growth to do between ‘94 and 2007. So the character arc for Optimus in this, and the fun for the audience is, when you first meet Optimus – and we've had this experience because we've watched it with audiences and we've heard them talk about it – they're like, “It's definitely Optimus, but there's something a little different…” At first, they're like, “Wait, what, who… what Optimus is this?” And by the end of the movie, Optimus has become the guy that you've recognized from the Bay movies. Emotional.|link=https://collider.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-michael-bay-movies-producer-comments/|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=Collider|title='Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Producer on How It Differs From Michael Bay's Movies|year=2023|month=05|day=24}}</ref> At the same time, di Bonaventura has also conceded that they were "kicking the can down the road" when it came to continuity concerns, preferring to worry about it in the future, and that the films "maybe have" contradicted Bay's movies despite efforts not to.<ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/transformers-rise-beast-wars-optimus-prime Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Shows a Different Side of Optimus Prime" on Fandom.com]</ref> These particular claims line up with statements made by Caple after the film's release, in which he stated he is "not worried" about continuity, and is just focused on making the best choices for each individual movie's story. He cites 2007's ''Transformers'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' as "his classics," and says he would "love to stay within that line," but does not feel compelled to adhere much to ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight,'' since he views their stories as the result of creators "freestyling," and doubts that "anyone knew exactly where they were going with [them]."<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rise-of-the-beasts-director-confirms-that-continuity-is-not-a-concern-within-the-transformers-film-franchise/47813/ Extract from an interview with Caple Jr. on the ''Empire Spoiler Specials'' podcast, via Seibertron.com]</ref> And that's... probably about as good an answer as we're going to get right now.

Whichever approach you subscribe to, it's pretty clear the decision to set the film in 1994 was one primarily made to avoid having to directly deal with the timeframe of the Bay movies in any capacity, and tell a new story free of their immediate baggage — the "can-kicking" Lorenzo spoke of. For what it's worth, the film takes some steps to preserve the broad continuity of at least the first Bay film; the Transwarp Key's energy is explicitly stated to operate on a frequency that humans cannot perceive, meaning that they literally cannot ''see'' the huge sky-beam, while massive storm clouds appear to hide the appearance of Unicron from public view. As such, the film ends with the general population of Earth (beyond secret forces within the US government) still entirely unaware of the Transformers' existence, as was the case when the 2007 film began. As the time-gap between these "prequels" and the first movie narrows, though, it becomes increasingly difficult to imagine them fitting together without a lot of hand-waving away of specific details, unless future movies actually start making active attempts to address this.

In terms of active contradictions to established continuity, ''Rise of the Beasts'' appears to take the same approach as ''Bumblebee'' and ignores the events of ''The Last Knight'' by depicting Unicron as a separate planet, rather than the Earth itself, as he appeared in that film. However, it's probably important to note that the film lightly implies that the Maximals are time-travellers from the future (see "Transformers references" for more details), which would mean that the Unicron who appears in this film is also from the future. Thus it ''could'' be argued that his appearance here doesn't technically contradict ''The Last Knight''—but of course, that would mean he was trying to eat his own past self.

==Transformers references==
* The Maximals are broadly depicted the same as they were in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon: as a "highly-advanced race" of beast-mode Transformers who use transwarp technology to travel to other planets and interact with their native species, whose travels bring them to ancient Earth. Steven Caple Jr. has noted that earlier drafts of the screenplay explicitly depicted the Maximals as time-travellers from the future, as they were in the cartoon, and while the concept is so toned down for the finished movie that it probably won't even occur to general audiences, several references to the idea are still made on-screen. Transwarp technology is stated to open portals in time as well as space; Airazor states that the Maximals are "from both [the Autobots'] past and future"; and Optimus Primal says that he is named after the "legendary" Optimus Prime, which all combine to suggest that the Maximals originate from the future.
* The idea of the Maximals hailing from a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle planet]] originates in [[IDW Publishing]]'s comic books, which depicted many ''Beast Wars'' characters as the residents of the planet Eukaris. The planet is implied to be one of many colonised by Transformers in ages past using space bridges generated by the Transwarp Key, before the planets became separated and the key "lost." This concept of a great era of Cybertronian expansion that led to the foundation of lost colonies on other planets where Cybertronian life evolved in new and different directions dates back to 2005's [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]], and became a recurring element in ''Transformers'' series in the 2010s and beyond after it was incorporated into the lore of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]].
* Unicron's armies being named the "Terrorcons" hearkens back to both 2004's ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' and 2010's ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', which both featured the power of Unicron being used to create armies of warriors known as Terrorcons. In particular, the corrupted Airazor's rusted appearance resembles the ''Prime'' Terrorcons, which were also rusted, dilapidated, shambling bots controlled by the will of another.
* Though not identified by name onscreen, Unicron's army includes multiple duplicates of a robotic scorpion identified by the movie's toyline as "Predacon Scorponok." The idea of "Scorponok" being a mass-produced "species" of robots has recently been seen in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' cartoon]], where both [[Scorponok (G1)|Generation 1 Scorponok]] ''and'' [[Scorponok (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Scorponok]] were treated this way.
* The Maximals vow to keep the Transwarp Key hidden and safeguard life "no matter the cost," evoking Optimus Prime's iconic line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost."
* Optimus Prime's design features alterations from his earlier ''Bumblebee'' appearance that are influenced by his appearance in the first three Bay films; he has silver hands, feet, sun visors, angled chest windows, retractable orange [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon swords]], a handheld orange [[Energon-axe]] (which transforms out of his arm, coincidentally similar to the [[Optimus Prime (ES)|''Earthspark'' version]]), and a mask-less face sporting similar details.
* Arcee transforms into a {{w|Ducati}} motorcycle, like her ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' incarnation, and the design of her arms and deployable cannons seem to be directly inspired by her [[Arcee (WFC)|''Prime'' counterpart]].
* Scourge combines aspects of his [[Scourge (G1)|Generation 1]], [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'']] and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'']] namesakes; he's a herald of Unicron and has an army of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] like G1 Scourge, transforms into a black Optimus Prime-like truck like ''RID'' Scourge and hails from a colony world like ''Cybertron'' Scourge. The various insignias he wears as trophies include the symbols of the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Autobot]]s, [[Maximal]]s, [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and [[Wreckers]]. His designer Eddie Del Rio also admitted on his Instagram to pulling inspiration from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] for his robot mode (and stealing insignias like trophies is well in character for the old bounty hunter as well).
* More obscure characters appear such as Apelinq, who originates from a [[Apelinq (BM)#Beast Machines|BotCon 2000 toy]] and tie-in [[3H Productions]] comics, and Stratosphere, returning from the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline and last seen in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|console video game]], albeit with a new, original design and characterization.
* When [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] lands at the Museum following the carnage, she makes some [[Starscream (Movie)|very familiar warbling noises]] when she moves.
* The two music tracks used in Unicron's scenes feature segments taken from [[Vince DiCola]]'s "Unicron's Theme" in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Scourge stands and talks to Unicron's face from inside his body, similar to a scene with their characters from the Generation 1 episode, "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]".
* The symbols Elena studies are Maximal [[Cybertronix]], from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. The access code Elena assembles doesn't translate to anything, and simply reads "XQB," but the text on the side of the Transwarp Key (written in a combination of mirrored and upside-down symbols) reads: "He Who Opens The Door."
* The authors of the paper Elena reads about Peru's unexplained glyphs are Asahi Takara and Daniel H. Tomy, a reference to [[TakaraTomy]], Hasbro's longtime business partner in Transformers toys.
* After meeting Optimus Prime for the first time, Noah incorrectly calls him "Optimal". "Optimal Optimus" is the name of the original [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimus Primal's Transmetal 2 body]].
* When proposing different alternate modes to Noah, Mirage briefly turns into a F1 car, a reference to [[Mirage (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]'s alternate mode. He also turns into a Lamborghini Countach, which wasn't just a really cool car, but also famous in ''Transformers'' lore for being the alternate mode of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Generation 1 Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], as well as [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], in the same colors no less. He then turns into a Ferrari off-screen, the alternate mode of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Dino]], whose name in media outside of that movie was "Mirage". Doing so off-screen could be a poke at the difficulty Ferrari caused in getting their car on screen for ''Dark Of The Moon''.
* Mirage is incredulous over the news that musician [[Mark Wahlberg]] is leaving his band, the Funky Bunch, and going into acting—a good-natured jab at the actor's [[Cade Yeager|leading role]] in the earlier ''Transformers'' movies, ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and ''The Last Knight''.
* Scourge name-drops [[Primus]] as he taunts Optimus Prime, the first reference to the Transformers' creator god in any of the live-action movies.
* Scourge injures Prime's left flank in the museum battle, which mirrors the injuries [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gave to the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie.'' Prime even grasps the wound in the same way his predecessor did.
* Airazor explains that Unicron imbues his heralds with a "dark energy," which increases their power, but also has a corrupting effect—almost certainly a reference to [[Dark Energon]], the life-energy of Unicron introduced in the Aligned continuity. This was confirmed on the special features for the blu-ray of the movie.
* Unicron psychically tortures Scourge from afar in the same way he did [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* When Optimus Primal talks to Optimus Prime about how the Maximals trust the humans, he says there's "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|more to them than meets the eye]]".
* Optimus states the Cybertronian belief that "the battle with darkness" will continue: "[['Til all are one]]." This phrase, and the idea of a day prophesied in Cybertron legend when it will come to pass, originates with ''The Transformers: The Movie,'' and is here used to thematically connect with the shared struggle of the Autobots, Maximals, and humans.
* When the heroes are lining up for the final battle, brown fins briefly pop out of the sides of Wheeljack's head, evoking his [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1 design]].
* As the heroes charge towards the Terrorcon army, Optimus Primal commands Rhinox and Cheetor to "Maximize!", which was the Maximal [[activation code]] from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* Optimus Primal briefly fights with his double bladed scimitar from his [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|original toy]].
* In the final battle, when Unicron sends an army of Sweeps to reinforce his minions on Earth, they make their descent in the form of yellow-and-black orbs, which appears to be a nod to Unicron's [[Mini-Con]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the yellow-and-black sphere, [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]].
* The armored suit Mirage forms over Noah is conceptually an homage to the Generation 1 [[exosuit]]s, while its overall design hews closer to [[Kicker Jones]]' battlesuit from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.
* In a glorious homage to [[Transformers (film)|the 2007 movie]], the musical highlight of [[Steve Jablonsky]]'s "Arrival to Earth" plays as Optimus, Noah, and Primal escape the collapsing transwarp portal's suction.
* Optimus Prime's final speech is set to a remixed version of the track "No Sacrifice, No Victory" from the 2007 movie's score, which was also reprised for the endings of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
* [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and Transformers have frequently crossed over in comics and the occasional toyline over the years, though this marks the first time the two have co-existed in a feature film. Notably, the G.I. Joe insignia on Burke's business card is the version introduced in the film ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''.

==Real-life references==
* When Noah is getting a cable box working, he tunes in to the 1992 film ''{{w|Juice (1992 film)|Juice}}''.
* A TV screen briefly shows news coverage of the {{w|Murder trial of O. J. Simpson#Bronco chase|O. J. Simpson white Ford Bronco car chase}}, which places the events of the film near [[June 17]], 1994.
* Throughout the film, Noah and Kris use the codenames "[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]]" and "[[Tails]]" (and in one instance, Mirage is referred to as "{{w|Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles}}"), a nod to the characters from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' videogame series.
* Kris wears a shirt of the ''Mighty Morphin' [[Power Rangers]]'', another property owned by Hasbro. A poster of said series also appears on his wall.
* Kris is heard playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his [[Game Boy]]. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Noah gives their address as 974 Wilson Avenue in Brooklyn. While the avenue in question exists in reality, the street numbers only reach the 600s.
* Kris attempts to comfort Noah after his unsuccessful interview by relating his struggle to [[Superman]]'s difficulty finding a job before being hired by the {{w|Daily Planet}}.
* When Mirage compliments Noah after the car chase, he quotes the line "I like it a lot" from ''Dumb and Dumber''. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Also in the aftermath of the chase, he refers to the 1988 movie ''{{w|Big (film)|Big}}'' during his impression of Optimus Prime.
* Noah calls Mirage {{w|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.}} for obvious reasons. He also makes a reference to [[Indiana Jones]] when discovering the hidden temple in Peru.
* Bumblebee drops various voice lines from famous real-life films throughout the whole movie, including ''{{w|Die Hard}}'', ''[[Spaceballs]]'', ''{{w|They Live}}'', ''{{w|A Few Good Men}}'' and ''{{w|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}}.''
* While fleeing in the museum, Elena sings Zhané's song "{{w|Groove Thang}}" to try to calm herself down.
* As they rendezvous with the other Autobots for the trip to Peru, Mirage announces that "[[Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang]] is in the building."
* Elena sings the TLC song "{{w|Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls}}" to herself during the flight to Peru. However, see "Anachronisms".
* The {{w|Inti Raymi}} festival taking place when the Autobots arrive in Peru is a real festival that takes place on [[June 24]], further tying the film's events to that month.
* During the mountain road car chase at Peru, the shot of Scourge's insignia-covered grille reflected in Prime's rearview mirror homages a famous shot from [[Steven Spielberg]]'s 1971 film ''{{w|Duel (1971 film)|Duel}}.''
* When meeting Primal, Elena brings up the {{w|Nazca Lines}} and the archeological site at {{w|Tikal}}, asking if the Maximals were responsible for creating them. [[Order of the Witwiccans|In this case]], however, Primal takes no credit for human ingenuity.
* Mirage calls Optimus Primal "{{w|Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong}}".
* At the end of the film, Elena appears on the [[CBS]] news program ''[[60 Minutes]]''; host [[Lesley Stahl]] makes a cameo appearance as herself during the segment.
* The award on the wall that serves as the hidden switch to access the G.I. Joe base reads "Real Hero Award" with the image of an American flag, referencing the subtitle of the 1980s ''G.I. Joe'' franchise: "A Real American Hero".

==Errors==
===Filming, animation, and technical errors===
* When Scourge kills Apelinq, he welds his Maximal insignia to his right shoulder, but throughout the rest of the film, Apelinq's insignia is gone. In the same scene, Scourge says "They never learn...", but his mouth is not moving.
* A recurring error sees the CGI models for Freezer and Novakane, which were supposed to have unique head injuries for each character, being switched around at random at various points in the movie. A very noticeable example of this happens when Scourge deploys a single Sweep in Peru whose model has an intact head with just a pair of scars on its forehead, but is moments later replaced by the model with a much bigger wound and a missing left antenna. Several other Sweeps of varying sizes also reuse these models during the final battle, completely taking away the intended uniqueness of each head design.
* When Reek yells down the street as Noah and Kris depart, his dialogue does not match his lips.
*There are quite a few distance shenanigans in the fight at the museum:
** When Optimus Prime is about to throw his axe at Scourge, there is some distance between the two. However, in the next shot they are within just meters of each other.
** As Bumblebee powers down, Battletrap goes from standing on Optimus to right behind Scourge.
** Despite being close enough to drop Bumblebee's body in front of Optimus, when the shot cuts back to him Scourge is far back enough to take 4 steps closer to Optimus, and there is still enough space between him and Optimus for Airazor to safely separate the two with a wall of fire.
** When Airazor interrupts the fight, Battletrap and Nightbird are even further behind Scourge in the aerial shot, then are back to being right behind him when the shot changes.
* When Scourge says "Now, to add a Prime to my collection", his claw is both folded in on his arm and deployed at the same time.
* When Mirage attempts to eavesdrop on Noah and Kris' conversation, he is barely tall enough peer into the balcony while standing on a car. However, a minute later when Kris promises him to keep Noah safe he is somehow tall enough to comfortably look into the balcony without anything to stand on.
* The doors that go onto Wheeljack's back are unmarked brown in the scene of him transforming from van mode, but feature text on them in the very next cut where he is in robot mode.
* When Wheeljack audibly gasps at Noah assuming he can speak Spanish, his mouth is not moving.
* When Mirage and Optimus Prime turn into a street in Cusco, there is another Optimus Prime truck in the background. This can only be seen if you pause at the right moment.
* As Optimus decks Scourge during the Peru chase, Scourge seems to suffer a wardrobe malfunction as a wheel, meant to be inside his torso, springs out of his right armpit.
* Additionally, there are times when vehicles just disappear during the Switchback chase;
** Scourge's truck conveniently takes a lot of time to round a corner Optimus has just turned, despite being only feet behind him
** Mirage is no longer visible next to Nightbird when Battletrap pulls his 180 turn stunt.
* When Wheeljack is recovering from being attacked by Rhinox, his mouth is not moving as he says "Ay-ay-ay."
* As the heroes are walking through the jungle, the scene cuts to Elena while she is saying "So, what are you?", which does not match her lips.
* When Cheetor transforms, his spear tip floats for a few frames before reconnecting to the shaft.
* During the final battle, the line where Primal declares "We'll clear the way!" accidentally uses the scratch track recorded by David Sobolov rather than Ron Perlman's final VO. This led to some confusion among fans, who thought the line might have been spoken by Rhinox (who, despite Sobolov being credited for the role, is silent in the finished film), but Sobolov himself clarified the mix-up at a later convention panel.
* As Optimus Prime looks up at Unicron arriving at the mouth of the portal, Arcee can be seen scuttling about blasting Sweeps; except her blasters produce no laser effects.
* From the time Bumblebee acquires his offroad Camaro, his wheels are inconsistent between his robot and vehicle modes, with some shots showing his normal Camaro's wheels instead of the offroad ones. It is most visible for the wheels on his shoulders.
* Scourge's mouth is not moving as he proclaims "Unicron will prevail!" before shooting the transwarp control panel.
* Elena audibly whimpering in Bumblebee as he drives through hoards of Sweeps does not match her lips.

===Continuity errors===
* When Scourge slams Optimus against a nearby obelisk, the impact (followed by Scourge punching Prime in the face) somehow doesn't damage the structure, at least until Scourge breaks it with his hands. It also disappears in the next shot of Optimus.
* After Scourge incapacitates Bumblebee, he plucks his Autobot badge off with a normal left hand. In the following shot, however, his left hand is transformed into his giant claw and he is no longer holding the badge.
* During the chase out of Cusco, when Optimus Prime reaches the bend, the Terrorcons are very close behind him. However, when he transforms into robot mode, they are suddenly much further back.
* Nightbird and Battletrap, who were behind Scourge, are suddenly right behind Mirage after Optimus and Scourge begin fighting.
* When Stratosphere transforms in Peru, it starts with him facing away from Optimus Prime. However, in the next shot he's now facing towards him.
* When Scourge walks away with the second half of the key, his left arm switches from the claw to the cannon between shots.

===Geographic discontinuities===
* There ''is'' a museum on Ellis Island... however, it's a [https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/national-immigration-museum/ museum that documents the turn-of-the-century immigrant experience], and not the generalized natural history museum shown in the film. Notably, the actual museum is composited out of the movie's establishing shots so that the made-up museum setpiece can replace it.
* Elena states that she has never left New York. Ellis Island, her place of work, is almost completely owned by the state of New Jersey, discounting a small portion that was the island's original size that is still a part of New York. Even discounting that, the waters surrounding the island are wholly owned by the Garden State.
* When the Autobots arrive at Cusco, they land at the citadel of [[Sacsayhuamán]], an Inca fortress on the northern outskirts of the city, and the site is deserted. Even on a normal day, it should be crawling with tourists, but the Autobots are specifically said to arrive during the [[Inti Raymi]] festival... whose central activity is a recreation of an Inca ceremony ''at'' Sacsayhuamán.
* The fight with the corrupted Airazor takes place at Machu Picchu, which nobody is witness to, as again it is completely deserted. It should be crawling with tourists, the staff that works at the site, the guests and staff of the lodge located right next to the complex, or the population of the town of Aguas Calientes at the base of the mountain.

===Anachronisms===
* Though the "you died!" music and mention of Bowser imply Kris is playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his Game Boy, that game wouldn't see a release on the system until 1999's ''[https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros._Deluxe Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]'' on the Game Boy Color (which was incompatible with the original monochrome model anyway). The only ''Mario'' platformers released for Game Boy by 1994 were the ''Super Mario Land'' games, which featured different antagonists and music.
* The F1 car which Mirage briefly turns into is based on a design chassis that would be introduced at the very end of the 90s (at least [[1998]]/[[1999]]).
* Elena sings "Waterfalls" by TLC to calm herself down. Assuming the film takes place in June, it would still be a few months until the November 1994 release of the album ''CrazySexyCool'', which the song first appeared on.
* Similarly, Mirage quotes a line from ''Dumb and Dumber'', a film that would not release until December 1994.
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] transforms into a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33), a vehicle that wouldn't be introduced until January 1995. However, it could be possible she scanned a modified R33 coupe, given non GT-R models had already been released at this point.
* A green car that was smashed and thrown in the Museum scene was a B5.5 Volkswagen Passat which would not be released until 2001.
* The promo for ''60 Minutes'' uses the program's contemporary imaging, including the use of the current CBS News logotype above that of the show.

==Music==
During the runup to the movie's theatrical release, star [[Tobe Nwigwe]], who portrays [[Reek]] in the film, collaborated with hip-hop mainstay Nas and Nigerian R&B artist Jacob Banks on the single "[[On My Soul]]", and released on [[May 19]], 2023. A remix of the song is featured during the climactic battle, though this particular mix has (sadly) not been released officially. Paramount also released a [[Transformers Rise of the Beats|Spotify-exclusive playlist]] featuring most of the 90s rap needle drops, including [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], and once again Nas, to name a few.

A score album, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music from the Motion Picture)]]'', was released to music streaming services on June 9, the same day as the film. An expanded vinyl edition of the score was later released on [[December 15]], featuring five bonus cues. Then, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of ''Rise of the Beasts'', a collection of pre-production music suites was compiled onto an album entitled ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music That Inspired the Score)]]'', which was released on June 9th, [[2024]].

==Home video releases==
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Just a month after its theatrical release, Paramount released ''Rise of the Beasts'' to digital storefronts on [[July 11]], with the DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray releases following a few months later on [[October 10]]. Bonus features include cast and crew featurettes and deleted/extended scenes.

==Reception==
{{quote|Thanks to some genuine human drama between the set pieces and palpable affection for the title characters, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is one of the franchise's more enjoyable outings.|Critics Consensus|[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_rise_of_the_beasts Rotten Tomatoes]}}

Coming off the back of the generally well-received ''Bumblebee'', ''Rise of the Beasts'' received mixed reviews. While critics largely praised the old-school adventure film sequences and the performances of the human leads, most criticism was directed at the film's protracted final battle scene and its overuse of computer-generated imagery—in particular, some critics juxtaposed the film's tamer action scenes against the madcap, sometimes over-the-top practical effect-based destruction employed by [[Michael Bay]] during his time in the director's chair. As of writing, the film holds a 51% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, although the audience score sits at a much higher 91%.

In the US and Canada, ''Rise of the Beasts'' opened to a strong $60.5 million start—higher than both ''The Last Knight'' and ''Bumblebee'' <ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-spider-man-spiderverse-1235412771/ "'Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts' Conquers 'Spider-Verse' With $60M+ Opening, But Animated Pic's Second Weekend Hold Strong -- Box Office"]</ref>—but suffered a brutal 66.1 percent drop in its second weekend, where it lost out to other June releases; ''{{w|The Flash (film)|The Flash}}'', ''{{w|Elemental (2023 film)|Elemental}}'', and ''{{w|Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse|Across the Spider-Verse}}''.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-flash-box-office-disappoint-pixar-elemental-flop-1235647927/ "'The Flash' Disappoints With $55 Million Debut, Pixar's 'Elemental' Flops With $29.5 Million in Battle of Box Office Lightweights"]</ref><ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W24/?ref_=bo_we_nav Domestic 2023 Weekend 24]</ref> A week later, the film took in a comparatively dismal $11 million.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-the-flash-no-hard-feelings-jennifer-lawrence-1235422274/ 'Spider-Verse' Swinging Ahead Of 'Elemental' After Game Of Chicken; 'Flash' Edging Out 'No Hard Feelings' -- Saturday PM Box Office]</ref> The film's domestic theatrical run came to a close in August 2023 with approximately a $439 million worldwide gross, marking the lowest-grossing instalment in the franchise.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-franchise-box-office-low/ Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Breaks Unfortunate Franchise Record - ComicBook]</ref>

Despite the lower-than-expected box office performance, Hasbro seems to regard the film as an overall success and noted it as one of the top box office performers of the year in a subsequent investor presentation.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/08/03/tfw2005-coverage-of-hasbro-2023-q2-earnings-conference-call-492111 TFW2005 Coverage Of Hasbro 2023 Q2 Earnings Conference Call]</ref> This optimism might come down to the fact that the summer 2023 movie slate was ''particularly'' packed; this, combined with a post-COVID shift in media demographics, means that pretty much every summer movie that wasn't ''{{w|Barbie (film)|Barbie}}'' or ''{{w|Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer}}'' underperformed to some degree. Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins described the film's performance as "not great, but good" and blamed its financial woes on an increasingly fractured global box office less receptive to American movies—especially in China, the franchise's biggest overseas market, where ''Rise of the Beasts''' gross of $90 million was only half of what Paramount had projected it to earn.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/features/brian-robbins-paramount-pictures-tmnt-mutant-mayhem-tom-cruise-1235679142/ After a Decade in Limbo, Brian Robbins Is Giving Paramount a Makeover With ‘Ninja Turtles,’ Tom Cruise and ‘Gladiator 2’]</ref> It should be noted that ''Rise of the Beasts'' was a huge hit in [[Peru]], where the film's third act is set; it surpassed ''{{w|Avengers: Endgame}}'' as the highest-grossing movie ever in the country,<ref>[https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/2023/08/02/transformers-el-despertar-de-las-bestias-es-la-pelicula-mas-taquillera-de-la-historia-en-peru-transformers-7-machu-picchu-103204 'Transformers: el despertar de las bestias' es la película más taquillera de la historia en Perú]</ref> and Peru ranks as the fourth highest-grossing territory for the film, behind only the United States, China and Mexico.<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2443334149/ Rise of the Beasts International Numbers]</ref>

In 2024, ''Rise of the Beasts'' received no nominations for a {{w|Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Award}}. None whatsoever, including a {{w|Razzie Redeemer Award}}.<ref>[https://variety.com/2024/film/news/razzie-nominations-2024-chris-evans-jennifer-lopez-1235879949/ Razzie Noms 2024: Chris Evans and Jennifer Lopez Up for Worst Actors; ‘Shazam 2’ and ‘Ant-Man 3’ Tie With 4 Nods - Variety]</ref> Although {{w|Jimmy Kimmel}} wasn't too fond of the movie as he even poked fun at its questionable state during the opening monologue at the {{w|96th Academy Awards}}.<ref>[https://lamag.com/awards-watch/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-monologue-best-and-worst-jokes Viewers Pan Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars Monologue: Best and Worst Jokes - LA Magazine]</ref>

==Development details==

[[File:TRANSFORMERS-2022.jpg|thumb|250px|This guy's got bearings of chrome steel.]]

* March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
* October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_P2fw_DlS4&t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
* February 12, 2016 — At [[Toy Fair 2016]], Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 7, along with the dates for the two preceding films.<ref name="toyfairreveal" />
* September 23, 2017 — At Licensing Europe 2017, Hasbro announces Transformers 7 will have an "entirely new, exciting storyline".<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/23/2019-transformers-movie-feature-entirely-new-storyline-349463 2019 Transformers Movie To Feature An Entirely New Storyline] on TFW2005</ref>
* February 16, 2018 — Hasbro clarifies at [[Toy Fair 2018]] that the film will be a reset of the franchise and has been delayed indefinitely until a new creative team is in place.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted] on TFW2005</ref>
* May 24, 2018 — Paramount drops the film from their release schedule.<ref>[http://collider.com/transformers-7-cancelled/amp/ Paramount Officially Pulls the Next 'Transformers' Sequel from Their Release Date Schedule] on Collider</ref>
* March 15, 2019 — di Bonaventura states a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' is in development.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/two-sequels-in-transformers-live-action-franchise-confirmed-in-development/43083/ Two Sequels in Transformers Live Action Franchise Confirmed in Development] on Seibertron</ref>
* March 18, 2019 — di Bonaventura claims that the next main ''Transformers'' film will be a reboot closely tied to the ''Bumblebee'' sequel, rather than a direct sequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. Either way, Paramount will pick the best script for ''Transformers 7'' and release that first.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bumblebee-producer-says-next-transformers-movie-wi/1100-6465652/ Bumblebee Producer Says Next Transformers Movie Will Be A Reboot] on GameSpot</ref>
[[File:Stevencaplejr autobot cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Hey, you think ''that's'' speed? You ain't seen the Golden Rocket.]]
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Then we will create ''alternate forms'', based on the most powerful local creatures!]]
* January 27, 2020 — Variety reports two ''Transformers'' films are being penned, to be produced simultaneously: one written by [[James Vanderbilt]], another to be written by [[Joby Harold]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/news/transformers-franchise-revamp-bumblebee-james-vanderbilt-joby-harold-1203482496/ ‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets a Revamp With Two Separate Films in the Works] on Variety</ref> Deadline reports that Vanderbilt's script is for a spin-off film based on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', while Harold's script continues the story from the ''Bumblebee'' film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/transformers-movies-paramount-1202843234/ Dual ‘Transformers’ Movies In The Works At Paramount] on Deadline</ref>
* May 2, 2020 — [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms that a new Transformers live-action movie is slated for release on [[June 24]], 2022. However, only one between Harold's ''Bumblebee'' sequel and Vanderbilt's ''Beast Wars'' film will make it to production first.
* August 21, 2020 — New Republic Pictures is announced as a new co-financier for Paramount in a ten-picture deal in the wake of the success of 2019's ''Rocketman''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/08/paramount-pictures-new-republic-pictures-10-picture-cofinancing-deal-top-gun-maverick-1203018250/ New Republic Pictures Signs 10-Pic Co-Fi Deal With Paramount Pictures; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Films] on Deadline</ref>
* November 16, 2020 — [[Steven Caple Jr.]] is announced as the director.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/transformers-director-steven-caple-jr-1234613830/ Transformers’: ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Tapped To Direct Next Installment In Paramount And Hasbro Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* April 1, 2021 — [[Anthony Ramos]] is in talks for a starring role.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-7-cast-anthony-ramos/ Exclusive: Anthony Ramos in Talks to Star in New 'Transformers' Movie] at Collider</ref>
* April 29, 2021 — [[Dominique Fishback]] is in final negotiations to star in the film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/04/transformers-dominique-fishback-anthony-ramos-paramount-eone-and-hasbro-franchise-1234746855/ 'Transformers': Dominique Fishback Lands Lead Role Opposite Anthony Ramos In Next Installment For The Paramount Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* June 13, 2021 — A casting call sheet for filming in Montreal reveals that the film is set in [[1992]].<ref>[https://www.transformersfr.com/t5190p250-parlons-des-films-transformers-a-venir#190206 Rumeur ― le "7ème Film Transformers en prise de vue réelle" se déroulerait en 1992] on transformersfr.com</ref>
* June 22, 2021 — A Paramount virtual event is held in which the movie's title, premise, and few of the characters and cast are unveiled (revealing it to be both the ''Bumblebee'' and ''Beast Wars'' films in one).<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Currently attending a Paramount virtual event about the next #Transformers film. Report to follow!|link=https://twitter.com/search?q=(from%3ABWTF_Ben)%20until%3A2021-06-23%20since%3A2021-06-22|name=Ben Yee|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://bwtf.com/news/rise-of-the-beasts-character-descriptions|name=Ben Yee|site=BWTF|title=Movie News: "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" Character Descriptions|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref> The film's logo and official premise are also unveiled on official Transformers social media accounts.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The battle on Earth is no longer just between Autobots and Decepticons… Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons join Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, in theatres June 24, 2022.|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1407422768602181632|name=@transformers|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref>
* June 28, 2021 — [[Ron Perlman]] is announced to be reprising his role as Optimus Primal from ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''. [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]] are confirmed as writers, inspired by Joby Harold's earlier draft.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='''Ron Perlman''' has been tapped to voice Optimus Primal in '''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''', Collider has exclusively learned. [...] ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be led by rising stars '''Anthony Ramos''' (''In the Heights'') and '''Dominique Fishback''' (''Judas and the Black Messiah''), and '''Steven Caple Jr.''' (''Creed II'') is directing from a script by '''Darnell Metayer''' and '''Josh Peters''', who worked off an earlier draft by '''Joby Harold'''.|link=https://collider.com/ron-perlman-optimus-primal-voice-transformers-7-rise-of-the-beasts/|name=Jeff Sneider|site=Collider|title=Exclusive: 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Adds Ron Perlman as Voice of Optimus Primal|year=2021|month=06|day=28}}</ref>
* July 11, 2021 — Rapper [[Tobe Nwigwe]] announces on Instagram that he's been cast in the movie.<ref>[https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-s-tobe-nwigwe-earns-emmy-nom-16317174 Houston’s Tobe Nwigwe earns Emmy nom, 'Transformers' role] from the Houston Chronicle</ref>
* October 6, 2021 — Caple Jr. reveals the vehicle modes for the Autobot and Terrorcon cast through his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The squad is out…|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsm_wyLory/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=06}}</ref>
* October 20, 2021 — Filming is completed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=That’s a wrap 🎬|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVOw5z2r9TP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 21, 2021 — Cuscopolita reports on the vehicles with the film's Peru crew, confirming the unidentified vehicles as [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] and [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.facebook.com/cuscopolitamagazine/videos/1941112319403899|name=Cuscopolita|site=Facebook|title=Exclusiva con los Transformers|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 22, 2021 — Ramos makes a guest appearance on [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], confirming Cheetor, his favorite ''Beast Wars'' character, will be in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I am a ''Transformers'' fan, ''Beast Wars'' fan, Cheetor is my #1 favorite of all time, so it's dope to have Cheetor, to be in this movie with Cheetor, it's gonna be crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjtxJqrv-bI&t=6051s|name=Anthony Ramos|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro PulseCon 2021 - DAY ONE|year=2021|month=10|day=22}}</ref>
* November 10, 2021 — Paramount announces the film has been delayed to [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release">{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has moved back a year and will now bow June 9, 2023. It previously was slated for June 24, 2022.|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-trek-transformers-movie-release-date-1235045937/|name=Aaron Couch|site=The Hollywood Reporter|title=‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ Movies Pushed Back at Paramount|year=2021|month=11|day=10}}</ref>
* February 15, 2022 — Paramount confirms that ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be the first entry in a trilogy of films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be released theatrically in 2023 and is the first of three new installments. A new animated series from @Nickelodeon arrives this fall. And in 2024, the franchise expands further with a CG animated Transformers theatrical film. #ParamountPlus|link=https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493706271207292928|name=Paramount+|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=02|day=15}}</ref>
* October 11, 2022 — Caple Jr. reveals through Instagram that [[Pete Davidson]] is the voice of Mirage, and [[Michelle Yeoh]] is the voice of Airazor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sneak peek of Pete voicing Mirage & @michelleyeoh_official blessing us as the voice of Air Razor|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjlx3PPPC_J/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=11}}</ref>
* October 21, 2022 — [[Tobe Nwigwe]] states on an Instagram post that they are doing some re-shoots for ''Rise of the Beasts'', including featuring his character in additional scenes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The head people from ''Transformers'' said I did so good in my part they wanna add me to some more scenes. So I gotta go shoot some more stuff for ''Transformers''.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj9PnevsVb1/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=21}}</ref>
[[File:ROTBTeaserPoster.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I'd say that's PRIME! Let's do it!]]
* December 1, 2022 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWWDskI46Js official teaser trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures in conjunction with São Paulo's CCXP convention, giving audiences a first glimpse of the film and its various characters, including Mirage, Arcee, Scourge and the Maximals. Multiple voice cast members are also announced.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/12/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-peter-dinklage-liza-koshy-john-dimaggio-cast-1235186104/]</ref>
* December 2, 2022 — [[Jongnic Bontemps]] is announced as the film's score composer.<ref>[http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/12/02/jongnic-bontemps-to-compose-music-for-steven-caple-jr-s-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/]</ref>
* December 16, 2022 — Caple Jr. shares a clip of Peter Cullen performing on his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=🐐|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPM80yPcsP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=12|day=16}}</ref>
* December 26, 2022 — Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal make a "guest" appearance on the 2022 [[Nickelodeon]] Nickmas NFL game, showcasing both modes and their transformations.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5X0F_AvY8Q YouTube upload] of a recording for Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal on the 2022 Nickmas NFL game</ref>
* January 31, 2023 — [[Sam Smith]] reveals toy concept art for a new character from the film, [[Freezer]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFlXXNOly1/</ref>
* February 12, 2023 — Paramount airs a 30-second TV spot detailing Mirage's Porsche 911 vehicle mode for Super Bowl LVII in collaboration with Porsche.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/02/2023-super-bowl-movie-trailers-the-flash-fast-x-transformers-ant-man-expected-1235247160/ Super Bowl Movie Trailer Spots Will Include ‘The Flash’, ‘Fast X’, ‘Transformers’ & ‘Ant-Man’ — Deadline]</ref>
* April 2, 2023 — During the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four on CBS, Paramount aired a first-of-its-kind mixed reality TV spot that showed off Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal appearing on a 90s basketball court that transformed from the court the actual basketball match was being played on. A few brief clips from the first trailer were also shown.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeeIfpbUAHg]</ref>
* April 6, 2023 — Actor [[Tongayi Chirisa]] announces on Instagram that he is the voice of Cheetor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So there is a story to this!!! Per the usual standard .. I had to sign an NDA, so I had NO IDEA what I was reading for.. it was only when I was in the booth to do my voice over that it dawned on me that I was reading for TRANSFORMERS Like what!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯 I totally geeked out in the moment.. Man, to say this is mad exciting is an understatement... So thankful. So honored, so blessed!!!! Massive shout out and THANK YOU to @stevencaplejr for putting your boi on! Appreciate you, fam!!! @transformersmovie..🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 IT WAS ALL A DREAM!!!! Welcome, y'all. I am your transformer #CHEETOR!!!! Let's goooo!!!!!! #NdezvaMwari #Yeshua #smallbeginnings #ontherise|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqs_PQ1J_s6/|name=Tongayi Chirisa|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=04|day=06}}</ref>
* April 14, 2023 — To promote the film, Optimus Prime introduces Tobe Nwigwe's performance of "[[On My Soul]]" at {{w|Coachella}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Calling all Autobots. @TobeNwigwe and #OptimusPrime have rolled out to #Coachella. #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1647069845731803136|name=Transformers|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=04|day=14}}</ref>
* April 27, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itnqEauWQZM official trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures, revealing more of the movie and Unicron's role in the plot, as well as delivering a first, brief look at the Predacons.
* May 6, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxore0Gxwpc first clip] is showcased at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, showing the Autobots' first interaction with the Maximals.
* May 12, 2023 — The website Puliwood reveals the film's Hungarian dub cast...including the voice of [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]], a character that had not yet been announced to be appearing in the film.<ref>[https://www.puliwood.hu/ismertetok/exkluziv-ilyen-szinkronhangokkal-jon-a-transformers-a-fenevadak-kora-325900.html EXKLUZÍV: ilyen szinkronhangokkal jön a Transformers: A fenevadak kora]</ref>
* May 27, 2023 — The film's world premiere is held at Marina Bay Sands in [[Singapore]].
* June 5, 2023 — David Sobolov confirms on Instagram that he is also voicing Apelinq in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtIhCcwu4Ld/|quote=#transformers #riseofthebeasts fans… I just saw our epic premiere in Brooklyn! Tonight, I’m excited to reveal that I am the voice… of Apelinq!|name=David Sobolov|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=06|day=05}}</ref>
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===Changes before, during, and after production===
[[File:ROTB-concept-Rampage.jpg|thumb|250px|I prefer to beat my enemies the old-fashioned way: brutally!]]
* An early cut of the film opened with a different prologue, in which a Decepticon named [[Transit (ROTB)|Transit]], dispatched from a Decepticon-controlled Cybertron to hunt down Optimus Prime, battles and is killed by Optimus, who dumps his body in the Hudson River alongside numerous other Decepticons who have tried to do the same in the past few years. The scene was dropped due to test audiences finding it too dark, but [[John DiMaggio]] remains credited as the voice of Transit even in the finished film. Most of the visual effects for the scene were completed, and it was included (sans the river-dumping part) as a bonus feature with the movie's home media release.
** The scene was replaced for the finished film with Unicron's attack on the Maximal homeworld, which in the earlier cut was recounted by Airazor with hologram visual-aids during the scene when she meets the Autobots mid-movie.
* A scene was filmed of (in their truck modes) Optimus intercepting and ramming Scourge through a wall in Cuzco.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/10/15/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-action-scene-between-autobots-terrocons-in-cuzco-explosions-443003 "Transformers Rise Of The Beasts – Action Scene Between Autobots & Terrocons In Cuzco & Explosions!"—TFW2005]</ref> No such sequence appeared in the final film, though a similar visual was used in one of [https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/05/08/even-more-new-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-character-posters-482376 Optimus Prime's character posters], set on the mountain road instead.
* Cheetor and Rhinox were initially intended to be introduced slightly earlier, encountering Elena and Noah in the underground cavern. In scenes interspersed with the Autobots' and Terrorcons' running battle on the hilltop road, Cheetor was to be the one who took down Freezer as he menaced the two humans, after which Noah's gauntlet would accidentally fire a shot at the Maximal, causing him and Rhinox to chase them through the cave. Cut in favor of making the Autobot/Terrorcon battle one unbroken scene, the alternate version was included as a bonus on the home media release.
*According to concept artists [[Eddie Del Rio]] and [[Shane Baxley]] more [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] other than Scorponok were considered to have a role in the movie; known characters include: [[Waspinator (ROTB)|Waspinator]], [[:File:ROTBRamhorn.jpg|Ram]][[:File:15-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Ramhorn-Concept-Art.jpg|horn]], [[:File:Snapper.jpg|Snapper]], [[:File:Retrax2.jpg|Retrax]], [[:File:Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Blackaracnia-Concept-Art.jpg|Blackarachnia]], [[:File:ROTB Tarantulas concept.jpg|Tarantulas]], [[:File:ROTBSpittor.jpg|Spit]][[:File:14-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Spittor-Concept-Art.jpg|tor]] and [[:File:Rampage-face.jpg|Rampage]].
** Development on most of these characters got as far as rough sketches, with one notable exception: Rampage. It appears in fact this character went pretty far into production before being scrapped, to the point where he was originally supposed to appear as [[:File:ROTB-Rampage-concept.jpg|a deceased corpse]] during the underground cavern sequence of the movie and [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu44E6aoECC/ a full 360° CGI model] was even animated for the character.
* Multiple changes were made to the film's ending, which originally had a much darker tone like the scrapped opening. Originally, Mirage wasn't planned to survive the final battle, and Optimus would have been sucked into the portal after destroying the Transwarp Key and wind up floating in space before Unicron in the post-credits scene. Reactions by the audience in test screenings convinced Caple to change the ending to something a bit more hopeful, wanting to let the good guys get a solid win.<ref name=AltEnding>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-ending-1235512382/ ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Talks That Ending, Hailee Steinfeld and Test Screening Changes — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The scene of Prime and Unicron was included as an extra with the home media release.
* Two versions of the final scene were filmed: one in which Agent Burke's business card reveals him to be part of [[Sector Seven]], and the version used in the film, in which he's part of G.I. Joe. According to Caple, the Sector Seven version was filmed only as misdirection, and the G.I. Joe version was always the one he intended to use.<ref name=Joe/>
* Other deleted/extended scenes included on the home media release include: Elena's moment of panicked disbelief (prominently showcased in the movie's trailer) shortly after the museum battle; Noah speaking with his mother when he returns home after the museum battle; a wholesomely cute moment between Elena and Airazor before Mirage and Noah join the group to depart for Peru, in which Airazor explains the Maximal insignia; and a short scene of Optimus Primal about to hand the Transwarp Key over to Optimus Prime, before they are interrupted by Airazor's rampage.
* Additional cuts not represented in the extras from throughout the film included: a scene of Bumblebee showing a polaroid of himself and [[Charlie Watson]] to Optimus Prime as they wait outside the museum, to emphasise that some humans are trustworthy; innuendos between Arcee and Wheeljack that hint at a romantic attraction between the two; some dialogue from Scourge emphasising that (not unlike Galvatron in the original animated movie) he is an unwilling servant of Unicron; a scene of Wheeljack lending his glasses to Optimus Prime to use like a telescope; and an alternate plan to destroy the Transwarp Key in the final act that involves using the deceased Airazor's spark as a bomb, only for the bomb to be lost, leaving Elena to figure out the codes.
* During production, the Scorponok drones initially had a troll-like robot mode, and dozens of them would have merged into a massive Scorponok [[combiner]] that towered over the Autobots and Maximals in the final battle. Although their [https://www.eddiedelrio.com 3D models] were made, they were ultimately cut out.
* Concept art was created for a fourth Terrorcon who ultimately never made it to the final film. This character was referred to with the working name “[[:File:Bloodhound.jpeg|'''Bloodhound''']]” <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuheJkfxGeW/|quote=Early ideas for #bloodhound. He was my first task so I mostly carried over the process used on #bumblebee back in 2017. Swipe and you can see the rough sculpts I did in VR to capture attitude/proportion/etc. Then I would paint in details with photoshop. By the end of the show I was blocking in VR then jumped straight to zbrush/maya as it took roughly the same amount of time to sculpt everything.|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=10}}</ref> and would have transformed into a demonic-looking Oldsmobile 442. <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuPeUkzROiu/|quote=BLOODHOUND! This was the first #terracon Haworth had me do using an #oldsmobile442 which I think @stevencaplejr has in his garage? Unfortunately the scenes with this guy got cut - but he still got #imdb credit 🤣🤙🏻 #transformers #riseofthebeasts|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=03}}</ref>
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==Notes==
* In a first for the franchise, the lead human actors, multiple writers, the composer, and the director are all people of color.
* This is the first movie in the series not to be worked on by [[Industrial Light & Magic]]; this time around the CG effects were done by [[Moving Picture Company]] and [[WetaFX]].
* Steven Caple Jr. was initially sceptical of working on a ''Transformers'' movie, which at that point in development was being called ''Bumblebee 2'', because he was uncertain about jumping right into another sequel after directing ''{{w|Creed II}}''—however, the incorporation of elements inspired by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', which Caple Jr. had been a fan of, helped sway him. Upon joining the project, he pitched several revisions, drawing from his enthusiasm for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' by adding [[Unicron]] (and the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s) and Noah's exosuit, along with a prologue on the [[Maximal]]s' homeworld and a new arc for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] centred around his initial misanthropy.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The first time that- I did ''Creed 2'', and the first time the studio ever knocked on my door, it was for ''Bumblebee 2''. And I was like, "I don't want to do- I just came out from ''Creed 2'', I don't want to do a sequel..." you know? And so a year had gone by—or maybe two, right before COVID—and they said, "we found out the story we want to tackle: we want to bring in ''Beast Wars''." I was like, "I know all about ''Beast Wars'', I'm down for ''Beast Wars''." And so they developed a script on their own, they passed it to me—2020, October 5th, I remember the date—and I jumped right in and I kind of did my own version of the pitch, I said: "I love where you guys are going, you guys want to do New York, you guys want to do the 90s, you want to do Peru, but here's what I'll do, with the characters..." So I changed up Optimus Prime, I gave him a whole pitch on how I would start him with like, not loving humans at first, and not besiding Noah right off the rip, they're gonna have friction between the two... Gave 'em a pitch for Optimus Primal, where they start off in the top of the movie, and I gave them a new Unicron- I mean a new villain, which was Unicron and the Terrorcon squad. I just felt like, as a fan, we've been tiptoeing around Unicron, and all the other films kind of like hinted towards him towards the end, and I just really want to expand the universe and I felt like he was that perfect source to do so, because he tells us there's another world out there, there's more Transformers out there, it's not just Autobots and Decepticons. And then of course the [[exosuit]], that was my idea, it was homage to the 80s cartoon, so... It was a bit of that, pitched it to 'em and they loved the heart, they love where I was going with the direction of the characters, and yeah, they kind of gave me the key to play!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxUukVwKLCc|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Collider|title=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Interview: Director Reveals Big Change to Film|year=2023|month=06|day=06}}</ref>
* [[Tobe Nwigwe]]'s character of [[Reek]] was based Steven Caple Jr.'s friend Tarik Jackson, who passed away before shooting began in 2021.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The way I got the ''Transformers'' role was insane. [...] One of [Steven Caple Jr.'s] best friends was a fan of the music, and his best friend, right, like, as they was getting ready to start shooting the movie... passed. Passed, yeah. And he had Paramount Studios reach out to me to try to play a specific- the best friend role in ''Transformers''. They kind of emulated who his best friend was in real life. He told Paramount [...] "reach out to Tobe and if he send anything back that's even ''halfway'' decent... I want to use him." But because I had never done no acting ever in my life, I just had this script right here, and just read it like I was acting, and just recorded myself on the iPhone and I was like, "yo there's no way in hell..." [...] I did that, sent that in, and they liked it!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfAoWTKh3R8&t=2638s|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Sway's Universe|year=2023|month=01|day=23}}</ref>
* The fourth-wall-breaking [[Mark Wahlberg]] namedrop was ad-libbed by [[Pete Davidson]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We wanted to break the fourth wall. In all fairness, Pete Davidson made that up in the booth, and we laughed so hard, we're like in tears, and we're like there's no way we could not use this. We had ad-libbed a whole bunch of stuff. One was on, "Beanie Babies was weird", and he was like, what about Marky Mark leaving the Funky Bunch? And we were just in tears. And then we showed the studio and everybody loved it and was like, "let's just break the fourth wall. Do it."|link=https://gizmodo.com/breaking-the-fourth-wall-in-transformers-rise-of-the-b-1850514340|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=io9|title=Breaking the Fourth Wall in ''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=06|day=09}}</ref>
* During the production of the film, Ramos had to acquire a driver's license at Caple Jr.'s behest.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DDi5f1SL4oESslcZLjhhG|name=Anthony Ramos|site=the Spout Podcast|year=2021}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=I had a two-week window to get an appointment at the DMV, and the DMV was initially uncooperative. Finally, after much haggling, I was able to secure an appointment. I took the test in my mother's car after a few months of practice with an instructor. Fortunately, I was able to pass.|link=https://theplaylist.net/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-anthony-ramos-talks-representation-in-franchises-getting-his-drivers-license-for-the-film-interview-20230607/|name=Anthony Ramos|site=The Playlist|title='Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts': Anthony Ramos Talks Representation In Franchises & Getting His Driver's License For The Film [Interview]|year=2023|month=06|day=07}}</ref>
* During an interview with a fan, voice actor David Sobolov revealed that Caple Jr. would create storyboards using Transformers toys. Awesome!<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdsfclO5etE&t=1106 "ROTB UNICRON IS THRILLING!" | Interview with DAVID SOBOLOV (Rhinox + Battletrap)! - YouTube]</ref>
* According to Caple Jr., Optimus's unmasked face was modeled after Peter Cullen's.
* As a result of Transit's removal, this is the first live-action film to not feature the Decepticons in any capacity.
* To keep the secret of the ''G.I. Joe'' tease at the end of the movie, most copies of the script and the version of the scene shot for test screenings all used [[Sector Seven]] instead. Michael Kelly also didn't know the big twist with his character until he arrived on set. Caple Jr. even had only a single ''G.I. Joe'' business card printed, on the day of filming, and took it from the set himself afterwards for safekeeping!<ref name=Joe>{{citesocial|quote=There was one version of the script that mentioned the G.I. Joe reveal. All other copies, including the one in the studio's possession, described the military organization as Sector 7. "That way no one could leak the script," Caple notes. [...] Caple says they shot two versions of Kelly's scene, one where Burke's business card reads Sector 7 and one where the card reads G.I. Joe, so audiences in test screenings wouldn't know the true reveal. There was only one copy of the G.I. Joe business card, and Caple took that himself from set for safe keeping. "I was like, 'I'm taking this. I don't want this to be found on the floor,'" he says. "I actually didn't have them printed out until that day [on set]. We were very cautious of it, man. We were really trying to be as secretive as possible."|link=https://ew.com/movies/transformers-g-i-joe-crossover-plans/|name=Nick Romano|site=Entertainment Weekly|title=Inside the top-secret plans for Transformers and G.I. Joe|year=2023|month=06|day=12}}</ref>
* This is the first live-action Transformers movie where the Japanese dub wasn't sound directed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]]. Instead it is directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], who had been responsible for the dub of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
* ''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin3jing4 Gam1gong1: Kwong4sau3 Gwat6hei2''''' (變形金剛：狂獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''French:'' '''''Transformers : Le Réveil des Bêtes''''' (Canada, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''German:'' '''''Transformers: Aufstieg der Bestien''''' ("Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers: A fenevadak kora''''' ("Transformers: The Age of the Beasts")
* ''Italian: '' '''''Transformers: Il Risveglio''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening")
* ''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Chāonéng Yǒngshì Juéqǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：超能勇士崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beast Wars")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Despertar das Feras''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Despertar de las Bestias''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Voskhozhdeniye Zverobotov''''' (Трансформеры: Восхождение Звероботов, "Transformers: Rise of the Beastbots")
* ''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Chas Zvirobotiv''''' (Трансформери: Час Звіроботів, "Transformers: Time of the Beastbots")
* ''Polish:'' '''''Transformers. Przebudzenie bestii''''' ("Transformers Beasts Aweakening")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 9]], 2023

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Real world films]]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts| ]]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts media]]

File:ROTB Tarantulas concept.jpg

2025-08-03T14:23:27Z

Grievous Prime: Concept sketches of Predacon Tarantulas by Eddie Del Rio. Category:Rise of the Beasts concept images Category:Images by Eddie Del Rio

Concept sketches of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Tarantulas]] by [[Eddie Del Rio]].
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts concept images]]

[[Category:Images by Eddie Del Rio]]

Energon Universe

2025-07-29T01:17:59Z

Grievous Prime: /* Void Rivals */

{{disambig2|the shared universe from [[Skybound Entertainment]]'s comics|the [[Transformers: Legacy#"Universe" designations|universe]] from ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]''|Transformers: Energon (franchise)}} 
[[File:Energon Universe logo.png|center|500px]] 

[[File:EU2ndAnniversary.jpg|thumb|right|upright=3|Well, it's not quite ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', and it's not quite ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'', but man...]]

The '''Energon Universe''' is the name for the shared universe in which [[Skybound Entertainment]]'s comic books featuring licensed properties from [[Hasbro]] take place. Launched in [[2023]], these properties currently include [[Transformers (2023 comic)|an ongoing ''Transformers'' series]], a line of ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' comics, and the original series ''[[Void Rivals]]''.

==Overview==
The aliens [[Darak]] and [[Solila]], members of two warring factions, become stranded on a deserted planet and are forced to work together to survive. While attempting to escape, the two come across the derelict form of the [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who is restored to functionality and leaves to check on the state of his homeworld, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Jetfire's journey brings him to the planet Earth, where he finds and reactivates the dormant [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s and they resume their war. In response to their awakening, events are set into motion that will lead to the formation of the special ops team [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the terrorist organization [[Cobra]].

==Development==
[[Robert Kirkman]] first began developing the Energon Universe in [[2021]] after Hasbro approached Skybound about taking over the licenses for ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' from [[IDW Publishing]]. Wanting to do something unique, Kirkman proposed launching the universe with a new property that would feature a surprise reveal in the first issue, which eventually became ''Void Rivals''. Along with writing ''Void Rivals'', Kirkman acts as a sort of "showrunner" for the rest of the Energon Universe line, with other creators working on the main ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics. <ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/robert-kirkman-void-rivals-shared-energon-universe-transformers-gi-joe How Robert Kirkman's Void Rivals Secretly Launches a Massive Shared Universe — IGN]</ref>

In the letters page for [[Void Rivals issue 3|''Void Rivals'' #3]], Kirkman stated that there are currently no plans to integrate other Hasbro properties into the Energon Universe, though that could change in the future. He also confirmed that they don't plan to have more than four series running at once. As of [[Void Rivals issue 15|''Void Rivals'' #15]], Kirkman has affirmed that the Energon Universe will "for the foreseeable future" consist solely of the ''Void Rivals'', ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' ongoing titles to keep the line at a manageable, easy-to-follow size, with no plans to publish any additional miniseries in the style of the four ''G.I. Joe'' origin stories.

==List of featured intellectual properties==
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''
* ''[[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|M.A.S.K.]]''
* ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]''
* ''[[Void Rivals]]'' (original)

==Titles==
===Ongoing series===
* ''[[Void Rivals]]''
* ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]''
* ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]''

===Limited series===
* ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]''
* ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]''
* ''[[Scarlett (comic)|Scarlett]]''
* ''[[Destro (comic)|Destro]]''

===Specials===
* ''[[Energon Universe 2024 Special]]''
* ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]''

===Other===
* ''Energon Universe 2025 Aschan''

==Distribution and localization==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Publisher
!Country
!Language
|-
|[[Ades Media]]
|Sweden
|Swedish
|-
|Moztros Editorial
|[[Spain]]
|Spanish
|-
|Nagle Comics
|Poland
|Polish
|-
|OVNI Press
|Latin America
|Spanish
|-
|Panini Comics
|[[Germany]]
|German
|-
|saldaPress
|[[Italy]]
|Italian
|-
|Szukits Kiadó
|[[Hungary]]
|Hungarian
|-
|Tiandi Press
|[[China]]
|Chinese
|-
|Urban Comics
|[[France]]
|French
|}

==Toyline==
===Void Rivals===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''San Diego Comic-Con 2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Void Rivals|Autobot Jetfire]] (w/ [[Solila#Toys|Zertonian Solila]] and [[Darak#Toys|Agorrian Darak]])}}
</ul>
|}

==Notes==
Previously, G.I. Joe comics fell out of this wiki’s purview unless they featured Transformers characters in them. For example, [[IDW Publishing]]’s [[G.I. Joe vol. 5]] is covered on this wiki due to the presence of [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], but the preceding volumes are not. However, unlike prior publishers such as IDW and [[Marvel Comics]], the Energon Universe's non-Transformers properties are being incorporated into one coherent storyline right from the get-go, with Cybertronians appearing as recurring characters in ''Void Rivals'' and driving the plots of the various G.I. Joe series (and later appearing in them as well). As such, we at TFWiki.net have, at least for now, opted to cover the non-''Transformers'' titles in the Energon Universe in full, in order to keep everything nice and simple.

==See also==
* [[Hasbro Universe]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Skybound Entertainment]]

Energon Universe

2025-07-29T01:15:51Z

Grievous Prime: /* Stormbringer */

{{disambig2|the shared universe from [[Skybound Entertainment]]'s comics|the [[Transformers: Legacy#"Universe" designations|universe]] from ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]''|Transformers: Energon (franchise)}} 
[[File:Energon Universe logo.png|center|500px]] 

[[File:EU2ndAnniversary.jpg|thumb|right|upright=3|Well, it's not quite ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', and it's not quite ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'', but man...]]

The '''Energon Universe''' is the name for the shared universe in which [[Skybound Entertainment]]'s comic books featuring licensed properties from [[Hasbro]] take place. Launched in [[2023]], these properties currently include [[Transformers (2023 comic)|an ongoing ''Transformers'' series]], a line of ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' comics, and the original series ''[[Void Rivals]]''.

==Overview==
The aliens [[Darak]] and [[Solila]], members of two warring factions, become stranded on a deserted planet and are forced to work together to survive. While attempting to escape, the two come across the derelict form of the [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who is restored to functionality and leaves to check on the state of his homeworld, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Jetfire's journey brings him to the planet Earth, where he finds and reactivates the dormant [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s and they resume their war. In response to their awakening, events are set into motion that will lead to the formation of the special ops team [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the terrorist organization [[Cobra]].

==Development==
[[Robert Kirkman]] first began developing the Energon Universe in [[2021]] after Hasbro approached Skybound about taking over the licenses for ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' from [[IDW Publishing]]. Wanting to do something unique, Kirkman proposed launching the universe with a new property that would feature a surprise reveal in the first issue, which eventually became ''Void Rivals''. Along with writing ''Void Rivals'', Kirkman acts as a sort of "showrunner" for the rest of the Energon Universe line, with other creators working on the main ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics. <ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/robert-kirkman-void-rivals-shared-energon-universe-transformers-gi-joe How Robert Kirkman's Void Rivals Secretly Launches a Massive Shared Universe — IGN]</ref>

In the letters page for [[Void Rivals issue 3|''Void Rivals'' #3]], Kirkman stated that there are currently no plans to integrate other Hasbro properties into the Energon Universe, though that could change in the future. He also confirmed that they don't plan to have more than four series running at once. As of [[Void Rivals issue 15|''Void Rivals'' #15]], Kirkman has affirmed that the Energon Universe will "for the foreseeable future" consist solely of the ''Void Rivals'', ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' ongoing titles to keep the line at a manageable, easy-to-follow size, with no plans to publish any additional miniseries in the style of the four ''G.I. Joe'' origin stories.

==List of featured intellectual properties==
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''
* ''[[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|M.A.S.K.]]''
* ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]''
* ''[[Void Rivals]]'' (original)

==Titles==
===Ongoing series===
* ''[[Void Rivals]]''
* ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]''
* ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]''

===Limited series===
* ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]''
* ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]''
* ''[[Scarlett (comic)|Scarlett]]''
* ''[[Destro (comic)|Destro]]''

===Specials===
* ''[[Energon Universe 2024 Special]]''
* ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]''

===Other===
* ''Energon Universe 2025 Aschan''

==Distribution and localization==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Publisher
!Country
!Language
|-
|[[Ades Media]]
|Sweden
|Swedish
|-
|Moztros Editorial
|[[Spain]]
|Spanish
|-
|Nagle Comics
|Poland
|Polish
|-
|OVNI Press
|Latin America
|Spanish
|-
|Panini Comics
|[[Germany]]
|German
|-
|saldaPress
|[[Italy]]
|Italian
|-
|Szukits Kiadó
|[[Hungary]]
|Hungarian
|-
|Tiandi Press
|[[China]]
|Chinese
|-
|Urban Comics
|[[France]]
|French
|}

==Toyline==
===Void Rivals===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''San Diego Comic-Con 2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Void Rivals|Autobot Jetfire]] (w/ [[Solila#Toys|Zertonian Solila]] and [[Darak#Toys|Agorrian Darak]])}}
</ul>
|}

==Notes==
Previously, G.I. Joe comics fell out of this wiki’s purview unless they featured Transformers characters in them. For example, [[IDW Publishing]]’s [[G.I. Joe vol. 5]] is covered on this wiki due to the presence of [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], but the preceding volumes are not. However, unlike prior publishers such as IDW and [[Marvel Comics]], the Energon Universe's non-Transformers properties are being incorporated into one coherent storyline right from the get-go, with Cybertronians appearing as recurring characters in ''Void Rivals'' and driving the plots of the various G.I. Joe series (and later appearing in them as well). As such, we at TFWiki.net have, at least for now, opted to cover the non-''Transformers'' titles in the Energon Universe in full, in order to keep everything nice and simple.

==See also==
* [[Hasbro Universe]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Skybound Entertainment]]

Energon Universe

2025-07-29T01:15:17Z

Grievous Prime:

{{disambig2|the shared universe from [[Skybound Entertainment]]'s comics|the [[Transformers: Legacy#"Universe" designations|universe]] from ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]''|Transformers: Energon (franchise)}} 
[[File:Energon Universe logo.png|center|500px]] 

[[File:EU2ndAnniversary.jpg|thumb|right|upright=3|Well, it's not quite ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', and it's not quite ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'', but man...]]

The '''Energon Universe''' is the name for the shared universe in which [[Skybound Entertainment]]'s comic books featuring licensed properties from [[Hasbro]] take place. Launched in [[2023]], these properties currently include [[Transformers (2023 comic)|an ongoing ''Transformers'' series]], a line of ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' comics, and the original series ''[[Void Rivals]]''.

==Overview==
The aliens [[Darak]] and [[Solila]], members of two warring factions, become stranded on a deserted planet and are forced to work together to survive. While attempting to escape, the two come across the derelict form of the [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who is restored to functionality and leaves to check on the state of his homeworld, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Jetfire's journey brings him to the planet Earth, where he finds and reactivates the dormant [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s and they resume their war. In response to their awakening, events are set into motion that will lead to the formation of the special ops team [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the terrorist organization [[Cobra]].

==Development==
[[Robert Kirkman]] first began developing the Energon Universe in [[2021]] after Hasbro approached Skybound about taking over the licenses for ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' from [[IDW Publishing]]. Wanting to do something unique, Kirkman proposed launching the universe with a new property that would feature a surprise reveal in the first issue, which eventually became ''Void Rivals''. Along with writing ''Void Rivals'', Kirkman acts as a sort of "showrunner" for the rest of the Energon Universe line, with other creators working on the main ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics. <ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/robert-kirkman-void-rivals-shared-energon-universe-transformers-gi-joe How Robert Kirkman's Void Rivals Secretly Launches a Massive Shared Universe — IGN]</ref>

In the letters page for [[Void Rivals issue 3|''Void Rivals'' #3]], Kirkman stated that there are currently no plans to integrate other Hasbro properties into the Energon Universe, though that could change in the future. He also confirmed that they don't plan to have more than four series running at once. As of [[Void Rivals issue 15|''Void Rivals'' #15]], Kirkman has affirmed that the Energon Universe will "for the foreseeable future" consist solely of the ''Void Rivals'', ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' ongoing titles to keep the line at a manageable, easy-to-follow size, with no plans to publish any additional miniseries in the style of the four ''G.I. Joe'' origin stories.

==List of featured intellectual properties==
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''
* ''[[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|M.A.S.K.]]''
* ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]''
* ''[[Void Rivals]]'' (original)

==Titles==
===Ongoing series===
* ''[[Void Rivals]]''
* ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]''
* ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]''

===Limited series===
* ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]''
* ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]''
* ''[[Scarlett (comic)|Scarlett]]''
* ''[[Destro (comic)|Destro]]''

===Specials===
* ''[[Energon Universe 2024 Special]]''
* ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]''

===Other===
* ''Energon Universe 2025 Aschan''

==Distribution and localization==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Publisher
!Country
!Language
|-
|[[Ades Media]]
|Sweden
|Swedish
|-
|Moztros Editorial
|[[Spain]]
|Spanish
|-
|Nagle Comics
|Poland
|Polish
|-
|OVNI Press
|Latin America
|Spanish
|-
|Panini Comics
|[[Germany]]
|German
|-
|saldaPress
|[[Italy]]
|Italian
|-
|Szukits Kiadó
|[[Hungary]]
|Hungarian
|-
|Tiandi Press
|[[China]]
|Chinese
|-
|Urban Comics
|[[France]]
|French
|}

==Toyline==
===''Stormbringer''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''San Diego Comic-Con 2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Void Rivals|Autobot Jetfire]] (w/ [[Solila#Toys|Zertonian Solila]] and [[Darak#Toys|Agorrian Darak]])}}
</ul>
|}

==Notes==
Previously, G.I. Joe comics fell out of this wiki’s purview unless they featured Transformers characters in them. For example, [[IDW Publishing]]’s [[G.I. Joe vol. 5]] is covered on this wiki due to the presence of [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], but the preceding volumes are not. However, unlike prior publishers such as IDW and [[Marvel Comics]], the Energon Universe's non-Transformers properties are being incorporated into one coherent storyline right from the get-go, with Cybertronians appearing as recurring characters in ''Void Rivals'' and driving the plots of the various G.I. Joe series (and later appearing in them as well). As such, we at TFWiki.net have, at least for now, opted to cover the non-''Transformers'' titles in the Energon Universe in full, in order to keep everything nice and simple.

==See also==
* [[Hasbro Universe]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' is the seventh film in the [[live-action film series]], serving both as a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' and a tribute to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. The film is directed by [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and written by [[Joby Harold]], [[Darnell Metayer]], [[Josh Peters]], [[Erich Hoeber]], and [[Jon Hoeber]]. Originally expected to be released on [[June 28]], [[2019]],<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref> the film was delayed multiple times until finally being released on [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release"/>

When [[Noah Díaz]], a struggling young man trying to provide for his family, is roped into a conflict between the marooned [[Autobot]]s and the recently arrived [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]], he must learn to work with weary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] so they, with the help of the wise [[Maximal]]s and the unadventurous researcher [[Elena Wallace]], can stop the arrival of the planet-eater [[Unicron]].

{{bigquote|Maximals...!}}
{{bigquote|Autobots...!}}
{{bigquote|Roll out!|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:ROTBcap-Unicronringedplanet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|This is one unusual planet... whatever it is.]]

Somewhere in time and space, the dark god [[Unicron]] and his minions invade a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle world]] populated by [[Maximal]]s. Unicron, seeking a way to cross galaxies, sends his [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] herald [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] to retrieve the [[Transwarp Key]], an advanced device that can open portals in space-time. Although the Maximals attempt to fight back, their leader [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] entrusts [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] with the Transwarp Key and orders him to keep the artifact from Unicron. As Primal and his followers—including [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]], and [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]—use the key to escape their doomed planet and flee to prehistoric [[Earth]], Scourge kills Apelinq after a brief fight and takes his [[insignia]] as a trophy.

Thousands of years later, in June [[1994]], ex-military electronics expert [[Noah Díaz]] attempts to find a job to support his sick brother [[Kris Díaz|Kris]]. However, after another failed interview, his friend [[Reek]] convinces him to steal an expensive car from a nearby hotel. However, the "car" turns out to be the Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] in disguise, who takes the terrified Noah on a joyride through the streets of [[New York City]]. At the same time, a museum on Ellis Island comes into possession of an unusual stone falcon with a Maximal insignia. After closing hours, museum intern [[Elena Wallace]] investigates the statue and accidentally breaks it open to reveal half of the Transwarp Key. The artifact releases an energy pulse that attracts the attention of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots, who have been stranded on Earth since their evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[Bumblebee (film)|seven years prior]]. Prime summons the nearest Autobots—[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and Mirage, who arrives at the meeting spot with Noah in tow. Although Optimus distrusts humans, he believes that they can use the Transwarp Key to return home and liberate their homeworld; eventually, Mirage hatches a scheme to sneak into the museum and have Noah steal the key for them.

[[File:Scourge about to blast bee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|A treacherous, underhanded sneak attack! I like you, pussycat, yes.]]

Unbeknownst to the Autobots, the accidental activation of the Transwarp Key summons the Terrorcons to Earth. Noah meets Elena inside the museum, but cannot convince her to turn over the relic before the Terrorcons attack; despite Prime's best efforts, Scourge successfully overpowers the Autobot leader, steals the Transwarp Key, and mortally injures Bumblebee before Airazor arrives to help drive the villains away. Airazor explains that the Maximals have been on Earth for millennia, and deliberately split the Transwarp Key in half to prevent Unicron or his followers from using it; she is the only survivor of the group watching over one half. The loss of Bumblebee only further galvanizes Optimus's resolve that they must reassemble the key and return home; Noah, fearful of Unicron's arrival, tells Elena that they must destroy the key to protect their own homeworld.

[[File:ROTB-Maximalstandoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Moderate your conflict circuits, Maximals.]]

Elena deduces that the other half of the key is located in a hidden temple in [[Peru]], and Prime recruits the airborne Autobot [[Stratosphere]] to take them there. Near the city of [[Cusco]], the Autobot [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] guides them to the temple, located beneath a [[Convent of Santo Domingo|local monastery]]. A festival prevents the Autobots from moving through the city inconspicuously; as a result, Noah and Elena must make the journey on foot. The pair discover a hidden mechanism that leads to a hidden temple with a stone sarcophogus but find that the other half of the key is no longer inside it. The Terrorcons attack again, and although the Autobots are able to evade the villains, the conflict ends with Scourge infecting Airazor with a portion of Unicron's dark energy. On the other side of the temple, Noah and Elena encounter Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Rhinox, who, after a brief standoff that is defused by Airazor, agree to join forces with the Autobots. Optimus Primal explains that they entrusted their half of the Transwarp Key to a tribe of humans who live near the [[energon]]-rich valley that Primal and his followers inhabit—while Optimus Prime distrusts humanity, Primal has lived among them for millennia, and has come to view them as friends and even allies.

The next morning, however, Scourge's corruption finally overtakes Airazor; in the ensuing battle, Primal is forced to crush her spark to save Elena, while Noah makes an attempt to destroy their half of the Transwarp Key until Optimus convinces him to stand down. However, Scourge and the Terrorcons take advantage of the chaos to steal the other half of the key and relocate to a nearby volcano, which they reshape into a massive portal that will summon Unicron to Earth.

[[File:RotB-Optimusvsscourge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Across the galaxy, it has come to this, Optimus Primal. Face to face, tooth to claw, yes... have you anything to say?]]

Having found some common ground between their two races, Optimus Prime and Noah agree to work together; while the Autobot-Maximal alliance battle Unicron's minions, Noah and Elena attempt to sneak into the Terrorcon base and deactivate the [[Unspace|transwarp]] device with a manual shutdown code based on Elena's studies of the Maximal language. Mirage attempts to distract Scourge so that the humans can complete their mission, but the Terrorcon leader gravely injures him; with the last of his strength, Mirage reshapes his body into an [[exosuit]] for Noah. As Unicron begins pushing his way through the portal to Earth and sending down reinforcements in the form of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s, the energy pulses released by the key ignite the nearby energon deposits and restore Bumblebee to life. As Bumblebee joins the fight, Optimus Prime gains the upper hand and finally kills Scourge, but not before the Terrorcon damages the console and leaves the heroes unable to close the portal. With no other options, Prime destroys the key and triggers a devastating implosion, but Noah and Primal successfully rescue the Autobot leader from falling into the collapsing vortex.

In the aftermath, the surviving Maximals remain in Peru, while the Autobots return to America. Elena is recognized for her archeological discovery, while Noah applies for another security job—but discovers that the job opportunity is actually a front for a clandestine government organization codenamed "[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]," who promise to cover his brother's treatment going forward.

Some time later, Noah has used spare Porsche parts to cobble together a new body for Mirage, and reveals his existence to a bewildered Reek.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s|c1=
;Autobots
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
* [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] ([[Pete Davidson]])
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Liza Koshy]])
* [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] ([[Cristo Fernández]])
* [[Stratosphere]] ([[John DiMaggio]])

;Maximals
* [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] ([[Ron Perlman]])
* [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]] ([[Michelle Yeoh]])
* [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]] ([[Tongayi Chirisa]])
* [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]] ([[David Sobolov]])
* [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] (David Sobolov)

|h2=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
;Terrorcons
* [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] ([[Peter Dinklage]])
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] ([[Michaela Jaé Rodriguez]])
* [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] (David Sobolov)
* [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s
** [[Freezer]]
** [[Novakane]]

;Predacons
* [[Double Punch (ROTB)#Studio Series|Double Punch]]es
* [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
* [[Noah Díaz]] ([[Anthony Ramos]])
* [[Elena Wallace]] ([[Dominique Fishback]])
* [[Breanna Díaz]] ([[Luna Lauren Velez]])
* [[Kris Díaz]] ([[Dean Scott Vasquez]])
* [[Reek]] ([[Tobe Nwigwe]])
* [[Jillian Robinson]] ([[Sarah Stiles]])
* [[Bishop (ROTB)|Bishop]] ([[Aidan Devine]])
* [[D. Greene]] ([[Leni Parker]])
* [[Amaru]] ([[Lucas Huarancca]])
;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
* [[Agent Burke]] ([[Michael Kelly (actor)|Michael Kelly]])

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[Unicron]] ([[Colman Domingo]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"There’s a legend that precedes the dawn of our civilization: a vile god so large, so powerful, that it consumed entire planets as fuel. Few believed such a thing could be true, until the day we saw Unicron with our own eyes…"
:—'''Optimus Primal's''' opening narration.

"I'll hold him off, buy you some time." 
"Then I'm staying with you." 
"This is my fight. Listen, if Unicron were to get the key, he could open a portal through [[Transwarp Drive|time and space]], with no end to the worlds he could destroy. It is now your time to lead the [[Maximal]]s... Optimus Primal."
:—'''Apelinq''' passing the torch to '''Optimus Primal'''.

"So you're this planet's... ''great'' warrior. You have such a beautiful world, filled with an abundance of life. Savory."
:—'''Scourge''' waxes poetic to Apelinq.

"Okay, what are the rules?" 
"Bros before hoes." 
''[Noah glares at Kris]'' 
''(sigh)'' "Don't be a problem. Don't go looking for a problem—" 
"Or else we're gonna have a problem."
:—'''Noah''' and '''Kris''' clarify the rules.

"I ain't breaking into a museum for some space robots." 
"But what about for friendship?" 
''[Noah stares at Mirage incredulously]'' 
"Uh, uh—or or ''or'', what about for cash?"
:—'''Noah''' wants out. '''Mirage''' wants him in.

''"You can't handle the truth!"'' 
"I do not want you going to that drive-in theater anymore."
:— '''Bumblebee's''' references grate on '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Stop following me!" 
"I'm not following you, I'm just escaping in the same direction!"
:—'''Elena''' and '''Noah''' run from the pursuing Sweeps.

"And you call yourself a Prime...Primus would be ''ashamed.''"
:—'''Scourge''' isn't too impressed with Optimus Prime.

"I'm going to take back Scourge's key, and then...''take off his head.''"
:—The origins of '''Optimus Prime's''' "GIVE ME YOUR FACE" phase.

"I love your fire, Prime, but you're going to die on this speck of dust." 
"I can think of no better place to bury you!"
:—'''Scourge''' has gotten on '''Optimus Prime's''' last nerve

"He is not ''the'' Optimus Prime I imagined." 
"Well, he has lost so much." 
"Many more will perish if the key falls into the wrong hands." 
"If you had another chance to save our home, would you act any differently?"
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Airazor'''

"I am sorry, Noah." 
"You were looking out for your own. I can't even be angry at you for that." 
"On my homeworld, we believe that the battle with darkness will continue [['Til all are one|'til all are one]]. I lost sight of that. You fought for yours as I fought for mine, when we should've been fighting the darkness together." 
"Well, I ain't done fighting yet."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Noah''' have a moment as Unicron approaches.

"''I have come here to kick ass!''"
:—'''Bumblebee''' announces his return with a clear message.

"Time to show you the real power of a Prime!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' lays the smackdown on Scourge. An ass kicker cometh.

"Don't, Prime. I can give you everything you want." 
"Then DIE!"
:—'''Unicron's''' temptation falls flat in '''Optimus Prime's''' face.

"I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. We have lost the Transwarp Key, and with it, our ability to go home. But we have gained an ally in our battle against the forces of evil. Forces too powerful for any of us to defeat on our own, but together, we might just have a chance."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration. We missed them.

"I am Noah Díaz. What is there to know about me? I was raised out in Brooklyn. I got a little bro who calls me Sonic, and if I gotta help save the universe in order to help save the people I love, well then that's what I'm gonna do."
:—'''Noah''' does his own closing narration.

==Continuity notes==
''Rise of the Beasts'' is a direct sequel to 2018's ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film, taking place seven years after its events, in 1994. The plot of the film has little impact on this one, beyond it being established that the Autobots have been stranded on Earth since arriving at its end. While waiting for Noah to infiltrate the museum, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee have a conversation that alludes to Bee's time with [[Charlie Watson]].

More notably, ''Rise of the Beasts'' serves to continue the heated debate among fans over whether or not the ''Transformers'' live-action film series has been rebooted, after reshoots to ''Bumblebee'' that served to distance it from the earlier films directed by [[Michael Bay]] introduced some significant discontinuities with Bay's films (2017's ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' in particular). Though fans were quick to jump on the idea that this meant the film was a total, hard reboot of the movie universe, Paramount has not committed to that idea; ''Rise of the Beasts'' was not promoted as a reboot any more than ''Bumblebee'' was, and many reviews of and articles about the film have casually referred to it as a prequel. Some web outlets would even run articles commenting on Paramount's hazy stance on the movie's (and ''Bumblebee'''s) place in continuity.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/transformers-7-bumblebee-reboot-mistake "Rise of the Beasts Is Repeating Bumblebee's Worst Mistake" on CBR.com]</ref><ref>[https://movieweb.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-is-a-reboot/ "Why Does Paramount Keep Pretending Rise of the Beasts Is Not a Reboot?" on MovieWeb.com]</ref>

In-keeping with this, in the run-up to the film's release, like [[Travis Knight]] before him, director Steven Caple Jr. was reluctant to declare the film a full and total continuity reboot; notably, in one particular interview, he called the film "a reboot for sure," only to walk the statement back ten seconds later, instead saying that one "could call it a reboot" in terms of starting point, reframing it instead as a "refresher" and a "new direction," that nonetheless preserved many elements of the earlier films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It's a reboot for sure. The Bayverse... you can still watch the Bayverse and be on your own verse, so to speak. With us, we're definitely like, we want this to work, you know? We want people to... it's a refresher, so we can call reboot in terms of like, where we were starting. But yeah so definitely a new direction for sure. There's some things you could probably connect to it, clearly Bee is like a huge connection to all the movies, you know what I mean? In terms of his car, his design, a Camaro, and things like that, but... it's a very small one, in terms of the big ideas that we have. And so you guys will see definitely where we're going at the end of this film, which is crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfMFxvT_-Q&t=2452s|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=The Alfonso Nation|title="BAYVERSE vs REBOOT" & Wheeljacks Design | ROTB DIRECTOR STEVEN CAPLE JR Interview!|year=2023|month=05|day=27}}</ref> Longtime producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] has taken a more explicit stance, repeatedly denying that the film is a reboot and stating that it is a prequel that shows how Optimus Prime grows to become the character seen in the Bay films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey you know if you look at it from a timeline point of view, it follows ''Bumblebee''... but it is a prequel, in that it's before all the previous movies. So it sort of exists in its own way. What I don't think it is, is a reboot, because it's still our characters. One of the things that Steven brought to the table right from the beginning, which was so great, was the idea that when we meet Optimus Prime, he's different than what we think of him, and we're watching him grow up—if you would—as a leader. And for me that was one of the most exciting parts of the movie, and what was interesting was watching it with audiences, and at first they were uncomfortable a little bit, like, "wait, that's not exactly the Optimus... he should like humans!" You know? So I think it gives the movie a really interesting point of view, and that therefore it stands alone in that way.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11sKGYcq9k&t=871s|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=a panel at the premiere of ''Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=But what's interesting is, and you will appreciate this as a fan, at the end of ''Bumblebee'', Optimus comes to Earth. What he's experienced is failure, probably for the first time in his life, right? He's had to retreat, he's leaving the planet Cybertron. What's happened to him from that experience? When we meet him in 2007, he's a particular person, if you would. In 1994, he's not the same person. He still has growth to do between ‘94 and 2007. So the character arc for Optimus in this, and the fun for the audience is, when you first meet Optimus – and we've had this experience because we've watched it with audiences and we've heard them talk about it – they're like, “It's definitely Optimus, but there's something a little different…” At first, they're like, “Wait, what, who… what Optimus is this?” And by the end of the movie, Optimus has become the guy that you've recognized from the Bay movies. Emotional.|link=https://collider.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-michael-bay-movies-producer-comments/|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=Collider|title='Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Producer on How It Differs From Michael Bay's Movies|year=2023|month=05|day=24}}</ref> At the same time, di Bonaventura has also conceded that they were "kicking the can down the road" when it came to continuity concerns, preferring to worry about it in the future, and that the films "maybe have" contradicted Bay's movies despite efforts not to.<ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/transformers-rise-beast-wars-optimus-prime Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Shows a Different Side of Optimus Prime" on Fandom.com]</ref> These particular claims line up with statements made by Caple after the film's release, in which he stated he is "not worried" about continuity, and is just focused on making the best choices for each individual movie's story. He cites 2007's ''Transformers'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' as "his classics," and says he would "love to stay within that line," but does not feel compelled to adhere much to ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight,'' since he views their stories as the result of creators "freestyling," and doubts that "anyone knew exactly where they were going with [them]."<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rise-of-the-beasts-director-confirms-that-continuity-is-not-a-concern-within-the-transformers-film-franchise/47813/ Extract from an interview with Caple Jr. on the ''Empire Spoiler Specials'' podcast, via Seibertron.com]</ref> And that's... probably about as good an answer as we're going to get right now.

Whichever approach you subscribe to, it's pretty clear the decision to set the film in 1994 was one primarily made to avoid having to directly deal with the timeframe of the Bay movies in any capacity, and tell a new story free of their immediate baggage — the "can-kicking" Lorenzo spoke of. For what it's worth, the film takes some steps to preserve the broad continuity of at least the first Bay film; the Transwarp Key's energy is explicitly stated to operate on a frequency that humans cannot perceive, meaning that they literally cannot ''see'' the huge sky-beam, while massive storm clouds appear to hide the appearance of Unicron from public view. As such, the film ends with the general population of Earth (beyond secret forces within the US government) still entirely unaware of the Transformers' existence, as was the case when the 2007 film began. As the time-gap between these "prequels" and the first movie narrows, though, it becomes increasingly difficult to imagine them fitting together without a lot of hand-waving away of specific details, unless future movies actually start making active attempts to address this.

In terms of active contradictions to established continuity, ''Rise of the Beasts'' appears to take the same approach as ''Bumblebee'' and ignores the events of ''The Last Knight'' by depicting Unicron as a separate planet, rather than the Earth itself, as he appeared in that film. However, it's probably important to note that the film lightly implies that the Maximals are time-travellers from the future (see "Transformers references" for more details), which would mean that the Unicron who appears in this film is also from the future. Thus it ''could'' be argued that his appearance here doesn't technically contradict ''The Last Knight''—but of course, that would mean he was trying to eat his own past self.

==Transformers references==
* The Maximals are broadly depicted the same as they were in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon: as a "highly-advanced race" of beast-mode Transformers who use transwarp technology to travel to other planets and interact with their native species, whose travels bring them to ancient Earth. Steven Caple Jr. has noted that earlier drafts of the screenplay explicitly depicted the Maximals as time-travellers from the future, as they were in the cartoon, and while the concept is so toned down for the finished movie that it probably won't even occur to general audiences, several references to the idea are still made on-screen. Transwarp technology is stated to open portals in time as well as space; Airazor states that the Maximals are "from both [the Autobots'] past and future"; and Optimus Primal says that he is named after the "legendary" Optimus Prime, which all combine to suggest that the Maximals originate from the future.
* The idea of the Maximals hailing from a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle planet]] originates in [[IDW Publishing]]'s comic books, which depicted many ''Beast Wars'' characters as the residents of the planet Eukaris. The planet is implied to be one of many colonised by Transformers in ages past using space bridges generated by the Transwarp Key, before the planets became separated and the key "lost." This concept of a great era of Cybertronian expansion that led to the foundation of lost colonies on other planets where Cybertronian life evolved in new and different directions dates back to 2005's [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]], and became a recurring element in ''Transformers'' series in the 2010s and beyond after it was incorporated into the lore of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]].
* Unicron's armies being named the "Terrorcons" hearkens back to both 2004's ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' and 2010's ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', which both featured the power of Unicron being used to create armies of warriors known as Terrorcons. In particular, the corrupted Airazor's rusted appearance resembles the ''Prime'' Terrorcons, which were also rusted, dilapidated, shambling bots controlled by the will of another.
* Though not identified by name onscreen, Unicron's army includes multiple duplicates of a robotic scorpion identified by the movie's toyline as "Predacon Scorponok." The idea of "Scorponok" being a mass-produced "species" of robots has recently been seen in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' cartoon]], where both [[Scorponok (G1)|Generation 1 Scorponok]] ''and'' [[Scorponok (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Scorponok]] were treated this way.
* The Maximals vow to keep the Transwarp Key hidden and safeguard life "no matter the cost," evoking Optimus Prime's iconic line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost."
* Optimus Prime's design features alterations from his earlier ''Bumblebee'' appearance that are influenced by his appearance in the first three Bay films; he has silver hands, feet, sun visors, angled chest windows, retractable orange [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon swords]], a handheld orange [[Energon-axe]] (which transforms out of his arm, coincidentally similar to the [[Optimus Prime (ES)|''Earthspark'' version]]), and a mask-less face sporting similar details.
* Arcee transforms into a {{w|Ducati}} motorcycle, like her ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' incarnation, and the design of her arms and deployable cannons seem to be directly inspired by her [[Arcee (WFC)|''Prime'' counterpart]].
* Scourge combines aspects of his [[Scourge (G1)|Generation 1]], [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'']] and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'']] namesakes; he's a herald of Unicron and has an army of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] like G1 Scourge, transforms into a black Optimus Prime-like truck like ''RID'' Scourge and hails from a colony world like ''Cybertron'' Scourge. The various insignias he wears as trophies include the symbols of the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Autobot]]s, [[Maximal]]s, [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and [[Wreckers]]. His designer Eddie Del Rio also admitted on his Instagram to pulling inspiration from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] for his robot mode (and stealing insignias like trophies is well in character for the old bounty hunter as well).
* More obscure characters appear such as Apelinq, who originates from a [[Apelinq (BM)#Beast Machines|BotCon 2000 toy]] and tie-in [[3H Productions]] comics, and Stratosphere, returning from the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline and last seen in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|console video game]], albeit with a new, original design and characterization.
* When [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] lands at the Museum following the carnage, she makes some [[Starscream (Movie)|very familiar warbling noises]] when she moves.
* The two music tracks used in Unicron's scenes feature segments taken from [[Vince DiCola]]'s "Unicron's Theme" in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Scourge stands and talks to Unicron's face from inside his body, similar to a scene with their characters from the Generation 1 episode, "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]".
* The symbols Elena studies are Maximal [[Cybertronix]], from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. The access code Elena assembles doesn't translate to anything, and simply reads "XQB," but the text on the side of the Transwarp Key (written in a combination of mirrored and upside-down symbols) reads: "He Who Opens The Door."
* The authors of the paper Elena reads about Peru's unexplained glyphs are Asahi Takara and Daniel H. Tomy, a reference to [[TakaraTomy]], Hasbro's longtime business partner in Transformers toys.
* After meeting Optimus Prime for the first time, Noah incorrectly calls him "Optimal". "Optimal Optimus" is the name of the original [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimus Primal's Transmetal 2 body]].
* When proposing different alternate modes to Noah, Mirage briefly turns into a F1 car, a reference to [[Mirage (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]'s alternate mode. He also turns into a Lamborghini Countach, which wasn't just a really cool car, but also famous in ''Transformers'' lore for being the alternate mode of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Generation 1 Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], as well as [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], in the same colors no less. He then turns into a Ferrari off-screen, the alternate mode of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Dino]], whose name in media outside of that movie was "Mirage". Doing so off-screen could be a poke at the difficulty Ferrari caused in getting their car on screen for ''Dark Of The Moon''.
* Mirage is incredulous over the news that musician [[Mark Wahlberg]] is leaving his band, the Funky Bunch, and going into acting—a good-natured jab at the actor's [[Cade Yeager|leading role]] in the earlier ''Transformers'' movies, ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and ''The Last Knight''.
* Scourge name-drops [[Primus]] as he taunts Optimus Prime, the first reference to the Transformers' creator god in any of the live-action movies.
* Scourge injures Prime's left flank in the museum battle, which mirrors the injuries [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gave to the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie.'' Prime even grasps the wound in the same way his predecessor did.
* Airazor explains that Unicron imbues his heralds with a "dark energy," which increases their power, but also has a corrupting effect—almost certainly a reference to [[Dark Energon]], the life-energy of Unicron introduced in the Aligned continuity. This was confirmed on the special features for the blu-ray of the movie.
* Unicron psychically tortures Scourge from afar in the same way he did [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* When Optimus Primal talks to Optimus Prime about how the Maximals trust the humans, he says there's "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|more to them than meets the eye]]".
* Optimus states the Cybertronian belief that "the battle with darkness" will continue: "[['Til all are one]]." This phrase, and the idea of a day prophesied in Cybertron legend when it will come to pass, originates with ''The Transformers: The Movie,'' and is here used to thematically connect with the shared struggle of the Autobots, Maximals, and humans.
* When the heroes are lining up for the final battle, brown fins briefly pop out of the sides of Wheeljack's head, evoking his [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1 design]].
* As the heroes charge towards the Terrorcon army, Optimus Primal commands Rhinox and Cheetor to "Maximize!", which was the Maximal [[activation code]] from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* Optimus Primal briefly fights with his double bladed scimitar from his [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|original toy]].
* In the final battle, when Unicron sends an army of Sweeps to reinforce his minions on Earth, they make their descent in the form of yellow-and-black orbs, which appears to be a nod to Unicron's [[Mini-Con]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the yellow-and-black sphere, [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]].
* The armored suit Mirage forms over Noah is conceptually an homage to the Generation 1 [[exosuit]]s, while its overall design hews closer to [[Kicker Jones]]' battlesuit from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.
* In a glorious homage to [[Transformers (film)|the 2007 movie]], the musical highlight of [[Steve Jablonsky]]'s "Arrival to Earth" plays as Optimus, Noah, and Primal escape the collapsing transwarp portal's suction.
* Optimus Prime's final speech is set to a remixed version of the track "No Sacrifice, No Victory" from the 2007 movie's score, which was also reprised for the endings of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
* [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and Transformers have frequently crossed over in comics and the occasional toyline over the years, though this marks the first time the two have co-existed in a feature film. Notably, the G.I. Joe insignia on Burke's business card is the version introduced in the film ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''.

==Real-life references==
* When Noah is getting a cable box working, he tunes in to the 1992 film ''{{w|Juice (1992 film)|Juice}}''.
* A TV screen briefly shows news coverage of the {{w|Murder trial of O. J. Simpson#Bronco chase|O. J. Simpson white Ford Bronco car chase}}, which places the events of the film near [[June 17]], 1994.
* Throughout the film, Noah and Kris use the codenames "[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]]" and "[[Tails]]" (and in one instance, Mirage is referred to as "{{w|Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles}}"), a nod to the characters from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' videogame series.
* Kris wears a shirt of the ''Mighty Morphin' [[Power Rangers]]'', another property owned by Hasbro. A poster of said series also appears on his wall.
* Kris is heard playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his [[Game Boy]]. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Noah gives their address as 974 Wilson Avenue in Brooklyn. While the avenue in question exists in reality, the street numbers only reach the 600s.
* Kris attempts to comfort Noah after his unsuccessful interview by relating his struggle to [[Superman]]'s difficulty finding a job before being hired by the {{w|Daily Planet}}.
* When Mirage compliments Noah after the car chase, he quotes the line "I like it a lot" from ''Dumb and Dumber''. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Also in the aftermath of the chase, he refers to the 1988 movie ''{{w|Big (film)|Big}}'' during his impression of Optimus Prime.
* Noah calls Mirage {{w|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.}} for obvious reasons. He also makes a reference to [[Indiana Jones]] when discovering the hidden temple in Peru.
* Bumblebee drops various voice lines from famous real-life films throughout the whole movie, including ''{{w|Die Hard}}'', ''[[Spaceballs]]'', ''{{w|They Live}}'', ''{{w|A Few Good Men}}'' and ''{{w|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}}.''
* While fleeing in the museum, Elena sings Zhané's song "{{w|Groove Thang}}" to try to calm herself down.
* As they rendezvous with the other Autobots for the trip to Peru, Mirage announces that "[[Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang]] is in the building."
* Elena sings the TLC song "{{w|Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls}}" to herself during the flight to Peru. However, see "Anachronisms".
* The {{w|Inti Raymi}} festival taking place when the Autobots arrive in Peru is a real festival that takes place on [[June 24]], further tying the film's events to that month.
* During the mountain road car chase at Peru, the shot of Scourge's insignia-covered grille reflected in Prime's rearview mirror homages a famous shot from [[Steven Spielberg]]'s 1971 film ''{{w|Duel (1971 film)|Duel}}.''
* When meeting Primal, Elena brings up the {{w|Nazca Lines}} and the archeological site at {{w|Tikal}}, asking if the Maximals were responsible for creating them. [[Order of the Witwiccans|In this case]], however, Primal takes no credit for human ingenuity.
* Mirage calls Optimus Primal "{{w|Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong}}".
* At the end of the film, Elena appears on the [[CBS]] news program ''[[60 Minutes]]''; host [[Lesley Stahl]] makes a cameo appearance as herself during the segment.
* The award on the wall that serves as the hidden switch to access the G.I. Joe base reads "Real Hero Award" with the image of an American flag, referencing the subtitle of the 1980s ''G.I. Joe'' franchise: "A Real American Hero".

==Errors==
===Filming, animation, and technical errors===
* When Scourge kills Apelinq, he welds his Maximal insignia to his right shoulder, but throughout the rest of the film, Apelinq's insignia is gone. In the same scene, Scourge says "They never learn...", but his mouth is not moving.
* A recurring error sees the CGI models for Freezer and Novakane, which were supposed to have unique head injuries for each character, being switched around at random at various points in the movie. A very noticeable example of this happens when Scourge deploys a single Sweep in Peru whose model has an intact head with just a pair of scars on its forehead, but is moments later replaced by the model with a much bigger wound and a missing left antenna. Several other Sweeps of varying sizes also reuse these models during the final battle, completely taking away the intended uniqueness of each head design.
* When Reek yells down the street as Noah and Kris depart, his dialogue does not match his lips.
*There are quite a few distance shenanigans in the fight at the museum:
** When Optimus Prime is about to throw his axe at Scourge, there is some distance between the two. However, in the next shot they are within just meters of each other.
** As Bumblebee powers down, Battletrap goes from standing on Optimus to right behind Scourge.
** Despite being close enough to drop Bumblebee's body in front of Optimus, when the shot cuts back to him Scourge is far back enough to take 4 steps closer to Optimus, and there is still enough space between him and Optimus for Airazor to safely separate the two with a wall of fire.
** When Airazor interrupts the fight, Battletrap and Nightbird are even further behind Scourge in the aerial shot, then are back to being right behind him when the shot changes.
* When Scourge says "Now, to add a Prime to my collection", his claw is both folded in on his arm and deployed at the same time.
* When Mirage attempts to eavesdrop on Noah and Kris' conversation, he is barely tall enough peer into the balcony while standing on a car. However, a minute later when Kris promises him to keep Noah safe he is somehow tall enough to comfortably look into the balcony without anything to stand on.
* The doors that go onto Wheeljack's back are unmarked brown in the scene of him transforming from van mode, but feature text on them in the very next cut where he is in robot mode.
* When Wheeljack audibly gasps at Noah assuming he can speak Spanish, his mouth is not moving.
* When Mirage and Optimus Prime turn into a street in Cusco, there is another Optimus Prime truck in the background. This can only be seen if you pause at the right moment.
* As Optimus decks Scourge during the Peru chase, Scourge seems to suffer a wardrobe malfunction as a wheel, meant to be inside his torso, springs out of his right armpit.
* Additionally, there are times when vehicles just disappear during the Switchback chase;
** Scourge's truck conveniently takes a lot of time to round a corner Optimus has just turned, despite being only feet behind him
** Mirage is no longer visible next to Nightbird when Battletrap pulls his 180 turn stunt.
* When Wheeljack is recovering from being attacked by Rhinox, his mouth is not moving as he says "Ay-ay-ay."
* As the heroes are walking through the jungle, the scene cuts to Elena while she is saying "So, what are you?", which does not match her lips.
* When Cheetor transforms, his spear tip floats for a few frames before reconnecting to the shaft.
* During the final battle, the line where Primal declares "We'll clear the way!" accidentally uses the scratch track recorded by David Sobolov rather than Ron Perlman's final VO. This led to some confusion among fans, who thought the line might have been spoken by Rhinox (who, despite Sobolov being credited for the role, is silent in the finished film), but Sobolov himself clarified the mix-up at a later convention panel.
* As Optimus Prime looks up at Unicron arriving at the mouth of the portal, Arcee can be seen scuttling about blasting Sweeps; except her blasters produce no laser effects.
* From the time Bumblebee acquires his offroad Camaro, his wheels are inconsistent between his robot and vehicle modes, with some shots showing his normal Camaro's wheels instead of the offroad ones. It is most visible for the wheels on his shoulders.
* Scourge's mouth is not moving as he proclaims "Unicron will prevail!" before shooting the transwarp control panel.
* Elena audibly whimpering in Bumblebee as he drives through hoards of Sweeps does not match her lips.

===Continuity errors===
* When Scourge slams Optimus against a nearby obelisk, the impact (followed by Scourge punching Prime in the face) somehow doesn't damage the structure, at least until Scourge breaks it with his hands. It also disappears in the next shot of Optimus.
* After Scourge incapacitates Bumblebee, he plucks his Autobot badge off with a normal left hand. In the following shot, however, his left hand is transformed into his giant claw and he is no longer holding the badge.
* During the chase out of Cusco, when Optimus Prime reaches the bend, the Terrorcons are very close behind him. However, when he transforms into robot mode, they are suddenly much further back.
* Nightbird and Battletrap, who were behind Scourge, are suddenly right behind Mirage after Optimus and Scourge begin fighting.
* When Stratosphere transforms in Peru, it starts with him facing away from Optimus Prime. However, in the next shot he's now facing towards him.
* When Scourge walks away with the second half of the key, his left arm switches from the claw to the cannon between shots.

===Geographic discontinuities===
* There ''is'' a museum on Ellis Island... however, it's a [https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/national-immigration-museum/ museum that documents the turn-of-the-century immigrant experience], and not the generalized natural history museum shown in the film. Notably, the actual museum is composited out of the movie's establishing shots so that the made-up museum setpiece can replace it.
* Elena states that she has never left New York. Ellis Island, her place of work, is almost completely owned by the state of New Jersey, discounting a small portion that was the island's original size that is still a part of New York. Even discounting that, the waters surrounding the island are wholly owned by the Garden State.
* When the Autobots arrive at Cusco, they land at the citadel of [[Sacsayhuamán]], an Inca fortress on the northern outskirts of the city, and the site is deserted. Even on a normal day, it should be crawling with tourists, but the Autobots are specifically said to arrive during the [[Inti Raymi]] festival... whose central activity is a recreation of an Inca ceremony ''at'' Sacsayhuamán.
* The fight with the corrupted Airazor takes place at Machu Picchu, which nobody is witness to, as again it is completely deserted. It should be crawling with tourists, the staff that works at the site, the guests and staff of the lodge located right next to the complex, or the population of the town of Aguas Calientes at the base of the mountain.

===Anachronisms===
* Though the "you died!" music and mention of Bowser imply Kris is playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his Game Boy, that game wouldn't see a release on the system until 1999's ''[https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros._Deluxe Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]'' on the Game Boy Color (which was incompatible with the original monochrome model anyway). The only ''Mario'' platformers released for Game Boy by 1994 were the ''Super Mario Land'' games, which featured different antagonists and music.
* The F1 car which Mirage briefly turns into is based on a design chassis that would be introduced at the very end of the 90s (at least [[1998]]/[[1999]]).
* Elena sings "Waterfalls" by TLC to calm herself down. Assuming the film takes place in June, it would still be a few months until the November 1994 release of the album ''CrazySexyCool'', which the song first appeared on.
* Similarly, Mirage quotes a line from ''Dumb and Dumber'', a film that would not release until December 1994.
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] transforms into a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33), a vehicle that wouldn't be introduced until January 1995. However, it could be possible she scanned a modified R33 coupe, given non GT-R models had already been released at this point.
* A green car that was smashed and thrown in the Museum scene was a B5.5 Volkswagen Passat which would not be released until 2001.
* The promo for ''60 Minutes'' uses the program's contemporary imaging, including the use of the current CBS News logotype above that of the show.

==Music==
During the runup to the movie's theatrical release, star [[Tobe Nwigwe]], who portrays [[Reek]] in the film, collaborated with hip-hop mainstay Nas and Nigerian R&B artist Jacob Banks on the single "[[On My Soul]]", and released on [[May 19]], 2023. A remix of the song is featured during the climactic battle, though this particular mix has (sadly) not been released officially. Paramount also released a [[Transformers Rise of the Beats|Spotify-exclusive playlist]] featuring most of the 90s rap needle drops, including [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], and once again Nas, to name a few.

A score album, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music from the Motion Picture)]]'', was released to music streaming services on June 9, the same day as the film. An expanded vinyl edition of the score was later released on [[December 15]], featuring five bonus cues. Then, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of ''Rise of the Beasts'', a collection of pre-production music suites was compiled onto an album entitled ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music That Inspired the Score)]]'', which was released on June 9th, [[2024]].

==Home video releases==
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Just a month after its theatrical release, Paramount released ''Rise of the Beasts'' to digital storefronts on [[July 11]], with the DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray releases following a few months later on [[October 10]]. Bonus features include cast and crew featurettes and deleted/extended scenes.

==Reception==
{{quote|Thanks to some genuine human drama between the set pieces and palpable affection for the title characters, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is one of the franchise's more enjoyable outings.|Critics Consensus|[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_rise_of_the_beasts Rotten Tomatoes]}}

Coming off the back of the generally well-received ''Bumblebee'', ''Rise of the Beasts'' received mixed reviews. While critics largely praised the old-school adventure film sequences and the performances of the human leads, most criticism was directed at the film's protracted final battle scene and its overuse of computer-generated imagery—in particular, some critics juxtaposed the film's tamer action scenes against the madcap, sometimes over-the-top practical effect-based destruction employed by [[Michael Bay]] during his time in the director's chair. As of writing, the film holds a 51% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, although the audience score sits at a much higher 91%.

In the US and Canada, ''Rise of the Beasts'' opened to a strong $60.5 million start—higher than both ''The Last Knight'' and ''Bumblebee'' <ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-spider-man-spiderverse-1235412771/ "'Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts' Conquers 'Spider-Verse' With $60M+ Opening, But Animated Pic's Second Weekend Hold Strong -- Box Office"]</ref>—but suffered a brutal 66.1 percent drop in its second weekend, where it lost out to other June releases; ''{{w|The Flash (film)|The Flash}}'', ''{{w|Elemental (2023 film)|Elemental}}'', and ''{{w|Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse|Across the Spider-Verse}}''.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-flash-box-office-disappoint-pixar-elemental-flop-1235647927/ "'The Flash' Disappoints With $55 Million Debut, Pixar's 'Elemental' Flops With $29.5 Million in Battle of Box Office Lightweights"]</ref><ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W24/?ref_=bo_we_nav Domestic 2023 Weekend 24]</ref> A week later, the film took in a comparatively dismal $11 million.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-the-flash-no-hard-feelings-jennifer-lawrence-1235422274/ 'Spider-Verse' Swinging Ahead Of 'Elemental' After Game Of Chicken; 'Flash' Edging Out 'No Hard Feelings' -- Saturday PM Box Office]</ref> The film's domestic theatrical run came to a close in August 2023 with approximately a $439 million worldwide gross, marking the lowest-grossing instalment in the franchise.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-franchise-box-office-low/ Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Breaks Unfortunate Franchise Record - ComicBook]</ref>

Despite the lower-than-expected box office performance, Hasbro seems to regard the film as an overall success and noted it as one of the top box office performers of the year in a subsequent investor presentation.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/08/03/tfw2005-coverage-of-hasbro-2023-q2-earnings-conference-call-492111 TFW2005 Coverage Of Hasbro 2023 Q2 Earnings Conference Call]</ref> This optimism might come down to the fact that the summer 2023 movie slate was ''particularly'' packed; this, combined with a post-COVID shift in media demographics, means that pretty much every summer movie that wasn't ''{{w|Barbie (film)|Barbie}}'' or ''{{w|Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer}}'' underperformed to some degree. Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins described the film's performance as "not great, but good" and blamed its financial woes on an increasingly fractured global box office less receptive to American movies—especially in China, the franchise's biggest overseas market, where ''Rise of the Beasts''' gross of $90 million was only half of what Paramount had projected it to earn.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/features/brian-robbins-paramount-pictures-tmnt-mutant-mayhem-tom-cruise-1235679142/ After a Decade in Limbo, Brian Robbins Is Giving Paramount a Makeover With ‘Ninja Turtles,’ Tom Cruise and ‘Gladiator 2’]</ref> It should be noted that ''Rise of the Beasts'' was a huge hit in [[Peru]], where the film's third act is set; it surpassed ''{{w|Avengers: Endgame}}'' as the highest-grossing movie ever in the country,<ref>[https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/2023/08/02/transformers-el-despertar-de-las-bestias-es-la-pelicula-mas-taquillera-de-la-historia-en-peru-transformers-7-machu-picchu-103204 'Transformers: el despertar de las bestias' es la película más taquillera de la historia en Perú]</ref> and Peru ranks as the fourth highest-grossing territory for the film, behind only the United States, China and Mexico.<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2443334149/ Rise of the Beasts International Numbers]</ref>

In 2024, ''Rise of the Beasts'' received no nominations for a {{w|Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Award}}. None whatsoever, including a {{w|Razzie Redeemer Award}}.<ref>[https://variety.com/2024/film/news/razzie-nominations-2024-chris-evans-jennifer-lopez-1235879949/ Razzie Noms 2024: Chris Evans and Jennifer Lopez Up for Worst Actors; ‘Shazam 2’ and ‘Ant-Man 3’ Tie With 4 Nods - Variety]</ref> Although {{w|Jimmy Kimmel}} wasn't too fond of the movie as he even poked fun at its questionable state during the opening monologue at the {{w|96th Academy Awards}}.<ref>[https://lamag.com/awards-watch/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-monologue-best-and-worst-jokes Viewers Pan Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars Monologue: Best and Worst Jokes - LA Magazine]</ref>

==Development details==

[[File:TRANSFORMERS-2022.jpg|thumb|250px|This guy's got bearings of chrome steel.]]

* March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
* October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_P2fw_DlS4&t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
* February 12, 2016 — At [[Toy Fair 2016]], Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 7, along with the dates for the two preceding films.<ref name="toyfairreveal" />
* September 23, 2017 — At Licensing Europe 2017, Hasbro announces Transformers 7 will have an "entirely new, exciting storyline".<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/23/2019-transformers-movie-feature-entirely-new-storyline-349463 2019 Transformers Movie To Feature An Entirely New Storyline] on TFW2005</ref>
* February 16, 2018 — Hasbro clarifies at [[Toy Fair 2018]] that the film will be a reset of the franchise and has been delayed indefinitely until a new creative team is in place.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted] on TFW2005</ref>
* May 24, 2018 — Paramount drops the film from their release schedule.<ref>[http://collider.com/transformers-7-cancelled/amp/ Paramount Officially Pulls the Next 'Transformers' Sequel from Their Release Date Schedule] on Collider</ref>
* March 15, 2019 — di Bonaventura states a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' is in development.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/two-sequels-in-transformers-live-action-franchise-confirmed-in-development/43083/ Two Sequels in Transformers Live Action Franchise Confirmed in Development] on Seibertron</ref>
* March 18, 2019 — di Bonaventura claims that the next main ''Transformers'' film will be a reboot closely tied to the ''Bumblebee'' sequel, rather than a direct sequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. Either way, Paramount will pick the best script for ''Transformers 7'' and release that first.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bumblebee-producer-says-next-transformers-movie-wi/1100-6465652/ Bumblebee Producer Says Next Transformers Movie Will Be A Reboot] on GameSpot</ref>
[[File:Stevencaplejr autobot cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Hey, you think ''that's'' speed? You ain't seen the Golden Rocket.]]
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Then we will create ''alternate forms'', based on the most powerful local creatures!]]
* January 27, 2020 — Variety reports two ''Transformers'' films are being penned, to be produced simultaneously: one written by [[James Vanderbilt]], another to be written by [[Joby Harold]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/news/transformers-franchise-revamp-bumblebee-james-vanderbilt-joby-harold-1203482496/ ‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets a Revamp With Two Separate Films in the Works] on Variety</ref> Deadline reports that Vanderbilt's script is for a spin-off film based on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', while Harold's script continues the story from the ''Bumblebee'' film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/transformers-movies-paramount-1202843234/ Dual ‘Transformers’ Movies In The Works At Paramount] on Deadline</ref>
* May 2, 2020 — [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms that a new Transformers live-action movie is slated for release on [[June 24]], 2022. However, only one between Harold's ''Bumblebee'' sequel and Vanderbilt's ''Beast Wars'' film will make it to production first.
* August 21, 2020 — New Republic Pictures is announced as a new co-financier for Paramount in a ten-picture deal in the wake of the success of 2019's ''Rocketman''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/08/paramount-pictures-new-republic-pictures-10-picture-cofinancing-deal-top-gun-maverick-1203018250/ New Republic Pictures Signs 10-Pic Co-Fi Deal With Paramount Pictures; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Films] on Deadline</ref>
* November 16, 2020 — [[Steven Caple Jr.]] is announced as the director.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/transformers-director-steven-caple-jr-1234613830/ Transformers’: ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Tapped To Direct Next Installment In Paramount And Hasbro Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* April 1, 2021 — [[Anthony Ramos]] is in talks for a starring role.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-7-cast-anthony-ramos/ Exclusive: Anthony Ramos in Talks to Star in New 'Transformers' Movie] at Collider</ref>
* April 29, 2021 — [[Dominique Fishback]] is in final negotiations to star in the film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/04/transformers-dominique-fishback-anthony-ramos-paramount-eone-and-hasbro-franchise-1234746855/ 'Transformers': Dominique Fishback Lands Lead Role Opposite Anthony Ramos In Next Installment For The Paramount Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* June 13, 2021 — A casting call sheet for filming in Montreal reveals that the film is set in [[1992]].<ref>[https://www.transformersfr.com/t5190p250-parlons-des-films-transformers-a-venir#190206 Rumeur ― le "7ème Film Transformers en prise de vue réelle" se déroulerait en 1992] on transformersfr.com</ref>
* June 22, 2021 — A Paramount virtual event is held in which the movie's title, premise, and few of the characters and cast are unveiled (revealing it to be both the ''Bumblebee'' and ''Beast Wars'' films in one).<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Currently attending a Paramount virtual event about the next #Transformers film. Report to follow!|link=https://twitter.com/search?q=(from%3ABWTF_Ben)%20until%3A2021-06-23%20since%3A2021-06-22|name=Ben Yee|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://bwtf.com/news/rise-of-the-beasts-character-descriptions|name=Ben Yee|site=BWTF|title=Movie News: "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" Character Descriptions|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref> The film's logo and official premise are also unveiled on official Transformers social media accounts.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The battle on Earth is no longer just between Autobots and Decepticons… Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons join Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, in theatres June 24, 2022.|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1407422768602181632|name=@transformers|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref>
* June 28, 2021 — [[Ron Perlman]] is announced to be reprising his role as Optimus Primal from ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''. [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]] are confirmed as writers, inspired by Joby Harold's earlier draft.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='''Ron Perlman''' has been tapped to voice Optimus Primal in '''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''', Collider has exclusively learned. [...] ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be led by rising stars '''Anthony Ramos''' (''In the Heights'') and '''Dominique Fishback''' (''Judas and the Black Messiah''), and '''Steven Caple Jr.''' (''Creed II'') is directing from a script by '''Darnell Metayer''' and '''Josh Peters''', who worked off an earlier draft by '''Joby Harold'''.|link=https://collider.com/ron-perlman-optimus-primal-voice-transformers-7-rise-of-the-beasts/|name=Jeff Sneider|site=Collider|title=Exclusive: 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Adds Ron Perlman as Voice of Optimus Primal|year=2021|month=06|day=28}}</ref>
* July 11, 2021 — Rapper [[Tobe Nwigwe]] announces on Instagram that he's been cast in the movie.<ref>[https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-s-tobe-nwigwe-earns-emmy-nom-16317174 Houston’s Tobe Nwigwe earns Emmy nom, 'Transformers' role] from the Houston Chronicle</ref>
* October 6, 2021 — Caple Jr. reveals the vehicle modes for the Autobot and Terrorcon cast through his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The squad is out…|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsm_wyLory/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=06}}</ref>
* October 20, 2021 — Filming is completed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=That’s a wrap 🎬|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVOw5z2r9TP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 21, 2021 — Cuscopolita reports on the vehicles with the film's Peru crew, confirming the unidentified vehicles as [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] and [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.facebook.com/cuscopolitamagazine/videos/1941112319403899|name=Cuscopolita|site=Facebook|title=Exclusiva con los Transformers|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 22, 2021 — Ramos makes a guest appearance on [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], confirming Cheetor, his favorite ''Beast Wars'' character, will be in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I am a ''Transformers'' fan, ''Beast Wars'' fan, Cheetor is my #1 favorite of all time, so it's dope to have Cheetor, to be in this movie with Cheetor, it's gonna be crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjtxJqrv-bI&t=6051s|name=Anthony Ramos|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro PulseCon 2021 - DAY ONE|year=2021|month=10|day=22}}</ref>
* November 10, 2021 — Paramount announces the film has been delayed to [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release">{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has moved back a year and will now bow June 9, 2023. It previously was slated for June 24, 2022.|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-trek-transformers-movie-release-date-1235045937/|name=Aaron Couch|site=The Hollywood Reporter|title=‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ Movies Pushed Back at Paramount|year=2021|month=11|day=10}}</ref>
* February 15, 2022 — Paramount confirms that ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be the first entry in a trilogy of films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be released theatrically in 2023 and is the first of three new installments. A new animated series from @Nickelodeon arrives this fall. And in 2024, the franchise expands further with a CG animated Transformers theatrical film. #ParamountPlus|link=https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493706271207292928|name=Paramount+|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=02|day=15}}</ref>
* October 11, 2022 — Caple Jr. reveals through Instagram that [[Pete Davidson]] is the voice of Mirage, and [[Michelle Yeoh]] is the voice of Airazor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sneak peek of Pete voicing Mirage & @michelleyeoh_official blessing us as the voice of Air Razor|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjlx3PPPC_J/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=11}}</ref>
* October 21, 2022 — [[Tobe Nwigwe]] states on an Instagram post that they are doing some re-shoots for ''Rise of the Beasts'', including featuring his character in additional scenes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The head people from ''Transformers'' said I did so good in my part they wanna add me to some more scenes. So I gotta go shoot some more stuff for ''Transformers''.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj9PnevsVb1/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=21}}</ref>
[[File:ROTBTeaserPoster.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I'd say that's PRIME! Let's do it!]]
* December 1, 2022 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWWDskI46Js official teaser trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures in conjunction with São Paulo's CCXP convention, giving audiences a first glimpse of the film and its various characters, including Mirage, Arcee, Scourge and the Maximals. Multiple voice cast members are also announced.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/12/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-peter-dinklage-liza-koshy-john-dimaggio-cast-1235186104/]</ref>
* December 2, 2022 — [[Jongnic Bontemps]] is announced as the film's score composer.<ref>[http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/12/02/jongnic-bontemps-to-compose-music-for-steven-caple-jr-s-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/]</ref>
* December 16, 2022 — Caple Jr. shares a clip of Peter Cullen performing on his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=🐐|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPM80yPcsP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=12|day=16}}</ref>
* December 26, 2022 — Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal make a "guest" appearance on the 2022 [[Nickelodeon]] Nickmas NFL game, showcasing both modes and their transformations.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5X0F_AvY8Q YouTube upload] of a recording for Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal on the 2022 Nickmas NFL game</ref>
* January 31, 2023 — [[Sam Smith]] reveals toy concept art for a new character from the film, [[Freezer]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFlXXNOly1/</ref>
* February 12, 2023 — Paramount airs a 30-second TV spot detailing Mirage's Porsche 911 vehicle mode for Super Bowl LVII in collaboration with Porsche.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/02/2023-super-bowl-movie-trailers-the-flash-fast-x-transformers-ant-man-expected-1235247160/ Super Bowl Movie Trailer Spots Will Include ‘The Flash’, ‘Fast X’, ‘Transformers’ & ‘Ant-Man’ — Deadline]</ref>
* April 2, 2023 — During the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four on CBS, Paramount aired a first-of-its-kind mixed reality TV spot that showed off Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal appearing on a 90s basketball court that transformed from the court the actual basketball match was being played on. A few brief clips from the first trailer were also shown.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeeIfpbUAHg]</ref>
* April 6, 2023 — Actor [[Tongayi Chirisa]] announces on Instagram that he is the voice of Cheetor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So there is a story to this!!! Per the usual standard .. I had to sign an NDA, so I had NO IDEA what I was reading for.. it was only when I was in the booth to do my voice over that it dawned on me that I was reading for TRANSFORMERS Like what!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯 I totally geeked out in the moment.. Man, to say this is mad exciting is an understatement... So thankful. So honored, so blessed!!!! Massive shout out and THANK YOU to @stevencaplejr for putting your boi on! Appreciate you, fam!!! @transformersmovie..🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 IT WAS ALL A DREAM!!!! Welcome, y'all. I am your transformer #CHEETOR!!!! Let's goooo!!!!!! #NdezvaMwari #Yeshua #smallbeginnings #ontherise|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqs_PQ1J_s6/|name=Tongayi Chirisa|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=04|day=06}}</ref>
* April 14, 2023 — To promote the film, Optimus Prime introduces Tobe Nwigwe's performance of "[[On My Soul]]" at {{w|Coachella}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Calling all Autobots. @TobeNwigwe and #OptimusPrime have rolled out to #Coachella. #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1647069845731803136|name=Transformers|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=04|day=14}}</ref>
* April 27, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itnqEauWQZM official trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures, revealing more of the movie and Unicron's role in the plot, as well as delivering a first, brief look at the Predacons.
* May 6, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxore0Gxwpc first clip] is showcased at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, showing the Autobots' first interaction with the Maximals.
* May 12, 2023 — The website Puliwood reveals the film's Hungarian dub cast...including the voice of [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]], a character that had not yet been announced to be appearing in the film.<ref>[https://www.puliwood.hu/ismertetok/exkluziv-ilyen-szinkronhangokkal-jon-a-transformers-a-fenevadak-kora-325900.html EXKLUZÍV: ilyen szinkronhangokkal jön a Transformers: A fenevadak kora]</ref>
* May 27, 2023 — The film's world premiere is held at Marina Bay Sands in [[Singapore]].
* June 5, 2023 — David Sobolov confirms on Instagram that he is also voicing Apelinq in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtIhCcwu4Ld/|quote=#transformers #riseofthebeasts fans… I just saw our epic premiere in Brooklyn! Tonight, I’m excited to reveal that I am the voice… of Apelinq!|name=David Sobolov|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=06|day=05}}</ref>
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===Changes before, during, and after production===
[[File:ROTB-concept-Rampage.jpg|thumb|250px|I prefer to beat my enemies the old-fashioned way: brutally!]]
* An early cut of the film opened with a different prologue, in which a Decepticon named [[Transit (ROTB)|Transit]], dispatched from a Decepticon-controlled Cybertron to hunt down Optimus Prime, battles and is killed by Optimus, who dumps his body in the Hudson River alongside numerous other Decepticons who have tried to do the same in the past few years. The scene was dropped due to test audiences finding it too dark, but [[John DiMaggio]] remains credited as the voice of Transit even in the finished film. Most of the visual effects for the scene were completed, and it was included (sans the river-dumping part) as a bonus feature with the movie's home media release.
** The scene was replaced for the finished film with Unicron's attack on the Maximal homeworld, which in the earlier cut was recounted by Airazor with hologram visual-aids during the scene when she meets the Autobots mid-movie.
* A scene was filmed of (in their truck modes) Optimus intercepting and ramming Scourge through a wall in Cuzco.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/10/15/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-action-scene-between-autobots-terrocons-in-cuzco-explosions-443003 "Transformers Rise Of The Beasts – Action Scene Between Autobots & Terrocons In Cuzco & Explosions!"—TFW2005]</ref> No such sequence appeared in the final film, though a similar visual was used in one of [https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/05/08/even-more-new-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-character-posters-482376 Optimus Prime's character posters], set on the mountain road instead.
* Cheetor and Rhinox were initially intended to be introduced slightly earlier, encountering Elena and Noah in the underground cavern. In scenes interspersed with the Autobots' and Terrorcons' running battle on the hilltop road, Cheetor was to be the one who took down Freezer as he menaced the two humans, after which Noah's gauntlet would accidentally fire a shot at the Maximal, causing him and Rhinox to chase them through the cave. Cut in favor of making the Autobot/Terrorcon battle one unbroken scene, the alternate version was included as a bonus on the home media release.
*According to concept artists [[Eddie Del Rio]] and [[Shane Baxley]] more [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] other than Scorponok were considered to have a role in the movie; known characters include: [[Waspinator (ROTB)|Waspinator]], [[:File:ROTBRamhorn.jpg|Ram]][[:File:15-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Ramhorn-Concept-Art.jpg|horn]], [[:File:Snapper.jpg|Snapper]], [[:File:Retrax2.jpg|Retrax]], [[:File:Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Blackaracnia-Concept-Art.jpg|Blackarachnia]], [[:File:ROTBSpittor.jpg|Spit]][[:File:14-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Spittor-Concept-Art.jpg|tor]] and [[:File:Rampage-face.jpg|Rampage]].
** However while development on the first six of them only got as far as rough sketches, it appears Rampage went pretty far into production before being scrapped, to the point where he was originally supposed to appear as [[:File:ROTB-Rampage-concept.jpg|a deceased corpse]] during the underground cavern sequence of the movie and [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu44E6aoECC/ a full 360° CGI model] was even animated for the character.
* Multiple changes were made to the film's ending, which originally had a much darker tone like the scrapped opening. Originally, Mirage wasn't planned to survive the final battle, and Optimus would have been sucked into the portal after destroying the Transwarp Key and wind up floating in space before Unicron in the post-credits scene. Reactions by the audience in test screenings convinced Caple to change the ending to something a bit more hopeful, wanting to let the good guys get a solid win.<ref name=AltEnding>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-ending-1235512382/ ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Talks That Ending, Hailee Steinfeld and Test Screening Changes — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The scene of Prime and Unicron was included as an extra with the home media release.
* Two versions of the final scene were filmed: one in which Agent Burke's business card reveals him to be part of [[Sector Seven]], and the version used in the film, in which he's part of G.I. Joe. According to Caple, the Sector Seven version was filmed only as misdirection, and the G.I. Joe version was always the one he intended to use.<ref name=Joe/>
* Other deleted/extended scenes included on the home media release include: Elena's moment of panicked disbelief (prominently showcased in the movie's trailer) shortly after the museum battle; Noah speaking with his mother when he returns home after the museum battle; a wholesomely cute moment between Elena and Airazor before Mirage and Noah join the group to depart for Peru, in which Airazor explains the Maximal insignia; and a short scene of Optimus Primal about to hand the Transwarp Key over to Optimus Prime, before they are interrupted by Airazor's rampage.
* Additional cuts not represented in the extras from throughout the film included: a scene of Bumblebee showing a polaroid of himself and [[Charlie Watson]] to Optimus Prime as they wait outside the museum, to emphasise that some humans are trustworthy; innuendos between Arcee and Wheeljack that hint at a romantic attraction between the two; some dialogue from Scourge emphasising that (not unlike Galvatron in the original animated movie) he is an unwilling servant of Unicron; a scene of Wheeljack lending his glasses to Optimus Prime to use like a telescope; and an alternate plan to destroy the Transwarp Key in the final act that involves using the deceased Airazor's spark as a bomb, only for the bomb to be lost, leaving Elena to figure out the codes.
* During production, the Scorponok drones initially had a troll-like robot mode, and dozens of them would have merged into a massive Scorponok [[combiner]] that towered over the Autobots and Maximals in the final battle. Although their [https://www.eddiedelrio.com 3D models] were made, they were ultimately cut out.
* Concept art was created for a fourth Terrorcon who ultimately never made it to the final film. This character was referred to with the working name “[[:File:Bloodhound.jpeg|'''Bloodhound''']]” <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuheJkfxGeW/|quote=Early ideas for #bloodhound. He was my first task so I mostly carried over the process used on #bumblebee back in 2017. Swipe and you can see the rough sculpts I did in VR to capture attitude/proportion/etc. Then I would paint in details with photoshop. By the end of the show I was blocking in VR then jumped straight to zbrush/maya as it took roughly the same amount of time to sculpt everything.|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=10}}</ref> and would have transformed into a demonic-looking Oldsmobile 442. <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuPeUkzROiu/|quote=BLOODHOUND! This was the first #terracon Haworth had me do using an #oldsmobile442 which I think @stevencaplejr has in his garage? Unfortunately the scenes with this guy got cut - but he still got #imdb credit 🤣🤙🏻 #transformers #riseofthebeasts|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=03}}</ref>
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==Notes==
* In a first for the franchise, the lead human actors, multiple writers, the composer, and the director are all people of color.
* This is the first movie in the series not to be worked on by [[Industrial Light & Magic]]; this time around the CG effects were done by [[Moving Picture Company]] and [[WetaFX]].
* Steven Caple Jr. was initially sceptical of working on a ''Transformers'' movie, which at that point in development was being called ''Bumblebee 2'', because he was uncertain about jumping right into another sequel after directing ''{{w|Creed II}}''—however, the incorporation of elements inspired by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', which Caple Jr. had been a fan of, helped sway him. Upon joining the project, he pitched several revisions, drawing from his enthusiasm for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' by adding [[Unicron]] (and the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s) and Noah's exosuit, along with a prologue on the [[Maximal]]s' homeworld and a new arc for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] centred around his initial misanthropy.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The first time that- I did ''Creed 2'', and the first time the studio ever knocked on my door, it was for ''Bumblebee 2''. And I was like, "I don't want to do- I just came out from ''Creed 2'', I don't want to do a sequel..." you know? And so a year had gone by—or maybe two, right before COVID—and they said, "we found out the story we want to tackle: we want to bring in ''Beast Wars''." I was like, "I know all about ''Beast Wars'', I'm down for ''Beast Wars''." And so they developed a script on their own, they passed it to me—2020, October 5th, I remember the date—and I jumped right in and I kind of did my own version of the pitch, I said: "I love where you guys are going, you guys want to do New York, you guys want to do the 90s, you want to do Peru, but here's what I'll do, with the characters..." So I changed up Optimus Prime, I gave him a whole pitch on how I would start him with like, not loving humans at first, and not besiding Noah right off the rip, they're gonna have friction between the two... Gave 'em a pitch for Optimus Primal, where they start off in the top of the movie, and I gave them a new Unicron- I mean a new villain, which was Unicron and the Terrorcon squad. I just felt like, as a fan, we've been tiptoeing around Unicron, and all the other films kind of like hinted towards him towards the end, and I just really want to expand the universe and I felt like he was that perfect source to do so, because he tells us there's another world out there, there's more Transformers out there, it's not just Autobots and Decepticons. And then of course the [[exosuit]], that was my idea, it was homage to the 80s cartoon, so... It was a bit of that, pitched it to 'em and they loved the heart, they love where I was going with the direction of the characters, and yeah, they kind of gave me the key to play!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxUukVwKLCc|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Collider|title=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Interview: Director Reveals Big Change to Film|year=2023|month=06|day=06}}</ref>
* [[Tobe Nwigwe]]'s character of [[Reek]] was based Steven Caple Jr.'s friend Tarik Jackson, who passed away before shooting began in 2021.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The way I got the ''Transformers'' role was insane. [...] One of [Steven Caple Jr.'s] best friends was a fan of the music, and his best friend, right, like, as they was getting ready to start shooting the movie... passed. Passed, yeah. And he had Paramount Studios reach out to me to try to play a specific- the best friend role in ''Transformers''. They kind of emulated who his best friend was in real life. He told Paramount [...] "reach out to Tobe and if he send anything back that's even ''halfway'' decent... I want to use him." But because I had never done no acting ever in my life, I just had this script right here, and just read it like I was acting, and just recorded myself on the iPhone and I was like, "yo there's no way in hell..." [...] I did that, sent that in, and they liked it!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfAoWTKh3R8&t=2638s|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Sway's Universe|year=2023|month=01|day=23}}</ref>
* The fourth-wall-breaking [[Mark Wahlberg]] namedrop was ad-libbed by [[Pete Davidson]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We wanted to break the fourth wall. In all fairness, Pete Davidson made that up in the booth, and we laughed so hard, we're like in tears, and we're like there's no way we could not use this. We had ad-libbed a whole bunch of stuff. One was on, "Beanie Babies was weird", and he was like, what about Marky Mark leaving the Funky Bunch? And we were just in tears. And then we showed the studio and everybody loved it and was like, "let's just break the fourth wall. Do it."|link=https://gizmodo.com/breaking-the-fourth-wall-in-transformers-rise-of-the-b-1850514340|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=io9|title=Breaking the Fourth Wall in ''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=06|day=09}}</ref>
* During the production of the film, Ramos had to acquire a driver's license at Caple Jr.'s behest.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DDi5f1SL4oESslcZLjhhG|name=Anthony Ramos|site=the Spout Podcast|year=2021}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=I had a two-week window to get an appointment at the DMV, and the DMV was initially uncooperative. Finally, after much haggling, I was able to secure an appointment. I took the test in my mother's car after a few months of practice with an instructor. Fortunately, I was able to pass.|link=https://theplaylist.net/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-anthony-ramos-talks-representation-in-franchises-getting-his-drivers-license-for-the-film-interview-20230607/|name=Anthony Ramos|site=The Playlist|title='Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts': Anthony Ramos Talks Representation In Franchises & Getting His Driver's License For The Film [Interview]|year=2023|month=06|day=07}}</ref>
* During an interview with a fan, voice actor David Sobolov revealed that Caple Jr. would create storyboards using Transformers toys. Awesome!<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdsfclO5etE&t=1106 "ROTB UNICRON IS THRILLING!" | Interview with DAVID SOBOLOV (Rhinox + Battletrap)! - YouTube]</ref>
* According to Caple Jr., Optimus's unmasked face was modeled after Peter Cullen's.
* As a result of Transit's removal, this is the first live-action film to not feature the Decepticons in any capacity.
* To keep the secret of the ''G.I. Joe'' tease at the end of the movie, most copies of the script and the version of the scene shot for test screenings all used [[Sector Seven]] instead. Michael Kelly also didn't know the big twist with his character until he arrived on set. Caple Jr. even had only a single ''G.I. Joe'' business card printed, on the day of filming, and took it from the set himself afterwards for safekeeping!<ref name=Joe>{{citesocial|quote=There was one version of the script that mentioned the G.I. Joe reveal. All other copies, including the one in the studio's possession, described the military organization as Sector 7. "That way no one could leak the script," Caple notes. [...] Caple says they shot two versions of Kelly's scene, one where Burke's business card reads Sector 7 and one where the card reads G.I. Joe, so audiences in test screenings wouldn't know the true reveal. There was only one copy of the G.I. Joe business card, and Caple took that himself from set for safe keeping. "I was like, 'I'm taking this. I don't want this to be found on the floor,'" he says. "I actually didn't have them printed out until that day [on set]. We were very cautious of it, man. We were really trying to be as secretive as possible."|link=https://ew.com/movies/transformers-g-i-joe-crossover-plans/|name=Nick Romano|site=Entertainment Weekly|title=Inside the top-secret plans for Transformers and G.I. Joe|year=2023|month=06|day=12}}</ref>
* This is the first live-action Transformers movie where the Japanese dub wasn't sound directed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]]. Instead it is directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], who had been responsible for the dub of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
* ''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin3jing4 Gam1gong1: Kwong4sau3 Gwat6hei2''''' (變形金剛：狂獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''French:'' '''''Transformers : Le Réveil des Bêtes''''' (Canada, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''German:'' '''''Transformers: Aufstieg der Bestien''''' ("Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers: A fenevadak kora''''' ("Transformers: The Age of the Beasts")
* ''Italian: '' '''''Transformers: Il Risveglio''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening")
* ''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Chāonéng Yǒngshì Juéqǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：超能勇士崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beast Wars")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Despertar das Feras''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Despertar de las Bestias''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Voskhozhdeniye Zverobotov''''' (Трансформеры: Восхождение Звероботов, "Transformers: Rise of the Beastbots")
* ''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Chas Zvirobotiv''''' (Трансформери: Час Звіроботів, "Transformers: Time of the Beastbots")

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Real world films]]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts| ]]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts media]]

Hudson steam locomotive Seeker

2025-07-22T14:52:21Z

Grievous Prime:

{{noname-nickname}}
:''The "Hudson steam locomotive" is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] from the [[movie continuity family]].''
[[File:ROTF-locomotive-seeker.jpg|thumb|270px|[[Astrotrain (DOTM)|He]] probably wasn't [[The God Gambit|worshiped as a God]] this time...]]
Along with the other [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], the '''Hudson steam locomotive''' travelled to Earth thousands of years ago in search of stars to harvest. At some point after he arrived, he assumed the form of a J3-A 4-6-4 Hudson steam engine to conceal himself.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Seymour Simmons]] possessed a photo of the Hudson, and claimed that it was a Seeker. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] agreed. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Seekers]]

File:ROTF-locomotive-seeker.jpg

2025-07-22T14:51:47Z

Grievous Prime: Recreation of the actual Hudson steam locomotive picture used as prop on the set of ''Revenge of the Fallen''. Category:Revenge of the Fallen images

Recreation of the actual Hudson steam locomotive picture used as prop on the set of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen images]]

B-24 Liberator Seeker

2025-07-22T14:45:47Z

Grievous Prime:

{{noname-nickname}}
:''The "B-24 Liberator" is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] from the [[movie continuity family]].''
[[File:ROTF-B-24-seeker-prop.jpg|thumb|300px|"[[Lugnut|Stasis lock itself could not deter me from your grand and glorious plan, oh wise and noble Fallen!]]"]]
The '''B-24 Liberator''' is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] that transforms into a {{w|B-24 Liberator}} aircraft. He was dispatched to Earth thousands of years ago to find a suitable sun for harvesting.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Seymour Simmons]] possessed a photo of the B-24, and claimed that it was a Seeker. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] agreed. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Seekers]]

File:ROTF-B-24-seeker-prop.jpg

2025-07-22T14:45:09Z

Grievous Prime: Recreation of the actual B-24 Liberator picture used as prop on the set of ''Revenge of the Fallen''. Category:Revenge of the Fallen images

Recreation of the actual B-24 Liberator picture used as prop on the set of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen images]]

Seeker (ROTF)

2025-07-22T14:41:59Z

Grievous Prime:

{{disambig3|Seeker}}
:''The Seekers are a type of [[Transformer]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Defiance4 Jetfire.jpg|thumb|300px|They call me the seeker, I've been searching low and hiiiiiiiiiiigh.]]

The '''Seekers''' were among the first [[Transformer]]s, characterized by their ability to traverse space. They were tasked with finding stars by the [[Dynasty of Primes]] to feed the [[AllSpark]].

Known Seekers include
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]
*[[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]]
*[[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]]
*[[Air Raid (DOTM)|Air Raid]]
*Unnamed [[Ford Model T Seeker]]
*Unnamed [[B-24 Liberator Seeker]]
*Two unnamed [[F-104 Starfighter Seeker]]s
*Unnamed [[Hudson steam locomotive Seeker]]
*Unnamed [[truck Seeker]]

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] was one of the first Seekers, searching for stars under the command of [[The Fallen]] millions of years ago. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} He turned his back on the cause when The Fallen deliberately tried to destroy the [[sun]] despite knowing of the existence of life on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}} Following The Fallen's defeat, he left a number of his loyal Seekers, including Fortress, on Earth to search for the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. Having little success over the years, these Seekers grew bored and frustrated, and began competing and fighting amongst themselves over the smallest clue to the Tomb's location. One such battle between Fortress and an unnamed truck Seeker in 1929 led to the deaths of [[Carter Newell]]'s parents, sowing the seeds of the [[Initiative]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic===
[[File:GrindorTitan_oldjunk.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Ransack, agent of [[the Fallen]], called himself a Seeker. He also referred to Seekers as being a whole different and separate form of life, but in the context he's likely just talking smack. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

Later, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] sent [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] to find an old, rusting car. A car Soundwave referred to as one of "the lost", a redundant shell containing ancient knowledge. When Grindor cut it open, he retrieved a Cybertronian-looking "memory tree" from the innards. Hmmmm... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

Soundwave later had Ransack captured, wanting to know the information the Seeker had. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

After the Fallen's destruction, [[William Lennox]] and his [[NEST]] team were spread thin trying to locate all the remaining Seekers. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] identified photos of a Ford Model T automobile, a 4-6-4 Hudson steam engine, a B-24 Liberator bomber, an F-104 Starfighter interceptor, and an [[Jetfire (Movie)|SR-71 Blackbird]] as depicting Seekers. Simmons had spent some time in Sector 7 begging to investigate the evidence that these were [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|N.B.E.]]s, but was denied and told he was being "obsessed". Really? Simmons, obsessed? Can't be. Sam, Simmons, Mikaela, Leo, Skids, and Mudflap located Jetfire who was able to translate a clue from the Allspark knowledge in Sam's head that led to the Tomb of the Primes and teleported them to Egypt through a [[space bridge]]. He later appeared to help during the [[Operation: Firestorm|final battle]], sacrificing himself to give [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] the power to defeat the Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}} Jetfire identified [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] as being a seeker a short time after stomping him to death. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}

==Notes==
* Centuries later, the term ''Seeker'' would be used to describe a [[Seeker (Movie)|crack team]] under the command of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]].
* [[Ben Procter]] designed a robot mode for the Ford Model T automobile that was used as the basis of Ransack's.<ref>[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's Revenge of the Fallen concept art at Concept Art World.]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Portuguese:'' '''Buscadores''' ("Seekers")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Seekers| ]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen subgroups]]

F-104 Starfighter Seeker

2025-07-22T14:40:17Z

Grievous Prime:

{{noname-nickname}}
:''The "F-104 Starfighters" are a couple of [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] from the [[movie continuity family]].''

[[File:ROTF-F-104-props.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
Dispatched to Earth thousands of years ago with other [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] in search of a suitable sun for consumption, the '''F-104 Starfighter'''s adopted a {{w|F-104 Starfighter|plane}} of the same name as disguise.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Seymour Simmons]] possessed a photo of the F-104s, and claimed that they were Seekers. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] agreed. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Seekers]]

F-104 Starfighter Seeker

2025-07-22T14:39:52Z

Grievous Prime:

{{noname-nickname}}
:''The "F-104 Starfighters" are a couple of [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] from the [[movie continuity family]].''

[[File:ROTF-F-104-props.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
Dispatched to Earth thousands of years ago with other [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] in search of a suitable sun for consumption, the '''F-104 Starfighter'''s adopted a {{w|F-104 Starfighter|plane}} of the same name for a disguise.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Seymour Simmons]] possessed a photo of the F-104s, and claimed that they were Seekers. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] agreed. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Seekers]]

File:ROTF-F-104-props.jpg

2025-07-22T14:39:37Z

Grievous Prime: Recreation of the actual F-104 Starfighter pictures used as props on the set of ''Revenge of the Fallen''. Category:Revenge of the Fallen images

Recreation of the actual F-104 Starfighter pictures used as props on the set of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen images]]

Ford Model T Seeker

2025-07-22T14:35:55Z

Grievous Prime:

{{noname-nickname}}
[[File:ROTF-seeker-model-t-prop.jpg|thumb|300px|"Hey [https://pixarcars.fandom.com/wiki/Lizzie Lizzie], come look at this fellow on the radio! They look just like you!"]]
:''The "Ford Model T" is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Ford Model T''' automobile is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]], was dispatched thousands of years ago to Earth, adopted a {{w|Ford Model T|Model T}} automobile as a disguise, and that's about all we know.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Seymour Simmons]] possessed a photo of the Model T, and claimed that it was a Seeker. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] agreed. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==Notes==
[[File:FordModelTSeekerconcept.jpg|thumb|200px|We've replaced Ransack's biplane mode with a car... let's see if he notices.]]
*Conceptual artist [[Ben Procter]] designed a robot mode for the Model T robot, and the design was later tweaked and recycled as [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]]'s robot mode. Whether they are the same character is debatable.

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Seekers]]

File:ROTF-seeker-model-t-prop.jpg

2025-07-22T14:35:17Z

Grievous Prime: Recreation of the actual Ford Model-T picture used as prop on the set of ''Revenge of the Fallen''. Category:Revenge of the Fallen images

Recreation of the actual Ford Model-T picture used as prop on the set of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen images]]

Waspinator (ROTB)

2025-07-21T13:29:12Z

Grievous Prime: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Waspinator}}
{{factions|predacon}}
:''Waspinator is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:13-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Waspinator-Concept-Art.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rescued from the "things that don't exist" category by a toy's audio file.]]

'''Waspinator''' is a Predacon who rules (as [[Megatron (ROTB)|Megatron]] is "gone")! He's probably a wasp.

==Toys==
===''Rise of the Beasts''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Command & Convert Animatronic Optimus Primal''' (Command & Convert Animatronic, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': two swords

:When this electronic Optimus Primal scans for Predacons, sometimes the voice of Waspinator responds, who declares that Waspinator rules.<ref>[https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1662142641251794953/video/1 Recording of Optimus Primal voice clip, via David Willis on Twitter]</ref>

==Notes==
*Concept artist [[Eddie Del Rio]] revealed that Predacons were to have a role in ''Rise of the Beasts'', but development on them only got as far as rough sketches as seen above. He later noted that he picked the characters he did sketches for on random and was not guided by any higher-ups.<ref>{{cite social|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CxEml5lJrYR/|quote=
Update- I wasn’t told which characters to do. I just picked a bunch. I went with some very deep cuts as you can see. I just really wanted a robot frog.) Transformers Rise of the Beast for a very brief second may of had some Predacons in the works. Yes, for a very brief moment the thought was to have some Predacons in the movie. I spent a day doing very very rough sketches. What you see here is a small amount of what I did that day.|name=Eddie Del Rio|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=09|day=11}}</ref>
*Notably, Waspinator concept art depicts him with four arms while in robot mode, not unlike his [[:File:PredaconsRising Waspinator.jpg|''Animated'' counterpart]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ROTB-Waspinatorconceptart.jpg|colorless ''Rise of the Beasts'' early sketch concept
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Predacons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Waspinator (ROTB)

2025-07-21T13:28:35Z

Grievous Prime: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Waspinator}}
{{factions|predacon}}
:''Waspinator is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:13-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Waspinator-Concept-Art.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rescued from the "things that don't exist" category by a toy's audio file.]]

'''Waspinator''' is a Predacon who rules (as [[Megatron (ROTB)|Megatron]] is "gone")! He's probably a wasp.

==Toys==
===''Rise of the Beasts''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Command & Convert Animatronic Optimus Primal''' (Command & Convert Animatronic, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': two swords

:When this electronic Optimus Primal scans for Predacons, sometimes the voice of Waspinator responds, who declares that Waspinator rules.<ref>[https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1662142641251794953/video/1 Recording of Optimus Primal voice clip, via David Willis on Twitter]</ref>

==Notes==
*Concept artist [[Eddie Del Rio]] revealed that Predacons were to have a role in ''Rise of the Beasts'', but development on them only got as far as rough sketches as seen above. He later noted that he picked the characters he did sketches for on random and was not guided by any higher-ups.<ref>{{cite social|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CxEml5lJrYR/|quote=
Update- I wasn’t told which characters to do. I just picked a bunch. I went with some very deep cuts as you can see. I just really wanted a robot frog.) Transformers Rise of the Beast for a very brief second may of had some Predacons in the works. Yes, for a very brief moment the thought was to have some Predacons in the movie. I spent a day doing very very rough sketches. What you see here is a small amount of what I did that day.|name=Eddie Del Rio|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=09|day=11}}</ref>
*Notably, Waspinator concept art depicts him with four arms while in robot mode, not unlike his [[Waspinator (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ROTB-Waspinatorconceptart.jpg|colorless ''Rise of the Beasts'' early sketch concept
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Predacons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)

2025-07-21T13:00:19Z

Grievous Prime: /* Changes before, during, and after production */

{{nav-rotb}} 
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|title=''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''
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|caption=So for now, let the battle be here, on this strange, primitive world. And let it be called... Beast Wars!
|production companies=[[Skydance Media]] [[Entertainment One]] [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura|di Bonaventura Pictures]] [[New Republic Pictures]] [[Michael Bay|Bay Films]]
|distributor=[[Paramount Pictures]]
|executive producer=[[Steven Spielberg]] [[Brian Goldner]] [[Brian Oliver]] [[Bradley J. Fischer]] [[Valerii An]] [[David Ellison]] [[Dana Goldberg]] [[Don Granger]]
|producer=[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] [[Tom DeSanto]] [[Don Murphy]] [[Michael Bay]] [[Mark Vahradian]] [[Duncan Henderson]]
|story by=[[Joby Harold]]
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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' is the seventh film in the [[live-action film series]], serving both as a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' and a tribute to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. The film is directed by [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and written by [[Joby Harold]], [[Darnell Metayer]], [[Josh Peters]], [[Erich Hoeber]], and [[Jon Hoeber]]. Originally expected to be released on [[June 28]], [[2019]],<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref> the film was delayed multiple times until finally being released on [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release"/>

When [[Noah Díaz]], a struggling young man trying to provide for his family, is roped into a conflict between the marooned [[Autobot]]s and the recently arrived [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]], he must learn to work with weary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] so they, with the help of the wise [[Maximal]]s and the unadventurous researcher [[Elena Wallace]], can stop the arrival of the planet-eater [[Unicron]].

{{bigquote|Maximals...!}}
{{bigquote|Autobots...!}}
{{bigquote|Roll out!|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:ROTBcap-Unicronringedplanet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|This is one unusual planet... whatever it is.]]

Somewhere in time and space, the dark god [[Unicron]] and his minions invade a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle world]] populated by [[Maximal]]s. Unicron, seeking a way to cross galaxies, sends his [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] herald [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] to retrieve the [[Transwarp Key]], an advanced device that can open portals in space-time. Although the Maximals attempt to fight back, their leader [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] entrusts [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] with the Transwarp Key and orders him to keep the artifact from Unicron. As Primal and his followers—including [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]], and [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]—use the key to escape their doomed planet and flee to prehistoric [[Earth]], Scourge kills Apelinq after a brief fight and takes his [[insignia]] as a trophy.

Thousands of years later, in June [[1994]], ex-military electronics expert [[Noah Díaz]] attempts to find a job to support his sick brother [[Kris Díaz|Kris]]. However, after another failed interview, his friend [[Reek]] convinces him to steal an expensive car from a nearby hotel. However, the "car" turns out to be the Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] in disguise, who takes the terrified Noah on a joyride through the streets of [[New York City]]. At the same time, a museum on Ellis Island comes into possession of an unusual stone falcon with a Maximal insignia. After closing hours, museum intern [[Elena Wallace]] investigates the statue and accidentally breaks it open to reveal half of the Transwarp Key. The artifact releases an energy pulse that attracts the attention of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots, who have been stranded on Earth since their evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[Bumblebee (film)|seven years prior]]. Prime summons the nearest Autobots—[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and Mirage, who arrives at the meeting spot with Noah in tow. Although Optimus distrusts humans, he believes that they can use the Transwarp Key to return home and liberate their homeworld; eventually, Mirage hatches a scheme to sneak into the museum and have Noah steal the key for them.

[[File:Scourge about to blast bee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|A treacherous, underhanded sneak attack! I like you, pussycat, yes.]]

Unbeknownst to the Autobots, the accidental activation of the Transwarp Key summons the Terrorcons to Earth. Noah meets Elena inside the museum, but cannot convince her to turn over the relic before the Terrorcons attack; despite Prime's best efforts, Scourge successfully overpowers the Autobot leader, steals the Transwarp Key, and mortally injures Bumblebee before Airazor arrives to help drive the villains away. Airazor explains that the Maximals have been on Earth for millennia, and deliberately split the Transwarp Key in half to prevent Unicron or his followers from using it; she is the only survivor of the group watching over one half. The loss of Bumblebee only further galvanizes Optimus's resolve that they must reassemble the key and return home; Noah, fearful of Unicron's arrival, tells Elena that they must destroy the key to protect their own homeworld.

[[File:ROTB-Maximalstandoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Moderate your conflict circuits, Maximals.]]

Elena deduces that the other half of the key is located in a hidden temple in [[Peru]], and Prime recruits the airborne Autobot [[Stratosphere]] to take them there. Near the city of [[Cusco]], the Autobot [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] guides them to the temple, located beneath a [[Convent of Santo Domingo|local monastery]]. A festival prevents the Autobots from moving through the city inconspicuously; as a result, Noah and Elena must make the journey on foot. The pair discover a hidden mechanism that leads to a hidden temple with a stone sarcophogus but find that the other half of the key is no longer inside it. The Terrorcons attack again, and although the Autobots are able to evade the villains, the conflict ends with Scourge infecting Airazor with a portion of Unicron's dark energy. On the other side of the temple, Noah and Elena encounter Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Rhinox, who, after a brief standoff that is defused by Airazor, agree to join forces with the Autobots. Optimus Primal explains that they entrusted their half of the Transwarp Key to a tribe of humans who live near the [[energon]]-rich valley that Primal and his followers inhabit—while Optimus Prime distrusts humanity, Primal has lived among them for millennia, and has come to view them as friends and even allies.

The next morning, however, Scourge's corruption finally overtakes Airazor; in the ensuing battle, Primal is forced to crush her spark to save Elena, while Noah makes an attempt to destroy their half of the Transwarp Key until Optimus convinces him to stand down. However, Scourge and the Terrorcons take advantage of the chaos to steal the other half of the key and relocate to a nearby volcano, which they reshape into a massive portal that will summon Unicron to Earth.

[[File:RotB-Optimusvsscourge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Across the galaxy, it has come to this, Optimus Primal. Face to face, tooth to claw, yes... have you anything to say?]]

Having found some common ground between their two races, Optimus Prime and Noah agree to work together; while the Autobot-Maximal alliance battle Unicron's minions, Noah and Elena attempt to sneak into the Terrorcon base and deactivate the [[Unspace|transwarp]] device with a manual shutdown code based on Elena's studies of the Maximal language. Mirage attempts to distract Scourge so that the humans can complete their mission, but the Terrorcon leader gravely injures him; with the last of his strength, Mirage reshapes his body into an [[exosuit]] for Noah. As Unicron begins pushing his way through the portal to Earth and sending down reinforcements in the form of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s, the energy pulses released by the key ignite the nearby energon deposits and restore Bumblebee to life. As Bumblebee joins the fight, Optimus Prime gains the upper hand and finally kills Scourge, but not before the Terrorcon damages the console and leaves the heroes unable to close the portal. With no other options, Prime destroys the key and triggers a devastating implosion, but Noah and Primal successfully rescue the Autobot leader from falling into the collapsing vortex.

In the aftermath, the surviving Maximals remain in Peru, while the Autobots return to America. Elena is recognized for her archeological discovery, while Noah applies for another security job—but discovers that the job opportunity is actually a front for a clandestine government organization codenamed "[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]," who promise to cover his brother's treatment going forward.

Some time later, Noah has used spare Porsche parts to cobble together a new body for Mirage, and reveals his existence to a bewildered Reek.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s|c1=
;Autobots
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
* [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] ([[Pete Davidson]])
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Liza Koshy]])
* [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] ([[Cristo Fernández]])
* [[Stratosphere]] ([[John DiMaggio]])

;Maximals
* [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] ([[Ron Perlman]])
* [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]] ([[Michelle Yeoh]])
* [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]] ([[Tongayi Chirisa]])
* [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]] ([[David Sobolov]])
* [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] (David Sobolov)

|h2=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
;Terrorcons
* [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] ([[Peter Dinklage]])
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] ([[Michaela Jaé Rodriguez]])
* [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] (David Sobolov)
* [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s
** [[Freezer]]
** [[Novakane]]

;Predacons
* [[Double Punch (ROTB)#Studio Series|Double Punch]]es
* [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
* [[Noah Díaz]] ([[Anthony Ramos]])
* [[Elena Wallace]] ([[Dominique Fishback]])
* [[Breanna Díaz]] ([[Luna Lauren Velez]])
* [[Kris Díaz]] ([[Dean Scott Vasquez]])
* [[Reek]] ([[Tobe Nwigwe]])
* [[Jillian Robinson]] ([[Sarah Stiles]])
* [[Bishop (ROTB)|Bishop]] ([[Aidan Devine]])
* [[D. Greene]] ([[Leni Parker]])
* [[Amaru]] ([[Lucas Huarancca]])
;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
* [[Agent Burke]] ([[Michael Kelly (actor)|Michael Kelly]])

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[Unicron]] ([[Colman Domingo]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"There’s a legend that precedes the dawn of our civilization: a vile god so large, so powerful, that it consumed entire planets as fuel. Few believed such a thing could be true, until the day we saw Unicron with our own eyes…"
:—'''Optimus Primal's''' opening narration.

"I'll hold him off, buy you some time." 
"Then I'm staying with you." 
"This is my fight. Listen, if Unicron were to get the key, he could open a portal through [[Transwarp Drive|time and space]], with no end to the worlds he could destroy. It is now your time to lead the [[Maximal]]s... Optimus Primal."
:—'''Apelinq''' passing the torch to '''Optimus Primal'''.

"So you're this planet's... ''great'' warrior. You have such a beautiful world, filled with an abundance of life. Savory."
:—'''Scourge''' waxes poetic to Apelinq.

"Okay, what are the rules?" 
"Bros before hoes." 
''[Noah glares at Kris]'' 
''(sigh)'' "Don't be a problem. Don't go looking for a problem—" 
"Or else we're gonna have a problem."
:—'''Noah''' and '''Kris''' clarify the rules.

"I ain't breaking into a museum for some space robots." 
"But what about for friendship?" 
''[Noah stares at Mirage incredulously]'' 
"Uh, uh—or or ''or'', what about for cash?"
:—'''Noah''' wants out. '''Mirage''' wants him in.

''"You can't handle the truth!"'' 
"I do not want you going to that drive-in theater anymore."
:— '''Bumblebee's''' references grate on '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Stop following me!" 
"I'm not following you, I'm just escaping in the same direction!"
:—'''Elena''' and '''Noah''' run from the pursuing Sweeps.

"And you call yourself a Prime...Primus would be ''ashamed.''"
:—'''Scourge''' isn't too impressed with Optimus Prime.

"I'm going to take back Scourge's key, and then...''take off his head.''"
:—The origins of '''Optimus Prime's''' "GIVE ME YOUR FACE" phase.

"I love your fire, Prime, but you're going to die on this speck of dust." 
"I can think of no better place to bury you!"
:—'''Scourge''' has gotten on '''Optimus Prime's''' last nerve

"He is not ''the'' Optimus Prime I imagined." 
"Well, he has lost so much." 
"Many more will perish if the key falls into the wrong hands." 
"If you had another chance to save our home, would you act any differently?"
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Airazor'''

"I am sorry, Noah." 
"You were looking out for your own. I can't even be angry at you for that." 
"On my homeworld, we believe that the battle with darkness will continue [['Til all are one|'til all are one]]. I lost sight of that. You fought for yours as I fought for mine, when we should've been fighting the darkness together." 
"Well, I ain't done fighting yet."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Noah''' have a moment as Unicron approaches.

"''I have come here to kick ass!''"
:—'''Bumblebee''' announces his return with a clear message.

"Time to show you the real power of a Prime!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' lays the smackdown on Scourge. An ass kicker cometh.

"Don't, Prime. I can give you everything you want." 
"Then DIE!"
:—'''Unicron's''' temptation falls flat in '''Optimus Prime's''' face.

"I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. We have lost the Transwarp Key, and with it, our ability to go home. But we have gained an ally in our battle against the forces of evil. Forces too powerful for any of us to defeat on our own, but together, we might just have a chance."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration. We missed them.

"I am Noah Díaz. What is there to know about me? I was raised out in Brooklyn. I got a little bro who calls me Sonic, and if I gotta help save the universe in order to help save the people I love, well then that's what I'm gonna do."
:—'''Noah''' does his own closing narration.

==Continuity notes==
''Rise of the Beasts'' is a direct sequel to 2018's ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film, taking place seven years after its events, in 1994. The plot of the film has little impact on this one, beyond it being established that the Autobots have been stranded on Earth since arriving at its end. While waiting for Noah to infiltrate the museum, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee have a conversation that alludes to Bee's time with [[Charlie Watson]].

More notably, ''Rise of the Beasts'' serves to continue the heated debate among fans over whether or not the ''Transformers'' live-action film series has been rebooted, after reshoots to ''Bumblebee'' that served to distance it from the earlier films directed by [[Michael Bay]] introduced some significant discontinuities with Bay's films (2017's ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' in particular). Though fans were quick to jump on the idea that this meant the film was a total, hard reboot of the movie universe, Paramount has not committed to that idea; ''Rise of the Beasts'' was not promoted as a reboot any more than ''Bumblebee'' was, and many reviews of and articles about the film have casually referred to it as a prequel. Some web outlets would even run articles commenting on Paramount's hazy stance on the movie's (and ''Bumblebee'''s) place in continuity.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/transformers-7-bumblebee-reboot-mistake "Rise of the Beasts Is Repeating Bumblebee's Worst Mistake" on CBR.com]</ref><ref>[https://movieweb.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-is-a-reboot/ "Why Does Paramount Keep Pretending Rise of the Beasts Is Not a Reboot?" on MovieWeb.com]</ref>

In-keeping with this, in the run-up to the film's release, like [[Travis Knight]] before him, director Steven Caple Jr. was reluctant to declare the film a full and total continuity reboot; notably, in one particular interview, he called the film "a reboot for sure," only to walk the statement back ten seconds later, instead saying that one "could call it a reboot" in terms of starting point, reframing it instead as a "refresher" and a "new direction," that nonetheless preserved many elements of the earlier films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It's a reboot for sure. The Bayverse... you can still watch the Bayverse and be on your own verse, so to speak. With us, we're definitely like, we want this to work, you know? We want people to... it's a refresher, so we can call reboot in terms of like, where we were starting. But yeah so definitely a new direction for sure. There's some things you could probably connect to it, clearly Bee is like a huge connection to all the movies, you know what I mean? In terms of his car, his design, a Camaro, and things like that, but... it's a very small one, in terms of the big ideas that we have. And so you guys will see definitely where we're going at the end of this film, which is crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfMFxvT_-Q&t=2452s|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=The Alfonso Nation|title="BAYVERSE vs REBOOT" & Wheeljacks Design | ROTB DIRECTOR STEVEN CAPLE JR Interview!|year=2023|month=05|day=27}}</ref> Longtime producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] has taken a more explicit stance, repeatedly denying that the film is a reboot and stating that it is a prequel that shows how Optimus Prime grows to become the character seen in the Bay films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey you know if you look at it from a timeline point of view, it follows ''Bumblebee''... but it is a prequel, in that it's before all the previous movies. So it sort of exists in its own way. What I don't think it is, is a reboot, because it's still our characters. One of the things that Steven brought to the table right from the beginning, which was so great, was the idea that when we meet Optimus Prime, he's different than what we think of him, and we're watching him grow up—if you would—as a leader. And for me that was one of the most exciting parts of the movie, and what was interesting was watching it with audiences, and at first they were uncomfortable a little bit, like, "wait, that's not exactly the Optimus... he should like humans!" You know? So I think it gives the movie a really interesting point of view, and that therefore it stands alone in that way.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11sKGYcq9k&t=871s|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=a panel at the premiere of ''Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=But what's interesting is, and you will appreciate this as a fan, at the end of ''Bumblebee'', Optimus comes to Earth. What he's experienced is failure, probably for the first time in his life, right? He's had to retreat, he's leaving the planet Cybertron. What's happened to him from that experience? When we meet him in 2007, he's a particular person, if you would. In 1994, he's not the same person. He still has growth to do between ‘94 and 2007. So the character arc for Optimus in this, and the fun for the audience is, when you first meet Optimus – and we've had this experience because we've watched it with audiences and we've heard them talk about it – they're like, “It's definitely Optimus, but there's something a little different…” At first, they're like, “Wait, what, who… what Optimus is this?” And by the end of the movie, Optimus has become the guy that you've recognized from the Bay movies. Emotional.|link=https://collider.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-michael-bay-movies-producer-comments/|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=Collider|title='Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Producer on How It Differs From Michael Bay's Movies|year=2023|month=05|day=24}}</ref> At the same time, di Bonaventura has also conceded that they were "kicking the can down the road" when it came to continuity concerns, preferring to worry about it in the future, and that the films "maybe have" contradicted Bay's movies despite efforts not to.<ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/transformers-rise-beast-wars-optimus-prime Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Shows a Different Side of Optimus Prime" on Fandom.com]</ref> These particular claims line up with statements made by Caple after the film's release, in which he stated he is "not worried" about continuity, and is just focused on making the best choices for each individual movie's story. He cites 2007's ''Transformers'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' as "his classics," and says he would "love to stay within that line," but does not feel compelled to adhere much to ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight,'' since he views their stories as the result of creators "freestyling," and doubts that "anyone knew exactly where they were going with [them]."<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rise-of-the-beasts-director-confirms-that-continuity-is-not-a-concern-within-the-transformers-film-franchise/47813/ Extract from an interview with Caple Jr. on the ''Empire Spoiler Specials'' podcast, via Seibertron.com]</ref> And that's... probably about as good an answer as we're going to get right now.

Whichever approach you subscribe to, it's pretty clear the decision to set the film in 1994 was one primarily made to avoid having to directly deal with the timeframe of the Bay movies in any capacity, and tell a new story free of their immediate baggage — the "can-kicking" Lorenzo spoke of. For what it's worth, the film takes some steps to preserve the broad continuity of at least the first Bay film; the Transwarp Key's energy is explicitly stated to operate on a frequency that humans cannot perceive, meaning that they literally cannot ''see'' the huge sky-beam, while massive storm clouds appear to hide the appearance of Unicron from public view. As such, the film ends with the general population of Earth (beyond secret forces within the US government) still entirely unaware of the Transformers' existence, as was the case when the 2007 film began. As the time-gap between these "prequels" and the first movie narrows, though, it becomes increasingly difficult to imagine them fitting together without a lot of hand-waving away of specific details, unless future movies actually start making active attempts to address this.

In terms of active contradictions to established continuity, ''Rise of the Beasts'' appears to take the same approach as ''Bumblebee'' and ignores the events of ''The Last Knight'' by depicting Unicron as a separate planet, rather than the Earth itself, as he appeared in that film. However, it's probably important to note that the film lightly implies that the Maximals are time-travellers from the future (see "Transformers references" for more details), which would mean that the Unicron who appears in this film is also from the future. Thus it ''could'' be argued that his appearance here doesn't technically contradict ''The Last Knight''—but of course, that would mean he was trying to eat his own past self.

==Transformers references==
* The Maximals are broadly depicted the same as they were in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon: as a "highly-advanced race" of beast-mode Transformers who use transwarp technology to travel to other planets and interact with their native species, whose travels bring them to ancient Earth. Steven Caple Jr. has noted that earlier drafts of the screenplay explicitly depicted the Maximals as time-travellers from the future, as they were in the cartoon, and while the concept is so toned down for the finished movie that it probably won't even occur to general audiences, several references to the idea are still made on-screen. Transwarp technology is stated to open portals in time as well as space; Airazor states that the Maximals are "from both [the Autobots'] past and future"; and Optimus Primal says that he is named after the "legendary" Optimus Prime, which all combine to suggest that the Maximals originate from the future.
* The idea of the Maximals hailing from a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle planet]] originates in [[IDW Publishing]]'s comic books, which depicted many ''Beast Wars'' characters as the residents of the planet Eukaris. The planet is implied to be one of many colonised by Transformers in ages past using space bridges generated by the Transwarp Key, before the planets became separated and the key "lost." This concept of a great era of Cybertronian expansion that led to the foundation of lost colonies on other planets where Cybertronian life evolved in new and different directions dates back to 2005's [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]], and became a recurring element in ''Transformers'' series in the 2010s and beyond after it was incorporated into the lore of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]].
* Unicron's armies being named the "Terrorcons" hearkens back to both 2004's ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' and 2010's ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', which both featured the power of Unicron being used to create armies of warriors known as Terrorcons. In particular, the corrupted Airazor's rusted appearance resembles the ''Prime'' Terrorcons, which were also rusted, dilapidated, shambling bots controlled by the will of another.
* Though not identified by name onscreen, Unicron's army includes multiple duplicates of a robotic scorpion identified by the movie's toyline as "Predacon Scorponok." The idea of "Scorponok" being a mass-produced "species" of robots has recently been seen in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' cartoon]], where both [[Scorponok (G1)|Generation 1 Scorponok]] ''and'' [[Scorponok (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Scorponok]] were treated this way.
* The Maximals vow to keep the Transwarp Key hidden and safeguard life "no matter the cost," evoking Optimus Prime's iconic line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost."
* Optimus Prime's design features alterations from his earlier ''Bumblebee'' appearance that are influenced by his appearance in the first three Bay films; he has silver hands, feet, sun visors, angled chest windows, retractable orange [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon swords]], a handheld orange [[Energon-axe]] (which transforms out of his arm, coincidentally similar to the [[Optimus Prime (ES)|''Earthspark'' version]]), and a mask-less face sporting similar details.
* Arcee transforms into a {{w|Ducati}} motorcycle, like her ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' incarnation, and the design of her arms and deployable cannons seem to be directly inspired by her [[Arcee (WFC)|''Prime'' counterpart]].
* Scourge combines aspects of his [[Scourge (G1)|Generation 1]], [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'']] and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'']] namesakes; he's a herald of Unicron and has an army of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] like G1 Scourge, transforms into a black Optimus Prime-like truck like ''RID'' Scourge and hails from a colony world like ''Cybertron'' Scourge. The various insignias he wears as trophies include the symbols of the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Autobot]]s, [[Maximal]]s, [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and [[Wreckers]]. His designer Eddie Del Rio also admitted on his Instagram to pulling inspiration from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] for his robot mode (and stealing insignias like trophies is well in character for the old bounty hunter as well).
* More obscure characters appear such as Apelinq, who originates from a [[Apelinq (BM)#Beast Machines|BotCon 2000 toy]] and tie-in [[3H Productions]] comics, and Stratosphere, returning from the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline and last seen in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|console video game]], albeit with a new, original design and characterization.
* When [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] lands at the Museum following the carnage, she makes some [[Starscream (Movie)|very familiar warbling noises]] when she moves.
* The two music tracks used in Unicron's scenes feature segments taken from [[Vince DiCola]]'s "Unicron's Theme" in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Scourge stands and talks to Unicron's face from inside his body, similar to a scene with their characters from the Generation 1 episode, "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]".
* The symbols Elena studies are Maximal [[Cybertronix]], from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. The access code Elena assembles doesn't translate to anything, and simply reads "XQB," but the text on the side of the Transwarp Key (written in a combination of mirrored and upside-down symbols) reads: "He Who Opens The Door."
* The authors of the paper Elena reads about Peru's unexplained glyphs are Asahi Takara and Daniel H. Tomy, a reference to [[TakaraTomy]], Hasbro's longtime business partner in Transformers toys.
* After meeting Optimus Prime for the first time, Noah incorrectly calls him "Optimal". "Optimal Optimus" is the name of the original [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimus Primal's Transmetal 2 body]].
* When proposing different alternate modes to Noah, Mirage briefly turns into a F1 car, a reference to [[Mirage (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]'s alternate mode. He also turns into a Lamborghini Countach, which wasn't just a really cool car, but also famous in ''Transformers'' lore for being the alternate mode of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Generation 1 Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], as well as [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], in the same colors no less. He then turns into a Ferrari off-screen, the alternate mode of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Dino]], whose name in media outside of that movie was "Mirage". Doing so off-screen could be a poke at the difficulty Ferrari caused in getting their car on screen for ''Dark Of The Moon''.
* Mirage is incredulous over the news that musician [[Mark Wahlberg]] is leaving his band, the Funky Bunch, and going into acting—a good-natured jab at the actor's [[Cade Yeager|leading role]] in the earlier ''Transformers'' movies, ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and ''The Last Knight''.
* Scourge name-drops [[Primus]] as he taunts Optimus Prime, the first reference to the Transformers' creator god in any of the live-action movies.
* Scourge injures Prime's left flank in the museum battle, which mirrors the injuries [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gave to the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie.'' Prime even grasps the wound in the same way his predecessor did.
* Airazor explains that Unicron imbues his heralds with a "dark energy," which increases their power, but also has a corrupting effect—almost certainly a reference to [[Dark Energon]], the life-energy of Unicron introduced in the Aligned continuity. This was confirmed on the special features for the blu-ray of the movie.
* Unicron psychically tortures Scourge from afar in the same way he did [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* When Optimus Primal talks to Optimus Prime about how the Maximals trust the humans, he says there's "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|more to them than meets the eye]]".
* Optimus states the Cybertronian belief that "the battle with darkness" will continue: "[['Til all are one]]." This phrase, and the idea of a day prophesied in Cybertron legend when it will come to pass, originates with ''The Transformers: The Movie,'' and is here used to thematically connect with the shared struggle of the Autobots, Maximals, and humans.
* When the heroes are lining up for the final battle, brown fins briefly pop out of the sides of Wheeljack's head, evoking his [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1 design]].
* As the heroes charge towards the Terrorcon army, Optimus Primal commands Rhinox and Cheetor to "Maximize!", which was the Maximal [[activation code]] from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* Optimus Primal briefly fights with his double bladed scimitar from his [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|original toy]].
* In the final battle, when Unicron sends an army of Sweeps to reinforce his minions on Earth, they make their descent in the form of yellow-and-black orbs, which appears to be a nod to Unicron's [[Mini-Con]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the yellow-and-black sphere, [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]].
* The armored suit Mirage forms over Noah is conceptually an homage to the Generation 1 [[exosuit]]s, while its overall design hews closer to [[Kicker Jones]]' battlesuit from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.
* In a glorious homage to [[Transformers (film)|the 2007 movie]], the musical highlight of [[Steve Jablonsky]]'s "Arrival to Earth" plays as Optimus, Noah, and Primal escape the collapsing transwarp portal's suction.
* Optimus Prime's final speech is set to a remixed version of the track "No Sacrifice, No Victory" from the 2007 movie's score, which was also reprised for the endings of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
* [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and Transformers have frequently crossed over in comics and the occasional toyline over the years, though this marks the first time the two have co-existed in a feature film. Notably, the G.I. Joe insignia on Burke's business card is the version introduced in the film ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''.

==Real-life references==
* When Noah is getting a cable box working, he tunes in to the 1992 film ''{{w|Juice (1992 film)|Juice}}''.
* A TV screen briefly shows news coverage of the {{w|Murder trial of O. J. Simpson#Bronco chase|O. J. Simpson white Ford Bronco car chase}}, which places the events of the film near [[June 17]], 1994.
* Throughout the film, Noah and Kris use the codenames "[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]]" and "[[Tails]]" (and in one instance, Mirage is referred to as "{{w|Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles}}"), a nod to the characters from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' videogame series.
* Kris wears a shirt of the ''Mighty Morphin' [[Power Rangers]]'', another property owned by Hasbro. A poster of said series also appears on his wall.
* Kris is heard playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his [[Game Boy]]. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Noah gives their address as 974 Wilson Avenue in Brooklyn. While the avenue in question exists in reality, the street numbers only reach the 600s.
* Kris attempts to comfort Noah after his unsuccessful interview by relating his struggle to [[Superman]]'s difficulty finding a job before being hired by the {{w|Daily Planet}}.
* When Mirage compliments Noah after the car chase, he quotes the line "I like it a lot" from ''Dumb and Dumber''. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Also in the aftermath of the chase, he refers to the 1988 movie ''{{w|Big (film)|Big}}'' during his impression of Optimus Prime.
* Noah calls Mirage {{w|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.}} for obvious reasons. He also makes a reference to [[Indiana Jones]] when discovering the hidden temple in Peru.
* Bumblebee drops various voice lines from famous real-life films throughout the whole movie, including ''{{w|Die Hard}}'', ''[[Spaceballs]]'', ''{{w|They Live}}'', ''{{w|A Few Good Men}}'' and ''{{w|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}}.''
* While fleeing in the museum, Elena sings Zhané's song "{{w|Groove Thang}}" to try to calm herself down.
* As they rendezvous with the other Autobots for the trip to Peru, Mirage announces that "[[Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang]] is in the building."
* Elena sings the TLC song "{{w|Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls}}" to herself during the flight to Peru. However, see "Anachronisms".
* The {{w|Inti Raymi}} festival taking place when the Autobots arrive in Peru is a real festival that takes place on [[June 24]], further tying the film's events to that month.
* During the mountain road car chase at Peru, the shot of Scourge's insignia-covered grille reflected in Prime's rearview mirror homages a famous shot from [[Steven Spielberg]]'s 1971 film ''{{w|Duel (1971 film)|Duel}}.''
* When meeting Primal, Elena brings up the {{w|Nazca Lines}} and the archeological site at {{w|Tikal}}, asking if the Maximals were responsible for creating them. [[Order of the Witwiccans|In this case]], however, Primal takes no credit for human ingenuity.
* Mirage calls Optimus Primal "{{w|Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong}}".
* At the end of the film, Elena appears on the [[CBS]] news program ''[[60 Minutes]]''; host [[Lesley Stahl]] makes a cameo appearance as herself during the segment.
* The award on the wall that serves as the hidden switch to access the G.I. Joe base reads "Real Hero Award" with the image of an American flag, referencing the subtitle of the 1980s ''G.I. Joe'' franchise: "A Real American Hero".

==Errors==
===Filming, animation, and technical errors===
* When Scourge kills Apelinq, he welds his Maximal insignia to his right shoulder, but throughout the rest of the film, Apelinq's insignia is gone. In the same scene, Scourge says "They never learn...", but his mouth is not moving.
* A recurring error sees the CGI models for Freezer and Novakane, which were supposed to have unique head injuries for each character, being switched around at random at various points in the movie. A very noticeable example of this happens when Scourge deploys a single Sweep in Peru whose model has an intact head with just a pair of scars on its forehead, but is moments later replaced by the model with a much bigger wound and a missing left antenna. Several other Sweeps of varying sizes also reuse these models during the final battle, completely taking away the intended uniqueness of each head design.
* When Reek yells down the street as Noah and Kris depart, his dialogue does not match his lips.
*There are quite a few distance shenanigans in the fight at the museum:
** When Optimus Prime is about to throw his axe at Scourge, there is some distance between the two. However, in the next shot they are within just meters of each other.
** As Bumblebee powers down, Battletrap goes from standing on Optimus to right behind Scourge.
** Despite being close enough to drop Bumblebee's body in front of Optimus, when the shot cuts back to him Scourge is far back enough to take 4 steps closer to Optimus, and there is still enough space between him and Optimus for Airazor to safely separate the two with a wall of fire.
** When Airazor interrupts the fight, Battletrap and Nightbird are even further behind Scourge in the aerial shot, then are back to being right behind him when the shot changes.
* When Scourge says "Now, to add a Prime to my collection", his claw is both folded in on his arm and deployed at the same time.
* When Mirage attempts to eavesdrop on Noah and Kris' conversation, he is barely tall enough peer into the balcony while standing on a car. However, a minute later when Kris promises him to keep Noah safe he is somehow tall enough to comfortably look into the balcony without anything to stand on.
* The doors that go onto Wheeljack's back are unmarked brown in the scene of him transforming from van mode, but feature text on them in the very next cut where he is in robot mode.
* When Wheeljack audibly gasps at Noah assuming he can speak Spanish, his mouth is not moving.
* When Mirage and Optimus Prime turn into a street in Cusco, there is another Optimus Prime truck in the background. This can only be seen if you pause at the right moment.
* As Optimus decks Scourge during the Peru chase, Scourge seems to suffer a wardrobe malfunction as a wheel, meant to be inside his torso, springs out of his right armpit.
* Additionally, there are times when vehicles just disappear during the Switchback chase;
** Scourge's truck conveniently takes a lot of time to round a corner Optimus has just turned, despite being only feet behind him
** Mirage is no longer visible next to Nightbird when Battletrap pulls his 180 turn stunt.
* When Wheeljack is recovering from being attacked by Rhinox, his mouth is not moving as he says "Ay-ay-ay."
* As the heroes are walking through the jungle, the scene cuts to Elena while she is saying "So, what are you?", which does not match her lips.
* When Cheetor transforms, his spear tip floats for a few frames before reconnecting to the shaft.
* During the final battle, the line where Primal declares "We'll clear the way!" accidentally uses the scratch track recorded by David Sobolov rather than Ron Perlman's final VO. This led to some confusion among fans, who thought the line might have been spoken by Rhinox (who, despite Sobolov being credited for the role, is silent in the finished film), but Sobolov himself clarified the mix-up at a later convention panel.
* As Optimus Prime looks up at Unicron arriving at the mouth of the portal, Arcee can be seen scuttling about blasting Sweeps; except her blasters produce no laser effects.
* From the time Bumblebee acquires his offroad Camaro, his wheels are inconsistent between his robot and vehicle modes, with some shots showing his normal Camaro's wheels instead of the offroad ones. It is most visible for the wheels on his shoulders.
* Scourge's mouth is not moving as he proclaims "Unicron will prevail!" before shooting the transwarp control panel.
* Elena audibly whimpering in Bumblebee as he drives through hoards of Sweeps does not match her lips.

===Continuity errors===
* When Scourge slams Optimus against a nearby obelisk, the impact (followed by Scourge punching Prime in the face) somehow doesn't damage the structure, at least until Scourge breaks it with his hands. It also disappears in the next shot of Optimus.
* After Scourge incapacitates Bumblebee, he plucks his Autobot badge off with a normal left hand. In the following shot, however, his left hand is transformed into his giant claw and he is no longer holding the badge.
* During the chase out of Cusco, when Optimus Prime reaches the bend, the Terrorcons are very close behind him. However, when he transforms into robot mode, they are suddenly much further back.
* Nightbird and Battletrap, who were behind Scourge, are suddenly right behind Mirage after Optimus and Scourge begin fighting.
* When Stratosphere transforms in Peru, it starts with him facing away from Optimus Prime. However, in the next shot he's now facing towards him.
* When Scourge walks away with the second half of the key, his left arm switches from the claw to the cannon between shots.

===Geographic discontinuities===
* There ''is'' a museum on Ellis Island... however, it's a [https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/national-immigration-museum/ museum that documents the turn-of-the-century immigrant experience], and not the generalized natural history museum shown in the film. Notably, the actual museum is composited out of the movie's establishing shots so that the made-up museum setpiece can replace it.
* Elena states that she has never left New York. Ellis Island, her place of work, is almost completely owned by the state of New Jersey, discounting a small portion that was the island's original size that is still a part of New York. Even discounting that, the waters surrounding the island are wholly owned by the Garden State.
* When the Autobots arrive at Cusco, they land at the citadel of [[Sacsayhuamán]], an Inca fortress on the northern outskirts of the city, and the site is deserted. Even on a normal day, it should be crawling with tourists, but the Autobots are specifically said to arrive during the [[Inti Raymi]] festival... whose central activity is a recreation of an Inca ceremony ''at'' Sacsayhuamán.
* The fight with the corrupted Airazor takes place at Machu Picchu, which nobody is witness to, as again it is completely deserted. It should be crawling with tourists, the staff that works at the site, the guests and staff of the lodge located right next to the complex, or the population of the town of Aguas Calientes at the base of the mountain.

===Anachronisms===
* Though the "you died!" music and mention of Bowser imply Kris is playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his Game Boy, that game wouldn't see a release on the system until 1999's ''[https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros._Deluxe Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]'' on the Game Boy Color (which was incompatible with the original monochrome model anyway). The only ''Mario'' platformers released for Game Boy by 1994 were the ''Super Mario Land'' games, which featured different antagonists and music.
* The F1 car which Mirage briefly turns into is based on a design chassis that would be introduced at the very end of the 90s (at least [[1998]]/[[1999]]).
* Elena sings "Waterfalls" by TLC to calm herself down. Assuming the film takes place in June, it would still be a few months until the November 1994 release of the album ''CrazySexyCool'', which the song first appeared on.
* Similarly, Mirage quotes a line from ''Dumb and Dumber'', a film that would not release until December 1994.
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] transforms into a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33), a vehicle that wouldn't be introduced until January 1995. However, it could be possible she scanned a modified R33 coupe, given non GT-R models had already been released at this point.
* A green car that was smashed and thrown in the Museum scene was a B5.5 Volkswagen Passat which would not be released until 2001.
* The promo for ''60 Minutes'' uses the program's contemporary imaging, including the use of the current CBS News logotype above that of the show.

==Music==
During the runup to the movie's theatrical release, star [[Tobe Nwigwe]], who portrays [[Reek]] in the film, collaborated with hip-hop mainstay Nas and Nigerian R&B artist Jacob Banks on the single "[[On My Soul]]", and released on [[May 19]], 2023. A remix of the song is featured during the climactic battle, though this particular mix has (sadly) not been released officially. Paramount also released a [[Transformers Rise of the Beats|Spotify-exclusive playlist]] featuring most of the 90s rap needle drops, including [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], and once again Nas, to name a few.

A score album, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music from the Motion Picture)]]'', was released to music streaming services on June 9, the same day as the film. An expanded vinyl edition of the score was later released on [[December 15]], featuring five bonus cues. Then, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of ''Rise of the Beasts'', a collection of pre-production music suites was compiled onto an album entitled ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music That Inspired the Score)]]'', which was released on June 9th, [[2024]].

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)/home video}}
Just a month after its theatrical release, Paramount released ''Rise of the Beasts'' to digital storefronts on [[July 11]], with the DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray releases following a few months later on [[October 10]]. Bonus features include cast and crew featurettes and deleted/extended scenes.

==Reception==
{{quote|Thanks to some genuine human drama between the set pieces and palpable affection for the title characters, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is one of the franchise's more enjoyable outings.|Critics Consensus|[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_rise_of_the_beasts Rotten Tomatoes]}}

Coming off the back of the generally well-received ''Bumblebee'', ''Rise of the Beasts'' received mixed reviews. While critics largely praised the old-school adventure film sequences and the performances of the human leads, most criticism was directed at the film's protracted final battle scene and its overuse of computer-generated imagery—in particular, some critics juxtaposed the film's tamer action scenes against the madcap, sometimes over-the-top practical effect-based destruction employed by [[Michael Bay]] during his time in the director's chair. As of writing, the film holds a 51% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, although the audience score sits at a much higher 91%.

In the US and Canada, ''Rise of the Beasts'' opened to a strong $60.5 million start—higher than both ''The Last Knight'' and ''Bumblebee'' <ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-spider-man-spiderverse-1235412771/ "'Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts' Conquers 'Spider-Verse' With $60M+ Opening, But Animated Pic's Second Weekend Hold Strong -- Box Office"]</ref>—but suffered a brutal 66.1 percent drop in its second weekend, where it lost out to other June releases; ''{{w|The Flash (film)|The Flash}}'', ''{{w|Elemental (2023 film)|Elemental}}'', and ''{{w|Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse|Across the Spider-Verse}}''.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-flash-box-office-disappoint-pixar-elemental-flop-1235647927/ "'The Flash' Disappoints With $55 Million Debut, Pixar's 'Elemental' Flops With $29.5 Million in Battle of Box Office Lightweights"]</ref><ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W24/?ref_=bo_we_nav Domestic 2023 Weekend 24]</ref> A week later, the film took in a comparatively dismal $11 million.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-the-flash-no-hard-feelings-jennifer-lawrence-1235422274/ 'Spider-Verse' Swinging Ahead Of 'Elemental' After Game Of Chicken; 'Flash' Edging Out 'No Hard Feelings' -- Saturday PM Box Office]</ref> The film's domestic theatrical run came to a close in August 2023 with approximately a $439 million worldwide gross, marking the lowest-grossing instalment in the franchise.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-franchise-box-office-low/ Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Breaks Unfortunate Franchise Record - ComicBook]</ref>

Despite the lower-than-expected box office performance, Hasbro seems to regard the film as an overall success and noted it as one of the top box office performers of the year in a subsequent investor presentation.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/08/03/tfw2005-coverage-of-hasbro-2023-q2-earnings-conference-call-492111 TFW2005 Coverage Of Hasbro 2023 Q2 Earnings Conference Call]</ref> This optimism might come down to the fact that the summer 2023 movie slate was ''particularly'' packed; this, combined with a post-COVID shift in media demographics, means that pretty much every summer movie that wasn't ''{{w|Barbie (film)|Barbie}}'' or ''{{w|Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer}}'' underperformed to some degree. Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins described the film's performance as "not great, but good" and blamed its financial woes on an increasingly fractured global box office less receptive to American movies—especially in China, the franchise's biggest overseas market, where ''Rise of the Beasts''' gross of $90 million was only half of what Paramount had projected it to earn.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/features/brian-robbins-paramount-pictures-tmnt-mutant-mayhem-tom-cruise-1235679142/ After a Decade in Limbo, Brian Robbins Is Giving Paramount a Makeover With ‘Ninja Turtles,’ Tom Cruise and ‘Gladiator 2’]</ref> It should be noted that ''Rise of the Beasts'' was a huge hit in [[Peru]], where the film's third act is set; it surpassed ''{{w|Avengers: Endgame}}'' as the highest-grossing movie ever in the country,<ref>[https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/2023/08/02/transformers-el-despertar-de-las-bestias-es-la-pelicula-mas-taquillera-de-la-historia-en-peru-transformers-7-machu-picchu-103204 'Transformers: el despertar de las bestias' es la película más taquillera de la historia en Perú]</ref> and Peru ranks as the fourth highest-grossing territory for the film, behind only the United States, China and Mexico.<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2443334149/ Rise of the Beasts International Numbers]</ref>

In 2024, ''Rise of the Beasts'' received no nominations for a {{w|Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Award}}. None whatsoever, including a {{w|Razzie Redeemer Award}}.<ref>[https://variety.com/2024/film/news/razzie-nominations-2024-chris-evans-jennifer-lopez-1235879949/ Razzie Noms 2024: Chris Evans and Jennifer Lopez Up for Worst Actors; ‘Shazam 2’ and ‘Ant-Man 3’ Tie With 4 Nods - Variety]</ref> Although {{w|Jimmy Kimmel}} wasn't too fond of the movie as he even poked fun at its questionable state during the opening monologue at the {{w|96th Academy Awards}}.<ref>[https://lamag.com/awards-watch/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-monologue-best-and-worst-jokes Viewers Pan Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars Monologue: Best and Worst Jokes - LA Magazine]</ref>

==Development details==

[[File:TRANSFORMERS-2022.jpg|thumb|250px|This guy's got bearings of chrome steel.]]

* March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
* October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_P2fw_DlS4&t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
* February 12, 2016 — At [[Toy Fair 2016]], Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 7, along with the dates for the two preceding films.<ref name="toyfairreveal" />
* September 23, 2017 — At Licensing Europe 2017, Hasbro announces Transformers 7 will have an "entirely new, exciting storyline".<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/23/2019-transformers-movie-feature-entirely-new-storyline-349463 2019 Transformers Movie To Feature An Entirely New Storyline] on TFW2005</ref>
* February 16, 2018 — Hasbro clarifies at [[Toy Fair 2018]] that the film will be a reset of the franchise and has been delayed indefinitely until a new creative team is in place.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted] on TFW2005</ref>
* May 24, 2018 — Paramount drops the film from their release schedule.<ref>[http://collider.com/transformers-7-cancelled/amp/ Paramount Officially Pulls the Next 'Transformers' Sequel from Their Release Date Schedule] on Collider</ref>
* March 15, 2019 — di Bonaventura states a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' is in development.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/two-sequels-in-transformers-live-action-franchise-confirmed-in-development/43083/ Two Sequels in Transformers Live Action Franchise Confirmed in Development] on Seibertron</ref>
* March 18, 2019 — di Bonaventura claims that the next main ''Transformers'' film will be a reboot closely tied to the ''Bumblebee'' sequel, rather than a direct sequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. Either way, Paramount will pick the best script for ''Transformers 7'' and release that first.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bumblebee-producer-says-next-transformers-movie-wi/1100-6465652/ Bumblebee Producer Says Next Transformers Movie Will Be A Reboot] on GameSpot</ref>
[[File:Stevencaplejr autobot cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Hey, you think ''that's'' speed? You ain't seen the Golden Rocket.]]
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Then we will create ''alternate forms'', based on the most powerful local creatures!]]
* January 27, 2020 — Variety reports two ''Transformers'' films are being penned, to be produced simultaneously: one written by [[James Vanderbilt]], another to be written by [[Joby Harold]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/news/transformers-franchise-revamp-bumblebee-james-vanderbilt-joby-harold-1203482496/ ‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets a Revamp With Two Separate Films in the Works] on Variety</ref> Deadline reports that Vanderbilt's script is for a spin-off film based on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', while Harold's script continues the story from the ''Bumblebee'' film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/transformers-movies-paramount-1202843234/ Dual ‘Transformers’ Movies In The Works At Paramount] on Deadline</ref>
* May 2, 2020 — [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms that a new Transformers live-action movie is slated for release on [[June 24]], 2022. However, only one between Harold's ''Bumblebee'' sequel and Vanderbilt's ''Beast Wars'' film will make it to production first.
* August 21, 2020 — New Republic Pictures is announced as a new co-financier for Paramount in a ten-picture deal in the wake of the success of 2019's ''Rocketman''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/08/paramount-pictures-new-republic-pictures-10-picture-cofinancing-deal-top-gun-maverick-1203018250/ New Republic Pictures Signs 10-Pic Co-Fi Deal With Paramount Pictures; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Films] on Deadline</ref>
* November 16, 2020 — [[Steven Caple Jr.]] is announced as the director.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/transformers-director-steven-caple-jr-1234613830/ Transformers’: ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Tapped To Direct Next Installment In Paramount And Hasbro Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* April 1, 2021 — [[Anthony Ramos]] is in talks for a starring role.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-7-cast-anthony-ramos/ Exclusive: Anthony Ramos in Talks to Star in New 'Transformers' Movie] at Collider</ref>
* April 29, 2021 — [[Dominique Fishback]] is in final negotiations to star in the film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/04/transformers-dominique-fishback-anthony-ramos-paramount-eone-and-hasbro-franchise-1234746855/ 'Transformers': Dominique Fishback Lands Lead Role Opposite Anthony Ramos In Next Installment For The Paramount Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* June 13, 2021 — A casting call sheet for filming in Montreal reveals that the film is set in [[1992]].<ref>[https://www.transformersfr.com/t5190p250-parlons-des-films-transformers-a-venir#190206 Rumeur ― le "7ème Film Transformers en prise de vue réelle" se déroulerait en 1992] on transformersfr.com</ref>
* June 22, 2021 — A Paramount virtual event is held in which the movie's title, premise, and few of the characters and cast are unveiled (revealing it to be both the ''Bumblebee'' and ''Beast Wars'' films in one).<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Currently attending a Paramount virtual event about the next #Transformers film. Report to follow!|link=https://twitter.com/search?q=(from%3ABWTF_Ben)%20until%3A2021-06-23%20since%3A2021-06-22|name=Ben Yee|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://bwtf.com/news/rise-of-the-beasts-character-descriptions|name=Ben Yee|site=BWTF|title=Movie News: "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" Character Descriptions|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref> The film's logo and official premise are also unveiled on official Transformers social media accounts.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The battle on Earth is no longer just between Autobots and Decepticons… Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons join Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, in theatres June 24, 2022.|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1407422768602181632|name=@transformers|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref>
* June 28, 2021 — [[Ron Perlman]] is announced to be reprising his role as Optimus Primal from ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''. [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]] are confirmed as writers, inspired by Joby Harold's earlier draft.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='''Ron Perlman''' has been tapped to voice Optimus Primal in '''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''', Collider has exclusively learned. [...] ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be led by rising stars '''Anthony Ramos''' (''In the Heights'') and '''Dominique Fishback''' (''Judas and the Black Messiah''), and '''Steven Caple Jr.''' (''Creed II'') is directing from a script by '''Darnell Metayer''' and '''Josh Peters''', who worked off an earlier draft by '''Joby Harold'''.|link=https://collider.com/ron-perlman-optimus-primal-voice-transformers-7-rise-of-the-beasts/|name=Jeff Sneider|site=Collider|title=Exclusive: 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Adds Ron Perlman as Voice of Optimus Primal|year=2021|month=06|day=28}}</ref>
* July 11, 2021 — Rapper [[Tobe Nwigwe]] announces on Instagram that he's been cast in the movie.<ref>[https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-s-tobe-nwigwe-earns-emmy-nom-16317174 Houston’s Tobe Nwigwe earns Emmy nom, 'Transformers' role] from the Houston Chronicle</ref>
* October 6, 2021 — Caple Jr. reveals the vehicle modes for the Autobot and Terrorcon cast through his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The squad is out…|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsm_wyLory/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=06}}</ref>
* October 20, 2021 — Filming is completed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=That’s a wrap 🎬|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVOw5z2r9TP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 21, 2021 — Cuscopolita reports on the vehicles with the film's Peru crew, confirming the unidentified vehicles as [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] and [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.facebook.com/cuscopolitamagazine/videos/1941112319403899|name=Cuscopolita|site=Facebook|title=Exclusiva con los Transformers|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 22, 2021 — Ramos makes a guest appearance on [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], confirming Cheetor, his favorite ''Beast Wars'' character, will be in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I am a ''Transformers'' fan, ''Beast Wars'' fan, Cheetor is my #1 favorite of all time, so it's dope to have Cheetor, to be in this movie with Cheetor, it's gonna be crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjtxJqrv-bI&t=6051s|name=Anthony Ramos|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro PulseCon 2021 - DAY ONE|year=2021|month=10|day=22}}</ref>
* November 10, 2021 — Paramount announces the film has been delayed to [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release">{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has moved back a year and will now bow June 9, 2023. It previously was slated for June 24, 2022.|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-trek-transformers-movie-release-date-1235045937/|name=Aaron Couch|site=The Hollywood Reporter|title=‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ Movies Pushed Back at Paramount|year=2021|month=11|day=10}}</ref>
* February 15, 2022 — Paramount confirms that ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be the first entry in a trilogy of films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be released theatrically in 2023 and is the first of three new installments. A new animated series from @Nickelodeon arrives this fall. And in 2024, the franchise expands further with a CG animated Transformers theatrical film. #ParamountPlus|link=https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493706271207292928|name=Paramount+|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=02|day=15}}</ref>
* October 11, 2022 — Caple Jr. reveals through Instagram that [[Pete Davidson]] is the voice of Mirage, and [[Michelle Yeoh]] is the voice of Airazor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sneak peek of Pete voicing Mirage & @michelleyeoh_official blessing us as the voice of Air Razor|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjlx3PPPC_J/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=11}}</ref>
* October 21, 2022 — [[Tobe Nwigwe]] states on an Instagram post that they are doing some re-shoots for ''Rise of the Beasts'', including featuring his character in additional scenes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The head people from ''Transformers'' said I did so good in my part they wanna add me to some more scenes. So I gotta go shoot some more stuff for ''Transformers''.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj9PnevsVb1/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=21}}</ref>
[[File:ROTBTeaserPoster.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I'd say that's PRIME! Let's do it!]]
* December 1, 2022 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWWDskI46Js official teaser trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures in conjunction with São Paulo's CCXP convention, giving audiences a first glimpse of the film and its various characters, including Mirage, Arcee, Scourge and the Maximals. Multiple voice cast members are also announced.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/12/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-peter-dinklage-liza-koshy-john-dimaggio-cast-1235186104/]</ref>
* December 2, 2022 — [[Jongnic Bontemps]] is announced as the film's score composer.<ref>[http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/12/02/jongnic-bontemps-to-compose-music-for-steven-caple-jr-s-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/]</ref>
* December 16, 2022 — Caple Jr. shares a clip of Peter Cullen performing on his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=🐐|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPM80yPcsP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=12|day=16}}</ref>
* December 26, 2022 — Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal make a "guest" appearance on the 2022 [[Nickelodeon]] Nickmas NFL game, showcasing both modes and their transformations.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5X0F_AvY8Q YouTube upload] of a recording for Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal on the 2022 Nickmas NFL game</ref>
* January 31, 2023 — [[Sam Smith]] reveals toy concept art for a new character from the film, [[Freezer]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFlXXNOly1/</ref>
* February 12, 2023 — Paramount airs a 30-second TV spot detailing Mirage's Porsche 911 vehicle mode for Super Bowl LVII in collaboration with Porsche.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/02/2023-super-bowl-movie-trailers-the-flash-fast-x-transformers-ant-man-expected-1235247160/ Super Bowl Movie Trailer Spots Will Include ‘The Flash’, ‘Fast X’, ‘Transformers’ & ‘Ant-Man’ — Deadline]</ref>
* April 2, 2023 — During the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four on CBS, Paramount aired a first-of-its-kind mixed reality TV spot that showed off Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal appearing on a 90s basketball court that transformed from the court the actual basketball match was being played on. A few brief clips from the first trailer were also shown.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeeIfpbUAHg]</ref>
* April 6, 2023 — Actor [[Tongayi Chirisa]] announces on Instagram that he is the voice of Cheetor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So there is a story to this!!! Per the usual standard .. I had to sign an NDA, so I had NO IDEA what I was reading for.. it was only when I was in the booth to do my voice over that it dawned on me that I was reading for TRANSFORMERS Like what!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯 I totally geeked out in the moment.. Man, to say this is mad exciting is an understatement... So thankful. So honored, so blessed!!!! Massive shout out and THANK YOU to @stevencaplejr for putting your boi on! Appreciate you, fam!!! @transformersmovie..🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 IT WAS ALL A DREAM!!!! Welcome, y'all. I am your transformer #CHEETOR!!!! Let's goooo!!!!!! #NdezvaMwari #Yeshua #smallbeginnings #ontherise|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqs_PQ1J_s6/|name=Tongayi Chirisa|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=04|day=06}}</ref>
* April 14, 2023 — To promote the film, Optimus Prime introduces Tobe Nwigwe's performance of "[[On My Soul]]" at {{w|Coachella}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Calling all Autobots. @TobeNwigwe and #OptimusPrime have rolled out to #Coachella. #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1647069845731803136|name=Transformers|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=04|day=14}}</ref>
* April 27, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itnqEauWQZM official trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures, revealing more of the movie and Unicron's role in the plot, as well as delivering a first, brief look at the Predacons.
* May 6, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxore0Gxwpc first clip] is showcased at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, showing the Autobots' first interaction with the Maximals.
* May 12, 2023 — The website Puliwood reveals the film's Hungarian dub cast...including the voice of [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]], a character that had not yet been announced to be appearing in the film.<ref>[https://www.puliwood.hu/ismertetok/exkluziv-ilyen-szinkronhangokkal-jon-a-transformers-a-fenevadak-kora-325900.html EXKLUZÍV: ilyen szinkronhangokkal jön a Transformers: A fenevadak kora]</ref>
* May 27, 2023 — The film's world premiere is held at Marina Bay Sands in [[Singapore]].
* June 5, 2023 — David Sobolov confirms on Instagram that he is also voicing Apelinq in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtIhCcwu4Ld/|quote=#transformers #riseofthebeasts fans… I just saw our epic premiere in Brooklyn! Tonight, I’m excited to reveal that I am the voice… of Apelinq!|name=David Sobolov|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=06|day=05}}</ref>
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===Changes before, during, and after production===
[[File:ROTB-concept-Rampage.jpg|thumb|250px|I prefer to beat my enemies the old-fashioned way: brutally!]]
* An early cut of the film opened with a different prologue, in which a Decepticon named [[Transit (ROTB)|Transit]], dispatched from a Decepticon-controlled Cybertron to hunt down Optimus Prime, battles and is killed by Optimus, who dumps his body in the Hudson River alongside numerous other Decepticons who have tried to do the same in the past few years. The scene was dropped due to test audiences finding it too dark, but [[John DiMaggio]] remains credited as the voice of Transit even in the finished film. Most of the visual effects for the scene were completed, and it was included (sans the river-dumping part) as a bonus feature with the movie's home media release.
** The scene was replaced for the finished film with Unicron's attack on the Maximal homeworld, which in the earlier cut was recounted by Airazor with hologram visual-aids during the scene when she meets the Autobots mid-movie.
* A scene was filmed of (in their truck modes) Optimus intercepting and ramming Scourge through a wall in Cuzco.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/10/15/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-action-scene-between-autobots-terrocons-in-cuzco-explosions-443003 "Transformers Rise Of The Beasts – Action Scene Between Autobots & Terrocons In Cuzco & Explosions!"—TFW2005]</ref> No such sequence appeared in the final film, though a similar visual was used in one of [https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/05/08/even-more-new-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-character-posters-482376 Optimus Prime's character posters], set on the mountain road instead.
* Cheetor and Rhinox were initially intended to be introduced slightly earlier, encountering Elena and Noah in the underground cavern. In scenes interspersed with the Autobots' and Terrorcons' running battle on the hilltop road, Cheetor was to be the one who took down Freezer as he menaced the two humans, after which Noah's gauntlet would accidentally fire a shot at the Maximal, causing him and Rhinox to chase them through the cave. Cut in favor of making the Autobot/Terrorcon battle one unbroken scene, the alternate version was included as a bonus on the home media release.
*According to concept artists [[Eddie Del Rio]] and [[Shane Baxley]] more [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] other than Scorponok were considered to have a role in the movie; known characters include: [[Waspinator (ROTB)|Waspinator]], [[:File:ROTBRamhorn.jpg|Ram]][[:File:15-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Ramhorn-Concept-Art.jpg|horn]], [[:File:Snapper.jpg|Snapper]], [[:File:Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Blackaracnia-Concept-Art.jpg|Blackarachnia]], [[:File:ROTBSpittor.jpg|Spit]][[:File:14-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Spittor-Concept-Art.jpg|tor]] and [[:File:Rampage-face.jpg|Rampage]].
** However while development on the first five of them only got as far as rough sketches, it appears Rampage went pretty far into production before being scrapped, to the point where he was originally supposed to appear as [[:File:ROTB-Rampage-concept.jpg|a deceased corpse]] during the underground cavern sequence of the movie and [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu44E6aoECC/ a full 360° CGI model] was even animated for the character.
* Multiple changes were made to the film's ending, which originally had a much darker tone like the scrapped opening. Originally, Mirage wasn't planned to survive the final battle, and Optimus would have been sucked into the portal after destroying the Transwarp Key and wind up floating in space before Unicron in the post-credits scene. Reactions by the audience in test screenings convinced Caple to change the ending to something a bit more hopeful, wanting to let the good guys get a solid win.<ref name=AltEnding>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-ending-1235512382/ ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Talks That Ending, Hailee Steinfeld and Test Screening Changes — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The scene of Prime and Unicron was included as an extra with the home media release.
* Two versions of the final scene were filmed: one in which Agent Burke's business card reveals him to be part of [[Sector Seven]], and the version used in the film, in which he's part of G.I. Joe. According to Caple, the Sector Seven version was filmed only as misdirection, and the G.I. Joe version was always the one he intended to use.<ref name=Joe/>
* Other deleted/extended scenes included on the home media release include: Elena's moment of panicked disbelief (prominently showcased in the movie's trailer) shortly after the museum battle; Noah speaking with his mother when he returns home after the museum battle; a wholesomely cute moment between Elena and Airazor before Mirage and Noah join the group to depart for Peru, in which Airazor explains the Maximal insignia; and a short scene of Optimus Primal about to hand the Transwarp Key over to Optimus Prime, before they are interrupted by Airazor's rampage.
* Additional cuts not represented in the extras from throughout the film included: a scene of Bumblebee showing a polaroid of himself and [[Charlie Watson]] to Optimus Prime as they wait outside the museum, to emphasise that some humans are trustworthy; innuendos between Arcee and Wheeljack that hint at a romantic attraction between the two; some dialogue from Scourge emphasising that (not unlike Galvatron in the original animated movie) he is an unwilling servant of Unicron; a scene of Wheeljack lending his glasses to Optimus Prime to use like a telescope; and an alternate plan to destroy the Transwarp Key in the final act that involves using the deceased Airazor's spark as a bomb, only for the bomb to be lost, leaving Elena to figure out the codes.
* During production, the Scorponok drones initially had a troll-like robot mode, and dozens of them would have merged into a massive Scorponok [[combiner]] that towered over the Autobots and Maximals in the final battle. Although their [https://www.eddiedelrio.com 3D models] were made, they were ultimately cut out.
* Concept art was created for a fourth Terrorcon who ultimately never made it to the final film. This character was referred to with the working name “[[:File:Bloodhound.jpeg|'''Bloodhound''']]” <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuheJkfxGeW/|quote=Early ideas for #bloodhound. He was my first task so I mostly carried over the process used on #bumblebee back in 2017. Swipe and you can see the rough sculpts I did in VR to capture attitude/proportion/etc. Then I would paint in details with photoshop. By the end of the show I was blocking in VR then jumped straight to zbrush/maya as it took roughly the same amount of time to sculpt everything.|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=10}}</ref> and would have transformed into a demonic-looking Oldsmobile 442. <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuPeUkzROiu/|quote=BLOODHOUND! This was the first #terracon Haworth had me do using an #oldsmobile442 which I think @stevencaplejr has in his garage? Unfortunately the scenes with this guy got cut - but he still got #imdb credit 🤣🤙🏻 #transformers #riseofthebeasts|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=03}}</ref>
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==Notes==
* In a first for the franchise, the lead human actors, multiple writers, the composer, and the director are all people of color.
* This is the first movie in the series not to be worked on by [[Industrial Light & Magic]]; this time around the CG effects were done by [[Moving Picture Company]] and [[WetaFX]].
* Steven Caple Jr. was initially sceptical of working on a ''Transformers'' movie, which at that point in development was being called ''Bumblebee 2'', because he was uncertain about jumping right into another sequel after directing ''{{w|Creed II}}''—however, the incorporation of elements inspired by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', which Caple Jr. had been a fan of, helped sway him. Upon joining the project, he pitched several revisions, drawing from his enthusiasm for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' by adding [[Unicron]] (and the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s) and Noah's exosuit, along with a prologue on the [[Maximal]]s' homeworld and a new arc for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] centred around his initial misanthropy.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The first time that- I did ''Creed 2'', and the first time the studio ever knocked on my door, it was for ''Bumblebee 2''. And I was like, "I don't want to do- I just came out from ''Creed 2'', I don't want to do a sequel..." you know? And so a year had gone by—or maybe two, right before COVID—and they said, "we found out the story we want to tackle: we want to bring in ''Beast Wars''." I was like, "I know all about ''Beast Wars'', I'm down for ''Beast Wars''." And so they developed a script on their own, they passed it to me—2020, October 5th, I remember the date—and I jumped right in and I kind of did my own version of the pitch, I said: "I love where you guys are going, you guys want to do New York, you guys want to do the 90s, you want to do Peru, but here's what I'll do, with the characters..." So I changed up Optimus Prime, I gave him a whole pitch on how I would start him with like, not loving humans at first, and not besiding Noah right off the rip, they're gonna have friction between the two... Gave 'em a pitch for Optimus Primal, where they start off in the top of the movie, and I gave them a new Unicron- I mean a new villain, which was Unicron and the Terrorcon squad. I just felt like, as a fan, we've been tiptoeing around Unicron, and all the other films kind of like hinted towards him towards the end, and I just really want to expand the universe and I felt like he was that perfect source to do so, because he tells us there's another world out there, there's more Transformers out there, it's not just Autobots and Decepticons. And then of course the [[exosuit]], that was my idea, it was homage to the 80s cartoon, so... It was a bit of that, pitched it to 'em and they loved the heart, they love where I was going with the direction of the characters, and yeah, they kind of gave me the key to play!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxUukVwKLCc|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Collider|title=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Interview: Director Reveals Big Change to Film|year=2023|month=06|day=06}}</ref>
* [[Tobe Nwigwe]]'s character of [[Reek]] was based Steven Caple Jr.'s friend Tarik Jackson, who passed away before shooting began in 2021.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The way I got the ''Transformers'' role was insane. [...] One of [Steven Caple Jr.'s] best friends was a fan of the music, and his best friend, right, like, as they was getting ready to start shooting the movie... passed. Passed, yeah. And he had Paramount Studios reach out to me to try to play a specific- the best friend role in ''Transformers''. They kind of emulated who his best friend was in real life. He told Paramount [...] "reach out to Tobe and if he send anything back that's even ''halfway'' decent... I want to use him." But because I had never done no acting ever in my life, I just had this script right here, and just read it like I was acting, and just recorded myself on the iPhone and I was like, "yo there's no way in hell..." [...] I did that, sent that in, and they liked it!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfAoWTKh3R8&t=2638s|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Sway's Universe|year=2023|month=01|day=23}}</ref>
* The fourth-wall-breaking [[Mark Wahlberg]] namedrop was ad-libbed by [[Pete Davidson]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We wanted to break the fourth wall. In all fairness, Pete Davidson made that up in the booth, and we laughed so hard, we're like in tears, and we're like there's no way we could not use this. We had ad-libbed a whole bunch of stuff. One was on, "Beanie Babies was weird", and he was like, what about Marky Mark leaving the Funky Bunch? And we were just in tears. And then we showed the studio and everybody loved it and was like, "let's just break the fourth wall. Do it."|link=https://gizmodo.com/breaking-the-fourth-wall-in-transformers-rise-of-the-b-1850514340|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=io9|title=Breaking the Fourth Wall in ''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=06|day=09}}</ref>
* During the production of the film, Ramos had to acquire a driver's license at Caple Jr.'s behest.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DDi5f1SL4oESslcZLjhhG|name=Anthony Ramos|site=the Spout Podcast|year=2021}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=I had a two-week window to get an appointment at the DMV, and the DMV was initially uncooperative. Finally, after much haggling, I was able to secure an appointment. I took the test in my mother's car after a few months of practice with an instructor. Fortunately, I was able to pass.|link=https://theplaylist.net/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-anthony-ramos-talks-representation-in-franchises-getting-his-drivers-license-for-the-film-interview-20230607/|name=Anthony Ramos|site=The Playlist|title='Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts': Anthony Ramos Talks Representation In Franchises & Getting His Driver's License For The Film [Interview]|year=2023|month=06|day=07}}</ref>
* During an interview with a fan, voice actor David Sobolov revealed that Caple Jr. would create storyboards using Transformers toys. Awesome!<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdsfclO5etE&t=1106 "ROTB UNICRON IS THRILLING!" | Interview with DAVID SOBOLOV (Rhinox + Battletrap)! - YouTube]</ref>
* According to Caple Jr., Optimus's unmasked face was modeled after Peter Cullen's.
* As a result of Transit's removal, this is the first live-action film to not feature the Decepticons in any capacity.
* To keep the secret of the ''G.I. Joe'' tease at the end of the movie, most copies of the script and the version of the scene shot for test screenings all used [[Sector Seven]] instead. Michael Kelly also didn't know the big twist with his character until he arrived on set. Caple Jr. even had only a single ''G.I. Joe'' business card printed, on the day of filming, and took it from the set himself afterwards for safekeeping!<ref name=Joe>{{citesocial|quote=There was one version of the script that mentioned the G.I. Joe reveal. All other copies, including the one in the studio's possession, described the military organization as Sector 7. "That way no one could leak the script," Caple notes. [...] Caple says they shot two versions of Kelly's scene, one where Burke's business card reads Sector 7 and one where the card reads G.I. Joe, so audiences in test screenings wouldn't know the true reveal. There was only one copy of the G.I. Joe business card, and Caple took that himself from set for safe keeping. "I was like, 'I'm taking this. I don't want this to be found on the floor,'" he says. "I actually didn't have them printed out until that day [on set]. We were very cautious of it, man. We were really trying to be as secretive as possible."|link=https://ew.com/movies/transformers-g-i-joe-crossover-plans/|name=Nick Romano|site=Entertainment Weekly|title=Inside the top-secret plans for Transformers and G.I. Joe|year=2023|month=06|day=12}}</ref>
* This is the first live-action Transformers movie where the Japanese dub wasn't sound directed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]]. Instead it is directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], who had been responsible for the dub of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
* ''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin3jing4 Gam1gong1: Kwong4sau3 Gwat6hei2''''' (變形金剛：狂獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''French:'' '''''Transformers : Le Réveil des Bêtes''''' (Canada, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''German:'' '''''Transformers: Aufstieg der Bestien''''' ("Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers: A fenevadak kora''''' ("Transformers: The Age of the Beasts")
* ''Italian: '' '''''Transformers: Il Risveglio''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening")
* ''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Chāonéng Yǒngshì Juéqǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：超能勇士崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beast Wars")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Despertar das Feras''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Despertar de las Bestias''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Voskhozhdeniye Zverobotov''''' (Трансформеры: Восхождение Звероботов, "Transformers: Rise of the Beastbots")
* ''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Chas Zvirobotiv''''' (Трансформери: Час Звіроботів, "Transformers: Time of the Beastbots")

==References==
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File:ROTB-concept-EDR-Snapper.jpg

2025-07-21T13:00:09Z

Grievous Prime:

Concept sketches of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Snapper]] by [[Eddie Del Rio]]. From [https://www.instagram.com/p/CxEml5lJrYR/ his Instagram.]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts concept images]]

File:Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Blackarachnia-Concept-Art.jpg

2025-07-21T12:59:00Z

Grievous Prime:

Rise of the Beasts Blackarachnia Concept Art (Eddie Del Rio)
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Waspinator (ROTB)

2025-07-21T12:31:39Z

Grievous Prime:

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:''Waspinator is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:13-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Waspinator-Concept-Art.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rescued from the "things that don't exist" category by a toy's audio file.]]

'''Waspinator''' is a Predacon who rules (as [[Megatron (ROTB)|Megatron]] is "gone")! He's probably a wasp.

==Toys==
===''Rise of the Beasts''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Command & Convert Animatronic Optimus Primal''' (Command & Convert Animatronic, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': two swords

:When this electronic Optimus Primal scans for Predacons, sometimes the voice of Waspinator responds, who declares that Waspinator rules.<ref>[https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1662142641251794953/video/1 Recording of Optimus Primal voice clip, via David Willis on Twitter]</ref>

==Notes==
*Concept artist [[Eddie Del Rio]] revealed that Predacons were to have a role in ''Rise of the Beasts'', but development on them only got as far as rough sketches as seen above. He later noted that he picked the characters he did sketches for on random and was not guided by any higher-ups.<ref>{{cite social|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CxEml5lJrYR/|quote=
Update- I wasn’t told which characters to do. I just picked a bunch. I went with some very deep cuts as you can see. I just really wanted a robot frog.) Transformers Rise of the Beast for a very brief second may of had some Predacons in the works. Yes, for a very brief moment the thought was to have some Predacons in the movie. I spent a day doing very very rough sketches. What you see here is a small amount of what I did that day.|name=Eddie Del Rio|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=09|day=11}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:ROTB-Waspinatorconceptart.jpg|colorless ''Rise of the Beasts'' early sketch concept
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Predacons]]
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