Editing Homage

[[File:Onegenerationshattered.jpg|right|upright=2.0|thumb|Everybody knows where this art [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|comes from]].]]
In fan terminology, an '''homage''' is a toy (or other depiction, such as the image at right) which is intentionally designed to resemble an earlier (usually [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]) toy/character/work, but which represents a separate entity. Noted examples of homages include [[Downshift (Energon)|''Energon'' Downshift]] (based on [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1 Wheeljack]]) and [[Shockblast|''Energon'' Shockblast]] (based on [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]]).

Sometimes, homages are given different names from their predecessors if the rights to the name are lost via [[trademark]] murkiness, or if the name has already been applied to a non-homage toy within the same series.

Conversely, in order to protect trademarked names, Hasbro and Takara continue to use the same names over and over again, often on very different toys or very different characters within the official fiction. Since use of the term "homage" within the fandom is almost exclusively in reference to visual similarities, these name reuses alone are not considered homages.

Notably, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] has given homages a new twist with "[[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet]] Emergency Green", a [[redeco]] of the original ''[[Diaclone]]''-based Ratchet toy in the color scheme of the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and "[[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] Protect Black", a dual homage to the color scheme of both the toy's ''Diaclone'' incarnation and the character's [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action movie incarnation]].

==Examples==
===Internal homages===
====Toys====
The following is an extremely non-exhaustive list of toys that visually reference older characters. Because characters that share a name are often given homage decoes, this list focuses on toys that do not also share a name. Generally speaking, only one example is given for any particular toyline. For information on other toys, see the relevant character page.

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File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] homages the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]].
File:Armada Wheeljack toy.jpg|[[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]'s design homages [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]].
File:Universe2003toy-InfernoDeluxe.jpg|[[Inferno (Universe)|Inferno]]'s deco homages [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]].
File:Energon downshift toy.jpg|[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]'s design homages [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].
File:Cyb-toy_BrakedownGTS.jpg|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown GTS]] homages [[Kup (G1)|Kup]].
File:Cybertronsmokescreentoy.jpg|''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] is actually a ''double'' homage: While his deco is (obviously) based on ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], his robot mode, especially the colors of the helmet, is based on [[Action Master]] [[Rad (G1)|Rad]].
File:Chromia Minerva toy.jpg|The Japanese exclusive [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Chromia White Version]] homages the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' character [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]].
File:Movie-toy Fracture.jpg|[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] homages the ''[[GoBots]]'' character [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]].
File:MovieBacktrackToy.jpg|[[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] would have homaged the ''GoBots'' character [[Guardian (GoBots)|Night Ranger]].
File:ROTF-toy_Reverb.jpg|[[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] homages [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]].
File:ROTF-toy Nightbeat.jpg|You might think [[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] homages the [[Nightbeat (G1)|Generation 1 character of the same name]], but he's actually decoed to look like [[Packrat]].
File:ShatteredGlasstoy-Starscream.jpg|[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'s color scheme homages [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]].
File:SGtoy-Thundercracker.jpg|[[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]]'s [[neon]] color scheme is a homage to his [[The Transformers (franchise)|G1]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|self]]'s [[Europe]]an [[Action Master]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|toy]].
File:RBAniMagnus.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was [[redeco]]ed as an homage to [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]].
File:TF2010-toy Breacher.jpg|[[Breacher (TF 2010)|Breacher]]'s overall design and colour scheme are based on [[ATV|the ATV]] Micromaster base. He was even listed as [[Groundshaker]], the ATV's driver, at one point.
File:DarksteelToyPromo.JPG|[[Darksteel (DOTM)|Darksteel]] homages [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]].
File:PCC-toy OverRun.jpg|[[Over-Run (PCC)|Over-Run]] homages [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]].
File:Generations Scout DeadEnd.jpg|[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] homages his fellow [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]].
File:Primetoy-HyperspeedWheeljack.jpg|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|Hyperspeed Wheeljack]] homages the [[pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy that would later inspire [[Exhaust]].
File:PrimeBHtoy-SharkticonMegatron.jpg|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Megatron]] was [[retool]]ed as an homage to the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]].
File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Daburu.jpg|[[Daburu (TR)|Daburu]] homages the [[Beastformer]] [[White Leo]], right down to the eye patch.
File:Legends LGEX MagnaConvoy.jpg|[[Magna Convoy]] homages ''[[Diaclone]]'' Powered Convoy...
File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-31-Delta-Magnus.jpg|...and so does [[Delta Magnus]].
File:TLKDeluxeDecepticonBerserker.jpg|[[Berserker]] homages [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]].
File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Leader-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]]'s vehicle mode homages ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]].
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====Comic book and other artwork====
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File:MarvelUS-01.jpg|The beginning...
File:TDOOP cvrRIA.jpg|...not ''really'' the end (despite the title)...
File:RG1 100 cvrB.jpg|...the end...
File:TAAO1 cvrREB.jpg|...another beginning...
File:InexorableMarch-title.jpg|...Oh ''come on''.
File:TFUnicron1 cvrRIC.jpg|...and (almost) the end...again.
File:UnicronHaslabBundleCover.jpg|It's at least in [[scale]] now.
File:MarvelUK-001.jpg|''Fight for the king, For the hammer and the ring, Fight for the ancient story''.
File:RG1 100 concvr.jpg|''Fight 'til we die, In a battle in the sky, Fight all the foes before thee''.
File:Introdump decepticons marvelus01.jpg|How to [[introdump]] and ''mean'' it.
File:PrimusAllGoodThings-introdump.jpg|How to homage and ''mean'' it.
File:MarvelUS-03.jpg|Guest appearance...
File:Megsandspidy.jpg|...and fully-fledged crossover.
File:MarvelUS-05.jpg|Iconic...
File:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|...subtle...
File:R0S 1 b.jpg|...derivative...
File:OP1 Riptcvr.jpg|...grammatically challenged.
File:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg|Classic...
File:Botcon2000-movieposter.jpg|...celebratory...
File:TFvol1 31cvrRI.jpg|...commemorative...
File:I Dream of Wires TFTM homage.jpg|...rather random...
File:Timelines10 diamonded.jpg|...faithful...
File:LL1 Riptcvr.jpg|...par for the course...
File:Echoes and Fragments cover.jpg|...borderline parodic.
File:TFUnicron1 stadiumcvr.jpg|Just like old times.
File:ShellGame1b.jpg|If wishes were horses.
File:Afterdeath-gameoverman.jpg|Disposing of an old toy...
File:TotaledOptimusExplodes.jpg|...working out the kinks for a new one.
File:MarvelUK-113.jpg|''A-hunting we will go, A-hunting we will go, Heigh-ho, the derry-o, A-hunting we will go.''
File:MarvelUK-118.jpg|GALVATRON CAN HAVE ANY HOMAGE HE WANTS
File:LL24 cvrB.jpg|'''Objection!!!'''
File:MarvelUK-150.jpg|Open, dammit, open!
File:TDOOP cvrB.jpg|Oops, broke it.
File:MarvelUS-69.jpg|Eye of the Storm...
File:Htcc-53.jpg|...Eye of the Club?
File:MarvelUSG2-05.jpg|Alas, poor Bludgeon...
File:RG1 96 cvrB.jpg|...really?
File:Megs ratch.jpg|Thanks for the nightmares, [[Andrew Wildman|Andrew]].
File:MTMTE32 cvrRI.jpg|Was this reminder ''REALLY'' necessary?
File:Target2006 enjoying the ride.jpg|An iconic battle...
File:RG1_94_cvrRI.jpg|...and a massive callback, many years later.
File:Galvatrong1.jpg|The ending of said iconic battle...
File:Ultra magnus galvatron ii destiny.jpg|...and the callback's ending.
File:Digitaldoomonthehighwaytodestruction.jpg|This is a weird road...
File:DigitaldoomonthehighwaytodestructionSG.jpg|...what, no giant gun overlooking the valley from atop?
File:MarvelUS-17.jpg|[[Bob Budiansky|Bob]] puts his favorite through Hell.
File:Primacy1 cvrRI.jpg|Save yourself, Blaster!
File:Primalprimetheborrower.jpg|Sometimes homages tell a lot about a character...
File:The Transgressors visual references.jpg|...while other times, they're just done for the sake of it.
File:MTMTE1vsLostLight18.jpg|Journey's end mirroring its beginning.
File:E Xeons Head.jpg|Borrowing from the same inspiration as the "Alas, poor Bludgeon" cover...
File:LegendsConvobatcomic.jpg|...while this one specifically references many elements otherwise unique to the previous image.
File:RG1 80pt5 cvr.jpg|''It's the nature of time, That the old ways must give in.''
File:RG1 96 cvrA.jpg|''It's the nature of time, That the new ways comes in sin.''
File:Infiltration 5a.jpg|Choked!
File:Infiltration_6a.jpg|Choking!
File:LL4 cvrRI.jpg|Choked again!
File:OP5 cvrRI.jpg|Choking again!
File:LSotW 1cvrA.jpg|They're the best there is at what they do...
File:TF84 4 cvrRI.jpg|... but what they do isn't very nice.
File:AHM 1cvrA.jpg|The original...
File:AHM 12cvrA.jpg|...the reaction...
File:TF49 regcvr.jpg|... the emulation...
File:MTMTE34 regcvr.jpg|...and the imitation.
File:MarvelUS-18.jpg|Now stand aside, worthy adversary.
File:TAAO1 cvrREA.jpg|'Tis but a scratch.
File:MTMTE 15 vs 53 Chromedome loses his arm.jpg|The first cut won't hurt at all; the second only makes you wonder...
File:MTMTE 9 infomercial toy instructions.jpg|This is slightly obscure.
File:GiGmissiles.jpg|This is even more obscure...
File:RegenerationOne94WarworldMissiles.jpg|...but hailing from the same country probably helps.
File:Marvel-us05-neworder-autobot-ceiling.jpg|Did you know that [[fandom:stargate:Teal'c of Chulak|Teal'c]] is a Shockwave fan?
File:RID17 useful effect.jpg|He goes to ''so many'' garage sales.
File:MTMTE vol1.jpg|This one is more subtle...
File:LL25 cvrRI.jpg|...you really need to put them side by side to see it.
File:G1toy optimus prime variants and running changes.jpg|This is also ''extremely'' obscure...
File:OP1 PXUKcvr.jpg|...and to be perfectly honest, a ''French'' flag would have made a little bit more sense.
File:MarvelUS-02.jpg|Your weapon can't stop me.
File:TF84-cvrA.jpg|I know. I just really wanted to do that.
File:MarvelUSG2-01A.jpg|Prime needs to work on his aim. 
File:IDWSG 1 cvrA.jpg|I always thought Blurr was a bit of a pirate at heart.
File:MarvelUS-71.jpg|Raindrops keep fallin' on my head.
File:IDWSG 2 cvrA.jpg|But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red.
File:Beast-Machines-cartoon-poster.jpg|
File:TheWreckers1 regcvr.JPG|
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===Homages to external properties===
Not every reference in Transformers fiction is an homage to an older series or character; Transformers fiction references external brands as well. Such references often take the form of comic covers or interior panels that bear an intentional visual similarity to classic or well-known comics or films, though this is by no means a hard and fast rule. Below are some notable examples:

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File:MarvelUK-002.jpg|[[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] started with an homage right with its [[The Transformers (issue)|second issue]], homaging the cover of EC Comics's [http://www.comics.org/issue/10134/cover/4/ ''Weird Science'' #16].
File:TransformersGhostbusters1.jpg|When there's something strange in... southern Peru...? [[Susan Hoffman]]'s assistants look a lot like The Real [[Ghostbusters]].
File:MarvelUS-22.jpg|One of the few instances where the "external property" element (in this case Marvel's 25th Anniversary frame) actually appears on a ''Transformers'' cover itself.
Htcc-50.jpg|A direct homage to the ''Transformers'' cover...
File:OP25 cvrA.jpg|...whereas this one specifically homages the cover of Marvel's [[wikia:marvel:Thor Vol 1 373|''Thor'' #373]], which also featured the 25th Anniversary frame.
File:Universewreckers1b.jpg|The cover of [[Departure|''Transformers: The Wreckers'' No. 1]], in which the various character poses are meant to evoke the cover of [[Marvel Comics]]' [https://www.comics.org/issue/28072/cover/4 ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1].
File:DW Armada 18.jpg|The cover of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[The End|''Armada'' #18]] homages the cover of Marvel's [http://en.marveldatabase.com/X-Men_Vol_1_135 ''Uncanny X-Men'' #135] by John Byrne, which itself homages the cover of [http://en.marveldatabase.com/X-Men_Vol_1_56 ''X-Men'' #56] by Neal Adams.
File:Infiltration 1 new dimensions exclusive cover.jpg|The New Dimension Comics exclusive cover of [[Infiltration issue 1|''Infiltration'' #1]], which homages the cover of Marvel's [https://www.comics.org/issue/16556/cover/4/ ''Fantastic Four'' #1]. Fantastic Formers?
File:MTMTE1 cvrE.jpg|The cover of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|#1]], homaging DC's [http://www.comics.org/issue/42881/cover/4/ ''Justice League'' #1], in which everyone is grumpy because [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] pushed them out of the way and hogged the group shot.
File:MTMTE28 subcvr.jpg|You really thought they stopped there?
File:MTMTE43 subcvr.jpg|Hey, DC themselves homaged and parodied the hell out of this one too ([https://www.comics.org/issue/46076/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/290465/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/45895/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/50994/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/50458/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/203861/cover/4/]), so why not?
File:MTMTE57_subcvr.jpg|[[Furmanism|It's Over! Finished!]]
File:LL10 cvrA.jpg|[[Furmanism|It never ends.]]
File:LL13 cvrA.jpg|See?
File:LL21 cvrA.jpg|Told ya!
File:LL25 cvrA.jpg|Okay, maybe it does after all.
File:AHM 1cvrEXCL.jpg|The Apocalypse Comics exclusive cover of IDW's [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'']] [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|#1]], in which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] royally pisses off the [[Joker]] by imitating him.
File:Intersectionality 1 of 5.jpg|Pawns of the <s>White Queen</s> Lord Imperious Delirious. Homage to Marvel's [https://www.comics.org/issue/41450/cover/4/ ''The New Mutants'' vol. 1 #39].
File:AHM 12cvrRI.jpg|The Apocalypse Comics exclusive cover of IDW's [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'']] [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|#12]], in which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gives up being a... superhero?
File:TFvol1 12cvrNYCC.jpg|The New York Comic-Con exclusive cover of IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'']] [[International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|#12]], in which [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] throws the most awkward punch ever, and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] pets invisible dogs.
File:AHM 16cvrLongBeach.jpg|''I wish they all could be California girls.''
File:Timelines08-Retailcover.jpg|Not actually the Prime Syndicate of Seibertron.
File:Focus on Decepticons.jpg|"Who put this thing together? Me, that's who! Who do I trust? Me!"
File:OPAnnual2018 cvrB.jpg|"I don't think there's one word that can describe a man's life."
File:AHM 13cvrApocalypse.jpg|He has a point.
File:MTMTE33 cvrRE.jpg|Me Grimlock no get chaos theory. 
File:TFGB02-cvrB.jpg|Clearly indication that a sequel ''will happen''. 
File:TFUnicron6 cvrREA.jpg|He lives in the negative space.
File:BWU-TriggerWarningstitle.jpg|Brought to you by the GODDAMN Miller.
File:DarkCybertron cvrRE.jpg|That ''one'' time [[Rob Liefeld]] doesn't blatantly swipe someone else's art, but instead does a straightforward homage with the original artist credited...and it's himself.
File:Revolution1_subcvrB.jpg|Not ''really'' the Official Handbook of the Hasbro Universe.
File:Revolution2_subcvrB.jpg|Still, at least they actually got [[John Byrne]] himself to do it.
File:Revolution3_subcvrB.jpg|Still running...
File:Revolution4_subcvrB.jpg|...more running...
File:Revolution5_subcvrB.jpg|...and it's a wrap.
File:TFHalloween regcvr.jpg|Starscream homaging [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_large/6/67663/6875783-16-variant-full.jpg issue #16 of ''The Immortal Hulk'']
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===Real life===
Sometimes it's not a fictional scene that's being homaged, but a photo or event from real life, or from real life iconography.

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File:MarvelUK-301.jpg|Homaging the iconic [[World War II]] photo "{{w|Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima}}".
File:OptimusPrime-OriginalIDWTransformersPromo.jpg|Homaging the iconic {{w|Uncle Sam}} "I want you for U.S. Army" World War II recruitment poster.
File:TFvol1 1cvrRI.jpg|Homaging a poster from [[Barack Obama]]'s 2008 presidential campaign.
File:Defiance3 coverB.jpg|Homaging the music video of "{{w|Bohemian Rhapsody}}" by the English rock band {{w|Queen (band)|Queen}} (though the ''original'' version of this pose was the cover of their second album, ''{{w|Queen II}}'', photographed by Mick Rock).
File:RID12 cvrRI.jpg|Homaging the cover of the album ''{{w|The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars}}'' by {{w|David Bowie}}.
File:MTMTE12 cvrRI.jpg|Homaging the cover of the album ''{{w|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band}}'' by [[Fab Four|The Beatles]].
File:Till All Are One tour poster.jpg|Homaging the cover of the single "{{w|The Trooper}}" by [[Iron Maiden]].
File:Dark Side of the Matrix album cover.jpg|Homaging the cover of the album ''{{w|The Dark Side of the Moon}}'' by {{w|Pink Floyd}}.
File:Bot Out Of Chaar album cover.jpg|Homaging the cover of the album ''{{w|Bat Out of Hell}}'' by {{w|Meat Loaf}}.
File:Spotlight Blurr cvrA.jpg|Homaging the layout of a magazine.
File:AHM 15cvrB.jpg|Homaging {{w|Vitruvian Man}} by {{w|Leonardo da Vinci}}.
File:Spotlight Wheelie cvrB.jpg|Homaging the appearance of a {{w|Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age cover}}.
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