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 an item featuring design elements specifically and intentionally resembling previous works. This could come in the form of a newer toy resembling a legacy character or a comic cover parodying an iconic one for example. Sometimes, toy 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 often reuse the same names repeatedly, 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.
==Examples==
===Internal homages===
====Toys====
As toys are the most prominent part of the Transformers brand with designers constantly needing to come up with concepts for new ones, homages are most commonly found in the various Transformers toy lines. The following is a list of intentional design homages in various lines over the years.

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File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] homages the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]].
File:Universe KingAtlas toy.jpg|[[King Atlas]] was originally intended to homage [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]].
File:Energon downshift toy.jpg|[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]'s design homages [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].
File:En-toy Skyblast.jpg|[[Skyblast (Energon)|Energon Skyblast]]'s design homages [[Jetfire (G1)|Generation 1 Jetfire]].
File:Energon Shockblast toy.jpg|[[Shockblast]]'s design homages [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].
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:Movie-toy Fracture.jpg|[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] homages the ''[[GoBots]]'' character [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]].
File:BoosterX10stock.jpg|[[Booster X10]] homages [[Laserbeak (G1)|Generation 1 Laserbeak]].
File:ROTF-toy_Deadlift.jpg|[[Deadlift]] homages the ''[[GoBots]]'' character [[Spoons]] and, simultaneously, the 2007 [[Transformers: The Game]] drone [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]] that inspired the design of the [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|original toy]].
File:TF2010-toy_Hailstorm.jpg|At [[Toy Fair 2010]], [[Hasbro]] declared that [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|''Transformers'' (2010) Hailstorm]] was designed as an homage to [[Mindset (G2)|''Generation 2'' Mindset]].
File:ShatteredGlasstoy-Starscream.jpg|[[Starscream (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Starscream]]'s color scheme homages [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]].
File:SGtoy-Thundercracker.jpg|[[Thundercracker (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Thundercracker]]'s [[neon]] color scheme is a homage to his Generation 1 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:Primetoy-HyperspeedWheeljack.jpg|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|Hyperspeed Wheeljack]] homages the [[pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy that would later inspire [[Exhaust]].
File:AoE deluxe Hot Shot.jpg|[[Hot Shot (AOE)|Hot Shot]] homages [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]].
File:Takaratomy-cloud-roadbuster.jpg|[[Roadbuster (Cloud)|''Cloud'' Roadbuster]] was designed as an homage to [[Ironhide (Energon)|''Energon'' Ironhide]].
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: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:TF 1 40th Cover B.jpg|Megatron's version
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:Generic autobots marvel 1.jpg
File:GoldenAge-PrimusRID2012.jpg
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:Destro 1 Comic Kingdom Creative Cover.jpg|...cross-franchise.
File:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg|Classic...
File:TFTM1.jpg|...colorful...
File:Botcon2000-movieposter.jpg|...celebratory...
File:ShellGame1b.jpg|...theoretical...
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:TFGG01-cvrPI.jpg|
File:ROTB-digital-poster.jpg|''Aaaand'' here we go again...
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: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:G1 ongoing 13.jpg|We never knew him.
File:IDWSG 5 cvrA.jpg|It's [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'s turn now.
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:MarvelUS-07.jpg|
File:IDW Generations 1 Cover B.jpg|
File:IDW Generations 1 Cover ND.jpg|
File:Digitaldoomonthehighwaytodestruction.jpg|This is a weird road...
File:DigitaldoomonthehighwaytodestructionSG.jpg|...what, no giant gun overlooking the valley from atop?
File:Thunderwing with matrix.jpg|
File:Titan-MatrixQuestHC.jpg|
File:Hawk.jpg|Hawkimus Prime!
File:HoistTheFlag - Shokaract holds the Matrix of Conquest.jpg|
File:MarvelUS-30.jpg|
File:IDW Generations 11 Cover A.jpg|The Scraplets got wet! They're completely useless now!
File:StarConvoyBoxArt1.jpg
File:Selects Star Convoy Splash.jpg
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:RG1 76-80 100pgSpectacular.jpg|''When the new meets the old, It always end the ancient ways.''
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|...and the imitation.
File:MarvelUS-18.jpg|You are indeed brave, good Sir Knight, but the fight is mine.
File:IDW Generations 6 Cover B.jpg|Oohh, had enough, eh?
File:TAAO1 cvrREA.jpg|Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no arms left!
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: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:TheGodWar-godwar.jpg|
File:LL-23-GuidingHandWar.jpg|
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:MarvelUS-25.jpg|
File:IDWSG 3 cvrA.jpg|
File:MarvelUS-67.jpg|Galvatron's dream of a planetary disco is achieved. 
File:IDWSG 4 cvrA.jpg|ALL HAIL GOLDBUG!
File:Beast-Machines-cartoon-poster.jpg|
File:TheWreckers1 regcvr.JPG|
File:Megatrong2cobra.jpg|A classic Generation 2
File:TCC52 Megatron.jpg|A Generation 2 Classic
File:TF2023_–Starscream_and_Davey.jpg
File:TF2023_no._8_-_Thundercracker_and_the_captain.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:MicronautsAnnual17 regcvr.jpg|Does it have 68 big pages, right?
File:DW Armada 18.jpg|The cover of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[The End (Armada)|''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:Autocracy_5.jpg|Homaging the cover to [[fandom:dc:Batman Vol 1 406|Batman #406]].
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:Htcc-29.jpg|[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29]] referencing the poster for {{w|Up (2009 film)|Up}}.
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:LastBotStanding 4 cvrD.jpg|Homaging the cover to [[fandom:marvel:Captain America Annual Vol 1 8|Captain America Annual #8]].
File:VoidRivals012ndB Cover.jpg|"Who were you expecting, a {{w|The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover|blue monster}}?"
File:ROM 4 subcvrA.jpg|
File:ROM Annual 2017 subcvr.jpg|
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:ToxicTransformer.jpg|The title and cover of [[The Toxic Transformer]] pay homage to ''{{w|The_Toxic_Avenger_(1984_film)|The Toxic Avenger}}''.
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:TAAO4 regcvr.jpg|It was on this day that Cybertron received a grim reminder...
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'']
File:DW MTMTE Armada 1.jpg|
File:DW MTMTE Armada 2.jpg|
File:DW MTMTE Armada 3.jpg|
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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.
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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:TFvsJoe new transylvania.jpg|
File:OptimusPrime-OriginalIDWTransformersPromo.jpg|Homaging the iconic {{w|Uncle Sam}} "I want you for U.S. Army" World War II recruitment poster.
File:Scarlett 1 Comic Kingdom Creative Cover.jpg|
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:LastBotStanding 2 cvrD.jpg|Homaging Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci.
File:Spotlight Wheelie cvrB.jpg|Homaging the appearance of a {{w|Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age cover}}.
File:TFLegends-Trypticon-Godzilla-comparison.jpg
File:Transformers_2023_9_Cover_A.jpg|Homaging the myth of {{w|Atlas (mythology)|Atlas}}.
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