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	*1988 — Two scrapped [[Godmaster (lifeform)\|Godmasters]] in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' are the female Decepticon [[Mayumi]] and the male Autobot [[Shinichi (Masterforce)\|Shinichi]]. They were replaced by [[Clouder]]. What this duality would've meant for Doubleclouder, if they would've been defaulted to male like [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]] or effectively been genderfluid, is unknown.		*1988 — Two scrapped [[Godmaster (lifeform)\|Godmasters]] in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' are the female Decepticon [[Mayumi]] and the male Autobot [[Shinichi (Masterforce)\|Shinichi]]. They were replaced by [[Clouder]]. What this duality would've meant for Doubleclouder, if they would've been defaulted to male like [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]] or effectively been genderfluid, is unknown.
	*1989(?) — [[Eos]] and [[Killjoy]] are two [[Pretender]]s with female-looking shells that didn't go beyond their concept art. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} canonized them and confirmed them as female.		*1989(?) — [[Eos]] and [[Killjoy]] are two [[Pretender]]s with female-looking shells that didn't go beyond their concept art. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} canonized them and confirmed them as female.
	*1999 — [[Archadis]] was intended to be female as per the original design but is presented as male in the fiction. [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23]] came back on this by identifying Archadis as a trans man.		*1999 — [[Archadis (BW)\|Archadis]] was intended to be female as per the original design but is presented as male in the fiction. [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23]] came back on this by identifying Archadis as a trans man.
	*1999 — [[Nightscream (BM)\|Nightscream]] was proposed to be female but Hasbro said no.		*1999 — [[Nightscream (BM)\|Nightscream]] was proposed to be female but Hasbro said no.
	*2005 — Early in development of [[BotCon 2005]], there were supposed to be three Decepticon biker chicks who'd serve as the lieutenants of the Decepticon General. The idea was to take the [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys\|''Energon'' Arcee]] sculpt and redeco it three times over into wildly different schemes but consistently based on a "bad biker" type look. The idea was dropped to keep the focus on the Insecticons and the three bikers materialized as only one: [[Flamewar (G1)\|Flamewar]].<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/flamewar Flamewar toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>		*2005 — Early in development of [[BotCon 2005]], there were supposed to be three Decepticon biker chicks who'd serve as the lieutenants of the Decepticon General. The idea was to take the [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys\|''Energon'' Arcee]] sculpt and redeco it three times over into wildly different schemes but consistently based on a "bad biker" type look. The idea was dropped to keep the focus on the Insecticons and the three bikers materialized as only one: [[Flamewar (G1)\|Flamewar]].<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/flamewar Flamewar toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>

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	====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====		====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
	Out of a cast of around thirty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, the three that are female are the two [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computers]] [[NAVI (Gung Ho)\|NAVI]] and [[DNAVI]] and the drone [[OPE]].		Out of a cast of around thirty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, the three that are female are the two [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computers]] [[NAVI (Gung Ho)\|NAVI]] and [[DNAVI (BW)\|DNAVI]] and the drone [[OPE]].

	====''Beast Wars Neo'' comic====		====''Beast Wars Neo'' comic====

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	[[File:Skylla beast.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|Halfshell's got 99 problems and a wench is behind a lot of 'em.]]		[[File:Skylla beast.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|Halfshell's got 99 problems and a wench is behind a lot of 'em.]]
	Out of a cast of over forty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, three are female. These three are [[NAVI (Yukikaze)\|NAVI]], an [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computer]], [[Artemis]], a human-made gynoid, and [[Scylla]], a Transformer.		Out of a cast of over forty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, three are female. These three are [[NAVI (Yukikaze)\|NAVI]], an [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computer]], [[Artemis]], a human-made gynoid, and [[Scylla (BW)\|Scylla]], a Transformer.

	[[Scylla]] is the sole female member of the [[Seacon (BW)\|Seacons]]. She and [[Sea Phantom]] are the crew's muscle and although loyal to [[Halfshell]], Scylla is the romantic type and as such ends up single-mindedly pursuing the sophisticated [[Maximal]] [[Scuba]], {{storylink\|The Space Pirate Seacons!}} who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn (BW)\|Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him. {{storylink\|The Tentacular Scuba}}		Scylla is the sole female member of the [[Seacon (BW)\|Seacons]]. She and [[Sea Phantom]] are the crew's muscle and although loyal to [[Halfshell]], Scylla is the romantic type and as such ends up single-mindedly pursuing the sophisticated [[Maximal]] [[Scuba (BW)\|Scuba]], {{storylink\|The Space Pirate Seacons!}} who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn (BW)\|Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him. {{storylink\|The Tentacular Scuba}}

	NAVI is the mind of the computer system used by the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] and exists in the [[Maximal Space Station]] and the vehicles the unit uses. She's peppy and helpful and eventually receives her own body from [[Skywarp (BW)\|Skywarp]]. {{storylink\|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} It is thanks to that body that she is able to enter the [[Mother Computer]] and reprogram it from within to prevent [[Gaia]] from being destroyed. {{storylink\|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}		NAVI is the mind of the computer system used by the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] and exists in the [[Maximal Space Station]] and the vehicles the unit uses. She's peppy and helpful and eventually receives her own body from [[Skywarp (BW)\|Skywarp]]. {{storylink\|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} It is thanks to that body that she is able to enter the [[Mother Computer]] and reprogram it from within to prevent [[Gaia]] from being destroyed. {{storylink\|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

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	Out of a cast of over forty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, three are female. These three are [[NAVI (Yukikaze)\|NAVI]], an [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computer]], [[Artemis]], a human-made gynoid, and [[Scylla]], a Transformer.		Out of a cast of over forty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, three are female. These three are [[NAVI (Yukikaze)\|NAVI]], an [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computer]], [[Artemis]], a human-made gynoid, and [[Scylla]], a Transformer.

	[[Scylla]] is the sole female member of the [[Seacon (BW)\|Seacons]]. She and [[Sea Phantom]] are the crew's muscle and although loyal to [[Halfshell]], Scylla is the romantic type and as such ends up single-mindedly pursuing the sophisticated [[Maximal]] [[Scuba]], {{storylink\|The Space Pirate Seacons!}} who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him. {{storylink\|The Tentacular Scuba}}		[[Scylla]] is the sole female member of the [[Seacon (BW)\|Seacons]]. She and [[Sea Phantom]] are the crew's muscle and although loyal to [[Halfshell]], Scylla is the romantic type and as such ends up single-mindedly pursuing the sophisticated [[Maximal]] [[Scuba]], {{storylink\|The Space Pirate Seacons!}} who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn (BW)\|Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him. {{storylink\|The Tentacular Scuba}}

	NAVI is the mind of the computer system used by the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] and exists in the [[Maximal Space Station]] and the vehicles the unit uses. She's peppy and helpful and eventually receives her own body from [[Skywarp (BW)\|Skywarp]]. {{storylink\|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} It is thanks to that body that she is able to enter the [[Mother Computer]] and reprogram it from within to prevent [[Gaia]] from being destroyed. {{storylink\|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}		NAVI is the mind of the computer system used by the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] and exists in the [[Maximal Space Station]] and the vehicles the unit uses. She's peppy and helpful and eventually receives her own body from [[Skywarp (BW)\|Skywarp]]. {{storylink\|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} It is thanks to that body that she is able to enter the [[Mother Computer]] and reprogram it from within to prevent [[Gaia]] from being destroyed. {{storylink\|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

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	*The first female Transformer whose proposal solidified in a character is Arcee, who was created in the first draft of the movie in [[The Transformers: The Movie#Production timeline\|the summer of 1984]], while "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]" was written in the summer of '85. [[Ron Friedman]] says he fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a fan of similar stuff.<ref>[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Mathy]</ref>		*The first female Transformer whose proposal solidified in a character is Arcee, who was created in the first draft of the movie in [[The Transformers: The Movie#Production timeline\|the summer of 1984]], while "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]" was written in the summer of '85. [[Ron Friedman]] says he fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a fan of similar stuff.<ref>[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Mathy]</ref>
	*The first recurring female Transformer is [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]], courtesy of her second appearance as Ariel in "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]".		*The first recurring female Transformer is [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]], courtesy of her second appearance as Ariel in "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]".
	*Because female characters in media not specifically aimed at women are considered minority representation, to this day it's rarer for them to appear among the villains than among the heroes. ''Transformers'' had this discrepancy too and while there are too many factors to say that the scales evened at a particular point, the female numbers and faction balance in ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)\|Transformers Online]]'' was a remarkable break with what came before.		*In light of "traditional gender norms", it is funny that there were three whole failed attempts to add a female Autobot medic to the lineup in 1984. The first was Ratchet, whose original bio presented the character as female until Hasbro nixed that. The second was Firecycle from the [[The Transformers (CBS pitch)\|CBS pitch]], which didn't lead to a product and so Firecycle never came to be. And the third was [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]], who in the [[The Transformers: The Movie (first draft)\|original draft of ''The Transformers: The Movie'']] was a nurse and metal worker. This was removed from the final draft. In the end, it would take until 1986 for the [[Paradron Medic]]s to fill the hole.
			*Because female characters in media not specifically aimed at women are considered minority representation, to this day it's rarer for them to appear among the villains than among the heroes. ''Transformers'' had this discrepancy too and while there are too many factors to say that the scales evened at any particular point, the female numbers and faction balance in ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)\|Transformers Online]]'' was a remarkable break with what came before.
	*For all of [[Simon Furman]]'s poor reputation when it comes to female Transformers, he did of his own volition create the female Decepticon Mantissa for ''[[Alignment]]''. Keep in mind that in 2001, you could lose a finger and still be able to count the number of villainous female Cybertronians.		*For all of [[Simon Furman]]'s poor reputation when it comes to female Transformers, he did of his own volition create the female Decepticon Mantissa for ''[[Alignment]]''. Keep in mind that in 2001, you could lose a finger and still be able to count the number of villainous female Cybertronians.
	*It's worth comparing the original G1 to ''[[GoBots]]'', its big competitor. ~~Our very own [[Chromedome (G1)\|tumblr]]~~ crunched the numbers and ''GoBots'' turns out to have more prominent female robots, all with toys, and we had to include [[Nancy]] to have the same ''number'' of talking fembots. That's right: the GoBots were ''better'' than G1 in this matter.<ref>[http://tfwiki.tumblr.com/post/112170089613/if-someone-asks-why-we-need-more-diverse TF Wiki Tumblr: If Someone Asks Why We Need More Diversity]</ref> More recent franchises lagging behind ''GoBots'' is even more depressing.		*It's worth comparing the original G1 material to ''[[GoBots]]'', its big competitor. We've crunched the numbers and ''GoBots'' turns out to have more prominent female robots, all with toys, and we had to include [[Nancy]] to have the same ''number'' of talking fembots. That's right: the GoBots were ''better'' than G1 in this matter.<ref>[http://tfwiki.tumblr.com/post/112170089613/if-someone-asks-why-we-need-more-diverse TF Wiki Tumblr: If Someone Asks Why We Need More Diversity]</ref> More recent franchises lagging behind ''GoBots'' is even more depressing.
	*Over the decades, several writers have worked to get more women into the fiction, in particular Scott, Barber, and Roberts at IDW Publishing in the 2010s. [[Jim Sorenson]] openly stated he would work to get women into his fiction as often as he possibly could to tip the balance.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055 Beast Wars Uprising AMA at Allspark]</ref>		*Over the decades, several writers have worked to get more women into the fiction, in particular Scott, Barber, and Roberts at IDW Publishing in the 2010s. [[Jim Sorenson]] openly stated he would work to get women into his fiction as often as he possibly could to tip the balance.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055 Beast Wars Uprising AMA at Allspark]</ref>
	*Twice has a female [[Nova Storm (disambiguation)\|Nova Storm]] been used to replace a traditionally male character and create a little more gender balance. She's replaced [[Skywarp (disambiguation)\|Skywarp]] in ''[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|Cyberverse]]'' and [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)\|Thundercracker]] in ''[[Nova Storm (ES)\|EarthSpark]]''.		*Twice has a female [[Nova Storm (disambiguation)\|Nova Storm]] been used to replace a traditionally male character and create a little more gender balance. She's replaced [[Skywarp (disambiguation)\|Skywarp]] in ''[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|Cyberverse]]'' and [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)\|Thundercracker]] in ''[[Nova Storm (ES)\|EarthSpark]]''.

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	According to ~~DK's~~ ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' ~~(written by Simon Furman)~~, "Transformers are inherently non-gender specific, and only some quirk of their timelost origins can account for [female Transformers'] difference in appearance and attitude." [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues\|in the process]] of introducing more female Transformers and explicating their links to the Quintessons in this continuity when it went out of business. [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] made it into the comics as the head start and [[Vibes]] slipped in quietly.		According to ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', "Transformers are inherently non-gender specific, and only some quirk of their timelost origins can account for [female Transformers'] difference in appearance and attitude." [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues\|in the process]] of introducing more female Transformers and explicating their links to the Quintessons in this continuity when it went out of business. [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] made it into the comics as the head start and [[Vibes]] slipped in quietly.

	====2005 IDW continuity====		====2005 IDW continuity====

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	====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====		====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
	According to DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' (written by Simon Furman), "Transformers are inherently non-gender specific, and only some quirk of their timelost origins can account for [female Transformers'] difference in appearance and attitude." [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues\|in the process]] of introducing more female Transformers and explicating their links to the Quintessons in this continuity when it went out of business.		According to DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' (written by Simon Furman), "Transformers are inherently non-gender specific, and only some quirk of their timelost origins can account for [female Transformers'] difference in appearance and attitude." [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues\|in the process]] of introducing more female Transformers and explicating their links to the Quintessons in this continuity when it went out of business. [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] made it into the comics as the head start and [[Vibes]] slipped in quietly.

	====2005 IDW continuity====		====2005 IDW continuity====

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	Out of a cast of around thirty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, the three that are female are the two [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computers]] [[NAVI (Gung Ho)\|NAVI]] and [[DNAVI]] and the drone [[~~Ope~~]].		Out of a cast of around thirty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, the three that are female are the two [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computers]] [[NAVI (Gung Ho)\|NAVI]] and [[DNAVI]] and the drone [[OPE]].

	====''Beast Wars Neo'' comic====		====''Beast Wars Neo'' comic====

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	The young Maximal [[Stampy (BW)\|Stampy]] has a [[Kitte Shūshū\|mother]], whom he sends money and thinks about a lot. There's also ~~see~~ a picture of a rabbit with a mustache on the wall behind her, implying a [[Z Grill\|father]] and sexual reproduction. {{storylink\|Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky}} [[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter\|Later]], it was confirmed that it indeed was sexual reproduction.		The young Maximal [[Stampy (BW)\|Stampy]] has a [[Kitte Shūshū\|mother]], whom he sends money and thinks about a lot. There's also a picture of a rabbit with a mustache on the wall behind her, implying a [[Z Grill\|father]] and sexual reproduction. {{storylink\|Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky}} [[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter\|Later]], it was confirmed that it indeed was sexual reproduction.

	====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====		====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====

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	The existence of female Transformers throughout the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] is portrayed as slightly uncommon, but hardly remarkable. They just exist, as do "males", and no special attention is called to them. Quite a few appear in various places in "[[Joyride (Cybertron)\|civilian]]" roles, as [[Autobot nurse\|nurses]], and even on [[Velocitron band\|colony worlds]].		The existence of female Transformers throughout the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] is portrayed as slightly uncommon, but hardly remarkable. They just exist, as do "males", and no special attention is called to them. Quite a few appear in various places in "[[Joyride (Cybertron)\|civilian]]" roles, as [[Autobot nurse\|nurses]], and even on [[Velocitron band\|colony worlds]].

			[[File:Cyb ep6 overrides challenge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|225px\|''Why do robots have to have gender?'' thought Override. ''Bloody masculinists.'']]
	There are examples and hints of romantic interest between males and females in both ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' ([[Redline]] and [[Falcia]] in the [[Linkage (comic)\|''Linkage'' comics]], plus [[Nightscream (Armada)\|Nightscream]]'s eagerness to appease and defend his [[Bulk]] partner [[Airazor (Armada)\|Airazor]]), and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' stories (most obviously [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)\|Thunderblast]]'s intense infatuation with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)\|Ransack's]] secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)\|Override]], plus [[Downshift (Energon)\|Downshift]] reportedly has an unnamed "fembot life partner" lost somewhere on [[Earth]]). This too is treated as a fairly common event.		There are examples and hints of romantic interest between males and females in both ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' ([[Redline]] and [[Falcia]] in the [[Linkage (comic)\|''Linkage'' comics]], plus [[Nightscream (Armada)\|Nightscream]]'s eagerness to appease and defend his [[Bulk]] partner [[Airazor (Armada)\|Airazor]]), and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' stories (most obviously [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)\|Thunderblast]]'s intense infatuation with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)\|Ransack's]] secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)\|Override]], plus [[Downshift (Energon)\|Downshift]] reportedly has an unnamed "fembot life partner" lost somewhere on [[Earth]]). This too is treated as a fairly common event.

	~~[[File:Cyb ep6 overrides challenge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|225px\|''Why do robots have to have gender?'' thought Override. ''Bloody masculinists.'']]~~
	There are female Transformers in positions of very high power as well: in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|''Energon'' cartoon]], [[Arcee (Energon)\|Arcee]] is the leader of the entire [[Omnicon]] race, while in ''Cybertron'', Override is the leader of the planet [[Velocitron]]. The Unicron Trilogy is the first ''Transformers'' continuity to explicitly ''give'' female Transformers that level of responsibility... but the only other one (so far) does so via a ''direct'' analogue of ''Cybertron'' (see [[#Aligned\|the "Aligned" continuity]] below for more on that).		There are female Transformers in positions of very high power as well: in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|''Energon'' cartoon]], [[Arcee (Energon)\|Arcee]] is the leader of the entire [[Omnicon]] race, while in ''Cybertron'', Override is the leader of the planet [[Velocitron]]. The Unicron Trilogy is the first ''Transformers'' continuity to explicitly ''give'' female Transformers that level of responsibility... but the only other one (so far) does so via a ''direct'' analogue of ''Cybertron'' (see [[#Aligned\|the "Aligned" continuity]] below for more on that).

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	*1988 — Two scrapped [[Godmaster (lifeform)\|Godmasters]] in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' are the female Decepticon [[Mayumi]] and the male Autobot [[Shinichi (Masterforce)\|Shinichi]]. They were replaced by [[Clouder]]. What this duality would've meant for Doubleclouder, if they would've been defaulted to male like [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]] or effectively been genderfluid, is unknown.		*1988 — Two scrapped [[Godmaster (lifeform)\|Godmasters]] in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' are the female Decepticon [[Mayumi]] and the male Autobot [[Shinichi (Masterforce)\|Shinichi]]. They were replaced by [[Clouder]]. What this duality would've meant for Doubleclouder, if they would've been defaulted to male like [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]] or effectively been genderfluid, is unknown.
	*1989(?) — [[Eos]] and [[Killjoy]] are two [[Pretender]]s with female-looking shells that didn't go beyond their concept art. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} canonized them and confirmed them as female.		*1989(?) — [[Eos]] and [[Killjoy]] are two [[Pretender]]s with female-looking shells that didn't go beyond their concept art. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} canonized them and confirmed them as female.
	*1999 — [[Archadis]] was intended to be female as per the original design but is presented as male in the fiction. [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23]] came back on this by identifying Archadis as a trans man.		*1999 — [[Archadis (BW)\|Archadis]] was intended to be female as per the original design but is presented as male in the fiction. [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23]] came back on this by identifying Archadis as a trans man.
	*1999 — [[Nightscream (BM)\|Nightscream]] was proposed to be female but Hasbro said no.		*1999 — [[Nightscream (BM)\|Nightscream]] was proposed to be female but Hasbro said no.
	*2005 — Early in development of [[BotCon 2005]], there were supposed to be three Decepticon biker chicks who'd serve as the lieutenants of the Decepticon General. The idea was to take the [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys\|''Energon'' Arcee]] sculpt and redeco it three times over into wildly different schemes but consistently based on a "bad biker" type look. The idea was dropped to keep the focus on the Insecticons and the three bikers materialized as only one: [[Flamewar (G1)\|Flamewar]].<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/flamewar Flamewar toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>		*2005 — Early in development of [[BotCon 2005]], there were supposed to be three Decepticon biker chicks who'd serve as the lieutenants of the Decepticon General. The idea was to take the [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys\|''Energon'' Arcee]] sculpt and redeco it three times over into wildly different schemes but consistently based on a "bad biker" type look. The idea was dropped to keep the focus on the Insecticons and the three bikers materialized as only one: [[Flamewar (G1)\|Flamewar]].<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/flamewar Flamewar toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>

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	====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====		====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
	[[File:Skylla beast.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|Halfshell's got 99 problems and a wench is behind a lot of 'em.]]		[[File:Skylla beast.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|Halfshell's got 99 problems and a wench is behind a lot of 'em.]]
	Out of a cast of over forty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, three are female. These three are [[NAVI (Yukikaze)\|NAVI]], an [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computer]], [[Artemis]], a human-made gynoid, and [[Scylla]], a Transformer.		Out of a cast of over forty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, three are female. These three are [[NAVI (Yukikaze)\|NAVI]], an [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computer]], [[Artemis]], a human-made gynoid, and [[Scylla (BW)\|Scylla]], a Transformer.

	[[Scylla]] is the sole female member of the [[Seacon (BW)\|Seacons]]. She and [[Sea Phantom]] are the crew's muscle and although loyal to [[Halfshell]], Scylla is the romantic type and as such ends up single-mindedly pursuing the sophisticated [[Maximal]] [[Scuba]], {{storylink\|The Space Pirate Seacons!}} who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn (BW)\|Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him. {{storylink\|The Tentacular Scuba}}		Scylla is the sole female member of the [[Seacon (BW)\|Seacons]]. She and [[Sea Phantom]] are the crew's muscle and although loyal to [[Halfshell]], Scylla is the romantic type and as such ends up single-mindedly pursuing the sophisticated [[Maximal]] [[Scuba (BW)\|Scuba]], {{storylink\|The Space Pirate Seacons!}} who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn (BW)\|Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him. {{storylink\|The Tentacular Scuba}}

	NAVI is the mind of the computer system used by the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] and exists in the [[Maximal Space Station]] and the vehicles the unit uses. She's peppy and helpful and eventually receives her own body from [[Skywarp (BW)\|Skywarp]]. {{storylink\|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} It is thanks to that body that she is able to enter the [[Mother Computer]] and reprogram it from within to prevent [[Gaia]] from being destroyed. {{storylink\|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}		NAVI is the mind of the computer system used by the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] and exists in the [[Maximal Space Station]] and the vehicles the unit uses. She's peppy and helpful and eventually receives her own body from [[Skywarp (BW)\|Skywarp]]. {{storylink\|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} It is thanks to that body that she is able to enter the [[Mother Computer]] and reprogram it from within to prevent [[Gaia]] from being destroyed. {{storylink\|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

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	Out of a cast of over forty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, three are female. These three are [[NAVI (Yukikaze)\|NAVI]], an [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computer]], [[Artemis]], a human-made gynoid, and [[Scylla]], a Transformer.		Out of a cast of over forty Transformers and Transformer-like characters, three are female. These three are [[NAVI (Yukikaze)\|NAVI]], an [[NAVI (technology)\|autonomous computer]], [[Artemis]], a human-made gynoid, and [[Scylla]], a Transformer.

	[[Scylla]] is the sole female member of the [[Seacon (BW)\|Seacons]]. She and [[Sea Phantom]] are the crew's muscle and although loyal to [[Halfshell]], Scylla is the romantic type and as such ends up single-mindedly pursuing the sophisticated [[Maximal]] [[Scuba]], {{storylink\|The Space Pirate Seacons!}} who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him. {{storylink\|The Tentacular Scuba}}		[[Scylla]] is the sole female member of the [[Seacon (BW)\|Seacons]]. She and [[Sea Phantom]] are the crew's muscle and although loyal to [[Halfshell]], Scylla is the romantic type and as such ends up single-mindedly pursuing the sophisticated [[Maximal]] [[Scuba]], {{storylink\|The Space Pirate Seacons!}} who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn (BW)\|Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him. {{storylink\|The Tentacular Scuba}}

	NAVI is the mind of the computer system used by the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] and exists in the [[Maximal Space Station]] and the vehicles the unit uses. She's peppy and helpful and eventually receives her own body from [[Skywarp (BW)\|Skywarp]]. {{storylink\|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} It is thanks to that body that she is able to enter the [[Mother Computer]] and reprogram it from within to prevent [[Gaia]] from being destroyed. {{storylink\|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}		NAVI is the mind of the computer system used by the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] and exists in the [[Maximal Space Station]] and the vehicles the unit uses. She's peppy and helpful and eventually receives her own body from [[Skywarp (BW)\|Skywarp]]. {{storylink\|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} It is thanks to that body that she is able to enter the [[Mother Computer]] and reprogram it from within to prevent [[Gaia]] from being destroyed. {{storylink\|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

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	*The first female Transformer whose proposal solidified in a character is Arcee, who was created in the first draft of the movie in [[The Transformers: The Movie#Production timeline\|the summer of 1984]], while "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]" was written in the summer of '85. [[Ron Friedman]] says he fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a fan of similar stuff.<ref>[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Mathy]</ref>		*The first female Transformer whose proposal solidified in a character is Arcee, who was created in the first draft of the movie in [[The Transformers: The Movie#Production timeline\|the summer of 1984]], while "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]" was written in the summer of '85. [[Ron Friedman]] says he fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a fan of similar stuff.<ref>[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Mathy]</ref>
	*The first recurring female Transformer is [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]], courtesy of her second appearance as Ariel in "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]".		*The first recurring female Transformer is [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]], courtesy of her second appearance as Ariel in "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]".
	*Because female characters in media not specifically aimed at women are considered minority representation, to this day it's rarer for them to appear among the villains than among the heroes. ''Transformers'' had this discrepancy too and while there are too many factors to say that the scales evened at a particular point, the female numbers and faction balance in ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)\|Transformers Online]]'' was a remarkable break with what came before.		*In light of "traditional gender norms", it is funny that there were three whole failed attempts to add a female Autobot medic to the lineup in 1984. The first was Ratchet, whose original bio presented the character as female until Hasbro nixed that. The second was Firecycle from the [[The Transformers (CBS pitch)\|CBS pitch]], which didn't lead to a product and so Firecycle never came to be. And the third was [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]], who in the [[The Transformers: The Movie (first draft)\|original draft of ''The Transformers: The Movie'']] was a nurse and metal worker. This was removed from the final draft. In the end, it would take until 1986 for the [[Paradron Medic]]s to fill the hole.
			*Because female characters in media not specifically aimed at women are considered minority representation, to this day it's rarer for them to appear among the villains than among the heroes. ''Transformers'' had this discrepancy too and while there are too many factors to say that the scales evened at any particular point, the female numbers and faction balance in ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)\|Transformers Online]]'' was a remarkable break with what came before.
	*For all of [[Simon Furman]]'s poor reputation when it comes to female Transformers, he did of his own volition create the female Decepticon Mantissa for ''[[Alignment]]''. Keep in mind that in 2001, you could lose a finger and still be able to count the number of villainous female Cybertronians.		*For all of [[Simon Furman]]'s poor reputation when it comes to female Transformers, he did of his own volition create the female Decepticon Mantissa for ''[[Alignment]]''. Keep in mind that in 2001, you could lose a finger and still be able to count the number of villainous female Cybertronians.
	*It's worth comparing the original G1 to ''[[GoBots]]'', its big competitor. ~~Our very own [[Chromedome (G1)\|tumblr]]~~ crunched the numbers and ''GoBots'' turns out to have more prominent female robots, all with toys, and we had to include [[Nancy]] to have the same ''number'' of talking fembots. That's right: the GoBots were ''better'' than G1 in this matter.<ref>[http://tfwiki.tumblr.com/post/112170089613/if-someone-asks-why-we-need-more-diverse TF Wiki Tumblr: If Someone Asks Why We Need More Diversity]</ref> More recent franchises lagging behind ''GoBots'' is even more depressing.		*It's worth comparing the original G1 material to ''[[GoBots]]'', its big competitor. We've crunched the numbers and ''GoBots'' turns out to have more prominent female robots, all with toys, and we had to include [[Nancy]] to have the same ''number'' of talking fembots. That's right: the GoBots were ''better'' than G1 in this matter.<ref>[http://tfwiki.tumblr.com/post/112170089613/if-someone-asks-why-we-need-more-diverse TF Wiki Tumblr: If Someone Asks Why We Need More Diversity]</ref> More recent franchises lagging behind ''GoBots'' is even more depressing.
	*Over the decades, several writers have worked to get more women into the fiction, in particular Scott, Barber, and Roberts at IDW Publishing in the 2010s. [[Jim Sorenson]] openly stated he would work to get women into his fiction as often as he possibly could to tip the balance.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055 Beast Wars Uprising AMA at Allspark]</ref>		*Over the decades, several writers have worked to get more women into the fiction, in particular Scott, Barber, and Roberts at IDW Publishing in the 2010s. [[Jim Sorenson]] openly stated he would work to get women into his fiction as often as he possibly could to tip the balance.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055 Beast Wars Uprising AMA at Allspark]</ref>
	*Twice has a female [[Nova Storm (disambiguation)\|Nova Storm]] been used to replace a traditionally male character and create a little more gender balance. She's replaced [[Skywarp (disambiguation)\|Skywarp]] in ''[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|Cyberverse]]'' and [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)\|Thundercracker]] in ''[[Nova Storm (ES)\|EarthSpark]]''.		*Twice has a female [[Nova Storm (disambiguation)\|Nova Storm]] been used to replace a traditionally male character and create a little more gender balance. She's replaced [[Skywarp (disambiguation)\|Skywarp]] in ''[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|Cyberverse]]'' and [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)\|Thundercracker]] in ''[[Nova Storm (ES)\|EarthSpark]]''.

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	The existence of female Transformers throughout the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] is portrayed as slightly uncommon, but hardly remarkable. They just exist, as do "males", and no special attention is called to them. Quite a few appear in various places in "[[Joyride (Cybertron)\|civilian]]" roles, as [[Autobot nurse\|nurses]], and even on [[Velocitron band\|colony worlds]].		The existence of female Transformers throughout the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] is portrayed as slightly uncommon, but hardly remarkable. They just exist, as do "males", and no special attention is called to them. Quite a few appear in various places in "[[Joyride (Cybertron)\|civilian]]" roles, as [[Autobot nurse\|nurses]], and even on [[Velocitron band\|colony worlds]].

			[[File:Cyb ep6 overrides challenge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|225px\|''Why do robots have to have gender?'' thought Override. ''Bloody masculinists.'']]
	There are examples and hints of romantic interest between males and females in both ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' ([[Redline]] and [[Falcia]] in the [[Linkage (comic)\|''Linkage'' comics]], plus [[Nightscream (Armada)\|Nightscream]]'s eagerness to appease and defend his [[Bulk]] partner [[Airazor (Armada)\|Airazor]]), and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' stories (most obviously [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)\|Thunderblast]]'s intense infatuation with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)\|Ransack's]] secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)\|Override]], plus [[Downshift (Energon)\|Downshift]] reportedly has an unnamed "fembot life partner" lost somewhere on [[Earth]]). This too is treated as a fairly common event.		There are examples and hints of romantic interest between males and females in both ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' ([[Redline]] and [[Falcia]] in the [[Linkage (comic)\|''Linkage'' comics]], plus [[Nightscream (Armada)\|Nightscream]]'s eagerness to appease and defend his [[Bulk]] partner [[Airazor (Armada)\|Airazor]]), and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' stories (most obviously [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)\|Thunderblast]]'s intense infatuation with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)\|Ransack's]] secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)\|Override]], plus [[Downshift (Energon)\|Downshift]] reportedly has an unnamed "fembot life partner" lost somewhere on [[Earth]]). This too is treated as a fairly common event.

	~~[[File:Cyb ep6 overrides challenge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|225px\|''Why do robots have to have gender?'' thought Override. ''Bloody masculinists.'']]~~
	There are female Transformers in positions of very high power as well: in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|''Energon'' cartoon]], [[Arcee (Energon)\|Arcee]] is the leader of the entire [[Omnicon]] race, while in ''Cybertron'', Override is the leader of the planet [[Velocitron]]. The Unicron Trilogy is the first ''Transformers'' continuity to explicitly ''give'' female Transformers that level of responsibility... but the only other one (so far) does so via a ''direct'' analogue of ''Cybertron'' (see [[#Aligned\|the "Aligned" continuity]] below for more on that).		There are female Transformers in positions of very high power as well: in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|''Energon'' cartoon]], [[Arcee (Energon)\|Arcee]] is the leader of the entire [[Omnicon]] race, while in ''Cybertron'', Override is the leader of the planet [[Velocitron]]. The Unicron Trilogy is the first ''Transformers'' continuity to explicitly ''give'' female Transformers that level of responsibility... but the only other one (so far) does so via a ''direct'' analogue of ''Cybertron'' (see [[#Aligned\|the "Aligned" continuity]] below for more on that).