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BerylRoll: /* Generation 1 */

2026-04-01T15:25:19Z

Generation 1

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	Probably the most famous name changes are the new names taken by the faction leaders. Different versions of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] have had the previous names Orion Pax and Optronix, [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] changed his name when he became [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]] (alternatively known as Rodimus Major or just Rodimus) became Rodimus Prime upon receiving the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. In addition, [[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] has displayed a tendency to change his name to Goldbug.		Probably the most famous name changes are the new names taken by the faction leaders. Different versions of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] have had the previous names Orion Pax and Optronix, [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] changed his name when he became [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]] (alternatively known as Rodimus Major or just Rodimus) became Rodimus Prime upon receiving the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. In addition, [[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] has displayed a tendency to change his name to Goldbug.

	Other Transformers have changed their names in specific universes; for instance, the ~~most prominent~~ version of [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] was once known as "Ariel", and one version of [[Outback (G1)\|Outback]] changed his name to "Fallback". Also, [[Swoop (G1)\|Swoop]] was called "Divebomb" in the past in UK [[Marvel Comics continuity]] and [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity\|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity]]. In the [[2005 IDW continuity]], [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]] was born as "Ostaros". Before he defected from the Decepticons, the Autobot [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]] was known as "Deadlock". And in the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe\|Wings Universe]]'', [[Fizzle]] changed his name to Blaze.		Other Transformers have changed their names in specific universes; for instance, the original version of [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] was once known as "Ariel", and one version of [[Outback (G1)\|Outback]] changed his name to "Fallback". Also, [[Swoop (G1)\|Swoop]] was called "Divebomb" in the past in UK [[Marvel Comics continuity]] and [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity\|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity]]. In the [[2005 IDW continuity]], [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]] was born as "Ostaros". Before he defected from the Decepticons, the Autobot [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]] was known as "Deadlock". And in the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe\|Wings Universe]]'', [[Fizzle]] changed his name to Blaze. [[Flowspade]] had a different name before she came to serve [[Megaempress]] and voluntarily parted with it when she embraced her new calling.

	==Beast Era==		==Beast Era==

AzimuthAcolyte: Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

2026-04-01T05:11:31Z

Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

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	In ''Beast Wars II'', several of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy]]. Lio Convoy himself took that name after scanning a mysterious white lion.		In ''Beast Wars II'', several of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy]]. Lio Convoy himself took that name after scanning a mysterious white lion.

	In ''Beast Wars Neo'' comic, [[Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.		In the ''Beast Wars Neo'' comic, [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.

	In ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] used to be known as "Gnashteeth", and "[[Waspinator (BW)\|Wasp]]" changed his name to "Waspinator" upon becoming partially [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]].		In ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] used to be known as "Gnashteeth", and "[[Waspinator (BW)\|Wasp]]" changed his name to "Waspinator" upon becoming partially [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]].

AzimuthAcolyte: Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

2026-03-31T01:12:55Z

Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

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	Nearly every member of the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' crews appeared to take a new name upon first taking an animal [[alternate mode]], though [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] was the only one seen to do so explicitly. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] claimed to have taken his own name from a figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]], which suggests that he had had a different name before that point. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 2}} In one version of the timeline, [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] had previously been known as "Wing Saber", but her memory banks were damaged and her body was reverted to a [[protoform]] state before she was reborn in the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]], so her new identity was more than a mere name-change. {{storylink\|The Razor's Edge}} {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}}		Nearly every member of the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' crews appeared to take a new name upon first taking an animal [[alternate mode]], though [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] was the only one seen to do so explicitly. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] claimed to have taken his own name from a figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]], which suggests that he had had a different name before that point. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 2}} In one version of the timeline, [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] had previously been known as "Wing Saber", but her memory banks were damaged and her body was reverted to a [[protoform]] state before she was reborn in the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]], so her new identity was more than a mere name-change. {{storylink\|The Razor's Edge}} {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}}

	In ''Beast Wars II'', several of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy]]. Lio Convoy himself took that name after scanning a mysterious white lion.		In ''Beast Wars II'', several of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy]]. Lio Convoy himself took that name after scanning a mysterious white lion.

	In ''Beast Wars Neo'' comic, [[Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.		In ''Beast Wars Neo'' comic, [[Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.

Saix: /* Beast Era */ clean up, replaced: ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga → ''Beast Wars Neo'' comic

2024-10-30T21:24:58Z

Beast Era: clean up, replaced: ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga → ''Beast Wars Neo'' comic

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	In ''Beast Wars II'', several of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy]]. Lio Convoy himself took that name after scanning a mysterious white lion.		In ''Beast Wars II'', several of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy]]. Lio Convoy himself took that name after scanning a mysterious white lion.

	In ''Beast Wars Neo'' ~~manga~~, [[Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.		In ''Beast Wars Neo'' comic, [[Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.

	In ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] used to be known as "Gnashteeth", and "[[Waspinator (BW)\|Wasp]]" changed his name to "Waspinator" upon becoming partially [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]].		In ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] used to be known as "Gnashteeth", and "[[Waspinator (BW)\|Wasp]]" changed his name to "Waspinator" upon becoming partially [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]].

ThatGuy79: /* Beast Era */ Merged the Lio Convoy example into the one about the BWII Predacons since they're in the same show

2023-07-26T16:48:13Z

Beast Era: Merged the Lio Convoy example into the one about the BWII Predacons since they're in the same show

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	Nearly every member of the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' crews appeared to take a new name upon first taking an animal [[alternate mode]], though [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] was the only one seen to do so explicitly. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] claimed to have taken his own name from a figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]], which suggests that he had had a different name before that point. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 2}} In one version of the timeline, [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] had previously been known as "Wing Saber", but her memory banks were damaged and her body was reverted to a [[protoform]] state before she was reborn in the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]], so her new identity was more than a mere name-change. {{storylink\|The Razor's Edge}} {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}}		Nearly every member of the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' crews appeared to take a new name upon first taking an animal [[alternate mode]], though [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] was the only one seen to do so explicitly. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] claimed to have taken his own name from a figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]], which suggests that he had had a different name before that point. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 2}} In one version of the timeline, [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] had previously been known as "Wing Saber", but her memory banks were damaged and her body was reverted to a [[protoform]] state before she was reborn in the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]], so her new identity was more than a mere name-change. {{storylink\|The Razor's Edge}} {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}}

	~~Several~~ of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy]].		In ''Beast Wars II'', several of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy]]. Lio Convoy himself took that name after scanning a mysterious white lion.

	~~In ''Beast Wars II'', [[~~Lio Convoy~~\|a Convoy]] changed his~~ name ~~to "Lio Convoy"~~ after scanning a mysterious white lion.

	In ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga, [[Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.		In ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga, [[Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.

Saix at 10:57, 25 January 2023

2023-01-25T10:57:07Z

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	~~:''What's in a name? A [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] by any other name would cause as many explosions.''~~

	For a Transformer, [[Transformer naming\|a name]] is not just a convenient handle for referring to someone — it's a way to describe yourself. As a result, Transformers sometimes take new names upon going through [[new body\|major changes]].		For a Transformer, [[Transformer naming\|a name]] is not just a convenient handle for referring to someone — it's a way to describe yourself. As a result, Transformers sometimes take new names upon going through [[new body\|major changes]].

NexusShard17 at 23:28, 22 November 2020

2020-11-22T23:28:59Z

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	According to [[Movie Adaptation issue 2\|the second issue of the movie adaptation]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus]] tells [[Sam Witwicky\|Sam]] that the Autobots changed their names to English descriptions of themselves.		According to [[Movie Adaptation issue 2\|the second issue of the movie adaptation]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus]] tells [[Sam Witwicky\|Sam]] that the Autobots changed their names to English descriptions of themselves.

	When [[~~Mirage (Movie)~~\|Mirage]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)\|Wheeljack]] were severely damaged in battle, {{storylink\|Rising Storm issue 4\|Rising Storm #4}} [[Ratchet (Movie)\|Ratchet]] managed to fix them and give them new bodies in the process, and they were renamed "Dino" and "Que", respectively. {{storylink\|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)\|Dark of the Moon}}		When [[Dino\|Mirage]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)\|Wheeljack]] were severely damaged in battle, {{storylink\|Rising Storm issue 4\|Rising Storm #4}} [[Ratchet (Movie)\|Ratchet]] managed to fix them and give them new bodies in the process, and they were renamed "Dino" and "Que", respectively. {{storylink\|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)\|Dark of the Moon}}

	==See also==		==See also==

MBG: /* Unicron Trilogy */

2020-02-18T00:23:41Z

Unicron Trilogy

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	[[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]] has a tendency to change his name to Galvatron when he receives a power boost, but for some reason back to Megatron when getting an all new body. Others, such as [[Overhaul (Cybertron)\|Overhaul]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)\|Cyclonus]], prefer to reserve name changes for when they are upgraded into entirely new bodies. Others yet, such as [[Demolishor (Armada)\|Demolishor]], retain their name even when upgraded into a new form. Perhaps this is because some Transformers change their name to reflect their new body's abilities; for example, it makes little sense for a snow machine to be named "Cyclonus", while the gorilla-like Demolishor still maintains a destructive personality. Or maybe Hasbro just wants to use certain names for certain toys.		[[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]] has a tendency to change his name to Galvatron when he receives a power boost, but for some reason back to Megatron when getting an all new body. Others, such as [[Overhaul (Cybertron)\|Overhaul]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)\|Cyclonus]], prefer to reserve name changes for when they are upgraded into entirely new bodies. Others yet, such as [[Demolishor (Armada)\|Demolishor]], retain their name even when upgraded into a new form. Perhaps this is because some Transformers change their name to reflect their new body's abilities; for example, it makes little sense for a snow machine to be named "Cyclonus", while the gorilla-like Demolishor still maintains a destructive personality. Or maybe Hasbro just wants to use certain names for certain toys.

	''In the Japanese version of the Unicron Trilogy, characters change names whenever they get a new body, though not necessarily when they get a power boost that results merely in new colors. For example, in the Japanese version, Megatron stayed Megatron throughout Armada's entire run even after his power-up (that merely changed his colors). In ''Superlink'', the Japanese equivalent of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]'', he was called Galvatron throughout the whole show. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Japanese counterpart, ''Galaxy Force'', this rule does not necessarily hold true, as ''Galaxy Force'' was originally a separate universe until being retconned into continuity. In ''Galaxy Force'', Master Megatron renamed himself Master Galvatron after becoming powered up, despite the only change being, once again, his colors.''		In the Japanese version of the Unicron Trilogy, characters change names whenever they get a new body, though not necessarily when they get a power boost that results merely in new colors. For example, in the Japanese version, Megatron stayed Megatron throughout Armada's entire run even after his power-up (that merely changed his colors). In ''Superlink'', the Japanese equivalent of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]'', he was called Galvatron throughout the whole show. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Japanese counterpart, ''Galaxy Force'', this rule does not necessarily hold true, as ''Galaxy Force'' was originally a separate universe until being retconned into continuity. In ''Galaxy Force'', Master Megatron renamed himself Master Galvatron after becoming powered up, despite the only change being, once again, his colors.''

	==Live-action film series==		==Live-action film series==

WM-R: /* Unicron Trilogy */

2019-09-27T03:59:42Z

Unicron Trilogy

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	[[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]] has a tendency to change his name to Galvatron when he receives a power boost, but for some reason back to Megatron when getting an all new body. Others, such as [[Overhaul (Cybertron)\|Overhaul]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)\|Cyclonus]], prefer to reserve name changes for when they are upgraded into entirely new bodies. Others yet, such as [[Demolishor (Armada)\|Demolishor]], retain their name even when upgraded into a new form. Perhaps this is because some Transformers change their name to reflect their new body's abilities; for example, it makes little sense for a snow machine to be named "Cyclonus", while the gorilla-like Demolishor still maintains a destructive personality. Or maybe Hasbro just wants to use certain names for certain toys.		[[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]] has a tendency to change his name to Galvatron when he receives a power boost, but for some reason back to Megatron when getting an all new body. Others, such as [[Overhaul (Cybertron)\|Overhaul]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)\|Cyclonus]], prefer to reserve name changes for when they are upgraded into entirely new bodies. Others yet, such as [[Demolishor (Armada)\|Demolishor]], retain their name even when upgraded into a new form. Perhaps this is because some Transformers change their name to reflect their new body's abilities; for example, it makes little sense for a snow machine to be named "Cyclonus", while the gorilla-like Demolishor still maintains a destructive personality. Or maybe Hasbro just wants to use certain names for certain toys.

	''In the Japanese version of the Unicron Trilogy, characters change names whenever they get a new body, though not necessarily when they get a power boost that results merely in new colors. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Japanese counterpart, ''Galaxy Force'', this rule does not necessarily hold true, as ''Galaxy Force'' was originally a separate universe until being retconned into continuity.''		''In the Japanese version of the Unicron Trilogy, characters change names whenever they get a new body, though not necessarily when they get a power boost that results merely in new colors. For example, in the Japanese version, Megatron stayed Megatron throughout Armada's entire run even after his power-up (that merely changed his colors). In ''Superlink'', the Japanese equivalent of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]'', he was called Galvatron throughout the whole show. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Japanese counterpart, ''Galaxy Force'', this rule does not necessarily hold true, as ''Galaxy Force'' was originally a separate universe until being retconned into continuity. In ''Galaxy Force'', Master Megatron renamed himself Master Galvatron after becoming powered up, despite the only change being, once again, his colors.''

	==Live-action film series==		==Live-action film series==

Sabrblade at 14:23, 29 August 2019

2019-08-29T14:23:34Z

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	Nearly every member of the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' crews appeared to take a new name upon first taking an animal [[alternate mode]], though [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] was the only one seen to do so explicitly. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] claimed to have taken his own name from a figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]], which suggests that he had had a different name before that point. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 2}} In one version of the timeline, [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] had previously been known as "Wing Saber", but her memory banks were damaged and her body was reverted to a [[protoform]] state before she was reborn in the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]], so her new identity was more than a mere name-change. {{storylink\|The Razor's Edge}} {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}}		Nearly every member of the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' crews appeared to take a new name upon first taking an animal [[alternate mode]], though [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] was the only one seen to do so explicitly. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] claimed to have taken his own name from a figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]], which suggests that he had had a different name before that point. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 2}} In one version of the timeline, [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] had previously been known as "Wing Saber", but her memory banks were damaged and her body was reverted to a [[protoform]] state before she was reborn in the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]], so her new identity was more than a mere name-change. {{storylink\|The Razor's Edge}} {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}}

	Several of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois~~\|Angolmois energy~~]].		Several of the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] who fought [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on [[Gaia]] took modified names upon being upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy]].

	In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Lio Convoy\|a ~~rookie~~ Convoy]] changed his name to "Lio Convoy" after scanning a mysterious white lion.		In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Lio Convoy\|a Convoy]] changed his name to "Lio Convoy" after scanning a mysterious white lion.

	In ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga, [[Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.		In ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga, [[Big Convoy]] was originally named "Big" before becoming a Transformer.