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Cyberlink420 at 20:02, 22 December 2024

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	*"[[Runabout (disambiguation)\|Runabout]]" and "[[Wildrider (disambiguation)\|Wildrider]]" are, of course, names that have seen multiple uses in Transformers history. What you may not know is that "Diabla" has also been used before, by a [[Diabla (Prime)\|female Decepticon]] from the now-defunct ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' MMORPG.		*"[[Runabout (disambiguation)\|Runabout]]" and "[[Wildrider (disambiguation)\|Wildrider]]" are, of course, names that have seen multiple uses in Transformers history. What you may not know is that "Diabla" has also been used before, by a [[Diabla (Prime)\|female Decepticon]] from the now-defunct ''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)\|Transformers Universe]]'' MMORPG.

	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===

Chris McFeely: /* Continuity notes */

2020-07-24T17:11:53Z

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	*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would ~~reveal~~ that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. ~~The~~ series ~~refrains from addressing~~ the discontinuity, and ~~simply~~ runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup~~; the~~ story ~~is set at~~ the midpoint between ~~his~~ 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the ~~then-upcoming~~ [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the ~~1960s~~, ~~and 'Bee is still working for~~ the ~~British government. However,~~ ''The Last Knight'' ~~would be disregarded by~~ the ''Bumblebee'' ~~film itself,~~ and ~~would show '~~Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering ~~the~~ prequel incompatible with it.		*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would introduce the idea that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. This series doesn't address the discontinuity, and just runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup, setting its story in the 1960s—the midpoint between Bee's 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel. Hhhhowever...
			*This series was written based on an earlier version of the ''Bumblebee'' movie, which kept continuity with the ''The Last Knight''. As it turned out, though, the finished cut of ''Bumblebee'' changed the story and abandoned the idea that Bee had been on Earth since the war, instead showing him arriving on Earth in 1987, thereby... uh, rendering this prequel totally incompatible with it.
	*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in the backstories of both [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]], it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.		*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in the backstories of both [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]], it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.

Cyberlink420 at 21:58, 20 May 2020

2020-05-20T21:58:03Z

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	*''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers]]''		*''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers]]''
	*''{{i\|Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions}}'' TPB		*''{{i\|Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions}}'' TPB
	*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' #5		*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)\|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' #5
	*''Orphan Black: Crazy Science''		*''Orphan Black: Crazy Science''
	*''Sword of Ages'' Special Edition		*''Sword of Ages'' Special Edition

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2019-10-01T16:47:59Z

Ookalf: /* Real-life references */

2019-08-08T01:33:12Z

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	*When questioned by an E.I.D.O.L.O.N. goon about his "operative number" while undercover, Reeve says it is "eighty-six"—the agent number of Maxwell Smart in TV spy spoof ''{{w\|Get Smart}}''.		*When questioned by an E.I.D.O.L.O.N. goon about his "operative number" while undercover, Reeve says it is "eighty-six"—the agent number of Maxwell Smart in TV spy spoof ''{{w\|Get Smart}}''.
	**To {{w\|86 (term)\|"eighty-six"}} something is also to reject or get rid of it (which is probably why it was Maxwell Smart's agent number as well).		**To {{w\|86 (term)\|"eighty-six"}} something is also to reject or get rid of it (which is probably why it was Maxwell Smart's agent number as well).
	*After knocking out that same goon, Reeve tries to maintain his cover by suggesting to fellow goons that come to investigate that the man passed out because "his skin couldn't breathe." This is a reference to the death of {{w\|Bond girl}} Jill Masterson in the movie {{w\|Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger}}, who perishes through "skin suffocation" when painted entirely gold by the film's villain. This isn't a real thing, and one of the goons highlights this fact by not understanding Reeve's remark.		*After knocking out that same goon, Reeve tries to maintain his cover by suggesting to fellow goons that come to investigate that the man passed out because "his skin couldn't breathe." This is a reference to the death of {{w\|Bond girl}} Jill Masterson in the movie ''{{w\|Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger}}'', who perishes through "skin suffocation" when painted entirely gold by the film's villain. This isn't a real thing, and one of the goons highlights this fact by not understanding Reeve's remark.
	*Reeve wields a {{w\|Walther PP\|Walther PPK}} handgun, Bond's signature firearm.		*Reeve wields a {{w\|Walther PP\|Walther PPK}} handgun, Bond's signature firearm.
	*E.I.D.O.L.O.N. head Gotell is based on Bond villain {{w\|Ernst Stavro Blofeld}}, complete with facial scar. He is initially hidden by a high-backed chair, as Blofeld was in the Bond movie ''{{w\|You Only Live Twice}}''. It's possible the character's surname is a reference to {{w\|Walter Gotell}}, an actor who had a minor role in ''{{w\|From Russia With Love (film)\|From Russia With Love}}'' but was chiefly known for playing KGB General Gogol in the Moore-era (and first Timothy Dalton-era) Bond films.		*E.I.D.O.L.O.N. head Gotell is based on Bond villain {{w\|Ernst Stavro Blofeld}}, complete with facial scar. He is initially hidden by a high-backed chair, as Blofeld was in the Bond movie ''{{w\|You Only Live Twice}}''. It's possible the character's surname is a reference to {{w\|Walter Gotell}}, an actor who had a minor role in ''{{w\|From Russia With Love (film)\|From Russia With Love}}'' but was chiefly known for playing KGB General Gogol in the Moore-era (and first Timothy Dalton-era) Bond films.

Cyberlink420: /* Continuity notes */

2018-12-24T01:07:38Z

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	*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government. However, ''The Last Knight'' would be disregarded by the ''Bumblebee'' film itself, and would show 'Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering the prequel incompatible with it.		*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the then-upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government. However, ''The Last Knight'' would be disregarded by the ''Bumblebee'' film itself, and would show 'Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering the prequel incompatible with it.
	*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in the backstories of both [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]], it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.		*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in the backstories of both [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]], it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.

TimeLord11: /* Continuity notes */

2018-12-23T20:50:08Z

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government. However, ''The Last Knight'' would be disregarded by the ''Bumblebee'' film itself, and would show 'Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering the prequel incompatible with it.		*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government. However, ''The Last Knight'' would be disregarded by the ''Bumblebee'' film itself, and would show 'Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering the prequel incompatible with it.
	*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in the backstories of both [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]]~~'s backstories~~, it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.		*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in the backstories of both [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]], it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===

Locoman: /* Continuity notes */

2018-12-23T20:40:22Z

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	*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government. However, ''The Last Knight'' would be disregarded by the ''Bumblebee'' film itself, and would show 'Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering the prequel incompatible with it.		*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government. However, ''The Last Knight'' would be disregarded by the ''Bumblebee'' film itself, and would show 'Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering the prequel incompatible with it.
	*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]]'s ~~backstory~~, it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.		*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in the backstories of both [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]]'s backstories, it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===

Chris McFeely: /* Continuity notes */

2018-12-23T13:48:38Z

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government. However, ''The Last Knight' would be disregarded by the ''Bumblebee'' film itself, and would show 'Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering the prequel incompatible with it.		*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government. However, ''The Last Knight'' would be disregarded by the ''Bumblebee'' film itself, and would show 'Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering the prequel incompatible with it.
	*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]]'s backstory, it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.		*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]]'s backstory, it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.

Chris McFeely: /* Notes */

2018-12-22T14:32:44Z

Notes

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government.		*The timeline of the movie universe has been shaken up pretty severely in the seven years since John Barber put it all in order, and this comic just kinda has to roll with it. Though the original [[Transformers: Movie Prequel\|2007 movie prequel]] showed Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 2000s, the 2017 film ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|The Last Knight]]'' would reveal that he had been on the planet since at least the 1940s and had fought alongside the Allies in [[World War II]]. The series refrains from addressing the discontinuity, and simply runs with the ''Last Knight'' setup; the story is set at the midpoint between his 1940s WWII adventure and the 1980s setting of the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)\|''Bumblebee'' movie]] to which it is a prequel, the 1960s, and 'Bee is still working for the British government. However, ''The Last Knight' would be disregarded by the ''Bumblebee'' film itself, and would show 'Bee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering the prequel incompatible with it.
	*Also, ~~there~~'s the ~~fact that~~ Bumblebee ~~can~~ ''~~talk'~~' in ~~this comic~~, ~~when~~ IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that he lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action ~~film. The thing is, though~~ this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]]'s backstory, it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." ~~This rather suggests that the~~ ''Bumblebee'' ~~movie may be about to tell the on~~-~~screen story of~~ his voice ~~loss~~, ~~which requires the prequel~~ to ~~have him~~ be ~~capable of speech again~~.		*IDW tie-in material going right back to 2007 has established that Bumblebee lost his voice thousands of years ago when he was wounded by Megatron in [[Movie Prequel issue 1\|the prequel]] to the first live-action film—but while this has become a pervasive idea in the decade since, even being reflected in [[Bumblebee (WFC)\|"Aligned" Bumblebee]]'s backstory, it's never actually been part of the on-screen canon of the films, which have only vaguely credited Bumblebee's muteness to "damage in battle." The opening scenes of ''Bumblebee'' give his voice-loss a different origin, crediting [[Blitzwing (BB)\|Blitzwing]] with ripping his voice box out in 1987; that means that, despite what IDW history has established, Bumblebee is shown to be able to talk in this comic, as he hasn't suffered those injuries yet.

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===

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	*CGC Comics		*CGC Comics
	*''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]] Adventures'' Vol. 3 TPB		*''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]] Adventures'' Vol. 3 TPB

			===Foreign localization===
			'''Japanese'''
			:*''Title:'' "'''Kogane-sha o Motsu Otoko'''" (黄金車を持つ男, "The Man with the Golden Car")

	==External links==		==External links==

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	*When questioned by an E.I.D.O.L.O.N. goon about his "operative number" while undercover, Reeve says it is "eighty-six"—the agent number of Maxwell Smart in TV spy spoof ''{{w\|Get Smart}}''.		*When questioned by an E.I.D.O.L.O.N. goon about his "operative number" while undercover, Reeve says it is "eighty-six"—the agent number of Maxwell Smart in TV spy spoof ''{{w\|Get Smart}}''.
	**To {{w\|86 (term)\|"eighty-six"}} something is also to reject or get rid of it (which is probably why it was Maxwell Smart's agent number as well).		**To {{w\|86 (term)\|"eighty-six"}} something is also to reject or get rid of it (which is probably why it was Maxwell Smart's agent number as well).
	*After knocking out that same goon, Reeve tries to maintain his cover by suggesting to fellow goons that come to investigate that the man passed out because "his skin couldn't breathe." This is a reference to the death of {{w\|Bond girl}} Jill Masterson in the movie {{w\|Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger}}, who perishes through "skin suffocation" when painted entirely gold by the film's villain. This isn't a real thing, and one of the goons highlights this fact by not understanding Reeve's remark.		*After knocking out that same goon, Reeve tries to maintain his cover by suggesting to fellow goons that come to investigate that the man passed out because "his skin couldn't breathe." This is a reference to the death of {{w\|Bond girl}} Jill Masterson in the movie ''{{w\|Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger}}'', who perishes through "skin suffocation" when painted entirely gold by the film's villain. This isn't a real thing, and one of the goons highlights this fact by not understanding Reeve's remark.
	*Reeve wields a {{w\|Walther PP\|Walther PPK}} handgun, Bond's signature firearm.		*Reeve wields a {{w\|Walther PP\|Walther PPK}} handgun, Bond's signature firearm.
	*E.I.D.O.L.O.N. head Gotell is based on Bond villain {{w\|Ernst Stavro Blofeld}}, complete with facial scar. He is initially hidden by a high-backed chair, as Blofeld was in the Bond movie ''{{w\|You Only Live Twice}}''. It's possible the character's surname is a reference to {{w\|Walter Gotell}}, an actor who had a minor role in ''{{w\|From Russia With Love (film)\|From Russia With Love}}'' but was chiefly known for playing KGB General Gogol in the Moore-era (and first Timothy Dalton-era) Bond films.		*E.I.D.O.L.O.N. head Gotell is based on Bond villain {{w\|Ernst Stavro Blofeld}}, complete with facial scar. He is initially hidden by a high-backed chair, as Blofeld was in the Bond movie ''{{w\|You Only Live Twice}}''. It's possible the character's surname is a reference to {{w\|Walter Gotell}}, an actor who had a minor role in ''{{w\|From Russia With Love (film)\|From Russia With Love}}'' but was chiefly known for playing KGB General Gogol in the Moore-era (and first Timothy Dalton-era) Bond films.