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Body-type available in dork, boxer, and chick.

At least I'm not ugly.Skywarp

Ugly? You and I look the same!Thundercracker, Transformers: War for Cybertron

A body-type^[1] or model^[2] is the basic design of a Transformer's chassis. The design can be shared with other Transformers, either with or without individualizing customizations.

In some universes, upgrading or refitting a Transformer from one body-type to another can be a lucrative black market business. Individual body-types have identifying model numbers. For example, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, and Bug Bite have all, in one Primax Cluster universe or another, inhabited a "C1186-P0019" of various colors. That model is reportedly popular with scouts.

Other universes also use numbers to identify body types. For instance, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Wasp, and many others are all body type 65356-9292-346.^[3]

Body-types are particularly common in the Transformers toy lines, where many redecos are marketed as separate characters.^[4] This article puts its focus on body-types with relevance in fiction and other outstanding qualities. Because otherwise, this list could go on forever.

Outstanding examples

Generation 1

"Seeker" type

"Battlecharger" type

"Prowl" type

"Sideswipe" type

"Sunstreaker" type

Beast Era

Maximal Command Security Force

Transformers Animated

256-OZU-004

65356-9292-346

09262-8765-001

65483-2483-321

Wheeljack

Live-action film series

Audi R8

Audi R8 Decepticon
Dead End
Dino/Mirage (Cyberverse and Lost Age Advanced toys only)
Override
Sideways
Wreckloose (ROTF)
Stinger (Legion class toy from Walmart two-pack only)

Corvette Stingray Concept

MiG-29 "Fulcrum"

Bulldog II Armored Truck

Ford F-350 Tow Truck

Pickup Drone

Transport Hovercraft

Chevrolet Camaro

F-22 Raptor

Sector 7 Assault Buggy

Strike Helicopter

F-35 Lightning

Cadillac Escalade SUV

Racing Motorcycle

Chevrolet Cobalt

Osprey

Buffalo MPV

Constructicon bulldozer

Constructicon mining excavator

Constructicon Scout

Scrapper
Scrapmetal (film only)
Trench

Constructicon Warrior

Canopy
Garagebot
Long Haul
Onslaught
Payload (Transformers 2010 toys only)

Pontiac Solstice

Dread #1

Dread #2

Dread #3

Jetfire Model

Lensmeter

M1 Abrams

Super Stallion

Blackout
Chopter
Dropkick (Tiny Turbo Changers Chopper Mode toy only)
Evac
Grindor
Grindor drones
Spinister
Whirl

Aligned

Transformers: Prime

Cliffjumper and Tailgate, who were both Arcee's partners, shared the same body type, only different in their color scheme. Maybe Arcee has a type.
Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus shared a body type with minor differences before Optimus got reformatted. While Optimus was brainwashed into Megatron's service, he encountered his own file, illustrated with the schematics of what would later be revealed to be Ultra Magnus' body.

References

↑ Term yanked from "Withered Hope", as is the information from the rest of the introductory paragraphs.
↑ Term used in "Autoboot Camp" and "This Is Why I Hate Machines".
↑ As shown in The AllSpark Almanac II.
↑ This only applies to different-character toys based on the same sculpt that exist in the same universe. Redeco characters released under a line that places the new character in a different universe than other iterations of the sculpt are arguably cosmic coincidences.

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-{{disambig2|'''characters''' sharing a physical model|'''toys''' sharing a physical model|Redeco}}
 [[Image:Bumblebeebodies.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Body-type available in dork, boxer, and chick.]]
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 *[[Air Warrior]]s
 *[[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]]
-*[[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]]
 *[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
 *[[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]]
+*[[Ion Storm]]
+*[[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]]
+*[[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]
 *[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
-*[[Rainmaker]]s
+*[[Red Wing (G1)|Red Wing]]
-*[[Red Wing]]
 *[[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]]
 *[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
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 *[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
 *[[Wheezing Arrow]]
+*[[Itami Prime]]
 }}
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 *[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]
 *[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]
+===="[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]" type====
+*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
+*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
+*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
+*[[Prowl (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Prowl]]
+*[[Bluestreak (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Bluestreak]]
+*[[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]]
 ===="[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]" type====
 *[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
+*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]
+*[[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]
+*[[Deep Cover]]
+*[[Tigertrack]]
+===="[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]" type====
 *[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]
-*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]
+*[[Cordon (G1)|Cordon]]
-*[[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]]
+*[[Spin-Out (G1)|Spin-Out]]
-*[[Gearhead]]
 ===Beast Era===
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 *[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (former cadet)
 *[[Getout]]
-*[[High Beam]]
+*[[High Beam (G2)|High Beam]]
 *[[Nitrostreak]]
 *[[Overshoot]]
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 *[[Stopgap]]
 *[[Switchblade (BW)|Switchblade]]
-*[[Tigatron|Unit 2]]
+*[[Tigatron (BW)|Unit 2]]
 }}
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 ===Live-action film series===
 ====Audi R8====
 *[[Audi R8 Decepticon]]
 *[[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]]
-*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]] (''Cyberverse'' and ''Lost Age Advanced'' toys only)
+*[[Dino|Dino/Mirage]] (''Cyberverse'' and ''Lost Age Advanced'' toys only)
 *[[Override (TF 2010)|Override]]
 *[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
+*[[Wreckloose (ROTF)]]
 *[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (Legion class toy from [[Walmart]] two-pack only)
+====Corvette Stingray Concept====
+*[[Sideswipe (Movie)]]
+*[[Bluestreak (Speed Stars)]]
+*[[Swerve (Movie)]]
+*[[Darksteel (DOTM)]]
+====MiG-29 "Fulcrum"====
+*[[Dreadwing (Movie)]]
+*[[Overcast (Movie)]]
+*[[Fearswoop (ROTF)]]
+*[[Class Alpha drone unit]]
+====Bulldog II Armored Truck====
+*[[Payload (Movie)]]
+*[[Dispensor]]
+*[[Class Beta drone unit]]
+====Ford F-350 Tow Truck====
+*[[Longarm (Movie)]]
+*[[Hoist (Movie)]]
+====Pickup Drone====
+*[[Dropkick (Movie)]]
+*[[Salvage (Movie)]]
+*[[Trailbreaker (Movie)]]
+====Transport Hovercraft====
+*[[Sea Spray (TF 2010)]]
+*[[Deep Dive]]
+====Chevrolet Camaro====
+*[[Bumblebee (Movie)]]
+*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)]]
+====F-22 Raptor====
+*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
+*[[Thundercracker (Movie)]]
+*[[Ramjet (Movie)]]
+*[[Skywarp (Movie)]]
+====Sector 7 Assault Buggy====
+*[[Landmine (Movie)]]
+*[[Armorhide (Movie)]]
+*[[Comettor (DOTM)]]
+====Strike Helicopter====
+*[[Tomahawk (TF 2010)]]
+*[[Vortex (Movie)]]
+====F-35 Lightning====
+*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]
+*[[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]]
+*[[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]]
+====Cadillac Escalade SUV====
+*[[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]]
+*[[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]
+====Racing Motorcycle====
+*[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]]
+*[[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]
+*[[Trenchmouth]]
+*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]]
+====Chevrolet Cobalt====
+*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]
+*[[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]]
+====Osprey====
+*[[Blazemaster (ROTF)|Blazemaster]]
+*[[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]]
+*[[Tailwhip]]
 ====Buffalo MPV====
 *[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]
 *[[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]]
+====Constructicon bulldozer====
+*[[Bonecrusher (ROTF Constructicon)|Bonecrusher]]
+*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]
+*[[Skipjack (ROTF)|Skipjack]]
+====Constructicon mining excavator====
+*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
+*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
 ====[[Constructicon Scout]]====
 *[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]
-*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]
+*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]] (film only)
 *[[Trench]]
 ====[[Constructicon Warrior]]====
 *[[Canopy]]
-*[[Garbage truck Decepticon]]
+*[[Garagebot]]
 *[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
 *[[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]
 *[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] (''Transformers'' 2010 toys only)
+====Pontiac Solstice====
+*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
+*[[Smokescreen (Movie)]]
+*[[Runamuck (ROTF)]]
+*[[Dead End (ROTF)]]
 ====Dread #1====
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 *[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]
 *[[Brawler]]
-*[[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]
+*[[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]s
 *[[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]]
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 *[[Evac (Movie)|Evac]]
 *[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]
+*[[Grindor drone]]s
 *[[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]]
 *[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]]
-==Footnotes==
+===Aligned===
-<references/>
+====Transformers: Prime====
+* [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], who were both [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s partners, shared the same body type, only different in their color scheme. Maybe Arcee has a type.
+* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] shared a body type with minor differences before Optimus got reformatted. [[Orion Pax, Part 2|While Optimus was brainwashed into Megatron's service]], he encountered his own file, illustrated with the schematics of what would later be revealed to be Ultra Magnus' body.
+==References==
+{{reflist|2}}
 ==See also==