Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes

Whether on Earth, Cybertron, or out in the cosmos, Transformers often assume vehicle modes that defy human notions of form, function, and physics. Despite the infinite possibilities out there, sometimes these reappear in odd trends.

TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki has certain requirements for an alt-mode to be listed here. There must be at least three unique toy molds (as cybertronian modes are rather more common in fiction, this page will focus on the toys) that share the archetype. There must also be at least one unique character per mold —a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/retools on the same line. The list is (more or less) organized in chronological order of toy release or fictional appearance.

See also: Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes, Popular beast alternate modes, Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes

Apache-esque helicopter

To Cybertronian vehicle, or not to Cybertronian vehicle.

• G1 Rotorstorm / G1 Sandstorm (Machine Wars) / Universe Whirl
• Energon Bulkhead / Energon Quickstrike
• G1 Spinister (War for Cybertron: Siege) / G1 Rotorstorm (Generations Selects)

Drill tank

• Twin Twist / Salt-Man Z / Robot-Man Z
• Zetar
• G1 Nosecone / General Ramhorn
• Quickswitch / Sixknight
• Victory Drillhorn / Rescue Force 3
• Zone Dai Atlas
• Drillbuster
• Beast Wars Scavenger
• Beast Wars II Galvatron
• Armada Drill Bit / Rock Krusher / Monocle
• Crush
• Heatrock
• Tu Xingsun

H-tank

• Armada Megatron / Universe Megazarak
• G1 Warpath (Universe) / Sparkcrusher
• Animated Shockwave
• Movie Megatron (Revenge of the Fallen) / Bumblebee Blitzwing
• Aligned Shockwave (Prime)
• Beast Machines Strika (Timelines) / Blastcharge Strika Drone / G1 Treadshot (Timelines)
• Bumblebee Shockwave (Studio Series)

Hovercar

• G1 Blurr / G1 Arcee (Titans Return)
• G1 Prowl (Titanium)
• Minimus Ambus / G1 Alpha Trion (Legends)
• Cyberverse Bumblebee (Cybertronian Mode)

Hovertank

Also officially known as a "Space Thing."

• Aligned Megatron (Generations) / G1 Megatron (United) / Knights of Unicron Megatron
• Beast Wars Rampage (Timelines) / Shockaract (Timelines)
• Cyberverse Clobber
• Cyberverse Megatron (Cybertronian Mode)

Spider tank

Thankfully for Arachnophobes, these only feature four legs.

• Cybertron Scrapmetal / Cobybot / Beast Wars Inferno (Universe) / G1 Rumble (Universe)
• Thunderhead / Dark of the Moon Crosshairs
• Cyberverse Shockwave

Tetrajet

Local Decepticon learns how to ignore aerodynamics! Physicists hate him!

• G1 Starscream (Titanium) / G1 Sunstorm (Titanium) / G1 Skywarp (Titanium) / G1 Thrust (Titanium)
• Armada Starscream (Cybertron) / Universe Sunstorm (Cybertron) / G1 Ramjet (Universe) / G1 Dirge (Universe) / Movie Starscream (Dark of the Moon Cybertronian mode)
• Aligned Starscream (Generations) / Aligned Skywarp (Generations) / G1 Skywarp (Thrilling 30) / G1 Thundercracker (Thrilling 30)
• G1 Starscream (War for Cybertron: Siege) / G1 Thundercracker (War for Cybertron: Siege) / G1 Skywarp (War for Cybertron: Siege) / Red Wing (Generations Selects) / G1 Acid Storm (War for Cybertron: Siege) / G1 Nova Storm (War for Cybertron: Siege) / G1 Ion Storm (War for Cybertron: Siege) / G1 Hotlink (War for Cybertron Trilogy) / Sparkless Seeker / G1 Nacelle (Legacy) / Senator Shockwave (Legacy) / Wingstun (2019 IDW Continuity) / Hooligan (2019 IDW continuity) / Space Case (2019 IDW continuity)
• Movie Starscream (Bumblebee) / Movie Thrust (Bumblebee) / Movie Thundercracker (Bumblebee)

Twin-cockpit jet

The second cockpit's for your younger sibling to use and pretend he's flying

• G1 Slugslinger
• Doubleheader
• Energon Slugslinger / Beast Wars Airazor (Timelines)