Bumblebee (One)

The name or term "Bumblebee" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Bumblebee (disambiguation).

Bumblebee is an Autobot from One.

"This is gon' be fun! We can stay up late, swappin' manly stories, and in the mornin'? I'm makin' waffles!"

B-127 works in waste management in the lower levels of Iacon, and has done so for a long time. So long that he hasn't spoken to anyone else in a while, and the isolation's kind of getting to him—he's built himself a group of imaginary friends to keep him company, and he talks way, way too much to fill the silence. Even when he's unconscious. Especially when he's unconscious.

His name is kind of clunky, so he's been trying out a few nicknames, like Badassatron; for the most part, people just call him B.

Maybe he'll figure out something better eventually.

“	It is so great that you're here now. I can't wait to learn everything about you, and then tell you everything about me.	”
—B-127 longing for friends, Transformers One

Fiction

One film

Voice actor: Keegan-Michael Key (English), Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese), Dennis Schmidt-Foß (German, first trailer), Phil Laude (German, second trailer), Philippe Lacheau (European French), Julien Allouf (European French, first trailer), Patrick Emmanuel Abellard (Canadian French), Juca Viapri (Latin-American Spanish), Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez (Latin American-Spanish, first trailer), David Jenner (Spain Spanish), Andrea Lavagnino (Italian), Juha Viitala (Finnish)

For as long as he could remember, B-127 worked in waste management on sublevel 50. Deprived of anyone to talk to and left with only his garbage statues for company, B was overjoyed when Orion Pax and D-16 were thrown down to waste management by Darkwing. Orion accidentally beheaded one of his statues and discovered a beacon from the Quintesson war, broadcasting a message from Alpha Trion and giving coordinates on the possible location of the long-lost Matrix of Leadership. Deciding to investigate further, the trio climbed up the garbage chute and boarded an automated train headed for the surface. They were intercepted by Elita-1, who headed for the front to report them to security. As the bots tussled, the train reached the surface and all four were thrown from it by Cybertron's shifting geology.

"Who are you calling Goldbug!?"

After a long journey full of nothing but B-127's babbling, the quartet arrived at an ancient cave containing the bodies of the Primes. Though the Matrix was nowhere to be found, Orion noticed that Alpha Trion's spark still flicked and revived him with an energon cube. Trion told them of how Cybertron’s leader, Sentinel Prime, was an imposter who had betrayed the Primes and made a deal with the Quintessons that allowed him to rule under their thumb. After giving them the transformation cogs of the fallen Primes, Trion told the four to leave while he held off Sentinel's trackers.

Forced to adapt very quickly to their new cogs, the group fought through Sentinel’s forces to make it back to Iacon city and reveal the truth. However, they were caught by the former Cybertron High Guard whose leader, Starscream, demanded intelligence on Sentinel, believing them to be spies. D-16 remained defiant and seized control of the Guard from Starscream. It was then that Sentinel’s enforcer, Airachnid, found them and attacked, taking B, D-16, and several Guard members to Sentinel's tower.

The false Prime revealed his intention to frame them as traitors and give them a public execution, but a siege led by Orion and Elita freed them. While D-16 attacked Sentinel, B, Orion, and Elita captured Airachnid and brought her to the broadcasting room, where B, ecstatic over his new battle mask and "knife hands" went a little overboard on the attack. Broadcasting Airachnid's memories and revealing the truth to the city, B and Elita watched in horror as a rage-filled D-16 turned on Orion, dropped him into Cybertron’s core, executed Sentinel and renamed himself “Megatron” to the cheers of the High Guard.

B and Elita attempted to stop Megatron's rampage, but to no avail as they were no match for his powerful new form. Just then, Orion, reformatted by the Matrix into Optimus Prime, returned to the surface and defeated Megatron, banishing him and his followers from Iacon. Optimus, now the new ruler of Cybertron, stated that he would need B and Elita at his side, much to B's excitement. As Optimus used the power of the Matrix to make energon flow once more, B looked on as all the cogless miners were granted cogs and became fully autonomous “Autobots”, determined to defend Cybertron from all future threats.

Some time later, B went to see his old friends on sublevel 50 to share the tale of his adventure. After quickly putting Steve's head back on, B proceeded to show off his new knife hands, accidentally killing Steve (again) and A-A-Tron, to his horror. One

Toys

One

• Bumblebee/B-127 (Mega Changers, 2024)

Released as part of the rebranded "Mega Changers" assortment for the Transformers One toyline, this 12-inch Bumblebee figure transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian car.

Nomouthatron

• Bumblebee/B-127 (2-in-1 Mask, 2024)

The wearable transforming mask from Rise of the Beasts was repackaged for One with no known changes.

It is easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to this transformation scheme.

• Bumblebee/B-127 (Cog Changers, 2024)

• TakaraTomy name: Cog Power Change Bumblebee (コグパワーチェンジ バンブルビー)
• TakaraTomy release date: 2024 July 13
• TakaraTomy ID number: OCP-01

Released as part of the first wave of Transformers One Cog Changers, Bumblebee transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian car by flipping it like a switchblade. Bumblebee/B-127 also features a slide-up Cog-shaped panel located on his chest. Unlike previous One Step Changers, Bumblebee lacks any robot mode articulation beyond waggling his free-moving arms side to side.

For Japanese buyers, Bumblebee is also available for purchase as a set with Deluxe Class (Prime Changers) Optimus Prime in TakaraTomy Mall.

The Bee has wings

• Bumblebee/B-127 (Robot Battlers, 2024)

• Accessories: Energon sword, base

Bumblebee transforms from robot to Cybertronian car in only 3 steps and includes an Energon sword. The figure can be placed on a base to perform action moves by sliding the finger slots, to knock an opponent's figure off of their base.

• Cybertron Rush Battle: Hero-tachi no Tatakai (サイバトロンラッシュバトル ヒーローたちの戦い, 2024)

• Release date: 2024 October 12
• ID number: OCR-02
• Accessories: Energon sword, base

The Robot Battlers B-127 was released in Japan as part of the "Cybertron Rush Battle" 3-packs with Sentinel Prime and Alpha Trion.

Welcome back, Goldbug!

• Energon Glow Bumblebee (Energon Glow, 2024)

• TakaraTomy name: Energon Glow Bumblebee (エネルゴングロー バンブルビー)
• TakaraTomy release date: 2024 October 12
• Accessories: sword, blaster

Released as a Walmart exclusive in the United States and a few other select retailers across different regions, Energon Glow Bumblebee is an approximately Deluxe-sized toy, albeit slightly larger than his below Prime Changers version. He also features simpler engineering, with a big portion of the toy's budget being instead dedicated to a light-up chest gimmick activated by pressing his stomach. His arm blade and blaster can be used on either arm and combined to store on his robot back/vehicle roof.

His paintjob is noticeably more gold-leaning (and in turn, more screen-accurate) than most other Bumblebees in the Transformers One mainline. Keeping in line with the "Energon Glow" theme of the figure, his wheels, lower arms, and car roof are all molded in transparent blue plastic.

Ain't none of ya'll old enough to go to the damn club!

• Bumblebee/B-127 (Prime Changers, 2024)

• TakaraTomy name: Deluxe Class Bumblebee (デラックスクラス バンブルビー)
• TakaraTomy release date: 2024 October 12
• TakaraTomy ID number: OD-03
• Accessories: sword, blaster, chest cover

Released as part of the Prime Changers line, Bumblebee transforms from a robot to Cybertronian sports car in 15 steps. His chest plate can be removed to reveal a non-removable transformation cog. The blaster only attaches to his left hand, and the arm blade only to right unless combined with the blaster. The combined form is used to store the accessories on his robot back and vehicle roof, though they can also be attached individually if you want one equipped but not the other. Due to his particular conversion scheme, he can replicate the "car with arms" form he took while attempting to transform for the first time. He has a 3mm flight stand port on his backside, only accessible in robot mode.

His dark gunmetal, bright silver, and slate blue paint applications use glittery paint, while his plastic is pearlescent.

While he appears to have a design flaw preventing his ankle tilts from working, this appears to actually be intentional. The tilt is necessary to lock his feet into position in vehicle mode, but due to the squared off socket for the joint pin, the feet become mostly locked in place in robot mode.

Bee is the odd man out of the Prime Changers, being the only one who isn't roughly in scale with the rest. While having roughly the same mass as the other figures, his head, feet, and legs are about half again as big due to him basically being stretched to match their size.

Studio Series

Badassatronimus Prime

• Bumblebee (B-127) (Deluxe Class, 2025)
  • Movie: Transformers One
  • Accessories: 2 Energon knives/blasters, rifle

• Known designers: Evan Brooks (Hasbro), Koki Yamada (TakaraTomy)

Part of the Studio Series A-level assortment for 2025, Bumblebee is based on his appearance in Transformers One, transforming into a Cybertronian Car. He comes with his "knife hands" and a Tracker blaster.

Bumblebee was first revealed on Thew Adams' YouTube channel on September 4 as part of a series of related reveals leading up to "Transformers Day" on September 17, 2024, when he was made available to pre-order.

Merchandise

Transformers One

Now kids can troll everyone by declaring his other name over and over again!

• B-127 (2024)

A children's product based on his appearance in the One film, the B-127 costume is comprised of a bodysuit and mask.

Yolopark

• (Cog-less Bot Mode) B-127 (AMK Series Model Kit, 2024)

• Accessories: 3 pairs of hands, Cog of Conversion Transformation Cog, Jetpack, Welding Helmet

Released as part of Yolopark's Advance Model Kit (AMK) lineup, this B-127 is modeled after his Cog-less Cybertronian form, and he can be only completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Aside from his hand parts, B-127 also comes with an additional Transformation Cog, an unpainted (and non-screen accurate) welding helmet, and a Jetpack accessory, though he is not seen using it in the film.

Due to how B-127's empty Cog slot is designed, there is no absolute way to make him interact with the accessory.

B-127 can be bought in either the default-styled "gift box" or "tin box"-styled packaging. The latter can be purchased with the other three Cog-less figures as a 4-pack set that comes with an acrylic standee.

• (Cogged Bot Mode) B-127 (AMK Series Model Kit, 2024)

• Accessories: 2 pairs of hands, 1 pair of Sword Knife Hands, arm-mounted blaster, battle mask

This model kit of B-127 is based on his cogged form, and he comes with an additional interchangeable Battle Mask, a pair of Sword Knife Hands, and a single arm-mounted blaster.

Blokees

• B-127 (Galaxy Version, 2024)
  • Series: Galaxy Version 05 - One
  • Accessories: 2 open hands, pistol, spare peg-and-ball piece, stand

Blokees B-127 is a 4.25 inch tall non-transforming buildable figure based on his cogless appearance early in the film. He appears once in every case of nine blind boxes. As with the rest of his wave, B features an upgraded suite of standard body parts, with sturdier hinge joints and slightly more complex builds than their Generation 1 counterparts.

B-127 includes the usual pairs of gripping fists and open hands, a laser pistol, and a two-studded connectable figure stand.

Notes

• Of all the main cast of Transformers One, Bumblebee has the greatest connection to his live-action film series counterpart: his name being given as "B-127" is taken from Bumblebee, and his helmet design (with its large "cheeks" and movable "antennae") bears resemblance to his appearance in that film; additionally, his overly-talkative nature is a meta-gag about his "future" self being best known for not being able to speak. Conversely, his battle mask resembles his Generation 1 counterpart's original toy.
• Despite the name being an alias used on most promotional material and toys, Bumblebee is never referred to as such in the film itself, presumably to avoid confusing audiences who already saw him receive that name on-screen.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Bumblebee (バンブルビー Banburubī)

Gallery

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  Original miner body