Mirage (Movie)

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

Mirage is an Autobot from the Rise of the Beasts portion of the Movie continuity family.

This is probably a lot for you, huh?

Mirage likes to think that he's the life of the party, always eager for a chance to show off his unique skills; like his ability to generate lifelike holograms which he can use to disorient and outmaneuver foes, or his impressive shapeshifting ability that allows him to take multiple alternate modes at a time. He hates being cooped up and forced to hide out on Earth, because doing so means he has no one to get into trouble with. He's also quite the talker, always ready to rattle off a wisecrack or a reference to some Earth media he's seen since his time on the planet. This unfortunately has lead him to become a bit of an outcast among the other Autobots, who see him as reckless and aloof, compounded by his frequent disregard for Optimus Prime's orders.

Beneath all this, though, lies a genuine heart. Mirage cares deeply for his friends and would go to great lengths to keep them safe, and he has a fondness for humanity matched only by fellow Autobot Bumblebee.

Not to be confused with Dino, who sometimes also goes by the name "Mirage".

Fiction

Rise of the Beasts film

Voice actor: Pete Davidson (English), Yvick Letexier (European French), Louis-Philippe Berthiaume (Canadian French), Lucas Wecker (German), Stefano Crescentini (Italian), Javier Ibarreche (Latin-American Spanish), Miguel Angel Leal (Latin American Spanish, Second Trailer), Douglas Silva (Brazilian Portuguese)

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Rise of the Beasts

Toys

Studio Series

Be thankful they got that license!

• Mirage (Deluxe Class, 2023)
  • Movie: Rise of the Beasts
  • Hasbro ID number: 105
  • Accessories: Arm cannon

Studio Series Mirage is based on his appearance in Rise of the Beasts, and transforms into a licensed Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS 3.8. He comes with an arm cannon and a backdrop.

This figure also marks a milestone in the franchise, being the first Transformers toy to have a fully licensed Porsche alt mode.

Hasbro revealed the figure on February 13th, 2023, following the release of the Big Game Spot a day earlier.

The stock renders used for his reveal have white background surrounding his head that have mistakenly not been photoshopped out, making it appear as though his head has white fins on the sides.

Buzzworthy Bumblebee

Is this thing a dog?

• Jungle Mission 3-pack: Bumblebee, Airazor, and Autobot Mirage (Multipack, 2023)
  • Accessories: Arm cannon

Included as part of a Target-exclusive Buzzworthy Bumblebee Jungle Mission 3-pack, this Mirage is another Deluxe Class iteration of the character that converts into an unlicensed approximation of a Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS 3.8. He includes a blaster that can fit over his forearm or store on his rear bumper in vehicle mode. His headsculpt uses what is either a battle mask or an early concept head design.

Mirage comes packaged with Bumblebee and Airazor.

Rise of the Beasts

• Autobot Mirage (Deluxe Class, 2023)
  • Accessories: Arm cannon

The Mirage from the Buzzworthy Bumblebee Jungle Mission 3-pack was also available individually at general retail under Rise of the Beasts packaging.

• Autobot Mirage (Battle Changer, 2023)

• Known designers: Koki Yamada (TakaraTomy)

Released as part of the "Beast Alliance" subline for Rise of the Beasts, this Mirage is a 4.5-inch toy that converts from a robot to an unlicensed approximation of a Porsche 911 in 11 steps. His right arm has a molded in cannon that can be flipped out.

This toy was discovered in the United States before any official announcement was made.

Merchandise

3D Battle-Card Game

He seems familiar, but I can't place the face.

• Mirage (2007)
  • Card number: 8

Mirage is a 26-point "Common" piece in the 3D Battle-Card Game. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly-packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode (model undetermined), or into a rather stumpy robot mode. His twin blaster-weapons can be mounted on his arms (their nominal placement) or on his shoulders.

He uses the same construction as the Barricade, Earth mode Bumblebee, and Swerve cards. This style is similar to the one used by Cliffjumper, Jazz, and Smokescreen.

Though his card is clearly based on the Alternators Mirage toy, he's not remotely as obvious about it as the Cliffjumper and Smokescreen cards are. While all the parts are in roughly the same place as the Alternators toy, the detailing is very much in line with the movie aesthetic, featuring a lot of shifted panels and extensive mechanical greeblies.

Notes

• Pete Davidson's portrayal of Mirage is based on the zany energy of Davidson's favorite comedy actors, such as Jim Carrey in The Mask and Adam Sandler. It is meant to play off Noah's innocent look upon discovering a talking car.
• The scene where Noah and Mirage first meet was made by Anthony Ramos acting his part, then Davidson reacting to it.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Mirage (ミラージュ Mirāju)
• Mandarin: Huànyǐng (幻影, "Mirage")