Mirage (Movie)

This article is about the Rise of the Beasts Autobot. For the Dark of the Moon Autobot who also sometimes goes by Mirage, see Dino. 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.

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), Wendel Bezerra (Brazilian Portuguese, official trailer)

In desperate need of cash, Noah Diaz participated in a carjacking attempt on a Porsche that his friend Reek scouted out. Successfully breaking in, Noah realized the car was acting strangely when it locked him inside and played a message from someone on the radio. The car soon sped off with Noah stuck inside, leaving him in the middle of a car chase with the police. After throwing them off with his holographic projections, Mirage took Noah to a warehouse and revealed himself, where they soon after met the rest of the Autobots. Mirage transformed and introduced himself to a shocked Noah before the other Autobots arrived, who - especially Optimus Prime - unfortunately did not share his appreciation of Noah. However, when Arcee revealed that the all-important Transwarp Key was currently within a museum, Mirage banked on the idea of usig Noah to infiltrate the building and retrieve the Key. Neither the other Autobots nor Noah liked said plan at first, but Mirage managed to convince the human by showing off his transformation abilities and offering to let Noah sell him in the guise of many expensive cars so he could get the money for his brother's hospital bills.

Taking on a garbage truck as a temporary alternate mode to trick the museum's security into letting them in, Mirage waited in the parking lot while Noah went inside. Unfortunately that was when the Terrorcons Scourge, Battletrap, and Nightbird came knocking, also in search of the Key. Mirage was the first to respond to the threat, transforming to robot mode and firing away at the airborne Nightbird, but ended up being snatched up into the air and dropped from a considerable height by the Terrorcon ninja for his troubles. He made a rough landing right in front of Noah and Elena Wallace as they escaped the besieged museum, but his relief that his friend was alive was short-lived when the two Freezers that had been chasing the humans latched onto him instead. He was thus unable to help when Scourge delivered an apparently lethal stab and cannon blast to Bumblebee, but recovered after Airazor's appearance convinced Scourge - who had obtained the Transwarp Key - to call a retreat for the day.

Later that night Mirage attempted to listen in on a conversation between Noah and Kris by standing on a car parked outside the apartment building and peering in, but ended up being discovered by Kris when the car crumpled under his weight. As he watched Noah talk Kris out of accompanying them to Peru, Mirage commented that the boy had heart. Kris then made Mirage promise to protect Noah at any cost, a promise Mirage readily agreed to.

The next morning Mirage served as Noah's ride as they showed up for their flight to Peru, but he expressed immediate disdain when he figured out their ride would be Stratosphere, stating he'd rather walk. His opinion was ignored, and they arrived in Cusco without much fuss. The Autobots were unable to move in directly because of a festival that left the town extra crowded, so Mirage handed Noah a multi-purpose tech gauntlet to aid him in his task before him and the Autobots placed themselves in strategic positions to keep a lookout for the Terrorcons while the humans searched for the other half of the Key. His stylish alternate mode garnered the attention of quite a few locals, who even used him for a quick photo op. This would have been fine if Mirage didn't let the vanity get to his head and distract him from the Freezer tracking Noah and Elena, which had leapt past right behind him just as he reported to Optimus that the coast was clear. 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.
• When offering to sell himself for Noah's payment, Mirage takes on the alternate mode of an F1 dragster for a split second, in an homage to his G1 namesake. He also proposes turning into a Ferrari (like his previous movie incarnation), though this car doesn't actually appear on-screen.

Foreign names

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