Antilian bumble-puppy

Antillian bumble-puppies are an adorable life-form native to the Autobot colony world Antilla. Autobots are apparently very fond of them.

Fiction

Techspecs

The profile for Thunderblast remarks that Autobots would rather shoot at Antillian bumble-puppies than at a beautiful female.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>

Mini Mayhem comics

Jazz reminds Bumblebee that no matter how cool the Fallen may seem, he once shot down a ship filled with Antillian bumble-puppies, and that means he's not an appropriate role model. <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup>

Trivia

The presence of bumble-puppies in Transformers fiction is an homage to Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World," where the creatures were used by social engineers to properly condition (and brainwash) children.

References

<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0">[#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Thunderblast/thunderblast.htm Thunderblast at TFU.info] <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> Fanclub-exclusive Mini Mayhem strip, March 19, 2007</ol>