History Anime / TransformersCybertron

Like ''Energon'' before it, ''Cybertron''--co-produced between Creator/{{GONZO}}[[note]] of ''LightNovel/TrinityBlood'', ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'', ''Manga/{{Vandread}}'' and ''Anime/GadGuard''[[/note]] and Creator/SunwooEntertainment [[note]] of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' and ''{{Metajets}}''[[/note]]--was animated with a mixture of hand-drawn animation and CGI. However, ''Cybertron'' used more traditional CGI for the Transformers, in line with what had been used for ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' and ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''. This made the CGI all the more conspicuous, but also allowed for ''slightly'' better facial animation (and movement in general). The fact that the scripts were [[{{Woolseyism}} better]] also allowed for better voice acting.

* Foreshadowing: In ''United'' as Leobreaker protests leaving the battlefield as it will prevent him and Optimus from being able to combine the camera focuses on Wing Saber, who doesn't participate in the conversation. This foreshadows that later into the episode ''he'' will combine with Optimus.

** It's not immediatly obvious buy Scattershot's schematics for the base in episode 2 seem to be based on the city mode of Fortress Maximus.

* PunchParry: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron, It's as awesome as it sounds

* FamousLastWords: "[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie I still function]]... you haven't won... not while my... spark... still burns..."

* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Lampshaded by Leobreaker at one point, to his frustration, during a ground-to-air firefight which he has little to contribute to.
-->'''Leobreaker''': Great. Claws and teeth, but ''no firepower!''

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the episode "Cybertron", Hot Shot refers to the scraplets as "little buggers", a very rude word in the United Kingdom.

* AnAxeToGrind: The giant Transformer Metroplex's weapon is a {{BFA}} called Sparkdrinker. It's as tall as he is. And Metroplex is twenty stories tall. Also, Scourge's beast-mode tail is an axe when he is in robot mode.

* LighterAndSofter: Remarkedly so when compared to Transformers Energon. There's countless cheaply-animated random Transformers that are potential redshirts, yet they suffered no onscreen deaths. Only TWO of the main cast were killed off: [[spoiler:Megatron/Galvatron]] was killed off twice and [[spoiler:Vector Prime sacrificed himself]], and even these were doubtful given the anime's epilogue. Perhaps in part due to the expensive CGI, the battle violence/gore was muted as well, we neither saw severed robot limbs nor severely mangled robot bodies. The only exception (and still a mild one) was the GrandFinale [[spoiler:where Galvatron and Optimus Prime had a final fight, which ended when the relatively brutalized Optimus Prime fatally stabbed Galvatron in the chest]].

* LighterAndSofter: Remarkedly so when compared to Transformers Energon. There's countless cheaply-animated random Transformers that are potential redshirts, yet they suffered no onscreen deaths. Only TWO of the main cast were killed off: [[spoiler:Megatron/Galvatron]] was killed off twice and [[spoiler:Vector Prime sacrificed himself]], and even these were doubtful given the anime's epilogue. Perhaps in part due to the expensive CGI, the battle violence/gore was muted as well, we neither saw severed robot limbs nor severely mangled robot bodies. The only very mild exception was [[spoiler:Galvatron cutting off one of Optimus Prime's Super Mode wings]] in the GrandFinale.

* LighterAndSofter: Remarkedly so when compared to Transformers Energon. There's countless cheaply-animated random Transformers that are potential redshirts, yet they suffered no onscreen deaths. Only TWO of the main cast were killed off: [[spoiler:Megatron/Galvatron]] was killed off twice and [[spoiler:Vector Prime sacrificed himself]], and even these were doubtful given the anime's epilogue. Perhaps in part due to the expensive CGI, the battle violence/gore was muted as well, we neither saw severed robot limbs nor severely mangled robot bodies. The only very mild exception was [[spoiler:Galvatron cutting off one of Optimus Prime's Super Mode wing]] in the GrandFinale.

* LighterAndSofter: Remarkedly when compared to Transformers Energon. There's countless evacuated Cybertronians and Earth-stationed Decepticons shown onscreen that are potential redshirts, yet they suffered no onscreen deaths. Only TWO of the main cast were killed off: [[spoiler:Megatron/Galvatron]] was killed off twice and [[spoiler:Vector Prime sacrificed himself]], and even these were doubtful given the show's ending. Perhaps in part due to the expensive CGI, the battle violence/gore was notably muted as well, we neither saw severed robot limbs nor severely mangled robot bodies.

* ConspicuousCG: ''Very'' conspicuous. The Transformers are in (Non Cel-Shaded) CG and the human characters are traditionally animated.

* DullSurprise: Although it still suffered from this, ''Cybertron'' was in general better about this (characters are now capable of smiling, sneering, glaring etc, although all talking is still "mouth open, mouth closed"). The dub's heavy use of LullDestruction also resulted in a frequent [[InvertedTrope inversion]], with characters having {{Seinfeldian Conversation}}s while gesturing dramatically and creating {{Battle Aura}}s.

** of course, seeing as Gonzo and Sunwoo[[note]]and several sub-contractors[[/note]] are involved, this isn't a surprise.

* WaveMotionGun: The massive warship ''Ark'', when wielded by Primus. And it's not just a Wave Motion Gun, it's a BLACK HOLE-DESTROYING Wave Motion Gun.

** Late in the series, the Gigantion transformers demonstrated this as well, mostly due to their gigantic statures allowing them to overwhelm the smaller opponents easily. Menasor was bearing down on Evac and Override, the other two Transformers leaders aligned with the Autobots. Quickmix quickly defeated Scourge, who was established to be at least as powerful as Optimus Prime or Megatron. Metroplex was the show stealer in his debut though, defeating Megatron Dark Claw Mode (Destroying Nemesis Breaker in the process), Scourge and the other ragtag bunch of Decepticons all by himself...

* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "<insert name here>, Transform!", "Cyber Key Power!", "[[HarbingerOfAssKicking Optimus Prime, Super Mode!]]"

* FoeTossingCharge: Starscream goes on one of these in episode 25. Against almost every known Autobot. And WINS, successfully stealing the Omega Lock and the three Cyber Planet Keys found at that point.

* ShesAManInJapan: The female Override is the male Nitro Convoy in ''Galaxy Force''. This was done before with ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', however.

** Leobreaker (Lio Prime in Japan) bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Anime/GaoGaiGar Galeon]].

* TheStraightMan: Jetfire and Red Alert

* ThatsNoMoon: [[spoiler: It's Primus transforming.]]

* LullDestruction: The dub does this to compensate for the heavy use of StockFootage. Notably, this time around it's [[TalkingIsAFreeAction extended even to]] the {{Transformation Sequence}}s, resulting in frequent {{Narm}} whenever the conversations are [[SeinfeldianConversation less than serious]].

Oh, and due to the Unicron Singularity, [[{{Retcon}} all the Transformers are back on Cybertron, there are new characters and some of the old ones]] [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars no longer exist]]. [[note]][[FridgeBrilliance However, it's vague enough that one could argue]] that the Unicron Singularity ''connected'' the ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'' and ''[[Anime/TransformersEnergon Energon]]'' universe to the ''Cybertron'' reality, and ''Transformers Cybertron'''s reality is suffering from the actions of the Autobots and Decepticons from that universe.[[/note]]

* TheHero: [[ItWasHisSled Optimus Prime]]

* MerchandiseDriven: ''[[ItWasHisSled Duh]]''. Lampshaded at one point. ("More and more Autobots seemingly arrive out of nowhere")

* {{Redubbing}}: Much, ''much'' better than ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' 's dubs.

* DeusExMachina: Plenty of it, [[TropesAreNotBad and in a good way]]. In fact, ''Cybertron'' gets to have a lot of fun with this trope due to some of the show's basic premises.

* GoOutWithASmile: Vector Prime. ''[[{{Tearjerker}} *sniff*]]''

* AdaptationalBadass: ''Cybertron'''s [[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]]-esque take on [[TheStarscream Starscream]] was easily the most competent depiction of the character in any Transformers media at the time, and he remains one of the few competent Starscreams who are played [[TheDreaded entirely seriously]] rather than being a ButtMonkey or NotSoHarmlessVillain.

* AdaptationalBadass: ''Cybertron'''s [[Manga/{{Dragonball}} Vegeta]]-esque take on [[TheStarscream Starscream]] was easily the most competent depiction of the character in any Transformers media at the time, and he remains one of the few competent Starscreams who are played [[TheDreaded entirely seriously]] rather than being a ButtMonkey or NotSoHarmlessVillain.