History Anime / TransformersCybertron

** Armada had Starscream be unique amidst his various incarnations by being a NobleDemon, who grows more into an AntiVillain, then AntiHero, via interactions with the human Alexis Thi Dang, before [[HeroicSacrifice dying a hero]], only to be brought back in Energon with LaserGuidedAmnesia and turned into Megatron's loyal subordinate, even sacrificing himself to try and save Megatron at the end. Cybertron however has him more akin to the ''original'' Starscream, being a scheming manipulator trying to usurp control of the Decepticons from Megatron, before eventually breaking off and establishing his own faction, making him a more successful version of his [=G1=] incarnation.

* GrandFinale: [[spoiler:Upon being reunited with the Cyber Planet Keys, Primus destroyed the black hole, saving the universe. Realizing that Galvatron doesn't care about them in the slightest, the remaining few Decepticons deserted their leader. With nothing left to lose, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to a final death battle, with Prime barely prevailing. The crisis finally over, some Transformers chose to explore the stars while the rest returned back to their own planets to continue their own lives and former rivalries, if any]].

* OffModel:
** Sometimes the kids' faces.
** Some shots in the pilot have the Autobots (chiefly Optimus) using a slightly different color scheme. Megatron's voice acting is also noticeably different than in the rest of the series.

* LastVillainStand: Megatron. After he loses the Omega Lock, his minions have deserted him, and his plan to reshape the universe to his own desire is foiled, he decides to go all out and destroy Jungle World and Earth while at the same time challenging Optimus Prime to a final battle.

* DemotedToExtra: Half the cast. How long did it take for Evac to stop doing anything? Four episodes?

* {{Gainaxing}}: Thunderblast not only has a pair of big round breasts under her chest-plate, with nipples, but in some scenes in the series, they can even be seen bouncing.

* HotScientist: Dr. Lucy Suzuki. She even has a schoolgirl skirt.

** We do get to see Professor Suzuki in a swimsuit once. HotScientist? ''Very.'' And yes, she ''does'' keep the glasses on, if you were wondering.

* YouAreNotAlone:

* DependingOnTheWriter: As Cybertron's source material, ''Galaxy Force'' wasn't initially envisioned as a sequel to the source material of Armada and Energon, ''Legend of the Microns'' and ''Super Link'', there's a few noticeable characterization issues between bots that appear in different entries of the series, requiring {{retcon}}s and AllThereInTheManual to explain the issues. The chief offenders of this being Hot Shot, Starscream, and Sideways.

** Armada had Starscream be unique amidst his various incarnations by being a NobleDemon, who grows more into an AntiVillain, then AntiHero, via interactions with the human Alexis Thi Dang, before [[HeroicSacrifice dying a hero]], only to be brought in Energon with LaserGuidedAmnesia and turned into Megatron's loyal subordinate, even sacrificing himself to try and save Megatron at the end. Cybertron however has him more akin to the ''original'' Starscream, being a scheming manipulator trying to usurp control of the Decepticons from Megatron, before eventually breaking off and establishing his own faction, making him a more successful version of his [=G1=] incarnation.

** Sideways may be a manipulative DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent in both Armada and Cybertron, but that's pretty much the ''only'' thing the two share. In Armada, he's practically the KnightOfCerebus, being the [[TheHeavy herald of Unicron]] and at times even TheMouthOfSauron, played completely seriously in all his appearances, and his only motivation ''is'' serving Unicron, before being killed at the very end. In Cybertron however, he's a lot more comical and a smooth talker, with no explanation for how he's returned and no mention of having ever served Unicron, no one remembers him despite all growing to hate him, Hot Shot in particular after he used the young bot, and his motivation nowadays is [[spoiler:trying to avenge his home planet, Planet X, by destroying Planet Gigantion at any cost.]] [[AllThereInTheManual Ask Vector Prime]] would later introduce the {{retcon}} that the personality introduced in Cybertron is his ''actual'' personality, and that at some point before Armada, Sideways made a deal with Unicron in exchange for it's help, but got hit with TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget, with his survival attributed to being saved by Unicron per their arrangement, by which point he finally remembered who he was again, the reason no one else remembered him being due to the Unicron Singularity causing them memory loss, which Sideways in turn exploited. Even ''that's'' suspect though as, after hijacking the corner for himself, [[Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen ROTF!Sideways]] would claim that ''all'' Sideways from the Transformers multiverse are in fact ''[[MindScrew one and the same]]'', that he's actually a DimensionalTraveler and every Sideways is him, making his characterization impossible to pin down, especially since most Sideways are {{compulsive liar}}s by default, with Sideways ''reveling'' in causing a MindScrew.

* AnAxeToGrind: The giant Transformer Metroplex's weapon is a huge axe 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.

** This is punctuated in the finale with [[Anime/TransformersArmada Alexis, Rad, Carlos]],and [[Anime/TransformersEnergon Kicker]] from the previous two shows cameoing in the last scenes as Optimus Prime takes off to explore deep space.

Like ''Energon'' before it, ''Cybertron''--co-produced between Creator/{{GONZO}} and Creator/SunwooEntertainment instead of either Creator/{{Actas}} or Studio A-Cat--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.

* DawnOfAnEra: The theme of the final episode. Cybertron and it's lost colony planets are re-united, the Decepticons have (mostly) been defeated, with Optimus, Override, Evac, Metroplex, and others setting off to explore deep space.

* DawnOfAnEra: The theme of the final episode. Cybertron and it's lost colony planets are re-united, the Decepticons have (mostly) been defeated, and Optimus, Override, Evac, and Metroplex setting off to explore deep space.

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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Override to Hot Shot, though this is helped by him aiding her a few times and genuinely impressing her with his drive to win.

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* CassandraTruth: In ''Family'' Coby and Lori desperately speend half the episode trying to convince their parents about the Autobots so they can travel to the Giant Planet to rescue Bud, to no avail until Colonel Franklin arrived.

-->'''Galvatron:''': Why throw away you life so recklessly Prime? It's a pity it has to end like this.

** We do get to see Professor Suzuki in a swimsuit once. HotScientist? ''Very.'' And yes, she ''does'' [[GlassesGirl keep the glasses on]], if you were wondering.

* OffModel: Sometimes the kids' faces.
** Some shots in the pilot have the Autobots (chiefly Optimus) using a slightly different color scheme.

* ButtMonkey: Ransack and Crumplezone, a [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Team Rocket]]-like duo. Ransack perhaps more so than his partner. Quoth Crumplezone: