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* AxCrazy: Charger ends up becoming this in "A Team Effort" after Roadgrabber's constant cover fire when nobody's following his group grates on Charger's last nerve. {{Deconstructed}} as his rampage towards Sprocket allows the Autobot to punch him out and later on, Charger's insanity lets him short out the Decepticon's stasis cuffs.
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* BitterSweetEnding: While the first ending may count as this, it's far more of a SuddenDownerEnding, but the second ending fits this trope more. [[spoiler: Magnum and Dion are both shot, one of them is revived as Ultra Magnus, and the other dies, leaving it ambiguous as to who. Megatron and Devastator are defeated, as is Deathsaurus. Rumbler is killed, and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Sprocket]] never picks up on it, and still talks to Rumbler if he was still alive. The Autobots and Decepticons leave the planet en masse with some Medics, Landshark and Sprocket heading to the planet which they intend to be called Paradron. Alpha Trion encases many of the autobots in stasis, save Kup, who offers to defend them, but the lack of Energon will make him age faster.]]
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* BitterSweetEnding: BittersweetEnding: While the first ending may count as this, it's far more of a SuddenDownerEnding, but the second ending fits this trope more. [[spoiler: Magnum and Dion are both shot, one of them is revived as Ultra Magnus, and the other dies, leaving it ambiguous as to who. Megatron and Devastator are defeated, as is Deathsaurus. Rumbler is killed, and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Sprocket]] never picks up on it, and still talks to Rumbler if he was still alive. The Autobots and Decepticons leave the planet en masse with some Medics, Landshark and Sprocket heading to the planet which they intend to be called Paradron. Alpha Trion encases many of the autobots in stasis, save Kup, who offers to defend them, but the lack of Energon will make him age faster.]]
* CrazyEnoughToWork: Sprocket's response to an AxCrazy Charger rushing straight at him to kill him? Stand his ground to punch Charger out. This works due to Charger's rampage making him easier to hit (and it's also implied because Sprocket's also nuts).
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* {{Prequel}}: To the Sunbow cartoon.
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* {{Prequel}}: To the Sunbow cartoon.cartoon, though in BroadStrokes.
* SanitySlippage: Crasher undergoes this in "A Team Effort" thanks to Roadgrabber's constant cover fire.
* SanitySlippage: Crasher undergoes this in "A Team Effort" thanks to Roadgrabber's constant cover fire.
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* FemBot: In one story, two (all-"male") Elite Guard squads find out that their latest mission involves protecting an all-femme group of scientists and their BrawnHilda security guard. Despite, y'know, everyone being a ''robot'', some stereotypical [[HilarityEnsues hilarity still ensues]].
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* FemBot: In one story, two (all-"male") Elite Guard squads find out that their latest mission involves protecting an all-femme group of scientists and their BrawnHilda security guard. Despite, y'know, everyone being a ''robot'', some stereotypical [[HilarityEnsues hilarity still ensues]].ensues.
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* [[spoiler:KillEmAll]]: The ending of the first Elite Guard storyarc--or damn close to it, at least. Also arguably a [[spoiler:SuddendownerEnding]], since the previous stories were lighthearted adventures where [[spoiler:the good guys always triumphed over the Decepticons]].
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Optimus Prime and Galvatron's fates are left hanging without resolution as to whether they recovered from their injuries.
** Rodimus is rather noticeably absent from the storyline.
** Rodimus is rather noticeably absent from the storyline.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** Optimus Prime and Galvatron's fates are left hanging without resolution as to whether they recovered from their injuries.
** Rodimus is rather noticeably absent from thestoryline.Machine Wars storyline despite being one of the higher ranked Autobots.
** Optimus Prime and Galvatron's fates are left hanging without resolution as to whether they recovered from their injuries.
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* CanonImmigrant: Sentinel Major is one for ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' 's Sentinel Prime. Since the G1 cartoon already had a separate Sentinel Prime, he's a distinct character implied to be a relative of the former Prime.
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* AmbiguousSituation: The story is careful to weather [[spoiler: Dion or Magnum is Ultra Magnus.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: The story is careful to weather leave the question of whether [[spoiler: Dion or Magnum is Ultra Magnus.]]
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* MythologyGag: [[spoiler:Ricochet]]'s death is an homage to [[spoiler:Scorponok]]'s death in ''Comicbook/TheTransformers''.
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* MythologyGag: [[spoiler:Ricochet]]'s death is an homage to [[spoiler:Scorponok]]'s death in ''Comicbook/TheTransformers''.''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel''.
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In 2010, the Official Transformers Fanclub finally ended their five-year "[[Franchise/TransformersTimelines Nexus Prime]]" saga which took place [[Anime/TransformersCybertron over]] [[Franchise/TransformersClassics several]] [[ComicBook/TransformersTransTech different]] [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass universes]], and switched to a new continuity scheduled to last for three years. Taking a page from ''Classics'', this new continuity also revisits the original ''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]'' universe as part of its storyline, but using [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers the cartoon]] instead of the comics. The story ''Wings of Honor'' (May, 2009) is considered the debut of this timeline.
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In 2010, the Official Transformers Fanclub finally ended their five-year "[[Franchise/TransformersTimelines Nexus Prime]]" saga which took place [[Anime/TransformersCybertron over]] [[Franchise/TransformersClassics [[ComicBook/TransformersClassics several]] [[ComicBook/TransformersTransTech different]] [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass universes]], and switched to a new continuity scheduled to last for three years. Taking a page from ''Classics'', this new continuity also revisits the original ''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]'' universe as part of its storyline, but using [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers the cartoon]] instead of the comics. The story ''Wings of Honor'' (May, 2009) is considered the debut of this timeline.
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* PrecisionFBomb: Upon finding out that he was deceived by [[spoiler:''Shattered Glass'' Wheeljack]], Slicer exclaims Merde, which is French for shit.
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* PrecisionFBomb: PrecisionFStrike: Upon finding out that he was deceived by [[spoiler:''Shattered Glass'' Wheeljack]], Slicer exclaims Merde, which is French for shit.
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* TooDumbToLive: Runamuck has wings installed, but only as an after effect of his alt-mode (He's afraid to fly). Despite being told that they do not work, he keeps jumping off of high places in hopes he'll fly.
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* TooDumbToLive: Runamuck has wings installed, but only as an after effect aftereffect of his alt-mode (He's afraid to fly). Despite being told that they do not work, he keeps jumping off of high places in hopes he'll fly.
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* PrecisionFBomb: Upon finding out that he was deceived by [[spoiler:''Shattered Glass'' Wheeljack]], Slicer exclaims Merde, which is French for shit.
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* OCStandIn: Both the "Wings of Honor" and Redux casts are made up of a lot of background and/or barely-used characters to avoid having to explain around the Sunbow cartoon too much. They even coincidentally managed to use two previously-unused characters that ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' used at the same time, albeit with ''very'' different characterizations.
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* OCStandIn: Both the "Wings of Honor" and Redux casts are made up of a lot of background and/or barely-used characters to avoid having to explain around the Sunbow cartoon too much. They even coincidentally managed to use two previously-unused characters that ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' used at the same time, albeit with ''very'' different characterizations.
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--->'''[[TheBrigadier Magnum]]:''' "You really expect me to believe [this mission report]? Gods, dragons... and here it says that you all died!"
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--->'''Metalhawk:''' "Well, I may have taken a few liberties..."
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--->'''[[TheBrigadier Magnum]]:''' "You really expect me to believe [this mission report]? Gods, dragons... and here it says that you all died!"
--->'''Metalhawk:'''died!"\\
'''Metalhawk:''' "Well, I may have taken a few liberties..."
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'''Metalhawk:''' "Well, I may have taken a few liberties..."
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-->'''Flak:''' "He's offline."
-->'''Outback:''' "Just like [[spoiler:Rico]] to take a stasis nap during a fight."
-->'''Flak:''' "No, Outback. He's... gone."
-->'''Outback:''' Oh! ...oh."
-->'''Outback:''' "Just like [[spoiler:Rico]] to take a stasis nap during a fight."
-->'''Flak:''' "No, Outback. He's... gone."
-->'''Outback:''' Oh! ...oh."
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-->'''Flak:''' "He's offline."
-->'''Outback:'''"\\
'''Outback:''' "Just like [[spoiler:Rico]] to take a stasis nap during a fight."
-->'''Flak:'''"\\
'''Flak:''' "No, Outback. He's... gone."
-->'''Outback:'''"\\
'''Outback:''' Oh! ...oh."
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'''Outback:''' "Just like [[spoiler:Rico]] to take a stasis nap during a fight.
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'''Flak:''' "No, Outback. He's... gone.
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'''Outback:''' Oh! ...oh."
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Jhiaxus, surprisingly enough. Compared to his tyrannical portrayls in past media, here he's a WellIntentionedExtremist who creates an army to unite Cybertron against him. [[spoiler: He succeeds for the most part.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: AdaptationalHeroism: Jhiaxus, surprisingly enough. Compared to his tyrannical portrayls in past media, here he's a WellIntentionedExtremist who creates an army to unite Cybertron against him. [[spoiler: He succeeds for the most part.]]
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In 2010, the Official Transformers Fanclub finally ended their five-year "[[Franchise/TransformersTimelines Nexus Prime]]" saga which took place [[Anime/TransformersCybertron over]] [[Franchise/TransformersClassics several]] [[TransformersTransTech different]] [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass universes]], and switched to a new continuity scheduled to last for three years. Taking a page from ''Classics'', this new continuity also revisits the original ''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]'' universe as part of its storyline, but using [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers the cartoon]] instead of the comics. The story ''Wings of Honor'' (May, 2009) is considered the debut of this timeline.
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In 2010, the Official Transformers Fanclub finally ended their five-year "[[Franchise/TransformersTimelines Nexus Prime]]" saga which took place [[Anime/TransformersCybertron over]] [[Franchise/TransformersClassics several]] [[TransformersTransTech [[ComicBook/TransformersTransTech different]] [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass universes]], and switched to a new continuity scheduled to last for three years. Taking a page from ''Classics'', this new continuity also revisits the original ''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]'' universe as part of its storyline, but using [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers the cartoon]] instead of the comics. The story ''Wings of Honor'' (May, 2009) is considered the debut of this timeline.
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* JiveTurkey: Streetwise talks like this, as an {{homage}} to ''{{Shaft}}''.
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* JiveTurkey: Streetwise talks like this, as an {{homage}} to ''{{Shaft}}''.''Film/{{Shaft}}''.
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* ShoutOut: Pyro's personality is based on the [[Series/DoctorWho Tenth Doctor]], Streetwise's is based on both ''{{Shaft}}'' and a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Streetwise_%28G1%29 page from the TFWiki]], and Slicer is a take on the French Knight from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
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* ShoutOut: Pyro's personality is based on the [[Series/DoctorWho Tenth Doctor]], Streetwise's is based on both ''{{Shaft}}'' ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' and a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Streetwise_%28G1%29 page from the TFWiki]], and Slicer is a take on the French Knight from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
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* CoolOldGuy: Well, more like "Cool Middle-Aged Guy", but Streetwise is one of the few adult Cybertronians in the mix, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure respects the "kiddies" and lets them mostly lead themselves]], and mainly serves as a {{Badass}} advisor and helper to Pyro.
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* CoolOldGuy: Well, more like "Cool Middle-Aged Guy", but Streetwise is one of the few adult Cybertronians in the mix, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure respects the "kiddies" and lets them mostly lead themselves]], and mainly serves as a {{Badass}} badass advisor and helper to Pyro.
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* AdaptionalVillainy: Jhiaxus, surprisingly enough. Compared to his tyrannical portrayls in past media, here he's a WellIntentionedExtremist who creates an army to unite Cybertron against him. [[spoiler: He succeeds for the most part.]]
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* AdaptionalVillainy: AdaptationalVillainy: Jhiaxus, surprisingly enough. Compared to his tyrannical portrayls in past media, here he's a WellIntentionedExtremist who creates an army to unite Cybertron against him. [[spoiler: He succeeds for the most part.]]
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In 2010, the Official Transformers Fanclub finally ended their five-year "[[Franchise/TransformersTimelines Nexus Prime]]" saga which took place [[TransformersCybertron [[Anime/TransformersCybertron over]] [[Franchise/TransformersClassics several]] [[TransformersTransTech different]] [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass universes]], and switched to a new continuity scheduled to last for three years. Taking a page from ''Classics'', this new continuity also revisits the original ''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]'' universe as part of its storyline, but using [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers the cartoon]] instead of the comics. The story ''Wings of Honor'' (May, 2009) is considered the debut of this timeline.
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* KnightFever: Pyro, as a result of saving the Queen's life from a Decepticon attack.
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*DidNotThinkThisThrough: When Canonball crew went into the future. they didn't realize they went to far forward as the planet is Techno-organic, and no longer runs on energon.
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*DidNotThinkThisThrough: When Canonball crew went into the future. they didn't realize they went to far forward as the planet is Techno-organic, and no longer runs on energon.
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* OCStandIn: Both the "Wings of Honor" and Redux casts are made up of a lot of background and/or barely-used characters to avoid having to explain around the Sunbow cartoon too much. They even coincidentally managed to use two previously-unused characters that ''ComicBook/TransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' used at the same time, albeit with ''very'' different characterizations.
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* OCStandIn: Both the "Wings of Honor" and Redux casts are made up of a lot of background and/or barely-used characters to avoid having to explain around the Sunbow cartoon too much. They even coincidentally managed to use two previously-unused characters that ''ComicBook/TransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' used at the same time, albeit with ''very'' different characterizations.
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* OCStandIn: Both the "Wings of Honor" and Redux casts are made up of a lot of background and/or barely-used characters to avoid having to explain around the Sunbow cartoon too much. They even coincidentally managed to use two previously-unused characters that ''ComicBook/TransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' used at the same time, albeit with ''very'' different characterizations.
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The "Wings of Honor" portion, which serves as a prequel to the cartoon. The Great War has just barely begun, with Megatron and his rebels having gained in force enough to cause serious troubles for the High Council, and dangerous Decepticon leaders popping up all over the place.\\\
To combat this new menace, two separate projects are formed. One is council member Magnum's "[[BadassArmy Elite Guard]]", various teams of skilled soldiers charged with protecting the civilians and hunting down and eliminating the Decepticon resistance. The other is Alpha Trion's "Prime Initiative", dedicated towards giving the Autobots a strong military leader who will unite all of the Autobots against the Decepticons. The two projects don't have a lot of regard for each other, to put it mildly. The stories mostly focus on the Elite Guard squads, though Prime's unit comes more into play in the second half of the arc.
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* TheAce: Over-Run ''thinks'' he's this. [[SmallNameBigEgo The reality is somewhat different]].
* ActionGirl: Lyzack.
* AdaptationalBadass: Lyzack was originally just an obscure Decepticon, who only appeared at the end of the ''[[Anime/TransformersVictory Victory]]'' manga as the weepy younger sister of Leozack. Now, while she seems to suffer from the Cybertronian equivalent of depression, stemming from the capture of her brother, and gets zero respect, she's actually capable with a sword (If not exactly durable). In particular, she takes on and nearly kills [[spoiler: Magnum]].
** The Combaticons, while usually effective, they tended to become succumb to some sort of Decay or amass many defeats. Here, they're the special forces, strong, effective and brutal. Bruticus (you knew he was coming) is at his deadliest here.
* AffectionateParody: Leozack is one to {{anime}} heroes and villains, with everything from CallingYourAttacks to a {{BFS}} to having a bold, Japanese-esque font in his SpeechBubbles in the comic-based stories. The writer of his initial comic even wanted to have him actually [[GratuitousJapanese speak only Japanese]], but the editor decided that [[EvenNerdsHaveStandards might be pushing it just a bit]].
* AscendedFangirl: Lancer is an annoyingly enthusiastic Elite Guard groupie who gets drafted into helping them during a fight. She's so {{Squee}} about it that she doesn't even mind being used as TheBait.
* AmazonChaser: As Side Burn puts it upon seeing Lyzack, "A femicon with a sword... hot!"
* AttackDrone: Over-Run collects these and has them fight for him on the battlefield. It later backfires on him when [[spoiler:Bruticus catches one of his drones and throws it at him with deadly force.]]
* BadassBookworm: The Elite Guard later ends up taking two "desk jockeys" into their ranks when they're starving for members. One turns out to be a crack sharpshooter, while the other once dispatched some Decepticons with a ''desk stapler''. [[spoiler:Sadly it doesn't go well for one of the bookworms.]]
* BadassCrew: The various Elite Guard squads.
* BigBadEnsemble: There are a bunch of Decepticon leaders all vying for power, Gutcruncher is the BigBad of a text story, then Deathsaurus of the regular continuity. Some Warlords are captured, like Blue Bacchus and Gutcruncher, others are killed by Deathsaurus to become the top dog (like Straxus and Cannonball). In the end, Megatron Defeats Deathsaurus and takes power for himself.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Big Bang, Ironfist, Rumbler, and Sprocket]] turn out to be [[spoiler:NotQuiteDead]] and burst in out of nowhere to save the afts of Magnum and his troops.
* BitterSweetEnding: While the first ending may count as this, it's far more of a SuddenDownerEnding, but the second ending fits this trope more. [[spoiler: Magnum and Dion are both shot, one of them is revived as Ultra Magnus, and the other dies, leaving it ambiguous as to who. Megatron and Devastator are defeated, as is Deathsaurus. Rumbler is killed, and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Sprocket]] never picks up on it, and still talks to Rumbler if he was still alive. The Autobots and Decepticons leave the planet en masse with some Medics, Landshark and Sprocket heading to the planet which they intend to be called Paradron. Alpha Trion encases many of the autobots in stasis, save Kup, who offers to defend them, but the lack of Energon will make him age faster.]]
* {{BFS}}: Leozack has one, as part of his anime character parody status.
* CallingYourAttacks: Leozack, again to keep with his anime theme. His sister Lyzack also gets into the act when she later takes up her brother's sword for him.
* TheCaptain: Thunderclash & Metalhawk
* CaptainCrash: Landshark's (lack of) landing skill is legendary.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}:
** The Decepticons invent a chemical weapon that turns anyone under its influence into one of these for a while
** And Metalhawk still has his moments even when "sober".
--->'''[[TheBrigadier Magnum]]:''' "You really expect me to believe [this mission report]? Gods, dragons... and here it says that you all died!"
--->'''Metalhawk:''' "Well, I may have taken a few liberties..."
** And the Stealth Team's Sprocket is this trope in spades. Among other things, he enjoys talking to imaginary friend versions of real people, remembering impossible situations as if they sincerely happened to him, and talking to non-sentient spaceships as if they were sentient (although this last has shades of possible TheCuckoolanderWasRight).
* DecoyProtagonist: The war has just broke out, and in the end, Magnum and Dion aren't the heroes of the story, though the narrative focuses on them, neither is Metalhawk or Thunderclash, Optimus is. [[spoiler: Metalhawk dies, either Dion or Magnum die as well, and Thunderclash fades into obscurity for most of the war]]. Even the Antagonist is a decoy, Deathsaurus tries to be the BigBad, but in the end, Megtron takes the title, and he keeps it for the majority of the war.
* DoomedByCanon: The pluckily adventurous Elite Guard made up almost entirely of characters who never show up in the cartoon and trying to stop the civil war, while scoffing at the useless "Prime Initiative" and having the Combaticons as one of their squads? It wasn't a question of ''if'' they're all doomed, it was just a matter of ''how''.
* FaceHeelTurn: The Combaticons start out as willing and (sort of) moral members of the Autobot Elite Guard. We just were waiting to see how the shoe drops...
** *drop* And guess who just decided that tearing [[spoiler: Sentinel Major]] apart is a perfect exchange for a snazzy new gestalt form?
* FemBot: In one story, two (all-"male") Elite Guard squads find out that their latest mission involves protecting an all-femme group of scientists and their BrawnHilda security guard. Despite, y'know, everyone being a ''robot'', some stereotypical [[HilarityEnsues hilarity still ensues]].
* GlassCannon: Lyzack, quick and deadly with a sword, but she was built as a support mech, and can't take much damage (a single punch sends her flying).
* HandsomeLech: Swindle seems to like the femmes as much as he likes money. Side Burn also has a thing for fembots, especially red ones that transform into shiny sportscars.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Rage's lackey Drench]] decides to defect to the Elite Guard after deciding he's just not cool with his boss carelessly playing around with crazily dangerous monster things.
* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies: Dion's the protagonist of Wings of Honor, Magnum is the protagonist of Battle Lines, both are fatally wounded, one dies, the other becomes Ultra Magnus.]]
* ImplacableMan: Even after Ironfist throws his entire arsenal of explosives at it, [[spoiler:Brimstone]] just keeps on coming...
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Side Burn lusts after Lyzack even more after seeing her almost take down Magnum in a wild swordfighting fury.
* IntoxicationEnsues: See CloudCuckooLander above.
* [[spoiler:KillEmAll]]: The ending of the first Elite Guard storyarc--or damn close to it, at least. Also arguably a [[spoiler:SuddendownerEnding]], since the previous stories were lighthearted adventures where [[spoiler:the good guys always triumphed over the Decepticons]].
* KillerRabbit: In one story, [[spoiler:the big hyped-up ultimate dangerous Decepticon]] the Elite Guard finally meets up with turns out to be [[spoiler:a knee-high cute little dragon]]. But just as they start to relax and be amused [[spoiler:it starts breathing horrible atom-decoupling plasma projectiles]] which sends everyone running away in sheer terror again.
* LetsMockTheMonsters: See KillerRabbit.
* MoodWhiplash: The text stories are light-hearted and coincide with the first half of the first arc, the second half ends with a SuddenDownerEnding. Also in the text story The Flames of Yesterday there's the Decepticon's chemical guns, high pressured water guns that shoot hallucinatory chemicals. They are incredibly silly, with the Con's pointing out that they're just fancy water-guns that require pumping. When they spray Vortex and Metalhawk, they descend into gibberish ramblings, talking about tasty colors or rabbits. Then one con shoots Glyph in the back with a narrow focused blast, it pierces through her laser core and kills her.
* MoreDakka: One of Flak's philosophies is that you can never have too many weapons.
* MythologyGag: [[spoiler:Ricochet]]'s death is an homage to [[spoiler:Scorponok]]'s death in ''Comicbook/TheTransformers''.
* NewMeat: Kup and Dion are the youngest Elite Guardsmen, and often the subject of teasing and/or kicks in the skidplate as a result--both friendly and otherwise.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Landshark is based on Chevy Chase.
* NoIndoorVoice: When Comm Officer Big Bang speaks, everyone listens whether they want to or not.
* OCStandIn: Both the "Wings of Honor" and Redux casts are made up of a lot of background and/or barely-used characters to avoid having to explain around the Sunbow cartoon too much. They even coincidentally managed to use two previously-unused characters that ''ComicBook/TransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' used at the same time, albeit with ''very'' different characterizations.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Thunderclash, with a bit of [[SouthernGentleman Southern-ness]] mixed in.
* PleaseWakeUp: Outback's reaction to [[spoiler:Ricochet]]'s death.
-->'''Flak:''' "He's offline."
-->'''Outback:''' "Just like [[spoiler:Rico]] to take a stasis nap during a fight."
-->'''Flak:''' "No, Outback. He's... gone."
-->'''Outback:''' Oh! ...oh."
* {{Prequel}}: To the Sunbow cartoon.
* ShoutOut: The Elite Guard's Stealth Team is based on ''Series/TheATeam''.
* SiblingTeam: [[PolarOppositeTwins Rumbler and Sprocket]], and [[BrotherSisterTeam Leozack and Lyzack]].
* SimilarSquad: Thunderclash and Metalhawk's squads are composed of similar personality archetypes, and the two leaders have a friendly rivalry.
** TheCaptain: Thunderclash & Metalhawk
** NewMeat[=/=]WideEyedIdealist: Kup & Dion
** Quirky Pilot: Landshark & Over-Run
** TheBigGuy[=/=]MoreDakka Person: Flak & Ironfist
* TheStrategist: Onslaught.
* StuffBlowingUp: Ironfist is always on a quest to develop and use ever [[BigBulkyBomb bigger and louder bombs]], to the point of making even his teammates extremely nervous.
* TastesLikePurple: While under the influence of a Decepticon chemical (see {{Cloudcuckoolander}} above) one of Metalhawk's crazy ravings involves saying that "the fuzzy petrorabbits taste like yellow".
* UltimateSalesman: Swindle is, if anything, even ''more'' outrageous in his attempted salesman tactics as an Autobot than he will be as a Decepticon.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The fandom jury is still out on whether Ironfist's accent is supposed to be British, Australian, Scottish, or just plain weird.
* WouldHitAGirl: Thunderclash, though he does bemoan that it feels rather ungentlemanly having to do so. And the Decepticons have no problems with hitting or even killing the girl, of course.
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The "Generation 2: Redux" portion, which serves as a sequel to the cartoon. Following Optimus Prime and Galvatron leaving Earth for other venues, with only a skeleton crew left behind, the humans and Nebulans teamed up to use Vector Sigma technology to create their own new generation of Earth-born Transformers. Manufactured in various places around the globe, these Transformers are "born" free of the Great War, instead placing their allegiances and cultural backgrounds in various countries.\\\
So, of course, these kiddie Transformers decide the best thing to do with their young lives is split up into two factions and start shooting at each other. Leading the Autobots is "Sir [[RepetitiveName Pyro Ignatius Spark]]", an eccentric and somewhat mischievous British (and knighted) "teenager" with a noble streak. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have Clench, an ill-tempered sadist with a Texan accent.\\\
During one of their battles, a fight inside the [[MagicalParticleAccelerator Large Hadron Collider]] involving the Decepticons' experimentation with a [[AppliedPhlebotinum power-enhancing substance]] results in a mishap which grants all of the Earth-born Transformers (and some of the older Transformers who stayed behind) with new strange superpowers (and new [[PowerDyesYourHair eye-blinding paint jobs]]), making them all a "new Generation".
!!This series/universe provides examples of:
[[folder:Generation 2: Redux]]
* AliensOfLondon: {{Justified|trope}}--amazingly enough for a Transformers series--all of the Cybertronians with a pronounced Earth regional accent developed it by either being "born" and raised in the country or region in question, or otherwise having spent enough time there to pick up the accent.
* BadBoss: Clench.
--->'''Clench:''' "You [Sky-Byte] and Breakdown are gonna be the next test subjects. If you both survive, I nominate myself for augmentation."
* TheCaptain: Pyro.
* ChildSoldiers: The Earth-born Transformers in Redux are minors even by Earth standards.
* CoolOldGuy: Well, more like "Cool Middle-Aged Guy", but Streetwise is one of the few adult Cybertronians in the mix, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure respects the "kiddies" and lets them mostly lead themselves]], and mainly serves as a {{Badass}} advisor and helper to Pyro.
* FakeMemories: All the 2nd generation Transformers (Jhiaxus's troops) have memories from whomever they were cloned from, it's the worse with Frenzy, who continues to flashback to the war, and trying to climb inside of his partner Soundwave's chest.
* FrenchJerk: Slicer.
* GratuitousSpanish: Rapido peppers his speech with this.
* {{Interquel}} / {{Sequel}}: The Redux stories are a sequel to the Sunbow cartoon, and may be an interquel if it turns out ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' is part of the timeline.
* JiveTurkey: Streetwise talks like this, as an {{homage}} to ''{{Shaft}}''.
* KnightFever: Pyro, as a result of saving the Queen's life from a Decepticon attack.
* MagicalParticleAccelerator: The central aspect of the initial [=BotCon=] comic's plot.
* MassSuperEmpoweringEvent: In the [=BotCon=] comic, a large number of Transformers end up being granted various superpowers by [[AppliedPhlebotinum Forestonite gas]]. Some of the known ones:
** Aquafend: MakingASplash[=/=]AnIcePerson
** Beachcomber: FertileFeet
** Breakdown: GaleForceSound HandBlast
** Bumblebee: PowerFloats
** Clench: GravityMaster
** Electro: [[EnergyWeapon Electrically-charged sword]]
** Meanstreak: AgonyBeam
** Pyro: CombatClairvoyance
** Rapido: SuperSpeed
** Sideswipe: ShapeShifting (beyond normal Transforming)
** Sky-Byte: [[PureEnergy "Tsunami Blaster"]] from his chest
** Streetwise: [[IntangibleMan Phasing]]
** Windbreaker: BlowYouAway
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clench is based on Jack Palance.
* OCStandIn: Both the "Wings of Honor" and Redux casts are made up of a lot of background and/or barely-used characters to avoid having to explain around the Sunbow cartoon too much. They even coincidentally managed to use two previously-unused characters that ''ComicBook/TransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' used at the same time, albeit with ''very'' different characterizations.
* OmnicidalManiac: Lampshaded. When Pyro guesses that Clench wants to use the Large Hadron Collider to create a black hole to destroy the Earth, Clench points out that, not only is that impossible, he and his Decepticons are still ''on'' the Earth. Pyro concedes the point (although it's implied he was being a smart aleck with his guess anyway).
* ShoutOut: Pyro's personality is based on the [[Series/DoctorWho Tenth Doctor]], Streetwise's is based on both ''{{Shaft}}'' and a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Streetwise_%28G1%29 page from the TFWiki]], and Slicer is a take on the French Knight from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
* TheStrategist: Rapido.
* TastesLikePurple: After getting his new powers, Pyro says that they "[[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:G2Redux-Pyropurple.jpg feel somewhat purple]]".
* TeamDad: Surprisingly, Jhiaxus, though an angry one. Most of his team consists of clones he made and calls his children, the Battlechargers who are child-like in their stupidity, and Side-Burn who doesn't have any memory.
* TooDumbToLive: Runamuck has wings installed, but only as an after effect of his alt-mode (He's afraid to fly). Despite being told that they do not work, he keeps jumping off of high places in hopes he'll fly.
* UnknownRival: Breakdown is absolutely obsessed with fighting Streetwise in a TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou sort of way, to finish off the Stunticon-Protectobot fight that sent the rest of both their teams offline. Streetwise, meanwhile, has decided that since the war is over he just wants to move on, and is more amused and bemused by Breakdown's vendetta than anything.
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So far the storyline is in two parts, with the rest being "just like the cartoon except where it's not":
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The "Wings of Honor" portion, which serves as a prequel to the cartoon. The Great War has just barely begun, with Megatron and his rebels having gained in force enough to cause serious troubles for the High Council, and dangerous Decepticon leaders popping up all over the place.\\\
To combat this new menace, two separate projects are formed. One is council member Magnum's "[[BadassArmy Elite Guard]]", various teams of skilled soldiers charged with protecting the civilians and hunting down and eliminating the Decepticon resistance. The other is Alpha Trion's "Prime Initiative", dedicated towards giving the Autobots a strong military leader who will unite all of the Autobots against the Decepticons. The two projects don't have a lot of regard for each other, to put it mildly. The stories mostly focus on the Elite Guard squads, though Prime's unit comes more into play in the second half of the arc.
!!This series/universe provides examples of:
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* TheAce: Over-Run ''thinks'' he's this. [[SmallNameBigEgo The reality is somewhat different]].
* ActionGirl: Lyzack.
* AdaptationalBadass: Lyzack was originally just an obscure Decepticon, who only appeared at the end of the ''[[Anime/TransformersVictory Victory]]'' manga as the weepy younger sister of Leozack. Now, while she seems to suffer from the Cybertronian equivalent of depression, stemming from the capture of her brother, and gets zero respect, she's actually capable with a sword (If not exactly durable). In particular, she takes on and nearly kills [[spoiler: Magnum]].
** The Combaticons, while usually effective, they tended to become succumb to some sort of Decay or amass many defeats. Here, they're the special forces, strong, effective and brutal. Bruticus (you knew he was coming) is at his deadliest here.
* AffectionateParody: Leozack is one to {{anime}} heroes and villains, with everything from CallingYourAttacks to a {{BFS}} to having a bold, Japanese-esque font in his SpeechBubbles in the comic-based stories. The writer of his initial comic even wanted to have him actually [[GratuitousJapanese speak only Japanese]], but the editor decided that [[EvenNerdsHaveStandards might be pushing it just a bit]].
* AscendedFangirl: Lancer is an annoyingly enthusiastic Elite Guard groupie who gets drafted into helping them during a fight. She's so {{Squee}} about it that she doesn't even mind being used as TheBait.
* AmazonChaser: As Side Burn puts it upon seeing Lyzack, "A femicon with a sword... hot!"
* AttackDrone: Over-Run collects these and has them fight for him on the battlefield. It later backfires on him when [[spoiler:Bruticus catches one of his drones and throws it at him with deadly force.]]
* BadassBookworm: The Elite Guard later ends up taking two "desk jockeys" into their ranks when they're starving for members. One turns out to be a crack sharpshooter, while the other once dispatched some Decepticons with a ''desk stapler''. [[spoiler:Sadly it doesn't go well for one of the bookworms.]]
* BadassCrew: The various Elite Guard squads.
* BigBadEnsemble: There are a bunch of Decepticon leaders all vying for power, Gutcruncher is the BigBad of a text story, then Deathsaurus of the regular continuity. Some Warlords are captured, like Blue Bacchus and Gutcruncher, others are killed by Deathsaurus to become the top dog (like Straxus and Cannonball). In the end, Megatron Defeats Deathsaurus and takes power for himself.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Big Bang, Ironfist, Rumbler, and Sprocket]] turn out to be [[spoiler:NotQuiteDead]] and burst in out of nowhere to save the afts of Magnum and his troops.
* BitterSweetEnding: While the first ending may count as this, it's far more of a SuddenDownerEnding, but the second ending fits this trope more. [[spoiler: Magnum and Dion are both shot, one of them is revived as Ultra Magnus, and the other dies, leaving it ambiguous as to who. Megatron and Devastator are defeated, as is Deathsaurus. Rumbler is killed, and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Sprocket]] never picks up on it, and still talks to Rumbler if he was still alive. The Autobots and Decepticons leave the planet en masse with some Medics, Landshark and Sprocket heading to the planet which they intend to be called Paradron. Alpha Trion encases many of the autobots in stasis, save Kup, who offers to defend them, but the lack of Energon will make him age faster.]]
* {{BFS}}: Leozack has one, as part of his anime character parody status.
* CallingYourAttacks: Leozack, again to keep with his anime theme. His sister Lyzack also gets into the act when she later takes up her brother's sword for him.
* TheCaptain: Thunderclash & Metalhawk
* CaptainCrash: Landshark's (lack of) landing skill is legendary.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}:
** The Decepticons invent a chemical weapon that turns anyone under its influence into one of these for a while
** And Metalhawk still has his moments even when "sober".
--->'''[[TheBrigadier Magnum]]:''' "You really expect me to believe [this mission report]? Gods, dragons... and here it says that you all died!"
--->'''Metalhawk:''' "Well, I may have taken a few liberties..."
** And the Stealth Team's Sprocket is this trope in spades. Among other things, he enjoys talking to imaginary friend versions of real people, remembering impossible situations as if they sincerely happened to him, and talking to non-sentient spaceships as if they were sentient (although this last has shades of possible TheCuckoolanderWasRight).
* DecoyProtagonist: The war has just broke out, and in the end, Magnum and Dion aren't the heroes of the story, though the narrative focuses on them, neither is Metalhawk or Thunderclash, Optimus is. [[spoiler: Metalhawk dies, either Dion or Magnum die as well, and Thunderclash fades into obscurity for most of the war]]. Even the Antagonist is a decoy, Deathsaurus tries to be the BigBad, but in the end, Megtron takes the title, and he keeps it for the majority of the war.
* DoomedByCanon: The pluckily adventurous Elite Guard made up almost entirely of characters who never show up in the cartoon and trying to stop the civil war, while scoffing at the useless "Prime Initiative" and having the Combaticons as one of their squads? It wasn't a question of ''if'' they're all doomed, it was just a matter of ''how''.
* FaceHeelTurn: The Combaticons start out as willing and (sort of) moral members of the Autobot Elite Guard. We just were waiting to see how the shoe drops...
** *drop* And guess who just decided that tearing [[spoiler: Sentinel Major]] apart is a perfect exchange for a snazzy new gestalt form?
* FemBot: In one story, two (all-"male") Elite Guard squads find out that their latest mission involves protecting an all-femme group of scientists and their BrawnHilda security guard. Despite, y'know, everyone being a ''robot'', some stereotypical [[HilarityEnsues hilarity still ensues]].
* GlassCannon: Lyzack, quick and deadly with a sword, but she was built as a support mech, and can't take much damage (a single punch sends her flying).
* HandsomeLech: Swindle seems to like the femmes as much as he likes money. Side Burn also has a thing for fembots, especially red ones that transform into shiny sportscars.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Rage's lackey Drench]] decides to defect to the Elite Guard after deciding he's just not cool with his boss carelessly playing around with crazily dangerous monster things.
* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies: Dion's the protagonist of Wings of Honor, Magnum is the protagonist of Battle Lines, both are fatally wounded, one dies, the other becomes Ultra Magnus.]]
* ImplacableMan: Even after Ironfist throws his entire arsenal of explosives at it, [[spoiler:Brimstone]] just keeps on coming...
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Side Burn lusts after Lyzack even more after seeing her almost take down Magnum in a wild swordfighting fury.
* IntoxicationEnsues: See CloudCuckooLander above.
* [[spoiler:KillEmAll]]: The ending of the first Elite Guard storyarc--or damn close to it, at least. Also arguably a [[spoiler:SuddendownerEnding]], since the previous stories were lighthearted adventures where [[spoiler:the good guys always triumphed over the Decepticons]].
* KillerRabbit: In one story, [[spoiler:the big hyped-up ultimate dangerous Decepticon]] the Elite Guard finally meets up with turns out to be [[spoiler:a knee-high cute little dragon]]. But just as they start to relax and be amused [[spoiler:it starts breathing horrible atom-decoupling plasma projectiles]] which sends everyone running away in sheer terror again.
* LetsMockTheMonsters: See KillerRabbit.
* MoodWhiplash: The text stories are light-hearted and coincide with the first half of the first arc, the second half ends with a SuddenDownerEnding. Also in the text story The Flames of Yesterday there's the Decepticon's chemical guns, high pressured water guns that shoot hallucinatory chemicals. They are incredibly silly, with the Con's pointing out that they're just fancy water-guns that require pumping. When they spray Vortex and Metalhawk, they descend into gibberish ramblings, talking about tasty colors or rabbits. Then one con shoots Glyph in the back with a narrow focused blast, it pierces through her laser core and kills her.
* MoreDakka: One of Flak's philosophies is that you can never have too many weapons.
* MythologyGag: [[spoiler:Ricochet]]'s death is an homage to [[spoiler:Scorponok]]'s death in ''Comicbook/TheTransformers''.
* NewMeat: Kup and Dion are the youngest Elite Guardsmen, and often the subject of teasing and/or kicks in the skidplate as a result--both friendly and otherwise.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Landshark is based on Chevy Chase.
* NoIndoorVoice: When Comm Officer Big Bang speaks, everyone listens whether they want to or not.
* OCStandIn: Both the "Wings of Honor" and Redux casts are made up of a lot of background and/or barely-used characters to avoid having to explain around the Sunbow cartoon too much. They even coincidentally managed to use two previously-unused characters that ''ComicBook/TransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' used at the same time, albeit with ''very'' different characterizations.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Thunderclash, with a bit of [[SouthernGentleman Southern-ness]] mixed in.
* PleaseWakeUp: Outback's reaction to [[spoiler:Ricochet]]'s death.
-->'''Flak:''' "He's offline."
-->'''Outback:''' "Just like [[spoiler:Rico]] to take a stasis nap during a fight."
-->'''Flak:''' "No, Outback. He's... gone."
-->'''Outback:''' Oh! ...oh."
* {{Prequel}}: To the Sunbow cartoon.
* ShoutOut: The Elite Guard's Stealth Team is based on ''Series/TheATeam''.
* SiblingTeam: [[PolarOppositeTwins Rumbler and Sprocket]], and [[BrotherSisterTeam Leozack and Lyzack]].
* SimilarSquad: Thunderclash and Metalhawk's squads are composed of similar personality archetypes, and the two leaders have a friendly rivalry.
** TheCaptain: Thunderclash & Metalhawk
** NewMeat[=/=]WideEyedIdealist: Kup & Dion
** Quirky Pilot: Landshark & Over-Run
** TheBigGuy[=/=]MoreDakka Person: Flak & Ironfist
* TheStrategist: Onslaught.
* StuffBlowingUp: Ironfist is always on a quest to develop and use ever [[BigBulkyBomb bigger and louder bombs]], to the point of making even his teammates extremely nervous.
* TastesLikePurple: While under the influence of a Decepticon chemical (see {{Cloudcuckoolander}} above) one of Metalhawk's crazy ravings involves saying that "the fuzzy petrorabbits taste like yellow".
* UltimateSalesman: Swindle is, if anything, even ''more'' outrageous in his attempted salesman tactics as an Autobot than he will be as a Decepticon.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The fandom jury is still out on whether Ironfist's accent is supposed to be British, Australian, Scottish, or just plain weird.
* WouldHitAGirl: Thunderclash, though he does bemoan that it feels rather ungentlemanly having to do so. And the Decepticons have no problems with hitting or even killing the girl, of course.
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The "Generation 2: Redux" portion, which serves as a sequel to the cartoon. Following Optimus Prime and Galvatron leaving Earth for other venues, with only a skeleton crew left behind, the humans and Nebulans teamed up to use Vector Sigma technology to create their own new generation of Earth-born Transformers. Manufactured in various places around the globe, these Transformers are "born" free of the Great War, instead placing their allegiances and cultural backgrounds in various countries.\\\
So, of course, these kiddie Transformers decide the best thing to do with their young lives is split up into two factions and start shooting at each other. Leading the Autobots is "Sir [[RepetitiveName Pyro Ignatius Spark]]", an eccentric and somewhat mischievous British (and knighted) "teenager" with a noble streak. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have Clench, an ill-tempered sadist with a Texan accent.\\\
During one of their battles, a fight inside the [[MagicalParticleAccelerator Large Hadron Collider]] involving the Decepticons' experimentation with a [[AppliedPhlebotinum power-enhancing substance]] results in a mishap which grants all of the Earth-born Transformers (and some of the older Transformers who stayed behind) with new strange superpowers (and new [[PowerDyesYourHair eye-blinding paint jobs]]), making them all a "new Generation".
!!This series/universe provides examples of:
[[folder:Generation 2: Redux]]
* AliensOfLondon: {{Justified|trope}}--amazingly enough for a Transformers series--all of the Cybertronians with a pronounced Earth regional accent developed it by either being "born" and raised in the country or region in question, or otherwise having spent enough time there to pick up the accent.
* BadBoss: Clench.
--->'''Clench:''' "You [Sky-Byte] and Breakdown are gonna be the next test subjects. If you both survive, I nominate myself for augmentation."
* TheCaptain: Pyro.
* ChildSoldiers: The Earth-born Transformers in Redux are minors even by Earth standards.
* CoolOldGuy: Well, more like "Cool Middle-Aged Guy", but Streetwise is one of the few adult Cybertronians in the mix, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure respects the "kiddies" and lets them mostly lead themselves]], and mainly serves as a {{Badass}} advisor and helper to Pyro.
* FakeMemories: All the 2nd generation Transformers (Jhiaxus's troops) have memories from whomever they were cloned from, it's the worse with Frenzy, who continues to flashback to the war, and trying to climb inside of his partner Soundwave's chest.
* FrenchJerk: Slicer.
* GratuitousSpanish: Rapido peppers his speech with this.
* {{Interquel}} / {{Sequel}}: The Redux stories are a sequel to the Sunbow cartoon, and may be an interquel if it turns out ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' is part of the timeline.
* JiveTurkey: Streetwise talks like this, as an {{homage}} to ''{{Shaft}}''.
* KnightFever: Pyro, as a result of saving the Queen's life from a Decepticon attack.
* MagicalParticleAccelerator: The central aspect of the initial [=BotCon=] comic's plot.
* MassSuperEmpoweringEvent: In the [=BotCon=] comic, a large number of Transformers end up being granted various superpowers by [[AppliedPhlebotinum Forestonite gas]]. Some of the known ones:
** Aquafend: MakingASplash[=/=]AnIcePerson
** Beachcomber: FertileFeet
** Breakdown: GaleForceSound HandBlast
** Bumblebee: PowerFloats
** Clench: GravityMaster
** Electro: [[EnergyWeapon Electrically-charged sword]]
** Meanstreak: AgonyBeam
** Pyro: CombatClairvoyance
** Rapido: SuperSpeed
** Sideswipe: ShapeShifting (beyond normal Transforming)
** Sky-Byte: [[PureEnergy "Tsunami Blaster"]] from his chest
** Streetwise: [[IntangibleMan Phasing]]
** Windbreaker: BlowYouAway
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clench is based on Jack Palance.
* OCStandIn: Both the "Wings of Honor" and Redux casts are made up of a lot of background and/or barely-used characters to avoid having to explain around the Sunbow cartoon too much. They even coincidentally managed to use two previously-unused characters that ''ComicBook/TransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' used at the same time, albeit with ''very'' different characterizations.
* OmnicidalManiac: Lampshaded. When Pyro guesses that Clench wants to use the Large Hadron Collider to create a black hole to destroy the Earth, Clench points out that, not only is that impossible, he and his Decepticons are still ''on'' the Earth. Pyro concedes the point (although it's implied he was being a smart aleck with his guess anyway).
* ShoutOut: Pyro's personality is based on the [[Series/DoctorWho Tenth Doctor]], Streetwise's is based on both ''{{Shaft}}'' and a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Streetwise_%28G1%29 page from the TFWiki]], and Slicer is a take on the French Knight from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
* TheStrategist: Rapido.
* TastesLikePurple: After getting his new powers, Pyro says that they "[[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:G2Redux-Pyropurple.jpg feel somewhat purple]]".
* TeamDad: Surprisingly, Jhiaxus, though an angry one. Most of his team consists of clones he made and calls his children, the Battlechargers who are child-like in their stupidity, and Side-Burn who doesn't have any memory.
* TooDumbToLive: Runamuck has wings installed, but only as an after effect of his alt-mode (He's afraid to fly). Despite being told that they do not work, he keeps jumping off of high places in hopes he'll fly.
* UnknownRival: Breakdown is absolutely obsessed with fighting Streetwise in a TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou sort of way, to finish off the Stunticon-Protectobot fight that sent the rest of both their teams offline. Streetwise, meanwhile, has decided that since the war is over he just wants to move on, and is more amused and bemused by Breakdown's vendetta than anything.
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