History Film / TransformersAgeOfExtinction

** Many of the Dinobots' plans and maneuvers simply don't take the humans into account at all. Multiple civilians and soldiers are crushed when Scorn lands on his back to defeat a group of Decepticons. They easily could have saved some lives or avoided millions of dollars in damage had they been more careful, but they *just don't care*.
** It is not a good sign for civilians that the Dinobots simply enjoy using their brute force. Grimlock smashes through an ancient arch, which he could just have easily ran around or jumped over. His very second step on the streets of Hong Kong is to smash a random pickup truck that he made tumble down the hillside as he slid down. Strafe grabbed nearby cars in his beak for no reason as he writhed around in the streets, trying to shake off a Decepticon.
*** In a Behind the Scenes featurette, we see that Grimlock was originally supposed to smash through a large residential building, complete with civilians implied to be inside (a car is parked in the parking lot beside it).

*** In a Behind the Scenes featurette, we see that Grimlock was originally supposed to smash through a large residential buildin, complete with civilians implied to be inside (a car is parked in the parking lot beside it).

* {{Fanservice}}: Par for the course, with [[MsFanservice Tessa providing the most eye-candy]]. But it is more subdued than in previous installments, limited to mostly women wearing tank tops and/or [[ShesGotLegs short shorts]] since she's underaged. But somewhat lampshaded by Cade, asking his daughter why her shorts were disappearing (complete with almost a parody of a BetweenMyLegs shot) and later suggesting she choose loose-fitting, baggy jeans from some clothes that he got at a church donation.

** [[spoiler:PapaWolf Cade deals with Savoy (who threatened to kill Tessa) by causing him to fall through a window several stories up.]] This is how Creator/MarkWahlberg's character in ''Film/{{Fear}}'' ended up after threatening someone's daughter one too many times.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The Dinobots make their first appearance; Optimus even rides Grimlock as a mount. All of them have [[MixAndMatchCritters traits of various species]] or simply fabricated to look cool. In addition to the complex movie-verse look of the robots, most of them have a vicious demonic look.

-->'''Attinger:''' There are no good aliens or bad aliens! There is just us and them.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Lockdown at the end courtesy of Optimus.

-->'''Optimus Prime:''' ''There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve. But who we are and why we are here are not among them. Those answers, we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators: leave planet Earth alone...[[Film/TransformersTheLastKnight 'cause I'm coming...]]'''[[Film/TransformersTheLastKnight for you]].'''''

-->''"There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve. But who we are and why we are here are not among them. Those answers, we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators: leave planet Earth alone...[[Film/TransformersTheLastKnight 'cause I'm coming...]]'''[[Film/TransformersTheLastKnight for you]].'''"''

* BeenThereShapedHistory: The Creators of the Transformers (apparently the Quintessons of the Bay-verse) were the ones who caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

** We don't really know what the Creators look like. [[spoiler:The only hint we get of their appearance is in the prologue; there's a brief glimpse of a a pink, ''organic'' hand operating the controls of a spaceship. In the G1 animated series it's most likely the The Quintessons who are sinister robotic creatures with five-sided heads and the apparent creators of the Transformers]]

** Just the mention of [[spoiler:the ''creators'' of the Transformers, referencing the Quintessons from G1 lore.]]
** Similarly, [[spoiler: the mention of "knights" appears to be a reference to the Knights of Cybertron, a fairly new concept introduced in the comics.]]

* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: The interstellar jet-boots Optimus uses to fly away and search for [[spoiler:the Quintessons]] in the end would have come in handy earlier. Some fans have noticed that the sword Optimus picks up during the film caused a brief change in the color of his arm. During the final battle, you could briefly see Optimus using the jet boosters when leaping off Grimlock so it is likely that the sword installed a few things.

* {{Unobtanium}}: "Transformium", the KSI trademarked name given to "self regenerating molecular alloy" discovered in the first film that Transformers are composed of and a big reason why Attinger is hunting them down. Joyce wants it so [[spoiler:they can make an army of KSI built Transformers, using the raw matter from their bodies]]. The MacGuffin is a device called "The Seed," which would terraform an area on a small scale by converting local matter into Transformium, which would give Joyce more than enough material for their projects.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Crosshairs' main ideology. When buggered by Cade for assistance in finding Tessa in Lockdown's ship, Cade's response is "What's in it for me?"

** Hound, however, kicks all kinds of ass on his opponents. It can be said the KSI Transformers are slightly inferior to the Autobots from the first two movies, but Optimus and Bumblebee have upgraded themselves since then.

* TheLastDance: Hound essentially does this at the end while attempting to protect the seed from the Decepticons. He literally fires everything he has at them, then resorts to chucking grenades, vehicles, and his helmet, and finally tries to go into KnifeNut mode. He eventually runs out of fumes and Cade's attempt to get him back up doesn't work. Fortunately Optimus Prime arrives to perform a BigDamnHeroes moment with the Dinobots in tow.

* WalkingArmory: Hound. The toy comes with ''eight'' separate weapons, a triple-barreled [[GatlingGood Gatling Gun]], two {{Sawed Off Shotgun}}s, two [[MoreDakka Submachine Guns]], two [[HandGuns pistols]] and a [[KnifeNut combat knife]]. In the film proper, not one of those goes unused.

* AdultFear: Cade's primary motivation is to provide for Tessa and keep her protected; between her clandestine relationship with a man at least three years her senior, men in black nearly shooting her, and Lockdown coming after Optimus and being willing to destroy anyone in his path while doing so, there are plenty of reasons to be afraid for her safety.

* BondOneLiner: Lockdown after killing Ratchet. '''[-[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Never Is Here]]-]'''\\

* AbsenteeActor: The United States military and Major Lennox don't appear in this movie.

** The Dinobots are Transformers who took the form of prehistoric animals during the age of the dinosaurs, as in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''. Also, like in the [[ComicBook/TheTransformers Marvel comics]], where they took the form from the dinosaurs that inhabit the [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Savage Lands]].

** Cade gives one to Tessa for breaking is "no dating" rule. Tessa responds with her own, blaming her for Lucas' death. This makes [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Cade Realise]] how much danger he put his family in.

* TheTeam:
** TheLeader: Optimus and Cade
** TheLancer: Bumblebee and Shane.
** TheBigGuy: Hound and Crosshairs
** TheSmartGuy: Drift and Joyce and his assistants.
** TheChick: Tessa.
** EleventhHourRanger: The Dinobots.

* BondOneLiner: Locdown after killing Ratchet. '''[-[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Never Is Here]]-]'''\\

* BondOneLiner: Locdown after killing Ratchet. '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Never Is Here]]'''