History Headscratchers / TransformersRescueBots

* I know the whole robot in disguise thing is because the people wouldn't be able to accept aliens but why don't they just handwave it by saying that the rescue bots have AI or something?

*** Though it would be nice to see a Decepticon on occasion, the Rescue Bots are not excactly made for combat, are they? They are, however, much more useful for potential improvement of public relations.

*** Edit: a tinge of FridgeBrilliance if you will, Prime keeping them a secret makes sense. While it would be nice to have a 'Con show up every once in a while, really the The Rescue Bots are not Combat Bots and have no weapons or training to make them capable of defeating ''one'' Decepticon, let alone an ''entire army''. They are, however, the best at what they do, which is saving people. The less involved they are with the 'Cons, the less likely they are to get pointlessly slagged when the Autobots really need them for what they're good at. Because, really, though some extra fire power would be nice for Prime and his team, they really don't need more soldiers as much as good relations with the humans (whose planet they've brought a ''war to''), particularly humans with much more advanced technology than the rest of the world. Where transforming, talking ''giant robots'' are a curiously at best. Like, say, Griffin Island perhaps? If these humans can get used to them and eventually accept them as allies, they will ultimately be able to provide the Autobots with the backup they so desperately need and, assuming the war ends with the Autobots as the winners, a sanctuary for the survivors where they can live in peace amongst humanity and even get assistance in locating and mining energon. 

*** Though you think Prime would have mentioned them at least once to the other Autobots, it does makes sense he would keep them a secret. The less they discuss (and know, in the event that one of them were captured and MindRaped by the 'Cons) about the Rescue Bots (who are obviously not Warrior Class bots and much better at saving lives than fighting a war directly [for example, Heatwave's only weapon is an improvised ''fire hose''. Meaning ''water''. May be a whip if he needed it, but primarily slagging ''water''!] and their mission, the less likely they'll be targeted by Decepticons.

*** Though you think Prime would have mentioned them once to the other Autobots, it does makes sense he would keep them a secret. The less they discuss (and know, in the event that one of them were captured and MindRaped by the 'Cons) about the Rescue Bots (who are obviously not Warrior Class bots and much better at saving lives than fighting a war directly [for example, Heatwave's only weapon is an improvised ''fire hose''. Meaning ''water''. May be a whip if he needed it, but primarily slagging ''water''!] and their mission, the less likely they'll be targeted by Decepticons.

*** Who would be dumb enough to rob Doc Greene? Unless you're specificlly after high technology like Doctor Morrocco was, there's definitely safer places to loot, with less chance of said loot being more trouble than it's worth even if you ''do'' manage to get away with it.

*** That's certainly a possibility, he may have even had wrist blades similiar to those used by [[TransformersPrime Arcee]].

** Where has it been said that it's in the "Prime" continuity. As far as I can see, this show is it's own continuity, with slightly "chibi-fied" (for lack of a better phrase) Transformers characters instead of the full-sized ones from Prime. Even Optimus is portrayed as "chibi-fied" in his appearances [[hottip:*: All one of them]].

** The creators of the show confirmed "Prime" and "Rescue Bots" both take place in the same universe. I imagine that the Rescue bots every appear in the "Prime" series, they will be given new looks to fit in on the show.

** Though their is the possibility that, do to their ''relatively'' young and inexperienced natures. Optimus has opted to keep them secret even from his own team. Probably for their own protection. Even though that decision wouldn't make much sense to anyone else, [[TransformersCybertron it wouldn't be the first time an Optimus made a weird decision like that.]]

** Which would be scarier to a potential burglar: a dinosaur, or a dinosauroid Terminator?

* Why is it that ''after'' Trex was repaired and repurposed, does he still have damaged ''skin''. Shouldn't that have been repaired too?

** The creators of the show confirmed Prime and Rescue Bots both take place in the same universe.

** Though their is the possibility that, do to their ''relatively'' young and inexperienced natures. Optimus has opted to keep them secret even from his own team. Probably for their own protection. Even though that decision wouldn't make much sense to anyone else, [[TransformersCybertron it wouldn't be the first time an Optimus made a weird decision like that.]]

** Though their is the possibility that, do to their ''relatively'' young and inexperienced natures. Optimus has opted to keep them secret even from his own team. Probably for their own protection. Even though that decision wouldn't make much sense to anyone else, [[TransformersCybertron it wouldn't be the first time he's made a weird decision like that.]]

*** That's certainly a possibility, he may have even had wrist blades similiar to those used by [[TransformmersPrime Arcee]].

** Presumably, this takes place after the "Darkness Rising" five-parter.

* This show has been confirmed to be set in the same continuity as WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime. Yet in the aforementioned show, Optimus Prime says that only 5 Autobots remain on Earth.

** The Rescue Bots are workers, not soldiers. If they got in a brawl with the 'Cons, preschoolers everywhere would be forever traumatized by the sight of Megatron ripping off Heatwave's head.

** The Rescue Bots are workers, not soldiers. If they got in a brawl with the 'Cons, preschoolers everywhere would be forever traumatized by the sight of Megatron ripping off Heatwave's head.

** The Rescue Bots are workers, not soldiers. If they got in a brawl with the 'Cons, preschoolers everywhere would be forever traumatized by the sight of Megatron ripping off HEatwave's head.

* Why are there no Decepticons in this show? I know this is supposed to be a LighterAndSofter version of the franchise, but come on...

** Or a construction vehicle; the front pushing-part of a bulldozer is called a blade.

** He may have previously had blades of the chopping variety, rather than rotor blades.

* If Blades was previously a land vehicle, where did his name come from?