History Headscratchers / TransformersRescueBots

** Though there is the possibility that, due 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.]]

* One thing that confuses me, a few civilian bots not being called in by Prime to come to Cybertron for the episode "Regeneration" is understandable. But the idea that Optimus wouldn't call in somebody like High Tide seems pretty far-fetched to me.

* I know the crew said they thought the Decepticons would make the show too dark and that Season 2 takes place concurrently with Season 2 of ''Prime'' and it's pretty much implied that the Liquefier "Odd Bot Out" is one of the Iacon relics, but this policy raises a serious plot hole: if it's an Iacon relic, why the hell aren't the Decepticons after it? You'd think Megatron would send Soundwave, Dreadwing, or Knock Out after it or go after it himself.

* I know the crew said they thought the Decepticons would make the show too dark and that Season 2 takes place concurrently with Season 2 of ''Prime'' and it's pretty much implied that the Liquefier "Odd Bot Out" in one of the Iacon relics, but this policy raises a serious plot hole: if it's an Iacon relic, why the hell aren't the Decepticons aren't after it? You'd think Megatron would send Soundwave, Dreadwing, or Knock Out after it or go after it himself.

** Because the Frontline team (Optimus, Bumblebee, Arcee, Ratchet, Bulkhead, Smokescreen, WheelJack and Ultra Magnus are already fighting the Cons and even if they did pop up, Team prime could Ground Bridge in, so there's no need for them in a combat role.

* How has Huxley not been arrested yet? How many times has his actions nearly cost a person their life?

* How is Mayor Luskey still in office? A mayor who has caused, directly or indirectly, so much chaos and danger to life and property through his shortsightedness, stupidity, and tendency to leap first and look never, should have been impeached and booted off the island ages ago.

* How is Mayor Lusky still in office? A mayor who has caused, directly or indirectly, so much chaos and danger to life and property through his shortsightedness, stupidity, and tendency to leap first and look never, should have been impeached and booted off the island ages ago.

* Why aren't Evan and Myles in jail? They've committed enough class-A misdemeanor and class-C felony crimes to warrant rather lengthy jail sentences, and yet every seven or eight episodes they're off ripping something off again.

* What Rises Above, the solution was simply "Blow it up?" They were out in the open now, their communications should have been working, and it's likely there was ''some'' other helicopter on the entirety of Griffin Rock, not to mention Ground Bridging them out, the Jackhammer, or Fowler's helicopter.

** Chase does have a backseat. Frankie rides in it in one episode. It's small but it is there.

** Airachnid kept her drill mode; either it wasn't a proper alt mode or she's a triple changer. The Transformers franchise has actually been very consistent about changing alt modes not being casual. I can only think of one occasion, in any part of the franchise, were an existing alt was overwritten without trouble.[[hottip:*:The second movie, Skids and Mudflap.]] Aside from that, they seem to need to be in protoform, or use an external machine to remodel themselves.

* In the comic, when Blades lements that his vehicle mode flies when he is afraid of heights, Chase says he is a good pilot and would have liked a flying altmode. Why didn't they just switch? It's not that difficult for Cybertronians to change their alternate modes. In Transformers Prime, Airachnid did it just by scanning a new one. Why did they stay the same when they both would have been happier switching?

*** 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. It was actually quite a pragmatic and strategic move on Prime's part when you think about it.

*** Though you think Prime would have mentioned them at least once to the other Autobots (Bee aside), 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 Decepticon.

* How does Chase arrest people? Police cars have caged backseats for criminals, but Chase doesn't seem to have a backseat at all. Where does Chief Burns put them? Especially in Small Blessings when he has to arrest TWO people. Even if he put them in the front seat with him, how did he fit two of them?

* How does Chase arrest people? Police cars have caged backseats for criminals, but Chase doesn't seem to have a backseat at all. Where does Cheif Burns put them? Especially in Small Blessings when he has to arrest TWO people. Even if he put them in the front seat with him, how did he fit two of them?

* How does Chase arrest people? Police cars have caged backseats for criminals, but Chase doesn't seem to have a backseat at all. Where does Cheif Burns put them? Especially in Small Blessings when he has to arrest TWO people. Even if he put them in the fron seat with him, how did he fit two of them?

* In the comic, when Blades lements that his vehicle mode flies when he is afraid of heights, Chase says he is a good pilot and would have liked a flying altmode. Why didn't they just switch? It's not that difficult for Cybertronians to change their alternate modes. In Transformers Prime, Airachnid did it just by scanning a new one. Why did they stay the same when they both would have been happier switching?

* In the comic, when Blades lements that his vehicle mode flies when he is afraid of heights, Chase says he is a good pilot would have liked a flying altmode. Why didn't they just switch? It's not that difficult for Cybertronians to change their alternate modes. In Transformers Prime, Airachnid did it just by scanning a new one. Why did they stay the same when they both would have been happier switching?

* In the comic, when Blades lements that his vehicle mode flies when he is afraid of heights, Chase says he is a good pilot would have liked a flying altmode. Why didn't they just switch? It's not that difficult for Cybertronians to change their alternate modes. In Transformers Prime, Airachnid did it just by scanning a new one. Why did the stay the same when they both would have been happier switching?

* In the comic, when Blades lements that his vehicle mode flies when he is afraid of heights, Chase says he is a good pilot would have liked a flying altmode. Why didn't they just switch? It's not that difficult for Cybertronians to change their alternate modes. Airachnid did it just by scanning a new one. Why did the stay the same when they both would have been happier switching?

* In the comic, when Blades lements that his vehicle mode flies when he is afraid of heights, Chase says he is a good pilot would have liked a flying altmode. Why didn't they just switch? It's not that difficult for Cybertronians to change their alternate modes. Airachnid did it just by scanning a new one. Why did the stay the same when they both would have happier switching?

** Media. If you tell people the bots can think for themselves the first thing people are going to think of is all the robot apocylpse movies they've seen over the years. Think The Matrix or Terminator series. A robot on a leash sounds much safer then a robot that can one day decide it doesn't want to serve you anymore.