History Trivia / TransformersPrime

** Airachnid's web-shooters make the same sound that SpiderMan's do in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''.

* ActingInTheDark: As revealed for the commentary for the finale movie "Predacons Rising" and an interview Creator/WillFriedle had with [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/25/will-friedle-on-playing-transformers-primes-bumblebee-ultimate-spider-mans-deadpool-and-his-thoughts-on-girl-meets-world IGN]], [[spoiler:the auditions for Bumblebee's voice were like this, with actors being told they were auditioning for Blurstreak and Friedle only learning he was cast as 'Bee when he got the part.]]

* ActingInTheDark: As revealed for the commentary for the finale movie "Predacons Rising" nd an interview Creator/WillFriedle had with [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/25/will-friedle-on-playing-transformers-primes-bumblebee-ultimate-spider-mans-deadpool-and-his-thoughts-on-girl-meets-world IGN]], [[spoiler:the auditions for Bumblebee's voice were like this, with actors being told they were auditioning for Blurstreak and Friedle only learning he was cast as 'Bee when he got the part.]]

** Zig-zagged with Creator/MichaelIronside as Ultra Magnus. Ironside is well known for playing contemptuous military commanders in live action and his voice acting roles tend to be along the lines of villains or [[AntiHero morally dubious]] heroes. Thus playing a very straight laced military officer is unusual.

* RecycledScript: In "Armada" [[spoiler: Starscream uses a bunch of protoforms to create a gang of clones to assassinate Megatron. [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Sound familiar?]] They even use the same number of clones. On the other hand, ''this'' Starscream is aware that they share his traitorous nature]].

** Andy Pessoa is a teenage actor playing 12-year-old Raf, though they are already running into problems with keeping his childlike voice and his voice has clearly deepened as of the season 2 premiere.

* IKnewIt: Many had guessed [[spoiler: Unicron was either Earth, or somehow connected to it]], due to the fact [[spoiler: Dark Energon ''erupted from a volcano'']].

* LyingCreator: [[spoiler: Originally, it was stated Ironhide was going to be on the show, but so similar to ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Animated]]'' Bulkhead that they just opted to do Bulkhead instead. However, so the Season 1 set, the reason given was because of Ironhide's death in ''[[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon Dark of the Moon]]'', hinting the reason given earlier was a lie to prevent spoilers.]]

* TheOtherDarrin: Given it's set in the same universe as ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'', Optimus Prime is the only character who appears in both ''[=WfC=]'' and ''Prime'' that doesn't undergo this, as Creator/PeterCullen voiced Optimus in both. The humans, Bulkhead, Knock Out, Skyquake, Airachnid, Makeshift, Wheeljack, Tailgate, Dreadwing, and Smokescreen didn't appear in the game, and the portrayals of Bumblebee and Soundwave haven't required voice actors [[spoiler: until season three.]]
** Creator/FredTatasciore is replaced with Creator/FrankWelker reprising his iconic role as Megatron from ''G1'' and Creator/JeffreyCombs as Ratchet.
*** [[spoiler:When the Nemesis is reanimated (it was technically Trypticon)]] Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson replaces Fred as well.
*** Fred recently found himself on the other end of this trope in [[LicensedGame the game]], filling in for Creator/TonyTodd as Dreadwing.
** [[spoiler: In reprising his other iconic role from G1 as Soundwave, Frank Welker is also this to Isaac C. Singleton Jr.]]
** Creator/SumaleeMontano replaces Creator/KariWahlgren as Arcee.
** Creator/SteveBlum replaces Creator/SamRiegel as Starscream, though Steve is also an interesting case, as he voiced Cliffjumper and Shockwave in ''[=WfC=]'' and the latter again in ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'', yet Wrestling/DwayneJohnson voiced Cliffjumper in "Darkness Rising, Part 1'', then he himself was replaced by Billy Brown in "Out of the Past" while Creator/DavidSobolov replaces Blum as Shockwave in the same episode.
** Creator/AdamBaldwin takes over from Creator/CrispinFreeman as Breakdown.
** Creator/MichaelIronside replaces Creator/JamiesonPrice as Ultra Magnus.
** [[spoiler: Creator/WillFriedle replaces Creator/JohnnyYongBosch as Bumblebee.]]

* BreakthroughHit: Stands with ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' as one of the shows responsible for Creator/TheHub's success.

** Given his habit of stealing artifacts off the Decepticon Warship, Smokescreen is sometimes referred to as "[[SmokeyAndTheBandit Smokey the Bandit]]."

** Similarly, SteveBlum in the original version once again plays Shin from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', in that Starscream is a sadistic warlord who takes pleasure in shoving his hand through the rib-cages of helpless prisoners.

* TroubledProduction. [[http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was as seen]][[http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131368170623/and-if-you-were-wondering-why-beast-hunters-was here]], the show went through many problems, mostly because of miscommunication with the other branches of the [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedUniverse Aligned continuity]] and a late change in director [[ExecutiveMeddling with a different idea for the third season]].

** The whole ''Beast Hunters'' line was imposed at the last minute (see TroubledProduction above), forcing the team to scrap their original plans for season 3 ([[http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131384199723/hey-all-getting-a-lot-of-questions-about-those apparently involving Maximals and Predacons and a "wild-west"-style exploration of the reborn Cybertron]]).

* ShortRunInPeru: Canada aired episodes 21 to 23 several weeks before TheHub did, but then stopped until the two stations were roughly in sync in terms of episodes. Singapore, however, aired the three-part season finale several days before North America did.
** It's happened again as of season three, with the first three episodes airing in Singapore (back to back) a week before the first aired on TheHub (on the standard weekly schedule).

** FredTatasciore is replaced with Creator/FrankWelker reprising his iconic role as Megatron from ''G1'' and Creator/JeffreyCombs as Ratchet.

** Played straight since the beginning with Jack and Miko. The former is voiced by Josh Keaton (who was in his early 30s) while the latter is voiced by Tania Gunadi (who was in her late 20s).

* DawsonCasting: Andy Pessoa is a teenage actor playing 12-year-old Raf, though they are already running into problems with keeping his childlike voice and his voice has clearly deepened as of the season 2 premiere.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Bulkhead was originally planned to be Ironhide, but the creators realized that they were essentially creating a new version of ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Animated]]'' Bulkhead, so they put him in the show instead. [[spoiler: However, the featurette of the Season 1 set states that Ironhide's death in ''[[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon Dark of the Moon]]'' was what made the crew replace him with Bulkhead.]]

** Given both ''Prime'' and ''TransformersWarForCybertron'' are set in the Franchise/TransformersAlignedUniverse, [[spoiler: Ratchet's recap of ''[=WfC=]'' confirms that the being credited as "Core" in the game is indeed Primus.]]

* TalkingToHimself: With the Vehicon mooks (and later the Insecticons) all being voiced by Creator/SteveBlum, JoshKeaton, Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, DaranNorris, and Creator/FrankWelker, this is more or less inevitable. Happens in a literal and somewhat humorous sense to [[spoiler:Starscream when he clones himself]].

* TroubledProduction. [[http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was as seen]][[http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131368170623/and-if-you-were-wondering-why-beast-hunters-was here]], the show went through many problems, mostly because of miscommunication with the other branches of the [[TransformersAlignedUniverse Aligned continuity]] and a late change in director [[ExecutiveMeddling with a different idea for the third season]].

** Zig-zagged with MichaelIronside as Ultra Magnus. Ironside is well known for playing contemptuous military commanders in live action and his voice acting roles tend to be along the lines of villains or [[AntiHero morally dubious]] heroes. Thus playing a very straight laced military officer is unusual.

** For ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' fans: [[Creator/JeffreyCombs Ratchet]] is the Question, [[MichaelIronside Ultra Magnus]] is Darkseid, [[Creator/GinaTorres Airachnid]] is Vixen, [[Creator/ClancyBrown Silas]] is Lex Luthor, [[Creator/AdamBaldwin Breakdown]] is Jonah Hex and Hal Jordan, [[Creator/RichardGreen Skyquake]] is Orm, and [[spoiler:[[Creator/WillFriedle Bumblebee]] is [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]] and Kyle Rayner]].

** Fowler's Unit:E was supposed to start a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover between many Hasbro franchises, most of them obscure [[labelnote: For example]]''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'', ''Franchise/{{Micronauts}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'', ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}} Primor]][[AdaptationNameChange dia]]'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{GIJoe}}'', ''Stretch Armstrong'', ''TabletopGame/{{CandyLand}}''...[[/labelnote]], as seen in [[https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/3362163.html the comic that came out at NYCC 2011]]. (Creator/IDWPublishing has recently announced the launch of their own SharedUniverse called ''[[ComicBook/Revolution2016 Revolution]]'', using their ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' titles as the foundation.)

** According to leaked production notes, Skyquake was originally going to be Skywarp. With this in mind, it's possibl that Dreadwing was originally going to be Thundercracker, especially given that he shares Thundercracker's traditional blue color scheme and NobleDemon traits.

** According to leaked production notes, Skyquake was originally going to be Skywarp. With this in mind, it's possibly that Dreadwing was originally going to be Thundercracker, especially given [[{{Expy}} he shares some common traits with ''G1 Thundercracker'']].

** [[spoiler:"Silasdown" for Cylas.]]

* RecycledScript: In "Armada" [[spoiler: Starscream uses a bunch of protoforms to create a gang of clones to assassinate Megatron. [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Sound familiar?]] They even use the same number of clones. On the other hand, ''this'' Starscream [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy is aware that they share his traitorous nature]]]].

** Fowler's Unit:E was supposed to start a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover between many Hasbro franchises, most of them obscure [[labelnote: For example]]WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}, Franchise/{{Micronauts}}, Sectaurs, [[WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}} Primor]][[AdaptationNameChange dia]], WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}, WesternAnimation/{{GIJoe}}, Stretch Armstrong, TabletopGame/{{CandyLand}}...[[/labelnote]], as seen in [[https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/3362163.html the comic that came out at NYCC 2011]]. (Creator/IDWPublishing has recently announced the launch of their own SharedUniverse called ''Revolution'', using their ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' titles as the foundation.)