History VideoGame / AngryBirdsTransformers

* UnexpectedCharacter: Bludgeon and Heatwave. The rest of the Transformers are either huge names or tied to the films, while Heatwave is a CanonForeigner originating in the kiddie ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'' cartoon and most of Bludgeon's appearances have been in comics, aside from his toy releases.

** Players have had their entire save files deleted, including purchased items.[[note]]Either that, or it could just be [[InvokedTrope a form of]] NoFairCheating, especially for those who modified the files.[[/note]]

** Some of the characters' dances while upgrading are from famous dances. The Seekers do the [[Series/FreshPrinceOfBelAir Carlton Dance]], Soundwave and Soundblaster do Music/MichaelJackson's ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' dance, Grimlock does part of Creator/JohnTravolta's dance from ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'', and Heatwave and Sentinel Prime do an Irish jig from ''Theatre/{{Riverdance}}''.

* RaymanianLimbs: It's not obvious at first glance, but characters' limbs, hands, and feet aren't attached to their body (this is made very apparent when they transform, or during some characters' upgrade dances).

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** Lockdown's design is inspired by his appearence in "Film/TransformersAgeofExtinction".

** Some of the characters' dances while upgrading are from famous dances. The Seekers do the [[Series/FreshPrinceOfBelAir Carlton Dance]], Soundwave and Soundblaster do Music/MichaelJackson's ''Music/Thriller'' dance, Grimlock does part of Creator/JohnTravolta's dance from ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'', and Heatwave and Sentinel Prime do an Irish jig from ''Theatre/Riverdance''.

* SilentBob: Heatwave and Sentinel Prime do all of their emoting with their eyes since they never change expression otherwise and barely move in comparison to the other characters.
* SpreadShot: Bludgeon, Soundblaster, and Airachnid fire the typical fan-pattern three-shot spread. Sentinel Prime fires three blasts into the air; one hits the aimed-at target and two hit nearby targets.

** Some of the characters' dances while upgrading are from famous dances. The Seekers do the [[Series/FreshPrinceOfBelAir Carlton Dance]], Soundwave and Soundblaster do Creator/MichaelJackson's ''Music/Thriller'' dance, Grimlock does part of Creator/JohnTravolta's dance from ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'', and Heatwave and Sentinel Prime do an Irish jig from ''Theatre/Riverdance''.

''Angry Birds Transformers'' is a 2014 mobile game [[RecycledInSpace and yet another]] {{spinoff}} of ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'', putting a new spin on the game's concept in the same vein as ''VideoGame/AngryBirdsGo'' and ''VideoGame/AngryBirdsEpic''. It's essentially a RailShooter starring the Angry Birds and Bad Piggies {{cosplay}}ing as Franchise/{{Transformers}}. The ExcusePlot is that the Eggspark has fallen to Earth, turning the birds and pigs into the Autobirds and Deceptihogs but also turning the Eggs into Eggbots which then turn anything they shoot into [[UnwillingRoboticisation mechanical lifeforms]]. Thus, the Autobirds and Deceptihogs have teamed up to stop the Eggbots from taking over Piggy Island. Each level has a specific Transformer attached to it who moves through the level, taking out Pigbots (Bad Piggies converted into {{mook}}s by the Eggbots) and structures while being shot at. Each Transformer has a different weapon, alt-mode (used to dodge falling towers and some weapons) and Energon ability (either a shield, an EMP stunner, or an air strike), which can only be used after collecting energon cubes. Players can also summon an ally, who will tag along for a few seconds shooting everything in sight.

* AntiAir: The EMP Stunner. It stuns regular enemies, but it's a OHKO against missiles and some flying enemies. For a Transformer with a slow weapon that's really not suited for airborne targets such as Heatwave or Sentinel Prime, this is a godsend.

** The Energon Airstrike special weapon calls in Skywarp to do a strafing run with his missiles. Also, as of the January 2015 update, every 24 hours Skywarp can be used on the world map to clear three levels (for increasing amounts of crystals per use) by doing an air strike on them.

* {{Deflector Shield|s}}: The Energon Shield protects you from harm for 5 to 10 seconds depending on how many energon cubes you've picked up to power it.

* {{EMP}}: The Energon EMP Stunner, which fries missiles and some airborne enemies and stuns stationary Pigbots and walking mortar towers.

** The game does ''not'' like the Lollipop software upgrade to Android phones; it will lock up repeatedly during levels, sometimes to the point of causing the game to shut down.

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: The Seekers' guns are very weak in comparison to all the other characters, but they compensate by recharging so fast that they can spit an endless stream of shots at targets.

* ShapeshifterWeapon: All the characters turn their right hands/forearms into their weapons with the exceptions of Megatron, Galvatron, Bludgeon, Brawl, and the Seekers, who have straightforward {{Arm Cannon}}s by default, and [[BreathWeapon Grimlock]].

** Players have had their entire save files deleted, including purchased items.

** Both of Stella's versions of Arcee resemble her G1 form (one being a PaletteSwap with some extra kibble) but she turns into a racing motorcycle like her ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' incarnation.

* GravityMaster: The weapon used by both versions of Megatron creates a gravity well that pulls in everything near it, causing impact damage.

** If you opt to thank the buddy, but you're different factions, the buddy will sometimes pull a "sike!" on you when you try to slap him five. He'll then try to play it off as a joke (except for Arcee who just laughs at you), only for you to shove him/her off-screen. The exceptions are Heatwave and Sentinel Prime, who just stand there for a couple of seconds and then duck off-screen as if thinking "Well, this is awkward..." and Grimlock, who can't return the highfive because of his short arms and starts sulking before being shoved away. The January 2015 and March 2015 updates introduced other refusals, such as Galvatron giving a hearty EvilLaugh, but the outcome is the same.

** The loading screen displays random tongue-in-cheek references to either ''Transformers'' or ''Angry Birds'' (such as "[[RhymesOnADime Rhyming with Wheelie]]" or "Unlocking Lockdown").

* NinjaRun: Soundwave and his reskins all run like this when his gun's not deployed.

** Several characters are reskins or plain palette swaps of others, usually with a different or upgraded weapon.

* ProductPlacement[=/=]SigilSpam: On phones, the January 2015 update turned the Energon Shield into the State Farm Energon Shield. The icon features the State Farm logo; when activated, a small machine with the logo flies behind your Transformer and projects the shield, which has "State Farm" running across its surface.

** The Sharkticons are Pigbots wearing shark suits that leap out of the water and shoot at you; you could say they're [[Film/AustinPowers sharks with frickin' laser beams on their heads]].

* SpreadShot: Bludgeon, Soundblaster, and the black-armored version of Arcee fire the typical fan-pattern three-shot spread. Sentinel Prime fires three blasts into the air; one hits the aimed-at target and two hit nearby targets.

* SuicideAttack: If you give flying Pigbots enough time, they'll crash themselves into you.

* UnwillingRoboticisation: The Eggbots are trying to "cyberform" Piggy Island. In each level, the pigbots you fight are Bad Piggies that have fallen victim to this, and shooting cyberformed buildings and plants releases the energon cubes that power your secondary weapons.

* AdvertisedExtra: For a while Stella as Arcee was only in the loading screen and promotional artwork. The March 2015 update finally added her to the character roster (in "Coming Soon" status) and made her playable as a buddy.

* PaletteSwap: All characters have reskins or plain palette swaps, usually with a different or upgraded weapon.

* PinataEnemy: Occasionally, an Eggbot will show up in a level, walking in front of you. You can shoot him repeatedly to gain coins until he runs offscreen; this process repeats a couple more times until he appears to faint and flies off the screen.
* ProductPlacement: With the January 2015 update, the Energon Shield icon now contains a State Farm Insurance logo and when activated, a small machine with the logo flies behind your Transformer and projects the shield, which has "State Farm" running across its surface.

* MotivationOnAStick: In Grey Slam Grimlock's intro, Optimus is riding him and leading him along with a crown hung in front of his face.

** In Grey Slam Grimlock's intro, Optimus is shown [[Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction riding him like a horse]].

* GameBreakingBug: The game does ''not'' like the Lollipop software upgrade to Android phones; it will lock up repeatedly during levels, sometimes to the point of causing the game to shut down.

* HomingProjectile: The missiles will track you wherever you are and will only miss if you're already turned (in which case they'll fly off the top of the screen) or if they're blocked by structures or columns. They'll even follow you as you walk/drive into Astrotrain, but won't do anything to you once you're inside him.

* TheLastStraw: In Energon Galvatron's cartoony intro, he's shown shooting up a bunch of Pigbots while billowing smoke. He seems to have won...and then he blows up after a butterfly lands on his head.

** The game transitions from the map to a selected level with an Autobird symbol that changes to a Deceptihog symbol and vice versa depending on your Transformer in the same way that the action would shift between factions in the original cartoon.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: As of the March 2015 update, these have become part of the victory screens. If you have a Deceptihog character and thank an Autobird buddy, your character will sometimes back up and offer the "spotlight" to the buddy to show off, then do something funny in the background like dance or point their weapon at the buddy, only to stop and look innocent when the buddy looks back.

* BottomlessMagazines: The Seekers' guns are very weak in comparison to all the other characters, but they compensate by recharging so fast that they can spit an endless stream of shots at targets.

* GravityMaster: The weapon used by both versions of Megatron creates a gravity well that pulls in and crushes everything near it.

** If you opt to thank the buddy, but you're different factions, the buddy will sometimes pull a "sike!" on you when you try to slap him five. He'll then try to play it off as a joke, only for you to shove him off-screen. The exceptions are Heatwave and Sentinel Prime, who just stand there for a couple of seconds and then duck off-screen as if thinking "Well, this is awkward..." and Grimlock, who can't return the highfive because of his short arms and starts sulking before being shoved away. The January 2015 and March 2015 updates introduced other refusals, such as Galvatron giving a hearty EvilLaugh, but the outcome is the same.

* TheLastStraw: In Energon Galvatron's cartoony intro, he's shown shooting up a bunch of Pigbots while billowing smoke. He seems to have won...and then he blows up after a fly lands on his head.

* LightningBruiser: The King Pig as Bludgeon. While his stat maximums are evenly matched like Red's, his weapon is a fast-shooting SpreadShot which is much more effective than most other Transformers' weapons even at lower levels, and he has above-average speed both on foot (so to speak) and in tank mode.

* ThreateningShark: Sharkticon Pigbots will leap out of the water in beach levels to shoot at you, and will follow you doing this as long as they can.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Bludgeon and Heatwave. The rest of the Transformers are either huge names or tied to the films, while Bludgeon has only appeared in the comics and Heatwave is a CanonForeigner originating in the kiddie ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'' cartoon.

* AdvertisedExtra: For a while Stella as Arcee was only in the loading screen and promotional artwork. The March 2015 update finally added her to the character roster and made her playable as a buddy, but as of spring 2015 she is not selectable.

** Optimus Prime's a long-nosed cab like [[Film/{{Transformers}} the movie]] and has the iconic G1-esque "window-bra." After a few levels of upgrading, he gets a movie-style four window chest and a Powermaster in his tummy grill.
** Galvatron combines elements from his Generation 1 and ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' versions.
** Soundwave has the alt-mode of the ''Videogame/WarForCybertron'' incarnation, but is described as a "weaponized boombox" more like the G1 version.

** Heatwave and Sentinel Prime both fire their weapons up, which causes a beam of light to come down and hit enemies. The difference is that Sentinel's attack has three beams to Heatwave's one and takes slightly less time to recharge.

** If you opt to thank the buddy, but you're different factions, the buddy will often pull a "sike!" on you when you try to slap him five. He'll then try to play it off as a joke, only for you to shove him off-screen. The exceptions are Heatwave and Sentinel Prime, who just stand there for a couple of seconds and then duck off-screen as if thinking "Well, this is awkward..." and Grimlock, who can't return the highfive because of his short arms and starts sulking before being shoved away. The January 2015 and March 2015 updates introduced other refusals, such as Galvatron giving a hearty EvilLaugh, but the outcome is the same.

* HomingProjectile: The missiles will track you wherever you are and will only miss if you're already turned (in which case they'll fly off the top of the screen) or if they're blocked by structures or columns.

* ShoutOut: Some of the characters' dances while upgrading are from famous dances. The Seekers do the [[Series/FreshPrinceOfBelAir Carlton Dance]], Soundwave and Soundblaster do Creator/MichaelJackson's ''Music/Thriller'' dance, Grimlock does part of Creator/JohnTravolta's dance from ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'', and Heatwave and Sentinel Prime do an Irish jig from ''Theatre/Riverdance''.
* ShowsDamage:

* SuicideAttack: If you give flying pigbots enough time, they'll crash themselves into you.
* ThreateningShark: Sharkticon pigbots will leap out of the water in beach levels to shoot at you, and will follow you doing this as long as they can.

** If you opt to thank the buddy, but you're different factions, the buddy will often pull a "sike!" on you when you try to slap him five. He'll then try to play it off as a joke, only for you to shove him off-screen. The exceptions are Heatwave and Sentinel Prime, who just stand there for a couple of seconds and then duck off-screen as if thinking "Well, this is awkward..." and Grimlock, who can't return the highfive because of his short arms and starts sulking before being shoved away. The January 2015 update introduced other refusals, such as Galvatron giving a hearty EvilLaugh, but the outcome is the same.

* LifeMeter: Two are used. Anything you can shoot gets the standard green bar that turns red as damage is taken, while the player character gets five hearts that gradually go away as damage is taken.

* ProductPlacement: With the January 2015 update, the Energon Shield icon now contains a State Farm Insurance logo and when activated, a small machine with the logo flies behind your Transformer and projects the shield.

* AdvertisedExtra: For a while Stella as Arcee was only in the loading screen and promotional artwork. The 2015 update finally added her to the character roster and made her playable as a buddy, but as of spring 2015 she is not selectable.

* BalefulPolymorph: The missiles which launch from the background will turn your Transformer into a washing machine which bounces down the road 5 times. It doesn't harm you, but it does make you a sitting duck for enemy fire and falling columns. There's also a bonus achievement you can pick up if, in a Deceptihog level, you board Astrotrain at the end of the level while in this form.

* GottaCatchThemAll: The January 2015 update organized the characters into various squads. Once you unlock all the characters in a squad, you get bonus coins when a level is completed with one of those characters.

* MakeMeWannaShout: Soundwave and Soundblaster, appropriately enough, use an "acoustic resonator" as their ArmCannon.

* AdvertisedExtra: For a while Stella as Arcee was only in the loading screen and promotional artwork. The 2015 update finally made her playable.

* SpreadShot: Bludgeon and Soundblaster fire the typical fan-pattern three-shot spread. Sentinel Prime fires three blasts into the air; one hits the aimed-at target and two hit nearby targets.

* AdvertisedExtra: Stella as Arcee is in the loading screen and promotional artwork, but hasn't been introduced as a playable character.