History VideoGame / TransformersRiseOfTheDarkSpark

* PraetorianGuard: As an group, the Combaticons can turn the tide of a single battle . Rather than using them to destroy the Autobots following Shockwave, they were sent to escort Shockwave into Decepticon territory so he can deliver the Dark Spark to Megatron.

* TheVoiceless: Contradicts the movie's canon ''twice.''

* TheVoiceless: Grimlock, as he was in the movie. Same with Bumblebee, though he was already voiceless since "Fall of Cybertron"
* ZergRush: The enemy A.I. in the 3DS version seems to works this way, regardless of the diffculty or level. They will move the maximum distance towards your units or in some cases, an area that they're suppossed to reach; ignoring any electric fences, turrets, or area-of-effect damage fields that you've set for them unless their maximum distance lands them on a adjacent space to one of your buildings. If this happens, they'll end their turn by attacking the building, then they'll continue their beeline towards their objective on their next turn

* TheCameo: Stinger from ''Age of Extinction'' appears in a cutscene at Lockdown's base... poking further holes in the game's status as a prequel as Stinger shouldn't be online during the game's timeframe.

* TheCameo: Stinger from ''Age of Extinction'' appears in a cutscene at Lockdown's base... poking further holes in the game's status as a prequel.

* CombiningMecha: The five Combaticons are an quintet of dangerous soldiers in the Decepticon ranks. Individually, they are an force to be reckoned with. But when they combine into Bruticus, not even the strongest Autobots are safe during his rampage.

* BondVillainStupidity: Rather than actually do something about the very angry Autobot leader in front of him, Lockdown monologues about how his great evil plan.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Occurs when Shockwave single-handedly defeated the Insecticon leaders and their swarm of drones. But rather than ending their existence, [[spoiler:he recruits them to the Decepticon ranks.]]

* HereWeGoAgain: [[Spoiler:After Lockdown is defeated and the Dark Spark sent away from the movie universe, G1 Optimus Prime is seen walking through the desert in his own universe until he sees a glowing purple object streak across the sky...]]

* {{Retcon}}: Along with ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'', this pretty much put the Aligned continuty in the larger TRansformers universe.

* UselessUsefulStealth: There is an special ability in the 3DS version that allows to user to be "invisible" (and by invisible this means to be completely ignored) by the opposition. What makes this an useless tactic is that this is an game where the player has to fight an small army of Main/Mooks enemy soldiers]] to win rather than sneak past them.

->''"Optimus Prime: For every force in the universe, there is an equal and an opposite. For every hero, a villain. And for every victory, defeat."''

* MightyGlacier: The members of the Heavy class in the 3DS version usually have the smallest movement range and receive the less damage when it comes to fighting, but they can hit hard when they have to.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Occurs when Shockwave single-handedly defeated the Insecticon leaders and their swarm of drones. But rather than ending their existence, he recruits them to the Decepticon ranks.

* BodyGuardingABadass: As part of an security measure to ensure that the Dark Spark will be his, Megatron has sent the Combaticons to protect Shoockwave as he delivers the Dark Spark to the Decepticon warlord.

* EvilKnockoff: The Dark Spark, which looks almost exactly like the Matrix of Leadership and possibly powered by Dark Energon. It can also [[RiseFromYourGrave resurrect dead Transformers as energon zombies]].

* AttackDrone:
** The C.L.U.T.C.H is an stationary attack drone that shoots at any nearby enemies.
** Soundwave uses Laserbeak as this trope for his special ability. He attacks by flying around the area, firing at the opposition from above.

* MacGuffin: Both factions spend the entire plot fighting over the Dark Spark: with the Decepticons trying to unleash it's power for their purposes and the Autobots are trying to keep it out of the Decepticon's clutches

* PowerfulButInaccurate:Caused by an form of CompetitiveBalance
** The X18 Scrapmaker is an Gatling Gun that easily shreds to the hoards of enemies, but the downside is that it's only useful at cose range.

* SarcasmBlind: Soundwave in the ComicallySerious example where he fails to recognize that Starscream was insulting him.

** And the Cybertron segment contradicts ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'' by Megatron already in the rebuilt form he'd get later in that game despite taking place ''between'' ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'' and ''[=FoC=]''.

* ContinuitySnarl: It's arguable that this is an parallel dimension of VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron and Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction since there are several flaws in the plot.

** And the Cybertron segment contradicts VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron by having Starscream serve a reincarnated Megatron, Shockwave should be in his tower, experimenting on the Dinobots and perfecting his Space Bridge.

* PowerfulButInaccurate:Caused by an form of CompetiveBalance

** Vortex only has two lines in the console version, but aside from finding Shocwave (and Sharpshot) he isn't mentioned until his team form their CombiningMecha mode at the gate of Kaon.