| 1 | For the character sheet of the previous ''Transformers'' films, see ''Characters/TransformersFilmSeries''. |
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| 3 | Despite initially developed as a prequel to the previous movies, with ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', Hasbro began what they referred to as a '[[SoftReboot new storytelling universe]]'. As such, characters from the movie, and its (standalone) sequel ''Film/TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts'', are now here. As ''Bumblebee'' featured several returning characters but in vastly different, more G1-inspired appearances, the ''Bumblebee'' version of these characters are considered separate entities. |
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| 5 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 7 | !The Autobot Resistance |
| 8 | The heroes of the saga, the Autobots are a resistance movement that took arms against the Decepticon Empire. They were forced to abandon their home to seek refuge in the stars so they could regroup and take the planet back from their enemies |
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| 10 | [[folder:In General]] |
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| 12 | * AlienAmongUs: The benevolent kind as always, though it's not until the end of ''Bumblebee'' that many of them even make it to Earth. |
| 13 | * ArmCannon: Notably a lacking feature this time, as besides Bumblebee (and Optimus in ''Rise of the Beasts'') they're all otherwise depicted with hand-held weaponry. Given their status as a resistance movement, it's likely that they simply weren't ''built'' for war, but were forced to take up arms anyway. ''Rise of The Beast'' seems to correct this as Mirage, Wheeljack, and Arcee are all shown to be able to do this. |
| 14 | * GoodIsNotSoft: The Autobots are generally well meaning and in Mirage and Bumblebee's case, very friendly towards other species such as humans but make no mistake they are well-trained soldiers and have no problem brutally putting down their enemies if deemed necessary. |
| 15 | * MechanicalLifeforms: As are the Decepticons. |
| 16 | * MythologyGag: Design-wise, they're all pretty much taken directly from the G1 character designs, albeit with a live-action aesthetic. Bumblebee is the only one who doesn't, due to blending his G1 design with his prior movie design. |
| 17 | * LaResistance: To a greater extent than typical depictions, where the Autobots were typically the dominant party until the Decepticons took over, the Autobots here are explicitly the ''Autobot Resistance'', and from what we see, they're ''losing'' the war. |
| 18 | * TransformingMecha: They are ''Transformers'' of course. |
| 19 | * UndyingLoyalty: ''None'' of them will give up Optimus Prime. Likewise, Prime immediately calls for a retreat when the Decepticon forces become too much for them to bear, despite the fact he himself could probably take them on by himself; he'd rather fight them alone to buy time for his soldiers than risk any of them being caught in the crossfire. |
| 20 | * YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The Autobots are presented here as more fighters out of desperation and just want peace, but as far as the Decepticons are concerned, the Autobots are criminals and traitors to Cybertron. |
| 21 | [[/folder]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | !!Optimus Prime's personal crew |
| 24 | |
| 25 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 26 | * FamilyOfChoice: Cybertronians do not really have “blood relations” but it's shown that all of the Autobots are rather close and even have a somewhat sibling bickering relationship with each other, with Optimus acting as the father of the bunch. They all do not take Bumblebee's death well as Optimus becomes vengeful and determined to end Scourge for what he did to Bee. |
| 27 | * KlingonsLoveShakespeare: Mirage and Bumblebee are shown to be fans of American cinema acquiring it from drive-in theaters. |
| 28 | * NiceMeanAndInBetween: The first four Autobots to appear in ''Rise of the Beasts'' towards Noah: Mirage is the Nice trying to form a brotherly bond with Noah and being convinced that the Autobots can use a human member to sneak in and out of society, Bumblebee and Arcee are the In-Between being mostly indifferent to Noah learning of their presence (and even there it's split-up with Bumblebee having more faith in Noah as their first human ally than Arcee does) and Optimus is [[AdaptationalJerkass the Mean]] being disgruntled with getting made by a human plus showing disdain for humans in general then blaming Noah for failing to retrieve the Transwarp Key in time from the museum. |
| 29 | * UndyingLoyalty: Like the rest of the resistance, the members of Prime's inner circle are loyal to the Autobot Leader. |
| 30 | [[/folder]] |
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| 32 | [[folder:Bumblebee]] |
| 33 | !Bumblebee |
| 34 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bumblebee_movie_poster_transformers_spinoff_8.jpg]] |
| 35 | [[caption-width-right:350: ''"Thank you... so much... for giving me... my voice."'']] |
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| 37 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DylanOBrien (''Bumblebee''), Creator/KeeganMichaelKey (''Tranformers One'') |
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| 39 | TheHero of the first installment, Bumblebee, or B-127 as he was initially called, is an Autobot soldier sent to seek out a new home for the Autobots so they can regroup and retake their planet. In 1987, he arrives on Earth, but is followed there by the Decepticon Blitzwing who then proceeds to viciously attack and nearly kill him, forcing him to hide as a Volkswagen Beetle. Discovered by Charlie Watson, he's accidentally revived, but without any memory of who he is, and is terrified and confused by everything around him. Fortunately, Charlie befriends the lost Autobot, naming him "Bumblebee" after his yellow paint job, timid nature, and buzzing noises. |
| 40 | ---- |
| 41 | * AdaptationalNameChange: Subverted; on Cybertron, he is referred to as "B-127", but upon losing his memory and being rendered mute, he's dubbed "Bumblebee" by Charlie because of the buzzing noises he makes and keeps this name after regaining his memory. Bee's name being changed (at least for the Cybertron scenes) makes sense because there shouldn't be any reason he's called "Bumblebee" when he lives on a planet where they don't exist. |
| 42 | * AliensStealCable: Between ''Bumblebee'' and ''Rise of the Beasts'', he's apparently gotten hooked on drive-in movies, much to Prime's annoyance. |
| 43 | * AMFMCharacterization: Like the Bay films and ''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee, this is used by Bee to circumvent his inability to speak, conveying his thoughts and feelings through the music he plays. The film goes into the origin of this trait, and where he picked up his love of earth music. For the most part, he seems to prefer upbeat songs and power-rock music; most of the music he plays is along this theme, and he actually shows a dislike for Charlie's favoured ''The Smiths'', but [[EveryoneHasStandards even he doesn't care for being]] JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ed. |
| 44 | ** By ''Rise of the Beasts'', 'Bee tends to more often use quotes from 80s and 90s films like ''Film/AFewGoodMen'' or ''Film/TheyLive''. Optimus exasperatedly notes that 'Bee needs to stop going to a drive-in theater. He does, however, break out some beats after [[spoiler: he comes BackFromTheDead, complementing his BigDamnHeroes entrance with [[Music/LLCoolJ "Mama Said Knock You Out."]] ]] |
| 45 | * AmnesiaDanger: When Sector 7 and the Decepticons arrive, Bumblebee doesn't remember how to fight and is confused by his CoolMask activating, and doesn't appear to even know he has in-built weapons. As such, he's a sitting duck against Dropkick and Charlie has to beg them to leave him alone. |
| 46 | * AmnesiacHero: Most of 'Bee's self-titled movie sees him without his memory. |
| 47 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: Implied; when we see the Autobots at the beginning, they talk in a manner that makes them sound older, while Bumblebee's voice is youthful and almost like a teenager. The Decepticons evidently identify him as one of the younger ones, referring to him as Cliffjumper's 'young friend' when they're interrogating him. |
| 48 | * BerserkButton: As revealed in ''Bumblebee'', he does ''not'' appreciate being JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ed and ejects a cassette of ''Whenever You Need Somebody'' rather violently when Charlie tries to make him play ''that'' song. |
| 49 | ** Bee is one of the nicest little Autobots around and he doesn't want to fight any humans. But when you hurt Charlie? RedEyesTakeWarning and ''run''. |
| 50 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: He's one of the sweetest Autobots to befriend. That doesn't mean he won't go easy on you if it's warranted. [[GeneralRipper Agent Burns]], [[AlphaBitch Tina]], [[BigBadDuumvirate Shatter, Dropkick]], and [[spoiler: Nightbird]] have learned this the hard way. |
| 51 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: Has a retractable arm blade in ''Bumblebee'' that looks like a giant box-cutter. [[spoiler:It eventually gets torn off by Shatter, though.]] |
| 52 | * BullyHunter: He happily destroys Tina's car as payback for bullying Charlie. |
| 53 | * CharacterDevelopment: He appears pretty flippant and prone to joking when we see him prior to his memory loss, but once he loses it he becomes harmless and easily terrified. Over the course of the movie he starts to regain his confidence and start to joke around more, and once his memories come back he regains his combat prowess and dedication to his mission, while also retaining the quirks he picked up while without his memory. |
| 54 | * CombatParkour: Bumblebee's fighting style against others makes use of his smaller frame, with a lot of rolls, flips, and parkour moves thrown in. |
| 55 | * CombatPragmatist: Likewise, given that he's significantly smaller than most 'Cons, he has to use speed, surprise, and his environment to take them out. Fighting Blitzwing has him use the Seeker's weaponry against him, while against Shatter he had to use the environment to avoid being killed by her. |
| 56 | * CompositeCharacter: He maintains his G1 alt-form, while having a Cybertronian alt-form reminiscent of his Aligned Continuity's version, and maintaining the 'lost voice' trait his Bayverse self is known for. His relationship with Charlie is more akin to his relationship with Spike from G1, and his overall design seems to be closer to his initial IDW design or an 'Earth version' of the aforementioned Aligned Continuity's Cybertronian form. His excitability around earth also seems closer to his ''Animated'' self. In general, ''this'' Bumblebee takes from a lot of past versions. |
| 57 | * ConstantlyCurious: At the time, he doesn't know who he is, and is on a different planet populated by beings he's completely alien to, Bumblebee is really curious about the world. Since he can't ask questions very well due to his disability, it often results in him peering around in ways he shouldn't. |
| 58 | * CoolMask: Doubles as a GameFace, Bee is able to slide a wasp head-looking mask over his face during combat, which seems to have some specific combat uses. |
| 59 | * DemotedToExtra: ''Rise of the Beasts'' features Bumblebee's smallest role yet in the entire franchise, [[spoiler:due to the fact he gets killed by Scourge at the start of the movie and isn't revived till the final battle.]] |
| 60 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:He's killed by Scourge in the first act of ''Rise of the Beasts'' but is revived by a dormant Energon deposit, allowing him to pull of a BigDamnHeroes moment in the final battle.]] |
| 61 | * EasilyForgiven: Charlie forgive him for trashing her house. Justified, she admits it was her fault for leaving him alone. |
| 62 | * ForgotAboutHisPowers: PlayedForLaughs. Due to his memory loss, he tends to forget he's a ''transforming'' alien robot. When Charlie is teaching him to hide from sight, he forgets he could do so by turning into a car and instead tries to hide behind a pile of sand; [[PaperThinDisguise a foot-tall pile of sand]]. Later when they realize their prank on Tina is backfiring Charlie tells them to hide again... which he does by mimicking how ''she'' was hiding by lifting Tina's car up and hiding behind it like a waist-high wall. |
| 63 | * GentleGiant: By comparison to humans, he's a giant roughly the same size as ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. He's also a sweetheart who loves watching movies and listening to music, and when he sees men pointing guns at Charlie, his reaction is to grab her and run. When he gets his memory back, this becomes GoodIsNotSoft. |
| 64 | * GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: His CoolMask appears to serve as a means for him to scan vehicles in order to take their form, as well as provide an aim-assist in combat. He appears to 'see' with a HeadsUpDisplay naturally as a robot, but the mask seems to enhance this and add additional aspects. FreezeFrameBonus also shows that the mask seems to be a means to translate languages, as it shows briefly a 'language setting' on the HUD. |
| 65 | * HeroicMime: And a HandicappedBadass; Bumblebee lost his voice in battle with Blitzwing. The attack was incredibly traumatic and caused critical damage to the rest of him, resulting in complete memory loss as well. |
| 66 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In ''Rise of the Beasts'', Bumblebee is killed by Scourge as the scout tries to save Optimus from being killed by the Terrorcon leader.]] |
| 67 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Non-romantic case, with him and Charlie, due to him being a large robot. |
| 68 | * KidHero: He's evidently one of the younger Autobots; Shatter even refers to him as such. His memory loss makes him even more child-like, to the point Charlie becomes something of a CoolBigSis to him. |
| 69 | * KindheartedSimpleton: As a result of his memory loss, Bumblebee is almost child-like, and combined with his lack of knowledge of earth customs, he appears quite unintelligent. However, he's also extremely good-natured and immediately does everything he can to be nice to his new and only friend, and has a fearful, but optimistic temperament. |
| 70 | * MythologyGag: Due to the movie initially being a prequel before becoming its own separate continuity, he shares several traits with his previous movie counterpart. He's mute and forced to use the radio to communicate, his head design and his body keeping the front cab of his vehicle form on his chest resemble the previous movie Bumblebee, and he befriends a human teenager. |
| 71 | ** Besides this, he also takes a lot of cues from his G1 counterpart, primarily using the VW Beetle as his alt form. His Cybertronian vehicle form also seems to greatly resemble what he turned into in ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'', which could best be described as an alien smart-car. |
| 72 | * NiceGuy: He's a charming bot through-and-through, and while a tough soldier, he's willing to crack jokes to lighten the tension during combat. After he loses his voice and his memory, he has an innocent, child-like wonderment about everything, and repeatedly goes out of his way to brighten up other people's mood. |
| 73 | * NormalFishInATinyPond: He's small by Transformers standards. But relative to humans he's virtually unstoppable. |
| 74 | ** Averted in regards his combat abilities, as despite his size he can a veritable OneManArmy even among other Transformers as seen in ''Bumblebee's'' opening sequence and [[spoiler: his BigDamnHeroes moment in ''Rise of the Beasts''.]] |
| 75 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: He did get a bit carried away there, but he was more than glad to have demolished Tina's car after witnessing her cruelty towards Charlie. |
| 76 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: His (relative) small-stature doesn't make him any less effective in battle. If anything, its an ''asset'' as he's able to roll and dodge better than the others, and his 'bouncy' movement makes him quite fast. |
| 77 | * PlatonicLifePartners: With Charlie. They watch movies and dance to music together, and are clearly closer to one-another than any two characters in the movie, but in a completely platonic way. |
| 78 | * ReplacementGoldfish: To a minor extent, Bumblebee ends up becoming something of a replacement for Charlie's father. Its pretty clear that her dad was Charlie's best friend and she is utterly ''lost'' without his companionship, but Bumblebee's presence gives her someone she can watch movies together with and listen to music while working on the corvette, something she explicitly did with her father. |
| 79 | * ShellShockedVeteran: After his battle with Blitzwing, Bumblebee was left traumatized by it, and even with his memory wiped he instinctively clutched his throat when he thought he was in danger. His fear when Charlie reactivates him seems to be, besides the confusion born from not knowing who he is or where he came from, a lasting effect of what he went through. |
| 80 | * ShipperOnDeck: Its not explicit, but he ''does'' push Charlie and Memo extremely close to one-another during their car chase, one of the films' many ShipTease between the two. Also when they're driving together, he plays the upbeat ''Everybody Wants To Rule The World'' and happily supports Charlie's attempts at showing off for Memo. |
| 81 | * TheSpeechless: [[spoiler: Well, he talked throughout the prologue of the movie, but due to Blitzwing tearing out his vocal synthesizer during their battle, he becomes this for the rest of the film. However, he eventually learns to "speak" using radio/sound clips.]] |
| 82 | * TraumaInducedAmnesia: Between getting attacked by human military and getting torn up by Blitzwing. |
| 83 | * TrueCompanions: With Charlie. She helps him try to adapt to Earth after losing his memories, and he in turn does his best to help her get over the death of her father, later becoming very close PlatonicLifePartners. While he is forced to leave her behind to continue his mission by the end, they're both clearly broken up about it. [[spoiler:In ''Rise of the Beasts'', he uses their relationship as an example of humanity's good side after Optimus Prime expresses his negative views towards them]]. |
| 84 | * UseTheirOwnWeaponAgainstThem: He's on the giving and receiving end of this trope. |
| 85 | ** [[spoiler:Bumblebee kills Blitzwing by embedding one of the Seeker's own arm missiles into his chest and then shooting him in the exact same spot.]] |
| 86 | ** [[spoiler:Shatter breaks off Bumblebee's own arm blade and stabs him with it.]] |
| 87 | * VillainKiller: Bumblebee kills the Decepticons Blitzwing, Shatter, and Dropkick in ''Bumblebee'' and the Terrorcon Nightbird in ''Film/TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts''. |
| 88 | * WeakButSkilled: |
| 89 | ** He's physically one of the smallest and weakest Cybertronians seen in the movie, but he manages to defeat several more powerful Decepticons through ingenuity. |
| 90 | ** During his fight with Dropkick, the Decepticon is relying on sheer brute strength, and manages to land a few powerful blows, but Bumblebee's clever fighting (taking advantage of his small stature to more easily dodge attacks, concentrating his hits on Dropkick's joints, and [[spoiler: throwing a chain into his helicopter rotor then ripping Dropkick apart once he transforms)]] enables him to take the upper hand. |
| 91 | * WreckedWeapon: [[spoiler: Shatter breaks his arm blade off, and stabs him with it for good measure.]] |
| 92 | * YouAreNumberSix: His official designation is "B-127". Charlie gives him the nickname "Bumblebee" as initially, the only sound he could make was a buzzing noise that reminded her of one, and it stuck. |
| 93 | [[/folder]] |
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| 95 | [[folder:Optimus Prime]] |
| 96 | !Optimus Prime |
| 97 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bumblebee_optimus_prime_g1_design.jpg]] |
| 98 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Stay safe, soldier. I am coming."'']] |
| 99 | |
| 100 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeterCullen (''Bumblebee'', ''Rise of the Beasts''), Creator/ChrisHemsworth (''Transformers One'') |
| 101 | |
| 102 | The [[BigGood main]] [[TheHero protagonist]] of the film series. The leader of the Autobot Resistance, Optimus Prime is the one to send Bumblebee to earth, while holding off the Decepticon forces as long as he can so that the Autobots can escape. He survives the fall of Cybertron but his location was unknown, forcing the Decepticons to hunt down every Autobot they could find to force them to give him up. [[UndyingLoyalty None of them give in.]] |
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| 104 | * ActionHero: A leader from the front lines, he's easily the single most powerful Bot seen, fighting off hordes of Decepticons on his own. |
| 105 | * AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Played with; while the source of Prime's angst (losing the war for Cybertron) is the same as in most continuities, here, the effect it has on him is much more visible, affecting his priorities and attitude towards humans. |
| 106 | * AdaptationalCurves: Most G1-themed versions of Optimus have [[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:BattleLinesPrimeandCo.jpg rather wide, bulky legs]], presumably to [[ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy match his G1 model/toy]], where they are combined to form the truck bed. As can be seen from the picture to the right, not only are they much slimmmer here, but they're also shaped like boots instead of the block-like legs he usually has. They get ''slightly'' bulkier and angular after the truck kibble is added, but still remain rather thin. |
| 107 | * AdaptationalJerkass: Unlike most iterations of his character, he's initially very cynical and mistrustful of humans, viewing them as inherently self-serving. This changes over the course of ''Rise of the Beasts'' thanks to his interactions with Noah and Elena and seeing how humans have helped the Maximals. By the end, he has his more recognizable compassion back. |
| 108 | * AdaptationalPersonalityChange: This Optimus is far less stoic and rigid than his Bayverse counterpart, displaying a somewhat softer attitude truer to his '84 incarnation. However, [[AdaptationalJerkass this initially only applies to his fellow Autobots and the Maximals]], and he has to warm up to humans over the course of ''Rise of the Beasts'', which is another deviation in his character compared to prior iterations, who were protective of humans from the get-go. |
| 109 | * AFatherToHisMen: He talks to Bumblebee like a father would a son. |
| 110 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Again, he leads the Autobots and also happens to be the biggest badass on Cybertron. |
| 111 | * BadassBoast: |
| 112 | ** As he prepares to face off with Scourge in ''Rise of the Beasts'', Prime declares his intentions. [[spoiler:He eventually lives up to the latter half of the boast.]] |
| 113 | --->'''Optimus Prime:''' I'm going to take back Scourge's [[MacGuffin key]], and then... ''take off his head''. |
| 114 | ** While fighting Scourge in the climax, Prime finally overpowers the Terrorcon, who had once mocked Optimus as an unworthy Prime. |
| 115 | --->'''Optimus Prime:''' Time to show you the ''real'' power of a Prime! |
| 116 | * BaritoneOfStrength: As always, the mighty leader of the Autobots speaks in a powerful, gravelly voice that conveys both his strength and his authority. |
| 117 | * BenevolentBoss: He orders the retreat from Cybertron for the sake of his forces; though ''he'' could fight the Decepticons easily, the Autobots are otherwise outgunned and outnumbered, and he'd rather hold off the Decepticons as long as he can alone than risk ''any'' of their lives longer than needed. |
| 118 | * BerserkButton: Going hand-in-hand with him being AFatherToHisMen, trying to kill his fellow Autobots is a ''huge'' no-no if you want to live. [[spoiler:He is positively vicious in his final battle with Scourge due to Scourge previously downing Bumblebee, literally disarming him before violently ripping his head off.]] |
| 119 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Even with AdaptationalJerkass in play, he's still a stalwart leader who avoids unnecessary bloodshed among the Autobots if he can help it. It is also highly unadvisable to [[ItsPersonal make him take any issue personally]], especially relating to [[AFatherToHisMen his followers]]- it will be the greatest and last mistake one would make. [[spoiler: Scourge learnt this the hard way]]. |
| 120 | * BigBadassRig: When he gets to earth, he takes a Freightliner as his alt mode. |
| 121 | * BigGood: He's not the focus of ''Bumblebee'', but it is him leading the Autobots, and he's the one to send 'Bee to earth. The fact he's the BigGood makes him a target; the Decepticons believe that the Autobots will fall apart without their leader. |
| 122 | * CharacterDevelopment: At the beginning of ''Rise of the Beasts'', Prime is despondent over being stranded on Earth and downright bitter towards humans. Once he discovers the existence of the Transwarp Key, Optimus is all too excited to use the Key, abandon Earth, and return to Cybertron, despite the risks of Unicron destroying the planet. Over the course of the film, he is able to bond with Noah and discovers humanity's selfless side, [[spoiler: ultimately choosing to sacrifice the Autobots' chance of getting home to save Earth.]] |
| 123 | * CombatPragmatist: In the final battle between [[spoiler: Optimus and Scourge, all bets were off on any kind of gentlemanly duel, as Optimus threw lava into Scourge's face to give himself an advantage against his opponent]]. |
| 124 | * DeadpanSnarker: In contrast to past incarnations of Prime, Optimus shows he can give some snark if the situation calls for it. |
| 125 | ---> '''Optimus Prime''': Way to be incognito. |
| 126 | * DemotedToExtra: In ''Bumblebee''. It is, of course, focused on Bumblebee, so Optimus plays a smaller role than he does in most incarnations did before. |
| 127 | * TheDreaded: To Decepticons. When Dropkick, a fearless BloodKnight, learns that Optimus is coming to Earth (the planet he's on), he's actually visibly scared of the prospect. |
| 128 | * FantasticRacism: In ''Rise of the Beasts'', he's at first very distrustful of humans and believes they would rather look out for their own self interests than help the Autobots. He grows out of this over the course of the movie. |
| 129 | * FantasyForbiddingFather: In ''Rise of the Beasts'', he eschews Mirage's liking for the film ''Film/{{Big}}'' and orders Bumblebee to stay away from the drive-in theater being irritated by Bee constantly throwing movie audio clips at him (even though audio recordings are his only way of communication). |
| 130 | * GentleGiant: He towers over Bumblebee (who himself towers over humans), but when he's not fighting, he's a gentle father figure to the younger Autobots like Bumblebee who are under his command. He also sends Bumblebee to Earth with the strict order of protecting it from harm by the Decepticons. |
| 131 | * GoodIsNotSoft: Optimus doesn't hold back in a fight, and utterly demolishes any Decepticon who tries to fight him. [[spoiler:His killing of Scourge in ''Rise of the Beasts'' is also quite brutal, especially as Prime makes the Terrorcon ''hurt'' before finishing him off.]] |
| 132 | * HeelRealization: [[spoiler:When Scourge steals the completed Transwarp Key to summon Unicron, Optimus confides in Noah that his desire to bring the Autobots back to Cybertron was ultimately selfish and resolves to protect Earth alongside humanity.]] |
| 133 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: Functionally in ''Bumblebee''. It is unknown how he escaped Cybertron, but it was probably ''awesome''. The Decepticons at the very least were very eager to find him. |
| 134 | * InkSuitActor: According to ''Rise of the Beasts'' [[https://twitter.com/ROTBTrailer/status/1652158917588267009 director Steven Caple Jr]], Prime's unmasked face is based on his voice actor Peter Cullen's. |
| 135 | * ItsAllMyFault: In ''Rise of the Beasts'', [[spoiler:Optimus thinks it's his fault he and the other Autobots are stuck on Earth and thus believes he alone must fix this problem. He also feels it's his fault that Bumblebee died]]. |
| 136 | * ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:Optimus makes it this with Scourge after he kills Bumblebee, vowing to not only take his half of the Transwarp Key, but personally take his head. He makes good on the second part in the final battle]]. |
| 137 | * TheLeader: The Autobot Resistance wouldn't exist without him, apparently. |
| 138 | * LivingMacGuffin: Because of his status as TheLeader and BigGood, the Decepticons are desperately searching for him throughout the known universe. None of the Autobots are giving him up. |
| 139 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: When it becomes clear that the war on Cybertron is lost, Prime gives the order for the Autobots to abandon their homeworld and scatter across the cosmos until they can rally for a counterattack. |
| 140 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: |
| 141 | ** Essentially, he brings the war of Cybertron to humanity's doorstep by sending Bumblebee to the planet. It's clearly not intentional, as he seems initially unaware of humanity's existence when he made this decision, but that doesn't change the fact he nearly inspired an army of Decepticons to come invade the planet. |
| 142 | ** In ''Rise of the Beasts'', his desire to return to Cybertron leads to him refusing to destroy the parts of the Transwarp Key, despite Scourge's plan to use it to bring Unicron to Earth. [[spoiler:Sure enough, Scourge steals the key once it's completed and nearly succeeds in bringing the planet eater to Earth.]] |
| 143 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: As he was leaving Cybertron, Bumblebee's last sight of Prime was the Autobot leader surrounded and seemingly hopelessly outnumbered. As Shatter and Dropkick's pursuit, and later, Prime's arrival on Earth prove, Prime somehow managed to beat the odds and escape with his life. |
| 144 | * OneManArmy: He takes down an entire armada of Decepticons charging right at him led by Soundwave. |
| 145 | * ProperlyParanoid: Prime is initially unwilling to trust Noah in ''Rise of the Beasts'', believing that the human would look out for the interests of his own people first. [[spoiler:Indeed, Noah initially plans to destroy the Transwarp Key to prevent any possibility of Unicron coming to Earth, though some CharacterDevelopment on both Prime and Noah's parts prevents this.]] |
| 146 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He's out for Scourge's head for much of ''Rise of the Beasts'' [[spoiler:due to Scourge killing Bumblebee.]] |
| 147 | * ShutUpHannibal: Delivers one to [[spoiler:''fucking Unicron'' seconds before he destroys the Transwarp Key:]] |
| 148 | -->[[spoiler:'''Unicron:''' [[VillainsWantMercy Don't, Prime.]] [[AintTooProudToBeg I can give you]] [[DealWithTheDevil everything you want.]]\ |
| 149 | '''Optimus Prime:''' Then '''''DIE!''''']] |
| 150 | * SoProudOfYou: By the end of the film, after reuniting, Prime warmly congratulates Bumblebee's success in protecting Earth and her people, and that his heroism ensured the Autobots' future. |
| 151 | * StrongAndSkilled: He’s easily the tallest Autobot in the film, and he knows how to use his mass to his advantage. Mainly by pinning his enemies and shooting them at point-blank range, or tossing them around like rag dolls. |
| 152 | * SurvivorGuilt: After [[spoiler:Bumblebee sacrifices himself and takes the killing blow that Scourge meant for Prime, Optimus states that he should've died instead of Bumblebee.]] |
| 153 | * TrueCompanions: With Noah Diaz at the end of ''Rise of The Beasts.'' |
| 154 | * TruerToTheText: This Optimus is more in line with the original 1984 incarnation who is less stoic and more personable. Even though he understandably TookALevelInJerkass between ''Bumblebee'' and ''Rise of the Beasts'', he once again [[CharacterDevelopment starts to skew closer to his optimistic and selfless side by the end]]. |
| 155 | * UndyingLoyalty: Again, it's clear that he inspires this in any who follow him. |
| 156 | * TheWorfEffect: He's the leader of the Autobots and likely the strongest and most skilled fighter due to his years on the frontlines of war. In ''Rise of the Beasts'', he [[spoiler: gets his ass kicked by Scourge in their very first fight to establish how threatening Scourge is as a villain]]. |
| 157 | * TheHero: It's Optimus Prime, remember? |
| 158 | [[/folder]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[folder:Arcee]] |
| 161 | !Arcee |
| 162 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bumblebeemoviearcee.jpeg]] |
| 163 | [[caption-width-right:350:Arcee in ''Bumblebee'']] |
| 164 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_1165.jpeg]] |
| 165 | [[caption-width-right:350:Arcee in ''Rise of the Beasts'']] |
| 166 | |
| 167 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle (''Bumblebee''), WebVideo/LizaKoshy (''Rise of the Beasts'') |
| 168 | |
| 169 | An Autobot soldier who escapes Cybertron. The only female Autobot in both movies. Although never the biggest or toughest Autobots, she was short and nimble and packed a punch |
| 170 | ---- |
| 171 | * ActionGirl: Fights on the front lines with the male bots, and holds her own as well as they do. |
| 172 | * AdaptationalCurves: Her appearance in ''Bumblebee'' shows her with a more curvaceous and slightly thicker body, even though she is still smaller than the rest of the male Autobots. ''Rise of the Beasts'' changes this by giving her a thinner body more reminiscent of her G1 design. |
| 173 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In G1, Arcee didn't get introduced until TheMovie, which was set in 2005. Here, she's shown alongside Optimus and the others on Cybertron, and likely arrives on Earth with them in 1987 instead. This is also in effect when comparing the film to the Bay-directed films, as Arcee didn't arrive on Earth until some point between 2007 and 2009 after Optimus's original crew. |
| 174 | * AscendedExtra: Goes from being a quick cameo in ''Bumblebee'' to a supporting character ''Rise of the Beasts''. |
| 175 | * TheCameo: As with other Autobots in ''Bumblebee'', she just appears to briefly showcase the war on Cybertron. |
| 176 | * CoolBike: She doesn’t transform on screen, but one of her action figures turns into a bike reminiscent of the Batpod. In ''Rise of the Beasts'', she turns into a Ducati motorcycle. |
| 177 | * CompositeCharacter: In ''Rise of the Beasts'' her design is an update on the classic G1 Arcee design, but with the red coloration and alternate mode of her ''Revenge of the Fallen'' counterpart (which itself was based on Arcee's ''Energon'' counterpart being a pink motorcycle). In terms of fighting style she's similar to her lean ''Prime'' counterpart, but is a bit friendlier like her ''Animated'' and G1 counterparts. |
| 178 | * FemBot: Moreso than Shatter, as she has a pink and white paintjob and a somewhat human feminine appearance. |
| 179 | * TheLancer: To Optimus in ''Rise of the Beasts''. She's the Autobot who respects him and his orders the most and frequently helps coordinate their missions and intel. |
| 180 | * OhCrap: When she can't make communication with the Autobot capital (this implies the Decepticons destroyed it). |
| 181 | -->'''Arcee:''' I've lost contact with the capital! |
| 182 | ** She also has this reaction when a missile shot by Battletrap almost hits her and Wheeljack. |
| 183 | * PinkIsFeminine: Surprise, surprise, the only pink Autobot is the female one. By ''Rise of the Beasts'', she looks more reddish-pink though. |
| 184 | * SheFu: Regularly pulls off a few acrobatic stunts (mostly flips) throughout ''Rise of the Beasts'', reflecting her role as TheSquadette and her small size. |
| 185 | * SupermodelStrut: In ''Rise of the Beasts'' she sways her hips when she walks, most prominently seen in her debut seen [[MaleGaze from behind]]. |
| 186 | * ThoseTwoGuys: In ''Rise of the Beasts'' she is frequently paired off with Wheeljack. This is something of [[TheArtifact a remnant]] of an earlier draft of the script where they were in a romantic relationship. |
| 187 | * TruerToTheText: Compared to her ''Revenge of the Fallen'' self, both of her designs seen so far are much more faithful to G1 Arcee's design. |
| 188 | [[/folder]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[folder:Wheeljack]] |
| 191 | !Wheeljack |
| 192 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bumblebeemoviewheeljack.jpeg]] |
| 193 | [[caption-width-right:350:Wheeljack in ''Bumblebee'']] |
| 194 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_1325.jpeg]] |
| 195 | [[caption-width-right:350:Wheeljack in ''Rise of the Beasts'']] |
| 196 | |
| 197 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum (''Bumblebee''), Cristo Fernández (''Rise of the Beasts'') |
| 198 | |
| 199 | An Autobot soldier who escapes Cybertron. |
| 200 | ---- |
| 201 | * AdaptationalBadass: Typically Wheeljack is just a scientist, but he's shown fighting on the front lines alongside the others and doing well, if concerned by the overwhelming numbers. Not the first time, as his ''Prime'' counterpart was also made more of a warrior than a scientist. |
| 202 | * AscendedExtra: Downplayed example. He goes from a small cameo in ''Bumblebee'' to a minor supporting character in ''Rise of the Beasts''. |
| 203 | * TheCameo: Just one of several Autobots in the opening battle of ''Bumblebee''. |
| 204 | * CompositeCharacter: His ''Rise of the Beasts'' depiction has the scientist aspects of a traditional Wheeljack but the nature-lover aspects typically found with Beachcomber. He also happens to have a more humanoid appearance akin to ''Dark of the Moon'' Que, despite having been conceived as a separate character from him. |
| 205 | * OhCrap: When he sees that there aren't enough Autobots to hold off the Decepticon invasion. |
| 206 | -->'''Wheeljack:''' There's too many of them! |
| 207 | * NerdGlasses: For ''Rise of the Beasts'' he wears a pair of large glasses which also double as GogglesDoSomethingUnusual, since they help him locate objectives too far for even regular optics. |
| 208 | * ThoseTwoGuys: In ''Rise of the Beasts'' he is frequently paired off with Arcee. This is something of [[TheArtifact a remnant]] of an earlier draft of the script where they were in a romantic relationship. |
| 209 | * TruerToTheText: Compared to Que from ''Dark of the Moon'', he's much more recognizable as Wheeljack. Even despite his voice and design changes in ''Rise of the Beasts'', he still gets more characterization wherein his scientific expertise is established, unlike ''Dark of the Moon'' Wheeljack. |
| 210 | * UnexplainedAccent: PlayedForLaughs in ''Rise of the Beasts''. Noah openly questions how Wheeljack, an alien robot, can speak with a Mexican accent (bearing in mind the Transformers didn't learn to speak through the internet as per the Bay films and he didn't have this accent in ''Bumblebee''). Wheeljack [[HandWave handwaves]] it and just accuses Noah of racism, much to his bewilderment. |
| 211 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: Compared to his ''Bumblebee'' design, Wheeljack looks very different when he reappears in ''Rise of the Beasts''. |
| 212 | [[/folder]] |
| 213 | |
| 214 | [[folder:Stratosphere]] |
| 215 | !Stratosphere |
| 216 | [[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stratosphere_render.jpg]] |
| 217 | [[caption-width-right:340:''"Haha! My lads, I am Stratosphere! Lord of the skies!"'' (coughing)]] |
| 218 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JohnDiMaggio |
| 219 | |
| 220 | An Autobot soldier who transforms into a C-119 Flying Boxcar cargo plane. |
| 221 | ---- |
| 222 | * TheAllegedCar: Being a Cybertronian CoolOldGuy, he's seen ''a lot'' of action and has become a notoriously rickety ride over the years. [[spoiler:Being in close proximity with the Energon flow that revives Bumblebee manages to [[AvertedTrope avert]] this by giving his plane-mode's fuselage some much-needed repairs that make it much tighter and stronger.]] |
| 223 | * TheBigGuy: Towers over the rest of the Autobots by a good margin, though unlike most examples, he doesn't participate in combat thanks to his job as the Autobots' aerial transport. |
| 224 | * CaptainCrash: {{Downplayed}}; Stratosphere’s introductory scene shows him clumsily stumbling and rolling over when he lands, but he is able to land normally when arriving in Peru and safely transports the Autobots despite his poor condition. |
| 225 | * CompositeCharacter: He's based on a character of the same name from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline, which itself was based on the plane that Optimus made his famous drop from in that movie's opening, and later appeared as a minor character in the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game. That said, he only has the colossal size and plane alternate mode in common with his Bay counterpart, as his personality is unique and made for the film. |
| 226 | ** He also has some qualities carried over from Skyfire/Jetfire in the G1 tv series due to being a really big Autobot who turns into a plane and occasionally serves as transportation for his team. |
| 227 | * GentleGiant: He's a nice guy overall and is quite careful in how he uses his strength, which is best shown [[spoiler:when he handles Bumblebee's corpse]]. |
| 228 | * GogglesDoNothing: Never uses his visor. |
| 229 | * NonActionGuy: Only takes part in the fighting to deliver [[spoiler: Bumblebee]] and doesn't seem to have any combat capabilities despite his great stature. |
| 230 | * RobotHair: For some reason, he sports a prominent mustache. |
| 231 | * TokenFlyer: He's the only Autobot seen so far who has a flying alt mode. |
| 232 | [[/folder]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | [[folder:Mirage]] |
| 235 | !Mirage |
| 236 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rotb_mirage_render.jpg]] |
| 237 | [[caption-width-right:250:''"Don't worry, your boy's got this."'']] |
| 238 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/PeteDavidson |
| 239 | |
| 240 | An Autobot soldier with the ability to create extremely realistic holographic doppelgangers of himself. |
| 241 | ---- |
| 242 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: Classic Mirage is usually depicted as an upper-crust social elite who joined the cause due to a passing interest. This Mirage is basically Pete Davidson AdamWesting as a typical snarky action hero. |
| 243 | * BreakoutCharacter: Ever since ''Rise of the Beasts'' hit theaters, Mirage's popularity instantly ''exploded'' overnight. It probably helps that his character runs on both the RuleOfCool and RuleOfFunny. |
| 244 | * BringMeMyBrownPants: After being pounced by Cheetor, Mirage nervously denies being scared, stating that it's just "engine oil". Since oil is considered an equivalent of urine in Bay movies, Mirage's "accident" most likely counts. |
| 245 | * CoolBigBro: His friendship with Noah can be summed up as this, given how encouraging he is while looking out for him. He also strikes a friendship with Noah's actual brother, Chris, admiring the kid's bravery and promising Chris to keep Noah safe, keeping in contact with him via radio. |
| 246 | * CoolCar: His altmode is a 964-generation Porsche 911 with a silver-blue color scheme. For added measure, he demonstrates the ability to adopt multiple forms, including a Lamborghini and a formula race car. |
| 247 | * CompositeCharacter: Despite sporting roughly the same colors as his more classic counterparts, his vehicle mode brings to mind Jazz (who is known for turning into a Porsche) while his ability to generate holograms originally belonged to Hound (although more recent iterations of Mirage have been given the ability); furthermore, his personality as the local hotshot and kid appeal character is reminiscent of characters like G1 Hot Rod, ''Armada'' Hot Shot, or Smokescreen from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''. |
| 248 | * CurbStompCushion: Mirage is obviously no match against Scourge, but he does land some solid hits on him with good usage of his illusions ability. He even manages to knock Scourge's mask off, revealing his monstrous face. |
| 249 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice During the final battle, Mirage shields Noah from Scourge as he takes multiple rounds of his cannon blasts, knowing well that he could get killed in the process.]] When Noah sees him afterwards, all he can see is his best friend lifeless as his optics go out, and he can do noting but remind Kris of his unfortunate demise. However, after the pep talk, Mirage is revealed to have survived the barrage, giving Noah a bit of catharsis, and uses the last of his strength to become a powered exosuit for Noah, which he uses to keep the Autobot alive for the remainder of the final showdown. At the very end of the film, Noah fixes him back up and he returns to life upon transforming, with him transforming either into a completely different vehicle or, similar to Bumblebee after he was revived, a car that is identical to his original self in due time.]] |
| 250 | * FireForgedFriends: Downplayed, as he immediately takes a liking to Noah even when the latter becomes hostile after seeing Mirage's robot form, with his friendliness gradually winning the human over. |
| 251 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Shields Noah with his own body to protect him from Scourge's attack, knowing that it will likely cost him his life. Thankfully, Noah manages to bring him BackFromTheDead.]] |
| 252 | * HiddenDepths: Befitting a Cybertronian, there's more to Mirage than meets the eye: |
| 253 | ** Despite being weary of the other, more serious Autobots like Optimus and Arcee, Mirage admits he understands why Optimus is so harsh and defensive, and explains it to Noah; and also shows he doesn't blame Optimus for their situation, is forever loyal to the Prime. |
| 254 | ** He's shown to be good with kids, as he quickly bonds with Kris and takes his orders to look after Noah seriously. |
| 255 | * KidAppealCharacter: He's basically this for ROTB and practically the entire rebooted continuity of the Transformers Film Series (if it's actually confirmed), effectively replacing Bumblebee to second place. The fact that he's a Cool Big Brother to Noah and Kris, as well as being a comedic sidekick to the human, not to mention being a young Autobot, also counts. |
| 256 | * LargeHam: Known for a lack of subtlety, and hoo boy, does it show; the first thing he does upon transforming is whoop with joy, proclaiming how good it feels before going on a brief impassioned rant over the boredom of following orders and maintaining cover. Later, while regrouping with the Autobots to embark for Peru, he follows up transforming with a loud "Wutang is in the building, baby!", prompting Prime to snark "Way to be incognito". |
| 257 | * MasterOfIllusion: Has the ability to create holographic copies of himself to confuse his enemies. |
| 258 | * MeaningfulName: Noah sees firsthand how Mirage lives up to his name by creating holographic decoys of himself (and Noah) to mislead a cop pursuing them. |
| 259 | * MilitaryMaverick: Compared to the other ‘bots in Prime’s crew, Mirage is very flippant and casual, coming up short when it comes to subtlety and discipline (much to Prime’s irritation). One reason Mirage insists on Noah staying is because he finds the others too tight-wound and believes he has found a kindred spirit in the human. |
| 260 | * NearDeathExperience: During the final battle, [[spoiler: he shields Noah from being gunned down by Scourge, with him taking multiple hits in the process. It appears that, at first, he appears to be KilledOffForReal, with Noah truly upset about his best friend and personal guardian's demise, but his younger brother Kris tells him via walkie-talkie to not cross the DespairEventHorizon. However, following said pep talk, Mirage regains enough consciousness for him to talk to Noah, which relieves him in the process, but because he is too damaged from the bullet barrage to move on his own, so he becomes a [[PoweredArmor exosuit]] as he switches to his low-power mode while still being strong enough to give Noah strength and enhancements, and he uses the exosuit to keep his bestie alive throughout the battle. He's then restored back to full power mode in the movie's final scene, which is TheStinger, as Noah fixes him with various car parts that match the car that he first met him in.]] |
| 261 | * NoSocialSkills: Zigzagged; for the most part, he's friendly, outgoing, and capable of empathy, though he has his moments like when he first transforms in front of Noah. Mirage gets that his robot appearance would be a lot for the human to take in, but expresses confusion when Noah picks up a pipe to hit him with. Threatening Noah with his ArmCannon (albeit playfully) would hardly improve things, if not for Noah’s refusal to back down impressing Mirage and his friendliness gradually winning Noah over. |
| 262 | * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: He lives on during the remainder of the final battle in the form of a [[PoweredArmor powered suit]] for Noah, which he controls and ultilizes to keep him alive.]] |
| 263 | * PerpetualSmiler: Throughout ''Rise of the Beasts'', Mirage's mouth always stays in a smiling position, even when it's clear that he's ''not'' feeling happy. |
| 264 | * PoweredArmor: [[spoiler:He becomes one for Noah during the climax of the film.]] |
| 265 | * RobotBuddy: To Noah. |
| 266 | * ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Lets out a particularly high-pitched, feminine shriek when Cheetor pins him down after sneaking up on him. |
| 267 | * TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Several bullets in fact, each one powerful enough to blow him apart, piece by piece, while defending Noah from Scourge during the final battle]]. |
| 268 | * TrueCompanions: With Noah Diaz. The Autobot is his best friend (or bestie), and his personal guardian. |
| 269 | * UndyingLoyalty: After he befriends Noah, the two are always with each other, [[spoiler: with Mirage even performing a selfless act during the film's climax, in which he shields Noah from Scourge's cannon barrage]]. |
| 270 | [[/folder]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | !!Others |
| 273 | |
| 274 | [[folder:Cliffjumper]] |
| 275 | !Cliffjumper |
| 276 | [[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bbcliffjumper_model.png]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Andrew Morgado |
| 279 | |
| 280 | A lieutenant in the Autobot ranks who's quickly hunted down by Shatter and Dropkick after escaping Cybertron. |
| 281 | ---- |
| 282 | * AdaptationalWimp: In most continuities, Cliffjumper is a fairly formidible Autobot for all his small size. Here, Shatter and Dropkick seem to have been able to capture him without serious effort given that neither of them appear to be wounded. |
| 283 | * AnArmAndALeg: Has his right arm torn off by Dropkick. |
| 284 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: ''Brutally'' bisected right down the middle, and this is ''after'' he's been mercilessly tortured extensively to the point that his right arm's been torn off, in addition to being stabbed in the chest, twice! |
| 285 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Not once does he give in to the torture. |
| 286 | -->'''Cliffjumper:''' My name is Cliffjumper, lieutenant of the Autobot resistance. |
| 287 | * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: How he meets his end, courtesy Dropkick. Vertically. |
| 288 | * HeroicSacrifice: He allows the Decepticons to slaughter him senselessly just so the same fate doesn't befall on Optimus or any other Autobot. |
| 289 | * MythologyGag: The circumstances behind his murder of getting stabbed and bisected in half are hauntingly similar to that of his fate in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''. |
| 290 | * RedShirt: Quite literally. His only notable scene was the one where he [[spoiler:is killed at the hands of Dropkick]]. |
| 291 | * SacrificialLamb: Only gets one scene, and it's the one where he's being killed. He was first seen back on Cybertron fighting alongside Ratchet, Arcee and Wheeljack though he was forced to evacuate and then we see him being tortured by Shatter and Dropkick on one of Saturn's moons.[[note]]If you look closely, you can see his escape pod in the background having crashed and burning in flames.[[/note]] An [[https://uproxx.com/hitfix/travis-knight-interview-bumblebee/ interview]] with Travis Knight elaborates on this-- given how similar he is to Bumblebee in size, shape and role within the Autobots, Shatter and Dropkick's killing of him is meant to convey what they would do to Bumblebee given the chance. |
| 292 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: He is only shown for a few minutes before he is cut in half by Dropkick. |
| 293 | [[/folder]] |
| 294 | |
| 295 | [[folder:Brawn]] |
| 296 | !Brawn |
| 297 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tf_bb_brawn_stand_fast_3.jpg]] |
| 298 | |
| 299 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Kirk Baily |
| 300 | |
| 301 | An Autobot soldier who escapes Cybertron. |
| 302 | ---- |
| 303 | * AdaptationalBadass: Gets shot in the shoulder, [[MythologyGag much like his original counterpart from the G1 film]]. The difference is that in the G1 film, Brawn dies shortly after being shot, while here, he can be seen entering one of the escape pods, having survived his shoulder wound. |
| 304 | * AmbiguousSituation: May or may not be hiding out on Earth. At the end of ''Bumblebee'', seven Autobot escape pods were seen coming to Earth in addition to Optimus Prime, and assuming Mirage, Arcee, Wheeljack, and Stratosphere account for four of them, three still remain unknown. |
| 305 | * TheCameo: Much like his ''Animated'' and his G1 film counterparts, he's just there for a few seconds to help the Autobot cause look better in terms of numbers. |
| 306 | [[/folder]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | [[folder:Ratchet]] |
| 309 | !Ratchet |
| 310 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ratchet_with_a_big_gun.jpg]] |
| 311 | |
| 312 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Dennis Singletary |
| 313 | |
| 314 | An Autobot soldier who escapes Cybertron. He is traditionally a medic, but doesn't have much of a chance to demonstrate his skills. |
| 315 | ---- |
| 316 | * AmbiguousSituation: May or may not be hiding out on Earth. At the end of ''Bumblebee'', seven Autobot escape pods were seen coming to Earth in addition to Optimus Prime, and assuming Mirage, Arcee, Wheeljack, and Stratosphere account for four of them, three still remain unknown. |
| 317 | * TheCameo: The very first Autobot seen. |
| 318 | * MythologyGag: Sports a white helmet with a red crest like his ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' counterpart. |
| 319 | * OhCrap: When he sees that the Decepticons are easily dispatching the Autobot soldiers. |
| 320 | -->'''Ratchet:''' THEY BROKE IN THROUGH THE FRONT LINES! |
| 321 | * TruerToTheText: His design and color scheme are a closer match to G1 Ratchet than his previous live-action self. |
| 322 | [[/folder]] |
| 323 | |
| 324 | [[folder:Ironhide]] |
| 325 | !Ironhide |
| 326 | [[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bb_ironhide_model.jpg]] |
| 327 | |
| 328 | An Autobot soldier who escapes Cybertron. |
| 329 | ---- |
| 330 | * AmbiguousSituation: May or may not be hiding out on Earth. At the end of ''Bumblebee'', seven Autobot escape pods were seen coming to Earth in addition to Optimus Prime, and assuming Mirage, Arcee, Wheeljack, and Stratosphere account for four of them, three still remain unknown. |
| 331 | * TheCameo: You can see him as he fires with Ratchet against Decepticon intruders and then again as he's entering his escape pod. The Autobot shooting next to Ironhide is unidentified, but it could be Prowl given the white chest and white head. |
| 332 | * TruerToTheText: Sports a G1 accurate design and red color scheme compared to Bayverse Ironhide's distinct design. |
| 333 | * TheVoiceless: Doesn't talk, only shoots. |
| 334 | [[/folder]] |
| 335 | |
| 336 | !The Decepticons |
| 337 | The Decepticon Empire are a ruthless and rogue military force that forced the Autobot Resistance to flee from their home planet of Cybertron, and won't stop until they've hunted each one down and permanently destroyed what's left of the Rebellion. |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 340 | * AliensAreBastards: They're ruthless and, when they interact with other races, hold little to no regard for them outside of how they can be useful to their cause. They also won't simply settle for driving the Autobots off-planet, but actively hunt them down simply to ensure they don't ever return. |
| 341 | * ArmCannon: Unlike the Autobots, it's a case for each one seen. |
| 342 | * TheBadGuyWins: By the time of ''Bumblebee'', they've succeeded in conquering Cybertron, and have forced the Autobots off-planet. Eight years later, they still seem to be in control of Cybertron with the Autobots stranded on Earth. A deleted scene from ''Rise of the Beasts'' has Transit display complete loyalty to the Decepticon principle of keeping the Autobots on Earth by having destroyed his own ship after arriving. |
| 343 | * BrightIsNotGood: Physically, the Autobots and the Decepticons look about the same; they're both colorful and brightly painted machines, and to a neutral party, it'd be hard to distinguish which ones are the good guys and bad guys. |
| 344 | * CardCarryingVillain: The name ''Decepticons'' is, without a doubt, not a ''good guys'' name. |
| 345 | * DemotedToExtra: {{Play|ingWithATrope}}ed with. They are entirely absent from the events of ''Rise of the Beasts'', the Terrorcons acting at the main antagonists in their stead. While this would normally be an example of SequelNonEntity, it's made clear the Autobots are on Earth at all due to being in hiding from them, ''and'' there were originally plans to have a minor Decepticon presence in the film that ended up removed. Specifically, Transit was originally intended to be a Decepticon assassin tasked with killing Optimus Prime, only to be killed in a fight with him early in the movie, his corpse being thrown at the bottom of the river to display the dozens of ''other'' would-be assassins the Decepticons sent. |
| 346 | * DramaQueen: The Decepticons ''love'' to talk, to the point that it almost seems to be a part of their egomaniacal culture. They're always ready to launch into some operatic grandstanding or cruel twist-the-knife taunts to demoralize their enemies. The problem with this is that it leaves them wide open for an attack from the more [[PragmaticHero pragmatic Autobots]]. Best demonstrated during Bumblebee's fight with Blitzwing; Bee says just about three words during the entire fight ("I'll never talk"), while Blitzwing's EvilGloating gets him killed. [[spoiler:In the finale, Dropkick and Shatter both waste time trash-talking Bee rather than just outright killing him, which gives him plenty of time to outmaneuver them.]] |
| 347 | * TheEmpire: This take on the Decepticons presents them as such; they are an militaristic empire that controls Cybertron with an iron grip and the Autobots are merely a resistance movement against them. Two Decepticons present themselves as alien law enforcement officers to Sector 7, which isn't exactly a lie since that's what they ''are'' from the Decepticons' POV. |
| 348 | * ObviouslyEvil: Compared to the Autobots, the Decepticons have more menacing voices, [[RedEyesTakeWarning red optics]], and of course, they literally call themselves ''Decepticons''. |
| 349 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: To distinguish them from the Autobots, they have malevolent red eyes. |
| 350 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: Thus far the reboot has been LighterAndSofter than the original Transformers movie series. Except for the Decepticons, who murder humans on sight. Even the comedic moments with Shatter and Dropkick still mostly serve to show how evil the duo are. |
| 351 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: When they first make contact with Earth, the Decepticons present themselves as 'peacekeepers' who are hunting dangerous fugitives. PlayedWith though as only [[TheQuisling Dr. Powell]] believes them, and Burns makes it clear he doesn't trust them. |
| 352 | * YouTalkTooMuch: Could be their FatalFlaw. |
| 353 | * ZergRush: Largely why the Autobots had to leave, the Decepticons just outnumbered them too much. Even though Optimus Prime could take on dozens of them on his own, they would otherwise overwhelm the rest of his forces. |
| 354 | [[/folder]] |
| 355 | |
| 356 | [[folder:Shatter]] |
| 357 | !Shatter |
| 358 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dcwsdp3_160a94e0_91a7_4168_b161_bd151ccc135f.png]] |
| 359 | [[caption-width-right:350: ''"There's a war raging on our planet. If B-127 isn't found, that war may find its way here."'']] |
| 360 | |
| 361 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AngelaBassett |
| 362 | |
| 363 | A Decepticon triple-changer who's searching for Bumblebee on Earth with her cohort, Dropkick. |
| 364 | ---- |
| 365 | * AndYourLittleDogToo: [[spoiler:As she prepares to kill Bee, she threatens to kill Charlie, too, in retribution for disabling the communication hub.]] |
| 366 | * BenevolentBoss: A villainous example. She acts as Dropkick's superior, but doesn’t treat him in an ill manner and addresses him with a sense of comradery, and while she's more than capable of terminating their targets, she happily leaves the dirty work to her brutish partner. |
| 367 | * BigBadDuumvirate: She and Dropkick are the main villains of the film, but Shatter is the more senior and commanding of the pair. |
| 368 | * BigNo: [[spoiler:She was ''not'' happy when Charlie disabled the communication tower, sparking her VillainousBreakdown.]] |
| 369 | * BrainsAndBrawn: The brains to Dropkick's brawn, employing deception and subterfuge to achieve her goals. |
| 370 | * CanonForeigner: She was created exclusively for ''Bumblebee''. |
| 371 | * CoolCar: Her Plymouth Satellite mode. |
| 372 | * CoolPlane: Her Harrier Jump Jet mode. |
| 373 | * CurbStompBattle: She fares a lot better against Bumblebee than her partner, easily countering his moves in their fight, breaking off his blade and stabbing him with it. [[spoiler: Bee only survives by blasting open a dam wall, letting a cargo ship fly out and crush Shatter.]] |
| 374 | * DirtyCoward: Slightly {{downplayed}}, but when Bumblebee [[spoiler:blasts open the dam and holds Shatter in place so that both of them will likely get crushed to death]] at the end of their battle, Shatter ''immediately'' shows terror for her life for the very first time, pleading that it doesn't make sense for Bumblebee to kill both of them. Which is in stark contrast to her smug and confident air when she and her partner are torturing and then executing Autobots with sadistic pleasure. |
| 375 | * EvilDuo: She's partners in crime with Dropkick. |
| 376 | * DarkActionGirl: She's one of the primary antagonists, and very capable of throwing down with Autobots. |
| 377 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: [[spoiler:Her and Dropkick's interrogation of Cliffjumper shows her not doing much, if any physical torture, merely asking the questions and turning him over to Dropkick should he answer wrong, then cruelly twisting the knife when they pick up Bumblebee's signal. This shows that she's the brains of the duo who prefers mind games and leaves much of the dirty work to her partner, and focuses on the mission. Her manipulation of Sector Seven also backs up her deceptive nature.]] |
| 378 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:She seemed as bewildered as she was terrified at Bumblebee breaking down a dam to let a cargo ship come out and crush her, saying it would kill them both. She didn't count on him willingly risking his life to take her down.]] |
| 379 | * ExactWords: She seems to love wordplay, using it in her taunts before having people killed, but it's especially apparent in her manipulation of Powell and Sector Seven. Technically speaking, she never actually ''lies'' to them; as the Decepticons are the governing power of Cybertron and the Autobots are a resistance force, B-127 ''is'' a fugitive, and they're 'peacekeepers' in the sense that the war will end when the Autobots are all dead. If he's not found, the war ''will'' come to Earth, but only because Shatter and Dropkick will ''bring'' it to Earth in the name of hunting down the Autobots' seeking refuge. All she did was leave out which side of the conflict were the bad guys. |
| 380 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Unlike her partner, Shatter puts on a friendly facade to trick Sector 7 into aiding them in their mission to capture Bumblebee. Underneath, it's clear she is just as bloodthirsty as her partner, she is just content to let him have his fun doing the killing. |
| 381 | * GoodCopBadCop: Her dynamic with Dropkick is much like a duo of cops. She's the "good cop" by virtue of recognizing the value in seeking aid with humans and playing nice when it suits her. But when it comes down to it, she's just as nasty as her partner. |
| 382 | * TheHeavy: She and Dropkick serve as the main villains of the movie, but they aren't particularly high in the Decepticon command structure, answering to Shockwave, Soundwave, and Starscream, all of whom also answer to the unseeen Megatron. |
| 383 | * InkSuitActor: She pretty much looks like Bassett if she was a Transformer. |
| 384 | * IronLady: Downplayed, but she seems to be the one calling the shots between her and Dropkick. |
| 385 | * KickTheDog: She does the kicking, while Dropkick does the killing. |
| 386 | ** When interrogating Cliffjumper, she teases that he deserves a better death for being a brave warrior... then lets Dropkick vertically bisect him. |
| 387 | ** [[spoiler:She also makes sure Dr. Powell knows he's a dead man after witnessing Optimus Prime's message and discovering the Decepticons true intentions, but not before mockingly thanking him for his hospitality and being an UnwittingPawn, then allowing Dropkick to execute the poor man.]] |
| 388 | ** [[spoiler:Followed up by Bumblebee himself. Making false pleasantries with her victims seems to be a hobby for her, whilst Dropkick is just happy to get to kill things.]] |
| 389 | * ManipulativeBitch: Fitting the Decepticon name, Shatter plays to Sector 7's ignorance of the war to trick them into believing Bee is a dangerous criminal, and aid them in his capture. |
| 390 | * MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Shatter is a far more vicious and skilled opponent than her partner, and could have killed Bee in their final fight were it not for her hubris. |
| 391 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: '''Shatter'''. Does that sound like a trustworthy name? |
| 392 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: As she descends into her VillainousBreakdown, Shatter's attacks on Bee become more violent, to the point she just nearly pummels his head into scrap. |
| 393 | * OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: After learning that Optimus Prime and the Autobots are going to hide on Earth, she attempted to send a message to call an army to kill the Autobots and destroy all life on the planet.]] |
| 394 | * OneHeadTaller: Non-romantic example, but she is about a head taller than her partner Dropkick. |
| 395 | * PragmaticVillainy: Being the more level-headed of the two, Shatter realizes she can use Sector 7 to her advantage in finding Bumblebee by simply pretending to be an ally. |
| 396 | * {{Sadist}}: She is a seriously nasty piece of work. Dropkick prefers killing and she prefers ''savoring'' the kill. |
| 397 | -->"''You're a brave warrior. You deserve a better death. ''[chuckles evilly]'' Then again...''" |
| 398 | * RedOniBlueOni: The more composed and level-headed blue to Dropkick's red. Ironic, given their respective color schemes. |
| 399 | * ScarilyCompetentTracker: [[spoiler:With a little coaxing, she and Dropkick are given access to the United States' entire satellite network, in order to find Bumblebee, and they've been tracking him from as far as Saturn.]] |
| 400 | * SlasherSmile: Shatter displays one [[spoiler:when she is given access to Earth's computers]]. |
| 401 | * StrongAndSkilled: Being a bigger bot, Shatter's obviously stronger than Bee but also very skilled in her own right, which allows her to match him blow for blow. This makes her the one opponent Bee's WeakButSkilled style doesn't work on. |
| 402 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Charlie disabling the communication tower sends her into a rage, and she proceeds to violently attack Bumblebee, threatening to kill Charlie out of spite.]] |
| 403 | ** [[spoiler: Has a minor one when attempting to interrogate Bumblebee. Clearly agitated with him not talking, she lets her facade of manners slip and calls Powell "human Powell" instead of "friend Powell".]] |
| 404 | * VillainRespect: Very downplayed when she and Dropkick are interrogating Cliffjumper the medieval way right before [[spoiler:the latter 'Con executes him]]. See the quote under {{Sadist}}. |
| 405 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Both of them employ this, but Shatter is the one who often makes it known, while Dropkick carries out the "dispose of them" part. Sector 7 ''planned'' to destroy them after they found Bumblebee, but the Decepticons employed the trope faster.]] |
| 406 | [[/folder]] |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[folder:Dropkick]] |
| 409 | !Dropkick |
| 410 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dropkickconceptart.jpg]] |
| 411 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"We'll burn the whole planet to cinders."'']] |
| 412 | |
| 413 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JustinTheroux |
| 414 | |
| 415 | A Decepticon triple-changer who's hunting Bumblebee on Earth alongside his cohort, Shatter. |
| 416 | ---- |
| 417 | * AxCrazy: Unlike Shatter who wants to focus on the mission and actually attempt temporary alliances, he has nothing but contempt for Autobots and humans, and has no issue with murder... whether provoked or not. |
| 418 | * BigBadDuumvirate: He and his partner Shatter are the villains of the film, though Dropkick's mind is more on fighting and killing things, so he leaves all the thinking to his partner. |
| 419 | * BloodKnight: Being the brawn of his and Shatter's duo, he is always out for combat. He quickly gets pissed when amnesiac Bumblebee refuses to fight back during their first encounter. |
| 420 | -->'''Dropkick:''' Why isn't he fighting back? '''''Why don't you fight?!''''' |
| 421 | * BondVillainStupidity: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler: Dropkick's execution of Bumblebee was, indeed, fatal but was undone by Charlie resuscitating him. Considering how [[CruelAndUnusualDeath thorough]] he was in [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe offlining]] Cliffjumper, this does earn Shatter's ire when Bee turns up again to stop them.]] |
| 422 | * BrainsAndBrawn: The brawn to Shatter's brains. He's not very fond of Shatter's underhanded approach and prefers to solve his problems with brute force. |
| 423 | * BreakingTheBonds: [[spoiler:Subverted. Though the scene sets him up, Bee simply tears him apart before he can do so.]] |
| 424 | * CanonForeigner: While the name "Dropkick" has been used in ''Transformers'' fiction before, this version has no basis in those previous incarnations, and is basically a new character. |
| 425 | * CoolCar: His AMC Javelin mode. |
| 426 | * DeathByIrony: He is amused when he "pops" humans, only to be popped himself by Bumblebee with an anchor and chain. |
| 427 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: [[spoiler:During his and Shatter's interrogation of Cliffjumper, Dropkick tortures the Autobot by stabbing him and later bisecting him, highlighting him as a hot-headed thug who prefers using physical force, and is quick to murder.]] |
| 428 | * EvilDuo: He's partners in crime with Shatter. |
| 429 | * EvilSoundsDeep: In conjunction with his guttural voice, his voice is fairly low-pitched. |
| 430 | * ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler: He liquidates a random human upon arriving on Earth, commenting that he "loves how they pop".]] |
| 431 | * GoodCopBadCop: The bad cop to Shatter's good cop (though they're both nasty pieces of work). He's more violent and prone to physical torture, not to mention his lack of temperament. |
| 432 | * TheHeavy: Along with Shatter; they're far from being leaders of the Decepticons, but they serve as the main villains of ''Bumblebee''. |
| 433 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Given his fondness for inflicting {{Cruel and Unusual Death}}s onto others, his first onscreen-victim being Cliffjumper, whom Dropkick viciously bisected after having already extensively tortured him, it's rather [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine fitting]] that Dropkick meets an equally cruel and unusual fate at the hands of Bumblebee, who shares Cliffjumper's likeness.]] |
| 434 | * LaughablyEvil: Downplayed, given both his brutality and sadism, but Dropkick has several amusing moments, often coming in the form of BlackComedy, such as his casual (and [[PopGoesTheHuman graphic]]) murder of the first human he sees and his incredulous griping about having to pretend to be Sector 7's allies. |
| 435 | * LudicrousGibs: [[spoiler:Is killed this way. Bumblebee quickly wraps an enormous chain from a nearby ship around Dropkick mid-transformation, ensuring the chains are completely tangled in his joints and other lesser-armored moving sections. Yanking hard on the other end to pull him to pieces in one swift movement.]] |
| 436 | * KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:"You think these little chains can hold--?"]] |
| 437 | * OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:He is excited about an army of Decepticons coming to Earth to kill the Autobots, relishing in the destruction they will bring to Earth.]] |
| 438 | -->'''Dropkick:''' [[spoiler: "We'll burn the whole planet TO CINDERS."]] |
| 439 | * OhCrap: He sounds (justifiably) more than a little worried when he learns that [[spoiler:Optimus Prime is coming to Earth]]. |
| 440 | * PopGoesTheHuman: He possesses a special weapon that liquefies humans, popping them like balloons. |
| 441 | -->'''Dropkick:''' I like the way they pop. |
| 442 | * PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler:Right before he executes Bumblebee after they've gotten everything they need out of him.]] |
| 443 | -->'''Shatter:''' Ah, [[spoiler:B-127]], I ''almost'' forgot about you.\ |
| 444 | '''Dropkick:''' [[NoNonsenseNemesis I didn't.]] |
| 445 | * RabidCop: To further play on the dark buddy cop dynamic he has with Shatter, Dropkick is an openly violent, murder-happy {{Sadist}} to contrast his more reserved partner. |
| 446 | * RedOniBlueOni: The hot-headed, aggressive red to Shatter's blue -- the inverse of their actual color schemes. |
| 447 | * ScarilyCompetentTracker: [[spoiler:He and Shatter are given access to the United States' entire satellite network, in order to find Bumblebee, and they've been tracking him from as far as Saturn.]] |
| 448 | * UnskilledButStrong: In his fight with Bumblebee, Dropkick's easily the stronger of the two, manhandling the smaller Autobot and knocking him around when he lands a blow, but Bee has his number when it comes to skill and ingenuity. |
| 449 | * WeaksauceWeakness: DoubleSubverted. [[spoiler:Regular, human-made chains mess him up pretty badly as they go between the moving parts during transformations, but as he points out, the chains won't stop him for long. Then Bumblebee [[LudicrousGibs yanks the other end of the chain]]...]] |
| 450 | * YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: He's utterly baffled when Shatter kneels to humble herself to the Sector 7 agents, and reluctantly does so himself when she shoots him a glance. |
| 451 | -->'''Dropkick:''' Wha-? What are you doing? ''(groans)'' This is humiliating... |
| 452 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Shatter makes it known that they've gotten all they need out of their targets and "allies", then gives Dropkick the go-ahead to dispose of them. Sector 7 ''planned'' to turn on them, too, but were beaten to the punch.]] |
| 453 | [[/folder]] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[folder:Blitzwing]] |
| 456 | !Blitzwing |
| 457 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bumblebee_blitzwing_concept.jpg]] |
| 458 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Did you think you could hide?!"'']] |
| 459 | |
| 460 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidSobolov |
| 461 | |
| 462 | A Decepticon Seeker Bumblebee encounters on Earth. |
| 463 | ---- |
| 464 | * AdaptationalJobChange: Traditionally, most versions of Blitzwing are triple changers. This version is a Seeker. |
| 465 | * AdvertisedExtra: Despite being shown prominently in the trailers, Blitzwing plays a very small role in the beginning of the film where [[spoiler:he is killed by Bumblebee. But he definitely leaves a mark by tearing out Bee's vocal synthesizer]]. |
| 466 | * ArchEnemy: He holds a special animosity for Bumblebee, originating in the prequel comics leading to the events of the film. [[spoiler:Although the comics turn out to be non-canon, as Bumblebee arrives on Earth at the beginning of the film proper.]] |
| 467 | * BigNo: [[spoiler:He mutters out a surprised one, to a horrified one right before Bumblebee blows him up.]] |
| 468 | * CompositeCharacter: His only relation to prior incarnations of Blitzwing is his [[InNameOnly name]]; his overall design, colors, and being a Seeker make him resemble Starscream, compounded by the fact this version isn't a triple changer. |
| 469 | * CoolMask: He appears to be wearing some kind of mouthpiece akin to a fighter jet pilot's mask. |
| 470 | * CoolPlane: An F-4 Phantom II. |
| 471 | * EvilIsBigger: Blitzwing towers over Bumblebee to the point where their fight has David and Goliath vibes. |
| 472 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Par for the course when you're voiced by David Sobolov. |
| 473 | * {{Flight}}: Unlike Shatter and Dropkick who can only fly in their respective flying vehicle modes, Blitzwing can also fly in robot mode, which he uses to easily pursue Bumblebee. |
| 474 | * InNameOnly: The name Blitzwing has been used by characters in other past versions of the Transformers franchise. However, this version of him isn't a triple-changer -- which is very ironic, considering that Shatter and Dropkick ''are'' -- nor is he [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated completely insane with three coinciding faces and personalities]]. Instead, this incarnation of Blitzwing is a rather standard [[PaletteSwap seeker]]. The only thing this Blitzwing has in common with the others is that he's a Decepticon who turns into a jet fighter. |
| 475 | * KickTheDog: |
| 476 | ** [[spoiler:He rips out Bumblebee's voice box when the latter refuses to give away Optimus Prime's whereabouts, but not before taunting him about how he's going to officialize his unwillingness to talk.]] |
| 477 | ** When he spots Bumblebee, he kills all the men Burns had surrounding him. There is no stated reason why he did this, give the implication he only did so for fun. |
| 478 | * LightningBruiser: He is much larger and stronger than Bumblebee, and on top of that he can freely fly in robot mode, so he's also faster. |
| 479 | * LudicrousGibs: [[spoiler:Bumblebee takes one of his missiles, jabs it into his chest, and then detonates it with his ArmCannon. There's not much left of Blitzwing other than burning scrap metal afterwards.]] |
| 480 | * NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Is inches away from killing Bumblebee, who only survives because of his quick thinking and Blitzwing being [[VillainBall a bit too slow to finish him off]].]] |
| 481 | * OhCrap: [[spoiler:When Bee sticks him with one of his own missiles, he panics and unsuccessfully tries to remove it before being blown to bits with one more shot to it.]] |
| 482 | * PreAssKickingOneLiner: When he [[spoiler:tears out Bumblebee's voice synthesizer, before throwing him off a cliff]]: |
| 483 | -->'''Bumblebee:''' I'll never talk! |
| 484 | -->'''Blitzwing:''' Is that right? [[spoiler:[[ExactWords Then let's make it]] ''[[ExactWords official]]''.]] |
| 485 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:Blitzwing is killed by Bumblebee at the start of the movie, but not before tearing out his vocal processors, inflicting his signature handicap and damaging him enough to lose his memory, which kicks off the film's plot.]] |
| 486 | * StarterVillain: He's the first Decepticon Bumblebee encounters after arriving on Earth in the film. |
| 487 | * VillainBall: [[spoiler:Blitzwing successfully incapacitates Bumblebee by ripping out his voice synthesizer and dropping him off a cliff, and moves in to execute the Autobot. Instead of doing so from a safe distance with his ranged weaponry, the Decepticon elects to walk up to the scout and finish him off close and personally, allowing the latter to snatch one of Blitzwing's missiles, penetrate it into his hull and shoot it, blowing him to bits.]] |
| 488 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: Considering everyone mistook him for Starscream when he made his appearance in the official trailer, as his design greatly resembles that of a G1 Seeker. The real Starscream however also shows up in the movie. Subverted as he ''has'' been given Seeker-looking toys in the past, it's just that he's usually got a more tank-like build too due to traditionally being a Triple Changer who transforms into both. |
| 489 | [[/folder]] |
| 490 | |
| 491 | [[folder:Soundwave]] |
| 492 | !Soundwave |
| 493 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/knightverse_soundwave.jpeg]] |
| 494 | [[caption-width-right:350:"''Attack!''"]] |
| 495 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Jon Bailey]] |
| 496 | |
| 497 | A high-ranking Decepticon. |
| 498 | ---- |
| 499 | * TheBeastmaster: He is the one who deploys Ravage (who is basically a Cybertronian equivalent of an attack dog) to attack Optimus Prime during the opening battle on Cybertron. |
| 500 | * BigBadDuumvirate: He appears to be leading the Decepticon forces in the opening battle on Cybertron alongside Shockwave and Starscream. |
| 501 | * TheCameo: He appears briefly, leading the Decepticons in the opening sequence. |
| 502 | * TheDreaded: When he, Starscream and Shockwave arrive, the Autobots react with utter fear. His presence alone is what makes a background Autobot cry "GET DOWN! INCOMING!!" Previous incarnations of Soundwave can emit [[MeaningfulName excruciating sounds]] and possess deadly minions, so yes the Autobots have every reason to fear him. |
| 503 | * EvilCounterpart: To Optimus Prime. He slightly resembles Optimus, and Optimus is leading the Autobot forces on Cybertron while Soundwave in Megatron's unexplained absence is leading the Decepticon armada on Cybertron. |
| 504 | * MythologyGag: He looks ''identical'' to his classic form. He even ejects Ravage, one of his minions from his chest window, just like in ''Generation 1''. He even also speaks in a computerized voice like the original Soundwave! |
| 505 | --> ''Ravage, eject.'' |
| 506 | * TheStoic: He's emotionless and does not exhibit any anger or sadism in attacking Autobots. |
| 507 | [[/folder]] |
| 508 | |
| 509 | [[folder:Shockwave]] |
| 510 | !Shockwave |
| 511 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/knightverse_shockwave.jpg]] |
| 512 | [[caption-width-right:350:"''Let none escape.''"]] |
| 513 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jon Bailey |
| 514 | |
| 515 | A high-ranking Decepticon. |
| 516 | ---- |
| 517 | * BigBadDuumvirate: He appears to be leading the Decepticon forces in the opening battle on Cybertron alongside Soundwave and Starscream. |
| 518 | * TheCameo: Alongside Soundwave, he only appears for a few seconds. |
| 519 | * CyberCyclops: As per usual with all Shockwave incarnations. |
| 520 | * TheDreaded: When he, Starscream and Soundwave arrive, the Autobots react with utter fear. |
| 521 | * MythologyGag: Like Soundwave and Starscream, he looks identical to his original depiction. He even keeps his lack of a left hand. On a far smaller note, his arm cannon has the same firing sound as Megatron's fusion cannon from the original movies. |
| 522 | * TruerToTheText: He retains the yellow eye from his G1 design. Most versions of the character, including the Bay series Shockwave, have had red eyes. |
| 523 | [[/folder]] |
| 524 | |
| 525 | [[folder:Ravage]] |
| 526 | !Ravage |
| 527 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/knightverse_ravage.jpg]] |
| 528 | Soundwave's panther-like cassette minion. His best quality that most Decepticons lack is speed. |
| 529 | ---- |
| 530 | * AdaptationalDyeJob: His main body is still black/grey, but he has much more red and white (Laserbeak's color scheme) where his usual colorscheme would be grey and purple. |
| 531 | * TheCameo: He gets the most glorious one out of all Decepticons: he pins [[BigGood Optimus]] down to the ground for a few seconds before getting punched away. All the other Decepticons that tried attacking Optimus were quickly killed by him. |
| 532 | * CurbStompCushion: Ravage manages to attack and pin ''the'' leader of the Autobots. Optimus sends him flying with a big punch to the face, but Ravage still gets back on his feet and attacks him with all the other Decepticons. |
| 533 | * RightHandAttackDog: To Soundwave. |
| 534 | [[/folder]] |
| 535 | |
| 536 | [[folder:Starscream]] |
| 537 | !Starscream |
| 538 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/knightverse_starscream.jpg]] |
| 539 | A high-ranking Decepticon. |
| 540 | ---- |
| 541 | * BigBadDuumvirate: He appears to be leading the Decepticon forces in the opening battle on Cybertron alongside Shockwave and Soundwave. |
| 542 | * TheCameo: Moreso than Soundwave and Shockwave, as he doesn't even get a ''voice'' in ''Bumblebee''. |
| 543 | * TheDreaded: When he, Soundwave and Shockwave arrive, the Autobots react with utter fear. |
| 544 | * MookLieutenant: He's the leader of the Seekers, Decepticon {{Mooks}} who make up the bulk of the faction's army, and has a more humanoid face and distinctive color scheme than any of his troops. |
| 545 | * PaletteSwap: As is traditional, the Seekers are all the same model with different colors. So much so that Blitzwing was initially mistaken for Starscream when he appeared in trailers. |
| 546 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He doesn't appear much, but it's him and his Seekers who destroy the Autobot's tower, separating them from Optimus Prime. Travis Knight did initially intend to make him the Seeker that attacks Bumblebee on Earth, before changing the Seeker's name to Blitzwing. |
| 547 | * TheVoiceless: Even though he is one of the most prominent characters in the ''Transformers'' franchise, and is quite popular and beloved by most fans of the franchise, he has no speaking lines in the film. Ironic, as he's usually one of the most talkative Decepticons in most versions. |
| 548 | [[/folder]] |
| 549 | |
| 550 | [[folder:Megatron]] |
| 551 | !Megatron |
| 552 | |
| 553 | The Emperor of the Decepticon Empire and tyrannical dictator of Cybertron. |
| 554 | ---- |
| 555 | * TheArtifact: The reason for his absence. Allegedly, all of Megatron's planned appearances were cut to stay consistent with the 2007-2017 film timeline[[note]]Where he'd already have left Cybertron by the events of the prologue, and was being kept cryogenically frozen by Sector 7 until 2007[[/note]], with the decision to abandon the Bay timeline only coming after the film had already been released. |
| 556 | * TheBadGuyWins: As shown at the beginning of Bumblebee, the Autobots were losing the war and have to evacuate to Earth to regroup before fighting back. It would stand to reason that at the end of the film, Megatron has gained total control of Cybertron relishing the Autobots having fled to Earth. |
| 557 | * GreaterScopeVillain: The leader of the Decepticons who drove the Autobots from Cybertron. However, he's remained unseen thus far. Even Unicron, the ''franchise'' GreaterScopeVillain, has made an appearance before Megatron. |
| 558 | [[/folder]] |
| 559 | |
| 560 | [[folder:Transit]] |
| 561 | !Transit |
| 562 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rotb_transit_render.jpg]] |
| 563 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnDiMaggio |
| 564 | |
| 565 | A Decepticon that transforms into a bus. He was cut from the theatrical release of the movie, but appears in a deleted scene. |
| 566 | ---- |
| 567 | * TheArtifact: Transit is a remnant from the original plan to have a Decepticon assassin go after Optimus Prime in the beginning of ''Rise of the Beasts'', then be killed and tossed into the river to show the mass grave of would be assassins to highlight how even if not fully present in the film, their battle with the Autobots was still going on. Said battle ended up being cut following poor reactions to the test screening, with Transit being labelled a ''Terrorcon'' on the official website instead, and not appearing in the theatrical cut at all. |
| 568 | * BeastMan: A Transformers equivalent. Transit stands out from other Decepticons seen in the rebooted live-action series so far by having a very bug-like head on a more humanoid body, which makes him look like a Decepticon from the Michael Bay series. |
| 569 | * DefiantToTheEnd: In the original scene he was in before it was cut, Optimus continually tried forcing Transit to tell him the location of the ship he used to come to Earth, promising to spare him if he did so. Transit instead chose to laugh in Optimus' face, [[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose revealing he already]] ''[[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose destroyed]]'' [[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose his own ship just in the event he lost to Optimus, spending his last moments mocking Optimus, telling him he'll never see Cybertron again and will die on Earth]] before Optimus blasts his head off. |
| 570 | * ExtraEyes: Has four red eyes. |
| 571 | * HumongousHeadedHammer: Can transform his left hand into a huge spiked hammer. |
| 572 | * MonstrousMandibles: He has rather big mandibles to make his face look more alien and threatening. |
| 573 | * SpikesOfVillainy: He’s a menacing Cybertronian with spikes on his head. |
| 574 | * StarterVillain: He would've served as the first foe Optimus fought in ''Rise of the Beasts''. |
| 575 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: He only lasted two minutes without any characterization and is immediately shot dead by Optimus. |
| 576 | [[/folder]] |
| 577 | |
| 578 | !Maximals |
| 579 | A faction of earthbound Transformers who've taken the alternate modes of giant animals as opposed to vehicles. |
| 580 | |
| 581 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 582 | * AdaptationalBadass: The Maximals (and Predacons) from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' were far smaller than typical Autobots and closer to human size, taking on the appearance of actual gorillas, cheetahs, and rhinos, the classic Autobots come across as titans next to them. Here all of the Maximals are scaled up to a comparable size to the Autobots, resulting in a gorilla standing 20 feet tall. |
| 583 | * AdaptationDeviation: |
| 584 | ** In the original ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', Optimus Primal and the crew of the Axalon were effectively {{almighty janitor}}s, being an exploration team that got stuck battling the Darksyde and Megatron's band of Predacons before getting embroiled in the Beast Wars, with other Maximals holding similar rankings like [[Anime/BeastWarsII Lio Convoy]] or [[Anime/BeastWarsNeo Big Convoy]], all of whom serving under the Maximal High Council. Here, Optimus Primal is ''the'' leader of the Maximals, being appointed such by their prior leader Apelinq, and the team he leads consists of the few survivors of their home planet’s destruction at the hands of Unicron. |
| 585 | ** The main Maximal team is much ''smaller'' in their debut movie compared to the ''Beast Wars''. In addition to Rhinox and Cheetor, Optimus' initial group there had Rattrap as the fourth member, later being joined by the protoforms they recovered, Predacons that defected to their side, or others that made their way to Earth, specifically Dinobot, Tigatron, Airazor, Silverbolt, Depth Charge, Blackarachnia, and Tigerhawk. Here, Airazor takes Rattrap's place as the fourth team member, and the others don't appear. Airazor and Primal hint that there were others among their ranks before many of them were lost. |
| 586 | * AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: In the original Beast Wars, the Maximals never came into contact with humanity outside of a limited interaction with their neanderthalic ancestors, with their most prominent interactions being a friendship Cheetor and Rattrap struck up with a couple of children in one episode. Here, the Maximals have a close and intimate relationship with humans [[spoiler:even relying on them to protect half of the Transwarp key.]] |
| 587 | * AmbiguousSituation: It's implied, but never outright stated, that the Maximals ''are'' from the future, as Airazor states the Maximals are from the Autobot's "past and future", and Primal claims he was named after the "legendary" Optimus Prime, both hinting that they are from the Autobot's future. By that same token, it's unclear as to ''what'' their home planet was, if it was a reformated Cybertron like in ''Beast Machines'', or if it was an entirely separate planet like Eukaris/Jungle Planet in [[ComicBook/TheTransformersRobotsInDisguise the IDW comics]]. |
| 588 | * BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: Optimus Primal is the Balance, Cheetor the Speed and Rhinox is the Strength. |
| 589 | * BreakingOldTrends: The Maximals are the first faction with a preference for remaining in their ''alt-modes'' rather than taking on their robot modes. Throughout the majority of their debut movie, they largely remain in Beast Mode even when fighting the Terrorcons or Autobots. It's only during the climax that they take on their robot modes. |
| 590 | * CompositeCharacter: The Maximals as a whole draw inspiration from both ''Beast Wars'' and its sequel ''Beast Machines''. Like the former, the main group has amidst their number Rhinox and Airazor, and are forced to contend with an alien threat [[spoiler:that takes Airazor from them]], albeit Unicron rather than the Vok. Like the latter, the overall designs mixing both technological and organic elements bring to mind the Techno-Organic nature of the Maximals that followed the Oracle, and Primal and Cheetor's personalities fall more in line with the personalities they had there. |
| 591 | * DireBeast: By virtue of being much larger than any of the animals they take the form of. |
| 592 | * DoomedHometown: Their home was devoured by Unicron. |
| 593 | * ShapeshifterDefaultForm: The Maximals favour their beast modes, only using their robot modes for direct combat. |
| 594 | * SoleSurvivor: {{Implied|Trope}}. After Apelinq entrusts Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Airazor with guarding the Transwarp Key and keeping it away from Unicron, they can only watch in horror as their planet is consumed, and Apelinq being killed by Scourge. Primal and Airazor allude to other Maximals who survived the destruction of their home, only for Airazor to confirm she's all that is left of her group. [[spoiler:Airazor would ultimately be given a MercyKill after being corrupted by Scourge, leaving Primal, Cheetor, and Rhinox the only known surviving Maximals.]] |
| 595 | [[/folder]] |
| 596 | |
| 597 | [[folder:Optimus Primal]] |
| 598 | !Optimus Primal |
| 599 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/optimusprimal_rotbgorilla.jpg]] |
| 600 | [[caption-width-right:350:Beast Mode]] |
| 601 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rotb_optimus_primal_render.jpg]] |
| 602 | [[caption-width-right:350: ''"It's a fight you want? You got one."'']] |
| 603 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RonPerlman |
| 604 | |
| 605 | The leader of the Maximals. Primal has sacrificed much, and seen enough tragedy to compel a gentle, resolute wisdom—sometimes, the better part of wisdom is knowing when to make heroic speeches, and when to use your twin swords and powerful beast mode to protect the innocent. |
| 606 | ---- |
| 607 | * AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The original Optimus Primal was the captain of a small crew landing on prehistoric Earth but wasn't given any particular backstory. In this series, Optimus has lost his leader/mentor figure Apelinq and his entire homeworld to Unicron and Scourge, giving him a sadder backstory than before. |
| 608 | * AdaptationalBadass: This version of Primal is roughly the same size as Optimus Prime, while in the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon he was much, ''much'' smaller. |
| 609 | * AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In the original Beast Wars, Optimus Primal was a more down-to-earth leader, befitting his status as a younger commander. This Optimus Primal is older, wiser, and is more of a mentor and advisor to his namesake, Optimus Prime. |
| 610 | * AdaptedOut: Primal lacks the shoulder and wrist cannons his original incarnation had, making him a solely hand-to-hand fighter. |
| 611 | * BaritoneOfStrength: Creator/RonPerlman's signature deep voice suits the mighty Maximal leader perfectly. |
| 612 | * BrokenPedestal: If his name didn't give it away, Optimus Primal reveres Optimus Prime as "the legendary warrior of Cybertron". However, their initial interactions briefly damaged this pedestal for Primal, [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller as he lamented the latter was not who he imagined he would be]]. He later comes to see him for the hero that he is. |
| 613 | * CompositeCharacter: He blends his original counterpart's characterizations from different points in the timeline. At the beginning of the film, he's like how Primal was at the beginning of ''Beast Wars'', with the burden of command unexpectedly thrust upon him. By the present day, he's a level-headed, capable leader in his own right just like how Primal was for the rest of the series and ''Beast Machines''. His design is largely based on his Season 1 design but with a techno-organic aesthetic and beast mode more like his ''Beast Machines'' design. Finally, his personality is also generally more stoic like his ''Power of the Primes'' incarnation (who he also shares a voice actor with). |
| 614 | * DualWielding: Like in the original ''Beast Wars'', Optimus Primal wields a pair of blades in robot mode, even if he only uses them briefly in the movie. |
| 615 | * GentleGorilla: He's a huge alien robot whose alt mode is a gorilla and he's very protective of both fellow Maximals and the humans he has befriended. |
| 616 | * KingKongCopy: In this case, he's almost a Mechani-Kong copy due to his size and being fully robot. |
| 617 | * TheLancer: He was originally this to Apelinq, being more willing to fight back against the Terrorcons, and receiving his job as leader of the Maximals. |
| 618 | * MyGreatestSecondChance: After having been unable to rescue his factions' leader and his home planet from total oblivion in the prologue, [[spoiler: Optimus Primal saves Optimus Prime's life during the climax and prevents Earth from being decimated.]] |
| 619 | * NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: InUniverse, Optimus Primal states he was named after the "legendary" Optimus Prime. |
| 620 | * NotSoStoic: He's generally serious and well-composed, but when Optimus Prime chides him for [[KillSteal kill stealing]] Battletrap, Primal responds with a sheepish chuckle. |
| 621 | * PrimalChestPound: He's first introduced in the present pounding on his chest as he confronts the human protagonists. He also does it after destroying a Scorponok drone. |
| 622 | * YouAreInCommandNow: He becomes the leader of the Maximals early on in the film when the former leader Apelinq sacrifices himself. When Optimus Prime looks set to sacrifice his life to stop Unicron's arrival, Primal takes charge of the Autobots and Maximals alike to lead a retreat, though he ends up helping Prime survive the ordeal. |
| 623 | [[/folder]] |
| 624 | |
| 625 | [[folder:Airazor]] |
| 626 | !Airazor |
| 627 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rotb_airazorzoo.jpg]] |
| 628 | [[caption-width-right:350: ''"I am a Maximal. A warrior from both your past and future."'']] |
| 629 | |
| 630 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichelleYeoh |
| 631 | |
| 632 | One of the soldiers of the Maximals, and the only named female Maximal. Wise, compassionate, and selfless, she embodies the Maximals' mission of preserving life across the universe, and is willing to risk her own spark to honor that vow. |
| 633 | ---- |
| 634 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the original show, Airazor shows up a little after the middle of the first season and wasn't a part of the original four active Maximals in the Axalon upon landing on Earth. In ''Rise'', she's there alongside the Maximals at the very beginning. |
| 635 | * AllThereInTheManual: Although Airazor had a robot form planned as evidenced by concept art and the toyline, she never uses it in the film. [[spoiler:This is because she [[MercyKill had to be killed by Primal due being infected by Scourge]] before the final battle when the Maximals properly transformed]] |
| 636 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Scourge’s ‘mark’ does more than rust her techno-organic wings, it corrupts her mind forcing her to attack allies in order for her to bring Scourge the Transwarp key.]] |
| 637 | * BreathWeapon: In her falcon alt-mode, in addition to her talons and beak to tear and peck, Airazor can unleash a concentrated fiery blast from her beak to attack. |
| 638 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:Instead of being abducted by the Vok, fused with Tigatron to form Tigerhawk, and then Tigerhawk dying from Megatron firing the Nemesis on them, Airazor dies via MercyKill by Optimus Primal after becoming BrainwashedAndCrazy.]] |
| 639 | * GiantFlyer: She transforms into a giant robotic falcon with an impressive wingspan. |
| 640 | * TheHeart: She is the first Maximal that the Autobots and the humans meet in the film, and she is the one who, alongside her fellow Maximal comrades, makes them stick together. She also clears up Prime's confusion on Primal being a threat to Noah and Elena, and also, along with Primal, teaches Prime the value of humans and all other life on Earth. [[spoiler: And then, Scourge corrupts her with a dart full of Dark Energon, causing Primal to put her down to end her suffering, which in turn causes Noah and Prime to realize what they both did was wrong and for them to set aside their differences, and to join forces with the rest of the Autobots and the Maximals to help protect the world from Unicron.]] |
| 641 | * MauveShirt: She is one of the only two permanent heroic casualties of the entire movie, the other being fellow Maximal Apelinq. She, however, gets more screentime and dialogue than the latter, so her death has more weight to it. |
| 642 | * MercyKill: [[spoiler:After becoming corrupted by Scourge, Airazor hangs on to her true self just long enough to ask Primal to kill her before she can hurt her friends]]. |
| 643 | * NobleBirdOfPrey: By virtue of being a bot on the side of good with a falcon alt-mode. |
| 644 | * SacrificialLion: After having been a supporting Maximal for much of the movie, just before the climax, [[spoiler: she ultimately gets corrupted by Scourge with the HatePlague, leading to [[MercyKill Primal putting her down to end her suffering]], showing how serious and urgent Scourge's plan to bring his master Unicron to Earth truly is. It also spurs Prime and Noah to set aside their differences and work together with the others.]] |
| 645 | * SoleSurvivor: Dialogue suggests she split off from Primal some time ago with her own band of Maximals, but by the 90s she's the last one left. |
| 646 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only named female Maximal. |
| 647 | * TokenFlyer: She's also the only Maximal who turns into a flying animal. |
| 648 | * ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler:She initially tries to dismiss Scourge's corruption as nothing, but eventually succumbs to it.]] |
| 649 | [[/folder]] |
| 650 | |
| 651 | [[folder:Rhinox]] |
| 652 | !Rhinox |
| 653 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rotb_rhinox_render_beastmode.jpg]] |
| 654 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"We'll clear the way."'']] |
| 655 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rhinox_robot_mode_rotb_2.jpeg]] |
| 656 | [[caption-width-right:300:Robot Mode]] |
| 657 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidSobolov |
| 658 | |
| 659 | One of the soldiers of the Maximals. He's the kind of hard-hitting, take-no-prisoners, rock solid big bruiser found on any team worth their salt. Rhinox is a Maximal of few words, and tends to let either his mighty hammer or his love of plowing through enemies in rhino mode do the talking for him. |
| 660 | ---- |
| 661 | * TheBigGuy: He's the biggest among the Maximals and he packs quite the powerful charge. |
| 662 | * DynamicEntry: When the Maximals first confront the Autobot team, Rhinox makes himself known by charging into Wheeljack and throwing him aside. |
| 663 | * HumongousHeadedHammer: Uses a hammer with a huge head in robot mode. And he's strong enough to send enemies flying. |
| 664 | * MightyRoar: Lets out a big roar after pushing Wheeljack into the air. |
| 665 | * OutOfFocus: He has significantly less focus than the other Maximals. |
| 666 | * TheQuietOne: He gets exactly one line in the whole movie during the big final fight, but otherwise remains silent. |
| 667 | * RhinoRampage: Transforms into a rhinoceros and is very much capable of crushing enemies under his feet. |
| 668 | * SapientSteed: During the final battle he briefly lets Arcee ride on his back as he rams through the enemy forces while she shoots at them. |
| 669 | [[/folder]] |
| 670 | |
| 671 | [[folder:Cheetor]] |
| 672 | !Cheetor |
| 673 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rotb_cheetor_render_beastmode.jpg]] |
| 674 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"More enemies are landing! We won't be safe for long!"'']] |
| 675 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cheetor_robot_mode_rotb.jpg]] |
| 676 | [[caption-width-right:250:Robot Mode]] |
| 677 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TongayiChirisa |
| 678 | |
| 679 | One of the scouts of the Maximals. Cheetor’s agility breeds overconfidence, and he occasionally is too quick to act without considering the potential repercussions of his actions. Even still, he is a reliable Maximal warrior who provides invaluable assistance. |
| 680 | ---- |
| 681 | * AdaptationalPersonalityChange: He is less hot-headed than his original cartoon version. He always follows orders and does not make impulsive decisions. |
| 682 | * ApologeticAttacker: He apologizes for pouncing on Mirage and scaring him. |
| 683 | * BifurcatedWeapon: Cheetor’s weapon of choice is a [[DoubleWeapon double-ended polearm]] that can be split to dual wield or combined in to a spear. |
| 684 | * CompositeCharacter: While he has the design of a normal cheetah like in the first season of ''Beast Wars'', he's a level-headed, mature warrior like how Cheetor had become by ''Beast Machines''. |
| 685 | * JavelinThrower: He saves Noah from being taken by Nightbird by throwing his polearm at the Terrorcon, making him drop the human and causing Nightbird to crash on the floor. |
| 686 | * PantheraAwesome: Like his other incarnations, Cheetor can turn into a giant cheetah. |
| 687 | * VisualPun: Cheetor transforms into a spotted predatory cat and wields a {{Mayincatec}}-style spear. In other words, he's an [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_warrior Aztec Jaguar]]. |
| 688 | [[/folder]] |
| 689 | |
| 690 | [[folder:Apelinq]] |
| 691 | !Apelinq |
| 692 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rotb_apelinq.jpg]] |
| 693 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"We'd rather die than let him reach other planets!"'']] |
| 694 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidSobolov |
| 695 | |
| 696 | The Maximal leader before Optimus Primal. A just, reasonable leader, Apelinq was more than aware of the "needs of the many", perfectly willing to lay down his life — and even that of his own planet — if it meant helping the many. |
| 697 | ---- |
| 698 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Apelinq's only real connection to Optimus Primal in the original [=3H=] comics was the two briefly working together to face Shokaract before that timeline was {{retgone}}d, then meeting Primal during the events of ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' before said meeting was erased from the latter's memories by the Oracle. Here, Apelinq was Primal's predecessor as leader of the Maximals, and the one to apoint Primal leader when Unicron came to their planet. |
| 699 | * AdaptedOut: From all outward indications, this Apelinq wasn't a scientist and he lacked the original's ability to turn data into physical objects. |
| 700 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: Fights using blades that deploy from his gorilla arms. |
| 701 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Even after being fatally wounded by Scourge, Apelinq lives long enough to inform him that his fellow Maximals have escaped with the Tranwarp Key and mocks him for failing Unicron. |
| 702 | * HeroicSacrifice: Stays behind to delay Scourge long enough for the other Maximals to escape with the Transwarp Key. |
| 703 | * KingKongCopy: Like Primal, his alternate form is a giant mechanical gorilla. |
| 704 | * TheNeedsOfTheMany: Knowing the grave threat Unicron would present to the entire universe, Apelinq takes whatever steps needed to delay him from getting the key even at the cost of his planet, let alone his own life. |
| 705 | * PaletteSwap: Aesthetically speaking, he's basically Optimus Primal with a different colour scheme, [[MythologyGag much like his original Beast Wars Toy.]] |
| 706 | * PassingTheTorch: As he prepares to make his last stand, he passes command of the Maximals to Optimus Primal, lightly implying he had always planned to pass command to him. |
| 707 | * {{Portmanteau}}: His name is a combination of "Ape" and "Uplink", with a "q" added in place of the "k" for flavor. |
| 708 | * PursuedProtagonist: The film begins with some quick shots of the villains arriving on the Maximals' homeworld, then shows Apelinq running through the jungle with the {{MacGuffin}} and fighting some pursuers before giving the object to his friends and staying behind to HoldTheLine. |
| 709 | * RedShirt: He perishes at Scourge's hands just to show how malicious the Terrorcon leader truly is towards others. |
| 710 | * SacrificialLamb: Killed fighting Scourge early in the movie to show how dangerous Scourge is. |
| 711 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: He meets his maker in his first and only scene in the entire film. |
| 712 | [[/folder]] |
| 713 | |
| 714 | !Terrorcons |
| 715 | Servants of Unicron, the Terrorcons are a sinister group of hunters led by Scourge who travel the galaxy finding planets for their dark god to consume. |
| 716 | |
| 717 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 718 | * AdaptationalBadass: Named Terrorcons are far more of a threat than in the typical depictions, as they are granted power by Unicron. The first fight with the Autobots has the Terrorcons dishing out a CurbStompBattle where the Autobots struggle to even damage them. |
| 719 | * AdaptationDeviation: While not [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime the first time]] Terrorcons have been associated with Unicron, the members of the faction here all typically belong to other factions in other iterations. |
| 720 | ** Scourge is typically a Decepticon, being a CompositeCharacter of the [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie original G1]], who was a reformatted Thundercracker serving Galvatron, and the version from ''[[Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise Robots in Disguise]]'', an EvilCounterpart to Optimus Prime. |
| 721 | ** Battletrap's only other appearance was as a Decepticon Duocon. |
| 722 | ** Nightbird was an unaligned human built robot in [=G1=], but became associated with both the Decepticons and the Mercenaries in later installments. |
| 723 | ** The Scorponoks are derived from the character from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', who was a Predacon, with their nature as non-sapient drones coming from the ''WesternAnimation/TransformersWarForCybertronTrilogy''. |
| 724 | * AliensAreBastards: Even moreso than the Decepticons. Their job revolves around finding planets for Unicron to eat, whether they are inhabited or not, and they absolutely ''relish'' the act of dooming the inhabitants of the planets they find to planetary apocalypse. |
| 725 | * TheApunkalypse: The overall aesthetic brings to mind savage, violent thugs and raiders in a post-apocalyptic setting. It's especially pronounced with their vehicle modes, which would look right at home in a ''Film/MadMax'' story. |
| 726 | * CurbStompBattle: The first fight with the Terrorcons sees the Autobots getting flattened. |
| 727 | * EvilVersusEvil: Not explored in detail, but Scourge has Decepticon and Predacon insignias on his arms, suggesting they're quite happy to kill them too. |
| 728 | * HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: The arrival of these terrifying warriors precedes the apocalypse Unicron will inflict on the unluckily chosen planet. |
| 729 | * TerribleTrio: Scourge, Battletrap, and Nightbird are the three main servants of Unicron who are relentless and brutal in their pursuit of the Transwarp Key. |
| 730 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Very, very obviously the bad guys considering that their faction name has ''terror'' in it. |
| 731 | * NoSell: Shooting the named Terrorcons generally has no effect due to their enhanced durability. |
| 732 | * ObviouslyEvil: ''Even more so'' than the Decepticons thanks to their menacing and outright demonic appearances they have as servants of Unicron. |
| 733 | * PsychoForHire: They were already pretty bad as Unicron's servants, but they're also a bunch of sadistic psychopaths who relish in the damage and suffering they do in his name. |
| 734 | * SpikesOfVillainy: They all sport various spiky and sharp bits on their bodies, which in turn make their vehicle modes look much more menacing and monstrous. |
| 735 | * VillainRespect: Seem to have some respect towards the Maximals. Of course, this is only because they find them to be a challenge. |
| 736 | [[/folder]] |
| 737 | |
| 738 | [[folder:Scourge]] |
| 739 | !Scourge |
| 740 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scourge_render.jpg]] |
| 741 | [[caption-width-right:350:''In the end, everything you care for will be consumed.'']] |
| 742 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeterDinklage (English), Creator/JeremieCovillault (European French) |
| 743 | |
| 744 | ->''"I enjoy that look of confusion when an inferior being meets a higher power."'' |
| 745 | |
| 746 | Leader of the Terrorcons. Scourge is the most fearsome hunter in the universe and commands his Terrorcons to pillage and leave chaos in their wake, to continue their mission to conquer thousands of worlds under Unicron's command |
| 747 | ---- |
| 748 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Scourge is too much for Optimus Prime to fight one on one. [[spoiler: In the climax, Optimus Prime needs backup from Noah using PoweredArmor to hold his own against Scourge. When it's just Prime and Scourge, Optimus only wins by taking advantage of the environment.]] |
| 749 | * AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Optimus Prime cuts off both of his arms before decapitating him.]] |
| 750 | * ArmCannon: He can turn his left arm into a cannon or shoot an energy ball from it, which is how he finishes off Apelinq. |
| 751 | * BadBoss: His insignia trophies include other Terrorcon sigils, suggesting that he's willing to kill his own minions. At one point, [[spoiler:Bumblebee uses Nightbird as a robot shield to defend himself from Scourge's blasts. Despite this, Scourge doesn't seem to care much for his subordinate's life as he keeps firing at both of them.]] |
| 752 | * BattleTrophy: He has a hobby of stealing the faction insignias of every Transformer he kills and welding them to his own body. The insignias he's collected so far include Autobots, Maximals, Autobot Wreckers and the Elite Guard, Mercenaries, [[EvilVsEvil Decepticons, Predacons, and even other Terrorcons]]. He takes Apelinq's Maximal insignia after fatally wounding him and takes [[spoiler:Bumblebee's Autobot insignia after killing him. Optimus would reclaim the revived Bumblebee's insignia and returns it to him after killing Scourge.]] |
| 753 | * TheBeastmaster: Deploys Freezer drones and gives them orders when the situation calls for it, namely dealing with humans. |
| 754 | * BigBad: While Unicron's the bigger threat, he's only peripherally involved in the plot. Thus, Scourge is the one directing the Terrorcons and stopping him is the heroes' goal. |
| 755 | * BigBadassRig: Takes the form of a black Peterbilt 359 semi truck with a Film/MadMax-inspired aesthetic. |
| 756 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: He has a massive retractable blade on his right arm, which is what he uses to impale Apelinq. |
| 757 | * BloodKnight: Downplayed compared to Battletrap, but Scourge clearly enjoys violence and brutality, and after easily defeating the Autobots in their first encounter, he bemoans the lack of a genuine challenge from any of his opponents. |
| 758 | * BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Rather than kill Elena and Optimus Primal himself, he relies on the brainwashed and resisting Airazor to do it; not only does she not kill either hero, she holds back enough for Primal to MercyKill her.]] |
| 759 | * CardCarryingVillain: Makes no effort to hide how monstrous he is and enjoys every second of his duties to Unicron. |
| 760 | * ChainedByFashion: He sports chains on his body as a symbol of his servitude to Unicron. |
| 761 | * CompositeCharacter: This Scourge combines the characterization of his G1 counterpart as a ruthless hunter serving Unicron with the black BigBadassRig alt-mode of his ''Robots in Disguise'' namesake. Also like the original Scourge, he commands mass-produced identical minions called Sweeps that help with his dirty work. His head takes cues from both (having the forehead crest closer to the latter with his helmet somewhat resembling the handle bar mustache of the G1 version). He also takes some cues from G1 Galvatron's depiction in the original movie, as Unicron's main minion, though he's far more willing than Galvatron was. His mask being based on his faction symbol, along with his cool and collected way of commanding his forces also harkens to [[ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye Tarn]] of the Decepticon Justice Division; same with him stealing pieces of his victims. |
| 762 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: He's this to Shatter, being a male Terrorcon who commands more forces at his disposal than Shatter, a female Decepticon who only has one soldier under her. Shatter was more of a BenevolentBoss to Dropkick while Scourge [[spoiler: doesn't hesitate to shoot his own troops to get to the enemy]]. And while Shatter answered to the powerful but still very mortal-by-Cybertronian-standards Megatron and wasn't seen suffering any punishment, Scourge answers to the dark god Unicron and could suffer harsh punishment when he doesn't do something right. Additionally, while Shatter didn't really like humans, she could at least put on the charm to talk and interact with humans in the military to to gain their trust. Scourge, on the other hand, threatens and attack humans without hesitation and didn't bother putting on any kind of charm offensive. And most importantly, whereas Shatter at least showed a few positive qualities despite being the villain, Scourge showed no redeeming qualities whatsoever and remained a despicable HateSink character from beginning to end. |
| 763 | * CorruptedCharacterCopy: Scourge bears some similarities to the ComicBook/SilverSurfer from Creator/MarvelComics. They are residents of a planet that their master targeted for consumption. But whereas Norrin Radd became the herald of Galactus in exchange for his planet's salvation, Scourge sold out his planet to Unicron in exchange for becoming his herald for the sake of power. Silver Surfer underwent a HeelFaceTurn after being defeated and treated with kindness, leading him to stop Galactus from consuming Earth, whereas Scourge here remains irredeemably evil and loyal to Unicron to the bitter end, [[spoiler:even going so far as to stop the heroes from averting Unicron's arrival even when it's guaranteed he's going to die]]. |
| 764 | * TheCorrupter: Scourge can shoot probes at his enemies that will corrupt them into fellow servants of Unicron; [[spoiler:he uses one such weapon against Airazor, forcing Primal to kill her before she can kill Elena]]. |
| 765 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Dies via being shoved into lava before Optimus severs both his arms and rips out his head (with spine attached). Bastard had it coming though.]] |
| 766 | * CurbStompBattle: |
| 767 | ** Swiftly kills Apelinq in the prologue, the Maximal barely touching Scourge before the Terrorcon blasts a hole in him. |
| 768 | ** His first fight against Optimus Prime has Scourge effortlessly thrash him, Optimus only survives because of Bumblebee's aid, and Bumblebee is the receiving end of another short beatdown for his efforts. |
| 769 | * DarkIsEvil: Exceedingly so, especially with his demonic-looking face, pitch-black coloration, and utterly savage appearance in both modes. |
| 770 | * DealWithTheDevil: He made a deal with Unicron, becoming his herald in exchange for power and possibly surviving his home planet's destruction. It's flat out said that Unicron owns his soul. Scourge seems pretty happy with the deal, considering the violence he carries out in Unicron's name to be a benefit of his service. |
| 771 | * DefiantToTheEnd: A villainous example. [[spoiler: Knowing that he is losing to the combined forces of the heroes and that he is about to die at Optimus Prime's hands, he yells that his master will be victorious no matter what befalls his most loyal minion. He uses his last moments of his life to perform an attempted murder on both Noah and Elena, destroying the tower's key console in the process, and tries to kill Prime one final time before the Autobot leader overpowers him.]] |
| 772 | * {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Even while Prime is shoving him face-first into a lava flow, Scourge absolutely refuses to allow Unicron's arrival to be prevented, blasting the control console despite being in obvious agony to prevent Elena from stopping the portal.]] |
| 773 | * TheDragon: Unicron's most powerful minion, who acts as the vanguard of the Terrorcon invasions to prepare planets for consumption. However, since Unicron is distant from the immediate plot, Scourge functions as the film's BigBad. |
| 774 | * EgomaniacHunter: He has insignia "trophies" hanging from his truck mode's grille. After killing Apelinq and [[spoiler:Bumblebee]], he welds their respective faction badges to his shoulder. [[spoiler:Optimus claims Bumblebee's Autobot insignia back after killing him.]] |
| 775 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Scourge appears before Apelinq, he [[FauxAffablyEvil greets him and compliments his planet while casually stating it would be savory to Unicron]]. When Apelinq refuses to surrender the Transwarp Key in exchange for his planet’s salvation, Scourge easily overpowers and fatally wounds him, [[BattleTrophy then tears off his Maximal insignia and welds it onto his body]], with a FreezeFrameBonus showing that he’s already collected enough insignias from different factions to ''[[OffstageVillainy rack up quite a body count]]''. He then promises Unicron he will find the key and use it to summon him to his location. This all establishes Scourge to be a powerful, ruthless, and sadistic loyalist to Unicron. |
| 776 | * EvilMakesYouMonstrous: Whatever enhancements Unicron provided to him after Scourge pledged himself to him clearly left their mark, as he looks downright demonic compared to even the Decepticons or his fellow Terrorcons. |
| 777 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Scourge has a pretty deep and intimidating voice with a slight rasp, fitting for his role as Unicron's Dragon. |
| 778 | * EvilVsEvil: [[OffscreenVillainy While it's not seen in the film]], among Scourge's trophies are insignia from Decepticons, Predacons, and even his own Terrorcons, showing that he doesn't discriminate when it comes to potential victims. |
| 779 | * FacialHorror: During the climax, the Terrorcon insignia on Scourge's face is revealed to be a [[MaskingTheDeformity mask covering up a ghoulish and visibly damaged skull-like visage]]. |
| 780 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He tends to speak casually to his enemies even when he’s mocking or trying to kill them. |
| 781 | * HateSink: '''And how.''' He is a truly reprehensible piece of work who is the not only the leader of the Terrorcons, but also the most loyal and number one minion of the ''Transformers'' franchise-wide equivalent of {{Satan}}, he relishes in seeing his victims be put in massive agony, stealing their insignias to keep as his trophies, has no problem whatsoever in trying to dispatch humans, insults other heroic individuals for their rank, and is willing to exterminate all life on planets by having his master Unicron eat them up. Whereas previous villains in the film series at least had some likability to them (e.g. Shatter from ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}''), or at least had motivations for being evil (e.g Sentinel Prime from ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' turned to the Decepticons so that he can restore Cybertron back to its glory days), Scourge commits some of the most heinous acts ever in the film series with no excuse whatsoever other than to prove his status symbol as a leader of a villainous faction and to display his servitude and UndyingLoyalty to Unicron, completely lacking any amount of moral conscious as a result. |
| 782 | * TheHeavy: He is ultimately just a servant to Unicron. But since the latter is a GreaterScopeVillain, Scourge is the more immediate threat. |
| 783 | * HeroKiller: Scourge is Unicron's much-feared top enforcer, and during the film, he [[spoiler:kills Apelinq and (temporarily) Bumblebee, corrupts Airazor (which leads to her death), and nearly kills Mirage, Noah, and Optimus Prime.]] |
| 784 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Choosing to fight Optimus at the base of Unicron's summoning tower in the final battle proves to be his undoing, as Optimus [[CombatPragmatist uses the motors and flowing lava of the tower]] to severely cripple Scourge and leave him open to being executed by the vengeful Prime.]] |
| 785 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Having seen he can overpower Optimus during the museum battle, Scourge spitefully mocks him over how "[[KickThemWhileTheyreDown Primus would be ashamed]]". Though Scourge is shown to be [[PsychologicalProjection a failing servant]] to Unicron who tortures and chews him out for bringing nothing but empty promises. |
| 786 | * ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:Killing Bumblebee]] makes things ''very'' personal with Prime. |
| 787 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Optimus kills him by using the motors and lava of the tower he himself created to summon Unicron to weaken and injure him. Optimus then rips off Bumblebee's Autobot insignia as he kills him, the same thing Scourge himself loves to do.]] |
| 788 | * KnightOfCerebus: His extremely menacing presence makes the tone of the film more sinister by just appearing on screen. |
| 789 | * TheJuggernaut: Scourge was empowered by Unicron to be nearly unstoppable, and true enough he barely takes any damage most of the movie and it ultimately takes [[spoiler:Prime heavily damaging him using the Transwarp Tower's machinery and lava to wear him down enough to kill him. Even then, he doesn't die until Prime tears his head off.]] |
| 790 | * LargeAndInCharge: By far the largest and tallest out of all the Terrorcons and is the guy who commands them. |
| 791 | * LaserGuidedKarma: He gets what he has got coming after what he has done throughout the entire film. [[spoiler: Specifically, by screwing over Optimus Prime at his lowest point a few times too many. After [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping him]] in his first encounter which leads to Bumblebee perishing at his hands, stealing his insignia as his trophy, corrupting the Maximal Airazor which leads to Primal [[MercyKill putting her down to end her suffering a la Old Yeller (but with robots)]], critically wounding Mirage and putting him into a temporary coma, performing an attempted murder on both Noah and Elena, and is willing to let his master Unicron destroy Earth, practically endangering '''ALL''' life on it, he is ultimately brutalized and slayed by Optimus Prime, who rips his head off, takes back Bee's insignia, and makes his plans end in failure by destroying the key to prevent Unicron from claiming Earth as his.]] |
| 792 | * LastOfHisKind: Unicron implies he's the sole survivor of his home planet after making a DealWithTheDevil with the PlanetEater. |
| 793 | * LeanAndMean: He's tall, lanky, and completely evil. |
| 794 | * MeaningfulName: Scourge, by definition, is a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering, and considering all of his horrendous acts that he has committed throughout the film, his name definitely fits the bill. |
| 795 | * NoNonsenseNemesis: While he's definitely bloodthirsty, Scourge seems to prefer the quick and easy way to get the job done, quickly killing [[spoiler:Apelinq and Bumblebee]] and trying to do the same to Optimus Prime. |
| 796 | * ObviouslyEvil: A BigBad working with the Transformers-wide version of Satan himself? A leader of a villainous faction of Cybertronians? A SerialKiller who loves to see his victims in great pain, also enjoys hurting others, taking their insignias as his trophies, is willing to wipe out all life on other planets just to prove his status symbol as a Terrorcon leader and to please his master, not to mention that he has a very scary look with a [[NightmareFace demonic face]] to boot, complete with pitch-black coloration, utterly savage design in both his robot and vehicular alt-modes, and a voice that is intimidating with a deep, gravelly timbre? Yep, he's [[Music/MichaelJackson really, really bad]]. |
| 797 | * OffstageVillainy: Scourge's trophies include insignia from not just Maximals and Autobots, but Wreckers, Mercenaries, [[EvilVsEvil Decepticons, Predacons, and even other Terrorcons]], among others; he's clearly done a ''lot'' more harm than he's seen doing in the film. |
| 798 | * OffWithHisHead: How Optimus [[spoiler: ultimately kills him, ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill after]]'' [[AnArmAndALeg severing his arms]].]] |
| 799 | * OmnicidalManiac: While Unicron eats planets because he's hungry, Scourge takes a twisted pleasure in enabling his dark master's feasts, bragging to Apelinq that the abundance of life on the Maximal's homeworld makes it "savory" for Unicron. |
| 800 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: He's the leader of the Terrorcons, and [[spoiler: manhandles Optimus Prime in their first fight at New York]]. |
| 801 | * RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:Scourge is shot and slashed multiple times, has his head ground in the gears of the transwarp tower he summoned, stabbed through the chest, is partially melted by molten lava, has both his arms sliced off, is stabbed through the head, and is finally decapitated, taking his spine along with his cranium. Worth noting is he's clearly ''still alive'' up until Prime rips his head off.]] |
| 802 | * RedRightHand: ''Left'' hand in this case, which stands out for being a four-pronged claw in comparison to his more traditionally dexterous right. It also doubles as a devastating energy canon that he frequently uses to execute downed opponents, as seen with Apelinq [[spoiler:and Bumblebee]]. |
| 803 | * {{Sadist}}: Scourge clearly enjoys inflicting pain and suffering in service to Unicron, even keeping morbid trophies from his victims and telling Optimus Prime that he enjoys seeing the look on their faces when they encounter "[[SmugSuper a higher power]]". He also enjoys the idea of Unicron destroying worlds, mocking his dark master's would-be victims about their impending doom. |
| 804 | * SkullForAHead: Mirage kicks him in the face during the final battle, revealing that what was supposed to be his face plate was actually just a mask. As it turns out, the mask was hiding an absolutely ''ghoulish'' face that resembles a skull. |
| 805 | * SmugSuper: Thanks to working for Unicron, he's stronger than the average Cybertronian, even capable of fighting Optimus hand to hand, and he knows it. |
| 806 | * SuperToughness: As stated with TheJuggernaut, as mentioned above, Scourge has gained strength that allows him to overpower all of his opponents, even to the point that getting stabbed and shot several times are minor inconveniences to him. It takes [[spoiler: Optimus Prime utilizing the surrounding environment to good use to severely weaken him and, eventually at last, put him down forever]]. |
| 807 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Lockdown from ''Age of Extinction''. While the two have their differences (one's a pragmatic loner with only a bunch of soldiers, while the other is a sadist with endless resources at his disposal), both are darkly-colored antagonists unconnected to the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, working for a higher power, able to match Optimus Prime in a fight, and collect trophies from their victims. |
| 808 | * UndyingLoyalty: Scourge’s loyalty to Unicron is so strong, [[spoiler:that even when Optimus Prime shoved his face into a lava flow and it’s guaranteed he’s going to die, he resists him long enough to destroy the console to prevent Elena from averting Unicron’s arrival]]. |
| 809 | * VilerNewVillain: The Decepticons seemed to have at least some sense of camaraderie, vicious as they were. Scourge is a psychopath serving an evil god who ''relishes'' wiping out entire civilizations, hunting down the survivors and making them suffer before killing them. |
| 810 | * VillainousBreakdown: Subtle, but after spending the entire film a smug BloodKnight, he's clearly become frustrated by the finale. He becomes visibly ''furious'' after Mirage knocks his mask off. |
| 811 | [[/folder]] |
| 812 | |
| 813 | [[folder:Battletrap]] |
| 814 | !Battletrap |
| 815 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/battletraprotb_conceptart.jpg]] |
| 816 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Someone give me a'' real ''fight!"'']] |
| 817 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidSobolov |
| 818 | |
| 819 | Enforcer and scout of the Terrorcons. Battletrap takes great pride in being part of the most sinister brigade of hunters to ever stalk the universe. He relishes in the fury of battle, eagerly carrying out the orders handed down to him by his leader, Scourge, and dishing out punishments with glee. |
| 820 | ---- |
| 821 | * AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Optimus Prime slices through Battletrap’s left arm just before Optimus Primal tears it off, and Prime cuts off his left leg just before Primal bludgeons him to death.]] |
| 822 | * ArmCannon: Can form a gatling gun on his right arm. |
| 823 | * AxCrazy: Is stated to be a bloodthirsty maniac who absolutely ''loves'' his job among the Terrorcons. |
| 824 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He yells out for someone to give him a “real fight”. [[spoiler:Cue Optimus Primal grabbing his mace and lampshading this trope as he and Optimus Prime kill Battletrap effortlessly.]] |
| 825 | * BloodKnight: By far the biggest example out of the three, most notably challenging the heroes to give him a "real fight" during the final battle. |
| 826 | * BludgeonedToDeath: [[spoiler: He gets his head bashed in several times by Optimus Primal, who does this with Battletrap’s own mace.]] |
| 827 | * TheBrute: His role in the Terrorcons. He has some [[EpicFlail nasty tricks]], but is primarily a physical fighter. |
| 828 | * BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: Fitting his role as the Terrorcon heavy hitter, his main weapon is a ball and chain mace that he can latch onto other objects for greater destructive force and his ranged weapon is [[ArmCannon a gatling gun mounted in his right arm]]. |
| 829 | * CoDragons: With Nightbird for Scourge, as the trio's muscle. |
| 830 | * EpicFlail: Wields a ball and chain mace as part of his arsenal. The mace is capable of latching onto objects that Battletrap can throw at enemies. |
| 831 | * GatlingGood: Has a gatling gun as part of his arsenal. |
| 832 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He is killed by Optimus Primal bashing his head in using Battletrap's own spiked mace.]] |
| 833 | * TemptingFate: Demands a real fight during the climactic battle. [[spoiler:Cue Battletrap immediately getting ripped apart in a 2-on-1 CurbstompBattle from both Optimuses.]] |
| 834 | * WeaponizedCar: His air intake doubles as a missile rack. |
| 835 | [[/folder]] |
| 836 | |
| 837 | [[folder:Nightbird]] |
| 838 | !Nightbird |
| 839 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nightbird_render.jpg]] |
| 840 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"You again! You should have stayed '''dead!'''"'']] |
| 841 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/MjRodriguez Michaela Jaé Rodriguez]] |
| 842 | |
| 843 | One of the Terrorcons' soldiers and their sole female member. Nightbird is a deadly assassin not to be trifled with. A ninja-like ‘bot with frightening expertise in deactivating those who stand in her way, Nightbird may be more measured and less savage than her Terrorcon cohorts, but that doesn’t diminish her power or lethality in the slightest |
| 844 | ---- |
| 845 | * AdaptationalPersonalityChange: G1!Nightbird was TheVoiceless and acted pragmatically, getting things done quick - ''Rise of the Beasts'' Nightbird not only talks, but also enjoys toying with her opponents. |
| 846 | * AdaptationSpeciesChange: Man-made robot in G1, full-blown Cybertronian in ''Rise of the Beasts''. |
| 847 | * AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Contrary to the original, whose expertise lay in stealth and infiltration, this Nightbird is more the TokenFlyer. |
| 848 | * AnimalMotifs: Birds obviously. She is the only flyer on her team and her mouthplate sort of resembles a beak. She also has some kibble near her legs that look a little like tail feathers. She even has two-toed feet like some species of bird. |
| 849 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: A trained swordfighter, and most of her dialogue involves some kind of taunt or gloat at the expense of her opponents. |
| 850 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: She has a pair of retractable blades on her wrists, although she doesn't get to use them. |
| 851 | * BloodKnight: Much like Scourge, she enjoys the thrill of fighting and is disappointed by the lack of resistance from the Autobots during their first encounter; she's subsequently thrilled by Airazor's arrival, voicing her desire for a real fight. |
| 852 | * CoDragons: With Battletrap for Scourge, being their aerial fighter and reconnaissance. |
| 853 | * CoolCar: Her altmode is a Nissan Skyline [=GT-R=] [=R33=] with a grey-faded brown two-tone paint scheme, pink custom wheels, a rear wing, and louvres. |
| 854 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Used as a HumanShield (or rather robot shield) by a free-falling Bumblebee, and then cut apart by her own [[KibblesAndBits bot mode kibble]].]] |
| 855 | * DarkActionGirl: She's the only female among the Terrorcons and is just as lethal as the rest of them. |
| 856 | * DeathFromAbove: Her primary tactic, using her JetPack to swoop in and take enemies by surprise. |
| 857 | * DualWielding: Carries a pair of katanas that she uses to deadly effect in combat. |
| 858 | * JetPack: Is the only Terrorcon capable of {{Flight}} thanks to having one, despite possessing no known aerial altmode. |
| 859 | * MeaningfulName: To a further extent than her past versions, Night''bird'' lives up to her name in being the TokenFlyer as well as her bird-like features. |
| 860 | * StockNinjaWeaponry: She wields a pair of katanas. |
| 861 | * TokenFlyer: The only Terrorcon to possess the ability of flight, albeit only in robot mode. |
| 862 | [[/folder]] |
| 863 | |
| 864 | [[folder:Sweeps]] |
| 865 | !The Sweeps |
| 866 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rotb_freezer_render.jpg]] |
| 867 | |
| 868 | Insectoid trackers under Scourge's direct command. |
| 869 | ---- |
| 870 | * AllThereInTheManual: Never named directly in the movie, instead by their toys and merchandise. |
| 871 | * ChameleonCamouflage: Their spindly bodies and dark, earthy colors make them adept at blending into cavern walls, and even fossil displays. |
| 872 | * EquippableAlly: Appears to be capable of transforming into guns for their fellow Terrorcons to use. |
| 873 | * {{Expy}}: Seemingly of [[Film/Transformers2007 Frenzy]], even possessing a very similar design and manic, feral behavior. |
| 874 | * FragileSpeedster: They're much smaller, faster, and more maneuverable than their Terrorcon masters, but they're fragile enough that they can be destroyed in battle with humans. |
| 875 | * HordeOfAlienLocusts: Evocative of one when they're deployed in force; the arrival of the planet-devouring Unicron is heralded by a swarm of insectoid monsters who overwhelm any defenders by sheer numbers. |
| 876 | * InsectoidAliens: They have six limbs and insect-like mouths, which makes them very creepy looking. |
| 877 | * RunningOnAllFours: More like running on all ''sixes''. The Freezers running on all their legs reflects them as animalistic and savage. |
| 878 | * ThemeNaming: The two Sweeps personally deployed by Scourge are named Freezer and Novakane, both things that create numbness through exposure. |
| 879 | [[/folder]] |
| 880 | |
| 881 | !The Brothers of Light and Chaos |
| 882 | |
| 883 | [[folder:Unicron]] |
| 884 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rotbcap_unicronringedplanet_7.jpg]] |
| 885 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"You fought bravely, but this world is already mine."'']] |
| 886 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ColmanDomingo |
| 887 | ->''"Once I have the key, I alone shall reign Supreme!"'' |
| 888 | The ruthless and malevolent god of chaos who wishes to kill his twin brother, Primus and destroy everything that exists to obtain peace in his own way. |
| 889 | ---- |
| 890 | * AdaptationalWimp: Slightly. Most versions of Unicron are a PerpetualMotionMonster who eats planets simply because [[EvilIsPetty he finds the existence of the rest of the universe to be insulting]]. This Unicron actually ''needs'' to eat planets as fuel, with him wanting the Transwarp Key because he can't leave the Maximal home galaxy under his own power. |
| 891 | * AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:At the last minute, he actually ''pleads'' with Optimus not to destroy the key, but there's nothing he can offer that Optimus wants.]] |
| 892 | * BigBad: He is the ultimate main antagonist of the film series as he seeks to destroy everything that exists to obtain "peace" in his own twisted way and to become the most omnipotent force in the Multiverse by using the energy from the ecosystems he's ingested throughout the millennia. |
| 893 | * BadBoss: He spared Scourge when he ate his world in exchange for Scourge serving him, but if he fails, Unicron is quite willing to torture or just kill him. |
| 894 | * DealWithTheDevil: Scourge made a devil's bargain with Unicron, allowing his own life to be spared while Unicron devoured his world in exchange for being his herald. It's even flat-out stated Unicron owns his soul. [[spoiler:At the climax, Unicron offers Optimus Prime whatever he wants, so long as the Autobot leader doesn't destroy the Transwarp Key. Unfortunately for Unicron, the only thing he has that Prime wants is his ''life''.]] |
| 895 | -->'''Unicron:''' I can give you everything you want.\ |
| 896 | [[spoiler:'''Optimus Prime''':]] [[spoiler:[[ShutUpHannibal Then]] ''[[ShutUpHannibal die]]''!]] |
| 897 | * TheDreaded: All those who know of Unicron, [[BadBoss even his own servants]], are utterly terrified of him, and for good reason, given his terrifying power, monstrous size, and [[PlanetEater dietary habits]]. He's mentioned by Optimus Primal to be known by multiple civilizations to be a vile, wicked god. |
| 898 | * EvilSoundsDeep: His voice is even deeper and more intimidating than that of Scourge, fitting for a planet-devouring mechanical god. |
| 899 | * GeniusLoci: He's a sentient, mobile planetoid. Part of his face, seen within the inside of the planet, is so big Scourge looks like an insect when compared to him. |
| 900 | * GodOfEvil: Maximal legends speak of Unicron as a dark god. |
| 901 | * GreaterScopeVillain: He's the ManBehindTheMan to Scourge and the Terrorcons, but, being [[SealedEvilInACan trapped in the Maximals' home galaxy]], he can't take any direct action in the plot. Funnily enough, he's more of a direct threat to ''[[TheDragon Scourge]]'' than he is to any of the heroes, as Unicron can telekinetically torture his servant should the Terrorcon disappoint him. The director has said that Unicron is intended as the overarching villain for the series going forward. |
| 902 | * HorrorHunger: He eats planets because he's just ''that'' hungry. Of course, this does not make him sympathetic in any way given that Unicron's still an evil bastard who relishes in destruction. |
| 903 | * KnightOfCerebus: Being an evil, monstrous entity that is capable of devouring entire planets makes the tone of the film become darker. |
| 904 | * MechanicalAbomination: Unicron is a dark, vile god of a Transformer, requiring entire ''worlds'' to satiate his hunger and capable of imbuing his minions with power beyond what is normal for their kind and of torturing Scourge from another ''galaxy''. |
| 905 | * NoMereWindmill: Optimus Primal didn't believe Unicron existed until he showed up to eat their planet. |
| 906 | * OmnicidalManiac: While he eats planets for nourishment, Unicron is far from concerned about the inhabitants, having no qualms about exterminating billions of lives to feed himself. |
| 907 | * PhysicalGod: He's a physical, tangible being but so large in power and scale that he's considered a dark god in Transformer legends. |
| 908 | * PlanetEater: Unlike most versions of Unicron, who eat planets because he's just that much of a petty jerk, this Unicron does it because he is relentlessly hungry. |
| 909 | * SatanicArchetype: Unicron is a GodOfEvil, served by the demonic Terrorcons, and with whom [[TheHeavy Scourge]] made a devil's bargain for service in exchange for survival, with said bargain giving Unicron ownership over Scourge's very soul. |
| 910 | * SealedEvilInACan: Dialogue suggests he is trapped in the galaxy the Maximals had settled, for whatever reason. He wants the transwarp key so he can find new planets to eat. |
| 911 | * TheStoic: Unicron's voice never rises above a tone of detachment, whether he's torturing Scourge or [[spoiler:begging for his freedom]]. |
| 912 | * SuperEmpowering: Unicron can grant his followers dark energy that makes them far stronger and more powerful than normal. Being it's Unicron, this [[DealWithTheDevil comes with a great cost.]] |
| 913 | * TheUnfought: [[spoiler:The heroes never directly do battle with Unicron, and he's left unharmed, albeit still trapped, at the end of ''Rise of the Beasts''.]] |
| 914 | * YouHaveFailedMe: When he realises Scourge has only found ''half'' of the Transwarp Key, he punishes his herald by psychically twisting his body. |
| 915 | |
| 916 | [[/folder]] |
| 917 | |
| 918 | !Humans |
| 919 | The people of Earth, unaffiliated with the Cybertronians until Bumblebee arrives in 1987, looking for refuge. |
| 920 | |
| 921 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 922 | * ExplosiveBreeder: Have better numbers and so bigger militaries in comparison to the Cybertronians. Dropkick worries how many of them there are, telling Shatter "They're multiplying! Please let me kill them!" |
| 923 | * HumansAreFlawed: As Charlie sums up, some people can be horrible to anyone who's different, and they can make terrible decisions. Sector 7 seem to have the right intentions of protecting the Earth, but they'll work with clearly evil aliens to take out a perceived mutual threat, while planning to betray the former all the while once it's convenient. Even civilians are shown to often be apathetic to one-another, even ones they love, if not outright cruel for the sake of it. However, as Charlie proves, humans aren't all bad, and as Burns proves, humans can learn to change. |
| 924 | * HumansAreInsects: How the Decepticons, particularly Dropkick, see them when they meet them. To be fair, Cybertronians are a highly intelligent and physically stronger race whose lifespans greatly outnumber that of the humans. To them, humans ''are'' kinda insects in comparison. |
| 925 | * MythologyGag: Due to initially being a prequel, Sector 7 become a nod to prior canon now that the movie is a separate continuity. They even share the same base. However, instead of being the secret agency that knew about alien robots this whole time, they're just the agency that makes first contact. Otherwise, they seem to just be a Special Forces division who's agents dress in military fatigues instead of being TheMenInBlack. |
| 926 | [[/folder]] |
| 927 | |
| 928 | !!Watson family |
| 929 | |
| 930 | [[folder:Charlie]] |
| 931 | !Charlie Watson |
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| 936 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/charliewatson.png]] |
| 937 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"You sound like a little Bumblebee."'']] |
| 938 | |
| 939 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/HaileeSteinfeld |
| 940 | |
| 941 | The main human lead, Charlie Watson is an ordinary, though withdrawn, 18-year-old girl from Brighton Falls, CA, who after fixing up a run-down Volkswagen Beetle, discovers the car is actually an amnesic alien robot. Immediately she bonds with the scared Autobot, gifting him the name Bumblebee, and together they help one-another heal from their respective traumas. Charlie has recently lost her father, and with her mother having already moved on she feels alone in her grief until Bumblebee arrives, problems accentuated by her difficulty in finishing the corvette her father was restoring, her money troubles thanks to a low-paying dead-end job, and the antagonism she receives from local bullies. |
| 942 | ---- |
| 943 | * ActionGirl: Is only 18 years old, but is more than willing to help Bumblebee against the Decepticons. She even plays a pivotal part in the final battle [[spoiler:by ripping out the Energon cell that Shatter was using to call for reinforcements.]] Though, her skills seem to be primarily in a supporting role as unlike prior human companions, she never fights a Decepticon head-on and is pretty easily subdued by human combatants. However, she also shows ''no'' fear when facing the Decepticons on to protect Bee, so even if she's not a fighter, she's definitely got the bravery of one. |
| 944 | * AMFMCharacterization: She's introduced with "Bigmouth Strikes Again" playing and is repeatedly shown to be big into ''Music/TheSmiths'', listens to Music/BonJovi's "Runaways" while driving after work, and her posters, t-shirts, and comments indicate she's also a fan of ''Music/ThePretenders'', ''Music/StevieNicks'', and ''Music/{{Motorhead}}''. Pretty quickly establishes that she's an outsider among her peers, is a bit on the angsty side, and in general, is ''really'' into music. She pretty much gives Bumblebee his love of earth music. |
| 945 | * BirdsOfAFeather: Though OppositesAttract is very much in play, Charlie and Memo ''are'' both geeks who work in BurgerFool jobs at the local boardwalk amusement park. Though their actual interests are ''very'' different (Charlie's into rock, punk, and cars, while Memo's into superheroes, comic books, and sci-fi movies), one look at their bedrooms show that they both decorate the walls with posters and have shelves littered with figurines. They both go around their respective fandoms in pretty much the same way. |
| 946 | * ButtMonkey: Charlie is the textbook definition of unlucky. Even besides the stuff that happened ''before'' the film, during it she gets tossed around during the robot fights, nearly blown up and shot several times, tased when she tries to help Bee, and otherwise suffers a lot of punishment. Outside of the action she's not safer, since she also often ends up getting embarrassed by Bumblebee's antics, and there's some light humour at her extent. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen The deleted scenes]] on the home release show that initially she was going to be an even bigger case, as there would be far more humiliations (her friends alienating her and Bumblebee breaking down in the middle of the road just as Tina drives by), and she would have suffered some AmusingInjuries and as a result. |
| 947 | * CallingParentsByTheirName: She does this with Ron, as a means of reminding him that she doesn't see him as her father. As time goes on it becomes less disrespectful as she warms up to him. |
| 948 | * CallingTheOldWomanOut: After her mom continues to reprimand her for continuing to be "mopey" over her father's death, Charlie snaps and calls her out for the sheer insensitivity, saying that just because Sally moved on from his death doesn't mean she has. |
| 949 | -->'''Sally:''' I have had it! Your attitude! You're always sulking around. You brought home that piece of crap without even asking me! Everyone in this family is trying to be happy, and all you want to do is make things harder!\ |
| 950 | '''Charlie:''' You know, Mom, just because you've moved on and you're happy with your new life doesn't mean I have! You found a replacement for my dad and I haven't, okay, and I never will! So I'm sorry if that ''makes things harder'', but in ten months from now, you won't even have to deal with me! |
| 951 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She greatly contrasts Sam Witwicky, whom she's something of a replacement for. Unlike Sam, she's a girl for starters, and has more focus on layering her character; she's more than just an ActionSurvivor, able to use her mechanic skills to be something of TheMedic for Bumblebee and dismantling the Decepticon's beacon, whereas Sam's main role was his family legacy meant he was the target of Decepticons. She ultimately just stumbles upon the Autobots instead of being sought out by them like [[TheChosenOne Sam]], and whereas Sam was immediately terrified of the Transformers and took some time to get used to them (and was easily exasperated by the way they impacted his life), Charlie almost immediately approaches Bumblebee with awe and concern, and never shows fear towards Shatter and Dropkick, even being willing to stand in the way of them and Bumblebee. Ultimately, Sam treated Bumblebee more like a pet dog, while Charlie treats him more like a sibling. |
| 952 | * CoolBigSis: |
| 953 | ** She acts like this to Bumblebee throughout the film; he's got a child-like mental state thanks to his amnesia, so the late-teens Charlie seems older by comparison during their early interactions. She dotes on him very much like a big sister would, cheering him on when he's doing something, teaching him pranks or things to do, and in general guiding him through life on earth. |
| 954 | ** She's also this to her ''actual'' little brother Otis... to some extent. He's an AnnoyingYoungerSibling and the two argue a lot, ''but'' despite her protests she does take him to karate practice, and is able to recruit him into helping Bee by convincing him its a top secret mission and going along with his SmallNameBigEgo rambling. When she's in a good mood, she even makes him breakfast. |
| 955 | * DaddysGirl: She and her father were very close. Conversely, it seems from her interactions with her mother and the way her mother reacts to her that the two weren't so close, even when her dad was alive. His death (and her mother's subsequent remarriage, which is implied to have happened somewhat quickly) seems to have strained that relationship even further by the time of the movie. |
| 956 | * DeadpanSnarker: She ''is'' a teenage girl in the 80s. Half her interactions with her family is SnarkToSnarkCombat (save for Ron, who seems to be too nice to be sarcastic back to her). |
| 957 | * {{Deuteragonist}}: Behind Bumblebee, she's the lead character; the film starts with his journey to Earth and follows his recovery from his injuries and eventually finding out who he is, but Charlie is given equal focus as she discovers Bee and helps him recover, while also going through her own arc on coming to terms with her father's death and finding herself again. [[spoiler:In the climax, they're both equally important in stopping the Decepticons, as Bumblebee fights them head on while Charlie disables their beacon]]. |
| 958 | * TheDogBitesBack: She gets her payback to Tina with the help of Bumblebee, who smashes her car flat for her bullying. |
| 959 | * DoItYourselfThemeTune: The end credits theme, "Back to Life", is sung by her. |
| 960 | * EmoTeen: Gives off this vibe and is thought of this way in-universe -- sullen, grouchy, seems to have an affinity for alternative rock music and punk-inspired fashion. But she's actually not nearly as much of this as she comes off -- she's just had a rough last year or two. She's also aware this is how she comes off, and actually ''hates'' it, but is too depressed to really change. |
| 961 | * {{Expy}}: |
| 962 | ** Like Sam, she's one to Spike Witwicky from the G1 cartoon, albeit gender-flipped. More-so than Sam, as Charlie was a [[WrenchWench gifted mechanic]], skills she learnt from her father, much like how Spike learnt from his. |
| 963 | ** To a certain extent, she's basically Syd Forrester with traits inspired by Sam Collins, both from ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad''. |
| 964 | * ExtremeDoormat: Around [[TheBully Tina]]. While Charlie will snark back at anyone else who treats her like crap, Tina causes Charlie to become timid enough to just sit there and take it, giving the viewer the impression that Tina has been tormenting Charlie long enough that she's lost the will to stand up for herself (which is TruthInTelevision for those who've been picked on like that). Noticeably, when Tina stops her when she's about to leave in Bumblebee and tells her to wind the window down so she can hear her, Charlie actually ''complies'', winding the window down so that Tina can insult her, when she could have just driven off. She doesn't even ''want'' to get payback when Memo suggests it, as she'd rather just get away and cry to herself, until he and Bumblebee encourage her to go along with getting her back. |
| 965 | * FanGirl: Is a big fan of rock music, ''especially'' bands like ''Music/TheSmiths''. She's pretty much never seen without a shirt baring a band's name on it, and its through her that Bumblebee gets his love of human music. She's also a big car fan, and has a lot of model cars decorating her room, particularly corvettes. |
| 966 | * GenkiGirl: Downplayed as she starts the film still reeling from her father's death, which has left her seriously depressed. However once Bumblebee comes into her life, she quickly develops back into one, and is regularly beaming with positive energy any time she's about to go hang out with him. |
| 967 | * GentleGiant: Not to the degree of Bumblebee, but she's a HugeSchoolgirl who towers over most of her peers and her own mother. Nevertheless, she is a genuine sweetheart. |
| 968 | * GoofyPrintUnderwear: She wears boxer shorts, which usually have some kind of striped or colored pattern, and because she wears short-shorts the legs of the boxers peek out under. One pair she's seen sleeping in are even goofier than the rest, since they're patterned with Tigers and Chinese letter prints. |
| 969 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Not that Charlie is really that tiny (Hailee Steinfeld is 5'8), but Bumblebee ''is'' about 12 feet tall. |
| 970 | * HugeSchoolgirl: As stated above, Charlie is quite tall for a teenage girl, being 5'8. She even towers over her mother by ''8 inches''. |
| 971 | * TheLadette: Minus the more 'adult' aspects of this trope. Charlie collects model cars and is big into car repair, and dresses in a very tomboyish manner; jeans, band-shirts, boxer shorts. |
| 972 | * LimitedWardrobe: Of the 'same outfit scheme' variety. For most of the movie, she wears a [[SleevesAreForWimps band shirt with no sleeves]], denim cut-offs, and some [[GoofyPrintUnderwear patterned boxer shorts]] underneath, and boots, with only some variant (such as wearing denim overalls, which still have the legs cut short, or pairing the band shirt with an open overshirt). She has an ''alternate'' look of wearing a band shirt, slim-fit ripped jeans, and sneakers, which she also sports a few times as well. Generally, anything she wears follows that aesthetic. |
| 973 | * MadeOfIron: She really gets put through the wringer in the movie, being flung around by explosions several times, but manages to make it through no worse for wear, save for some nasty bruises and cuts on her face. Even Memo ends up with his arm in a sling by the end. |
| 974 | ** A stray missile hits her while inside a garbage can. She simply shrugs it off and gets back up. |
| 975 | * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: ''Definitely'' the case with Memo and Charlie. Charlie's a WrenchWench [[TheLadette tomboy]] who wears boys clothes and is heavily into masculine tastes. By contrast, Memo is [[RealMenWearPink Memo]]. |
| 976 | * TheMedic: Of robots, apparently. Her skills as a WrenchWench actually make her quite useful as a medic of sorts for Bumblebee; she helps him fix some internal damaged components, provides him with a replacement radio, and later manages to resuscitate him when he's nearly killed. |
| 977 | * NiceGirl: Despite her affinity for punk attire, she really is a sweetheart. |
| 978 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: When she tries to start Bumblebee she accidentally sets off the signal that attracts Shatter and Dropkick. |
| 979 | * ObliviousToLove: Memo is ''really'' hung up on her, but she literally doesn't know his name at the start of the movie. She realizes quickly though that he's attracted to her when they become friends, but she's not ''quite'' ready for anything. |
| 980 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Charlie, as a firm tomboy, is almost always called this rather than her full name Charlene. |
| 981 | * OppositesAttract: Besides both being unpopular and nice, Charlie and Memo have seemingly little in common. They're a MasculineGirlFeminineBoy duo with very different fashion tastes, and while Charlie is a GenkiGirl underneath her introverted exterior, Memo is a nerd who puts on a confident shield to hide his nervous social awkwardness. Charlie also handles being bullied by shutting up and taking it, then crying to herself, while Memo stands up for himself/others and responds with revenge pranks. Despite the differences Memo is infatuated with Charlie from the beginning, while Charlie, upon meeting him, quickly demonstrates the attraction is mutual (though slower moving on her side). |
| 982 | * ThePigPen: The opening shows her not changing outside of the clothing she wore the previous day and not showering, as shown when she sniffs herself for odors but simply shrugs it off. This is {{justified|trope}} due to her depression after losing her father. She properly cleans herself up after meeting Bumblebee, though. |
| 983 | * {{Protectorate}}: She's this to Bumblebee. Though she's never a Damsel in Distress in need of rescuing, Bumblebee is prone to putting her safety before his own, as well as taking revenge on those who harm her. By contrast, Bee himself is this for Charlie, albeit she doesn't have his combat prowess to protect him; as soon as they bond, her main goal in life is to keep him safe from being found because she's scared he'll be experimented on (given what nearly happens, a justified fear), and the only time she came ''close'' to standing up for herself towards Tina, is after Tina mocks Bumblebee. |
| 984 | * TheQuincyPunk: Downplayed and somewhat deconstructed. Charlie is an 1980s punk (fan of ''Music/TheSmiths'', wears band-tees and ripped jeans regularly, head-bangs to her music in the morning), but she's clearly a NiceGirl who's just a bit of a dorky introvert. However, her punk leanings lead her stand out among her peers, with ''her own mother'' outright accusing her "sulking" of ruining everyone's happiness, and she's a target for bullying around town as a result. It's not outright stated, but it's inferred that the negative stereotypes of punks makes Charlie a social outcast. |
| 985 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Charlie is on both the receiving and giving end of one with her mother after Bumblebee accidentally trashes the house. Her mother tears into her for spending all her time locked away in the garage and her bad attitude always bring everyone else down. Charlie immediately fires back at her that what her mother calls being "mopey" is actually grieving for her dead father, who she has not moved on from as quickly as her mother and cannot simply pretend like everything is okay. Charlie storms out of the house telling her mother that if she has a problem with her attitude, she can deal with it because in 10 months they won't need to see each other anymore. |
| 986 | * SleevesAreForWimps: To emphasize her [[TankTopTomboy tomboyish]] nature, all her t-shirts either have short sleeves or the sleeves have been cut off. She does often wear overshirts with in-tact sleeves though. |
| 987 | * ShipTease: With Memo. Though he's explicitly got a crush on her, Charlie does show attraction to him; she flirts with him when showing off Bee's reflexes and is seen EatingtheEyeCandy when she gets him to take his shirt off. However, Charlie likes to take things slow so she's reluctant to move past a kiss on the cheek, at least for now. |
| 988 | * ShortTank: A tomboy through-and-through, and even wears the typical short-shorts and tank tops (though she doesn't bare her midsection much). Her personality follows the no-nonsense sarcasm required. |
| 989 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: Stops Shatter's message to the other Decepticons, thwarting her plan.]] |
| 990 | * SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: Downplayed as Otis isn't really all that successful (in fact, Charlie's diving trophies should make ''her'' the successful one), but some of his antagonism with Charlie seems to stem from the fact that by comparison, Sally ''treats'' Otis very much like the successful one. We see in deleted scenes that at least socially, this is somewhat the case as Charlie was part of the unpopular crowd (who actually ditch her for being ''too'' uncool for them) while Otis has a large circle of friends. |
| 991 | * TankTopTomboy: As said, she doesn't like to wear sleeves, befitting a girl who seems to have very boyish interests. |
| 992 | * TheTease: When her and Memo go on a 'date', taking Bumblebee for a ride, she seems eager to impress him and is clearly flirting with him, leading her to get him to take his shirt off for her. She takes romance slow though, so by the end she's not even ready to ''hold hands'' yet, but she ''does'' make it clear she's interested. |
| 993 | * TomboyishName: Charlie is a firm tomboy, always calling herself this (a predominantly male name) and only being called her full name Charlene a couple times. |
| 994 | * TragicKeepsake: Many of them; the garage is essentially her shrine to her father. She is seen early in the movie getting rid of diving trophies because she associates them with her relationship with her dad. She keeps all of his old vinyls as well as videotapes -- including one her father took of the last swim meet he attended before his sudden death. Bumblebee popping the tape in at a moment Charlie wasn't expecting to see it triggers an emotional breakdown. The car they were working on counts as this, too. [[spoiler: She finally fixes it at the end.]] WordOfGod also confirms that a lot of the men's clothes Charlie wears, like her flannel shirts and mechanic clothes, were his former clothes. |
| 995 | * TroubledButCute: Charlie didn't handle the death of her father very well, to the point of [[ItsAllJunk throwing out her diving trophies because he was there to encourage her]]. It doesn't help that her mother got over it much more quickly and doesn't sympathize with her, while she has relatively less attachment to her brother and stepfather. Bumblebee helps bring her out of it over time. |
| 996 | * TheUnfavorite: Seems to be the case, due to Otis and Sally being quite close while Charlie is still grieving, and so she feels left out of the family. In general, Sally seems to give Otis nothing but support and praise, but with Charlie she treats her with a lot of criticism and disagreement, something that has ''clearly'' had an affect on her. |
| 997 | * WhenSheSmiles: Due to how she's first introduced as a depressed, angsty teenager, who ended up getting a ''book on how to smile'' as a birthday present, Charlie's smiling when she first gets Bumblebee really does a lot to demonstrate how positive an influence he is on her. After that, she does smile a lot more, but mostly whenever she's around Bumblebee and Memo, or is about to go see the former. |
| 998 | * WrenchWench: She's trying to build her own car, and when Bumblebee shows up, she helps fix him up as best as she can and installs the radio that he eventually uses to speak. |
| 999 | [[/folder]] |
| 1000 | |
| 1001 | [[folder:Sally]] |
| 1002 | !Sally Watson |
| 1003 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/PamelaAdlon |
| 1004 | |
| 1005 | Charlie's mother, who is trying to do good for her family after her husband died. Remarried to Ron. |
| 1006 | ---- |
| 1007 | * DeadpanSnarker: Though she's well-meaning, she's got a very snarky response to her daughter expecting breakfast to be made for her and seems to be where Charlie gets her sarcasm from. |
| 1008 | * {{Hypocrite}}: She chastises Charlie for having Bumblebee, yet she takes the car herself without informing Charlie. |
| 1009 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: She seems pretty oblivious about how terrible a bike helmet decorated with flowers would be as a birthday present for her car-obsessed, tomboy daughter. Also she's just in general seemingly oblivious about the fact Charlie clearly isn't grieving well and doesn't appear to have been there for her through it. |
| 1010 | * ParentalNeglect: She's not a ''terrible'' mother, but she's really not taken into account how her daughter is clearly not moving on from her father's death and is very insensitive about it. |
| 1011 | * ParentsAsPeople: She butts heads with Charlie because they're at different levels of grief for her husband/Charlie's father, with Sally being at peace and having found love in Ron, while Charlie is still reeling from it. However, despite her troubled relationship with her, she clearly loves Charlie. |
| 1012 | * SickeninglySweethearts: With her new husband, Ron. They can't keep their hands off of one-another when alone and are almost always together. |
| 1013 | [[/folder]] |
| 1014 | |
| 1015 | [[folder:Otis]] |
| 1016 | !Otis Watson |
| 1017 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/JasonDrucker |
| 1018 | |
| 1019 | Charlie's younger brother, obsessed with karate. |
| 1020 | ---- |
| 1021 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Definitely the case. Charlie's door literally has a crude sign made banning him from entering. He's also pretty quick to try and rat her out when he sees she's sneaking away. |
| 1022 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Spends the majority of the movie insulting and being terrible to Charlie, but when it comes down to it he willingly helps cover for her and feels guilty when he fails to do so. |
| 1023 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He delights in tormenting Charlie, but when she needs help, he does actually come through for her. Or he tries to, anyway. |
| 1024 | * SiblingTeam: Otis pitches this towards the end, wanting to 'take point' on the rescue of Bumblebee. Charlie, wisely, instead gives him the task of distracting their mom and stepdad, which is enough to stroke Otis' ego. |
| 1025 | * SiblingYinYang: While Charlie is rather introverted, Otis is loud and boisterous. Charlie's a NiceGirl, while Otis is a little JerkAss (albeit with some heart). She's got low confidence in her abilities, believing she can't finish the car without her father's help, while Otis has delusions of being a great and highly skilled martial artist. Charlie actually ''is'' a talented swimmer with several trophies, while Otis is merely a yellow belt in karate. In a deleted scene we also see he's got a large friend circle and seems to be popular in his class, while Charlie is a friendless loser among her peers. |
| 1026 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He's 12, but he's convinced he can kill someone with his bare hands, because he takes Karate lessons. He's not even very high ranked, going by the colour of his belt, making his confidence even more hard to believe. PlayedForLaughs, though. |
| 1027 | [[/folder]] |
| 1028 | |
| 1029 | [[folder:Ron]] |
| 1030 | !Ron |
| 1031 | ->'''Played by:''' Stephen Schneider |
| 1032 | |
| 1033 | Charlie's step-father, who married Sally after Charlie's father died. |
| 1034 | ---- |
| 1035 | * BadassDriver: PlayedForLaughs, but he's pretty impressive in a car chase, [[IKnowMortalKombat having learnt from]] ''Series/MiamiVice''. |
| 1036 | * BumblingDad: Ron ''tries''. He gets terrible gifts for birthdays ([[MyNewGiftIsLame got Charlie a book on how to merely smile for her birthday]]), is not employed, never says the right thing, and has clearly no idea what he's doing at being a dad, but he ''tries''. |
| 1037 | * FormerTeenRebel: Also PlayedForLaughs. When Charlie is in trouble for 'stealing government property' (Bumblebee), Ron sympathizes because, when going through puberty, he also stole some things. [[BigBrotherIsWatching Agent Burns knows all about it]]. |
| 1038 | * GoodStepmother: Or father, either way. Charlie is apprehensive, but he clearly loves his stepchildren and is apparently close with Otis. He's a bit of a tool, but he's well-meaning and by the end of it Charlie's came around to him. |
| 1039 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: His biggest flaw. In general he seems to treat Charlie like his own kid, and one much younger than she is (at one point, seems to think she's still going through puberty), despite the fact she's 18 and resents the fact he's trying to replace her father. Also, for her birthday he got her a book called 'Smile for a Change' because he thought she would feel better if she smiled more, oblivious to how insulting the present is and how irrelevant that advice is for someone in her state. |
| 1040 | * NiceGuy: Never has a negative word for anyone and seems to always be smiling. |
| 1041 | * OppositesAttract: To some extent; while Sally is a DeadpanSnarker who's quick to scold Charlie, Ron is a NiceGuy who never says anything (intentionally) cold. He's a happy-go-lucky optimist and a bit of an idiot while Sally is much smarter but also considerably more prone to anger. She's also a hard working single mother while he's an unemployed manchild. |
| 1042 | * ParentsAsPeople: He's good guy who wants to help his family be happy which sadly backfires with Charlie. He does manage to eventually her acceptence. |
| 1043 | * ParentalSubstitute: He's trying to be this, though only Otis seems to take to it. Charlie ''does'' eventually warm up to him when he saves her and Bee from Burns during a car chase. |
| 1044 | * ReplacementGoldfish: Charlie accuses Ron of being this for Sally, a replacement for her late husband. As we don't know how long its been since his death, and subsequently how long after it was before she got together with Ron, we don't know how accurate this accusation might be. |
| 1045 | * SkewedPriorities: He's shown to be relieved when a tape machine is still working after Bumblebee trashed the house. Enough that he seemingly forgets that the house is ''still otherwise trashed''. |
| 1046 | [[/folder]] |
| 1047 | |
| 1048 | !!Brighton Falls Residents |
| 1049 | |
| 1050 | [[folder:Memo]] |
| 1051 | !Guillermo "Memo" Gutierrez |
| 1052 | ->'''Played by:''' Jorge Lendeborg, Jr. |
| 1053 | |
| 1054 | A nerdy churro vendor who has a crush on his next-door employee Charlie. |
| 1055 | ---- |
| 1056 | * BurgerFool: Just like Charlie, but with churros instead of corn dogs. Unlike her, he at least seems to like his job well enough, or at least is far more upbeat at it. Even so, handling churros isn't as laborious as squeezing lemons or constructing corn dogs and unlike Charlie, Memo does not have to walk over and deliver food on trays to customers. |
| 1057 | * ButtMonkey: Some early humour is derived from his awkward attempts to ask Charlie out and failing to get her attention, and despite not being involved in the action half as much as Charlie, he manages to get ''far'' worse injuries. Downplayed though as he's not actually treated any worse than Charlie herself, and the most humiliating moments for him were reserved for DeletedScenes. |
| 1058 | * CampStraight: Memo is definitely into girls (see his crush on Charlie that defines his role in the film, and the poster in his room of a bikini model), however his fashion sense is pretty camp. Fortunately this is the 80s, where men wearing flamboyant clothing was kind of accepted, especially near San Francisco. |
| 1059 | * ChivalrousPervert: Alongside movie posters, he has pin-up posters of bikini clad women in his bedroom during the brief scene we see. That doesn't change the fact he's nothing but a gentleman to Charlie and though infatuated, is very mindful of how he makes his move. |
| 1060 | * ComicRelief: He lives to put a smile on faces, [[ShipTease particularly Charlie's]]. Most of his scenes are him being goofy and awkward, trying to make a joke, [[ButtMonkey being a joke]], or otherwise lightening the scene. |
| 1061 | * EndearinglyDorky: His goofy hair and awkward mannerisms combined with his general earnestness really gives this vibe, and it seems to be something Charlie likes about him. |
| 1062 | * HeroicSacrifice: PlayedForLaughs. He tries to do one to hold off Sector 7, something that Charlie is impressed with enough to give him an affectionate kiss on the cheek, but when they arrive, Sector 7 just drive past him and don't pay him any mind. When he finally catches up to the action, the world's already been saved. |
| 1063 | ** Slightly more serious was the scene beforehand, where Burns and S-7 soldiers are about to blow up the door to get inside. Charlie's focused on getting Bumblebee to his feet and so doesn't have time to move out of the way, so Memo shields her from the blast. He gets his arm pretty banged up as a result and its likely why he chose to stay behind in the first place. |
| 1064 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Charlie's reluctant to start a relationship with him, but he's not upset by this, instead respecting her boundaries and settling on being friends. It helps that she's not ''not-''attracted to him, but is just not ready for a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, and is willing to explore that in time. |
| 1065 | * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: ''Definitely'' the case with him and Charlie. He's a pretty feminine young man who wears nice clothes and cares about his appearance, while Charlie is [[TheLadette Charlie]]. |
| 1066 | * NiceGuy: He's completely harmless and ultimately just seems to want to make Charlie happy. It helps mitigate how his stumbling upon Bumblebee amounted to him walking into her private space without invitation (while still a stranger, no less), since he clearly only had innocent intentions. |
| 1067 | * NonActionGuy: He's not a fighter. At all. He's pretty easily restrained by Sector 7 (when they're not just straight-up ignoring him), and his main contribution is providing emotional support. |
| 1068 | * NoSocialSkills: He tries asking Charlie out three times, each time in progressively worse moments. At first when she's busy at work (indirectly leading to her being distracted and humiliating herself), later when she's frantically looking for the missing Bumblebee, then eventually entering her garage without warning and seeing Bumblebee. |
| 1069 | * RealMenWearPink: Memo's pretty effeminate. He has a lot of hair products, he wears light colours and short-shorts, is quite squeamish and seems perfectly comfortable wearing Charlie's sweatshirt after she loses his own. Almost crosses into CampStraight territory. |
| 1070 | * SatelliteLoveInterest: He's not really got much of an arc to him outside of his crush on Charlie. Ultimately he just seems to be there to dissuade the film being seen as a romantic story between Charlie and Bumblebee. |
| 1071 | * ShipTease: With Charlie. A lot. And it gets [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] too. |
| 1072 | * ShirtlessScene: Loses his shirt when Charlie uses it as a blindfold. |
| 1073 | * ShooOutTheClowns: When the action begins to seriously unfold, Memo opts to stay behind and hold off Sector 7. It doesn't work. However, it does keep him busy while Charlie and Bumblebee deal with the serious task of stopping Shatter and Dropkick. |
| 1074 | * StalkerWithACrush: Basically gets caught up in the whole plot because of his attempt to ask Charlie out on a date. Note that he's apparently new in town and has never formally introduced himself to her before. |
| 1075 | [[/folder]] |
| 1076 | |
| 1077 | [[folder:Tina]] |
| 1078 | !Tina Lark |
| 1079 | ->'''Played by:''' Gracie Dzienny |
| 1080 | |
| 1081 | Tripp's girlfriend, and queen bee of the local scene. She takes joy in bullying Charlie. |
| 1082 | ---- |
| 1083 | * AlphaBitch: Her main point of characterisation. Her and her GirlPosse only appear to make life hell for Charlie. |
| 1084 | * AMFMCharacterization: The cliffside party (which DeletedScenes confirms is her party) is shown playing "It Takes Two" when Charlie and Memo arrive, showing that in-contrast to Charlie's punk/rock tastes, Tina is more into hip-hop and mainstream pop. Helps further demonstrate how she is ''so'' opposite to Charlie, and that Tina fits in better with her peers and what's deemed 'popular' among them. |
| 1085 | * AssholeVictim: Charlie and Memo only intend to give her house some [=TPing=] and egg her car, but Bumblebee completely destroys the car instead. Given that she's only seen bullying Charlie (and given Charlie's reaction, has been doing it for some time now) as well as stooping so low as to insult her for her father being dead, she more than has it coming. |
| 1086 | * BreakTheHaughty: She cries like a baby after seeing her car obliterated. |
| 1087 | * TheBully: She takes delight in making fun of Charlie any chance she gets, and given Charlie's timid reaction to her, has been doing it for a ''long'' time. Making this worse, Tripp's comment about his younger sister being on the dive team with Charlie implies Tina might actually be an older student, making the bullying come off as far worse. |
| 1088 | * DemotedToExtra: She has a rather minor role in the movie since a lot of her scenes were cut, all of which involved her hurting Charlie some more. Though that said she was never meant to play a big role in the movie. |
| 1089 | * EatingTheEyeCandy: When Tripp takes his shirt off, she has the widest cat-like grin on her face as she looks him up and down, and is seen later keeping his shirt away from him so he needs to keep it off. |
| 1090 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Though she's got nothing on [[BigBad Shatter]], Tina's brief interactions with Charlie drip with this. During the cliff-diving scene, she stops her from leaving to ask what happened, barely pretending to be concerned for her, and calls her 'Sweetie' with fake affection, but it's clear she's just trying to get a rise out of her. |
| 1091 | * FatAndSkinny: She has a [[FatBestFriend chubby Asian female friend]] who joins her in bullying Charlie. |
| 1092 | * ForTheEvulz: She really has no reason to harass Charlie other than for cruelty’s sake. |
| 1093 | * GreenEyedMonster: When Tripp approaches Charlie to encourage her to dive off the cliff with him, and tries to help her earn her classmates' approval, Tina is noticeably glaring at her ''constantly'' during the scene. When Charlie backs down, Tina takes even greater joy twisting the knife further. Earlier she seems to notice that Charlie staring longingly at Tripp and Tina's car, and has the brightest smirk on her face knowing she has what Charlie wants. |
| 1094 | * HateSink: There's no doubt what the IntendedAudienceReaction was for Tina. In a movie with two of the most sadistic Decepticons ever seen, she is somehow even easier to hate than those two combined. |
| 1095 | * IWantMyMommy: Cries for her mom after she sees what Bumblebee did to her car. |
| 1096 | * {{Jerkass}}: She's cruel to Charlie and seems to ''enjoy'' making her miserable. |
| 1097 | * KickTheDog: Tina cruelly mocks Charlie's ''dead father'' to her face simply to get a rise out of her. She totally deserved to have her car smashed by Bumblebee. |
| 1098 | * LackOfEmpathy: She's not only totally uncaring towards Charlie's grief, but she has the nerve to ''mock'' her for it. As stated, [[LaserGuidedKarma this later bites her in the ass]]. |
| 1099 | * LaserGuidedKarma: After she insults Bumblebee while he's in his vehicle mode, her car gets destroyed by Bumblebee. |
| 1100 | * MsFanservice: Downplayed as she's never focused on, but she dresses the way one would expect the lead girl in Michael Bay's past ''Transformers'' movies. |
| 1101 | * RichBitch: She lives in an abnormally large mansion and has her own car, including a vanity plate, which Charlie clearly envies. [[SpoiledBrat There's no doubt that Tina appears pretty spoiled]]. |
| 1102 | * {{Sadist}}: She clearly takes such cruel pleasure in torturing Charlie. |
| 1103 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Tina only appears ''twice'' in ''Bumblebee'', however her bullying of Charlie leads to Bumblebee destroying her car and subsequently getting into a car chase. This leads to Charlie leaving Bumblebee alone while she goes to work to avoid him being spotted by police, [[spoiler:which leads to him wrecking Charlie's house and unintentionally causing an Energon surge that attracts Shatter, Dropkick, and Sector 7]]. Essentially, she triggers the second half of the film's events by just being mean to Charlie. Also, despite her small screen time, she evidently demonstrated a ''lot'' of tropes, considering her entry is bigger than most of the other human characters from the film, sans Charlie herself. |
| 1104 | * SpeakIllOfTheDead: She does this to Charlie's father in her KickTheDog moment. |
| 1105 | -->'''Tina:''' This car is an embarrassment. You should have your dad get you a better one. |
| 1106 | * SmugSnake: Is ''very'' condescending towards others, especially Charlie. She also has the biggest grin on her face when she sees Charlie looking at her boyfriend or her car, knowing that Charlie is jealous, or any time Charlie is embarrassed and humiliated, taking absolute ''delight'' in this each time. |
| 1107 | * StealthInsult: During the cliff-diving scene, she approaches Charlie just to make condescending remarks barely disguised as concern, crossing into FauxAffablyEvil territory. While she has her, she then insults Bumblebee, but then playfully suggests she should get a new one, or rather, she should get her ''dad'' to buy her a new one, knowing that Charlie's father is dead. It actually breaks Charlie a little as she's barely holding back tears after while Tina smugly walks off laughing. |
| 1108 | * TheVamp: Of the more high school AlphaBitch type, she's ''very'' attractive and ''knows it'', and seems to use it to reinforce her place as the 'dominant' woman; she dates the BigManOnCampus, throws herself at him any chance she gets, and constantly gives sideglances to the less popular Charlie. |
| 1109 | * VanityLicensePlate: Her car's says "U WISH". Tina uses it to hurt Charlie and possibly other unseen girls that she may be bullying. |
| 1110 | * WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: Tripp and Tina are completely at odds personality wise. While he's a NiceGuy, she's TheBully, and while he seems to like Charlie well-enough, Tina bullies the girl. According to Tripp's actor, this would have ultimately lead to them breaking up, but the plot point was cut. |
| 1111 | [[/folder]] |
| 1112 | |
| 1113 | [[folder:Tripp]] |
| 1114 | !Tripp Summers |
| 1115 | ->'''Played by:''' Ricardo Hoyos |
| 1116 | |
| 1117 | Tina's boyfriend, and Charlie's crush. |
| 1118 | ---- |
| 1119 | * BigManOnCampus: Everyone seems impressed with him. When Charlie recognizes him at a party, Memo seems impressed at the implication Charlie knows the guy because of how popular he is. |
| 1120 | * MrFanservice: Takes his shirt off any time he's on-screen. |
| 1121 | * NiceGuy: In a contrast to his girlfriend; though he's not ''interested'' in Charlie, doesn't treat her like shit, either. In fact when he recognizes her at a party, he tries to encourage her into doing something he knows she's good at because it'll make her look cool in front of others. |
| 1122 | * OutOfFocus: He's Charlie's crush, but the actual storyline there was largely cut from the movie. According to Hoyos, Tripp had an arc of his own realising Tina and her friends were terrible people and opting to cut ties with them. As a result, its mostly just background set dressing that he's the boy she kinda likes but ultimately nothing comes from. |
| 1123 | [[/folder]] |
| 1124 | |
| 1125 | [[folder:Hank]] |
| 1126 | !Hank |
| 1127 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/LenCariou |
| 1128 | |
| 1129 | Charlie's uncle, who owns a scrap shop. |
| 1130 | ---- |
| 1131 | * BenevolentBoss: Downplayed, but he seems to get along great with the one mechanic who works for him. |
| 1132 | * CoolUncle: He's Charlie's uncle, and though the two engage in SnarkToSnarkCombat and he's a bit of a grump, he gives her massive discounts despite his statement that he could get twice the cash for only some of what she buys, and gives her a car from his lot for free once she starts it. |
| 1133 | * GrumpyOldMan: He's pretty short with people and seems to think that they're all about to die in the Cold War. He's also easily annoyed, especially because a local radio tower is interfering with his TV signal. |
| 1134 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He's only in two scenes within the first twenty minutes, but he's the one who's scrapyard Bumblebee's inert form had been taken to, and as such its his link to Charlie that leads her to finding him. Bumblebee would have remained inert and been unable to draw the Cybertronians to Earth, if not for his business. |
| 1135 | * VitriolicBestBuds: He's probably the person Charlie has the most positive relationship with within her family, despite the fact they trade snark and jibe one-another. Though he acts like she's an annoying kid, he's clearly very prideful of her abilities, to the point he initially rejects her deal for the Beetle because he ''knows'' she can get it started, despite its condition. |
| 1136 | [[/folder]] |
| 1137 | |
| 1138 | [[folder:Brenda and Liz]] |
| 1139 | !Brenda and Liz |
| 1140 | ->'''Played by:''' Abby Quinn and Rachel Crow |
| 1141 | |
| 1142 | Charlie's former friends. Their subplot was cut from the movie, but they appear in deleted scenes on the home release. |
| 1143 | ---- |
| 1144 | * BurgerFool: Seemingly how they became friends with Charlie, they all worked at ''Hot Dog on a Stick'' together. |
| 1145 | * NoSympathy: They ''acknowledge'' Charlie has a pretty good reason for becoming depressed, but they don't care. They find her angst annoying and cut ties with her. |
| 1146 | * SmallNameBigEgo: After ditching Charlie, they buy their way into the popular crowd by giving them free food. When they see Charlie at a party, they delude themselves into thinking that not only are they ''cool now'', but they always were and ''Charlie'' was the one dragging them down. This illusion is shattered when they're accosted as the 'Wiener Girls' at the party. |
| 1147 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Spend both their (cut) scenes together and conversing. |
| 1148 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Both functioned as the Girly Girl to Charlie's tomboy. Its somewhat deconstructed as the differing styles cause them to decide Charlie isn't a match for them anymore, so they ditch her. |
| 1149 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: They were Charlie's friends in school, but after her dad died they found her change in music taste, dress sense, and disposition to be 'no longer a match' and cut off ties with her. [[KickTheDog They did this the day before her birthday]], after Charlie had made it clear that, despite her claims, it ''was'' something she was excited about. |
| 1150 | [[/folder]] |
| 1151 | |
| 1152 | !!Sector 7 |
| 1153 | |
| 1154 | [[folder:Agent Burns]] |
| 1155 | !Agent Jack Burns |
| 1156 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cenas70.png]] |
| 1157 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"With all due respect, have you lost your damn mind!?"'']] |
| 1158 | |
| 1159 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnCena |
| 1160 | |
| 1161 | A high-ranked agent of Sector Seven, Jack Burns discovered the Autobots and Decepticons when Bumblebee crash-lands into his unit and is subsequently followed and attacked by the Decepticon Blitzwing. Blitzwing's attack left most of his unit killed, and as a result, Burns becomes determined to protect the earth from these alien robot threats. |
| 1162 | ---- |
| 1163 | * AntiVillain: He's a grim soldier determined to hunt down and tear apart Cybertronians, but only because his only experience has involved one (accidentally) landing on his squad, another bombing them and leaving him a grisly facial scar, and the only two he speaks to are called ''Decepticons''. |
| 1164 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: He doesn't trust ''any'' Cybertronians, seeing them as nothing but machines, but [[spoiler:he chooses to let Bumblebee go and give him the respect he deserves after Bee saves his life]]. |
| 1165 | * BigBrotherIsWatching: He claims they 'know' about Ron's shoplifting past. It's not delved on how. PlayedForLaughs, though. |
| 1166 | * BoisterousBruiser: He's not just a tough guy, but a ''loud'' tough guy. One who is clearly in his element blowing things up and yelling. |
| 1167 | * DeadpanSnarker: When he's not being BrutallyHonest to Powell, he's being snarky. This was more pronounced early on when he responds to his friend's declaration that he 'hates him' by saying that he (Burns) ''loves'' him, but that the soldier is too closed off to accept it and should see a therapist about his issues. His 'issues' being that Burns had him tied upside-down and pelted him repeatedly and excessively with paintball pellets. |
| 1168 | * TheGadfly: During training, he ambushes his friend's squad, strings him upside-down, then proceeds to pelt him with paintballs, while claiming his gun is malfunctioning. When said friend angrily complains about it, he chimes that it's because he has intimacy issues. |
| 1169 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a large scar over the side of his face following him surviving Bumblebee and Blitzwing's battle. For much of the film it's an evil scar, as it serves as a physical reminder of the loss he suffered from being caught in the middle of their battle. |
| 1170 | * HeelFaceTurn: He wasn't really a Heel so much (see below), but [[spoiler:seeing Bumblebee risk his life to save his own, and his bond with Charlie, makes him change his mind about the yellow Autobot]]. |
| 1171 | * HeroAntagonist: He's hunting Bumblebee. He's also trying to save his country (and his planet) from a potential alien invasion, which he's been lead to believe Bee is going to cause. |
| 1172 | * ItIsDehumanising: He refuses to call Bumblebee a "he", insisting that "'it' is an 'it'." [[spoiler:He stops this when Bumblebee saves his life]]. |
| 1173 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Due to Blitzwing's attack, he's cold and ready to kill anything he thinks is a threat, and has no qualms tearing Charlie away from the machine she clearly cares about, [[KickTheDog or lying to her family to make them think she's a delinquent]]. However, he's able to recognize that Bumblebee is more than just a killer robot. |
| 1174 | * KickTheDog: |
| 1175 | ** He doesn't need to be ''nearly'' as rough with Charlie as he is. He also tells her parents she ''stole'' Bumblebee when claiming he was just a secret war machine, and that's without getting into his ItIsDehumanising treatment towards Bumblebee. |
| 1176 | ** PlayedForLaughs when introduced, when he takes the opportunity to repeatedly hit his friend with paintballs after tying him upside down. Said friend is pretty understandably pissed about it. |
| 1177 | * LargeHam: He's loud, to put it mildly. There's very few scenes where he isn't shouting or being the centre of attention. |
| 1178 | * OnlySaneMan: Comes across this way when Sector 7 invites Shatter and Dropkick right into their HQ to help hunt down Bumblebee. |
| 1179 | -->'''Burns:''' They ''[[CardCarryingVillain literally]]'' call themselves "[[{{NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast}} Decepticons]]"! [[LampshadeHanging That doesn't set off any red flags?]] |
| 1180 | * ProperlyParanoid: He doesn’t trust the the Decepticons for a second because correct-fully they are up to no good and might start a full scale invasion of the planet. |
| 1181 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once he realizes which side Bumblebee is on, he lets him and Charlie go. He even stops using ItIsDehumanising towards him, and calls him 'soldier', rather than a machine. |
| 1182 | ** He also sees through Shatter's deceptions immediately and argues strongly against his superiors' decision to ally with the Decepticons. |
| 1183 | * ScarsAreForever: He gains scars on his face during Bumblebee's fight with Blitzwing when they first arrive on Earth. Those scars are still on his face throughout the film. |
| 1184 | * WouldHitAGirl: He has no issue roughing up Charlie when she tries to stop them detaining Bumblebee, even shoving her to the ground (in his defence, it's not like she wasn't fighting back). |
| 1185 | [[/folder]] |
| 1186 | |
| 1187 | [[folder:Dr. Powell]] |
| 1188 | !Dr. Powell |
| 1189 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnOrtiz |
| 1190 | |
| 1191 | A scientist at Sector 7 who is excited about the scientific potential of allying with the Cybertronians. Pity he found the Decepticons first. |
| 1192 | ---- |
| 1193 | * AlasPoorScrappy: InUniverse. Though Burns makes known his distaste toward Powell's antics early on in the film, he sounds notably shaken when listening to Powell being killed. |
| 1194 | * CloudCuckooLander: By Burns' words, "Powell's a weird guy, you ever notice that about him?" |
| 1195 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Reduced to a puddle of slime, courtesy of Dropkick's cannon. |
| 1196 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He thinks the [[ObviouslyEvil Decepticons]] are friendly visitors. That said, he begins to realize something's up when witnessing the pair brutally interrogate Bumblebee, moments before their true colors are shown. |
| 1197 | * TheQuisling: Unintentionally, he gives the Decepticons access to human communications networks under the belief that they're the good guys. When he realizes his mistake, he immediately tries to warn Burns. |
| 1198 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: Upon realizing Shatter and Dropkick's true intent, and well aware he unknowingly played a role in giving them the means to do so, the first thing Powell does is to alert Burns, before Dropkick then murders him. |
| 1199 | * TheXenophile: By his own words, he's waited his entire life to meet aliens, and instantly befriends the two who come to them, and constantly praises the technological marvels they're performing. Unfortunately, the two they've made contact with are Decepticons. |
| 1200 | [[/folder]] |
| 1201 | |
| 1202 | [[folder:General Whalen]] |
| 1203 | !General Whalen |
| 1204 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/GlynnTurman |
| 1205 | |
| 1206 | Burns' superior, and seemingly the head of Sector 7. |
| 1207 | ---- |
| 1208 | * FantasticRacism: Shares Burns' distaste for the Decepticons, though he's not shown coming around to Bumblebee the way Burns does. |
| 1209 | * MinorMajorCharacter: He appears to be in charge of Sector 7, yet only appears in a handful of scenes. |
| 1210 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He recognizes that the Decepticons are potentially very useful for their efforts in the Cold War, but clearly doesn't trust them and encourages Burns to betray them as soon as they can. |
| 1211 | [[/folder]] |
| 1212 | |
| 1213 | !!Diaz Family |
| 1214 | [[folder:Noah]] |
| 1215 | !Noah Diaz |
| 1216 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/AnthonyRamos |
| 1217 | |
| 1218 | An ex-military electronics expert who is struggling to support his family. |
| 1219 | ---- |
| 1220 | * ArmorPiercingResponse: [[spoiler:Once Noah learns about the stakes behind retrieving the Transwarp Key, he opts to join the Autobots' mission. When Optimus Prime refuses, Noah tells him he isn't trusting someone that failed to protect his own planet with the fate of his.]] |
| 1221 | * CharacterOverlap: Teams up with the Autobots [[spoiler:and scouted by GI Joe in the finale.]] |
| 1222 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Charlie Watson, ''Bumblebee'''s human protagonist. |
| 1223 | ** Charlie was a Caucasian teenage girl, Noah is a Hispanic young man. |
| 1224 | ** Charlie was an ActionSurvivor, Noah is a trained combatant with military experience under his belt . |
| 1225 | ** Charlie's strained relationship with her family was a major part of her arc, Noah is clearly on much better terms with his own family. |
| 1226 | ** Charlie mostly considered her little brother Otis to be an AnnoyingYoungerSibling, Noah's own little brother Kris is a key factor in his decision to join the Autobots in their battle against Unicron's forces. |
| 1227 | * CoolBigBro: Cares a lot for his younger brother and is willing to do anything to raise enough money for Kris' treatment. |
| 1228 | * DisappearedDad: Noah and Kris' father is never seen or mentioned. |
| 1229 | * FireForgedFriends: With Mirage (mostly on Noah's end) and later with Optimus Prime. |
| 1230 | * FromCamouflageToCriminal: He was a former US military serviceman, but now has turned to crimes such as carjacking to support his family (to his credit, he tried getting a job but was rejected, officialy due to a minor issue with his service history but with a strong implication that it was actually due to his race). On this occasion, though, the car he attempted to jack happened to be Mirage in disguise; additionally, Noah suffers a crisis in conscience while performing the deed, making this a downplayed trope. [[spoiler:At the end of the movie, he's back to Camouflage as a member of G.I. Joe.]] |
| 1231 | * GadgeteerGenius: He's a former electronics expert in the military, and is seen fixing an electronic device in his first scene. |
| 1232 | * HealthcareMotivation: To pay for sickle cell disease treatment for Kris, Noah partakes in a carjacking after his attempt at a job falls through. |
| 1233 | * JumpedAtTheCall: Zigzagged. Noah is reluctant to get involved in the Transformers' antics at first, only helping the Autobots out when Mirage makes a deal that he can "sell him" if he helps them get the Transwarp Key. But once Noah learns what's really at stake (all life on planet Earth potentially getting wiped out by Unicron) he immediately agrees to come along to help save the world and his family. |
| 1234 | * KarmaHoudini: Noah gets into no legal trouble for breaking and entering into a building while attempting to steal Mirage in his vehicle form or the police chase Mirage took him on. [[spoiler: It's possible that G.I. Joe managed to pull some strings to clear his charges.]] |
| 1235 | * KarmicJackpot: [[spoiler:Noah helping the Autobots save Earth and stop Unicron not only gets him recruited into GI Joe, they also promised to help pay for his brother’s medical treatments.]] |
| 1236 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: Elena compares him to Optimus Prime, pointing out how dedicated they both are to protecting their families. |
| 1237 | * ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: When the Porsche he attempts to carjack- actually Mirage in disguise- suddenly starts driving on its own, Noah screams as it zips through a busy four-way intersection, and again when it flies off the lowered ramp of a flatbed truck. |
| 1238 | * TrueCompanions: With Mirage upon meeting him, and, after the movie's conflict was resolved, Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots, and to a lesser extent, the Maximals. |
| 1239 | * WhatYouAreInTheDark: While evading the Freezers at the museum, Noah spots a nearby exit as well as a Freezer closing in on Elena without her knowing. Rather than leaving Elena to the Freezers to save himself, Noah stays behind and incapacitates the Freezer stalking Elena, before both make a run to the exit. This pays off, as Elena helps him barricade the doors and buying them more time to escape. |
| 1240 | [[/folder]] |
| 1241 | |
| 1242 | [[folder:Kris]] |
| 1243 | !Kris Diaz |
| 1244 | ->'''Played by:''' Dean Scott Vasquez |
| 1245 | |
| 1246 | Noah's younger brother. |
| 1247 | ---- |
| 1248 | * TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Insists to Noah throughout the film that the government is listening in through the radio waves, prompting the need for code names. [[spoiler:Burke confirms this]]. |
| 1249 | * LittlestCancerPatient: Kris is diagnosed with sickle cell disease, and Noah is willing to do anything to pay for his treatment. |
| 1250 | [[/folder]] |
| 1251 | |
| 1252 | !!Brooklyn Residents |
| 1253 | |
| 1254 | [[folder:Elena Wallace]] |
| 1255 | ->'''Played by:''' Dominique Fishback |
| 1256 | ---- |
| 1257 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: Elena's boss asks her to help her figure out which artifacts that were broght in by the NYPD are fake and which are authentic. On a glance, Elena is able to quickly determine which ones are authentic and which are merely forgeries, displaying her in depth knowledge regarding ancient history. |
| 1258 | * HyperCompetentSidekick: To her boss, Jillian. Elena is far more knowledgeable and skilled in researching and determining artifacts, despite the fact that her boss mainly uses her to pick up coffee and dry cleaning. |
| 1259 | * OhCrap: Her reaction to accidentally destroying the statue of Airazor, freaking out over the likelihood of being fired [[spoiler:before noticing the half of the transwarp key housed inside the statue]]. |
| 1260 | [[/folder]] |
| 1261 | |
| 1262 | [[folder:Reek]] |
| 1263 | ->'''Played by:''' Tobe Nwigwe |
| 1264 | |
| 1265 | Noah's friend who's happy to take part in somewhat-shady activities. |
| 1266 | ---- |
| 1267 | * {{Hypocrite}}: While in the midst of preparing for the car heist, Reek loudly yells "You're welcome!" at the building their target is in. Yet he complains about Noah loudly slamming his car's door. |
| 1268 | * InsistentTerminology: It's not a robbing mixtape, it's a ''liberating'' mixtape. |
| 1269 | * OralFixation: Always seen chewing on a long Twizzler whenever he's onscreen. |
| 1270 | * PetTheDog: Shady business dealings aside, Reek is friendly to Chris and [[spoiler:mentions in the mid-credits stinger that he went to great lengths to get Noah the car parts needed to repair Mirage]]. |
| 1271 | * ToxicFriendInfluence: He was the one who convinced Noah to carjack in order to support his family. |
| 1272 | * WithFriendsLikeThese: The only time he's supportive of Noah is when he's pushing him to do something clearly illegal, and he immediately bails on Noah when he gets busted. He throws several more snide comments Noah's way in the mid-credits stinger [[spoiler:about how Noah's efforts to repair Mirage are pointless.]] |
| 1273 | [[/folder]] |
| 1274 | |
| 1275 | [[folder:Bishop]] |
| 1276 | ->'''Played by:''' Aidan Devine |
| 1277 | |
| 1278 | ---- |
| 1279 | * AmbiguousSituation: Did he really cancel his scheduled appointment with Noah because of what Noah's [=CO=] had told him about Noah being unreliable? Or was it due to Noah's race, as implied when he says he "can't have someone like [Noah] mess up what I built"? |
| 1280 | * JerkassHasAPoint: While canceling his appointment with Noah at the last second was a dick move, it's not without reason-- Noah's [=CO=] had called and told Bishop about Noah's service history, namely his lack of reliability. Though there's a very strong implication that the ''real'' motivation behind canceling the appointment was Noah not being white. |
| 1281 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Him canceling his appointment with Noah (thereby denying Noah a legal means to support his family) is what drives the latter to take up Reek's offer out of desperation. |
| 1282 | [[/folder]] |
| 1283 | |
| 1284 | [[folder:Jillian]] |
| 1285 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/SarahStiles |
| 1286 | |
| 1287 | Elena's boss, who keeps taking credit for Elena's work. |
| 1288 | ---- |
| 1289 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: Asks Elena to look over some artifacts for a police investigation into some fake artifacts, then, as Elena is distracted by the Airazor statue, you can hear her rattling off exactly what Elena just told her to the police. |
| 1290 | * HateSink: She treats Elena as nothing but a sounding board she can steal ideas from. |
| 1291 | * MeanBoss: As far as she's concerned, Elena is ''just'' "the intern" except when she's useful. |
| 1292 | * PointyHairedBoss: A ditzy, airheaded employer who relies ''entirely'' on Elena to inform her on the validity of a series of artifacts that just came in. |
| 1293 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She vanishes from the story shortly before the Terrorcon attack on the museum. How she would have reacted to the damage caused in said attack is unknown. |
| 1294 | [[/folder]] |
| 1295 | |
| 1296 | !!Peru |
| 1297 | [[folder:Amaru]] |
| 1298 | ->'''Played by:''' Lucas Huarancca |
| 1299 | |
| 1300 | ---- |
| 1301 | * SecretKeeper: He and his village have kept the Maximals safe for an untold duration |
| 1302 | [[/folder]] |
| 1303 | |
| 1304 | !![[spoiler:G.I. Joe]] |
| 1305 | An off-the-books government organization specializing in global threats. |
| 1306 | |
| 1307 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 1308 | * AmbiguousSituation: Which version of [[spoiler:G.I Joe]] this is. They have basically the same description to how they are described in [[spoiler:''Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins'']] but they use the same symbol as the version seen in [[spoiler: ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'']]. But outside of those, there's nothing to indicate if this is that same [[spoiler:G.I. Joe]] or one that is unique to this continuity. Burke also mentions they are in the middle of an ongoing war and while it's most likely a reference to [[spoiler:Cobra and their classic war with them. We also don't get any specifics other than that they like Noah and the Autobots' help in fighting it.]] |
| 1309 | * BigGood: From how Burke describes them they seem to be this for the humanity having watched Noah and Elena's adventures with the Autobots and not only have kept it secret but also make sure to pay for Noah's brother Chris health care for life as a way of thanking him for his part in saving the world. And they do this before it's even a guarantee that he will join them. |
| 1310 | |
| 1311 | [[/folder]] |
| 1312 | |
| 1313 | [[folder:Burke]] |
| 1314 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_2220_4.jpeg]] |
| 1315 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelKelly |
| 1316 | |
| 1317 | ----- |
| 1318 | * BaitAndSwitch: Burke's intereaction with Noah take an ominous tone once he reveals that he is knows about his connection to the Autobots and his adventures down in Peru, hinting that he is an officer of the ominous Sector 7. Then he asserts that the medical bills for Noah's brother Chris are going to be paid for. Indefinitely. Even if Noah ''doesn't'' accept his offer to join up, just as thanks for saving the world. His demeanor takes on a far friendlier tone [[spoiler:right before the big reveal that Burke isn't a member of Sector 7, but G.I. Joe!]] |
| 1319 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: Seems to recognize the Autobots are the good guys promising Noah they'll keep them safe and offers to pay for Chris's medical bills even if Noah declines the job offer as a way of thanking him for helping save the world]]. |
| 1320 | [[/folder]] |
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