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* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Played with. His boat alt-mode limits his utility on land, needing to be towed around in order to move while transformed (humorously while Seaspray, who does ''not'' share the same problem, hovers alongside him). Yet, he has only ever put it to use in ''one'' aquatic battle across all his (admittedly few) appearances.

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* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Played with. His Manta Ray's boat alt-mode limits his utility on land, needing to be towed around in order to move while transformed (humorously while Seaspray, who does ''not'' share the same problem, hovers alongside him). Yet, he has only ever put it to use in ''one'' aquatic battle across all his (admittedly few) appearances.

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* GoodCounterpart: Of the Decepticon Rotor Force Ransack/Blitz and Powerdive.

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* GoodCounterpart: Of the Decepticon Rotor Force Force, Ransack/Blitz and Powerdive.


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* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Played with. His boat alt-mode limits his utility on land, needing to be towed around in order to move while transformed (humorously while Seaspray, who does ''not'' share the same problem, hovers alongside him). Yet, he has only ever put it to use in ''one'' aquatic battle across all his (admittedly few) appearances.
-->'''Manta Ray:''' We fight ''Sharkticons'' of all things, and I'm ''still'' stuck on land!

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Autobot leader isn't chosen because of physical strength, but leaders of the faction are often upgraded into stronger forms upon being promoted, such as Orion Pax to Optimus Prime and Hot Rod to Rodimus Prime.


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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: The Autobot leader isn't chosen because of physical strength, but leaders of the faction are often upgraded into stronger forms upon being promoted, such as Orion Pax to Optimus Prime and Hot Rod to Rodimus Prime.
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Trope is not just “ankylosaurs exist”. We don’t much about Skar’s personality, so we can’t say he matches the personality aspect of the trope.


* ToughArmoredDinosaur: His ''Legacy'' toy shows he turns into an ankylosaurus.
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* SpiritAdvisor: Even after his death, his spirit appears through the Matrix to guide Optimus in times of need.

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* AmbiguousGender: Since her name ends with 'ia' and the absence of a toy bio, most fans assumed Scorpia was female, which Ask Vector Prime eventually canonized.
* ScaryScorpions: Subverted. She turns into a scorpion but she's an Autobot.
* ToylineExclusiveCharacter: Scorpia hasn't really appeared in any media since her debut in 1993.
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Meanstreak would rather race than fight, but that's never stopped him from doing his duty.




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* GoodCounterpart: He and Ironhide are this for the Decepticon Power Masters Staxx and Bulletbike.
* MauveShirt: He plays a supporting role in the Wings Universe Generation 2 storyline.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Meanstreak is colored bright yellow and blue.

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!!!'''Function''': Warrior
!!!'''Alt Mode''': Wristwatch


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!!Meanstreak
!!!'''Function''': Street Fighter
!!!'''Alt Mode''': Dragster
->''"I'm a fuel-injected firestorm screaming through the streets!"''
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* MeaningfulName: Her name is the feminine version of "elite", which in turn is derived from a word meaning "chosen". This means her full designation translates to "chosen one".



* RobotHair: As Ariel, she had a ponytail-shaped wedge on her helm.



* ShoutOut: Her name is a reference to Leader-1 from ''WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGobots''.



* FriendlySniper: Cheerful, optimistic and a crack shot.
* GenkiGirl: Implied in the Wings continuity owing to her cheerful personality.

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* FriendlySniper: Cheerful, optimistic optimistic, and a crack shot.
* GenkiGirl: Implied in She's by far the Wings continuity owing most outgoing and energetic member of Elita's team.
* ShipTease: She and Powerglide are shown
to her cheerful personality.
be very close when they meet up in "The Search for Alpha Trion".
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PiP example is not self-explanatory enough to lack context, and I think the reason for her colors is just because purple and pink complement. Friendly Sniper doesn’t automatically apply to every sniper on the good guys side.


* CyberCyclops: She only has one optic, but unlike Shockwave or Whirl, she's not a victim of the Empurata process, she was just born that way.
* FriendlySniper: Having one optic doesn't hinder her in sharp shooting at all.

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* ColdSniper: Having one optic doesn't hinder her in sharpshooting at all. She's also rather stoic and doesn't open up easily to others, [[ObviouslyNotFine even while suffering from serious trauma]].
* CyberCyclops: She only has one optic, but unlike Shockwave or Whirl, she's not a victim of the Empurata process, she was just born that way.
* FriendlySniper: Having one optic doesn't hinder her in sharp shooting at all.
way. She visibly differs from them by having a mouth.



* PurpleIsPowerful: She's colored mostly purple.

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* PurpleIsPowerful: She's colored mostly purple.
ShellShockedVeteran: Through most of the 2019 run, she faces lingering trauma from [[BoomHeadshot her near-death experience]], suffering a panic attack in battle and leaving Security Operations to join the Prime Guard because of this.

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* PurpleIsPowerful: She's colored mostly purple.



* PaletteSwap: He's a redeco of Ultra-sized ''Energon'' Landmine.



* ColorCodedCharacters: They are easily identified by their teal and red color scheme.




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* ToylessToylineCharacter: Introduced in the Marvel comics, Scrounge wouldn't receive a toy until ''Combiner Wars'' in 2016 as a redeco and retool of Cosmos.

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