History Analysis / TransformersPrime

* Raf is used as a deconstruction of [[KidSidekick kid sidekicks]] and the dangers they would face on the battlefield. At first, when Raf for the time sees the Autobots he gets impressed by their appearences like any other young ten-year old would be and want to spend his free time with them and be with them when they fight the Decepticons; fights he at first though as cool to look at. However, this ain't ''TransformersArmada'' but ''Transformers Prime'' so pretty quickly Raf find out that being a defenceless kid on the frontlines in a war of 20 foot tall robots killing each other isn't as cool like they make it look like on television when he, along with Jack and Miko, gets chased around by bloodthirsty Decepticon warriors without any form to protect themselves, and when the Autobots comes to their rescue they end up withnessing the brutal battle ''very'' close, like in right in the middle of it. The stress coming out of it and the rest of the sistuation causes Ralf to has a near emotional breakdown, like any kid would have in this kind of sistuation. He comes out of it later and it look like the show is now going to reconstruct this trope until the Unicron-saga, there Raf himself nearly end up as another casualty when Megatron himself blast Bumblebee from the skies when Raf was inside him. Bumblebee is ok since he's a experienced soldier used to wounds but not Raf. He's nearly killed by the shock by the blast and the poison from the Dark Energon Megatron has enpowered himself with, and it causes a scene there the Autbots, not knowing human anatomy, don't know how to save Raf and it causes them to panic. Luckily, Jack's mother arrives and save Raf's life, but the sistuation proved that in war, there's no such thing as InfantImmortality, and bringing children to the frontlines is just idiotic and inmoral by the heroes to do so. Also, Megatron's completely unrepentant behavior of what he did serve to show just how deeply he has truely fallen.

** It's indicated in the backstory that Optimus was a compassionate, concerned bot before being made a Prime. Yet at his core, he seemed to be more of a follower than a leader. While others recognized his RightMakesMight as more Prime material over Megatron's narcissism and desire to use force to become the next Prime, Optimus's idealism led him to continue for Megatron's eventual redemption despite years of evidence stacked against him that his old mentor/"brother" would never repent. It take the near aversion of InfantImmortality for Optimus to finally try to kill off Megatron for good. Even more interesting, [[spoiler: by the time of Flying Mind, Optimus has become determined to end the war as fast as possible, deciding to use a cybertronian WMD to try to beat the cons as fast as possible.]]
** The other side of the deconstruction is in his identity of being a Prime and how the Matrix of Leadership is tied to Optimus's identity and being. WordOfGod says that the series is all about discovering "what it means to be a Prime." When Primus used divine right to give the matrix to Optimus, it endowed Optimus with all that Primes "naturally" have through the different seasons. Yet in the first season finale, we get a shocking twist on this idea. [[spoiler: When Optimus uses the Matrix to defeat Unicron, its energy leaves him (maybe). And when it left him, the collective wisdom he had was lost, and only Orion Pax of Cybertron was left. Hopefully, come Season 2, "Orion" will learn the hard way the components of being a just, good leader, leading to a reconstruction of StandardizedLeader. Until then, it's a sobering critique on the idea of Optimus being a "natural leader".]]
* Ralf is used as a deconstruction of [[KidSidekick kid sidekicks]] and the dangers they would face on the battlefield. At first, when Ralf for the time sees the Autobots he gets impressed by their appearences like any other young ten-year old would be and want to spend his free time with them and be with them when they fight the Decepticons; fights he at first though as cool to look at. However, this ain't ''TransformersArmada'' but ''Transformers Prime'' so pretty quickly Ralf find out that being a defenceless kid on the frontlines in a war of 20 foot tall robots killing each other isn't as cool like they make it look like on television when he, along with Jack and Miko, gets chased around by bloodthirsty Decepticon warriors without any form to protect themselves, and when the Autobots comes to their rescue they end up withnessing the brutal battle ''very'' close, like in right in the middle of it. The stress coming out of it and the rest of the sistuation causes Ralf to has a near emotional breakdown, like any kid would have in this kind of sistuation. He comes out of it later and it look like the show is now going to reconstruct this trope until the Unicron-saga, there Ralf himself nearly end up as another casualty when Megatron himself blast Bumblebee from the skies when Ralf was inside him. Bumblebee is ok since he's a experienced soldier used to wounds but not Ralf. He's nearly killed by the shock by the blast and the poison from the Dark Energon Megatron has enpowered himself with, and it causes a scene there the Autbots, not knowing human anatomy, don't know how to save Ralf and it causes them to panic. Luckely, Jack's mother arrives and save Ralf's life, but the sistuation proved that in war, there's no such thing as InfantImmortality, and bringing children to the frontlines is just idiotic and inmoral by the heroes to do so. Also, Megatron's completly unregreting behavior of what he did serve to show just how deeply he has truely fallen.

* Ralf is used as a deconstruction of [[KidSidekick kid sidekicks]] and the dangers they would face on the battlefield. At first, when Ralf for the time sees the Autobots he gets impressed by their appearences like any other young ten-year old would be and want to spend his free time with them and be with them when they fight the Decepticons; fights he at first though as cool to look at. However, this ain't ''TransformersArmada'' but ''Transformers Prime'' so pretty quickly Ralf find out that being a defenceless kid on the frontlines in a war of 20 foot tall robots killing each other isn't as cool like they make it look like on television when he, along with Jack and Miko, gets chased around by bloodthirsty Decepticon warriors without any form to protect themselves, and when the Autobots comes to their rescue they end up withnessing the brutal battle ''very'' close, like in right in the middle of it. The stress coming out of it and the rest of the sistuation causes Ralf to has a near emotional breakdown, like any kid would have in this kind of sistuation. He comes out of it later and it look like the show is now going to reconstruct this trope until the Unicron-saga, there Ralf himself nearly end up as another casualty when Megatron himself blast Bumblebee from the skies when Ralf was inside him. Bumblebee is ok since he's a experienced soldier used to wounds but not Ralf. He's nearly killed by the shock by the blast and the poison from the Dark Energon Megatron has enpowered himself with, and it causes a scene there the Autbots, not knowing human anatomy, don't know how to save Ralf and it causes them to panic. Luckely, Jack's mother arrives and save Ralf's life, but the sistuation proved that in war, there's no such thing as InfantImmortality, and bringing children to the frontlines is just idiotic and inmoral by the heroes to do so. Also, Megatron's completly unregreting behavior of what he did serve to show just how deep he has truely fallen.

** The other side of the deconstruction is in his identity of being a Prime and how the Matrix of Leadership is tied to Optimus's identity and being. WordOfGod says that the series is all about discovering "what it means to be a Prime." When Primus used divine right to give the matrix to Optimus, it endowed Optimus with all that Primes "naturally" have through the different seasons. Yet in the first season finale, we get a shocking twist on this idea. [[spoiler: When Optimus uses the Matrix to defeat Unicron, its energy leaves him (maybe). And when it left him, the collective wisdom he had was lost, and only Orion Pax of Cybertron was left. Hopefully, come Season 2, "Orion" will learn the hard way the components of being a just, good leader, leading to a reconstruction of StandardizedLeader. Until then, it's a sobering critique on the idea of Optimus being a "natural leader".]]

** This also explains why the show's creators keep trying to emphasize their idea for the show that, "When we kill a character, we kill a character." They want to show that such a war can't be lightly shrugged off, and to take seriously that in some situations, you can't just repair your team back to working order (though they do show the importance of medical facilities quite a bit).

** Megatron is also deconstructing the RebelLeader trope. It's mentioned many times over that Megatron wasn't always the megalomaniac warlord he is now, but once he was a political activist fighting for the civil rights for the Cybertronian working class, and for a society there individual success would be based on merits, not on inheritance or being born into a special social class. Of course, these ideals brought Megatron enemies within the Autobot leadership and this forced him to turn to violence in order to make sure his movement would survive. As the revolution went on, it became more and more violent as Megatron was forced to use more brutal and ruthless tactics in order to counterattack the Autobots' own brutality. This caused him to become more cynical in his views. Also, his past as a gladiator has some influence over his personality. At first it inspired him to fight the injustices of the society but as he became more cynical thanks to the war, it later inspired him to adopt a SocialDarwinist mentality: that only those who can fight with their skills and will alone deserve to live and reach success. Those who fail at that have only themselves to blame on and they don't deserve pity from those who did succeded. Also, being a gladiator also meant being a slave who didn't had any power on anything, but as Megatron became the leader of a mighty army, he had for the first time in his downtrodden life tasted the sweet fruits of power, and he became addicted to that very taste. As he won the war, its brutality, his violent past and the new-found powers all combined had corrupted Megatron so that he has forgotten what he fought for in the first place, only remembering the rage he feels towards the Autobots. One who started out as a champion of the week has become a tyrant that is just as bad, if not worse, like the last tyrants thanks to the hardships he was forced to endure in order to win. The history is filled with these examples of revolutionaries that started out as fighters of surtain rights, only to become just as bad as those people they fought against. So Megatron is basically what Luke Skywalker would become if ''StarWars'' was played realistically.

** In addition, recent episodes have given the "Starscream as independent operator" idea more realism while still mixing in some components from TransformersAnimated. [[spoiler:Starscream has become a walking contradiction. He's still important enough to throw substantial monkey wrenches into both Autobot and Decepticon plans as the SpannerInTheWorks and strong enough to defend himself sneakily. On the other hand, as a rouge, and then without a T-cog, he lacks the means to become a major threat for the most part, and even the more pragmatic Autobots consider him too pitiful to finish off. Though interestingly, after Starscream tried to SendInTheClones, and now that he has armor that may allow him to become even more powerful, it indicates that he's still a dangerous WildCard in this fight between robots, and perhaps NotSoHarmless anymore.]]

** In addition, recent episodes have given the "Starscream as independent operator" idea more credential, but at the same time creates a kind of IneffectualSympatheticVillain vibe. [[spoiler:Starscream has become a walking contradiction. He's still dangerous enough to throw substantial monkey wrenches into both Autobot and Decepticon plans as the SpannerInTheWorks and strong enough to defend himself sneakily. On the other hand, as a rouge, and then without a T-cog, he lacks the means to become a major threat for the most part, and even the more pragmatic Autobots consider him too pitiful to finish off at times. Though interestingly, after Starscream tried to SendInTheClones, and now that he has armor that may allow him to become even more powerful, it indicates that he's still a dangerous WildCard in this fight between robots.]]
* [[BigBad Megatron]] takes the most ruthless characteristics of his older counterparts and shows what kind of leader would arise in that situation. Determined, powerful and ruthless, he's still the BadBoss of the team, and many of the other Decepticons fear him and his wrath just as much, if not more, than they respect his authority. Indeed, it also gives a thoughtful idea of why Megatron became evil, [[spoiler: as it mentions his [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]] drove him [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to destroy Cybertron to achieve his goals]]. He's calm and thoughtful in handling the failure of his lieutenants, and he permits disobedience to a degree, but [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim when it comes to traitors who directly attack him, he wastes no time to eliminate potential threats.]]

** The other side of the deconstruction is in his identity of being a Prime and how the Matrix of Leadership is tied to Optimus's identity and being. WordOfGod says that the series is all about discovering "what it means to be a Prime." When Primus used divine right to give the matrix to Optimus, it endowed Optimus with all that Primes "naturally" have through the different seasons. Yet in the first season finale, we get a shocking twist on this idea. [[spoiler: When Optimus uses the Matrix to defeat Unicron, its energy leaves him (maybe). And when it left him, the collective wisdom he had was lost, and only Orion Pax of Cybertron was left. Hopefully, come Season 2, "Orion" will learn the hard way the components of being a just, good leader, leading to a reconstruction of StandardizedLeader. Until then, it's a sobering critique on the idea of Optimus being a "natural leader".]]

* Megatron is also deconstructing the RebelLeader trope. It's mentioned many times over that Megatron wasn't always the megalomaniac warlord he is now, but once he was a political activist fighting for the civil rights for the Cybertronian working class, and for a society there individual success would be based on merits, not on inheritance or being born into a special social class. Of course, these ideals brought Megatron enemies within the Autobot leadership and this forced him to turn to violence in order to make sure his movement would survive. As the revolution went on, it became more and more violent as Megatron was forced to use more brutal and ruthless tactics in order to counterattack the Autobots' own brutality. This caused him to become more cynical in his views. Also, his past as a gladiator has some influence over his personality. At first it inspired him to fight the injustices of the society but as he became more cynical thanks to the war, it later inspired him to adopt a SocialDarwinist mentality: that only those who can fight with their skills and will alone deserve to live and reach success. Those who fail at that have only themselves to blame on and they don't deserve pity from those who did succeded. Also, being a gladiator also meant being a slave who didn't had any power on anything, but as Megatron became the leader of a mighty army, he had for the first time in his downtrodden life tasted the sweet fruits of power, and he became addicted to that very taste. As he won the war, its brutality, his violent past and the new-found powers all combined had corrupted Megatron so that he has forgotten what he fought for in the first place, only remembering the rage he feels towards the Autobots. One who started out as a champion of the week has become a tyrant that is just as bad, if not worse, like the last tyrants thanks to the hardships he was forced to endure in order to win. The history is filled with these examples of revolutionaries that started out as fighters of surtain rights, only to become just as bad as those people they fought against. So Megatron is basically what Luke Skywalker would become if ''StarWars'' was played realistically.

* Megatron is also deconstructing the RebelLeader trope. It's mentioned many times over that Megatron wasn't always the megalomaniac warlord he is now, but once he was a political activist fighting for the civil rights for the Cybertronian working class, and for a society there individual success would be based on merits, not on inheritance or being born into a special social class. Of course, these ideals brought Megatron enemies within the Autobot leadership and this forced him to turn to violence in order to make sure his movement would survive. As the revolution went on, it became more and more violent as Megatron was forced to use more brutal and ruthless tactics in order to counterattack the Autobots' own brutality. This caused him to become more cynical in his views. Also, his past as a gladiator has some influence over his personality. At first it inspired him to fight the injustices of the society but as he became more cynical thanks to the war, it later inspired him to adopt a SocialDarwinist mentality: that only those who can fight with their skills and will alone deserve to live and reach success. Those who fail at that have only themselves to blame on and they don't deserve pity from those who did succeded. Also, being a gladiator also meant being a slave who didn't had any power on anything, but as Megatron became the leader of a mighty army, he had for the first time in his downtrodden life tasted the sweet fruits of power, and he became addicted to that very taste. As he won the war, its brutality, his violent past and the new-found powers all combined had corrupted Megatron so that he had forgotten what he fought for in the first place, only remembering the rage he feels towards the Autobots. One who started out as a champion of the week has become a tyrant that is just as bad, if not worse, like the last tyrants thanks to the hardships he was forced to endure in order to win. The history is filled with these examples of revolutionaries that started out as fighters of surtain rights, only to become just as bad as those people they fought against. So Megatron is basically what Luke Skywalker would become if ''StarWars'' was played realistically.

** The other side of the deconstruction is in his identity of being a Prime and how the Matrix of Leadership is tied to Optimus's identity and being. WordOfGod says that the series is all about discovering "what it means to be a Prime." When Primus used divine right to give the matrix to Optimus, it endowed Optimus with all that Primes "naturally" have through the different seasons. Yet in the first season finale, we get a shocking twist on this idea. [[spoiler: When Optimus uses the Matrix to defeat Unicron, its energy leaves him (maybe). And when it left him, the collective wisdom he had was lost, and only Orion Pax of Cybertron was left. Hopefully, come Season 2, "Orion" will learn the hard way the components of being a just, good leader, leading to a reconstruction of StandardizedLeader. Until then, it's a sobering critique on the idea of Optimus being a "natural leader".]]

[[WMG: Transformers Prime is a realistic deconstruction (and probably will end up a reconstruction) of the transformer mythos]]

* We start out the series with a pair of lovable Autobots on routine patrol, admitting that [[VictoryIsBoring they almost miss the action of fighting Decepticons]]. Yet only 5 minutes in, we're reminded that at its core, Transformers is a war story, and in war, people die. Hence, with brutal fanfare, Cliffjumper goes out a DeadpanSnarker to his last as TheDragon Starscream slays him with one strike.
** This also explains why the show creators keep trying to emphasize their idea for the show that "When we kill a character, we kill a character." They want to show that such a war can't be lightly shrugged off, and to take seriously that in some situations, you can't just repair your team back to working order (though they do show the importance of medical facilities quite a bit).
* Starscream is himself a meditation on just what kind of Decepticon would stay TheStarscream for a long period of time. The answer given surprisingly isn't so much a shadowy plotter like G1, a two time obvious snake like in WesternAnimation/BeastWars, a complex yet powerful man that needs to be kept close like in the Unicron trilogy, or even a powerful yet sneaky boaster like in ''Animated''. Starscream wants to be "his own master", but takes a page from his TransformersCybertron and TransformersAnimated counterparts in trying to be smart about it. He enjoyed autonomy with Megatron gone, and does obey his general commands, while on occasion taking a safe route rather than following Megatron to the letter. Sometimes it pays off, and for almost 10 episodes, we have the rare moment where Starscream is BigBad of the Decepticons. However, sometimes it doesn't, as Megatron eventually gets back on his feet. Starscream clearly enjoyed being leader and desired to leave Megatron's shadow, but perhaps he wanted autonomy to do it more. He slowly begins to lose everything, but it was only when he thought he lost his position within the Decepticons that he thought he had nothing more to strive for as a Decepticon, and [[spoiler: he decides his own freedom of action is more important than being a powerful leader. Starscream declares himself ChaoticNeutral, at least for now, and literally disappears from the war]]. It's a pretty good meditation on what kind of soldier would keep trying to reach the top, and just how they would do it without getting killed.

** In addition recent episodes have given the "starscream as independent operator" idea more credential, but at the same time creates a kind of IneffectualSympatheticVillain vibe at the same time. [[spoiler:Starscream has become a walking contradiction. He's still dangerous enough to throw substantial monkey wrenches into both Autobot and Decepticon plans as the SpannerInTheWorks and strong enough to defend himself sneakily. On the other hand, as a rouge, and then without a T-cog, he lacks the means to become a major threat for the most part, and even the more pragmatic autobots consider him too pitiful to finish off at times. Though interestingly, after Starscream tried to SendInTheClones, and now that he has an armor to become even more powerful, it indicates that he's still a dangerous WildCard in this fight between robots.]]

* Arcee takes the idea of a Transformer war, and deconstructs how [[ShellShockedVeteran it can affect the people in it]]. Ratchet of TransformersAnimated did this too, but this again takes a realistic, non-romantic approach. Arcee lost two of her friends/partners in the war, and her mentality in fighting 'Cons is brutal determination over all else, her life filled with a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the organization who took two partners away. It often leads her to rash decisions, and coldness towards her team. It makes it hard for the others to warm up to her, despite her status as Optimus's {{Lancer}}. Yet perhaps she's the one character who's being [[IncrediblyLamePun rebuilt]] the most. She's growing to realize how her quest for revenge might lead her [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to becoming the very thing she sought to defeat]]. She becoming more patient and level-headed in talking with her fellow Autobots about their TeamPet humans. She's even gotten smarter in how they engage threats, calling out others on fighting too quick and rashly. Finally, she's formed a third partnership with the BadassNormal Jack, which is helping repair her emotional health, and Jack is quick to offer her an appreciation for her work protecting humankind.

* Jack is a bit of deconstruction on how parents affect the battle as well as the answer to the question, "What if the humans didn't want to be part of the war?" Jack started off not wanting giant robots trying to kill him in his life, fully understanding the inherent danger of the war. He even tried to bow out after the first grand adventure on Megatron's ship. And yet, both Miko and Arcee saw that Jack had so much potential, and thus they both convinced him to return to the fight. Afterwards, he has to keep TheMasquerade from his mother, and when she finds out, she really wants him out of there. Yet despite the danger, Jack is also a reconstruction of an AudienceSurrogate, as a cool-headed thinker who helps the Autobots in his limited fashion, and even gains some respect from them through his actions. He even calls his mother on the fact that in their current situation, giant robots are the best way to stay protected from ''other'' megalomaniac giant robots, and from all this, he's given [[spoiler: something very important by Optimus]].
* MECH and Silas are the deconstruction of how human military forces would react when alien robots bring a war to their world. MECH doesn't sit on the sidelines while the robots fight, but takes the initiative to achieve its own agenda. They interrupt Breakdown's victory over Bulkhead, capturing and dissecting the former to reverse engineer Cybertronian technology. Silas makes an alliance with Airachnid, working together until he has a chance to take a piece of Arcee and split before the inevitable double-cross happens. Silas also knows when to quit, ordering his forces to retreat whenever he sees a BigDamnHeroes moment coming his way. He knows better than to fight several Autobots or Decepticons before he can level the playing field technologically. Silas is a genuine human supervillain and a threat to both sides.
** Also of note is that unlike the human villains of [[TransformersAnimated the other Transformers deconstruction]], MECH is totally normal in terms of being humans with great technology rather than having gimmick superpowers, showing that you wouldn't need superhuman abilities to be threatening to Transformers.

* Even the great Optimus Prime gets deconstructed to a certain degree. In every interation of Transformers, he's expected to be the leader and TheHero. To act as the wise leader of the Autobots no matter their rank. However, despite his obvious wisdom and compassion, in this version he does have his oversights, such as not condoning a single human death despite Agent Fowler insisting that their willingness to die for their work. He leads battles, gives grand speeches and all that, but part of that is just the expectations he's fulfilling as Primus's herald, and two areas are cast in doubt: his idealism, and his identity as a Prime.

** The other side of the deconstruction is in his identity of being a Prime and how the Matrix of Leadership is tied to Optimus's identity and being. WordOfGod says that the series is all about discovering "what it means to be a Prime." When Primus used divine right to give the matrix to Optimus, it endowed Optimus with all that Primes "naturally" have through the different seasons. Yet in the first season finale, we get a shocking twist on this idea. [[spoiler: When Optimus uses the Matrix to defeat Unicron, its energy leaves him (maybe). And when it left him, the collective wisdom he had was lost, and only Orion Pax of Cybertron was left. Hopefully, come season 2, "Orion" will learn the hard way the components of being a just, good leader, leading to a reconstruction of StandardizedLeader. Until then, it's a sobering critique on the idea of Optimus being a "natural leader".]]

* Starscream is himself a meditation on just what kind of Decepticon would stay TheStarscream for a long period of time. The answer given surprisingly isn't so much a shadowy plotter like G1, a two time obvious snake like in WesternAnimation/BeastWars, a complex yet powerful man that needs to be kept close like in the Unicron trilogy, or even a powerful yet sneaky boaster like in ''Animated''. Starscream wants to be "his own master", but takes a page from his TransformersCybertron and TransformersAnimated counterparts in trying to be smart about it. He enjoyed autonomy with Megatron gone, and would obey his general commands, while on occasion taking a safe route rather than following Megatron to the letter all the time. Sometimes it pays off, and for almost 10 episodes, we have the rare moment where Starscream is BigBad of the Decepticons. And yet, sometimes it doesn't, as Megatron eventually gets back on his feet. Starscream clearly enjoyed being leader and desired to leave Megatron's shadow, but perhaps he wanted autonomy to do it more. He slowly begins to lose everything, but it was only when he thought he lost his position within the Decepticons that he thought he had nothing more to strive for as a Decepticon, and [[spoiler: he decides his own freedom of action is more important than being a powerful leader. Starscream declares himself ChaoticNeutral, at least for now, and literally disappears from the war]]. It's a pretty good meditation on what kind of soldier would keep trying to reach the top, and just how they would do it without getting killed.

** In addition recent episodes have given the "starscream as independent operator" idea more credential, but at the same time creates a kind of IneffectualSympatheticVillain vibe at the same time. [[spoiler:Starscream has become a walking contradiction. He's still dangerous enough to throw substantial monkey wrenches into both Autobot and Decepticon plans as the SpannerInTheWorks and strong enough to defend himself for the most part if crafty enough. On the other hand, as a rouge, and then without a T-cog, he lacks the means to become a major threat for the most part, and even the more pragmatic autobots consider him too pitiful to finish off at times. Though interestingly, after Starscream tried to SendInTheClones, it indicates that he's still a dangerous WildCard in this fight between robots.]]
* [[BigBad Megatron]] takes the most ruthless characteristics of his older counterparts and shows what kind of leader would arise in that situation. Determined, powerful and ruthless, he's still the BadBoss of the team, and many of the other Decepticons fear him and his wrath just as much, if not more, than they respect his authority. Indeed, it also gives a thoughtful idea of why Megatron became evil, [[spoiler: as it mentions his [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]] drove him [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to destroy Cybertron to achieve his goals]].]]
* Arcee takes the idea of a Transformer war, and deconstructs how [[ShellShockedVeteran it can affect the people in it]]. Ratchet of TransformersAnimated did this too, but this again takes a realistic yet personal approach. Arcee lost two of her friends/partners in the war, and her mentality in fighting 'Cons is brutal determination over all else, her life filled with a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the organization who took two partners away. It often leads her to rash decisions, and coldness towards her team. It makes it hard for the others to warm up to her, despite her status as Optimus's {{Lancer}}. Yet perhaps she's the one character who's being [[IncrediblyLamePun rebuilt]] the most. She's growing to realize how her quest for revenge might lead her [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to becoming the very thing she sought to defeat]]. She becoming more patient and level-headed in talking with her fellow Autobots about their TeamPet humans. She's even gotten smarter in how they engage threats, calling out others on fighting too quick and rashly. Finally, she's formed a third partnership with the BadassNormal Jack, which is helping repair her emotional health, and Jack is quick to offer her an appreciation for her work protecting humankind.
* Miko is a deconstruction on the idea of it being fun to see giant robots fight, or as a WMG put it, a deconstruction of the LeeroyJenkins KidSidekick. True, they always emerge unscathed, but everyone else sees her enthusiasm as foolishness rather than endearing, given her size and lack of strength. All the Autobots and humans constantly try to keep her safe while she observes the brutal fights going on around her, and sometimes, her lust for observing the [[WarIsGlorious great war between giant robots]] can get her in trouble. After all, this is a Transformer's WarIsHell scenario. Her recklessness even almost gets her friends killed on several occasions, not to mention [[NiceJobBreakingItHero almost wiping the mind of her own partner]]. It's practically a TakeThat to any person who thinks giant fighting alien robots is a safe pastime to observe in real life. Yet despite all that, there are the seeds of {{Reconstruction}} in the works, as her UndyingLoyalty is always admirable, and despite going through AesopAmnesia, she's starting to mellow from her original ways. And of course, if there's one thing she brings to the team, it's creativity and FUN!
* Jack is a bit of deconstruction on how parents affect the battle as well as the answer to the question, "What if the humans didn't want to be part of the war?" Jack started off not wanting giant robots trying to kill him in his life, fully understanding the inherent danger of the war. He even tried to bow out after the first grand adventure on Megatron's ship. And yet, both Miko and Arcee saw that Jack had so much potential, and thus they both convinced him to return to the fight. Afterwards, he has to keep TheMasquerade from his mother, and when she finds out, she really wants him out of there. Yet despite the danger, Jack seems to also reconstruct his status as AudienceSurrogate, as a cool-headed thinker who helps the Autobots in his limited fashion, and even gains some respect from them through his actions. He even calls his mother on the fact that in their current situation, giant robots are the best way to stay protected from ''other'' megalomaniac giant robots, and from all this, he's given [[spoiler: something very important by Optimus]].

** It's indicated in the backstory that Optimus was a compassionate, concerned bot before being made a Prime. Yet at his core, he seemed to be more of a follower than a leader. While others recognized his RightMakesMight as more Prime material over Megatron's narcissism and desire to use force to become the next Prime, Optimus's idealism led him to continue for Megatron's eventual redemption despite years of evidence stacked against him that his old mentor/"brother" would never repent. It take the near aversion of InfantImmortality for Optimus to finally try to kill off Megatron for good. Even worse, [[spoiler: by the time of Flying Mind, Optimus has become determined to end the war as fast as possible, deciding to use a cybertronian WMD to try to beat the cons as fast as possible.]]

* Miko is a deconstruction on the idea of it being fun to see giant robots fight, or as a WMG put it, a deconstruction of the LeeroyJenkins KidSidekick. True, they always emerge unscathed, but everyone else sees her enthusiasm as foolishness rather than endearing, given her size and lack of strength. All the Autobots and humans constantly try to keep her safe while she observes the brutal fights going on around her, and sometimes, her lust for observing the [[WarIsGlorious great war between giant robots]] can get her in trouble. After all, this is a Transformer's WarIsHell scenario. Her recklessness even almost gets her friends killed on several occasions, not to mention [[NiceJobBreakingItHero almost wiping the mind of her own partner]]. It's practically a TakeThat to any person who thinks giant fighting alien robots is a safe pastime to observe in real life. Yet despite all that, there are the seeds of Reconstruction in the works, as her UndyingLoyalty is always admirable, and despite going through AesopAmnesia, she's starting to mellow from her original ways. And of course, if there's one thing she brings to her human trio, it's that she can bring in a key element of FUN!

** It's indicated in the backstory that Optimus was a compassionate, concerned bot before being made a Prime. Yet at his core, he seemed to be more of a follower than a leader. While others recognized his RightMakesMight as more Prime material over Megatron's narcissism and desire to use force to become the next Prime, Optimus's idealism led him to continue for Megatron's eventual redemption despite years of evidence stacked against him that his old mentor/"brother" would never repent. It take the near aversion of InfantImmortality for Optimus to finally try to kill off Megatron for good.

* Starscream is himself a meditation on just what kind of Decepticon would stay TheStarscream for a long period of time. The answer given surprisingly isn't so much a shadowy plotter like G1, a two time obvious snake like in BeastWars, a complex yet powerful man that needs to be kept close like in the Unicron trilogy, or even a powerful yet sneaky boaster like in ''Animated''. Starscream wants to be "his own master", but takes a page from his TransformersCybertron and TransformersAnimated counterparts in trying to be smart about it. He enjoyed autonomy with Megatron gone, and would obey his general commands, while on occasion taking a safe route rather than following Megatron to the letter all the time. Sometimes it pays off, and for almost 10 episodes, we have the rare moment where Starscream is BigBad of the Decepticons. And yet, sometimes it doesn't, as Megatron eventually gets back on his feet. Starscream clearly enjoyed being leader and desired to leave Megatron's shadow, but perhaps he wanted autonomy to do it more. He slowly begins to lose everything, but it was only when he thought he lost his position within the Decepticons that he thought he had nothing more to strive for as a Decepticon, and [[spoiler: he decides his own freedom of action is more important than being a powerful leader. Starscream declares himself ChaoticNeutral, at least for now, and literally disappears from the war]]. It's a pretty good meditation on what kind of soldier would keep trying to reach the top, and just how they would do it without getting killed.

* We start out the series with a pair of lovable autobots on routine patrol, admitting that [[VictoryIsBoring they almost miss the action of fighting decepticons]]. Yet only 5 minutes in, we're reminded that at its core, Transformers is a War story, and in war, people die. Hence, with brutal fanfare, Cliffjumper goes out a DeadpanSnarker to his last as TheDragon Starscream slays him with one strike.

* Starscream is himself a meditation on just what kind of Decepticon would stay TheStarscream for a long period of time. The answer given surprisingly isn't so much a shadowy plotter like G1, a two time obvious snake like in BeastWars, a complex yet powerful man that needs to be kept close like the Unicron trilogy, or even a powerful yet sneaky boaster like animated. Starscream wants to be "his own master", but takes a page from his TransformersCybertron and TransformersAnimated counterparts in trying to be smart about it. He enjoyed autonomy with Megatron gone, and would obey his general commands, while on occasion taking a safe route rather than following Megatron to the letter all the time. Sometimes it pays off, and for almost 10 episodes, we have the rare moment where Starscream is BigBad of the decepticons. And yet, sometimes it doesn't as Megatron eventually gets back on his feet. Starscream clearly enjoyed being a leader and desiring to leave megatron's shadow, but perhaps he wanted autonomy to do it more. He slowly begins to lose everything, but it was only when he thought he lost his position within the decepticons when he thought he had nothing more to strive for as a deception, and [[spoiler: he decides his own freedom of action is more important than being a powerful leader. Starscream declares himself ChaoticNeutral, at least for now, and literally disappears from the war]]. It's a pretty good meditation on what commander would keep trying to reach the top, and just how they would do it without getting killed.
** It also adds the question that always plagued Transformer fans as haunting fears: What would happen if Starscream got control? The answer: not nearly as poor as many assume, though his planned actions are much lower key compared to the gradiose plans of Megatron. True, he's not nearly as competent a fighter, but at the very least, his priorities at finding the autobot base and gaining weapons for the war is reasonable.
* [[BigBad Megatron]] takes the ruthless characteristics of his older counterparts and shows what kind of leader would arise in that situation. Determined, powerful and ruthless, he's still the BadBoss of the team, and many of the other decepticons fear him and his wrath just as much if not more than they respect his authority. Indeed, it also gives a thoughtful idea of why Megatron became evil, [[spoiler: as it mentions his [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]] drove him [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to destroy cybertron to achieve his goals]].]]
* Arcee takes the idea of a transformer war, and deconstructs how [[ShellShockedVeteran it can affect the people in it]]. Ratchet of TransformersAnimated did this too, but this again takes a realistic yet personal approach. Arcee lost 2 of her friends/partners in the war, and her mentality in fighting 'Cons is brutal determination over all else, her life filled with a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the organization who took two partners away. It often leads her to rash decisions, and coldness towards her team. It makes it hard for the others to warm up to her, despite her status as Optimus's Lancer. Yet perhaps she's the one character who's being [[IncrediblyLamePun rebuilt]] the most. She's growing to realize how her quest for revenge might lead her [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to becoming the very thing she sought to defeat]]. She's growing more patient and level-headed in talking with her autobot team about their TeamPet humans. She's even gotten smarter in how they engage threats, calling out others on fighting too quick and rashly. Finally, she's began a 3rd partnership with the BadassNormal Jack, helping repair her emotional health, and give an appreciation for her work protecting Humankind.
* Miko is a deconstruction on the idea of it being fun to see transformers fight, or as a WMG put it, a deconstruction of the LeeroyJenkins KidSidekick. True, they always emerge alright, but everyone else sees her enthusiasm as foolishness given her size and lack of strength rather than endearing. All the autobots and humans constantly tries to keep her safe while she observes the brutal fights going on around her, and sometimes, her lust for observing the [[WarIsGlorious great war between giant robots]] can get her in trouble. After all, this is a Transformer's WarIsHell scenario. Her recklessness even almost gets her friends killed on several occasions, not to mention [[NiceJobBreakingItHero almost wiping the mind of her own partner]]. It's practically a TakeThat to any person who thinks giant fighting alien robots is a safe past time to observe in real life. Yet despite all that, there are the seeds of Reconstruction in the works, as her UndyingLoyalty is always admirable, and despite going through AesopAmnesia, she's starting to mellow from her original ways.And of course, if there's one thing she brings to her human trio, it's that she can bring in a key element of FUN!
* Jack has a bit of deconstruction on how parents affect the battle as well as a thought of "What if the human didn't want to be part of the war?". Jack started off not wanting giant robots trying to kill him in his life, fully understanding the inherent danger of the war. He even tried to bow out after the first grand adventure on Megatron's ship. And yet, both Miko and Arcee saw that Jack had so much potential, and thus they both convinced him to return to the fight. Afterwards, he has to keep TheMasquerade from his mother, and when she finds out, she really wants him out of there. Yet despite the danger, Jack seems to also reconstruct his status as AudienceSurrogate, as a cool headed thinker who helps the autobots in his limited fashion, and even gains some respect through his actions from the transformers. He even calls his mother on the fact that in their current situation, Giant Robots are the best way to stay protected from other megalomaniac giant robots, and from all this, he's given [[spoiler: something very important by Optimus]].
* MECH and Silas are the deconstruction of how human military forces would react when alien robots bring a war to their world. MECH doesn't sit on the sidelines while the robots fight, but takes the initiative to achieve its own agenda. They interrupt Breakdown's victory over Bulkhead, capturing and dissecting the former to reverse engineer Cybertronian technology. Silas makes an alliance with Airachnid, working together until he has a chance to take a piece of Arcee and split before the inevitable double-cross happens. Silas also knows when to quit, ordering his forces to retreat when he sees a BigDamnHeroes moment coming his way. He knows better than to fight several Autobots or Decepticons before he can level the playing field technologically. Silas is a genuine human supervillain and a threat to both sides.
** Also of note is that unlike the human villains of [[TransformersAnimated the other Transformers deconstruction]], Mech is totally normal in terms of being humans with great technology rather than having gimmick superpowers, showing that you wouldn't need super abilities to be threatening to Transformers.
* Even the great Optimus Prime gets deconstructed to a certain degree. In every interation of transformers, he's expected to be the leader and TheHero. To act as the wise leader of the Autobots no matter their rank. However, despite his obvious wisdom and compassion, in this version he does have his over sights, such as not condoning a single human death despite Agent Fowler insisting that their willingness to die for their work. He leads battles, gives grand speeches and all that, but part of that is just the expectations he's fulfilling as Primus's herald, and two areas are cast in doubt: his idealism, and his identity as a prime.
** It's indicated in the backstory that Optimus was a compassionate, concerned bot before being made a prime. Yet at his core, he seemed to be more of a follower than a leader. While others recognized his RightMakesMight as more Prime material over Megatron's narcisism and desire to use force to become the next prime, Optimus's idealism lead him to continue for Megatron's eventual redemption despite years of evidence stacked against him that his old mentor/"brother" would never repent. It take the near aversion of InfantImmortality for Optimus to finally try to kill off Megatron for good.
** The other side of the deconstruction is in his identity of being a Prime and how The Matrix of Leadership is tied to Optimus's identity and being. WordOfGod says that the series is all about discovering what it means to be a prime. When Primus used divine right to give the matrix to Optimus, it endowed Optimus with all that primes "naturally" have through the different seasons. Yet in the 1st season finale, we get a shocking twist on this idea. [[spoiler: When Optimus uses the matrix to defeat unicron, it's energy leaves him (maybe). And when it left him, the collective wisdom he had was lost, and only Orion Pax of cybertron was left. Hopefully, come season 2, "Orion" will learn the hard way the components of being a just, good leader, leading to a reconstruction of StandardizedLeader. Until then, it's a sobering critique on the idea of optimus being a "natural leader".]]

** The other side of the deconstruction is in his identity of being a Prime and how The Matrix of Leadership is tied to Optimus's identity and being. WordOfGod says that the series is all about discovering what it means to be a prime. When Primus used divine right to give the matrix to Optimus, it endowed Optimus with all that primes "naturally" have through the different seasons. Yet in the 1st season finale, we get a shocking twist on this idea. [[spoiler: When Optimus uses the matrix to defeat unicron, it's energy leaves him (maybe). And when it left him, the collective wisdom he had was lost, and only Orion Pax of cybertron was left. Hopefully, come season 2, "Orion" will learn the hard way the components of being a just, good leader, leading to a reconstruction of DesignatedLeader and of Optimus as the "wise and compassionate leader", but until then, it's a sobering critique on the idea of optimus being a natural leader.

[[WMG: Transformers Prime is a deconstruction (and probably will end up a reconstruction) of the transformer mythos]]
Technically, TransformersAnimated already did this to an extent, but it focused more on the sociological deconstruction rather than personal/thematic deconstruction like this series.

** This also explains why the show creators keep trying to emphasize their idea for the show that "When we kill a character, we kill a character." They want to show that such a war can't be lightly shrugged off, and to take seriously that in some situations, you can't just repair your team back to working order (though they do show the importance of medical facilities quite a bit.
* Starscream is himself a meditation on just what kind of Decepticon would need to be around in order to stay TheStarscream for a long period of time. Starscream wants to be "his own master", but takes a page from his TransformersCybertron and TransformersAnimated counterparts in trying to be smart about it. He enjoyed autonomy with Megatron gone, and would obey his general commands, while on occasion taking a safe route rather than following Megatron to the letter all the time. Sometimes it pays off, and for almost 10 episodes, we have the rare moment where Starscream is BigBad of the decepticons. And yet, sometimes it doesn't as Megatron eventually gets back on his feet. Yet perhaps what Starscream wanted most was autonomy, and as the season wears on, he grows restless, until [[spoiler: he decides his own freedom of action is more important than being a powerful leader, declaring himself ChaoticNeutral, at least for now]]. It's a pretty good thought on what commander would want to keep trying to reach the top, and just how they would try to do it without getting themselves killed or engaging in direct battle. It's probably the best example of Starscream as TheChessmaster and TheStarscream combined.
** It also adds the question that always plagued Transformer fans as haunting fears: What would happen if Starscream got control? The answer: not nearly as poor as many assume, though his planned actions are much lower key compared to the gradiose plans of Megatron.
* [[BigBad Megatron]] takes the ruthless characteristics of his older megatron counterparts and shows just what kind of leader would arise in that situation. Determined, powerful and ruthless, he's still the BadBoss of the team, and many of the other decepticons fear him and his wrath just as much if not more than they respect his authority. Indeed, it also gives a thoughtful idea of why Megatron became evil, [[spoiler: as it mentions his [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]] drove him [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to destroy cybertron to achieve his goals]].]]
* Arcee takes the idea of a transformer war, and deconstructs how [[ShellShockedVeteran it can affect the people in it]]. Ratchet of TransformersAnimated did this too, but this is almost more painful. Arcee lost 2 of her friends/partners, and her mentality in fighting 'Cons is brutal determination over all else, her life filled with a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the organization who took two partners away. It often leads her to rash decisions, and coldness towards her team. Yet perhaps she's the one character who's being [[IncrediblyLamePun rebuilt]] the most. She's growing to realize how her quest for revenge might lead her [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to becoming the very thing she sought to defeat]]. She's growing more patient and level-headed in talking with her autobot team about their TeamPet humans. Finally, she's began a 3rd partnership with the BadassNormal Jack, helping repair her emotional health, and give an appreciation for her work protecting Humankind.
* Miko is a deconstruction on the idea of it being fun to see transformers fight, or as a WMG put it, a deconstruction of the LeeroyJenkins KidSidekick. True, they always emerge alright, but everyone else sees her enthusiasm as foolishness given her size and lack of strength. All the autobots and humans constantly tries to keep her safe while she observes the brutal fights going on around her, and sometimes, her lust for observing the [[WarIsGlorious great war between giant robots]] can get her in trouble. Her recklessness even almost gets her friends killed on several occasions, not to mention [[NiceJobBreakingItHero almost wiping the mind of her own partner]]. Yet despite all that, there are the seeds of Reconstruction in the works, as her UndyingLoyalty is always admirable, and despite going through AesopAmnesia, she's starting to mellow from her original ways, despite still not quite seeing a WarIsHell scenario around her. And of course, if there's one thing she brings to her human trio, it's that she can bring in a key element of FUN!
* Jack has a bit of deconstruction on how parents affect the battle as well as a thought of "What if the human didn't want to be part of the war?". Jack started off not wanting giant robots trying to kill him in his life, fully understanding the inherent danger of the war. He even tried to bow out after the first grand adventure the humans had. And yet, both Miko and Arcee saw that Jack had so much potential, and thus it took both of them to convince him to return to the fight. Afterwards, he has to keep TheMasquerade from his mother, and when she finds out, she really wants him out of there. Yet despite the danger, Jack seems to also reconstruct his status as AudienceSurrogate, as a cool headed thinker who helps the autobots in his limited fashion, and even gains some respect through his actions from the transformers. He even calls his mother on the fact that in their current situation, Giant Robots are the best way to stay protected from megalomaniac giant robots, and from all this, he's given [[spoiler: something very important by Optimus]].

* Even the great Optimus Prime gets deconstructed to a certain degree. In every interation of transformers, he's expected to be the leader and The Hero. However,

** It also adds the question that always plagued Transformer fans as haunting fears: What would happen if Starcream got control? The answer: not nearly as poor as many assume, though his planned actions are much lower key compared to the gradiose plans of Megatron.

** Also of note is that unlike the human villains of [[TransformersAnimated the other Transformers deconstruction]], Mech is totally normal in terms of being humans with great technology rather than having gimmick superpowers, showing that you wouldn't need super abilities to be threatening to Transformers.

* Miko is a deconstruction on the idea of it being fun to see transformers fight, or as a WMG put it, a deconstruction of the LeeroyJenkins KidSidekick. True, they always emerge alright, but everyone else sees her enthusiasm as foolishness given her size and lack of strength. All the autobots and humans constantly tries to keep her safe while she observes the brutal fights going on around her, and sometimes, her lust for observing the [[WarIsGlorious great war between giant robots]] can get her in trouble. Her recklessness even almost gets her friends killed on several occasions, not to mention [[NiceJobBreakingItHero almost wiping the mind of her own partner]]. Yet despite all that, there are the seeds of Reconstruction in the works, as her UndyingLoyalty is always admirable, and despite going through AesopAmnesia, she's starting to mellow from her original ways, despite still not quite seeing a WarIsHell scenario around her.

Technically, TransformersAnimated already did this to an extent, but it focused more on the sociological deconstruction rather than personal/thematic deconstruction like transformers prime.

** Also of note is that unlike the human villains of [[TransformersAnimated the other transformers deconstruction]], Mech is totally normal in terms of being humans with great technology rather than having gimmick superpowers, showing that you wouldn't need super abilities to be threatening to Transformers.

* Starscream is himself a meditation on just what kind of Decepticon would need to be around in order to stay TheStarscream for a long period of time. Starscream wants to be "his own master", but takes a page from his TransformersCybertron and TransformersAnimated counterparts in trying to be smart about it. He enjoyed autonomy with Megatron gone, and would obey his general commands, while on occasion taking a safe route rather than following Megatron to the letter all the time. Sometimes it pays off, and for almost 10 episodes, we have the extremely rare moment where Starscream is BigBad of the decepticons. And yet, sometimes it doesn't as Megatron eventually gets back on his feet. Yet perhaps what Starscream wanted most was autonomy, and as the season wears on, he grows restless, until [[spoiler: he decides his own freedom of action is more important than being a powerful leader, declaring himself ChaoticNeutral, at least for now]]. It's a pretty good thought on what commander would want to keep trying to reach the top, and just how they would try to do it without getting themselves killed or engaging in direct battle. It's probably the best example of Starscream as TheChessmaster and TheStarscream combined.
** It also adds the question that always plagued Transformer fans as haunting fears: What would happen if Starcream got control. The answer: not nearly as poor as many assume. Yet much lower key compared to the gradiose plans of Megatron.

* Jack has a bit of deconstruction on how parents affect the battle as well as a thought of "What if the human didn't want to be part of the war?". Jack started off not wanting giant robots trying to kill him in his life, and it took two friends to try to convince him otherwise. He has to keep TheMasquerade from his mother, and when she finds out, she really wants him out of there. Yet despite the danger, Jack seems to also reconstruct his status as AudienceSurrogate, as a cool headed thinker who helps the autobots in his limited fashion, and even gains some respect through his actions from the transformers. He even calls his mother on the fact that in their current situation, Giant Robots are the best way to stay protected, and from all this, he's given [[spoiler: something very important by Optimus]].
* MECH and Silas are the deconstruction of how human military forces would react when alien robots bring a war to their world. MECH doesn't sit on the sidelines while the robots fight, but takes the initiative to achieve its own agenda. They interrupt Breakdown's victory over Bulkhead, capturing and dissecting the former to reverse engineer Cybertronian technology. Silas makes an alliance with Airachnid, working together until he has a chance to take a piece of Arcee and split before the inevitable double-cross happens. Silas also knows when to quit, ordering his forces to retreat when he sees a BigDamnHeroes moment coming his way. He knows better than to fight several Autobots or Decepticons before he can level the playing field technologically. Silas is a genuine human supervillain and a threat to both sides.

* Jack has a bit of deconstruction on how parents affect the battle as well as a thought of "What if the human didn't want to be part of the war?". Jack started off not wanting giant robots trying to kill him in his life, and it took two friends to try to convince him otherwise. He has to keep TheMasquerade from his mother, and when she finds out, she really wants him out of there. Yet despite the danger, Jack seems to also reconstruct his status as AudienceSurrogate, as a cool headed thinker who helps the autobots in his limited fashion, and even gains some respect through his actions from the transformers. He even calls his mother on the fact that in their current situation, Giant Robots are the best way to stay protected, and from all this, he's given [[spoiler: something very important by Optimus]].

Technically, TransformersAnnimated already did this to an extent, but it focused more on the sociological deconstruction rather than personal/thematic deconstruction like transformers prime.

This is out there, but there's several key points in the show that gives this some credence.

* We start out the series with a pair of lovable autobots on routine patrol, admitting that [[VictoryIsBoring they almost miss the action of fighting Decepticons]]. Yet only 5 minutes in, we're reminded that at its core, Transformers is a War story, and in war, people die. Hence, with brutal fanfare, Cliffjumper goes out a DeadpanSnarker to his last as TheDragon Starscream slays him with one strike.

* Arcee takes the idea of a Transformer war, and deconstructs how [[ShellShockedVeteran it can affect the people in it]]. Ratchet of TransformersAnimated did this too, but this is almost more painful. Arcee lost 2 of her friends/partners, and her mentality in fighting 'Cons is brutal determination over all else, her life filled with a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the organization who took two partners away. It often leads her to rash decisions, and coldness towards her team. Yet perhaps she's the one character who's being [[IncrediblyLamePun rebuilt]] the most. She's growing to realize how her quest for revenge might lead her [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to becoming the very thing she sought to defeat]]. She's growing more patient and level-headed in talking with her autobot team about their TeamPet humans. Finally, she's began a 3rd partnership with the BadassNormal Jack, helping repair her emotional health, and give an appreciation for her work protecting Humankind.
* Miko is a deconstruction on the idea of it being fun to see Transformers fight, or as a WMG put it, a deconstruction of the LeeroyJenkins KidSidekick. True, they always emerge alright, but everyone else sees her enthusiasm as foolishness given her size and lack of strength. All the Autobots and humans constantly tries to keep her safe while she observes the brutal fights going on around her, and sometimes, her lust for observing the [[WarIsGlorious great war between giant robots]] can get her in trouble. Her recklessness even almost gets her friends killed on several occasions, not to mention [[NiceJobBreakingItHero almost wiping the mind of her own partner]]. Yet despite all that, there are the seeds of Reconstruction in the works, as her UndyingLoyalty is always admirable, and despite going through AesopAmnesia, she's starting to mellow from her original ways, despite still not quite seeing a WarIsHell scenario around her.
* Jack has a bit of deconstruction on how parents affect the battle. He has to keep TheMasquerade from his mother, and when she finds out, she really wants him out of there. Yet despite the danger, Jack seems to also reconstruct his status as AudienceSurrogate, as a cool headed thinker who helps the autobots in his limited fashion, and even gains some respect through his actions. He even calls his mother on the fact that in their current situation, Giant Robots are the best way to stay protected, and from all this, he's given [[spoiler: something very important by Optimus]].

* We start out the series with a pair of lovable autobots on routine patrol, admitting that [[VictoryIsBoring they almost miss the action of fighting decepticons]]. Yet only 5 minutes in, we're reminded that at its core, Transformers is a War story, and in war, people die. Hence, with brutal fanfare, Cliffjumper goes out a DeadpanSnarker to his last as TheDragon Starscream slays him with one strike.

* Arcee takes the idea of a transformer war, and deconstructs how [[ShellShockedVeteran it can affect the people in it]]. Ratchet of TransformersAnimated did this too, but this is almost more painful. Arcee lost 2 of her friends/partners, and her mentality in fighting 'Cons is brutal determination over all else, her life filled with a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the organization who took two partners away. It often leads her to rash decisions, and coldness towards her team. Yet perhaps she's the one character who's being [[IncrediblyLamePun rebuilt]] the most. She's growing to realize how her quest for revenge might lead her [[HeWhoFightsMonsters to becoming the very thing she sought to defeat]]. She's growing more patient and level-headed in talking with her autobot team about their TeamPet humans. Finally, she's began a 3rd partnership with the BadassNormal Jack, helping repair her emotional health, and give an appreciation for her work protecting Humankind.
* Miko is a deconstruction on the idea of it being fun to see transformers fight, or as a WMG put it, a deconstruction of the LeeroyJenkins KidSidekick. True, they always emerge alright, but everyone else sees her enthusiasm as foolishness given her size and lack of strength. All the autobots and humans constantly tries to keep her safe while she observes the brutal fights going on around her, and sometimes, her lust for observing the [[WarIsGlorious great war between giant robots]] can get her in trouble. Her recklessness even almost gets her friends killed on several occasions, not to mention [[NiceJobBreakingItHero almost wiping the mind of her own partner]]. Yet despite all that, there are the seeds of Reconstruction in the works, as her UndyingLoyalty is always admirable, and despite going through AesopAmnesia, she's starting to mellow from her original ways, despite still not quite seeing a WarIsHell scenario around her.