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* TheDreaded: When he and Shockwave arrive, the Autobots react with utter fear. His presence alone is what makes a background Autobot cry "INCOMING!!"
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* TheDreaded: When he and Shockwave arrive, the Autobots react with utter fear. His presence alone is what makes a background Autobot cry "INCOMING!!""GET DOWN! INCOMING!!"
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* SacrificialLamb: Only shows up in one scene, and it's the one where he's being killed.
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* SacrificialLamb: Only shows up in gets one scene, and it's the one where he's being killed.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.
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* MythologyGag: Her method of communicating Autobots by pressing on her head appears to be inspired by her ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' counterpart.
* OhCrap: When she can't make communication with the Autobot capital (this implies the Decepticons destroyed it).
--> I've lost contact with the capital!
* OhCrap: When she can't make communication with the Autobot capital (this implies the Decepticons destroyed it).
--> I've lost contact with the capital!
* OhCrap: When he sees that there aren't enough Autobots to hold off the Decepticon invasion.
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--> There's too many of them!
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!Ratchet
* TheCameo: The very first Autobot seen.
* OhCrap: When he sees that the Decepticons are easily dispatching the Autobot soldiers.
--> THEY BROKE IN THROUGH THE FRONT LINES!
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!Ratchet
* TheCameo: The very first Autobot seen.
* OhCrap: When he sees that the Decepticons are easily dispatching the Autobot soldiers.
--> THEY BROKE IN THROUGH THE FRONT LINES!
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* 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.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Travis Knight wanted him to be in the movie, but he didn't want to contradict Megatron's status as being frozen under human supervision in Michael Bay's first ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' movie. Therefore, Soundwave takes Megatron's place as the active commander of the Decepticons.
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!Clijumper
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A lieutenant of the Autobot Resistance who's quickly hunted down by Shatter and Dropkick after escaping Cybertron.
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* MythologyGag: Like Soundwave and Starscream, he looks identical to his original depiction. He even keeps his lack of a left hand.
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* 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.
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[[folder:Megatron]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: Although he isn't seen or mentioned, Megatron's position as the Decepticon leader makes him this.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Although he isn't seen or mentioned, Megatron's position as the Decepticon leader makes him this.
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"We Have Reserves" is used to demonstrate how callous a villain is when they send several of their underlings to a fight and not care if they all die.
* 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.
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* 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 realise 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.
** PlayedForDrama 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.
** PlayedForDrama 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.
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* 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 realise realize their prank on Tina is backfiring Charlie tells them to hide again...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.
** PlayedForDrama 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.wall.
** PlayedForDrama 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.
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* WeHaveReserves: 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.
* ZergRush: Given their numbers, they have no problem just throwing tons of themselves at the Autobots and hope they overwhelm them. Unfortunately, this plan seems to be pretty effective.
* ZergRush: Given their numbers, they have no problem just throwing tons of themselves at the Autobots and hope they overwhelm them. Unfortunately, this plan seems to be pretty effective.
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* WeHaveReserves: 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.
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* ZergRush: Given their numbers, they have no problem just throwing tons of themselves at the Autobots and hope they overwhelm them. Unfortunately, this plan seems to be pretty effective.
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* LimitedWardrobe: Of the 'same outfit scheme' variety. For most of the movie, she wears a [[SleevesAreForWimps band shirt with no sleeves]], [[WhoLikesShortShorts 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.
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* LimitedWardrobe: Of the 'same outfit scheme' variety. For most of the movie, she wears a [[SleevesAreForWimps band shirt with no sleeves]], [[WhoLikesShortShorts [[WhoWearsShortShorts 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.
* 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.
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* ObliviousToLove: Memo is ''really'' hung up on her, but she literally doesn't know his name at the start of the movie. She realises quickly though that he's attracted to her when they become friends, but she's not ''quite'' ready for anything.
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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 detirmined to protect the earth from these alien robot threats.
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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 detirmined determined to protect the earth from these alien robot threats.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once he realises 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.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once he realises 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.
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* TheQuisling: Unintentionally, he gives the Decepticons access to human communications networks under the belief that they're the good guys. When he realises his mistake he tries to warn Burns.
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* TheQuisling: Unintentionally, he gives the Decepticons access to human communications networks under the belief that they're the good guys. When he realises realizes his mistake he tries to warn Burns.
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* 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 stepfather and stepbrother. Bumblebee helps bring her out of it over time.
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* 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 stepfather brother and stepbrother.stepfather. Bumblebee helps bring her out of it over time.
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According to Wikipedia they actually do have last names.
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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, only to discover the car is actually an amnesic Autobot. Immediately she bonds with the scared Autobot, gifting him the name Bumblebee, and together they help one-another heal from their respective traumas.
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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, only to discover discovers the car is actually an amnesic Autobot. 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.
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.
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TheHero of the movie named after him, Bumblebee, or B-127 as he was initially called, is an Autobot soldier and one of the most trusted under Optimus Prime's leadership. Personally sent to seek out a new home for the Autobots so they can regroup and retake their planet, B-127 travelled to Earth and arrived in the year 1987, but accidentally stumbled into Sector 7. When the Decepticon Blitzwing arrived, B-127 was left critically injured in the ensuring fight that also left him without his voice box, and forced to hide as a Volkswagen Beetle as his memory unit failed.
Some time later, he ended up in a scrapyard owned by a mechanic named Hank, mistaken for an ordinary, abandoned VW Beetle, where its owner's niece, Charlie Watson, discovered him. Managing to get the car up and running, she took it home as a birthday present from her uncle, only to discover he was actually a transforming robot when she accidentally reactivated him. Without his memory of who he is and terrified of everything around him, the amnesic robot was befriended by the girl, who named him "Bumblebee" after his yellow paint job and buzzing noises.
Some time later, he ended up in a scrapyard owned by a mechanic named Hank, mistaken for an ordinary, abandoned VW Beetle, where its owner's niece, Charlie Watson, discovered him. Managing to get the car up and running, she took it home as a birthday present from her uncle, only to discover he was actually a transforming robot when she accidentally reactivated him. Without his memory of who he is and terrified of everything around him, the amnesic robot was befriended by the girl, who named him "Bumblebee" after his yellow paint job and buzzing noises.
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TheHero of the movie named after him, movie, Bumblebee, or B-127 as he was initially called, is an Autobot soldier and one of the most trusted under Optimus Prime's leadership. Personally sent to seek out a new home for the Autobots so they can regroup and retake their planet, B-127 travelled to Earth and arrived in the year planet. In 1987, he arrives on earth, but accidentally stumbled into Sector 7. When is followed there by the Decepticon Blitzwing arrived, B-127 was left critically injured in the ensuring fight that also left who then proceeds to viciously attack and nearly kill him, forcing him without his voice box, and forced to hide as a Volkswagen Beetle as his memory unit failed.
Some time later, he ended up in a scrapyard ownedBeetle. Discovered by a mechanic named Hank, mistaken for an ordinary, abandoned VW Beetle, where its owner's niece, Charlie Watson, discovered him. Managing to get the car up and running, she took it home as a birthday present from her uncle, only to discover he was actually a transforming robot when she he's accidentally reactivated him. Without his revived, but without any memory of who he is is, and is terrified of and confused by everything around him, him. Fortunately, Charlie befriends the amnesic robot was befriended by the girl, who named lost Autobot, naming him "Bumblebee" after his yellow paint job job, timid nature, and buzzing noises.
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* BabyOfTheBunch: 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.
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* BondVillainStupidity: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler: Dropkick's execution of Bumblebee would was, indeed, fatal but was undone by Charlie resuscitating him. Considering how [[CruelAndUnusualDeath thorough]] he was in offlining Cliffjumper, this does earn Shatter's ire when Bee turns up again to stop them.]]
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* BondVillainStupidity: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler: Dropkick's execution of Bumblebee would was, indeed, fatal but was undone by Charlie resuscitating him. Considering how [[CruelAndUnusualDeath thorough]] he was in offlining [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe offlining]] Cliffjumper, this does earn Shatter's ire when Bee turns up again to stop them.]]
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* BabyOfTheBunch: 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.
* ConstantlyCurious: Since 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.
* 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.
* 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 realise 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.
** PlayedForDrama 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.
* 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.
* 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 realise 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.
** PlayedForDrama 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.
* 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.
* 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 temperment.
** Besides this, he also takes a lot of ques 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.
* 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.
* ShellShockedVeteran: After his battle with Blitzwing, Bumblebee was left traumatised 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, but also as a lasting effect of what he went through.
* ShellShockedVeteran: After his battle with Blitzwing, Bumblebee was left traumatised 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, but also as a lasting effect of what he went through.
* 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.
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* GoofyPrintUnderwear: She wears boxer shorts, which usually have some kind of striped or coloured 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.
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* 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. Even Memo ends up with his arm in a sling by the end.
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* LimitedWardrobe: Of the 'same outfit scheme' variety. For most of the movie, she wears a [[SleevesAreForWimps band shirt with no sleeves]], [[WhoLikesShortShorts 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.
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* 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 recognise that Bumblebee is more than just a killer robot.
* KickTheDog: 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.
** PlayedForLaughs when introduced, when he takes the opportunity to repeatedly hit his friend with paint balls after tying him upside down. Said friend is pretty understandably pissed about it.
* KickTheDog: 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.
** PlayedForLaughs when introduced, when he takes the opportunity to repeatedly hit his friend with paint balls after tying him upside down. Said friend is pretty understandably pissed about it.
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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: As far as the Decepticons are concerned, the Autobots are criminals and traitors to Cybertron.
* TheEmpire: This take on the Decepticons present them as such; they control 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'' to the Decepticons' POV.
* 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.
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* CoolBigSis: 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.
** 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.
** 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.
* {{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]].
* 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.
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Despite initially developed as a prequel to the previous movies, with ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', Hasbro began what they referred to as a 'new storytelling universe', confirming the film's status as a reboot. As such, characters from the movie are now here. As ''Bumblebee'' featured several returning characters but in vastly different, more G1-inspired appearances, the ''Bumblebee'' version of these characters are now considered separate entities.
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!The Autobot Resistance
The 'good guys' in the civil war of Cybertron, the Autobots are a band of freedom fighters on the losing side who are forced to abandon their home planet to seek refuge in the stars.
[[folder:In General]]
* AlienAmongUs: The benevolent kind as always, though its not until the end of ''Bumblebee'' that many of them even make it to earth.
* ArmCannon: Notably a lacking feature this time, as besides Bumblebee they're all otherwise depicted with hand-held weaponry. Given their status as a resistance movement, its likely that they simply weren't ''built'' for war, but were forced to take up arms anyway.
* MechanicalLifeforms: As are the Decepticons.
* 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.
* LaResistance: To a greater extent than typical depictions, where the Autobots were typically the dominent party until the Decepticons took over, the Autobots here are explicitly the ''Autobot Resistance'', and from what we see, they're ''losing'' the war.
* TransformingMecha: They are ''Transformers'' of course.
* 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.
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[[folder:Bumblebee]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DylanOBryan
TheHero of the movie named after him, Bumblebee, or B-127 as he was initially called, is an Autobot soldier and one of the most trusted under Optimus Prime's leadership. Personally sent to seek out a new home for the Autobots so they can regroup and retake their planet, B-127 travelled to Earth and arrived in the year 1987, but accidentally stumbled into Sector 7. When the Decepticon Blitzwing arrived, B-127 was left critically injured in the ensuring fight that also left him without his voice box, and forced to hide as a Volkswagen Beetle as his memory unit failed.
Some time later, he ended up in a scrapyard owned by a mechanic named Hank, mistaken for an ordinary, abandoned VW Beetle, where its owner's niece, Charlie Watson, discovered him. Managing to get the car up and running, she took it home as a birthday present from her uncle, only to discover he was actually a transforming robot when she accidentally reactivated him. Without his memory of who he is and terrified of everything around him, the amnesic robot was befriended by the girl, who named him "Bumblebee" after his yellow paint job and buzzing noises.
* AmnesiacHero: Most of 'Bee's self-titled movie sees him without his memory.
* ArmCannon: The only Autobot who has one in the movie.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Has a retractable arm blade in ''Bumblebee''. [[spoiler:It eventually gets torn off by Shatter, though.]]
* 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.
* CombatParkour: Bumblebee's fighting style against others makes use of his smaller frame, with a lot of rolls, flips, and parkour moves thrown in.
* 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 Shatter he had to use the environment to avoid being killed by her.
* 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.
* TheHero: Shares this role with Charlie in ''Bumblebee''; he's the one sent to protect earth, but because of his memory loss he doesn't know about this mission. When his memory is restored, he takes it upon himself to stop the Decepticons and save the planet, then goes off to rendezvous with Optimus Prime and the arriving Autobots.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* TheSpeechless: Due to [[spoiler: Blitzwing tearing out his vocal processors in ''Bumblebee''. However, he learns to "speak" using radio/sound clips.]]
* 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.
* 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.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeterCullen
The BigGood of the film and TheLeader 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.]]
* ActionHero: A leader from the front lines, he's easily the single most powerful Bot seen, fighting off hordes of Decepticons on his own.
* AFatherToHisMen: He talks to Bumblebee like a father would a son.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Again, he leads the Autobots and also happens to be the biggest badass on Cybertron.
* BadassBaritone: As to be expected when he's voiced by Peter Cullen.
* 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.
* BigBadassRig: When he gets to earth, he takes a Freightliner as his alt mode.
* 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.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Bumblebee''. It is, of course, focused on Bumblebee, so Optimus plays a smaller role than he does in most incarnations.
* 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.
* GentleGiant: He towers over Bumblebee (who himself towers over humans), but when he's not fighting, he's a gentle father figure to the Autobots.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Doesn't hold back in a fight, and utterly demolishes any who try to fight him.
* TheLeader: The Autobot Resistance wouldn't exist without him, apparently.
* LivingMacGuffin: Because of his status as TheLeader and BigGood, the Decepticons are desperately searching for him. None of the Autobots are giving him up.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Essentially, he brings the war of Cybertron to humanity's doorstep by sending Bumblebee to the planet. He didn't appear to know about 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.
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, its clear that he inspires this in any who follow him.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Andrew Morgado
* AnArmAndALeg: Has his right arm torn off by Dropkick.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath
* DefiantToTheEnd: Not once does he give in to the torture.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler: How he meets his end. Vertically.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: He allows the Decepticons to slaughter him senselessly just so the same fate doesn't befall on Optimus or any other Autobot.
* MythologyGag: Some of the circumstances behind his murder are hauntingly similar to that of his fate in ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers: Prime]]''.
* SacrificialLamb: Only shows up in one scene, and it's the one where he's being killed.
* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: Cliffjumper keeps stating "My name is Cliffjumper!" right when Bumblebee's signal song (the Cheers theme song) starts playing ''Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name''.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He is only shown for a few minutes before he is cut in half by Dropkick.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Kirk Baily
* 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.
* TheCameo: Much like his TF 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.
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[[folder:Arcee]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle
* ActionGirl: Fighting on the front lines with the male bots, and holding her own as well as they are.
* TheCameo: As with other Autobots, she just appears to briefly showcase the war on Cybertron.
* FemBot: Moreso than Shatter, as she has a pink and white paintjob and a somewhat human feminine appearance.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum
* 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.
* TheCameo: Just one of several Autobots in the opening battle.
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!The Decepticons
The primary antagonists and 'bad guys' in the civil war for Cybertron, the Decepticons are a ruthless military force that forced the Autobots to flee Cybertron, and won't stop until they've hunted each one down and permanently destroyed what's left.
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* AliensAreBastads: 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.
* ArmCannon: Unlike the Autobots, these is a case for each one seen.
* CardCarryinglyEvil: The name ''Decepticons'' is, without a doubt, not a ''good guys'' name.
* LightIsNotGood: Physically, the Autobots and the Decepticons look about the same; they're both colourful and brightly painted machines, and to a neutral party, it'd be hard to distinguish which ones are the good guys and badguys.
* ObviouslyEvil: Despite their similarities to the Autobots, the Decepticons tend to speak with more menacing voices, and of course, they ''literally call themselves Decepticons''.
* WeHaveReserves: 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.
* ZergRush: Given their numbers, they have no problem just throwing tons of themselves at the Autobots and hope they overwhelm them. Unfortunately, this plan seems to be pretty effective.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AngelaBassett
A Decepticon triple-changer who's searching for Bumblebee on Earth with her cohort, Dropkick.
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* AndYourLittleDogToo: [[spoiler:As she prepares to kill Bee, she threatens to kill Charlie, too, in retribution for disabling the communication hub.]]
* BenevolentBoss: A villanous example. She acts as Dropkick’s superior, but doesn’t treat him in an ill manner and adresses 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.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Alongside Dropkick, they're the main villains of ''Bumblebee'', though Shatter appears to be the one calling the shots between them.
* BigNo: [[spoiler:She was ''not'' happy when Charlie disabled the communication tower, sparking her VillainousBreakdown.]]
* BrainsAndBrawn: The brains to Dropkick's brawn, employing deception and subterfuge to achieve her goals.
* CanonForeigner: She was created exclusively for ''Bumblebee''.
* ContraltoOfDanger: She's got a very low-pitched voice.
* CoolCar: Her Plymouth Satellite mode.
* CoolPlane: Her Harrier Jump Jet mode.
* EvilDuo: She's partners in crime with Dropkick.
* DarkActionGirl: She's one of the primary antagonists, and very capable of throwing down with Autobots.
* 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. This shows that she's the brains of the duo, who 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.]]
* 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. All she did was leave out which side of the conflict were the bad guys.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Unlike her partner, Shatter puts on a friendly facade to trick Sector 7 into aiding them in their mission to capture Bumblebee.
* InkSuitActor: She pretty much looks like Bassett if she was a Transformer.
* IronLady: Downplayed, but she seems to be the one calling the shots between her and Dropkick.
* KickTheDog: She does the kicking, while Dropkick does the killing.
** [[spoiler:When interrogating Cliffjumper, she teases that he deserves a better death for being a brave warrior... then lets Dropkick vertically bisect him.]]
** [[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.]]
** [[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.]]
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* OneHeadTaller: Non-romantic example, but she is about a head taller than her partner Dropkick.
* 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.
* RedOniBlueOni: The more composed and level-headed blue to Dropkick's red. Ironic, given their respective color schemes.
* 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.]]
* SlasherSmile: Shatter displays one [[spoiler:when she is given access to Earth's computers]].
* 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.
* 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.]]
* 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.]]
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A Decepticon triple-changer who's hunting Bumblebee on Earth alongside his cohort, Shatter.
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* 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.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Alongside Shatter, they're the main villains of ''Bumblebee''. Despite Shatter calling the shots, Dropkick is more or less her partner and they're treated as equal threats.
* BloodKnight: Being the brawn of his and Shatter’s duo, he is always out for combat. He quickly gets downright pissed when amnesiac Bumblebee refuses to fight back during their first encounter.
* 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.
* BreakingTheBonds: [[spoiler:Subverted. Though the scene sets him up, Bee simply tears him apart before he can do so.]]
* CoolCar: His AMC Javelin mode.
* 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.]]
* EvilDuo: He's partners in crime with Shatter.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In conjunction with GutturalGrowler below, his voice is fairly low pitch.
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler:He liquidates a random human upon arriving on Earth, commenting that he "loves how they pop".]]
* GutturalGrowler: He has a deep, gravelly voice.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Given his fondness for inflicting [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Cruel and Unusual Deaths]] on others, having brutally murdered Cliffjumper after extensively torturing him, it's rather fitting that Dropkick meet a similar fate at the hands of Bumblebee, who shares Cliffjumper's likeness.]]
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:"You think these little chains can hold--?"]]
* OhCrap: He sounds more than a little worried when he learns that [[spoiler: Optimus Prime is coming to Earth.]]
* PopGoesTheHuman: He possesses a special weapon that liquefies humans, popping them like balloons.
-->'''Dropkick''': I like the way they pop.
* PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler:Right before he executes Bumblebee after they've gotten everything they need out of him.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Shatter''': Ah, B-127, I ''almost'' forgot about you.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Dropkick''': [[NoNonsenseNemesis I didn't.]]]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The hot-headed, aggressive red to Shatter's blue - the inverse of their actual color schemes.
* 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.]]
* 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.
* 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.
-->'''Dropkick''': What? What are you doing? This is humiliating...
* 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.]]
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[[folder: Blitzwing]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bumblebee_blitzwing_concept.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Did you think you could hide?!"'']]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidSobolov
A Decepticon Seeker Bumblebee encounters on Earth.
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* 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 his vocal synthesizer]].
* 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]].
* BigNo: [[spoiler:Right before Bee kills him.]]
* CoolMask: He appears to be wearing some kind of mouthpiece akin to a fighter jet pilot's mask.
* CoolPlane: An F-4 Phantom II.
* EvilIsBigger: Blitzwing towers over Bumblebee to the point where their fight has David and Goliath vibes.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Par for the course when you're voiced by David Sobolov.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He is killed by one of his own missiles]].
* KickTheDog: [[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.]]
* 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.]]
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When Bee sticks him with one of his own missiles, he panics and tries to remove it.]]
* 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.]]
* StarterVillain: He's the first Decepticon Bumblebee encounters in the film.
* 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 blast it, exploding him.]]
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Considering everyone mistook him for Starscream when he made his appearance in the official trailer, as his design greatly resembles that of G1 Seeker. The real Starscream however also shows up in the movie. Subverted as he ''has'' been given Seeker-looking toys in the past, its just he's usually got a more tank-like build too.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Soundwave]]
->'''Voiced by:''' [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Jon Baily]]
* TheCameo: He appears briefly, leading the Decepticons in the opening sequence.
* BigBadDuumvirate: He appears to be leading the Decepticon forces alongside Shockwave and Starscream.
* TheDreaded: When he and Shockwave arrive, the Autobots react with utter fear.
* MythologyGag: He looks ''identical'' to his classic form. He even ejects one of his minions from his chest window, just like he used to.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Shockwave]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Jon Baily
* TheCameo: Alongside Soundwave, he only appears at the beginning.
* BigBadDuumvirate: He appears to be leading the Decepticon forces alongside Soundwave and Starscream.
* TheDreaded: When he and Soundwave arrive, the Autobots react with utter fear.
* MythologyGag:
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Starscream]]
* TheCameo: Moreso than Soundwave and Shockwave, as he doesn't even get a ''voice'' in ''Bumblebee''.
* PaletteSwap: As is traditional, the Seekers are all the same model with different colours. So much so that Blitzwing was initially mistaken for Starscream when he appeared in trailers.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He doesn't appear much, but its him and his Seekers who destroy the Autobot's tower, separating them from Optimus Prime.
[[/folder]]
!Humans
The people of Earth, unaffiliated with the Cybertronians until Bumblebee arrives in 1987, looking for refuge.
[[folder:In general]]
* 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 its 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.
* HumansAreInsects: How the Decepticons, particularly Dropkick, see them when they meet them. To be fair, the Decepticons are a highly intelligent physically stronger race, who's lifespans greatly outnumber that of the humans. To them, humans ''are'' kinda insects in comparison.
* 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.
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!!Watson family
[[folder:Charlie Watson]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/HaileeSteinfeld
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* 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.
* {{Adorkable}}: She's a pretty big dork behind the initial scowling; she's a big music fan who rocks out in the morning, is ''very'' easily excited about things she likes (music, movies, cars), wears GoofyPrintUnderwear, she's very clearly a klutz, and repeatedly finds herself in awkward and embarrassing situations. Also, she's played by Hailee Steinfeld, which more than guarantees the 'adorable' part.
* TheChewToy: Her beloved father died. She's bullied by an AlphaBitch and her GirlPosse. Her family can't connect with her and she feels alone. She's broke and needs money to repair her dad's car, and has to work a demeaning BurgerFool job at Hot Dog on a Stick. Her first real friend is an amnesic robot she needs to do ''everything she can'' to keep safe, and keeps unintentionally putting her in awkward spots. The government comes after said robot friend, causing her to get knocked about, tasered, battered, and nearly killed. In general, Charlie ''really'' has it rough.
* 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.
* CoolLoser: Going by her interactions with [[AlphaBitch Tina]] and [[BigManOnCampus Tripp]], Charlie isn't very popular at school (somewhat confirmed during the cliffside party, where others are heard jeering at her and calling her a loser for not jumping with Tripp), in fact 'Bee and Memo seem to be her only friends, despite being a ''very'' pretty, fun and affable girl with cool taste. This is somewhat justified though by the fact she's apparently pretty poor and works a very embarrassing dead-end job by comparison to the ''very'' rich looking Tina, and is pretty sullen about her father's passing, which would probably mean she'd actively ''avoid'' socialising. These kind of things don't tend to make kids popular in school.
* 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.
* 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).
* 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.
* {{Expy}}: 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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, boxers, shorts.
* 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. Even Memo ends up with his arm in a sling by the end.
* NiceGirl: Despite her affinity for punk attire, she really is a sweetheart.
* {{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.
* ObliviousToLove: Memo is ''really'' hung up on her, but she literally doesn't know his name at the start of the movie. She realises quickly though that he's attracted to her when they become friends, but she's not ''quite'' ready for anything.
* 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.
* TomboyishName: Nickname or not, "Charlie" is predominantly a male name.
* 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.]]
* 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 stepfather and stepbrother. Bumblebee helps bring her out of it over time.
* 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.
* 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.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sally Watson]]
->'''Played by:''' Pamela Adlon
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* 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.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: She seems pretty oblivious about how much 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* SickeninglySweethearts: With her new husband, Ron. They can't keep their hands off of one-another when alone and are almost always together.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Otis Watson]]
->'''Played by:''' Jason Drucker
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* 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.
* 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.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ron]]
->'''Played by:''' Stephen Schneider
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* BadassDriver: PlayedForLaughs, but he's pretty impressive in a car chase, [[IKnowMortalKombat having learnt from]] ''Series/MiamiVice''.
* BumblingDad: Ron ''tries''. He gets terrible gifts for birthdays, never says the right thing, and has clearly no idea what he's doing at being a dad, but he ''tries''.
* 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]].
* 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.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: His biggest flaw. In general he seems to treat Charlie like his own kid, and one much younger than she is, 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 useless that advice is for someone in her state.
* NiceGuy: Never has a negative word for anyone and seems to always be smiling.
* 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.
* 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''.
[[/folder]]
!!Brighton Falls Residents
[[folder:Memo]]
->'''Played by:''' Jorge Lendeborg, Jr.
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* {{Adorkable}}: 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* HollywoodNerd: Memo calls ''himself'' a "nerd". He reads comics, collects action figures, and is fairly not-athletic and socially awkward, and dresses in an 80s nerd chic. However, he clearly fills his shirts well he's visibly attractive, its really just down to his social awkwardness.
* 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, but is willing to explore that in time.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* ShipTease: With Charlie. A lot. And it gets [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] too.
* ShirtlessScene: Loses his shirt when Charlie uses it as a blindfold.
* 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.
* 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.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tina]]
->'''Played by:''' Gracie Dzienny
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* AlphaBitch: Her main point of characterisation. Her and her GirlPosse only appear to make life hell for Charlie.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 its clear she's just trying to get a rise out of her.
* FatAndSkinny: She has a [[FatBestFriend chubby Asian female friend]] who joins her in bullying Charlie.
* 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 starring longingly at Tripp and Tina's car, and has the brightest smirk on her face knowing she has what Charlie wants.
* 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.
* IWantMyMommy: When she sees what [[spoiler: Bumblebee (accidentally) did to her car]].
* 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.
* 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]].
* 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.
* 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 and taking absolute ''delight'' in this.
* 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.
* 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.
* VanityLicensePlate: Her car's says "U WISH".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tripp Summers]]
->'''Played by:''' Ricardo Hoyos
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* BigManOnCampus: Everyone seems impressed with him. When Charlie recognises him at a party, Memo seems impressed at the implication Charlie knows the guy because of how popular he is.
* MrFanservice: Takes his shirt off any time he's on-screen.
* 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 recognises 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.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hank]]
->'''Played by:''' Len Cariou
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* 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.
* 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.
[[/folder]]
!!Sector 7
[[folder:Agent Jack Burns]]
->'''Played by:''' Wrestling/JohnCena
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* 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''.
* 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]].
* BigBrotherIsWatching: He claims they 'know' about Ron's shoplifting past. Its not delved on how. PlayedForLaughs, though.
* 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.
* 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 painball pellets.
* 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 its because he has intimacy issues.
* GenreSavvy: As he points out, the Decepticons are ObviouslyEvil because they "literally call themselves'' [[CardCarryingVillain Decepticons!]]''"
* 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]].
* 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.
* ItIsDehumanising: He refuses to call Bumblebee a "he", insisting that "'it' is an 'it'." [[spoiler:He stops this when Bumblebee saves his life]].
* LargeHam: He's loud, to put it mildly. There's very few scenes where he isn't shouting or being the centre of attention.
* NotSoDifferent: Both him and Bee are soldiers fighting righteously for their country/alignment. He's also got a sense of humour, much like Bumblebee does, and despite how he appears, he's not a bad guy. He recognises this by the end of the film.
** To a lesser extent, him and Charlie. They were both overall nice and jovial people who became darkened by a tragedy (Charlie losing her father, Burns' unit being carpet bombed by Blitzwing). They both respond to this tragedy by becoming stand-offish and snarky to those around them.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once he realises 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.
* WouldHitAGirl: He opens fire on Shatter without caring that she's a Fembot. Also, he has no issue roughing up Charlie when she tries to stop them detaining Bumblebee, even shoving her to the ground (in his defence, its not like she wasn't fighting back).
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[[folder:Dr Powell]]
->'''Played by:''' John Ortiz
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* CloudCuckooLander: By Burns' words, "Powell's a weird guy, you ever notice that about him?"
* TheQuisling: Unintentionally, he gives the Decepticons access to human communications networks under the belief that they're the good guys. When he realises his mistake he tries to warn Burns.
* 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.
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[[folder:General Whalen]]
->'''Played by:''' Glynn Turman
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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Essentially this to Sector 7.
* FantasticRacism: Shares Burns' distaste for the Decepticons, though he's not shown coming around to Bumblebee the way Burns does.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He recognises 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.
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