History Tearjerker / TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts

** How sadly accurate everything that happens to Noah before meeting the Autobots is. Despite having served his country he can't get a job because the employer is worried about him 'ruining' what he built and using some vaguely racist comments (which he ''flimsy'' tries to insist it's about his "lacking team skills"). And the hospital doesn't care at all that Chris is a little boy; they just want money.

* The death of Apelinq. He says he will buy the group time, moves in to attack Scourge... and dies in seconds. While he did allow the Maximals to escape he was ultimately outmatched against an opponent who is being powered by a physical god.

* Chris' condition. The fact that he hides that he is in so much pain he can't even hold a fork because he knows it will upset his brother is heart-wrenching.
* Elena is clearly talented and passionate about her job... but all the credit goes to her white boss who steals her ideas and claims them for her own.

* The death of Apelinq. He says he will buy the group time, moves in to attack Scourge... and dies in seconds. While he did allow the Maximals he was ultimately outmatched against an opponent who is being powered by a physical god.

* The death of Apelinq. He says he will buy the group time, moves in to attack Scourge... and dies in seconds. While he did allow the Maximals to escape he doesn't even get a hit on Scourge.

'''Noah:''' [[NeverMyFault Hold up, you blamin']] ''[[NeverMyFault me]]'' After you ''conveniently'' left out the part about a planet-eating monster?\\

'''Noah:''' Hold up, you blamin' ''me''? After you ''conveniently'' left out the part about a planet-eating monster?\\

'''Noah:''' No offense, but [[ArmorPiercingResponse I’m not trustin' my home to a guy who couldn’t even protect]] ''[[ArmorPiercingResponse his]]''.

** How sadly accurate everything that happens to Noah before meeting the Autobots is. Despite having served his country he can't get a job because the employer is worried about him 'ruining' what he built and using some vaguely racist comments. And the hospital doesn't care at all that Chris is a little boy; they just want money.

** Soon after, Noah hits back at Prime with a particularly harsh blow.
--->'''Noah:''' (regarding going with the Autobots to stop Scourge) I’m going.\\
'''Optimus:''' Out of the question!\\
'''Noah:''' No offense, but I’m not trustin' my home to a guy who couldn’t even protect ''his''.
** Making it doubly worse is he says that soon after they have lost Bumblebee.

--->'''Optimus:''' Noah... ''don't.''

* Optimus Prime has it ''rough'' this movie. As Mirage puts it, he and the Autobots have been stranded on Earth for the past 7-8 years, and he feels [[ItsAllMyFault he alone is to blame for their current situation.]] His genuinely missing home has made him [[TookALevelInJerkass become increasingly irate, cynical, and distrusting]] - especially regarding [[HumansAreBastards humans]], whom he's come to believe are inherently self-serving.

** Soon after Noah hits back at Prime with a particularly harsh blow.
--->'''Noah:''' (regarding going with the Autobots to stop Scourge)I’m going\\
'''Optimus:''' Out of the Question.
-->'''Noah:''' No offense but I’m not trust my home to a guy who couldn’t even protect his.

'''Noah:''' No offense but I’m not trust my home to a guy who couldn’t even protect his.

'''Noah:''' (regarding going with the Autobots to stop Scourge)I’m going\\

* As Airazor has become corrupted by Scourge, she begs Primal to MercyKill her in order to protect Elena.

** After Bumblebee is killed by Scourge, Optimus is understandably ''livid'' beyond belief and laments it should have been himself instead, and later lashes out at Noah for letting Scourge take the Transwarp Key.

* As Airazor has become corrupted by Scourge, she begs Primal to MercyKill her in order to protect Elena.
* As the movie takes place in TheNineties, multiple shots of New York include the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror World Trade Center]].

* Optimus Prime has it ''rough'' this movie. As Mirage puts it, he and the Autobots have been stranded on Earth for the past 7-8 years, and he feels he alone is to blame for their current situation. His genuinely missing home has made him become increasingly irate, cynical, and distrusting - especially regarding humans, whom he's come to believe are inherently self-serving.

* As Airazor has become corrupted by Scourge, she begs Primal to kill her in order to protect Elena.

* As the movie takes place in TheNineties shots of New York include the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror World Trade Center]].

* As the movie takes place in [[TheNineties]] shots of New York include the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror World Trade Center]].

* As Airazor has become corrupted by Scourge, she begs Primal to kill her in order to protect Elena.

** When Noah is moments from destroying the key, Optimus''begs'' him not to, as doing so will forever rob them of any chance of returning to Cybertron, even though putting both pieces together will not only summon Unicron, but also destroy Earth and the people on it.

* After his job interview fell through and Kris being 3 months behind on paying his bill that the hospital will no longer treat him, Noah takes Reek up on his offer to steal a car. Noah doesn't want to stoop to being a criminal but he feels it's the only way to out of the situation.

** When Noah is moments from destroying the key, Optimus has to basically ''beg'' him not to, as doing so will forever rob them of any chance of returning to Cybertron, even though putting both pieces together will not only summon Unicron, but also destroy Earth and the people on it.

* Optimus Prime has it ''rough'' this movie. As Mirage puts it, he and the Autobots have been stranded on Earth for the past 7-8 years, and he feels he alone is to blame for their current situation. His genuinely missing home has made him become increasingly irate and cynical in the process, especially toward humanity, whom he initially viewed as beings only serving in their own self-interests.

** After Bumblebee is killed by Scourge, Optimus is understandably ''livid'' beyond belief and laments it should have been himself instead.
** When Noah is moments from destroying half of the Transwarp Key, Optimus has to basically ''beg'' him not to, as doing so will forever rob them of any chance of returning to Cybertron, even though putting both pieces together will not only summon Unicron, but also destroy Earth and the people on it.

* After his job interview fell through and Chris being 3 months behind on paying his bill that the hospital will no longer treat him, Noah takes Reek up on his offer to steal a car. Noah doesn't want to stoop to being a criminal but he feels it's the only way to out of the situation.

* Optimus has it ''rough'' this movie. As Mirage puts it, he and the Autobots have been stranded on Earth for the past 7-8 years, and he feels he alone is to blame for their current situation. His genuinely missing home has made him become increasingly irate and cynical in the process, especially toward humanity, whom he initially viewed as beings only serving in their own self-interests.

** [[spoiler: After Bumblebee is killed by Scourge, Optimus is understandably ''livid'' beyond belief and laments it should have been himself instead]].
** [[spoiler:When Noah is moments from destroying half of the Transwarp Key, Optimus has to basically ''beg'' him not to, as doing so will forever rob them of any chance of returning to Cybertron, even though putting both pieces together will not only summon Unicron, but also destroy Earth and the people on it]].
* [[spoiler:As Airazor has become corrupted by Scourge, she begs Primal to kill her in order to protect Elena]].

** [[spoiler:When Noah is moments from destroying half of the Transwarp Key, Optimus has to basically ''beg'' him not to, as doing so will forever rob them of any chance of returning to Cybertron, even though putting both pieces together will not only summon Unicron, but also destroy Earth and the people on it]].