History YMMV / TheTransformersCombinerWars

* WhatAnIdiot: Despite him saying that attacking Optimus, even in a large mob, was stupid back in Punishment, Acid Storm seems content to attack both Windblade and Optimus with a smaller mob. Windblade kicks him in the face.

* FoeYay: Megatron's interactions with both Optimus Prime and Starscream are ''dripping'' with this. At some points he comes off like jilted old friend/lover who hasn't gotten over the break-up as well as he claims.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The toyline features a number of characters that don't make it into the comic's storyline, most notably a combiner named "Galvatronus," a combiner created and controlled by Cyclonus and Galvatron.

* AssPull: Victorion's appearance in the sixth episode. She just flies into the scene from absolutely nowhere, and that's ''not'' an exaggeration; it's as if an entire character was pulled out of {{Hammerspace}} the second she's needed.

* ShockingSwerve: Episode six manages to be both this and TheUntwist at the same time. [[spoiler: Starscream betraying everyone and being the real villain]], comes so completely out of nowhere that it's a Shocking Swerve but it's done with a character who's infamous for typically being played as an ObviousJudas, so it's an Untwist.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The show's depiction of Megatron has received surprising acclaim for being a snarky yet intriguing BoisterousBruiser who gets some the best lines. Many have cited him as one of its only saving graces. Jason Mornocha's performance as the character is also praised, and it's likely the reason why he's one of the few actors to carry over to the ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersTitansReturn'' series while almost everybody else was replaced.

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Jon Bailey]] plays a very good Optimus Prime with many fans praising his Peter Cullen impression. While he's famous for his comedic role(s), he does a good job bringing gravitas and world-weariness to Optimus. However, unlike Jason Momocha, he didn't come back for ''Titans Return''.

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: It seems to be a tradition for the actors who portray Optimus and Megatron to give it their all no matter the quality of the series, as Jon Bailey and Jason Marnocha are clearly doing their best and doing quite well.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: One of the few praises the show gets is it's gorgeous art style, which manages an impressive balance between stylization and detail.

* ContinuityLockOut: One of the biggest criticisms of the show is that the first half does ''very'' little to explain what's going on, leaving viewers without a decent knowledge of ''Transformers'' lore (and sometimes even those who ''do'') extremely confused.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: The show's depiction of Megatron has received surprising acclaim for being a snarky yet intriguing BoisterousBruiser who gets some the best lines. Many have cited him as one of its only saving graces. Jason Momocha's performance as the character is also praised, and it's likely the reason why he's one of the few actors to carry over to the ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersTitansReturn'' series while almost everybody else was replaced.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Maxima is introduced as Windblade's sidekick/lancer and looks fairly cool... then gets pathetically killed by Menasor before the first episode is over, just so Windblade can angst over her.

* BetterThanCanon: Some fans have pointed to Hayato Sakamoto's Unite Warriors comics as this to both the Combiner Wars comics and animation. They're essentially a LighterAndSofter MassiveMultiplayerCrossover CrackFic granted canon; featuring a number of less mainstream Combiners. Sakamoto's bright and colorful art, combined with a ton of {{Mythology Gag}}s as well as an actual focus on Combiners as characters, has lead to a number of fans finding it more interesting and lively than the main CW stories.

*** [[spoiler: [[Devastator's]] [[Creator/PatrickSeitz voice actor]] is clearly ''trying'' to give the character a fittingly deep voice, but like with Menasor the production team didn't bother adding any vocal effects, so it just sounds off.

*** [[spoiler: Devastator's]] voice actor is clearly ''trying'' to give the character a fittingly deep voice, but like with Menasor the production team didn't bother adding any vocal effects, so it just sounds off.

** In episode 5, the Mistress of Flame slams her StaffOfOffice down to emphasize her points. The action is punctuated by a very dull sound that makes the staff sound a lot lighter than it should be, and when she does it in rapid succession it sounds more like a child stamping their feet in annoyance.

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Jon Bailey]], plays a very good Optimus Prime with many fans praising his Peter Cullen impersonation. While he's famous for his comedic role(s), he does a good job bringing a gravitas and world weariness to Optimus Prime. However, unlike Jason Momocha, he didn't came back from ''Titans Return''.

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Jon Bailey]], plays a very good Optimus Prime with many fans praising his Peter Cullen impersonation. While he's famous for his comedic role(s), he does a good job bringing a gravitas and world weariness to Optimus Prime.

** Windblade, for being a whiny, unlikable {{Jerkass}} and KnightTemplar who also borders on GodModeSue at times. It doesn't help that she tends to interrupt the dynamic/interactions between Optimus and Megatron, which are widely cited as one of the show's biggest strongpoints. Even those who usually like the character hate this version of her for [[InNameOnly acting nothing like Windblade usually does]].

* HypeBacklash: Many agree that the reaction to the show likely wouldn't have been as venomous if Hasbro and Machinima hadn't hyped it up so much as a huge epic.

* HeReallyCanAct: [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Jon Bailey]], plays a very good Optimus Prime with many fans praising his Peter Cullen impersonation. While he's famous for his comedic role(s), he does a good job bringing a gravitas and world weariness to Optimus Prime.

* AwesomeArt: One of the few praises the show gets is it's gorgeous art style, which manages an impressive balance between stylization and detail.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The show's depiction of Megatron has received surprising acclaim for being a snarky yet intriguing BoisterousBruiser who gets some the best lines. Many have cited him as one of its only saving graces. It helps that he also has one of the best voice actors, Jason Momocha, and was one of the few to carry over to the ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersTitansReturn'' series.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The show's depiction of Megatron has received surprising acclaim for being a snarky yet intriguing BoisterousBruiser who gets some the best lines. Many have cited him as one of its only saving graces. It helps that he also has one of the best voice actors.

* ShockingSwerve / TheUntwist: Episode six manages to be ''both'' at the same time. [[spoiler: Starscream betraying everyone and being the real villain]], comes so completely out of nowhere that it's a Shocking Swerve but it's done with a character who's infamous for typically being played as an ObviousJudas, so it's an Untwist.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Hoo boy. Fans of the series like the greater focus on combiners, the world building, and feel the event, at 7 issues, doesn't over stay its welcome. Non fans criticize the numerous errors making the project feel rushed and feel that all the world building and new ideas are pushed back by the combiner fights which aren't as impressive as they hoped.

* AssPull: Victorian's appearance in the sixth episode. She just flies into the scene from absolutely nowhere, and that's ''not'' an exaggeration; it's as if an entire character was pulled out of {{Hammerspace}} the second she's needed.

** The way Victorian literally flies on-screen from out of nowhere in episode six, as if the show forgot it needed her until the last moment.

*** Menasor's voice wouldn't be so bad for one of the individual Stunticons, but it's not given any sort of deepening effect when they're combined, making the giant evil robot sound like a punk teenager.

* DirtyOldMan: Megatron comes off as a Dirty Old Mech when he flirts rather heavily with Windblade. Particularly when she knocks him on his aft in part 4 - Unforgotten.
* DullSurprise: The CG tends to result in this on multiple occasions, not unlike ''Anime/TransformersEnergon'' or ''Anime/TransformersCybertron''.