History YMMV / TransformersVictory

** Jan's public school is run by the Catholic Church, a religious organization in the middle of Europe. This would not be much of a deal in Japan, but in Europe and especially in America, organized religion is not allowed to educate children in a public school.

* {{Fanon}}: For many years, fans believed that Greatshot is meant to be an upgraded Sixshot due to them sharing the same voice actor and having similar abilities. Years later, the ''Transformers Legends'' manga [[AscendedFanon made this canon]].

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This is more of the [[AdaptationalVillainy change of Star Saber]] in the IDW comics continuity. In the anime, he's a noble hero facing against Deathsaurus and his men and a PapaWolf involving his adopted son Jan. In the IDW comics continuity, he's a religious extremist who crushes enemies in the name of Primus (the writer [[RunningTheAsylum having used Star Saber as a villain while writing as part of a Transformers fanfiction group]]). Unlike Ginrai, whose appearance in Western comics also had his personality changed (being CrazyPrepared and ProperlyParanoid, but still heroic), Star Saber's IDW characterization is questioned by fans of the anime and toys.
** The fact that when Star Saber's Masterpiece toy was released in Australia, his bio was based on the insane IDW version probably didn't help.
** In his appearance in VideoGame/TransformersEarthWars, he's back to his heroic self. That said, he's portrayed as a pompous blowhard the other Autobots ''[[TheFriendNobodyLikes barely]]'' tolerate because he's genuinely powerful and heroic, but he's such a goody-goody the Autobots treat [[ButtMonkey him with barely disguised contempt]].

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Subverted. Its online reputation before its wide availability was that it's the best of the ''G1'' anime series; in that it's much better-paced than either ''Headmasters'' or ''Masterforce'', its animation is some of the best in the franchise, and its plot was reportedly a fun romp rather than a slog or a vague mess. When the online fandom watched it, many changed their mind, preferring ''Masterforce'' instead. While Victory does have better animation and action, Masterforce is better in where it matters more - an atypical, more ambitious, more interesting plot with more engaging characters. See HypeBacklash.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The fact that the Brainmasters are all smaller robots controlling larger bodies like the Headmasters and Godmasters of the previous two series is never used in the story, only being featured in StockFootage sequences. Having the characters get split up from the larger bodies and having to fight in their smaller forms or simply having Star Saber spend time with Jan in his Brain of Courage form to make himself more relatable to his surrogate son are intriguing possibilities, but they never happened.

* {{Narm}}:
** The main Decepticon cast is a combiner team called... the Breastforce, because their gimmick is that they have autonomous robotic animal or handheld blaster partners known as Breast Animals that transform from their chestplate, or that is, [[InsistentTerminology breastplate]]. And when they use their abilities, they shout "breast attack". English translations involving the Breastforce change their name to [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Brestforce]], and the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline in 2016 would rename them as Destrons.
** The ending of the ''Victory'' manga. It turns out that the Decepticons aren't as bad as everyone says they are; [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes they have civilians]], and cute ones at that! Therefore, the main villains should be spared. The Decepticons have been long established to be an army of criminals, so this comes off as an excuse to show to younger viewers that anyone with at least a semblance of a redeeming factor should be spared in spite of the rest of their actions. Even if the Decepticons were a more honorable cause, the presentation of the civilians as being cute (particularly Lyzack and Esmeral, who are ''housewives'') comes off as over the top and befitting of anime targeted towards younger children (justifiably so, but this conflicts with the usual tone of ''Transformers'' and the tone specific to the ''Victory'' anime already).

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Animated]]'' interpretation of Lyzack, solely by looking at an [[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lyzack_(Animated) image]] of her, clearly removes the housewife and/or DamselInDistress aspect of her and seems to be more of an obnoxious little sister and/or LittleMissBadass.

* RonTheDeathEater: The Transmasters UK fanfic group portrayed the squeaky-clean IdealHero Star Saber as a brutal villain, which was incorporated into his IDW personality because [[RunningTheAsylum the writer was a part of that group]].
* SpiritualSuccessor: The Anime/BraveSeries takes a lot of cues (and even some mecha designs!) from ''Transformers Victory''.

** In his appearance in VideoGame/TransformersEarthWars, he's back to his heroic self.

** Jan using the computer to complete his homework is depicted in the show as a form of cheating. In todays world, this type of attitude would be seen as incredibly outdated, as most work in school is done on the computer.

** One episode has the Decepticons melting ice caps in the Arctic to create energy and the ensuing water level rising is merely treated as a thruway consequence, not really dwelled upon. With the threat of global warming, this situation being treated as a simple consequence that will fade simply being played for comedy becomes incredibly hard to look at.

* ShockingSwerve: The ''Victory'' manga reveals that the Decepticons are just like the Autobots -- they have innocent civilians to keep safe from the war.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Subverted. Its online reputation before its wide availability was that its the best of the ''G1'' anime series; in that it's much better-paced than either ''Headmasters'' or ''Masterforce'', its animation is some of the best in the franchise, and its plot was reportedly a fun romp rather than a slog or a vague mess. When the online fandom watched it, many changed their mind, preferring ''Masterforce'' instead. While Victory does have better animation and action, Masterforce is better in where it matters more - an atypical, more ambitious, more interesting plot with more engaging characters. See HypeBacklash.

** When God Ginrai dies, Perceptor is among the doctors who are trying to save him, but soon make it clear the wounds is fatal. In Japan, The Transformers: The Movie hadn't aired yet, (which is why Wheeljack is alive here, but for viewers who had seen the movie, it makes the scene where Perceptor tells the Autobots Optimus is doomed much harder, and the real kicker is that God Ginrai's body was originally designed to resurrect Optimus.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Subverted. Its online reputation before its wide availability was that its the best of the ''G1'' anime series; in that it's much better-paced than either ''Headmasters'' or ''Masterforce'', its animation is some of the best in the franchise, and its plot was reportedly a fun romp rather than a slog or a vague mess. When the online fandom watched it, many changed their mind, preferring ''Masterforce'' instead. While Victory does have better animation and action, Masterforce is better in where it matters more - an atypical, more ambitious, more interesting plot with more engaging characters.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: It's generally regarded as the best of the ''G1'' anime series; it's much better-paced than either ''Headmasters'' or ''Masterforce'', its animation is some of the best in the franchise, and its plot is a fun romp rather than a slog or a vague mess.