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| 2 | The heroes of the saga. A group of civilians, scientists, and soldiers founded by Optimus Prime to defend the [=AllSpark=] from Megatron. The war eventually deteriorated Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to launch the [=AllSpark=] to prevent it from falling into Decepticon hands. Millions of years later, the [=AllSpark=] was rediscovered on Earth, re-starting the Autobot–Decepticon conflict. Later films show the Autobots forming an alliance with humanity to defend Earth from the Decepticons, as the loss of the [=AllSpark=] has eliminated any possibility of rebuilding Cybertron. |
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| 4 | !!In General: |
| 5 | * AdaptationalJerkass: A downplayed example, but typically Autobots are willing to take defeated Decepticons as prisoners, hold conversations with moments of affability and occasionally will propose a truce when a greater threat pops up. Here, there is no mercy between the two groups, and no truces are made between the two either. |
| 6 | * AlienAmongUs: The benevolent kind. |
| 7 | * ArmCannon: Most Autobots have them, until they began to get phased out in ''Dark of the Moon''. |
| 8 | * BadassCrew: Whether it's Optimus's initial FiveManBand or the RagtagBunchOfMisfits plus the Dinobots, they're a force to be reckoned with. |
| 9 | * BandOfBrothers: In the first three films. The fourth features a bunch of loners and misfits who don't get along, eventually becoming FireForgedFriends. |
| 10 | * BeautyEqualsGoodness: The Autobots have human-like appearances so that audiences can identify as them as the good guys. Their faces resemble human faces and they have five-fingered hands. Even Jetfire and Drift, defectors from the Decepticons, can be identified as good guys by this trope. [[spoiler:Sentinel Prime subverts it]]. |
| 11 | * CarFu: These Autobots certainly have a lot more creativity with their vehicle forms, especially with Optimus being as big as he is. |
| 12 | * DarkIsNotEvil: A number of them (i.e., Ironhide and Hot Rod), sport dark colors, but they are heroes. |
| 13 | * DualWielding: Be it blades or guns, every Autobot does this with every ShapeshifterWeapon they have. |
| 14 | * DwindlingParty: The original five Autobots from the first film (Optimus, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet and Jazz). The films consistently kept the tendency to kill one per movie [[spoiler:Jazz dies in the first, Optimus dies in the second, Ironhide in the third and Ratchet in the fourth. Out of them, only Optimus came back, leaving Optimus and Bumblebee as the last remaining members of the original group]]. |
| 15 | * HeroesWithBadPublicity: Humanity's perception of the Autobots shifts with each film. Sector 7 didn’t know there were good Cybertronians who’d be willing to help them and thus would hunt them down if given the chance. The second film sees the Autobots allied with the world’s militaries, but there are still those who distrust them by virtue of being aliens like Theodore Galloway. After The Fallen reveals the Cybertronians’ presence to the world, the public is divided on the Autobots. Under threat of Decepticon invasion, they opt to exile Optimus's group, but public perception seems to mostly come around after they save humanity in the Battle of Chicago. However, humanity remains rightfully afraid of the Decepticons, and Cemetery Wind hunts down all factions while publicly claiming they’re only hunting the hostile faction that leveled Chicago. By the fifth film and several more years of Cybertronian chaos, public perception has mostly turned negative with a few exceptions. Some humans like Sherman and even the Cuban government grant asylum to Cybertronians, while the TRF will try to confirm whether or not a Cybertronian is an Autobot or Decepticon, and even Decepticons are taken alive as prisoners instead of being summarily executed if they can help it. |
| 16 | * InnocentBlueEyes: Most Autobots have blue eyes, like in ''Generation One'', so that they can be identified as the heroes. Exceptions are Jetfire, [[spoiler:Sentinel Prime]], Drift, and the Dinobots. |
| 17 | * MechanicalLifeforms: As is tradition, the Autobots are a alien resistance group who fight against the Decepticons who plan to take over the universe by force, in a civil war between the same species. |
| 18 | * MildlyMilitary: They don't show any sort of military discipline whatsoever, even if they work alongside the human military. Hound comes off as a grizzled, over-the-hill veteran brought back out of retirement. |
| 19 | * ThePurge: They suffer one of these by the hands of the humans, the species they have been working so long and hard to protect, their corpses being used for creation of human-made vehicle-transforming robots, under the argument that the Autobots brought the war of Cybertron to Earth and this would be their way to tell them to get out of the planet. |
| 20 | * LaResistance: |
| 21 | ** When Optimus and Megatron falled out and became enemies, the latter managed to seize almost all of Cybertron, forcing Optimus and the Autobots to fight despite the sheer power difference. |
| 22 | ** The Decepticons clearly outnumber the Autobots, both in terms of the on-screen cast and in the universe at large, leaving Optimus's unit as seemingly the sole force really putting a dent in the Decepticons. |
| 23 | ** Taken even further in ''Age of Extinction'', with the Autobot-human alliance being dissolved and the Autobots being forced to go on the run. |
| 24 | * ShapeshifterWeapon: Their arms transform into their weapons. ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Age of Extinction'' subvert it, with the Autobots' weapons being handheld instead. |
| 25 | * TransformingMecha: Natch. |
| 26 | * TrueCompanions: The cast of the first three films act as a well-oiled bunch of killing machines, fueled by their long comradeship and friendships. Averted initially in ''Age of Extinction'': the only Autobots that survived ThePurge are a bunch of loners, misfits, and assholes who clearly ''don't'' belong together, but they're stuck with each other because they're literally all that's left. By the end of the film, however, it's safe to say they've become this. |
| 27 | * VanHelsingHateCrimes: The fourth and fifth movies show that the Autobots as a whole are victims of this; with various human governments blaming every crime that the Decepticons are ultimately responsible for on the Autobots, and sending out various taskforces and agencies with the goal of killing the Autobots whenever they show up. [[KarmaHoudini With the apparent worst punishments that the Decepticons are given are being arrested and sent to Prison.]] |
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| 31 | !Introduced in ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'' (2007) |
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| 33 | [[folder:Optimus Prime]] |
| 34 | [[quoteright:899:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0855_9.jpeg]] |
| 35 | [[caption-width-right:899:''"We cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes."'']] |
| 36 | [[quoteright:756:[[labelnote:Click here to see Prime from ''Age of Extinction'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0856.png[softreturn]''"Humans have asked us to play by their rules. Well, the rules have just changed."''[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 37 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeterCullen, Blas Garcia (Latin-American Spanish dub, 2007-2011), Alfonso Ramirez (Latin-American Spanish dub, 2014) Creator/TesshoGenda (Japanese dub), Creator/JacquesFrantz (European French dub), Reiner Schöne (German dub) |
| 38 | ->''"[[PapaWolf You defend my family...]] [[GoodIsNotSoft or die.]]"'' |
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| 40 | The valiant, courageous and noble leader of the Autobots, Optimus is very guilt-ridden about the damage done to Cybertron and protects the Earth so that it doesn't suffer the same fate. Though idealistic, millions of years of war have hardened him considerably, and he is willing to take more brutal methods than usual to end the war. He transforms into a [[BigBadassRig series of semi trucks]], most prominently a Peterbilt 379. |
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| 42 | * ActionHero: He's a soldier, after all. He sees more action than any other Autobot in the films. |
| 43 | * AdaptationalBadass: Optimus is usually a great fighter with impressive strength, speed and ability to fight against the Decepticons. Here, not only is Optimus bigger in size, he is stronger than the other incarnations of Optimus, having killed more enemies than the rest of the pre-existing Optimuses and has different modes that lets him become even more deadlier. |
| 44 | * AdaptationalJerkass: Normally, Optimus is depicted as being unwilling to kill other bots until pushed to it, strongly preferring mercy and aiming to incapacitate or imprison Decepticons if at all possible, and takes no pleasure in it. Here, he brutally and swiftly kills multiple Decepticons without a second thought. |
| 45 | * AllLovingHero: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. At heart, Optimus is a kind and compassionate man who believes that all beings have a right to live and be free. With that being said, if any Decepticon thinks that he won't kill them without second thought to protect that right, they're in for a '''''VERY''''' rude awakening. |
| 46 | * AntiquatedLinguistics: Rarely uses contractions. |
| 47 | * ArmCannon: Gains one in ''[=RotF=]'' using Jetfire's parts. |
| 48 | * ArtEvolution: Optimus' design gradually became more streamlined and humanoid over the course of the films. |
| 49 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: How Optimus gains the loyalty and support of the Dinobots. |
| 50 | * BackFromTheDead: [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_many_deaths_of_Optimus_Prime In keeping with franchise tradition]], ''Revenge of the Fallen'' has Optimus killed after being fatally stabbed in the chest from behind by Megatron. He is later resurrected by Sam using the Matrix of Leadership. |
| 51 | * BadassBoast: |
| 52 | ** "I'll take you ''all'' on!" |
| 53 | ** To a lesser extent, "We're NOT your technology!!" [[note]]He is snarling this to a very smug Joshua Joyce, who is justifying his desecration of deceased Transformers (including Optimus's old friend Ratchet) by saying it's just for the sake of the advancement of human technology. This goes over with Optimus as well as you'd expect.[[/note]] |
| 54 | * BadassInDistress: He is captured by Lockdown and brought to his prison ship in ''Age of Extinction''. The other Autobots free him, along with the captured Dinobots. |
| 55 | * BeingGoodSucks: ''Boy, does it ever!'' So many tragedies happen to Optimus in the film series, even when most of them aren't really his fault. He could leave Earth to its fate--he was even considering it in ''Age of Extinction''--but he chooses to stay because of his belief in the freedom all sentient beings deserve. |
| 56 | * BenevolentBoss: An effective commander and a loyal friend to his subordinates, he mourns for the deaths of his fellow Autobots when they die by the hands of Decepticons and humans. |
| 57 | * BequeathedPower: Optimus achieves his upgraded form when Jetfire donates his parts to him. |
| 58 | * BerserkButton: |
| 59 | ** [[BewareTheNiceOnes Don't you dare harm any human]] in front of him, especially humans who are particularly close to him. [[PapaWolf He WILL scare the crap out of you]], like what he did to Sector Seven, who kidnapped Sam and Mikaela. Or beat you senseless, like what he did to Megatron, Starscream and Grindor when they captured Sam and tried to get his brain. He [[spoiler:''destroys'' the Fallen, who was endangering the whole human race]], and [[spoiler:brutally cleaves Megatron's head in half and then uses the latter's gun to blow Sentinel Prime's head off]] for slaughtering thousands of people and several of his friends. |
| 60 | ** Changed in ''Age of Extinction''. With humanity indiscriminately killing Autobots, [[spoiler:Ratchet]] being the most recent casualty, it takes all of his self control to stop him from killing every human in sight. To his credit, he doesn't go destroying city blocks like the Decepticons, and directs his rage at those who are responsible for or are accomplices to the betrayal. Furthermore, attempting to harm the Yeagers in his vicinity pretty much ends badly for anyone who tries it, particularly Attinger and Lockdown. |
| 61 | ** All in all, whether they be humans who help him, fellow Cybertronians, or anything in between, if he considers them his allies, and you harm them, it doesn't matter who you are or where you go to escape him, because '''''he's coming for you.''''' |
| 62 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: The greatest living Cybertronian warrior is according to WordOfGod a peace loving and kind-hearted scientist, so don't piss him off or he'll [[MemeticMutation take your face]]. |
| 63 | * BigBadassRig: He transforms into a long-nosed Peterbilt 379 truck in the first trilogy; in ''Age of Extinction'', he transforms into a rusty Marmon 97 semi truck and later into a Western Star 4900 Phantom Custom semi-trailer truck. |
| 64 | * BigDamnHeroes: His job in a nutshell. |
| 65 | * BigGood: Leader of the Autobots and all that. ''Age of Extinction'' shows that without him, the Autobots were getting ready to blow each other apart. Also, when Optimus gains the loyalty of the Dinobots, this exchange happens. |
| 66 | -->'''Crosshairs:''' Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. That's leadership... or brainwashing... or something. |
| 67 | -->'''Drift:''' No, that's Optimus Prime! |
| 68 | * BlackAndWhiteInsanity: In the fourth film. While he's justified in being angry at the humans involved with the killing of his friends and using them for experiments, he extends his contempt to the rest of the human race and is ready to leave Earth and abandon them to their self-destructive ways, giving respect only to Cade and his family for helping them. However Cade manages to talk him out of this attitude. |
| 69 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: One in each arm. He switches to using more conventional handheld swords from ''Dark of the Moon'' onwards. |
| 70 | * BondOneLiner: After [[spoiler:killing the Fallen]], Optimus declares "I rise. ''You fall.''" |
| 71 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:In ''TLK'', by Quinessa, to aid her. It lasts until he nearly kills Bumblebee]]. |
| 72 | * BrokenPedestal: He starts out advocating for humans and holds them in high regard, despite various Autobot and Decepticon characters explicitly telling him that humans are a warlike and unintelligent species which don't deserve his protection. The pedestal cracks significantly when [[spoiler:Sentinel Prime]], his mentor and the one who instilled these principles into Optimus, betrays him and the Autobots in the third film. Thanks to the humans turning on them soon after, this pedestal is thoroughly broken by the fourth movie, if his initial reaction upon being reawakened is any indication. Once he learns of [[spoiler:Ratchet's fate]], you might as well pull out a fusion cannon and vaporize any remnants of said pedestal. |
| 73 | * ButNowIMustGo: At the end of ''Age of Extinction'', [[spoiler:Optimus takes the Seed and heads into deep space alone, leaving the remaining Autobots on Earth, as he still has to confront his apparent Creators]]. |
| 74 | * CharacterDevelopment: |
| 75 | ** By the end of the first trilogy, he has finally lost all hope for peace with Megatron, especially after the massacre of Chicago. |
| 76 | ** The fourth film focuses on him regaining faith in humanity after a quite unforgivable betrayal. |
| 77 | ** For better or worse, Optimus gradually learns throughout the course of the film series that humans can often times be as [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters despicable]] and [[HumansAreBastards backstabbing]] as any Decepticon. The films following ''Dark of the Moon'' in particular has him learn to accept that [[HumansAreFlawed they are capable of both great kindness and great evil]]. |
| 78 | * CharacterNarrator: Every movie begins and ends with a narration from Optimus with the exception of ''The Last Knight'', where the intro narration is provided by Sir Edmund Burton (Optimus still gives the closing narration, however). |
| 79 | * CombatPragmatist: Very much so. Starting from his first fight scene, where he rams his blade into Bonecrusher's face. There is practically ''nothing'' he won't use as a weapon against a foe. |
| 80 | ** [[DefiedTrope Defied]] during his fight with Megatron at the end of the first film, where he deliberately held himself back to avoid collateral damage. This decision led to a NearVillainVictory. In the remaining four films, the action either takes place in a location where collateral damage is no concern, [[GodzillaThreshold or the situation is too dire to worry about it]]. |
| 81 | * CompositeCharacter: In most continuities, Nemesis Prime is his EvilDoppelganger. Here he is given the name after he is brainwashed. |
| 82 | * CoolMask: He has a retractable faceplate for combat situations. Megatron breaks it in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but it gets repaired when Optimus merges with Jetfire's parts. |
| 83 | * CoolSword: He wields a longsword in ''Age of Extinction''. |
| 84 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: He gives plenty of these to his enemies. Gouging their eyes out, decapitating in brutal way or ripping their faces apart, Optimus will give any one these if you harm his allies and loved ones. He gets on himself in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' when Megatron stabs him in the back and destroys a vital part of him. |
| 85 | * DeathByAdaptation: Is killed in the cutscene after his boss battle in ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole''. |
| 86 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Optimus always chooses to go down fighting in the face of certain death, and actually does so in ''ROTF''. He gets better, since Optimus wouldn't be Optimus without coming BackFromTheDead. |
| 87 | * DoomedMoralVictor: His attempts to set a higher moral ground are undercut by the gray morality the human race adopts. |
| 88 | * EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:His very realization when he discovers that Sentinel Prime had betrayed him and the Autobots]]. |
| 89 | * FiringOneHanded: He executes Sentinel this way with Megatron's handheld fusion cannon, due to Sentinel cutting his right arm off. |
| 90 | * GeniusBruiser: Aside from being a formidable soldier, he's also one of Cybertron's greatest scientists. |
| 91 | * GentleGiant: Being the largest Autobot in the main group, he fits this trope the most. |
| 92 | * GoodCannotComprehendEvil: He expects humanity to respect and support the Autobots as much as they respect support the Earth, and so he doesn't think highly of NecessarilyEvil situations the humans set up, like exiling the Autobots or melting them down for their own army. Justified though in that those schemes pretty much ended in failure and more trouble for Earth that the Autobots have to rescue them from. |
| 93 | * GoodIsNotSoft: As several very dead Decepticons can attest, Optimus is ''merciless'' in a fight. In ''Age of Extinction'', he threatens to kill Grimlock if he and the Dinobots don’t help him defend the Chinese city which is under attack by Lockdown. |
| 94 | -->'''Optimus Prime:''' You defend my family... or die. |
| 95 | * GunsAkimbo: He wields two guns when attacking Megatron to save Sam in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. |
| 96 | * TheHero: He is the alpha protagonist over the course of the movies. Sam and Cade might provide a human perspective the story, but Optimus is the one moving the story forward. |
| 97 | * HeroesPreferSwords: Optimus gets to use swords quite a lot through the saga, such as his arm-blades in the first trilogy and the longsword in ''Age of Extinction''. |
| 98 | * HeroicSacrifice: He dies protecting Sam in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' by Megatron. He gets better, though. |
| 99 | * HeroicSpirit: He wouldn't be Optimus Prime if he didn't display it. |
| 100 | * HonorBeforeReason: Optimus will always try to honor a promise or a deal when he is asked for and he accepts it. [[spoiler:Except when he kills Megatron at the end of DOTM instead of accepting a "truce". Though considering Megatron seemed less than sincere, taunted Optimus while asking for said truce, and still had his gun pointing at him, this is a JustifiedTrope. [[SparedByTheAdaptation The novel has him use this trope all the way through, though in both the novel and comic adaptations, Megatron is clearly sincere about the truce, and even asks Optimus to kill him if he deems it fit]]]]. |
| 101 | ** [[FridgeBrilliance Then again]], [[spoiler:Optimus calls out Sentinel on making an alliance with Megatron, so if he did the same, he would look like a {{Hypocrite}}]]. |
| 102 | * HooksAndCrooks: A memorable scene in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' has him swapping his blades for hooks, then using said hooks to tear Grindor's head apart. |
| 103 | * HotBlade: His swords are superheated, allowing Optimus to slice his enemies more easily. |
| 104 | * HotPaintJob: Optimus has red flames painted on his blue chassis, letting him keep the iconic red-chest-windows look. |
| 105 | * HumansAreFlawed: After spending three films believing HumansAreSpecial and then the fourth one that HumansAreTheRealMonsters, Optimus eventually begins to accept that our race is indeed "primitive and violent" but still worth protecting, especially for the few that truly showcase our species' noblest qualities. |
| 106 | * HumansAreSpecial: Firmly believes this for the first three movies, and trusts his human friends with his life. |
| 107 | * HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Tragically has come to believe this by the time of the fourth film, after ThePurge that wiped out most of the Autobots on Earth, luckily Cade convinces him otherwise. |
| 108 | * IdealHero: [[DeconReconSwitch Deconstructed and reconstructed]] in ''Age of Extinction''. Optimus's faith in humanity results in them slaughtering Autobots to create their own Transformers. Optimus is angry at this betrayal and is ready to abandon them to their fate, but Cade re-awakens Optimus's idealism and convinces him humanity is still worth protecting. |
| 109 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: |
| 110 | ** This is what he says to Megatron's corpse at the end of the first film, and it clearly pains every inch of his being. |
| 111 | ** Not quite so much the second time 'round, though. Killing [[spoiler:The Fallen, Sentinel Prime, Lockdown and Attinger]] similarly leaves him with little remorse. |
| 112 | * JetPack: Gains one from Jetfire's parts in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', his trailer can become one in ''Dark of the Moon'', and has booster rockets on his legs in ''Age of Extinction''. |
| 113 | * KnightInSourArmor: Has become this by ''Age of Extinction''. He ultimately gets better, but it's clear the past couple years of hiding and fighting for his life have taken a toll on him. For one thing, he ''legitimately considers leaving humanity to [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves face the apocalypse they brought on themselves]]''. |
| 114 | * LargeAndInCharge: The tallest of the Autobots at 32 ft., until Jetfire (50 ft.) gets involved, and then later the Dinobots. |
| 115 | * LargeHam: Downplayed. He has his moments here and there, though. |
| 116 | * LastOfHisKind: Was believed to be the last of the Primes, and was therefore hunted by the Fallen (who lost his title when he betrayed his brothers). ''Dark of the Moon'' reveals that [[ThereIsAnother he actually isn't]]; Sentinel Prime is still around, and when Optimus finds out, he revives the old warrior. [[spoiler:Then Optimus kills Sentinel after the latter tries to enslave humanity, putting this trope back into effect. ''Ouch'']]. |
| 117 | * TheLeader: A combination of the Levelheaded and Charismatic varieties. Optimus remains calm and taciturn in combat situations and is able to inspire his soldiers through his charisma and idealism. |
| 118 | * LightningBruiser: He's the tallest of the Autobots and is capable of pulling off impressive acrobatic stunts. ''Dark of the Moon'' shows his strength and speed in a FoeTossingCharge [[spoiler:that ends up killing Shockwave]]. |
| 119 | * LikeASonToMe: Implies Bumblebee is this in ''Age of Extinction''. |
| 120 | * LivingMacGuffin: In ''Age of Extinction'', Lockdown wants to capture Optimus and bring him to his Creators. |
| 121 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He carries a shield to match his HotBlade in ''Dark of the Moon'' and his longsword in ''Age of Extinction''. |
| 122 | * MasterSwordsman: Whenever he gets his hands on a sword, Optimus becomes more lethal than usual. |
| 123 | * MessianicArchetype: It's Optimus Prime, this is par for the course. |
| 124 | * MidseasonUpgrade: Every new movie sees Optimus getting a new upgrade like there's no tomorrow. First, his combination with Jetfire's parts in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', then his trailer in ''Dark of the Moon'' contains a whole arsenal for him to use, and in ''Age of Extinction'', scanning a new alt-mode redesigns his body with new weapons. |
| 125 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: |
| 126 | ** [[spoiler:After Sentinel Prime goes on a rampage, killing Ironhide and destroy the NEST base, the look on his face as he realizes this is his fault for bringing Sentinel back can only be described as this]]. |
| 127 | ** [[spoiler:Says this word for word after snapping out of his brainwashing and realizing that he nearly killed his friends, specifically Bumblebee]]. |
| 128 | * NiceGuy: Optimus is loyal, friendly, noble and treats both Autobots and humans with kindness and respect. |
| 129 | * OffWithHisHead: His fondness for this spawned the meme. [[note]]To be fair, movie Cybertronians in particular are extremely hard to kill. It makes sense to focus on destroying the head, since Frenzy [[spoiler:and later Megatron]] survived without a head.[[/note]] |
| 130 | * OldFriend: He's closest to Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Ironhide. [[spoiler:He does not take the deaths of the latter two well ''at all'']]. |
| 131 | * OneHandedShotgunPump: He occasionally does this. He does it twice with his dual ion blaster pistols in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. At the end of ''Dark of the Moon'', he does it with Megatron’s handheld fusion cannon, which is even designed to resemble a shotgun; justified by his [[AnArmAndALeg arm being severed]] a few minutes earlier. |
| 132 | * PapaWolf: |
| 133 | ** He loves his human friends like his own children, and would ''literally'' tear you a new one if you harm even ''one'' of them; Starscream, Grindor, [[spoiler:The Fallen]], ''and'' Megatron find this out the '''hard''' way. |
| 134 | --->'''Optimus:''' Taking the children was a ''bad move''. |
| 135 | ** And then in DOTM when [[spoiler:Sentinel Prime, his father figure and teacher, has led an invasion of Chicago that murdered and enslaved ''millions'' of innocent civilians, Optimus shoots the bastard execution-style as he begs helplessly for his worthless life lying on the ground]]. Do ''not'' screw with a race that Optimus Prime has come to love. |
| 136 | * ParentalSubstitute: Implied to be the relationship between him and Bumblebee, via an offhand comment to Cade in ''Age of Extinction.'' While Cybertronian culture doesn't really include such concepts as "parents", he was more or less the closest thing to a father that Bumblebee had. [[spoiler:Which makes his [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realization]] of how close he came to ''[[OffingTheOffspring killing]]'' Bumblebee in ''The Last Knight'' all the more terrifying and heartbreaking for him]]. |
| 137 | * PowerFist: He deploys a spiked knuckleduster on his left hand in Chicago, using it to disembowel Shockwave with a single punch. |
| 138 | * PragmaticAdaptation: Especially in the first three films. Optimus having a HotPaintJob was a design necessity due to red paint being notoriously difficult to film on cars. [[note]]This is because light reflected off red paint tends to mess with lighting.[[/note]] By making the truck blue and adding red flames to it, this allows the truck to look better on camera while also allowing Optimus to have his signature red chest in robot mode. |
| 139 | * PreMortemOneLiner: He occasionally doles them out, particularly in ''DOTM'', where he lets loose three consecutive one-liners during the Battle of Chicago. |
| 140 | * PrimaryColorChampion: Naturally, by way of his HotPaintJob. |
| 141 | * ProtagonistPowerUpPrivileges: Optimus is among the very few characters to get a power-up in each movie. |
| 142 | * RageAgainstTheMentor: [[spoiler:Towards Sentinel Prime]]. |
| 143 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is always willing to let his friends handle things if the situation calls for it. |
| 144 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: He's the leader of the Autobots and also an extremely powerful fighter, able to take on multiple Decepticons by himself and still come out on top. |
| 145 | * RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: Cade's words about having faith in what humanity can ''be'' instead of what they are, along with him and his family risking their lives to save him and help him fight Lockdown cause this. |
| 146 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Optimus leads a truly terrifying one when he learns that [[spoiler:Ratchet]] was slaughtered and is [[spoiler:being melted down for parts]]. |
| 147 | --> '''Optimus:''' THEY SLAUGHTERED [[spoiler:RATCHET]]!!! I'M GONNA TEAR THEM APART!! |
| 148 | * SeriesMascot: Shares this role with Bumblebee. |
| 149 | * ShotgunsAreJustBetter: He uses [[spoiler:Megatron]]'s shotgun to execute [[spoiler:Sentinel Prime]] in ''Dark of the Moon''. |
| 150 | * StandardizedLeader: Comes with being Optimus Prime. He doesn't have the quirks of other Autobots, is more focused on the mission and rarely affords moments of leisure. |
| 151 | * SupportingLeader: In the first film, Optimus stands in the background while Sam is in the spotlight. Subverted in the sequels. |
| 152 | * TearOffYourFace: Most infamously when he kills the Fallen, but he has a disturbing tendency to go for the faces of his enemies for whatever reason. |
| 153 | --> [[MemeticMutation Give me your face!]] |
| 154 | * ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Blasting Attinger with a weapon designed for giant mechanical lifeforms. [[AssholeVictim Not that many were sad about it]]]]. |
| 155 | * TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Emphasis on the "sinful earth". |
| 156 | * TookALevelInBadass: In the first film, Optimus took out Bonecrusher, but could barely stand against Megatron. In the second, likely to add more emphasis on the importance of Optimus being a Prime, Optimus suddenly becomes strong enough to competently AWESOMELY battle Megatron, Starscream and Grindor at the same time for a while! In the third film, he leads a massive FoeTossingCharge and kills [[spoiler:Shockwave]] with one combo. |
| 157 | * TookALevelInCynic: By ''Age of Extinction'', years of the Autobots being hunted down by humans has caused Optimus to lose much of his faith in them, to the point where he will not hesitate to kill humans in self-defense. He regains his idealism and faith in humanity at the end though. |
| 158 | * TranquilFury: Upon seeing what the Decepticons have done to Chicago he gives a single line in an even tone encapsulating his anger at their atrocities. |
| 159 | --->'''Optimus:''' We will kill them all. |
| 160 | * UnexplainedRecovery: It looks like he dies after his boss battle in the Decepticon Campaign of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Game but he turns up alive and well for the final battle where he tells Megatron that Primes are born, not made and Megatron was betrayed by the Fallen. |
| 161 | * UngratefulBastard: Severely downplayed. [[spoiler:Megatron saves his life against Sentinel and proposes a truce, Optimus immediately follows this up by killing Megatron swiftly and brutally. To be fair to him, Megatron was a bastard who not only killed Prime once, but frequently threatened the world and was largely responsible for the death of his friends and the endangerment of the planet he tried to protect.]] |
| 162 | * VillainKiller: Optimus has the highest Decepticon body count in the entire film series. He kills Bonecrusher in the first movie. He kills Grindor, Demolishor and the Fallen in the second movie kills. Shockwave, [[spoiler:Sentinel and Megatron]] are added to his body count in the third movie. In the fourth movie, he claims the lives of [[spoiler:Attinger and Lockdown]]. |
| 163 | * VocalEvolution: Peter Cullen gives Optimus a much deeper voice than he had in the original cartoon, which has since become his de-facto voice for the character. |
| 164 | * WalkingArmory: Two ion blasters, two retractable {{Hot Blade}}s, two [[HotBlade superheated]] [[HooksAndCrooks hooks]], an axe (also superheated); the trailer he gets in the third film adds a shield, a BFG, spiked knuckles, and a jetpack; and he gets the "Sword of Judgement", another shield, and rocket boosters in his feet from Lockdown's ship. The guy's positively armed to the teeth. |
| 165 | * WeaponizedExhaust: His upgraded form in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' can throw Megatron through a stone wall. |
| 166 | * WolverinePublicity: Optimus gets the spotlight of any movie's marketing campaign, alongside Bumblebee and the human protagonists. |
| 167 | * WorfHadTheFlu: |
| 168 | ** In the first film, Optimus is strongly implied to be holding back against Megatron due to the massive amount of humans still in range for collateral damage, when earlier he had handled Bonecrusher with relative ease. |
| 169 | ** In ''Revenge of the Fallen'', he is initially powerless against The Fallen due to having ''just'' been revived from the dead and not having had any opportunity to heal or be repaired from his fatal injuries at Megatron's hands (or the fight in general against him and powerful Decepticon enforcers Starscream and Grindor). It takes a power-up from Jetfire to get Optimus repaired and in fighting shape; after which, he mops the floor with The Fallen and Megatron. |
| 170 | * TheWorfEffect: |
| 171 | ** While WorfHadTheFlu is in play for his fight with Megatron in the first film, Optimus is also shown struggling against the Decepticon leader to show what a huge threat he is. |
| 172 | ** In ''Dark of the Moon'' he proves to be unable to best [[spoiler:his direct predecessor as Autobot leader and teacher, Sentinel Prime, and would've been killed had Megatron not intervened.]] |
| 173 | ** In ''Age of Extinction'' he is shown fighting Galvatron on equal footing to establish what a threat KSI's man-made drones are, and also struggles against seasoned Cybertronian bounty hunter Lockdown. |
| 174 | * WreckedWeapon: At least one of Prime's swords is broken when fighting Galvatron in ''Age of Extinction''. |
| 175 | * YouAreNotReady: |
| 176 | ** Refuses to share Autobot weapons advances with the humans for fear of them pointing said weapons at non-Decepticon targets. Part of this is because he's afraid of contributing to mankind destroying themselves like his own race did. In other words, if the Cybertronians weren't responsible enough not to wipe out their own race with their weapons, how is a race who are millions of years behind them supposed to? Averted in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Video Game'' where he reluctantly provides NEST with the Axiom Gun. By ''Dark of the Moon'', the Autobots have started sharing Cybertronian technology with NEST and also train them on how to target and kill Cybertronians. |
| 177 | ** ''Age of Extinction'' proves just how justified Optimus was with this, since what little they did share with the humans is indeed used against them. [[spoiler:The scene of Ratchet's death is eerily similar to the opening sequence of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', only turned on the poor Autobot medic, and they're shown using tactics and even call out attacks identically to what Epps and Lennox's team used in ''Dark of the Moon'' against the Decepticons]]. |
| 178 | [[/folder]] |
| 179 | |
| 180 | [[folder:Bumblebee]] |
| 181 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0857_1.jpeg]] |
| 182 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Mark Ryan (''Film/Transformers2007'', ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Video Game'' ''Ride/TransformersTheRide'' queue line), Creator/BenSchwartz (''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction''), Erik Aadahl (''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight''), Fred Tatasciore (''VideoGame/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'') Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (Latin-American Spanish dub, 2007-2011), Akio Kato (Japanese dub/''Film/Transformers2007'', non-radio voice), Hiroshi Iwasaki (Japanese dub/''Transformers'', radio voice), Creator/KoichiYamadera (Japanese dub/''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction''), Masato Obara (Japanese dub/''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight''), Creator/RyoheiKimura (Japanese dub/''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'') |
| 183 | ->''"[[Film/ElDorado Any more questions you wanna ask?]]"'' |
| 184 | |
| 185 | Sam's designated guardian, Bumblebee is a 16-foot tall yellow Autobot. His vocal processor was damaged, so he speaks through the radio in his Chevrolet Camaro form. |
| 186 | ---- |
| 187 | * AdaptationalBadass: An example that [[RetCanon made its way]] into [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime later series]] featuring the character. In ''Generation One'', Bumblebee's main purpose was evacuating humans from danger while the larger Autobots did the fighting. In the movies, Bumblebee is active in combat. |
| 188 | * AnimalMotifs: With bees and even dogs. |
| 189 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: He's one of the friendliest Transformers in the series, even compared to other Autobots, but he's also an extremely skilled fighter with a fair number of Decepticon kills to his name, and you do ''not'' want to piss him off. |
| 190 | * BreakoutCharacter: The film series firmly made Bumblebee one of the franchise mascots. |
| 191 | * CharacterDevelopment: He goes from scout to guardian to warrior over the course of the series. |
| 192 | * CombatParkour: Due to his light armor and small size, Bumblebee cannot defeat enemies through brawn alone, so he has to leap around the battlefield to keep his enemies distracted. |
| 193 | * CompositeCharacter: He was mainly inspired by his ''Generation One'' self, but his design takes cues from Prowl and Bluestreak (i.e., his car grill makes his chest, his trunk and rear wheels make his legs, and his car door forms faux "wings"). This may be justified as the Camaro he transforms into in the movies is much closer in size and shape to Prowl's police cruiser than the Volkswagen Bug he originally transformed into. He even provides the page image. |
| 194 | * DeathByAdaptation: Dies in the Decepticon campaigns of ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGame'' (in the console version, he's killed by Barricade and the DS version has him be killed by Starscream), the [=PSP=] version of that game (Megatron lands on him in jet mode) and the Decepticon campaign of ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Game'' where he's killed alongside Jetfire by Megatron in Egypt. |
| 195 | * DemotedToExtra: Downplayed in ''Age of Extinction''. While Bumblebee is still a relevant character, his role as the designated guardian to the human protagonists is taken by Optimus. He seems to develop a small bond with Shane, however. |
| 196 | * DetachmentCombat: He's somehow picked up the ability to do this in ''The Last Knight''. |
| 197 | %%* FragileSpeedster: He's one of the smallest Autobots, and moves blindingly fast. |
| 198 | * HandicappedBadass: His inability to speak does not reduce his ability in combat one bit. |
| 199 | * HeroicMime: Not by choice in the first movie: backstory reveals that a battle that takes place before the films ended with Megatron ripping his arms off and then crushing his vocal processors. In the second movie, Sam says that he plays it up. |
| 200 | * InformedAttribute: In ''Age of Extinction'', Drift claims he's been acting as leader of the crew but we never see any of it. Marketing material for ''The Last Knight'' also describes Bumblebee as the current Autobot leader, but this also isn't seen in the film where Cade is clearly in charge of the group. |
| 201 | * KidAppealCharacter: Though he's much more badass this time around. |
| 202 | * KidHero: Bumblebee's exact age is unknown, but given the audio clips he uses to communicate, he displays the behavior of a teenager at the very least. |
| 203 | * NiceGuy: He is one of the easiest Autobots to get along with. Optimus and Sam are very fond of him for this reason. |
| 204 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: Compared to other Autobots, at least. |
| 205 | * PlotArmor: Past the first movie: No matter how dire of a circumstance Bumblee is in, he'll always survive no worse for wear. |
| 206 | * PoorCommunicationKills: His failed attempts to inform Sam that [[spoiler:the hot girl Alice who's riding with them is a Decepticon]], unless you read it as him just trying to stop Sam from cheating on Mikaela. |
| 207 | * PuppyDogEyes: He's very emotional. |
| 208 | * SeriesMascot: Shares this role with Optimus. |
| 209 | * ShipperOnDeck: In the first two movies, it's quite apparent that he's all for Sam & Mikaela. In the first he's outright trying to play TheMatchmaker. We don't know his thoughts on "[[RealLifeWritesThePlot Sam and Mikaela's]] break up", but whatever the case, he, like Sam, has clearly moved on, and totally [[spoiler:jumped on the [[OfficialCouple Sam/Carly]] boat, outright trying to hint that he wants Sam to propose to Carly at the end of the third film]]. |
| 210 | * SilentSnarker: He can't talk, but he gets his points across. |
| 211 | * TrueCompanions: Considers Sam this, at one point "saying" that Sam is "the person I care about most in my life. [[Film/ForrestGump If there's anything you ever need, I won't be far away.]] |
| 212 | * LetsGetDangerous: If you see his battle mask come down, chances are you aren’t leaving that fight alive. |
| 213 | * VillainKiller: Let's just say he's killed a LOT of Decepticons. |
| 214 | * WeakButSkilled: Bumblebee's one of the smaller Autobots, so strength isn't one of his strong suits. However, he's also one of the smarter fighters, knowing how to use the environment to his advantage and exploit bigger opponents' weak spots to level the playing field. |
| 215 | * WolverinePublicity: He is always at the forefront in advertisements, alongside Optimus and the human protagonists. |
| 216 | [[/folder]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[folder:Ironhide]] |
| 219 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0037.JPG]] |
| 220 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm a soldier. I'm made for war. Your kind simply... are not."'']] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JessHarnell, Mark Ryan (''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole'') Dafnis Fernández (Latin-American Spanish dub, 2007-2011), Katsuhiro Kitagawa (Japanese dub) |
| 223 | ->''"[[Film/DirtyHarry You feelin' lucky, punk?]]"'' |
| 224 | |
| 225 | A grouchy war veteran and Optimus's oldest friend. Ironhide is a proud figure who enjoys fighting and likes showing off his arm cannons. He transforms into a black GMC Topkick pickup truck. He is the first Autobot fatality of the third film, killed by the [[InTheBack opening betrayal shot]] of the [[FaceHeelTurn treacherous]] Sentinel Prime. |
| 226 | ---- |
| 227 | * {{Arm Cannon}}s: [[GunsAkimbo One in each arm]]. |
| 228 | * BashBrothers: Mostly in the first movie, with Ratchet. |
| 229 | * BloodKnight: He is a very passionate warrior, though thankfully he’s much nicer than Sideswipe. |
| 230 | * TheBigGuy: He is the Autobots' weapons specialist. |
| 231 | * CharacterDevelopment: In the first film, he was pretty cantankerous and disapproved of the Autobots' aiding humanity. By ''Revenge of the Fallen'', he's happy to work with them, and even accepts orders from them. Plus, he's become cool-headed enough to be a worthy second in command of the Autobots. |
| 232 | * DeathByAdaptation: Is killed in the Decepticon campaigns of the first two games (By Blackout in the first game and Long Haul in the second game). |
| 233 | * DemotedToExtra: Despite not getting this as bad as Ratchet, he's a very minor character in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', though he does get a good fight scene in DOTM, [[spoiler: [[DeathInTheLimelight before getting killed off by Sentinel Prime.]] ]] |
| 234 | * EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:His very reaction when he was shot InTheBack by Sentinel Prime]]. |
| 235 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Worries about rusting when Sam's dog pees on him in the first movie. [[spoiler:This is exactly how he dies two movies later, courtesy of Sentinel Prime]]. |
| 236 | * {{Hypocrite}}: He complains that humans are a violent race, all the meanwhile gloating to Sam about his cannons. |
| 237 | * InTheBack: [[spoiler:How Sentinel Prime murders him]]. |
| 238 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He doesn't like humans too much, but he'll fight for them all the same. |
| 239 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:By Sentinel Prime]]. |
| 240 | * NumberTwo: After Jazz's death, he takes on the role of the Autobots' second-in-command, leading in the field when Optimus isn't around. Upon [[spoiler:Optimus' death in Revenge of the Fallen]], he seems to take over the Autobots, though he's willing to defer to Lennox when he doesn't know something about Earth (like the terrain in Egypt). |
| 241 | * OldSoldier: He is old by Cybertronian standards and is still one of the best Autobots in the field. |
| 242 | * ProudWarriorRaceGuy: In the comics, it's noted he was initially part of the Thetacons, who were separate of the Autobots and Decepticons. Although not technically a different race, he does say "I was built for war. Your kind, simply, are not." |
| 243 | * RankUp: He becomes the Autobots' second-in-command after [[spoiler: Jazz's death]]. |
| 244 | %%* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Ratchet's blue. |
| 245 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Sentinel Prime's coldblooded murder of Ironhide shows just how dangerously unstable the old guy has become]]. |
| 246 | * ShouldersOfDoom: His truck-mode hood forms a pair of massive shoulderpads in robot mode. |
| 247 | * SociopathicHero: His TriggerHappy nature could easily associate him as such. He eventually grows out of it, though. |
| 248 | * TriggerHappy: Replying to Optimus scolding him for half-jokingly suggesting they slag Sam's annoying parents: "I'm just sayin' we ''could''. It's an option..." The first movie's Video Game also [[NoodleIncident implies]] that he's responsible for destroying an ''entire planet''. Though Ironhide claims that "it was gonna blow up anyway." |
| 249 | * UnnecessaryCombatRoll: Seems very fond of this, especially in the first movie. |
| 250 | [[/folder]] |
| 251 | |
| 252 | [[folder:Ratchet]] |
| 253 | [[quoteright:517:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0927.jpeg]] |
| 254 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertFoxworth (films, ''Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: The Video Game'', Fred Tatasciore (''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole'', ''VideoGame/TransformersDarkOfTheMoonTheVideoGame''), Jameison Price [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/TransformersRiseOfTheDarkSpark'' [=3DS=] version]] Jesús Cortez (Latin-American Spanish dub, 2007-2011), Jin Urayama (Japanese dub), Creator/AlainDorval (European French dub) |
| 255 | ->''"[[MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat The boy's pheromone levels suggest he wants to mate with the female]]."'' |
| 256 | |
| 257 | The Autobot's medical and science officer. A former member of Cybertron's High Council, Ratchet is very diplomatic and intelligent. He transforms into a Hummer Search & Rescue truck. |
| 258 | ---- |
| 259 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: This version of Ratchet is much nicer and friendlier than most incarnations of the character, who are traditionally depicted as a crotchety grouch (though this characterization didn't become a staple part across the franchise until ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', released between the first and second films). |
| 260 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Rather than being red and white like most incarnations, this Ratchet sports a yellow and red color scheme, though he switches to a green and white color scheme in ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Age of Extinction''. |
| 261 | * AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Ratchet gets his left leg blown off by Cemetery Wind as they pursue him. He tries to use this to get them to take him alive. It doesn't work when he learns they have no intention of wanting him alive]]. |
| 262 | * ArmCannon: His right arm turns into a machine gun. |
| 263 | * BadassBookworm: He's one of the smartest Autobots and he's no slouch in combat either. He is ''always'' taking part in the battles across the series, and has taken on the likes of Brawl, Megatron and Starscream, and [[spoiler:Sentinel Prime]]. He was one of the last [[spoiler:casualties of Cemetery Wind's hunt, managing to hide and survive for five years on his own]]. |
| 264 | * BashBrothers: Mostly in the first movie, he's this with Ironhide. |
| 265 | * CombatMedic / DeadlyDoctor: His weapons are often also medical tools, and he constantly makes use of his knowledge in combat. |
| 266 | %%* CoolOldGuy |
| 267 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: He's [[spoiler:hunted down by Cemetery Wind and brutally worn down and blown apart by their superior firepower. Then, Lockdown arrives (after having sniped him), rips into his chest, and removes his spark]]. |
| 268 | * DefiantToTheEnd: When he realizes he [[spoiler:isn't going to be spared, he puts up as much of a fight as he can before his death, and spits in Lockdown's face when offered a chance to survive by ratting out Optimus]]. |
| 269 | * DemotedToExtra: A major character in the first movie, but unlike Bumblebee or Ironhide, his screentime decreased massively by the second. The third film does try to give him more spotlight, however. [[spoiler:And the fourth film brings him back only to be KilledOffForReal, in a particularly [[CruelAndUnusualDeath brutal fashion]]]]. |
| 270 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: Though he initially panics while being [[spoiler:hunted down, he sadly accepts his death and lies back and waits for it]]. |
| 271 | * {{Foil}}: To Ironhide. |
| 272 | * FriendlySniper: If one pays attention to his fighting style, he mostly walks slowly while carefully aiming and sharpshooting his foes with precision. |
| 273 | * GentlemanSnarker: Upon being confronted by Galloway, his reaction is "This fool is terribly misinformed." |
| 274 | * TheHeart: Besides Bumblebee and Que, he is the most genuinely nice member of the Autobots and is good friends with the entire team. [[spoiler:His death in ''Age of Extinction'' sends Optimus and the surviving Autobots into a rage, even those who we never saw interacting with him, like Cade, Hound, Crosshairs and Drift]]. |
| 275 | * InkSuitActor: His appearance seems to be styled after Mr. Foxworth himself. |
| 276 | * KilledOffForReal: Wounded by [[spoiler:Cemetery Wind operatives while responding to Optimus's call to arms, leaving Lockdown to finish him off in ''Age of Extinction'']]. |
| 277 | * TheMedic: Medical officer of the Autobots. In addition, in ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGame'', he would have had the ability to heal fellow Autobots, he's got a Combat Repair Sequence in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Game'' to rapidly regenerate his and his fellow Autobots' health as his ability and In the [=3DS=] version of ''VideoGame/TransformersRiseOfTheDarkSpark'', he possesses the Repair ability and has a Healing Wave move to restore a massive amount of health to him and his allies. |
| 278 | * MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat: See his quote. |
| 279 | * NiceGuy: In contrast to most Ratchets from alternate continuities, who are, at the very least, a DrJerk / JerkWithAHeartOfGold. |
| 280 | * NobleProfession: Being a doctor and all. |
| 281 | * OfficerAndAGentleman: Alongside Optimus, the most polite of the Autobots. Overlaps with GentlemanAndAScholar. |
| 282 | * {{Old Friend}}s: With Optimus, Ironhide and Bumblebee. [[spoiler:It's his death and subsequent desecration that sends Optimus over the edge in ''Age of Extinction'']]. |
| 283 | * OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Seems to know everything from chemistry, physics, biology, and medicine. |
| 284 | * {{Pheromones}}: Can apparently sense them; specifically, those produced by Sam [[MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat when Mikaela is around]]. |
| 285 | * TheProfessor: Combined with AbsentMindedProfessor in regards to humans. |
| 286 | * RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Ironhide's red. |
| 287 | * SacrificialLion: In ''Age of Extinction''. [[spoiler:He gets an entire scene depicting his slow, brutal death at the hands of Cemetery Wind and Lockdown, to not only show what's been happening to the Autobots since ''Dark of the Moon'', but what will happen to Optimus and company if they're found]]. |
| 288 | * SherlockScan: In the third movie, he diagnoses Sentinel Prime without touching him. |
| 289 | * TheSmartGuy: He's a scientist, after all. |
| 290 | * SparedByTheAdaptation:[[spoiler:He's alive and well in the [=3DS=] version of ''VideoGame/TransformersRiseOfTheDarkSpark]]. |
| 291 | * SpockSpeak: Alternates between this and SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. |
| 292 | %%* TechnicalPacifist |
| 293 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Optimus and his allies in general. [[spoiler:He tells Lockdown to fuck off when the bounty hunter offers him his life in exchange for Optimus's]]. |
| 294 | * UnnecessaryCombatRoll: He's quite often seen tucking and rolling during battles. |
| 295 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Does not appear in the Decepticon Campaign in ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole''. Considering how that one ends, things are not looking good... |
| 296 | [[/folder]] |
| 297 | |
| 298 | [[folder:Jazz]] |
| 299 | [[quoteright:802:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0928.jpeg]] |
| 300 | [[caption-width-right:802: ''"You wanna piece of me?! You wanna piece?!"'']] |
| 301 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DariusMcCrary, Andrew Kishino (''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole'') Gerardo García (Latin-American Spanish dub, 2007-2011), Creator/TaitenKusunoki (Japanese dub) |
| 302 | ->''"This looks like a cool place to kick it!"'' |
| 303 | |
| 304 | Optimus's first lieutenant. He loves Earth's cultures and styles and has since taken on several of Earth's customs. He transforms into a Pontiac Solstice hardtop convertible. |
| 305 | ---- |
| 306 | * AdaptationalBadass: Kills both Starscream and Blackout at once, and a pair of Class Alpha Drone Units in ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole''. |
| 307 | * BackFromTheDead: In the mobile game of the first film and ''ComicBook/TransformersTwilightsLastGleaming'', [[spoiler: Though thanks to Megatron having corrupted the [=AllSpark=] shard, it does not turn out well there]]. |
| 308 | * BlackDudeDiesFirst: Even when he's just a robot that downloaded 'urban vernacular' as his speech pattern from the internet. And breakdances. The only Autobot to go down in the first movie... and the first to die in the entire franchise. |
| 309 | ** His voice actor even lampshaded in the [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aJKGAZO4beI behind the scenes featurette]]. |
| 310 | --->'''Darius [=McCrary=]:''' The brother always gets it. ({{Beat}}) Hahaha. |
| 311 | * CoolCar: A Pontiac Solstice. |
| 312 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the movie he is ripped in half by Megatron. He is killed by Brawl and Barricade in the Autobot and Decepticon Campaigns respectively of ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole'' and Megatron guns him down in the Decepticon version of the [=DS=] game. |
| 313 | * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Megatron kills him by ripping him in half. |
| 314 | -->'''Jazz:''' You want a piece of me?! YOU WANNA PIECE?!\ |
| 315 | '''Megatron:''' No! I want ''two''! |
| 316 | * TheHeart: Jazz [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind openly protests]] when Optimus decides to leave Bumblebee in Sector 7's clutches. |
| 317 | * HeroicSacrifice: He deliberately stayed behind to fight Megatron; most likely knowing full well it was suicide, after telling the others to fall back. This buys enough time for Optimus to show up. |
| 318 | * InsultOfEndearment: Refers to Sam and Mikaela as "little bitches" when he first meets them, but obviously means no offense. |
| 319 | * TheLancer / NumberTwo: Optimus' first lieutenant. |
| 320 | * MagnetismManipulation: He briefly shows off an ability to snatch some Sector 7 agents' guns out of their hands with this. |
| 321 | %%* SoulBrotha |
| 322 | [[/folder]] |
| 323 | |
| 324 | !Introduced in ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' (2009) |
| 325 | |
| 326 | [[folder:Sideswipe]] |
| 327 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/300px-revenge_of_the_fallen_sideswipe1_6826.jpg]] |
| 328 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"[[ArrogantKungFuGuy Damn, I'm good]]."'']] |
| 329 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AndreSogliuzzo (Revenge of the Fallen), Creator/JamesRemar (Dark of the Moon), Fred Tatasciore (''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole'' ([=PSP=]), ''VideoGame/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'') |
| 330 | |
| 331 | Introduced in the second film. Sideswipe is a silver-armoured Autobot with retractable blades on his arms and wheels for feet. He is a bit of a showoff. In the tie-in comics, Sideswipe was in charge of an Autobot colony until it was destroyed by Demolishor and chased him to Earth where he joined Optimus's team. He transforms into a Corvette Stingray car. DOTM sees a slight change to a convertible variant. |
| 332 | ---- |
| 333 | * BackpackCannon: Which he likes to fire downward at foes while flipping over them. |
| 334 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: [[DualWielding One in each arm]]. |
| 335 | * BloodKnight: According to the ''Tales of the Fallen'' tie-in comic: "I am a warrior; I bleed conflict". |
| 336 | * CoolCar: A shiny new Corvette. |
| 337 | * KilledOffForReal: Tie-in cards for ''Age of Extinction'' confirm he was [[spoiler:hunted down and killed by Cemetery Wind and Lockdown during the TimeSkip between the third and fouth films]]. |
| 338 | * KilledOffscreen: His death was never shown. |
| 339 | * TheLancer: After [[spoiler:Ironhide's death]], Sideswipe is seen leading the Autobots in the battle for Chicago when Optimus isn't around. |
| 340 | * RollerbladeGood: Two of his Corvette's tires form his feet; he uses skating moves to get around. |
| 341 | * ShoutOut / ContinuityNod: Sideswipe's backstory appears to be inspired by that of Depth Charge from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', who guarded a Maximal colony until it was destroyed by Rampage. |
| 342 | * SociopathicHero: Tie-in comics establish him as not caring about civilian casualties. He mellows out a bit by the time he appears in the movie, though. |
| 343 | [[/folder]] |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[folder:Jetfire]] |
| 346 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0383.JPG]] |
| 347 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Mark Ryan, Creator/CliveRevill (Video Game) |
| 348 | ->''"Behold, the eternal glory of Jetfire!"'' |
| 349 | |
| 350 | An elderly Decepticon turned Autobot. He was once a Seeker Transformer, but was abandoned on Earth by the Fallen and joined the Autobots as a result. He is falling to pieces but is resourceful and actually a pretty awesome fighter. He transforms into an SR-71 Blackbird jet.[[labelnote:Specifically]]The UsefulNotes/RealLife one displayed in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in the District of Colombia. Funnily enough, the display at the museum even features one of the ''Jetfire'' toys of the film, and plays a clip of the scene of him awakening, along with some trivia involved in the creation of the scene.[[/labelnote]] |
| 351 | ---- |
| 352 | * TheAtoner: As an ex-Decepticon, he gets a chance of redemption by aiding the Autobots. |
| 353 | * BeatStillMyHeart: [[spoiler:A self-inflicted variation. After being severely wounded by Scorponok and a massive airstrike that kills most of the Decepticon army, Jetfire pulls out his own Spark Core [[HeroicSacrifice so that Optimus can use his parts to defeat The Fallen and Megatron]]]]. |
| 354 | * BeenThereShapedHistory: According to the tie-in comics, he accidentally provoked the Spanish-American War as when he detected Megatron being reawakened, he transformed and as he was the metal parts of the ship, caused the rest to break up and sink. |
| 355 | * BifurcatedWeapon: His cane/axe. |
| 356 | * CharacterBlog: He had a [[http://www.formspring.me/JetfireROTF formspring account]]. |
| 357 | * CompositeCharacter: He is based on his G1 version (a plane Transformer who is a Decepticon-turned Autobot), and shares traits of Kup (an elderly Autobot) and Sky-Lynx (a bombastic jet). In the comics, his Cybertronian jet mode looks like ''[[WesternAnimation/BeastWars the Axalon]]''. [[spoiler:His parts form a jetpack for Optimus Prime, a homage to Jetfire in the Armada cartoon]]. |
| 358 | * CoolOldGuy / GrumpyOldMan: He straddles the line between these two tropes. One hand, Jetfire is easy to anger and not very happy to learn the Decepticons are winning the war. On the other hand, he is very skilled in combat, happy to see Optimus return to life and willing to take his own life to give Optimus an upgrade. He's also very chummy with humans, acting like an old grandpa telling a story. |
| 359 | * CoolPlane: His alt-mode is a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird; which, for the uninformed, holds the still-unbeaten record for fastest military aircraft. |
| 360 | * CurbStompBattle: Inflicts one on fellow OldSoldier Ransack in the ''Revenge Of The Fallen'' novelization. The Decepticon confronts Jetfire after they reawaken, calling him a traitor for defecting to the Autobots and attempting to shoot him... only for the shot to harmlessly bounce straight off him. Jetfire then promptly [[FinishingStomp stomps the much smaller Ransack to death]], muttering afterward that he never liked him. |
| 361 | * DeadlyUpgrade: Unusual in that [[spoiler:it's not for him. He dies to upgrade ''Optimus'']]. |
| 362 | * DependingOnTheWriter: He's much more calm in the comics and acts like Kup in the Video Games, being an old storyteller. The Sector Seven comics bring him back to his film characterization. |
| 363 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: The movie has him gravely injured by Scorponok and willingly tear out his spark to let Optimus use his parts. In ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Game'', the Autobot Campaign has him be stabbed through the spark by Megatron, and he's gunned down alongside Bumblebee in the Decepticon Campaign by Megatron. |
| 364 | * FinalSpeech: [[spoiler:As he's about to kill himself to [[HeroicSuicide give Optimus the necessary upgrade to have a fighting chance against The Fallen and Megatron]], Jetfire gets one last talk in with the Autobot leader; reassuring him that it's what he wants and that it's his chance to [[TheAtoner make up for all the years he fought as a Decepticon]]]]. |
| 365 | -->'''Jetfire:''' In my Decepticon life, I never did a thing worth doing until now... [[spoiler:Optimus, take my parts, and [[EleventhHourSuperpower you will have a power you've never known]]. Fulfill your destiny...! (''pulls out his own Spark Core, falling where he stands'')]] |
| 366 | * HeelFaceTurn: As he notes in his first appearance, Jetfire defected to the Autobots after becoming disillusioned by the hateful, destructive ways of the Decepticons. Technically he made it decades -- if not centuries -- before the movies take place, but never got around to changing his alt-mode's emblem, leading to a [[OhCrap slight panic situation]] with Sam & co. at first. |
| 367 | -->'''Mikaela:''' (''sees Jetfire's old faction emblem as he reawakens'') Oh, shit... HE'S A DECEPTICON! |
| 368 | * HeroicSuicide: So that [[spoiler:Optimus]] can get a much needed upgrade. |
| 369 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A former Decepticon from a long time ago and a crotchety old geezer to this day, but there's no denying that he's actually very good beneath the abrasive exterior. |
| 370 | -->'''Jetfire:''' Well, [[HeelFaceTurn I changed sides to the Autobots!]] |
| 371 | -->'''Sam:''' What do you mean you "changed sides"...? |
| 372 | -->'''Jetfire:''' It's a choice. An intensely personal decision! So much negativity... and who wants to live a life filled with hate? |
| 373 | * LargeHam |
| 374 | ** IncomingHam: "BEHOLD! The eternal glory of... JETFIRE!", (and of course, his first line: "What sort of hideous mausoleum[[labelnote:*]]The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]][[/labelnote]] is this?!"). |
| 375 | * MadeOfIron: He's pretty tough, even by Transformer standards. He survives being dismembered by Scorponok and later on a massive airstrike that obliterated most of the Decepticon army. [[spoiler:He dies only when he gives up his own life and parts to help Optimus Prime. He died by his own hand, as no one could kill him]]. |
| 376 | * MrExposition: Explains what the heck the Fallen's beef with humanity is. |
| 377 | * OldSoldier: Jetfire is one of the oldest Cybertronians we've seen, to the point where he's got a full-on beard and walks with a cane. But when he actually fights, he shows just how good he is. |
| 378 | * PrecisionFStrike: "Oh, BOLLOCKS!", and later "Itchy, wretched RUST in my ARSE!". |
| 379 | * SanitySlippage: In Wheelie's words, he has not aged well. |
| 380 | * ScatterbrainedSenior: Unlike the Fallen who is in full control of his faculties, Jetfire is senile. He often goes off on rants about irrelevant things and has to be reminded to get to the point. |
| 381 | --> '''Jetfire:''' My father, he was a wheel. The FIRST wheel! Do you know what he transformed into? ''({{Beat}})'' NOTHING! But he did so with honor, dignity, dammit! |
| 382 | * ScrewPolitenessImASenior: He's very opinionated and expresses his strong opinions loudly, often by yelling or spitting. |
| 383 | --> '''Jetfire:''' Earth? (''unimpressed'') Terrible name for a planet... might as well have called it Dirt. (''[[SpitefulSpit spits on the ground]]'') Planet '''Dirt!''' |
| 384 | * SirSwearsALot: He curses like a sailor. |
| 385 | * StillWearingTheOldColors: Despite changing his allegiance, he never got around to changing his Decepticon symbol, which causes Sam to have an OhCrap moment when he sees it. |
| 386 | * TeleportersAndTransporters: He has a built-in space bridge, which can teleport him and company from Washington DC to Petra, Jordan. It's very volatile, though, and scatters its targets in the air, hundreds of meters around the destination point. |
| 387 | * ToiletHumor: He farts through his afterburners, which has the effect of [[InconvenientParachuteDeployment deploying his parachute]]. |
| 388 | -->'''Jetfire:''' (''the parachutes pull him over with a very loud creak'') My boosters are fried! |
| 389 | [[/folder]] |
| 390 | |
| 391 | [[folder:Arcee, Chromia, & [=Elita-1=]]] |
| 392 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arcee_sisters.png]] |
| 393 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"We're on our way."'']] |
| 394 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle\ |
| 395 | '''Hologram rider played by:''' Erin Naas |
| 396 | |
| 397 | A trio of female Autobots who transform into motorcycles. Arcee was captured by the Decepticons Thundercracker and scientist Flatline, who created Chromia and Elita-1, planning to use the three as attack drones, but they combined their mental links and escaped to Earth. |
| 398 | ---- |
| 399 | * ActionGirl: They're soldiers, this is a given. |
| 400 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: While they don't return for DOTM or AOE, the comics overrode their apparent death in ROTF, [[spoiler:showing them alive and well post-''Fallen'', although Elita-1 was killed by Shockwave. Arcee and Chromia survive, making their current status alive, just off screen with all the other comic Autobots that weren't killed by Shockwave but didn't appear in DOTM. Arcee is listed as deceased by Cemetary Wind in Age of Extinction though]]. |
| 401 | * CombiningMecha: Not in the movie itself, mind, but they originally would have. They still do combine in the comics and (supposedly in the [[TheMerch toyline]]). |
| 402 | * FragileSpeedster: Fast on their wheels but Elita-1 was easily destroyed by Shockwave in one shot. |
| 403 | * HiveMind: According to some sources, but not others. The current accepted version in the comics is that Arcee, Chromia, and Elita-1 started as three siblings and entirely separate beings. The latter two were eventually killed, with their bodies salvaged, while Arcee was eventually captured and experimented upon. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Arcee's spark ended up reanimating the other two and leaving a permanent bond]]. |
| 404 | * RoboFamily: They are sisters after all. |
| 405 | * ShipTease: The ''Dark of The Moon'' prequel shows that Elita and Optimus have had feelings for each other like in G1. Sadly, at the end of said comic, the war and Optimus' demeanour after facing Megatron seem to end the attraction. |
| 406 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female Autobots ever seen in the film series. |
| 407 | [[/folder]] |
| 408 | |
| 409 | [[folder:Skids & Mudflap]] |
| 410 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/twins_1.png]] |
| 411 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"NOBODY messes with the twins!"'']] |
| 412 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomKenny (Skids) and Reno Wilson (Mudflap) |
| 413 | ->'''Skids:''' [[SiblingRivalry You scared?]]\ |
| 414 | '''Mudflap:''' Scared? Scared of your ugly face!\ |
| 415 | '''Skids:''' [[InsultBackfire I'm ugly?]] [[RoboFamily We're twins]], you stupid genius! |
| 416 | |
| 417 | A pair of kid-like Autobots who are identical twins save for their colors (green and red). They begin ''Revenge of the Fallen'' as combiners, transforming into two halves of a beat-up ice cream truck, and later take on Chevrolet subcompact forms. |
| 418 | ---- |
| 419 | * BashBrothers: It's averted due to their clumsiness/stupidity, despite their best efforts. They manage to play it straight for awhile against Devastator, though, managing to escape from the Combiner. |
| 420 | * BerserkButton: Attempting to harm or kill one of them is gonna get you into big trouble with the other. |
| 421 | * BodyHorror: [[spoiler:Skids and Mudflap die this way in the comic book/novel adaptations of ''Dark Of The Moon'', both being shot by Sentinel Prime and gorily rusting away to nothing.]] |
| 422 | * ButtMonkey: Both are to an extent, but Mudflap gets it slightly worse. |
| 423 | * ChildSoldiers: According to ancillary media. |
| 424 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Absent from ''Dark of the Moon'' with no explanation. The novelization and comic adaptation have [[spoiler:Skids killed by Sentinel Prime, TakingTheBullet meant for Bumblebee. Mudflap then [[HeroicSacrifice fights Sentinel alone to buy time for the others to escape]], continuing to punch him even as he's literally rusting away. It got cut from the movie due to the backlash against them, but even then, [[DyingMomentOfAwesome it's one hell of a cool way to go]]]]. |
| 425 | * ColossusClimb: Skids tries this on Devastator; Mudflap has the benefit of already being drawn up there when Devastator ate him. |
| 426 | * CombiningMecha: At first. They start out as two halves of a single Ice Cream Truck as their alt-mode(s) in ''Revenge Of The Fallen'', but then later gain their own Chevrolet subcompact forms. |
| 427 | * DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:The novelization and comic book adaptations of ''Dark Of The Moon'' has them both die when Sentinel Prime betrays the Autobots; with him first shooting Skids -- who [[TakingTheBullet took a shot that was meant for Bumblebee]] -- and then Mudflap meeting the same fate [[HeroicSacrifice while fighting him off to protect the others]]. Said scene was originally going to be in the film itself, but was shelved along with Skids and Mudflap themselves due to their very negative reception.]] |
| 428 | * DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:In the novel and comic book adaptations of ''Dark Of The Moon'', Mudflap is this as he furiously charges down Sentinel Prime for killing Skids. Not only does [[HeroicSacrifice he successfully buy time for the others to escape]], he still continues punching Sentinel even after [[DyingMomentOfAwesome he's already been shot and is in the process of rusting away to nothing]].]] |
| 429 | * DemotedToExtra: This was their intended role in ''Dark of the Moon'', only briefly appearing before [[spoiler:being killed off by Sentinel.]] |
| 430 | * GagLips: Mudflap has some oversized lips that make him look like a crude caricature. |
| 431 | * GoofyBuckteeth: Dim-witted Skids has prominent buckteeth, with one even being gold. In terms of personality, he and Mudflap are stupid, belligerent and impulsive, akin to "wannabe gangstas". Skids somehow believes himself to be the mature, serious one of the pair and often performs crazy stunts in the belief that this will show he's a better warrior than his brother... though in truth it's because he's genuinely afraid the reverse is true. At one point of the film, the brothers get into a petty brawl in an enclosed space and almost crush their human allies, prompting an enraged Bumblebee to manhandle them and throw them out. |
| 432 | * HeroicSacrifice / DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Though written out of the film proper, the novel and comic adaptations have Skids taking a fatal shot from Sentinel Prime to protect Bumblebee immediately following Ironhide's death at Sentinel's hands. Mudflap then, in a blind rage, charges Sentinel and is killed by him, but in doing so gives the others the opportunity to escape]]. |
| 433 | -->'''Mudflap:''' [[spoiler:Run, you guys! LeaveHimToMe This bastard's ''mine!'']] |
| 434 | * IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Though luckily for Skids, this only costs him the gold tooth as opposed to anything vital. Even then, he's still pretty pissed. |
| 435 | * InNameOnly: They share nothing with the original G1 Autobot Skids and the ''Cybertron'' Decepticon Mudflap. |
| 436 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:When Skids is killed by Sentinel Prime in the novel/comic book for ''Dark Of The Moon'', Mudflap reacts to seeing -- and thanks to their RoboFamily nature, feeling -- his beloved brother die with StunnedSilence, and then with [[TheScream a heartbroken, agonized scream]]. It's especially punctuated by him then immediately [[UnstoppableRage charging and attacking Sentinel in a suicidal, grief-stricken rage]]]]: |
| 437 | -->"There had never been a moment when the motor-mouthed Autobot named Mudflap had been at a loss for words. Under ordinary circumstances, Sam would expected him to say something like ''[[JiveTurkey "Oh, no you did-unt! Oh NO you DID-UNT! Uh uh! You in it now!"]]''. He said nothing like that. [[spoiler:Perhaps it was because of [[{{Syncronization}} the psychic link that he shared with his twin, so that he had actually felt Skids die]]. Perhaps it was because of [[EtTuBrute the betrayal of a warrior they revered above all others, like finding out the Archangel Michael was on Satan's payroll]]. Whatever the reason, Mudflap didn't react the way Sam would have expected. Instead, he howled. It was a primal agony, torn from the individual bit of Spark that powered all the Autobots. It was the most horrible thing Sam Witwicky had ever heard, and he recognized it for what it was: [[DeathWail the sound of a soul dying. And then it escalated into a war cry of undiluted fury]]]]." |
| 438 | * PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: The robot equivalent, but since they're bright green and orange... |
| 439 | * RoboFamily: They aren't called "The Twins" for nothing. |
| 440 | * ShooOutTheNewGuy: After the negative reception to the characters, they were removed during production of ''Dark of the Moon''. |
| 441 | * SiblingTeam: A duo of Autobots who are related to each other, and always have each others' back. Skids is also distraught when he sees Mudflap get seemingly killed by Devastator. [[spoiler:Mudflap even moreso when he sees Skids [[TakingTheBullet sacrifice himself to protect Bumblebee]] from being shot by Sentinel Prime in the ''Dark Of The Moon'' comic book/novel, causing him to fly into a grief-induced UnstoppableRage and die fighting Sentinel himself to [[HeroicSacrifice buy time for the other Autobots to escape]].]] |
| 442 | * SiblingYinYang: Skids ''thinks'' he's the smart one, but to everyone else they're both obviously kinda stupid. Skids is also inwardly fearful that he's ultimately the weaker of the two, which frankly he sort of is. However, they both process information much more rapidly than any of the other Earthbound Autobots, so that's something. |
| 443 | [[/folder]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[folder:Jolt]] |
| 446 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jolt.jpg]] |
| 447 | ->''"Jolt, electrify! Transfer those afterburners!"'' |
| 448 | -->--'''Ratchet''' |
| 449 | |
| 450 | A blue-armored Autobot who becomes a Chevrolet Volt. He is shown to be an assistant to Ratchet, wielding a pair of electrical whips. He is killed by Shockwave during the events between the second and third films. |
| 451 | ---- |
| 452 | * AscendedExtra: Got a pretty meaty role in Titan Magazine's run. |
| 453 | * TheCameo: Well, sort of. His head can be briefly seen on the Junkyard in ''The Last Knight''. |
| 454 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:According to the IDW tie-in comics, Jolt was at Diego Garcia when Shockwave came calling, killing Jolt as well as the other two Autobots present]]. |
| 455 | * LightningLash: His electric whips are his go-to weapon, but we only see them being used to [[spoiler:upgrade Optimus at the end]]. |
| 456 | * RealLifeWritesThePlot: Jolt is such a minor character because he was an extremely late addition to the film, which didn't exactly make it easy for the film crew to give him a role. |
| 457 | * SatelliteCharacter: He doesn't have a single line throughout the entire movie, and has no apparent importance besides [[spoiler:helping upgrade Optimus at the end]]. And he doesn't appear in any of the subsequent movies, either. Titan Magazines gave him a pretty big role. |
| 458 | * ShockAndAwe: Wields a pair of electrical whips, befitting his alt-mode (a primarily battery-powered car). |
| 459 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He has no lines, no characterization, and barely any screentime, but he uses his electric whips to [[spoiler: upgrade Optimus Prime by creating an electromagnetic field that attached Jetfire’s parts to Optimus’ body. This was also done in only a matter of seconds, making Optimus waste no time in reaching the Fallen and destroying his machine.]] |
| 460 | * TheVoiceless: He never says a single word in the entire film. |
| 461 | [[/folder]] |
| 462 | |
| 463 | [[folder:Wheelie]] |
| 464 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/300px_rotfwheelie.jpg]] |
| 465 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomKenny |
| 466 | ->''"Easy, Warrior Goddess, I'm just a little salvage-scrap drone!"'' |
| 467 | |
| 468 | A small salvage scrap drone used by the Decepticons as a spy, he transforms into an RC toy truck. He is sent to retrieve the Allspark shard given to Mikaela by Sam, but ends up siding with the Autobots. |
| 469 | ---- |
| 470 | * AbortedArc: Wheelie betrays the Autobots to Megatron in Titan Magazines but when they find him after having been dismembered by Dead End, they're completely unaware and ship him off to Ratchet to be fixed. |
| 471 | %%* AtArmsLength |
| 472 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Though Brains has a significant role, Wheelie doesn't appear in ''Age of Extinction''. It's conceivable that he's wherever Sam and Carly are [[spoiler:if he survived the climax of ''Dark of the Moon'']], or given what happen to his buddy Brains, a victim of ThePurge. [[spoiler:[[TheBusCameBack He turns up]] in ''The Last Knight'', living with the other Autobots in Jimmy's junkyard]]. |
| 473 | * DyingMomentOfAwesome: He and Brains take control of a Decepticon carrier, providing a distraction at a crucial moment. When last seen, they appear to be on a crash course into Lake Michigan. Subverted, as Brains and Wheelie both survive. |
| 474 | * EyeScream: His first meeting with Mikaela involves her pinning him down and taking a blowtorch to his left optic. He apparently gets it repaired or got a new one by the time of ''Dark of the Moon''. |
| 475 | * HeelFaceTurn: At first, he only helps the Autobots when Mikaela threatens to burn his eyes. He later joins the Autobots for real. It's clear that he was only working for the Decepticons out of (justified) fear ("I'm going to be dead without that shard!") and when he learns he doesn't have to work for them, he embraces Sam and his friends. |
| 476 | * HeroicSacrifice: He and Brains are able to deactivate some of the Decepticon dropships, but he dies (maybe) while Brains survives. |
| 477 | * ItHasBeenAnHonor: "We had a nice run, Brains, you and me." [[spoiler:Though in the fifth film, he returns unscathed]]. |
| 478 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is certainly a mouthy and rude little robot, yet once he changes sides, he becomes a loyal follower to the Autobot cause. |
| 479 | * MarsNeedsWomen: He apparently finds Mikaela very attractive and unabashedly humps her leg. |
| 480 | * NominalVillain: Wheelie is a Decepticon spy at first but it's clear that he only serves them out of fear. When he meets Jetfire and learns of the former's defection from the Decepticons, Wheelie realizes that being a Decepticon is a choice and pulls a HeelFaceTurn. |
| 481 | * NeverFoundTheBody: Only implied to have been destroyed in the third movie along with Brains. Brains, at least, is shown to have survived in the next movie. [[spoiler:He turns up alive and well in ''The Last Knight'']]. |
| 482 | * ThoseTwoGuys: In the third film with Brains. |
| 483 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears near the end of the second film; by the third film, though, he's living with Sam and Carly. |
| 484 | [[/folder]] |
| 485 | |
| 486 | !Introduced in ''VideoGame/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' and ''VideoGame/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' (Video Games) |
| 487 | |
| 488 | !!Aerialbots |
| 489 | [[folder:Breakaway]] |
| 490 | !!Breakaway |
| 491 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Christian Lanz |
| 492 | |
| 493 | The sole flying Autobot main cast member of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' console game. |
| 494 | ---- |
| 495 | * DemotedToExtra: While he wasn’t the most fleshed out, he went from a core cast member of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' to just a minor boss in ''Dark of the Moon'' who’s only playable in multiplayer. |
| 496 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: He’s received three deaths across the various media he’s appeared in. |
| 497 | ** In what could be considered the primary video game timeline, he is killed by Starscream during the ''Dark of the Moon'' campaign. |
| 498 | ** The Decepticon campaign of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game sees him be killed as a boss for Grindor. |
| 499 | ** He is quickly killed off in the first issue of ''Nefarious'' by Soundwave. |
| 500 | * FriendlySniper: He serves as the primary sniper character armed with a rifle, which makes for a potent combination with his ability to fly to high sniper points with ease. |
| 501 | * InNameOnly: He has nothing to do with past characters that bear his name. |
| 502 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Breakaway is killed by Starscream alongside the other Aerialbots in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game. His comic counterpart is killed by Soundwave in ''Nefarious''.]] |
| 503 | * NiceGuy: He's a pretty nice guy. |
| 504 | * RealLifeWritesThePlot: He's part of the game’s main cast because he was originally going to feature in the movie with evidently a large enough role to net many toys as well. |
| 505 | * SixthRanger: He’s the sixth main Autobot cast member after the original five who debuted in the first film, and is the only new character in the game’s core roster. |
| 506 | * WolfpackBoss: He, Air Raid, and Silverbolt battle Starscream together to protect Stratosphere. |
| 507 | [[/folder]] |
| 508 | |
| 509 | [[folder:Silverbolt]] |
| 510 | !!Silverbolt |
| 511 | |
| 512 | The leader of the Aerialbots. |
| 513 | ---- |
| 514 | * TheLeader: He leads the Aerialbots. |
| 515 | * RedShirt: He’s only there to give the Autobots more casualties. |
| 516 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: He only shows up to get killed by Starscream with only a MythologyGag towards the classic character’s fear of heights. |
| 517 | [[/folder]] |
| 518 | |
| 519 | [[folder:Air Raid]] |
| 520 | |
| 521 | A member of the Aerialbots. |
| 522 | ---- |
| 523 | * RedShirt: Hes only there to be picked off by Starscream. |
| 524 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Has zero characterization before he dies. |
| 525 | [[/folder]] |
| 526 | |
| 527 | !!Others |
| 528 | |
| 529 | [[folder:Stratosphere]] |
| 530 | !!Stratosphere |
| 531 | |
| 532 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TravisWillingham |
| 533 | |
| 534 | The mightiest Autobot of Optimus's Earthbound forces, who transforms into a colossal C-17. |
| 535 | ---- |
| 536 | * TheBigGuy: The single largest Autobot in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game. |
| 537 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He gets whittled down for a prolonged period of time and begs for help from Optimus to absolutely no avail. Then Starscream climbs inside his cargo hold and blows him up from the inside, sending him to crash fatally while thinking he failed.]] |
| 538 | * TheFaceless: He never transforms to robot mode, so we never see his face. |
| 539 | * WorfHadTheFlu: Despite his tremendous size, he’s unable to fend off Starscream’s assault due to trying to protect the [=MechTech=] within his cargo. |
| 540 | [[/folder]] |
| 541 | |
| 542 | [[folder:Warpath]] |
| 543 | !!Warpath |
| 544 | |
| 545 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaveFennoy |
| 546 | |
| 547 | A burly Autobot with a tank for an alternate mode. |
| 548 | ---- |
| 549 | * AdaptationalSeriousness: Warpath's other incarnations are usually known for being boastful LargeHam's. This Warpath is a dead serious, if still boastful, warrior who has none of the comic relief he’s often known for. |
| 550 | * TheBigGuy: The second biggest Autobot of the game behind Stratosphere. He’s strong enough to fight Megatron himself one-on-one. |
| 551 | * CompositeCharacter: He has the traditional design that originated with the G1 character, but he has the more dour, angry personality of his ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' incarnation. |
| 552 | * MightyGlacier: He’s physically the strongest Autobot fought in conventional combat in the game, though it comes at the cost of speed. This comes back to bite him as the recovering Megatron is not only as strong as him, but much faster than him thanks to rejuvenating, meaning Warpath ends up falling despite his impressive defenses. |
| 553 | * SmugSnake: He sure enters the scene cocky and proudly declaring he’s going to put Megatron down, but the Decepticon leader quickly gains the upper hand and takes him down. |
| 554 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: He only shows up to go down at Megatron’s hands. Players can surmise he was only added to the game to give the Autobots a chassis for the soldier class. |
| 555 | [[/folder]] |
| 556 | |
| 557 | !Introduced in ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' (2011) |
| 558 | |
| 559 | [[folder:Brains]] |
| 560 | [[quoteright:279:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dotm_brains_closeup.jpg]] |
| 561 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Reno Wilson |
| 562 | ->''"Want me to tell ya what I know? I can tell ya about the solar system, all the fun planets to hang out in."'' |
| 563 | |
| 564 | A Decepticon drone that gained sentience, Brains sided with the Autobots and now lives with Wheelie in Sam and Carly's apartment. He transforms into a laptop. |
| 565 | ---- |
| 566 | * AIIsACrapshoot: Heroic example. Was built by the Decepticons, but gained sentience and defected. |
| 567 | * AnArmAndALeg: When he shows up in ''Age of Extinction'', he's missing a leg and walks with a cane. |
| 568 | * ArtEvolution: He gets a slight redesign in ''Age of Extinction'' that looks more simplified compared to how he looked in ''Dark of the Moon''. |
| 569 | * BreakTheCutie: While his status as a cutie is debatable, he was a pretty upbeat and fun guy in DOTM. After [[spoiler:five years of enslavement and torture, being forced to operate on the bodies of not only dead Decepticons but his dead Autobot friends, as well as enabling Megatron's return]], he's pretty broken and doesn't break a sweat when it seems humanity's extinction is nigh. Optimus holds no objection when he [[spoiler:apparently bails and just outright leaves the conflict]]. |
| 570 | * CassandraTruth: Brains is the only one who knows of [[spoiler:Megatron's plan to manipulate KSI into building him a new body]]. It doesn't look like Joshua cares much for what he says. |
| 571 | * CovertPervert: Carly mentions she found Brains in her underwear drawer. From Sam's reaction, this isn't a rare thing with Brains. |
| 572 | * EinsteinHair: Made of what look like fibre-optic cables. |
| 573 | * GeniusDitz: As his name implies, he's supposed to be pretty smart, and ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Age of Extinction'' show that he can be, he just needs the proper incentive first. |
| 574 | * HeelFaceTurn: He was created to be a Decepticon, but quickly had other ideas. |
| 575 | * MadEye: His right eye is smaller than his left to give him an eccentric appearance. |
| 576 | * MrExposition: [[spoiler:His last act in ''Age Of Extinction'' is to explain how Megatron was reborn in Galvatron, and just what Galvatron's plans are]]. |
| 577 | * NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Only implied to have been destroyed in third movie along with Wheelie. But it's never really shown that they did die. Age of Extinction shows he survives]]. |
| 578 | * NiceGuy: Some reviewers even noted that while they were displeased to have another pair of comic relief characters, they actually found Brains quite likable. |
| 579 | * PutOnABus: Leaves in ''Age of Extinction'' and is not seen again. |
| 580 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Wheelie in ''DOTM''. |
| 581 | * TranslatorBuddy: [[spoiler:What the builders of the man-made Transformers use him for, though "Buddy" is stretching it quite a bit]]. |
| 582 | * TrueCompanions: With Wheelie, Sam, and Carly. |
| 583 | [[/folder]] |
| 584 | |
| 585 | [[folder:Sentinel Prime ('''Unmarked Spoilers''')]] |
| 586 | [[quoteright:828:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0930.png]] |
| 587 | [[caption-width-right:828: ''"For Cybertron! For our home! What war destroyed we can rebuild..."'']] |
| 588 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy |
| 589 | ->''"All I ever wanted was the survival of our race."'' |
| 590 | |
| 591 | The leader of the Autobot faction before Optimus Prime, who looks up to him almost as a father with admiration and respect. He transforms into a Rosenbauer fire engine. |
| 592 | ---- |
| 593 | * AdaptationalBadass: In earlier incarnations he only existed to get killed by Megatron; then, in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' he played the StrawLoser, and then here he fights and ''wins'' against Optimus '''twice'''. |
| 594 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Most versions of Sentinel Prime are Optimus' respected mentor who dies pursuing the Autobot cause. In the same vein and his then-recent counterpart in ''Animated'', this Sentinel effectively betrayed the Autobots and is helping the Decepticons to take over Earth. |
| 595 | * AntiVillain: Subverted. He paints himself as a WellIntentionedExtremist, but shows he nothing more than a hypocritical tyrant. |
| 596 | * BadassCape: His robot mode has one, which becomes the top of his vehicle mode. |
| 597 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: He projects the image of a kindly old mentor when he is in fact a genocidal tyrant corrupted by eons of warfare. |
| 598 | * BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: Lampshaded by Optimus right before he kills him. |
| 599 | -->'''Sentinel:''' Optimus, all I ever wanted was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you...\ |
| 600 | '''Optimus:''' You didn't betray me. You betrayed ''yourself''. |
| 601 | * BigBad: More proactive than Megatron, the other half of the BigBadDuumvirate. While technically working with him, Sentinel upstages Megatron's leadership in all but name by the climax. Note that Creator/MichaelBay claimed in the lead-up to DOTM that ''Shockwave'' would be the BigBad, possibly as a misinformation campaign to make Sentinel's reveal more shocking. |
| 602 | * BigNo: His last words before Optimus finishes him off. |
| 603 | * BoomHeadshot: How he dies, courtesy of Optimus blasting a chunk of his head away with Megatron's fusion shotgun. |
| 604 | * BrokenPedestal: Sentinel's betrayal causes Optimus to lose all respect towards his former mentor. |
| 605 | * CallingTheOldManOut: Optimus does this to Sentinel during their final battle, although he's more of a father figure to him than an actual father. |
| 606 | * ChronicBackstabbingDisorder:Betrayed the Autobots to join with Megatron, but then betrays Megatron later on (in Megatron's estimation, anyway). Also a ''literal'' example, as TheReveal that he's actually with the Decepticons comes with blasting Ironhide InTheBack. |
| 607 | * ClassicVillain: Fits all of the criteria as an Ambition and Pride villain. |
| 608 | * CompositeCharacter: Takes his name from Optimus's predecessor in the ''Transformers'' mythos, while his back story as a scientific genius and his overall design seem to be modeled after Alpha Trion. His reveal as a traitor also brings to mind Nova Prime, who was also a Prime who became evil. |
| 609 | * CoolOldGuy: Subverted. He initially appears to be one, and is certainly treated as such by the rest of the Autobots and most of their human allies, until his true colors are revealed. |
| 610 | * DealWithTheDevil: Inverted. It's arguable that ''he's'' the Devil in the relationship, despite him making the deal with Megatron in the first place. |
| 611 | * DirtyCoward: Shoots Ironhide in the back, and during his final battle with Optimus, he orders all Decepticon ships in Chicago to fire at his former student and tries to retreat. When at the mercy of Optimus, he tries to save himself by pulling IDidWhatIHadToDo, only to then start pleading for his life when that doesn't work. |
| 612 | * DragonInChief: To Megatron. As Carly points out, he made Megatron his "bitch". |
| 613 | * DrunkWithPower: You know that there is nothing of Optimus Prime's noble father and teacher left when he starts declaring Godhood of Earth. |
| 614 | * EvilCounterpart: Retroactively, to Jetfire, who betrayed the Decepticons after falling out with their ways and defected to the Autobots; while he had issues with the humans, he was willing to put up with and defend them. Sentinel betrayed the Autobots because he thought they were never going to win the war, and considers himself superior to the humans in every manner. |
| 615 | * EvilSoundsDeep: After being revealed as a bad guy. |
| 616 | * FaceHeelTurn: Sentinel actually betrayed the Autobot faction a LONG time ago by siding with Megatron before he started his journey in the Ark. His reanimation basically allowed him to pick up where he left off. |
| 617 | * FallenHero: Was once Optimus's mentor and the leader of the Autobots, but it turns out that he turned traitor. |
| 618 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: At one point early on in ''Dark of the Moon'', Wheelie watches an episode of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and comments that the episode he is watching is "the one where Spock goes nuts." Not only is this an ActorAllusion to Leonard Nimoy’s role as Spock, but it also foreshadows Sentinel Prime’s descent into villainy. The fact that Nimoy previously voiced Galvatron in the [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie animated]] ''[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie Transformers]]'' [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie movie from the 80's]] could also be considered this. |
| 619 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He's soft-spoken and an elderly mentor to Optimus, but you know crossing him is hazardous to your health considering he's Optimus' former ''teacher'', not to mention his true colors as a genocidal tyrant. Sure enough, NEST learns this the hard way when he betrays them. |
| 620 | * {{BFS}}: Carries one on his arm. |
| 621 | * AGodAmI: "We were Gods once, all of us! But here, there can be only one! |
| 622 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Sentinel states that [[TheNeedsOfTheMany "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"]]... conveniently ignoring the fact that there are six ''billion'' humans, versus the few hundred or so Cybertronians. This may be FantasticRacism at play, as he views the human race as beneath his own kind. |
| 623 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: A grievously injured Sentinel begs Optimus to understand why he's done what he felt he had to do. Of course this is nothing more than [[DirtyCoward a last ditch effort to save his own skidplates]]. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't work. |
| 624 | -->'''Sentinel:''' Optimus, all I ever wanted was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you...\ |
| 625 | '''Optimus:''' You didn't betray me. ''[cocks shotgun]'' You betrayed ''yourself.''\ |
| 626 | '''Sentinel:''' [[BigNo NO, OPTIMUS!]]\ |
| 627 | ''[Optimus shoots Sentinel dead]'' |
| 628 | * InkSuitActor / ComicBookFantasyCasting: He looks like [[TheSeventies 1970s]] Creator/SeanConnery, while having the facial expressions of Creator/LeonardNimoy himself. |
| 629 | * KickTheDog: Kills Ironhide by shooting him in the back, even though Ironhide didn’t get a chance to arm himself. |
| 630 | * KilledOffForReal: Shot in the head by Optimus. |
| 631 | * KnightTemplar: He struck a deal with Megatron by making plans to use Earth's resources that could be used to replenish Cybertron. This status is also revealed to be influenced by his [[AGodAmI god complex]]; remembering how the Cybertronians, particularly the Primes, used to lived like gods. He is also disgusted by how the humans sees the Autobots as simple machines. |
| 632 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Him shooting Ironhide in the back, as well as his tyrannical and ruling nature, become his undoing, when Megatron does the exact same thing to him at the end of the film, having realized that he would be nothing more than "his bitch". |
| 633 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: The packaging for his ''Studio Series'' toy, which was released nine years after ''Dark of the Moon'', flat-out labels him as a Decepticon, which spoils his true allegiance in the film. The backdrop and instructions included with the figure, however, still have Autobot insignias and colors as per usual. |
| 634 | %%* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He has one. |
| 635 | * MakeThemRot: Or rust, rather. His primary weapon causes opposing Transformers to rapidly rust away, as seen with Ironhide. |
| 636 | * MasterSwordsman: He taught Optimus how to use his after all. |
| 637 | * MentorArchetype: To Optimus Prime. |
| 638 | * TheMole: To the Autobots. |
| 639 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: His intention of restoring Cybertron was indeed legitimate. Unfortunately, he decided to "defect" to the Decepticons, and presumably use them, as well as launch a massive invasion on Earth with the intention of enslaving humanity in order to do so. He also makes clear that although he does intend to restore Cybertron, that does not mean that he intends to let Megatron rule it. However, his AGodAmI speech shows he's nothing more than a power-hungry traitor by this point. |
| 640 | * OffingTheOffspring: What he spent most of the war trying to do to Megatron. And what he spent most of ''Dark of the Moon'' trying to do to Optimus. |
| 641 | * OffWithHisHead: His decapitated head can be seen at the KSI facility in ''Age of Extinction'', with the scientists there pulling data from it to learn more Cybertronian physiology. |
| 642 | * OldSoldier: Is capable of taking on the entire Autobot team by himself without breaking a sweat. Also duels Optimus (who by this point has taken out the Driller, Shockwave and a small army of Decepticons with little difficulty) and would have killed him but for Megatron's intervention. |
| 643 | * OneManArmy: To be expected considering he's mentored the likes of Optimus, Megatron, Shockwave, and Ironhide. In the final battle of Chicago, he takes on the entire non-Wrecker Autobot force and the NEST troops and is clearly winning until the Decepticons' numbers become less and less, leaving him open to more and more enemy fire. |
| 644 | * ParentalSubstitute: To Optimus and Megatron. He loses this when he reveals his betrayal. |
| 645 | * SealedGoodInACan: Sealed himself in a vault on the Ark for a great many years in stasis until the Autobots revive him. Turns out he was actually SealedEvilInACan and betrayed them long ago. |
| 646 | * ShoutOut: Sentinel has numerous Franchise/{{Gundam}}-like design elements. The most noticeable are the iconic "V" on his forehead, along with his shield, which he even holds in a very Gundam-like fashion. |
| 647 | * SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Before the film's release, he was not shown in any trailers except for the teaser, although he was shown in toy promotions. |
| 648 | * SixthRangerTraitor: Betrays the Autobots to [[BigBad Megatron]]. |
| 649 | * SlasherSmile: He gets an unnerving sneer when he is about to kill Ironhide and reveal his betrayal. |
| 650 | * TheSociopath: He puts up the facade of a kindly old mentor, but in reality is nothing but a power-hungry lunatic who wants to enslave humanity and [[ILied plans on betraying Megatron]]. |
| 651 | * TheStarscream: To the Autobots, and to Megatron later on. |
| 652 | * ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: |
| 653 | ** During his final battle with Optimus, he orders all Decepticon ships in Chicago to fire at his former student. |
| 654 | ** His cannon infects his targets with cosmic rust, a Cybertronian disease that wastes a transformer to nothing. The former leader of the Autobots, who instilled Optimus Prime's values of freedom, was more than willing to commit ''war crimes'' even before his FaceHeelTurn. |
| 655 | * VillainousLegacy: Sentinel's betrayal and critical role in spearheading the devastating Battle of Chicago ensures that humanity's trust in Autobots will be significantly fractured even after his death. |
| 656 | * VillainHasAPoint: He's proven right about his observation that the humans only view Transformers as machines in ''Age of Extinction'', when Joshua Joyce declares the fallen Transformers as "just metal". Though Sentinel is more bemoaning how far the Transformers have fallen from their golden age than anything else--especially for the [[AGodAmI Primes]]. |
| 657 | * WalkingSpoiler: The entire plot of ''Dark of the Moon'' revolves around him. |
| 658 | * WhamLine: "Indeed I am. What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is we were never going to ''win'' the war... For the sake of our planet's survival, a deal had to be made... ''[[FaceHeelTurn with Megatron]].''" |
| 659 | [[/folder]] |
| 660 | |
| 661 | [[folder:Dino/Mirage]] |
| 662 | [[quoteright:317:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dino2_0.png]] |
| 663 | [[caption-width-right:317:''"On the ground, per favore, and stay there!"'']] |
| 664 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FrancescoQuinn, Dave Wittenberg (''VideoGame/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'') |
| 665 | |
| 666 | A new member of the team in the third film who speaks with an Italian accent and transforms into a red Ferrari. While he doesn't do much, what little there is of him in the film does have him as a [[BashBrothers combat partner with Sideswipe]]. |
| 667 | ---- |
| 668 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: A pair of curved blades on his forearms that he appears to be able to rotate. |
| 669 | * CoolCar: His alt-mode is a Ferrari 458 Italia. |
| 670 | * DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Wheeljack's death in the movie is how Mirage died in the novelization, while Wheeljack dies in an entirely different manner]]. |
| 671 | * ShoutOut: His name is a homage to Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari, son of the company founder Enzo Ferrari. |
| 672 | * SuddenNameChange: In ''[[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon Dark of the Moon]]'' he is referred to in-film as "Dino", but as "Mirage" in the merchandise and novelization. |
| 673 | * ToylessToylineCharacter: So far his only toys are a small Legion-scale figure which is a PaletteSwap of Sideways, and a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mirage_(Movie)#Speed_Stars die-cast]] [[ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy which doesn't look like his car mode]]. (Hasbro has the problem of Mattel retaining the rights for Ferrari toys.) [[NoExportForYou Takara]] released an extremely movie-accurate retool of Sideways as Dino as part of a celebration of the movie toyline. |
| 674 | ** This was eventually subverted when ''[[Toys/TransformersStudioSeries Studio Series]]'' releases the first mainline Deluxe-class figure of Dino/Mirage in 2021, which unfortunately still has an unlicensed vehicle mode [[ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy that doesn't resemble his Ferrari 458 Italia vehicle mode]] in the movie due to licensing restrictions. |
| 675 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: If the wiki is to be believed, he is the only Autobot whose fate is currently unknown, as he disappeared after DOTM, but hasn't been killed off. Averted in the novelization where Starscream slaughtered him. |
| 676 | [[/folder]] |
| 677 | |
| 678 | [[folder:Que/Wheeljack]] |
| 679 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wheeljack.jpg]] |
| 680 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"They're great inventions for kicking ass!"'']] |
| 681 | ->'''Voiced by:''' George Coe |
| 682 | |
| 683 | The Autobots' inventor, Que is first seen handing Ironhide a new gun. Speaks with a vaguely Irish([[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent ?]]) accent. [[ChekhovsGunman Doesn't really have any awesome moments, but does contribute to others']]. |
| 684 | ---- |
| 685 | * AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:The poor guy frantically begs for his life as well as his friends' before he's callously executed. Justified, as he's more of a scientist than a soldier]]. |
| 686 | * AlienHair / EinsteinHair: Has glowing fiber-optic cables on his head that increase his resemblance to UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein. |
| 687 | * BarrierWarrior: Makes use of an impenetrable force field during the Philadelphia battle in ''Rising Storm''; Fearswoop learns about the "impenetrable" part the hard way. |
| 688 | * CoolCar: Turns into a Mercedes. |
| 689 | * CoolOldGuy: He even states he won't let the humans go into battle without his latest kilamajigs. |
| 690 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Executed by Soundwave and Barricade despite being unarmed and pleading for mercy. |
| 691 | * EinsteinHair: His face even resembles Einstein himself. |
| 692 | * GadgeteerGenius: He's a genius inventor. [[spoiler:Provides Sam with the weapons he ultimately uses to kill Starscream]]. |
| 693 | * KilledMidSentence: "Why did you--"(BANG) |
| 694 | * NonActionGuy: Rather ironically, given all the weapons he carries on his person. Nonetheless, he's clearly not that great in a straight-up fight, as evidenced by his getting blown up by Shockwave in ''Rising Storm'', [[spoiler:and how easily he falls to the 'Cons in Chicago, resorting to begging for his life before Barricade snuffs him out]]. |
| 695 | * ShoutOut: To the character Q from the ''Film/JamesBond'' franchise. He's also a real-life shout out to a certain German scientist. |
| 696 | * SuddenNameChange: In ''[[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon Dark of the Moon]]'', he is referred to in-film as "Que", but as "Wheeljack" in the merchandise and novelization. |
| 697 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: Compared to the previously-existing versions of Wheeljack from ''[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Generation One]]'' and ''Anime/TransformersArmada'', the film version's appearance resembles neither. ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'' rectifies this, but it might not be canon, since that film is officially a ContinuityReboot. The Rising Storm comics showed he looked like his G1 form originally and had to be fixed by Ratchet. after getting blown up by Shockwave. |
| 698 | [[/folder]] |
| 699 | |
| 700 | [[folder:The Wreckers]] |
| 701 | Mechanical engineers, warriors, and (according to the novelization) UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} fans, the Wreckers were left to look after an Autobot ship in NASA custody. They transform into NASCAR stock cars that are [[WeaponizedCar festooned with guns]]. |
| 702 | |
| 703 | !!Leadfoot |
| 704 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leadfoot.png]] |
| 705 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"We ain't going nowhere."'']] |
| 706 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnDiMaggio (''Dark of the Moon''), Creator/RobertFoxworth (''Age of Extinction'')[[note]] Leadfoot's one line is taken from Ratchet's death scene [[/note]] |
| 707 | ---- |
| 708 | * ChromaticArrangement: Is the leader and most prominent of the Wreckers, and is the red one (because his NASCAR alt-mode advertises Target). |
| 709 | * CoolShades: The shape of his optics (a trait shared with his fellow Wreckers) certainly gives off this impression. |
| 710 | * {{Jerkass}}: This is explained as to why he and his fellow wreckers aren't active with the other Autobots; they don't get along well with humans. |
| 711 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he's not exactly nice, he and his fellow wreckers are all for defending humanity with the other Autobots. |
| 712 | * KilledOffForReal: Leadfoot was killed by Cemetary Wind, as shown in an audio recording in ''Age Of Extinction''. |
| 713 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: How he and the other Wreckers kill the Decepticon pilot would be unsettling if not for said pilot having opened fire on humans minutes prior. |
| 714 | * ProductPlacement: As he turns into a stock car, this was a given. Taken to extremes with his toys; as while the Roadbuster and Topspin figures were released at mass retail (their main sponsors being Lowes, a hardware store, and AMP energy drinks, which is exactly WhatItSaysOnTheTin), most of his figures were Target exclusive as the main sponsor for his alt form was Target (with Lysol, Energizer, Cottonelle and Tums as the secondary sponsors on his "Human Alliance" figure). The Japanese release neuter his figures to remove these sponsors with the exception of the ''Studio Series'' figure, which keeps the Target Bull's eye logo intact. |
| 715 | * SociopathicHero: He DID help in mutilating a Decepticon pilot. But, said pilot also did murder dozens of innocent people just moments earlier, so it wasn't exactly undeserved. |
| 716 | * StoutStrength: He is shorter and fatter than his fellow Autobots, but that does not hinder his fighting skills at all. |
| 717 | * ViolentGlaswegian: He and Roadbuster both have Scottish accents, and if you need proof of the "violent" bit, there's how they kill that Decepticon pilot at the beginning of the FinalBattle... |
| 718 | * WeaponizedCar: Alongside his fellow wreckers, his alternate mode seems to automatically be like this--weaponized NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet Impalas, with Leadfoot being the #42 of Juan Pablo Montoya. |
| 719 | ** His alternate mode also appeared alongside his brothers in the parade laps for the 2011 Daytona 500. |
| 720 | |
| 721 | !!Roadbuster |
| 722 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roadbuster.jpg]] |
| 723 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"This is going to hurt... a lot!"'']] |
| 724 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Ron Bottitta |
| 725 | ---- |
| 726 | * CoolShades: The shape of his optics (a trait shared with his fellow Wreckers) certainly gives off this impression. |
| 727 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he's not exactly nice, he and his fellow wreckers are all for defending humanity with the other Autobots. |
| 728 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: How he and the other Wreckers kill the Decepticon pilot would be unsettling if not for said pilot having opened fire on humans minutes prior. |
| 729 | * ProductPlacement: As he turns into a stock car, this was a given. Taken to extremes with his toys; as while his and Topspin's figures were released at mass retail (their main sponsors being Lowes, a hardware store, and AMP energy drinks, which is exactly WhatItSaysOnTheTin), most of Leadfoot's were Target exclusive as the main sponsor for his alt form was Target. The Japanese release neuter the Leadfoot figures to remove these sponsors but keep the other two's intact. His ''Studio Series'' figure removes all but his Chevrolet markings. |
| 730 | * SociopathicHero: All the wreckers are, but he particularly told the Decepticon he was about to mutilate that it was "gonna hurt...a lot." |
| 731 | * ViolentGlaswegian: He and Leadfoot both have Scottish accents, and if you need proof of the "violent" bit, there's how they kill that Decepticon pilot at the beginning of the FinalBattle... |
| 732 | * WeaponizedCar: Alongside his fellow wreckers, his alternate mode seems to automatically be like this--weaponized NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet Impalas, with Roadbuster being the #88 of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
| 733 | ** His alternate mode also appeared alongside his brothers in the parade laps for the 2011 Daytona 500. |
| 734 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Leadfoot was confirmed dead in ''Age of Extinction'', and Topspin was confirmed to have survived and is currently living in Cuba with Simmons in ''The Last Knight''. Roadbuster's fate is left unknown though. While KSI does have schematics resembling him, implying they had access to his body like the other killed bots, whether or not Cemetary Wind actually caught him isn't revealed. |
| 735 | |
| 736 | !!Topspin |
| 737 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/topspin_9.png]] |
| 738 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"You always say 'five minutes'... that means 'no.'"'']] |
| 739 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Steven Barr |
| 740 | ---- |
| 741 | * AlienArtsAreAppreciated: Seems to have grown quite fond of volleyball by ''The Last Knight''. |
| 742 | * TheBusCameBack: After being absent in ''Age Of Extinction'', He returns in ''The Last Knight'', having been granted asylum in Cuba with Simmons. |
| 743 | * CoolShades: The shape of his optics (a trait shared with his fellow Wreckers) certainly gives off this impression. |
| 744 | * EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Topspin. He had his head design in ''Dark of the Moon'', But his current head as of ''The Last Knight'' Looks almost exactly like that of his former comrade, Leadfoot. Whether there's an in-universe explanation for this is still unknown. |
| 745 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he's not exactly nice, he and his fellow wreckers are all for defending humanity with the other Autobots. |
| 746 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: How he and the other Wreckers kill the Decepticon pilot would be unsettling if not for said pilot having opened fire on humans minutes prior. |
| 747 | * ProductPlacement: As he turns into a stock car, this was a given. Taken to extremes with his toys; as while His and Roadbuster's figures were released at mass retail (their main sponsors being Lowes, a hardware store, and AMP energy drinks, which is exactly WhatItSaysOnTheTin), most of Leadfoot's were Target exclusive as the main sponsor for his alt form was Target. The Japanese release neuter the Leadfoot figures to remove these sponsors but keep the other two's intact. His ''Studio Series'' figure removes all but the Chevrolet markings. |
| 748 | * SociopathicHero: He did help in mutilating the Decepticon pilot, after all. |
| 749 | * SuddenlyVoiced: He speaks in ''The Last Knight''. |
| 750 | * TheVoiceless: Didn't speak in ''Dark of the Moon''. Later averted in ''The Last Knight''. |
| 751 | * WeaponizedCar: Alongside his fellow wreckers, his alternate mode seems to automatically be like this--weaponized NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet Impalas, with Topspin being the #48 of Jimmie Johnson. |
| 752 | ** His alternate mode also appeared alongside his brothers in the parade laps for the 2011 Daytona 500. |
| 753 | [[/folder]] |
| 754 | |
| 755 | !Introduced in ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' (2014) |
| 756 | |
| 757 | [[folder:Hound]] |
| 758 | [[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hound.gif]] |
| 759 | [[caption-width-right:256:"''I'm like a fat ballerina, who takes scalps and slits throats!"'']] |
| 760 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnGoodman |
| 761 | ->''"We got the gang back together!"'' |
| 762 | |
| 763 | Introduced in the fourth film as a new member of Optimus's team, Hound transforms into a [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier Oshkosh Defense Medium Tactical Vehicle]]. |
| 764 | ---- |
| 765 | * {{Acrofatic}}: Being that big doesn't really slow him down. As he puts it: |
| 766 | -->'''Hound:''' I'm like a fat ballerina! Who takes scalps and slits throats! |
| 767 | * AdaptationalBadass: He's a grenade-chucking, pistol-firing blend of Bulkhead, Ironhide, Roadbuster, and Kup. He fits the bill. |
| 768 | * AuthorAvatar: His obese figure could be a self-reference to John Goodman. |
| 769 | * BigFun: Despite being an armory on legs, he's rather jolly, and even dances with Bumblebee and Tessa in a deleted scene. |
| 770 | * TheBigGuy: He's the most powerful Autobot besides Optimus and the Dinobots, and is a dead ringer for the trope personality-wise. He shares the role with the less conventional Drift. |
| 771 | * BoisterousBruiser: He's a trigger-happy loudmouth who's great at dealing tons of punishment to Decepticons. |
| 772 | * BruiserWithASoftCenter: Regardless how trigger-happy he may be, it's clear that Hound cares for his Autobot comrades like a family, and, while he despises humans at first due to their involvement in the deaths of his friends, comes to accept Cade, Tessa, and Shane as part of his family too. |
| 773 | * CigarChomper: The artillery shell he holds in his mouth evokes this. [[spoiler:Becomes a ChekhovsGun when he runs out of ammo that he flips the shell around to fire it at a Decepticon pinning him down.]] |
| 774 | * CombatPragmatist: When pushed, this fat ballerina proves how damn good he is at this. |
| 775 | * CompositeCharacter: He's named after G1 Hound, but he seems more based on Bulkhead of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', being a big, green, friendly bulky guy. Personality wise, however, he has more in common with the Bulkhead from ''Anime/TransformersEnergon'', being a crusty, trigger-happy and violent veteran warrior. |
| 776 | * FiringInTheAirALot: His introduction sees him so overjoyed at Optimus's return that he pulls out a gun and lets off several rounds. |
| 777 | -->'''Hound:''' Oh yeah! ''Hell'' yeah! He's back! He's ''alive! [fires in the air a lot] '''Optimus is here!!''''' |
| 778 | * GatlingGood: His default weapon is a powerful triple barrelled mini gun. |
| 779 | ** MoreDakka: ...And by "triple barreled" we mean ''three separate 6-barreled mini guns, in a triangular set-up''. |
| 780 | * HatsOffToTheDead: Sadly takes off his helmet and places it over his Spark when he learns of [[spoiler:Leadfoot's death]]. |
| 781 | * LargeHam: John Goodman really cuts loose in the role. |
| 782 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: As he runs out of ammo, he ends up [[WeaponizedHeadgear throwing his]] helmet at the oncoming Vehicon onslaught, using his belt as a melee weapon, and (quite awesomely) firing his bullet-cigar out of his mouth into the face of a Vehicon. |
| 783 | * InkSuitActor: Looks quite a bit like Creator/JohnGoodman himself. |
| 784 | * MadeOfIron: Hound stands of being one of the few characters to take a direct hit from Megatron's gun and live to tell the tale. |
| 785 | * NoManLeftBehind: He's completely unwilling to abandon his fellow Autobots or Cade on the battlefield, and he's the one who takes the time to free the oft-forgotten Brains. |
| 786 | * RedOniBlueOni: The boisterous, trigger-happy Red to Drift's calm and serene Blue. |
| 787 | * StepfordSmiler: Implied during the scene where the group learns of [[spoiler:Leadfoot's death]]. Hound had been jovial until Optimus asked if they knew of any other survivors, and immediately gets very quiet and soft-spoken. His voice nearly breaks when he sees footage of [[spoiler:Leadfoot being killed]], and he quietly curses the humans responsible. He remains this way until Optimus declares he plans to kill Attinger. |
| 788 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Optimus. |
| 789 | * WalkingArmory: He carries a multitude of guns and explosives that he uses to great effect, though it it isn't ''quite'' enough to take care of the dozens of Vehicons he fights in Hong Kong. By the time the movie ends, he is completely out of ammo, and forced to rely on whatever he has on his person to keep fighting. His toy likewise features a total of ''eight'' weapons, in contrast to the one or two that most other toys come with. |
| 790 | [[/folder]] |
| 791 | |
| 792 | [[folder:Crosshairs]] |
| 793 | [[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crosshairs.gif]] |
| 794 | [[caption-width-right:256:''"Nah! This isn't our fight! I'm done being an underdog. Underdogs suck! I say they get what they deserve."'']] |
| 795 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnDiMaggio, Tom Bromhead (''VideoGame/TransformersRiseOfTheDarkSpark'' ([=3DS=] version) |
| 796 | ->''"I'm unclear. What's in it for me?"'' |
| 797 | |
| 798 | Introduced in the fourth film, Crosshairs is a paratrooper who transforms into a green 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray. |
| 799 | ---- |
| 800 | * AntiHero: At the end of the day, Crosshairs is a good person but is also very selfish and distrustful of humans. When the Autobots sneak onboard Lockdown's spaceship to save Optimus and Tessa, Crosshairs does not want to save Tessa until Hound forces him to cooperate. {{Justified|Trope}} because of ThePurge. |
| 801 | * BadassLongcoat: His alternate mode kibble forms a long, flowing duster. In old-style Transformers that's called shell-forming and is a sign of bad transforming design. Just this once, though, it's ''awesome''. |
| 802 | * BloodKnight: He certainly has fun flipping through the skies of Chicago and gunning down Decepticons. |
| 803 | * CompositeCharacter: In addition to taking some cues from Sideswipe (BloodKnight antics, Corvette Stingray altmode) he also draws heavy inspiration from [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Rattrap]] (somewhat disrespectful toward the team leader, a expert saboteur, DeadpanSnarker tendencies). |
| 804 | * CoolCar: Transforms into a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C7. |
| 805 | * DeadpanSnarker: One of the biggest. Essentially he's [[VideoGame/GearsOfWar Damon Baird]] if Creator/JohnDiMaggio voiced him. |
| 806 | * GunsAkimbo: During the battle in Chicago he proceeds to do this while descending from the skies, parachutes deployed. See [[http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Transformers-4-Crosshairs.jpg here]]. |
| 807 | * InNameOnly: Depending on the medium, G1 Crosshairs was an [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers overly-cautious bot who maintained weapons and disliked it]] or a [[Anime/TransformersTheHeadmasters cold-hearted down-to-business Decepticon hunter]]. The movie character is a cynical and deadpan snarker who prefers working alone or being in charge. |
| 808 | * ItsRainingMen: He's the Autobots' paratrooper. |
| 809 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Much like the Wreckers, he's an asshole, but he'll come through in the end. Perfectly exemplified when the Autobots' ship crashes and he realizes the Autobots are outnumbered ten to one: he immediately declares that it isn't their fight and says he's sick of fighting against impossible odds, then he asks Optimus what they're going to do next, clearly ready to follow no matter whatever his leader decides. |
| 810 | -->'''Crosshairs:''' Nah! This isn't our fight! I'm done being an underdog. Underdogs suck! I say they get what they deserve. What's the play, Prime? |
| 811 | * TheLancer / TheSmartGuy: Pulls double duty on the FiveManBand, due to having both the most technical prowess and the most disagreeable temperament. |
| 812 | * OhCrap: When Grimlock transforms into a ''Tyrannosaurus'' for the first time, he hastily tries to climb away from the battle even further. |
| 813 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Generally his approach when faced with a situation he doesn't like. When aboard Lockdown's ship, he quickly tries to get the others to bail with him. Hound has to threaten to ''kill'' him to get him to stay and help. Later, in a lesser example, he quickly scrambles to the sidelines when Optimus and Grimlock are going at it. |
| 814 | * TheStarscream: Heavily downplayed, but he mentions on several occasions wanting to take charge of the team, at least whenever Optimus isn't around. |
| 815 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Most frequently seen with Drift, who is the only Autobot that Crosshairs never gets into an argument with at some point or another. |
| 816 | [[/folder]] |
| 817 | |
| 818 | [[folder:Drift]] |
| 819 | [[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drift.gif]] |
| 820 | [[caption-width-right:256:''"Hound, find your inner compass. Loyalty is but a flower in the winds of fear and temptation."'']] |
| 821 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenWatanabe, Chris Jai Alex (''VideoGame/TransformersRiseOfTheDarkSpark'') |
| 822 | |
| 823 | An Autobot tactician and a former Decepticon who transforms into a black and blue 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, as well as an unspecified attack helicopter. |
| 824 | ---- |
| 825 | * AllThereInTheManual: That he's a former Decepticon goes completely unmentioned in either of his film appearances. |
| 826 | * BewareTheQuietOnes: He's the most soft-spoken of the group, but will hack you to pieces if you piss him off or spook him. |
| 827 | * TheBigGuy: Along with Hound. |
| 828 | * BlueIsHeroic: He has blue armor and is one of the good guys. Later becomes a case of RedIsHeroic in ''The Last Knight''. |
| 829 | * CompositeCharacter: He is a former Decepticon and wields twin swords like G1 Drift, and is a Triple Changer with a car mode and an helicopter mode like G1 Springer. |
| 830 | * CoolCar: A Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, and in the fifth film a [=Mercedes-AMG=] [=GT-R=]. |
| 831 | * DualWielding: Has two samurai swords that he stows on his back. On a larger scale, he's a Triplechanger, transforming into both a car and a helicopter. |
| 832 | * EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: His robot mode is essentially a robotic samurai. |
| 833 | * HeadbuttingHeroes: Drift threatens to cross blades with Hound when he is provoked, and also scraps briefly with Bumblebee when calling the latter out on his lack of discipline. |
| 834 | * HeelFaceTurn: Pulled one before the events of the fourth film. However, he still resents the fact that he's had to tolerate Bumblebee's attempts at leadership, as he views the young Autobot as inexperienced and unfit to lead. |
| 835 | * InkSuitActor: He only lacks the facial hair. |
| 836 | * MoodSwinger: Quite a few instances where Drift goes from calm and soft-spoken to violent and manic at the drop of a hat. Might have something with being a former Decepticon. |
| 837 | * NotSoStoic: When spooked by a captive creature on Lockdown's ship, he quickly hacks it to death in a panic, immediately after admonishing the others to save violence as a last resort. |
| 838 | * OnlySaneMan: With Optimus becoming more emotionally volatile, Hound being a bit too boisterous for his own good, Crosshairs being a self-serving jerk, and Bumblebee having a fragile ego to go with his lack of maturity, Drift is this among the surviving Autobots. |
| 839 | * RedIsHeroic: For some reason, his armor is repainted red in ''The Last Knight''[[note]]He was intended to be red in ''Age of Extinction'', but the red Bugatti that the studio was eyeing was bought by someone else before Paramount had a chance to buy it.[[/note]]. |
| 840 | * RedOniBlueOni: The calm and stoic Blue to Hound's boisterous Red. |
| 841 | * TheStoic: He's very soft-spoken, but see NotSoStoic. |
| 842 | * TheStrategist: Also indicated in his toy bio. |
| 843 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Most frequently seen with Crosshairs, and he's the only Autobot who doesn't earn his ire. |
| 844 | * ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: During the battle of Hong Kong, he destroys a Vehicon by flinging one of his swords through it. He fails to retrieve it and is down to one sword in TLK. |
| 845 | * UndyingLoyalty: To his ''sensei'', Optimus. |
| 846 | * WarriorPoet: He recites a Japanese haiku while lamenting the Autobots's situation. |
| 847 | * WrongGenreSavvy: He thought that Grimlock's alt mode was going to be a "giant car". Justified in his case, as up until the Dinobots reveal, the only Transformers with animal alt-modes were the much smaller Ravage (who may not have even ''had'' an alt-mode) and Laserbeak. |
| 848 | [[/folder]] |
| 849 | |
| 850 | [[folder:The Dinobots]] |
| 851 | !!Appearing in the movies: Grimlock, Scorn, Slug, and Strafe |
| 852 | !!Other members: Slash, Slog, Snarl |
| 853 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grimlock_8.png]] |
| 854 | [[caption-width-right:350:Grimlock]] |
| 855 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scorn_5.png]] |
| 856 | [[caption-width-right:350:Scorn]] |
| 857 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/slug_3.png]] |
| 858 | [[caption-width-right:350:Slug]] |
| 859 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/strafe.png]] |
| 860 | [[caption-width-right:350:Strafe]] |
| 861 | |
| 862 | * AdaptationNameChange: Slug the Triceratops was originally Slag[[note]]although, confusingly [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Snarl]] has also been another name for him[[/note]]. Slog the Brontosaurus was originally Sludge. Strafe the two-headed pteranodon was originally Swoop. Slag's name has been "officially" [[{{Retcon}} changed to Slug]] [[VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron since 2010]], mainly because of a case of [[CountryMatters his name meaning "slut" in the United Kingdom]]. WordOfGod states that Strafe was named differently due to diverging too much from Swoop in appearance, but toys of the original G1 Swoop released at the time were also named Strafe and a 2018 Tiny Turbo Charger toy of Strafe names him Swoop, suggesting [[WritingAroundTrademarks otherwise]]. |
| 863 | * AlphabeticalThemeNaming: All of their names apart from Grimlock start with the letter S. |
| 864 | * AndroclesLion: They serve as this to Optimus after he frees them from Lockdown's captivity. |
| 865 | * BadassCrew: They curbstomp Galvatron's army in ''Age of Extinction''. |
| 866 | * BadassInDistress: They briefly become this when Lockdown attempts to recapture them with his ship, as not even they can fight his giant magnet. |
| 867 | * BreathWeapon: Grimlock is shown having a fiery breath that can burn Transformers. |
| 868 | * CanonForeigner / CanonImmigrant / GodCreatedCanonForeigner: Slash and Scorn. Slash could be a heavily-modified semi-{{Expy}} of [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Dinobot]] (who also has a dromaeosaur alt-mode), and Scorn one of [[Anime/TransformersCybertron ''Cybertron'' Undermine]]. |
| 869 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Unlike the film, each of the Dinobots' toys sport a unique color instead of being metallic grey. |
| 870 | ** Grimlock -- Gold with silver highlights. |
| 871 | ** Scorn -- Red with orange highlights. |
| 872 | ** Slug -- Purple with red highlights. |
| 873 | ** Slash -- Light blue with yellow highlights. |
| 874 | ** Strafe -- Dark blue with silver highlights. |
| 875 | ** Slog -- Black with red highlights. |
| 876 | ** Snarl -- Green with purple highlights. |
| 877 | * DeathFromAbove: Strafe is a giant, two-headed Pteranodon in his dino-mode and commonly employs this tactic. |
| 878 | ** Scorn is shown entering the fray by leaping into the air and landing back-first on enemy transformers, impaling them on his spines. |
| 879 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: Optimus has to smack around Grimlock, the leader, for the rest of the Dinobots to follow his lead. |
| 880 | * DeusExitMachina: The Dinobots only really appear in the climax of ''Age of Extinction'' since they're so powerful they would end the film about two hours early. Similarly, in ''The Last Knight'' Grimlock and Slug only are around long enough to help fend off Megatron's squad of Decepticons and the TRF, and at both fights they utterly curbstomp everyone; they don't join the final battle against Quintessa either. On top of that, the most powerful Dinobot, Scorn, is absent, as is Strafe. |
| 881 | * DinosaursAreDragons: All of them have designs that invoke a draconic appearance to them. And hey, Grimlock breathes fire. |
| 882 | * DualWielding: Most of their toys. Grimlock is the only one to wield a single weapon. |
| 883 | * DumbMuscle: They don't seem to be very intelligent, but are significantly larger (Grimlock is at least twice the size of Optimus) and more physically powerful than most other Transformers. |
| 884 | ** Slog, whose bio describes him as, "Low on brainpower, even by Dinobot standards". However, he's still the biggest and one of the physically strongest of the Dinobots. This is consistent with the classic depiction of Sludge (who Slog was initially intended to be), who also transforms into a Brontosaurus and is typically portrayed as the largest and dumbest Dinobot. |
| 885 | * FamedInStory: Implied. Upon seeing Grimlock, Optimus says (in Cybertonian) "The legend exists". Pretty blatantly stated when Optimus shows them to Drift and Crosshairs, calling them "legendary warriors". |
| 886 | %%* FragileSpeedster: Slash is implied [[AllThereInTheManual as such in the toy's bios]]. Mainly because he's far smaller than the others. |
| 887 | * GiantFlyer: Strafe. He's big enough to have two car-sized Transformers[[note]]Bumblebee and Stinger[[/note]] fighting on his back at once. |
| 888 | * ImAHumanitarian: Or, as the case may be, a Cybertronarian. The Dinobots munch their way through enemies just as much as they smash. Grimlock even eats Dreadbot in ''The Last Knight''. |
| 889 | * TheJuggernaut: Scorn, apparently. [[AllThereInTheManual According to his toy's bio]] ''"His massive size makes him almost impossible to bring down."'' |
| 890 | * {{Kaiju}}: The Dinobots' beast modes are ''huge'' - Grimlock is as large compared to Optimus as a normal T. rex is compared to a human. |
| 891 | * KillItWithFire: As stated previously, Grimlock has fire breath in Dino-mode that is hot enough to cook Transformers. |
| 892 | * KnightInShiningArmor: All of the Dinobots' robot modes resemble armored knights. Grimlock and Scorn's designs carry a particular [[EverythingsBetterwithSamurai samurai flair]] as well. |
| 893 | * LargeAndInCharge: Subverted--Grimlock is obstensibly the leader, but is only the second largest. True to life, Scorn the ''Spinosaurus'' dwarfs the other three. Toyline-only character Slog is a ''Brachiosaurus'', which may not be the biggest of the sauropods, but it's still far bigger than a ''Spinosaurus''. |
| 894 | %%* LightningBruiser: All of them move fast and hit hard despite towering over most of the other Transformers in the film. However, each member seems to fall into a more specific role amongst themselves. |
| 895 | * MenOfSherwood: Slash may qualify as this, as several of them are shown in [[http://static.seibertron.com/images/movie/uploads/1404321164_14.jpg concept art]] charging down a bridge behind Scorn. |
| 896 | %%* MightyGlacier: Slog and Slug. |
| 897 | * MultipleHeadCase: Strafe is a pterosaur with two heads. |
| 898 | * PapaWolf: In ''The Last Knight'', Grimlock and Slug help violently defend the junkyard and the baby Dinobots from the invading TRF. |
| 899 | * PrehistoricAnimalAnalogue: Albeit with each one having an element of the fantastic. |
| 900 | ** Strafe is a two-headed pterosaur. |
| 901 | ** Grimlock is a horned ''T. rex''. |
| 902 | ** Slash is a dromaeosaurid with metal "feathers" covering his body. |
| 903 | ** Slug is a ''Triceratops'' with a spiked tail (the spikes possibly being a stand-in for the quills ''Triceratops'' might have had in real life). |
| 904 | ** Scorn is a ''Spinosaurus'' with multiple sails. |
| 905 | ** Slog is a ''Brachiosaurus'' with rows of spikes along his back. |
| 906 | ** Snarl is a ''Stegosaurus'' with... not much different from a regular ''Stegosaurus'' aside from being robotic. |
| 907 | * SingleSpecimenSpecies: Averted with Slash in concept art (see Men of Sherwood). |
| 908 | * SpikeShooter: Scorn is depicted doing this in [[http://static.seibertron.com/images/movie/uploads/1414058321_a5.jpg concept art]]. |
| 909 | * TookALevelInKindness: Grimlock is more of a big, naughty pet to the junkyard crew in ''The Last Knight'', after having been a hostile, dangerous warrior who had to be beaten into submission by Optimus in ''Age of Extinction''. Similarly, Slug seems to spend most of his time peacefully grazing the junkyard like a space cow, and the two are not seen as particularly bothersome by the others and Cade and are considered dependable members of the team. That said, in battle they're still a dangerous force to be reckoned with. |
| 910 | * TheVoiceless: None of them say a word. It's not clear if they even can speak, but they seem to understand what Optimus is saying. |
| 911 | ** Averted in the toyline. Grimlock's Electronic Titan Toy has a voice chip, with lines provided by Creator/GreggBerger, Grimlock's original voice actor from the original cartoon. |
| 912 | * WeaponSpecialization: |
| 913 | %%** Strafe uses a crossbow. |
| 914 | %%** Snarl carries an axe, comprised of his thagomizer and largest pair of plates, which can be [[BifurcatedWeapon wielded independently]] of each other. |
| 915 | ** Grimlock uses [[CarryABigStick a giant mace]], and Slug is seen with one in [[http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/f/f1/AOE_Triceratops_concept.jpg concept art]]. Snarl can use his thagomizer as a club. |
| 916 | ** Scorn has a CoolSword in his right hand, and Slug [[RunningGag also]] dual-wields swords. Strafe also has a pair of swords that can [[MixAndMatchWeapon combine]] with his crossbow. |
| 917 | ** Scorn uses his dinosaur mode tail, which [[BladeBelowTheShoulder becomes his left arm]] in robot mode, as a JoustingLance. Slog has a pair that he dual-wields (though they might be swords). |
| 918 | ** Slog has a pair of {{Shoulder Cannon}}s. |
| 919 | ** Slash dual-wields {{Sinister Scythe}}s. Snarl can use his largest pair of plates as one. |
| 920 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: |
| 921 | ** When the first information on ''Age of Extinction'' was revealed, there were seven Dinobots and their alt-modes named. [[RaptorAttack Slash]], Slog[[note]]Sludge for those who know Gen 1[[/note]], and Snarl are nowhere to be seen in the film. |
| 922 | ** In ''TLK'', all the Dinobots but Grimlock and Slug are absent, without comment or explanation. The latter two are present in the early part, only to vanish after the Decepticon attack on Cade's junkyard. |
| 923 | [[/folder]] |
| 924 | |
| 925 | !Introduced in ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight'' (2017) |
| 926 | |
| 927 | [[folder:Hot Rod]] |
| 928 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hot_rod_5.png]] |
| 929 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"I HATE the accent! But I can't get rid of it! I'm STUCK with the accent!"'']] |
| 930 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/OmarSy |
| 931 | ---- |
| 932 | * BashBrothers: Described to be one with Bumblebee. |
| 933 | * CoolCar: At the start of the movie, his alt-mode is a Citroen DS. Later on in the film, he changes his alt-mode to a Lamborghini Centenario, a limited-edition [=770hp=] model based on the Aventador platform created to commemorate Ferrucio Lamborghini's [=100th=] annivesary. So yes, he's basically a GoodCounterpart to Lockdown alt-mode wise. |
| 934 | * FrenchJerk: He has been described as arrogant, and speaks with a French accent. However, it turns out that the accent is not his choice, and he cannot turn it off, downplaying this somewhat. |
| 935 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's also described as "brash but noble". Such an example is him addressing Vivian as "lady", even while the latter is hitting him with a polo stick. |
| 936 | * TimeStandsStill: His weapon can create a localized temporal rift. |
| 937 | * UnexplainedAccent: ''Why'' he's stuck with a French accent he hates is never elaborated on. |
| 938 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: His design ''greatly'' differs from any of his previous incarnations. While design changes for the films are largely accepted by now, he is notable for having no visual resemblance to original Hot Rod. |
| 939 | [[/folder]] |
| 940 | |
| 941 | [[folder:Cogman]] |
| 942 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cogman.jpg]] |
| 943 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"My lord, rip an arm off a human and they'll go wherever you want."'']] |
| 944 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Carter |
| 945 | |
| 946 | The first headmaster to appear on the big screen, he serves Edmond Burton as his robotic butler. |
| 947 | ---- |
| 948 | * BattleButler: He works as Sir Edmund Burton's car ''and'' his driver. |
| 949 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: On two ways. For one, he is a sociopathic ''Autobot''. He's also very polite, unless you anger him. |
| 950 | * CanonForeigner: He doesn't seem to be based on any previous character. |
| 951 | * HairTriggerTemper: He apparently has "anger issues". |
| 952 | * InformedAbility: He’s said to be a Headmaster in the film. At no point does he ever turn into a head for a larger robot in the film. |
| 953 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: He's described as a Headmaster, a Transformer whose alt-mode is just a head. Presumably he can attach itself on [[OffWithHisHead "abandoned"]] robot bodies and/or possibly vehicles, as that's what Headmasters are known for (and what his toy is capable of doing), [[InformedAbility but neither alt-mode nor robot-hijacking ability are showcased in the film]]. |
| 954 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: He's around the same size as most humans, but is just as capable of violence as the other bots, something Crosshairs [[{{Fingore}} painfully finds out]]. |
| 955 | * ServileSnarker: He has a tendency to make sarcastic remarks towards Burton. |
| 956 | * TheSociopath: Described as such. |
| 957 | * TwitchyEye: In his motion poster. He greets the viewer like a proper British gentleman... and then his right eye goes nuts. |
| 958 | * UndyingLoyalty: He remains by Burton’s side no matter what, even staying with him during his last moments. |
| 959 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: A scene involving Cogman's Headmaster ability was initially conceived, wherin he would decapitate Nitro-Zeus and commandeer his body by transforming into its new head. While Cogman and Nitro Zeus's respective toys were designed to represent this, the scene ultimately went unfilmed, leaving Cogman's status as a Headmaster overall pointless. |
| 960 | [[/folder]] |
| 961 | |
| 962 | [[folder:Sqweeks]] |
| 963 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sqweeks.png]] |
| 964 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Woah."'']] |
| 965 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Reno Wilson |
| 966 | ---- |
| 967 | * AdvertisedExtra: Even though he's been shown in many promos, Sqweeks' role is rather small in the film. |
| 968 | * BadassTransplant: Izabella grafts a Decepticon arm to replace his lost one. [[spoiler:The arm packs a blaster bigger than Sqweeks himself, which obliterates a huge turret in one shot]]. |
| 969 | * {{BFG}}: [[spoiler:His new arm transforms into one bigger than he is tall and with the firepower to match]]. |
| 970 | * CuteMute: He's a small and cute-looking drone who can't speak. |
| 971 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise Fixit]], another small, one-wheeled Autobot drone who's damaged and thus unable to transform. |
| 972 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: He doesn't look anything like the other Transformers in the films. He looks more like a kit-bashed robot made of scooter parts. |
| 973 | * PuppyDogEyes: He has two big, sad optics that look like moped lights. |
| 974 | * TheUnintelligible: Sqweeks communicates through... well, squeaking, and the occasional word in Spanish, usually ''"Ay, Chihuahua!"'' |
| 975 | [[/folder]] |
| 976 | |
| 977 | [[folder:Daytrader]] |
| 978 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daytrader.PNG]] |
| 979 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"You always resort to violence, right off the bat!"'']] |
| 980 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBuscemi |
| 981 | |
| 982 | A junk collector. |
| 983 | ---- |
| 984 | * CanonForeigner: He is an original character, but has some traits from already existing ones such as Wreck-Gar. For example, his HonestJohnsDealership traits bring Swindle to mind. |
| 985 | * DeadpanSnarker: Gives a fair few sarcastic quips in his one scene, courtesy of being played by Steve Buscemi. |
| 986 | * TheDitz: It is implied he's not very smart, seeing he gave Bumblebee a female-sounding voice box. |
| 987 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: The other Autobots near-constantly belittle and threaten him, mostly due to he fact that they recognize his unreliability at finding anything of value. |
| 988 | * HonestJohnsDealership: His wares are mostly junk, and even when requesting specific parts, he tends to bodge it up and bring in products that are either shoddy or just plain wrong. |
| 989 | * InkSuitActor: His face was originally [[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/d/de/Transformers-The-Last-Knight-Concept-Art-Daytrader-001.jpg modeled directly off his voice actor]]. You can guess why they decided not to go with this idea. |
| 990 | * YouAreFat: Calls Hound "my corpulent comrade". Pretty ironic considering he is just as portly as Hound. |
| 991 | [[/folder]] |
| 992 | |
| 993 | [[folder:Canopy]] |
| 994 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/canopy.jpg]] |
| 995 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Let's go."'']] |
| 996 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FrankWelker |
| 997 | ---- |
| 998 | * AdvertisedExtra: Has been shown in a few promotions, only for his death to occur early in the film. |
| 999 | * CanonForeigner: He was created exclusively for the film; he has no counterpart in any other media. |
| 1000 | * GentleGiant: Hides Izabella, Sqweeks, and a bunch of kids from a TRF drone without harming them. |
| 1001 | * KilledOffForReal: Get struck by a missle from a TRF jet and dies, but not before thanking Izabella for her companionship. |
| 1002 | * RedShirt: Is killed off just as soon as he appears. |
| 1003 | * ReusedCharacterDesign: Has the same body type as Long Haul and Onslaught, but with a different head and color. |
| 1004 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Is only shown for 10 minutes before he is mortally wounded by a TRF jet missile. |
| 1005 | [[/folder]] |
| 1006 | |
| 1007 | [[folder:Knights of Iacon / Dragonstorm]] |
| 1008 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/knights.jpg]] |
| 1009 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Knights of Iacon]] |
| 1010 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dragonstorm.jpg]] |
| 1011 | [[caption-width-right:350:Dragonstorm]] |
| 1012 | |
| 1013 | A group of Cybertronian knights, who landed on Earth in the fourth century AC, in Britain. Allying with Arthur, the twelve knights can combine into one gigantic three-headed dragon. |
| 1014 | ---- |
| 1015 | * BeenThereShapedHistory: They helped make legends of King Arthur and Merlin, and inspired the Knights of the Round Table. |
| 1016 | * CombiningMecha: Twelve bots who combine into one alt-mode. |
| 1017 | * DragonKnight: In interesting variation. They are Cybertronians knights who can combine into a robotic dragon. |
| 1018 | * HumansAreSpecial: They beat Optimus to the punch by over a thousand years, seeing mankind for their potential. |
| 1019 | * KnightInShiningArmor: Their look in robot mode (minus the odd bit of patina after a thousand years sleep). |
| 1020 | * PaletteSwap: The Knights all share a similar build in robot mode, outside of slightly different proportions, and different colour-schemes. |
| 1021 | [[/folder]] |
| 1022 | |
| 1023 | [[folder:Trench]] |
| 1024 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trench_0.jpg]] |
| 1025 | |
| 1026 | An Autobot who transforms into a Cat 320 excavator taking refuge from the TRF. Due to his limited screen time, he's the "Jolt" of ''The Last Knight''. |
| 1027 | ---- |
| 1028 | * BitCharacter: He only appears in vehicle mode for a few seconds before transforming to robot mode, and altogether has probably twenty seconds of screen time. |
| 1029 | * DullSurprise: When Grimlock approaches him snarling, he still remains intact. |
| 1030 | * TheVoiceless: Doesn't have any lines. |
| 1031 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's seen transforming to robot mode when Hound is loading up on weapons to prepare to face the approaching Decepticons, suggesting he's going to join the fight. However, he's never seen again, nor is he even mentioned or acknowledged. |
| 1032 | [[/folder]] |
| 1033 | |
| 1034 | [[folder:Bulldog]] |
| 1035 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bulldog_3.png]] |
| 1036 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"My bits are falling off."'']] |
| 1037 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Mark Ryan |
| 1038 | |
| 1039 | An elderly Autobot who transforms into a British [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_IV_tank Mark IV tank,]] and is known to have fought in UsefulNotes/WorldWar1. |
| 1040 | ---- |
| 1041 | * ScatterbrainedSenior: Like Jetfire, Bulldog suffers from "robot dementia", and he's old to the point where pieces crumble off of him when he transforms. |
| 1042 | * ShellShockedVeteran: His senility is making him paranoid enough to fire on any newcomers to Sir Edmund Burton's castle. |
| 1043 | * ShoulderCannon: In robot mode, Bulldog's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QF_6-pounder_6_cwt_Hotchkiss tank cannons]] come out of his shoulders, though he also has [[MoreDakka .303 Lewis machine guns]]. |
| 1044 | * TankGoodness: Transforms into a British [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_IV_tank Mark IV]] used in World War I, which was one of the first tanks ever invented and used in combat. In particular, Bulldog turns into a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_tank Male variation]], going by the 6-pounder cannons in his shoulders. |
| 1045 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He disappears after Cade and Edmund arrive at the castle, and doesn't appear when the London police show up. |
| 1046 | [[/folder]] |
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