For reasons not yet known, rapid photodegradation (yellowing) in Transformers toys has become very common as of the last few years. Figures have been reported visibly yellowed while still packaged and newly-arrived on store shelves. (2021- )
Slug declares that Trypticon is the best robot space T-rex. (2017)
concept art for AOE Galvatron, that seems to give him Optimus' head. (2013?)
It's been heavily hinted at in several sources over the years that every Transformer named 'Sideways' in the franchise is actually the same character, who travels between dimensions. (2002- )
Wreck-Gar throws his own G1 vehicle mode at Bumblebee. (2008)
Tigatron dreams of almost every female Transformer in the multiverse appearing to fight over him. (2015)
Dinobot and Airazor never speak to each other throughout the entirety of Beast Wars. Not once. (1996-1997)
a very familiar looking music player, owned by Sideways in Cybertron/Galaxy Force. (2005)
SuperLink animation director Munetaka Abe drew artwork of what a hypothetical Powerlinx combination between Optimus and Rodimus would look like. (2004)
the fucked-up map of Europe from the G1 episode "Trans-Europe Express" (1985)
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a public appeal for Optimus Prime to come and solve the country's problems, to which the Conservative Party responded Brown had "more in common with the Decepticons" (2009)
prototype of a G1 Unicron toy, that was ultimately cancelled due to cost concerns. (1986)
Megatron's binoculars. (1985)
early trailers for DOTM have Sentinel Prime coloured mustard gold. (2011)
Brawn survives getting shot in the head. (1984) Brawn dies after getting shot in the shoulder. (1986)
Rid 2015 Thunderhoof was voiced by Frank Stallone, Sylvester Stallone's younger brother.
the official TF TikTok account posts this. (2023)
the zombified corpse of the Cosmically-Powered Starscream. (1988)
Tessho Genda's performance as Convoy (Optimus Prime) in the Japanese dub of the original cartoon is well remembered and memed among Japanese fans due to his often exaggerated performance. (1985- )
the Constructicons come out as proud Prowl fanboys. (2014)
cancelled figures from the final wave of Animated. (2010)
on set of Dark Of The Moon, some guy with a Jeep drove onto set in the middle of filming and demanded (from Bay personally) that his car be put in the movie as the Autobot Rollbar. This misled many TF news sites into thinking Rollbar was gonna be an actual character. (2010)
Rodimus finally accepts the burdens and responsiblities of leadership...just in time for Optimus to come back to life one episode later. (1987)
only 3 episodes into the Headmasters anime, Optimus Prime dies again. (1987)
Pat Lee draws Optimus in a way that implies his neck is ridiculously long. (2002)