Octus, a Decepticon leader implied to have a Dalek alt mode. (1989)
the G1 Ultra Magnus toy can be seen in Stranger Things. The toy has been modified so that it is motorized. This is actually an error, as this season of the show takes place in 1985, while Magnus was released in 1986. (2019)
None of the toys of live-action Triple Changers Drift, Shatter and Dropkick can actually triple-change, due to limitations posed by the complexity of the movie designs. (2014- )
Dropkick from the 2007 movie toyline sports a giant Decepticon insignia in vehicle mode. (2007)
To promote Transformers: The Last Knight, Frank Welker and Peter Cullen were interviewed by a Youtuber whose channel focuses on Mezican Zumba dances. (2017)
The Freightliner Argosy truck used as Galvatron's truck mode in Age of Extinction is repainted and modified for use as Doctor Robotnik's truck in the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. (2020)
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The first toy of G1 Arcee was a retool of BW TM2 Blackarachnia, exclusive to BotCon 2001. Those who preordered it received a box with a VERY light-sensitive sound chip featuring a line from Susan Blu: "Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!"
the Omnibot Camshaft is called that in spite of the fact that he turns into a Mazda RX-7, which featured a rotary engine that does not actually have a camshaft. (1985)
Arcee transforms. (2010)
Voice actor Michael Chain has stated that he based his characterization of Red Alert in the G1 cartoon on former U.S. President Richard Nixon, a man so incredibly paranoid that he kept secret audio recordings of himself. (1985)
the Transformers 20th Anniversary Lithograph from Dreamwave, pencilled by @SketchyFig and featuring more Transformers than any other poster on Earth. (2004)
Megatron picks up and throws Devastator. (2017)
in the Legends manga, Whirl befriends a young girl. her design is based on IDW Whirl's holomatter avatar, while her colours seem to be based on...Hatsune Miku. (2014)
the Allspark Almanac 2 declared that this unnamed character from an Animated episode was actually an Autobot actor, this universe's version of Hoist. (2010) Derrick Wyatt however, was not happy with this decision, and drew his own version of Animated Hoist.
the 2001 RID cartoon has the distinction of being the only western Transformers cartoon that Hasbro does not have full ownership of, due to it currently being owned by Disney via their purchase of Saban.
Soundblaster steps on his own foot. (1987)
Mindwipe, who transforms into a bat, is terrified of bats. (1987)
in the Headmasters anime, Cybertron blows up, rendering Optimus Prime's death completely pointless. (He had sacrificed himself to stabilize Vector Sigma several episodes prior) (1987)
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every episode of Prime in Japan ended with a segment called 'From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division', in which J-Pop idol group Tokyo Girls' Style played with Prime toys and learnt about the history of the franchise. (2011-2012)
Hound resuscitates Spike. (1984)
due to not sharing the same union-related restrictions, the Japanese dub of the Netflix WFC trilogy was able to have several long-time voice actors return. Most notably; Tessho Genda as Optimus Prime, Takehito Koyasu as Optimus Primal, and Shigeru Chiba as Beast Megatron. (2021)
according to writer Mae Catt, Cyberverse Soundwave's favourite song is Despacito. (2020)
concept art of the Dinobot combiner Volcanicus in Cyberverse gave it a beast mode of its own. While this didn't make it into the show, it was featured on the Volcanicus toy. (2021)