due to 'Transform' being the literal english translation of 'Henshin', english dubs of Kamen Rider shows often had the characters say 'Transform'.
despite the name of the film, electrical transformers do not play a big part in the 2007 movie "Transformers". the only mention of one throughout the entire movie is when a power trip causes a character to remark about a "blown transformer".
wouldn't be the first time they tried to pull something like this, as strange as it is twitter.com/ROTBTrailer/st…
ROTF Powerhead Walkie Talkies. (2009)
Hearts Of Steel Scourge turns into a blimp. (2006)
I'd say history is repeating itself this year. twitter.com/TF_Moments/sta…
the existence of the Prime First Edition toyline, which was then followed by the RID mainline, meant that many characters had two different toy versions of themselves available in the exact same scale and pricepoint.
concept art for AOE Galvatron, that seems to give him Optimus' head. (2013?)
Optimus' design in Rescue Bots Academy. (2021)
DOTM Wheeljack's boxart face. (2011)
the Amazon Wreckers version of Legacy Bulkhead comes with Prime Breakdown's hammer, implying that Nulkhead defeated his rival and took his weapon. (2022)
this scientist wonders how to trim a metal beard. (2017)
the propaganda posters made for AOE. (2014)
the IDW "ongoing" Transformers comic run is largely considered as mediocre by most fans...with the exception of issues 22 and 23, the "Chaos Theory" 2-parter written by James Roberts, which are regarded as some of the best TF comics of all time. (2011)
Torque and Falcatron, original FOC Autobots created via a promotion by Ford Australia and High Moon Studios, asking Australian fans to suggest ideas for the characters' designs. (2012)
concept art of the skeletal remains of Micron Legend DoubleFace (Armada Sideways). (2002)
According to concept art by Massive Black, the Movie Insecticons were to have combined into a single monstrous, six-legged robot known as the Hive. (2008?)
concept art for FOC Broadside. (2012?)
concept art of a city mode for HasLab Unicron. (2019)
SuperLink animation director Munetaka Abe drew artwork of what a hypothetical Powerlinx combination between Optimus and Rodimus would look like. (2004)
Loose Deuce, the BotBot who turns into a pile of poop. (2022)
Continuing the grand tradition of Autobot cars turning into ultra rare supercars that no one would actually use instead of like, a normal car twitter.com/tfw2005/status…
the guy who bought hundreds of Age Of Extinction tickets to spite his ex. (2014)
over ten years later and we're still pretending he was a main character in that movie twitter.com/tfw2005/status…
this stock photo. (2023)