concept art for the Vintage Horror Movie Series, a proposed subline to the G1 toyline. The series would have seen several monsters from classic horror movies realized as transforming robots. (198?)
unused design for Rodimus Prime that would have transformed into a firetruck. (199?)
Action Master Thundercracker...well, just look at him. (1991)
according to the Prime toyline, Prime Tailgate looks like this...meaning that two bots who look exactly alike have both died after becoming Arcee's partner. (2012)
a pin-up poster of Arcee can be seen as an easter egg hidden in the Sea Of Rust level in Fall Of Cybertron. (2012)
G1 Arcee, and female Transformers in general, owe their entire existence to 1986 movie writer Ron Friedman having a daughter who loved Transformers. (1985)
the Armada "Super Mode Starscream" toy is released as Thundercracker in Hasbro markets. To justify this, the Armada cartoon dub adds in a line where Starscream remarks that his new paint job "looks like Thundercracker" (2003)
Ironhide was supposed to be in the Prime cartoon; however due to the recent death of Ironhide in the movies, his role was taken by Bulkhead to avoid 'confusing' kids with a living Ironhide.
to add more gender diversity to the show, Cybertron changes the male Nitro Convoy to the female Override. (2005)
Nick Roche's daughter's TF OC, Sharpclaw, becomes a canon character when she features in several IDW comics. (2021)(2022)
Josh Perez coloured a generic Decepticon (Seeker?) brown and jokingly nicknamed him 'Shitstorm'. (2015)
Transformers based on Kamen Riders Den-O and V3 make cameo appearances in More Than Meets The Eye. (2013)
the character designs from the Studio Trigger/Tsuburaya anime SSSS Gridman are all based on various Transformers toys, mostly from Shattered Glass.
Energon Cruellock's dino mode is designed to resemble the 1998 movie version of Godzilla. Signal Flare from the same line is designed to resemble the Maser tanks from the Japanese Godzilla movies. (2004)
official Optimus and Bumblebee ponies. (2015)
Gauge and Pinkie Pie cave in Shockwave's head with a frying pan. (2020)
thanks to the Collaborative line, the X-Men's Blackbird, the T-Rex from Jurassic Park, Tom Cruise's jet from Top Gun, and Dracula are all Transformers. (2020)(2021)
Transformers-themed cards for Magic The Gathering.
movie Optimus appears as a super in the Chinese fighting game Ding Dong Never Die.
both Linkin Park and J. Balvintron have their own G1 Soundwave. (2013) (2021)
when Megatron and Cobra Commander steal the Matrix, the Autobots receive help from ponies firing Nerf Guns. Mr Potato Head attempts to help the villains escape. (2017)
Mazinger Z vs Transformers. Yup. (2019)