After his complex character arc in Armada, Starscream is resurrected first as an amnesiac ghost, then as a mindlessly loyal follower of Megatron's in Energon, with absolutely no mention or connections of his past development or relationships from Armada. (2004)
Roller's foot fetish. (2018)
several TF toys over the course of the franchise's history have been mistaken for being retools of past figures due to design similarities, when they are in fact new molds that merely share engineering cues.
Chromedome and Rewind 'canoodle' inside Roller. (2017)
this scene from Age Of Extinction (bottom) partially reused footage from Revenge Of The Fallen (top), swapping out Optimus for Galvatron. (2014)
Bumblebee stars in a Superbowl commercial. (2011)
Animated makes Dragstrip female, putting a whole new spin on the character's name. (2010)
Devastator's head design varies over the course of the G1 cartoon. (1985)
After years of troubled development, The Transformers Universe MMO (which would have been an alternate universe take on Transformers Prime) is shut down while still in open beta. (2014)
Windblade is unimpressed by Starscream's dating profile. (2017)
concept art for Transtech, an unproduced series that would have been a sequel to Beast Machines. The toyline would have comprised both G1 and BM characters. (2000-2001)
Bulkhead's appearance in RID 2015 seems to be physically based on his second Prime Voyager toy. (2017)
Animated Runabout and Runamuck were designed to look like Beavis and Butt-Head. (2010)
Grimlock sentences a bunch of human children to DEATH. (1987)
the Animated episodes focusing on the Constructicons were not broadcast on Japanese television due to them not having toys. (2010)
the Scout class figures from the Cyberverse line all have half-transformed alt modes, for some reason. (2018)
Japanese Prime McDonalds' figures. (2011)
Bob Budiansky was inspired by Star Trek when characterizing Shockwave, imagining him as an evil version of Spock. Meanwhile, Corey Burton based his performance as Shockwave in the G1 cartoon after David Warner's portrayal of Sark in Tron. (1984)
the official Transformers account replies to @ROTBTrailer. (2022)
Titan Magazine's Prime comics gave Soundwave a face. (2012)
according to Teletraan 1, Rumble is red. (1984)
official Transformers Gaming chairs. (2022) twitter.com/tfw2005/status…