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** Thunderwing is also this for having some [[Noble Demon]] traits. Oh, and he also managed to hijack [[MacGuffin|the Creation Matrix]]. This popularity also landed him a new toy... [[Anticlimax|which was a rather simplistic representation of his Super Pretender shell and altmode]].
* [[Large Ham|Straxus]] was a character created specifically for the Marvel Comics, a deranged tyrant who basically existed to be killed off by Blaster after he killed Blaster's best buddy. However, Simon Furman revived him and had him {{spoiler|retroactively [[Hijacked By Ganon|hijack a lot of badass Megatron moments]].}} He eventually got a rather awesome Deluxe class toy in Generations.
* And in yet another case of "Decepticon leader who's better than [[General Failure|Megatron]]," we have [[Cyber Cyclops|Shockwave]]. In the cartoon, he was just a dull [[Yes -Man]], essentially a poor man's Soundwave. In the comics, he was the Big Bad for most of Budiansky's run, and his reason for [[The Starscream|constantly and successfully usurping Megatron]]? It's because he simply deems it logical, whilst also averting the [[Straw Vulcan]] trope in actually ''being'' logical.
* Most of the characters from ''[[Transformers Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' became this, but the biggest example is [[The Knights Who Say Squee|Ironfist]]. He even got an [[Transformers Animated|TFA incarnation]] complete with a toy!
* [[Hulk Speak|Me]] [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs|Grimlock!]] It helps that he is regarded as Simon Furman's signature character in the comics.
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== [[Transformers Armada]] ==
* [[Those Two Bad Guys|Cyclonus and Demolishor]]. Respectively, they're an [[Ax Crazy]] helicopter and a [[Yes -Man]] tank.
* ''Armada'''s take on Starscream was a [[Noble Demon]] [[Iron Woobie]] instead of a [[The Starscream|Chronic Backstabber]]. Surprisingly, the fandom loved this guy.
** Considering he was an [[Expy]] of Dinobot, it's not surprising at all.
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== [[Transformers Animated]] ==
* Who became one of the most popular ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' characters after his ten second appearance in the pilot episode? Not [[The Stoic|Prowl]], not [[Hot -Blooded|Bumblebee]], not [[Big Bad|Megatron]]... it's the wacky, [[Split Personality]] villin Blitzwing. The fact that he's made appearances in almost every one of the ''The Arrival'' tie-in comics may show that the writers are listening to the fandom.
** To be fair, he does ''[[Establishing Character Moment|a lot]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dNJrP2gBSI in those ten seconds.]
* A case could be made for Lugnut, the most [[Undying Loyalty|fanatically loyal]] Transformer to date. Dare I say, he is ''GLORIOUS!''
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