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== {{color|red| }} ==
== {{color|red| Autobots}} ==


=== {{color|red| }} ===
=== {{color|red| Optimus Prime}} ===
* [[An Axe to Grind]]
* [[An Axe to Grind]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
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* [[The Captain]]
* [[The Captain]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Peter Cullen]]
* [[Peter Cullen]]{{context}}
** [[Badass Baritone]]: As is tradition.
** [[Badass Baritone]]: As is tradition.
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Time to Step Up Commander]]: Most of the Autobot soldiery wanted him to go Prime, but he was too humble to go for it.
* [[Time to Step Up Commander]]: Most of the Autobot soldiery wanted him to go Prime, but he was too humble to go for it.


=== {{color|red|R}} ===
=== {{color|red|Ratchet}} ===
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Combat Medic]]
* [[Combat Medic]]
* [[Fred Tatasciore]]
* [[Fred Tatasciore]]


=== {{color|red|B}} ===
=== {{color|red|Bumblebee}} ===
* [[Adaptational Badass]]
* [[Adaptational Badass]]
* [[Hot Blooded]]: Oh yeah.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Oh yeah.
* [[Johnny Yong Bosch]]
* [[Johnny Yong Bosch]]
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]


=== {{color|red|I}} ===
=== {{color|red|Ironhide}} ===
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: He's the oldest-sounding of the Autobots, and is still strong enough to offline two Brutes within ''five seconds'' and ''with his bare hands''.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: He's the oldest-sounding of the Autobots, and is still strong enough to offline two Brutes within ''five seconds'' and ''with his bare hands''.
* [[Keith Szarabajka]]
* [[Keith Szarabajka]]
* [[Super Strength]]: Both the above feat and lifting up a statue many times his size are the results of this.
* [[Super Strength]]: Both the above feat and lifting up a statue many times his size are the results of this.


=== {{color|red|W}} ===
=== {{color|red|Warpath}} ===
* [[Hover Tank]]: His vehicle mode.
* [[Hover Tank]]: His vehicle mode.
* [[Jamieson Price]]
* [[Jamieson Price]]
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* [[Tank Goodness]]: One of the few overtly military alt-forms for the Autobots.
* [[Tank Goodness]]: One of the few overtly military alt-forms for the Autobots.


=== {{color|red|S}} ===
=== {{color|red|Sideswipe}} ===
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Blood Knight]]: During his stage, almost ever word he utters is either a hilarious joke, or about how much he loves the fact they're stuck in a Decepticon prison.
* [[Blood Knight]]: During his stage, almost ever word he utters is either a hilarious joke, or about how much he loves the fact they're stuck in a Decepticon prison.
* [[Fun Personified]]: Constantly trying to give Bumblebee a nickname.
* [[Fun Personified]]: Constantly trying to give Bumblebee a nickname.
* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: If his dialog is anything to go by.
* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: If his dialog is anything to go by.
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Noted to be the one of the fastest Autobots and definitely not the weakest.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Noted to be the one of the fastest Autobots and definitely not the weakest.
* [[One Scene Wonder|One Level Wonder]]: Only playable for one level, but one of the coolest to play.
* [[One-Scene Wonder|One Level Wonder]]: Only playable for one level, but one of the coolest to play.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]
* [[Travis Willingham]]
* [[Travis Willingham]]


=== {{color|red|S}} ===
=== {{color|red|Silverbolt}} ===
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]
* [[Patrick Seitz]]
* [[Patrick Seitz]]
* [[Wing Man]]
* [[Wing Man]]


=== {{color|red|A}} ===
=== {{color|red|Air Raid}} ===
* [[Liam O Brien]]
* [[Liam O'Brien]]
* [[Wing Man]]
* [[Wing Man]]


=== {{color|red|J}} ===
=== {{color|red|Jetfire}} ===
* [[Cool Plane]]
* [[Cool Plane]]
* [[Defector From Decadence]]: Used to work with the Decepticons.
* [[Defector From Decadence]]: Used to work with the Decepticons.
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* [[Wing Man]]
* [[Wing Man]]


=== {{color|red|Z}} ===
=== {{color|red|Zeta Prime}} ===
* [[Big Good]]: Before Optimus, but he's not quite as competent.
* [[Big Good]]: Before Optimus, but he's not quite as competent.
** He also subverts it, by using morally questionable tactics.
** He also subverts it, by using morally questionable tactics.
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: He says himself he could crush Megatron with a mere thought, and in his boss fight if he wanted to he could just bring down every piece of the ceiling and kill him. [[What an Idiot|Instead he plays around with him and makes him run around in circles, effectively allowing Megatron the opportunity to kill him]].
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: He says himself he could crush Megatron with a mere thought, and in his boss fight if he wanted to he could just bring down every piece of the ceiling and kill him. [[What an Idiot!|Instead he plays around with him and makes him run around in circles, effectively allowing Megatron the opportunity to kill him]].
* [[Composite Character]]: He has the name of Zeta Prime, but is more or less Sentinel Prime in that he precedes Optimus Prime. [[Transformers Exodus]] makes it worse by calling him just that.
* [[Composite Character]]: He has the name of Zeta Prime, but is more or less Sentinel Prime in that he precedes Optimus Prime. [[Transformers Exodus]] makes it worse by calling him just that.
* {{spoiler|[[Doomed By Canon]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Doomed by Canon]]}}
* [[Evil Gloating|Morally Grey Gloating]]: Does this throughout his fight with Megatron and co.
* [[Evil Gloating|Morally Grey Gloating]]: Does this throughout his fight with Megatron and co.
* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Evil Laugh]]
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** [[Good Counterpart]]
** [[Good Counterpart]]
* [[Pride]]
* [[Pride]]
* [[Small Name Big Ego]]: He's all bark and little bite, and lacks both the madness and evil will of Megatron.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: He's all bark and little bite, and lacks both the madness and evil will of Megatron.
* [[Troy Baker]]
* [[Troy Baker]]
* [[This Cannot Be]]: ''Word for word''.
* [[This Cannot Be!]]: ''Word for word''.


=== {{color|red|O}} ===
=== {{color|red|Omega Supreme}} ===
* [[Arm Cannon]]: Two of them.
* [[Arm Cannon]]: Two of them.
* [[Cool Ship]]: His alt-mode. Of course, Megatron tries to ram it.
* [[Cool Ship]]: His alt-mode. Of course, Megatron tries to ram it.
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* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: His most powerful attack, used to tear ''buildings'' apart.
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: His most powerful attack, used to tear ''buildings'' apart.


=== {{color|red|J}} ===
=== {{color|red|Jazz}} ===
* [[Cameo]]: Can be seen in the Kaon Prison Complex with Arcee.
* [[Cameo]]: Can be seen in the Kaon Prison Complex with Arcee.
* [[DLC]]
* [[Downloadable Content|DLC]]


=== {{color|red|A}} ===
=== {{color|red|Arcee}} ===
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Cameo]]: Can be seen in the Kaon Prison Complex with Jazz.
* [[Cameo]]: Can be seen in the Kaon Prison Complex with Jazz.
* [[DLC]]
* [[Downloadable Content|DLC]]
* [[Kari Wahlgren]]
* [[Kari Wahlgren]]




== {{color|purple|D}} ==
== {{color|purple|Decepticons}} ==


=== {{color|purple| }} ===
=== {{color|purple| Megatron}} ===
* [[Arm Cannon]]: His default weapon.
* [[Arm Cannon]]: His default weapon.
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]] / [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: He fought his way to his command through the gladiator pits, and consistently proves himself to be the most combat-savvy of the Decepticons.
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]] / [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: He fought his way to his command through the gladiator pits, and consistently proves himself to be the most combat-savvy of the Decepticons.
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** [[Badass Boast]]: "''I decide what is possible, and what isn't!''"
** [[Badass Boast]]: "''I decide what is possible, and what isn't!''"
* [[Bad Boss]]: To the regular Decepticon soldiers, if they dare protest. If the named officers complain or try to suggest a less suicidal alternative, though, he'll tell them to shut up.
* [[Bad Boss]]: To the regular Decepticon soldiers, if they dare protest. If the named officers complain or try to suggest a less suicidal alternative, though, he'll tell them to shut up.
{{quote| "Unacceptable! They should be victorious, or dead!"}}
{{quote|"Unacceptable! They should be victorious, or dead!"}}
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: '''I shall not be denied!'''
* [[Catch Phrase]]: '''I shall not be denied!'''
* [[Determinator]]: Protest as to the otherwise absolutely suicidal nature of the current mission, he will roar for the course to be stayed. Even if it means ramming a frigate right into a space station, ''while he's on the bridge.''
* [[Determinator]]: Protest as to the otherwise absolutely suicidal nature of the current mission, he will roar for the course to be stayed. Even if it means ramming a frigate right into a space station, ''while he's on the bridge.''
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Breakdown seems to have a particular gift for bringing it out of him.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Breakdown seems to have a particular gift for bringing it out of him.
{{quote| '''Megatron''': "Into the tunnels, Decepticons, and try not to be crushed by the trains."<br />
{{quote|'''Megatron''': "Into the tunnels, Decepticons, and try not to be crushed by the trains."
'''Breakdown''': "[[You Have Got to Be Kidding Me|You're joking, right?]]"<br />
'''Breakdown''': "[[You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!|You're joking, right?]]"<br />
'''Megatron''': "[[Sarcasm Mode|Yes, Breakdown, I'm famous for my sparkling sense of humor.]]" }}
'''Megatron''': "[[Sarcasm Mode|Yes, Breakdown, I'm famous for my sparkling sense of humor.]]" }}
* [[Epic Flail]]
* [[Epic Flail]]
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* [[No Indoor Voice]]: He gets even louder when someone has angered him. Which is most of the time.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: He gets even louder when someone has angered him. Which is most of the time.
* [[Ramming Always Works]]: ...well it seems he believes so, at least!
* [[Ramming Always Works]]: ...well it seems he believes so, at least!
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Tank Goodness]]: His altmode.
* [[Tank Goodness]]: His altmode.


=== {{color|purple|B}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Brawl}} ===
* [[Blood Knight]]
* [[Blood Knight]]
* [[The Brute]]
* [[The Brute]]
* [[Nolan North]]
* [[Nolan North]]
* [[One Man Army]]: Manages to take out an entire squad of Autobot troops that were dogpiling him during the assault on the archives.
* [[One-Man Army]]: Manages to take out an entire squad of Autobot troops that were dogpiling him during the assault on the archives.


=== {{color|purple|B}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Barricade}} ===
* [[Commander Contrarian]]
* [[Commander Contrarian]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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* [[Steve Blum]]
* [[Steve Blum]]


=== {{color|purple|S}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Soundwave}} ===
Voiced by Isaac Singleton Jr.
Voiced by Isaac Singleton Jr.
* [[Creepy Monotone]]
* [[Creepy Monotone]]
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* [[Torture Technician]]
* [[Torture Technician]]


=== {{color|purple|S}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Starscream}} ===
* [[Adaptational Badass]]
* [[Adaptational Badass]]
* [[The Dragon]]
* [[The Dragon]]
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* [[The Starscream]]: Of course.
* [[The Starscream]]: Of course.


=== {{color|purple|S}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Skywarp}} ===
* [[Dumb Muscle]]
* [[Dumb Muscle]]
* [[Richard Epcar]]
* [[Richard Epcar]]


=== {{color|purple|T}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Thundercracker}} ===
* [[Anti Villain]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Captain Obvious]]
* [[Captain Obvious]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]: He's really the only Decepticon seen who isn't bloodthirsty or fanatical, and by the sound of things would prefer some scientific study of Cybertron's literal underworld.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: He's really the only Decepticon seen who isn't bloodthirsty or fanatical, and by the sound of things would prefer some scientific study of Cybertron's literal underworld.


=== {{color|purple|B}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Breakdown}} ===
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Despite his nerves and whining, he's fast and a competent soldier otherwise.
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Despite his nerves and whining, he's fast and a competent soldier otherwise.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Megatron snarks and yells at him the most. If only because he's the only one that doesn't get executed for back talk.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Megatron snarks and yells at him the most. If only because he's the only one that doesn't get executed for back talk.
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* [[Crispin Freeman]]
* [[Crispin Freeman]]


=== {{color|purple|T}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Trypticon}} ===
* [[Beware My Stinger Tail]]
* [[Beware My Stinger Tail]]
* [[BFG]]
* [[BFG]]
* {{spoiler|[[Death From Above]]}}: What Megatron uses him for.
* {{spoiler|[[Death From Above]]}}: What Megatron uses him for.
* [[Everythings Better With Dinosaurs]]
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Nearly every line he utters has him mocking the Autobots and their attempts to defeat him.
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Nearly every line he utters has him mocking the Autobots and their attempts to defeat him.
{{quote| '''Trypticon:''' "You thought you could destroy ''me?'' You thought you could destroy ''Trypticon''? Ha! ''Pathetic''!"<br />
{{quote|'''Trypticon:''' "You thought you could destroy ''me?'' You thought you could destroy ''Trypticon''? Ha! ''Pathetic''!"
'''Bumblebee:''' "[[Punch Punch Punch Uh Oh|He's just laughing at us!]]"<br />
'''Bumblebee:''' "[[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh|He's just laughing at us!]]"<br />
'''Trypticon:''' "Abandon hope, vermin; your death approaches!" }}
'''Trypticon:''' "Abandon hope, vermin; your death approaches!" }}
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Very.
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Very.
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* [[Kaiju]]
* [[Kaiju]]
* {{spoiler|[[Kill Sat]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Kill Sat]]}}
* [[Large Ham]]: The largest one in the game, [[Attack of the Fifty Foot Whatever|in every]] [[Humongous Mecha|sense of]] [[Kaiju|the word]].
* [[Large Ham]]: The largest one in the game, [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|in every]] [[Humongous Mecha|sense of]] [[Kaiju|the word]].
* [[More Dakka]]: Let's see, Trypticon has: [[Breath Weapon|A gun in his mouth]]; [[Shoulder Cannon|guns on his shoulders]]; [[Beam Spam|a rapid-fire gun]] in his nose; and four gun turrets on his tail, [[Macross Missile Massacre|which also houses a ridiculous amount of missile launchers.]] [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Put all of these together, and you have an incredibly lethal boss on your hands.]]
* [[More Dakka]]: Let's see, Trypticon has: [[Breath Weapon|A gun in his mouth]]; [[Shoulder Cannon|guns on his shoulders]]; [[Beam Spam|a rapid-fire gun]] in his nose; and four gun turrets on his tail, [[Macross Missile Massacre|which also houses a ridiculous amount of missile launchers.]] [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Put all of these together, and you have an incredibly lethal boss on your hands.]]
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: '''FEEL THE BURN OF MY LASER!'''
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: '''FEEL THE BURN OF MY LASER!'''


=== {{color|purple|S}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Shockwave}} ===
* [[DLC]]
* [[Downloadable Content|DLC]]
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: [[Steve Blum]] in the game, but [[Corey Burton]] provides his voice in a commercial.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Steve Blum]] in the game, but [[Corey Burton]] provides his voice in a commercial.
* [[The Starscream]]: According to his [[All There in the Manual|Hall of Fame profile]], he dreams of ruling Cybertron himself after reformatting everyone on the planet to a new form of existence. In ''[[Transformers Exodus]]'', Megatron even suspects that, one day, Shockwave ''will'' turn on him.
* [[The Starscream]]: According to his [[All There in the Manual|Hall of Fame profile]], he dreams of ruling Cybertron himself after reformatting everyone on the planet to a new form of existence. In ''[[Transformers Exodus]]'', Megatron even suspects that, one day, Shockwave ''will'' turn on him.


=== {{color|purple|S}} ===
=== {{color|purple|Slipstream}} ===
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[DLC]]
* [[Downloadable Content|DLC]]
* [[Shout Out]]: To [[Transformers Animated]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[Transformers Animated]]
* [[Smurfette Principle]]: The only female Decepticon in the game, and one of the few canon female Decepticons ''ever''.
* [[Smurfette Principle]]: The only female Decepticon in the game, and one of the few canon female Decepticons ''ever''.


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Autobots

Optimus Prime

Ratchet

Bumblebee

Ironhide

  • Badass Grandpa: He's the oldest-sounding of the Autobots, and is still strong enough to offline two Brutes within five seconds and with his bare hands.
  • Keith Szarabajka
  • Super Strength: Both the above feat and lifting up a statue many times his size are the results of this.

Warpath

Sideswipe

Silverbolt

Air Raid

Jetfire

Zeta Prime

Omega Supreme

Jazz

  • Cameo: Can be seen in the Kaon Prison Complex with Arcee.
  • DLC

Arcee


Decepticons

Megatron

  • Arm Cannon: His default weapon.
  • Asskicking Equals Authority / Authority Equals Asskicking: He fought his way to his command through the gladiator pits, and consistently proves himself to be the most combat-savvy of the Decepticons.
  • Badass: You try to tell him he can't do something like, say, defeat the entire Autobot army and decapitate it? Or maybe taking down the frighteningly huge and powerful Omega Supreme? He will do it anyway.
  • Bad Boss: To the regular Decepticon soldiers, if they dare protest. If the named officers complain or try to suggest a less suicidal alternative, though, he'll tell them to shut up.

"Unacceptable! They should be victorious, or dead!"

  • Big Bad
  • Catch Phrase: I shall not be denied!
  • Determinator: Protest as to the otherwise absolutely suicidal nature of the current mission, he will roar for the course to be stayed. Even if it means ramming a frigate right into a space station, while he's on the bridge.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Breakdown seems to have a particular gift for bringing it out of him.

Megatron: "Into the tunnels, Decepticons, and try not to be crushed by the trains."
Breakdown: "You're joking, right?"

Megatron: "Yes, Breakdown, I'm famous for my sparkling sense of humor."

Brawl

Barricade

Soundwave

Voiced by Isaac Singleton Jr.

Starscream

Skywarp

Thundercracker

  • Anti-Villain
  • Captain Obvious
  • Only Sane Man: He's really the only Decepticon seen who isn't bloodthirsty or fanatical, and by the sound of things would prefer some scientific study of Cybertron's literal underworld.

Breakdown

  • Bunny Ears Lawyer: Despite his nerves and whining, he's fast and a competent soldier otherwise.
  • Butt Monkey: Megatron snarks and yells at him the most. If only because he's the only one that doesn't get executed for back talk.
  • Cowardly Lion: He's always whining about Megatron's suicidal plans, but he's still up there with him at the front.
  • Crispin Freeman

Trypticon

Trypticon: "You thought you could destroy me? You thought you could destroy Trypticon? Ha! Pathetic!"
Bumblebee: "He's just laughing at us!"

Trypticon: "Abandon hope, vermin; your death approaches!"

Shockwave

Slipstream

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