Transformers: War for Cybertron: Difference between revisions

{{quote| '''Ratchet''': I call that "projectile therapy"!}}

* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: The reason why Megatron doesn't just kill Starscream, despite the fact he knows full well what a traitor he is, is that apparently Megatron finds Starscream to be cunning and useful--even though the idiot tries to take over the Decepticons whenever Megatron disappears for more than thirty seconds. That and Starscream is apparently the planet's best expert on how to process [[Unobtainium|Dark Energon]], and was originally assigned to protect it.

* [[Boss Dissonance]]: Criticized for having the Mario type, though at higher difficulty levels, anything less than a [[No Damage Run]] will typically result in immediate death.

* [[Breath Weapon]]: {{spoiler|Trypticon}} combines this with [[Frickin' Laser Beams]].

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: {{spoiler|When the Autobots receive a message from Zeta Prime that he's still alive and imprisoned in the Decepticon capital of Kaon, Ratchet tells Optimus that it must be a trap, to which Optimus replies that even if that's the case, it's a risk he's willing to take}}. [[Big Good|What else can you expect from him?]]

* [[Horse of a Different Color]]: The space slugs [[Weaponized Animal|with turrets]] in the Autobot campaign.

* [[Hover Tank]]: Everyone with a ground vehicle mode can either use treads/wheels/whatever, or do this.

** [[Hubcap Hovercraft]]

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Omega Supreme and Trypticon. The tank mini-bosses also, to a lesser extent. Technically the whole cast is this, but since this game is on Cybertron, you don't notice this.

* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Probably a ''literal'' one, given the franchise's common use of [[Pocket Dimension|Pocket Dimensions]]. Every character carries a melee weapon and up to two ranged weapons, and only the currently-equipped weapon ever appears on their person. Acquiring a new weapon involves some sort of scanning procedure, and weapons transform out of the way and disappear when they're not being used. Furthermore, all of these weapons disappear when the character enters vehicle mode. However, there seems to be a limit to the size of the [[Hyperspace Arsenal]], as the characters can't carry [[BFG|BFGs]] taken from turrets around with them.

** And even in his backstory, before his rise to power, he was like this (charismatic and leading by example). See the Gladiator tropes above.

* [[I Will Show You X]]: Skywarp's belated response to Starscream's Not-So-[[Stealth Insult]].

* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]: Okay, Megatron. You want to destroy the caste system and let Decepticons have more of a say in government. That's very cool. But you're causing a massive civil war, killing your own soldiers, corrupting everything you see with Dark Energon, carting prisoners off to a terrible prison to be tortured and executed, and demanding that Autobots leave the planet entirely. {{spoiler|When the Autobots ''do'' start leaving Cybertron (though not for the reasons Megatron had in mind) Megatron orders Trypticon to destroy unarmed, defenseless escape shuttles filled with Autobots ''for no damn reason.''}}

** {{spoiler|Megatron: "Take your Autobots and leave Cybertron forever or stay and face complete annihilation." He probably wanted them to leave ''immediately''; since Optimus chose to fight, Megatron wouldn't let them change their stance after giving his ultimatum}}.

* [[Kaizo Trap]]: {{spoiler|Trypticon will try to drag you down into the abyss with him}}. You get a trophy ([[PS 3]]) or an achievement (360) for falling for it.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: Capturing and then crushing a lone soldier right before his leader's eyes, just to demonstrate your power over the facility? Really, Zeta Prime?

* [[Kill Sat]]: The Decepticons use one whilst in control of the orbital space station (formerly belonging to the Autobots). {{spoiler|Turns out, it's actually the alternate form of Trypticon}}.

* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: A few of the Autobots fit this trope, especially Ironhide and Silverbolt.

* [[Knight Templar]]: Megatron seems to believe the Decepticons will bring order to Cybertron and usher in a new golden era for their civilization. Seeing the origins of the Decepticons (and the state of things before the war), Megatron doesn't necessarily come off as (originally) such a bad guy--elimination of the caste system, the freedom to allow everyone to choice their own course in life, betterment of the underclasses (of which he is one). 'course, things got worse so yeah.

** Just about every other line of dialogue contains one of these.

* [[Never Say Die]]: Averted, unlike most other Transformers continuities. Decepticons talk about killing people ''a lot.''

* [[No One Could Survive That]]: Ratchet's assessment of Zeta Prime's battle with Megatron, when a transmission from the Autobot leader seems to imply the opposite. Ratchet believes it to be a trap instead (course, he was actually half right: {{spoiler|Zeta wasn't dead, but the message was orchestrated by the Decepticons as a trap}}).

* [[Not Quite Dead]]: After his defeat by Megatron, the Autobots believe Zeta Prime to have been killed. {{spoiler|He was actually captured and taken to Kaon to be tortured. However, he is finished by Soundwave during the rescue attempt by Optimus and his team}}.

** There are also a few elements that make it feel similar to ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'' in multiplayer mode, particularly the four classes, which are similar to the eight TF2 classes smushed together.

** Likewise, the system of abilities, perks, and traits is similar to the style set out by ''[[Modern Warfare]]'' (from Activision, who also did this game).

* [[Redshirt Army]]: Pretty much anyone that doesn't have a name. According to canon literature, most of them don't even have names to begin with.

* [[RPG Elements]]: In multiplayer.

* [[Shapeshifter Mode Lock]]: {{spoiler|The Aerialbots use this to force Trypticon to his natural form. On one hand, Trypticon can't use his [[Kill Sat]] anymore. On the [[Final Boss|other hand...]]}}

** The Leader class in multiplayer gets this as a power as you level up. The enemy gets locked in vehicle mode for thirty seconds.

* [[Shoulder Cannon]]: Soundwave, {{spoiler|Trypticon}}

* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Arcee and Slipstream are the only "female" Autobot and Decepticon respectively, and they're ''bonus characters'' playable only in multiplayer to boot. Slipstream's model doesn't even appear in the campaign, and Arcee is only briefly seen in the Kaon prison.

* [[Smug Snake]]: {{spoiler|Zeta Prime}} is a rare example on the good guys' side. {{spoiler|He has Megatron's arrogance and pride, but not the skill to back it up}}.

* [[Sociopathic Soldier]]: Obviously a Decepticon trait, with Brawl being the biggest example, but Warpath also shows very little reluctance about blowing a keghole into someone.

{{quote| '''Warpath''': Bang-bang, you're KABLAM!}}

* [[The Starscream]]: Starscream, naturally. Starts off by betraying the Autobots, then moves on to Megatron.

* [[Storming the Castle]]: The Decepticons' attack on Starscream's satellite and their assault on the Iacon Vault.

* [[Toyless Toyline Character]]: Everyone except Optimus, Megatron, Bumblebee, Soundwave and Cliffjumper. Bonus points to Slipstream and Zeta Prime, who have never had toys in any line.

** Starscream is another exception, with a Legends-class figure repainted from the [[Transformers Cybertron]] one.

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