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=== Live-Action continuity family ===
A [[Live Action Adaptation|live-action film]] franchise, originally consisting of
* ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007) introduces the new continuity, featuring an origin of the Transformers in a mystical artifact known as the All Spark. The hype of the movie was enormous, with many fans upset over the stylistic changes (dubbed [[Fan Nickname|"Bayformers"]]). Critically, those praising the movie liked it for being a sit back and enjoy "[[Rule of Cool]]" feature. Those criticizing it were mostly for the same reasons, though some of the hate was more of Michael Bay then the movie itself. The plot was patterned like a mix between a disaster film and an [[Alien Invasion]]. It made a lot of money, bringing in the current fans and even the nostalgic crowd; a sequel was guaranteed days before it opened. Part of the film's success comes from a general respect to the franchise, the impressive CGI for the title robots and the casting of the original voice actor for Optimus Prime, [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|Peter Cullen.]]
* The sequel, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (2009) continues directly from the first movie, delving deeper into the Transformer mythology. Because of the first film's success, many new robots were introduced and it has broken records both financially and with computer graphics (a rumor has spread around that in rendering Devastator it melted one of ILM's computers). Critical response was overwhelmingly negative but the general public seemed to love it.
* The third film, ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011) follows a new story dealing with further Transformer involvement in human history, with a story that arcs back to a [[Secret History]] involving the first moon landing in 1969. The primary new villain is stated to be Shockwave, but this seems to have been a red herring and he's really just [[The Brute]], albeit a formidabble one. The ''real'' new villain is actually {{spoiler|[[Big Good|Sentinel Prime]]}}, joint with Megatron in a [[Big Bad Duumvirate]].
* The fourth film, ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' (2014), again had the Transformers appearing much early in Earth's history, this time showing the species that created the Transformers [[Phlebotinum Killed the Dinosaurs|causing the extinction of the dinosaurs]]. The human cast of the first movie was ditched, now centering around an inventor who discovers Optimus Prime as the Autobot leader hides from a Cybertronian assassin.
* The fifth film, ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' (2017), reveals the Transformers were involved with the [[King Arthur]] myth, and Quintessa, part of the race that created the Transformers, intends on using Merlin's staff to drain Earth's energy and rebuild Cybertron.
* IDW has done prequel, adaptation, and sequel comics for the movies. [[Titan Magazines]] also does a series based on the movie, with issues that fit around IDW's, much as Marvel UK did for Marvel US.
The movies were then followed with what was initially a prequel only to instead served as a [[Broad Strokes]] soft reboot for a [[Truer to the Text]] continuity.
*''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' (2018), set in 1987, showed Bumblebee being sent by Optimus Prime to set up a base of operations on Earth, only for him to be intercepted and injured by Decepticons after arriving. Disguising himself as a Volkswagen Beetle, Bumblebee ends up purchased by a teenage girl who will help him in his mission.
*''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' (2023), set in 1994, incorporated elements from ''[[Beast Wars]]''. A former soldier and an artifact researcher try to help the Autobots and Maximals in preventing the Terrorcons from acquiring an artifact that can open space portals and bring in the [[Planet Eater]] Unicron to Earth.
=== Transformers Animated ===
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