Transformers Animated/Characters: Difference between revisions

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* [[Team Dad]] - Previous Optimuses (Optimi?) have been like this, but he may be the most Dad-like one yet.

* [[Heroic Build]]

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]

* [[Unknown Rival]] - Megatron knows he exists, but spends almost the entire series calling him "Autobot".

* [[Weapon of Choice]]

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* [[Shock and Awe]] - His stingers, which usually result in a case of...

* [[Shooting Superman]] - He might as well be firing paintballs at Decepticons, for now.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]] - Ratchet sets his stingers to the full-power setting intended for combat bots. After this, his stingers do become a genuinely useful weapon.

* [[Took a Level in Badass]] - Ratchet sets his stingers to the full-power setting intended for combat bots. After this, his stingers do become a genuinely useful weapon.

* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Whack a Mole]]}}

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* [[The Stoic]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]

* [[Tranquil Fury]] - "[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|Give. Me. Yoketron's. Helmet.]]"

* [[Weapon of Choice]]

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* [[That Man Is Dead]] - "Wasp forgive Bumblebot...but Waspinator NEVER forgive!"

* [[Third Person Person]] - By the show's present, he's taken to talking like his BW incarnation, and it is ''not'' played for laughs.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]] - He's still the universe's [[Chew Toy]], but in a much darker and less amusing way, which makes his transformation to Waspinator all the more terrifying.

* [[Took a Level in Badass]] - He's still the universe's [[Chew Toy]], but in a much darker and less amusing way, which makes his transformation to Waspinator all the more terrifying.

* [[We Will Meet Again]] - Though his plotline was cut short, it's obvious that he intends to go after the Autobots again, as "Waspinator has plans."

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* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}

* [[Toyless Toyline Character]]

* {{spoiler|[[You Have Failed Me]] - Which leads to...}}

* {{spoiler|[[You Have Failed Me...]] - Which leads to...}}

* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]}}

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* [[Amusing Injuries]] - [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Three Words:]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR5G3gcNKwg Starscream Death Montage].

* [[Back ~~From~~ the Dead]] - Megatron slags him in the last episode of season one, but an Allspark fragment lands on his head a few episodes into season two, and ''keeps'' bringing him back to life no matter what happens to him. {{spoiler|At least, until Prowl and Jazz removed it.}}

* [[Back from the Dead]] - Megatron slags him in the last episode of season one, but an Allspark fragment lands on his head a few episodes into season two, and ''keeps'' bringing him back to life no matter what happens to him. {{spoiler|At least, until Prowl and Jazz removed it.}}

* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]

* [[Butt Monkey]] - From season 2 onwards.

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Soundwave was another of Megatron's attempts to regain a body during his tenure as a talking head. He presented the plans to Isaac as a walking music player he could give Sari for her birthday, anticipating that Sari would use the Key on it and programming Soundwave to upgrade into a specific form. What he didn't expect was that Soundwave would become sentient, although he was only too willing to take up the Decepticon emblem.

* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]

* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]

* [[Cool Shades]]

* [[Creepy Monotone]]: Much more emotional than the original, though.

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* {{spoiler|[[Technopath]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Tinman Typist]] - [[Ghost in the Shell]]-style}}

* {{spoiler|[[Took a Level In Badass]] - Came free with her system upgrade.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Took a Level in Badass]] - Came free with her system upgrade.}}

* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Female, Indian, {{spoiler|cyborg}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Uncanny Valley]]: Wealthy, relatively good looking, no major mental defects, heiress of a company that makes robots and yet other children are inexplicably hateful towards her. Somehow, they instinctively know there's something a little ''off'' about her.}}

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* [[Artificial Limbs]] - A robotic hand.

* [[A Sinister Clue]] - After learning about the character, the real Aaron Archer requested that the cartoon Archer be left-handed like him.

* [[Jeff Bennett]] - Using his 'Lord Bravery' voice from [[Freakazoid]].

* [[Jeff Bennett]] - Using his 'Lord Bravery' voice from [[Freakazoid!]].

* [[Just Like Robin Hood]] - Parodied.

* [[Trick Arrow]] - Magnets, armoured fists, grenades, lasers and grappling lines, among others.