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** And being, well, Detroit. They reference the auto industry, with some easy extrapolations to the demise thereof, in the first episode.
** And being, well, Detroit. They reference the auto industry, with some easy extrapolations to the demise thereof, in the first episode.
* [[The Ace]] - Afterburn, in the ''[[Titan Magazine]]'' adaptation. Borders on [[Canon Sue]] who, in two consecutive issues, leaves Optimus and Bumblebee holding the [[Idiot Ball]], respectively. {{spoiler|Turns out he is a [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|sparkless drone]] [[The Mole|Decepticon spy]], whom Megatron [[You Have Failed Me|quickly]] [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|disposes of.]]}}
* [[The Ace]] - Afterburn, in the ''[[Titan Magazine]]'' adaptation. Borders on [[Canon Sue]] who, in two consecutive issues, leaves Optimus and Bumblebee holding the [[Idiot Ball]], respectively. {{spoiler|Turns out he is a [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|sparkless drone]] [[The Mole|Decepticon spy]], whom Megatron [[You Have Failed Me|quickly]] [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|disposes of.]]}}
* [[Actor Allusion]] - Sentinel Prime is a walking [[Shout Out]] to [[The Tick]], including his blue coloration, giant chin, and occasional lines like "Energon-y goodness". His character was actually designed after actor [[Townsend Coleman]] was cast.
* [[Actor Allusion]] - Sentinel Prime is a walking [[Shout-Out]] to [[The Tick]], including his blue coloration, giant chin, and occasional lines like "Energon-y goodness". His character was actually designed after actor [[Townsend Coleman]] was cast.
** Wreck-Gar (voiced by [[Weird Al Yankovic]]) declares "I '''dare''' to be stupid!" in one episode, and pulls out an accordion in another.
** Wreck-Gar (voiced by [[Weird Al Yankovic]]) declares "I '''dare''' to be stupid!" in one episode, and pulls out an accordion in another.
* [[Adaptational Badass]]: Waspinator. Good lord, Waspinator. In ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'' he was pretty much the biggest [[Butt Monkey]] in the history of Transformers ("Why universe hate Waspinator?"). In this series, as Wasp he was one of the Autobot Academy's most promising candidates (despite being an overall [[Jerkass]]), before spending years in imprisonment drove him paranoid and crazy. When Blackarachnia transformed him into Waspinator, he reached [[Nightmare Fuel]] levels of sinister. ("Waspinator has plans...")
* [[Adaptational Badass]]: Waspinator. Good lord, Waspinator. In ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'' he was pretty much the biggest [[Butt Monkey]] in the history of Transformers ("Why universe hate Waspinator?"). In this series, as Wasp he was one of the Autobot Academy's most promising candidates (despite being an overall [[Jerkass]]), before spending years in imprisonment drove him paranoid and crazy. When Blackarachnia transformed him into Waspinator, he reached [[Nightmare Fuel]] levels of sinister. ("Waspinator has plans...")
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** One must wonder how Sumdac stays in business if 3/4 of his machines go haywire. On the other hand, owning the patents on the fundamental building blocks of the robot technology that forms the backbone of modern society probably helps.
** One must wonder how Sumdac stays in business if 3/4 of his machines go haywire. On the other hand, owning the patents on the fundamental building blocks of the robot technology that forms the backbone of modern society probably helps.
** Subverted somewhat with Wreck-Gar, who is pretty much a very impressionable child with ADD.
** Subverted somewhat with Wreck-Gar, who is pretty much a very impressionable child with ADD.
* [[Air Vent Passageway]] - Used by Optimus, complete with [[Shout Out]] to ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]''.
* [[Air Vent Passageway]] - Used by Optimus, complete with [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]''.
* [[Airplane Arms]] - Briefly by Optimus in "Where Is Thy Sting."
* [[Airplane Arms]] - Briefly by Optimus in "Where Is Thy Sting."
* [[Alien Arts Are Appreciated]] - Bulkhead winds up with a museum show in one episode, although his "masterpiece" was an accident.
* [[Alien Arts Are Appreciated]] - Bulkhead winds up with a museum show in one episode, although his "masterpiece" was an accident.
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* [[All There in the Manual]] - The Starscream clones are only ever referred to by their personalities (or gender), but their toys are named after the ''[[Transformers Generation One|G1]]'' Seekers: Coward Starscream = "Skywarp," Sycophant Starscream = "Sunstorm," Egomaniac Starscream = "Thundercracker". This is because if they gave them proper names in the credits, they would have had to pay Tom Kenny for four more characters. And while he didn't get a toy until ''long'' after these three, the Liar Starscream's name was given as "Ramjet" in the Allspark Almanac.
* [[All There in the Manual]] - The Starscream clones are only ever referred to by their personalities (or gender), but their toys are named after the ''[[Transformers Generation One|G1]]'' Seekers: Coward Starscream = "Skywarp," Sycophant Starscream = "Sunstorm," Egomaniac Starscream = "Thundercracker". This is because if they gave them proper names in the credits, they would have had to pay Tom Kenny for four more characters. And while he didn't get a toy until ''long'' after these three, the Liar Starscream's name was given as "Ramjet" in the Allspark Almanac.
** In an almost literal example, toyless Female Starscream's official name "Slipstream" was [[Sure Why Not|created just for]] ''The AllSpark Almanac''.
** In an almost literal example, toyless Female Starscream's official name "Slipstream" was [[Sure Why Not|created just for]] ''The AllSpark Almanac''.
** Actually ''The Allspark Almanac'' probably counts a lot for this trope, revealing intense amounts of detail (and [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]] about the show, the setting and the characters).
** Actually ''The Allspark Almanac'' probably counts a lot for this trope, revealing intense amounts of detail (and [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] about the show, the setting and the characters).
** ''The Allspark Almanac II'' is even better, with lots of hints of what happened after the series, more detail about life on Cybertron (including how protoforms are developed), and more behind-the-scenes information about the show itself.
** ''The Allspark Almanac II'' is even better, with lots of hints of what happened after the series, more detail about life on Cybertron (including how protoforms are developed), and more behind-the-scenes information about the show itself.
* [[Aloof Ally]] - The Dinobots and the main team of Autobots have a relationship that is adversarial at best.
* [[Aloof Ally]] - The Dinobots and the main team of Autobots have a relationship that is adversarial at best.
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* [[Bizarrchitecture]] - Sumdac Tower is shaped like a giant spark plug, and thus is narrower at the bottom than it is near the top.
* [[Bizarrchitecture]] - Sumdac Tower is shaped like a giant spark plug, and thus is narrower at the bottom than it is near the top.
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]: This series is less [[Black and White Morality|black-and-white]] than some of the others - while the Decepticons are unquestionably the bad guys, the Autobots aren't exactly noble, flawless heroes. The best example is the Autobot leadership, which is flawed and includes at least one power-grabbing xenophobe. The Decepticons are "freedom fighters" in some twisted sense, which might have made them "[[Grey and Gray Morality|gray]]" rather than "black" if it weren't clear that they have no respect for anyone's plight but their own.
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]: This series is less [[Black and White Morality|black-and-white]] than some of the others - while the Decepticons are unquestionably the bad guys, the Autobots aren't exactly noble, flawless heroes. The best example is the Autobot leadership, which is flawed and includes at least one power-grabbing xenophobe. The Decepticons are "freedom fighters" in some twisted sense, which might have made them "[[Grey and Gray Morality|gray]]" rather than "black" if it weren't clear that they have no respect for anyone's plight but their own.
* [[BLAM Episode]]: The [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bee_in_the_City Bee in the City] script reading. Filled with [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|Fourth Wall breaking fun]], and various [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]] to not other Transformers continuities, and even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] the trope by agreeing never to speak of the incident again.
* [[BLAM Episode]]: The [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bee_in_the_City Bee in the City] script reading. Filled with [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|Fourth Wall breaking fun]], and various [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to not other Transformers continuities, and even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] the trope by agreeing never to speak of the incident again.
* [[Blofeld Ploy]] - Played with in the first season finale. Megatron mentions how appropriate it is to have Starscream with him as he takes his revenge on the one responsible for his 50 years as a head. He then aims at Optimus, only to turn around and slag Starscream, who actually ''was'' responsible for it but didn't think Megatron knew.
* [[Blofeld Ploy]] - Played with in the first season finale. Megatron mentions how appropriate it is to have Starscream with him as he takes his revenge on the one responsible for his 50 years as a head. He then aims at Optimus, only to turn around and slag Starscream, who actually ''was'' responsible for it but didn't think Megatron knew.
* [[Blow You Away]] - Jetstorm and vehicle-mode Safeguard. Optimus whips up a tornado with the Magnus Hammer.
* [[Blow You Away]] - Jetstorm and vehicle-mode Safeguard. Optimus whips up a tornado with the Magnus Hammer.
* [[Boot Camp Episode]] - In a [[Whole Episode Flashback|Flashback Episode]], Bumblebee and Bulkhead go through basic training.
* [[Boot Camp Episode]] - In a [[Whole-Episode Flashback|Flashback Episode]], Bumblebee and Bulkhead go through basic training.
* [[Born in The Wrong Century]] - Captain Fanzone, no doubt. The man (''somehow'') has a ''rotary dial cell phone'', of a size that marks it as outdated by ''today'''s standards, among other things.
* [[Born in The Wrong Century]] - Captain Fanzone, no doubt. The man (''somehow'') has a ''rotary dial cell phone'', of a size that marks it as outdated by ''today'''s standards, among other things.
** Fanzone's [[Catch Phrase]] when getting befuddled by anything more complex than that? "This is why I ''hate'' machines.''
** Fanzone's [[Catch Phrase]] when getting befuddled by anything more complex than that? "This is why I ''hate'' machines.''
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* [[Canon Immigrant]] - Oil Slick was never intended to be in the show (in fact, he was originally just a sketch someone made in their free time), and was kept to the toyline and the comics. He's since been introduced in the cartoon in a brief but memorable scene. Roughly the same deal with Soundwave's guitar creatures.
* [[Canon Immigrant]] - Oil Slick was never intended to be in the show (in fact, he was originally just a sketch someone made in their free time), and was kept to the toyline and the comics. He's since been introduced in the cartoon in a brief but memorable scene. Roughly the same deal with Soundwave's guitar creatures.
** Inverted with Prowl's samurai armor sidecar; it was created for the show but Hasbro liked the design so much they made a toy version, and Prowl eventually got the armor permanently.
** Inverted with Prowl's samurai armor sidecar; it was created for the show but Hasbro liked the design so much they made a toy version, and Prowl eventually got the armor permanently.
** Played more straight with Lugnut, Lockdown, and Slipstream. Slipstream's a character in ''[[Transformers War for Cybertron|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' (albeit for multiplayer only); Lockdown got [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lockdown_<!-- 28ROTF29 a toy]] for the ''[[Film/{{Transformers}} Revenge of the Fallen]]'', then was repurposed and used as the basis for a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lockdown_%28G1%29 G1 version of the character]]; and [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lugnut_%28TF_2010%29 Lugnut]] appeared in two G1-based comics, [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rodimus_vs._Cyclonus one of which]] took place during [[TransformersTheMovie the original movie]] (and, as the TFWiki points out, probably freaked out when Starscream threw Megatron out of Astrotrain). -->
** Played more straight with Lugnut, Lockdown, and Slipstream. Slipstream's a character in ''[[Transformers War for Cybertron|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' (albeit for multiplayer only); Lockdown got [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lockdown_%28ROTF%29 a toy] for the ''[[Transformers (Film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', then was repurposed and used as the basis for a [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lockdown_%28G1%29 G1 version of the character]; and [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lugnut_%28TF_2010%29 Lugnut] appeared in two G1-based comics, [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rodimus_vs._Cyclonus one of which] took place during [[Transformers the Movie|the original movie]] (and, as the TFWiki points out, probably freaked out when Starscream threw Megatron out of Astrotrain).
* [[Caped Mecha]] - Lockdown's space poncho and Alpha Trion's traditional cape. Red Alert's design makes her look like she's wearing a labcoat, but at least that's clearly a part of her altmode.
* [[Caped Mecha]] - Lockdown's space poncho and Alpha Trion's traditional cape. Red Alert's design makes her look like she's wearing a labcoat, but at least that's clearly a part of her altmode.
* [[Cardboard Prison]] - Played straight and averted. The first time Meltdown escapes, he apparently does so without the Detroit Police [[Fridge Logic|even hearing about it]]. The second time, however, he's stuck in a specially-designed cell not even he can melt through and it takes the Dinobots (following Blackarachnia's orders) to get him out. The lower-grade supervillains like the Angry Archer seem to have an easier time of it: Fanzone even [[Lampshade Hanging|points this out]] in the Almanac.
* [[Cardboard Prison]] - Played straight and averted. The first time Meltdown escapes, he apparently does so without the Detroit Police [[Fridge Logic|even hearing about it]]. The second time, however, he's stuck in a specially-designed cell not even he can melt through and it takes the Dinobots (following Blackarachnia's orders) to get him out. The lower-grade supervillains like the Angry Archer seem to have an easier time of it: Fanzone even [[Lampshade Hanging|points this out]] in the Almanac.
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* [[Concept Art Gallery]] - Both ''Almanacs''
* [[Concept Art Gallery]] - Both ''Almanacs''
* [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]] - The Autobots barely hold off Starscream early on, but are much more effective against the squadron of clones. (The Autobot arsenal now includes stasis cuffs...)
* [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]] - The Autobots barely hold off Starscream early on, but are much more effective against the squadron of clones. (The Autobot arsenal now includes stasis cuffs...)
* [[Convection Schmonvection]] - Sari uses boiling water to kill the space barnacles possessing Bumblebee and Prowl, but isn't scalded by the steam. {{spoiler|Maybe her skin is tougher than a normal human's.}}
* [[Convection, Schmonvection]] - Sari uses boiling water to kill the space barnacles possessing Bumblebee and Prowl, but isn't scalded by the steam. {{spoiler|Maybe her skin is tougher than a normal human's.}}
* [[Convenient Color Change]]: When Mixmaster and Scrapper [[Face Heel Turn|change their allegiance to the Decepticons]], their [[Unusual Euphemism|optics]] go from blue to red, as Autobots have blue eyes while Decepticons have red ones.
* [[Convenient Color Change]]: When Mixmaster and Scrapper [[Face Heel Turn|change their allegiance to the Decepticons]], their [[Unusual Euphemism|optics]] go from blue to red, as Autobots have blue eyes while Decepticons have red ones.
* [[Conveyor Belt of Doom]] - When Megatron takes over the factory equipment in 'Home Is Where the Spark Is', he uses the manipulator arms to pin Bulkhead down on one of these and send him towards a crusher.
* [[Conveyor Belt of Doom]] - When Megatron takes over the factory equipment in 'Home Is Where the Spark Is', he uses the manipulator arms to pin Bulkhead down on one of these and send him towards a crusher.
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* [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]] - Bulkhead
* [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]] - Bulkhead
* [[Do I Really Sound Like That?]]? - Sari's impression of Optimus Prime is spot-on.
* [[Do I Really Sound Like That?]]? - Sari's impression of Optimus Prime is spot-on.
* [[Don't Call Me Sir]] - Ratchet works for a living.
* [[Don't Call Me "Sir"!]] - Ratchet works for a living.
* [[Double Aesop]] - 'Velocity'.
* [[Double Aesop]] - 'Velocity'.
* [[The Dragon]] - Starscream at first, and later Lugnut.
* [[The Dragon]] - Starscream at first, and later Lugnut.
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* [[Fan Nickname]]:
* [[Fan Nickname]]:
** "''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]''", by the TF-fans who belive the series is [[Ruined FOREVER]] ([[Running Gag|as usual]]), since it was designed by the same team who worked on the aforementioned series.
** "''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]''", by the TF-fans who belive the series is [[Ruined FOREVER]] ([[Running Gag|as usual]]), since it was designed by the same team who worked on the aforementioned series.
** Since, in this continuity, Autobots are largely incapable of flying, the Animated version of [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Powerglide_<!-- 28Animated29 Powerglide]] actually seems to transform into a ground-based alternate mode, prompting some to name him as "Powerdrive" instead. -->
** Since, in this continuity, Autobots are largely incapable of flying, the Animated version of [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Powerglide_%28Animated%29 Powerglide] actually seems to transform into a ground-based alternate mode, prompting some to name him as "Powerdrive" instead.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Aplenty.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Aplenty.
** Meltdown and his henchman don't like machines. Captain Fanzone likes to say he hates machines, but this is really in the context of being old-fashioned and irritable (and a [[Walking Techbane]]). He's on good terms with the Autobots, even if they keep messing up his city.
** Meltdown and his henchman don't like machines. Captain Fanzone likes to say he hates machines, but this is really in the context of being old-fashioned and irritable (and a [[Walking Techbane]]). He's on good terms with the Autobots, even if they keep messing up his city.
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** Though others might argue that Autobots in this series are more grey than their usual white.
** Though others might argue that Autobots in this series are more grey than their usual white.
** Most of the Autobots (excluding those who live on Earth) have an irrational fear of organics. [[Can't Argue With Elves|They generally consider themselves to be better than anyone else]]. Oh yeah, and Omega was built to be a {{spoiler|[[Person of Mass Destruction|fairly simple-minded bot, who isn't supposed to think about WHAT he's doing.]] }}
** Most of the Autobots (excluding those who live on Earth) have an irrational fear of organics. [[Can't Argue With Elves|They generally consider themselves to be better than anyone else]]. Oh yeah, and Omega was built to be a {{spoiler|[[Person of Mass Destruction|fairly simple-minded bot, who isn't supposed to think about WHAT he's doing.]] }}
* [[Go Out With a Smile]]: {{spoiler|Prowl, [[The Stoic|ironically.]]}}
* [[Go Out with a Smile]]: {{spoiler|Prowl, [[The Stoic|ironically.]]}}
* [[Gotta Catch Them All]] - In the beginning of the second season, after the All-Spark shattered, the Transformers start gathering the pieces; each one having strange powers over machinery. Shades of ''[[Inuyasha]]''!
* [[Gotta Catch Them All]] - In the beginning of the second season, after the All-Spark shattered, the Transformers start gathering the pieces; each one having strange powers over machinery. Shades of ''[[Inuyasha]]''!
** Made all the more funny by the fact that [[Actor Allusion|Optimus is voiced by Sesshomaru.]]
** Made all the more funny by the fact that [[Actor Allusion|Optimus is voiced by Sesshomaru.]]
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* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]] - Wreck-Gar, if [[Funny Schizophrenia]] counts.
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]] - Wreck-Gar, if [[Funny Schizophrenia]] counts.
* [[He Knows Too Much]]: Blurr was able to piece together that Wasp could not have been the traitor in the Autobot camp, as his voice did not match that of Shockwave, who was hiding under an Autobot alias. He reported this to his boss, Longarm (head of Autobot Intelligence) and told him that a simple voice scan through the data archives could determine the identity of the traitor. Unfortunately for him, he also knew too little, as Longarm was the only 'Bot he had spoken to about this... and Longarm was Shockwave's alias. Shockwave then killed him to silence him.
* [[He Knows Too Much]]: Blurr was able to piece together that Wasp could not have been the traitor in the Autobot camp, as his voice did not match that of Shockwave, who was hiding under an Autobot alias. He reported this to his boss, Longarm (head of Autobot Intelligence) and told him that a simple voice scan through the data archives could determine the identity of the traitor. Unfortunately for him, he also knew too little, as Longarm was the only 'Bot he had spoken to about this... and Longarm was Shockwave's alias. Shockwave then killed him to silence him.
* [[Hello Nurse]]: Pretty much Bulkhead's (silent) reaction when he first meets Blackarachnia.
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]: Pretty much Bulkhead's (silent) reaction when he first meets Blackarachnia.
* [[Heroes Gone Fishing]]: Bumblebee and Sari can often be found playing videogames, holographic Twister or flying toy planes. "Nature Calls" starts out as a camping trip.
* [[Heroes Gone Fishing]]: Bumblebee and Sari can often be found playing videogames, holographic Twister or flying toy planes. "Nature Calls" starts out as a camping trip.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Optimus Prime died in the third episode - less than sixty minutes into the series. He was brought back from the dead less than two minutes later - a new personal record. Then Omega Supreme died in the second season finale... but he's [[Not Quite Dead]].
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Optimus Prime died in the third episode - less than sixty minutes into the series. He was brought back from the dead less than two minutes later - a new personal record. Then Omega Supreme died in the second season finale... but he's [[Not Quite Dead]].
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* [[I Have a Family]] - The Professor in "Three's a Crowd", when he thinks Bulkhead has turned into a [[Pointy-Haired Boss]] (Bulky was just pretending so Dirt Boss wouldn't ''really'' go after him).
* [[I Have a Family]] - The Professor in "Three's a Crowd", when he thinks Bulkhead has turned into a [[Pointy-Haired Boss]] (Bulky was just pretending so Dirt Boss wouldn't ''really'' go after him).
* [[I Lied]] - Megatron to Professor Sumdac when the latter finally learns the truth.
* [[I Lied]] - Megatron to Professor Sumdac when the latter finally learns the truth.
* [[I'm a Doctor Not A Placeholder]] - Ratchet is a medi-bot, not a field commander.
* [[I'm a Doctor, Not A Placeholder]] - Ratchet is a medi-bot, not a field commander.
* [[Incoming]]
* [[Incoming]]
* [[Incredibly Obvious Bomb]] - How Starscream nearly kills Megatron in the premiere. He tries to do this again during the famous Death Montage, but Megatron catches it and throws it back at him.
* [[Incredibly Obvious Bomb]] - How Starscream nearly kills Megatron in the premiere. He tries to do this again during the famous Death Montage, but Megatron catches it and throws it back at him.
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** [[Word of God|Marty Isenberg]] stated in an interview that he was suppose to sound like a [[Beatnik]].
** [[Word of God|Marty Isenberg]] stated in an interview that he was suppose to sound like a [[Beatnik]].
* [[Journey to The Center of The Mind]] - Prowl interfaces with {{spoiler|Omega Supreme to free him from Megatron's control}}.
* [[Journey to The Center of The Mind]] - Prowl interfaces with {{spoiler|Omega Supreme to free him from Megatron's control}}.
* [[Keep Away]] - Five Autobots trying to keep an angry Starscream from the Allspark. Lampshaded by Sari.
* [[Keep-Away]] - Five Autobots trying to keep an angry Starscream from the Allspark. Lampshaded by Sari.
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]- Bumblebee (duh) and Sari.
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]- Bumblebee (duh) and Sari.
** In "Bee in the City", Bumblebee is mistaken for several other "kid appeal" types across various other ''Transformers'' canons; [[Transformers Generation One|Wheelie]], [[Transformers Robots in Disguise|Side Burn]], [[Transformers Armada|Hot Shot]], and [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Cheetor]].
** In "Bee in the City", Bumblebee is mistaken for several other "kid appeal" types across various other ''Transformers'' canons; [[Transformers Generation One|Wheelie]], [[Transformers Robots in Disguise|Side Burn]], [[Transformers Armada|Hot Shot]], and [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Cheetor]].
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** Let's not forget that Prowl decided to become the ''complete opposite of a ninja'' by getting a Samurai-armor upgrade in "A Fistful of Energon"...which later returns in "Five Servos of Doom" and seems to be a permanent upgrade.
** Let's not forget that Prowl decided to become the ''complete opposite of a ninja'' by getting a Samurai-armor upgrade in "A Fistful of Energon"...which later returns in "Five Servos of Doom" and seems to be a permanent upgrade.
** It's later revealed that {{spoiler|Lockdown}} was once a ninja pupil himself {{spoiler|and an Autobot; [[Word of God]] is that no Decepticon ever trained under Yoketron}}. And Oil Slick is a ninja chemist.
** It's later revealed that {{spoiler|Lockdown}} was once a ninja pupil himself {{spoiler|and an Autobot; [[Word of God]] is that no Decepticon ever trained under Yoketron}}. And Oil Slick is a ninja chemist.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheeljack_<!-- 28Animated29 as noted on the Transformers Wiki]], Wheeljack to [[MythBusters Jamie Hyneman]], although WordOfGod said it was a coincidence. -->
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheeljack_%28Animated%29 as noted on the Transformers Wiki], Wheeljack to [[Myth Busters|Jamie Hyneman]], although [[Word of God]] said it was a coincidence.
* [[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]: Optimus and Bumblebee would've made it to the Elite Guard if they didn't bother to help their fellow Autobots (Bumblebee for accepting the blame on Bulkhead's behalf for knocking a tower onto Sentinel, and Optimus for taking the heat for Sentinel's idea to go to the restricted planet). Isaac Sumdac spends season two as a prisoner due to helping that poor disembodied robot head in his lab.
* [[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]: Optimus and Bumblebee would've made it to the Elite Guard if they didn't bother to help their fellow Autobots (Bumblebee for accepting the blame on Bulkhead's behalf for knocking a tower onto Sentinel, and Optimus for taking the heat for Sentinel's idea to go to the restricted planet). Isaac Sumdac spends season two as a prisoner due to helping that poor disembodied robot head in his lab.
* [[No Gravity for You]]: In the pilot, Optimus temporarily disables the ship's artificial gravity while fighting Megatron, giving him and the team slightly better odds.
* [[No Gravity for You]]: In the pilot, Optimus temporarily disables the ship's artificial gravity while fighting Megatron, giving him and the team slightly better odds.
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* [[Not So Harmless]]: When most people heard that Waspinator was going to be in season 3 most fans though he was going to be comic-relief like his [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]] counterpart, not an ex-[[Jerkass]] who's been mentally [[Break the Haughty|broken past repair]], a hulking monster twice the size of Prime, and a completely insane [[Implacable Man]] (as, like in [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]], blowing him up just annoys him).
* [[Not So Harmless]]: When most people heard that Waspinator was going to be in season 3 most fans though he was going to be comic-relief like his [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]] counterpart, not an ex-[[Jerkass]] who's been mentally [[Break the Haughty|broken past repair]], a hulking monster twice the size of Prime, and a completely insane [[Implacable Man]] (as, like in [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]], blowing him up just annoys him).
* [[Odd Couple]] - Optimus and Grimlock. Prowl and Bumblebee/Bulkhead. Ratchet and Captain Fanzone.
* [[Odd Couple]] - Optimus and Grimlock. Prowl and Bumblebee/Bulkhead. Ratchet and Captain Fanzone.
* [[Officer O Hara]] - Wreck-Gar meets one of these while trying to work out who he is.
* [[Officer O'Hara]] - Wreck-Gar meets one of these while trying to work out who he is.
* [[Official Couple]] - Lugnut and Strika. Yeah.
* [[Official Couple]] - Lugnut and Strika. Yeah.
** The ''Almanac II' also gives us [[Beast Machines (Animation)|Rattletrap/Botanica]] and [[Pair the Spares|Warpath/Flareup.]] [[Fanon Discontinuity|Hardly anybody likes the latter.]]
** The ''Almanac II' also gives us [[Beast Machines (Animation)|Rattletrap/Botanica]] and [[Pair the Spares|Warpath/Flareup.]] [[Fanon Discontinuity|Hardly anybody likes the latter.]]
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* [[The Other Darrin]] - In season three, Omega Supreme is voiced by Phil LaMarr instead of Kevin Michael Richardson.
* [[The Other Darrin]] - In season three, Omega Supreme is voiced by Phil LaMarr instead of Kevin Michael Richardson.
* [[Out of Focus]] - Captain Fanzone went from a major character in Season 1 to a rarely appearing recurring character by Season 3. Humans in general were pretty much written out of season 3, in an attempt to make the show less about them and more about the titular giant robots.
* [[Out of Focus]] - Captain Fanzone went from a major character in Season 1 to a rarely appearing recurring character by Season 3. Humans in general were pretty much written out of season 3, in an attempt to make the show less about them and more about the titular giant robots.
* [[Parental Bonus]] - [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]] to ''[[Airplane!]]!'', ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Peanuts]]'' and so, so many more...
* [[Parental Bonus]] - [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to ''[[Airplane!]]!'', ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Peanuts]]'' and so, so many more...
* [[Percussive Maintenance]] - Blackout repairs the space bridge he broke after stomping on the ground near it by... stomping on the ground near it ''again'', implied to be an ability of his (that is, causing electronics to fail and being able to reactivate them, hence the name).
* [[Percussive Maintenance]] - Blackout repairs the space bridge he broke after stomping on the ground near it by... stomping on the ground near it ''again'', implied to be an ability of his (that is, causing electronics to fail and being able to reactivate them, hence the name).
* [[People Puppets]] - Anyone controlled by a Headmaster unit or Dirt Boss's Headmaster-derived drill bit.
* [[People Puppets]] - Anyone controlled by a Headmaster unit or Dirt Boss's Headmaster-derived drill bit.
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* [[Playing Against Type]] - David Kaye as [[The Hero|Optimus Prime]], as he has played both [[Beast Wars (Animation)|evil warriors]] and [[Inuyasha|lancer]]/[[Mega Man NT Warrior|rival]] duos.
* [[Playing Against Type]] - David Kaye as [[The Hero|Optimus Prime]], as he has played both [[Beast Wars (Animation)|evil warriors]] and [[Inuyasha|lancer]]/[[Mega Man NT Warrior|rival]] duos.
* [[Playing With Fire]] - One-third of Blitzwing (and occasionally another third), and as of the third season, Hot Shot and Jetfire ([[Meaningful Name|duh]]).
* [[Playing With Fire]] - One-third of Blitzwing (and occasionally another third), and as of the third season, Hot Shot and Jetfire ([[Meaningful Name|duh]]).
* [[Plot Relevant Age Up]] - TransWarped: {{spoiler|1=Sari in Season 3, courtesy of the AllSpark Key. Before she was about 8, now she looks about 16.}}
* [[Plot-Relevant Age-Up]] - TransWarped: {{spoiler|1=Sari in Season 3, courtesy of the AllSpark Key. Before she was about 8, now she looks about 16.}}
* [[Portal Network]] - The space bridges
* [[Portal Network]] - The space bridges
* [[Power Incontinence]] - TransWarped: {{spoiler|1=Sari after the AllSpark Key starts to overload her}}
* [[Power Incontinence]] - TransWarped: {{spoiler|1=Sari after the AllSpark Key starts to overload her}}
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* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] - Bulkhead delivers one to Wasp in "Where Is Thy Sting".
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] - Bulkhead delivers one to Wasp in "Where Is Thy Sting".
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] - Fanzone and Ultra Magnus
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] - Fanzone and Ultra Magnus
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]] - All the Decepticons. In fact, when the Constructicons ''became'' Decepticons, their eyes turned red. Blackarachnia's, too.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] - All the Decepticons. In fact, when the Constructicons ''became'' Decepticons, their eyes turned red. Blackarachnia's, too.
** ...and Sari's eyes changed from red to blue with {{spoiler|her transformation}}, so there you go.
** ...and Sari's eyes changed from red to blue with {{spoiler|her transformation}}, so there you go.
* [[Red Herring Mole]] - Wasp is the [[Ur Example]] in this show, and suffered for it the most. But every one that wasn't Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Sentinel in the flashback [[Everyone Is a Suspect|was a suspect]]. An error in an online game on [[Cartoon Network]]'s website made {{spoiler|Ironhide}} a Deception. {{spoiler|Cliffjumper (the red Autobot)}} was supposed to be the traitor but Hasbro nixed the idea. Turns out the mole was {{spoiler|Longarm Prime}}.
* [[Red Herring Mole]] - Wasp is the [[Ur Example]] in this show, and suffered for it the most. But every one that wasn't Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Sentinel in the flashback [[Everyone Is a Suspect|was a suspect]]. An error in an online game on [[Cartoon Network]]'s website made {{spoiler|Ironhide}} a Deception. {{spoiler|Cliffjumper (the red Autobot)}} was supposed to be the traitor but Hasbro nixed the idea. Turns out the mole was {{spoiler|Longarm Prime}}.
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** This was lampshaded during the Botcon 2008 script reading, where Bumblebee suggests to a thinly disguised Beast Wars Megatron (as voiced by David Kaye) that they call Grimlock or Lugnut (both voiced by David Kaye) for help. Megatron responds "Oh, please. What do I look like, [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Scott McNeil]]?"
** This was lampshaded during the Botcon 2008 script reading, where Bumblebee suggests to a thinly disguised Beast Wars Megatron (as voiced by David Kaye) that they call Grimlock or Lugnut (both voiced by David Kaye) for help. Megatron responds "Oh, please. What do I look like, [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Scott McNeil]]?"
** There's even one where Animated!Optimus is talking about golf with BW!Megatron, the latter declaring with a chuckle that Autobots suck at golf.
** There's even one where Animated!Optimus is talking about golf with BW!Megatron, the latter declaring with a chuckle that Autobots suck at golf.
* [[Tearful Smile]] - Sari after Optimus's [[First Episode Resurrection|revival]].
* [[Tearful Smile]] - Sari after Optimus's [[First-Episode Resurrection|revival]].
* [[Technological Pacifist]] - Professor Sumdac
* [[Technological Pacifist]] - Professor Sumdac
* [[Technopath]] {{spoiler|Post-Upgrade Sari}} in Season 3
* [[Technopath]] {{spoiler|Post-Upgrade Sari}} in Season 3
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* [[Tomato in The Mirror]] - Sari.
* [[Tomato in The Mirror]] - Sari.
* [[Tonight Someone Dies]] - Sort of. The [[DVD Commentary]] for a second season episode has one person asking if anyone really dies, and another one responds that no one does until season three... {{spoiler|And in the last episode of the series, Starscream and Prowl are both killed off.}} Can't say they aren't honest.
* [[Tonight Someone Dies]] - Sort of. The [[DVD Commentary]] for a second season episode has one person asking if anyone really dies, and another one responds that no one does until season three... {{spoiler|And in the last episode of the series, Starscream and Prowl are both killed off.}} Can't say they aren't honest.
** [[Send in The Clones|Can't]] [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_clone_<!-- 28Animated29#Notes they?]] -->
** [[Send in The Clones|Can't]] [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_clone_%28Animated%29#Notes they?]
* [[Too Fast to Stop]] - Bumblebee's first go with the turbo-boosters results in this.
* [[Too Fast to Stop]] - Bumblebee's first go with the turbo-boosters results in this.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]] - Prowl has gone through a specific character arc for him to complete his "cyber-ninja" training. Optimus Prime has had to dig in his heels in order to properly face off against Megatron. Bumblebee received a literal upgrade to his previously worthless stingers (which nicely explained how they were so powerful in flashback).
* [[Took a Level In Badass]] - Prowl has gone through a specific character arc for him to complete his "cyber-ninja" training. Optimus Prime has had to dig in his heels in order to properly face off against Megatron. Bumblebee received a literal upgrade to his previously worthless stingers (which nicely explained how they were so powerful in flashback).
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* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Contrary to tradition, the Autobots in this series are almost all smaller and weaker than their Decepticon counterparts. Most of the main cast of this series are armed with tools intended for non-combat purposes instead of weapons. As such defeating even one Decepticon requires a great deal of teamwork and tactical thinking.
* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Contrary to tradition, the Autobots in this series are almost all smaller and weaker than their Decepticon counterparts. Most of the main cast of this series are armed with tools intended for non-combat purposes instead of weapons. As such defeating even one Decepticon requires a great deal of teamwork and tactical thinking.
* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]-Blurr. Poor Blurr. He cameoed in "Velocity", was formally introduced in the Season 2 finale "A Bridge Too Close" and was {{spoiler|compacted into a cube}} in the Season 3 opener "Transwarped".
* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]-Blurr. Poor Blurr. He cameoed in "Velocity", was formally introduced in the Season 2 finale "A Bridge Too Close" and was {{spoiler|compacted into a cube}} in the Season 3 opener "Transwarped".
* [[Wham Episode]] - ''A Bridge Too Close'' and ''Transwarped''.
* [[Wham! Episode]] - ''A Bridge Too Close'' and ''Transwarped''.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]? - At the end of "Human Error," {{spoiler|Optimus and Soundwave have a guitar duel, done completely serious.}}
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]? - At the end of "Human Error," {{spoiler|Optimus and Soundwave have a guitar duel, done completely serious.}}
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]] - The fate of quite a few secondary characters, most of them villains. Slipstream, for instance, isn't seen or mentioned for most of season three, then appears briefly in the penultimate episode when Optimus tests out his jetpack...and then flies off again.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]] - The fate of quite a few secondary characters, most of them villains. Slipstream, for instance, isn't seen or mentioned for most of season three, then appears briefly in the penultimate episode when Optimus tests out his jetpack...and then flies off again.
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{{quote| '''Fanzone''': Robots. Why did it have to be robots?}}
{{quote| '''Fanzone''': Robots. Why did it have to be robots?}}
* [[With Due Respect]] - 'But Sentinel-' 'Is a glitch-head. All due respect.'
* [[With Due Respect]] - 'But Sentinel-' 'Is a glitch-head. All due respect.'
* [[With Friends Like These]] - Sentinel.
* [[With Friends Like These...]] - Sentinel.
* [[Word of God]]: Several things, most notably the possibility of {{spoiler|Blurr not being dead}}, and Slipstream's name.
* [[Word of God]]: Several things, most notably the possibility of {{spoiler|Blurr not being dead}}, and Slipstream's name.
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: Blackarachnia and Soundwave. The former drops Sari off a building to distract Optimus and later threatens to kill her if she doesn't give up the Allspark's location. The latter blasts her with Laserbeak and brainwashes her own family into attacking her. Megatron, of all Bots, simply brushes her out of his way when she stands in front of all the Allspark. He most likely thought she was just beneath him.
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: Blackarachnia and Soundwave. The former drops Sari off a building to distract Optimus and later threatens to kill her if she doesn't give up the Allspark's location. The latter blasts her with Laserbeak and brainwashes her own family into attacking her. Megatron, of all Bots, simply brushes her out of his way when she stands in front of all the Allspark. He most likely thought she was just beneath him.
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Megatron pulls one of these off in "Endgame, Part 1," with ''his own minions''.
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Megatron pulls one of these off in "Endgame, Part 1," with ''his own minions''.
* [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe]] - The Angry Archer.
* [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe]] - The Angry Archer.
* [[Yes Man]] - Sunstorm and his predecessor #2716057; It's unclear whether they're at all sincere in their constant praise, or if they're just working an angle and trying to butter everyone up.
* [[Yes-Man]] - Sunstorm and his predecessor #2716057; It's unclear whether they're at all sincere in their constant praise, or if they're just working an angle and trying to butter everyone up.
** This is a [[The Starscream|Starscream]] clone we're talking about. Of ''course'' he's working an angle and trying to butter everyone up.
** This is a [[The Starscream|Starscream]] clone we're talking about. Of ''course'' he's working an angle and trying to butter everyone up.
** Lugnut, however, plays it straight in the mold of [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Inferno]].
** Lugnut, however, plays it straight in the mold of [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Inferno]].
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