Not all fans of science fiction films are very familiar with all the characters in “Transformers.” We would like to consider the names of the central characters in the Autobot saga and their descriptions in our material.
Who are the Autobots?
Before looking at the names of Transformers, let's figure out what they are. The Autonomous Robots, or Autobots, are a peace-loving faction in opposition to the ruthless and envious Decepticons. These good-natured aliens from outer space value most of all the independence and right of every living creature to freedom. They do not consider the inhabitants of Cybertron to be the dominant galactic race. On the contrary, some Autobots are ready to provide assistance to representatives of other civilizations to the detriment of themselves. For this reason, it is easy to form alliances with them.
Autobots transform primarily into non-combat vehicles. Before coming to Earth, many of them were engineers, researchers, and doctors. They also use their old skills during the conflicts that unfold in a series of films.
Background
The plot of a series of films about the confrontation between transformers starts with their arrival on Earth. These intelligent, highly developed creatures are capable of transforming into cars, motorcycles, airplanes and helicopters, and other equipment. The Autobot faction has a good disposition and is peaceful towards earthlings. On the contrary, the Decepticons want to take possession of the mysterious artifact “Allspark” (“Great Spark”), which turns out to be on our planet. The Autobots decide to come to the defense of humanity and together defeat the cruel Decepticons, whose main goal is the enslavement of other intelligent inhabitants of the galaxy.
Subsequently, the main character in the saga becomes an ordinary high school student named Sam Witwicky. It is to him, by chance, that the secret of finding the Allspark artifact is revealed.
Optimus Prime
So, let's start looking at the names of transforming robots. First of all, let's talk about the central character of the saga, Optimus Prime. The latter is the main character not only in a series of films about a race of intelligent machines, but also in comics, cartoons and video games. The hero has the ability to transform into a six-wheeled Peterbilt tractor of a red and blue hue.
Optimus Prime commands the Autobots and is also in charge of public relations. In the beginning of the film series, the hero dies in a battle with Megatron, but returns to life with the help of the “Matrix of Leadership”.
Ironhide
Considering the main transformers, the names of the Autobots, it is worth mentioning Ironhide, whose specialization in the team is the protection of comrades and important objects. He is one of the oldest Autobots, an experienced and resilient robot. Ironhide has the reputation of being a real bully. Of the two obvious solutions, he always chooses the more radical one. However, behind the character’s external aggressiveness lies a good-natured essence, a desire to protect living beings.
Bumblebee
Talking about the names of transformers from the film, a few words should be said about Optimus Prime's faithful companion - a silent Autobot named Bumblebee. The hero transforms into a yellow and black Chevrolet Camaro. After one of the battles, the character receives serious damage and loses the ability to speak. He expresses his thoughts and emotions through the use of phrases from radio stations and music tracks. Bumblebee is one of the most sentimental and charming characters in the film.
Ratchet
What other Transforming Autobot names appear in the film? To the main acting persons The film series also includes Ratchet, who plays the role of medic and researcher on the team. In the first part of the saga, he arrives on Earth with Optimus Prime to fight the Decepticons. He shows kindness towards people. The latter interests him from a scientific point of view. With access to the Internet, Ratchet immediately becomes an expert in biology and medicine.
Jazz
We continue to talk about the names of transformers. Next on our list is a robot named Jazz. He is one of the leaders of the Autobot team, responsible for organizing sabotage and combat special operations. Upon arrival on Earth, he shows interest in expensive sports cars. For this reason, it immediately transforms into a Pontiac Solstice roadster in silver.
Megatron
When considering the names of transformers, one cannot ignore the main antagonist of the Autobot team - the Decepticon Megatron. The latter is the eternal enemy and antipode of Optimus Prime. His main goal is to establish dominance in the galaxy, in particular, the enslavement of the human race.
According to the plot of the series of films about Transformers, at one time Megatron was the wise and fair ruler of Cybertron. However, having learned about the power of the Allspark artifact, he started a war not only on his home planet, but also set off to conquer the Earth, pursuing a team of Autobots.
Starscream
If we talk about the names of transformers, the Decepticon Starscream deserves attention. He acts as Megatron's main ally and accomplice in all atrocities. This robot secretly strives for sole control of the faction. He is the only villain who managed to return safely back to Cybertron after a lost battle with the Autobots.
Fallen
Representative ancient family Primes. This treacherous robot betrayed the ideals of his own brothers for the sake of power over the Transformers of Cybertron. In the first parts of the film series, he acts as part of a Decepticon battle group. Fallen was killed in battle with Optimus Prime.
It all started with a line of transformable toys called Microman. Later, as an addition, the Diaclon series of humanoids was released. Then a multi-part cartoon with these characters and comics were created. Thus, the jointly created toys of the American company Hasbro and the Japanese brand Takara marked the beginning of the “transformer boom”, which reached its highest point of popularity in 2007. Because it was at this time that the first Feature Film Michael Bay's "Transformers", which was watched by millions of viewers in 68 countries.
It is impossible not to talk about the participants in the entire conflict (Autobots and Decepticons), since each representative represents an auto brand and the participation of any car in the film is the most successful example a real marketing ploy, pure product placement. The film gave many brands a chance to conduct a “hidden” advertising campaign on a large scale. It is fair to mention that an attentive viewer will notice other brands in all parts, for example from the IT sector.
"Transformers", 2007
Plot
Alien intelligent machines that can transform into cars, trucks, planes, and equipment arrive on Earth. Some are good Autobots, others are bad Decepticons who want to take possession of the source of life force and storage ancient wisdom"Allspark" and enslave the earthlings. Autobots fight for people and with them against the cruel Decepticons. By the way, the war between the Decepticon and Autobot factions has been going on for many years and because of this, their own planet Cybertron was destroyed. It is noteworthy that an ordinary schoolboy, Sam Witwicky, becomes the last chance to save humanity. He is involved in the war of hefty robots because he knows where the Allspark is, which is being hunted. The most important battle will take place in a place called Mission City.
On the Autobot team
1. Red and blue six-wheeled Peterbilt tractor, aka main character and Autobot leader Optimus Prime, convinced that every sentient being has the right to freedom. Optimus stands up for the protection of people and, according to his convictions, never directs his weapon against a person. Optimus was voiced in this film by Peter Cullen, and the Russian voice-over was by Andrei Yaroslavtsev.
2. "Chevrolet Camaro" - Bumblebee. He - true friend Optimus will protect Sam as a personal bodyguard. After one of the battles, Bumblebee was seriously damaged and can no longer speak, but expresses his thoughts and feelings with the help of music tracks played on radio stations or using phrases from films. The viewer will also see him in the 4th part of the film, because such a charming and sentimental character, by definition, cannot die.
3. Silver Pontiac Solstice Roadster - Jazz. Desperate and brave Jazz knew how to shoot liquid nitrogen, which froze the enemy. But this did not save him, and the cruel Megatron tore him in half during one of the battles.
4. GMC Topkick pickup truck - Ironhide. He does not sympathize with the “primitive race” of people, but stands in their defense, as he is a longtime friend of Optimus.
5. "Hummer H2" - Ratchet. This hero is a medic and scientist, capable of not only fighting, but also scanning the degree of damage of another Autobot right on the battlefield.
On the Decepticon team
1. The leader of the Decepticon faction is Megatron. He used to be best friend Optimus Prime, but Megatron was possessed by the desire to become the ruler of the world and master of the entire Universe.
2. F-22 Raptor fighter - Starscream. He is Megatron's assistant, but Starscream secretly wants to rule the faction himself. As a result, he will leave Earth and fly to Cybertron.
3. Police car "Saleen S281" - Barricade. A hologram of the driver is placed inside the car.
Helicopter "MH-53" - Blackout. He also has the ability to “host” a hologram of the pilot.
And also the smallest Decepticon spy transported in a tape recorder and mobile phone - Frenzy, an armored personnel carrier "Buffalo H" - Bonecrusher, a modified tank "M1 Abrams" - Brawl and a fighting vehicle - Scorponok.
Facts about the film
The boom for Transformers was so great that the film company Paramount Pictures organized a competition for best saying for Optimus. The winning phrase was “Freedom is the right of all living beings.” In their interviews, everyone who had the chance to play simply “non-transformers” admitted that they were fans of “Transformers” before - ordinary people. This was the reason why the actors accepted the roles without hesitation. Among them: Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and Anthony Anderson.
By the way, Autobot Bumblebee transforms into a Chevrolet Camaro, and his Decepticon opponent Barricade transforms into a Ford Mustang. Behind the scenes, there is also a “struggle” between these brands. Moreover, the Camaro was created as General Motors' answer to the Ford Mustang.
Peter Cullen voiced Optimus in the 1980 animated series of the same name. Also adding to the similarity with the cartoon is the fact that the Autobots' eyes are blue, while the Decepticons' eyes are red.
How was the filming of the first part?
Filming began in April 2006 and lasted 83 days. The climactic battle in Mission City took six weeks to work on. And, in fact, this filming took place in Los Angeles. After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Transformers became the first film filmed at the Pentagon. In addition, cooperation with the military provided excellent technical support from the US Army; cars and planes were placed at the disposal of the director and film crew, which, according to the plot of the film, were transformed into Decepticons. The creation of special effects began before filming; the Industrial Light & Magic studio worked for six months to create transformations on the computer.
Director Michael Bay chose to film the fourteen fight scenes in real conditions and without sets. But this move on his part was nothing more than a way to save money. The stuntmen driving the cars wore black knitted helmets to be invisible and blend in with the car's interior. Just in case of unforeseen accidents, General Motors provided three versions of each car model. Also, for the filming of the film, the Autobot Bumblebee was created by the FXPerts company, 5 meters tall, and the KNB studio provided the model of Frenzy.
Budget
The film's budget was $150 million, the showing in America brought in more than $300 million, and in Russia - $15 million. And in total the film grossed about $710 million worldwide. So it not only paid off, but exceeded all expectations.
Awards
Awards
The film was nominated for five film awards, but did not take the lead in any category. Note that the Golden Raspberry anti-award wanted to again list the film among the worst films of the year, and include the director, script, acting ensemble and the on-screen couple themselves among the worst. But it’s unlikely that Michael, who films the launch of the shuttle, is on friendly terms with the Pentagon and earns colossal sums from the film, is in any way interested in the opinion of the film academy and the distribution of film critics’ ratings. Moreover, he owns 8% of sales of all merchandising products related to the film, and in particular toys, souvenirs, and comics.
Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, 2014
Plot
In the fourth part of the epic, the main character was replaced by the inventor Cade, who collected all the old equipment to create something new. His daughter Tessa had more mundane plans, she had graduation ahead and went to college, for which her father had no money. Cade raised his daughter alone since his mother died many years ago. Her father encouraged Tessa to believe in him, to believe that one day his invention would bring them money. But he continued to collect unnecessary rubbish and make robots that no one needed, without soul or mind. Everything changed when he found and repaired an old truck, which turned out to be Optimus Prime. While Optimus was damaged, the Autobots were hunted by people from the government. They were helped to destroy the robots that once defended the Earth by a new villain - Lockdown, who is also a hired killer from the Universe. At the beginning of the film, he will kill the Autobot Ratchet, who was present in all four parts of the film.
At the same time, Ratchet will be taken apart piece by piece and he, like other Autobots, will be melted down, because one company creates transformations from this metal, which can turn into anything you want with the power of thought. But these latest technologies may cost the lives of all humanity. It should be noted that with all the dynamics of the plot, many action scenes with shooting and battles, there was also a place for good humor in the film. When a scientist has a cosmic “grain” in his hands that can explode with force atomic bomb, and he realizes this, a hysteria happens to him right in the elevator, which will make the viewer laugh. The moment where the Autobot Bumblebee freaks out and is offended by people for the double they created for him will probably also make you smile.
In general, this hero always evokes her and, in addition, great sympathy. In addition, the film occasionally features a funny little Autobot and a former Decepticon who transforms into a Lenovo laptop, more like a miniature Einstein. After freeing a group of scientists from slavery, with a chamomile in his hands, having “soaked” a couple of jokes, he will set off towards freedom. According to the plot of the film, Optimus Prime is being hunted and the problem is that he is tired of cleaning up people’s “mistakes.” But Cade gives him hope, saying that people make mistakes, and at first he fixed Prime in the hope of making money. Only later did I realize how wrong I was when Optimus risked his life for his daughter and for all of humanity.
Notes
Transformers now turn into more than just cars and aircraft. New heroes will be drawn into this war - the Dinobots: mechanical.
After watching the film, I feel like I watched two films, and in the first, everything takes place in America, and in the second, the actions took place in a residential area of China. There are so many intertwinings that it seems like “well, the scriptwriters piled it up.” Moreover, the composition of the surviving Autobots is interesting: the audience’s favorite, the sentimental and emotional bodyguard Bumblebee, as well as Crosshairs, Hound and Drift, who transforms into a black and blue Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse and a Cybertronian helicopter.
Budget
This time the film cost more than all previous parts, amounting to $210 million. It has already paid for itself at the box office, but time will tell whether it will be able to surpass the record mark for the third installment in terms of box office receipts. Considering, of course, that to date the box office in Russia has amounted to $22 million - and this is only an interim result. Moreover, the film will be shown in 4,233 cinemas in 66 countries around the world. And it will be possible to assess how successful the film's release was financially only in August, when the premiere ends in other countries.
Transformers: The Last Knight marks the end of director Michael Bay's tenure as the architect of the Transformers films, but also the beginning of an entirely new (and very expansive) chapter for the franchise.
As with any new Transformers movie, we get a ton of new Autobots and Decepticons. However " The Last Knight" introduces new characters that could have a major impact on both the upcoming Transformers sequels and the planned spin-offs already in the works.
Take a look at the new Transformers revealed in Transformers: The Last Knight.
Knight of King Arthur - Autobot
The Ancient God of Transformers, who has been on Cybertron all this time. She claims to be the "Life-Giving Goddess" because she created the Transformers race. Quintessa doesn't show much kindness, having instantly enslaved Optimus Prime and intends to destroy Earth/Unicorn.
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The Autobots and their human allies ultimately won the battle against Quintessa, destroying Quintessa's ship and her weapons and leaving Cybertron under Autobot control. Optimus Prime takes his team and sets off to restore Cybertron. But what the Autobots don't know is that Quintessa survived the battle despite the seemingly fatal shot and is now hiding on Earth.
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Canopy
Canopy is an Autobot who takes up residence (literally) with young tech prodigy/orphan Isabella (Isabella Moner) in an abandoned quarantine zone in Chicago.
Canopy gets his name from the metal debris he wears on himself as camouflage, similar to the turtle house, which also serves as a shelter for Isabella's house.
Kanopy dies when the TRF (a military force dedicated to hunting Transformers) discovers him quarantined in Chicago and quickly eliminates him. Cade and Isabella try to save the benevolent Autobot, but it's too little, too late...
In Transformers 5, it was revealed that "Hot Rod" was appointed by order of the secret society "Witwiccans" to be the personal guardian of Vivian Wembley (Laura Haddock), who is revealed to be the last living descendant of the legend Round table King Arthur - Merlin. Hot Rod guards Vivian. It is disguised as a 1963 Citroën DS that belonged to her father. He then transforms into an orange and black Lamborghini Centenario while protecting the Autobots.
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In this movie, Hot Rod speaks with a French accent (just because he likes it) and has a unique weapon called the Time Blaster, which allows him to create a compressed time bubble (or something like that) that slows down time for someone... or or anything caught in this bubble.
One of the biggest surprises of Transformers: The Last Knight is the revelation that Earth itself is, in fact, a planet-sized Transformer. Namely, the Earth is ancient god Transformers by name.
Unicron is one of the most famous and iconic villains in the franchise. He was the "big bad" in the 1986 animated film Transformers. In the movie Unicron - absolutely new image, and while The Last Knight only hinted at the character's change, we expect Transformers 6 to show him off in full glory.
New Decepticons
Transformers: The Last Knight brings in a new team of Decepticons - and then destroys them all without making a big deal of it.
Transformers- a unique phenomenon. Introduced in 1984, the series of toys for young children has grown into something more over the course of a couple of decades. The saga of robots that can change their shape has matured and become incredibly popular around the world. The colorful universe of Transformers is, first of all, the story of an endless war between two factions of robots that flew to Earth from distant Cybertron.
The distant year 1984 became the starting point in the Transformers universe. It was then that the volcano awakened, and tremors launched the on-board computer on the alien ship from Cybertron.
In the same year, the first toys, the first animated series and the first comics were released. But the story of Transformers began a year earlier. In 1983, a famous American toy manufacturer Hasbro met at the annual exhibition in New York with colleagues from a Japanese company Takara . After weighing all the pros and cons, the companies decided to combine and refine the popular Takarov products “Diaclon” and “Micro Changes” in new series , intended for release on the US market. The series was simply called - transformers . For new toys it was developed story line .
and the characters of all the characters that were reflected in the animated series "Transformers" released in the same year and comics from Marvel Subsequently, the Transformers universe acquired many sequels - both new toys, comics, and TV series. Some were direct continuations of the original saga, others told about an alternative reality. In this article we will talk about the very first, original universe, which fans call G1, or
First generation
(Generation 1). Other “generations” are briefly described in the box of the same name.
From Cybertron to Earth Transformers are intelligent robots with the ability to “transform,” that is, change their body from one mode to another. Most transformers in basic mode are similar to people - two arms, two legs, one head. But the alternative mode can be absolutely incredible - from banal cars and planes to exotic video cameras and animals. An interesting question is about the origin of the “race” of transformers. There are two different versions about the origins of the Transformers and their home planet of Cybertron. The first, told in comics, says: at the dawn of time, a certain Single Entity created two robots capable of turning into entire planets - Unicron personified evil, Primus - good. What happened between them great battle
, from which Primus emerged as the undisputed winner. After some thought, he decided to forever remain the planet now known as Cybertron. Subsequently, Primus created on his surface |
The second version is reflected in the animated series. 12 million years ago, Cybertron was a factory run by the Quintessons. The factory produced robots for industrial and military needs. After a million years, they evolved and rebelled against the Quintessons, driving them off the planet.
Subsequently, this uprising was called the First Cybertronian War. But peace did not come, because military robots decided to conquer the entire planet, and with it the peaceful robots. Military robots named themselves Decepticons , and peaceful ones - Autobots
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Thanks to a new development that allowed robots to transform into other forms, the Autobots defeated the Decepticons in the Second Cybertronian War, and the Golden Age of Cybertron began. Coats of arms of Autobots and Decepticons. The Decepticons took into account their mistakes and secretly created a new unique transformer, their leader - Megatron. Megatron successfully completed the series
offensive operations
, destroyed the old Autobot leader and started the Third Cybertronian War. Optimus Prime became the new leader of the Autobots.
The civil war lasted millions of years. Energy reserves on Cybertron began to run out. To search for new resources, a huge Autobot research ship, the Ark, was created, which went into space with Optimus and a group of Autobots on board. The insidious Decepticons waited for the moment and boarded the Autobots from their Nemesis. The dilapidated “Ark” with Autobots and Decepticons on board crashed to Earth, into the mouth of a dormant volcano. The collision was so strong that everyone on the ship was completely deactivated.
In 1984, the volcano awoke and its vibrations triggered the Ark's on-board computer, which repaired the robots and adapted their alternate modes to Earth's conditions. The great civil war of transformers flared up with renewed vigor, now on Earth. The unknown planet became the new home for many Autobots. They made friends with people and made reliable allies. The first acquaintances of the Autobots were the Witwicky family - young Spike and his father, nicknamed Sparkplug. was a new toy line with redesigns of old characters. After the American “generations,” Japanese sequels appeared. Having thrown out the last, fourth season of the first generation, the Japanese continued the G1 series Headmasters followed by Masterforce And Victory.
After the Japanese, the baton was picked up by the Canadians, who released the first Transformers series with 3D graphics. Series Beast Wars told the story of the conflict between the Maximals and the Predacons, abandoned on prehistoric Earth. A continuation soon followed - Beast Machines and Japanese anime.
Beast Wars II After the story of the Maximals and Predacons, the Japanese tried to rethink the first generation from a new perspective. In the series Armada a third, neutral faction appeared - the Minicons, who could unite with the transformer and increase its strength. Latest series Cybertron
, has not yet been shown in its entirety in the United States.
Autobots
In fact, the entire history of the Transformers universe is an eternal war between good Autobots and evil Decepticons. Any war always has its leaders, generals, heroes and true legends. Let's talk briefly about the most remarkable transformers. Let's start with the Autobots.
Optimus Prime The most famous Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, will forever remain greatest hero
transformers. He is a brilliant scientist, mechanic and, above all, a warrior and strategist. Optimus Prime has only one weakness - he cannot allow a living creature to die.
Alternative mode - trailer with trailer. In robot mode, Prime has two remote-controlled modules: the Roller (a trolley-like scout robot) and the Combat Platform, which is obtained from a trailer when transformed. In his chest, Optimus Prime keeps a unique Autobot artifact - the Matrix of Leadership.
Rodimus Prime
Rodimus Prime is a new, redesigned version of the Transformer Hot Rod. Hot Rod was a simple soldier under Optimus, an ardent young man who dreamed of exploits and great battles. And then the dream came true - in the battle with Unicron, he inherited the Matrix of Leadership, changed and became the new leader of the Autobots.
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Hot Rod turned into a sports car with flames painted on the sides. Reborn as Rodimus Prime, he received a new alternate mode - an upgraded truck with the same "flame" paint job. |
Rodimus Prime
A mad scientist and brilliant racer, Wheeljack was often involved in the development of Autobot weapons. According to one version, it was he who created a detachment of Dinobots, powerful Autobot warriors, and also participated in the development of aerial bots and protectobots. Alternate mode - racing car Lancia Stratos 1975 model white.
Bumblebee
Bumblebee is the younger brother of the Autobots. Small, nimble Bumblebee brilliantly copes with the role of a spy and intelligence officer. Although his size gives him certain advantages, Bumblebee constantly worries that the Autobots treat him as a younger brother, but not an equal. That is why he often takes unnecessary risks. Bumblebee is one of the best friends of Spike Witwicky and his family. Alternate mode - yellow Volkswagen Beetle.
Transformers(1984) - original film and TV series, 98 episodes
Headmasters(1987) - alternate Japanese sequel to G1, 35 episodes
Masterforce(1988) - continuation, 42 episodes
Victory(1989) - continuation, 32 episodes
Zone(1990) - continuation, 1 episode
Series(1996) - free development of the theme, 52 episodes
told the story of the conflict between the Maximals and the Predacons, abandoned on prehistoric Earth. A continuation soon followed -(1999) - continuation, 26 episodes
and Japanese anime(1998) - free Japanese development of the theme, 43 episodes and a film
Beast Wars Neo(1999) - continuation, 35 episodes
Robots in Disguise(2000) - loose alternative retelling of G1, 39 episodes
Armada(2003) - loose alternative retelling of G1, 52 episodes
Energon(2004) - continuation, 51 episodes
Cybertron(2005) - loose alternative retelling of G1, 52 episodes
Decepticons
If the Autobots personify heroism and nobility, then the Decepticons - treachery and cruelty.
Megatron
The greatest, and most importantly, the permanent leader of the Decepticons. Megatron is a unique personality. This is a real evil genius, an excellent strategist who knows all the advantages and disadvantages of his subordinates and skillfully uses them. In 2005, Megatron was severely damaged in a fight with Optimus. His close ally Starscream betrayed him, threw him into space and doomed him to certain death. Unicron picked up a drifting Megatron and, after a brief conversation, transformed him into Galvatron.
Starscream
An "eternal traitor" and close ally of Megatron, perhaps second only to his leader in his lust for power. If Megatron is already the head of all Decepticons, then Starscream is just the commander of their air forces. He is passionate and ready to take any risk just to dislodge Megatron. Alas, Starscream is not very lucky - every attempt he makes ends in failure. Fortunately for him, his superiors appreciate his abilities and are not going to destroy the brilliant warrior ahead of time. Alternate mode - F-15 Eagle fighter jet in red and white.
Soundwave
One of Megatron's close associates.
An excellent and loyal fighter, a specialist in communications and everything related to sound. In his chest, Soundwave carries robotic cassette players that transform into audio cassettes. These are excellent spies and saboteurs. The most famous among them are the bullies Rumble and Frenzy, the panther Ravage, the bat Ratbet and the birds Laserbeak and Buzzsaw. Soundwave's alternate mode is a cassette recorder.
Shockwave
A cold-blooded, decisive and absolutely soulless transformer. Shockwave thinks exclusively logically, approaching every problem from the point of view of the problem that needs to be solved. This Decepticon has excellent combat power and good leadership qualities, thanks to which Megatron left him as his deputy on Cybertron during the events on Earth.
Starscream |
Alternate mode - laser gun. Shockwave did not come to Earth along with other Decepticons from Megatron's team, so his size is not adapted to earthly conditions - the height of the gun is as much as 10 meters. |
Soundwave
Unusual cars
Most Transformers have one alternate mode, they are approximately the same size and perform different functions. But among the huge mass of Autobots and Decepticons, there are exceptions.
Gestalts
The term “gestalt” (from German “gestalt” - form, personality) is usually used to refer to an integral personality consisting of many other “subpersonalities”. Transformers have this name for the technology with the help of which combined robots are created, as well as these robots. Gestalt is a transformer composed of smaller, full-fledged transformers.
The most famous Gestalt is the brutal, but slightly clumsy Devastator, consisting of six Constructicons - robots, whose alternate mode is construction equipment from an excavator to a bulldozer. Devastator was the very first Gestalt to be successfully created, and it was he who allowed the Decepticons to achieve an advantage in power. |
Soon this technology appeared among the Autobots.
In the series, three gestalt teams of Autobots are known - aerialbots, protectobots and technobots. The aerial robots transform into airplanes to form the fearless Superion. Protectobots transform into emergency vehicles - from ambulances to fire engines - and unite into Defensor, a loyal defender of people. The Technobots' alternate forms vary widely, ranging from a drilling rig to a motorcycle, but together they nonetheless form Computerron.
The Gestalt Decepticons are Devastator, Menezor, Bruticus, Abominus and Predaking. Stunticons (cars) form Menezor, Combaticons (old military equipment) - Bruticus, Terrorcons (monsters) - Abominus, and Predacons (robotic animals), respectively, Predaking. Almost all Decepticon gestalts were able to perform only one task - mindlessly destroy.
Dinobots and Insecticons Some transformers do not turn into planes and trains at all, but into the likeness of earthly life forms. Dinobots
- a squad of Autobots of impressive size with decent firepower and strength. Each of the Dinobots - Slag, Sludge, Snarl, Swoop and their permanent leader Grimlock - is a remarkable personality who does not particularly shine with intelligence and communicates at the level of “mine will hit you.” Dinobots transform into dinosaurs - pterodactyl, triceratops, stegosaurus and other lizards.
Transforming cities
In the world of Transformers, size matters. Especially if you can turn into an entire city. There are only two such robots, and they are the worst enemies. Metroplex protects the interests of the Autobots, and Trypticon fights for the Decepticons. Metroplex
emerged from the ruins of the destroyed Autobot city in 2005. This amazingly sized transformer spends most of its time in city mode, but can take on two other forms when necessary - a mobile battle station and a colossal robot. The left tower of Metroplex transforms into a Slammer tank, the central tower and six guns transform into a small robot called Sixgun, and a sports car, Scamper, is hidden inside Metroplex. Trypticon was created by the Constructicons from parts ordinary city
. This is a merciless and terrible death machine, ready to destroy everything in its path. Immediately after his birth, Trypticon destroyed the Autobots' "Ark". Like Metroplex, Trypticon has three modes - a military base, a mobile station and a huge tyrannosaurus. Its activities are supported by two autonomous droids - Full-Tilt and Brunt.
A regular transformer has two modes - robot and one alternative. But there are exceptions here too. Transformers with two alternative modes are called three-mode.
Each side has three three-mode units.
For the Decepticons, this is the warlike Blitzwing, capable of transforming into a tank and a MiG-25 fighter, and his comrade Astrotrain. The Astrotrain's main function is combat transport, and it successfully copes with it in train and space shuttle modes. After the Battle of Autobot City, they were joined by Octane, a fuel transport transformer with fuel tanker and tanker plane modes.
| Autobot tri-modes appeared after 2005 - the brave Springer (helicopter and car), Sandstorm (helicopter and sand buggy) and Broadside (plane and aircraft carrier). |
Russian adaptation Masterforce Transformers came to Russia in the early nineties, when Channel 6 of St. Petersburg began broadcasting . The question immediately arose - how to adapt the names of the characters for the Russian viewer. The translators chose the following option: names “in a high dialect” like Optimus Prime and Megatron were left unchanged, and a Russian equivalent was invented for everyone else. So, Starscream became Brawler , Shockwave - Exploded , Bumblebee - Hornet . There were also incidents - for example, Soundwave became Barkhan. (apparently, the translators heard Sandwave here - “Sand Wave”), and the character Hotspot - in general Masterforce, Headmasters, Victory, Series Compote Robots in Disguise. |
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By the way, in Russia, in addition to G1, TV series were shown
(partially), The development of the Transformers universe continues to this day. Japanese animators are making a strong contribution to the expansion of the saga, who last year completed a series called “Transformers: Galaxy Power” (in the USA - “Transformers: Cybertron”). At the same time, Hasbro itself never ceases to stir up interest in the universe. It releases a new re-release of the classic G1 in a line of toys called Transformers Universe, excellent quality Transformers toys based on existing prototype machines in the Transformers Alternators series and, of course, toys based on the Cybertron series. But the main event in the Transformers universe awaits us in 2007, when producer Steven Spielberg and director Michael Bay release the full-length
fiction film the whole world, which has become close to millions around the world. After all, there is much more to Transformers than meets the eye.
