Cybertronian

The Cybertronians (more commonly known to the Human race as Transformers) are a species of autonomous robotic life forms originating from the artificial planetoid Cybertron.

Anatomy
Cybertronians are a machine race that carries a "spark" inside their bodies. As long as this spark endures and remains intact, the Cybertronian can be rebuilt, no matter how much damage the unit has sustained. If the spark is extinguished or otherwise destroyed in some way, the Cybertronian cannot be rebuilt and remains permanently dead.

Various subspecies of Cybertronians exist, most of which have been known to inhabit colony worlds sponsored by the Thirteen Primes. These include:


 * Velocitronians from Velocitron, which is associated with Amalgamous Prime
 * Cityspeakers, Torchbearers and other Camiens from Caminus, which is associated with Solus Prime
 * Animatronians from Animatron, which is associated with Onyx Prime
 * Gigantions from Gigantion
 * Aquatronians and Aquatron
 * Combatronians from Combatron
 * Mutacons from Neutronia, which is associated with Amalgamous Prime
 * Micromasters from Micro and Gorlam Prime, the latter of which is associated with Quintus Prime
 * Micromaster Combiners sometimes from Devisiun, which is associated with Nexus Prime
 * Mini-Cons sometimes from Prion, which associated with Micronus Prime
 * Omnicons from Omnitron
 * Terrorcons from Planet Q
 * Noisemazes, Laserbeaks, and Unknowns from Planet X
 * Junkions from Junkion (occasionally)
 * Sharkticons from Quintessa, New Quintessa, and Aquatron (occasionally)
 * Allicons from Quintessa and New Quintessa (occasionally)
 * Terrans, BotBots, AllSpark Mutations, undead Terrorcons, and Unknowns from Earth, which is associated with the Thirteenth Prime/The Arisen

Various unnamed subspecies of Cybertronians have been confirmed to exist on, or are at least affiliated with, other colony worlds including Antilla (associated with Alpha Trion), Archon, Arduria (associated with Alchemist Prime), Athenia, Carcer (associated with Liege Maximo), "Colony Omicron", Elba, Elonia (associated with Prima), Hub, Lucifer, LV-117 (associated with Vector Prime), Master, Mayalx, New Kaon, Opulus, Paradron, Probat, Theophany, Tsiehshi (associated with Megatronus Prime/The Fallen), and Vehicon. Additionally, these colonies include an unnamed asteroid prison colony and some unnamed plants associated with Garnak and the Titan Croaton.

In addition to Micromasters, Micromaster Combiners, Mini-Cons, Noizemazes, Sharkticons, and undead Terrorcons, other subspecies of Cybertronians are commonly found on Cybertron. Most, if not all, of these subspecies are also regarded as subgroups of the various Cybertronian factions.

Cybertronian subspecies that also qualify as Autobot and/or Maximal subgroups include: Dinobots, Aerialbots, Protectobots, Technobots, Throttlebots, regular Monsterbots, Omnibots, Trainbots, Brainmasters, Combatibots, Duobots, Hydrobots, Lightformers, Multiforce, Triggerbots, Turbomasters, Motorvators, Anibots, Jointrons, Insectrons, Buzzsaws, and Caretakers.

Cybertronian subspecies that also qualify as Decepticon and/or Predacon subgroups include: Seekers, ancient Seekers, Insecticons, Stunticons, Combaticons, Constructicons, regular Terrorcons, modern Predacons, Seacons, Firecons, Horrorcons, Chompazoids, Lobstercons, Buffaloids, Snaketicons, Corvicons, Amphiboids, Skunkticons, Croctobots, Orangucons, Shrimpticons, Dreads, Photons, Duocons, Pretender Monsters, Trakkons, Triggercons, Autorollers, Combatrons, Torpedos, KSI Sentries, KSI Bosses, Junkheaps, Guardians, and "Two Heads".

Cybertronian subspecies that also qualify as subgroups for multiple factions include: Mini-Cassettes, Headmasters, Targetmasters, Action Masters, Pretenders, Triple Changers, Combiners, Titans, Shifters, Six Changers, Vehicons, Combi-Micromasters, Deployers, Cyclones, Mini-Con Weaponizers, full-sized Weaponizers, Modulators, Fossilizers, Activators, Transmetals, Fuzors, Technorganics, Omega Sentinels, Cloakers, Leapers, and other Multi-Component Transformers.

Cybertronian subspecies that are considered independent groups from any known faction include: Transcendent Technomorphs, ancient Predacons, technorganic Predacons, subterranean Monsterbots, Guardian Knights, Infernocons, Sparkless, Arachnicons, Scorponoks, L.M. Units, MorBots, Overcharges, and other Terrorbots.

Genetics
Despite appearing to be 100% machine, they possess a genetic material known as "CNA" (Cyber Nano Algorithms or Cybernueclic Acid).

Ecology
Cybertronians primarily consume a rare substance called Energon, which serves as both a fuel and their "life force". In its raw form, Energon is actually harmful to them, although not to organic life. In its processed form, Energon is essential to a Cybertronian's survival.

Cybertronians are sometimes preyed on by Scraplets. Strangely, both Unicron and Primacron are classified as "uberpredators" of the Cybertronian race.

Powers and abilities
A Cybertronian's primary ability is the "art" of transformation, in which they assume an alternate mode that grants them increased mobility. Alternate modes can also be used for stealth, as they can disguise themselves as unassuming machinery.

With the necessary equipment, Cybertronians can alter their appearance by scanning different vehicles. Technically speaking, nearly all Cybertronians possess this ability.

Because they do not need to breathe, Cybertronians can survive underwater and in the vacuum of space.

Cybertronians possess superhuman strength while in robot mode and superhuman speed while in vehicle mode.

Cybertronians possess enhanced agility and reflexes in both robot and vehicle mode. These abilities can be enhanced by the Headmaster binding process.

A Cybertronian's body has natural armor made from a special alloy that allows them to withstand most conventional attacks and certain alien technologies. They also have a limited self-repair system to fix minor damage.

Cybertronians can not only access built-in weapons, but they also utilize external weaponry. Their targeting accuracy can be enhanced by the Headmaster binding.

Cybertronians with aerial vehicle modes are capable of flying in robot mode using kibble from their alternate mode, such as jet thrusters and helicopter rotors. Similarly, Cybertronians who can transform into birds, insects, and avian reptiles can fly in robot mode using their beast mode's wings.

Because they are not exactly natural lifeforms, Cybertronians do not have what would commonly qualify as a natural predator. For example, Archa Seven Arachnids are not considered a natural predator to Cybetronians.

Weaknesses
Not all Cybertronians can transform, as those predating the Second Cybertronian Civil War may not have this ability. There is also a limit to what kind of alternate modes a Cybertronian can assume, as they cannot assume a form larger than their robot mode.

Cybertronians are vulnerable to unnatural diseases such as Cosmic Rust, the Hate Plague, and transformation viruses. They are also vulnerable to "uberpredators" such as Scraplets, Unicron, and Primacron.

Cybertronians from the Malgus Cluster are unable to safely become a Triple or Six Changer because adopting multiple alternate modes would strain their bodies to the point of affecting their mental state. The most famous example of this inevitability is Blitzwing.

Cybertronians are vulnerable to, and can be affected by, exotic forms of power such as magic and reality manipulations.

Cybertronians are vulnerable to being controlled by parasitic life forms.

Cybertronians are sensitive to electromagnetic projections. They can also be either disabled or restrained by Cybertronian stasis cuffs.

There is a limit to a Cybertronian's durability, as their armor is vulnerable to the most extreme temperatures. As such, this armor can be damaged or breached with either sufficient pressure or special materials and weapons. Similarly, their internal workings and other functions are vulnerable to being hacked, damaged, or overloaded.

Custom-forged and augmented Cybertronians can have trouble fighting against sufficiently powerful opponents and forces, indicating a limit to their physical strength.

Cybertronians can be immobilized or hampered in both vehicle mode and robot mode if they receive severe damage to either of their forms.

Despite being machines, Cybertronians are still susceptible to exhaustion. Similarly, if they either receive enough damage or go too long without refueling, they will shut down and possibly enter stasis lock.

Culture and society
Throughout the multiverse, Cybertronians are divided into multiple factions, as listed below. Various subgroups of these factions exist; as mentioned before, most (if not all) of them as considered subspecies of the larger Cybertronian race.

Several subspecies of Cybertronians are occasionally affiliated with the Quintessons including Sharkticons, Allicons, Infernocons, modern Predacons, and Terrorcons from both Cybertron and Planet Q.

Autobots


Autobots are one of the primary factions of Cybertronians, most commonly portrayed as being generally heroic and honorable. They tend to be dedicated to peace and feel a need to protect other races (especially Humans) from their enemies, the Decepticons.

Autobots usually transform into domestic, civilian-oriented vehicles such as cars, trucks, and rescue vehicles. However, this is not always the case, as the necessities of war have led many ne'er-do-wells, malcontents, and unsavory types that are certainly present in their ranks to adopt more combat-oriented alternate forms.

While they have usually found themselves outnumbered by the Decepticons, the Autobots have always had home-field advantage as they have the humans' military support. There are also more places on Earth to fall back on whereas the Decepticons are entirely unwelcome on Earth.

A key concept that is present throughout most universes include the use of the name Prime (or a variation thereof) to denote Autobot leadership, the most common being Optimus Prime. Another key concept is the existence of an artifact of great life-giving power that is traditionally held by their leader, usually referred to as a "Matrix". Autobots are also commonly considered to be ancestors of the Maximals.

Decepticons


Decepticons are one of the primary factions of Cybertronians, most commonly portrayed as the villainous enemies of the Autobots. They are typically concerned with conquering Cybertron, defeating the Autobots, amassing large quantities of energon, developing powerful weaponry, and beating people up, though not necessarily in that order.

Decepticons generally transform into transform into military attack vehicles and weaponry, though can also assume less combat-oriented alternate forms when stealth is required.

Decepticons are led by the most powerful of their ranks, the founder of which is a member of the Thirteen known as Megatronus Prime, also known as "The Fallen" In modern times, the Decepticons are most commonly led by a disciple of The Fallen known as Megatron. This tends to cause some conflict, given how generally every Decepticon thinks that they are the most powerful. Decepticons are also commonly considered to be ancestors of the Predacon faction.

Decepticons are not exactly the most compassionate beings in the universe, but not all fight for greed. More than a few have a sense of honor, while others believe that Cybertron would be better protected by aggressive expansion. Ultimately, the Decepticons desire to protect their homeworld, even if it is at the expense of others.

In the Viron cluster, the Decepticons are classified as a subgroup of Predacons with vehicular alternate modes.

Maximals
Maximals are one of the primary factions of Cybertronians, most commonly portrayed as the heroic descendants of the Autobots. Arising from the ashes of the Great War, they control Cybertron under the Pax Cybertronia and owe their origins to the Great Upgrade, which provided the downsized, fuel-efficient bodies that became the hallmark of both them and the Predacons.

Maximals generally transform into mammals, birds, and aquatic life. However, this is not a hard-and-fast rule as certain Maximals transform into insects, reptiles, or dinosaurs. Similar to other Cybertronians of their time, Maximals utilize activation codes when converting between robot and alternate mode, the most common being "Maximize".

In many ways, the Maximals share traits with their Autobot counterparts. Primarily a "civilian" race, they are committed to upholding the peaceful, democratic values of their forebears. The Maximals are generally led by a successor of Optimus Prime known as Optimus Primal. All this said, Maximals are not perfect as they still have their jerks. Additionally, Maximal science has occasionally resulted in the odd unethical scientific horrors.

The most distinctive factor of Maximal physiology is their development of pseudo-organic beast modes, allowing them to adopt alternate modes that blend in seamlessly with the organic lifeforms found elsewhere in the universe. This technology, an offshoot of earlier Pretender tech, sheathes a beast mode in an artificial organic skin, integrating its natural instincts directly into the Maximal form.

Predacons
Not to be confused with various subspecies of the same name, Predacons are one of the primary factions of Cybertronians, most commonly portrayed as the evil descendants of the Decepticons. This is evident by them taking their moniker from the Predacons of their ancestors' time. Nevertheless, they owe some of their origins to the Great Upgrade, which provided the downsized, fuel-efficient bodies that became the hallmark of both them and the Maximals.

Predacons generally transform into dinosaurs, other reptiles, insects, and amphibians. However, this is not a strict rule as certain Predacons transform into aquatic life, mythical beasts, or even military vehicles. Similar to other Cybertronians of their time, Predacons utilize activation codes when converting between robot and alternate mode, the most common being "Terrorrize".

Combining brute strength and bestial cunning, the Predacons follow in the footsteps of their Decepticon counterparts by seeking power at any cost. Driven by resentment and hatred for Maximals and Autobots alike, they aim to usurp their enemies and claim what they see as their rightful place in the universe. Though some Predacons hold to a strange sense of honor, others have no qualms with lying and cheating to claw their way to the top. The Predacons are generally led by a successor of Megatron who not only shares his name but regards himself the descendent of the original Decepticon leader.

The most distinctive factor of Predacon physiology is their development of pseudo-organic beast modes, allowing them to adopt alternate modes that blend in seamlessly with the organic lifeforms found elsewhere in the universe. This technology, an offshoot of earlier Pretender tech, sheathes a beast mode in an artificial organic skin, integrating its natural instincts directly into the Predacon form.

The adjective for "of or pertaining to the Predacons" is Predaconial, though it is extremely common to simply substitute 'Predacon'.

In the Viron cluster, the Predacons are alternatively portrayed as the primary opponents of the Autobots as opposed to the Decepticons.

Star Seekers
Star Seekers are one of the primary factions of Cybertronians, most commonly portrayed as sharing a culture similar to Earth pirates. As such, they are generally led by captains such as Thundertron, who claims to be "the mightiest freebooter on the spaceways"; and Cannonball, a Decepticon whose name has been passed down as a mantle for a lineage of great pirates. They also travel around in massive spaceships, most prominently the Tidal Wave.

Aside from being merciless pirates, the inadvertent destruction of their home planets by Cybertronian neglect has given Star Seekers an unquenchable hatred and a desire for revenge. They have vowed to hunt down and slaughter anyone who comes from Cybertron, and are equally brutal with anyone else who would get in their way.

The Dread Pirate Crew are Star Seekers based on the blueprints of Decepticons Pounce and Wingspan that form the backbone of Cannonball's crew aboard the Tidal Wave. They may not be the sharpest cutlasses in the block, but they at least get the pillaging and plundering done.

Mercenaries
"There are no factions out here."

- Doubledealer

Mercenaries are one of the primary factions of Cybertronians, most commonly portrayed as dangerous yet skilled operatives. Compared to other factions, their only allegiance is to whichever side they find most beneficial at any given time. Mercenaries are often regarded as one of the few unforeseen dangers ahead of the Autobots and Decepticons in their civil war.

Mercenaries are quite vengeful those clients that double-cross them, such as when the crew of the Fool's Fortune retaliated against the Quintesson Judge Deseeus for refusing to pay Doubledealer. They are also intolerant of failure, such as when Trypticon fired Soundblaster's team after they were defeated by a team of Dinobots lead by Grimlock.

Unlike other Cybertronian factions, Mercenaries do not have a single leader. Instead, they are comprised of several teams, or crews if they own a spaceship. These units are led by elite individuals including Soundblaster, Doubledealer, and Trypticon. While its membership generally includes Cybertronians, other species such as the Thraals can join the Mercenaries.

A number of confirmed Mercenaries include Coneheads, Mini-Cassettes, Horrorcons, and Junkions that are portrayed in other universes as being affiliated with the Autobots or Decepticons.

Terrorcons
Not to be confused with various subspecies of the same name, Terrorcons of the Tyran Cluster are a faction of Cybertronians portrayed as common enemies of both the Maximals and Predacons, having followed them across time to the era of their Autobot and Decepticon ancestors.

It is speculated that these Terrorcons share some sort of connection to Unicron due to the design of their insignia.

Wreckers
To be added

Cybertron Elite Guard
To be added

Lightning Strike Coalition
To be added

Technology
Cybertronian technology has developed to the point where they can convert most forms of energy into Energon.

Religion
Many Cybertronian colonies are associated with the Thirteen, a group of 13 ancient Cybertronians designated as Primes.

It is a common belief amongst Maximals that their sparks are either part of or fragments of Primus, the mythical creator of the Cybertronian race.

General
The Cybertronian species is an old race with an odd and murky tale that is their origin. Various accounts claim they created by either the Quintessons or a deity known as Primus, while others claim that they came into existence by a relic known as the AllSpark. Some accounts even say Cybertronians naturally evolved like most organic species, which is most likely true for the inhabitants of Cybertron's colonies.

Primax Cluster
The earliest records we have of Cybertronian history is during a point when they were enslaved by the Quintessons, the future divided factions were originally sold in two product lines, the Autobots were sold as consumer products and the Decepticons were military hardware. After fully achieving sapience, the Cybertronians rose up against their oppressors and became more than just "robots".

Unfortunately, the two sides just did not see eye to eye, and so began the many Cybertronian Civil Wars. During the second of these civil wars, the Cybertronians had a micro-evolution which gave them their most notable ability: the power of transformation. With this new ability at their fingertips, their people began a Golden Age, both for themselves and their planet. However, this age came to a screeching halt when some Decepticons created their new leader, Megatron.

Under this new leadership, the Decepticons rose up, and took most of the planet for themselves. Along the way, Megatron nearly killed a dock worker known as Orion Pax, who later became a prime and led the Autobots off the planet in search of more energy. Little did they know, the Decepticons were in pursuit of their spacecraft. Following the short confrontation, the Autobot ship with the Decepticons still inside crash-landed into a mountain on Earth where they remained in a vegetative state for millions of years before awakening in 1984 and continuing their battles.

Eventually by the year 2005, the Autobots had established a permanent base on Earth and outposts on Cybertron's two moons, whereas the Decepticons had fully conquered Cybertron itself. Unfortunately, before both moons were devoured by Unicron. After the battle with the monster planet, the Autobots had finally reclaimed their home and the surviving Decepticons fled to the planet Charr. After more conflicts involving Galvatron's Decepticons, the Quintessons, and the Nebulons, they Autobots finally won the war and all was well.

In certain universe, there were some smaller conflicts in Earth's prehistoric past between Maximals and Predacons, time-travelling descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons. This period was known as the "Beast Wars" due to the combatants of both factions possessing the alternate modes of animals.

Beast Era Factions

 * The term "Maximal" is a combination of "Maxima", the Nissan car driven by Hasbro team marketing coordinator Vincent D'Alleva; and Manimals, a scrapped toyline for the G.I. Joe franchise. This name came from a last-minute attempt by D'Alleva to figure out a name that would represent the protagonist faction for the franchise, clear trademark checks, and please the executive group.
 * During the production of Beast Wars: Transformers, the Maximals went by the early working name Cyberbeasts.
 * Across the first two seasons of the Beast Wars animated series, the Predacons as a people underwent some major development changes. In the series' production bible, the Predacons were described as "a race of feral conquerors who believe they alone have the right to rule Cybertron (and any other planet they can train their lasers on)", with Megatron stated to be "the most feared leader of the Predacons."
 * This characterization was very much reflected in the cartoon's first season, whenever Megatron would wax poetic about acquiring enough Energon to conquer the galaxy and whenever treacherous Predacons such as Terrorsaur and Blackarachnia would speak of overthrowing Megatron as the means to rule the Predacons as a whole. At the time, the context behind these factors implied that Megatron was the leader of all Predacons, rather than just the few stranded with him on prehistoric Earth.
 * However, the second season would introduce new concepts like the Predacon Alliance, the Tripredacus Council, and the Pax Cybertronia, reinventing the Predacons as merely second-class citizens to the greater Maximal government during a centuries-old peacetime, with Megatron instead considered a rogue criminal even by his own people.
 * Due to the pushed-back release of the second and third seasons of Beast Wars in Japan, the two spin-off series Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo evidently took inspiration from the first season's "galactic conquerors" depiction of Megatron and his crew, as both Predacon leaders Galvatron and Magmatron each sought to conquer the whole universe and even had the resources to do so: Both of them were well known by the general Maximal populace as an "Emperor of Destruction" who answered to no higher Predacon authority (which initially seemed to be the case for Megatron in Season One of Beast Wars), and each captained their own crews aboard powerful space vessels that roamed the cosmos in search of great energy sources (likely inspired by Megatron's own quest for energon in Beast Wars season one).
 * However, with the later repositioning of Beast Wars II and Neo to instead take place in the far distant future after Beast Machines, the depiction of the Predacons being at war in open conflict with the Maximals in the two Japanese series is one that is set long after the Pax Cybertronia.
 * International packaging used different names for the Predacons. Depending on the market, those names either were or were not used consistently throughout the Beast Wars and 2001 Transformers: Robots in Disguise toylines' runs. European packaging was comparably straightforward:
 * The trilingual European Beast Wars packaging variant that featured texts in English, Spanish and Italian (easily identified by the double title "Beast Wars/Biocombat") consistently called the faction "Predacon", or "Predacons" for the plural form.
 * Meanwhile, the trilingual European Beast Wars packaging variant that featured texts in French, Dutch and German (easily identified by the double title "Beast Wars/Ani Mutants") consistently called the faction "Predator", or "Predators" for the plural form.
 * European Robots in Disguise packaging, which existed in two multilingual packaging versions alternatively featuring texts in English, French, Dutch and German, or in French, Spanish, Italian and German, called the faction "Predacons" for the English, Spanish and Italian portions, and "Predators" for the French, Dutch and German portions.
 * Canadian/Latin American packaging is where it gets really confusing:
 * For the 1996 and 1997 Beast Wars releases, the French-Canadian name was consistently "Pr é dacon", or "Pr é dacons" for the plural form, with an accent above the "e". This name was still used for early 1998 releases such as Quickstrike, Sky Shadow, Transmetal Tarantulas, and Transmetal Megatron.
 * But then, in mid-1998, Hasbro decided to apply the French European faction name to the Canadian figures as well, but again spelled it with an accent above the "e", "Pr é da tor ". This spelling was used for Terragator, Injector, and Transmetal Waspinator.
 * But then, for the late 1998 releases, Hasbro suddenly decided to spell the French Canadian name "Prédator e ", with an additional "e" at the end. This spelling was used for Buzzclaw, Transmetal Terrorsaur, Scavenger, and Rampage.
 * By 1999, Hasbro had reversed that second decision, and all figures now consistently featured the spelling "Prédator", which was used for the remainder of the Beast Wars line, as well as the 2001 Robots in Disguise line.
 * The Spanish name for Latin America was similarly inconsistent:
 * Beast Wars toy packaging consistently identified the individual figures as "Predac ó n", with an accent above the "o".
 * However, the Spanish translation of the franchise summary on the back referred to them by the plural form "Predac o ns", without an accent, just like on the trilingual European packaging variant that featured Spanish as one of its languages, even though the French translation of the franchise summary featured on the very same packaging did make heavy use of accents, so it's not like there was a problem with that particular font used that couldn't display accents.
 * The Spanish translation of the franchise summary on 2001 Robots in Disguise toy packaging, toy bios for both Bruticus and Megatron's toys, and Megatron's Tech Spec card, referred to the faction by the plural form "Predac o n e s", with an additional "e", and no accents.
 * But then Bruticus's Tech Spec card referred to the singular form as "Pr ea c ó n", with an accent and misspelled without a "d".
 * According to Randolph Heard, the Transformers: Cyberverse creative team considered including Blackarachnia in the first two seasons of the show. Unfortunately, she was unable to make the cut because the crew never found a spot to add her in that made sense.
 * Despite that, Blackrachnia would appear in the Tiny Turbo Changers assortment of the Cyberverse toyline.

Star Seekers

 * Thundertron's status as a captain of an independent ship, his apparent peg leg, and his unending quest for vengeance harken back to Captain Ahab from the classic novel Moby-Dick.
 * According to Rik Alvarez, the original plan for the third season of Transformers: Prime was to introduce the Star Seekers, referred to by the creative team as simply "pirates", as threats on a rejuvenated Cybertron. However, these early plans were scrapped in favor of the Beast Hunters season and the Star Seekers were replaced with the ancient Predacons.
 * It was these original plans that prompted both the release of the Transformers: Prime Voyager Class Thundertron toy and the seeds of their backstory being incorporated into the "Aligned" novels.
 * One such concept for this season would have involved the Autobot Cosmos appearing as an unwilling scout for the Star Seekers, having been forcefully recruited by Thundertron after the pirates invaded and destroyed his home planet GoBotron.
 * The creative team wanted to resurrect an idea from the unproduced fourth season of Transformers Animated for Cosmos' design and the circumstances to his arrival on Earth by having his alternate mode be a "cool spaceship" based on his traditional "flying saucer UFO" form. This choice of vehicle mode would have been acquired after scanning a prop from a B-movie set.

Terrorcon Faction

 * It was first revealed on Steven Caple Jr.'s Instagram account that Scourge's vehicle mode would be a black Peterbilt 359 logging semi-truck whereas Nightbird's vehicle mode would be a Nissan Skyline GT-R R33.
 * Several months later, Cuscopolita's reports on the vehicles with the film's Peru crew would identity the orange 1980s GMC TopKick C7000 tow truck Terrorcon as Battletrap.
 * Freezer was first revealed as a Studio Series-original character before being confirmed to appear in the film by Sam Smith in his Instagram account.
 * Scourge's black semi-truck mode evokes both his 2001 Transformers: Robots in Disguise counterpart, who was also a dark mirror of Optimus Prime; and Megatron's design in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, due to the Mad Max-inspired aesthetics on the vehicle.
 * Scourge's grill is decorated with insignia "trophies" taken from his slain enemies including Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, Mercenaries, and Wreckers.
 * The Wrecker insignias specifically use the two-hammer symbol first seen in the 2019 IDW continuity.
 * The idea of Scourge collecting insignias from his victims may be a reference to the 1971 film Duel, which featured a similar evil truck with "trophies" along the grill in the form of license plates.