Triple Changer

Triple Changer
General Information
Homeworld	Cybertron (generally) Various Cybertronian colonies (varies by individual)
Body type	Robotic
Height	Varies
Locomotion	Varies
Diet	None (fueled by energon)
Lifespan	Potentially immortal
Sapience level	Sapient
Subspecies/Races	Transmetal Hydrobot Overcharge Mini-Con Triple Changer Headmaster Triple Changer Combatron Triple Changer Constructicon Triple Changer Planet Q Terrorcon Triple Changer Velocitronian Triple Changer Camien Triple Changer Paradronian Triple Changer
Species origin	Similar to other Cybertronians
Racial abilities	Transformation
Behind the Scenes
Universe	Transformers

Triple Changers are a subspecies of Cybertronians commonly found on the planet Cybertron, though others have been found on various Cybertronian colonies.

Biology

Anatomy

Triple Changers share a similar biology to other Cybertronians, except they possess two alternates modes rather than just one.

Powers and abilities

Triple Changers share many of the same abilities as other Cybertronians.

In the heat of battle, Triple Changers can rapidly change form to confuse and outflank enemies.

Weaknesses

Triple Changers share many of the same weaknesses as other Cybertronians.

Cybertronians from the Malgus Cluster are unable to safely become a Triple 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.

History

The first batch Triple Changers to be created were Decepticons, who were developed as warriors capable of traveling by land and air with equal ease in their quest for ever-greater machines of war. To counter this threat, the Autobots also developed their own group of Triple Changers.

Gallery

Autobot Triple Changers

Springer

Sandstorm, a Paradronian Triple Changer

Broadside

Sky Lynx (Earth Wars)

Galaxy Shuttle (Legacy)

Laserbeak (Armada)

Drift/Deadlock (Age of Extinction)

Decepticon Triple Changers

Dreadwind (Robots in Disguise 2001)

Blitzwing (Animated)

Megatron (Animated; Marauder body)

Astrotrain (Cyberverse)

Primax Triple Changers

Blitzwing (G1)

Astrotrain (G1)

Octane "Octone"

Doubledealer (Earth Wars)

Dreadwing

Airachnid

Aurex Triple Changers

Megatron (Cybertron)

Galvatron (Cybertron)

Scorponok, a Planet Q Terrorcon Triple Changer

Shockblast

Six Shot

Tyran Triple Changers

Megatron (Bumblebee)

Shatter

Dropkick (Bumblebee)

Blitzwing (Bumblebee Movie Prequel)

Mixmaster, a Constructicon Triple Changer (Revenge of the Fallen)

Shockwave (Transformers: The Game)

Maximal Triple Changers

Depth Charge

Apache

Predacon Triple Changers

Protoform X/Rampage

BB, a Combatron Triple Changer

Negative-Polarity Triple Changers

Blitzwing (Shattered Glass)

Blitzwing (Shattered Glass Animated)

Blitzwing (Shattered Glass Animated; alternate colors)

Miscellaneous

Stardrive, a Camien Triple Changer/Dire Wraith hybrid

Honk, a Velocitronian Triple Changer

Notes

• Various characters have been referred to Triple Changers in various external media such as toy commercials and packaging. A prime example of this phenomena is Generation 2 Dreadwing, who is explicitly stated to be a Triple Changer in various Generation 2 toy commercials.
  • Although Transmetals are vaguely similar to Triple Changers, a commercial for Beast Wars Ultra Class Transmetals toys explicitly refers to Depth Charge and Rampage as Triple Changers.
  • IDW's Beast Wars Sourcebook labels B'Boom as a Triple Changer due to his "mega artillery attack mode". Although Beast Wars II Apache is not labelled as a Triple Changer, he does share a similar design to B'Boom.
  • Beast Wars II BB and Robots in Disguise 2001 Dreadwind are likely Triple Changers due to sharing a mold with Generation 2 Dreadwing.
  • Galaxy Shuttle is exclusively portrayed as a Triple Changer in the Legacy toyline due to sharing a mold with War for Cybertron: Siege Astrotrain.
• Doubledealer is only portrayed as a Triple Changer for his Generations: Thrilling 30 toy and in both the War for Cybertron Trilogy and Earth Wars game, being portrayed as a Powermaster-type Bonded Master elsewhere.
  • In the case of the Thrilling 30 toy, the figure was retooled from Blitzwing. As for his other appearances, his Decepticon "bird" mode has been reworked in an aerial vehicle mode.
• Similar to Doubledealer, Sky Lynx is exclusively portrayed as a Triple Changer in the Earth Wars game, being portrayed as a Multi-Component Transformer in other media.
• The live-action film series incarnation of Megatron was identified as a Triple Changer in Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe. He was also shown with two alternate modes, his Cybertronian jet mode from the previous film and a new Cybertronian tank mode, in the Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation.
  • However, Megatron's Triple Changing ability was absent in the final film, as well as all toys based on his resurrected design. A Leader Class toy based on his unused Generation 1-inspired design in Bumblebee would eventually be released in 2024 as a Triple Changer.
• Within the Bumblebee film, Blitzwing is exclusively depicted as a Seeker. However, various toys and IDW Publishing's Bumblebee Movie Prequel comic instead depicting the character as a Triple Changer with both fighter jet and assault tank vehicle modes much like previous incarnations.
• Although they are from different universes, Galvanic Mechamorphs can merge with Cybertronians and probably prevent them from going insane when upgrading them into Triple Changers.
• According to Bumblebee director Travis Knight, Shatter's robot mode is "partially inspired" by the Generation 1 incarnation of Nightbird because he thought that the Earth Transformer's design was really cool.
• According to IDW Transformers editor David Mariotte, Honk from the Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits comic is a Triple Changer, with their alternate modes being a robotic frog-like creature and a clown car.
  • Interestingly, Honk being a Triple Changer with robot, vehicle, and beast modes is coincidentally similar to the Horrorcons.