One Transformer Fact A Day
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I will post one fact about the Transformers franchise within every 24 hour span. Facts may range from deep, obscure trivia to casual knowledge.
Primary source of information is tfwiki.net
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Primary source of information is tfwiki.net
Inbox open for suggestions of a daily fact.
Wheezing Arrow, originally a character from IDW Artists Hayato Sakamotos fanworks, was made into an official character through a cameo in IDW2005.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Wheezing Arrow, originally a character from IDW Artists Hayato Sakamotos fanworks, was made into an official character through a cameo in IDW2005.
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This concept art was later referenced in the Energon Universe comics, as a Quintesson beast named the "Mechanokoar" which Megatron battles with.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This concept art was later referenced in the Energon Universe comics, as a Quintesson beast named the "Mechanokoar" which Megatron battles with.
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Released in the 8th wave of the initial Universe toyline, Frostbite is a redeco of Beast Wars Transmetal Jawbreaker. He has exactly 2 fictional appearances.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Released in the 8th wave of the initial Universe toyline, Frostbite is a redeco of Beast Wars Transmetal Jawbreaker. He has exactly 2 fictional appearances.
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Strafe is a character seen in IDW2005, originally a normal Camien, she was mutated into a Dinobot by contaminated energon. Her name and double-headed alt mode are references to the Age of Extinction character of the same name.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Strafe is a character seen in IDW2005, originally a normal Camien, she was mutated into a Dinobot by contaminated energon. Her name and double-headed alt mode are references to the Age of Extinction character of the same name.
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"Rails" is a character originating from an early script of TFTM86, a Train who Transforms into a large snake. Currently, his only canon role is in the Transformers Roleplaying game, and currently, he has no official design.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Rails" is a character originating from an early script of TFTM86, a Train who Transforms into a large snake. Currently, his only canon role is in the Transformers Roleplaying game, and currently, he has no official design.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
An experiment was attempted by Hasbro during Beast Wars, peppering same character redecoes halfway through waves. Unlike modern attempts, these were running changes, not addressed as any different from the base mold. Prowl and Dinobot 2 were the only attempts.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
An experiment was attempted by Hasbro during Beast Wars, peppering same character redecoes halfway through waves. Unlike modern attempts, these were running changes, not addressed as any different from the base mold. Prowl and Dinobot 2 were the only attempts.
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Starting in 2012, Hasbro released many GI Joe vehicle molds in Transformers themed colorschemes for the next few years, often including extra Transformer themed accessories for the included Joe figures.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Starting in 2012, Hasbro released many GI Joe vehicle molds in Transformers themed colorschemes for the next few years, often including extra Transformer themed accessories for the included Joe figures.
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Released as a Basic Class in the Beast Wars toyline, "Optimus Minor" transforms into a vague monkey. In the world of the Legends Comics, he is Optimus Primals son.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Released as a Basic Class in the Beast Wars toyline, "Optimus Minor" transforms into a vague monkey. In the world of the Legends Comics, he is Optimus Primals son.
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The "Six Clan" is a shadowy organization of Ninjas that watch over the darker corners of the cosmos. Per their name, the group is largely comprised of six changers, Sixshot among them.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The "Six Clan" is a shadowy organization of Ninjas that watch over the darker corners of the cosmos. Per their name, the group is largely comprised of six changers, Sixshot among them.
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The Korean Company "Sonokong" released many Takara figures for the Korean market, occasionally including oddballs, such as Beast Wars 2 Megastorm, sold in Autobot packaging, named "Armored Core," on shelves during the Car Robots era.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Korean Company "Sonokong" released many Takara figures for the Korean market, occasionally including oddballs, such as Beast Wars 2 Megastorm, sold in Autobot packaging, named "Armored Core," on shelves during the Car Robots era.
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In the film "The Last Knight," Bumblebee has the ability to dismember and then reassemble himself at will, it is never explained when and how he got this ability.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
In the film "The Last Knight," Bumblebee has the ability to dismember and then reassemble himself at will, it is never explained when and how he got this ability.
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From the 2003 Dinobots toyline, Dinobot Slapper shares an unfortunate name scheme with fellow Dinobot Slag, both "Slapper" and "Slag" being UK derived insults directed toward promiscuous women.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
From the 2003 Dinobots toyline, Dinobot Slapper shares an unfortunate name scheme with fellow Dinobot Slag, both "Slapper" and "Slag" being UK derived insults directed toward promiscuous women.
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Described in "The Last Knight" as a Headmaster, there is a cut scene that would've seen Cogman piloting Nitro Zeuses decapitated body for his own. This scene is referenced by Nitro Zeuses figure having a Titan Master compatible removable head.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Described in "The Last Knight" as a Headmaster, there is a cut scene that would've seen Cogman piloting Nitro Zeuses decapitated body for his own. This scene is referenced by Nitro Zeuses figure having a Titan Master compatible removable head.
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Earthspark Cosmos' deluxe class figure features an easter egg, depicting the theme park ride the autobot was fashioned into during the events of the show.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Earthspark Cosmos' deluxe class figure features an easter egg, depicting the theme park ride the autobot was fashioned into during the events of the show.
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Transit is a Decepticon character initially intended to appear in the film Rise of the Beasts. A whole scene of his appearance was nearly completed before he was scrapped. The scene depicting him was removed due to test audiences finding it too dark.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Transit is a Decepticon character initially intended to appear in the film Rise of the Beasts. A whole scene of his appearance was nearly completed before he was scrapped. The scene depicting him was removed due to test audiences finding it too dark.
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Alex Malto in Earthspark includes many characters in his collection of Transformer themed memorabilia, including a very prominent figure of Doubledealer.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Alex Malto in Earthspark includes many characters in his collection of Transformer themed memorabilia, including a very prominent figure of Doubledealer.
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Kingdom Vertebreak and Dracodon, along with Earthspark Jawbreaker, turn into Dracorexes and a Stygimoloch. However, their alt modes might just be juvenile Pachycephalosaurus, as the validlity of the prior 2 dinosaurs as distinct genuses is debated.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Kingdom Vertebreak and Dracodon, along with Earthspark Jawbreaker, turn into Dracorexes and a Stygimoloch. However, their alt modes might just be juvenile Pachycephalosaurus, as the validlity of the prior 2 dinosaurs as distinct genuses is debated.
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Rather famously/infamously, the IDW2005 incarnation of Shockwave is largely responsible for a lot of the major happenings of that continuity, due in no small part to being sent back in time, pretending to be Onyx Prime to influence history.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Rather famously/infamously, the IDW2005 incarnation of Shockwave is largely responsible for a lot of the major happenings of that continuity, due in no small part to being sent back in time, pretending to be Onyx Prime to influence history.
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G1 Broadsides toy bio describes him as having both a fear of heights and a fear of the ocean.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
G1 Broadsides toy bio describes him as having both a fear of heights and a fear of the ocean.
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Based on an unused Decepticon deco for Quickswitch, "Killswitch" appears in the story "Of Masters and Mayhem," later being inducted into the Six Clan, getting his name changed to "Hexadeathimal."
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November 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Based on an unused Decepticon deco for Quickswitch, "Killswitch" appears in the story "Of Masters and Mayhem," later being inducted into the Six Clan, getting his name changed to "Hexadeathimal."
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Since Minimus Ambus does not appear in any Japanese-Original fiction, Takara elected to redeco his figure into Alpha Trion when released with Legends Ultra Magnus.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Since Minimus Ambus does not appear in any Japanese-Original fiction, Takara elected to redeco his figure into Alpha Trion when released with Legends Ultra Magnus.
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The "Legacy World," described by the Takaratomy online toy bios, is a mysterious reality that pulls random denizens of other worlds in. The "amalgam effect" is a nebulous property of this world, responsible for the redesigns some characters get.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The "Legacy World," described by the Takaratomy online toy bios, is a mysterious reality that pulls random denizens of other worlds in. The "amalgam effect" is a nebulous property of this world, responsible for the redesigns some characters get.
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Following this, the "Optimus" of this story was later revealed to be a Maximal named Domitius Major, while the "Bumblebee" was a Maximal named Centurion, who continued to appear in stories during later IDW05.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Following this, the "Optimus" of this story was later revealed to be a Maximal named Domitius Major, while the "Bumblebee" was a Maximal named Centurion, who continued to appear in stories during later IDW05.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM