Questions tagged [transformers-live-action-series]
The Transformers Live Action Series is a series of (so far) six films, all directed by Michael Bay. Use this tag for questions concerning this continuity, including any tie-in materials such as comics. Use along with [transformers], optionally use tags for the specific film.
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"Transformers: The Last Knight" Unicron horn locations error
I have watched the Transformers: Last Knight (2017) movie. It is the fifth film in the live-action film series "Transformers". In the movie, I have noticed that the locations of the emerging ...
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How old would Bumblebee be in Transformers (2007)?
I have read that Optimus Prime (not counting his previous years as Orion Pax) would be between 4-6 million years old (or much more). My question now is, would Bumblebee be younger than him? ...
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What are the English names of the Transformers supposed to be?
In the first Transformers live action movie, if I recall correctly, we hear that Transformers speak originally in a radio-noise-like language. But even if this wasn't the case and I misunderstood it, ...
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Are the Decepticons counted as “Autobots” in the first live action movie?
In the 2007 Transformers Live Action movie, Optimus Prime tells Samuel Witwicky,
We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron
And Ratchet adds "but you can call us Autobots for ...
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Why does the aspect ratio in Transformers: The Last Knight change?
In Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth film in Michael Bay's Transformers series, the aspect ratio change multiple times, often within scenes. Of course, I am not referring to changing from ...
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Did Ratchet die in "Age of Extinction"?
Did Ratchet die in Age of Extinction? I know that he was seen briefly in the movie, but was he killed by a Decepticon off-screen?
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Why is there a scene about the age of consent in "Transformers: Age of Extinction"?
In Transformers: Age of Extinction, there is a scene where Jack Reynor's Shane explains to Mark Whalberg's Cade Yeager that it is legal for the former to date/sleep with the latter's daughter. In-...
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What does it means to be a "descendant" in the Transformers movie universe?
This answer talks at length about the Primes, and Optimus being a Prime because he's descended from the Primes, and that Optimus and Megatron while not "genetically" related consider each other to be "...
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Can Transformers die or get sick from radiation?
In the 80's G1 episode "Cosmic rust" it is stated that Transformers can get sick from microorganisms that devour Cybertronian metals. Iron Hide from the Bay movie Transformers Dark of the moon is ...
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What explains the errors in geography in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"?
There are a number of weird errors in geography in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Just from the Egypt sequence;
At the start of the film, we see the Pyramid of Giza surrounded by huge ...
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Why did Charlie say "Helpful shame spiral" in this funny scene?
In Bumblebee (2018), while Charlie was at her job, Bumblebee accidently vandalized her
furniture in the house. Memo called Charlie, and Charlie confronts Bumblebee in the hall room:
Charlie: What ...
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Why did Sally say wearing helmets isn’t included in the law while driving mopeds?
In Bumblebee (2018), Sally gifts her daughter a helmet:
Sally: So, I keep hearing about people on mopeds getting run over and their brains smashed in. You got to wear this from now on. I don't care ...
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How does Bumblebee speak English as soon as he arrives on Earth in the Bumblebee movie?
In the 2018 Bumblebee movie, Bumblebee speaks English to John Cena's character as soon as he arrives on Earth in 1987. But how does he know English?
In the original live action Transformers from 2007,...
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In Bumblebee, how did Charlie's use of an electroshock weapon work?
Near the end of the movie, Charlie shocks Bumblebee several times with some sort of electroshock weapon, but I don't understand how (in universe) this could have resuscitated him.
How did the ...
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Why did this character die in Bumblebee?
During the final fight the character:
I'm wondering how that was possible? Was the item somehow inside some specific weakpoints of the character or how/why did he die there?
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Does Transformers history still apply in the Bumblebee movie?
The newest Transformers movie, Bumblebee recently came out and everybody who's seen it has noticed that the Transformers look different than they did in Michael Bay's version of Transformers. My ...
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Which senses do transformers possess?
From the movies we know that Transformers can
See
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Smell
This is "proved" by Ironhide's phrase in the beginning of the "Revenge of the Fallen", when he refers to a ...
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Why do Autobots have blue eyes while Decepticons have red eyes?
In the G1 series, we can see there that the Autobots have blue eyes while the Decepticons have red eyes. Even in the movies they apply the same concept. So what is the meaning of these colors?
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Do Transformers ever transform with people on board?
Are there any parts of the movies where Transformers transform with people in them?
If so, can you point out which scenes (and/or time) they are in and which movie.
The reason I'd like to put this ...
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How did Bumblebee come from space if he was already on Earth during WWII?
How did Bumblebee fall from space to Sam Witwicky if in the latest movie Bumblebee was on earth in World War 2 and fighting. Did he go back into space or what? As I heard, the new Bumblebee movie is ...
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How was Megatron alive in "Transformers: The Last Knight"?
Didn't we see his spine get yanked out by Prime in the previous movie?
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How can Optimus reach into the time bubble and pull the humans out?
In the latest Transformers movie, one of the bots has a time-bubble gun which slows time in the blast radius.
In one scene, Megatron was caught in it and then one of the Autobots shot a bunch of ...
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Did the Nostalgia Critic accurately predict "Transformers: The Last Knight"?
In Transformers: The Last Knight NON-Review, The Nostalgia Critic proposes that the Transformers movies have become so predictable that he can review The Last Knight without even watching it.
How ...
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Why did Megatron transform into a Mack Truck?
I was watching Dark of the Moon yesterday. It bothers me that the primary antagonist is not that strong.
In the first film he was stronger than ever; he transformed into a Cybertronian Jet. In the ...
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Did Optimus' creator actually get his message that "he was coming for them"?
So, at the end of Transformers: Age of Extinction we learn that Optimus Prime went searching for his "creator" and the movie ends there.
There are mysteries to the universe we were never ...
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Why did Lennox pledge his allegiance the way he did?
I didn't really understand that plot twist.
I could understand the whole government anti-transformer policy based on the previous movie. Also the fact that he doesn't know Cade. But he does know ...
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How could Bumblebee have worked with Hot Rod?
In The Last Knight, it's revealed that Bumblebee fought alongside Hot Rod (or a Hot Rod looking fella) in an earlier World War (as in Earth).
Have any interviews, promotional materials, or other ...
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How is Bumblebee able to use his own voice?
In the live-action universe, Bumblebee had his voice unit destroyed by Megatron long ago. In Transformers: The Last Knight Cade is still trying to fix Bumblebee, but
so he continues using the radio ...
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Why didn't Sentinel Prime kill Optimus Prime?
Sentinel Prime betrays Ironhide by killing him, which was his plan from the beginning since he was a traitor to the Autobots.
Since he killed Ironhide, why not also kill Optimus Prime, the leader of ...
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What happened to Sideswipe in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"?
After Dark of the Moon, we know that the Autobots where hunted down and killed by the humans following the battle of Chicago. But we never really saw Sideswipe die by the hands of humans. What ...
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Why did Sentinel Prime betray Ironhide?
In Dark of the Moon, we see that Sentinel Prime is good at the first half of the film. But at the near climax, Sentinel Prime betrays Ironhide. As we see in the movie, Sentinel Prime is an Autobot - ...
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Why weren’t skyscrapers affected by the magnet in Transformers: Age of Extinction?
When the "big magnet" hovers over the modern skyscrapers, why didn't they get sucked up, just like cars, boats, Autobots and parts of a stadium would?
Skyscrapers are made of steel and steel is ...
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Who was the guy dressed in grey in "Transformers: Age of Extinction"?
I watched Transformers: Age Of Extinction a while ago and I came across this scene in the movie. I kept on rewinding the scene to try and make sense of it. Was this a mistake?
Was the guy dressed in ...
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Does transforming heal Transformers?
In Transformers: Age of Extinction, when Cade found Optimus Prime and brought him home, he was sick and had bad health. Cade was fixing him and accidentally powered him up. Optimus was weak, but when ...
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How was Optimus Prime able to travel in space without a ship?
Towards the end of Transformers 4 Optimus Prime flew towards deep space without a ship, while in Transformers 3, the Autobots needed a big ship to travel to moon.
How is he able to do it? Was he ...
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Where do the Transformers get their ammunition from? [duplicate]
In the Transformers films, Autobots have been shown to use ammunition for their weapons. In the fourth film, one of the Autobots claimed that he ran out of ammo during the battle with Galvatron and ...
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How many Decepticons revived Megatron?
In Revenge of the Fallen, there's a scene where several Decepticons dive into the Laurentian Abyss to resurrect Megatron.
The US Navy detects 5 bogeys.
Those 5 revive Megatron, but in the process ...
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Does the Matrix of Leadership work for Transformers of any affiliation?
I was inspired by reading this question: Why didn't Sentinel Prime take the Matrix of Leadership when offered?
It made me wonder, does the Matrix of Leadership work only for "worthy" Autobots, or ...
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What is Lockdown doing in Transformers 4?
In Michael Bay's BOOM BOOM POW WHOOSH Tranformers 4, I'm confused about what happens near the end. The bounty hunter Lockdown wants to lure Optimus Prime to him, so he opens a large orifice on the ...
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Is there an in-universe explanation for why Transformers suddenly started using guns instead of transformed parts of their bodies?
In the first 2 films the Transformers transformed parts of their bodies into guns (for example, Bumblebee and Ironhide are seen in closeups doing that. Also the cube-infected items do that). In the ...
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Are the Dinobots unintelligent or just very aggressive?
I'm talking about the movie version. In Transformers 4, Optimus frees all of the Dinobots from their cages and asks them to help fight against Galvatron. Instead of talking it out or anything, ...
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What song plays when Cade is fixing the painting robot in "Transformers: Age of Extinction"?
In the fourth Transformers movie, there's a track playing in the background when Cade is fixing the painting robot (when Tessa brings him his dinner). It's at about 21 minutes and 40 seconds into the ...
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Are the creators and Lockdown related to Cybertron?
Is Cybertron the only Transformers planet the creators had seeded?
If yes, does that mean Lockdown is a Cybertronian? Or is he an independent custom rendition of the Creators?
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What language is Optimus Prime using to speak to this character?
In Transformers: Age of Extinction, when
he says something to him in another language.
I noticed that a similar language is used when
Was this language previously used in the Transformers universe,...
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What are these two songs played in "Transformers: Age of Extinction"?
Could anyone please tell me the titles of the songs played from 6:50 to 7:57 minutes (two songs, one after another) in Transformers: Age of Extinction?
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Do we need the Autobots?
I recently watched Transformers: Dark of the Moon, in which humans attempt to get rid of the Autobots. After we send them off on the rocket the Decepticons attack, and the humans begin to fight back. ...
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Have any Autobots changed sides to the Decepticons?
There are examples of Decepticons like Jetfire and Wheelie who turned and changed sides to the Autobots. Jetfire in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is quoted:
It's a choice. It's an intensely ...
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Does age affect a Transformer's healing (repairing) capacity?
In humans, the younger heal faster than the elderly. Is this also the case with Transformers?
Is there any evidence that younger Autobots/Decpticons heal (repair?!) quicker than their older friends?
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Why are Dinobots so big, and why do they have dinosaur alt-modes?
So, two questions here about the Dinobots, as shown in Age of Extinction:
Why were the Dinobots so much larger than the Autobots? They were nearly five times the size of Optimus Prime, and Prime ...
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Are the Dinobots incapable of speech?
Optimus Prime speaks to the Dinobots in English, compelling them to join in his fight. However, the only sound we ever hear from the Dinobots is their animal roars. Are they incapable of speaking/...
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