The Transformers universe started when Hasbro released the “Transformers Generation One” animated series in 1984.
Up until 2007, the Transformers series has gone through various changes, both in terms of plot and character development.
But the basic characters remained like Optimus Prime and Megatron. Bumblebee, Ironhide, Starscream, and Soundwave were among the mainstays though later variants of the Transformers series, particularly Transformers “Unicron Trilogy”, had differently named characters that were based from the originals.
In the latest Transformers movie by Michael Bay, there were numerous comments regarding the robots that were present. While most of them were familiar to fans of the series, there were hopes that certain characters would be present.
Here are a few Transformers characters that were hoped to be part of the latest film:
Grimlock – The only other Autobot that could go head-to-head with Optimus Prime in any media (including the comic books). The leader of the Dinobots was popular for his often brutish yet gentle attitude. He is also popular as a robot that transforms into a Tyrannosaurus Rex, which in itself is an iconic creature on its own.
Wheeljack – In TF3 (Transformers 3), an Autobot named Que served as a stand-in for Wheeljack, who was the inventor in the original series. But Wheeljack, who transforms into a Lancia Stratos Turbo, was just as capable a fighter as everyone else in the original series. Que in TF3 never fought back and was killed off.
Omega Supreme – The inclusion of that unidentified worm-like drill bot of the Decepticons should have been matched by the presence of another big robot on the side of the Autobots – Omega Supreme. There were comments in some online TF forums who wished that the rocket the Autobots used in TF3 would transform into Omega Supreme, who is originally a rocket base for the Autobots.
Rumble – This human sized Decepticon was among the most talkative of Soundwave’s “tape” warriors and is the most commonly used robot to literally shake off the Autobots during battle. If Rumble was present in the movie, there wouldn’t be a need for that worm-like drilling robot that Shockwave was using as a weapon and as transport.
Combaticons – While the “combiner” robots that formed Devastator in TF2 were all but destroyed, the Combaticons would have made the invasion of earth in TF3 more believable. The Combaticons are a group of five Decepticons who transformed individually into war machines, such as a tank, anti-aircraft truck, a Black Hawk chopper, a Space Shuttle, and a jeep. They were actually more tactically better than Devastator.
Blitzwing – Of the three Decepticon “triple changer” Blitzwing was the most popular. Blitzwing transforms into a tank and then into a jet fighter, which would be most effective during battles.
Unicron – For the sake of scale, the planet-sized Unicron would have been the most massive enemy in the movie. In fact, the plot in the film could have included him as the master manipulator (and not Megatron) who forces Sentinel Prime to use the Pillars to transport him near earth (take note that Prime stressed Cybertron was already destroyed). If he became part of the movie, Unicron would probably be the biggest battle in the silver screen.
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By Alexander Villafania
Source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/robots-part-transformers-dark-moon-041820257.html
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