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** The Death Star Playset of 2008 had a megaphone piece with neon orange stud on the end, resembling the blasters of 1999 until 2007, being swapped with more realistically looking models. Granted, there wasn't that much time for [[IncrediblyLamePun building up]] the mythology part.
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** The Death Star Playset of 2008 had a megaphone piece with neon orange stud on the end, resembling the blasters of 1999 until 2007, being swapped with more realistically looking models. Granted, there wasn't that much time for [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} building up]] the mythology part.
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* One of the figures for Franchise/{{Lego}}'s third Space Police line has an Octan logo on its leather jacket. Octan used to be the BrandX fuel station for Lego's City range.
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** One of the figures forFranchise/{{Lego}}'s the third [[Toys/LegoSpacePolice Space Police Police]] line has an Octan logo on its leather jacket. Octan used to be the BrandX fuel station for Lego's City range.
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*** One recent set makes it even more blatant -- one of the Alien baddies is wearing a suit very reminicent of an original Blacktron figure with a Blaktron II logo on it.
** The Death Star Playset of 2008 had a megaphone piece with neon orange stud on the end, resembling the blasters of 1999 until 2007, being swapped with more realistically looking models. Granted, there wasn´t that much time for [[IncrediblyLamePun building up]] the mythology part.
** The Death Star Playset of 2008 had a megaphone piece with neon orange stud on the end, resembling the blasters of 1999 until 2007, being swapped with more realistically looking models. Granted, there wasn´t that much time for [[IncrediblyLamePun building up]] the mythology part.
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*** One recent set makes it even more blatant -- one of the Alien baddies is wearing a suit very reminicent of an original Blacktron figure with a Blaktron Blacktron II logo on it.
** The Death Star Playset of 2008 had a megaphone piece with neon orange stud on the end, resembling the blasters of 1999 until 2007, being swapped with more realistically looking models. Granted, therewasn´t wasn't that much time for [[IncrediblyLamePun building up]] the mythology part.
** The Death Star Playset of 2008 had a megaphone piece with neon orange stud on the end, resembling the blasters of 1999 until 2007, being swapped with more realistically looking models. Granted, there
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** The [[Toys/LegoCity Lego Town]] set 1592, Town Square Castle Scene, includes a statue commemorating a prominent citizen from the previous century -- who was apparently one of the pre-1978 minifigures without movable arms or legs.
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** Another Transformers example would be Generations Soundwave. Obstensibly, it represents the one from WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime while in the altmode he used on Cybertron. In actuality, he looks almost exactly like G1 Soundwave, except with a vehicle mode.
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** Another Transformers example would be Generations Soundwave. Obstensibly, Ostensibly, it represents the one from WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' while in the altmode he used on Cybertron. In actuality, he looks almost exactly like G1 Soundwave, except with a vehicle mode.
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*** MP-08 Grimlock comes with waiter attire from the cartoon episode "Madman's Paradise" and an intelligence transfer helmet from "Grimlock's New Brain". The eyes of the figure can alternate between cartoon blue and the original toy's red. Later iterations of the toy even include a crown Grimlock wore during his stint as Autobot leader in [[Comicbook/TheTransformers the Marvel comics]].
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*** MP-08 Grimlock comes with waiter attire from the cartoon episode "Madman's Paradise" and an intelligence transfer helmet from "Grimlock's New Brain". The eyes of the figure can alternate between cartoon blue and the original toy's red. Later iterations of the toy even include a crown Grimlock wore during his stint as Autobot leader in [[Comicbook/TheTransformers the Marvel comics]].''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel''.
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* One of the figures for Franchise/{{Lego}}'s current "Space Police" range (actually the ''third'' third Space Police line) line has an Octan logo on its leather jacket. Octan used to be the BrandX fuel station for Lego's City range.
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** [[Toys/TheTrashPack Blow Fly and Trash-a-Pillar]] themselves reappear as figures in Series 3. Blow Fly, being an exclusive action figure, gets an extended bio that makes use of his original ''Trash Pack'' bio, while giving his nickname as "Buzz", the name he was called in the failed Mondo TV cartoon.
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** [[Toys/TheTrashPack Blow Fly and Trash-a-Pillar]] themselves reappear as figures in Series 3. Blow Fly, being an exclusive action figure, gets an extended bio that makes use of his original ''Trash Pack'' bio, while giving his nickname as "Buzz", the name he was called in the [[WesternAnimation/TheTrashPack failed Mondo TV cartoon.cartoon]].
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**Crossing over with comics, when the Minifigure collection of blind bags came up with a Creator/DCComics series, one of the included minifigures was [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bat-Mite]]. And true to his characterization of being an interdimensional fanboy, not to mention a nod to his MediumAwareness in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', one of Bat-Mite's accessories is a copy of ''Detective Comics #27'' (Batman's first appearance) done in minifigure style.
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* One of the figures for {{Lego}}'s Franchise/{{Lego}}'s current "Space Police" range (actually the ''third'' Space Police line) has an Octan logo on its leather jacket. Octan used to be the BrandX fuel station for Lego's City range.
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** Most of the Titan Masters from the ''Titans Return'' line that weren't direct G1 references were more often than not a mythology gag of some sort:
*** A dark gag was Six Shot's Titan Master, Revolver. The smaller figure is sculpted to resemble Jack, a ToylessToylineCharacter from the Japanese Anime continuity whom Six Shot turned into an Action Bomb and eventually killed.
*** A much cheerier reference is laser Optimus Prime's Titan Master, Diac, whose name and appearance are based on the old ''Diaclone'' driver figures.
*** Alpha Trion's Titan Master is based off of Beta Maxx, the Minicon partner of Alpha Trion in another continuity. Alpha Trion's alt-modes of a spaceship and a lion reference the figure of said other Alpha Trion and a cancelled toy for G1 Alpha Trion respectively.
*** A dark gag was Six Shot's Titan Master, Revolver. The smaller figure is sculpted to resemble Jack, a ToylessToylineCharacter from the Japanese Anime continuity whom Six Shot turned into an Action Bomb and eventually killed.
*** A much cheerier reference is laser Optimus Prime's Titan Master, Diac, whose name and appearance are based on the old ''Diaclone'' driver figures.
*** Alpha Trion's Titan Master is based off of Beta Maxx, the Minicon partner of Alpha Trion in another continuity. Alpha Trion's alt-modes of a spaceship and a lion reference the figure of said other Alpha Trion and a cancelled toy for G1 Alpha Trion respectively.
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*** Said sword is molded to resemble (and, [[AllThereInTheManual on Amazon.com's original listing]]), named) the Dark Saber, which was wielded by the ''Anime/TransformersArmada'' version of Nemesis Prime. He also includes two blasters that mount on his forearms resembling his smokestack guns.
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*** Said sword is molded to resemble (and, [[AllThereInTheManual on Amazon.com's original listing]]), listing]], named) the Dark Saber, which was wielded by the ''Anime/TransformersArmada'' version of Nemesis Prime. He also includes two blasters that mount on his forearms resembling his smokestack guns.
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** ''Power of the Primes'' Nemesis Prime is basically an arsenal of mythology gags relating to other versions of the character.
*** Per the original PaintItBlack version of Optimus, he sports the classic black, teal, and red highlights color scheme, along with a large red sword.
*** Said sword is molded to resemble (and, [[AllThereInTheManual on Amazon.com's original listing]]), named) the Dark Saber, which was wielded by the ''Anime/TransformersArmada'' version of Nemesis Prime. He also includes two blasters that mount on his forearms resembling his smokestack guns.
*** His ''other'' sword turns into a bird named Giza, a reference to Nemesis Prime's [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Arms Micron]] toy, who comes with a saw shark who turns into a sword.
*** Per the original PaintItBlack version of Optimus, he sports the classic black, teal, and red highlights color scheme, along with a large red sword.
*** Said sword is molded to resemble (and, [[AllThereInTheManual on Amazon.com's original listing]]), named) the Dark Saber, which was wielded by the ''Anime/TransformersArmada'' version of Nemesis Prime. He also includes two blasters that mount on his forearms resembling his smokestack guns.
*** His ''other'' sword turns into a bird named Giza, a reference to Nemesis Prime's [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Arms Micron]] toy, who comes with a saw shark who turns into a sword.
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* ''Toys/TheGrosseryGang'':
** Some Grosseries are given names that are the same as previous characters from ''Toys/TheTrashPack'', the predecessor to the franchise. Some of the names include Putrid Pizza and Shoccoli.
** The Series 1 large pack and Series 2 surprise pack both say "Best Before 1985", in reference to the founding year of Moose Toys, the company that owns ''Grossery Gang''.
** [[Toys/TheTrashPack Blow Fly and Trash-a-Pillar]] themselves reappear as figures in Series 3. Blow Fly, being an exclusive action figure, gets an extended bio that makes use of his original ''Trash Pack'' bio, while giving his nickname as "Buzz", the name he was called in the failed Mondo TV cartoon.
** Some Grosseries are given names that are the same as previous characters from ''Toys/TheTrashPack'', the predecessor to the franchise. Some of the names include Putrid Pizza and Shoccoli.
** The Series 1 large pack and Series 2 surprise pack both say "Best Before 1985", in reference to the founding year of Moose Toys, the company that owns ''Grossery Gang''.
** [[Toys/TheTrashPack Blow Fly and Trash-a-Pillar]] themselves reappear as figures in Series 3. Blow Fly, being an exclusive action figure, gets an extended bio that makes use of his original ''Trash Pack'' bio, while giving his nickname as "Buzz", the name he was called in the failed Mondo TV cartoon.
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** Given that Soundwave figure also represents the ''[[TransformersWarForCybertron War for Cybertron]]'' version of Soundwave, that makes this a video game example as well; indeed, most of the ''War for Cybertron'' cast have bodies that resemble some combination of their various G1 Earthen and Cybertronian appearances.
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** Given that Soundwave figure also represents the ''[[TransformersWarForCybertron ''[[VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron War for Cybertron]]'' version of Soundwave, that makes this a video game example as well; indeed, most of the ''War for Cybertron'' cast have bodies that resemble some combination of their various G1 Earthen and Cybertronian appearances.
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*** MP-20 Wheeljack comes with a hypno-chip disruptor when purchased through Amazon.jp. Interestingly, his faceplate (unremovable without dismantling the head) hides a face similar to that of his ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' counterpart, which goes completely undocumented in the instructions. A similar thing is in place with MP-01 Optimus Prime - under his faceplate (which can move to simulate speech à la the cartoon) is a series of squares similar to what a dying Optimus Prime had under his broken faceplate in the Marvel comics.
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*** MP-20 Wheeljack comes with a hypno-chip disruptor (which made only one appearance in "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3") when purchased through Amazon.jp. Interestingly, his faceplate (unremovable without dismantling the head) hides a face similar to that of his ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' counterpart, which goes completely undocumented in the instructions. A similar thing is in place with MP-01 Optimus Prime - under his faceplate (which can move to simulate speech à la the cartoon) is a series of squares similar to what a dying Optimus Prime had under his broken faceplate in the Marvel comics.
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* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' toys are known for giving newer versions of Optimus Prime the iconic chest-windscreen in robot mode, even if it's not going to be the windscreen in vehicle mode. Likewise, Alternators Tracks and Animated Bumblebee, to name a couple.
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* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** The toys are known for giving newer versions of Optimus Prime the iconic chest-windscreen in robot mode, even if it's not going to be the windscreen in vehicle mode. Likewise, Alternators Tracks and Animated Bumblebee, to name a couple.
** The toys are known for giving newer versions of Optimus Prime the iconic chest-windscreen in robot mode, even if it's not going to be the windscreen in vehicle mode. Likewise, Alternators Tracks and Animated Bumblebee, to name a couple.
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** Given that Soundwave figure also represents the ''[[TransformersWarForCybertron War for Cybertron]]'' version of Soundwave, that makes this a video game example as well; indeed, most of the ''War for Cybertron'' cast have bodies that resemble some combination of their various G1 Earthen and Cybertronian appearances.
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** Given that Soundwave figure also represents the ''[[TransformersWarForCybertron War for Cybertron]]'' version of Soundwave, that makes this a video game example as well; indeed, most of the ''War for Cybertron'' cast have bodies that resemble some combination of their various G1 Earthen and Cybertronian appearances.appearances.
** The Masterpiece line of action figures are well known for giving [[Franchise/TransformersGenerationOne G1]] characters accessories and features that reference many iterations of the character, some of which made only one appearance in [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers the cartoon]]:
*** MP-08 Grimlock comes with waiter attire from the cartoon episode "Madman's Paradise" and an intelligence transfer helmet from "Grimlock's New Brain". The eyes of the figure can alternate between cartoon blue and the original toy's red. Later iterations of the toy even include a crown Grimlock wore during his stint as Autobot leader in [[Comicbook/TheTransformers the Marvel comics]].
*** MP-13 Soundwave has a chest display and attachable empty energon cube (both abilities he displayed in the cartoon), as well as a sensor that attaches to either one of his arms. This sensor only appeared in ''one episode'' ("Fire on the Mountain", for those interested).
*** MP-14 Red Alert comes with sparks that attach to his head to recreate the damage he had in the episode "Auto Berserk".
*** MP-20 Wheeljack comes with a hypno-chip disruptor when purchased through Amazon.jp. Interestingly, his faceplate (unremovable without dismantling the head) hides a face similar to that of his ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' counterpart, which goes completely undocumented in the instructions. A similar thing is in place with MP-01 Optimus Prime - under his faceplate (which can move to simulate speech à la the cartoon) is a series of squares similar to what a dying Optimus Prime had under his broken faceplate in the Marvel comics.
*** MP-21 Bumblebee has three swappable faces, one of which is the visored, more robotic face that his original toy had.
*** MP-22 Ultra Magnus has, in addition to a Matrix of Leadership, a hidden face similar to the white Optimus Prime repaint that the original toy used.
*** MP-27 Ironhide has several gadgets originally used in miscellaneous cartoon episodes, oftentimes [[ForgottenPhlebotinum never to be heard from again]]. He also has a "battle sled" similar to what the G1 toy (infamous for [[ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy not being accurate to the cartoon or comic]][[note]]Page image Ratchet was a repaint of Ironhide, so imagine that toy painted red and that's G1 Ironhide.[[/note]]) had.
*** MP-29 Shockwave has an alternate translucent purple hand and gun barrel, referencing the ones the original Shockwave toy had. One hand even does a salute (referencing a single gesture done in "More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1"), and some even reference what were possible [[OffModel animation goofs]] (namely having a removable gun hose and barrel to emulate the curious lack of it he had in the aforementioned first episode, and a miniature version of his own gun mode that he wielded in "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1").
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** The Masterpiece line of action figures are well known for giving [[Franchise/TransformersGenerationOne G1]] characters accessories and features that reference many iterations of the character, some of which made only one appearance in [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers the cartoon]]:
*** MP-08 Grimlock comes with waiter attire from the cartoon episode "Madman's Paradise" and an intelligence transfer helmet from "Grimlock's New Brain". The eyes of the figure can alternate between cartoon blue and the original toy's red. Later iterations of the toy even include a crown Grimlock wore during his stint as Autobot leader in [[Comicbook/TheTransformers the Marvel comics]].
*** MP-13 Soundwave has a chest display and attachable empty energon cube (both abilities he displayed in the cartoon), as well as a sensor that attaches to either one of his arms. This sensor only appeared in ''one episode'' ("Fire on the Mountain", for those interested).
*** MP-14 Red Alert comes with sparks that attach to his head to recreate the damage he had in the episode "Auto Berserk".
*** MP-20 Wheeljack comes with a hypno-chip disruptor when purchased through Amazon.jp. Interestingly, his faceplate (unremovable without dismantling the head) hides a face similar to that of his ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' counterpart, which goes completely undocumented in the instructions. A similar thing is in place with MP-01 Optimus Prime - under his faceplate (which can move to simulate speech à la the cartoon) is a series of squares similar to what a dying Optimus Prime had under his broken faceplate in the Marvel comics.
*** MP-21 Bumblebee has three swappable faces, one of which is the visored, more robotic face that his original toy had.
*** MP-22 Ultra Magnus has, in addition to a Matrix of Leadership, a hidden face similar to the white Optimus Prime repaint that the original toy used.
*** MP-27 Ironhide has several gadgets originally used in miscellaneous cartoon episodes, oftentimes [[ForgottenPhlebotinum never to be heard from again]]. He also has a "battle sled" similar to what the G1 toy (infamous for [[ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy not being accurate to the cartoon or comic]][[note]]Page image Ratchet was a repaint of Ironhide, so imagine that toy painted red and that's G1 Ironhide.[[/note]]) had.
*** MP-29 Shockwave has an alternate translucent purple hand and gun barrel, referencing the ones the original Shockwave toy had. One hand even does a salute (referencing a single gesture done in "More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1"), and some even reference what were possible [[OffModel animation goofs]] (namely having a removable gun hose and barrel to emulate the curious lack of it he had in the aforementioned first episode, and a miniature version of his own gun mode that he wielded in "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1").
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** Don't even get this troper started on the LEGO movie. Amongst other things:
*** Dozens of allusions to stop-motion movie-making, incredibly popular amongsts it's fans. The entire movie's animation was made to resemble that.
*** The gunfire a minifig dodges consists out of lightsaber parts.
* ''{{Transformers}}'' toys are known for giving newer versions of Optimus Prime the iconic chest-windscreen in robot mode, even if it's not going to be the windscreen in vehicle mode. Likewise, Alternators Tracks and Animated Bumblebee, to name a couple.
* Another Transformers example would be Generations Soundwave. Obstensibly, it represents the one from WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime while in the altmode he used on Cybertron. In actuality, he looks almost exactly like G1 Soundwave, except with a vehicle mode.
*** Dozens of allusions to stop-motion movie-making, incredibly popular amongsts it's fans. The entire movie's animation was made to resemble that.
*** The gunfire a minifig dodges consists out of lightsaber parts.
* ''{{Transformers}}'' toys are known for giving newer versions of Optimus Prime the iconic chest-windscreen in robot mode, even if it's not going to be the windscreen in vehicle mode. Likewise, Alternators Tracks and Animated Bumblebee, to name a couple.
* Another Transformers example would be Generations Soundwave. Obstensibly, it represents the one from WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime while in the altmode he used on Cybertron. In actuality, he looks almost exactly like G1 Soundwave, except with a vehicle mode.
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*** Dozens of allusions to stop-motion movie-making, incredibly popular amongsts it's fans. The entire movie's animation was made to resemble that.
*** The gunfire a minifig dodges consists out of lightsaber parts.
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* The Death Star Playset of 2008 had a megaphone piece with neon orange stud on the end, resembling the blasters of 1999 until 2007, being swapped with more realistically looking models. Granted, there wasn´t that much time for [[IncrediblyLamePun building up]] the mythology part.
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** Don't even get this troper started on the LEGO movie. Amongst other things:
*** Dozens of allusions to stop-motion movie-making, incredibly popular amongsts it's fans. The entire movie's animation was made to resemble that.
*** The gunfire a minifig dodges consists out of lightsaber parts.
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* Another Transformers example would be Generations Soundwave. Obstensibly, it represents the one from TransformersPrime while in the altmode he used on Cybertron. In actuality, he looks almost exactly like G1 Soundwave, except with a vehicle mode.
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* Another Transformers example would be Generations Soundwave. Obstensibly, it represents the one from TransformersPrime WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime while in the altmode he used on Cybertron. In actuality, he looks almost exactly like G1 Soundwave, except with a vehicle mode.
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* Another Transformers example would be Generations Soundwave. Obstensibly, it represents the one from TransformersPrime while in the altmode he used on Cybertron. In actuality, he looks almost exactly like G1 Soundwave, except with a vehicle mode.
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* Another Transformers example would be Generations Soundwave. Obstensibly, it represents the one from TransformersPrime while in the altmode he used on Cybertron. In actuality, he looks almost exactly like G1 Soundwave, except with a vehicle mode.mode.
** Given that Soundwave figure also represents the ''[[TransformersWarForCybertron War for Cybertron]]'' version of Soundwave, that makes this a video game example as well; indeed, most of the ''War for Cybertron'' cast have bodies that resemble some combination of their various G1 Earthen and Cybertronian appearances.
** Given that Soundwave figure also represents the ''[[TransformersWarForCybertron War for Cybertron]]'' version of Soundwave, that makes this a video game example as well; indeed, most of the ''War for Cybertron'' cast have bodies that resemble some combination of their various G1 Earthen and Cybertronian appearances.
