History Characters / TransformersGeneration1Autobots1984To1985

* OneManArmy: He's one of the few Autobots able to outfight [[BigBad Megatron]] in a fair battle, as well as capable of taking down squads of ordinary Decepticon soldiers with ease.
-->'''Optimus:''' I'm sorry there are only three of you. Clobbering less than four Decepticons at a time is boring.

* EyeScream: Twin Twist is tortured in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'', and one of his eyes is gouged out, the other has the lens shattered.

* {{Synchronization}}: In ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers''.

* ShootTheDog: After the events of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'', Springer went into a coma. Whirl believed he wouldn't wake up and tried to euthanize him, Roadbuster caught him, and kicked him off the team.

* KidAppealCharacter: The [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers cartoon's]] pilot slates Hound as the most relatable Autobot for the younger audiences; he's the first one to befriend the teenage Spike, and that relationship is highlighted throughout the pilot's three parts. This doesn't last, as Bumblebee quickly takes over this role afterward, leaving Hound to fade into the background. This is reflected in how often the two archetypes are revisited throughout the franchise past ''Generation 1''.

* KidAppealCharacter: The [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers cartoon's]] pilot slates Hound as the most relatable Autobot for the younger audiences; he's the first one to befriend the teenage Spike, and that relationship is highlighted throughout the pilot's three parts. This doesn't last, as Bumblebee quickly takes over this role afterward; close human friendships became a defining trait for Bumblebee's many subsequent interpretations, but Hound's never revisited this aspect to such a degree again.

* KidAppealCharacter: The [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers cartoon's]] pilot slates Hound as the most relatable Autobot for the younger audiences; he's the first one to befriend the teenage Spike, and that relationship is highlighted throughout the pilot's three parts. This doesn't last, as Bumblebee quickly takes over this role afterward, and his many interpretations thereafter often have close human friendships as a defining trait.

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the ''Classics'' continuity (which continues after Marvel US comics while ignoring the events of Marvel UK and other media), he ends up being trapped in ''ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass'' universe, which he found very polarizing. He grows accustomed to it over the time.

* CowboyCop: The first IDW continuity has him ramp up his snobbish KnightTemplar methods, disobeying orders to defeat the 'cons. The 2019 one has him actually ''want'' to be a ByTheBookCop, but the escalating situation forces him to induce PoliceBrutality on his interrogated criminals.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the IDW series, he's responsible for, among other things, teaching Megatron to use hatred and violence instead of more peaceful means, thus making him ultimately responsible for the Great War itself.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Unlike other thinly-built Transformers, Whirl bears next to no kibble -- almost everything from his helicopter mode becomes part of his lithe physique. It gives him an unusually streamlined appearance. Other oddities include pincers instead of hands and a Shockwave-esque face. Some incarnations take Whirl's nonconformity even further by giving him double-jointed knees and an even skinnier, almost birdlike build.

* RecurringExtra: Windcharger can barely be considered a recurring character, having only a small handful of appearances with only one of any actual significance. While he rivals the season 2 addition Skids for this, not helping is the fact his robot mode design displays zero indications of what he actually transforms into, leaving his design particularly unmemorable.

* Shouldercanon: Like his moldmate Sideswipe, he has a shoulder cannon mounted on his right shoulder.

* AscendedExtra: The IDW comics have given Whirl his biggest amount of screen time and character focus than any previous fiction by a long shot. Everywhere else, he tends to be very milquetoast and unmemorable outside of his unusual appearance.

* ShipTease: He's implied to be an item with his old friend Chromia when they reunite on Cybertron in "The Search for Alpha Trion".

* DemotedToExtra: He survived the movie, but wasn't seen too much afterwards aside from occasional cameos due to the death of his voice actor, Creator/ScatmanCrothers.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The Prowl of the 80s was just sort of there, more often than not. It wasn't until toward the end of G1 when he gets the additional detail of being a colossal {{Jerkass}}, which has been his default thing ever since.

* ShoulderCannon: Sports a white rocket launcher on his left shoulder.

* IncessantMusicMadness: In the cartoon, most of the Autobots find the music he plays to be overly-loud and annoying, with Optimus himself telling Blaster to "[[BigShutUp SHUT UP!]]"

* OutOfFocus: Of the five original Dinobots, Snarl is the one with smallest amount of individual focus.

* AscendedExtra: In the cartoon, he had exactly two lines of dialogue across two episodes of the entire series. In the G1 comics, he gets his own DayInTheLimelight issue and is an integral part of the end of the Robot-Master storyline. He becomes even ''more'' important in the IDW ongoing ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye,'' where he's one of the main characters.

* AscendedExtra: The IDW comics have given Whirl his biggest amount of screen time and character focus than any previous fiction by a long shot.

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** ''ComicBook/Transformers2023'' he gets gunned down by Starscream while on stasis, not even being able to react.

* KilledOffForReal:
** In the G1 cartoon he was one of the casualties of the Battle of Autobot City.
** In ''ComicBook/Transformers2023'' he's gunned down by the Combaticons in issue 7.

* InformedAttribute: His original profile makes a point of claiming [[TerrifyingPterosaur his alt mode is the most terrifying of the Dinobots]]. However, none of Swoop's fictional appearances back this up; he's never regarded as any more or less intimidating than his brethren.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: While the storyboard for ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' included a scene depicting Mirage wounded or killed, said scene was never animated. Leaving his disappearance from the series unexplained.

* BoisterousBruiser: Despite being a fierce warrior, his bio also describes a humorous, playful side and a tendency to prank others. In the episode "City of Steel", he beats Starscream in mid-air and gleefully forces him to say "uncle".

** Also happened to him in ''Anime/TransformersHeadmasters'', he is killed in a battle with Soundwave, but is [[MidSeasonUpgrade reformatted as the more powerful Twincast]].

* NoIndoorVoice: Seems to have no idea what normal volume talking is owing to his likes...

* RhymesOnADime: Occasionally. Becomes permanent in Season 3 save for multiple occasions where he talked normally. Averted with his comics incarnation, who talks normally.

* InformedAttribute: His original profile makes a point of claiming his alt mode is the most terrifying of the Dinobots. However, none of Swoop's fictional appearances back this up; he's never regarded as any more or less intimidating than his brethren.

* AmbiguouslyGay: His vanity and posh accent led to much speculation, though to date nothing has come of this. Officially subverted in the G1 cartoon at least, where his voice actor Creator/MichaelMcConnohie clarified he is meant to sound similar to Jim Backus' portrayal of snooty millionaire Thurston J. Howell III from Gilligan's Island.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: He does have some functionality on land due to his vehicle mode being a hovercraft, but he's still usually only called upon for aquatic missions.

* TheGenericGuy: The cartoon never displays Snarl's unique traits of being a loner (see Informed Loner below), hating his dino mode and wanting to return to Cybertron (which to be fair, is largely irreconciliable with his cartoon origin of being built on Earth with a ''stegosaurus'' alt-mode), leaving him with little to set him apart from the others personality-wise.