ORIGINAL MODELS
Generation One Transformers return in Bumblebee
SOUNDWAVE
Although he appeared in second Transformers movie Revenge Of The Fallen (as a satellite, of all things), Soundwave is very much a Decepticon for the analogue era. How unfortunate that he chose to take the disguised form of a cassette player, tech that would be redundant come the turn of the 21st century. His robot incarnation in Bumblebee echoes his look in the original cartoon – though presumably he can’t shrink down from giant robot to pocket-sized player.
RAVAGE
Another retro member of the Decepticon line-up, Ravage traditionally existed as a cassette living in Soundwave’s chest. He can be seen in the Bumblebee trailer in his robot panther form on Cybertron, though it’s yet to be revealed whether we get to see fellow mixtapes (SFX’s name – definitely not canon) Blitzwing (a condor), Ratbat (a bat) and Rumble (a little guy who makes the earth move).
SHOCKWAVE
Shockwave is unusual among Decepticons for having a characteristic single robotic eye – what he lacks in depth perception is more than made up for by his ability to stand out at parties. He’s a genius scientist, one of Megatron’s key lieutenants, and one of his hands is actually a powerful laser cannon, so you probably don’t want to mess with him.
STARSCREAM AND BLITZWING
Backstabbing Starscream was traditionally one of the coolest Decepticons: he had a memorable colour scheme, transformed into a fighter jet and was constantly vying with Megatron for leadership. then the movies reincarnated him as a weirdly messy mass of metal, so indistinct most didn’t realise when he kicked the robot bucket in Dark Of The Moon. Blitzwing was another of many original Decepticon jets, though not one of the “Seekers” led by Starscream.
TRIPLE CHANGERS
ever imagined what it would be like to have a robot that turned into a space shuttle and a train? Or an aircraft carrier and a jet? Hasbro did, so you didn’t have to – this particular pair were Decepticon Astrotrain and Autobot Broadside, respectively. Shatter and Dropkick in Bumblebee have similar capabilities.