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Optimus Prime
We know that he'll face off against massive Decepticon, Demolishor; and that he doesn't appear in the movie's Egyptian scenes… perhaps a sign that, in the shape of Prime, the Fallen's Revenge may claim its first serious casualty?
Bumblebee
The gallant protector of Shia LaBeouf's Sam Witwicky, Bumblebee was a yellow Chevy Camaro 2009 model in the original film. Now, he's upgraded to a 2010 model - and he's got his voice back, with Mark Ryan doing the honours. "Bumblebee becomes a little more serious this time," Bay tells Empire.
Ratchet
The Autobots' medic, Ratchet returns in his previous guise as a Hummer H2.
Ironhide
This GMC Topkick is the Autobots' weapon specialist.
Arcee
The first female Autobot, Arcee can transform into a pink motorbike, belonging to Megan Fox's Mikaela. At one point, Arcee - who can split into three separate robots, glimpsed briefly in the film's teaser trailer - had been included in an early script for the original film, but was held over for the sequel.
Jetfire
A former Decepticon who crosses over to the good guys, Jetfire is an SR71 Blackbird jet. He's by some distance the oldest Transformer, and it shows - he uses a walking stick, for example, as briefly glimpsed in the teaser, when he's attacked by Scorponok. "He's a cranky old man, he's very forgetful," says Bay. "The sign of a geriatric! He's running out of energon that keeps him going. When he falls down, he creaks. He doesn't transform well. It's like arthritis." Empire has heard that John Turturro - who plays former Sector 7 agent, Simmons - will also provide the voice for Jetfire.
Sideswipe
Not to be confused with the Decepticon, Sideways, Sideswipe is a candy red Lamborghini in the cartoons, but has been turned into a sleek, silver Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept for the movie. His brother, Sunstreaker, doesn't appear… this time round, at least.
Jolt
Another new Autobot, Jolt is a foot soldier who's perhaps the most environmentally-friendly robot to date. How come? Well, he turns into Chevy's upcoming plug-in hybrid car, the Volt. Al Gore's favourite Transformer.
OK, main reason for me posting this thread:
Skids and Mudflap
Brand-new Autobots created especially for the movie, Skids and Mudflap are based upon two of GM's brand-new concept cars, The Trax and Beat. In fact, at one point, the robots themselves might have been known as Track and Beat, but their new names won out. "I call them the Twins," laughs Bay. "They're really stupid Transformers - It was actually my idea to have these two dumb Transformers. They're just like two little brothers that piss each other off all the time. They just fight over the wrong things." Sounds to us like robotic versions of the Malloy brothers from the Ocean's trilogy. "But they're great little heroes," continues Bay. "They do something really heroic in the movie."
Seriously. WTF.
The Fallen
The movie's title character, The Fallen is an ancient Transformer so malevolent, so snarky, so downright evil that he was banished to another dimension, a la General Zod, to avoid making mischief. Now he's back, on Earth, and he's pissed. According to the teaser trailer, he can teleport. But we suspect we've only seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of his abilities...
Starscream
Former no. 2 to the late, lamented Megatron, Starscream was last seen haring off to Cybertron in search of reinforcements. And he found them, in the process becoming leader of the Decepticons. He can still transform into an F-22 Raptor jet.
Skorponok
The evil scorpion-like bastard that made life hell for Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and their army buddies last time out. He's back, and the teaser trailer suggests that he's reconnected with his tail, which was last seen in the custody of the US Army.
Sideways
A new Decepticon, this Audi R8 is seen in the teaser trailer, smashing through the wall of a Chinese apartment block, with Arcee in hot pursuit.
(NOTE: This is an image of the toy! Must have.)
Soundwave
In the cartoons and comics, Soundwave transforms into a cassette/CD player; a function taken in the previous movie, of course, by that mad little critter, Frenzy. So the new Soundwave can fly, and has been rumoured to be a satellite, orbiting in space, keeping the Decepticons updated on global matters.
The Doctor
Not, as you might think, a Time Lord from Gallifrey, but a tiny, Frenzy-like robot that makes life hell for Sam Witwicky by transforming into various torture tools. The first still of The Doctor, and his glowing red eyes, indicates that he shows up in the scene where Sam is pinned to the floor by a larger Decepticon that may or may not be Starscream.
(I appreciate the above Doctor Who joke)
Ravage
A huge fan-favourite, Ravage is a master hunter/spy, who takes the form of a jagged jaguar. Like Scorponok, he is one of the few Transformers that doesn't speak.
Wheelie
Not much is known about this Decepticon, save that he's a small, radio-controlled truck. No word on whether he's related to the remote control car from the Dirty Harry movie, The Dead Pool, though.
Devastator
The enormous robot formed when seven smaller Constructicons come together, Devastator shows up towards the end of the film, when all hell is breaking loose. "The Devastator thing is a great scene, a great scene," says Bay. "Imagine seven gigantic construction vehicles - the tyres are as big as that tree [points to BIG tree]. That's a really fun scene." The seven robots that form Devastator are: Scavenger; Scrapper (the right arm, a role traditionally taken by Scavenger); Hightower (the left arm); Longhaul (the right leg); Rampage (the left leg); Overload (unknown, but the torso seems likely), and Mixmaster (the head).
Demolisher
The massive, massive, and we'll say it one more time for effect, MASSIVE Constructicon that we saw facing off against Optimus Prime in the teaser, Demolishor does not form part of Devastator, and thank Christ for that. He's big enough on his own.
Megatron
Also known as Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film. Or is he? Bay says nay. Hugo Weaving says yay. We've got a feeling that he'll show up at some point...
