Technically part of the same universe as Transformers
Transformers
Transformers is a media franchise, produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. Initially a line of transforming mecha toys rebranded from Takara's Diaclone and Microman toylines, the franchise began in 1984 with the Transformers toy line, an…
Is Bumblebee in all the Transformers movies?
Transformers Cinematic Universe. Bumblebee appears as one of the main Autobot characters in the live-action Transformers film series and the protagonist of his own film Bumblebee. He retains some elements from his Generation 1 design, such as the iconic horn-like pieces in his head, which are articulated in the films.
Are bumblebees and honey bees the same thing?
Honey bees and bumblebees are often confused because, well, they’re both bees; and on the surface, they may appear like the same kind of insect. The truth is, these two bees are similar, but they are not interchangeable terms for the same creature. They are in the same scientific family, but they belong to different genera.
Is Bumblebee in the Battle Universe game?
The film version of Bumblebee is playable in Hasbro's Net Jet Transformers fighting game Transformers Battle Universe. Although other playable Transformers in the game have several incarnations featured, no other versions of Bumblebee are playable. Bumblebee is among the characters who appear in the TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE Battle Builder Game.
What is Bumblebee gravity and why does it matter?
If that shadow is a wee bit smaller than existing physics theories predict, it could help prove a far-out notion called bumblebee gravity, which describes what would happen if the seemingly perfect symmetry of the universe isn't so perfect after all.
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Is Bumblebee connected to the other movies?
Bumblebee (2018) Bumblebee is the most recent film in the timeline, but it is the first chronologically. The film is set 20 years before the first movie in 1987, and despite it being a prequel it isn't a soft reboot of the franchise.
Is Bumblebee in the Bayverse?
Bumblebee is an Autobot warrior and spy in Michael Bay's Transformers film series. While he may not be as big or as powerful as many of the other Autobots, he is a valued member of the team who makes up for his lack of physical strength with his courage, selflessness and eternal optimism.
How does Bumblebee fit into the Transformers timeline?
Bumblebee, the franchise's most recent installment, takes place in the 1980s, two decades before the original film. The Transformers movies love to jump all around time almost as much as they love giant robots that turn into various forms of transportation.
Is Bumblebee canon to Transformers?
The film is essentially a prequel to the entire Transformers franchise. It's just on a more intimate scale than Michael Bay's all-action spectacles. That said, BUMBLEBEE isn't really expected to rewrite the canon at all. Instead, it will carefully work around the established history of our favorite Robots In Disguise.
Who is Bumblebee's father?
Optimus is a mentor and father-figure to Bumblebee. They have a history together during the war on Cybertron and on Earth. They continued their relationship from Transformers: Prime to Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
Who is Bumblebee's arch enemy?
Shatter is one of the main antagonists of the 2018 sci-fi film Bumblebee, alongside Dropkick. She is a Decepticon spy tasked with hunting down and executing the Autobots with her partner, Dropkick. She was voiced by Angela Bassett, who also played Dr.
Can Bumblebee beat Optimus Prime?
He is a worthy warrior every Decepticon must fear but he is nowhere near Optimus Prime's level. If a fight between the two ever arose, it would be very difficult for Bumblebee to get out of it alive.
How old is Bumblebee in human?
Prime about 35, hot Rod 20, Bumblebee about 19. Ironhide about 55 or so. Megatron is a cranky old man pushing 60.
Why is Optimus Prime on Earth in Bumblebee?
Bay's original Transformers established that Optimus Prime and the Autobots arrived on Earth in 2007 because Bumblebee contacted them that he'd located Sam Witwicky and the map to the missing AllSpark Cube, which was the McGuffin of the first film.
Why do Autobots not fly?
The last theory is that Autobots prefer to not fly because it consumes lots of energy, explaining why the Decepticons are so obssesed to obtain it. Things are different in other continuities, in most of them flight is mainly resctricted for those whose alternate form can fly or have flight as special ability.
Who is Bumblebee's girlfriend?
Bumblebee (2018) - Isabelle Ellingson as Mean Girlfriend - IMDb.
Is ZB 7 a Bumblebee?
Bumblebee (AKA Bee, ZB-7, B-127) is the secondary protagonist and one of the deuteragonists (alongside Mikaela Banes, Carly Spencer, Tessa Yeager and Viviane Wembly) in the Transformers live-action film series and the titular protagonist of the 2018 Reboot/Spin-off film, Bumblebee.
What is a bumblebee?
Bumblebee is a fictional robot character in the many continuities in the Transformers franchise. The character is a member of the Autobots, a group of sentient self-configuring modular extraterrestrial robotic lifeforms. In the original toy line and animated series, Bumblebee is a small yellow Volkswagen Beetle.
How tall is Bumblebee?
Bay stated in an early interview that Bumblebee stands about 17.5 feet tall (5.33 m), but the official guide to the Transformers video game says he is 16 feet tall (4.88 m). Bumblebee depicted as a 1976 Camaro and three different iterations of a fifth-generation Camaro and below as a modified 2011 Camaro SS.
What is the name of the magazine where Bumblebee is in G2?
Bumblebee reappears in Generation 2: Redux , a Botcon magazine which is set after the events of the final episode as Goldbug battling the Decepticons in Switzerland along with Jazz, Sideswipe, Beachcomber and Seaspray and became Bumblebee once again in his G2 color by the power of Forestonite.
How many missions does Bumblebee use?
Bumblebee is a playable character, and is the most-used character in the Autobot campaign, where the character uses Bumblebee in nine missions in the Autobot campaign, out of the total 18. He is playable in both the old and new Camaro cars. Bumblebee also appears as a boss in the Decepticon campaign, with a radial blast attack.
What is the purpose of Bumblebee in Transformers?
Bumblebee was the second character to appear in the original Transformers animated series, while on a mission to recover a small clutch of energy conductors with Wheeljack. Bumblebee is subsequently among the Transformers aboard the Ark, which crash landed on Earth, causing the Transformers within to be trapped in stasis for 4 million years. Awakening in 1984, Bumblebee helps Ironhide quell a raging river and uses his small size to help the human ally, Sparkplug Witwicky plant explosives in the midst of a Decepticon mining operation.
What is the name of the robot that stops Unicron from pulling victims from other dimensions?
Bumblebee appeared in the voice actor play performed at BotCon 2004, in which a device built by Rhinox to stop Unicron from pulling victims from other dimensions inadvertently transports an Autobot shuttle under Bumblebee's command into the middle of a battle between Rattrap, Silverbolt, and Waspinator and a team of Unicron's agents. Bumblebee's shuttle is able to scoop up Rattrap and company when their ship is destroyed. After saving more of Unicron's victims from the Decepticons, Bumblebee's team returns to their own time.
When did Bumblebee and Spike get to Moonbase 2?
By 2005, the Decepticons had conquered Cybertron, forcing Bumblebee and Spike to operate on Moonbase Two, one of Cybertron's moons. When the planet-eating Transformer Unicron began devouring the moons, Bumblebee and Spike set their moon to self-destruct and attempted to escape in their shuttle, but to no avail.
How much did Bumblebee make?
Bumblebee has made $458,221,178 worldwide, about $126 million from the domestic (U.S./Canada) box office, and $332 million from foreign markets.
What would happen if Bumblebee hadn't done well?
If Bumblebee hadn't done well ... well, they'd be back to square one.
Will there be a sequel to Bumblebee?
Travis Knight and Bumblebee stars Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena have all said they'd love to come back for a sequel. If that movie is now seen as the start of a new storytelling universe for the Transformers franchise, we should expect to hear more about future films from Paramount. Those future films may take a while to develop, ...
Is Bumblebee a Transformers movie?
During the panel, the Bumblebee movie was officially declared as "a new storytelling universe" for the Transformers franchise.
Continuity notes
As a prequel to the rest of the live-action film series, Bumblebee includes set-up elements for several of the films.
Errors
The episode of ALF that Charlie's family watch is episode 20 of season 2, "You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog". The episode originally aired February 29, 1988, a year after the movie is meant to take place.
Tie-in material
During the lead-up to the release of the movie, IDW Publishing released the four-part comic mini-series Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel, detailing an adventure set in the 60s, during which Bumblebee works with British intelligence to foil the plans of a group of Decepticons, including Blitzwing.
Music
Bumblebee (Motion Picture Score) - showcasing composer Dario Marianelli's score for the film.
Home video releases
Bumblebee was released on digital platforms on March 19; and on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K on April 2. A limited edition VHS copy was sent out as a promotional item, but was not available at retail. [4]
Reception
Mankind has split the atom, sent a man to the moon, and now, in arguably its most unlikely achievement, it has produced a watchable Transformers movie.
Development details
March 27, 2015 — Paramount Pictures negotiates with Akiva Goldsman, hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.
Is Prime on Earth a reboot?
They keep talking about it being a prequel, not a reboot, but Prime being on Earth in the 80s contradicts the original movies. Also, all the designs contradict the Bay movies too, and yet they're still saying its in the same continuity... though they seem to be less confident now.
Does Bumblebee need to be forgiven?
Bumblebee doesn't require anything to be forgiven in order to be enjoyed!
Overview
Transformers: Generation 1
Bumblebee (known as Abejorro in Mexico, Bumble in Japan, Moscardo in Portugal, Űrdongó in Hungary, Maggiolino in Italy) is the "little brother" of the heroic Autobots and a mascot, constantly striving to prove himself in the eyes of the other robots—especially his leader, Optimus Prime. This often causes him to take risks that put him in danger. Although a bit of a smart aleck, he is a capable and reliable messenger and spy, his small size allowing him to go places that his larger …
Transformers: Generation 2
Bumblebee is a clone of the original Bumblebee.
In "Flash Forward, Part 3", Jhiaxus, seeking to create a new unified faction of Transformers, "borrowed" personality components, forestonite, Hi-Q, and blueprints from Quantum Laboratories. One of these Transformers was a clone of Bumblebee. Bumblebee, along with the other clones, were introduced to Pyro as a second generation of Transformers. In "Flash Forward, Part 5", Bu…
Transformers: Armada
Bumblebee is the Japanese name of Perceptor in Transformers: Armada. The Mini-Con Sparkplug was also based on the original Bumblebee, while Hot Shot was in fact going to be named Bumblebee but had his name changed due to trademark reasons.
• Super Collection Figure Bumble (2003)
A PVC figurine was made for Perceptor/Bumble, part of the tenth act of Super Collection Figure…
Transformers (film series)
Bumblebee appears as one of the main Autobot characters in the live-action Transformers film series and the protagonist of his own film Bumblebee. He retains some elements from his Generation 1 design, such as the horn-like pieces in his head, which are articulated in the films. Bumblebee was given a different alternate mode from his original G1 incarnation; instead of a Volkswa…
IDW Publishing
In Transformers: Defiance #1, back on ancient Cybertron, Bumblebee, and Cliffjumper are tasked to watch over the AllSpark at the temple at Simfur. In issue #3, Megatron learns that Optimus has broken into his room and sends Bumblebee, Camshaft, Cliffjumper, Jazz, Prowl, and Smokescreen to arrest Optimus Prime for treason. Optimus demands to speak directly to Megatron, but while en route to Megatron's location, they are ambushed by Barricade, Brawl, Crankcase, Frenzy, Starscre…
Titan Magazines
Note: Events occurring in the alternate universe where Megatron won the battle of Mission City are in italics.
In "Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 3", Bumblebee attempts to take on Megatron in the Sector 7 base. Meanwhile, Mikaela attempts to free Optimus Prime, but she is attacked by Frenzy.
Bumblebee appears in issue #17 of the Titan Transformers Magazine, in a story called "Return t…
Books
Bumblebee also appears in the prequel novel Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday. Here, it is revealed he could still communicate with the other Autobots via digital link. Bumblebee is part of Prime's Autobot team searching for the All Spark, and is described as one of the Autobots' best scouts. He is sent after the human vessel Ghost-1 (reverse-engineered from studies of Megatron) to make contact, but is ambushed and forced underground by Starscream. Encountering giant r…