The appearance of female Transformers in most continuities would seem to suggest a level of "sexual" dimorphism is present in at least the more humanoid members of the Transformers species (the term sexual is used in a gender-based, rather than physical sense, see the reproduction link above for that whole kettle of robo-fish). The jury is still out whether Lugnut loves her more than Megatron. This is the first instance "mech" has been used to specifically refer to a male Transformer, whereas the term has been used as a gender-neutral common noun for Transformers in various stories.Īlternative words to denote a female Transformer, all used about twice in canon, include: femme-bot, fembot, girl-bot robot dame, and perhaps robotessa. Both terms have recently appeared in a piece of official fiction: Venus magazine. 3.1.6 Dreamwave Generation One continuityĪlmost assuredly as a consequence of their rarity in official fiction and toylines, female Transformers are popular in fan fiction, where the term " femme" is often used to describe them, with " mech" likewise being applied to "male" Transformers.
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That's part of a way bigger argument for gender equality in entertainment and society at large that's a bit beyond this wiki's scope to fully explore.Ī list of female Transformers from all continuities is available. There's still a long way to go, since they ARE still uncommon compared to the "guys" and as Mairghread Scott pointed out, this can inadvertently make any given female Transformer and their stories seem like a comment on real women. Nowadays, female Transformers are basically considered a normal part of the Cybertronian population.
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While they are still comparatively rare, as the years went on they have increased greatly in numbers, prominence and overall fairness of representation, and are considered an official part of the Transformers brand in pretty much every continuity. and some of those had been originally designed as toys for male characters or were portrayed as male in some cartoon markets. Thanks, 1980s! Always so sensitive! Well into the third decade of the franchise, the number of female characters to have received either mass retail toy releases or recurring cartoon appearances was still in the single digits. Transformers: The Last Knight opens in theaters on June 21, 2017.Despite being robotic lifeforms with generally non-sexual methods of reproduction, the Transformer species has almost always been shown to include both male and female gender analogues, at least mentally if not physically.įemale Transformers were originally depicted as an anomaly, specifically called out as either a thought-to-be-extinct subgroup or simply never existing in the first place. Other transformers appearing the film include Bumblebee, Drift, Hot Rod, Cogman, Canopy, Sqweeks, Grimlock, Megatron, Barricade, Onslaught, Hooligan, and Mohawk.
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Transformers: The Last Knight's voice cast includes Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, John Goodman as Hound, and John DiMaggio as Crosshairs. The film stars Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci reprising their roles from Transformers: Age of Extinction, with Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro reprising roles from the first three Transformers movies. Transformers: The Last Knight is directed by Michael Bay. Now, it's up to the unlikely alliance of Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg), Bumblebee, an English lord (Anthony Hopkins) and an Oxford professor (Laura Haddock) to save the world. The key to saving the future lies buried in the secrets of the past and the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. In Transformers: The Last Knight, humans are at war with the Transformers, and Optimus Prime is gone.