The Transformers: Hearts of Steel staunch ally of Muldoon after the Decepticons betray him. Only four Autobots were mentioned by name in the series: Bumblebee, Ironhide (in the TPB when he gives his name it was changed to Sideswipe) and Optimus Prime although he did not appear, though others are recognizable as G1 Generation 1 characters, introduced as toys in 1984. The opposite is true for the Decepticons, with many being named. Others are left unnamed but are recognizable such as Ravage. In addition to their original alternate modes as fantasy beasts, the Transformers later adopt alternate modes appropriate to the era in which they
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and based on the Transformers toy line. It is the third installment in the live-action "Transformers" film series, and is the sequel to 2009's "". It is also the first film in the series not to be co-produced by DreamWorks, leaving Paramount Pictures as the sole distributor. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Malkovich, and Frances McDormand. Its story is set three years after