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IDW Mindwipe seems to sport Ratbat's colours. (2016)
in IDW's Dark Cybertron comic, Shockwave attaches Waspinator's stinger weapon to his gun arm- something that can actually be replicated with their Generations toys. (2013)
in IDW's Titans Return comic, Fortress Maximus takes control of a giant Titan, paying tribute to his original G1 city-sized self. (2016)
in the IDW universe, characters like Getaway and Shockwave who have committed severe crimes are imprisoned by having their arms and legs removed (and in Getaway's case, his voicebox removed to keep him from talking his way out). (2018)
Jazz, Sky-Byte and Waspinator perform. (2012/2014)
Thundercracker's screenplay. (2014)
almost the entirety of Transformers (2014) #48 are told from the perspectives of Jetfire's droid D.0.C. and Thundercracker's pet dog Buster.
Mirage has been a traitor/suspected traitor in nearly every continuity he's popped up in.
several of the fan polls organized by Hasbro, including the Titans Return Titan Class vote, the Siege vs 2-pack vote, and the Earthrise Decepticon vote, eventually had every single nominee available as an option receive a new toy anyway at some point down the line.
the Deluxe Insecticons barely appeared in any Transformers fiction in the 80s; Chop Shop was one of several Decepticons murdered by a rogue Galvatron in the Marvel UK story "Time Wars", while Venom had a non-speaking role in the audiobook "Slaves of the Insecticons".