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the first issue of the Marvel comic features a big red Autobot leaping and crushing a Decepticon jet with is bare hand.
This character has never had an official name, and is referred to as "Big Red" in the fandom. He's made a few cameos elsewhere too:
After destroying Dispensor, Ratchet tells Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes about the dangers of Mountain Dew. (2009)
in the Legends manga, Windblade is the younger sister of Nijika, from the G1 episode "Face of the Nijika" (2015)
Animated Prowl's sensei Yoketron was named after lead Takara designer Hideaki Yoke. (2009)
taking advantage of how Bulkhead didn't trademark his own likeness, Porter Powell creates an entire line of Bulkhead vehicles. (2008)
Animated Lockdown was created in homage to Death's Head, essentially acting as a substitute/equivalent character since Death's Head is now owned by Marvel.
As confirmed by Derrick J. Wyatt, Animated Dirt Boss is designed in homage to the small Lagann mecha from Gurren Lagann. (2009)
Animated Huffer and Pipes were designed after Mario and Luigi. (2009)
Armada made frequent use of recycled G1 animation models to represent generic bots on Cybertron. (2002-2003)
RID 2015 Steeljaw made history as the first main antagonist of a western Transformers series who is not a Megatron or Galvatron. (2015)