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Alpha Quintesson was often referred to as 'Alpha Q' in the Energon cartoon, to much hilarity. (2004)
Inspired by them having similar names, the main IDW TF continuity made the Maximals (encompassing most of the BW characters) servants of the Liege Maximo. (2018)
When questioned about why The Fallen was constantly aflame in the Dreamwave comics, Simon Furman responded that they went with it "because it looks cool." (2003)
Animated Beachcomber was supposed to debut in the the show's S3 premiere ep, where he would be killed by Shockwave, turning gray and crumbling into dust. The scene was recorded, with Beachcomber being voiced by Tom Kenny, who would provide a surfer type of voice, but was cut.
Orion Pax's senator friend from the IDW 'Shadowplay' storyarc was coloured like Ultra Magnus, in order to mislead readers as to his true identity. (2012)
this Spike Spiegel-looking mf from an episode of RID 2001/Car Robots. (2001)
the Aligned continuity cartoons really loved the 'big green bruiser' archetype. (2012-2016)
MTMTE hinted that Chromedome did not originally go by that name, prompting a lot of fandom speculation regarding what his 'real' name was and the significance surrounding it...
...until it was revealed that his real name was the rather unremarkable "Tumbler". (2013)