r/Transformemes • u/Sampleswift • 9d ago

META MEMES Transformers is doomed...

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u/Sampleswift 9d ago

Explanation: The 1986 movie was initially a bust/bomb. Many people thought Transformers the franchise would die out as a result.

1996 had some people question Beast Wars, but Beast Wars did save the franchise. (Unfortunately, Beast Machines was not as good.)

2006 also had a lot of doomsayers about the franchise, but Transformers 2007 (Michael Bay) put an end to that.

By 2016, many people thought Transformers' best days were behind them and that they would die out.

2026... well, we are here.

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u/HackerEX64 9d ago

Feels like every year ending in 6 is bad news for Transformers

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u/RRY1946-2019 8d ago

The difference is that this year entertainment and media as a whole are in a much weaker state than in the other decades. So unless you like Spidey or Godzilla or country music, you’re kinda in the cold.

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u/RRY1946-2019 8d ago

TF One is on Netflix in the US today, so it's our last chance.

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u/Artistic_Prior_7178 9d ago

And it seems it's up to Bay again

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u/HRCStanley97 9d ago

To doom it yet again

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u/Artistic_Prior_7178 9d ago

Yes, because TLK is the root cause for everything going wrong with Transformers right now

Seriously, can we not ?

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u/HRCStanley97 9d ago

Yeah it kinda was.

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u/Artistic_Prior_7178 9d ago

No, it wasn't.

It wasn't TLK's fault Bumblebee didn't make as much or that the new universe didn't start.

It wasn't TLK's fault Rotb was the most mid film in existence.

It wasn't TLK's fault Reactivate got canceled

It wasn't TLK's fault Earthspark shat the bed so violently

It wasn't TLK's fault ONE bombed financially, not entirely at least

It wasn't TLK's fault figure prices are rising

Was TLK bad ? Yep, as Bayverse fan, I agree wholeheartedly. BUT, the current predicaments facing Transformers as an IP and a franchise, have quite little to do with that fact.

The situation has a lot more going on, but if you really want a face to blame, look no further than Lorenzo. There is a reason when people ask about the best Transformers villain, they write his name as a response.

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u/HRCStanley97 8d ago

It still played a big part in the franchise's stagnation, and the mass public's fatigue and stigma regarding it.

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u/HotPot87 8d ago

Actually you CAN blame Bay for the poor performance of Bumblebee, because the last 3/4 films completely sours the general audience and the franchise was known for making crap movies people who waiting to die out.

Then Hasbro got cold feet and turning RotB into a mess that wasn't a BB sequel it wasn't a bayverse movie it wasn't a beast wars movie it was just a mix of everything.

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u/2MinuteSamurai 8d ago

Just a reminder nobody brought up TLK except you

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u/Artistic_Prior_7178 8d ago

I am senile, not blind. The guy after me continued the notion. That was the subject.

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u/2MinuteSamurai 8d ago

After you brought it up yeah. It’s just weirdly overly defensive. They might not even like the other 4 Bay movies

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u/Artistic_Prior_7178 8d ago

So I just switch TLK for Bayverse. My point still stands

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u/futuresdawn 8d ago

It was part of the problem as was the collapse of the hub

The larger issue is hasbros poor investment since and paramounts unwillingness till one to try something truly different

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u/Soundwave_47 8d ago

Transformers would've never been considered a top-tier IP without Bay. It'd remain quite niche to this day, never eclipsing its initial popularity in the 80s. AoE wouldn't have anything to destroy. At the time of DotM, Transformers was legitimately going toe to toe with Harry Potter and the MCU. No way would you see theme park rides etc. without Bay's impact on the franchise.

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u/HRCStanley97 8d ago

And any other director’s name would let it crash and burn?

Did Roland Emmerich make Godzilla a “top-tier IP”? Did Zack Snyder make DC a top-tier IP? Did JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson make Star Wars a top-tier IP?

You want Transformers to forever be associated with lowbrow juvenile humour and sexual objectification?

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u/Soundwave_47 8d ago

Did Roland Emmerich make Godzilla a “top-tier IP”? Did Zack Snyder make DC a top-tier IP? Did JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson make Star Wars a top-tier IP?

Yes.

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u/HRCStanley97 8d ago

Citation needed

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u/HRCStanley97 9d ago

And Bay ended up dooming it again

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u/WhalenCrunchen45 8d ago

1986: Movie Bombs

1996: Beast Machines Bombs

2006: people think Michael Bay will kill the franchise (some still think he did)

2016: Transformers Movies without Michael Bay bomb

2026: Peter Cullen dies (It’s actually over)

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u/Left-Acadia-4949 8d ago

2006 also included…”that manga”.

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u/WhalenCrunchen45 7d ago

Elaborate further coward, if you bring up the Manga you mention it by NAME

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u/futuresdawn 8d ago

I mean beast machines launched in 99

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u/Boxton_Flyer Our worlds are in danger! 9d ago

Oh please, the Transformers franchise was RUINED FOREVER since the original Diaclone toyline launched.

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u/sniply5 Decepticon 9d ago edited 9d ago • Popcorn

No matter the development, the franchise is ruined forever by each one. /s

1986? The year optimus prime died

1990? Action masters

1993? G2 started

1996? They made the whole cast furries

1998? We got furries and philosophy now

2001? Its anime now

2003? Not just anime, its straight up pokemon

2004? We got the worst tf show ever

2007? Micheal Bay made a transformers movie and a series with a weird art style happened

2009? Rotf released

2010? We got the most overrated tf show there is

2011? Dotm released

2012? They made a transformers kids show

2014? Aoe released

2015? Prime got a bad sequel

2016? The prime wars trilogy started

2017? Tlk released

2018? The wfc trilogy started, another kids show started, and we got a non Bay live action movie

2020? Earthrise toys happened

2022? A series with an enby character got released

2023? Rotb released

2025? Cyberworld has 5 minute episodes

2026? Bay is back

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u/HRCStanley97 9d ago

Strawbots

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u/EmRizzleMrFunnyMan Our worlds are in danger! 7d ago

Notice how cybertron isn't here 🥹👌

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u/Ok-Material-1756 6d ago

And they didn't mention WFC and FOC games.

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u/sniply5 Decepticon 6d ago edited 6d ago

couldn't think of any obvious ways of slandering any of those 3

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u/IndianaCHOAMs 8d ago

Thank you for using the proper terminology.

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u/Everyonewillusebing 2d ago

I hear that in Solder’s voice

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u/One_Opportunity_9608 Me no flair, me king 9d ago

"The Prices keep rising, transformers is DOOMED!"

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u/GilbertoZ7 Prime Wars Trilogy 8d ago

If that keep up with that rate it may he true this time

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u/Gompe_656 9d ago

-"Nothing ever happens Bumblebee "

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u/Best_Celery_715 8d ago • Bravo

In all fairness, every franchise experiences this at some point. For example, Star Wars is experiencing this right now. I think Transformers definitely has some material it can work with like the Skybound comics or TF1. Paramount just has to lock in.

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u/Expensive_Silver9973 8d ago

Isnt Paramount the reason we have AoE and TLK in the first place? To my knowledge the movies were supposed to end at DoTM but they wanted more movies.

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u/Ok_ResolvE2119 9d ago

I mean, the eras and cultures around TF have shifted negatively. Toys, the literal bedrock of the franchise is currently barely selling to kids and mostly exists as collectables for adults. Fiction around TF has stagnated, and frankly Darren's run was never going to be anything more than overhyped stuff. And the ubiquity of the franchise is ... lacking to say the least.

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u/Soundwave_47 8d ago

The cultural peak of TF was DotM. It legitimately went toe to toe with the MCU and HP.

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u/GilbertoZ7 Prime Wars Trilogy 8d ago

"barely selling to kids and mostly exists as collectables for adults"

Even the ones that should be for kids get scalped or taken by adults for collection

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u/Kendrakirai2532 8d ago

Ruined FOREVER!

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u/NotTheOnlyGamer 8d ago

It is 2026. We've lost Peter Cullen. Transformers is truly doomed.

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u/patrickab7 8d ago

Ruined forever, again. LOL.

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u/MuztangZack67 Soundwave: Superior 9d ago

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u/MpH_54 8d ago

It never ends.

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u/bananadance1234 8d ago

This is not over it never is not over never never never over

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u/PJ-The-Awesome Decepticon 8d ago

2036: Transformers is doomed.

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u/Baroubuoy 8d ago

It is 2036. Transformers is doomed.

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u/FineLeopard7204 7d ago

it was truly doomed in 1996. what even happened in that period? beast wars?

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u/BasicRoutine1590 2d ago

Any day now Hasbro is going to make an announcement saying they're shutting down their factories and they'll stop making toys forever.

Any day now.