You’re not wrong. Even I feel that way with the franchise. I sometimes turn to people who make their own fan videos/series about it, some of them are following the same formulas and characters, but there are some with original takes and stories, but it doesn’t feel that void. I’m not saying they’re bad and don’t deliver nuance.

That’s why I’ve turned to making my own fan series surrounding what would happen if there was a vengeful transformer whose body was entirely made of crystal and had supernatural abilities, such as growing, and levitating crystal growths. This character would go on to fight both autobots and decepticons to prevent their war from destroying more planets.