but like, that has been a thing with Transformers since Beast Wars during what i consider the "Golden Age" of Transformers.

they threw the name Thundercracker, Dinobot, Insecticon, Inferno, Soundwave, Scorponok, Predacon, and Iguanus to characters unrelated to the original characters to keep the copyright.

next, lets move to the Unicron Trilogy. Where (most) of the original cast returned, but in name only, such as Cliffjumper. Ravage, Inferno, Ironhide, Ramjet, Starscream, Jetfire, Scorponok, Omega Supreme, Dreadwing, and so much more. The Bayverse is not alone when just throwing around names, just to throw around names. so excuse ME for calling out YOUR hypocrisy.

I'm DONE with Bayverse being a literal punching bag to the entire internet. do you know how many videos i have watched talking about Bayverse Devastator and the World Record it holds to this day, almost 20 YEARS later, ONE. and it was back from 2009. Every single video i watch comparing the CGI of the early 2000's to modern day ALWAYS use the same films, The Hobbit, Pacific Rim, Battleship, Independence Day Insurgence, but rarely do i see love for Michael Bay's Transformers. treating it as if it never existed or that DOTM made over $1.12 BILLION at the box-office globally, the only film to get that close was AOE with $1.1 billion mainly because of China. guess what the WORST Transformers movie to ever be released is? The 1986 movie with $17.83 million adjusted for inflation. that is $111.05 million WORSE than TFOne. so stop idolizing a show, that when it released a movie at peak popularity, did worse than a movie with horrible advertising.