Transformers

S.O.S. Dinobots - S1-E4

Revealing mistake: When Bumblebee is knocked onto his side, Ratchet kneels down to shove him back onto his wheels. The only problem is that when Bumblebee drives away, the animators forgot to add Ratchet's leg (that was previously obscured) into the frame.

Desertion of the Dinobots (1) - S2-E19

Plot hole: Perceptor discovers that the reason for their malfunctioning is because their Cybertonium has deteriorated after millions of years of being exposed to Earth's atmosphere. The key word here being 'millions'. This explains why the original Transformers who crash landed on Earth (4 million years ago) are affected, but newer characters like Perceptor, Powerglide, Hoist, etc. are affected despite the fact that they have only been on Earth recently.

Blaster Blues - S2-E21

Plot hole: Omega Supreme transforms his arm into a rocket and blasts off to the moon, but later, he transforms fully, but he left his body on earth, how was he able to transform?

Atlantis, Arise! - S2-E9

Other mistake: When the Decepticons shoot the monument at the end, Optimus runs to save it, you can see two Optimuses (Most likely because the animators forgot to get rid of the other prime which is just standing there).

Auto Berserk - S2-E17

Continuity mistake: At the beginning when Soundwave is attacking the bunker as he ejects his cassettes he says Buzzsaw (the gold condor) but instead ejects Laserbeak (the red condor).

Auto Berserk - S2-E17

Continuity mistake: Red Alert's door abbreviation has always been an F, then a shield, then a D, but when he is racing through the city when the Autobots are looking for him, he passes them and the abbreviation is: E, shield, D.

Auto Berserk - S2-E17

Audio problem: At the end, Inferno comes out from the blaze with Red Alert in his arms, Red Alert then says something, but his mouth doesn't match what he says.

Fire in the Sky - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: After the Decepticons dig up Skyfire they look at his memory banks to show what happened to him. In the flashback it shows Starscream transforming into his Earth jet mode which he shouldn't have had because it takes place before they all crashed on Earth.

The Killing Jar - S3-E6

Plot hole: When the Quintesson scientist is tricking Cyclonus into going inside his ship he disguises it as a character named Broadside who then says that he has come to take Cyclonus to see Galvatron. The problem is, Broadside is an Autobot yet Cyclonus simply walks inside without any reaction. Most likely the writers intended it to be Astrotrain but wrote the wrong name down.

Nightmare Planet - S3-E19

Continuity mistake: When the Quintessons have Daniel he appears to be strapped to an examining table but the strap changes in between shots. Sometimes it is on his chest but it later moves down to his stomach area and up to his chest again. Another scene shows his legs being strapped down as well but the strap seems to disappear.

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Suggested correction: They only show Daniel strapped in once, and that's when he sits up & breaks them. All the other scenes they just show his face up close and you can't actually see that he's strapped down.

Rodimus Prime: Last big party of the summer, folks! Let's go out with a bang.
Ultra Magnus: Just once, couldn't your attitude reflect the gravity of the situation?
Rodimus Prime: Not if I can help it.

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Answer: This was actually one of many errors in Transformers, the Constructicons MUST have been built on Cybertron, the only transformers genuinely built on earth were the dinobots, reason being Vector Sigma has to give personalities to each and every robot, else they end up like the dinobots, very simple and dumb. For reference watch the episode "The Key to Vector Sigma" which introduces the Stunticons and Arielbots - both Megatron and Optimus Prime have to go to Vector Sigma to get decent personality traits installed, prior to this the new robots are controlled by remote controllers and have no AI.

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