List of female Transformers

The Female Autobots from the Dreamwave Productions comic book series.

This is a list of the known female Transformers in the Transformers franchise. Despite being robotic lifeforms with generally non-sexual methods of reproduction, the Transformer species has almost always been shown to include both male and female gender analogues, at least mentally if not physically. Female Transformers were originally depicted as an anomaly, specifically called out as either a thought-to-be-extinct subgroup or simply never existing in the first place. But over the course of decades, while they are still comparatively rare, they have increased greatly in numbers, prominence and overall fairness of representation, and are considered an official part of the Transformers brand in pretty much every continuity. Female Transformers are basically considered a normal part of the Cybertronian population.

Autobots

The Female Autobots (known in Japan as the Woman Cybertrons and alternately known as the Fatal Furies and Elita One's Squadron) were seen in the 1985 animated television series, in which they were indicated to be rare, and believed extinct by most other Transformers. They did not appear in the American Marvel comic book series, where it was specifically stated that Transformers do not have genders. It is very clear that the difference between male and female Transformers is much more than the shape of their bodies, it is a sociocultural difference, with each "gender" possessing—in a general sense—the traits usually associated, at least partially stereotypically, with the human genders. This list also includes females of the Maximals, the Mini-Cons and other heroic factions similar to the Autobots to give a better summary of the topic.

Transformers: Generation 1

Beast Era

Unicron Trilogy

Override was originally conceived as a male character, and appears as such as in Transformers: Galaxy Force, the Japanese counterpart of Cybertron. Cartoon Network's desire that the show have a greater female presence saw Hasbro recast Override as a female – a change that, though seeming sheer coincidence, functions very well, given the character's friendship with Lori and rivalry with Thunderblast.

Shattered Glass

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Animated

Transformers: Prime/Robots in Disguise

Transformers Universe

Decepticons

Female Decepticons are even more rare than Autobot females, having not been introduced until after the original series ended. This list also includes females of the Predacons, the Mini-Cons and other villainous factions similar to the Decepticons to give a better summary of the topic.

Transformers: Generation 1

The Autobots used an electro mesh prison which drained Nightbird's power reserves and allowed the Autobots to capture her without serious damage. Doctor Fujiyama placed Nightbird into cold storage, but apparently did not see fit to fully deactivate her, as she seemed aware of her plight and gave an angry glare as she was stored away. Not that we've ever seen her again. [7] The character was brought back in 2015 as part of Takara's Transformers Legends toy line under the name Nightbird Shadow. A remold of Generations/Legends Arcee; she has a futuristic sports car alt mode and is now an official Decepticon.

Beast Era

Unicron Trilogy

Shattered Glass

Live action Transformers films

Transformers: Animated

Transformers: Prime/Robots in Disguise

Transformers Universe

Transformers: Timelines

See also

References

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