The Comedic Tragedy of Bumblebee In Transformers One

FULL SPOILERS FOR TRANSFORMERS ONE. Please watch the film before you watch this video. This is a character essay on the deeply tragic backstory of B-127 also known as Badassatron also known as Bumblebee.
TRANSFORERS ONE PLOT SYNOPSIS:
This is the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi with Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm. - Enjoy my Transformers One (2024) MOVIE REVIEW
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[@littlemisstfc]

Dude’s been stuck in Brazil for who knows how long. Of course he’s not gonna learn social cues immediately aksksksk. 😭

[@italobraganca7565]

As a brasilian I can agree

[@praimi13]

He's been Boladotron

[@johnmarston853]

Transformers One: but Bumblebee only speaks in Brazilian memes

[@player1mtbr]

BRASIL MENTIONED 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 "All hail Boladotron!"

[@italobraganca7565]

@@littlemisstfc ALL HAIL BOLADATRON

[@henriquehultmann2086]

The badassetron line kinda did a 180 for me at the end, when he gets the battlemask, he was just so happy and screaming his nickname that I couldn’t help but love it.

[@cadencarrithers2339]

the first time was funny, the one when hes walking with elita isnt, the one at the end was great

[@TheWarmachine375]

​@@cadencarrithers2339 At least he lived up to his hype.

[@2bdaqueen268]

I love Bee he’s a comedic character but he’s really sad when you think about it for more then 5 seconds he’s been isolated for primus knows how long you can’t blame him for being very talkative to the other 3

[@thadz2493]

If Orion Pax and D-16 have been mining for 50 cycles (I assume is 50k years in Cybertronian or 500 or 5k idk it depends on the universe) and B-127 has been there since *"Forever"* I think it might be wise to take it literally, poor guy

[@Sushie55]

😅

[@raydhen8840]

Kinda reminds me of IDW Tailgate, Just like Bee he's kid-friendly character & isolated for... quite some time (he managed to avoid millenia-spanning Great War because of it)

[@kennethsatria6607]

I love that they gave a reason for his obnoxious behavior and how its kind of sympathizing that I think Orion's the only one to just deal with it and go with the flow. Just casual kindness and acceptance. And D-16 is just polite cause he doesn't wanna hurt his feelings. I hope Optimus and Bee's friendship grows stronger for any continuation. This makes them really feel like equal characters, just one is less mature, so like older and younger brother thing. What I really wonder is if there's any continuity where Optimus is fully like a parent of Bee.

[@Talmorne]

In the original 80s cartoon Optimus is kinda like a cool father figure to Bee (but he's also like that to a lot of the autobots tbh) I'd love to see them bring back that iterration of Optimus in more Transformers media instead of the face ripping BayVerse version.

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

Yeah, I think the reason why they made Bee like that is to show what isolation did to him. I don't think it was merely a lazy attempt to get cheap laughs by young children. There was definitely a whole other, unseen reason why he was the way he was.

[@kennethsatria6607]

@@WorthlessDeadEnd Not really unseen when its already written in that he's just a bit incompetant and obnoxious. This is the case of the writers giving proper cause and effect to characterization. And the result being a very nice energetic and loving version of Bee.

[@kennethsatria6607]

@@Talmorne This is one of em. Pretty sure everything outside of the bayverse is a less violent Optimus in control of his emotions. Though you kind of have to kill in a war the best approach is Optimus obviously finding no pleasure in doing so and finding alternatives when he is able to.

[@TheWarmachine375]

I wonder D-16/Megatron will eventually rip out B-127/Bee's voice box just to shut him up.

[@ctray3688]

“I get to work for the government!” and this movie having an A-Aron joke is still comedy gold.

[@TheWarmachine375]

Poor Steve though.

[@mindshuffler3332]

​@@TheWarmachine375I can't believe Orion would kill Steve like that.

[@studior2962]

For a comedic relief he's surprisingly tame

[@thrissurugadi959]

do you know what happens to bee in other continuity write... dont get too attached, to his voice

[@javivaki]

I love this version of Bee. He's only annoying cuz he has a lot to say and thinks he's part of every conversation. But he does it in good faith and to not compensate like TFA Bee. TFOne Bee also knows when to appropriately stay silent, like in the cave scene. My favorite part is when he gestures an Energon cube to Orion to give to Alpha Trion without saying anything. He's definitely one of those comedic reliefs that can add it scenes in sincere ways. 🐝

[@maxrodriguez889]

I loved that part too. Dude was isolated and that was his first time out with other bots in lord knows how long... but he's also about business he's not inept or a liability. Hopefully in the sequel(s) he lives up to that badassatron name

[@itsnyxiechu]

he's such a silly goober i love him!

[@itsnyxiechu]

he's so adhd autism coded just like me!

[@javivaki]

​@@itsnyxiechu Real. As an autistic person, Bee is so autism.

[@madmonty4761]

I pray his voice is no more in the sequel

[@Perdix64]

@@itsnyxiechuhe’s just like me fr fr.

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

⁠​⁠@@itsnyxiechu Bumblebee is literally me Fr.

[@Lego_building_vlogs_VR]

Bro my entire theater was cracking up at his jokes

[@soundwaveravagesuperior]

I saw this movie with my gf who doesn’t really care about transformers. Bee’s antics made her laugh and actually enjoy the movie a lot more and I definitely laughed too. Yes at the “badassitron part too and I’m like 22 rn-

[@andrecardenas136]

SAME

[@deen7530]

The "I get to work for the government!" line was the one that had my whole theatre dying lol

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

@@deen7530Same! 😂

[@andrecardenas136]

Yo Dudes i wanted devastator at the ending🥺👏

[@171QA]

The only time Badassatron made me laugh was when Bee said it after his knifehands appeared.

[@Talmorne]

That had to build that joke throughout the movie to make that scene work XD

[@MelonHere20]

Same lol

[@maxrichards3881]

Comedy comes in threes.

[@DoctaHelghast]

I want Bee to be the tragic character. Bee had three friends, one of them will become a war leader, the other one will more than likely die in the second film, and one will become consumed with keeping cybertron safe from Decepticons and Quintessons. Theres just so much potential with Bee that they can do for the second and potentially third movie.

[@Иная]

Yeah. And Steve😭

[@kitsunepop1077]

people forget that the comedic relief is a staple in fiction since stories were told. it's a deliberate way to break the tension in a movie; a story as serious as transformers one NEEDS bee, especially since it's still a kids movie think about it like this; how many times have you described a sad or tragic experience in your life, then ended the story with a joke? you don't want to make your friends feel heavy so you lighten the mood. doing so in moderation is what's important. I think there's a very healthy balance of serious and jokes in tfo, unlike in a lot of more recent marvel movies where they can't let a serious beat last more than a second before making a gag out of it

[@headwreak1768]

Having a comic relief character who tries to lighten the mood even during a hopeless situation is well, nice to say the least-

[@alexandersilva3327]

i like that he was used just enough, like he wasnt overdone in my opinion and there were other characters who had funny moments (like shockwave) and bee could get serious when he had to like when he talked back to sentinel or when he helped elita try and restrain megatron

[@maxrichards3881]

Bee’s probably the reason that shockwave is going to remove his emotions.

[@shadowtrooper262]

B-127's isolation reminds me of how Kup had his own isolated time that also affected him mentally. He was malnutritioned, he saw his dead friend as his only companion and sees other bots attempting to rescue him as foes due to his visions.

[@LucarioShirona]

I really do like how they did Bee in this movie, like you can tell pretty quickly he's the comic relief type of character of the four, but they brilliantly wrote the reason why he acts the way he does so you can't help but laugh but feel bad for him at the same time. Not to mention Bee has moments when he knows when things are getting serious, even his tone of voice when those time comes. Keegan-Michael Key is able to bring that tone that honestly surprises me that really balance Bee out.

[@javivaki]

My brother, who wasn't really a fan of the jokes, *really* loved Bee's "working for the govt'" and "watch me cut these guys up" lines. Also, Badassatron is so funny to us, we always quote it.

[@TransformersMCfan6]

It was a small moment but it was when Bee said “he’s going to kill everyone” when Megatron started destroying Iacon that made me think he’s not completely socially inept. He recognized that this guy who he met recently had become a serious problem and something needed to be done. I’m glad they didn’t give him any jokey lines during the serious moments.

[@TheWarmachine375]

He can be serious when he wants to be.

[@Иная]

Yeah, when dude makes weird jokes, it doesn't mean he doesn't understand what is happening

[@tennagon3822]

Destroying the control room was definitely his best joke, especially with the music giving us a sense of Bee's mindset in the moment. Getting carried away and loving it!

[@OptimusNiaa]

I don't think Bee being mute in 2007 was just to be cute. It seems like it was to help ease general audiences into the idea of giant transforming robots from space. And to help create an emotional bond between B and Sam in a way that would be less easy to do if he could talk. Just as E.T. couldn't talk.

[@Achieme]

I agree however when ROTF came around they saw the VB as a gimmick to the point they retconned it. I mean they never revisited the VB issue until TLK and they still messed it up somehow

[@markiroll5766]

That Bee losing his voice theory actually had its seed planted in the Starscream duel. It's a great parallel because Orion does stop D16 from straight ripping out Starscream's voice box and getting blown to bits. If Megatron ends up the one muting Bee, everyone's gonna end up missing the yapper Bee.

[@milkiassamuel780]

While not all of Bumblebee's jokes landed, I will say he wasn't as bad as I thought and genuinely had more funny moments than unfunny, as they made it clear he was obnoxiously talkative on purpose and made him relatively sympathetic with how lonely and forcibly isolated he is becoming a schizophrenic outcast. Honestly, Keegan Micheal Key did a good job as Bee. Though I do prefer the idea of Bumblebee to being the younger member of the Autobots personally, I do still appreciate that they knew to keep Bumblebee quiet and composed during more serious scenes. Hopefully, if they make a sequel to this movie, which I really hope they do, I would love to see Bumblebee learn to be an emotional anchor and friend to Optimus, helping him get through the guilt he feels for being unable to save D-16 from becoming Megatron and killing Sentinel. Maybe in the sequel, Bumblebee could try and understand what his purpose is on the Autobots and realise how he's the glue/scout helping Optimus see the bright side of things, to make him laugh and smile through the pain and responsibility of restoring Cybertron, and he can show that by sacrificing his own voice when and if Megatron would rip out his voice box, thus Bee willingly gives up a part of himself to save Optimus and Optimus sadly realises that there's no saving Megatron from what he's become

[@DeltaTrion]

Taking notes for when I eventually get to my B-127 character analysis video...

[@DekaNovelist]

I would love to see it.

[@Zapdos536]

Another funny reference is that he names one of his “friends” A-A-Tron. It’s a reference to one of Keegan Michael key’s previous skits on key and peele called “substitute teacher”

[@Talmorne]

A-A-ron! I caught that straight away XD

[@prime9908]

Exactly ​@@Talmorne

[@rclark8688]

When I left the theater a bunch of teenagers were walking around going, "Badassatron". He did his job

[@aroc420]

I’ve been a transformers fan since I was a kid and still love it. I was surprised how much I enjoyed the movie. I took my cousins lil boy to transformers one, he’s 7. He was so enthralled. It was his first time exposure to transformers. I was around the same age when I got into it. And of course his fav cybertronian is B. After the movie he begged me to borrow him the g1 series (I have every generation on DVD/blu ray or digital)

[@mysticduel]

I feel like they made bumblebee talk a lot in transformers one because in sequel they will remove his voice and it will be tragic

[@MegaMaster1021]

I do understand criticisms towards B at least I can understand why he acts like that and wasn’t something that came out of thin air. We see how some miners are affected by sentinels punishments even if this one’s more comedic on the surface it shows that sentinel was perfectly OK with putting miners in complete isolation for daring to step out of line. It’s easy to assume that B was an entirely different person and how he acted before being thrown in there. And due to being down there for who knows how long he made those “friends” of his so he doesn’t feel alone anymore, but when D 16 and Orion show up, he finally has people to talk to and is excited and lets it all out

[@leonardofazbear1258]

The entire film had been foreshadowing the biggest event that B-127 will have in the sequel, like you can tell the people behind it really wanted it to happen and I agree, him losing his voice from one of the first friends he ever made will be heartbreaking to see if they're going to show it or not

[@Ethan6490]

To be honest, I like bumblebee even with or without his voice he’s always my favorite character throughout the franchise one growing up And I like his comedy in the movie it’s anyways, and I like him in the movie.😂

[@LMVtron1]

I couldn't stand the mute radio speak Bumblebee and it's so refreshing to see a new take on him on screen. Keegan Michael-Key did a great job. Traditionally, Bumblebee's always been a talkative wisecracking character until the live action movies came along and ruined him.

[@maxrichards3881]

I actually liked that idea, considering it was a battle wound he suffered from Megatron.

[@vidaliawhyte4620]

The repetition of the Badassatron joke never got annoying for me because I (a fellow haver of ADHD) do the same shit. Repeat the same thing to as many people as possible in hopes of one person going along with it. The entire time I was just thinking “YES DUDE TALK AS MUCH AS YOU NEED I KNOW YOU WERE LOOSING IT DOWN THERE”

[@blimbam]

the badassatron joke was honestly funny the second time

[@youknowwhatever8649]

Bee pretty much inadvertently told us himself why he was down there. "They kept promoting me to lower levels because of how awesome I am!" (Something like that) Basically he straight up failed his way down to the bottom.

[@genericweeb7300]

"I used to think my life was a tragedy, but now I realize, it's a comedy." -Bumblebee, trust me bro

[@deltaknight2764]

Real talk: I love the "Badassatron" bit BECAUSE it's so obnoxious and stupid. Seriously, the scene where he's repeating it to the clearly not having it Elita is funny to me.

[@jeremygrandison1040]

When Bumblebee build his friends from scrap, and then destroys'em by mistake It'll maybe be a foreshadowing that he'll lose a friend right before his eyes, from one of the Autobots Optimus recruited along with him Just speculation

[@MollThane]

We shall once more follow tradition... by killing Cliffjumper!

[@georgemodify1604]

bumblebees jokes were quite good tbh, when he said badassatron 3 times to alita one it made me chuckle

[@dweebie4844]

Finally, a movie that explores a deeper reason behind Bumblebee's comedic side and a fan that understands and appreciates this kind of writing for the character.

[@orcastrike7750]

He thankfully doesn’t take you out of serious moments, but I wish he wasn’t so weirdly kill-happy. Orion was really out here telling D-16 to not shoot Sentinel after saying literally nothing to Bee having a blast slicing and dicing those guards in half 😭

[@terminator_15genesis23]

Then again, they were in the middle of a fight and Orion only called B’s attention when they were on their why to the communication center.

[@Sub-Atomic]

There's a difference between fighting for your life, and performing an execution. Almost all of his slice and dice moments are happening at the same time as Orion is partaking in the same kinda action. Sentinel's death rubbed Orion the wrong way because he didn't want to start off rebuilding Cybertron with an execution.

[@MrTragedious986]

He can be funny at times but his basassatron joke can be Annoying at times, but I’m glad he’s not mute in that movie.

[@theself-deprecatinggeek9930]

As someone who has Bumblebee as one of his favorite characters in all of fiction, I think BADASSATRON is legitimately one of the best versions of said character in the entire TF franchise. The haters are truly miserable people with no light in their hearts and lives. I feel bad for them.

[@trika91]

The one joke that got me was a reference to ‘Key & Peele’, where he named one of his made-up friendbots ‘AA-Tron’ [watch the substitute teacher skit].

[@vincentn7264]

Bumblebee talks in the original cartoon series

[@Tahtorak]

They pushed the "badassatron" button so many times, I almost *wanted* Megatron to rip out his voice box.

[@deltaknight2764]

I legit thought that was what was gonna happen at the end. They did A LOT of foreshadowing to it: "Badassatron" sounding similar to "Megatron", moments where D-16 was visibly annoyed by B's ramblings, Starscream's voice getting messed up when D-16 choked him, the fact that B NEVER. STOPPED. *TALKING.* It being a Transformers movie, etc. I thought at the very end during Elita and B's fight with Megatron, Megs would grab B, B would ask him what he was doing and Megs would reply with "something that should've been done A LONG TIME AGO," and crushes B's voicebox.

[@Z41D823]

I have a feeling it'll happen in the next film ​@deltaknight2764

[@CC-nm9jy]

There were a lot of foreshadowing that he could lose his voice. Like in some lines "i am speechless" and "I'm gonna need you to talk less" etc.

[@laine_s]

Bumblebee spoke throughout the Aligned Contuity, from the end of Prime, to all of TFP Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising, all of Robots in Disguise 2015, and even through later “guest star” spots on Rescue Bots. In each case, he was voiced by Will Friedle, and I thought he did a great job.

[@fluffywolfo3663]

The saddest thing I found about him is that you _immediately_ figure out he went mad from the isolation. It'd be nice to see in the next movie... I don't know, Optimus and Megatron _trying_ to defeat the Quintessons together. But it becomes clear that their approaches are frighteningly different.

[@matti.8465]

It's crazy to have a Transformers movie where Bumblebee is more bloodthirsty than Optimus.

[@A_Shrubbery1901]

"little robots become big robots and then fight the government" is how i will be describing this movie from now on

[@jessopjessopjessop860]

I did laugh a lot at the "Watch me, im gonna cut these guys!" line.

[@sharkbaitares2027]

For a sequel, i hope they show Megatron as a gladiator, like what TFP had shown. Honing his skills in the pits of Kaon.

[@javivaki]

I can perfectly imagine Megatron setting up a personal arena and challenge other Decpticons to remind them of his strength or a way to honor Megatronus.

[@AllThatJazz94]

That was the exact thought I had once D-16 became Megatron. Watching the movie, I had like a flashforward of him grabbing Bee going “You talk too much” before throwing him off a building after taking his voice away. Bro, that’d be so tense!

[@tfgirl444]

A video going deeper into my favorite character. I can't miss it 😁

[@RandAllmon]

personally i like the mute bumblebee it adds a layer of depth to his character and as a person who suffers from adhd not being able to communicate properly what im trying to say is super frustrating so a character so expressive losing his voice is heart breaking but imo it teaches him to be more focused and disciplined idk maybe im looking too far into it but that’s how i feel

[@Иная]

Me too. Mute he represents survived, but damaged cybertronians. Like, disabled warriors, that still fight. I love that

[@CyberPea08]

When bee explained his backstory I just felt bad for him. Dudes been stuck down in waste management for years and has been failing his jobs. What’s better is unlike most comic reliefs is that he doesn’t crack a joke during a serious moment and treats it like an actual problem

[@LaenayaSathe]

At first I thought Bee was a little annoying but not nearly as annoying as I thought he'd be going into the theater. Before his intro scene was even over I was starting to find him endearing. I found some things concerning, like his fake friends, and that a character like him could potentially have a toxic positivity mindset. However, as you said in the video, he was serious in the serious moments and really paid attention to what's going on. So he wasn't this hyper, half living in another reality type of character that plagues several kids shows I've been exposed to. He felt more genuine. I think if there's a sequel, it could be about fighting off the Quintessons but in doing so it sets off a war based on ideology about the future. The High Guard possibly uses espionage to dismantle something or there's a betrayal during the first against the Qs that leads to the name "Decepticons" for Megatron's faction. Things go really wrong, Prime tries his hardest to reach Megatron one 'last' time, but it costs Bee a severe injury and his voice which leaves Bee devastated. Prime then sees Megatron truly as an enemy and the movie closes with events that show the dominoes falling into place where the Decepticons rise to have an inordinate amount of power in comparison to the Autobots, which kinda sets the tone for how the G1-linked continuities tend to go. The Cons technically win and it's the Autobots on the run. (I was wondering, too, if Shockwave might get a knock in the head of some kind to make him less emotional. Him being angry was kinda hilarious but also I wondered how he was the one chosen as comedic relief?! lol) I do agree that having Bee go mute again would officially make it a trope, lol, but the difference in ONE is that it would be the first time any audience actually lives through and witnesses the significant nature of that moment which reframes the context of past films and shows where he is mute when people go back and rewatch. I can see how it could work despite being overdone. I was SO HAPPY to see Shockwave and Soundwave in this background, side by side. My faves. Although the problem with the High Guard overall was the complete one dimensionalness of these characters who would become the most notorious Decepticons in Megatron's army. Like, really? I want THEIR background too! Literally none of these movies or shows have explored, to my satisfaction, WHY Soundwave is so loyal to Megatron for example. Is it so out of pocket that villains can have friends?? lol Freakin' Hasbro.

[@Perdix64]

I watched this movie twice already (work for a movie theater) but I love Bee here honestly. He’s still young and naive but he’s definitely able to be a little too annoying. Also, Bee said that his friends don’t talk cause they’re junk so he’s still lucid enough to know that they’re fake.

[@LoneWolf-me1]

Aside of his comedic character, what I like from Bee is how he valued their friendship and didnt take D-16's side after he killed Orion Pax. Bcuz ofc in this movie he met both D-16 and Orion Pax at the same time so it's possible for him to jump from side to side after Orion death to gets the security reassurence amid the chaos. Instead he stood at his ground and just happy to met a good people he called as a friends.

[@Crescent1400]

I've seen a comment that if you removed Bee from the TF1 movie that nothing would change, they forget that it was Bee who had a couple of energon cubes in his forearm to reactivate Alpha Trion. So without him Orion and the rest would have not found put about Sentinel's treachery.

[@Captain_Timezone]

I like transformers primes bumblebee beeps because it sound like a starwars droid and makes him sound like a robo pet

[@thatsquidboi1292]

This Bumblebee is an accurate representation of ADHD

[@dkkanofkash8798]

Yeah, no. Saying that TF One Bumblebee has ADHD is a bit of a stretch. As someone who has ADHD, I did not relate to TF One B-127 in that sense whatsoever. However, there was something else about this character that I could relate to, and that's prolonged isolation-induced symptoms of social ineptness, something that I can feel has been happening to me since the COVID-19 lockdowns. B-127 outright tells Orion and D-16 that he's been stuck at the waste disposal facility for a period of "long time to forever", which obviously impacted his sanity, because with no one else to talk to, Bumblebee made up fake friends and became quite a social box when talking to them. In periods of not talking to his statue-made-of-garbage friends, B-127 would stand in place for hours, watching garbage burn, literally. All of this had an immense effect on his state of mind, because when we see him finally meet other people, he just won't stop talking. For years, he's been stuck underground with no one else to talk to, and suddenly he gains real friends. This easily excuses his lighthearted nature and chatterbox personality, and is something I can relate to, because I haven't had any contact with other humans for almost a year during the lockdowns, and it hit me hard when I finally went out and was surrounded by other people. Isolation really does drive people mad in different ways, let's just say it's good that B-127 didn't go down a darker path.

[@MikulOnIce85]

You know, I just watched transformers one a second time after seeing this video. And I can appreciate Bumblebee more than I did on the first viewing. Thanks.

[@spanglezekankleplushapalooza]

This probably was a needed video due to how some people aren't looking between the lines when it comes to his character

[@The_absolute_solver-idk]

I just realized that i have so much in common with this B-127

[@omegaus817]

Keegan Michael Key did a great job as B-127/Bumblebee, I don't think he is bad. He did a great job, and he knows how to make B take stuff so seriously, like the story that Alpha-Tron told Sentinel Prime took all the bots's T-Cogs, D-16 aka Megatron take Megatronus Prime's T-Cog out of Sentinel's body Bee and Elita are shock about it. if they did, not the same, even making Bee be quiet doesn't work even be the safety one. Nice work on the video.

[@Maswartz226]

That's what salvaged him in my opinion, that he knew when to take things seriously.

[@Palgineer]

It reminded me of Perito from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Both characters are comedic relief, both are companions the main character(s) has throughout the whole journey, and they both know when to keep things serious. That kind of balance makes a character a good addition without ruining the movie.

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

How was Bee able to fit a t-cog inside his chest when his slot is shaped like a rectangle and not a circle?

[@linkerthejedi2575]

Well it is a cog that allows transforming so maybe the cog can transform?

[@MagiYellow]

Or because it allows one to be tranform, it made their chest transform so it could fit in

[@Autobot_Journey]

Before watching the movie in theaters and while watchingnit in theaters i thought to myself "man, what if when D-16 becomes megatron he gas enough of badassatrons nonstop talking and rips out his voice box. That would suck." And then it didnt happen and i was like, "oh thank primus, he can still talk and he workd with the government!" And While watching i thought he was funny and relatable. But then i thought "oh man, if his voice ever gets ripped out in the future of this film it would be really sad" i give this film an 11/10, fantastic movie! Edit: i didnt relise i mistyped a lot of the words until after posting 😅

[@Alonzo_Sebastian]

i like the transition from "serious" to funny tbh

[@ActualDumbassatron]

That face of bumblebee in the thumbnail might be the dumbest, funniest expression I've ever seen. Like, bro look like he farted 💀💀

[@spidyboi9097]

A real one never speaks ill of badassatron

[@mikey759]

Fr!

[@13beefd3s]

I loved bee in the movie he's such a sweetheart too

[@Corydon811]

This is literally I have no mouth and I must scream

[@chispychisp1690]

Well i personally love bees behavior since it makes a lotta sense. The man's been isolated for who know how long. And i relate so well

[@AnthonyVCL]

Don't pull the chibi clip like that😭😭 AND NOT ON BUMBLEBEE😭😭😭

[@danielmedela8725]

When I read who was playing which character in this movie (possibly a year ago) and heard that B127 would be voiced by a stand-up commedian, I thought "great, for once we´ll have a non-mute Bee!" Well, he was a bit too much, but I´ll take it over lubricating the human, radio talking worse than Wreck-Gar Bee.

[@someoneoutthere3232]

This video encapsulates perfectly how I feel about this iteration of Bee. At least to me, it felt very obvious that the overly optimistic, never able to shut up face he puts up was, at least in a large part, a coping mechanism (I do believe some of it must be his real personality, given it's slightly implied him being Like That is why he got dropped into the lowest existing level). I enjoyed the take on the character, and would love to see those pieces that were clearly set up in this movie to be acknowledged and dealt with in the future sequels; and yeah, I feel pretty safe assuming they are saving The Muting for a really impactful third act mauling on the same beat as Sentinel's death.

[@mainstreetsaint36]

You put some respect on Badassatron's name!

[@thelrdroca9412]

I alway hated the idea of B being mute, he came of more as a pet than a intergalactic warrior

[@shealupkes]

I think it would hurt the audience just as much if he was actually adjusting to being around people and was becoming more tactful without losing his wits and jokes, even getting a laugh out of the other characters to help them emotionally handle the gradual decline of cybertron into a war torn hellscape, a voice of catharsis and reassurance, only for it to get ripped out.

[@HawkTTM]

I think a scene where Bee try’s to talk to megatron to get his friend back and megatron is not having it so to make him shut up he yanks it out or damages it. If damaged he could still talk just not as much and it might hurt to talk.

[@moniqueperkinsmp]

Badassetron's goofy ah run was funny tbh

[@boxxy-not-Noxy]

I'm sorry, but Bee is so autism and adhd coded. I told my friends that when going to watch it (Yes, I forced them, they loved it) and when we left one of them turned to me and said, yeah Bee has adhd and autism. I also had this theory when I realized Bee had String Lights. I too have a likeness for string lights

[@Иная]

There always suppose to be one weirdo, he suppose to be in the team

[@MetalTeaCup]

Meg’s damaged Starscreams voice in the movie just by choking him.

[@WeaponizedAutism7]

I really didn’t understand Bee’s role in the film when I watched it. I was worried that in the 4-lead structure Elita would get sidelined but it felt more like Bee did, with the other three having very solid characterization and dynamics. Elita being their former boss is great. With Bee, I thought I could see where they were going with the slightly out of his mind angle, but by the time you get to the battle in Iacon he’s clearly quite cognizant of what’s going on and their implications. I wasn’t really sure whether they knew what they were doing with him, but because the rest of the film was so tight, I figured I was the dumb one. And now I finally get it; bro is autistic. Like just drowning in the tism. He’s slightly hard to understand, infodumps and says things very bluntly, is attached to inanimate objects, and is easily excited. But he’s also very intelligent and perceptive, and has a unique, perhaps sometime better, view of things. That’s why he was able to (mostly) transform almost instantly his first time. He’s capable and independent but wants to connect with people, but isn’t quite sure how. I don’t think we got enough of him and Optimus interacting, and I hope that becomes a focus in the sequel. Hell, that could be the two’s main emotional arc, where Optimus is hurt by the departure of Megatron and Bee wants to be Optimus’s friend, but isn’t sure how to do that. That could be an extremely resonant thread for autistic people like myself.

[@brandonl7502]

I hope they incorporate more graveyard humor if the sequel goes the War for Cybertron route and apply it towards Bee. I think Key did a great job on Bee and I’m certain he can add more complexity to the character.

[@AncientBeast65]

Honestly, it never bothers me. I think the hate is due to the MCU's current trend in making jokes.

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

The story was set 3 billion years in the past, so I think B gets to keep his voice box for a long time (assuming they're even sticking to the Transformers Prime and Michael Bay universe in the new trilogy).

[@Lotusblue234]

Aw man don't make me think about the voice box in the sequel thing, I'm gonna cry just thinking about it 🥺

[@AutobotSonicTheTelltaleGamer]

I stand by the fact that Bee is the weakest character in TF1, but he is in by NO WAY a BAD character. He definitely serves his purpose, but as someone who's been a HUGE fan of more complex Bees like EarthSpark and Cyberverse Bee, I just wish TF1 Bee actually got to change as a character. He just stays as the "plucky comic relief". I definitely agree that Bee will lose his voicebox in a TF1 sequel. It would be PERFECT for him. Also fun fact, as a HUGE Keegan Michael Key fan, I loved that his other "friend" besides Steve was named "A-A-Tron". It's a reference to a common gag in Keegan's comedy skits where he intentionally mispronounces Aaron as "A-A-Ron"

[@Jack_o3654]

6:50 I never thought of it like that XD!!!

[@iluvmum198]

I feel like, if there was to be a sequel (pray to god we do), it’d deal with the quintessons, maybe a temporary truce of the two factions to liberate Cybertron from them.

[@Mardanzo]

he only isn't the worst character in the movie because of Elita telling Orion and D-16 to leave Jazz to die

[@AWelshPRO]

Bumblebee gonna be like "no don't do this" and megatrons gonna say "stop talking"

[@stanshatter3875]

Sooo The reason why he yaps is because he became a cwack after going insane back to sane in solitary confinement.

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

Bumblebee definitely stole the show as the comic relief of the movie. I’m glad he finally talks in a movie with a bit of his animated personality. He’s right up there with Nimona being the best goofy goobers in an animated film.

[@rmgonzalez23]

Can I say, no plez, I want him to continue talking. And I hope they don't over do Megatron's villiany, like they did with Skywalker

[@WarrenViljoen8419]

I'm actually sad that the Movie might not get a Sequel because it Flopped at the box office

[@Official_Cherry_Michael]

Why does he sound like that in that one animation 😂😂 0:30