Top 10 Brutal Deaths in Transformers

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Some things are too shocking for Saturday morning cartoons! Join us as we explore the most horrific and disturbing deaths from the Transformers animated series. We're focusing exclusively on the animated shows, leaving out comics and live-action films for another day. From gruesome crushings to explosive vaporizations, these moments left fans traumatized and proved that no bot is truly safe!

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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most horrific deaths

00:10in the various Transformers animated series. Keep in mind, we'll be leaving out the comic

00:16books and the live-action movies this time around, since they'll get a list of their own.

00:21For the most part, Transformers Animated is one of the more light-hearted and cartoony

00:40series in the franchise that simply makes this moment all the more gruesome to behold.

00:46There had been rumblings of a spy being within the Autobot ranks, and when Blur came to realize

00:51that it was actually Long-Arm, or shall we say Shockwave, things took a graphic turn.

00:58While making a desperate attempt to escape and inform the other Autobots of the villain's

01:03identity, Blur finds himself trapped in Shockwave's ever-changing maze. Once he's trapped, the

01:16walls quickly begin closing in, until Blur becomes the Cybertronian equivalent of a pancake.

01:24Blur is the only one of the two of the characters in the Transformers franchise.

01:37Many of the fights in the Transformers franchise conclude with one decisive blow to quickly end

01:42the opposition. But this one is grueling, leading to a drawn-out fist fight with the two bots

01:48ripping each other apart piece by piece.

01:56Soundwave and Blaster finally having a one-on-one fight during the Headmasters series was beyond

02:01hype, but none of us could have expected it to go down this way. While Soundwave is ultimately

02:07the first one to unceremoniously explode to death, Blaster gets the classic drained-of-colors

02:19death that we've come to expect from the franchise. Though the two would eventually get revived,

02:25Daniel's breakdown at the loss of another one of his friends is sure to haunt you.

02:34The Prime series sent a message in its very first episode, no bot is safe. After all,

02:49RC's partner looked to be a mainstay before he met his untimely demise. When the numbers

02:54game proves too much for the Brahma bot, he is brought before the stand-in Decepticon leader,

03:00Starscream. He may have forgotten how thin-skinned the Seeker is, because by choosing to trash-talk,

03:07he ends up on the receiving end of a piercing strike right to his vitals.

03:12As if that wasn't disturbing enough, after Cliff has been revived by Megatron with the Dark Energon,

03:29his now zombified corpse receives a second, rather explosive death. Can't the fella just rest in peace?

03:377. A Brotherly Bond

03:49There was a pretty good reason why Shock Blast was kept behind bars in the Energon series.

03:55He was a loose cannon capable of causing terror. In an attempt to surpass the power of his leader,

04:01Shock Blast looked to use Unicron's energy as his own. Unsurprisingly, he couldn't handle that kind

04:08of power and is soon driven insane. That's not how he dies though. No, instead he ends up regaining his

04:23senses, only to be crushed by the overwhelming force of Unicron's fist.

04:37Gnarly. Here's the funny part though, his own brother Sixshot would meet an almost identical fate.

04:45When Galvatron ends up in the Super Energon pool, he has a sudden growth spurt.

04:50You're mine now Sixshot. No Galvatron, please spare me.

04:55His first order of business? Take down the bots that betrayed him by grinding him under his foot

05:01like a pesky bug. Let this be a lesson to all who dare to challenge me.

05:09Number 6. A beastly burst. There were a surprising amount of brutal deaths back in the Beast Wars

05:24days. And though ones like Dinobots made us cry manly tears, the fate of Tarantulas left our jaws

05:31on the floor. His plan was simple. Extract the Valk from Tigerhawk's body in order to harness their

05:38power. Well, it turns out that simple plans are often stupid ones, as he soon finds himself

05:45screaming in terror as the now removed aliens approach his body.

05:53The extraction device then flips towards him and he's then on the receiving end of so much energy

05:59that his body has no other option than to explode.

06:09Number 5. All hail Starscream

06:20Well, Starscream, after all the scheming and snide remarks, you finally got what you wanted.

06:25Megatron is dead, and now you are the leader of the Decepticon cause. Long live the emper-

06:32Oh.

06:32Who disrupts my coronation?

06:37Coronation Starscream? This is bad comedy.

06:42Turns out Unicron has turned Megatron into the even mightier and far less merciful Galvatron.

06:49Starscream's crowning ceremony is cut short by the arrival of his worst nightmare,

06:54who then proceeds to blast a hole in him so severe it causes him to crumble into dust.

07:08You can't say he didn't deserve it, but luckily for him he got off a little better

07:14than another of his incarnations.

07:22Number 4. A Hero's Goodbye

07:36Starscream's story in the Armada series stands as one of the greatest character arcs in the entire

07:41franchise. From an embittered soldier desperate for power, to an ally willing to sacrifice his life

07:48for the greater good. There's plenty of reasons why he's a fan favorite.

07:52I tried to gain favor from you, but nothing was ever good enough. No matter how many battles I fought,

08:00you always found fault. Then I saw how Optimus treated his men, and I realized he was a leader of

08:06integrity unlike you. But unfortunately, his heroic death was not as painless as what he deserved.

08:14Trying to smack some sense into Galvatron so that he realizes the threat of Unicron looming above,

08:21Starscream makes one last effort to get the Autobots and Decepticons to break the bread. Aiming his

08:28sights at the planet-sized Terra above, he fires his strongest attack, but makes sure to eject Swindle so

08:34that he's not caught up in the hellish sight that is to follow.

08:50Unicron's retaliatory strike doesn't just kill Starscream, it vaporizes his entire body bit by bit.

08:58Fortunately, Alexa didn't witness this firsthand, or she might be absolutely traumatized.

09:04Why? Why did Starscream do that to himself?

09:09I wish I had the answers, Alexis.

09:113. Sentinel Gets Severed

09:13Because I don't have anything left to lose. You took it all.

09:18D-16 was among the most loyal of miners on planet Cybertron, so it was going to take something pretty

09:25heinous to turn him into a monster hell-bent on revenge. Like, for example, betraying and killing all the

09:32Primes, allying with the Quintessons, and removing the cogs of every Cybertronian in order to keep

09:38them mining for Energon. But surely no one would ever be that evil, right Sentinel Prime?

09:50Oh. Well, when he finally gets an enfeebled Sentinel in his sights, he makes sure to make the most of it.

09:56He scoffs at seeing the traitorous bot begging for his life,

10:03and kills him in the most emphatic way possible, ripping him in half.

10:13D-16 didn't just get his revenge here, he sent a message to all who would oppose his vision.

10:18The devious tactician of the Decepticons just wasn't satisfied with his treatment from Galvatron,

10:38and so he decided to put all his chips in with the apocalyptic threat Unicron. As we all know,

10:45the Supreme Commander does not take kindly to betrayal. Surprisingly, this doesn't phase

10:51Thrust at all, who is now convinced that he's invincible by working with a being as powerful as

10:56Unicron. Well, that arrogance didn't last long, as one small slip leads to him getting stuck in the

11:09ever-changing body of his new lord. Though he begs and pleads, Galvatron opts to not save him from

11:20getting crushed in one of the most disturbing visuals in the entire franchise.

11:25Thrust, if you dare to have dreams of power, you will be consumed by them.

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11:53Everyone remembers the iconic death of Optimus Prime in Transformers the movie. But while that

12:07scene was steeped in overwhelming sadness, the deaths of his comrades earlier in the film were

12:13far, far more horrific. Ratchet and Ironhide getting riddled with holes, Prowl having his life

12:20literally burn out of his mouth. It's gory stuff. It's almost as if their goals here were to both

12:31ruin everyone's childhood and leave them mentally scarred for life.

12:35Thanks for the years of therapy, Hasbro! Which of these deaths do you still see in your nightmares?

12:50What Transformers list do you want to see next? Let us know in those comments below!

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