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A license plate, officially a vehicle registration plate, also called a number plate or a vanity plate when personalized, is a metal plate attached to an Earth vehicle, usually a car, a truck or a motorcycle, that contains a unique registration ID with an official authority within the country the vehicle is operating in. It typically consists of numbers, letters or a combination of both. Some countries require license plates for the front and rear bumper of a car, while others only require a rear license plate. In real life, the options of personalization differ a lot from country to country.

Since a lot of Transformers use Earth vehicles as their alternate modes, they often also sport a license plate as part of their disguise. Sometimes the license plates reveal the character's name, sometimes they contain a coded message, and sometimes they are just random numbers and letters.

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Toys

The Transformers (G1, Europe)

  • Clench/Colossus sports a weird license plate that reads "TEXAS 1953 NUE 480" in four rows. It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.

Alternators / Binaltech

  • Smokescreen has "S30WRT" for the Alternators version and the "#8" variant of the Binaltech version and "S40WRT" for the "#7" variant of the Binaltech version. Both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2003 Rallye Monte Carlo.
  • Likewise, the Binaltech-only retool Smokescreen GT comes with the license plates "OT53 SRT" for the "#1" variant and "CT53 SRT" for the "#2" variant. Again, both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2004 Corona Rally Mexico.
  • Both Alternators Side Swipe and Binaltech Lambor have a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of the character's US name with an Autobot insignia in the middle, "SIDE Symbol autobot reg.png SWP".
  • Alternators Silverstreak and Binaltech Streak both have two license plates, with the front one only sporting an Autobot insignia, Symbol autobot reg.png, and the rear one sporting an abbreviated form of the character's then US name with an Autobot insignia in the middle, "SLV Symbol autobot reg.png STRK".
  • Both versions of Hound only sported a license plate with an Autobot insignia, Symbol autobot reg.png, on the front bumper.
  • Both versions of Dead End feature a rear license plate sporting his name with a Decepticon insignia in the middle, "DEAD Symbol decept reg.png END".
  • Alternators Autobot Tracks and both the yellow and blue variants of Binaltech Tracks simply sport an Autobot insignia, Symbol autobot reg.png, on the rear license plate.
  • All versions of Meister, including the Binaltech-only red version (aka "Zoom-Zoom"), feature a rear license plate that contains an Autobot insignia followed by his name, "Symbol autobot reg.png MEISTER".
  • Similar to his mold-mate Hound, both versions of Swindle only feature a front license plate sporting a lone Decepticon symbol, Symbol decept reg.png.
  • Both versions of Grimlock feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by his name, "Symbol autobot reg.png GRIMLOCK".
  • Alternators Windcharger has the first difference with his Binaltech counterpart, what with them being different characters and all. He features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "Symbol autobot reg.png WNDCGR".
  • Meanwhile, his Binaltech counterpart Overdrive has the same layout for the license plate, but sports an abbreviated form of his name, "Symbol autobot reg.png OVRDRV", instead.
  • Alternators Battle Ravage and Binaltech Ravage both feature a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon insignia followed by an abbreviated version of the Japanese toy's (and Hasbro's Generation 1 toy's) name, "Symbol decept reg.png RVG". Early test shots of the Alternators version still sported an abbreviated form of the Hasbro name for the toy, "Symbol decept reg.png BTLRVG", which implies an intentional change.[1]
  • Alternators Shockblast features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon insignia followed by an abbreviated form of the character's Generation 1 toy's name, "Symbol decept reg.png SHKWAV". The Binaltech counterpart, Laserwave, replaces that with an abbreviated form of its Japanese name, "Symbol decept reg.png LWAVE".
  • Both versions of Wheeljack feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "Symbol autobot reg.png WHLJCK".
  • The Alternators-only retool of Windcharger, Decepticharge, features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon insignia followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "Symbol decept reg.png DCHRG".
  • Decepticharge's unreleased Binaltech counterpart, Blackwidow, featured a license plate sporting a Decepticon insignia followed by the second half of her name, "Symbol decept reg.png WIDOW", in promotional photos.
  • The Alternators-only retool of Tracks, Swerve, features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by his name, "Symbol autobot reg.png SWERVE".
  • All versions of Prowl, including the Binaltech-only blue civilian variant, feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by the character's name, "Symbol autobot reg.png PROWL".
  • Both versions of Skids feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by his name, "Symbol autobot reg.png SKIDS".
  • Alternators Sunstreaker features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by his full name, "Symbol autobot reg.png SUNSTREAKER", as does the Binaltech Asterisk version. In fact, the license plate is one of the two elements of the two versions' decos that are identical, the other being the paint mask for the head. An earlier test shot of Alternators Sunstreaker sported an abbreviated form of the name in a different font, with an Autobot insignia in the middle, "SUN Symbol autobot reg.png STRK".[2]
  • The Alternators-only redeco of Swindle, Rollbar, was the first to feature a state-specific rear license plate, in his case his name, "ROLLBAR", registered in Colorado. Like Hound, he also features a front license plate sporting nothing but an Autobot insignia, Symbol autobot reg.png.
  • The equally Alternators-only redeco of Silverstreak, Ricochet, followed suit, with a rear license plate sporting his name, "RICO-CHET", registered in the Garden State of New Jersey. Like Silverstreak and Rollbar, he also features a front license plate with a lone Autobot insignia, Symbol autobot reg.png.
  • Alternators Optimus Prime features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by the second half of his name, "PRIME", styled after a California plate but replacing the state name with his home planet of Cybertron in the same font.
  • Alternators Mirage features a rear license plate sporting his name, "MIRAGE", registered in the Great Lakes state of Michigan. His e-HOBBY exclusive clear Binaltech counterpart, "Rijie Electro-Disruptor Mode", simply has an Autobot insignia followed by his Japanese name, "Symbol autobot reg.png RIJIE", with no state-specific plate.
  • The Alternators-only redeco of Prowl, Camshaft, features a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "CAM SHFT", registered in the Ocean State of Rhode Island (also Hasbro's home state). Since the toy's deco was originally conceived with the Diaclone version of Generation 1 Bluestreak in mind, early samples sported an abbreviated form of that name, "BLU STRK", instead.[3]
  • The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2006 exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime, Nemesis Prime, has a rear license plate sporting the first half of his name, "NEMESIS", registered in California with a date of July 2006, referring to the place and date of the toy's release. The Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive Binaltech counterpart, Black Convoy, replaces that with his Japanese name, "BLACK-CONVOY", with no state-specific plate.
  • The Walmart exclusive, Alternators-only mold Decepticon Rumble features a rear license plate sporting his name without a trademark-induced prefix, "RUMBLE", registered in the Aloha State of Hawaii.
  • The second toy of Ravage (the Jaguar XK), equally Alternators-only, but only Walmart exclusive in the USA (it was available at mass retail in various European countries), features a rear license plate that sports his name "RAVAGE". Since Jaguar is a British manufacturer, it's the only license plate registered in the European Union, with a "GB" country identifier for Great Britain.
  • The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2007 exclusive retool of Mirage, Rodimus, features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "TOO HOT", registered in the Golden State of California with a date of July, referring to the place and date of the toy's release.
  • The final four Binaltech-only redecos simply feature license plates with white text on a black backdop, like vehicles on display at a car show. The redeco of Streak, "Bluestreak", has front and rear plates with the car's model, "IMPREZA"; the redeco of Meister (with parts taken from his retool, Laserwave), "Argent Meister", and the redeco of Decepticharge, Arcee, both also have rear plates with the car's models, "RX-8" and "S2000", respectively; and Optimus Prime's Binaltech counterpart, Convoy, has a rear plate with the manufacturer's name, "DODGE". All names are matched to the official manufacturers' logos and fonts.

Binaltech Asterisk

  • The Asterisk-only retool of Streak, Alert, again has a front plate only sporting an Autobot insignia, Symbol autobot reg.png, and a rear late sporting an Autobot insignia followed by his Japanese name, "Symbol autobot reg.pngALERT".
  • As mentioned above, Sunstreaker features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by his full name, "Symbol autobot reg.png SUNSTREAKER", just like his Alternators counterpart.
  • Broadblast features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by an abbreviated form of his Japanese name, "Symbol autobot reg.png bRBL", with the lowercase first "b" and the uppercase second "B" being a reference to the vehicle's Japanese name, the Toyota bB.

Cybertron

  • Lugnutz's plate is Symbol decept reg.png.
  • Hightail has a Cincinnati Ohio plate, "B-CAT 1". Combined with its coloration, it refers to the University of Cincinnati's Bearcats, included as a tip of the hat by (and/or for) Hasbro Transformers staff who used to work at Hasbro's now-closed Ohio offices.

Kiss Players

  • Convoy features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by his Japanese name, "Symbol autobot reg.png CONVOY".
  • Hot Rodimus features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot insignia followed by his Japanese name, "Symbol autobot reg.png HOT RODIMUS".
  • The 1:24 scale toy of Autorooper features identical front and rear license plates sporting a Japanese kanji and a number, "子・・04". The kanji stands for "rat", one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, identifying the Autrooper unit's platoon, whereas the number identifies the individual Autorooper unit. The license plate is registered to the Earth Defense Command's Tokyo precinct, as a shown by the kanji "東京" for Tokyo and the abbreviation "EDC".

Timelines

Transformers (2007 toyline)

  • Bumblebee's toys alternatively sport two different license plates: The more prevalent one is "4NZZ454", based on the CG robot model of the "Concept Camaro" body used for the movie. It can be found on the Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" toy's robot mode stomach (in contrast to the license plate the movie used for this body), which has a blank license plate on the vehicle mode's rear end, on Ultimate Bumblebee in both modes, and on the non-transforming Unleashed, Robot Replicas, Cyber Stompin' Robots and Tiger's Beatmix Bumblebee figures' robot mode stomachs. Ultimate Bumblebee and the Robot Replica, Unleashed and Beatmix toys also sport a California registration, while the Deluxe and Cyber Stompin' toys simply have a red line evocative of the "California" logo.
  • The Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" toy, meanwhile, adds an extra "Z", making it "4NZZZ454" for the robot mode's chest, again with a red line evocative of the "California" logo, while the vehicle mode's rear end again features a blank plate. This plate is also used for the battle damaged redeco from the Target exclusive "Bumblebee: Evolution of a Hero" two-pack, the Screen Battles "Capture of Bumblebee" redeco, the Target exclusive "AllSpark-enhanced" redeco and the Premium Series redeco/retool. The Premium version also adds the same license plate to the vehicle mode's rear end.
  • The "Classic Camaro" Cyber Slammers toy does something else entirely, with a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "BUMBL-B", with a line evocative of a "California" logo above it... except both the letters and the line are blue. In robot mode, the license plate on his stomach is blank.
  • Meanwhile, the Legends Class toys including the Cliffjumper redeco, the Cliffjumper redeco and the "Stealth Bumblebee" redeco/retool of the "Concept Camaro" Deluxe sculpt, the "Concept Camaro" Cyber Slammers toy, the Fast Action Battlers toys and the legless Bumblebee figure available as part of the Screen Battles "Final Stand" set with a minor redeco of Deluxe Class Longarm all sport blank license plates in both modes.
  • Most of Barricade's toys sport blank license plates. The only exceptions are the "Recon Barricade" redeco of the Deluxe Class toy, which features a rear license plate sporting the name "SAGE2764", referring to the screenname of a member of a Chinese toy newsgroup pertaining to Recon Barricade's deco designer Joe Kyde, and the Premium Series redeco of the Deluxe, whose license plate sports an abbreviation of his Decepticon allegiance, "DCPTCN".
  • Deluxe Class Arcee sports a license plate that reads "TF 7407", registered in Massachusetts. The number refers to the premiere date of the 2007 movie, which actually opened in US theaters on July 3, 2007. The Japanese-only "Black Arcee" and "Arcee G1 Color Edition" redecos keep the plate.
  • The officially unreleased Target exclusive Scout Class figure Backtrack sports a license plate that reads "MR 37", registered in Kentucky. "MR-37" was the Japanese ID number of the Machine Robo version of the Tonka Guardian GoBot Night Ranger, whose color scheme Backtrack homages. The Kentucky registration makes the color scheme a double homage, to the University of Kentucky Wildcats.
  • All other toys with vehicular modes sport blank license plates, despite often having the space for them specifically sculpted.

Universe (2008) / Henkei! Henkei!

  • Universe Sunstreaker features a rear license plate sporting the phrase "WE R 84", spelled out "We are 84", referring to the launch of the original Transformers toy line in 1984. The same plate is also used for his Henkei! Henkei! counterpart. Early Hasbro prototypes used for stock photos and comparison photos in Japanese magazines sported an incorrect "WE R 82" license plate, which was thankfully caught in quality control in time for the final release. (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the Diaclone predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
  • Sunstreaker's Universe redeco, Sideswipe, features a rear license plate sporting the second half of his name, "SWIPE". His Henkei! Henkei! counterpart, Lambor, replaces that with his Japanese name, "LAMBOR".
  • Universe Ironhide features a rear license plate sporting the state name "OREGON", referring to the state where Mount St. Hilary, the mountain the Ark had crashed into, was located according to the Marvel comics. His Henkei! Henkei! counterpart boringly replaces that with a blank plate.
  • Ironhide's Universe redeco, Autobot Ratchet, features a rear license plate sporting the message "H3L PU2", or "Help us", referring to the cover of issue 70 of the Marvel US comic. Again, Henkei! Henkei! Ratchet simply replaces that with a blank plate.
  • Hot Shot features a rear plate sporting the message "JA AM", declaring the character's well-known love for the substance known as JaAm. His Henkei! Henkei! counterpart, Hot Rod, replaces that with his Japanese name, "HOT ROD".
  • Henkei! Henkei! Alert features a rear plate sporting his Japanese name, "ALERT".

Revenge of the Fallen

  • Bumblebee's Deluxe Class "preview" toy, a retool of the Movie Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" Bumblebee toy, keeps that version's movie-inaccurate license plate "4NZZZ454" on the robot mode chest, but omits the red line evocative of a California registration this time. The vehicle mode's rear license plate is blank. The same plate is also used by Human Alliance Bumblebee, in both modes, both times with a red line evocative of a California registration.
  • The Movie Ultimate Bumblebee retool, "Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged", keeps the original version's movie-accurate plate, "4NZZ454" with one less "Z", in both modes, both times registered in California, like on the original.
  • All other Bumblebee toys (Legends Class, the Deluxe redeco Alliance Bumblebee, the elaborate Deluxe retool Cannon Bumblebee, its retool Battlefield Bumblebee, the Gravity Bots and the Fast Action Battlers) have blank license plates.
  • Human Alliance Barricade features a rear license plate sporting the message "2PN-SLV", referring to the infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings that are part of his police car deco.
  • Autobot Skids features a rear license plate sporting his name minus the trademark-induced prefix, "SKIDS", on his Deluxe Class, Gravity Bots and Human Alliance toys.
  • His brother Mudflap features a rear license plate sporting his vehicle mode's name, "TRAX", on his Gravity Bots toy and the initial shipment of his Deluxe Class toy. Later shipments of the Deluxe, including the Japanese TakaraTomy release, replace it with his name, "MUDFLAP", as do the Deluxe's redeco, Tuner Mudflap, and the Human Alliance toy.
  • All other toys have blank license plates, despite often having them specifically sculpted.
  • Nightbeat features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name including elements of leet, "Symbol autobot reg.png NGTB34T".
  • Brakedown's rear license plate is Symbol decept reg.png.
  • Blowpipe's license plate reads "P1-P35", a reference to Generation 1 Pipes, the character he homages but couldn't be named after for trademark reasons.

Generations

Transformers (2010) / United

  • Deluxe Class Tuner Skids features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "IH8CONS", or "I hate Cons" (as in "Decepticons").
  • Deluxe Class Elita-1 features a license plate that sports her name written in leet, "3L 174". The same license plate is also used for her differently-colored Autobot Alliance counterpart.
  • Deluxe Class Sideswipe sports an Autobot insignia, Symbol autobot reg.png, on his license plate.
  • Scout Class Oil Pan's license plate is a lone Decepticon insignia, Symbol decept reg.png.
  • Battle Ops Bumblebee sports the movie-accurate license plate "4NZZ454" in both modes, both times without so much as a red line evocative of a California registration. Deluxe Class Battle Blades Bumblebee, meanwhile, sports blank license plates in both modes.
  • Reveal the Shield Deluxe Class Perceptor features a rear license plate sporting the code "MR51409". The exact meaning has not been officially confirmed, the most prevalent theory suggests it might refer to the birth date of Bill Rawley's daughter. Surprisingly enough, his United counterpart, "Autobot Perceptor", keeps the plate.

Dark of the Moon

  • Deluxe Class Nitro Bumblebee features sculpted (!) license plates sporting the combination "900 STRA" without a state-specific registration in both modes, but not painted, thus keeping it in the same plastic colors as the surrounding areas (yellow in vehicle mode, gray on the robot mode's stomach). This is in fact the plate used on the car props for all three movies, which is different from the plate used on the CG robot model's stomach in the first two films (though Dark of the Moon finally uses it for both modes).
  • Leader Class Bumblebee similarly has sculpted "900 STRA" plates in both robot and car modes, but this time, it's also painted.
  • The large Stealth Force Bumblebee toy also features a sculpted license plate, but this time it's "2010 STRA" and is painted silver.
  • The redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Human Alliance Bumblebee features license plates that sport an Autobot insignia followed by his nickname, "Symbol autobot reg.png BEE", in both modes.
  • Human Alliance Soundwave's license plate is "SUPERIOR", in reference to Generation 1 Soundwave's line "Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior" from The Transformers: The Movie.
  • The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Ultimate Optimus Prime packaging variant came with an exclusive sticker sheet that includes the three optional license plates "PRIME", "SDCC2011" and "4KH4213" for his trailer.

Titans Return

  • Legends Class Bumblebee has a sculpted (but unpainted) "100 STRA" license plate, an obvious reference to his movie counterpart's license plate. By nature of being a retool of Bumblebee, Roadburn has the same license plate.

Masterpiece Movie Series

  • MPM-3 Bumblebee sports the (by now) standard license plate "900 STRA" in both robot and vehicle mode, registered in California. A hand-painted prototype used for early official stock photos, on the other hand, sported a bizarre new variant of the robot mode-only license plate from the earlier movies and their toy lines, "4N7 454" (also registered in California).[4]
  • MPM-5 Barricade sports the movie-accurate license plate "I-4027E" in vehicle mode, registered in Oklahoma.

Transformers Tribute

  • The redeco of Transformers (2007) Deluxe Class Classic Camaro Bumblebee from the Bumblebee Evolution 3-Pack features another odd variant of the license plate from the CG robot model of the "Concept Camaro" body used for the movie, "ANZZ454", mistaking the first "4" for the letter "A".

Collaborative

Fiction

Super-God Masterforce

Dreamwave Generation One comics

  • A random car in the final panel of issue 8 of the Generation One vol. 3 ongoing comic sports a license plate with the coded message "TR8R1", which has been interpreted as "traitor 1", implying that Bombshell's all-too-easy defeat at the hands of Bumper might in fact be a ruse, and Bumper might in fact be a traitor (possibly under the control of one of Bombshell's cerebro-shells). Sadly, what with the whole Dreamwave bankruptcy thing, this will probably never be resolved.

2005 IDW continuity

2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Transformers (2007 film)

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  • As long as he transforms into a 1976 Camaro, Bumblebee sports a ca. 1970–1980 California license plate, "489 PCE", both on his vehicle mode's rear end and on his stomach in robot mode.
  • Once he has upgraded into a modern Camaro, he alternates between "900 STRA" without a state-specific registration in vehicle mode and "4NZZ454" registered in California in robot mode.
  • In vehicle mode, Jazz sports the license plate "664 NLZO" in vehicle mode, without a state-specific registration. It can be briefly seen during his transformation before his fight with Brawl. In robot mode, he sports the license plate "1-4027E", registered in Oklahoma, instead... which also happens to be Barricade's license plate in vehicle mode. The license plate can be briefly glimpsed in the movie when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos.
  • Ironhide sports the license plate "4PCI382" on his robot mode chest. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the Lost season 5 episode "The Little Prince", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton.
  • A Mercedes ML thrown through the air during Megatron's rampage in Mission City sports an "ENERGON" license plate as an easter egg.

Set photos

  • The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movie sported the license plate "5LKZ213" on his stomach on the Hoover Dam set.
  • The Ironhide GMC Topkick car prop also sported the license plate "4PCI382" seen on his robot chest in the movie, registered in California in January.
  • The Ratchet Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "6Q49935", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles.


Revenge of the Fallen film

  • Like in the first film, Bumblebee alternates between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ454" in robot mode.
  • In their combined ice cream truck mode, Skids and Mudflap sport a ca. 1970–1980 California license plate, "KDM 814". A minor variant of this, "KDM 0814" with an extra "0" (but as a modern California plate), was later used for the life-sized Bumblebee prop on various exhibits from 2009 up until at least 2011.
  • As a Chevrolet Beat, Skids sports a license plate with his name, "SKIDS". Oddly enough, the real Chevrolet Beat he scans at the beginning of the movie already has the same plate, despite his and Mudflap's arguing over who gets to transform into which car. Even more oddly, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "BEAT", when they are going to New York City to meet with Robo-Warrior.
  • Mudflap, meanwhile, sports a license plate with his own name, "MUDFLAP", as a Chevrolet Trax. As with Skids, the car he scans already has the same plate.
  • Sideways' license plate in the film reads "269 FPJT". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before Sideswipe splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.
  • Ironhide still sports his license plate from the first movie, "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest despite no longer sporting a license plate in vehicle mode.
  • Ratchet, Sideswipe and Jolt sport no license plates at all.[5]

Revenge of the Fallen comics

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I'll just swipe the car from the official manufacturer's website. "Audi" is a Chinese brand anyways, right?
  • In issue 1 of the Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation, Sideways sports a German license plate on his vehicle mode's front, registered in the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "HH BA 740" is taken straight from commercials and other promotional materials for the Audi R8.

Dark of the Moon film

  • Finally achieving consistency, Bumblebee now sports the license plate "900 STRA" in both modes.
  • Like in Revenge of the Fallen, Ironhide sports his license plate from the first movie, "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest despite not sporting an actual license plate in vehicle mode (see below).
  • Dino sports an Italian/European Union license plate (registered in the province of Catania), "CT 41401", in vehicle mode.[6] The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with silver text on a black background, silver bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve black stars on the left and a black circle on the right. In addition, this plate uses an outdated numeration system for Italian license plates, which was replaced in 1994 with an "AA 000 AA" format related to the car registration, which omits any explicit reference to the place of origin.[7]
  • Dutch's Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German/European Union license plate, "S MM 6201", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that license plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.[8]

Set photos

  • The Ratchet Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "9999963", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, on the Chicago set.[9]
  • The Ironhide GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a NEST logo on it on the Chicago set.[10]
  • The "Que" Mercedes-Benz E550 car prop sported a German/European Union license plate, "M IC3802", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.[9] (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
  • The Soundwave Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car prop sported another German/European Union license plate, "M JS8509", also registered in Munich, on the Chicago set.[11] (Again, there should be a space between "JS" and "8509", and another license plate on the front if it were to be genuinely German.)

Prime cartoon

Age of Extinction film

  • Shane Dyson's car sports the license place "HGR·790", registered in Texas.
  • Drift sports the license plate "B003 JPX".
  • Bumblebee still sports his familiar license plate "900 STRA" from the previous films both in his 1967 Camaro form and in his new 2014 Camaro concept form.
  • Stinger remains in his showroom getup, with a "PAGANI" plate using the official font for the company's logo.
  • Crosshairs sports the license plate "208KJQN".
  • The damaged Cadillac SRX Tessa hides behind during Optimus Prime's first battle with Galvatron sports an "F47 9OOR" license plate, registered in Illinois.
  • Su Yueming's Rolls-Royce Ghost sports the Chinese license plate "粤Z G3790", registered in Hong Kong.

The Last Knight film

  • Bumblebee's Mercedes-Benz 770 disguise used for infiltrating the Nazis during World War II sports the license plate "WH 218 371".

Bumblebee film

  • Bumblebee's Volkswagen Beetle disguise sports the license plate "RWM4V15", registered in California.
  • The Watsons' Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser has the license plate "923CGH".
  • Tina Lark's BMW has the license plate "U WISH", registered in California.
  • The police car that chases Bumblebee after he trashed Tina's car has the license plate "Ⓔ564374", registered in California, with an "exempt" circled E identifying it as a license plate reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles.
  • Shatter's Plymouth GTX disguise has the license plate "2DY-375", registered in Texas.
  • Bumblebee's Camaro disguise which he assumes at the end of the film sports the same license plate used for this vehicle in the first film, "489 PCE", registered in California.

Video games

  • Bumblebee sports a license plate with the first half "5BBM2", mirrored on the other side, in Activision's Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon video games. The plate is registered in California in January, but due to its symmetrical nature, the state name and month are also mirrored on the other side. Despite this, he sports the movie-accurate plate 900 STRA in vehicle mode in the Dark of the Moon game.
  • In Overwatch 2, Bastion's Bumblebee skin features a license plate reading "T-C-C-C-T", an abbreviated onomatopoeia for the Transformation noise.


Prop cars on display

  • The Bumblebee 1976 Camaro prop vehicle from the 2007 movie that was on display at the London Film and Comic Con in September 2007 sported its film license plate, "489 PCE", registered in California.
  • The Jazz Pontiac Solstice prop vehicle from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "664 NLZO" without a state-specific registration, when it was on display at GM Riverwalk in June 2007.
  • The Ratchet Hummer H2 vehicle prop from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "6Q49935" with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, when it was on display at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007.
  • The Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle from Revenge of the Fallen sported its film license plate, "900 STRA" without a state-specific registration, at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The prop vehicle used for Dark of the Moon sported the same plate at the 2011 New York International Auto Show and BotCon 2011.
  • The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movies sported the license plate "BUMBLBE", registered in California with a July date, on his robot stomach when it was on display at the film's premiere at Westwood Village, Los Angeles, in June 2007, and later that year at the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center in October.
  • The following year, the prop sported the license plate FXPERTS, registered in California, when it was on display at CES 2008 in January, and later that year when it was on display at the Holloman Air Force Base in September, when the Revenge crew was shooting there. "Fxperts" is the name of the special effects company that built the prop.
  • The most current plate used for the prop, KDM 0814, registered in California, was first used at in February 2009 at the Chicago Auto Show, then in March at the Las Vegas Strip, in November of that year at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia (using a "May" date for this occasion, oddly enough, while all the other uses were month-less), and again in March 2011 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2011 at the New York International Auto Show and in June 2011 at the German premiere of Dark of the Moon in Berlin. This plate is a minor variation of the one used by Skids and Mudflap in their combined ice cream truck mode in Revenge of the Fallen, "KDM 814" (also registered in California).

Notes

  • The planned Cadillac XLR Megatron Alternators toy that never made it past the planning stage was intended to sport an Oregon license plate.
  • The Bumblebee 1976 Camaro prop vehicle's license plate, "489 PCE", was auctioned off by ScreenUsed.com in January 2008.
  • Ironhide's license plate from the first movie, "4PCI382", was auctioned off via YourProps.com.
  • Despite being used again for Dark of the Moon, the Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle's license plate from Revenge of the Fallen, "900 STRA", was auctioned off by iCollector.com in October 2009.
  • At the same time, iCollector also auctioned off license plate props used for Skids and Mudflap in their Chevrolet Beat and Trax bodies, respectively. In fact, there were two plates for both, "SKIDS" and "BEAT" for Skids and "MUDFLAP" and "TRAX" for Mudflap. Even though iCollector claimed the two sets were used for their robot and vehicle modes, respectively, this was directly refuted by screencaps included with the auction that depicted the two car props sporting their robot names on their plates. As stated above, the "BEAT" plate can be seen briefly in the movie, and it's possible the "TRAX" plate was used for the same scene (although the car's plate is offscreen during that scene).

References

  1. ↑ Alternators Battle Ravage sample with "BTL RVG" license plate
  2. ↑ Alternators Sunstreaker sample at San Diego Comic-Con 2005 with "SUN STRK" license plate
  3. ↑ Alternators Autobot Camshaft sample with "BLU STRK" license plate
  4. ↑ "Shadow Spark Optimus and Masterpiece Movie Bumblebee Official Images" at TFW2005.com.
  5. ↑ Revenge of the Fallen promo pics at Scifi Mania.
  6. ↑ Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia with a close-up view of the license plate.
  7. ↑ Vehicle registration plates of Italy at Wikipedia.
  8. ↑ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet at TFW2005.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dark of the Moon Chicago set (1) at Seibertron.com.
  10. ↑ Dark of the Moon Chicago set (2) at Seibertron.com.
  11. ↑ Dark of the Moon Chicago set at Flickr.

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