Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, and Keegan-Michael Key—stars of the new film ’Transformers One’—visit WIRED to answer 50 of the most googled questions about Transformers. Are Transformers robots? Where do Transformers come from? Who is Primus? Why was Optimus Prime called Orion Pax? Were Orion Pax and Megatron once friends? How old are the Transformers? Answers to these questions and many more await with Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, and Keegan-Michael Key.
Transformers One releases September 20
Transformers One releases September 20
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00:00Hey Wired, we are the cast of Transformers 1 and we are going to answer the most googled
00:08questions about Transformers
00:15Let's see what's in the box
00:17Our Transformers robots. Oh
00:20Gosh, you're like alien life form. That's how I think of them. I think of those. Yeah, they're actually not robots
00:30This took a turn. They're aliens. But I think that they have minds and souls and stuff. Yeah, they're aliens who happen to be metal
00:36I like aliens. Oh boy. Okay, where do transformers come from?
00:41Cybertron
00:47All right, then who who is Primus Primus was a was a an entity who was a robot
00:54He was he was a robot
00:56But then he sacrificed himself to save the planet and became the planet he became
01:01Cybertron so all the other life forms could thrive and live toss that you got that one. We're Orion Pax and Megatron friends
01:09Yeah, absolutely
01:11Besties, I'm gonna be becoming mortal enemies. I love it. It says Orion Pax and Megatron. Is it a trick question?
01:18Oh boy, wait a second. I'm sorry. I can I just overthink this you're going to
01:26About you why is Bumblebee called b127? Why is
01:33That's it
01:35Literally don't know that. Okay. Why is Optimus Prime called Orion Pax? That's not fair
01:41Yeah, okay
01:45What is Megatron's real name
01:48Brian Brian Tyree Henry
01:5016 I believe it's true Megatron is prime was the his d16 hero. Yeah, that's right. That's where the Decepticons
01:59He has a sticker that's right Megatron
02:02This is deep. We're doing like so much. Why does Megatron not like Optimus Prime? Oh, well, why don't you like me?
02:07Well one he has the most radiant blue eyes and it's really unfair because Megatron has jaundice
02:15So like the Optimus Prime gets these beautiful crystal pools, and I'm just like headlights
02:21Like old like old headlights. It's not fair
02:26Jalopy
02:27Transformers eat human food. This is the most Google question about transforming. I'll say yes, they could but that would get sick
02:34They're ever allergic reaction. Yes, like the food would get all gears in their robotic alien gears
02:40Digestive issues. This one's really really good. Can transformers cry
02:45I'm gonna say no cuz we'd rest. Yeah
02:49a little bit oil
02:52Like straight-up old-school tin man oil tears. Yeah
02:57Yes, why is Megatron called d16 there's a there's a g-rated and an x-rated on
03:10Yeah, there is no in-between
03:13Transformers reproduce now that we segue. Oh, no. No, they can't reproduce. They don't they just make more of them and then give them
03:19They're born true. How are they born? I don't know the cabbage patch
03:23It's like it's like a cybertronic cabbage that come they're formed like Primus forms them like Cybertron form
03:29But a limited amount. Does he continue to form them? Like are we?
03:32our numbers
03:34dwindling
03:35This is what I'm in between all day
03:38Because we care so much
03:40I'm just really glad we did all that research
03:44How long do transformers live 6,000 years, yeah
03:4915,000 years a hundred thousand years two hundred millions
03:56Forever who is the most loved autobot bumblebee? Is that true?
04:03Is
04:07Megatron a prime
04:11He's not
04:15Why is he called bumblebee he's called bumblebee because of
04:19He's a bug when he is on earth. Yeah, he's come in two forms
04:22he's either been a Camaro or a
04:25Bug like a VW bug and I always thought him being a VW bug is where he got
04:30There's because there's different kind of insects he's yellow bumblebee. That's right. That's your ears are bleeding
04:36It's like now like like there's like is there I watch this
04:39Why did d16 become Megatron because of his eyes?
04:43Don't you remember the first one is the eye color pissed him off so much that he was like
04:47Done could transformers transform on Cybertron. Yeah. Yes. They transform on Cybertron
04:54Yeah, of course, how do transformers transform?
04:57They have transformation cogs. Yep, which gives them the ability to transform. Oh
05:02Yeah, good. It is. Why doesn't bumblebee speak? He actually does speak in this film
05:07I think he loses his voice box when you leave when he goes from Cybertron to earth
05:11There we go new Cybertronians called themselves transformers
05:16I
05:19Think they just call themselves ever tronians
05:21They're just or whatever state like they don't know that there's everybody's a Cybertronian, but some people are from cyber walk
05:26Some of them are from Hawaii. I lose like one of the Cybertronian states, please
05:31Saibigan, Sykansas, is there a north? There's the second song?
05:36Oh, yeah, there's Brisbane strudley. Oh, you're a favorite transformer. You are terrible
05:42My favorite transformer is sound wave sound wave from the original truck. Did you just belt before you?
05:49Like that was a prepping for got it
05:52This is the one transformer who has like a robot voice and not a regular voice. He had the
05:57Voice and then he also had other
06:01Transformers inside of him. Excuse me when he was on earth. He turned from a robot into a boombox
06:06He had like a pterodactyl
06:09This is going okay, we're good like we're good when Chris needs sound way. What's your favorite transformer Chris?
06:14We said this one. No, what's your bumblebee?
06:17Mine is the transformer that nobody knows called ratchet
06:21There is a literal transformer called ratchet and it is exactly what you think
06:27Can transformers feel pain right now? Yes
06:33Can transformers turn into humans come on Google
06:38We can't do this again our transformers aliens. Yes. Yes. They are aliens. They are not they are robot. They are
06:49Are they living
06:53Which is why Megatron tries to destroy you all what is the difference between an autobot and a Decepticon?
06:59intelligence and clearly I color
07:02naughty
07:04But
07:06What is good and evil though
07:08Hold on
07:08we need to unpack that because like just because an autobot can like turn into a
07:13Decepticons like deceiving it's even it's in the night
07:17Sometimes I feel like this is Decepticons are in a way
07:22antagonized by the Autobots because sometimes the Decepticons are minding their business and all of a sudden the Autobots want to turn into like a
07:2818 wheeler and I think in their films that we've seen like no
07:31They're they're kind of on the end of the spectrum of evil in our film. Yeah, it is. There's a lot more
07:40Uncertainty and yeah, and you could you could sort of justify both sides in a way
07:44I agree is cool is optimist or Megatron stronger
07:50stronger how
07:52Emotionally
07:55Physically
07:57Equally yoked honestly, I think I do I think that they both they both are in that same
08:03They're both intelligent. They both have really good crews. They're the other side of each other in a way. I mean really yeah
08:10Yeah, Megatron kind of has the upper hand for a lot of can you say that to the camera the film one more time?
08:16But I don't
08:22Bumblebee optimist Prime's son. Yes. Yes. Oh, I mean adopted
08:29Thank you, dad. Yeah, that's all I want. I was like just calling dad
08:36Who are the 13 prime
08:39Transformers come on Jackie. No, Keegan, you know this there's Alpha Trion Megatron us
08:45There's a try on a Megatron us
08:48See I'm pretending like I was like
09:04Quintus prime obviously Quintus prime this black by the way, there of course is alchemist prime alchemist is my favorite
09:13He's the one with all the potions yes, how many how many more
09:17Yeah, I think we got all 13 once they edit it
09:20off a try on
09:22Obviously Quintus prime
09:26Nexus there, of course is alchemist prime my goodness solace vector prime
09:32Why did Megatron want the all spark well power? Yeah
09:38Power
09:46Cybertron fall inflation
09:50Because of the war between the Decepticons and the Autobots is why Cybertron was a man
09:54I want you guys to know there are 30 more questions in here. Are we are we really how about okay?
10:00Just all right. How about we do this? So yeah, uh-huh. Boom. Boom
10:03How old is Optimus Prime in the film he is which cycle is he the right young age of like 25 but in robot years
10:16Who is stronger Primus or Unicron
10:21The big metal horn
10:24And and finally
10:26Which Transformers movie has sentinel prime?
10:31Farmers one
10:32Okay
10:33All right. Wait, who is older who is older? You need to know this who is older Optimus Prime or Megatron Megatron Megatron Zolder?
10:40Why did Megatron go bad again blue eyes?
10:43What's no, what's the right?
10:46Which Decepticon is the strongest Megatron?
10:50Does Optimus remember being our own packs? Oh, yes, of course. He evolves into Optimus Prime
10:56With complete memory of his experiences our impacts this Starscream used to be an Autobot
11:01No, he started as a Decepticon and then he was disillusioned by
11:06Megatron and then and then and then went to work for the Autobots. That's right. So a traitor
11:10So he's trained or mostly for what I hear was Megatron wants an Autobot. No
11:18Which Transformers have switched sides Starscream Grimlock
11:23Grimlock obviously
11:25Thanks, Chris. Uh, yeah, did we name all of those guys? No, there's a lot
11:29Why can Megatron transform into a gun or 13 and that made him be able to transform into a gun?
11:34Yeah, who was the prime before Orion packs? Oh, it was sentinel
11:39Right. Yes. Are the 13 primes dead? Yes. Yes, they are. They are
11:45Well right right now like right now
11:49They're definitely all dead. Yeah, how does Orion packs become Optimus Prime?
11:53I'm not gonna tell you you're gonna have to see the movie because it is it's right in the the sort of crescendo moment
12:02And something I wasn't aware of until I
12:05You know participated in making this film and that was incredibly exciting. So I don't want to wreck that for you
12:10See the film. What does the all spark do?
12:13Yes, it's like
12:15It gives it gives life to dead things. It's like a like an artifact that gives like power like ultimate power
12:23Genie in the bottle. Yeah, pretty much. How old is bumblebee in human years Keegan? I mean, you know, he's like 16
12:29No, no, it's like it is 20s. He's like in his 20s
12:35Excuse me a youthful bird. You have to stop saying that who is the evilest Decepticon? Well, you know clearly Megatron
12:43You know, I'm saying we answered all those and we answered all
12:47the Google questions about
12:49Transformers and nobody got hurt. Nobody
12:55Emotionally we're we're doing we did it. So thank you wire