What Is The Difference Between Maximals And Autobots?

Every single Autobot that is set to feature in "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" has previously appeared somewhere in the franchise, so we're going to go through these 'bots a little bit more quickly than we did with the Maximals.

There's Bumblebee, an Autobot scout who transforms into a Chevrolet Camaro. He doesn't get a voice actor because he doesn't have a voice. Bumblebee lost his voicebox before the events of the first "Transformers" film and simply uses his radio to grab random lines of dialogue from pop culture.

Other returning faces include Mirage (Pete Davidson), an Autobot spy with an attitude problem who transforms into a Porsche 964, Wheeljack (Cristo Fernández), an Autobot scientist who transforms into a Volkswagen Type 2, and Stratosphere (John DiMaggio), an Autobot soldier who transforms into a Fairchild C-119 Boxcar. There's also Arcee (Liza Koshy), an Autobot sharpshooter who transforms into a Ducati 916 motorcycle. All of the voice talents listed in this paragraph, except for DiMaggio, are new to the franchise.

And, last but not least, there's Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen), the legendary leader of the Autobots, who transforms into a Freightliner semi truck. There is no "Transformers" without him or his voice talent, who's followed the role through almost every single project that Hasbro has ever approved.

"Rise of the Beasts" is set in 1994, well before the events of depicted in the earlier films, so these characters might act differently than audiences are accustomed to.