DOTM unanswered and answered questions (lots of spoilers)

[Tober]

Is there a canon explanation as to why none of the Autobots choose to turn into military vehicles? Especially airborne ones..? A Typhoon, Flanker or Berkut might have been rather useful. I was expecting some of the military vehicles in the base to be Autobots, like the heli... Maybe Bay doesn't get enough product placement $$$ from them...

I simply have to assume that flight is extremely difficult for Bayformers.

[GoktimusPrime]

Jetfire was an Autobot who transformed into a military vehicle. Ditto Landmine, Comettor and arguably Brawn and Outback.

Disregarding Decepticon defectees and characters who don't appear in the film?? Umm... I dunno, maybe they only transformed into whatever NEST allowed them to scan? <shrug> Or maybe the Autobots have an ethical objection over transforming into vehicles of war and prefer peaceful alt modes (ya know, despite their "take no prisoners" policy ) -- yeah, I don't know.

[Sharky]

and why do they need to transform into military vehicles when all manner of weaponary can emerge from the chasis of a convertabe or a muscle car... military vehicles should be jealous.....

[liegeprime]

How strong is Sam's bones? He mustve been guzzling milk for ages coz the way Starscream was trashing him around , by all that is logical and by the laws of Physics and the stuff we learn from Biology he shouldve been DEAD!!! that kid is such a cockroach!

How come Ironhide turned to dust when he died? is that standard "death" coz Jazz didn't disintegrate like that or is that an effect of Sentinel Prime's weapon? oh and yeah nobody did inform Prime but he(prime) didnt seem to mourn the loss like he did with Jazz

[Jaisun]

Jetfire was an Autobot who transformed into a military vehicle. Ditto Landmine, Comettor and arguably Brawn and Outback.

I would place Comettor more as a moon buggy, with the DotM concept including a lunar landing, the white and gold 'astronaut' scheme, planet and stars on the door, and bundled with Starimus Prime. Did anyone else notice RotF Brawns alt mode in the NEST hangar? Kinda cool, me thoughted =o)

But more to actual question, I think scanning military flight vehicles would deem them 'war-like' or 'willing to make war' to the newcomers, confusing them on the Autobot cause. And as far as any non-military flight vehicles go, lets face it, military gets all the cool sh*t =oP In other words, the vast majority of non-weaponised aircraft aren't fast enough or agile enough be of much use against the Decepticons (Cessna vs. Raptor anyone?). Also, as someone else mentioned, it is characteristic of the Decepticons to be, erm, deceptive =oP So for the 'bots to scan war machines when peace and unity is their goal, you have further cause for people to hate on Bayverse for giving the good guys a deceptive or hypocritical tone. So I think sticking to the sexy sports cars for the good guys is easier for the general populace to make sense of.

[Lord_Zed]

Is there a canon explanation as to why none of the Autobots choose to turn into military vehicles? Especially airborne ones..? A Typhoon, Flanker or Berkut might have been rather useful. I was expecting some of the military vehicles in the base to be Autobots, like the heli... Maybe Bay doesn't get enough product placement $$$ from them...

I simply have to assume that flight is extremely difficult for Bayformers.

This was referenced by Epps in the movie when he said "How come Decepticons always get the best s#^t" Actualy that's my favourite line from the film, Decepticons always have the best stuff, the best weapons and more flyers, those are the rules.

[Tober]

Leo wouldn't have happened to died a horrible agonising death too would he..?

[JuzMel]

I'd like to know if that imploding scene was meant to show Cybertron being destroyed by the closing spacebridge. Sure looked that way to me, compared to the phasing out the first time the transfer was interrupted.

Sourced this from TF Wiki, not sure if you have already read it:

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_3

Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it.
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Believing their home planet to be destroyed for good, the remaining Autobots accept Earth as their new home.

[WIIGII]

Has anyone wondered why Megatron is just hobo-ing around during the whole Chicago battle when Carly finds him?? The first time i saw it, i thought maybe Sentinel pushed Megatron off the building, but he didnt- all he did was stick his hand into his head.

At first i thought "that could've damaged Megatron, hence why he's in the alley later" but after Sam rescues Carly from Dylan in trump tower, Dylan goes screaming "we've got Autobots!" to which, we then see Megatron alive and well on top of teh building and he goes "Decepticons, protect the pillars!! raise the bridges!" This is the last time we see Megatron before he's hobo-ing around in some alley -__-

[Hursticon]

I'd like to think that seeing as though Megatron is missing half of his brain and what is left is clearly invested with cyber-parasites, that he is in a very delusive and detached mental state - very akin to a borderline psychotic vegetable-like state.
Hence, he just sits there in a world of his own as he watches his beloved Cybertron appear before his optics, grinning with a deluded delight... cue Carly.