Things you never realised about Transformers (toys etc)

[Sky Shadow]

Universe Silverbolt is undeniably very predominantly purple.

Universe Optimus Primal is also a purpleish colour. I had assumed that they were both Maximals, and didn't affect your purple-Autobot thesis. But it turns out that they were Autobots.

[Deonasis]

It is fun to nitpick... G2 Seaspray purple chrome variant

Following on with toy variants i also want to claim any South American minibot variants. <- I was mostly thinking of Gears in constructicon green and purple but sadly he was not released on a Transformer cardback.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Shattered Glass Optimus, Alpha Trion, Longarm, Junkions.

[UltraMarginal]

Animated Longarm, is only Purple when he is revealed as shockwave. so technically a decepticon at that point. <nitpicking some meore>

[griffin]

Shattered Glass Optimus, Alpha Trion, Longarm, Junkions.

Shattered Glass doesn't count... as they were the "Decepticons" in that universe.
It has been amusing to notice that, from scouring 30 years of Transformers toys, the colour purple is almost exclusively limited to evil factions by Hasbro and TakaraTomy.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Shattered Glass doesn't count... as they were the "Decepticons" in that universe.
It has been amusing to notice that, from scouring 30 years of Transformers toys, the colour purple is almost exclusively limited to evil factions by Hasbro and TakaraTomy.

Yes and no...they were technically Autobots, but you know...eeeeevil Autobots.
I'll totally pay not counting them in spirit, but it is fun to nitpick sometimes.

Just OOC, how many red 'evil' characters have there been? Red's also much more common as a 'good' colour (mostly because of the faction symbols I'd assume), but not nearly to the same extent as purple for evil.

[GoktimusPrime]

Off the top of my head baddies sporting red include: Rumble, Starscream, Laserbeak, Megatron (inside arms/legs), Insecticlones (eHobby), Ramjet (wings), Astrotrain (white version; eyes, decos), Magnificus, Blitzwing (eyes), Breakdown (face), Dead End (maroon), G1 Predacons, Runabout, Scourge (eyes), Spectro, Flywheels, Apeface, Triggerhappy (face), Soundblaster, Wildfly, Deszaras (eyes, decos, Eaglebreast), Gaihawk, Jalgar (weapons, Jaguarbreast), Dino Force, Stone Cruncher (face), Excavator (crane arm), Knockout (crane arm), Metrotitan (incl. Metrobomb & Metrodash), Black Zarak, Overlord (eyes), Snare, Stalker, Calcar, Aquablast (stripes), Tornado/Windrazor, Dreadwing & Smokescreen, Swindle (G2), Bulletbike, Space Case, Skyjack, Hooligan, Terrorsaur, Scorponok (BW), Lazorbeak, Hydra, Magmatron (Skysaur), Quickstrike (eyes), Spittor (TM), Razorclaw (video ver.), Ravage (BW; eyes), Megatron (BW, eyes, all version - TM2 is predominantly red), Jetstorm, Tonbot, Manterror & Mantis, Shadow Panther (eyes), Big Mos, Powerhug (eyes), Scarem, Dinobot (TM2, eyes), Injector, Terragator (eyes), Sky Shadow (BW), Waspinator (TM), Scavenger (BW), Rampage (BW), Gimlet, Motorarm, Scourge (BW), Bazooka (eyes), Dead End (BW), Sling, Archadis, Airraptor, Sabreback, Autolauncher, Megatron (BM), Scavenger (BM), Blastcharge, Jetstorm (BM, Dlx & Ult), Sonic Attack Jet, Tankor, Strika (eyes, window), Tripredacus Agent, Megabolt Megatron, Megatron & Galvatron (RiD; eyes), Scourge (RiD), Nemesis Prime, Megatron (Armada), Starscream (Armadaverse), Galvatron (Cybertron), Demolishor (Armada), Scrapmetal, Demolishor (ROTF), Knock Out (Prime), Swindle (Movie), Rampage (ROTF Legends, non-combining), Scavenger (ROTF), Rumble (Device Label), Rumble (Prime AM), and many Decepticon eyes in BT/ALT, Alternity, Classicsverse, Animated, TF Prime & Movieverse.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Let's say predominantly red, shall we?

How many bad guys have been red as Universe '03 Silverbolt is purple?