Bumblebee (Transformers)

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Bumblebee/B-127
Transformers character
Voiced by	English: Dan Gilvezan Japanese: Yoku Shioya (Generation 1) Michitaka Kobayashi (The Headmasters)
In-universe information
Affiliation	Autobot
Japanese name	Bumble/Goldbug
Sub-group	Minicars, Throttlebots, Pretenders, Action Masters, Go-Bots, Deluxe machines
Function	Espionage, Espionage Director, Spy, Scout
Rank	7
Partner	Brawn, Cliffjumper, Optimus Prime, Spike Witwicky, Chip Chase, Pipes, Tailgate, Swerve, Warpath, Huffer, Cosmos, Powerglide, Gears, Outback
Motto	"The least likely can be the most dangerous." (Bumblebee) "To know others you must know yourself first." (Goldbug) "Data is power." (Classic) "Sting like a bee."
Alternate modes	Cybertronian Car, Volkswagen Beetle, Suzuki Swift, muscle car

Bumblebee is a fictional robot character appearing in the many continuities in the Transformers franchise. The character is a member of the Autobots, a group of sentient, self-configuring, modular extraterrestrial robotic lifeforms.

In the original line of toys and in the animated series, Bumblebee is a small yellow Volkswagen Beetle. In the live action movies, he has appeared as vehicles inspired by the Chevrolet American muscle cars – with the live-action film versions being a yellow Camaro with black racing stripes. The original vehicle-mode design was based on a classic European Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle.^[1] The character is named after the bumblebee, a black-and-yellow striped insect which inspired his paint scheme. Bumblebee is a fan-favorite character and he appears in most of the series and later becomes the main protagonist in Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Bumblebee, and Transformers: Cyberverse. Bumblebee has also taken the form of a 1977 second generation Camaro, later appearing as fifth generation Camaro in the 2018 film, Bumblebee.