Blitzwing is the third Decepticon inBumblebeeand not Starscream as antecedently believe . Paramount is shift the focus and note ofTransformersmovies after Michael Bay ’s 5th film taper off at the box office staff . They ’re exit back to the ' 80s to secernate the extraction of Bumblebee , and have match the mute Autobot up with Hailee Steinfeld . Thefilm ’s first trailertugged at the heart strings of viewers and quickly madeBumblebeelook like one of the surprisal cinema ’s of the year .

In that trailer , transformer fans saw who they believed to be the famous flying Decepticon Starscream . It has since been announced thattwo fellow Decepticons will be the primary villains , but the identity of the flying Decepticon was n’t confirmed .

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During theBumblebeepanel at San Diego Comic - Con , film director Travis Knight confirmed that the Decepticon in motion is not Starscream , but instead Blitzwing . Although this Decepticon is traditionally see with purple and gray coloring material , the trailer usher a changed look .

The decision to go with Blitzwing rather of Starscream could come down to an over - trust on the latter so far . Starscream appear in each of the first three Bay movies in salient function . There were even references to him in the latter two photographic film . With so many unlike Transformers to pull from , the Jehovah may simply have want to lend in clean characters this time around alternatively of recycling ones audience have already seen multiple times .

Blitzwing is n’t just a flier in transformer lore , though . There are other instances where Blitzwing also has a tank car chassis . The house trailer only showcased his fly soma so far , but they could have more surprises in store . The picture show ’s two other Decepticons - Shatter ( Angela Bassett ) and Dropkick ( Justin Theroux ) - were confirmed to be ternary changers during the panel too . If both of them have multiple exile forms , then it is very possible that Blitzwing will also get the chance to take in his other mannequin .

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The rest ofBumblebee ’s SDCC panel was n’t without updates on the photographic film , however . Knight also confirm that the home planet ofCybertron will be includedin some way .   They render new footage of the movie too that is n’t expected to be released online . ( Read Screen Rant’sBumblebeefootage verbal description HERE . )   With the various opus of news and footage that were revealed at the panel , Bumblebeecontinues to make a potent impression - even if it wo n’t feature Starscream as some hoped .

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