Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will introduce many G1 Transformers to the film franchise, with one of those characters being Mirage, whose two primary abilities have already been showcased. Alongside Mirage, the movie will feature Arcee and Wheeljack, two other G1 Transformers. These Autobots will be accompanied by mainstays of the Transformers movies Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, as well as the titular bestial Transformers, the Maximals.
With new Autobots and Decepticons set to feature in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, plenty of new abilities are going to be on display. From the beast forms of the Maximals to the new Autobots including Mirage, the trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts showcased exactly what the seventh installment in the live-action Transformers movie franchise will bring. In of Mirage, the movie's trailer highlights both of his powers from G1: his ability to create illusions and his ability to turn invisible.
What Mirage's Abilities Mean For Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts
One thing that Mirage's abilities mean for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is that the Transformers will be closer to their original G1 counterparts. This began in the prequel movie Bumblebee with the opening seeing the Autobots sporting designs much closer to those of the original Transformers cartoon. This shows no sign of slowing down with Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, as the trailer showcases similar designs and Mirage's G1 abilities.
If the illusions and invisibility are anything to go by, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is leaning much heavier on its titular robots' original show. This is also evident by the inclusion of the Maximals. The Maximals from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts are taken from the show Beast Wars: Transformers, which is set in the future of the original G1 Transformers cartoon. This, combined with Mirage's original series abilities, means that Rise of the Beasts will be more like the original show than Michael Bay's Transformers movies.
How Rise Of The Beasts Has Changed Mirage From Transformers
While it's unclear just how different Mirage will be in Rise of the Beasts from the original Transformers series, the trailer does showcase one main way he's been changed. In the original cartoon, after their crash landing on Earth, the Transformers received their new transformations with each being able to transform into Earthly vehicles. In the case of Mirage, he could transform into a Ligier JS11-Ford Formula One racing car. In Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, though, Mirage transforms into a silver and blue Porsche 964, proving that the movie may still take liberties from the source material despite leaning closer to G1 of the Transformers that began in Bumblebee.
