Spike is an evil mirrorverse version of the original Generation 1 character.
This Dirge is a homage to the Generation 1 character.
Sandstorm is a mirror-universe duplicate of the Generation 1 character.
This Grimlock is an evil version of the Generation 1 character.
Camshaft is a mirror universe duplicate of the Generation 1 character.
The designs were significantly different from those of the Generation 1 characters with the same names.
Warpath is a homage to the Generation 1 character.
The first version is an homage to the Generation 1 character.
Cyclonus is a saboteur and an homage to the Generation 1 character.
He is a homage to the Generation 1 character of the same name, even having the same voice actor.