Springer is the only autobot triple changer who is prominently featured. He's one of the primary characters of both the movie and season 3, but he feels more associated with the new movie characters than he does with the other two triple changers. 4/x
Two other autobot triple changers show up in season 3, but their appearances are minimal, especially compared to Springer. Sandstorm is introduced in one episode, and is only once again seen, as a supporting character in one of Octane's episodes! 5/x
Broadside gets the shortest stick here. He's a supporting character in a few episodes, and due to script issues and animation errors, there's genuine controversy over which episodes he's even supposed to be in. So the other two autobot triplechangers really didn't get their due. 6/x
Weird little design note...mass shifting is a thing, but Sandstorm and Broadside are a REALLY extreme example. Springer, Astrotrain, and Blitzwing...the size differences between the vehicle modes are mostly reasonable. Octane is a BIT of a stretch. 7/x
Broadside is an aircraft carrier and a jet... Which...is an extreme contrast. Sandstorm is a dune buggy and a search and rescue chopper. Not AS extreme but...a far cry from Blitzwing and Astrotrain's spectrum of mass shifting. Anyway, just some stray thoughts on robots that turn in to things! 8/x
