Why is Wheeljack so small?

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  1. jametron

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    It's just the perspective of the shot... Wheeljack is standing further away from the camera than Bumblebee is.
     
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    That's supposed to be Wheeljack?
     
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    how tall is mirage going to be we still dont know about that
     
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    No, that IS Wheeljack
     
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    Perspective isn't as big a factor as some of you are claiming. Look at the structure that lady (McDormand's character) is on. Bumblebee's head is equal in height to it, Wheeljack's is not. Yes, he is shorter.

    You can't go by car size to determine exactly how big a robot it going to be.
     
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    I'd say it's a case of when he transforms a lot of the car collapses into his body, and the result of course is that he's short.

    But yeah, Optimus looks really big there. :peoples: 
     
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    Yeah. Starscream's torso is really bulked together and broad and his short legs don't help. An F-22 is really big in comparison to road vehicles.

    Optimus' alt-mode is also big in comparison to the midsized sports cars like Wheeljack and Bumblebee. Wheeljack is shorter than Bumblebee, but not by much. BB is 16' so I'm guessing WJ is 13-14'.

    (yes, I know his official name is Que, but Wheeljack makes 100x more sense to me as the character-name relationship, so sue me) :) 
     
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    He looks close to the same size as Bee. Prime is just a giant in that shot
     
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    :lol  I know. :D 
     
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    No, the computer animator screwed up! WHeeljack the midget bot!
     
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    cause he has big guns