Has there ever been a universe where Bumblebee had an aquatic alt mode, such as a submarine???
I thought I’d already answered this question, but it seems that I became so engrossed in describing the bizarre assortment of alternate forms Bumblebee has sported… that I completely neglected to mention any examples of him adopting a submarine mode! It is vanishingly uncommon, to be sure, but at the fringes of the multiverse, I have seen it...
In one world, as sometimes happens, the Autobots had teamed up with a family of human heroes to respond to crises, becoming a team of International Rescue Bots. Bumblebee worked with the family's aquanaut, turning into a small submersible to rescue people from stricken ships or burning oil rigs. On these missions, he was commonly paired with Jetfire, who turned into a heavy-duty transporter aircraft. Jetfire’s speed and range allowed him to bring Autobots like Bumblebee and Nosecone to the scene of disaster much sooner.
The team was rounded out by Silverbolt—who was piloted by the family’s eldest son—and Scattorshot, whose interplanetary spacecraft mode was vital for linking up with Omega Supreme in orbit, where the family's youngest son was commonly stationed, watching out for incidents around the world. Optimus Prime remained at the family's island base along with the family's patriarch. They were joined on Earth by Arcee—partnered with a family friend and spy for the Federal Agents Bureau—who turned into a modified Rolls-Royce. Rarely did they face off against the malign forces of the Decepticons; most days, they dealt with natural disasters, industrial accidents, and the catastrophic failure of human inventions when it posed a risk to life. In a sense, the International Rescue Bots’ main foe was human greed and carelessness—but their greatest weapon was human bravery and ingenuity.
