Carly Brooks-Spencer is one of the two deuteragonists of the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon (alongside Bumblebee).
She is a British young woman and Sam Witwicky's second girlfriend after Mikaela Banes, a close friend of Bumblebee, and one of the Autobots' allies. She is based on Carly Witwicky from the original Generation One Cartoon Series.
History[]
Early Life[]
According to Sam's friend, William Lennox, Carly comes from a military family and became an expert when it came to cars. This factors from Carly's grandparents Aaron and Carla being associated with what was presumably Sector Seven. At some point, she lost a brother, who was killed in action in the line of duty, hence her detective tendencies over her friends.
Carly met Sam Witwicky at the White House after he received a medal from President Barack Obama of the United States. She later saved him from a Decepticon soldier and the two began a romantic relationship. Through their relationship, Carly became aware of Sam's best friend Bumblebee and the other Autobots. Though she is friends with them, Carly never wanted Sam to run out into danger due to the loss of a brother.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon[]
Personality[]
Carly using trickering to successfully manipulate Megatron.
Carly Brook Spencer is a kind-hearted young woman and has a talent for cars. She is notable for her fiery personality. She used to have an amicable relationship with her employer, Dylan Gould. However, Carly is uninterested in his romantic advances, because she truly loves Sam Witwicky. It grows into complete hatred and disgust when Carly sees Dylan's true colors and his alliance with the Decepticons caused unnecessary pain and destruction amongst Chicago's civilians. Deep down, Carly doesn't want anything bad happening to him which is why Carly protests with him putting his life on the line for the Autobots. in the end, she understands they are her boyfriend's friends and allies, even developing a soft spot for Sam's best friend, Bumblebee, claiming to love the Autobot warrior.
Appearance[]
Carly appears to be in her early twenties. She has fair skin, medium length light blonde hair, and blue eyes. Throughout the film, Carly tends to wear white themed colors, including her two dresses she wears. During her battle in Chicago, she wears a white shirt and jacket, blue jeans and black flats. Both Dylan Gould and Sam Witwicky have noticed her attraction; however it is Sam who truly loves her the most.
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Trivia[]
- Carly is a blonde like her comic book counterpart.
- In the novelization trilogy, Carly has brown hair instead of blonde.
- Unlike the cartoon, Carly has a last name, as it was invented for the film.
- Speaking of which, Carly's surname is hyphenated, however Carly, as revealed in the novelization, prefers to be called "Carly Spencer" for simplicity reasons.
- Some fans of the movies disapprove of Carly and criticize the character for being too similar to Mikaela, Sam's ex-girlfriend. This was mostly due to Carly being added in at the last minute.
- In flashbacks, Carly used to wear glasses.
- Carly and Sam only kiss twice.
