"32. Perceptor is much, much younger than most think. Optimus knows though. Perceptor's intelligence was needed and so Optimus bent the rules and recruited him. Optimus has felt guilty ever since." ... given that the Aerialbots, Technobots and Dinobots were part of the army the moment they were built, how does this work?

And what is this "glitch" thing people keep talking about?