But most importantly, even Sam Witwicky may have already explored a Cybertronian afterlife, as his sacrifice in the same film sent him to a plane of existence inhabited by the long-dead Primes.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/transformers-4-worst-villain-spiritual-question/

Like Sam Witwicky () before him, Noah is dragged into the conflict when he comes across a Transformer, specifically the Autobot spy Mirage ().

Source: https://collider.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-reactions-is-it-good/