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Transformers: The Headmasters
Rather than import The Rebirth as a conclusion, Takara, the Japanese producers of the Transformers toyline, opted instead to continue the Generation 1 universe by creating the full-length 35-episode series, Transformers: The Headmasters (two additional clips episodes were produced after the fact for direct-to-video release). Supplanting The Rebirth's position in Japanese continuity, The Headmasters occurred one year after The Return of Optimus Prime, introducing the titular characters to the Transformers universe in a wildly different way. Whereas in western fiction, the Headmasters result from the merging of a Transformer with an organic alien being from the planet Nebulos, the Headmasters of the Japanese series are a group of small Cybertronians who departed the planet millions of years ago and crash landed on the inhospitable planet Master. To survive its harsh climate, a select few of the most-highly trained constructed larger bodies called "Transtectors," to which they connected as heads.

When a group of rebellious Headmasters led by Lord Zarak joined with Galvatron's Decepticons in an attack on Cybertron, the Autobot Headmasters, led by Fortress returned to their home planet to aid in its defense. The situation soon went from bad to worse when it was revealed that Vector Sigma, the mega-computer at the planet's heart, was destabilizing, and Optimus Prime again sacrificed his life to save Cybertron. This soon proved to be only delaying the inevitable, however, when a bomb attack instigated by Zarak turned Cybertron into a burnt-out, inhospitable husk. Rodimus Prime departed to search for a new planet for the Transformers to live on, leaving Fortress in command, operating from the planet Athenia. Meanwhile, Zarak replaced Galvatron - who had vanished in the explosion - as Decepticon leader, constructing a personal Transtector so that he could battle Fortress's own giant form, Fortress Maximus, and redubbing himself Scorponok.

Although populated mainly with new characters, The Headmasters did continue to feature characters from all previous seasons, including new versions of Soundwave and Blaster, rebuilt after a duel that destroyed them both as Soundblaster and Twincast. Human Daniel Witwicky and his young Autobot friend Wheelie also played major roles in the series, serving as the youthful characters for the audience to identify with. More new characters continued to pour in when Galvatron returned to leadership and the Decepticons embarked on a space voyage, ransacking planets in a chain of stories that introduced the Horrorcons and Autobot and Decepticon Clones. The return to Earth was no less momentous, as the Decepticon ninja six-changer Sixshot killed Ultra Magnus, and the Autobot Headmasters finished off Galvatron. When the Decepticons then returned to Master, refugees from the planet were caught in a plasma bomb accident that fused them to the arms of several Autobots and Decepticons, creating the Targetmasters, and in a final move, Scorponok attempted the destruction of Earth, only to be foiled, thanks in part to a traitorous Sixshot.

Never professionally released in the United States, The Headmasters was dubbed into English in Hong Kong for broadcast on the Malaysian TV channel, RTM 1, and later the Singapore satellite station, StarTV, where it attained greater fame, leading it to often be referred to as the "StarTV dub." The dub is, however, infamous for its poor quality, full of mistranslations and incorrect names, clearly the work of a small group of individuals (literally, less than half-a-dozen actors fill every role) with little knowledge of the material. This dub has seen some DVD releases in the United Kingdom, and the entire series was released in a dual-language format in 2005.

Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
The second of the Japanese-exclusive animated series, 1988's Transformers: Super-God Masterforce takes place some years after The Headmasters, introducing the Powermasters and Pretenders to Japanese fiction in ways even more different from their portrayal in the west than those of the Headmasters before them.

With the departure of the Autobots and Decepticons from Earth at the end of The Headmasters, a small group of Autobots remained to guard the planet, having hidden amongst mankind for thousands of years thanks to their "Pretender" powers, which allowed them to shrink down and adopt the forms of human beings. However, the sudden re-appearance of their formerly-defeated Decepticon counterparts, now in the service of the mysterious energy entity Devil Z, means that the Autobots must drop their disguises and return to battle once more. But this is only the beginning of the most unusual Transformer war yet - as the battle escalates, human beings themselves take sides, and, imbued with the power of the "Masterforce", merge with Transtectors sent to Earth by the Autobots in space to become Transformers themselves as the "Headmaster Juniors." But the Decepticons have Headmaster Juniors of their own, and as the conflict rages, events converge on the creation of the most powerful super-robot lifeforms yet - the Godmasters!

The Godmasters are the Japanese version of the Powermasters, with human begins transforming into engines and combining with Transtectors to transform into robots capable of wielding "Chokon Power," the primal energy of life. Most notably, their ranks include Ginrai, a character based on the Powermaster version of Optimus Prime, reinvented as a Japanese trucker, and the Japanese-exclusive character, Decepticon ambassador of destruction Overlord.

Running to 42 episodes, Super-God Masterforce had six additional clip episodes made after the fact for video release, one of which, serving as an overview of the series, was selected to be broadcast as the 43rd and final episode of the series. The 42 main episodes received the same dub treatment as The Headmasters, but the dubbed version of the series was not included on the DVD release of the series in July 2006.

Transformers: Victory
Taking place in an unspecified amount of time after the events of Super-God Masterforce (there is a common misconception that the series takes place in 2025), 1989's Transformers: Victory is the third Japanese-exclusive series, the final complete Generation 1 cartoon. Led by their new Supreme Commander Star Saber, the Autobots battle the Decepticons under the command of Deszaras for control of the galaxy's resources.

In contrast to The Headmasters and Super-God Masterforce, both of which had an over-arcing plot direction, the majority of Victory is directionless, returning to the episodic adventure tradition of the original American series which culminates in the much-threatened attack of Deszaras's planet-destroying fortress. In another difference, the characters and toys of Victory are predominantly unique to Japan, and those that are not are remoulded in unique, distinguishing ways - the series debuts the Brainmasters, Brestforce and Multiforce, all new toys, as well as the Dinoforce, remoulded versions of the American Monster Pretenders. Micromasters also make their debut in Victory.

Of the 38 episodes of Victory broadcast, six are clip episodes containing no new footage, leaving 32 main episodes, which comprise the DVD collection released in the United Kingdom in September 2006. Six further clip episodes were produced for video, taking the total to 44. Victory also received the "StarTV dub" treatment - when the three Japanese series were broadcast on StarTV, it was under the umbrella title of "Transformers Takara," and all three were branded with Victory's opening sequence.

Transformers: Zone
Originally intended to be a full-length direct-to-video (OVA) series, 1990's Transformers: Zone was cancelled after only one episode, making it the very last Generation 1 animated project. Following on from Victory, the mysterious three-faced insectoid being, Violenjiger dispatches the nine "Great Decepticon Generals" - Devastator, Menasor, Bruticus, Trypticon, Predaking, Abominus, King Poseidon, Overlord and BlackZarak - to acquire "Zone Energy," destroying the planet Feminia to obtain the world's store. Caught in the destruction of the planet, Star Saber is rescued by Dai Atlas, who then repels an attack by the Decepticons, and is appointed the new Autobot commander at the conclusion of the episode.

The cast of Zone is heavily comprised of Micromasters, who also made up much of the toyline. Dai Atlas is a "Powered Master," so named for his motorized gimmick, as is his combining partner Sonic Bomber - the toyline also featured another partner for them, Roadfire, who was not in the episode. The solitary Decepticons in the toyline were the Race Car Patrol, and Metrotitan, a redeco of the Autobot city Metroplex, neither of whom appeared in animated form. They absent parties did go on to appear, however, in the pages of the Japanese publication, TV Magazine - this monthly magazine had always included Transformers manga and "story pages" (splash page illustrations and prose text) from the beginning, and although no manga was released for Zone (barring a single chapter available through mail-away which simply re-told the episode), its tale was completed through the story pages.

These story pages were also used to provide supporting fiction for the remaining two years worth of toylines - 1991's Battlestars: Return of Convoy and 1992's Operation: Combination.

[edit] Transformers: Generation 2
When the Transformers: Generation 2 toyline fully launched in 1992, it began with a small collection of original Generation 1 toys, redecoed in various ways, and equipped with ostentatious new gimmicks such as electronic sound boxes and large, firing missile launchers. Although the toyline itself would grow to include many brand new figures, and the comic book which accompanied it was a continuation of Marvel's Generation 1 title, the Generation 2 animated series stuck very closely to the toyline's opening cascade of "rehashed G1." Around fifty Generation 1 episodes from seasons 1 to 3 of The Transformers were chosen and, as the show's narrator proudly proclaimed, "computer-enhanced" with the "Cyber-Net Space-Cube" - a gimmick that essentially consisted of inserting new, computer-generated borders and scene-changes into the existing episodes. CGI clips from toy commercials served to make up the show's opening sequence and commercial bumpers, while the episodes themselves were shown in no particular order.

[edit] Beast Era

[edit] Beast Wars: Transformers
After the unremarkable performance of the Generation 2 line, Hasbro aimed to completely re-work the Transformers premise; the result was Beast Wars: Transformers, which featured robots with familiar names and organic beast modes. As per the original toy packaging bios and mini-comic, the intention was originally to have the series be a direct continuation of the adventures of the "Generation 1" Transformers, but that would soon change with the advent of the animated series. Produced by Canadian animation house Mainframe Entertainment, the computer-animated show was unlike any Transformers cartoons before it, both visually and in terms of story. With Larry DiTillio and Bob Forward at the helm as story editors, it was planned for the show to start afresh, with no ties to anything that had gone before, but the off-handed reference to the "Great War" included in the first episode set the internet fandom ablaze. DiTillio and Forward became occasional posters on the alt.toys.transformers newsgroup, and through this back-and-forth interaction with fans, plus their own research of previous Transformers fiction, the Beast Wars animated series soon began to grow, establishing its place as the future - and past - of the larger Generation 1 timeline.

Running to 26 episodes, 1996's first season of Beast Wars began with an unintentional parallel to the original animated series, introducing the viewers to Maximal Optimus Primal, Predacon Megatron and their crews as their ships crashed onto an alien planet, where they warred over the energon they found there. While mostly a scattershot affair of episodic stories, the first season of Beast Wars focused heavily on characterisation, endowing its cast with consistent, developing personalities and naturalistic voice acting that brought the show to life. Additionally, amidst the one-shot adventures, a plot thread began to grow involving a race of mysterious aliens who were conducting experiments on the planet that occasionally intersected with the Beast Warriors' stories. This eventually culminated in a two-part conclusion to the season, ending on a cliffhanger that led into 1997's 13-episode season. Many of the characters were upgraded into new "Transmetal" forms, and the conflict reached a new level with and exceptionally tightly-plotted story arc that included the revelation that the planet was Earth, the death of Dinobot and more alien conflicts. Story elements laid through the season once again came to a head with a three-part conclusion that firmly tied Beast Wars to the Generation 1 timeline, featuring guest appearances from Transformers of that era and displaying that the Beast Warriors came from their future, and were currently in the prehistoric past. This link proved key to the third and final season in 1998, running to another 13 episodes, in which the Maximals had to defend their past and future against Megatron's attempts to alter history. Longtime Transformers comic scribe Simon Furman was brought on board to script the final episode, which concluded with the end of the Beast Wars, and the Maximal's departure for Cybertron.

[edit] Beast Wars II

Convoy and Lio ConvoyJust as with the Generation 1 timeline, Japan was quick to get in on the act when Beast Wars took off. The first season of the North American animated series was imported and dubbed with an increase in humour, under the title of Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers, but due to the short length of the second season, it proved necessary to wait until both it and the third season were completed before any more could be broadcast. In order to fill the ensuing gap, 1997 debuted the Japanese-original cel-animated series, the 43-episode Beast Wars II (also known as Beast Wars Second or Beast Wars The Second). The series featured an entirely new cast of Maximals and Predacons - lead by Lio Convoy and Galvatron, respectively - fighting on the planet Gaia - a future Earth, devastated by the power of the energy source the two factions seek, Angolmois energy.

Although largely looked down upon for its very light-hearted approach when compared to the darker North American series, Beast Wars II proved successful enough to spawn a theatrical movie, comprised of three "acts". The first act was a recap of the original Beast Wars television show up to that point, while the second was the undubbed, English-language episode, "Bad Spark", from the show's second season, to serve as a showcase for the upcoming release of the season in Japan. The third act was Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger, a new, original story that saw Optimus Primal pulled forward in time to team up with Lio Convoy to stop the monstrous Majin Zarak.

[edit] Beast Wars Neo
Even after the conclusion of Beast Wars II, there was still some time to go before the North American series had generated enough episodes to be aired in Japan, and the 35-episode Beast Wars Neo was produced to fill the 1998 gap. Still cel-animated and ostensibly even more light-hearted than Beast Wars II, this series introduced Big Convoy and Magmatron, new Maximal and Predacon leaders, the former in search of the missing Lio Convoy, the latter questing for the capsule that Lio Convoy had sealed the Angolmois Energy into at the conclusion of the previous series. Beast Wars Neo is particularly notable for one reason - it features the first return of Unicron to animated continuity for a decade. In the course of the series, Angolmois Energy is revealed to be Unicron's life-force, and the series leads to his attempt to transfer it into Cybertron, that it may become his new body.

With the end of Beast Wars Neo, the third season of the North American series had been completed, and it was subsequently combined with the second season and dubbed for Japanese release as Beast Wars Metals.

[edit] Beast Machines: Transformers
As controversial as Beast Wars started out, it was nothing compared to the controversy that would result from the infamous Beast Machines: Transformers. The series was the only Transformers animated series to be fully plotted from start to finish by Marty Isenberg and Robert N. Skir, writers unfamiliar with Transformers lore who sought to produce the series as, in Skir's words, a "religious epic novel for television." The series tackled the heavy philosophical concept of what it meant to live in an increasingly technological society, running to 26 episodes over two seasons, though in its native Canada, the show was aired simply in one long 26-episode run.

As Beast Machines begins, viewers rejoin Optimus Primal and his Maximals as they return to Cybertron, amnesiac and unable to recall how they got there, only to discover that the planet is now under Megatron's rule, its cities deserted, its occupants stripped of their sparks. An encounter with the ancient Cybertronian computer, the Oracle, sees them reformatted into new technorganic bodies that blend their mechanical natures with the organic material they acquired on Earth, and as the story of the show develops, an organic past to Cybertron is steadily revealed, as is the story of the Maximal's missing memories and friends. Influences from the original Transformers began to creep into the show as they had with Beast Wars before it, until more obscure concepts such as the key to Vector Sigma and the Plasma Energy Chamber played major roles in the series, each one exemplifying one of the mantras espoused - Primal's dedication to seeing the organic flourish, and Megatron's desire for unfeeling, unthinking technological perfection. The clash between these two powers marked the end of the first season, and served to provide Primal with the revelation that drove the second - that he had been wrong, and that the Oracle desired not the domination of one power over the other, but a balance between the organic and the technological. The second season of the show dove headlong into the storyline, with Megatron body-swapping repeatedly, and the concept of the show allowing for such left-field creations as an entirely organic Transformer that changed from beast to beast, and a Maximal who transformed into a plant. The series concluded with a drawn-out battle between Primal and Megatron, which ultimately concluded with their deaths, allowing the planet-wide reformatting of Cybertron into a technoganic paradise.

The concept of technorganic Transformers who needed to concentrate to move between modes and an organic beginning to Cybertron rankled with many fans at the time, viewed as flying in the face of much of the established history of Transformers. Opinions were violently expressed and many bad feelings over the series exist to this day, ranging from the way the characters changed since their Beast Wars days (namely Rhinox, Rattrap and Silverbolt) to the ending, ambitiously and permanently altering the nature of Cybertron as it had been understood for nearly twenty years. Beast Machines has certainly earned notoriety, if nothing else, particularly for Robert Skir's cancelled convention appearance following death threats issued by irate fans.

Beast Machines was not exported to Japan for several years, finally reaching the country in 2004 under the title of Beast Wars Returns.

[edit] Transformers: Robots in Disguise
After the conclusion of Beast Wars Metals, it was necessary for Takara to once again produce an original Transformers animated series and toyline, as Beast Machines had not yet amassed enough episodes to make importing it viable. To that end, the new cel-animated series Transformers: Car Robots (occasionally referred to by the misnomer, Transformers 2000) was produced for broadcast in Japan for 2000. The series, however, ultimately proved duly unsuccessful (to the extent that there was no Transformers animated series broadcast in Japan in 2001) and following both the conclusion of it and the second season of Beast Machines, Takara and Hasbro opted to co-produce the next series for the first time. With this decision made, Hasbro scrapped their plans for the Transtech series, and - rather than go a year without Transformers, as Takara had chosen to do - opted to import Car Robots for the 2001 year.

Renamed Transformers: Robots in Disguise (regularly referred to with the acronym of RiD by fans) the series stands alone, unconnected to any of the previous continuities as a complete, self-contained universe. Conceptually, the show united ideas from across the G1 and Beast eras by pitting the vehicular Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, against the bestial Predacons, led by Megatron, and through the inclusion of classic concepts such as Headmaster and combining technology; dubbed into English by Saban Entertainment, many fan-friendly references to the previous continiuities were also added. The first story arc of the series is a series of episodic adventures introducing the majority of the cast - like the original animated series, it was very Autobot-heavy, with most characters being newly designed (bar the Spy Changers, repainted versions of Generation 2 figures, and Tow-Line and Skid-Z, repainted Machine Wars toys), while on the Predacon side, only Megatron was a new mould, with his troops being repaints of Beast Wars Transmetal 2 toys. The trend continued into the second story arc, which introduced RiD's version of the Decepticons - redecos of the G1 Combaticons and G2 "Laser Optimus Prime" toy - and Optimus Prime's bitter brother, Ultra Magnus. This led smoothly into the third and final arc of the show, which saw Magnus and Prime merge into Omega Prime, and Decepticon leader Scourge began his plot to wrest the power of the ancient battle station, Fortress Maximus, away from both Megatron and the Autobots.

Its airing schedule heavily disrupted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Robots in Disguise had to be re-edited in several ways for content, and several of its episodes aired out of order, or not at all in America. Although initially derided by some fans for its especially light-hearted, joke-filled nature, demand is high for the series to be released on DVD in North America; although available in the United Kingdom, it has yet to see a release in America due to the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Saban and its products.

[edit] Unicron Trilogy
The "Unicron Trilogy" is so-named for the major role that the dark god Unicron plays in each of the three series that comprise it. Spanning twenty years from 2010 to 2030, the trilogy is significant for being a co-production between Hasbro and Takara; the Japanese production team actually wanted to set the series in the Generation 1 continuity, post-"The Rebirth," but this was vetoed by Hasbro's head Transformers design director, Aaron Archer, in favour of completely rebooting the Transformers universe and introducing a brand new continuity for the second time (the first being Robots in Disguise). Archer crafted the basic story outline of each of the three lines, with the cartoon themselves then being written and animated in Japan, but in practise, the Japanese studios did not always follow Archer's design. While each series ran for eighteen months in Hasbro markets, lasting from mid-2002 through 2006, the three were annual affairs in Japan, running from January to December in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

[edit] Transformers: Armada
Launched in the summer of 2002, Transformers: Armada was the first series co-produced between Hasbro and Takara, with the intention of creating a toyline for simultaneous release in both North America and Japan. It was released in Japan six months later in January of 2003, where it was known as Transformers: Micron Legend. The heavily promoted series was an attempt to re-introduce Transformers to the children of the time, and featured a particularly large number of additional merchandise such as puzzles, games, cards, candy and a tie-in Playstation 2 video game.

In addition to drawing on and re-imagining familiar elements from Generation 1, such as the Matrix of Leadership, Armada's defining trait was the introduction of a third faction of Transformers - the diminutive robots known as Mini-Cons (the eponymous "Microns" in Japan). Mini-Cons can "powerlink" to larger Transformers, increasing their powers, and consequently became a sought-after commodity in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Eventually, however, the Mini-Cons fled Cybertron in a starship, which warped into the Solar system and crashed on Earth. The series then begins in the year 2010, when three teenagers - Rad, Carlos and Alexis - find and reactivate the buried hulk of the Mini-Con ship, sending out a signal that brings Optimus Prime, Megatron and their troops to Earth.

The Autobots and Decepticons begin scouring the planet to find the stasis panels containing the dormant Mini-Cons, thought to be located in hellnoville, but soon, the existence of three powerful weapons - each formed from the fusion of three separate Mini-Cons - comes to light. Thanks to the schemes of the mysterious, allegiance-shifting Sideways, the weapons are formed and constantly shift hands, until, through manipulation of the self-doubting Starscream, all three are finally within Decepticon hands. Through the power of these weapons, the ancient evil, Unicron is reawakened, as the mysteries of the show, the origins of the Mini-Cons and the nature of the Transformers' war are explored in a final story arc entitled "The Unicron Battles."

The English-language version of Armada is infamous for having been produced in haste for several reasons, most prominently the fact that Cartoon Network would not sign off on the series without a certain number of episodes already completed. To meet this demand, the dubbing studio was forced to work with only partially complete episodes, with animation of a wildly varying quality, containing many errors that were later corrected for the Japanese broadcast. Additionally, there was rarely even enough time to produce more than a first draft of the translated script, leading to many errors in translation making it into the finished product, including incorrect character names, flat, transliterated speech, and at times, utterly nonsensical dialogue that did not match the action onscreen.

A companion comic book was included with the Japanese DVD releases of the series titled Linkage, which focused on the side story of a group of Mini-Cons whose adventures happened concurrently with the animated series. The comic takes the time to flesh out some unexplained plot points from the series, as well as providing an in-depth explanation on the nature of Mini-Cons.

[edit] Transformers: Energon
Whatever the technical failings of the Armada animated series, the line succeeded in its goal of reinvigorating the Transformers brand and reacquring the recognisability the series had enjoyed in the Generation 1 heyday. Consequently, the process was repeated, and Hasbro and Takara debuted Transformers: Energon at the beginning of 2004.

Picking up ten years after the end of Armada, Energon focuses on the quest for the titular energy-rich mineral, the Transformers' power source. The Autobots and Decepticons, allied since the conclusion of Armada, have entered into an alliance with humankind in order to mine for energon on Earth, and now operate out of massive "Cybertron Cities" in strategic locations around the world. But, out in the void of space, the damaged, deactivated body of Unicron now serves the staging base of the deranged alien being Alpha Q, who sends armies of robotic Terrorcons to steal Energon for his own purposes. But those purposes are not as sinister as they seem, and soon pale in comparison to the evil of the resurrected Megatron!

The Autobots of Energon are empowered with the "Spark of Combination," which allows them to link their bodies together in various configurations - a power that gives the series its Japanese title, Transformers: Superlink - while the Decepticons possess "hyper modes" with excesses of weaponry. The series also introduces the aforementioned Terrorcons, and their Autobot counterparts the Omnicons, robots with the ability to handle and shape energon into power-enhancing stars and weapons such as spears and axes.

[edit] Transformers: Cybertron
Transformers: Cybertron is the anomaly of the Unicron Trilogy universe. Debuting in Japan in January of 2005, under the title Transformers: Galaxy Force, the series was intended by its Japanese producers to be yet another complete reboot to the timeline, beginning yet another continuity from the beginning with no connections to Armada or Energon. It would not be until mid-2005, when Energon completed its run, that Hasbro would release Cybertron into their markets, modifying the show and using other media to establish its place in continuity (see the show's own article for more details). Concluding in Japan at the end of 2005, the series ran throughout 2006 in Hasbro markets, and once again, Takara had no animated product on Japanese screens for that year.

The story of Cybertron centres on a gigantic black hole, created by the destruction of Unicron at the conclusion of Energon, which threatens to consume Cybertron and the rest of the universe. This danger brings the ancient Transformer, Vector Prime, back to Cybertron, where he sets the Autobots on a quest for the four Cyber Planet Keys, legendary artifacts of power that can seal the black hole. The keys, however, are scattered on planets throughout the galaxy, and the Autobots must now race from world to world to acquire their power before the Decepticons. Aided with new "Cyber Key Powers" of their own, the Transformers makes allies and enemies on each wildly different world they visit, from the racing-obsessed Velocitron to the bestial Jungle Planet and beyond, on an adventure that has its roots in the ancient past, and sculpts a new future for Cybertron.

Cybertron's English language adaptation flouts Unicron Trilogy convention by being competently produced. More than simply a translation of the Japanese version, Cybertron features large amounts of new dialogue, be it to form connections with Armada and Energon, to pay homage to many classic Generation 1 quote (several lines from Transformers: The Movie are re-used, in particular), or simply to fill the many prolonged sequences of silence in the Japanese version, an artefact of the show's excessive use of stock footage transformation, combination and transportation sequences.

[edit] Transformers: Animated
Little is known about the new Transformers animated series that will begin airing sometime in 2008 - formerly known by the working title, Transformers: Heroes, its simplified new title, Transformers: Animated - first revealed in Broadcast magazine[1] - seems designed to clearly distinguish it from the live-action film released a few months prior to its debut. The show, which will premiere on Cartoon Network, takes place in Detroit on a futuristic Earth, cohabited by humans and robots.

Confirmed Transformers featuring the show include Optimus Prime (who will be a fire truck), Megatron, Bumblebee, Ultra Magnus, Prowl, Ratchet, Starscream, and a new Autobot character named Bulkhead. It is believed that the Optimus Prime of this series will be younger than the other Autobots, the first time since Rodimus Prime that a younger Autobot has served as leader. Sue Blu (Beast Wars, Beast Machines) will be the series voice director. David Kaye (best known for voicing the Megatrons of the Beast Era and the Unicron Trilogy) has announced that he will provide the voice of Optimus Prime, while statements from Frank Welker suggest that voice actor Corey Burton (Shockwave and Sunstreaker in G1) will provide the voice of Megatron in the show. Tom Kenny confirmed during an interview on IESB.net that he will be voicing Starscream,[2], and Tara Strong will be voicing a girl named Sari, one of the supporting human characters. [3]. Her website also quotes that the show will start shortly after the release of the live-action film.

The show's supervising director will be Matt Youngberg (Teen Titans, The Batman), with Cartoon Network vice-president Sam Register as executive producer and Vincent Anciento as line producer. Additionally, Beast Machines writer Marty Isenberg is returning to Transformers as the story editor/head writer for this series. Art director/lead character designer Derrick Wyatt (Teen Titans, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Legion of Super Heroes) is creating a "brand new look" unlike anything seen in Transformers before. The series is being distributed internationally by Entertainment Rights. [4]

[edit] Commanders
Optimus Prime - Freightliner Tractor Trailer
Ultra Magnus - Freightliner Car Carrier
Rodimus Prime - Cybertronian Truck
Alpha Trion
Elita One - Cybertronian Car
Emirate Xaaron

[edit] Cars
Bluestreak - Nissan 280ZX Turbo (later referred to as "Silverstreak" for trademark reasons.)
Blurr - Cybertronian car
Grapple - Mitsubishi Crane truck (later referred to as "Autobot Grapple" for trademark reasons.)
Hoist - Toyota Hilux tow truck
Hot Rod - Modified Pontiac Firebird (later referred to as "Rodimus" for trademark reasons.)
Hound - Jeep J59
Inferno - Mitsubishi-Fuso Fire Truck
Ironhide - Nissan C20 Vanette
Mirage - Ligier JS11 Formula 1 race car
Jazz - Porsche 935 Turbo (later referred to as "Autobot Jazz" or "Meister" (his Japanese name) for trademark reasons.)
Kup - Cybertronian pick-up
Prowl - Nissan 280ZX police interceptor
Ratchet - Nissan C20 Vanette ambulance (later referred to as "Autobot Ratchet" for trademark reasons.)
Red Alert - Fire chief-styled Lamborghini Countach
Sideswipe - Lamborghini Countach LP500S (later referred to as "Side Swipe" for trademark reasons.)
Skids - Honda City Turbo
Smokescreen - racing-modified Nissan 280ZX-R
Sunstreaker - Supercharged Lamborghini Countach
Tracks - Chevrolet Corvette C3
Trailbreaker - Toyota Hilux
Wheeljack - Lancia Stratos Turbo

[edit] Mini-Bots
Beachcomber - Dune Buggy
Brawn - Land Rover Defender
Bumblebee - Volkswagen Beetle (reformatted as Goldbug)
Bumper - Mazda 323/Familia 1500XG (Bumper was a mold similar to Bumblebee/Cliffjumper that was sold albeit erroneously with the rest of the first series.)
Cliffjumper - Porsche 924 Turbo
Cosmos - Capsule-like Spacecraft
Gears - 4x4 Pickup Truck (with off-roading lights over the roof)
Hubcap - (retool of Cliffjumper as a Porsche 924 with a normal-sized rear spoiler)
Huffer - Cab-Over-Engine semi truck cab
Outback - (retooling of Brawn, with a more realistic front towing rig)
Pipes - (retooling of Huffer)
Powerglide - A-10 Thunderbolt
Seaspray - Hovercraft
Swerve - (retooling of Gears as a utility pickup)
Tailgate - (retool of Windcharger, now with a symmetrical hood)
Warpath - M551 Sheridan tank
Wheelie - Cybertronian Car
Windcharger - Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am

[edit] Dinobots
Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex
Slag - Triceratops
Sludge - Brontosaurus
Snarl - Stegosaurus
Swoop - Pteranodon

[edit] Deluxe Vehicles
Whirl - AH-1 Cobra
Roadbuster - Military "General Purpose" vehicle

[edit] Jump-starters
Twin-Twist - Drill Tank
Topspin - Cybertronian Open-Cockpit Aircraft

[edit] Gestalt Teams
Gestalts were Transformers who could combine with each other to form a larger robot

Aerialbots
Air Raid - F-15 Eagle
Fireflight - F-4 Phantom
Silverbolt - Concorde
Slingshot - AV-8B Harrier
Skydive - F-16 Fighting Falcon
The Aerialbots combine to form Superion.
Protectobots
Blades - UH-1 Iroquois
First Aid - Ambulance
Groove - Police Motorcycle
Hot Spot - Blue Fire Engine
Streetwise - Police modified Nissan 300ZX
The Protectobots combine to form Defensor.
Technobots
Afterburner - Cybertronian Speedbike
Lightspeed - Cybertronian Car
Nosecone - Drill Tank
Scattershot - Cybertronian Jet / Artillery Cannon
Strafe - Spacefighter w/ twin heavy cannons
The Technobots combine to form Computron

[edit] Female Autobots
Arcee
Chromia
Elita One
Firestar
Moonracer
Beta

[edit] Mini-cassettes
Eject - Blue Robot
Ramhorn - Rhino
Rewind - Black Robot
Steeljaw - Lion
Grandslam - Tank
Raindance - Jet
Grandslam and Raindance combine to form Slamdance.

[edit] Triple Changers
Triple Changers were Transformers who could change into two different vehicles and into their robotic form

Springer - Attack Helicopter, Rocket Car
Broadside - Aircraft Carrier, F/A-18 Hornet Jet
Sandstorm - SH-3 Sea King Transport Helicopter, Dune Buggy

[edit] Headmasters
Headmasters were figures whose heads became smaller robots (Nebulans)

Fortress Maximus - Fortress / Battle Station (later sold in Japan as a Pretender)
Cerebros - Fort Max's Head / Communication Center
Spike
Cog - (Combined form of Gasket and Grommet)
Gasket
Grommet
Chromedome - Cybertronian Car
Stylor
Brainstorm - Cybertronian Jet
Arcana
Hardhead - Tank
Duros
Highbrow - Cybertronian Helicopter
Gort
Siren - Toyota Supra Police Cruiser
Quig
Hosehead - Fire Truck
Lug
Nightbeat - Porsche 959 Turbo
Muzzle

[edit] Targetmasters
Targetmasters were figures whose weapons became smaller robots (Nebulans)

Crosshairs - Cybertronian ATV
Pinpointer
Pointblank - Rocket Car
Peacemaker
Sureshot - Dune Buggy
Spoilsport
Hot Rod
Firebolt
Kup
Recoil
Blurr
Haywire
Ricochet (Stepper) - (recolor of Jazz)
Nightstick

[edit] Double Targetmasters
Quickmix - Cement Mixer
Ricochet
Boomer
Scoop - Payloader
Tracer
Holepunch
Landfill - Dump Truck
Flintlock
Silencer

[edit] Clones
Fastlane - Dragster
Cloudraker - Jet

[edit] Monsterbots
Doublecross - Two-Headed Dragon
Grotusque - Sabertooth Winged Tiger
Repugnus - Bug-Like Creature

[edit] Pretenders
Pretenders are Transformers who had an inner robot secluded behind a protective outer shell

Cloudburst - Jet (known as Phoenix in Japan)
Groundbreaker - Futuristic Car
Landmine - ATV (known as Lander in Japan)
Sky High - Helicopter (There were two G1 figures named Sky High, this one and a micromaster jet released two years later)
Splashdown - Jet Ski
Waverider - Submarine (known as Diver in Japan)
Doubleheader - Dual-Nosed Aircraft
Longtooth - Amphibious Car
Pincher - Scorpion
Pretenders Beast

Catilla - Tiger
Chainclaw - Bear
Pretender Vehicles

Gunrunner - Futuristic Jet
Pretenders Classics

Grimlock
Bumblebee
Jazz
Mega Pretenders

Crossblades - Helicopter / Dragster
Vroom - Motorcycle / Rocket Car
Ultra Pretenders

Skyhammer - Cybertronian Car / Jet

[edit] Powermasters
Powermasters (Godmasters in Japan) were figures whose engines transformed into smaller figures, which when combined with the host allowed the figure to transform.

Powermaster Optimus Prime
Apex Bomber Battle Trailer (A character from Japanese Transformers who doesn't appear in Original Series, combines with Powermaster Optimus Prime to become Apex Prime)
Hi-Q
Getaway - Mazda RX-7
Rev
Joyride - Dune Buggy
Hotwire
Slapdash - F-1 Racer
Lube
Doubledealer - Missile Transport (Figure also transforms into Decepticon Falcon, his allegiance was controlled by which partner was merged with him.)
Knok (Autobot partner)

[edit] Throttlebots
Chase - Ferrari Testarossa
Freeway - Chevrolet Corvette
Goldbug - Volkswagen Beetle
Rollbar - Jeep Wrangler
Searchlight - Ford RS200
Wideload - Dump Truck

[edit] Sparkabots
Sizzle- Funny Car
Fizzle- Dune Buggy
Guzzle- Tank

[edit] Triggerbots
Backstreet - Rocket Car
Dogfight - X-29 type Aircraft
Override - Speedbike

[edit] Six-Changers
Quickswitch - Jet, Sea Skimmer, Puma, Drill Tank, Assault Gun

[edit] Micromasters
Battle Patrol
Flak - Missile Tank
Sidetrack - Dual-Barrel Tank
Sunrunner - Gunship
Big Shot - Artillery Tank
Off Road Patrol
Mudslinger - Monster Truck
Tote - Van
Powertrain - Truck Cab
Highjump - Camper Truck
Race Car Patrol
Roadhandler - Pontiac Firebird
Swindler - DeLorean
Tailspin - Porsche racer
Freewheeler - Lamborghini Diablo
Rescue Patrol
Stakeout - Police Car
Red Hot - Fire Truck
Seawatch - Hydrofoil
Fixit - Ambulance
Monster Truck Patrol
Big Hauler - Green Truck
Slowpoke - Old-Style Tow Truck
Heavy Tread - Tractor
Hydraulic - Blue Truck
Hot Rod Patrol
Big Daddy - '57 Chevy Bel Air
Hubs - Model B
Trip-Up - Ford Mustang Cobra
Greaser - Orange Hot Rod
Air Patrol
Blaze Master - Utility Helicopter
Treadbolt - B-2 Bomber
Sky High - Concorde
Eagle Eye - F/A-18 Hornet
Construction Patrol
Crumble - Crane
Neutro - Bulldozer
Takedown - Cement Mixer
Groundpounder - Payloader
Micromaster Bases

Hot House - Fire Station / A-10 Thunderbolt
Ironworks - Construction Station / Truck
Countdown - Rocket Base / Lunar Rover
Erector - Crane / Assault Base
Overload - Car Carrier / Jet
Groundshaker - Stealth Jet / Armored Car-Base
Micromaster Combiners

Astro Squad
Heave & Barrage - Lunar Vehicle
Missile Master & Moonrock - Mobile Rocket Launcher
Phaser & Blast Master - Space Shuttle
Metro Squad
Powerrun & Strikedown - Hovercraft
Roadburner & Wheelblaze - Fire Engine
Oiler & Slide - Tanker Truck
Overflow & Full-Barrell - Tractor Trailer
Retro & Surge - Utility Truck

[edit] Omnibots
Overdrive - Ferrari 308
Camshaft - Mazda RX-7
Downshift - Toyota Supra

[edit] Action Masters
Action Masters were fully posable figurines which could not Transform, however they came with accessories which transformed into weapons and animals.

Jackpot - Falcon Sights / Cannon
Kick-Off - Turbopack / Flamethrower
Mainframe - Drone Robot Push-Button / Rifle
Over-Run - Helicopter / Defense Base
Rad - Lion Lionizer / Blast Gun
Rollout - Drone Robot Glitch / Rocket Launcher
Skyfall - Rhino Top-Heavy / Machine Gun
Sprocket - Attack Cruiser / Helicopter
Classic Action Masters

Blaster - Flight-Pack / Gun
Bumblebee - Heli-Pack / Gun
Grimlock - Tank / Anti-tank Cannon
Inferno - Hydro-Pack / Gun
Jazz - Turbo Board / Gun
Optimus Prime - Trailer Truck Armored Convoy / Aircraft / Battle Station
Prowl - Motorcycle Turbo Cycle / Battle Station
Snarl - Dinosaur Tyrannitron / Gun
Wheeljack - Race Car Turbo Racer / Fighter Jet
European Exclusives

Circuit - Indy Car / Forma-1 Battle Suit (recolor of Decepticon Axer)
Powerflash - Road Rocket Tank / Battle Helmet
Rumbler - Dune Buggy / Battle Suit
Sideswipe - Tank Basher / Head Gear
Tracks - Tank Vanguard / Head Gear
Action Master Elite

Omega Spreem - Battle Platform
Windmill - Helicopter

[edit] Other
Blaster - Boom Box
Jetfire/Skyfire - Valkyrie styled Jet
Metroplex - Autobot city
Scamper - Cybertronian Car/Robot
Slammer - Tank/Tower
Six-Gun - Tower/Robot
Omega Supreme - Rocket defense base
Perceptor - Microscope
Punch - Pontiac Fiero
Sky Lynx - Space Shuttle/Bird/Lynx
Wreck-Gar - Motorcycle (Junkion leader)
Powerdasher - Drill Tank / Jet / Funny Car
Powerdashers were mail order Transformers whose name stood for one of three available molds
Impactor (leader of The Wreckers)
Rack'n'Ruin (a Wrecker)
Scrounge - Wheel (Blaster's old friend killed in the comics)
Last Autobot - Cybertronian spacecraft
Devcon - Futuristic jet (featured in the episode The Gambler)

[edit] List of known Japanese G1 Autobots

[edit] Headmasters

[edit] Trainbots
Getsuei - Blue Locomotive
Kaen - Red Locomotive
Seizan - Yellow Locomotive
Shouki - Blue/White Bullet Train
Suiken - Green Locomotive
Yukikaze - Green/White Bullet Train
The Trainbots combine to form Raiden.

[edit] Mini-Cassettes
Noise (Noizu) - Tyrannosaurus Rex
Graphy (Gurafi) - Pteranodon
Noise and Graphy combine into Decibel
Dial (Dairu) - Allosaurus
Zauru - Brontosaurus
Dial and Zauru combine into Legout

[edit] Headmaster Figures
These were Japanese exclusive Headmasters who transformed into bodyless heads.

Kirk (Kaku) - Red / Grey Robot
Lione - Orange Lion
Loafer - Red / Dark Blue Robot
Rodney - Yellow / Blue Robot
Shuffler - Grey / Purple Rhino
Trizer - Black / Purple Panther

[edit] Other
Twincast - Boom Box (recolor of Blaster)
Artfire - Fire Engine (Targetmaster recolor of Inferno)

[edit] Masterforce

[edit] Godmasters
Ginrai - Tractor Trailer
19 year-old truck driver from Nagano, Japan.
Godbomber - Assault Trailer
Lightfoot - Sports Car
Ranger - Dune Buggy
Road King - F-1 Racer

[edit] Headmaster Juniors
Go Shooter (Go Shuta) - Police Car
Cab - Fire Engine
Minerva - Porsche Ambulance (recolor of Nightbeat)

[edit] Pretenders
Metalhawk - Fighter Jet
Lander - Cybertronian ATV
Phoenix - Cybetronian Jet
Diver - Cybertronian Submarine

[edit] Sixchanger
Sixknight - Drill Tank, Jet, Puma, Assault Gun, Sea Skimmer

[edit] Pretender Headmaster
Grand Maximus

[edit] Sparkabots
Did not appear in anime.

Hardspark - Tank
Hotspark - Dune Buggy
Wildspark - Funny Car

[edit] Victory

[edit] Brainmasters
Brainmasters were robots who came with smaller figures who, when combined, formed the host's face.

Star Saber - Cybertronian Jet
Blacker - Dune Buggy
Laster - Lamborghini Countach
Braver - Ferrari F40
Road Caesar - combined form of Blacker, Braver and Laster

[edit] Multiforce
The Multiforce were Autobots who could split into two separate halves, each half could combine with each other to form a new robot. Below were the most common combinations.

Wingwaver - Jet / Sea Skimmer
Dashtacker - Military Transport / Car
Machtackle - Space Shuttle / Truck
Landcross - combined form of Multiforce

[edit] Other
Galaxy Shuttle - Space Shuttle
Victory Leo - Lion (could combine with Star Saber to form Victory Saber)
Greatshot - Jet, Horned Beast, Armored Car, Tank, Assault Gun (figure was a retooling of Decepticon Sixshot)

[edit] Zone

[edit] Powered Masters
Dai Atlas - Drill Tank / Jet / Base
Speeder - Futuristic Car
Sonic Bomber - Jet / Base
Sonic - Porsche 944
Road Fire - Tank / Base
Drill Buster - Drill Tank
The three Powered Masters combined into a super vehicle named Big Powered

[edit] Battle Stars
Star Convoy - Tractor Trailer / Base
Hot Rodimus - Car
Sky Garry - Spacecraft / Base
Shotbomber - Hovercar
Grandus - Aircraft Carrier / Base
Spinner - Futuristic Car

[edit] List of known Generation 2 Autobots

[edit] Commander
Optimus Prime - Tractor Trailer (Optimus Prime had 4 incarnations in G2; his original G1 mold, Hero mold, Laser Rod mold and a GoBot mold.)

[edit] Autobot Cars
Sideswipe - Lamborghini Countach
Inferno - Fire Engine
Jazz - Porsche Racer

[edit] Minibots
Bumblebee
Hubcap
Seaspray
Beachcomber

[edit] Dinobots
Grimlock
Snarl
Slag

[edit] Rotor Force
Manta Ray - Speedboat
Leadfoot - F-1 Racer

[edit] Laser Rods
Electro - Gold Pickup
Volt - Red Hot Rod

[edit] Laser Cycles
Road Rocket - Red Speedbike

[edit] Cyberjets
Air Raid - F-117 Nighthawk
Jetfire - F-14 Tomcat
Strafe - Cybertronian Jet

[edit] Axelerators
released in 1993, window color and name variations in European releases

Rapido - Cybertronian Car
Skram - Chevrolet Corvette
Turbofire - Pickup Truck (also called Hotrider)
Windbreaker - Pontiac Firebird (also called Rush or Zap)

[edit] Power Masters
Not to be confused with G1 Powermasters, these figures had a wind-up wheel gimmick

Ironhide
Staxx

[edit] European Exclusives

[edit] Aquaspeeders
Aquafend - Dune Buggy
Deluge - Rocket Car (released in the U.S. as Drench)
Jetstorm - Stock Car (released in the U.S. as Gobots)
Speedstream - F-1 Racer

[edit] Turbomasters
Boss - Stock Car
Flash - Sports Car
Hurricane - GT Racer
Rotorstorm - AH-1 Cobra
Scorch - Compact SUV
Thunder Clash - Tractor Trailer

[edit] Lightformers
Deftwing - Harrier
Ironfist - Hummer

[edit] Obliterators
Pyro - Futuristic Truck

[edit] List of known Robots in Disguise Autobots

[edit] Commanders
Optimus Prime - Fire Engine
Ultra Magnus - Car Carrier
Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus could combine into Omega Prime

[edit] Autobot Bros.
X-Brawn - Mercedes M-Class
Side Burn - Dodge Viper
Prowl - Lamborghini Police Car

[edit] Spy Changers
Original Team

Hot Shot - Porsche 911
Ironhide - Pick-Up
Mirage - F-1 Racer
W.A.R.S. - Stock Car
Crosswise - Futuristic Car
R.E.V. - Lamborghini Diablo
Later Additions

Daytonus - Grand Touring Racer+
Prowl 2 (Alternate version of Prowl?) - Police Cruiser +
Side Burn (Alternate version of Side Burn?) +
Side Swipe - Funny Car+

[edit] Build Team
Wedge - Bulldozer
Grimlock - Steam Shovel
Hightower - Crane
Heavy Load - Dump Truck
The Build Team combine to form Landfill.

[edit] Team Bullet Train
Midnight Express
Rapid Run
Rail Spike
Team Bullet Train combine to form Rail Racer.

[edit] Autobot Heroes
Tow Line - Tow Truck
Skid-Z - F-1 Racer
Fortress Maximus - Base / City
Cerebros
Nightcruz +
Mirage GT +
Scavenger +
Sideways +
Storm Jet +
+ indicates characters who did not appear in the Robots in Disguise TV series. The appelation "Autobot Heroes" derives from Hasbro's official name for the three-pack of Nightcruz, Mirage GT, and Scavenger.

[edit] List of known Armada Autobots
Optimus Prime - Tractor Trailer
Jetfire - Space Shuttle
Hot Shot - Sports Car
Red Alert - Emergency SUV
Smokescreen/Hoist - Crane / Steam Shovel
Blurr - Modified Ferrari F50
Scavenger - Bulldozer
Sideswipe - Nissan Skyline Sedan
Overload - Transport Trailer
Starscream - Sukhoi Su-35 Jet (Starscream was only an Autobot for a few short episodes, then quickly returned to the Decepticons)
Cheetor - Cheetah
Airazor - Falcon
Rhinox - Rhino

[edit] List of known Energon Autobots

[edit] Powerlinx Autobots
Optimus Prime - Tractor Trailer
Hot Shot - Sports Car
Jetfire - Futuristic Jet (recolored as Overcast)
Ironhide - Modified Toyota Land Cruiser
Inferno/Roadblock - Fire Truck / Crane
Rodimus - Jet Truck
Prowl - F-1 Police Car
Landmine - Armored Truck (recolored as Landquake)
Bulkhead - AH-64 Apache (recolored as Quickstrike)
Cliffjumper - Dune Buggy (recolored as Beachcomber)
Wing Saber - Stealth Bomber
Downshift - Sports Car
Tow-Line - News Van
Omega Supreme - Battleship / Construction Vehicle (recolored as Omega Sentinel)
Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex
Swoop - Pteranodon
Grimlock and Swoop combine to form Mega-Dinobot

[edit] Omnicons
Arcee - Speedbike
Strongarm - Jeep
Skyblast - Futuristic Jet
Signal Flare - Artillery Tank
Offshoot - same as Signal Flare

[edit] Aerialbots
Storm Jet - Supersonic Jet
Sky Shadow - A-10 Thunderbolt
Treadshot - F-22 Raptor
Windrazor - same as Treadshot
Terradive - same as Sky Shadow
The Aerialbots combine to form Superion Maximus

[edit] Other
Treadbolt - Bulldozer (recolor of Armada Scavenger)

[edit] List of known Cybertron Autobots

[edit] Cybertron Autobots
Optimus Prime - Fire Truck
Jetfire - Modified C-5A Military Transport Jet
Landmine - Bulldozer
Scattorshot - Missile Truck / Missile Tank (Cybertron Defense Version)
Vector Prime - Ancient Cybertronian Starship
Red Alert - Dodge Magnum Ambulette / Artillery Tank (Cybertron Defense Version)
Hot Shot - Chrysler ME 412 / Armored Car (Cybertron Defense Version)
Wing Saber - Modified A-10 Thunderbolt II

[edit] Velocitron (Speed Planet) Autobots
Override - Rocket Car (recolored as Override GTS)
Brakedown - Velocitronian F-1 Racer
Clocker - Convertible (recolored as Swerve)
Excellion - repaint of Hot Shot
Smokescreen - repaint of Crosswise

[edit] Animatros (Jungle Planet) Autobots
Backstop - Rhino
Snarl - Wolf
Overhaul/Leobreaker - SUV / Lion / Savage Claw
Repugnus - repaint of Decepticon Undermine

[edit] Earth Autobots
Evac - Aerospatiale SA 365 Dauphin N2 Helicopter
Crosswise - Bugatti Veyron
Downshift - Muscle Car (U.S. Exclusive)
Armorhide - Truck Cab (U.S. Exclusive)

[edit] Gigantian (Giant Planet) Autobots
Metroplex - Heavy-Duty Mining Vehicle
Quickmix - Cement Mixer

[edit] Other
Blurr - retooling of Armada Blurr
Longrack - retooling of Armada Hoist
Optimus Prime - recolor of Armada's Deluxe Optimus Prime
Primus - planet Cybertron

[edit] List of Transformers Movie Autobots
Optimus Prime - Peterbilt truck
Ironhide - GMC Topkick
Jazz - Pontiac Solstice
Ratchet - Hummer H2 Fire Rescue SUV
Bumblebee - Chevrolet Camaro

[edit] Movie Prequel (Comics)
Arcee - Motorcycle

[edit] Video-Game Autobots
Longarm - Tow Truck

[edit] Wizard in the Coast
Cliffjumper - Car
Evac - Helicopter
Jetfire -F-22 Raptor
Mirage - Car
Smokescreen - Car
Swerve - Car

Transformers: Animated

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Contents [hide]
1 List of known Generation One Decepticons
1.1 1984
1.2 1985
1.3 1986
1.4 1987
1.5 1988
1.6 1989
1.7 1990
1.8 1991
1.9 1992
1.10 Other
2 List of known Generation 2 Decepticons
2.1 Commanders
2.2 Jet
2.3 Skyscorchers
2.4 Gestalt Teams
2.5 Laser Rods / Cycles
2.6 Rotor Force
2.7 Stormtroopers
2.8 Trakkons
2.9 Obliterators
2.10 Autorollers
2.11 Power Masters
2.12 Cyberjets
2.13 Other
3 List of known Robots in Disguise/CarRobot Decepticons
3.1 Toy-only Decepticons
4 List of known Armada/Energon Decepticons
5 List of known Cybertron Decepticons
6 List of known Live-Action Movie Decepticons
6.1 Video-Game Decepticons
6.2 Real Gear Decepticons

[edit] List of known Generation One Decepticons

[edit] 1984
Megatron (Walther P38 pistol)
Soundwave (microcassette player)
Mini-Cassettes
Ravage (jaguar/microcassette)
Laserbeak (condor/microcassette)
Rumble (microcassette)
Buzzsaw (condor/microcassette)
Frenzy (microcassette)
Seekers
Starscream (F-15 jet)
Skywarp (F-15 jet)
Thundercracker (F-15 jet)

[edit] 1985
Shockwave (ray gun)
Reflector (SpyGlass, Spectro & ViewFinder) (camera)
Insecticons
Shrapnel (stag beetle)
Kickback (grasshopper)
Bombshell (weevil)
Deluxe Insecticons
Barrage (Hercules beetle)
Chop Shop (stag beetle)
Ransack (locust)
Venom (cicada)
Constructicons/Devastator
Scrapper (payloader)
Bonecrusher (bulldozer)
Hook (truck crane)
Long Haul (dump truck)
Mixmaster (concrete mixer)
Scavenger (excavator)
Coneheads
Dirge (modified F-15 jet)
Ramjet (modified F-15 jet)
Thrust (modified F-15 jet)
Triple Changers
Astrotrain (Space Shuttle/D62 steam locomotive)
Blitzwing (MiG-25 Fox bat jet/Mitsubishi Type 74 Main Battle Tank)

[edit] 1986
Galvatron (laser cannon/futuristic handgun)
Cyclonus (jet)
Scourge (hovercraft)
Trypticon (dinosaur/battle platform/city)
Full-Tilt (car/robot)
Brunt (tank/tower)
Triple Changers
Octane (airliner & tanker truck)
Mini-Cassettes
Ratbat (bat/microcassette)
Stunticons/Menasor
Motormaster (truck)
Breakdown (Lamborghini)
Dead End (Porsche)
Drag Strip (Tyrell P34)
Wildrider (Ferrari)
Combaticons/Bruticus
Onslaught (missile trailer)
Blast Off (space shuttle)
Brawl(tank)
Swindle (jeep)
Vortex(helicopter)
Predacons/Predaking
Razorclaw (lion)
Divebomb (eagle)
Headstrong (rhino)
Rampage (tiger)
Tantrum (buffalo)
Battlechargers
Runabout (Lotus Esprit)
Runamuck (Trans-Am)

[edit] 1987
Headmaster Leader
Scorponok (scorpion/city) with Lord Zarak
Headmasters
Weirdwolf (wolf) with Monzo
Mindwipe (bat) with Vorath
Skullcruncher (alligator) with Grax
Headmasters Horrorcons
Apeface (ape/jet) with Spasma
Snapdragon (dragon/jet) with Krunk
Targetmasters
Misfire (spacecraft) with Aimless
Slugslinger (twin-nosed jet) with Caliburst
Cyclonus (jet) with Nightstick
Scourge (hovercraft) with Fracas
Six-Changer
Sixshot (jet/armoured car/ramming tank/wolf-creature/laser pistol)
Terrorcons/Abominus
Hun-Grrr (two-headed dragon) A.K.A. Hun-Grr, Hun-Gurr
Blot (mole monster)
Cutthroat (pteranodon)
Rippersnapper (bipedal shark)
Sinnertwin (orthus)

Note: The proper spelling of the Terrorcon leader's name is controversial among the Transformers fandom. The toy itself spells it Hun-Gurrr with an "u" and three "r"'s in the second syllable in fourteen places among the toy's box and instruction manual, but Hun-Grrr without an "u" in the Tech specs. The Marvel comics have included spellings such as Hun-Gurr and Hun-Grr with two "r"'s, the latter also being used in the scripts of the animated series. The Finnish translation even spelled it Huh-Grr in one place. The fact that most of these spellings are pronounced identically doesn't help much.
Clones
Pounce (puma)
Wingspan (hawk)
Duocons
Battletrap (jeep & helicopter)
Flywheels (tank & jet)
Mini-Cassettes
Overkill (tyrannosaurus/microcassette)
Slugfest (stegosaurus/microcassette)
Japanese Exclusives

Soundblaster (recreated Soundwave, microcassette player)

[edit] 1988
Powermasters
Dreadwind (General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon jet) w/ Hi-Test
Darkwing (Panavia Tornado jet) w/ Throttle
Dreadwing (Darkwing/Dreadwind combined form jet)
Doubledealer (tank/eagle) w/ Knok & Skar
Headmasters
Fangry (winged wolf) w/ Brisko
Horri-Bull (bull create) w/ Kreb
Squeezeplay (crab monster) w/ Lokos
Double Targetmasters
Needlenose (jet) w/ Sunbeam & Zigzag
Quake (Leopard 2 tank) w/ Tiptop & Heater
Spinister (AH-64 Apache) w/ Singe & Hairsplitter
Seacons/Piranacon
Snap Trap (turtle)
Nautilator (lobster)
Overbite (shark) aka Jawbreaker (UK)
Seawing (manta ray)
Skalor (fish monster)
Tentakil (squid)
Triggercons
Crankcase (4x4)
Ruckus (dune buggy)
Windsweeper (jet)
Firecons
Cindersaur (dinosaur monster)
Flamefeather (bird monster)
Sparkstalker (insect monster)
Mini-Cassettes
Beastbox (ape)
Squaktalk (parrot)
Squawkbox (combined form)
Pretenders
Bomb-Burst (VTOL jet)
Bugly (futuristic jet)
Finback (jet ski)
Iguanus (motorcycle)
Skullgrin (tank)
Submarauder (submarine)
Pretender Beasts
Carnivac (wolf)
Snarler (boar)
Pretender Vehicles
Roadgrabber (jet)
Japanese Exclusives

Browning (pistol)
Overlord (tank & jet/base) w/Mega & Giga
Black Zarak (scorpion/city)

[edit] 1989
Pretenders
Bludgeon (skeletal samurai/tank)
Octopunch (octopus monster/crab)
Strangehold (humanoid barbarian/rhino)
Starscream (humanoid/jet)
Monster Pretenders/Monstructor
Birdbrain
Bristleback
Icepick
Scowl
Slog
Wildfly
Mega Pretender
Thunderwing (humanoid/jet)
Ultra Pretender
Roadblock (assault vehicle/humanoid/spacecraft/car)
Micromaster Patrols
Air Strike Patrol (jets)
Whisper (futuristic stealth jet)
Nightflight (F-14 Tomcat)
Stormcloud (Dassault Rafale)
Tailwind (A-10 Thunderbolt)
Sports Car Patrol (sports cars)
Black Jack ((Mustang?))
Detour (futuristic car)
Hyperdrive (Corvette)
Roadhugger (Ferrari)
Micromaster Transports
Flattop (jet/aircraft carrier)
Roughstuff (truck)
Micromaster Stations
Airwave (jet)
Greasepit (monster truck)
Micromaster Base
Skyhopper (jet/helicopter)
Micromaster Command Centre
Skystalker (car/spacecraft)
Japanese Exclusives

Deszaras (dragon) w/ Hawk Breast & Tiger Breast
Breast Force
Leozack (F-14 jet) w/ Lion Breast
Drillhorn (drill tank) w/ Horn Breast
Gaihawk (MiG-29 jet) w/ Hawk Breast
Hellbat (Dassault Falcon jet) w/ Koromi Breast
Jaruga (car) w/ Jaguar Breast
Killbison (tank) w/ Bison Breast
LioKaiser (combined form)
Dinoforce/DinoKing (recoloured Monster Pretenders w/ new dinosaur-themed shells)
Doryu (stegosaurus)
Gairyu (ankylosaurus)
Goryu (tyrannosaurus)
Kakuyru (triceratops)
Rairyu (brontosaurus)
Yokuryu (pterodactyl)
Crossformers
Black Shadow (humanoid/jet) (remoulded Thunderwing)
Blue Bacchus (humanoid/helicopter) (remoulded Crossblades)
Other
Deathcobra (helicopter) w/ Cobra Breast no toy was made for this character

[edit] 1990
Action Masters
Megatron with Neutro Fusion Tank
Axer with Off Road Cycle
Banzai-Tron with Razor-Sharp
Devastator with Scorpulator
Gutcruncher with Stratotronic Attack Jet
Krok with Gatoraider
Shockwave with Fistfight
Soundwave with Wingthing
Starscream with Turbo Jet
Treadshot with Catgut
Micromaster Patrols
Military Patrol
Bombshock (tank)
Dropshot (armoured troop transport)
Growl (armoured car)
Tracer (helicopter)
Race Track Patrol
Barricade (F-1 racer)
Groundhog (funny car)
Motorhead (sports car)
Roller Force (dune buggy)
Micromaster Combiners
Battle Squad
Meltdown & Half-Track (missile trailer)
Direct-Hit & Powerpunch (anti-aircraft truck)
Fireshot & Vanquish (jet)
Constructor Squad
Stone Cruncher & Excavator (truck crane)
Sledge & Hammer (dump truck)
Grit & Knockout (steam shovel/truck)
Micromaster Combiner Transport
Cannon Transport with Cement-Head & Terrortread (dump truck)
Micromaster Combiner Base
Anti-Aircraft Base with Spaceshot & Blackout (jet)
Japanese Exclusives

Metrotitan (city/battle station) (Metroplex recolour)
Metroshot (robot) (Six-Gun repaint)
Metrodash (car) (Scamper repaint)
Metrotank (tank) (Slammer repaint)
Metrobomb (car) (Skystalker repaint)

[edit] 1991
No Decepticon toys were sold in America or Japan this year.

European Exclusive Actionmasters

Bombshell with Needler
Charger with Firebeast
Take-Off with Screech
Slicer (Wheeljack repaint) with 4WD Assault Vehicle
Thundercracker (Starscream repaint) with Solo Mission Jet Plane
Actionmaster Elites

Double Punch scorpion
Turbo Master airplane/helicopter hybrid

[edit] 1992
No Decepticon toys were sold in America in this year.

European Exclusives

New Constructicons (yellow recolours of the six Constructicons, sold without individual names or the parts needed to combine them into Devastator)
Predators
Skyquake (jet) (called "Crash" in French-speaking regions of Europe)
Stalker (missile tank) (called "Buzzard" in French-speaking regions of Europe)
Falcon (jet)
Skydive (jet)
Snare (jet)
Talon (jet)
Japanese Exclusives

Jet Army Corps
The Predator jets, bar Skyquake, were released in two-packs with the European Autobot Turbomasters, renamed Flarejet, Darkjet, Moonjet & Shadowjet. Additionally, Stalker and Skyquake were released, but not as part of the official Transformers line of that year, but rather in European packaging, with a Japanese sticker on the back. The magazine articles on the fiction of this Transformers line, Operation Combination, make reference to a Decepticon leader name "Scrash" - apparently, this was intended to be Skyquake, given a name that combined both his European monikers.
Battle Gaea (Bruticus recolour)
Great Cannon (Onslaught recolour)
Target Hawk (Vortex recolour)
Leeland (Swindle recolour)
Shuttle Gunner (Blast Off recolour)
Sandstorm (Brawl recolour)

[edit] Other
Lord Straxus - (mobile cannon)
Nightbird - Human made robot ninja reprogrammed as a Decepticon
Sunstorm - (F-15)

[edit] List of known Generation 2 Decepticons

[edit] Commanders
Megatron - Tank (also released as Hero Megatron and as a Gobot)
Jhiaxus - Cybertronian spaceship

[edit] Jet
Starscream - F-15 Eagle

[edit] Skyscorchers
Eagle Eye - JAS 39 Gripen
Afterburner - F-104 Starfighter
Terradive - F-8 Crusader
Windrazor - F-16 Falcon

[edit] Gestalt Teams
Constructicons - See Generation 1
Combaticons - See Generation 1

[edit] Laser Rods / Cycles
Jolt - Old-Style Racer
Sizzle - Black Hot Rod
Road Pig - Motorcycle

[edit] Rotor Force
Ransack - WWII Fighter
Powerdive - Helicopter

[edit] Stormtroopers
Aquablast
Drench
Hydradread
Rage

[edit] Trakkons
Calcar - SUV
Fearswoop - F-22 Raptor

[edit] Obliterators
Clench - Tanker Truck

[edit] Autorollers
Dirtbag - Payloader
Roadblock - Dump Truck

[edit] Power Masters
Meanstreak - Funny Car
Bulletbike - Motorcycle w/ sidecar

[edit] Cyberjets
Skyjack - F-117 Nighthawk
Space Case - Futuristic Jet
Hooligan - F-14 Tomcat

[edit] Other
Breakdown - Lamborghini Countach
Dreadwing - B-2 Bomber / Tank
Smokescreen - Cybertronian Jet
Rook - (Jhiaxus' lieutenant)

[edit] List of known Robots in Disguise/CarRobot Decepticons
In Robots in Disguise, the Decepticons were a group of Autobot Protoforms recruited by the Predacons to serve Megatron/Galvatron

Scourge
Ruination
Mega-Octane
Ro-Tor
Movor
Armorhide
Rollbar

[edit] Toy-only Decepticons
Axer
Bludgeon
Bruticus
Dreadwind
Jhiaxus
Megabolt
Skyfire
Smokejumper
Wind Sheer

[edit] List of known Armada/Energon Decepticons
Megatron/Galvatron (tank / space jet)
Starscream (Modified Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighter / Modified F-22 Raptor jet fighter)
Cyclonus/Snowcat (helicopter / Arctic vehicle)
Demolishor (tank / dump truck)
Wheeljack (sports car)
Sideways (motorcycle)
Note: Sideways holds a dual allegiance. He is considered both Autobot and Decepticon. However, as the series revealed he is really aligned with Unicron.
Thrust (F-35 Joint Strike Fighter)
Tidal Wave/Mirage (battleship/aircraft carrier/troop transport/battle armor)
Scorponok (scorpion-like construction vehicle / jet)
Shockblast (artillery tank/space station)
Sixshot (recolor of Shockblast)
Destruction Team
Barricade (missile tank)
Blight (tank)
Blackout (attack helicopter)
Kickback (same as Blight)
Stormcloud (same as Blackout)
The Destruction Team combine to form Bruticus Maximus.
Construction Team
Steamhammer (steam shovel)
Bonecrusher (bulldozer)
Duststorm (crane)
Sledge (same as Bonecrusher)
Wide Load (crane)
The Construction Team combine to form Constructicon Maximus.
Terrorcons
Battle Ravage (panther)
Divebomb (hawk)
Cruellock (velociraptor)
Insecticon (beetle)
Command Ravage (Battle Ravage recolor)
Doom-Lock (Cruellock recolor)
Toy Line only
Thundercracker (same as Armada Starscream)
Skywarp (same as Armada Starscream w/ small mods)
Rapid Run (same as Sideways)
Slugslinger (dual-cockpit aircraft)
Sharkticon (submarine/battleship)

[edit] List of known Cybertron Decepticons
Cybertron Decepticons

Megatron/Galvatron - Rocket Car / Futuristic Jet
Starscream - Futuristic Jet
Scrapmetal - Spider Tank
Demolishor - Tank (recolor of Armada Demolishor)
Earth Decepticons

Thundercracker - SU-27 Fighter Jet
Mudflap - Crane Truck-originally an Autobot, but was converted by Starscream. Later converts back to Autobot.
Thunderblast - Attack Boat
Lugnutz - Harley-Davidson style motorcycle
Shortround - Hovercraft (U.S. Exclusive)
Hardtop - Dune Buggy (U.S. Exclusive - recolored as Swindle)
Brushguard - SUV (recolor of Overhaul)
Runamuck - Black Nissan Skyline Sedan (retool of Armada Sideswipe)
Skywarp - Fighter Jet (recolor of Thundercracker)
Buzzsaw - Helicopter (retool of Armada Cyclonus)
Cannonball - Dodge Magnum Demolition SUV (recolor of Red Alert)
Speed Planet Decepticons

Crumplezone - Rocket-Powered Tricycle
Ransack - Speedbike
Dirt Boss - Monster Truck
Jungle Planet Decepticons

Scourge - Dragon (recolored as Cryo Scourge)
Undermine - Spinosaurus
Brimstone - Pterodactyl
Wreckloose - Komodo Dragon (U.S. Exclusive)
Nemesis Breaker - Lion / Dark Claw (recolor of Leobreaker)
Dark Scorponok - Jet / Scorpion Tank (recolor of Energon Scorponok)
Giant Planet Decepticons

Menasor - Drilling Machine
Planet X Decepticons

Unicron - Super Tank
Sideways - Stealth Fighter
Soundwave - Stealth Bomber
Laserbeak - Bird / Energy Barrel

[edit] List of known Live-Action Movie Decepticons
Megatron - Cybertronian Spaceship
Starscream - F-22 Raptor
Scorponok - Mechanical Scorpion
Barricade - Police Ford Mustang
Blackout - MH-53 Pave Low
Brawl - M1 Abrams tank
Bonecrusher - Buffalo H military vehicle
Frenzy - CD Player

[edit] Video-Game Decepticons
Wreckage - APC
Swindle - Chevrolet Cobalt SS
Thundercracker - F-22 Raptor
Dreadwing - MiG-29
Payload - Armored Truck
Dropkick - Pick-Up Truck
Shockwave - "Triple Changer: (robot/gun/helicopter)"

Transformers: Animated

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Transformers: Generation 2 (also known as Generation Two or G2) is the name used to refer to a Transformers toy line, television series and comic book series which ran from 1993-1995. The prior Transformer television series, comic books and toys were retroactively termed as 'Generation 1', and are officially referred to as such even though the term was never used during their original runs. Generation 2 ends as the first Transformers: Beast Wars toys were made. Due to the typeface used on the word Transformers, some collectors consider Beast Wars to be a continuation or spinoff of Generation 2.

Contents [hide]
1 Toy Line
2 Animated series
3 Comic Books
4 External links

[edit] Toy Line

Generation 2 Autobot Jetstorm toy.Generation 2 Transformers toys were notable because of the changed Autobot and Decepticon symbols, changes made to the toys for child safety purposes, and the common use of bright vivid colors. The first and second years of toys in Generation 2 were filled with many remolds of classic original Transformers (now referred to as 'Generation 1' or 'G1') toys. A larger percentage of toys featured electronic lights and sounds, and the rerelease of the G1 Optimus Prime featured an additional electronic soundpack.

The second year of Generation 2 featured many new characters and molds, but with the popularity of the classic names among the fans, many of the original Generation 1 toys started being recolored and given classic names from the beginning of the series.

The final year of Generation 2 saw many of the toys in its line packaged on cards that did not carry the "Generation 2" subtitle under the TransFormers name. The two most prominent lines under this banner were the Cyberjets (3 small jet fighter/robots in 6 color schemes with ball-and-socket joints when transformed to robot mode) and the Go-Bots. The Go-Bots were 1:64 scale cars (compatible with some Hot Wheels and Matchbox tracks) that transformed into equally small robots carrying guns. Although there were 6 different car models used to create them, each car transformed similarly with only details setting them apart. There were over 15 different Go-Bots produced, with several seeing color variants due to a partial tooling change (to accommodate Go-Bots being modeled after classic G1 characters). Despite the 3 Cyberjet molds being sold as 3 Autobot and 3 Decepticon characters repectively, 2 of the Autobots (Jetfire and Strafe) were decaled with G2 Decepticon emblems on their tailfins.

Many molds and recolors intended for release in Generation 2 never made it past prototypes. Some were utilized in later lines like Machine Wars (as the basic sized flip changers) and Robots in Disguise (as Spy Changers).

[edit] Animated series
The Transformers: Generation 2 television series was a rehash of the original Generation 1 Transformers series, with a new computer-generated main title sequence, computer-generated scene transitions, and other small changes.

The original stories were presented as though they were recordings of historical events by the Cybernet Space Cube or (sometimes referred to as the Cybercube). The cube had the various scenes on its faces, which it span between for transitions, replacing the classic spinning Autobot/Decepticon logo.

A large percentage of the characters featured in the show did not feature in the toyline, and vice versa. The G1 toys rereleased for G2 which did feature in the show sometimes had their colour-schemes radically altered and no longer matched their animated counterparts.

Some of the Generation 2 versions of the episodes have been released in the United Kingdom as region 2 DVDs. Simply entitled "Transformers: Generation 2" the DVD featured the episodes - More Than Meets The Eye Parts 1-3; SOS Dinobots; and Heavy Metal War. The DVD was available alongside DVD compilations of miscellaneous original G1 episodes. They were later replaced by a Generation 1 DVD volumes, and later complete season boxed sets.

[edit] Comic Books
Marvel Comics produced a gritty, 12 issue Transformers: Generation 2 comic book series. Produced early in the toy line, it features a few new Generation 2 characters, as well as many characters from the original series. The story concerned a form of Transformers, who called themselves Cybertronians, having evolved past Autobot or Decepticon. There was also an overarching enemy, The Swarm, which was slowly approaching the Earth, threatening all Transformers in its path. In his search to discover the nature of the enemy, Optimus Prime went into the matrix, discovering that the Swarm was actually a byproduct of an early form of Transformer reproduction.

As a part of the Generation 2 line, several characters were given new forms, such as Megatron becoming a tank due to the efforts of Cobra in G.I. Joe (Marvel) #139. New characters appeared briefly towards the end of the series, such as the Rotor-Force and Color-Changers.

Dreamwave comics, who produced several Transformers titles, had several Generation 2 characters make cameos in their stories including the Turbomasters and Axelerators. (Although technically the Turbomasters were released in Europe at the end of Generation 1, they were re-released in Generation 2.)

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