an alternative timeline where the Decepticons won the battle of Mission City, cherry-picking the best aspects of past iterations of the franchise. The few that aren't are still usually indicative of their faction, or are a bit more subtle. See all the mirrored gallery on this news post and then share your impressions on the 2005 Board! Galvatron is a force of nature. Reduced to its simplest terms, Transformers is the story of an eons-old battle between two factions of a race of sentient Transforming Mecha, usually called the Autobots and Decepticons, whose battles frequently take them to Earth. For more information, you might want to consult the Transformers wiki, TFWiki.net. See all the mirrored images on this news post and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards! In the G1 cartoon, they were powerful enough that entire squadrons of normal-sized Transformers couldn't even scratch them. Some incarnations have used a similar eye-catch and it has been parodied in many instances in modern media. They're both six-wheeled blue (well... usually, when it comes to the toys) all-terrain vehicles with a black gun on top, and they're both designed to fit in the back of a larger figure. Of note is that Cybertron was not intended as a sequel to Energon; the original Japanese Transformers: Galaxy Force took place in its own universe. A character that starts off as a car that people can comfortably sit in suddenly becoming a robot that a human is only at ankle-height to is commonplace, as is it suddenly losing twenty feet of height a scene/figure or two later. Sentinel Prime / Prowl / Bumblebee (Multi-pack, 2012) Series: 1; Number: BP001. Dachande In the G1 cartoon, the Dinobots were nigh-unstoppable powerhouses, tearing through even Megatron with little effort, with the only foe that actually gave them trouble being Devastator. Discuss on the 2005 Boards› Views: 2026 › Credit: Operative294, Posted on March 8, 2021 at 8:00 am by Black Convoy under 3rd Party Unlicensed. It stands as probably being the era that is the most different from the original series. Product description Build the ultimate battlefield with Transformers war for Cybertron: siege figures. 03.08 0 강추 | 성능 최대 직접 다운로드.210308.720p-NEXT 03.08 영화 | When I Rise 03.08 영화 | Above and Below 03.08 음악 | Kriss Kross - Jump(Select Mix Old School Essentials.7) 외.. 03.08 음악 | (클린버전) 뽕가네 (은가은, 별사랑, 허찬미, 강혜연, 성민지) 메들리 03.08 음악 | (Rap / Hip-Hop) Lil Xan - Total Xanarchy (2018) Posted on February 23, 2021 at 12:47 pm by Black Convoy under 3rd Party Unlicensed, Third Party company Zeta Toys, via their Facebook account, have uploaded images of the gray prototype of their Zeta EX-15/16/17 (Masterpiece Scale Seekers).Â. Prior to the war, Prowl had little to no combat experience, and was nearly killed chasing down a murderer when he was saved by Orion Pax, the ‘bot that would eventually become Optimus Prime. Wheeljack manages to infiltrate their holding cell, discovers his buddies are tied up, depowered, soaking wet (bad thing for robots), and with their carbine-shaped weapons piled sloppily in the corner. The design is a very modern and stylized rendition of the character, similar to what TFC Toys offered with their Poseidon Combiner (Piranacon). Discuss on the 2005 Boards› Views: 8419 › Credit:  115-Utopia on Weibo, Posted on February 14, 2021 at 3:43 pm by Black Convoy under 3rd Party Unlicensed. A new continuity and a dramatic new art style highlights this series. For the original Generation One animated film, see The Transformers: The Movie. Read on for all the news from TFW2005 in chronological order, from all sub-categories. An interesting alternative to display your Kingdom figures. Later combining Decepticons (Predacons, Terrorcons and Seacons) also qualify. Considering its origins as a toy line, the franchise is highly Merchandise-Driven, each incarnation serving to pimp a line of transforming toys. Also, the trope is played painfully straight whenever Unicron is involved, usually with "Unicron = BAD Those who fight him = good", In the IDW comics Continuity, it is suggested that the conflict, Swindle is one of the early examples, rising above his origins as a member of the Combaticons and into a prominent character in his own right, especially in, Bumblebee went from being a B level (but still fairly prominent) character to being one of, Several names became highly popular thanks to an original take on the character; among these are, The original Fortress Maximus figure had a jail cell concealed in its left leg. In Generation 1, the Autobot evacuate Cybertron as it has run out of Energon to support life. Once installed, Doubledealer becomes taller and gets a better knee articulation too. A long-running franchise consisting of dozens of toy lines, many Animated Series, quite a few Comic Books, and a series of live-action movies.Reduced to its simplest terms, Transformers is the story of an eons-old battle between two factions of a race of sentient Transforming Mecha, usually called the Autobots and Decepticons, whose battles frequently take them to Earth. At any given point there might be three distinct toylines for the franchise depending on the companion media of the time, while the broader "Generations" and "Masterpiece" lines reimagine classic characters with more modern, advanced and sometimes pricier versions. pretends to genuinely have no idea Darth Vader has been in anything else. Third party company Shockwave Lab have shared via their Weibo account images of their next products: SL-99 & SL-100 Upgrade Kits For Kingdom Core Optimus Prime And T-Rex Megatron. Now click on the bar to see the mirrored images on this news post and join to the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Boards! Zeta Toys will finally release this interesting Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp alternative for the Masterpiece scale for those who don’t look for the cartoon-accuracy design of recent releases. Many of the Autobots' victories are because of their human allies. Titan Magazines also did a series based on the movie, with issues that initially fit around IDW's, much as Marvel UK did for Marvel US. Humans are often instrumental in defeating the Decepticons, but they are rarely shown as being somehow "better" than any other species or important to the universe. The place for Transformers TOY specific discussion. It is in continuity with the Generation 1 family, but the toys and fiction are distinct enough to be considered on their own. For the Decepticons there is often an Evil Genius and/or Flunky Boss (Soundwave), a Wild Card (Shockwave, sometimes Starscream) and/or The Brute (Devastator). Third party company NewAge have revealed, via their Weibo account, our first image of their upcoming Hephaestus (Legends Scale G1 Devastator). Hasbro designer Aaron Archer had intended it to continue the earlier shows, so this is a case of conflicting sources. A live-action film franchise, mostly directed by Michael Bay, and plenty of expanded universe comic books. A very original version of this mold following the clear and metallic Superitron variant we have seen previously. In some continuities, each faction has different colored beams from their energy weapons. The Cybertronians themselves avert this by being a) the main characters and b) able to point out their, Whenever the villain has plenty of (seemingly) unintelligent drones at their disposal, however, the good guys, The [[Franchise/ransformersGeneration1 Original Movie]] was deliberately plotted to kill off as many characters/toys as possible, traumatizing kids who expected a continuation of the, About 90% of all names are meaningful. If you're looking for the live-action movie series, see, This was back in the days when children were allowed to play with realistic looking firearm toys. Megatronus Prime, AKA The Fallen, in the first two movies and 2015's "Robots in Disguise". ... Alt Mode Appreciation. Posted on March 7, 2021 at 10:59 am by Black Convoy under 3rd Party Unlicensed. As we can see from the images, this figure will include several extra guns and Optimus’ sword. He also manipulates a different Galvatron in. He is able to pinch Galvatron between his fingers and swallow him, even though Galvatron should even. In the original comics, they were still quite strong, but some of the more powerful singulars, such as Megatron or Galvatron, could take them down. Dreamwave also did a Unicron Trilogy comic. He folds up nice and clean to form his police cruiser mode which has been his normal alt mode since his appearance in the first live action Transformers film. While not cartoon-accurate, we are sure many fans will like this modern and highly stylized design of the classic G1 Terrorcon member. This is a combination of the, Averted in one of the G1 animated episodes. IDW Crossovers — A series of self-contained crossovers that are not canon to the other comic series. Its informality is similar to that of TV Tropes. The time now is 6:47 AM. He's the one controlling Galvatron in the original series and Sideways, Thrust, and (unwittingly) Alpha Q in the Unicron Trilogy. It isn't until their return that the war begins again. Replies: 2336 Views: 86,484. This is mostly explained by having the Transformers having some sort of mass displacement technology. It is largely a throwback to the classic G1 while cementing a stronger canon and taking influence from newer series. The saga that started it all, Generation 1 specifically refers to the base story of the Autobots' and Decepticons' war and their leaders, Optimus Prime and Megatron, crashing on prehistoric Earth. The different factions also generally have different coloured eyes (blue for Autobots, red for Decepticons) although their optical sensors presumably all function the same way. The following is a list of characters featured in the Transformers film series, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and its related media appearances.Over 214 characters have appeared in the film franchise. Cybertron toys had "Cyber Keys" which were similar in function to to the Mini-Con gimmick. Ratchet, the Wreckers, Arcee, Sideswipe... patiently learning all he can before making his move, taking advantage of any opportunity to take power, a formerly loyal subordinate abused into hate, Incidentally, he has never been seen in the same room as, The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, the paranormal investigators from New York. He's an Expy for Roller, the drone in Optimus Prime's trailer. One Comic has another Multiversal constant state that he has so far consumed some 47% of the known Multiverse. Includes updates on the Transformers movies, Transformers toys, products, and everything else related to Transformers, dating back to 2003. Lampshaded in the IDW comics, where Swerve points out the Decepticon's obsession with combination. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Generations Combiner Wars Devastator Figure Set, Shockwave SL-101 Upgrade Kit For Studio Series 86 Leader Class Grimlock, NewAge Hephaestus (Legends Scale G1 Devastator) Images. One notable Expy is Breacher from the "Hunt for the Decepticons" toyline. You can count the female Transformers who appeared more than once in a series on both hands. Click on the bar to see the mirrored images on this news post and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards! Click on the bar to see the mirrored images and then join to the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Boards! Takara also has gotten in on this, with the Disney Label (yeah, we dunno what possesed Takara either). There's a reason why the, Unicron turns from a planet the size of Cybertron to a robot barely the size of Rhode Island during the original movie. According to the information in the Weibo post, the release date should be around the end of April, 2021. The series overall has used 5mm posts for weapons almost univerally since, Titan Masters and Prime Masters use the same basic body style and connector, meaing they can be used interchangeably. In addition to the movies, many other projects based on the movie-incarnation have been made. According to the information shared in Weibo this figure would be 29.5 cm tall, made of more than 280 parts and 40 magnets, die-cast, with light effects and integrated weapons in vehicle mode. It is always with individual characters though so the trope is played straight for the overall factions even if the individuals within the groups don't necessarily all adhere. The movie keeps him frozen until the climax, and. Magic Square Toys Legends Scale Devastator & Mixmaster Prototype, Zeta Toys ZB-08 Dark Side Superitron (Masterpiece Scale Superion) Images, clear and metallic Superitron variant we have seen previously, TMT-04 Age Of Extinction/The Last Knight Optimus Prime Gray Prototype, Shockwave Lab SL-99 & SL-100 Upgrade Kits For Kingdom Core Optimus Prime And T-Rex Megatron, Zeta Toys Zeta EX-15/16/17 (Masterpiece Scale Seekers) Prototype, 115 Utopia YYW-11 Upgrade Kit For Transformers Earthrise Leader Doubledealer, TFW2005’s Top Third Party Toy Picks of 2020, SL-99 Energy axe for Core Class Optimus Prime, SL-100 LED Blast effect for T-Rex Megatron (remote controlled). Energon toys were "Powerlinxing" where every transformer of a certain size class could combine with another. The combiners, such as the Constructicons, Aerialbots, Stunticons, Destruction Team, etc. Interestingly enough, recent material released in Japan seems to have retconned Galaxy Force into the same universe as Armada and Energon. Scale in Transformers is, not to put too fine a point on it, screwed. Basically, we're special because we're like them but never had a Megatron to lead to societal collapse. According to the information shared in Weibo each Constructicon will stand 9.8 cm tall with die-cast metal parts, while the combiner mode will be about 25 cm tall. "Don't just stand there with your pistons in your servos! Click on the bar to see the mirrored images on this news post and let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards! He is blind to all but his lust for power; his whims and desires can be sacrificed in a moment's rage. Third party company Shockwave Lab have shared via their Weibo account images of their next product: Shockwave SL-101 Upgrade Kit For Studio Series 86 Leader Class Grimlock. The original toy line sold in America came about when Hasbro imported several disparate Japanese toy lines, primarily Takara's "Diaclone" from 1980 and "Microchange" lines from the "Microman" toy franchise of 1974-84. Hooligan from the G2 series is Skywarp in all but name and color. However, Titan Masters turn into heads while Prim Masters turn into "Spark Power Symbols"; very few, Galvatron too. 3P collectors may recognize that this is in fact the previously seen Toyworld Masterpiece Seeker mold we had seen while back in 2016 but it was never released. In the original comics, the five of them were, The strength of the Combiner gestalts tends to fluctuate throughout the franchise. The Beast Era is a break from the usual presentation, featuring Transformers with animal altmodes instead of vehicles, and Maximals and Predacons replacing Autobots and Decepticons. Several times, Hasbro has attempted to put transforming toys related to other lines under the Transformers umbrella. It featured three anime series that were dubbed into English and aired on Cartoon Network. The symbols themselves also qualify, seeming to indicate good/evil alignment; the Autobots' insignia is traditionally red and the Decepticons' traditionally purple; in the mirror universe called "Shattered Glass", populated by evil Autobots and heroic Decepticons, the Autobot insignia is purple and the Decepticon insignia is red. The Double Powermaster named Overlord is a more literal example, as he is formed from a tank and jet combining and is an actual. A list of all female Transformers can be found here. ... Alt Mode Clear. As one might expect of the Autobot who’s alt mode was a police car, Prowl began his life on Cybertron as a part of the Forensics Division. The Decepticons have captured the Autobots with the exception of Wheeljack. Rather hilariously, there is actually a Transformer called. It launched in 2010 with the video game Transformers: War for Cybertron and the corresponding Exodus book. As well as this, in the gap between the first and second film, Titan published a series set in an alternative timeline where the Decepticons won the battle of Mission City. Discuss on the 2005 Boards› Views: 3872 › Credit: ArkhamSoldier, Posted on February 15, 2021 at 10:01 am by Black Convoy under 3rd Party Unlicensed. Different interchangeable faces for Devastator are included plus LED eyes. Third party company Zeta Toys, via their Weibo account, have shared images of their new special variant of their Superitron combiner (Masterpiece Scale Superion). IDW has done prequels, adaptations, and sequel comics for the movies. Keep in mind that this is still an early prototype and several changes may be done in the future. New third party company TMT have revealed, via their Weibo account, images of the gray prototype of their upcoming TMT-04 Age Of Extinction/The Last Knight Optimus Prime. In. The Unicron Trilogy (2002-2006) was the next reboot and was intended as a full saga with an expansive toy line. There is an entire page on the Transformers Wiki about this. This is because if they used the term "transform" so informally, the franchise name would be considered descriptive and would be impossible to defend legally as a trademark. The Apex Armor is this even to a Transformer. Optimus Prime will usually be called "Something Convoy" in Japan (Optimus Primal is "Beast Convoy", for instance); Megatron/Galvatron's name is usually the same, but, In US media, the Autobots from planet Cybertron fight the Decepticons. G1 presented the Transformer origin as being created by a squid-robotic race called the Quintessons as slave labor. We still have no concrete information on price or release date, but Shockwave Lab products don’t take much time to be available once they share their images. After Scatman Crothers fell ill shortly after. UsefulNotes/The Modern Age of Comic Books, Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville, A comic published by IDW, published since 2006; as of 2016, it's part of the. A scene change gimmick from G1 is a faction symbol wipe, if switching to the Decepticons to the Autobots the symbol will flip from Autobot to Decepticon, but it can also flip from Autobot to Autobot (for another Autobot scene) or Decepticon to Decepticon. Although it could be argued one does not preclude the other... Hasbro had earlier stated that the Aligned universe isn't part of the larger Transformers, Since getting teleported here in "The Ultimate Doom," it probably, They have also had issues in consistently getting the scale of characters and even planets right. This chart is also several years out of date. Non-fans or casual fans have NO idea how crazy it's gotten for the Aligned universe since the release of, The Unicron Singularity didn't exist as this at first, and it was transformed into one by the club comic writers to account for some (admittedly minor) inconsistencies between, There actually exists a Transformer, Vector Prime, who was tasked by, This is a common way for saving the big battle with Megs for a big moment. It’s good to notice that even the wings are articulated and it seems this figure will have more parts compared to previous Satan’s components.