Especially not in front of my mammy. The cartoon was produced by Cartoon Network, scripted in the United States, with character and background designs by the crews behind shows like Teen Titans and Ben 10, while animation was provided by Japanese studios . 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Blurr is a bot of action. We couldn't do any of that stuff before. Sort by: Hot. The focus is on characterization, dynamic action, and humor. Just call me "Mix".Scrapper: All right, you got it, Mix. by Frenzy-of-G1. Transformers: Prime is a CGI-based series that aired on The Hub television network from November 29, 2010 to July 26, 2013, with Peter Cullen and Frank Welker once again providing the voices of Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively. !Ratchet: Listen up, scrapheap. "Did you really think I would offer so little a challenge? Transformers crash land on present day Earth and inadvertently cause a technological revolution. 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. In the same interview, Yamazaki was quoted as saying that Bulkhead would become Movie Ironhide and "share his world view" (a psychotic gun nut rather than an artful gentle giant). Beast Machines was not exported to Japan for several years, finally reaching the country in 2004 under the title of Beast Wars Returns. ), and was the first Transformers series to feature David Kaye in which he didn't voice Megatron. Consequently, the process was repeated, and Hasbro and Takara debuted Transformers: Energon at the beginning of 2004. Aided with new "Cyber Key Powers" of their own, the Transformers makes allies and enemies on each 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. 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 late 2020, Hasbro announced that a new animated Transformers series was in development for 2022. Transformers: ReAnimated issue 41, The Problem With Petro-Rabbits. The series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 26, 2007, and ended on May 23, 2009; running for 42 episodes across three seasons. ], "The Autobots' oil tastes like water next to this stuff!" Leave me alone!" Here it is! Suh-weet!Optimus Prime: You're not actually thinking of hooking these things up to yourself, are you?Bumblebee: Oh, of course not! Get our FREE** and brandnew issue of Transformers: REANIMATED issue 33 now! Additionally, a fifth season of sorts was aired in 1988, serving as a kind of "best of" collection of the series. "Well, whaddaya know. 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. 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." Here it is! 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. 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. Hasbro also carried over some design elements from the live-action movie into Animated designs, including not just the aforementioned cube but also Ratchet's medical readout striped deco, Bumblebee's black racing stripe, and Megatron's helmet. But those purposes are not as sinister as they seem, and soon pale in comparison to the evil of the resurrected Megatron. 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 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 is the film script for Ryan's Adventures of Transformers: Animated - Transform and Roll Out. In deep, deep space, Optimus Prime watches a history vid of the Great War, prompting Ratchet to complain about him watching that "junk" when the other members of the crew need assistance. 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. While the first two seasons had several moments of surprising maturity, season 3 can be noted for an overall darker tone. ", "What is this stuff? "Starscream. Japan Equivalent: Animated (Japan) After the massive success of the Transformers Movie line, Hasbro had to switch gears to a regular cartoon-based series in 2008, until the Hollywood sequels could be delivered.The resulting partnership with Cartoon Network created a different breed of series - toys designed after the cartoon, instead of the other way around: Transformers Animated. It's a mystical bond between man and machine. 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. As a result of the ensuing battle, Megatron and the Autobots crash land on Earth, while the other Decepticons are scattered through space. Check out the chassis on that one, huh?Scrapper: And those tight little tailpipes! They become involved in many of the Autobots' adventures. Words were written by Greig Tansley from theUnfunny Nerd Tangent Podcastand me (Yoshi), from theYoshiCastandTransMissions Podcast. Its airing schedule heavily disrupted by the 9/11 event, 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. Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy is the sequel series to Transformers: Rescue Bots, aimed at a younger audience than its predecessor. The immediate response to the earliest promotional materials from the online fandom was the painfully traditional one, with an added dash of overblown paranoia that the franchise would be far too "kid-oriented" for longtime fans to enjoy, based on nothing more than its artistic style. Sycophant Starscream: Well, if it isn't my favorite band of plucky little Autobots.Optimus: Autobots, prepare for battle!Sycophant Starscream: Wait, you misunderstand. He didn't say HOW. Mixmaster: Whoa! I also use it for locations subtitled in the movie. 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. 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. Exeunt! Welcome to Transformers Official: The only place to see all your favorite Au. Hot on his trail is Sentinel Prime, who chases him to a space bridge node on the asteroid. With line art provided by Transformers comic book artist Casey Coller, and colors splashed on by comic book colorist Tom. Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Optimus: You should have called us sooner. 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 edited content was not restored for the subsequent DVD releases, though the Otoboto family segments were also absent. Beast Wars gets nods in the form of the inclusion of new versions/homages of Blackarachnia and Waspinator, plus the overall plot structure: The main war is over, the good guys won, but now a small team of heroes never meant for combat roles must go up against an upstart cell of villains led by a charismatic rogue. "I'm afraid Sari and Bumblebee left on an important fact-finding mission this morning. The series eschews the ever-continuing space opera storylines of the Unicron Trilogy cartoons to return to the episodic approach of Beast Wars; most episodes are standalone stories, but with larger story arcs that stretch through the whole series. How did you get this frequency?" The Rescue Bots are tasked with helping protect the citizens of Griffin Rock while learning from them and maintaining their cover as highly sophisticated-but nonsentient-transforming robots. [1] The show was also featured as part of the Toonami Jetstream online video service. Ratchet sends a groundbridge to Detroit not knowing that somewhere in the distant future there would again be Autobots in that precise spot! Many more of the old guard fell in battle as their toys departed store shelves to make room for a new cast of characters created for the film. The aforementioned ability of the series to carry on story arcs for multiple episodes and, in many cases, for an entire season also lends itself to enjoyment by older viewers. To someplace called 'Five Banners Roller Coaster Kingdom'. 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 continuities were also added. 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. Words written by Greig Tansely from the Unfunny Nerd Tangent Podcast and me, http://www.transformersreanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Transformers_Reanimated_001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadNow you can download an audio version of Transformers: REANIMATED, issue 1, A White House For Peace. Just as with the Generation 1 timeline, Japan was quick to get in on the act when Beast Wars took off. While the series is not a sequel to the live-action movie, they have many thematic elements in common, most notably the central role of the AllSpark and the revelation that all modern technology has been reverse-engineered from the dormant body of Megatron. ), ("The door opens, but Sari doesn't see the robot head. These 65 episodes were exported to Japan in the same year, where their airing order was rearranged and the series was broadcast under the title of Fight! Starscream (Animated) Starscream (, Sutsukurmu) is easily as accomplished, powerful and deserving of leadership as Megatron. 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 also happens to be the same exact timeslot that the last Transformers cartoon to air in Japan, Galaxy Force, had. http://www.transformersreanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Transformers_Reanimated_002.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadNow you can download an audio version of Transformers: REANIMATED, issue 2,Autobots Under Arrest. 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. Things go wrong and Prowl fi. 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. Change to shot of planet, various views on planet, cut to 2 robots walking along corridor, they enter a lab and a third robot takes some beakers from them and places them on table, the shake and fall on the . In 2008, Transformers Animated saw Hasbro take control of the franchise once more through collaboration with Cartoon Network, bringing writing duties back to America, with animation being handled by Japanese studios. It was truly incredible. However, the discs summon two teams of Autobot Swordbots, each corresponding to the human partner's ancestry. Here it is! Note well: Human adversaries are not new in Transformers continuity. Though most character names were not altered from their Western version ("Optimus Prime" not being renamed "Convoy", for example), "Bulkhead" was changed to "Ironhide" in order to add more recognizable names from the Movie series. "You glitch-head! 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Early antagonists in the series will be superhuman villains, some of whom will obtain powers through Transformer technology, with the scattered Decepticons (Starscream, Blackarachnia, Lugnut, and Blitzwing) periodically arriving on Earth in their search for Megatron and the Allspark. Scrapper: So, uh, what do we do now?Mixmaster: Duh, we, like, build things. So we are releasing it here as fan fiction. An animated series based on the 2018 BotBots collectable was released. Although frequently used to simply refer to the original 1984-1991 marvel comic series, 1984-1987 animated series, the term encompasses all Transformers fiction from 1984 to 1992. already ended with no prior acknowledgment or explanation, Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video, http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/285256-figure-king-issue-143-image-scans.html, http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/latest-edition-of-tv-magazine-reveals-new-transformers-animated-japan-details-169265/, Comment section of "Back from Botcon" entry in Derrick Wyatt's blog, http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4966/20/, https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Transformers_Animated_(cartoon)&oldid=1661073. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! (Pt. Debuting in December 2007 with a three-episode-long "pilot movie", Animated, despite being an Alternate Continuity, was created to ride the popularity of the 2007 Transformers film and, as a result, borrows several aspects of the film.Despite severe fan reactions to the character designs and animation style, the show's story and scripting (and a healthy respect to the saga as a whole) have won . Words were written by Greig Tansley from the Unfunny Nerd Tangent Podcast and me (Yoshi), from the YoshiCast and TransMissions Podcast. Strategic edits of both content and dialogue were made to accommodate this new narrative order. 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.