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. 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. AllSpark, AllSpark.Optimus: Over my offline body!Mixmaster: Aghhyou know what? I am some new kind of Autobot? While almost nobody in the fandom had personally seen these episodes (and no one had seen them in English as they were intended), gossip based on viewer reviews and screencaps resulted in many plot developments and potential surprises being spoiled. (565-kb PDF Download)Audio Version! "[Prowl generates a hologram of a policeman driver for himself]Prowl: Happy? "NO! ", "Megatron, you old warmonger! There's been a major toxic spill in the Shanghai factory district. I must deliver garbage to all! "Oh, spare me the platitudes, Swindle. [transforms and rolls out]. The most notable feature of this twenty-episode run was the new intro and concluding segments added to the episodes, which consisted of Powermaster Optimus Prime (rendered in a mixture of puppetry and stop motion animation) relating the events of the episodes to a human boy named Tommy Kennedy. There are some talented people working on this show. The dub was not released on DVD in the UK either. Are you loving this? According to a preview article in Figure issue 143,[2] as well as one in the TV Magazine April 2010 issue,[3] Animated was to be heavily edited to streamline it with the live-action movie franchise with an effort to make it take place within that continuity. The episodes center not only on the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, but also on the Autobots' interactions with many of Detroit's human supervillain denizens, including a maladjusted marksman, a speedy racer, and a guy who looks good in a pimp suit. [The Autobots are stuck in traffic]Ratchet: Move it, already! Exeunt! 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). Male News Announcer: Breaking news out of Shanghai. Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy is the sequel series to Transformers: Rescue Bots, aimed at a younger audience than its predecessor. Bulkhead: ButI thought we were friends.Mixmaster: We are friends, Bulky, that's why we ain't gonna hurt you, okay? ", "Where's the off switch on this thing? You're not an Autobot, and you never will be an Autobot. The series was broadcast in widescreen, but unfortunately, rather than use the full widescreen image originally animated (see Notes, below), the Japanese broadcast consisted of the fullscreen image with illustrated borders to fill out the empty space. ), (a spark travels down one of Prof. Sumdac's grabbing tools, which clenches its claw like a fist. Welcome to Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki. In addition, the strength of the showing helped lift the ratings of all its neighboring shows in Cartoon Network's "Dynamite Action" scheduling block. By the end of its run in 2009, Animated had cemented itself as a series usually considered to be among the best Transformers series by the fandom. Transformers: Rescue Bots is an animated series airing on The Hub and aimed at a younger generation of Transformers fans. On July 5, 2011, Shout! Transformers: Robots in Disguise is a sequel series to Transformers: Prime, and it ran from March 14, 2015 to November 11, 2017. Bumblebee: Turbo boosters! While each series ran for eighteen months in Hasbro markets, lasting from mid-2002 through 2007, the three were annual affairs in Japan, running from January to December in 2003, 2004 and 2005. 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. ", "Couldn't I just ask your Autobot friends to help?" I should've, but I didn't. Dozens of new characters were introduced throughout the season, including the Triple Changers, the combining teams the Aerialbots, Stunticons, Combaticons and Protectobots, and more new Autobot cars and Decepticon planes, while many new ideas and concepts began to establish the history of the cartoon universe. Season 1. The edited content was not restored for the subsequent DVD releases, though the Otoboto family segments were also absent. Alright? This is the film script for Ryan's Adventures of Transformers: Animated - Transform and Roll Out. 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This continuity of the Transformers multimedia franchise ended with three seasons and 42 episodes, despite leaving out crucial elements and plot lines. You're gonna destroy the whole city! The ending themes of the second season are "Destiny ~ 400 Man-nen Mae Kara Itoshi teru" (~DESTINY400) by Yoshimasa Hosoya and "SHOCK ~ Kono Omoi wa Hikari no Yni ~" (SHOCK) by Kaito Ishikawa.[7]. Megatron discovers that Optimus is on Earth and seeks him out to destroy him. 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. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-08-23 09:06:03 Associated-names Isenberg, Marty; Cartoon Network (Television network) Boxid IA1914005 Camera 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. Fans gradually warmed up to the show's superhero-inspired art style over time as well. "I am Wreck-Gar! Then you must be a Decepticon!Wreck-Gar: I am Wreck-Gar! After a sneak peek on December 8, 2018, the series officially premiered on January 8, 2019 on Discovery Family. Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. In May 2008, when North American broadcasts of the series were only four episodes into season two, all the remaining episodes of the season aired in Dubai. The 21st century saw a total reboot of the Transformers universe (first being Takara's produced Car Robots, imported and retitled for Western release as Transformers: Robots in Disguise), as Hasbro collaborated with Japanese Transformers producers Takara to create a new storyline with Transformers: Armada and its sequels, produced in Japan and then dubbed for English-speaking audience. The Australian release includes the "StarTV" dub for the entire Victory series. This page was last modified on 5 January 2023, at 20:39. 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. "Negative friction lubricant [transforms] and technically, I'm nuts, bolts, and armored plating.". http://www.transformersreanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Transformers_Reanimated_001.mp3, Transformers: REANIMATED Issue 1: A White House For Peace, Transformers: ReAnimated Issue 43, Insecticons Deluxe, Part 2, Transformers: ReAnimated Issue 43, Insecticons Deluxe, Part 1, Transformers: ReAnimated issue 42, The Niter Slave Mines. Check out the chassis on that one, huh?Scrapper: And those tight little tailpipes! Megatron also realises that Earth is rich with sources of Energon, and the Autobots strive to stop him from destroying Earth as he searches for these sources. A guide to the original 'G1' Transformers series by DrSpengler, including synopses, short reviews, character appearances, production errors and notes where versions collected on DVD in recent years differ from those broadcast. With the original show's conclusion in 1987, original series exclusive to Japan were created which ran until 1990, and the franchise was later re-imagined with the fully CGI Beast Wars in the late 1990s. Long . Three seasons, dubbed "Chapters", were released, in conjunction with the eponymous toyline: Siege, Earthrise and Kingdom, accumulating to a total of 18 episodes.[10]. Factory (publishers of G1 of DVD) released the Headmasters series on DVD for the US and Canada markets but the "StarTV" dub wasn't included as per Hasbro's request. Sari Sumdac: You broke my cell phone, but you are not gonna break my TV! The series begins three years after the Autobot's last confrontation with the Decepticons. These teenagers become great friends to the Autobots, as well as a great asset, providing them with useful information about human life and Earth. You're buildin' things out of yourself. To someplace called 'Five Banners Roller Coaster Kingdom'. "Maybe it's me, but that doesn't sound like the Starscream I know". 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. The revolution begins now! 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. She soon runs into her father, Prof. Sumdac, yawning and blinking unevenly. The Burns serve as their partners in this endeavor, with each Rescue Bot teaming up with an adult Burns family member while the youngest Burns, Cody, helps the Bots learn more about Earth culture. I don't think so. Like Combiner Wars and Titans Return, Power of the Primes is also an Internet-based series for go90 and is also the final installment of the Prime Wars Trilogy, supporting the Power of the Primes toyline. [Blitzwing swerves off into a nearby building]. ".Scrapper: Do you think that this is happening for, like, a reason?Mixmaster: Uh, yeah. I also use it for locations subtitled in the movie. Soundwave: I am Soundwave! [5] The audio tracks were Japanese with 2.0ch Dolby Sound, and the video was presented in 16:9, though the episodes themselves were still 4:3 with borders like the broadcast version.[6]. We approached this 2 part story with the goal. (PDF Download)Audio Version! Dark energon weakens and corrupts transformers, and it can be used to raise the dead, which Megatron does in the beginning of the series. 1987 marked the end of the original American series, mirroring its beginning with a three-part miniseries entitled The Rebirth. Now that they are involved, the Autobots take it upon themselves to protect them. Sycophant Starscream: Well, if it isn't my favorite band of plucky little Autobots.Optimus: Autobots, prepare for battle!Sycophant Starscream: Wait, you misunderstand. 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. 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. "Heyyou know that's comin' out of my paycheck. The Autobots are summoned back to Earth to defend it from a new faction of Decepticons.[4]. 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. He's our dipstick!Ratchet: And nobody pushes him around! Bumblebee: Lighten up, Bulkhead. Joe episode "G.I. You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder. Mixmaster: Whoa! 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. 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 technorganic paradise. Formerly known by the working title, Transformers: Heroes, Transformers: Animated debuted December 26, 2007, on Cartoon Network, and represents yet another fresh start for the animated Transformers universe, albeit one that draws inspiration from many of its antecedents, including, for the first time, elements drawn from the 2007 live-action film. Mwa-hah-ha-ha-ha! This week Greig and I are joined by Mike Seibert of Mike Seibert Radio and Aaron and Ryan from the Autopod Decepticast as we read through issue 2 and voice out the cast of characters. I am Decepticon! Years after the conclusion of Transformers: Prime, Bumblebee leads his own team of Autobots, including Sideswipe, a Mini-Con named Fixit, the Dinobot Grimlock and a female Elite Guard cadet named Strongarm. It was truly incredible. 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. This unusual level of maturity let many fans warm up to the new series. "What's the matter? Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. The arrival of a Decepticon in battle is a big deal, requiring multiple Autobots working together to stop even a single one. [Mixmaster transforms to robot mode] From then on, with the help of Optimus Prime, they combat the Predacons while attempting to retrieve all the legendiscs. 1) The Autobots find the Allspark and the Decepticons try to seize it. Cybertron's English language adaptation flouts Unicron Trilogy convention by being competently produced. While the first two seasons had several moments of surprising maturity, season 3 can be noted for an overall darker tone. You won't be sorry. 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. 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. See this dedicated article for a full breakdown. (514-kb PDF Download)Audio Version! Mixmaster: Yo, Scrapper! DVD releases began on August 6, 2010, by Paramount Japan, containing 4-5 episodes a piece. ", "Personally, I've always found Bumblebee's fake static to be a lot more convincing.". At four seasons and 104 episodes, it is the longest-running Transformers series, surpassing the record set by the original animated series at 98 episodes. I guess I just wanted to prove that I still had my touch.Ratchet: Well, I hope you've learned something about team work.Bumblebee: Oh, yeah. I could spring a leak, I'm so excited! Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! [Grimlock roars, then runs out of the forest, charging the Autobots]Bulkhead: He doesn't look too happy to me! At least, that's what he thinks. Teaser Shot of space, we see a binary star system, close up of Unicron moving into view between the 2 stars. "Well, that's the trouble with bending the rulescoughthey usually snap right back in your face. - - Corbyn Sakitron: Dear diary. Transformers: Animated - watch online: streaming, buy or rent. 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. ", [referring to Bumblebee's vehicle mode] Joe: the Movie"). Transformers Go! Three episodes were also skipped during broadcast ("Nature Calls", "Rise of the Constructicons", "Sari, No One's Home") to make the series episode-count divisible by 13 (so that it could fit in the network scheduling timetable). 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 . 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