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Kuratas, a mecha made by Suidobashi Heavy Industry at the Maker Faire Tokyo (2012). In science fiction, mecha (Japanese: メカ, Hepburn: meka) or mechs are giant robots or machines, typically depicted as piloted, humanoid walking vehicles.
Classic Transformers franchise logo used until 2014 Spider-Man battles Megatron on the cover of The Transformers #3. Generation 1 is a retroactive term for the Transformers characters that appeared between 1984 and 1993. The Transformers began with the 1980s Japanese toy lines Micro Change and Diaclone. They presented robots able to transform ...
The Transformers: The Movie, Early scripts for the movie say he was killed during Unicron's attack on Cybertron, but the scene did not make the final cut. Corey Burton: Unknown Cold, brutal, scientific approach to war. Loyal to Megatron, he was left in charge of Cybertron when Megatron left. [127]
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Some of Kawamori's most iconic transforming mecha designs include the VF-1 Valkyrie from the Macross and Robotech franchises, and Optimus Prime (called Convoy in Japan) from the Transformers and Diaclone franchises. [2] In 2001, he brought his mecha design talent to real-life projects when he designed a variant of the Sony AIBO robotic dog, the ...
Macross popularized the concept of transforming mecha, which can transform between a standard vehicle (such as a fighter plane or transport truck) and a fighting mecha robot. Shōji Kawamori introduced the concept with Diaclone in 1980 and then popularized it with Macross. Kawamori then went on to design transforming mecha for Transformers (1986
The VF-1 was created between 1980 and 1982 by Japanese mecha designer Shoji Kawamori with contributions by his Studio Nue partner Kazutaka Miyatake.The VF-1 Valkyrie was to be the centerpiece mecha design for the anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross which aired between 1982 and 1983. [4]
When a transformer is first forged, they are in a "Proto-form" state that resembles either a featureless, mannequin-like robot [2] or a being of liquid, shifting metal. [11] As the transformer's consciousness develops, the proto-form takes shape into a robotic form and an alternate mode is soon determined afterward.