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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 ...
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 2003, where it was known as Transformers: Micron Legend.
Transformers: Armada, known in Japan as Super Robot Life-Form Transformers: Legends of the Microns (超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー マイクロン伝説), is a Japanese anime series [3] which debuted on August 23, 2002.
The Transformers toyline and animated series were inspired by the Japanese toyline, Microman (an Eastern descendant of the 12-inch G.I. Joe action figure series) by Takara. [8] In 1980, the Microman spin-off, Diaclone , was released, featuring inch-tall humanoid figures able to sit in the drivers' seats of scale model vehicles, which could ...
The Transformers characters were developed for the American market after Hasbro representatives visited the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show. [3] The characters were modified and the coloring was changed; notably, Optimus Prime was colored red, chrome, and dark blue. The popularity of the Transformers toys resulted in comics, movies, and a TV series.
The sequel to the original Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen brings a new villain (the titular "The Fallen," Megatron's mentor, voiced by Tony Todd) into the fold as Sam (LaBeouf) goes off to ...
The entire series was based upon the line of transforming toys originally created by Japanese toy manufacturer Takara, which were developed into the Transformers line by American company Hasbro. In the United States, the show aired a total of 98 episodes between September 17, 1984 and November 11, 1987.
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]