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The GoBot toy line was based on figures produced by Popy of Japan (the now-defunct character division of Bandai), named Machine Robo. [2] In another similarity to Transformers, Tonka decided to make the figures sentient robots, rather than human-piloted mecha as they had been in Japan, and divided them into two factions – the good Guardians and evil Renegades (although early figures were ...
Road Ranger the Gobot-Truck is a fictional character from the various Gobots series and later became part of the Transformers series. He is a heroic Guardian Gobot who turns into a flatbed trailer truck and was introduced in 1984. Road Ranger is one of the Guardians Go-Bots, he later disguises himself as an Autobot.
The toyline was imported to the west by toy manufacturer Tonka and released under the name Gobots, with its animated series released in 1984. Both in Japan and in the West, Machine Robo's main competition was The Transformers , whose animated series debuted in Japan in 1985.
Challenge of the GoBots (or GoBots for short) is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera, based on the GoBots toyline released from Tonka. [1] The show was first broadcast in syndication on September 8, 1984, [2] then the show joined the weekday/weekend programming block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera on September 15, 1985.
Based on the Machine Robo MR-03 Jet Robo toy that was also used as the Renegade Fitor in the GoBots series. Rod Drill (played by KÅichi Hashimoto) Happy-go-lucky member of the Battle tribe. Transforms into a drill-tank. Based on the Machine Robo MR-17 Drill Robo toy that was also used as the former Renegade/current Guardian Screw Head in the ...
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords is a 1986 American animated science fiction action film based on the GoBots line of toys. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (also responsible for the Challenge of the GoBots television series) and released to theaters in 1986 by Clubhouse Pictures, the last film the company released. [2]
Robo Machine was a European transforming robot toyline released by Bandai from 1982 to 1988. Robo Machines was a short-lived revival from late 1992 to 1993. The line was initially a European release of the Machine Robo line, before gradually becoming the counterpart to Tonka’s Gobots line.
Transforming toy robots were a very popular toy concept in the 1980s. The main feature was that an everyday object, machine or animal could transform into a robot. Toylines that used this concept include Transformers (Hasbro/Takara) a very popular franchise pitting two robot factions against each other. The robots could transform into a wide ...