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Beast Fighters

2011-04-15T12:34:58Z

109.153.5.36:

[[Image:Beastfighters packaging.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
'''''Beast Fighters''''' (ビーストファイターズ) was a line of [[candy toy]]s produced by [[Kabaya]] as merchandise for the [[Japan]]ese-exclusive ''[[Beast Wars II (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' series. The figures were small, [[super deformed]] PVC models which were hollow inside, designed to be used as finger-puppets. Ten figures were available, all sold in one [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] wave with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

A sequel series was produced the following year for ''[[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'', named ''[[Beast Battler]]''.

==Figures==

{{collist|2|
#[[Lio Convoy]]
#[[Apache]]
#[[Bighorn]]
#[[Megastorm]]
#[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]]
#[[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]]
#[[Tripledacus]]
#[[God Neptune]]
#[[Tasmania Kid]]
#[[Diver (BWII)|Diver]]
}}

==See also==

*[[Kabaya#Beast Era|List of Beast Era Kabaya products]]

==External links==
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/browsecategory.php?do=searchresults&searchid=366035 Beast Fighters gallery at TFW2005.com]

[[Category: Beast Wars II]]
[[Category: Candy toys]]
[[Category: Merchandise]]

Transformers Milk Caramel

2011-04-15T11:25:38Z

109.153.5.36:

'''Transformers Milk Caramel''' (トランスフォーマーミルクキャラメル), later known simply as '''Transformers Caramel''', was one of the earliest ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[candy toy]] lines produced by [[Kabaya]], if not ''the'' earliest. Running from 1985 to 1988, the figures offered in this series were small, solid-color soft rubber models, known in Japan as ''keshigomu''. As the name of the series suggests, they came with chocolate-covered caramel candies.

The similarity of the ''Caramel'' figurines to the later ''keshigomu'' that would be released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their "[[Decoy]]" promotion has led Western fans to refer to them as "Decoys" as well, obfuscating their different origins somewhat.

==Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers==

[[Image:Milk_caramel_starscream.jpg|right|thumb]]

Figures in the first year of the ''Caramel'' line were smaller and flatter than their bigger cousins, the Decoys, featuring less sculpted detail, with some characters (particularly the [[Mini Vehicle]]s) being based more on their toys than on their [[character model]]s. The first series of figures were available in white, blue, yellow, green and orange, whilst the figures from the second series were available in red, yellow and blue, a trio of colors that would become the standard for many subsequent Transformers ''keshigomu'' figurines.

{{collist|2|
Series 1:
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] (v1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumble]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliff]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Condor]]
*[[Brawn (G1)|Gong]]
*[[Ravage (G1)|Jaugar]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
Series 2:
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] (v2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] (v3)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Lambor]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Laserwave]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Jazz (G1)|Meister]]
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
|}}
{{--}}

==Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010==
[[Image:Tf2010_caramels.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
This year's line of figures were cast in swirly translucent/pearlescent rubber, and were available in red, yellow, blue and green.

*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Convoy]]
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]
*[[Kup (G1)|Chear]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]
*[[Predaking]]
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaurer]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]
{{--}}

==The Headmasters==
[[Image:Caramel_pointblank_misfire_crosshairs.jpg|right|thumb|275px]]
This year's ''Caramel'' figures each had a base moulded onto their feet that was actually a rubber stamp sculpted in the image of the character's face, with their name below it. The figures were available in red, blue and yellow.

Information on this particular series is sparse; we think this listing is probably incomplete, and while its size would suggest it was probably broken down into multiple waves (probably groups of nine-ish, if the previous series are anything to go by), we don't know how the figures were split up.

{{collist|2|
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]
*[[Pointblank|Blanker]]
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]]
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]
*[[Mindwipe]]
*[[Misfire]]
*[[Raiden]]
*[[Sixshot]]
*[[Skullcruncher]]
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]
*[[Weirdwolf]]

|}}
{{--}}

==Super-God Masterforce==
[[Image:Caramel_hydra.jpg|right|thumb|275px]]
The final collection of ''Caramel'' figures took things in a different direction. Each ''Caramel'' box now contained ''two'' figures, smaller than previous figures (now standing about half the height of a regular Decoy) and still attached to their rubber sprue, depicting the character in question in both robot and alternate mode (for the six-changing Sixknight, his drill tank mode was used). The exception to this was King Poseidon, whose limbs and torso were available in two separate sets (at three pieces to a set), and had to be combined to complete the figure. This year's figures were available in red, yellow and blue, so you ran the risk of a multi-colored King Poseidon!

*[[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]]
*[[King Poseidon]] 1 ([[Turtler]], [[Gulf]] and [[Kraken]])
*[[King Poseidon]] 2 ([[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]], [[Lobclaw]] and [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]])
*[[Sixknight]]
*[[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]]

[[Category: Candy toys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 franchises]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce]]
[[Category:The Headmasters]]

Transformers Milk Caramel

2011-04-15T11:25:20Z

109.153.5.36:

'''Transformers Milk Caramel''' (トランスフォーマーミルクキャラメル), later known simply as '''Transformers Caramel''', was one of the earliest ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[candy toy]] lines produced by [[Kabaya]], if not ''the'' earliest. Running from 1985 to 1988, the figures offered in this series were small, solid-color soft rubber models, known in Japan as ''keshigomu''. As the name of the series suggests, they came chocolate-covered caramel candies.

The similarity of the ''Caramel'' figurines to the later ''keshigomu'' that would be released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their "[[Decoy]]" promotion has led Western fans to refer to them as "Decoys" as well, obfuscating their different origins somewhat.

==Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers==

[[Image:Milk_caramel_starscream.jpg|right|thumb]]

Figures in the first year of the ''Caramel'' line were smaller and flatter than their bigger cousins, the Decoys, featuring less sculpted detail, with some characters (particularly the [[Mini Vehicle]]s) being based more on their toys than on their [[character model]]s. The first series of figures were available in white, blue, yellow, green and orange, whilst the figures from the second series were available in red, yellow and blue, a trio of colors that would become the standard for many subsequent Transformers ''keshigomu'' figurines.

{{collist|2|
Series 1:
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] (v1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumble]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliff]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Condor]]
*[[Brawn (G1)|Gong]]
*[[Ravage (G1)|Jaugar]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
Series 2:
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] (v2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] (v3)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Lambor]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Laserwave]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Jazz (G1)|Meister]]
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
|}}
{{--}}

==Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010==
[[Image:Tf2010_caramels.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
This year's line of figures were cast in swirly translucent/pearlescent rubber, and were available in red, yellow, blue and green.

*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Convoy]]
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]
*[[Kup (G1)|Chear]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]
*[[Predaking]]
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaurer]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]
{{--}}

==The Headmasters==
[[Image:Caramel_pointblank_misfire_crosshairs.jpg|right|thumb|275px]]
This year's ''Caramel'' figures each had a base moulded onto their feet that was actually a rubber stamp sculpted in the image of the character's face, with their name below it. The figures were available in red, blue and yellow.

Information on this particular series is sparse; we think this listing is probably incomplete, and while its size would suggest it was probably broken down into multiple waves (probably groups of nine-ish, if the previous series are anything to go by), we don't know how the figures were split up.

{{collist|2|
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]
*[[Pointblank|Blanker]]
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]]
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]
*[[Mindwipe]]
*[[Misfire]]
*[[Raiden]]
*[[Sixshot]]
*[[Skullcruncher]]
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]
*[[Weirdwolf]]

|}}
{{--}}

==Super-God Masterforce==
[[Image:Caramel_hydra.jpg|right|thumb|275px]]
The final collection of ''Caramel'' figures took things in a different direction. Each ''Caramel'' box now contained ''two'' figures, smaller than previous figures (now standing about half the height of a regular Decoy) and still attached to their rubber sprue, depicting the character in question in both robot and alternate mode (for the six-changing Sixknight, his drill tank mode was used). The exception to this was King Poseidon, whose limbs and torso were available in two separate sets (at three pieces to a set), and had to be combined to complete the figure. This year's figures were available in red, yellow and blue, so you ran the risk of a multi-colored King Poseidon!

*[[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]]
*[[King Poseidon]] 1 ([[Turtler]], [[Gulf]] and [[Kraken]])
*[[King Poseidon]] 2 ([[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]], [[Lobclaw]] and [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]])
*[[Sixknight]]
*[[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]]

[[Category: Candy toys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 franchises]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce]]
[[Category:The Headmasters]]

Decoy (G1)

2011-04-15T11:24:19Z

109.153.5.36: /* Etymology */

:''Decoys are [[Drone|drones]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:PackIn DecoyCollection Comic.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better: I'll destroy all my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!"]]

'''Decoys''' are drone replicas of [[Transformer]]s used to distract the enemy. If [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s decoy is any indication, they're about half the size of the Transformers they represent. They seem to have the ability to fly, or at least fall with their arms outstretched.

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in mini-comic===
In response to the [[Decepticon]]s stealing the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], Ultra Magnus had <strike>[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]</strike>[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] build an army of decoys to keep the Decepticons occupied while the main [[Autobot]] team would infiltrate their base. First Aid claimed that there was a decoy in every Autobot's image.

As Magnus set the plan in motion, the decoy army flew into position and successfully distracted the Decepticons. An Autobot squad was able to get inside the base and take out the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] guarding the Matrix. Moments later, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] fumed at the Autobots' ruse and declared that the Decepticons would develop their ''own'' set of decoys, presumably to try the exact same trick later on. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}} It is unknown if this flawless plan was ever carried out.

==Etymology==

Western fans typically use the word "Decoy" to refer to any and all sizes of rubber figurines from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]; type the word into the Transformers category on [[eBay]], and you'll undoubtedly get many hits back full of figures you've probably never heard of, with descriptions calling them "Japanese exclusive" and so on. This is not strictly incorrect, as there ''were'' many of these types of figures that were only released in Japan, but those made to the specifications of what Hasbro called "Decoys" only make up a portion of them.

Decoys are what are known in Japan as ''keshigomu'' (消しゴム, "eraser gum"), a form of small, collectable soft-rubber figurines that had emerged in the country during the 1970s and had attained great success through tie-ins to popular brands like ''Ultraman'' and ''Kinnikuman'' (the ''Kinnikuman'' figures, in particular, would become well known in the west when they were imported by Bandai as ''[[wikipedia:M.U.S.C.L.E.|M.U.S.C.L.E.]]''). [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] has made and/or licensed ''several'' lines of Transformers ''keshigomu'', all of which tend to be lumped by Western fans under the banner of "Decoys", which sort of obfuscates their various origins.

*The first Transformers ''keshigomu'' were [[Kabaya]]'s '''''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]''''' figures, which were sold as [[candy toy]]s with pieces of caramel. This series ran from 1985 to 1988, through to ''[[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', starting out as quite flat and under-detailed but steadily improving, and trying out a few different gimmicks as it went, like translucent material, ink stamps and [[super deformed]] proportions.
*The figures that Hasbro would later term "Decoys" were the next, larger and more detailed, but lacking an over-arcing line name. They were sold with games and in boxsets, as covered under "[[#Toys|Toys]]", below, running through 1985 and 1986.
*A line of eight ''[[Transformers 2010]]''-themed ''keshigomu'' were released by Kabaya as part of their '''''[[Transformers Ramune]]''''' line. These figures are the ones that it is probably least erroneous to call "Decoys", as in terms of proportion, detail and aesthetic, they appear to have been deliberately designed to stand alongside the existing Decoy figures, and are also covered below.
*Takara's small '''''[[Forms Robo]]''''' line from 1987 consisted of oversized ''keshigomu'' of ten characters from ''Transformers 2010'', which are frequently referred to as "giant" Decoys by fans. These figures were sold in individual baggies, and stood around twice the height of a normal Decoy.

For more details on the other two lines involved in this terminology tomfoolery, check out their individual articles.

==Toys==
===Takara===
[[Image:Decoy board game.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
The figures that would be Decoys stood at 1.5" tall, and followed the iconic color coding of the Transformers franchise, with the Autobots molded from red rubber, and the Decepticons from purple. They were not simply developed by Takara as collectable figures: they were also designed as game pieces. Each figure had a number sculpted into their backs that was the sum total of their [[Tech Spec]] stats, so children could play simple games with them (randomly select one of your figures, produce them at the same time, highest number wins), and on an even more basic level, their durable rubbery construction allowed them to be shot from launchers that came in several boxsets with the figures, with the aim being to knock down as many other figures as possible. Exploiting this playability, eight figures came as player tokens with the [[Defeat Trypticon Strategy Game]], a 1986 ''[[Scramble City]]''-themed Transformers board game: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], with two randomized Decepticons (reported figures have included [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]).

Naturally, Takara were not so unwise as to limit themselves to releasing these figures with the game alone: three large box sets were also released encompassing all fifty-three figures that made up the series. These three sets were:
{{-}}[[Image:Cybertron_hero_collection22.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Cybertron Hero Collection 22'''
**''ID number:'' '''Collection No. 1'''
:[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|Wheeljack]], [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
{{-}}[[Image:Destron hero collection.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22'''
**''ID number:'' '''Collection No. 2'''
:[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]], [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Shockwave]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
{{-}}[[Image:Cybertron_hero_collection9.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9'''
**''ID number:'' '''Collection No. 3'''
:[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]
{{-}}[[Image:Cybertron_vs_destron_decoy_set.jpg|right|thumb|400px]][[Image:Japanese_exclusive_yellow_decoys.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]
Takara followed up these sets with two more, this time rendering both factions in a uniform peach coloration. These two '''"Mini Mini Collection"''' sets consisted of Inferno, Tracks, Grapple, Jazz, Ironhide, Ratchet, Grimlock, Hoist, Sludge, Slag and Swoop in the Autobot set, and Thundercracker, Skywarp, Starscream, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Reflector, Soundwave, Megatron, Blitzwing, Kickback and Ravage in the Decepticon set. More peach figures were randomly packed in different box sets like the "[[Metroplex (G1)#Merchandise|Water Gun Set]]" or the "[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Vinyl figurine|Scramble Gun Set]]", in which they were packaged with the titular role-play weapons and large full-color vinyl figures of other characters like Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and Metroplex.

Many figures (precisely how many is unclear, but it does not appear to have been all of them) were also available in multiple different colors, including red, blue, yellow and green, through a currently-undetermined method of release. It may well have been Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' series, which had previously offered other Transformers collectables like model kits and keyrings; ''Ramune'' was definitely home to a collection of eight ''new'' figures released once ''[[Transformers 2010]]'' was in full swing: [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], available in red, yellow or blue.
{{-}}

===Hasbro===
[[Image:G1toy_goldbug_with_decoy_megatron.jpg|right|thumb]]
In 1987, [[Hasbro]] brought over fifty-two of the original figurines and branded them as "Decoys", randomly packaging them with the smaller carded toys of the time: the [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. The Throttlebots could come with either Autobot or Decepticon pieces, while the combiners only had decoys of the faction they belonged to. The Hasbro figurines featured one notable modification: the numbers on their backs were changed to a simple "checklist" number corresponding to a list on the leaflet included with them.

While the Autobot pieces were only available in red, the Decepticon pieces came in both red and purple. The red versions are part of an early run and are ''much'' harder to find as they were ''only'' available early on and ''only'' with the Throttlebots, and therefore are considerably more expensive on the secondary market.

Of the original fifty-three figurines offered by Takara in their three multi-packs, Laserbeak was the only one not released by Hasbro. Or more accurately, he was the only one not included ''in the checklist''; collectors extraordinaire [[Karl Hartman|Karl]] and [[Jon Hartman]] believe he ''was'' made available by Hasbro, and if anyone can offer photo proof of Laserbeak on a Hasbro card, contact them!

:*''[http://www.tfu.info/subgroup/decoys.htm Decoy information at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
* The one decoy drawn clearly is a copy of Ultra Magnus, yet that decoy toy was never available in the US. It is therefore unclear whether the fictional decoys correspond at all to the toys.
* The comic that advertised the decoys in US clearly states, both inside and outside of the fiction, that there is a decoy for every Transformer. Yet, this is clearly not so. In fact, nearly ''every'' decoy available was for a Transformer that was no longer being distributed. Conversely, Transformers that were then-currently available (such as Ultra Magnus, noted above) did not have a decoy available.
* This wasn't the first time that "decoys" showed up in ''Transformers;'' the concept goes all the way back to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
* A slightly tripped-out [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjrOvKPPP4k Italian Transformers commercial] offered the suggestion that kids could paint their Decoy figures.

[[Category:Generation 1 drones]]
[[Category:Toys]]