Transformers Gum

2011-08-08T19:54:34Z

184.146.234.227: /* 2009 series */

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'''''Transformers Gum''''' (トランスフォーマーガム ''Toransufōmā Gamu'') is the premiere Transformers [[candy toy]] series produced by [[Japan]]ese confectionery company [[Kabaya]].

The original ''Transformers Gum'' series ran throughout the franchise's peak years in Japan, from 1985 to 1989. Usually (but not always) released in waves of four, each toy took the form of a snap-together model kit sculpted from three colours of plastic, with a sheet of stickers for detail, and, per the name of the line, a stick of chewing gum. The figures were generally packaged individually, but smaller characters like the [[Mini-Cassette]]s and [[Combiner]] limbs would come in groups of two. Once assembled, the kits, which mostly stood at around four inches tall, were fully transformable, appearing as essentially downsized versions of the original toys upon which they were based. They often preserved the gimmicks of said toys—including [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partners and working stats bars, [[Godmaster]] partners, and full combination ability for combiner teams though kits based on much larger figures did undergo some notable simplification.

A range of smaller ''Transformers Gum'' kits was also available, retailing at 60 yen, versus the 200 yen that the standard ''Gum'' kits sold for. Size-wise, these kits fall somewhere between the standard ''Gum'' kits and those of its sister line ''[[Transformers Choco]]''. Unlike those two lines, which ran until 1989, these smaller ''Gum'' kits were phased out by 1987. Information on these kits is ''painfully'' scarce, hence we don't have a section on them in this article (yet!).

In 1990, ''Transformers Gum'' merged with ''Transformers Choco'' to became the [[super deformed]] ''[[Parody Deformed]]'' line of models. The line returned as ''[[Beast Wars Gum]]'' to cover characters from the various portions of the [[Beast Era]] in the late 1990s, then switched back to its original name in 2000 for ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''. After being retired for the duration of the [[Unicron Trilogy]], ''Transformers Gum'' returned in 2009 for a new series that celebrated various eras of Generation 1.

==Generation 1==
===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
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'''Wave 1:'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Lambor]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
'''Wave 2:'''
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Alert]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]
}}
All the kits from wave 1, and the Decepticons from wave 2, were made from black, red and grey plastic, while Inferno and Red Alert were made from black, red and white.
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'''Wave 3:'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Broadcast]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Jaguar]]
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'''Wave 4:'''
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]
*[[Blades (G1)|Graze]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vorter]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]
}}
Every kit from wave 3 is made from black, red and grey plastic except for Ultra Magnus, who is made from red, white and blue. In wave 3, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], Swindle and Blast Off are made from red, white and black plastic, and the other [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] are made from green and grey. The two combiner teams can merge to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].
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===Transformers 2010===
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'''Wave 5:'''
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Convoy]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroflex]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosauruer]]

All four of this year's kits were made from red, grey and black plastic.
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===The Headmasters===
[[Image:Transformersgum chromedome.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
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'''Wave 6:'''
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]
*[[Brainstorm]]
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]
*[[Weirdwolf]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Wipe]]
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'''Wave 7:'''
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Raiden]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]
*[[Sixshot]]
}}
All of the kits from wave 6 are made from black, red and cream-colored plastic, except for Highbrow and Hardhead, who, along with all four kids from wave 7, are made from blue, grey and white. The small Headmasters all come with transforming Headmaster partners and working stats bars, but Scorponok and Fortress Maximus, greatly simplified from their larger toys, do not. Raiden can separate into vehicle-mode models of [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]], [[Seizan]], [[Suiken]] and [[Getsuei]].
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===Super-God Masterforce===
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'''Wave 8:'''
*[[Metalhawk]]
*[[Phoenix]]
*[[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]]
*[[Blood]]
'''Wave 9:'''
*[[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]]
*[[Lightfoot]]
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]]
*[[Buster]]
}}
'''Wave 10:'''
*[[Godbomber]]
*[[Sixknight]]
*[[King Poseidon]] A ([[Turtler]] and [[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]])
*[[King Poseidon]]B ([[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]], [[Gulf]], [[Lobclaw]] and [[Kraken]])

Most of the ''Masterforce'' figures are made from red, blue and grey plastic, except for Wave 8's Pretenders, which use an lighter, off-white grey, and the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]], who are made from magenta, teal and grey. Lightfoot, Hydra and Buster all featuring transforming Godmaster partners, and the Seacons can combine to form King Poseidon, but Ginrai and Godbomber can ''not'' merge into God Ginrai.
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===Victory===
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'''Wave 11:'''
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]
*[[Laster]]
*[[Braver]]
*[[Blacker]]
'''Wave 12:'''
*[[Dashtacker]]
*[[Wingwaver]]
*[[Machtackle]]
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deszaras]]
}}
'''Wave 13:'''
*[[Victory Leo]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]]
*[[Hellbat]], [[Guyhawk]] and [[Drillhorn]]
*[[Jallguar]], [[Killbison]] and [[Leozack]]

Wave 7's kits are all made from red, white and blue plastic, wave 8's are red, grey and blue, and wave 13's are red, black and white. The smaller three [[Brainmaster]]s feature working Brain figures and can combine into [[Road Caesar]]; while the [[Breastforce]] can combine into [[Liokaiser]], they lack their [[Breast Animal]] partners. Victory Leo cannot combine with Star Saber, hence why Victory Saber gets a dedicated kit.
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==Beast Era==
{{main|Beast Wars Gum}}
==Car Robots==
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*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]]
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Super Fire Convoy]]
*[[X-Brawn|Wildride]]
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Speebreaker]]
*[[Prowl (RID)|Mach Alert]]

The ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Car Robots]]'' kits are non-transforming robot mode figurines, consisting of a solid grey body to which partially-colored translucent armor pieces are attached: red for for the two Primes, green for X-Brawn, blue for Side Burn and colorless for Prowl.
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==2009 series==
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'''Wave 1:''' (December 2009)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] (G1)
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] ([[Henkei! Henkei! (franchise)|Henkei]])
'''Wave 2:''' (November 2010)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]
}}
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'''Wave 3:''' (March 2011)
*[[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]]
*[[Godbomber]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
'''Wave 4:''' (2011)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]]
*[[Victory Leo]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
}}

Wave 1's figures are all made from red, white and blue plastic, wave 2's are blue, white and black, and wave 3's are red, blue and grey, with all the figures using a ''remarkable'' amount of stickers to make the characters look like themselves. Prowl, Jetfire, Starscream, Inferno and one of the Optimus Prime figures are designed after their ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]/[[Henkei! Henkei! (franchise)|Henkei! Henkei!]]/[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toys, while the remainder are based on their classic selves. Ginrai and Godbomber one-up their original ''Transformers Gum'' incarnations by being able to combine into God Ginrai.

==External links==
*[http://bowbowdaijin.blog96.fc2.com/ Japanese fan blog with complete gallery of classic Transformers Gum models]

[[Category: Candy toys]]
[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category: The Headmasters]]
[[Category: Henkei! Henkei!]]
[[Category: Merchandise]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise]]
[[Category: Super-God Masterforce]]
[[Category: Victory]]

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