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Machine Wars: Transformers

2005-06-02T14:29:35Z

64.198.233.56:

''Machine Wars'' was an awkward little line of Transformers released in 1997 as a Kay-Bee Toy Works exclusive. Apparently the line was an attempt to bring vehicular characters back into Transformers, but one must ask how effective this was, as almost no one knew about the line. As a result, only one wave of figures was produced, and memory of the line has mostly faded. <br>

== Wave One ==

'''Autobots'''
*[[Optimus Prime]] <br>
*[[Sandstorm]] <br>
*[[Hoist]] <br>
*[[Hubcap]] <br>
*[[Mirage]] <br>
*[[Prowl]] <br>

'''Decepticons'''
*[[Starscream]] <br>
*[[Soundwave]] <br>
*[[Megaplex]] <br>
*[[Megatron]] <br>
*[[Skywarp]] <br>
*[[Thundercracker]] <br>

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Transformers: Alternators

2005-06-02T14:28:03Z

64.198.233.56:

''Alternators'' are a line of Transformers based on actual cars from automobile manufacturers around the globe. It's basically an American import of the Japanese ''[[Binaltech]]'' line, with the important difference that ''Alternators'' have no metal parts like their Japanese brethren, dropping the price of a figure about $30. Fans tend to love ''Alternators'' for their attention to detail and their updating of 1980s characters in clever modern ways, but have distaste for the massive number of repaints/slight remolds to come out of the line, some molds having been used as much as three times already. <br>

Note: Since ''Alternators'' don't come out in waves so much as in groups of one-three roughly every season, they'll simply be listed in order of release without differentiation as to when that release happened.

*[[Smokescreen (Subaru Impreza WRC)]] <br>
*[[Sideswipe (Dodge Viper)]] <br>
*[[Silverstreak (Subaru Impreza WRX)]] <br>
*[[Autobot Hound (Jeep Wrangler)]] <br>
*[[Autobot Tracks (Chevy Corvette Z06)]] <br>
*[[Dead End (Dodge Viper)]] <br>
*[[Meister (Mazda RX-8)]] <br>
*[[Swindle (Jeep Wrangler)]] <br>
*[[Grimlock (Ford Mustang GT)]] <br>
*[[Windcharger (Honda S2000)]] <br>
*[[Battle Ravage (Chevy Corvette)]] <br>
*[[Shockblast (Mazda RX-8)]] <br>
*[[Wheeljack (Ford Mustang GT)]] <br>
*[[Decepticharge (Honda S2000)]] <br>
*[[Swerve (Chevy Corvette Z06)]] [NOT YET RELEASED] <br>
*[[Prowl (Acura RSX)]] [NOT YET RELEASED] <br>

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Toys

2005-06-02T14:16:40Z

64.198.233.56:

One of the things that makes the [[Transformers]] so incredible is the wide variety of toys. Complex transformations and classic characters make the toys one of the most memorable facets of the Transformers universe.

==American Toys==
*[[Toys: Generation 1]]<br>
*[[Toys: Generation 2]]<br>
*[[Toys: Beast Wars]]<br>
*[[Toys: Machine Wars]]<br>
*[[Toys: Beast Machines]]<br>
*[[Toys: Robots in Disguise]]<br>
*[[Toys: Armada]]<br>
*[[Toys: Energon]]<br>
*[[Toys: Cybertron]]<br>
*[[Toys: Universe]]<br>
*[[Toys: Alternators]] <br>
*[[Toys: Heroes of Cybertron]]<br>
*[[Toys: Go-Bots]]<br>
*[[Toys: 1-2-3 Transformers]]

==Japanese Toys==

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Machine Wars: Transformers

2005-06-02T14:15:28Z

64.198.233.56:

''Machine Wars'' was an awkward little line of Transformers released in 1997 as a Kay-Bee Toy Works exclusive. Apparently the line was an attempt to bring vehicular characters back into Transformers, but one must ask how effective this was, as almost no one knew about the line. As a result, only one wave of figures was produced, and memory of the line has mostly faded.

'''Autobots'''
*[[Optimus Prime]] <br>
*[[Sandstorm]] <br>
*[[Hoist]] <br>
*[[Hubcap]] <br>
*[[Mirage]] <br>
*[[Prowl]] <br>

'''Decepticons'''
*[[Starscream]] <br>
*[[Soundwave]] <br>
*[[Megaplex]] <br>
*[[Megatron]] <br>
*[[Skywarp]] <br>
*[[Thundercracker]] <br>

[[Category: Toys]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Toys

2005-06-02T14:09:21Z

64.198.233.56:

One of the things that makes the [[Transformers]] so incredible is the wide variety of toys. Complex transformations and classic characters make the toys one of the most memorable facets of the Transformers universe.

==American Toys==
*[[Toys: Generation 1]]<br>
*[[Toys: Generation 2]]<br>
*[[Toys: Beast Wars]]<br>
*[[Toys: Machine Wars]]<br>
*[[Toys: Beast Machines]]<br>
*[[Toys: Robots in Disguise]]<br>
*[[Toys: Armada]]<br>
*[[Toys: Energon]]<br>
*[[Toys: Cybertron]]<br>
*[[Toys: Universe]]<br>
*[[Toys: Heroes of Cybertron]]<br>
*[[Toys: Go-Bots]]<br>
*[[Toys: 1-2-3 Transformers]]

==Japanese Toys==

[[Category:Lists]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Toys

2005-06-02T14:08:14Z

64.198.233.56:

One of the things that makes the [[Transformers]] so incredible is the wide variety of toys. Complex transformations and classic characters make the toys one of the most memorable facets of the Transformers universe.

==American Toys==
*[[Generation 1]]<br>
*[[Generation 2]]<br>
*[[Beast Wars]]<br>
*[[Machine Wars]]<br>
*[[Beast Machines]]<br>
*[[Robots in Disguise]]<br>
*[[Armada]]<br>
*[[Energon]]<br>
*[[Cybertron]]<br>
*[[Universe]]<br>
*[[Heroes of Cybertron]]<br>
*[[Go-Bots]]<br>
*[[1-2-3 Transformers]]

==Japanese Toys==

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Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

2005-05-29T21:29:12Z

64.198.233.56:

''Energon'' was ''[[Armada]]'''s direct predecessor, and the first show since ''[[Beast Machines]]'' not to wholly reboot Transformers continuity. ''Energon'' took place ten years after the finale of ''[[Armada]]'', at the beginning of a new age of peace on Cybertron and Earth, which was not to last long. ''Energon'' featured the return of two major villians thought vanquished at the end of ''[[Armada]]'', Megatron and, impressively, Unicron, who, in ''[[Armada]]'', made his first incarnate appearance in American Transformers continuity since 1986. ''Energon'', like ''[[Armada]]'', was animated in Japan and dubbed for US conception. It was one of the first mass-market cartoons to employ cel-shaded animation, creating a fusion between the CGI of ''[[Beast Wars]]''/''Machines'' and the traditional animated look. Many fans found ''Energon'' an improvement over ''[[Armada]]'' in story and writing; still, the lack of English-written Transformer cartoons since ''[[Beast Machines]]'' indicates a trend of less-than-stellar dialogue that American audiences just has to put up with, a trend which seems to have no end in sight. <br>

==Season 1==
{{Template:Energon-Season 1}}

==Season 2==
{{Template:Energon-Season 2}}

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Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:10:20Z

64.198.233.56:

''Energon'' was ''[[Armada]]'''s direct predecessor, and the first show since ''[[Beast Machines]]'' not to wholly reboot Transformers continuity. ''Energon'' took place ten years after the finale of ''[[Armada]]'', at the beginning of a new age of peace on Cybertron and Earth, which was not to last long. ''Energon'' featured the return of two major villians thought vanquished at the end of ''[[Armada]]'', Megatron and, impressively, Unicron, who, in ''[[Armada]]'', made his first actual appearance in Transformers continuity since 1986. ''Energon'', like ''[[Armada]]'', was animated in Japan and dubbed for US conception. It was one of the first mass-market cartoons to employ cel-shaded animation, creating a fusion between the CGI of ''[[Beast Wars]]''/''Machines'' and the traditional animated look. Many fans found ''Energon'' an improvement over ''[[Armada]]'' in story and writing; still, the lack of English-written Transformer cartoons since ''[[Beast Machines]]'' indicates a trend of less-than-stellar dialogue that American audiences just has to put up with, a trend which seems to have no end in sight. <br>

==Season 1==
{{Template:Energon-Season 1}}

==Season 2==
{{Template:Energon-Season 2}}

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Transformers: Armada (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:08:51Z

64.198.233.56:

''Armada'' was the first Transformers show to be co-developed in the United States and Japan; however, it was animated and aired in Japan first, and was dubbed for US markets. ''Armada'' added to the Transformers mythology the notion of Minicons, a tiny (human-sized) race of Transformers that, when "powerlinked" to their larger brethren, would unleash a floodgate of energy. Because of the great potential for their exploitation, the Minicons attempted to abstain from the Autobot/Decepticon war and fled Cybertron, crashing several of their ships on or near Earth. When they're accidentally reactivated in 2002 by several clumsy teenagers, a beacon alerts both Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron, who track them here and begin their battle again. ''Armada'' was plagued with translation errors, particularly the misnaming of characters, and as far as writing quality it was not nearly up to the standards ''[[Beast Wars]]'' had set six years before, often containing juvenile dialog and stock science-fiction plots. Still, after the failure of ''[[Beast Machines]]'' and the greatly unoriginal ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'', many welcomed the freshness of ''Armada'', as well as the new features it brought to both the Transformers toyline and its greater story as a whole.

==Season 1==
{{Template:Armada-Season 1}}

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:08:18Z

64.198.233.56:

''Robots in Disguise'' was the first dubbed Transformers show a US audience had ever received. It aired in the two-year gap between ''[[Beast Machines]]'' and ''[[Armada]]''. The premise was wholly unoriginal; it took the same set-up as the original cartoon series and made a few minor alterations (such as Megatron being a Predacon, not a Decepticon). One notable difference in ''Robots in Disguise'', though, was the profusion of humor, especially in the fan-beloved character of Skybite. ''Robots in Disguise'' was a dub of the Japanese series ''[[Car Robots]]'', which had aired in Japan while ''[[Beast Machines]]'' finished its run in the United States. The dub quality tended to be poor, as did, usually, the quality of writing/translation. Ultimately, ''Robots in Disguise'' is a fairly forgettable Transformers series, especially as it added little new to Transformers mythology; however, Skybite's limmericks shall live on in the mind of many a fan.

==Season 1==
{{Template:Robots in Disguise-Season 1}}

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Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:07:29Z

64.198.233.56:

By more forgiving Transfans, ''Beast Machines'' is remembered as the series which tried to tackle a heavy philosophical concept--what it meant to live in an increasingly technological society--and didn't always suceed. Many fans, however, are not so forgiving, and recall with hatred the "hippie" agenda of this follow-up to ''[[Beast Wars]]'', going so far as to send story editor Bob Skir death threats, causing him to cancel a convention appearance in 2000. ''Beast Machines'' followed the adventures of the core ''Beast Wars'' cast upon their return home to Cybertron; there, Optimus Primal and his crew find that the whole planet has been made mindless slaves of Megatron, who somehow escaped his captivity (seen at the close of ''[[Beast Wars]]''). Throughout ''Beast Machines''' two seasons, Primal and his fellow Maximals learn to balance their technological side with a newly-retconned biological aspect, eventually turning Cybertron into an organic paradise. Like ''[[Beast Wars]]'', ''Beast Machines'' was fully CGI; unlike ''[[Beast Wars]]'', the show did not go over well. Hasbro's next foray into animation, perhaps as an effort to recover, would be to bring over a year-old Japanese show for consumption in the US, until a new story could be concocted.

==Season 1==
{{Template:Beast Machines-Season 1}}

==Season 2: Battle for the Spark==
{{Template:Beast Machines-Season 2}}

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Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:06:34Z

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This early 1990s series posesses more or less the same episode list as its [[Generation 1]] predecessor. Many old episodes were re-aired to promote the Generation 2 toyline; primarily this were from seasons one and two, though the odd third season show did slip in (curious, since the G2 toyline contained zero post-movie characters). The only substaintial differences were made in order to "update" the show; a new CGI intro featuring Optimus Prime battling a purple (G2-colored) Ramjet replaced the traditional cel-animated intro, and an intrusive and sound-smothering CGI device known as the "cybernet space cube" was added in an attempt to make cuts and other scene transitions seem cooler. This lackluster attempt at a G1 update is generally reviled by fans, and did not have anything like the staying power of its predecessor.

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Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:06:18Z

64.198.233.56:

This early 1990s series posesses more or less the same episode list as its [[Generation One]] predecessor. Many old episodes were re-aired to promote the Generation 2 toyline; primarily this were from seasons one and two, though the odd third season show did slip in (curious, since the G2 toyline contained zero post-movie characters). The only substaintial differences were made in order to "update" the show; a new CGI intro featuring Optimus Prime battling a purple (G2-colored) Ramjet replaced the traditional cel-animated intro, and an intrusive and sound-smothering CGI device known as the "cybernet space cube" was added in an attempt to make cuts and other scene transitions seem cooler. This lackluster attempt at a G1 update is generally reviled by fans, and did not have anything like the staying power of its predecessor.

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Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:05:31Z

64.198.233.56:

At the time of writing, little is known about the next Transformers animated series, ''Cybertron''. In some mysterious way it is connected to the ''[[Armada]]''-''[[Energon]]'' continuity, but the series begins as though it is another continuity reboot. It has already begun airing in Japan under the title ''[[Galaxy Force]]'', and will premiere in the United States in July 2005.

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Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:04:47Z

64.198.233.56:

At the time of writing, little is known about the next Transformers animated series, ''Cybertron''. In some mysterious way it is connected to the ''Armada''-''Energon'' continuity, but the series begins as though it is another continuity reboot. It has already begun airing in Japan under the title ''Galaxy Force'', and will premiere in the United States in July 2005.

[[Category: TV Series]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:02:18Z

64.198.233.56:

''Energon'' was ''Armada'''s direct predecessor, and the first show since ''Beast Machines'' not to wholly reboot Transformers continuity. Energon took place ten years after the finale of ''Armada'', at the beginning of a new age of peace on Cybertron and Earth, which was not to last long. Energon featured the return of two major villians thought vanquished at the end of Armada, Megatron and, impressively, Unicron, who, in ''Armada'', made his first actual appearance in Transformers continuity since 1986. ''Energon'', like ''Armada'', was animated in Japan and dubbed for US conception. It was one of the first mass-market cartoons to employ cel-shaded animation, creating a fusion between the CGI of ''Beast Wars''/''Machines'' and the traditional animated look. Many fans found ''Energon'' an improvement over ''Armada'' in story and writing; still, the lack of English-written Transformer cartoons since ''Beast Machines'' indicates a trend of less-than-stellar dialogue that American audiences just has to put up with, a trend which seems to have no end in sight. <br>

==Season 1==
{{Template:Energon-Season 1}}

==Season 2==
{{Template:Energon-Season 2}}

[[Category: TV Series]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:01:57Z

64.198.233.56:

''Energon'' was ''Armada'''s direct predecessor, and the first show since ''Beast Machines'' not to wholly reboot Transformers continuity. Energon took place ten years after the finale of ''Armada'', at the beginning of a new age of peace on Cybertron and Earth, which was not to last long. Energon featured the return of two major villians thought vanquished at the end of Armada, Megatron and, impressively, Unicron, who, in ''Armada'', made his first actual appearance in Transformers continuity since 1986. ''Energon'', like ''Armada'', was animated in Japan and dubbed for US conception. It was one of the first mass-market cartoons to employ cel-shaded animation, creating a fusion between the CGI of ''Beast Wars''/''Machines'' and the traditional animated look. Many fans found ''Energon'' an improvement over ''Armada'' in story and writing; still, the lack of English-written Transformer cartoons since ''Beast Machines'' indicates a trend of less-than-stellar dialogue that American audiences just has to put up with, a trend which seems to have no end in sight. <br>

==Season 1==
{{Template:Energon-Season 1}}

==Season 2==
{{Template:Energon-Season 2}}<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

2005-05-29T18:01:35Z

64.198.233.56:

''Energon'' was ''Armada'''s direct predecessor, and the first show since ''Beast Machines'' not to wholly reboot Transformers continuity. Energon took place ten years after the finale of ''Armada'', at the beginning of a new age of peace on Cybertron and Earth, which was not to last long. Energon featured the return of two major villians thought vanquished at the end of Armada, Megatron and, impressively, Unicron, who, in ''Armada'', made his first actual appearance in Transformers continuity since 1986. ''Energon'', like ''Armada'', was animated in Japan and dubbed for US conception. It was one of the first mass-market cartoons to employ cel-shaded animation, creating a fusion between the CGI of ''Beast Wars''/''Machines'' and the traditional animated look. Many fans found ''Energon'' an improvement over ''Armada'' in story and writing; still, the lack of English-written Transformer cartoons since ''Beast Machines'' indicates a trend of less-than-stellar dialogue that American audiences just has to put up with, a trend which seems to have no end in sight. <br>

==Season 1==
{{Template:Energon-Season 1}} <br>

==Season 2==
{{Template:Energon-Season2}}<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

2005-05-29T17:38:14Z

64.198.233.56:

''Energon'' was ''Armada'''s direct predecessor, and the first show since ''Beast Machines'' not to wholly reboot Transformers continuity. Energon took place ten years after the finale of ''Armada'', at the beginning of a new age of peace on Cybertron and Earth, which was not to last long. Energon featured the return of two major villians thought vanquished at the end of Armada, Megatron and, impressively, Unicron, who, in ''Armada'', made his first actual appearance in Transformers continuity since 1986. ''Energon'', like ''Armada'', was animated in Japan and dubbed for US conception. It was one of the first mass-market cartoons to employ cel-shaded animation, creating a fusion between the CGI of ''Beast Wars''/''Machines'' and the traditional animated look. Many fans found ''Energon'' an improvement over ''Armada'' in story and writing; still, the lack of English-written Transformer cartoons since ''Beast Machines'' indicates a trend of less-than-stellar dialogue that American audiences just has to put up with, a trend which seems to have no end in sight.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Transformers: Armada (cartoon)

2005-05-29T17:31:38Z

64.198.233.56:

''Armada'' was the first Transformers show to be co-developed in the United States and Japan; however, it was animated and aired in Japan first, and was dubbed for US markets. ''Armada'' added to the Transformers mythology the notion of Minicons, a tiny (human-sized) race of Transformers that, when "powerlinked" to their larger brethren, would unleash a floodgate of energy. Because of the great potential for their exploitation, the Minicons attempted to abstain from the Autobot/Decepticon war and fled Cybertron, crashing several of their ships on or near Earth. When they're accidentally reactivated in 2002 by several clumsy teenagers, a beacon alerts both Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron, who track them here and begin their battle again. ''Armada'' was plagued with translation errors, particularly the misnaming of characters, and as far as writing quality it was not nearly up to the standards ''Beast Wars'' had set six years before, often containing juvenile dialog and stock science-fiction plots. Still, after the failure of ''Beast Machines'' and the greatly unoriginal ''Robots in Disguise'', many welcomed the freshness of ''Armada'', as well as the new features it brought to both the Transformers toyline and its greater story as a whole.

==Season 1==
{{Template:Armada-Season 1}}

[[Category:TV Series]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)

2005-05-29T04:55:22Z

64.198.233.56:

''Robots in Disguise'' was the first dubbed Transformers show a US audience had ever received. It aired in the two-year gap between ''Beast Machines'' and ''Armada''. The premise was wholly unoriginal; it took the same set-up as the original cartoon series and made a few minor alterations (such as Megatron being a Predacon, not a Decepticon). One notable difference in ''Robots in Disguise'', though, was the profusion of humor, especially in the fan-beloved character of Skybite. ''Robots in Disguise'' was a dub of the Japanese series ''Car Robots'', which had aired in Japan while ''Beast Machines'' finished its run in the United States. The dub quality tended to be poor, as did, usually, the quality of writing/translation. Ultimately, ''Robots in Disguise'' is a fairly forgettable Transformers series, especially as it added little new to Transformers mythology; however, Skybite's limmericks shall live on in the mind of many a fan.

==Season 1==
{{Template:Robots in Disguise-Season 1}}

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Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)

2005-05-29T04:47:46Z

64.198.233.56:

By more forgiving Transfans, ''Beast Machines'' is remembered as the series which tried to tackle a heavy philosophical concept--what it meant to live in an increasingly technological society--and didn't always suceed. Many fans, however, are not so forgiving, and recall with hatred the "hippie" agenda of this follow-up to ''Beast Wars'', going so far as to send story editor Bob Skir death threats, causing him to cancel a convention appearance in 2000. ''Beast Machines'' followed the adventures of the core ''Beast Wars'' cast upon their return home to Cybertron; there, Optimus Primal and his crew find that the whole planet has been made mindless slaves of Megatron, who somehow escaped his captivity (seen at the close of ''Beast Wars''). Throughout ''Beast Machines''' two seasons, Primal and his fellow Maximals learn to balance their technological side with a newly-retconned biological aspect, eventually turning Cybertron into an organic paradise. Like ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'' was fully CGI; unlike ''Beast Wars'', the show did not go over well. Hasbro's next foray into animation, perhaps as an effort to recover, would be to bring over a year-old Japanese show for consumption in the US, until a new story could be concocted.

==Season 1==
{{Template:Beast Machines-Season 1}}

==Season 2: Battle for the Spark==
{{Template:Beast Machines-Season 2}}

[[Category:TV Series]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)

2005-05-29T04:40:28Z

64.198.233.56:

Though reviled by many Transfans when it first hit the airwaves in 1996, the wholly-CGI ''Beast Wars'' is now considered by many to be the critical pinnacle of Transformers storytelling. The series opens at an unspecified time and place, where two warring factions of robots have crashed on a strange planet populated by animals like those on Earth. What began as a fairly unassuming adventure cartoon, though, quickly transformed into something more. By the end of the first season's 26 episodes, viewers had been treated to a number of classical Transformers references, such as [[Unicron]] and even the reapperance of Starscream, last seen as a ghost in the third season of the original cartoon. These homages, though, would not prepare viewers for the onslaught of continuity and complex, even philosophically deep science-fiction storytelling that the final two seasons of ''Beast Wars'' were to bring. So captivating was the scope and depth of this series' stories that many followers paled in comparison.

==Season 1==
{{Template:Beast Wars-Season 1}}

==Season 2==
{{Template:Beast Wars-Season 2}}

==Season 3==
{{Template:Beast Wars-Season 3}}

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Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)

2005-05-29T04:39:46Z

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Though reviled by many Transfans when it first hit the airwaves in 1996, the wholly-CGI ''Beast Wars'' is now considered by many to be the critical pinnacle of Transformers storytelling. The series opens at an unspecified time and place, where two warring factions of robots have crashed on a strange planet populated by animals like those on Earth. What began as a fairly unassuming adventure cartoon, though, quickly transformed into something more. By the end of the first season's 26 episodes, viewers had been treated to a number of classical Transformers references, such as [[Unicron]] and even the reapperance of Starscream, last scene as a ghost in the third season of the original cartoon. These homages, though, would not prepare viewers for the onslaught of continuity and complex, even philosophically deep science-fiction storytelling that the final two seasons of ''Beast Wars'' were to bring. So captivating was the scope and depth of this series' stories that many followers paled in comparison.

==Season 1==
{{Template:Beast Wars-Season 1}}

==Season 2==
{{Template:Beast Wars-Season 2}}

==Season 3==
{{Template:Beast Wars-Season 3}}

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The Transformers (cartoon)

2005-05-29T04:33:49Z

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Chances are that if someone's talking about Transformers, they're talking about this cartoon series. More than any other of the many media which Transformers have invaded in the past 20+ years, it is the original cartoon (1984-1987) which captured the imagination of children and children-at-heart worldwide. This cartoon set up the basic story of Transformers that all other incarnations were to follow: two warring factions of robots on the planet Cybertron leave in search of resources. The factions crash-land on Earth and, millions of years later, begin their battle anew in Reagan-era America and across the globe. Through its 97-episode run this series took viewers to many strange places and times: the alien Cybertron, the Earth's prehistoric past, the Earth's then-future of 2005, the ''Metropolis''-like society of Nebulos, and more. And although not the best-written or drawn cartoon to ever air, its capacity to stimulate viewers with a concept never seen before is, some might argue, unsurpassed in the world of animation.
==Season 1==
{{Template:Generation 1-Season 1}}

==Season 2==
{{Template:Generation 1-Season 2}}

==Season 3==
{{Template:Generation 1-Season 3}}

==Season 4==
{{Template:Generation 1-Season 4}}

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Devil's Due Press

2005-05-29T04:24:17Z

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Devil's Due, formerly an in-house arm of Image Comics, broke off on its own in 2003. Devil's Due is primarily known for its relaunch of the G.I. Joe comic book series in 2001, which, while not generating as much interest as the similarly-timed Transformers relaunch, still reinvigorated the property in the eyes of many comic book readers. Of course it was only a matter of time before these two licensing giants of the 1980s, now in the hands of independent pubslishers, met, and in fact an early set of crossover posters (in G.I. Joe #3 and Dreamwave's Transformers #2) proved a harbinger of a larger crossover enterprise. Both Devil's Due and Dreamwave produced two series of crossovers, though for financial reasons Dreamwave's second series only managed to get out a single issue. While Dreamwave's crossovers often tried to reimagine both properties in some unique way, Devil's Due took a more straightforward approach, taking up the question of what would happen if the regular stories of G.I. Joe and the Transformers just happened to intersect. While not garnering as much critical or popular attention as their Dreamwave counterparts, these two series still brought to life a number of meetings previously only dreamed about; as well, Vol. 2 introduced Transformers fans to the art of E.J. Su, who would be IDW's first artistic appointment when they received the Transformers license in mid-2005.
*[[G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 1]] <br>
*[[G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 2]]

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Devil's Due Press

2005-05-29T04:24:01Z

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Devil's Due, formerly an in-house arm of Image Comics, broke off on its own in 2003. Devil's Due is primarily known for its relaunch of the G.I. Joe comic book series in 2001, which, while not generating as much interest as the similarly-timed Transformers relaunch, still reinvigorated the property in the eyes of many comic book readers. Of course it was only a matter of time before these two licensing giants of the 1980s, now in the hands of independent pubslishers, met, and in fact an early set of crossover posters (in G.I. Joe #3 and Dreamwave's Transformers #2) proved a harbinger of a larger crossover enterprise. Both Devil's Due and Dreamwave produced two series of crossovers, though for financial reasons Dreamwave's second series only managed to get out a single issue. While Dreamwave's crossovers often tried to reimagine both properties in some unique way, Devil's Due took a more straightforward approach, taking up the question of what would happen if the regular stories of G.I. Joe and the Transformers just happened to intersect. While not garnering as much critical or popular attention as their Dreamwave counterparts, these two series still brought to life a number of meetings previously only dreamed about; as well, Vol. 2 introduced Transformers fans to the art of E.J. Su, who would be IDW's first artistic appointment when they received the Transformers license in mid-2005.
*[[
G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 1]] <br>
*[[G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 2]]

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Dreamwave Productions

2005-05-29T04:15:06Z

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Dreamwave was a fairly unknown independant comic book publisher when it received the Transformers license in 2001. For a time, there was gigantic buzz surrounding Dreamwave's relaunch of the Generation 1 title, even pushing it past Marvel and DC's top titles. Many comic book fans had been away from Transformers for a long time and were overjoyed to see highly detailed manga-style art driving a childhood favorite. Dreamwave published a good deal of Transformers books, including many varied miniseries, before capitulating to the notoriously fickle comic-buying public. At the very end of 2004, Dreamwave declared bankruptcy, and there were no Transformers comics to be had for more than half of 2005.

*[[First Miniseries]] <br>
*[[Second Miniseries]] <br>
*[[G1 Ongoing]] <br>
*[[Armada (comics)]] <br>
*[[Energon (comics)]] <br>
*[[The War Within]] <br>
*[[Micromasters (comics)]] <br>
*[[More than Meets the Eye]] <br>
*[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 1]] <br>
*[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2]] <br>

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Marvel Comics

2005-05-29T04:14:35Z

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It is a little-known fact that, despite the 80s cartoon being the most recognizable bit of Transformers media, the Marvel comic actually came first. One of the twin titans of the comic-book industry, Marvel published to date the longest run of consecutive Transformer comics, from 1984-1990, and picked up again for a year of "Generation 2" in 1992. Marvel's run is notorious for its wildly variable quality, with a high point generally considered to be Simon Furman's run on the last 1/3 of the US series, and a low point the story arcs roughly between issues #20 and #40, which pushed suspension of disbelief to a new height ("Carwash of Doom" is the most oft-cited example). Artistic quality never approached the standards of Dreamwave's later books. Still, the Marvel issues provide a major topic of conversation for the Transfan--often because of their lackluster quality.

*[[The Original Series]] <br>
*[[Generation 2 (comics)]] <br>
*[[Headmasters (comics)]] <br>
*[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]] <br>
*[[The Marvel Universe]]

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Comics

2005-05-29T04:14:02Z

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A variety of comic book companies have tackled the Transformers license in its 20+ years of life, from one of the "big two" to several of the larger independent companies of the early 21st century. Below is information on each series organized primarily by its publisher.

*[[Marvel]]<br>
*[[Marvel UK]] <br>
*[[Dreamwave]]<br>
*[[IDW]]<br>
*[[Other]]

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Marvel Comics

2005-05-29T04:13:05Z

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It is a little-known fact that, despite the 80s cartoon being the most recognizable bit of Transformers media, the Marvel comic actually came first. One of the twin titans of the comic-book industry, Marvel published to date the longest run of consecutive Transformer comics, from 1984-1990, and picked up again for a year of "Generation 2" in 1992. Marvel's run is notorious for its wildly variable quality, with a high point generally considered to be Simon Furman's run on the last 1/3 of the US series, and a low point the story arcs roughly between issues #20 and #40, which pushed suspension of disbelief to a new height ("Carwash of Doom" is the most oft-cited example). Artistic quality never approached the standards of Dreamwave's later books. Still, the Marvel issues provide a major topic of conversation for the Transfan--often because of their lackluster quality.

[[The Original Series]] <br>
[[Generation 2 (comics)]] <br>
[[Headmasters (comics)]] <br>
[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]] <br>
[[The Marvel Universe]]

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Dreamwave Productions

2005-05-29T04:05:48Z

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Dreamwave was a fairly unknown independant comic book publisher when it received the Transformers license in 2001. For a time, there was gigantic buzz surrounding Dreamwave's relaunch of the Generation 1 title, even pushing it past Marvel and DC's top titles. Many comic book fans had been away from Transformers for a long time and were overjoyed to see highly detailed manga-style art driving a childhood favorite. Dreamwave published a good deal of Transformers books, including many varied miniseries, before capitulating to the notoriously fickle comic-buying public. At the very end of 2004, Dreamwave declared bankruptcy, and there were no Transformers comics to be had for more than half of 2005.

[[First Miniseries]] <br>
[[Second Miniseries]] <br>
[[G1 Ongoing]] <br>
[[Armada (comics)]] <br>
[[Energon (comics)]] <br>
[[The War Within]] <br>
[[Micromasters (comics)]] <br>
[[More than Meets the Eye]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 1]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2]] <br>

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Dreamwave Productions

2005-05-29T04:01:01Z

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[[First Miniseries]] <br>
[[Second Miniseries]] <br>
[[G1 Ongoing]] <br>
[[Armada (comics)]] <br>
[[Energon (comics)]] <br>
[[The War Within]] <br>
[[Micromasters (comics)]] <br>
[[More than Meets the Eye]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 1]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2]] <br>

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Dreamwave Productions

2005-05-29T03:59:26Z

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[[First Miniseries]] <br>
[[Second Miniseries]] <br>
[[G1 Ongoing]] <br>
[[Comics: Armada]] <br>
[[Comics: Energon]] <br>
[[The War Within]] <br>
[[Comics: Micromasters]] <br>
[[More than Meets the Eye]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 1]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2]] <br>

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Dreamwave Productions

2005-05-29T03:53:00Z

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[[First Miniseries]] <br>
[[Second Miniseries]] <br>
[[G1 Ongoing]] <br>
[[Armada (comics)]] <br>
[[Energon]] <br>
[[The War Within]] <br>
[[Micromasters]] <br>
[[More than Meets the Eye]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 1]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2]] <br>

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Dreamwave Productions

2005-05-29T03:52:22Z

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[[First Miniseries]] <br>
[[Second Miniseries]] <br>
[[G1 Ongoing]] <br>
[[Armada]] <br>
[[Energon]] <br>
[[The War Within]] <br>
[[Micromasters]] <br>
[[More than Meets the Eye]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 1]] <br>
[[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2]] <br>

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IDW Publishing

2005-05-29T03:41:26Z

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In May 2005 it was announced that independent comic publisher IDW would be the next company to play with the Transformers license, following the financial collapse of their predecessor, Dreamwave, at the tail-end of 2004. Right now little is known about the company's plans. The flagship title will be a rebooted G1 continuity written by longtime Transformers scribe Simon Furman, with art by E.J. Su (who's previously worked on G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 2 for Devil's Due). The first story arc will be entitled "Infiltration" and will play up the fact that Transformers are literally "robots in disguise." Issue #0 will hit at the end of October 2005, with #1 following in January 2006. "Infiltration" will be a six-issue story arc. In interviews, Furman has strongly hinted that a Beast Wars title will shortly follow as well, to mark this offshoot's tenth anniversary.

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Comics

2005-05-29T03:34:06Z

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A variety of comic book companies have tackled the Transformers license in its 20+ years of life, from one of the "big two" to several of the larger independent companies of the early 21st century. Below is information on each series organized primarily by its publisher.

[[Marvel]] <br>
[[Dreamwave]] <br>
[[IDW]] <br>
[[Other]] <br><div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Comics

2005-05-29T03:32:44Z

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[[Marvel]] <br>
[[Dreamwave]] <br>
[[IDW]] <br>
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Comics

2005-05-29T03:31:53Z

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[[Link title]]Marvel <br>
[[Link title]]Dreamwave <br>
[[Link title]]IDW <br>
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Comics

2005-05-29T03:29:56Z

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[[Link title]]Marvel
[[Link title]]Dreamwave
[[Link title]]IDW
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Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)

2005-05-29T03:28:16Z

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This early 1990s series posesses more or less the same episode list as its G1 predecessor. Many old episodes were re-aired to promote the Generation 2 toyline; primarily this were from seasons one and two, though the odd third season show did slip in (curious, since the G2 toyline contained zero post-movie characters). The only substaintial differences were made in order to "update" the show; a new CGI intro featuring Optimus Prime battling a purple (G2-colored) Ramjet replaced the traditional cel-animated intro, and an intrusive and sound-smothering CGI device known as the "cybernet space cube" was added in an attempt to make cuts and other scene transitions seem cooler. This lackluster attempt at a G1 update is generally reviled by fans, and did not have anything like the staying power of its predecessor.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)

2005-05-29T03:25:23Z

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This early 1990s series posesses more or less the same episode list as its G1 predecessor. Many old episodes were re-aired to promote the Generation 2 toyline; primarily this were from seasons one and two, though the odd third season show did slip in (curious, since the G2 toyline contained zero post-movie characters). The only substaintial differences were made in order to "update" the show; a new CGI intro featuring Optimus Prime battling a purple (G2-colored) Ramjet replaced the traditional cel-animated intro, and an intrusive and sound-smothering CGI device known as the "cyber-space cube" was added in an attempt to make cuts and other scene transitions seem cooler. This lackluster attempt at a G1 update is generally reviled by fans, and did not have anything like the staying power of its predecessor.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>