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Shellformer

2008-06-11T01:06:45Z

68.111.80.234: /* Notable shellformers */

{{disambig2|toys that have lots of kibble|toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold|Shelfwarmer}}
[[Image:Shellformer.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The robot is the prize inside. No refunds.]]
A '''shellformer''' is a fandom term for a [[toy|Transformer toy]] that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside. Literally, one mode (almost always the [[alternate mode]]) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts. This term is often used derisively.

{{Note|DON'T confuse the shellformers with the [[Pretenders]].}}
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== Notable shellformers ==
[[Image:Bigconvoy_shell.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The weather is too hot, so I take off my woolly fur coat.]]
* [[Big Convoy]]
* [[Break]]
* [[Side Burn]]
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]
* [[Megatron (G1) toys|Classics Megatron]]
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]

''See also: [[Kibble]]''

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Shellformer

2008-06-11T01:04:39Z

68.111.80.234: /* Notable shellformers */

{{disambig2|toys that have lots of kibble|toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold|Shelfwarmer}}
[[Image:Shellformer.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The robot is the prize inside. No refunds.]]
A '''shellformer''' is a fandom term for a [[toy|Transformer toy]] that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside. Literally, one mode (almost always the [[alternate mode]]) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts. This term is often used derisively.

{{Note|DON'T confuse the shellformers with the [[Pretenders]].}}
{{-}}
== Notable shellformers ==
[[Image:Bigconvoy_shell.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The weather is too hot, so I take off my woolly fur coat.]]
* [[Big Convoy]]
* [[Break]]
* [[Side Burn]]
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]
* [[Megatron (G1) toys|Classics Megatron]]
* [[Scourge (G1)|Titanium Scourge]]

''See also: [[Kibble]]''

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Payload (Movie)

2008-05-04T08:57:56Z

68.111.80.234: /* Transformers (2007) */

{{disambig3|Payload}}

:''Payload is a [[Decepticon]] and a type of mass-produced drone in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Payload-gamedrone.jpg|thumb|right|250px|SWAT? Maybe more like SMITE.]]

Transforming into an exceptionally fast and powerful armored truck, '''Payload''' is the one the Decepticons rely on to procure the money and energy they need to function on Earth. Whatever they need, whereever they need it, in their quest for the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]] it's Payload's job to get it to them, even if he has to smash right through Autobot lines to do it.

Both the Autobot and Decepticon armies make use of drones based on his design, which are heavily-armored, brutal melee fighters.

Sometimes there are lots of him.

On both sides.

==Fiction==
===''Prime Directives'' prequel comic===
Payload was one of the Decepticons who took part in the Battle of Tyger Pax. He was also with [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] during the interrogation of the surviving Autobot defenders. {{storylink|Prime Directives issue 1}}

===''Battle For the Allspark'' online game===
[[Image:Payload head.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Payload units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom)]]

Payload units of both sides have a strong defense, good attack, but poor speed. They are differentiated by little more than the make of their noggins; Autobot versions use a facemask-with-optics model, while Decepticons have a circular lens-face.

===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
Payloads show up in [[Mission City]] to put the hurt on both Autobot and Decepticon alike. Their primary attack is an unstoppable running charge that can send even the likes of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] reeling. The only way to break them out of this attack is to nail them with a thrown object or melee attack when they briefly pause between charges.

Payloads also appear in the bonus [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] levels on both sides.

Aside from the aforementioned head differences, Decepticon Payloads are dark blue, while the Autobot versions are silver-white.

===Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons===
Payload's body frame has been shown in numerous forms: his Armored Truck mode, the Peace Van, the Moving Truck, the School Bus, the Ice Cream Truck, the Death Truck, the Funky Bus, the SWAT Van & the Prison Bus. Certain forms have either the Autobot head or the Decepticon head, but which game is unimportant; the same vehicle has the same head in both games.

===Titan Magazines===

In a timeline where the Decepticons won, Payload units are used in the occupation of Earth. They have no personality or higher consciousness, their dialogue being things like "Classification: Autobot. Identifying...".

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] smashes them real good. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Payload''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-17'''

: Payload transforms into a [http://www.alpineco.com/armored/swat/Bulldog2.html Bulldog II Armored Truck] model based on the Decepticon-drone coloration and face type. In robot mode, his midsection has a large push-out grabber-claw that extends waaaaaaaaaaaaay far out. However, in order to do this, the claw-shaft sticks far out of his back in robot mode, making posing and display in narrow spaces difficult. It also makes him hard to balance.

: Several pieces on Payload tend to pop off easily: his brush guard, midriff-plate/claw-center, and even his upper shoulder/head assembly. The mold was later retooled to include larger pegs for the shoulder/head assembly and an added tab on the brushguard, to connect to the new slot in the claw plunger. While this was intended to give the pieces a better fit, it actually puts more pressure on the parts and causes them to pop off even easier. The chest piece, however, fits fairly well on either version but is still easy to remove.

: Payload's toy is very different from his video game version. Also, Payload has a tendency to [[shelfwarmer|sit on shelves]] for weeks, with some examples of end displays filled completely with Payload figures.

==Merchandise==
* '''Payload''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)

: In the [[3D Battle Card Game|Transformers 3D Battle Card Game]], the Payload is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a SWAT truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. He uses the same piece layout as [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], though his lens-head peeking up over the back end of his vehicle mode looks less doofy than Ratchet's does.

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersgame.com/battle/index.html ''Battle For the Allspark'' online game]

* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Drones]]
[[Category: Mass-produced Transformers]]
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Shelfwarmer

2008-05-04T08:56:08Z

68.111.80.234: /* Examples */

{{disambig2|toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold|toys that have lots of [[kibble]]|Shellformer}}

'''Shelfwarmer''' is a colloquial term for a toy that either fails to sell well or is over-produced, leaving residual quantities on store shelves for months or even years after its original release, generally far in excess of other toys from the same waves.

The term is doubtless a reference to the theoretical lessening of potential heat rejection from a shelving unit covered with a layer of packaged products, as compared with a bare shelving unit. In other words, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], it's a joke. Alternately, it could be based on the sports term '''benchwarmer''', referring to an athlete who very rarely enters the field of play, spending most of his time (you guessed it) warming the benches.

A related term is '''pegwarmer''', used to refer to toys packaged on cards (which thereby hang on pegs), rather than in boxes.

On occasion, a toy that's considered rare and hard to find in the USA can very well end up as a shelfwarmer in other countries. Usually, this is due to the toy being only shipped to US stores in limited quantities, oftentimes even [[shortpacking|shortpacked]], whereas European stores get those toys in solid cases (as in, cases only containing multiples of nothing but the same one or two toys).

==Examples==
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Alternators Smokescreen]]
* [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s
* [[Wedge]]
;Beast Era franchise
* [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] in the UK
* [[Injector]]
* [[Jawbreaker]] in the UK
* [[Primal Prime]] in Taiwan. ''No, Really.''
* [[Transquito]]
* [[Prowl II|Transmetal 2 Prowl]] in the UK
* [[Scavenger (BW)|Transmetal Scavenger]]
;Energon franchise
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|''Energon'' Ironhide]]
* [[Offshoot (Energon)|''Energon'' Offshoot]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|''Energon'' Ultra Magnus]] in the UK
;Cybertron franchise
* [[Mudflap]]
* [[Vector Prime]] in Taiwan
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Quickmix]] in Taiwan 
;Classic franchise
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
;Movie franchise
* All [[Real Gear Robots]] in Canada
* [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|''Movie'' Bonecrusher]] in Germany and Canada
* [[Swindle (Movie)|''Movie'' Swindle]] in Germany, Canada and New Zealand
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Protoform Optimus Prime]]
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Protoform Starscream]]
* [[Payload (Movie)|''Movie'' Payload]], affectionately renamed by some fans as Pegload.

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Shelfwarmer

2008-05-04T08:55:30Z

68.111.80.234: /* Examples */

{{disambig2|toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold|toys that have lots of [[kibble]]|Shellformer}}

'''Shelfwarmer''' is a colloquial term for a toy that either fails to sell well or is over-produced, leaving residual quantities on store shelves for months or even years after its original release, generally far in excess of other toys from the same waves.

The term is doubtless a reference to the theoretical lessening of potential heat rejection from a shelving unit covered with a layer of packaged products, as compared with a bare shelving unit. In other words, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], it's a joke. Alternately, it could be based on the sports term '''benchwarmer''', referring to an athlete who very rarely enters the field of play, spending most of his time (you guessed it) warming the benches.

A related term is '''pegwarmer''', used to refer to toys packaged on cards (which thereby hang on pegs), rather than in boxes.

On occasion, a toy that's considered rare and hard to find in the USA can very well end up as a shelfwarmer in other countries. Usually, this is due to the toy being only shipped to US stores in limited quantities, oftentimes even [[shortpacking|shortpacked]], whereas European stores get those toys in solid cases (as in, cases only containing multiples of nothing but the same one or two toys).

==Examples==
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Alternators Smokescreen]]
* [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s
* [[Wedge]]
;Beast Era franchise
* [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] in the UK
* [[Injector]]
* [[Jawbreaker]] in the UK
* [[Primal Prime]] in Taiwan. ''No, Really.''
* [[Transquito]]
* [[Prowl II|Transmetal 2 Prowl]] in the UK
* [[Scavenger (BW)|Transmetal Scavenger]]
;Energon franchise
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|''Energon'' Ironhide]]
* [[Offshoot (Energon)|''Energon'' Offshoot]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|''Energon'' Ultra Magnus]] in the UK
;Cybertron franchise
* [[Mudflap]]
* [[Vector Prime]] in Taiwan
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Quickmix]] in Taiwan 
;Classic franchise
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
;Movie franchise
* All [[Real Gear Robots]] in Canada
* [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|''Movie'' Bonecrusher]] in Germany and Canada
* [[Swindle (Movie)|''Movie'' Swindle]] in Germany, Canada and New Zealand
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Protoform Optimus Prime]]
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Protoform Starscream]]
* [[Payload (Movie)} ''Movie'' Payload]], affectionately renamed by some fans as Pegload.

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Transformers: Classics

2008-03-19T03:42:31Z

68.111.80.234: /* What counts as Classics? */

{{disambig3|Classics}}

[[Image:Classicslogo.jpg|center|300px]]

When the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action Transformers film]] was pushed back from November 2006 to July 2007, [[Hasbro]] needed to create a filler line to bridge the newly created gap in their product offerings. That bridge was a revisitation of the original ''[[Generation 1]]'' characters, dubbed '''''Classics'''''.

Later, [[Mini-Con]]s which were originally meant for the end of the ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' line and ''Generation 1''-inspired ''Legends'' [[redeco]]es were also added to expand the line further.

Although no original animation or full-length comic fiction is planned for the line, the [[Fun Publications]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (comic)|Official Transformers Fan Club Magazine comic]] will be utilizing the Classics in their 2007 story-arc and setting them in a continuation of the old Generation 1 [[Marvel Comics]] universe, a [[splinter timeline]] from this universe that includes everything up until the end of the original Marvel run, but excludes the events of both the concurrent [[Marvel UK]] material and the [[Generation 2]] book that followed, taking things in a new direction instead.

==Toyline==
===Legends===
*[[Bumblebee (G1) toys|Bumblebee]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
*[[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]]
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
*[[Trypticon]]
*[[Whirl (G1)|Autobot Whirl]]

===Mini-Cons===
*[[Clear Skies Team]]
*[[Demolition Team]]
*[[Dinobots (Mini-Cons)|Dinobots]]
*[[Dirt Digger Team]]
*[[Night Rescue Team]]
*[[Predator Attack Team]]

===Deluxes===
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]

'''Wave 3'''
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]

===Voyagers===
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]

===Box sets===
*Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle (versus 2-pack w/DVD)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] vs [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]: Battle for Autobot City (versus 2-pack, Target exclusive)
*[[Constructicon Devastator]] (Wal-Mart exclusive giftset)

===Miscellaneous===
*Optimus Prime (20th Anniversary redeco with talking base)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage|Battle Ravage]] (Generation 1 reissue; uses the [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] version of the mold, which had a remolded door that can hold two cassettes.)
*Masterpiece Starscream (G1-colored redeco)

==What counts as ''Classics''?==
The ''Classics'' toyline is a little tricky to define because some of the items which one would think belong to it—the Magnus/Skywarp two-pack, for instance, which redecoes two ''Classics'' figures—do not actually say "Classic" anywhere on their packaging. Even the toys that are definitely "real" ''Classics'' toys only have the word on one panel of their packaging as a prefix to their [[size class]] ("Classic Deluxe" or "Classic Voyager").

For simplicity, '''{{SITENAME}}''' is considering all toys that come in the ''Classics''-style packaging to be ''Classics'' toys, even if they do not self-identify as such. Those toys include:

*Prime vs. Megatron Ultimate Battle set
*Magnus vs. Skywarp Battle for Autobot City set
*20th Anniversary Prime redeco
*Mini-Cons (the Mini-Con sets have been referred to as ''Classics'' toys on Hasbro's website, but not on the packaging)
*Toys "R" Us exclusive reissue Soundwave
*Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus (2008)
*Jetfire and Grimlock (2008)
*Masterpiece Starscream Hasbro release

==Uncertain Future?==

Though response to the figures was very positive, the ''Classics'' [[franchise]] was created as a limited line to fill the shelves between ''Cybertron'' and the movie. With the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] toyline and the ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' series scheduled to follow it, the fate of the ''Classics'' line was uncertain.

The [[BotCon 2007]] exclusives capitalized on the popularity as the ''Classics'' universe, but even that was not to be the end of things. Hasbro revealed at Botcon 2007 that a new incarnation of [[Universe (franchise)|''Transformers Universe'']] was in the works for Fall 2008 and would operate as a blanket line for their non-Animated product, including a new line glossed as Classics 2.0.

==Henkei! Henkei! Transformers==

'''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers''' is the name of the Japanese version of the ''Classics'' toyline. Like the ''[[Beast Wars Returns]]'' toyline before it, this line will feature several [[redeco]]es of existing figures to make them look more like the original [[character model]]s than their American counterparts. For example, Megatron is silver and black instead of [[neon]] green and gray, Starscream and Grimlock will be colored closer to their show models, Convoy/Prime and Bumble/Bumblebee have less white paint, and Astrotrain has a more [[show-accuracy|show-inspired]] deco of dark gray and purple instead of white and violet. In addition to these tweaks, every toy has various areas cast in chrome, seemingly for no other reason than to create a line-wide commonality.

===Fiction===
Unlike the U.S. version of this line, the Henkei line comes with a mini-manga featuring Convoy, Bumble, Grimlock, Megatron, and Starscream. This short story starts off in the 21st Century with Megatron attacking Tokyo, planning to steal its energy and enslave the humans. Then the Cybertrons arrive to stop the Destrons, saying they will always find the Destrons and stop them thanks to the humans' information lines. Starscream is taken out by Bumble and Grimlock, while Megatron fights Convoy. The Destrons then retreat and the humans thank the Cybertrons. But the battle has only begun...

===Toyline===
====Cybertrons====
*C-01 Convoy (Voyager Optimus Prime)
*C-02 Bumble (Deluxe Bumblebee)
*C-03 Grimlock (Deluxe Grimlock)
*C-04 Rijie (Deluxe Mirage)
*C-05 Hot Rodimus (Deluxe Rodimus/"[[Hot Rod#Trivia|Hot Rod]]")
* [[Skyglide]] (Toys "R" Us promotional exclusive Mini-Con)

====Destrons====
*D-01 Megatron (Voyager Megatron)
*D-02 Starscream (Deluxe Starscream)
*D-03 Astrotrain (Deluxe Astrotrain)

==Universe Classics==

Originally referred to as Classics 2.0 during the Hasbro preview panel, Hasbro announced bringing back ''Classics'' as part of a new [[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe line]], because of high fan support and to pick up the torch of realistic Earth vehicle designs from the ending Movie line. Hasbro said they were focusing primarily on characters who had realistic Earth alt-modes, were not represented in other current lines, and had high repaint potential. Concept art of [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] was shown (same base mold with different heads and alternate chest transformations and weapons). Art of an updated Decepticon triple-changer [[Octane]] was also shown.

Early in January 2008, Hasbro revealed the new character molds and later revealed several redecos of ''Cybertron'' toys at Toyfair 2008 in Febuary:

===Legends===
*[[Onslaught]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]

===Deluxe===
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
*[[Octane|Tankor]] (an update of '''Octane''', not named so due to [[Trademark|trademark issues]])
*[[Sunstreaker]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]

===Voyager===
*[[Blaster|Autobot Blaster]]
*[[Heavy Load (Universe)|Decepticon Heavy Load]] with [[Drillbit|Drillbit Mini-Con]]

===Ultra===
*[[Onslaught]]
*[[Powerglide]]

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