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<p>DM: /* 1986 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> {{TOC|align=left|limit=2}}<br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Later background music would be completely new creations that still retained the feel of the show themes. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;The Transformers. From Hasbro.&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Freaky Green Glowing Eyes.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> Toy segments would typically consist of jump cut filled sequences of the kids transforming the figures, followed by a big group battle. The transformation steps would be accompanied by loud clicking noises to emphasize the parts shifting into place. The kids would be shown playing with the figures in a variety of dioramas over the course of the line. From 1984 to 1986, the dioramas were rocky desert areas to reflect the areas of earth that most of the cartoon and some of the comic took place in. As both the comic series and cartoon moved away from stories on Earth into being more of a space opera, the dioramas after 1987 reflected more alien looking worlds with bizarre terrain and sky colors. <br /> <br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1, most of these provided by [[Charlex]] in their visually distinct style. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads, are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. Like Sony, the ads on the Shout! Factory set have blurred faces. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{note|Each commercial entry includes a transcript of its narration. There are a number of different conventions used to denote different types of speech.&lt;br&gt;''Italics'' are used to indicate when the narrator is speaking. &lt;br&gt; &quot;Quotes&quot; denote non-narrative speech such as a character or actor talking in-universe, a sound effect from a toy, or an excerpt from a cartoon. &lt;br&gt; {Curly braces} denote singing or rapping. &lt;br&gt; [Square braces] indicate on-screen text narration.}}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Sample entry<br /> <br /> * '''Toy commercial''' [http://www.youtube.com 12 sec]<br /> &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: What 2D or 3D animation was used in the commercial?<br /> &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: If there was narration, who was the voice? Can be either a known name or a nickname for a narrator identified to have been used for multiple TF commercials.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Live action&lt;/u&gt;: Any live action segment that doesn't involve toys. <br /> &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Describe the segments that feature the toys themselves.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Any other interesting information or descriptions.<br /> : ''Transformers. More than meets the eye. Each sold separately.'' -&gt; Transcript<br /> <br /> --&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> ==1984==<br /> First year toy commercials were structured a bit differently from what would become the norm for ''The Transformers''. With the exception of the re-worked Optimus Prime ad, they all started with stop motion animation of the featured toys with streaking effects added. This would then be followed by animation featuring early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, and only Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave are specifically identified, being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator&quot; respectively. The animation would be followed by jump cut sequences of the toys being transformed, a Kidmation clip and finally a scene showing four kids battling with the toys. The toy footage was filmed on a set that consisted of large mounds of red dirt in front of the porch of a house, with a dusky sky backdrop behind it. The sky, the color of the dirt and the architectural style of the house would seem to place it in the southwestern [[United States of America|United States]], no doubt related to that being the type of environment the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was frequently depicted as having crashed into. Closeups of the toys tended to be filmed from lower angles/positions in order to use the dirt mounds as backdrops.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comic===<br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQCCO792xuw 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime. This ad is, to date, the first known piece of Transformers television advertising. One recording shows that it aired at least as early as [[April 21]]st of 1984.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_CDy43Ftg] - Ignore the title, the commercials for ''The Easter Parade'' and the Yankees' games place this ad break squarely on the day before Easter.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> : ''It is a world transformed, where things are not what they seem. It is the world of the Transformers.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> [[File:Megatron_G1_Commercial transformation.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://youtu.be/26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Some very early 80s streaking effects as Optimus Prime is shown driving past a plateau and transforming with Starscream flying overhead. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of a buck-toothed kid transforming Optimus Prime before doing his Kidmation bit. Three other kids holding Starscream, Thundercracker and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] watch as the buck-toothed kid, holding Optimus Prime, rises up from behind a dirt mound situated between the three of them. More early 80's streaking effects as we see Megatron instantly transform on top of a plateau. <br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=90 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]].<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot. At the beginning, Starscream transforming and landing on a plateau. At the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe drive along a curving and descending road before transforming, the same road Optimus is seen driving past in the previous ad. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of...something. It's probably intended to be his transformation to plane mode, but the last step shows his wings being positioned for robot mode. Anyhoo, this is followed by Starscream and Thundercracker being flown side by side and a jumpcut sequence of Sideswipe being transformed to robot mode. Following the Kidmation we have a four kid battle scene with two of them swooping the two Seekers down as the other two holding Sideswipe and Jazz turn their figures to face the attack.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Starscream stop motion segment can arguably be interpreted as what happened after he flew out of frame in the Optimus Prime and Megatron ad.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtWufB1vOnM 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Streaking effects as [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] drops into Soundwave's tape compartment. This triggers Soundwave to instantly transform to robot mode and then Buzzsaw flies out of his chest in bird mode. The toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut transformation of Soundwave, removal of Buzzsaw from his chest compartment and Buzzsaw's transformation. After the Kidmation we get a four kid battle scene with two of them flying Soundwave and Laserbeak and the other two holding [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and turning them to face the oncoming Decepticons.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation depicts Laserbeak as Soundwave's partner but the toy segment uses [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] who was actually the one packaged with Soundwave. Granted, it would take a keen eye to tell which it was so, most kids probably assumed it to be Laserbeak.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's the Decepticon Communicator!&quot; &quot;Get more Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:Optimus_Prime_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad is a reworked version of the earlier Optimus Prime and Megatron ad. The footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The introductory stop-motion animation has also been dropped, the ad now starting with the early animation, followed by the excerpt of Prime and Megatron leading their troops from the cartoon intro. The change to introductory animation sequences appears to be where the transition from using stop-motion and animation from the Marvel #1 ad to using original animation segments began. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun. Given that it would've taken some time to re-do the ad after it was identified as needing a change, this ad would have first aired in very late 1984 at the earliest. It's possible it didn't air until 1985.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - A resoundtracked version of the ad, this time using the season two theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''More than Meets the Eye promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyuFcjP0Dyo 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The season one intro sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, rather laid back and various local announcers providing the station ID at the end.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The date listed in the above copy of the ad is [[December 17]]th, [[1984]] which is several months after the miniseries would have premiered in most markets on [[September 17]]th. The mention of &quot;The Transformers, now a three day mini series&quot; however, heavily suggests that this is indeed promoting [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]] and that the series simply didn't start airing on this particular network affiliate until December.<br /> : ''It's the most incredible robot story ever told. The Transformers. The Transformers, now a three day mini-series. Unlike anything you've ever seen before. '''Don't''' miss it.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] on {{w|Xanax}}. ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> : ''The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.'' Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine to control!&quot; ''The Transformers, '''watch''' it!''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAwJWsLbpUo 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the first Transformers commercial. Black helmet Megatron and the Decepticons attack a power plant and the Autobots arrive to stop them. The animated segements are interwoven with the live action footage to create a strangely slanted narrative (see below). <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Some wussy dude.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A kid on a big wheel rides up to a playground and points at some wooden playground equipment shouting that &quot;they're attacking the power plant!&quot;. The scene disolves into an animation segment with Megatron and the Decepticons arriving in front of a power plant and shooting. The kid decides it's time to transform his Power Cycle. After, the scene switches to another animation segment, this time Optimus Prime arriving and taking a shot. This translates back to the real world as just missing ''the kid'' as he rides. The kid declares &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; Another switch to animation to show Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe running and firing, presumably towards the kid. Switching back, the kid decides to return fire with his missiles. This translates to the next few seconds of the previous animation clip of the three Autobots, with them diverting in different directions to avoid an explosion. The [[Autobot#Shattered_Glass|evil Autobots]] now defeated, the kid returns the Power Cycle back to cycle mode. Another kid shows up and asks him what kind of wheels he has: &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This commercial advertises a [[Coleco]]-made {{w|Big Wheel}} tricycle. The cuts between the live-action and animated footage make the kid look like a [[Doctor Arkeville|Decepticon sympathizer]] by having the kid blasting some Autobots. Of course that's only fair since the cuts also make it look like Prime fired first and the Decepticons are the ones defending the plant. Oops.<br /> :''Introducing the Transformers Power Cycle. You can imagine a world of adventures.'' &quot;Look they're attacking the power plant!&quot; &quot;Time to transform into a robot.&quot; &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; &quot;Missiles away! Pew! Pew!&quot; &quot;Back to cycle mode.&quot; &quot;Hey, what kind of wheels you got?&quot; &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> 1985 brought some changes to Transformers advertising, both in quantity and style. While in 1984 Hasbro had just five known ads produced, one of which was a reworking of one the first four, they expanded to thirteen in 1985. This was natural as the toyline itself expanded dramatically due to its huge popularity. This increased popularity led to more commercials for tie-in merchandise. There was even a primetime commercial spot that was run during the holiday season and featured a celebrity in the form of [[Alex Karras]] in order to appeal to parents directly. Stylistically, the most notable change was the use of original animated segments. Every ad got its own brand new animation clip featuring the highlighted toys with the exception of the Jumpstarters. Some clips even featured new dialogue provided by the same actors used in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]]. Another element brought over from the cartoon was the faction symbol flip, used in the ads as the transition from animation to the live action footage. <br /> <br /> This year's toy commercials would be re-edited a number of times to update them for different reasons. Pretty much every ad got resoundtracked with the season two cartoon theme (the Jumpstarters and the Mini-spies ads are the only two ads for which a season two version hasn't been found). The Optimus Prime ad from the previous year also got a season two update. These resoundtrackings also came with updates to the Kidmation, frequently replacing the Kidmation segment with one from another ad. Whether or not the Kidmation was replaced, the Kidmation was always enhanced by giving the kids freaky glowing green eyes. Some ads received additional edits to add a plug for [[Action Cards]] and/or a stinger to notify consumers that the toys would be available &quot;While supplies last!&quot;. The latter type of edit also came with yet another Kidmation change, this time swapping the Kidmation for an entirely unique clip of a kid saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; before his eyes turned green and he mouthed along to the &quot;Robots in disguise&quot; lyric. <br /> <br /> Toy segments kept the same structure and while they started using some different sets, the sets still retained the general look of the 1984 set. Most were just mounds of dirt with unidentifiable backdrops, though the Omega Supreme and Jumpstarters ad utilized a futuristic black floor with white grid pattern in front of a dusky silhouetted mountain backdrop. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Grimlock}}<br /> [[File:Grimlock_G1_Commercial_End_Shot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTQ-oo5yvVw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Three kids positioned around a mound of dirt. Two have the Dinobots standing on the mound while the third flies Thundercracker overhead. Segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Grimlock being transformed to robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Very similar to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercial, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are several characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop with a &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text overlay is employed.<br /> :*The toy segment starts with the multi-kid battle instead of ending with it.<br /> <br /> : Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. A recently found version of the Dinobots ad that also has a blue backdrop for the end shot (see below), suggests that this ad was reworked to create the Dinobots ad. It is possible though, that the opposite is true. Given that G.I. Joe ads of the time ''also'' used blue backdrops for their end shots (although there wasn't any text beyond the G.I.Joe logo), this may have been an experiment before settling on a new format for 1985 (or a quick throw together while they were figuring it out). See the Dinobots ad for additional notes on the toy segment.<br /> : ''To help them battle the evil Decepticons, you can imagine the Autobots create: Dinobots.'' {Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobooots!&quot; &quot;Grimlock and Slag will stop Thundercracker!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each sold separately.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Transformers Dinobot Grimlock. Other Transformers sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> [[File:Dinobots_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me Grimlock!&quot;]] <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Same as Grimlock.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A lot of the same footage from the Grimlock ad but rearranged and with some additions. Starts with a shot of Grimlock in robot mode atop a mound of dirt, before cutting to a jumpcut transformation sequence. Only the head flipping segment is used though, and in reverse order as this transformation is robot to Dinosaur rather than the reverse. After Kidmation, we cut to a brief snippet of the multi-kid battle scene from the Grimlock ad before moving to new closeup footage of Grimlock munching on and releasing Thundercracker's wing. The ad ends with another jumpcut sequence of Grimlock from dinosaur to robot, reusing footage from the Grimlock ad.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; The Dinobot toys used appear to be prototypes as Grimlock has a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :''To help them in their never ending battle against the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of robot: Dinahbots.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobots'll get em!&quot; &quot;Can't beat the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQScZap63b0 30 sec] - A transitional version between the Grimlock ad and the regular season one theme Dinobots ad. The narration is the same as the Grimlock ad, except for not calling out Grimlock by name at the end. Toy segment is yet a different shuffling of the footage, being mostly similar to the Grimlock with the exception of having more footage of Thundercracker flying around. This includes the clip from the regular Dinobots ad of Grimlock munching on Thundercracker's wing. Much like the Grimlock ad, the toy segment also ends with a jumpcut transformation, albeit a shorter one. The end shot is against a blue background, but no &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text this time. Despite the toy segment otherwise being pretty similar to the Grimlock ad, the audio of the kids matches the Dinobots ad.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=29 30 sec] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial using the season two theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA 30 sec] - A modified re-soundtracked version, slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6jMmN1RD84 30 sec] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial, this time using the season three theme (still with modified lyrics). Narrated by Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 &quot;kid face to Ultra Magnus face&quot; Kidmation. The end shot has been edited to match the 1986 &quot;flipping panels&quot; and starburst transition aesthetics.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: ''To help us in our neverending battle against the evil Decepticons, we create the incredibllllle Dinobots!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5GGZ3we68 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow FX1-type [[Mini-spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A hand pulls back and lets go of a buggy-type mini-spy to demonstrate its motorized action on a black table. A hand is then showing pulling a carded Gears with buggy mini-spy from a rack of store pegs. The min-spy is shown zooming along the table again before being transformed to robot mode. The mini-spy is then instantly back in vehicle mode so his [[rubsign]] can be demonstrated. After Kidmation, we get another look at the mini-spy zooming along the table. We end on a closeup of the yellow promotional burst in the upper right hand corner of a package toy, that upon a pan-out we can see is a<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, it used to be easy to tell the Autobots from the Decepticons. But now, the Mini-spies are on the loose. They look like Autobots, but '''are''' they?'' &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot; ''Transformer Mini-spies. You get one with each of the six Autobot mini-car packages. Motorized Transformers. You can't tell if they're Autobots or Decepticons until you rub up their symbols.'' &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot; ''Transformers Mini-spies. Get 'em while supplies last.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OEEncGeu8s 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a close-up of Shockwave's gun barrel, lights flashing as his electronic sounds squeal. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of a kid transforming Shockwave. After doing his Kidmation bit, the buck-toothed kid flies in Jetfire to take on Shockwave. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of the buck-toothed kid transforming Jetfire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor. The set is once again mounds of dirt in front of a house somewhere in the Southwestern US. A white picket fence with a plant growing along it is visible in the background of the wideshots. The closeup of Jetfire flying appears to be in front a rocky area with a few tufts of prarie grass strewn about.<br /> : ''Tired of losing battle after battle in the sky, the Autobots create the ultimate robot jet: Jetfire.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''But the evil Decepticons have a secret new weapon: Shockwave.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Jetfire to the rescue!&quot; &quot;Shockwave will stop him!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmkJpIi1tI 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme song and a much more energentic Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced by the &quot;freaky green glowing eyes&quot; enhanced version of the Jumpstarters ad Kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> [[File:Insecticons_G1_Commercial_Farmer_And_Son.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_xnRCGY8A 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A boy and his father are working on their farm when a horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Jump cut transformation sequences for Kickback and Shrapnel are followed by the Kidmation. Afterwards, the Kidmation kid brings in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] to attack the Insecticons being brandished by another kid. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Kidmation kid transforming Swoop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While there are already Insecticons chewing on the farmhouse by the time we see it, the fact that the farmhouse shows damage in areas not being munched on suggests the farmer hasn't been doing proper upkeep. The set this time is largely obscured by closeups and motion, but we can see dirt mounds/platforms and a backdrop that seems to imply the kids are in ''really'' tall grass. <br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insec-ti-cons, an ''evil'', new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in Disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Transform the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Insecticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9r0LmghevY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked using the season two theme song. Kidmation has been switched to a &quot;freaky green eyes&quot; enhanced version of the one from the Jumpstarters ad. <br /> &lt;!--:*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.--&gt; &lt;!--This was added by Repowers but no footage has surfaced. It seems pretty likely such an ad did exist but I'm hestitant to claim anything we can't prove.--&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDinalIn228 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A construction crew works on a building site in the desert. The crew flees when their vehicles suddenly transform, revealing that they are the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid again in a different shirt.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Constructicons sit in a circle in vehicle mode on top of a mound of dirt. Two jumpcut transformation sequences are shown. Long Haul's results in him having Devastator's crotch plate positioned behind his head. Scrapper's on the other hand, is more impressive. He not only turns into a robot, but a ''whole other'' Constructicon as a shot of his vehicle mode is followed by a jumpcut sequence of ''Bonecrusher's'' transformation. After the Kidmation, we get a jumpcut sequence of the Constructicons forming Devastator, popping into view one by one. Devastator then swoops in to attack [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] who turn around to watch him bear down on them.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The construction worker yelling &quot;Run!&quot; sounds like [[Corey Burton]] doing a voice similar to adult [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. The toys appear to be prototypes, based on Mixmaster having a lavender mixer barrel and Hook having a lavender crane boom, rather than the yellow-green of the final releases. Speaking of Mixmaster, he is mistransformed in the end shot with his cab not being swung up to form his feet. This results in him towering over the other Constructicons. Long Haul is mistransformed in the initial vehicle modes shot, his head being flipped up.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, nothing is what it seems.'' &quot;Run!&quot; ''Meet the Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately.'' &quot;Devastator's attacking!&quot; {More than meets the eye.} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=90 30 sec] - Resoundstracked with the season two theme and has a tweaked ending showing the Constructicon giftset. The Kidmation has been changed to the freaky glowing green eyes enhanced version of the Kidmation from the &quot;Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge&quot; ad. The tweaked narration switches &quot;Sold separately.&quot; to the oxymoronic &quot;Constructicons giftset sold separately.&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3hzPZ0fdmY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use with the introductory narration now provided by [[Frank Welker]] as Megatron. Kidmation segment is the standard 1986 segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into an Ultra Magnus-like generic robot. The ending shot has also been edited to match the aesthetic of the 1986 ads.<br /> ::Megatron: &quot;In the world of the Transformers, nothing IS what it seems. Meet my Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jumpstarters}}<br /> [[File:Jumpstarters G1 Commercial.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1arJdZShoxY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black floor surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds. At the end two kids fly Starscream and Thundercracker towards two others rolling Topspin and Twin Twist in front of a mountain at dusk backdrop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An unusual set this time between the white grid on black floor pattern and the mountain backdrop framed by white lattice and having colored dots on the dark colored mountain's lower half. The shots of the Jumpstarters zooming along appear to be framed by zooming in on the floor at the base of the mountain. The resulting effect is that they appear to zipping through outer space.<br /> : ''Introducing Jumpstarters. Jumpstarters. In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Jumpstarters attack!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> [[File:Thrust and Dirge G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMJMGVsD_4&amp;t=180 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: You're Gonna Get It<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: One by one panels featuring an Autobot car being rolled are zoomed in, flip over to reveal the same Autobot being flown in robot mode and then zoom out to their final location on-screen. After Kidmation, we see Thrust's nosecone and cockpit flipped up without the arms in place, then a cut to last step of flipping the left wing up. Thrust and Dirge are flown side by side and then we get a jump cut sequence of Inferno's transformation. Inferno, Red Alert and Hoist all whip around just in time for Hoist to get a face full of Thrust. Hey, that's [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]'s schtick!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Smokescreen and Grapple appear in the animation segment and are called out by name in the narration but do not appear in the toy segment. The first step shown of Inferno's transformation is incorrect. Instead of the cab being rotated down, it's rotated up either due to being the wrong clip or the clip being run in reverse. <br /> : ''NEW Autobots join Optimus Prime. Smokescreen, Tracks, Hoist, Red Alert and Grapple. And joining the evil Decepticons, Thrust and Dirge.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers!} &quot;Decepticon attack!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop 'em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. In a change of pace, the original Kidmation is retained and enhanced with freaky green glowing eyes, rather than being replaced.<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sxMlvn3Dsw 30 sec] - Same as the season two resoundtracking with an Action Cards plug squeezed in at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> [[File:Triple Changers and Perceptor G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRKHaIiJxQ&amp;t=250 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A blond haired kid uses Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a leaf before changing him to robot mode. Bowl haircut kid rolls Blitzwing in tank mode before changing him to plane and robot, flying each. The two kids engage in battle over a mound of dirt and are joined by third kid wielding Astrotrain.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain figure shown is a prototype figure in his [[Character model|animation colors]]). While Astrotrain appears in the animation and in the toy footage, he is never identified by name.<br /> :''And as the battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on, Megatron creates Triple Changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all! But the Autobot scientist Perceptor is ready for anything. Introducing Perceptor. From a working microscope he changes into a robot.'' {The Transformers!} ''And Triple Changer Blitzwing changes from tank to plane and from plane to robot.'' {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Tri-ple-Changers!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation has been replaced with a freaky green eyes enhanced clip of the bowl hair cut kid from the &quot;Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes&quot; ad.<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crn_8VIxaOk 30 sec] - Similar to the re-sountracked version, but with a &quot;While Supplies Last&quot; stinger added to the end. The Kidmation has been swapped out yet again, this time for a clip of a kid with a bowl cut and heavy eyebrows saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; then mouthing along to the music. In contrast to other enhanced Kidmations, this time around we get to see the kid's eyes turn green instead of just starting at that point.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bucktooth kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Blaster is shown sitting on some dirt in boombox mode before being picked by a kid who holds Blaster to his ear. This is followed by a jumpcut transformation sequence. Then we see a different kid rolling Optimus Prime through a dirt road diorama before seing Soundwave and Buzzsaw flying by a rock wall. After the Kidmation we go back to Soundwave and Buzzsaw briefly before jumping to Prime in robot mode joining Blaster. Another quick cut to flying Soundwave and Buzzsaw before seeing them come around the wall and clash with Prime and Blaster.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundwave and Rumble's voices are provided by Frank Welker as usual. Blaster's single word of dialogue seems to be provided by Welker (as opposed to his normal actor, [[Buster Jones]]) as well, sounding much like his Trailbreaker voice. <br /> : &quot;Hey look at this radio I found!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Autobot intruder!&quot; Rumble: &quot;Where?!?&quot; Blaster: &quot;Here!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Laserbeak, Ravage, attack!&quot; [Not a working radio] ''Introducing Blaster! He looks like an innocent radio but transforms into a powerful Autobot Communicator.'' &quot;Optimus Prime to Blaster, watch out for Soundwave!&quot; {Robots in disguise} &quot;It's Soundwave and Buzzsaw!&quot; &quot;Blaster and Prime will stop them!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR-_6G8yqHY 30 sec] - 2nd variant with re-modulated Soundwave's lines and a unique ending.<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIdK1JjRFc8 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. Another rare case of the Kidmation simply being enhanced with &quot;freaky green glowing&quot; eyes instead of being replaced.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> [[File:Omega Supreme G1 commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The original [[dull surprise]].]] <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE7piFzyCQ8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with Omega Supreme's base mode on futuristic black floor. One kid places the tank on the tracks to roll around while the other picks up the rocket for a liftoff. This is followed by closeup the of the tank rolling along on its own as the narrator points out the motorization and lights. Two other kids join the action by swooping down Ramjet and Dirge. Cut to a modified jumpcut transformation sequence where instead of straight jumps, the frame becomes a panel and flips around to the next clip. Closeup on Omega Supreme's motorized walking before and after the Kidmation. The segement ends with a wideshot of the second two kids swooping Ramjet and Dirge towards Omega Supreme leading to one last closeup of Omega Supreme walking.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The set is the same one from the Jumpstarters commercial.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Decepticons, attack!&quot; &quot;Oh no, look!&quot; &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; ''Introducing the Autobots' Omega Supreme defense base. It comes with a motorized tank with flashing turret lights.'' &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Counterattack Omega Supreme!&quot; {The Transformers!} &quot;Omega Supreme'll stop them!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Omega Supreme is invincible!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. Sold separately, batteries not included. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme song. Kidmation has been replaced with the enhanced version of the Kidmation from the Blaster commercial.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM 30 sec] - Modified version of the 1985 resoundtracking with the same unique Kidmation and &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the variant Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=119 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with an Optimus Prime intro narration and the season three theme song. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 Kidmation and the end shot has been edited to match the 1986 aesthetic.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: &quot;There it is, the Omega Supreme defense center! And that's its fantastic motorized tank!'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=241 30 sec] - The 1986 version slightly shortened to be able to include a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger. &lt;!--Movie Ad type? --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Primetime}}<br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;:[[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation&lt;/u&gt;: Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylwlh_UbTs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials, plus the ''The Transformers'' logo coming out from behind a volcano taken from the season one cartoon intro.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brief clip of a finger rubbing the rubsign on the roof of Smokescreen, with the rubsign then becoming the [[scene transition]] symbol flip. Later in the ad we get reused clips of the Hoist and Red Alert turning around from the Aubot cars ad, Grimlock's dino head being flipped down from the Dinobots ad, Twin Twist jumping up to his feet from the Jumpstarters ad, and Soundwave's jump cut transformation sequence from his ad. The ad ends with a repeat of the Smokescreen clip.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was created to help inform consumers that ''real'' Transformers toys now had rubsigns to distinguish them from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;No one is like us.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> :*'''Rubsigns''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjvgH3ueXkg 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation is yet another case of the original clip being enhanced rather than replaced.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Five Days A Week promo A''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1Sdl4ou6M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Assorted clips from the series, mainly the first three episodes of season two - The seekers landing and shooting; Mirage, Wheeljack and Bumblebee transforming and running (intro sequence); Hound, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], Prowl and Optimus Prime in a shoot out with fake Starscream ([[A Prime Problem]]), panels of the Autobots driving over a large gap ([[Changing Gears]]), Optimus Prime being shot by Laserbeak (A Prime Problem), the Prime clone transforming with Trailbreaker and Jazz (A Prime Problem), [[:File:G1_ChangingGears_Ratchet_karate.jpg|Ratchet fly kicking Thundercracker]] (Changing Gears), and Starscream clearing out Sideswipe and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] ([[Autobot Spike]]); Megatron transforming so Soundwave can use him to fire behind (Autobot Spike); Gears falling into a pit (Changing Gears); Bumblebee dodging a tree (Autobot Spike); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. ([[Atlantis, Arise!]]). The panels are animated with the first four flipping into place in their respective quadrants and the fifth laid overtop as Victor Caroli does the day of the week roll call.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television. While the ways in which the spot was customized varied from station to station, it seems as though each station ran some version (A, B or a shorter version thereof) of the &quot;Five Days A Week&quot; promo where the station ID consisted of a clip of Optimus Prime speaking resoundtracked with new [[Peter Cullen]] narration telling the viewer when they could watch the ad: &quot;Weekdays at four on WUAB!&quot; &quot;We'll see how tough the Decepticons are, weekday afternoons here on TV22!&quot;. Assuming he did indeed record voiceovers for every syndication affiliate station (around 100 or so), that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Decepticons, attack!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Take care Autobots!&quot; '''''Now''', you can watch the incredible adventures of the Transformers as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons five days a week. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. And Friday. The Transformers are like nothing you've seen before. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise!}<br /> :*'''Five Days A Week promo B''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU 30 sec Cleveland], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q 30 sec Chicago], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag 10 sec Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various cartoon excerpts. Megatron yelling (Traitor); the Seekers attacking the Autobots underwater (Atlantis, Arise!); Wheeljack, Mirage and Bumblebee transforming and running, Prime and Megatron leading thwir teams into battle, Thundercarcker vs Ratchet and Skywarp vs Jazz (season one intro); Cliffjumper fighting Mirage ([[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]); panels of Grimlock taking on Megatron in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!), the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak being shot down by Hound (Atlantis, Arise!); Megatron busting through a wall ([[Enter the Nightbird]]), and Megatron and Prime battling (Enter the Nightbird); A fire blast hitting a metal surface (Traitor); the Insectioncs flying and transforming (Traitor); Sideswipe tackling Starscream mid-air (The Immobilizer); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak flying into the screen (Traitor); the Autobots fleeing the [[ Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]] (Traitor);<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Exactly the same soundtrack as the above ad but with different clips and a differently animated panel segment. The panels are in a grid with three still frames in the top row and two on the bottom and they start animating when their day is called. A heavily edited down 10 second version was also created wherein the panels were done as screen flip transitions instead of a grid. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|FHE}}<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/ 30 sec]<br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''The Decepticons are invading the command post. As they storm the power station, we counterattack. With a new secret weapon you control. A speeding Transformers train. It's more than just a train, as every car transforms into a Hawk Fighter, Weapons Center, Proton Laser. Search mode equipped.'' &quot;And ready for action!&quot; &quot;Find a new? position and cut off the enemy's escape.&quot; {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Hawk Fighter attacks with supersonic speed and saves the power station. You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Racing Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : ''Natron, the Autobot, on alert for Freezon, the Decepticon.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Up ahead, is that the enemy in disguise? If it is, two can play this game. And the chase is on, between Natron and Freezon, in one form or another.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''In Transformers Racing. Now, turn off the lights and your Transformers race into a whole new universe of night-glow. Transformers Electric Racing. By Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|View-Master Show Beam Projector}}<br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[View-Master]] Show Beam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. After she leaves, they are suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about. The boy responds &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; and displays the projector on her shirt to everyone's amusement.<br /> : Kids: &quot;Wow!&quot; Mom: &quot;Bedtime!&quot; Boy: &quot;Aw Mom.&quot; Girl: &quot;We wanna play the Show Beam Projectors.&quot; Mom: &quot;Ok.&quot; Boy: &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; Girl: &quot;Yeah!&quot; Both: &quot;Wow!&quot; Girl: &quot;Look out! Decept-E-cons!&quot; Boy: &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot; Mom: &quot;Kids?&quot; Boy: &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; ''Show-Beam Projector comes with a cartridge containing a 30 scene Transformers story. Other Show Beam cartridges each sold separately. From View-Master.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''{{w|Colorforms}} Lazer Blazers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzntdzs1Ko 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Examples of the holographic stickers for {{w|Masters of the Universe}}, [[My Little Pony]] and ''The Transformers'' are shown being shot into space via a laser burst as the narrator names the franchises.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; The artwork for ''The Transformers'' depicts Megatron standing in front of two [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s with a spaceship ([the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]?) overhead, what looks like a cloud in the upper right and what appears to be the arm and foot of another Transformer off panel to the right. The background is black while the characters and objects are shades of brown, green, yellow and blue, with some colorshifting to simulate the look of a hologram.<br /> : ''Lazer Blazers. 3D Holographic stickers. See Masters of the Universe, My Little Pony and Transformers come alive. Laser Blazers, by Colorforms.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:The Juice is Loose.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]<br /> * '''Pioneer Chicken Universal Studios promotion''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtq3Xja0NVs&amp;t=523 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: {{w|O.J. Simpson}} (yes, ''that'' O.J. Simpson) talks about the joys of summertime and Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special. He goes on to talk about the discounts available from Pioneer Chicken on [[Universal|Universal Studios]] admission and all the exciting attractions, incluing the [[The_Transformers_Universal_Studios_Tour|Transformers Base Camp]]. [[Frankenstein's monster]], an astronaut and {{w|Conan the Barbarian}} stop by at the end to share his chicken. <br /> : &quot;Ah, summertime. Great for relaxing with friends and enjoying Pioneer's Summer Fun special. You get eight large pieces of golden Pioneer chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw for just $6.99. And Pioneer's even got free coupons for Universal Studios' tour, with the biggest discounts including a free admission. There's exciting attractions like Transformers Base Camp, 2010 Space Walk, and much more! Of course Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special for $6.99 is a great way to make new friends. Right fellas?&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> ''The Transformers'' reached the height of its popularity in 1986 and along with that came an advertising campaign for the first ever Transformers feature film, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. With the brand having only been around for two years, a feature film was not as sure an investment as it would [[Transformers (film)|come to be in later years thanks to fan nostalgia]]. As such a pitch reel was put together to sell the film to investors. This pitch reel would later be edited into a teaser trailer for theaters. Counting the pitch reel, a total of four trailers would be produced for the US audience. The TV advertising strategy for the film was also ambitious, featuring three different campaigns: One aimed at teens and two others aimed at kids. While each campaign got only one thirty second commercial (except the teen campaign which also got a sixty second ad), those ads would be updated several times to reflect the movie being closer to release (&quot;Opens in four days!&quot;, etc.) as well as the day of release (&quot;Now playing.&quot;) and after (&quot;Now in theaters everywhere.&quot;). While many kids and parents were shocked by the death of Optimus Prime, and to a lesser extent Megatron's, in hindsight this should have come as no suprise. The commercials and trailers were very up front about Prime's demise, to the point of using it as a selling point for the action. Nearly every ad either implied one of them would die (&quot;Does Prime die?&quot;, &quot;And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.&quot;) or flat out stated they would die: &quot;A monster planet destroys everything in its path, while Megatron and Prime fight to the death.&quot; Stingers plugging the movie were added to the end of a number of toy commercials, receiving the same time frame updates as the main ads. In addition to directly advertising the film, several giveaway contests were held. &quot;[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]&quot; was held by various local affiliate stations, each with the same prizes that could be won if you mialed in a postcard. [[Nickelodeon]] ran the &quot;[[Transformers: The Movie contest]]&quot; while USA Network ran the &quot;[[Mystery Transformer contest]]&quot;, the latter of which actually required you to solve a word scramble in addtion to sending a postcard. All three contests had movie related prizes, with the cable network giveaways having some nicer onces and grand prizes of electronics. Curiously, these prizes did not include actual movie tickets.<br /> <br /> Toy advertising stayed plentiful with the number of ads going up from 12 to 13 (from 10 to 12 if you don't count the ads for the Mini-spy and reflective patch pack-in promotions or the rubsign ad). The style and approach of the ads remained generally consistent. The biggest change was the switch to &quot;standard&quot; Kidmation segments featuring a blond kid transforming via animation into a rather generic looking [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. There's seemingly no rhyme or reason behind which ads got the Ultra Magnus version and which ones got the Galvatron one. The sets were still mostly dirt and rocks, but this time instead of being random piles of dirt in the front yard of a house, they were rocky areas out in the middle of the desert. The Aerialbots/Stunticons and Battlecharger ads are exceptions to this rule, the former taking place in front of house like the 1984 ads and the latter using the same set as the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads. Much like the year before where some of the earlier 1985 ads with first season music were retooled with the season two theme,ads from 1985 were retooled this year with the season three theme. This resulted in a few ads having versions with all three themes! These retooled ads are listed under their original versions above. New theme music wasn't the only audio change. Victor Caroli became the sole narrator on the ads, at least the only one who wasn't a Transformers character. Along with the standard narration, each ad featured some narration from either [[Peter Cullen]] or [[Frank Welker]], reprising their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively. Prime would describe the Autobot characters and Megatron naturally did the same for the Decepticons. This led to some weird [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] where in the world of the commercials, Wreck-Gar and the Junkions are apparently Decepticons and Galvatron and Megatron are not the same bot. These changes were obviously to avoid spoiling the movie, but the toy commercials (and well, pretty much all of the movie advertising) had no such reservations about hinting at Optimus Prime being replaced with Victor Caroli narrrating: &quot;But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Movie===<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVR2S-F6BAM 4:25] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XNuPXieIcs 4:17] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A number of scenes from the movie including Unicron's devouring of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] telling stories to the Dinobots, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transforming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and [[Unicron]]'s transformation. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features several placeholder items including a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'', the voicework for Kup and the Autobot City computer (the latter of which was dropped in the final film), and an early movie logo featuring the word &quot;Movie&quot; in plain red text under the standard ''The Transformers'' logo. The subtitled version omits a large portion of Caroli's introductory narration and begins at him naming the movie.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. It is the year 2005, and a mysterious planet threatens to devour the galaxy...'' Kup: &quot;This gigantic igyak came stomping at us out of nowhere.&quot; ''Conceived in the epic tradition of Star Wars, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar.'' &quot;Battle stations! Battle stations!&quot; ''And at film's end, when the monstrous planet Unicron, played by Orson Welles, reveals its long held secret by transforming into the most gigantic robot ever, you'll know you've been watching a movie that is destined to bring back audiences again and again. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie.''<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie teaser trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY 1:28] - Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas. The edit removes the hefty spoilers.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. An epic story of good versus evil, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie. Coming this summer to a theater near you.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_25RK5GbJIc 1:30] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]] covers the second half.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is. [[Robert Stack]] and [[Eric Idle]] have been dropped from the list of featured performers.<br /> : {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, you've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons. Transformers! Robots in disguise! Transformers! Transformers! Transformers! More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!} ''Coming to a theater near you this August.''<br /> :* '''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3sY1EKkTA&amp;t=24 1:25] - An alternate version not only has Caroli dropping the hefty spoilers again during the musical interlude, but actually presenting them as a selling point. This version of the trailer was included on the Japanese promotional VHS tape ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Apocalypse: Be Eternal, Matrix]]''.<br /> :: {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion.} ''It's the ultimate battle between Autobots and Decepticons.'' {You've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons.} ''New heroes, new villans, in the ultimate Transformer experience! And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.'' Transformers! Transformers! ''The battle between good and evil rages to a new level!'' {More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' <br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Varies depending on length and which campaign it is. The one minute version of the teen campaign starts with &quot;The Touch&quot; playing over the Autobot shuttle launch, Unicron devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], and Optimus Prime having The Touch. After this we get the film logo and a switch to Lion's theme playing over excerpts of Unicron's interior, a different angle of Unicron attacking Lithone, a close up of Arbulus and Kranix looking at Unicron in awe, a brief snippet of the end of the tunnel animation from the intro,Megatron transforming to gun mode aboard the Autobot shuttle, Lithonians watching Unicron approach, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing on Moonbase 1, Megatron and Optimus Prime's showdown, Ultra Magnus shooting during the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle,Wreck-Gar running toward the camera, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, Kranix backing away from a Sharkticon, Galvatron arriving at Coronation Starscream, Hot Rod having Daniel ride in style, a Junkion wielding a chain while riding another Junkion, Devastator pulling apart a building, Hot Rod attacking a robosquid and some of Unicron's transformation sequence. The 30 sec teen version retains almost the entire The Touch portion with the Prime portion shortened. The theme half of the ad is drastically shorter, being whittled down to just a shot of Unicron's closed maw, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing, bits of the Megatron/Prime battle, Mangus shooting, Galvatron's arrival now placed before Hot Rod and [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] with the Sharkticons, and ending with Hot Rod picking up Daniel. The first of the two thirty second kid versions is identical to the teen version with the closed maw excerpt replaced by one of the Lithonians running from Unicron. The second of the kid versions, by contrast, changes things up quite a bit more. It starts off with an array of excerpts of Unicron attacking Lithone and the end of the tunnel animation. From there we get the shorted Prime/Touch sequence, &quot;It's over, Prime&quot; and Prime falling, Ultra Magnus shooting, Wreck-Gar running, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, part of Unicron's transformation, and Daniel hoverboarding before being picked up by Hot Rod. This one does not have two halves, instead being soundtracked only with the movie theme. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Depending on the version, [[The Other Guy: The Movie]] or Victor Caroli with The Other Guy: The Movie tacked onto the end (&quot;You'll have to see it twice to take it all in! Transformers: The Movie. In theaters...&quot;)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: There were three TV advertising campaigns for the movie. One was aimed at teens using a non-Victor Caroli narrator who talked about the &quot;startlingly original story&quot; that would &quot;shock and amaze even the most [[fandom|diehard Transformer fans]]&quot; and highlighted the celebrity talent involved. The other two were aimed at kids, one being nearly the same as the teen version except the highlighting of the celebrity talent was swapped for emphasizing the scope of the movie: &quot;It's ''so'' big, ''so'' exciting, you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!&quot;; the other was narrated by Victor Caroli (with the &quot;you'll have to see it twice&quot; claim from the other ad tacked to the end) and focused on selling the intrigue of the movie's various plot points. Several different versions of each campaign's TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. While recordings of every combination of length, &quot;campaign&quot; and &quot;days to go&quot; have not been found, we've listed everything that has been found in the table below:<br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 2em&quot; class=&quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |Version||Length||Link<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyw0Yn6ttpk<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES2XjRhQ_eY<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XSgsgDjZt0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=235<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=143<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IbpFqBXKxg<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2jn1SCYKY0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lszfvuRcG68<br /> |-<br /> |Opens today Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=69<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdR5fKht5LY<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCH1L7vE5Q<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=107<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultimate TF Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsO0cT_y8o Los Angeles], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=266 Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli promotes the movie and tells us all about the prizes we can win by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the address given by the local announcer.<br /> : ''Byeond good, beyond evil, beyond your wildest imagination! Transformers: The Movie. A new evil threatens the galaxy in the hottest summer adventure ever! Be part of it! Enter our &quot;Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes&quot;. Grand prize is this stereo cassette player plus movie souveneirs! Over a hundered winners get movie soundtracks or the hit single &quot;[[The Touch]]&quot;. Get this bumper sticker just for entering. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to &lt;local TV station's P.O. Box address&gt;. Transformers: The Movie, opens everywhere August 8th, rated PG.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|TFTM Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6i0DkvD2fc 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A narrator tells us about the prizes we could win if we enter the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and how to enter the contest. This contest was sponsored by [[Hasbro]] and [[Nickelodeon]].<br /> :''The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches its ultimate climax this summer on the big screen and when it's all over...'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall&quot; ''A new Transformer will become the chosen one and you can be the chosen one too when you enter and win the 'Transformers: The Movie' Sweepstakes. Grand prize is a complete home entertainment system featuring color TV, stereo component system and more! Plus an album collection from [[Scotti Bros. Records]] and Tapes featuring the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack|soundtrack to the Transformers movie]]. And an actual drawing right from the movie! All it takes to win is a postcard with your name, address, age and phone. Send it to the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes P.O. Box 1286 New York, New York, 10116 and get it here by August 21st. Five first prize winners get a Transformers: The Movie collection of robots from Hasbro. Fifty second prize winners get a one year subscription to the Transformers comic book from Marvel. Enter and win the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes from Hasbro and Nickelodeon, the place where only kids win!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mystery Transformer Contest}}<br /> [[File:Mystery Transformer Contest puzzle.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Oooh, oooh, I know the answer! It's Unicorn!]]<br /> * '''[[Mystery Transformer contest]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLpOYT__UvY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown child.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A word scramble of a Transformer name is shown on the screen with several letters shown in their correct place below it. A kid tells us that if you send a postcard with the correct answer on it, you can win various prizes. The prize pool seems to be a combination of the first and second place prizes from the &quot;Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and the grand prize Transformers party from the &quot;[[Prizes in Disguise]]&quot; contest, along with a television, VCR and a collection of [[Family Home Entertainment|Transformers videotapes]]. The ad features an ''incredibly'' laid back easy listening tune that is in sharp contrast to the dynamic animation shown from the movie and removing any sense of urgency for getting one's contest entry in. <br /> : ''To enter, just spell the name of the movie's big mystery Transformer. Here are some clues. ONce you've figured out the name, write it down on a postcard along with your name, age, address and home phone number and send it to &quot;Mystery Transformer&quot;, P.O. Box 797, New York, New York, 10185. You could win the grand prize of your very own Tranformers party with live Transformers as the guests of honor. You'll also get a video entertainment system with a TV, a VCR and Transformers videocassettes. Five first prize winners get their very own collection of twelve Transformers robots and fifty second place winners get a year's subscription to the Transformers comic book. Keep your eyes open for more clues here on the USA Network Kid's Club!''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Skywarp and Cyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|So does this mean [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Who is Cyclonus?|became Cyclonus]]?]]<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A running battle in the desert with each character charging in and quipping as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime drives along a dirt road in front of a dirt wall. A starburst transition leads us to Rodimus in robot mode standing on a mound of dirt. Next is a jumpcut sequence of Rodimus' trailer being transformed to base mode and then Rodimus is placed behind the gun mount. Cut to a side by side of Cylconus and Scourge being flown in robot mode front of a rock wall before a transition into Rodimus being flown in robot mode from the other direction. The segment ends with the Kidmation.<br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line. Kup and Blurr's voices are provided by their normal season three voice actors and [[John Moschitta]]. <br /> : ''And new Autobots join Optimus Prime. Kup,'' &quot;Reminds me of the battle of Beta Four.&quot; ''Hot Rod,'' &quot;Watch my smoke.&quot; ''And Blurr.'' &quot;Nowyouseeme. Nowyoudon't.&quot; ''And these are the new Decepticons, the evil Cyclonus'' &quot;I'm spoiling for a fight.&quot; ''and Scourge.'' &quot;No one escapes the Sweeps.&quot; ''But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!'' {Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for Tape Player Man on a Teletraan!]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTVK024J5aY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Ultra Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Hot Rod, Smokescreen, Tracks, and Red Alert are loaded in order top to bottom onto Magnus' carrier mode, with a zoom in on the lower level. A close up on Magnus rolling fully loaded past a rockwall is followed by a different angle showing that Magnus is being rolled along an unpaved cliffside road. Mimicking the animation, he runs into the Combaticons (this time it's Swindle, Brawl and Vortex) and knocks them off the edge. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Ultra Magnus' transformation to robot mode and a very short repeat of Ultra Magnus barrelling through the Combaticons.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] gets his [[Buster Jones|normal voice actor]] this time around. Ultra Magnus' voice is provided by his season three voice actor, [[Jack Angel]]. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]].<br /> : &quot;Decepticons are attacking our launch site. Where's Prime?&quot; Blaster: &quot;He's on Cybertron. It's up to you, Ultra Magnus.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Autobots, transform and mount up.&quot; {When Ultra Magnus rolls - into action - he takes on Decepticons - like no one else can.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Ultra Magnus. As car carrier he can transport four Autobots into battle, but once there he tranforms into my powerful Autobot commander.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=150 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime. :''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;You've never seen anything like it.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus and Galvatron G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d99MHJ-UD-U 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut transformation sequence of Galvatron going from cannon to robot is followed by a zoom in on his head as his electronic lights and sounds are demonstrated. A clip of Ultra Magnus' loaded carrier mode (re-used from the previous ad) rolls into a ball before expanding into a clip of Ultra Magnus being flown in robot mode (also re-used from the previous ad). Cut to two boys battling with Galvatron's electronics activated and the toys held awakardly above and behind them. Back to the reused loaded Magnus carrier mode clip which does a confetti like transiton to a still shot of Magnus in robot mode standing on a dirt plateau. Galvatron's light and sounds are demoed again, this time in cannon mode before ending with a bordered spray transition to a still shot of Galvatron's robot mode in front of a rock wall.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Ultra Magnus' voice is again provided by Jack Angel. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact that Galvatron IS Megatron. <br /> : {Ultra Magnus!} Optimus Prime: &quot;The courageous Ultra Magnus is a born leader.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;We meet at last Galvatron.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And it will be the last time we meet.&quot; Megatron: &quot;And Galvatron is Ultra Magnus's sworn enemy.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Megatron: &quot;Galvatron transforms from laser cannon to fighting robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And Ultra Magnus transforms from huge car carrier to Autobot Commander.&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> : *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=210 30 sec] - A shortened version of the previous ad which uses a more generic version of the 1986 theme music and includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqSDxJxcYOM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime describing Springer, Frank Welker as Megatron gleefully describing Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol) and [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is rolled up a dirt incline in front of a rock wall, leading into his jumpcut transformation sequence. Similarly, Springer arrives in car mode on a dirt platform before going through a jumpcut transformation sequence. The segment ends with two kids battling it out with the toys, standing over a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron aside from affecting a British accent; his lines are rearranged snippets taken from his lines in the movie. Wreck-Gar's treatment as a Decepticon may have been another attempt to avoid spoiling the plot of the movie à la treating Galvatron as a separate character from Megatron. <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;His spaceship destroyed by Decepticon fire, Springer, the toughest of the Autobot Triplechangers, crash lands on planet Junkion.&quot; Wreck-Gar: &quot;Hurry, hurry, operators are standing by. No welcome wagons. Hello Stranger!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Junkion Wreck-Gar transforms from motorcycle to robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And triplechanger Springer transforms from car to helicopter to robot.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> [[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If Wheelie's friends you harm, farewell you say to arm!]]<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with two kids shoving their Sharkticons into the camera. Hot Rod and Kup drive through a rocky diorama meeting up on pile of dirt from which they are uncerimoniously shoved off by the Sharkticons. The segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, the Hot Rod toy is the prototype magenta color. The toys are consistently referred to as &quot;Sharkticons&quot; and the individual name &quot;[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]&quot; is never used.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;What could be more terrifying than being Kup and Hot Rod stranded on an alien planet battling the merciless Sharkticons?&quot; &quot;Wheelie say, find friends today!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Meet the Sharkticons!&quot; {Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=7 Opens in three days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=46 Opens in two days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=85 Opens today],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=124 Now playing] - A shortened version of the previous ad with Wheelie and Megatron's lines omitted to make space for a movie plug.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiEEJx7PCM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Still frames of each of the Aerialbots' alt modes flip around and zoom out into place in a collage of Aerialbot robot modes. This is followed by a jumpcut assembly of Superion and Superion flying in front of a wall. After the Kidmation, a kid pops up from behind a rock holding Menasor and engages in battle with a second kid holding Superion.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was filmed on a &quot;rocks and dirt in front of a house in the Southwestern US&quot; set but a different one from any of the previous ones. Megatron's dialogue is rather strange switching from narration to ordering the Stunticons to attack as though they can hear him. Megatron's dialogue also includes one hell of a sentence fragment: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?'' <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;Look, the Aerialbots!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Look, the Stunticons!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only the Aerialbots have this kind of teamwork.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Stunticons attack!&quot; {Aerialbots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Nobody can stop Menasor!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Except Superion!&quot; ''Stunticon and Aerialbot giftsets sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2YyQowyjZI 30 sec] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaG1QPOpF0 30 sec] - A shortened version of the ad with a [[Decoy]] stinger added to the end. This version would have run in 1987.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> [[File:Bruticus and Metroplex G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M125dfwquM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rocks pull away and the camera zooms in (with jumpcuts halfway through) to reveal Metroplex sitting in base mode on a small rock platform. As Prime describes Metroplex's modes we jump to a shot of his battlestation mode, a jumpcut transformation sequence and Metroplex flying by the ol' rock wall in robot mode. The Combaticons get the bum's rush by comparison. Their portion consists of a close up of Onslaught that zooms out to show all five Combaticons in vehicle mode on a dirt area then a very quick jumpcut assembly of Bruticus. After the Kidmation, we get a closeup of Bruticus flying that leads to two kids transforming Metroplex from city to battle station to robot in another very quick jumpcut sequence. The segment ends with a brief shot of the two kids battling with Metroplex and Bruticus.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, Megatron switches between narration and giving orders, this time doing it mid-speech. The Combaticon toys used have the same early sticker set that appeared in their original stock photos with a square black sticker in the middle of the Bruticus chestplate, round stickers on the upper &quot;wings&quot; of the chestplate, white stickers on the lower wings, Onslaught's thigh stickers having different colors and Swindle's chest stickers having yellow rectangles instead of blue. The jumpcut assembly of Bruticus appears to have been cutoff early (or perhaps they just missed a step) as his head is never placed over Onslaught's. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Only ''we'' have a military attack group like the Combaticons. Transform Combaticons and attack the new Autobot city!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, this is our new city Metroplex! It can transform into a battle station and then transform again into the giagantic Metroplex himself.&quot; Megatron: &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot; {Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Decepticons attack!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Transform Metroplex!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFLnk9TO2s 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to include a plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> [[File:Protectobots and Trypticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=212 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a zoom in on Trypticon's city mode on a platform in a rocky area, similar to the Metroplex one but sans revealing rocks and jumpcuts. Afer a jumpcut transformation sequence to Trypticon's battlestation mode, a collage of the Protectobots flying in robot mode warps into a ball and then unwarps into Defensor flying. After a brief snippet of animated Defensor firing, we see Trypticon's head rotate around to complete his transformation to dinosaur mode and a clip of Trypticon breathing fire. After the last bit of animation, two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor via his motorized walk.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The area where Trypticon's toy is shown in city mode is more desolate than the one in the Metroplex ad, with what looks to be several &quot;stumps&quot; of trees cut down at the three foot/one meter height range in the background.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;That's it, Trypticon, the new Decepticon city.&quot; Hot Spot: &quot;It's enormous!&quot; First Aid: &quot;That never stopped the Protectobots before!&quot; Astrotrain: &quot;Transform Trypticon!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The awesome new Decepticon city Trypticon can transform into an incredible battle station.&quot; Kid: &quot;Transform the Protectobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;But the Protectobots can transform into Defensor!&quot; Megatron: &quot;''But'', Trypticon can transform again into a dinosaur!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> [[File:Predacons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9CXVN59pw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Headstrong, Tantrum and Divebomb each get a jumpcut sequence where a shot of them flying in robot mode peels back from the center to reveal their alternate mode shoved into the camera. The last alternate mode still, Divebomb's, pans back to become the center of a collage of Predacon alternate modes. The collage rolls into a spinning cylinder before unrolling into Predaking flying in front of a rock wall. After the Kidmation, Snarl (at an angle reminiscent of Jazzy Jeff being physically tossed out of the house on ''{{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}'') and Grimlock are shown flying in front of rock wall in separate shots. Predaking flies in from the other direction and the kid holding him clashes with another kid holding Swoop. The remaining four Dinobots sit idly below on a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots. He did make it into the toy footage though. Sludge also gets his first toy segement appearance.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can! The Predacons not only transform into robots but into one gigantic robot! Predaking!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Kid 1: &quot;Transform the Predacons!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Dinobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Can't stop Predaking!&quot; ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> [[File:Sky Lynx G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUGVqoAnISI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] notices Predaking and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sky Lynx's shuttle component flies through the air before a jumpcut docks it on his transporter half. We then get a jumpcut transformation sequence showing the shuttle converted to bird, the Lynx mode of the transporter half, and finally the combined form. After Kidmation, a kid swoops down Predaking onto the dirt platform where Sky Lynx's combined from stands. After Predaking lands, Sky Lynx &quot;stops&quot; him by slowly walking into him. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Impressively, in the clip of the shuttle being docked onto the crawler transporter, the transporter is moving the entire time. Like the Ultra Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] ([[Neil Ross]]) and Grimlock ([[Gregg Berger]]) both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.)<br /> : Slag: &quot;Look, it's Predaking!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;Me Grimlock think we in big trouble!&quot; Slag: &quot;Not to worry, here comes Sky Lynx!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Skylynx. This ferocious motorized Autobot triple changes from space shuttle...to bird and lynx and then combines to form Sky Lynx.&quot; Kid 1: &quot;Predaking's attacking.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Sky Lynx'll stop him!&quot; ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Triple Changers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a flying car! Be impressed damn it!]]<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdaJE0wZ24 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over water and land. This ends with Sandstorm driving off a ramp-like cliff and transforming into a helicopter to take on Astrotrain and Blitzwing alongside Broadside in jet mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sandstorm's buggy mode rolls along a ridge as the narrator starts naming off his modes and we get jumpcuts to his other two modes flying. Broadside's aircraft carrier mode rests on the same ridge as his transformations are named and shown flying. We then get a transition to a scene of two kids swooping the Autobot triple changers in robot mode down on Octane in tanker mode as third kid drives him along the same ridge we saw earlier. A jumpcut shows a close up on Octane's tanker mode rolling on the ridge followed by cuts to shots of his other two modes flying while Caroli names them. The last Octane shot gets sucked into the center of the screen to transition to another battle scene with the three kids. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Pinned down one time too many by Astrotrain and Blitzwing, the Autobots build their own triple changers.'' {Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!} ''Triple changer Sandstorm transforms from dune buggy to copter to robot and Broadside transforms from carrier to jet to robot, to fight Decepticon triple changer Octane who transforms from tanker to jumbo jet to robot.'' {The Tranformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjyz7sQE1yU 30 sec] - An edited version of the previous spot with the animated segment shorted in order to fit in a tail-end plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Battlechargers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=angd3rL-X1M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms with a green grid effect and fires. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Battlechargers and pulled back and released. This causes a kid to whip his head around to follow them as they zoom along and transform upon a black floor with a futuristic white grid pattern. The transformation is immediately repeated with streaking effects comprised of a trail of the toys' upper torsos. This is followed by Runamuck being released to zoom and transform on his own. We then get a different clip of both toys being pulled back and released, with a longer lengthwise look at the toys' vehicle modes rolling along before cutting to the front end angle for the transformation. Again the transformation is repeated with the trailing effect but instead of the kid whipping his head around, he's merely follows with his eyes. We then see Runabout pulled back with highlighting and smoking effects added to his wheels. The kid whips his head around again to see Runabout transforming with the trailing effect. We then get a sequence of jumpcuts starting with a closeup of Runabout's head before switching to shots of Runamuck's gun being equipped and then Runabout's. The last cut is to a shot of Runabout being converted to car mode. Hot Rod flashes across the screen as we see two kids rolling the Battlechargers. One of them yells &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; as we see two kids approach holding the aforementioned Hot Rod and...Scourge? &quot;Battlechargers attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The set from the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads is back. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Look! It's Ultra Magnus and the Autobots. Battlechargers attack!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!} Megatron: &quot;My Battlechargers will crush the Autobots!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Battlechargers, attack!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Cartoon promo 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;I have a plan to finish all the Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The incredible story of the Transformers continues as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday.'' Megatron: &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cartoon promo 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8UH4nDY3k 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Onslaught: &quot;Annhilate the Aerialbots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Not if we can help it!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. '''Watch''' as heroic Autobots bravely battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> === Other ===<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UUwi2uSUQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz and Cosmos land on a plateau and request that the dark blobs moving below identify themselves. Spike replies that it's him and some friends. Jazz, Cosmos, Tracks and Smokescreen shine their lights to reveal that it is in &quot;Spike and friends&quot; and they are wearing Transformers reflective patches. Spike and his friends subsequently follow Cosmos into the Autobot base. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The appearance of Tracks and Smokescreen is a bit more than the cameo in the background of a single shot it would initially appear to be. The shot of Spike and friends being illuminated has beams of light coming from five different directions which means that Tracks and Smokescreen must be joining in. But that's only four Autobots which means a fifth unidentified Autobot must be there as well. Between the animation and the Ultra Magnus Kidmation we get a quick shot of a kid turning to face the camera (and a spotlight) while wearing a sweatshirt covered in relective patches while standing in front of a white picket fence. The lighting is dim outside of the spotlight, presumably to highlight the patches and echo the nighttime setting of the animated segment. After the Kidmation, we see two other kids (one in a solid red shirt the other in a white shirt with red sleeves) standing in front of a peg wall of 1985 and 1986 Minibots. One of them grabs a [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and turns to look at the back, alongside his friend looking at the back of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. When he turns it is revealed that behind them is a set of shelves containing larger Transformers. The top shelf has [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] along with a number of each of the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]]. The middle shelf is full of Jetfires while the bottom shelf has Omega Supreme. Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen. Next we see a kid wearing a blue sweatshirt over a dress shirt (different kid from the first segment) run into a room holding carded Swerve and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] to announce to the kid in the red shirt from the previous segment: &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot;. Cut to the night time fence scene from the first segment and the second blue shirted kid and the other kid from the store segment show off their Superion and Omega Supreme patches on their shoulders while yelling out the character names. After this we get a demonstration of a Blitzwing patch being ironed onto some sort of black fabric. As the narration goes on to talk about the prizes, we see scenes of a kid's birthday party in a wooded area with performers in Thundercracker and Jazz costumes (similar if not identical to those from the [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]]), a kid talking into the [[Enemy (G1)|Electronic Voice Changer]], and the same [[stock footage]] of the Action Cards from the 1985 ad stingers. The ad ends with a scene of kids running up to the peg wall to grab Transformers. This wider shot reveals that in addition to Minibot pegs there is also a column of Stunticon and Aerialbot limbs. This ad is INCREDIBLY consistent in featuring the patches. EVERY single kid visible in the ad, animated and live action, has at least one patch on their shirt. This even includes the party scene and the kid using the voice changer! While Spike and the friend to his left have Autobot patches (Ultra Magnus and Omega Supreme, respectively), the friend on the other side has a Blitzwing patch! Since all three follow Cosmos into the base, the Autobots must not have held it against him. <br /> : Cosmos: &quot;Who goes there?&quot; Spike: &quot;Spike and friends!&quot; Jazz: &quot;Shine a light on them, they're wearing Transformers reflective patches.&quot; Cosmos: &quot;Okay!&quot; {The Transformers. Robots in Disguise!} ''In the Transformers Prizes in Disguise game everyone's a winner!'' &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot; &quot;Superion!&quot; &quot;Omega Supreme!&quot; ''And eight more. And your patch may disguise an instant prize, like a party with life-sized Transformers or electronic voice changers.'' &quot;Robots in disguise.&quot; ''Or Transformers Action cards. Get Transformers reflective patches and game details '''free''' in specially marked packages. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Funpals [[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yfAVsrwY7M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|CookieCrisp}}<br /> [[File:Cookie Crisp Jazz Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Cookie Crisp &quot;Transformer Game&quot; giveaway''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ4_yzDH98Q 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A standard mid-80's [[Cookie Crisp]] ad with a stinger promoting the giveaway of [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] action figures. The figure shown in the ad appears to be the same as the figure that would be sent out, having modified door stickers and lacking the other Martini Racing decals. The stinger features a kid in a featureless room playing with his Jazz figure, racing it down the middle of a large table on what looks to be a paper mockup of a white road with yellow and red stripes in the center. After racing it, he transforms Jazz and moves him around in various ways. The kid stops in the middle of playing with Jazz to look surprised as he pulls out a game piece from a box of Cookie Crisp.<br /> : Kids: &quot;The Cookie Crook!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Just checking the traffic.&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;Cookie Crook! This scheme to get Cookie Crisp isn't taking off!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Can you blame me? It looks like little chocolate chip cookies!&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;And it's part of this complete breakfast.&quot; {If you like cookies, you'll love Cookie Crisp!} ''You could be an instant winner of a Jazz Transformer. Millions will enter, twenty-five thousand may win. There's a free game card in specially marked boxes of Cookie Crisp cereal. Or write to post office box eighty-five twelve Westport, Connecticut, O-five-six-eight-eight-eight.<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Even with the cartoon being limited to just [[The Rebirth|three new episodes]] 1987 did not see a significant drop in new toy commercials, boasting eleven ads of its own. While evidence of 1986 ads being continued into 1987 is scant, there is known to be a decoy stinger version of the [[#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons ad]]. As a result of the cartoon's cancellation, the animated segments from 1987 to the line's end in 1990 pretty much all depict seperate microcontinuities or, if you prefer, one large one. Concepts exclusive to the 1987 ads include: The Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters having entirely different heads before becoming Headmasters, Galvatron being the creator of the Horrorcons, Punch seemingly playing both the Autobots and the Decepticons (as opposed to being an Autobot spy), and the Monsterbots having been created as the result of an Autobot lab accident. Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments. The ads moved away from showing the kids on screen, instead opting to show only their hands holding the toys more often than not. The Kidmation has changed again, this time all ads used the same segment of a kid jumping in the air and flipping, turning into a stop-motion Ultra Magnus as he does so. The animation for these ads also start becoming more and more anime-like in their designs and animation style from here on out (think [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|the Headmasters anime, but with better and more expensive animation]]). Likely due to animator influence from series regular [[Satoshi Urushihara]] and his partner Kinji Yoshimoto, who by this point were both working with another Japanese animation house, AIC (Though whether or not the studio also assisted with the ads is currently unknown).<br /> <br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> Appropriately, given the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie]], no longer are Optimus Prime and Megatron narrating the ads and describing the new characters/toys. Instead, those descriptions were now mostly given via discussions between Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime or ranting by Galvatron (either explicitly to Cyclonus or to an implied unseen and unheard Decepticon underling). Existing major characters continued to have speaking lines in the animation, but new, more minor ones like Hun-Grr, Punch and even unnamed generics began to get some speaking lines. Either due to budget limitations or the fact that most of these characters had few, if any, appearances in the cartoon thanks to the truncation of Season Four, they were not reprised by their series actors. Who the other actors were is largely unknown, but at least a handful of lines over the remainder of the line's run were recorded by voice director [[Wally Burr]]. This year would also mark the departure from using the cartoon theme song for the jingle. Again this likely related to the truncation of Season 4, with it re-using the Season 3 theme song. Instead, a brand new jingle was created that still utilized the taglines and feel of the earlier songs but put its own spin on it: &quot;The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise!&quot;. The beginning would be modified for the year's two major subgroups, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] (Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!) and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] (Target-master Transformers!). The Targetmaster version even had its own completely unique universe describing the gimmick: &quot;Two Transformers out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!&quot;. <br /> <br /> Cartoon advertising seems to have been limited to promoting the episode [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] as nothing has turned up so far for the Rebrith. This is unusual for the original series as no other episode got a dedicated promo, suggesting that Hasbro ''really'' wanted to get the word out after the backlash from [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Prime's death]]. Commercials were run for both the actual two days of airing as well as the entire week of airing. They even went so far as to have a stinger at the end of several episodes promoting the impending &quot;surprise&quot; return of Optimus Prime. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbD3lRa5YVY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> : ''In the midst of the Cybertronian war, special mission teams of Autobots and Decepticons blasted their way to planet Nebulon. There, the powerful Transformers let the intelligent Nebulons become the heads of their robots.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''But the Headmasters were still Autobots and Decepticons and fierce new battles erupted. Follow the adventures of the Headmaster Transformers and the equally incredible Targetmaster Transformers in Marvel Comics.'' <br /> <br /> === Toys ===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Headmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlcUdHUyn4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of nearly incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: With &quot;lightning&quot; flashing, [[Arcana]] is removed from Brainstorm's cockpit, transformed to head mode and plugged in, revealing the readout of his power. Two halves of the next scene flip up to reveal a top down view of Highbrow and Brainstorm flying. The center pulls out to all four corners for the next transition, this time we have Brainstorm and Highbrow landning on a rocky step above Hardhead and Chromedome. A lightning animation is used to suddenly reveal the Autobots' robot modes. Kidmation is next followed by a replay of Arcana being plugged into Brainstorm. The ad ends with Highbrow and Hardhead knocking down Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime's voices are provided by their usual series actors [[Jack Angel]] and [[Dick Gautier]]. The ad starts with a practical effects asteroid, which has a hole in the middle of it, flipping over and over as it zooms past the camera to reveal a burning CGI sun behind it.<br /> : &quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Look, it's the Headmaster Autobots!&quot; Rodimus: &quot;Incredible!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yes, the driver of the vehicle actually becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each Headmaster Autobot displays a readout of its power. Nothing's better than going into battle with Headmaster Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> [[File:Headmaster Decepticons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64oJkiN7bdM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters, Hot Rod and Blurr. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They are referred to as trainers by the narration and even carry whips!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Grax]] is removed from Skullcruncher's mouth and plugged into his chest to reveal his readout. Jumpcut to Midwipe flying before the frame slides over to show Weirdwolf flying...in wolf mode. Both land on the upper level of the same rock Skullcruncher is sitting on. Once again a lightning animation is used to jumpcut to the robot modes in the same location. After the Kidmation, we get a replay of the readout reveal followed by Weirdwolf and Mindwipe taking down Chromedome and Brainstorm.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again the ad opens with the asteroid bit. The Skullcruncher toy is a prototype version with striped readout bars instead of solid purple. <br /> : Galavtron: &quot;There it is! The secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons! Only with their help can we destroy the Autobots! Look! Yes, the trainer of the beast becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''And each Headmaster Decepticon displays a readout of its power! Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers! Headmaster Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Commercial horrorcons.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU5VJJAy4s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil. This is mainly a scene transition with no &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; voice or other distinct audio.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: In side by side comparisons, Apeface and Snapdragon land on a rocky area in their flying altmodes, then stand in robot mode and then in beast mode. The Kidmation transitions us to [[Krunk]] being removed from Snapdragon's dragon mode. Krunk is transformed to robot mode then, following a top down shot of Snapdragon's plane mode flying, is removed from the cockpit. Krunk is transformed to head mode and plugged into Snapdragon's chest to reveal the readout of his &quot;Decepticon power&quot;. The ad ends with a close up as two kids pit the Horrorcons against Hardhead and Brainstorm in &lt;s&gt;a slapfight&lt;/s&gt; battle. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: In another example of microcontinuity, Galvatron is credited with the creation of the Horrorcons, whereas other media has them sharing the same origins as the other Headmasters. The Snapdragon toy used is a early version, sporting the same striped readout bars as Skullcruncher did in the Decepticon Headmaster ad.<br /> : ''Deep in the canyons of Nebulon, Galvatron creates Headmaster Horrorcons. Fiercest Decepticons of them all.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''With Headmaster Horrorcons, the jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot! And when the head enters the robot's body you get a readout of its Decepticon power.'' Kid 1: &quot;Destroy the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Never!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} '''''Now''' with Horrorcons! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Targetmasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXc6PbcaxA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Live-action set of a rocky planet with something crashing into it and causing an explosion. We see more explosions on the planet's surface. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: As &quot;lightning&quot; flashes, Crosshairs sits on a rocky platform with Pinpointer plugged into his roof. This leads into a jumpcut sequence of first Pinpointer then Crosshairs transforming. Slugslinger and [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]] get the same treatment. We then get a quick battle scene of Slugslinger and Misfire knocking down Crosshairs and Sureshot. The ad ends with [[Spoilsport]] being removed from Sureshot's hood and transformed.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While Slugslinger and Caliburst get a brief animated appearance in alt mode as they swoop through between the two sets of Targetmaster/partner battles, Pointblank and Peacemaker get left out completely. Part of the animated footage from this commercial would end up being used in the opening sequences of [[The Rebirth]] three-part mini-series.<br /> : Galvatron: &quot;Surrender Magnus or be destroyed!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;No Galvatron! We too have Targetmaster Transformers!&quot; {Tar-get-master Transformers! Two Trans-for-mers, out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the guuuun! Tar-get-master Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''That's right, each one becomes two.'' {Robots in disguise.} ''Targetmaster Autobots '''and''' Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> [[File:Sixshot commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron got six!]]<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyPXIKa5Bg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut montage of the final step of the transformation for each of Sixshot's modes. This is followed by three kids talking about how many modes they figured out as the toy spontaneously switches (via jump cutting) between modes on their outstreched hands. A counter is shown in the upper right hand corner as each mode the kids figured out is shown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot (while not confirmed, Cyclonus sounds like [[Neil Ross]], and Sixshot like [[Wally Burr]]). Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used. Surprisingly, the kid who got three was able to work out the tank, winged wolf and laser pistol modes but ''not'' the ''robot'' mode. <br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Autobot attack!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Sixshot'll stop them. Sixshot's a one robot army! He's a jet fighter.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's one.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A rocket car.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's two.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;He's a tank!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Three!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A winged wolf.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Four!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A laser pistol!!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Five!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And a robot.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's six!&quot; Sixshot: &quot;Sixshot's my name!&quot; ''There's never been a Transformer like him.'' {The Transformers! More muchmore than meets the eye!} Kid 1: &quot;I can do four.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;I got three!&quot; Kid 3: &quot;I figured out five!&quot; ''Sixshot, the most challenging Transformer of them all! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Scorponok G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPdxlcgTxQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron runs (with comical sped up animation and rapid patter sound effects) down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Scorponok sits in base mode atop a rocky platform (not unlike Metroplex and Trypticon) as lighting flashes and the platform rotates. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence showing off the various features of the base and the intial view of the scorpion mode. The camera never stops rotating through the sequence, even when there's a jumpcut. After all the spinning we see a demonstration of his scorpion legs moving as he rolls along the ground and his capture claws grabbing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. We then see [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] transformed and plugged into the robot mode, showing off his readout. We end on a brief battle scene with a kid walking Scorponok in robot mode towards Computron. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Naturally, Zarak is visible running around as Scorponok transforms. It's not clear who's meant to be speaking the first line in the animation. The voice is same one used for one of the Technobots (presumably [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]) later in the ad, but the wording of the line makes more sense if it's spoken by someone other than a Technobot. On the subject of voices, Galvatron's is provided by Frank Welker as usual but Scattershot's is not quite the same as his normal voice. It is very close though and based upon this and the logical conclusion that the group's leader would be the one to instruct them to combine, Scattershot is most likely the intended speaker. Like the toys used in the other Decepticon Headmaster commercials, Scorponok is an early version with striped bars in his read out. In a nice touch of continuity with the Decepticon Headmasters commercial, Zarak is referred to as Scorponok's trainer by the narration.<br /> :Scattershot(?): &quot;Technobots approaching!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform Scorponok! My triple changer Headmaster base will stop them!&quot; Scattershot: &quot;Form Computron!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform again and destroy Computron!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, muchmore than meets the eye!} ''The base has twin towers and ramps to launch cars!'' Galvatron: &quot;Transform!&quot; ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...'' Galvatron: &quot;TRANSFORM!&quot; ''the HEAD of its robot!'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Technobots and Terrorcons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyc4GgumQA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] are on the move on what looks like prehistoric Earth with multiple smoking volcanos in the distance. [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] falls into a pit trap, causing Scattershot to approach and transform but he's interrupted by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] throwing rocks. [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] race to the scene and transform, then put up a force field to deflect one of the rocks. [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] steps into a snare trap tethered to Strafe. Rippersnapper and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] back the Technobots up to a nearby base, in front of which appears to be Hun-Gurrr inside a cage. Strafe flies overhead with Sinnertwin still tethered. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The segment starts with Hun-Gurrr flying in dragon mode in front of a rock wall and then Scattershot flying in jet mode from the opposite direction. Scattershot's weapon is deployed before a jumpcut to two kids playing with one of them swooping Scattershot down on Hun-grr. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence of close ups of each of the Terrorcon limbs' alt modes. Cutthroat is last, with his panel being zoomed out on as it flips around into place in a grid of the four limbs in robot mode with Hun-Gurr's robot mode super imposed in the middle. The grid turns into a ball and then re-expands to show Abominus flying. A static transition shows us the five Technobot alt modes in the same grid style as the Terrorcons were. The grid rolls into a cylinder then unrolls to reveal a shot of Computron flying. We then end on a very brief snippet of two kids battling with the combined robots in a very out of place and sterile looking set with a light colored background and a set of white platforms. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cutthroat is present in the opening scene of the animation, but isn't seen after that. The Autobot base bears some similarities to Fortress Maximus but is completely grey/silver, appears to not have armaments, and may be missing the ramp on the left side (though the angles we get make it difficult to tell for sure). It's similar enough that it's probably safe to say it's at least using Fort Max's animation model, albeit possibly misdrawn. Rodimus and Ultra Magnus's voices are provided by their regular series actors, Dick Gautier and Jack Angel respectively.<br /> : Rodimus Prime: &quot;Magnus look!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;I've never seen Decepticons as vicious as those monstrous Terrorcons.&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Lucky we have the Technobots!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yeah, but those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''Out of monstrous Terrorcon beasts comes the incredible Abominus, to battle the fearless and futuristic Computron.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version of the regular ad in order to fit a plug for [[Decoy]]s at the end. <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> [[File:DecepticonClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:AutobotClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTP4kavCrk 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The double spy rolls down a dirt hill in car mode. Sliding in from left, we see his transformation. First to Punch then, after a frame flip, to Counterpunch. After the clone animation segment runs, we see Pounce and Wingspan in their alt modes flying down the previous hill. At the bottom they smack into Fastlane and Cloudraker in robot mode. A panel of the twins in robot mode flips to the screen then slides away to reveal a panel of Cloudraker being transformed to jet mode. That panel also slides away to reveal Cloudraker flying over Fastlane, who is rolling along. This pulls away to a jumpcut sequence of Counterpunch, and both sets of clones flying in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Punch/Counterpunch is not voiced by his series voice actor.<br /> :{Double spy!...double spy!} Punch: &quot;You can trust me Rodimus!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} Counterpunch: &quot;You can trust me Galvatron!&quot; ''Introducing the Transformers Double Spy. From a supercar he can transform into a heroic Autobot or an evil Decepticon. '''Now''', discover the clones. Decepticon clones look identical but one transforms into a puma, the other into a hawk to fight Autobot clones. One of these twins transforms into a dragster, the other a jet.'' {The Transformers!} ''Double spy sold separately, clones sold together. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=60 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version with sped up narration in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> [[File:Monsterbots G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, as Kup notices Scourge, Cyclonus and Octane attacking. Rodimus orders the Monsterbots to attack. They respond by bursting through a wall and taking on the Decepticon trio. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with stop motion jumpcut transformation sequences for [[Doublecross]], [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] and [[Grotusque]]. This is followed by jumpcuts of the three flying in beast mode with the unseen kid or kids holding them furiously pumping their spark triggers. The sparks that come out are not the actual sparks from the toys but effects layered over the top, in order to make the spark volume and distance look more impressive than it actually is. The jumpcuts lead into the three Monsterbots sitting on a rocky platform, with one set of kid hands firing off sparks from Repugnus and Grotesque. This is in response to another kid, whose hand comes into view holding Razorclaw. The ad ends with a replay of Doublecross's sparking.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus. Rodimus Prime is voiced by his series actor, Dick Gautier. Kup is also voiced by his series actor, [[John Stephenson]], albeit with a higher pitch than usual. <br /> : Kup: &quot;Rodimus, quick! There's been an accident. The new Autobots are Monsterbots!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;They're monsters alright.&quot; Kup: &quot;Decepticons!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Monsterbots attack! Glad those monsters are on our side.&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!'' Kid: &quot;You can't stop the Monsterbots!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Transformers Monsterbots. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzvccVI9MU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut montage of [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]'s two halves and transformation from the side and then continues with the same for Flywheels and a clip of both transforming, shot from the front. Next we get a Throttlebot montage with Chase and Freeway being released to zoom across the floor, then a jump to Chase's backend being flipped down to reveal his face. We get the same for Wideload and Rollbar (with Rollbar getting the transformation) and Goldbug and Searchlight (Searchlight transforms). The last scene prior to Kidmation and the end shots is a battle scene with two kids (Yes, there are two. You can just barely catch a glimpse of the hand, arm and side of head of a kid wearing a red shirt on the right side of the screen.) laying on a floor to release Chase, Rollbar and Searchlight in robot mode as they zoom off into the Duocons. There's a very quick close up afterward of the more visible kid's exclaiming &quot;Wow!&quot; as his eyes bug out.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Decepticon alerting Galvatron is not shown nor identified, but since his voice is the same as the one used for Cyclonus in the Sixshot ad he is identified as such in the below transcript. The animation in this ad was also used in the intro for [[The Rebirth]] three-parter.<br /> :*'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=121 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Galvatron, our jet's gonna crash into a tank!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot; ''Introducing Duocons. Decepticon two-in-ones. They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.'' {The Transformers!} ''But they haven't met the Throttlebots yet!'' {More much more than meets the eye. The Transformers!} Kid: &quot;Wow!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers Duocons come together. Throttlebots sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> [[File:Fort Max G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_PTqKbsC8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Fortress Maximus sits in base mode on a stone platform that rotates as the camera zooms in. Cut to a kid using the left side ramp launcher to send [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] down the ramp. Cut back to a front view of the base mode before switching to a closer view of the tower with the Headmaster pilot compartment open. The camera zooms in as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] is placed in the compartment and the lid closed. Cut to Rippersnapper and Sinnertwin flying in from the left to represent the Terrorcons. Cut again to the last few steps of Fort Max's transformation to battle station mode, then a jump back to base mode that phases out to show the battle station mode again. After the animated segment, we see a stunned kid holding Abominus. Cut to show that the kid is looking at Cerebros standing between Fort Max's legs. The camera pans up Fort Max and as it does so, there's an inlay of Cerebros in robot mode that phases out into an inlay of Cerebros in head mode, disappearing just in time for Cerebros to be attached to complete Fort Max's robot mode. Cut to Abominus being moved along a rocky platform with the kid holding him off camera. The camera swings around to reveal Fortress Maxmius at the other end of the platform with a second kid crouched behind him, holding his legs. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> : ''It's Fortress Maximus!'' {FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!} ''The colossal Headmaster Autobot City.'' Kid: &quot;Look!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;The Terrorcons are attacking!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Transform Fortress Maximus!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} Ultra Magnus: &quot;From city to battlestation!&quot; {More much more than meets the eye!} Hun-Gurrr: &quot;Terrorcons form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot; ''But Fortress Maximus transforms again, this time into a robot so '''humongous''', a separate robot becomes its head!'' Kid: &quot;Its power's awesome!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over, Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc 30 sec] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over, Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_vaeTp1qQ 10 sec] – Excerpts of Optimus Prime at Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron, soundtracked with a Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime narration that is uncharacteristically arrogant.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!&quot; ''Catch the surprise return of Optimus Prime. Coming soon to The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Similar to the Dinobot ads of 1985, the Pretender ad suggests that Hasbro or [[Griffin Bacal]] were changing their minds about the theming of this year's ads. The Pretender ad went through three different iterations with three different jingles, though two of them were fairly similar. They eventually settled on having the commercials begin with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. This would be accompanied by narrator Victor Caroli saying &quot;NEW &lt;blank&gt; are/is here!&quot; with heavy emphasis on &quot;NEW&quot;. The camera would zoom in on one of the panels to transition into the animated segment. Sometimes there would be a second such transition later in the ad. The main jingle for 1988 was &quot;They've got the power to surprise!&quot; with the first word being held out a comically long time. As was done in 1987, the jingle was customized based on the subgroup (Pretenders, Powermasters, etc.) being advertised and often both the beginning and the verses were specific to a subgroup or even just a single character. Kidmation was also subroup specific, featuring a kid turning into a crude 2D CGI robot with varying appearances. For Pretenders the robot resembled the inner robot of [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]; For Powermasters it was Powermaster Optimus Prime and the Targetmasters got a generic Targetmaster robot made of wood and animated through stop motion. This would, unfortunately, be effectively the last year for Kidmation until ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''. The one toy that did not belong to any subgroup, [[Quickswitch]], was also the only toy not get a custom jingle. In fact, Quickswitch's ad had no jingle in it at all. Conversely, it appears the [[Triggerbot]]s and [[Triggercon]]s ad was the only one not to receive new animation. Another one-off oddity is the fifteen second version of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] ad which is the first and only Transformers toy commercial since 1985 and before Beast Wars that did not feature Victor Caroli as the narrator. Instead [[Stephen Keener]] provided the narration. The toy dioramas became much more varied this year. While they all used some form of an alien planet, different subgroups had their own variation on it: The Pretenders were in a snowy, mountain like environment; The Powermasters, Sparkabots and Flamecons were seemingly in a rocky area with a green gradient sky; Quickswitch, the Triggerbots and Triggercons were also in a rocky area but with a pink sky; The Seacons were, appropriately enough, underwater; And finally the Small Headmasters and Targetmasters kept continuity with their larger counterparts by being in the same rocky, doom-laden environment with the latter even having the same lightning effects. <br /> <br /> Animation-wise, the style for the 2D segments shift again, as does the team handing the animation starting this year going forward. Switching from Toei themselves due to working on ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Masterforce]]'' (and later on, ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'') by this time, to a third party working under Toei (presumed to be either [[Nakamura Production]] or [[Ashi Productions]] based off of the art style, though it's unconfirmed). As a result, the quality of the animation starts becoming more uneven. Some segments like the Seacons and Doubledealer keep the overall appearance of the 1987 commercials, while most of the other commercials attempt a more detailed appearance with little to no complex shading and some instances (like the segment featuring Sparkabots &amp; Firecons) where the animation itself becomes choppy. This style would go on to be used for both 1989 and 1990's ads. The animation models for the characters shared between the commercials and their ''Masterforce'' counterparts also differ greatly; with oddities like Quickswitch being a near-direct translation of his toy, [[Skullgrin]] having long horns that go off to the sides, and Piranacon's head looking more organic and fish-like. Additionally, the franchise's first full use of 3D [[CGI]] animation would be utilized in one of the Pretenders commercials' Kidmation sequences, provided by Rhythm &amp; Hues.<br /> <br /> Following up on Optimus Prime and Bumblebee (as Goldbug)'s re-introduction to the cartoon and the Goldbug toy, a response to the backlash to the legacy character deaths in the movie, Hasbro returned Optimus Prime to the line as Powermaster Optimus Prime. The commercials for the Powermasters heavily featured Prime in the animation and his return was heralded in a grandiose fashion. In the commercial for Optimus Prime, Victor Caroli informed us that &quot;A '''NEW''' Optimus Prime is here!&quot; while the jingle for Prime's ad referred to him as &quot;Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of our time!&quot;. Peter Cullen even reprised his role in the animation, with Prime telling us that &quot;It's great to be back!&quot;. This is all in sharp contrast to Goldbug, whom you would never know was Bumblebee just by the [[#Throttlebots|toy commercial]]. This focus on Prime extended to the cartoon and its advertising as the new wrap around segments featuring a puppet Powermaster Prime (try saying ''that'' three times fast!) were one of the main selling points. 1988 is the only year known thus far to have multiple advertisements for the comics as both the Pretender and Powermaster sagas were promoted. The Pretender ad was one of two providing new microcontinuities as Powermaseters Darkwing and Dreadwind are shown attacking a generic Autobot lab where the Autobot Pretenders are being created. The other is perhaps the most notorious example of microcontinuity in all of Transformers advertising. In Quickswitch's ad, he is described as Sixshot's ''son'', and while it is not the first time two Transformers were described as being [[relatives]] it is easily one of the most bizarre. &lt;!-- Prime, Seacons 15 sec, two comic ads, microcontinuity, season 5 ads --&gt; <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretenders comic G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9VYnPkAtMc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (in their skivvies!) inside an Autobot research facility. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the now armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. A battle ensues.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]]. The Decepticon Pretenders are shown coming from the direction of a volcano. Might this be where they were created? In the battle at the end, the order of events implies that the Pretenders' shells are fighting independently of the Pretenders themselves. It is not at all clear who is supposed to speaking the two non-narration lines. The animation shows a closeup on Landmine's eye that fades into Dreadwind and Darkwing flying towards the Autobot lab. Since rhe Decepticons haven't seen the Pretenders yet at that point in the animation it probably isn't them. However, no other Autobots are seen in the lab either.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' Transformer 1: &quot;They look human!&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Battle of the Pretenders. New from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1RykO3Pi4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes a tail-end shot of the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. Two Autobot Powermasters are heard talking in the ad, but it's unclear which of the Powermasters they are. The first one to speak is voiced by Michael Bell, while the second is voiced by Gregg Berger.<br /> : ''To defeat the evil Decepticons, Nebulons team up with Autobots to become Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;We're under attack!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Oh no, Decepticons have Powermasters too!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;Transform Optimus Prime!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Look Optimus is becoming a super Powermaster!&quot; ''Who will win? Find out in Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbG-5o9y2t0&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of the shells of Autobot Pretenders, [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]], and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. After the Darkwing/Dreadwing section of the animation, the Decepticon Pretenders [[Skullgrin]], [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]], and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] get their closeups. After the final animation segment, there's a brief sequence where an engery burst flips the screen from Pretender shell and inner robot, to Pretender shell and inner robot in vehicle mode. This done first for Cloudburst and then Skullgrin.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features only the first wave of large Pretenders. No advertisement featuring the second wave is known to exist.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' &quot;They look human!&quot; &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''NEW Pretender Transformers. Get 'em while they last!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys2}}<br /> [[File:Pretender Commercial CGI Robot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rzuw7k1iQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A bizarre segment of a kid proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; while being shown doing it (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the kid as skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic teal and silver CGI robot (in the first use of proper 3D animation in the franchise) who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot; After the announcement, the robot shoots lightning from its fingers and shifts its skateboard to face screen left/its right. At the end of the commercial, the robot fires some more lightning before shifting the skateboard to face center and take off towards the camera.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Landmine is shown sitting on top of a rocky platform with the kid from the intro segmen hovering nearby. The kid pulls off the front of Landmine's shell, allowing his inner robot to tumble out and somehow land on its feet at the base of the platform. The kid picks up the inner robot and converts it to vehicle mode and then drives it up next to the shell. Cut to closeup of someone holding Cloudburst and removing the front half of the shell to reveal the robot. The footage then rewverses to put the shell back on, then plays forward again to remove it and then the inner robot is removed. This is followed by a similar sequence for Bomb-Burst except the footage just plays straight through without reversing. We then get the energy burst transition between Cloudburst's modes and the closeups of the Decepticon Pretenders, both reused from the previous ad. After that we get the Bomb-Burst shell reveal again and then a reuse of ''his'' energy burst transition. The toy segment ends with a battle scene where Landmine and Skullgrin's shells and inner robots are standing on their own in a faceoff before two sets of hands come in front battling with Waverider and Submarauder's shells and robots. The battle is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect.<br /> :Kid: &quot;I'm a video gamer! I'm a skateboarder!&quot; Robot voice: &quot;I'm a Transformer!&quot; ''NEW Pretender Transformers are here!'' {Master the power! The POOOOOWER, of Pretender Transformers!} ''Pretender Transformers split apart to reveal a powerful robot.'' {Pretenders - they hide - the Transformer inside!} ''And look there are evil Decepticon Pretenders too!'' Kid: &quot;Transform the Pretenders!&quot; ''Pretenders sold separately.'' <br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUG5VjWcpM 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys3}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VSMYUclRQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, reused from the previous commmercials. This time though, it's preceded by a still of Landmine with &quot;NEW!&quot; plastered on it and a comic book page. The comic page is made up of stills from the previous Pretender animation. The camera zooms in on the top panel to transition into the animation proper. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face, that of a crudely animated Landmine with red eyes.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The energy burst from the previous ads zigzags through a very white and spiky alien environment to reveal Cloudburst fully equipped. We then get a bunch of reused footage; Closeups of the Autobot Pretenders, Cloudburst's shell removal with replay, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal, the inital frame of the Cloudburst enery ball transition, a shorter version of the clash between Waverider and Submarauder, a slightly longer/slower version of the Cloudburst energy ball transition, the Decepticon Pretender closeups, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal a second time, Bomb-Burst's energy ball transition, and finally the full cut of the Waverider/Submarauder clash.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Pretenders are here!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Autobot Pretenders look human, '''but''''' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Pretenders split apart to reveal a powerful robot inside, then reassemble to fight alongside their transformable robot. '''But''', Decepticons have Pretenders too!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:GunrunnerG1-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Machine War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUicyvMLuk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEYsICtTHQE&amp;t=24s 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Pretender Kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of Carnivac's shell, Chainclaw and Catilla together, and then Snarler's shell. Carnivac gets the shell reveal with rewind treatment before a cut to Snarler's closeup again. Carnivac's inner robot is shown being removed from its shell and we get another cut to the shell standing on a snowy platform and the inner robot is placed next to it wolf mode. An organge diamond shaped static burst appears over the inner robot and fades to reveal the inner robot in robot mode. Cut to Gunrunner driving along with a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect coming from his gun turret. This followed by a very brief snippet of Road Grabber driving along. After the Pretender Vehicle animation, the toy segment ends with Road Grabber's jumpcut transformation and an awkward clash between Catilla and his shell and Roadgrabber riding his shell's chariot mode. The Kidmation comes in at the very end.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.'' {Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Introducing Pretender Beasts. Inside's a beast that transforms into a fighting robot. And there are Autobot and Decepticon vehicles too. They split to reveal a transformable robot then reassemble as a fighting machine.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterToys}}<br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CaDVzY2_4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial. Like the last Pretender ad, this ad has a comic book page intro. In fact it has two, one for the Autobot segment at the beginning and a second for the Decepticon segment that starts at the halfway point<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with the Powermasters on a rocky mountain diorama in front of an alien green sky. The kid to the left with a red shirt rolls Joyride down an incline while the kid on the right with a blue shirt rolls Slapdash down a different incline and they meet Getaway in the middle. The ad then cuts to a closeup of Getaway in robot mode flying in front of a rock wall and crashing through a &quot;BLLAAMM&quot; text effect, followed by aa jumpcut sequence of Rev and Getaway being transformed. Following Kidmation and the second animation sequence, we get Darkwing landing on some gravel. As he lands the screen scrolls up to be a horizontal split screen with Dreadwind flying by a plain green background. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of Hi-Test and Dreadwing being transformed. The segment ends with the blue shirt kid using Slapdash and Joyride to battle the red shirt kid's Darkwing and Dreadwind on top of a rock. A &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect is added to emphasize the magnitude of clash.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The unidentified Decepticon who commands Darkwing and Dreadwind to transform is voiced by [[Wally Burr]], using more or less the same voice as he used for Hun-Grrr in the Fort Max ad.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Powermasters are here! Amazing new Transformers called Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} ''Incredible Powemasters, they only transform when their Nebulon becomes their engine.'' {Powermaster Transformers!} Decepticon: &quot;Decepticon Powermasters transform!&quot; ''And the Decepticons unlock their Transformer energy.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterOptimusPrime}}<br /> [[File:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiInSQq7yU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Optimus Prime crashes through the sound effect &quot;BLAAMM!&quot; as he drives along a rock wall. A closeup of Prime driving up to Hi-Q leads to a jumpcut transformation sequence to the normal robot mode and base. After a brief animation snippet of Prime transforming to super robot mode, we get a very brief clip of the folded up Prime cab being inserted into his super robot body. Kidmation, and then we end with Prime driving along with the text &quot;KA BOOM&quot; overlaid, a still frame of normal Prime next to the base, and super robot Prime flying.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Not only is Prime back, but so is his voice actor, [[Peter Cullen]]. While Prime ''says'' it's good to be back, he doesn't sound very enthused about it. It is not currently known who voices Hi-Q. &lt;!-- Seems likely to be Charlie Adler or Corey Burton based on the sound but I'm not confident enough to make a call --&gt;<br /> : ''A '''new''' Optimus Prime is here.'' Hi-Q: &quot;I'll transform Optimus!&quot; {POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest leader of his time!} Optimus Prime: &quot;It's great to be back.&quot; ''Now Optimus Prime is back as a Powermaster. He only transforms when his Nebulon becomes his engine.'' {POW-er-master Optimus Prime!} Hi-Q: &quot;Look! Optimus is transforming into a super robot!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CiMqlPZR4&amp;t=90 15 sec] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> [[File:Doubledealercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsvaO8NYVM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts by reusing the Optimus Prime jumpcut transformation sequence from the Powermaster Optimus Prime ad. After Kidmation and the second segment of animation, we get some new footage of Doubledealer driving through a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; effect as he drives along a rocky path to his Powermaster engines. We then get jumpcuts to each engine and then to the mode it unlocks, first, Skar second. The segment ends with more reused Optimus Prime footage. In particular his super robot conversion and the super robot flying. The super robot conversion is a longer cut that pans out to reveal the kid doing the transformation and his amazement at it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again we have unidentified Transformers providing commentary. The first (and presumably the second as well) is voiced by Wally Burr. The narrator says &quot;Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or Decepticon&quot; which is not true as there was another Transformer still on shelves at the time that could do this. We hear he's nearby. [[Punch (G1)|REAL nearby.]]<br /> : ''A NEW Optimus Prime is here. More powerful than ever, Powermaster Optimus Prime.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Transformer 1: &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;Doubledealer, the Powermaster mercenary!&quot; ''Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or a Decepticon. But in a flash, Optimus Prime becomes a super robot!'' {Powermaster Transformers!} ''Pwermaster Transformers sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) gray robot whose head resembles Brainstorm. The robot's body, on the other hand, looks more like the inner robot of a Pretender with a power readout painted in the center. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Siren skids to halt through the text effect &quot;BLLAAMM&quot;. Brief jumpcut transformation for Siren is followed by a picture in picture of Nightbeat driving along with Muzzle being transformed in the inset. This leads to a shot of Muzzle in headmode being plugged into Nightbeat's body. After the Decepticon part of the animation, the Decepticon Headmasters sit on a rotating, multi-tiered rock platform. Quick cut to Squeezeplay's head being plugged in, folled by another quick cut to a kid wielding Squeezeplay and Horri-Bull. He proceeds to clash with another kid (whose hands are the only part of him we see) using Hosehead and Nightbeat.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron's voice is provided, as usual, by Frank Welker.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Incredible new Headmasters and the driver of the vehicle becomes the head of the robot.'' {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!'' Galvatron: &quot;And our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever! Transform you monsters and prepare to attack!&quot; {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> [[File:Quickswitch commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV6g8DlBQRI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. Optimus proceeds to start blasting.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six?&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The toy segement is very short consisting of a montage of Quickswitch's six modes by themselves, the six modes appearing in succession in the kid's hand and a still frame of his robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes:&lt;/u&gt; The tail end part of the animation where Optimus grabs Sixshot and starts blasting was reused for nearly all the Powermaster ads. This ad has what may be the best known example of a microontinuity in a toy ad, Quickswitch being Sixshot's son. Getaway is unusually bloodthirsty here, yelling &quot;Destroy them!&quot;. It is unknown who voices either Getaway or the unseen Autobot who tells him that Quickswitch is on their side.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here!'' Getaway: &quot;The Decepticons are attacking! Destroy them!&quot; Autobot: &quot;No, wait, it's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Quickswitch is faster and tougher!&quot; Kid: &quot;It's a tank, a plane, a cruiser, a gun, a puma and a robot. (Robot voice) How quick can you all six?&quot; ''Quickswitch, the '''new''' ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:Decepticon Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWQNTiBuv4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jHNNAwFONU Revised 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;:A kid leaps over the top of a generic wooden model robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Quickmix drives towards the camera and through the word &quot;BLLAMM&quot;, coming to a stop by skidding sideways. As he skids, Boomer is removed. This leads to a jumpcut to Boomer being placed on top of Ricochet to form a superweapon. ''That'' leads to another jumpcut to the superweapon being plugged into the right arm of...Scoop? After the second animation sequence we get a series of cuts between driving vehicle mode and flying in robot mode for Scoop then Quickmix. After the third, Decepticon focused animation sequence, we get a three-way split screen with Needlenose on the left, Spinister in the top right and Quake in the bottom right. This splitscreen cuts to the same splitscreen but with the three now transformed to robot mode. The segment ends on a battle between two kids, one wielding Quake and Needlenose and the other holding Quickmix and Landfill, whose toy ''finally'' gets some screen time.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad appears to have gotten a revision at some point. An extremely obviously added line of narration by someone other than Victor Caroli is placed at the end of the kid battle segment and over the end of the jingle: &quot;Each set sold separately.&quot;. Additionally, a disclaimer is now placed over the end shot of the toys, stating: &quot;Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures. Each set sold separately.&quot; This was presumably done as a reaction to confusion over whether the Nebulons were included.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! NOW twin Nebulons transform into weapons that new Targetmaster Autobots need.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the twin Nebulons can also form a super weapon.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''But the Decepticons have new Targetmasters too.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSb2x9ZzZ8 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the toys' weapons being deployed, emphasized with loud clicks: [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] flying, [[Override (G1)|Override]] in robot mode, [[Windsweeper]] flying, and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] in robot mode. We then cut to a battle with Backstreet and Override colliding with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]. The collision is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect. Cut to Backstreet;s guns being deployed in car mode followed by the same for Crankcase. Finally we get another collision between the Autobot and Decepticon ground vehicles with a &quot;BLLAMM&quot; text effect masking the transition to the bots clashing in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: No thirty second ad featuring the Triggerbots/Triggercons has surfaced. Even the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1zl3-h_4I&amp;t=346s 1988 Hasbro Boys toys 3rd/4th Quarter ad master tape] doesn't have it (though to be fair, it's also missing the ads for Quickswitch, Sparkbots/Firecons, Seacons/Sparkbots/Firecons, and some of the early Pretender ads).<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now Triggerbots are battling Triggercons!'' {And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out! Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]][[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> *'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migQwhuwEQQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun. The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Targetmaster Kid<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: An upward rush of bubbles leads us to a montage of [[Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] standing/being placed into various areas of an underwater diorama. The montage ends with a closeup of Snaptrap's moving backcannons and a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect. This is followed by a jumpcut combination sequence. As each limb is added, it also appears in alt mode to the left. Overbite is used as the gun. Following the Piranacon animation, the Kidmation and the Sparkabot/Firecon animation, we get the Sparkabot/Firecon toy segment. It starts with Cindersuar sparking and rolling in from the left. [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] rolls in from the right, causing a kid to whip his head around to follow the action. Cut to closeups of sparks coming out of Guzzle, [[Fizzle]], and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]]. The segment ends with Guzzle barreling into [[Sparkstalker]] with a sparking effect and then a cut to the two battling in robot mode with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; effect.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Seacon toy footage has air bubble effects added to it to enhance the underwater appearance. Sizzle's toy is only seen in the end shot. Tentakill in the animated portion has a jarringly bishonen looking face compared to the rest of his teammates.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now from the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when they join with their leader to form Piranacon, any one can become the gun.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers!} ''And here come the Sparkabots!'' {When they're '''fightin'''' mad you see Sparkabots fly as the Firecons battle the Sparkabots!} ''Each sold separately.'' {Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> :* '''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY 15 sec] - The Seacons portion of the above ad (everything before the second animation segment) with new narration by someone who is neither Victor Caroli nor [[The Other Guy]].<br /> ::''NEW Transformers are here! From the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the Seacons form Piranacon!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- A looong while ago Repowers added this but no recording has ever surfaced --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- *'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Triggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots. --&gt;<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> *'''Season 5 upcoming cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE'''!&quot; Well, only one of those ended up being true. Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable! See Optimus Prime as you've never seen him before. Optimus Prime LIVE! Tune in this fall for new action packed episodes of the Transformers, every weekend. Hosted '''LIVE''' by Optimus Prime! You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE''' The Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU8FD5yd8zE 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same background music as the previous ad.<br /> :'' The Transformers. Autobot versus Decepticon. '''Good''' against '''evil'''. '''Metal against metal!''' Titans clash with Earth's fate hanging in the balance! Awesome heroes!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped.&quot; '''''SPECTACULAR SHOWDOWNS!''''' Megatron: &quot;It's over, Prime.&quot; '''''The bat-tle rages on!''' The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same new music used in the previous commercials.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll out!&quot; ''More energy. More excitement than ever before! The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> Keeping in line with the toyline's makeup and reflecting the layout of the catalog for 1989, the TV advertising was similarly split between Pretender and Micromaster themes. The Pretender theme used the jingle &quot;Beyond! Beyond anything you've ever seen before!&quot; while continuing to depict the toys in snowy looking mountain environments. The Micromasters, on the other hand, used desert environments and had a jingle that pointedly claimed their superiority over {{w|Micro Machines|the competition}}: &quot;Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot; The Micromaster ads were further unique in their use of stop-motion animation to depict hordes of Micromasters swarming all over. Every Micromaster ad started with an animation segment showing Optimus Prime opening his hand to reveal a Micromaster city. This extreme size difference creates a bit of a microcontinuity as the Marvel comics had them closer in sixe. The Pretenders have their own microcontinuity as the ad for the [[Pretender Monster]]s has them being created by Starscream in a lab.<br /> <br /> As with the previous year, the animated segments takes a visible hit in quality for the most part (again due to Toei not animating them in-house and using the same team as before instead). With much choppier (though often ambitious) animation and very bizarre design choices in some cases. As Takara would not adapt most of the characters over to the concurrently airing ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' in Japan, these commercials serve as the only animated representation for some of the characters, the Mega and Ultra Pretenders in particular.<br /> <br /> 1989 continued Hasbro's trend of levereging their popular chaaracters from the beginning of the line. They continued to have Peter Cullen voice Optimus Prime in the animated segments, but also brought in [[Dan Gilvezan]] to reprise [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in a couple spots and Gregg Berger to reprise [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the Classic Pretenders commercial. Despite this move, this would be the first year not to have new cartoon episodes and thus no advertisements for the cartoon. While the Marvel Comic was still in production, it too appears to have had its last advertisement in 1988. The only advertisement for Transformers media that has been found are variant toy ads that included a stinger for a $1.00 copy of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' on VHS if you bought two Transformers toys. Am interesting change in this year's approach to the shorter, 15 second versions of ads is that they aren't simply edited down. They take a 30 second ad that featured two groups of toys, pare it down to the content for one of the groups and then add new narration and often a new clip or two of toy footage. This would continue in 1990 for Micromaster ads but would ultimately be permanently abandonded from G2 on. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Micromaster Patrols G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]] <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x7wxEiv9lY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Later, the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head as Darkwing tries to shoot at others in the background. [[Powertrain]], [[Tote]], [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Swindler]] emerge from various openings in a rock wall to watch four Micromasters driving below them: [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]], [[Free Wheeler]], and Tailspin and Roadhandler again. The latter four split into two pairs (Roadhandler/Free Wheeler and Tailspin/Highjump) and drive up the legs of a large Decepticon standing next to a rock wall. At the top, Tote, Tailspin and Free Wheeler jump from the wall to the robot's shoulders. They stand there as Roadhandler, Free Wheeler, Tailspin, Highjump and Tote somehow manage to drive vertically up the robot's torso. After the second animation segment, the large robot raises its right hand only to fall over backwards from the swarm of Micromasters. Roadhandler transforms on the fallen robot's chest to add insult to injury.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A closeup of [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] flying is followed by a closeup of Storm Cloud being held by the kid in front of his face. A jumpcut sequence ensues, first Storm Cloud is transformed, then a closeup of [[Free Wheeler]] driving, and Mudslinger being transformed. Another cut shows Tote zooming between Scorponok's feet, causing a second kid to whip his head around. A fizzle effect transitions us to a stop motion sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices. While it's not entirely clear which voice is which, since Dreadwind sees them first in the animation, we've decided to label him as the first voice and Darkwing the second. The large Decepticon robot is a Scorponok figure painted different shades of grey. His antenna and the outline of the rectangle in the middle of his chest are still orange and his face is still tan. In the end shot of the Micromaster Race Car Patrol members appearing in their places on the card back, Roadhandler appears to have grey windows instead of black. The ad mostly features the [[Race Car Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]], with Storm Cloud from the [[Air Strike Patrol]] being the lone exception. The [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle]] and [[Sports Car Patrol|Sports Car]] patrols are not seen. <br /> : ''New Transformers are here. Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micromasters, they're smaller and faster, Transformer commandos that go where nobody else goes! Micro-mas-ter Trans-form-mers! THEEEY'VE got the power to surprise!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvmt8oCPAUU 15 sec] - Similar to the previous ad but resoundtracked with the standard 1989 Micromaster jingle and a new first line of narration. The fifteen second version has yet another new first line of narration: &quot;Micromaster Transformers are here and both Autobots and Decepticons have 'em!&quot;<br /> :: ''They're here! The incredible Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipqTyKtHQc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] pulls in next to the other Micromaster Transports sitting at the edge of an extremely flat cliff. Erector then gets a jumpcut transformation sequence. As toy Groundshaker flies over the city in animated Optimus Prime's palm, it becomes the actual toys. A ramp is connected from the [[Ironworks (facility)|construction station]] to the [[Airwave (facility)|Airport]] and [[Ironworks (Micromaster)|Ironworks]] drives over it. A kid slams (but without much force) the [[Hot House (facility)|fire station]] with [[Hot House (Micromaster)|Hot House]] down amongst the other Battle Stations, the proceeds to play with the crane on the construction station. The kid then rolls Hot House up the ramp of the airport as all four bases are revealed as being connected in a square formation. A closeup of [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] having his hood flipped back for his transformation before being rotated to face the camera is followed by a shot of [[Red Hot]] being driven down the ramp of the [[Greasepit (facility)|gas station]]. The ad ends with a stop motion sequence of Micromasters popping into view all over a rocky, stepped area. <br /> : ''In the world of micros, the only micros that transform are the amazing Micromaster Transformers! And now the Micromasters have Micromaster Transports.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''And here in the palm of Optimus Prime's hand are Micromaster battle stations that connect to form micro cities.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!} ''Micromasters, collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGF4ww1fGOc 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with a new bit of toy footage that shows the construction station being transformed.<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofx3hd0Ti3s 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with added jumpcuts between modes for [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]] and [[Roughstuff]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2xWTm_QI4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDIfpwsmLaI 15 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] landing and transforming to base mode. Cut to a shot of rear right side of the interstellar shuttle with the gas station and helicopter in the background and the Air Strike patrol hanging around in front and inside. [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] stands atop a wall in the shuttle, overlooking one of the ramps as it's lowered to reveal his patrol mate [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] standing behind Skystalker, the latter of which is in car mode. We then cut to a view of the middle of the shuttle, where a ramp is overlapped on one of the helicopters' ramps to &quot;connect&quot; the two. Skystalker is literally beside himself as his [[alternate mode]] drives over from the helicopter to sit next to him. The scene briefly pans out at the end to reveal the gas station connected to the helicopter on the left, a second gas station and the airport just partially visible in the upper right and whole mess of Decepticon Micromasters scattered about. Cut to a kid driving the [[Rocket Base]] up and over a dirt hill. Cut again to a fast motion sequence of the same kid unfolding the base. We then get a closer view of the right side of the base and the ramp being folded down from the rocket tower to allow [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] to cross over from the helipad. The segment ends with a closeup of Flak's front end being flipped back and Flak being rotated to face the camera. It is basically the same shot as the Stakeout one from the previous ad, except Flak is positioned diagonally across the screen with his legs in the lower left corner.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Dan Gilvezan]] returns to voice Bumblebee and [[Peter Cullen]] is still voicing Optimus Prime. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker. The [[ATV]] is never shown. The fifteen second version of the ad only refers to the &quot;Autobot Rocket base and Decepticon space shuttle&quot; in its narration, though the helicopter is still visible in the background of some parts of the shuttle toy footage.<br /> : Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we captured two of the Decepticons' vehicles!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Look out, they're transforming into bases!&quot; Skystalker(?): &quot;Decepticon Micromasters attack!&quot; {Mic-ro-mas-ters Mic-ro-bases! Become the most in-cred-ible places!} ''Now the Autobots and Decepticons have Micromasters bases and you can connect them to form whole cities!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''Micromaster bases, collect them all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Classic Pretenders G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWBJ4HvzoA 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkWpTABuMoI 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Classic Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut sequence of Bumblebee's shell being opened, his inner robot being removed and transformed to car mode, and car mode Bumblebee driving over gravel to start. This followed by closeups on each of the four shells, Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock. Cut to a kid opening Grimlock's shell and Grimlock's inner robot being transformed to dinosaur mode. After a montage of the four driving/flying in alt mode with the upper body of their shells inset in the upper right corner (same order as the previous montage and yes, Grimlock is shown flying despite being a Tyrannosaurus Rex), the ad ends with the kid wiggling Grimlock and impersonating Gregg Berger: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Mini ''The Transformers'' cast reunion as Peter Cullen voices Oprimus Prime, Dan Gilvezan voices Bumblebee and Gregg Berger is back as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Optimus has ''fingernails'' in the opening shot!<br /> : ''Optimus Prime is under attack! He needs the greatest Transformers ever!'' Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we're here! As Pretenders!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Jazz, Bumblebee, you're back!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; ''And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Classic Pretenders!} ''The greats are '''here''' as Pretenders! Classic Pretender Transformers! Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock.'' Kid: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:SkyhammerRoadblock-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SONVlqfK958 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Vroom is slammed down on the raised middle platform of a snowy looking area with Crossblades on the left and Thunderwing on the right. This is folled by a jumpcut sequence of Vroom and his inner robot being converted to motorcycle and sidecar and then driving along. Switching over to the Ultra Pretenders, a shatter effect transitions to Roadblock plowing through some snow. We then see the kid who was pushing Roadblock flying Crossblades over Roadblock who's being pushed by...some hand. After the Ultra Pretender animation, there's a closeup of Skyhammer and his inner robot flying. The ad ends with a sequence of Roadblock scenes: driving along, a top down view of the vehicle shell being opened, the inner shell being turned around and open to reveal the inner robot, the shell turning to face the camera again, the shell being transformed to vehicle mode and the inner robot being inserted to pilot, and the inner shell flying above the rolling vehicle shell.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Rather curiously, the inner shell for Roadblock is drawn with indents identical to the placement of the toy's screw holes while Roadblock himself does not.<br /> : {Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders! Inside one, there's the other then they both transform and combine to form another!} ''And beyond '''Mega'''...there's Ultra! Ultra Pretenders!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Ultra Pretenders!} ''Inside each Ultra Pretender vehicle hides another transformable Pretender. New Ultra Pretenders, the ultimate Transformer experience!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6jYSK1ZR0 15 sec] - The Mega Pretender portion of the previous ad with new end shots to show both modes of all three figures. <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ooXi161INc 15 sec] - The Ultra Pretender portion of the previous ad with the animation at the start, the toy footage re-ordered and some new Victor Caroli intro narration: &quot;They're here! New Ultra Pretenders! Inside each vehicle is another incredible Pretender!&quot; The jingle and the &quot;The ultimate Transformer experience&quot; tagline from the previous ad make up the rest of the soundtrack.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6IPhK29lvk 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera with Icepick being the central focus. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, sounding especially growly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Closeups of the shells of Icepick, [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], and Wildfly. Wildfly is turned around to reveal his inner robot, leading to a jumpcut transformation sequence. The ad ends with a jumpcut combination sequence of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] with each component spontaneously appearing in place.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''MONster Pretenders'''! Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!''''' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Monster Pretenders!} ''And their robots form a MONster Pretender!'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> The thematic split between Micromasters and Pretenders from the previous year was reused this year with [[Action Master]]s replacing the Pretenders. The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys (accomplished by the animators tracing over Stop-motion footage). The toy segments featured the toys being played with inside of what is presumably a Cybertronian cityscape with lots of elevated roadways and a background featuring a starry sky and futuristic looking buildings. The Action Masters provided a few last bita of microcontinuity with the initial commercial featuring Optimus Prime asking his fellow Autobots to join him in giving up the power to transform to become stronger, faster and more alive. Other commercials featured the characters utilizing their vehicles, something they've never done in any other fiction. The Micromster commercials looked and felt pretty similar to the previous year's commercials with the exception of an updated jingle: &quot;They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.&quot;<br /> <br /> This year featured an even heavier focus on the characters from the cartoon's peak with half of the Action Master line being pre-existing characters. As such, those characters were also the ones most heavily featured in the advertising. The initial ad gave no spotlight to the new characters at all, while the first of the two vehicle ads was more focused on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] than [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]]. Even the animated segments of the Micromaster ads were done from the point of view of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron witnessing the mayhem of the Micromasters. To be fair though, they were advertising the whole of the Micromaster line in just two spots so there wasn't much time to explain their characters anyway. In a nice touch of visual continuity, the Micromaster commercials used the Action Master forms of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron. While Peter Cullen continued voicing Optimus Prime, neither Jazz nor Megatron had their original voice actors. For Jazz it was due to [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Why they were unable to have [[Frank Welker]] voice Megatron is unknown, but either a limited budget or scheduling conflicts are the likely culprits.<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGxUwIQ1T8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The [[Construction Patrol]] destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A glowing green energy effect turns the cel shaded Hot Rod Patrol sitting in the palm of an unseen kid's hand into the actual toys as two other kids look on. [[Hubs]] is pushed into frame by a finger, then the segment cuts to the same scene with [[Roller Force]]. This leads to a jumpcut sequence showing Roller Force's transformation. After the stop-motion segment, [[Trip-Up]] gets the finger push treatment. This is followed by [[Neutro]] and [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]] pushing dirt around as they pull up in front of [[Crumble]] and [[Takedown]]. The ad ends with a second, much brief stop-motion sequence with the Hot Rod Patrol, [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol|Monster Truck Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]], and Construction Patrol parking in order in front of a ravine. After every one is parked, the Hot Rod Patrol transforms.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Optimus Prime's voice is provided by Peter Cullen. An undetermined Micromaster (presumably Big Daddy as he's the central focus of the group), is voiced by [[Neil Ross]]. <br /> : Jazz: &quot;Optimus, check out the new Hot Rod Patrol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Sharp looking bunch but can they transform?&quot; Big Daddy(?): &quot;You bet we can, we're Micromasters!&quot; {They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.} Big Daddy(?): &quot;Decepticons attacking! Autobot Construction Patrol transform and destroy the bridge!&quot; {Micromaster Transformers!} ''New Micromaster patrols, sold in packs of four. Collect them all!'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0i1v54R44 15 sec] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. Jazz is not heard but Peter Cullen and Neil Ross jibber their lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;CheckoutmynewMicromasterHotRodPatrol!&quot; &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> [[File:Micromastercombiners-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6f467-z6Lg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. Stop motion: The camera pans down a line of mixed and match Combiners combining.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: After the stop motion segment, the combined vehicle modes of Roadburner/Wheel Blaze and Oiler/Slide pull up next to the combined vehicle mode of [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] and [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]]. Wheel Blaze and Roadburner are then separated and recombined with Hammer and Oiler, respectively. Cut to a closeup of Oiler being transformed and being set down next to a transformed Slide. Closeups of the combined vehicle modes of Missle Master/Moonrock and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]]/[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]] driving are followed by a greatly extended version of the stop motion combinations from earlier. After that, [[Missile Launcher]] is shown rolling along, then [[Cannon Transport]] from the other direction. Two kids are then shown driving the two transports up along each side of [[Tanker Truck]], albeit from directions opposite the ones they were previously shown to be coming from. Tanker Truck gets a stop motion transformation sequence. This is followed by the Combiner Transports animation sequence and the a still shot of the Roadburner/Wheel Blaze, Oiler/Slide and Sledge/Hammer vehicles lined up next to each other, taken from the earlier sequence. The segment ends with Tanker Truck driving to screen right followed by a cut to Missile Launcher driving to screen left.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker), with the design based on his Action Master form; Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane. Rather jarringly, this segment has worse looking animation compared to the second.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;This place is crawling with Micromasters!&quot; Micromaster: &quot;Micromaster Combiners, reconnect!&quot; Megatron: &quot;WHAT?!?&quot; ''Amazing new Micromaster Combiners, split in two and reconnect to form new vehicles. And each half transforms into a robot.'' {Micromazzter Combinerz! (Connect in hundreds of combinations!)} '''''AND''' there are incredible new Micromaster Combiner Transports, that transform into robots '''AND''' battle stations!'' {It's the ultimate transformation!} ''Combiner and Combiner Transports sold separately.'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM40pTMSgHU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial to only feature the Combiners and not the Transports.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goCOVt5-Tfs 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starting after the first morph from animation, we get a closeups of Optimus Prime taking a knee, his gun and his gun being placed into [[City of Steel (episode)#Quotes|the hand at the end of that arm]]. A kid shoves Prime (his legs now straight) into the camera before a cut to a view from behind Megatron of Prime kicking Megatron's leg out from under him. A closeup pan across a large group of Action Masters and their partners is followed by an extreme closeup of Blaster flying from bottom right to top left. This cuts to Optimus Prime dropping Soundwave with an upper cut and then another cut to Over-Run throwing a...much less effective one. After the second morph, we get a closeup of Megatron turning his head one direction as his torso and the camera turn other directions. Starscream decks [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and the we get a sequence highlighting the Autobots: Optimus Prime dropping Starscream with a kick to the groin, Jazz just rolling along on his skateboard and Bumblebee taking off with his helicopter. Rad holds Treadshot over his head before tossing him. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] mounts up on the [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] and zooms along. Two kids swing Action Master vehicles through the air. One of them holding the [[Stratotronic Jet]] and the other the [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] in their flight modes. A closeup of Rad and Lionizer on a turntable is followed by closeups of [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Push-Button]] and [[Anti-tank cannon]]'s spring loaded transfomations being activated. Anti-tank cannon (in gun mode) is then slammed into Grimlock's fist. The segment ends with a wide shot of pretty much every US release Action Master toy sitting on the various levels of the Cybertron cityscape diorama with extra copies of Prowl and Inferno just in front of the camera facing away from it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by the same sound-alike from the Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol commercial. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]]. Optimus Prime is once again voiced by [[Peter Cullen]]. In the morphing shots, some of the Action Masters have the wrong guns. The first shot has Jazz holding Rollout's gun, while Prime is brandishing [[Devastator (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Devastator]]'s. In the second shot, Megatron is holding Grimlock's gun. Considering that Prime is shown being equipped with the correct gun immediately after the first morph, the toy footage probably used the wrong guns to match the animation. This ad has an unusual length, clocking in at 45 seconds. This ad not only heavily features the existing popular Transformers characters from the first few years of the line, but never names and gives little screen time to any of the new characters. Even the featured vehicles are piloted mostly by existing characters. This, along with the morphs from animation to real toys, shows how heavily Hasbro was betting on the recognizable characters from the cartoon to sell the line. Jazz, for some reason, also has a thumbnail in the cel animation.<br /> : {Action Masters!} Optimus Prime: &quot;Who will join me? Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic''] Jazz: &quot;I will!&quot; Rad: &quot;Count me in!&quot; ''And so, Action Masters are born! Transformers Action Masters are incredibly detailed action figures!'' {Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) Action Masters!} ''But the '''eeevil''' Decepticons steal [[Nucleon (substance)|the power]] and become Action Masters too. Led by Megatron, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], they battle Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Bumblebee like you've never seen them battle before! Action Masters ride into battle in sleek transforming vehicles and fight alongside vicious transforming animals and battle droids.'' {Transformers. Action Masters!} ''Get in on the action!'' {Action Masters!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Starscream Attack Jet vs Over-Run Attack Copter.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDXgTz504KI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. Animated Starscream with the Turbo Jet morphs into the actual toys.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a reuse of all the scenes of figures hitting each other from the previous ad. The Starscream morph leads into Starscream flying the jet alongside [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] and the [[Off-Road Cycle]]. Prowl hops on the Turbo Cycle and races alongside Over-Run in the Attack Copter. The segment ends with jumpcut transformation sequences for the Turbo Jet and Turbo Cycle. <br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters are here! Incredibly detailed action figures that battle like never before!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!)} ''The '''eeeevil''' Starscream attacks in the Turbo Jet. But the Autobots are ready with Prowl's Turbo Cycle and Over-Run's Attack Copter. And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!''''' {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly8MQxS5tJE 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Strato Jet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with the same reused battle scenes as the previous commercial. It then cuts to interleaved jumpcut sequences of the transformations for the Attack Cruiser and Turbo Racer. This is followed by more reused footage from the first ad. This time it's the two kids swinging the vehicles around. Gutcruncher is placed into the Stratotronic Jet before being shown flying it. The toy segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence for the Stratotronic Jet.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Gutcruncher speaks! His voice is provided by [[Wally Burr]]. Some unused animation with Wheeljack and Sprocket's vehicles would be used in the corresponding UK comercial.<br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters, incredible detailed action figures that battle like never before! Check out Wheeljack's Turbo Racer and Sprocket's attack cruiser!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) (Alive!)} ''But look out Prime, here comes Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet! It's a flying menace that transforms into a terrifying tank and laser canon.'' &quot;Destroy them!&quot; {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' {Action Masters!}<br /> :*'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-nlyKJ7UJU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with new narration: ''The Autobot Action Masters transform the Turbo Racer and the Attack Cruiser. But the Decepticons battle back with Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet, transforming it into a tank and laser cannon. Action Master figures and vehicles.''<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> Advertising for products associated with ''The Transformers'' resumed with the onset of Hasbro and other comapnies leveraging the nostalgia fans have for the franchise. As such, a number of trailers and commercials for home video releases, video games, and televised airings of the cartoon series have been put out in recent years. <br /> <br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdI6u0t0yFw 1:22]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a &quot;big smelly zoo&quot; by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> : [What do you get when you cross a kid with a RHINO?] [1.A wild beast that loves to skateboard.] [2. A child with a big horn on its forehead] [3. Totally awesome home video fun!] [Transformers] [G.I.Joe] [JEM!] [Let Kid Rhino Home Video turn your home into a big smelly zoo!] [Unleash a wild Rhino, born and bred to bust-up the TV and entertain the kids!] [(Just don't let the Rhino sit on your new sofa)] [&lt;Kid Rhino Home Video logo&gt; Just as wild and untamed as the kids who love it!]<br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs 1:12] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and Lion's theme song play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD. This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> : Narrator: &quot;It is the year 2005. The treacherous Decepticons have conqured the Autobots home planet of Cybertron.&quot; [Transformers] [The Movie] [20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD] [Brilliantly Remastered and Color-Corrected] [DVD Features Include:] [Never-Before-Released 16x9 Widescreen Version] [All New Interviews] [Exclusive Commentaries] [...And More!] <br /> <br /> * '''''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1RB9iMNRMQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; Victor Caroli tells us all about the features of the 20th anniversary DVD release of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' in his first and only Transformers-related work since [[Commercial/Beast Wars|Beast Wars]].<br /> : {Transformers!} ''The movie phenomenon is back. On DVD. In an all new special edition two disc set featuring collectible artwork. '''Now''' brilliantly remastered and color corrected plus all new featurettes, exclusive commentaries, deleted footage and much more! Own Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary special edition on DVD today.'' <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]] trailer 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI6iigTuyNk 55 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> :[Coming on iPhone/iPod Touch end of February 2010]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CetyyOfxFK8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage. The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> :[Defeat the Decepticons in turn-based battles] [More Than Meets The Eye]<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete First Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrWtbv03BKM 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Animation excerpts from the first season of ''The Transformers'' play as the narrator introduces the set and tells us about the special features. Also features excerpts from the set's special features including one of the [[Public Service Announcement|PSA]]s. To [[Shout! Factory]]'s credit, the animation clips used are actually limited to the first season and the special features.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''All sixteen episodes of the groundbreaking first season in a three DVD set.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: The History of the Transformers...'' [[Wayne Luther]]: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, a rare PSA, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Transformers: Season One. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Second Season, Volume 1'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyHlsve6iYg 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season two excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2010== <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Third and Fourth Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjE4qoySWE 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season three excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts. This trailer is also effectively the trailer for the Second Season Volume 2 as no trailer was produced specifically for it. Shout! Factory's [http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-season-two-vol-2-30th-anniversary-edition?product_id=3185 product listing for Season Two Volume Two] links to this trailer.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> [[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Say, you sound familiar. You wouldn't happen to be related to a certain [[Starscream (G1)|treacherous second-in-command]] of mine would you?]]<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon. The argument uses edited footage from ''The Transformers'' and the Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon. The initial shot of Cobra Commander coming on Megatron's view screen actually has the Cobra Commander footage pasted over a shot of ''Optimus Prime'' activating Teletraan-1's console. Cobra Commander's voice is provided by an unkown [[Chris Latta]] soundalike. Megatron appears to be voiced by Frank Welker, albeit with more growl and without the up pitching of the original show's voice processing.<br /> :Cobra Commander: &quot;Cobra Commander here.&quot; Megatron: &quot;New Year's Day, first one to world domination takes it.&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;You're on, I've got an epic&quot; {COBRA PALOOZA!} Megatron: &quot;Easily outdone by my&quot; {MEGATRON-ATHON!} Cobra Commander: &quot;Yeah Megatrona-wannabe!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Take off that mask and say that to my face you Cobrapalooza!&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;Megatron a blah blah&quot; Megatron: &quot;Why you, I...&quot; ''Five episodes of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is followed by five episodes of Transformers. It's the Cobrapalooza Megatron-athon. Check you local listings. Only on the Hub.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''[[Shout!_Factory#Japanese_Collection|Transfomers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters]] trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-lWj1T3lxQ 49 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: As excerpts of ''The Headmasters'' play, the narrator gives us a description of the DVD set.<br /> : ''Enter the world of the Headmasters. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters!'' {Head on! Head on! Head on!} ''For the first time on DVD. This four disc set contains all thirty-five episodes of the action packed, animated series. Including the original Japanese audio with all new English subtitles. And an art gallery. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters. Now available on DVD.''<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI 30 sec]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> <br /> ==2016==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6d6brmcVDs 1:16]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Ubknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the movie are shown with Lion's version of the [[theme song]] and then [[Stan Bush]]'s ''[[Dare]]'' playing in the background as the narration tells us about this new release of the movie. An excerpt of an interview with [[Neil Ross]] where he describes his astonishment at fan reverence is used as an example of the special features.<br /> : ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is now on DVD and, for the first time, on Blu-ray!'' {Transformers! Transformers!} Unicron: &quot;I...am Unicron.&quot; Hot Rod: &quot;Who's Unicron?&quot; Kranix: &quot;A plaent that devours everything in its path.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Die Autobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Such heroic nonsense.&quot; ''The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is remastered from a stunning new 4K transfer. Plus brand new bonus features.'' [[Neil Ross]]: &quot;When I did this one line that fans seem to remember and like, there was this eruption of cheers and applause. And I went: &lt;jaw drops&gt;&quot;. ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; ''Now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download.''<br /> <br /> == 2018 ==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqd591Lhomk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJn_775l2Uw 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events; one day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 27]]th, [[2018]] along with a look at the then upcoming ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : ''Back in theaters for a one day nationwide event on September 27th. Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [Relive The Adventure] ''Including a look behind the scenes of the new Bumblebee movie. Transformers: The Movie. Get tickets at FathomEvents.com.''<br /> <br /> == 2021 ==<br /> * '''The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXM1KsrGV7U 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events' two day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 26]]th and [[September 28]]th, [[2021]] in honor of its thirty-fifth anniversary. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : [Back In Theaters] [2 Days Only September 26 &amp; 28] [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] [Tickets On Sale FathomEvents.com]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4vCr4kfxUye-HsXtMeqc4GKJhJjjHaU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation playlist, 1984-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Toys */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> {{TOC|align=left|limit=2}}<br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Later background music would be completely new creations that still retained the feel of the show themes. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;The Transformers. From Hasbro.&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Freaky Green Glowing Eyes.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> Toy segments would typically consist of jump cut filled sequences of the kids transforming the figures, followed by a big group battle. The transformation steps would be accompanied by loud clicking noises to emphasize the parts shifting into place. The kids would be shown playing with the figures in a variety of dioramas over the course of the line. From 1984 to 1986, the dioramas were rocky desert areas to reflect the areas of earth that most of the cartoon and some of the comic took place in. As both the comic series and cartoon moved away from stories on Earth into being more of a space opera, the dioramas after 1987 reflected more alien looking worlds with bizarre terrain and sky colors. <br /> <br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1, most of these provided by [[Charlex]] in their visually distinct style. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads, are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. Like Sony, the ads on the Shout! Factory set have blurred faces. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{note|Each commercial entry includes a transcript of its narration. There are a number of different conventions used to denote different types of speech.&lt;br&gt;''Italics'' are used to indicate when the narrator is speaking. &lt;br&gt; &quot;Quotes&quot; denote non-narrative speech such as a character or actor talking in-universe, a sound effect from a toy, or an excerpt from a cartoon. &lt;br&gt; {Curly braces} denote singing or rapping. &lt;br&gt; [Square braces] indicate on-screen text narration.}}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Sample entry<br /> <br /> * '''Toy commercial''' [http://www.youtube.com 12 sec]<br /> &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: What 2D or 3D animation was used in the commercial?<br /> &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: If there was narration, who was the voice? Can be either a known name or a nickname for a narrator identified to have been used for multiple TF commercials.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Live action&lt;/u&gt;: Any live action segment that doesn't involve toys. <br /> &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Describe the segments that feature the toys themselves.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Any other interesting information or descriptions.<br /> : ''Transformers. More than meets the eye. Each sold separately.'' -&gt; Transcript<br /> <br /> --&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> ==1984==<br /> First year toy commercials were structured a bit differently from what would become the norm for ''The Transformers''. With the exception of the re-worked Optimus Prime ad, they all started with stop motion animation of the featured toys with streaking effects added. This would then be followed by animation re-used from the Marvel US #1 ad. This animation used early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, and only Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave are specifically identified, being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator&quot; respectively. While there would be no original animation in the ads until 1985, the reworked Optimus Prime commercial added an excerpt from the cartoon's first season intro. The animation would be followed by jump cut sequences of the toys being transformed, a Kidmation clip and finally a scene showing four kids battling with the toys. The toy footage was filmed on a set that consisted of large mounds of red dirt in front of the porch of a house, with a dusky sky backdrop behind it. The sky, the color of the dirt and the architectural style of the house would seem to place it in the southwestern [[United States of America|United States]], no doubt related to that being the type of environment the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was frequently depicted as having crashed into. Closeups of the toys tended to be filmed from lower angles/positions in order to use the dirt mounds as backdrops.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comic===<br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQCCO792xuw 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime. This ad is, to date, the first known piece of Transformers television advertising. One recording shows that it aired at least as early as [[April 21]]st of 1984.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_CDy43Ftg] - Ignore the title, the commercials for ''The Easter Parade'' and the Yankees' games place this ad break squarely on the day before Easter.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> : ''It is a world transformed, where things are not what they seem. It is the world of the Transformers.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> [[File:Megatron_G1_Commercial transformation.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://youtu.be/26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Some very early 80s streaking effects as Optimus Prime is shown driving past a plateau and transforming with Starscream flying overhead. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of a buck-toothed kid transforming Optimus Prime before doing his Kidmation bit. Three other kids holding Starscream, Thundercracker and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] watch as the buck-toothed kid, holding Optimus Prime, rises up from behind a dirt mound situated between the three of them. More early 80's streaking effects as we see Megatron instantly transform on top of a plateau. <br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=90 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]].<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot. At the beginning, Starscream transforming and landing on a plateau. At the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe drive along a curving and descending road before transforming, the same road Optimus is seen driving past in the previous ad. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of...something. It's probably intended to be his transformation to plane mode, but the last step shows his wings being positioned for robot mode. Anyhoo, this is followed by Starscream and Thundercracker being flown side by side and a jumpcut sequence of Sideswipe being transformed to robot mode. Following the Kidmation we have a four kid battle scene with two of them swooping the two Seekers down as the other two holding Sideswipe and Jazz turn their figures to face the attack.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Starscream stop motion segment can arguably be interpreted as what happened after he flew out of frame in the Optimus Prime and Megatron ad.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtWufB1vOnM 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Streaking effects as [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] drops into Soundwave's tape compartment. This triggers Soundwave to instantly transform to robot mode and then Buzzsaw flies out of his chest in bird mode. The toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut transformation of Soundwave, removal of Buzzsaw from his chest compartment and Buzzsaw's transformation. After the Kidmation we get a four kid battle scene with two of them flying Soundwave and Laserbeak and the other two holding [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and turning them to face the oncoming Decepticons.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation depicts Laserbeak as Soundwave's partner but the toy segment uses [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] who was actually the one packaged with Soundwave. Granted, it would take a keen eye to tell which it was so, most kids probably assumed it to be Laserbeak.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's the Decepticon Communicator!&quot; &quot;Get more Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:Optimus_Prime_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad is a reworked version of the earlier Optimus Prime and Megatron ad. The footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The introductory stop-motion animation has also been dropped, the ad now starting with the early animation, followed by the excerpt of Prime and Megatron leading their troops from the cartoon intro. The change to introductory animation sequences appears to be where the transition from using stop-motion and animation from the Marvel #1 ad to using original animation segments began. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun. Given that it would've taken some time to re-do the ad after it was identified as needing a change, this ad would have first aired in very late 1984 at the earliest. It's possible it didn't air until 1985.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - A resoundtracked version of the ad, this time using the season two theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''More than Meets the Eye promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyuFcjP0Dyo 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The season one intro sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, rather laid back and various local announcers providing the station ID at the end.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The date listed in the above copy of the ad is [[December 17]]th, [[1984]] which is several months after the miniseries would have premiered in most markets on [[September 17]]th. The mention of &quot;The Transformers, now a three day mini series&quot; however, heavily suggests that this is indeed promoting [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]] and that the series simply didn't start airing on this particular network affiliate until December.<br /> : ''It's the most incredible robot story ever told. The Transformers. The Transformers, now a three day mini-series. Unlike anything you've ever seen before. '''Don't''' miss it.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] on {{w|Xanax}}. ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> : ''The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.'' Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine to control!&quot; ''The Transformers, '''watch''' it!''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAwJWsLbpUo 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the first Transformers commercial. Black helmet Megatron and the Decepticons attack a power plant and the Autobots arrive to stop them. The animated segements are interwoven with the live action footage to create a strangely slanted narrative (see below). <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Some wussy dude.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A kid on a big wheel rides up to a playground and points at some wooden playground equipment shouting that &quot;they're attacking the power plant!&quot;. The scene disolves into an animation segment with Megatron and the Decepticons arriving in front of a power plant and shooting. The kid decides it's time to transform his Power Cycle. After, the scene switches to another animation segment, this time Optimus Prime arriving and taking a shot. This translates back to the real world as just missing ''the kid'' as he rides. The kid declares &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; Another switch to animation to show Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe running and firing, presumably towards the kid. Switching back, the kid decides to return fire with his missiles. This translates to the next few seconds of the previous animation clip of the three Autobots, with them diverting in different directions to avoid an explosion. The [[Autobot#Shattered_Glass|evil Autobots]] now defeated, the kid returns the Power Cycle back to cycle mode. Another kid shows up and asks him what kind of wheels he has: &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This commercial advertises a [[Coleco]]-made {{w|Big Wheel}} tricycle. The cuts between the live-action and animated footage make the kid look like a [[Doctor Arkeville|Decepticon sympathizer]] by having the kid blasting some Autobots. Of course that's only fair since the cuts also make it look like Prime fired first and the Decepticons are the ones defending the plant. Oops.<br /> :''Introducing the Transformers Power Cycle. You can imagine a world of adventures.'' &quot;Look they're attacking the power plant!&quot; &quot;Time to transform into a robot.&quot; &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; &quot;Missiles away! Pew! Pew!&quot; &quot;Back to cycle mode.&quot; &quot;Hey, what kind of wheels you got?&quot; &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> 1985 brought some changes to Transformers advertising, both in quantity and style. While in 1984 Hasbro had just five known ads produced, one of which was a reworking of one the first four, they expanded to thirteen in 1985. This was natural as the toyline itself expanded dramatically due to its huge popularity. This increased popularity led to more commercials for tie-in merchandise. There was even a primetime commercial spot that was run during the holiday season and featured a celebrity in the form of [[Alex Karras]] in order to appeal to parents directly. Stylistically, the most notable change was the use of original animated segments. Every ad got it's own brand new animation clip featuring the highlighted toys with the exception of the Jumpstarters. Some clips even featured new dialogue provided by the same actors used in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]]. Another element brought over from the cartoon was the faction symbol flip, used in the ads as the transition from animation to the live action footage. <br /> <br /> This year's toy commercials would be re-edited a number of times to update them for different reasons. Pretty much every ad got resoundtracked with the season two cartoon theme (the Jupstarters and the Mini-spies ads are the only two ads for which a season two version hasn't been found). The Optimus Prime ad from the previous year also got a season two update. These resoundtrackings also came with updates to the Kidmation, frequently replacing the Kidmation segment with one from another ad. Whether or not the Kidmation was replaced, the Kidmation was always enhanced by giving the kids freaky glowing green eyes. Some ads received additional edits to add a plug for [[Action Cards]] and/or a stinger to notify consumers that the toys would be available &quot;While supplies last!&quot;. The latter type of edit also came with yet another Kidmation change, this time swapping the Kidmation for an entirely unique clip of a kid saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; before his eyes turned green and he mouthed along to the &quot;Robots in disguise&quot; lyric. <br /> <br /> Toy segments kept the same structure and while they started using some different sets, the sets still retained the general look of the 1984 set. Most were just mounds of dirt with unidentifiable backdrops, though the Omega Supreme and Jumpstarters ad utilized a futuristic black floor with white grid pattern in front of a dusky silhouetted mountain backdrop. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Grimlock}}<br /> [[File:Grimlock_G1_Commercial_End_Shot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTQ-oo5yvVw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Three kids positioned around a mound of dirt. Two have the Dinobots standing on the mound while the third flies Thundercracker overhead. Segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Grimlock being transformed to robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Very similar to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercial, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are several characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop with a &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text overlay is employed.<br /> :*The toy segment starts with the multi-kid battle instead of ending with it.<br /> <br /> : Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. A recently found version of the Dinobots ad that also has a blue backdrop for the end shot (see below), suggests that this ad was reworked to create the Dinobots ad. It is possible though, that the opposite is true. Given that G.I. Joe ads of the time ''also'' used blue backdrops for their end shots (although there wasn't any text beyond the G.I.Joe logo), this may have been an experiment before settling on a new format for 1985 (or a quick throw together while they were figuring it out). See the Dinobots ad for additional notes on the toy segment.<br /> : ''To help them battle the evil Decepticons, you can imagine the Autobots create: Dinobots.'' {Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobooots!&quot; &quot;Grimlock and Slag will stop Thundercracker!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each sold separately.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Transformers Dinobot Grimlock. Other Transformers sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> [[File:Dinobots_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me Grimlock!&quot;]] <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Same as Grimlock.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A lot of the same footage from the Grimlock ad but rearranged and with some additions. Starts with a shot of Grimlock in robot mode atop a mound of dirt, before cutting to a jumpcut transformation sequence. Only the head flipping segment is used though, and in reverse order as this transformation is robot to Dinosaur rather than the reverse. After Kidmation, we cut to a brief snippet of the multi-kid battle scene from the Grimlock ad before moving to new closeup footage of Grimlock munching on and releasing Thundercracker's wing. The ad ends with another jumpcut sequence of Grimlock from dinosaur to robot, reusing footage from the Grimlock ad.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; The Dinobot toys used appear to be prototypes as Grimlock has a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :''To help them in their never ending battle against the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of robot: Dinahbots.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobots'll get em!&quot; &quot;Can't beat the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQScZap63b0 30 sec] - A transitional version between the Grimlock ad and the regular season one theme Dinobots ad. The narration is the same as the Grimlock ad, except for not calling out Grimlock by name at the end. Toy segment is yet a different shuffling of the footage, being mostly similar to the Grimlock with the exception of having more footage of Thundercracker flying around. This includes the clip from the regular Dinobots ad of Grimlock munching on Thundercracker's wing. Much like the Grimlock ad, the toy segment also ends with a jumpcut transformation, albeit a shorter one. The end shot is against a blue background, but no &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text this time. Despite the toy segment otherwise being pretty similar to the Grimlock ad, the audio of the kids matches the Dinobots ad.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=29 30 sec] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial using the season two theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA 30 sec] - A modified re-soundtracked version, slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6jMmN1RD84 30 sec] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial, this time using the season three theme (still with modified lyrics). Narrated by Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 &quot;kid face to Ultra Magnus face&quot; Kidmation. The end shot has been edited to match the 1986 &quot;flipping panels&quot; and starburst transition aesthetics.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: ''To help us in our neverending battle against the evil Decepticons, we create the incredibllllle Dinobots!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5GGZ3we68 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow FX1-type [[Mini-spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A hand pulls back and lets go of a buggy-type mini-spy to demonstrate it's motorized action on a black table. A hand is then showing pulling a carded Gears with buggy mini-spy from a rack of store pegs. The min-spy is shown zooming along the table again before being transformed to robot mode. The mini-spy is then instantly back in vehicle mode so his [[rubsign]] can be demonstrated. After Kidmation, we get another look at the mini-spy zooming along the table. We end on a closeup of the yellow promotional burst in the upper right hand corner of a package toy, that upon a pan-out we can see is a<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, it used to be easy to tell the Autobots from the Decepticons. But now, the Mini-spies are on the loose. They look like Autobots, but '''are''' they?'' &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot; ''Transformer Mini-spies. You get one with each of the six Autobot mini-car packages. Motorized Transformers. You can't tell if they're Autobots or Decepticons until you rub up their symbols.'' &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot; ''Transformers Mini-spies. Get 'em while supplies last.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OEEncGeu8s 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a close-up of Shockwave's gun barrel, lights flashing as his electronic sounds squeal. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of a kid transforming Shockwave. After doing his Kidmation bit, the buck-toothed kid flies in Jetfire to take on Shockwave. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of the buck-toothed kid transforming Jetfire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor. The set is once again mounds of dirt in front of a house somewhere in the Southwestern US. A white picket fence with a plant growing along it is visible in the background of the wideshots. The closeup of Jetfire flying appears to be in front a rocky area with a few tufts of prarie grass strewn about.<br /> : ''Tired of losing battle after battle in the sky, the Autobots create the ultimate robot jet: Jetfire.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''But the evil Decepticons have a secret new weapon: Shockwave.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Jetfire to the rescue!&quot; &quot;Shockwave will stop him!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmkJpIi1tI 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme song and a much more energentic Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced by the &quot;freaky green glowing eyes&quot; enhanced version of the Jumpstarters ad Kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> [[File:Insecticons_G1_Commercial_Farmer_And_Son.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_xnRCGY8A 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A boy and his father are working on their farm when a horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Jump cut transformation sequences for Kickback and Shrapnel are followed by the Kidmation. Afterwards, the Kidmation kid brings in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] to attack the Insecticons being brandished by another kid. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Kidmation kid transforming Swoop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While there are already Insecticons chewing on the farmhouse by the time we see it, the fact that the farmhouse shows damage in areas not being munched on suggests the farmer hasn't been doing proper upkeep. The set this time is largely obscured by closeups and motion, but we can see dirt mounds/platforms and a backdrop that seems to imply the kids are in ''really'' tall grass. <br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insec-ti-cons, an ''evil'', new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in Disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Transform the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Insecticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9r0LmghevY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked using the season two theme song. Kidmation has been switched to a &quot;freaky green eyes&quot; enhanced version of the one from the Jumpstarters ad. <br /> &lt;!--:*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.--&gt; &lt;!--This was added by Repowers but no footage has surfaced. It seems pretty likely such an ad did exist but I'm hestitant to claim anything we can't prove.--&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDinalIn228 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A construction crew works on a building site in the desert. The crew flees when their vehicles suddenly transform, revealing that they are the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid again in a different shirt.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Constructicons sit in a circle in vehicle mode on top of a mound of dirt. Two jumpcut transformation sequences are shown. Long Haul's results in him having Devastator's crotch plate positioned behind his head. Scrapper's on the other hand, is more impressive. He not only turns into a robot, but a ''whole other'' Constructicon as a shot of his vehicle mode is followed by a jumpcut sequence of ''Bonecrusher's'' transformation. After the Kidmation, we get a jumpcut sequence of the Constructicons forming Devastator, popping into view one by one. Devastator then swoops in to attack [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] who turn around to watch him bear down on them.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The construction worker yelling &quot;Run!&quot; sounds like [[Corey Burton]] doing a voice similar to adult [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. The toys appear to be prototypes, based on Mixmaster having a lavender mixer barrel and Hook having a lavender crane boom, rather than the yellow-green of the final releases. Speaking of Mixmaster, he is mistransformed in the end shot with his cab not being swung up to form his feet. This results in him towering over the other Constructicons. Long Haul is mistransformed in the initial vehicle modes shot, his head being flipped up.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, nothing is what it seems.'' &quot;Run!&quot; ''Meet the Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately.'' &quot;Devastator's attacking!&quot; {More than meets the eye.} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=90 30 sec] - Resoundstracked with the season two theme and has a tweaked ending showing the Constructicon giftset. The Kidmation has been changed to the freaky glowing green eyes enhanced version of the Kidmation from the &quot;Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge&quot; ad. The tweaked narration switches &quot;Sold separately.&quot; to the oxymoronic &quot;Constructicons giftset sold separately.&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3hzPZ0fdmY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use with the introductory narration now provided by [[Frank Welker]] as Megatron. Kidmation segment is the standard 1986 segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into an Ultra Magnus-like generic robot. The ending shot has also been edited to match the aesthetic of the 1986 ads.<br /> ::Megatron: &quot;In the world of the Transformers, nothing IS what it seems. Meet my Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jumpstarters}}<br /> [[File:Jumpstarters G1 Commercial.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1arJdZShoxY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black floor surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds. At the end two kids fly Starscream and Thundercracker towards two others rolling Topspin and Twin Twist in front of a mountain at dusk backdrop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An unusual set this time between the white grid on black floor pattern and the mountain backdrop framed by white lattice and having colored dots on the dark colored mountain's lower half. The shots of the Jumpstarters zooming along appear to be framed by zooming in on the floor at the base of the mountain. The resulting effect is that they appear to zipping through outer space.<br /> : ''Introducing Jumpstarters. Jumpstarters. In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Jumpstarters attack!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> [[File:Thrust and Dirge G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMJMGVsD_4&amp;t=180 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: You're Gonna Get It<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: One by one panels featuring an Autobot car being rolled are zoomed in, flip over to reveal the same Autobot being flown in robot mode and then zoom out to their final location on-screen. After Kidmation, we see Thrust's nosecone and cockpit flipped up without the arms in place, then a cut to last step of flipping the left wing up. Thrust and Dirge are flown side by side and then we get a jump cut sequence of Inferno's transformation. Inferno, Red Alert and Hoist all whip around just in time for Hoist to get a face full of Thrust. Hey, that's [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]'s schtick!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Smokescreen and Grapple appear in the animation segment and are called out by name in the narration but do not appear in the toy segment. The first step shown of Inferno's transformation is incorrect. Instead of the cab being rotated down, it's rotated up either due to being the wrong clip or the clip being run in reverse. <br /> : ''NEW Autobots join Optimus Prime. Smokescreen, Tracks, Hoist, Red Alert and Grapple. And joining the evil Decepticons, Thrust and Dirge.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers!} &quot;Decepticon attack!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop 'em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. In a change of pace, the original Kidmation is retained and enhanced with freaky green glowing eyes, rather than being replaced.<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sxMlvn3Dsw 30 sec] - Same as the season two resoundtracking with an Action Cards plug squeezed in at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> [[File:Triple Changers and Perceptor G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRKHaIiJxQ&amp;t=250 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A blond haired kid uses Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a leaf before changing him to robot mode. Bowl haircut kid rolls Blitzwing in tank mode before changing him to plane and robot, flying each. The two kids engage in battle over a mound of dirt and are joined by third kid wielding Astrotrain.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain figure shown is a prototype figure in his [[Character model|animation colors]]). While Astrotrain appears in the animation and in the toy footage, he is never identified by name.<br /> :''And as the battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on, Megatron creates Triple Changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all! But the Autobot scientist Perceptor is ready for anything. Introducing Perceptor. From a working microscope he changes into a robot.'' {The Transformers!} ''And Triple Changer Blitzwing changes from tank to plane and from plane to robot.'' {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Tri-ple-Changers!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation has been replaced with a freaky green eyes enhanced clip of the bowl hair cut kid from the &quot;Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes&quot; ad.<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crn_8VIxaOk 30 sec] - Similar to the re-sountracked version, but with a &quot;While Supplies Last&quot; stinger added to the end. The Kidmation has been swapped out yet again, this time for a clip of a kid with a bowl cut and heavy eyebrows saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; then mouthing along to the music. In contrast to other enhanced Kidmations, this time around we get to see the kid's eyes turn green instead of just starting at that point.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bucktooth kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Blaster is shown sitting on some dirt in boombox mode before being picked by a kid who holds Blaster to his ear. This is followed by a jumpcut transformation sequence. Then we see a different kid rolling Optimus Prime through a dirt road diorama before seing Soundwave and Buzzsaw flying by a rock wall. After the Kidmation we go back to Soundwave and Buzzsaw briefly before jumping to Prime in robot mode joining Blaster. Another quick cut to flying Soundwave and Buzzsaw before seeing them come around the wall and clash with Prime and Blaster.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundwave and Rumble's voices are provided by Frank Welker as usual. Blaster's single word of dialogue seems to be provided by Welker (as opposed to his normal actor, [[Buster Jones]]) as well, sounding much like his Trailbreaker voice. <br /> : &quot;Hey look at this radio I found!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Autobot intruder!&quot; Rumble: &quot;Where?!?&quot; Blaster: &quot;Here!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Laserbeak, Ravage, attack!&quot; [Not a working radio] ''Introducing Blaster! He looks like an innocent radio but transforms into a powerful Autobot Communicator.'' &quot;Optimus Prime to Blaster, watch out for Soundwave!&quot; {Robots in disguise} &quot;It's Soundwave and Buzzsaw!&quot; &quot;Blaster and Prime will stop them!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR-_6G8yqHY 30 sec] - 2nd variant with re-modulated Soundwave's lines and a unique ending.<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIdK1JjRFc8 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. Another rare case of the Kidmation simply being enhanced with &quot;freaky green glowing&quot; eyes instead of being replaced.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> [[File:Omega Supreme G1 commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The original [[dull surprise]].]] <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE7piFzyCQ8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with Omega Supreme's base mode on futuristic black floor. One kid places the tank on the tracks to roll around while the other picks up the rocket for a liftoff. This is followed by closeup the of the tank rolling along on its own as the narrator points out the motorization and lights. Two other kids join the action by swooping down Ramjet and Dirge. Cut to a modified jumpcut transformation sequence where instead of straight jumps, the frame becomes a panel and flips around to the next clip. Closeup on Omega Supreme's motorized walking before and after the Kidmation. The segement ends with a wideshot of the second two kids swooping Ramjet and Dirge towards Omega Supreme leading to one last closeup of Omega Supreme walking.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The set is the same one from the Jumpstarters commercial.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Decepticons, attack!&quot; &quot;Oh no, look!&quot; &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; ''Introducing the Autobots' Omega Supreme defense base. It comes with a motorized tank with flashing turret lights.'' &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Counterattack Omega Supreme!&quot; {The Transformers!} &quot;Omega Supreme'll stop them!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Omega Supreme is invincible!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. Sold separately, batteries not included. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme song. Kidmation has been replaced with the enhanced version of the Kidmation from the Blaster commercial.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM 30 sec] - Modified version of the 1985 resoundtracking with the same unique Kidmation and &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the variant Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=119 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with an Optimus Prime intro narration and the season three theme song. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 Kidmation and the end shot has been edited to match the 1986 aesthetic.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: &quot;There it is, the Omega Supreme defense center! And that's its fantastic motorized tank!'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=241 30 sec] - The 1986 version slightly shortened to be able to include a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger. &lt;!--Movie Ad type? --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Primetime}}<br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;:[[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation&lt;/u&gt;: Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylwlh_UbTs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials, plus the ''The Transformers'' logo coming out from behind a volcano taken from the season one cartoon intro.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brief clip of a finger rubbing the rubsign on the roof of Smokescreen, with the rubsign then becoming the [[scene transition]] symbol flip. Later in the ad we get reused clips of the Hoist and Red Alert turning around from the Aubot cars ad, Grimlock's dino head being flipped down from the Dinobots ad, Twin Twist jumping up to his feet from the Jumpstarters ad, and Soundwave's jump cut transformation sequence from his ad. The ad ends with a repeat of the Smokescreen clip.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was created to help inform consumers that ''real'' Transformers toys now had rubsigns to distinguish them from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;No one is like us.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> :*'''Rubsigns''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjvgH3ueXkg 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation is yet another case of the original clip being enhanced rather than replaced.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Five Days A Week promo A''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1Sdl4ou6M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Assorted clips from the series, mainly the first three episodes of season two - The seekers landing and shooting; Mirage, Wheeljack and Bumblebee transforming and running (intro sequence); Hound, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], Prowl and Optimus Prime in a shoot out with fake Starscream ([[A Prime Problem]]), panels of the Autobots driving over a large gap ([[Changing Gears]]), Optimus Prime being shot by Laserbeak (A Prime Problem), the Prime clone transforming with Trailbreaker and Jazz (A Prime Problem), [[:File:G1_ChangingGears_Ratchet_karate.jpg|Ratchet fly kicking Thundercracker]] (Changing Gears), and Starscream clearing out Sideswipe and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] ([[Autobot Spike]]); Megatron transforming so Soundwave can use him to fire behind (Autobot Spike); Gears falling into a pit (Changing Gears); Bumblebee dodging a tree (Autobot Spike); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. ([[Atlantis, Arise!]]). The panels are animated with the first four flipping into place in their respective quadrants and the fifth laid overtop as Victor Caroli does the day of the week roll call.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television. While the ways in which the spot was customized varied from station to station, it seems as though each station ran some version (A, B or a shorter version thereof) of the &quot;Five Days A Week&quot; promo where the station ID consisted of a clip of Optimus Prime speaking resoundtracked with new [[Peter Cullen]] narration telling the viewer when they could watch the ad: &quot;Weekdays at four on WUAB!&quot; &quot;We'll see how tough the Decepticons are, weekday afternoons here on TV22!&quot;. Assuming he did indeed record voiceovers for every syndication affiliate station (around 100 or so), that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Decepticons, attack!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Take care Autobots!&quot; '''''Now''', you can watch the incredible adventures of the Transformers as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons five days a week. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. And Friday. The Transformers are like nothing you've seen before. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise!}<br /> :*'''Five Days A Week promo B''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU 30 sec Cleveland], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q 30 sec Chicago], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag 10 sec Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various cartoon excerpts. Megatron yelling (Traitor); the Seekers attacking the Autobots underwater (Atlantis, Arise!); Wheeljack, Mirage and Bumblebee transforming and running, Prime and Megatron leading thwir teams into battle, Thundercarcker vs Ratchet and Skywarp vs Jazz (season one intro); Cliffjumper fighting Mirage ([[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]); panels of Grimlock taking on Megatron in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!), the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak being shot down by Hound (Atlantis, Arise!); Megatron busting through a wall ([[Enter the Nightbird]]), and Megatron and Prime battling (Enter the Nightbird); A fire blast hitting a metal surface (Traitor); the Insectioncs flying and transforming (Traitor); Sideswipe tackling Starscream mid-air (The Immobilizer); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak flying into the screen (Traitor); the Autobots fleeing the [[ Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]] (Traitor);<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Exactly the same soundtrack as the above ad but with different clips and a differently animated panel segment. The panels are in a grid with three still frames in the top row and two on the bottom and they start animating when their day is called. A heavily edited down 10 second version was also created wherein the panels were done as screen flip transitions instead of a grid. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|FHE}}<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/ 30 sec]<br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''The Decepticons are invading the command post. As they storm the power station, we counterattack. With a new secret weapon you control. A speeding Transformers train. It's more than just a train, as every car transforms into a Hawk Fighter, Weapons Center, Proton Laser. Search mode equipped.'' &quot;And ready for action!&quot; &quot;Find a new? position and cut off the enemy's escape.&quot; {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Hawk Fighter attacks with supersonic speed and saves the power station. You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Racing Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : ''Natron, the Autobot, on alert for Freezon, the Decepticon.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Up ahead, is that the enemy in disguise? If it is, two can play this game. And the chase is on, between Natron and Freezon, in one form or another.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''In Transformers Racing. Now, turn off the lights and your Transformers race into a whole new universe of night-glow. Transformers Electric Racing. By Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|View-Master Show Beam Projector}}<br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[View-Master]] Show Beam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. After she leaves, they are suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about. The boy responds &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; and displays the projector on her shirt to everyone's amusement.<br /> : Kids: &quot;Wow!&quot; Mom: &quot;Bedtime!&quot; Boy: &quot;Aw Mom.&quot; Girl: &quot;We wanna play the Show Beam Projectors.&quot; Mom: &quot;Ok.&quot; Boy: &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; Girl: &quot;Yeah!&quot; Both: &quot;Wow!&quot; Girl: &quot;Look out! Decept-E-cons!&quot; Boy: &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot; Mom: &quot;Kids?&quot; Boy: &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; ''Show-Beam Projector comes with a cartridge containing a 30 scene Transformers story. Other Show Beam cartridges each sold separately. From View-Master.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''{{w|Colorforms}} Lazer Blazers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzntdzs1Ko 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Examples of the holographic stickers for {{w|Masters of the Universe}}, [[My Little Pony]] and ''The Transformers'' are shown being shot into space via a laser burst as the narrator names the franchises.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; The artwork for ''The Transformers'' depicts Megatron standing in front of two [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s with a spaceship ([the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]?) overhead, what looks like a cloud in the upper right and what appears to be the arm and foot of another Transformer off panel to the right. The background is black while the characters and objects are shades of brown, green, yellow and blue, with some colorshifting to simulate the look of a hologram.<br /> : ''Lazer Blazers. 3D Holographic stickers. See Masters of the Universe, My Little Pony and Transformers come alive. Laser Blazers, by Colorforms.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:The Juice is Loose.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]<br /> * '''Pioneer Chicken Universal Studios promotion''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtq3Xja0NVs&amp;t=523 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: {{w|O.J. Simpson}} (yes, ''that'' O.J. Simpson) talks about the joys of summertime and Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special. He goes on to talk about the discounts available from Pioneer Chicken on [[Universal|Universal Studios]] admission and all the exciting attractions, incluing the [[The_Transformers_Universal_Studios_Tour|Transformers Base Camp]]. [[Frankenstein's monster]], an astronaut and {{w|Conan the Barbarian}} stop by at the end to share his chicken. <br /> : &quot;Ah, summertime. Great for relaxing with friends and enjoying Pioneer's Summer Fun special. You get eight large pieces of golden Pioneer chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw for just $6.99. And Pioneer's even got free coupons for Universal Studios' tour, with the biggest discounts including a free admission. There's exciting attractions like Transformers Base Camp, 2010 Space Walk, and much more! Of course Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special for $6.99 is a great way to make new friends. Right fellas?&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> ''The Transformers'' reached the height of it's popularity in 1986 and along with that came an advertising campaign for the first ever Transformers feature film, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. With the brand having only been around for two years, a feature film was not as sure an investment as it would [[Transformers (film)|come to be in later years thanks to fan nostalgia]]. As such a pitch reel was put together to sell the film to investors. This pitch reel would later be edited into a teaser trailer for theaters. Counting the pitch reel, a total of four trailers would be produced for the US audience. The TV advertising strategy for the film was also ambitious, featuring three different campaigns: One aimed at teens and two others aimed at kids. While each campaign got only one thirty second commercial (except the teen campaign which also got a sixty second ad), those ads would be updated several times to reflect the movie being closer to release (&quot;Opens in four days!&quot;, etc.) as well as the day of release (&quot;Now playing.&quot;) and after (&quot;Now in theaters everywhere.&quot;). While many kids and parents were shocked by the death of Optimus Prime, and to a lesser extent Megatron's, in hindsight this should have come as no suprise. The commercials and trailers were very up front about Prime's demise, to the point of using it as a selling point for the action. Nearly every ad either implied one of them would die (&quot;Does Prime die?&quot;, &quot;And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.&quot;) or flat out stated they would die: &quot;A monster planet destroys everything in it's path, while Megatron and Prime fight to the death.&quot; Stingers plugging the movie were added to the end of a number of toy commercials, receiving the same time frame updates as the main ads. In addition to directly advertising the film, several giveaway contests were held. &quot;[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]&quot; was held by various local affiliate stations, each with the same prizes that could be won if you mialed in a postcard. [[Nickelodeon]] ran the &quot;[[Transformers: The Movie contest]]&quot; while USA Network ran the &quot;[[Mystery Transformer contest]]&quot;, the latter of which actually required you to solve a word scramble in addtion to sending a postcard. All three contests had movie related prizes, with the cable network giveaways having some nicer onces and grand prizes of electronics. Curiously, these prizes did not include actual movie tickets.<br /> <br /> Toy advertising stayed plentiful with the number of ads going up from 12 to 13 (from 10 to 12 if you don't count the ads for the Mini-spy and reflective patch pack-in promotions or the rubsign ad). The style and approach of the ads remained generally consistent. The biggest change was the switch to &quot;standard&quot; Kidmation segments featuring a blond kid transforming via animation into a rather generic looking [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. There's seemingly no rhyme or reason behind which ads got the Ultra Magnus version and which ones got the Galvatron one. The sets were still mostly dirt and rocks, but this time instead of being random piles of dirt in the front yard of a house, they were rocky areas out in the middle of the desert. The Aerialbots/Stunticons and Battlecharger ads are exceptions to this rule, the former taking place in front of house like the 1984 ads and the latter using the same set as the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads. Much like the year before where some of the earlier 1985 ads with first season music were retooled with the season two theme,ads from 1985 were retooled this year with the season three theme. This resulted in a few ads having versions with all three themes! These retooled ads are listed under their original versions above. New theme music wasn't the only audio change. Victor Caroli became the sole narrator on the ads, at least the only one who wasn't a Transformers character. Along with the standard narration, each ad featured some narration from either [[Peter Cullen]] or [[Frank Welker]], reprising their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively. Prime would describe the Autobot characters and Megatron naturally did the same for the Decepticons. This led to some weird [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] where in the world of the commercials, Wreck-Gar and the Junkions are apparently Decepticons and Galvatron and Megatron are not the same bot. These changes were obviously to avoid spoiling the movie, but the toy commercials (and well, pretty much all of the movie advertising) had no such reservations about hinting at Optimus Prime being replaced with Victor Caroli narrrating: &quot;But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Movie===<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVR2S-F6BAM 4:25] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XNuPXieIcs 4:17] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A number of scenes from the movie including Unicron's devouring of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] telling stories to the Dinobots, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transforming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and [[Unicron]]'s transformation. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features several placeholder items including a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'', the voicework for Kup and the Autobot City computer (the latter of which was dropped in the final film), and an early movie logo featuring the word &quot;Movie&quot; in plain red text under the standard ''The Transformers'' logo. The subtitled version omits a large portion of Caroli's introductory narration and begins at him naming the movie.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. It is the year 2005, and a mysterious planet threatens to devour the galaxy...'' Kup: &quot;This gigantic igyak came stomping at us out of nowhere.&quot; ''Conceived in the epic tradition of Star Wars, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar.'' &quot;Battle stations! Battle stations!&quot; ''And at film's end, when the monstrous planet Unicron, played by Orson Welles, reveals it's long held secret by transforming into the most gigantic robot ever, you'll know you've been watching a movie that is destined to bring back audiences again and again. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie.''<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie teaser trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY 1:28] - Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas. The edit removes the hefty spoilers.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. An epic story of good versus evil, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie. Coming this summer to a theater near you.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_25RK5GbJIc 1:30] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]] covers the second half.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is. [[Robert Stack]] and [[Eric Idle]] have been dropped from the list of featured performers.<br /> : {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, you've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons. Transformers! Robots in disguise! Transformers! Transformers! Transformers! More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!} ''Coming to a theater near you this August.''<br /> :* '''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3sY1EKkTA&amp;t=24 1:25] - An alternate version not only has Caroli dropping the hefty spoilers again during the musical interlude, but actually presenting them as a selling point. This version of the trailer was included on the Japanese promotional VHS tape ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Apocalypse: Be Eternal, Matrix]]''.<br /> :: {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion.} ''It's the ultimate battle between Autobots and Decepticons.'' {You've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons.} ''New heroes, new villans, in the ultimate Transformer experience! And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.'' Transformers! Transformers! ''The battle between good and evil rages to a new level!'' {More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' <br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Varies depending on length and which campaign it is. The one minute version of the teen campaign starts with &quot;The Touch&quot; playing over the Autobot shuttle launch, Unicron devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], and Optimus Prime having The Touch. After this we get the film logo and a switch to Lion's theme playing over excerpts of Unicron's interior, a different angle of Unicron attacking Lithone, a close up of Arbulus and Kranix looking at Unicron in awe, a brief snippet of the end of the tunnel animation from the intro,Megatron transforming to gun mode aboard the Autobot shuttle, Lithonians watching Unicron approach, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing on Moonbase 1, Megatron and Optimus Prime's showdown, Ultra Magnus shooting during the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle,Wreck-Gar running toward the camera, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, Kranix backing away from a Sharkticon, Galvatron arriving at Coronation Starscream, Hot Rod having Daniel ride in style, a Junkion wielding a chain while riding another Junkion, Devastator pulling apart a building, Hot Rod attacking a robosquid and some of Unicron's transformation sequence. The 30 sec teen version retains almost the entire The Touch portion with the Prime portion shortened. The theme half of the ad is drastically shorter, being whittled down to just a shot of Unicron's closed maw, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing, bits of the Megatron/Prime battle, Mangus shooting, Galvatron's arrival now placed before Hot Rod and [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] with the Sharkticons, and ending with Hot Rod picking up Daniel. The first of the two thirty second kid versions is identical to the teen version with the closed maw excerpt replaced by one of the Lithonians running from Unicron. The second of the kid versions, by contrast, changes things up quite a bit more. It starts off with an array of excerpts of Unicron attacking Lithone and the end of the tunnel animation. From there we get the shorted Prime/Touch sequence, &quot;It's over Prime&quot; and Prime falling, Ultra Magnus shooting, Wreck-Gar running, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, part of Unicron's transformation, and Daniel hoverboarding before being picked up by Hot Rod. This one does not have two halves, instead being soundtracked only with the movie theme. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Depending on the version, [[The Other Guy: The Movie]] or Victor Caroli with The Other Guy: The Movie tacked onto the end (&quot;You'll have to see it twice to take it all in! Transformers: The Movie. In theaters...&quot;)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: There were three TV advertising campaigns for the movie. One was aimed at teens using a non-Victor Caroli narrator who talked about the &quot;startlingly original story&quot; that would &quot;shock and amaze even the most [[fandom|diehard Transformer fans]]&quot; and highlighted the celebrity talent involved. The other two were aimed at kids, one being nearly the same as the teen version except the highlighting of the celebrity talent was swapped for emphasizing the scope of the movie: &quot;It's ''so'' big, ''so'' exciting, you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!&quot;; the other was narrated by Victor Caroli (with the &quot;you'll have to see it twice&quot; claim from the other ad tacked to the end) and focused on selling the intrigue of the movie's various plot points. Several different versions of each campaign's TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. While recordings of every combination of length, &quot;campaign&quot; and &quot;days to go&quot; have not been found, we've listed everything that has been found in the table below:<br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 2em&quot; class=&quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |Version||Length||Link<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyw0Yn6ttpk<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES2XjRhQ_eY<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XSgsgDjZt0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=235<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=143<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IbpFqBXKxg<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2jn1SCYKY0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lszfvuRcG68<br /> |-<br /> |Opens today Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=69<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdR5fKht5LY<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCH1L7vE5Q<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=107<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultimate TF Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsO0cT_y8o Los Angeles], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=266 Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli promotes the movie and tells us all about the prizes we can win by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the address given by the local announcer.<br /> : ''Byeond good, beyond evil, beyond your wildest imagination! Transformers: The Movie. A new evil threatens the galaxy in the hottest summer adventure ever! Be part of it! Enter our &quot;Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes&quot;. Grand prize is this stereo cassette player plus movie souveneirs! Over a hundered winners get movie soundtracks or the hit single &quot;[[The Touch]]&quot;. Get this bumper sticker just for entering. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to &lt;local TV station's P.O. Box address&gt;. Transformers: The Movie, opens everywhere August 8th, rated PG.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|TFTM Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6i0DkvD2fc 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A narrator tells us about the prizes we could win if we enter the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and how to enter the contest. This contest was sponsored by [[Hasbro]] and [[Nickelodeon]].<br /> :''The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches it's ultimate climax this summer on the big screen and when it's all over...'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall&quot; ''A new Transformer will become the chosen one and you can be the chosen one too when you enter and win the 'Transformers: The Movie' Sweepstakes. Grand prize is a complete home entertainment system featuring color TV, stereo component system and more! Plus an album collection from [[Scotti Bros. Records]] and Tapes featuring the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack|soundtrack to the Transformers movie]]. And an actual drawing right from the movie! All it takes to win is a postcard with your name, address, age and phone. Send it to the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes P.O. Box 1286 New York, New York, 10116 and get it here by August 21st. Five first prize winners get a Transformers: The Movie collection of robots from Hasbro. Fifty second prize winners get a one year subscription to the Transformers comic book from Marvel. Enter and win the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes from Hasbro and Nickelodeon, the place where only kids win!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mystery Transformer Contest}}<br /> [[File:Mystery Transformer Contest puzzle.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Oooh, oooh, I know the answer! It's Unicorn!]]<br /> * '''[[Mystery Transformer contest]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLpOYT__UvY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown child.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A word scramble of a Transformer name is shown on the screen with several letters shown in their correct place below it. A kid tells us that if you send a postcard with the correct answer on it, you can win various prizes. The prize pool seems to be a combination of the first and second place prizes from the &quot;Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and the grand prize Transformers party from the &quot;[[Prizes in Disguise]]&quot; contest, along with a television, VCR and a collection of [[Family Home Entertainment|Transformers videotapes]]. The ad features an ''incredibly'' laid back easy listening tune that is in sharp contrast to the dynamic animation shown from the movie and removing any sense of urgency for getting one's contest entry in. <br /> : ''To enter, just spell the name of the movie's big mystery Transformer. Here are some clues. ONce you've figured out the name, write it down on a postcard along with your name, age, address and home phone number and send it to &quot;Mystery Transformer&quot;, P.O. Box 797, New York, New York, 10185. You could win the grand prize of your very own Tranformers party with live Transformers as the guests of honor. You'll also get a video entertainment system with a TV, a VCR and Transformers videocassettes. Five first prize winners get their very own collection of twelve Transformers robots and fifty second place winners get a year's subscription to the Transformers comic book. Keep your eyes open for more clues here on the USA Network Kid's Club!''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Skywarp and Cyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|So does this mean [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Who is Cyclonus?|became Cyclonus]]?]]<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A running battle in the desert with each character charging in and quipping as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime drives along a dirt road in front of a dirt wall. A starburst transition leads us to Rodimus in robot mode standing on a mound of dirt. Next is a jumpcut sequence of Rodimus' trailer being transformed to base mode and then Rodimus is placed behind the gun mount. Cut to a side by side of Cylconus and Scourge being flown in robot mode front of a rock wall before a transition into Rodimus being flown in robot mode from the other direction. The segment ends with the Kidmation.<br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line. Kup and Blurr's voices are provided by their normal season three voice actors and [[John Moschitta]]. <br /> : ''And new Autobots join Optimus Prime. Kup,'' &quot;Reminds me of the battle of Beta Four.&quot; ''Hot Rod,'' &quot;Watch my smoke.&quot; ''And Blurr.'' &quot;Nowyouseeme. Nowyoudon't.&quot; ''And these are the new Decepticons, the evil Cyclonus'' &quot;I'm spoiling for a fight.&quot; ''and Scourge.'' &quot;No one escapes the Sweeps.&quot; ''But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!'' {Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for Tape Player Man on a Teletraan!]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTVK024J5aY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Ultra Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Hot Rod, Smokescreen, Tracks, and Red Alert are loaded in order top to bottom onto Magnus' carrier mode, with a zoom in on the lower level. A close up on Magnus rolling fully loaded past a rockwall is followed by a different angle showing that Magnus is being rolled along an unpaved cliffside road. Mimicking the animation, he runs into the Combaticons (this time it's Swindle, Brawl and Vortex) and knocks them off the edge. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Ultra Magnus' transformation to robot mode and a very short repeat of Ultra Magnus barrelling through the Combaticons.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] gets his [[Buster Jones|normal voice actor]] this time around. Ultra Magnus' voice is provided by his season three voice actor, [[Jack Angel]]. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]].<br /> : &quot;Decepticons are attacking our launch site. Where's Prime?&quot; Blaster: &quot;He's on Cybertron. It's up to you Ultra Magnus.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Autobots, transform and mount up.&quot; {When Ultra Magnus rolls - into action - he takes on Decepticons - like no one else can.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Ultra Magnus. As car carrier he can transport four Autobots into battle, but once there he tranforms into my powerful Autobot commander.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=150 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime. :''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;You've never seen anything like it.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus and Galvatron G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d99MHJ-UD-U 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut transformation sequence of Galvatron going from cannon to robot is followed by a zoom in on his head as his electronic lights and sounds are demonstrated. A clip of Ultra Magnus' loaded carrier mode (re-used from the previous ad) rolls into a ball before expanding into a clip of Ultra Magnus being flown in robot mode (also re-used from the previous ad). Cut to two boys battling with Galvatron's electronics activated and the toys held awakardly above and behind them. Back to the reused loaded Magnus carrier mode clip which does a confetti like transiton to a still shot of Magnus in robot mode standing on a dirt plateau. Galvatron's light and sounds are demoed again, this time in cannon mode before ending with a bordered spray transition to a still shot of Galvatron's robot mode in front of a rock wall.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Ultra Magnus' voice is again provided by Jack Angel. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact that Galvatron IS Megatron. <br /> : {Ultra Magnus!} Optimus Prime: &quot;The courageous Ultra Magnus is a born leader.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;We meet at last Galvatron.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And it will be the last time we meet.&quot; Megatron: &quot;And Galvatron is Ultra Magnus's sworn enemy.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Megatron: &quot;Galvatron transforms from laser cannon to fighting robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And Ultra Magnus transforms from huge car carrier to Autobot Commander.&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> : *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=210 30 sec] - A shortened version of the previous ad which uses a more generic version of the 1986 theme music and includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZwByWlH-00 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime describing Springer, Frank Welker as Megatron gleefully describing Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol) and [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is rolled up a dirt incline in front of a rock wall, leading into his jumpcut transformation sequence. Similarly, Springer arrives in car mode on a dirt platform before going through a jumpcut transformation sequence. The segment ends with two kids battling it out with the toys, standing over a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron aside from affecting a British accent; his lines are rearranged snippets taken from his lines in the movie. Wreck-Gar's treatment as a Decepticon may have been another attempt to avoid spoiling the plot of the movie à la treating Galvatron as a separate character from Megatron. <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;His spaceship destroyed by Decepticon fire, Springer, the toughest of the Autobot Triplechangers, crash lands on planet Junkion.&quot; Wreck-Gar: &quot;Hurry, hurry, operators are standing by. No welcome wagons. Hello Stranger!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Junkion Wreck-Gar transforms from motorcycle to robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And triplechanger Springer transforms from car to helicopter to robot.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> [[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If Wheelie's friends you harm, farewell you say to arm!]]<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with two kids shoving their Sharkticons into the camera. Hot Rod and Kup drive through a rocky diorama meeting up on pile of dirt from which they are uncerimoniously shoved off by the Sharkticons. The segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, the Hot Rod toy is the prototype magenta color. The toys are consistently referred to as &quot;Sharkticons&quot; and the individual name &quot;[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]&quot; is never used.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;What could be more terrifying than being Kup and Hot Rod stranded on an alien planet battling the merciless Sharkticons?&quot; &quot;Wheelie say, find friends today!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Meet the Sharkticons!&quot; {Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=7 Opens in three days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=46 Opens in two days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=85 Opens today],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=124 Now playing] - A shortened version of the previous ad with Wheelie and Megatron's lines omitted to make space for a movie plug.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiEEJx7PCM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Still frames of each of the Aerialbots' alt modes flip around and zoom out into place in a collage of Aerialbot robot modes. This is followed by a jumpcut assembly of Superion and Superion flying in front of a wall. After the Kidmation, a kid pops up from behind a rock holding Menasor and engages in battle with a second kid holding Superion.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was filmed on a &quot;rocks and dirt in front of a house in the Southwestern US&quot; set but a different one from any of the previous ones. Megatron's dialogue is rather strange switching from narration to ordering the Stunticons to attack as though they can hear him. Megatron's dialogue also includes one hell of a sentence fragment: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?'' <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;Look, the Aerialbots!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Look, the Stunticons!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only the Aerialbots have this kind of teamwork.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Stunticons attack!&quot; {Aerialbots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Nobody can stop Menasor!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Except Superion!&quot; ''Stunticon and Aerialbot giftsets sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2YyQowyjZI 30 sec] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaG1QPOpF0 30 sec] - A shortened version of the ad with a [[Decoy]] stinger added to the end. This version would have run in 1987.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> [[File:Bruticus and Metroplex G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M125dfwquM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rocks pull away and the camera zooms in (with jumpcuts halfway through) to reveal Metroplex sitting in base mode on a small rock platform. As Prime describes Metroplex's modes we jump to a shot of his battlestation mode, a jumpcut transformation sequence and Metroplex flying by the ol' rock wall in robot mode. The Combaticons get the bum's rush by comparison. Their portion consists of a close up of Onslaught that zooms out to show all five Combaticons in vehicle mode on a dirt area then a very quick jumpcut assembly of Bruticus. After the Kidmation, we get a closeup of Bruticus flying that leads to two kids transforming Metroplex from city to battle station to robot in another very quick jumpcut sequence. The segment ends with a brief shot of the two kids battling with Metroplex and Bruticus.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, Megatron switches between narration and giving orders, this time doing it mid-speech. The Combaticon toys used have the same early sticker set that appeared in their original stock photos with a square black sticker in the middle of the Bruticus chestplate, round stickers on the upper &quot;wings&quot; of the chestplate, white stickers on the lower wings, Onslaught's thigh stickers having different colors and Swindle's chest stickers having yellow rectangles instead of blue. The jumpcut assembly of Bruticus appears to have been cutoff early (or perhaps they just missed a step) as his head is never placed over Onslaught's. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Only ''we'' have a military attack group like the Combaticons. Transform Combaticons and attack the new Autobot city!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, this is our new city Metroplex! It can transform into a battle station and then transform again into the giagantic Metroplex himself.&quot; Megatron: &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot; {Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Decepticons attack!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Transform Metroplex!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFLnk9TO2s 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to include a plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> [[File:Protectobots and Trypticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=212 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a zoom in on Trypticon's city mode on a platform in a rocky area, similar to the Metroplex one but sans revealing rocks and jumpcuts. Afer a jumpcut transformation sequence to Trypticon's battlestation mode, a collage of the Protectobots flying in robot mode warps into a ball and then unwarps into Defensor flying. After a brief snippet of animated Defensor firing, we see Trypticon's head rotate around to complete his transformation to dinosaur mode and a clip of Trypticon breathing fire. After the last bit of animation, two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor via his motorized walk.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The area where Trypticon's toy is shown in city mode is more desolate than the one in the Metroplex ad, with what looks to be several &quot;stumps&quot; of trees cut down at the three foot/one meter height range in the background.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;That's it, Trypticon, the new Decepticon city.&quot; Hot Spot: &quot;It's enormous!&quot; First Aid: &quot;That never stopped the Protectobots before!&quot; Astrotrain: &quot;Transform Trypticon!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The awesome new Decepticon city Trypticon can transform into an incredible battle station.&quot; Kid: &quot;Transform the Protectobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;But the Protectobots can transform into Defensor!&quot; Megatron: &quot;''But'', Trypticon can transform again into a dinosaur!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> [[File:Predacons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9CXVN59pw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Headstrong, Tantrum and Divebomb each get a jumpcut sequence where a shot of them flying in robot mode peels back from the center to reveal their alternate mode shoved into the camera. The last alternate mode still, Divebomb's, pans back to become the center of a collage of Predacon alternate modes. The collage rolls into a spinning cylinder before unrolling into Predaking flying in front of a rock wall. After the Kidmation, Snarl (at an angle reminiscent of Jazzy Jeff being physically tossed out of the house on''{w:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}'') and Grimlock are shown flying in front of rock wall in separate shots. Predaking flies in from the other direction and the kid holding him clashes with another kid holding Swoop. The remaining four Dinobots sit idly below on a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots. He did make it into the toy footage though. Sludge also gets his first toy segement appearance.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can! The Predacons not only transform into robots but into one gigantic robot! Predaking!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Kid 1: &quot;Transform the Predacons!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Dinobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Can't stop Predaking!&quot; ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> [[File:Sky Lynx G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUGVqoAnISI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] notices Predaking and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sky Lynx's shuttle component flies through the air before a jumpcut docks it on his transporter half. We then get a jumpcut transformation sequence showing the shuttle converted to bird, the Lynx mode of the transporter half, and finally the combined form. After Kidmation, a kid swoops down Predaking onto the dirt platform where Sky Lynx's combined from stands. After Predaking lands, Sky Lynx &quot;stops&quot; him by slowly walking into him. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Impressively, in the clip of the shuttle being docked onto the crawler transporter, the transporter is moving the entire time. Like the Ultra Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] ([[Neil Ross]]) and Grimlock ([[Gregg Berger]]) both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.)<br /> : Slag: &quot;Look it's Predaking!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;Me Grimlock think we in big trouble!&quot; Slag: &quot;Not to worry, here comes Sky Lynx!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Skylynx. This ferocious motorized Autobot triple changes from space shuttle...to bird and lynx and then combines to form Sky Lynx.&quot; Kid 1: &quot;Predaking's attacking.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Sky Lynx'll stop him!&quot; ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Triple Changers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a flying car! Be impressed damn it!]]<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdaJE0wZ24 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over water and land. This ends with Sandstorm driving off a ramp-like cliff and transforming into a helicopter to take on Astrotrain and Blitzwing alongside Broadside in jet mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sandstorm's buggy mode rolls along a ridge as the narrator starts naming off his modes and we get jumpcuts to his other two modes flying. Broadside's aircraft carrier mode rests on the same ridge as his transformations are named and shown flying. We then get a transition to a scene of two kids swooping the Autobot triple changers in robot mode down on Octane in tanker mode as third kid drives him along the same ridge we saw earlier. A jumpcut shows a close up on Octane's tanker mode rolling on the ridge followed by cuts to shots of his other two modes flying while Caroli names them. The last Octane shot gets sucked into the center of the screen to transition to another battle scene with the three kids. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Pinned down one time too many by Astrotrain and Blitzwing, the Autobots build their own triple changers.'' {Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!} ''Triple changer Sandstorm transforms from dune buggy to copter to robot and Broadside transforms from carrier to jet to robot, to fight Decepticon triple changer Octane who transforms from tanker to jumbo jet to robot.'' {The Tranformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjyz7sQE1yU 30 sec] - An edited version of the previous spot with the animated segment shorted in order to fit in a tail-end plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Battlechargers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=angd3rL-X1M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms with a green grid effect and fires. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Battlechargers and pulled back and released. This causes a kid to whip his head around to follow them as they zoom along and transform upon a black floor with a futuristic white grid pattern. The transformation is immediately repeated with streaking effects comprised of a trail of the toys' upper torsos. This is followed by Runamuck being released to zoom and transform on his own. We then get a different clip of both toys being pulled back and released, with a longer lengthwise look at the toys' vehicle modes rolling along before cutting to the front end angle for the transformation. Again the transformation is repeated with the trailing effect but instead of the kid whipping his head around, he's merely follows with his eyes. We then see Runabout pulled back with highlighting and smoking effects added to his wheels. The kid whips his head around again to see Runabout transforming with the trailing effect. We then get a sequence of jumpcuts starting with a closeup of Runabout's head before switching to shots of Runamuck's gun being equipped and then Runabout's. The last cut is to a shot of Runabout being converted to car mode. Hot Rod flashes across the screen as we see two kids rolling the Battlechargers. One of them yells &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; as we see two kids approach holding the aforementioned Hot Rod and...Scourge? &quot;Battlechargers attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The set from the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads is back. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Look! It's Ultra Magnus and the Autobots. Battlechargers attack!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!} Megatron: &quot;My Battlechargers will crush the Autobots!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Battlechargers attack!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Cartoon promo 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;I have a plan to finish all the Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The incredible story of the Transformers continues as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday.'' Megatron: &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cartoon promo 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8UH4nDY3k 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Onslaught: &quot;Annhilate the Aerialbots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Not if we can help it!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. '''Watch''' as heroic Autobots bravely battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> === Other ===<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UUwi2uSUQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz and Cosmos land on a plateau and request that the dark blobs moving below identify themselves. Spike replies that it's him and some friends. Jazz, Cosmos, Tracks and Smokescreen shine their lights to reveal that it is in &quot;Spike and friends&quot; and they are wearing Transformers reflective patches. Spike and his friends subsequently follow Cosmos into the Autobot base. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The appearance of Tracks and Smokescreen is a bit more than the cameo in the background of a single shot it would initially appear to be. The shot of Spike and friends being illuminated has beams of light coming from five different directions which means that Tracks and Smokescreen must be joining in. But that's only four Autobots which means a fifth unidentified Autobot must be there as well. Between the animation and the Ultra Magnus Kidmation we get a quick shot of a kid turning to face the camera (and a spotlight) while wearing a sweatshirt covered in relective patches while standing in front of a white picket fence. The lighting is dim outside of the spotlight, presumably to highlight the patches and echo the nighttime setting of the animated segment. After the Kidmation, we see two other kids (one in a solid red shirt the other in a white shirt with red sleeves) standing in front of a peg wall of 1985 and 1986 Minibots. One of them grabs a [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and turns to look at the back, alongside his friend looking at the back of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. When he turns it is revealed that behind them is a set of shelves containing larger Transformers. The top shelf has [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] along with a number of each of the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]]. The middle shelf is full of Jetfires while the bottom shelf has Omega Supreme. Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen. Next we see a kid wearing a blue sweatshirt over a dress shirt (different kid from the first segment) run into a room holding carded Swerve and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] to announce to the kid in the red shirt from the previous segment: &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot;. Cut to the night time fence scene from the first segment and the second blue shirted kid and the other kid from the store segment show off their Superion and Omega Supreme patches on their shoulders while yelling out the character names. After this we get a demonstration of a Blitzwing patch being ironed onto some sort of black fabric. As the narration goes on to talk about the prizes, we see scenes of a kid's birthday party in a wooded area with performers in Thundercracker and Jazz costumes (similar if not identical to those from the [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]]), a kid talking into the [[Enemy (G1)|Electronic Voice Changer]], and the same [[stock footage]] of the Action Cards from the 1985 ad stingers. The ad ends with a scene of kids running up to the peg wall to grab Transformers. This wider shot reveals that in addition to Minibot pegs there is also a column of Stunticon and Aerialbot limbs. This ad is INCREDIBLY consistent in featuring the patches. EVERY single kid visible in the ad, animated and live action, has at least one patch on their shirt. This even includes the party scene and the kid using the voice changer! While Spike and the friend to his left have Autobot patches (Ultra Magnus and Omega Supreme, respectively), the friend on the other side has a Blitzwing patch! Since all three follow Cosmos into the base, the Autobots must not have held it against him. <br /> : Cosmos: &quot;Who goes there?&quot; Spike: &quot;Spike and friends!&quot; Jazz: &quot;Shine a light on them, they're wearing Transformers reflective patches.&quot; Cosmos: &quot;Okay!&quot; {The Transformers. Robots in Disguise!} ''In the Transformers Prizes in Disguise game everyone's a winner!'' &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot; &quot;Superion!&quot; &quot;Omega Supreme!&quot; ''And eight more. And your patch may disguise an instant prize, like a party with life-sized Transformers or electronic voice changers.'' &quot;Robots in disguise.&quot; ''Or Transformers Action cards. Get Transformers reflective patches and game details '''free''' in specially marked packages. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Funpals [[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yfAVsrwY7M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|CookieCrisp}}<br /> [[File:Cookie Crisp Jazz Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Cookie Crisp &quot;Transformer Game&quot; giveaway''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ4_yzDH98Q 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A standard mid-80's [[Cookie Crisp]] ad with a stinger promoting the giveaway of [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] action figures. The figure shown in the ad appears to be the same as the figure that would be sent out, having modified door stickers and lacking the other Martini Racing decals. The stinger features a kid in a featureless room playing with his Jazz figure, racing it down the middle of a large table on what looks to be a paper mockup of a white road with yellow and red stripes in the center. After racing it, he transforms Jazz and moves him around in various ways. The kid stops in the middle of playing with Jazz to look surprised as he pulls out a game piece from a box of Cookie Crisp.<br /> : Kids: &quot;The Cookie Crook!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Just checking the traffic.&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;Cookie Crook! This scheme to get Cookie Crisp isn't taking off!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Can you blame me? It looks like little chocolate chip cookies!&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;And it's part of this complete breakfast.&quot; {If you like cookies, you'll love Cookie Crisp!} ''You could be an instant winner of a Jazz Transformer. Millions will enter, twenty-five thousand may win. There's a free game card in specially marked boxes of Cookie Crisp cereal. Or write to post office box eighty-five twelve Westport, Connecticut, O-five-six-eight-eight-eight.<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Even with the cartoon being limited to just [[The Rebirth|three new episodes]] 1987 did not see a significant drop in new toy commercials, boasting eleven ads of it's own. While evidence of 1986 ads being continued into 1987 is scant, there is known to be a decoy stinger version of the [[#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons ad]]. As a result of the cartoon's cancellation, the animated segments from 1987 to the line's end in 1990 pretty much all depict seperate microcontinuities or, if you prefer, one large one. Concepts exclusive to the 1987 ads include: The Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters having entirely different heads before becoming Headmasters, Galvatron being the creator of the Horrorcons, Punch seemingly playing both the Autobots and the Decepticons (as opposed to being an Autobot spy), and the Monsterbots having been created as the result of an Autobot lab accident. Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments. The ads moved away from showing the kids on screen, instead opting to show only their hands holding the toys more often than not. The Kidmation has changed again, this time all ads used the same segment of a kid jumping in the air and flipping, turning into a stop-motion Ultra Magnus as he does so. The animation for these ads also start becoming more and more anime-like in their designs and animation style from here on out (think [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|the Headmasters anime, but with better and more expensive animation]]). Likely due to animator influence from series regular [[Satoshi Urushihara]] and his partner Kinji Yoshimoto, who by this point were both working with another Japanese animation house, AIC (Though whether or not the studio also assisted with the ads is currently unknown).<br /> <br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> Appropriately, given the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie]], no longer are Optimus Prime and Megatron narrating the ads and describing the new characters/toys. Instead, those descriptions were now mostly given via discussions between Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime or ranting by Galvatron (either explicitly to Cyclonus or to an implied unseen and unheard Decepticon underling). Existing major characters continued to have speaking lines in the animation, but new, more minor ones like Hun-Grr, Punch and even unnamed generics began to get some speaking lines. Either due to budget limitations or the fact that most of these characters had few, if any, appearances in the cartoon thanks to the truncation of Season Four, they were not reprised by their series actors. Who the other actors were is largely unknown, but at least a handful of lines over the remainder of the line's run were recorded by voice director [[Wally Burr]]. This year would also mark the departure from using the cartoon theme song for the jingle. Again this likely related to the truncation of Season 4, with it re-using the Season 3 theme song. Instead, a brand new jingle was created that still utilized the taglines and feel of the earlier songs but put it's own spin on it: &quot;The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise!&quot;. The beginning would be modified for the year's two major subgroups, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] (Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!) and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] (Target-master Transformers!). The Targetmaster version even had it's own completely unique universe describing the gimmick: &quot;Two Transformers out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!&quot;. <br /> <br /> Cartoon advertising seems to have been limited to promoting the episode [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] as nothing has turned up so far for the Rebrith. This is unusual for the original series as no other episode got a dedicated promo, suggesting that Hasbro ''really'' wanted to get the word out after the backlash from [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Prime's death]]. Commercials were run for both the actual two days of airing as well as the entire week of airing. They even went so far as to have a stinger at the end of several episodes promoting the impending &quot;surprise&quot; return of Optimus Prime. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbD3lRa5YVY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> : ''In the midst of the Cybertronian war, special mission teams of Autobots and Decepticons blasted their way to planet Nebulon. There, the powerful Transformers let the intelligent Nebulons become the heads of their robots.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''But the Headmasters were still Autobots and Decepticons and fierce new battles erupted. Follow the adventures of the Headmaster Transformers and the equally incredible Targetmaster Transformers in Marvel Comics.'' <br /> <br /> === Toys ===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Headmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlcUdHUyn4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of nearly incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: With &quot;lightning&quot; flashing, [[Arcana]] is removed from Brainstorm's cockpit, transformed to head mode and plugged in, revealing the readout of his power. Two halves of the next scene flip up to reveal a top down view of Highbrow and Brainstorm flying. The center pulls out to all four corners for the next transition, this time we have Brainstorm and Highbrow landning on a rocky step above Hardhead and Chromedome. A lightning animation is used to suddenly reveal the Autobots' robot modes. Kidmation is next followed by a replay of Arcana being plugged into Brainstorm. The ad ends with Highbrow and Hardhead knocking down Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime's voices are provided by their usual series actors [[Jack Angel]] and [[Dick Gautier]]. The ad starts with a practical effects asteroid, which has a hole in the middle of it, flipping over and over as it zooms past the camera to reveal a burning CGI sun behind it.<br /> : &quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Look it's the Headmaster Autobots!&quot; Rodimus: &quot;Incredible!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yes, the driver of the vehicle actually becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each Headmaster Autobot displays a readout of it's power. Nothing's better than going into battle with Headmaster Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> [[File:Headmaster Decepticons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64oJkiN7bdM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters, Hot Rod and Blurr. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They are referred to as trainers by the narration and even carry whips!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Grax]] is removed from Skullcruncher's mouth and plugged into his chest to reveal his readout. Jumpcut to Midwipe flying before the frame slides over to show Weirdwolf flying...in wolf mode. Both land on the upper level of the same rock Skullcruncher is sitting on. Once again a lightning animation is used to jumpcut to the robot modes in the same location. After the Kidmation, we get a replay of the readout reveal followed by Weirdwolf and Mindwipe taking down Chromedome and Brainstorm.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again the ad opens with the asteroid bit. The Skullcruncher toy is a prototype version with striped readout bars instead of solid purple. <br /> : Galavtron: &quot;There it is! The secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons! Only with their help can we destroy the Autobots! Look! Yes, the trainer of the beast becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''And each Headmaster Decepticon displays a readout of it's power! Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers! Headmaster Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Commercial horrorcons.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU5VJJAy4s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil. This is mainly a scene transition with no &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; voice or other distinct audio.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: In side by side comparisons, Apeface and Snapdragon land on a rocky area in their flying altmodes, then stand in robot mode and then in beast mode. The Kidmation transitions us to [[Krunk]] being removed from Snapdragon's dragon mode. Krunk is transformed to robot mode then, following a top down shot of Snapdragon's plane mode flying, is removed from the cockpit. Krunk is transformed to head mode and plugged into Snapdragon's chest to reveal the readout of his &quot;Decepticon power&quot;. The ad ends with a close up as two kids pit the Horrorcons against Hardhead and Brainstorm in &lt;s&gt;a slapfight&lt;/s&gt; battle. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: In another example of microcontinuity, Galvatron is credited with the creation of the Horrorcons, whereas other media has them sharing the same origins as the other Headmasters. The Snapdragon toy used is a early version, sporting the same striped readout bars as Skullcruncher did in the Decepticon Headmaster ad.<br /> : ''Deep in the canyons of Nebulon, Galvatron creates Headmaster Horrorcons. Fiercest Decepticons of them all.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''With Headmaster Horrorcons, the jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot! And when the head enters the robot's body you get a readout of its Decepticon power.'' Kid 1: &quot;Destroy the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Never!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} '''''Now''' with Horrorcons! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Targetmasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXc6PbcaxA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Live-action set of a rocky planet with something crashing into it and causing an explosion. We see more explosions on the planet's surface. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: As &quot;lightning&quot; flashes, Crosshairs sits on a rocky platform with Pinpointer plugged into his roof. This leads into a jumpcut sequence of first Pinpointer then Crosshairs transforming. Slugslinger and [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]] get the same treatment. We then get a quick battle scene of Slugslinger and Misfire knocking down Crosshairs and Sureshot. The ad ends with [[Spoilsport]] being removed from Sureshot's hood and transformed.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While Slugslinger and Caliburst get a brief animated appearance in alt mode as they swoop through between the two sets of Targetmaster/partner battles, Pointblank and Peacemaker get left out completely. Part of the animated footage from this commercial would end up being used in the opening sequences of [[The Rebirth]] three-part mini-series.<br /> : Galvatron: &quot;Surrender Magnus or be destroyed!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;No Galvatron! We too have Targetmaster Transformers!&quot; {Tar-get-master Transformers! Two Trans-for-mers, out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the guuuun! Tar-get-master Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''That's right, each one becomes two.'' {Robots in disguise.} ''Targetmaster Autobots '''and''' Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> [[File:Sixshot commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron got six!]]<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyPXIKa5Bg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut montage of the final step of the transformation for each of Sixshot's modes. This is followed by three kids talking about how many modes they figured out as the toy spontaneously switches (via jump cutting) between modes on their outstreched hands. A counter is shown in the upper right hand corner as each mode the kids figured out is shown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used. Surprisingly, the kid who got three was able to work out the tank, winged wolf and laser pistol modes but ''not'' the ''robot'' mode. <br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Autobot attack!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Sixshot'll stop them. Sixshot's a one robot army! He's a jet fighter.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's one.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A rocket car.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's two.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;He's a tank!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Three!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A winged wolf.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Four!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A laser pistol!!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Five!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And a robot.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's six!&quot; Sixshot: &quot;Sixshot's my name!&quot; ''There's never been a Transformer like him.'' {The Transformers! More muchmore than meets the eye!} Kid 1: &quot;I can do four.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;I got three!&quot; Kid 3: &quot;I figured out five!&quot; ''Sixshot, the most challenging Transformer of them all! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Scorponok G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPdxlcgTxQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron runs (with comical sped up animation and rapid patter sound effects) down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Scorponok sits in base mode atop a rocky platform (not unlike Metroplex and Trypticon) as lighting flashes and the platform rotates. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence showing off the various features of the base and the intial view of the scorpion mode. The camera never stops rotating through the sequence, even when there's a jumpcut. After all the spinning we see a demonstration of his scorpion legs moving as he rolls along the ground and his capture claws grabbing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. We then see [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] transformed and plugged into the robot mode, showing off his readout. We end on a brief battle scene with a kid walking Scorponok in robot mode towards Computron. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Naturally, Zarak is visible running around as Scorponok transforms. It's not clear who's meant to be speaking the first line in the animation. The voice is same one used for one of the Technobots (presumably [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]) later in the ad, but the wording of the line makes more sense if it's spoken by someone other than a Technobot. On the subject of voices, Galvatron's is provided by Frank Welker as usual but Scattershot's is not quite the same as his normal voice. It is very close though and based upon this and the logical conclusion that the group's leader would be the one to instruct them to combine, Scattershot is most likely the intended speaker. Like the toys used in the other Decepticon Headmaster commercials, Scorponok is an early version with striped bars in his read out. In a nice touch of continuity with the Decepticon Headmasters commercial, Zarak is referred to as Scorponok's trainer by the narration.<br /> :Scattershot(?): &quot;Technobots approaching!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform Scorponok! My triple changer Headmaster base will stop them!&quot; Scattershot: &quot;Form Computron!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform again and destroy Computron!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, muchmore than meets the eye!} ''The base has twin towers and ramps to launch cars!'' Galvatron: &quot;Transform!&quot; ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...'' Galvatron: &quot;TRANSFORM!&quot; ''the HEAD of its robot!'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Technobots and Terrorcons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyc4GgumQA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] are on the move on what looks like prehistoric Earth with multiple smoking volcanos in the distance. [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] falls into a pit trap, causing Scattershot to approach and transform but he's interrupted by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] throwing rocks. [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] race to the scene and transform, then put up a force field to deflect one of the rocks. [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] steps into a snare trap tethered to Strafe. Rippersnapper and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] back the Technobots up to a nearby base, in front of which appears to be Hun-Gurrr inside a cage. Strafe flies overhead with Sinnertwin still tethered. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The segment starts with Hun-Gurrr flying in dragon mode in front of a rock wall and then Scattershot flying in jet mode from the opposite direction. Scattershot's weapon is deployed before a jumpcut to two kids playing with one of them swooping Scattershot down on Hun-grr. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence of close ups of each of the Terrorcon limbs' alt modes. Cutthroat is last, with his panel being zoomed out on as it flips around into place in a grid of the four limbs in robot mode with Hun-Gurr's robot mode super imposed in the middle. The grid turns into a ball and then re-expands to show Abominus flying. A static transition shows us the five Technobot alt modes in the same grid style as the Terrorcons were. The grid rolls into a cylinder then unrolls to reveal a shot of Computron flying. We then end on a very brief snippet of two kids battling with the combined robots in a very out of place and sterile looking set with a light colored background and a set of white platforms. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cutthroat is present in the opening scene of the animation, but isn't seen after that. The Autobot base bears some similarities to Fortress Maximus but is completely grey/silver, appears to not have armaments, and may be missing the ramp on the left side (though the angles we get make it difficult to tell for sure). It's similar enough that it's probably safe to say it's at least using Fort Max's animation model, albeit possibly misdrawn. Rodimus and Ultra Magnus's voices are provided by their regular series actors, Dick Gautier and Jack Angel respectively.<br /> : Rodimus Prime: &quot;Magnus look!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;I've never seen Decepticons as vicious as those monstrous Terrorcons.&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Lucky we have the Technobots!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yeah, but those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''Out of monstrous Terrorcon beasts comes the incredible Abominus, to battle the fearless and futuristic Computron.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version of the regular ad in order to fit a plug for [[Decoy]]s at the end. <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> [[File:DecepticonClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:AutobotClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTP4kavCrk 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The double spy rolls down a dirt hill in car mode. Sliding in from left, we see his transformation. First to Punch then, after a frame flip, to Counterpunch. After the clone animation segment runs, we see Pounce and Wingspan in their alt modes flying down the previous hill. At the bottom they smack into Fastlane and Cloudraker in robot mode. A panel of the twins in robot mode flips to the screen then slides away to reveal a panel of Cloudraker being transformed to jet mode. That panel also slides away to reveal Cloudraker flying over Fastlane, who is rolling along. This pulls away to a jumpcut sequence of Counterpunch, and both sets of clones flying in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Punch/Counterpunch is not voiced by his series voice actor.<br /> :{Double spy!...double spy!} Punch: &quot;You can trust me Rodimus!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} Counterpunch: &quot;You can trust me Galvatron!&quot; ''Introducing the Transformers Double Spy. From a supercar he can transform into a heroic Autobot or an evil Decepticon. '''Now''', discover the clones. Decepticon clones look identical but one transforms into a puma, the other into a hawk to fight Autobot clones. One of these twins transforms into a dragster, the other a jet.'' {The Transformers!} ''Double spy sold separately, clones sold together. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=60 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version with sped up narration in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> [[File:Monsterbots G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, as Kup notices Scourge, Cyclonus and Octane attacking. Rodimus orders the Monsterbots to attack. They respond by bursting through a wall and taking on the Decepticon trio. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with stop motion jumpcut transformation sequences for [[Doublecross]], [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] and [[Grotusque]]. This is followed by jumpcuts of the three flying in beast mode with the unseen kid or kids holding them furiously pumping their spark triggers. The sparks that come out are not the actual sparks from the toys but effects layered over the top, in order to make the spark volume and distance look more impressive than it actually is. The jumpcuts lead into the three Monsterbots sitting on a rocky platform, with one set of kid hands firing off sparks from Repugnus and Grotesque. This is in response to another kid, whose hand comes into view holding Razorclaw. The ad ends with a replay of Doublecross's sparking.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus. Rodimus Prime is voiced by his series actor, Dick Gautier. Kup is also voiced by his series actor, [[John Stephenson]], albeit with a higher pitch than usual. <br /> : Kup: &quot;Rodimus, quick! There's been an accident. The new Autobots are Monsterbots!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;They're monsters alright.&quot; Kup: &quot;Decepticons!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Monsterbots attack! Glad those monsters are on our side.&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!'' Kid: &quot;You can't stop the Monsterbots!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Transformers Monsterbots. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzvccVI9MU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut montage of [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]'s two halves and transformation from the side and then continues with the same for Flywheels and a clip of both transforming, shot from the front. Next we get a Throttlebot montage with Chase and Freeway being released to zoom across the floor, then a jump to Chase's backend being flipped down to reveal his face. We get the same for Wideload and Rollbar (with Rollbar getting the transformation) and Goldbug and Searchlight (Searchlight transforms). The last scene prior to Kidmation and the end shots is a battle scene with two kids (Yes, there are two. You can just barely catch a glimpse of the hand, arm and side of head of a kid wearing a red shirt on the right side of the screen.) laying on a floor to release Chase, Rollbar and Searchlight in robot mode as they zoom off into the Duocons. There's a very quick close up afterward of the more visible kid's exclaiming &quot;Wow!&quot; as his eyes bug out.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Decepticon alerting Galvatron is not shown nor identified, but since his voice is the same as the one used for Cyclonus in the Sixshot ad he is identified as such in the below transcript. The animation in this ad was also used in the intro for [[The Rebirth]] three-parter.<br /> :*'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=121 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Galvatron, our jet's gonna crash into a tank!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot; ''Introducing Duocons. Decepticon two-in-ones. They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.'' {The Transformers!} ''But they haven't met the Throttlebots yet!'' {More much more than meets the eye. The Transformers!} Kid: &quot;Wow!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers Duocons come together. Throttlebots sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> [[File:Fort Max G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_PTqKbsC8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Fortress Maximus sits in base mode on a stone platform that rotates as the camera zooms in. Cut to a kid using the left side ramp launcher to send [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] down the ramp. Cut back to a front view of the base mode before switching to a closer view of the tower with the Headmaster pilot compartment open. The camera zooms in as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] is placed in the compartment and the lid closed. Cut to Rippersnapper and Sinnertwin flying in from the left to represent the Terrorcons. Cut again to the last few steps of Fort Max's transformation to battle station mode, then a jump back to base mode that phases out to show the battle station mode again. After the animated segment, we see a stunned kid holding Abominus. Cut to show that the kid is looking at Cerebros standing between Fort Max's legs. The camera pans up Fort Max and as it does so, there's an inlay of Cerebros in robot mode that phases out into an inlay of Cerebros in head mode, disappearing just in time for Cerebros to be attached to complete Fort Max's robot mode. Cut to Abominus being moved along a rocky platform with the kid holding him off camera. The camera swings around to reveal Fortress Maxmius at the other end of the platform with a second kid crouched behind him, holding his legs. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> : ''It's Fortress Maximus!'' {FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!} ''The colossal Headmaster Autobot City.'' Kid: &quot;Look!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;The Terrorcons are attacking!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Transform Fortress Maximus!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} Ultra Magnus: &quot;From city to battlestation!&quot; {More much more than meets the eye!} Hun-Gurrr: &quot;Terrorcons form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot; ''But Fortress Maximus transforms again, this time into a robot so '''humongous''', a separate robot becomes it's head!'' Kid: &quot;It's power's awesome!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc 30 sec] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_vaeTp1qQ 10 sec] – Excerpts of Optimus Prime at Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron, soundtracked with a Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime narration that is uncharacteristically arrogant.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!&quot; ''Catch the surprise return of Optimus Prime. Coming soon to The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Similar to the Dinobot ads of 1985, the Pretender ad suggests that Hasbro or [[Griffin Bacal]] were changing their minds about the theming of this year's ads. The Pretender ad went through three different iterations with three different jingles, though two of them were fairly similar. They eventually settled on having the commercials begin with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. This would be accompanied by narrator Victor Caroli saying &quot;NEW &lt;blank&gt; are/is here!&quot; with heavy emphasis on &quot;NEW&quot;. The camera would zoom in on one of the panels to transition into the animated segment. Sometimes there would be a second such transition later in the ad. The main jingle for 1998 was &quot;They've got the power to surprise!&quot; with the first word being held out a comically long time. As was done in 1987, the jingle was customized based on the subgroup (Pretenders, Powermasters, etc.) being adverised and often both the beginning snd the verses were specific to a subgroup or even just a single character. Kidmation was also subroup specific, featuring a kid turning into a crude CGI robot with varying appearances. For Pretenders the robot resembled the inner robot of [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]; For Powermasters it was Powermaster Optimus Prime and the Targetmasters got a generic Targetmaster robot. This would, unfortunately, be effectively the last year for Kidmation until ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''. The one toy that did not belong to any subgroup, [[Quickswitch]], was also the only toy not get a custom jingle. In fact, Quickswitch's ad had no jingle in it at all. Conversely, it appears the [[Triggerbot]]s and [[Triggercon]]s ad was the only one not to receive new animation. Another one-off oddity is the fifteen second version of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] ad which is the first and only Transformers toy commercial since 1985 and before Beast Wars that did not feature Victor Caroli as the narrator. Instead [[Stephen Keener]] provided the narration. The toy dioramas became much more varied this year. While they all used some form of an alien planet, different subgroups had their own variation on it: The Pretenders were in a snowy, mountain like environment; The Powermasters, Sparkabots and Flamecons were seemingly in a rocky area with a green gradient sky; Quickswitch, the Triggerbots and Triggercons were also in a rocky area but with a pink sky; The Seacons were, appropriately enough, underwater; And finally the Small Headmasters and Targetmasters kept continuity with their larger counterparts by being in the same rocky, doom-laden environent with the latter even having the same lightning effects.<br /> <br /> Following up on Optimus Prime and Bumblebee (as Goldbug)'s re-introduction to the cartoon and the Goldbug toy, a response to the backlash to the legacy character deaths in the movie, Hasbro returned Optimus Prime to the line as Powermaster Optimus Prime. The commercials for the Powermasters heavily featured Prime in the animation and his return was heralded in a grandiose fashion. In the commercial for Optimus Prime, Victor Caroli informed us that &quot;A '''NEW''' Optimus Prime is here!&quot; while the jingle for Prime's ad referred to him as &quot;Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of our time!&quot;. Peter Cullen even reprised his role in the animation, with Prime telling us that &quot;It's great to be back!&quot;. This is all in sharp contrast to Goldbug, whom you would never know was Bumblebee just by the [[#Throttlebots|toy commercial]]. This focus on Prime extended to the cartoon and it's advertising as the new wrap around segments featuring a pupppet Powermaster Prime (try saying ''that'' three times fast!) were one of the main selling points. 1988 is the only year known thus far to have multiple advertsiements for the comics as both the Pretender and Powermaster sagas were promoted. The Pretender ad was one of two providing new microcontinuities as Powermaseters Darkwing and Dreadwind are shown attacking a generic Autobot lab where the Autobot Pretenders are being created. The other is perhaps the most notorious example of microcontinuity in all of Transformers advertising. In Quickswitch's ad, he is described as Sixshot's ''son'', and while it is not the first time two Transformers were described as being [[relatives]] it is easily one of the most bizarre. &lt;!-- Prime, Seacons 15 sec, two comic ads, microcontinuity, season 5 ads --&gt; <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretenders comic G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9VYnPkAtMc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (in their skivvies!) inside an Autobot research facility. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the now armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. A battle ensues.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]]. The Decepticon Pretenders are shown coming from the direction of a volcano. Might this be where they were created? In the battle at the end, the order of events implies that the Pretenders' shells are fighting independently of the Pretenders themselves. It is not at all clear who is supposed to speaking the two non-narration lines. The animation shows a closeup on Landmine's eye that fades into Dreadwind and Darkwing flying towards the Autobot lab. Since rhe Decepticons haven't seen the Pretenders yet at that point in the animation it probably isn't them. However, no other Autobots are seen in the lab either.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' Transformer 1: &quot;They look human!&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Battle of the Pretenders. New from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1RykO3Pi4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes a tail-end shot of the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. Two Autobot Powermasters are heard talking in the ad, but it's unclear which of the Powermasters they are. The first one to speak is voiced by Michael Bell, while the second is voiced by Gregg Berger.<br /> : ''To defeat the evil Decepticons, Nebulons team up with Autobots to become Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;We're under attack!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Oh no, Decepticons have Powermasters too!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;Transform Optimus Prime!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Look Optimus is becoming a super Powermaster!&quot; ''Who will win? Find out in Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbG-5o9y2t0&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of the shells of Autobot Pretenders, [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]], and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. After the Darkwing/Dreadwing section of the animation, the Decepticon Pretenders [[Skullgrin]], [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]], and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] get their closeups. After the final animation segment, there's a brief sequence where an engery burst flips the screen from Pretender shell and inner robot, to Pretender shell and inner robot in vehicle mode. This done first for Cloudburst and then Skullgrin.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features only the first wave of large Pretenders. No advertisement featuring the second wave is known to exist.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' &quot;They look human!&quot; &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''NEW Pretender Transformers. Get 'em while they last!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys2}}<br /> [[File:Pretender Commercial CGI Robot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rzuw7k1iQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A bizarre segment of a kid proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; while being shown doing it (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the kid as skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic teal and silver CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot; After the announcement, the robot shoots lightning from it's fingers and shifts its skateboard to face screen left/its right. At the end of the commercial, the robot fires some more lightning before shifting the skateboard to face center and take off towards the camera.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Landmine is shown sitting on top of a rocky platform with the kid from the intro segmen hovering nearby. The kid pulls off the front of Landmine's shell, allowing his inner robot to tumble out and somehow land on its feet at the base of the platform. The kid picks up the inner robot and converts it to vehicle mode and then drives it up next to the shell. Cut to closeup of someone holding Cloudburst and removing the front half of the shell to reveal the robot. The footage then rewverses to put the shell back on, then plays forward again to remove it and then the inner robot is removed. This is followed by a similar sequence for Bomb-Burst except the footage just plays straight through without reversing. We then get the energy burst transition between Cloudburst's modes and the closeups of the Decepticon Pretenders, both reused from the previous ad. After that we get the Bomb-Burst shell reveal again and then a reuse of ''his'' energy burst transition. The toy segment ends with a battle scene where Landmine and Skullgrin's shells and inner robots are standing on their own in a faceoff before two sets of hands come in front battling with Waverider and Submarauder's shells and robots. The battle is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect.<br /> :Kid: &quot;I'm a video gamer! I'm a skateboarder!&quot; Robot voice: &quot;I'm a Transformer!&quot; ''NEW Pretender Transformers are here!'' {Master the power! The POOOOOWER, of Pretender Transformers!} ''Pretender Transformers split apart to reveal a powerful robot.'' {Pretenders - they hide - the Transformer inside!} ''And look there are evil Decepticon Pretenders too!'' Kid: &quot;Transform the Pretenders!&quot; ''Pretenders sold separately.'' <br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUG5VjWcpM 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys3}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VSMYUclRQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, reused from the previous commmercials. This time though, it's preceded by a still of Landmine with &quot;NEW!&quot; plastered on it and a comic book page. The comic page is made up of stills from the previous Pretender animation. The camera zooms in on the top panel to transition into the animation proper. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face, that of a crudely animated Landmine with red eyes.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The energy burst from the previous ads zigzags through a very white and spiky alien environment to reveal Cloudburst fully equipped. We then get a bunch of reused footage; Closeups of the Autobot Pretenders, Cloudburst's shell removal with replay, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal, the inital frame of the Cloudburst enery ball transition, a shorter version of the clash between Waverider and Submarauder, a slightly longer/slower version of the Cloudburst energy ball transition, the Decepticon Pretender closeups, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal a second time, Bomb-Burst's energy ball transition, and finally the full cut of the Waverider/Submarauder clash.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Pretenders are here!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Autobot Pretenders look human, '''but''''' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Pretenders split apart to reveal a powerful robot inside, then reassemble to fight alongside their transformable robot. '''But''', Decepticons have Pretenders too!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:GunrunnerG1-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Machine War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUicyvMLuk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEYsICtTHQE&amp;t=24s 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Pretender Kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of Carnivac's shell, Chainclaw and Catilla together, and then Snarler's shell. Carnivac gets the shell reveal with rewind treatment before a cut to Snarler's closeup again. Carnivac's inner robot is shown being removed from it's shell and we get another cut to the shell standing on a snowy platform and the inner robot is placed next to it wolf mode. An organge diamond shaped static burst appears over the inner robot and fades to reveal the inner robot in robot mode. Cut to Gunrunner driving along with a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect coming from his gun turret. This followed by a very brief snippet of Road Grabber driving along. After the Pretender Vehicle animation, the toy segment ends with Road Grabber's jumpcut transformation and an awkward clash between Catilla and his shell and Roadgrabber riding his shell's chariot mode. The Kidmation comes in at the very end.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.'' {Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Introducing Pretender Beasts. Inside's a beast that transforms into a fighting robot. And there are Autobot and Decepticon vehicles too. They split to reveal a transformable robot then reassemble as a fighting machine.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterToys}}<br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CaDVzY2_4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial. Like the last Pretender ad, this ad has a comic book page intro. In fact it has two, one for the Autobot segment at the beginning and a second for the Decepticon segment that starts at the halfway point<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with the Powermasters on a rocky mountain diorama in front of an alien green sky. The kid to the left with a red shirt rolls Joyride down an incline while the kid on the right with a blue shirt rolls Slapdash down a different incline and they meet Getaway in the middle. The ad then cuts to a closeup of Getaway in robot mode flying in front of a rock wall and crashing through a &quot;BLLAAMM&quot; text effect, followed by aa jumpcut sequence of Rev and Getaway being transformed. Following Kidmation and the second animation sequence, we get Darkwing landing on some gravel. As he lands the screen scrolls up to be a horizontal split screen with Dreadwind flying by a plain green background. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of Hi-Test and Dreadwing being transformed. The segment ends with the blue shirt kid using Slapdash and Joyride to battle the red shirt kid's Darkwing and Dreadwind on top of a rock. A &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect is added to emphasize the magnitude of clash.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The unidentified Decepticon who commands Darkwing and Dreadwind to transform is voiced by [[Wally Burr]], using more or less the same voice as he used for Hun-Grrr in the Fort Max ad.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Powermasters are here! Amazing new Transformers called Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} ''Incredible Powemasters, they only transform when their Nebulon becomes their engine.'' {Powermaster Transformers!} Decepticon: &quot;Decepticon Powermasters transform!&quot; ''And the Decepticons unlock their Transformer energy.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterOptimusPrime}}<br /> [[File:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiInSQq7yU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Optimus Prime crashes through the sound effect &quot;BLAAMM!&quot; as he drives along a rock wall. A closeup of Prime driving up to Hi-Q leads to a jumpcut transformation sequence to the normal robot mode and base. After a brief animation snippet of Prime transforming to super robot mode, we get a very brief clip of the folded up Prime cab being inserted into his super robot body. Kidmation, and then we end with Prime driving along with the text &quot;KA BOOM&quot; overlaid, a still frame of normal Prime next to the base, and super robot Prime flying.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Not only is Prime back, but so is his voice actor, [[Peter Cullen]]. While Prime ''says'' it's good to be back, he doesn't sound very enthused about it. It is not currently known who voices Hi-Q. &lt;!-- Seems likely to be Charlie Adler or Corey Burton based on the sound but I'm not confident enough to make a call --&gt;<br /> : ''A '''new''' Optimus Prime is here.'' Hi-Q: &quot;I'll transform Optimus!&quot; {POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest leader of his time!} Optimus Prime: &quot;It's great to be back.&quot; ''Now Optimus Prime is back as a Powermaster. He only transforms when his Nebulon becomes his engine.'' {POW-er-master Optimus Prime!} Hi-Q: &quot;Look! Optimus is transforming into a super robot!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CiMqlPZR4&amp;t=90 15 sec] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> [[File:Doubledealercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsvaO8NYVM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts by reusing the Optimus Prime jumpcut transformation sequence from the Powermaster Optimus Prime ad. After Kidmation and the second segment of animation, we get some new footage of Doubledealer driving through a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; effect as he drives along a rocky path to his Powermaster engines. We then get jumpcuts to each engine and then to the mode it unlocks, first, Skar second. The segment ends with more reused Optimus Prime footage. In particular his super robot conversion and the super robot flying. The super robot conversion is a longer cut that pans out to reveal the kid doing the transformation and his amazement at it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again we have unidentified Transformers providing commentary. The first is voiced by Wally Burr. The narrator says &quot;Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or Decepticon&quot; which is not true as there was another Transformer still on shelves at the time that could do this. We hear he's nearby. [[Punch (G1)|REAL nearby.]]<br /> : ''A NEW Optimus Prime is here. More powerful than ever, Powermaster Optimus Prime.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Transformer 1: &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;Doubledealer, the Powermaster mercenary!&quot; ''Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or a Decepticon. But in a flash, Optimus Prime becomes a super robot!'' {Powermaster Transformers!} ''Pwermaster Transformers sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) gray robot whose head resembles Brainstorm. The robot's body, on the other hand, looks more like the inner robot of a Pretender with a power readout painted in the center. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Siren skids to halt through the text effect &quot;BLLAAMM&quot;. Brief jumpcut transformation for Siren is followed by a picture in picture of Nightbeat driving along with Muzzle being transformed in the inset. This leads to a shot of Muzzle in headmode being plugged into Nightbeat's body. After the Decepticon part of the animation, the Decepticon Headmasters sit on a rotating, multi-tiered rock platform. Quick cut to Squeezeplay's head being plugged in, folled by another quick cut to a kid wielding Squeezeplay and Horri-Bull. He proceeds to clash with another kid (whose hands are the only part of him we see) using Hosehead and Nightbeat.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron's voice is provided, as usual, by Frank Welker.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Incredible new Headmasters and the driver of the vehicle becomes the head of the robot.'' {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!'' Galvatron: &quot;And our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever! Transform you monsters and prepare to attack!&quot; {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> [[File:Quickswitch commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV6g8DlBQRI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. Optimus proceeds to start blasting.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six?&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The toy segement is very short consisting of a montage of Quickswitch's six modes by themselves, the six modes appearing in succession in the kid's hand and a still frame of his robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes:&lt;/u&gt; The tail end part of the animation where Optimus grabs Sixshot and starts blasting was reused for nearly all the Powermaster ads. This ad has what may be the best known example of a microontinuity in a toy ad, Quickswitch being Sixshot's son. Getaway is unusually bloodthirsty here, yelling &quot;Destroy them!&quot;.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here!'' Getaway: &quot;The Decepticons are attacking! Destroy them!&quot; Autobot: &quot;No, wait it's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Quickswitch is faster and tougher!&quot; Kid: &quot;It's a tank, a plane, a cruiser, a gun, a puma and a robot. (Robot voice) How quick can you all six?&quot; ''Quickswitch, the '''new''' ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:Decepticon Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWQNTiBuv4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jHNNAwFONU Revised 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;:A kid leaps over the top of a generic wooden model robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Quickmix drives towards the camera and through the word &quot;BLLAMM&quot;, coming to a stop by skidding sideways. As he skids, Boomer is removed. This leads to a jumpcut to Boomer being placed on top of Ricochet to form a superweapon. ''That'' leads to another jumpcut to the superweapon being plugged into the right arm of...Scoop? After the second animation sequence we get a series of cuts between driving vehicle mode and flying in robot mode for Scoop then Quickmix. After the third, Decepticon focused animation sequence, we get a three-way split screen with Needlenose on the left, Spinister in the top right and Quake in the bottom right. This splitscreen cuts to the same splitscreen but with the three now transformed to robot mode. The segment ends on a battle between two kids, one wielding Quake and Needlenose and the other holding Quickmix and Landfill, whose toy ''finally'' gets some screen time.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad appears to have gotten a revision at some point. An extremely obviously added line of narration by someone other than Victor Caroli is placed at the end of the kid battle segment and over the end of the jingle: &quot;Each set sold separately.&quot;. Additionally, a disclaimer is now placed over the end shot of the toys, stating: &quot;Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures. Each set sold separately.&quot; This was presumably done as a reaction to confusion over whether the Nebulons were included.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! NOW twin Nebulons transform into weapons that new Targetmaster Autobots need.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the twin Nebulons can also form a super weapon.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''But the Decepticons have new Targetmasters too.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSb2x9ZzZ8 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the toys' weapons being deployed, emphasized with loud clicks: [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] flying, [[Override (G1)|Override]] in robot mode, [[Windsweeper]] flying, and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] in robot mode. We then cut to a battle with Backstreet and Override colliding with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]. The collision is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect. Cut to Backstreet;s guns being deployed in car mode followed by the same for Crankcase. Finally we get another collision between the Autobot and Decepticon ground vehicles with a &quot;BLLAMM&quot; text effect masking the transition to the bots clashing in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: No thirty second ad featuring the Triggerbots/Triggercons has surfaced. Even the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1zl3-h_4I&amp;t=346s 1988 Hasbro Boys toys 3rd/4th Quarter ad master tape] doesn't have it (though to be fair, it's also missing the ads for Quickswitch, Sparkbots/Firecons, Seacons/Sparkbots/Firecons, and some of the early Pretender ads).<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now Triggerbots are battling Triggercons!'' {And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out! Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]][[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> *'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migQwhuwEQQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun. The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Targetmaster Kid<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: An upward rush of bubbles leads us to a montage of [[Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] standing/being placed into various areas of an underwater diorama. The montage ends with a closeup of Snaptrap's moving backcannons and a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect. This is followed by a jumpcut combination sequence. As each limb is added, it also appears in alt mode to the left. Overbite is used as the gun. Following the Piranacon animation, the Kidmation and the Sparkabot/Firecon animation, we get the Sparkabot/Firecon toy segment. It starts with Cindersuar sparking and rolling in from the left. [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] rolls in from the right, causing a kid to whip his head around to follow the action. Cut to closeups of sparks coming out of Guzzle, [[Fizzle]], and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]]. The segment ends with Guzzle barreling into [[Sparkstalker]] with a sparking effect and then a cut to the two battling in robot mode with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; effect.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Seacon toy footage has air bubble effects added to it to enhance the underwater appearance. Sizzle's toy is only seen in the end shot. <br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now from the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when they join with their leader to form Piranacon, any one can become the gun.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers!} ''And here come the Sparkabots!'' {When they're '''fightin'''' mad you see Sparkabots fly as the Firecons battle the Sparkabots!} ''Each sold separately.'' {Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> :* '''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY 15 sec] - The Seacons portion of the above ad (everything before the second animation segment) with new narration by someone who is neither Victor Caroli nor [[The Other Guy]].<br /> ::''NEW Transformers are here! From the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the Seacons form Piranacon!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- A looong while ago Repowers added this but no recording has ever surfaced --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- *'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Triggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots. --&gt;<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> *'''Season 5 upcoming cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE'''!&quot; Well, only one of those ended up being true. Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable! See Optimus Prime as you've never seen him before. Optimus Prime LIVE! Tune in this fall for new action packed episodes of the Transformers, every weekend. Hosted '''LIVE''' by Optimus Prime! You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE''' The Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU8FD5yd8zE 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same background music as the previous ad.<br /> :'' The Transformers. Autobot versus Decepticon. '''Good''' against '''evil'''. '''Metal against metal!''' Titans clash with Earth's fate hanging in the balance! Awesome heroes!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped.&quot; '''''SPECTACULAR SHOWDOWNS!''''' Megatron: &quot;It's over Prime.&quot; '''''The bat-tle rages on!''' The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same new music used in the previous commercials.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll out!&quot; ''More energy. More excitement than ever before! The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> Keeping in line with the toyline's makeup and reflecting the layout of the catalog for 1989, the TV advertising was similarly split between Pretender and Micromaster themes. The Pretender theme used the jingle &quot;Beyond! Beyond anything you've ever seen before!&quot; while continuing to depict the toys in snowy looking mountain environments. The Micromasters, on the other hand, used desert environments and had a jingle that pointedly claimed their superiority over {{w|Micro Machines|the competition}}: &quot;Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot; The Micromaster ads were further unique in their use of stop-motion animation to depict hordes of Micromasters swarming all over. Every Micromaster ad started with an animation segment showing Optimus Prime opening his hand to reveal a Micromaster city. This extreme size difference creates a bit of a microcontinuity as the Marvel comics had them closer in sixe. The Pretenders have their own microcontinuity as the ad for the [[Pretender Monster]]s has them being created by Starscream in a lab.<br /> <br /> 1989 continued Hasbro's trend of levereging their popular chaaracters from the beginning of the line. They continued to have Peter Cullen voice Optimus Prime in the animated segments, but also brought in [[Dan Gilvezan]] to reprise [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in a couple spots and Gregg Berger to reprise [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the Classic Pretenders commercial. Despite this move, this would be the first year not to have new cartoon episodes and thus no advertisements for the cartoon. While the Marvel Comic was still in production, it too appears to have had iit's last advertisement in 1988. The only advertisement for Transformers media that has been found are variant toy ads that included a stinger for a $1.00 copy of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' on VHS if you bought two Transformers toys. Am interesting change in this year's approach to the shorter, 15 second versions of ads is that they aren't simply edited down. They take a 30 second ad that featured two groups of toys, pare it down to the content for one of the groups and then add new narration and often a new clip or two of toy footage. This would continue in 1990 for Micromaster ads but would ultimately be permanently abandonded from G2 on. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Micromaster Patrols G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]] <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x7wxEiv9lY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Later, the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head as Darkwing tries to shoot at others in the background. [[Powertrain]], [[Tote]], [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Swindler]] emerge from various openings in a rock wall to watch four Micromasters driving below them: [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]], [[Free Wheeler]], and Tailspin and Roadhandler again. The latter four split into two pairs (Roadhandler/Free Wheeler and Tailspin/Highjump) and drive up the legs of a large Decepticon standing next to a rock wall. At the top, Tote, Tailspin and Free Wheeler jump from the wall to the robot's shoulders. They stand there as Roadhandler, Free Wheeler, Tailspin, Highjump and Tote somehow manage to drive vertically up the robot's torso. After the second animation segment, the large robot raises it's right hand only to fall over backwards from the swarm of Micromasters. Roadhandler transforms on the fallen robot's chest to add insult to injury.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A closeup of [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] flying is followed by a closeup of Storm Cloud being held by the kid in front of his face. A jumpcut sequence ensues, first Storm Cloud is transformed, then a closeup of [[Free Wheeler]] driving, and Mudslinger being transformed. Another cut shows Tote zooming between Scorponok's feet, causing a second kid to whip his head around. A fizzle effect transitions us to a stop motion sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices. While it's not entirely clear which voice is which, since Dreadwind sees them first in the animation, we've decided to label him as the first voice and Darkwing the second. The large Decepticon robot is a Scorponok figure painted different shades of grey. His antenna and the outline of the rectangle in the middle of his chest are still orange and his face is still tan. In the end shot of the Micromaster Race Car Patrol members appearing in their places on the card back, Roadhandler appears to have grey windows instead of black. The ad mostly features the [[Race Car Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]], with Storm Cloud from the [[Air Strike Patrol]] being the lone exception. The [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle]] and [[Sports Car Patrol|Sports Car]] patrols are not seen. <br /> : ''New Transformers are here. Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micromasters, they're smaller and faster, Transformer commandos that go where nobody else goes! Micro-mas-ter Trans-form-mers! THEEEY'VE got the power to surprise!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvmt8oCPAUU 15 sec] - Similar to the previous ad but resoundtracked with the standard 1989 Micromaster jingle and a new first line of narration. The fifteen second version has yet another new first line of narration: &quot;Micromaster Transformers are here and both Autobots and Decepticons have 'em!&quot;<br /> :: ''They're here! The incredible Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipqTyKtHQc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] pulls in next to the other Micromaster Transports sitting at the edge of an extremely flat cliff. Erector then gets a jumpcut transformation sequence. As toy Groundshaker flies over the city in animated Optimus Prime's palm, it becomes the actual toys. A ramp is connected from the [[Ironworks (facility)|construction station]] to the [[Airwave (facility)|Airport]] and [[Ironworks (Micromaster)|Ironworks]] drives over it. A kid slams (but without much force) the [[Hot House (facility)|fire station]] with [[Hot House (Micromaster)|Hot House]] down amongst the other Battle Stations, the proceeds to play with the crane on the construction station. The kid then rolls Hot House up the ramp of the airport as all four bases are revealed as being connected in a square formation. A closeup of [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] having his hood flipped back for his transformation before being rotated to face the camera is followed by a shot of [[Red Hot]] being driven down the ramp of the [[Greasepit (facility)|gas station]]. The ad ends with a stop motion sequence of Micromasters popping into view all over a rocky, stepped area. <br /> : ''In the world of micros, the only micros that transform are the amazing Micromaster Transformers! And now the Micromasters have Micromaster Transports.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''And here in the palm of Optimus Prime's hand are Micromaster battle stations that connect to form micro cities.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!} ''Micromasters, collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGF4ww1fGOc 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with a new bit of toy footage that shows the construction station being transformed.<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofx3hd0Ti3s 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with added jumpcuts between modes for [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]] and [[Roughstuff]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2xWTm_QI4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDIfpwsmLaI 15 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] landing and transforming to base mode. Cut to a shot of rear right side of the interstellar shuttle with the gas station and helicopter in the background and the Air Strike patrol hanging around in front and inside. [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] stands atop a wall in the shuttle, overlooking one of the ramps as it's lowered to reveal his patrol mate [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] standing behind Skystalker, the latter of which is in car mode. We then cut to a view of the middle of the shuttle, where a ramp is overlapped on one of the helicopters' ramps to &quot;connect&quot; the two. Skystalker is literally beside himself as his [[alternate mode]] drives over from the helicopter to sit next to him. The scene briefly pans out at the end to reveal the gas station connected to the helicopter on the left, a second gas station and the airport just partially visible in the upper right and whole mess of Decepticon Micromasters scattered about. Cut to a kid driving the [[Rocket Base]] up and over a dirt hill. Cut again to a fast motion sequence of the same kid unfolding the base. We then get a closer view of the right side of the base and the ramp being folded down from the rocket tower to allow [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] to cross over from the helipad. The segment ends with a closeup of Flak's front end being flipped back and Flak being rotated to face the camera. It is basically the same shot as the Stakeout one from the previous ad, except Flak is positioned diagonally across the screen with his legs in the lower left corner.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Dan Gilvezan]] returns to voice Bumblebee and [[Peter Cullen]] is still voicing Optimus Prime. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker. The [[ATV]] is never shown. The fifteen second version of the ad only refers to the &quot;Autobot Rocket base and Decepticon space shuttle&quot; in it's narration, though the helicopter is still visible in the background of some parts of the shuttle toy footage.<br /> : Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we captured two of the Decepticons' vehicles!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Look out, they're transforming into bases!&quot; Skystalker(?): &quot;Decepticon Micromasters attack!&quot; {Mic-ro-mas-ters Mic-ro-bases! Become the most in-cred-ible places!} ''Now the Autobots and Decepticons have Micromasters bases and you can connect them to form whole cities!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''Micromaster bases, collect them all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Classic Pretenders G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWBJ4HvzoA 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkWpTABuMoI 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Classic Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut sequence of Bumblebee's shell being opened, his inner robot being removed and transformed to car mode, and car mode Bumblebee driving over gravel to start. This followed by closeups on each of the four shells, Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock. Cut to a kid opening Grimlock's shell and Grimlock's inner robot being transformed to dinosaur mode. After a montage of the four driving/flying in alt mode with the upper body of their shells inset in the upper right corner (same order as the previous montage and yes, Grimlock is shown flying despite being a Tyrannosaurus Rex), the ad ends with the kid wiggling Grimlock and impersonating Gregg Berger: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Mini ''The Transformers'' cast reunion as Peter Cullen voices Oprimus Prime, Dan Gilvezan voices Bumblebee and Gregg Berger is back as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]].<br /> : ''Optimus Prime is under attack! He needs the greatest Transformers ever!'' Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we're here! As Pretenders!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Jazz, Bumblebee, you're back!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; ''And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Classic Pretenders!} ''The greats are '''here''' as Pretenders! Classic Pretender Transformers! Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock.'' Kid: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:SkyhammerRoadblock-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SONVlqfK958 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Vroom is slammed down on the raised middle platform of a snowy looking area with Crossblades on the left and Thunderwing on the right. This is folled by a jumpcut sequence of Vroom and his inner robot being converted to motorcycle and sidecar and then driving along. Switching over to the Ultra Pretenders, a shatter effect transitions to Roadblock plowing through some snow. We then see the kid who was pushing Roadblock flying Crossblades over Roadblock who's being pushed by...some hand. After the Ultra Pretender animation, there's a closeup of Skyhammer and his inner robot flying. The ad ends with a sequence of Roadblock scenes: driving along, a top down view of the vehicle shell being opened, the inner shell being turned around and open to reveal the inner robot, the shell turning to face the camera again, the shell being transformed to vehicle mode and the inner robot being inserted to pilot, and the inner shell flying above the rolling vehicle shell.<br /> : {Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders! Inside one, there's the other then they both transform and combine to form another!} ''And beyond '''Mega'''...there's Ultra! Ultra Pretenders!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Ultra Pretenders!} ''Inside each Ultra Pretender vehicle hides another transformable Pretender. New Ultra Pretenders, the ultimate Transformer experience!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6jYSK1ZR0 15 sec] - The Mega Pretender portion of the previous ad with new end shots to show both modes of all three figures. <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ooXi161INc 15 sec] - The Ultra Pretender portion of the previous ad with the animation at the start, the toy footage re-ordered and some new Victor Caroli intro narration: &quot;They're here! New Ultra Pretenders! Inside each vehicle is another incredible Pretender!&quot; The jingle and the &quot;The ultimate Transformer experience&quot; tagline from the previous ad make up the rest of the soundtrack.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6IPhK29lvk 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, sounding especially growly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Closeups of the shells of Icepick, [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], and Wildfly. Wildfly is turned around to reveal his inner robot, leading to a jumpcut transformation sequence. The ad ends with a jumpcut combination sequence of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] with each component spontaneously appearing in place.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''MONster Pretenders'''! Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!''''' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Monster Pretenders!} ''And their robots form a MONster Pretender!'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> The thematic split between Micromasters and Pretenders from the previous year was reused this year with [[Action Master]]s replacing the Pretenders. The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys. The toy segments featured the toys being played with inside of what is presumably a Cybertronian cityscape with lots of elevated roadways and a background featuring a starry sky and futuristic looking buildings. The Action Masters provided a few last bita of microcontinuity with the initial commercial featuring Optimus Prime asking his fellow Autobots to join him in giving up the power to transform to become stronger, faster and more alive. Other commercials featured the characters utilizing their vehicles, something they've never done in any other fiction. The Micromster commercials looked and felt pretty similar to the previous year's commercials with the exception of an updated jingle: &quot;They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.&quot;<br /> <br /> This year featured an even heavier focus on the characters from the cartoon's peak with half of the Action Master line being pre-existing characters. As such, those characters were also the ones most heavily featured in the advertising. The initial ad gave no spotlight to the new characters at all, while the first of the two vehicle ads was more focused on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] than [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]]. Even the animated segments of the Micromaster ads were done from the point of view of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron witnessing the mayhem of the Micromasters. To be fair though, they were advertising the whole of the Micromaster line in just two spots so there wasn't much time to explain their characters anyway. In a nice touch of visual continuity, the Micromaster commercials used the Action Master forms of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron. While Peter Cullen continued voicing Optimus Prime, neither Jazz nor Megatron had their original voice actors. For Jazz it was due to [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Why they were unable to have [[Frank Welker]] voice Megatron is unknown, but either a limited budget or scheduling conflicts are the likely culprits.<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGxUwIQ1T8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The [[Construction Patrol]] destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A glowing green energy effect turns the cel shaded Hot Rod Patrol sitting in the palm of an unseen kid's hand into the actual toys as two other kids look on. [[Hubs]] is pushed into frame by a finger, then the segment cuts to the same scene with [[Roller Force]]. This leads to a jumpcut sequence showing Roller Force's transformation. After the stop-motion segment, [[Trip-Up]] gets the finger push treatment. This is followed by [[Neutro]] and [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]] pushing dirt around as they pull up in front of [[Crumble]] and [[Takedown]]. The ad ends with a second, much brief stop-motion sequence with the Hot Rod Patrol, [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol|Monster Truck Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]], and Construction Patrol parking in order in front of a ravine. After every one is parked, the Hot Rod Patrol transforms.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Optimus Prime's voice is provided by Peter Cullen. An undetermined Micromaster (presumably Big Daddy as he's the central focus of the group), is voiced by [[Neil Ross]]. <br /> : Jazz: &quot;Optimus, check out the new Hot Rod Patrol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Sharp looking bunch but can they transform?&quot; Big Daddy(?): &quot;You bet we can, we're Micromasters!&quot; {They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.} Big Daddy(?): &quot;Decepticons attacking! Autobot Construction Patrol transform and destroy the bridge!&quot; {Micromaster Transformers!} ''New Micromaster patrols, sold in packs of four. Collect them all!'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0i1v54R44 15 sec] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. Jazz is not heard but Peter Cullen and Neil Ross jibber their lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;CheckoutmynewMicromasterHotRodPatrol!&quot; &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> [[File:Micromastercombiners-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6f467-z6Lg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. Stop motion: The camera pans down a line of mixed and match Combiners combining.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: After the stop motion segment, the combined vehicle modes of Roadburner/Wheel Blaze and Oiler/Slide pull up next to the combined vehicle mode of [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] and [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]]. Wheel Blaze and Roadburner are then separated and recombined with Hammer and Oiler, respectively. Cut to a closeup of Oiler being transformed and being set down next to a transformed Slide. Closeups of the combined vehicle modes of Missle Master/Moonrock and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]]/[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]] driving are followed by a greatly extended version of the stop motion combinations from earlier. After that, [[Missile Launcher]] is shown rolling along, then [[Cannon Transport]] from the other direction. Two kids are then shown driving the two transports up along each side of [[Tanker Truck]], albeit from directions opposite the ones they were previously shown to be coming from. Tanker Truck gets a stop motion transformation sequence. This is followed by the Combiner Transports animation sequence and the a still shot of the Roadburner/Wheel Blaze, Oiler/Slide and Sledge/Hammer vehicles lined up next to each other, taken from the earlier sequence. The segment ends with Tanker Truck driving to screen right followed by a cut to Missile Launcher driving to screen left.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;This place is crawling with Micromasters!&quot; Micromaster: &quot;Micromaster Combiners, reconnect!&quot; Megatron: &quot;WHAT?!?&quot; ''Amazing new Micromaster Combiners, split in two and reconnect to form new vehicles. And each half transforms into a robot.'' {Micromazzter Combinerz! (Connect in hundreds of combinations!)} '''''AND''' there are incredible new Micromaster Combiner Transports, that transform into robots '''AND''' battle stations!'' {It's the ultimate transformation!} ''Combiner and Combiner Transports sold separately.'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM40pTMSgHU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial to only feature the Combiners and not the Transports.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goCOVt5-Tfs 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starting after the first morph from animation, we get a closeups of Optimus Prime taking a knee, his gun and his gun being placed into [[City of Steel (episode)#Quotes|the hand at the end of that arm]]. A kid shoves Prime (his legs now straight) into the camera before a cut to a view from behind Megatron of Prime kicking Megatron's leg out from under him. A closeup pan across a large group of Action Masters and their partners is followed by an extreme closeup of Blaster flying from bottom right to top left. This cuts to Optimus Prime dropping Soundwave with an upper cut and then another cut to Over-Run throwing a...much less effective one. After the second morph, we get a closeup of Megatron turning his head one direction as his torso and the camera turn other directions. Starscream decks [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and the we get a sequence highlighting the Autobots: Optimus Prime dropping Starscream with a kick to the groin, Jazz just rolling along on his skateboard and Bumblebee taking off with his helicopter. Rad holds Treadshot over his head before tossing him. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] mounts up on the [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] and zooms along. Two kids swing Action Master vehicles through the air. One of them holding the [[Stratotronic Jet]] and the other the [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] in their flight modes. A closeup of Rad and Lionizer on a turntable is followed by closeups of [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Push-Button]] and [[Anti-tank cannon]]'s spring loaded transfomations being activated. Anti-tank cannon (in gun mode) is then slammed into Grimlock's fist. The segment ends with a wide shot of pretty much every US release Action Master toy sitting on the various levels of the Cybertron cityscape diorama with extra copies of Prowl and Inferno just in front of the camera facing away from it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by the same sound-alike from the Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol commercial. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]]. Optimus Prime is once again voiced by [[Peter Cullen]]. In the morphing shots, some of the Action Masters have the wrong guns. The first shot has Jazz holding Rollout's gun, while Prime is brandishing [[Devastator (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Devastator]]'s. In the second shot, Megatron is holding Grimlock's gun. Considering that Prime is shown being equipped with the correct gun immediately after the first morph, the toy footage probably used the wrong guns to match the animation. This ad has an unusual length, clocking in at 45 seconds. This ad not only heavily features the existing popular Transformers characters from the first few years of the line, but never names and gives little screen time to any of the new characters. Even the featured vehicles are piloted mostly by existing characters. This, along with the morphs from animation to real toys, shows how heavily Hasbro was betting on the recognizable characters from the cartoon to sell the line.<br /> : {Action Masters!} Optimus Prime: &quot;Who will join me? Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic''] Jazz: &quot;I will!&quot; Rad: &quot;Count me in!&quot; ''And so, Action Masters are born! Transformers Action Masters are incredibly detailed action figures!'' {Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) Action Masters!} ''But the '''eeevil''' Decepticons steal [[Nucleon (substance)|the power]] and become Action Masters too. Led by Megatron, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], they battle Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Bumblebee like you've never seen them battle before! Action Masters ride into battle in sleek transforming vehicles and fight alongside vicious transforming animals and battle droids.'' {Transformers. Action Masters!} ''Get in on the action!'' {Action Masters!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Starscream Attack Jet vs Over-Run Attack Copter.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDXgTz504KI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. Animated Starscream with the Turbo Jet morphs into the actual toys.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a reuse of all the scenes of figures hitting each other from the previous ad. The Starscream morph leads into Starscream flying the jet alongside [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] and the [[Off-Road Cycle]]. Prowl hops on the Turbo Cycle and races alongside Over-Run in the Attack Copter. The segment ends with jumpcut transformation sequences for the Turbo Jet and Turbo Cycle. <br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters are here! Incredibly detailed action figures that battle like never before!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!)} ''The '''eeeevil''' Starscream attacks in the Turbo Jet. But the Autobots are ready with Prowl's Turbo Cycle and Over-Run's Attack Copter. And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!''''' {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly8MQxS5tJE 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Strato Jet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with the same reused battle scenes as the previous commercial. It then cuts to interleaved jumpcut sequences of the transformations for the Attack Cruiser and Turbo Racer. This is followed by more reused footage from the first ad. This time it's the two kids swinging the vehicles around. Gutcruncher is placed into the Stratotronic Jet before being shown flying it. The toy segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence for the Stratotronic Jet.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Gutcruncher speaks! His voice is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters, incredible detailed action figures that battle like never before! Check out Wheeljack's Turbo Racer and Sprocket's attack cruiser!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) (Alive!)} ''But look out Prime, here comes Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet! It's a flying menace that transforms into a terrifying tank and laser canon.'' &quot;Destroy them!&quot; {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' {Action Masters!}<br /> :*'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-nlyKJ7UJU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with new narration: ''The Autobot Action Masters transform the Turbo Racer and the Attack Cruiser. But the Decepticons battle back with Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet, transforming it into a tank and laser cannon. Action Master figures and vehicles.''<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> Advertising for products associated with ''The Transformers'' resumed with the onset of Hasbro and other comapnies leveraging the nostalgia fans have for the franchise. As such, a number of trailers and commercials for home video releases, video games, and televised airings of the cartoon series have been put out in recent years. <br /> <br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdI6u0t0yFw 1:22]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a &quot;big smelly zoo&quot; by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> : [What do you get when you cross a kid with a RHINO?] [1.A wild beast that loves to skateboard.] [2. A child with a big horn on it's forehead] [3. Totally awesome home video fun!] [Transformers] [G.I.Joe] [JEM!] [Let Kid Rhino Home Video turn your home into a big smelly zoo!] [Unleash a wild Rhino, born and bred to bust-up the TV and entertain the kids!] [(Just don't let the Rhino sit on your new sofa)] [&lt;Kid Rhino Home Video logo&gt; Just as wild and untamed as the kids who love it!]<br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs 1:12] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and Lion's theme song play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD. This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> : Narrator: &quot;It is the year 2005. The treacherous Decepticons have conqured the Autobots home planet of Cybertron.&quot; [Transformers] [The Movie] [20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD] [Brilliantly Remastered and Color-Corrected] [DVD Features Include:] [Never-Before-Released 16x9 Widescreen Version] [All New Interviews] [Exclusive Commentaries] [...And More!] <br /> <br /> * '''''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1RB9iMNRMQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; Victor Caroli tells us all about the features of the 20th anniversary DVD release of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' in his first and only Transformers-related work since [[Commercial/Beast Wars|Beast Wars]].<br /> : {Transformers!} ''The movie phenomenon is back. On DVD. In an all new special edition two disc set featuring collectible artwork. '''Now''' brilliantly remastered and color corrected plus all new featurettes, exclusive commentaries, deleted footage and much more! Own Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary special edition on DVD today.'' <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]] trailer 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI6iigTuyNk 55 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> :[Coming on iPhone/iPod Touch end of February 2010]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CetyyOfxFK8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage. The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> :[Defeat the Decepticons in turn-based battles] [More Than Meets The Eye]<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete First Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrWtbv03BKM 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Animation excerpts from the first season of ''The Transformers'' play as the narrator introduces the set and tells us about the special features. Also features excerpts from the set's special features including one of the [[Public Service Announcement|PSA]]s. To [[Shout! Factory]]'s credit, the animation clips used are actually limited to the first season and the special features.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''All sixteen episodes of the groundbreaking first season in a three DVD set.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: The History of the Transformers...'' [[Wayne Luther]]: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, a rare PSA, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Transformers: Season One. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Second Season, Volume 1'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyHlsve6iYg 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season two excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2010== <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Third and Fourth Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjE4qoySWE 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season three excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts. This trailer is also effectively the trailer for the Second Season Volume 2 as no trailer was produced specifically for it. Shout! Factory's [http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-season-two-vol-2-30th-anniversary-edition?product_id=3185 product listing for Season Two Volume Two] links to this trailer.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> [[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Say, you sound familiar. You wouldn't happen to be related to a certain [[Starscream (G1)|treacherous second-in-command]] of mine would you?]]<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon. The argument uses edited footage from ''The Transformers'' and the Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon. The initial shot of Cobra Commander coming on Megatron's view screen actually has the Cobra Commander footage pasted over a shot of ''Optimus Prime'' activating Teletraan-1's console. Cobra Commander's voice is provided by an unkown [[Chris Latta]] soundalike. Megatron appears to be voiced by Frank Welker, albeit with more growl and without the up pitching of the original show's voice processing.<br /> :Cobra Commander: &quot;Cobra Commander here.&quot; Megatron: &quot;New Year's Day, first one to world domination takes it.&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;You're on, I've got an epic&quot; {COBRA PALOOZA!} Megatron: &quot;Easily outdone by my&quot; {MEGATRON-ATHON!} Cobra Commander: &quot;Yeah Megatrona-wannabe!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Take off that mask and say that to my face you Cobrapalooza!&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;Megatron a blah blah&quot; Megatron: &quot;Why you, I...&quot; ''Five episodes of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is followed by five episodes of Transformers. It's the Cobrapalooza Megatron-athon. Check you local listings. Only on the Hub.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''[[Shout!_Factory#Japanese_Collection|Transfomers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters]] trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-lWj1T3lxQ 49 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: As excerpts of ''The Headmasters'' play, the narrator gives us a description of the DVD set.<br /> : ''Enter the world of the Headmasters. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters!'' {Head on! Head on! Head on!} ''For the first time on DVD. This four disc set contains all thirty-five episodes of the action packed, animated series. Including the original Japanese audio with all new English subtitles. And an art gallery. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters. Now available on DVD.''<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI 30 sec]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> <br /> ==2016==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6d6brmcVDs 1:16]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Ubknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the movie are shown with Lion's version of the [[theme song]] and then [[Stan Bush]]'s ''[[Dare]]'' playing in the background as the narration tells us about this new release of the movie. An excerpt of an interview with [[Neil Ross]] where he describes his astonishment at fan reverence is used as an example of the special features.<br /> : ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is now on DVD and, for the first time, on Blu-ray!'' {Transformers! Transformers!} Unicron: &quot;I...am Unicron.&quot; Hot Rod: &quot;Who's Unicron?&quot; Kranix: &quot;A plaent that devours everytyhing in it's path.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Die Autobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Such heroic nonsense.&quot; ''The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is remastered from a stunning new 4K transfer. Plus brand new bonus features.'' [[Neil Ross]]: &quot;When I did this one line that fans seem to remember and like, there was this eruption of cheers and applause. And I went: &lt;jaw drops&gt;&quot;. ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; ''Now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download.''<br /> <br /> == 2018 ==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqd591Lhomk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJn_775l2Uw 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events; one day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 27]]th, [[2018]] along with a look at the then upcoming ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : ''Back in theaters for a one day nationwide event on September 27th. Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [Relive The Adventure] ''Including a look behind the scenes of the new Bumblebee movie. Transformers: The Movie. Get tickets at FathomEvents.com.''<br /> <br /> == 2021 ==<br /> * '''The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXM1KsrGV7U 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events' two day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 26]]th and [[September 28]]th, [[2021]] in honor of it's thirty-fifth anniversary. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : [Back In Theaters] [2 Days Only September 26 &amp; 28] [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] [Tickets On Sale FathomEvents.com]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4vCr4kfxUye-HsXtMeqc4GKJhJjjHaU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation playlist, 1984-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1985 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> {{TOC|align=left|limit=2}}<br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Later background music would be completely new creations that still retained the feel of the show themes. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;The Transformers. From Hasbro.&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Freaky Green Glowing Eyes.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> Toy segments would typically consist of jump cut filled sequences of the kids transforming the figures, followed by a big group battle. The transformation steps would be accompanied by loud clicking noises to emphasize the parts shifting into place. The kids would be shown playing with the figures in a variety of dioramas over the course of the line. From 1984 to 1986, the dioramas were rocky desert areas to reflect the areas of earth that most of the cartoon and some of the comic took place in. As both the comic series and cartoon moved away from stories on Earth into being more of a space opera, the dioramas after 1987 reflected more alien looking worlds with bizarre terrain and sky colors. <br /> <br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1, most of these provided by [[Charlex]] in their visually distinct style. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads, are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. Like Sony, the ads on the Shout! Factory set have blurred faces. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{note|Each commercial entry includes a transcript of its narration. There are a number of different conventions used to denote different types of speech.&lt;br&gt;''Italics'' are used to indicate when the narrator is speaking. &lt;br&gt; &quot;Quotes&quot; denote non-narrative speech such as a character or actor talking in-universe, a sound effect from a toy, or an excerpt from a cartoon. &lt;br&gt; {Curly braces} denote singing or rapping. &lt;br&gt; [Square braces] indicate on-screen text narration.}}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Sample entry<br /> <br /> * '''Toy commercial''' [http://www.youtube.com 12 sec]<br /> &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: What 2D or 3D animation was used in the commercial?<br /> &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: If there was narration, who was the voice? Can be either a known name or a nickname for a narrator identified to have been used for multiple TF commercials.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Live action&lt;/u&gt;: Any live action segment that doesn't involve toys. <br /> &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Describe the segments that feature the toys themselves.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Any other interesting information or descriptions.<br /> : ''Transformers. More than meets the eye. Each sold separately.'' -&gt; Transcript<br /> <br /> --&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> ==1984==<br /> First year toy commercials were structured a bit differently from what would become the norm for ''The Transformers''. With the exception of the re-worked Optimus Prime ad, they all started with stop motion animation of the featured toys with streaking effects added. This would then be followed by animation re-used from the Marvel US #1 ad. This animation used early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, and only Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave are specifically identified, being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator&quot; respectively. While there would be no original animation in the ads until 1985, the reworked Optimus Prime commercial added an excerpt from the cartoon's first season intro. The animation would be followed by jump cut sequences of the toys being transformed, a Kidmation clip and finally a scene showing four kids battling with the toys. The toy footage was filmed on a set that consisted of large mounds of red dirt in front of the porch of a house, with a dusky sky backdrop behind it. The sky, the color of the dirt and the architectural style of the house would seem to place it in the southwestern [[United States of America|United States]], no doubt related to that being the type of environment the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was frequently depicted as having crashed into. Closeups of the toys tended to be filmed from lower angles/positions in order to use the dirt mounds as backdrops.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comic===<br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQCCO792xuw 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime. This ad is, to date, the first known piece of Transformers television advertising. One recording shows that it aired at least as early as [[April 21]]st of 1984.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_CDy43Ftg] - Ignore the title, the commercials for ''The Easter Parade'' and the Yankees' games place this ad break squarely on the day before Easter.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> : ''It is a world transformed, where things are not what they seem. It is the world of the Transformers.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> [[File:Megatron_G1_Commercial transformation.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://youtu.be/26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Some very early 80s streaking effects as Optimus Prime is shown driving past a plateau and transforming with Starscream flying overhead. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of a buck-toothed kid transforming Optimus Prime before doing his Kidmation bit. Three other kids holding Starscream, Thundercracker and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] watch as the buck-toothed kid, holding Optimus Prime, rises up from behind a dirt mound situated between the three of them. More early 80's streaking effects as we see Megatron instantly transform on top of a plateau. <br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=90 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]].<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot. At the beginning, Starscream transforming and landing on a plateau. At the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe drive along a curving and descending road before transforming, the same road Optimus is seen driving past in the previous ad. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of...something. It's probably intended to be his transformation to plane mode, but the last step shows his wings being positioned for robot mode. Anyhoo, this is followed by Starscream and Thundercracker being flown side by side and a jumpcut sequence of Sideswipe being transformed to robot mode. Following the Kidmation we have a four kid battle scene with two of them swooping the two Seekers down as the other two holding Sideswipe and Jazz turn their figures to face the attack.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Starscream stop motion segment can arguably be interpreted as what happened after he flew out of frame in the Optimus Prime and Megatron ad.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtWufB1vOnM 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Streaking effects as [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] drops into Soundwave's tape compartment. This triggers Soundwave to instantly transform to robot mode and then Buzzsaw flies out of his chest in bird mode. The toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut transformation of Soundwave, removal of Buzzsaw from his chest compartment and Buzzsaw's transformation. After the Kidmation we get a four kid battle scene with two of them flying Soundwave and Laserbeak and the other two holding [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and turning them to face the oncoming Decepticons.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation depicts Laserbeak as Soundwave's partner but the toy segment uses [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] who was actually the one packaged with Soundwave. Granted, it would take a keen eye to tell which it was so, most kids probably assumed it to be Laserbeak.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's the Decepticon Communicator!&quot; &quot;Get more Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:Optimus_Prime_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad is a reworked version of the earlier Optimus Prime and Megatron ad. The footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The introductory stop-motion animation has also been dropped, the ad now starting with the early animation, followed by the excerpt of Prime and Megatron leading their troops from the cartoon intro. The change to introductory animation sequences appears to be where the transition from using stop-motion and animation from the Marvel #1 ad to using original animation segments began. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun. Given that it would've taken some time to re-do the ad after it was identified as needing a change, this ad would have first aired in very late 1984 at the earliest. It's possible it didn't air until 1985.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - A resoundtracked version of the ad, this time using the season two theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''More than Meets the Eye promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyuFcjP0Dyo 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The season one intro sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, rather laid back and various local announcers providing the station ID at the end.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The date listed in the above copy of the ad is [[December 17]]th, [[1984]] which is several months after the miniseries would have premiered in most markets on [[September 17]]th. The mention of &quot;The Transformers, now a three day mini series&quot; however, heavily suggests that this is indeed promoting [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]] and that the series simply didn't start airing on this particular network affiliate until December.<br /> : ''It's the most incredible robot story ever told. The Transformers. The Transformers, now a three day mini-series. Unlike anything you've ever seen before. '''Don't''' miss it.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] on {{w|Xanax}}. ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> : ''The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.'' Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine to control!&quot; ''The Transformers, '''watch''' it!''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAwJWsLbpUo 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the first Transformers commercial. Black helmet Megatron and the Decepticons attack a power plant and the Autobots arrive to stop them. The animated segements are interwoven with the live action footage to create a strangely slanted narrative (see below). <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Some wussy dude.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A kid on a big wheel rides up to a playground and points at some wooden playground equipment shouting that &quot;they're attacking the power plant!&quot;. The scene disolves into an animation segment with Megatron and the Decepticons arriving in front of a power plant and shooting. The kid decides it's time to transform his Power Cycle. After, the scene switches to another animation segment, this time Optimus Prime arriving and taking a shot. This translates back to the real world as just missing ''the kid'' as he rides. The kid declares &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; Another switch to animation to show Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe running and firing, presumably towards the kid. Switching back, the kid decides to return fire with his missiles. This translates to the next few seconds of the previous animation clip of the three Autobots, with them diverting in different directions to avoid an explosion. The [[Autobot#Shattered_Glass|evil Autobots]] now defeated, the kid returns the Power Cycle back to cycle mode. Another kid shows up and asks him what kind of wheels he has: &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This commercial advertises a [[Coleco]]-made {{w|Big Wheel}} tricycle. The cuts between the live-action and animated footage make the kid look like a [[Doctor Arkeville|Decepticon sympathizer]] by having the kid blasting some Autobots. Of course that's only fair since the cuts also make it look like Prime fired first and the Decepticons are the ones defending the plant. Oops.<br /> :''Introducing the Transformers Power Cycle. You can imagine a world of adventures.'' &quot;Look they're attacking the power plant!&quot; &quot;Time to transform into a robot.&quot; &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; &quot;Missiles away! Pew! Pew!&quot; &quot;Back to cycle mode.&quot; &quot;Hey, what kind of wheels you got?&quot; &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> 1985 brought some changes to Transformers advertising, both in quantity and style. While in 1984 Hasbro had just five known ads produced, one of which was a reworking of one the first four, they expanded to thirteen in 1985. This was natural as the toyline itself expanded dramatically due to its huge popularity. This increased popularity led to more commercials for tie-in merchandise. There was even a primetime commercial spot that was run during the holiday season and featured a celebrity in the form of [[Alex Karras]] in order to appeal to parents directly. Stylistically, the most notable change was the use of original animated segments. Every ad got it's own brand new animation clip featuring the highlighted toys with the exception of the Jumpstarters. Some clips even featured new dialogue provided by the same actors used in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]]. Another element brought over from the cartoon was the faction symbol flip, used in the ads as the transition from animation to the live action footage. <br /> <br /> This year's toy commercials would be re-edited a number of times to update them for different reasons. Pretty much every ad got resoundtracked with the season two cartoon theme (the Jupstarters and the Mini-spies ads are the only two ads for which a season two version hasn't been found). The Optimus Prime ad from the previous year also got a season two update. These resoundtrackings also came with updates to the Kidmation, frequently replacing the Kidmation segment with one from another ad. Whether or not the Kidmation was replaced, the Kidmation was always enhanced by giving the kids freaky glowing green eyes. Some ads received additional edits to add a plug for [[Action Cards]] and/or a stinger to notify consumers that the toys would be available &quot;While supplies last!&quot;. The latter type of edit also came with yet another Kidmation change, this time swapping the Kidmation for an entirely unique clip of a kid saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; before his eyes turned green and he mouthed along to the &quot;Robots in disguise&quot; lyric. <br /> <br /> Toy segments kept the same structure and while they started using some different sets, the sets still retained the general look of the 1984 set. Most were just mounds of dirt with unidentifiable backdrops, though the Omega Supreme and Jumpstarters ad utilized a futuristic black floor with white grid pattern in front of a dusky silhouetted mountain backdrop. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Grimlock}}<br /> [[File:Grimlock_G1_Commercial_End_Shot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTQ-oo5yvVw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Three kids positioned around a mound of dirt. Two have the Dinobots standing on the mound while the third flies Thundercracker overhead. Segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Grimlock being transformed to robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Very similar to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercial, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are several characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop with a &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text overlay is employed.<br /> :*The toy segment starts with the multi-kid battle instead of ending with it.<br /> <br /> : Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. A recently found version of the Dinobots ad that also has a blue backdrop for the end shot (see below), suggests that this ad was reworked to create the Dinobots ad. It is possible though, that the opposite is true. Given that G.I. Joe ads of the time ''also'' used blue backdrops for their end shots (although there wasn't any text beyond the G.I.Joe logo), this may have been an experiment before settling on a new format for 1985 (or a quick throw together while they were figuring it out). See the Dinobots ad for additional notes on the toy segment.<br /> : ''To help them battle the evil Decepticons, you can imagine the Autobots create: Dinobots.'' {Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobooots!&quot; &quot;Grimlock and Slag will stop Thundercracker!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each sold separately.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Transformers Dinobot Grimlock. Other Transformers sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> [[File:Dinobots_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me Grimlock!&quot;]] <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Same as Grimlock.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A lot of the same footage from the Grimlock ad but rearranged and with some additions. Starts with a shot of Grimlock in robot mode atop a mound of dirt, before cutting to a jumpcut transformation sequence. Only the head flipping segment is used though, and in reverse order as this transformation is robot to Dinosaur rather than the reverse. After Kidmation, we cut to a brief snippet of the multi-kid battle scene from the Grimlock ad before moving to new closeup footage of Grimlock munching on and releasing Thundercracker's wing. The ad ends with another jumpcut sequence of Grimlock from dinosaur to robot, reusing footage from the Grimlock ad.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; The Dinobot toys used appear to be prototypes as Grimlock has a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :''To help them in their never ending battle against the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of robot: Dinahbots.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobots'll get em!&quot; &quot;Can't beat the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMJMGVsD_4&amp;t=30 30 sec] - A transitional version between the Grimlock ad and the regular season one theme Dinobots ad. The narration is the same as the Grimlock ad, except for not calling out Grimlock by name at the end. Toy segment is yet a different shuffling of the footage, being mostly similar to the Grimlock with the exception of having more footage of Thundercracker flying around. This includes the clip from the regular Dinobots ad of Grimlock munching on Thundercracker's wing. Much like the Grimlock ad, the toy segment also ends with a jumpcut transformation, albeit a shorter one. The end shot is against a blue background, but no &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text this time. Despite the toy segment otherwise being pretty similar to the Grimlock ad, the audio of the kids matches the Dinobots ad.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=29 30 sec] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial using the season two theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA 30 sec] - A modified re-soundtracked version, slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6jMmN1RD84 30 sec] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial, this time using the season three theme (still with modified lyrics). Narrated by Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 &quot;kid face to Ultra Magnus face&quot; Kidmation. The end shot has been edited to match the 1986 &quot;flipping panels&quot; and starburst transition aesthetics.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: ''To help us in our neverending battle against the evil Decepticons, we create the incredibllllle Dinobots!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5GGZ3we68 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow FX1-type [[Mini-spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A hand pulls back and lets go of a buggy-type mini-spy to demonstrate it's motorized action on a black table. A hand is then showing pulling a carded Gears with buggy mini-spy from a rack of store pegs. The min-spy is shown zooming along the table again before being transformed to robot mode. The mini-spy is then instantly back in vehicle mode so his [[rubsign]] can be demonstrated. After Kidmation, we get another look at the mini-spy zooming along the table. We end on a closeup of the yellow promotional burst in the upper right hand corner of a package toy, that upon a pan-out we can see is a<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, it used to be easy to tell the Autobots from the Decepticons. But now, the Mini-spies are on the loose. They look like Autobots, but '''are''' they?'' &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot; ''Transformer Mini-spies. You get one with each of the six Autobot mini-car packages. Motorized Transformers. You can't tell if they're Autobots or Decepticons until you rub up their symbols.'' &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot; ''Transformers Mini-spies. Get 'em while supplies last.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OEEncGeu8s 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a close-up of Shockwave's gun barrel, lights flashing as his electronic sounds squeal. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of a kid transforming Shockwave. After doing his Kidmation bit, the buck-toothed kid flies in Jetfire to take on Shockwave. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of the buck-toothed kid transforming Jetfire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor. The set is once again mounds of dirt in front of a house somewhere in the Southwestern US. A white picket fence with a plant growing along it is visible in the background of the wideshots. The closeup of Jetfire flying appears to be in front a rocky area with a few tufts of prarie grass strewn about.<br /> : ''Tired of losing battle after battle in the sky, the Autobots create the ultimate robot jet: Jetfire.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''But the evil Decepticons have a secret new weapon: Shockwave.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Jetfire to the rescue!&quot; &quot;Shockwave will stop him!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmkJpIi1tI 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme song and a much more energentic Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced by the &quot;freaky green glowing eyes&quot; enhanced version of the Jumpstarters ad Kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> [[File:Insecticons_G1_Commercial_Farmer_And_Son.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_xnRCGY8A 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A boy and his father are working on their farm when a horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Jump cut transformation sequences for Kickback and Shrapnel are followed by the Kidmation. Afterwards, the Kidmation kid brings in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] to attack the Insecticons being brandished by another kid. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Kidmation kid transforming Swoop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While there are already Insecticons chewing on the farmhouse by the time we see it, the fact that the farmhouse shows damage in areas not being munched on suggests the farmer hasn't been doing proper upkeep. The set this time is largely obscured by closeups and motion, but we can see dirt mounds/platforms and a backdrop that seems to imply the kids are in ''really'' tall grass. <br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insec-ti-cons, an ''evil'', new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in Disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Transform the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Insecticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9r0LmghevY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked using the season two theme song. Kidmation has been switched to a &quot;freaky green eyes&quot; enhanced version of the one from the Jumpstarters ad. <br /> &lt;!--:*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.--&gt; &lt;!--This was added by Repowers but no footage has surfaced. It seems pretty likely such an ad did exist but I'm hestitant to claim anything we can't prove.--&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDinalIn228 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A construction crew works on a building site in the desert. The crew flees when their vehicles suddenly transform, revealing that they are the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid again in a different shirt.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Constructicons sit in a circle in vehicle mode on top of a mound of dirt. Two jumpcut transformation sequences are shown. Long Haul's results in him having Devastator's crotch plate positioned behind his head. Scrapper's on the other hand, is more impressive. He not only turns into a robot, but a ''whole other'' Constructicon as a shot of his vehicle mode is followed by a jumpcut sequence of ''Bonecrusher's'' transformation. After the Kidmation, we get a jumpcut sequence of the Constructicons forming Devastator, popping into view one by one. Devastator then swoops in to attack [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] who turn around to watch him bear down on them.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The construction worker yelling &quot;Run!&quot; sounds like [[Corey Burton]] doing a voice similar to adult [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. The toys appear to be prototypes, based on Mixmaster having a lavender mixer barrel and Hook having a lavender crane boom, rather than the yellow-green of the final releases. Speaking of Mixmaster, he is mistransformed in the end shot with his cab not being swung up to form his feet. This results in him towering over the other Constructicons. Long Haul is mistransformed in the initial vehicle modes shot, his head being flipped up.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, nothing is what it seems.'' &quot;Run!&quot; ''Meet the Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately.'' &quot;Devastator's attacking!&quot; {More than meets the eye.} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=90 30 sec] - Resoundstracked with the season two theme and has a tweaked ending showing the Constructicon giftset. The Kidmation has been changed to the freaky glowing green eyes enhanced version of the Kidmation from the &quot;Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge&quot; ad. The tweaked narration switches &quot;Sold separately.&quot; to the oxymoronic &quot;Constructicons giftset sold separately.&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3hzPZ0fdmY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use with the introductory narration now provided by [[Frank Welker]] as Megatron. Kidmation segment is the standard 1986 segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into an Ultra Magnus-like generic robot. The ending shot has also been edited to match the aesthetic of the 1986 ads.<br /> ::Megatron: &quot;In the world of the Transformers, nothing IS what it seems. Meet my Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jumpstarters}}<br /> [[File:Jumpstarters G1 Commercial.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1arJdZShoxY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black floor surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds. At the end two kids fly Starscream and Thundercracker towards two others rolling Topspin and Twin Twist in front of a mountain at dusk backdrop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An unusual set this time between the white grid on black floor pattern and the mountain backdrop framed by white lattice and having colored dots on the dark colored mountain's lower half. The shots of the Jumpstarters zooming along appear to be framed by zooming in on the floor at the base of the mountain. The resulting effect is that they appear to zipping through outer space.<br /> : ''Introducing Jumpstarters. Jumpstarters. In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Jumpstarters attack!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> [[File:Thrust and Dirge G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMJMGVsD_4&amp;t=180 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: You're Gonna Get It<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: One by one panels featuring an Autobot car being rolled are zoomed in, flip over to reveal the same Autobot being flown in robot mode and then zoom out to their final location on-screen. After Kidmation, we see Thrust's nosecone and cockpit flipped up without the arms in place, then a cut to last step of flipping the left wing up. Thrust and Dirge are flown side by side and then we get a jump cut sequence of Inferno's transformation. Inferno, Red Alert and Hoist all whip around just in time for Hoist to get a face full of Thrust. Hey, that's [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]'s schtick!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Smokescreen and Grapple appear in the animation segment and are called out by name in the narration but do not appear in the toy segment. The first step shown of Inferno's transformation is incorrect. Instead of the cab being rotated down, it's rotated up either due to being the wrong clip or the clip being run in reverse. <br /> : ''NEW Autobots join Optimus Prime. Smokescreen, Tracks, Hoist, Red Alert and Grapple. And joining the evil Decepticons, Thrust and Dirge.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers!} &quot;Decepticon attack!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop 'em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. In a change of pace, the original Kidmation is retained and enhanced with freaky green glowing eyes, rather than being replaced.<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sxMlvn3Dsw 30 sec] - Same as the season two resoundtracking with an Action Cards plug squeezed in at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> [[File:Triple Changers and Perceptor G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRKHaIiJxQ&amp;t=250 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A blond haired kid uses Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a leaf before changing him to robot mode. Bowl haircut kid rolls Blitzwing in tank mode before changing him to plane and robot, flying each. The two kids engage in battle over a mound of dirt and are joined by third kid wielding Astrotrain.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain figure shown is a prototype figure in his [[Character model|animation colors]]). While Astrotrain appears in the animation and in the toy footage, he is never identified by name.<br /> :''And as the battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on, Megatron creates Triple Changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all! But the Autobot scientist Perceptor is ready for anything. Introducing Perceptor. From a working microscope he changes into a robot.'' {The Transformers!} ''And Triple Changer Blitzwing changes from tank to plane and from plane to robot.'' {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Tri-ple-Changers!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation has been replaced with a freaky green eyes enhanced clip of the bowl hair cut kid from the &quot;Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes&quot; ad.<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crn_8VIxaOk 30 sec] - Similar to the re-sountracked version, but with a &quot;While Supplies Last&quot; stinger added to the end. The Kidmation has been swapped out yet again, this time for a clip of a kid with a bowl cut and heavy eyebrows saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; then mouthing along to the music. In contrast to other enhanced Kidmations, this time around we get to see the kid's eyes turn green instead of just starting at that point.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bucktooth kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Blaster is shown sitting on some dirt in boombox mode before being picked by a kid who holds Blaster to his ear. This is followed by a jumpcut transformation sequence. Then we see a different kid rolling Optimus Prime through a dirt road diorama before seing Soundwave and Buzzsaw flying by a rock wall. After the Kidmation we go back to Soundwave and Buzzsaw briefly before jumping to Prime in robot mode joining Blaster. Another quick cut to flying Soundwave and Buzzsaw before seeing them come around the wall and clash with Prime and Blaster.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundwave and Rumble's voices are provided by Frank Welker as usual. Blaster's single word of dialogue seems to be provided by Welker (as opposed to his normal actor, [[Buster Jones]]) as well, sounding much like his Trailbreaker voice. <br /> : &quot;Hey look at this radio I found!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Autobot intruder!&quot; Rumble: &quot;Where?!?&quot; Blaster: &quot;Here!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Laserbeak, Ravage, attack!&quot; [Not a working radio] ''Introducing Blaster! He looks like an innocent radio but transforms into a powerful Autobot Communicator.'' &quot;Optimus Prime to Blaster, watch out for Soundwave!&quot; {Robots in disguise} &quot;It's Soundwave and Buzzsaw!&quot; &quot;Blaster and Prime will stop them!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR-_6G8yqHY 30 sec] - 2nd variant with re-modulated Soundwave's lines and a unique ending.<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIdK1JjRFc8 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. Another rare case of the Kidmation simply being enhanced with &quot;freaky green glowing&quot; eyes instead of being replaced.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> [[File:Omega Supreme G1 commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The original [[dull surprise]].]] <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE7piFzyCQ8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with Omega Supreme's base mode on futuristic black floor. One kid places the tank on the tracks to roll around while the other picks up the rocket for a liftoff. This is followed by closeup the of the tank rolling along on its own as the narrator points out the motorization and lights. Two other kids join the action by swooping down Ramjet and Dirge. Cut to a modified jumpcut transformation sequence where instead of straight jumps, the frame becomes a panel and flips around to the next clip. Closeup on Omega Supreme's motorized walking before and after the Kidmation. The segement ends with a wideshot of the second two kids swooping Ramjet and Dirge towards Omega Supreme leading to one last closeup of Omega Supreme walking.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The set is the same one from the Jumpstarters commercial.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Decepticons, attack!&quot; &quot;Oh no, look!&quot; &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; ''Introducing the Autobots' Omega Supreme defense base. It comes with a motorized tank with flashing turret lights.'' &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Counterattack Omega Supreme!&quot; {The Transformers!} &quot;Omega Supreme'll stop them!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Omega Supreme is invincible!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. Sold separately, batteries not included. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme song. Kidmation has been replaced with the enhanced version of the Kidmation from the Blaster commercial.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM 30 sec] - Modified version of the 1985 resoundtracking with the same unique Kidmation and &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the variant Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=119 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with an Optimus Prime intro narration and the season three theme song. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 Kidmation and the end shot has been edited to match the 1986 aesthetic.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: &quot;There it is, the Omega Supreme defense center! And that's its fantastic motorized tank!'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=241 30 sec] - The 1986 version slightly shortened to be able to include a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger. &lt;!--Movie Ad type? --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Primetime}}<br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;:[[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation&lt;/u&gt;: Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylwlh_UbTs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials, plus the ''The Transformers'' logo coming out from behind a volcano taken from the season one cartoon intro.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brief clip of a finger rubbing the rubsign on the roof of Smokescreen, with the rubsign then becoming the [[scene transition]] symbol flip. Later in the ad we get reused clips of the Hoist and Red Alert turning around from the Aubot cars ad, Grimlock's dino head being flipped down from the Dinobots ad, Twin Twist jumping up to his feet from the Jumpstarters ad, and Soundwave's jump cut transformation sequence from his ad. The ad ends with a repeat of the Smokescreen clip.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was created to help inform consumers that ''real'' Transformers toys now had rubsigns to distinguish them from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;No one is like us.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> :*'''Rubsigns''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjvgH3ueXkg 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation is yet another case of the original clip being enhanced rather than replaced.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Five Days A Week promo A''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1Sdl4ou6M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Assorted clips from the series, mainly the first three episodes of season two - The seekers landing and shooting; Mirage, Wheeljack and Bumblebee transforming and running (intro sequence); Hound, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], Prowl and Optimus Prime in a shoot out with fake Starscream ([[A Prime Problem]]), panels of the Autobots driving over a large gap ([[Changing Gears]]), Optimus Prime being shot by Laserbeak (A Prime Problem), the Prime clone transforming with Trailbreaker and Jazz (A Prime Problem), [[:File:G1_ChangingGears_Ratchet_karate.jpg|Ratchet fly kicking Thundercracker]] (Changing Gears), and Starscream clearing out Sideswipe and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] ([[Autobot Spike]]); Megatron transforming so Soundwave can use him to fire behind (Autobot Spike); Gears falling into a pit (Changing Gears); Bumblebee dodging a tree (Autobot Spike); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. ([[Atlantis, Arise!]]). The panels are animated with the first four flipping into place in their respective quadrants and the fifth laid overtop as Victor Caroli does the day of the week roll call.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television. While the ways in which the spot was customized varied from station to station, it seems as though each station ran some version (A, B or a shorter version thereof) of the &quot;Five Days A Week&quot; promo where the station ID consisted of a clip of Optimus Prime speaking resoundtracked with new [[Peter Cullen]] narration telling the viewer when they could watch the ad: &quot;Weekdays at four on WUAB!&quot; &quot;We'll see how tough the Decepticons are, weekday afternoons here on TV22!&quot;. Assuming he did indeed record voiceovers for every syndication affiliate station (around 100 or so), that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Decepticons, attack!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Take care Autobots!&quot; '''''Now''', you can watch the incredible adventures of the Transformers as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons five days a week. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. And Friday. The Transformers are like nothing you've seen before. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise!}<br /> :*'''Five Days A Week promo B''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU 30 sec Cleveland], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q 30 sec Chicago], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag 10 sec Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various cartoon excerpts. Megatron yelling (Traitor); the Seekers attacking the Autobots underwater (Atlantis, Arise!); Wheeljack, Mirage and Bumblebee transforming and running, Prime and Megatron leading thwir teams into battle, Thundercarcker vs Ratchet and Skywarp vs Jazz (season one intro); Cliffjumper fighting Mirage ([[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]); panels of Grimlock taking on Megatron in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!), the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak being shot down by Hound (Atlantis, Arise!); Megatron busting through a wall ([[Enter the Nightbird]]), and Megatron and Prime battling (Enter the Nightbird); A fire blast hitting a metal surface (Traitor); the Insectioncs flying and transforming (Traitor); Sideswipe tackling Starscream mid-air (The Immobilizer); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak flying into the screen (Traitor); the Autobots fleeing the [[ Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]] (Traitor);<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Exactly the same soundtrack as the above ad but with different clips and a differently animated panel segment. The panels are in a grid with three still frames in the top row and two on the bottom and they start animating when their day is called. A heavily edited down 10 second version was also created wherein the panels were done as screen flip transitions instead of a grid. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|FHE}}<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/ 30 sec]<br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''The Decepticons are invading the command post. As they storm the power station, we counterattack. With a new secret weapon you control. A speeding Transformers train. It's more than just a train, as every car transforms into a Hawk Fighter, Weapons Center, Proton Laser. Search mode equipped.'' &quot;And ready for action!&quot; &quot;Find a new? position and cut off the enemy's escape.&quot; {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Hawk Fighter attacks with supersonic speed and saves the power station. You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Racing Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : ''Natron, the Autobot, on alert for Freezon, the Decepticon.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Up ahead, is that the enemy in disguise? If it is, two can play this game. And the chase is on, between Natron and Freezon, in one form or another.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''In Transformers Racing. Now, turn off the lights and your Transformers race into a whole new universe of night-glow. Transformers Electric Racing. By Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|View-Master Show Beam Projector}}<br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[View-Master]] Show Beam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. After she leaves, they are suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about. The boy responds &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; and displays the projector on her shirt to everyone's amusement.<br /> : Kids: &quot;Wow!&quot; Mom: &quot;Bedtime!&quot; Boy: &quot;Aw Mom.&quot; Girl: &quot;We wanna play the Show Beam Projectors.&quot; Mom: &quot;Ok.&quot; Boy: &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; Girl: &quot;Yeah!&quot; Both: &quot;Wow!&quot; Girl: &quot;Look out! Decept-E-cons!&quot; Boy: &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot; Mom: &quot;Kids?&quot; Boy: &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; ''Show-Beam Projector comes with a cartridge containing a 30 scene Transformers story. Other Show Beam cartridges each sold separately. From View-Master.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''{{w|Colorforms}} Lazer Blazers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzntdzs1Ko 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Examples of the holographic stickers for {{w|Masters of the Universe}}, [[My Little Pony]] and ''The Transformers'' are shown being shot into space via a laser burst as the narrator names the franchises.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; The artwork for ''The Transformers'' depicts Megatron standing in front of two [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s with a spaceship ([the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]?) overhead, what looks like a cloud in the upper right and what appears to be the arm and foot of another Transformer off panel to the right. The background is black while the characters and objects are shades of brown, green, yellow and blue, with some colorshifting to simulate the look of a hologram.<br /> : ''Lazer Blazers. 3D Holographic stickers. See Masters of the Universe, My Little Pony and Transformers come alive. Laser Blazers, by Colorforms.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:The Juice is Loose.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]<br /> * '''Pioneer Chicken Universal Studios promotion''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtq3Xja0NVs&amp;t=523 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: {{w|O.J. Simpson}} (yes, ''that'' O.J. Simpson) talks about the joys of summertime and Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special. He goes on to talk about the discounts available from Pioneer Chicken on [[Universal|Universal Studios]] admission and all the exciting attractions, incluing the [[The_Transformers_Universal_Studios_Tour|Transformers Base Camp]]. [[Frankenstein's monster]], an astronaut and {{w|Conan the Barbarian}} stop by at the end to share his chicken. <br /> : &quot;Ah, summertime. Great for relaxing with friends and enjoying Pioneer's Summer Fun special. You get eight large pieces of golden Pioneer chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw for just $6.99. And Pioneer's even got free coupons for Universal Studios' tour, with the biggest discounts including a free admission. There's exciting attractions like Transformers Base Camp, 2010 Space Walk, and much more! Of course Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special for $6.99 is a great way to make new friends. Right fellas?&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> ''The Transformers'' reached the height of it's popularity in 1986 and along with that came an advertising campaign for the first ever Transformers feature film, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. With the brand having only been around for two years, a feature film was not as sure an investment as it would [[Transformers (film)|come to be in later years thanks to fan nostalgia]]. As such a pitch reel was put together to sell the film to investors. This pitch reel would later be edited into a teaser trailer for theaters. Counting the pitch reel, a total of four trailers would be produced for the US audience. The TV advertising strategy for the film was also ambitious, featuring three different campaigns: One aimed at teens and two others aimed at kids. While each campaign got only one thirty second commercial (except the teen campaign which also got a sixty second ad), those ads would be updated several times to reflect the movie being closer to release (&quot;Opens in four days!&quot;, etc.) as well as the day of release (&quot;Now playing.&quot;) and after (&quot;Now in theaters everywhere.&quot;). While many kids and parents were shocked by the death of Optimus Prime, and to a lesser extent Megatron's, in hindsight this should have come as no suprise. The commercials and trailers were very up front about Prime's demise, to the point of using it as a selling point for the action. Nearly every ad either implied one of them would die (&quot;Does Prime die?&quot;, &quot;And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.&quot;) or flat out stated they would die: &quot;A monster planet destroys everything in it's path, while Megatron and Prime fight to the death.&quot; Stingers plugging the movie were added to the end of a number of toy commercials, receiving the same time frame updates as the main ads. In addition to directly advertising the film, several giveaway contests were held. &quot;[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]&quot; was held by various local affiliate stations, each with the same prizes that could be won if you mialed in a postcard. [[Nickelodeon]] ran the &quot;[[Transformers: The Movie contest]]&quot; while USA Network ran the &quot;[[Mystery Transformer contest]]&quot;, the latter of which actually required you to solve a word scramble in addtion to sending a postcard. All three contests had movie related prizes, with the cable network giveaways having some nicer onces and grand prizes of electronics. Curiously, these prizes did not include actual movie tickets.<br /> <br /> Toy advertising stayed plentiful with the number of ads going up from 12 to 13 (from 10 to 12 if you don't count the ads for the Mini-spy and reflective patch pack-in promotions or the rubsign ad). The style and approach of the ads remained generally consistent. The biggest change was the switch to &quot;standard&quot; Kidmation segments featuring a blond kid transforming via animation into a rather generic looking [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. There's seemingly no rhyme or reason behind which ads got the Ultra Magnus version and which ones got the Galvatron one. The sets were still mostly dirt and rocks, but this time instead of being random piles of dirt in the front yard of a house, they were rocky areas out in the middle of the desert. The Aerialbots/Stunticons and Battlecharger ads are exceptions to this rule, the former taking place in front of house like the 1984 ads and the latter using the same set as the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads. Much like the year before where some of the earlier 1985 ads with first season music were retooled with the season two theme,ads from 1985 were retooled this year with the season three theme. This resulted in a few ads having versions with all three themes! These retooled ads are listed under their original versions above. New theme music wasn't the only audio change. Victor Caroli became the sole narrator on the ads, at least the only one who wasn't a Transformers character. Along with the standard narration, each ad featured some narration from either [[Peter Cullen]] or [[Frank Welker]], reprising their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively. Prime would describe the Autobot characters and Megatron naturally did the same for the Decepticons. This led to some weird [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] where in the world of the commercials, Wreck-Gar and the Junkions are apparently Decepticons and Galvatron and Megatron are not the same bot. These changes were obviously to avoid spoiling the movie, but the toy commercials (and well, pretty much all of the movie advertising) had no such reservations about hinting at Optimus Prime being replaced with Victor Caroli narrrating: &quot;But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Movie===<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVR2S-F6BAM 4:25] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XNuPXieIcs 4:17] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A number of scenes from the movie including Unicron's devouring of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] telling stories to the Dinobots, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transforming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and [[Unicron]]'s transformation. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features several placeholder items including a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'', the voicework for Kup and the Autobot City computer (the latter of which was dropped in the final film), and an early movie logo featuring the word &quot;Movie&quot; in plain red text under the standard ''The Transformers'' logo. The subtitled version omits a large portion of Caroli's introductory narration and begins at him naming the movie.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. It is the year 2005, and a mysterious planet threatens to devour the galaxy...'' Kup: &quot;This gigantic igyak came stomping at us out of nowhere.&quot; ''Conceived in the epic tradition of Star Wars, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar.'' &quot;Battle stations! Battle stations!&quot; ''And at film's end, when the monstrous planet Unicron, played by Orson Welles, reveals it's long held secret by transforming into the most gigantic robot ever, you'll know you've been watching a movie that is destined to bring back audiences again and again. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie.''<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie teaser trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY 1:28] - Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas. The edit removes the hefty spoilers.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. An epic story of good versus evil, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie. Coming this summer to a theater near you.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_25RK5GbJIc 1:30] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]] covers the second half.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is. [[Robert Stack]] and [[Eric Idle]] have been dropped from the list of featured performers.<br /> : {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, you've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons. Transformers! Robots in disguise! Transformers! Transformers! Transformers! More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!} ''Coming to a theater near you this August.''<br /> :* '''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3sY1EKkTA&amp;t=24 1:25] - An alternate version not only has Caroli dropping the hefty spoilers again during the musical interlude, but actually presenting them as a selling point. This version of the trailer was included on the Japanese promotional VHS tape ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Apocalypse: Be Eternal, Matrix]]''.<br /> :: {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion.} ''It's the ultimate battle between Autobots and Decepticons.'' {You've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons.} ''New heroes, new villans, in the ultimate Transformer experience! And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.'' Transformers! Transformers! ''The battle between good and evil rages to a new level!'' {More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' <br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Varies depending on length and which campaign it is. The one minute version of the teen campaign starts with &quot;The Touch&quot; playing over the Autobot shuttle launch, Unicron devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], and Optimus Prime having The Touch. After this we get the film logo and a switch to Lion's theme playing over excerpts of Unicron's interior, a different angle of Unicron attacking Lithone, a close up of Arbulus and Kranix looking at Unicron in awe, a brief snippet of the end of the tunnel animation from the intro,Megatron transforming to gun mode aboard the Autobot shuttle, Lithonians watching Unicron approach, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing on Moonbase 1, Megatron and Optimus Prime's showdown, Ultra Magnus shooting during the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle,Wreck-Gar running toward the camera, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, Kranix backing away from a Sharkticon, Galvatron arriving at Coronation Starscream, Hot Rod having Daniel ride in style, a Junkion wielding a chain while riding another Junkion, Devastator pulling apart a building, Hot Rod attacking a robosquid and some of Unicron's transformation sequence. The 30 sec teen version retains almost the entire The Touch portion with the Prime portion shortened. The theme half of the ad is drastically shorter, being whittled down to just a shot of Unicron's closed maw, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing, bits of the Megatron/Prime battle, Mangus shooting, Galvatron's arrival now placed before Hot Rod and [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] with the Sharkticons, and ending with Hot Rod picking up Daniel. The first of the two thirty second kid versions is identical to the teen version with the closed maw excerpt replaced by one of the Lithonians running from Unicron. The second of the kid versions, by contrast, changes things up quite a bit more. It starts off with an array of excerpts of Unicron attacking Lithone and the end of the tunnel animation. From there we get the shorted Prime/Touch sequence, &quot;It's over Prime&quot; and Prime falling, Ultra Magnus shooting, Wreck-Gar running, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, part of Unicron's transformation, and Daniel hoverboarding before being picked up by Hot Rod. This one does not have two halves, instead being soundtracked only with the movie theme. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Depending on the version, [[The Other Guy: The Movie]] or Victor Caroli with The Other Guy: The Movie tacked onto the end (&quot;You'll have to see it twice to take it all in! Transformers: The Movie. In theaters...&quot;)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: There were three TV advertising campaigns for the movie. One was aimed at teens using a non-Victor Caroli narrator who talked about the &quot;startlingly original story&quot; that would &quot;shock and amaze even the most [[fandom|diehard Transformer fans]]&quot; and highlighted the celebrity talent involved. The other two were aimed at kids, one being nearly the same as the teen version except the highlighting of the celebrity talent was swapped for emphasizing the scope of the movie: &quot;It's ''so'' big, ''so'' exciting, you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!&quot;; the other was narrated by Victor Caroli (with the &quot;you'll have to see it twice&quot; claim from the other ad tacked to the end) and focused on selling the intrigue of the movie's various plot points. Several different versions of each campaign's TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. While recordings of every combination of length, &quot;campaign&quot; and &quot;days to go&quot; have not been found, we've listed everything that has been found in the table below:<br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 2em&quot; class=&quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |Version||Length||Link<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyw0Yn6ttpk<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES2XjRhQ_eY<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XSgsgDjZt0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=235<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=143<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IbpFqBXKxg<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2jn1SCYKY0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lszfvuRcG68<br /> |-<br /> |Opens today Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=69<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdR5fKht5LY<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCH1L7vE5Q<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=107<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultimate TF Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsO0cT_y8o Los Angeles], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=266 Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli promotes the movie and tells us all about the prizes we can win by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the address given by the local announcer.<br /> : ''Byeond good, beyond evil, beyond your wildest imagination! Transformers: The Movie. A new evil threatens the galaxy in the hottest summer adventure ever! Be part of it! Enter our &quot;Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes&quot;. Grand prize is this stereo cassette player plus movie souveneirs! Over a hundered winners get movie soundtracks or the hit single &quot;[[The Touch]]&quot;. Get this bumper sticker just for entering. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to &lt;local TV station's P.O. Box address&gt;. Transformers: The Movie, opens everywhere August 8th, rated PG.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|TFTM Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6i0DkvD2fc 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A narrator tells us about the prizes we could win if we enter the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and how to enter the contest. This contest was sponsored by [[Hasbro]] and [[Nickelodeon]].<br /> :''The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches it's ultimate climax this summer on the big screen and when it's all over...'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall&quot; ''A new Transformer will become the chosen one and you can be the chosen one too when you enter and win the 'Transformers: The Movie' Sweepstakes. Grand prize is a complete home entertainment system featuring color TV, stereo component system and more! Plus an album collection from [[Scotti Bros. Records]] and Tapes featuring the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack|soundtrack to the Transformers movie]]. And an actual drawing right from the movie! All it takes to win is a postcard with your name, address, age and phone. Send it to the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes P.O. Box 1286 New York, New York, 10116 and get it here by August 21st. Five first prize winners get a Transformers: The Movie collection of robots from Hasbro. Fifty second prize winners get a one year subscription to the Transformers comic book from Marvel. Enter and win the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes from Hasbro and Nickelodeon, the place where only kids win!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mystery Transformer Contest}}<br /> [[File:Mystery Transformer Contest puzzle.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Oooh, oooh, I know the answer! It's Unicorn!]]<br /> * '''[[Mystery Transformer contest]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLpOYT__UvY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown child.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A word scramble of a Transformer name is shown on the screen with several letters shown in their correct place below it. A kid tells us that if you send a postcard with the correct answer on it, you can win various prizes. The prize pool seems to be a combination of the first and second place prizes from the &quot;Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and the grand prize Transformers party from the &quot;[[Prizes in Disguise]]&quot; contest, along with a television, VCR and a collection of [[Family Home Entertainment|Transformers videotapes]]. The ad features an ''incredibly'' laid back easy listening tune that is in sharp contrast to the dynamic animation shown from the movie and removing any sense of urgency for getting one's contest entry in. <br /> : ''To enter, just spell the name of the movie's big mystery Transformer. Here are some clues. ONce you've figured out the name, write it down on a postcard along with your name, age, address and home phone number and send it to &quot;Mystery Transformer&quot;, P.O. Box 797, New York, New York, 10185. You could win the grand prize of your very own Tranformers party with live Transformers as the guests of honor. You'll also get a video entertainment system with a TV, a VCR and Transformers videocassettes. Five first prize winners get their very own collection of twelve Transformers robots and fifty second place winners get a year's subscription to the Transformers comic book. Keep your eyes open for more clues here on the USA Network Kid's Club!''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Skywarp and Cyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|So does this mean [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Who is Cyclonus?|became Cyclonus]]?]]<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A running battle in the desert with each character charging in and quipping as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime drives along a dirt road in front of a dirt wall. A starburst transition leads us to Rodimus in robot mode standing on a mound of dirt. Next is a jumpcut sequence of Rodimus' trailer being transformed to base mode and then Rodimus is placed behind the gun mount. Cut to a side by side of Cylconus and Scourge being flown in robot mode front of a rock wall before a transition into Rodimus being flown in robot mode from the other direction. The segment ends with the Kidmation.<br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line. Kup and Blurr's voices are provided by their normal season three voice actors and [[John Moschitta]]. <br /> : ''And new Autobots join Optimus Prime. Kup,'' &quot;Reminds me of the battle of Beta Four.&quot; ''Hot Rod,'' &quot;Watch my smoke.&quot; ''And Blurr.'' &quot;Nowyouseeme. Nowyoudon't.&quot; ''And these are the new Decepticons, the evil Cyclonus'' &quot;I'm spoiling for a fight.&quot; ''and Scourge.'' &quot;No one escapes the Sweeps.&quot; ''But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!'' {Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for Tape Player Man on a Teletraan!]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTVK024J5aY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Ultra Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Hot Rod, Smokescreen, Tracks, and Red Alert are loaded in order top to bottom onto Magnus' carrier mode, with a zoom in on the lower level. A close up on Magnus rolling fully loaded past a rockwall is followed by a different angle showing that Magnus is being rolled along an unpaved cliffside road. Mimicking the animation, he runs into the Combaticons (this time it's Swindle, Brawl and Vortex) and knocks them off the edge. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Ultra Magnus' transformation to robot mode and a very short repeat of Ultra Magnus barrelling through the Combaticons.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] gets his [[Buster Jones|normal voice actor]] this time around. Ultra Magnus' voice is provided by his season three voice actor, [[Jack Angel]]. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]].<br /> : &quot;Decepticons are attacking our launch site. Where's Prime?&quot; Blaster: &quot;He's on Cybertron. It's up to you Ultra Magnus.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Autobots, transform and mount up.&quot; {When Ultra Magnus rolls - into action - he takes on Decepticons - like no one else can.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Ultra Magnus. As car carrier he can transport four Autobots into battle, but once there he tranforms into my powerful Autobot commander.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=150 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime. :''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;You've never seen anything like it.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus and Galvatron G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d99MHJ-UD-U 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut transformation sequence of Galvatron going from cannon to robot is followed by a zoom in on his head as his electronic lights and sounds are demonstrated. A clip of Ultra Magnus' loaded carrier mode (re-used from the previous ad) rolls into a ball before expanding into a clip of Ultra Magnus being flown in robot mode (also re-used from the previous ad). Cut to two boys battling with Galvatron's electronics activated and the toys held awakardly above and behind them. Back to the reused loaded Magnus carrier mode clip which does a confetti like transiton to a still shot of Magnus in robot mode standing on a dirt plateau. Galvatron's light and sounds are demoed again, this time in cannon mode before ending with a bordered spray transition to a still shot of Galvatron's robot mode in front of a rock wall.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Ultra Magnus' voice is again provided by Jack Angel. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact that Galvatron IS Megatron. <br /> : {Ultra Magnus!} Optimus Prime: &quot;The courageous Ultra Magnus is a born leader.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;We meet at last Galvatron.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And it will be the last time we meet.&quot; Megatron: &quot;And Galvatron is Ultra Magnus's sworn enemy.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Megatron: &quot;Galvatron transforms from laser cannon to fighting robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And Ultra Magnus transforms from huge car carrier to Autobot Commander.&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> : *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=210 30 sec] - A shortened version of the previous ad which uses a more generic version of the 1986 theme music and includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZwByWlH-00 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime describing Springer, Frank Welker as Megatron gleefully describing Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol) and [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is rolled up a dirt incline in front of a rock wall, leading into his jumpcut transformation sequence. Similarly, Springer arrives in car mode on a dirt platform before going through a jumpcut transformation sequence. The segment ends with two kids battling it out with the toys, standing over a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron aside from affecting a British accent; his lines are rearranged snippets taken from his lines in the movie. Wreck-Gar's treatment as a Decepticon may have been another attempt to avoid spoiling the plot of the movie à la treating Galvatron as a separate character from Megatron. <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;His spaceship destroyed by Decepticon fire, Springer, the toughest of the Autobot Triplechangers, crash lands on planet Junkion.&quot; Wreck-Gar: &quot;Hurry, hurry, operators are standing by. No welcome wagons. Hello Stranger!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Junkion Wreck-Gar transforms from motorcycle to robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And triplechanger Springer transforms from car to helicopter to robot.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> [[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If Wheelie's friends you harm, farewell you say to arm!]]<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with two kids shoving their Sharkticons into the camera. Hot Rod and Kup drive through a rocky diorama meeting up on pile of dirt from which they are uncerimoniously shoved off by the Sharkticons. The segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, the Hot Rod toy is the prototype magenta color. The toys are consistently referred to as &quot;Sharkticons&quot; and the individual name &quot;[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]&quot; is never used.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;What could be more terrifying than being Kup and Hot Rod stranded on an alien planet battling the merciless Sharkticons?&quot; &quot;Wheelie say, find friends today!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Meet the Sharkticons!&quot; {Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=7 Opens in three days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=46 Opens in two days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=85 Opens today],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=124 Now playing] - A shortened version of the previous ad with Wheelie and Megatron's lines omitted to make space for a movie plug.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiEEJx7PCM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Still frames of each of the Aerialbots' alt modes flip around and zoom out into place in a collage of Aerialbot robot modes. This is followed by a jumpcut assembly of Superion and Superion flying in front of a wall. After the Kidmation, a kid pops up from behind a rock holding Menasor and engages in battle with a second kid holding Superion.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was filmed on a &quot;rocks and dirt in front of a house in the Southwestern US&quot; set but a different one from any of the previous ones. Megatron's dialogue is rather strange switching from narration to ordering the Stunticons to attack as though they can hear him. Megatron's dialogue also includes one hell of a sentence fragment: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?'' <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;Look, the Aerialbots!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Look, the Stunticons!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only the Aerialbots have this kind of teamwork.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Stunticons attack!&quot; {Aerialbots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Nobody can stop Menasor!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Except Superion!&quot; ''Stunticon and Aerialbot giftsets sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2YyQowyjZI 30 sec] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaG1QPOpF0 30 sec] - A shortened version of the ad with a [[Decoy]] stinger added to the end. This version would have run in 1987.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> [[File:Bruticus and Metroplex G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M125dfwquM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rocks pull away and the camera zooms in (with jumpcuts halfway through) to reveal Metroplex sitting in base mode on a small rock platform. As Prime describes Metroplex's modes we jump to a shot of his battlestation mode, a jumpcut transformation sequence and Metroplex flying by the ol' rock wall in robot mode. The Combaticons get the bum's rush by comparison. Their portion consists of a close up of Onslaught that zooms out to show all five Combaticons in vehicle mode on a dirt area then a very quick jumpcut assembly of Bruticus. After the Kidmation, we get a closeup of Bruticus flying that leads to two kids transforming Metroplex from city to battle station to robot in another very quick jumpcut sequence. The segment ends with a brief shot of the two kids battling with Metroplex and Bruticus.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, Megatron switches between narration and giving orders, this time doing it mid-speech. The Combaticon toys used have the same early sticker set that appeared in their original stock photos with a square black sticker in the middle of the Bruticus chestplate, round stickers on the upper &quot;wings&quot; of the chestplate, white stickers on the lower wings, Onslaught's thigh stickers having different colors and Swindle's chest stickers having yellow rectangles instead of blue. The jumpcut assembly of Bruticus appears to have been cutoff early (or perhaps they just missed a step) as his head is never placed over Onslaught's. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Only ''we'' have a military attack group like the Combaticons. Transform Combaticons and attack the new Autobot city!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, this is our new city Metroplex! It can transform into a battle station and then transform again into the giagantic Metroplex himself.&quot; Megatron: &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot; {Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Decepticons attack!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Transform Metroplex!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFLnk9TO2s 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to include a plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> [[File:Protectobots and Trypticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=212 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a zoom in on Trypticon's city mode on a platform in a rocky area, similar to the Metroplex one but sans revealing rocks and jumpcuts. Afer a jumpcut transformation sequence to Trypticon's battlestation mode, a collage of the Protectobots flying in robot mode warps into a ball and then unwarps into Defensor flying. After a brief snippet of animated Defensor firing, we see Trypticon's head rotate around to complete his transformation to dinosaur mode and a clip of Trypticon breathing fire. After the last bit of animation, two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor via his motorized walk.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The area where Trypticon's toy is shown in city mode is more desolate than the one in the Metroplex ad, with what looks to be several &quot;stumps&quot; of trees cut down at the three foot/one meter height range in the background.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;That's it, Trypticon, the new Decepticon city.&quot; Hot Spot: &quot;It's enormous!&quot; First Aid: &quot;That never stopped the Protectobots before!&quot; Astrotrain: &quot;Transform Trypticon!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The awesome new Decepticon city Trypticon can transform into an incredible battle station.&quot; Kid: &quot;Transform the Protectobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;But the Protectobots can transform into Defensor!&quot; Megatron: &quot;''But'', Trypticon can transform again into a dinosaur!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> [[File:Predacons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9CXVN59pw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Headstrong, Tantrum and Divebomb each get a jumpcut sequence where a shot of them flying in robot mode peels back from the center to reveal their alternate mode shoved into the camera. The last alternate mode still, Divebomb's, pans back to become the center of a collage of Predacon alternate modes. The collage rolls into a spinning cylinder before unrolling into Predaking flying in front of a rock wall. After the Kidmation, Snarl (at an angle reminiscent of Jazzy Jeff being physically tossed out of the house on''{w:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}'') and Grimlock are shown flying in front of rock wall in separate shots. Predaking flies in from the other direction and the kid holding him clashes with another kid holding Swoop. The remaining four Dinobots sit idly below on a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots. He did make it into the toy footage though. Sludge also gets his first toy segement appearance.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can! The Predacons not only transform into robots but into one gigantic robot! Predaking!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Kid 1: &quot;Transform the Predacons!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Dinobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Can't stop Predaking!&quot; ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> [[File:Sky Lynx G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUGVqoAnISI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] notices Predaking and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sky Lynx's shuttle component flies through the air before a jumpcut docks it on his transporter half. We then get a jumpcut transformation sequence showing the shuttle converted to bird, the Lynx mode of the transporter half, and finally the combined form. After Kidmation, a kid swoops down Predaking onto the dirt platform where Sky Lynx's combined from stands. After Predaking lands, Sky Lynx &quot;stops&quot; him by slowly walking into him. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Impressively, in the clip of the shuttle being docked onto the crawler transporter, the transporter is moving the entire time. Like the Ultra Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] ([[Neil Ross]]) and Grimlock ([[Gregg Berger]]) both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.)<br /> : Slag: &quot;Look it's Predaking!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;Me Grimlock think we in big trouble!&quot; Slag: &quot;Not to worry, here comes Sky Lynx!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Skylynx. This ferocious motorized Autobot triple changes from space shuttle...to bird and lynx and then combines to form Sky Lynx.&quot; Kid 1: &quot;Predaking's attacking.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Sky Lynx'll stop him!&quot; ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Triple Changers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a flying car! Be impressed damn it!]]<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdaJE0wZ24 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over water and land. This ends with Sandstorm driving off a ramp-like cliff and transforming into a helicopter to take on Astrotrain and Blitzwing alongside Broadside in jet mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sandstorm's buggy mode rolls along a ridge as the narrator starts naming off his modes and we get jumpcuts to his other two modes flying. Broadside's aircraft carrier mode rests on the same ridge as his transformations are named and shown flying. We then get a transition to a scene of two kids swooping the Autobot triple changers in robot mode down on Octane in tanker mode as third kid drives him along the same ridge we saw earlier. A jumpcut shows a close up on Octane's tanker mode rolling on the ridge followed by cuts to shots of his other two modes flying while Caroli names them. The last Octane shot gets sucked into the center of the screen to transition to another battle scene with the three kids. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Pinned down one time too many by Astrotrain and Blitzwing, the Autobots build their own triple changers.'' {Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!} ''Triple changer Sandstorm transforms from dune buggy to copter to robot and Broadside transforms from carrier to jet to robot, to fight Decepticon triple changer Octane who transforms from tanker to jumbo jet to robot.'' {The Tranformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjyz7sQE1yU 30 sec] - An edited version of the previous spot with the animated segment shorted in order to fit in a tail-end plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Battlechargers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=angd3rL-X1M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms with a green grid effect and fires. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Battlechargers and pulled back and released. This causes a kid to whip his head around to follow them as they zoom along and transform upon a black floor with a futuristic white grid pattern. The transformation is immediately repeated with streaking effects comprised of a trail of the toys' upper torsos. This is followed by Runamuck being released to zoom and transform on his own. We then get a different clip of both toys being pulled back and released, with a longer lengthwise look at the toys' vehicle modes rolling along before cutting to the front end angle for the transformation. Again the transformation is repeated with the trailing effect but instead of the kid whipping his head around, he's merely follows with his eyes. We then see Runabout pulled back with highlighting and smoking effects added to his wheels. The kid whips his head around again to see Runabout transforming with the trailing effect. We then get a sequence of jumpcuts starting with a closeup of Runabout's head before switching to shots of Runamuck's gun being equipped and then Runabout's. The last cut is to a shot of Runabout being converted to car mode. Hot Rod flashes across the screen as we see two kids rolling the Battlechargers. One of them yells &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; as we see two kids approach holding the aforementioned Hot Rod and...Scourge? &quot;Battlechargers attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The set from the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads is back. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Look! It's Ultra Magnus and the Autobots. Battlechargers attack!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!} Megatron: &quot;My Battlechargers will crush the Autobots!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Battlechargers attack!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Cartoon promo 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;I have a plan to finish all the Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The incredible story of the Transformers continues as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday.'' Megatron: &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cartoon promo 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8UH4nDY3k 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Onslaught: &quot;Annhilate the Aerialbots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Not if we can help it!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. '''Watch''' as heroic Autobots bravely battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> === Other ===<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UUwi2uSUQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz and Cosmos land on a plateau and request that the dark blobs moving below identify themselves. Spike replies that it's him and some friends. Jazz, Cosmos, Tracks and Smokescreen shine their lights to reveal that it is in &quot;Spike and friends&quot; and they are wearing Transformers reflective patches. Spike and his friends subsequently follow Cosmos into the Autobot base. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The appearance of Tracks and Smokescreen is a bit more than the cameo in the background of a single shot it would initially appear to be. The shot of Spike and friends being illuminated has beams of light coming from five different directions which means that Tracks and Smokescreen must be joining in. But that's only four Autobots which means a fifth unidentified Autobot must be there as well. Between the animation and the Ultra Magnus Kidmation we get a quick shot of a kid turning to face the camera (and a spotlight) while wearing a sweatshirt covered in relective patches while standing in front of a white picket fence. The lighting is dim outside of the spotlight, presumably to highlight the patches and echo the nighttime setting of the animated segment. After the Kidmation, we see two other kids (one in a solid red shirt the other in a white shirt with red sleeves) standing in front of a peg wall of 1985 and 1986 Minibots. One of them grabs a [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and turns to look at the back, alongside his friend looking at the back of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. When he turns it is revealed that behind them is a set of shelves containing larger Transformers. The top shelf has [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] along with a number of each of the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]]. The middle shelf is full of Jetfires while the bottom shelf has Omega Supreme. Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen. Next we see a kid wearing a blue sweatshirt over a dress shirt (different kid from the first segment) run into a room holding carded Swerve and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] to announce to the kid in the red shirt from the previous segment: &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot;. Cut to the night time fence scene from the first segment and the second blue shirted kid and the other kid from the store segment show off their Superion and Omega Supreme patches on their shoulders while yelling out the character names. After this we get a demonstration of a Blitzwing patch being ironed onto some sort of black fabric. As the narration goes on to talk about the prizes, we see scenes of a kid's birthday party in a wooded area with performers in Thundercracker and Jazz costumes (similar if not identical to those from the [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]]), a kid talking into the [[Enemy (G1)|Electronic Voice Changer]], and the same [[stock footage]] of the Action Cards from the 1985 ad stingers. The ad ends with a scene of kids running up to the peg wall to grab Transformers. This wider shot reveals that in addition to Minibot pegs there is also a column of Stunticon and Aerialbot limbs. This ad is INCREDIBLY consistent in featuring the patches. EVERY single kid visible in the ad, animated and live action, has at least one patch on their shirt. This even includes the party scene and the kid using the voice changer! While Spike and the friend to his left have Autobot patches (Ultra Magnus and Omega Supreme, respectively), the friend on the other side has a Blitzwing patch! Since all three follow Cosmos into the base, the Autobots must not have held it against him. <br /> : Cosmos: &quot;Who goes there?&quot; Spike: &quot;Spike and friends!&quot; Jazz: &quot;Shine a light on them, they're wearing Transformers reflective patches.&quot; Cosmos: &quot;Okay!&quot; {The Transformers. Robots in Disguise!} ''In the Transformers Prizes in Disguise game everyone's a winner!'' &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot; &quot;Superion!&quot; &quot;Omega Supreme!&quot; ''And eight more. And your patch may disguise an instant prize, like a party with life-sized Transformers or electronic voice changers.'' &quot;Robots in disguise.&quot; ''Or Transformers Action cards. Get Transformers reflective patches and game details '''free''' in specially marked packages. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Funpals [[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yfAVsrwY7M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|CookieCrisp}}<br /> [[File:Cookie Crisp Jazz Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Cookie Crisp &quot;Transformer Game&quot; giveaway''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ4_yzDH98Q 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A standard mid-80's [[Cookie Crisp]] ad with a stinger promoting the giveaway of [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] action figures. The figure shown in the ad appears to be the same as the figure that would be sent out, having modified door stickers and lacking the other Martini Racing decals. The stinger features a kid in a featureless room playing with his Jazz figure, racing it down the middle of a large table on what looks to be a paper mockup of a white road with yellow and red stripes in the center. After racing it, he transforms Jazz and moves him around in various ways. The kid stops in the middle of playing with Jazz to look surprised as he pulls out a game piece from a box of Cookie Crisp.<br /> : Kids: &quot;The Cookie Crook!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Just checking the traffic.&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;Cookie Crook! This scheme to get Cookie Crisp isn't taking off!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Can you blame me? It looks like little chocolate chip cookies!&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;And it's part of this complete breakfast.&quot; {If you like cookies, you'll love Cookie Crisp!} ''You could be an instant winner of a Jazz Transformer. Millions will enter, twenty-five thousand may win. There's a free game card in specially marked boxes of Cookie Crisp cereal. Or write to post office box eighty-five twelve Westport, Connecticut, O-five-six-eight-eight-eight.<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Even with the cartoon being limited to just [[The Rebirth|three new episodes]] 1987 did not see a significant drop in new toy commercials, boasting eleven ads of it's own. While evidence of 1986 ads being continued into 1987 is scant, there is known to be a decoy stinger version of the [[#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons ad]]. As a result of the cartoon's cancellation, the animated segments from 1987 to the line's end in 1990 pretty much all depict seperate microcontinuities or, if you prefer, one large one. Concepts exclusive to the 1987 ads include: The Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters having entirely different heads before becoming Headmasters, Galvatron being the creator of the Horrorcons, Punch seemingly playing both the Autobots and the Decepticons (as opposed to being an Autobot spy), and the Monsterbots having been created as the result of an Autobot lab accident. Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments. The ads moved away from showing the kids on screen, instead opting to show only their hands holding the toys more often than not. The Kidmation has changed again, this time all ads used the same segment of a kid jumping in the air and flipping, turning into a stop-motion Ultra Magnus as he does so. The animation for these ads also start becoming more and more anime-like in their designs and animation style from here on out (think [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|the Headmasters anime, but with better and more expensive animation]]). Likely due to animator influence from series regular [[Satoshi Urushihara]] and his partner Kinji Yoshimoto, who by this point were both working with another Japanese animation house, AIC (Though whether or not the studio also assisted with the ads is currently unknown).<br /> <br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> Appropriately, given the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie]], no longer are Optimus Prime and Megatron narrating the ads and describing the new characters/toys. Instead, those descriptions were now mostly given via discussions between Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime or ranting by Galvatron (either explicitly to Cyclonus or to an implied unseen and unheard Decepticon underling). Existing major characters continued to have speaking lines in the animation, but new, more minor ones like Hun-Grr, Punch and even unnamed generics began to get some speaking lines. Either due to budget limitations or the fact that most of these characters had few, if any, appearances in the cartoon thanks to the truncation of Season Four, they were not reprised by their series actors. Who the other actors were is largely unknown, but at least a handful of lines over the remainder of the line's run were recorded by voice director [[Wally Burr]]. This year would also mark the departure from using the cartoon theme song for the jingle. Again this likely related to the truncation of Season 4, with it re-using the Season 3 theme song. Instead, a brand new jingle was created that still utilized the taglines and feel of the earlier songs but put it's own spin on it: &quot;The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise!&quot;. The beginning would be modified for the year's two major subgroups, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] (Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!) and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] (Target-master Transformers!). The Targetmaster version even had it's own completely unique universe describing the gimmick: &quot;Two Transformers out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!&quot;. <br /> <br /> Cartoon advertising seems to have been limited to promoting the episode [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] as nothing has turned up so far for the Rebrith. This is unusual for the original series as no other episode got a dedicated promo, suggesting that Hasbro ''really'' wanted to get the word out after the backlash from [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Prime's death]]. Commercials were run for both the actual two days of airing as well as the entire week of airing. They even went so far as to have a stinger at the end of several episodes promoting the impending &quot;surprise&quot; return of Optimus Prime. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbD3lRa5YVY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> : ''In the midst of the Cybertronian war, special mission teams of Autobots and Decepticons blasted their way to planet Nebulon. There, the powerful Transformers let the intelligent Nebulons become the heads of their robots.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''But the Headmasters were still Autobots and Decepticons and fierce new battles erupted. Follow the adventures of the Headmaster Transformers and the equally incredible Targetmaster Transformers in Marvel Comics.'' <br /> <br /> === Toys ===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Headmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlcUdHUyn4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of nearly incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: With &quot;lightning&quot; flashing, [[Arcana]] is removed from Brainstorm's cockpit, transformed to head mode and plugged in, revealing the readout of his power. Two halves of the next scene flip up to reveal a top down view of Highbrow and Brainstorm flying. The center pulls out to all four corners for the next transition, this time we have Brainstorm and Highbrow landning on a rocky step above Hardhead and Chromedome. A lightning animation is used to suddenly reveal the Autobots' robot modes. Kidmation is next followed by a replay of Arcana being plugged into Brainstorm. The ad ends with Highbrow and Hardhead knocking down Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime's voices are provided by their usual series actors [[Jack Angel]] and [[Dick Gautier]]. The ad starts with a practical effects asteroid, which has a hole in the middle of it, flipping over and over as it zooms past the camera to reveal a burning CGI sun behind it.<br /> : &quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Look it's the Headmaster Autobots!&quot; Rodimus: &quot;Incredible!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yes, the driver of the vehicle actually becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each Headmaster Autobot displays a readout of it's power. Nothing's better than going into battle with Headmaster Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> [[File:Headmaster Decepticons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64oJkiN7bdM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters, Hot Rod and Blurr. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They are referred to as trainers by the narration and even carry whips!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Grax]] is removed from Skullcruncher's mouth and plugged into his chest to reveal his readout. Jumpcut to Midwipe flying before the frame slides over to show Weirdwolf flying...in wolf mode. Both land on the upper level of the same rock Skullcruncher is sitting on. Once again a lightning animation is used to jumpcut to the robot modes in the same location. After the Kidmation, we get a replay of the readout reveal followed by Weirdwolf and Mindwipe taking down Chromedome and Brainstorm.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again the ad opens with the asteroid bit. The Skullcruncher toy is a prototype version with striped readout bars instead of solid purple. <br /> : Galavtron: &quot;There it is! The secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons! Only with their help can we destroy the Autobots! Look! Yes, the trainer of the beast becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''And each Headmaster Decepticon displays a readout of it's power! Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers! Headmaster Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Commercial horrorcons.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU5VJJAy4s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil. This is mainly a scene transition with no &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; voice or other distinct audio.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: In side by side comparisons, Apeface and Snapdragon land on a rocky area in their flying altmodes, then stand in robot mode and then in beast mode. The Kidmation transitions us to [[Krunk]] being removed from Snapdragon's dragon mode. Krunk is transformed to robot mode then, following a top down shot of Snapdragon's plane mode flying, is removed from the cockpit. Krunk is transformed to head mode and plugged into Snapdragon's chest to reveal the readout of his &quot;Decepticon power&quot;. The ad ends with a close up as two kids pit the Horrorcons against Hardhead and Brainstorm in &lt;s&gt;a slapfight&lt;/s&gt; battle. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: In another example of microcontinuity, Galvatron is credited with the creation of the Horrorcons, whereas other media has them sharing the same origins as the other Headmasters. The Snapdragon toy used is a early version, sporting the same striped readout bars as Skullcruncher did in the Decepticon Headmaster ad.<br /> : ''Deep in the canyons of Nebulon, Galvatron creates Headmaster Horrorcons. Fiercest Decepticons of them all.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''With Headmaster Horrorcons, the jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot! And when the head enters the robot's body you get a readout of its Decepticon power.'' Kid 1: &quot;Destroy the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Never!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} '''''Now''' with Horrorcons! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Targetmasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXc6PbcaxA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Live-action set of a rocky planet with something crashing into it and causing an explosion. We see more explosions on the planet's surface. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: As &quot;lightning&quot; flashes, Crosshairs sits on a rocky platform with Pinpointer plugged into his roof. This leads into a jumpcut sequence of first Pinpointer then Crosshairs transforming. Slugslinger and [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]] get the same treatment. We then get a quick battle scene of Slugslinger and Misfire knocking down Crosshairs and Sureshot. The ad ends with [[Spoilsport]] being removed from Sureshot's hood and transformed.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While Slugslinger and Caliburst get a brief animated appearance in alt mode as they swoop through between the two sets of Targetmaster/partner battles, Pointblank and Peacemaker get left out completely. Part of the animated footage from this commercial would end up being used in the opening sequences of [[The Rebirth]] three-part mini-series.<br /> : Galvatron: &quot;Surrender Magnus or be destroyed!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;No Galvatron! We too have Targetmaster Transformers!&quot; {Tar-get-master Transformers! Two Trans-for-mers, out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the guuuun! Tar-get-master Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''That's right, each one becomes two.'' {Robots in disguise.} ''Targetmaster Autobots '''and''' Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> [[File:Sixshot commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron got six!]]<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyPXIKa5Bg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut montage of the final step of the transformation for each of Sixshot's modes. This is followed by three kids talking about how many modes they figured out as the toy spontaneously switches (via jump cutting) between modes on their outstreched hands. A counter is shown in the upper right hand corner as each mode the kids figured out is shown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used. Surprisingly, the kid who got three was able to work out the tank, winged wolf and laser pistol modes but ''not'' the ''robot'' mode. <br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Autobot attack!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Sixshot'll stop them. Sixshot's a one robot army! He's a jet fighter.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's one.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A rocket car.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's two.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;He's a tank!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Three!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A winged wolf.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Four!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A laser pistol!!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Five!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And a robot.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's six!&quot; Sixshot: &quot;Sixshot's my name!&quot; ''There's never been a Transformer like him.'' {The Transformers! More muchmore than meets the eye!} Kid 1: &quot;I can do four.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;I got three!&quot; Kid 3: &quot;I figured out five!&quot; ''Sixshot, the most challenging Transformer of them all! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Scorponok G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPdxlcgTxQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron runs (with comical sped up animation and rapid patter sound effects) down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Scorponok sits in base mode atop a rocky platform (not unlike Metroplex and Trypticon) as lighting flashes and the platform rotates. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence showing off the various features of the base and the intial view of the scorpion mode. The camera never stops rotating through the sequence, even when there's a jumpcut. After all the spinning we see a demonstration of his scorpion legs moving as he rolls along the ground and his capture claws grabbing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. We then see [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] transformed and plugged into the robot mode, showing off his readout. We end on a brief battle scene with a kid walking Scorponok in robot mode towards Computron. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Naturally, Zarak is visible running around as Scorponok transforms. It's not clear who's meant to be speaking the first line in the animation. The voice is same one used for one of the Technobots (presumably [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]) later in the ad, but the wording of the line makes more sense if it's spoken by someone other than a Technobot. On the subject of voices, Galvatron's is provided by Frank Welker as usual but Scattershot's is not quite the same as his normal voice. It is very close though and based upon this and the logical conclusion that the group's leader would be the one to instruct them to combine, Scattershot is most likely the intended speaker. Like the toys used in the other Decepticon Headmaster commercials, Scorponok is an early version with striped bars in his read out. In a nice touch of continuity with the Decepticon Headmasters commercial, Zarak is referred to as Scorponok's trainer by the narration.<br /> :Scattershot(?): &quot;Technobots approaching!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform Scorponok! My triple changer Headmaster base will stop them!&quot; Scattershot: &quot;Form Computron!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform again and destroy Computron!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, muchmore than meets the eye!} ''The base has twin towers and ramps to launch cars!'' Galvatron: &quot;Transform!&quot; ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...'' Galvatron: &quot;TRANSFORM!&quot; ''the HEAD of its robot!'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Technobots and Terrorcons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyc4GgumQA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] are on the move on what looks like prehistoric Earth with multiple smoking volcanos in the distance. [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] falls into a pit trap, causing Scattershot to approach and transform but he's interrupted by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] throwing rocks. [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] race to the scene and transform, then put up a force field to deflect one of the rocks. [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] steps into a snare trap tethered to Strafe. Rippersnapper and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] back the Technobots up to a nearby base, in front of which appears to be Hun-Gurrr inside a cage. Strafe flies overhead with Sinnertwin still tethered. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The segment starts with Hun-Gurrr flying in dragon mode in front of a rock wall and then Scattershot flying in jet mode from the opposite direction. Scattershot's weapon is deployed before a jumpcut to two kids playing with one of them swooping Scattershot down on Hun-grr. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence of close ups of each of the Terrorcon limbs' alt modes. Cutthroat is last, with his panel being zoomed out on as it flips around into place in a grid of the four limbs in robot mode with Hun-Gurr's robot mode super imposed in the middle. The grid turns into a ball and then re-expands to show Abominus flying. A static transition shows us the five Technobot alt modes in the same grid style as the Terrorcons were. The grid rolls into a cylinder then unrolls to reveal a shot of Computron flying. We then end on a very brief snippet of two kids battling with the combined robots in a very out of place and sterile looking set with a light colored background and a set of white platforms. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cutthroat is present in the opening scene of the animation, but isn't seen after that. The Autobot base bears some similarities to Fortress Maximus but is completely grey/silver, appears to not have armaments, and may be missing the ramp on the left side (though the angles we get make it difficult to tell for sure). It's similar enough that it's probably safe to say it's at least using Fort Max's animation model, albeit possibly misdrawn. Rodimus and Ultra Magnus's voices are provided by their regular series actors, Dick Gautier and Jack Angel respectively.<br /> : Rodimus Prime: &quot;Magnus look!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;I've never seen Decepticons as vicious as those monstrous Terrorcons.&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Lucky we have the Technobots!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yeah, but those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''Out of monstrous Terrorcon beasts comes the incredible Abominus, to battle the fearless and futuristic Computron.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version of the regular ad in order to fit a plug for [[Decoy]]s at the end. <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> [[File:DecepticonClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:AutobotClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTP4kavCrk 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The double spy rolls down a dirt hill in car mode. Sliding in from left, we see his transformation. First to Punch then, after a frame flip, to Counterpunch. After the clone animation segment runs, we see Pounce and Wingspan in their alt modes flying down the previous hill. At the bottom they smack into Fastlane and Cloudraker in robot mode. A panel of the twins in robot mode flips to the screen then slides away to reveal a panel of Cloudraker being transformed to jet mode. That panel also slides away to reveal Cloudraker flying over Fastlane, who is rolling along. This pulls away to a jumpcut sequence of Counterpunch, and both sets of clones flying in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Punch/Counterpunch is not voiced by his series voice actor.<br /> :{Double spy!...double spy!} Punch: &quot;You can trust me Rodimus!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} Counterpunch: &quot;You can trust me Galvatron!&quot; ''Introducing the Transformers Double Spy. From a supercar he can transform into a heroic Autobot or an evil Decepticon. '''Now''', discover the clones. Decepticon clones look identical but one transforms into a puma, the other into a hawk to fight Autobot clones. One of these twins transforms into a dragster, the other a jet.'' {The Transformers!} ''Double spy sold separately, clones sold together. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=60 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version with sped up narration in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> [[File:Monsterbots G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, as Kup notices Scourge, Cyclonus and Octane attacking. Rodimus orders the Monsterbots to attack. They respond by bursting through a wall and taking on the Decepticon trio. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with stop motion jumpcut transformation sequences for [[Doublecross]], [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] and [[Grotusque]]. This is followed by jumpcuts of the three flying in beast mode with the unseen kid or kids holding them furiously pumping their spark triggers. The sparks that come out are not the actual sparks from the toys but effects layered over the top, in order to make the spark volume and distance look more impressive than it actually is. The jumpcuts lead into the three Monsterbots sitting on a rocky platform, with one set of kid hands firing off sparks from Repugnus and Grotesque. This is in response to another kid, whose hand comes into view holding Razorclaw. The ad ends with a replay of Doublecross's sparking.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus. Rodimus Prime is voiced by his series actor, Dick Gautier. Kup is also voiced by his series actor, [[John Stephenson]], albeit with a higher pitch than usual. <br /> : Kup: &quot;Rodimus, quick! There's been an accident. The new Autobots are Monsterbots!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;They're monsters alright.&quot; Kup: &quot;Decepticons!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Monsterbots attack! Glad those monsters are on our side.&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!'' Kid: &quot;You can't stop the Monsterbots!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Transformers Monsterbots. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzvccVI9MU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut montage of [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]'s two halves and transformation from the side and then continues with the same for Flywheels and a clip of both transforming, shot from the front. Next we get a Throttlebot montage with Chase and Freeway being released to zoom across the floor, then a jump to Chase's backend being flipped down to reveal his face. We get the same for Wideload and Rollbar (with Rollbar getting the transformation) and Goldbug and Searchlight (Searchlight transforms). The last scene prior to Kidmation and the end shots is a battle scene with two kids (Yes, there are two. You can just barely catch a glimpse of the hand, arm and side of head of a kid wearing a red shirt on the right side of the screen.) laying on a floor to release Chase, Rollbar and Searchlight in robot mode as they zoom off into the Duocons. There's a very quick close up afterward of the more visible kid's exclaiming &quot;Wow!&quot; as his eyes bug out.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Decepticon alerting Galvatron is not shown nor identified, but since his voice is the same as the one used for Cyclonus in the Sixshot ad he is identified as such in the below transcript. The animation in this ad was also used in the intro for [[The Rebirth]] three-parter.<br /> :*'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=121 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Galvatron, our jet's gonna crash into a tank!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot; ''Introducing Duocons. Decepticon two-in-ones. They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.'' {The Transformers!} ''But they haven't met the Throttlebots yet!'' {More much more than meets the eye. The Transformers!} Kid: &quot;Wow!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers Duocons come together. Throttlebots sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> [[File:Fort Max G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_PTqKbsC8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Fortress Maximus sits in base mode on a stone platform that rotates as the camera zooms in. Cut to a kid using the left side ramp launcher to send [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] down the ramp. Cut back to a front view of the base mode before switching to a closer view of the tower with the Headmaster pilot compartment open. The camera zooms in as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] is placed in the compartment and the lid closed. Cut to Rippersnapper and Sinnertwin flying in from the left to represent the Terrorcons. Cut again to the last few steps of Fort Max's transformation to battle station mode, then a jump back to base mode that phases out to show the battle station mode again. After the animated segment, we see a stunned kid holding Abominus. Cut to show that the kid is looking at Cerebros standing between Fort Max's legs. The camera pans up Fort Max and as it does so, there's an inlay of Cerebros in robot mode that phases out into an inlay of Cerebros in head mode, disappearing just in time for Cerebros to be attached to complete Fort Max's robot mode. Cut to Abominus being moved along a rocky platform with the kid holding him off camera. The camera swings around to reveal Fortress Maxmius at the other end of the platform with a second kid crouched behind him, holding his legs. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> : ''It's Fortress Maximus!'' {FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!} ''The colossal Headmaster Autobot City.'' Kid: &quot;Look!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;The Terrorcons are attacking!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Transform Fortress Maximus!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} Ultra Magnus: &quot;From city to battlestation!&quot; {More much more than meets the eye!} Hun-Gurrr: &quot;Terrorcons form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot; ''But Fortress Maximus transforms again, this time into a robot so '''humongous''', a separate robot becomes it's head!'' Kid: &quot;It's power's awesome!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc 30 sec] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_vaeTp1qQ 10 sec] – Excerpts of Optimus Prime at Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron, soundtracked with a Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime narration that is uncharacteristically arrogant.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!&quot; ''Catch the surprise return of Optimus Prime. Coming soon to The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Similar to the Dinobot ads of 1985, the Pretender ad suggests that Hasbro or [[Griffin Bacal]] were changing their minds about the theming of this year's ads. The Pretender ad went through three different iterations with three different jingles, though two of them were fairly similar. They eventually settled on having the commercials begin with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. This would be accompanied by narrator Victor Caroli saying &quot;NEW &lt;blank&gt; are/is here!&quot; with heavy emphasis on &quot;NEW&quot;. The camera would zoom in on one of the panels to transition into the animated segment. Sometimes there would be a second such transition later in the ad. The main jingle for 1998 was &quot;They've got the power to surprise!&quot; with the first word being held out a comically long time. As was done in 1987, the jingle was customized based on the subgroup (Pretenders, Powermasters, etc.) being adverised and often both the beginning snd the verses were specific to a subgroup or even just a single character. Kidmation was also subroup specific, featuring a kid turning into a crude CGI robot with varying appearances. For Pretenders the robot resembled the inner robot of [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]; For Powermasters it was Powermaster Optimus Prime and the Targetmasters got a generic Targetmaster robot. This would, unfortunately, be effectively the last year for Kidmation until ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''. The one toy that did not belong to any subgroup, [[Quickswitch]], was also the only toy not get a custom jingle. In fact, Quickswitch's ad had no jingle in it at all. Conversely, it appears the [[Triggerbot]]s and [[Triggercon]]s ad was the only one not to receive new animation. Another one-off oddity is the fifteen second version of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] ad which is the first and only Transformers toy commercial since 1985 and before Beast Wars that did not feature Victor Caroli as the narrator. Instead [[Stephen Keener]] provided the narration. The toy dioramas became much more varied this year. While they all used some form of an alien planet, different subgroups had their own variation on it: The Pretenders were in a snowy, mountain like environment; The Powermasters, Sparkabots and Flamecons were seemingly in a rocky area with a green gradient sky; Quickswitch, the Triggerbots and Triggercons were also in a rocky area but with a pink sky; The Seacons were, appropriately enough, underwater; And finally the Small Headmasters and Targetmasters kept continuity with their larger counterparts by being in the same rocky, doom-laden environent with the latter even having the same lightning effects.<br /> <br /> Following up on Optimus Prime and Bumblebee (as Goldbug)'s re-introduction to the cartoon and the Goldbug toy, a response to the backlash to the legacy character deaths in the movie, Hasbro returned Optimus Prime to the line as Powermaster Optimus Prime. The commercials for the Powermasters heavily featured Prime in the animation and his return was heralded in a grandiose fashion. In the commercial for Optimus Prime, Victor Caroli informed us that &quot;A '''NEW''' Optimus Prime is here!&quot; while the jingle for Prime's ad referred to him as &quot;Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of our time!&quot;. Peter Cullen even reprised his role in the animation, with Prime telling us that &quot;It's great to be back!&quot;. This is all in sharp contrast to Goldbug, whom you would never know was Bumblebee just by the [[#Throttlebots|toy commercial]]. This focus on Prime extended to the cartoon and it's advertising as the new wrap around segments featuring a pupppet Powermaster Prime (try saying ''that'' three times fast!) were one of the main selling points. 1988 is the only year known thus far to have multiple advertsiements for the comics as both the Pretender and Powermaster sagas were promoted. The Pretender ad was one of two providing new microcontinuities as Powermaseters Darkwing and Dreadwind are shown attacking a generic Autobot lab where the Autobot Pretenders are being created. The other is perhaps the most notorious example of microcontinuity in all of Transformers advertising. In Quickswitch's ad, he is described as Sixshot's ''son'', and while it is not the first time two Transformers were described as being [[relatives]] it is easily one of the most bizarre. &lt;!-- Prime, Seacons 15 sec, two comic ads, microcontinuity, season 5 ads --&gt; <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretenders comic G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9VYnPkAtMc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (in their skivvies!) inside an Autobot research facility. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the now armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. A battle ensues.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]]. The Decepticon Pretenders are shown coming from the direction of a volcano. Might this be where they were created? In the battle at the end, the order of events implies that the Pretenders' shells are fighting independently of the Pretenders themselves. It is not at all clear who is supposed to speaking the two non-narration lines. The animation shows a closeup on Landmine's eye that fades into Dreadwind and Darkwing flying towards the Autobot lab. Since rhe Decepticons haven't seen the Pretenders yet at that point in the animation it probably isn't them. However, no other Autobots are seen in the lab either.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' Transformer 1: &quot;They look human!&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Battle of the Pretenders. New from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1RykO3Pi4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes a tail-end shot of the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. Two Autobot Powermasters are heard talking in the ad, but it's unclear which of the Powermasters they are. The first one to speak is voiced by Michael Bell, while the second is voiced by Gregg Berger.<br /> : ''To defeat the evil Decepticons, Nebulons team up with Autobots to become Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;We're under attack!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Oh no, Decepticons have Powermasters too!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;Transform Optimus Prime!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Look Optimus is becoming a super Powermaster!&quot; ''Who will win? Find out in Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbG-5o9y2t0&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of the shells of Autobot Pretenders, [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]], and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. After the Darkwing/Dreadwing section of the animation, the Decepticon Pretenders [[Skullgrin]], [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]], and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] get their closeups. After the final animation segment, there's a brief sequence where an engery burst flips the screen from Pretender shell and inner robot, to Pretender shell and inner robot in vehicle mode. This done first for Cloudburst and then Skullgrin.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features only the first wave of large Pretenders. No advertisement featuring the second wave is known to exist.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' &quot;They look human!&quot; &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''NEW Pretender Transformers. Get 'em while they last!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys2}}<br /> [[File:Pretender Commercial CGI Robot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rzuw7k1iQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A bizarre segment of a kid proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; while being shown doing it (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the kid as skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic teal and silver CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot; After the announcement, the robot shoots lightning from it's fingers and shifts its skateboard to face screen left/its right. At the end of the commercial, the robot fires some more lightning before shifting the skateboard to face center and take off towards the camera.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Landmine is shown sitting on top of a rocky platform with the kid from the intro segmen hovering nearby. The kid pulls off the front of Landmine's shell, allowing his inner robot to tumble out and somehow land on its feet at the base of the platform. The kid picks up the inner robot and converts it to vehicle mode and then drives it up next to the shell. Cut to closeup of someone holding Cloudburst and removing the front half of the shell to reveal the robot. The footage then rewverses to put the shell back on, then plays forward again to remove it and then the inner robot is removed. This is followed by a similar sequence for Bomb-Burst except the footage just plays straight through without reversing. We then get the energy burst transition between Cloudburst's modes and the closeups of the Decepticon Pretenders, both reused from the previous ad. After that we get the Bomb-Burst shell reveal again and then a reuse of ''his'' energy burst transition. The toy segment ends with a battle scene where Landmine and Skullgrin's shells and inner robots are standing on their own in a faceoff before two sets of hands come in front battling with Waverider and Submarauder's shells and robots. The battle is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect.<br /> :Kid: &quot;I'm a video gamer! I'm a skateboarder!&quot; Robot voice: &quot;I'm a Transformer!&quot; ''NEW Pretender Transformers are here!'' {Master the power! The POOOOOWER, of Pretender Transformers!} ''Pretender Transformers split apart to reveal a powerful robot.'' {Pretenders - they hide - the Transformer inside!} ''And look there are evil Decepticon Pretenders too!'' Kid: &quot;Transform the Pretenders!&quot; ''Pretenders sold separately.'' <br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUG5VjWcpM 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys3}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VSMYUclRQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, reused from the previous commmercials. This time though, it's preceded by a still of Landmine with &quot;NEW!&quot; plastered on it and a comic book page. The comic page is made up of stills from the previous Pretender animation. The camera zooms in on the top panel to transition into the animation proper. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face, that of a crudely animated Landmine with red eyes.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The energy burst from the previous ads zigzags through a very white and spiky alien environment to reveal Cloudburst fully equipped. We then get a bunch of reused footage; Closeups of the Autobot Pretenders, Cloudburst's shell removal with replay, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal, the inital frame of the Cloudburst enery ball transition, a shorter version of the clash between Waverider and Submarauder, a slightly longer/slower version of the Cloudburst energy ball transition, the Decepticon Pretender closeups, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal a second time, Bomb-Burst's energy ball transition, and finally the full cut of the Waverider/Submarauder clash.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Pretenders are here!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Autobot Pretenders look human, '''but''''' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Pretenders split apart to reveal a powerful robot inside, then reassemble to fight alongside their transformable robot. '''But''', Decepticons have Pretenders too!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:GunrunnerG1-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Machine War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUicyvMLuk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEYsICtTHQE&amp;t=24s 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Pretender Kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of Carnivac's shell, Chainclaw and Catilla together, and then Snarler's shell. Carnivac gets the shell reveal with rewind treatment before a cut to Snarler's closeup again. Carnivac's inner robot is shown being removed from it's shell and we get another cut to the shell standing on a snowy platform and the inner robot is placed next to it wolf mode. An organge diamond shaped static burst appears over the inner robot and fades to reveal the inner robot in robot mode. Cut to Gunrunner driving along with a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect coming from his gun turret. This followed by a very brief snippet of Road Grabber driving along. After the Pretender Vehicle animation, the toy segment ends with Road Grabber's jumpcut transformation and an awkward clash between Catilla and his shell and Roadgrabber riding his shell's chariot mode. The Kidmation comes in at the very end.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.'' {Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Introducing Pretender Beasts. Inside's a beast that transforms into a fighting robot. And there are Autobot and Decepticon vehicles too. They split to reveal a transformable robot then reassemble as a fighting machine.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterToys}}<br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CaDVzY2_4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial. Like the last Pretender ad, this ad has a comic book page intro. In fact it has two, one for the Autobot segment at the beginning and a second for the Decepticon segment that starts at the halfway point<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with the Powermasters on a rocky mountain diorama in front of an alien green sky. The kid to the left with a red shirt rolls Joyride down an incline while the kid on the right with a blue shirt rolls Slapdash down a different incline and they meet Getaway in the middle. The ad then cuts to a closeup of Getaway in robot mode flying in front of a rock wall and crashing through a &quot;BLLAAMM&quot; text effect, followed by aa jumpcut sequence of Rev and Getaway being transformed. Following Kidmation and the second animation sequence, we get Darkwing landing on some gravel. As he lands the screen scrolls up to be a horizontal split screen with Dreadwind flying by a plain green background. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of Hi-Test and Dreadwing being transformed. The segment ends with the blue shirt kid using Slapdash and Joyride to battle the red shirt kid's Darkwing and Dreadwind on top of a rock. A &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect is added to emphasize the magnitude of clash.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The unidentified Decepticon who commands Darkwing and Dreadwind to transform is voiced by [[Wally Burr]], using more or less the same voice as he used for Hun-Grrr in the Fort Max ad.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Powermasters are here! Amazing new Transformers called Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} ''Incredible Powemasters, they only transform when their Nebulon becomes their engine.'' {Powermaster Transformers!} Decepticon: &quot;Decepticon Powermasters transform!&quot; ''And the Decepticons unlock their Transformer energy.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterOptimusPrime}}<br /> [[File:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiInSQq7yU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Optimus Prime crashes through the sound effect &quot;BLAAMM!&quot; as he drives along a rock wall. A closeup of Prime driving up to Hi-Q leads to a jumpcut transformation sequence to the normal robot mode and base. After a brief animation snippet of Prime transforming to super robot mode, we get a very brief clip of the folded up Prime cab being inserted into his super robot body. Kidmation, and then we end with Prime driving along with the text &quot;KA BOOM&quot; overlaid, a still frame of normal Prime next to the base, and super robot Prime flying.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Not only is Prime back, but so is his voice actor, [[Peter Cullen]]. While Prime ''says'' it's good to be back, he doesn't sound very enthused about it. It is not currently known who voices Hi-Q. &lt;!-- Seems likely to be Charlie Adler or Corey Burton based on the sound but I'm not confident enough to make a call --&gt;<br /> : ''A '''new''' Optimus Prime is here.'' Hi-Q: &quot;I'll transform Optimus!&quot; {POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest leader of his time!} Optimus Prime: &quot;It's great to be back.&quot; ''Now Optimus Prime is back as a Powermaster. He only transforms when his Nebulon becomes his engine.'' {POW-er-master Optimus Prime!} Hi-Q: &quot;Look! Optimus is transforming into a super robot!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CiMqlPZR4&amp;t=90 15 sec] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> [[File:Doubledealercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsvaO8NYVM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts by reusing the Optimus Prime jumpcut transformation sequence from the Powermaster Optimus Prime ad. After Kidmation and the second segment of animation, we get some new footage of Doubledealer driving through a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; effect as he drives along a rocky path to his Powermaster engines. We then get jumpcuts to each engine and then to the mode it unlocks, first, Skar second. The segment ends with more reused Optimus Prime footage. In particular his super robot conversion and the super robot flying. The super robot conversion is a longer cut that pans out to reveal the kid doing the transformation and his amazement at it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again we have unidentified Transformers providing commentary. The first is voiced by Wally Burr. The narrator says &quot;Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or Decepticon&quot; which is not true as there was another Transformer still on shelves at the time that could do this. We hear he's nearby. [[Punch (G1)|REAL nearby.]]<br /> : ''A NEW Optimus Prime is here. More powerful than ever, Powermaster Optimus Prime.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Transformer 1: &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;Doubledealer, the Powermaster mercenary!&quot; ''Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or a Decepticon. But in a flash, Optimus Prime becomes a super robot!'' {Powermaster Transformers!} ''Pwermaster Transformers sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) gray robot whose head resembles Brainstorm. The robot's body, on the other hand, looks more like the inner robot of a Pretender with a power readout painted in the center. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Siren skids to halt through the text effect &quot;BLLAAMM&quot;. Brief jumpcut transformation for Siren is followed by a picture in picture of Nightbeat driving along with Muzzle being transformed in the inset. This leads to a shot of Muzzle in headmode being plugged into Nightbeat's body. After the Decepticon part of the animation, the Decepticon Headmasters sit on a rotating, multi-tiered rock platform. Quick cut to Squeezeplay's head being plugged in, folled by another quick cut to a kid wielding Squeezeplay and Horri-Bull. He proceeds to clash with another kid (whose hands are the only part of him we see) using Hosehead and Nightbeat.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron's voice is provided, as usual, by Frank Welker.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Incredible new Headmasters and the driver of the vehicle becomes the head of the robot.'' {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!'' Galvatron: &quot;And our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever! Transform you monsters and prepare to attack!&quot; {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> [[File:Quickswitch commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV6g8DlBQRI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. Optimus proceeds to start blasting.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six?&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The toy segement is very short consisting of a montage of Quickswitch's six modes by themselves, the six modes appearing in succession in the kid's hand and a still frame of his robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes:&lt;/u&gt; The tail end part of the animation where Optimus grabs Sixshot and starts blasting was reused for nearly all the Powermaster ads. This ad has what may be the best known example of a microontinuity in a toy ad, Quickswitch being Sixshot's son. Getaway is unusually bloodthirsty here, yelling &quot;Destroy them!&quot;.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here!'' Getaway: &quot;The Decepticons are attacking! Destroy them!&quot; Autobot: &quot;No, wait it's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Quickswitch is faster and tougher!&quot; Kid: &quot;It's a tank, a plane, a cruiser, a gun, a puma and a robot. (Robot voice) How quick can you all six?&quot; ''Quickswitch, the '''new''' ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:Decepticon Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWQNTiBuv4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jHNNAwFONU Revised 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;:A kid leaps over the top of a generic wooden model robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Quickmix drives towards the camera and through the word &quot;BLLAMM&quot;, coming to a stop by skidding sideways. As he skids, Boomer is removed. This leads to a jumpcut to Boomer being placed on top of Ricochet to form a superweapon. ''That'' leads to another jumpcut to the superweapon being plugged into the right arm of...Scoop? After the second animation sequence we get a series of cuts between driving vehicle mode and flying in robot mode for Scoop then Quickmix. After the third, Decepticon focused animation sequence, we get a three-way split screen with Needlenose on the left, Spinister in the top right and Quake in the bottom right. This splitscreen cuts to the same splitscreen but with the three now transformed to robot mode. The segment ends on a battle between two kids, one wielding Quake and Needlenose and the other holding Quickmix and Landfill, whose toy ''finally'' gets some screen time.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad appears to have gotten a revision at some point. An extremely obviously added line of narration by someone other than Victor Caroli is placed at the end of the kid battle segment and over the end of the jingle: &quot;Each set sold separately.&quot;. Additionally, a disclaimer is now placed over the end shot of the toys, stating: &quot;Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures. Each set sold separately.&quot; This was presumably done as a reaction to confusion over whether the Nebulons were included.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! NOW twin Nebulons transform into weapons that new Targetmaster Autobots need.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the twin Nebulons can also form a super weapon.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''But the Decepticons have new Targetmasters too.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSb2x9ZzZ8 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the toys' weapons being deployed, emphasized with loud clicks: [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] flying, [[Override (G1)|Override]] in robot mode, [[Windsweeper]] flying, and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] in robot mode. We then cut to a battle with Backstreet and Override colliding with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]. The collision is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect. Cut to Backstreet;s guns being deployed in car mode followed by the same for Crankcase. Finally we get another collision between the Autobot and Decepticon ground vehicles with a &quot;BLLAMM&quot; text effect masking the transition to the bots clashing in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: No thirty second ad featuring the Triggerbots/Triggercons has surfaced. Even the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1zl3-h_4I&amp;t=346s 1988 Hasbro Boys toys 3rd/4th Quarter ad master tape] doesn't have it (though to be fair, it's also missing the ads for Quickswitch, Sparkbots/Firecons, Seacons/Sparkbots/Firecons, and some of the early Pretender ads).<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now Triggerbots are battling Triggercons!'' {And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out! Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]][[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> *'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migQwhuwEQQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun. The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Targetmaster Kid<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: An upward rush of bubbles leads us to a montage of [[Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] standing/being placed into various areas of an underwater diorama. The montage ends with a closeup of Snaptrap's moving backcannons and a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect. This is followed by a jumpcut combination sequence. As each limb is added, it also appears in alt mode to the left. Overbite is used as the gun. Following the Piranacon animation, the Kidmation and the Sparkabot/Firecon animation, we get the Sparkabot/Firecon toy segment. It starts with Cindersuar sparking and rolling in from the left. [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] rolls in from the right, causing a kid to whip his head around to follow the action. Cut to closeups of sparks coming out of Guzzle, [[Fizzle]], and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]]. The segment ends with Guzzle barreling into [[Sparkstalker]] with a sparking effect and then a cut to the two battling in robot mode with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; effect.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Seacon toy footage has air bubble effects added to it to enhance the underwater appearance. Sizzle's toy is only seen in the end shot. <br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now from the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when they join with their leader to form Piranacon, any one can become the gun.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers!} ''And here come the Sparkabots!'' {When they're '''fightin'''' mad you see Sparkabots fly as the Firecons battle the Sparkabots!} ''Each sold separately.'' {Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> :* '''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY 15 sec] - The Seacons portion of the above ad (everything before the second animation segment) with new narration by someone who is neither Victor Caroli nor [[The Other Guy]].<br /> ::''NEW Transformers are here! From the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the Seacons form Piranacon!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- A looong while ago Repowers added this but no recording has ever surfaced --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- *'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Triggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots. --&gt;<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> *'''Season 5 upcoming cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE'''!&quot; Well, only one of those ended up being true. Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable! See Optimus Prime as you've never seen him before. Optimus Prime LIVE! Tune in this fall for new action packed episodes of the Transformers, every weekend. Hosted '''LIVE''' by Optimus Prime! You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE''' The Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU8FD5yd8zE 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same background music as the previous ad.<br /> :'' The Transformers. Autobot versus Decepticon. '''Good''' against '''evil'''. '''Metal against metal!''' Titans clash with Earth's fate hanging in the balance! Awesome heroes!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped.&quot; '''''SPECTACULAR SHOWDOWNS!''''' Megatron: &quot;It's over Prime.&quot; '''''The bat-tle rages on!''' The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same new music used in the previous commercials.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll out!&quot; ''More energy. More excitement than ever before! The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> Keeping in line with the toyline's makeup and reflecting the layout of the catalog for 1989, the TV advertising was similarly split between Pretender and Micromaster themes. The Pretender theme used the jingle &quot;Beyond! Beyond anything you've ever seen before!&quot; while continuing to depict the toys in snowy looking mountain environments. The Micromasters, on the other hand, used desert environments and had a jingle that pointedly claimed their superiority over {{w|Micro Machines|the competition}}: &quot;Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot; The Micromaster ads were further unique in their use of stop-motion animation to depict hordes of Micromasters swarming all over. Every Micromaster ad started with an animation segment showing Optimus Prime opening his hand to reveal a Micromaster city. This extreme size difference creates a bit of a microcontinuity as the Marvel comics had them closer in sixe. The Pretenders have their own microcontinuity as the ad for the [[Pretender Monster]]s has them being created by Starscream in a lab.<br /> <br /> 1989 continued Hasbro's trend of levereging their popular chaaracters from the beginning of the line. They continued to have Peter Cullen voice Optimus Prime in the animated segments, but also brought in [[Dan Gilvezan]] to reprise [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in a couple spots and Gregg Berger to reprise [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the Classic Pretenders commercial. Despite this move, this would be the first year not to have new cartoon episodes and thus no advertisements for the cartoon. While the Marvel Comic was still in production, it too appears to have had iit's last advertisement in 1988. The only advertisement for Transformers media that has been found are variant toy ads that included a stinger for a $1.00 copy of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' on VHS if you bought two Transformers toys. Am interesting change in this year's approach to the shorter, 15 second versions of ads is that they aren't simply edited down. They take a 30 second ad that featured two groups of toys, pare it down to the content for one of the groups and then add new narration and often a new clip or two of toy footage. This would continue in 1990 for Micromaster ads but would ultimately be permanently abandonded from G2 on. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Micromaster Patrols G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]] <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x7wxEiv9lY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Later, the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head as Darkwing tries to shoot at others in the background. [[Powertrain]], [[Tote]], [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Swindler]] emerge from various openings in a rock wall to watch four Micromasters driving below them: [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]], [[Free Wheeler]], and Tailspin and Roadhandler again. The latter four split into two pairs (Roadhandler/Free Wheeler and Tailspin/Highjump) and drive up the legs of a large Decepticon standing next to a rock wall. At the top, Tote, Tailspin and Free Wheeler jump from the wall to the robot's shoulders. They stand there as Roadhandler, Free Wheeler, Tailspin, Highjump and Tote somehow manage to drive vertically up the robot's torso. After the second animation segment, the large robot raises it's right hand only to fall over backwards from the swarm of Micromasters. Roadhandler transforms on the fallen robot's chest to add insult to injury.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A closeup of [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] flying is followed by a closeup of Storm Cloud being held by the kid in front of his face. A jumpcut sequence ensues, first Storm Cloud is transformed, then a closeup of [[Free Wheeler]] driving, and Mudslinger being transformed. Another cut shows Tote zooming between Scorponok's feet, causing a second kid to whip his head around. A fizzle effect transitions us to a stop motion sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices. While it's not entirely clear which voice is which, since Dreadwind sees them first in the animation, we've decided to label him as the first voice and Darkwing the second. The large Decepticon robot is a Scorponok figure painted different shades of grey. His antenna and the outline of the rectangle in the middle of his chest are still orange and his face is still tan. In the end shot of the Micromaster Race Car Patrol members appearing in their places on the card back, Roadhandler appears to have grey windows instead of black. The ad mostly features the [[Race Car Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]], with Storm Cloud from the [[Air Strike Patrol]] being the lone exception. The [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle]] and [[Sports Car Patrol|Sports Car]] patrols are not seen. <br /> : ''New Transformers are here. Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micromasters, they're smaller and faster, Transformer commandos that go where nobody else goes! Micro-mas-ter Trans-form-mers! THEEEY'VE got the power to surprise!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvmt8oCPAUU 15 sec] - Similar to the previous ad but resoundtracked with the standard 1989 Micromaster jingle and a new first line of narration. The fifteen second version has yet another new first line of narration: &quot;Micromaster Transformers are here and both Autobots and Decepticons have 'em!&quot;<br /> :: ''They're here! The incredible Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipqTyKtHQc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] pulls in next to the other Micromaster Transports sitting at the edge of an extremely flat cliff. Erector then gets a jumpcut transformation sequence. As toy Groundshaker flies over the city in animated Optimus Prime's palm, it becomes the actual toys. A ramp is connected from the [[Ironworks (facility)|construction station]] to the [[Airwave (facility)|Airport]] and [[Ironworks (Micromaster)|Ironworks]] drives over it. A kid slams (but without much force) the [[Hot House (facility)|fire station]] with [[Hot House (Micromaster)|Hot House]] down amongst the other Battle Stations, the proceeds to play with the crane on the construction station. The kid then rolls Hot House up the ramp of the airport as all four bases are revealed as being connected in a square formation. A closeup of [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] having his hood flipped back for his transformation before being rotated to face the camera is followed by a shot of [[Red Hot]] being driven down the ramp of the [[Greasepit (facility)|gas station]]. The ad ends with a stop motion sequence of Micromasters popping into view all over a rocky, stepped area. <br /> : ''In the world of micros, the only micros that transform are the amazing Micromaster Transformers! And now the Micromasters have Micromaster Transports.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''And here in the palm of Optimus Prime's hand are Micromaster battle stations that connect to form micro cities.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!} ''Micromasters, collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGF4ww1fGOc 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with a new bit of toy footage that shows the construction station being transformed.<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofx3hd0Ti3s 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with added jumpcuts between modes for [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]] and [[Roughstuff]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2xWTm_QI4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDIfpwsmLaI 15 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] landing and transforming to base mode. Cut to a shot of rear right side of the interstellar shuttle with the gas station and helicopter in the background and the Air Strike patrol hanging around in front and inside. [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] stands atop a wall in the shuttle, overlooking one of the ramps as it's lowered to reveal his patrol mate [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] standing behind Skystalker, the latter of which is in car mode. We then cut to a view of the middle of the shuttle, where a ramp is overlapped on one of the helicopters' ramps to &quot;connect&quot; the two. Skystalker is literally beside himself as his [[alternate mode]] drives over from the helicopter to sit next to him. The scene briefly pans out at the end to reveal the gas station connected to the helicopter on the left, a second gas station and the airport just partially visible in the upper right and whole mess of Decepticon Micromasters scattered about. Cut to a kid driving the [[Rocket Base]] up and over a dirt hill. Cut again to a fast motion sequence of the same kid unfolding the base. We then get a closer view of the right side of the base and the ramp being folded down from the rocket tower to allow [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] to cross over from the helipad. The segment ends with a closeup of Flak's front end being flipped back and Flak being rotated to face the camera. It is basically the same shot as the Stakeout one from the previous ad, except Flak is positioned diagonally across the screen with his legs in the lower left corner.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Dan Gilvezan]] returns to voice Bumblebee and [[Peter Cullen]] is still voicing Optimus Prime. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker. The [[ATV]] is never shown. The fifteen second version of the ad only refers to the &quot;Autobot Rocket base and Decepticon space shuttle&quot; in it's narration, though the helicopter is still visible in the background of some parts of the shuttle toy footage.<br /> : Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we captured two of the Decepticons' vehicles!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Look out, they're transforming into bases!&quot; Skystalker(?): &quot;Decepticon Micromasters attack!&quot; {Mic-ro-mas-ters Mic-ro-bases! Become the most in-cred-ible places!} ''Now the Autobots and Decepticons have Micromasters bases and you can connect them to form whole cities!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''Micromaster bases, collect them all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Classic Pretenders G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWBJ4HvzoA 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkWpTABuMoI 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Classic Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut sequence of Bumblebee's shell being opened, his inner robot being removed and transformed to car mode, and car mode Bumblebee driving over gravel to start. This followed by closeups on each of the four shells, Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock. Cut to a kid opening Grimlock's shell and Grimlock's inner robot being transformed to dinosaur mode. After a montage of the four driving/flying in alt mode with the upper body of their shells inset in the upper right corner (same order as the previous montage and yes, Grimlock is shown flying despite being a Tyrannosaurus Rex), the ad ends with the kid wiggling Grimlock and impersonating Gregg Berger: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Mini ''The Transformers'' cast reunion as Peter Cullen voices Oprimus Prime, Dan Gilvezan voices Bumblebee and Gregg Berger is back as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]].<br /> : ''Optimus Prime is under attack! He needs the greatest Transformers ever!'' Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we're here! As Pretenders!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Jazz, Bumblebee, you're back!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; ''And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Classic Pretenders!} ''The greats are '''here''' as Pretenders! Classic Pretender Transformers! Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock.'' Kid: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:SkyhammerRoadblock-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SONVlqfK958 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Vroom is slammed down on the raised middle platform of a snowy looking area with Crossblades on the left and Thunderwing on the right. This is folled by a jumpcut sequence of Vroom and his inner robot being converted to motorcycle and sidecar and then driving along. Switching over to the Ultra Pretenders, a shatter effect transitions to Roadblock plowing through some snow. We then see the kid who was pushing Roadblock flying Crossblades over Roadblock who's being pushed by...some hand. After the Ultra Pretender animation, there's a closeup of Skyhammer and his inner robot flying. The ad ends with a sequence of Roadblock scenes: driving along, a top down view of the vehicle shell being opened, the inner shell being turned around and open to reveal the inner robot, the shell turning to face the camera again, the shell being transformed to vehicle mode and the inner robot being inserted to pilot, and the inner shell flying above the rolling vehicle shell.<br /> : {Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders! Inside one, there's the other then they both transform and combine to form another!} ''And beyond '''Mega'''...there's Ultra! Ultra Pretenders!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Ultra Pretenders!} ''Inside each Ultra Pretender vehicle hides another transformable Pretender. New Ultra Pretenders, the ultimate Transformer experience!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6jYSK1ZR0 15 sec] - The Mega Pretender portion of the previous ad with new end shots to show both modes of all three figures. <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ooXi161INc 15 sec] - The Ultra Pretender portion of the previous ad with the animation at the start, the toy footage re-ordered and some new Victor Caroli intro narration: &quot;They're here! New Ultra Pretenders! Inside each vehicle is another incredible Pretender!&quot; The jingle and the &quot;The ultimate Transformer experience&quot; tagline from the previous ad make up the rest of the soundtrack.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6IPhK29lvk 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, sounding especially growly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Closeups of the shells of Icepick, [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], and Wildfly. Wildfly is turned around to reveal his inner robot, leading to a jumpcut transformation sequence. The ad ends with a jumpcut combination sequence of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] with each component spontaneously appearing in place.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''MONster Pretenders'''! Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!''''' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Monster Pretenders!} ''And their robots form a MONster Pretender!'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> The thematic split between Micromasters and Pretenders from the previous year was reused this year with [[Action Master]]s replacing the Pretenders. The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys. The toy segments featured the toys being played with inside of what is presumably a Cybertronian cityscape with lots of elevated roadways and a background featuring a starry sky and futuristic looking buildings. The Action Masters provided a few last bita of microcontinuity with the initial commercial featuring Optimus Prime asking his fellow Autobots to join him in giving up the power to transform to become stronger, faster and more alive. Other commercials featured the characters utilizing their vehicles, something they've never done in any other fiction. The Micromster commercials looked and felt pretty similar to the previous year's commercials with the exception of an updated jingle: &quot;They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.&quot;<br /> <br /> This year featured an even heavier focus on the characters from the cartoon's peak with half of the Action Master line being pre-existing characters. As such, those characters were also the ones most heavily featured in the advertising. The initial ad gave no spotlight to the new characters at all, while the first of the two vehicle ads was more focused on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] than [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]]. Even the animated segments of the Micromaster ads were done from the point of view of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron witnessing the mayhem of the Micromasters. To be fair though, they were advertising the whole of the Micromaster line in just two spots so there wasn't much time to explain their characters anyway. In a nice touch of visual continuity, the Micromaster commercials used the Action Master forms of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron. While Peter Cullen continued voicing Optimus Prime, neither Jazz nor Megatron had their original voice actors. For Jazz it was due to [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Why they were unable to have [[Frank Welker]] voice Megatron is unknown, but either a limited budget or scheduling conflicts are the likely culprits.<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGxUwIQ1T8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The [[Construction Patrol]] destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A glowing green energy effect turns the cel shaded Hot Rod Patrol sitting in the palm of an unseen kid's hand into the actual toys as two other kids look on. [[Hubs]] is pushed into frame by a finger, then the segment cuts to the same scene with [[Roller Force]]. This leads to a jumpcut sequence showing Roller Force's transformation. After the stop-motion segment, [[Trip-Up]] gets the finger push treatment. This is followed by [[Neutro]] and [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]] pushing dirt around as they pull up in front of [[Crumble]] and [[Takedown]]. The ad ends with a second, much brief stop-motion sequence with the Hot Rod Patrol, [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol|Monster Truck Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]], and Construction Patrol parking in order in front of a ravine. After every one is parked, the Hot Rod Patrol transforms.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Optimus Prime's voice is provided by Peter Cullen. An undetermined Micromaster (presumably Big Daddy as he's the central focus of the group), is voiced by [[Neil Ross]]. <br /> : Jazz: &quot;Optimus, check out the new Hot Rod Patrol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Sharp looking bunch but can they transform?&quot; Big Daddy(?): &quot;You bet we can, we're Micromasters!&quot; {They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.} Big Daddy(?): &quot;Decepticons attacking! Autobot Construction Patrol transform and destroy the bridge!&quot; {Micromaster Transformers!} ''New Micromaster patrols, sold in packs of four. Collect them all!'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0i1v54R44 15 sec] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. Jazz is not heard but Peter Cullen and Neil Ross jibber their lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;CheckoutmynewMicromasterHotRodPatrol!&quot; &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> [[File:Micromastercombiners-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6f467-z6Lg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. Stop motion: The camera pans down a line of mixed and match Combiners combining.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: After the stop motion segment, the combined vehicle modes of Roadburner/Wheel Blaze and Oiler/Slide pull up next to the combined vehicle mode of [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] and [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]]. Wheel Blaze and Roadburner are then separated and recombined with Hammer and Oiler, respectively. Cut to a closeup of Oiler being transformed and being set down next to a transformed Slide. Closeups of the combined vehicle modes of Missle Master/Moonrock and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]]/[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]] driving are followed by a greatly extended version of the stop motion combinations from earlier. After that, [[Missile Launcher]] is shown rolling along, then [[Cannon Transport]] from the other direction. Two kids are then shown driving the two transports up along each side of [[Tanker Truck]], albeit from directions opposite the ones they were previously shown to be coming from. Tanker Truck gets a stop motion transformation sequence. This is followed by the Combiner Transports animation sequence and the a still shot of the Roadburner/Wheel Blaze, Oiler/Slide and Sledge/Hammer vehicles lined up next to each other, taken from the earlier sequence. The segment ends with Tanker Truck driving to screen right followed by a cut to Missile Launcher driving to screen left.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;This place is crawling with Micromasters!&quot; Micromaster: &quot;Micromaster Combiners, reconnect!&quot; Megatron: &quot;WHAT?!?&quot; ''Amazing new Micromaster Combiners, split in two and reconnect to form new vehicles. And each half transforms into a robot.'' {Micromazzter Combinerz! (Connect in hundreds of combinations!)} '''''AND''' there are incredible new Micromaster Combiner Transports, that transform into robots '''AND''' battle stations!'' {It's the ultimate transformation!} ''Combiner and Combiner Transports sold separately.'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM40pTMSgHU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial to only feature the Combiners and not the Transports.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goCOVt5-Tfs 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starting after the first morph from animation, we get a closeups of Optimus Prime taking a knee, his gun and his gun being placed into [[City of Steel (episode)#Quotes|the hand at the end of that arm]]. A kid shoves Prime (his legs now straight) into the camera before a cut to a view from behind Megatron of Prime kicking Megatron's leg out from under him. A closeup pan across a large group of Action Masters and their partners is followed by an extreme closeup of Blaster flying from bottom right to top left. This cuts to Optimus Prime dropping Soundwave with an upper cut and then another cut to Over-Run throwing a...much less effective one. After the second morph, we get a closeup of Megatron turning his head one direction as his torso and the camera turn other directions. Starscream decks [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and the we get a sequence highlighting the Autobots: Optimus Prime dropping Starscream with a kick to the groin, Jazz just rolling along on his skateboard and Bumblebee taking off with his helicopter. Rad holds Treadshot over his head before tossing him. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] mounts up on the [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] and zooms along. Two kids swing Action Master vehicles through the air. One of them holding the [[Stratotronic Jet]] and the other the [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] in their flight modes. A closeup of Rad and Lionizer on a turntable is followed by closeups of [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Push-Button]] and [[Anti-tank cannon]]'s spring loaded transfomations being activated. Anti-tank cannon (in gun mode) is then slammed into Grimlock's fist. The segment ends with a wide shot of pretty much every US release Action Master toy sitting on the various levels of the Cybertron cityscape diorama with extra copies of Prowl and Inferno just in front of the camera facing away from it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by the same sound-alike from the Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol commercial. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]]. Optimus Prime is once again voiced by [[Peter Cullen]]. In the morphing shots, some of the Action Masters have the wrong guns. The first shot has Jazz holding Rollout's gun, while Prime is brandishing [[Devastator (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Devastator]]'s. In the second shot, Megatron is holding Grimlock's gun. Considering that Prime is shown being equipped with the correct gun immediately after the first morph, the toy footage probably used the wrong guns to match the animation. This ad has an unusual length, clocking in at 45 seconds. This ad not only heavily features the existing popular Transformers characters from the first few years of the line, but never names and gives little screen time to any of the new characters. Even the featured vehicles are piloted mostly by existing characters. This, along with the morphs from animation to real toys, shows how heavily Hasbro was betting on the recognizable characters from the cartoon to sell the line.<br /> : {Action Masters!} Optimus Prime: &quot;Who will join me? Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic''] Jazz: &quot;I will!&quot; Rad: &quot;Count me in!&quot; ''And so, Action Masters are born! Transformers Action Masters are incredibly detailed action figures!'' {Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) Action Masters!} ''But the '''eeevil''' Decepticons steal [[Nucleon (substance)|the power]] and become Action Masters too. Led by Megatron, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], they battle Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Bumblebee like you've never seen them battle before! Action Masters ride into battle in sleek transforming vehicles and fight alongside vicious transforming animals and battle droids.'' {Transformers. Action Masters!} ''Get in on the action!'' {Action Masters!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Starscream Attack Jet vs Over-Run Attack Copter.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDXgTz504KI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. Animated Starscream with the Turbo Jet morphs into the actual toys.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a reuse of all the scenes of figures hitting each other from the previous ad. The Starscream morph leads into Starscream flying the jet alongside [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] and the [[Off-Road Cycle]]. Prowl hops on the Turbo Cycle and races alongside Over-Run in the Attack Copter. The segment ends with jumpcut transformation sequences for the Turbo Jet and Turbo Cycle. <br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters are here! Incredibly detailed action figures that battle like never before!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!)} ''The '''eeeevil''' Starscream attacks in the Turbo Jet. But the Autobots are ready with Prowl's Turbo Cycle and Over-Run's Attack Copter. And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!''''' {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly8MQxS5tJE 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Strato Jet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with the same reused battle scenes as the previous commercial. It then cuts to interleaved jumpcut sequences of the transformations for the Attack Cruiser and Turbo Racer. This is followed by more reused footage from the first ad. This time it's the two kids swinging the vehicles around. Gutcruncher is placed into the Stratotronic Jet before being shown flying it. The toy segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence for the Stratotronic Jet.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Gutcruncher speaks! His voice is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters, incredible detailed action figures that battle like never before! Check out Wheeljack's Turbo Racer and Sprocket's attack cruiser!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) (Alive!)} ''But look out Prime, here comes Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet! It's a flying menace that transforms into a terrifying tank and laser canon.'' &quot;Destroy them!&quot; {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' {Action Masters!}<br /> :*'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-nlyKJ7UJU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with new narration: ''The Autobot Action Masters transform the Turbo Racer and the Attack Cruiser. But the Decepticons battle back with Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet, transforming it into a tank and laser cannon. Action Master figures and vehicles.''<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> Advertising for products associated with ''The Transformers'' resumed with the onset of Hasbro and other comapnies leveraging the nostalgia fans have for the franchise. As such, a number of trailers and commercials for home video releases, video games, and televised airings of the cartoon series have been put out in recent years. <br /> <br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdI6u0t0yFw 1:22]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a &quot;big smelly zoo&quot; by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> : [What do you get when you cross a kid with a RHINO?] [1.A wild beast that loves to skateboard.] [2. A child with a big horn on it's forehead] [3. Totally awesome home video fun!] [Transformers] [G.I.Joe] [JEM!] [Let Kid Rhino Home Video turn your home into a big smelly zoo!] [Unleash a wild Rhino, born and bred to bust-up the TV and entertain the kids!] [(Just don't let the Rhino sit on your new sofa)] [&lt;Kid Rhino Home Video logo&gt; Just as wild and untamed as the kids who love it!]<br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs 1:12] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and Lion's theme song play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD. This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> : Narrator: &quot;It is the year 2005. The treacherous Decepticons have conqured the Autobots home planet of Cybertron.&quot; [Transformers] [The Movie] [20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD] [Brilliantly Remastered and Color-Corrected] [DVD Features Include:] [Never-Before-Released 16x9 Widescreen Version] [All New Interviews] [Exclusive Commentaries] [...And More!] <br /> <br /> * '''''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1RB9iMNRMQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; Victor Caroli tells us all about the features of the 20th anniversary DVD release of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' in his first and only Transformers-related work since [[Commercial/Beast Wars|Beast Wars]].<br /> : {Transformers!} ''The movie phenomenon is back. On DVD. In an all new special edition two disc set featuring collectible artwork. '''Now''' brilliantly remastered and color corrected plus all new featurettes, exclusive commentaries, deleted footage and much more! Own Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary special edition on DVD today.'' <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]] trailer 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI6iigTuyNk 55 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> :[Coming on iPhone/iPod Touch end of February 2010]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CetyyOfxFK8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage. The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> :[Defeat the Decepticons in turn-based battles] [More Than Meets The Eye]<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete First Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrWtbv03BKM 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Animation excerpts from the first season of ''The Transformers'' play as the narrator introduces the set and tells us about the special features. Also features excerpts from the set's special features including one of the [[Public Service Announcement|PSA]]s. To [[Shout! Factory]]'s credit, the animation clips used are actually limited to the first season and the special features.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''All sixteen episodes of the groundbreaking first season in a three DVD set.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: The History of the Transformers...'' [[Wayne Luther]]: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, a rare PSA, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Transformers: Season One. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Second Season, Volume 1'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyHlsve6iYg 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season two excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2010== <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Third and Fourth Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjE4qoySWE 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season three excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts. This trailer is also effectively the trailer for the Second Season Volume 2 as no trailer was produced specifically for it. Shout! Factory's [http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-season-two-vol-2-30th-anniversary-edition?product_id=3185 product listing for Season Two Volume Two] links to this trailer.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> [[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Say, you sound familiar. You wouldn't happen to be related to a certain [[Starscream (G1)|treacherous second-in-command]] of mine would you?]]<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon. The argument uses edited footage from ''The Transformers'' and the Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon. The initial shot of Cobra Commander coming on Megatron's view screen actually has the Cobra Commander footage pasted over a shot of ''Optimus Prime'' activating Teletraan-1's console. Cobra Commander's voice is provided by an unkown [[Chris Latta]] soundalike. Megatron appears to be voiced by Frank Welker, albeit with more growl and without the up pitching of the original show's voice processing.<br /> :Cobra Commander: &quot;Cobra Commander here.&quot; Megatron: &quot;New Year's Day, first one to world domination takes it.&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;You're on, I've got an epic&quot; {COBRA PALOOZA!} Megatron: &quot;Easily outdone by my&quot; {MEGATRON-ATHON!} Cobra Commander: &quot;Yeah Megatrona-wannabe!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Take off that mask and say that to my face you Cobrapalooza!&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;Megatron a blah blah&quot; Megatron: &quot;Why you, I...&quot; ''Five episodes of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is followed by five episodes of Transformers. It's the Cobrapalooza Megatron-athon. Check you local listings. Only on the Hub.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''[[Shout!_Factory#Japanese_Collection|Transfomers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters]] trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-lWj1T3lxQ 49 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: As excerpts of ''The Headmasters'' play, the narrator gives us a description of the DVD set.<br /> : ''Enter the world of the Headmasters. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters!'' {Head on! Head on! Head on!} ''For the first time on DVD. This four disc set contains all thirty-five episodes of the action packed, animated series. Including the original Japanese audio with all new English subtitles. And an art gallery. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters. Now available on DVD.''<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI 30 sec]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> <br /> ==2016==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6d6brmcVDs 1:16]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Ubknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the movie are shown with Lion's version of the [[theme song]] and then [[Stan Bush]]'s ''[[Dare]]'' playing in the background as the narration tells us about this new release of the movie. An excerpt of an interview with [[Neil Ross]] where he describes his astonishment at fan reverence is used as an example of the special features.<br /> : ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is now on DVD and, for the first time, on Blu-ray!'' {Transformers! Transformers!} Unicron: &quot;I...am Unicron.&quot; Hot Rod: &quot;Who's Unicron?&quot; Kranix: &quot;A plaent that devours everytyhing in it's path.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Die Autobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Such heroic nonsense.&quot; ''The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is remastered from a stunning new 4K transfer. Plus brand new bonus features.'' [[Neil Ross]]: &quot;When I did this one line that fans seem to remember and like, there was this eruption of cheers and applause. And I went: &lt;jaw drops&gt;&quot;. ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; ''Now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download.''<br /> <br /> == 2018 ==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqd591Lhomk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJn_775l2Uw 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events; one day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 27]]th, [[2018]] along with a look at the then upcoming ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : ''Back in theaters for a one day nationwide event on September 27th. Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [Relive The Adventure] ''Including a look behind the scenes of the new Bumblebee movie. Transformers: The Movie. Get tickets at FathomEvents.com.''<br /> <br /> == 2021 ==<br /> * '''The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXM1KsrGV7U 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events' two day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 26]]th and [[September 28]]th, [[2021]] in honor of it's thirty-fifth anniversary. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : [Back In Theaters] [2 Days Only September 26 &amp; 28] [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] [Tickets On Sale FathomEvents.com]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4vCr4kfxUye-HsXtMeqc4GKJhJjjHaU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation playlist, 1984-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1985 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> {{TOC|align=left|limit=2}}<br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Later background music would be completely new creations that still retained the feel of the show themes. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;The Transformers. From Hasbro.&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Freaky Green Glowing Eyes.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> Toy segments would typically consist of jump cut filled sequences of the kids transforming the figures, followed by a big group battle. The transformation steps would be accompanied by loud clicking noises to emphasize the parts shifting into place. The kids would be shown playing with the figures in a variety of dioramas over the course of the line. From 1984 to 1986, the dioramas were rocky desert areas to reflect the areas of earth that most of the cartoon and some of the comic took place in. As both the comic series and cartoon moved away from stories on Earth into being more of a space opera, the dioramas after 1987 reflected more alien looking worlds with bizarre terrain and sky colors. <br /> <br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1, most of these provided by [[Charlex]] in their visually distinct style. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads, are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. Like Sony, the ads on the Shout! Factory set have blurred faces. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{note|Each commercial entry includes a transcript of its narration. There are a number of different conventions used to denote different types of speech.&lt;br&gt;''Italics'' are used to indicate when the narrator is speaking. &lt;br&gt; &quot;Quotes&quot; denote non-narrative speech such as a character or actor talking in-universe, a sound effect from a toy, or an excerpt from a cartoon. &lt;br&gt; {Curly braces} denote singing or rapping. &lt;br&gt; [Square braces] indicate on-screen text narration.}}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Sample entry<br /> <br /> * '''Toy commercial''' [http://www.youtube.com 12 sec]<br /> &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: What 2D or 3D animation was used in the commercial?<br /> &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: If there was narration, who was the voice? Can be either a known name or a nickname for a narrator identified to have been used for multiple TF commercials.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Live action&lt;/u&gt;: Any live action segment that doesn't involve toys. <br /> &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Describe the segments that feature the toys themselves.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Any other interesting information or descriptions.<br /> : ''Transformers. More than meets the eye. Each sold separately.'' -&gt; Transcript<br /> <br /> --&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> ==1984==<br /> First year toy commercials were structured a bit differently from what would become the norm for ''The Transformers''. With the exception of the re-worked Optimus Prime ad, they all started with stop motion animation of the featured toys with streaking effects added. This would then be followed by animation re-used from the Marvel US #1 ad. This animation used early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, and only Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave are specifically identified, being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator&quot; respectively. While there would be no original animation in the ads until 1985, the reworked Optimus Prime commercial added an excerpt from the cartoon's first season intro. The animation would be followed by jump cut sequences of the toys being transformed, a Kidmation clip and finally a scene showing four kids battling with the toys. The toy footage was filmed on a set that consisted of large mounds of red dirt in front of the porch of a house, with a dusky sky backdrop behind it. The sky, the color of the dirt and the architectural style of the house would seem to place it in the southwestern [[United States of America|United States]], no doubt related to that being the type of environment the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was frequently depicted as having crashed into. Closeups of the toys tended to be filmed from lower angles/positions in order to use the dirt mounds as backdrops.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comic===<br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQCCO792xuw 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime. This ad is, to date, the first known piece of Transformers television advertising. One recording shows that it aired at least as early as [[April 21]]st of 1984.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_CDy43Ftg] - Ignore the title, the commercials for ''The Easter Parade'' and the Yankees' games place this ad break squarely on the day before Easter.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> : ''It is a world transformed, where things are not what they seem. It is the world of the Transformers.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> [[File:Megatron_G1_Commercial transformation.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://yo/utu.be/26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Some very early 80s streaking effects as Optimus Prime is shown driving past a plateau and transforming with Starscream flying overhead. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of a buck-toothed kid transforming Optimus Prime before doing his Kidmation bit. Three other kids holding Starscream, Thundercracker and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] watch as the buck-toothed kid, holding Optimus Prime, rises up from behind a dirt mound situated between the three of them. More early 80's streaking effects as we see Megatron instantly transform on top of a plateau. <br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=90 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]].<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot. At the beginning, Starscream transforming and landing on a plateau. At the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe drive along a curving and descending road before transforming, the same road Optimus is seen driving past in the previous ad. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of...something. It's probably intended to be his transformation to plane mode, but the last step shows his wings being positioned for robot mode. Anyhoo, this is followed by Starscream and Thundercracker being flown side by side and a jumpcut sequence of Sideswipe being transformed to robot mode. Following the Kidmation we have a four kid battle scene with two of them swooping the two Seekers down as the other two holding Sideswipe and Jazz turn their figures to face the attack.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Starscream stop motion segment can arguably be interpreted as what happened after he flew out of frame in the Optimus Prime and Megatron ad.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtWufB1vOnM 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Streaking effects as [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] drops into Soundwave's tape compartment. This triggers Soundwave to instantly transform to robot mode and then Buzzsaw flies out of his chest in bird mode. The toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut transformation of Soundwave, removal of Buzzsaw from his chest compartment and Buzzsaw's transformation. After the Kidmation we get a four kid battle scene with two of them flying Soundwave and Laserbeak and the other two holding [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and turning them to face the oncoming Decepticons.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation depicts Laserbeak as Soundwave's partner but the toy segment uses [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] who was actually the one packaged with Soundwave. Granted, it would take a keen eye to tell which it was so, most kids probably assumed it to be Laserbeak.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's the Decepticon Communicator!&quot; &quot;Get more Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:Optimus_Prime_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad is a reworked version of the earlier Optimus Prime and Megatron ad. The footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The introductory stop-motion animation has also been dropped, the ad now starting with the early animation, followed by the excerpt of Prime and Megatron leading their troops from the cartoon intro. The change to introductory animation sequences appears to be where the transition from using stop-motion and animation from the Marvel #1 ad to using original animation segments began. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun. Given that it would've taken some time to re-do the ad after it was identified as needing a change, this ad would have first aired in very late 1984 at the earliest. It's possible it didn't air until 1985.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - A resoundtracked version of the ad, this time using the season two theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''More than Meets the Eye promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyuFcjP0Dyo 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The season one intro sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, rather laid back and various local announcers providing the station ID at the end.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The date listed in the above copy of the ad is [[December 17]]th, [[1984]] which is several months after the miniseries would have premiered in most markets on [[September 17]]th. The mention of &quot;The Transformers, now a three day mini series&quot; however, heavily suggests that this is indeed promoting [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]] and that the series simply didn't start airing on this particular network affiliate until December.<br /> : ''It's the most incredible robot story ever told. The Transformers. The Transformers, now a three day mini-series. Unlike anything you've ever seen before. '''Don't''' miss it.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] on {{w|Xanax}}. ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> : ''The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.'' Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine to control!&quot; ''The Transformers, '''watch''' it!''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAwJWsLbpUo 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the first Transformers commercial. Black helmet Megatron and the Decepticons attack a power plant and the Autobots arrive to stop them. The animated segements are interwoven with the live action footage to create a strangely slanted narrative (see below). <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Some wussy dude.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A kid on a big wheel rides up to a playground and points at some wooden playground equipment shouting that &quot;they're attacking the power plant!&quot;. The scene disolves into an animation segment with Megatron and the Decepticons arriving in front of a power plant and shooting. The kid decides it's time to transform his Power Cycle. After, the scene switches to another animation segment, this time Optimus Prime arriving and taking a shot. This translates back to the real world as just missing ''the kid'' as he rides. The kid declares &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; Another switch to animation to show Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe running and firing, presumably towards the kid. Switching back, the kid decides to return fire with his missiles. This translates to the next few seconds of the previous animation clip of the three Autobots, with them diverting in different directions to avoid an explosion. The [[Autobot#Shattered_Glass|evil Autobots]] now defeated, the kid returns the Power Cycle back to cycle mode. Another kid shows up and asks him what kind of wheels he has: &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This commercial advertises a [[Coleco]]-made {{w|Big Wheel}} tricycle. The cuts between the live-action and animated footage make the kid look like a [[Doctor Arkeville|Decepticon sympathizer]] by having the kid blasting some Autobots. Of course that's only fair since the cuts also make it look like Prime fired first and the Decepticons are the ones defending the plant. Oops.<br /> :''Introducing the Transformers Power Cycle. You can imagine a world of adventures.'' &quot;Look they're attacking the power plant!&quot; &quot;Time to transform into a robot.&quot; &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; &quot;Missiles away! Pew! Pew!&quot; &quot;Back to cycle mode.&quot; &quot;Hey, what kind of wheels you got?&quot; &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> 1985 brought some changes to Transformers advertising, both in quantity and style. While in 1984 Hasbro had just five known ads produced, one of which was a reworking of one the first four, they expanded to thirteen in 1985. This was natural as the toyline itself expanded dramatically due to its huge popularity. This increased popularity led to more commercials for tie-in merchandise. There was even a primetime commercial spot that was run during the holiday season and featured a celebrity in the form of [[Alex Karras]] in order to appeal to parents directly. Stylistically, the most notable change was the use of original animated segments. Every ad got it's own brand new animation clip featuring the highlighted toys with the exception of the Jumpstarters. Some clips even featured new dialogue provided by the same actors used in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]]. Another element brought over from the cartoon was the faction symbol flip, used in the ads as the transition from animation to the live action footage. <br /> <br /> This year's toy commercials would be re-edited a number of times to update them for different reasons. Pretty much every ad got resoundtracked with the season two cartoon theme (the Jupstarters and the Mini-spies ads are the only two ads for which a season two version hasn't been found). The Optimus Prime ad from the previous year also got a season two update. These resoundtrackings also came with updates to the Kidmation, frequently replacing the Kidmation segment with one from another ad. Whether or not the Kidmation was replaced, the Kidmation was always enhanced by giving the kids freaky glowing green eyes. Some ads received additional edits to add a plug for [[Action Cards]] and/or a stinger to notify consumers that the toys would be available &quot;While supplies last!&quot;. The latter type of edit also came with yet another Kidmation change, this time swapping the Kidmation for an entirely unique clip of a kid saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; before his eyes turned green and he mouthed along to the &quot;Robots in disguise&quot; lyric. <br /> <br /> Toy segments kept the same structure and while they started using some different sets, the sets still retained the general look of the 1984 set. Most were just mounds of dirt with unidentifiable backdrops, though the Omega Supreme and Jumpstarters ad utilized a futuristic black floor with white grid pattern in front of a dusky silhouetted mountain backdrop. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Grimlock}}<br /> [[File:Grimlock_G1_Commercial_End_Shot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTQ-oo5yvVw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Three kids positioned around a mound of dirt. Two have the Dinobots standing on the mound while the third flies Thundercracker overhead. Segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Grimlock being transformed to robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Very similar to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercial, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are several characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop with a &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text overlay is employed.<br /> :*The toy segment starts with the multi-kid battle instead of ending with it.<br /> <br /> : Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. A recently found version of the Dinobots ad that also has a blue backdrop for the end shot (see below), suggests that this ad was reworked to create the Dinobots ad. It is possible though, that the opposite is true. Given that G.I. Joe ads of the time ''also'' used blue backdrops for their end shots (although there wasn't any text beyond the G.I.Joe logo), this may have been an experiment before settling on a new format for 1985 (or a quick throw together while they were figuring it out). See the Dinobots ad for additional notes on the toy segment.<br /> : ''To help them battle the evil Decepticons, you can imagine the Autobots create: Dinobots.'' {Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobooots!&quot; &quot;Grimlock and Slag will stop Thundercracker!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each sold separately.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Transformers Dinobot Grimlock. Other Transformers sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> [[File:Dinobots_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me Grimlock!&quot;]] <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Same as Grimlock.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A lot of the same footage from the Grimlock ad but rearranged and with some additions. Starts with a shot of Grimlock in robot mode atop a mound of dirt, before cutting to a jumpcut transformation sequence. Only the head flipping segment is used though, and in reverse order as this transformation is robot to Dinosaur rather than the reverse. After Kidmation, we cut to a brief snippet of the multi-kid battle scene from the Grimlock ad before moving to new closeup footage of Grimlock munching on and releasing Thundercracker's wing. The ad ends with another jumpcut sequence of Grimlock from dinosaur to robot, reusing footage from the Grimlock ad.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; The Dinobot toys used appear to be prototypes as Grimlock has a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :''To help them in their never ending battle against the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of robot: Dinahbots.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobots'll get em!&quot; &quot;Can't beat the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMJMGVsD_4&amp;t=30 30 sec] - A transitional version between the Grimlock ad and the regular season one theme Dinobots ad. The narration is the same as the Grimlock ad, except for not calling out Grimlock by name at the end. Toy segment is yet a different shuffling of the footage, being mostly similar to the Grimlock with the exception of having more footage of Thundercracker flying around. This includes the clip from the regular Dinobots ad of Grimlock munching on Thundercracker's wing. Much like the Grimlock ad, the toy segment also ends with a jumpcut transformation, albeit a shorter one. The end shot is against a blue background, but no &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text this time. Despite the toy segment otherwise being pretty similar to the Grimlock ad, the audio of the kids matches the Dinobots ad.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=29 30 sec] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial using the season two theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA 30 sec] - A modified re-soundtracked version, slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6jMmN1RD84 30 sec] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial, this time using the season three theme (still with modified lyrics). Narrated by Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 &quot;kid face to Ultra Magnus face&quot; Kidmation. The end shot has been edited to match the 1986 &quot;flipping panels&quot; and starburst transition aesthetics.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: ''To help us in our neverending battle against the evil Decepticons, we create the incredibllllle Dinobots!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5GGZ3we68 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow FX1-type [[Mini-spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A hand pulls back and lets go of a buggy-type mini-spy to demonstrate it's motorized action on a black table. A hand is then showing pulling a carded Gears with buggy mini-spy from a rack of store pegs. The min-spy is shown zooming along the table again before being transformed to robot mode. The mini-spy is then instantly back in vehicle mode so his [[rubsign]] can be demonstrated. After Kidmation, we get another look at the mini-spy zooming along the table. We end on a closeup of the yellow promotional burst in the upper right hand corner of a package toy, that upon a pan-out we can see is a<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, it used to be easy to tell the Autobots from the Decepticons. But now, the Mini-spies are on the loose. They look like Autobots, but '''are''' they?'' &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot; ''Transformer Mini-spies. You get one with each of the six Autobot mini-car packages. Motorized Transformers. You can't tell if they're Autobots or Decepticons until you rub up their symbols.'' &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot; ''Transformers Mini-spies. Get 'em while supplies last.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OEEncGeu8s 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a close-up of Shockwave's gun barrel, lights flashing as his electronic sounds squeal. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of a kid transforming Shockwave. After doing his Kidmation bit, the buck-toothed kid flies in Jetfire to take on Shockwave. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of the buck-toothed kid transforming Jetfire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor. The set is once again mounds of dirt in front of a house somewhere in the Southwestern US. A white picket fence with a plant growing along it is visible in the background of the wideshots. The closeup of Jetfire flying appears to be in front a rocky area with a few tufts of prarie grass strewn about.<br /> : ''Tired of losing battle after battle in the sky, the Autobots create the ultimate robot jet: Jetfire.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''But the evil Decepticons have a secret new weapon: Shockwave.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Jetfire to the rescue!&quot; &quot;Shockwave will stop him!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmkJpIi1tI 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme song and a much more energentic Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced by the &quot;freaky green glowing eyes&quot; enhanced version of the Jumpstarters ad Kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> [[File:Insecticons_G1_Commercial_Farmer_And_Son.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_xnRCGY8A 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A boy and his father are working on their farm when a horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Jump cut transformation sequences for Kickback and Shrapnel are followed by the Kidmation. Afterwards, the Kidmation kid brings in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] to attack the Insecticons being brandished by another kid. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Kidmation kid transforming Swoop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While there are already Insecticons chewing on the farmhouse by the time we see it, the fact that the farmhouse shows damage in areas not being munched on suggests the farmer hasn't been doing proper upkeep. The set this time is largely obscured by closeups and motion, but we can see dirt mounds/platforms and a backdrop that seems to imply the kids are in ''really'' tall grass. <br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insec-ti-cons, an ''evil'', new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in Disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Transform the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Insecticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9r0LmghevY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked using the season two theme song. Kidmation has been switched to a &quot;freaky green eyes&quot; enhanced version of the one from the Jumpstarters ad. <br /> &lt;!--:*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.--&gt; &lt;!--This was added by Repowers but no footage has surfaced. It seems pretty likely such an ad did exist but I'm hestitant to claim anything we can't prove.--&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDinalIn228 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A construction crew works on a building site in the desert. The crew flees when their vehicles suddenly transform, revealing that they are the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid again in a different shirt.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Constructicons sit in a circle in vehicle mode on top of a mound of dirt. Two jumpcut transformation sequences are shown. Long Haul's results in him having Devastator's crotch plate positioned behind his head. Scrapper's on the other hand, is more impressive. He not only turns into a robot, but a ''whole other'' Constructicon as a shot of his vehicle mode is followed by a jumpcut sequence of ''Bonecrusher's'' transformation. After the Kidmation, we get a jumpcut sequence of the Constructicons forming Devastator, popping into view one by one. Devastator then swoops in to attack [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] who turn around to watch him bear down on them.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The construction worker yelling &quot;Run!&quot; sounds like [[Corey Burton]] doing a voice similar to adult [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. The toys appear to be prototypes, based on Mixmaster having a lavender mixer barrel and Hook having a lavender crane boom, rather than the yellow-green of the final releases. Speaking of Mixmaster, he is mistransformed in the end shot with his cab not being swung up to form his feet. This results in him towering over the other Constructicons. Long Haul is mistransformed in the initial vehicle modes shot, his head being flipped up.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, nothing is what it seems.'' &quot;Run!&quot; ''Meet the Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately.'' &quot;Devastator's attacking!&quot; {More than meets the eye.} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=90 30 sec] - Resoundstracked with the season two theme and has a tweaked ending showing the Constructicon giftset. The Kidmation has been changed to the freaky glowing green eyes enhanced version of the Kidmation from the &quot;Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge&quot; ad. The tweaked narration switches &quot;Sold separately.&quot; to the oxymoronic &quot;Constructicons giftset sold separately.&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3hzPZ0fdmY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use with the introductory narration now provided by [[Frank Welker]] as Megatron. Kidmation segment is the standard 1986 segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into an Ultra Magnus-like generic robot. The ending shot has also been edited to match the aesthetic of the 1986 ads.<br /> ::Megatron: &quot;In the world of the Transformers, nothing IS what it seems. Meet my Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jumpstarters}}<br /> [[File:Jumpstarters G1 Commercial.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1arJdZShoxY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black floor surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds. At the end two kids fly Starscream and Thundercracker towards two others rolling Topspin and Twin Twist in front of a mountain at dusk backdrop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An unusual set this time between the white grid on black floor pattern and the mountain backdrop framed by white lattice and having colored dots on the dark colored mountain's lower half. The shots of the Jumpstarters zooming along appear to be framed by zooming in on the floor at the base of the mountain. The resulting effect is that they appear to zipping through outer space.<br /> : ''Introducing Jumpstarters. Jumpstarters. In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Jumpstarters attack!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> [[File:Thrust and Dirge G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMJMGVsD_4&amp;t=180 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: You're Gonna Get It<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: One by one panels featuring an Autobot car being rolled are zoomed in, flip over to reveal the same Autobot being flown in robot mode and then zoom out to their final location on-screen. After Kidmation, we see Thrust's nosecone and cockpit flipped up without the arms in place, then a cut to last step of flipping the left wing up. Thrust and Dirge are flown side by side and then we get a jump cut sequence of Inferno's transformation. Inferno, Red Alert and Hoist all whip around just in time for Hoist to get a face full of Thrust. Hey, that's [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]'s schtick!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Smokescreen and Grapple appear in the animation segment and are called out by name in the narration but do not appear in the toy segment. The first step shown of Inferno's transformation is incorrect. Instead of the cab being rotated down, it's rotated up either due to being the wrong clip or the clip being run in reverse. <br /> : ''NEW Autobots join Optimus Prime. Smokescreen, Tracks, Hoist, Red Alert and Grapple. And joining the evil Decepticons, Thrust and Dirge.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers!} &quot;Decepticon attack!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop 'em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. In a change of pace, the original Kidmation is retained and enhanced with freaky green glowing eyes, rather than being replaced.<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sxMlvn3Dsw 30 sec] - Same as the season two resoundtracking with an Action Cards plug squeezed in at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> [[File:Triple Changers and Perceptor G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRKHaIiJxQ&amp;t=250 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A blond haired kid uses Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a leaf before changing him to robot mode. Bowl haircut kid rolls Blitzwing in tank mode before changing him to plane and robot, flying each. The two kids engage in battle over a mound of dirt and are joined by third kid wielding Astrotrain.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain figure shown is a prototype figure in his [[Character model|animation colors]]). While Astrotrain appears in the animation and in the toy footage, he is never identified by name.<br /> :''And as the battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on, Megatron creates Triple Changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all! But the Autobot scientist Perceptor is ready for anything. Introducing Perceptor. From a working microscope he changes into a robot.'' {The Transformers!} ''And Triple Changer Blitzwing changes from tank to plane and from plane to robot.'' {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Tri-ple-Changers!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation has been replaced with a freaky green eyes enhanced clip of the bowl hair cut kid from the &quot;Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes&quot; ad.<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crn_8VIxaOk 30 sec] - Similar to the re-sountracked version, but with a &quot;While Supplies Last&quot; stinger added to the end. The Kidmation has been swapped out yet again, this time for a clip of a kid with a bowl cut and heavy eyebrows saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; then mouthing along to the music. In contrast to other enhanced Kidmations, this time around we get to see the kid's eyes turn green instead of just starting at that point.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bucktooth kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Blaster is shown sitting on some dirt in boombox mode before being picked by a kid who holds Blaster to his ear. This is followed by a jumpcut transformation sequence. Then we see a different kid rolling Optimus Prime through a dirt road diorama before seing Soundwave and Buzzsaw flying by a rock wall. After the Kidmation we go back to Soundwave and Buzzsaw briefly before jumping to Prime in robot mode joining Blaster. Another quick cut to flying Soundwave and Buzzsaw before seeing them come around the wall and clash with Prime and Blaster.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundwave and Rumble's voices are provided by Frank Welker as usual. Blaster's single word of dialogue seems to be provided by Welker (as opposed to his normal actor, [[Buster Jones]]) as well, sounding much like his Trailbreaker voice. <br /> : &quot;Hey look at this radio I found!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Autobot intruder!&quot; Rumble: &quot;Where?!?&quot; Blaster: &quot;Here!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Laserbeak, Ravage, attack!&quot; [Not a working radio] ''Introducing Blaster! He looks like an innocent radio but transforms into a powerful Autobot Communicator.'' &quot;Optimus Prime to Blaster, watch out for Soundwave!&quot; {Robots in disguise} &quot;It's Soundwave and Buzzsaw!&quot; &quot;Blaster and Prime will stop them!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIdK1JjRFc8 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. Another rare case of the Kidmation simply being enhanced with &quot;freaky green glowing&quot; eyes instead of being replaced.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> [[File:Omega Supreme G1 commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The original [[dull surprise]].]] <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE7piFzyCQ8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with Omega Supreme's base mode on futuristic black floor. One kid places the tank on the tracks to roll around while the other picks up the rocket for a liftoff. This is followed by closeup the of the tank rolling along on its own as the narrator points out the motorization and lights. Two other kids join the action by swooping down Ramjet and Dirge. Cut to a modified jumpcut transformation sequence where instead of straight jumps, the frame becomes a panel and flips around to the next clip. Closeup on Omega Supreme's motorized walking before and after the Kidmation. The segement ends with a wideshot of the second two kids swooping Ramjet and Dirge towards Omega Supreme leading to one last closeup of Omega Supreme walking.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The set is the same one from the Jumpstarters commercial.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Decepticons, attack!&quot; &quot;Oh no, look!&quot; &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; ''Introducing the Autobots' Omega Supreme defense base. It comes with a motorized tank with flashing turret lights.'' &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Counterattack Omega Supreme!&quot; {The Transformers!} &quot;Omega Supreme'll stop them!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Omega Supreme is invincible!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. Sold separately, batteries not included. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme song. Kidmation has been replaced with the enhanced version of the Kidmation from the Blaster commercial.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM 30 sec] - Modified version of the 1985 resoundtracking with the same unique Kidmation and &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the variant Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=119 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with an Optimus Prime intro narration and the season three theme song. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 Kidmation and the end shot has been edited to match the 1986 aesthetic.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: &quot;There it is, the Omega Supreme defense center! And that's its fantastic motorized tank!'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=241 30 sec] - The 1986 version slightly shortened to be able to include a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger. &lt;!--Movie Ad type? --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Primetime}}<br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;:[[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation&lt;/u&gt;: Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylwlh_UbTs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials, plus the ''The Transformers'' logo coming out from behind a volcano taken from the season one cartoon intro.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brief clip of a finger rubbing the rubsign on the roof of Smokescreen, with the rubsign then becoming the [[scene transition]] symbol flip. Later in the ad we get reused clips of the Hoist and Red Alert turning around from the Aubot cars ad, Grimlock's dino head being flipped down from the Dinobots ad, Twin Twist jumping up to his feet from the Jumpstarters ad, and Soundwave's jump cut transformation sequence from his ad. The ad ends with a repeat of the Smokescreen clip.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was created to help inform consumers that ''real'' Transformers toys now had rubsigns to distinguish them from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;No one is like us.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> :*'''Rubsigns''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjvgH3ueXkg 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation is yet another case of the original clip being enhanced rather than replaced.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Five Days A Week promo A''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1Sdl4ou6M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Assorted clips from the series, mainly the first three episodes of season two - The seekers landing and shooting; Mirage, Wheeljack and Bumblebee transforming and running (intro sequence); Hound, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], Prowl and Optimus Prime in a shoot out with fake Starscream ([[A Prime Problem]]), panels of the Autobots driving over a large gap ([[Changing Gears]]), Optimus Prime being shot by Laserbeak (A Prime Problem), the Prime clone transforming with Trailbreaker and Jazz (A Prime Problem), [[:File:G1_ChangingGears_Ratchet_karate.jpg|Ratchet fly kicking Thundercracker]] (Changing Gears), and Starscream clearing out Sideswipe and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] ([[Autobot Spike]]); Megatron transforming so Soundwave can use him to fire behind (Autobot Spike); Gears falling into a pit (Changing Gears); Bumblebee dodging a tree (Autobot Spike); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. ([[Atlantis, Arise!]]). The panels are animated with the first four flipping into place in their respective quadrants and the fifth laid overtop as Victor Caroli does the day of the week roll call.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television. While the ways in which the spot was customized varied from station to station, it seems as though each station ran some version (A, B or a shorter version thereof) of the &quot;Five Days A Week&quot; promo where the station ID consisted of a clip of Optimus Prime speaking resoundtracked with new [[Peter Cullen]] narration telling the viewer when they could watch the ad: &quot;Weekdays at four on WUAB!&quot; &quot;We'll see how tough the Decepticons are, weekday afternoons here on TV22!&quot;. Assuming he did indeed record voiceovers for every syndication affiliate station (around 100 or so), that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Decepticons, attack!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Take care Autobots!&quot; '''''Now''', you can watch the incredible adventures of the Transformers as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons five days a week. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. And Friday. The Transformers are like nothing you've seen before. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise!}<br /> :*'''Five Days A Week promo B''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU 30 sec Cleveland], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q 30 sec Chicago], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag 10 sec Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various cartoon excerpts. Megatron yelling (Traitor); the Seekers attacking the Autobots underwater (Atlantis, Arise!); Wheeljack, Mirage and Bumblebee transforming and running, Prime and Megatron leading thwir teams into battle, Thundercarcker vs Ratchet and Skywarp vs Jazz (season one intro); Cliffjumper fighting Mirage ([[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]); panels of Grimlock taking on Megatron in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!), the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak being shot down by Hound (Atlantis, Arise!); Megatron busting through a wall ([[Enter the Nightbird]]), and Megatron and Prime battling (Enter the Nightbird); A fire blast hitting a metal surface (Traitor); the Insectioncs flying and transforming (Traitor); Sideswipe tackling Starscream mid-air (The Immobilizer); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak flying into the screen (Traitor); the Autobots fleeing the [[ Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]] (Traitor);<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Exactly the same soundtrack as the above ad but with different clips and a differently animated panel segment. The panels are in a grid with three still frames in the top row and two on the bottom and they start animating when their day is called. A heavily edited down 10 second version was also created wherein the panels were done as screen flip transitions instead of a grid. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|FHE}}<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/ 30 sec]<br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''The Decepticons are invading the command post. As they storm the power station, we counterattack. With a new secret weapon you control. A speeding Transformers train. It's more than just a train, as every car transforms into a Hawk Fighter, Weapons Center, Proton Laser. Search mode equipped.'' &quot;And ready for action!&quot; &quot;Find a new? position and cut off the enemy's escape.&quot; {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Hawk Fighter attacks with supersonic speed and saves the power station. You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Racing Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : ''Natron, the Autobot, on alert for Freezon, the Decepticon.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Up ahead, is that the enemy in disguise? If it is, two can play this game. And the chase is on, between Natron and Freezon, in one form or another.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''In Transformers Racing. Now, turn off the lights and your Transformers race into a whole new universe of night-glow. Transformers Electric Racing. By Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|View-Master Show Beam Projector}}<br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[View-Master]] Show Beam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. After she leaves, they are suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about. The boy responds &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; and displays the projector on her shirt to everyone's amusement.<br /> : Kids: &quot;Wow!&quot; Mom: &quot;Bedtime!&quot; Boy: &quot;Aw Mom.&quot; Girl: &quot;We wanna play the Show Beam Projectors.&quot; Mom: &quot;Ok.&quot; Boy: &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; Girl: &quot;Yeah!&quot; Both: &quot;Wow!&quot; Girl: &quot;Look out! Decept-E-cons!&quot; Boy: &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot; Mom: &quot;Kids?&quot; Boy: &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; ''Show-Beam Projector comes with a cartridge containing a 30 scene Transformers story. Other Show Beam cartridges each sold separately. From View-Master.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''{{w|Colorforms}} Lazer Blazers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzntdzs1Ko 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Examples of the holographic stickers for {{w|Masters of the Universe}}, [[My Little Pony]] and ''The Transformers'' are shown being shot into space via a laser burst as the narrator names the franchises.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; The artwork for ''The Transformers'' depicts Megatron standing in front of two [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s with a spaceship ([the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]?) overhead, what looks like a cloud in the upper right and what appears to be the arm and foot of another Transformer off panel to the right. The background is black while the characters and objects are shades of brown, green, yellow and blue, with some colorshifting to simulate the look of a hologram.<br /> : ''Lazer Blazers. 3D Holographic stickers. See Masters of the Universe, My Little Pony and Transformers come alive. Laser Blazers, by Colorforms.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:The Juice is Loose.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]<br /> * '''Pioneer Chicken Universal Studios promotion''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtq3Xja0NVs&amp;t=523 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: {{w|O.J. Simpson}} (yes, ''that'' O.J. Simpson) talks about the joys of summertime and Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special. He goes on to talk about the discounts available from Pioneer Chicken on [[Universal|Universal Studios]] admission and all the exciting attractions, incluing the [[The_Transformers_Universal_Studios_Tour|Transformers Base Camp]]. [[Frankenstein's monster]], an astronaut and {{w|Conan the Barbarian}} stop by at the end to share his chicken. <br /> : &quot;Ah, summertime. Great for relaxing with friends and enjoying Pioneer's Summer Fun special. You get eight large pieces of golden Pioneer chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw for just $6.99. And Pioneer's even got free coupons for Universal Studios' tour, with the biggest discounts including a free admission. There's exciting attractions like Transformers Base Camp, 2010 Space Walk, and much more! Of course Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special for $6.99 is a great way to make new friends. Right fellas?&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> ''The Transformers'' reached the height of it's popularity in 1986 and along with that came an advertising campaign for the first ever Transformers feature film, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. With the brand having only been around for two years, a feature film was not as sure an investment as it would [[Transformers (film)|come to be in later years thanks to fan nostalgia]]. As such a pitch reel was put together to sell the film to investors. This pitch reel would later be edited into a teaser trailer for theaters. Counting the pitch reel, a total of four trailers would be produced for the US audience. The TV advertising strategy for the film was also ambitious, featuring three different campaigns: One aimed at teens and two others aimed at kids. While each campaign got only one thirty second commercial (except the teen campaign which also got a sixty second ad), those ads would be updated several times to reflect the movie being closer to release (&quot;Opens in four days!&quot;, etc.) as well as the day of release (&quot;Now playing.&quot;) and after (&quot;Now in theaters everywhere.&quot;). While many kids and parents were shocked by the death of Optimus Prime, and to a lesser extent Megatron's, in hindsight this should have come as no suprise. The commercials and trailers were very up front about Prime's demise, to the point of using it as a selling point for the action. Nearly every ad either implied one of them would die (&quot;Does Prime die?&quot;, &quot;And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.&quot;) or flat out stated they would die: &quot;A monster planet destroys everything in it's path, while Megatron and Prime fight to the death.&quot; Stingers plugging the movie were added to the end of a number of toy commercials, receiving the same time frame updates as the main ads. In addition to directly advertising the film, several giveaway contests were held. &quot;[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]&quot; was held by various local affiliate stations, each with the same prizes that could be won if you mialed in a postcard. [[Nickelodeon]] ran the &quot;[[Transformers: The Movie contest]]&quot; while USA Network ran the &quot;[[Mystery Transformer contest]]&quot;, the latter of which actually required you to solve a word scramble in addtion to sending a postcard. All three contests had movie related prizes, with the cable network giveaways having some nicer onces and grand prizes of electronics. Curiously, these prizes did not include actual movie tickets.<br /> <br /> Toy advertising stayed plentiful with the number of ads going up from 12 to 13 (from 10 to 12 if you don't count the ads for the Mini-spy and reflective patch pack-in promotions or the rubsign ad). The style and approach of the ads remained generally consistent. The biggest change was the switch to &quot;standard&quot; Kidmation segments featuring a blond kid transforming via animation into a rather generic looking [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. There's seemingly no rhyme or reason behind which ads got the Ultra Magnus version and which ones got the Galvatron one. The sets were still mostly dirt and rocks, but this time instead of being random piles of dirt in the front yard of a house, they were rocky areas out in the middle of the desert. The Aerialbots/Stunticons and Battlecharger ads are exceptions to this rule, the former taking place in front of house like the 1984 ads and the latter using the same set as the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads. Much like the year before where some of the earlier 1985 ads with first season music were retooled with the season two theme,ads from 1985 were retooled this year with the season three theme. This resulted in a few ads having versions with all three themes! These retooled ads are listed under their original versions above. New theme music wasn't the only audio change. Victor Caroli became the sole narrator on the ads, at least the only one who wasn't a Transformers character. Along with the standard narration, each ad featured some narration from either [[Peter Cullen]] or [[Frank Welker]], reprising their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively. Prime would describe the Autobot characters and Megatron naturally did the same for the Decepticons. This led to some weird [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] where in the world of the commercials, Wreck-Gar and the Junkions are apparently Decepticons and Galvatron and Megatron are not the same bot. These changes were obviously to avoid spoiling the movie, but the toy commercials (and well, pretty much all of the movie advertising) had no such reservations about hinting at Optimus Prime being replaced with Victor Caroli narrrating: &quot;But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Movie===<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVR2S-F6BAM 4:25] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XNuPXieIcs 4:17] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A number of scenes from the movie including Unicron's devouring of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] telling stories to the Dinobots, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transforming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and [[Unicron]]'s transformation. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features several placeholder items including a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'', the voicework for Kup and the Autobot City computer (the latter of which was dropped in the final film), and an early movie logo featuring the word &quot;Movie&quot; in plain red text under the standard ''The Transformers'' logo. The subtitled version omits a large portion of Caroli's introductory narration and begins at him naming the movie.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. It is the year 2005, and a mysterious planet threatens to devour the galaxy...'' Kup: &quot;This gigantic igyak came stomping at us out of nowhere.&quot; ''Conceived in the epic tradition of Star Wars, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar.'' &quot;Battle stations! Battle stations!&quot; ''And at film's end, when the monstrous planet Unicron, played by Orson Welles, reveals it's long held secret by transforming into the most gigantic robot ever, you'll know you've been watching a movie that is destined to bring back audiences again and again. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie.''<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie teaser trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY 1:28] - Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas. The edit removes the hefty spoilers.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. An epic story of good versus evil, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie. Coming this summer to a theater near you.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_25RK5GbJIc 1:30] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]] covers the second half.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is. [[Robert Stack]] and [[Eric Idle]] have been dropped from the list of featured performers.<br /> : {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, you've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons. Transformers! Robots in disguise! Transformers! Transformers! Transformers! More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!} ''Coming to a theater near you this August.''<br /> :* '''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3sY1EKkTA&amp;t=24 1:25] - An alternate version not only has Caroli dropping the hefty spoilers again during the musical interlude, but actually presenting them as a selling point. This version of the trailer was included on the Japanese promotional VHS tape ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Apocalypse: Be Eternal, Matrix]]''.<br /> :: {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion.} ''It's the ultimate battle between Autobots and Decepticons.'' {You've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons.} ''New heroes, new villans, in the ultimate Transformer experience! And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.'' Transformers! Transformers! ''The battle between good and evil rages to a new level!'' {More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' <br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Varies depending on length and which campaign it is. The one minute version of the teen campaign starts with &quot;The Touch&quot; playing over the Autobot shuttle launch, Unicron devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], and Optimus Prime having The Touch. After this we get the film logo and a switch to Lion's theme playing over excerpts of Unicron's interior, a different angle of Unicron attacking Lithone, a close up of Arbulus and Kranix looking at Unicron in awe, a brief snippet of the end of the tunnel animation from the intro,Megatron transforming to gun mode aboard the Autobot shuttle, Lithonians watching Unicron approach, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing on Moonbase 1, Megatron and Optimus Prime's showdown, Ultra Magnus shooting during the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle,Wreck-Gar running toward the camera, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, Kranix backing away from a Sharkticon, Galvatron arriving at Coronation Starscream, Hot Rod having Daniel ride in style, a Junkion wielding a chain while riding another Junkion, Devastator pulling apart a building, Hot Rod attacking a robosquid and some of Unicron's transformation sequence. The 30 sec teen version retains almost the entire The Touch portion with the Prime portion shortened. The theme half of the ad is drastically shorter, being whittled down to just a shot of Unicron's closed maw, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing, bits of the Megatron/Prime battle, Mangus shooting, Galvatron's arrival now placed before Hot Rod and [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] with the Sharkticons, and ending with Hot Rod picking up Daniel. The first of the two thirty second kid versions is identical to the teen version with the closed maw excerpt replaced by one of the Lithonians running from Unicron. The second of the kid versions, by contrast, changes things up quite a bit more. It starts off with an array of excerpts of Unicron attacking Lithone and the end of the tunnel animation. From there we get the shorted Prime/Touch sequence, &quot;It's over Prime&quot; and Prime falling, Ultra Magnus shooting, Wreck-Gar running, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, part of Unicron's transformation, and Daniel hoverboarding before being picked up by Hot Rod. This one does not have two halves, instead being soundtracked only with the movie theme. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Depending on the version, [[The Other Guy: The Movie]] or Victor Caroli with The Other Guy: The Movie tacked onto the end (&quot;You'll have to see it twice to take it all in! Transformers: The Movie. In theaters...&quot;)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: There were three TV advertising campaigns for the movie. One was aimed at teens using a non-Victor Caroli narrator who talked about the &quot;startlingly original story&quot; that would &quot;shock and amaze even the most [[fandom|diehard Transformer fans]]&quot; and highlighted the celebrity talent involved. The other two were aimed at kids, one being nearly the same as the teen version except the highlighting of the celebrity talent was swapped for emphasizing the scope of the movie: &quot;It's ''so'' big, ''so'' exciting, you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!&quot;; the other was narrated by Victor Caroli (with the &quot;you'll have to see it twice&quot; claim from the other ad tacked to the end) and focused on selling the intrigue of the movie's various plot points. Several different versions of each campaign's TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. While recordings of every combination of length, &quot;campaign&quot; and &quot;days to go&quot; have not been found, we've listed everything that has been found in the table below:<br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 2em&quot; class=&quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |Version||Length||Link<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyw0Yn6ttpk<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES2XjRhQ_eY<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XSgsgDjZt0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=235<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=143<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IbpFqBXKxg<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2jn1SCYKY0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lszfvuRcG68<br /> |-<br /> |Opens today Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=69<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdR5fKht5LY<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCH1L7vE5Q<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=107<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultimate TF Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsO0cT_y8o Los Angeles], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=266 Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli promotes the movie and tells us all about the prizes we can win by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the address given by the local announcer.<br /> : ''Byeond good, beyond evil, beyond your wildest imagination! Transformers: The Movie. A new evil threatens the galaxy in the hottest summer adventure ever! Be part of it! Enter our &quot;Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes&quot;. Grand prize is this stereo cassette player plus movie souveneirs! Over a hundered winners get movie soundtracks or the hit single &quot;[[The Touch]]&quot;. Get this bumper sticker just for entering. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to &lt;local TV station's P.O. Box address&gt;. Transformers: The Movie, opens everywhere August 8th, rated PG.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|TFTM Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6i0DkvD2fc 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A narrator tells us about the prizes we could win if we enter the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and how to enter the contest. This contest was sponsored by [[Hasbro]] and [[Nickelodeon]].<br /> :''The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches it's ultimate climax this summer on the big screen and when it's all over...'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall&quot; ''A new Transformer will become the chosen one and you can be the chosen one too when you enter and win the 'Transformers: The Movie' Sweepstakes. Grand prize is a complete home entertainment system featuring color TV, stereo component system and more! Plus an album collection from [[Scotti Bros. Records]] and Tapes featuring the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack|soundtrack to the Transformers movie]]. And an actual drawing right from the movie! All it takes to win is a postcard with your name, address, age and phone. Send it to the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes P.O. Box 1286 New York, New York, 10116 and get it here by August 21st. Five first prize winners get a Transformers: The Movie collection of robots from Hasbro. Fifty second prize winners get a one year subscription to the Transformers comic book from Marvel. Enter and win the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes from Hasbro and Nickelodeon, the place where only kids win!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mystery Transformer Contest}}<br /> [[File:Mystery Transformer Contest puzzle.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Oooh, oooh, I know the answer! It's Unicorn!]]<br /> * '''[[Mystery Transformer contest]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLpOYT__UvY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown child.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A word scramble of a Transformer name is shown on the screen with several letters shown in their correct place below it. A kid tells us that if you send a postcard with the correct answer on it, you can win various prizes. The prize pool seems to be a combination of the first and second place prizes from the &quot;Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and the grand prize Transformers party from the &quot;[[Prizes in Disguise]]&quot; contest, along with a television, VCR and a collection of [[Family Home Entertainment|Transformers videotapes]]. The ad features an ''incredibly'' laid back easy listening tune that is in sharp contrast to the dynamic animation shown from the movie and removing any sense of urgency for getting one's contest entry in. <br /> : ''To enter, just spell the name of the movie's big mystery Transformer. Here are some clues. ONce you've figured out the name, write it down on a postcard along with your name, age, address and home phone number and send it to &quot;Mystery Transformer&quot;, P.O. Box 797, New York, New York, 10185. You could win the grand prize of your very own Tranformers party with live Transformers as the guests of honor. You'll also get a video entertainment system with a TV, a VCR and Transformers videocassettes. Five first prize winners get their very own collection of twelve Transformers robots and fifty second place winners get a year's subscription to the Transformers comic book. Keep your eyes open for more clues here on the USA Network Kid's Club!''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Skywarp and Cyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|So does this mean [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Who is Cyclonus?|became Cyclonus]]?]]<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A running battle in the desert with each character charging in and quipping as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime drives along a dirt road in front of a dirt wall. A starburst transition leads us to Rodimus in robot mode standing on a mound of dirt. Next is a jumpcut sequence of Rodimus' trailer being transformed to base mode and then Rodimus is placed behind the gun mount. Cut to a side by side of Cylconus and Scourge being flown in robot mode front of a rock wall before a transition into Rodimus being flown in robot mode from the other direction. The segment ends with the Kidmation.<br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line. Kup and Blurr's voices are provided by their normal season three voice actors and [[John Moschitta]]. <br /> : ''And new Autobots join Optimus Prime. Kup,'' &quot;Reminds me of the battle of Beta Four.&quot; ''Hot Rod,'' &quot;Watch my smoke.&quot; ''And Blurr.'' &quot;Nowyouseeme. Nowyoudon't.&quot; ''And these are the new Decepticons, the evil Cyclonus'' &quot;I'm spoiling for a fight.&quot; ''and Scourge.'' &quot;No one escapes the Sweeps.&quot; ''But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!'' {Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for Tape Player Man on a Teletraan!]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTVK024J5aY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Ultra Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Hot Rod, Smokescreen, Tracks, and Red Alert are loaded in order top to bottom onto Magnus' carrier mode, with a zoom in on the lower level. A close up on Magnus rolling fully loaded past a rockwall is followed by a different angle showing that Magnus is being rolled along an unpaved cliffside road. Mimicking the animation, he runs into the Combaticons (this time it's Swindle, Brawl and Vortex) and knocks them off the edge. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Ultra Magnus' transformation to robot mode and a very short repeat of Ultra Magnus barrelling through the Combaticons.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] gets his [[Buster Jones|normal voice actor]] this time around. Ultra Magnus' voice is provided by his season three voice actor, [[Jack Angel]]. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]].<br /> : &quot;Decepticons are attacking our launch site. Where's Prime?&quot; Blaster: &quot;He's on Cybertron. It's up to you Ultra Magnus.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Autobots, transform and mount up.&quot; {When Ultra Magnus rolls - into action - he takes on Decepticons - like no one else can.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Ultra Magnus. As car carrier he can transport four Autobots into battle, but once there he tranforms into my powerful Autobot commander.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=150 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime. :''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;You've never seen anything like it.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus and Galvatron G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d99MHJ-UD-U 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut transformation sequence of Galvatron going from cannon to robot is followed by a zoom in on his head as his electronic lights and sounds are demonstrated. A clip of Ultra Magnus' loaded carrier mode (re-used from the previous ad) rolls into a ball before expanding into a clip of Ultra Magnus being flown in robot mode (also re-used from the previous ad). Cut to two boys battling with Galvatron's electronics activated and the toys held awakardly above and behind them. Back to the reused loaded Magnus carrier mode clip which does a confetti like transiton to a still shot of Magnus in robot mode standing on a dirt plateau. Galvatron's light and sounds are demoed again, this time in cannon mode before ending with a bordered spray transition to a still shot of Galvatron's robot mode in front of a rock wall.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Ultra Magnus' voice is again provided by Jack Angel. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact that Galvatron IS Megatron. <br /> : {Ultra Magnus!} Optimus Prime: &quot;The courageous Ultra Magnus is a born leader.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;We meet at last Galvatron.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And it will be the last time we meet.&quot; Megatron: &quot;And Galvatron is Ultra Magnus's sworn enemy.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Megatron: &quot;Galvatron transforms from laser cannon to fighting robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And Ultra Magnus transforms from huge car carrier to Autobot Commander.&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> : *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=210 30 sec] - A shortened version of the previous ad which uses a more generic version of the 1986 theme music and includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZwByWlH-00 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime describing Springer, Frank Welker as Megatron gleefully describing Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol) and [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is rolled up a dirt incline in front of a rock wall, leading into his jumpcut transformation sequence. Similarly, Springer arrives in car mode on a dirt platform before going through a jumpcut transformation sequence. The segment ends with two kids battling it out with the toys, standing over a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron aside from affecting a British accent; his lines are rearranged snippets taken from his lines in the movie. Wreck-Gar's treatment as a Decepticon may have been another attempt to avoid spoiling the plot of the movie à la treating Galvatron as a separate character from Megatron. <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;His spaceship destroyed by Decepticon fire, Springer, the toughest of the Autobot Triplechangers, crash lands on planet Junkion.&quot; Wreck-Gar: &quot;Hurry, hurry, operators are standing by. No welcome wagons. Hello Stranger!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Junkion Wreck-Gar transforms from motorcycle to robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And triplechanger Springer transforms from car to helicopter to robot.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> [[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If Wheelie's friends you harm, farewell you say to arm!]]<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with two kids shoving their Sharkticons into the camera. Hot Rod and Kup drive through a rocky diorama meeting up on pile of dirt from which they are uncerimoniously shoved off by the Sharkticons. The segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, the Hot Rod toy is the prototype magenta color. The toys are consistently referred to as &quot;Sharkticons&quot; and the individual name &quot;[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]&quot; is never used.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;What could be more terrifying than being Kup and Hot Rod stranded on an alien planet battling the merciless Sharkticons?&quot; &quot;Wheelie say, find friends today!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Meet the Sharkticons!&quot; {Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=7 Opens in three days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=46 Opens in two days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=85 Opens today],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=124 Now playing] - A shortened version of the previous ad with Wheelie and Megatron's lines omitted to make space for a movie plug.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiEEJx7PCM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Still frames of each of the Aerialbots' alt modes flip around and zoom out into place in a collage of Aerialbot robot modes. This is followed by a jumpcut assembly of Superion and Superion flying in front of a wall. After the Kidmation, a kid pops up from behind a rock holding Menasor and engages in battle with a second kid holding Superion.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was filmed on a &quot;rocks and dirt in front of a house in the Southwestern US&quot; set but a different one from any of the previous ones. Megatron's dialogue is rather strange switching from narration to ordering the Stunticons to attack as though they can hear him. Megatron's dialogue also includes one hell of a sentence fragment: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?'' <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;Look, the Aerialbots!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Look, the Stunticons!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only the Aerialbots have this kind of teamwork.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Stunticons attack!&quot; {Aerialbots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Nobody can stop Menasor!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Except Superion!&quot; ''Stunticon and Aerialbot giftsets sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2YyQowyjZI 30 sec] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaG1QPOpF0 30 sec] - A shortened version of the ad with a [[Decoy]] stinger added to the end. This version would have run in 1987.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> [[File:Bruticus and Metroplex G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M125dfwquM_Sc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rocks pull away and the camera zooms in (with jumpcuts halfway through) to reveal Metroplex sitting in base mode on a small rock platform. As Prime describes Metroplex's modes we jump to a shot of his battlestation mode, a jumpcut transformation sequence and Metroplex flying by the ol' rock wall in robot mode. The Combaticons get the bum's rush by comparison. Their portion consists of a close up of Onslaught that zooms out to show all five Combaticons in vehicle mode on a dirt area then a very quick jumpcut assembly of Bruticus. After the Kidmation, we get a closeup of Bruticus flying that leads to two kids transforming Metroplex from city to battle station to robot in another very quick jumpcut sequence. The segment ends with a brief shot of the two kids battling with Metroplex and Bruticus.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, Megatron switches between narration and giving orders, this time doing it mid-speech. The Combaticon toys used have the same early sticker set that appeared in their original stock photos with a square black sticker in the middle of the Bruticus chestplate, round stickers on the upper &quot;wings&quot; of the chestplate, white stickers on the lower wings, Onslaught's thigh stickers having different colors and Swindle's chest stickers having yellow rectangles instead of blue. The jumpcut assembly of Bruticus appears to have been cutoff early (or perhaps they just missed a step) as his head is never placed over Onslaught's. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Only ''we'' have a military attack group like the Combaticons. Transform Combaticons and attack the new Autobot city!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, this is our new city Metroplex! It can transform into a battle station and then transform again into the giagantic Metroplex himself.&quot; Megatron: &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot; {Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Decepticons attack!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Transform Metroplex!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFLnk9TO2s 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to include a plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> [[File:Protectobots and Trypticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=212 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a zoom in on Trypticon's city mode on a platform in a rocky area, similar to the Metroplex one but sans revealing rocks and jumpcuts. Afer a jumpcut transformation sequence to Trypticon's battlestation mode, a collage of the Protectobots flying in robot mode warps into a ball and then unwarps into Defensor flying. After a brief snippet of animated Defensor firing, we see Trypticon's head rotate around to complete his transformation to dinosaur mode and a clip of Trypticon breathing fire. After the last bit of animation, two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor via his motorized walk.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The area where Trypticon's toy is shown in city mode is more desolate than the one in the Metroplex ad, with what looks to be several &quot;stumps&quot; of trees cut down at the three foot/one meter height range in the background.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;That's it, Trypticon, the new Decepticon city.&quot; Hot Spot: &quot;It's enormous!&quot; First Aid: &quot;That never stopped the Protectobots before!&quot; Astrotrain: &quot;Transform Trypticon!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The awesome new Decepticon city Trypticon can transform into an incredible battle station.&quot; Kid: &quot;Transform the Protectobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;But the Protectobots can transform into Defensor!&quot; Megatron: &quot;''But'', Trypticon can transform again into a dinosaur!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> [[File:Predacons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9CXVN59pw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Headstrong, Tantrum and Divebomb each get a jumpcut sequence where a shot of them flying in robot mode peels back from the center to reveal their alternate mode shoved into the camera. The last alternate mode still, Divebomb's, pans back to become the center of a collage of Predacon alternate modes. The collage rolls into a spinning cylinder before unrolling into Predaking flying in front of a rock wall. After the Kidmation, Snarl (at an angle reminiscent of Jazzy Jeff being physically tossed out of the house on''{w:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}'') and Grimlock are shown flying in front of rock wall in separate shots. Predaking flies in from the other direction and the kid holding him clashes with another kid holding Swoop. The remaining four Dinobots sit idly below on a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots. He did make it into the toy footage though. Sludge also gets his first toy segement appearance.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can! The Predacons not only transform into robots but into one gigantic robot! Predaking!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Kid 1: &quot;Transform the Predacons!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Dinobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Can't stop Predaking!&quot; ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> [[File:Sky Lynx G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUGVqoAnISI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] notices Predaking and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sky Lynx's shuttle component flies through the air before a jumpcut docks it on his transporter half. We then get a jumpcut transformation sequence showing the shuttle converted to bird, the Lynx mode of the transporter half, and finally the combined form. After Kidmation, a kid swoops down Predaking onto the dirt platform where Sky Lynx's combined from stands. After Predaking lands, Sky Lynx &quot;stops&quot; him by slowly walking into him. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Impressively, in the clip of the shuttle being docked onto the crawler transporter, the transporter is moving the entire time. Like the Ultra Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] ([[Neil Ross]]) and Grimlock ([[Gregg Berger]]) both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.)<br /> : Slag: &quot;Look it's Predaking!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;Me Grimlock think we in big trouble!&quot; Slag: &quot;Not to worry, here comes Sky Lynx!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Skylynx. This ferocious motorized Autobot triple changes from space shuttle...to bird and lynx and then combines to form Sky Lynx.&quot; Kid 1: &quot;Predaking's attacking.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Sky Lynx'll stop him!&quot; ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Triple Changers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a flying car! Be impressed damn it!]]<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdaJE0wZ24 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over water and land. This ends with Sandstorm driving off a ramp-like cliff and transforming into a helicopter to take on Astrotrain and Blitzwing alongside Broadside in jet mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sandstorm's buggy mode rolls along a ridge as the narrator starts naming off his modes and we get jumpcuts to his other two modes flying. Broadside's aircraft carrier mode rests on the same ridge as his transformations are named and shown flying. We then get a transition to a scene of two kids swooping the Autobot triple changers in robot mode down on Octane in tanker mode as third kid drives him along the same ridge we saw earlier. A jumpcut shows a close up on Octane's tanker mode rolling on the ridge followed by cuts to shots of his other two modes flying while Caroli names them. The last Octane shot gets sucked into the center of the screen to transition to another battle scene with the three kids. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Pinned down one time too many by Astrotrain and Blitzwing, the Autobots build their own triple changers.'' {Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!} ''Triple changer Sandstorm transforms from dune buggy to copter to robot and Broadside transforms from carrier to jet to robot, to fight Decepticon triple changer Octane who transforms from tanker to jumbo jet to robot.'' {The Tranformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjyz7sQE1yU 30 sec] - An edited version of the previous spot with the animated segment shorted in order to fit in a tail-end plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Battlechargers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=angd3rL-X1M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms with a green grid effect and fires. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Battlechargers and pulled back and released. This causes a kid to whip his head around to follow them as they zoom along and transform upon a black floor with a futuristic white grid pattern. The transformation is immediately repeated with streaking effects comprised of a trail of the toys' upper torsos. This is followed by Runamuck being released to zoom and transform on his own. We then get a different clip of both toys being pulled back and released, with a longer lengthwise look at the toys' vehicle modes rolling along before cutting to the front end angle for the transformation. Again the transformation is repeated with the trailing effect but instead of the kid whipping his head around, he's merely follows with his eyes. We then see Runabout pulled back with highlighting and smoking effects added to his wheels. The kid whips his head around again to see Runabout transforming with the trailing effect. We then get a sequence of jumpcuts starting with a closeup of Runabout's head before switching to shots of Runamuck's gun being equipped and then Runabout's. The last cut is to a shot of Runabout being converted to car mode. Hot Rod flashes across the screen as we see two kids rolling the Battlechargers. One of them yells &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; as we see two kids approach holding the aforementioned Hot Rod and...Scourge? &quot;Battlechargers attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The set from the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads is back. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Look! It's Ultra Magnus and the Autobots. Battlechargers attack!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!} Megatron: &quot;My Battlechargers will crush the Autobots!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Battlechargers attack!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Cartoon promo 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;I have a plan to finish all the Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The incredible story of the Transformers continues as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday.'' Megatron: &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cartoon promo 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8UH4nDY3k 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Onslaught: &quot;Annhilate the Aerialbots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Not if we can help it!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. '''Watch''' as heroic Autobots bravely battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> === Other ===<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UUwi2uSUQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz and Cosmos land on a plateau and request that the dark blobs moving below identify themselves. Spike replies that it's him and some friends. Jazz, Cosmos, Tracks and Smokescreen shine their lights to reveal that it is in &quot;Spike and friends&quot; and they are wearing Transformers reflective patches. Spike and his friends subsequently follow Cosmos into the Autobot base. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The appearance of Tracks and Smokescreen is a bit more than the cameo in the background of a single shot it would initially appear to be. The shot of Spike and friends being illuminated has beams of light coming from five different directions which means that Tracks and Smokescreen must be joining in. But that's only four Autobots which means a fifth unidentified Autobot must be there as well. Between the animation and the Ultra Magnus Kidmation we get a quick shot of a kid turning to face the camera (and a spotlight) while wearing a sweatshirt covered in relective patches while standing in front of a white picket fence. The lighting is dim outside of the spotlight, presumably to highlight the patches and echo the nighttime setting of the animated segment. After the Kidmation, we see two other kids (one in a solid red shirt the other in a white shirt with red sleeves) standing in front of a peg wall of 1985 and 1986 Minibots. One of them grabs a [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and turns to look at the back, alongside his friend looking at the back of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. When he turns it is revealed that behind them is a set of shelves containing larger Transformers. The top shelf has [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] along with a number of each of the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]]. The middle shelf is full of Jetfires while the bottom shelf has Omega Supreme. Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen. Next we see a kid wearing a blue sweatshirt over a dress shirt (different kid from the first segment) run into a room holding carded Swerve and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] to announce to the kid in the red shirt from the previous segment: &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot;. Cut to the night time fence scene from the first segment and the second blue shirted kid and the other kid from the store segment show off their Superion and Omega Supreme patches on their shoulders while yelling out the character names. After this we get a demonstration of a Blitzwing patch being ironed onto some sort of black fabric. As the narration goes on to talk about the prizes, we see scenes of a kid's birthday party in a wooded area with performers in Thundercracker and Jazz costumes (similar if not identical to those from the [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]]), a kid talking into the [[Enemy (G1)|Electronic Voice Changer]], and the same [[stock footage]] of the Action Cards from the 1985 ad stingers. The ad ends with a scene of kids running up to the peg wall to grab Transformers. This wider shot reveals that in addition to Minibot pegs there is also a column of Stunticon and Aerialbot limbs. This ad is INCREDIBLY consistent in featuring the patches. EVERY single kid visible in the ad, animated and live action, has at least one patch on their shirt. This even includes the party scene and the kid using the voice changer! While Spike and the friend to his left have Autobot patches (Ultra Magnus and Omega Supreme, respectively), the friend on the other side has a Blitzwing patch! Since all three follow Cosmos into the base, the Autobots must not have held it against him. <br /> : Cosmos: &quot;Who goes there?&quot; Spike: &quot;Spike and friends!&quot; Jazz: &quot;Shine a light on them, they're wearing Transformers reflective patches.&quot; Cosmos: &quot;Okay!&quot; {The Transformers. Robots in Disguise!} ''In the Transformers Prizes in Disguise game everyone's a winner!'' &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot; &quot;Superion!&quot; &quot;Omega Supreme!&quot; ''And eight more. And your patch may disguise an instant prize, like a party with life-sized Transformers or electronic voice changers.'' &quot;Robots in disguise.&quot; ''Or Transformers Action cards. Get Transformers reflective patches and game details '''free''' in specially marked packages. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Funpals [[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yfAVsrwY7M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|CookieCrisp}}<br /> [[File:Cookie Crisp Jazz Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Cookie Crisp &quot;Transformer Game&quot; giveaway''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ4_yzDH98Q 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A standard mid-80's [[Cookie Crisp]] ad with a stinger promoting the giveaway of [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] action figures. The figure shown in the ad appears to be the same as the figure that would be sent out, having modified door stickers and lacking the other Martini Racing decals. The stinger features a kid in a featureless room playing with his Jazz figure, racing it down the middle of a large table on what looks to be a paper mockup of a white road with yellow and red stripes in the center. After racing it, he transforms Jazz and moves him around in various ways. The kid stops in the middle of playing with Jazz to look surprised as he pulls out a game piece from a box of Cookie Crisp.<br /> : Kids: &quot;The Cookie Crook!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Just checking the traffic.&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;Cookie Crook! This scheme to get Cookie Crisp isn't taking off!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Can you blame me? It looks like little chocolate chip cookies!&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;And it's part of this complete breakfast.&quot; {If you like cookies, you'll love Cookie Crisp!} ''You could be an instant winner of a Jazz Transformer. Millions will enter, twenty-five thousand may win. There's a free game card in specially marked boxes of Cookie Crisp cereal. Or write to post office box eighty-five twelve Westport, Connecticut, O-five-six-eight-eight-eight.<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Even with the cartoon being limited to just [[The Rebirth|three new episodes]] 1987 did not see a significant drop in new toy commercials, boasting eleven ads of it's own. While evidence of 1986 ads being continued into 1987 is scant, there is known to be a decoy stinger version of the [[#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons ad]]. As a result of the cartoon's cancellation, the animated segments from 1987 to the line's end in 1990 pretty much all depict seperate microcontinuities or, if you prefer, one large one. Concepts exclusive to the 1987 ads include: The Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters having entirely different heads before becoming Headmasters, Galvatron being the creator of the Horrorcons, Punch seemingly playing both the Autobots and the Decepticons (as opposed to being an Autobot spy), and the Monsterbots having been created as the result of an Autobot lab accident. Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments. The ads moved away from showing the kids on screen, instead opting to show only their hands holding the toys more often than not. The Kidmation has changed again, this time all ads used the same segment of a kid jumping in the air and flipping, turning into a stop-motion Ultra Magnus as he does so. The animation for these ads also start becoming more and more anime-like in their designs and animation style from here on out (think [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|the Headmasters anime, but with better and more expensive animation]]). Likely due to animator influence from series regular [[Satoshi Urushihara]] and his partner Kinji Yoshimoto, who by this point were both working with another Japanese animation house, AIC (Though whether or not the studio also assisted with the ads is currently unknown).<br /> <br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> Appropriately, given the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie]], no longer are Optimus Prime and Megatron narrating the ads and describing the new characters/toys. Instead, those descriptions were now mostly given via discussions between Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime or ranting by Galvatron (either explicitly to Cyclonus or to an implied unseen and unheard Decepticon underling). Existing major characters continued to have speaking lines in the animation, but new, more minor ones like Hun-Grr, Punch and even unnamed generics began to get some speaking lines. Either due to budget limitations or the fact that most of these characters had few, if any, appearances in the cartoon thanks to the truncation of Season Four, they were not reprised by their series actors. Who the other actors were is largely unknown, but at least a handful of lines over the remainder of the line's run were recorded by voice director [[Wally Burr]]. This year would also mark the departure from using the cartoon theme song for the jingle. Again this likely related to the truncation of Season 4, with it re-using the Season 3 theme song. Instead, a brand new jingle was created that still utilized the taglines and feel of the earlier songs but put it's own spin on it: &quot;The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise!&quot;. The beginning would be modified for the year's two major subgroups, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] (Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!) and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] (Target-master Transformers!). The Targetmaster version even had it's own completely unique universe describing the gimmick: &quot;Two Transformers out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!&quot;. <br /> <br /> Cartoon advertising seems to have been limited to promoting the episode [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] as nothing has turned up so far for the Rebrith. This is unusual for the original series as no other episode got a dedicated promo, suggesting that Hasbro ''really'' wanted to get the word out after the backlash from [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Prime's death]]. Commercials were run for both the actual two days of airing as well as the entire week of airing. They even went so far as to have a stinger at the end of several episodes promoting the impending &quot;surprise&quot; return of Optimus Prime. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbD3lRa5YVY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> : ''In the midst of the Cybertronian war, special mission teams of Autobots and Decepticons blasted their way to planet Nebulon. There, the powerful Transformers let the intelligent Nebulons become the heads of their robots.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''But the Headmasters were still Autobots and Decepticons and fierce new battles erupted. Follow the adventures of the Headmaster Transformers and the equally incredible Targetmaster Transformers in Marvel Comics.'' <br /> <br /> === Toys ===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Headmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlcUdHUyn4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of nearly incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: With &quot;lightning&quot; flashing, [[Arcana]] is removed from Brainstorm's cockpit, transformed to head mode and plugged in, revealing the readout of his power. Two halves of the next scene flip up to reveal a top down view of Highbrow and Brainstorm flying. The center pulls out to all four corners for the next transition, this time we have Brainstorm and Highbrow landning on a rocky step above Hardhead and Chromedome. A lightning animation is used to suddenly reveal the Autobots' robot modes. Kidmation is next followed by a replay of Arcana being plugged into Brainstorm. The ad ends with Highbrow and Hardhead knocking down Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime's voices are provided by their usual series actors [[Jack Angel]] and [[Dick Gautier]]. The ad starts with a practical effects asteroid, which has a hole in the middle of it, flipping over and over as it zooms past the camera to reveal a burning CGI sun behind it.<br /> : &quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Look it's the Headmaster Autobots!&quot; Rodimus: &quot;Incredible!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yes, the driver of the vehicle actually becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each Headmaster Autobot displays a readout of it's power. Nothing's better than going into battle with Headmaster Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> [[File:Headmaster Decepticons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64oJkiN7bdM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters, Hot Rod and Blurr. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They are referred to as trainers by the narration and even carry whips!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Grax]] is removed from Skullcruncher's mouth and plugged into his chest to reveal his readout. Jumpcut to Midwipe flying before the frame slides over to show Weirdwolf flying...in wolf mode. Both land on the upper level of the same rock Skullcruncher is sitting on. Once again a lightning animation is used to jumpcut to the robot modes in the same location. After the Kidmation, we get a replay of the readout reveal followed by Weirdwolf and Mindwipe taking down Chromedome and Brainstorm.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again the ad opens with the asteroid bit. The Skullcruncher toy is a prototype version with striped readout bars instead of solid purple. <br /> : Galavtron: &quot;There it is! The secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons! Only with their help can we destroy the Autobots! Look! Yes, the trainer of the beast becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''And each Headmaster Decepticon displays a readout of it's power! Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers! Headmaster Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Commercial horrorcons.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU5VJJAy4s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil. This is mainly a scene transition with no &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; voice or other distinct audio.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: In side by side comparisons, Apeface and Snapdragon land on a rocky area in their flying altmodes, then stand in robot mode and then in beast mode. The Kidmation transitions us to [[Krunk]] being removed from Snapdragon's dragon mode. Krunk is transformed to robot mode then, following a top down shot of Snapdragon's plane mode flying, is removed from the cockpit. Krunk is transformed to head mode and plugged into Snapdragon's chest to reveal the readout of his &quot;Decepticon power&quot;. The ad ends with a close up as two kids pit the Horrorcons against Hardhead and Brainstorm in &lt;s&gt;a slapfight&lt;/s&gt; battle. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: In another example of microcontinuity, Galvatron is credited with the creation of the Horrorcons, whereas other media has them sharing the same origins as the other Headmasters. The Snapdragon toy used is a early version, sporting the same striped readout bars as Skullcruncher did in the Decepticon Headmaster ad.<br /> : ''Deep in the canyons of Nebulon, Galvatron creates Headmaster Horrorcons. Fiercest Decepticons of them all.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''With Headmaster Horrorcons, the jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot! And when the head enters the robot's body you get a readout of its Decepticon power.'' Kid 1: &quot;Destroy the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Never!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} '''''Now''' with Horrorcons! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Targetmasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXc6PbcaxA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Live-action set of a rocky planet with something crashing into it and causing an explosion. We see more explosions on the planet's surface. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: As &quot;lightning&quot; flashes, Crosshairs sits on a rocky platform with Pinpointer plugged into his roof. This leads into a jumpcut sequence of first Pinpointer then Crosshairs transforming. Slugslinger and [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]] get the same treatment. We then get a quick battle scene of Slugslinger and Misfire knocking down Crosshairs and Sureshot. The ad ends with [[Spoilsport]] being removed from Sureshot's hood and transformed.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While Slugslinger and Caliburst get a brief animated appearance in alt mode as they swoop through between the two sets of Targetmaster/partner battles, Pointblank and Peacemaker get left out completely. Part of the animated footage from this commercial would end up being used in the opening sequences of [[The Rebirth]] three-part mini-series.<br /> : Galvatron: &quot;Surrender Magnus or be destroyed!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;No Galvatron! We too have Targetmaster Transformers!&quot; {Tar-get-master Transformers! Two Trans-for-mers, out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the guuuun! Tar-get-master Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''That's right, each one becomes two.'' {Robots in disguise.} ''Targetmaster Autobots '''and''' Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> [[File:Sixshot commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron got six!]]<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyPXIKa5Bg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut montage of the final step of the transformation for each of Sixshot's modes. This is followed by three kids talking about how many modes they figured out as the toy spontaneously switches (via jump cutting) between modes on their outstreched hands. A counter is shown in the upper right hand corner as each mode the kids figured out is shown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used. Surprisingly, the kid who got three was able to work out the tank, winged wolf and laser pistol modes but ''not'' the ''robot'' mode. <br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Autobot attack!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Sixshot'll stop them. Sixshot's a one robot army! He's a jet fighter.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's one.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A rocket car.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's two.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;He's a tank!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Three!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A winged wolf.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Four!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A laser pistol!!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Five!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And a robot.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's six!&quot; Sixshot: &quot;Sixshot's my name!&quot; ''There's never been a Transformer like him.'' {The Transformers! More muchmore than meets the eye!} Kid 1: &quot;I can do four.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;I got three!&quot; Kid 3: &quot;I figured out five!&quot; ''Sixshot, the most challenging Transformer of them all! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Scorponok G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPdxlcgTxQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron runs (with comical sped up animation and rapid patter sound effects) down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Scorponok sits in base mode atop a rocky platform (not unlike Metroplex and Trypticon) as lighting flashes and the platform rotates. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence showing off the various features of the base and the intial view of the scorpion mode. The camera never stops rotating through the sequence, even when there's a jumpcut. After all the spinning we see a demonstration of his scorpion legs moving as he rolls along the ground and his capture claws grabbing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. We then see [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] transformed and plugged into the robot mode, showing off his readout. We end on a brief battle scene with a kid walking Scorponok in robot mode towards Computron. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Naturally, Zarak is visible running around as Scorponok transforms. It's not clear who's meant to be speaking the first line in the animation. The voice is same one used for one of the Technobots (presumably [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]) later in the ad, but the wording of the line makes more sense if it's spoken by someone other than a Technobot. On the subject of voices, Galvatron's is provided by Frank Welker as usual but Scattershot's is not quite the same as his normal voice. It is very close though and based upon this and the logical conclusion that the group's leader would be the one to instruct them to combine, Scattershot is most likely the intended speaker. Like the toys used in the other Decepticon Headmaster commercials, Scorponok is an early version with striped bars in his read out. In a nice touch of continuity with the Decepticon Headmasters commercial, Zarak is referred to as Scorponok's trainer by the narration.<br /> :Scattershot(?): &quot;Technobots approaching!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform Scorponok! My triple changer Headmaster base will stop them!&quot; Scattershot: &quot;Form Computron!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform again and destroy Computron!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, muchmore than meets the eye!} ''The base has twin towers and ramps to launch cars!'' Galvatron: &quot;Transform!&quot; ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...'' Galvatron: &quot;TRANSFORM!&quot; ''the HEAD of its robot!'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Technobots and Terrorcons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyc4GgumQA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] are on the move on what looks like prehistoric Earth with multiple smoking volcanos in the distance. [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] falls into a pit trap, causing Scattershot to approach and transform but he's interrupted by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] throwing rocks. [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] race to the scene and transform, then put up a force field to deflect one of the rocks. [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] steps into a snare trap tethered to Strafe. Rippersnapper and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] back the Technobots up to a nearby base, in front of which appears to be Hun-Gurrr inside a cage. Strafe flies overhead with Sinnertwin still tethered. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The segment starts with Hun-Gurrr flying in dragon mode in front of a rock wall and then Scattershot flying in jet mode from the opposite direction. Scattershot's weapon is deployed before a jumpcut to two kids playing with one of them swooping Scattershot down on Hun-grr. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence of close ups of each of the Terrorcon limbs' alt modes. Cutthroat is last, with his panel being zoomed out on as it flips around into place in a grid of the four limbs in robot mode with Hun-Gurr's robot mode super imposed in the middle. The grid turns into a ball and then re-expands to show Abominus flying. A static transition shows us the five Technobot alt modes in the same grid style as the Terrorcons were. The grid rolls into a cylinder then unrolls to reveal a shot of Computron flying. We then end on a very brief snippet of two kids battling with the combined robots in a very out of place and sterile looking set with a light colored background and a set of white platforms. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cutthroat is present in the opening scene of the animation, but isn't seen after that. The Autobot base bears some similarities to Fortress Maximus but is completely grey/silver, appears to not have armaments, and may be missing the ramp on the left side (though the angles we get make it difficult to tell for sure). It's similar enough that it's probably safe to say it's at least using Fort Max's animation model, albeit possibly misdrawn. Rodimus and Ultra Magnus's voices are provided by their regular series actors, Dick Gautier and Jack Angel respectively.<br /> : Rodimus Prime: &quot;Magnus look!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;I've never seen Decepticons as vicious as those monstrous Terrorcons.&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Lucky we have the Technobots!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yeah, but those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''Out of monstrous Terrorcon beasts comes the incredible Abominus, to battle the fearless and futuristic Computron.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version of the regular ad in order to fit a plug for [[Decoy]]s at the end. <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> [[File:DecepticonClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:AutobotClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTP4kavCrk 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The double spy rolls down a dirt hill in car mode. Sliding in from left, we see his transformation. First to Punch then, after a frame flip, to Counterpunch. After the clone animation segment runs, we see Pounce and Wingspan in their alt modes flying down the previous hill. At the bottom they smack into Fastlane and Cloudraker in robot mode. A panel of the twins in robot mode flips to the screen then slides away to reveal a panel of Cloudraker being transformed to jet mode. That panel also slides away to reveal Cloudraker flying over Fastlane, who is rolling along. This pulls away to a jumpcut sequence of Counterpunch, and both sets of clones flying in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Punch/Counterpunch is not voiced by his series voice actor.<br /> :{Double spy!...double spy!} Punch: &quot;You can trust me Rodimus!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} Counterpunch: &quot;You can trust me Galvatron!&quot; ''Introducing the Transformers Double Spy. From a supercar he can transform into a heroic Autobot or an evil Decepticon. '''Now''', discover the clones. Decepticon clones look identical but one transforms into a puma, the other into a hawk to fight Autobot clones. One of these twins transforms into a dragster, the other a jet.'' {The Transformers!} ''Double spy sold separately, clones sold together. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=60 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version with sped up narration in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> [[File:Monsterbots G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, as Kup notices Scourge, Cyclonus and Octane attacking. Rodimus orders the Monsterbots to attack. They respond by bursting through a wall and taking on the Decepticon trio. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with stop motion jumpcut transformation sequences for [[Doublecross]], [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] and [[Grotusque]]. This is followed by jumpcuts of the three flying in beast mode with the unseen kid or kids holding them furiously pumping their spark triggers. The sparks that come out are not the actual sparks from the toys but effects layered over the top, in order to make the spark volume and distance look more impressive than it actually is. The jumpcuts lead into the three Monsterbots sitting on a rocky platform, with one set of kid hands firing off sparks from Repugnus and Grotesque. This is in response to another kid, whose hand comes into view holding Razorclaw. The ad ends with a replay of Doublecross's sparking.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus. Rodimus Prime is voiced by his series actor, Dick Gautier. Kup is also voiced by his series actor, [[John Stephenson]], albeit with a higher pitch than usual. <br /> : Kup: &quot;Rodimus, quick! There's been an accident. The new Autobots are Monsterbots!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;They're monsters alright.&quot; Kup: &quot;Decepticons!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Monsterbots attack! Glad those monsters are on our side.&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!'' Kid: &quot;You can't stop the Monsterbots!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Transformers Monsterbots. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzvccVI9MU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut montage of [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]'s two halves and transformation from the side and then continues with the same for Flywheels and a clip of both transforming, shot from the front. Next we get a Throttlebot montage with Chase and Freeway being released to zoom across the floor, then a jump to Chase's backend being flipped down to reveal his face. We get the same for Wideload and Rollbar (with Rollbar getting the transformation) and Goldbug and Searchlight (Searchlight transforms). The last scene prior to Kidmation and the end shots is a battle scene with two kids (Yes, there are two. You can just barely catch a glimpse of the hand, arm and side of head of a kid wearing a red shirt on the right side of the screen.) laying on a floor to release Chase, Rollbar and Searchlight in robot mode as they zoom off into the Duocons. There's a very quick close up afterward of the more visible kid's exclaiming &quot;Wow!&quot; as his eyes bug out.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Decepticon alerting Galvatron is not shown nor identified, but since his voice is the same as the one used for Cyclonus in the Sixshot ad he is identified as such in the below transcript. The animation in this ad was also used in the intro for [[The Rebirth]] three-parter.<br /> :*'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=121 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Galvatron, our jet's gonna crash into a tank!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot; ''Introducing Duocons. Decepticon two-in-ones. They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.'' {The Transformers!} ''But they haven't met the Throttlebots yet!'' {More much more than meets the eye. The Transformers!} Kid: &quot;Wow!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers Duocons come together. Throttlebots sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> [[File:Fort Max G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_PTqKbsC8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Fortress Maximus sits in base mode on a stone platform that rotates as the camera zooms in. Cut to a kid using the left side ramp launcher to send [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] down the ramp. Cut back to a front view of the base mode before switching to a closer view of the tower with the Headmaster pilot compartment open. The camera zooms in as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] is placed in the compartment and the lid closed. Cut to Rippersnapper and Sinnertwin flying in from the left to represent the Terrorcons. Cut again to the last few steps of Fort Max's transformation to battle station mode, then a jump back to base mode that phases out to show the battle station mode again. After the animated segment, we see a stunned kid holding Abominus. Cut to show that the kid is looking at Cerebros standing between Fort Max's legs. The camera pans up Fort Max and as it does so, there's an inlay of Cerebros in robot mode that phases out into an inlay of Cerebros in head mode, disappearing just in time for Cerebros to be attached to complete Fort Max's robot mode. Cut to Abominus being moved along a rocky platform with the kid holding him off camera. The camera swings around to reveal Fortress Maxmius at the other end of the platform with a second kid crouched behind him, holding his legs. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> : ''It's Fortress Maximus!'' {FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!} ''The colossal Headmaster Autobot City.'' Kid: &quot;Look!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;The Terrorcons are attacking!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Transform Fortress Maximus!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} Ultra Magnus: &quot;From city to battlestation!&quot; {More much more than meets the eye!} Hun-Gurrr: &quot;Terrorcons form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot; ''But Fortress Maximus transforms again, this time into a robot so '''humongous''', a separate robot becomes it's head!'' Kid: &quot;It's power's awesome!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc 30 sec] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_vaeTp1qQ 10 sec] – Excerpts of Optimus Prime at Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron, soundtracked with a Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime narration that is uncharacteristically arrogant.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!&quot; ''Catch the surprise return of Optimus Prime. Coming soon to The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Similar to the Dinobot ads of 1985, the Pretender ad suggests that Hasbro or [[Griffin Bacal]] were changing their minds about the theming of this year's ads. The Pretender ad went through three different iterations with three different jingles, though two of them were fairly similar. They eventually settled on having the commercials begin with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. This would be accompanied by narrator Victor Caroli saying &quot;NEW &lt;blank&gt; are/is here!&quot; with heavy emphasis on &quot;NEW&quot;. The camera would zoom in on one of the panels to transition into the animated segment. Sometimes there would be a second such transition later in the ad. The main jingle for 1998 was &quot;They've got the power to surprise!&quot; with the first word being held out a comically long time. As was done in 1987, the jingle was customized based on the subgroup (Pretenders, Powermasters, etc.) being adverised and often both the beginning snd the verses were specific to a subgroup or even just a single character. Kidmation was also subroup specific, featuring a kid turning into a crude CGI robot with varying appearances. For Pretenders the robot resembled the inner robot of [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]; For Powermasters it was Powermaster Optimus Prime and the Targetmasters got a generic Targetmaster robot. This would, unfortunately, be effectively the last year for Kidmation until ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''. The one toy that did not belong to any subgroup, [[Quickswitch]], was also the only toy not get a custom jingle. In fact, Quickswitch's ad had no jingle in it at all. Conversely, it appears the [[Triggerbot]]s and [[Triggercon]]s ad was the only one not to receive new animation. Another one-off oddity is the fifteen second version of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] ad which is the first and only Transformers toy commercial since 1985 and before Beast Wars that did not feature Victor Caroli as the narrator. Instead [[Stephen Keener]] provided the narration. The toy dioramas became much more varied this year. While they all used some form of an alien planet, different subgroups had their own variation on it: The Pretenders were in a snowy, mountain like environment; The Powermasters, Sparkabots and Flamecons were seemingly in a rocky area with a green gradient sky; Quickswitch, the Triggerbots and Triggercons were also in a rocky area but with a pink sky; The Seacons were, appropriately enough, underwater; And finally the Small Headmasters and Targetmasters kept continuity with their larger counterparts by being in the same rocky, doom-laden environent with the latter even having the same lightning effects.<br /> <br /> Following up on Optimus Prime and Bumblebee (as Goldbug)'s re-introduction to the cartoon and the Goldbug toy, a response to the backlash to the legacy character deaths in the movie, Hasbro returned Optimus Prime to the line as Powermaster Optimus Prime. The commercials for the Powermasters heavily featured Prime in the animation and his return was heralded in a grandiose fashion. In the commercial for Optimus Prime, Victor Caroli informed us that &quot;A '''NEW''' Optimus Prime is here!&quot; while the jingle for Prime's ad referred to him as &quot;Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of our time!&quot;. Peter Cullen even reprised his role in the animation, with Prime telling us that &quot;It's great to be back!&quot;. This is all in sharp contrast to Goldbug, whom you would never know was Bumblebee just by the [[#Throttlebots|toy commercial]]. This focus on Prime extended to the cartoon and it's advertising as the new wrap around segments featuring a pupppet Powermaster Prime (try saying ''that'' three times fast!) were one of the main selling points. 1988 is the only year known thus far to have multiple advertsiements for the comics as both the Pretender and Powermaster sagas were promoted. The Pretender ad was one of two providing new microcontinuities as Powermaseters Darkwing and Dreadwind are shown attacking a generic Autobot lab where the Autobot Pretenders are being created. The other is perhaps the most notorious example of microcontinuity in all of Transformers advertising. In Quickswitch's ad, he is described as Sixshot's ''son'', and while it is not the first time two Transformers were described as being [[relatives]] it is easily one of the most bizarre. &lt;!-- Prime, Seacons 15 sec, two comic ads, microcontinuity, season 5 ads --&gt; <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretenders comic G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9VYnPkAtMc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (in their skivvies!) inside an Autobot research facility. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the now armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. A battle ensues.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]]. The Decepticon Pretenders are shown coming from the direction of a volcano. Might this be where they were created? In the battle at the end, the order of events implies that the Pretenders' shells are fighting independently of the Pretenders themselves. It is not at all clear who is supposed to speaking the two non-narration lines. The animation shows a closeup on Landmine's eye that fades into Dreadwind and Darkwing flying towards the Autobot lab. Since rhe Decepticons haven't seen the Pretenders yet at that point in the animation it probably isn't them. However, no other Autobots are seen in the lab either.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' Transformer 1: &quot;They look human!&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Battle of the Pretenders. New from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1RykO3Pi4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes a tail-end shot of the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. Two Autobot Powermasters are heard talking in the ad, but it's unclear which of the Powermasters they are. The first one to speak is voiced by Michael Bell, while the second is voiced by Gregg Berger.<br /> : ''To defeat the evil Decepticons, Nebulons team up with Autobots to become Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;We're under attack!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Oh no, Decepticons have Powermasters too!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;Transform Optimus Prime!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Look Optimus is becoming a super Powermaster!&quot; ''Who will win? Find out in Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbG-5o9y2t0&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of the shells of Autobot Pretenders, [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]], and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. After the Darkwing/Dreadwing section of the animation, the Decepticon Pretenders [[Skullgrin]], [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]], and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] get their closeups. After the final animation segment, there's a brief sequence where an engery burst flips the screen from Pretender shell and inner robot, to Pretender shell and inner robot in vehicle mode. This done first for Cloudburst and then Skullgrin.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features only the first wave of large Pretenders. No advertisement featuring the second wave is known to exist.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' &quot;They look human!&quot; &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''NEW Pretender Transformers. Get 'em while they last!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys2}}<br /> [[File:Pretender Commercial CGI Robot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rzuw7k1iQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A bizarre segment of a kid proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; while being shown doing it (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the kid as skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic teal and silver CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot; After the announcement, the robot shoots lightning from it's fingers and shifts its skateboard to face screen left/its right. At the end of the commercial, the robot fires some more lightning before shifting the skateboard to face center and take off towards the camera.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Landmine is shown sitting on top of a rocky platform with the kid from the intro segmen hovering nearby. The kid pulls off the front of Landmine's shell, allowing his inner robot to tumble out and somehow land on its feet at the base of the platform. The kid picks up the inner robot and converts it to vehicle mode and then drives it up next to the shell. Cut to closeup of someone holding Cloudburst and removing the front half of the shell to reveal the robot. The footage then rewverses to put the shell back on, then plays forward again to remove it and then the inner robot is removed. This is followed by a similar sequence for Bomb-Burst except the footage just plays straight through without reversing. We then get the energy burst transition between Cloudburst's modes and the closeups of the Decepticon Pretenders, both reused from the previous ad. After that we get the Bomb-Burst shell reveal again and then a reuse of ''his'' energy burst transition. The toy segment ends with a battle scene where Landmine and Skullgrin's shells and inner robots are standing on their own in a faceoff before two sets of hands come in front battling with Waverider and Submarauder's shells and robots. The battle is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect.<br /> :Kid: &quot;I'm a video gamer! I'm a skateboarder!&quot; Robot voice: &quot;I'm a Transformer!&quot; ''NEW Pretender Transformers are here!'' {Master the power! The POOOOOWER, of Pretender Transformers!} ''Pretender Transformers split apart to reveal a powerful robot.'' {Pretenders - they hide - the Transformer inside!} ''And look there are evil Decepticon Pretenders too!'' Kid: &quot;Transform the Pretenders!&quot; ''Pretenders sold separately.'' <br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUG5VjWcpM 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys3}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VSMYUclRQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, reused from the previous commmercials. This time though, it's preceded by a still of Landmine with &quot;NEW!&quot; plastered on it and a comic book page. The comic page is made up of stills from the previous Pretender animation. The camera zooms in on the top panel to transition into the animation proper. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face, that of a crudely animated Landmine with red eyes.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The energy burst from the previous ads zigzags through a very white and spiky alien environment to reveal Cloudburst fully equipped. We then get a bunch of reused footage; Closeups of the Autobot Pretenders, Cloudburst's shell removal with replay, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal, the inital frame of the Cloudburst enery ball transition, a shorter version of the clash between Waverider and Submarauder, a slightly longer/slower version of the Cloudburst energy ball transition, the Decepticon Pretender closeups, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal a second time, Bomb-Burst's energy ball transition, and finally the full cut of the Waverider/Submarauder clash.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Pretenders are here!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Autobot Pretenders look human, '''but''''' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Pretenders split apart to reveal a powerful robot inside, then reassemble to fight alongside their transformable robot. '''But''', Decepticons have Pretenders too!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:GunrunnerG1-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Machine War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUicyvMLuk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEYsICtTHQE&amp;t=24s 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Pretender Kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of Carnivac's shell, Chainclaw and Catilla together, and then Snarler's shell. Carnivac gets the shell reveal with rewind treatment before a cut to Snarler's closeup again. Carnivac's inner robot is shown being removed from it's shell and we get another cut to the shell standing on a snowy platform and the inner robot is placed next to it wolf mode. An organge diamond shaped static burst appears over the inner robot and fades to reveal the inner robot in robot mode. Cut to Gunrunner driving along with a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect coming from his gun turret. This followed by a very brief snippet of Road Grabber driving along. After the Pretender Vehicle animation, the toy segment ends with Road Grabber's jumpcut transformation and an awkward clash between Catilla and his shell and Roadgrabber riding his shell's chariot mode. The Kidmation comes in at the very end.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.'' {Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Introducing Pretender Beasts. Inside's a beast that transforms into a fighting robot. And there are Autobot and Decepticon vehicles too. They split to reveal a transformable robot then reassemble as a fighting machine.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterToys}}<br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CaDVzY2_4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial. Like the last Pretender ad, this ad has a comic book page intro. In fact it has two, one for the Autobot segment at the beginning and a second for the Decepticon segment that starts at the halfway point<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with the Powermasters on a rocky mountain diorama in front of an alien green sky. The kid to the left with a red shirt rolls Joyride down an incline while the kid on the right with a blue shirt rolls Slapdash down a different incline and they meet Getaway in the middle. The ad then cuts to a closeup of Getaway in robot mode flying in front of a rock wall and crashing through a &quot;BLLAAMM&quot; text effect, followed by aa jumpcut sequence of Rev and Getaway being transformed. Following Kidmation and the second animation sequence, we get Darkwing landing on some gravel. As he lands the screen scrolls up to be a horizontal split screen with Dreadwind flying by a plain green background. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of Hi-Test and Dreadwing being transformed. The segment ends with the blue shirt kid using Slapdash and Joyride to battle the red shirt kid's Darkwing and Dreadwind on top of a rock. A &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect is added to emphasize the magnitude of clash.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The unidentified Decepticon who commands Darkwing and Dreadwind to transform is voiced by [[Wally Burr]], using more or less the same voice as he used for Hun-Grrr in the Fort Max ad.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Powermasters are here! Amazing new Transformers called Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} ''Incredible Powemasters, they only transform when their Nebulon becomes their engine.'' {Powermaster Transformers!} Decepticon: &quot;Decepticon Powermasters transform!&quot; ''And the Decepticons unlock their Transformer energy.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterOptimusPrime}}<br /> [[File:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiInSQq7yU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Optimus Prime crashes through the sound effect &quot;BLAAMM!&quot; as he drives along a rock wall. A closeup of Prime driving up to Hi-Q leads to a jumpcut transformation sequence to the normal robot mode and base. After a brief animation snippet of Prime transforming to super robot mode, we get a very brief clip of the folded up Prime cab being inserted into his super robot body. Kidmation, and then we end with Prime driving along with the text &quot;KA BOOM&quot; overlaid, a still frame of normal Prime next to the base, and super robot Prime flying.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Not only is Prime back, but so is his voice actor, [[Peter Cullen]]. While Prime ''says'' it's good to be back, he doesn't sound very enthused about it. It is not currently known who voices Hi-Q. &lt;!-- Seems likely to be Charlie Adler or Corey Burton based on the sound but I'm not confident enough to make a call --&gt;<br /> : ''A '''new''' Optimus Prime is here.'' Hi-Q: &quot;I'll transform Optimus!&quot; {POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest leader of his time!} Optimus Prime: &quot;It's great to be back.&quot; ''Now Optimus Prime is back as a Powermaster. He only transforms when his Nebulon becomes his engine.'' {POW-er-master Optimus Prime!} Hi-Q: &quot;Look! Optimus is transforming into a super robot!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CiMqlPZR4&amp;t=90 15 sec] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> [[File:Doubledealercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsvaO8NYVM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts by reusing the Optimus Prime jumpcut transformation sequence from the Powermaster Optimus Prime ad. After Kidmation and the second segment of animation, we get some new footage of Doubledealer driving through a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; effect as he drives along a rocky path to his Powermaster engines. We then get jumpcuts to each engine and then to the mode it unlocks, first, Skar second. The segment ends with more reused Optimus Prime footage. In particular his super robot conversion and the super robot flying. The super robot conversion is a longer cut that pans out to reveal the kid doing the transformation and his amazement at it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again we have unidentified Transformers providing commentary. The first is voiced by Wally Burr. The narrator says &quot;Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or Decepticon&quot; which is not true as there was another Transformer still on shelves at the time that could do this. We hear he's nearby. [[Punch (G1)|REAL nearby.]]<br /> : ''A NEW Optimus Prime is here. More powerful than ever, Powermaster Optimus Prime.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Transformer 1: &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;Doubledealer, the Powermaster mercenary!&quot; ''Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or a Decepticon. But in a flash, Optimus Prime becomes a super robot!'' {Powermaster Transformers!} ''Pwermaster Transformers sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) gray robot whose head resembles Brainstorm. The robot's body, on the other hand, looks more like the inner robot of a Pretender with a power readout painted in the center. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Siren skids to halt through the text effect &quot;BLLAAMM&quot;. Brief jumpcut transformation for Siren is followed by a picture in picture of Nightbeat driving along with Muzzle being transformed in the inset. This leads to a shot of Muzzle in headmode being plugged into Nightbeat's body. After the Decepticon part of the animation, the Decepticon Headmasters sit on a rotating, multi-tiered rock platform. Quick cut to Squeezeplay's head being plugged in, folled by another quick cut to a kid wielding Squeezeplay and Horri-Bull. He proceeds to clash with another kid (whose hands are the only part of him we see) using Hosehead and Nightbeat.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron's voice is provided, as usual, by Frank Welker.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Incredible new Headmasters and the driver of the vehicle becomes the head of the robot.'' {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!'' Galvatron: &quot;And our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever! Transform you monsters and prepare to attack!&quot; {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> [[File:Quickswitch commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV6g8DlBQRI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. Optimus proceeds to start blasting.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six?&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The toy segement is very short consisting of a montage of Quickswitch's six modes by themselves, the six modes appearing in succession in the kid's hand and a still frame of his robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes:&lt;/u&gt; The tail end part of the animation where Optimus grabs Sixshot and starts blasting was reused for nearly all the Powermaster ads. This ad has what may be the best known example of a microontinuity in a toy ad, Quickswitch being Sixshot's son. Getaway is unusually bloodthirsty here, yelling &quot;Destroy them!&quot;.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here!'' Getaway: &quot;The Decepticons are attacking! Destroy them!&quot; Autobot: &quot;No, wait it's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Quickswitch is faster and tougher!&quot; Kid: &quot;It's a tank, a plane, a cruiser, a gun, a puma and a robot. (Robot voice) How quick can you all six?&quot; ''Quickswitch, the '''new''' ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:Decepticon Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWQNTiBuv4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jHNNAwFONU Revised 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;:A kid leaps over the top of a generic wooden model robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Quickmix drives towards the camera and through the word &quot;BLLAMM&quot;, coming to a stop by skidding sideways. As he skids, Boomer is removed. This leads to a jumpcut to Boomer being placed on top of Ricochet to form a superweapon. ''That'' leads to another jumpcut to the superweapon being plugged into the right arm of...Scoop? After the second animation sequence we get a series of cuts between driving vehicle mode and flying in robot mode for Scoop then Quickmix. After the third, Decepticon focused animation sequence, we get a three-way split screen with Needlenose on the left, Spinister in the top right and Quake in the bottom right. This splitscreen cuts to the same splitscreen but with the three now transformed to robot mode. The segment ends on a battle between two kids, one wielding Quake and Needlenose and the other holding Quickmix and Landfill, whose toy ''finally'' gets some screen time.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad appears to have gotten a revision at some point. An extremely obviously added line of narration by someone other than Victor Caroli is placed at the end of the kid battle segment and over the end of the jingle: &quot;Each set sold separately.&quot;. Additionally, a disclaimer is now placed over the end shot of the toys, stating: &quot;Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures. Each set sold separately.&quot; This was presumably done as a reaction to confusion over whether the Nebulons were included.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! NOW twin Nebulons transform into weapons that new Targetmaster Autobots need.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the twin Nebulons can also form a super weapon.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''But the Decepticons have new Targetmasters too.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSb2x9ZzZ8 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the toys' weapons being deployed, emphasized with loud clicks: [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] flying, [[Override (G1)|Override]] in robot mode, [[Windsweeper]] flying, and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] in robot mode. We then cut to a battle with Backstreet and Override colliding with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]. The collision is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect. Cut to Backstreet;s guns being deployed in car mode followed by the same for Crankcase. Finally we get another collision between the Autobot and Decepticon ground vehicles with a &quot;BLLAMM&quot; text effect masking the transition to the bots clashing in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: No thirty second ad featuring the Triggerbots/Triggercons has surfaced. Even the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1zl3-h_4I&amp;t=346s 1988 Hasbro Boys toys 3rd/4th Quarter ad master tape] doesn't have it (though to be fair, it's also missing the ads for Quickswitch, Sparkbots/Firecons, Seacons/Sparkbots/Firecons, and some of the early Pretender ads).<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now Triggerbots are battling Triggercons!'' {And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out! Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]][[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> *'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migQwhuwEQQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun. The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Targetmaster Kid<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: An upward rush of bubbles leads us to a montage of [[Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] standing/being placed into various areas of an underwater diorama. The montage ends with a closeup of Snaptrap's moving backcannons and a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect. This is followed by a jumpcut combination sequence. As each limb is added, it also appears in alt mode to the left. Overbite is used as the gun. Following the Piranacon animation, the Kidmation and the Sparkabot/Firecon animation, we get the Sparkabot/Firecon toy segment. It starts with Cindersuar sparking and rolling in from the left. [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] rolls in from the right, causing a kid to whip his head around to follow the action. Cut to closeups of sparks coming out of Guzzle, [[Fizzle]], and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]]. The segment ends with Guzzle barreling into [[Sparkstalker]] with a sparking effect and then a cut to the two battling in robot mode with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; effect.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Seacon toy footage has air bubble effects added to it to enhance the underwater appearance. Sizzle's toy is only seen in the end shot. <br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now from the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when they join with their leader to form Piranacon, any one can become the gun.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers!} ''And here come the Sparkabots!'' {When they're '''fightin'''' mad you see Sparkabots fly as the Firecons battle the Sparkabots!} ''Each sold separately.'' {Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> :* '''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY 15 sec] - The Seacons portion of the above ad (everything before the second animation segment) with new narration by someone who is neither Victor Caroli nor [[The Other Guy]].<br /> ::''NEW Transformers are here! From the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the Seacons form Piranacon!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- A looong while ago Repowers added this but no recording has ever surfaced --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- *'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Triggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots. --&gt;<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> *'''Season 5 upcoming cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE'''!&quot; Well, only one of those ended up being true. Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable! See Optimus Prime as you've never seen him before. Optimus Prime LIVE! Tune in this fall for new action packed episodes of the Transformers, every weekend. Hosted '''LIVE''' by Optimus Prime! You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE''' The Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU8FD5yd8zE 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same background music as the previous ad.<br /> :'' The Transformers. Autobot versus Decepticon. '''Good''' against '''evil'''. '''Metal against metal!''' Titans clash with Earth's fate hanging in the balance! Awesome heroes!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped.&quot; '''''SPECTACULAR SHOWDOWNS!''''' Megatron: &quot;It's over Prime.&quot; '''''The bat-tle rages on!''' The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same new music used in the previous commercials.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll out!&quot; ''More energy. More excitement than ever before! The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> Keeping in line with the toyline's makeup and reflecting the layout of the catalog for 1989, the TV advertising was similarly split between Pretender and Micromaster themes. The Pretender theme used the jingle &quot;Beyond! Beyond anything you've ever seen before!&quot; while continuing to depict the toys in snowy looking mountain environments. The Micromasters, on the other hand, used desert environments and had a jingle that pointedly claimed their superiority over {{w|Micro Machines|the competition}}: &quot;Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot; The Micromaster ads were further unique in their use of stop-motion animation to depict hordes of Micromasters swarming all over. Every Micromaster ad started with an animation segment showing Optimus Prime opening his hand to reveal a Micromaster city. This extreme size difference creates a bit of a microcontinuity as the Marvel comics had them closer in sixe. The Pretenders have their own microcontinuity as the ad for the [[Pretender Monster]]s has them being created by Starscream in a lab.<br /> <br /> 1989 continued Hasbro's trend of levereging their popular chaaracters from the beginning of the line. They continued to have Peter Cullen voice Optimus Prime in the animated segments, but also brought in [[Dan Gilvezan]] to reprise [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in a couple spots and Gregg Berger to reprise [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the Classic Pretenders commercial. Despite this move, this would be the first year not to have new cartoon episodes and thus no advertisements for the cartoon. While the Marvel Comic was still in production, it too appears to have had iit's last advertisement in 1988. The only advertisement for Transformers media that has been found are variant toy ads that included a stinger for a $1.00 copy of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' on VHS if you bought two Transformers toys. Am interesting change in this year's approach to the shorter, 15 second versions of ads is that they aren't simply edited down. They take a 30 second ad that featured two groups of toys, pare it down to the content for one of the groups and then add new narration and often a new clip or two of toy footage. This would continue in 1990 for Micromaster ads but would ultimately be permanently abandonded from G2 on. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Micromaster Patrols G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]] <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x7wxEiv9lY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Later, the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head as Darkwing tries to shoot at others in the background. [[Powertrain]], [[Tote]], [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Swindler]] emerge from various openings in a rock wall to watch four Micromasters driving below them: [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]], [[Free Wheeler]], and Tailspin and Roadhandler again. The latter four split into two pairs (Roadhandler/Free Wheeler and Tailspin/Highjump) and drive up the legs of a large Decepticon standing next to a rock wall. At the top, Tote, Tailspin and Free Wheeler jump from the wall to the robot's shoulders. They stand there as Roadhandler, Free Wheeler, Tailspin, Highjump and Tote somehow manage to drive vertically up the robot's torso. After the second animation segment, the large robot raises it's right hand only to fall over backwards from the swarm of Micromasters. Roadhandler transforms on the fallen robot's chest to add insult to injury.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A closeup of [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] flying is followed by a closeup of Storm Cloud being held by the kid in front of his face. A jumpcut sequence ensues, first Storm Cloud is transformed, then a closeup of [[Free Wheeler]] driving, and Mudslinger being transformed. Another cut shows Tote zooming between Scorponok's feet, causing a second kid to whip his head around. A fizzle effect transitions us to a stop motion sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices. While it's not entirely clear which voice is which, since Dreadwind sees them first in the animation, we've decided to label him as the first voice and Darkwing the second. The large Decepticon robot is a Scorponok figure painted different shades of grey. His antenna and the outline of the rectangle in the middle of his chest are still orange and his face is still tan. In the end shot of the Micromaster Race Car Patrol members appearing in their places on the card back, Roadhandler appears to have grey windows instead of black. The ad mostly features the [[Race Car Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]], with Storm Cloud from the [[Air Strike Patrol]] being the lone exception. The [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle]] and [[Sports Car Patrol|Sports Car]] patrols are not seen. <br /> : ''New Transformers are here. Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micromasters, they're smaller and faster, Transformer commandos that go where nobody else goes! Micro-mas-ter Trans-form-mers! THEEEY'VE got the power to surprise!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvmt8oCPAUU 15 sec] - Similar to the previous ad but resoundtracked with the standard 1989 Micromaster jingle and a new first line of narration. The fifteen second version has yet another new first line of narration: &quot;Micromaster Transformers are here and both Autobots and Decepticons have 'em!&quot;<br /> :: ''They're here! The incredible Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipqTyKtHQc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] pulls in next to the other Micromaster Transports sitting at the edge of an extremely flat cliff. Erector then gets a jumpcut transformation sequence. As toy Groundshaker flies over the city in animated Optimus Prime's palm, it becomes the actual toys. A ramp is connected from the [[Ironworks (facility)|construction station]] to the [[Airwave (facility)|Airport]] and [[Ironworks (Micromaster)|Ironworks]] drives over it. A kid slams (but without much force) the [[Hot House (facility)|fire station]] with [[Hot House (Micromaster)|Hot House]] down amongst the other Battle Stations, the proceeds to play with the crane on the construction station. The kid then rolls Hot House up the ramp of the airport as all four bases are revealed as being connected in a square formation. A closeup of [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] having his hood flipped back for his transformation before being rotated to face the camera is followed by a shot of [[Red Hot]] being driven down the ramp of the [[Greasepit (facility)|gas station]]. The ad ends with a stop motion sequence of Micromasters popping into view all over a rocky, stepped area. <br /> : ''In the world of micros, the only micros that transform are the amazing Micromaster Transformers! And now the Micromasters have Micromaster Transports.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''And here in the palm of Optimus Prime's hand are Micromaster battle stations that connect to form micro cities.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!} ''Micromasters, collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGF4ww1fGOc 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with a new bit of toy footage that shows the construction station being transformed.<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofx3hd0Ti3s 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with added jumpcuts between modes for [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]] and [[Roughstuff]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2xWTm_QI4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDIfpwsmLaI 15 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] landing and transforming to base mode. Cut to a shot of rear right side of the interstellar shuttle with the gas station and helicopter in the background and the Air Strike patrol hanging around in front and inside. [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] stands atop a wall in the shuttle, overlooking one of the ramps as it's lowered to reveal his patrol mate [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] standing behind Skystalker, the latter of which is in car mode. We then cut to a view of the middle of the shuttle, where a ramp is overlapped on one of the helicopters' ramps to &quot;connect&quot; the two. Skystalker is literally beside himself as his [[alternate mode]] drives over from the helicopter to sit next to him. The scene briefly pans out at the end to reveal the gas station connected to the helicopter on the left, a second gas station and the airport just partially visible in the upper right and whole mess of Decepticon Micromasters scattered about. Cut to a kid driving the [[Rocket Base]] up and over a dirt hill. Cut again to a fast motion sequence of the same kid unfolding the base. We then get a closer view of the right side of the base and the ramp being folded down from the rocket tower to allow [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] to cross over from the helipad. The segment ends with a closeup of Flak's front end being flipped back and Flak being rotated to face the camera. It is basically the same shot as the Stakeout one from the previous ad, except Flak is positioned diagonally across the screen with his legs in the lower left corner.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Dan Gilvezan]] returns to voice Bumblebee and [[Peter Cullen]] is still voicing Optimus Prime. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker. The [[ATV]] is never shown. The fifteen second version of the ad only refers to the &quot;Autobot Rocket base and Decepticon space shuttle&quot; in it's narration, though the helicopter is still visible in the background of some parts of the shuttle toy footage.<br /> : Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we captured two of the Decepticons' vehicles!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Look out, they're transforming into bases!&quot; Skystalker(?): &quot;Decepticon Micromasters attack!&quot; {Mic-ro-mas-ters Mic-ro-bases! Become the most in-cred-ible places!} ''Now the Autobots and Decepticons have Micromasters bases and you can connect them to form whole cities!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''Micromaster bases, collect them all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Classic Pretenders G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWBJ4HvzoA 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkWpTABuMoI 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Classic Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut sequence of Bumblebee's shell being opened, his inner robot being removed and transformed to car mode, and car mode Bumblebee driving over gravel to start. This followed by closeups on each of the four shells, Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock. Cut to a kid opening Grimlock's shell and Grimlock's inner robot being transformed to dinosaur mode. After a montage of the four driving/flying in alt mode with the upper body of their shells inset in the upper right corner (same order as the previous montage and yes, Grimlock is shown flying despite being a Tyrannosaurus Rex), the ad ends with the kid wiggling Grimlock and impersonating Gregg Berger: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Mini ''The Transformers'' cast reunion as Peter Cullen voices Oprimus Prime, Dan Gilvezan voices Bumblebee and Gregg Berger is back as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]].<br /> : ''Optimus Prime is under attack! He needs the greatest Transformers ever!'' Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we're here! As Pretenders!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Jazz, Bumblebee, you're back!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; ''And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Classic Pretenders!} ''The greats are '''here''' as Pretenders! Classic Pretender Transformers! Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock.'' Kid: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:SkyhammerRoadblock-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SONVlqfK958 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Vroom is slammed down on the raised middle platform of a snowy looking area with Crossblades on the left and Thunderwing on the right. This is folled by a jumpcut sequence of Vroom and his inner robot being converted to motorcycle and sidecar and then driving along. Switching over to the Ultra Pretenders, a shatter effect transitions to Roadblock plowing through some snow. We then see the kid who was pushing Roadblock flying Crossblades over Roadblock who's being pushed by...some hand. After the Ultra Pretender animation, there's a closeup of Skyhammer and his inner robot flying. The ad ends with a sequence of Roadblock scenes: driving along, a top down view of the vehicle shell being opened, the inner shell being turned around and open to reveal the inner robot, the shell turning to face the camera again, the shell being transformed to vehicle mode and the inner robot being inserted to pilot, and the inner shell flying above the rolling vehicle shell.<br /> : {Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders! Inside one, there's the other then they both transform and combine to form another!} ''And beyond '''Mega'''...there's Ultra! Ultra Pretenders!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Ultra Pretenders!} ''Inside each Ultra Pretender vehicle hides another transformable Pretender. New Ultra Pretenders, the ultimate Transformer experience!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6jYSK1ZR0 15 sec] - The Mega Pretender portion of the previous ad with new end shots to show both modes of all three figures. <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ooXi161INc 15 sec] - The Ultra Pretender portion of the previous ad with the animation at the start, the toy footage re-ordered and some new Victor Caroli intro narration: &quot;They're here! New Ultra Pretenders! Inside each vehicle is another incredible Pretender!&quot; The jingle and the &quot;The ultimate Transformer experience&quot; tagline from the previous ad make up the rest of the soundtrack.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6IPhK29lvk 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, sounding especially growly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Closeups of the shells of Icepick, [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], and Wildfly. Wildfly is turned around to reveal his inner robot, leading to a jumpcut transformation sequence. The ad ends with a jumpcut combination sequence of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] with each component spontaneously appearing in place.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''MONster Pretenders'''! Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!''''' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Monster Pretenders!} ''And their robots form a MONster Pretender!'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> The thematic split between Micromasters and Pretenders from the previous year was reused this year with [[Action Master]]s replacing the Pretenders. The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys. The toy segments featured the toys being played with inside of what is presumably a Cybertronian cityscape with lots of elevated roadways and a background featuring a starry sky and futuristic looking buildings. The Action Masters provided a few last bita of microcontinuity with the initial commercial featuring Optimus Prime asking his fellow Autobots to join him in giving up the power to transform to become stronger, faster and more alive. Other commercials featured the characters utilizing their vehicles, something they've never done in any other fiction. The Micromster commercials looked and felt pretty similar to the previous year's commercials with the exception of an updated jingle: &quot;They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.&quot;<br /> <br /> This year featured an even heavier focus on the characters from the cartoon's peak with half of the Action Master line being pre-existing characters. As such, those characters were also the ones most heavily featured in the advertising. The initial ad gave no spotlight to the new characters at all, while the first of the two vehicle ads was more focused on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] than [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]]. Even the animated segments of the Micromaster ads were done from the point of view of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron witnessing the mayhem of the Micromasters. To be fair though, they were advertising the whole of the Micromaster line in just two spots so there wasn't much time to explain their characters anyway. In a nice touch of visual continuity, the Micromaster commercials used the Action Master forms of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron. While Peter Cullen continued voicing Optimus Prime, neither Jazz nor Megatron had their original voice actors. For Jazz it was due to [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Why they were unable to have [[Frank Welker]] voice Megatron is unknown, but either a limited budget or scheduling conflicts are the likely culprits.<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGxUwIQ1T8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The [[Construction Patrol]] destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A glowing green energy effect turns the cel shaded Hot Rod Patrol sitting in the palm of an unseen kid's hand into the actual toys as two other kids look on. [[Hubs]] is pushed into frame by a finger, then the segment cuts to the same scene with [[Roller Force]]. This leads to a jumpcut sequence showing Roller Force's transformation. After the stop-motion segment, [[Trip-Up]] gets the finger push treatment. This is followed by [[Neutro]] and [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]] pushing dirt around as they pull up in front of [[Crumble]] and [[Takedown]]. The ad ends with a second, much brief stop-motion sequence with the Hot Rod Patrol, [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol|Monster Truck Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]], and Construction Patrol parking in order in front of a ravine. After every one is parked, the Hot Rod Patrol transforms.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Optimus Prime's voice is provided by Peter Cullen. An undetermined Micromaster (presumably Big Daddy as he's the central focus of the group), is voiced by [[Neil Ross]]. <br /> : Jazz: &quot;Optimus, check out the new Hot Rod Patrol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Sharp looking bunch but can they transform?&quot; Big Daddy(?): &quot;You bet we can, we're Micromasters!&quot; {They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.} Big Daddy(?): &quot;Decepticons attacking! Autobot Construction Patrol transform and destroy the bridge!&quot; {Micromaster Transformers!} ''New Micromaster patrols, sold in packs of four. Collect them all!'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0i1v54R44 15 sec] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. Jazz is not heard but Peter Cullen and Neil Ross jibber their lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;CheckoutmynewMicromasterHotRodPatrol!&quot; &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> [[File:Micromastercombiners-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6f467-z6Lg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. Stop motion: The camera pans down a line of mixed and match Combiners combining.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: After the stop motion segment, the combined vehicle modes of Roadburner/Wheel Blaze and Oiler/Slide pull up next to the combined vehicle mode of [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] and [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]]. Wheel Blaze and Roadburner are then separated and recombined with Hammer and Oiler, respectively. Cut to a closeup of Oiler being transformed and being set down next to a transformed Slide. Closeups of the combined vehicle modes of Missle Master/Moonrock and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]]/[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]] driving are followed by a greatly extended version of the stop motion combinations from earlier. After that, [[Missile Launcher]] is shown rolling along, then [[Cannon Transport]] from the other direction. Two kids are then shown driving the two transports up along each side of [[Tanker Truck]], albeit from directions opposite the ones they were previously shown to be coming from. Tanker Truck gets a stop motion transformation sequence. This is followed by the Combiner Transports animation sequence and the a still shot of the Roadburner/Wheel Blaze, Oiler/Slide and Sledge/Hammer vehicles lined up next to each other, taken from the earlier sequence. The segment ends with Tanker Truck driving to screen right followed by a cut to Missile Launcher driving to screen left.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;This place is crawling with Micromasters!&quot; Micromaster: &quot;Micromaster Combiners, reconnect!&quot; Megatron: &quot;WHAT?!?&quot; ''Amazing new Micromaster Combiners, split in two and reconnect to form new vehicles. And each half transforms into a robot.'' {Micromazzter Combinerz! (Connect in hundreds of combinations!)} '''''AND''' there are incredible new Micromaster Combiner Transports, that transform into robots '''AND''' battle stations!'' {It's the ultimate transformation!} ''Combiner and Combiner Transports sold separately.'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM40pTMSgHU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial to only feature the Combiners and not the Transports.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goCOVt5-Tfs 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starting after the first morph from animation, we get a closeups of Optimus Prime taking a knee, his gun and his gun being placed into [[City of Steel (episode)#Quotes|the hand at the end of that arm]]. A kid shoves Prime (his legs now straight) into the camera before a cut to a view from behind Megatron of Prime kicking Megatron's leg out from under him. A closeup pan across a large group of Action Masters and their partners is followed by an extreme closeup of Blaster flying from bottom right to top left. This cuts to Optimus Prime dropping Soundwave with an upper cut and then another cut to Over-Run throwing a...much less effective one. After the second morph, we get a closeup of Megatron turning his head one direction as his torso and the camera turn other directions. Starscream decks [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and the we get a sequence highlighting the Autobots: Optimus Prime dropping Starscream with a kick to the groin, Jazz just rolling along on his skateboard and Bumblebee taking off with his helicopter. Rad holds Treadshot over his head before tossing him. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] mounts up on the [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] and zooms along. Two kids swing Action Master vehicles through the air. One of them holding the [[Stratotronic Jet]] and the other the [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] in their flight modes. A closeup of Rad and Lionizer on a turntable is followed by closeups of [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Push-Button]] and [[Anti-tank cannon]]'s spring loaded transfomations being activated. Anti-tank cannon (in gun mode) is then slammed into Grimlock's fist. The segment ends with a wide shot of pretty much every US release Action Master toy sitting on the various levels of the Cybertron cityscape diorama with extra copies of Prowl and Inferno just in front of the camera facing away from it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by the same sound-alike from the Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol commercial. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]]. Optimus Prime is once again voiced by [[Peter Cullen]]. In the morphing shots, some of the Action Masters have the wrong guns. The first shot has Jazz holding Rollout's gun, while Prime is brandishing [[Devastator (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Devastator]]'s. In the second shot, Megatron is holding Grimlock's gun. Considering that Prime is shown being equipped with the correct gun immediately after the first morph, the toy footage probably used the wrong guns to match the animation. This ad has an unusual length, clocking in at 45 seconds. This ad not only heavily features the existing popular Transformers characters from the first few years of the line, but never names and gives little screen time to any of the new characters. Even the featured vehicles are piloted mostly by existing characters. This, along with the morphs from animation to real toys, shows how heavily Hasbro was betting on the recognizable characters from the cartoon to sell the line.<br /> : {Action Masters!} Optimus Prime: &quot;Who will join me? Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic''] Jazz: &quot;I will!&quot; Rad: &quot;Count me in!&quot; ''And so, Action Masters are born! Transformers Action Masters are incredibly detailed action figures!'' {Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) Action Masters!} ''But the '''eeevil''' Decepticons steal [[Nucleon (substance)|the power]] and become Action Masters too. Led by Megatron, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], they battle Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Bumblebee like you've never seen them battle before! Action Masters ride into battle in sleek transforming vehicles and fight alongside vicious transforming animals and battle droids.'' {Transformers. Action Masters!} ''Get in on the action!'' {Action Masters!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Starscream Attack Jet vs Over-Run Attack Copter.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDXgTz504KI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. Animated Starscream with the Turbo Jet morphs into the actual toys.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a reuse of all the scenes of figures hitting each other from the previous ad. The Starscream morph leads into Starscream flying the jet alongside [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] and the [[Off-Road Cycle]]. Prowl hops on the Turbo Cycle and races alongside Over-Run in the Attack Copter. The segment ends with jumpcut transformation sequences for the Turbo Jet and Turbo Cycle. <br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters are here! Incredibly detailed action figures that battle like never before!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!)} ''The '''eeeevil''' Starscream attacks in the Turbo Jet. But the Autobots are ready with Prowl's Turbo Cycle and Over-Run's Attack Copter. And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!''''' {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly8MQxS5tJE 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Strato Jet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with the same reused battle scenes as the previous commercial. It then cuts to interleaved jumpcut sequences of the transformations for the Attack Cruiser and Turbo Racer. This is followed by more reused footage from the first ad. This time it's the two kids swinging the vehicles around. Gutcruncher is placed into the Stratotronic Jet before being shown flying it. The toy segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence for the Stratotronic Jet.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Gutcruncher speaks! His voice is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters, incredible detailed action figures that battle like never before! Check out Wheeljack's Turbo Racer and Sprocket's attack cruiser!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) (Alive!)} ''But look out Prime, here comes Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet! It's a flying menace that transforms into a terrifying tank and laser canon.'' &quot;Destroy them!&quot; {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' {Action Masters!}<br /> :*'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-nlyKJ7UJU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with new narration: ''The Autobot Action Masters transform the Turbo Racer and the Attack Cruiser. But the Decepticons battle back with Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet, transforming it into a tank and laser cannon. Action Master figures and vehicles.''<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> Advertising for products associated with ''The Transformers'' resumed with the onset of Hasbro and other comapnies leveraging the nostalgia fans have for the franchise. As such, a number of trailers and commercials for home video releases, video games, and televised airings of the cartoon series have been put out in recent years. <br /> <br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdI6u0t0yFw 1:22]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a &quot;big smelly zoo&quot; by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> : [What do you get when you cross a kid with a RHINO?] [1.A wild beast that loves to skateboard.] [2. A child with a big horn on it's forehead] [3. Totally awesome home video fun!] [Transformers] [G.I.Joe] [JEM!] [Let Kid Rhino Home Video turn your home into a big smelly zoo!] [Unleash a wild Rhino, born and bred to bust-up the TV and entertain the kids!] [(Just don't let the Rhino sit on your new sofa)] [&lt;Kid Rhino Home Video logo&gt; Just as wild and untamed as the kids who love it!]<br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs 1:12] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and Lion's theme song play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD. This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> : Narrator: &quot;It is the year 2005. The treacherous Decepticons have conqured the Autobots home planet of Cybertron.&quot; [Transformers] [The Movie] [20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD] [Brilliantly Remastered and Color-Corrected] [DVD Features Include:] [Never-Before-Released 16x9 Widescreen Version] [All New Interviews] [Exclusive Commentaries] [...And More!] <br /> <br /> * '''''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1RB9iMNRMQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; Victor Caroli tells us all about the features of the 20th anniversary DVD release of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' in his first and only Transformers-related work since [[Commercial/Beast Wars|Beast Wars]].<br /> : {Transformers!} ''The movie phenomenon is back. On DVD. In an all new special edition two disc set featuring collectible artwork. '''Now''' brilliantly remastered and color corrected plus all new featurettes, exclusive commentaries, deleted footage and much more! Own Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary special edition on DVD today.'' <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]] trailer 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI6iigTuyNk 55 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> :[Coming on iPhone/iPod Touch end of February 2010]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CetyyOfxFK8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage. The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> :[Defeat the Decepticons in turn-based battles] [More Than Meets The Eye]<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete First Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrWtbv03BKM 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Animation excerpts from the first season of ''The Transformers'' play as the narrator introduces the set and tells us about the special features. Also features excerpts from the set's special features including one of the [[Public Service Announcement|PSA]]s. To [[Shout! Factory]]'s credit, the animation clips used are actually limited to the first season and the special features.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''All sixteen episodes of the groundbreaking first season in a three DVD set.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: The History of the Transformers...'' [[Wayne Luther]]: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, a rare PSA, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Transformers: Season One. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Second Season, Volume 1'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyHlsve6iYg 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season two excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2010== <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Third and Fourth Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjE4qoySWE 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season three excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts. This trailer is also effectively the trailer for the Second Season Volume 2 as no trailer was produced specifically for it. Shout! Factory's [http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-season-two-vol-2-30th-anniversary-edition?product_id=3185 product listing for Season Two Volume Two] links to this trailer.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> [[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Say, you sound familiar. You wouldn't happen to be related to a certain [[Starscream (G1)|treacherous second-in-command]] of mine would you?]]<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon. The argument uses edited footage from ''The Transformers'' and the Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon. The initial shot of Cobra Commander coming on Megatron's view screen actually has the Cobra Commander footage pasted over a shot of ''Optimus Prime'' activating Teletraan-1's console. Cobra Commander's voice is provided by an unkown [[Chris Latta]] soundalike. Megatron appears to be voiced by Frank Welker, albeit with more growl and without the up pitching of the original show's voice processing.<br /> :Cobra Commander: &quot;Cobra Commander here.&quot; Megatron: &quot;New Year's Day, first one to world domination takes it.&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;You're on, I've got an epic&quot; {COBRA PALOOZA!} Megatron: &quot;Easily outdone by my&quot; {MEGATRON-ATHON!} Cobra Commander: &quot;Yeah Megatrona-wannabe!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Take off that mask and say that to my face you Cobrapalooza!&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;Megatron a blah blah&quot; Megatron: &quot;Why you, I...&quot; ''Five episodes of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is followed by five episodes of Transformers. It's the Cobrapalooza Megatron-athon. Check you local listings. Only on the Hub.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''[[Shout!_Factory#Japanese_Collection|Transfomers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters]] trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-lWj1T3lxQ 49 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: As excerpts of ''The Headmasters'' play, the narrator gives us a description of the DVD set.<br /> : ''Enter the world of the Headmasters. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters!'' {Head on! Head on! Head on!} ''For the first time on DVD. This four disc set contains all thirty-five episodes of the action packed, animated series. Including the original Japanese audio with all new English subtitles. And an art gallery. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters. Now available on DVD.''<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI 30 sec]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> <br /> ==2016==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6d6brmcVDs 1:16]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Ubknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the movie are shown with Lion's version of the [[theme song]] and then [[Stan Bush]]'s ''[[Dare]]'' playing in the background as the narration tells us about this new release of the movie. An excerpt of an interview with [[Neil Ross]] where he describes his astonishment at fan reverence is used as an example of the special features.<br /> : ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is now on DVD and, for the first time, on Blu-ray!'' {Transformers! Transformers!} Unicron: &quot;I...am Unicron.&quot; Hot Rod: &quot;Who's Unicron?&quot; Kranix: &quot;A plaent that devours everytyhing in it's path.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Die Autobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Such heroic nonsense.&quot; ''The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is remastered from a stunning new 4K transfer. Plus brand new bonus features.'' [[Neil Ross]]: &quot;When I did this one line that fans seem to remember and like, there was this eruption of cheers and applause. And I went: &lt;jaw drops&gt;&quot;. ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; ''Now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download.''<br /> <br /> == 2018 ==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqd591Lhomk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJn_775l2Uw 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events; one day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 27]]th, [[2018]] along with a look at the then upcoming ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : ''Back in theaters for a one day nationwide event on September 27th. Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [Relive The Adventure] ''Including a look behind the scenes of the new Bumblebee movie. Transformers: The Movie. Get tickets at FathomEvents.com.''<br /> <br /> == 2021 ==<br /> * '''The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXM1KsrGV7U 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events' two day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 26]]th and [[September 28]]th, [[2021]] in honor of it's thirty-fifth anniversary. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : [Back In Theaters] [2 Days Only September 26 &amp; 28] [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] [Tickets On Sale FathomEvents.com]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4vCr4kfxUye-HsXtMeqc4GKJhJjjHaU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation playlist, 1984-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1986 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> {{TOC|align=left|limit=2}}<br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Later background music would be completely new creations that still retained the feel of the show themes. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;The Transformers. From Hasbro.&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Freaky Green Glowing Eyes.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> Toy segments would typically consist of jump cut filled sequences of the kids transforming the figures, followed by a big group battle. The transformation steps would be accompanied by loud clicking noises to emphasize the parts shifting into place. The kids would be shown playing with the figures in a variety of dioramas over the course of the line. From 1984 to 1986, the dioramas were rocky desert areas to reflect the areas of earth that most of the cartoon and some of the comic took place in. As both the comic series and cartoon moved away from stories on Earth into being more of a space opera, the dioramas after 1987 reflected more alien looking worlds with bizarre terrain and sky colors. <br /> <br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1, most of these provided by [[Charlex]] in their visually distinct style. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads, are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. Like Sony, the ads on the Shout! Factory set have blurred faces. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{note|Each commercial entry includes a transcript of its narration. There are a number of different conventions used to denote different types of speech.&lt;br&gt;''Italics'' are used to indicate when the narrator is speaking. &lt;br&gt; &quot;Quotes&quot; denote non-narrative speech such as a character or actor talking in-universe, a sound effect from a toy, or an excerpt from a cartoon. &lt;br&gt; {Curly braces} denote singing or rapping. &lt;br&gt; [Square braces] indicate on-screen text narration.}}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Sample entry<br /> <br /> * '''Toy commercial''' [http://www.youtube.com 12 sec]<br /> &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: What 2D or 3D animation was used in the commercial?<br /> &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: If there was narration, who was the voice? Can be either a known name or a nickname for a narrator identified to have been used for multiple TF commercials.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Live action&lt;/u&gt;: Any live action segment that doesn't involve toys. <br /> &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Describe the segments that feature the toys themselves.<br /> &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Any other interesting information or descriptions.<br /> : ''Transformers. More than meets the eye. Each sold separately.'' -&gt; Transcript<br /> <br /> --&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> ==1984==<br /> First year toy commercials were structured a bit differently from what would become the norm for ''The Transformers''. With the exception of the re-worked Optimus Prime ad, they all started with stop motion animation of the featured toys with streaking effects added. This would then be followed by animation re-used from the Marvel US #1 ad. This animation used early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, and only Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave are specifically identified, being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator&quot; respectively. While there would be no original animation in the ads until 1985, the reworked Optimus Prime commercial added an excerpt from the cartoon's first season intro. The animation would be followed by jump cut sequences of the toys being transformed, a Kidmation clip and finally a scene showing four kids battling with the toys. The toy footage was filmed on a set that consisted of large mounds of red dirt in front of the porch of a house, with a dusky sky backdrop behind it. The sky, the color of the dirt and the architectural style of the house would seem to place it in the southwestern [[United States of America|United States]], no doubt related to that being the type of environment the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was frequently depicted as having crashed into. Closeups of the toys tended to be filmed from lower angles/positions in order to use the dirt mounds as backdrops.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comic===<br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQCCO792xuw 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime. This ad is, to date, the first known piece of Transformers television advertising. One recording shows that it aired at least as early as [[April 21]]st of 1984.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_CDy43Ftg] - Ignore the title, the commercials for ''The Easter Parade'' and the Yankees' games place this ad break squarely on the day before Easter.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> : ''It is a world transformed, where things are not what they seem. It is the world of the Transformers.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> [[File:Megatron_G1_Commercial transformation.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://yo/utu.be/26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Some very early 80s streaking effects as Optimus Prime is shown driving past a plateau and transforming with Starscream flying overhead. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of a buck-toothed kid transforming Optimus Prime before doing his Kidmation bit. Three other kids holding Starscream, Thundercracker and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] watch as the buck-toothed kid, holding Optimus Prime, rises up from behind a dirt mound situated between the three of them. More early 80's streaking effects as we see Megatron instantly transform on top of a plateau. <br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=90 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]].<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot. At the beginning, Starscream transforming and landing on a plateau. At the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe drive along a curving and descending road before transforming, the same road Optimus is seen driving past in the previous ad. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of...something. It's probably intended to be his transformation to plane mode, but the last step shows his wings being positioned for robot mode. Anyhoo, this is followed by Starscream and Thundercracker being flown side by side and a jumpcut sequence of Sideswipe being transformed to robot mode. Following the Kidmation we have a four kid battle scene with two of them swooping the two Seekers down as the other two holding Sideswipe and Jazz turn their figures to face the attack.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Starscream stop motion segment can arguably be interpreted as what happened after he flew out of frame in the Optimus Prime and Megatron ad.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtWufB1vOnM 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Streaking effects as [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] drops into Soundwave's tape compartment. This triggers Soundwave to instantly transform to robot mode and then Buzzsaw flies out of his chest in bird mode. The toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut transformation of Soundwave, removal of Buzzsaw from his chest compartment and Buzzsaw's transformation. After the Kidmation we get a four kid battle scene with two of them flying Soundwave and Laserbeak and the other two holding [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and turning them to face the oncoming Decepticons.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation depicts Laserbeak as Soundwave's partner but the toy segment uses [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] who was actually the one packaged with Soundwave. Granted, it would take a keen eye to tell which it was so, most kids probably assumed it to be Laserbeak.<br /> :{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's the Decepticon Communicator!&quot; &quot;Get more Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:Optimus_Prime_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad is a reworked version of the earlier Optimus Prime and Megatron ad. The footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The introductory stop-motion animation has also been dropped, the ad now starting with the early animation, followed by the excerpt of Prime and Megatron leading their troops from the cartoon intro. The change to introductory animation sequences appears to be where the transition from using stop-motion and animation from the Marvel #1 ad to using original animation segments began. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun. Given that it would've taken some time to re-do the ad after it was identified as needing a change, this ad would have first aired in very late 1984 at the earliest. It's possible it didn't air until 1985.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - A resoundtracked version of the ad, this time using the season two theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''More than Meets the Eye promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyuFcjP0Dyo 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The season one intro sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, rather laid back and various local announcers providing the station ID at the end.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The date listed in the above copy of the ad is [[December 17]]th, [[1984]] which is several months after the miniseries would have premiered in most markets on [[September 17]]th. The mention of &quot;The Transformers, now a three day mini series&quot; however, heavily suggests that this is indeed promoting [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]] and that the series simply didn't start airing on this particular network affiliate until December.<br /> : ''It's the most incredible robot story ever told. The Transformers. The Transformers, now a three day mini-series. Unlike anything you've ever seen before. '''Don't''' miss it.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] on {{w|Xanax}}. ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> : ''The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.'' Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine to control!&quot; ''The Transformers, '''watch''' it!''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAwJWsLbpUo 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled from the first Transformers commercial. Black helmet Megatron and the Decepticons attack a power plant and the Autobots arrive to stop them. The animated segements are interwoven with the live action footage to create a strangely slanted narrative (see below). <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Some wussy dude.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A kid on a big wheel rides up to a playground and points at some wooden playground equipment shouting that &quot;they're attacking the power plant!&quot;. The scene disolves into an animation segment with Megatron and the Decepticons arriving in front of a power plant and shooting. The kid decides it's time to transform his Power Cycle. After, the scene switches to another animation segment, this time Optimus Prime arriving and taking a shot. This translates back to the real world as just missing ''the kid'' as he rides. The kid declares &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; Another switch to animation to show Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe running and firing, presumably towards the kid. Switching back, the kid decides to return fire with his missiles. This translates to the next few seconds of the previous animation clip of the three Autobots, with them diverting in different directions to avoid an explosion. The [[Autobot#Shattered_Glass|evil Autobots]] now defeated, the kid returns the Power Cycle back to cycle mode. Another kid shows up and asks him what kind of wheels he has: &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This commercial advertises a [[Coleco]]-made {{w|Big Wheel}} tricycle. The cuts between the live-action and animated footage make the kid look like a [[Doctor Arkeville|Decepticon sympathizer]] by having the kid blasting some Autobots. Of course that's only fair since the cuts also make it look like Prime fired first and the Decepticons are the ones defending the plant. Oops.<br /> :''Introducing the Transformers Power Cycle. You can imagine a world of adventures.'' &quot;Look they're attacking the power plant!&quot; &quot;Time to transform into a robot.&quot; &quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot; &quot;Missiles away! Pew! Pew!&quot; &quot;Back to cycle mode.&quot; &quot;Hey, what kind of wheels you got?&quot; &quot;More than meets the eye.&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> 1985 brought some changes to Transformers advertising, both in quantity and style. While in 1984 Hasbro had just five known ads produced, one of which was a reworking of one the first four, they expanded to thirteen in 1985. This was natural as the toyline itself expanded dramatically due to its huge popularity. This increased popularity led to more commercials for tie-in merchandise. There was even a primetime commercial spot that was run during the holiday season and featured a celebrity in the form of [[Alex Karras]] in order to appeal to parents directly. Stylistically, the most notable change was the use of original animated segments. Every ad got it's own brand new animation clip featuring the highlighted toys with the exception of the Jumpstarters. Some clips even featured new dialogue provided by the same actors used in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]]. Another element brought over from the cartoon was the faction symbol flip, used in the ads as the transition from animation to the live action footage. <br /> <br /> This year's toy commercials would be re-edited a number of times to update them for different reasons. Pretty much every ad got resoundtracked with the season two cartoon theme (the Jupstarters and the Mini-spies ads are the only two ads for which a season two version hasn't been found). The Optimus Prime ad from the previous year also got a season two update. These resoundtrackings also came with updates to the Kidmation, frequently replacing the Kidmation segment with one from another ad. Whether or not the Kidmation was replaced, the Kidmation was always enhanced by giving the kids freaky glowing green eyes. Some ads received additional edits to add a plug for [[Action Cards]] and/or a stinger to notify consumers that the toys would be available &quot;While supplies last!&quot;. The latter type of edit also came with yet another Kidmation change, this time swapping the Kidmation for an entirely unique clip of a kid saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; before his eyes turned green and he mouthed along to the &quot;Robots in disguise&quot; lyric. <br /> <br /> Toy segments kept the same structure and while they started using some different sets, the sets still retained the general look of the 1984 set. Most were just mounds of dirt with unidentifiable backdrops, though the Omega Supreme and Jumpstarters ad utilized a futuristic black floor with white grid pattern in front of a dusky silhouetted mountain backdrop. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Grimlock}}<br /> [[File:Grimlock_G1_Commercial_End_Shot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTQ-oo5yvVw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Three kids positioned around a mound of dirt. Two have the Dinobots standing on the mound while the third flies Thundercracker overhead. Segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Grimlock being transformed to robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Very similar to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercial, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are several characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop with a &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text overlay is employed.<br /> :*The toy segment starts with the multi-kid battle instead of ending with it.<br /> <br /> : Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. A recently found version of the Dinobots ad that also has a blue backdrop for the end shot (see below), suggests that this ad was reworked to create the Dinobots ad. It is possible though, that the opposite is true. Given that G.I. Joe ads of the time ''also'' used blue backdrops for their end shots (although there wasn't any text beyond the G.I.Joe logo), this may have been an experiment before settling on a new format for 1985 (or a quick throw together while they were figuring it out). See the Dinobots ad for additional notes on the toy segment.<br /> : ''To help them battle the evil Decepticons, you can imagine the Autobots create: Dinobots.'' {Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobooots!&quot; &quot;Grimlock and Slag will stop Thundercracker!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each sold separately.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Transformers Dinobot Grimlock. Other Transformers sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> [[File:Dinobots_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me Grimlock!&quot;]] <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Same as Grimlock.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A lot of the same footage from the Grimlock ad but rearranged and with some additions. Starts with a shot of Grimlock in robot mode atop a mound of dirt, before cutting to a jumpcut transformation sequence. Only the head flipping segment is used though, and in reverse order as this transformation is robot to Dinosaur rather than the reverse. After Kidmation, we cut to a brief snippet of the multi-kid battle scene from the Grimlock ad before moving to new closeup footage of Grimlock munching on and releasing Thundercracker's wing. The ad ends with another jumpcut sequence of Grimlock from dinosaur to robot, reusing footage from the Grimlock ad.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; The Dinobot toys used appear to be prototypes as Grimlock has a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :''To help them in their never ending battle against the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of robot: Dinahbots.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;The Decepticons are attacking!&quot; &quot;Dinobots'll get em!&quot; &quot;Can't beat the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMJMGVsD_4&amp;t=30 30 sec] - A transitional version between the Grimlock ad and the regular season one theme Dinobots ad. The narration is the same as the Grimlock ad, except for not calling out Grimlock by name at the end. Toy segment is yet a different shuffling of the footage, being mostly similar to the Grimlock with the exception of having more footage of Thundercracker flying around. This includes the clip from the regular Dinobots ad of Grimlock munching on Thundercracker's wing. Much like the Grimlock ad, the toy segment also ends with a jumpcut transformation, albeit a shorter one. The end shot is against a blue background, but no &quot;Dinobot Grimlock&quot; text this time. Despite the toy segment otherwise being pretty similar to the Grimlock ad, the audio of the kids matches the Dinobots ad.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=29 30 sec] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial using the season two theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA 30 sec] - A modified re-soundtracked version, slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=60 30 sec] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial, this time using the season three theme (still with modified lyrics). Narrated by Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 &quot;kid face to Ultra Magnus face&quot; Kidmation. The end shot has been edited to match the 1986 &quot;flipping panels&quot; and starburst transition aesthetics.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: ''To help us in our neverending battle against the evil Decepticons, we create the incredibllllle Dinobots!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5GGZ3we68 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow FX1-type [[Mini-spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A hand pulls back and lets go of a buggy-type mini-spy to demonstrate it's motorized action on a black table. A hand is then showing pulling a carded Gears with buggy mini-spy from a rack of store pegs. The min-spy is shown zooming along the table again before being transformed to robot mode. The mini-spy is then instantly back in vehicle mode so his [[rubsign]] can be demonstrated. After Kidmation, we get another look at the mini-spy zooming along the table. We end on a closeup of the yellow promotional burst in the upper right hand corner of a package toy, that upon a pan-out we can see is a<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, it used to be easy to tell the Autobots from the Decepticons. But now, the Mini-spies are on the loose. They look like Autobots, but '''are''' they?'' &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot; ''Transformer Mini-spies. You get one with each of the six Autobot mini-car packages. Motorized Transformers. You can't tell if they're Autobots or Decepticons until you rub up their symbols.'' &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot; ''Transformers Mini-spies. Get 'em while supplies last.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OEEncGeu8s 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a close-up of Shockwave's gun barrel, lights flashing as his electronic sounds squeal. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of a kid transforming Shockwave. After doing his Kidmation bit, the buck-toothed kid flies in Jetfire to take on Shockwave. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of the buck-toothed kid transforming Jetfire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor. The set is once again mounds of dirt in front of a house somewhere in the Southwestern US. A white picket fence with a plant growing along it is visible in the background of the wideshots. The closeup of Jetfire flying appears to be in front a rocky area with a few tufts of prarie grass strewn about.<br /> : ''Tired of losing battle after battle in the sky, the Autobots create the ultimate robot jet: Jetfire.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''But the evil Decepticons have a secret new weapon: Shockwave.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Jetfire to the rescue!&quot; &quot;Shockwave will stop him!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmkJpIi1tI 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme song and a much more energentic Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced by the &quot;freaky green glowing eyes&quot; enhanced version of the Jumpstarters ad Kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> [[File:Insecticons_G1_Commercial_Farmer_And_Son.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_xnRCGY8A 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A boy and his father are working on their farm when a horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Jump cut transformation sequences for Kickback and Shrapnel are followed by the Kidmation. Afterwards, the Kidmation kid brings in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] to attack the Insecticons being brandished by another kid. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Kidmation kid transforming Swoop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While there are already Insecticons chewing on the farmhouse by the time we see it, the fact that the farmhouse shows damage in areas not being munched on suggests the farmer hasn't been doing proper upkeep. The set this time is largely obscured by closeups and motion, but we can see dirt mounds/platforms and a backdrop that seems to imply the kids are in ''really'' tall grass. <br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insec-ti-cons, an ''evil'', new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in Disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Transform the Dinobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Insecticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9r0LmghevY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked using the season two theme song. Kidmation has been switched to a &quot;freaky green eyes&quot; enhanced version of the one from the Jumpstarters ad. <br /> &lt;!--:*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.--&gt; &lt;!--This was added by Repowers but no footage has surfaced. It seems pretty likely such an ad did exist but I'm hestitant to claim anything we can't prove.--&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDinalIn228 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A construction crew works on a building site in the desert. The crew flees when their vehicles suddenly transform, revealing that they are the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Blond-haired kid again in a different shirt.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Constructicons sit in a circle in vehicle mode on top of a mound of dirt. Two jumpcut transformation sequences are shown. Long Haul's results in him having Devastator's crotch plate positioned behind his head. Scrapper's on the other hand, is more impressive. He not only turns into a robot, but a ''whole other'' Constructicon as a shot of his vehicle mode is followed by a jumpcut sequence of ''Bonecrusher's'' transformation. After the Kidmation, we get a jumpcut sequence of the Constructicons forming Devastator, popping into view one by one. Devastator then swoops in to attack [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] who turn around to watch him bear down on them.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The construction worker yelling &quot;Run!&quot; sounds like [[Corey Burton]] doing a voice similar to adult [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. The toys appear to be prototypes, based on Mixmaster having a lavender mixer barrel and Hook having a lavender crane boom, rather than the yellow-green of the final releases. Speaking of Mixmaster, he is mistransformed in the end shot with his cab not being swung up to form his feet. This results in him towering over the other Constructicons. Long Haul is mistransformed in the initial vehicle modes shot, his head being flipped up.<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, nothing is what it seems.'' &quot;Run!&quot; ''Meet the Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately.'' &quot;Devastator's attacking!&quot; {More than meets the eye.} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&amp;t=90 30 sec] - Resoundstracked with the season two theme and has a tweaked ending showing the Constructicon giftset. The Kidmation has been changed to the freaky glowing green eyes enhanced version of the Kidmation from the &quot;Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge&quot; ad. The tweaked narration switches &quot;Sold separately.&quot; to the oxymoronic &quot;Constructicons giftset sold separately.&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3hzPZ0fdmY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use with the introductory narration now provided by [[Frank Welker]] as Megatron. Kidmation segment is the standard 1986 segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into an Ultra Magnus-like generic robot. The ending shot has also been edited to match the aesthetic of the 1986 ads.<br /> ::Megatron: &quot;In the world of the Transformers, nothing IS what it seems. Meet my Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jumpstarters}}<br /> [[File:Jumpstarters G1 Commercial.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1arJdZShoxY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black floor surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds. At the end two kids fly Starscream and Thundercracker towards two others rolling Topspin and Twin Twist in front of a mountain at dusk backdrop.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An unusual set this time between the white grid on black floor pattern and the mountain backdrop framed by white lattice and having colored dots on the dark colored mountain's lower half. The shots of the Jumpstarters zooming along appear to be framed by zooming in on the floor at the base of the mountain. The resulting effect is that they appear to zipping through outer space.<br /> : ''Introducing Jumpstarters. Jumpstarters. In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Jumpstarters attack!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> [[File:Thrust and Dirge G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMJMGVsD_4&amp;t=180 30 sec]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: You're Gonna Get It<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: One by one panels featuring an Autobot car being rolled are zoomed in, flip over to reveal the same Autobot being flown in robot mode and then zoom out to their final location on-screen. After Kidmation, we see Thrust's nosecone and cockpit flipped up without the arms in place, then a cut to last step of flipping the left wing up. Thrust and Dirge are flown side by side and then we get a jump cut sequence of Inferno's transformation. Inferno, Red Alert and Hoist all whip around just in time for Hoist to get a face full of Thrust. Hey, that's [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]'s schtick!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Smokescreen and Grapple appear in the animation segment and are called out by name in the narration but do not appear in the toy segment. The first step shown of Inferno's transformation is incorrect. Instead of the cab being rotated down, it's rotated up either due to being the wrong clip or the clip being run in reverse. <br /> : ''NEW Autobots join Optimus Prime. Smokescreen, Tracks, Hoist, Red Alert and Grapple. And joining the evil Decepticons, Thrust and Dirge.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers!} &quot;Decepticon attack!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop 'em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. In a change of pace, the original Kidmation is retained and enhanced with freaky green glowing eyes, rather than being replaced.<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sxMlvn3Dsw 30 sec] - Same as the season two resoundtracking with an Action Cards plug squeezed in at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> [[File:Triple Changers and Perceptor G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]] <br /> *'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRKHaIiJxQ&amp;t=250 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bowl haircut kid #2.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A blond haired kid uses Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a leaf before changing him to robot mode. Bowl haircut kid rolls Blitzwing in tank mode before changing him to plane and robot, flying each. The two kids engage in battle over a mound of dirt and are joined by third kid wielding Astrotrain.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain figure shown is a prototype figure in his [[Character model|animation colors]]). While Astrotrain appears in the animation and in the toy footage, he is never identified by name.<br /> :''And as the battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on, Megatron creates Triple Changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all! But the Autobot scientist Perceptor is ready for anything. Introducing Perceptor. From a working microscope he changes into a robot.'' {The Transformers!} ''And Triple Changer Blitzwing changes from tank to plane and from plane to robot.'' {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Tri-ple-Changers!&quot; &quot;Autobots'll stop em!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation has been replaced with a freaky green eyes enhanced clip of the bowl hair cut kid from the &quot;Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes&quot; ad.<br /> :*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crn_8VIxaOk 30 sec] - Similar to the re-sountracked version, but with a &quot;While Supplies Last&quot; stinger added to the end. The Kidmation has been swapped out yet again, this time for a clip of a kid with a bowl cut and heavy eyebrows saying &quot;I know what I want!&quot; then mouthing along to the music. In contrast to other enhanced Kidmations, this time around we get to see the kid's eyes turn green instead of just starting at that point.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Bucktooth kid.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Blaster is shown sitting on some dirt in boombox mode before being picked by a kid who holds Blaster to his ear. This is followed by a jumpcut transformation sequence. Then we see a different kid rolling Optimus Prime through a dirt road diorama before seing Soundwave and Buzzsaw flying by a rock wall. After the Kidmation we go back to Soundwave and Buzzsaw briefly before jumping to Prime in robot mode joining Blaster. Another quick cut to flying Soundwave and Buzzsaw before seeing them come around the wall and clash with Prime and Blaster.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Soundwave and Rumble's voices are provided by Frank Welker as usual. Blaster's single word of dialogue seems to be provided by Welker (as opposed to his normal actor, [[Buster Jones]]) as well, sounding much like his Trailbreaker voice. <br /> : &quot;Hey look at this radio I found!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Autobot intruder!&quot; Rumble: &quot;Where?!?&quot; Blaster: &quot;Here!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;Laserbeak, Ravage, attack!&quot; [Not a working radio] ''Introducing Blaster! He looks like an innocent radio but transforms into a powerful Autobot Communicator.'' &quot;Optimus Prime to Blaster, watch out for Soundwave!&quot; {Robots in disguise} &quot;It's Soundwave and Buzzsaw!&quot; &quot;Blaster and Prime will stop them!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIdK1JjRFc8 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. Another rare case of the Kidmation simply being enhanced with &quot;freaky green glowing&quot; eyes instead of being replaced.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> [[File:Omega Supreme G1 commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The original [[dull surprise]].]] <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE7piFzyCQ8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with Omega Supreme's base mode on futuristic black floor. One kid places the tank on the tracks to roll around while the other picks up the rocket for a liftoff. This is followed by closeup the of the tank rolling along on its own as the narrator points out the motorization and lights. Two other kids join the action by swooping down Ramjet and Dirge. Cut to a modified jumpcut transformation sequence where instead of straight jumps, the frame becomes a panel and flips around to the next clip. Closeup on Omega Supreme's motorized walking before and after the Kidmation. The segement ends with a wideshot of the second two kids swooping Ramjet and Dirge towards Omega Supreme leading to one last closeup of Omega Supreme walking.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The set is the same one from the Jumpstarters commercial.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Decepticons, attack!&quot; &quot;Oh no, look!&quot; &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; ''Introducing the Autobots' Omega Supreme defense base. It comes with a motorized tank with flashing turret lights.'' &quot;Decepticons!&quot; &quot;Counterattack Omega Supreme!&quot; {The Transformers!} &quot;Omega Supreme'll stop them!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} &quot;Omega Supreme is invincible!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. Sold separately, batteries not included. From Hasbro.'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme song. Kidmation has been replaced with the enhanced version of the Kidmation from the Blaster commercial.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM 30 sec] - Modified version of the 1985 resoundtracking with the same unique Kidmation and &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the variant Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=119 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with an Optimus Prime intro narration and the season three theme song. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 Kidmation and the end shot has been edited to match the 1986 aesthetic.<br /> ::Optimus Prime: &quot;There it is, the Omega Supreme defense center! And that's its fantastic motorized tank!'' <br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=241 30 sec] - The 1986 version slightly shortened to be able to include a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger. &lt;!--Movie Ad type? --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Primetime}}<br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;:[[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation&lt;/u&gt;: Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylwlh_UbTs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials, plus the ''The Transformers'' logo coming out from behind a volcano taken from the season one cartoon intro.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brief clip of a finger rubbing the rubsign on the roof of Smokescreen, with the rubsign then becoming the [[scene transition]] symbol flip. Later in the ad we get reused clips of the Hoist and Red Alert turning around from the Aubot cars ad, Grimlock's dino head being flipped down from the Dinobots ad, Twin Twist jumping up to his feet from the Jumpstarters ad, and Soundwave's jump cut transformation sequence from his ad. The ad ends with a repeat of the Smokescreen clip.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was created to help inform consumers that ''real'' Transformers toys now had rubsigns to distinguish them from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;No one is like us.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> :*'''Rubsigns''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjvgH3ueXkg 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation is yet another case of the original clip being enhanced rather than replaced.<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Five Days A Week promo A''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1Sdl4ou6M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Assorted clips from the series, mainly the first three episodes of season two - The seekers landing and shooting; Mirage, Wheeljack and Bumblebee transforming and running (intro sequence); Hound, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], Prowl and Optimus Prime in a shoot out with fake Starscream ([[A Prime Problem]]), panels of the Autobots driving over a large gap ([[Changing Gears]]), Optimus Prime being shot by Laserbeak (A Prime Problem), the Prime clone transforming with Trailbreaker and Jazz (A Prime Problem), [[:File:G1_ChangingGears_Ratchet_karate.jpg|Ratchet fly kicking Thundercracker]] (Changing Gears), and Starscream clearing out Sideswipe and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] ([[Autobot Spike]]); Megatron transforming so Soundwave can use him to fire behind (Autobot Spike); Gears falling into a pit (Changing Gears); Bumblebee dodging a tree (Autobot Spike); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. ([[Atlantis, Arise!]]). The panels are animated with the first four flipping into place in their respective quadrants and the fifth laid overtop as Victor Caroli does the day of the week roll call.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television. While the ways in which the spot was customized varied from station to station, it seems as though each station ran some version (A, B or a shorter version thereof) of the &quot;Five Days A Week&quot; promo where the station ID consisted of a clip of Optimus Prime speaking resoundtracked with new [[Peter Cullen]] narration telling the viewer when they could watch the ad: &quot;Weekdays at four on WUAB!&quot; &quot;We'll see how tough the Decepticons are, weekday afternoons here on TV22!&quot;. Assuming he did indeed record voiceovers for every syndication affiliate station (around 100 or so), that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Decepticons, attack!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Take care Autobots!&quot; '''''Now''', you can watch the incredible adventures of the Transformers as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons five days a week. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. And Friday. The Transformers are like nothing you've seen before. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise!}<br /> :*'''Five Days A Week promo B''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU 30 sec Cleveland], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q 30 sec Chicago], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag 10 sec Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various cartoon excerpts. Megatron yelling (Traitor); the Seekers attacking the Autobots underwater (Atlantis, Arise!); Wheeljack, Mirage and Bumblebee transforming and running, Prime and Megatron leading thwir teams into battle, Thundercarcker vs Ratchet and Skywarp vs Jazz (season one intro); Cliffjumper fighting Mirage ([[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]); panels of Grimlock taking on Megatron in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!), the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak being shot down by Hound (Atlantis, Arise!); Megatron busting through a wall ([[Enter the Nightbird]]), and Megatron and Prime battling (Enter the Nightbird); A fire blast hitting a metal surface (Traitor); the Insectioncs flying and transforming (Traitor); Sideswipe tackling Starscream mid-air (The Immobilizer); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak flying into the screen (Traitor); the Autobots fleeing the [[ Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]] (Traitor);<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Exactly the same soundtrack as the above ad but with different clips and a differently animated panel segment. The panels are in a grid with three still frames in the top row and two on the bottom and they start animating when their day is called. A heavily edited down 10 second version was also created wherein the panels were done as screen flip transitions instead of a grid. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> {{anchor|FHE}}<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/ 30 sec]<br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: The Other Guy<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''The Decepticons are invading the command post. As they storm the power station, we counterattack. With a new secret weapon you control. A speeding Transformers train. It's more than just a train, as every car transforms into a Hawk Fighter, Weapons Center, Proton Laser. Search mode equipped.'' &quot;And ready for action!&quot; &quot;Find a new? position and cut off the enemy's escape.&quot; {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Hawk Fighter attacks with supersonic speed and saves the power station. You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Racing Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : ''Natron, the Autobot, on alert for Freezon, the Decepticon.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Up ahead, is that the enemy in disguise? If it is, two can play this game. And the chase is on, between Natron and Freezon, in one form or another.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''In Transformers Racing. Now, turn off the lights and your Transformers race into a whole new universe of night-glow. Transformers Electric Racing. By Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|View-Master Show Beam Projector}}<br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[View-Master]] Show Beam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. After she leaves, they are suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about. The boy responds &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; and displays the projector on her shirt to everyone's amusement.<br /> : Kids: &quot;Wow!&quot; Mom: &quot;Bedtime!&quot; Boy: &quot;Aw Mom.&quot; Girl: &quot;We wanna play the Show Beam Projectors.&quot; Mom: &quot;Ok.&quot; Boy: &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; Girl: &quot;Yeah!&quot; Both: &quot;Wow!&quot; Girl: &quot;Look out! Decept-E-cons!&quot; Boy: &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot; Mom: &quot;Kids?&quot; Boy: &quot;Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom.&quot; ''Show-Beam Projector comes with a cartridge containing a 30 scene Transformers story. Other Show Beam cartridges each sold separately. From View-Master.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''{{w|Colorforms}} Lazer Blazers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzntdzs1Ko 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Examples of the holographic stickers for {{w|Masters of the Universe}}, [[My Little Pony]] and ''The Transformers'' are shown being shot into space via a laser burst as the narrator names the franchises.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; The artwork for ''The Transformers'' depicts Megatron standing in front of two [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s with a spaceship ([the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]?) overhead, what looks like a cloud in the upper right and what appears to be the arm and foot of another Transformer off panel to the right. The background is black while the characters and objects are shades of brown, green, yellow and blue, with some colorshifting to simulate the look of a hologram.<br /> : ''Lazer Blazers. 3D Holographic stickers. See Masters of the Universe, My Little Pony and Transformers come alive. Laser Blazers, by Colorforms.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:The Juice is Loose.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]<br /> * '''Pioneer Chicken Universal Studios promotion''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtq3Xja0NVs&amp;t=523 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: {{w|O.J. Simpson}} (yes, ''that'' O.J. Simpson) talks about the joys of summertime and Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special. He goes on to talk about the discounts available from Pioneer Chicken on [[Universal|Universal Studios]] admission and all the exciting attractions, incluing the [[The_Transformers_Universal_Studios_Tour|Transformers Base Camp]]. [[Frankenstein's monster]], an astronaut and {{w|Conan the Barbarian}} stop by at the end to share his chicken. <br /> : &quot;Ah, summertime. Great for relaxing with friends and enjoying Pioneer's Summer Fun special. You get eight large pieces of golden Pioneer chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw for just $6.99. And Pioneer's even got free coupons for Universal Studios' tour, with the biggest discounts including a free admission. There's exciting attractions like Transformers Base Camp, 2010 Space Walk, and much more! Of course Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special for $6.99 is a great way to make new friends. Right fellas?&quot;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> ''The Transformers'' reached the height of it's popularity in 1986 and along with that came an advertising campaign for the first ever Transformers feature film, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. With the brand having only been around for two years, a feature film was not as sure an investment as it would [[Transformers (film)|come to be in later years thanks to fan nostalgia]]. As such a pitch reel was put together to sell the film to investors. This pitch reel would later be edited into a teaser trailer for theaters. Counting the pitch reel, a total of four trailers would be produced for the US audience. The TV advertising strategy for the film was also ambitious, featuring three different campaigns: One aimed at teens and two others aimed at kids. While each campaign got only one thirty second commercial (except the teen campaign which also got a sixty second ad), those ads would be updated several times to reflect the movie being closer to release (&quot;Opens in four days!&quot;, etc.) as well as the day of release (&quot;Now playing.&quot;) and after (&quot;Now in theaters everywhere.&quot;). While many kids and parents were shocked by the death of Optimus Prime, and to a lesser extent Megatron's, in hindsight this should have come as no suprise. The commercials and trailers were very up front about Prime's demise, to the point of using it as a selling point for the action. Nearly every ad either implied one of them would die (&quot;Does Prime die?&quot;, &quot;And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.&quot;) or flat out stated they would die: &quot;A monster planet destroys everything in it's path, while Megatron and Prime fight to the death.&quot; Stingers plugging the movie were added to the end of a number of toy commercials, receiving the same time frame updates as the main ads. In addition to directly advertising the film, several giveaway contests were held. &quot;[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]&quot; was held by various local affiliate stations, each with the same prizes that could be won if you mialed in a postcard. [[Nickelodeon]] ran the &quot;[[Transformers: The Movie contest]]&quot; while USA Network ran the &quot;[[Mystery Transformer contest]]&quot;, the latter of which actually required you to solve a word scramble in addtion to sending a postcard. All three contests had movie related prizes, with the cable network giveaways having some nicer onces and grand prizes of electronics. Curiously, these prizes did not include actual movie tickets.<br /> <br /> Toy advertising stayed plentiful with the number of ads going up from 12 to 13 (from 10 to 12 if you don't count the ads for the Mini-spy and reflective patch pack-in promotions or the rubsign ad). The style and approach of the ads remained generally consistent. The biggest change was the switch to &quot;standard&quot; Kidmation segments featuring a blond kid transforming via animation into a rather generic looking [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. There's seemingly no rhyme or reason behind which ads got the Ultra Magnus version and which ones got the Galvatron one. The sets were still mostly dirt and rocks, but this time instead of being random piles of dirt in the front yard of a house, they were rocky areas out in the middle of the desert. The Aerialbots/Stunticons and Battlecharger ads are exceptions to this rule, the former taking place in front of house like the 1984 ads and the latter using the same set as the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads. Much like the year before where some of the earlier 1985 ads with first season music were retooled with the season two theme,ads from 1985 were retooled this year with the season three theme. This resulted in a few ads having versions with all three themes! These retooled ads are listed under their original versions above. New theme music wasn't the only audio change. Victor Caroli became the sole narrator on the ads, at least the only one who wasn't a Transformers character. Along with the standard narration, each ad featured some narration from either [[Peter Cullen]] or [[Frank Welker]], reprising their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively. Prime would describe the Autobot characters and Megatron naturally did the same for the Decepticons. This led to some weird [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] where in the world of the commercials, Wreck-Gar and the Junkions are apparently Decepticons and Galvatron and Megatron are not the same bot. These changes were obviously to avoid spoiling the movie, but the toy commercials (and well, pretty much all of the movie advertising) had no such reservations about hinting at Optimus Prime being replaced with Victor Caroli narrrating: &quot;But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Movie===<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVR2S-F6BAM 4:25] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XNuPXieIcs 4:17] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A number of scenes from the movie including Unicron's devouring of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] telling stories to the Dinobots, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transforming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and [[Unicron]]'s transformation. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features several placeholder items including a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'', the voicework for Kup and the Autobot City computer (the latter of which was dropped in the final film), and an early movie logo featuring the word &quot;Movie&quot; in plain red text under the standard ''The Transformers'' logo. The subtitled version omits a large portion of Caroli's introductory narration and begins at him naming the movie.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. It is the year 2005, and a mysterious planet threatens to devour the galaxy...'' Kup: &quot;This gigantic igyak came stomping at us out of nowhere.&quot; ''Conceived in the epic tradition of Star Wars, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar.'' &quot;Battle stations! Battle stations!&quot; ''And at film's end, when the monstrous planet Unicron, played by Orson Welles, reveals it's long held secret by transforming into the most gigantic robot ever, you'll know you've been watching a movie that is destined to bring back audiences again and again. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie.''<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie teaser trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY 1:28] - Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas. The edit removes the hefty spoilers.<br /> : ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. An epic story of good versus evil, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie. Coming this summer to a theater near you.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_25RK5GbJIc 1:30] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]] covers the second half.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is. [[Robert Stack]] and [[Eric Idle]] have been dropped from the list of featured performers.<br /> : {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, you've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons. Transformers! Robots in disguise! Transformers! Transformers! Transformers! More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!} ''Coming to a theater near you this August.''<br /> :* '''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3sY1EKkTA&amp;t=24 1:25] - An alternate version not only has Caroli dropping the hefty spoilers again during the musical interlude, but actually presenting them as a selling point. This version of the trailer was included on the Japanese promotional VHS tape ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Apocalypse: Be Eternal, Matrix]]''.<br /> :: {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: &quot;Feed him to the Sharkticons.&quot; ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: &quot;Galvatron.&quot; ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: &quot;I am Unicron.&quot; {You've got the motion.} ''It's the ultimate battle between Autobots and Decepticons.'' {You've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons.} ''New heroes, new villans, in the ultimate Transformer experience! And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.'' Transformers! Transformers! ''The battle between good and evil rages to a new level!'' {More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' <br /> <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Varies depending on length and which campaign it is. The one minute version of the teen campaign starts with &quot;The Touch&quot; playing over the Autobot shuttle launch, Unicron devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], and Optimus Prime having The Touch. After this we get the film logo and a switch to Lion's theme playing over excerpts of Unicron's interior, a different angle of Unicron attacking Lithone, a close up of Arbulus and Kranix looking at Unicron in awe, a brief snippet of the end of the tunnel animation from the intro,Megatron transforming to gun mode aboard the Autobot shuttle, Lithonians watching Unicron approach, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing on Moonbase 1, Megatron and Optimus Prime's showdown, Ultra Magnus shooting during the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle,Wreck-Gar running toward the camera, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, Kranix backing away from a Sharkticon, Galvatron arriving at Coronation Starscream, Hot Rod having Daniel ride in style, a Junkion wielding a chain while riding another Junkion, Devastator pulling apart a building, Hot Rod attacking a robosquid and some of Unicron's transformation sequence. The 30 sec teen version retains almost the entire The Touch portion with the Prime portion shortened. The theme half of the ad is drastically shorter, being whittled down to just a shot of Unicron's closed maw, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing, bits of the Megatron/Prime battle, Mangus shooting, Galvatron's arrival now placed before Hot Rod and [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] with the Sharkticons, and ending with Hot Rod picking up Daniel. The first of the two thirty second kid versions is identical to the teen version with the closed maw excerpt replaced by one of the Lithonians running from Unicron. The second of the kid versions, by contrast, changes things up quite a bit more. It starts off with an array of excerpts of Unicron attacking Lithone and the end of the tunnel animation. From there we get the shorted Prime/Touch sequence, &quot;It's over Prime&quot; and Prime falling, Ultra Magnus shooting, Wreck-Gar running, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, part of Unicron's transformation, and Daniel hoverboarding before being picked up by Hot Rod. This one does not have two halves, instead being soundtracked only with the movie theme. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Depending on the version, [[The Other Guy: The Movie]] or Victor Caroli with The Other Guy: The Movie tacked onto the end (&quot;You'll have to see it twice to take it all in! Transformers: The Movie. In theaters...&quot;)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: There were three TV advertising campaigns for the movie. One was aimed at teens using a non-Victor Caroli narrator who talked about the &quot;startlingly original story&quot; that would &quot;shock and amaze even the most [[fandom|diehard Transformer fans]]&quot; and highlighted the celebrity talent involved. The other two were aimed at kids, one being nearly the same as the teen version except the highlighting of the celebrity talent was swapped for emphasizing the scope of the movie: &quot;It's ''so'' big, ''so'' exciting, you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!&quot;; the other was narrated by Victor Caroli (with the &quot;you'll have to see it twice&quot; claim from the other ad tacked to the end) and focused on selling the intrigue of the movie's various plot points. Several different versions of each campaign's TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. While recordings of every combination of length, &quot;campaign&quot; and &quot;days to go&quot; have not been found, we've listed everything that has been found in the table below:<br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 2em&quot; class=&quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |Version||Length||Link<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc<br /> |-<br /> |Opens August 8 Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyw0Yn6ttpk<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES2XjRhQ_eY<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in four days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XSgsgDjZt0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=235<br /> |-<br /> |Opens in three days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=143<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IbpFqBXKxg<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2jn1SCYKY0<br /> |-<br /> |Opens tomorrow Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lszfvuRcG68<br /> |-<br /> |Opens today Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=69<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdR5fKht5LY<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCH1L7vE5Q<br /> |-<br /> |Now playing Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=107<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultimate TF Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsO0cT_y8o Los Angeles], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&amp;t=266 Cleveland]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli promotes the movie and tells us all about the prizes we can win by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the address given by the local announcer.<br /> : ''Byeond good, beyond evil, beyond your wildest imagination! Transformers: The Movie. A new evil threatens the galaxy in the hottest summer adventure ever! Be part of it! Enter our &quot;Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes&quot;. Grand prize is this stereo cassette player plus movie souveneirs! Over a hundered winners get movie soundtracks or the hit single &quot;[[The Touch]]&quot;. Get this bumper sticker just for entering. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to &lt;local TV station's P.O. Box address&gt;. Transformers: The Movie, opens everywhere August 8th, rated PG.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|TFTM Sweepstakes}}<br /> *'''[[Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6i0DkvD2fc 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A narrator tells us about the prizes we could win if we enter the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and how to enter the contest. This contest was sponsored by [[Hasbro]] and [[Nickelodeon]].<br /> :''The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches it's ultimate climax this summer on the big screen and when it's all over...'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall&quot; ''A new Transformer will become the chosen one and you can be the chosen one too when you enter and win the 'Transformers: The Movie' Sweepstakes. Grand prize is a complete home entertainment system featuring color TV, stereo component system and more! Plus an album collection from [[Scotti Bros. Records]] and Tapes featuring the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack|soundtrack to the Transformers movie]]. And an actual drawing right from the movie! All it takes to win is a postcard with your name, address, age and phone. Send it to the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes P.O. Box 1286 New York, New York, 10116 and get it here by August 21st. Five first prize winners get a Transformers: The Movie collection of robots from Hasbro. Fifty second prize winners get a one year subscription to the Transformers comic book from Marvel. Enter and win the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes from Hasbro and Nickelodeon, the place where only kids win!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mystery Transformer Contest}}<br /> [[File:Mystery Transformer Contest puzzle.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Oooh, oooh, I know the answer! It's Unicorn!]]<br /> * '''[[Mystery Transformer contest]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLpOYT__UvY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown child.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A word scramble of a Transformer name is shown on the screen with several letters shown in their correct place below it. A kid tells us that if you send a postcard with the correct answer on it, you can win various prizes. The prize pool seems to be a combination of the first and second place prizes from the &quot;Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and the grand prize Transformers party from the &quot;[[Prizes in Disguise]]&quot; contest, along with a television, VCR and a collection of [[Family Home Entertainment|Transformers videotapes]]. The ad features an ''incredibly'' laid back easy listening tune that is in sharp contrast to the dynamic animation shown from the movie and removing any sense of urgency for getting one's contest entry in. <br /> : ''To enter, just spell the name of the movie's big mystery Transformer. Here are some clues. ONce you've figured out the name, write it down on a postcard along with your name, age, address and home phone number and send it to &quot;Mystery Transformer&quot;, P.O. Box 797, New York, New York, 10185. You could win the grand prize of your very own Tranformers party with live Transformers as the guests of honor. You'll also get a video entertainment system with a TV, a VCR and Transformers videocassettes. Five first prize winners get their very own collection of twelve Transformers robots and fifty second place winners get a year's subscription to the Transformers comic book. Keep your eyes open for more clues here on the USA Network Kid's Club!''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Skywarp and Cyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|So does this mean [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Who is Cyclonus?|became Cyclonus]]?]]<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=60 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A running battle in the desert with each character charging in and quipping as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime drives along a dirt road in front of a dirt wall. A starburst transition leads us to Rodimus in robot mode standing on a mound of dirt. Next is a jumpcut sequence of Rodimus' trailer being transformed to base mode and then Rodimus is placed behind the gun mount. Cut to a side by side of Cylconus and Scourge being flown in robot mode front of a rock wall before a transition into Rodimus being flown in robot mode from the other direction. The segment ends with the Kidmation.<br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line. Kup and Blurr's voices are provided by their normal season three voice actors and [[John Moschitta]]. <br /> : ''And new Autobots join Optimus Prime. Kup,'' &quot;Reminds me of the battle of Beta Four.&quot; ''Hot Rod,'' &quot;Watch my smoke.&quot; ''And Blurr.'' &quot;Nowyouseeme. Nowyoudon't.&quot; ''And these are the new Decepticons, the evil Cyclonus'' &quot;I'm spoiling for a fight.&quot; ''and Scourge.'' &quot;No one escapes the Sweeps.&quot; ''But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!'' {Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for Tape Player Man on a Teletraan!]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTVK024J5aY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Ultra Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Hot Rod, Smokescreen, Tracks, and Red Alert are loaded in order top to bottom onto Magnus' carrier mode, with a zoom in on the lower level. A close up on Magnus rolling fully loaded past a rockwall is followed by a different angle showing that Magnus is being rolled along an unpaved cliffside road. Mimicking the animation, he runs into the Combaticons (this time it's Swindle, Brawl and Vortex) and knocks them off the edge. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Ultra Magnus' transformation to robot mode and a very short repeat of Ultra Magnus barrelling through the Combaticons.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] gets his [[Buster Jones|normal voice actor]] this time around. Ultra Magnus' voice is provided by his season three voice actor, [[Jack Angel]]. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]].<br /> : &quot;Decepticons are attacking our launch site. Where's Prime?&quot; Blaster: &quot;He's on Cybertron. It's up to you Ultra Magnus.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Autobots, transform and mount up.&quot; {When Ultra Magnus rolls - into action - he takes on Decepticons - like no one else can.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Ultra Magnus. As car carrier he can transport four Autobots into battle, but once there he tranforms into my powerful Autobot commander.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=150 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime. :''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;You've never seen anything like it.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> [[File:Ultra Magnus and Galvatron G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d99MHJ-UD-U 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut transformation sequence of Galvatron going from cannon to robot is followed by a zoom in on his head as his electronic lights and sounds are demonstrated. A clip of Ultra Magnus' loaded carrier mode (re-used from the previous ad) rolls into a ball before expanding into a clip of Ultra Magnus being flown in robot mode (also re-used from the previous ad). Cut to two boys battling with Galvatron's electronics activated and the toys held awakardly above and behind them. Back to the reused loaded Magnus carrier mode clip which does a confetti like transiton to a still shot of Magnus in robot mode standing on a dirt plateau. Galvatron's light and sounds are demoed again, this time in cannon mode before ending with a bordered spray transition to a still shot of Galvatron's robot mode in front of a rock wall.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Ultra Magnus' voice is again provided by Jack Angel. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact that Galvatron IS Megatron. <br /> : {Ultra Magnus!} Optimus Prime: &quot;The courageous Ultra Magnus is a born leader.&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;We meet at last Galvatron.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And it will be the last time we meet.&quot; Megatron: &quot;And Galvatron is Ultra Magnus's sworn enemy.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Megatron: &quot;Galvatron transforms from laser cannon to fighting robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And Ultra Magnus transforms from huge car carrier to Autobot Commander.&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> : *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&amp;t=210 30 sec] - A shortened version of the previous ad which uses a more generic version of the 1986 theme music and includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZwByWlH-00 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime describing Springer, Frank Welker as Megatron gleefully describing Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol) and [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is rolled up a dirt incline in front of a rock wall, leading into his jumpcut transformation sequence. Similarly, Springer arrives in car mode on a dirt platform before going through a jumpcut transformation sequence. The segment ends with two kids battling it out with the toys, standing over a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron aside from affecting a British accent; his lines are rearranged snippets taken from his lines in the movie. Wreck-Gar's treatment as a Decepticon may have been another attempt to avoid spoiling the plot of the movie à la treating Galvatron as a separate character from Megatron. <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;His spaceship destroyed by Decepticon fire, Springer, the toughest of the Autobot Triplechangers, crash lands on planet Junkion.&quot; Wreck-Gar: &quot;Hurry, hurry, operators are standing by. No welcome wagons. Hello Stranger!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Junkion Wreck-Gar transforms from motorcycle to robot.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;And triplechanger Springer transforms from car to helicopter to robot.&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> [[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If Wheelie's friends you harm, farewell you say to arm!]]<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with two kids shoving their Sharkticons into the camera. Hot Rod and Kup drive through a rocky diorama meeting up on pile of dirt from which they are uncerimoniously shoved off by the Sharkticons. The segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, the Hot Rod toy is the prototype magenta color. The toys are consistently referred to as &quot;Sharkticons&quot; and the individual name &quot;[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]&quot; is never used.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;What could be more terrifying than being Kup and Hot Rod stranded on an alien planet battling the merciless Sharkticons?&quot; &quot;Wheelie say, find friends today!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: &quot;Meet the Sharkticons!&quot; {Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=7 Opens in three days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=46 Opens in two days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=85 Opens today],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&amp;t=124 Now playing] - A shortened version of the previous ad with Wheelie and Megatron's lines omitted to make space for a movie plug.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> [[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiEEJx7PCM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Still frames of each of the Aerialbots' alt modes flip around and zoom out into place in a collage of Aerialbot robot modes. This is followed by a jumpcut assembly of Superion and Superion flying in front of a wall. After the Kidmation, a kid pops up from behind a rock holding Menasor and engages in battle with a second kid holding Superion.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad was filmed on a &quot;rocks and dirt in front of a house in the Southwestern US&quot; set but a different one from any of the previous ones. Megatron's dialogue is rather strange switching from narration to ordering the Stunticons to attack as though they can hear him. Megatron's dialogue also includes one hell of a sentence fragment: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?'' <br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;Look, the Aerialbots!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Look, the Stunticons!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Only the Aerialbots have this kind of teamwork.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Stunticons attack!&quot; {Aerialbots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Nobody can stop Menasor!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Except Superion!&quot; ''Stunticon and Aerialbot giftsets sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2YyQowyjZI 30 sec] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> :* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaG1QPOpF0 30 sec] - A shortened version of the ad with a [[Decoy]] stinger added to the end. This version would have run in 1987.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> [[File:Bruticus and Metroplex G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M125dfwquM_Sc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Rocks pull away and the camera zooms in (with jumpcuts halfway through) to reveal Metroplex sitting in base mode on a small rock platform. As Prime describes Metroplex's modes we jump to a shot of his battlestation mode, a jumpcut transformation sequence and Metroplex flying by the ol' rock wall in robot mode. The Combaticons get the bum's rush by comparison. Their portion consists of a close up of Onslaught that zooms out to show all five Combaticons in vehicle mode on a dirt area then a very quick jumpcut assembly of Bruticus. After the Kidmation, we get a closeup of Bruticus flying that leads to two kids transforming Metroplex from city to battle station to robot in another very quick jumpcut sequence. The segment ends with a brief shot of the two kids battling with Metroplex and Bruticus.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again, Megatron switches between narration and giving orders, this time doing it mid-speech. The Combaticon toys used have the same early sticker set that appeared in their original stock photos with a square black sticker in the middle of the Bruticus chestplate, round stickers on the upper &quot;wings&quot; of the chestplate, white stickers on the lower wings, Onslaught's thigh stickers having different colors and Swindle's chest stickers having yellow rectangles instead of blue. The jumpcut assembly of Bruticus appears to have been cutoff early (or perhaps they just missed a step) as his head is never placed over Onslaught's. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Only ''we'' have a military attack group like the Combaticons. Transform Combaticons and attack the new Autobot city!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, this is our new city Metroplex! It can transform into a battle station and then transform again into the giagantic Metroplex himself.&quot; Megatron: &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot; {Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;Decepticons attack!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Transform Metroplex!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFLnk9TO2s 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to include a plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> [[File:Protectobots and Trypticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&amp;t=212 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a zoom in on Trypticon's city mode on a platform in a rocky area, similar to the Metroplex one but sans revealing rocks and jumpcuts. Afer a jumpcut transformation sequence to Trypticon's battlestation mode, a collage of the Protectobots flying in robot mode warps into a ball and then unwarps into Defensor flying. After a brief snippet of animated Defensor firing, we see Trypticon's head rotate around to complete his transformation to dinosaur mode and a clip of Trypticon breathing fire. After the last bit of animation, two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor via his motorized walk.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The area where Trypticon's toy is shown in city mode is more desolate than the one in the Metroplex ad, with what looks to be several &quot;stumps&quot; of trees cut down at the three foot/one meter height range in the background.<br /> : Optimus Prime: &quot;That's it, Trypticon, the new Decepticon city.&quot; Hot Spot: &quot;It's enormous!&quot; First Aid: &quot;That never stopped the Protectobots before!&quot; Astrotrain: &quot;Transform Trypticon!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The awesome new Decepticon city Trypticon can transform into an incredible battle station.&quot; Kid: &quot;Transform the Protectobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;But the Protectobots can transform into Defensor!&quot; Megatron: &quot;''But'', Trypticon can transform again into a dinosaur!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> [[File:Predacons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9CXVN59pw 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Headstrong, Tantrum and Divebomb each get a jumpcut sequence where a shot of them flying in robot mode peels back from the center to reveal their alternate mode shoved into the camera. The last alternate mode still, Divebomb's, pans back to become the center of a collage of Predacon alternate modes. The collage rolls into a spinning cylinder before unrolling into Predaking flying in front of a rock wall. After the Kidmation, Snarl (at an angle reminiscent of Jazzy Jeff being physically tossed out of the house on''{w:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}'') and Grimlock are shown flying in front of rock wall in separate shots. Predaking flies in from the other direction and the kid holding him clashes with another kid holding Swoop. The remaining four Dinobots sit idly below on a dirt platform.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots. He did make it into the toy footage though. Sludge also gets his first toy segement appearance.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can! The Predacons not only transform into robots but into one gigantic robot! Predaking!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Kid 1: &quot;Transform the Predacons!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Dinobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Can't stop Predaking!&quot; ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> [[File:Sky Lynx G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUGVqoAnISI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] notices Predaking and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sky Lynx's shuttle component flies through the air before a jumpcut docks it on his transporter half. We then get a jumpcut transformation sequence showing the shuttle converted to bird, the Lynx mode of the transporter half, and finally the combined form. After Kidmation, a kid swoops down Predaking onto the dirt platform where Sky Lynx's combined from stands. After Predaking lands, Sky Lynx &quot;stops&quot; him by slowly walking into him. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Impressively, in the clip of the shuttle being docked onto the crawler transporter, the transporter is moving the entire time. Like the Ultra Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] ([[Neil Ross]]) and Grimlock ([[Gregg Berger]]) both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.)<br /> : Slag: &quot;Look it's Predaking!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;Me Grimlock think we in big trouble!&quot; Slag: &quot;Not to worry, here comes Sky Lynx!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: &quot;Meet Skylynx. This ferocious motorized Autobot triple changes from space shuttle...to bird and lynx and then combines to form Sky Lynx.&quot; Kid 1: &quot;Predaking's attacking.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Sky Lynx'll stop him!&quot; ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Triple Changers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a flying car! Be impressed damn it!]]<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdaJE0wZ24 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over water and land. This ends with Sandstorm driving off a ramp-like cliff and transforming into a helicopter to take on Astrotrain and Blitzwing alongside Broadside in jet mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Sandstorm's buggy mode rolls along a ridge as the narrator starts naming off his modes and we get jumpcuts to his other two modes flying. Broadside's aircraft carrier mode rests on the same ridge as his transformations are named and shown flying. We then get a transition to a scene of two kids swooping the Autobot triple changers in robot mode down on Octane in tanker mode as third kid drives him along the same ridge we saw earlier. A jumpcut shows a close up on Octane's tanker mode rolling on the ridge followed by cuts to shots of his other two modes flying while Caroli names them. The last Octane shot gets sucked into the center of the screen to transition to another battle scene with the three kids. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Pinned down one time too many by Astrotrain and Blitzwing, the Autobots build their own triple changers.'' {Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!} ''Triple changer Sandstorm transforms from dune buggy to copter to robot and Broadside transforms from carrier to jet to robot, to fight Decepticon triple changer Octane who transforms from tanker to jumbo jet to robot.'' {The Tranformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjyz7sQE1yU 30 sec] - An edited version of the previous spot with the animated segment shorted in order to fit in a tail-end plug for the movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Battlechargers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=angd3rL-X1M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms with a green grid effect and fires. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The Battlechargers and pulled back and released. This causes a kid to whip his head around to follow them as they zoom along and transform upon a black floor with a futuristic white grid pattern. The transformation is immediately repeated with streaking effects comprised of a trail of the toys' upper torsos. This is followed by Runamuck being released to zoom and transform on his own. We then get a different clip of both toys being pulled back and released, with a longer lengthwise look at the toys' vehicle modes rolling along before cutting to the front end angle for the transformation. Again the transformation is repeated with the trailing effect but instead of the kid whipping his head around, he's merely follows with his eyes. We then see Runabout pulled back with highlighting and smoking effects added to his wheels. The kid whips his head around again to see Runabout transforming with the trailing effect. We then get a sequence of jumpcuts starting with a closeup of Runabout's head before switching to shots of Runamuck's gun being equipped and then Runabout's. The last cut is to a shot of Runabout being converted to car mode. Hot Rod flashes across the screen as we see two kids rolling the Battlechargers. One of them yells &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; as we see two kids approach holding the aforementioned Hot Rod and...Scourge? &quot;Battlechargers attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The set from the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads is back. <br /> : Megatron: &quot;Look! It's Ultra Magnus and the Autobots. Battlechargers attack!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!} Megatron: &quot;My Battlechargers will crush the Autobots!&quot; {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: &quot;It's the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Battlechargers attack!&quot; ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon===<br /> *'''Cartoon promo 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;I have a plan to finish all the Autobots!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The incredible story of the Transformers continues as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday.'' Megatron: &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cartoon promo 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8UH4nDY3k 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k 10 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Uses the season three/season four theme.<br /> : Onslaught: &quot;Annhilate the Aerialbots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Not if we can help it!&quot; {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. '''Watch''' as heroic Autobots bravely battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}<br /> <br /> === Other ===<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UUwi2uSUQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz and Cosmos land on a plateau and request that the dark blobs moving below identify themselves. Spike replies that it's him and some friends. Jazz, Cosmos, Tracks and Smokescreen shine their lights to reveal that it is in &quot;Spike and friends&quot; and they are wearing Transformers reflective patches. Spike and his friends subsequently follow Cosmos into the Autobot base. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The appearance of Tracks and Smokescreen is a bit more than the cameo in the background of a single shot it would initially appear to be. The shot of Spike and friends being illuminated has beams of light coming from five different directions which means that Tracks and Smokescreen must be joining in. But that's only four Autobots which means a fifth unidentified Autobot must be there as well. Between the animation and the Ultra Magnus Kidmation we get a quick shot of a kid turning to face the camera (and a spotlight) while wearing a sweatshirt covered in relective patches while standing in front of a white picket fence. The lighting is dim outside of the spotlight, presumably to highlight the patches and echo the nighttime setting of the animated segment. After the Kidmation, we see two other kids (one in a solid red shirt the other in a white shirt with red sleeves) standing in front of a peg wall of 1985 and 1986 Minibots. One of them grabs a [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and turns to look at the back, alongside his friend looking at the back of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. When he turns it is revealed that behind them is a set of shelves containing larger Transformers. The top shelf has [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] along with a number of each of the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]]. The middle shelf is full of Jetfires while the bottom shelf has Omega Supreme. Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen. Next we see a kid wearing a blue sweatshirt over a dress shirt (different kid from the first segment) run into a room holding carded Swerve and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] to announce to the kid in the red shirt from the previous segment: &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot;. Cut to the night time fence scene from the first segment and the second blue shirted kid and the other kid from the store segment show off their Superion and Omega Supreme patches on their shoulders while yelling out the character names. After this we get a demonstration of a Blitzwing patch being ironed onto some sort of black fabric. As the narration goes on to talk about the prizes, we see scenes of a kid's birthday party in a wooded area with performers in Thundercracker and Jazz costumes (similar if not identical to those from the [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]]), a kid talking into the [[Enemy (G1)|Electronic Voice Changer]], and the same [[stock footage]] of the Action Cards from the 1985 ad stingers. The ad ends with a scene of kids running up to the peg wall to grab Transformers. This wider shot reveals that in addition to Minibot pegs there is also a column of Stunticon and Aerialbot limbs. This ad is INCREDIBLY consistent in featuring the patches. EVERY single kid visible in the ad, animated and live action, has at least one patch on their shirt. This even includes the party scene and the kid using the voice changer! While Spike and the friend to his left have Autobot patches (Ultra Magnus and Omega Supreme, respectively), the friend on the other side has a Blitzwing patch! Since all three follow Cosmos into the base, the Autobots must not have held it against him. <br /> : Cosmos: &quot;Who goes there?&quot; Spike: &quot;Spike and friends!&quot; Jazz: &quot;Shine a light on them, they're wearing Transformers reflective patches.&quot; Cosmos: &quot;Okay!&quot; {The Transformers. Robots in Disguise!} ''In the Transformers Prizes in Disguise game everyone's a winner!'' &quot;I got a free reflective patch!&quot; &quot;Superion!&quot; &quot;Omega Supreme!&quot; ''And eight more. And your patch may disguise an instant prize, like a party with life-sized Transformers or electronic voice changers.'' &quot;Robots in disguise.&quot; ''Or Transformers Action cards. Get Transformers reflective patches and game details '''free''' in specially marked packages. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Funpals [[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yfAVsrwY7M 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|CookieCrisp}}<br /> [[File:Cookie Crisp Jazz Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Cookie Crisp &quot;Transformer Game&quot; giveaway''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ4_yzDH98Q 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: A standard mid-80's [[Cookie Crisp]] ad with a stinger promoting the giveaway of [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] action figures. The figure shown in the ad appears to be the same as the figure that would be sent out, having modified door stickers and lacking the other Martini Racing decals. The stinger features a kid in a featureless room playing with his Jazz figure, racing it down the middle of a large table on what looks to be a paper mockup of a white road with yellow and red stripes in the center. After racing it, he transforms Jazz and moves him around in various ways. The kid stops in the middle of playing with Jazz to look surprised as he pulls out a game piece from a box of Cookie Crisp.<br /> : Kids: &quot;The Cookie Crook!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Just checking the traffic.&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;Cookie Crook! This scheme to get Cookie Crisp isn't taking off!&quot; Cookie Crook: &quot;Can you blame me? It looks like little chocolate chip cookies!&quot; Cookie Cop: &quot;And it's part of this complete breakfast.&quot; {If you like cookies, you'll love Cookie Crisp!} ''You could be an instant winner of a Jazz Transformer. Millions will enter, twenty-five thousand may win. There's a free game card in specially marked boxes of Cookie Crisp cereal. Or write to post office box eighty-five twelve Westport, Connecticut, O-five-six-eight-eight-eight.<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Even with the cartoon being limited to just [[The Rebirth|three new episodes]] 1987 did not see a significant drop in new toy commercials, boasting eleven ads of it's own. While evidence of 1986 ads being continued into 1987 is scant, there is known to be a decoy stinger version of the [[#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons ad]]. As a result of the cartoon's cancellation, the animated segments from 1987 to the line's end in 1990 pretty much all depict seperate microcontinuities or, if you prefer, one large one. Concepts exclusive to the 1987 ads include: The Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters having entirely different heads before becoming Headmasters, Galvatron being the creator of the Horrorcons, Punch seemingly playing both the Autobots and the Decepticons (as opposed to being an Autobot spy), and the Monsterbots having been created as the result of an Autobot lab accident. Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments. The ads moved away from showing the kids on screen, instead opting to show only their hands holding the toys more often than not. The Kidmation has changed again, this time all ads used the same segment of a kid jumping in the air and flipping, turning into a stop-motion Ultra Magnus as he does so. The animation for these ads also start becoming more and more anime-like in their designs and animation style from here on out (think [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|the Headmasters anime, but with better and more expensive animation]]). Likely due to animator influence from series regular [[Satoshi Urushihara]] and his partner Kinji Yoshimoto, who by this point were both working with another Japanese animation house, AIC (Though whether or not the studio also assisted with the ads is currently unknown).<br /> <br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> Appropriately, given the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie]], no longer are Optimus Prime and Megatron narrating the ads and describing the new characters/toys. Instead, those descriptions were now mostly given via discussions between Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime or ranting by Galvatron (either explicitly to Cyclonus or to an implied unseen and unheard Decepticon underling). Existing major characters continued to have speaking lines in the animation, but new, more minor ones like Hun-Grr, Punch and even unnamed generics began to get some speaking lines. Either due to budget limitations or the fact that most of these characters had few, if any, appearances in the cartoon thanks to the truncation of Season Four, they were not reprised by their series actors. Who the other actors were is largely unknown, but at least a handful of lines over the remainder of the line's run were recorded by voice director [[Wally Burr]]. This year would also mark the departure from using the cartoon theme song for the jingle. Again this likely related to the truncation of Season 4, with it re-using the Season 3 theme song. Instead, a brand new jingle was created that still utilized the taglines and feel of the earlier songs but put it's own spin on it: &quot;The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise!&quot;. The beginning would be modified for the year's two major subgroups, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] (Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!) and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] (Target-master Transformers!). The Targetmaster version even had it's own completely unique universe describing the gimmick: &quot;Two Transformers out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!&quot;. <br /> <br /> Cartoon advertising seems to have been limited to promoting the episode [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] as nothing has turned up so far for the Rebrith. This is unusual for the original series as no other episode got a dedicated promo, suggesting that Hasbro ''really'' wanted to get the word out after the backlash from [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Prime's death]]. Commercials were run for both the actual two days of airing as well as the entire week of airing. They even went so far as to have a stinger at the end of several episodes promoting the impending &quot;surprise&quot; return of Optimus Prime. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbD3lRa5YVY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> : ''In the midst of the Cybertronian war, special mission teams of Autobots and Decepticons blasted their way to planet Nebulon. There, the powerful Transformers let the intelligent Nebulons become the heads of their robots.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''But the Headmasters were still Autobots and Decepticons and fierce new battles erupted. Follow the adventures of the Headmaster Transformers and the equally incredible Targetmaster Transformers in Marvel Comics.'' <br /> <br /> === Toys ===<br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Headmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlcUdHUyn4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of nearly incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: With &quot;lightning&quot; flashing, [[Arcana]] is removed from Brainstorm's cockpit, transformed to head mode and plugged in, revealing the readout of his power. Two halves of the next scene flip up to reveal a top down view of Highbrow and Brainstorm flying. The center pulls out to all four corners for the next transition, this time we have Brainstorm and Highbrow landning on a rocky step above Hardhead and Chromedome. A lightning animation is used to suddenly reveal the Autobots' robot modes. Kidmation is next followed by a replay of Arcana being plugged into Brainstorm. The ad ends with Highbrow and Hardhead knocking down Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime's voices are provided by their usual series actors [[Jack Angel]] and [[Dick Gautier]]. The ad starts with a practical effects asteroid, which has a hole in the middle of it, flipping over and over as it zooms past the camera to reveal a burning CGI sun behind it.<br /> : &quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Look it's the Headmaster Autobots!&quot; Rodimus: &quot;Incredible!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yes, the driver of the vehicle actually becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each Headmaster Autobot displays a readout of it's power. Nothing's better than going into battle with Headmaster Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> [[File:Headmaster Decepticons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64oJkiN7bdM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters, Hot Rod and Blurr. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They are referred to as trainers by the narration and even carry whips!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Grax]] is removed from Skullcruncher's mouth and plugged into his chest to reveal his readout. Jumpcut to Midwipe flying before the frame slides over to show Weirdwolf flying...in wolf mode. Both land on the upper level of the same rock Skullcruncher is sitting on. Once again a lightning animation is used to jumpcut to the robot modes in the same location. After the Kidmation, we get a replay of the readout reveal followed by Weirdwolf and Mindwipe taking down Chromedome and Brainstorm.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again the ad opens with the asteroid bit. The Skullcruncher toy is a prototype version with striped readout bars instead of solid purple. <br /> : Galavtron: &quot;There it is! The secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons! Only with their help can we destroy the Autobots! Look! Yes, the trainer of the beast becomes the head of the robot.&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''And each Headmaster Decepticon displays a readout of it's power! Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers! Headmaster Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Commercial horrorcons.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU5VJJAy4s 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil. This is mainly a scene transition with no &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; voice or other distinct audio.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: In side by side comparisons, Apeface and Snapdragon land on a rocky area in their flying altmodes, then stand in robot mode and then in beast mode. The Kidmation transitions us to [[Krunk]] being removed from Snapdragon's dragon mode. Krunk is transformed to robot mode then, following a top down shot of Snapdragon's plane mode flying, is removed from the cockpit. Krunk is transformed to head mode and plugged into Snapdragon's chest to reveal the readout of his &quot;Decepticon power&quot;. The ad ends with a close up as two kids pit the Horrorcons against Hardhead and Brainstorm in &lt;s&gt;a slapfight&lt;/s&gt; battle. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: In another example of microcontinuity, Galvatron is credited with the creation of the Horrorcons, whereas other media has them sharing the same origins as the other Headmasters. The Snapdragon toy used is a early version, sporting the same striped readout bars as Skullcruncher did in the Decepticon Headmaster ad.<br /> : ''Deep in the canyons of Nebulon, Galvatron creates Headmaster Horrorcons. Fiercest Decepticons of them all.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''With Headmaster Horrorcons, the jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot! And when the head enters the robot's body you get a readout of its Decepticon power.'' Kid 1: &quot;Destroy the Autobots!&quot; Kid 2: &quot;Never!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} '''''Now''' with Horrorcons! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Targetmasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXc6PbcaxA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Live-action set of a rocky planet with something crashing into it and causing an explosion. We see more explosions on the planet's surface. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]]. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: As &quot;lightning&quot; flashes, Crosshairs sits on a rocky platform with Pinpointer plugged into his roof. This leads into a jumpcut sequence of first Pinpointer then Crosshairs transforming. Slugslinger and [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]] get the same treatment. We then get a quick battle scene of Slugslinger and Misfire knocking down Crosshairs and Sureshot. The ad ends with [[Spoilsport]] being removed from Sureshot's hood and transformed.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: While Slugslinger and Caliburst get a brief animated appearance in alt mode as they swoop through between the two sets of Targetmaster/partner battles, Pointblank and Peacemaker get left out completely. Part of the animated footage from this commercial would end up being used in the opening sequences of [[The Rebirth]] three-part mini-series.<br /> : Galvatron: &quot;Surrender Magnus or be destroyed!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;No Galvatron! We too have Targetmaster Transformers!&quot; {Tar-get-master Transformers! Two Trans-for-mers, out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the guuuun! Tar-get-master Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''That's right, each one becomes two.'' {Robots in disguise.} ''Targetmaster Autobots '''and''' Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> [[File:Sixshot commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron got six!]]<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyPXIKa5Bg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut montage of the final step of the transformation for each of Sixshot's modes. This is followed by three kids talking about how many modes they figured out as the toy spontaneously switches (via jump cutting) between modes on their outstreched hands. A counter is shown in the upper right hand corner as each mode the kids figured out is shown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used. Surprisingly, the kid who got three was able to work out the tank, winged wolf and laser pistol modes but ''not'' the ''robot'' mode. <br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Autobot attack!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Sixshot'll stop them. Sixshot's a one robot army! He's a jet fighter.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's one.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A rocket car.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's two.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;He's a tank!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Three!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A winged wolf.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Four!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;A laser pistol!!&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;Five!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;And a robot.&quot; Cyclonus: &quot;That's six!&quot; Sixshot: &quot;Sixshot's my name!&quot; ''There's never been a Transformer like him.'' {The Transformers! More muchmore than meets the eye!} Kid 1: &quot;I can do four.&quot; Kid 2: &quot;I got three!&quot; Kid 3: &quot;I figured out five!&quot; ''Sixshot, the most challenging Transformer of them all! From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Scorponok G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPdxlcgTxQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron runs (with comical sped up animation and rapid patter sound effects) down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Scorponok sits in base mode atop a rocky platform (not unlike Metroplex and Trypticon) as lighting flashes and the platform rotates. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence showing off the various features of the base and the intial view of the scorpion mode. The camera never stops rotating through the sequence, even when there's a jumpcut. After all the spinning we see a demonstration of his scorpion legs moving as he rolls along the ground and his capture claws grabbing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. We then see [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] transformed and plugged into the robot mode, showing off his readout. We end on a brief battle scene with a kid walking Scorponok in robot mode towards Computron. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Naturally, Zarak is visible running around as Scorponok transforms. It's not clear who's meant to be speaking the first line in the animation. The voice is same one used for one of the Technobots (presumably [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]) later in the ad, but the wording of the line makes more sense if it's spoken by someone other than a Technobot. On the subject of voices, Galvatron's is provided by Frank Welker as usual but Scattershot's is not quite the same as his normal voice. It is very close though and based upon this and the logical conclusion that the group's leader would be the one to instruct them to combine, Scattershot is most likely the intended speaker. Like the toys used in the other Decepticon Headmaster commercials, Scorponok is an early version with striped bars in his read out. In a nice touch of continuity with the Decepticon Headmasters commercial, Zarak is referred to as Scorponok's trainer by the narration.<br /> :Scattershot(?): &quot;Technobots approaching!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform Scorponok! My triple changer Headmaster base will stop them!&quot; Scattershot: &quot;Form Computron!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Transform again and destroy Computron!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, muchmore than meets the eye!} ''The base has twin towers and ramps to launch cars!'' Galvatron: &quot;Transform!&quot; ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...'' Galvatron: &quot;TRANSFORM!&quot; ''the HEAD of its robot!'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> [[File:Technobots and Terrorcons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyc4GgumQA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] are on the move on what looks like prehistoric Earth with multiple smoking volcanos in the distance. [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] falls into a pit trap, causing Scattershot to approach and transform but he's interrupted by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] throwing rocks. [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] race to the scene and transform, then put up a force field to deflect one of the rocks. [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] steps into a snare trap tethered to Strafe. Rippersnapper and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] back the Technobots up to a nearby base, in front of which appears to be Hun-Gurrr inside a cage. Strafe flies overhead with Sinnertwin still tethered. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The segment starts with Hun-Gurrr flying in dragon mode in front of a rock wall and then Scattershot flying in jet mode from the opposite direction. Scattershot's weapon is deployed before a jumpcut to two kids playing with one of them swooping Scattershot down on Hun-grr. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence of close ups of each of the Terrorcon limbs' alt modes. Cutthroat is last, with his panel being zoomed out on as it flips around into place in a grid of the four limbs in robot mode with Hun-Gurr's robot mode super imposed in the middle. The grid turns into a ball and then re-expands to show Abominus flying. A static transition shows us the five Technobot alt modes in the same grid style as the Terrorcons were. The grid rolls into a cylinder then unrolls to reveal a shot of Computron flying. We then end on a very brief snippet of two kids battling with the combined robots in a very out of place and sterile looking set with a light colored background and a set of white platforms. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cutthroat is present in the opening scene of the animation, but isn't seen after that. The Autobot base bears some similarities to Fortress Maximus but is completely grey/silver, appears to not have armaments, and may be missing the ramp on the left side (though the angles we get make it difficult to tell for sure). It's similar enough that it's probably safe to say it's at least using Fort Max's animation model, albeit possibly misdrawn. Rodimus and Ultra Magnus's voices are provided by their regular series actors, Dick Gautier and Jack Angel respectively.<br /> : Rodimus Prime: &quot;Magnus look!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;I've never seen Decepticons as vicious as those monstrous Terrorcons.&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Lucky we have the Technobots!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Yeah, but those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''Out of monstrous Terrorcon beasts comes the incredible Abominus, to battle the fearless and futuristic Computron.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version of the regular ad in order to fit a plug for [[Decoy]]s at the end. <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> [[File:DecepticonClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:AutobotClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTP4kavCrk 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The double spy rolls down a dirt hill in car mode. Sliding in from left, we see his transformation. First to Punch then, after a frame flip, to Counterpunch. After the clone animation segment runs, we see Pounce and Wingspan in their alt modes flying down the previous hill. At the bottom they smack into Fastlane and Cloudraker in robot mode. A panel of the twins in robot mode flips to the screen then slides away to reveal a panel of Cloudraker being transformed to jet mode. That panel also slides away to reveal Cloudraker flying over Fastlane, who is rolling along. This pulls away to a jumpcut sequence of Counterpunch, and both sets of clones flying in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Punch/Counterpunch is not voiced by his series voice actor.<br /> :{Double spy!...double spy!} Punch: &quot;You can trust me Rodimus!&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} Counterpunch: &quot;You can trust me Galvatron!&quot; ''Introducing the Transformers Double Spy. From a supercar he can transform into a heroic Autobot or an evil Decepticon. '''Now''', discover the clones. Decepticon clones look identical but one transforms into a puma, the other into a hawk to fight Autobot clones. One of these twins transforms into a dragster, the other a jet.'' {The Transformers!} ''Double spy sold separately, clones sold together. From Hasbro.''<br /> :*'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=60 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version with sped up narration in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> [[File:Monsterbots G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, as Kup notices Scourge, Cyclonus and Octane attacking. Rodimus orders the Monsterbots to attack. They respond by bursting through a wall and taking on the Decepticon trio. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with stop motion jumpcut transformation sequences for [[Doublecross]], [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] and [[Grotusque]]. This is followed by jumpcuts of the three flying in beast mode with the unseen kid or kids holding them furiously pumping their spark triggers. The sparks that come out are not the actual sparks from the toys but effects layered over the top, in order to make the spark volume and distance look more impressive than it actually is. The jumpcuts lead into the three Monsterbots sitting on a rocky platform, with one set of kid hands firing off sparks from Repugnus and Grotesque. This is in response to another kid, whose hand comes into view holding Razorclaw. The ad ends with a replay of Doublecross's sparking.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus. Rodimus Prime is voiced by his series actor, Dick Gautier. Kup is also voiced by his series actor, [[John Stephenson]], albeit with a higher pitch than usual. <br /> : Kup: &quot;Rodimus, quick! There's been an accident. The new Autobots are Monsterbots!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;They're monsters alright.&quot; Kup: &quot;Decepticons!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;Monsterbots attack! Glad those monsters are on our side.&quot; {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!'' Kid: &quot;You can't stop the Monsterbots!&quot; {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Transformers Monsterbots. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzvccVI9MU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut montage of [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]'s two halves and transformation from the side and then continues with the same for Flywheels and a clip of both transforming, shot from the front. Next we get a Throttlebot montage with Chase and Freeway being released to zoom across the floor, then a jump to Chase's backend being flipped down to reveal his face. We get the same for Wideload and Rollbar (with Rollbar getting the transformation) and Goldbug and Searchlight (Searchlight transforms). The last scene prior to Kidmation and the end shots is a battle scene with two kids (Yes, there are two. You can just barely catch a glimpse of the hand, arm and side of head of a kid wearing a red shirt on the right side of the screen.) laying on a floor to release Chase, Rollbar and Searchlight in robot mode as they zoom off into the Duocons. There's a very quick close up afterward of the more visible kid's exclaiming &quot;Wow!&quot; as his eyes bug out.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Decepticon alerting Galvatron is not shown nor identified, but since his voice is the same as the one used for Cyclonus in the Sixshot ad he is identified as such in the below transcript. The animation in this ad was also used in the intro for [[The Rebirth]] three-parter.<br /> :*'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&amp;t=121 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.<br /> : Cyclonus: &quot;Galvatron, our jet's gonna crash into a tank!&quot; Galvatron: &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot; ''Introducing Duocons. Decepticon two-in-ones. They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.'' {The Transformers!} ''But they haven't met the Throttlebots yet!'' {More much more than meets the eye. The Transformers!} Kid: &quot;Wow!&quot; {Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers Duocons come together. Throttlebots sold separately. From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> [[File:Fort Max G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_PTqKbsC8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Fortress Maximus sits in base mode on a stone platform that rotates as the camera zooms in. Cut to a kid using the left side ramp launcher to send [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] down the ramp. Cut back to a front view of the base mode before switching to a closer view of the tower with the Headmaster pilot compartment open. The camera zooms in as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] is placed in the compartment and the lid closed. Cut to Rippersnapper and Sinnertwin flying in from the left to represent the Terrorcons. Cut again to the last few steps of Fort Max's transformation to battle station mode, then a jump back to base mode that phases out to show the battle station mode again. After the animated segment, we see a stunned kid holding Abominus. Cut to show that the kid is looking at Cerebros standing between Fort Max's legs. The camera pans up Fort Max and as it does so, there's an inlay of Cerebros in robot mode that phases out into an inlay of Cerebros in head mode, disappearing just in time for Cerebros to be attached to complete Fort Max's robot mode. Cut to Abominus being moved along a rocky platform with the kid holding him off camera. The camera swings around to reveal Fortress Maxmius at the other end of the platform with a second kid crouched behind him, holding his legs. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> : ''It's Fortress Maximus!'' {FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!} ''The colossal Headmaster Autobot City.'' Kid: &quot;Look!&quot; Rodimus Prime: &quot;The Terrorcons are attacking!&quot; Ultra Magnus: &quot;Transform Fortress Maximus!&quot; {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} Ultra Magnus: &quot;From city to battlestation!&quot; {More much more than meets the eye!} Hun-Gurrr: &quot;Terrorcons form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot; ''But Fortress Maximus transforms again, this time into a robot so '''humongous''', a separate robot becomes it's head!'' Kid: &quot;It's power's awesome!&quot; {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc 30 sec] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_vaeTp1qQ 10 sec] – Excerpts of Optimus Prime at Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron, soundtracked with a Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime narration that is uncharacteristically arrogant.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!&quot; ''Catch the surprise return of Optimus Prime. Coming soon to The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Similar to the Dinobot ads of 1985, the Pretender ad suggests that Hasbro or [[Griffin Bacal]] were changing their minds about the theming of this year's ads. The Pretender ad went through three different iterations with three different jingles, though two of them were fairly similar. They eventually settled on having the commercials begin with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. This would be accompanied by narrator Victor Caroli saying &quot;NEW &lt;blank&gt; are/is here!&quot; with heavy emphasis on &quot;NEW&quot;. The camera would zoom in on one of the panels to transition into the animated segment. Sometimes there would be a second such transition later in the ad. The main jingle for 1998 was &quot;They've got the power to surprise!&quot; with the first word being held out a comically long time. As was done in 1987, the jingle was customized based on the subgroup (Pretenders, Powermasters, etc.) being adverised and often both the beginning snd the verses were specific to a subgroup or even just a single character. Kidmation was also subroup specific, featuring a kid turning into a crude CGI robot with varying appearances. For Pretenders the robot resembled the inner robot of [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]; For Powermasters it was Powermaster Optimus Prime and the Targetmasters got a generic Targetmaster robot. This would, unfortunately, be effectively the last year for Kidmation until ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''. The one toy that did not belong to any subgroup, [[Quickswitch]], was also the only toy not get a custom jingle. In fact, Quickswitch's ad had no jingle in it at all. Conversely, it appears the [[Triggerbot]]s and [[Triggercon]]s ad was the only one not to receive new animation. Another one-off oddity is the fifteen second version of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] ad which is the first and only Transformers toy commercial since 1985 and before Beast Wars that did not feature Victor Caroli as the narrator. Instead [[Stephen Keener]] provided the narration. The toy dioramas became much more varied this year. While they all used some form of an alien planet, different subgroups had their own variation on it: The Pretenders were in a snowy, mountain like environment; The Powermasters, Sparkabots and Flamecons were seemingly in a rocky area with a green gradient sky; Quickswitch, the Triggerbots and Triggercons were also in a rocky area but with a pink sky; The Seacons were, appropriately enough, underwater; And finally the Small Headmasters and Targetmasters kept continuity with their larger counterparts by being in the same rocky, doom-laden environent with the latter even having the same lightning effects.<br /> <br /> Following up on Optimus Prime and Bumblebee (as Goldbug)'s re-introduction to the cartoon and the Goldbug toy, a response to the backlash to the legacy character deaths in the movie, Hasbro returned Optimus Prime to the line as Powermaster Optimus Prime. The commercials for the Powermasters heavily featured Prime in the animation and his return was heralded in a grandiose fashion. In the commercial for Optimus Prime, Victor Caroli informed us that &quot;A '''NEW''' Optimus Prime is here!&quot; while the jingle for Prime's ad referred to him as &quot;Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of our time!&quot;. Peter Cullen even reprised his role in the animation, with Prime telling us that &quot;It's great to be back!&quot;. This is all in sharp contrast to Goldbug, whom you would never know was Bumblebee just by the [[#Throttlebots|toy commercial]]. This focus on Prime extended to the cartoon and it's advertising as the new wrap around segments featuring a pupppet Powermaster Prime (try saying ''that'' three times fast!) were one of the main selling points. 1988 is the only year known thus far to have multiple advertsiements for the comics as both the Pretender and Powermaster sagas were promoted. The Pretender ad was one of two providing new microcontinuities as Powermaseters Darkwing and Dreadwind are shown attacking a generic Autobot lab where the Autobot Pretenders are being created. The other is perhaps the most notorious example of microcontinuity in all of Transformers advertising. In Quickswitch's ad, he is described as Sixshot's ''son'', and while it is not the first time two Transformers were described as being [[relatives]] it is easily one of the most bizarre. &lt;!-- Prime, Seacons 15 sec, two comic ads, microcontinuity, season 5 ads --&gt; <br /> ===Comics===<br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretenders comic G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9VYnPkAtMc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (in their skivvies!) inside an Autobot research facility. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the now armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. A battle ensues.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]]. The Decepticon Pretenders are shown coming from the direction of a volcano. Might this be where they were created? In the battle at the end, the order of events implies that the Pretenders' shells are fighting independently of the Pretenders themselves. It is not at all clear who is supposed to speaking the two non-narration lines. The animation shows a closeup on Landmine's eye that fades into Dreadwind and Darkwing flying towards the Autobot lab. Since rhe Decepticons haven't seen the Pretenders yet at that point in the animation it probably isn't them. However, no other Autobots are seen in the lab either.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' Transformer 1: &quot;They look human!&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Battle of the Pretenders. New from Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1RykO3Pi4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes a tail-end shot of the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. Two Autobot Powermasters are heard talking in the ad, but it's unclear which of the Powermasters they are. The first one to speak is voiced by Michael Bell, while the second is voiced by Gregg Berger.<br /> : ''To defeat the evil Decepticons, Nebulons team up with Autobots to become Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;We're under attack!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Oh no, Decepticons have Powermasters too!&quot; Autobot Powermaster #1: &quot;Transform Optimus Prime!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Autobot Powermaster #2: &quot;Look Optimus is becoming a super Powermaster!&quot; ''Who will win? Find out in Marvel Comics.''<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbG-5o9y2t0&amp;t=29 30 sec]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of the shells of Autobot Pretenders, [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]], and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. After the Darkwing/Dreadwing section of the animation, the Decepticon Pretenders [[Skullgrin]], [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]], and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] get their closeups. After the final animation segment, there's a brief sequence where an engery burst flips the screen from Pretender shell and inner robot, to Pretender shell and inner robot in vehicle mode. This done first for Cloudburst and then Skullgrin.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features only the first wave of large Pretenders. No advertisement featuring the second wave is known to exist.<br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' &quot;They look human!&quot; &quot;They look human, but they're Pretenders!&quot; {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''NEW Pretender Transformers. Get 'em while they last!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys2}}<br /> [[File:Pretender Commercial CGI Robot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rzuw7k1iQE 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A bizarre segment of a kid proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; while being shown doing it (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the kid as skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic teal and silver CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot; After the announcement, the robot shoots lightning from it's fingers and shifts its skateboard to face screen left/its right. At the end of the commercial, the robot fires some more lightning before shifting the skateboard to face center and take off towards the camera.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Landmine is shown sitting on top of a rocky platform with the kid from the intro segmen hovering nearby. The kid pulls off the front of Landmine's shell, allowing his inner robot to tumble out and somehow land on its feet at the base of the platform. The kid picks up the inner robot and converts it to vehicle mode and then drives it up next to the shell. Cut to closeup of someone holding Cloudburst and removing the front half of the shell to reveal the robot. The footage then rewverses to put the shell back on, then plays forward again to remove it and then the inner robot is removed. This is followed by a similar sequence for Bomb-Burst except the footage just plays straight through without reversing. We then get the energy burst transition between Cloudburst's modes and the closeups of the Decepticon Pretenders, both reused from the previous ad. After that we get the Bomb-Burst shell reveal again and then a reuse of ''his'' energy burst transition. The toy segment ends with a battle scene where Landmine and Skullgrin's shells and inner robots are standing on their own in a faceoff before two sets of hands come in front battling with Waverider and Submarauder's shells and robots. The battle is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect.<br /> :Kid: &quot;I'm a video gamer! I'm a skateboarder!&quot; Robot voice: &quot;I'm a Transformer!&quot; ''NEW Pretender Transformers are here!'' {Master the power! The POOOOOWER, of Pretender Transformers!} ''Pretender Transformers split apart to reveal a powerful robot.'' {Pretenders - they hide - the Transformer inside!} ''And look there are evil Decepticon Pretenders too!'' Kid: &quot;Transform the Pretenders!&quot; ''Pretenders sold separately.'' <br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUG5VjWcpM 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PretendersToys3}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VSMYUclRQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, reused from the previous commmercials. This time though, it's preceded by a still of Landmine with &quot;NEW!&quot; plastered on it and a comic book page. The comic page is made up of stills from the previous Pretender animation. The camera zooms in on the top panel to transition into the animation proper. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face, that of a crudely animated Landmine with red eyes.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The energy burst from the previous ads zigzags through a very white and spiky alien environment to reveal Cloudburst fully equipped. We then get a bunch of reused footage; Closeups of the Autobot Pretenders, Cloudburst's shell removal with replay, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal, the inital frame of the Cloudburst enery ball transition, a shorter version of the clash between Waverider and Submarauder, a slightly longer/slower version of the Cloudburst energy ball transition, the Decepticon Pretender closeups, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal a second time, Bomb-Burst's energy ball transition, and finally the full cut of the Waverider/Submarauder clash.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Pretenders are here!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Autobot Pretenders look human, '''but''''' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Pretenders split apart to reveal a powerful robot inside, then reassemble to fight alongside their transformable robot. '''But''', Decepticons have Pretenders too!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:GunrunnerG1-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Machine War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUicyvMLuk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEYsICtTHQE&amp;t=24s 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :&lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Pretender Kid.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with closeups of Carnivac's shell, Chainclaw and Catilla together, and then Snarler's shell. Carnivac gets the shell reveal with rewind treatment before a cut to Snarler's closeup again. Carnivac's inner robot is shown being removed from it's shell and we get another cut to the shell standing on a snowy platform and the inner robot is placed next to it wolf mode. An organge diamond shaped static burst appears over the inner robot and fades to reveal the inner robot in robot mode. Cut to Gunrunner driving along with a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect coming from his gun turret. This followed by a very brief snippet of Road Grabber driving along. After the Pretender Vehicle animation, the toy segment ends with Road Grabber's jumpcut transformation and an awkward clash between Catilla and his shell and Roadgrabber riding his shell's chariot mode. The Kidmation comes in at the very end.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.'' {Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Introducing Pretender Beasts. Inside's a beast that transforms into a fighting robot. And there are Autobot and Decepticon vehicles too. They split to reveal a transformable robot then reassemble as a fighting machine.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterToys}}<br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CaDVzY2_4 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial. Like the last Pretender ad, this ad has a comic book page intro. In fact it has two, one for the Autobot segment at the beginning and a second for the Decepticon segment that starts at the halfway point<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Two kids play with the Powermasters on a rocky mountain diorama in front of an alien green sky. The kid to the left with a red shirt rolls Joyride down an incline while the kid on the right with a blue shirt rolls Slapdash down a different incline and they meet Getaway in the middle. The ad then cuts to a closeup of Getaway in robot mode flying in front of a rock wall and crashing through a &quot;BLLAAMM&quot; text effect, followed by aa jumpcut sequence of Rev and Getaway being transformed. Following Kidmation and the second animation sequence, we get Darkwing landing on some gravel. As he lands the screen scrolls up to be a horizontal split screen with Dreadwind flying by a plain green background. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of Hi-Test and Dreadwing being transformed. The segment ends with the blue shirt kid using Slapdash and Joyride to battle the red shirt kid's Darkwing and Dreadwind on top of a rock. A &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect is added to emphasize the magnitude of clash.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The unidentified Decepticon who commands Darkwing and Dreadwind to transform is voiced by [[Wally Burr]], using more or less the same voice as he used for Hun-Grrr in the Fort Max ad.<br /> : '''''NEW''' Powermasters are here! Amazing new Transformers called Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} ''Incredible Powemasters, they only transform when their Nebulon becomes their engine.'' {Powermaster Transformers!} Decepticon: &quot;Decepticon Powermasters transform!&quot; ''And the Decepticons unlock their Transformer energy.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|PowermasterOptimusPrime}}<br /> [[File:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiInSQq7yU 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Optimus Prime crashes through the sound effect &quot;BLAAMM!&quot; as he drives along a rock wall. A closeup of Prime driving up to Hi-Q leads to a jumpcut transformation sequence to the normal robot mode and base. After a brief animation snippet of Prime transforming to super robot mode, we get a very brief clip of the folded up Prime cab being inserted into his super robot body. Kidmation, and then we end with Prime driving along with the text &quot;KA BOOM&quot; overlaid, a still frame of normal Prime next to the base, and super robot Prime flying.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Not only is Prime back, but so is his voice actor, [[Peter Cullen]]. While Prime ''says'' it's good to be back, he doesn't sound very enthused about it. It is not currently known who voices Hi-Q. &lt;!-- Seems likely to be Charlie Adler or Corey Burton based on the sound but I'm not confident enough to make a call --&gt;<br /> : ''A '''new''' Optimus Prime is here.'' Hi-Q: &quot;I'll transform Optimus!&quot; {POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest leader of his time!} Optimus Prime: &quot;It's great to be back.&quot; ''Now Optimus Prime is back as a Powermaster. He only transforms when his Nebulon becomes his engine.'' {POW-er-master Optimus Prime!} Hi-Q: &quot;Look! Optimus is transforming into a super robot!&quot; {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CiMqlPZR4&amp;t=90 15 sec] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> [[File:Doubledealercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsvaO8NYVM 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts by reusing the Optimus Prime jumpcut transformation sequence from the Powermaster Optimus Prime ad. After Kidmation and the second segment of animation, we get some new footage of Doubledealer driving through a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; effect as he drives along a rocky path to his Powermaster engines. We then get jumpcuts to each engine and then to the mode it unlocks, first, Skar second. The segment ends with more reused Optimus Prime footage. In particular his super robot conversion and the super robot flying. The super robot conversion is a longer cut that pans out to reveal the kid doing the transformation and his amazement at it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Once again we have unidentified Transformers providing commentary. The first is voiced by Wally Burr. The narrator says &quot;Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or Decepticon&quot; which is not true as there was another Transformer still on shelves at the time that could do this. We hear he's nearby. [[Punch (G1)|REAL nearby.]]<br /> : ''A NEW Optimus Prime is here. More powerful than ever, Powermaster Optimus Prime.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Transformer 1: &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot; Transformer 2: &quot;Doubledealer, the Powermaster mercenary!&quot; ''Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or a Decepticon. But in a flash, Optimus Prime becomes a super robot!'' {Powermaster Transformers!} ''Pwermaster Transformers sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) gray robot whose head resembles Brainstorm. The robot's body, on the other hand, looks more like the inner robot of a Pretender with a power readout painted in the center. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Siren skids to halt through the text effect &quot;BLLAAMM&quot;. Brief jumpcut transformation for Siren is followed by a picture in picture of Nightbeat driving along with Muzzle being transformed in the inset. This leads to a shot of Muzzle in headmode being plugged into Nightbeat's body. After the Decepticon part of the animation, the Decepticon Headmasters sit on a rotating, multi-tiered rock platform. Quick cut to Squeezeplay's head being plugged in, folled by another quick cut to a kid wielding Squeezeplay and Horri-Bull. He proceeds to clash with another kid (whose hands are the only part of him we see) using Hosehead and Nightbeat.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Galvatron's voice is provided, as usual, by Frank Welker.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Incredible new Headmasters and the driver of the vehicle becomes the head of the robot.'' {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!'' Galvatron: &quot;And our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever! Transform you monsters and prepare to attack!&quot; {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each sold separately.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> [[File:Quickswitch commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV6g8DlBQRI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. Optimus proceeds to start blasting.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six?&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: The toy segement is very short consisting of a montage of Quickswitch's six modes by themselves, the six modes appearing in succession in the kid's hand and a still frame of his robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes:&lt;/u&gt; The tail end part of the animation where Optimus grabs Sixshot and starts blasting was reused for nearly all the Powermaster ads. This ad has what may be the best known example of a microontinuity in a toy ad, Quickswitch being Sixshot's son. Getaway is unusually bloodthirsty here, yelling &quot;Destroy them!&quot;.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here!'' Getaway: &quot;The Decepticons are attacking! Destroy them!&quot; Autobot: &quot;No, wait it's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Quickswitch is faster and tougher!&quot; Kid: &quot;It's a tank, a plane, a cruiser, a gun, a puma and a robot. (Robot voice) How quick can you all six?&quot; ''Quickswitch, the '''new''' ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> [[File:Autobot Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:Decepticon Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWQNTiBuv4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jHNNAwFONU Revised 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;:A kid leaps over the top of a generic wooden model robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Quickmix drives towards the camera and through the word &quot;BLLAMM&quot;, coming to a stop by skidding sideways. As he skids, Boomer is removed. This leads to a jumpcut to Boomer being placed on top of Ricochet to form a superweapon. ''That'' leads to another jumpcut to the superweapon being plugged into the right arm of...Scoop? After the second animation sequence we get a series of cuts between driving vehicle mode and flying in robot mode for Scoop then Quickmix. After the third, Decepticon focused animation sequence, we get a three-way split screen with Needlenose on the left, Spinister in the top right and Quake in the bottom right. This splitscreen cuts to the same splitscreen but with the three now transformed to robot mode. The segment ends on a battle between two kids, one wielding Quake and Needlenose and the other holding Quickmix and Landfill, whose toy ''finally'' gets some screen time.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: This ad appears to have gotten a revision at some point. An extremely obviously added line of narration by someone other than Victor Caroli is placed at the end of the kid battle segment and over the end of the jingle: &quot;Each set sold separately.&quot;. Additionally, a disclaimer is now placed over the end shot of the toys, stating: &quot;Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures. Each set sold separately.&quot; This was presumably done as a reaction to confusion over whether the Nebulons were included.<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! NOW twin Nebulons transform into weapons that new Targetmaster Autobots need.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the twin Nebulons can also form a super weapon.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''But the Decepticons have new Targetmasters too.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures.''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSb2x9ZzZ8 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the toys' weapons being deployed, emphasized with loud clicks: [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] flying, [[Override (G1)|Override]] in robot mode, [[Windsweeper]] flying, and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] in robot mode. We then cut to a battle with Backstreet and Override colliding with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]. The collision is emphasized with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; text effect. Cut to Backstreet;s guns being deployed in car mode followed by the same for Crankcase. Finally we get another collision between the Autobot and Decepticon ground vehicles with a &quot;BLLAMM&quot; text effect masking the transition to the bots clashing in robot mode.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: No thirty second ad featuring the Triggerbots/Triggercons has surfaced. Even the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1zl3-h_4I&amp;t=346s 1988 Hasbro Boys toys 3rd/4th Quarter ad master tape] doesn't have it (though to be fair, it's also missing the ads for Quickswitch, Sparkbots/Firecons, Seacons/Sparkbots/Firecons, and some of the early Pretender ads).<br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now Triggerbots are battling Triggercons!'' {And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out! Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]][[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> *'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migQwhuwEQQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun. The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Targetmaster Kid<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: An upward rush of bubbles leads us to a montage of [[Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] standing/being placed into various areas of an underwater diorama. The montage ends with a closeup of Snaptrap's moving backcannons and a &quot;KA BOOM&quot; text effect. This is followed by a jumpcut combination sequence. As each limb is added, it also appears in alt mode to the left. Overbite is used as the gun. Following the Piranacon animation, the Kidmation and the Sparkabot/Firecon animation, we get the Sparkabot/Firecon toy segment. It starts with Cindersuar sparking and rolling in from the left. [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] rolls in from the right, causing a kid to whip his head around to follow the action. Cut to closeups of sparks coming out of Guzzle, [[Fizzle]], and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]]. The segment ends with Guzzle barreling into [[Sparkstalker]] with a sparking effect and then a cut to the two battling in robot mode with a &quot;KERUNCH&quot; effect.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Seacon toy footage has air bubble effects added to it to enhance the underwater appearance. Sizzle's toy is only seen in the end shot. <br /> : ''NEW Transformers are here! Now from the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when they join with their leader to form Piranacon, any one can become the gun.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers!} ''And here come the Sparkabots!'' {When they're '''fightin'''' mad you see Sparkabots fly as the Firecons battle the Sparkabots!} ''Each sold separately.'' {Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!}<br /> :* '''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY 15 sec] - The Seacons portion of the above ad (everything before the second animation segment) with new narration by someone who is neither Victor Caroli nor [[The Other Guy]].<br /> ::''NEW Transformers are here! From the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!&quot; {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY&quot;VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the Seacons form Piranacon!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- A looong while ago Repowers added this but no recording has ever surfaced --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- *'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Triggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots. --&gt;<br /> <br /> === Cartoon ===<br /> *'''Season 5 upcoming cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: &quot;You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE'''!&quot; Well, only one of those ended up being true. Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable! See Optimus Prime as you've never seen him before. Optimus Prime LIVE! Tune in this fall for new action packed episodes of the Transformers, every weekend. Hosted '''LIVE''' by Optimus Prime! You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE''' The Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU8FD5yd8zE 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same background music as the previous ad.<br /> :'' The Transformers. Autobot versus Decepticon. '''Good''' against '''evil'''. '''Metal against metal!''' Titans clash with Earth's fate hanging in the balance! Awesome heroes!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped.&quot; '''''SPECTACULAR SHOWDOWNS!''''' Megatron: &quot;It's over Prime.&quot; '''''The bat-tle rages on!''' The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Features the same new music used in the previous commercials.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll out!&quot; ''More energy. More excitement than ever before! The Transformers.''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> Keeping in line with the toyline's makeup and reflecting the layout of the catalog for 1989, the TV advertising was similarly split between Pretender and Micromaster themes. The Pretender theme used the jingle &quot;Beyond! Beyond anything you've ever seen before!&quot; while continuing to depict the toys in snowy looking mountain environments. The Micromasters, on the other hand, used desert environments and had a jingle that pointedly claimed their superiority over {{w|Micro Machines|the competition}}: &quot;Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot; The Micromaster ads were further unique in their use of stop-motion animation to depict hordes of Micromasters swarming all over. Every Micromaster ad started with an animation segment showing Optimus Prime opening his hand to reveal a Micromaster city. This extreme size difference creates a bit of a microcontinuity as the Marvel comics had them closer in sixe. The Pretenders have their own microcontinuity as the ad for the [[Pretender Monster]]s has them being created by Starscream in a lab.<br /> <br /> 1989 continued Hasbro's trend of levereging their popular chaaracters from the beginning of the line. They continued to have Peter Cullen voice Optimus Prime in the animated segments, but also brought in [[Dan Gilvezan]] to reprise [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in a couple spots and Gregg Berger to reprise [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the Classic Pretenders commercial. Despite this move, this would be the first year not to have new cartoon episodes and thus no advertisements for the cartoon. While the Marvel Comic was still in production, it too appears to have had iit's last advertisement in 1988. The only advertisement for Transformers media that has been found are variant toy ads that included a stinger for a $1.00 copy of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' on VHS if you bought two Transformers toys. Am interesting change in this year's approach to the shorter, 15 second versions of ads is that they aren't simply edited down. They take a 30 second ad that featured two groups of toys, pare it down to the content for one of the groups and then add new narration and often a new clip or two of toy footage. This would continue in 1990 for Micromaster ads but would ultimately be permanently abandonded from G2 on. <br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Micromaster Patrols G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]] <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x7wxEiv9lY 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Later, the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head as Darkwing tries to shoot at others in the background. [[Powertrain]], [[Tote]], [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Swindler]] emerge from various openings in a rock wall to watch four Micromasters driving below them: [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]], [[Free Wheeler]], and Tailspin and Roadhandler again. The latter four split into two pairs (Roadhandler/Free Wheeler and Tailspin/Highjump) and drive up the legs of a large Decepticon standing next to a rock wall. At the top, Tote, Tailspin and Free Wheeler jump from the wall to the robot's shoulders. They stand there as Roadhandler, Free Wheeler, Tailspin, Highjump and Tote somehow manage to drive vertically up the robot's torso. After the second animation segment, the large robot raises it's right hand only to fall over backwards from the swarm of Micromasters. Roadhandler transforms on the fallen robot's chest to add insult to injury.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Kidmation&lt;/u&gt;: Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A closeup of [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] flying is followed by a closeup of Storm Cloud being held by the kid in front of his face. A jumpcut sequence ensues, first Storm Cloud is transformed, then a closeup of [[Free Wheeler]] driving, and Mudslinger being transformed. Another cut shows Tote zooming between Scorponok's feet, causing a second kid to whip his head around. A fizzle effect transitions us to a stop motion sequence.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices. While it's not entirely clear which voice is which, since Dreadwind sees them first in the animation, we've decided to label him as the first voice and Darkwing the second. The large Decepticon robot is a Scorponok figure painted different shades of grey. His antenna and the outline of the rectangle in the middle of his chest are still orange and his face is still tan. In the end shot of the Micromaster Race Car Patrol members appearing in their places on the card back, Roadhandler appears to have grey windows instead of black. The ad mostly features the [[Race Car Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]], with Storm Cloud from the [[Air Strike Patrol]] being the lone exception. The [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle]] and [[Sports Car Patrol|Sports Car]] patrols are not seen. <br /> : ''New Transformers are here. Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micromasters, they're smaller and faster, Transformer commandos that go where nobody else goes! Micro-mas-ter Trans-form-mers! THEEEY'VE got the power to surprise!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvmt8oCPAUU 15 sec] - Similar to the previous ad but resoundtracked with the standard 1989 Micromaster jingle and a new first line of narration. The fifteen second version has yet another new first line of narration: &quot;Micromaster Transformers are here and both Autobots and Decepticons have 'em!&quot;<br /> :: ''They're here! The incredible Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;What are they?&quot; Darkwing: &quot;Micromasters!&quot; Dreadwind: &quot;Why don't we have them?&quot; ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipqTyKtHQc 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] pulls in next to the other Micromaster Transports sitting at the edge of an extremely flat cliff. Erector then gets a jumpcut transformation sequence. As toy Groundshaker flies over the city in animated Optimus Prime's palm, it becomes the actual toys. A ramp is connected from the [[Ironworks (facility)|construction station]] to the [[Airwave (facility)|Airport]] and [[Ironworks (Micromaster)|Ironworks]] drives over it. A kid slams (but without much force) the [[Hot House (facility)|fire station]] with [[Hot House (Micromaster)|Hot House]] down amongst the other Battle Stations, the proceeds to play with the crane on the construction station. The kid then rolls Hot House up the ramp of the airport as all four bases are revealed as being connected in a square formation. A closeup of [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] having his hood flipped back for his transformation before being rotated to face the camera is followed by a shot of [[Red Hot]] being driven down the ramp of the [[Greasepit (facility)|gas station]]. The ad ends with a stop motion sequence of Micromasters popping into view all over a rocky, stepped area. <br /> : ''In the world of micros, the only micros that transform are the amazing Micromaster Transformers! And now the Micromasters have Micromaster Transports.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''And here in the palm of Optimus Prime's hand are Micromaster battle stations that connect to form micro cities.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!} ''Micromasters, collect them all!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGF4ww1fGOc 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with a new bit of toy footage that shows the construction station being transformed.<br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofx3hd0Ti3s 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with added jumpcuts between modes for [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]] and [[Roughstuff]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2xWTm_QI4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDIfpwsmLaI 15 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] landing and transforming to base mode. Cut to a shot of rear right side of the interstellar shuttle with the gas station and helicopter in the background and the Air Strike patrol hanging around in front and inside. [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] stands atop a wall in the shuttle, overlooking one of the ramps as it's lowered to reveal his patrol mate [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] standing behind Skystalker, the latter of which is in car mode. We then cut to a view of the middle of the shuttle, where a ramp is overlapped on one of the helicopters' ramps to &quot;connect&quot; the two. Skystalker is literally beside himself as his [[alternate mode]] drives over from the helicopter to sit next to him. The scene briefly pans out at the end to reveal the gas station connected to the helicopter on the left, a second gas station and the airport just partially visible in the upper right and whole mess of Decepticon Micromasters scattered about. Cut to a kid driving the [[Rocket Base]] up and over a dirt hill. Cut again to a fast motion sequence of the same kid unfolding the base. We then get a closer view of the right side of the base and the ramp being folded down from the rocket tower to allow [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] to cross over from the helipad. The segment ends with a closeup of Flak's front end being flipped back and Flak being rotated to face the camera. It is basically the same shot as the Stakeout one from the previous ad, except Flak is positioned diagonally across the screen with his legs in the lower left corner.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Dan Gilvezan]] returns to voice Bumblebee and [[Peter Cullen]] is still voicing Optimus Prime. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker. The [[ATV]] is never shown. The fifteen second version of the ad only refers to the &quot;Autobot Rocket base and Decepticon space shuttle&quot; in it's narration, though the helicopter is still visible in the background of some parts of the shuttle toy footage.<br /> : Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we captured two of the Decepticons' vehicles!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Look out, they're transforming into bases!&quot; Skystalker(?): &quot;Decepticon Micromasters attack!&quot; {Mic-ro-mas-ters Mic-ro-bases! Become the most in-cred-ible places!} ''Now the Autobots and Decepticons have Micromasters bases and you can connect them to form whole cities!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''Micromaster bases, collect them all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Classic Pretenders G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWBJ4HvzoA 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkWpTABuMoI 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Classic Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A jumpcut sequence of Bumblebee's shell being opened, his inner robot being removed and transformed to car mode, and car mode Bumblebee driving over gravel to start. This followed by closeups on each of the four shells, Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock. Cut to a kid opening Grimlock's shell and Grimlock's inner robot being transformed to dinosaur mode. After a montage of the four driving/flying in alt mode with the upper body of their shells inset in the upper right corner (same order as the previous montage and yes, Grimlock is shown flying despite being a Tyrannosaurus Rex), the ad ends with the kid wiggling Grimlock and impersonating Gregg Berger: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Mini ''The Transformers'' cast reunion as Peter Cullen voices Oprimus Prime, Dan Gilvezan voices Bumblebee and Gregg Berger is back as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]].<br /> : ''Optimus Prime is under attack! He needs the greatest Transformers ever!'' Bumblebee: &quot;Optimus, we're here! As Pretenders!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Jazz, Bumblebee, you're back!&quot; Grimlock: &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; ''And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Classic Pretenders!} ''The greats are '''here''' as Pretenders! Classic Pretender Transformers! Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock.'' Kid: &quot;Me Grimlock attack!&quot; {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:SkyhammerRoadblock-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SONVlqfK958 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Vroom is slammed down on the raised middle platform of a snowy looking area with Crossblades on the left and Thunderwing on the right. This is folled by a jumpcut sequence of Vroom and his inner robot being converted to motorcycle and sidecar and then driving along. Switching over to the Ultra Pretenders, a shatter effect transitions to Roadblock plowing through some snow. We then see the kid who was pushing Roadblock flying Crossblades over Roadblock who's being pushed by...some hand. After the Ultra Pretender animation, there's a closeup of Skyhammer and his inner robot flying. The ad ends with a sequence of Roadblock scenes: driving along, a top down view of the vehicle shell being opened, the inner shell being turned around and open to reveal the inner robot, the shell turning to face the camera again, the shell being transformed to vehicle mode and the inner robot being inserted to pilot, and the inner shell flying above the rolling vehicle shell.<br /> : {Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders! Inside one, there's the other then they both transform and combine to form another!} ''And beyond '''Mega'''...there's Ultra! Ultra Pretenders!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Ultra Pretenders!} ''Inside each Ultra Pretender vehicle hides another transformable Pretender. New Ultra Pretenders, the ultimate Transformer experience!'' {Trans-for-mers!}<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6jYSK1ZR0 15 sec] - The Mega Pretender portion of the previous ad with new end shots to show both modes of all three figures. <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ooXi161INc 15 sec] - The Ultra Pretender portion of the previous ad with the animation at the start, the toy footage re-ordered and some new Victor Caroli intro narration: &quot;They're here! New Ultra Pretenders! Inside each vehicle is another incredible Pretender!&quot; The jingle and the &quot;The ultimate Transformer experience&quot; tagline from the previous ad make up the rest of the soundtrack.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6IPhK29lvk 15 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli, sounding especially growly.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Closeups of the shells of Icepick, [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], and Wildfly. Wildfly is turned around to reveal his inner robot, leading to a jumpcut transformation sequence. The ad ends with a jumpcut combination sequence of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] with each component spontaneously appearing in place.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''MONster Pretenders'''! Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!''''' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Monster Pretenders!} ''And their robots form a MONster Pretender!'' {Transformers!}<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> The thematic split between Micromasters and Pretenders from the previous year was reused this year with [[Action Master]]s replacing the Pretenders. The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys. The toy segments featured the toys being played with inside of what is presumably a Cybertronian cityscape with lots of elevated roadways and a background featuring a starry sky and futuristic looking buildings. The Action Masters provided a few last bita of microcontinuity with the initial commercial featuring Optimus Prime asking his fellow Autobots to join him in giving up the power to transform to become stronger, faster and more alive. Other commercials featured the characters utilizing their vehicles, something they've never done in any other fiction. The Micromster commercials looked and felt pretty similar to the previous year's commercials with the exception of an updated jingle: &quot;They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.&quot;<br /> <br /> This year featured an even heavier focus on the characters from the cartoon's peak with half of the Action Master line being pre-existing characters. As such, those characters were also the ones most heavily featured in the advertising. The initial ad gave no spotlight to the new characters at all, while the first of the two vehicle ads was more focused on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] than [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]]. Even the animated segments of the Micromaster ads were done from the point of view of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron witnessing the mayhem of the Micromasters. To be fair though, they were advertising the whole of the Micromaster line in just two spots so there wasn't much time to explain their characters anyway. In a nice touch of visual continuity, the Micromaster commercials used the Action Master forms of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron. While Peter Cullen continued voicing Optimus Prime, neither Jazz nor Megatron had their original voice actors. For Jazz it was due to [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Why they were unable to have [[Frank Welker]] voice Megatron is unknown, but either a limited budget or scheduling conflicts are the likely culprits.<br /> <br /> ===Toys===<br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGxUwIQ1T8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The [[Construction Patrol]] destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: A glowing green energy effect turns the cel shaded Hot Rod Patrol sitting in the palm of an unseen kid's hand into the actual toys as two other kids look on. [[Hubs]] is pushed into frame by a finger, then the segment cuts to the same scene with [[Roller Force]]. This leads to a jumpcut sequence showing Roller Force's transformation. After the stop-motion segment, [[Trip-Up]] gets the finger push treatment. This is followed by [[Neutro]] and [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]] pushing dirt around as they pull up in front of [[Crumble]] and [[Takedown]]. The ad ends with a second, much brief stop-motion sequence with the Hot Rod Patrol, [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol|Monster Truck Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]], and Construction Patrol parking in order in front of a ravine. After every one is parked, the Hot Rod Patrol transforms.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Optimus Prime's voice is provided by Peter Cullen. An undetermined Micromaster (presumably Big Daddy as he's the central focus of the group), is voiced by [[Neil Ross]]. <br /> : Jazz: &quot;Optimus, check out the new Hot Rod Patrol.&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Sharp looking bunch but can they transform?&quot; Big Daddy(?): &quot;You bet we can, we're Micromasters!&quot; {They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.} Big Daddy(?): &quot;Decepticons attacking! Autobot Construction Patrol transform and destroy the bridge!&quot; {Micromaster Transformers!} ''New Micromaster patrols, sold in packs of four. Collect them all!'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0i1v54R44 15 sec] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. Jazz is not heard but Peter Cullen and Neil Ross jibber their lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;CheckoutmynewMicromasterHotRodPatrol!&quot; &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> [[File:Micromastercombiners-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6f467-z6Lg 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. Stop motion: The camera pans down a line of mixed and match Combiners combining.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: After the stop motion segment, the combined vehicle modes of Roadburner/Wheel Blaze and Oiler/Slide pull up next to the combined vehicle mode of [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] and [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]]. Wheel Blaze and Roadburner are then separated and recombined with Hammer and Oiler, respectively. Cut to a closeup of Oiler being transformed and being set down next to a transformed Slide. Closeups of the combined vehicle modes of Missle Master/Moonrock and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]]/[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]] driving are followed by a greatly extended version of the stop motion combinations from earlier. After that, [[Missile Launcher]] is shown rolling along, then [[Cannon Transport]] from the other direction. Two kids are then shown driving the two transports up along each side of [[Tanker Truck]], albeit from directions opposite the ones they were previously shown to be coming from. Tanker Truck gets a stop motion transformation sequence. This is followed by the Combiner Transports animation sequence and the a still shot of the Roadburner/Wheel Blaze, Oiler/Slide and Sledge/Hammer vehicles lined up next to each other, taken from the earlier sequence. The segment ends with Tanker Truck driving to screen right followed by a cut to Missile Launcher driving to screen left.<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : Megatron: &quot;This place is crawling with Micromasters!&quot; Micromaster: &quot;Micromaster Combiners, reconnect!&quot; Megatron: &quot;WHAT?!?&quot; ''Amazing new Micromaster Combiners, split in two and reconnect to form new vehicles. And each half transforms into a robot.'' {Micromazzter Combinerz! (Connect in hundreds of combinations!)} '''''AND''' there are incredible new Micromaster Combiner Transports, that transform into robots '''AND''' battle stations!'' {It's the ultimate transformation!} ''Combiner and Combiner Transports sold separately.'' {Transformers!}<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM40pTMSgHU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial to only feature the Combiners and not the Transports.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goCOVt5-Tfs 45 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starting after the first morph from animation, we get a closeups of Optimus Prime taking a knee, his gun and his gun being placed into [[City of Steel (episode)#Quotes|the hand at the end of that arm]]. A kid shoves Prime (his legs now straight) into the camera before a cut to a view from behind Megatron of Prime kicking Megatron's leg out from under him. A closeup pan across a large group of Action Masters and their partners is followed by an extreme closeup of Blaster flying from bottom right to top left. This cuts to Optimus Prime dropping Soundwave with an upper cut and then another cut to Over-Run throwing a...much less effective one. After the second morph, we get a closeup of Megatron turning his head one direction as his torso and the camera turn other directions. Starscream decks [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and the we get a sequence highlighting the Autobots: Optimus Prime dropping Starscream with a kick to the groin, Jazz just rolling along on his skateboard and Bumblebee taking off with his helicopter. Rad holds Treadshot over his head before tossing him. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] mounts up on the [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] and zooms along. Two kids swing Action Master vehicles through the air. One of them holding the [[Stratotronic Jet]] and the other the [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] in their flight modes. A closeup of Rad and Lionizer on a turntable is followed by closeups of [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Push-Button]] and [[Anti-tank cannon]]'s spring loaded transfomations being activated. Anti-tank cannon (in gun mode) is then slammed into Grimlock's fist. The segment ends with a wide shot of pretty much every US release Action Master toy sitting on the various levels of the Cybertron cityscape diorama with extra copies of Prowl and Inferno just in front of the camera facing away from it.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Jazz is voiced by the same sound-alike from the Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol commercial. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]]. Optimus Prime is once again voiced by [[Peter Cullen]]. In the morphing shots, some of the Action Masters have the wrong guns. The first shot has Jazz holding Rollout's gun, while Prime is brandishing [[Devastator (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Devastator]]'s. In the second shot, Megatron is holding Grimlock's gun. Considering that Prime is shown being equipped with the correct gun immediately after the first morph, the toy footage probably used the wrong guns to match the animation. This ad has an unusual length, clocking in at 45 seconds. This ad not only heavily features the existing popular Transformers characters from the first few years of the line, but never names and gives little screen time to any of the new characters. Even the featured vehicles are piloted mostly by existing characters. This, along with the morphs from animation to real toys, shows how heavily Hasbro was betting on the recognizable characters from the cartoon to sell the line.<br /> : {Action Masters!} Optimus Prime: &quot;Who will join me? Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic''] Jazz: &quot;I will!&quot; Rad: &quot;Count me in!&quot; ''And so, Action Masters are born! Transformers Action Masters are incredibly detailed action figures!'' {Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) Action Masters!} ''But the '''eeevil''' Decepticons steal [[Nucleon (substance)|the power]] and become Action Masters too. Led by Megatron, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], they battle Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Bumblebee like you've never seen them battle before! Action Masters ride into battle in sleek transforming vehicles and fight alongside vicious transforming animals and battle droids.'' {Transformers. Action Masters!} ''Get in on the action!'' {Action Masters!}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Starscream Attack Jet vs Over-Run Attack Copter.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDXgTz504KI 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. Animated Starscream with the Turbo Jet morphs into the actual toys.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with a reuse of all the scenes of figures hitting each other from the previous ad. The Starscream morph leads into Starscream flying the jet alongside [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] and the [[Off-Road Cycle]]. Prowl hops on the Turbo Cycle and races alongside Over-Run in the Attack Copter. The segment ends with jumpcut transformation sequences for the Turbo Jet and Turbo Cycle. <br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters are here! Incredibly detailed action figures that battle like never before!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!)} ''The '''eeeevil''' Starscream attacks in the Turbo Jet. But the Autobots are ready with Prowl's Turbo Cycle and Over-Run's Attack Copter. And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!''''' {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly8MQxS5tJE 30 sec] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Strato Jet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Victor Caroli.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Toy segment&lt;/u&gt;: Starts with the same reused battle scenes as the previous commercial. It then cuts to interleaved jumpcut sequences of the transformations for the Attack Cruiser and Turbo Racer. This is followed by more reused footage from the first ad. This time it's the two kids swinging the vehicles around. Gutcruncher is placed into the Stratotronic Jet before being shown flying it. The toy segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence for the Stratotronic Jet.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Gutcruncher speaks! His voice is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> : {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters, incredible detailed action figures that battle like never before! Check out Wheeljack's Turbo Racer and Sprocket's attack cruiser!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) (Alive!)} ''But look out Prime, here comes Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet! It's a flying menace that transforms into a terrifying tank and laser canon.'' &quot;Destroy them!&quot; {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' {Action Masters!}<br /> :*'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-nlyKJ7UJU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with new narration: ''The Autobot Action Masters transform the Turbo Racer and the Attack Cruiser. But the Decepticons battle back with Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet, transforming it into a tank and laser cannon. Action Master figures and vehicles.''<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> Advertising for products associated with ''The Transformers'' resumed with the onset of Hasbro and other comapnies leveraging the nostalgia fans have for the franchise. As such, a number of trailers and commercials for home video releases, video games, and televised airings of the cartoon series have been put out in recent years. <br /> <br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdI6u0t0yFw 1:22]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a &quot;big smelly zoo&quot; by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> : [What do you get when you cross a kid with a RHINO?] [1.A wild beast that loves to skateboard.] [2. A child with a big horn on it's forehead] [3. Totally awesome home video fun!] [Transformers] [G.I.Joe] [JEM!] [Let Kid Rhino Home Video turn your home into a big smelly zoo!] [Unleash a wild Rhino, born and bred to bust-up the TV and entertain the kids!] [(Just don't let the Rhino sit on your new sofa)] [&lt;Kid Rhino Home Video logo&gt; Just as wild and untamed as the kids who love it!]<br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs 1:12] <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and Lion's theme song play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD. This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> : Narrator: &quot;It is the year 2005. The treacherous Decepticons have conqured the Autobots home planet of Cybertron.&quot; [Transformers] [The Movie] [20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD] [Brilliantly Remastered and Color-Corrected] [DVD Features Include:] [Never-Before-Released 16x9 Widescreen Version] [All New Interviews] [Exclusive Commentaries] [...And More!] <br /> <br /> * '''''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1RB9iMNRMQ 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt; Victor Caroli tells us all about the features of the 20th anniversary DVD release of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' in his first and only Transformers-related work since [[Commercial/Beast Wars|Beast Wars]].<br /> : {Transformers!} ''The movie phenomenon is back. On DVD. In an all new special edition two disc set featuring collectible artwork. '''Now''' brilliantly remastered and color corrected plus all new featurettes, exclusive commentaries, deleted footage and much more! Own Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary special edition on DVD today.'' <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]] trailer 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI6iigTuyNk 55 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> :[Coming on iPhone/iPod Touch end of February 2010]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CetyyOfxFK8 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage. The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> :[Defeat the Decepticons in turn-based battles] [More Than Meets The Eye]<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete First Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrWtbv03BKM 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Animation excerpts from the first season of ''The Transformers'' play as the narrator introduces the set and tells us about the special features. Also features excerpts from the set's special features including one of the [[Public Service Announcement|PSA]]s. To [[Shout! Factory]]'s credit, the animation clips used are actually limited to the first season and the special features.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''All sixteen episodes of the groundbreaking first season in a three DVD set.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: The History of the Transformers...'' [[Wayne Luther]]: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, a rare PSA, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Transformers: Season One. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Second Season, Volume 1'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyHlsve6iYg 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season two excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2010== <br /> * '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Third and Fourth Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjE4qoySWE 1:12]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown, same as previous trailer.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season three excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts. This trailer is also effectively the trailer for the Second Season Volume 2 as no trailer was produced specifically for it. Shout! Factory's [http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-season-two-vol-2-30th-anniversary-edition?product_id=3185 product listing for Season Two Volume Two] links to this trailer.<br /> : ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Hello again, Megatron!&quot; ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Autobots, transform and roll!&quot; ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: &quot;It's time for action, not words!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Fire!&quot; Soundwave: &quot;We have been detected.&quot; Jazz: &quot;Autobots, transform!&quot; Megatron: &quot;The universe is mine!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;It's just you and me now, Megatron.&quot; ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: &quot;It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground.&quot; ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: &quot;This happiest day of my life!&quot; ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;Thanks!&quot; ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: &quot;We shall rise again!&quot;<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> [[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Say, you sound familiar. You wouldn't happen to be related to a certain [[Starscream (G1)|treacherous second-in-command]] of mine would you?]]<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs 30 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown. <br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon. The argument uses edited footage from ''The Transformers'' and the Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon. The initial shot of Cobra Commander coming on Megatron's view screen actually has the Cobra Commander footage pasted over a shot of ''Optimus Prime'' activating Teletraan-1's console. Cobra Commander's voice is provided by an unkown [[Chris Latta]] soundalike. Megatron appears to be voiced by Frank Welker, albeit with more growl and without the up pitching of the original show's voice processing.<br /> :Cobra Commander: &quot;Cobra Commander here.&quot; Megatron: &quot;New Year's Day, first one to world domination takes it.&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;You're on, I've got an epic&quot; {COBRA PALOOZA!} Megatron: &quot;Easily outdone by my&quot; {MEGATRON-ATHON!} Cobra Commander: &quot;Yeah Megatrona-wannabe!&quot; Megatron: &quot;Take off that mask and say that to my face you Cobrapalooza!&quot; Cobra Commander: &quot;Megatron a blah blah&quot; Megatron: &quot;Why you, I...&quot; ''Five episodes of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is followed by five episodes of Transformers. It's the Cobrapalooza Megatron-athon. Check you local listings. Only on the Hub.''<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''[[Shout!_Factory#Japanese_Collection|Transfomers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters]] trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-lWj1T3lxQ 49 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: As excerpts of ''The Headmasters'' play, the narrator gives us a description of the DVD set.<br /> : ''Enter the world of the Headmasters. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters!'' {Head on! Head on! Head on!} ''For the first time on DVD. This four disc set contains all thirty-five episodes of the action packed, animated series. Including the original Japanese audio with all new English subtitles. And an art gallery. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters. Now available on DVD.''<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI 30 sec]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> <br /> ==2016==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6d6brmcVDs 1:16]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Ubknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from the movie are shown with Lion's version of the [[theme song]] and then [[Stan Bush]]'s ''[[Dare]]'' playing in the background as the narration tells us about this new release of the movie. An excerpt of an interview with [[Neil Ross]] where he describes his astonishment at fan reverence is used as an example of the special features.<br /> : ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is now on DVD and, for the first time, on Blu-ray!'' {Transformers! Transformers!} Unicron: &quot;I...am Unicron.&quot; Hot Rod: &quot;Who's Unicron?&quot; Kranix: &quot;A plaent that devours everytyhing in it's path.&quot; Galvatron: &quot;Die Autobots!&quot; Optimus Prime: &quot;Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost.&quot; Megatron: &quot;Such heroic nonsense.&quot; ''The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is remastered from a stunning new 4K transfer. Plus brand new bonus features.'' [[Neil Ross]]: &quot;When I did this one line that fans seem to remember and like, there was this eruption of cheers and applause. And I went: &lt;jaw drops&gt;&quot;. ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; ''Now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download.''<br /> <br /> == 2018 ==<br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqd591Lhomk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJn_775l2Uw 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: Unknown.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events; one day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 27]]th, [[2018]] along with a look at the then upcoming ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : ''Back in theaters for a one day nationwide event on September 27th. Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [Relive The Adventure] ''Including a look behind the scenes of the new Bumblebee movie. Transformers: The Movie. Get tickets at FathomEvents.com.''<br /> <br /> == 2021 ==<br /> * '''The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXM1KsrGV7U 20 sec]<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Animation&lt;/u&gt;: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Narration&lt;/u&gt;: None.<br /> : &lt;u&gt;Notes&lt;/u&gt;: An advertisement for Fathom Events' two day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 26]]th and [[September 28]]th, [[2021]] in honor of it's thirty-fifth anniversary. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.<br /> : [Back In Theaters] [2 Days Only September 26 &amp; 28] [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] Optimus Prime: &quot;One shall stand, one shall fall.&quot; [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] [Tickets On Sale FathomEvents.com]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4vCr4kfxUye-HsXtMeqc4GKJhJjjHaU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation playlist, 1984-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1985 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1, most of these provided by [[Charlex]] in their visually distinct style. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSplYi7wpgc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMT4DMT4ui4]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJSuO94yw8]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' &lt;!--[http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html] (link is dead, please replace)--&gt;<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lils9srdoPM]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA] - An Action Cards variant of the re-soundtracked version.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxrB3X0Qzc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - An earlier version of the previous commercial with the 1984 music, a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-LnTWS_6RY]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QurGFDVjoIA] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvpPdasclh0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwwXW6kvVsw] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nlqfnyvcFY]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9I--mqbAI]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMUSit2-uEg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yepSsLVlPlo]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcGS21s2Ko](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact Galvatron IS Megatron.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol); [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiEEJx7PCM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX6-qds6DU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlcUdHUyn4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64oJkiN7bdM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU5VJJAy4s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXc6PbcaxA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyPXIKa5Bg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPdxlcgTxQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyc4GgumQA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTP4kavCrk] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzvccVI9MU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_PTqKbsC8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbD3lRa5YVY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9VYnPkAtM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUG5VjWcpM] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VSMYUclRQ]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1RykO3Pi4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CaDVzY2_4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiInSQq7yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZkVP92iNac] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsvaO8NYVM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUicyvMLuk]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWQNTiBuv4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSb2x9ZzZ8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migQwhuwEQQ]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1zl3-h_4I&amp;t=221s] - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike (possibly [[Frank Welker]]), [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHpWBTT7ZI]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4vCr4kfxUye-HsXtMeqc4GKJhJjjHaU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation playlist, 1984-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1985 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1, most of these provided by [[Charlex]] in their visually distinct style. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSplYi7wpgc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMT4DMT4ui4]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJSuO94yw8]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' &lt;!--[http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html] (link is dead, please replace)--&gt;<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lils9srdoPM]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA] - An Action Cards variant of the re-soundtracked version.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxrB3X0Qzc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - An earlier version of the previous commercial with the 1984 music, a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-LnTWS_6RY]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QurGFDVjoIA] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwwXW6kvVsw] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nlqfnyvcFY]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9I--mqbAI]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMUSit2-uEg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yepSsLVlPlo]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcGS21s2Ko](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact Galvatron IS Megatron.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol); [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiEEJx7PCM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX6-qds6DU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlcUdHUyn4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64oJkiN7bdM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU5VJJAy4s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXc6PbcaxA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyPXIKa5Bg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPdxlcgTxQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyc4GgumQA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTP4kavCrk] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzvccVI9MU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_PTqKbsC8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbD3lRa5YVY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9VYnPkAtM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUG5VjWcpM] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VSMYUclRQ]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1RykO3Pi4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CaDVzY2_4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiInSQq7yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZkVP92iNac] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsvaO8NYVM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUicyvMLuk]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWQNTiBuv4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSb2x9ZzZ8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migQwhuwEQQ]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1zl3-h_4I&amp;t=221s] - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike (possibly [[Frank Welker]]), [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHpWBTT7ZI]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4vCr4kfxUye-HsXtMeqc4GKJhJjjHaU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation playlist, 1984-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Germany */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> [[File:UK Autobot Cars Commercial.jpg|upright=1.4|right|thumb]]<br /> The [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Japan]] aren't the only countries that have ''Transformers'' commercials. Just about every country that received the original ''The Transformers'' [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline]] had their own television advertising campaign for it. Approaches to the commercials differed quite a bit, with most countries simply receiving dubbed US spots, some getting their own unique spots (early UK, Spain) or, in the case of Italy, a combination of both. The reason for these different approaches (besides needing to adjust for different cultures) is that during the early years of the Transformers brand, [[Hasbro]] did not yet have local offices to handle the marketing and distribution of its toys outside of the US and [[Canada]]. As a result, marketing and distribution was licensed out to [[Milton Bradley|companies]] [[GiG|with]] [[IGA|ties]] to various local markets. Commercials for [[The Transformers (European toyline)|Generation 1]] after 1990 were largely the same across Europe, originally produced for [[Milton Bradley]] in English and then dubbed for the other markets. By the time ''Generation 2'' was being released in the US, Hasbro had started to open foreign offices. As a result, foreign advertising campaigns began to shift away from unique commercials and towards a more economical approach of simply dubbing the spots created for the US. Since [[2001]], practically all foreign Transformers advertising in Hasbro markets uses dubbed spots.<br /> <br /> {{note|Since many modern international ads are merely U.S. ads dubbed for non-English markets, only post G1 ads with either changes to the order of footage or entirely new footage will be listed here.}}<br /> <br /> ==Europe==<br /> ===United Kingdom===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhGiGw1uT4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, all in robot mode, fly past Optimus Prime, who drives off a ramp and transforms. Black helmet Megatron lands and fires at Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, who all transform from vehicle to robot mode. Taken from early US adverts.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Thundercracker, Starscream, Soundwave and the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Buzzsaw is removed from Soundwave and transformed. Optimus Prime is then &quot;driven&quot; between Jazz, Hound, Gears, Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Prime's trailer is revealed as a battle headquarters, before the kids transform Prime himself and Soundwave to head the two factions, primed to fight for the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave is described as the leader of the Decepticons. The early &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is present.<br /> :''They'll stop Soundwave and his evil Decepticons from destroying '''EARTH''' (Earth, earth)... We hope.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon planes, Autobot cars and mini-cars''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZySZEnCSY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Thundercracker, Skywarp and Starscream strafe Sideswipe, Jazz and Prowl. All six transform to robot mode to brawl.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with several seeker toys and some of the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Thundercracker's transformation is highlighted. Two other kids play with an array of the Autobot cars on another table, showing off Jazz's transformation. The &quot;evil spy cassettes&quot; are presented, followed by the minibots. All four groups face off across the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' The &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is in full use. The minibot being tranformed and given prominent focus is a yellow [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Duplicates of the Decepticon planes, most of the mini-cassettes and half the Autobot cars are in plain view in group shots.<br /> :''They're ingenious, they're incredible, they're the Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://youtu.be/OyTEsqU8IzQ?t=110]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Decepticon jets fire upon the Autobot cars. The cover to issue 1 spins in to cover the action.<br /> :''Notes:'' 25p and free action transfers!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Optimus Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8c0pu383Vg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] takeoff; [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforms and fires; Black helmet [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] takes aim. All were re-used from the early American commercials. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Optimus Prime, all of the pre-movie [[Autobot Cars]] and at least four [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. They do so in a &quot;mountainous area just outside a big city&quot; diorama with the tabletop and city skyline in a red and white grid pattern inspired by G1 Autobot [[packaging]].<br /> :''Notes:'' Optimus is referred to as being the Autobots' &quot;battle headquarters&quot; as well as their leader. <br /> : ''Optimus Prime, we need you!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Megatron Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|MegaTRON?]]<br /> *'''Megatron''' [https://youtu.be/JNR45Imn8fw?t=616](short clip)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is played with in front of a purple and white grid backdrop inspired by G1 Decepticon packaging.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot cars &amp; Decepticon planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wxes6MMGew]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Essentially the same as the Optimus Prime spot but without Prime. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] toy used in the commercial is the cross variant.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDTer5djNDw]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Soundwave battles Sludge, Slag and Grimlock. Trimmed down footage from the US Dinobots commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys in blue sweaters play with the Dinobots on the same red-and-white grid seen in the previous Autobot-centric ads. Surrounding them are grey mountains, behind them an orange sun looms in a red sky. The narrator tells us the Autobots have created Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Grimlock, &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. A third boy joins the scene, armed with Dirge and Ramjet, who swoop in for attack. The Dinobots transform to robot mode. Ramjet floats around in front of them before deciding to retreat.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Tyco]] [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://youtu.be/2i1fuB_J8l8?t=13]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot slot car, [[Natron]] is spotlighted in its robot mode before it races the Decepticon [[Freezon]] along the slot car track in both robot and vehicle mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Electric Train and Battle Set]] is silently plugged in the end screen.<br /> : ''From Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust''' [https://youtu.be/VaesHZw9E-M?t=173]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust join the earlier Decepticon planes, but are spotted by Prowl, Mirage and Inferno. The Coneheads' transformations are shown off as the two groups face off.<br /> :''The battle goes on!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://youtu.be/Bo8qJXEe0Og?t=472]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot cars clash with the Seekers, as per pretty much every ad up til now.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On the red grid table, the '84 and '85 Autobot cars are lined up. Two children pull back [[Topspin (G1)| Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]] and let them run through the gap in their allies, and they pop-up and transform. Their auto-transformation is shown off again in close up when two evil children appear with [[Thrust (G1)| Thrust]] and [[Skywarp (G1)| Skywarp]]! The Jumpstarters do their thing again a few times, and gain their weapons before they mindlessly brawl with the jets.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This 30 second ad pretty much sums up the entirety of play value available from the figures. Both Jumpstarters are missing most, if not all, of their stickers. The children are wearing colour-coded jumpers - blue for the Autobot kids, purple for the Decepticon kids.<br /> :''No other Autobot jumps into action faster than... Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Arrival From Cybertron Video Gems VHS''' [http://youtu.be/SYqlBz2A3HU?t=113]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]]<br /> :''A full length cartoon spectacular!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots and Jetfire''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e005yP2g5Y]<br /> : ''Animation: Same edit of Soundwave battling Sludge, Slag and Grimlock as the previous Dinobot commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Jetfire flies over the usual sandy and mountainous environment. The narrator informs us that the Autobots are always on their guard and that &quot;In the air is Jetfire, heavily armored and daring in battle.&quot; Jetfire eventually comes to a jungle, from which Snarl emerges. The narrator tells us that patrolling the jungle are the Dinobots, once again described as &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. Sludge arises from some heavy mist inside another part of the jungle while Slag comes out from behind a rocky outcropping somewhere else. Jetfire transforms to robot mode, then Scourge and Cyclonus show up. Cyclonus flies into the mouth of Grimlock, who rises from out of the ground like a zombie. Grimlock transforms and poses with the other Dinobots and Jetfire on some rocks.<br /> : ''The Dinobots and Jetfire are ready for anything!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Ultra Magnus and Galvatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdvyWdhUUek]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] swoop down over a fallen Autobot (Blaster?) and create an explosion; Ultra Magnus and his carrier full of Autobots transform in front a volcano. The latter is an excerpt from the animated footage used in the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ultra Magnus rolls through a rocky diorama and transforms; Galvatron rolls onto a plateau, transforms and shows off his eye flashing ability. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Galvatron's electronic noises are played constantly during his section of the ad. The music used in this and the rest of the 1986/87 commercials can be heard in full on [[The Special Teams]] audio cassette in all its funky synthesised hand-clap glory. <br /> : ''The magnificent ULTRA MAGNUS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [http://youtu.be/FHH3ufzyoDA?t=141]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Battlechargers are pushed between columns of Decepticon jets, before being dragged back and let go to repeatedly show off the auto-transformation gimmick, which is timed on-screen at 2.17 seconds.<br /> : ''Nothing jumps into battle faster than Battlechargers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIsraTRIWF8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the U.S. Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s &amp; Octane commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Octane]]'s modes are counted off.<br /> : ''TRIPLE CHANGERS! Another dimension in the battle between TRANSFORMERS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Metroplex Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvhqrvbSZK4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Metroplex drives and shoots. Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ominous music plays while [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] fly towards Metroplex and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Scamper]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] demonstrate Metroplex's base mode features. Metroplex then triumphantly transforms into robot mode only to have the ominous question asked: ''But can Metroplex beat off the new Decepticons?''<br /> : ''Notes:'' The same red sweater wearing kid's hand from the previous commercial is shown moving the toys.<br /> : ''This is Metroplex, Autobot city.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots, Stunticons, Combaticons and Protectobots''' [https://youtu.be/7UxsFKs0eyM?t=72]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Group shot of Protectobots transforming and attacking, edited from US commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each group is shown in vehicle mode before [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] is constructed from the individual Aerialbots and placed alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].<br /> : ''NEW TEAMS! This really is a battle of the giants!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Cars - Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgrJyshM8Ec]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] transform to attack Starscream and Skywarp. [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] runs around in circles.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' We see Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod in vehicle form, backed up by some of the still-available Autobot cars from the previous two years. We're told by the narrator that these three new warriors have been built by the Autobots on Cybertron, even though the commercial takes place in the usual sandy, mountainous environment. Wireframe breakdowns of the three new Autobots in vehicle form appear, which transition back to filmed footage of the toys in action. Kup is said to be experienced in battle, which seems to contradict the previous statement about him just being built right off the bat. Blurr jumps a cliff. Hot Rod rams two Decepticons off another cliffside, before transforming and joining his two comrades to pose moodily.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Hot Rod is sporting his early pink paint job, rather than his normal crimson look, along with Tracks' iconic bonnet sticker on his chest, instead of his own flame decal. The wireframe-to-toy effects are reminiscent of those seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxlcU_3SQ3U Takara's Diaclone Car Robots Porsche 935 Turbo (Jazz) commercial].<br /> : ''The Decepticons' days are numbered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Scourge &amp; Cyclonus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRft4m--Yx8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] attacking, re-used from their US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scourge and Cyclonus are shown through a camera reticle in vehicle form as the narrator tells us that &quot;We can now bring you the latest pictures of the new Decepticon planes - they're light-years ahead!&quot; Shutter closing effects accompany shots of the Decepticons from different angles. Cyclonus and Scourge transform just in time to see Hot Rod and Blurr drive up. The Decepticons react by...going off to somewhere else?<br /> : ''If any Autobots are watching this, BE WARNED.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: The Movie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Vzgj0Fmio][http://youtu.be/bYsO_GEbvG0?t=449]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various clips from Transformers: The Movie are shown. One-upping the US &quot;Does Prime die?&quot; commercial, the announcer tell us that this is our chance to &quot;see Optimus Prime and Megatron in their final battle&quot;. We are also promised &quot;super new Autobot heroes&quot; (Rodimus is shown), and &quot;evil new Decepticons&quot; (Galvatron &amp; [[Unicron]] are showcased).<br /> : ''The ultimate Transformers adventure. ''Transformers: The Movie'' - opens December 12th!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' The newly amended, paler Transformers logo zooms in and smashes to reveal the words &quot;Autobot Heroes&quot;. In the background, a pale yellow planet is seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] looms over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], but [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (billed as &quot;Junkion Leader&quot; on-screen) and Rodimus Prime (&quot;Autobot Protector&quot;) race to the rescue. Transforming to robot mode and still accompanied by Goldbug, they stare down the Combaticon combiner.<br /> : ''Notes:'' 1987's commercials resemble those of 1986, but for this year only no longer borrow any animated footage from their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Throttlebots UK Commercial.png|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Red rover, red rover, they're all coming over!]]<br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same logo zoom / smash as the previous commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Flywheels]] and [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] fly past a mountain backdrop and a purple sculpture reading &quot;NEW DUOCONS&quot;. They merge with their ground-based components and spring into robot mode. The [[Throttlebot]]s are alerted to this, but still find time to do some pull-back-and-go stunt work before fending off the enemy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://youtu.be/Qj7tXO383sk?t=167] (<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation that dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], displaying his tech spec reader feature.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in a rocky Nebulan environment. He then flies over [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. The Nebulan minifigures, which the narration informs us are their &quot;commanders&quot;, are shown converting to become the heads of the robots.<br /> : ''Notes:'' In a nice little detail, not only as Highbrow's rotors spinning as the kid actors flies him around but the grit on the diorama is disturbed by their wake when he comes into land.<br /> : ''From the distant planet Nebulos come the new Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/PRUPaiJEcXk?t=250]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Gort]] is removed from [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s cockpit, transformed into head mode and placed onto a now transformed Highbrow, highlighting the chest-stat display feature.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made using footage from the 30 second ad.<br /> : ''Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=povwZapBR9Q] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation reveals a view from space of the strangely pulsating, bright blue planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Decepticon Targetmasters are seen through a crosshairs in their jet forms, followed by the Targetmaster Autobots in vehicle modes. [[Pointblank]] and [[Spoilsport]] are used to demonstrate the Nebulan-to-gun play feature. In robot form, the Targetmaster Autobots and Decepticons line up for battle.<br /> :''Notes:'' Pretty much every Targetmaster is holding the wrong Nebulan.<br /> :''They're armed and ready for battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Targetmasters Ad Face Off.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|They're still going to miss.]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/0m3f6oK5pUQ?t=679]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' As [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] moves into view, the camera narrows in on [[Spoilsport]] and shows him transforming and being held by [[Pointblank]]. Footage is recut from the longer ad, with Spoilsport's transformation reversed.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Spoilsport and Pointblank were not sold as partners.<br /> : ''Targetmaaaaasteeeeeers''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorponok''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisB24YDwF0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scorponok is seen in base mode. His various play features, including the ramp gimmick and [[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]] are highlighted. Transformation into scorpion mode is shown, and he inexplicably grabs [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] in his pincers. Under attack by the Autobots, finally he changes to robot mode, with some animation to showcase his &quot;secret power readout&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Scorponok is touted as &quot;The biggest Headmaster ever&quot;, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|his Autobot counterpart]] absent from the UK line-up.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorcons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UynabygD1hM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation which dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Apeface|Apeface's]] Headmaster / power readout feature<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Apeface and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] are shown flying in jet mode on [[Nebulos]]. Conversion of their trainers into the heads of the Horrorcon beasts is spotlighted, and then again into the robot mode heads. <br /> : ''Notes:'' No Autobots appear or are even mentioned in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Terrorcons and Technobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybQic5x7UQs]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Under the caption &quot;New Special Teams&quot; the camera closes in on a strange lava-like planet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] emerges from behind a rock formation in vehicle mode. He's driven forward until he runs into [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]! The camera pans to show Hun-Gurr flanked by the other [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who move in and merge into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], who towers over Lightspeed. But then the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] appear and combine into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]! The two combiners face off in a way that only barely mobile concotions of plastic can, before they dramatically clash!<br /> :''Notes:'' This ad uses the same logo screen as the other 1987 adverts, but with a red field instead of blue. The narrator notes that there are no safe places on Cybertron as &quot;lurking around any corner you can find a pack of evil Terrorcons&quot; as Lightspeed runs into them. The ad is very much not taking place on Cybertron, however. Abominus is shown being formed in real time by the child hand models, but Computron is assembled in static cuts. Both combiners' arms wobble ''a lot'' when they're thrust against each at the end.<br /> : ''Five primative Decepticons that team up to form the mighty Abomlabus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Sparkabots and Firecons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR8i0f4_HRA]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A young boy has his eyes closed. He's suddenly startled before the camera cuts to a close-up of his eye, within which the Transformers logo can be seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Fizzle rolls along in car form, sparking wildly. Sparkstalker does the same in monster mode, and is then seen in robot form. All six toys are then seen in their alt-modes for the final shot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' All the elements that had been constant in the UK commercials prior to this point - the use of the Transformers theme music, the narrator, the elaborate sets and so on - have now been abandoned. The earlier commercials are credited to the agencies Reeve Robertshaw Needham / [[Griffin Bacal]], whereas those from 1988 are produced by Griffin Bacal only. Commercials from the first half of 1988 also have a completely different &quot;Power to Surprise&quot; jingle to their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://youtu.be/ZP440KZ-2K8?t=394]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Same as the Sparkabots/Firecons commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bubbling water dissolves to reveal the Seacons in their alt-modes. Piranacon is then shown.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://youtu.be/HuWSkJCMLUY?t=1096]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]] and [[Waverider]] burst from their [[Pretender]] shells.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same Autobot figures are shown, with focus on Cloudburst's inner robot. [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] is then removed from his Pretender shell before magic lightning animation hits Cloudburst's inner robot, instantly transforming him to his alt-mode. [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] and then [[Snarler]] are shown quickly before the outer shells and inner robots of Landmine, Waverider, [[Skullgrin]] and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] are mindlessly mashed together in battle. Finally, a split-screen shows the six main Pretenders outer shells.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made reusing elements from the American commercials.<br /> : ''And watch out for Pretender Beasts!''<br /> **'''Pretenders''' [https://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=32] - VHS version. Same as above but without the Pretender strap-line on the final logo, which runs a few seconds longer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=56]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]] uniting with their Powermaster partners. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration and music have again been re-recorded.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (short version)''' [http://youtu.be/AQQbdBd2Aj4?t=2598]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Powermaster Prime shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same re-recorded Powermaster music.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime's back! He's bigger, super Optimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (long version)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08n2RB_Jc_U]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Extended piece of animation from the US Powermaster Prime commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Powermaster Prime's various modes and his interaction with the accompanying Hi-Q figure are showcased.<br /> : ''Super Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of his time!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Quickswitch''' [https://youtu.be/6EbdKBGTiS8?t=202]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] emerges from the ocean but is fired upon by [Quickswitch] ins his boat mode. Quickswitch then moves into the night sky and transforms into a gun wielded by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Quickswitch's six modes are displayed in close-up in succession before being held by aloft by a child and magically cycling through each mode, with a handy counter, while the child asks, in a robotic voice, how quick you can do all six.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Quickswitch's name isn't used in the advert and he's simply referred to as &quot;six-changer&quot;. His tank mode is called a &quot;cruiser&quot;, while his hovercraft mode is erroneously referred to as his tank mode.<br /> : ''Sixchanger - the ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Micromasters ad shoe scale.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromasters''' [https://youtu.be/Juz-y1njsi4?t=377]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] opens his hand to reveal the [[Race Car Patrol]]. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Free Wheeler]] leap to the ground running and ''just'' start to transform before the animation ends.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A child grabs up the [[Off Road Patrol]] from by their shoe. Free Wheeler is driven along in vehicle mode before the [[Air Strike Patrol]] is shown in the palms of a kids hands. [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] is shown in close up in vehicle mode before transformed in robot mode. The Race Car Patrol are then shown appearing on their toy packaging, to demonstrate that they're sold in a group.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Storm Cloud has a gold painted face instead of the putrid green found on the released figure.<br /> : ''Small, fast fighting machines!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Transports and Battle Stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGzBw4ecfSE]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Longtooth]] drives up a cliff(!) to reach [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and excitedly ask him about Micromasters. Optimus opens his hand to reveal a city of Micromasters in his palm(!!).<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Micromasters are shown moving around a complex of linked up transports and battle stations in base modes, before Erector's crane trailer is transformed. Reused footage from the US commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' New narration featuring the usual British narrator with an added &quot;Micromasters&quot; tagline on the logo end screen.<br /> : ''They're not just small, they're Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://youtu.be/ANEXj99HLI0?t=552]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Construction Patrol]] move some dirt around before [[Trip-Up]] and [[Roller Force]] are driven past by the fingers of unseen children. Roller Force is then given a spotlight transformation. Finally, the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]] and Contruction Patrol drive into formation through the magic of stop motion animation, with the Hot Rods quickly transforming before the end logo.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers logo features the Micromaster tag line and the Autobot symbol with the swollen nose.<br /> : ''The only Micros that transform.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://youtu.be/-ChlywNFwhU?t=116]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] are bombed from the air by the [[Stratotronic Jet]] while driving on Cybertron.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot vehicles are shown alongside their drivers [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. The Turbo Racer is spotlighted transforming into its &quot;attack mode&quot;. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is then placed onto his [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] before [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] is placed in the [[Attack Copter]] and its real working rotor blades are sent spinning. But [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] is put into the Stratotronic Jet, which converts into its Mobile Missile Base, manned by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. Meanwhile [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are ready in the [[Armored Convoy]], which rolls out before transforming into a scout jet and battle station, manned by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and others. To top things off, Prime kicks [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the gut.<br /> : '' Notes:'' There's a ''lot'' of product crammed into this 30 second advert, but only Gutcruncher and Prime are namechecked. The toy scenes take place against a new Cybetronian cityscape backdrop. Devastator appears to be his traditional lime green rather than the more putrid yellow the figure was released in.<br /> : ''The most awesome battle station ever!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Classics Ad Logo.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Classics Superion and Menasor''' [http://youtu.be/FN3XeE4KygI?t=1592]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Superion and Menasor forming is recut from the original US advert.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A photo montage shows off each Aerialbot in vehicle and robot mode before a stop-frame animation of Superion forming. Superion is then &quot;flown&quot; towards Motormaster in vehicle mode. A quick shot of each Stunticon in robot mode is glimpsed before Menasor and Superion face off. The ad ends on the familiar faction symbol smash resulting in the Transformers Classics logo.<br /> : ''The battle goes on!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Classics Dinobots and Triple-Changers''' [https://youtu.be/XFdtKKUiKm4?t=416]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attacks [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock)]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. Separately, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] escapes [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|some]] [[Ratchet (G1)|other]] [[Sideswipe (G1)|Autobots]]. Both clips are taken from US ads.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The three Dinobots - Sludge, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and Grimlock are shown in an impressively detailed swamp diorama. Grimlock is transformed. Astrotrain and [[Octane]] are then shown in a completely different rocky environment, with Octane's three modes demonstrated before Grimlock chomps down on Astrotrain. Astrotrain's three modes are shown off alongside [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The Dinobots are then shown again in their swampland, with a stop-motion animation shot of Snarl and Sludge transforming before Grimlock lunges at the camera and the logo saves us being eaten.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad feels decidedly like it's been bodged together from two different adverts, with only one tiny shot (in what seems to be otherwise brand new live action footage) linking the two different product groups. Slag appears in the recycled animation yet is absent in place of Snarl in the toy line-up. The toy footage of the Dinobots, especially the stop-motion shot, is excellent.<br /> : ''Look out: Dinobots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Metrodome]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pafj8_LUDkA]<br /> : Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and images of various Metrodome Transformers DVDs are shown as text narration overlays urge consumers to buy Metrodome's G1 boxsets and 20th Anniversary edition of ''The Transformers: The Movie''<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> <br /> *'''Generation 2 - Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qB0H2aCCX8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as the US version of Megatron's commercial, but edited - the shot of Prime's head as Megatron &quot;locks on&quot; is removed.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Cut-down footage of Megatron beating up Optimus and showcasing all his gimmicks from the US ad. Notably the whole &quot;LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DOOM&quot; bit is removed, as are all the on-screen comic-book style sound effects. The Generation 2 cartoon theme music and Victor Caroli have both been replaced. Finally, the still shot of the toys at the end displays both Optimus and Megatron, rather than just the latter.<br /> : ''Notes:'' &quot;Can Optimus Prime defeat his toughest enemy?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Beast Era====<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Beast_Wars_UK_TV_ad_Magnaboss_sum.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Mathnaboss]]<br /> *'''Magnaboss''' [https://youtu.be/cpq4gpEsZfg?t=220]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars logo is followed by the iconic eye in triplicate, which each opens to reveal one of the members of [[Magnaboss]].<br /> :'' Toy segment:'' [[Ironhide_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Ironhide]], [[Silverbolt_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Silverbolt]] and [[Prowl_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Prowl]] are in turn transformed from beast to robot mode and posed on a rocky set. They're then hastily combined into Magnaboss, who crashes through a pile of twigs. Magnaboss turns to be fired upon by a cameoing [[Tripredacus]]. The previous shot of the three Maximals in robot mode is repeated with graphics spelling out the combination of the three into Magnaboss.<br /> :''Notes:'' Text on the bottom of the screen discreetly cross-promotes the [[Beast_Wars:_Transformers_(video_game)|Beast Wars video game]] available on PC and Playstation.<br /> :''Magnaboss vs Tripredacus: it's Beast Wars taken to the power of three!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on GMTV Easter Monday''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9poj7-kL2k&amp;t=5m30s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the Season 1 intro to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' are used to advertise its appearance (along with the ''{{w|Big Bad Beetleborgs}}'') on GMTV's Easter Monday lineup.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal Optimus Primal and Megatron'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JCmEFgdW2M]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the full Transmetal logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Optimus Primals three modes are shown as he smashes some barrels in beast mode, surfs in vehicle mode and then transforms into robot mode. Megatron's beast and vehicle modes are shown and then transforms into robot mode, where he is then shot into some more barrels by Primal.<br /> :''Notes:'' Toy footage is reused from the earlier North American advert.<br /> :''It's a monstrous metal battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=53]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Optimal Optimus from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Optimus has a mini-rampage in beast mode before all his mode are shown off and listed.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''The biggest Transmetal ever, massive Optimus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Depth Charge''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=42]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Depth Charge from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Depth Charge's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Heroic Depth Charge, a new force with three Transmetal modes!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rampage''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=65]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Rampage from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Rampage's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Crazed robot!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 Cheetor, Dinobot and Cybershark''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=77]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the standard logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' The robot mode of each figure is shown in front of a raging explosion! Silent American children play with the toys, first showing off Cybershark's biting and tail actions and transformation. Dinobot's tail action callously knocks over some innocent prop barrels before he too transforms and uses his tail to knock Cybershark into more barrels. Cheetor appears, transforms and shoots Dinobot with his projectile weapon.<br /> :''Notes:'' The Transmetal 2 branding is not used within the advert, nor is the term used in narration. The toy material is recut from the American advert, though married with a proper narrator.<br /> :''Battling beasts that transform into raging robots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Jetstorm''' [https://youtu.be/eULqS_gHsmM?t=1115]<br /> :''Animation:'' Various clips from the Beast Machines animated series.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Deluxe class [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] is proudly held aloft in jet mode by one kid in front of a horde of others in a school playground or similar. He wows them by dipping Jetstorm's nose and later very theatrically starting to transform him. Another kid holds aloft Deluxe [[Optimus_Primal_(BW)/toys#Beast_Machines|Optimus Primal]] and transforms him before the two figures are made to fight for all to see. <br /> :''Beast Machines: the war isn't over yet!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on Shake CGI Saturday''' [https://youtu.be/Pxam0Xk3KQw?t=2188]<br /> :''Notes:'' Clips from Beast Wars are used to advertise its belated, first complete TV airing as part of Channel 5's Shake block circa 2004.<br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise====<br /> <br /> [[File:RID_Car_Bros_UK_TV_ad_cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Prowl, Sideburn and X-Brawn''' [https://youtu.be/QIiRaZ33nmE?t=946]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], in his double-headed dragon mode, crashes down onto a bridge in a built up area. [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[X-Brawn]] are rolled past in the foreground. Side Burn is shown transforming to robot mode before being swooped past Megatron. Prowl and X-Brawn are each then shown in vehicle then robot mode and also swooped past Megatron. Finally, the whole trio are swooped ''towards'' Megatron, which seems to do the trick.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Each of the brothers has a line of dialogue as they attack Megatron. None of them sound like their animated series counterparts.<br /> : ''The heroic Autobots race in!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-geGjD7fY]<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron destroys an industrial area of some sort, which apparently qualifies as 'all' to him. Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus roll in to save the day, but even their two-on-one numbers game isn't enough to take him down. So they combine into Omega Prime who finally puts a stop to Megatron.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Megatron has a few lines of dialogue provided by an unknown voice. One line at the end of the ad may be Omega Prime instead of Megatron. The voice sounds the same but the comment would make more sense coming from Omega Prime as he knocks down Megatron when it's uttered.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Robots In Disguise DVD Boxsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sr7KNcYbUE]<br /> : A Megatron-soundalike proclaims &quot;We are back&quot; while clips of the series play.<br /> <br /> ====Unicron Trilogy====<br /> <br /> *'''Hot Shot and Demolisher''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7W3dQ9dEPE]<br /> : ''Animation'': Stock footage of Hot Shot's transformation is taken from the cartoon.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Reused from the American ad, Jolt powers up Hot Shot, before Demolisher gains multiple Minicons.<br /> : ''Notes'': The end splash also shows Lazerbeak and Cyclonus, who aren't named or particularly featured in this version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Armada'' Optimus Prime''' [https://youtu.be/jkiOk-y9i4k?t=2151]<br /> : '' Animation'': Stock footage of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] super mode transformation from the cartoon. The Armada logo is also rendered in CGI with a flamethrower appearing on top and firing to create a shot transition.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Optimus Prime is shown in small robot mode, using his base. [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] and [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] are attached to [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] who is in his tank mode. A child is shown transforming Optimus Prime to his vehicle mode before driving it along a field of fake snow. We're then shown Prime's trailer in base mode, with a few Minicons strewn around it and then his combined super robot mode. Optimus's transformation from cab to robot mode is shown in split screen with the trailer's auto-transformation. The two parts of Prime are shoved together to complete the super robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes'': Drill Bit appears to have more yellow parts on him than his retail release.<br /> : ''Now Optimus Prime is ready for action!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Armada'' on video and DVD with free toy''' [https://youtu.be/ScD5G9ie3MQ?t=185]<br /> : Clips from episodes of Transformers Armada before a package shot of the VHS and DVD release with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]'s various forms cycling through in front.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Energon''' [http://youtu.be/bUIhRnJAEXM?t=201]<br /> : ''Narration:'' An impressively coherent summary is given of the plot of the animated series.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron, Unicron and Power Linx Optimus Prime are featured, interspersed with clips from the series.<br /> : ''Only the heroic Autobots can stop the Decepticons from sucking Earth dry.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Superion Maximus''' [https://youtu.be/QPa8X340nrU?t=1520]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Energon logo, faction symbols and the Powerlinx symbol are rendered in elaborate CGI, with a [[Cybernet Space Cube]] style frame present through the advert. A brief snippet of the animated series, showing unrelated characters running, is used near the end for reasons passing understanding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus]] is shown in his super mode in a turnaround. We're then presented all five components of [[Superion Maximus]] in vehicle mode, all helpfully labelled with their names. [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] is transformed to robot mode and placed in front of the others now also in robot mode. He's then attached to the now otherwise fully combined Superion Maximus. A finale shot shows the combiner alongside for a slightly misleading sense of scale.<br /> : ''Five air team jets with the power to transform and to combine into the incredible Superion Maximus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://youtu.be/2q1CSfkVjeM?t=90]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips of Omega Supreme transforming taken from the Energon animated series are shown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid transformers Omega Supreme and has him punch out Megatron.<br /> : ''A Transformer of such awesome size and power, no Decepticon can stop him!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Energon_MLP_UK_Happy_Meal_Promo_Screen_Cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|The true war awaits.]]<br /> *'''Energon and My Little Pony McDonalds Happy Meal promotion''' [https://youtu.be/4q8lwTmNYXM?t=391]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A robot transformers into a Happy Meal box and then shuffles off-screen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A quartet of children ''very'' excited to be getting fast food transform into tornadoes and leap into a Happy Meal box. The girls find themselves in a My Little Pony forest while the boys are in an arid, alien moon. The Happy Meal toys for Optimus Prime, Megatron and Ironhide are shown off, intercut with the Ponies, before they all come together to enjoy the delicious flavour of a Happy Meal. Finally, Megatron and one of the Ponies face off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite jumping into the same box, the children are separated by sex for the two different promotions.<br /> : ''Then she comes her hair with -- Ironhide!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers''' [https://youtu.be/Q2HQWqRTUKQ?t=52]<br /> : ''Toy segment'': After the Star Wars logo and some clips from the original movies, a TIE Advanced fighter is shown alongside [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s Jedi Starfighter robot form. The Tie Advanced is transformed into [[Darth Vader]] and the two robot Jedi have a lightsaber fight. Obi-Wan is then transformed into his vehicle mode and strafes Vader with missile fire.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Although the Transformers name is mentioned and the logo briefly appears, it's all very much subservient to the Star Wars branding.<br /> <br /> ====Transformers Animated====<br /> *'''Roll Out Command Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gBafvIoJNI]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the American spot, but doesn't point out Megatron's sound gimmick and additionally features Leader [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ====Live Action Movie Era====<br /> [[File:Transformer 6-pack Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://adland.tv/commercials/burger-king-transformers-6-pack-washatron-2009-30-usa]<br /> : A guy returns to the kitchen table to find one his [[Transformer 6-pack]] burgers gone. His friend responds to being accused of the theft by blaming it on the washing machine, claiming &quot;its door changed into a giant claw and it devoured it in one swoop.&quot; Right. The man is not swayed. The friend tries further persuasion: &quot;It's plotting massive destruction.&quot; &lt;washing machine kicks into high gear&gt; &quot;Oh no...IT'S COMING BACK FOR MORE!&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Battle Card Collection''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCAp0MFzKf0]<br /> : The narrator talks about the [[Battle Card Collection]] packs while various cards have their illustrations animated.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King King Nuggets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZrI8xxiiU]<br /> : A family is sitting down to eat inside a [[Burger King]] restaurant. The father ponders what his [[King Nuggets]] must taste like as his wife scoffs at the notion that they'll be anything out of the ordinary. The father sets up his drink and opens his nuggets and dipping sauce, accompanied by mechanical and technological sound effects. He then chews his nuggets, the sound of his chewing resembling a hammer pounding an anvil. His wife attempts to grab a nugget, but he blocks her with mechanical precision. This prompts a reprimand from his wife: ''Grow up!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Prime on CN Too''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B4BnJRy5ac]<br /> : Numerous clips from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]] looped and/or synchronized to the song &quot;{{w|Gangnam Style}}&quot;. Of particular note is the use of a shot of Optimus Prime turning to face the camera and speaking. It has been altered to give him shades a la {{w|Psy}} in the song's video and is synched to the &quot;Oppa Gangnam Style!&quot; refrain.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|UKAOE}}<br /> *'''MTV/Lynx [[Transformers 4 Preview Competition]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiQxpyPXCa8]<br /> : Various clips from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' are shown as the announcer tells us that [[Unilever|Lynx]] (also known as Axe) has upgraded and to celebrate they're giving away an amazing trip to Hong Kong to see the film's premiere. The viewer is then directed to [[MTV]]'s UK website to enter.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Optimus Prime Challenge Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPg1B8NlU4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Transfomers logo turns into an Autobot logo. Clips of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee driving from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys play with the track set on a floor with a wooden appearance, in front of some neon lights and white boxes.<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise (2015====<br /> {{anchor|UKRID2015}}<br /> *'''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYY3ZkLZLI] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkSMsmN1Sc] (Turkey)<br /> : ''A new mission.'' &quot;Optimus Prime wants to send us to Earth?&quot; ''A reluctant leader.'' &quot;I'm not Optimus!&quot; ''An unlikely alliance.'' &quot;You have found an excellent team.&quot; ''Facing one. Big. Problem.'' &quot;We need to look like something humans will accept. We need to be robots in disguise.&quot; ''All new Transformers: Robots In Disguise starts seventh of March at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of [[Cartoon Network]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots In Disguise promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoVp1Tv8bUA] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vb6CJ2oAfs] (CN Nordic)<br /> : &quot;We're a team now, so let's do what we have to do.&quot; &quot;Roll up and roll out!&quot; ''Find out. An all new Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Weekends at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise mobile game &amp; Cartoon Network website promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3p0KMhBJw] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-CGtvmPWQ] (Greece) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkrHk6Y9Ns] (Poland)<br /> : A commercial inviting kids to download the Robots in Disguise mobile app and then go to the Cartoon Network Transformers website to create a comic book and unlock digital prizes. Several excerpts of animation from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise cartoon]] and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|mobile game]] are used.<br /> : ''Join Bumblebee in a battle to defeat the Decepticon and show the world what it means to be a hero. Download the app to join in the action. Then, roll over to CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers to create your own amazing comic book and get access to digital prizes to help you in your mission to save the world. Visit CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers NOW. One team, one mission!''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages with the web url adjusted accordingly for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> France got dubs of the US commercials for their Generation 1 advertising. While most were straight dubs, some spots re-ordered the US footage while others combined footage from multiple US commercials. Bizarrely, the new audio tracks for the Pretender, Micromaster, Action Master, and Classics commercials were largely composed of a bright, upbeat tune better suited to an 80's chewing gum commercial, if not for the Transformers-specific lyrics. [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] commercials kept the &quot;late G1 logo/robotic voice&quot; intro from the 1992 and 1993 commercials.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054091/robots-transformers-mb-jouets.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses several clips re-ordered from the US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054093/robots-transformers-mb-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the Megatron segment from the US Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial plus brand new footage of the toy being transformed by hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063100/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Edited down and dubbed version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers toys''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063094/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines several clips of the toy segment from the first US toy commercial, one shot from the commercial for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and a shot or two from the commercial for Optimus Prime. Also uses the stop motion Seekers from the first US toy commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Constructicons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063097/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the US commercial, but dubbed and trimmed down a bit.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JO4a_mZCpY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Footage is the same as the US Jumpstarters commercial, but edited down from 30 seconds to 20 and minus the Hasbro &quot;hammer&quot; logo at its conclusion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Insecticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063101/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A trimmed down version of the US commercial with footage of the toy segment from the Dinobots commercial tacked on at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Blitzwing &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063172/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the toy segment from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor, plus the toy segment from Springer and Wreck-Gar. Also uses the animation from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor which, considering the animation doesn't actually feature [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], must have seemed odd to French viewers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3918/]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the UK ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:France G1Combiners Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Who called ''this'' meeting?]] <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Protectobots/Stunticons/Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784074073/hasbro-transformers-jouet-robot.fr.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' Uses the animation from the Stunticons &amp; Aerialbots commercial along with a newly filmed toy segment featuring the four teams combining.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-o193hIKfw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA28zT6vqEw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088095/hasbro-transformer-headmaster-jouet-garcon-video.html] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation shatters to reveal the planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. He's transformed and his Headmaster is given focus before being connected to his robot mode body. The robot modes of all the Headmasters are then shown in group shots by faction.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Created from the same footage used for the UK advert.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088079/transformer-targetmasters-hasbro-jouet-pour-garcon-personnage-video.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' French dub of the UK advert. Omits a shot showing the Targetmaster being repeatedly placed into the main robot's hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784105029/hasbro-transformers-robot-transformable-pour-enfants.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segments are re-used and re-ordered from the American spot. Re-uses the flying asteroid intro from the first two Headmaster toy commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784101113/hasbro-transformers-personnage-transformable.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segment footage are re-used from the third American Pretender commercial. The asteroid intro is re-used again.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Vehicles &amp; Pretender Beasts''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784159065/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses and re-orders animation and footage from the American spot.<br /> : ''Le Pretenders Trans-for-mers!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122044/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-personnage-transformable-vehicule-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the American spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153071/hasbro-transformers-jouet-voiture-avion-miniature.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the Micromaster Patrols commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Battle Stations''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122151/hasbro-transformers-micro-station-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Recycles toy segment footage and animation from the US Micromaster Battle Stations and Micro Bases commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784128153/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-jouet-vehicule-miniature-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders animation and toy segment footage from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromaster BattleHQ Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Battlefield Headquarters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153039/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-base-micro-combinable-jouet-vehicule-combat-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid rolls the Headquarters in truck mode along some barren terrain with a few trees in the distance. [[Overflow]] and [[Full-Barrel]] are removed from the back of the truck. The kid is amazed to find the truck-mode Headquarters splits in half, before transforming the two components. This is followed by a stop motion sequence of the two components transforming. As they transform, the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s drive out of the rear component, with Overflow staying behind and Full-Barrel continuing to the other component. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Masters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153005/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-robot-combat-vehicule-arme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses the Decepticon Action Master animation and re-orders footage from the US spot's toy segment. The &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153101/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines re-used toy segment footage from the Action Master [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] commercial with (apparently) new toy segment footage of Megatron and his [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Actionmaster Exosuit Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|WORST. CHASE. EVER.]]<br /> *'''[[Action Master Exo-suit]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183026/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] drives along as [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] flys overhead. Both transform their vehicles into exo-suits before using them in battle. [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]] roll along, transform their vehicles into exo-suits, then continue to roll along in their exo-suits.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Appears to use the same diorama as the US Action Master commercials. Keeps the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] Dinobots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183001/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] amble around in a swamp. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] swoops in only to be [[title sequence|chomped like Thrust]]. Grimlock is transformed by hand to robot mode. All three Dinobots transform to dinosaur mode via stop motion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Protectobots and Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175049/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Protectobots are shown together in vehicle mode. [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] is picked up and transformed, then the entire group flashes from vehicle to robot to [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] receives the same treatment as Blades. Stop motion segment has Bruticus already combined while the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s drive up one by one and form Defensor next to him.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Astrotrain &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175148/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the ad for Preceptor &amp; Triple Changers.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] flies around in robot mode. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] converts to helicopter mode, takes off, then transforms to robot mode. Both toys then flash between their modes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183096/hasbro-transformers-overlord-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord's features and transformation are demonstrated in a rocky desert diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380109/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] swoops over the [[Turbo Master]]s then fires one of his missiles. Stalker drives along before a kid removes his cannon and demonstrates his scope gimmick. Stalker is transformed followed by Rotorstorm stop motion transforming. Stalker is felled by a missile fired by Rotorstorm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774392153/hasbro-transformers-trans-formers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] spots [[Thunder Clash]] using his scope and proceeds to engage in a bombing run. Thunder Clash transforms and fires at Skyquake from his base. Skyquake transforms via stop motion.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Unlike other French spots, which use an adult, most of the narration is done by a child.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbo Masters &amp; [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380051/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-missile.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Predators take aim at the Turbo Masters. But the Turbo Masters transform and fire back. Stop motion segment has [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] tumbling in vehicle mode then transforming. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Lightformers Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Lightformer]]s, [[Trakkon]]s and [[Obliterator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774423048/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> :''Toy segment:'' The Lightformers and Trakkon's head towards each other. [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] transforms and takes aim at the Trakkon's with laser beam special effects representing his gimmick. [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] rolls along and takes aim at [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], thus violating everything he stands for. Clench transforms and rightfully fires back.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Skyscorcher]]s &amp; [[Axelerator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404032/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Skyscorchers fly among buildings before seeing the Axelrators on the road below. The Skyscorchers land and stop motion transform only to be met by the stop motion transforming Axelerators.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Stop motion transformations for everyone! Except [[Turbofire]]. Features an end tag advertising [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Stormtroopers &amp; Aquaspeeders Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s &amp; [[Aquaspeeder]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404135/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Stormtroopers race around, firing their water cannons. But the Aquaspeeders are en route. [[Speedstream]] and [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]] get hit, changing their colors. Speedstream and [[Jetstorm (G1)|Jetstorm]] transform and fire on [[Aquablast]] and [[Drench (G1)|Drench]].The two teams face-off with Aquablast, [[Rage (G1)|Rage]], Deluge and [[Aquafend]] driving up and transforming in stop motion animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' At least one of the Aquaspeeders gets a speaking line. The second line and third lines could belong to a second Aquaspeeder.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461053/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial (and all other G2 spots) has the American intro replaced with the intro used for the 1992 European ads. Otherwise, this is a dubbed and edited down version of the American ad. The voice box clips have been dubbed as well, though Megatron's is merely the same line spoken with a French accent.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Laser Rods &amp; Rotor Force''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774426133/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down version of the American spot. Sadly, no French rapping to be found.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combat Hero Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774457100/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Again, no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Dreadwing''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461054/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Scenes re-ordered as well. Still no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G2 Go-Bots Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro France failed art class.]]<br /> *'''G2 Go-Bots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB127859035/transformers-turbo-transfo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A 30 second infomercial presenting a &quot;buy 2 Go-Bots, call this number and get a 3rd for free!&quot; promotion. It's not specified ''which'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] is given out for the promotion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''1996 Basics''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB797222009/animutants-figurines-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] lineups, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] speaking, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] flying and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] running from [[Beast Wars (Part 2)]], plus an excerpt of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] saying &quot;Maximize!&quot; from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Armordillo]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Snapper]], Rattrap, [[Razorbeast]] and Terrorsaur all transform in a jungle cliff type area. Razorbeast and Insecticon subsequently engage in battle. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Deluxe and Mega class Transmetals''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1158182001/animutants-transmetal-video.html]<br /> : [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] drives past Megatron in a dead forest. He drives up a hill and transforms in front of a full moon...into his robot mode, duh. Optimus Primal stop motion transforms to robot mode. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and Rattrap sit atop a couple rocks. Cheetor transforms and battles Tarantulas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1279003104/animutants-transmetal-super-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from the Beast Wars cartoon showing Optimus transforming from plane mode to robot mode, deploying his shoulder guns, flying and shooting, and revving in car mode. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimal Optimus stomps Transmetal Terrorsaur, knocks over various objects, and demonstrates his features and modes. The animation segments are interleaved throughout to illustrate the scenes kids can recreate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Cheetor''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556071/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-dinosaure-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Cybershark]] and Cheetor segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Dinobot''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556070/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-guepard-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Cybershark and [[Dinobot II]] segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers on Mangas''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFrIeN4ZvE]<br /> : An advertisement for the french TV network Mangas showing the various anime and anime-ish programs they were airing. In addition to [[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]], Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque (Knights of the Zodiac), Patlabor, One Piece and Saiyuki are shown.<br /> : This ad aired around 2000-2002.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada Starscream, Megatron and Red Alert''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2585850179/transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A heavily edited version of the US commercial. Features an end tag for a special offer involving [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and ''Robots in Disguise'' super mode [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Armada Rhinox Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Armada Rhinox offer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2586505015/transformers-unicron.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses animation from the Laserbeak, Hot Shot and Demolisher ad. Offer is for [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] plus a [[Mini-Con]] three pack ([[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] is pictured).<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game A''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200026/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-a.fr.html] (Hot Shot) [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200027/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-b.fr.html] (Red Alert)[http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200028/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-c.fr.html] (Optimus Prime)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Short ten second ads featuring game footage of Tidal Wave, Megatron and one of three Autobots: [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game B''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200029/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-d.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A montage of video game footage with sections for each of the three playable Autobots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200108/transformers-version-a-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A more general montage of video game footage. <br /> :*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200107/transformers-version-b.fr.html] - Slightly edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> ::*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2689010046/transformers-mdj.fr.html] - Even further edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #1''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504070/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-11-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #2''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504069/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #3''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2689011075/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' All three DVD ads promote Region 2 releases for M.A.S.K., Thundercats and He-Man along with Transformers. Various clips from the [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]] three-parter are used.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers Millennium Falcon''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3284296173/star-wars-transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A straight dub of the American spot minus the Boba Fett segment.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5mXuC4DPak]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises Cybertron airing on France's version of Cartoon Network everyday at 4:25 pm. Uses excerpts from the opening to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' short trailer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUeEna5Yexc]<br /> : A heavily trimmed down version of the first U.S. trailer with the dialog dubbed into French and French text narration.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' trailer''' [http://vimeo.com/263690]<br /> : A trimmed down version of the international trailer with the spoken dialog dubbed into French and the text narration translated.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3120/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] firing at Dreadwind and Darkwing. Re-used from the US Powermaster Optimus Prime &amp; Doubledealer commercial.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad is a straight dub of the [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime half of the aforementioned US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots and Triggercons''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3919/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The very tail end of the animation from the US Powermaster ads, showing Dreadwind and Darkwing firing at [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Triggerbots and Triggercon ads with some changes: [[Windsweeper]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]'s gun flips are repeated and the confrontation between [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and Backstreet and [[Override (G1)|Override]] is slightly longer. A shot of [[Quickswitch]] being &quot;flown&quot; in robot mode has been added for no apparent reason.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Maintains the US &quot;Transformers. They've got the power to surprise!&quot; jingle. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Vehicles Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles (Prowl, Starscream and Override''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDr-_coho8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron points at Starscream who jumps onto his transforming [[Turbo Jet]]. Starscream then lands the jet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US ad for the same toys.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the smashing fist intro. The animation of Starscream landing the Turbo Jet is re-used from the American ad. The animation prior to that appears to have been created at the same time as other animation segments used for the US Action commercials, as well as intended to precede the landing segment, but for whatever reason was not used in the US commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwnSrnGxOc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime, re-used from the American [[Action Master]]s commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives and transforms his transport in what appears to be the same set used for the American Action Master commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Transformers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qguppy0Sx4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used footage, from the US 1985 Autobot Cars commercial, of [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] rolling into battle and transforming.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On a rocky set reminiscent of the 1986/87 commercials, Jazz is transformed step by step. He's then seen next to [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and both instantly convert from car to robot. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] do the same. Finally, Inferno does a stop-motion transformation from fire truck to robot, as Jazz and Sunstreaker pull up in their car forms. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The use of the ill-fitting 1985 Autobot Cars animation may possibly be unique to the German version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Overlord commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|I CAN'T HAS CHEEZBURGER?]]<br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v58-XV6mOpQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Really quick snippets of Overlord's eyes glowing, Overlord transforming to robot mode, his two [[Energon figure]]s plugging into his chest and Overlord splitting into his two vehicle components.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord is shown in his various modes.<br /> <br /> *'''Thunder Clash &amp; Skyquake''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzZ46Zx8gN0]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Skyquake and Thunder Clash face off, same as the French version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''{{w|RTL II}} Beast Wars Giveaway''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmfw23_awA&amp;t=3m28s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises a giveaway by RTL II where kids could win various Beast Wars toys or the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' PC game.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada on RTL II''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTGSqrO8OU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYo8DkgUCzI]<br /> : Kids are shown playing with the various toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NEmlnbc0aE] - Dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack Value Meal Offer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNotV8A6zU]<br /> : Advertisement for a German Burger King promotion offering the Transformers Angus 6-pack, small fries, small drink and a DVD of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' all for 9.99 euros.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Animated'' Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoJAPqg6MU]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' are used to promote a marathon being aired on {{w|Disney XD (Germany)|Disney XD}}.<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> *'''Excavators (Constructicons)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMoW9nhvwdk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Mushroom bob-haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The static shot has been changed from the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pentacar and Pentajet (Stunticons and Aerialbots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcVKjjSk10]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly through the sky while the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s race outside a city. The two teams transform and combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Commander (Optimus Prime) e Convoy (Ultra Magnus)''' [http://youtu.be/mTsAhkXOi_4&amp;t=2m28s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime rolling down from a mountain, taken from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Red haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime falls from above (making it look like it's a continuation of the animated segment) and follows Ultra Magnus, who is passing on the road carrying Jazz, Sideswipe, Red Alert and Hound. Optimus Prime transforms turning his trailer into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. Ultra Magnus does the same, and the Autobots he was carrying drive away, except for Sideswipe who takes a brief stop in Optimus's Combat Deck. Optimus and Ultra Magnus transform back and drive, until they stop and the toy boxes materialize over them.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Yes, this is a full US-styled commercial that was entirely made in Italy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Multiforce (Bruticus)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FOLdXj7HM8]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s drive through a rocky desert before transforming and combing into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus turns and punches the &lt;s&gt;plastic film&lt;/s&gt; screen, &quot;breaking it&quot;. The concept of rubsigns is emphasized by showing a rubsign on Bruticus' chestplate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Defensor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NXrr1k3Enw]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment'': The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] answer to an alert call, combine into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and stop two falling skyscrapers from clashing on eachother. Rubsign and tech specs are called out, as in the Bruticus commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NhkPnQLbVs]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is for an Italian contest that allowed kids to win a toy car by sending in [[Robot Point]]s.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest winner''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo0SqV2RSr0]<br /> : {{w|lang=it|Fabrizio Bracconeri}}, an Italian actor who had his prime with some comedy TV shows in the 80's and was also in multiple [[GiG]] commercials back then, interviews the winner of the above contest and his dad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEi9MJ-QkHw]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Predacons are shown dwelling in an underground base in the middle of the desert, with numerous manholes to get through. Someone throws fireballs inside the base, prompting the Predacons to transform, get out, deflect the fireballs with their swords and combine into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is soundtracked by a cover of the theme song, sung by a man and a woman together and lacking most of the words except for &quot;Transformers!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Guardian (Metroplex)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmNWo69XIEQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] lays in a &quot;space desert&quot; (as the narrator calls it). [[Scamper]] comes out from it. Unseen enemies shoot lasers at it, so Metroplex transforms to battle station mode to answer to the enemy fire. When they're all gone, Metroplex turns into robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same cover of the Transformers theme as the Predaking commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcsisD-HcIs]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] is frozen solid inside a giant ice mountain. An earthquake allows him to come out, but he's istantly assaulted by a swarm of freeze rays. Trypticon turns into base mode and answers to the attack, sending [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] out in the process.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same theme cover in the background as usual.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Duoform Decepticons Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Duoform (Decepticon Clones)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LqF0aykyA]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' One [[Clone (subgroup)|clone]] is created from the other in a lab. Stop motion segment of the clones in their alternate modes.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration presents the Clones as an experiment made in order to create an immortal Transformer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSh5ewKTE2w]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Throttlebot]]s shoot out from their boxes and race around before transforming.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The end of the commercial shows the toys being sold twenty-four to a display case.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqKN_p30fJk]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Only [[Doublecross]] and [[Grotusque]] are shown. Both toys stand in their alternate modes throwing off enough sparks to qualify as fireworks. They move around a bit in stop motion, still sparking like crazy. Finally, they transform.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Leaderbots (Autobot Headmasters)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFSUYCw6OOY]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American ad up to and including the kidmation. New static shot follows the kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combiners''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZ9NP3v0Bg]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Constructicon (G1)|Construction]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, , Aerialbots, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transform and combine, one team at a time. Footage of the Combaticons and Aerialbots is reused from previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Combiners and Decoys Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Combiners and Decoys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjrOvKPPP4k]<br /> <br /> : A kid walks into an extremely small toy store which apparently sells only Transformers. He asks the shopkeeper, who bears more than a passing resemblance to {{w|Ed Wynn}}, about one of the [[combiner]] [[giftset]]s. The shopkeeper is overjoyed about this and starts to talk about the set when suddenly the giftsets come to life. The brave shopkeeper ducks down behind the desk, his head only popping up to see what's happening while the kid just looks on excitedly. The giftsets are shown with a ton of [[decoy]]s in front. The decoys' customization potential is demonstrated by showing blue paint applied to the chest of an Optimus Prime decoy. The decoys then wander into their packaging which becomes applied to the box of a [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] giftset. The package slides out of frame to reveal the shopkeeper, no longer in hiding, covered in the decoys.<br /> : ''Stupendi, stupendi!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorbot (Horrorcons)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxQP00DIGo]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorpion (Scorponok)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06FH4E6lWc]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A redubbed and shortened version of the American Scorponok commercial, with a very blatant cut from the &quot;Scorponok in base mode on the cliff&quot; scene to the &quot;Kid shows that Scorponok is bigger than Computron&quot; scene. Final shot is changed to show the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Iperbot (Sixshot)''' [http://youtu.be/t06FH4E6lWc&amp;t=15s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American Sixshot ad. While the dialogue in the animated segment and the narrator's lines are translated correctly from the English version, the kids' lines are completely different: &quot;Winged wolf phase!&quot; &quot;Laser gun phase!&quot; &quot;Missile phase!&quot; Again, final shot now shows the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFLtfA_njoE]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each of the three Autobot [[Pretender]]s is shown in stop motion exiting their shells, equipping their weapon and transforming to vehicle mode.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Decepticon Pretenders Commercial.jpg|201px|right|thumb|Curse you Wallmasters!]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iCS4cJO_Xs]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid with jacket slung over his shoulder spins around like a top.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The eyes of [[Finback]]'s Pretender shell flash, via special effects, before a pair of blue hands reach around. The hands split his shell apart, also via special effects. The inner robot's various modes (robot, equipped robot, vehicle) are flashed on screen. The kid then grabs Finback's shell from the screen and holds it up with his inner robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Monsters''' [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2846952/spot_tv_80_transformers_monsters/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Pretender Monster]]s being dipped into vats and emerging inside their shells. Reused from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Slime is sucked off (all in their Pretender shells) [[Birdbrain]], [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], [[Wildfly]] and [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]. Two monstrous green hands pull [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]'s shell apart horizontally to reveal his inner robot. The inner robot transforms before each of the Pretender's shells approach the camera. The inner robots form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Bristleback]] is the only Pretender Monster not to have a scene of his own.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssMFAzCdf2s]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl stand around in some kind of desert, roar, transform and fight eachother, while two kids excitedly comment on their return and admire their &lt;s&gt;gold chrome&lt;/s&gt; &quot;golden scales&quot; and &lt;s&gt;clear plastic parts&lt;/s&gt; &quot;steel armour&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Colorflashes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJ8SAliGl0&amp;t=1m16s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] landing and transforming; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transforming. Re-used from the Generation 2 comic book ad and the ad for the G2 Autobot cars and Decepticon planes.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The stop motion transformation segments seen in the French ad for the Axelerators and Skyscorchers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Uragan''' [http://youtu.be/srxFFYXeurU&amp;t=6m54s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Same as the French Skyquake and Thunderclash commercial, but with the Skyquake scenes removed.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC_j7AndXfI]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Predators part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Stalker part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomaster''' [http://youtu.be/pC_j7AndXfI&amp;t=19s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Turbo Masters part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Rotorstorm part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transformers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU-jbamPA8&amp;t=1m08s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The original seven Basic figures ([[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Snapper]], [[Razorbeast]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Armordillo]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]) are shown transforming and clashing against eachother.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transmetal''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3Bln3ydZo&amp;t=2m46s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] turns towards the camera, then a brief stop-motion sequence of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] throwing away Scavenger, both in beast mode. After a brief appearance of the Transmetals logo, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] briefly transforms from vehicle to robot, follows a second stop-motion sequence of Scavenger transforming from robot to ant, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] rolling by in vehicle mode and then another stop-motion sequence of Optimus Primal and Scavenger, now in their robot modes, ready to fight. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is then briefly shown turning from rhino to robot mode. Final shot shows Optimus Primal transforming in a flash, and after that a boxed [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] appears nearby.<br /> : ''Note:'' While the commercial itself is supposed to showcase the Transmetal line as a whole, Scavenger gets a lot of focus in the sequence, and towards the end the narration pushes Rhinox as being the new cool thing the commercial is actually about. Stop-motion sequences are noted by a &quot;SIMULATED MOVEMENT&quot; footnote in the corner of the video.<br /> : ''And from today, a new great protagonist: Rhinox, the transforming rhino!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Animorphs''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2hJF7xPjo?t=90]<br /> <br /> : ''Note:'' Features most of the clips (both of the toys and from the show) as the American commercial, but the order and the narration are all different. The biggest addition is that the Italian commercial is for both the toys and the books, which are shown at the beginning and the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''La Grande Battaglia (Ultimate Battle 2-pack)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3WF_tC_Y0o]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Marco Balzarotti]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Kicker Jones]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] are pinned down by gunfire; [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] fires his cannon. Taken from episodes of ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron''. CGI animation of the DVD case bulging out in different places before exploding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The DVD is inserted into a DVD player cuing up the animation. Afterwards, Megatron and Optimus Prime are shown transforming with a split-screen shot before clashing in front of a television set playing the included DVD.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Movie toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5XgsP6XWM&amp;t=s47]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Shortened version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance''' (video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The airing of this commercial made little to no sense, since the toys it's supposed to promote were actually never released in Italy (the only exception being Lockdown, whose wave was released there only ''ten months'' after this commercial was aired)<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dark of the Moon backpacks by SJ Gang''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8w-cxPYRI]<br /> : A kid shows off the various features of the backpacks while clips from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' are interspersed throughout.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Hunters Weaponizers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBt8MbyR23Q]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the Beast Hunters American ad, but the final shot is changed to show off Weaponizers Beast Tracker Optimus Prime and Talking Bumblebee.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers: Robots In Disguise Theatrical Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVqhwARYfHY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief excerpt of the Autobots fighting [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] from [[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|Episode 4, More than Meets the Eye]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Valerio Sacco]]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial was done to promote the theatrical preview of the first two episodes of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' aired in select cinemas on [[February 28]], [[2015]]. Partecipants would also get a ''Transformers'' branded Easter egg and a random ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion class Wave 1 figure. A brief report can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PkBZ_brzDo here].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhK6QrZuUo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'': Various clips from the first four episodes of the show are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Decepticons are back at being a treat, but a new gang is behind them. The friendship between [[Russell Clay|Rusty]] and the Autobots is stronger than evil. ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', a new series airing from Monday to Friday at 6:45 PM on K2, channel 41.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKtQ8D28yc]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Straight dub of the American toy commercial. Amusingly, Marco Balzarotti, who usually voices Optimus Prime, is the voice of Bumblebee in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 2''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 1]]&quot; and &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 2]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' For some reason, a line said by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is played when [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] is shown, to make it look like Overload is the one speaking.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 3''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[History Lessons]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' The clips are edited to make it look like Grimlock and [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] are excited for the airing of the new episodes, with the narrator trying to keep them calm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Prime on POP''' [https://www.popfun.it/programmi/transformers-prime/videos/transformers-prime-trailer]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the first five episodes are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' unknown<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration is a rielaborated and shortened version of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s speech at the end of [[Transformers (film)|the first ''Transformers'' movie]], mentioning explicitely that Autobots are on Earth to defend it from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and changing the last line to &quot;We are here on POP!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> [[File:Spain Classics Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Classics Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIc6AKPn9OY]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fly off into the sky and past Optimus Prime, who transforms and fires his gun. Re-used from the first American commercial for Transformers toys but in a different order.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives through a rocky, [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]-like terrain. Features a stop motion transformation. Possibly re-used from a Japanese spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Triple Changers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGulj3O5-_Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EthG8ULyPV0] - A dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''SpeedStars Stealth Force Bumblebee and Mech Tech Ultimate Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3luVu1ZKwI]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bumblebee races through a tunnel, jumps a dirt ramp that's in the tunnel for some reason, then deploys his Stealth Force weapons. The Optimus Prime half is the transformation segment the full ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/mJmhW_9FXPY&amp;t=20]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes, one sitting and one posing like the wind-up ballerina that sits between them, watch the statue spin around while music plays. The sitting Happy Meal box then decides to pull out the ballerina and sit the other Happy Meal box on the turntable and wind it up again. The box on the turntable starts posing his arms again as he spins. Both boxes find this ''hilarious''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Czech Republic===<br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXWH3wsarE]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same footage of Skyquake firing upon Thunder Clash used in the French commercial, but with the power guitar &quot;robots in disguise&quot; theme music used in the UK during this period, and a spinning Hasbro logo. Whereas the French version used a child narrator throughout, an adult one is used here.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8V5b49OB-o]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same footage of [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s seen in the French commercial, but trimmed down from 23 seconds to 16. Again, the music is in the UK style rather than that used in French. Only an adult narrator is used, as opposed to the child and adult used in the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Slovakia===<br /> [[File:Slovakian Movie Ad TF robot mode.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdgdhs2aW4]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' are set to [[Linkin Park]]'s &quot;[[What I've Done]]&quot; and used to promote the movie's Slovakian television premiere on {{w|Markíza}}.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPQeP9YhEk4]<br /> : A video journalist comes upon a beat-up passenger car which transforms and attacks him.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Slovakian 2007 Movie Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 3''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHVEZiIMRjI]<br /> : Various excerpts from the movie are set to the [[Green Day]] song [[21 Guns]], which is actually on the soundtrack to the film's [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|sequel]]. When the scene of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] making out on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] pans back to reveal [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], the beat-up car from the previous ad has been inserted alongside of them. It honks its horn and flashes its lights. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Films on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdBbJykYOQ]<br /> : Scenes from ''Transformers'', ''[[Superman|Superman Returns]]'', ''Miami Vice'' and ''Poseidon'' are shown accompanied by text narration in the style of the ''Transformers'' trailers. Footage of the menu from the ''Transformers'' DVD is also included. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> *'''Optimus Prime, Megatron, Autobot Cars &amp; Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRTunrn8tzc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A mish-mash of footage from the first US comic commercial and Optimus Prime's US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Relatively brief footage of Optimus Prime being transformed, again from his US ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Differs from the original commercials in that at the end, the Transformers logo flies away.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Norway===<br /> [[File:Breakdancing Optimus Prime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|With a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, and shake your tail.]]<br /> *'''Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LX9UuYBXHk]<br /> <br /> : A CGI [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] break dances and excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' are shown accompanied by {{w|Bob Sinclair}}'s &quot;{{w|Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)}}&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Poland===<br /> *'''Illuminators (Laser Rods) &amp; Rotors ''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PFzVKlBoM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same CGI animation used in the US commercial, but edited.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the US version, except the Laser Rods are renamed Illuminators<br /> : ''Notes:'' The rap is here... IN POLISH! It also uses the US names for the toys (&quot;Electro, Volt, Sizzle, Jolt!&quot;) <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Greece===<br /> [[File:Greek Stunticon Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a little known fact that one of Motormaster's hobbies is water skiing.]]<br /> *'''Stunticons, Aerialbots &amp; Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuuNvq__kp8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The changing block-by-block electrified logo used in US commercials circa 1989.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The four small [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly in, followed by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] do some stop-motion transformation followed by [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. A freckle-faced boy cheers as [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] speed along in car form. More stop-motion as [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] goes from truck to robot. Dead End and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] make some attempt to follow his lead, followed by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip. Goldbug is shown on his backing card, but quickly drives off his packaging. He drives along a tiled surface alongside [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] and [[Chase (G1)|Chase]]. A blonde boy pulls back on Chase, prompting him to perform some stop-motion stunt driving. Goldbug does the same, but also transforms to robot mode, followed by the other [[Throttlebot]]s. The smaller Aerialbots and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are shown as vehicles again.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Skydive and Fireflight are sporting upside-down Autobot symbols. Dead End and Breakdown are badly mistransformed. Most strangely of all, Silverbolt only makes a very brief appearance in jet form and is never shown as a robot. Neither the Aerialbots or Stunticons are shown to combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Greek Devastator Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Excavator (Devastator) vs. Defensor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htQwkHZlUv0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The early 90s CGI &quot;circuitboard&quot; logo seen in many European commercials from 1992 and 1993. Slowed-down footage of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] firing from that toy's commercial, and the Constructicons merging to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Twice.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Both combiners are shown in their combined forms, as well as their individual robot and vehicle modes. Devastator &amp; Defensor then flail their arms at each other. Throughout the commercial a blonde boy is extolling the virtues of Devastator, while a brown-haired boy does the same for [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. <br /> : ''Notes:'' A branding consultant's nightmare, this ad starts with the 1992-93 European Transformers logo, then immediately shows the 1989-1991 logo, before finally showing the toys in the original mid-80s style packaging. Hasbro Greece clearly had very little in the way of animated footage to work with, as Optimus Prime is playing substitute for Defensor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iwpomUe-aI]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The ad starts out with re-used footage from the GiG Decepticon clone commercial consisting of pans of computer control panels in a laboratory. It then switches to footage from an Italian ''[[Trasformer]]'' commercial, featuring a vehicle mode line-up of Prowl(?), Sideswipe, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Red Tracks, and then Jazz and Smokescreen roll into view. Wheeljack, Sideswipe, Smokescreen and Tracks then rev up their engines for a race that Wheeljack seems to win, much to the delight of a young boy. Wheeljack transforms to robot mode to celebrate only to have the kid put him back in car mode. Thanks a lot squirt. In footage from the Italian &quot;Commander e Convoy&quot; commercial, Optimus Prime, in truck mode, drops out of the sky onto a road passing by a desert plateau and transforms. We then cut to PowerMaster Optimus Prime rolling through a different desert area before magically appearing in his box.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad uses a real mishmash of footage and seems to be advertising the brand as a whole rather than any specific figure.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa_SI5lRomE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A flying asteroid and the Autobot Headmaster Nebulons climbing into their respective partners from the first US Headmaster toy ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Front and side pans of Grimlock followed by Grimlock demonstrating his jaw articulation. Next the camera zooms in on Snarl, then Sludge. A kid looks on all three in their dinosaur modes before Grimlock and Sludge stop motion transform. This is followed by still images of each of the three in their dinosaur mode and a final pan down to the three toys in their dinosaur modes. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ElGrecoEasterCandlesCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Easter Candle Packs''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LhmwB8khGE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Superion decking Menasor, reused from the US ad for the Aerialbots and Stunticons<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The theme and logo for [[Transformers brand|Transformers]], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] and Greek fashion doll line Bibi-Bo, lead to a zoom out on a selection of Easter candle and toy packs for their respective toy lines. A girl and two boys receive the packs as presents and appear to enjoy them. The boys are so excited, they sing the theme song hooks for Transformers and G.I. Joe, respectively.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers packs have Action Masters [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] included. The G.I. Joe packs have two figures each with [[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]] &amp; [[wikia:gijoe:H.E.A.T. Viper|H.E.A.T. Viper]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] &amp; [[Fast Draw]] and [[Battle Android Trooper|B.A.T.]] &amp; [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Tiger Force Bazooka]] as the pairings.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze0b_qaTz2o]<br /> : Same as the French and German spots. Uses the standard background music for G1.5 ads.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomasters &amp; Rotorstorm vs Predators &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUukGHI3Rjg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Electricity flowing through the intro circuit board, causing a the head of a CGI [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] to snap to attention.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] run into [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s on a barren desert road. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the same Predators versus Turbomasters footage as the French commercial with some parts of the Rotorstorm vs Stalker commercial added.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Lightformers &amp; Pyro vs. Trakkons &amp; Clench''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmZMknFTEU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief glimpse of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] transforming to robot mode, as used in the title sequence of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2 cartoon]]. The circuit board CGI logo then appears.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Trakkon]]s are shown in their alt modes. A boy uses Fearswoop's viewfinder gimmick to locate and fire upon [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. The Lightformers race into action in vehicle form, firing their weapons. [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] converts to robot form and fires his cannon. The CGI logo appears again before the different figures are shown in all possible configurations, and with their respective gimmicks. Finally, just in case you didn't catch it, the Transformers logo appears for a third time.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Somewhat similar to the French commercial for these toys, but with added G2 animation, toy gimmickry on display, a different kid playing with the figures and the standard Euro G1.5-style commercial music.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stormtroopers vs Aquaspeeders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI_AWAO3jVU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Circuit board logo and Optimus Prime transforming and firing from the Transformers: Generation 2 cartoon intro.<br /> : ''Toy segment: Same as the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Rotorbots &amp; Illuminators''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krnkXz9rZn0]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|US Generation 2 Rotorforce and Laser Rod ad]] with the flashing name screens changed to reflect the European names for the two groups.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cheetor and Waspinator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhFUGHcLAs]<br /> : A dubbed and heavily edited down version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|US Cheetor and Waspinator ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Megatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJwKs3ZDG3o]<br /> : A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Ultras|US Ultra class ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> ===Serbia===<br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie core characters''' [http://youtu.be/P4hFWtvG79k?t=698]<br /> <br /> : A dubbed version of the American advert for the 2007 live action movie core characters.<br /> :''Notes:'' Translation is surprisingly bad even for a commercial. Decepticons are constantly referred to as &quot;De-Cepticons&quot; and &quot;Autobot&quot; is treated as a name of a character as well as the faction. On top of that, for whatever bizarre reason, the narrator tries to do an American accent when saying each name.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime and Autobot have the power''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Belarus===<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmhW_9FXPY]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are seesawing when two Littlest Pet Shop characters show up and sit with one of the boxes. This unbalances the seesaw, causing the other box to be stuck up in the air. Bumblebee then shows up and stomps on the raised end of the seesaw launching the Happy Meal box and animals into the air. The Happy Meal box sticks his landing on Bee's head before catching the two animals. The other Happy Meal box then jumps into Bee's hand and all five share a good laugh.<br /> <br /> ==Latin America==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> *'''Armada on {{w|Disney XD (Latin America)|Fox Kids}}''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNFRAuOxY0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad names start times for [[Mexico]], Argentina and Venezuela.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Brazil===<br /> *'''Grendene Sandals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDx4wE18Oc]<br /> : A boy wearing Grendene's Transformers sandals runs and jumps through an industrial yard full of oil drums. As he's hopping the last barrel we see him wearing a [[Grendene Transformers watch|red Transformers watch]] that the boy got with his sandals. He throws the toy across the yard only to have it magically land in robot mode and on its feet. The boy runs up onto a platform. Upon checking his watch he realizes it's time to go and grabs his backpack.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Excerpts of Optimus Prime from the 2007 movie are interspersed. The watch is an unnamed retool of the [[Meantime (Movie)|Meantime]]/[[Midnighter XR-4]] mold, the biggest difference being that it is actually a working watch.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise 2015 promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zceyrrYDIc]<br /> : Uses a number of scenes from the first US trailer but in a different order. It is soundtracked with music, sound effects and a narrator but no character dialogue.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Robots In Disguise Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/ihAHlbs71hk?t=599]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are working on a familiar looking yellow car sitting on the lift in their garage. One of them starts to use a ratchet to tighten a nut on the car's underside while holding onto another part of the undercarriage. After some confusion as to whether the tightening is working, the car transforms and identify itself as [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The Happy Meal box hung on during the transformation and winds up hanging from Bee's shoulder. All three find this quite amusing. The ad then cuts to one of the Happy Meal boxes looking at the Robots in Disguise Happy Meal toys. They include [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] holding a [[Decepticon Hunter]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] breathing fire, an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] mask (worn like glasses and covering the eyes and forehead) and a Bumblebee mask in the same style. The Happy Meal box puts on the Optimus Prime mask and laughs like a madman.<br /> <br /> ===Chile===<br /> [[File:De Batas Commercial.jpg|right|thumb|The agony of da feet.]]<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m29s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American spot. Interestingly, the kidmation does not have the glowing eyes effect seen in the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:De Batas Cyclonus-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> [[File:De Batas Jazz-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers de Bata''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sees the Autobots delivering a shipment of children's dress shoes and reports back to Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Soundwave plays back Ravage's findings, which include the specifications of the shoes. Apparently having decided he needed a new pair of kicks, Megatron leads an assault on the Autobot convoy. A live-action boy and girl, wearing the dress shoes, step out of Bumblebee. The children DEFEAT the Decepticons by repelling blasts from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] using THE SOLES OF THEIR SHOES! That's right. Megatron, [[The Autobots' Secret Weapon|mighty warrior]] and leader of the Decepticons, is felled by FOOTWEAR. After showing Megatron that they have more sole, the Autobots arrive at their destination and start handing out shoes to the local school children. And there was much rejoicing.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation models for the characters have some differences in proportions and details compared to their standard models. This is because the animation was not done by the [[Toei|animation studios]] [[AKOM|normally]] [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studio|contracted]] for such things. Appearing amongst the Decepticons are a Cyclonus-like robot and a bizarre Jazz-like robot with a green helmeted head, upper arms and hands and a new face. Hound is colored a rather bluish green. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stationary items''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=1m12s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Ultra Magnus and Galvatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Various erasers, pencils, a pencil bag, a pencil sharpener and coloring books are among the products shown being used by kids.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers - Sandstorm, Broadside and Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m59s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot. The English text used to denote the different modes is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Stunticons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=1m29s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=0m42s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rubsigns''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=0m35s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Aerialbots/Stunticons, Dinobots, Insecticons, Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge, and Sky Lynx.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Various clips re-used from all of the above commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=1m36s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch and Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m04s] (Incomplete)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is pretty much a straight dub of the US [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] and Clones spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=2m05s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m25s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:DriveDorinaSignal Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Worst. Alt-modes. Ever.]]<br /> *'''Signal, Dorina and Drive Transformers Promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn7inmAjgas]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A box of Drive detergent transforms into a blue-legged [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], a tub of Dorina margarine transforms into one of the Autobot Clones and a boxed tube of Signal toothpaste turns into [[Pointblank]]. The end of the commercial has reverse transformations.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Several children are shown playing with various Transformer toys before zooming in on a kid and his mother playing with Sureshot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This advertised a promotion wherein you would receive a free poster, sticker or card by buying one the above products. Stickers are known to have come with the margarine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars toys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhhmTe_PjNA&amp;t=2m51s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Bat Primal vs Megalligator from the US Wave 1 Deluxes commercial; clips of Optimus Primal and Megatron transforming from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Optimus Primal and Megatron commercial, plus a shot of Cheetor from the Wave 1 Deluxes ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Colombia===<br /> *'''Chevy Aveo Transformers GTI Emotion Edition''' [http://www.citytv.com.co/videos/16654/aveo-gti-emotion-edicion-transformers]<br /> <br /> :A comet streaks over the heads of various people in the city before crashing in a field. Several people walk up to the crater to see a yellow 2010 Chevy Aveo with black racing stripes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special Edition Chevrolet Spark GT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpvhR5zQEvo]<br /> : A shot of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] giving way to reveal the [[Earth]] from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' followed by a shot of an astronaut meant to resemble a similar shot that is also from the movie. This time, however, the astronaut does not appear to be an American and instead of having a shiny gold color, the visor has a reflection of the Special Edition Chevy Spark sitting on the moon's surface. The car's features are then listed off.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Mexico===<br /> [[File:IGA Commercial Stamp.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUETO5PmgLc]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. Dinobots ad using the Season 1 [[theme song|theme]] in Spanish. The [[Hasbro]] hammer stamp has been replaced by an [[IGA]] hammer stamp.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be60CqQOYAw]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQaKm4drvtI]<br /> : A Spanish language version of the German ad described above.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Middle East==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> {{anchor|MiddleEastAOE}}<br /> *'''KFC Arabia ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' contest''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHtJl2ZtZnc] (English) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTeiBDnV64](Arabic)<br /> : Advertises a giveaway where you can win a &quot;an amazing trip to Singapore for the ultimate Transformers experience&quot; by buying an individual or family meal.<br /> : ''Experience the taste of action.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Israel===<br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_8HnFtL6g]<br /> :Features various excerpts from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] including stock footage of [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]'s transformation, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] chasing [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]], the [[Autobot Brothers]] stock transformations, one of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s attacks, the [[Spy Changer|Spychanger]]s standing together, and Kelly being ejected from her car via ejector seat. The Spychanger toys of [[X-Brawn]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] show up in the ad, with the former two rolling along the bottom for much of the second half. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGz5_sR7PM0]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' are used to promote ''Robots in Disguise''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> [[File:TurkishCheetosCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Frito Lay 'Tam Yeri Tam Zamanı' promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9otZuhdUJQ]<br /> : The ad starts with [[Chester|Chester Cheetah]] holding up a ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' [[Cheetos]] package and announcing the partnership of the two brands. Cut to a bedroom where a girl, a blond boy and a brunet boy wearing a Bumblebee mask are hanging out. The girl is sitting on the bed eating Cheetos while the two boys are playing a card game using the battle cards found in specially marked packages of Frito Lay products. The blond boy plays a Optimus Prime+Grimlock card to win. The girl and, strangely enough, the boy on the losing end celebrate the first boy's victory by raising their fists over their heads in triumph. The blond high fives Chester, who was apparently standing just off screen the entire time. The girl then uses her iPad to enter the code from another card into a website as a demonstration of both how to enter the contest and one of the contest prizes. Other prizes are shown as well, culminating in the reveal of the grand prize: a trip to [[Universal|Universal Studios Hollywood]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the film are liberally sprinkled throughout the ad.<br /> <br /> ==Asia==<br /> === Multiple countries ===<br /> * '''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTF7TPZOdNM]<br /> : Uses the same narration script as the [[Commercial/International#UKRID2015|UK new show promo]], but with a different narrator and a different montage of scenes. This promo was run by [[Cartoon Network]] Southeast Asia.<br /> <br /> === Hong Kong ===<br /> [[File:HK TFA Happy Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5OiMQ4z7C0]<br /> : [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] appear from behind a pair of storage trailers. Megatron flies high over the city. All three transform to robot mode, with Megatron landing in front of the two Autobots. Then out of the sky comes a giant Happy Meal box. But what's in it? Is it a bird? Maybe a plane? Nah, it's Optimus! He transforms to robot mode before joining the other three. Power Ranger-style effects are used to show four kids each paired with a different toy, followed by a Power Ranger-style group shot. The four kids proceed to play with their toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkjGQXroV-0]<br /> : A collection of brief snippets from the movie with [[Linkin Park]]'s [[New Divide]] as background music and Chinese narration. The snippets include: meteors crashing in France, Bumblebee tumbling out of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam's garage]], F-22 Raptors flying over the Pyramids, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] leaning down to look at Sam, Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] jumping rooftops, Sam dangling from a car, Mikaela crying, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforming, Sam yelling &quot;OPTIMUS!&quot;, Optimus getting tossed in the forest, Ravage sprinting, the Autobot biker girls in combined form, and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] crashing through a bridge. The ad includes an end tag promoting [[M&amp;M's]] ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' paperclips.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL Cinema Screen &amp; Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gab-qshXf-M]<br /> : Scenes from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]] interspersed with various shots of the Cinema Screen.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Kre-O Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-act3GtcTog]<br /> : Kreon Optimus Prime and Bumblebee jump into a wrestling ring and have a match with the large Megatron build in front of a crowd of Kreons. Megatron begins to stalk the Autobots, only to have Optimus Prime reduce him to a pile of parts via a gun blast. Optimus and Bumblebee celebrate. Megatron tags in the large Starscream build.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===South Korea===<br /> <br /> *'''Car Robots tennis shoes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_GxeJZpKAk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] races into the city to fight [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]. Fire Convoy then uses the shoes to power up his gun before blasting Gigatron.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Legends of the Microns cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75UvMG7M1dY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Cybertrons running in space, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Convoy and Megatron combining with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], and the kids standing with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Philippines===<br /> *'''Jollibee Beast Machines Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fLlrnzI-Q]<br /> : A boy in a green and white shirt with pale green face paint yells out the name of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] while posing like a gorilla. This leads to a stop motion transformation of the toy. A second boy in a yellow and black striped shirt (and possibly sporting some yellow face paint) looks off into the distance and yells out the name of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. This leads to the transformation of Cheetor's toy. A third kid, sporting a red shirt with a yellow collar and long sleeves and face paint on his cheeks resembling [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s wings, yells Megatron's name. You can probably guess what ''that'' leads to. The three kids then turn around to see their dad holding three Jollibee kids meals. The kids sit down and enjoy their meals.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jollibee Transformers: Cybertron Robot Blasters Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3skuGdtDQM]<br /> : A mother and father return home from Jollibee to find their son and daughter disguised as a stereo system and a stand with a portrait and lamp on top of it, respectively. They pop up in their &quot;robot modes&quot; and run towards their parents. This is followed by stop motion transformations of the toys. The final scene shows the mother and her kids enjoying their meals, when their dad's head pops up in the bottle of their watter cooler. Turns out it's not a mafia warning sign, but Dad deciding to create his own disguise.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0M4GFmdWzM]<br /> : A group of kids watches a comet as it crashes into the [[Earth]]. The various toys fly up from a Jollibee restaurant. Each toy is then shown stop-motion transforming in front of a promo shot of the corresponding character. The commercial ends with the kids eating their meals while the Transformers look on.<br /> : ''Roll out and dig in.''<br /> <br /> <br /> === Taiwan ===<br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen M&amp;M's''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGep5crZU0]<br /> : The first half of the ad is a very trimmed down version of the US one. The second half features special M&amp;M's packages which open in a style similar to [[Shout! Factory]]'s Matrix of Leadership Edition box set, with an M&amp;M at the center. There are three different packages, [[Red (M&amp;M)|Red]] with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Yellow]] with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Blue]] with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br /> <br /> <br /> === Malaysia ===<br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh-iqAHTgfU]<br /> : A boy holds out his Starscream toy and yells for the Autobots. This prompts the nearby recliner, bookshelf and TV w/stand to transform into the boy's three friends who hold out their Autobot toys and yell &quot;Autobots transform!&quot;. A shot of the Autobot toys' altmodes is followed by a four-way split screen of all the toys being transformed. The ad ends with a quick plug for the film and a static shot of the toys. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3KvH158oEg]<br /> : The Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide and (somehow) Starscream toys are all parked in front of a model KFC restaurant. All four are grabbed by kids and taken elsewhere to transform. Optimus Prime is driven around to another store front, Bumblebee is driven off a ramp, spun out and transformed in the middle of a three way intersection, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] crashes through a brick wall near a different KFC and Starscream flies through the city before landing on a building in robot mode. The four kids then enjoy their Chicky Meals in front of the diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Singapore ===<br /> {{anchor|SingaporeAOE}}<br /> *'''Nu Green Tea Transformers: Age of Extinction edition''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvsXOAQAj6o]<br /> : Several clips from the movie are shown; A static image of Optimus Prime bursts through the front label of a Nu Green tea bottle leading into a shot of the entire assortment of limited edition bottles.<br /> <br /> <br /> === India ===<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUbXLLc_oXk]<br /> : Three kids play with their Transformers Animated Happy Meal toys while a fourth kid does a voiceover explaining the toys: &quot;Is it a robot? Is it a car? Toy cars that turn into robots. Now in every McDonald's Happy Meal get amazing Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop Toys!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Apparently, India has flying cars now and hasn't told the rest of the world. Or so it would seem, since the voice over states that the Transformers toys turn into cars despite the fact that the Megatron toy is shown and clearly is not a car. The background music used for the ad is the same as that used for the Hong Kong Happy Meal ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> === China ===<br /> * '''Constructicons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3NcKABIHkE]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|US Constructicon giftset ad]].<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvrulAh2Tc]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|US Dinobots ad]].<br /> <br /> ==Australasia==<br /> ===Australia===<br /> [[File:PetersUltraMagnusCommercialKids.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Nestlé|Peters]] Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKcJKkcL64]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A frame for frame recreation of the scene of the Autobot cars transforming and flying past a transforming [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] which was used in multiple early US G1 toy ads. The Season 1 cartoon theme plays over it.<br /> : [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (the toy) pops out from behind a rocky wall on a barren planet. An explosion erupts in front of Ultra Magnus (the toy) revealing &quot;the most mysterious Transformer ever&quot;, Peters' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Peters|Ultra Magnus (the ice cream)]]. A boy and a girl, in costumes that can only be described as Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] turned into the children of human royalty (a la [[Only Human]]), enjoy their treats' chocolate ice cream bar &quot;modes&quot;. Upon the completion of their mastication, the ice cream bars turn into their other &quot;modes&quot;: bubblegum stick and caramel stick. The sticks appear in Ultra Magnus' (the toy) hands as the narrator tells us: &quot;Every Peters Ultra Magnus is a new Transformers adventure, because you never know what it will become.&quot; The girl turns to the camera and says &quot;More than meets the eye!&quot; in a (dubbed in) demonic voice.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The stop-motion toy segment is very reminiscent of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ads for Ultra Magnus. While the models in the animated segment are drawn pretty closely to the real deal, the coloring of the models differs in varying amounts. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s waist, shins and forearms become red, while Prime's face plate becomes blue and the yellow disappears from his waist. Then on the far sides of the spectrum, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is nearly spot-on with his shins and thighs swapping colors. But [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] trades in his white for yellow! The version of the Season 1 cartoon theme that plays over this segment is also a re-creation.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYCSR8KvazY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial features footage of recolored Seekers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HQWuTVZ3o]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A re-dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|US Targetmaster ad]]. Yes, re-dubbed. The song, [[Victor Caroli]]'s narration, and even Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's lines have been rerecorded by Australian actors for this ad. As a result, Galvatron sounds more like a generic Autobot than a fearsome Decepticon leader.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Terrorcons &amp; Technobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adSaajkOE3U]<br /> : ''Notes:''Instead of being satisfied with merely re-dubbing the ad, this time the production company did a shot-for-shot remake of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#TerrorTechno|US commercial]]. Well, almost. The kidmation is the same footage from the US version but every other part of the ad has been re-created. The animation sequence, while depicting the same events as the US version, has some noticeable differences. In particular the lush valley between volcanoes, which the two teams clash in, has very different foliage between the two versions. The toy segment was also recreated following the same rough sequences but using slightly different angles and an obviously different set of kids. Even the sequences showing a split screen of the five toys in each team were redone using the same distortion effects. One has to wonder what led to this recreation approach to advertising as it would not seem to be very cost effective.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Duocons &amp; Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzm_7QLZkq8]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Much like the Terrorcons &amp; Technobots ad, this is a shot-for-shot recreation of it's [[Commercial/Generation 1#DuoThrottle|counterpart US ad]]. This time though, the animation differences aren't as obvious.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL &amp; Transformers: Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB-r_81q9vs]<br /> : A guy walking in a stark white office space sits down and puts on his 3D glasses to watch Dark of the Moon. The action starts out on the TV but shoots out to the street below a large window in the office. Several people, including the initial viewer, gather around the window to see the action unfold. The action then returns to the TV as the guy notices part of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s armor on the floor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Foxtel in HD''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzR-KgKSDU]<br /> : ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' is one of several entertainment properties used to demonstrate the difference between standard definition TV and Foxtel HD. Scenes from the movie are contrasted with toys being played with in a diorama of a destroyed city. With actual fire. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The toys being played with are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimate|Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime]] and two Exkaiser bootlegs.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]/[[My Little Pony]] Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKkaFaxfY0]<br /> : A [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal box happily jumps rope. Another Happy Meal box walks up, tosses the jump rope away and uses the first Happy Meal box to jump rope in reverse. <br /> : ''Skip into McDonald's for this month's Happy Meal with a cool Transformers: Prime or cute My Little Pony toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad also aired in [[New Zealand]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> *Many UK versions of American commercials add overlays showing the MSRP of the figures in pounds.<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> *[http://www.ina.fr/recherche/search?search=animutants&amp;vue=Video&amp;x=0&amp;y=0 Animutants (Beast Wars) commercials on ina.fr]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|International]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Greece */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> [[File:UK Autobot Cars Commercial.jpg|upright=1.4|right|thumb]]<br /> The [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Japan]] aren't the only countries that have ''Transformers'' commercials. Just about every country that received the original ''The Transformers'' [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline]] had their own television advertising campaign for it. Approaches to the commercials differed quite a bit, with most countries simply receiving dubbed US spots, some getting their own unique spots (early UK, Spain) or, in the case of Italy, a combination of both. The reason for these different approaches (besides needing to adjust for different cultures) is that during the early years of the Transformers brand, [[Hasbro]] did not yet have local offices to handle the marketing and distribution of its toys outside of the US and [[Canada]]. As a result, marketing and distribution was licensed out to [[Milton Bradley|companies]] [[GiG|with]] [[IGA|ties]] to various local markets. Commercials for [[The Transformers (European toyline)|Generation 1]] after 1990 were largely the same across Europe, originally produced for [[Milton Bradley]] in English and then dubbed for the other markets. By the time ''Generation 2'' was being released in the US, Hasbro had started to open foreign offices. As a result, foreign advertising campaigns began to shift away from unique commercials and towards a more economical approach of simply dubbing the spots created for the US. Since [[2001]], practically all foreign Transformers advertising in Hasbro markets uses dubbed spots.<br /> <br /> {{note|Since many modern international ads are merely U.S. ads dubbed for non-English markets, only post G1 ads with either changes to the order of footage or entirely new footage will be listed here.}}<br /> <br /> ==Europe==<br /> ===United Kingdom===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhGiGw1uT4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, all in robot mode, fly past Optimus Prime, who drives off a ramp and transforms. Black helmet Megatron lands and fires at Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, who all transform from vehicle to robot mode. Taken from early US adverts.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Thundercracker, Starscream, Soundwave and the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Buzzsaw is removed from Soundwave and transformed. Optimus Prime is then &quot;driven&quot; between Jazz, Hound, Gears, Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Prime's trailer is revealed as a battle headquarters, before the kids transform Prime himself and Soundwave to head the two factions, primed to fight for the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave is described as the leader of the Decepticons. The early &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is present.<br /> :''They'll stop Soundwave and his evil Decepticons from destroying '''EARTH''' (Earth, earth)... We hope.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon planes, Autobot cars and mini-cars''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZySZEnCSY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Thundercracker, Skywarp and Starscream strafe Sideswipe, Jazz and Prowl. All six transform to robot mode to brawl.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with several seeker toys and some of the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Thundercracker's transformation is highlighted. Two other kids play with an array of the Autobot cars on another table, showing off Jazz's transformation. The &quot;evil spy cassettes&quot; are presented, followed by the minibots. All four groups face off across the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' The &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is in full use. The minibot being tranformed and given prominent focus is a yellow [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Duplicates of the Decepticon planes, most of the mini-cassettes and half the Autobot cars are in plain view in group shots.<br /> :''They're ingenious, they're incredible, they're the Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://youtu.be/OyTEsqU8IzQ?t=110]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Decepticon jets fire upon the Autobot cars. The cover to issue 1 spins in to cover the action.<br /> :''Notes:'' 25p and free action transfers!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Optimus Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8c0pu383Vg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] takeoff; [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforms and fires; Black helmet [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] takes aim. All were re-used from the early American commercials. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Optimus Prime, all of the pre-movie [[Autobot Cars]] and at least four [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. They do so in a &quot;mountainous area just outside a big city&quot; diorama with the tabletop and city skyline in a red and white grid pattern inspired by G1 Autobot [[packaging]].<br /> :''Notes:'' Optimus is referred to as being the Autobots' &quot;battle headquarters&quot; as well as their leader. <br /> : ''Optimus Prime, we need you!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Megatron Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|MegaTRON?]]<br /> *'''Megatron''' [https://youtu.be/JNR45Imn8fw?t=616](short clip)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is played with in front of a purple and white grid backdrop inspired by G1 Decepticon packaging.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot cars &amp; Decepticon planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wxes6MMGew]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Essentially the same as the Optimus Prime spot but without Prime. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] toy used in the commercial is the cross variant.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDTer5djNDw]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Soundwave battles Sludge, Slag and Grimlock. Trimmed down footage from the US Dinobots commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys in blue sweaters play with the Dinobots on the same red-and-white grid seen in the previous Autobot-centric ads. Surrounding them are grey mountains, behind them an orange sun looms in a red sky. The narrator tells us the Autobots have created Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Grimlock, &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. A third boy joins the scene, armed with Dirge and Ramjet, who swoop in for attack. The Dinobots transform to robot mode. Ramjet floats around in front of them before deciding to retreat.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Tyco]] [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://youtu.be/2i1fuB_J8l8?t=13]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot slot car, [[Natron]] is spotlighted in its robot mode before it races the Decepticon [[Freezon]] along the slot car track in both robot and vehicle mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Electric Train and Battle Set]] is silently plugged in the end screen.<br /> : ''From Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust''' [https://youtu.be/VaesHZw9E-M?t=173]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust join the earlier Decepticon planes, but are spotted by Prowl, Mirage and Inferno. The Coneheads' transformations are shown off as the two groups face off.<br /> :''The battle goes on!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://youtu.be/Bo8qJXEe0Og?t=472]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot cars clash with the Seekers, as per pretty much every ad up til now.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On the red grid table, the '84 and '85 Autobot cars are lined up. Two children pull back [[Topspin (G1)| Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]] and let them run through the gap in their allies, and they pop-up and transform. Their auto-transformation is shown off again in close up when two evil children appear with [[Thrust (G1)| Thrust]] and [[Skywarp (G1)| Skywarp]]! The Jumpstarters do their thing again a few times, and gain their weapons before they mindlessly brawl with the jets.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This 30 second ad pretty much sums up the entirety of play value available from the figures. Both Jumpstarters are missing most, if not all, of their stickers. The children are wearing colour-coded jumpers - blue for the Autobot kids, purple for the Decepticon kids.<br /> :''No other Autobot jumps into action faster than... Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Arrival From Cybertron Video Gems VHS''' [http://youtu.be/SYqlBz2A3HU?t=113]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]]<br /> :''A full length cartoon spectacular!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots and Jetfire''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e005yP2g5Y]<br /> : ''Animation: Same edit of Soundwave battling Sludge, Slag and Grimlock as the previous Dinobot commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Jetfire flies over the usual sandy and mountainous environment. The narrator informs us that the Autobots are always on their guard and that &quot;In the air is Jetfire, heavily armored and daring in battle.&quot; Jetfire eventually comes to a jungle, from which Snarl emerges. The narrator tells us that patrolling the jungle are the Dinobots, once again described as &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. Sludge arises from some heavy mist inside another part of the jungle while Slag comes out from behind a rocky outcropping somewhere else. Jetfire transforms to robot mode, then Scourge and Cyclonus show up. Cyclonus flies into the mouth of Grimlock, who rises from out of the ground like a zombie. Grimlock transforms and poses with the other Dinobots and Jetfire on some rocks.<br /> : ''The Dinobots and Jetfire are ready for anything!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Ultra Magnus and Galvatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdvyWdhUUek]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] swoop down over a fallen Autobot (Blaster?) and create an explosion; Ultra Magnus and his carrier full of Autobots transform in front a volcano. The latter is an excerpt from the animated footage used in the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ultra Magnus rolls through a rocky diorama and transforms; Galvatron rolls onto a plateau, transforms and shows off his eye flashing ability. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Galvatron's electronic noises are played constantly during his section of the ad. The music used in this and the rest of the 1986/87 commercials can be heard in full on [[The Special Teams]] audio cassette in all its funky synthesised hand-clap glory. <br /> : ''The magnificent ULTRA MAGNUS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [http://youtu.be/FHH3ufzyoDA?t=141]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Battlechargers are pushed between columns of Decepticon jets, before being dragged back and let go to repeatedly show off the auto-transformation gimmick, which is timed on-screen at 2.17 seconds.<br /> : ''Nothing jumps into battle faster than Battlechargers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIsraTRIWF8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the U.S. Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s &amp; Octane commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Octane]]'s modes are counted off.<br /> : ''TRIPLE CHANGERS! Another dimension in the battle between TRANSFORMERS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Metroplex Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvhqrvbSZK4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Metroplex drives and shoots. Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ominous music plays while [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] fly towards Metroplex and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Scamper]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] demonstrate Metroplex's base mode features. Metroplex then triumphantly transforms into robot mode only to have the ominous question asked: ''But can Metroplex beat off the new Decepticons?''<br /> : ''Notes:'' The same red sweater wearing kid's hand from the previous commercial is shown moving the toys.<br /> : ''This is Metroplex, Autobot city.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots, Stunticons, Combaticons and Protectobots''' [https://youtu.be/7UxsFKs0eyM?t=72]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Group shot of Protectobots transforming and attacking, edited from US commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each group is shown in vehicle mode before [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] is constructed from the individual Aerialbots and placed alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].<br /> : ''NEW TEAMS! This really is a battle of the giants!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Cars - Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgrJyshM8Ec]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] transform to attack Starscream and Skywarp. [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] runs around in circles.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' We see Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod in vehicle form, backed up by some of the still-available Autobot cars from the previous two years. We're told by the narrator that these three new warriors have been built by the Autobots on Cybertron, even though the commercial takes place in the usual sandy, mountainous environment. Wireframe breakdowns of the three new Autobots in vehicle form appear, which transition back to filmed footage of the toys in action. Kup is said to be experienced in battle, which seems to contradict the previous statement about him just being built right off the bat. Blurr jumps a cliff. Hot Rod rams two Decepticons off another cliffside, before transforming and joining his two comrades to pose moodily.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Hot Rod is sporting his early pink paint job, rather than his normal crimson look, along with Tracks' iconic bonnet sticker on his chest, instead of his own flame decal. The wireframe-to-toy effects are reminiscent of those seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxlcU_3SQ3U Takara's Diaclone Car Robots Porsche 935 Turbo (Jazz) commercial].<br /> : ''The Decepticons' days are numbered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Scourge &amp; Cyclonus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRft4m--Yx8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] attacking, re-used from their US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scourge and Cyclonus are shown through a camera reticle in vehicle form as the narrator tells us that &quot;We can now bring you the latest pictures of the new Decepticon planes - they're light-years ahead!&quot; Shutter closing effects accompany shots of the Decepticons from different angles. Cyclonus and Scourge transform just in time to see Hot Rod and Blurr drive up. The Decepticons react by...going off to somewhere else?<br /> : ''If any Autobots are watching this, BE WARNED.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: The Movie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Vzgj0Fmio][http://youtu.be/bYsO_GEbvG0?t=449]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various clips from Transformers: The Movie are shown. One-upping the US &quot;Does Prime die?&quot; commercial, the announcer tell us that this is our chance to &quot;see Optimus Prime and Megatron in their final battle&quot;. We are also promised &quot;super new Autobot heroes&quot; (Rodimus is shown), and &quot;evil new Decepticons&quot; (Galvatron &amp; [[Unicron]] are showcased).<br /> : ''The ultimate Transformers adventure. ''Transformers: The Movie'' - opens December 12th!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' The newly amended, paler Transformers logo zooms in and smashes to reveal the words &quot;Autobot Heroes&quot;. In the background, a pale yellow planet is seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] looms over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], but [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (billed as &quot;Junkion Leader&quot; on-screen) and Rodimus Prime (&quot;Autobot Protector&quot;) race to the rescue. Transforming to robot mode and still accompanied by Goldbug, they stare down the Combaticon combiner.<br /> : ''Notes:'' 1987's commercials resemble those of 1986, but for this year only no longer borrow any animated footage from their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Throttlebots UK Commercial.png|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Red rover, red rover, they're all coming over!]]<br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same logo zoom / smash as the previous commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Flywheels]] and [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] fly past a mountain backdrop and a purple sculpture reading &quot;NEW DUOCONS&quot;. They merge with their ground-based components and spring into robot mode. The [[Throttlebot]]s are alerted to this, but still find time to do some pull-back-and-go stunt work before fending off the enemy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://youtu.be/Qj7tXO383sk?t=167] (<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation that dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], displaying his tech spec reader feature.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in a rocky Nebulan environment. He then flies over [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. The Nebulan minifigures, which the narration informs us are their &quot;commanders&quot;, are shown converting to become the heads of the robots.<br /> : ''Notes:'' In a nice little detail, not only as Highbrow's rotors spinning as the kid actors flies him around but the grit on the diorama is disturbed by their wake when he comes into land.<br /> : ''From the distant planet Nebulos come the new Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/PRUPaiJEcXk?t=250]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Gort]] is removed from [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s cockpit, transformed into head mode and placed onto a now transformed Highbrow, highlighting the chest-stat display feature.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made using footage from the 30 second ad.<br /> : ''Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=povwZapBR9Q] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation reveals a view from space of the strangely pulsating, bright blue planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Decepticon Targetmasters are seen through a crosshairs in their jet forms, followed by the Targetmaster Autobots in vehicle modes. [[Pointblank]] and [[Spoilsport]] are used to demonstrate the Nebulan-to-gun play feature. In robot form, the Targetmaster Autobots and Decepticons line up for battle.<br /> :''Notes:'' Pretty much every Targetmaster is holding the wrong Nebulan.<br /> :''They're armed and ready for battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Targetmasters Ad Face Off.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|They're still going to miss.]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/0m3f6oK5pUQ?t=679]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' As [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] moves into view, the camera narrows in on [[Spoilsport]] and shows him transforming and being held by [[Pointblank]]. Footage is recut from the longer ad, with Spoilsport's transformation reversed.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Spoilsport and Pointblank were not sold as partners.<br /> : ''Targetmaaaaasteeeeeers''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorponok''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisB24YDwF0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scorponok is seen in base mode. His various play features, including the ramp gimmick and [[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]] are highlighted. Transformation into scorpion mode is shown, and he inexplicably grabs [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] in his pincers. Under attack by the Autobots, finally he changes to robot mode, with some animation to showcase his &quot;secret power readout&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Scorponok is touted as &quot;The biggest Headmaster ever&quot;, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|his Autobot counterpart]] absent from the UK line-up.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorcons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UynabygD1hM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation which dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Apeface|Apeface's]] Headmaster / power readout feature<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Apeface and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] are shown flying in jet mode on [[Nebulos]]. Conversion of their trainers into the heads of the Horrorcon beasts is spotlighted, and then again into the robot mode heads. <br /> : ''Notes:'' No Autobots appear or are even mentioned in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Terrorcons and Technobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybQic5x7UQs]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Under the caption &quot;New Special Teams&quot; the camera closes in on a strange lava-like planet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] emerges from behind a rock formation in vehicle mode. He's driven forward until he runs into [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]! The camera pans to show Hun-Gurr flanked by the other [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who move in and merge into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], who towers over Lightspeed. But then the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] appear and combine into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]! The two combiners face off in a way that only barely mobile concotions of plastic can, before they dramatically clash!<br /> :''Notes:'' This ad uses the same logo screen as the other 1987 adverts, but with a red field instead of blue. The narrator notes that there are no safe places on Cybertron as &quot;lurking around any corner you can find a pack of evil Terrorcons&quot; as Lightspeed runs into them. The ad is very much not taking place on Cybertron, however. Abominus is shown being formed in real time by the child hand models, but Computron is assembled in static cuts. Both combiners' arms wobble ''a lot'' when they're thrust against each at the end.<br /> : ''Five primative Decepticons that team up to form the mighty Abomlabus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Sparkabots and Firecons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR8i0f4_HRA]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A young boy has his eyes closed. He's suddenly startled before the camera cuts to a close-up of his eye, within which the Transformers logo can be seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Fizzle rolls along in car form, sparking wildly. Sparkstalker does the same in monster mode, and is then seen in robot form. All six toys are then seen in their alt-modes for the final shot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' All the elements that had been constant in the UK commercials prior to this point - the use of the Transformers theme music, the narrator, the elaborate sets and so on - have now been abandoned. The earlier commercials are credited to the agencies Reeve Robertshaw Needham / [[Griffin Bacal]], whereas those from 1988 are produced by Griffin Bacal only. Commercials from the first half of 1988 also have a completely different &quot;Power to Surprise&quot; jingle to their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://youtu.be/ZP440KZ-2K8?t=394]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Same as the Sparkabots/Firecons commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bubbling water dissolves to reveal the Seacons in their alt-modes. Piranacon is then shown.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://youtu.be/HuWSkJCMLUY?t=1096]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]] and [[Waverider]] burst from their [[Pretender]] shells.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same Autobot figures are shown, with focus on Cloudburst's inner robot. [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] is then removed from his Pretender shell before magic lightning animation hits Cloudburst's inner robot, instantly transforming him to his alt-mode. [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] and then [[Snarler]] are shown quickly before the outer shells and inner robots of Landmine, Waverider, [[Skullgrin]] and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] are mindlessly mashed together in battle. Finally, a split-screen shows the six main Pretenders outer shells.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made reusing elements from the American commercials.<br /> : ''And watch out for Pretender Beasts!''<br /> **'''Pretenders''' [https://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=32] - VHS version. Same as above but without the Pretender strap-line on the final logo, which runs a few seconds longer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=56]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]] uniting with their Powermaster partners. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration and music have again been re-recorded.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (short version)''' [http://youtu.be/AQQbdBd2Aj4?t=2598]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Powermaster Prime shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same re-recorded Powermaster music.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime's back! He's bigger, super Optimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (long version)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08n2RB_Jc_U]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Extended piece of animation from the US Powermaster Prime commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Powermaster Prime's various modes and his interaction with the accompanying Hi-Q figure are showcased.<br /> : ''Super Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of his time!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Quickswitch''' [https://youtu.be/6EbdKBGTiS8?t=202]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] emerges from the ocean but is fired upon by [Quickswitch] ins his boat mode. Quickswitch then moves into the night sky and transforms into a gun wielded by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Quickswitch's six modes are displayed in close-up in succession before being held by aloft by a child and magically cycling through each mode, with a handy counter, while the child asks, in a robotic voice, how quick you can do all six.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Quickswitch's name isn't used in the advert and he's simply referred to as &quot;six-changer&quot;. His tank mode is called a &quot;cruiser&quot;, while his hovercraft mode is erroneously referred to as his tank mode.<br /> : ''Sixchanger - the ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Micromasters ad shoe scale.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromasters''' [https://youtu.be/Juz-y1njsi4?t=377]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] opens his hand to reveal the [[Race Car Patrol]]. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Free Wheeler]] leap to the ground running and ''just'' start to transform before the animation ends.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A child grabs up the [[Off Road Patrol]] from by their shoe. Free Wheeler is driven along in vehicle mode before the [[Air Strike Patrol]] is shown in the palms of a kids hands. [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] is shown in close up in vehicle mode before transformed in robot mode. The Race Car Patrol are then shown appearing on their toy packaging, to demonstrate that they're sold in a group.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Storm Cloud has a gold painted face instead of the putrid green found on the released figure.<br /> : ''Small, fast fighting machines!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Transports and Battle Stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGzBw4ecfSE]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Longtooth]] drives up a cliff(!) to reach [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and excitedly ask him about Micromasters. Optimus opens his hand to reveal a city of Micromasters in his palm(!!).<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Micromasters are shown moving around a complex of linked up transports and battle stations in base modes, before Erector's crane trailer is transformed. Reused footage from the US commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' New narration featuring the usual British narrator with an added &quot;Micromasters&quot; tagline on the logo end screen.<br /> : ''They're not just small, they're Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://youtu.be/ANEXj99HLI0?t=552]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Construction Patrol]] move some dirt around before [[Trip-Up]] and [[Roller Force]] are driven past by the fingers of unseen children. Roller Force is then given a spotlight transformation. Finally, the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]] and Contruction Patrol drive into formation through the magic of stop motion animation, with the Hot Rods quickly transforming before the end logo.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers logo features the Micromaster tag line and the Autobot symbol with the swollen nose.<br /> : ''The only Micros that transform.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://youtu.be/-ChlywNFwhU?t=116]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] are bombed from the air by the [[Stratotronic Jet]] while driving on Cybertron.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot vehicles are shown alongside their drivers [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. The Turbo Racer is spotlighted transforming into its &quot;attack mode&quot;. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is then placed onto his [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] before [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] is placed in the [[Attack Copter]] and its real working rotor blades are sent spinning. But [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] is put into the Stratotronic Jet, which converts into its Mobile Missile Base, manned by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. Meanwhile [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are ready in the [[Armored Convoy]], which rolls out before transforming into a scout jet and battle station, manned by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and others. To top things off, Prime kicks [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the gut.<br /> : '' Notes:'' There's a ''lot'' of product crammed into this 30 second advert, but only Gutcruncher and Prime are namechecked. The toy scenes take place against a new Cybetronian cityscape backdrop. Devastator appears to be his traditional lime green rather than the more putrid yellow the figure was released in.<br /> : ''The most awesome battle station ever!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Classics Ad Logo.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Classics Superion and Menasor''' [http://youtu.be/FN3XeE4KygI?t=1592]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Superion and Menasor forming is recut from the original US advert.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A photo montage shows off each Aerialbot in vehicle and robot mode before a stop-frame animation of Superion forming. Superion is then &quot;flown&quot; towards Motormaster in vehicle mode. A quick shot of each Stunticon in robot mode is glimpsed before Menasor and Superion face off. The ad ends on the familiar faction symbol smash resulting in the Transformers Classics logo.<br /> : ''The battle goes on!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Classics Dinobots and Triple-Changers''' [https://youtu.be/XFdtKKUiKm4?t=416]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attacks [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock)]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. Separately, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] escapes [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|some]] [[Ratchet (G1)|other]] [[Sideswipe (G1)|Autobots]]. Both clips are taken from US ads.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The three Dinobots - Sludge, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and Grimlock are shown in an impressively detailed swamp diorama. Grimlock is transformed. Astrotrain and [[Octane]] are then shown in a completely different rocky environment, with Octane's three modes demonstrated before Grimlock chomps down on Astrotrain. Astrotrain's three modes are shown off alongside [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The Dinobots are then shown again in their swampland, with a stop-motion animation shot of Snarl and Sludge transforming before Grimlock lunges at the camera and the logo saves us being eaten.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad feels decidedly like it's been bodged together from two different adverts, with only one tiny shot (in what seems to be otherwise brand new live action footage) linking the two different product groups. Slag appears in the recycled animation yet is absent in place of Snarl in the toy line-up. The toy footage of the Dinobots, especially the stop-motion shot, is excellent.<br /> : ''Look out: Dinobots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Metrodome]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pafj8_LUDkA]<br /> : Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and images of various Metrodome Transformers DVDs are shown as text narration overlays urge consumers to buy Metrodome's G1 boxsets and 20th Anniversary edition of ''The Transformers: The Movie''<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> <br /> *'''Generation 2 - Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qB0H2aCCX8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as the US version of Megatron's commercial, but edited - the shot of Prime's head as Megatron &quot;locks on&quot; is removed.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Cut-down footage of Megatron beating up Optimus and showcasing all his gimmicks from the US ad. Notably the whole &quot;LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DOOM&quot; bit is removed, as are all the on-screen comic-book style sound effects. The Generation 2 cartoon theme music and Victor Caroli have both been replaced. Finally, the still shot of the toys at the end displays both Optimus and Megatron, rather than just the latter.<br /> : ''Notes:'' &quot;Can Optimus Prime defeat his toughest enemy?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Beast Era====<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Beast_Wars_UK_TV_ad_Magnaboss_sum.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Mathnaboss]]<br /> *'''Magnaboss''' [https://youtu.be/cpq4gpEsZfg?t=220]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars logo is followed by the iconic eye in triplicate, which each opens to reveal one of the members of [[Magnaboss]].<br /> :'' Toy segment:'' [[Ironhide_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Ironhide]], [[Silverbolt_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Silverbolt]] and [[Prowl_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Prowl]] are in turn transformed from beast to robot mode and posed on a rocky set. They're then hastily combined into Magnaboss, who crashes through a pile of twigs. Magnaboss turns to be fired upon by a cameoing [[Tripredacus]]. The previous shot of the three Maximals in robot mode is repeated with graphics spelling out the combination of the three into Magnaboss.<br /> :''Notes:'' Text on the bottom of the screen discreetly cross-promotes the [[Beast_Wars:_Transformers_(video_game)|Beast Wars video game]] available on PC and Playstation.<br /> :''Magnaboss vs Tripredacus: it's Beast Wars taken to the power of three!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on GMTV Easter Monday''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9poj7-kL2k&amp;t=5m30s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the Season 1 intro to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' are used to advertise its appearance (along with the ''{{w|Big Bad Beetleborgs}}'') on GMTV's Easter Monday lineup.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal Optimus Primal and Megatron'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JCmEFgdW2M]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the full Transmetal logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Optimus Primals three modes are shown as he smashes some barrels in beast mode, surfs in vehicle mode and then transforms into robot mode. Megatron's beast and vehicle modes are shown and then transforms into robot mode, where he is then shot into some more barrels by Primal.<br /> :''Notes:'' Toy footage is reused from the earlier North American advert.<br /> :''It's a monstrous metal battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=53]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Optimal Optimus from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Optimus has a mini-rampage in beast mode before all his mode are shown off and listed.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''The biggest Transmetal ever, massive Optimus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Depth Charge''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=42]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Depth Charge from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Depth Charge's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Heroic Depth Charge, a new force with three Transmetal modes!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rampage''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=65]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Rampage from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Rampage's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Crazed robot!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 Cheetor, Dinobot and Cybershark''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=77]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the standard logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' The robot mode of each figure is shown in front of a raging explosion! Silent American children play with the toys, first showing off Cybershark's biting and tail actions and transformation. Dinobot's tail action callously knocks over some innocent prop barrels before he too transforms and uses his tail to knock Cybershark into more barrels. Cheetor appears, transforms and shoots Dinobot with his projectile weapon.<br /> :''Notes:'' The Transmetal 2 branding is not used within the advert, nor is the term used in narration. The toy material is recut from the American advert, though married with a proper narrator.<br /> :''Battling beasts that transform into raging robots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Jetstorm''' [https://youtu.be/eULqS_gHsmM?t=1115]<br /> :''Animation:'' Various clips from the Beast Machines animated series.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Deluxe class [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] is proudly held aloft in jet mode by one kid in front of a horde of others in a school playground or similar. He wows them by dipping Jetstorm's nose and later very theatrically starting to transform him. Another kid holds aloft Deluxe [[Optimus_Primal_(BW)/toys#Beast_Machines|Optimus Primal]] and transforms him before the two figures are made to fight for all to see. <br /> :''Beast Machines: the war isn't over yet!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on Shake CGI Saturday''' [https://youtu.be/Pxam0Xk3KQw?t=2188]<br /> :''Notes:'' Clips from Beast Wars are used to advertise its belated, first complete TV airing as part of Channel 5's Shake block circa 2004.<br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise====<br /> <br /> [[File:RID_Car_Bros_UK_TV_ad_cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Prowl, Sideburn and X-Brawn''' [https://youtu.be/QIiRaZ33nmE?t=946]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], in his double-headed dragon mode, crashes down onto a bridge in a built up area. [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[X-Brawn]] are rolled past in the foreground. Side Burn is shown transforming to robot mode before being swooped past Megatron. Prowl and X-Brawn are each then shown in vehicle then robot mode and also swooped past Megatron. Finally, the whole trio are swooped ''towards'' Megatron, which seems to do the trick.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Each of the brothers has a line of dialogue as they attack Megatron. None of them sound like their animated series counterparts.<br /> : ''The heroic Autobots race in!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-geGjD7fY]<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron destroys an industrial area of some sort, which apparently qualifies as 'all' to him. Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus roll in to save the day, but even their two-on-one numbers game isn't enough to take him down. So they combine into Omega Prime who finally puts a stop to Megatron.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Megatron has a few lines of dialogue provided by an unknown voice. One line at the end of the ad may be Omega Prime instead of Megatron. The voice sounds the same but the comment would make more sense coming from Omega Prime as he knocks down Megatron when it's uttered.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Robots In Disguise DVD Boxsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sr7KNcYbUE]<br /> : A Megatron-soundalike proclaims &quot;We are back&quot; while clips of the series play.<br /> <br /> ====Unicron Trilogy====<br /> <br /> *'''Hot Shot and Demolisher''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7W3dQ9dEPE]<br /> : ''Animation'': Stock footage of Hot Shot's transformation is taken from the cartoon.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Reused from the American ad, Jolt powers up Hot Shot, before Demolisher gains multiple Minicons.<br /> : ''Notes'': The end splash also shows Lazerbeak and Cyclonus, who aren't named or particularly featured in this version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Armada'' Optimus Prime''' [https://youtu.be/jkiOk-y9i4k?t=2151]<br /> : '' Animation'': Stock footage of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] super mode transformation from the cartoon. The Armada logo is also rendered in CGI with a flamethrower appearing on top and firing to create a shot transition.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Optimus Prime is shown in small robot mode, using his base. [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] and [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] are attached to [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] who is in his tank mode. A child is shown transforming Optimus Prime to his vehicle mode before driving it along a field of fake snow. We're then shown Prime's trailer in base mode, with a few Minicons strewn around it and then his combined super robot mode. Optimus's transformation from cab to robot mode is shown in split screen with the trailer's auto-transformation. The two parts of Prime are shoved together to complete the super robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes'': Drill Bit appears to have more yellow parts on him than his retail release.<br /> : ''Now Optimus Prime is ready for action!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Armada'' on video and DVD with free toy''' [https://youtu.be/ScD5G9ie3MQ?t=185]<br /> : Clips from episodes of Transformers Armada before a package shot of the VHS and DVD release with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]'s various forms cycling through in front.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Energon''' [http://youtu.be/bUIhRnJAEXM?t=201]<br /> : ''Narration:'' An impressively coherent summary is given of the plot of the animated series.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron, Unicron and Power Linx Optimus Prime are featured, interspersed with clips from the series.<br /> : ''Only the heroic Autobots can stop the Decepticons from sucking Earth dry.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Superion Maximus''' [https://youtu.be/QPa8X340nrU?t=1520]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Energon logo, faction symbols and the Powerlinx symbol are rendered in elaborate CGI, with a [[Cybernet Space Cube]] style frame present through the advert. A brief snippet of the animated series, showing unrelated characters running, is used near the end for reasons passing understanding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus]] is shown in his super mode in a turnaround. We're then presented all five components of [[Superion Maximus]] in vehicle mode, all helpfully labelled with their names. [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] is transformed to robot mode and placed in front of the others now also in robot mode. He's then attached to the now otherwise fully combined Superion Maximus. A finale shot shows the combiner alongside for a slightly misleading sense of scale.<br /> : ''Five air team jets with the power to transform and to combine into the incredible Superion Maximus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://youtu.be/2q1CSfkVjeM?t=90]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips of Omega Supreme transforming taken from the Energon animated series are shown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid transformers Omega Supreme and has him punch out Megatron.<br /> : ''A Transformer of such awesome size and power, no Decepticon can stop him!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Energon_MLP_UK_Happy_Meal_Promo_Screen_Cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|The true war awaits.]]<br /> *'''Energon and My Little Pony McDonalds Happy Meal promotion''' [https://youtu.be/4q8lwTmNYXM?t=391]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A robot transformers into a Happy Meal box and then shuffles off-screen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A quartet of children ''very'' excited to be getting fast food transform into tornadoes and leap into a Happy Meal box. The girls find themselves in a My Little Pony forest while the boys are in an arid, alien moon. The Happy Meal toys for Optimus Prime, Megatron and Ironhide are shown off, intercut with the Ponies, before they all come together to enjoy the delicious flavour of a Happy Meal. Finally, Megatron and one of the Ponies face off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite jumping into the same box, the children are separated by sex for the two different promotions.<br /> : ''Then she comes her hair with -- Ironhide!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers''' [https://youtu.be/Q2HQWqRTUKQ?t=52]<br /> : ''Toy segment'': After the Star Wars logo and some clips from the original movies, a TIE Advanced fighter is shown alongside [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s Jedi Starfighter robot form. The Tie Advanced is transformed into [[Darth Vader]] and the two robot Jedi have a lightsaber fight. Obi-Wan is then transformed into his vehicle mode and strafes Vader with missile fire.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Although the Transformers name is mentioned and the logo briefly appears, it's all very much subservient to the Star Wars branding.<br /> <br /> ====Transformers Animated====<br /> *'''Roll Out Command Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gBafvIoJNI]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the American spot, but doesn't point out Megatron's sound gimmick and additionally features Leader [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ====Live Action Movie Era====<br /> [[File:Transformer 6-pack Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://adland.tv/commercials/burger-king-transformers-6-pack-washatron-2009-30-usa]<br /> : A guy returns to the kitchen table to find one his [[Transformer 6-pack]] burgers gone. His friend responds to being accused of the theft by blaming it on the washing machine, claiming &quot;its door changed into a giant claw and it devoured it in one swoop.&quot; Right. The man is not swayed. The friend tries further persuasion: &quot;It's plotting massive destruction.&quot; &lt;washing machine kicks into high gear&gt; &quot;Oh no...IT'S COMING BACK FOR MORE!&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Battle Card Collection''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCAp0MFzKf0]<br /> : The narrator talks about the [[Battle Card Collection]] packs while various cards have their illustrations animated.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King King Nuggets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZrI8xxiiU]<br /> : A family is sitting down to eat inside a [[Burger King]] restaurant. The father ponders what his [[King Nuggets]] must taste like as his wife scoffs at the notion that they'll be anything out of the ordinary. The father sets up his drink and opens his nuggets and dipping sauce, accompanied by mechanical and technological sound effects. He then chews his nuggets, the sound of his chewing resembling a hammer pounding an anvil. His wife attempts to grab a nugget, but he blocks her with mechanical precision. This prompts a reprimand from his wife: ''Grow up!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Prime on CN Too''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B4BnJRy5ac]<br /> : Numerous clips from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]] looped and/or synchronized to the song &quot;{{w|Gangnam Style}}&quot;. Of particular note is the use of a shot of Optimus Prime turning to face the camera and speaking. It has been altered to give him shades a la {{w|Psy}} in the song's video and is synched to the &quot;Oppa Gangnam Style!&quot; refrain.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|UKAOE}}<br /> *'''MTV/Lynx [[Transformers 4 Preview Competition]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiQxpyPXCa8]<br /> : Various clips from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' are shown as the announcer tells us that [[Unilever|Lynx]] (also known as Axe) has upgraded and to celebrate they're giving away an amazing trip to Hong Kong to see the film's premiere. The viewer is then directed to [[MTV]]'s UK website to enter.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Optimus Prime Challenge Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPg1B8NlU4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Transfomers logo turns into an Autobot logo. Clips of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee driving from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys play with the track set on a floor with a wooden appearance, in front of some neon lights and white boxes.<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise (2015====<br /> {{anchor|UKRID2015}}<br /> *'''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYY3ZkLZLI] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkSMsmN1Sc] (Turkey)<br /> : ''A new mission.'' &quot;Optimus Prime wants to send us to Earth?&quot; ''A reluctant leader.'' &quot;I'm not Optimus!&quot; ''An unlikely alliance.'' &quot;You have found an excellent team.&quot; ''Facing one. Big. Problem.'' &quot;We need to look like something humans will accept. We need to be robots in disguise.&quot; ''All new Transformers: Robots In Disguise starts seventh of March at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of [[Cartoon Network]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots In Disguise promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoVp1Tv8bUA] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vb6CJ2oAfs] (CN Nordic)<br /> : &quot;We're a team now, so let's do what we have to do.&quot; &quot;Roll up and roll out!&quot; ''Find out. An all new Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Weekends at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise mobile game &amp; Cartoon Network website promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3p0KMhBJw] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-CGtvmPWQ] (Greece) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkrHk6Y9Ns] (Poland)<br /> : A commercial inviting kids to download the Robots in Disguise mobile app and then go to the Cartoon Network Transformers website to create a comic book and unlock digital prizes. Several excerpts of animation from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise cartoon]] and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|mobile game]] are used.<br /> : ''Join Bumblebee in a battle to defeat the Decepticon and show the world what it means to be a hero. Download the app to join in the action. Then, roll over to CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers to create your own amazing comic book and get access to digital prizes to help you in your mission to save the world. Visit CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers NOW. One team, one mission!''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages with the web url adjusted accordingly for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> France got dubs of the US commercials for their Generation 1 advertising. While most were straight dubs, some spots re-ordered the US footage while others combined footage from multiple US commercials. Bizarrely, the new audio tracks for the Pretender, Micromaster, Action Master, and Classics commercials were largely composed of a bright, upbeat tune better suited to an 80's chewing gum commercial, if not for the Transformers-specific lyrics. [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] commercials kept the &quot;late G1 logo/robotic voice&quot; intro from the 1992 and 1993 commercials.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054091/robots-transformers-mb-jouets.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses several clips re-ordered from the US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054093/robots-transformers-mb-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the Megatron segment from the US Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial plus brand new footage of the toy being transformed by hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063100/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Edited down and dubbed version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers toys''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063094/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines several clips of the toy segment from the first US toy commercial, one shot from the commercial for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and a shot or two from the commercial for Optimus Prime. Also uses the stop motion Seekers from the first US toy commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Constructicons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063097/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the US commercial, but dubbed and trimmed down a bit.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JO4a_mZCpY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Footage is the same as the US Jumpstarters commercial, but edited down from 30 seconds to 20 and minus the Hasbro &quot;hammer&quot; logo at its conclusion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Insecticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063101/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A trimmed down version of the US commercial with footage of the toy segment from the Dinobots commercial tacked on at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Blitzwing &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063172/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the toy segment from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor, plus the toy segment from Springer and Wreck-Gar. Also uses the animation from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor which, considering the animation doesn't actually feature [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], must have seemed odd to French viewers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3918/]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the UK ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:France G1Combiners Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Who called ''this'' meeting?]] <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Protectobots/Stunticons/Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784074073/hasbro-transformers-jouet-robot.fr.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' Uses the animation from the Stunticons &amp; Aerialbots commercial along with a newly filmed toy segment featuring the four teams combining.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-o193hIKfw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA28zT6vqEw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088095/hasbro-transformer-headmaster-jouet-garcon-video.html] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation shatters to reveal the planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. He's transformed and his Headmaster is given focus before being connected to his robot mode body. The robot modes of all the Headmasters are then shown in group shots by faction.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Created from the same footage used for the UK advert.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088079/transformer-targetmasters-hasbro-jouet-pour-garcon-personnage-video.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' French dub of the UK advert. Omits a shot showing the Targetmaster being repeatedly placed into the main robot's hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784105029/hasbro-transformers-robot-transformable-pour-enfants.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segments are re-used and re-ordered from the American spot. Re-uses the flying asteroid intro from the first two Headmaster toy commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784101113/hasbro-transformers-personnage-transformable.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segment footage are re-used from the third American Pretender commercial. The asteroid intro is re-used again.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Vehicles &amp; Pretender Beasts''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784159065/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses and re-orders animation and footage from the American spot.<br /> : ''Le Pretenders Trans-for-mers!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122044/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-personnage-transformable-vehicule-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the American spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153071/hasbro-transformers-jouet-voiture-avion-miniature.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the Micromaster Patrols commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Battle Stations''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122151/hasbro-transformers-micro-station-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Recycles toy segment footage and animation from the US Micromaster Battle Stations and Micro Bases commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784128153/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-jouet-vehicule-miniature-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders animation and toy segment footage from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromaster BattleHQ Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Battlefield Headquarters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153039/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-base-micro-combinable-jouet-vehicule-combat-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid rolls the Headquarters in truck mode along some barren terrain with a few trees in the distance. [[Overflow]] and [[Full-Barrel]] are removed from the back of the truck. The kid is amazed to find the truck-mode Headquarters splits in half, before transforming the two components. This is followed by a stop motion sequence of the two components transforming. As they transform, the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s drive out of the rear component, with Overflow staying behind and Full-Barrel continuing to the other component. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Masters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153005/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-robot-combat-vehicule-arme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses the Decepticon Action Master animation and re-orders footage from the US spot's toy segment. The &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153101/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines re-used toy segment footage from the Action Master [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] commercial with (apparently) new toy segment footage of Megatron and his [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Actionmaster Exosuit Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|WORST. CHASE. EVER.]]<br /> *'''[[Action Master Exo-suit]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183026/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] drives along as [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] flys overhead. Both transform their vehicles into exo-suits before using them in battle. [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]] roll along, transform their vehicles into exo-suits, then continue to roll along in their exo-suits.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Appears to use the same diorama as the US Action Master commercials. Keeps the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] Dinobots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183001/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] amble around in a swamp. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] swoops in only to be [[title sequence|chomped like Thrust]]. Grimlock is transformed by hand to robot mode. All three Dinobots transform to dinosaur mode via stop motion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Protectobots and Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175049/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Protectobots are shown together in vehicle mode. [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] is picked up and transformed, then the entire group flashes from vehicle to robot to [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] receives the same treatment as Blades. Stop motion segment has Bruticus already combined while the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s drive up one by one and form Defensor next to him.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Astrotrain &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175148/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the ad for Preceptor &amp; Triple Changers.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] flies around in robot mode. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] converts to helicopter mode, takes off, then transforms to robot mode. Both toys then flash between their modes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183096/hasbro-transformers-overlord-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord's features and transformation are demonstrated in a rocky desert diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380109/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] swoops over the [[Turbo Master]]s then fires one of his missiles. Stalker drives along before a kid removes his cannon and demonstrates his scope gimmick. Stalker is transformed followed by Rotorstorm stop motion transforming. Stalker is felled by a missile fired by Rotorstorm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774392153/hasbro-transformers-trans-formers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] spots [[Thunder Clash]] using his scope and proceeds to engage in a bombing run. Thunder Clash transforms and fires at Skyquake from his base. Skyquake transforms via stop motion.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Unlike other French spots, which use an adult, most of the narration is done by a child.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbo Masters &amp; [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380051/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-missile.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Predators take aim at the Turbo Masters. But the Turbo Masters transform and fire back. Stop motion segment has [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] tumbling in vehicle mode then transforming. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Lightformers Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Lightformer]]s, [[Trakkon]]s and [[Obliterator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774423048/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> :''Toy segment:'' The Lightformers and Trakkon's head towards each other. [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] transforms and takes aim at the Trakkon's with laser beam special effects representing his gimmick. [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] rolls along and takes aim at [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], thus violating everything he stands for. Clench transforms and rightfully fires back.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Skyscorcher]]s &amp; [[Axelerator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404032/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Skyscorchers fly among buildings before seeing the Axelrators on the road below. The Skyscorchers land and stop motion transform only to be met by the stop motion transforming Axelerators.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Stop motion transformations for everyone! Except [[Turbofire]]. Features an end tag advertising [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Stormtroopers &amp; Aquaspeeders Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s &amp; [[Aquaspeeder]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404135/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Stormtroopers race around, firing their water cannons. But the Aquaspeeders are en route. [[Speedstream]] and [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]] get hit, changing their colors. Speedstream and [[Jetstorm (G1)|Jetstorm]] transform and fire on [[Aquablast]] and [[Drench (G1)|Drench]].The two teams face-off with Aquablast, [[Rage (G1)|Rage]], Deluge and [[Aquafend]] driving up and transforming in stop motion animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' At least one of the Aquaspeeders gets a speaking line. The second line and third lines could belong to a second Aquaspeeder.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461053/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial (and all other G2 spots) has the American intro replaced with the intro used for the 1992 European ads. Otherwise, this is a dubbed and edited down version of the American ad. The voice box clips have been dubbed as well, though Megatron's is merely the same line spoken with a French accent.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Laser Rods &amp; Rotor Force''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774426133/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down version of the American spot. Sadly, no French rapping to be found.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combat Hero Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774457100/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Again, no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Dreadwing''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461054/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Scenes re-ordered as well. Still no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G2 Go-Bots Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro France failed art class.]]<br /> *'''G2 Go-Bots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB127859035/transformers-turbo-transfo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A 30 second infomercial presenting a &quot;buy 2 Go-Bots, call this number and get a 3rd for free!&quot; promotion. It's not specified ''which'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] is given out for the promotion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''1996 Basics''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB797222009/animutants-figurines-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] lineups, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] speaking, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] flying and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] running from [[Beast Wars (Part 2)]], plus an excerpt of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] saying &quot;Maximize!&quot; from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Armordillo]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Snapper]], Rattrap, [[Razorbeast]] and Terrorsaur all transform in a jungle cliff type area. Razorbeast and Insecticon subsequently engage in battle. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Deluxe and Mega class Transmetals''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1158182001/animutants-transmetal-video.html]<br /> : [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] drives past Megatron in a dead forest. He drives up a hill and transforms in front of a full moon...into his robot mode, duh. Optimus Primal stop motion transforms to robot mode. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and Rattrap sit atop a couple rocks. Cheetor transforms and battles Tarantulas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1279003104/animutants-transmetal-super-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from the Beast Wars cartoon showing Optimus transforming from plane mode to robot mode, deploying his shoulder guns, flying and shooting, and revving in car mode. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimal Optimus stomps Transmetal Terrorsaur, knocks over various objects, and demonstrates his features and modes. The animation segments are interleaved throughout to illustrate the scenes kids can recreate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Cheetor''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556071/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-dinosaure-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Cybershark]] and Cheetor segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Dinobot''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556070/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-guepard-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Cybershark and [[Dinobot II]] segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers on Mangas''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFrIeN4ZvE]<br /> : An advertisement for the french TV network Mangas showing the various anime and anime-ish programs they were airing. In addition to [[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]], Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque (Knights of the Zodiac), Patlabor, One Piece and Saiyuki are shown.<br /> : This ad aired around 2000-2002.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada Starscream, Megatron and Red Alert''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2585850179/transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A heavily edited version of the US commercial. Features an end tag for a special offer involving [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and ''Robots in Disguise'' super mode [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Armada Rhinox Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Armada Rhinox offer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2586505015/transformers-unicron.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses animation from the Laserbeak, Hot Shot and Demolisher ad. Offer is for [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] plus a [[Mini-Con]] three pack ([[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] is pictured).<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game A''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200026/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-a.fr.html] (Hot Shot) [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200027/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-b.fr.html] (Red Alert)[http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200028/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-c.fr.html] (Optimus Prime)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Short ten second ads featuring game footage of Tidal Wave, Megatron and one of three Autobots: [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game B''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200029/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-d.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A montage of video game footage with sections for each of the three playable Autobots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200108/transformers-version-a-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A more general montage of video game footage. <br /> :*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200107/transformers-version-b.fr.html] - Slightly edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> ::*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2689010046/transformers-mdj.fr.html] - Even further edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #1''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504070/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-11-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #2''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504069/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #3''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2689011075/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' All three DVD ads promote Region 2 releases for M.A.S.K., Thundercats and He-Man along with Transformers. Various clips from the [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]] three-parter are used.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers Millennium Falcon''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3284296173/star-wars-transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A straight dub of the American spot minus the Boba Fett segment.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5mXuC4DPak]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises Cybertron airing on France's version of Cartoon Network everyday at 4:25 pm. Uses excerpts from the opening to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' short trailer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUeEna5Yexc]<br /> : A heavily trimmed down version of the first U.S. trailer with the dialog dubbed into French and French text narration.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' trailer''' [http://vimeo.com/263690]<br /> : A trimmed down version of the international trailer with the spoken dialog dubbed into French and the text narration translated.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3120/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] firing at Dreadwind and Darkwing. Re-used from the US Powermaster Optimus Prime &amp; Doubledealer commercial.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad is a straight dub of the [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime half of the aforementioned US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots and Triggercons''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3919/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The very tail end of the animation from the US Powermaster ads, showing Dreadwind and Darkwing firing at [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Triggerbots and Triggercon ads with some changes: [[Windsweeper]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]'s gun flips are repeated and the confrontation between [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and Backstreet and [[Override (G1)|Override]] is slightly longer. A shot of [[Quickswitch]] being &quot;flown&quot; in robot mode has been added for no apparent reason.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Maintains the US &quot;Transformers. They've got the power to surprise!&quot; jingle. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Vehicles Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles (Prowl, Starscream and Override''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDr-_coho8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron points at Starscream who jumps onto his transforming [[Turbo Jet]]. Starscream then lands the jet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US ad for the same toys.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the smashing fist intro. The animation of Starscream landing the Turbo Jet is re-used from the American ad. The animation prior to that appears to have been created at the same time as other animation segments used for the US Action commercials, as well as intended to precede the landing segment, but for whatever reason was not used in the US commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwnSrnGxOc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime, re-used from the American [[Action Master]]s commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives and transforms his transport in what appears to be the same set used for the American Action Master commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZe-typZqbA] (dead link)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used footage, from the US 1985 Autobot Cars commercial, of [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] rolling into battle and transforming.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On a rocky set reminiscent of the 1986/87 commercials, Jazz is transformed step by step. He's then seen next to [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and both instantly convert from car to robot. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] do the same. Finally, Inferno does a stop-motion transformation from fire truck to robot, as Jazz and Sunstreaker pull up in their car forms. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The use of the ill-fitting 1985 Autobot Cars animation may possibly be unique to the German version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Overlord commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|I CAN'T HAS CHEEZBURGER?]]<br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v58-XV6mOpQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Really quick snippets of Overlord's eyes glowing, Overlord transforming to robot mode, his two [[Energon figure]]s plugging into his chest and Overlord splitting into his two vehicle components.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord is shown in his various modes.<br /> <br /> *'''Thunder Clash &amp; Skyquake''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzZ46Zx8gN0]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Skyquake and Thunder Clash face off, same as the French version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''{{w|RTL II}} Beast Wars Giveaway''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmfw23_awA&amp;t=3m28s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises a giveaway by RTL II where kids could win various Beast Wars toys or the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' PC game.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada on RTL II''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTGSqrO8OU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYo8DkgUCzI]<br /> : Kids are shown playing with the various toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NEmlnbc0aE] - Dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack Value Meal Offer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNotV8A6zU]<br /> : Advertisement for a German Burger King promotion offering the Transformers Angus 6-pack, small fries, small drink and a DVD of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' all for 9.99 euros.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Animated'' Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoJAPqg6MU]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' are used to promote a marathon being aired on {{w|Disney XD (Germany)|Disney XD}}.<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> *'''Excavators (Constructicons)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMoW9nhvwdk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Mushroom bob-haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The static shot has been changed from the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pentacar and Pentajet (Stunticons and Aerialbots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcVKjjSk10]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly through the sky while the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s race outside a city. The two teams transform and combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Commander (Optimus Prime) e Convoy (Ultra Magnus)''' [http://youtu.be/mTsAhkXOi_4&amp;t=2m28s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime rolling down from a mountain, taken from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Red haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime falls from above (making it look like it's a continuation of the animated segment) and follows Ultra Magnus, who is passing on the road carrying Jazz, Sideswipe, Red Alert and Hound. Optimus Prime transforms turning his trailer into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. Ultra Magnus does the same, and the Autobots he was carrying drive away, except for Sideswipe who takes a brief stop in Optimus's Combat Deck. Optimus and Ultra Magnus transform back and drive, until they stop and the toy boxes materialize over them.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Yes, this is a full US-styled commercial that was entirely made in Italy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Multiforce (Bruticus)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FOLdXj7HM8]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s drive through a rocky desert before transforming and combing into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus turns and punches the &lt;s&gt;plastic film&lt;/s&gt; screen, &quot;breaking it&quot;. The concept of rubsigns is emphasized by showing a rubsign on Bruticus' chestplate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Defensor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NXrr1k3Enw]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment'': The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] answer to an alert call, combine into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and stop two falling skyscrapers from clashing on eachother. Rubsign and tech specs are called out, as in the Bruticus commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NhkPnQLbVs]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is for an Italian contest that allowed kids to win a toy car by sending in [[Robot Point]]s.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest winner''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo0SqV2RSr0]<br /> : {{w|lang=it|Fabrizio Bracconeri}}, an Italian actor who had his prime with some comedy TV shows in the 80's and was also in multiple [[GiG]] commercials back then, interviews the winner of the above contest and his dad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEi9MJ-QkHw]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Predacons are shown dwelling in an underground base in the middle of the desert, with numerous manholes to get through. Someone throws fireballs inside the base, prompting the Predacons to transform, get out, deflect the fireballs with their swords and combine into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is soundtracked by a cover of the theme song, sung by a man and a woman together and lacking most of the words except for &quot;Transformers!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Guardian (Metroplex)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmNWo69XIEQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] lays in a &quot;space desert&quot; (as the narrator calls it). [[Scamper]] comes out from it. Unseen enemies shoot lasers at it, so Metroplex transforms to battle station mode to answer to the enemy fire. When they're all gone, Metroplex turns into robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same cover of the Transformers theme as the Predaking commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcsisD-HcIs]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] is frozen solid inside a giant ice mountain. An earthquake allows him to come out, but he's istantly assaulted by a swarm of freeze rays. Trypticon turns into base mode and answers to the attack, sending [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] out in the process.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same theme cover in the background as usual.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Duoform Decepticons Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Duoform (Decepticon Clones)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LqF0aykyA]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' One [[Clone (subgroup)|clone]] is created from the other in a lab. Stop motion segment of the clones in their alternate modes.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration presents the Clones as an experiment made in order to create an immortal Transformer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSh5ewKTE2w]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Throttlebot]]s shoot out from their boxes and race around before transforming.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The end of the commercial shows the toys being sold twenty-four to a display case.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqKN_p30fJk]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Only [[Doublecross]] and [[Grotusque]] are shown. Both toys stand in their alternate modes throwing off enough sparks to qualify as fireworks. They move around a bit in stop motion, still sparking like crazy. Finally, they transform.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Leaderbots (Autobot Headmasters)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFSUYCw6OOY]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American ad up to and including the kidmation. New static shot follows the kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combiners''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZ9NP3v0Bg]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Constructicon (G1)|Construction]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, , Aerialbots, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transform and combine, one team at a time. Footage of the Combaticons and Aerialbots is reused from previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Combiners and Decoys Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Combiners and Decoys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjrOvKPPP4k]<br /> <br /> : A kid walks into an extremely small toy store which apparently sells only Transformers. He asks the shopkeeper, who bears more than a passing resemblance to {{w|Ed Wynn}}, about one of the [[combiner]] [[giftset]]s. The shopkeeper is overjoyed about this and starts to talk about the set when suddenly the giftsets come to life. The brave shopkeeper ducks down behind the desk, his head only popping up to see what's happening while the kid just looks on excitedly. The giftsets are shown with a ton of [[decoy]]s in front. The decoys' customization potential is demonstrated by showing blue paint applied to the chest of an Optimus Prime decoy. The decoys then wander into their packaging which becomes applied to the box of a [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] giftset. The package slides out of frame to reveal the shopkeeper, no longer in hiding, covered in the decoys.<br /> : ''Stupendi, stupendi!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorbot (Horrorcons)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxQP00DIGo]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorpion (Scorponok)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06FH4E6lWc]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A redubbed and shortened version of the American Scorponok commercial, with a very blatant cut from the &quot;Scorponok in base mode on the cliff&quot; scene to the &quot;Kid shows that Scorponok is bigger than Computron&quot; scene. Final shot is changed to show the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Iperbot (Sixshot)''' [http://youtu.be/t06FH4E6lWc&amp;t=15s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American Sixshot ad. While the dialogue in the animated segment and the narrator's lines are translated correctly from the English version, the kids' lines are completely different: &quot;Winged wolf phase!&quot; &quot;Laser gun phase!&quot; &quot;Missile phase!&quot; Again, final shot now shows the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFLtfA_njoE]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each of the three Autobot [[Pretender]]s is shown in stop motion exiting their shells, equipping their weapon and transforming to vehicle mode.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Decepticon Pretenders Commercial.jpg|201px|right|thumb|Curse you Wallmasters!]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iCS4cJO_Xs]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid with jacket slung over his shoulder spins around like a top.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The eyes of [[Finback]]'s Pretender shell flash, via special effects, before a pair of blue hands reach around. The hands split his shell apart, also via special effects. The inner robot's various modes (robot, equipped robot, vehicle) are flashed on screen. The kid then grabs Finback's shell from the screen and holds it up with his inner robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Monsters''' [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2846952/spot_tv_80_transformers_monsters/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Pretender Monster]]s being dipped into vats and emerging inside their shells. Reused from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Slime is sucked off (all in their Pretender shells) [[Birdbrain]], [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], [[Wildfly]] and [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]. Two monstrous green hands pull [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]'s shell apart horizontally to reveal his inner robot. The inner robot transforms before each of the Pretender's shells approach the camera. The inner robots form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Bristleback]] is the only Pretender Monster not to have a scene of his own.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssMFAzCdf2s]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl stand around in some kind of desert, roar, transform and fight eachother, while two kids excitedly comment on their return and admire their &lt;s&gt;gold chrome&lt;/s&gt; &quot;golden scales&quot; and &lt;s&gt;clear plastic parts&lt;/s&gt; &quot;steel armour&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Colorflashes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJ8SAliGl0&amp;t=1m16s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] landing and transforming; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transforming. Re-used from the Generation 2 comic book ad and the ad for the G2 Autobot cars and Decepticon planes.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The stop motion transformation segments seen in the French ad for the Axelerators and Skyscorchers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Uragan''' [http://youtu.be/srxFFYXeurU&amp;t=6m54s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Same as the French Skyquake and Thunderclash commercial, but with the Skyquake scenes removed.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC_j7AndXfI]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Predators part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Stalker part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomaster''' [http://youtu.be/pC_j7AndXfI&amp;t=19s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Turbo Masters part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Rotorstorm part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transformers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU-jbamPA8&amp;t=1m08s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The original seven Basic figures ([[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Snapper]], [[Razorbeast]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Armordillo]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]) are shown transforming and clashing against eachother.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transmetal''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3Bln3ydZo&amp;t=2m46s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] turns towards the camera, then a brief stop-motion sequence of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] throwing away Scavenger, both in beast mode. After a brief appearance of the Transmetals logo, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] briefly transforms from vehicle to robot, follows a second stop-motion sequence of Scavenger transforming from robot to ant, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] rolling by in vehicle mode and then another stop-motion sequence of Optimus Primal and Scavenger, now in their robot modes, ready to fight. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is then briefly shown turning from rhino to robot mode. Final shot shows Optimus Primal transforming in a flash, and after that a boxed [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] appears nearby.<br /> : ''Note:'' While the commercial itself is supposed to showcase the Transmetal line as a whole, Scavenger gets a lot of focus in the sequence, and towards the end the narration pushes Rhinox as being the new cool thing the commercial is actually about. Stop-motion sequences are noted by a &quot;SIMULATED MOVEMENT&quot; footnote in the corner of the video.<br /> : ''And from today, a new great protagonist: Rhinox, the transforming rhino!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Animorphs''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2hJF7xPjo?t=90]<br /> <br /> : ''Note:'' Features most of the clips (both of the toys and from the show) as the American commercial, but the order and the narration are all different. The biggest addition is that the Italian commercial is for both the toys and the books, which are shown at the beginning and the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''La Grande Battaglia (Ultimate Battle 2-pack)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3WF_tC_Y0o]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Marco Balzarotti]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Kicker Jones]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] are pinned down by gunfire; [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] fires his cannon. Taken from episodes of ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron''. CGI animation of the DVD case bulging out in different places before exploding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The DVD is inserted into a DVD player cuing up the animation. Afterwards, Megatron and Optimus Prime are shown transforming with a split-screen shot before clashing in front of a television set playing the included DVD.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Movie toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5XgsP6XWM&amp;t=s47]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Shortened version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance''' (video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The airing of this commercial made little to no sense, since the toys it's supposed to promote were actually never released in Italy (the only exception being Lockdown, whose wave was released there only ''ten months'' after this commercial was aired)<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dark of the Moon backpacks by SJ Gang''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8w-cxPYRI]<br /> : A kid shows off the various features of the backpacks while clips from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' are interspersed throughout.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Hunters Weaponizers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBt8MbyR23Q]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the Beast Hunters American ad, but the final shot is changed to show off Weaponizers Beast Tracker Optimus Prime and Talking Bumblebee.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers: Robots In Disguise Theatrical Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVqhwARYfHY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief excerpt of the Autobots fighting [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] from [[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|Episode 4, More than Meets the Eye]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Valerio Sacco]]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial was done to promote the theatrical preview of the first two episodes of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' aired in select cinemas on [[February 28]], [[2015]]. Partecipants would also get a ''Transformers'' branded Easter egg and a random ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion class Wave 1 figure. A brief report can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PkBZ_brzDo here].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhK6QrZuUo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'': Various clips from the first four episodes of the show are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Decepticons are back at being a treat, but a new gang is behind them. The friendship between [[Russell Clay|Rusty]] and the Autobots is stronger than evil. ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', a new series airing from Monday to Friday at 6:45 PM on K2, channel 41.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKtQ8D28yc]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Straight dub of the American toy commercial. Amusingly, Marco Balzarotti, who usually voices Optimus Prime, is the voice of Bumblebee in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 2''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 1]]&quot; and &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 2]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' For some reason, a line said by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is played when [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] is shown, to make it look like Overload is the one speaking.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 3''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[History Lessons]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' The clips are edited to make it look like Grimlock and [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] are excited for the airing of the new episodes, with the narrator trying to keep them calm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Prime on POP''' [https://www.popfun.it/programmi/transformers-prime/videos/transformers-prime-trailer]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the first five episodes are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' unknown<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration is a rielaborated and shortened version of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s speech at the end of [[Transformers (film)|the first ''Transformers'' movie]], mentioning explicitely that Autobots are on Earth to defend it from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and changing the last line to &quot;We are here on POP!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> [[File:Spain Classics Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Classics Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIc6AKPn9OY]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fly off into the sky and past Optimus Prime, who transforms and fires his gun. Re-used from the first American commercial for Transformers toys but in a different order.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives through a rocky, [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]-like terrain. Features a stop motion transformation. Possibly re-used from a Japanese spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Triple Changers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGulj3O5-_Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EthG8ULyPV0] - A dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''SpeedStars Stealth Force Bumblebee and Mech Tech Ultimate Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3luVu1ZKwI]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bumblebee races through a tunnel, jumps a dirt ramp that's in the tunnel for some reason, then deploys his Stealth Force weapons. The Optimus Prime half is the transformation segment the full ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/mJmhW_9FXPY&amp;t=20]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes, one sitting and one posing like the wind-up ballerina that sits between them, watch the statue spin around while music plays. The sitting Happy Meal box then decides to pull out the ballerina and sit the other Happy Meal box on the turntable and wind it up again. The box on the turntable starts posing his arms again as he spins. Both boxes find this ''hilarious''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Czech Republic===<br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXWH3wsarE]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same footage of Skyquake firing upon Thunder Clash used in the French commercial, but with the power guitar &quot;robots in disguise&quot; theme music used in the UK during this period, and a spinning Hasbro logo. Whereas the French version used a child narrator throughout, an adult one is used here.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8V5b49OB-o]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same footage of [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s seen in the French commercial, but trimmed down from 23 seconds to 16. Again, the music is in the UK style rather than that used in French. Only an adult narrator is used, as opposed to the child and adult used in the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Slovakia===<br /> [[File:Slovakian Movie Ad TF robot mode.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdgdhs2aW4]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' are set to [[Linkin Park]]'s &quot;[[What I've Done]]&quot; and used to promote the movie's Slovakian television premiere on {{w|Markíza}}.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPQeP9YhEk4]<br /> : A video journalist comes upon a beat-up passenger car which transforms and attacks him.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Slovakian 2007 Movie Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 3''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHVEZiIMRjI]<br /> : Various excerpts from the movie are set to the [[Green Day]] song [[21 Guns]], which is actually on the soundtrack to the film's [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|sequel]]. When the scene of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] making out on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] pans back to reveal [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], the beat-up car from the previous ad has been inserted alongside of them. It honks its horn and flashes its lights. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Films on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdBbJykYOQ]<br /> : Scenes from ''Transformers'', ''[[Superman|Superman Returns]]'', ''Miami Vice'' and ''Poseidon'' are shown accompanied by text narration in the style of the ''Transformers'' trailers. Footage of the menu from the ''Transformers'' DVD is also included. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> *'''Optimus Prime, Megatron, Autobot Cars &amp; Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRTunrn8tzc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A mish-mash of footage from the first US comic commercial and Optimus Prime's US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Relatively brief footage of Optimus Prime being transformed, again from his US ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Differs from the original commercials in that at the end, the Transformers logo flies away.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Norway===<br /> [[File:Breakdancing Optimus Prime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|With a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, and shake your tail.]]<br /> *'''Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LX9UuYBXHk]<br /> <br /> : A CGI [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] break dances and excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' are shown accompanied by {{w|Bob Sinclair}}'s &quot;{{w|Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)}}&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Poland===<br /> *'''Illuminators (Laser Rods) &amp; Rotors ''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PFzVKlBoM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same CGI animation used in the US commercial, but edited.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the US version, except the Laser Rods are renamed Illuminators<br /> : ''Notes:'' The rap is here... IN POLISH! It also uses the US names for the toys (&quot;Electro, Volt, Sizzle, Jolt!&quot;) <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Greece===<br /> [[File:Greek Stunticon Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a little known fact that one of Motormaster's hobbies is water skiing.]]<br /> *'''Stunticons, Aerialbots &amp; Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuuNvq__kp8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The changing block-by-block electrified logo used in US commercials circa 1989.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The four small [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly in, followed by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] do some stop-motion transformation followed by [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. A freckle-faced boy cheers as [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] speed along in car form. More stop-motion as [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] goes from truck to robot. Dead End and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] make some attempt to follow his lead, followed by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip. Goldbug is shown on his backing card, but quickly drives off his packaging. He drives along a tiled surface alongside [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] and [[Chase (G1)|Chase]]. A blonde boy pulls back on Chase, prompting him to perform some stop-motion stunt driving. Goldbug does the same, but also transforms to robot mode, followed by the other [[Throttlebot]]s. The smaller Aerialbots and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are shown as vehicles again.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Skydive and Fireflight are sporting upside-down Autobot symbols. Dead End and Breakdown are badly mistransformed. Most strangely of all, Silverbolt only makes a very brief appearance in jet form and is never shown as a robot. Neither the Aerialbots or Stunticons are shown to combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Greek Devastator Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Excavator (Devastator) vs. Defensor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htQwkHZlUv0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The early 90s CGI &quot;circuitboard&quot; logo seen in many European commercials from 1992 and 1993. Slowed-down footage of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] firing from that toy's commercial, and the Constructicons merging to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Twice.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Both combiners are shown in their combined forms, as well as their individual robot and vehicle modes. Devastator &amp; Defensor then flail their arms at each other. Throughout the commercial a blonde boy is extolling the virtues of Devastator, while a brown-haired boy does the same for [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. <br /> : ''Notes:'' A branding consultant's nightmare, this ad starts with the 1992-93 European Transformers logo, then immediately shows the 1989-1991 logo, before finally showing the toys in the original mid-80s style packaging. Hasbro Greece clearly had very little in the way of animated footage to work with, as Optimus Prime is playing substitute for Defensor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iwpomUe-aI]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The ad starts out with re-used footage from the GiG Decepticon clone commercial consisting of pans of computer control panels in a laboratory. It then switches to footage from an Italian ''[[Trasformer]]'' commercial, featuring a vehicle mode line-up of Prowl(?), Sideswipe, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Red Tracks, and then Jazz and Smokescreen roll into view. Wheeljack, Sideswipe, Smokescreen and Tracks then rev up their engines for a race that Wheeljack seems to win, much to the delight of a young boy. Wheeljack transforms to robot mode to celebrate only to have the kid put him back in car mode. Thanks a lot squirt. In footage from the Italian &quot;Commander e Convoy&quot; commercial, Optimus Prime, in truck mode, drops out of the sky onto a road passing by a desert plateau and transforms. We then cut to PowerMaster Optimus Prime rolling through a different desert area before magically appearing in his box.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad uses a real mishmash of footage and seems to be advertising the brand as a whole rather than any specific figure.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa_SI5lRomE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A flying asteroid and the Autobot Headmaster Nebulons climbing into their respective partners from the first US Headmaster toy ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Front and side pans of Grimlock followed by Grimlock demonstrating his jaw articulation. Next the camera zooms in on Snarl, then Sludge. A kid looks on all three in their dinosaur modes before Grimlock and Sludge stop motion transform. This is followed by still images of each of the three in their dinosaur mode and a final pan down to the three toys in their dinosaur modes. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ElGrecoEasterCandlesCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Easter Candle Packs''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LhmwB8khGE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Superion decking Menasor, reused from the US ad for the Aerialbots and Stunticons<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The theme and logo for [[Transformers brand|Transformers]], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] and Greek fashion doll line Bibi-Bo, lead to a zoom out on a selection of Easter candle and toy packs for their respective toy lines. A girl and two boys receive the packs as presents and appear to enjoy them. The boys are so excited, they sing the theme song hooks for Transformers and G.I. Joe, respectively.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers packs have Action Masters [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] included. The G.I. Joe packs have two figures each with [[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]] &amp; [[wikia:gijoe:H.E.A.T. Viper|H.E.A.T. Viper]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] &amp; [[Fast Draw]] and [[Battle Android Trooper|B.A.T.]] &amp; [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Tiger Force Bazooka]] as the pairings.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze0b_qaTz2o]<br /> : Same as the French and German spots. Uses the standard background music for G1.5 ads.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomasters &amp; Rotorstorm vs Predators &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUukGHI3Rjg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Electricity flowing through the intro circuit board, causing a the head of a CGI [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] to snap to attention.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] run into [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s on a barren desert road. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the same Predators versus Turbomasters footage as the French commercial with some parts of the Rotorstorm vs Stalker commercial added.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Lightformers &amp; Pyro vs. Trakkons &amp; Clench''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmZMknFTEU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief glimpse of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] transforming to robot mode, as used in the title sequence of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2 cartoon]]. The circuit board CGI logo then appears.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Trakkon]]s are shown in their alt modes. A boy uses Fearswoop's viewfinder gimmick to locate and fire upon [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. The Lightformers race into action in vehicle form, firing their weapons. [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] converts to robot form and fires his cannon. The CGI logo appears again before the different figures are shown in all possible configurations, and with their respective gimmicks. Finally, just in case you didn't catch it, the Transformers logo appears for a third time.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Somewhat similar to the French commercial for these toys, but with added G2 animation, toy gimmickry on display, a different kid playing with the figures and the standard Euro G1.5-style commercial music.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stormtroopers vs Aquaspeeders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI_AWAO3jVU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Circuit board logo and Optimus Prime transforming and firing from the Transformers: Generation 2 cartoon intro.<br /> : ''Toy segment: Same as the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Rotorbots &amp; Illuminators''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krnkXz9rZn0]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|US Generation 2 Rotorforce and Laser Rod ad]] with the flashing name screens changed to reflect the European names for the two groups.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cheetor and Waspinator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhFUGHcLAs]<br /> : A dubbed and heavily edited down version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|US Cheetor and Waspinator ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Megatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJwKs3ZDG3o]<br /> : A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Ultras|US Ultra class ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> ===Serbia===<br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie core characters''' [http://youtu.be/P4hFWtvG79k?t=698]<br /> <br /> : A dubbed version of the American advert for the 2007 live action movie core characters.<br /> :''Notes:'' Translation is surprisingly bad even for a commercial. Decepticons are constantly referred to as &quot;De-Cepticons&quot; and &quot;Autobot&quot; is treated as a name of a character as well as the faction. On top of that, for whatever bizarre reason, the narrator tries to do an American accent when saying each name.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime and Autobot have the power''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Belarus===<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmhW_9FXPY]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are seesawing when two Littlest Pet Shop characters show up and sit with one of the boxes. This unbalances the seesaw, causing the other box to be stuck up in the air. Bumblebee then shows up and stomps on the raised end of the seesaw launching the Happy Meal box and animals into the air. The Happy Meal box sticks his landing on Bee's head before catching the two animals. The other Happy Meal box then jumps into Bee's hand and all five share a good laugh.<br /> <br /> ==Latin America==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> *'''Armada on {{w|Disney XD (Latin America)|Fox Kids}}''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNFRAuOxY0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad names start times for [[Mexico]], Argentina and Venezuela.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Brazil===<br /> *'''Grendene Sandals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDx4wE18Oc]<br /> : A boy wearing Grendene's Transformers sandals runs and jumps through an industrial yard full of oil drums. As he's hopping the last barrel we see him wearing a [[Grendene Transformers watch|red Transformers watch]] that the boy got with his sandals. He throws the toy across the yard only to have it magically land in robot mode and on its feet. The boy runs up onto a platform. Upon checking his watch he realizes it's time to go and grabs his backpack.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Excerpts of Optimus Prime from the 2007 movie are interspersed. The watch is an unnamed retool of the [[Meantime (Movie)|Meantime]]/[[Midnighter XR-4]] mold, the biggest difference being that it is actually a working watch.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise 2015 promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zceyrrYDIc]<br /> : Uses a number of scenes from the first US trailer but in a different order. It is soundtracked with music, sound effects and a narrator but no character dialogue.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Robots In Disguise Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/ihAHlbs71hk?t=599]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are working on a familiar looking yellow car sitting on the lift in their garage. One of them starts to use a ratchet to tighten a nut on the car's underside while holding onto another part of the undercarriage. After some confusion as to whether the tightening is working, the car transforms and identify itself as [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The Happy Meal box hung on during the transformation and winds up hanging from Bee's shoulder. All three find this quite amusing. The ad then cuts to one of the Happy Meal boxes looking at the Robots in Disguise Happy Meal toys. They include [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] holding a [[Decepticon Hunter]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] breathing fire, an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] mask (worn like glasses and covering the eyes and forehead) and a Bumblebee mask in the same style. The Happy Meal box puts on the Optimus Prime mask and laughs like a madman.<br /> <br /> ===Chile===<br /> [[File:De Batas Commercial.jpg|right|thumb|The agony of da feet.]]<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m29s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American spot. Interestingly, the kidmation does not have the glowing eyes effect seen in the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:De Batas Cyclonus-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> [[File:De Batas Jazz-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers de Bata''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sees the Autobots delivering a shipment of children's dress shoes and reports back to Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Soundwave plays back Ravage's findings, which include the specifications of the shoes. Apparently having decided he needed a new pair of kicks, Megatron leads an assault on the Autobot convoy. A live-action boy and girl, wearing the dress shoes, step out of Bumblebee. The children DEFEAT the Decepticons by repelling blasts from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] using THE SOLES OF THEIR SHOES! That's right. Megatron, [[The Autobots' Secret Weapon|mighty warrior]] and leader of the Decepticons, is felled by FOOTWEAR. After showing Megatron that they have more sole, the Autobots arrive at their destination and start handing out shoes to the local school children. And there was much rejoicing.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation models for the characters have some differences in proportions and details compared to their standard models. This is because the animation was not done by the [[Toei|animation studios]] [[AKOM|normally]] [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studio|contracted]] for such things. Appearing amongst the Decepticons are a Cyclonus-like robot and a bizarre Jazz-like robot with a green helmeted head, upper arms and hands and a new face. Hound is colored a rather bluish green. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stationary items''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=1m12s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Ultra Magnus and Galvatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Various erasers, pencils, a pencil bag, a pencil sharpener and coloring books are among the products shown being used by kids.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers - Sandstorm, Broadside and Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m59s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot. The English text used to denote the different modes is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Stunticons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=1m29s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=0m42s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rubsigns''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=0m35s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Aerialbots/Stunticons, Dinobots, Insecticons, Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge, and Sky Lynx.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Various clips re-used from all of the above commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=1m36s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch and Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m04s] (Incomplete)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is pretty much a straight dub of the US [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] and Clones spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=2m05s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m25s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:DriveDorinaSignal Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Worst. Alt-modes. Ever.]]<br /> *'''Signal, Dorina and Drive Transformers Promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn7inmAjgas]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A box of Drive detergent transforms into a blue-legged [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], a tub of Dorina margarine transforms into one of the Autobot Clones and a boxed tube of Signal toothpaste turns into [[Pointblank]]. The end of the commercial has reverse transformations.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Several children are shown playing with various Transformer toys before zooming in on a kid and his mother playing with Sureshot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This advertised a promotion wherein you would receive a free poster, sticker or card by buying one the above products. Stickers are known to have come with the margarine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars toys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhhmTe_PjNA&amp;t=2m51s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Bat Primal vs Megalligator from the US Wave 1 Deluxes commercial; clips of Optimus Primal and Megatron transforming from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Optimus Primal and Megatron commercial, plus a shot of Cheetor from the Wave 1 Deluxes ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Colombia===<br /> *'''Chevy Aveo Transformers GTI Emotion Edition''' [http://www.citytv.com.co/videos/16654/aveo-gti-emotion-edicion-transformers]<br /> <br /> :A comet streaks over the heads of various people in the city before crashing in a field. Several people walk up to the crater to see a yellow 2010 Chevy Aveo with black racing stripes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special Edition Chevrolet Spark GT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpvhR5zQEvo]<br /> : A shot of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] giving way to reveal the [[Earth]] from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' followed by a shot of an astronaut meant to resemble a similar shot that is also from the movie. This time, however, the astronaut does not appear to be an American and instead of having a shiny gold color, the visor has a reflection of the Special Edition Chevy Spark sitting on the moon's surface. The car's features are then listed off.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Mexico===<br /> [[File:IGA Commercial Stamp.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUETO5PmgLc]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. Dinobots ad using the Season 1 [[theme song|theme]] in Spanish. The [[Hasbro]] hammer stamp has been replaced by an [[IGA]] hammer stamp.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be60CqQOYAw]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQaKm4drvtI]<br /> : A Spanish language version of the German ad described above.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Middle East==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> {{anchor|MiddleEastAOE}}<br /> *'''KFC Arabia ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' contest''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHtJl2ZtZnc] (English) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTeiBDnV64](Arabic)<br /> : Advertises a giveaway where you can win a &quot;an amazing trip to Singapore for the ultimate Transformers experience&quot; by buying an individual or family meal.<br /> : ''Experience the taste of action.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Israel===<br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_8HnFtL6g]<br /> :Features various excerpts from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] including stock footage of [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]'s transformation, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] chasing [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]], the [[Autobot Brothers]] stock transformations, one of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s attacks, the [[Spy Changer|Spychanger]]s standing together, and Kelly being ejected from her car via ejector seat. The Spychanger toys of [[X-Brawn]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] show up in the ad, with the former two rolling along the bottom for much of the second half. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGz5_sR7PM0]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' are used to promote ''Robots in Disguise''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> [[File:TurkishCheetosCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Frito Lay 'Tam Yeri Tam Zamanı' promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9otZuhdUJQ]<br /> : The ad starts with [[Chester|Chester Cheetah]] holding up a ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' [[Cheetos]] package and announcing the partnership of the two brands. Cut to a bedroom where a girl, a blond boy and a brunet boy wearing a Bumblebee mask are hanging out. The girl is sitting on the bed eating Cheetos while the two boys are playing a card game using the battle cards found in specially marked packages of Frito Lay products. The blond boy plays a Optimus Prime+Grimlock card to win. The girl and, strangely enough, the boy on the losing end celebrate the first boy's victory by raising their fists over their heads in triumph. The blond high fives Chester, who was apparently standing just off screen the entire time. The girl then uses her iPad to enter the code from another card into a website as a demonstration of both how to enter the contest and one of the contest prizes. Other prizes are shown as well, culminating in the reveal of the grand prize: a trip to [[Universal|Universal Studios Hollywood]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the film are liberally sprinkled throughout the ad.<br /> <br /> ==Asia==<br /> === Multiple countries ===<br /> * '''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTF7TPZOdNM]<br /> : Uses the same narration script as the [[Commercial/International#UKRID2015|UK new show promo]], but with a different narrator and a different montage of scenes. This promo was run by [[Cartoon Network]] Southeast Asia.<br /> <br /> === Hong Kong ===<br /> [[File:HK TFA Happy Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5OiMQ4z7C0]<br /> : [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] appear from behind a pair of storage trailers. Megatron flies high over the city. All three transform to robot mode, with Megatron landing in front of the two Autobots. Then out of the sky comes a giant Happy Meal box. But what's in it? Is it a bird? Maybe a plane? Nah, it's Optimus! He transforms to robot mode before joining the other three. Power Ranger-style effects are used to show four kids each paired with a different toy, followed by a Power Ranger-style group shot. The four kids proceed to play with their toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkjGQXroV-0]<br /> : A collection of brief snippets from the movie with [[Linkin Park]]'s [[New Divide]] as background music and Chinese narration. The snippets include: meteors crashing in France, Bumblebee tumbling out of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam's garage]], F-22 Raptors flying over the Pyramids, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] leaning down to look at Sam, Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] jumping rooftops, Sam dangling from a car, Mikaela crying, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforming, Sam yelling &quot;OPTIMUS!&quot;, Optimus getting tossed in the forest, Ravage sprinting, the Autobot biker girls in combined form, and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] crashing through a bridge. The ad includes an end tag promoting [[M&amp;M's]] ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' paperclips.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL Cinema Screen &amp; Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gab-qshXf-M]<br /> : Scenes from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]] interspersed with various shots of the Cinema Screen.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Kre-O Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-act3GtcTog]<br /> : Kreon Optimus Prime and Bumblebee jump into a wrestling ring and have a match with the large Megatron build in front of a crowd of Kreons. Megatron begins to stalk the Autobots, only to have Optimus Prime reduce him to a pile of parts via a gun blast. Optimus and Bumblebee celebrate. Megatron tags in the large Starscream build.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===South Korea===<br /> <br /> *'''Car Robots tennis shoes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_GxeJZpKAk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] races into the city to fight [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]. Fire Convoy then uses the shoes to power up his gun before blasting Gigatron.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Legends of the Microns cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75UvMG7M1dY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Cybertrons running in space, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Convoy and Megatron combining with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], and the kids standing with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Philippines===<br /> *'''Jollibee Beast Machines Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fLlrnzI-Q]<br /> : A boy in a green and white shirt with pale green face paint yells out the name of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] while posing like a gorilla. This leads to a stop motion transformation of the toy. A second boy in a yellow and black striped shirt (and possibly sporting some yellow face paint) looks off into the distance and yells out the name of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. This leads to the transformation of Cheetor's toy. A third kid, sporting a red shirt with a yellow collar and long sleeves and face paint on his cheeks resembling [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s wings, yells Megatron's name. You can probably guess what ''that'' leads to. The three kids then turn around to see their dad holding three Jollibee kids meals. The kids sit down and enjoy their meals.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jollibee Transformers: Cybertron Robot Blasters Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3skuGdtDQM]<br /> : A mother and father return home from Jollibee to find their son and daughter disguised as a stereo system and a stand with a portrait and lamp on top of it, respectively. They pop up in their &quot;robot modes&quot; and run towards their parents. This is followed by stop motion transformations of the toys. The final scene shows the mother and her kids enjoying their meals, when their dad's head pops up in the bottle of their watter cooler. Turns out it's not a mafia warning sign, but Dad deciding to create his own disguise.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0M4GFmdWzM]<br /> : A group of kids watches a comet as it crashes into the [[Earth]]. The various toys fly up from a Jollibee restaurant. Each toy is then shown stop-motion transforming in front of a promo shot of the corresponding character. The commercial ends with the kids eating their meals while the Transformers look on.<br /> : ''Roll out and dig in.''<br /> <br /> <br /> === Taiwan ===<br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen M&amp;M's''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGep5crZU0]<br /> : The first half of the ad is a very trimmed down version of the US one. The second half features special M&amp;M's packages which open in a style similar to [[Shout! Factory]]'s Matrix of Leadership Edition box set, with an M&amp;M at the center. There are three different packages, [[Red (M&amp;M)|Red]] with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Yellow]] with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Blue]] with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br /> <br /> <br /> === Malaysia ===<br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh-iqAHTgfU]<br /> : A boy holds out his Starscream toy and yells for the Autobots. This prompts the nearby recliner, bookshelf and TV w/stand to transform into the boy's three friends who hold out their Autobot toys and yell &quot;Autobots transform!&quot;. A shot of the Autobot toys' altmodes is followed by a four-way split screen of all the toys being transformed. The ad ends with a quick plug for the film and a static shot of the toys. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3KvH158oEg]<br /> : The Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide and (somehow) Starscream toys are all parked in front of a model KFC restaurant. All four are grabbed by kids and taken elsewhere to transform. Optimus Prime is driven around to another store front, Bumblebee is driven off a ramp, spun out and transformed in the middle of a three way intersection, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] crashes through a brick wall near a different KFC and Starscream flies through the city before landing on a building in robot mode. The four kids then enjoy their Chicky Meals in front of the diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Singapore ===<br /> {{anchor|SingaporeAOE}}<br /> *'''Nu Green Tea Transformers: Age of Extinction edition''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvsXOAQAj6o]<br /> : Several clips from the movie are shown; A static image of Optimus Prime bursts through the front label of a Nu Green tea bottle leading into a shot of the entire assortment of limited edition bottles.<br /> <br /> <br /> === India ===<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUbXLLc_oXk]<br /> : Three kids play with their Transformers Animated Happy Meal toys while a fourth kid does a voiceover explaining the toys: &quot;Is it a robot? Is it a car? Toy cars that turn into robots. Now in every McDonald's Happy Meal get amazing Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop Toys!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Apparently, India has flying cars now and hasn't told the rest of the world. Or so it would seem, since the voice over states that the Transformers toys turn into cars despite the fact that the Megatron toy is shown and clearly is not a car. The background music used for the ad is the same as that used for the Hong Kong Happy Meal ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> === China ===<br /> * '''Constructicons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3NcKABIHkE]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|US Constructicon giftset ad]].<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvrulAh2Tc]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|US Dinobots ad]].<br /> <br /> ==Australasia==<br /> ===Australia===<br /> [[File:PetersUltraMagnusCommercialKids.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Nestlé|Peters]] Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKcJKkcL64]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A frame for frame recreation of the scene of the Autobot cars transforming and flying past a transforming [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] which was used in multiple early US G1 toy ads. The Season 1 cartoon theme plays over it.<br /> : [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (the toy) pops out from behind a rocky wall on a barren planet. An explosion erupts in front of Ultra Magnus (the toy) revealing &quot;the most mysterious Transformer ever&quot;, Peters' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Peters|Ultra Magnus (the ice cream)]]. A boy and a girl, in costumes that can only be described as Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] turned into the children of human royalty (a la [[Only Human]]), enjoy their treats' chocolate ice cream bar &quot;modes&quot;. Upon the completion of their mastication, the ice cream bars turn into their other &quot;modes&quot;: bubblegum stick and caramel stick. The sticks appear in Ultra Magnus' (the toy) hands as the narrator tells us: &quot;Every Peters Ultra Magnus is a new Transformers adventure, because you never know what it will become.&quot; The girl turns to the camera and says &quot;More than meets the eye!&quot; in a (dubbed in) demonic voice.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The stop-motion toy segment is very reminiscent of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ads for Ultra Magnus. While the models in the animated segment are drawn pretty closely to the real deal, the coloring of the models differs in varying amounts. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s waist, shins and forearms become red, while Prime's face plate becomes blue and the yellow disappears from his waist. Then on the far sides of the spectrum, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is nearly spot-on with his shins and thighs swapping colors. But [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] trades in his white for yellow! The version of the Season 1 cartoon theme that plays over this segment is also a re-creation.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYCSR8KvazY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial features footage of recolored Seekers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HQWuTVZ3o]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A re-dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|US Targetmaster ad]]. Yes, re-dubbed. The song, [[Victor Caroli]]'s narration, and even Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's lines have been rerecorded by Australian actors for this ad. As a result, Galvatron sounds more like a generic Autobot than a fearsome Decepticon leader.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Terrorcons &amp; Technobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adSaajkOE3U]<br /> : ''Notes:''Instead of being satisfied with merely re-dubbing the ad, this time the production company did a shot-for-shot remake of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#TerrorTechno|US commercial]]. Well, almost. The kidmation is the same footage from the US version but every other part of the ad has been re-created. The animation sequence, while depicting the same events as the US version, has some noticeable differences. In particular the lush valley between volcanoes, which the two teams clash in, has very different foliage between the two versions. The toy segment was also recreated following the same rough sequences but using slightly different angles and an obviously different set of kids. Even the sequences showing a split screen of the five toys in each team were redone using the same distortion effects. One has to wonder what led to this recreation approach to advertising as it would not seem to be very cost effective.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Duocons &amp; Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzm_7QLZkq8]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Much like the Terrorcons &amp; Technobots ad, this is a shot-for-shot recreation of it's [[Commercial/Generation 1#DuoThrottle|counterpart US ad]]. This time though, the animation differences aren't as obvious.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL &amp; Transformers: Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB-r_81q9vs]<br /> : A guy walking in a stark white office space sits down and puts on his 3D glasses to watch Dark of the Moon. The action starts out on the TV but shoots out to the street below a large window in the office. Several people, including the initial viewer, gather around the window to see the action unfold. The action then returns to the TV as the guy notices part of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s armor on the floor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Foxtel in HD''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzR-KgKSDU]<br /> : ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' is one of several entertainment properties used to demonstrate the difference between standard definition TV and Foxtel HD. Scenes from the movie are contrasted with toys being played with in a diorama of a destroyed city. With actual fire. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The toys being played with are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimate|Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime]] and two Exkaiser bootlegs.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]/[[My Little Pony]] Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKkaFaxfY0]<br /> : A [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal box happily jumps rope. Another Happy Meal box walks up, tosses the jump rope away and uses the first Happy Meal box to jump rope in reverse. <br /> : ''Skip into McDonald's for this month's Happy Meal with a cool Transformers: Prime or cute My Little Pony toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad also aired in [[New Zealand]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> *Many UK versions of American commercials add overlays showing the MSRP of the figures in pounds.<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> *[http://www.ina.fr/recherche/search?search=animutants&amp;vue=Video&amp;x=0&amp;y=0 Animutants (Beast Wars) commercials on ina.fr]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|International]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Greece */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> [[File:UK Autobot Cars Commercial.jpg|upright=1.4|right|thumb]]<br /> The [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Japan]] aren't the only countries that have ''Transformers'' commercials. Just about every country that received the original ''The Transformers'' [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline]] had their own television advertising campaign for it. Approaches to the commercials differed quite a bit, with most countries simply receiving dubbed US spots, some getting their own unique spots (early UK, Spain) or, in the case of Italy, a combination of both. The reason for these different approaches (besides needing to adjust for different cultures) is that during the early years of the Transformers brand, [[Hasbro]] did not yet have local offices to handle the marketing and distribution of its toys outside of the US and [[Canada]]. As a result, marketing and distribution was licensed out to [[Milton Bradley|companies]] [[GiG|with]] [[IGA|ties]] to various local markets. Commercials for [[The Transformers (European toyline)|Generation 1]] after 1990 were largely the same across Europe, originally produced for [[Milton Bradley]] in English and then dubbed for the other markets. By the time ''Generation 2'' was being released in the US, Hasbro had started to open foreign offices. As a result, foreign advertising campaigns began to shift away from unique commercials and towards a more economical approach of simply dubbing the spots created for the US. Since [[2001]], practically all foreign Transformers advertising in Hasbro markets uses dubbed spots.<br /> <br /> {{note|Since many modern international ads are merely U.S. ads dubbed for non-English markets, only post G1 ads with either changes to the order of footage or entirely new footage will be listed here.}}<br /> <br /> ==Europe==<br /> ===United Kingdom===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhGiGw1uT4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, all in robot mode, fly past Optimus Prime, who drives off a ramp and transforms. Black helmet Megatron lands and fires at Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, who all transform from vehicle to robot mode. Taken from early US adverts.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Thundercracker, Starscream, Soundwave and the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Buzzsaw is removed from Soundwave and transformed. Optimus Prime is then &quot;driven&quot; between Jazz, Hound, Gears, Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Prime's trailer is revealed as a battle headquarters, before the kids transform Prime himself and Soundwave to head the two factions, primed to fight for the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave is described as the leader of the Decepticons. The early &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is present.<br /> :''They'll stop Soundwave and his evil Decepticons from destroying '''EARTH''' (Earth, earth)... We hope.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon planes, Autobot cars and mini-cars''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZySZEnCSY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Thundercracker, Skywarp and Starscream strafe Sideswipe, Jazz and Prowl. All six transform to robot mode to brawl.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with several seeker toys and some of the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Thundercracker's transformation is highlighted. Two other kids play with an array of the Autobot cars on another table, showing off Jazz's transformation. The &quot;evil spy cassettes&quot; are presented, followed by the minibots. All four groups face off across the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' The &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is in full use. The minibot being tranformed and given prominent focus is a yellow [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Duplicates of the Decepticon planes, most of the mini-cassettes and half the Autobot cars are in plain view in group shots.<br /> :''They're ingenious, they're incredible, they're the Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://youtu.be/OyTEsqU8IzQ?t=110]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Decepticon jets fire upon the Autobot cars. The cover to issue 1 spins in to cover the action.<br /> :''Notes:'' 25p and free action transfers!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Optimus Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8c0pu383Vg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] takeoff; [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforms and fires; Black helmet [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] takes aim. All were re-used from the early American commercials. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Optimus Prime, all of the pre-movie [[Autobot Cars]] and at least four [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. They do so in a &quot;mountainous area just outside a big city&quot; diorama with the tabletop and city skyline in a red and white grid pattern inspired by G1 Autobot [[packaging]].<br /> :''Notes:'' Optimus is referred to as being the Autobots' &quot;battle headquarters&quot; as well as their leader. <br /> : ''Optimus Prime, we need you!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Megatron Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|MegaTRON?]]<br /> *'''Megatron''' [https://youtu.be/JNR45Imn8fw?t=616](short clip)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is played with in front of a purple and white grid backdrop inspired by G1 Decepticon packaging.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot cars &amp; Decepticon planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wxes6MMGew]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Essentially the same as the Optimus Prime spot but without Prime. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] toy used in the commercial is the cross variant.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDTer5djNDw]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Soundwave battles Sludge, Slag and Grimlock. Trimmed down footage from the US Dinobots commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys in blue sweaters play with the Dinobots on the same red-and-white grid seen in the previous Autobot-centric ads. Surrounding them are grey mountains, behind them an orange sun looms in a red sky. The narrator tells us the Autobots have created Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Grimlock, &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. A third boy joins the scene, armed with Dirge and Ramjet, who swoop in for attack. The Dinobots transform to robot mode. Ramjet floats around in front of them before deciding to retreat.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Tyco]] [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://youtu.be/2i1fuB_J8l8?t=13]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot slot car, [[Natron]] is spotlighted in its robot mode before it races the Decepticon [[Freezon]] along the slot car track in both robot and vehicle mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Electric Train and Battle Set]] is silently plugged in the end screen.<br /> : ''From Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust''' [https://youtu.be/VaesHZw9E-M?t=173]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust join the earlier Decepticon planes, but are spotted by Prowl, Mirage and Inferno. The Coneheads' transformations are shown off as the two groups face off.<br /> :''The battle goes on!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://youtu.be/Bo8qJXEe0Og?t=472]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot cars clash with the Seekers, as per pretty much every ad up til now.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On the red grid table, the '84 and '85 Autobot cars are lined up. Two children pull back [[Topspin (G1)| Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]] and let them run through the gap in their allies, and they pop-up and transform. Their auto-transformation is shown off again in close up when two evil children appear with [[Thrust (G1)| Thrust]] and [[Skywarp (G1)| Skywarp]]! The Jumpstarters do their thing again a few times, and gain their weapons before they mindlessly brawl with the jets.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This 30 second ad pretty much sums up the entirety of play value available from the figures. Both Jumpstarters are missing most, if not all, of their stickers. The children are wearing colour-coded jumpers - blue for the Autobot kids, purple for the Decepticon kids.<br /> :''No other Autobot jumps into action faster than... Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Arrival From Cybertron Video Gems VHS''' [http://youtu.be/SYqlBz2A3HU?t=113]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]]<br /> :''A full length cartoon spectacular!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots and Jetfire''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e005yP2g5Y]<br /> : ''Animation: Same edit of Soundwave battling Sludge, Slag and Grimlock as the previous Dinobot commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Jetfire flies over the usual sandy and mountainous environment. The narrator informs us that the Autobots are always on their guard and that &quot;In the air is Jetfire, heavily armored and daring in battle.&quot; Jetfire eventually comes to a jungle, from which Snarl emerges. The narrator tells us that patrolling the jungle are the Dinobots, once again described as &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. Sludge arises from some heavy mist inside another part of the jungle while Slag comes out from behind a rocky outcropping somewhere else. Jetfire transforms to robot mode, then Scourge and Cyclonus show up. Cyclonus flies into the mouth of Grimlock, who rises from out of the ground like a zombie. Grimlock transforms and poses with the other Dinobots and Jetfire on some rocks.<br /> : ''The Dinobots and Jetfire are ready for anything!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Ultra Magnus and Galvatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdvyWdhUUek]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] swoop down over a fallen Autobot (Blaster?) and create an explosion; Ultra Magnus and his carrier full of Autobots transform in front a volcano. The latter is an excerpt from the animated footage used in the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ultra Magnus rolls through a rocky diorama and transforms; Galvatron rolls onto a plateau, transforms and shows off his eye flashing ability. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Galvatron's electronic noises are played constantly during his section of the ad. The music used in this and the rest of the 1986/87 commercials can be heard in full on [[The Special Teams]] audio cassette in all its funky synthesised hand-clap glory. <br /> : ''The magnificent ULTRA MAGNUS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [http://youtu.be/FHH3ufzyoDA?t=141]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Battlechargers are pushed between columns of Decepticon jets, before being dragged back and let go to repeatedly show off the auto-transformation gimmick, which is timed on-screen at 2.17 seconds.<br /> : ''Nothing jumps into battle faster than Battlechargers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIsraTRIWF8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the U.S. Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s &amp; Octane commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Octane]]'s modes are counted off.<br /> : ''TRIPLE CHANGERS! Another dimension in the battle between TRANSFORMERS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Metroplex Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvhqrvbSZK4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Metroplex drives and shoots. Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ominous music plays while [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] fly towards Metroplex and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Scamper]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] demonstrate Metroplex's base mode features. Metroplex then triumphantly transforms into robot mode only to have the ominous question asked: ''But can Metroplex beat off the new Decepticons?''<br /> : ''Notes:'' The same red sweater wearing kid's hand from the previous commercial is shown moving the toys.<br /> : ''This is Metroplex, Autobot city.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots, Stunticons, Combaticons and Protectobots''' [https://youtu.be/7UxsFKs0eyM?t=72]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Group shot of Protectobots transforming and attacking, edited from US commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each group is shown in vehicle mode before [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] is constructed from the individual Aerialbots and placed alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].<br /> : ''NEW TEAMS! This really is a battle of the giants!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Cars - Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgrJyshM8Ec]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] transform to attack Starscream and Skywarp. [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] runs around in circles.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' We see Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod in vehicle form, backed up by some of the still-available Autobot cars from the previous two years. We're told by the narrator that these three new warriors have been built by the Autobots on Cybertron, even though the commercial takes place in the usual sandy, mountainous environment. Wireframe breakdowns of the three new Autobots in vehicle form appear, which transition back to filmed footage of the toys in action. Kup is said to be experienced in battle, which seems to contradict the previous statement about him just being built right off the bat. Blurr jumps a cliff. Hot Rod rams two Decepticons off another cliffside, before transforming and joining his two comrades to pose moodily.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Hot Rod is sporting his early pink paint job, rather than his normal crimson look, along with Tracks' iconic bonnet sticker on his chest, instead of his own flame decal. The wireframe-to-toy effects are reminiscent of those seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxlcU_3SQ3U Takara's Diaclone Car Robots Porsche 935 Turbo (Jazz) commercial].<br /> : ''The Decepticons' days are numbered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Scourge &amp; Cyclonus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRft4m--Yx8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] attacking, re-used from their US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scourge and Cyclonus are shown through a camera reticle in vehicle form as the narrator tells us that &quot;We can now bring you the latest pictures of the new Decepticon planes - they're light-years ahead!&quot; Shutter closing effects accompany shots of the Decepticons from different angles. Cyclonus and Scourge transform just in time to see Hot Rod and Blurr drive up. The Decepticons react by...going off to somewhere else?<br /> : ''If any Autobots are watching this, BE WARNED.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: The Movie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Vzgj0Fmio][http://youtu.be/bYsO_GEbvG0?t=449]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various clips from Transformers: The Movie are shown. One-upping the US &quot;Does Prime die?&quot; commercial, the announcer tell us that this is our chance to &quot;see Optimus Prime and Megatron in their final battle&quot;. We are also promised &quot;super new Autobot heroes&quot; (Rodimus is shown), and &quot;evil new Decepticons&quot; (Galvatron &amp; [[Unicron]] are showcased).<br /> : ''The ultimate Transformers adventure. ''Transformers: The Movie'' - opens December 12th!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' The newly amended, paler Transformers logo zooms in and smashes to reveal the words &quot;Autobot Heroes&quot;. In the background, a pale yellow planet is seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] looms over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], but [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (billed as &quot;Junkion Leader&quot; on-screen) and Rodimus Prime (&quot;Autobot Protector&quot;) race to the rescue. Transforming to robot mode and still accompanied by Goldbug, they stare down the Combaticon combiner.<br /> : ''Notes:'' 1987's commercials resemble those of 1986, but for this year only no longer borrow any animated footage from their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Throttlebots UK Commercial.png|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Red rover, red rover, they're all coming over!]]<br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same logo zoom / smash as the previous commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Flywheels]] and [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] fly past a mountain backdrop and a purple sculpture reading &quot;NEW DUOCONS&quot;. They merge with their ground-based components and spring into robot mode. The [[Throttlebot]]s are alerted to this, but still find time to do some pull-back-and-go stunt work before fending off the enemy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://youtu.be/Qj7tXO383sk?t=167] (<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation that dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], displaying his tech spec reader feature.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in a rocky Nebulan environment. He then flies over [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. The Nebulan minifigures, which the narration informs us are their &quot;commanders&quot;, are shown converting to become the heads of the robots.<br /> : ''Notes:'' In a nice little detail, not only as Highbrow's rotors spinning as the kid actors flies him around but the grit on the diorama is disturbed by their wake when he comes into land.<br /> : ''From the distant planet Nebulos come the new Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/PRUPaiJEcXk?t=250]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Gort]] is removed from [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s cockpit, transformed into head mode and placed onto a now transformed Highbrow, highlighting the chest-stat display feature.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made using footage from the 30 second ad.<br /> : ''Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=povwZapBR9Q] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation reveals a view from space of the strangely pulsating, bright blue planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Decepticon Targetmasters are seen through a crosshairs in their jet forms, followed by the Targetmaster Autobots in vehicle modes. [[Pointblank]] and [[Spoilsport]] are used to demonstrate the Nebulan-to-gun play feature. In robot form, the Targetmaster Autobots and Decepticons line up for battle.<br /> :''Notes:'' Pretty much every Targetmaster is holding the wrong Nebulan.<br /> :''They're armed and ready for battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Targetmasters Ad Face Off.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|They're still going to miss.]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/0m3f6oK5pUQ?t=679]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' As [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] moves into view, the camera narrows in on [[Spoilsport]] and shows him transforming and being held by [[Pointblank]]. Footage is recut from the longer ad, with Spoilsport's transformation reversed.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Spoilsport and Pointblank were not sold as partners.<br /> : ''Targetmaaaaasteeeeeers''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorponok''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisB24YDwF0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scorponok is seen in base mode. His various play features, including the ramp gimmick and [[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]] are highlighted. Transformation into scorpion mode is shown, and he inexplicably grabs [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] in his pincers. Under attack by the Autobots, finally he changes to robot mode, with some animation to showcase his &quot;secret power readout&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Scorponok is touted as &quot;The biggest Headmaster ever&quot;, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|his Autobot counterpart]] absent from the UK line-up.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorcons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UynabygD1hM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation which dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Apeface|Apeface's]] Headmaster / power readout feature<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Apeface and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] are shown flying in jet mode on [[Nebulos]]. Conversion of their trainers into the heads of the Horrorcon beasts is spotlighted, and then again into the robot mode heads. <br /> : ''Notes:'' No Autobots appear or are even mentioned in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Terrorcons and Technobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybQic5x7UQs]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Under the caption &quot;New Special Teams&quot; the camera closes in on a strange lava-like planet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] emerges from behind a rock formation in vehicle mode. He's driven forward until he runs into [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]! The camera pans to show Hun-Gurr flanked by the other [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who move in and merge into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], who towers over Lightspeed. But then the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] appear and combine into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]! The two combiners face off in a way that only barely mobile concotions of plastic can, before they dramatically clash!<br /> :''Notes:'' This ad uses the same logo screen as the other 1987 adverts, but with a red field instead of blue. The narrator notes that there are no safe places on Cybertron as &quot;lurking around any corner you can find a pack of evil Terrorcons&quot; as Lightspeed runs into them. The ad is very much not taking place on Cybertron, however. Abominus is shown being formed in real time by the child hand models, but Computron is assembled in static cuts. Both combiners' arms wobble ''a lot'' when they're thrust against each at the end.<br /> : ''Five primative Decepticons that team up to form the mighty Abomlabus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Sparkabots and Firecons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR8i0f4_HRA]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A young boy has his eyes closed. He's suddenly startled before the camera cuts to a close-up of his eye, within which the Transformers logo can be seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Fizzle rolls along in car form, sparking wildly. Sparkstalker does the same in monster mode, and is then seen in robot form. All six toys are then seen in their alt-modes for the final shot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' All the elements that had been constant in the UK commercials prior to this point - the use of the Transformers theme music, the narrator, the elaborate sets and so on - have now been abandoned. The earlier commercials are credited to the agencies Reeve Robertshaw Needham / [[Griffin Bacal]], whereas those from 1988 are produced by Griffin Bacal only. Commercials from the first half of 1988 also have a completely different &quot;Power to Surprise&quot; jingle to their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://youtu.be/ZP440KZ-2K8?t=394]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Same as the Sparkabots/Firecons commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bubbling water dissolves to reveal the Seacons in their alt-modes. Piranacon is then shown.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://youtu.be/HuWSkJCMLUY?t=1096]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]] and [[Waverider]] burst from their [[Pretender]] shells.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same Autobot figures are shown, with focus on Cloudburst's inner robot. [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] is then removed from his Pretender shell before magic lightning animation hits Cloudburst's inner robot, instantly transforming him to his alt-mode. [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] and then [[Snarler]] are shown quickly before the outer shells and inner robots of Landmine, Waverider, [[Skullgrin]] and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] are mindlessly mashed together in battle. Finally, a split-screen shows the six main Pretenders outer shells.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made reusing elements from the American commercials.<br /> : ''And watch out for Pretender Beasts!''<br /> **'''Pretenders''' [https://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=32] - VHS version. Same as above but without the Pretender strap-line on the final logo, which runs a few seconds longer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=56]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]] uniting with their Powermaster partners. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration and music have again been re-recorded.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (short version)''' [http://youtu.be/AQQbdBd2Aj4?t=2598]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Powermaster Prime shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same re-recorded Powermaster music.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime's back! He's bigger, super Optimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (long version)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08n2RB_Jc_U]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Extended piece of animation from the US Powermaster Prime commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Powermaster Prime's various modes and his interaction with the accompanying Hi-Q figure are showcased.<br /> : ''Super Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of his time!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Quickswitch''' [https://youtu.be/6EbdKBGTiS8?t=202]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] emerges from the ocean but is fired upon by [Quickswitch] ins his boat mode. Quickswitch then moves into the night sky and transforms into a gun wielded by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Quickswitch's six modes are displayed in close-up in succession before being held by aloft by a child and magically cycling through each mode, with a handy counter, while the child asks, in a robotic voice, how quick you can do all six.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Quickswitch's name isn't used in the advert and he's simply referred to as &quot;six-changer&quot;. His tank mode is called a &quot;cruiser&quot;, while his hovercraft mode is erroneously referred to as his tank mode.<br /> : ''Sixchanger - the ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Micromasters ad shoe scale.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromasters''' [https://youtu.be/Juz-y1njsi4?t=377]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] opens his hand to reveal the [[Race Car Patrol]]. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Free Wheeler]] leap to the ground running and ''just'' start to transform before the animation ends.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A child grabs up the [[Off Road Patrol]] from by their shoe. Free Wheeler is driven along in vehicle mode before the [[Air Strike Patrol]] is shown in the palms of a kids hands. [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] is shown in close up in vehicle mode before transformed in robot mode. The Race Car Patrol are then shown appearing on their toy packaging, to demonstrate that they're sold in a group.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Storm Cloud has a gold painted face instead of the putrid green found on the released figure.<br /> : ''Small, fast fighting machines!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Transports and Battle Stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGzBw4ecfSE]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Longtooth]] drives up a cliff(!) to reach [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and excitedly ask him about Micromasters. Optimus opens his hand to reveal a city of Micromasters in his palm(!!).<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Micromasters are shown moving around a complex of linked up transports and battle stations in base modes, before Erector's crane trailer is transformed. Reused footage from the US commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' New narration featuring the usual British narrator with an added &quot;Micromasters&quot; tagline on the logo end screen.<br /> : ''They're not just small, they're Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://youtu.be/ANEXj99HLI0?t=552]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Construction Patrol]] move some dirt around before [[Trip-Up]] and [[Roller Force]] are driven past by the fingers of unseen children. Roller Force is then given a spotlight transformation. Finally, the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]] and Contruction Patrol drive into formation through the magic of stop motion animation, with the Hot Rods quickly transforming before the end logo.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers logo features the Micromaster tag line and the Autobot symbol with the swollen nose.<br /> : ''The only Micros that transform.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://youtu.be/-ChlywNFwhU?t=116]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] are bombed from the air by the [[Stratotronic Jet]] while driving on Cybertron.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot vehicles are shown alongside their drivers [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. The Turbo Racer is spotlighted transforming into its &quot;attack mode&quot;. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is then placed onto his [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] before [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] is placed in the [[Attack Copter]] and its real working rotor blades are sent spinning. But [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] is put into the Stratotronic Jet, which converts into its Mobile Missile Base, manned by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. Meanwhile [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are ready in the [[Armored Convoy]], which rolls out before transforming into a scout jet and battle station, manned by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and others. To top things off, Prime kicks [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the gut.<br /> : '' Notes:'' There's a ''lot'' of product crammed into this 30 second advert, but only Gutcruncher and Prime are namechecked. The toy scenes take place against a new Cybetronian cityscape backdrop. Devastator appears to be his traditional lime green rather than the more putrid yellow the figure was released in.<br /> : ''The most awesome battle station ever!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Classics Ad Logo.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Classics Superion and Menasor''' [http://youtu.be/FN3XeE4KygI?t=1592]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Superion and Menasor forming is recut from the original US advert.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A photo montage shows off each Aerialbot in vehicle and robot mode before a stop-frame animation of Superion forming. Superion is then &quot;flown&quot; towards Motormaster in vehicle mode. A quick shot of each Stunticon in robot mode is glimpsed before Menasor and Superion face off. The ad ends on the familiar faction symbol smash resulting in the Transformers Classics logo.<br /> : ''The battle goes on!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Classics Dinobots and Triple-Changers''' [https://youtu.be/XFdtKKUiKm4?t=416]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attacks [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock)]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. Separately, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] escapes [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|some]] [[Ratchet (G1)|other]] [[Sideswipe (G1)|Autobots]]. Both clips are taken from US ads.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The three Dinobots - Sludge, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and Grimlock are shown in an impressively detailed swamp diorama. Grimlock is transformed. Astrotrain and [[Octane]] are then shown in a completely different rocky environment, with Octane's three modes demonstrated before Grimlock chomps down on Astrotrain. Astrotrain's three modes are shown off alongside [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The Dinobots are then shown again in their swampland, with a stop-motion animation shot of Snarl and Sludge transforming before Grimlock lunges at the camera and the logo saves us being eaten.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad feels decidedly like it's been bodged together from two different adverts, with only one tiny shot (in what seems to be otherwise brand new live action footage) linking the two different product groups. Slag appears in the recycled animation yet is absent in place of Snarl in the toy line-up. The toy footage of the Dinobots, especially the stop-motion shot, is excellent.<br /> : ''Look out: Dinobots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Metrodome]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pafj8_LUDkA]<br /> : Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and images of various Metrodome Transformers DVDs are shown as text narration overlays urge consumers to buy Metrodome's G1 boxsets and 20th Anniversary edition of ''The Transformers: The Movie''<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> <br /> *'''Generation 2 - Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qB0H2aCCX8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as the US version of Megatron's commercial, but edited - the shot of Prime's head as Megatron &quot;locks on&quot; is removed.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Cut-down footage of Megatron beating up Optimus and showcasing all his gimmicks from the US ad. Notably the whole &quot;LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DOOM&quot; bit is removed, as are all the on-screen comic-book style sound effects. The Generation 2 cartoon theme music and Victor Caroli have both been replaced. Finally, the still shot of the toys at the end displays both Optimus and Megatron, rather than just the latter.<br /> : ''Notes:'' &quot;Can Optimus Prime defeat his toughest enemy?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Beast Era====<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Beast_Wars_UK_TV_ad_Magnaboss_sum.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Mathnaboss]]<br /> *'''Magnaboss''' [https://youtu.be/cpq4gpEsZfg?t=220]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars logo is followed by the iconic eye in triplicate, which each opens to reveal one of the members of [[Magnaboss]].<br /> :'' Toy segment:'' [[Ironhide_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Ironhide]], [[Silverbolt_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Silverbolt]] and [[Prowl_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Prowl]] are in turn transformed from beast to robot mode and posed on a rocky set. They're then hastily combined into Magnaboss, who crashes through a pile of twigs. Magnaboss turns to be fired upon by a cameoing [[Tripredacus]]. The previous shot of the three Maximals in robot mode is repeated with graphics spelling out the combination of the three into Magnaboss.<br /> :''Notes:'' Text on the bottom of the screen discreetly cross-promotes the [[Beast_Wars:_Transformers_(video_game)|Beast Wars video game]] available on PC and Playstation.<br /> :''Magnaboss vs Tripredacus: it's Beast Wars taken to the power of three!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on GMTV Easter Monday''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9poj7-kL2k&amp;t=5m30s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the Season 1 intro to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' are used to advertise its appearance (along with the ''{{w|Big Bad Beetleborgs}}'') on GMTV's Easter Monday lineup.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal Optimus Primal and Megatron'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JCmEFgdW2M]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the full Transmetal logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Optimus Primals three modes are shown as he smashes some barrels in beast mode, surfs in vehicle mode and then transforms into robot mode. Megatron's beast and vehicle modes are shown and then transforms into robot mode, where he is then shot into some more barrels by Primal.<br /> :''Notes:'' Toy footage is reused from the earlier North American advert.<br /> :''It's a monstrous metal battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=53]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Optimal Optimus from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Optimus has a mini-rampage in beast mode before all his mode are shown off and listed.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''The biggest Transmetal ever, massive Optimus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Depth Charge''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=42]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Depth Charge from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Depth Charge's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Heroic Depth Charge, a new force with three Transmetal modes!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rampage''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=65]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Rampage from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Rampage's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Crazed robot!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 Cheetor, Dinobot and Cybershark''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=77]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the standard logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' The robot mode of each figure is shown in front of a raging explosion! Silent American children play with the toys, first showing off Cybershark's biting and tail actions and transformation. Dinobot's tail action callously knocks over some innocent prop barrels before he too transforms and uses his tail to knock Cybershark into more barrels. Cheetor appears, transforms and shoots Dinobot with his projectile weapon.<br /> :''Notes:'' The Transmetal 2 branding is not used within the advert, nor is the term used in narration. The toy material is recut from the American advert, though married with a proper narrator.<br /> :''Battling beasts that transform into raging robots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Jetstorm''' [https://youtu.be/eULqS_gHsmM?t=1115]<br /> :''Animation:'' Various clips from the Beast Machines animated series.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Deluxe class [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] is proudly held aloft in jet mode by one kid in front of a horde of others in a school playground or similar. He wows them by dipping Jetstorm's nose and later very theatrically starting to transform him. Another kid holds aloft Deluxe [[Optimus_Primal_(BW)/toys#Beast_Machines|Optimus Primal]] and transforms him before the two figures are made to fight for all to see. <br /> :''Beast Machines: the war isn't over yet!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on Shake CGI Saturday''' [https://youtu.be/Pxam0Xk3KQw?t=2188]<br /> :''Notes:'' Clips from Beast Wars are used to advertise its belated, first complete TV airing as part of Channel 5's Shake block circa 2004.<br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise====<br /> <br /> [[File:RID_Car_Bros_UK_TV_ad_cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Prowl, Sideburn and X-Brawn''' [https://youtu.be/QIiRaZ33nmE?t=946]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], in his double-headed dragon mode, crashes down onto a bridge in a built up area. [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[X-Brawn]] are rolled past in the foreground. Side Burn is shown transforming to robot mode before being swooped past Megatron. Prowl and X-Brawn are each then shown in vehicle then robot mode and also swooped past Megatron. Finally, the whole trio are swooped ''towards'' Megatron, which seems to do the trick.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Each of the brothers has a line of dialogue as they attack Megatron. None of them sound like their animated series counterparts.<br /> : ''The heroic Autobots race in!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-geGjD7fY]<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron destroys an industrial area of some sort, which apparently qualifies as 'all' to him. Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus roll in to save the day, but even their two-on-one numbers game isn't enough to take him down. So they combine into Omega Prime who finally puts a stop to Megatron.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Megatron has a few lines of dialogue provided by an unknown voice. One line at the end of the ad may be Omega Prime instead of Megatron. The voice sounds the same but the comment would make more sense coming from Omega Prime as he knocks down Megatron when it's uttered.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Robots In Disguise DVD Boxsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sr7KNcYbUE]<br /> : A Megatron-soundalike proclaims &quot;We are back&quot; while clips of the series play.<br /> <br /> ====Unicron Trilogy====<br /> <br /> *'''Hot Shot and Demolisher''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7W3dQ9dEPE]<br /> : ''Animation'': Stock footage of Hot Shot's transformation is taken from the cartoon.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Reused from the American ad, Jolt powers up Hot Shot, before Demolisher gains multiple Minicons.<br /> : ''Notes'': The end splash also shows Lazerbeak and Cyclonus, who aren't named or particularly featured in this version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Armada'' Optimus Prime''' [https://youtu.be/jkiOk-y9i4k?t=2151]<br /> : '' Animation'': Stock footage of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] super mode transformation from the cartoon. The Armada logo is also rendered in CGI with a flamethrower appearing on top and firing to create a shot transition.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Optimus Prime is shown in small robot mode, using his base. [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] and [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] are attached to [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] who is in his tank mode. A child is shown transforming Optimus Prime to his vehicle mode before driving it along a field of fake snow. We're then shown Prime's trailer in base mode, with a few Minicons strewn around it and then his combined super robot mode. Optimus's transformation from cab to robot mode is shown in split screen with the trailer's auto-transformation. The two parts of Prime are shoved together to complete the super robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes'': Drill Bit appears to have more yellow parts on him than his retail release.<br /> : ''Now Optimus Prime is ready for action!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Armada'' on video and DVD with free toy''' [https://youtu.be/ScD5G9ie3MQ?t=185]<br /> : Clips from episodes of Transformers Armada before a package shot of the VHS and DVD release with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]'s various forms cycling through in front.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Energon''' [http://youtu.be/bUIhRnJAEXM?t=201]<br /> : ''Narration:'' An impressively coherent summary is given of the plot of the animated series.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron, Unicron and Power Linx Optimus Prime are featured, interspersed with clips from the series.<br /> : ''Only the heroic Autobots can stop the Decepticons from sucking Earth dry.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Superion Maximus''' [https://youtu.be/QPa8X340nrU?t=1520]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Energon logo, faction symbols and the Powerlinx symbol are rendered in elaborate CGI, with a [[Cybernet Space Cube]] style frame present through the advert. A brief snippet of the animated series, showing unrelated characters running, is used near the end for reasons passing understanding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus]] is shown in his super mode in a turnaround. We're then presented all five components of [[Superion Maximus]] in vehicle mode, all helpfully labelled with their names. [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] is transformed to robot mode and placed in front of the others now also in robot mode. He's then attached to the now otherwise fully combined Superion Maximus. A finale shot shows the combiner alongside for a slightly misleading sense of scale.<br /> : ''Five air team jets with the power to transform and to combine into the incredible Superion Maximus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://youtu.be/2q1CSfkVjeM?t=90]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips of Omega Supreme transforming taken from the Energon animated series are shown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid transformers Omega Supreme and has him punch out Megatron.<br /> : ''A Transformer of such awesome size and power, no Decepticon can stop him!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Energon_MLP_UK_Happy_Meal_Promo_Screen_Cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|The true war awaits.]]<br /> *'''Energon and My Little Pony McDonalds Happy Meal promotion''' [https://youtu.be/4q8lwTmNYXM?t=391]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A robot transformers into a Happy Meal box and then shuffles off-screen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A quartet of children ''very'' excited to be getting fast food transform into tornadoes and leap into a Happy Meal box. The girls find themselves in a My Little Pony forest while the boys are in an arid, alien moon. The Happy Meal toys for Optimus Prime, Megatron and Ironhide are shown off, intercut with the Ponies, before they all come together to enjoy the delicious flavour of a Happy Meal. Finally, Megatron and one of the Ponies face off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite jumping into the same box, the children are separated by sex for the two different promotions.<br /> : ''Then she comes her hair with -- Ironhide!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers''' [https://youtu.be/Q2HQWqRTUKQ?t=52]<br /> : ''Toy segment'': After the Star Wars logo and some clips from the original movies, a TIE Advanced fighter is shown alongside [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s Jedi Starfighter robot form. The Tie Advanced is transformed into [[Darth Vader]] and the two robot Jedi have a lightsaber fight. Obi-Wan is then transformed into his vehicle mode and strafes Vader with missile fire.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Although the Transformers name is mentioned and the logo briefly appears, it's all very much subservient to the Star Wars branding.<br /> <br /> ====Transformers Animated====<br /> *'''Roll Out Command Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gBafvIoJNI]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the American spot, but doesn't point out Megatron's sound gimmick and additionally features Leader [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ====Live Action Movie Era====<br /> [[File:Transformer 6-pack Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://adland.tv/commercials/burger-king-transformers-6-pack-washatron-2009-30-usa]<br /> : A guy returns to the kitchen table to find one his [[Transformer 6-pack]] burgers gone. His friend responds to being accused of the theft by blaming it on the washing machine, claiming &quot;its door changed into a giant claw and it devoured it in one swoop.&quot; Right. The man is not swayed. The friend tries further persuasion: &quot;It's plotting massive destruction.&quot; &lt;washing machine kicks into high gear&gt; &quot;Oh no...IT'S COMING BACK FOR MORE!&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Battle Card Collection''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCAp0MFzKf0]<br /> : The narrator talks about the [[Battle Card Collection]] packs while various cards have their illustrations animated.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King King Nuggets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZrI8xxiiU]<br /> : A family is sitting down to eat inside a [[Burger King]] restaurant. The father ponders what his [[King Nuggets]] must taste like as his wife scoffs at the notion that they'll be anything out of the ordinary. The father sets up his drink and opens his nuggets and dipping sauce, accompanied by mechanical and technological sound effects. He then chews his nuggets, the sound of his chewing resembling a hammer pounding an anvil. His wife attempts to grab a nugget, but he blocks her with mechanical precision. This prompts a reprimand from his wife: ''Grow up!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Prime on CN Too''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B4BnJRy5ac]<br /> : Numerous clips from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]] looped and/or synchronized to the song &quot;{{w|Gangnam Style}}&quot;. Of particular note is the use of a shot of Optimus Prime turning to face the camera and speaking. It has been altered to give him shades a la {{w|Psy}} in the song's video and is synched to the &quot;Oppa Gangnam Style!&quot; refrain.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|UKAOE}}<br /> *'''MTV/Lynx [[Transformers 4 Preview Competition]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiQxpyPXCa8]<br /> : Various clips from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' are shown as the announcer tells us that [[Unilever|Lynx]] (also known as Axe) has upgraded and to celebrate they're giving away an amazing trip to Hong Kong to see the film's premiere. The viewer is then directed to [[MTV]]'s UK website to enter.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Optimus Prime Challenge Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPg1B8NlU4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Transfomers logo turns into an Autobot logo. Clips of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee driving from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys play with the track set on a floor with a wooden appearance, in front of some neon lights and white boxes.<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise (2015====<br /> {{anchor|UKRID2015}}<br /> *'''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYY3ZkLZLI] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkSMsmN1Sc] (Turkey)<br /> : ''A new mission.'' &quot;Optimus Prime wants to send us to Earth?&quot; ''A reluctant leader.'' &quot;I'm not Optimus!&quot; ''An unlikely alliance.'' &quot;You have found an excellent team.&quot; ''Facing one. Big. Problem.'' &quot;We need to look like something humans will accept. We need to be robots in disguise.&quot; ''All new Transformers: Robots In Disguise starts seventh of March at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of [[Cartoon Network]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots In Disguise promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoVp1Tv8bUA] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vb6CJ2oAfs] (CN Nordic)<br /> : &quot;We're a team now, so let's do what we have to do.&quot; &quot;Roll up and roll out!&quot; ''Find out. An all new Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Weekends at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise mobile game &amp; Cartoon Network website promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3p0KMhBJw] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-CGtvmPWQ] (Greece) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkrHk6Y9Ns] (Poland)<br /> : A commercial inviting kids to download the Robots in Disguise mobile app and then go to the Cartoon Network Transformers website to create a comic book and unlock digital prizes. Several excerpts of animation from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise cartoon]] and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|mobile game]] are used.<br /> : ''Join Bumblebee in a battle to defeat the Decepticon and show the world what it means to be a hero. Download the app to join in the action. Then, roll over to CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers to create your own amazing comic book and get access to digital prizes to help you in your mission to save the world. Visit CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers NOW. One team, one mission!''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages with the web url adjusted accordingly for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> France got dubs of the US commercials for their Generation 1 advertising. While most were straight dubs, some spots re-ordered the US footage while others combined footage from multiple US commercials. Bizarrely, the new audio tracks for the Pretender, Micromaster, Action Master, and Classics commercials were largely composed of a bright, upbeat tune better suited to an 80's chewing gum commercial, if not for the Transformers-specific lyrics. [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] commercials kept the &quot;late G1 logo/robotic voice&quot; intro from the 1992 and 1993 commercials.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054091/robots-transformers-mb-jouets.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses several clips re-ordered from the US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054093/robots-transformers-mb-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the Megatron segment from the US Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial plus brand new footage of the toy being transformed by hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063100/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Edited down and dubbed version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers toys''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063094/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines several clips of the toy segment from the first US toy commercial, one shot from the commercial for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and a shot or two from the commercial for Optimus Prime. Also uses the stop motion Seekers from the first US toy commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Constructicons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063097/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the US commercial, but dubbed and trimmed down a bit.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JO4a_mZCpY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Footage is the same as the US Jumpstarters commercial, but edited down from 30 seconds to 20 and minus the Hasbro &quot;hammer&quot; logo at its conclusion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Insecticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063101/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A trimmed down version of the US commercial with footage of the toy segment from the Dinobots commercial tacked on at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Blitzwing &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063172/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the toy segment from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor, plus the toy segment from Springer and Wreck-Gar. Also uses the animation from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor which, considering the animation doesn't actually feature [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], must have seemed odd to French viewers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3918/]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the UK ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:France G1Combiners Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Who called ''this'' meeting?]] <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Protectobots/Stunticons/Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784074073/hasbro-transformers-jouet-robot.fr.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' Uses the animation from the Stunticons &amp; Aerialbots commercial along with a newly filmed toy segment featuring the four teams combining.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-o193hIKfw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA28zT6vqEw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088095/hasbro-transformer-headmaster-jouet-garcon-video.html] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation shatters to reveal the planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. He's transformed and his Headmaster is given focus before being connected to his robot mode body. The robot modes of all the Headmasters are then shown in group shots by faction.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Created from the same footage used for the UK advert.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088079/transformer-targetmasters-hasbro-jouet-pour-garcon-personnage-video.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' French dub of the UK advert. Omits a shot showing the Targetmaster being repeatedly placed into the main robot's hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784105029/hasbro-transformers-robot-transformable-pour-enfants.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segments are re-used and re-ordered from the American spot. Re-uses the flying asteroid intro from the first two Headmaster toy commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784101113/hasbro-transformers-personnage-transformable.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segment footage are re-used from the third American Pretender commercial. The asteroid intro is re-used again.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Vehicles &amp; Pretender Beasts''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784159065/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses and re-orders animation and footage from the American spot.<br /> : ''Le Pretenders Trans-for-mers!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122044/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-personnage-transformable-vehicule-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the American spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153071/hasbro-transformers-jouet-voiture-avion-miniature.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the Micromaster Patrols commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Battle Stations''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122151/hasbro-transformers-micro-station-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Recycles toy segment footage and animation from the US Micromaster Battle Stations and Micro Bases commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784128153/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-jouet-vehicule-miniature-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders animation and toy segment footage from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromaster BattleHQ Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Battlefield Headquarters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153039/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-base-micro-combinable-jouet-vehicule-combat-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid rolls the Headquarters in truck mode along some barren terrain with a few trees in the distance. [[Overflow]] and [[Full-Barrel]] are removed from the back of the truck. The kid is amazed to find the truck-mode Headquarters splits in half, before transforming the two components. This is followed by a stop motion sequence of the two components transforming. As they transform, the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s drive out of the rear component, with Overflow staying behind and Full-Barrel continuing to the other component. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Masters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153005/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-robot-combat-vehicule-arme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses the Decepticon Action Master animation and re-orders footage from the US spot's toy segment. The &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153101/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines re-used toy segment footage from the Action Master [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] commercial with (apparently) new toy segment footage of Megatron and his [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Actionmaster Exosuit Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|WORST. CHASE. EVER.]]<br /> *'''[[Action Master Exo-suit]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183026/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] drives along as [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] flys overhead. Both transform their vehicles into exo-suits before using them in battle. [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]] roll along, transform their vehicles into exo-suits, then continue to roll along in their exo-suits.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Appears to use the same diorama as the US Action Master commercials. Keeps the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] Dinobots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183001/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] amble around in a swamp. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] swoops in only to be [[title sequence|chomped like Thrust]]. Grimlock is transformed by hand to robot mode. All three Dinobots transform to dinosaur mode via stop motion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Protectobots and Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175049/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Protectobots are shown together in vehicle mode. [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] is picked up and transformed, then the entire group flashes from vehicle to robot to [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] receives the same treatment as Blades. Stop motion segment has Bruticus already combined while the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s drive up one by one and form Defensor next to him.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Astrotrain &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175148/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the ad for Preceptor &amp; Triple Changers.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] flies around in robot mode. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] converts to helicopter mode, takes off, then transforms to robot mode. Both toys then flash between their modes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183096/hasbro-transformers-overlord-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord's features and transformation are demonstrated in a rocky desert diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380109/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] swoops over the [[Turbo Master]]s then fires one of his missiles. Stalker drives along before a kid removes his cannon and demonstrates his scope gimmick. Stalker is transformed followed by Rotorstorm stop motion transforming. Stalker is felled by a missile fired by Rotorstorm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774392153/hasbro-transformers-trans-formers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] spots [[Thunder Clash]] using his scope and proceeds to engage in a bombing run. Thunder Clash transforms and fires at Skyquake from his base. Skyquake transforms via stop motion.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Unlike other French spots, which use an adult, most of the narration is done by a child.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbo Masters &amp; [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380051/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-missile.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Predators take aim at the Turbo Masters. But the Turbo Masters transform and fire back. Stop motion segment has [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] tumbling in vehicle mode then transforming. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Lightformers Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Lightformer]]s, [[Trakkon]]s and [[Obliterator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774423048/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> :''Toy segment:'' The Lightformers and Trakkon's head towards each other. [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] transforms and takes aim at the Trakkon's with laser beam special effects representing his gimmick. [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] rolls along and takes aim at [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], thus violating everything he stands for. Clench transforms and rightfully fires back.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Skyscorcher]]s &amp; [[Axelerator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404032/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Skyscorchers fly among buildings before seeing the Axelrators on the road below. The Skyscorchers land and stop motion transform only to be met by the stop motion transforming Axelerators.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Stop motion transformations for everyone! Except [[Turbofire]]. Features an end tag advertising [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Stormtroopers &amp; Aquaspeeders Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s &amp; [[Aquaspeeder]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404135/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Stormtroopers race around, firing their water cannons. But the Aquaspeeders are en route. [[Speedstream]] and [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]] get hit, changing their colors. Speedstream and [[Jetstorm (G1)|Jetstorm]] transform and fire on [[Aquablast]] and [[Drench (G1)|Drench]].The two teams face-off with Aquablast, [[Rage (G1)|Rage]], Deluge and [[Aquafend]] driving up and transforming in stop motion animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' At least one of the Aquaspeeders gets a speaking line. The second line and third lines could belong to a second Aquaspeeder.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461053/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial (and all other G2 spots) has the American intro replaced with the intro used for the 1992 European ads. Otherwise, this is a dubbed and edited down version of the American ad. The voice box clips have been dubbed as well, though Megatron's is merely the same line spoken with a French accent.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Laser Rods &amp; Rotor Force''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774426133/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down version of the American spot. Sadly, no French rapping to be found.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combat Hero Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774457100/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Again, no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Dreadwing''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461054/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Scenes re-ordered as well. Still no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G2 Go-Bots Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro France failed art class.]]<br /> *'''G2 Go-Bots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB127859035/transformers-turbo-transfo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A 30 second infomercial presenting a &quot;buy 2 Go-Bots, call this number and get a 3rd for free!&quot; promotion. It's not specified ''which'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] is given out for the promotion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''1996 Basics''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB797222009/animutants-figurines-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] lineups, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] speaking, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] flying and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] running from [[Beast Wars (Part 2)]], plus an excerpt of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] saying &quot;Maximize!&quot; from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Armordillo]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Snapper]], Rattrap, [[Razorbeast]] and Terrorsaur all transform in a jungle cliff type area. Razorbeast and Insecticon subsequently engage in battle. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Deluxe and Mega class Transmetals''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1158182001/animutants-transmetal-video.html]<br /> : [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] drives past Megatron in a dead forest. He drives up a hill and transforms in front of a full moon...into his robot mode, duh. Optimus Primal stop motion transforms to robot mode. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and Rattrap sit atop a couple rocks. Cheetor transforms and battles Tarantulas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1279003104/animutants-transmetal-super-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from the Beast Wars cartoon showing Optimus transforming from plane mode to robot mode, deploying his shoulder guns, flying and shooting, and revving in car mode. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimal Optimus stomps Transmetal Terrorsaur, knocks over various objects, and demonstrates his features and modes. The animation segments are interleaved throughout to illustrate the scenes kids can recreate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Cheetor''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556071/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-dinosaure-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Cybershark]] and Cheetor segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Dinobot''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556070/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-guepard-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Cybershark and [[Dinobot II]] segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers on Mangas''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFrIeN4ZvE]<br /> : An advertisement for the french TV network Mangas showing the various anime and anime-ish programs they were airing. In addition to [[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]], Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque (Knights of the Zodiac), Patlabor, One Piece and Saiyuki are shown.<br /> : This ad aired around 2000-2002.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada Starscream, Megatron and Red Alert''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2585850179/transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A heavily edited version of the US commercial. Features an end tag for a special offer involving [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and ''Robots in Disguise'' super mode [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Armada Rhinox Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Armada Rhinox offer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2586505015/transformers-unicron.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses animation from the Laserbeak, Hot Shot and Demolisher ad. Offer is for [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] plus a [[Mini-Con]] three pack ([[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] is pictured).<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game A''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200026/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-a.fr.html] (Hot Shot) [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200027/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-b.fr.html] (Red Alert)[http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200028/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-c.fr.html] (Optimus Prime)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Short ten second ads featuring game footage of Tidal Wave, Megatron and one of three Autobots: [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game B''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200029/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-d.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A montage of video game footage with sections for each of the three playable Autobots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200108/transformers-version-a-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A more general montage of video game footage. <br /> :*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200107/transformers-version-b.fr.html] - Slightly edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> ::*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2689010046/transformers-mdj.fr.html] - Even further edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #1''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504070/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-11-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #2''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504069/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #3''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2689011075/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' All three DVD ads promote Region 2 releases for M.A.S.K., Thundercats and He-Man along with Transformers. Various clips from the [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]] three-parter are used.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers Millennium Falcon''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3284296173/star-wars-transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A straight dub of the American spot minus the Boba Fett segment.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5mXuC4DPak]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises Cybertron airing on France's version of Cartoon Network everyday at 4:25 pm. Uses excerpts from the opening to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' short trailer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUeEna5Yexc]<br /> : A heavily trimmed down version of the first U.S. trailer with the dialog dubbed into French and French text narration.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' trailer''' [http://vimeo.com/263690]<br /> : A trimmed down version of the international trailer with the spoken dialog dubbed into French and the text narration translated.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3120/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] firing at Dreadwind and Darkwing. Re-used from the US Powermaster Optimus Prime &amp; Doubledealer commercial.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad is a straight dub of the [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime half of the aforementioned US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots and Triggercons''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3919/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The very tail end of the animation from the US Powermaster ads, showing Dreadwind and Darkwing firing at [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Triggerbots and Triggercon ads with some changes: [[Windsweeper]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]'s gun flips are repeated and the confrontation between [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and Backstreet and [[Override (G1)|Override]] is slightly longer. A shot of [[Quickswitch]] being &quot;flown&quot; in robot mode has been added for no apparent reason.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Maintains the US &quot;Transformers. They've got the power to surprise!&quot; jingle. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Vehicles Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles (Prowl, Starscream and Override''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDr-_coho8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron points at Starscream who jumps onto his transforming [[Turbo Jet]]. Starscream then lands the jet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US ad for the same toys.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the smashing fist intro. The animation of Starscream landing the Turbo Jet is re-used from the American ad. The animation prior to that appears to have been created at the same time as other animation segments used for the US Action commercials, as well as intended to precede the landing segment, but for whatever reason was not used in the US commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwnSrnGxOc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime, re-used from the American [[Action Master]]s commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives and transforms his transport in what appears to be the same set used for the American Action Master commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZe-typZqbA] (dead link)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used footage, from the US 1985 Autobot Cars commercial, of [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] rolling into battle and transforming.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On a rocky set reminiscent of the 1986/87 commercials, Jazz is transformed step by step. He's then seen next to [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and both instantly convert from car to robot. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] do the same. Finally, Inferno does a stop-motion transformation from fire truck to robot, as Jazz and Sunstreaker pull up in their car forms. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The use of the ill-fitting 1985 Autobot Cars animation may possibly be unique to the German version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Overlord commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|I CAN'T HAS CHEEZBURGER?]]<br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v58-XV6mOpQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Really quick snippets of Overlord's eyes glowing, Overlord transforming to robot mode, his two [[Energon figure]]s plugging into his chest and Overlord splitting into his two vehicle components.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord is shown in his various modes.<br /> <br /> *'''Thunder Clash &amp; Skyquake''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzZ46Zx8gN0]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Skyquake and Thunder Clash face off, same as the French version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''{{w|RTL II}} Beast Wars Giveaway''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmfw23_awA&amp;t=3m28s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises a giveaway by RTL II where kids could win various Beast Wars toys or the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' PC game.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada on RTL II''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTGSqrO8OU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYo8DkgUCzI]<br /> : Kids are shown playing with the various toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NEmlnbc0aE] - Dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack Value Meal Offer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNotV8A6zU]<br /> : Advertisement for a German Burger King promotion offering the Transformers Angus 6-pack, small fries, small drink and a DVD of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' all for 9.99 euros.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Animated'' Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoJAPqg6MU]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' are used to promote a marathon being aired on {{w|Disney XD (Germany)|Disney XD}}.<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> *'''Excavators (Constructicons)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMoW9nhvwdk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Mushroom bob-haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The static shot has been changed from the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pentacar and Pentajet (Stunticons and Aerialbots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcVKjjSk10]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly through the sky while the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s race outside a city. The two teams transform and combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Commander (Optimus Prime) e Convoy (Ultra Magnus)''' [http://youtu.be/mTsAhkXOi_4&amp;t=2m28s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime rolling down from a mountain, taken from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Red haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime falls from above (making it look like it's a continuation of the animated segment) and follows Ultra Magnus, who is passing on the road carrying Jazz, Sideswipe, Red Alert and Hound. Optimus Prime transforms turning his trailer into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. Ultra Magnus does the same, and the Autobots he was carrying drive away, except for Sideswipe who takes a brief stop in Optimus's Combat Deck. Optimus and Ultra Magnus transform back and drive, until they stop and the toy boxes materialize over them.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Yes, this is a full US-styled commercial that was entirely made in Italy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Multiforce (Bruticus)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FOLdXj7HM8]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s drive through a rocky desert before transforming and combing into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus turns and punches the &lt;s&gt;plastic film&lt;/s&gt; screen, &quot;breaking it&quot;. The concept of rubsigns is emphasized by showing a rubsign on Bruticus' chestplate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Defensor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NXrr1k3Enw]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment'': The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] answer to an alert call, combine into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and stop two falling skyscrapers from clashing on eachother. Rubsign and tech specs are called out, as in the Bruticus commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NhkPnQLbVs]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is for an Italian contest that allowed kids to win a toy car by sending in [[Robot Point]]s.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest winner''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo0SqV2RSr0]<br /> : {{w|lang=it|Fabrizio Bracconeri}}, an Italian actor who had his prime with some comedy TV shows in the 80's and was also in multiple [[GiG]] commercials back then, interviews the winner of the above contest and his dad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEi9MJ-QkHw]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Predacons are shown dwelling in an underground base in the middle of the desert, with numerous manholes to get through. Someone throws fireballs inside the base, prompting the Predacons to transform, get out, deflect the fireballs with their swords and combine into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is soundtracked by a cover of the theme song, sung by a man and a woman together and lacking most of the words except for &quot;Transformers!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Guardian (Metroplex)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmNWo69XIEQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] lays in a &quot;space desert&quot; (as the narrator calls it). [[Scamper]] comes out from it. Unseen enemies shoot lasers at it, so Metroplex transforms to battle station mode to answer to the enemy fire. When they're all gone, Metroplex turns into robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same cover of the Transformers theme as the Predaking commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcsisD-HcIs]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] is frozen solid inside a giant ice mountain. An earthquake allows him to come out, but he's istantly assaulted by a swarm of freeze rays. Trypticon turns into base mode and answers to the attack, sending [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] out in the process.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same theme cover in the background as usual.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Duoform Decepticons Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Duoform (Decepticon Clones)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LqF0aykyA]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' One [[Clone (subgroup)|clone]] is created from the other in a lab. Stop motion segment of the clones in their alternate modes.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration presents the Clones as an experiment made in order to create an immortal Transformer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSh5ewKTE2w]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Throttlebot]]s shoot out from their boxes and race around before transforming.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The end of the commercial shows the toys being sold twenty-four to a display case.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqKN_p30fJk]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Only [[Doublecross]] and [[Grotusque]] are shown. Both toys stand in their alternate modes throwing off enough sparks to qualify as fireworks. They move around a bit in stop motion, still sparking like crazy. Finally, they transform.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Leaderbots (Autobot Headmasters)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFSUYCw6OOY]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American ad up to and including the kidmation. New static shot follows the kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combiners''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZ9NP3v0Bg]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Constructicon (G1)|Construction]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, , Aerialbots, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transform and combine, one team at a time. Footage of the Combaticons and Aerialbots is reused from previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Combiners and Decoys Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Combiners and Decoys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjrOvKPPP4k]<br /> <br /> : A kid walks into an extremely small toy store which apparently sells only Transformers. He asks the shopkeeper, who bears more than a passing resemblance to {{w|Ed Wynn}}, about one of the [[combiner]] [[giftset]]s. The shopkeeper is overjoyed about this and starts to talk about the set when suddenly the giftsets come to life. The brave shopkeeper ducks down behind the desk, his head only popping up to see what's happening while the kid just looks on excitedly. The giftsets are shown with a ton of [[decoy]]s in front. The decoys' customization potential is demonstrated by showing blue paint applied to the chest of an Optimus Prime decoy. The decoys then wander into their packaging which becomes applied to the box of a [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] giftset. The package slides out of frame to reveal the shopkeeper, no longer in hiding, covered in the decoys.<br /> : ''Stupendi, stupendi!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorbot (Horrorcons)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxQP00DIGo]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorpion (Scorponok)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06FH4E6lWc]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A redubbed and shortened version of the American Scorponok commercial, with a very blatant cut from the &quot;Scorponok in base mode on the cliff&quot; scene to the &quot;Kid shows that Scorponok is bigger than Computron&quot; scene. Final shot is changed to show the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Iperbot (Sixshot)''' [http://youtu.be/t06FH4E6lWc&amp;t=15s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American Sixshot ad. While the dialogue in the animated segment and the narrator's lines are translated correctly from the English version, the kids' lines are completely different: &quot;Winged wolf phase!&quot; &quot;Laser gun phase!&quot; &quot;Missile phase!&quot; Again, final shot now shows the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFLtfA_njoE]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each of the three Autobot [[Pretender]]s is shown in stop motion exiting their shells, equipping their weapon and transforming to vehicle mode.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Decepticon Pretenders Commercial.jpg|201px|right|thumb|Curse you Wallmasters!]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iCS4cJO_Xs]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid with jacket slung over his shoulder spins around like a top.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The eyes of [[Finback]]'s Pretender shell flash, via special effects, before a pair of blue hands reach around. The hands split his shell apart, also via special effects. The inner robot's various modes (robot, equipped robot, vehicle) are flashed on screen. The kid then grabs Finback's shell from the screen and holds it up with his inner robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Monsters''' [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2846952/spot_tv_80_transformers_monsters/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Pretender Monster]]s being dipped into vats and emerging inside their shells. Reused from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Slime is sucked off (all in their Pretender shells) [[Birdbrain]], [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], [[Wildfly]] and [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]. Two monstrous green hands pull [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]'s shell apart horizontally to reveal his inner robot. The inner robot transforms before each of the Pretender's shells approach the camera. The inner robots form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Bristleback]] is the only Pretender Monster not to have a scene of his own.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssMFAzCdf2s]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl stand around in some kind of desert, roar, transform and fight eachother, while two kids excitedly comment on their return and admire their &lt;s&gt;gold chrome&lt;/s&gt; &quot;golden scales&quot; and &lt;s&gt;clear plastic parts&lt;/s&gt; &quot;steel armour&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Colorflashes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJ8SAliGl0&amp;t=1m16s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] landing and transforming; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transforming. Re-used from the Generation 2 comic book ad and the ad for the G2 Autobot cars and Decepticon planes.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The stop motion transformation segments seen in the French ad for the Axelerators and Skyscorchers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Uragan''' [http://youtu.be/srxFFYXeurU&amp;t=6m54s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Same as the French Skyquake and Thunderclash commercial, but with the Skyquake scenes removed.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC_j7AndXfI]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Predators part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Stalker part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomaster''' [http://youtu.be/pC_j7AndXfI&amp;t=19s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Turbo Masters part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Rotorstorm part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transformers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU-jbamPA8&amp;t=1m08s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The original seven Basic figures ([[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Snapper]], [[Razorbeast]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Armordillo]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]) are shown transforming and clashing against eachother.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transmetal''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3Bln3ydZo&amp;t=2m46s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] turns towards the camera, then a brief stop-motion sequence of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] throwing away Scavenger, both in beast mode. After a brief appearance of the Transmetals logo, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] briefly transforms from vehicle to robot, follows a second stop-motion sequence of Scavenger transforming from robot to ant, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] rolling by in vehicle mode and then another stop-motion sequence of Optimus Primal and Scavenger, now in their robot modes, ready to fight. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is then briefly shown turning from rhino to robot mode. Final shot shows Optimus Primal transforming in a flash, and after that a boxed [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] appears nearby.<br /> : ''Note:'' While the commercial itself is supposed to showcase the Transmetal line as a whole, Scavenger gets a lot of focus in the sequence, and towards the end the narration pushes Rhinox as being the new cool thing the commercial is actually about. Stop-motion sequences are noted by a &quot;SIMULATED MOVEMENT&quot; footnote in the corner of the video.<br /> : ''And from today, a new great protagonist: Rhinox, the transforming rhino!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Animorphs''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2hJF7xPjo?t=90]<br /> <br /> : ''Note:'' Features most of the clips (both of the toys and from the show) as the American commercial, but the order and the narration are all different. The biggest addition is that the Italian commercial is for both the toys and the books, which are shown at the beginning and the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''La Grande Battaglia (Ultimate Battle 2-pack)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3WF_tC_Y0o]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Marco Balzarotti]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Kicker Jones]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] are pinned down by gunfire; [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] fires his cannon. Taken from episodes of ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron''. CGI animation of the DVD case bulging out in different places before exploding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The DVD is inserted into a DVD player cuing up the animation. Afterwards, Megatron and Optimus Prime are shown transforming with a split-screen shot before clashing in front of a television set playing the included DVD.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Movie toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5XgsP6XWM&amp;t=s47]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Shortened version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance''' (video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The airing of this commercial made little to no sense, since the toys it's supposed to promote were actually never released in Italy (the only exception being Lockdown, whose wave was released there only ''ten months'' after this commercial was aired)<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dark of the Moon backpacks by SJ Gang''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8w-cxPYRI]<br /> : A kid shows off the various features of the backpacks while clips from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' are interspersed throughout.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Hunters Weaponizers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBt8MbyR23Q]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the Beast Hunters American ad, but the final shot is changed to show off Weaponizers Beast Tracker Optimus Prime and Talking Bumblebee.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers: Robots In Disguise Theatrical Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVqhwARYfHY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief excerpt of the Autobots fighting [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] from [[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|Episode 4, More than Meets the Eye]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Valerio Sacco]]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial was done to promote the theatrical preview of the first two episodes of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' aired in select cinemas on [[February 28]], [[2015]]. Partecipants would also get a ''Transformers'' branded Easter egg and a random ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion class Wave 1 figure. A brief report can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PkBZ_brzDo here].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhK6QrZuUo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'': Various clips from the first four episodes of the show are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Decepticons are back at being a treat, but a new gang is behind them. The friendship between [[Russell Clay|Rusty]] and the Autobots is stronger than evil. ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', a new series airing from Monday to Friday at 6:45 PM on K2, channel 41.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKtQ8D28yc]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Straight dub of the American toy commercial. Amusingly, Marco Balzarotti, who usually voices Optimus Prime, is the voice of Bumblebee in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 2''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 1]]&quot; and &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 2]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' For some reason, a line said by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is played when [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] is shown, to make it look like Overload is the one speaking.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 3''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[History Lessons]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' The clips are edited to make it look like Grimlock and [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] are excited for the airing of the new episodes, with the narrator trying to keep them calm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Prime on POP''' [https://www.popfun.it/programmi/transformers-prime/videos/transformers-prime-trailer]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the first five episodes are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' unknown<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration is a rielaborated and shortened version of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s speech at the end of [[Transformers (film)|the first ''Transformers'' movie]], mentioning explicitely that Autobots are on Earth to defend it from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and changing the last line to &quot;We are here on POP!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> [[File:Spain Classics Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Classics Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIc6AKPn9OY]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fly off into the sky and past Optimus Prime, who transforms and fires his gun. Re-used from the first American commercial for Transformers toys but in a different order.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives through a rocky, [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]-like terrain. Features a stop motion transformation. Possibly re-used from a Japanese spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Triple Changers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGulj3O5-_Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EthG8ULyPV0] - A dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''SpeedStars Stealth Force Bumblebee and Mech Tech Ultimate Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3luVu1ZKwI]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bumblebee races through a tunnel, jumps a dirt ramp that's in the tunnel for some reason, then deploys his Stealth Force weapons. The Optimus Prime half is the transformation segment the full ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/mJmhW_9FXPY&amp;t=20]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes, one sitting and one posing like the wind-up ballerina that sits between them, watch the statue spin around while music plays. The sitting Happy Meal box then decides to pull out the ballerina and sit the other Happy Meal box on the turntable and wind it up again. The box on the turntable starts posing his arms again as he spins. Both boxes find this ''hilarious''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Czech Republic===<br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXWH3wsarE]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same footage of Skyquake firing upon Thunder Clash used in the French commercial, but with the power guitar &quot;robots in disguise&quot; theme music used in the UK during this period, and a spinning Hasbro logo. Whereas the French version used a child narrator throughout, an adult one is used here.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8V5b49OB-o]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same footage of [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s seen in the French commercial, but trimmed down from 23 seconds to 16. Again, the music is in the UK style rather than that used in French. Only an adult narrator is used, as opposed to the child and adult used in the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Slovakia===<br /> [[File:Slovakian Movie Ad TF robot mode.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdgdhs2aW4]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' are set to [[Linkin Park]]'s &quot;[[What I've Done]]&quot; and used to promote the movie's Slovakian television premiere on {{w|Markíza}}.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPQeP9YhEk4]<br /> : A video journalist comes upon a beat-up passenger car which transforms and attacks him.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Slovakian 2007 Movie Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 3''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHVEZiIMRjI]<br /> : Various excerpts from the movie are set to the [[Green Day]] song [[21 Guns]], which is actually on the soundtrack to the film's [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|sequel]]. When the scene of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] making out on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] pans back to reveal [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], the beat-up car from the previous ad has been inserted alongside of them. It honks its horn and flashes its lights. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Films on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdBbJykYOQ]<br /> : Scenes from ''Transformers'', ''[[Superman|Superman Returns]]'', ''Miami Vice'' and ''Poseidon'' are shown accompanied by text narration in the style of the ''Transformers'' trailers. Footage of the menu from the ''Transformers'' DVD is also included. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> *'''Optimus Prime, Megatron, Autobot Cars &amp; Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRTunrn8tzc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A mish-mash of footage from the first US comic commercial and Optimus Prime's US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Relatively brief footage of Optimus Prime being transformed, again from his US ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Differs from the original commercials in that at the end, the Transformers logo flies away.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Norway===<br /> [[File:Breakdancing Optimus Prime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|With a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, and shake your tail.]]<br /> *'''Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LX9UuYBXHk]<br /> <br /> : A CGI [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] break dances and excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' are shown accompanied by {{w|Bob Sinclair}}'s &quot;{{w|Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)}}&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Poland===<br /> *'''Illuminators (Laser Rods) &amp; Rotors ''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PFzVKlBoM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same CGI animation used in the US commercial, but edited.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the US version, except the Laser Rods are renamed Illuminators<br /> : ''Notes:'' The rap is here... IN POLISH! It also uses the US names for the toys (&quot;Electro, Volt, Sizzle, Jolt!&quot;) <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Greece===<br /> [[File:Greek Stunticon Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a little known fact that one of Motormaster's hobbies is water skiing.]]<br /> *'''Stunticons, Aerialbots &amp; Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuuNvq__kp8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The changing block-by-block electrified logo used in US commercials circa 1989.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The four small [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly in, followed by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] do some stop-motion transformation followed by [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. A freckle-faced boy cheers as [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] speed along in car form. More stop-motion as [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] goes from truck to robot. Dead End and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] make some attempt to follow his lead, followed by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip. Goldbug is shown on his backing card, but quickly drives off his packaging. He drives along a tiled surface alongside [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] and [[Chase (G1)|Chase]]. A blonde boy pulls back on Chase, prompting him to perform some stop-motion stunt driving. Goldbug does the same, but also transforms to robot mode, followed by the other [[Throttlebot]]s. The smaller Aerialbots and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are shown as vehicles again.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Skydive and Fireflight are sporting upside-down Autobot symbols. Dead End and Breakdown are badly mistransformed. Most strangely of all, Silverbolt only makes a very brief appearance in jet form and is never shown as a robot. Neither the Aerialbots or Stunticons are shown to combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Greek Devastator Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Excavator (Devastator) vs. Defensor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htQwkHZlUv0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The early 90s CGI &quot;circuitboard&quot; logo seen in many European commercials from 1992 and 1993. Slowed-down footage of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] firing from that toy's commercial, and the Constructicons merging to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Twice.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Both combiners are shown in their combined forms, as well as their individual robot and vehicle modes. Devastator &amp; Defensor then flail their arms at each other. Throughout the commercial a blonde boy is extolling the virtues of Devastator, while a brown-haired boy does the same for [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. <br /> : ''Notes:'' A branding consultant's nightmare, this ad starts with the 1992-93 European Transformers logo, then immediately shows the 1989-1991 logo, before finally showing the toys in the original mid-80s style packaging. Hasbro Greece clearly had very little in the way of animated footage to work with, as Optimus Prime is playing substitute for Defensor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iwpomUe-aI]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The ad starts out with re-used footage from the GiG Decepticon clone commercial consisting of pans of computer control panels in a laboratory. It then switches to footage from an Italian ''[[Trasformer]]'' commercial, featuring a vehicle mode line-up of Prowl(?), Sideswipe, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Red Tracks, and then Jazz and Smokescreen roll into view. Wheeljack, Sideswipe, Smokescreen and Tracks then rev up their engines for a race that Wheeljack seems to win, much to the delight of a young boy. Wheeljack transforms to robot mode to celebrate only to have the kid put him back in car mode. Thanks a lot squirt. In footage from the Italian &quot;Commander e Convoy&quot; commercial, Optimus Prime, in truck mode, drops out of the sky onto a road passing by a desert plateau and transforms. We then cut to PowerMaster Optimus Prime rolling through a different desert area before magically appearing in his box.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad uses a real mishmash of footage and seems to be advertising the brand as a whole rather than any specific figure.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa_SI5lRomE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A flying asteroid and the Autobot Headmaster Nebulons climbing into their respective partners from the first US Headmaster toy ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Front and side pans of Grimlock followed by Grimlock demonstrating his jaw articulation. Next the camera zooms in on Snarl, then Sludge. A kid looks on all three in their dinosaur modes before Grimlock and Sludge stop motion transform. This is followed by still images of each of the three in their dinosaur mode and a final pan down to the three toys in their dinosaur modes. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ElGrecoEasterCandlesCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Easter Candle Packs''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LhmwB8khGE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Superion decking Menasor, reused from the US ad for the Aerialbots and Stunticons<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The theme and logo for [[Transformers brand|Transformers]], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] and Greek fashion doll line Bibi-Bo, lead to a zoom out on a selection of Easter candle and toy packs for their respective toy lines. A girl and two boys receive the packs as presents and appear to enjoy them. The boys are so excited, they sing the theme song hooks for Transformers and G.I. Joe, respectively.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers packs have Action Masters [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] included. The G.I. Joe packs have two figures each with [[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]] &amp; [[wikia:gijoe:H.E.A.T. Viper|H.E.A.T. Viper]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] &amp; [[Fast Draw]] and [[Battle Android Trooper|B.A.T.]] &amp; [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Tiger Force Bazooka]] as the pairings.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTWKs3Q-ehk]<br /> : Same as the French and German spots. Uses the standard background music for G1.5 ads.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomasters &amp; Rotorstorm vs Predators &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUukGHI3Rjg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Electricity flowing through the intro circuit board, causing a the head of a CGI [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] to snap to attention.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] run into [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s on a barren desert road. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the same Predators versus Turbomasters footage as the French commercial with some parts of the Rotorstorm vs Stalker commercial added.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Lightformers &amp; Pyro vs. Trakkons &amp; Clench''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmZMknFTEU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief glimpse of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] transforming to robot mode, as used in the title sequence of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2 cartoon]]. The circuit board CGI logo then appears.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Trakkon]]s are shown in their alt modes. A boy uses Fearswoop's viewfinder gimmick to locate and fire upon [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. The Lightformers race into action in vehicle form, firing their weapons. [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] converts to robot form and fires his cannon. The CGI logo appears again before the different figures are shown in all possible configurations, and with their respective gimmicks. Finally, just in case you didn't catch it, the Transformers logo appears for a third time.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Somewhat similar to the French commercial for these toys, but with added G2 animation, toy gimmickry on display, a different kid playing with the figures and the standard Euro G1.5-style commercial music.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stormtroopers vs Aquaspeeders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI_AWAO3jVU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Circuit board logo and Optimus Prime transforming and firing from the Transformers: Generation 2 cartoon intro.<br /> : ''Toy segment: Same as the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Rotorbots &amp; Illuminators''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krnkXz9rZn0]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|US Generation 2 Rotorforce and Laser Rod ad]] with the flashing name screens changed to reflect the European names for the two groups.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cheetor and Waspinator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhFUGHcLAs]<br /> : A dubbed and heavily edited down version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|US Cheetor and Waspinator ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Megatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJwKs3ZDG3o]<br /> : A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Ultras|US Ultra class ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> ===Serbia===<br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie core characters''' [http://youtu.be/P4hFWtvG79k?t=698]<br /> <br /> : A dubbed version of the American advert for the 2007 live action movie core characters.<br /> :''Notes:'' Translation is surprisingly bad even for a commercial. Decepticons are constantly referred to as &quot;De-Cepticons&quot; and &quot;Autobot&quot; is treated as a name of a character as well as the faction. On top of that, for whatever bizarre reason, the narrator tries to do an American accent when saying each name.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime and Autobot have the power''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Belarus===<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmhW_9FXPY]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are seesawing when two Littlest Pet Shop characters show up and sit with one of the boxes. This unbalances the seesaw, causing the other box to be stuck up in the air. Bumblebee then shows up and stomps on the raised end of the seesaw launching the Happy Meal box and animals into the air. The Happy Meal box sticks his landing on Bee's head before catching the two animals. The other Happy Meal box then jumps into Bee's hand and all five share a good laugh.<br /> <br /> ==Latin America==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> *'''Armada on {{w|Disney XD (Latin America)|Fox Kids}}''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNFRAuOxY0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad names start times for [[Mexico]], Argentina and Venezuela.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Brazil===<br /> *'''Grendene Sandals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDx4wE18Oc]<br /> : A boy wearing Grendene's Transformers sandals runs and jumps through an industrial yard full of oil drums. As he's hopping the last barrel we see him wearing a [[Grendene Transformers watch|red Transformers watch]] that the boy got with his sandals. He throws the toy across the yard only to have it magically land in robot mode and on its feet. The boy runs up onto a platform. Upon checking his watch he realizes it's time to go and grabs his backpack.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Excerpts of Optimus Prime from the 2007 movie are interspersed. The watch is an unnamed retool of the [[Meantime (Movie)|Meantime]]/[[Midnighter XR-4]] mold, the biggest difference being that it is actually a working watch.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise 2015 promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zceyrrYDIc]<br /> : Uses a number of scenes from the first US trailer but in a different order. It is soundtracked with music, sound effects and a narrator but no character dialogue.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Robots In Disguise Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/ihAHlbs71hk?t=599]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are working on a familiar looking yellow car sitting on the lift in their garage. One of them starts to use a ratchet to tighten a nut on the car's underside while holding onto another part of the undercarriage. After some confusion as to whether the tightening is working, the car transforms and identify itself as [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The Happy Meal box hung on during the transformation and winds up hanging from Bee's shoulder. All three find this quite amusing. The ad then cuts to one of the Happy Meal boxes looking at the Robots in Disguise Happy Meal toys. They include [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] holding a [[Decepticon Hunter]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] breathing fire, an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] mask (worn like glasses and covering the eyes and forehead) and a Bumblebee mask in the same style. The Happy Meal box puts on the Optimus Prime mask and laughs like a madman.<br /> <br /> ===Chile===<br /> [[File:De Batas Commercial.jpg|right|thumb|The agony of da feet.]]<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m29s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American spot. Interestingly, the kidmation does not have the glowing eyes effect seen in the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:De Batas Cyclonus-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> [[File:De Batas Jazz-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers de Bata''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sees the Autobots delivering a shipment of children's dress shoes and reports back to Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Soundwave plays back Ravage's findings, which include the specifications of the shoes. Apparently having decided he needed a new pair of kicks, Megatron leads an assault on the Autobot convoy. A live-action boy and girl, wearing the dress shoes, step out of Bumblebee. The children DEFEAT the Decepticons by repelling blasts from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] using THE SOLES OF THEIR SHOES! That's right. Megatron, [[The Autobots' Secret Weapon|mighty warrior]] and leader of the Decepticons, is felled by FOOTWEAR. After showing Megatron that they have more sole, the Autobots arrive at their destination and start handing out shoes to the local school children. And there was much rejoicing.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation models for the characters have some differences in proportions and details compared to their standard models. This is because the animation was not done by the [[Toei|animation studios]] [[AKOM|normally]] [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studio|contracted]] for such things. Appearing amongst the Decepticons are a Cyclonus-like robot and a bizarre Jazz-like robot with a green helmeted head, upper arms and hands and a new face. Hound is colored a rather bluish green. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stationary items''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=1m12s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Ultra Magnus and Galvatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Various erasers, pencils, a pencil bag, a pencil sharpener and coloring books are among the products shown being used by kids.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers - Sandstorm, Broadside and Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m59s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot. The English text used to denote the different modes is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Stunticons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=1m29s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=0m42s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rubsigns''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=0m35s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Aerialbots/Stunticons, Dinobots, Insecticons, Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge, and Sky Lynx.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Various clips re-used from all of the above commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=1m36s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch and Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m04s] (Incomplete)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is pretty much a straight dub of the US [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] and Clones spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=2m05s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m25s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:DriveDorinaSignal Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Worst. Alt-modes. Ever.]]<br /> *'''Signal, Dorina and Drive Transformers Promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn7inmAjgas]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A box of Drive detergent transforms into a blue-legged [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], a tub of Dorina margarine transforms into one of the Autobot Clones and a boxed tube of Signal toothpaste turns into [[Pointblank]]. The end of the commercial has reverse transformations.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Several children are shown playing with various Transformer toys before zooming in on a kid and his mother playing with Sureshot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This advertised a promotion wherein you would receive a free poster, sticker or card by buying one the above products. Stickers are known to have come with the margarine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars toys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhhmTe_PjNA&amp;t=2m51s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Bat Primal vs Megalligator from the US Wave 1 Deluxes commercial; clips of Optimus Primal and Megatron transforming from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Optimus Primal and Megatron commercial, plus a shot of Cheetor from the Wave 1 Deluxes ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Colombia===<br /> *'''Chevy Aveo Transformers GTI Emotion Edition''' [http://www.citytv.com.co/videos/16654/aveo-gti-emotion-edicion-transformers]<br /> <br /> :A comet streaks over the heads of various people in the city before crashing in a field. Several people walk up to the crater to see a yellow 2010 Chevy Aveo with black racing stripes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special Edition Chevrolet Spark GT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpvhR5zQEvo]<br /> : A shot of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] giving way to reveal the [[Earth]] from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' followed by a shot of an astronaut meant to resemble a similar shot that is also from the movie. This time, however, the astronaut does not appear to be an American and instead of having a shiny gold color, the visor has a reflection of the Special Edition Chevy Spark sitting on the moon's surface. The car's features are then listed off.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Mexico===<br /> [[File:IGA Commercial Stamp.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUETO5PmgLc]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. Dinobots ad using the Season 1 [[theme song|theme]] in Spanish. The [[Hasbro]] hammer stamp has been replaced by an [[IGA]] hammer stamp.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be60CqQOYAw]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQaKm4drvtI]<br /> : A Spanish language version of the German ad described above.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Middle East==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> {{anchor|MiddleEastAOE}}<br /> *'''KFC Arabia ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' contest''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHtJl2ZtZnc] (English) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTeiBDnV64](Arabic)<br /> : Advertises a giveaway where you can win a &quot;an amazing trip to Singapore for the ultimate Transformers experience&quot; by buying an individual or family meal.<br /> : ''Experience the taste of action.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Israel===<br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_8HnFtL6g]<br /> :Features various excerpts from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] including stock footage of [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]'s transformation, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] chasing [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]], the [[Autobot Brothers]] stock transformations, one of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s attacks, the [[Spy Changer|Spychanger]]s standing together, and Kelly being ejected from her car via ejector seat. The Spychanger toys of [[X-Brawn]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] show up in the ad, with the former two rolling along the bottom for much of the second half. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGz5_sR7PM0]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' are used to promote ''Robots in Disguise''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> [[File:TurkishCheetosCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Frito Lay 'Tam Yeri Tam Zamanı' promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9otZuhdUJQ]<br /> : The ad starts with [[Chester|Chester Cheetah]] holding up a ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' [[Cheetos]] package and announcing the partnership of the two brands. Cut to a bedroom where a girl, a blond boy and a brunet boy wearing a Bumblebee mask are hanging out. The girl is sitting on the bed eating Cheetos while the two boys are playing a card game using the battle cards found in specially marked packages of Frito Lay products. The blond boy plays a Optimus Prime+Grimlock card to win. The girl and, strangely enough, the boy on the losing end celebrate the first boy's victory by raising their fists over their heads in triumph. The blond high fives Chester, who was apparently standing just off screen the entire time. The girl then uses her iPad to enter the code from another card into a website as a demonstration of both how to enter the contest and one of the contest prizes. Other prizes are shown as well, culminating in the reveal of the grand prize: a trip to [[Universal|Universal Studios Hollywood]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the film are liberally sprinkled throughout the ad.<br /> <br /> ==Asia==<br /> === Multiple countries ===<br /> * '''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTF7TPZOdNM]<br /> : Uses the same narration script as the [[Commercial/International#UKRID2015|UK new show promo]], but with a different narrator and a different montage of scenes. This promo was run by [[Cartoon Network]] Southeast Asia.<br /> <br /> === Hong Kong ===<br /> [[File:HK TFA Happy Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5OiMQ4z7C0]<br /> : [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] appear from behind a pair of storage trailers. Megatron flies high over the city. All three transform to robot mode, with Megatron landing in front of the two Autobots. Then out of the sky comes a giant Happy Meal box. But what's in it? Is it a bird? Maybe a plane? Nah, it's Optimus! He transforms to robot mode before joining the other three. Power Ranger-style effects are used to show four kids each paired with a different toy, followed by a Power Ranger-style group shot. The four kids proceed to play with their toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkjGQXroV-0]<br /> : A collection of brief snippets from the movie with [[Linkin Park]]'s [[New Divide]] as background music and Chinese narration. The snippets include: meteors crashing in France, Bumblebee tumbling out of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam's garage]], F-22 Raptors flying over the Pyramids, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] leaning down to look at Sam, Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] jumping rooftops, Sam dangling from a car, Mikaela crying, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforming, Sam yelling &quot;OPTIMUS!&quot;, Optimus getting tossed in the forest, Ravage sprinting, the Autobot biker girls in combined form, and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] crashing through a bridge. The ad includes an end tag promoting [[M&amp;M's]] ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' paperclips.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL Cinema Screen &amp; Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gab-qshXf-M]<br /> : Scenes from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]] interspersed with various shots of the Cinema Screen.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Kre-O Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-act3GtcTog]<br /> : Kreon Optimus Prime and Bumblebee jump into a wrestling ring and have a match with the large Megatron build in front of a crowd of Kreons. Megatron begins to stalk the Autobots, only to have Optimus Prime reduce him to a pile of parts via a gun blast. Optimus and Bumblebee celebrate. Megatron tags in the large Starscream build.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===South Korea===<br /> <br /> *'''Car Robots tennis shoes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_GxeJZpKAk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] races into the city to fight [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]. Fire Convoy then uses the shoes to power up his gun before blasting Gigatron.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Legends of the Microns cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75UvMG7M1dY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Cybertrons running in space, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Convoy and Megatron combining with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], and the kids standing with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Philippines===<br /> *'''Jollibee Beast Machines Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fLlrnzI-Q]<br /> : A boy in a green and white shirt with pale green face paint yells out the name of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] while posing like a gorilla. This leads to a stop motion transformation of the toy. A second boy in a yellow and black striped shirt (and possibly sporting some yellow face paint) looks off into the distance and yells out the name of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. This leads to the transformation of Cheetor's toy. A third kid, sporting a red shirt with a yellow collar and long sleeves and face paint on his cheeks resembling [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s wings, yells Megatron's name. You can probably guess what ''that'' leads to. The three kids then turn around to see their dad holding three Jollibee kids meals. The kids sit down and enjoy their meals.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jollibee Transformers: Cybertron Robot Blasters Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3skuGdtDQM]<br /> : A mother and father return home from Jollibee to find their son and daughter disguised as a stereo system and a stand with a portrait and lamp on top of it, respectively. They pop up in their &quot;robot modes&quot; and run towards their parents. This is followed by stop motion transformations of the toys. The final scene shows the mother and her kids enjoying their meals, when their dad's head pops up in the bottle of their watter cooler. Turns out it's not a mafia warning sign, but Dad deciding to create his own disguise.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0M4GFmdWzM]<br /> : A group of kids watches a comet as it crashes into the [[Earth]]. The various toys fly up from a Jollibee restaurant. Each toy is then shown stop-motion transforming in front of a promo shot of the corresponding character. The commercial ends with the kids eating their meals while the Transformers look on.<br /> : ''Roll out and dig in.''<br /> <br /> <br /> === Taiwan ===<br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen M&amp;M's''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGep5crZU0]<br /> : The first half of the ad is a very trimmed down version of the US one. The second half features special M&amp;M's packages which open in a style similar to [[Shout! Factory]]'s Matrix of Leadership Edition box set, with an M&amp;M at the center. There are three different packages, [[Red (M&amp;M)|Red]] with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Yellow]] with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Blue]] with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br /> <br /> <br /> === Malaysia ===<br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh-iqAHTgfU]<br /> : A boy holds out his Starscream toy and yells for the Autobots. This prompts the nearby recliner, bookshelf and TV w/stand to transform into the boy's three friends who hold out their Autobot toys and yell &quot;Autobots transform!&quot;. A shot of the Autobot toys' altmodes is followed by a four-way split screen of all the toys being transformed. The ad ends with a quick plug for the film and a static shot of the toys. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3KvH158oEg]<br /> : The Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide and (somehow) Starscream toys are all parked in front of a model KFC restaurant. All four are grabbed by kids and taken elsewhere to transform. Optimus Prime is driven around to another store front, Bumblebee is driven off a ramp, spun out and transformed in the middle of a three way intersection, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] crashes through a brick wall near a different KFC and Starscream flies through the city before landing on a building in robot mode. The four kids then enjoy their Chicky Meals in front of the diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Singapore ===<br /> {{anchor|SingaporeAOE}}<br /> *'''Nu Green Tea Transformers: Age of Extinction edition''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvsXOAQAj6o]<br /> : Several clips from the movie are shown; A static image of Optimus Prime bursts through the front label of a Nu Green tea bottle leading into a shot of the entire assortment of limited edition bottles.<br /> <br /> <br /> === India ===<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUbXLLc_oXk]<br /> : Three kids play with their Transformers Animated Happy Meal toys while a fourth kid does a voiceover explaining the toys: &quot;Is it a robot? Is it a car? Toy cars that turn into robots. Now in every McDonald's Happy Meal get amazing Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop Toys!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Apparently, India has flying cars now and hasn't told the rest of the world. Or so it would seem, since the voice over states that the Transformers toys turn into cars despite the fact that the Megatron toy is shown and clearly is not a car. The background music used for the ad is the same as that used for the Hong Kong Happy Meal ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> === China ===<br /> * '''Constructicons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3NcKABIHkE]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|US Constructicon giftset ad]].<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvrulAh2Tc]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|US Dinobots ad]].<br /> <br /> ==Australasia==<br /> ===Australia===<br /> [[File:PetersUltraMagnusCommercialKids.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Nestlé|Peters]] Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKcJKkcL64]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A frame for frame recreation of the scene of the Autobot cars transforming and flying past a transforming [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] which was used in multiple early US G1 toy ads. The Season 1 cartoon theme plays over it.<br /> : [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (the toy) pops out from behind a rocky wall on a barren planet. An explosion erupts in front of Ultra Magnus (the toy) revealing &quot;the most mysterious Transformer ever&quot;, Peters' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Peters|Ultra Magnus (the ice cream)]]. A boy and a girl, in costumes that can only be described as Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] turned into the children of human royalty (a la [[Only Human]]), enjoy their treats' chocolate ice cream bar &quot;modes&quot;. Upon the completion of their mastication, the ice cream bars turn into their other &quot;modes&quot;: bubblegum stick and caramel stick. The sticks appear in Ultra Magnus' (the toy) hands as the narrator tells us: &quot;Every Peters Ultra Magnus is a new Transformers adventure, because you never know what it will become.&quot; The girl turns to the camera and says &quot;More than meets the eye!&quot; in a (dubbed in) demonic voice.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The stop-motion toy segment is very reminiscent of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ads for Ultra Magnus. While the models in the animated segment are drawn pretty closely to the real deal, the coloring of the models differs in varying amounts. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s waist, shins and forearms become red, while Prime's face plate becomes blue and the yellow disappears from his waist. Then on the far sides of the spectrum, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is nearly spot-on with his shins and thighs swapping colors. But [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] trades in his white for yellow! The version of the Season 1 cartoon theme that plays over this segment is also a re-creation.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYCSR8KvazY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial features footage of recolored Seekers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HQWuTVZ3o]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A re-dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|US Targetmaster ad]]. Yes, re-dubbed. The song, [[Victor Caroli]]'s narration, and even Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's lines have been rerecorded by Australian actors for this ad. As a result, Galvatron sounds more like a generic Autobot than a fearsome Decepticon leader.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Terrorcons &amp; Technobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adSaajkOE3U]<br /> : ''Notes:''Instead of being satisfied with merely re-dubbing the ad, this time the production company did a shot-for-shot remake of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#TerrorTechno|US commercial]]. Well, almost. The kidmation is the same footage from the US version but every other part of the ad has been re-created. The animation sequence, while depicting the same events as the US version, has some noticeable differences. In particular the lush valley between volcanoes, which the two teams clash in, has very different foliage between the two versions. The toy segment was also recreated following the same rough sequences but using slightly different angles and an obviously different set of kids. Even the sequences showing a split screen of the five toys in each team were redone using the same distortion effects. One has to wonder what led to this recreation approach to advertising as it would not seem to be very cost effective.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Duocons &amp; Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzm_7QLZkq8]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Much like the Terrorcons &amp; Technobots ad, this is a shot-for-shot recreation of it's [[Commercial/Generation 1#DuoThrottle|counterpart US ad]]. This time though, the animation differences aren't as obvious.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL &amp; Transformers: Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB-r_81q9vs]<br /> : A guy walking in a stark white office space sits down and puts on his 3D glasses to watch Dark of the Moon. The action starts out on the TV but shoots out to the street below a large window in the office. Several people, including the initial viewer, gather around the window to see the action unfold. The action then returns to the TV as the guy notices part of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s armor on the floor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Foxtel in HD''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzR-KgKSDU]<br /> : ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' is one of several entertainment properties used to demonstrate the difference between standard definition TV and Foxtel HD. Scenes from the movie are contrasted with toys being played with in a diorama of a destroyed city. With actual fire. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The toys being played with are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimate|Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime]] and two Exkaiser bootlegs.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]/[[My Little Pony]] Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKkaFaxfY0]<br /> : A [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal box happily jumps rope. Another Happy Meal box walks up, tosses the jump rope away and uses the first Happy Meal box to jump rope in reverse. <br /> : ''Skip into McDonald's for this month's Happy Meal with a cool Transformers: Prime or cute My Little Pony toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad also aired in [[New Zealand]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> *Many UK versions of American commercials add overlays showing the MSRP of the figures in pounds.<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> *[http://www.ina.fr/recherche/search?search=animutants&amp;vue=Video&amp;x=0&amp;y=0 Animutants (Beast Wars) commercials on ina.fr]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|International]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Greece */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> [[File:UK Autobot Cars Commercial.jpg|upright=1.4|right|thumb]]<br /> The [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Japan]] aren't the only countries that have ''Transformers'' commercials. Just about every country that received the original ''The Transformers'' [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline]] had their own television advertising campaign for it. Approaches to the commercials differed quite a bit, with most countries simply receiving dubbed US spots, some getting their own unique spots (early UK, Spain) or, in the case of Italy, a combination of both. The reason for these different approaches (besides needing to adjust for different cultures) is that during the early years of the Transformers brand, [[Hasbro]] did not yet have local offices to handle the marketing and distribution of its toys outside of the US and [[Canada]]. As a result, marketing and distribution was licensed out to [[Milton Bradley|companies]] [[GiG|with]] [[IGA|ties]] to various local markets. Commercials for [[The Transformers (European toyline)|Generation 1]] after 1990 were largely the same across Europe, originally produced for [[Milton Bradley]] in English and then dubbed for the other markets. By the time ''Generation 2'' was being released in the US, Hasbro had started to open foreign offices. As a result, foreign advertising campaigns began to shift away from unique commercials and towards a more economical approach of simply dubbing the spots created for the US. Since [[2001]], practically all foreign Transformers advertising in Hasbro markets uses dubbed spots.<br /> <br /> {{note|Since many modern international ads are merely U.S. ads dubbed for non-English markets, only post G1 ads with either changes to the order of footage or entirely new footage will be listed here.}}<br /> <br /> ==Europe==<br /> ===United Kingdom===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhGiGw1uT4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, all in robot mode, fly past Optimus Prime, who drives off a ramp and transforms. Black helmet Megatron lands and fires at Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, who all transform from vehicle to robot mode. Taken from early US adverts.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Thundercracker, Starscream, Soundwave and the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Buzzsaw is removed from Soundwave and transformed. Optimus Prime is then &quot;driven&quot; between Jazz, Hound, Gears, Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Prime's trailer is revealed as a battle headquarters, before the kids transform Prime himself and Soundwave to head the two factions, primed to fight for the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave is described as the leader of the Decepticons. The early &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is present.<br /> :''They'll stop Soundwave and his evil Decepticons from destroying '''EARTH''' (Earth, earth)... We hope.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon planes, Autobot cars and mini-cars''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZySZEnCSY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Thundercracker, Skywarp and Starscream strafe Sideswipe, Jazz and Prowl. All six transform to robot mode to brawl.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with several seeker toys and some of the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Thundercracker's transformation is highlighted. Two other kids play with an array of the Autobot cars on another table, showing off Jazz's transformation. The &quot;evil spy cassettes&quot; are presented, followed by the minibots. All four groups face off across the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' The &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is in full use. The minibot being tranformed and given prominent focus is a yellow [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Duplicates of the Decepticon planes, most of the mini-cassettes and half the Autobot cars are in plain view in group shots.<br /> :''They're ingenious, they're incredible, they're the Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://youtu.be/OyTEsqU8IzQ?t=110]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Decepticon jets fire upon the Autobot cars. The cover to issue 1 spins in to cover the action.<br /> :''Notes:'' 25p and free action transfers!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Optimus Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8c0pu383Vg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] takeoff; [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforms and fires; Black helmet [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] takes aim. All were re-used from the early American commercials. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Optimus Prime, all of the pre-movie [[Autobot Cars]] and at least four [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. They do so in a &quot;mountainous area just outside a big city&quot; diorama with the tabletop and city skyline in a red and white grid pattern inspired by G1 Autobot [[packaging]].<br /> :''Notes:'' Optimus is referred to as being the Autobots' &quot;battle headquarters&quot; as well as their leader. <br /> : ''Optimus Prime, we need you!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Megatron Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|MegaTRON?]]<br /> *'''Megatron''' [https://youtu.be/JNR45Imn8fw?t=616](short clip)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is played with in front of a purple and white grid backdrop inspired by G1 Decepticon packaging.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot cars &amp; Decepticon planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wxes6MMGew]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Essentially the same as the Optimus Prime spot but without Prime. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] toy used in the commercial is the cross variant.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDTer5djNDw]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Soundwave battles Sludge, Slag and Grimlock. Trimmed down footage from the US Dinobots commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys in blue sweaters play with the Dinobots on the same red-and-white grid seen in the previous Autobot-centric ads. Surrounding them are grey mountains, behind them an orange sun looms in a red sky. The narrator tells us the Autobots have created Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Grimlock, &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. A third boy joins the scene, armed with Dirge and Ramjet, who swoop in for attack. The Dinobots transform to robot mode. Ramjet floats around in front of them before deciding to retreat.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Tyco]] [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://youtu.be/2i1fuB_J8l8?t=13]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot slot car, [[Natron]] is spotlighted in its robot mode before it races the Decepticon [[Freezon]] along the slot car track in both robot and vehicle mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Electric Train and Battle Set]] is silently plugged in the end screen.<br /> : ''From Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust''' [https://youtu.be/VaesHZw9E-M?t=173]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust join the earlier Decepticon planes, but are spotted by Prowl, Mirage and Inferno. The Coneheads' transformations are shown off as the two groups face off.<br /> :''The battle goes on!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://youtu.be/Bo8qJXEe0Og?t=472]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot cars clash with the Seekers, as per pretty much every ad up til now.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On the red grid table, the '84 and '85 Autobot cars are lined up. Two children pull back [[Topspin (G1)| Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]] and let them run through the gap in their allies, and they pop-up and transform. Their auto-transformation is shown off again in close up when two evil children appear with [[Thrust (G1)| Thrust]] and [[Skywarp (G1)| Skywarp]]! The Jumpstarters do their thing again a few times, and gain their weapons before they mindlessly brawl with the jets.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This 30 second ad pretty much sums up the entirety of play value available from the figures. Both Jumpstarters are missing most, if not all, of their stickers. The children are wearing colour-coded jumpers - blue for the Autobot kids, purple for the Decepticon kids.<br /> :''No other Autobot jumps into action faster than... Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Arrival From Cybertron Video Gems VHS''' [http://youtu.be/SYqlBz2A3HU?t=113]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]]<br /> :''A full length cartoon spectacular!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots and Jetfire''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e005yP2g5Y]<br /> : ''Animation: Same edit of Soundwave battling Sludge, Slag and Grimlock as the previous Dinobot commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Jetfire flies over the usual sandy and mountainous environment. The narrator informs us that the Autobots are always on their guard and that &quot;In the air is Jetfire, heavily armored and daring in battle.&quot; Jetfire eventually comes to a jungle, from which Snarl emerges. The narrator tells us that patrolling the jungle are the Dinobots, once again described as &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. Sludge arises from some heavy mist inside another part of the jungle while Slag comes out from behind a rocky outcropping somewhere else. Jetfire transforms to robot mode, then Scourge and Cyclonus show up. Cyclonus flies into the mouth of Grimlock, who rises from out of the ground like a zombie. Grimlock transforms and poses with the other Dinobots and Jetfire on some rocks.<br /> : ''The Dinobots and Jetfire are ready for anything!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Ultra Magnus and Galvatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdvyWdhUUek]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] swoop down over a fallen Autobot (Blaster?) and create an explosion; Ultra Magnus and his carrier full of Autobots transform in front a volcano. The latter is an excerpt from the animated footage used in the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ultra Magnus rolls through a rocky diorama and transforms; Galvatron rolls onto a plateau, transforms and shows off his eye flashing ability. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Galvatron's electronic noises are played constantly during his section of the ad. The music used in this and the rest of the 1986/87 commercials can be heard in full on [[The Special Teams]] audio cassette in all its funky synthesised hand-clap glory. <br /> : ''The magnificent ULTRA MAGNUS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [http://youtu.be/FHH3ufzyoDA?t=141]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Battlechargers are pushed between columns of Decepticon jets, before being dragged back and let go to repeatedly show off the auto-transformation gimmick, which is timed on-screen at 2.17 seconds.<br /> : ''Nothing jumps into battle faster than Battlechargers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIsraTRIWF8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the U.S. Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s &amp; Octane commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Octane]]'s modes are counted off.<br /> : ''TRIPLE CHANGERS! Another dimension in the battle between TRANSFORMERS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Metroplex Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvhqrvbSZK4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Metroplex drives and shoots. Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ominous music plays while [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] fly towards Metroplex and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Scamper]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] demonstrate Metroplex's base mode features. Metroplex then triumphantly transforms into robot mode only to have the ominous question asked: ''But can Metroplex beat off the new Decepticons?''<br /> : ''Notes:'' The same red sweater wearing kid's hand from the previous commercial is shown moving the toys.<br /> : ''This is Metroplex, Autobot city.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots, Stunticons, Combaticons and Protectobots''' [https://youtu.be/7UxsFKs0eyM?t=72]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Group shot of Protectobots transforming and attacking, edited from US commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each group is shown in vehicle mode before [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] is constructed from the individual Aerialbots and placed alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].<br /> : ''NEW TEAMS! This really is a battle of the giants!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Cars - Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgrJyshM8Ec]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] transform to attack Starscream and Skywarp. [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] runs around in circles.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' We see Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod in vehicle form, backed up by some of the still-available Autobot cars from the previous two years. We're told by the narrator that these three new warriors have been built by the Autobots on Cybertron, even though the commercial takes place in the usual sandy, mountainous environment. Wireframe breakdowns of the three new Autobots in vehicle form appear, which transition back to filmed footage of the toys in action. Kup is said to be experienced in battle, which seems to contradict the previous statement about him just being built right off the bat. Blurr jumps a cliff. Hot Rod rams two Decepticons off another cliffside, before transforming and joining his two comrades to pose moodily.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Hot Rod is sporting his early pink paint job, rather than his normal crimson look, along with Tracks' iconic bonnet sticker on his chest, instead of his own flame decal. The wireframe-to-toy effects are reminiscent of those seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxlcU_3SQ3U Takara's Diaclone Car Robots Porsche 935 Turbo (Jazz) commercial].<br /> : ''The Decepticons' days are numbered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Scourge &amp; Cyclonus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRft4m--Yx8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] attacking, re-used from their US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scourge and Cyclonus are shown through a camera reticle in vehicle form as the narrator tells us that &quot;We can now bring you the latest pictures of the new Decepticon planes - they're light-years ahead!&quot; Shutter closing effects accompany shots of the Decepticons from different angles. Cyclonus and Scourge transform just in time to see Hot Rod and Blurr drive up. The Decepticons react by...going off to somewhere else?<br /> : ''If any Autobots are watching this, BE WARNED.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: The Movie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Vzgj0Fmio][http://youtu.be/bYsO_GEbvG0?t=449]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various clips from Transformers: The Movie are shown. One-upping the US &quot;Does Prime die?&quot; commercial, the announcer tell us that this is our chance to &quot;see Optimus Prime and Megatron in their final battle&quot;. We are also promised &quot;super new Autobot heroes&quot; (Rodimus is shown), and &quot;evil new Decepticons&quot; (Galvatron &amp; [[Unicron]] are showcased).<br /> : ''The ultimate Transformers adventure. ''Transformers: The Movie'' - opens December 12th!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' The newly amended, paler Transformers logo zooms in and smashes to reveal the words &quot;Autobot Heroes&quot;. In the background, a pale yellow planet is seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] looms over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], but [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (billed as &quot;Junkion Leader&quot; on-screen) and Rodimus Prime (&quot;Autobot Protector&quot;) race to the rescue. Transforming to robot mode and still accompanied by Goldbug, they stare down the Combaticon combiner.<br /> : ''Notes:'' 1987's commercials resemble those of 1986, but for this year only no longer borrow any animated footage from their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Throttlebots UK Commercial.png|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Red rover, red rover, they're all coming over!]]<br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same logo zoom / smash as the previous commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Flywheels]] and [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] fly past a mountain backdrop and a purple sculpture reading &quot;NEW DUOCONS&quot;. They merge with their ground-based components and spring into robot mode. The [[Throttlebot]]s are alerted to this, but still find time to do some pull-back-and-go stunt work before fending off the enemy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://youtu.be/Qj7tXO383sk?t=167] (<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation that dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], displaying his tech spec reader feature.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in a rocky Nebulan environment. He then flies over [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. The Nebulan minifigures, which the narration informs us are their &quot;commanders&quot;, are shown converting to become the heads of the robots.<br /> : ''Notes:'' In a nice little detail, not only as Highbrow's rotors spinning as the kid actors flies him around but the grit on the diorama is disturbed by their wake when he comes into land.<br /> : ''From the distant planet Nebulos come the new Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/PRUPaiJEcXk?t=250]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Gort]] is removed from [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s cockpit, transformed into head mode and placed onto a now transformed Highbrow, highlighting the chest-stat display feature.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made using footage from the 30 second ad.<br /> : ''Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=povwZapBR9Q] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation reveals a view from space of the strangely pulsating, bright blue planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Decepticon Targetmasters are seen through a crosshairs in their jet forms, followed by the Targetmaster Autobots in vehicle modes. [[Pointblank]] and [[Spoilsport]] are used to demonstrate the Nebulan-to-gun play feature. In robot form, the Targetmaster Autobots and Decepticons line up for battle.<br /> :''Notes:'' Pretty much every Targetmaster is holding the wrong Nebulan.<br /> :''They're armed and ready for battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Targetmasters Ad Face Off.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|They're still going to miss.]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/0m3f6oK5pUQ?t=679]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' As [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] moves into view, the camera narrows in on [[Spoilsport]] and shows him transforming and being held by [[Pointblank]]. Footage is recut from the longer ad, with Spoilsport's transformation reversed.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Spoilsport and Pointblank were not sold as partners.<br /> : ''Targetmaaaaasteeeeeers''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorponok''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisB24YDwF0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scorponok is seen in base mode. His various play features, including the ramp gimmick and [[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]] are highlighted. Transformation into scorpion mode is shown, and he inexplicably grabs [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] in his pincers. Under attack by the Autobots, finally he changes to robot mode, with some animation to showcase his &quot;secret power readout&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Scorponok is touted as &quot;The biggest Headmaster ever&quot;, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|his Autobot counterpart]] absent from the UK line-up.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorcons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UynabygD1hM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation which dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Apeface|Apeface's]] Headmaster / power readout feature<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Apeface and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] are shown flying in jet mode on [[Nebulos]]. Conversion of their trainers into the heads of the Horrorcon beasts is spotlighted, and then again into the robot mode heads. <br /> : ''Notes:'' No Autobots appear or are even mentioned in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Terrorcons and Technobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybQic5x7UQs]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Under the caption &quot;New Special Teams&quot; the camera closes in on a strange lava-like planet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] emerges from behind a rock formation in vehicle mode. He's driven forward until he runs into [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]! The camera pans to show Hun-Gurr flanked by the other [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who move in and merge into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], who towers over Lightspeed. But then the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] appear and combine into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]! The two combiners face off in a way that only barely mobile concotions of plastic can, before they dramatically clash!<br /> :''Notes:'' This ad uses the same logo screen as the other 1987 adverts, but with a red field instead of blue. The narrator notes that there are no safe places on Cybertron as &quot;lurking around any corner you can find a pack of evil Terrorcons&quot; as Lightspeed runs into them. The ad is very much not taking place on Cybertron, however. Abominus is shown being formed in real time by the child hand models, but Computron is assembled in static cuts. Both combiners' arms wobble ''a lot'' when they're thrust against each at the end.<br /> : ''Five primative Decepticons that team up to form the mighty Abomlabus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Sparkabots and Firecons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR8i0f4_HRA]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A young boy has his eyes closed. He's suddenly startled before the camera cuts to a close-up of his eye, within which the Transformers logo can be seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Fizzle rolls along in car form, sparking wildly. Sparkstalker does the same in monster mode, and is then seen in robot form. All six toys are then seen in their alt-modes for the final shot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' All the elements that had been constant in the UK commercials prior to this point - the use of the Transformers theme music, the narrator, the elaborate sets and so on - have now been abandoned. The earlier commercials are credited to the agencies Reeve Robertshaw Needham / [[Griffin Bacal]], whereas those from 1988 are produced by Griffin Bacal only. Commercials from the first half of 1988 also have a completely different &quot;Power to Surprise&quot; jingle to their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://youtu.be/ZP440KZ-2K8?t=394]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Same as the Sparkabots/Firecons commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bubbling water dissolves to reveal the Seacons in their alt-modes. Piranacon is then shown.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://youtu.be/HuWSkJCMLUY?t=1096]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]] and [[Waverider]] burst from their [[Pretender]] shells.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same Autobot figures are shown, with focus on Cloudburst's inner robot. [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] is then removed from his Pretender shell before magic lightning animation hits Cloudburst's inner robot, instantly transforming him to his alt-mode. [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] and then [[Snarler]] are shown quickly before the outer shells and inner robots of Landmine, Waverider, [[Skullgrin]] and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] are mindlessly mashed together in battle. Finally, a split-screen shows the six main Pretenders outer shells.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made reusing elements from the American commercials.<br /> : ''And watch out for Pretender Beasts!''<br /> **'''Pretenders''' [https://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=32] - VHS version. Same as above but without the Pretender strap-line on the final logo, which runs a few seconds longer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=56]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]] uniting with their Powermaster partners. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration and music have again been re-recorded.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (short version)''' [http://youtu.be/AQQbdBd2Aj4?t=2598]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Powermaster Prime shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same re-recorded Powermaster music.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime's back! He's bigger, super Optimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (long version)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08n2RB_Jc_U]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Extended piece of animation from the US Powermaster Prime commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Powermaster Prime's various modes and his interaction with the accompanying Hi-Q figure are showcased.<br /> : ''Super Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of his time!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Quickswitch''' [https://youtu.be/6EbdKBGTiS8?t=202]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] emerges from the ocean but is fired upon by [Quickswitch] ins his boat mode. Quickswitch then moves into the night sky and transforms into a gun wielded by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Quickswitch's six modes are displayed in close-up in succession before being held by aloft by a child and magically cycling through each mode, with a handy counter, while the child asks, in a robotic voice, how quick you can do all six.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Quickswitch's name isn't used in the advert and he's simply referred to as &quot;six-changer&quot;. His tank mode is called a &quot;cruiser&quot;, while his hovercraft mode is erroneously referred to as his tank mode.<br /> : ''Sixchanger - the ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Micromasters ad shoe scale.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromasters''' [https://youtu.be/Juz-y1njsi4?t=377]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] opens his hand to reveal the [[Race Car Patrol]]. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Free Wheeler]] leap to the ground running and ''just'' start to transform before the animation ends.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A child grabs up the [[Off Road Patrol]] from by their shoe. Free Wheeler is driven along in vehicle mode before the [[Air Strike Patrol]] is shown in the palms of a kids hands. [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] is shown in close up in vehicle mode before transformed in robot mode. The Race Car Patrol are then shown appearing on their toy packaging, to demonstrate that they're sold in a group.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Storm Cloud has a gold painted face instead of the putrid green found on the released figure.<br /> : ''Small, fast fighting machines!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Transports and Battle Stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGzBw4ecfSE]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Longtooth]] drives up a cliff(!) to reach [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and excitedly ask him about Micromasters. Optimus opens his hand to reveal a city of Micromasters in his palm(!!).<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Micromasters are shown moving around a complex of linked up transports and battle stations in base modes, before Erector's crane trailer is transformed. Reused footage from the US commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' New narration featuring the usual British narrator with an added &quot;Micromasters&quot; tagline on the logo end screen.<br /> : ''They're not just small, they're Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://youtu.be/ANEXj99HLI0?t=552]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Construction Patrol]] move some dirt around before [[Trip-Up]] and [[Roller Force]] are driven past by the fingers of unseen children. Roller Force is then given a spotlight transformation. Finally, the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]] and Contruction Patrol drive into formation through the magic of stop motion animation, with the Hot Rods quickly transforming before the end logo.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers logo features the Micromaster tag line and the Autobot symbol with the swollen nose.<br /> : ''The only Micros that transform.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://youtu.be/-ChlywNFwhU?t=116]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] are bombed from the air by the [[Stratotronic Jet]] while driving on Cybertron.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot vehicles are shown alongside their drivers [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. The Turbo Racer is spotlighted transforming into its &quot;attack mode&quot;. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is then placed onto his [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] before [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] is placed in the [[Attack Copter]] and its real working rotor blades are sent spinning. But [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] is put into the Stratotronic Jet, which converts into its Mobile Missile Base, manned by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. Meanwhile [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are ready in the [[Armored Convoy]], which rolls out before transforming into a scout jet and battle station, manned by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and others. To top things off, Prime kicks [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the gut.<br /> : '' Notes:'' There's a ''lot'' of product crammed into this 30 second advert, but only Gutcruncher and Prime are namechecked. The toy scenes take place against a new Cybetronian cityscape backdrop. Devastator appears to be his traditional lime green rather than the more putrid yellow the figure was released in.<br /> : ''The most awesome battle station ever!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Classics Ad Logo.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Classics Superion and Menasor''' [http://youtu.be/FN3XeE4KygI?t=1592]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Superion and Menasor forming is recut from the original US advert.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A photo montage shows off each Aerialbot in vehicle and robot mode before a stop-frame animation of Superion forming. Superion is then &quot;flown&quot; towards Motormaster in vehicle mode. A quick shot of each Stunticon in robot mode is glimpsed before Menasor and Superion face off. The ad ends on the familiar faction symbol smash resulting in the Transformers Classics logo.<br /> : ''The battle goes on!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Classics Dinobots and Triple-Changers''' [https://youtu.be/XFdtKKUiKm4?t=416]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attacks [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock)]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. Separately, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] escapes [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|some]] [[Ratchet (G1)|other]] [[Sideswipe (G1)|Autobots]]. Both clips are taken from US ads.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The three Dinobots - Sludge, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and Grimlock are shown in an impressively detailed swamp diorama. Grimlock is transformed. Astrotrain and [[Octane]] are then shown in a completely different rocky environment, with Octane's three modes demonstrated before Grimlock chomps down on Astrotrain. Astrotrain's three modes are shown off alongside [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The Dinobots are then shown again in their swampland, with a stop-motion animation shot of Snarl and Sludge transforming before Grimlock lunges at the camera and the logo saves us being eaten.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad feels decidedly like it's been bodged together from two different adverts, with only one tiny shot (in what seems to be otherwise brand new live action footage) linking the two different product groups. Slag appears in the recycled animation yet is absent in place of Snarl in the toy line-up. The toy footage of the Dinobots, especially the stop-motion shot, is excellent.<br /> : ''Look out: Dinobots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Metrodome]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pafj8_LUDkA]<br /> : Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and images of various Metrodome Transformers DVDs are shown as text narration overlays urge consumers to buy Metrodome's G1 boxsets and 20th Anniversary edition of ''The Transformers: The Movie''<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> <br /> *'''Generation 2 - Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qB0H2aCCX8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as the US version of Megatron's commercial, but edited - the shot of Prime's head as Megatron &quot;locks on&quot; is removed.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Cut-down footage of Megatron beating up Optimus and showcasing all his gimmicks from the US ad. Notably the whole &quot;LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DOOM&quot; bit is removed, as are all the on-screen comic-book style sound effects. The Generation 2 cartoon theme music and Victor Caroli have both been replaced. Finally, the still shot of the toys at the end displays both Optimus and Megatron, rather than just the latter.<br /> : ''Notes:'' &quot;Can Optimus Prime defeat his toughest enemy?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Beast Era====<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Beast_Wars_UK_TV_ad_Magnaboss_sum.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Mathnaboss]]<br /> *'''Magnaboss''' [https://youtu.be/cpq4gpEsZfg?t=220]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars logo is followed by the iconic eye in triplicate, which each opens to reveal one of the members of [[Magnaboss]].<br /> :'' Toy segment:'' [[Ironhide_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Ironhide]], [[Silverbolt_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Silverbolt]] and [[Prowl_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Prowl]] are in turn transformed from beast to robot mode and posed on a rocky set. They're then hastily combined into Magnaboss, who crashes through a pile of twigs. Magnaboss turns to be fired upon by a cameoing [[Tripredacus]]. The previous shot of the three Maximals in robot mode is repeated with graphics spelling out the combination of the three into Magnaboss.<br /> :''Notes:'' Text on the bottom of the screen discreetly cross-promotes the [[Beast_Wars:_Transformers_(video_game)|Beast Wars video game]] available on PC and Playstation.<br /> :''Magnaboss vs Tripredacus: it's Beast Wars taken to the power of three!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on GMTV Easter Monday''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9poj7-kL2k&amp;t=5m30s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the Season 1 intro to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' are used to advertise its appearance (along with the ''{{w|Big Bad Beetleborgs}}'') on GMTV's Easter Monday lineup.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal Optimus Primal and Megatron'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JCmEFgdW2M]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the full Transmetal logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Optimus Primals three modes are shown as he smashes some barrels in beast mode, surfs in vehicle mode and then transforms into robot mode. Megatron's beast and vehicle modes are shown and then transforms into robot mode, where he is then shot into some more barrels by Primal.<br /> :''Notes:'' Toy footage is reused from the earlier North American advert.<br /> :''It's a monstrous metal battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=53]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Optimal Optimus from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Optimus has a mini-rampage in beast mode before all his mode are shown off and listed.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''The biggest Transmetal ever, massive Optimus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Depth Charge''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=42]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Depth Charge from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Depth Charge's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Heroic Depth Charge, a new force with three Transmetal modes!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rampage''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=65]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Rampage from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Rampage's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Crazed robot!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 Cheetor, Dinobot and Cybershark''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=77]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the standard logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' The robot mode of each figure is shown in front of a raging explosion! Silent American children play with the toys, first showing off Cybershark's biting and tail actions and transformation. Dinobot's tail action callously knocks over some innocent prop barrels before he too transforms and uses his tail to knock Cybershark into more barrels. Cheetor appears, transforms and shoots Dinobot with his projectile weapon.<br /> :''Notes:'' The Transmetal 2 branding is not used within the advert, nor is the term used in narration. The toy material is recut from the American advert, though married with a proper narrator.<br /> :''Battling beasts that transform into raging robots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Jetstorm''' [https://youtu.be/eULqS_gHsmM?t=1115]<br /> :''Animation:'' Various clips from the Beast Machines animated series.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Deluxe class [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] is proudly held aloft in jet mode by one kid in front of a horde of others in a school playground or similar. He wows them by dipping Jetstorm's nose and later very theatrically starting to transform him. Another kid holds aloft Deluxe [[Optimus_Primal_(BW)/toys#Beast_Machines|Optimus Primal]] and transforms him before the two figures are made to fight for all to see. <br /> :''Beast Machines: the war isn't over yet!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on Shake CGI Saturday''' [https://youtu.be/Pxam0Xk3KQw?t=2188]<br /> :''Notes:'' Clips from Beast Wars are used to advertise its belated, first complete TV airing as part of Channel 5's Shake block circa 2004.<br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise====<br /> <br /> [[File:RID_Car_Bros_UK_TV_ad_cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Prowl, Sideburn and X-Brawn''' [https://youtu.be/QIiRaZ33nmE?t=946]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], in his double-headed dragon mode, crashes down onto a bridge in a built up area. [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[X-Brawn]] are rolled past in the foreground. Side Burn is shown transforming to robot mode before being swooped past Megatron. Prowl and X-Brawn are each then shown in vehicle then robot mode and also swooped past Megatron. Finally, the whole trio are swooped ''towards'' Megatron, which seems to do the trick.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Each of the brothers has a line of dialogue as they attack Megatron. None of them sound like their animated series counterparts.<br /> : ''The heroic Autobots race in!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-geGjD7fY]<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron destroys an industrial area of some sort, which apparently qualifies as 'all' to him. Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus roll in to save the day, but even their two-on-one numbers game isn't enough to take him down. So they combine into Omega Prime who finally puts a stop to Megatron.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Megatron has a few lines of dialogue provided by an unknown voice. One line at the end of the ad may be Omega Prime instead of Megatron. The voice sounds the same but the comment would make more sense coming from Omega Prime as he knocks down Megatron when it's uttered.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Robots In Disguise DVD Boxsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sr7KNcYbUE]<br /> : A Megatron-soundalike proclaims &quot;We are back&quot; while clips of the series play.<br /> <br /> ====Unicron Trilogy====<br /> <br /> *'''Hot Shot and Demolisher''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7W3dQ9dEPE]<br /> : ''Animation'': Stock footage of Hot Shot's transformation is taken from the cartoon.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Reused from the American ad, Jolt powers up Hot Shot, before Demolisher gains multiple Minicons.<br /> : ''Notes'': The end splash also shows Lazerbeak and Cyclonus, who aren't named or particularly featured in this version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Armada'' Optimus Prime''' [https://youtu.be/jkiOk-y9i4k?t=2151]<br /> : '' Animation'': Stock footage of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] super mode transformation from the cartoon. The Armada logo is also rendered in CGI with a flamethrower appearing on top and firing to create a shot transition.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Optimus Prime is shown in small robot mode, using his base. [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] and [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] are attached to [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] who is in his tank mode. A child is shown transforming Optimus Prime to his vehicle mode before driving it along a field of fake snow. We're then shown Prime's trailer in base mode, with a few Minicons strewn around it and then his combined super robot mode. Optimus's transformation from cab to robot mode is shown in split screen with the trailer's auto-transformation. The two parts of Prime are shoved together to complete the super robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes'': Drill Bit appears to have more yellow parts on him than his retail release.<br /> : ''Now Optimus Prime is ready for action!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Armada'' on video and DVD with free toy''' [https://youtu.be/ScD5G9ie3MQ?t=185]<br /> : Clips from episodes of Transformers Armada before a package shot of the VHS and DVD release with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]'s various forms cycling through in front.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Energon''' [http://youtu.be/bUIhRnJAEXM?t=201]<br /> : ''Narration:'' An impressively coherent summary is given of the plot of the animated series.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron, Unicron and Power Linx Optimus Prime are featured, interspersed with clips from the series.<br /> : ''Only the heroic Autobots can stop the Decepticons from sucking Earth dry.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Superion Maximus''' [https://youtu.be/QPa8X340nrU?t=1520]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Energon logo, faction symbols and the Powerlinx symbol are rendered in elaborate CGI, with a [[Cybernet Space Cube]] style frame present through the advert. A brief snippet of the animated series, showing unrelated characters running, is used near the end for reasons passing understanding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus]] is shown in his super mode in a turnaround. We're then presented all five components of [[Superion Maximus]] in vehicle mode, all helpfully labelled with their names. [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] is transformed to robot mode and placed in front of the others now also in robot mode. He's then attached to the now otherwise fully combined Superion Maximus. A finale shot shows the combiner alongside for a slightly misleading sense of scale.<br /> : ''Five air team jets with the power to transform and to combine into the incredible Superion Maximus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://youtu.be/2q1CSfkVjeM?t=90]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips of Omega Supreme transforming taken from the Energon animated series are shown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid transformers Omega Supreme and has him punch out Megatron.<br /> : ''A Transformer of such awesome size and power, no Decepticon can stop him!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Energon_MLP_UK_Happy_Meal_Promo_Screen_Cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|The true war awaits.]]<br /> *'''Energon and My Little Pony McDonalds Happy Meal promotion''' [https://youtu.be/4q8lwTmNYXM?t=391]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A robot transformers into a Happy Meal box and then shuffles off-screen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A quartet of children ''very'' excited to be getting fast food transform into tornadoes and leap into a Happy Meal box. The girls find themselves in a My Little Pony forest while the boys are in an arid, alien moon. The Happy Meal toys for Optimus Prime, Megatron and Ironhide are shown off, intercut with the Ponies, before they all come together to enjoy the delicious flavour of a Happy Meal. Finally, Megatron and one of the Ponies face off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite jumping into the same box, the children are separated by sex for the two different promotions.<br /> : ''Then she comes her hair with -- Ironhide!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers''' [https://youtu.be/Q2HQWqRTUKQ?t=52]<br /> : ''Toy segment'': After the Star Wars logo and some clips from the original movies, a TIE Advanced fighter is shown alongside [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s Jedi Starfighter robot form. The Tie Advanced is transformed into [[Darth Vader]] and the two robot Jedi have a lightsaber fight. Obi-Wan is then transformed into his vehicle mode and strafes Vader with missile fire.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Although the Transformers name is mentioned and the logo briefly appears, it's all very much subservient to the Star Wars branding.<br /> <br /> ====Transformers Animated====<br /> *'''Roll Out Command Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gBafvIoJNI]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the American spot, but doesn't point out Megatron's sound gimmick and additionally features Leader [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ====Live Action Movie Era====<br /> [[File:Transformer 6-pack Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://adland.tv/commercials/burger-king-transformers-6-pack-washatron-2009-30-usa]<br /> : A guy returns to the kitchen table to find one his [[Transformer 6-pack]] burgers gone. His friend responds to being accused of the theft by blaming it on the washing machine, claiming &quot;its door changed into a giant claw and it devoured it in one swoop.&quot; Right. The man is not swayed. The friend tries further persuasion: &quot;It's plotting massive destruction.&quot; &lt;washing machine kicks into high gear&gt; &quot;Oh no...IT'S COMING BACK FOR MORE!&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Battle Card Collection''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCAp0MFzKf0]<br /> : The narrator talks about the [[Battle Card Collection]] packs while various cards have their illustrations animated.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King King Nuggets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZrI8xxiiU]<br /> : A family is sitting down to eat inside a [[Burger King]] restaurant. The father ponders what his [[King Nuggets]] must taste like as his wife scoffs at the notion that they'll be anything out of the ordinary. The father sets up his drink and opens his nuggets and dipping sauce, accompanied by mechanical and technological sound effects. He then chews his nuggets, the sound of his chewing resembling a hammer pounding an anvil. His wife attempts to grab a nugget, but he blocks her with mechanical precision. This prompts a reprimand from his wife: ''Grow up!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Prime on CN Too''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B4BnJRy5ac]<br /> : Numerous clips from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]] looped and/or synchronized to the song &quot;{{w|Gangnam Style}}&quot;. Of particular note is the use of a shot of Optimus Prime turning to face the camera and speaking. It has been altered to give him shades a la {{w|Psy}} in the song's video and is synched to the &quot;Oppa Gangnam Style!&quot; refrain.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|UKAOE}}<br /> *'''MTV/Lynx [[Transformers 4 Preview Competition]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiQxpyPXCa8]<br /> : Various clips from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' are shown as the announcer tells us that [[Unilever|Lynx]] (also known as Axe) has upgraded and to celebrate they're giving away an amazing trip to Hong Kong to see the film's premiere. The viewer is then directed to [[MTV]]'s UK website to enter.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Optimus Prime Challenge Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPg1B8NlU4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Transfomers logo turns into an Autobot logo. Clips of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee driving from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys play with the track set on a floor with a wooden appearance, in front of some neon lights and white boxes.<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise (2015====<br /> {{anchor|UKRID2015}}<br /> *'''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYY3ZkLZLI] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkSMsmN1Sc] (Turkey)<br /> : ''A new mission.'' &quot;Optimus Prime wants to send us to Earth?&quot; ''A reluctant leader.'' &quot;I'm not Optimus!&quot; ''An unlikely alliance.'' &quot;You have found an excellent team.&quot; ''Facing one. Big. Problem.'' &quot;We need to look like something humans will accept. We need to be robots in disguise.&quot; ''All new Transformers: Robots In Disguise starts seventh of March at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of [[Cartoon Network]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots In Disguise promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoVp1Tv8bUA] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vb6CJ2oAfs] (CN Nordic)<br /> : &quot;We're a team now, so let's do what we have to do.&quot; &quot;Roll up and roll out!&quot; ''Find out. An all new Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Weekends at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise mobile game &amp; Cartoon Network website promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3p0KMhBJw] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-CGtvmPWQ] (Greece) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkrHk6Y9Ns] (Poland)<br /> : A commercial inviting kids to download the Robots in Disguise mobile app and then go to the Cartoon Network Transformers website to create a comic book and unlock digital prizes. Several excerpts of animation from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise cartoon]] and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|mobile game]] are used.<br /> : ''Join Bumblebee in a battle to defeat the Decepticon and show the world what it means to be a hero. Download the app to join in the action. Then, roll over to CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers to create your own amazing comic book and get access to digital prizes to help you in your mission to save the world. Visit CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers NOW. One team, one mission!''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages with the web url adjusted accordingly for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> France got dubs of the US commercials for their Generation 1 advertising. While most were straight dubs, some spots re-ordered the US footage while others combined footage from multiple US commercials. Bizarrely, the new audio tracks for the Pretender, Micromaster, Action Master, and Classics commercials were largely composed of a bright, upbeat tune better suited to an 80's chewing gum commercial, if not for the Transformers-specific lyrics. [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] commercials kept the &quot;late G1 logo/robotic voice&quot; intro from the 1992 and 1993 commercials.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054091/robots-transformers-mb-jouets.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses several clips re-ordered from the US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054093/robots-transformers-mb-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the Megatron segment from the US Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial plus brand new footage of the toy being transformed by hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063100/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Edited down and dubbed version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers toys''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063094/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines several clips of the toy segment from the first US toy commercial, one shot from the commercial for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and a shot or two from the commercial for Optimus Prime. Also uses the stop motion Seekers from the first US toy commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Constructicons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063097/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the US commercial, but dubbed and trimmed down a bit.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JO4a_mZCpY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Footage is the same as the US Jumpstarters commercial, but edited down from 30 seconds to 20 and minus the Hasbro &quot;hammer&quot; logo at its conclusion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Insecticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063101/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A trimmed down version of the US commercial with footage of the toy segment from the Dinobots commercial tacked on at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Blitzwing &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063172/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the toy segment from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor, plus the toy segment from Springer and Wreck-Gar. Also uses the animation from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor which, considering the animation doesn't actually feature [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], must have seemed odd to French viewers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3918/]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the UK ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:France G1Combiners Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Who called ''this'' meeting?]] <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Protectobots/Stunticons/Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784074073/hasbro-transformers-jouet-robot.fr.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' Uses the animation from the Stunticons &amp; Aerialbots commercial along with a newly filmed toy segment featuring the four teams combining.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-o193hIKfw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA28zT6vqEw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088095/hasbro-transformer-headmaster-jouet-garcon-video.html] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation shatters to reveal the planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. He's transformed and his Headmaster is given focus before being connected to his robot mode body. The robot modes of all the Headmasters are then shown in group shots by faction.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Created from the same footage used for the UK advert.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088079/transformer-targetmasters-hasbro-jouet-pour-garcon-personnage-video.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' French dub of the UK advert. Omits a shot showing the Targetmaster being repeatedly placed into the main robot's hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784105029/hasbro-transformers-robot-transformable-pour-enfants.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segments are re-used and re-ordered from the American spot. Re-uses the flying asteroid intro from the first two Headmaster toy commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784101113/hasbro-transformers-personnage-transformable.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segment footage are re-used from the third American Pretender commercial. The asteroid intro is re-used again.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Vehicles &amp; Pretender Beasts''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784159065/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses and re-orders animation and footage from the American spot.<br /> : ''Le Pretenders Trans-for-mers!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122044/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-personnage-transformable-vehicule-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the American spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153071/hasbro-transformers-jouet-voiture-avion-miniature.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the Micromaster Patrols commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Battle Stations''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122151/hasbro-transformers-micro-station-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Recycles toy segment footage and animation from the US Micromaster Battle Stations and Micro Bases commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784128153/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-jouet-vehicule-miniature-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders animation and toy segment footage from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromaster BattleHQ Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Battlefield Headquarters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153039/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-base-micro-combinable-jouet-vehicule-combat-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid rolls the Headquarters in truck mode along some barren terrain with a few trees in the distance. [[Overflow]] and [[Full-Barrel]] are removed from the back of the truck. The kid is amazed to find the truck-mode Headquarters splits in half, before transforming the two components. This is followed by a stop motion sequence of the two components transforming. As they transform, the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s drive out of the rear component, with Overflow staying behind and Full-Barrel continuing to the other component. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Masters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153005/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-robot-combat-vehicule-arme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses the Decepticon Action Master animation and re-orders footage from the US spot's toy segment. The &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153101/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines re-used toy segment footage from the Action Master [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] commercial with (apparently) new toy segment footage of Megatron and his [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Actionmaster Exosuit Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|WORST. CHASE. EVER.]]<br /> *'''[[Action Master Exo-suit]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183026/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] drives along as [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] flys overhead. Both transform their vehicles into exo-suits before using them in battle. [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]] roll along, transform their vehicles into exo-suits, then continue to roll along in their exo-suits.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Appears to use the same diorama as the US Action Master commercials. Keeps the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] Dinobots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183001/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] amble around in a swamp. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] swoops in only to be [[title sequence|chomped like Thrust]]. Grimlock is transformed by hand to robot mode. All three Dinobots transform to dinosaur mode via stop motion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Protectobots and Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175049/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Protectobots are shown together in vehicle mode. [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] is picked up and transformed, then the entire group flashes from vehicle to robot to [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] receives the same treatment as Blades. Stop motion segment has Bruticus already combined while the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s drive up one by one and form Defensor next to him.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Astrotrain &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175148/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the ad for Preceptor &amp; Triple Changers.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] flies around in robot mode. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] converts to helicopter mode, takes off, then transforms to robot mode. Both toys then flash between their modes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183096/hasbro-transformers-overlord-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord's features and transformation are demonstrated in a rocky desert diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380109/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] swoops over the [[Turbo Master]]s then fires one of his missiles. Stalker drives along before a kid removes his cannon and demonstrates his scope gimmick. Stalker is transformed followed by Rotorstorm stop motion transforming. Stalker is felled by a missile fired by Rotorstorm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774392153/hasbro-transformers-trans-formers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] spots [[Thunder Clash]] using his scope and proceeds to engage in a bombing run. Thunder Clash transforms and fires at Skyquake from his base. Skyquake transforms via stop motion.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Unlike other French spots, which use an adult, most of the narration is done by a child.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbo Masters &amp; [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380051/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-missile.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Predators take aim at the Turbo Masters. But the Turbo Masters transform and fire back. Stop motion segment has [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] tumbling in vehicle mode then transforming. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Lightformers Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Lightformer]]s, [[Trakkon]]s and [[Obliterator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774423048/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> :''Toy segment:'' The Lightformers and Trakkon's head towards each other. [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] transforms and takes aim at the Trakkon's with laser beam special effects representing his gimmick. [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] rolls along and takes aim at [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], thus violating everything he stands for. Clench transforms and rightfully fires back.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Skyscorcher]]s &amp; [[Axelerator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404032/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Skyscorchers fly among buildings before seeing the Axelrators on the road below. The Skyscorchers land and stop motion transform only to be met by the stop motion transforming Axelerators.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Stop motion transformations for everyone! Except [[Turbofire]]. Features an end tag advertising [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Stormtroopers &amp; Aquaspeeders Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s &amp; [[Aquaspeeder]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404135/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Stormtroopers race around, firing their water cannons. But the Aquaspeeders are en route. [[Speedstream]] and [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]] get hit, changing their colors. Speedstream and [[Jetstorm (G1)|Jetstorm]] transform and fire on [[Aquablast]] and [[Drench (G1)|Drench]].The two teams face-off with Aquablast, [[Rage (G1)|Rage]], Deluge and [[Aquafend]] driving up and transforming in stop motion animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' At least one of the Aquaspeeders gets a speaking line. The second line and third lines could belong to a second Aquaspeeder.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461053/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial (and all other G2 spots) has the American intro replaced with the intro used for the 1992 European ads. Otherwise, this is a dubbed and edited down version of the American ad. The voice box clips have been dubbed as well, though Megatron's is merely the same line spoken with a French accent.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Laser Rods &amp; Rotor Force''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774426133/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down version of the American spot. Sadly, no French rapping to be found.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combat Hero Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774457100/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Again, no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Dreadwing''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461054/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Scenes re-ordered as well. Still no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G2 Go-Bots Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro France failed art class.]]<br /> *'''G2 Go-Bots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB127859035/transformers-turbo-transfo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A 30 second infomercial presenting a &quot;buy 2 Go-Bots, call this number and get a 3rd for free!&quot; promotion. It's not specified ''which'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] is given out for the promotion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''1996 Basics''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB797222009/animutants-figurines-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] lineups, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] speaking, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] flying and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] running from [[Beast Wars (Part 2)]], plus an excerpt of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] saying &quot;Maximize!&quot; from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Armordillo]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Snapper]], Rattrap, [[Razorbeast]] and Terrorsaur all transform in a jungle cliff type area. Razorbeast and Insecticon subsequently engage in battle. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Deluxe and Mega class Transmetals''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1158182001/animutants-transmetal-video.html]<br /> : [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] drives past Megatron in a dead forest. He drives up a hill and transforms in front of a full moon...into his robot mode, duh. Optimus Primal stop motion transforms to robot mode. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and Rattrap sit atop a couple rocks. Cheetor transforms and battles Tarantulas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1279003104/animutants-transmetal-super-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from the Beast Wars cartoon showing Optimus transforming from plane mode to robot mode, deploying his shoulder guns, flying and shooting, and revving in car mode. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimal Optimus stomps Transmetal Terrorsaur, knocks over various objects, and demonstrates his features and modes. The animation segments are interleaved throughout to illustrate the scenes kids can recreate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Cheetor''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556071/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-dinosaure-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Cybershark]] and Cheetor segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Dinobot''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556070/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-guepard-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Cybershark and [[Dinobot II]] segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers on Mangas''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFrIeN4ZvE]<br /> : An advertisement for the french TV network Mangas showing the various anime and anime-ish programs they were airing. In addition to [[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]], Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque (Knights of the Zodiac), Patlabor, One Piece and Saiyuki are shown.<br /> : This ad aired around 2000-2002.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada Starscream, Megatron and Red Alert''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2585850179/transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A heavily edited version of the US commercial. Features an end tag for a special offer involving [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and ''Robots in Disguise'' super mode [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Armada Rhinox Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Armada Rhinox offer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2586505015/transformers-unicron.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses animation from the Laserbeak, Hot Shot and Demolisher ad. Offer is for [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] plus a [[Mini-Con]] three pack ([[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] is pictured).<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game A''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200026/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-a.fr.html] (Hot Shot) [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200027/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-b.fr.html] (Red Alert)[http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200028/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-c.fr.html] (Optimus Prime)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Short ten second ads featuring game footage of Tidal Wave, Megatron and one of three Autobots: [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game B''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200029/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-d.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A montage of video game footage with sections for each of the three playable Autobots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200108/transformers-version-a-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A more general montage of video game footage. <br /> :*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200107/transformers-version-b.fr.html] - Slightly edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> ::*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2689010046/transformers-mdj.fr.html] - Even further edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #1''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504070/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-11-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #2''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504069/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #3''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2689011075/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' All three DVD ads promote Region 2 releases for M.A.S.K., Thundercats and He-Man along with Transformers. Various clips from the [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]] three-parter are used.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers Millennium Falcon''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3284296173/star-wars-transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A straight dub of the American spot minus the Boba Fett segment.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5mXuC4DPak]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises Cybertron airing on France's version of Cartoon Network everyday at 4:25 pm. Uses excerpts from the opening to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' short trailer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUeEna5Yexc]<br /> : A heavily trimmed down version of the first U.S. trailer with the dialog dubbed into French and French text narration.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' trailer''' [http://vimeo.com/263690]<br /> : A trimmed down version of the international trailer with the spoken dialog dubbed into French and the text narration translated.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3120/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] firing at Dreadwind and Darkwing. Re-used from the US Powermaster Optimus Prime &amp; Doubledealer commercial.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad is a straight dub of the [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime half of the aforementioned US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots and Triggercons''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3919/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The very tail end of the animation from the US Powermaster ads, showing Dreadwind and Darkwing firing at [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Triggerbots and Triggercon ads with some changes: [[Windsweeper]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]'s gun flips are repeated and the confrontation between [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and Backstreet and [[Override (G1)|Override]] is slightly longer. A shot of [[Quickswitch]] being &quot;flown&quot; in robot mode has been added for no apparent reason.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Maintains the US &quot;Transformers. They've got the power to surprise!&quot; jingle. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Vehicles Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles (Prowl, Starscream and Override''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDr-_coho8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron points at Starscream who jumps onto his transforming [[Turbo Jet]]. Starscream then lands the jet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US ad for the same toys.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the smashing fist intro. The animation of Starscream landing the Turbo Jet is re-used from the American ad. The animation prior to that appears to have been created at the same time as other animation segments used for the US Action commercials, as well as intended to precede the landing segment, but for whatever reason was not used in the US commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwnSrnGxOc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime, re-used from the American [[Action Master]]s commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives and transforms his transport in what appears to be the same set used for the American Action Master commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZe-typZqbA] (dead link)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used footage, from the US 1985 Autobot Cars commercial, of [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] rolling into battle and transforming.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On a rocky set reminiscent of the 1986/87 commercials, Jazz is transformed step by step. He's then seen next to [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and both instantly convert from car to robot. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] do the same. Finally, Inferno does a stop-motion transformation from fire truck to robot, as Jazz and Sunstreaker pull up in their car forms. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The use of the ill-fitting 1985 Autobot Cars animation may possibly be unique to the German version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Overlord commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|I CAN'T HAS CHEEZBURGER?]]<br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v58-XV6mOpQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Really quick snippets of Overlord's eyes glowing, Overlord transforming to robot mode, his two [[Energon figure]]s plugging into his chest and Overlord splitting into his two vehicle components.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord is shown in his various modes.<br /> <br /> *'''Thunder Clash &amp; Skyquake''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzZ46Zx8gN0]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Skyquake and Thunder Clash face off, same as the French version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''{{w|RTL II}} Beast Wars Giveaway''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmfw23_awA&amp;t=3m28s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises a giveaway by RTL II where kids could win various Beast Wars toys or the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' PC game.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada on RTL II''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTGSqrO8OU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYo8DkgUCzI]<br /> : Kids are shown playing with the various toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NEmlnbc0aE] - Dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack Value Meal Offer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNotV8A6zU]<br /> : Advertisement for a German Burger King promotion offering the Transformers Angus 6-pack, small fries, small drink and a DVD of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' all for 9.99 euros.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Animated'' Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoJAPqg6MU]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' are used to promote a marathon being aired on {{w|Disney XD (Germany)|Disney XD}}.<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> *'''Excavators (Constructicons)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMoW9nhvwdk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Mushroom bob-haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The static shot has been changed from the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pentacar and Pentajet (Stunticons and Aerialbots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcVKjjSk10]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly through the sky while the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s race outside a city. The two teams transform and combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Commander (Optimus Prime) e Convoy (Ultra Magnus)''' [http://youtu.be/mTsAhkXOi_4&amp;t=2m28s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime rolling down from a mountain, taken from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Red haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime falls from above (making it look like it's a continuation of the animated segment) and follows Ultra Magnus, who is passing on the road carrying Jazz, Sideswipe, Red Alert and Hound. Optimus Prime transforms turning his trailer into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. Ultra Magnus does the same, and the Autobots he was carrying drive away, except for Sideswipe who takes a brief stop in Optimus's Combat Deck. Optimus and Ultra Magnus transform back and drive, until they stop and the toy boxes materialize over them.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Yes, this is a full US-styled commercial that was entirely made in Italy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Multiforce (Bruticus)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FOLdXj7HM8]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s drive through a rocky desert before transforming and combing into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus turns and punches the &lt;s&gt;plastic film&lt;/s&gt; screen, &quot;breaking it&quot;. The concept of rubsigns is emphasized by showing a rubsign on Bruticus' chestplate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Defensor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NXrr1k3Enw]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment'': The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] answer to an alert call, combine into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and stop two falling skyscrapers from clashing on eachother. Rubsign and tech specs are called out, as in the Bruticus commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NhkPnQLbVs]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is for an Italian contest that allowed kids to win a toy car by sending in [[Robot Point]]s.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest winner''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo0SqV2RSr0]<br /> : {{w|lang=it|Fabrizio Bracconeri}}, an Italian actor who had his prime with some comedy TV shows in the 80's and was also in multiple [[GiG]] commercials back then, interviews the winner of the above contest and his dad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEi9MJ-QkHw]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Predacons are shown dwelling in an underground base in the middle of the desert, with numerous manholes to get through. Someone throws fireballs inside the base, prompting the Predacons to transform, get out, deflect the fireballs with their swords and combine into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is soundtracked by a cover of the theme song, sung by a man and a woman together and lacking most of the words except for &quot;Transformers!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Guardian (Metroplex)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmNWo69XIEQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] lays in a &quot;space desert&quot; (as the narrator calls it). [[Scamper]] comes out from it. Unseen enemies shoot lasers at it, so Metroplex transforms to battle station mode to answer to the enemy fire. When they're all gone, Metroplex turns into robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same cover of the Transformers theme as the Predaking commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcsisD-HcIs]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] is frozen solid inside a giant ice mountain. An earthquake allows him to come out, but he's istantly assaulted by a swarm of freeze rays. Trypticon turns into base mode and answers to the attack, sending [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] out in the process.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same theme cover in the background as usual.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Duoform Decepticons Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Duoform (Decepticon Clones)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LqF0aykyA]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' One [[Clone (subgroup)|clone]] is created from the other in a lab. Stop motion segment of the clones in their alternate modes.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration presents the Clones as an experiment made in order to create an immortal Transformer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSh5ewKTE2w]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Throttlebot]]s shoot out from their boxes and race around before transforming.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The end of the commercial shows the toys being sold twenty-four to a display case.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqKN_p30fJk]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Only [[Doublecross]] and [[Grotusque]] are shown. Both toys stand in their alternate modes throwing off enough sparks to qualify as fireworks. They move around a bit in stop motion, still sparking like crazy. Finally, they transform.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Leaderbots (Autobot Headmasters)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFSUYCw6OOY]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American ad up to and including the kidmation. New static shot follows the kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combiners''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZ9NP3v0Bg]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Constructicon (G1)|Construction]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, , Aerialbots, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transform and combine, one team at a time. Footage of the Combaticons and Aerialbots is reused from previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Combiners and Decoys Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Combiners and Decoys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjrOvKPPP4k]<br /> <br /> : A kid walks into an extremely small toy store which apparently sells only Transformers. He asks the shopkeeper, who bears more than a passing resemblance to {{w|Ed Wynn}}, about one of the [[combiner]] [[giftset]]s. The shopkeeper is overjoyed about this and starts to talk about the set when suddenly the giftsets come to life. The brave shopkeeper ducks down behind the desk, his head only popping up to see what's happening while the kid just looks on excitedly. The giftsets are shown with a ton of [[decoy]]s in front. The decoys' customization potential is demonstrated by showing blue paint applied to the chest of an Optimus Prime decoy. The decoys then wander into their packaging which becomes applied to the box of a [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] giftset. The package slides out of frame to reveal the shopkeeper, no longer in hiding, covered in the decoys.<br /> : ''Stupendi, stupendi!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorbot (Horrorcons)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxQP00DIGo]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorpion (Scorponok)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06FH4E6lWc]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A redubbed and shortened version of the American Scorponok commercial, with a very blatant cut from the &quot;Scorponok in base mode on the cliff&quot; scene to the &quot;Kid shows that Scorponok is bigger than Computron&quot; scene. Final shot is changed to show the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Iperbot (Sixshot)''' [http://youtu.be/t06FH4E6lWc&amp;t=15s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American Sixshot ad. While the dialogue in the animated segment and the narrator's lines are translated correctly from the English version, the kids' lines are completely different: &quot;Winged wolf phase!&quot; &quot;Laser gun phase!&quot; &quot;Missile phase!&quot; Again, final shot now shows the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFLtfA_njoE]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each of the three Autobot [[Pretender]]s is shown in stop motion exiting their shells, equipping their weapon and transforming to vehicle mode.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Decepticon Pretenders Commercial.jpg|201px|right|thumb|Curse you Wallmasters!]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iCS4cJO_Xs]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid with jacket slung over his shoulder spins around like a top.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The eyes of [[Finback]]'s Pretender shell flash, via special effects, before a pair of blue hands reach around. The hands split his shell apart, also via special effects. The inner robot's various modes (robot, equipped robot, vehicle) are flashed on screen. The kid then grabs Finback's shell from the screen and holds it up with his inner robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Monsters''' [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2846952/spot_tv_80_transformers_monsters/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Pretender Monster]]s being dipped into vats and emerging inside their shells. Reused from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Slime is sucked off (all in their Pretender shells) [[Birdbrain]], [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], [[Wildfly]] and [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]. Two monstrous green hands pull [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]'s shell apart horizontally to reveal his inner robot. The inner robot transforms before each of the Pretender's shells approach the camera. The inner robots form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Bristleback]] is the only Pretender Monster not to have a scene of his own.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssMFAzCdf2s]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl stand around in some kind of desert, roar, transform and fight eachother, while two kids excitedly comment on their return and admire their &lt;s&gt;gold chrome&lt;/s&gt; &quot;golden scales&quot; and &lt;s&gt;clear plastic parts&lt;/s&gt; &quot;steel armour&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Colorflashes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJ8SAliGl0&amp;t=1m16s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] landing and transforming; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transforming. Re-used from the Generation 2 comic book ad and the ad for the G2 Autobot cars and Decepticon planes.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The stop motion transformation segments seen in the French ad for the Axelerators and Skyscorchers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Uragan''' [http://youtu.be/srxFFYXeurU&amp;t=6m54s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Same as the French Skyquake and Thunderclash commercial, but with the Skyquake scenes removed.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC_j7AndXfI]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Predators part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Stalker part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomaster''' [http://youtu.be/pC_j7AndXfI&amp;t=19s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Turbo Masters part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Rotorstorm part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transformers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU-jbamPA8&amp;t=1m08s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The original seven Basic figures ([[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Snapper]], [[Razorbeast]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Armordillo]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]) are shown transforming and clashing against eachother.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transmetal''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3Bln3ydZo&amp;t=2m46s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] turns towards the camera, then a brief stop-motion sequence of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] throwing away Scavenger, both in beast mode. After a brief appearance of the Transmetals logo, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] briefly transforms from vehicle to robot, follows a second stop-motion sequence of Scavenger transforming from robot to ant, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] rolling by in vehicle mode and then another stop-motion sequence of Optimus Primal and Scavenger, now in their robot modes, ready to fight. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is then briefly shown turning from rhino to robot mode. Final shot shows Optimus Primal transforming in a flash, and after that a boxed [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] appears nearby.<br /> : ''Note:'' While the commercial itself is supposed to showcase the Transmetal line as a whole, Scavenger gets a lot of focus in the sequence, and towards the end the narration pushes Rhinox as being the new cool thing the commercial is actually about. Stop-motion sequences are noted by a &quot;SIMULATED MOVEMENT&quot; footnote in the corner of the video.<br /> : ''And from today, a new great protagonist: Rhinox, the transforming rhino!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Animorphs''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2hJF7xPjo?t=90]<br /> <br /> : ''Note:'' Features most of the clips (both of the toys and from the show) as the American commercial, but the order and the narration are all different. The biggest addition is that the Italian commercial is for both the toys and the books, which are shown at the beginning and the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''La Grande Battaglia (Ultimate Battle 2-pack)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3WF_tC_Y0o]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Marco Balzarotti]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Kicker Jones]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] are pinned down by gunfire; [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] fires his cannon. Taken from episodes of ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron''. CGI animation of the DVD case bulging out in different places before exploding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The DVD is inserted into a DVD player cuing up the animation. Afterwards, Megatron and Optimus Prime are shown transforming with a split-screen shot before clashing in front of a television set playing the included DVD.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Movie toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5XgsP6XWM&amp;t=s47]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Shortened version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance''' (video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The airing of this commercial made little to no sense, since the toys it's supposed to promote were actually never released in Italy (the only exception being Lockdown, whose wave was released there only ''ten months'' after this commercial was aired)<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dark of the Moon backpacks by SJ Gang''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8w-cxPYRI]<br /> : A kid shows off the various features of the backpacks while clips from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' are interspersed throughout.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Hunters Weaponizers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBt8MbyR23Q]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the Beast Hunters American ad, but the final shot is changed to show off Weaponizers Beast Tracker Optimus Prime and Talking Bumblebee.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers: Robots In Disguise Theatrical Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVqhwARYfHY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief excerpt of the Autobots fighting [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] from [[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|Episode 4, More than Meets the Eye]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Valerio Sacco]]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial was done to promote the theatrical preview of the first two episodes of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' aired in select cinemas on [[February 28]], [[2015]]. Partecipants would also get a ''Transformers'' branded Easter egg and a random ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion class Wave 1 figure. A brief report can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PkBZ_brzDo here].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhK6QrZuUo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'': Various clips from the first four episodes of the show are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Decepticons are back at being a treat, but a new gang is behind them. The friendship between [[Russell Clay|Rusty]] and the Autobots is stronger than evil. ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', a new series airing from Monday to Friday at 6:45 PM on K2, channel 41.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKtQ8D28yc]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Straight dub of the American toy commercial. Amusingly, Marco Balzarotti, who usually voices Optimus Prime, is the voice of Bumblebee in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 2''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 1]]&quot; and &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 2]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' For some reason, a line said by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is played when [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] is shown, to make it look like Overload is the one speaking.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 3''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[History Lessons]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' The clips are edited to make it look like Grimlock and [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] are excited for the airing of the new episodes, with the narrator trying to keep them calm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Prime on POP''' [https://www.popfun.it/programmi/transformers-prime/videos/transformers-prime-trailer]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the first five episodes are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' unknown<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration is a rielaborated and shortened version of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s speech at the end of [[Transformers (film)|the first ''Transformers'' movie]], mentioning explicitely that Autobots are on Earth to defend it from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and changing the last line to &quot;We are here on POP!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> [[File:Spain Classics Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Classics Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIc6AKPn9OY]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fly off into the sky and past Optimus Prime, who transforms and fires his gun. Re-used from the first American commercial for Transformers toys but in a different order.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives through a rocky, [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]-like terrain. Features a stop motion transformation. Possibly re-used from a Japanese spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Triple Changers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGulj3O5-_Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EthG8ULyPV0] - A dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''SpeedStars Stealth Force Bumblebee and Mech Tech Ultimate Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3luVu1ZKwI]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bumblebee races through a tunnel, jumps a dirt ramp that's in the tunnel for some reason, then deploys his Stealth Force weapons. The Optimus Prime half is the transformation segment the full ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/mJmhW_9FXPY&amp;t=20]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes, one sitting and one posing like the wind-up ballerina that sits between them, watch the statue spin around while music plays. The sitting Happy Meal box then decides to pull out the ballerina and sit the other Happy Meal box on the turntable and wind it up again. The box on the turntable starts posing his arms again as he spins. Both boxes find this ''hilarious''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Czech Republic===<br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXWH3wsarE]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same footage of Skyquake firing upon Thunder Clash used in the French commercial, but with the power guitar &quot;robots in disguise&quot; theme music used in the UK during this period, and a spinning Hasbro logo. Whereas the French version used a child narrator throughout, an adult one is used here.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8V5b49OB-o]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same footage of [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s seen in the French commercial, but trimmed down from 23 seconds to 16. Again, the music is in the UK style rather than that used in French. Only an adult narrator is used, as opposed to the child and adult used in the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Slovakia===<br /> [[File:Slovakian Movie Ad TF robot mode.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdgdhs2aW4]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' are set to [[Linkin Park]]'s &quot;[[What I've Done]]&quot; and used to promote the movie's Slovakian television premiere on {{w|Markíza}}.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPQeP9YhEk4]<br /> : A video journalist comes upon a beat-up passenger car which transforms and attacks him.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Slovakian 2007 Movie Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 3''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHVEZiIMRjI]<br /> : Various excerpts from the movie are set to the [[Green Day]] song [[21 Guns]], which is actually on the soundtrack to the film's [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|sequel]]. When the scene of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] making out on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] pans back to reveal [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], the beat-up car from the previous ad has been inserted alongside of them. It honks its horn and flashes its lights. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Films on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdBbJykYOQ]<br /> : Scenes from ''Transformers'', ''[[Superman|Superman Returns]]'', ''Miami Vice'' and ''Poseidon'' are shown accompanied by text narration in the style of the ''Transformers'' trailers. Footage of the menu from the ''Transformers'' DVD is also included. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> *'''Optimus Prime, Megatron, Autobot Cars &amp; Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRTunrn8tzc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A mish-mash of footage from the first US comic commercial and Optimus Prime's US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Relatively brief footage of Optimus Prime being transformed, again from his US ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Differs from the original commercials in that at the end, the Transformers logo flies away.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Norway===<br /> [[File:Breakdancing Optimus Prime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|With a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, and shake your tail.]]<br /> *'''Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LX9UuYBXHk]<br /> <br /> : A CGI [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] break dances and excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' are shown accompanied by {{w|Bob Sinclair}}'s &quot;{{w|Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)}}&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Poland===<br /> *'''Illuminators (Laser Rods) &amp; Rotors ''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PFzVKlBoM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same CGI animation used in the US commercial, but edited.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the US version, except the Laser Rods are renamed Illuminators<br /> : ''Notes:'' The rap is here... IN POLISH! It also uses the US names for the toys (&quot;Electro, Volt, Sizzle, Jolt!&quot;) <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Greece===<br /> [[File:Greek Stunticon Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a little known fact that one of Motormaster's hobbies is water skiing.]]<br /> *'''Stunticons, Aerialbots &amp; Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuuNvq__kp8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The changing block-by-block electrified logo used in US commercials circa 1989.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The four small [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly in, followed by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] do some stop-motion transformation followed by [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. A freckle-faced boy cheers as [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] speed along in car form. More stop-motion as [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] goes from truck to robot. Dead End and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] make some attempt to follow his lead, followed by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip. Goldbug is shown on his backing card, but quickly drives off his packaging. He drives along a tiled surface alongside [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] and [[Chase (G1)|Chase]]. A blonde boy pulls back on Chase, prompting him to perform some stop-motion stunt driving. Goldbug does the same, but also transforms to robot mode, followed by the other [[Throttlebot]]s. The smaller Aerialbots and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are shown as vehicles again.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Skydive and Fireflight are sporting upside-down Autobot symbols. Dead End and Breakdown are badly mistransformed. Most strangely of all, Silverbolt only makes a very brief appearance in jet form and is never shown as a robot. Neither the Aerialbots or Stunticons are shown to combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Greek Devastator Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Excavator (Devastator) vs. Defensor''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I99tFnbXw1c]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The early 90s CGI &quot;circuitboard&quot; logo seen in many European commercials from 1992 and 1993. Slowed-down footage of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] firing from that toy's commercial, and the Constructicons merging to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Twice.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Both combiners are shown in their combined forms, as well as their individual robot and vehicle modes. Devastator &amp; Defensor then flail their arms at each other. Throughout the commercial a blonde boy is extolling the virtues of Devastator, while a brown-haired boy does the same for [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. <br /> : ''Notes:'' A branding consultant's nightmare, this ad starts with the 1992-93 European Transformers logo, then immediately shows the 1989-1991 logo, before finally showing the toys in the original mid-80s style packaging. Hasbro Greece clearly had very little in the way of animated footage to work with, as Optimus Prime is playing substitute for Defensor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iwpomUe-aI]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The ad starts out with re-used footage from the GiG Decepticon clone commercial consisting of pans of computer control panels in a laboratory. It then switches to footage from an Italian ''[[Trasformer]]'' commercial, featuring a vehicle mode line-up of Prowl(?), Sideswipe, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Red Tracks, and then Jazz and Smokescreen roll into view. Wheeljack, Sideswipe, Smokescreen and Tracks then rev up their engines for a race that Wheeljack seems to win, much to the delight of a young boy. Wheeljack transforms to robot mode to celebrate only to have the kid put him back in car mode. Thanks a lot squirt. In footage from the Italian &quot;Commander e Convoy&quot; commercial, Optimus Prime, in truck mode, drops out of the sky onto a road passing by a desert plateau and transforms. We then cut to PowerMaster Optimus Prime rolling through a different desert area before magically appearing in his box.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad uses a real mishmash of footage and seems to be advertising the brand as a whole rather than any specific figure.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa_SI5lRomE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A flying asteroid and the Autobot Headmaster Nebulons climbing into their respective partners from the first US Headmaster toy ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Front and side pans of Grimlock followed by Grimlock demonstrating his jaw articulation. Next the camera zooms in on Snarl, then Sludge. A kid looks on all three in their dinosaur modes before Grimlock and Sludge stop motion transform. This is followed by still images of each of the three in their dinosaur mode and a final pan down to the three toys in their dinosaur modes. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ElGrecoEasterCandlesCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Easter Candle Packs''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LhmwB8khGE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Superion decking Menasor, reused from the US ad for the Aerialbots and Stunticons<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The theme and logo for [[Transformers brand|Transformers]], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] and Greek fashion doll line Bibi-Bo, lead to a zoom out on a selection of Easter candle and toy packs for their respective toy lines. A girl and two boys receive the packs as presents and appear to enjoy them. The boys are so excited, they sing the theme song hooks for Transformers and G.I. Joe, respectively.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers packs have Action Masters [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] included. The G.I. Joe packs have two figures each with [[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]] &amp; [[wikia:gijoe:H.E.A.T. Viper|H.E.A.T. Viper]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] &amp; [[Fast Draw]] and [[Battle Android Trooper|B.A.T.]] &amp; [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Tiger Force Bazooka]] as the pairings.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTWKs3Q-ehk]<br /> : Same as the French and German spots. Uses the standard background music for G1.5 ads.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomasters &amp; Rotorstorm vs Predators &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUukGHI3Rjg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Electricity flowing through the intro circuit board, causing a the head of a CGI [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] to snap to attention.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] run into [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s on a barren desert road. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the same Predators versus Turbomasters footage as the French commercial with some parts of the Rotorstorm vs Stalker commercial added.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Lightformers &amp; Pyro vs. Trakkons &amp; Clench''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmZMknFTEU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief glimpse of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] transforming to robot mode, as used in the title sequence of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2 cartoon]]. The circuit board CGI logo then appears.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Trakkon]]s are shown in their alt modes. A boy uses Fearswoop's viewfinder gimmick to locate and fire upon [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. The Lightformers race into action in vehicle form, firing their weapons. [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] converts to robot form and fires his cannon. The CGI logo appears again before the different figures are shown in all possible configurations, and with their respective gimmicks. Finally, just in case you didn't catch it, the Transformers logo appears for a third time.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Somewhat similar to the French commercial for these toys, but with added G2 animation, toy gimmickry on display, a different kid playing with the figures and the standard Euro G1.5-style commercial music.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stormtroopers vs Aquaspeeders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI_AWAO3jVU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Circuit board logo and Optimus Prime transforming and firing from the Transformers: Generation 2 cartoon intro.<br /> : ''Toy segment: Same as the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Rotorbots &amp; Illuminators''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krnkXz9rZn0]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|US Generation 2 Rotorforce and Laser Rod ad]] with the flashing name screens changed to reflect the European names for the two groups.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cheetor and Waspinator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhFUGHcLAs]<br /> : A dubbed and heavily edited down version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|US Cheetor and Waspinator ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Megatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJwKs3ZDG3o]<br /> : A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Ultras|US Ultra class ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> ===Serbia===<br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie core characters''' [http://youtu.be/P4hFWtvG79k?t=698]<br /> <br /> : A dubbed version of the American advert for the 2007 live action movie core characters.<br /> :''Notes:'' Translation is surprisingly bad even for a commercial. Decepticons are constantly referred to as &quot;De-Cepticons&quot; and &quot;Autobot&quot; is treated as a name of a character as well as the faction. On top of that, for whatever bizarre reason, the narrator tries to do an American accent when saying each name.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime and Autobot have the power''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Belarus===<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmhW_9FXPY]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are seesawing when two Littlest Pet Shop characters show up and sit with one of the boxes. This unbalances the seesaw, causing the other box to be stuck up in the air. Bumblebee then shows up and stomps on the raised end of the seesaw launching the Happy Meal box and animals into the air. The Happy Meal box sticks his landing on Bee's head before catching the two animals. The other Happy Meal box then jumps into Bee's hand and all five share a good laugh.<br /> <br /> ==Latin America==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> *'''Armada on {{w|Disney XD (Latin America)|Fox Kids}}''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNFRAuOxY0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad names start times for [[Mexico]], Argentina and Venezuela.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Brazil===<br /> *'''Grendene Sandals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDx4wE18Oc]<br /> : A boy wearing Grendene's Transformers sandals runs and jumps through an industrial yard full of oil drums. As he's hopping the last barrel we see him wearing a [[Grendene Transformers watch|red Transformers watch]] that the boy got with his sandals. He throws the toy across the yard only to have it magically land in robot mode and on its feet. The boy runs up onto a platform. Upon checking his watch he realizes it's time to go and grabs his backpack.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Excerpts of Optimus Prime from the 2007 movie are interspersed. The watch is an unnamed retool of the [[Meantime (Movie)|Meantime]]/[[Midnighter XR-4]] mold, the biggest difference being that it is actually a working watch.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise 2015 promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zceyrrYDIc]<br /> : Uses a number of scenes from the first US trailer but in a different order. It is soundtracked with music, sound effects and a narrator but no character dialogue.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Robots In Disguise Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/ihAHlbs71hk?t=599]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are working on a familiar looking yellow car sitting on the lift in their garage. One of them starts to use a ratchet to tighten a nut on the car's underside while holding onto another part of the undercarriage. After some confusion as to whether the tightening is working, the car transforms and identify itself as [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The Happy Meal box hung on during the transformation and winds up hanging from Bee's shoulder. All three find this quite amusing. The ad then cuts to one of the Happy Meal boxes looking at the Robots in Disguise Happy Meal toys. They include [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] holding a [[Decepticon Hunter]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] breathing fire, an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] mask (worn like glasses and covering the eyes and forehead) and a Bumblebee mask in the same style. The Happy Meal box puts on the Optimus Prime mask and laughs like a madman.<br /> <br /> ===Chile===<br /> [[File:De Batas Commercial.jpg|right|thumb|The agony of da feet.]]<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m29s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American spot. Interestingly, the kidmation does not have the glowing eyes effect seen in the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:De Batas Cyclonus-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> [[File:De Batas Jazz-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers de Bata''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sees the Autobots delivering a shipment of children's dress shoes and reports back to Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Soundwave plays back Ravage's findings, which include the specifications of the shoes. Apparently having decided he needed a new pair of kicks, Megatron leads an assault on the Autobot convoy. A live-action boy and girl, wearing the dress shoes, step out of Bumblebee. The children DEFEAT the Decepticons by repelling blasts from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] using THE SOLES OF THEIR SHOES! That's right. Megatron, [[The Autobots' Secret Weapon|mighty warrior]] and leader of the Decepticons, is felled by FOOTWEAR. After showing Megatron that they have more sole, the Autobots arrive at their destination and start handing out shoes to the local school children. And there was much rejoicing.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation models for the characters have some differences in proportions and details compared to their standard models. This is because the animation was not done by the [[Toei|animation studios]] [[AKOM|normally]] [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studio|contracted]] for such things. Appearing amongst the Decepticons are a Cyclonus-like robot and a bizarre Jazz-like robot with a green helmeted head, upper arms and hands and a new face. Hound is colored a rather bluish green. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stationary items''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=1m12s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Ultra Magnus and Galvatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Various erasers, pencils, a pencil bag, a pencil sharpener and coloring books are among the products shown being used by kids.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers - Sandstorm, Broadside and Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m59s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot. The English text used to denote the different modes is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Stunticons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=1m29s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=0m42s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rubsigns''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=0m35s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Aerialbots/Stunticons, Dinobots, Insecticons, Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge, and Sky Lynx.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Various clips re-used from all of the above commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=1m36s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch and Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m04s] (Incomplete)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is pretty much a straight dub of the US [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] and Clones spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=2m05s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m25s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:DriveDorinaSignal Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Worst. Alt-modes. Ever.]]<br /> *'''Signal, Dorina and Drive Transformers Promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn7inmAjgas]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A box of Drive detergent transforms into a blue-legged [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], a tub of Dorina margarine transforms into one of the Autobot Clones and a boxed tube of Signal toothpaste turns into [[Pointblank]]. The end of the commercial has reverse transformations.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Several children are shown playing with various Transformer toys before zooming in on a kid and his mother playing with Sureshot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This advertised a promotion wherein you would receive a free poster, sticker or card by buying one the above products. Stickers are known to have come with the margarine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars toys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhhmTe_PjNA&amp;t=2m51s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Bat Primal vs Megalligator from the US Wave 1 Deluxes commercial; clips of Optimus Primal and Megatron transforming from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Optimus Primal and Megatron commercial, plus a shot of Cheetor from the Wave 1 Deluxes ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Colombia===<br /> *'''Chevy Aveo Transformers GTI Emotion Edition''' [http://www.citytv.com.co/videos/16654/aveo-gti-emotion-edicion-transformers]<br /> <br /> :A comet streaks over the heads of various people in the city before crashing in a field. Several people walk up to the crater to see a yellow 2010 Chevy Aveo with black racing stripes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special Edition Chevrolet Spark GT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpvhR5zQEvo]<br /> : A shot of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] giving way to reveal the [[Earth]] from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' followed by a shot of an astronaut meant to resemble a similar shot that is also from the movie. This time, however, the astronaut does not appear to be an American and instead of having a shiny gold color, the visor has a reflection of the Special Edition Chevy Spark sitting on the moon's surface. The car's features are then listed off.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Mexico===<br /> [[File:IGA Commercial Stamp.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUETO5PmgLc]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. Dinobots ad using the Season 1 [[theme song|theme]] in Spanish. The [[Hasbro]] hammer stamp has been replaced by an [[IGA]] hammer stamp.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be60CqQOYAw]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQaKm4drvtI]<br /> : A Spanish language version of the German ad described above.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Middle East==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> {{anchor|MiddleEastAOE}}<br /> *'''KFC Arabia ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' contest''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHtJl2ZtZnc] (English) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTeiBDnV64](Arabic)<br /> : Advertises a giveaway where you can win a &quot;an amazing trip to Singapore for the ultimate Transformers experience&quot; by buying an individual or family meal.<br /> : ''Experience the taste of action.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Israel===<br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_8HnFtL6g]<br /> :Features various excerpts from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] including stock footage of [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]'s transformation, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] chasing [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]], the [[Autobot Brothers]] stock transformations, one of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s attacks, the [[Spy Changer|Spychanger]]s standing together, and Kelly being ejected from her car via ejector seat. The Spychanger toys of [[X-Brawn]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] show up in the ad, with the former two rolling along the bottom for much of the second half. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGz5_sR7PM0]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' are used to promote ''Robots in Disguise''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> [[File:TurkishCheetosCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Frito Lay 'Tam Yeri Tam Zamanı' promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9otZuhdUJQ]<br /> : The ad starts with [[Chester|Chester Cheetah]] holding up a ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' [[Cheetos]] package and announcing the partnership of the two brands. Cut to a bedroom where a girl, a blond boy and a brunet boy wearing a Bumblebee mask are hanging out. The girl is sitting on the bed eating Cheetos while the two boys are playing a card game using the battle cards found in specially marked packages of Frito Lay products. The blond boy plays a Optimus Prime+Grimlock card to win. The girl and, strangely enough, the boy on the losing end celebrate the first boy's victory by raising their fists over their heads in triumph. The blond high fives Chester, who was apparently standing just off screen the entire time. The girl then uses her iPad to enter the code from another card into a website as a demonstration of both how to enter the contest and one of the contest prizes. Other prizes are shown as well, culminating in the reveal of the grand prize: a trip to [[Universal|Universal Studios Hollywood]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the film are liberally sprinkled throughout the ad.<br /> <br /> ==Asia==<br /> === Multiple countries ===<br /> * '''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTF7TPZOdNM]<br /> : Uses the same narration script as the [[Commercial/International#UKRID2015|UK new show promo]], but with a different narrator and a different montage of scenes. This promo was run by [[Cartoon Network]] Southeast Asia.<br /> <br /> === Hong Kong ===<br /> [[File:HK TFA Happy Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5OiMQ4z7C0]<br /> : [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] appear from behind a pair of storage trailers. Megatron flies high over the city. All three transform to robot mode, with Megatron landing in front of the two Autobots. Then out of the sky comes a giant Happy Meal box. But what's in it? Is it a bird? Maybe a plane? Nah, it's Optimus! He transforms to robot mode before joining the other three. Power Ranger-style effects are used to show four kids each paired with a different toy, followed by a Power Ranger-style group shot. The four kids proceed to play with their toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkjGQXroV-0]<br /> : A collection of brief snippets from the movie with [[Linkin Park]]'s [[New Divide]] as background music and Chinese narration. The snippets include: meteors crashing in France, Bumblebee tumbling out of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam's garage]], F-22 Raptors flying over the Pyramids, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] leaning down to look at Sam, Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] jumping rooftops, Sam dangling from a car, Mikaela crying, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforming, Sam yelling &quot;OPTIMUS!&quot;, Optimus getting tossed in the forest, Ravage sprinting, the Autobot biker girls in combined form, and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] crashing through a bridge. The ad includes an end tag promoting [[M&amp;M's]] ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' paperclips.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL Cinema Screen &amp; Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gab-qshXf-M]<br /> : Scenes from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]] interspersed with various shots of the Cinema Screen.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Kre-O Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-act3GtcTog]<br /> : Kreon Optimus Prime and Bumblebee jump into a wrestling ring and have a match with the large Megatron build in front of a crowd of Kreons. Megatron begins to stalk the Autobots, only to have Optimus Prime reduce him to a pile of parts via a gun blast. Optimus and Bumblebee celebrate. Megatron tags in the large Starscream build.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===South Korea===<br /> <br /> *'''Car Robots tennis shoes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_GxeJZpKAk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] races into the city to fight [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]. Fire Convoy then uses the shoes to power up his gun before blasting Gigatron.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Legends of the Microns cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75UvMG7M1dY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Cybertrons running in space, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Convoy and Megatron combining with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], and the kids standing with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Philippines===<br /> *'''Jollibee Beast Machines Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fLlrnzI-Q]<br /> : A boy in a green and white shirt with pale green face paint yells out the name of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] while posing like a gorilla. This leads to a stop motion transformation of the toy. A second boy in a yellow and black striped shirt (and possibly sporting some yellow face paint) looks off into the distance and yells out the name of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. This leads to the transformation of Cheetor's toy. A third kid, sporting a red shirt with a yellow collar and long sleeves and face paint on his cheeks resembling [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s wings, yells Megatron's name. You can probably guess what ''that'' leads to. The three kids then turn around to see their dad holding three Jollibee kids meals. The kids sit down and enjoy their meals.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jollibee Transformers: Cybertron Robot Blasters Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3skuGdtDQM]<br /> : A mother and father return home from Jollibee to find their son and daughter disguised as a stereo system and a stand with a portrait and lamp on top of it, respectively. They pop up in their &quot;robot modes&quot; and run towards their parents. This is followed by stop motion transformations of the toys. The final scene shows the mother and her kids enjoying their meals, when their dad's head pops up in the bottle of their watter cooler. Turns out it's not a mafia warning sign, but Dad deciding to create his own disguise.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0M4GFmdWzM]<br /> : A group of kids watches a comet as it crashes into the [[Earth]]. The various toys fly up from a Jollibee restaurant. Each toy is then shown stop-motion transforming in front of a promo shot of the corresponding character. The commercial ends with the kids eating their meals while the Transformers look on.<br /> : ''Roll out and dig in.''<br /> <br /> <br /> === Taiwan ===<br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen M&amp;M's''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGep5crZU0]<br /> : The first half of the ad is a very trimmed down version of the US one. The second half features special M&amp;M's packages which open in a style similar to [[Shout! Factory]]'s Matrix of Leadership Edition box set, with an M&amp;M at the center. There are three different packages, [[Red (M&amp;M)|Red]] with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Yellow]] with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Blue]] with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br /> <br /> <br /> === Malaysia ===<br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh-iqAHTgfU]<br /> : A boy holds out his Starscream toy and yells for the Autobots. This prompts the nearby recliner, bookshelf and TV w/stand to transform into the boy's three friends who hold out their Autobot toys and yell &quot;Autobots transform!&quot;. A shot of the Autobot toys' altmodes is followed by a four-way split screen of all the toys being transformed. The ad ends with a quick plug for the film and a static shot of the toys. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3KvH158oEg]<br /> : The Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide and (somehow) Starscream toys are all parked in front of a model KFC restaurant. All four are grabbed by kids and taken elsewhere to transform. Optimus Prime is driven around to another store front, Bumblebee is driven off a ramp, spun out and transformed in the middle of a three way intersection, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] crashes through a brick wall near a different KFC and Starscream flies through the city before landing on a building in robot mode. The four kids then enjoy their Chicky Meals in front of the diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Singapore ===<br /> {{anchor|SingaporeAOE}}<br /> *'''Nu Green Tea Transformers: Age of Extinction edition''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvsXOAQAj6o]<br /> : Several clips from the movie are shown; A static image of Optimus Prime bursts through the front label of a Nu Green tea bottle leading into a shot of the entire assortment of limited edition bottles.<br /> <br /> <br /> === India ===<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUbXLLc_oXk]<br /> : Three kids play with their Transformers Animated Happy Meal toys while a fourth kid does a voiceover explaining the toys: &quot;Is it a robot? Is it a car? Toy cars that turn into robots. Now in every McDonald's Happy Meal get amazing Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop Toys!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Apparently, India has flying cars now and hasn't told the rest of the world. Or so it would seem, since the voice over states that the Transformers toys turn into cars despite the fact that the Megatron toy is shown and clearly is not a car. The background music used for the ad is the same as that used for the Hong Kong Happy Meal ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> === China ===<br /> * '''Constructicons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3NcKABIHkE]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|US Constructicon giftset ad]].<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvrulAh2Tc]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|US Dinobots ad]].<br /> <br /> ==Australasia==<br /> ===Australia===<br /> [[File:PetersUltraMagnusCommercialKids.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Nestlé|Peters]] Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKcJKkcL64]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A frame for frame recreation of the scene of the Autobot cars transforming and flying past a transforming [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] which was used in multiple early US G1 toy ads. The Season 1 cartoon theme plays over it.<br /> : [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (the toy) pops out from behind a rocky wall on a barren planet. An explosion erupts in front of Ultra Magnus (the toy) revealing &quot;the most mysterious Transformer ever&quot;, Peters' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Peters|Ultra Magnus (the ice cream)]]. A boy and a girl, in costumes that can only be described as Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] turned into the children of human royalty (a la [[Only Human]]), enjoy their treats' chocolate ice cream bar &quot;modes&quot;. Upon the completion of their mastication, the ice cream bars turn into their other &quot;modes&quot;: bubblegum stick and caramel stick. The sticks appear in Ultra Magnus' (the toy) hands as the narrator tells us: &quot;Every Peters Ultra Magnus is a new Transformers adventure, because you never know what it will become.&quot; The girl turns to the camera and says &quot;More than meets the eye!&quot; in a (dubbed in) demonic voice.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The stop-motion toy segment is very reminiscent of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ads for Ultra Magnus. While the models in the animated segment are drawn pretty closely to the real deal, the coloring of the models differs in varying amounts. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s waist, shins and forearms become red, while Prime's face plate becomes blue and the yellow disappears from his waist. Then on the far sides of the spectrum, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is nearly spot-on with his shins and thighs swapping colors. But [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] trades in his white for yellow! The version of the Season 1 cartoon theme that plays over this segment is also a re-creation.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYCSR8KvazY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial features footage of recolored Seekers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HQWuTVZ3o]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A re-dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|US Targetmaster ad]]. Yes, re-dubbed. The song, [[Victor Caroli]]'s narration, and even Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's lines have been rerecorded by Australian actors for this ad. As a result, Galvatron sounds more like a generic Autobot than a fearsome Decepticon leader.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Terrorcons &amp; Technobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adSaajkOE3U]<br /> : ''Notes:''Instead of being satisfied with merely re-dubbing the ad, this time the production company did a shot-for-shot remake of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#TerrorTechno|US commercial]]. Well, almost. The kidmation is the same footage from the US version but every other part of the ad has been re-created. The animation sequence, while depicting the same events as the US version, has some noticeable differences. In particular the lush valley between volcanoes, which the two teams clash in, has very different foliage between the two versions. The toy segment was also recreated following the same rough sequences but using slightly different angles and an obviously different set of kids. Even the sequences showing a split screen of the five toys in each team were redone using the same distortion effects. One has to wonder what led to this recreation approach to advertising as it would not seem to be very cost effective.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Duocons &amp; Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzm_7QLZkq8]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Much like the Terrorcons &amp; Technobots ad, this is a shot-for-shot recreation of it's [[Commercial/Generation 1#DuoThrottle|counterpart US ad]]. This time though, the animation differences aren't as obvious.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL &amp; Transformers: Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB-r_81q9vs]<br /> : A guy walking in a stark white office space sits down and puts on his 3D glasses to watch Dark of the Moon. The action starts out on the TV but shoots out to the street below a large window in the office. Several people, including the initial viewer, gather around the window to see the action unfold. The action then returns to the TV as the guy notices part of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s armor on the floor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Foxtel in HD''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzR-KgKSDU]<br /> : ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' is one of several entertainment properties used to demonstrate the difference between standard definition TV and Foxtel HD. Scenes from the movie are contrasted with toys being played with in a diorama of a destroyed city. With actual fire. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The toys being played with are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimate|Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime]] and two Exkaiser bootlegs.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]/[[My Little Pony]] Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKkaFaxfY0]<br /> : A [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal box happily jumps rope. Another Happy Meal box walks up, tosses the jump rope away and uses the first Happy Meal box to jump rope in reverse. <br /> : ''Skip into McDonald's for this month's Happy Meal with a cool Transformers: Prime or cute My Little Pony toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad also aired in [[New Zealand]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> *Many UK versions of American commercials add overlays showing the MSRP of the figures in pounds.<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> *[http://www.ina.fr/recherche/search?search=animutants&amp;vue=Video&amp;x=0&amp;y=0 Animutants (Beast Wars) commercials on ina.fr]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|International]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: </p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> [[File:UK Autobot Cars Commercial.jpg|upright=1.4|right|thumb]]<br /> The [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Japan]] aren't the only countries that have ''Transformers'' commercials. Just about every country that received the original ''The Transformers'' [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline]] had their own television advertising campaign for it. Approaches to the commercials differed quite a bit, with most countries simply receiving dubbed US spots, some getting their own unique spots (early UK, Spain) or, in the case of Italy, a combination of both. The reason for these different approaches (besides needing to adjust for different cultures) is that during the early years of the Transformers brand, [[Hasbro]] did not yet have local offices to handle the marketing and distribution of its toys outside of the US and [[Canada]]. As a result, marketing and distribution was licensed out to [[Milton Bradley|companies]] [[GiG|with]] [[IGA|ties]] to various local markets. Commercials for [[The Transformers (European toyline)|Generation 1]] after 1990 were largely the same across Europe, originally produced for [[Milton Bradley]] in English and then dubbed for the other markets. By the time ''Generation 2'' was being released in the US, Hasbro had started to open foreign offices. As a result, foreign advertising campaigns began to shift away from unique commercials and towards a more economical approach of simply dubbing the spots created for the US. Since [[2001]], practically all foreign Transformers advertising in Hasbro markets uses dubbed spots.<br /> <br /> {{note|Since many modern international ads are merely U.S. ads dubbed for non-English markets, only post G1 ads with either changes to the order of footage or entirely new footage will be listed here.}}<br /> <br /> ==Europe==<br /> ===United Kingdom===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhGiGw1uT4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, all in robot mode, fly past Optimus Prime, who drives off a ramp and transforms. Black helmet Megatron lands and fires at Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, who all transform from vehicle to robot mode. Taken from early US adverts.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Thundercracker, Starscream, Soundwave and the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Buzzsaw is removed from Soundwave and transformed. Optimus Prime is then &quot;driven&quot; between Jazz, Hound, Gears, Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Prime's trailer is revealed as a battle headquarters, before the kids transform Prime himself and Soundwave to head the two factions, primed to fight for the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave is described as the leader of the Decepticons. The early &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is present.<br /> :''They'll stop Soundwave and his evil Decepticons from destroying '''EARTH''' (Earth, earth)... We hope.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon planes, Autobot cars and mini-cars''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZySZEnCSY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Thundercracker, Skywarp and Starscream strafe Sideswipe, Jazz and Prowl. All six transform to robot mode to brawl.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with several seeker toys and some of the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Thundercracker's transformation is highlighted. Two other kids play with an array of the Autobot cars on another table, showing off Jazz's transformation. The &quot;evil spy cassettes&quot; are presented, followed by the minibots. All four groups face off across the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' The &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is in full use. The minibot being tranformed and given prominent focus is a yellow [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Duplicates of the Decepticon planes, most of the mini-cassettes and half the Autobot cars are in plain view in group shots.<br /> :''They're ingenious, they're incredible, they're the Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://youtu.be/OyTEsqU8IzQ?t=110]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Decepticon jets fire upon the Autobot cars. The cover to issue 1 spins in to cover the action.<br /> :''Notes:'' 25p and free action transfers!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Optimus Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8c0pu383Vg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] takeoff; [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforms and fires; Black helmet [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] takes aim. All were re-used from the early American commercials. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Optimus Prime, all of the pre-movie [[Autobot Cars]] and at least four [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. They do so in a &quot;mountainous area just outside a big city&quot; diorama with the tabletop and city skyline in a red and white grid pattern inspired by G1 Autobot [[packaging]].<br /> :''Notes:'' Optimus is referred to as being the Autobots' &quot;battle headquarters&quot; as well as their leader. <br /> : ''Optimus Prime, we need you!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Megatron Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|MegaTRON?]]<br /> *'''Megatron''' [https://youtu.be/JNR45Imn8fw?t=616](short clip)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is played with in front of a purple and white grid backdrop inspired by G1 Decepticon packaging.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot cars &amp; Decepticon planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wxes6MMGew]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Essentially the same as the Optimus Prime spot but without Prime. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] toy used in the commercial is the cross variant.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDTer5djNDw]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Soundwave battles Sludge, Slag and Grimlock. Trimmed down footage from the US Dinobots commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys in blue sweaters play with the Dinobots on the same red-and-white grid seen in the previous Autobot-centric ads. Surrounding them are grey mountains, behind them an orange sun looms in a red sky. The narrator tells us the Autobots have created Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Grimlock, &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. A third boy joins the scene, armed with Dirge and Ramjet, who swoop in for attack. The Dinobots transform to robot mode. Ramjet floats around in front of them before deciding to retreat.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Tyco]] [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://youtu.be/2i1fuB_J8l8?t=13]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot slot car, [[Natron]] is spotlighted in its robot mode before it races the Decepticon [[Freezon]] along the slot car track in both robot and vehicle mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Electric Train and Battle Set]] is silently plugged in the end screen.<br /> : ''From Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust''' [https://youtu.be/VaesHZw9E-M?t=173]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust join the earlier Decepticon planes, but are spotted by Prowl, Mirage and Inferno. The Coneheads' transformations are shown off as the two groups face off.<br /> :''The battle goes on!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://youtu.be/Bo8qJXEe0Og?t=472]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot cars clash with the Seekers, as per pretty much every ad up til now.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On the red grid table, the '84 and '85 Autobot cars are lined up. Two children pull back [[Topspin (G1)| Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]] and let them run through the gap in their allies, and they pop-up and transform. Their auto-transformation is shown off again in close up when two evil children appear with [[Thrust (G1)| Thrust]] and [[Skywarp (G1)| Skywarp]]! The Jumpstarters do their thing again a few times, and gain their weapons before they mindlessly brawl with the jets.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This 30 second ad pretty much sums up the entirety of play value available from the figures. Both Jumpstarters are missing most, if not all, of their stickers. The children are wearing colour-coded jumpers - blue for the Autobot kids, purple for the Decepticon kids.<br /> :''No other Autobot jumps into action faster than... Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Arrival From Cybertron Video Gems VHS''' [http://youtu.be/SYqlBz2A3HU?t=113]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]]<br /> :''A full length cartoon spectacular!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots and Jetfire''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e005yP2g5Y]<br /> : ''Animation: Same edit of Soundwave battling Sludge, Slag and Grimlock as the previous Dinobot commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Jetfire flies over the usual sandy and mountainous environment. The narrator informs us that the Autobots are always on their guard and that &quot;In the air is Jetfire, heavily armored and daring in battle.&quot; Jetfire eventually comes to a jungle, from which Snarl emerges. The narrator tells us that patrolling the jungle are the Dinobots, once again described as &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. Sludge arises from some heavy mist inside another part of the jungle while Slag comes out from behind a rocky outcropping somewhere else. Jetfire transforms to robot mode, then Scourge and Cyclonus show up. Cyclonus flies into the mouth of Grimlock, who rises from out of the ground like a zombie. Grimlock transforms and poses with the other Dinobots and Jetfire on some rocks.<br /> : ''The Dinobots and Jetfire are ready for anything!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Ultra Magnus and Galvatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdvyWdhUUek]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] swoop down over a fallen Autobot (Blaster?) and create an explosion; Ultra Magnus and his carrier full of Autobots transform in front a volcano. The latter is an excerpt from the animated footage used in the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ultra Magnus rolls through a rocky diorama and transforms; Galvatron rolls onto a plateau, transforms and shows off his eye flashing ability. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Galvatron's electronic noises are played constantly during his section of the ad. The music used in this and the rest of the 1986/87 commercials can be heard in full on [[The Special Teams]] audio cassette in all its funky synthesised hand-clap glory. <br /> : ''The magnificent ULTRA MAGNUS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [http://youtu.be/FHH3ufzyoDA?t=141]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Battlechargers are pushed between columns of Decepticon jets, before being dragged back and let go to repeatedly show off the auto-transformation gimmick, which is timed on-screen at 2.17 seconds.<br /> : ''Nothing jumps into battle faster than Battlechargers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIsraTRIWF8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the U.S. Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s &amp; Octane commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Octane]]'s modes are counted off.<br /> : ''TRIPLE CHANGERS! Another dimension in the battle between TRANSFORMERS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Metroplex Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvhqrvbSZK4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Metroplex drives and shoots. Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ominous music plays while [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] fly towards Metroplex and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Scamper]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] demonstrate Metroplex's base mode features. Metroplex then triumphantly transforms into robot mode only to have the ominous question asked: ''But can Metroplex beat off the new Decepticons?''<br /> : ''Notes:'' The same red sweater wearing kid's hand from the previous commercial is shown moving the toys.<br /> : ''This is Metroplex, Autobot city.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots, Stunticons, Combaticons and Protectobots''' [https://youtu.be/7UxsFKs0eyM?t=72]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Group shot of Protectobots transforming and attacking, edited from US commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each group is shown in vehicle mode before [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] is constructed from the individual Aerialbots and placed alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].<br /> : ''NEW TEAMS! This really is a battle of the giants!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Cars - Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgrJyshM8Ec]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] transform to attack Starscream and Skywarp. [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] runs around in circles.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' We see Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod in vehicle form, backed up by some of the still-available Autobot cars from the previous two years. We're told by the narrator that these three new warriors have been built by the Autobots on Cybertron, even though the commercial takes place in the usual sandy, mountainous environment. Wireframe breakdowns of the three new Autobots in vehicle form appear, which transition back to filmed footage of the toys in action. Kup is said to be experienced in battle, which seems to contradict the previous statement about him just being built right off the bat. Blurr jumps a cliff. Hot Rod rams two Decepticons off another cliffside, before transforming and joining his two comrades to pose moodily.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Hot Rod is sporting his early pink paint job, rather than his normal crimson look, along with Tracks' iconic bonnet sticker on his chest, instead of his own flame decal. The wireframe-to-toy effects are reminiscent of those seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxlcU_3SQ3U Takara's Diaclone Car Robots Porsche 935 Turbo (Jazz) commercial].<br /> : ''The Decepticons' days are numbered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Scourge &amp; Cyclonus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRft4m--Yx8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] attacking, re-used from their US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scourge and Cyclonus are shown through a camera reticle in vehicle form as the narrator tells us that &quot;We can now bring you the latest pictures of the new Decepticon planes - they're light-years ahead!&quot; Shutter closing effects accompany shots of the Decepticons from different angles. Cyclonus and Scourge transform just in time to see Hot Rod and Blurr drive up. The Decepticons react by...going off to somewhere else?<br /> : ''If any Autobots are watching this, BE WARNED.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: The Movie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Vzgj0Fmio][http://youtu.be/bYsO_GEbvG0?t=449]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various clips from Transformers: The Movie are shown. One-upping the US &quot;Does Prime die?&quot; commercial, the announcer tell us that this is our chance to &quot;see Optimus Prime and Megatron in their final battle&quot;. We are also promised &quot;super new Autobot heroes&quot; (Rodimus is shown), and &quot;evil new Decepticons&quot; (Galvatron &amp; [[Unicron]] are showcased).<br /> : ''The ultimate Transformers adventure. ''Transformers: The Movie'' - opens December 12th!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' The newly amended, paler Transformers logo zooms in and smashes to reveal the words &quot;Autobot Heroes&quot;. In the background, a pale yellow planet is seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] looms over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], but [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (billed as &quot;Junkion Leader&quot; on-screen) and Rodimus Prime (&quot;Autobot Protector&quot;) race to the rescue. Transforming to robot mode and still accompanied by Goldbug, they stare down the Combaticon combiner.<br /> : ''Notes:'' 1987's commercials resemble those of 1986, but for this year only no longer borrow any animated footage from their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Throttlebots UK Commercial.png|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Red rover, red rover, they're all coming over!]]<br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same logo zoom / smash as the previous commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Flywheels]] and [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] fly past a mountain backdrop and a purple sculpture reading &quot;NEW DUOCONS&quot;. They merge with their ground-based components and spring into robot mode. The [[Throttlebot]]s are alerted to this, but still find time to do some pull-back-and-go stunt work before fending off the enemy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://youtu.be/Qj7tXO383sk?t=167] (<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation that dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], displaying his tech spec reader feature.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in a rocky Nebulan environment. He then flies over [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. The Nebulan minifigures, which the narration informs us are their &quot;commanders&quot;, are shown converting to become the heads of the robots.<br /> : ''Notes:'' In a nice little detail, not only as Highbrow's rotors spinning as the kid actors flies him around but the grit on the diorama is disturbed by their wake when he comes into land.<br /> : ''From the distant planet Nebulos come the new Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/PRUPaiJEcXk?t=250]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Gort]] is removed from [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s cockpit, transformed into head mode and placed onto a now transformed Highbrow, highlighting the chest-stat display feature.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made using footage from the 30 second ad.<br /> : ''Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=povwZapBR9Q] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation reveals a view from space of the strangely pulsating, bright blue planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Decepticon Targetmasters are seen through a crosshairs in their jet forms, followed by the Targetmaster Autobots in vehicle modes. [[Pointblank]] and [[Spoilsport]] are used to demonstrate the Nebulan-to-gun play feature. In robot form, the Targetmaster Autobots and Decepticons line up for battle.<br /> :''Notes:'' Pretty much every Targetmaster is holding the wrong Nebulan.<br /> :''They're armed and ready for battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Targetmasters Ad Face Off.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|They're still going to miss.]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/0m3f6oK5pUQ?t=679]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' As [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] moves into view, the camera narrows in on [[Spoilsport]] and shows him transforming and being held by [[Pointblank]]. Footage is recut from the longer ad, with Spoilsport's transformation reversed.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Spoilsport and Pointblank were not sold as partners.<br /> : ''Targetmaaaaasteeeeeers''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorponok''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisB24YDwF0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scorponok is seen in base mode. His various play features, including the ramp gimmick and [[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]] are highlighted. Transformation into scorpion mode is shown, and he inexplicably grabs [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] in his pincers. Under attack by the Autobots, finally he changes to robot mode, with some animation to showcase his &quot;secret power readout&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Scorponok is touted as &quot;The biggest Headmaster ever&quot;, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|his Autobot counterpart]] absent from the UK line-up.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorcons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UynabygD1hM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation which dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Apeface|Apeface's]] Headmaster / power readout feature<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Apeface and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] are shown flying in jet mode on [[Nebulos]]. Conversion of their trainers into the heads of the Horrorcon beasts is spotlighted, and then again into the robot mode heads. <br /> : ''Notes:'' No Autobots appear or are even mentioned in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Terrorcons and Technobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybQic5x7UQs]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Under the caption &quot;New Special Teams&quot; the camera closes in on a strange lava-like planet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] emerges from behind a rock formation in vehicle mode. He's driven forward until he runs into [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]! The camera pans to show Hun-Gurr flanked by the other [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who move in and merge into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], who towers over Lightspeed. But then the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] appear and combine into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]! The two combiners face off in a way that only barely mobile concotions of plastic can, before they dramatically clash!<br /> :''Notes:'' This ad uses the same logo screen as the other 1987 adverts, but with a red field instead of blue. The narrator notes that there are no safe places on Cybertron as &quot;lurking around any corner you can find a pack of evil Terrorcons&quot; as Lightspeed runs into them. The ad is very much not taking place on Cybertron, however. Abominus is shown being formed in real time by the child hand models, but Computron is assembled in static cuts. Both combiners' arms wobble ''a lot'' when they're thrust against each at the end.<br /> : ''Five primative Decepticons that team up to form the mighty Abomlabus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Sparkabots and Firecons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR8i0f4_HRA]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A young boy has his eyes closed. He's suddenly startled before the camera cuts to a close-up of his eye, within which the Transformers logo can be seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Fizzle rolls along in car form, sparking wildly. Sparkstalker does the same in monster mode, and is then seen in robot form. All six toys are then seen in their alt-modes for the final shot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' All the elements that had been constant in the UK commercials prior to this point - the use of the Transformers theme music, the narrator, the elaborate sets and so on - have now been abandoned. The earlier commercials are credited to the agencies Reeve Robertshaw Needham / [[Griffin Bacal]], whereas those from 1988 are produced by Griffin Bacal only. Commercials from the first half of 1988 also have a completely different &quot;Power to Surprise&quot; jingle to their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://youtu.be/ZP440KZ-2K8?t=394]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Same as the Sparkabots/Firecons commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bubbling water dissolves to reveal the Seacons in their alt-modes. Piranacon is then shown.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://youtu.be/HuWSkJCMLUY?t=1096]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]] and [[Waverider]] burst from their [[Pretender]] shells.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same Autobot figures are shown, with focus on Cloudburst's inner robot. [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] is then removed from his Pretender shell before magic lightning animation hits Cloudburst's inner robot, instantly transforming him to his alt-mode. [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] and then [[Snarler]] are shown quickly before the outer shells and inner robots of Landmine, Waverider, [[Skullgrin]] and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] are mindlessly mashed together in battle. Finally, a split-screen shows the six main Pretenders outer shells.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made reusing elements from the American commercials.<br /> : ''And watch out for Pretender Beasts!''<br /> **'''Pretenders''' [https://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=32] - VHS version. Same as above but without the Pretender strap-line on the final logo, which runs a few seconds longer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=56]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]] uniting with their Powermaster partners. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration and music have again been re-recorded.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (short version)''' [http://youtu.be/AQQbdBd2Aj4?t=2598]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Powermaster Prime shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same re-recorded Powermaster music.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime's back! He's bigger, super Optimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (long version)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08n2RB_Jc_U]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Extended piece of animation from the US Powermaster Prime commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Powermaster Prime's various modes and his interaction with the accompanying Hi-Q figure are showcased.<br /> : ''Super Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of his time!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Quickswitch''' [https://youtu.be/6EbdKBGTiS8?t=202]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] emerges from the ocean but is fired upon by [Quickswitch] ins his boat mode. Quickswitch then moves into the night sky and transforms into a gun wielded by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Quickswitch's six modes are displayed in close-up in succession before being held by aloft by a child and magically cycling through each mode, with a handy counter, while the child asks, in a robotic voice, how quick you can do all six.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Quickswitch's name isn't used in the advert and he's simply referred to as &quot;six-changer&quot;. His tank mode is called a &quot;cruiser&quot;, while his hovercraft mode is erroneously referred to as his tank mode.<br /> : ''Sixchanger - the ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Micromasters ad shoe scale.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromasters''' [https://youtu.be/Juz-y1njsi4?t=377]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] opens his hand to reveal the [[Race Car Patrol]]. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Free Wheeler]] leap to the ground running and ''just'' start to transform before the animation ends.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A child grabs up the [[Off Road Patrol]] from by their shoe. Free Wheeler is driven along in vehicle mode before the [[Air Strike Patrol]] is shown in the palms of a kids hands. [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] is shown in close up in vehicle mode before transformed in robot mode. The Race Car Patrol are then shown appearing on their toy packaging, to demonstrate that they're sold in a group.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Storm Cloud has a gold painted face instead of the putrid green found on the released figure.<br /> : ''Small, fast fighting machines!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Transports and Battle Stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGzBw4ecfSE]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Longtooth]] drives up a cliff(!) to reach [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and excitedly ask him about Micromasters. Optimus opens his hand to reveal a city of Micromasters in his palm(!!).<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Micromasters are shown moving around a complex of linked up transports and battle stations in base modes, before Erector's crane trailer is transformed. Reused footage from the US commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' New narration featuring the usual British narrator with an added &quot;Micromasters&quot; tagline on the logo end screen.<br /> : ''They're not just small, they're Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://youtu.be/ANEXj99HLI0?t=552]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Construction Patrol]] move some dirt around before [[Trip-Up]] and [[Roller Force]] are driven past by the fingers of unseen children. Roller Force is then given a spotlight transformation. Finally, the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]] and Contruction Patrol drive into formation through the magic of stop motion animation, with the Hot Rods quickly transforming before the end logo.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers logo features the Micromaster tag line and the Autobot symbol with the swollen nose.<br /> : ''The only Micros that transform.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://youtu.be/-ChlywNFwhU?t=116]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] are bombed from the air by the [[Stratotronic Jet]] while driving on Cybertron.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot vehicles are shown alongside their drivers [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. The Turbo Racer is spotlighted transforming into its &quot;attack mode&quot;. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is then placed onto his [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] before [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] is placed in the [[Attack Copter]] and its real working rotor blades are sent spinning. But [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] is put into the Stratotronic Jet, which converts into its Mobile Missile Base, manned by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. Meanwhile [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are ready in the [[Armored Convoy]], which rolls out before transforming into a scout jet and battle station, manned by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and others. To top things off, Prime kicks [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the gut.<br /> : '' Notes:'' There's a ''lot'' of product crammed into this 30 second advert, but only Gutcruncher and Prime are namechecked. The toy scenes take place against a new Cybetronian cityscape backdrop. Devastator appears to be his traditional lime green rather than the more putrid yellow the figure was released in.<br /> : ''The most awesome battle station ever!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Classics Ad Logo.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Classics Superion and Menasor''' [http://youtu.be/FN3XeE4KygI?t=1592]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Superion and Menasor forming is recut from the original US advert.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A photo montage shows off each Aerialbot in vehicle and robot mode before a stop-frame animation of Superion forming. Superion is then &quot;flown&quot; towards Motormaster in vehicle mode. A quick shot of each Stunticon in robot mode is glimpsed before Menasor and Superion face off. The ad ends on the familiar faction symbol smash resulting in the Transformers Classics logo.<br /> : ''The battle goes on!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Classics Dinobots and Triple-Changers''' [https://youtu.be/XFdtKKUiKm4?t=416]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attacks [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock)]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. Separately, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] escapes [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|some]] [[Ratchet (G1)|other]] [[Sideswipe (G1)|Autobots]]. Both clips are taken from US ads.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The three Dinobots - Sludge, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and Grimlock are shown in an impressively detailed swamp diorama. Grimlock is transformed. Astrotrain and [[Octane]] are then shown in a completely different rocky environment, with Octane's three modes demonstrated before Grimlock chomps down on Astrotrain. Astrotrain's three modes are shown off alongside [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The Dinobots are then shown again in their swampland, with a stop-motion animation shot of Snarl and Sludge transforming before Grimlock lunges at the camera and the logo saves us being eaten.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad feels decidedly like it's been bodged together from two different adverts, with only one tiny shot (in what seems to be otherwise brand new live action footage) linking the two different product groups. Slag appears in the recycled animation yet is absent in place of Snarl in the toy line-up. The toy footage of the Dinobots, especially the stop-motion shot, is excellent.<br /> : ''Look out: Dinobots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Metrodome]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pafj8_LUDkA]<br /> : Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and images of various Metrodome Transformers DVDs are shown as text narration overlays urge consumers to buy Metrodome's G1 boxsets and 20th Anniversary edition of ''The Transformers: The Movie''<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> <br /> *'''Generation 2 - Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qB0H2aCCX8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as the US version of Megatron's commercial, but edited - the shot of Prime's head as Megatron &quot;locks on&quot; is removed.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Cut-down footage of Megatron beating up Optimus and showcasing all his gimmicks from the US ad. Notably the whole &quot;LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DOOM&quot; bit is removed, as are all the on-screen comic-book style sound effects. The Generation 2 cartoon theme music and Victor Caroli have both been replaced. Finally, the still shot of the toys at the end displays both Optimus and Megatron, rather than just the latter.<br /> : ''Notes:'' &quot;Can Optimus Prime defeat his toughest enemy?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Beast Era====<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Beast_Wars_UK_TV_ad_Magnaboss_sum.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Mathnaboss]]<br /> *'''Magnaboss''' [https://youtu.be/cpq4gpEsZfg?t=220]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars logo is followed by the iconic eye in triplicate, which each opens to reveal one of the members of [[Magnaboss]].<br /> :'' Toy segment:'' [[Ironhide_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Ironhide]], [[Silverbolt_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Silverbolt]] and [[Prowl_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Prowl]] are in turn transformed from beast to robot mode and posed on a rocky set. They're then hastily combined into Magnaboss, who crashes through a pile of twigs. Magnaboss turns to be fired upon by a cameoing [[Tripredacus]]. The previous shot of the three Maximals in robot mode is repeated with graphics spelling out the combination of the three into Magnaboss.<br /> :''Notes:'' Text on the bottom of the screen discreetly cross-promotes the [[Beast_Wars:_Transformers_(video_game)|Beast Wars video game]] available on PC and Playstation.<br /> :''Magnaboss vs Tripredacus: it's Beast Wars taken to the power of three!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on GMTV Easter Monday''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9poj7-kL2k&amp;t=5m30s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the Season 1 intro to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' are used to advertise its appearance (along with the ''{{w|Big Bad Beetleborgs}}'') on GMTV's Easter Monday lineup.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal Optimus Primal and Megatron'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JCmEFgdW2M]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the full Transmetal logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Optimus Primals three modes are shown as he smashes some barrels in beast mode, surfs in vehicle mode and then transforms into robot mode. Megatron's beast and vehicle modes are shown and then transforms into robot mode, where he is then shot into some more barrels by Primal.<br /> :''Notes:'' Toy footage is reused from the earlier North American advert.<br /> :''It's a monstrous metal battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=53]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Optimal Optimus from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Optimus has a mini-rampage in beast mode before all his mode are shown off and listed.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''The biggest Transmetal ever, massive Optimus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Depth Charge''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=42]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Depth Charge from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Depth Charge's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Heroic Depth Charge, a new force with three Transmetal modes!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rampage''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=65]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Rampage from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Rampage's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Crazed robot!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 Cheetor, Dinobot and Cybershark''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=77]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the standard logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' The robot mode of each figure is shown in front of a raging explosion! Silent American children play with the toys, first showing off Cybershark's biting and tail actions and transformation. Dinobot's tail action callously knocks over some innocent prop barrels before he too transforms and uses his tail to knock Cybershark into more barrels. Cheetor appears, transforms and shoots Dinobot with his projectile weapon.<br /> :''Notes:'' The Transmetal 2 branding is not used within the advert, nor is the term used in narration. The toy material is recut from the American advert, though married with a proper narrator.<br /> :''Battling beasts that transform into raging robots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Jetstorm''' [https://youtu.be/eULqS_gHsmM?t=1115]<br /> :''Animation:'' Various clips from the Beast Machines animated series.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Deluxe class [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] is proudly held aloft in jet mode by one kid in front of a horde of others in a school playground or similar. He wows them by dipping Jetstorm's nose and later very theatrically starting to transform him. Another kid holds aloft Deluxe [[Optimus_Primal_(BW)/toys#Beast_Machines|Optimus Primal]] and transforms him before the two figures are made to fight for all to see. <br /> :''Beast Machines: the war isn't over yet!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on Shake CGI Saturday''' [https://youtu.be/Pxam0Xk3KQw?t=2188]<br /> :''Notes:'' Clips from Beast Wars are used to advertise its belated, first complete TV airing as part of Channel 5's Shake block circa 2004.<br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise====<br /> <br /> [[File:RID_Car_Bros_UK_TV_ad_cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Prowl, Sideburn and X-Brawn''' [https://youtu.be/QIiRaZ33nmE?t=946]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], in his double-headed dragon mode, crashes down onto a bridge in a built up area. [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[X-Brawn]] are rolled past in the foreground. Side Burn is shown transforming to robot mode before being swooped past Megatron. Prowl and X-Brawn are each then shown in vehicle then robot mode and also swooped past Megatron. Finally, the whole trio are swooped ''towards'' Megatron, which seems to do the trick.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Each of the brothers has a line of dialogue as they attack Megatron. None of them sound like their animated series counterparts.<br /> : ''The heroic Autobots race in!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-geGjD7fY]<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron destroys an industrial area of some sort, which apparently qualifies as 'all' to him. Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus roll in to save the day, but even their two-on-one numbers game isn't enough to take him down. So they combine into Omega Prime who finally puts a stop to Megatron.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Megatron has a few lines of dialogue provided by an unknown voice. One line at the end of the ad may be Omega Prime instead of Megatron. The voice sounds the same but the comment would make more sense coming from Omega Prime as he knocks down Megatron when it's uttered.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Robots In Disguise DVD Boxsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sr7KNcYbUE]<br /> : A Megatron-soundalike proclaims &quot;We are back&quot; while clips of the series play.<br /> <br /> ====Unicron Trilogy====<br /> <br /> *'''Hot Shot and Demolisher''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7W3dQ9dEPE]<br /> : ''Animation'': Stock footage of Hot Shot's transformation is taken from the cartoon.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Reused from the American ad, Jolt powers up Hot Shot, before Demolisher gains multiple Minicons.<br /> : ''Notes'': The end splash also shows Lazerbeak and Cyclonus, who aren't named or particularly featured in this version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Armada'' Optimus Prime''' [https://youtu.be/jkiOk-y9i4k?t=2151]<br /> : '' Animation'': Stock footage of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] super mode transformation from the cartoon. The Armada logo is also rendered in CGI with a flamethrower appearing on top and firing to create a shot transition.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Optimus Prime is shown in small robot mode, using his base. [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] and [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] are attached to [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] who is in his tank mode. A child is shown transforming Optimus Prime to his vehicle mode before driving it along a field of fake snow. We're then shown Prime's trailer in base mode, with a few Minicons strewn around it and then his combined super robot mode. Optimus's transformation from cab to robot mode is shown in split screen with the trailer's auto-transformation. The two parts of Prime are shoved together to complete the super robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes'': Drill Bit appears to have more yellow parts on him than his retail release.<br /> : ''Now Optimus Prime is ready for action!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Armada'' on video and DVD with free toy''' [https://youtu.be/ScD5G9ie3MQ?t=185]<br /> : Clips from episodes of Transformers Armada before a package shot of the VHS and DVD release with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]'s various forms cycling through in front.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Energon''' [http://youtu.be/bUIhRnJAEXM?t=201]<br /> : ''Narration:'' An impressively coherent summary is given of the plot of the animated series.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron, Unicron and Power Linx Optimus Prime are featured, interspersed with clips from the series.<br /> : ''Only the heroic Autobots can stop the Decepticons from sucking Earth dry.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Superion Maximus''' [https://youtu.be/QPa8X340nrU?t=1520]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Energon logo, faction symbols and the Powerlinx symbol are rendered in elaborate CGI, with a [[Cybernet Space Cube]] style frame present through the advert. A brief snippet of the animated series, showing unrelated characters running, is used near the end for reasons passing understanding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus]] is shown in his super mode in a turnaround. We're then presented all five components of [[Superion Maximus]] in vehicle mode, all helpfully labelled with their names. [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] is transformed to robot mode and placed in front of the others now also in robot mode. He's then attached to the now otherwise fully combined Superion Maximus. A finale shot shows the combiner alongside for a slightly misleading sense of scale.<br /> : ''Five air team jets with the power to transform and to combine into the incredible Superion Maximus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://youtu.be/2q1CSfkVjeM?t=90]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips of Omega Supreme transforming taken from the Energon animated series are shown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid transformers Omega Supreme and has him punch out Megatron.<br /> : ''A Transformer of such awesome size and power, no Decepticon can stop him!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Energon_MLP_UK_Happy_Meal_Promo_Screen_Cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|The true war awaits.]]<br /> *'''Energon and My Little Pony McDonalds Happy Meal promotion''' [https://youtu.be/4q8lwTmNYXM?t=391]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A robot transformers into a Happy Meal box and then shuffles off-screen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A quartet of children ''very'' excited to be getting fast food transform into tornadoes and leap into a Happy Meal box. The girls find themselves in a My Little Pony forest while the boys are in an arid, alien moon. The Happy Meal toys for Optimus Prime, Megatron and Ironhide are shown off, intercut with the Ponies, before they all come together to enjoy the delicious flavour of a Happy Meal. Finally, Megatron and one of the Ponies face off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite jumping into the same box, the children are separated by sex for the two different promotions.<br /> : ''Then she comes her hair with -- Ironhide!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers''' [https://youtu.be/Q2HQWqRTUKQ?t=52]<br /> : ''Toy segment'': After the Star Wars logo and some clips from the original movies, a TIE Advanced fighter is shown alongside [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s Jedi Starfighter robot form. The Tie Advanced is transformed into [[Darth Vader]] and the two robot Jedi have a lightsaber fight. Obi-Wan is then transformed into his vehicle mode and strafes Vader with missile fire.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Although the Transformers name is mentioned and the logo briefly appears, it's all very much subservient to the Star Wars branding.<br /> <br /> ====Transformers Animated====<br /> *'''Roll Out Command Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gBafvIoJNI]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the American spot, but doesn't point out Megatron's sound gimmick and additionally features Leader [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ====Live Action Movie Era====<br /> [[File:Transformer 6-pack Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://adland.tv/commercials/burger-king-transformers-6-pack-washatron-2009-30-usa]<br /> : A guy returns to the kitchen table to find one his [[Transformer 6-pack]] burgers gone. His friend responds to being accused of the theft by blaming it on the washing machine, claiming &quot;its door changed into a giant claw and it devoured it in one swoop.&quot; Right. The man is not swayed. The friend tries further persuasion: &quot;It's plotting massive destruction.&quot; &lt;washing machine kicks into high gear&gt; &quot;Oh no...IT'S COMING BACK FOR MORE!&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Battle Card Collection''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCAp0MFzKf0]<br /> : The narrator talks about the [[Battle Card Collection]] packs while various cards have their illustrations animated.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King King Nuggets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZrI8xxiiU]<br /> : A family is sitting down to eat inside a [[Burger King]] restaurant. The father ponders what his [[King Nuggets]] must taste like as his wife scoffs at the notion that they'll be anything out of the ordinary. The father sets up his drink and opens his nuggets and dipping sauce, accompanied by mechanical and technological sound effects. He then chews his nuggets, the sound of his chewing resembling a hammer pounding an anvil. His wife attempts to grab a nugget, but he blocks her with mechanical precision. This prompts a reprimand from his wife: ''Grow up!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Prime on CN Too''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B4BnJRy5ac]<br /> : Numerous clips from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]] looped and/or synchronized to the song &quot;{{w|Gangnam Style}}&quot;. Of particular note is the use of a shot of Optimus Prime turning to face the camera and speaking. It has been altered to give him shades a la {{w|Psy}} in the song's video and is synched to the &quot;Oppa Gangnam Style!&quot; refrain.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|UKAOE}}<br /> *'''MTV/Lynx [[Transformers 4 Preview Competition]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiQxpyPXCa8]<br /> : Various clips from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' are shown as the announcer tells us that [[Unilever|Lynx]] (also known as Axe) has upgraded and to celebrate they're giving away an amazing trip to Hong Kong to see the film's premiere. The viewer is then directed to [[MTV]]'s UK website to enter.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Optimus Prime Challenge Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPg1B8NlU4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Transfomers logo turns into an Autobot logo. Clips of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee driving from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys play with the track set on a floor with a wooden appearance, in front of some neon lights and white boxes.<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise (2015====<br /> {{anchor|UKRID2015}}<br /> *'''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYY3ZkLZLI] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkSMsmN1Sc] (Turkey)<br /> : ''A new mission.'' &quot;Optimus Prime wants to send us to Earth?&quot; ''A reluctant leader.'' &quot;I'm not Optimus!&quot; ''An unlikely alliance.'' &quot;You have found an excellent team.&quot; ''Facing one. Big. Problem.'' &quot;We need to look like something humans will accept. We need to be robots in disguise.&quot; ''All new Transformers: Robots In Disguise starts seventh of March at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of [[Cartoon Network]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots In Disguise promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoVp1Tv8bUA] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vb6CJ2oAfs] (CN Nordic)<br /> : &quot;We're a team now, so let's do what we have to do.&quot; &quot;Roll up and roll out!&quot; ''Find out. An all new Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Weekends at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise mobile game &amp; Cartoon Network website promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3p0KMhBJw] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-CGtvmPWQ] (Greece) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkrHk6Y9Ns] (Poland)<br /> : A commercial inviting kids to download the Robots in Disguise mobile app and then go to the Cartoon Network Transformers website to create a comic book and unlock digital prizes. Several excerpts of animation from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise cartoon]] and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|mobile game]] are used.<br /> : ''Join Bumblebee in a battle to defeat the Decepticon and show the world what it means to be a hero. Download the app to join in the action. Then, roll over to CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers to create your own amazing comic book and get access to digital prizes to help you in your mission to save the world. Visit CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers NOW. One team, one mission!''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages with the web url adjusted accordingly for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> France got dubs of the US commercials for their Generation 1 advertising. While most were straight dubs, some spots re-ordered the US footage while others combined footage from multiple US commercials. Bizarrely, the new audio tracks for the Pretender, Micromaster, Action Master, and Classics commercials were largely composed of a bright, upbeat tune better suited to an 80's chewing gum commercial, if not for the Transformers-specific lyrics. [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] commercials kept the &quot;late G1 logo/robotic voice&quot; intro from the 1992 and 1993 commercials.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054091/robots-transformers-mb-jouets.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses several clips re-ordered from the US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054093/robots-transformers-mb-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the Megatron segment from the US Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial plus brand new footage of the toy being transformed by hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063100/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Edited down and dubbed version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers toys''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063094/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines several clips of the toy segment from the first US toy commercial, one shot from the commercial for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and a shot or two from the commercial for Optimus Prime. Also uses the stop motion Seekers from the first US toy commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Constructicons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063097/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the US commercial, but dubbed and trimmed down a bit.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JO4a_mZCpY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Footage is the same as the US Jumpstarters commercial, but edited down from 30 seconds to 20 and minus the Hasbro &quot;hammer&quot; logo at its conclusion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Insecticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063101/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A trimmed down version of the US commercial with footage of the toy segment from the Dinobots commercial tacked on at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Blitzwing &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063172/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the toy segment from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor, plus the toy segment from Springer and Wreck-Gar. Also uses the animation from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor which, considering the animation doesn't actually feature [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], must have seemed odd to French viewers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3918/]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the UK ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:France G1Combiners Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Who called ''this'' meeting?]] <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Protectobots/Stunticons/Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784074073/hasbro-transformers-jouet-robot.fr.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' Uses the animation from the Stunticons &amp; Aerialbots commercial along with a newly filmed toy segment featuring the four teams combining.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-o193hIKfw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA28zT6vqEw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088095/hasbro-transformer-headmaster-jouet-garcon-video.html] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation shatters to reveal the planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. He's transformed and his Headmaster is given focus before being connected to his robot mode body. The robot modes of all the Headmasters are then shown in group shots by faction.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Created from the same footage used for the UK advert.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088079/transformer-targetmasters-hasbro-jouet-pour-garcon-personnage-video.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' French dub of the UK advert. Omits a shot showing the Targetmaster being repeatedly placed into the main robot's hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784105029/hasbro-transformers-robot-transformable-pour-enfants.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segments are re-used and re-ordered from the American spot. Re-uses the flying asteroid intro from the first two Headmaster toy commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784101113/hasbro-transformers-personnage-transformable.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segment footage are re-used from the third American Pretender commercial. The asteroid intro is re-used again.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Vehicles &amp; Pretender Beasts''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784159065/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses and re-orders animation and footage from the American spot.<br /> : ''Le Pretenders Trans-for-mers!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122044/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-personnage-transformable-vehicule-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the American spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153071/hasbro-transformers-jouet-voiture-avion-miniature.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the Micromaster Patrols commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Battle Stations''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122151/hasbro-transformers-micro-station-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Recycles toy segment footage and animation from the US Micromaster Battle Stations and Micro Bases commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784128153/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-jouet-vehicule-miniature-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders animation and toy segment footage from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromaster BattleHQ Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Battlefield Headquarters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153039/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-base-micro-combinable-jouet-vehicule-combat-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid rolls the Headquarters in truck mode along some barren terrain with a few trees in the distance. [[Overflow]] and [[Full-Barrel]] are removed from the back of the truck. The kid is amazed to find the truck-mode Headquarters splits in half, before transforming the two components. This is followed by a stop motion sequence of the two components transforming. As they transform, the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s drive out of the rear component, with Overflow staying behind and Full-Barrel continuing to the other component. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Masters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153005/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-robot-combat-vehicule-arme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses the Decepticon Action Master animation and re-orders footage from the US spot's toy segment. The &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153101/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines re-used toy segment footage from the Action Master [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] commercial with (apparently) new toy segment footage of Megatron and his [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Actionmaster Exosuit Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|WORST. CHASE. EVER.]]<br /> *'''[[Action Master Exo-suit]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183026/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] drives along as [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] flys overhead. Both transform their vehicles into exo-suits before using them in battle. [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]] roll along, transform their vehicles into exo-suits, then continue to roll along in their exo-suits.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Appears to use the same diorama as the US Action Master commercials. Keeps the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] Dinobots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183001/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] amble around in a swamp. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] swoops in only to be [[title sequence|chomped like Thrust]]. Grimlock is transformed by hand to robot mode. All three Dinobots transform to dinosaur mode via stop motion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Protectobots and Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175049/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Protectobots are shown together in vehicle mode. [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] is picked up and transformed, then the entire group flashes from vehicle to robot to [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] receives the same treatment as Blades. Stop motion segment has Bruticus already combined while the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s drive up one by one and form Defensor next to him.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Astrotrain &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175148/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the ad for Preceptor &amp; Triple Changers.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] flies around in robot mode. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] converts to helicopter mode, takes off, then transforms to robot mode. Both toys then flash between their modes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183096/hasbro-transformers-overlord-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord's features and transformation are demonstrated in a rocky desert diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380109/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] swoops over the [[Turbo Master]]s then fires one of his missiles. Stalker drives along before a kid removes his cannon and demonstrates his scope gimmick. Stalker is transformed followed by Rotorstorm stop motion transforming. Stalker is felled by a missile fired by Rotorstorm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774392153/hasbro-transformers-trans-formers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] spots [[Thunder Clash]] using his scope and proceeds to engage in a bombing run. Thunder Clash transforms and fires at Skyquake from his base. Skyquake transforms via stop motion.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Unlike other French spots, which use an adult, most of the narration is done by a child.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbo Masters &amp; [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380051/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-missile.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Predators take aim at the Turbo Masters. But the Turbo Masters transform and fire back. Stop motion segment has [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] tumbling in vehicle mode then transforming. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Lightformers Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Lightformer]]s, [[Trakkon]]s and [[Obliterator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774423048/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> :''Toy segment:'' The Lightformers and Trakkon's head towards each other. [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] transforms and takes aim at the Trakkon's with laser beam special effects representing his gimmick. [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] rolls along and takes aim at [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], thus violating everything he stands for. Clench transforms and rightfully fires back.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Skyscorcher]]s &amp; [[Axelerator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404032/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Skyscorchers fly among buildings before seeing the Axelrators on the road below. The Skyscorchers land and stop motion transform only to be met by the stop motion transforming Axelerators.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Stop motion transformations for everyone! Except [[Turbofire]]. Features an end tag advertising [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Stormtroopers &amp; Aquaspeeders Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s &amp; [[Aquaspeeder]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404135/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Stormtroopers race around, firing their water cannons. But the Aquaspeeders are en route. [[Speedstream]] and [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]] get hit, changing their colors. Speedstream and [[Jetstorm (G1)|Jetstorm]] transform and fire on [[Aquablast]] and [[Drench (G1)|Drench]].The two teams face-off with Aquablast, [[Rage (G1)|Rage]], Deluge and [[Aquafend]] driving up and transforming in stop motion animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' At least one of the Aquaspeeders gets a speaking line. The second line and third lines could belong to a second Aquaspeeder.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461053/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial (and all other G2 spots) has the American intro replaced with the intro used for the 1992 European ads. Otherwise, this is a dubbed and edited down version of the American ad. The voice box clips have been dubbed as well, though Megatron's is merely the same line spoken with a French accent.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Laser Rods &amp; Rotor Force''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774426133/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down version of the American spot. Sadly, no French rapping to be found.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combat Hero Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774457100/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Again, no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Dreadwing''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461054/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Scenes re-ordered as well. Still no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G2 Go-Bots Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro France failed art class.]]<br /> *'''G2 Go-Bots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB127859035/transformers-turbo-transfo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A 30 second infomercial presenting a &quot;buy 2 Go-Bots, call this number and get a 3rd for free!&quot; promotion. It's not specified ''which'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] is given out for the promotion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''1996 Basics''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB797222009/animutants-figurines-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] lineups, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] speaking, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] flying and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] running from [[Beast Wars (Part 2)]], plus an excerpt of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] saying &quot;Maximize!&quot; from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Armordillo]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Snapper]], Rattrap, [[Razorbeast]] and Terrorsaur all transform in a jungle cliff type area. Razorbeast and Insecticon subsequently engage in battle. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Deluxe and Mega class Transmetals''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1158182001/animutants-transmetal-video.html]<br /> : [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] drives past Megatron in a dead forest. He drives up a hill and transforms in front of a full moon...into his robot mode, duh. Optimus Primal stop motion transforms to robot mode. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and Rattrap sit atop a couple rocks. Cheetor transforms and battles Tarantulas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1279003104/animutants-transmetal-super-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from the Beast Wars cartoon showing Optimus transforming from plane mode to robot mode, deploying his shoulder guns, flying and shooting, and revving in car mode. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimal Optimus stomps Transmetal Terrorsaur, knocks over various objects, and demonstrates his features and modes. The animation segments are interleaved throughout to illustrate the scenes kids can recreate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Cheetor''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556071/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-dinosaure-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Cybershark]] and Cheetor segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Dinobot''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556070/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-guepard-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Cybershark and [[Dinobot II]] segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers on Mangas''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFrIeN4ZvE]<br /> : An advertisement for the french TV network Mangas showing the various anime and anime-ish programs they were airing. In addition to [[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]], Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque (Knights of the Zodiac), Patlabor, One Piece and Saiyuki are shown.<br /> : This ad aired around 2000-2002.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada Starscream, Megatron and Red Alert''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2585850179/transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A heavily edited version of the US commercial. Features an end tag for a special offer involving [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and ''Robots in Disguise'' super mode [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Armada Rhinox Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Armada Rhinox offer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2586505015/transformers-unicron.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses animation from the Laserbeak, Hot Shot and Demolisher ad. Offer is for [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] plus a [[Mini-Con]] three pack ([[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] is pictured).<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game A''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200026/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-a.fr.html] (Hot Shot) [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200027/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-b.fr.html] (Red Alert)[http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200028/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-c.fr.html] (Optimus Prime)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Short ten second ads featuring game footage of Tidal Wave, Megatron and one of three Autobots: [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game B''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200029/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-d.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A montage of video game footage with sections for each of the three playable Autobots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200108/transformers-version-a-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A more general montage of video game footage. <br /> :*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200107/transformers-version-b.fr.html] - Slightly edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> ::*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2689010046/transformers-mdj.fr.html] - Even further edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #1''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504070/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-11-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #2''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504069/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #3''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2689011075/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' All three DVD ads promote Region 2 releases for M.A.S.K., Thundercats and He-Man along with Transformers. Various clips from the [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]] three-parter are used.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers Millennium Falcon''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3284296173/star-wars-transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A straight dub of the American spot minus the Boba Fett segment.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5mXuC4DPak]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises Cybertron airing on France's version of Cartoon Network everyday at 4:25 pm. Uses excerpts from the opening to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' short trailer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUeEna5Yexc]<br /> : A heavily trimmed down version of the first U.S. trailer with the dialog dubbed into French and French text narration.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' trailer''' [http://vimeo.com/263690]<br /> : A trimmed down version of the international trailer with the spoken dialog dubbed into French and the text narration translated.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3120/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] firing at Dreadwind and Darkwing. Re-used from the US Powermaster Optimus Prime &amp; Doubledealer commercial.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad is a straight dub of the [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime half of the aforementioned US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots and Triggercons''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3919/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The very tail end of the animation from the US Powermaster ads, showing Dreadwind and Darkwing firing at [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Triggerbots and Triggercon ads with some changes: [[Windsweeper]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]'s gun flips are repeated and the confrontation between [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and Backstreet and [[Override (G1)|Override]] is slightly longer. A shot of [[Quickswitch]] being &quot;flown&quot; in robot mode has been added for no apparent reason.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Maintains the US &quot;Transformers. They've got the power to surprise!&quot; jingle. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Vehicles Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles (Prowl, Starscream and Override''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDr-_coho8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron points at Starscream who jumps onto his transforming [[Turbo Jet]]. Starscream then lands the jet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US ad for the same toys.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the smashing fist intro. The animation of Starscream landing the Turbo Jet is re-used from the American ad. The animation prior to that appears to have been created at the same time as other animation segments used for the US Action commercials, as well as intended to precede the landing segment, but for whatever reason was not used in the US commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwnSrnGxOc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime, re-used from the American [[Action Master]]s commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives and transforms his transport in what appears to be the same set used for the American Action Master commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZe-typZqbA] (dead link)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used footage, from the US 1985 Autobot Cars commercial, of [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] rolling into battle and transforming.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On a rocky set reminiscent of the 1986/87 commercials, Jazz is transformed step by step. He's then seen next to [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and both instantly convert from car to robot. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] do the same. Finally, Inferno does a stop-motion transformation from fire truck to robot, as Jazz and Sunstreaker pull up in their car forms. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The use of the ill-fitting 1985 Autobot Cars animation may possibly be unique to the German version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Overlord commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|I CAN'T HAS CHEEZBURGER?]]<br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v58-XV6mOpQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Really quick snippets of Overlord's eyes glowing, Overlord transforming to robot mode, his two [[Energon figure]]s plugging into his chest and Overlord splitting into his two vehicle components.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord is shown in his various modes.<br /> <br /> *'''Thunder Clash &amp; Skyquake''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzZ46Zx8gN0]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Skyquake and Thunder Clash face off, same as the French version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''{{w|RTL II}} Beast Wars Giveaway''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmfw23_awA&amp;t=3m28s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises a giveaway by RTL II where kids could win various Beast Wars toys or the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' PC game.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada on RTL II''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTGSqrO8OU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYo8DkgUCzI]<br /> : Kids are shown playing with the various toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NEmlnbc0aE] - Dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack Value Meal Offer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNotV8A6zU]<br /> : Advertisement for a German Burger King promotion offering the Transformers Angus 6-pack, small fries, small drink and a DVD of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' all for 9.99 euros.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Animated'' Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoJAPqg6MU]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' are used to promote a marathon being aired on {{w|Disney XD (Germany)|Disney XD}}.<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> *'''Excavators (Constructicons)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMoW9nhvwdk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Mushroom bob-haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The static shot has been changed from the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pentacar and Pentajet (Stunticons and Aerialbots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcVKjjSk10]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly through the sky while the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s race outside a city. The two teams transform and combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Commander (Optimus Prime) e Convoy (Ultra Magnus)''' [http://youtu.be/mTsAhkXOi_4&amp;t=2m28s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime rolling down from a mountain, taken from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Red haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime falls from above (making it look like it's a continuation of the animated segment) and follows Ultra Magnus, who is passing on the road carrying Jazz, Sideswipe, Red Alert and Hound. Optimus Prime transforms turning his trailer into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. Ultra Magnus does the same, and the Autobots he was carrying drive away, except for Sideswipe who takes a brief stop in Optimus's Combat Deck. Optimus and Ultra Magnus transform back and drive, until they stop and the toy boxes materialize over them.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Yes, this is a full US-styled commercial that was entirely made in Italy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Multiforce (Bruticus)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FOLdXj7HM8]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s drive through a rocky desert before transforming and combing into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus turns and punches the &lt;s&gt;plastic film&lt;/s&gt; screen, &quot;breaking it&quot;. The concept of rubsigns is emphasized by showing a rubsign on Bruticus' chestplate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Defensor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NXrr1k3Enw]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment'': The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] answer to an alert call, combine into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and stop two falling skyscrapers from clashing on eachother. Rubsign and tech specs are called out, as in the Bruticus commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NhkPnQLbVs]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is for an Italian contest that allowed kids to win a toy car by sending in [[Robot Point]]s.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest winner''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo0SqV2RSr0]<br /> : {{w|lang=it|Fabrizio Bracconeri}}, an Italian actor who had his prime with some comedy TV shows in the 80's and was also in multiple [[GiG]] commercials back then, interviews the winner of the above contest and his dad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEi9MJ-QkHw]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Predacons are shown dwelling in an underground base in the middle of the desert, with numerous manholes to get through. Someone throws fireballs inside the base, prompting the Predacons to transform, get out, deflect the fireballs with their swords and combine into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is soundtracked by a cover of the theme song, sung by a man and a woman together and lacking most of the words except for &quot;Transformers!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Guardian (Metroplex)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmNWo69XIEQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] lays in a &quot;space desert&quot; (as the narrator calls it). [[Scamper]] comes out from it. Unseen enemies shoot lasers at it, so Metroplex transforms to battle station mode to answer to the enemy fire. When they're all gone, Metroplex turns into robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same cover of the Transformers theme as the Predaking commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcsisD-HcIs]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] is frozen solid inside a giant ice mountain. An earthquake allows him to come out, but he's istantly assaulted by a swarm of freeze rays. Trypticon turns into base mode and answers to the attack, sending [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] out in the process.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same theme cover in the background as usual.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Duoform Decepticons Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Duoform (Decepticon Clones)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LqF0aykyA]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' One [[Clone (subgroup)|clone]] is created from the other in a lab. Stop motion segment of the clones in their alternate modes.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration presents the Clones as an experiment made in order to create an immortal Transformer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSh5ewKTE2w]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Throttlebot]]s shoot out from their boxes and race around before transforming.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The end of the commercial shows the toys being sold twenty-four to a display case.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqKN_p30fJk]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Only [[Doublecross]] and [[Grotusque]] are shown. Both toys stand in their alternate modes throwing off enough sparks to qualify as fireworks. They move around a bit in stop motion, still sparking like crazy. Finally, they transform.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Leaderbots (Autobot Headmasters)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFSUYCw6OOY]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American ad up to and including the kidmation. New static shot follows the kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combiners''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZ9NP3v0Bg]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Constructicon (G1)|Construction]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, , Aerialbots, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transform and combine, one team at a time. Footage of the Combaticons and Aerialbots is reused from previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Combiners and Decoys Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Combiners and Decoys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjrOvKPPP4k]<br /> <br /> : A kid walks into an extremely small toy store which apparently sells only Transformers. He asks the shopkeeper, who bears more than a passing resemblance to {{w|Ed Wynn}}, about one of the [[combiner]] [[giftset]]s. The shopkeeper is overjoyed about this and starts to talk about the set when suddenly the giftsets come to life. The brave shopkeeper ducks down behind the desk, his head only popping up to see what's happening while the kid just looks on excitedly. The giftsets are shown with a ton of [[decoy]]s in front. The decoys' customization potential is demonstrated by showing blue paint applied to the chest of an Optimus Prime decoy. The decoys then wander into their packaging which becomes applied to the box of a [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] giftset. The package slides out of frame to reveal the shopkeeper, no longer in hiding, covered in the decoys.<br /> : ''Stupendi, stupendi!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorbot (Horrorcons)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxQP00DIGo]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorpion (Scorponok)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06FH4E6lWc]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A redubbed and shortened version of the American Scorponok commercial, with a very blatant cut from the &quot;Scorponok in base mode on the cliff&quot; scene to the &quot;Kid shows that Scorponok is bigger than Computron&quot; scene. Final shot is changed to show the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Iperbot (Sixshot)''' [http://youtu.be/t06FH4E6lWc&amp;t=15s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American Sixshot ad. While the dialogue in the animated segment and the narrator's lines are translated correctly from the English version, the kids' lines are completely different: &quot;Winged wolf phase!&quot; &quot;Laser gun phase!&quot; &quot;Missile phase!&quot; Again, final shot now shows the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFLtfA_njoE]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each of the three Autobot [[Pretender]]s is shown in stop motion exiting their shells, equipping their weapon and transforming to vehicle mode.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Decepticon Pretenders Commercial.jpg|201px|right|thumb|Curse you Wallmasters!]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iCS4cJO_Xs]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid with jacket slung over his shoulder spins around like a top.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The eyes of [[Finback]]'s Pretender shell flash, via special effects, before a pair of blue hands reach around. The hands split his shell apart, also via special effects. The inner robot's various modes (robot, equipped robot, vehicle) are flashed on screen. The kid then grabs Finback's shell from the screen and holds it up with his inner robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Monsters''' [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2846952/spot_tv_80_transformers_monsters/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Pretender Monster]]s being dipped into vats and emerging inside their shells. Reused from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Slime is sucked off (all in their Pretender shells) [[Birdbrain]], [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], [[Wildfly]] and [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]. Two monstrous green hands pull [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]'s shell apart horizontally to reveal his inner robot. The inner robot transforms before each of the Pretender's shells approach the camera. The inner robots form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Bristleback]] is the only Pretender Monster not to have a scene of his own.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssMFAzCdf2s]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl stand around in some kind of desert, roar, transform and fight eachother, while two kids excitedly comment on their return and admire their &lt;s&gt;gold chrome&lt;/s&gt; &quot;golden scales&quot; and &lt;s&gt;clear plastic parts&lt;/s&gt; &quot;steel armour&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Colorflashes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJ8SAliGl0&amp;t=1m16s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] landing and transforming; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transforming. Re-used from the Generation 2 comic book ad and the ad for the G2 Autobot cars and Decepticon planes.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The stop motion transformation segments seen in the French ad for the Axelerators and Skyscorchers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Uragan''' [http://youtu.be/srxFFYXeurU&amp;t=6m54s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Same as the French Skyquake and Thunderclash commercial, but with the Skyquake scenes removed.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC_j7AndXfI]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Predators part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Stalker part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomaster''' [http://youtu.be/pC_j7AndXfI&amp;t=19s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Turbo Masters part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Rotorstorm part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transformers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU-jbamPA8&amp;t=1m08s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The original seven Basic figures ([[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Snapper]], [[Razorbeast]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Armordillo]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]) are shown transforming and clashing against eachother.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transmetal''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3Bln3ydZo&amp;t=2m46s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] turns towards the camera, then a brief stop-motion sequence of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] throwing away Scavenger, both in beast mode. After a brief appearance of the Transmetals logo, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] briefly transforms from vehicle to robot, follows a second stop-motion sequence of Scavenger transforming from robot to ant, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] rolling by in vehicle mode and then another stop-motion sequence of Optimus Primal and Scavenger, now in their robot modes, ready to fight. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is then briefly shown turning from rhino to robot mode. Final shot shows Optimus Primal transforming in a flash, and after that a boxed [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] appears nearby.<br /> : ''Note:'' While the commercial itself is supposed to showcase the Transmetal line as a whole, Scavenger gets a lot of focus in the sequence, and towards the end the narration pushes Rhinox as being the new cool thing the commercial is actually about. Stop-motion sequences are noted by a &quot;SIMULATED MOVEMENT&quot; footnote in the corner of the video.<br /> : ''And from today, a new great protagonist: Rhinox, the transforming rhino!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Animorphs''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2hJF7xPjo?t=90]<br /> <br /> : ''Note:'' Features most of the clips (both of the toys and from the show) as the American commercial, but the order and the narration are all different. The biggest addition is that the Italian commercial is for both the toys and the books, which are shown at the beginning and the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''La Grande Battaglia (Ultimate Battle 2-pack)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3WF_tC_Y0o]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Marco Balzarotti]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Kicker Jones]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] are pinned down by gunfire; [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] fires his cannon. Taken from episodes of ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron''. CGI animation of the DVD case bulging out in different places before exploding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The DVD is inserted into a DVD player cuing up the animation. Afterwards, Megatron and Optimus Prime are shown transforming with a split-screen shot before clashing in front of a television set playing the included DVD.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Movie toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5XgsP6XWM&amp;t=s47]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Shortened version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance''' (video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The airing of this commercial made little to no sense, since the toys it's supposed to promote were actually never released in Italy (the only exception being Lockdown, whose wave was released there only ''ten months'' after this commercial was aired)<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dark of the Moon backpacks by SJ Gang''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8w-cxPYRI]<br /> : A kid shows off the various features of the backpacks while clips from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' are interspersed throughout.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Hunters Weaponizers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBt8MbyR23Q]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the Beast Hunters American ad, but the final shot is changed to show off Weaponizers Beast Tracker Optimus Prime and Talking Bumblebee.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers: Robots In Disguise Theatrical Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVqhwARYfHY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief excerpt of the Autobots fighting [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] from [[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|Episode 4, More than Meets the Eye]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Valerio Sacco]]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial was done to promote the theatrical preview of the first two episodes of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' aired in select cinemas on [[February 28]], [[2015]]. Partecipants would also get a ''Transformers'' branded Easter egg and a random ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion class Wave 1 figure. A brief report can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PkBZ_brzDo here].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhK6QrZuUo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'': Various clips from the first four episodes of the show are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Decepticons are back at being a treat, but a new gang is behind them. The friendship between [[Russell Clay|Rusty]] and the Autobots is stronger than evil. ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', a new series airing from Monday to Friday at 6:45 PM on K2, channel 41.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKtQ8D28yc]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Straight dub of the American toy commercial. Amusingly, Marco Balzarotti, who usually voices Optimus Prime, is the voice of Bumblebee in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 2''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 1]]&quot; and &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 2]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' For some reason, a line said by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is played when [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] is shown, to make it look like Overload is the one speaking.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 3''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[History Lessons]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' The clips are edited to make it look like Grimlock and [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] are excited for the airing of the new episodes, with the narrator trying to keep them calm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Prime on POP''' [https://www.popfun.it/programmi/transformers-prime/videos/transformers-prime-trailer]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the first five episodes are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' unknown<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration is a rielaborated and shortened version of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s speech at the end of [[Transformers (film)|the first ''Transformers'' movie]], mentioning explicitely that Autobots are on Earth to defend it from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and changing the last line to &quot;We are here on POP!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> [[File:Spain Classics Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Classics Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIc6AKPn9OY]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fly off into the sky and past Optimus Prime, who transforms and fires his gun. Re-used from the first American commercial for Transformers toys but in a different order.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives through a rocky, [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]-like terrain. Features a stop motion transformation. Possibly re-used from a Japanese spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Triple Changers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGulj3O5-_Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EthG8ULyPV0] - A dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''SpeedStars Stealth Force Bumblebee and Mech Tech Ultimate Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3luVu1ZKwI]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bumblebee races through a tunnel, jumps a dirt ramp that's in the tunnel for some reason, then deploys his Stealth Force weapons. The Optimus Prime half is the transformation segment the full ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/mJmhW_9FXPY&amp;t=20]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes, one sitting and one posing like the wind-up ballerina that sits between them, watch the statue spin around while music plays. The sitting Happy Meal box then decides to pull out the ballerina and sit the other Happy Meal box on the turntable and wind it up again. The box on the turntable starts posing his arms again as he spins. Both boxes find this ''hilarious''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Czech Republic===<br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXWH3wsarE]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same footage of Skyquake firing upon Thunder Clash used in the French commercial, but with the power guitar &quot;robots in disguise&quot; theme music used in the UK during this period, and a spinning Hasbro logo. Whereas the French version used a child narrator throughout, an adult one is used here.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8V5b49OB-o]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same footage of [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s seen in the French commercial, but trimmed down from 23 seconds to 16. Again, the music is in the UK style rather than that used in French. Only an adult narrator is used, as opposed to the child and adult used in the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Slovakia===<br /> [[File:Slovakian Movie Ad TF robot mode.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdgdhs2aW4]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' are set to [[Linkin Park]]'s &quot;[[What I've Done]]&quot; and used to promote the movie's Slovakian television premiere on {{w|Markíza}}.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPQeP9YhEk4]<br /> : A video journalist comes upon a beat-up passenger car which transforms and attacks him.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Slovakian 2007 Movie Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 3''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHVEZiIMRjI]<br /> : Various excerpts from the movie are set to the [[Green Day]] song [[21 Guns]], which is actually on the soundtrack to the film's [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|sequel]]. When the scene of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] making out on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] pans back to reveal [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], the beat-up car from the previous ad has been inserted alongside of them. It honks its horn and flashes its lights. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Films on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdBbJykYOQ]<br /> : Scenes from ''Transformers'', ''[[Superman|Superman Returns]]'', ''Miami Vice'' and ''Poseidon'' are shown accompanied by text narration in the style of the ''Transformers'' trailers. Footage of the menu from the ''Transformers'' DVD is also included. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> *'''Optimus Prime, Megatron, Autobot Cars &amp; Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRTunrn8tzc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A mish-mash of footage from the first US comic commercial and Optimus Prime's US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Relatively brief footage of Optimus Prime being transformed, again from his US ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Differs from the original commercials in that at the end, the Transformers logo flies away.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Norway===<br /> [[File:Breakdancing Optimus Prime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|With a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, and shake your tail.]]<br /> *'''Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LX9UuYBXHk]<br /> <br /> : A CGI [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] break dances and excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' are shown accompanied by {{w|Bob Sinclair}}'s &quot;{{w|Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)}}&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Poland===<br /> *'''Illuminators (Laser Rods) &amp; Rotors ''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PFzVKlBoM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same CGI animation used in the US commercial, but edited.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the US version, except the Laser Rods are renamed Illuminators<br /> : ''Notes:'' The rap is here... IN POLISH! It also uses the US names for the toys (&quot;Electro, Volt, Sizzle, Jolt!&quot;) <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Greece===<br /> [[File:Greek Stunticon Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a little known fact that one of Motormaster's hobbies is water skiing.]]<br /> *'''Stunticons, Aerialbots &amp; Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXA_P4Bdnc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The changing block-by-block electrified logo used in US commercials circa 1989.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The four small [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly in, followed by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] do some stop-motion transformation followed by [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. A freckle-faced boy cheers as [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] speed along in car form. More stop-motion as [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] goes from truck to robot. Dead End and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] make some attempt to follow his lead, followed by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip. Goldbug is shown on his backing card, but quickly drives off his packaging. He drives along a tiled surface alongside [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] and [[Chase (G1)|Chase]]. A blonde boy pulls back on Chase, prompting him to perform some stop-motion stunt driving. Goldbug does the same, but also transforms to robot mode, followed by the other [[Throttlebot]]s. The smaller Aerialbots and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are shown as vehicles again.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Skydive and Fireflight are sporting upside-down Autobot symbols. Dead End and Breakdown are badly mistransformed. Most strangely of all, Silverbolt only makes a very brief appearance in jet form and is never shown as a robot. Neither the Aerialbots or Stunticons are shown to combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Greek Devastator Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Excavator (Devastator) vs. Defensor''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I99tFnbXw1c]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The early 90s CGI &quot;circuitboard&quot; logo seen in many European commercials from 1992 and 1993. Slowed-down footage of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] firing from that toy's commercial, and the Constructicons merging to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Twice.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Both combiners are shown in their combined forms, as well as their individual robot and vehicle modes. Devastator &amp; Defensor then flail their arms at each other. Throughout the commercial a blonde boy is extolling the virtues of Devastator, while a brown-haired boy does the same for [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. <br /> : ''Notes:'' A branding consultant's nightmare, this ad starts with the 1992-93 European Transformers logo, then immediately shows the 1989-1991 logo, before finally showing the toys in the original mid-80s style packaging. Hasbro Greece clearly had very little in the way of animated footage to work with, as Optimus Prime is playing substitute for Defensor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iwpomUe-aI]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The ad starts out with re-used footage from the GiG Decepticon clone commercial consisting of pans of computer control panels in a laboratory. It then switches to footage from an Italian ''[[Trasformer]]'' commercial, featuring a vehicle mode line-up of Prowl(?), Sideswipe, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Red Tracks, and then Jazz and Smokescreen roll into view. Wheeljack, Sideswipe, Smokescreen and Tracks then rev up their engines for a race that Wheeljack seems to win, much to the delight of a young boy. Wheeljack transforms to robot mode to celebrate only to have the kid put him back in car mode. Thanks a lot squirt. In footage from the Italian &quot;Commander e Convoy&quot; commercial, Optimus Prime, in truck mode, drops out of the sky onto a road passing by a desert plateau and transforms. We then cut to PowerMaster Optimus Prime rolling through a different desert area before magically appearing in his box.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad uses a real mishmash of footage and seems to be advertising the brand as a whole rather than any specific figure.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa_SI5lRomE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A flying asteroid and the Autobot Headmaster Nebulons climbing into their respective partners from the first US Headmaster toy ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Front and side pans of Grimlock followed by Grimlock demonstrating his jaw articulation. Next the camera zooms in on Snarl, then Sludge. A kid looks on all three in their dinosaur modes before Grimlock and Sludge stop motion transform. This is followed by still images of each of the three in their dinosaur mode and a final pan down to the three toys in their dinosaur modes. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ElGrecoEasterCandlesCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Easter Candle Packs''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LhmwB8khGE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Superion decking Menasor, reused from the US ad for the Aerialbots and Stunticons<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The theme and logo for [[Transformers brand|Transformers]], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] and Greek fashion doll line Bibi-Bo, lead to a zoom out on a selection of Easter candle and toy packs for their respective toy lines. A girl and two boys receive the packs as presents and appear to enjoy them. The boys are so excited, they sing the theme song hooks for Transformers and G.I. Joe, respectively.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers packs have Action Masters [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] included. The G.I. Joe packs have two figures each with [[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]] &amp; [[wikia:gijoe:H.E.A.T. Viper|H.E.A.T. Viper]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] &amp; [[Fast Draw]] and [[Battle Android Trooper|B.A.T.]] &amp; [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Tiger Force Bazooka]] as the pairings.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTWKs3Q-ehk]<br /> : Same as the French and German spots. Uses the standard background music for G1.5 ads.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomasters &amp; Rotorstorm vs Predators &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUukGHI3Rjg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Electricity flowing through the intro circuit board, causing a the head of a CGI [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] to snap to attention.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] run into [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s on a barren desert road. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the same Predators versus Turbomasters footage as the French commercial with some parts of the Rotorstorm vs Stalker commercial added.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Lightformers &amp; Pyro vs. Trakkons &amp; Clench''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmZMknFTEU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief glimpse of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] transforming to robot mode, as used in the title sequence of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2 cartoon]]. The circuit board CGI logo then appears.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Trakkon]]s are shown in their alt modes. A boy uses Fearswoop's viewfinder gimmick to locate and fire upon [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. The Lightformers race into action in vehicle form, firing their weapons. [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] converts to robot form and fires his cannon. The CGI logo appears again before the different figures are shown in all possible configurations, and with their respective gimmicks. Finally, just in case you didn't catch it, the Transformers logo appears for a third time.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Somewhat similar to the French commercial for these toys, but with added G2 animation, toy gimmickry on display, a different kid playing with the figures and the standard Euro G1.5-style commercial music.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stormtroopers vs Aquaspeeders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI_AWAO3jVU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Circuit board logo and Optimus Prime transforming and firing from the Transformers: Generation 2 cartoon intro.<br /> : ''Toy segment: Same as the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Rotorbots &amp; Illuminators''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krnkXz9rZn0]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|US Generation 2 Rotorforce and Laser Rod ad]] with the flashing name screens changed to reflect the European names for the two groups.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cheetor and Waspinator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhFUGHcLAs]<br /> : A dubbed and heavily edited down version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|US Cheetor and Waspinator ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Megatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJwKs3ZDG3o]<br /> : A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Ultras|US Ultra class ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Serbia===<br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie core characters''' [http://youtu.be/P4hFWtvG79k?t=698]<br /> <br /> : A dubbed version of the American advert for the 2007 live action movie core characters.<br /> :''Notes:'' Translation is surprisingly bad even for a commercial. Decepticons are constantly referred to as &quot;De-Cepticons&quot; and &quot;Autobot&quot; is treated as a name of a character as well as the faction. On top of that, for whatever bizarre reason, the narrator tries to do an American accent when saying each name.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime and Autobot have the power''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Belarus===<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmhW_9FXPY]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are seesawing when two Littlest Pet Shop characters show up and sit with one of the boxes. This unbalances the seesaw, causing the other box to be stuck up in the air. Bumblebee then shows up and stomps on the raised end of the seesaw launching the Happy Meal box and animals into the air. The Happy Meal box sticks his landing on Bee's head before catching the two animals. The other Happy Meal box then jumps into Bee's hand and all five share a good laugh.<br /> <br /> ==Latin America==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> *'''Armada on {{w|Disney XD (Latin America)|Fox Kids}}''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNFRAuOxY0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad names start times for [[Mexico]], Argentina and Venezuela.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Brazil===<br /> *'''Grendene Sandals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDx4wE18Oc]<br /> : A boy wearing Grendene's Transformers sandals runs and jumps through an industrial yard full of oil drums. As he's hopping the last barrel we see him wearing a [[Grendene Transformers watch|red Transformers watch]] that the boy got with his sandals. He throws the toy across the yard only to have it magically land in robot mode and on its feet. The boy runs up onto a platform. Upon checking his watch he realizes it's time to go and grabs his backpack.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Excerpts of Optimus Prime from the 2007 movie are interspersed. The watch is an unnamed retool of the [[Meantime (Movie)|Meantime]]/[[Midnighter XR-4]] mold, the biggest difference being that it is actually a working watch.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise 2015 promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zceyrrYDIc]<br /> : Uses a number of scenes from the first US trailer but in a different order. It is soundtracked with music, sound effects and a narrator but no character dialogue.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Robots In Disguise Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/ihAHlbs71hk?t=599]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are working on a familiar looking yellow car sitting on the lift in their garage. One of them starts to use a ratchet to tighten a nut on the car's underside while holding onto another part of the undercarriage. After some confusion as to whether the tightening is working, the car transforms and identify itself as [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The Happy Meal box hung on during the transformation and winds up hanging from Bee's shoulder. All three find this quite amusing. The ad then cuts to one of the Happy Meal boxes looking at the Robots in Disguise Happy Meal toys. They include [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] holding a [[Decepticon Hunter]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] breathing fire, an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] mask (worn like glasses and covering the eyes and forehead) and a Bumblebee mask in the same style. The Happy Meal box puts on the Optimus Prime mask and laughs like a madman.<br /> <br /> ===Chile===<br /> [[File:De Batas Commercial.jpg|right|thumb|The agony of da feet.]]<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m29s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American spot. Interestingly, the kidmation does not have the glowing eyes effect seen in the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:De Batas Cyclonus-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> [[File:De Batas Jazz-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers de Bata''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sees the Autobots delivering a shipment of children's dress shoes and reports back to Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Soundwave plays back Ravage's findings, which include the specifications of the shoes. Apparently having decided he needed a new pair of kicks, Megatron leads an assault on the Autobot convoy. A live-action boy and girl, wearing the dress shoes, step out of Bumblebee. The children DEFEAT the Decepticons by repelling blasts from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] using THE SOLES OF THEIR SHOES! That's right. Megatron, [[The Autobots' Secret Weapon|mighty warrior]] and leader of the Decepticons, is felled by FOOTWEAR. After showing Megatron that they have more sole, the Autobots arrive at their destination and start handing out shoes to the local school children. And there was much rejoicing.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation models for the characters have some differences in proportions and details compared to their standard models. This is because the animation was not done by the [[Toei|animation studios]] [[AKOM|normally]] [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studio|contracted]] for such things. Appearing amongst the Decepticons are a Cyclonus-like robot and a bizarre Jazz-like robot with a green helmeted head, upper arms and hands and a new face. Hound is colored a rather bluish green. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stationary items''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=1m12s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Ultra Magnus and Galvatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Various erasers, pencils, a pencil bag, a pencil sharpener and coloring books are among the products shown being used by kids.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers - Sandstorm, Broadside and Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m59s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot. The English text used to denote the different modes is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Stunticons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=1m29s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=0m42s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rubsigns''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=0m35s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Aerialbots/Stunticons, Dinobots, Insecticons, Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge, and Sky Lynx.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Various clips re-used from all of the above commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=1m36s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch and Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m04s] (Incomplete)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is pretty much a straight dub of the US [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] and Clones spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=2m05s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m25s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:DriveDorinaSignal Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Worst. Alt-modes. Ever.]]<br /> *'''Signal, Dorina and Drive Transformers Promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn7inmAjgas]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A box of Drive detergent transforms into a blue-legged [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], a tub of Dorina margarine transforms into one of the Autobot Clones and a boxed tube of Signal toothpaste turns into [[Pointblank]]. The end of the commercial has reverse transformations.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Several children are shown playing with various Transformer toys before zooming in on a kid and his mother playing with Sureshot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This advertised a promotion wherein you would receive a free poster, sticker or card by buying one the above products. Stickers are known to have come with the margarine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars toys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhhmTe_PjNA&amp;t=2m51s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Bat Primal vs Megalligator from the US Wave 1 Deluxes commercial; clips of Optimus Primal and Megatron transforming from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Optimus Primal and Megatron commercial, plus a shot of Cheetor from the Wave 1 Deluxes ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Colombia===<br /> *'''Chevy Aveo Transformers GTI Emotion Edition''' [http://www.citytv.com.co/videos/16654/aveo-gti-emotion-edicion-transformers]<br /> <br /> :A comet streaks over the heads of various people in the city before crashing in a field. Several people walk up to the crater to see a yellow 2010 Chevy Aveo with black racing stripes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special Edition Chevrolet Spark GT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpvhR5zQEvo]<br /> : A shot of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] giving way to reveal the [[Earth]] from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' followed by a shot of an astronaut meant to resemble a similar shot that is also from the movie. This time, however, the astronaut does not appear to be an American and instead of having a shiny gold color, the visor has a reflection of the Special Edition Chevy Spark sitting on the moon's surface. The car's features are then listed off.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Mexico===<br /> [[File:IGA Commercial Stamp.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUETO5PmgLc]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. Dinobots ad using the Season 1 [[theme song|theme]] in Spanish. The [[Hasbro]] hammer stamp has been replaced by an [[IGA]] hammer stamp.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be60CqQOYAw]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQaKm4drvtI]<br /> : A Spanish language version of the German ad described above.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Middle East==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> {{anchor|MiddleEastAOE}}<br /> *'''KFC Arabia ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' contest''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHtJl2ZtZnc] (English) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTeiBDnV64](Arabic)<br /> : Advertises a giveaway where you can win a &quot;an amazing trip to Singapore for the ultimate Transformers experience&quot; by buying an individual or family meal.<br /> : ''Experience the taste of action.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Israel===<br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_8HnFtL6g]<br /> :Features various excerpts from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] including stock footage of [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]'s transformation, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] chasing [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]], the [[Autobot Brothers]] stock transformations, one of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s attacks, the [[Spy Changer|Spychanger]]s standing together, and Kelly being ejected from her car via ejector seat. The Spychanger toys of [[X-Brawn]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] show up in the ad, with the former two rolling along the bottom for much of the second half. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGz5_sR7PM0]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' are used to promote ''Robots in Disguise''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> [[File:TurkishCheetosCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Frito Lay 'Tam Yeri Tam Zamanı' promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9otZuhdUJQ]<br /> : The ad starts with [[Chester|Chester Cheetah]] holding up a ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' [[Cheetos]] package and announcing the partnership of the two brands. Cut to a bedroom where a girl, a blond boy and a brunet boy wearing a Bumblebee mask are hanging out. The girl is sitting on the bed eating Cheetos while the two boys are playing a card game using the battle cards found in specially marked packages of Frito Lay products. The blond boy plays a Optimus Prime+Grimlock card to win. The girl and, strangely enough, the boy on the losing end celebrate the first boy's victory by raising their fists over their heads in triumph. The blond high fives Chester, who was apparently standing just off screen the entire time. The girl then uses her iPad to enter the code from another card into a website as a demonstration of both how to enter the contest and one of the contest prizes. Other prizes are shown as well, culminating in the reveal of the grand prize: a trip to [[Universal|Universal Studios Hollywood]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the film are liberally sprinkled throughout the ad.<br /> <br /> ==Asia==<br /> === Multiple countries ===<br /> * '''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTF7TPZOdNM]<br /> : Uses the same narration script as the [[Commercial/International#UKRID2015|UK new show promo]], but with a different narrator and a different montage of scenes. This promo was run by [[Cartoon Network]] Southeast Asia.<br /> <br /> === Hong Kong ===<br /> [[File:HK TFA Happy Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5OiMQ4z7C0]<br /> : [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] appear from behind a pair of storage trailers. Megatron flies high over the city. All three transform to robot mode, with Megatron landing in front of the two Autobots. Then out of the sky comes a giant Happy Meal box. But what's in it? Is it a bird? Maybe a plane? Nah, it's Optimus! He transforms to robot mode before joining the other three. Power Ranger-style effects are used to show four kids each paired with a different toy, followed by a Power Ranger-style group shot. The four kids proceed to play with their toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkjGQXroV-0]<br /> : A collection of brief snippets from the movie with [[Linkin Park]]'s [[New Divide]] as background music and Chinese narration. The snippets include: meteors crashing in France, Bumblebee tumbling out of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam's garage]], F-22 Raptors flying over the Pyramids, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] leaning down to look at Sam, Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] jumping rooftops, Sam dangling from a car, Mikaela crying, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforming, Sam yelling &quot;OPTIMUS!&quot;, Optimus getting tossed in the forest, Ravage sprinting, the Autobot biker girls in combined form, and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] crashing through a bridge. The ad includes an end tag promoting [[M&amp;M's]] ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' paperclips.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL Cinema Screen &amp; Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gab-qshXf-M]<br /> : Scenes from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]] interspersed with various shots of the Cinema Screen.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Kre-O Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-act3GtcTog]<br /> : Kreon Optimus Prime and Bumblebee jump into a wrestling ring and have a match with the large Megatron build in front of a crowd of Kreons. Megatron begins to stalk the Autobots, only to have Optimus Prime reduce him to a pile of parts via a gun blast. Optimus and Bumblebee celebrate. Megatron tags in the large Starscream build.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===South Korea===<br /> <br /> *'''Car Robots tennis shoes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_GxeJZpKAk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] races into the city to fight [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]. Fire Convoy then uses the shoes to power up his gun before blasting Gigatron.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Legends of the Microns cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75UvMG7M1dY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Cybertrons running in space, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Convoy and Megatron combining with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], and the kids standing with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Philippines===<br /> *'''Jollibee Beast Machines Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fLlrnzI-Q]<br /> : A boy in a green and white shirt with pale green face paint yells out the name of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] while posing like a gorilla. This leads to a stop motion transformation of the toy. A second boy in a yellow and black striped shirt (and possibly sporting some yellow face paint) looks off into the distance and yells out the name of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. This leads to the transformation of Cheetor's toy. A third kid, sporting a red shirt with a yellow collar and long sleeves and face paint on his cheeks resembling [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s wings, yells Megatron's name. You can probably guess what ''that'' leads to. The three kids then turn around to see their dad holding three Jollibee kids meals. The kids sit down and enjoy their meals.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jollibee Transformers: Cybertron Robot Blasters Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3skuGdtDQM]<br /> : A mother and father return home from Jollibee to find their son and daughter disguised as a stereo system and a stand with a portrait and lamp on top of it, respectively. They pop up in their &quot;robot modes&quot; and run towards their parents. This is followed by stop motion transformations of the toys. The final scene shows the mother and her kids enjoying their meals, when their dad's head pops up in the bottle of their watter cooler. Turns out it's not a mafia warning sign, but Dad deciding to create his own disguise.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0M4GFmdWzM]<br /> : A group of kids watches a comet as it crashes into the [[Earth]]. The various toys fly up from a Jollibee restaurant. Each toy is then shown stop-motion transforming in front of a promo shot of the corresponding character. The commercial ends with the kids eating their meals while the Transformers look on.<br /> : ''Roll out and dig in.''<br /> <br /> <br /> === Taiwan ===<br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen M&amp;M's''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGep5crZU0]<br /> : The first half of the ad is a very trimmed down version of the US one. The second half features special M&amp;M's packages which open in a style similar to [[Shout! Factory]]'s Matrix of Leadership Edition box set, with an M&amp;M at the center. There are three different packages, [[Red (M&amp;M)|Red]] with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Yellow]] with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Blue]] with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br /> <br /> <br /> === Malaysia ===<br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh-iqAHTgfU]<br /> : A boy holds out his Starscream toy and yells for the Autobots. This prompts the nearby recliner, bookshelf and TV w/stand to transform into the boy's three friends who hold out their Autobot toys and yell &quot;Autobots transform!&quot;. A shot of the Autobot toys' altmodes is followed by a four-way split screen of all the toys being transformed. The ad ends with a quick plug for the film and a static shot of the toys. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3KvH158oEg]<br /> : The Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide and (somehow) Starscream toys are all parked in front of a model KFC restaurant. All four are grabbed by kids and taken elsewhere to transform. Optimus Prime is driven around to another store front, Bumblebee is driven off a ramp, spun out and transformed in the middle of a three way intersection, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] crashes through a brick wall near a different KFC and Starscream flies through the city before landing on a building in robot mode. The four kids then enjoy their Chicky Meals in front of the diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Singapore ===<br /> {{anchor|SingaporeAOE}}<br /> *'''Nu Green Tea Transformers: Age of Extinction edition''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvsXOAQAj6o]<br /> : Several clips from the movie are shown; A static image of Optimus Prime bursts through the front label of a Nu Green tea bottle leading into a shot of the entire assortment of limited edition bottles.<br /> <br /> <br /> === India ===<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUbXLLc_oXk]<br /> : Three kids play with their Transformers Animated Happy Meal toys while a fourth kid does a voiceover explaining the toys: &quot;Is it a robot? Is it a car? Toy cars that turn into robots. Now in every McDonald's Happy Meal get amazing Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop Toys!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Apparently, India has flying cars now and hasn't told the rest of the world. Or so it would seem, since the voice over states that the Transformers toys turn into cars despite the fact that the Megatron toy is shown and clearly is not a car. The background music used for the ad is the same as that used for the Hong Kong Happy Meal ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> === China ===<br /> * '''Constructicons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3NcKABIHkE]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|US Constructicon giftset ad]].<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvrulAh2Tc]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|US Dinobots ad]].<br /> <br /> ==Australasia==<br /> ===Australia===<br /> [[File:PetersUltraMagnusCommercialKids.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Nestlé|Peters]] Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKcJKkcL64]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A frame for frame recreation of the scene of the Autobot cars transforming and flying past a transforming [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] which was used in multiple early US G1 toy ads. The Season 1 cartoon theme plays over it.<br /> : [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (the toy) pops out from behind a rocky wall on a barren planet. An explosion erupts in front of Ultra Magnus (the toy) revealing &quot;the most mysterious Transformer ever&quot;, Peters' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Peters|Ultra Magnus (the ice cream)]]. A boy and a girl, in costumes that can only be described as Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] turned into the children of human royalty (a la [[Only Human]]), enjoy their treats' chocolate ice cream bar &quot;modes&quot;. Upon the completion of their mastication, the ice cream bars turn into their other &quot;modes&quot;: bubblegum stick and caramel stick. The sticks appear in Ultra Magnus' (the toy) hands as the narrator tells us: &quot;Every Peters Ultra Magnus is a new Transformers adventure, because you never know what it will become.&quot; The girl turns to the camera and says &quot;More than meets the eye!&quot; in a (dubbed in) demonic voice.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The stop-motion toy segment is very reminiscent of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ads for Ultra Magnus. While the models in the animated segment are drawn pretty closely to the real deal, the coloring of the models differs in varying amounts. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s waist, shins and forearms become red, while Prime's face plate becomes blue and the yellow disappears from his waist. Then on the far sides of the spectrum, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is nearly spot-on with his shins and thighs swapping colors. But [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] trades in his white for yellow! The version of the Season 1 cartoon theme that plays over this segment is also a re-creation.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYCSR8KvazY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial features footage of recolored Seekers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HQWuTVZ3o]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A re-dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|US Targetmaster ad]]. Yes, re-dubbed. The song, [[Victor Caroli]]'s narration, and even Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's lines have been rerecorded by Australian actors for this ad. As a result, Galvatron sounds more like a generic Autobot than a fearsome Decepticon leader.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Terrorcons &amp; Technobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adSaajkOE3U]<br /> : ''Notes:''Instead of being satisfied with merely re-dubbing the ad, this time the production company did a shot-for-shot remake of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#TerrorTechno|US commercial]]. Well, almost. The kidmation is the same footage from the US version but every other part of the ad has been re-created. The animation sequence, while depicting the same events as the US version, has some noticeable differences. In particular the lush valley between volcanoes, which the two teams clash in, has very different foliage between the two versions. The toy segment was also recreated following the same rough sequences but using slightly different angles and an obviously different set of kids. Even the sequences showing a split screen of the five toys in each team were redone using the same distortion effects. One has to wonder what led to this recreation approach to advertising as it would not seem to be very cost effective.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Duocons &amp; Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzm_7QLZkq8]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Much like the Terrorcons &amp; Technobots ad, this is a shot-for-shot recreation of it's [[Commercial/Generation 1#DuoThrottle|counterpart US ad]]. This time though, the animation differences aren't as obvious.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL &amp; Transformers: Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB-r_81q9vs]<br /> : A guy walking in a stark white office space sits down and puts on his 3D glasses to watch Dark of the Moon. The action starts out on the TV but shoots out to the street below a large window in the office. Several people, including the initial viewer, gather around the window to see the action unfold. The action then returns to the TV as the guy notices part of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s armor on the floor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Foxtel in HD''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzR-KgKSDU]<br /> : ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' is one of several entertainment properties used to demonstrate the difference between standard definition TV and Foxtel HD. Scenes from the movie are contrasted with toys being played with in a diorama of a destroyed city. With actual fire. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The toys being played with are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimate|Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime]] and two Exkaiser bootlegs.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]/[[My Little Pony]] Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKkaFaxfY0]<br /> : A [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal box happily jumps rope. Another Happy Meal box walks up, tosses the jump rope away and uses the first Happy Meal box to jump rope in reverse. <br /> : ''Skip into McDonald's for this month's Happy Meal with a cool Transformers: Prime or cute My Little Pony toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad also aired in [[New Zealand]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> *Many UK versions of American commercials add overlays showing the MSRP of the figures in pounds.<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> *[http://www.ina.fr/recherche/search?search=animutants&amp;vue=Video&amp;x=0&amp;y=0 Animutants (Beast Wars) commercials on ina.fr]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|International]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: </p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> [[File:UK Autobot Cars Commercial.jpg|upright=1.4|right|thumb]]<br /> The [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Japan]] aren't the only countries that have ''Transformers'' commercials. Just about every country that received the original ''The Transformers'' [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline]] had their own television advertising campaign for it. Approaches to the commercials differed quite a bit, with most countries simply receiving dubbed US spots, some getting their own unique spots (early UK, Spain) or, in the case of Italy, a combination of both. The reason for these different approaches (besides needing to adjust for different cultures) is that during the early years of the Transformers brand, [[Hasbro]] did not yet have local offices to handle the marketing and distribution of its toys outside of the US and [[Canada]]. As a result, marketing and distribution was licensed out to [[Milton Bradley|companies]] [[GiG|with]] [[IGA|ties]] to various local markets. Commercials for [[The Transformers (European toyline)|Generation 1]] after 1990 were largely the same across Europe, originally produced for [[Milton Bradley]] in English and then dubbed for the other markets. By the time ''Generation 2'' was being released in the US, Hasbro had started to open foreign offices. As a result, foreign advertising campaigns began to shift away from unique commercials and towards a more economical approach of simply dubbing the spots created for the US. Since [[2001]], practically all foreign Transformers advertising in Hasbro markets uses dubbed spots.<br /> <br /> {{note|Since many modern international ads are merely U.S. ads dubbed for non-English markets, only post G1 ads with either changes to the order of footage or entirely new footage will be listed here.}}<br /> <br /> ==Europe==<br /> ===United Kingdom===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhGiGw1uT4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, all in robot mode, fly past Optimus Prime, who drives off a ramp and transforms. Black helmet Megatron lands and fires at Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe, who all transform from vehicle to robot mode. Taken from early US adverts.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Thundercracker, Starscream, Soundwave and the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Buzzsaw is removed from Soundwave and transformed. Optimus Prime is then &quot;driven&quot; between Jazz, Hound, Gears, Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Prime's trailer is revealed as a battle headquarters, before the kids transform Prime himself and Soundwave to head the two factions, primed to fight for the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave is described as the leader of the Decepticons. The early &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is present.<br /> :''They'll stop Soundwave and his evil Decepticons from destroying '''EARTH''' (Earth, earth)... We hope.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon planes, Autobot cars and mini-cars''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZySZEnCSY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Thundercracker, Skywarp and Starscream strafe Sideswipe, Jazz and Prowl. All six transform to robot mode to brawl.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with several seeker toys and some of the mini-cassettes on a plain table. Thundercracker's transformation is highlighted. Two other kids play with an array of the Autobot cars on another table, showing off Jazz's transformation. The &quot;evil spy cassettes&quot; are presented, followed by the minibots. All four groups face off across the table.<br /> :''Notes:'' The &quot;warrior robots in disguise&quot; tag is in full use. The minibot being tranformed and given prominent focus is a yellow [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Duplicates of the Decepticon planes, most of the mini-cassettes and half the Autobot cars are in plain view in group shots.<br /> :''They're ingenious, they're incredible, they're the Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://youtu.be/OyTEsqU8IzQ?t=110]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Decepticon jets fire upon the Autobot cars. The cover to issue 1 spins in to cover the action.<br /> :''Notes:'' 25p and free action transfers!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Optimus Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8c0pu383Vg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] takeoff; [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforms and fires; Black helmet [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] takes aim. All were re-used from the early American commercials. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids play with Optimus Prime, all of the pre-movie [[Autobot Cars]] and at least four [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. They do so in a &quot;mountainous area just outside a big city&quot; diorama with the tabletop and city skyline in a red and white grid pattern inspired by G1 Autobot [[packaging]].<br /> :''Notes:'' Optimus is referred to as being the Autobots' &quot;battle headquarters&quot; as well as their leader. <br /> : ''Optimus Prime, we need you!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK G1 Megatron Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|MegaTRON?]]<br /> *'''Megatron''' [https://youtu.be/JNR45Imn8fw?t=616](short clip)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is played with in front of a purple and white grid backdrop inspired by G1 Decepticon packaging.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot cars &amp; Decepticon planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wxes6MMGew]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Essentially the same as the Optimus Prime spot but without Prime. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] toy used in the commercial is the cross variant.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDTer5djNDw]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Soundwave battles Sludge, Slag and Grimlock. Trimmed down footage from the US Dinobots commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys in blue sweaters play with the Dinobots on the same red-and-white grid seen in the previous Autobot-centric ads. Surrounding them are grey mountains, behind them an orange sun looms in a red sky. The narrator tells us the Autobots have created Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Grimlock, &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. A third boy joins the scene, armed with Dirge and Ramjet, who swoop in for attack. The Dinobots transform to robot mode. Ramjet floats around in front of them before deciding to retreat.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Tyco]] [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://youtu.be/2i1fuB_J8l8?t=13]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot slot car, [[Natron]] is spotlighted in its robot mode before it races the Decepticon [[Freezon]] along the slot car track in both robot and vehicle mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The [[Electric Train and Battle Set]] is silently plugged in the end screen.<br /> : ''From Tyco, of course.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust''' [https://youtu.be/VaesHZw9E-M?t=173]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The &quot;Autobot cars meet the Seekers&quot; portion of the ''The Transformers #1'' spot.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust join the earlier Decepticon planes, but are spotted by Prowl, Mirage and Inferno. The Coneheads' transformations are shown off as the two groups face off.<br /> :''The battle goes on!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://youtu.be/Bo8qJXEe0Og?t=472]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot cars clash with the Seekers, as per pretty much every ad up til now.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On the red grid table, the '84 and '85 Autobot cars are lined up. Two children pull back [[Topspin (G1)| Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]] and let them run through the gap in their allies, and they pop-up and transform. Their auto-transformation is shown off again in close up when two evil children appear with [[Thrust (G1)| Thrust]] and [[Skywarp (G1)| Skywarp]]! The Jumpstarters do their thing again a few times, and gain their weapons before they mindlessly brawl with the jets.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This 30 second ad pretty much sums up the entirety of play value available from the figures. Both Jumpstarters are missing most, if not all, of their stickers. The children are wearing colour-coded jumpers - blue for the Autobot kids, purple for the Decepticon kids.<br /> :''No other Autobot jumps into action faster than... Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Arrival From Cybertron Video Gems VHS''' [http://youtu.be/SYqlBz2A3HU?t=113]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]]<br /> :''A full length cartoon spectacular!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dinobots and Jetfire''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e005yP2g5Y]<br /> : ''Animation: Same edit of Soundwave battling Sludge, Slag and Grimlock as the previous Dinobot commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Jetfire flies over the usual sandy and mountainous environment. The narrator informs us that the Autobots are always on their guard and that &quot;In the air is Jetfire, heavily armored and daring in battle.&quot; Jetfire eventually comes to a jungle, from which Snarl emerges. The narrator tells us that patrolling the jungle are the Dinobots, once again described as &quot;a brave prehistoric breed&quot;. Sludge arises from some heavy mist inside another part of the jungle while Slag comes out from behind a rocky outcropping somewhere else. Jetfire transforms to robot mode, then Scourge and Cyclonus show up. Cyclonus flies into the mouth of Grimlock, who rises from out of the ground like a zombie. Grimlock transforms and poses with the other Dinobots and Jetfire on some rocks.<br /> : ''The Dinobots and Jetfire are ready for anything!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Ultra Magnus and Galvatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdvyWdhUUek]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] swoop down over a fallen Autobot (Blaster?) and create an explosion; Ultra Magnus and his carrier full of Autobots transform in front a volcano. The latter is an excerpt from the animated footage used in the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ultra Magnus rolls through a rocky diorama and transforms; Galvatron rolls onto a plateau, transforms and shows off his eye flashing ability. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Galvatron's electronic noises are played constantly during his section of the ad. The music used in this and the rest of the 1986/87 commercials can be heard in full on [[The Special Teams]] audio cassette in all its funky synthesised hand-clap glory. <br /> : ''The magnificent ULTRA MAGNUS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [http://youtu.be/FHH3ufzyoDA?t=141]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the US Battlechargers commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Battlechargers are pushed between columns of Decepticon jets, before being dragged back and let go to repeatedly show off the auto-transformation gimmick, which is timed on-screen at 2.17 seconds.<br /> : ''Nothing jumps into battle faster than Battlechargers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIsraTRIWF8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the U.S. Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s &amp; Octane commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Octane]]'s modes are counted off.<br /> : ''TRIPLE CHANGERS! Another dimension in the battle between TRANSFORMERS!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Metroplex Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvhqrvbSZK4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Metroplex drives and shoots. Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Ominous music plays while [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] fly towards Metroplex and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Scamper]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] demonstrate Metroplex's base mode features. Metroplex then triumphantly transforms into robot mode only to have the ominous question asked: ''But can Metroplex beat off the new Decepticons?''<br /> : ''Notes:'' The same red sweater wearing kid's hand from the previous commercial is shown moving the toys.<br /> : ''This is Metroplex, Autobot city.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots, Stunticons, Combaticons and Protectobots''' [https://youtu.be/7UxsFKs0eyM?t=72]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Group shot of Protectobots transforming and attacking, edited from US commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each group is shown in vehicle mode before [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] is constructed from the individual Aerialbots and placed alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].<br /> : ''NEW TEAMS! This really is a battle of the giants!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Cars - Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgrJyshM8Ec]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] transform to attack Starscream and Skywarp. [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] runs around in circles.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' We see Kup, Blurr and Hot Rod in vehicle form, backed up by some of the still-available Autobot cars from the previous two years. We're told by the narrator that these three new warriors have been built by the Autobots on Cybertron, even though the commercial takes place in the usual sandy, mountainous environment. Wireframe breakdowns of the three new Autobots in vehicle form appear, which transition back to filmed footage of the toys in action. Kup is said to be experienced in battle, which seems to contradict the previous statement about him just being built right off the bat. Blurr jumps a cliff. Hot Rod rams two Decepticons off another cliffside, before transforming and joining his two comrades to pose moodily.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Hot Rod is sporting his early pink paint job, rather than his normal crimson look, along with Tracks' iconic bonnet sticker on his chest, instead of his own flame decal. The wireframe-to-toy effects are reminiscent of those seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxlcU_3SQ3U Takara's Diaclone Car Robots Porsche 935 Turbo (Jazz) commercial].<br /> : ''The Decepticons' days are numbered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Planes - Scourge &amp; Cyclonus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRft4m--Yx8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] attacking, re-used from their US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scourge and Cyclonus are shown through a camera reticle in vehicle form as the narrator tells us that &quot;We can now bring you the latest pictures of the new Decepticon planes - they're light-years ahead!&quot; Shutter closing effects accompany shots of the Decepticons from different angles. Cyclonus and Scourge transform just in time to see Hot Rod and Blurr drive up. The Decepticons react by...going off to somewhere else?<br /> : ''If any Autobots are watching this, BE WARNED.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: The Movie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Vzgj0Fmio][http://youtu.be/bYsO_GEbvG0?t=449]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various clips from Transformers: The Movie are shown. One-upping the US &quot;Does Prime die?&quot; commercial, the announcer tell us that this is our chance to &quot;see Optimus Prime and Megatron in their final battle&quot;. We are also promised &quot;super new Autobot heroes&quot; (Rodimus is shown), and &quot;evil new Decepticons&quot; (Galvatron &amp; [[Unicron]] are showcased).<br /> : ''The ultimate Transformers adventure. ''Transformers: The Movie'' - opens December 12th!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' The newly amended, paler Transformers logo zooms in and smashes to reveal the words &quot;Autobot Heroes&quot;. In the background, a pale yellow planet is seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] looms over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], but [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (billed as &quot;Junkion Leader&quot; on-screen) and Rodimus Prime (&quot;Autobot Protector&quot;) race to the rescue. Transforming to robot mode and still accompanied by Goldbug, they stare down the Combaticon combiner.<br /> : ''Notes:'' 1987's commercials resemble those of 1986, but for this year only no longer borrow any animated footage from their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Throttlebots UK Commercial.png|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Red rover, red rover, they're all coming over!]]<br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same logo zoom / smash as the previous commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Flywheels]] and [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] fly past a mountain backdrop and a purple sculpture reading &quot;NEW DUOCONS&quot;. They merge with their ground-based components and spring into robot mode. The [[Throttlebot]]s are alerted to this, but still find time to do some pull-back-and-go stunt work before fending off the enemy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://youtu.be/Qj7tXO383sk?t=167] (<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation that dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], displaying his tech spec reader feature.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in a rocky Nebulan environment. He then flies over [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. The Nebulan minifigures, which the narration informs us are their &quot;commanders&quot;, are shown converting to become the heads of the robots.<br /> : ''Notes:'' In a nice little detail, not only as Highbrow's rotors spinning as the kid actors flies him around but the grit on the diorama is disturbed by their wake when he comes into land.<br /> : ''From the distant planet Nebulos come the new Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/PRUPaiJEcXk?t=250]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Gort]] is removed from [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s cockpit, transformed into head mode and placed onto a now transformed Highbrow, highlighting the chest-stat display feature.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made using footage from the 30 second ad.<br /> : ''Headmasters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=povwZapBR9Q] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation reveals a view from space of the strangely pulsating, bright blue planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Decepticon Targetmasters are seen through a crosshairs in their jet forms, followed by the Targetmaster Autobots in vehicle modes. [[Pointblank]] and [[Spoilsport]] are used to demonstrate the Nebulan-to-gun play feature. In robot form, the Targetmaster Autobots and Decepticons line up for battle.<br /> :''Notes:'' Pretty much every Targetmaster is holding the wrong Nebulan.<br /> :''They're armed and ready for battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:UK Targetmasters Ad Face Off.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|They're still going to miss.]]<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' short version [https://youtu.be/0m3f6oK5pUQ?t=679]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' As [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] moves into view, the camera narrows in on [[Spoilsport]] and shows him transforming and being held by [[Pointblank]]. Footage is recut from the longer ad, with Spoilsport's transformation reversed.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Spoilsport and Pointblank were not sold as partners.<br /> : ''Targetmaaaaasteeeeeers''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorponok''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisB24YDwF0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Scorponok is seen in base mode. His various play features, including the ramp gimmick and [[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]] are highlighted. Transformation into scorpion mode is shown, and he inexplicably grabs [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] in his pincers. Under attack by the Autobots, finally he changes to robot mode, with some animation to showcase his &quot;secret power readout&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Scorponok is touted as &quot;The biggest Headmaster ever&quot;, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|his Autobot counterpart]] absent from the UK line-up.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorcons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UynabygD1hM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation which dissolves into a wireframe animation of [[Apeface|Apeface's]] Headmaster / power readout feature<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Apeface and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] are shown flying in jet mode on [[Nebulos]]. Conversion of their trainers into the heads of the Horrorcon beasts is spotlighted, and then again into the robot mode heads. <br /> : ''Notes:'' No Autobots appear or are even mentioned in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Terrorcons and Technobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybQic5x7UQs]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Under the caption &quot;New Special Teams&quot; the camera closes in on a strange lava-like planet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] emerges from behind a rock formation in vehicle mode. He's driven forward until he runs into [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]! The camera pans to show Hun-Gurr flanked by the other [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who move in and merge into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], who towers over Lightspeed. But then the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] appear and combine into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]! The two combiners face off in a way that only barely mobile concotions of plastic can, before they dramatically clash!<br /> :''Notes:'' This ad uses the same logo screen as the other 1987 adverts, but with a red field instead of blue. The narrator notes that there are no safe places on Cybertron as &quot;lurking around any corner you can find a pack of evil Terrorcons&quot; as Lightspeed runs into them. The ad is very much not taking place on Cybertron, however. Abominus is shown being formed in real time by the child hand models, but Computron is assembled in static cuts. Both combiners' arms wobble ''a lot'' when they're thrust against each at the end.<br /> : ''Five primative Decepticons that team up to form the mighty Abomlabus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Sparkabots and Firecons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR8i0f4_HRA]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A young boy has his eyes closed. He's suddenly startled before the camera cuts to a close-up of his eye, within which the Transformers logo can be seen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Fizzle rolls along in car form, sparking wildly. Sparkstalker does the same in monster mode, and is then seen in robot form. All six toys are then seen in their alt-modes for the final shot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' All the elements that had been constant in the UK commercials prior to this point - the use of the Transformers theme music, the narrator, the elaborate sets and so on - have now been abandoned. The earlier commercials are credited to the agencies Reeve Robertshaw Needham / [[Griffin Bacal]], whereas those from 1988 are produced by Griffin Bacal only. Commercials from the first half of 1988 also have a completely different &quot;Power to Surprise&quot; jingle to their US counterparts.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://youtu.be/ZP440KZ-2K8?t=394]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Same as the Sparkabots/Firecons commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bubbling water dissolves to reveal the Seacons in their alt-modes. Piranacon is then shown.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://youtu.be/HuWSkJCMLUY?t=1096]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]] and [[Waverider]] burst from their [[Pretender]] shells.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same Autobot figures are shown, with focus on Cloudburst's inner robot. [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] is then removed from his Pretender shell before magic lightning animation hits Cloudburst's inner robot, instantly transforming him to his alt-mode. [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] and then [[Snarler]] are shown quickly before the outer shells and inner robots of Landmine, Waverider, [[Skullgrin]] and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] are mindlessly mashed together in battle. Finally, a split-screen shows the six main Pretenders outer shells.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Made reusing elements from the American commercials.<br /> : ''And watch out for Pretender Beasts!''<br /> **'''Pretenders''' [https://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=32] - VHS version. Same as above but without the Pretender strap-line on the final logo, which runs a few seconds longer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://youtu.be/IndQFS5nK_s?t=56]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]] uniting with their Powermaster partners. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration and music have again been re-recorded.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (short version)''' [http://youtu.be/AQQbdBd2Aj4?t=2598]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Powermaster Prime shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind. Re-used from the American commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same re-recorded Powermaster music.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime's back! He's bigger, super Optimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime (long version)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08n2RB_Jc_U]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Extended piece of animation from the US Powermaster Prime commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Powermaster Prime's various modes and his interaction with the accompanying Hi-Q figure are showcased.<br /> : ''Super Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of his time!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Quickswitch''' [https://youtu.be/6EbdKBGTiS8?t=202]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] emerges from the ocean but is fired upon by [Quickswitch] ins his boat mode. Quickswitch then moves into the night sky and transforms into a gun wielded by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Quickswitch's six modes are displayed in close-up in succession before being held by aloft by a child and magically cycling through each mode, with a handy counter, while the child asks, in a robotic voice, how quick you can do all six.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Quickswitch's name isn't used in the advert and he's simply referred to as &quot;six-changer&quot;. His tank mode is called a &quot;cruiser&quot;, while his hovercraft mode is erroneously referred to as his tank mode.<br /> : ''Sixchanger - the ultimate challenge!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Micromasters ad shoe scale.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromasters''' [https://youtu.be/Juz-y1njsi4?t=377]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] opens his hand to reveal the [[Race Car Patrol]]. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Free Wheeler]] leap to the ground running and ''just'' start to transform before the animation ends.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A child grabs up the [[Off Road Patrol]] from by their shoe. Free Wheeler is driven along in vehicle mode before the [[Air Strike Patrol]] is shown in the palms of a kids hands. [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] is shown in close up in vehicle mode before transformed in robot mode. The Race Car Patrol are then shown appearing on their toy packaging, to demonstrate that they're sold in a group.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Storm Cloud has a gold painted face instead of the putrid green found on the released figure.<br /> : ''Small, fast fighting machines!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Transports and Battle Stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGzBw4ecfSE]<br /> : '' Animation:'' [[Longtooth]] drives up a cliff(!) to reach [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and excitedly ask him about Micromasters. Optimus opens his hand to reveal a city of Micromasters in his palm(!!).<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Micromasters are shown moving around a complex of linked up transports and battle stations in base modes, before Erector's crane trailer is transformed. Reused footage from the US commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' New narration featuring the usual British narrator with an added &quot;Micromasters&quot; tagline on the logo end screen.<br /> : ''They're not just small, they're Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://youtu.be/ANEXj99HLI0?t=552]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Construction Patrol]] move some dirt around before [[Trip-Up]] and [[Roller Force]] are driven past by the fingers of unseen children. Roller Force is then given a spotlight transformation. Finally, the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]] and Contruction Patrol drive into formation through the magic of stop motion animation, with the Hot Rods quickly transforming before the end logo.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers logo features the Micromaster tag line and the Autobot symbol with the swollen nose.<br /> : ''The only Micros that transform.'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://youtu.be/-ChlywNFwhU?t=116]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] are bombed from the air by the [[Stratotronic Jet]] while driving on Cybertron.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Autobot vehicles are shown alongside their drivers [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. The Turbo Racer is spotlighted transforming into its &quot;attack mode&quot;. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is then placed onto his [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] before [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] is placed in the [[Attack Copter]] and its real working rotor blades are sent spinning. But [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] is put into the Stratotronic Jet, which converts into its Mobile Missile Base, manned by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. Meanwhile [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are ready in the [[Armored Convoy]], which rolls out before transforming into a scout jet and battle station, manned by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and others. To top things off, Prime kicks [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the gut.<br /> : '' Notes:'' There's a ''lot'' of product crammed into this 30 second advert, but only Gutcruncher and Prime are namechecked. The toy scenes take place against a new Cybetronian cityscape backdrop. Devastator appears to be his traditional lime green rather than the more putrid yellow the figure was released in.<br /> : ''The most awesome battle station ever!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 UK Classics Ad Logo.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Classics Superion and Menasor''' [http://youtu.be/FN3XeE4KygI?t=1592]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Superion and Menasor forming is recut from the original US advert.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A photo montage shows off each Aerialbot in vehicle and robot mode before a stop-frame animation of Superion forming. Superion is then &quot;flown&quot; towards Motormaster in vehicle mode. A quick shot of each Stunticon in robot mode is glimpsed before Menasor and Superion face off. The ad ends on the familiar faction symbol smash resulting in the Transformers Classics logo.<br /> : ''The battle goes on!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Classics Dinobots and Triple-Changers''' [https://youtu.be/XFdtKKUiKm4?t=416]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attacks [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock)]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. Separately, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] escapes [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|some]] [[Ratchet (G1)|other]] [[Sideswipe (G1)|Autobots]]. Both clips are taken from US ads.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The three Dinobots - Sludge, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and Grimlock are shown in an impressively detailed swamp diorama. Grimlock is transformed. Astrotrain and [[Octane]] are then shown in a completely different rocky environment, with Octane's three modes demonstrated before Grimlock chomps down on Astrotrain. Astrotrain's three modes are shown off alongside [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The Dinobots are then shown again in their swampland, with a stop-motion animation shot of Snarl and Sludge transforming before Grimlock lunges at the camera and the logo saves us being eaten.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad feels decidedly like it's been bodged together from two different adverts, with only one tiny shot (in what seems to be otherwise brand new live action footage) linking the two different product groups. Slag appears in the recycled animation yet is absent in place of Snarl in the toy line-up. The toy footage of the Dinobots, especially the stop-motion shot, is excellent.<br /> : ''Look out: Dinobots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Metrodome]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pafj8_LUDkA]<br /> : Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and images of various Metrodome Transformers DVDs are shown as text narration overlays urge consumers to buy Metrodome's G1 boxsets and 20th Anniversary edition of ''The Transformers: The Movie''<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> <br /> *'''Generation 2 - Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qB0H2aCCX8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as the US version of Megatron's commercial, but edited - the shot of Prime's head as Megatron &quot;locks on&quot; is removed.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Cut-down footage of Megatron beating up Optimus and showcasing all his gimmicks from the US ad. Notably the whole &quot;LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DOOM&quot; bit is removed, as are all the on-screen comic-book style sound effects. The Generation 2 cartoon theme music and Victor Caroli have both been replaced. Finally, the still shot of the toys at the end displays both Optimus and Megatron, rather than just the latter.<br /> : ''Notes:'' &quot;Can Optimus Prime defeat his toughest enemy?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Beast Era====<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Beast_Wars_UK_TV_ad_Magnaboss_sum.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Mathnaboss]]<br /> *'''Magnaboss''' [https://youtu.be/cpq4gpEsZfg?t=220]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars logo is followed by the iconic eye in triplicate, which each opens to reveal one of the members of [[Magnaboss]].<br /> :'' Toy segment:'' [[Ironhide_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Ironhide]], [[Silverbolt_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Silverbolt]] and [[Prowl_(G1)/toys#Beast_Wars|Prowl]] are in turn transformed from beast to robot mode and posed on a rocky set. They're then hastily combined into Magnaboss, who crashes through a pile of twigs. Magnaboss turns to be fired upon by a cameoing [[Tripredacus]]. The previous shot of the three Maximals in robot mode is repeated with graphics spelling out the combination of the three into Magnaboss.<br /> :''Notes:'' Text on the bottom of the screen discreetly cross-promotes the [[Beast_Wars:_Transformers_(video_game)|Beast Wars video game]] available on PC and Playstation.<br /> :''Magnaboss vs Tripredacus: it's Beast Wars taken to the power of three!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on GMTV Easter Monday''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9poj7-kL2k&amp;t=5m30s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the Season 1 intro to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' are used to advertise its appearance (along with the ''{{w|Big Bad Beetleborgs}}'') on GMTV's Easter Monday lineup.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal Optimus Primal and Megatron'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JCmEFgdW2M]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the full Transmetal logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Optimus Primals three modes are shown as he smashes some barrels in beast mode, surfs in vehicle mode and then transforms into robot mode. Megatron's beast and vehicle modes are shown and then transforms into robot mode, where he is then shot into some more barrels by Primal.<br /> :''Notes:'' Toy footage is reused from the earlier North American advert.<br /> :''It's a monstrous metal battle!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=53]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Optimal Optimus from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Optimus has a mini-rampage in beast mode before all his mode are shown off and listed.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''The biggest Transmetal ever, massive Optimus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Depth Charge''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=42]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Depth Charge from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Depth Charge's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Heroic Depth Charge, a new force with three Transmetal modes!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rampage''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=65]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the original logo and a quick shot of Rampage from the animated series before appearing again to transition to the toy segment.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Recut from the American ad, Rampage's modes are listed off.<br /> :''Notes:'' Despite the use of the sub-branding in the narration, the Transmetal logo is absent from the ad.<br /> :''Crazed robot!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 Cheetor, Dinobot and Cybershark''' [http://youtu.be/kNDPLo2-1UQ?t=77]<br /> :''Animation:'' The Beast Wars eye opens on the standard logo.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' The robot mode of each figure is shown in front of a raging explosion! Silent American children play with the toys, first showing off Cybershark's biting and tail actions and transformation. Dinobot's tail action callously knocks over some innocent prop barrels before he too transforms and uses his tail to knock Cybershark into more barrels. Cheetor appears, transforms and shoots Dinobot with his projectile weapon.<br /> :''Notes:'' The Transmetal 2 branding is not used within the advert, nor is the term used in narration. The toy material is recut from the American advert, though married with a proper narrator.<br /> :''Battling beasts that transform into raging robots!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Jetstorm''' [https://youtu.be/eULqS_gHsmM?t=1115]<br /> :''Animation:'' Various clips from the Beast Machines animated series.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Deluxe class [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] is proudly held aloft in jet mode by one kid in front of a horde of others in a school playground or similar. He wows them by dipping Jetstorm's nose and later very theatrically starting to transform him. Another kid holds aloft Deluxe [[Optimus_Primal_(BW)/toys#Beast_Machines|Optimus Primal]] and transforms him before the two figures are made to fight for all to see. <br /> :''Beast Machines: the war isn't over yet!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars on Shake CGI Saturday''' [https://youtu.be/Pxam0Xk3KQw?t=2188]<br /> :''Notes:'' Clips from Beast Wars are used to advertise its belated, first complete TV airing as part of Channel 5's Shake block circa 2004.<br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise====<br /> <br /> [[File:RID_Car_Bros_UK_TV_ad_cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Prowl, Sideburn and X-Brawn''' [https://youtu.be/QIiRaZ33nmE?t=946]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], in his double-headed dragon mode, crashes down onto a bridge in a built up area. [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[X-Brawn]] are rolled past in the foreground. Side Burn is shown transforming to robot mode before being swooped past Megatron. Prowl and X-Brawn are each then shown in vehicle then robot mode and also swooped past Megatron. Finally, the whole trio are swooped ''towards'' Megatron, which seems to do the trick.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Each of the brothers has a line of dialogue as they attack Megatron. None of them sound like their animated series counterparts.<br /> : ''The heroic Autobots race in!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-geGjD7fY]<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron destroys an industrial area of some sort, which apparently qualifies as 'all' to him. Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus roll in to save the day, but even their two-on-one numbers game isn't enough to take him down. So they combine into Omega Prime who finally puts a stop to Megatron.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Megatron has a few lines of dialogue provided by an unknown voice. One line at the end of the ad may be Omega Prime instead of Megatron. The voice sounds the same but the comment would make more sense coming from Omega Prime as he knocks down Megatron when it's uttered.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Robots In Disguise DVD Boxsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sr7KNcYbUE]<br /> : A Megatron-soundalike proclaims &quot;We are back&quot; while clips of the series play.<br /> <br /> ====Unicron Trilogy====<br /> <br /> *'''Hot Shot and Demolisher''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7W3dQ9dEPE]<br /> : ''Animation'': Stock footage of Hot Shot's transformation is taken from the cartoon.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Reused from the American ad, Jolt powers up Hot Shot, before Demolisher gains multiple Minicons.<br /> : ''Notes'': The end splash also shows Lazerbeak and Cyclonus, who aren't named or particularly featured in this version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Armada'' Optimus Prime''' [https://youtu.be/jkiOk-y9i4k?t=2151]<br /> : '' Animation'': Stock footage of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] super mode transformation from the cartoon. The Armada logo is also rendered in CGI with a flamethrower appearing on top and firing to create a shot transition.<br /> : ''Toy segment'': Optimus Prime is shown in small robot mode, using his base. [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] and [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] are attached to [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] who is in his tank mode. A child is shown transforming Optimus Prime to his vehicle mode before driving it along a field of fake snow. We're then shown Prime's trailer in base mode, with a few Minicons strewn around it and then his combined super robot mode. Optimus's transformation from cab to robot mode is shown in split screen with the trailer's auto-transformation. The two parts of Prime are shoved together to complete the super robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes'': Drill Bit appears to have more yellow parts on him than his retail release.<br /> : ''Now Optimus Prime is ready for action!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Armada'' on video and DVD with free toy''' [https://youtu.be/ScD5G9ie3MQ?t=185]<br /> : Clips from episodes of Transformers Armada before a package shot of the VHS and DVD release with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]'s various forms cycling through in front.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Energon''' [http://youtu.be/bUIhRnJAEXM?t=201]<br /> : ''Narration:'' An impressively coherent summary is given of the plot of the animated series.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Megatron, Unicron and Power Linx Optimus Prime are featured, interspersed with clips from the series.<br /> : ''Only the heroic Autobots can stop the Decepticons from sucking Earth dry.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Superion Maximus''' [https://youtu.be/QPa8X340nrU?t=1520]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Energon logo, faction symbols and the Powerlinx symbol are rendered in elaborate CGI, with a [[Cybernet Space Cube]] style frame present through the advert. A brief snippet of the animated series, showing unrelated characters running, is used near the end for reasons passing understanding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus]] is shown in his super mode in a turnaround. We're then presented all five components of [[Superion Maximus]] in vehicle mode, all helpfully labelled with their names. [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] is transformed to robot mode and placed in front of the others now also in robot mode. He's then attached to the now otherwise fully combined Superion Maximus. A finale shot shows the combiner alongside for a slightly misleading sense of scale.<br /> : ''Five air team jets with the power to transform and to combine into the incredible Superion Maximus!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [https://youtu.be/2q1CSfkVjeM?t=90]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips of Omega Supreme transforming taken from the Energon animated series are shown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid transformers Omega Supreme and has him punch out Megatron.<br /> : ''A Transformer of such awesome size and power, no Decepticon can stop him!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Energon_MLP_UK_Happy_Meal_Promo_Screen_Cap.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|The true war awaits.]]<br /> *'''Energon and My Little Pony McDonalds Happy Meal promotion''' [https://youtu.be/4q8lwTmNYXM?t=391]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A robot transformers into a Happy Meal box and then shuffles off-screen.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A quartet of children ''very'' excited to be getting fast food transform into tornadoes and leap into a Happy Meal box. The girls find themselves in a My Little Pony forest while the boys are in an arid, alien moon. The Happy Meal toys for Optimus Prime, Megatron and Ironhide are shown off, intercut with the Ponies, before they all come together to enjoy the delicious flavour of a Happy Meal. Finally, Megatron and one of the Ponies face off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite jumping into the same box, the children are separated by sex for the two different promotions.<br /> : ''Then she comes her hair with -- Ironhide!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers''' [https://youtu.be/Q2HQWqRTUKQ?t=52]<br /> : ''Toy segment'': After the Star Wars logo and some clips from the original movies, a TIE Advanced fighter is shown alongside [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s Jedi Starfighter robot form. The Tie Advanced is transformed into [[Darth Vader]] and the two robot Jedi have a lightsaber fight. Obi-Wan is then transformed into his vehicle mode and strafes Vader with missile fire.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Although the Transformers name is mentioned and the logo briefly appears, it's all very much subservient to the Star Wars branding.<br /> <br /> ====Transformers Animated====<br /> *'''Roll Out Command Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gBafvIoJNI]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the American spot, but doesn't point out Megatron's sound gimmick and additionally features Leader [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ====Live Action Movie Era====<br /> [[File:Transformer 6-pack Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://adland.tv/commercials/burger-king-transformers-6-pack-washatron-2009-30-usa]<br /> : A guy returns to the kitchen table to find one his [[Transformer 6-pack]] burgers gone. His friend responds to being accused of the theft by blaming it on the washing machine, claiming &quot;its door changed into a giant claw and it devoured it in one swoop.&quot; Right. The man is not swayed. The friend tries further persuasion: &quot;It's plotting massive destruction.&quot; &lt;washing machine kicks into high gear&gt; &quot;Oh no...IT'S COMING BACK FOR MORE!&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Battle Card Collection''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCAp0MFzKf0]<br /> : The narrator talks about the [[Battle Card Collection]] packs while various cards have their illustrations animated.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King King Nuggets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZrI8xxiiU]<br /> : A family is sitting down to eat inside a [[Burger King]] restaurant. The father ponders what his [[King Nuggets]] must taste like as his wife scoffs at the notion that they'll be anything out of the ordinary. The father sets up his drink and opens his nuggets and dipping sauce, accompanied by mechanical and technological sound effects. He then chews his nuggets, the sound of his chewing resembling a hammer pounding an anvil. His wife attempts to grab a nugget, but he blocks her with mechanical precision. This prompts a reprimand from his wife: ''Grow up!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Prime on CN Too''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B4BnJRy5ac]<br /> : Numerous clips from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]] looped and/or synchronized to the song &quot;{{w|Gangnam Style}}&quot;. Of particular note is the use of a shot of Optimus Prime turning to face the camera and speaking. It has been altered to give him shades a la {{w|Psy}} in the song's video and is synched to the &quot;Oppa Gangnam Style!&quot; refrain.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|UKAOE}}<br /> *'''MTV/Lynx [[Transformers 4 Preview Competition]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiQxpyPXCa8]<br /> : Various clips from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' are shown as the announcer tells us that [[Unilever|Lynx]] (also known as Axe) has upgraded and to celebrate they're giving away an amazing trip to Hong Kong to see the film's premiere. The viewer is then directed to [[MTV]]'s UK website to enter.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Optimus Prime Challenge Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPg1B8NlU4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Transfomers logo turns into an Autobot logo. Clips of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee driving from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two boys play with the track set on a floor with a wooden appearance, in front of some neon lights and white boxes.<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Robots In Disguise (2015====<br /> {{anchor|UKRID2015}}<br /> *'''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYY3ZkLZLI] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkSMsmN1Sc] (Turkey)<br /> : ''A new mission.'' &quot;Optimus Prime wants to send us to Earth?&quot; ''A reluctant leader.'' &quot;I'm not Optimus!&quot; ''An unlikely alliance.'' &quot;You have found an excellent team.&quot; ''Facing one. Big. Problem.'' &quot;We need to look like something humans will accept. We need to be robots in disguise.&quot; ''All new Transformers: Robots In Disguise starts seventh of March at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of [[Cartoon Network]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots In Disguise promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoVp1Tv8bUA] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vb6CJ2oAfs] (CN Nordic)<br /> : &quot;We're a team now, so let's do what we have to do.&quot; &quot;Roll up and roll out!&quot; ''Find out. An all new Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Weekends at 10:30 on Cartoon Network.''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise mobile game &amp; Cartoon Network website promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3p0KMhBJw] (UK) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-CGtvmPWQ] (Greece) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkrHk6Y9Ns] (Poland)<br /> : A commercial inviting kids to download the Robots in Disguise mobile app and then go to the Cartoon Network Transformers website to create a comic book and unlock digital prizes. Several excerpts of animation from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise cartoon]] and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|mobile game]] are used.<br /> : ''Join Bumblebee in a battle to defeat the Decepticon and show the world what it means to be a hero. Download the app to join in the action. Then, roll over to CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers to create your own amazing comic book and get access to digital prizes to help you in your mission to save the world. Visit CartoonNetwork.co.uk/Transformers NOW. One team, one mission!''<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad was dubbed into several different languages with the web url adjusted accordingly for various international versions of Cartoon Network.<br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> France got dubs of the US commercials for their Generation 1 advertising. While most were straight dubs, some spots re-ordered the US footage while others combined footage from multiple US commercials. Bizarrely, the new audio tracks for the Pretender, Micromaster, Action Master, and Classics commercials were largely composed of a bright, upbeat tune better suited to an 80's chewing gum commercial, if not for the Transformers-specific lyrics. [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] commercials kept the &quot;late G1 logo/robotic voice&quot; intro from the 1992 and 1993 commercials.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054091/robots-transformers-mb-jouets.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses several clips re-ordered from the US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054093/robots-transformers-mb-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the Megatron segment from the US Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial plus brand new footage of the toy being transformed by hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063100/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Edited down and dubbed version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers toys''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063094/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines several clips of the toy segment from the first US toy commercial, one shot from the commercial for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and a shot or two from the commercial for Optimus Prime. Also uses the stop motion Seekers from the first US toy commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Constructicons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063097/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the US commercial, but dubbed and trimmed down a bit.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JO4a_mZCpY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Footage is the same as the US Jumpstarters commercial, but edited down from 30 seconds to 20 and minus the Hasbro &quot;hammer&quot; logo at its conclusion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Insecticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063101/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A trimmed down version of the US commercial with footage of the toy segment from the Dinobots commercial tacked on at the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Blitzwing &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784063172/transformers-robot-jouet.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the toy segment from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor, plus the toy segment from Springer and Wreck-Gar. Also uses the animation from Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor which, considering the animation doesn't actually feature [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], must have seemed odd to French viewers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Springer &amp; Octane''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3918/]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the UK ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:France G1Combiners Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Who called ''this'' meeting?]] <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Protectobots/Stunticons/Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784074073/hasbro-transformers-jouet-robot.fr.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' Uses the animation from the Stunticons &amp; Aerialbots commercial along with a newly filmed toy segment featuring the four teams combining.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons and Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-o193hIKfw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Heroes - Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA28zT6vqEw]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the UK commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Headmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088095/hasbro-transformer-headmaster-jouet-garcon-video.html] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticon version of the logo/smash animation shatters to reveal the planet Nebulos.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Highbrow in helicopter mode is seen flying past [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] before coming in for a landing next to his Autobot Headmaster comrades. He's transformed and his Headmaster is given focus before being connected to his robot mode body. The robot modes of all the Headmasters are then shown in group shots by faction.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Created from the same footage used for the UK advert.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3784088079/transformer-targetmasters-hasbro-jouet-pour-garcon-personnage-video.html]<br /> :''Notes:'' French dub of the UK advert. Omits a shot showing the Targetmaster being repeatedly placed into the main robot's hand.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784105029/hasbro-transformers-robot-transformable-pour-enfants.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segments are re-used and re-ordered from the American spot. Re-uses the flying asteroid intro from the first two Headmaster toy commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784101113/hasbro-transformers-personnage-transformable.fr.html]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Animation and toy segment footage are re-used from the third American Pretender commercial. The asteroid intro is re-used again.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Vehicles &amp; Pretender Beasts''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784159065/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses and re-orders animation and footage from the American spot.<br /> : ''Le Pretenders Trans-for-mers!'' <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122044/hasbro-transformers-pretenders-jouet-personnage-transformable-vehicule-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the American spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromasters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153071/hasbro-transformers-jouet-voiture-avion-miniature.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders the animation and toy segment footage from the Micromaster Patrols commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Battle Stations''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784122151/hasbro-transformers-micro-station-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Recycles toy segment footage and animation from the US Micromaster Battle Stations and Micro Bases commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784128153/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-jouet-vehicule-miniature-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-orders animation and toy segment footage from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromaster BattleHQ Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Micromaster Battlefield Headquarters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153039/hasbro-micro-master-transformers-base-micro-combinable-jouet-vehicule-combat-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' A kid rolls the Headquarters in truck mode along some barren terrain with a few trees in the distance. [[Overflow]] and [[Full-Barrel]] are removed from the back of the truck. The kid is amazed to find the truck-mode Headquarters splits in half, before transforming the two components. This is followed by a stop motion sequence of the two components transforming. As they transform, the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s drive out of the rear component, with Overflow staying behind and Full-Barrel continuing to the other component. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Masters''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153005/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-robot-combat-vehicule-arme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses the Decepticon Action Master animation and re-orders footage from the US spot's toy segment. The &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784153101/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Combines re-used toy segment footage from the Action Master [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] commercial with (apparently) new toy segment footage of Megatron and his [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Actionmaster Exosuit Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|WORST. CHASE. EVER.]]<br /> *'''[[Action Master Exo-suit]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183026/hasbro-transformers-action-masters-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] drives along as [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] flys overhead. Both transform their vehicles into exo-suits before using them in battle. [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]] roll along, transform their vehicles into exo-suits, then continue to roll along in their exo-suits.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Appears to use the same diorama as the US Action Master commercials. Keeps the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] Dinobots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183001/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] amble around in a swamp. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] swoops in only to be [[title sequence|chomped like Thrust]]. Grimlock is transformed by hand to robot mode. All three Dinobots transform to dinosaur mode via stop motion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Protectobots and Combaticons''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175049/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-transformable-robot.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Protectobots are shown together in vehicle mode. [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] is picked up and transformed, then the entire group flashes from vehicle to robot to [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] receives the same treatment as Blades. Stop motion segment has Bruticus already combined while the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s drive up one by one and form Defensor next to him.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Astrotrain &amp; Springer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784175148/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-combat-figurine.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the ad for Preceptor &amp; Triple Changers.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] flies around in robot mode. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] converts to helicopter mode, takes off, then transforms to robot mode. Both toys then flash between their modes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784183096/hasbro-transformers-overlord-jouet-vehicule-figurine-combat.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord's features and transformation are demonstrated in a rocky desert diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380109/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] swoops over the [[Turbo Master]]s then fires one of his missiles. Stalker drives along before a kid removes his cannon and demonstrates his scope gimmick. Stalker is transformed followed by Rotorstorm stop motion transforming. Stalker is felled by a missile fired by Rotorstorm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774392153/hasbro-transformers-trans-formers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] spots [[Thunder Clash]] using his scope and proceeds to engage in a bombing run. Thunder Clash transforms and fires at Skyquake from his base. Skyquake transforms via stop motion.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Unlike other French spots, which use an adult, most of the narration is done by a child.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbo Masters &amp; [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774380051/hasbro-transformers-jouet-vehicule-de-combat-missile.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Predators take aim at the Turbo Masters. But the Turbo Masters transform and fire back. Stop motion segment has [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] tumbling in vehicle mode then transforming. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Lightformers Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Lightformer]]s, [[Trakkon]]s and [[Obliterator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774423048/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> :''Toy segment:'' The Lightformers and Trakkon's head towards each other. [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] transforms and takes aim at the Trakkon's with laser beam special effects representing his gimmick. [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] rolls along and takes aim at [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], thus violating everything he stands for. Clench transforms and rightfully fires back.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Skyscorcher]]s &amp; [[Axelerator]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404032/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Skyscorchers fly among buildings before seeing the Axelrators on the road below. The Skyscorchers land and stop motion transform only to be met by the stop motion transforming Axelerators.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Stop motion transformations for everyone! Except [[Turbofire]]. Features an end tag advertising [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Stormtroopers &amp; Aquaspeeders Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s &amp; [[Aquaspeeder]]s''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774404135/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Stormtroopers race around, firing their water cannons. But the Aquaspeeders are en route. [[Speedstream]] and [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]] get hit, changing their colors. Speedstream and [[Jetstorm (G1)|Jetstorm]] transform and fire on [[Aquablast]] and [[Drench (G1)|Drench]].The two teams face-off with Aquablast, [[Rage (G1)|Rage]], Deluge and [[Aquafend]] driving up and transforming in stop motion animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' At least one of the Aquaspeeders gets a speaking line. The second line and third lines could belong to a second Aquaspeeder.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Optimus Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461053/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial (and all other G2 spots) has the American intro replaced with the intro used for the 1992 European ads. Otherwise, this is a dubbed and edited down version of the American ad. The voice box clips have been dubbed as well, though Megatron's is merely the same line spoken with a French accent.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Laser Rods &amp; Rotor Force''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774426133/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down version of the American spot. Sadly, no French rapping to be found.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combat Hero Prime &amp; Megatron''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774457100/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-robot-jouet-gamme.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Again, no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''G2 Dreadwing''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774461054/hasbro-transformers-generation-2-jouet-transformable.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed and edited down from the American version. Scenes re-ordered as well. Still no rapping.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G2 Go-Bots Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro France failed art class.]]<br /> *'''G2 Go-Bots''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB127859035/transformers-turbo-transfo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A 30 second infomercial presenting a &quot;buy 2 Go-Bots, call this number and get a 3rd for free!&quot; promotion. It's not specified ''which'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] is given out for the promotion.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''1996 Basics''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB797222009/animutants-figurines-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] lineups, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] speaking, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] flying and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] running from [[Beast Wars (Part 2)]], plus an excerpt of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] saying &quot;Maximize!&quot; from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Armordillo]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Snapper]], Rattrap, [[Razorbeast]] and Terrorsaur all transform in a jungle cliff type area. Razorbeast and Insecticon subsequently engage in battle. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Deluxe and Mega class Transmetals''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1158182001/animutants-transmetal-video.html]<br /> : [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] drives past Megatron in a dead forest. He drives up a hill and transforms in front of a full moon...into his robot mode, duh. Optimus Primal stop motion transforms to robot mode. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and Rattrap sit atop a couple rocks. Cheetor transforms and battles Tarantulas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimal Optimus''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1279003104/animutants-transmetal-super-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from the Beast Wars cartoon showing Optimus transforming from plane mode to robot mode, deploying his shoulder guns, flying and shooting, and revving in car mode. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimal Optimus stomps Transmetal Terrorsaur, knocks over various objects, and demonstrates his features and modes. The animation segments are interleaved throughout to illustrate the scenes kids can recreate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Cheetor''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556071/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-dinosaure-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Cybershark]] and Cheetor segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transmetal 2 toys: Cybershark vs Dinobot''' [http://www.ina.fr/video/PUB1396556070/animutants-animutant-transmetals-requin-guepard-video.html]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The Cybershark and [[Dinobot II]] segments of the US Transmetal 2 Deluxes and Megas ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers on Mangas''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFrIeN4ZvE]<br /> : An advertisement for the french TV network Mangas showing the various anime and anime-ish programs they were airing. In addition to [[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]], Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque (Knights of the Zodiac), Patlabor, One Piece and Saiyuki are shown.<br /> : This ad aired around 2000-2002.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada Starscream, Megatron and Red Alert''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2585850179/transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A heavily edited version of the US commercial. Features an end tag for a special offer involving [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and ''Robots in Disguise'' super mode [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]].<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Armada Rhinox Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Armada Rhinox offer''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2586505015/transformers-unicron.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Re-uses animation from the Laserbeak, Hot Shot and Demolisher ad. Offer is for [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] plus a [[Mini-Con]] three pack ([[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] is pictured).<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game A''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200026/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-a.fr.html] (Hot Shot) [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200027/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-b.fr.html] (Red Alert)[http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200028/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-c.fr.html] (Optimus Prime)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Short ten second ads featuring game footage of Tidal Wave, Megatron and one of three Autobots: [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game B''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200029/transformers-le-7-mai-sur-playstation-2-d.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A montage of video game footage with sections for each of the three playable Autobots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200108/transformers-version-a-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A more general montage of video game footage. <br /> :*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2632200107/transformers-version-b.fr.html] - Slightly edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> ::*'''Armada game C''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB2689010046/transformers-mdj.fr.html] - Even further edited down version of the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #1''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504070/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-11-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #2''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2586504069/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo-version-31-secondes.fr.html]<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''DVDs #3''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/medias-et-editions/video/PUB2689011075/dvd-maitres-de-l-univers-mask-transformers-cosmoca-dvd-cosmo.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' All three DVD ads promote Region 2 releases for M.A.S.K., Thundercats and He-Man along with Transformers. Various clips from the [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]] three-parter are used.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Star Wars Transformers Millennium Falcon''' [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3284296173/star-wars-transformers.fr.html]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A straight dub of the American spot minus the Boba Fett segment.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5mXuC4DPak]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises Cybertron airing on France's version of Cartoon Network everyday at 4:25 pm. Uses excerpts from the opening to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' short trailer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUeEna5Yexc]<br /> : A heavily trimmed down version of the first U.S. trailer with the dialog dubbed into French and French text narration.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' trailer''' [http://vimeo.com/263690]<br /> : A trimmed down version of the international trailer with the spoken dialog dubbed into French and the text narration translated.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3120/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] firing at Dreadwind and Darkwing. Re-used from the US Powermaster Optimus Prime &amp; Doubledealer commercial.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the same US ad as the animation.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad is a straight dub of the [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime half of the aforementioned US commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots and Triggercons''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3919/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The very tail end of the animation from the US Powermaster ads, showing Dreadwind and Darkwing firing at [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Getaway]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Triggerbots and Triggercon ads with some changes: [[Windsweeper]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]'s gun flips are repeated and the confrontation between [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and Backstreet and [[Override (G1)|Override]] is slightly longer. A shot of [[Quickswitch]] being &quot;flown&quot; in robot mode has been added for no apparent reason.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Maintains the US &quot;Transformers. They've got the power to surprise!&quot; jingle. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Vehicles Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Vehicles (Prowl, Starscream and Override''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDr-_coho8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron points at Starscream who jumps onto his transforming [[Turbo Jet]]. Starscream then lands the jet. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US ad for the same toys.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the smashing fist intro. The animation of Starscream landing the Turbo Jet is re-used from the American ad. The animation prior to that appears to have been created at the same time as other animation segments used for the US Action commercials, as well as intended to precede the landing segment, but for whatever reason was not used in the US commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:German Actionmaster Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Action Master Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwnSrnGxOc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime, re-used from the American [[Action Master]]s commercials.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives and transforms his transport in what appears to be the same set used for the American Action Master commercials.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Does not use the &quot;smashing fist&quot; intro.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZe-typZqbA] (dead link)<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used footage, from the US 1985 Autobot Cars commercial, of [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] rolling into battle and transforming.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' On a rocky set reminiscent of the 1986/87 commercials, Jazz is transformed step by step. He's then seen next to [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and both instantly convert from car to robot. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] do the same. Finally, Inferno does a stop-motion transformation from fire truck to robot, as Jazz and Sunstreaker pull up in their car forms. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The use of the ill-fitting 1985 Autobot Cars animation may possibly be unique to the German version of the ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Overlord commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|I CAN'T HAS CHEEZBURGER?]]<br /> *'''Overlord''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v58-XV6mOpQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Really quick snippets of Overlord's eyes glowing, Overlord transforming to robot mode, his two [[Energon figure]]s plugging into his chest and Overlord splitting into his two vehicle components.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Overlord is shown in his various modes.<br /> <br /> *'''Thunder Clash &amp; Skyquake''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzZ46Zx8gN0]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Skyquake and Thunder Clash face off, same as the French version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''{{w|RTL II}} Beast Wars Giveaway''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmfw23_awA&amp;t=3m28s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Advertises a giveaway by RTL II where kids could win various Beast Wars toys or the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' PC game.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Armada on RTL II''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTGSqrO8OU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYo8DkgUCzI]<br /> : Kids are shown playing with the various toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NEmlnbc0aE] - Dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack Value Meal Offer''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNotV8A6zU]<br /> : Advertisement for a German Burger King promotion offering the Transformers Angus 6-pack, small fries, small drink and a DVD of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' all for 9.99 euros.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers Animated'' Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoJAPqg6MU]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' are used to promote a marathon being aired on {{w|Disney XD (Germany)|Disney XD}}.<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> *'''Excavators (Constructicons)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMoW9nhvwdk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Mushroom bob-haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The static shot has been changed from the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pentacar and Pentajet (Stunticons and Aerialbots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcVKjjSk10]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Re-used from the American ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly through the sky while the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s race outside a city. The two teams transform and combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Commander (Optimus Prime) e Convoy (Ultra Magnus)''' [http://youtu.be/mTsAhkXOi_4&amp;t=2m28s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime rolling down from a mountain, taken from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Red haired kid.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime falls from above (making it look like it's a continuation of the animated segment) and follows Ultra Magnus, who is passing on the road carrying Jazz, Sideswipe, Red Alert and Hound. Optimus Prime transforms turning his trailer into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. Ultra Magnus does the same, and the Autobots he was carrying drive away, except for Sideswipe who takes a brief stop in Optimus's Combat Deck. Optimus and Ultra Magnus transform back and drive, until they stop and the toy boxes materialize over them.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Yes, this is a full US-styled commercial that was entirely made in Italy.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Multiforce (Bruticus)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FOLdXj7HM8]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s drive through a rocky desert before transforming and combing into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus turns and punches the &lt;s&gt;plastic film&lt;/s&gt; screen, &quot;breaking it&quot;. The concept of rubsigns is emphasized by showing a rubsign on Bruticus' chestplate.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Defensor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NXrr1k3Enw]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment'': The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] answer to an alert call, combine into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and stop two falling skyscrapers from clashing on eachother. Rubsign and tech specs are called out, as in the Bruticus commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NhkPnQLbVs]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is for an Italian contest that allowed kids to win a toy car by sending in [[Robot Point]]s.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers contest winner''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo0SqV2RSr0]<br /> : {{w|lang=it|Fabrizio Bracconeri}}, an Italian actor who had his prime with some comedy TV shows in the 80's and was also in multiple [[GiG]] commercials back then, interviews the winner of the above contest and his dad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEi9MJ-QkHw]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Predacons are shown dwelling in an underground base in the middle of the desert, with numerous manholes to get through. Someone throws fireballs inside the base, prompting the Predacons to transform, get out, deflect the fireballs with their swords and combine into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial is soundtracked by a cover of the theme song, sung by a man and a woman together and lacking most of the words except for &quot;Transformers!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Guardian (Metroplex)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmNWo69XIEQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] lays in a &quot;space desert&quot; (as the narrator calls it). [[Scamper]] comes out from it. Unseen enemies shoot lasers at it, so Metroplex transforms to battle station mode to answer to the enemy fire. When they're all gone, Metroplex turns into robot mode.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same cover of the Transformers theme as the Predaking commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcsisD-HcIs]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to generic Ultra Magnus robot (recycled from American commercials)<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] is frozen solid inside a giant ice mountain. An earthquake allows him to come out, but he's istantly assaulted by a swarm of freeze rays. Trypticon turns into base mode and answers to the attack, sending [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] out in the process.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same theme cover in the background as usual.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Duoform Decepticons Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Duoform (Decepticon Clones)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LqF0aykyA]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' One [[Clone (subgroup)|clone]] is created from the other in a lab. Stop motion segment of the clones in their alternate modes.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration presents the Clones as an experiment made in order to create an immortal Transformer.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSh5ewKTE2w]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Throttlebot]]s shoot out from their boxes and race around before transforming.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The end of the commercial shows the toys being sold twenty-four to a display case.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqKN_p30fJk]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Only [[Doublecross]] and [[Grotusque]] are shown. Both toys stand in their alternate modes throwing off enough sparks to qualify as fireworks. They move around a bit in stop motion, still sparking like crazy. Finally, they transform.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Leaderbots (Autobot Headmasters)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFSUYCw6OOY]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American ad up to and including the kidmation. New static shot follows the kidmation.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Combiners''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZ9NP3v0Bg]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Constructicon (G1)|Construction]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, , Aerialbots, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transform and combine, one team at a time. Footage of the Combaticons and Aerialbots is reused from previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Combiners and Decoys Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Combiners and Decoys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjrOvKPPP4k]<br /> <br /> : A kid walks into an extremely small toy store which apparently sells only Transformers. He asks the shopkeeper, who bears more than a passing resemblance to {{w|Ed Wynn}}, about one of the [[combiner]] [[giftset]]s. The shopkeeper is overjoyed about this and starts to talk about the set when suddenly the giftsets come to life. The brave shopkeeper ducks down behind the desk, his head only popping up to see what's happening while the kid just looks on excitedly. The giftsets are shown with a ton of [[decoy]]s in front. The decoys' customization potential is demonstrated by showing blue paint applied to the chest of an Optimus Prime decoy. The decoys then wander into their packaging which becomes applied to the box of a [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] giftset. The package slides out of frame to reveal the shopkeeper, no longer in hiding, covered in the decoys.<br /> : ''Stupendi, stupendi!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Horrorbot (Horrorcons)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxQP00DIGo]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Scorpion (Scorponok)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06FH4E6lWc]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' A redubbed and shortened version of the American Scorponok commercial, with a very blatant cut from the &quot;Scorponok in base mode on the cliff&quot; scene to the &quot;Kid shows that Scorponok is bigger than Computron&quot; scene. Final shot is changed to show the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Iperbot (Sixshot)''' [http://youtu.be/t06FH4E6lWc&amp;t=15s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' Redubbed from the American Sixshot ad. While the dialogue in the animated segment and the narrator's lines are translated correctly from the English version, the kids' lines are completely different: &quot;Winged wolf phase!&quot; &quot;Laser gun phase!&quot; &quot;Missile phase!&quot; Again, final shot now shows the Italian version of the box.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Autobot Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFLtfA_njoE]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Each of the three Autobot [[Pretender]]s is shown in stop motion exiting their shells, equipping their weapon and transforming to vehicle mode.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:GiG Decepticon Pretenders Commercial.jpg|201px|right|thumb|Curse you Wallmasters!]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Pretenders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iCS4cJO_Xs]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid with jacket slung over his shoulder spins around like a top.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The eyes of [[Finback]]'s Pretender shell flash, via special effects, before a pair of blue hands reach around. The hands split his shell apart, also via special effects. The inner robot's various modes (robot, equipped robot, vehicle) are flashed on screen. The kid then grabs Finback's shell from the screen and holds it up with his inner robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretender Monsters''' [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2846952/spot_tv_80_transformers_monsters/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Pretender Monster]]s being dipped into vats and emerging inside their shells. Reused from the American commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Slime is sucked off (all in their Pretender shells) [[Birdbrain]], [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], [[Wildfly]] and [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]. Two monstrous green hands pull [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]'s shell apart horizontally to reveal his inner robot. The inner robot transforms before each of the Pretender's shells approach the camera. The inner robots form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Bristleback]] is the only Pretender Monster not to have a scene of his own.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classic Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssMFAzCdf2s]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl stand around in some kind of desert, roar, transform and fight eachother, while two kids excitedly comment on their return and admire their &lt;s&gt;gold chrome&lt;/s&gt; &quot;golden scales&quot; and &lt;s&gt;clear plastic parts&lt;/s&gt; &quot;steel armour&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Colorflashes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJ8SAliGl0&amp;t=1m16s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] landing and transforming; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transforming. Re-used from the Generation 2 comic book ad and the ad for the G2 Autobot cars and Decepticon planes.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The stop motion transformation segments seen in the French ad for the Axelerators and Skyscorchers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Uragan''' [http://youtu.be/srxFFYXeurU&amp;t=6m54s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Same as the French Skyquake and Thunderclash commercial, but with the Skyquake scenes removed.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC_j7AndXfI]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Predators part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Stalker part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomaster''' [http://youtu.be/pC_j7AndXfI&amp;t=19s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The Turbo Masters part from the French Turbo Masters and Predators commercial, plus the Rotorstorm part from the French Rotorstorm and Stalker commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transformers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU-jbamPA8&amp;t=1m08s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' The original seven Basic figures ([[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Snapper]], [[Razorbeast]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Armordillo]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]) are shown transforming and clashing against eachother.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Biocombat Transmetal''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3Bln3ydZo&amp;t=2m46s]<br /> <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] turns towards the camera, then a brief stop-motion sequence of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] throwing away Scavenger, both in beast mode. After a brief appearance of the Transmetals logo, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] briefly transforms from vehicle to robot, follows a second stop-motion sequence of Scavenger transforming from robot to ant, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] rolling by in vehicle mode and then another stop-motion sequence of Optimus Primal and Scavenger, now in their robot modes, ready to fight. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is then briefly shown turning from rhino to robot mode. Final shot shows Optimus Primal transforming in a flash, and after that a boxed [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] appears nearby.<br /> : ''Note:'' While the commercial itself is supposed to showcase the Transmetal line as a whole, Scavenger gets a lot of focus in the sequence, and towards the end the narration pushes Rhinox as being the new cool thing the commercial is actually about. Stop-motion sequences are noted by a &quot;SIMULATED MOVEMENT&quot; footnote in the corner of the video.<br /> : ''And from today, a new great protagonist: Rhinox, the transforming rhino!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Animorphs''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2hJF7xPjo?t=90]<br /> <br /> : ''Note:'' Features most of the clips (both of the toys and from the show) as the American commercial, but the order and the narration are all different. The biggest addition is that the Italian commercial is for both the toys and the books, which are shown at the beginning and the end.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''La Grande Battaglia (Ultimate Battle 2-pack)''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3WF_tC_Y0o]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Marco Balzarotti]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Kicker Jones]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] are pinned down by gunfire; [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] fires his cannon. Taken from episodes of ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron''. CGI animation of the DVD case bulging out in different places before exploding.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The DVD is inserted into a DVD player cuing up the animation. Afterwards, Megatron and Optimus Prime are shown transforming with a split-screen shot before clashing in front of a television set playing the included DVD.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Movie toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5XgsP6XWM&amp;t=s47]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Shortened version of the American commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance''' (video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the American commercial.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The airing of this commercial made little to no sense, since the toys it's supposed to promote were actually never released in Italy (the only exception being Lockdown, whose wave was released there only ''ten months'' after this commercial was aired)<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Dark of the Moon backpacks by SJ Gang''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8w-cxPYRI]<br /> : A kid shows off the various features of the backpacks while clips from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' are interspersed throughout.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Hunters Weaponizers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBt8MbyR23Q]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Same as the Beast Hunters American ad, but the final shot is changed to show off Weaponizers Beast Tracker Optimus Prime and Talking Bumblebee.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Transformers: Robots In Disguise Theatrical Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVqhwARYfHY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief excerpt of the Autobots fighting [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] from [[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|Episode 4, More than Meets the Eye]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Valerio Sacco]]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial was done to promote the theatrical preview of the first two episodes of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' aired in select cinemas on [[February 28]], [[2015]]. Partecipants would also get a ''Transformers'' branded Easter egg and a random ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion class Wave 1 figure. A brief report can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PkBZ_brzDo here].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhK6QrZuUo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'': Various clips from the first four episodes of the show are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Decepticons are back at being a treat, but a new gang is behind them. The friendship between [[Russell Clay|Rusty]] and the Autobots is stronger than evil. ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', a new series airing from Monday to Friday at 6:45 PM on K2, channel 41.''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKtQ8D28yc]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' Marco Balzarotti<br /> : ''Notes:'' Straight dub of the American toy commercial. Amusingly, Marco Balzarotti, who usually voices Optimus Prime, is the voice of Bumblebee in this commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 2''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 1]]&quot; and &quot;[[Overloaded, Part 2]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' For some reason, a line said by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is played when [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] is shown, to make it look like Overload is the one speaking.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 3''' (Video not available)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from &quot;[[History Lessons]]&quot; are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Valerio Sacco<br /> : ''Notes:'' The clips are edited to make it look like Grimlock and [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] are excited for the airing of the new episodes, with the narrator trying to keep them calm.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers Prime on POP''' [https://www.popfun.it/programmi/transformers-prime/videos/transformers-prime-trailer]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the first five episodes are shown.<br /> : ''Narration:'' unknown<br /> : ''Notes:'' The narration is a rielaborated and shortened version of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s speech at the end of [[Transformers (film)|the first ''Transformers'' movie]], mentioning explicitely that Autobots are on Earth to defend it from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and changing the last line to &quot;We are here on POP!&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> [[File:Spain Classics Prime Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Classics Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIc6AKPn9OY]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fly off into the sky and past Optimus Prime, who transforms and fires his gun. Re-used from the first American commercial for Transformers toys but in a different order.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime drives through a rocky, [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]-like terrain. Features a stop motion transformation. Possibly re-used from a Japanese spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Triple Changers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weGu90KSdAs]<br /> <br /> : ''Narration:'' {{w|Constantino Romero}}<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Burger King Transformer 6-pack''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EthG8ULyPV0] - A dubbed version of the U.K. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''SpeedStars Stealth Force Bumblebee and Mech Tech Ultimate Optimus Prime''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3luVu1ZKwI]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Bumblebee races through a tunnel, jumps a dirt ramp that's in the tunnel for some reason, then deploys his Stealth Force weapons. The Optimus Prime half is the transformation segment the full ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/mJmhW_9FXPY&amp;t=20]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes, one sitting and one posing like the wind-up ballerina that sits between them, watch the statue spin around while music plays. The sitting Happy Meal box then decides to pull out the ballerina and sit the other Happy Meal box on the turntable and wind it up again. The box on the turntable starts posing his arms again as he spins. Both boxes find this ''hilarious''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Czech Republic===<br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXWH3wsarE]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The same footage of Skyquake firing upon Thunder Clash used in the French commercial, but with the power guitar &quot;robots in disguise&quot; theme music used in the UK during this period, and a spinning Hasbro logo. Whereas the French version used a child narrator throughout, an adult one is used here.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rotorstorm &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8V5b49OB-o]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same footage of [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s seen in the French commercial, but trimmed down from 23 seconds to 16. Again, the music is in the UK style rather than that used in French. Only an adult narrator is used, as opposed to the child and adult used in the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Slovakia===<br /> [[File:Slovakian Movie Ad TF robot mode.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdgdhs2aW4]<br /> : Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' are set to [[Linkin Park]]'s &quot;[[What I've Done]]&quot; and used to promote the movie's Slovakian television premiere on {{w|Markíza}}.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPQeP9YhEk4]<br /> : A video journalist comes upon a beat-up passenger car which transforms and attacks him.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Slovakian 2007 Movie Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''''Transformers'' premiere on Markíza 3''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHVEZiIMRjI]<br /> : Various excerpts from the movie are set to the [[Green Day]] song [[21 Guns]], which is actually on the soundtrack to the film's [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|sequel]]. When the scene of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] making out on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] pans back to reveal [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], the beat-up car from the previous ad has been inserted alongside of them. It honks its horn and flashes its lights. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Films on Markíza''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdBbJykYOQ]<br /> : Scenes from ''Transformers'', ''[[Superman|Superman Returns]]'', ''Miami Vice'' and ''Poseidon'' are shown accompanied by text narration in the style of the ''Transformers'' trailers. Footage of the menu from the ''Transformers'' DVD is also included. <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> *'''Optimus Prime, Megatron, Autobot Cars &amp; Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRTunrn8tzc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A mish-mash of footage from the first US comic commercial and Optimus Prime's US ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Relatively brief footage of Optimus Prime being transformed, again from his US ad.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Differs from the original commercials in that at the end, the Transformers logo flies away.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Norway===<br /> [[File:Breakdancing Optimus Prime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|With a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, and shake your tail.]]<br /> *'''Cybertron on Cartoon Network''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LX9UuYBXHk]<br /> <br /> : A CGI [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] break dances and excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' are shown accompanied by {{w|Bob Sinclair}}'s &quot;{{w|Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)}}&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Poland===<br /> *'''Illuminators (Laser Rods) &amp; Rotors ''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PFzVKlBoM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Same CGI animation used in the US commercial, but edited.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Same as the US version, except the Laser Rods are renamed Illuminators<br /> : ''Notes:'' The rap is here... IN POLISH! It also uses the US names for the toys (&quot;Electro, Volt, Sizzle, Jolt!&quot;) <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Greece===<br /> [[File:Greek Stunticon Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a little known fact that one of Motormaster's hobbies is water skiing.]]<br /> *'''Stunticons, Aerialbots &amp; Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXA_P4Bdnc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The changing block-by-block electrified logo used in US commercials circa 1989.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The four small [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s fly in, followed by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] do some stop-motion transformation followed by [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. A freckle-faced boy cheers as [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] speed along in car form. More stop-motion as [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] goes from truck to robot. Dead End and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] make some attempt to follow his lead, followed by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip. Goldbug is shown on his backing card, but quickly drives off his packaging. He drives along a tiled surface alongside [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] and [[Chase (G1)|Chase]]. A blonde boy pulls back on Chase, prompting him to perform some stop-motion stunt driving. Goldbug does the same, but also transforms to robot mode, followed by the other [[Throttlebot]]s. The smaller Aerialbots and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are shown as vehicles again.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Skydive and Fireflight are sporting upside-down Autobot symbols. Dead End and Breakdown are badly mistransformed. Most strangely of all, Silverbolt only makes a very brief appearance in jet form and is never shown as a robot. Neither the Aerialbots or Stunticons are shown to combine.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Greek Devastator Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Excavator (Devastator) vs. Defensor''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I99tFnbXw1c]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The early 90s CGI &quot;circuitboard&quot; logo seen in many European commercials from 1992 and 1993. Slowed-down footage of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] firing from that toy's commercial, and the Constructicons merging to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Twice.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Both combiners are shown in their combined forms, as well as their individual robot and vehicle modes. Devastator &amp; Defensor then flail their arms at each other. Throughout the commercial a blonde boy is extolling the virtues of Devastator, while a brown-haired boy does the same for [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. <br /> : ''Notes:'' A branding consultant's nightmare, this ad starts with the 1992-93 European Transformers logo, then immediately shows the 1989-1991 logo, before finally showing the toys in the original mid-80s style packaging. Hasbro Greece clearly had very little in the way of animated footage to work with, as Optimus Prime is playing substitute for Defensor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iwpomUe-aI]<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The ad starts out with re-used footage from the GiG Decepticon clone commercial consisting of pans of computer control panels in a laboratory. It then switches to footage from an Italian ''[[Trasformer]]'' commercial, featuring a vehicle mode line-up of Prowl(?), Sideswipe, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Red Tracks, and then Jazz and Smokescreen roll into view. Wheeljack, Sideswipe, Smokescreen and Tracks then rev up their engines for a race that Wheeljack seems to win, much to the delight of a young boy. Wheeljack transforms to robot mode to celebrate only to have the kid put him back in car mode. Thanks a lot squirt. In footage from the Italian &quot;Commander e Convoy&quot; commercial, Optimus Prime, in truck mode, drops out of the sky onto a road passing by a desert plateau and transforms. We then cut to PowerMaster Optimus Prime rolling through a different desert area before magically appearing in his box.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad uses a real mishmash of footage and seems to be advertising the brand as a whole rather than any specific figure.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Classics Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa_SI5lRomE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A flying asteroid and the Autobot Headmaster Nebulons climbing into their respective partners from the first US Headmaster toy ad.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Front and side pans of Grimlock followed by Grimlock demonstrating his jaw articulation. Next the camera zooms in on Snarl, then Sludge. A kid looks on all three in their dinosaur modes before Grimlock and Sludge stop motion transform. This is followed by still images of each of the three in their dinosaur mode and a final pan down to the three toys in their dinosaur modes. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ElGrecoEasterCandlesCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Easter Candle Packs''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LhmwB8khGE]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Superion decking Menasor, reused from the US ad for the Aerialbots and Stunticons<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The theme and logo for [[Transformers brand|Transformers]], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] and Greek fashion doll line Bibi-Bo, lead to a zoom out on a selection of Easter candle and toy packs for their respective toy lines. A girl and two boys receive the packs as presents and appear to enjoy them. The boys are so excited, they sing the theme song hooks for Transformers and G.I. Joe, respectively.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers packs have Action Masters [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] included. The G.I. Joe packs have two figures each with [[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]] &amp; [[wikia:gijoe:H.E.A.T. Viper|H.E.A.T. Viper]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] &amp; [[Fast Draw]] and [[Battle Android Trooper|B.A.T.]] &amp; [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Tiger Force Bazooka]] as the pairings.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Skyquake &amp; Thunder Clash''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTWKs3Q-ehk]<br /> : Same as the French and German spots. Uses the standard background music for G1.5 ads.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Turbomasters &amp; Rotorstorm vs Predators &amp; Stalker''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUukGHI3Rjg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Electricity flowing through the intro circuit board, causing a the head of a CGI [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] to snap to attention.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] run into [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and the [[Turbo Master]]s on a barren desert road. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses the same Predators versus Turbomasters footage as the French commercial with some parts of the Rotorstorm vs Stalker commercial added.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Lightformers &amp; Pyro vs. Trakkons &amp; Clench''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmZMknFTEU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A brief glimpse of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] transforming to robot mode, as used in the title sequence of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2 cartoon]]. The circuit board CGI logo then appears.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The [[Trakkon]]s are shown in their alt modes. A boy uses Fearswoop's viewfinder gimmick to locate and fire upon [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. The Lightformers race into action in vehicle form, firing their weapons. [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] converts to robot form and fires his cannon. The CGI logo appears again before the different figures are shown in all possible configurations, and with their respective gimmicks. Finally, just in case you didn't catch it, the Transformers logo appears for a third time.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Somewhat similar to the French commercial for these toys, but with added G2 animation, toy gimmickry on display, a different kid playing with the figures and the standard Euro G1.5-style commercial music.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stormtroopers vs Aquaspeeders''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI_AWAO3jVU]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Circuit board logo and Optimus Prime transforming and firing from the Transformers: Generation 2 cartoon intro.<br /> : ''Toy segment: Same as the French ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Rotorbots &amp; Illuminators''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krnkXz9rZn0]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|US Generation 2 Rotorforce and Laser Rod ad]] with the flashing name screens changed to reflect the European names for the two groups.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Cheetor and Waspinator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhFUGHcLAs]<br /> : A dubbed and heavily edited down version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|US Cheetor and Waspinator ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Primal and Megatron''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJwKs3ZDG3o]<br /> : A dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Ultras|US Ultra class ad]]. Includes a new end shot of several carded Beast Wars figures appearing one in front of the other with loose Cheetor and Tarantulas toys being the last to appear.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Serbia===<br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie core characters''' [http://youtu.be/P4hFWtvG79k?t=698]<br /> <br /> : A dubbed version of the American advert for the 2007 live action movie core characters.<br /> :''Notes:'' Translation is surprisingly bad even for a commercial. Decepticons are constantly referred to as &quot;De-Cepticons&quot; and &quot;Autobot&quot; is treated as a name of a character as well as the faction. On top of that, for whatever bizarre reason, the narrator tries to do an American accent when saying each name.<br /> : ''Optimus Prime and Autobot have the power''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Belarus===<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmhW_9FXPY]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are seesawing when two Littlest Pet Shop characters show up and sit with one of the boxes. This unbalances the seesaw, causing the other box to be stuck up in the air. Bumblebee then shows up and stomps on the raised end of the seesaw launching the Happy Meal box and animals into the air. The Happy Meal box sticks his landing on Bee's head before catching the two animals. The other Happy Meal box then jumps into Bee's hand and all five share a good laugh.<br /> <br /> ==Latin America==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> *'''Armada on {{w|Disney XD (Latin America)|Fox Kids}}''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNFRAuOxY0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad names start times for [[Mexico]], Argentina and Venezuela.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Brazil===<br /> *'''Grendene Sandals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDx4wE18Oc]<br /> : A boy wearing Grendene's Transformers sandals runs and jumps through an industrial yard full of oil drums. As he's hopping the last barrel we see him wearing a [[Grendene Transformers watch|red Transformers watch]] that the boy got with his sandals. He throws the toy across the yard only to have it magically land in robot mode and on its feet. The boy runs up onto a platform. Upon checking his watch he realizes it's time to go and grabs his backpack.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Excerpts of Optimus Prime from the 2007 movie are interspersed. The watch is an unnamed retool of the [[Meantime (Movie)|Meantime]]/[[Midnighter XR-4]] mold, the biggest difference being that it is actually a working watch.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise 2015 promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zceyrrYDIc]<br /> : Uses a number of scenes from the first US trailer but in a different order. It is soundtracked with music, sound effects and a narrator but no character dialogue.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Robots In Disguise Happy Meal''' [http://youtu.be/ihAHlbs71hk?t=599]<br /> : Two Happy Meal boxes are working on a familiar looking yellow car sitting on the lift in their garage. One of them starts to use a ratchet to tighten a nut on the car's underside while holding onto another part of the undercarriage. After some confusion as to whether the tightening is working, the car transforms and identify itself as [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The Happy Meal box hung on during the transformation and winds up hanging from Bee's shoulder. All three find this quite amusing. The ad then cuts to one of the Happy Meal boxes looking at the Robots in Disguise Happy Meal toys. They include [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] holding a [[Decepticon Hunter]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] breathing fire, an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] mask (worn like glasses and covering the eyes and forehead) and a Bumblebee mask in the same style. The Happy Meal box puts on the Optimus Prime mask and laughs like a madman.<br /> <br /> ===Chile===<br /> [[File:De Batas Commercial.jpg|right|thumb|The agony of da feet.]]<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m29s]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dubbed version of the American spot. Interestingly, the kidmation does not have the glowing eyes effect seen in the American version.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:De Batas Cyclonus-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> [[File:De Batas Jazz-like Decepticon.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers de Bata''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sees the Autobots delivering a shipment of children's dress shoes and reports back to Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Soundwave plays back Ravage's findings, which include the specifications of the shoes. Apparently having decided he needed a new pair of kicks, Megatron leads an assault on the Autobot convoy. A live-action boy and girl, wearing the dress shoes, step out of Bumblebee. The children DEFEAT the Decepticons by repelling blasts from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] using THE SOLES OF THEIR SHOES! That's right. Megatron, [[The Autobots' Secret Weapon|mighty warrior]] and leader of the Decepticons, is felled by FOOTWEAR. After showing Megatron that they have more sole, the Autobots arrive at their destination and start handing out shoes to the local school children. And there was much rejoicing.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation models for the characters have some differences in proportions and details compared to their standard models. This is because the animation was not done by the [[Toei|animation studios]] [[AKOM|normally]] [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studio|contracted]] for such things. Appearing amongst the Decepticons are a Cyclonus-like robot and a bizarre Jazz-like robot with a green helmeted head, upper arms and hands and a new face. Hound is colored a rather bluish green. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stationary items''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=1m12s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Ultra Magnus and Galvatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Various erasers, pencils, a pencil bag, a pencil sharpener and coloring books are among the products shown being used by kids.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers - Sandstorm, Broadside and Octane''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=0m59s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot. The English text used to denote the different modes is retained.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Aerialbots/Stunticons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Predacons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj8B5xNEno&amp;t=1m29s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=0m42s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Rubsigns''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=0m35s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Re-used from Aerialbots/Stunticons, Dinobots, Insecticons, Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge, and Sky Lynx.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Various clips re-used from all of the above commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=1m36s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch and Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m04s] (Incomplete)<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is pretty much a straight dub of the US [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] and Clones spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA&amp;t=2m05s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hmGp2CSVbc&amp;t=2m25s]<br /> <br /> : ''Notes:'' This is a straight dub of the US spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:DriveDorinaSignal Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Worst. Alt-modes. Ever.]]<br /> *'''Signal, Dorina and Drive Transformers Promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn7inmAjgas]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A box of Drive detergent transforms into a blue-legged [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], a tub of Dorina margarine transforms into one of the Autobot Clones and a boxed tube of Signal toothpaste turns into [[Pointblank]]. The end of the commercial has reverse transformations.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Several children are shown playing with various Transformer toys before zooming in on a kid and his mother playing with Sureshot.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This advertised a promotion wherein you would receive a free poster, sticker or card by buying one the above products. Stickers are known to have come with the margarine.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Beast Wars toys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhhmTe_PjNA&amp;t=2m51s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Bat Primal vs Megalligator from the US Wave 1 Deluxes commercial; clips of Optimus Primal and Megatron transforming from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]].<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from the US Optimus Primal and Megatron commercial, plus a shot of Cheetor from the Wave 1 Deluxes ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Colombia===<br /> *'''Chevy Aveo Transformers GTI Emotion Edition''' [http://www.citytv.com.co/videos/16654/aveo-gti-emotion-edicion-transformers]<br /> <br /> :A comet streaks over the heads of various people in the city before crashing in a field. Several people walk up to the crater to see a yellow 2010 Chevy Aveo with black racing stripes.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special Edition Chevrolet Spark GT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpvhR5zQEvo]<br /> : A shot of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] giving way to reveal the [[Earth]] from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' followed by a shot of an astronaut meant to resemble a similar shot that is also from the movie. This time, however, the astronaut does not appear to be an American and instead of having a shiny gold color, the visor has a reflection of the Special Edition Chevy Spark sitting on the moon's surface. The car's features are then listed off.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Mexico===<br /> [[File:IGA Commercial Stamp.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUETO5PmgLc]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. Dinobots ad using the Season 1 [[theme song|theme]] in Spanish. The [[Hasbro]] hammer stamp has been replaced by an [[IGA]] hammer stamp.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Triple Changers &amp; Perceptor''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be60CqQOYAw]<br /> : A dub of the U.S. ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''2007 Movie Burger King Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQaKm4drvtI]<br /> : A Spanish language version of the German ad described above.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Middle East==<br /> ===Multiple countries===<br /> {{anchor|MiddleEastAOE}}<br /> *'''KFC Arabia ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' contest''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHtJl2ZtZnc] (English) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTeiBDnV64](Arabic)<br /> : Advertises a giveaway where you can win a &quot;an amazing trip to Singapore for the ultimate Transformers experience&quot; by buying an individual or family meal.<br /> : ''Experience the taste of action.''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Israel===<br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_8HnFtL6g]<br /> :Features various excerpts from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] including stock footage of [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]'s transformation, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] chasing [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]], the [[Autobot Brothers]] stock transformations, one of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s attacks, the [[Spy Changer|Spychanger]]s standing together, and Kelly being ejected from her car via ejector seat. The Spychanger toys of [[X-Brawn]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] show up in the ad, with the former two rolling along the bottom for much of the second half. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Robots in Disguise promo 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGz5_sR7PM0]<br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' are used to promote ''Robots in Disguise''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> [[File:TurkishCheetosCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Frito Lay 'Tam Yeri Tam Zamanı' promotion''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9otZuhdUJQ]<br /> : The ad starts with [[Chester|Chester Cheetah]] holding up a ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' [[Cheetos]] package and announcing the partnership of the two brands. Cut to a bedroom where a girl, a blond boy and a brunet boy wearing a Bumblebee mask are hanging out. The girl is sitting on the bed eating Cheetos while the two boys are playing a card game using the battle cards found in specially marked packages of Frito Lay products. The blond boy plays a Optimus Prime+Grimlock card to win. The girl and, strangely enough, the boy on the losing end celebrate the first boy's victory by raising their fists over their heads in triumph. The blond high fives Chester, who was apparently standing just off screen the entire time. The girl then uses her iPad to enter the code from another card into a website as a demonstration of both how to enter the contest and one of the contest prizes. Other prizes are shown as well, culminating in the reveal of the grand prize: a trip to [[Universal|Universal Studios Hollywood]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Clips from the film are liberally sprinkled throughout the ad.<br /> <br /> ==Asia==<br /> === Multiple countries ===<br /> * '''Robots In Disguise (2015) new show promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTF7TPZOdNM]<br /> : Uses the same narration script as the [[Commercial/International#UKRID2015|UK new show promo]], but with a different narrator and a different montage of scenes. This promo was run by [[Cartoon Network]] Southeast Asia.<br /> <br /> === Hong Kong ===<br /> [[File:HK TFA Happy Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5OiMQ4z7C0]<br /> : [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] appear from behind a pair of storage trailers. Megatron flies high over the city. All three transform to robot mode, with Megatron landing in front of the two Autobots. Then out of the sky comes a giant Happy Meal box. But what's in it? Is it a bird? Maybe a plane? Nah, it's Optimus! He transforms to robot mode before joining the other three. Power Ranger-style effects are used to show four kids each paired with a different toy, followed by a Power Ranger-style group shot. The four kids proceed to play with their toys.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkjGQXroV-0]<br /> : A collection of brief snippets from the movie with [[Linkin Park]]'s [[New Divide]] as background music and Chinese narration. The snippets include: meteors crashing in France, Bumblebee tumbling out of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam's garage]], F-22 Raptors flying over the Pyramids, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] leaning down to look at Sam, Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] jumping rooftops, Sam dangling from a car, Mikaela crying, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforming, Sam yelling &quot;OPTIMUS!&quot;, Optimus getting tossed in the forest, Ravage sprinting, the Autobot biker girls in combined form, and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] crashing through a bridge. The ad includes an end tag promoting [[M&amp;M's]] ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' paperclips.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL Cinema Screen &amp; Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gab-qshXf-M]<br /> : Scenes from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]] interspersed with various shots of the Cinema Screen.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Kre-O Transformers''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-act3GtcTog]<br /> : Kreon Optimus Prime and Bumblebee jump into a wrestling ring and have a match with the large Megatron build in front of a crowd of Kreons. Megatron begins to stalk the Autobots, only to have Optimus Prime reduce him to a pile of parts via a gun blast. Optimus and Bumblebee celebrate. Megatron tags in the large Starscream build.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===South Korea===<br /> <br /> *'''Car Robots tennis shoes''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_GxeJZpKAk]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] races into the city to fight [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]. Fire Convoy then uses the shoes to power up his gun before blasting Gigatron.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Legends of the Microns cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75UvMG7M1dY]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Cybertrons running in space, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Convoy and Megatron combining with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], and the kids standing with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Philippines===<br /> *'''Jollibee Beast Machines Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fLlrnzI-Q]<br /> : A boy in a green and white shirt with pale green face paint yells out the name of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] while posing like a gorilla. This leads to a stop motion transformation of the toy. A second boy in a yellow and black striped shirt (and possibly sporting some yellow face paint) looks off into the distance and yells out the name of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. This leads to the transformation of Cheetor's toy. A third kid, sporting a red shirt with a yellow collar and long sleeves and face paint on his cheeks resembling [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s wings, yells Megatron's name. You can probably guess what ''that'' leads to. The three kids then turn around to see their dad holding three Jollibee kids meals. The kids sit down and enjoy their meals.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jollibee Transformers: Cybertron Robot Blasters Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3skuGdtDQM]<br /> : A mother and father return home from Jollibee to find their son and daughter disguised as a stereo system and a stand with a portrait and lamp on top of it, respectively. They pop up in their &quot;robot modes&quot; and run towards their parents. This is followed by stop motion transformations of the toys. The final scene shows the mother and her kids enjoying their meals, when their dad's head pops up in the bottle of their watter cooler. Turns out it's not a mafia warning sign, but Dad deciding to create his own disguise.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''Jollibee ROTF Kids Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0M4GFmdWzM]<br /> : A group of kids watches a comet as it crashes into the [[Earth]]. The various toys fly up from a Jollibee restaurant. Each toy is then shown stop-motion transforming in front of a promo shot of the corresponding character. The commercial ends with the kids eating their meals while the Transformers look on.<br /> : ''Roll out and dig in.''<br /> <br /> <br /> === Taiwan ===<br /> *'''Revenge of the Fallen M&amp;M's''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGep5crZU0]<br /> : The first half of the ad is a very trimmed down version of the US one. The second half features special M&amp;M's packages which open in a style similar to [[Shout! Factory]]'s Matrix of Leadership Edition box set, with an M&amp;M at the center. There are three different packages, [[Red (M&amp;M)|Red]] with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Yellow]] with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Blue]] with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br /> <br /> <br /> === Malaysia ===<br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh-iqAHTgfU]<br /> : A boy holds out his Starscream toy and yells for the Autobots. This prompts the nearby recliner, bookshelf and TV w/stand to transform into the boy's three friends who hold out their Autobot toys and yell &quot;Autobots transform!&quot;. A shot of the Autobot toys' altmodes is followed by a four-way split screen of all the toys being transformed. The ad ends with a quick plug for the film and a static shot of the toys. <br /> <br /> <br /> *'''KFC Revenge of the Fallen Chicky Meals 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3KvH158oEg]<br /> : The Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide and (somehow) Starscream toys are all parked in front of a model KFC restaurant. All four are grabbed by kids and taken elsewhere to transform. Optimus Prime is driven around to another store front, Bumblebee is driven off a ramp, spun out and transformed in the middle of a three way intersection, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] crashes through a brick wall near a different KFC and Starscream flies through the city before landing on a building in robot mode. The four kids then enjoy their Chicky Meals in front of the diorama.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Singapore ===<br /> {{anchor|SingaporeAOE}}<br /> *'''Nu Green Tea Transformers: Age of Extinction edition''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvsXOAQAj6o]<br /> : Several clips from the movie are shown; A static image of Optimus Prime bursts through the front label of a Nu Green tea bottle leading into a shot of the entire assortment of limited edition bottles.<br /> <br /> <br /> === India ===<br /> *'''Transformers Animated/Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUbXLLc_oXk]<br /> : Three kids play with their Transformers Animated Happy Meal toys while a fourth kid does a voiceover explaining the toys: &quot;Is it a robot? Is it a car? Toy cars that turn into robots. Now in every McDonald's Happy Meal get amazing Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop Toys!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Apparently, India has flying cars now and hasn't told the rest of the world. Or so it would seem, since the voice over states that the Transformers toys turn into cars despite the fact that the Megatron toy is shown and clearly is not a car. The background music used for the ad is the same as that used for the Hong Kong Happy Meal ad.<br /> <br /> <br /> === China ===<br /> * '''Constructicons''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3NcKABIHkE]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|US Constructicon giftset ad]].<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvrulAh2Tc]<br /> : A dub of the first [[Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|US Dinobots ad]].<br /> <br /> ==Australasia==<br /> ===Australia===<br /> [[File:PetersUltraMagnusCommercialKids.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]<br /> *'''[[Nestlé|Peters]] Ultra Magnus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKcJKkcL64]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A frame for frame recreation of the scene of the Autobot cars transforming and flying past a transforming [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] which was used in multiple early US G1 toy ads. The Season 1 cartoon theme plays over it.<br /> : [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (the toy) pops out from behind a rocky wall on a barren planet. An explosion erupts in front of Ultra Magnus (the toy) revealing &quot;the most mysterious Transformer ever&quot;, Peters' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Peters|Ultra Magnus (the ice cream)]]. A boy and a girl, in costumes that can only be described as Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] turned into the children of human royalty (a la [[Only Human]]), enjoy their treats' chocolate ice cream bar &quot;modes&quot;. Upon the completion of their mastication, the ice cream bars turn into their other &quot;modes&quot;: bubblegum stick and caramel stick. The sticks appear in Ultra Magnus' (the toy) hands as the narrator tells us: &quot;Every Peters Ultra Magnus is a new Transformers adventure, because you never know what it will become.&quot; The girl turns to the camera and says &quot;More than meets the eye!&quot; in a (dubbed in) demonic voice.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The stop-motion toy segment is very reminiscent of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ads for Ultra Magnus. While the models in the animated segment are drawn pretty closely to the real deal, the coloring of the models differs in varying amounts. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s waist, shins and forearms become red, while Prime's face plate becomes blue and the yellow disappears from his waist. Then on the far sides of the spectrum, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is nearly spot-on with his shins and thighs swapping colors. But [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] trades in his white for yellow! The version of the Season 1 cartoon theme that plays over this segment is also a re-creation.<br /> <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYCSR8KvazY]<br /> : ''Notes:'' This commercial features footage of recolored Seekers.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HQWuTVZ3o]<br /> : ''Notes:'' A re-dubbed version of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|US Targetmaster ad]]. Yes, re-dubbed. The song, [[Victor Caroli]]'s narration, and even Ultra Magnus and Galvatron's lines have been rerecorded by Australian actors for this ad. As a result, Galvatron sounds more like a generic Autobot than a fearsome Decepticon leader.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Terrorcons &amp; Technobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adSaajkOE3U]<br /> : ''Notes:''Instead of being satisfied with merely re-dubbing the ad, this time the production company did a shot-for-shot remake of the [[Commercial/Generation 1#TerrorTechno|US commercial]]. Well, almost. The kidmation is the same footage from the US version but every other part of the ad has been re-created. The animation sequence, while depicting the same events as the US version, has some noticeable differences. In particular the lush valley between volcanoes, which the two teams clash in, has very different foliage between the two versions. The toy segment was also recreated following the same rough sequences but using slightly different angles and an obviously different set of kids. Even the sequences showing a split screen of the five toys in each team were redone using the same distortion effects. One has to wonder what led to this recreation approach to advertising as it would not seem to be very cost effective.<br /> <br /> <br /> * '''Duocons &amp; Throttlebots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzm_7QLZkq8]<br /> : ''Notes:'' Much like the Terrorcons &amp; Technobots ad, this is a shot-for-shot recreation of it's [[Commercial/Generation 1#DuoThrottle|counterpart US ad]]. This time though, the animation differences aren't as obvious.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''TCL &amp; Transformers: Dark of the Moon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB-r_81q9vs]<br /> : A guy walking in a stark white office space sits down and puts on his 3D glasses to watch Dark of the Moon. The action starts out on the TV but shoots out to the street below a large window in the office. Several people, including the initial viewer, gather around the window to see the action unfold. The action then returns to the TV as the guy notices part of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s armor on the floor.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Foxtel in HD''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzR-KgKSDU]<br /> : ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' is one of several entertainment properties used to demonstrate the difference between standard definition TV and Foxtel HD. Scenes from the movie are contrasted with toys being played with in a diorama of a destroyed city. With actual fire. <br /> : ''Notes:'' The toys being played with are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimate|Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime]] and two Exkaiser bootlegs.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]/[[My Little Pony]] Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKkaFaxfY0]<br /> : A [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal box happily jumps rope. Another Happy Meal box walks up, tosses the jump rope away and uses the first Happy Meal box to jump rope in reverse. <br /> : ''Skip into McDonald's for this month's Happy Meal with a cool Transformers: Prime or cute My Little Pony toy.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad also aired in [[New Zealand]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> *Many UK versions of American commercials add overlays showing the MSRP of the figures in pounds.<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> *[http://www.ina.fr/recherche/search?search=animutants&amp;vue=Video&amp;x=0&amp;y=0 Animutants (Beast Wars) commercials on ina.fr]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|International]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: </p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSplYi7wpgc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMT4DMT4ui4]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJSuO94yw8]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lils9srdoPM]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA] - An Action Cards variant of the re-soundtracked version.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxrB3X0Qzc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - An earlier version of the previous commercial with the 1984 music, a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-LnTWS_6RY]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwwXW6kvVsw] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nlqfnyvcFY]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9I--mqbAI]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMUSit2-uEg]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yepSsLVlPlo]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcGS21s2Ko](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact Galvatron IS Megatron.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol); [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiEEJx7PCM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX6-qds6DU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlcUdHUyn4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64oJkiN7bdM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU5VJJAy4s]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXc6PbcaxA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyPXIKa5Bg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPdxlcgTxQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyc4GgumQA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTP4kavCrk] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzvccVI9MU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_PTqKbsC8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbD3lRa5YVY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9VYnPkAtM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUG5VjWcpM] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VSMYUclRQ]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1RykO3Pi4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CaDVzY2_4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiInSQq7yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZkVP92iNac] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsvaO8NYVM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUicyvMLuk]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWQNTiBuv4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSb2x9ZzZ8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migQwhuwEQQ]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1zl3-h_4I&amp;t=221s] - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike (possibly [[Frank Welker]]), [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHpWBTT7ZI]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4vCr4kfxUye-HsXtMeqc4GKJhJjjHaU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation playlist, 1984-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1985 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSplYi7wpgc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMT4DMT4ui4]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJSuO94yw8]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lils9srdoPM]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA] - An Action Cards variant of the re-soundtracked version.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxrB3X0Qzc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - An earlier version of the previous commercial with the 1984 music, a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwwXW6kvVsw] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYlC8wl9K2E]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJKLmhHJMI4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_STfrt2214]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yepSsLVlPlo]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcGS21s2Ko](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact Galvatron IS Megatron.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol); [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX6-qds6DU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izcY3ahfGVU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike (possibly [[Frank Welker]]), [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHpWBTT7ZI]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1985 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSplYi7wpgc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMT4DMT4ui4]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJSuO94yw8]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lils9srdoPM]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA] - An Action Cards variant of the re-soundtracked version.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxrB3X0Qzc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - An earlier version of the previous commercial with the 1984 music, a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwwXW6kvVsw] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYlC8wl9K2E]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJKLmhHJMI4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_STfrt2214]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yepSsLVlPlo]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcGS21s2Ko](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact Galvatron IS Megatron.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol); [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX6-qds6DU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izcY3ahfGVU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike (possibly [[Frank Welker]]), [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHpWBTT7ZI]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1985 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSplYi7wpgc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMT4DMT4ui4]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJSuO94yw8]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lils9srdoPM]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes'' (and, bizarrely enough, his polo shirt has been recolored from green to blue.)<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA] - An Action Cards variant of the re-soundtracked version.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxrB3X0Qzc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - An earlier version of the previous commercial with the 1984 music, a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwwXW6kvVsw] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYlC8wl9K2E]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJKLmhHJMI4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_STfrt2214]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yepSsLVlPlo]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcGS21s2Ko](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact Galvatron IS Megatron.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol); [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX6-qds6DU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izcY3ahfGVU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike (possibly [[Frank Welker]]), [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHpWBTT7ZI]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1986 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSplYi7wpgc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMT4DMT4ui4]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJSuO94yw8]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lils9srdoPM]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes'' (and, bizarrely enough, his polo shirt has been recolored from green to blue.)<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxrB3X0Qzc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - An earlier version of the previous commercial with the 1984 music, a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwwXW6kvVsw] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYlC8wl9K2E]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJKLmhHJMI4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_STfrt2214]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yepSsLVlPlo]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcGS21s2Ko](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact Galvatron IS Megatron.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol); [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX6-qds6DU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izcY3ahfGVU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike (possibly [[Frank Welker]]), [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHpWBTT7ZI]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1986 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as &quot;The Other Guy&quot;) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSplYi7wpgc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMT4DMT4ui4]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJSuO94yw8]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lils9srdoPM]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes'' (and, bizarrely enough, his polo shirt has been recolored from green to blue.)<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxrB3X0Qzc]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - An earlier version of the previous commercial with the 1984 music, a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwwXW6kvVsw] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYlC8wl9K2E]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJKLmhHJMI4]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_STfrt2214]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yepSsLVlPlo]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcGS21s2Ko](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact Galvatron IS Megatron.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol); [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] commands [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to transform.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX6-qds6DU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izcY3ahfGVU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike (possibly [[Frank Welker]]), [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHpWBTT7ZI]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Notable differences */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:TFTM promo title card.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm getting all nipply...]]<br /> Early in the production of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', a '''promotional trailer''' was made to sell the project to potential investors.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure.|The promo's opening blurb.}}<br /> <br /> This trailer features a fair bit of test footage that was either changed or cut before the movie's release, together with a few lines of unique narration by [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> <br /> ==Notable differences==<br /> [[File:TFTMpromo-SnarlWithSwoop.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|&quot;Hey man. How long have you been there for?&quot;]]<br /> *There are close-up shots of both of [[Unicron]]'s pincers piercing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]]'s surface.<br /> **Unicron's inner workings have a much more organic appearance to them.<br /> *The [[Autobot shuttle]] is a slightly different design and colour scheme.<br /> *When [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] tells his story about the [[Ick-Yak]] to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], they are sitting around in robot mode.<br /> **Kup's dialogue is from a different take to that which was used in the movie.<br /> **[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is also prominently featured in this scene, despite being relegated to cameo status within the actual movie. However, this comes at the cost of [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], who doesn't appear at all in this scene, as per the original script's description of &quot;the four Dinobots&quot;.<br /> **[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] are shown travelling in the same shuttlecraft as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]].<br /> *What is shown of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] is a bit more energetic and violent than the final version.<br /> **[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] is drawn in his [[Diaclone]] colours.[[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Y'all know me.&lt;br&gt;Still the same O.G.]]<br /> **[[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] is mostly white.<br /> *Rather than the [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] wears a glowing-pink wireframe around his neck, which may be the jar holding the [[Life Spark]] of Optimus Prime, which was in early versions of the script before being replaced by the Matrix in the final film.<br /> *Galvatron falls inside Unicron as he transforms, only to suddenly reappear outside of him.<br /> *Unicron in robot mode has an orange mohawk and is missing his [[facial hair]].<br /> <br /> In addition to the above points, there are a few lighting and sound effects featured that were changed for the movie's release.<br /> <br /> Musically, the trailer is soundtracked with selections from {{w|James Horner}}'s score to ''{{w|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock}}'' (specifically, the &quot;Mind Meld&quot;, &quot;Return to [[Vulcan]]&quot; and &quot;Bird of Prey Decloaks&quot; cues). During the destruction of Lithone &quot;Io&quot; by Wendy Carlos is used, whilst &quot;Losfer Words&quot; by Iron Maiden is used during the Autobot city battle.<br /> <br /> ==Japanese version==<br /> A slightly re-edited version of the trailer exists that features Japanese captions on screen. Apart from these captions, there is little difference between the two versions; the opening blurb has been removed (probably due to it being pointless in front of an audience that can't read English), and some of the blank footage between cuts has been trimmed down. An excerpt from an instrumental track by the legendary British metal band [[Iron Maiden]], &quot;Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)&quot; (from their 1984 album ''Powerslave'') is heard in this promo as well.<br /> <br /> This version was available in Japan on the [[Transformers Hero]] Laserdisc. The laserdisc was widely bootlegged on VHS tape in the US.<br /> <br /> ==Theatrical version==<br /> The promo was later cut down to around 90 seconds in length (from its original 4¼ minutes), re-cropped to fit a widescreen aspect ratio, and sent out to cinemas as the movie's first [[commercial|theatrical trailer]].<br /> <br /> [[File:TFTM promo theatrical.jpg|thumb|left|225px|''The Transformers: The Migraine™'']]<br /> This version is composed of the original opening blurb, a new flashy title card (which is so awesome that it is shown 2½ times by the time the trailer ends), a shorter version of the scene aboard the Autobot shuttle including the captions that introduce the new characters and their voice actors but omitting Kup's monologue, and the Battle of Autobot City sequence.<br /> <br /> The theatrical version also differs from the original promo in that it is scored with [[Vince DiCola]]'s &quot;[[Escape (song)|Escape]]&quot;, a cue taken directly from [[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|the movie's soundtrack]], together with some brand new Victor Caroli narration.<br /> <br /> Being a trailer, it is preceded by the perennial {{w|MPAA}} green screen and the [[Dino De Laurentiis|De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]] logo, and ends with a promise that the movie will be &quot;coming this summer to a theatre near you&quot;.<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Home video releases==<br /> The different versions of the promotional trailer have been made available to the general public as a bonus feature on a few DVDs:<br /> <br /> [[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) — The Japanese version.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: The Movie'' — Reconstructed ([[Metrodome]]) — The Japanese version.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: The Movie'' — 20th Anniversary Special Edition ([[Sony|Sony BMG]]) — The theatrical version.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: The Movie'' — 20th Anniversary Special Edition (Sony BMG) — The original version, but with commentary by [[Paul Hitchens]] in lieu of the audio track.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: The Movie'' — Ultimate Edition (Metrodome) — The Japanese version.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTg95728_-8 The Japanese version of the promo on YouTube]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAzdgNLByjw The theatrical version of the promo on YouTube]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVl7cix4Apc Four-minute version of the promo on YouTube]<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Transformers: The Movie promo}}<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Production timeline */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Transformers: The Movie}}<br /> {{episode|<br /> |seriess=[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]<br /> |prev=B.O.T. (episode)<br /> |next=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1<br /> |seriess2=[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]<br /> |prev2=Scramble City: Mobilization<br /> |next2=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1<br /> |title=''The Transformers: The Movie''<br /> |image=Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg<br /> |caption=A long time ago in a galaxy far far away....<br /> |production code=4034<br /> |production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]<br /> |writer=[[Ron Friedman]]<br /> |directed by=[[Nelson Shin]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]<br /> |release date=[[August 8]], [[1986]]<br /> |continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]<br /> }}<br /> {{quote|Conceived in the epic tradition of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''...|[[Victor Caroli]] ain't just whistling Dixie|[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|''The Transformers: The Movie'' promo]]}}<br /> <br /> '''''The Transformers: The Movie''''' is an animated feature film based on the original ''Transformers'' toyline. It was released in the United States on Friday, August 8, 1986.<br /> <br /> The film's storyline follows the same continuity as the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' cartoon. It introduces a [[Scale|planet-sized Transformer]] called [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] who eats other planets, and is approaching [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As part of their continuing wars, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s have a [[Battle of Autobot City|fierce battle]] on [[Earth]] which sees both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] mortally wounded. Prime passes the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and dies, and Megatron is transformed by Unicron into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (briefly) assumes leadership of the Decepticons, but is killed when Galvatron arrives at Cybertron. Galvatron then chases the surviving Autobots on Earth across space, splitting them up and taking the Matrix. The Autobots find their way back to each other, and follow Galvatron to Cybertron just as Unicron transforms into [[robot mode]] and begins to eat their world. Travelling inside Unicron, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] recovers the Matrix, transforms into Rodimus Prime, and uses the Matrix to destroy Unicron.<br /> <br /> Often referred to by fans simply as &quot;the movie&quot; or &quot;TFTM&quot;, the movie was a step up in almost every area from the television series, with a more sophisticated plot, more serious treatment of war and violence, a hugely ambitious scope and a greatly increased animation budget with well-known celebrities providing voice work. For these reasons, the film remains very popular with children of the 1980s.<br /> <br /> The film opens with characters who had been featured in the first two years of the toyline and associated media (cartoons, comic books, etc.), but quickly introduces new characters and kills many of the old ones to make room. Of particular note, Optimus Prime and Starscream are both destroyed during the course of the film.<br /> <br /> {{quote|The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.|Orson Welles&lt;ref&gt;[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s &quot;Orson Welles: A Biography&quot;] page 522&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> [[File:TFTM Unicron Lithone.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That's no moon.]]<br /> [[Unicron/Generation 1|A mechanical planet]] travels through the depths of space, attacking [[Lithone (planet)|a metal planet]] which has [[Lithone (species)|robotic inhabitants]]. Robots, vehicles, buildings, and even large chunks of rock are sucked off the surface and devoured by the monstrous planet.<br /> <br /> It is the year [[2005]], and the [[Decepticon]]s are now in control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Autobot]]s are preparing to launch an assault to retake the planet from hidden bases on two of Cybertron's moons. The Autobots launch a [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] to pick up a final shipment of [[energon]] from [[Earth]] before they strike.<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986a.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans. And bring me the passengers; I want them alive!]]<br /> Plans for the attack are overheard by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who reports back to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. The Decepticons attack the Autobot shuttle en route to Earth, wiping out its crew (including [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]). Using the Autobots' own shuttle, the Decepticons are able to get very close to the Autobots' base on Earth, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], before they are detected, and begin a devastating surprise attack on the unprepared city.<br /> <br /> During the battle at Autobot City, both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron suffer mortal injuries, and a number of others are also killed. Eventually the Decepticons retreat, but the damage suffered by the Autobots is severe.<br /> <br /> {{note|For an extensive synopsis of the battle, see [[Battle of Autobot City]].}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986b.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.]]<br /> Shortly after the battle, Prime lies on his deathbed. He passes the reins of leadership to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and gives him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. (Though [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] actually touches the Matrix before Magnus does.) Prime relates a prophecy: &quot;One day, an Autobot shall rise from our ranks, and use the power of the Matrix to light our [[darkest hour]].&quot; He then gives the oath, &quot;[['Til all are one]]&quot;, and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dies]]. This sequence of events is observed remotely by Unicron, the monstrous planet, who appears unusually concerned by the survival of the Matrix.<br /> <br /> The Decepticons are making their escape aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but are too heavy for him to get them all home under his own power. After putting the matter to a fair vote, the Decepticons decide to throw their injured members off the ship to better the chance of survival for the rest, including the mortally wounded Megatron. Too injured to save himself, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] tosses Megatron out into space and claims leadership of the Decepticon army.<br /> <br /> {{note|For an extensive synopsis of the battle’s aftermath, see [[Unicron War]].}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFTM Starscream chucks Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Into the garbage chute, flyboy.]]<br /> Megatron and the other adrift Decepticons then encounter Unicron in interstellar space. Unicron offers to rebuild Megatron and his minions in exchange for their service. After some coercion on the planetoid's part, Megatron agrees, and is [[Reformatting|reformatted]] into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. The other Decepticons are turned into [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. Unicron provides them with a [[Revenge (G1)|ship]], and sends them to kill Ultra Magnus and destroy the Matrix, stating that the Matrix is the only thing which can stand in his way.<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986c.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed.]]<br /> Galvatron first stops at Cybertron to take his revenge by killing Starscream and reclaiming leadership of the Decepticons. Almost immediately afterwards, Unicron arrives in Cybertron's vicinity and devours at least two moons—both of the Autobots' moon bases are destroyed. Under coercion by Unicron, Galvatron finally heads to Earth to kill Ultra Magnus, but Magnus and the other surviving Autobots flee in a pair of shuttles. Eventually Galvatron manages to cause one shuttle to crash on yet another metal planet ([[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]), and detonates the other with a volley of missiles. However, the Autobots in the second shuttle escape unnoticed by separating the front portion of their shuttle just before impact.<br /> <br /> [[File:TFTM Quintesson Palace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.]]<br /> The Autobots in the crashed shuttle, Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], find themselves separated and in a hostile environment. Hot Rod and Kup are captured by a squad of [[Allicon]]s and taken before a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson#Judges|judge]] and his court. While being held there, they learn the name and nature of Unicron from [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], a survivor of the planet destroyed in the opening of the film, which he calls [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]]. Meanwhile, the Dinobots encounter and befriend a young, wild Autobot named [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] who has been living alone on Quintessa. Together, they crash the trial just as Hot Rod and Kup are fighting losing odds against the Quintessons' [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. The tide is turned, and the Autobots commandeer a [[Quintesson Cruiser]].<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986d.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What an incredible smell you've discovered!]]<br /> The other group of Autobots has landed on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to make repairs, but are attacked yet again by Galvatron, who was tipped off to their survival by Unicron. During the battle, Ultra Magnus tries to open the Matrix to use its power, but is unable to do so, and instead is killed. Galvatron absconds with the Matrix, taking it away to Unicron. The remaining Autobots—[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]]'s son [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]—are then ambushed by [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], the eponymous natives of Junkion, who are also giant transforming robots. This battle is cut short, however, by the arrival of Hot Rod's group in their Quintesson ship. After exchanging the [[universal greeting]] they all make friends, and the Junkions restore Ultra Magnus to life. Together, the whole group travels to Cybertron to try to recover the Matrix and destroy Unicron.<br /> <br /> [[File:TFTM Unicron smashes cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Rebel base in range. You may fire when ready.]]<br /> Galvatron attempts to open the Matrix to use its power against Unicron and force his master into submission, but is unable to open it. Unicron, not pleased with this attempted treachery, shocks Galvatron by transforming from a planet into a [[Scale|planet-sized robot]]. Unicron plucks Galvatron off his chest and swallows him, Matrix and all, and then begins attacking Cybertron itself. [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] scrambles the Decepticon forces to defend the planet, but they are ineffective against so large an enemy. Shortly the Autobots arrive from Junkion, and fly the Quintesson ship straight through Unicron's eye. This impact destroys the ship, and the Autobots fall out inside Unicron. Hot Rod, separated from the others, eventually runs into Galvatron. During their fight, Hot Rod gets his hands on the Matrix and hears Optimus's voice speak the words, &quot;Arise, Rodimus Prime.&quot; Hot Rod grows in stature, adopts a much sterner demeanor, and quickly dispatches Galvatron by tossing him through Unicron's hull out into space. He then opens the Matrix, which fills Unicron with light and begins destroying him.<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986e.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Use the Force, Luke.]]<br /> In the meantime, the other Autobots inside Unicron have located some of their comrades from the moon bases who had been presumed dead, including [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Daniel's father, Spike. The Autobots, including Rodimus, escape through Unicron's remaining eye just as he begins to fall apart and explode. The scene then immediately shifts to the surface of Cybertron, where—for unclear reasons—the Autobots seem to be in charge again. Rodimus predicts an era of peace and prosperity, and the film closes with a shot of Unicron's severed head still floating in orbit around Cybertron.<br /> <br /> [['Til all are one]].<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br /> *[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] ([[Judd Nelson]])<br /> *[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Robert Stack]])<br /> *[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] ([[Lionel Stander]])<br /> *[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] ([[Neil Ross]])<br /> *[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] ([[Susan Blu]])<br /> *[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] ([[John Moschitta]])<br /> *[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])<br /> *[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] ([[Paul Eiding]])<br /> *[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] ([[Buster Jones]])<br /> *[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] ([[Michael Bell]])<br /> *[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (Neil Ross)<br /> *[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]<br /> *[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] ([[Frank Welker]])<br /> *[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (Peter Cullen)<br /> *[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (Michael Bell)&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;crednolines&quot;&gt;Credited and appeared, but had no speaking lines.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] ([[Scatman Crothers]])<br /> *[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] ([[Dan Gilvezan]])<br /> *[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] ([[Casey Kasem]])<br /> *[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] ([[Corey Burton]])<br /> *[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] ([[Don Messick]])&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;creduncertain&quot;&gt;Credited, but may or may not have appeared through an animation error.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Auto-combatant]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]<br /> *[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]<br /> *[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]<br /> *[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]<br /> *[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]<br /> *[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]<br /> *[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]<br /> *[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]<br /> *[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]<br /> *[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]<br /> *[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]]<br /> *[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]]<br /> *[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]<br /> *[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;crednoapp&quot;&gt;Credited, but did not appear.&lt;/ref&gt; ([[Walker Edmiston]])<br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])<br /> *[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] ([[Chris Latta]])<br /> *[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] ([[Roger C. Carmel]])<br /> *[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] ([[Stan Jones]])<br /> *[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] ([[Arthur Burghardt]])<br /> *[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (Michael Bell)<br /> *[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (Neil Ross)<br /> *[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (Neil Ross)<br /> *[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (Don Messick)&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;appearnocredit&quot;&gt;Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]<br /> *[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]<br /> *[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] ([[Hal Rayle]])<br /> *[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] ([[Clive Revill]])<br /> *[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]<br /> *[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ([[Jack Angel]])<br /> *[[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] (Corey Burton)<br /> *[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] ([[Bud Davis]])&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;crednolines&quot;/&gt;<br /> *[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] ([[Ed Gilbert]])<br /> *[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (Chris Latta)&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;appearnocredit&quot;&gt;Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (Frank Welker)&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;appearnocredit&quot;&gt;Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]<br /> *[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]<br /> *[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]<br /> *[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]<br /> *[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]<br /> *[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]<br /> *[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]<br /> *[[Cyclonus's Armada]]<br /> |h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=<br /> *[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] ([[Eric Idle]])<br /> *[[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Rubbish]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Re-Cycle]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Trashbin]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[HAZMAT]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Ashtray]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Wasteoid Gamma]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Greasestain]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> |h4=Others|c4=<br /> '''[[Human]]s'''<br /> *[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (Corey Burton)<br /> *[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] ([[David Mendenhall]])<br /> <br /> '''[[Lithone (species)|Lithones]]'''<br /> *[[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] ([[Norman Alden|Norm Alden]])<br /> *[[Arblus]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Quintesson]]s'''<br /> *[[Quintesson]] leader (Roger C. Carmel)<br /> *[[Quintesson#Judges|Quintesson judge]] ([[Regis Cordic]])<br /> *[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]<br /> *[[Allicon]]s<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> *[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] ([[Orson Welles]])<br /> |nonumbering=true<br /> }}<br /> &lt;references group=&quot;fc&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> [[File:TFTM European intro.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.4|It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy....]]<br /> &quot;Now all we need is a little energon and a lot of luck.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;More than you imagine, Optimus Prime.&quot;<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' tempt fate.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Such heroic nonsense.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''' coldly finishes off Ironhide. The 'Cons always get the best lines.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;First, we crack the shell... then we crack the nuts inside.&quot;<br /> :—'''Rumble''' bravely raids Autobot City.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I've got better things to do tonight than die!&quot;<br /> :—'''Springer''', telling it like it is.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;One shall stand. One shall fall.&quot;<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''' uttering the most quoted line of the Movie. An ass kicker cometh.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Why throw your life away so recklessly?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;That's a question you should ask yourself, Megatron.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> :—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''', about to engage in one last battle to the death.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;You, who are without mercy, now plead for it? I thought you were made of '''''sterner stuff'''''.&quot;<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''''s trash talk is actually [http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/sterner-stuff a lot cooler than it sounds].<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I would have waited an eternity for this! It's over, Prime.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;'''''NEVER!'''''&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''' is about to learn that a wounded '''Optimus Prime''' has enough strength left for one good hit.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Until that day...'til all are one...&quot;<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''''s final words.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Oh, how it ''pains'' me to do this.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Wait! I still function!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Wanna ''bet''?&quot;<br /> :—'''Starscream''' fights back the tears as he throws '''Megatron''' out of Astrotrain.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior.&quot;<br /> :—'''Soundwave''' insults the combiner team.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I have summoned you here for a purpose.&quot;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &quot;Nobody summons Megatron!&quot;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &quot;Then it pleases me to be the first.&quot;<br /> :—'''Unicron''' shows '''Megatron''' who's the boss.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Who disrupts my coronation?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Coronation, Starscream? This is bad comedy.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Megatron? Is that you?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Here's a hint!&quot;<br /> :—'''Galvatron''' drops &quot;hints&quot; for '''Starscream''' like others drop anvils.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;What did he say his name was?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Galvatron!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Long live Galvatron! Galvatron!&quot;<br /> :—'''Rumble''' clamors for '''Galvatron''' and the cronies follow suit.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Oh shit! What are we gonna do now!&quot;<br /> :—'''Spike''' says the movie’s most infamous line.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Did we ''have'' to let them detonate three quarters of the ship?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Seeing as how they would have detonated ''four'' quarters, I think it was a good choice.&quot; <br /> :—'''Arcee''' and '''Springer''', debating the launch of their emergency shuttle.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Spare me this mockery of justice!&quot;<br /> :—'''Kranix''' is upset at being found innocent.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;You check in, but you don't check out.&quot;<br /> :—'''Wreck-Gar''' making pop culture references.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;For a time... I considered ''sparing'' your wretched little planet Cybertron. But now... you shall witness... its ''dismemberment''!&quot;<br /> :—'''Unicron''' really needs to work on his anger management skills...<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Destiny... You cannot... destroy... my... destiny!&quot;<br /> :—'''Unicron''''s final words.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Let this mark the end of the Cybertronian Wars as we march forward into a new era of peace and happiness! 'Til all are one!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> :—'''Rodimus Prime''' announces the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]...yeah, right.<br /> <br /> ==Season 5==<br /> When ''The Movie'' was broadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it was broken into 5 parts (designated &quot;Days&quot;) and given new bookending segments with original story material.<br /> <br /> ===Day One===<br /> [[File:TommyPrimeSeason5BumperMovie.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You just watch yourself. We're wanted men. I have the death sentence on twelve systems.]]<br /> [[Tommy Kennedy|Tommy]] meets up with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the barren wasteland and Prime is concerned with the black eye and many bruises Tommy is sporting. Tommy explains that some &quot;big guys&quot; at school tried to rough him up (and by all visual evidence, succeeded). Tommy asks Prime if he'd ever faced any &quot;big guys&quot; in his many adventures and Prime decides to tell him about the time he faced the &quot;biggest guy&quot; of them all, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]...<br /> <br /> Optimus leaves off at the point during the [[Battle of Autobot City]] when Megatron broke their defenses to let the slaughter begin. Optimus gruesomely teases his own death scene to a very confused and concerned Tommy, but reassures him that until he can be revived as a Powermaster, the Matrix must be passed on to someone else who is worthy. Tommy wants to hear all about it, but Optimus doesn't have the time. Apparently, he needs to meet up with [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and help him [[Space bridge technician|repair]] the [[Space bridge]]. Tommy asks if he can tag along and Optimus tells him that if he can lift one of their two-ton screwdrivers, he can even help. They summarily blast off into space.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Day Two===<br /> [[File:PrimeExplodingMemoryChip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I've lost R2!]]<br /> Tommy and Optimus meet up in the barren wasteland, though Prime isn't sure what Tommy wants. Tommy reminds him that he promised to tell him more about Unicron and Prime concedes that he's been having trouble with his memory chip, lately. Tommy tells him all about the Battle of Autobot City, but none if it rings a bell for Optimus. Prime asks Tommy to open up an access panel in the back of his head and check the circuit. Tommy repairs the circuit, jogging Prime's memory...<br /> <br /> Prime leaves off at the point where [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] are eaten by Unicron. Tommy demands to hear more of the story, but Prime's memory chip explodes and smoke pours from the side of his head. All he sees are brief flashes of the further adventures of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the rest. The furthest he can see, though, is the &quot;death&quot; of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when his shuttle is blown up by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Tommy expresses discontent, citing that the Autobots are &quot;too cool to die&quot;. Prime says he knows there's more to the story, but with his faulty memory chip, he can't access the details. Tommy insists they get his chip fixed and so they blast off into space to do just that.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Day Three===<br /> [[File:TommyKennedyTraumatized.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?]]<br /> Tommy finishes the repairs on Prime's memory chip, much to Prime's relief. Tommy asks Prime to test it out by continuing his story about the battle against Unicron. Prime indulges Tommy's request...<br /> <br /> Prime leaves off at the point where [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Hot Rod are taken to the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pits and watch as the survivors of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] are executed. Tommy begs Prime to stop, claiming that the story thus far is too intense and depressing for him to handle. Prime asks if he wants to hear about how Kup and Hot Rod are fed to the Sharkticons, how the Autobots are menaced by &quot;aliens made of junk&quot; or how Ultra Magnus is blown to pieces by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Tommy suddenly changes his mind and demands to hear all the gory, macabre details. Prime sets Tommy back down in the barren wasteland and promises to return soon to transform his day into an adventure. He then blasts off into space.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Day Four===<br /> [[File:PrimeTommyStopMotion.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|If there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet it's farthest from.]]<br /> Tommy and Optimus meet up once again in the barren wasteland. Tommy asks why Prime is so late for their appointment and Prime confesses that [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] took a wrong turn on the way over. Prime wishes he hadn't let the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] fly the shuttle. Tommy asks if Prime has enough time to tell him more of the story and Prime assures him there's time enough...<br /> <br /> Prime leaves off at the point where the Autobots team up with the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s to battle Unicron. Tommy is incredulous, wondering what a bunch of aliens made of junk could possibly contribute to the battle against Unicron. Prime informs him that great adversities often bring out the best in people, citing Hot Rod as an example. Tommy begs to hear how the story ends, but Prime says that he must first take Grimlock to have his &quot;brain circuits&quot; upgraded. Setting Tommy down, Prime promises to be back soon to transform his day into an adventure. Then he blasts off into space.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Day Five===<br /> [[File:StanBushTheTouchMusicVideoRecordLabelNotes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He made a fair move. Screaming about it won't help you.]]<br /> Meeting again in the barren wasteland, Optimus asks Tommy if he's ready to hear the end of the story. Contrary to all the enthusiasm Tommy has shown during past storytimes, the human child laments that he's forgotten most of the tale thus far (offering the flimsy excuse that his lack of an electronic brain makes remembering so many details impossible). Prime gives him &quot;a quick rundown&quot; (that takes ''four minutes'') and then proceeds to finish the epic yarn...<br /> <br /> Prime finishes the story with the destruction of Unicron, the ascension of Rodimus Prime and the exile of the Decepticons. Prime asks Tommy if he's satisfied, but Tommy just has more questions. Like what was up with the [[Quintesson]]s? Did they drop Grimlock on his head when he was a kid? And how did they ever bring Prime back to life? Prime tells Tommy to slow down. He has to attend an interstellar peace conference, but until he returns, he leaves Tommy with... [[The Touch|THE TOUCH!!!]]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Production timeline==<br /> * First script outline by Ron Friedman: revisions from 15th August 1984 to 19th September 1984<br /> * First draft script by Ron Friedman: submitted November 12th 1984. Revised February 13th 1985.<br /> * Reference photos of Powered Convoy toy designated as Ultra Magnus, provided to Ron Friedman: Taken 18th March 1985<br /> * Second script outline by Ron Friedman: revised 28th March 1985<br /> * Second draft script by Ron Friedman: completed 27th April 1985. Revised 2nd May 1985<br /> * Model sheets approved 14th June 1985: Cyclonus, Galvatron (Marvel model with revised head), Hot Rod, Kranix (the pre-final model, can be seen with Granix name on it), Quintesson Judge (colour approved on 18th November 1985 by J. Bacal), Rodimus Prime, Scourge/Sweep, Sharkticon, Unicron robot mode, Wheelie, Wreck-gar<br /> * Model sheets approved 24th June 1985: Ultra Magnus robot mode(first Powered Convoy version)<br /> * Model sheets approved 2nd July 1985: Ultra Magnus (Initial Toei design. Colour revised on 20th July 1985)<br /> * Model sheets approved 19th July 1985: Arblus robot mode, Spike (final model), Ultra Magnus vehicle mode(first Powered Convoy version)<br /> * Model sheets approved 29th July 1985: Quintesson Prosecutor (a.k.a Quintesson leader. Approved by J. Bacal on 18th December 1985)<br /> * Model sheets approved 31st July 1985: Arblus spaceship mode<br /> * Model sheets approved 6th September 1985: Rewind flip side of the cassette mode<br /> * Model sheets approved 3rd October 1985: Rewind and Eject<br /> * Model sheets approved 8th October 1985: Lithonian Scientist, Lithonian Woman no.1<br /> <br /> * Storyboard sequence 1 (Attack on Lithone): Final 31st October 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 2 (Title sequence): Final 31st December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 3 (2005): Final 31st October 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 4 (More Than You Imagine): Final 31st October 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985.<br /> * Storyboard sequence 5 (Attack On The Shuttle): Final 31st October 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 6 (Gone Fishin'/Dare): Final 4th November 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 7 (Battle Of Autobot City, part 1): Final 14th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 8 (Battle Of Autobot City, part 2): Final 31st October 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 9 (Death Of Optimus Prime): Final 7th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 10 (Witness To A Funeral): Final 7th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 11 (Contest For Leadership): Final 4th November 1985. Revised Final 13th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 12 (Transformation): Final 11th November 1985. Revised Final 26th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 13 (Coronation): Final 10th December 1985. Revised Final 18th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 14 (Destruction Of Moonbase One): Final 10th December 1985. Revised Final 19th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 15 (Escape): Final 16th December 1985. Revised Final 24th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 16 (Pursuit): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 17 (Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way): Final 11th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 18 (Arrival On Junk): Final 12th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 19 (Unwelcome Visitors): Final November 14th 1985. Revised Final 27th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 20 (The Matrix Survives): Final 12th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 21 (An Unexpected Friend): Final 18th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 22 (Destruction Of Moonbase Two): Final 17th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 23 (Ambush): Final 11th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 24 (Judgement/Rescue): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 25 (Another Leader Dies): Final 9th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 26 (Unusual Allies): Final 19th December 1985. Revised Final 31st December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 27 (The Enemy Revealed): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 28 (Confrontation): Final 19h November 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 29 (United Against The Enemy): Final 20th November 1985. Revised 4th December 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 30 (In The Belly Of The Monster): Final 20th November 1985. Revised 3rd December 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 31 (Their Darkest Hour): Final 2nd December 1985. Revised 19th December 1985. Revised Final 31st December 1985<br /> <br /> ==Animation errors==<br /> [[File:TFTM Unicron Small.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We’re doomed.]]<br /> *When Unicron is approaching Lithone at the start of the movie, at the line &quot;Look, it's Unicron!&quot;, a [[Animation error#Sizing errors|cel stacking error]] results in Unicron's ring appearing in front of a building arch, [[Distribution|making Unicron look very tiny]] in that shot. In the next shot, it is clear that Unicron is several times larger than the entire planet of Lithone.<br /> *The inside of one of the Lithonian ships being devoured by Unicron is visible for a couple of frames. The pilot of the ship appears to be Kranix, even though he apparently screams out Kranix's name, and Kranix appears later in the Quintesson prison.<br /> *When Optimus Prime asks Jazz to report security status, it shows both Jazz and Cliffjumper. Cliffjumper is seen twiddling knobs above the actual drawn computer, as if a section was supposed to be present.<br /> *Coloring errors: <br /> **When the closeup of Cliffjumper doing his countdown is shown, his shoulders are blue (like his windows) instead of red.<br /> **Scavenger's head is white instead of black as he ducks from Prowl's shot aboard the shuttle.<br /> **Blaster's forehead is red instead of white after his &quot;look out and shout!&quot; line, and again after he returns to [[robot mode]].<br /> **In the big lineup of firing Decepticons in Autobot City, Soundwave's cheek guards are blue instead of white.<br /> **When Blaster asks Perceptor &quot;What's shakin'?&quot;, a Dirge-colored Seeker flies by the window. However, it appears to be the standard Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp design, instead of having Dirge's unique wings.<br /> **As Devastator lays into the walls, Shrapnel is white where he should be black.<br /> **Megatron's pelvis is white instead of black as he gives the &quot;let the slaughter begin!&quot; order.<br /> **When the Dinobots jump out of Optimus Prime's Shuttle, the shuttle is colored like the first shuttle, which Megatron boarded, instead of red-highlighted scheme of Prime's shuttle.<br /> **When Prime says &quot;No matter the cost&quot;, the shuttle is painted completely orange, when the front should have red and white highlights.<br /> **When Prime drives up behind the Decepticons, Blitzwing's helmet is purple instead of yellow. Prime's trailer is missing its Autobot symbol as well. <br /> **The gun Megatron uses to fatally injure Optimus is blue and white for most of the shots it is seen in, but when Megatron screams &quot;Fall! FALL!&quot; while shooting Prime again, it is black.<br /> **Prime's antennae are white as he tries to stand after knocking Megatron off the ledge.<br /> **Starscream's whole nosecone, rather than just the canopy, is yellow as he looms over the fallen Megatron.<br /> **As Starscream prepares to toss Megatron out the door, Soundwave's eyes are painted white like his mask rather than red. (Maybe he was sleeping, his excuse for not stopping Starsceam)<br /> **Starscream's cockpit shell nearest his head is colored like a canopy rather than gray, as he nominates himself for leadership. Man, even the A-list animation team couldn't keep this straight.<br /> **When dragging Arcee into the shuttle and two shots later when flying into space Magnus's Shuttle has Blue highlights instead of Red.<br /> **After Springer runs past him, Perceptor's gun changes from red to white for a few frames.<br /> **When Cyclonus is strafing what appears via editing to be Hot Rod's shuttle, it has red highlights instead of blue.<br /> **When Hot Rod's ship is being watched by Galvatron trailing smoke it has red highlights instead of blue.<br /> **In the shot after Magnus announces that he cannot deal with that now, his ship has blue highlights instead of red.<br /> **Shrapnel's lower legs are white when he lands on Junk, instead of black. Must be a side effect of being dead.<br /> **When Hot Rod tells the Junkions the universal greeting, the Autobot insignia on his chest is colored black.<br /> **After transforming, Unicron has all-white hands (instead of white with gold knuckles) and a white, rectangular chin (instead of the double-triangular chin with a goatee) he has later.<br /> **As the Autobots fly through space after exiting Unicron's eye, Rodimus is painted in Ultra Magnus' colors (inverted).<br /> *When the Decepticons blow a hole through the Autobot shuttle to get in, it is a clean break. However, Megatron is still shown ripping through random ship components to get in. <br /> *When the Decepticons are killing the Autobot shuttle crew, there is one of the common Starscream/Skywarp/Thundercracker miscolors. Megatron transforms into gun mode and Starscream catches him, killing Brawn. When they cut back to the Decepticons, Starscream is in front of the Constructicons without Megatron and is firing one of his arm rifles (this was probably meant to be Skywarp, as he flies into the shuttle and takes a seat at the controls once the Autobots are defeated). When they cut back to the Decepticons for the third time, Starscream has Megatron again and is finishing off the rest of the Autobots. In the shot of Starscream firing his own lasers, his wings are red instead of gray. <br /> *Per his standard cartoon appearance, Ratchet should have a [[Red Cross]] symbol on each shoulder. When he turns in his seat as Brawn is shot down, we can see one on his right shoulder, but when he stands to return fire on the Decepticons, the right shoulder's cross has vanished, and he's only got one on his left shoulder. Then, when he falls, the cross is missing from ''both'' shoulders.<br /> *When the Decepticons fly to the shuttle's controls: <br /> **All of the Autobots have changed positions from when they fell—Brawn is now on his back, for example, while Prowl is now face-down.<br /> **Ironhide's chest is completely intact, despite having a bunch of holes blown in it.<br /> **Prowl, who turned gray as he fell (evidently dead before he even hit the floor) seems to be back in his normal colors.<br /> *The reflections of Hot Rod and Daniel in the lake rarely line up with where they should be.<br /> *When Hot Rod catches a fish, it is barely the size of his finger. When he releases it, it's [[Scale|suddenly huge]].<br /> *Hot Rod has at least two totally different transformation schemes during the course of the film.<br /> *When Kup and several Autobots at the roadblock react to Hot Rod's attack on the hijacked Autobot shuttle, Bluestreak is represented by Prowl's [[Character model|animation model]], in Bluestreak's gray and black colors. <br /> *Sunstreaker appears with Kup's group on Earth as they observe Hot Rod firing on Ironhide's shuttle. Sunstreaker later appears as Optimus Prime's co-pilot when they arrive on Earth with the Dinobots, and is seen disembarking the shuttle along with Optimus Prime and Hound.<br /> [[File:ShockwaveBattleAutobotcity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We've picked up a new group of signals... enemy fighters heading your way.]]<br /> *In a wide aerial shot of the city under attack, a Reflector flies by in Ironhide's color scheme. Shockwave also makes his only appearance in the battle; considering both his role as Cybertron's guardian and his absence from any other scenes during the battle, his presence is probably an animation error. Rumble also flies past, despite being inside Soundwave at this point.<br /> *A laser blast that should be behind Blaster is instead layered in front of him as he acknowledges Perceptor's orders.<br /> [[File:TFTMRumbleFrenzytwored.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[FIRRIB|What]] about that [[R2-D2|blue one]]? We'll take that one.]]<br /> *When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] sends out his cassette troops, [[FIRRIB|Rumble is the same color as Frenzy]].<br /> *Blaster first ejects what looks like Eject, who stays blue up until he gets to the edge of the screen. He then turns black like Rewind. Then Blaster ejects another blue cassette, which after about a second turns black. This one gets through half his transformation colored black, then turns blue for a split second then turns black again. Then, when the cassettes are fighting each other, Eject runs in from the left and jumps over Perceptor. And then he runs in from the left ''again'' to shoot Ravage.<br /> *As Springer runs up to the launcher, Wheeljack's body is visible, but he's in the red, white and blue color scheme of Smokescreen - who, in the storyboards of this sequence, was intended to be the one lying there dead.<br /> *While Springer and Arcee are trying to move the launcher into place, Springer's face is the same color as his helmet.<br /> *During Devastator's combination sequence in Autobot City, his chest plate, portions of his pelvis, his forearms, and Bonecrusher's treads are all green. The chestplate and pelvis should be purple, as should Bonecrusher's treads (they're ''normally'' green when Bonecrusher is separate, but they turn purple when he combines), and his forearms should be black.<br /> *For almost the entirety of his screen time during the battle in Autobot City, the &quot;jet engine&quot; on top of Devastator's chest plate is misinterpreted as a trapezoidal block. The only time it appears in its proper shape is when he high-kicks Grimlock. It appears as it should during the scuffle on Astrotrain.<br /> *While Perceptor and Grapple are shooting, Swoop's lower half runs by in the foreground, long before the rest of him gets there.<br /> *Prime's dramatic transformation sequence far outlasts the transformation sound that's supposed to go with it. It's also the wrong sound (ascending pitch) for his robot-to-vehicle transformation. His trailer is also missing the Autobot logo, which reappears for the rest of the scene.<br /> *Prime is missing the transformation sound as he blasts back to robot mode.<br /> *The gun Megatron fires uses the same sound effect as his fusion cannon.<br /> *When Optimus Prime takes the Matrix out of his chest to give to Ultra Magnus, the animators forgot to remove the cel of the Matrix inside his chest, as it's still in there even as he's holding it in his hands. Since it's not supposed to be there, the luminous effect for the Matrix's core is missing from the duplicate in his chest, creating a visual trick that makes it look like Optimus might just have removed the core itself. (The [[Matrix of Leadership#Universe|''Universe'' comic]] would later use this error as a springboard to reconcile the visuals of Optimus's chest interior with their depiction in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.)<br /> *When Ultra Magnus accepts the Matrix, he's seen inserting it into his chest twice, or at best readjusting its &quot;fit&quot;.<br /> *As the other Decepticons prepare to push him out, Bombshell's chest is rendered as a shapeless gray mass, rather than with its yellow canopy.<br /> *The voice that says, &quot;Brothers! Don't!&quot; is nowhere close to the voices of any of the five Decepticons shown getting thrown out of Astrotrain.<br /> *When Megatron says &quot;Nobody summons Megatron&quot; his chest emblem is colored gray like his chest. It looks like it should have been painted as a darker shade of purple, as it's the shadowed section. But was painted gray instead.<br /> [[File:TFTMStarscreamCoronationErrors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| *''trumpet fanfare''*]]<br /> *Even after the [[Battle of Autobot City]], characters who are supposedly dead continue to appear in crowd shots and battles. Shrapnel's role in the fight on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] is the most noticeable (and he was called for by name in the original script), but Thundercracker, Skywarp and Kickback can all be seen at Starscream's coronation. The two jets are later seen again, flying into Unicron's mouth.<br /> *In the establishing shot of Starscream's coronation, there are only five Constructicons (Bonecrusher had better things to do tonight) and they are miscolored as purple and white rather than their usual purple and green color scheme.<br /> *Hook has two eyes instead of his normal visor as he looks around in confusion during the trumpet scene.<br /> *An early establishing shot clearly shows Cybertron with two and ''only'' two moons in low orbit. Yet a third moon is visible right after Unicron finishes eating the two Autobot bases.<br /> *When Galvatron introduces himself to the Coronation party, Soundwave's chest window is drawn far too small.<br /> *When Galvatron says &quot;Decepticons, to Earth!&quot;, aside from his mouth being partially open, his mouth doesn't move. I guess being reformatted by Unicron gives you the ability to talk without moving your mouth?<br /> *In the scene where Bumblebee and Spike are in the [[Autobot frigate]] and escaping Moonbase Two's destruction, when the two are cheering after believing that Unicron has been destroyed, Bumblebee's on the left side of Spike's seat. However, after Spike expresses his &quot;colorful&quot; reaction to Unicron remaining completely unscathed, and when the frigate is about to get sucked into Unicron, Bumblebee is on the right side of Spike's seat.<br /> *When Cyclonus is strafing the Autobot shuttle in space, he briefly flies offscreen, and during that time his laser blasts come from a point that in no way matches his flight path. <br /> *During the wide shot of the Autobots in the crashed ship on Junk, Blurr's entire head is white. Also so is Daniels head, which is drawn as an indistinct incomplete circle.<br /> *Daniel's lips don't purse when he whistles.<br /> *Wreck-Gar's mouth doesn't move at all during his first lines, despite the camera pushing in all close on his face.<br /> *The pistol Ultra Magnus fires uses the same sound effect as Optimus Prime's rifle.<br /> *During the Junkion chase scene, Trashbin attacks Arcee. When she fights him off his motorcycle, his model is switched for Junkyard's when he falls down. And his head then flickers between colors when mounting Junkyard.<br /> *When Grimlock gets kissed, his eyes are round instead of triangular.(Probably intentional expression)<br /> *As Hot Rod falls off one of Unicron's inner spikes, his lower body isn't drawn in. It looks like it should be blocked by our view of the spike, but is layered above it instead.<br /> *Hot Rod's missing his Autobot symbol as he regains his footing inside Unicron.<br /> *As the Dinobots fly around Unicron, both his eyes are intact. (The left one had at this point been shattered.)<br /> *The third smelting victim (who looks a lot like another Bumblebee) doesn't fall from the conveyor belt; he simply vanishes.<br /> <br /> == Continuity errors ==<br /> [[File:G1TFTM Snarl cameo.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|He used to bulls-eye womp-rats in his T16 back home.]]<br /> <br /> *The Dinobot [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is mysteriously absent from almost the entire movie, even though the Dinobots as a group are featured prominently. Copies of the script which have come into fans' hands repeatedly list the Dinobots, but never make mention of Snarl by name. In fact, at one point the script refers to &quot;the four Dinobots&quot;. Despite this, Snarl does appear in three very brief shots—in which at least one other Dinobot (Swoop in one, Sludge in another) is entirely absent. Hmm.<br /> ** On the other hand, the original production ''storyboards'' for the scene where Snarl first appears in the movie only mentions &quot;the Dinobots&quot;, not a specific amount of them. Additionally, Snarl also seems to have been in the scene with Kup telling the Dinobots a story in at least ''one'' version of the film; the Japanese trailer for the movie has finished footage of this scene...but it's very different from the one in the film; the Dinobots are all in their robot modes, and Snarl is present in the scene instead of Slag. It's completely unknown why Snarl's appearance in this scene was cut.<br /> *Also curiously absent are the 1985 Autobot cars and Mini-Vehicles, such as Inferno, Smokescreen, Cosmos, Warpath, etc. It would seem that these characters were available at the time of the movie:<br /> **Perceptor and Blaster both debuted at the same time in the cartoon as the 1985 cars, and both play prominent roles in the movie.<br /> **Grapple is [[:File:BattleAutobotCity.jpg|seen ''very'' briefly]] during the battle for Autobot City. Or maybe it's [[Hauler]].<br /> **The 1985 Decepticons (Astrotrain, Dirge, etc.) appear in the film.<br /> **[[:File:TFTM-SideswipeRedAlertTracks.jpg|Tracks]], [[:File:TFTM-RedAlertDown.jpg|Red Alert]] and Smokescreen (who was supposed to be the corpse in place of Wheeljack next to Windcharger) all appeared in storyboards but not the finished film.<br /> *Devastator is treated as ''the'' ultimate threat, while in the cartoon, his role (and apparent power) was already being [[Starscream's Brigade|severely diminished]], presumably because several other combiners had been introduced. In story terms, the absence of these newer combiners, not to mention the mighty Omega Supreme, is inexplicable. In real-life terms, those characters didn't exist when the film commenced production. (The ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation shows Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor guarding the Ark against an attack by Bruticus and Menasor, attempting to [[retcon]] the problem away.)<br /> *Possibly the biggest example of the film's tonal shift from the cartoon, shots from firearms that would previously knock another character down at best have since become lethal, best demonstrated when Brawn and Prowl are each killed with a single shot by the Decepticons during the movie's first act.<br /> **While Prowl, Ironhide and Ratchet are shot straight through the torso, Brawn is killed by a single shot to his shoulder, which makes little sense.<br /> [[File:Cyclonus armada tftf.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We'll be safe enough once we make the jump into lightspeed.]]<br /> *The existence of Cybertron's moons is contentious ''at best''. <br /> **On the one hand, in numerous close and distant shots of the planet throughout the first two seasons, not a single moon was seen. Ever. Even after it got knocked out of Earth's orbit.<br /> **On the other hand, Megatron ''does'' refer to Cybertron as &quot;land of the metal moon&quot; (note the singular) during &quot;[[Microbots]]&quot;, suggesting otherwise. The fact that he was overenergized at the time and lost consciousness in mid-sentence - just before he ''might'' have specified a plural number of moons, (in)conveniently enough - makes it unclear just how much credence we should lend this statement.<br /> **The movie promptly introduces two (possibly three) moons over the planet. In continuity terms, they must either have highly elliptical orbits with periapsides (points in their orbits that bring them closest to the planet) that just happened to coincide with the timeframe of the movie or they were constructed sometime after 1986.<br /> *During the Battle of Autobot City, Starscream gets his leg caught. He shoots downward and gets away while screaming &quot;My foot!&quot;, but it's his shin that's smoking while his foot looks fine. Later he kicks Megatron with the same foot. Shouldn't that hurt, according to him?<br /> *So Ultra Magnus just happens to have a ready-made Matrix chamber installed in his chest cavity? Is this standard issue for all Autobots?<br /> *The cartoon had already established that Astrotrain increases his size when he transforms to shuttle mode, being large enough to carry a pair of Decepticons in his cockpit. However, within the movie itself, his size is [[scale|noticeably inconsistent]]: When he leaves Autobot City, he's just large enough for the Decepticon army to cram themselves in; later, he's so huge that the Constructicons can quite comfortably form Devastator inside him.<br /> *Speaking of Astrotrain, his entire body flips over when he transforms from train to space shuttle to escape from Autobot City. While ''we'' applaud the [[Show-accuracy|toy-accuracy]], the Decepticons inside probably didn't.<br /> *Soundwave is loyal enough to pick up a wounded Megatron and save him, but when Starscream goes to throw Megatron out, Soundwave doesn't try to intervene. He even tries to steal the leadership once Megatron is gone. The &quot;loyalty&quot; attribute that has pertained so strongly to Soundwave seems to be alienated from the character in this scene. <br /> *The number of minions created by Unicron changes throughout the film, with more Sweeps appearing as the story progresses. A second Cyclonus (&quot;Cyclonus, the warrior, and [[Cyclonus's Armada|his armada]]&quot;) is shown being created but disappears shortly thereafter. At least ''seven'' new characters are shown at one point, created from only ''six'' Decepticons thrown from the shuttle.<br /> *How can the Constructicons blow on those trumpets? Only [[Hook (G1)|three]] [[Bonecrusher (G1)|of]] [[Mixmaster (G1)|them]] have mouths.<br /> [[File:SSBQ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|&quot;I've been looking forward to this for a long time.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Yes, I bet you have.&quot;]]<br /> *[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is capable of reducing [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to ashes with a single shot from his cannon mode. Though in later episodes Galvatron is shown blowing up even small ''[[Thrull|planets]]'' and being able to take down [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] with one shot from his cannon, his extraordinary killing power seems to be gone—like when he scores a direct hit in cannon mode on Ultra Magnus in &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]&quot; and Magnus isn't especially hurt at all, or how a similar blast against Scourge in &quot;[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]&quot; only leaves the latter temporarily incapacitated. [[Marvel Comics]] bios explain this by suggesting that Galvatron had nearly limitless power through Unicron... but then again, Galvatron himself claims to be &quot;more powerful than ever&quot; after Unicron is dead in &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]&quot;. [[To sell toys|Who knows.]]<br /> *Why didn't the Autobots notice Unicron until he was within devouring distance of Cybertron's moons? Why doesn't Shockwave, who is ''on Cybertron,'' react until after Unicron has eaten these moons, transformed into a giant robot, and ''smashed his hand into the planet's surface?''<br /> *Despite running out of energon goodies on Quintessa, Hot Rod has at least one to offer to the Junkions.<br /> *How did Hot Rod and Kup know to fly from Quintessa to Junk?<br /> [[File:TFTMStarscreamVsUnicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|This is either Starscream or his stunt double; hard to tell.]]<br /> *When the Decepticons on Cybertron launch a counterattack on Unicron, all three of the first-year Seekers are seen fighting alongside the Coneheads. Given that all three were either explicitly killed earlier in the movie (Starscream) or have been turned into Galvatron's troops by this point (Thundercracker and Skywarp), they're obviously not supposed to be ''around'' in these forms anymore; of course, they could also just be [[generic]]s reusing their colors...but, as noted above, Thundercracker and Skywarp ''also'' appear at Starscream's coronation.<br /> *Daniel, who was just learning how to use his exo-suit, had to knock down the acid cover inside Unicron to save his loved ones. Why couldn't the more experienced Spike do the same with his suit from above? He had both of his arms free and a clear shot at the cover.<br /> *It's not clear how Rodimus Prime (carrying two humans) and the other Autobots survived their jump out of Unicron's eye and their plunge towards the surface of Cybertron.<br /> *It's also unclear just how the dozen or so Autobots (and one shipload of Junkions) managed to retake the whole planet of Cybertron. Did Unicron really wipe out ''that'' many Decepticons?<br /> * Unicron's invincibility is extremely inconsistent; Moments before becoming Galvatron, Megatron creates visible damage to Unicron's horns simply by attempting to hold into something. Later, he doesn't suffer even a dent when one of Cybertron's moons is detonated in his mouth. Near the end, the Dinobots are capable of punching their way through his &quot;skin&quot;, and Rodimus Prime just casually throws Galvatron into space through Unicron's side. Even without the Matrix, the small group of Autobots did pretty well against him.<br /> <br /> ===Not necessarily errors===<br /> *Fans have noted throughout the years that Astrotrain, in his flight through zero-gravity space, should not have needed to &quot;jettison some weight&quot; in the literal sense. However, since the ejected Decepticons quickly fall behind Astrotrain instead of floating alongside him, he must still have been accelerating and thus would have needed to burn a greater amount of fuel in order to push a larger payload. Perhaps he should have said &quot;jettison some ''mass''&quot;, but then again, just being a spaceship doesn't make him a rocket scientist.<br /> *The Dinobots spend the majority of the film in their dinosaur modes, a practice that would eventually carry into season 3 of the cartoon. Swoop is the only one to spend extended amounts of time in robot mode, due to the anatomical issues of walking in a flight-based mode. However, there are some instances where they're briefly shown in robot mode for blink-and-you-miss-it moments, for no reason whatsoever.<br /> <br /> ==Continuity notes==<br /> *The Movie has had a huge effect in shaping the mythos. Among the elements and characters which would reappear in many other iterations of Transformers are:<br /> **The notion that Cybertron has moons<br /> **The Matrix as a physical object, rather than the computer program previously depicted in the Marvel Comics. Even the Marvel Comics would eventually shoehorn this one in.<br /> **Autobot City<br /> **Unicron<br /> **The notion of Megatron becoming Galvatron<br /> **The idea of &quot;Prime&quot; being a rank rather than simply a given name.<br /> **And it killed off Optimus Prime before it was cool!<br /> *Cybertron's appearance in the post-titles establishing shot shows some major changes to the planet since our last look at it in Season 2. Many of the same buildings from the cartoon's stock image of the planet are there, but the giant pit near the planet's equator is mostly covered over, and the shredded portion of its southern hemisphere has been completely rebuilt.<br /> *Gadgets and powers:<br /> **Springer deploys a small flip-out twin laser from his wrist during the Autobot City battle.<br /> **Arcee and Hot Rod both activate a long-distance scanner of some sort by lowering a red visor from under their helmets over their eyes.<br /> **Hot Rod uses a saw blade that extends from his retracted wrist.<br /> **Blurr has the same kind of hooked welding tip used by various Autobots as far back as &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;.<br /> **Arcee unleashes a nasty barbed post from her fender to fend off a Junkion.<br /> **Grimlock shows the never-before seen ability to [[GoBots|shoot lasers from his fists]].<br /> *'''[[The Revenge of Bruticus|&amp;lt; &amp;lt;]]''' What makes Starscream the leader? Megatron's &lt;s&gt;dead&lt;/s&gt; almost dead!<br /> <br /> ==Real-world references and Easter eggs==<br /> [[File:TFTMUnicronSkyscrapers.jpg|thumb|I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.]]<br /> *When the inside of Unicron is shown after he devours Lithone, the &quot;blinking energy&quot; effect of Unicron's innards shows, for a split second, what appear to be several images of post-apocalyptic buildings. These images look to be recycled background paintings from ''{{w|Fist of the North Star (1986 film)|Fist of the North Star}}'', a film [[Toei Animation|Toei]] had animated the same year. Regardless of animation efficiency/corner-cutting, the flashing images of ruined civilizations are eerily appropriate for Unicron.<br /> [[File:TFTM Sludge Devastator.jpg|thumb|Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them.]]<br /> *When Sludge gets haymakered by Devastator, his eyes pop out of their sockets in ''{{w|Looney Tunes}}'' fashion.<br /> *Kup's storytelling sequence aboard the shuttle is drawn from the novel ''{{w|Of Mice and Men}}'', complete with Grimlock in the Lenny role asking Kup to &quot;tell Grimlock about petrorabbits again&quot;.<br /> *The Junkions speak almost entirely in pop culture quotes and pastiches. Littered among the generic phrases like &quot;operators are standing by!&quot;, &quot;Film at eleven&quot; and &quot;eliminate even the toughest stains&quot; are more specific references, such as:<br /> **&quot;Don't look behind door #2, Monty!&quot; - a reference to the game show ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'' and its host, [[Monty]] Hall.<br /> **&quot;Ger-ronny-doo-ron-ron-ronny-mo!&quot; - both the famous &quot;{{w|Geronimo (exclamation)|Geronimo!}}&quot; war cry, and the 1963 hit &quot;{{w|Da Doo Ron Ron}}&quot;.<br /> **&quot;You check in, but you don't check out&quot; - a parody of the tagline for {{w|Roach Motel (insect trap)|Roach Motel}} insect traps.<br /> **&quot;Happy motoring!&quot; - the slogan of gas company [[Esso]].<br /> [[File:Tftm rosencrantz-and-guildenstern.jpg|thumb|Easy? You call that ''easy!?'']]<br /> *The Quintesson jail cell includes robot debris ''strongly'' resembling [[:File:Tftm rosencrantz-and-guildenstern.jpg#parts|several mobile suits]] from 1985 Japanese animation ''{{w|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam}}''.<br /> *''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects (yes, even the high-budget Movie uses them):<br /> **The ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst noise is used extensively throughout the film, over and over and over, almost any time a Decepticon takes flight.<br /> &lt;!-- **[[Darth Vader]] and [[Ben Kenobi]]'s clashing lightsabers is used as... something --&gt;<br /> **[[Luke Skywalker]]'s deactivating [[lightsaber]] is used as the sound of the Quintesson ship's ramp extending.<br /> **Clashing lightsabers are used as Unicron fires eye-blasts at the attacking Transformers.<br /> &lt;!-- **?????? is used as Swoop's missiles fire at Unicron. --&gt;<br /> **An igniting lightsaber is used as Rodimus opens the Matrix.<br /> **An AT-AT foot stomp sound is heard as the Autobot shuttle crash lands on Junk.<br /> *The ''[[Star Trek]]'' sliding door sound is used as Wreck-Gar pulls out his &lt;s&gt;iPhone&lt;/s&gt; mini-TV.<br /> *The sound used for the communicators on ''Star Trek'' is used when Daniel activates his blaster to save Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Adaptations==<br /> *[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|A comic adaptation of the movie]] was published by [[Marvel Comics]] in 1986, concurrently with the movie's theater run. It was based off a non-finalized version of the script, and differs in many details from the final film. Additionally, most of the major character models (and possibly their unedited original character write-ups) appear in issue #4 of the ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series.<br /> *[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|A storybook adaptation]] was released in the UK by [[Ladybird Books]].<br /> *A four-part adaptation was released in 2006/2007 by [[IDW Publishing]], as part of the film's 20th anniversary celebration. It was titled ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' to differentiate it from the [[Michael Bay]] [[Transformers (film)|live-action film]]. Unlike its predecessor, it adheres rigidly to the script and plot of the finished movie.<br /> <br /> ==Soundtrack==<br /> {{main|The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}}<br /> <br /> ==Promotions==<br /> *Early in the movie's production, a [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] was made to sell the project to potential investors.<br /> *The movie was advertised on related 1986 toy packages via the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] Sweepstakes, which included a pack-in poster and contest.<br /> *The movie was heavily advertised directly by TV [[commercial]]s, and tail-end segments on Transformer toy ads. Portions of its story were also retold in altered fashion by animation segments of commercials for the movie character toys, such as a spot showing Springer doing battle with Wreck-Gar.<br /> <br /> ==In the comic continuity==<br /> The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK comic]] made extensive use of the Movie as the basis for a series of stories involving the Transformers in the future. However, there are several differences between the events seen on screen and those referenced in the comic:<br /> <br /> *The comic always dates the movie to [[2006]], following the date given in a treatment that was all [[Simon Furman]] had when he wrote &quot;[[Target: 2006]]&quot;.<br /> *In &quot;Target: 2006&quot;, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] states that he was previously &quot;[[Life Spark]]&quot;.<br /> *The Matrix is always called the &quot;Creation Matrix&quot; in the comic, a name that predates the &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; but which is now used for the same physical object.<br /> *[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] both survive the events, both later appearing in &quot;[[Space Pirates!]]&quot; (set in [[2008]]).<br /> <br /> In addition, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] definitely survives the attack by Unicron. <br /> <br /> The US comic almost completely ignored the events of the Movie, though later in the run an alternative future is briefly shown in &quot;[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]&quot; and &quot;[[A Savage Circle]]&quot;. In this timeline at least some of the events of the Movie took place such as the creation of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], which is dated to 2005, though [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]'s death was overlooked. [[Prowl II|Wouldn't be the first time. Or the last.]]<br /> *The US version of the future story &quot;[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]&quot; implicitly has the events of the movie as part of its backstory. However, since the rest of the US series ignored the movie, this issue's place in the continuity is questionable.<br /> <br /> ==Edits==<br /> Several English-language versions of the film exist, with the following differences in content from the American theatrical run:<br /> <br /> *In some versions (notably the European version) the opening credits are replaced with a scrolling text (&quot;''Star Wars'' style&quot;) which provides backstory.<br /> *In some versions (notably the European version) the film ends with [[Victor Caroli|a narrator]] reassuring the audience that Optimus Prime will return.<br /> *Instances of swearing in the film (there are two) were edited out; sometimes one, sometimes both. Those instances are: Spike yelling, &quot;Oh shit, what are we gonna do now?&quot; after the self-destructing Moon Base 2 fails to scratch Unicron, and Ultra Magnus growling, &quot;Open, damn it, open!&quot; while trying to open the Matrix to fend off Galvatron and the Sweeps on Junkion. The United Kingdom cinema version had the swearing included but, when it was released on VHS in the United Kingdom, Spike's line was cut (&quot;damn&quot; not being considered especially offensive in the UK). However it has been restored on all United Kingdom DVD releases.<br /> *In some early FHE video releases, the shot of the Matrix falling out of Optimus Prime's hand and being caught by Hot Rod is edited so that it appears that Ultra Magnus simply takes the Matrix from Prime. Why this was done is not known, and the replay of the Hot Rod catch on Unicron's monitors was left intact. <br /> *The original FHE video release of the film painted out all instances of Megatron's green-colored &quot;bleeding&quot; from the end of the battle of Autobot City up to his meeting with Unicron.<br /> *Instead of DEG, the {{w|Rank Organisation|Rank Film}} &quot;{{w|Gongman}}&quot; appears before the British release of the film, as Rank were the United Kingdom distributors.<br /> <br /> None of these edits significantly affect the story. They should not be confused with various other sequences which were changed before the film's final release:<br /> <br /> *Originally, Ultra Magnus's &quot;death sequence&quot; on Junkion called for him to be lassoed and drawn and quartered by the Sweeps' energy beams, but this was deemed too graphic for audiences, hence the less disturbing &quot;shot to death&quot; sequence seen instead. There is evidence that the original sequence had been fully animated when the decision was made, however; the Sweeps still kept their solid energy lassos when they fire upon Magnus, and Magnus is seen visibly straining against what appears to be said lassos (edited out and replaced with laser fire) before exploding. This also explains why the Junkions only have to put his limbs back on to repair him.<br /> *A number of other sequences were illustrated as [[storyboard]]s but dropped, presumably without ever being animated. Among them were: <br /> **A short scene showing Ironhide piloting the Autobot shuttle through ''huge chunks of ice'' from the tail of a passing comet, explaining how the Decepticons caught them unawares. In response to a reprimand by Prowl who prickishly disapproves of Ironhide's piloting shenanigans, Ironhide exclaims, &quot;I can sure as shootin' dodge a couple of ice chunks&quot;. When the Autobots are suddenly jolted by the Decepticon strike force as Megatron and his troops attempt to enter the shuttle, Ironhide tells the others on board, &quot;That was no ice chunk...&quot;. Heroic nonsense ensues...<br /> **An extended sequence with Hot Rod and Daniel outside the city.<br /> **A sequence of Mirage blasting Bombshell and being fired on by Megatron.<br /> **The Autobots finally bringing down Devastator with a barrage of missiles (and the Constructicons subsequently shooting Red Alert in the back).<br /> **The Decepticons dogpiling Optimus Prime, explaining why he seems to be standing up just before his fight with Megatron, and no longer holding his rifle. According to storyboards, Prime gets bum-rushed by Blitzwing (who causes Prime to drop his gun), Starscream, Astrotrain, and Skywarp. While it is not clear how Prime defeated the first four hand-to-hand combatants, Dirge is later shown attempting one final sneak attack (and gets his can handed back to him) as Prime is talking to Megatron before the two leaders' final fight.<br /> **Trailbreaker is shown dead among the wreckage of Autobot City as the Decepticons begin their retreat. <br /> :Some of these concepts were in earlier versions of the script, and hence made it into the comic adaptation.<br /> *Rumors have occasionally circulated in the fandom of additional animated footage that was dropped from the film, such as ultra-violent battle scenes. No evidence has ever surfaced to back these claims; the only known edits of any storyline or character importance are those listed in this section.<br /> :{{see|Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#The Transformers: The Movie|Urban legends about ''The Transformers: The Movie''}}<br /> <br /> ==Reception and box office==<br /> {{quote|''The Transformers'', in which Orson Welles plays a planet, is pure headache material. Target audience of cartoon-watchers also will probably find the film unintelligible, noisy and unoriginal. Boxoffice prospects are dismal.|2=[http://books.google.com/books?id=DHNZAAAAMAAJ&amp;q=Hasbro+Transformers&amp;dq=Hasbro+Transformers&amp;lr=&amp;as_drrb_is=b&amp;as_minm_is=1&amp;as_miny_is=1983&amp;as_maxm_is=12&amp;as_maxy_is=2005&amp;num=50&amp;as_brr=0&amp;cd=69 Variety's Film Reviews 1985-1986, Volume 19]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|Obnoxious animated feature about the title good guys, who defend the universe against an evil planet (which has a voice of its own... provided by Orson Welles.) That deafening rock score certainly doesn't help. Little more than a feature-length toy commercial.|Leonard Maltin, ''1987 Movie &amp; Video Guide''}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|While all this action may captivate young children, the animation is not spectacular enough to dazzle adults, and the Transformers have few truly human elements to lure parents along, even when their voices are supplied by well-known actors. |2=[http://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/09/movies/screen-transformers-animation-for-children.html The New York Times]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|Transformers -- The Movie, a feature-length animated film inspired by the syndicated TV cartoon series inspired by the Hasbro toy imported from Japan, is utterly uninspired entertainment. |2=[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&amp;p_theme=dm&amp;p_action=search&amp;p_maxdocs=200&amp;p_topdoc=1&amp;p_text_direct-0=0ED3CE8EA8D40CCA&amp;p_field_direct-0=document_id&amp;p_perpage=10&amp;p_sort=YMD_date:D&amp;s_trackval=GooglePM The Dallas Morning News]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|If you can swallow, without gagging, a large measure of sentimental and offensive religiosity - lines like &quot;Do not grieve. Soon I will be one with the Matrix,&quot; whispered by a failing hunk of Autobot metal - then you have a better than even chance of leaving the theatre on your own two feet. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=01kiAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=W6gFAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2445,1286000&amp;dq=transformers&amp;hl=en The Montreal Gazette]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|Everything is poorly drawn and - when it's in focus - one dimensional. It is terribly hard to separate the robots from the backgrounds, and there is no easy way to tell the good guys from the bad guys. In an earlier movie based on the same sort of robot toys - &quot;Go-Bots: The Battle of the Rock Lords&quot; - the good guys were either white or colorful and the bad guys were dreary, and they had distinct personalities. Not this movie; everyone looks and sounds alike, except one pink robot who is a female good guy. Her tin voluptuousness makes her stand out. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kw4wAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=OgMEAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=6957,6334152&amp;dq=transformers&amp;hl=en The Toledo Blade]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|Even with an all-star cast doing the voice overs... and a rock music score, this is still nothing more than a ripoff of a successful toy line. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AYckAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=dtsFAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=4192,1494652&amp;dq=transformers&amp;hl=en The Palm Beach Post]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|The great animated villains, like the Wicked Queen in Disney's &quot;Snow White,&quot; had motivations as compelling as any live-action character. Unicron apparently destroys entire worlds because it has nothing else to do. |2=[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57996397.html?dids=57996397:57996397&amp;FMT=ABS&amp;FMTS=ABS:FT&amp;type=current&amp;date=Aug+8%2C+1986&amp;author=CHARLES+SOLOMON&amp;pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&amp;edition=&amp;startpage=8&amp;desc=%60THE+TRANSFORMERS%27%3A+STRETCHING+A+POINT The LA Times]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|A surprisingly dark, emotional, and almost excessively cynical experience for Transformers fans.|2=[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_the_movie/ Rotten Tomatoes]}}<br /> <br /> ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was almost universally panned by professional critics upon its release. <br /> <br /> Well-known film critic and animation enthusiast, Leonard Maltin, gave it a rating below 1 1/2 stars in his ''1987 Movie &amp; Video Guide'', regarding it as a &quot;bomb&quot;, then proceeded to write an unflattering blurb denouncing the film as a &quot;feature-length toy commercial&quot;.<br /> <br /> Caryn James of the ''New York Times'' admitted in the [[August 9]], 1986, edition of the paper that the film was intended for young children, pointing out that the kids in the audience were having a grand ole time with the ''Transformer'' toys and comics they brought with them to the theater, but derided the film as having little to no appeal to adults.<br /> <br /> ''Variety's Film Reviews 1985-1986, Volume 19 '' was far less even-handed in their review, claiming the film had no appeal to adults ''or'' children. They predicted the film would perform poorly in the box office (and were correct, in that regard).<br /> <br /> Carrie Rickey of the ''Dallas Morning News'' chided the film in the [[August 13]], 1986, issue of the paper, describing it as &quot;essentially a cartoon ''Star Wars'' about robots from a toybox galaxy far, far away&quot;. She then went on to say that the film &quot;never takes off&quot; and derided it as &quot;uninspired&quot;.<br /> <br /> Janice Kennedy of the ''Montreal Gazette'' verbally disemboweled the film in the [[August 23]], 1986, edition of the paper, criticizing it as overly commercial, profane, loud, violent, humorless, heavy-handed in its religious messages and chaulk-full of gratuitous celebrity voice-overs. Her only compliment: &quot;But ''The Transformers: The Movie'' does have at least one good thing going for it, a howlingly appropriate song by [[&quot;Weird Al&quot; Yankovic]]. It's title? ''Dare to be Stupid''.&quot; ''Ouch''.<br /> <br /> Nanciann Cherry in the August 13, 1986, edition of the ''Toledo Blade'' claimed the robots in the movie had little personality and faded into the background. She even went on to say that ''[[GoBots]]: {{gb|GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords|Battle of the Rock Lords}}'' was a superior film! Her review was filled with inaccuracies, however, citing characters such as &quot;Unicon&quot; and claiming that the destruction of Cybertron's moons by &quot;Unicon&quot; is what caused the Autobots to travel to Autobot City, at which point Megatron attacked. To be fair, she readily admits, &quot;About 20 minutes into the film, I gave up on the plot and tried to count all the ideas that were stolen from other sources. Now that kept me busy.&quot; So she wasn't really paying attention, anyway.<br /> <br /> Kathryn Buxton in the [[August 22]], 1986, edition of the ''Palm Beach Post'' gave the film a whopping ''one'' star, calling it &quot;a ripoff of a successful toyline&quot;, whatever ''that'' means. In the same article, she also gave David Cronenberg's ''[[Fly|The Fly]]'' one star, just for reference.<br /> <br /> In the August 8, 1986, edition of the ''LA Times'', critic Charles Solomon made clear his dislike for the film centered primarily on the fact that none of the characters had interesting or believable motivation. He stated, &quot;Not even the best actor can create a character out of nothing. Not one of the robots has a reason for doing what he does.&quot; Solomon then pointed to Unicron specifically as an example of the lack of deep, multi-dimensional motivations in the characters.<br /> <br /> Over time, however, the movie has acquired something of a cult following beyond the core base of [[fandom|Transformers fans]], particularly among children of the 80s. It is sometimes screened as a midnight movie at colleges. Online, it is not hard to find amateur reviews lauding everything about it as utterly awesome, from the premise to the soundtrack, and dismissing more critical views out of hand. ''The Transformers: The Movie'' currently holds a 55% &quot;rotten&quot; rating based on 22 professional reviews at online review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_the_movie/&lt;/ref&gt; Nowadays, many professional reviewers review the film in a favourable light compared to the [[Michael Bay]] films, stating that they lack the nostalgia of the 86 film.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.inverse.com/article/7309-6-enduring-legacies-of-1986-s-animated-the-transformers-the-movie&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://slate.com/culture/2007/07/transformers-why-the-original-animated-movie-is-still-the-best.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sorry-Michael-Bay-Why-1986-Transformers-Movie-Best-43582.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Most people think the film's soundtrack still holds up today, especially with famous artists like Vince DiCola and Stan Bush. Most professional critics consider the soundtrack the film's strongest point.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.screengeek.net/2017/06/22/retro-review-the-transformers-the-movie-1986/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Box office===<br /> <br /> To date, the budget of the film has not been disclosed—at least, not in any place the [[fandom]] has found. According to most box office tracking sites,&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers.htm&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1986/0TRTM.php&lt;/ref&gt; ''The Transformers: The Movie'' made $5,849,647 in domestic (e.g., United States) theaters. Comparing this with other animated films of 1986, the results are not particularly charitable; while it did better financially than ''{{gb|GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords}}''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gobots.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($1,338,264) and ''Heathcliff: The Movie''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heathcliff.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($2,610,686), it performed worse than the 1986 ''[[My Little Pony]]'' movie&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mylittlepony.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($5,958,456) and the '''second''' ''Care Bears'' movie&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=carebearsmovie2.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($8,540,346). Bringing up ''The Great Mouse Detective''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greatmousedetective.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($25,336,794) and ''An American Tail''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americantail.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($47,483,002) would really just be overkill.<br /> <br /> ==Significance in Transfandom==<br /> ''The Transformers: The Movie'' remains one of the most important elements of the entire Transformers brand, both within the fiction and from the perspective of the brand's popularity and &quot;mindshare&quot;.<br /> <br /> Fictionally, it established several story concepts that have been used repeatedly in the years since 1986, some of which—such as Unicron and the Matrix—are now central to the entire Transformers mythos. The movie is also the centerpiece of the most well-known Transformers continuity: the Generation 1 animated universe. The ''Transformers'' cartoon is split into &quot;pre-movie&quot; and &quot;post-movie&quot; sections which feature different characters and settings, and even somewhat different visual styles. (Most pre-movie episodes were animated by the studio [[Toei Animation|Toei]], while most post-movie episodes were animated by [[AKOM]].)<br /> <br /> On a practical note, it was widely available on videotape, and remained so long after the ''The Transformers'' cartoon had gone off the air. Only a [[Family Home Entertainment|handful of series episodes]] were available on video, making ''The Transformers: The Movie'' the logical choice for someone looking to pick up a ''Transformers'' cartoon; this made it far more well known among fans than any particular cartoon episode.<br /> <br /> To an entire generation of young fans, the movie was the most visually spectacular and narratively epic ''Transformers'' experience of their entire youth. Events such as the death of Optimus Prime are widely reported to have reduced many kids to tears. It is hardly a surprise that these emotional experiences embedded themselves deeply in many fans' memories.<br /> <br /> Latter-day ''Transformers'' stories have made uncountable references (though [[The Transformers: The Movie/references|we're trying]]) to the movie, lifting or borrowing elements of its [[Minus One|dialogue]], [[The Transformers: Autocracy|fight sequences]], [[A Flash Forward|subplots]], [[Heavy Is the Head|details]], [[Less Than Zero|settings]] and more, as writers have discovered that a shout-out to the movie is a quick and easy way to win cheers from [[GEEWUN|some segments]] of [[Fandom|their audience]]. Even Hasbro and Takara themselves have gotten in on the act, producing a variety of toys based on the minutia of the film: [[Starscream (Armada)#Cybertron|Starscream's crown]], [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#United|Galvatron's creation]], the awakening of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus Prime]], and more. The fandom, for their part, pores over new ''Transformers'' fiction, often latching on to even the most tangential of details as a [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Quotes|&quot;reference&quot;]] to the movie, [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|coincidental or not]]. Call-outs, real or perceived, were once a rare treat - but now are so common that many fans are more likely to groan than cheer whenever some version of Optimus Prime declares that &quot;[[One Shall Fall|One shall stand...]]&quot; or a damaged character states that &quot;[[Unfinished|I still function]]&quot; or a vengeful blast is preceded by &quot;[[The Illusion of Control|Here's a hint]]&quot; or yet another Soundwave says yet another variation of &quot;[[Human Error, Part II|Soundwave superior]]&quot;, or... well... this:<br /> <br /> &lt;center&gt;&lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg|'86<br /> File:TFTM1.jpg|'86 again<br /> File:Botcon2000-movieposter.jpg|2000<br /> File:TFvol1 31cvrRI.jpg|2010<br /> File:Timelines10 diamonded.jpg|2014<br /> File:Echoes and Fragments cover.jpg|2016<br /> File:LL1 Riptcvr.jpg|2018<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;&lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> In 2016, thirty years after the release of the film, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave us perhaps one of the most meta comeback lines in franchise history. When [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] declares that &quot;Today — one shall stand, and two shall fall!&quot;, Optimus simply punches him in the face with a flat &quot;No cliches, Galvatron&quot;, voicing once and for all just how sick we've gotten of '86 quotes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|...wait, I only just noticed something. Did they actually manage to go the entire episode without quoting the 86 movie?|[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/94625-episode-65-beast-hunters-episode-13/page-4#entry2360303 Allspark poster Unit Eleven]}}<br /> <br /> ==Criticisms==<br /> [[File:TFTM Ratchet dies.jpg|left|thumb|Only [[Stormtrooper (SW)|Imperial Stormtroopers]] are so precise.]]<br /> All this is not all to say that the movie is a &quot;masterpiece&quot;, exactly. The film met with extremely harsh critical reviews on its release, and some of those criticisms still ring true today.<br /> <br /> The film displays an arguably cynical attitude towards itself as [[To sell toys|a vehicle for advertising toys]], especially in the way beloved characters are killed—sometimes gratuitously—for sake of justifying the story's focus on a new group of toys. (Note that with the exception of Laserbeak and possibly Buzzsaw the poster at the top of this article features ''only'' new characters.)<br /> <br /> Further, the two primary plot devices—[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]—have no prior establishment in the fiction. Unicron is given no backstory ([[Call of the Primitives|until season 3]]) or justification; he simply exists, is very dangerous, and is afraid of the Matrix, all for no adequately explained reason. The introduction of the Matrix itself is a heavy [[retcon]]. The story asks the audience to accept that this cosmically powerful artifact has been in Prime's possession all along (even though an X-ray of Optimus Prime's innards in the second-season episode &quot;[[A Prime Problem]]&quot; shows absolutely no signs of said Matrix), but has somehow never been relevant before. In fact, this lack of prior establishment is what led [[Simon Furman]] to develop the divinity backstory of Unicron and [[Primus]] in the UK comics run.<br /> <br /> [[File:Megatronlightsaber.jpg|thumb|Your powers are weak, old man!]]<br /> The movie bears many similarities to ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'': There are several character-parallels ([[Springer (G1)|Springer]] is a [[Han Solo]]-type and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] even has Princess Leia's hairdo!), the primary threat is similar (it's the [[Death Star]]... [[Unicron/Generation 1|but it transforms!]]), and both feature a climactic battle where the [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young hero]] hears the voice of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|dead, wise mentor]] one last time before saving the day.<br /> <br /> To be a bit more fair to ''The Transformers: The Movie'', however, most of these similarities are either superficial (Arcee's Leia-hair; Megatron's &quot;lightsaber&quot; he briefly uses in his duel against Optimus Prime) or can be seen as elements common to thousands of years' worth of epic storytelling through human history, not just common to ''Star Wars''. As a simple example, the phenomenon of two charismatic leaders dealing each other mortal injuries in battle hearkens back to some versions of the &quot;[[King Arthur]]&quot; myth; in their final battle, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arthur]] and his arch-enemy [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sir Mordred]] deal one another lethal injuries and both apparently expire—though Arthur according to the legend will [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|return]] when [[Cybertron (planet)|England's]] need [[Darkest hour|is greatest]].<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Formatting==<br /> [[File:Tftm widescreenesque.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The &quot;widescreen&quot; picture (left) actually ''cuts off'' the top and bottom of the fullscreen picture (right). Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them.]]<br /> Although it was billed in some advertisements before its theatrical release as being &quot;widescreen&quot;, the movie was in fact animated in a 4:3 (fullscreen) aspect ratio. For its theatrical screenings, the film was matted down in the projector by the projectionist to a 16:9 aspect ratio (widescreen), chopping the top and bottom off the picture, but all video transfers of the movie were done without mattes, meaning that there was actually more picture visible in the fullscreen video and DVD releases than there would have been in theaters. Across 2006 and 2007, new editions of the DVD of the film were released by Sony BMG and [[Metrodome]] which applied the mattes in order to replicate the original theatrical presentation of the film for the first time in home entertainment. Some fans, however, didn't realize that the film wasn't actually ''animated'' in widescreen, and, hearing that the DVD was to be in widescreen, expected to see the fullscreen image with additional footage at the sides, causing them to complain that the top and bottom were cut off, thereby totally missing the point.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==International versions==<br /> {{main|The Transformers: The Movie/dubs}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial releases==<br /> [[File:TFTM LaserDisc cover.jpg|thumb|The cover image from the original Japanese home media release of the movie.]]<br /> *The movie was originally released in North America on VHS and Beta on [[September 17]]th, 1987&lt;ref&gt;http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&amp;dat=19870911&amp;id=YhAuAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=Ls8FAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=3198,2881581&lt;/ref&gt; by [[Family Home Entertainment]], minus Spike's swear. Not long after, it was released in the UK by [[Video Gems]]. This version featured the opening text crawl and closing narration inherent to the UK version of the film. In Australia, the film was released on video by RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts. In Japan, Hillcrane released a {{w|LaserDisc}} version alongside a VHS copy, both sporting a gorgeous painted cover that decorated many a fan's desktop back in the day.<br /> *The movie was released spottily in the '90s, beginning with a budget VHS by Avid Home Entertainment in 1991. [[Malofilm]] released a VHS in Canada in 1995, notable for being the first home entertainment version to include Spike's swear. In 1998, Japanese company Pioneer produced another pair of LaserDisc and VHS releases. In 1999, things kicked off when American company [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] secured the Transformers license and released the film on VHS once again.<br /> *The 21st century's flirtation with ''The Transformers: The Movie'' started with a UK budget VHS release of that country's version by [[Sony|Sony Wonder]], distributed by [[Maverick Entertainment]]. A Japanese company called CatCo followed this up with a VideoCD, and Malofilm—now Seville—were the first to release a DVD version of the film, though it was just a dump of their VHS version.<br /> *In November 2000, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' got its first, full professional DVD release from Kid Rhino. This edition, labelled a &quot;Special Collector's Edition&quot;, is the first to feature remastered video and audio, and several special features, including storyboards and an interview with [[Vince DiCola]]. Rhino concurrently released this version on VHS, sans extras.<br /> *In 2001 in the UK, Sony Wonder released their own much-delayed DVD version of the film. It was the UK version of the film, but included Spike's swear. However, the release was burdened by badly interlaced video, though it notably included the [[Omni Productions]] dub version of the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' episode &quot;[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]&quot; as an extra. This version (including the ''Headmasters'' episode) was simultaneously released on VHS.<br /> *The movie was released on DVD in Australia in 2003 by [[Madman Entertainment]], using the same video as the Maverick version, but distinguished by some nifty new cover art by [[Don Figueroa]], and special features not seen on other editions, such as ''[[Stan Bush|The Touch]]'' music video and 80s TV spots.<br /> [[File:Tftm uk covers.jpg|thumb|The UK poster art (left) has been the most common DVD and VHS cover in its home country, but the Ultimate Edition featured new art by Andy Wildman (right).]]<br /> *After acquiring the license to release ''Transformers'' DVDs in the UK, [[Metrodome]] focused on completing their run of series box sets before turning their attention to the movie properly, releasing only a cheap budget DVD of the UK version through Prism Leisure with no extras, and a UMD of the same version. <br /> *In 2005, Metrodome released ''Transformers: The Movie - Reconstructed'', a new version of the film designed to expose as much of the animated picture as possible. This, however, only resulted in exposing the rough, unfinished edges of the animation, and an overly pale remaster was compounded by excessive interlacing due to an unnecessary NTSC to PAL transfer. This, coupled with a 5.1 remix from [[Magno Sound &amp; Video]], featuring the same extra sound effects that they added to Rhino's season box sets, made this release both controversial and disappointing to many. This was the first time that the US version of the movie was released in the UK, and the first to feature the US poster art as a cover (although a Silverscreen store exclusive version of the disc included a reversible cover with the UK poster art as well). Extras include trailers, TV spots, the character biographies from the Madman release, a looped version of the Lion ''Transformers'' theme on the main menu, and a subtitled version of &quot;[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]&quot;.<br /> [[File:Tftm sony covers.jpg|thumb|Sony's covers, by Don Figueroa.]]<br /> *For the movie's 20th anniversary in 2006, new license holder [[Sony|Sony BMG]] released a two-disc special edition of the film, featuring both a high-quality widescreen remaster and the original fullscreen version, audio commentaries from crew and fans, several new featurettes interviewing those involved in the movie's production, storyboards, TV spots, American and Japanese commercials and more. Most notably, this version included the first Western release of &quot;[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]&quot;, albeit silent and unsubtitled, featuring only audio commentary. Also very notable is that this version includes an actual deleted scene from the animated film as an extra, though it is more of interest as a curiosity than anything it actually contains, being an approximately 2-second-long aerial view of the Autobots running towards the critically damaged Optimus Prime. This release featured two covers by Don Figueroa: one is of the '84-'85 cast that appear in the movie, and one is of the movie's new characters, available either as a lenticular hologram that switches between the two, or as a reversible sleeve with the images printed on either side.<br /> [[File:Tftm madman covers.jpg|thumb|Madman's 2003 DVD cover (left), and their 2007 Special Edition cover (right).]]<br /> *Delayed a bit to coincide with the hype for the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], Metrodome also released a two-disc &quot;Ultimate Edition&quot; with a different widescreen master. Like &quot;Reconstructed&quot;, this version used the US edition of the film, but this time, the UK version was also included, in fullscreen, on the second disc. Extras include TV spots, commercials, the Madman biographies, storyboards, commentary, &quot;Scramble City&quot; (with audio and subtitles), featurettes with [[Flint Dille]] and [[Peter Cullen]], and more. The double-disc edition was sold in a steel case featuring new art by [[Andrew Wildman]], with the UK poster art adorning the standard case inside. Various store exclusives were available, including postcards from Play.Com, a reversible cover with the US poster art from HMV, art cards from Virgin Megastore and [[posters]] from Woolworths and [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]]. It was also available in an extra-less single-disc version. This version was premiered at the Mid Ulster Film Festival in Ireland which was the only cinema showing of the remastered version of the film to date.<br /> [[File:ShoutFactory TFTM BluDVD.jpg|thumb]]<br /> *The film was released in Full HD 1080p on Blu-ray in the UK in October 2007. The Blu-ray is not region-locked, so it will play anywhere in the world. It features a 2.0 soundtrack, 5.1 Dolby Digital track, and a full bitrate DTS 5.1 track. The master used was the same used by Sony for their US DVD. Sadly, there are no extras on the DVD. The version of the film on the Blu-ray is the US one, complete with curse words.<br /> *Madman produced their two-disc special edition through some collaboration with Metrodome, and consequently it features much of the same content, with additional extras taking the form of The Touch music video and a bonus episode of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''. This release again features cover artwork by Don Figueroa, specifically the cover of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation.<br /> *For the film's 30th Anniversary, and after being out of print in the US for 10 years, the film was rereleased on Region 1 DVD and given its first Region A Blu-ray release on [[September 13]], [[2016]] by [[Shout! Factory]]. Both versions are sourced from a brand-new 4K transfer which underwent extensive color-correction and remastering, and a Steelbook packaging variant of the Blu-ray was also made available.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/action-adventure/the-transformers-the-movie-limited-edition-30th-anniversary-steelbook The Transformers: The Movie Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Steelbook]&lt;/ref&gt; The Steelbook Blu-ray was released in the UK by [[Manga Entertainment]] as a limited edition on December 12th, 2016, followed by a standard edition release a year later.<br /> *On September 27, 2018, Fathom Events screened the movie at select theaters in the United States. The movie was preceded by an interview with [[Travis Knight]] and [[Hailee Steinfeld]] and a preview of a scene from ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', and followed by a short featurette of Stan Bush discussing the music he contributed to the movie and performing acoustic versions of ''The Touch'' and ''Dare''.&lt;ref&gt;[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/08/01/1986-transformers-movie-hitting-theaters-one-night-only-369314 1986 Transformers Movie Hitting Theaters One Night Only!]&lt;/ref&gt; Cineplex would later show the movie in Canadian theaters on October 4.<br /> <br /> ==Television broadcasts==<br /> Following a segmented, five-part broadcast during [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season of ''The Transformers'']], the complete feature film was aired on American television in 1989 via Fox stations. Air dates and times were June 17 at Noon, July 30 at 11 A.M. and September 2 at 10 A.M. Of course, this was the language-edited video release from Family Home Entertainment.<br /> <br /> The movie was aired on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on February 18, 2012, following [[Orion Pax, Part 1|the Season 2 premiere]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' on what was called &quot;Transformers Mega Saturday&quot;. Uniquely, this version combined the European opening narration with the US scrawl-free opening credits, muted the two swear words (rendering the lines as &quot;It isn't even dented! ...What do we do now?!&quot; and &quot;Open... ''Open!''&quot;), used the European closing narration at the end, and sped up the scroll of the end credits to cut it down for time, ending the lyrics of the [[theme song]] around the beginning of its second verse (&quot;Strong enough to break the bravest heart...&quot;). Subsequent re-airings on The Hub aired this version of the movie.<br /> <br /> The American television airing of the feature film adds one extra sound effect, and it has never been heard in any other release. During the scene when Arcee is racing to jump aboard the departing Autobot shuttle, there is a distinctive sound effect when she jumps. In all other releases there is no sound effect.<br /> <br /> A July 4, 2014 Hub broadcast of the movie markets it as ''Transformers: The Animated Movie'', distinguishing it from that computer animation/live action [[Transformers (film)|hybrid film]] with the similar title made two decades and one year later.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *According to [[Buzz Dixon]], Hasbro's decision to kill off Optimus Prime was actually an attempt to maintain some brand-storytelling parity with ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', as Dixon had just convinced them to allow the death of [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in ''{{w|G.I. Joe: The Movie}}'' and both films were in production at the same time.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.joeheadquarters.com/interviews_dixon.shtml&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> *This film was the last professional performance by [[Orson Welles]], who died only a month later. According to production materials shown at [[BotCon 2000]] by Tim Finn, the voice recording sessions for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' were done on [[September 10]] and [[September 11|11]] of 1985. Welles died on [[October 10]] of that same year. It has often been speculated that Unicron's last line (&quot;Destiny… you cannot destroy my destiny!&quot;) was recorded by another actor—possibly [[Leonard Nimoy|Nimoy]]—because it sounds different than the other lines. This speculation has been quashed by statements by Transformers voice director [[Wally Burr]].&lt;ref&gt;http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/wally-burr/wally-burr-3.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Uncle Owen! Aunt Beru!!]]<br /> <br /> *With the exception of Starscream and possibly Shockwave, only the Autobots suffered fatalities in the movie. All of the other &quot;dead&quot; Decepticons from the Autobot City battle were rebuilt into Galvatron's new troops, and although more Decepticons were shown taking heavy damage and suffering huge casualties while fighting Unicron, their identities and their final condition are uncertain. Additionally, both Starscream and Unicron survived in the post-movie series in some form or another. Shockwave's death in the finished film is highly uncertain, although in the script it is fairly strongly implied. He does make some miscolored appearances in crowd shots in later cartoon episodes, but these are probably examples of the fairly common animation errors in those episodes.<br /> <br /> *Somewhat ironically, though only three of the original eighteen Autobots - [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] - are definitively shown to have survived the movie, two would quite literally never be heard from again: [[Scatman Crothers]] passed away (though this didn't stop Jazz from making any number of background cameos) while Casey Kasem [[Casey Kasem#Notes|quit the show early in the third season]]. Fate's finger is fickle indeed.<br /> <br /> *Unicron's roars in the movie were stock vocalizations originally created for Marvel Productions' 1982 ''The Incredible Hulk'' animated series and performed by voice actor Bob Holt, who voiced the [[Hulk]] in that show. Holt otherwise never voiced a character in the Marvel/Sunbow Transformers series (although he was a regular member of the ''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the GoBots}}'' cast as the original voice of [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]]), and had passed away the year before ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was released in 1986. Thus, Unicron has the distinction of featuring ''two'' posthumous performances for the same Transformers character in a single production.<br /> <br /> *[[:File:TFTM-MaybeBeachcomber.jpg|A robot resembling Beachcomber]] appears alongside Spike and the Autobots inside Unicron seconds before Daniel blasts the acid cover. Whether this was actually meant to be Beachcomber or just coincidental coloring is unknown, but regardless, Beachcomber shows up alive and well in &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> *Pieces of music from the movie would later be used in the Commodore 64 version of ''Turrican''. For instance, basically unaltered bits of &quot;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWFx-Go6Y6A Escape]&quot; make up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6jjpwpDVNY Subsong Two of the game's title theme].<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/movie/movie.html ''The Transformers: The Movie'' Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]<br /> *[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3212281345/weekend/ ''The Transformers: The Movie'''s box office domestic gross.]<br /> *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080426020409/http://www.tftm.net/ ''The Transformers: The Movie'' &quot;Unofficial Fansite&quot;, an extremely thorough site about the movie]<br /> *[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/2020/01/mp-4034-transformers-movie.html Draft scripts and storyboards on Sunbow and Marvel Archive]<br /> *[http://zobovor.tripod.com/transformers_the_movie_bloopers.html The Transformers: The Movie Bloopers]<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{Reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Transformers: The Movie}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:The Transformers episodes]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:MSTF]]<br /> [[Category:Real world films]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Production timeline */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Transformers: The Movie}}<br /> {{episode|<br /> |seriess=[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]<br /> |prev=B.O.T. (episode)<br /> |next=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1<br /> |seriess2=[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]<br /> |prev2=Scramble City: Mobilization<br /> |next2=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1<br /> |title=''The Transformers: The Movie''<br /> |image=Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg<br /> |caption=A long time ago in a galaxy far far away....<br /> |production code=4034<br /> |production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]<br /> |writer=[[Ron Friedman]]<br /> |directed by=[[Nelson Shin]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]<br /> |release date=[[August 8]], [[1986]]<br /> |continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]<br /> }}<br /> {{quote|Conceived in the epic tradition of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''...|[[Victor Caroli]] ain't just whistling Dixie|[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|''The Transformers: The Movie'' promo]]}}<br /> <br /> '''''The Transformers: The Movie''''' is an animated feature film based on the original ''Transformers'' toyline. It was released in the United States on Friday, August 8, 1986.<br /> <br /> The film's storyline follows the same continuity as the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' cartoon. It introduces a [[Scale|planet-sized Transformer]] called [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] who eats other planets, and is approaching [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As part of their continuing wars, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s have a [[Battle of Autobot City|fierce battle]] on [[Earth]] which sees both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] mortally wounded. Prime passes the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and dies, and Megatron is transformed by Unicron into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (briefly) assumes leadership of the Decepticons, but is killed when Galvatron arrives at Cybertron. Galvatron then chases the surviving Autobots on Earth across space, splitting them up and taking the Matrix. The Autobots find their way back to each other, and follow Galvatron to Cybertron just as Unicron transforms into [[robot mode]] and begins to eat their world. Travelling inside Unicron, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] recovers the Matrix, transforms into Rodimus Prime, and uses the Matrix to destroy Unicron.<br /> <br /> Often referred to by fans simply as &quot;the movie&quot; or &quot;TFTM&quot;, the movie was a step up in almost every area from the television series, with a more sophisticated plot, more serious treatment of war and violence, a hugely ambitious scope and a greatly increased animation budget with well-known celebrities providing voice work. For these reasons, the film remains very popular with children of the 1980s.<br /> <br /> The film opens with characters who had been featured in the first two years of the toyline and associated media (cartoons, comic books, etc.), but quickly introduces new characters and kills many of the old ones to make room. Of particular note, Optimus Prime and Starscream are both destroyed during the course of the film.<br /> <br /> {{quote|The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.|Orson Welles&lt;ref&gt;[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s &quot;Orson Welles: A Biography&quot;] page 522&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> [[File:TFTM Unicron Lithone.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That's no moon.]]<br /> [[Unicron/Generation 1|A mechanical planet]] travels through the depths of space, attacking [[Lithone (planet)|a metal planet]] which has [[Lithone (species)|robotic inhabitants]]. Robots, vehicles, buildings, and even large chunks of rock are sucked off the surface and devoured by the monstrous planet.<br /> <br /> It is the year [[2005]], and the [[Decepticon]]s are now in control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Autobot]]s are preparing to launch an assault to retake the planet from hidden bases on two of Cybertron's moons. The Autobots launch a [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] to pick up a final shipment of [[energon]] from [[Earth]] before they strike.<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986a.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans. And bring me the passengers; I want them alive!]]<br /> Plans for the attack are overheard by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who reports back to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. The Decepticons attack the Autobot shuttle en route to Earth, wiping out its crew (including [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]). Using the Autobots' own shuttle, the Decepticons are able to get very close to the Autobots' base on Earth, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], before they are detected, and begin a devastating surprise attack on the unprepared city.<br /> <br /> During the battle at Autobot City, both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron suffer mortal injuries, and a number of others are also killed. Eventually the Decepticons retreat, but the damage suffered by the Autobots is severe.<br /> <br /> {{note|For an extensive synopsis of the battle, see [[Battle of Autobot City]].}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986b.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.]]<br /> Shortly after the battle, Prime lies on his deathbed. He passes the reins of leadership to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and gives him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. (Though [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] actually touches the Matrix before Magnus does.) Prime relates a prophecy: &quot;One day, an Autobot shall rise from our ranks, and use the power of the Matrix to light our [[darkest hour]].&quot; He then gives the oath, &quot;[['Til all are one]]&quot;, and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dies]]. This sequence of events is observed remotely by Unicron, the monstrous planet, who appears unusually concerned by the survival of the Matrix.<br /> <br /> The Decepticons are making their escape aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but are too heavy for him to get them all home under his own power. After putting the matter to a fair vote, the Decepticons decide to throw their injured members off the ship to better the chance of survival for the rest, including the mortally wounded Megatron. Too injured to save himself, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] tosses Megatron out into space and claims leadership of the Decepticon army.<br /> <br /> {{note|For an extensive synopsis of the battle’s aftermath, see [[Unicron War]].}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFTM Starscream chucks Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Into the garbage chute, flyboy.]]<br /> Megatron and the other adrift Decepticons then encounter Unicron in interstellar space. Unicron offers to rebuild Megatron and his minions in exchange for their service. After some coercion on the planetoid's part, Megatron agrees, and is [[Reformatting|reformatted]] into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. The other Decepticons are turned into [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. Unicron provides them with a [[Revenge (G1)|ship]], and sends them to kill Ultra Magnus and destroy the Matrix, stating that the Matrix is the only thing which can stand in his way.<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986c.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed.]]<br /> Galvatron first stops at Cybertron to take his revenge by killing Starscream and reclaiming leadership of the Decepticons. Almost immediately afterwards, Unicron arrives in Cybertron's vicinity and devours at least two moons—both of the Autobots' moon bases are destroyed. Under coercion by Unicron, Galvatron finally heads to Earth to kill Ultra Magnus, but Magnus and the other surviving Autobots flee in a pair of shuttles. Eventually Galvatron manages to cause one shuttle to crash on yet another metal planet ([[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]), and detonates the other with a volley of missiles. However, the Autobots in the second shuttle escape unnoticed by separating the front portion of their shuttle just before impact.<br /> <br /> [[File:TFTM Quintesson Palace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.]]<br /> The Autobots in the crashed shuttle, Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], find themselves separated and in a hostile environment. Hot Rod and Kup are captured by a squad of [[Allicon]]s and taken before a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson#Judges|judge]] and his court. While being held there, they learn the name and nature of Unicron from [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], a survivor of the planet destroyed in the opening of the film, which he calls [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]]. Meanwhile, the Dinobots encounter and befriend a young, wild Autobot named [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] who has been living alone on Quintessa. Together, they crash the trial just as Hot Rod and Kup are fighting losing odds against the Quintessons' [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. The tide is turned, and the Autobots commandeer a [[Quintesson Cruiser]].<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986d.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What an incredible smell you've discovered!]]<br /> The other group of Autobots has landed on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to make repairs, but are attacked yet again by Galvatron, who was tipped off to their survival by Unicron. During the battle, Ultra Magnus tries to open the Matrix to use its power, but is unable to do so, and instead is killed. Galvatron absconds with the Matrix, taking it away to Unicron. The remaining Autobots—[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]]'s son [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]—are then ambushed by [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], the eponymous natives of Junkion, who are also giant transforming robots. This battle is cut short, however, by the arrival of Hot Rod's group in their Quintesson ship. After exchanging the [[universal greeting]] they all make friends, and the Junkions restore Ultra Magnus to life. Together, the whole group travels to Cybertron to try to recover the Matrix and destroy Unicron.<br /> <br /> [[File:TFTM Unicron smashes cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Rebel base in range. You may fire when ready.]]<br /> Galvatron attempts to open the Matrix to use its power against Unicron and force his master into submission, but is unable to open it. Unicron, not pleased with this attempted treachery, shocks Galvatron by transforming from a planet into a [[Scale|planet-sized robot]]. Unicron plucks Galvatron off his chest and swallows him, Matrix and all, and then begins attacking Cybertron itself. [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] scrambles the Decepticon forces to defend the planet, but they are ineffective against so large an enemy. Shortly the Autobots arrive from Junkion, and fly the Quintesson ship straight through Unicron's eye. This impact destroys the ship, and the Autobots fall out inside Unicron. Hot Rod, separated from the others, eventually runs into Galvatron. During their fight, Hot Rod gets his hands on the Matrix and hears Optimus's voice speak the words, &quot;Arise, Rodimus Prime.&quot; Hot Rod grows in stature, adopts a much sterner demeanor, and quickly dispatches Galvatron by tossing him through Unicron's hull out into space. He then opens the Matrix, which fills Unicron with light and begins destroying him.<br /> <br /> [[File:Tftm1986e.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Use the Force, Luke.]]<br /> In the meantime, the other Autobots inside Unicron have located some of their comrades from the moon bases who had been presumed dead, including [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Daniel's father, Spike. The Autobots, including Rodimus, escape through Unicron's remaining eye just as he begins to fall apart and explode. The scene then immediately shifts to the surface of Cybertron, where—for unclear reasons—the Autobots seem to be in charge again. Rodimus predicts an era of peace and prosperity, and the film closes with a shot of Unicron's severed head still floating in orbit around Cybertron.<br /> <br /> [['Til all are one]].<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br /> *[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] ([[Judd Nelson]])<br /> *[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Robert Stack]])<br /> *[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] ([[Lionel Stander]])<br /> *[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] ([[Neil Ross]])<br /> *[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] ([[Susan Blu]])<br /> *[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] ([[John Moschitta]])<br /> *[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])<br /> *[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] ([[Paul Eiding]])<br /> *[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] ([[Buster Jones]])<br /> *[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] ([[Michael Bell]])<br /> *[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (Neil Ross)<br /> *[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]<br /> *[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] ([[Frank Welker]])<br /> *[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (Peter Cullen)<br /> *[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (Michael Bell)&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;crednolines&quot;&gt;Credited and appeared, but had no speaking lines.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] ([[Scatman Crothers]])<br /> *[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] ([[Dan Gilvezan]])<br /> *[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] ([[Casey Kasem]])<br /> *[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] ([[Corey Burton]])<br /> *[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] ([[Don Messick]])&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;creduncertain&quot;&gt;Credited, but may or may not have appeared through an animation error.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Auto-combatant]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]<br /> *[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]<br /> *[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]<br /> *[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]<br /> *[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]<br /> *[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]<br /> *[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]<br /> *[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]<br /> *[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]<br /> *[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]<br /> *[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]]<br /> *[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]]<br /> *[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]<br /> *[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;crednoapp&quot;&gt;Credited, but did not appear.&lt;/ref&gt; ([[Walker Edmiston]])<br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])<br /> *[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] ([[Chris Latta]])<br /> *[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] ([[Roger C. Carmel]])<br /> *[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] ([[Stan Jones]])<br /> *[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] ([[Arthur Burghardt]])<br /> *[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (Michael Bell)<br /> *[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (Neil Ross)<br /> *[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (Neil Ross)<br /> *[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (Don Messick)&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;appearnocredit&quot;&gt;Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]<br /> *[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]<br /> *[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] ([[Hal Rayle]])<br /> *[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] ([[Clive Revill]])<br /> *[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]<br /> *[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ([[Jack Angel]])<br /> *[[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] (Corey Burton)<br /> *[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] ([[Bud Davis]])&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;crednolines&quot;/&gt;<br /> *[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] ([[Ed Gilbert]])<br /> *[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (Frank Welker)<br /> *[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (Chris Latta)&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;appearnocredit&quot;&gt;Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (Frank Welker)&lt;ref group=&quot;fc&quot; name=&quot;appearnocredit&quot;&gt;Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]<br /> *[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]<br /> *[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]<br /> *[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]<br /> *[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]<br /> *[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]<br /> *[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]<br /> *[[Cyclonus's Armada]]<br /> |h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=<br /> *[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] ([[Eric Idle]])<br /> *[[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Rubbish]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Re-Cycle]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Trashbin]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[HAZMAT]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Ashtray]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Wasteoid Gamma]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> *[[Greasestain]] (Bell and/or Welker)<br /> |h4=Others|c4=<br /> '''[[Human]]s'''<br /> *[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (Corey Burton)<br /> *[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] ([[David Mendenhall]])<br /> <br /> '''[[Lithone (species)|Lithones]]'''<br /> *[[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] ([[Norman Alden|Norm Alden]])<br /> *[[Arblus]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Quintesson]]s'''<br /> *[[Quintesson]] leader (Roger C. Carmel)<br /> *[[Quintesson#Judges|Quintesson judge]] ([[Regis Cordic]])<br /> *[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]<br /> *[[Allicon]]s<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> *[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] ([[Orson Welles]])<br /> |nonumbering=true<br /> }}<br /> &lt;references group=&quot;fc&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> [[File:TFTM European intro.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.4|It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy....]]<br /> &quot;Now all we need is a little energon and a lot of luck.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;More than you imagine, Optimus Prime.&quot;<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' tempt fate.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Such heroic nonsense.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''' coldly finishes off Ironhide. The 'Cons always get the best lines.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;First, we crack the shell... then we crack the nuts inside.&quot;<br /> :—'''Rumble''' bravely raids Autobot City.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I've got better things to do tonight than die!&quot;<br /> :—'''Springer''', telling it like it is.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;One shall stand. One shall fall.&quot;<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''' uttering the most quoted line of the Movie. An ass kicker cometh.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Why throw your life away so recklessly?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;That's a question you should ask yourself, Megatron.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> :—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''', about to engage in one last battle to the death.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;You, who are without mercy, now plead for it? I thought you were made of '''''sterner stuff'''''.&quot;<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''''s trash talk is actually [http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/sterner-stuff a lot cooler than it sounds].<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I would have waited an eternity for this! It's over, Prime.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;'''''NEVER!'''''&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''' is about to learn that a wounded '''Optimus Prime''' has enough strength left for one good hit.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Until that day...'til all are one...&quot;<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''''s final words.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Oh, how it ''pains'' me to do this.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Wait! I still function!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Wanna ''bet''?&quot;<br /> :—'''Starscream''' fights back the tears as he throws '''Megatron''' out of Astrotrain.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior.&quot;<br /> :—'''Soundwave''' insults the combiner team.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I have summoned you here for a purpose.&quot;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &quot;Nobody summons Megatron!&quot;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &quot;Then it pleases me to be the first.&quot;<br /> :—'''Unicron''' shows '''Megatron''' who's the boss.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Who disrupts my coronation?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Coronation, Starscream? This is bad comedy.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Megatron? Is that you?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Here's a hint!&quot;<br /> :—'''Galvatron''' drops &quot;hints&quot; for '''Starscream''' like others drop anvils.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;What did he say his name was?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Galvatron!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Long live Galvatron! Galvatron!&quot;<br /> :—'''Rumble''' clamors for '''Galvatron''' and the cronies follow suit.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Oh shit! What are we gonna do now!&quot;<br /> :—'''Spike''' says the movie’s most infamous line.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Did we ''have'' to let them detonate three quarters of the ship?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Seeing as how they would have detonated ''four'' quarters, I think it was a good choice.&quot; <br /> :—'''Arcee''' and '''Springer''', debating the launch of their emergency shuttle.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Spare me this mockery of justice!&quot;<br /> :—'''Kranix''' is upset at being found innocent.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;You check in, but you don't check out.&quot;<br /> :—'''Wreck-Gar''' making pop culture references.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;For a time... I considered ''sparing'' your wretched little planet Cybertron. But now... you shall witness... its ''dismemberment''!&quot;<br /> :—'''Unicron''' really needs to work on his anger management skills...<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Destiny... You cannot... destroy... my... destiny!&quot;<br /> :—'''Unicron''''s final words.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Let this mark the end of the Cybertronian Wars as we march forward into a new era of peace and happiness! 'Til all are one!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> :—'''Rodimus Prime''' announces the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]...yeah, right.<br /> <br /> ==Season 5==<br /> When ''The Movie'' was broadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it was broken into 5 parts (designated &quot;Days&quot;) and given new bookending segments with original story material.<br /> <br /> ===Day One===<br /> [[File:TommyPrimeSeason5BumperMovie.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You just watch yourself. We're wanted men. I have the death sentence on twelve systems.]]<br /> [[Tommy Kennedy|Tommy]] meets up with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the barren wasteland and Prime is concerned with the black eye and many bruises Tommy is sporting. Tommy explains that some &quot;big guys&quot; at school tried to rough him up (and by all visual evidence, succeeded). Tommy asks Prime if he'd ever faced any &quot;big guys&quot; in his many adventures and Prime decides to tell him about the time he faced the &quot;biggest guy&quot; of them all, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]...<br /> <br /> Optimus leaves off at the point during the [[Battle of Autobot City]] when Megatron broke their defenses to let the slaughter begin. Optimus gruesomely teases his own death scene to a very confused and concerned Tommy, but reassures him that until he can be revived as a Powermaster, the Matrix must be passed on to someone else who is worthy. Tommy wants to hear all about it, but Optimus doesn't have the time. Apparently, he needs to meet up with [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and help him [[Space bridge technician|repair]] the [[Space bridge]]. Tommy asks if he can tag along and Optimus tells him that if he can lift one of their two-ton screwdrivers, he can even help. They summarily blast off into space.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Day Two===<br /> [[File:PrimeExplodingMemoryChip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I've lost R2!]]<br /> Tommy and Optimus meet up in the barren wasteland, though Prime isn't sure what Tommy wants. Tommy reminds him that he promised to tell him more about Unicron and Prime concedes that he's been having trouble with his memory chip, lately. Tommy tells him all about the Battle of Autobot City, but none if it rings a bell for Optimus. Prime asks Tommy to open up an access panel in the back of his head and check the circuit. Tommy repairs the circuit, jogging Prime's memory...<br /> <br /> Prime leaves off at the point where [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] are eaten by Unicron. Tommy demands to hear more of the story, but Prime's memory chip explodes and smoke pours from the side of his head. All he sees are brief flashes of the further adventures of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the rest. The furthest he can see, though, is the &quot;death&quot; of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when his shuttle is blown up by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Tommy expresses discontent, citing that the Autobots are &quot;too cool to die&quot;. Prime says he knows there's more to the story, but with his faulty memory chip, he can't access the details. Tommy insists they get his chip fixed and so they blast off into space to do just that.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Day Three===<br /> [[File:TommyKennedyTraumatized.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?]]<br /> Tommy finishes the repairs on Prime's memory chip, much to Prime's relief. Tommy asks Prime to test it out by continuing his story about the battle against Unicron. Prime indulges Tommy's request...<br /> <br /> Prime leaves off at the point where [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Hot Rod are taken to the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pits and watch as the survivors of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] are executed. Tommy begs Prime to stop, claiming that the story thus far is too intense and depressing for him to handle. Prime asks if he wants to hear about how Kup and Hot Rod are fed to the Sharkticons, how the Autobots are menaced by &quot;aliens made of junk&quot; or how Ultra Magnus is blown to pieces by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Tommy suddenly changes his mind and demands to hear all the gory, macabre details. Prime sets Tommy back down in the barren wasteland and promises to return soon to transform his day into an adventure. He then blasts off into space.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Day Four===<br /> [[File:PrimeTommyStopMotion.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|If there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet it's farthest from.]]<br /> Tommy and Optimus meet up once again in the barren wasteland. Tommy asks why Prime is so late for their appointment and Prime confesses that [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] took a wrong turn on the way over. Prime wishes he hadn't let the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] fly the shuttle. Tommy asks if Prime has enough time to tell him more of the story and Prime assures him there's time enough...<br /> <br /> Prime leaves off at the point where the Autobots team up with the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s to battle Unicron. Tommy is incredulous, wondering what a bunch of aliens made of junk could possibly contribute to the battle against Unicron. Prime informs him that great adversities often bring out the best in people, citing Hot Rod as an example. Tommy begs to hear how the story ends, but Prime says that he must first take Grimlock to have his &quot;brain circuits&quot; upgraded. Setting Tommy down, Prime promises to be back soon to transform his day into an adventure. Then he blasts off into space.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Day Five===<br /> [[File:StanBushTheTouchMusicVideoRecordLabelNotes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He made a fair move. Screaming about it won't help you.]]<br /> Meeting again in the barren wasteland, Optimus asks Tommy if he's ready to hear the end of the story. Contrary to all the enthusiasm Tommy has shown during past storytimes, the human child laments that he's forgotten most of the tale thus far (offering the flimsy excuse that his lack of an electronic brain makes remembering so many details impossible). Prime gives him &quot;a quick rundown&quot; (that takes ''four minutes'') and then proceeds to finish the epic yarn...<br /> <br /> Prime finishes the story with the destruction of Unicron, the ascension of Rodimus Prime and the exile of the Decepticons. Prime asks Tommy if he's satisfied, but Tommy just has more questions. Like what was up with the [[Quintesson]]s? Did they drop Grimlock on his head when he was a kid? And how did they ever bring Prime back to life? Prime tells Tommy to slow down. He has to attend an interstellar peace conference, but until he returns, he leaves Tommy with... [[The Touch|THE TOUCH!!!]]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Production timeline==<br /> * First script outline by Ron Friedman: revisions from 15th August 1984 to 19th September 1984<br /> * First draft script by Ron Friedman: submitted November 12th 1984. Revised February 13th 1985.<br /> * Reference photos of Powered Convoy toy designated as Ultra Magnus, provided to Ron Friedman: Taken 18th March 1985<br /> * Second script outline by Ron Friedman: revised 28th March 1985<br /> * Second draft script by Ron Friedman: completed 27th April 1985. Revised 2nd May 1985<br /> * Model sheets approved 14th June 1985: Cyclonus, Galvatron (Marvel model with revised head), Hot Rod, Kranix (the pre-final model, can be seen with Granix name on it), Quintesson Judge (colour approved on 18th November 1985 by J. Bacal), Rodimus Prime, Scourge/Sweep, Sharkticon, Unicron robot mode, Wheelie, Wreck-gar<br /> * Model sheets approved 24th June 1985: Ultra Magnus robot mode(first Powered Convoy version)<br /> * Model sheets approved 2nd July 1985: Ultra Magnus (Initial Toei design. Colour revised on 20th July 1985)<br /> * Model sheets approved 19th July 1985: Arblus robot mode, Spike<br /> * Model sheets approved 19th July 1985: Spike Witwicky (final model)<br /> * Model sheets approved 19th July 1985: Ultra Magnus vehicle mode(first Powered Convoy version)<br /> * Model sheets approved 29th July 1985: Quintesson Prosecutor (a.k.a Quintesson leader. Approved by J. Bacal on 18th December 1985)<br /> * Model sheets approved 31st July 1985: Arblus spaceship mode<br /> * Model sheets approved 6th September 1985: Rewind flip side of the cassette mode<br /> * Model sheets approved 3rd October 1985: Rewind and Eject<br /> * Model sheets approved 8th October 1985: Lithonian Scientist, Lithonian Woman no.1<br /> <br /> * Storyboard sequence 1 (Attack on Lithone): Final 31st October 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 2 (Title sequence): Final 31st December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 3 (2005): Final 31st October 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 4 (More Than You Imagine): Final 31st October 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985.<br /> * Storyboard sequence 5 (Attack On The Shuttle): Final 31st October 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 6 (Gone Fishin'/Dare): Final 4th November 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 7 (Battle Of Autobot City, part 1): Final 14th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 8 (Battle Of Autobot City, part 2): Final 31st October 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 9 (Death Of Optimus Prime): Final 7th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 10 (Witness To A Funeral): Final 7th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 11 (Contest For Leadership): Final 4th November 1985. Revised Final 13th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 12 (Transformation): Final 11th November 1985. Revised Final 26th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 13 (Coronation): Final 10th December 1985. Revised Final 18th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 14 (Destruction Of Moonbase One): Final 10th December 1985. Revised Final 19th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 15 (Escape): Final 16th December 1985. Revised Final 24th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 16 (Pursuit): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 17 (Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way): Final 11th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 18 (Arrival On Junk): Final 12th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 19 (Unwelcome Visitors): Final November 14th 1985. Revised Final 27th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 20 (The Matrix Survives): Final 12th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 21 (An Unexpected Friend): Final 18th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 22 (Destruction Of Moonbase Two): Final 17th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 23 (Ambush): Final 11th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 24 (Judgement/Rescue): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 25 (Another Leader Dies): Final 9th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 26 (Unusual Allies): Final 19th December 1985. Revised Final 31st December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 27 (The Enemy Revealed): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 28 (Confrontation): Final 19h November 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 29 (United Against The Enemy): Final 20th November 1985. Revised 4th December 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 30 (In The Belly Of The Monster): Final 20th November 1985. Revised 3rd December 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985<br /> * Storyboard sequence 31 (Their Darkest Hour): Final 2nd December 1985. Revised 19th December 1985. Revised Final 31st December 1985<br /> <br /> ==Animation errors==<br /> [[File:TFTM Unicron Small.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We’re doomed.]]<br /> *When Unicron is approaching Lithone at the start of the movie, at the line &quot;Look, it's Unicron!&quot;, a [[Animation error#Sizing errors|cel stacking error]] results in Unicron's ring appearing in front of a building arch, [[Distribution|making Unicron look very tiny]] in that shot. In the next shot, it is clear that Unicron is several times larger than the entire planet of Lithone.<br /> *The inside of one of the Lithonian ships being devoured by Unicron is visible for a couple of frames. The pilot of the ship appears to be Kranix, even though he apparently screams out Kranix's name, and Kranix appears later in the Quintesson prison.<br /> *When Optimus Prime asks Jazz to report security status, it shows both Jazz and Cliffjumper. Cliffjumper is seen twiddling knobs above the actual drawn computer, as if a section was supposed to be present.<br /> *Coloring errors: <br /> **When the closeup of Cliffjumper doing his countdown is shown, his shoulders are blue (like his windows) instead of red.<br /> **Scavenger's head is white instead of black as he ducks from Prowl's shot aboard the shuttle.<br /> **Blaster's forehead is red instead of white after his &quot;look out and shout!&quot; line, and again after he returns to [[robot mode]].<br /> **In the big lineup of firing Decepticons in Autobot City, Soundwave's cheek guards are blue instead of white.<br /> **When Blaster asks Perceptor &quot;What's shakin'?&quot;, a Dirge-colored Seeker flies by the window. However, it appears to be the standard Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp design, instead of having Dirge's unique wings.<br /> **As Devastator lays into the walls, Shrapnel is white where he should be black.<br /> **Megatron's pelvis is white instead of black as he gives the &quot;let the slaughter begin!&quot; order.<br /> **When the Dinobots jump out of Optimus Prime's Shuttle, the shuttle is colored like the first shuttle, which Megatron boarded, instead of red-highlighted scheme of Prime's shuttle.<br /> **When Prime says &quot;No matter the cost&quot;, the shuttle is painted completely orange, when the front should have red and white highlights.<br /> **When Prime drives up behind the Decepticons, Blitzwing's helmet is purple instead of yellow. Prime's trailer is missing its Autobot symbol as well. <br /> **The gun Megatron uses to fatally injure Optimus is blue and white for most of the shots it is seen in, but when Megatron screams &quot;Fall! FALL!&quot; while shooting Prime again, it is black.<br /> **Prime's antennae are white as he tries to stand after knocking Megatron off the ledge.<br /> **Starscream's whole nosecone, rather than just the canopy, is yellow as he looms over the fallen Megatron.<br /> **As Starscream prepares to toss Megatron out the door, Soundwave's eyes are painted white like his mask rather than red. (Maybe he was sleeping, his excuse for not stopping Starsceam)<br /> **Starscream's cockpit shell nearest his head is colored like a canopy rather than gray, as he nominates himself for leadership. Man, even the A-list animation team couldn't keep this straight.<br /> **When dragging Arcee into the shuttle and two shots later when flying into space Magnus's Shuttle has Blue highlights instead of Red.<br /> **After Springer runs past him, Perceptor's gun changes from red to white for a few frames.<br /> **When Cyclonus is strafing what appears via editing to be Hot Rod's shuttle, it has red highlights instead of blue.<br /> **When Hot Rod's ship is being watched by Galvatron trailing smoke it has red highlights instead of blue.<br /> **In the shot after Magnus announces that he cannot deal with that now, his ship has blue highlights instead of red.<br /> **Shrapnel's lower legs are white when he lands on Junk, instead of black. Must be a side effect of being dead.<br /> **When Hot Rod tells the Junkions the universal greeting, the Autobot insignia on his chest is colored black.<br /> **After transforming, Unicron has all-white hands (instead of white with gold knuckles) and a white, rectangular chin (instead of the double-triangular chin with a goatee) he has later.<br /> **As the Autobots fly through space after exiting Unicron's eye, Rodimus is painted in Ultra Magnus' colors (inverted).<br /> *When the Decepticons blow a hole through the Autobot shuttle to get in, it is a clean break. However, Megatron is still shown ripping through random ship components to get in. <br /> *When the Decepticons are killing the Autobot shuttle crew, there is one of the common Starscream/Skywarp/Thundercracker miscolors. Megatron transforms into gun mode and Starscream catches him, killing Brawn. When they cut back to the Decepticons, Starscream is in front of the Constructicons without Megatron and is firing one of his arm rifles (this was probably meant to be Skywarp, as he flies into the shuttle and takes a seat at the controls once the Autobots are defeated). When they cut back to the Decepticons for the third time, Starscream has Megatron again and is finishing off the rest of the Autobots. In the shot of Starscream firing his own lasers, his wings are red instead of gray. <br /> *Per his standard cartoon appearance, Ratchet should have a [[Red Cross]] symbol on each shoulder. When he turns in his seat as Brawn is shot down, we can see one on his right shoulder, but when he stands to return fire on the Decepticons, the right shoulder's cross has vanished, and he's only got one on his left shoulder. Then, when he falls, the cross is missing from ''both'' shoulders.<br /> *When the Decepticons fly to the shuttle's controls: <br /> **All of the Autobots have changed positions from when they fell—Brawn is now on his back, for example, while Prowl is now face-down.<br /> **Ironhide's chest is completely intact, despite having a bunch of holes blown in it.<br /> **Prowl, who turned gray as he fell (evidently dead before he even hit the floor) seems to be back in his normal colors.<br /> *The reflections of Hot Rod and Daniel in the lake rarely line up with where they should be.<br /> *When Hot Rod catches a fish, it is barely the size of his finger. When he releases it, it's [[Scale|suddenly huge]].<br /> *Hot Rod has at least two totally different transformation schemes during the course of the film.<br /> *When Kup and several Autobots at the roadblock react to Hot Rod's attack on the hijacked Autobot shuttle, Bluestreak is represented by Prowl's [[Character model|animation model]], in Bluestreak's gray and black colors. <br /> *Sunstreaker appears with Kup's group on Earth as they observe Hot Rod firing on Ironhide's shuttle. Sunstreaker later appears as Optimus Prime's co-pilot when they arrive on Earth with the Dinobots, and is seen disembarking the shuttle along with Optimus Prime and Hound.<br /> [[File:ShockwaveBattleAutobotcity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We've picked up a new group of signals... enemy fighters heading your way.]]<br /> *In a wide aerial shot of the city under attack, a Reflector flies by in Ironhide's color scheme. Shockwave also makes his only appearance in the battle; considering both his role as Cybertron's guardian and his absence from any other scenes during the battle, his presence is probably an animation error. Rumble also flies past, despite being inside Soundwave at this point.<br /> *A laser blast that should be behind Blaster is instead layered in front of him as he acknowledges Perceptor's orders.<br /> [[File:TFTMRumbleFrenzytwored.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[FIRRIB|What]] about that [[R2-D2|blue one]]? We'll take that one.]]<br /> *When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] sends out his cassette troops, [[FIRRIB|Rumble is the same color as Frenzy]].<br /> *Blaster first ejects what looks like Eject, who stays blue up until he gets to the edge of the screen. He then turns black like Rewind. Then Blaster ejects another blue cassette, which after about a second turns black. This one gets through half his transformation colored black, then turns blue for a split second then turns black again. Then, when the cassettes are fighting each other, Eject runs in from the left and jumps over Perceptor. And then he runs in from the left ''again'' to shoot Ravage.<br /> *As Springer runs up to the launcher, Wheeljack's body is visible, but he's in the red, white and blue color scheme of Smokescreen - who, in the storyboards of this sequence, was intended to be the one lying there dead.<br /> *While Springer and Arcee are trying to move the launcher into place, Springer's face is the same color as his helmet.<br /> *During Devastator's combination sequence in Autobot City, his chest plate, portions of his pelvis, his forearms, and Bonecrusher's treads are all green. The chestplate and pelvis should be purple, as should Bonecrusher's treads (they're ''normally'' green when Bonecrusher is separate, but they turn purple when he combines), and his forearms should be black.<br /> *For almost the entirety of his screen time during the battle in Autobot City, the &quot;jet engine&quot; on top of Devastator's chest plate is misinterpreted as a trapezoidal block. The only time it appears in its proper shape is when he high-kicks Grimlock. It appears as it should during the scuffle on Astrotrain.<br /> *While Perceptor and Grapple are shooting, Swoop's lower half runs by in the foreground, long before the rest of him gets there.<br /> *Prime's dramatic transformation sequence far outlasts the transformation sound that's supposed to go with it. It's also the wrong sound (ascending pitch) for his robot-to-vehicle transformation. His trailer is also missing the Autobot logo, which reappears for the rest of the scene.<br /> *Prime is missing the transformation sound as he blasts back to robot mode.<br /> *The gun Megatron fires uses the same sound effect as his fusion cannon.<br /> *When Optimus Prime takes the Matrix out of his chest to give to Ultra Magnus, the animators forgot to remove the cel of the Matrix inside his chest, as it's still in there even as he's holding it in his hands. Since it's not supposed to be there, the luminous effect for the Matrix's core is missing from the duplicate in his chest, creating a visual trick that makes it look like Optimus might just have removed the core itself. (The [[Matrix of Leadership#Universe|''Universe'' comic]] would later use this error as a springboard to reconcile the visuals of Optimus's chest interior with their depiction in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.)<br /> *When Ultra Magnus accepts the Matrix, he's seen inserting it into his chest twice, or at best readjusting its &quot;fit&quot;.<br /> *As the other Decepticons prepare to push him out, Bombshell's chest is rendered as a shapeless gray mass, rather than with its yellow canopy.<br /> *The voice that says, &quot;Brothers! Don't!&quot; is nowhere close to the voices of any of the five Decepticons shown getting thrown out of Astrotrain.<br /> *When Megatron says &quot;Nobody summons Megatron&quot; his chest emblem is colored gray like his chest. It looks like it should have been painted as a darker shade of purple, as it's the shadowed section. But was painted gray instead.<br /> [[File:TFTMStarscreamCoronationErrors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| *''trumpet fanfare''*]]<br /> *Even after the [[Battle of Autobot City]], characters who are supposedly dead continue to appear in crowd shots and battles. Shrapnel's role in the fight on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] is the most noticeable (and he was called for by name in the original script), but Thundercracker, Skywarp and Kickback can all be seen at Starscream's coronation. The two jets are later seen again, flying into Unicron's mouth.<br /> *In the establishing shot of Starscream's coronation, there are only five Constructicons (Bonecrusher had better things to do tonight) and they are miscolored as purple and white rather than their usual purple and green color scheme.<br /> *Hook has two eyes instead of his normal visor as he looks around in confusion during the trumpet scene.<br /> *An early establishing shot clearly shows Cybertron with two and ''only'' two moons in low orbit. Yet a third moon is visible right after Unicron finishes eating the two Autobot bases.<br /> *When Galvatron introduces himself to the Coronation party, Soundwave's chest window is drawn far too small.<br /> *When Galvatron says &quot;Decepticons, to Earth!&quot;, aside from his mouth being partially open, his mouth doesn't move. I guess being reformatted by Unicron gives you the ability to talk without moving your mouth?<br /> *In the scene where Bumblebee and Spike are in the [[Autobot frigate]] and escaping Moonbase Two's destruction, when the two are cheering after believing that Unicron has been destroyed, Bumblebee's on the left side of Spike's seat. However, after Spike expresses his &quot;colorful&quot; reaction to Unicron remaining completely unscathed, and when the frigate is about to get sucked into Unicron, Bumblebee is on the right side of Spike's seat.<br /> *When Cyclonus is strafing the Autobot shuttle in space, he briefly flies offscreen, and during that time his laser blasts come from a point that in no way matches his flight path. <br /> *During the wide shot of the Autobots in the crashed ship on Junk, Blurr's entire head is white. Also so is Daniels head, which is drawn as an indistinct incomplete circle.<br /> *Daniel's lips don't purse when he whistles.<br /> *Wreck-Gar's mouth doesn't move at all during his first lines, despite the camera pushing in all close on his face.<br /> *The pistol Ultra Magnus fires uses the same sound effect as Optimus Prime's rifle.<br /> *During the Junkion chase scene, Trashbin attacks Arcee. When she fights him off his motorcycle, his model is switched for Junkyard's when he falls down. And his head then flickers between colors when mounting Junkyard.<br /> *When Grimlock gets kissed, his eyes are round instead of triangular.(Probably intentional expression)<br /> *As Hot Rod falls off one of Unicron's inner spikes, his lower body isn't drawn in. It looks like it should be blocked by our view of the spike, but is layered above it instead.<br /> *Hot Rod's missing his Autobot symbol as he regains his footing inside Unicron.<br /> *As the Dinobots fly around Unicron, both his eyes are intact. (The left one had at this point been shattered.)<br /> *The third smelting victim (who looks a lot like another Bumblebee) doesn't fall from the conveyor belt; he simply vanishes.<br /> <br /> == Continuity errors ==<br /> [[File:G1TFTM Snarl cameo.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|He used to bulls-eye womp-rats in his T16 back home.]]<br /> <br /> *The Dinobot [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is mysteriously absent from almost the entire movie, even though the Dinobots as a group are featured prominently. Copies of the script which have come into fans' hands repeatedly list the Dinobots, but never make mention of Snarl by name. In fact, at one point the script refers to &quot;the four Dinobots&quot;. Despite this, Snarl does appear in three very brief shots—in which at least one other Dinobot (Swoop in one, Sludge in another) is entirely absent. Hmm.<br /> ** On the other hand, the original production ''storyboards'' for the scene where Snarl first appears in the movie only mentions &quot;the Dinobots&quot;, not a specific amount of them. Additionally, Snarl also seems to have been in the scene with Kup telling the Dinobots a story in at least ''one'' version of the film; the Japanese trailer for the movie has finished footage of this scene...but it's very different from the one in the film; the Dinobots are all in their robot modes, and Snarl is present in the scene instead of Slag. It's completely unknown why Snarl's appearance in this scene was cut.<br /> *Also curiously absent are the 1985 Autobot cars and Mini-Vehicles, such as Inferno, Smokescreen, Cosmos, Warpath, etc. It would seem that these characters were available at the time of the movie:<br /> **Perceptor and Blaster both debuted at the same time in the cartoon as the 1985 cars, and both play prominent roles in the movie.<br /> **Grapple is [[:File:BattleAutobotCity.jpg|seen ''very'' briefly]] during the battle for Autobot City. Or maybe it's [[Hauler]].<br /> **The 1985 Decepticons (Astrotrain, Dirge, etc.) appear in the film.<br /> **[[:File:TFTM-SideswipeRedAlertTracks.jpg|Tracks]], [[:File:TFTM-RedAlertDown.jpg|Red Alert]] and Smokescreen (who was supposed to be the corpse in place of Wheeljack next to Windcharger) all appeared in storyboards but not the finished film.<br /> *Devastator is treated as ''the'' ultimate threat, while in the cartoon, his role (and apparent power) was already being [[Starscream's Brigade|severely diminished]], presumably because several other combiners had been introduced. In story terms, the absence of these newer combiners, not to mention the mighty Omega Supreme, is inexplicable. In real-life terms, those characters didn't exist when the film commenced production. (The ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation shows Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor guarding the Ark against an attack by Bruticus and Menasor, attempting to [[retcon]] the problem away.)<br /> *Possibly the biggest example of the film's tonal shift from the cartoon, shots from firearms that would previously knock another character down at best have since become lethal, best demonstrated when Brawn and Prowl are each killed with a single shot by the Decepticons during the movie's first act.<br /> **While Prowl, Ironhide and Ratchet are shot straight through the torso, Brawn is killed by a single shot to his shoulder, which makes little sense.<br /> [[File:Cyclonus armada tftf.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We'll be safe enough once we make the jump into lightspeed.]]<br /> *The existence of Cybertron's moons is contentious ''at best''. <br /> **On the one hand, in numerous close and distant shots of the planet throughout the first two seasons, not a single moon was seen. Ever. Even after it got knocked out of Earth's orbit.<br /> **On the other hand, Megatron ''does'' refer to Cybertron as &quot;land of the metal moon&quot; (note the singular) during &quot;[[Microbots]]&quot;, suggesting otherwise. The fact that he was overenergized at the time and lost consciousness in mid-sentence - just before he ''might'' have specified a plural number of moons, (in)conveniently enough - makes it unclear just how much credence we should lend this statement.<br /> **The movie promptly introduces two (possibly three) moons over the planet. In continuity terms, they must either have highly elliptical orbits with periapsides (points in their orbits that bring them closest to the planet) that just happened to coincide with the timeframe of the movie or they were constructed sometime after 1986.<br /> *During the Battle of Autobot City, Starscream gets his leg caught. He shoots downward and gets away while screaming &quot;My foot!&quot;, but it's his shin that's smoking while his foot looks fine. Later he kicks Megatron with the same foot. Shouldn't that hurt, according to him?<br /> *So Ultra Magnus just happens to have a ready-made Matrix chamber installed in his chest cavity? Is this standard issue for all Autobots?<br /> *The cartoon had already established that Astrotrain increases his size when he transforms to shuttle mode, being large enough to carry a pair of Decepticons in his cockpit. However, within the movie itself, his size is [[scale|noticeably inconsistent]]: When he leaves Autobot City, he's just large enough for the Decepticon army to cram themselves in; later, he's so huge that the Constructicons can quite comfortably form Devastator inside him.<br /> *Speaking of Astrotrain, his entire body flips over when he transforms from train to space shuttle to escape from Autobot City. While ''we'' applaud the [[Show-accuracy|toy-accuracy]], the Decepticons inside probably didn't.<br /> *Soundwave is loyal enough to pick up a wounded Megatron and save him, but when Starscream goes to throw Megatron out, Soundwave doesn't try to intervene. He even tries to steal the leadership once Megatron is gone. The &quot;loyalty&quot; attribute that has pertained so strongly to Soundwave seems to be alienated from the character in this scene. <br /> *The number of minions created by Unicron changes throughout the film, with more Sweeps appearing as the story progresses. A second Cyclonus (&quot;Cyclonus, the warrior, and [[Cyclonus's Armada|his armada]]&quot;) is shown being created but disappears shortly thereafter. At least ''seven'' new characters are shown at one point, created from only ''six'' Decepticons thrown from the shuttle.<br /> *How can the Constructicons blow on those trumpets? Only [[Hook (G1)|three]] [[Bonecrusher (G1)|of]] [[Mixmaster (G1)|them]] have mouths.<br /> [[File:SSBQ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|&quot;I've been looking forward to this for a long time.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Yes, I bet you have.&quot;]]<br /> *[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is capable of reducing [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to ashes with a single shot from his cannon mode. Though in later episodes Galvatron is shown blowing up even small ''[[Thrull|planets]]'' and being able to take down [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] with one shot from his cannon, his extraordinary killing power seems to be gone—like when he scores a direct hit in cannon mode on Ultra Magnus in &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]&quot; and Magnus isn't especially hurt at all, or how a similar blast against Scourge in &quot;[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]&quot; only leaves the latter temporarily incapacitated. [[Marvel Comics]] bios explain this by suggesting that Galvatron had nearly limitless power through Unicron... but then again, Galvatron himself claims to be &quot;more powerful than ever&quot; after Unicron is dead in &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]&quot;. [[To sell toys|Who knows.]]<br /> *Why didn't the Autobots notice Unicron until he was within devouring distance of Cybertron's moons? Why doesn't Shockwave, who is ''on Cybertron,'' react until after Unicron has eaten these moons, transformed into a giant robot, and ''smashed his hand into the planet's surface?''<br /> *Despite running out of energon goodies on Quintessa, Hot Rod has at least one to offer to the Junkions.<br /> *How did Hot Rod and Kup know to fly from Quintessa to Junk?<br /> [[File:TFTMStarscreamVsUnicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|This is either Starscream or his stunt double; hard to tell.]]<br /> *When the Decepticons on Cybertron launch a counterattack on Unicron, all three of the first-year Seekers are seen fighting alongside the Coneheads. Given that all three were either explicitly killed earlier in the movie (Starscream) or have been turned into Galvatron's troops by this point (Thundercracker and Skywarp), they're obviously not supposed to be ''around'' in these forms anymore; of course, they could also just be [[generic]]s reusing their colors...but, as noted above, Thundercracker and Skywarp ''also'' appear at Starscream's coronation.<br /> *Daniel, who was just learning how to use his exo-suit, had to knock down the acid cover inside Unicron to save his loved ones. Why couldn't the more experienced Spike do the same with his suit from above? He had both of his arms free and a clear shot at the cover.<br /> *It's not clear how Rodimus Prime (carrying two humans) and the other Autobots survived their jump out of Unicron's eye and their plunge towards the surface of Cybertron.<br /> *It's also unclear just how the dozen or so Autobots (and one shipload of Junkions) managed to retake the whole planet of Cybertron. Did Unicron really wipe out ''that'' many Decepticons?<br /> * Unicron's invincibility is extremely inconsistent; Moments before becoming Galvatron, Megatron creates visible damage to Unicron's horns simply by attempting to hold into something. Later, he doesn't suffer even a dent when one of Cybertron's moons is detonated in his mouth. Near the end, the Dinobots are capable of punching their way through his &quot;skin&quot;, and Rodimus Prime just casually throws Galvatron into space through Unicron's side. Even without the Matrix, the small group of Autobots did pretty well against him.<br /> <br /> ===Not necessarily errors===<br /> *Fans have noted throughout the years that Astrotrain, in his flight through zero-gravity space, should not have needed to &quot;jettison some weight&quot; in the literal sense. However, since the ejected Decepticons quickly fall behind Astrotrain instead of floating alongside him, he must still have been accelerating and thus would have needed to burn a greater amount of fuel in order to push a larger payload. Perhaps he should have said &quot;jettison some ''mass''&quot;, but then again, just being a spaceship doesn't make him a rocket scientist.<br /> *The Dinobots spend the majority of the film in their dinosaur modes, a practice that would eventually carry into season 3 of the cartoon. Swoop is the only one to spend extended amounts of time in robot mode, due to the anatomical issues of walking in a flight-based mode. However, there are some instances where they're briefly shown in robot mode for blink-and-you-miss-it moments, for no reason whatsoever.<br /> <br /> ==Continuity notes==<br /> *The Movie has had a huge effect in shaping the mythos. Among the elements and characters which would reappear in many other iterations of Transformers are:<br /> **The notion that Cybertron has moons<br /> **The Matrix as a physical object, rather than the computer program previously depicted in the Marvel Comics. Even the Marvel Comics would eventually shoehorn this one in.<br /> **Autobot City<br /> **Unicron<br /> **The notion of Megatron becoming Galvatron<br /> **The idea of &quot;Prime&quot; being a rank rather than simply a given name.<br /> **And it killed off Optimus Prime before it was cool!<br /> *Cybertron's appearance in the post-titles establishing shot shows some major changes to the planet since our last look at it in Season 2. Many of the same buildings from the cartoon's stock image of the planet are there, but the giant pit near the planet's equator is mostly covered over, and the shredded portion of its southern hemisphere has been completely rebuilt.<br /> *Gadgets and powers:<br /> **Springer deploys a small flip-out twin laser from his wrist during the Autobot City battle.<br /> **Arcee and Hot Rod both activate a long-distance scanner of some sort by lowering a red visor from under their helmets over their eyes.<br /> **Hot Rod uses a saw blade that extends from his retracted wrist.<br /> **Blurr has the same kind of hooked welding tip used by various Autobots as far back as &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;.<br /> **Arcee unleashes a nasty barbed post from her fender to fend off a Junkion.<br /> **Grimlock shows the never-before seen ability to [[GoBots|shoot lasers from his fists]].<br /> *'''[[The Revenge of Bruticus|&amp;lt; &amp;lt;]]''' What makes Starscream the leader? Megatron's &lt;s&gt;dead&lt;/s&gt; almost dead!<br /> <br /> ==Real-world references and Easter eggs==<br /> [[File:TFTMUnicronSkyscrapers.jpg|thumb|I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.]]<br /> *When the inside of Unicron is shown after he devours Lithone, the &quot;blinking energy&quot; effect of Unicron's innards shows, for a split second, what appear to be several images of post-apocalyptic buildings. These images look to be recycled background paintings from ''{{w|Fist of the North Star (1986 film)|Fist of the North Star}}'', a film [[Toei Animation|Toei]] had animated the same year. Regardless of animation efficiency/corner-cutting, the flashing images of ruined civilizations are eerily appropriate for Unicron.<br /> [[File:TFTM Sludge Devastator.jpg|thumb|Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them.]]<br /> *When Sludge gets haymakered by Devastator, his eyes pop out of their sockets in ''{{w|Looney Tunes}}'' fashion.<br /> *Kup's storytelling sequence aboard the shuttle is drawn from the novel ''{{w|Of Mice and Men}}'', complete with Grimlock in the Lenny role asking Kup to &quot;tell Grimlock about petrorabbits again&quot;.<br /> *The Junkions speak almost entirely in pop culture quotes and pastiches. Littered among the generic phrases like &quot;operators are standing by!&quot;, &quot;Film at eleven&quot; and &quot;eliminate even the toughest stains&quot; are more specific references, such as:<br /> **&quot;Don't look behind door #2, Monty!&quot; - a reference to the game show ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'' and its host, [[Monty]] Hall.<br /> **&quot;Ger-ronny-doo-ron-ron-ronny-mo!&quot; - both the famous &quot;{{w|Geronimo (exclamation)|Geronimo!}}&quot; war cry, and the 1963 hit &quot;{{w|Da Doo Ron Ron}}&quot;.<br /> **&quot;You check in, but you don't check out&quot; - a parody of the tagline for {{w|Roach Motel (insect trap)|Roach Motel}} insect traps.<br /> **&quot;Happy motoring!&quot; - the slogan of gas company [[Esso]].<br /> [[File:Tftm rosencrantz-and-guildenstern.jpg|thumb|Easy? You call that ''easy!?'']]<br /> *The Quintesson jail cell includes robot debris ''strongly'' resembling [[:File:Tftm rosencrantz-and-guildenstern.jpg#parts|several mobile suits]] from 1985 Japanese animation ''{{w|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam}}''.<br /> *''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects (yes, even the high-budget Movie uses them):<br /> **The ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst noise is used extensively throughout the film, over and over and over, almost any time a Decepticon takes flight.<br /> &lt;!-- **[[Darth Vader]] and [[Ben Kenobi]]'s clashing lightsabers is used as... something --&gt;<br /> **[[Luke Skywalker]]'s deactivating [[lightsaber]] is used as the sound of the Quintesson ship's ramp extending.<br /> **Clashing lightsabers are used as Unicron fires eye-blasts at the attacking Transformers.<br /> &lt;!-- **?????? is used as Swoop's missiles fire at Unicron. --&gt;<br /> **An igniting lightsaber is used as Rodimus opens the Matrix.<br /> **An AT-AT foot stomp sound is heard as the Autobot shuttle crash lands on Junk.<br /> *The ''[[Star Trek]]'' sliding door sound is used as Wreck-Gar pulls out his &lt;s&gt;iPhone&lt;/s&gt; mini-TV.<br /> *The sound used for the communicators on ''Star Trek'' is used when Daniel activates his blaster to save Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Adaptations==<br /> *[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|A comic adaptation of the movie]] was published by [[Marvel Comics]] in 1986, concurrently with the movie's theater run. It was based off a non-finalized version of the script, and differs in many details from the final film. Additionally, most of the major character models (and possibly their unedited original character write-ups) appear in issue #4 of the ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series.<br /> *[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|A storybook adaptation]] was released in the UK by [[Ladybird Books]].<br /> *A four-part adaptation was released in 2006/2007 by [[IDW Publishing]], as part of the film's 20th anniversary celebration. It was titled ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' to differentiate it from the [[Michael Bay]] [[Transformers (film)|live-action film]]. Unlike its predecessor, it adheres rigidly to the script and plot of the finished movie.<br /> <br /> ==Soundtrack==<br /> {{main|The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}}<br /> <br /> ==Promotions==<br /> *Early in the movie's production, a [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] was made to sell the project to potential investors.<br /> *The movie was advertised on related 1986 toy packages via the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] Sweepstakes, which included a pack-in poster and contest.<br /> *The movie was heavily advertised directly by TV [[commercial]]s, and tail-end segments on Transformer toy ads. Portions of its story were also retold in altered fashion by animation segments of commercials for the movie character toys, such as a spot showing Springer doing battle with Wreck-Gar.<br /> <br /> ==In the comic continuity==<br /> The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK comic]] made extensive use of the Movie as the basis for a series of stories involving the Transformers in the future. However, there are several differences between the events seen on screen and those referenced in the comic:<br /> <br /> *The comic always dates the movie to [[2006]], following the date given in a treatment that was all [[Simon Furman]] had when he wrote &quot;[[Target: 2006]]&quot;.<br /> *In &quot;Target: 2006&quot;, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] states that he was previously &quot;[[Life Spark]]&quot;.<br /> *The Matrix is always called the &quot;Creation Matrix&quot; in the comic, a name that predates the &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; but which is now used for the same physical object.<br /> *[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] both survive the events, both later appearing in &quot;[[Space Pirates!]]&quot; (set in [[2008]]).<br /> <br /> In addition, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] definitely survives the attack by Unicron. <br /> <br /> The US comic almost completely ignored the events of the Movie, though later in the run an alternative future is briefly shown in &quot;[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]&quot; and &quot;[[A Savage Circle]]&quot;. In this timeline at least some of the events of the Movie took place such as the creation of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], which is dated to 2005, though [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]'s death was overlooked. [[Prowl II|Wouldn't be the first time. Or the last.]]<br /> *The US version of the future story &quot;[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]&quot; implicitly has the events of the movie as part of its backstory. However, since the rest of the US series ignored the movie, this issue's place in the continuity is questionable.<br /> <br /> ==Edits==<br /> Several English-language versions of the film exist, with the following differences in content from the American theatrical run:<br /> <br /> *In some versions (notably the European version) the opening credits are replaced with a scrolling text (&quot;''Star Wars'' style&quot;) which provides backstory.<br /> *In some versions (notably the European version) the film ends with [[Victor Caroli|a narrator]] reassuring the audience that Optimus Prime will return.<br /> *Instances of swearing in the film (there are two) were edited out; sometimes one, sometimes both. Those instances are: Spike yelling, &quot;Oh shit, what are we gonna do now?&quot; after the self-destructing Moon Base 2 fails to scratch Unicron, and Ultra Magnus growling, &quot;Open, damn it, open!&quot; while trying to open the Matrix to fend off Galvatron and the Sweeps on Junkion. The United Kingdom cinema version had the swearing included but, when it was released on VHS in the United Kingdom, Spike's line was cut (&quot;damn&quot; not being considered especially offensive in the UK). However it has been restored on all United Kingdom DVD releases.<br /> *In some early FHE video releases, the shot of the Matrix falling out of Optimus Prime's hand and being caught by Hot Rod is edited so that it appears that Ultra Magnus simply takes the Matrix from Prime. Why this was done is not known, and the replay of the Hot Rod catch on Unicron's monitors was left intact. <br /> *The original FHE video release of the film painted out all instances of Megatron's green-colored &quot;bleeding&quot; from the end of the battle of Autobot City up to his meeting with Unicron.<br /> *Instead of DEG, the {{w|Rank Organisation|Rank Film}} &quot;{{w|Gongman}}&quot; appears before the British release of the film, as Rank were the United Kingdom distributors.<br /> <br /> None of these edits significantly affect the story. They should not be confused with various other sequences which were changed before the film's final release:<br /> <br /> *Originally, Ultra Magnus's &quot;death sequence&quot; on Junkion called for him to be lassoed and drawn and quartered by the Sweeps' energy beams, but this was deemed too graphic for audiences, hence the less disturbing &quot;shot to death&quot; sequence seen instead. There is evidence that the original sequence had been fully animated when the decision was made, however; the Sweeps still kept their solid energy lassos when they fire upon Magnus, and Magnus is seen visibly straining against what appears to be said lassos (edited out and replaced with laser fire) before exploding. This also explains why the Junkions only have to put his limbs back on to repair him.<br /> *A number of other sequences were illustrated as [[storyboard]]s but dropped, presumably without ever being animated. Among them were: <br /> **A short scene showing Ironhide piloting the Autobot shuttle through ''huge chunks of ice'' from the tail of a passing comet, explaining how the Decepticons caught them unawares. In response to a reprimand by Prowl who prickishly disapproves of Ironhide's piloting shenanigans, Ironhide exclaims, &quot;I can sure as shootin' dodge a couple of ice chunks&quot;. When the Autobots are suddenly jolted by the Decepticon strike force as Megatron and his troops attempt to enter the shuttle, Ironhide tells the others on board, &quot;That was no ice chunk...&quot;. Heroic nonsense ensues...<br /> **An extended sequence with Hot Rod and Daniel outside the city.<br /> **A sequence of Mirage blasting Bombshell and being fired on by Megatron.<br /> **The Autobots finally bringing down Devastator with a barrage of missiles (and the Constructicons subsequently shooting Red Alert in the back).<br /> **The Decepticons dogpiling Optimus Prime, explaining why he seems to be standing up just before his fight with Megatron, and no longer holding his rifle. According to storyboards, Prime gets bum-rushed by Blitzwing (who causes Prime to drop his gun), Starscream, Astrotrain, and Skywarp. While it is not clear how Prime defeated the first four hand-to-hand combatants, Dirge is later shown attempting one final sneak attack (and gets his can handed back to him) as Prime is talking to Megatron before the two leaders' final fight.<br /> **Trailbreaker is shown dead among the wreckage of Autobot City as the Decepticons begin their retreat. <br /> :Some of these concepts were in earlier versions of the script, and hence made it into the comic adaptation.<br /> *Rumors have occasionally circulated in the fandom of additional animated footage that was dropped from the film, such as ultra-violent battle scenes. No evidence has ever surfaced to back these claims; the only known edits of any storyline or character importance are those listed in this section.<br /> :{{see|Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#The Transformers: The Movie|Urban legends about ''The Transformers: The Movie''}}<br /> <br /> ==Reception and box office==<br /> {{quote|''The Transformers'', in which Orson Welles plays a planet, is pure headache material. Target audience of cartoon-watchers also will probably find the film unintelligible, noisy and unoriginal. Boxoffice prospects are dismal.|2=[http://books.google.com/books?id=DHNZAAAAMAAJ&amp;q=Hasbro+Transformers&amp;dq=Hasbro+Transformers&amp;lr=&amp;as_drrb_is=b&amp;as_minm_is=1&amp;as_miny_is=1983&amp;as_maxm_is=12&amp;as_maxy_is=2005&amp;num=50&amp;as_brr=0&amp;cd=69 Variety's Film Reviews 1985-1986, Volume 19]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|Obnoxious animated feature about the title good guys, who defend the universe against an evil planet (which has a voice of its own... provided by Orson Welles.) That deafening rock score certainly doesn't help. Little more than a feature-length toy commercial.|Leonard Maltin, ''1987 Movie &amp; Video Guide''}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|While all this action may captivate young children, the animation is not spectacular enough to dazzle adults, and the Transformers have few truly human elements to lure parents along, even when their voices are supplied by well-known actors. |2=[http://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/09/movies/screen-transformers-animation-for-children.html The New York Times]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|Transformers -- The Movie, a feature-length animated film inspired by the syndicated TV cartoon series inspired by the Hasbro toy imported from Japan, is utterly uninspired entertainment. |2=[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&amp;p_theme=dm&amp;p_action=search&amp;p_maxdocs=200&amp;p_topdoc=1&amp;p_text_direct-0=0ED3CE8EA8D40CCA&amp;p_field_direct-0=document_id&amp;p_perpage=10&amp;p_sort=YMD_date:D&amp;s_trackval=GooglePM The Dallas Morning News]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|If you can swallow, without gagging, a large measure of sentimental and offensive religiosity - lines like &quot;Do not grieve. Soon I will be one with the Matrix,&quot; whispered by a failing hunk of Autobot metal - then you have a better than even chance of leaving the theatre on your own two feet. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=01kiAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=W6gFAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2445,1286000&amp;dq=transformers&amp;hl=en The Montreal Gazette]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|Everything is poorly drawn and - when it's in focus - one dimensional. It is terribly hard to separate the robots from the backgrounds, and there is no easy way to tell the good guys from the bad guys. In an earlier movie based on the same sort of robot toys - &quot;Go-Bots: The Battle of the Rock Lords&quot; - the good guys were either white or colorful and the bad guys were dreary, and they had distinct personalities. Not this movie; everyone looks and sounds alike, except one pink robot who is a female good guy. Her tin voluptuousness makes her stand out. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kw4wAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=OgMEAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=6957,6334152&amp;dq=transformers&amp;hl=en The Toledo Blade]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|Even with an all-star cast doing the voice overs... and a rock music score, this is still nothing more than a ripoff of a successful toy line. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AYckAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=dtsFAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=4192,1494652&amp;dq=transformers&amp;hl=en The Palm Beach Post]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|The great animated villains, like the Wicked Queen in Disney's &quot;Snow White,&quot; had motivations as compelling as any live-action character. Unicron apparently destroys entire worlds because it has nothing else to do. |2=[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57996397.html?dids=57996397:57996397&amp;FMT=ABS&amp;FMTS=ABS:FT&amp;type=current&amp;date=Aug+8%2C+1986&amp;author=CHARLES+SOLOMON&amp;pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&amp;edition=&amp;startpage=8&amp;desc=%60THE+TRANSFORMERS%27%3A+STRETCHING+A+POINT The LA Times]}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|A surprisingly dark, emotional, and almost excessively cynical experience for Transformers fans.|2=[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_the_movie/ Rotten Tomatoes]}}<br /> <br /> ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was almost universally panned by professional critics upon its release. <br /> <br /> Well-known film critic and animation enthusiast, Leonard Maltin, gave it a rating below 1 1/2 stars in his ''1987 Movie &amp; Video Guide'', regarding it as a &quot;bomb&quot;, then proceeded to write an unflattering blurb denouncing the film as a &quot;feature-length toy commercial&quot;.<br /> <br /> Caryn James of the ''New York Times'' admitted in the [[August 9]], 1986, edition of the paper that the film was intended for young children, pointing out that the kids in the audience were having a grand ole time with the ''Transformer'' toys and comics they brought with them to the theater, but derided the film as having little to no appeal to adults.<br /> <br /> ''Variety's Film Reviews 1985-1986, Volume 19 '' was far less even-handed in their review, claiming the film had no appeal to adults ''or'' children. They predicted the film would perform poorly in the box office (and were correct, in that regard).<br /> <br /> Carrie Rickey of the ''Dallas Morning News'' chided the film in the [[August 13]], 1986, issue of the paper, describing it as &quot;essentially a cartoon ''Star Wars'' about robots from a toybox galaxy far, far away&quot;. She then went on to say that the film &quot;never takes off&quot; and derided it as &quot;uninspired&quot;.<br /> <br /> Janice Kennedy of the ''Montreal Gazette'' verbally disemboweled the film in the [[August 23]], 1986, edition of the paper, criticizing it as overly commercial, profane, loud, violent, humorless, heavy-handed in its religious messages and chaulk-full of gratuitous celebrity voice-overs. Her only compliment: &quot;But ''The Transformers: The Movie'' does have at least one good thing going for it, a howlingly appropriate song by [[&quot;Weird Al&quot; Yankovic]]. It's title? ''Dare to be Stupid''.&quot; ''Ouch''.<br /> <br /> Nanciann Cherry in the August 13, 1986, edition of the ''Toledo Blade'' claimed the robots in the movie had little personality and faded into the background. She even went on to say that ''[[GoBots]]: {{gb|GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords|Battle of the Rock Lords}}'' was a superior film! Her review was filled with inaccuracies, however, citing characters such as &quot;Unicon&quot; and claiming that the destruction of Cybertron's moons by &quot;Unicon&quot; is what caused the Autobots to travel to Autobot City, at which point Megatron attacked. To be fair, she readily admits, &quot;About 20 minutes into the film, I gave up on the plot and tried to count all the ideas that were stolen from other sources. Now that kept me busy.&quot; So she wasn't really paying attention, anyway.<br /> <br /> Kathryn Buxton in the [[August 22]], 1986, edition of the ''Palm Beach Post'' gave the film a whopping ''one'' star, calling it &quot;a ripoff of a successful toyline&quot;, whatever ''that'' means. In the same article, she also gave David Cronenberg's ''[[Fly|The Fly]]'' one star, just for reference.<br /> <br /> In the August 8, 1986, edition of the ''LA Times'', critic Charles Solomon made clear his dislike for the film centered primarily on the fact that none of the characters had interesting or believable motivation. He stated, &quot;Not even the best actor can create a character out of nothing. Not one of the robots has a reason for doing what he does.&quot; Solomon then pointed to Unicron specifically as an example of the lack of deep, multi-dimensional motivations in the characters.<br /> <br /> Over time, however, the movie has acquired something of a cult following beyond the core base of [[fandom|Transformers fans]], particularly among children of the 80s. It is sometimes screened as a midnight movie at colleges. Online, it is not hard to find amateur reviews lauding everything about it as utterly awesome, from the premise to the soundtrack, and dismissing more critical views out of hand. ''The Transformers: The Movie'' currently holds a 55% &quot;rotten&quot; rating based on 22 professional reviews at online review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_the_movie/&lt;/ref&gt; Nowadays, many professional reviewers review the film in a favourable light compared to the [[Michael Bay]] films, stating that they lack the nostalgia of the 86 film.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.inverse.com/article/7309-6-enduring-legacies-of-1986-s-animated-the-transformers-the-movie&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://slate.com/culture/2007/07/transformers-why-the-original-animated-movie-is-still-the-best.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sorry-Michael-Bay-Why-1986-Transformers-Movie-Best-43582.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Most people think the film's soundtrack still holds up today, especially with famous artists like Vince DiCola and Stan Bush. Most professional critics consider the soundtrack the film's strongest point.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.screengeek.net/2017/06/22/retro-review-the-transformers-the-movie-1986/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Box office===<br /> <br /> To date, the budget of the film has not been disclosed—at least, not in any place the [[fandom]] has found. According to most box office tracking sites,&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers.htm&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1986/0TRTM.php&lt;/ref&gt; ''The Transformers: The Movie'' made $5,849,647 in domestic (e.g., United States) theaters. Comparing this with other animated films of 1986, the results are not particularly charitable; while it did better financially than ''{{gb|GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords}}''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gobots.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($1,338,264) and ''Heathcliff: The Movie''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heathcliff.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($2,610,686), it performed worse than the 1986 ''[[My Little Pony]]'' movie&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mylittlepony.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($5,958,456) and the '''second''' ''Care Bears'' movie&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=carebearsmovie2.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($8,540,346). Bringing up ''The Great Mouse Detective''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greatmousedetective.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($25,336,794) and ''An American Tail''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americantail.htm&lt;/ref&gt; ($47,483,002) would really just be overkill.<br /> <br /> ==Significance in Transfandom==<br /> ''The Transformers: The Movie'' remains one of the most important elements of the entire Transformers brand, both within the fiction and from the perspective of the brand's popularity and &quot;mindshare&quot;.<br /> <br /> Fictionally, it established several story concepts that have been used repeatedly in the years since 1986, some of which—such as Unicron and the Matrix—are now central to the entire Transformers mythos. The movie is also the centerpiece of the most well-known Transformers continuity: the Generation 1 animated universe. The ''Transformers'' cartoon is split into &quot;pre-movie&quot; and &quot;post-movie&quot; sections which feature different characters and settings, and even somewhat different visual styles. (Most pre-movie episodes were animated by the studio [[Toei Animation|Toei]], while most post-movie episodes were animated by [[AKOM]].)<br /> <br /> On a practical note, it was widely available on videotape, and remained so long after the ''The Transformers'' cartoon had gone off the air. Only a [[Family Home Entertainment|handful of series episodes]] were available on video, making ''The Transformers: The Movie'' the logical choice for someone looking to pick up a ''Transformers'' cartoon; this made it far more well known among fans than any particular cartoon episode.<br /> <br /> To an entire generation of young fans, the movie was the most visually spectacular and narratively epic ''Transformers'' experience of their entire youth. Events such as the death of Optimus Prime are widely reported to have reduced many kids to tears. It is hardly a surprise that these emotional experiences embedded themselves deeply in many fans' memories.<br /> <br /> Latter-day ''Transformers'' stories have made uncountable references (though [[The Transformers: The Movie/references|we're trying]]) to the movie, lifting or borrowing elements of its [[Minus One|dialogue]], [[The Transformers: Autocracy|fight sequences]], [[A Flash Forward|subplots]], [[Heavy Is the Head|details]], [[Less Than Zero|settings]] and more, as writers have discovered that a shout-out to the movie is a quick and easy way to win cheers from [[GEEWUN|some segments]] of [[Fandom|their audience]]. Even Hasbro and Takara themselves have gotten in on the act, producing a variety of toys based on the minutia of the film: [[Starscream (Armada)#Cybertron|Starscream's crown]], [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#United|Galvatron's creation]], the awakening of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus Prime]], and more. The fandom, for their part, pores over new ''Transformers'' fiction, often latching on to even the most tangential of details as a [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Quotes|&quot;reference&quot;]] to the movie, [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|coincidental or not]]. Call-outs, real or perceived, were once a rare treat - but now are so common that many fans are more likely to groan than cheer whenever some version of Optimus Prime declares that &quot;[[One Shall Fall|One shall stand...]]&quot; or a damaged character states that &quot;[[Unfinished|I still function]]&quot; or a vengeful blast is preceded by &quot;[[The Illusion of Control|Here's a hint]]&quot; or yet another Soundwave says yet another variation of &quot;[[Human Error, Part II|Soundwave superior]]&quot;, or... well... this:<br /> <br /> &lt;center&gt;&lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg|'86<br /> File:TFTM1.jpg|'86 again<br /> File:Botcon2000-movieposter.jpg|2000<br /> File:TFvol1 31cvrRI.jpg|2010<br /> File:Timelines10 diamonded.jpg|2014<br /> File:Echoes and Fragments cover.jpg|2016<br /> File:LL1 Riptcvr.jpg|2018<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;&lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> In 2016, thirty years after the release of the film, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave us perhaps one of the most meta comeback lines in franchise history. When [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] declares that &quot;Today — one shall stand, and two shall fall!&quot;, Optimus simply punches him in the face with a flat &quot;No cliches, Galvatron&quot;, voicing once and for all just how sick we've gotten of '86 quotes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|...wait, I only just noticed something. Did they actually manage to go the entire episode without quoting the 86 movie?|[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/94625-episode-65-beast-hunters-episode-13/page-4#entry2360303 Allspark poster Unit Eleven]}}<br /> <br /> ==Criticisms==<br /> [[File:TFTM Ratchet dies.jpg|left|thumb|Only [[Stormtrooper (SW)|Imperial Stormtroopers]] are so precise.]]<br /> All this is not all to say that the movie is a &quot;masterpiece&quot;, exactly. The film met with extremely harsh critical reviews on its release, and some of those criticisms still ring true today.<br /> <br /> The film displays an arguably cynical attitude towards itself as [[To sell toys|a vehicle for advertising toys]], especially in the way beloved characters are killed—sometimes gratuitously—for sake of justifying the story's focus on a new group of toys. (Note that with the exception of Laserbeak and possibly Buzzsaw the poster at the top of this article features ''only'' new characters.)<br /> <br /> Further, the two primary plot devices—[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]—have no prior establishment in the fiction. Unicron is given no backstory ([[Call of the Primitives|until season 3]]) or justification; he simply exists, is very dangerous, and is afraid of the Matrix, all for no adequately explained reason. The introduction of the Matrix itself is a heavy [[retcon]]. The story asks the audience to accept that this cosmically powerful artifact has been in Prime's possession all along (even though an X-ray of Optimus Prime's innards in the second-season episode &quot;[[A Prime Problem]]&quot; shows absolutely no signs of said Matrix), but has somehow never been relevant before. In fact, this lack of prior establishment is what led [[Simon Furman]] to develop the divinity backstory of Unicron and [[Primus]] in the UK comics run.<br /> <br /> [[File:Megatronlightsaber.jpg|thumb|Your powers are weak, old man!]]<br /> The movie bears many similarities to ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'': There are several character-parallels ([[Springer (G1)|Springer]] is a [[Han Solo]]-type and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] even has Princess Leia's hairdo!), the primary threat is similar (it's the [[Death Star]]... [[Unicron/Generation 1|but it transforms!]]), and both feature a climactic battle where the [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young hero]] hears the voice of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|dead, wise mentor]] one last time before saving the day.<br /> <br /> To be a bit more fair to ''The Transformers: The Movie'', however, most of these similarities are either superficial (Arcee's Leia-hair; Megatron's &quot;lightsaber&quot; he briefly uses in his duel against Optimus Prime) or can be seen as elements common to thousands of years' worth of epic storytelling through human history, not just common to ''Star Wars''. As a simple example, the phenomenon of two charismatic leaders dealing each other mortal injuries in battle hearkens back to some versions of the &quot;[[King Arthur]]&quot; myth; in their final battle, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arthur]] and his arch-enemy [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sir Mordred]] deal one another lethal injuries and both apparently expire—though Arthur according to the legend will [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|return]] when [[Cybertron (planet)|England's]] need [[Darkest hour|is greatest]].<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Formatting==<br /> [[File:Tftm widescreenesque.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The &quot;widescreen&quot; picture (left) actually ''cuts off'' the top and bottom of the fullscreen picture (right). Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them.]]<br /> Although it was billed in some advertisements before its theatrical release as being &quot;widescreen&quot;, the movie was in fact animated in a 4:3 (fullscreen) aspect ratio. For its theatrical screenings, the film was matted down in the projector by the projectionist to a 16:9 aspect ratio (widescreen), chopping the top and bottom off the picture, but all video transfers of the movie were done without mattes, meaning that there was actually more picture visible in the fullscreen video and DVD releases than there would have been in theaters. Across 2006 and 2007, new editions of the DVD of the film were released by Sony BMG and [[Metrodome]] which applied the mattes in order to replicate the original theatrical presentation of the film for the first time in home entertainment. Some fans, however, didn't realize that the film wasn't actually ''animated'' in widescreen, and, hearing that the DVD was to be in widescreen, expected to see the fullscreen image with additional footage at the sides, causing them to complain that the top and bottom were cut off, thereby totally missing the point.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==International versions==<br /> {{main|The Transformers: The Movie/dubs}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial releases==<br /> [[File:TFTM LaserDisc cover.jpg|thumb|The cover image from the original Japanese home media release of the movie.]]<br /> *The movie was originally released in North America on VHS and Beta on [[September 17]]th, 1987&lt;ref&gt;http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&amp;dat=19870911&amp;id=YhAuAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=Ls8FAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=3198,2881581&lt;/ref&gt; by [[Family Home Entertainment]], minus Spike's swear. Not long after, it was released in the UK by [[Video Gems]]. This version featured the opening text crawl and closing narration inherent to the UK version of the film. In Australia, the film was released on video by RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts. In Japan, Hillcrane released a {{w|LaserDisc}} version alongside a VHS copy, both sporting a gorgeous painted cover that decorated many a fan's desktop back in the day.<br /> *The movie was released spottily in the '90s, beginning with a budget VHS by Avid Home Entertainment in 1991. [[Malofilm]] released a VHS in Canada in 1995, notable for being the first home entertainment version to include Spike's swear. In 1998, Japanese company Pioneer produced another pair of LaserDisc and VHS releases. In 1999, things kicked off when American company [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] secured the Transformers license and released the film on VHS once again.<br /> *The 21st century's flirtation with ''The Transformers: The Movie'' started with a UK budget VHS release of that country's version by [[Sony|Sony Wonder]], distributed by [[Maverick Entertainment]]. A Japanese company called CatCo followed this up with a VideoCD, and Malofilm—now Seville—were the first to release a DVD version of the film, though it was just a dump of their VHS version.<br /> *In November 2000, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' got its first, full professional DVD release from Kid Rhino. This edition, labelled a &quot;Special Collector's Edition&quot;, is the first to feature remastered video and audio, and several special features, including storyboards and an interview with [[Vince DiCola]]. Rhino concurrently released this version on VHS, sans extras.<br /> *In 2001 in the UK, Sony Wonder released their own much-delayed DVD version of the film. It was the UK version of the film, but included Spike's swear. However, the release was burdened by badly interlaced video, though it notably included the [[Omni Productions]] dub version of the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' episode &quot;[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]&quot; as an extra. This version (including the ''Headmasters'' episode) was simultaneously released on VHS.<br /> *The movie was released on DVD in Australia in 2003 by [[Madman Entertainment]], using the same video as the Maverick version, but distinguished by some nifty new cover art by [[Don Figueroa]], and special features not seen on other editions, such as ''[[Stan Bush|The Touch]]'' music video and 80s TV spots.<br /> [[File:Tftm uk covers.jpg|thumb|The UK poster art (left) has been the most common DVD and VHS cover in its home country, but the Ultimate Edition featured new art by Andy Wildman (right).]]<br /> *After acquiring the license to release ''Transformers'' DVDs in the UK, [[Metrodome]] focused on completing their run of series box sets before turning their attention to the movie properly, releasing only a cheap budget DVD of the UK version through Prism Leisure with no extras, and a UMD of the same version. <br /> *In 2005, Metrodome released ''Transformers: The Movie - Reconstructed'', a new version of the film designed to expose as much of the animated picture as possible. This, however, only resulted in exposing the rough, unfinished edges of the animation, and an overly pale remaster was compounded by excessive interlacing due to an unnecessary NTSC to PAL transfer. This, coupled with a 5.1 remix from [[Magno Sound &amp; Video]], featuring the same extra sound effects that they added to Rhino's season box sets, made this release both controversial and disappointing to many. This was the first time that the US version of the movie was released in the UK, and the first to feature the US poster art as a cover (although a Silverscreen store exclusive version of the disc included a reversible cover with the UK poster art as well). Extras include trailers, TV spots, the character biographies from the Madman release, a looped version of the Lion ''Transformers'' theme on the main menu, and a subtitled version of &quot;[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]&quot;.<br /> [[File:Tftm sony covers.jpg|thumb|Sony's covers, by Don Figueroa.]]<br /> *For the movie's 20th anniversary in 2006, new license holder [[Sony|Sony BMG]] released a two-disc special edition of the film, featuring both a high-quality widescreen remaster and the original fullscreen version, audio commentaries from crew and fans, several new featurettes interviewing those involved in the movie's production, storyboards, TV spots, American and Japanese commercials and more. Most notably, this version included the first Western release of &quot;[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]&quot;, albeit silent and unsubtitled, featuring only audio commentary. Also very notable is that this version includes an actual deleted scene from the animated film as an extra, though it is more of interest as a curiosity than anything it actually contains, being an approximately 2-second-long aerial view of the Autobots running towards the critically damaged Optimus Prime. This release featured two covers by Don Figueroa: one is of the '84-'85 cast that appear in the movie, and one is of the movie's new characters, available either as a lenticular hologram that switches between the two, or as a reversible sleeve with the images printed on either side.<br /> [[File:Tftm madman covers.jpg|thumb|Madman's 2003 DVD cover (left), and their 2007 Special Edition cover (right).]]<br /> *Delayed a bit to coincide with the hype for the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], Metrodome also released a two-disc &quot;Ultimate Edition&quot; with a different widescreen master. Like &quot;Reconstructed&quot;, this version used the US edition of the film, but this time, the UK version was also included, in fullscreen, on the second disc. Extras include TV spots, commercials, the Madman biographies, storyboards, commentary, &quot;Scramble City&quot; (with audio and subtitles), featurettes with [[Flint Dille]] and [[Peter Cullen]], and more. The double-disc edition was sold in a steel case featuring new art by [[Andrew Wildman]], with the UK poster art adorning the standard case inside. Various store exclusives were available, including postcards from Play.Com, a reversible cover with the US poster art from HMV, art cards from Virgin Megastore and [[posters]] from Woolworths and [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]]. It was also available in an extra-less single-disc version. This version was premiered at the Mid Ulster Film Festival in Ireland which was the only cinema showing of the remastered version of the film to date.<br /> [[File:ShoutFactory TFTM BluDVD.jpg|thumb]]<br /> *The film was released in Full HD 1080p on Blu-ray in the UK in October 2007. The Blu-ray is not region-locked, so it will play anywhere in the world. It features a 2.0 soundtrack, 5.1 Dolby Digital track, and a full bitrate DTS 5.1 track. The master used was the same used by Sony for their US DVD. Sadly, there are no extras on the DVD. The version of the film on the Blu-ray is the US one, complete with curse words.<br /> *Madman produced their two-disc special edition through some collaboration with Metrodome, and consequently it features much of the same content, with additional extras taking the form of The Touch music video and a bonus episode of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''. This release again features cover artwork by Don Figueroa, specifically the cover of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation.<br /> *For the film's 30th Anniversary, and after being out of print in the US for 10 years, the film was rereleased on Region 1 DVD and given its first Region A Blu-ray release on [[September 13]], [[2016]] by [[Shout! Factory]]. Both versions are sourced from a brand-new 4K transfer which underwent extensive color-correction and remastering, and a Steelbook packaging variant of the Blu-ray was also made available.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/action-adventure/the-transformers-the-movie-limited-edition-30th-anniversary-steelbook The Transformers: The Movie Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Steelbook]&lt;/ref&gt; The Steelbook Blu-ray was released in the UK by [[Manga Entertainment]] as a limited edition on December 12th, 2016, followed by a standard edition release a year later.<br /> *On September 27, 2018, Fathom Events screened the movie at select theaters in the United States. The movie was preceded by an interview with [[Travis Knight]] and [[Hailee Steinfeld]] and a preview of a scene from ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', and followed by a short featurette of Stan Bush discussing the music he contributed to the movie and performing acoustic versions of ''The Touch'' and ''Dare''.&lt;ref&gt;[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/08/01/1986-transformers-movie-hitting-theaters-one-night-only-369314 1986 Transformers Movie Hitting Theaters One Night Only!]&lt;/ref&gt; Cineplex would later show the movie in Canadian theaters on October 4.<br /> <br /> ==Television broadcasts==<br /> Following a segmented, five-part broadcast during [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season of ''The Transformers'']], the complete feature film was aired on American television in 1989 via Fox stations. Air dates and times were June 17 at Noon, July 30 at 11 A.M. and September 2 at 10 A.M. Of course, this was the language-edited video release from Family Home Entertainment.<br /> <br /> The movie was aired on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on February 18, 2012, following [[Orion Pax, Part 1|the Season 2 premiere]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' on what was called &quot;Transformers Mega Saturday&quot;. Uniquely, this version combined the European opening narration with the US scrawl-free opening credits, muted the two swear words (rendering the lines as &quot;It isn't even dented! ...What do we do now?!&quot; and &quot;Open... ''Open!''&quot;), used the European closing narration at the end, and sped up the scroll of the end credits to cut it down for time, ending the lyrics of the [[theme song]] around the beginning of its second verse (&quot;Strong enough to break the bravest heart...&quot;). Subsequent re-airings on The Hub aired this version of the movie.<br /> <br /> The American television airing of the feature film adds one extra sound effect, and it has never been heard in any other release. During the scene when Arcee is racing to jump aboard the departing Autobot shuttle, there is a distinctive sound effect when she jumps. In all other releases there is no sound effect.<br /> <br /> A July 4, 2014 Hub broadcast of the movie markets it as ''Transformers: The Animated Movie'', distinguishing it from that computer animation/live action [[Transformers (film)|hybrid film]] with the similar title made two decades and one year later.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *According to [[Buzz Dixon]], Hasbro's decision to kill off Optimus Prime was actually an attempt to maintain some brand-storytelling parity with ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', as Dixon had just convinced them to allow the death of [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in ''{{w|G.I. Joe: The Movie}}'' and both films were in production at the same time.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.joeheadquarters.com/interviews_dixon.shtml&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> *This film was the last professional performance by [[Orson Welles]], who died only a month later. According to production materials shown at [[BotCon 2000]] by Tim Finn, the voice recording sessions for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' were done on [[September 10]] and [[September 11|11]] of 1985. Welles died on [[October 10]] of that same year. It has often been speculated that Unicron's last line (&quot;Destiny… you cannot destroy my destiny!&quot;) was recorded by another actor—possibly [[Leonard Nimoy|Nimoy]]—because it sounds different than the other lines. This speculation has been quashed by statements by Transformers voice director [[Wally Burr]].&lt;ref&gt;http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/wally-burr/wally-burr-3.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Uncle Owen! Aunt Beru!!]]<br /> <br /> *With the exception of Starscream and possibly Shockwave, only the Autobots suffered fatalities in the movie. All of the other &quot;dead&quot; Decepticons from the Autobot City battle were rebuilt into Galvatron's new troops, and although more Decepticons were shown taking heavy damage and suffering huge casualties while fighting Unicron, their identities and their final condition are uncertain. Additionally, both Starscream and Unicron survived in the post-movie series in some form or another. Shockwave's death in the finished film is highly uncertain, although in the script it is fairly strongly implied. He does make some miscolored appearances in crowd shots in later cartoon episodes, but these are probably examples of the fairly common animation errors in those episodes.<br /> <br /> *Somewhat ironically, though only three of the original eighteen Autobots - [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] - are definitively shown to have survived the movie, two would quite literally never be heard from again: [[Scatman Crothers]] passed away (though this didn't stop Jazz from making any number of background cameos) while Casey Kasem [[Casey Kasem#Notes|quit the show early in the third season]]. Fate's finger is fickle indeed.<br /> <br /> *Unicron's roars in the movie were stock vocalizations originally created for Marvel Productions' 1982 ''The Incredible Hulk'' animated series and performed by voice actor Bob Holt, who voiced the [[Hulk]] in that show. Holt otherwise never voiced a character in the Marvel/Sunbow Transformers series (although he was a regular member of the ''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the GoBots}}'' cast as the original voice of [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]]), and had passed away the year before ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was released in 1986. Thus, Unicron has the distinction of featuring ''two'' posthumous performances for the same Transformers character in a single production.<br /> <br /> *[[:File:TFTM-MaybeBeachcomber.jpg|A robot resembling Beachcomber]] appears alongside Spike and the Autobots inside Unicron seconds before Daniel blasts the acid cover. Whether this was actually meant to be Beachcomber or just coincidental coloring is unknown, but regardless, Beachcomber shows up alive and well in &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> *Pieces of music from the movie would later be used in the Commodore 64 version of ''Turrican''. For instance, basically unaltered bits of &quot;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWFx-Go6Y6A Escape]&quot; make up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6jjpwpDVNY Subsong Two of the game's title theme].<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/movie/movie.html ''The Transformers: The Movie'' Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]<br /> *[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3212281345/weekend/ ''The Transformers: The Movie'''s box office domestic gross.]<br /> *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080426020409/http://www.tftm.net/ ''The Transformers: The Movie'' &quot;Unofficial Fansite&quot;, an extremely thorough site about the movie]<br /> *[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/2020/01/mp-4034-transformers-movie.html Draft scripts and storyboards on Sunbow and Marvel Archive]<br /> *[http://zobovor.tripod.com/transformers_the_movie_bloopers.html The Transformers: The Movie Bloopers]<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{Reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Transformers: The Movie}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:The Transformers episodes]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:MSTF]]<br /> [[Category:Real world films]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1986 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as [[The Other Guy]]) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yuYpXEimEA]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]]. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMT4DMT4ui4]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDDdwRt2Z8s]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTSuBDZ5T58]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes'' (and, bizarrely enough, his polo shirt has been recolored from green to blue.)<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' [[I Wish I Was Victor Caroli]] <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - An earlier version of the previous commercial with the 1984 music, a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIKpOJM-2A] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact Galvatron IS Megatron.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon; [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo, it's hard to figure out whether [[Frank Welker]] or [[Don Messick]] voiced him in this particular commercial) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Trypticon is voiced by [[Jack Angel]] for this commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX6-qds6DU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5q9R1jzzbI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike (possibly [[Frank Welker]]), [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Imagesize}}<br /> <br /> Appreciative of your pic uploads, but can you reupload them to be 150KB or below? For example, the AKOM Optimus pic at 942 KB is still pushing it into the 1MB threshold, and not everyone has decent internet speeds. Highly recommend checking the file size first '''''before''''' you upload so we don't have to see multiple entries in either the Recent Changes history or the pics File History. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 00:17, 17 December 2019 (EST)<br /> : Also, there's no glitch with your uploads. If you put a new version of the file up and don't see the change immediately, it just means your browser cache hasn't cleared yet. If you clear in manually or wait a bit, it'll show up. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:12, 17 December 2019 (EST)<br /> :::Will keep that in mind. --[[User:DM|DM]] 18:00, 17 December 2019 (GMT)</div>

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<p>DM: DM uploaded a new version of &amp;quot;File:AKOM - Op.jpg&amp;quot;: Missed that compressed version was already upped by another user.</p> <hr /> <div>Colour schemes used by Akom for Optimus Prime</div>

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<p>DM: DM uploaded a new version of &amp;quot;File:AKOM - Op.jpg&amp;quot;: Increased compression.</p> <hr /> <div>Colour schemes used by Akom for Optimus Prime</div>

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<p>DM: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Imagesize}}<br /> <br /> Appreciative of your pic uploads, but can you reupload them to be 150KB or below? For example, the AKOM Optimus pic at 942 KB is still pushing it into the 1MB threshold, and not everyone has decent internet speeds. Highly recommend checking the file size first '''''before''''' you upload so we don't have to see multiple entries in either the Recent Changes history or the pics File History. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 00:17, 17 December 2019 (EST)<br /> : Also, there's no glitch with your uploads. If you put a new version of the file up and don't see the change immediately, it just means your browser cache hasn't cleared yet. If you clear in manually or wait a bit, it'll show up. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:12, 17 December 2019 (EST)<br /> :::Will swap them with more compressed versions. --[[User:DM|DM]] 18:00, 17 December 2019 (GMT)</div>

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<p>DM: /* Characteristics */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:AkomLogo1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This logo is severely off-model, is missing one of its arms, contains 46 art and coloring errors, and isn't even supposed to be on this page.]]<br /> '''AKOM''' ('''A'''nimation '''KO'''rea '''M'''ovie Productions) is a South Korean animation studio owned and founded by [[Nelson Shin]]. AKOM is known for its very &lt;s&gt;[[Animation error|error prone]]&lt;/s&gt;... ''ahem''... &quot;cost-efficient&quot; animation and is used frequently for American cartoons. Some shows AKOM has worked on include: ''The Simpsons'', [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]]'s ''[[X-Men]]'' &amp; ''Silver Surfer'', ''The Tick'', ''Savage Dragon'', ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Arthur'' and ''[[Batman]]: The Animated Series''; the company was actually fired from the latter because of their consistently sub-par work.<br /> <br /> ==''The Transformers'' episodes animated==<br /> {{collist|2|<br /> *Ep.19 - &quot;[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.23 - &quot;[[The Autobot Run]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.28 - &quot;[[The Core]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.66 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.67 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.68 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.69 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.70 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.73 - &quot;[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.74 - &quot;[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.76 - &quot;[[Thief in the Night]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.80 - &quot;[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.82 - &quot;[[Carnage in C-Minor]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.83 - &quot;[[The Quintesson Journal]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.85 - &quot;[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.89 - &quot;[[Grimlock's New Brain]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.92 - &quot;[[The Face of the Nijika]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.96 - &quot;[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.97 - &quot;[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.98 - &quot;[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]&quot;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ===Additional animation===<br /> *[[Commercial bumper]]s (season 3, 4)<br /> *[[Title sequence]] (season 3, 4-via recycled animation)<br /> <br /> ==Production history==<br /> <br /> Since Shin also happened to be the producer of the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]], [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] would start using AKOM beginning with season 2. It's confirmed that [[Toei Animation|Toei]] animated 39 of the 49 season 2 episodes,&lt;ref&gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20030106085836/www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo2.html Archived version of Toei's resume for joint productions, confirming their share in seasons 2 and 3]&lt;/ref&gt; which leaves ten more episodes that were shared between AKOM and at least two [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|unknown studios]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/paul-davids/paul-davids-3.html Interview with production coordinator Paul Davids at the Cybertron Chronicle, confirming the use of a studio from the Philippines]&lt;/ref&gt; As the three episodes &quot;[[The Core]]&quot;, &quot;[[The Autobot Run]]&quot;, and &quot;[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]&quot; (which all share the same animation/drawing style, hence suggesting that they were all done by the same studio) are widely considered to be of the same quality and style as AKOM's season 3 work, it's highly probable that they were done by them, leaving the remaining seven episodes for the mystery studio.<br /> <br /> AKOM's participation increased dramatically by season 3, where they produced a total of 14 episodes (Toei animated 13 episodes, &quot;[[Call of the Primitives]]&quot; is animated by an unknown studio whose animation style is noticably distinct from either Toei or AKOM&lt;ref&gt;It's been commonly speculated that said studio was [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], though there's no actual evidence to back up such claims.&lt;/ref&gt;, and see &quot;Not actually AKOM&quot; below for more). The short-lived season 4 (the three-part &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot; series finale) was then handled entirely by AKOM, as well as all of the season 3 and season 4 [[commercial bumper]]s and the season 3 [[title sequence]]s.<br /> <br /> ==Characteristics==<br /> [[File:AKOM - Op.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bizarrely, Akom used THREE colour schemes for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], each seemingly regressing to an earlier stage of development.]]<br /> AKOM rather noticeably ''never'' got the right color guides for some characters. Many characters have small and large coloring oddities whenever they appear in an AKOM episode. A list follows.<br /> <br /> In Season 2:<br /> *[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] has a black-colored disk in the middle of his robot mode back, which should be yellow.<br /> *[[Chip Chase]] has a blue jacket instead of brown.<br /> *[[Gears (G1)|Gears']] truck mode is red with blue fenders instead of blue with a red camper top. His white robot bits are colored light gray.<br /> *[[Hook (G1)|Hook's]] feet are white instead of green.<br /> *[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak's]] beak is more often than not the same dark gray as his head.<br /> *[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron's]] gun barrel is dark gray.<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime's]] backpack is white instead of red.<br /> *[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] entire body is a light gray instead of white.<br /> *[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] has a white backpack/battery case, instead of blue.<br /> <br /> In Season 3:<br /> *AKOM frequently used older, outdated designs for some characters. Grimlock shows up with his older, flattened head design, and the characters introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' would sometimes appear in their older, pre-production designs, their designs switching in and out from shot to shot. Toei was guilty of this too, but to a far lesser extent.<br /> *Whether drawing the characters in their outdated or finalized designs, AKOM ''always'' used outdated colour models for several members of the cast, including the movie characters. Consequently, regardless of design, Rodimus always has red shoulder indentations, Galvatron always has a lavender pelvis, Kup always has grey boots, Cyclonus always has thick purple eyebrows, and Arcee always has a grey collar, to name just a few pronounced details.<br /> *Numerous characters have the inside of their mouths colored in a shade that corresponds to their helmet: Ultra Magnus's mouth is blue, Arcee's is dull pink, Springer's is green, etc. Maybe AKOM thought their heads were hollow?<br /> <br /> To AKOM's credit, the animation cel count for their shows ''was'' a few frames-per-second higher, thus the episodes they produced appeared noticeably smoother than non-AKOM-produced episodes.<br /> <br /> ==Not actually AKOM==<br /> In the 1990s, fans considered the episodes &quot;[[Starscream's Ghost]]&quot; and &quot;[[Only Human]]&quot; to be [[Toei Animation|Toei]] episodes, as they were clearly visually superior to all AKOM episodes. When Toei's website resume revealed that Toei only did thirteen episodes of the season, however, the numbers didn't add up, and the two episodes became considered AKOM work by default for years, despite the visual differences. With the reveal that a third [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|unknown studio]] worked on the series, it is almost certain that those episodes were the work of that unknown third party, not AKOM.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.akomkorea.com/ AKOM official website] (Often offline)<br /> *{{w|AKOM|AKOM at Wikipedia}}<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Akom}}<br /> [[Category:Animation companies]]</div>

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<p>DM: Colour schemes used by Akom for Optimus Prime</p> <hr /> <div>Colour schemes used by Akom for Optimus Prime</div>

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<p>DM: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|allianceg2|predacon|{{factions/icons|custom=Megatron Origin Symbol.png|cSize=35x35px|cLink=Gladiatorial combat}}|autobot|{{factions/icons|custom=ShadalooLogo.png|cSize=60x60px|cLink=Shadaloo}}|ascenticon|hofsilver}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> {{disambigm|Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatronus (disambiguation)|Megalligator}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> :''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon leader|leader]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:Megatronguido.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Baby, why you make me gotta hurt you?]]<br /> '''Megatron''' is the founder of the Decepticon uprising, and their most well-known and feared [[Decepticon leader|leader]]. As a young, charismatic leader forged in battle and the heritage of war, he began to believe in a grand purpose for his race—it is the [[Transformer]]s' glorious destiny to rule an [[Decepticon Empire|empire]] which will span the universe. The opposite of his mortal enemy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he feels great contempt for other Transformers who, he feels, betray their proud heritage by demanding peace and cooperation with weaker life forms. It is the destiny of the Decepticons to bring order to the universe through conquest, though in the millions of years since coining this purpose it remains to be seen how much of his mission statement is altruistic... and how much of it is mere words built to fuel warriors to further his desire for personal power.<br /> <br /> Megatron will attempt almost anything to achieve his goals, but his schemes are rarely in any way subtle. This is perhaps due to his arrogance, but his pride is not so strong as to dissuade him from abandoning a battle he is losing. He often shows dramatic examples of cowardice, concealed in rage. Although he isn't as physically strong as Optimus, his ability to analyze any situation and utilize it as a weapon makes the Decepticons deadly, so they can find energy sources almost immediately. Some would question his sanity, though these few are mostly now dead by his hands... or his [[fusion cannon]], depending on his mood. Sometimes he uses his [[energon mace]] to strike them down. It does not matter how they die. Death by the hands of Megatron is an honor.<br /> <br /> Megatron is often [[Reformatting|reborn as]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br /> <br /> {{quote|You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!}}<br /> {{quote|That's because everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for ''power''!|Optimus Prime and Megatron|&quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br /> [[File:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|And so it begins...]]<br /> Megatron was a [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], who sought to turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnaught. To win his war for conquest, Megatron's Decepticons developed the art of [[transformation]]. When the wandering planet Cybertron was headed for an asteroid field, Megatron and a band of his warriors followed the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] sent to clear a path through the dangerous area, and attacked the weakened Autobot crew once they had achieved their goal. However, the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] sent the ship crashing into a nearby planet, knocking them all offline.<br /> <br /> After reawakening on [[Earth]] in [[1984]], Megatron was quickly ousted from command by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Their power struggle continued for some time, with leadership changing hands multiple times, until Optimus Prime killed himself in a video game duel. Refusing to believe his nemesis was truly dead, the increasingly-erratic Megatron seemingly committed accidental suicide by blowing himself up on a [[space bridge]] in a fit of insane rage. However, the explosion had merely deposited him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] region of Cybertron, where he wandered as an [[empty]], with no recollection of who he was.<br /> <br /> After regaining his memories, Megatron captured [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and forced him to restore the recently destroyed [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to functionality, this time as a [[Pretender]], in a scheme to wrest control of the Decepticons back. But the ploy failed due to Ratchet's sabotage, and Megatron's attempt to escape the soon-to-explode lab via [[trans-time dimensional portal]] was foiled when Ratchet tackled him. The two were thought destroyed, but they were actually grotesquely fused together in the explosion and left adrift in &quot;[[Transwarp|unspace]]&quot;. Pulled from the void by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] was able to separate their bodies, and kept them both in stasis aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They re-awoke when [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], a future version of Megatron, attempted to hijack the ship, which had ''already'' been hijacked by Shockwave and Starscream. Megatron and Galvatron fought bitterly at first, but upon realizing who they both were, plotted to join forces... but then Ratchet crashed the ship into Earth once again, seemingly destroying everyone on board.<br /> <br /> In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], he was rebuilt by the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]], and he ultimately allied with Optimus against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again. In [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|a third]], he woke up in [[1994]], and proceeded to lay waste to the Earth, awaiting the day Optimus Prime would return.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br /> [[File:Mtmte1 megatron throne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|FOOL! Pass me the TP!]]<br /> Megatron was responsible for bringing Cybertron out of its [[Golden Age]] when he restarted the Autobot/Decepticon civil war nine million years ago. Among his first actions was the fatal wounding of a young dock worker named Orion Pax, who was rebuilt to become Megatron's mortal enemy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> Megatron's forces boarded the Autobots' spacecraft when it was on a mission to search for new sources of energy on other planets, and was knocked offline like all the other Transformers when the craft crashed on prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in 1984, Megatron made it his mission to pillage all of Earth's natural resources and enslave its populace, with the goal of revitalizing Cybertron and dominating the entire universe. His plans were by turns cunning, wicked, outrageous, and often, utterly, utterly ludicrous.<br /> <br /> In 2005, Megatron faced off with Optimus Prime in a battle at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], during which he fatally wounded the Autobot leader, but not without taking severe damage himself. Cast adrift into space, Megatron was found by the planet-eater, [[Unicron]], and recreated as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br /> <br /> In other timelines which branch out of this one, Megatron became a [[Transmetal]], ordered the [[murdered puppy|murder of a puppy]], and years after his transformation into Galvatron, became Megatron once again, in various powered-up forms.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Sticker Adventures books===<br /> In the aftermath of yet another battle had lost against the Autobots, Megatron concocted a sneakier plan to get rid of the Autobots. He had his troops lay low for several days, then instructed Ravage to sneak into the Autobots’ base and steal all of their fuel. Megatron then led his troops into combat once more, before the Autobots would have a chance to procure more fuel. But Optimus, having anticipated a trick on the Decepticons’ part, arrived at the battlefield with a new supply of fuel for his troops. After sustaining too much damage, the Decepticons were forced to retreat once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br /> After awakening on Earth, Megatron put into motion a plot that would gain him the unconditional surrender of the planet. Megatron first established the [[Global Corporation]] in order to employ the Constructicons to create and build sophisticated buildings all around the world. Each building had been outfitted with a secret mechanism which would trap all of those inside at the push of a button. Once all the buildings had been completed, Megatron would demand Earth's unconditional surrender in exchange for the safe release of the humans captured. Megatron's plan was interrupted by Optimus Prime and his Autobots invading the Decepticon base. Though Megatron attempted to assume the guise of an honest businessbot, Optimus was not fooled, and the two factions began to fight. Optimus had arrived too late, however, and with the plan already in its final stages, Megatron activated the trap mechanisms within his buildings. Megatron then jettisoned the Autobots from his headquarters, and highjacked a television broadcast, making his demands known to the human race.<br /> <br /> Megatron and Optimus clashed once more afterwards. This time, Megatron had The Devastator help out on the battlefield, and the Decepticons' victory seemed assured with the help of the colossus. That was until the Dinobots' arrival, who effortlessly slaughtered the Constructicons. The Autobots then proceeded to disable the mechanisms holding the humans captive. Despite Megatron ranting that the war was far from over, the Autobots drove away from the battlefield victoriously. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}} <br /> <br /> Megatron sent out [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to capture any Autobot the colossus could find. Devastator returned with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and locked him up in a cell within Decepticon headquarters. Megatron then approached the captive Autobot, and informed him that he would be used as a hostage to force the Autobots into surrendering. As Megatron walked away, Sunstreaker took a potshot at his back, enraging the Decepticon leader. Megatron and two Constructicons returned fire with cruel ferocity. With Sunstreaker left cowering in the corner of his cell, Megatron called to Soundwave to open communications with Autobot headquarters. He had his communications officer inform the Autobots of the situation, and demanded their surrender by the next morning. If they did not accept his terms, Megatron threatened to destroy Sunstreaker and rebuild him as a Decepticon!<br /> <br /> Megatron knew the Autobots would not forfeit the Earth so easily, and so had Devastator stand guard over the Decepticon Base's entrance. Surely enough, a rescue party attempted to storm the base, but were quickly subdued by Devastator as well. Now with four prisoners in his custody, Megatron returned to the prison to address the Constructicons. He told [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] that soon his surgical skills would be needed to convert the Autobots into loyal Decepticons. This led to a squabble between Hook and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], who both wanted the privilege of destroying the Autobots before their reconstruction. Megatron assured them that they would both get their own Autobot to destroy.<br /> <br /> [[File:Autobots secret weapon prime megs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron sent a second message to the Autobots, revealing that their rescue squad had also been captured. He then explained that with the four Autobots rebuilt into Decepticons, he would have enough power to defeat the Autobots whether they surrendered or not. His deadline nonetheless still stood, and he awaited morning for the Autobots' surrender. <br /> <br /> The following morning, Megatron emerged from the Decepticon headquarters to find a life-size statue of Devastator accompanied by a letter. The message was from Optimus Prime, and it explained that the statue was a peace offering, as the Autobots had agreed to surrender to the Decepticons. Gleeful at this turn of events, Megatron ordered the Autobot prisoners to be brought before the statue. The statue turned out to be an Autobot ruse, however, and from within it burst forth Autobot reinforcements. Megatron lead the Decepticons in a counter-offensive. He first deployed the Decepticon jets to counter the Autobots' own aerial warriors. The battle took a turn for the worse for the Decepticons when [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake-inducing abilities backfired, and many Decepticons were swallowed up by the earth. Deciding to end the battle once and for all, Megatron fired his fusion cannon at Optimus Prime. But Optimus used a reflective piece of metal to deflect Megatron's beam back at him! Hit by his own attack, Megatron crumpled to the ground, defeated. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel coloring books===<br /> [[File:BumblebeeToTheRescue Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|&quot;Who's for volleyball?&quot;]]<br /> To rule [[Earth]], Megatron came up with the idea to raid sunken treasure. Once they obtained the treasure, Megatron decided to use a truck to take it into town and buy some factories. Unfortunately for him, the truck was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who released a bunch of [[Autobot]]s and defeated Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Megatron's next plan was to lock up the Autobots in a [[special Autobot prison]]. They managed to get most of their enemies captured, but while Megatron was distracted by a [[Giant fake Autobot|cardboard cutout]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] freed the Autobots and Optimus soon had Megatron wrapped in an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}<br /> <br /> Megatron sent out the Decepticons to find factories to build more troops. They ended up falling into a trap laid by the forewarned Autobots, but Megatron refused to surrender and Optimus Prime threw him into orbit. Floating in space, Megatron promised that next time the Decepticons would win! {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}<br /> The Decepticons kidnapped [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], but had to retreat during the following battle because they were low on power. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}<br /> <br /> Deciding that the Decepticons should rule Earth, Megatron set about using the [[molecular transfer device]] to steal the planet's fuel supplies. The Autobots soon found out about it, and when they assaulted the Decepticon stronghold, Megatron was bamboozled by one of Mirage's holograms. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] reported on a communication device possessed by the Autobots, Megatron used a fake message to lure Bumblebee away from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so he could take it over. It worked, but when Optimus pulled the same trick a short time later, Megatron fell for it. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Megatron decided to build a factory in a forested area. The Autobots also happened to be vacationing there, and after Megatron was knocked down by a boulder, and fooled by one of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms, he was forced to flee. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}<br /> <br /> After the Decepticons developed a jet engine silencer, Megatron led them on an attack on the Autobot base. Thanks to Bumblebee's warnings, the Autobots tricked the Decepticons into using up their firepower on a hologram of the Autobot base. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Earl Hammond]] (English)}}<br /> Tricking thousands of humans into digging a large cavern underneath the [[Kalahari Desert]] in [[Africa]], Megatron detonated them with the largest explosion the world had ever seen, transforming the coal and humans into the world's largest diamond. Transporting it to a satellite launch base in [[Brazil]], Megatron gloated the [[crystal satellite|satellite]] would use the diamond as a lens to melt the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Megatron looked on as Skyfire attempted to destroy the satellite out in orbit. When the Autobot failed and fell back to Earth, burning up on reentry, Megatron had a good laugh at his expense. His tone changed when Prime countered the satellite's attack on the Rockies by constructing a square mile of polished metal, which the Autobots placed below the satellite, deflecting its beam and destroying it. Megatron and Soundwave escaped underground in a [[turbine mole machine]]. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}<br /> <br /> The duo stole an enormous hovering fuel transport, but [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroyed it, forcing Megatron to come up with a new scheme: to drill the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]]. Their drill was so powerful, it caused volcanic eruptions and [[Siberia]] to approach the US, accelerating tensions between the US and USSR. Optimus had [[razon gas]] pumped into the reservoir, returning the [[oil]] below the sea floor and rising the Decepticon device. Boarding it, the Autobots once again found Megatron had fled. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}} He now intended to raise the oil from Brazil, unwittingly destroying the city of [[Machu Picchu]] and much of the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], as well as wreaking havoc with the weather. The Autobots stopped them again, and once more Megatron and Soundwave fled. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}<br /> <br /> With all these failures, Megatron grew jealous of Shockwave's success in getting oil to the Decepticon soldiers. Tracking [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Megatron found the Autobot oil supplies in [[Antarctica]]. Using the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]] Megatron sliced icebergs off the Antarctic, causing sea levels to rise. Unwittingly, his actions revived hundreds of dormant Dinobots trapped in the tar beneath the ice, forcing him to flee once more. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Enslaving oil workers in the Pacific, Megatron tried to drill the oil of [[Buru]], but [[Oil driller and transporter|his transport]] overloaded and he took flight. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} From his submersible near [[Madagascar]], Megatron sank six [[oil tanker]]s. Attacking another, Megatron's submersible was completely wrecked when it emerged the oil he drained was tainted by the Autobots with corrosive acid. He escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> Megatron's relationship with Soundwave was very abusive; he dubbed him a &quot;blundering tape-filled idiot&quot;. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}<br /> <br /> ===Big Looker storybooks continuity===<br /> [[File:KidsCliff1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|MTV pimps Megatron's ride.]]<br /> As Decepticon leader, Megatron was part of the forces that attacked the Autobot Ark while it was trying to eliminate asteroids that threated to smash [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pieces. The Ark crashed on [[Earth]], and four million years later, the Decepticons were first to be woken by the ship's computer. Leaving the ship, they attempted to destroy it, but their energy levels were too low, and Megatron announced they'd have to find new sources of energy. After raiding the nuclear plant at nearby [[Kimball]], they returned to the Ark, only to find it empty. He ordered his men to split up and go in two different directions, and hence they were able to outflank the Autobots. The battle was short-lived, as the Autobots proved too much for them, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> A bunch of humans set up a race for charity, and the victor would receive a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Well, the Decepticons desperately wanted that bounty, so rather than just steal it, they decided to sneak into the race. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] was one of the Autobots driving in the rally and was unaware that the [[big black car|scary black Cadillac]] was actually being driven by Megatron! Megatron dogged Cliffjumper for quite a while but ended up losing to the Minibot. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}<br /> <br /> After a particularly damaging battle, Megatron sent the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s to distract the Autobots while he took a small squad to capture a broken-down oil truck nearby, claiming it would allow them to defeat the Autobots once and for all. While he and his men were implementing the plan, somehow [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] sneaked up and got the truck working again. Megatron furiously pursued the truck and managed to seize it from behind. Suddenly [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] appeared overhead and Megatron proved unable to shoot him down. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] dropped a bomb on the group of Decepticons, reducing them to a pile of metal scrap. An automated signal summoned a [[Decepticon rescue squadron|rescue squadron]], who arrived a short time later to retrieve the remains of Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}<br /> <br /> Megatron set his sights on raiding a power plant, and promised his men that whoever came up with a fool-proof plan would be made Decepticon [[second-in-command]]. He was pleased when [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] informed him that [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had been captured, and even more so when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] arrived back at base with the [[cerebro-shell]]ed Autobot. Megatron instructed Grapple to come up with a plan to steal the energy in the power plant. When the rest of the Autobots turned up to rescue their friend, Megatron took the opportunity to gloat before battle commenced. He ordered Grapple to help them fight, however Grapple, who had been de-cerebro-shelled, called him a &quot;big coffee pot&quot; and threw him on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{Storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Ladybird Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:MegatronsFightForPower Megatron takes off.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br /> When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] discovered that the Autobots were working on a device resembling a radio tower, Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to investigate. The revelation that the Autobots had concealed much of the tower underground made Megatron think they were up to something underhanded, but before he could learn more, he realized [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] had gone to destroy the device. Megatron and the other Decepticons caught up with and stopped Starscream, and then puzzled over the machine. The machine, in reality intended to collect lightning, released a surge of power that caused the Decepticons to malfunction, forcing them to retreat. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}<br /> <br /> Impatient at the lack of the energy they needed to power their space cruiser, Megatron had [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] sent out. They soon hit pay dirt when Buzzsaw located an experimental solar power station. After surveying the station with Soundwave, Megatron ordered the rest of the Decepticons to come in force, however instead Starscream attempted to lead the other Decepticons in an impromptu mutiny. Though Megatron swiftly brought the Decepticons back under his heel, their energy collection was ultimately foiled by the Autobots. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}} As the Decepticons' space cruiser neared completion, Megatron was determined that they find a way to test the ion-drive, despite Starscream's protests that it didn't need testing. Luckily Ravage located an abandoned mine, so the Decepticons made use of it for testing purposes. The Autobots again got wind of their activities, and used mine cars to blow up the ion-drive, collapsing the tunnel on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}<br /> <br /> Furious over the constant defeats, Megatron ordered Soundwave to send Laserbeak to find out more about the [[human]]s who inhabited the planet [[Earth]]. The scouting mission led the Decepticons to a unique piece of Earth technology — a windmill. During the ensuing fight with the Autobots, they discovered the windmill was immune to the null ray, and believing it to be an advanced new weapon, Megatron ordered it be captured. Instead Rumble managed to destroy it and it collapsed on top of the four Decepticons. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} At some point [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time from the 21st century and took over leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] passed on news of Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor. Megatron immediately made plans to use the device to drain the [[Sun]]'s energy, despite [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s assertion that doing so would result in doom for Earth. He was furious when Starscream led an impromptu attack on the Autobots at the solar plant and ordered the three jets to retreat before they damaged the reactor. He had [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] kidnap Blaisedale in an attempt to draw the Autobots away from the plant, before leading an attack himself. Unfortunately his particle cannon was destroyed by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] turned up as well, resulting in the destruction of the solar reactor. Megatron retreated empty-handed. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> Megatron devised a scheme to abduct humans by disguising the Decepticon jets as commercial airliners. Unfortunately the Autobots stumbled on the plan, freed the humans and defeated the Decepticon squad which was doing the kidnapping. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}<br /> <br /> ===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br /> Thanks to [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s spying, Megatron and his men followed the Autobots to [[South America]], where they found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] taking interest in [[Mount Sheelah]]. Being unfamiliar with volcanoes, Megatron decided to investigate, but his men were unable to capture the [[John Gordon|two]] [[Tim Gordon|humans]] helping the Autobots. After the Autobots had retreated, the Decepticons got their change to look more closely at the volcano, only for it to erupt, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Megatron had his men kidnap humans from towns to use as slave labor, but after [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], the Decepticons were forced to set the humans free. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a hydro-dam at [[Stanley Lake]], Megatron decided to see if it was suitable for their energy needs, and staged an invasion. A short time later, he and his men spotted the Autobots in the valley in front of the dam and attacked them. Though they appeared triumphant after the Autobots retreated, the valley was flooded with water from the dam a short time later, washing them all away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Furious at the mounting defeats, Megatron sent Starscream to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. When air commander reported that the Autobots' [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] was being stored in [[Mount Levram]], Megatron led the Decepticons there to flatten the mountain. Unfortunately it turned out that Starscream hadn't fooled the Autobots at all, and when the Decepticons returned to their base, it had been leveled in their absence. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Renegade Rhetoric====<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2)}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Deadly Paradise===<br /> [[File:DeadlyParadise-ProwlClone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]<br /> Megatron discovered Madame [[Cee]], a human tinkerer on [[Carob Island]] with estensive knowledge of mechanics. With her (involuntary) help, and a rare mineral present on the island, he began building duplicate Autobots, starting with Sideswipe. Megatron also built a [[megamaze]] around his underground base on the island to deter intruders. Megatron first sent out the duplicate Sideswipe to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in order to frame the Autobots, then proceeded to build more clones, including a duplicate Prowl. He had nearly finished building a duplicate Optimus Prime when a group of Autobots found their way into his base. They were easily captured, but Megatron could not help but stroke his own ego, and showed Prowl, leader of the squad, the full extent of his plan. Prowl managed to overpower his escorts on his way back to his cage, and tricked Megatron into destroying the duplicate Prowl instead of the real one. Megatron was then hit by some of Prowl's acid pellets, forcing him to retreat through a secret passage, though not before taunting Prowl once more, claiming that the Autobots would never escape his megamaze. The Autobots managed it and escaped the island. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Special Teams===<br /> Upon first awakening on Earth, Megatron immediately schemed to steal fuel from the Earth in order to build the “ultimate weapon” and in time, conquer the universe. Some time later, as the battle with the Autobots had raged for some time on Earth, Megatron was too distracted to put a halt to Starscream's underhanded schemes. His attention had been completely focused on an attempt to convert the Aerialbots to the Decepticons’ side. While pondering over how differently things might have gone if only the Aerialbots had remained allied with the Decepticons, Megatron was brought out of his reverie by Teletraan 1, alerting him that a nearby power plant had been evacuated of its human workers due to the possibilities of a landslide happening. Megatron summoned Dirge, Thrust, Ramjet, Blitzwing, Rumble, and Starscream to accompany him on a raid on the unattended power plant. He was infuriated to find that Starscream was once more absent from his post, only to be reminded by Dirge that Starscream had been absent ever since he had been sent to fetch the Stunticons from Cybertron. Wary of Autobot spies eavesdropping on their conversation and wanting to keep the Stunticons’ existence a secret a while longer, Megatron dropped the subject. Coincidently, Starscream made communication with him at that moment, and Megatron ordered him to meet the rest of the Decepticons at a well-hidden spot near the power plant.<br /> <br /> There, Megatron dispatched the Stunticons to attack the [[Pullen Power Plant]], despite Starscream's tardiness. The Decepticons ultimately failed in their raid, though Megatron's lack of interference in the combat gave Optimus some pause, as he wondered if the victory was truly a reflection of the Autobots’ overall position in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===<br /> Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Megatron lay in wait, inconspicuously disguised as a giant gun on a hillside, ready to strike as the Autobots approached. The battle that ensued later came to be known as &quot;[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]].&quot; {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}<br /> <br /> Evidently, the battle went in Megatron's favour, as Optimus was forced to send some of his troops away to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Highway Clash===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> [[File:Highway Clash Megatron and Rumble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron learned about the existence of a cargo of microchips that could bestow sentience onto robots. Seeking to acquire said microchips, Megatron set out into the Yorkshire Dales to intercept the convoy transporting them. From a secret underground lair, he and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] planned out their assault, only to be opposed by Optimus Prime and Prowl who were secretly guarding the shipment. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in acquiring the chips depended on the decisions that [[you]] made! {{storylink|Highway Clash}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Find Your Fate Junior===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> <br /> ====Dinobots Strike Back====<br /> Megatron had been overseeing Operation Black Coral from the Decepticons' secret base in [[Mount Lomas]] for over a week before two of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s went on their mission to [[Hidden Valley]]. When [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] reported that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had successfully planted [[cerebro-shell]]s on four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he was thrilled! <br /> <br /> {{note|Since Kickback leaving to report back to Megatron occurs before the first choice is made, and Megatron's reaction is documented on the back cover, we can assume that this holds true for every path in this book.}}<br /> <br /> In one possible path on the following day, he rallied his troops with a speech about how the imminent completion of the machinery necessary to convert [[Dolphin's Bay|Dolphin Bay]]'s [[black coral]] into superfuel would ensure the final defeat of the Autobots in a matter of hours. This conveniently told the spying [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] all he needed to know about Operation Black Coral so he could relay it to [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] via radio, which conveniently told [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] that he was right outside the doorway so Frenzy could paralyze him and leave him in the underwater tunnel. <br /> <br /> If Skids just returns to the Ark after this, it leads to two possible outcomes in which Megatron appears long enough to witness a Decepticon defeat. In one, he ordered his warrior jets into action only to see them fall to [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide's]] thermal beam while [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] torched the base's lab. In another, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] showed up at Mount Lomas claiming that he and the other three Dinobots under Bombshell's control had just decimated the Autobot ranks, convincing Megatron to welcome them into their base by holding the Operation Black Coral victory party and bonfire a day early. He began to question his judgement when Grimlock suddenly ordered his team to attack, but didn't react in time to save Soundwave or Frenzy. As [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] nailed [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] with a missile, Megatron fired his nuclear fusion cannon at the Pteranodon, only to have his blast redirected at the last second by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl's]] tail-strike. This caused him to blast straight down into the mountainside, creating a hole which allowed the arriving Autobots easy access to Megatron's swiftly-demolished base. <br /> <br /> {{note|If Skids tries to rescue Bumblebee, their base is just as doomed, but Megatron does not reappear.}}<br /> <br /> In another alternate path, Megatron greeted the approaching Autobot assault force with &quot;a strange challenge to Optimus Prime&quot;: a one-on-one fight to the end! After squaring off for a few minutes, Megatron fired, but Optimus dodged the blast by splitting into his three components, gaining the upper hand. Thanks to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble's]] interference, we'll never know if Megatron could've turned things around. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br /> <br /> ====Battle Drive====<br /> [[File:BattledriveProwlandMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> In order to take out the Autobots, Megatron concocted a diabolical new plot. He sent out Blitzwing and Starscream to destroy acres of farmland, and pretend that the Decepticon's latest ploy was to destroy the humans' food supply, forcing the fleshlings to either become Decepticon slaves or starve to death. In reality, this was only a ruse covering Megatron's true scheme. When the Autobots would come rolling out in the open farmland, they would be without cover for the Decepticon armada awaiting them, and would then be wiped out by Megatron's forces.<br /> <br /> In one possible turn of events, the a small group of Autobots hatched a counter-plot where they hoped to trick Megatron into thinking the whole Autobot army was attacking when in reality only a squadron was battling the Decepticons. Thanks to his spy in the field, Soundwave, Megatron caught wind of this plan and was able to wipe out the Autobot squad easily.<br /> <br /> In another version of the following events, Megatron learns that Sparkplug Witwicky has discovered a fatal flaw in the Decepticons' circuitry, and is forced to divert the bulk of his forces into a manhunt for the Autobots' ally. <br /> the Decepticons find Sparkplug holed up in a cave in the mountains. When Swoop, Prowl, Hound and Bumblebee arrive on scene, events could play out in a number of ways.<br /> <br /> If Swoop decided to take Megatron head-on in aerial combat, the Dinobot landed a lucky shot inside of Megatron's fusion cannon as it was charging up, causing the weapon to backfire and Megatron to be destroyed.<br /> <br /> If Swoop decided to retreat back to Autobot headquarters after an initial assault, Megatron would allow a number of his troops to chase Swoop down while the rest of the Decepticon forces remained at the cave's entrance. Megatron would remain at the cave himself, sending volleys of lasers towards the Autobots and humans trapped inside. In one possible version of the events that followed, Megatron is forced to retreat when Swoop returns with reinforcements, and believing that the Autobots still possess the schematics for the Decepticons' circuits, is forced to redesign the Decepticons' internal workings.<br /> <br /> In another version of the following events, Bumblebee distracts Megatron by sending a boulder tumbling at him, allowing Prowl to make a mad dash back to Autobot headquarters.<br /> <br /> If Megatron's ploy to lure the Autobots out in the open farmland was successful, he led the entirety of his fores with the intent of destroying Optimus Prime and his team of Autobots. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in destroying his foe depended on which decisions Optimus made from this point forward. In many scenarios, Megatron manages to pin the Autobots on a nearby bridge, only for them to escape by various means. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Attack of the Insecticons====<br /> Megatron was leading a party of Decepticons on a raid to steal energy sources from the humans when Starscream learned of a new device that would solve all of the Decepticons' energy problems, the Sun-Pak.<br /> In a possible outcome of a the events that would follow, Megatron was contacted some time later by the human Buster, who explained that he wanted to offer a trade to the Decepticon leader. Megatron was offered an audio file containing conclusive proof that Starscream planned to overthrow him, in exchange for the safe release of Sparkplug, who Starscream had in his possession. Megatron could only humour the human germ to a certain degree, and said that he would only agree to such a trade if Buster were to fulfill his end of the bargain first.<br /> <br /> If Buster agreed, and did indeed send a genuine recording of Starscream gloating about his plans to seize leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron would shortly come in person to command Starscream to release the meaningless human and then deliver an ultimatum; either Starscream face the full force of the Decepticon army for his treachery, or be subjected to reprogramming at Decepticon headquarters. After Starscream accepted the later option, Megatron shooed off the humans and the few Autobot present to put his own house in order.<br /> <br /> If Buster refused to relinquish the sound file before Megatron issued the order to have Sparkplug released, Megatron would nonetheless arrived on scene, demanding to be informed of the situation at hand. After being informed of the existence of the Sun-Pak, and that by using a Cerebro-Shell to force Sparkplug to construct a new one the Decepticons would no longer need worry about energy supplies, Megatron allows Starscream to follow through with his plan despite Buster's protests. For all his troubles, Megatron acquires nothing but a laser-toothbrush from this venture, as the mind-control process leaves Sparkplug's memory damaged, and the hygienic device is the only invention the human could produce for the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> In another possible adventure, Megatron is encountered in an underground cavern by Beachcomber, who is attempting to make his way to the surface in order to recharge the Sun-Pak and rescue his fellow Autobots from the Insecticons. The encounter is a short one, as Megatron quickly disposes of Mirage before making his way further below ground to destroy the rest of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible adventure, Megatron having acquired the Sun-Pak is in the process of himself recharging it near Decepticon headquarters when the Autobots intrude and attempt diplomacy in order to have the device returned to them. Megatron declines, and a firefight between the two factions begin.<br /> <br /> If Optimus Prime attempts to end the fighting by proposing he and Megatron duel for the Sun-Pak's ownership, Megatron agrees and the two of them begin a long and strenuous battle. If Optimus gains the upper hand, the Autobot leader is content with leaving Megatron vanquished, and returning to base with the Sun-Pak in his possession. However, if Megatron begins to gain ground in their duel, Optimus forfeits the duel, and begins to walk away as Megatron mocks the cowardly Autobot. When Optimus approaches the Sun-Pak, he &quot;accidentally&quot; trips, and blasts the device into smithereens, leaving Megatron in a furor.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus attempts to end the fighting by simply making a grab for the Sun-Pak, Megatron intervenes and steps forth to defend the device from falling into enemy hands. But Optimus and his Autobot lackey, Smokescreen, dupe Megatron into tossing to Buzzsaw, only for Optimus to catch the device in mid-pass, leaving an enraged Megatron impotent to stop the Autobots from retreating with the device in their possession.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible adventure, it is Shrapnel who comes to possess the Sun-Pak, and plans to usurp Megatron's leadership with the device. But Megatron's loyal spy Ravage overhears these happenings, and informs his leader of the situation. If the Insecticons still have the Sun-Pak in their possession when Megatron arrives to confront them, he berates Shrapnel for his clandestine activities, and blasts the Insecticon for his planned coup. The Autobots arrive shortly thereafter, and Megatron decides to use the rotting trees of the forest they are in as cover for an ambush on his newly arrived foes. Unknown to him, Mirage and Buster were hiding nearby, and warn the Autobots of Megatron's ambush. Megatron along with his troops are defeated by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s acid spray, and the Decepticons retreat, the Sun-Pak having been destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}<br /> <br /> ====Earthquake====<br /> [[File:EarthquakeBeachcomberdisassembled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron's latest ploy was to destroy Center City with the help of Rumble's earthquake-inducing abilities and a Destruction Beam device.<br /> <br /> In one possible series of events, after Windcharger and Beachcomber had infiltrated Megatron's secret spy station within the Decepticon's newest secret fortress, Megatron was tricked into making all of his troops stand down and surrender by Beachcomber.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Windcharger and Beachcomber attempted to muscle their way into Megatron's secret spy chamber, only to fail miserably. Alerting Megatron of their presence this way, Megatron then confronted the pair in his weapon mode. Megatron promptly slaughtered the two Autobots with a blast of his nuclear-charged fusion cannon. Then, after having captured Powerglide and reprogramming him to lead the Decepticons to the Autobot headquarters, Megatron led his army and felled the Autobots one by one, until only Optimus remained. Megatron gloated that he would not kill Optimus, only alter him to make him a destroyer of mankind. Optimus activated the Ark's self-destruct sequence, taking all of the Decepticons with him in a fiery death.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Beachcomber and Powerglide happened upon Megatron as he explained the details of his plan to Soundwave.<br /> <br /> In one possible series of events, Beachcomber, Powerglide and Windcharger managed to uncover the Decepticons’ plot without being captured, and shortly thereafter Optimus led a team of Autobots to storm the Decepticon base. Megatron was quickly overpowered by Optimus during the ensuing fight, and forced to lead a small group of Autobots to his lab. Once the Autobots disabled and destroyed Megatron's Destruction Beam device, they took him as a prisoner of war. Megatron was eventually traded back to the Decepticons in order to guarantee the safe release of a number of captured Autobots, but the Decepticons were ultimately defeated.<br /> <br /> In another possible sequence of events, Megatron bumped into Cosmos, wandering the confines of the Decepticons’ fortress.<br /> <br /> If Megatron allowed the little Autobot to speak, Cosmos would tell him of how he overheard Soundwave and Starscream plotting to overthrow him. Enraged by the news, Megatron ignored Cosmos to confront the pair. The Decepticons began fighting one another, leaving the Autobots to their own devices. This would ultimately lead to the Decepticons’ doom when the Autobots managed to recall the Destruction Beam to its point of origin, annihilating the Decepticons. <br /> <br /> If Megatron didn't bother to listen to what Cosmos had to say, he called his Decepticon troops to himself so that they could all partake in Cosmos's destruction. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, they found themselves surrounded by an team of Autobot. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they were unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beamed then reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, the Autobots Powerglide, Windcharger and Beachcomber were captured by the Decepticons while snooping around in their secret fortress. After ordering the Autobots executed, Megatron sent out a false distress signal to Optimus, tricking the rest of the Autobots to walk into a trap. With the Autobots destroyed, Optimus declared the world to be his.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Megatron captured Buster and Beachcomber wandering about the Decepticons’ fortress, and tortured the pair by forcing them to watch the destruction of Center City via a view screen. The show over, Megatron then turned his cannon upon the intruders, and pulled the trigger...<br /> <br /> Another course of action could lead to Megatron brainwashing the human Jessie into being loyal to the Decepticons. Using her as bait, Megatron successfully captured all of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> In a final possible path, wherein Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons’ fortress by himself through the front door, he was jumped by the Decepticons and disassembled. Megatron then ordered his Decepticons to rebuild Beachcomber. In the process, the Decepticons planned to swap Beachcomber's memory chip for a Destructicon chip, to create the perfect double agent.<br /> <br /> In several other possible outcomes, Megatron gloated and laughed as his plans came to fruition, and the Earth came under his rule. In several others, Megatron's plot was foiled before it would even begin. All of this hinged on what choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br /> <br /> ====Desert Flight====<br /> When the Autobot-Decepticon civil war had yet to expand beyond Cybertron, Megatron made use of a weapon that weakened the gravitational pull within a confined area. The weapon being unreliable, Megatron opted not to use it again for quite some time.<br /> <br /> Later on Earth, Megatron lead a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Megatron would use his [[magna-mike]] to deliver an ultimatum; either the Autobots surrender Optimus Prime as a prisoner of war, or the Decepticons would use their gravity weapon to make the nearby human town float off into space.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots ignored Megatron's ultimatum, the Decepticon leader would activate his base's forcefield to stop their advance, before firing the gravity beam in all directions. This caused a ripple effect, and all Autobots, humans, and anything else on Earth not nailed down to its surface floated helplessly out into space.<br /> <br /> In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, Megatron was one of the few Decepticons who had not gotten drunk in premature celebration, and called reinforcements to his position to fight off the Autobot intruders.<br /> <br /> In the event that Windcharger successfully turned the Decepticons’ forcefield off, reinforcements burst into the base just as Megatron was strike Optimus from behind. His aim thrown off at the last moment, Megatron blasted a hole in his own base, revealing to the Autobots the location of the gravity gun. Though Hook successfully caught Optimus in the gun's beam, Megatron caught sight of the human [[Buddy]] near the gravity weapon's control panel, ready to tamper with it. Megatron charged towards the boy.<br /> <br /> If Buddy pulled the gravity gun's horizontal control just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces.<br /> <br /> In a completely different possible sequence of events, Dirge and Buzzsaw brought before Megatron the Autobot Cosmos. As the little Autobot had attempted to infiltrate the Decepticon base on his own, Megatron decided to have Hook build a duplicate of Cosmos who house a [[proton bomb]], and would destroy the Autobots when it “reported back” to Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br /> <br /> ====Decepticon Poison====<br /> [[File:DecepticonPoisonMegatronFlying.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br /> In one possible sequence of events, Megatron was accompanied by a squadron of Decepticon jets to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the recently cured Autobots, and Megatron was temporarily stunned by a shot courtesy of Sunstreaker. Undeterred by this display of resistance, Megatron ordered his troops to engage their enemies. A fierce battle began between both sides. Megatron was quickly able to overpower the first wave of Autobots through the use of his fusion cannon, prompting Optimus to lead a back-up squad of Autobots against him. Both sides were forced into a retreat as they sustained grievous injuries over the course of the battle.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron came upon the Autobot base, quiet as a tomb. Believing his plan to poison them having worked out perfectly, he strode into the Autobots’ headquarters, unawares that the Autobots were merely playing dead, having already been cured. Megatron ordered his troops to put aside their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots, and haul them over a nearby cliff to dispose of them. Once the Decepticons disarmed themselves, they were ambushed by the Autobots, and defeated with ease.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron allowed Ramjet to lead a full-scale Decepticon assault against the poisoned Autobots. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, where the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel and created a toxic cloud by burning it, the Decepticons were forced to retreat before their attack was fully underway.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron lead a horde of Decepticons to a the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible sequence that followed, he killed Bluestreak, Hound and Mirage before confronting Optimus Prime. Ultimately, Megatron and his Decepticons were defeated, though they left the Autobots worse for wear.<br /> <br /> In another possible path, where a small group of Autobots attempted to destroy the Decepticons’ poison in their lab, only for the resulting explosion to render them unconscious, Megatron gloated to Optimus, Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage, now his captives, that thanks to their foolish decisions, the Autobots would die a slow agonizing death, while the humans would soon become Decepticon slaves. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Milton Bradley mini-comic===<br /> When the Autobots launched an [[Ark (G1)|ark]] to clear a path through the asteroid belt that threatened [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron set an ambush and boarded the ship with his men. He grappled with the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] who revealed that the ship had been set on a collision course with a nearby planet. Megatron had his own contingency plan, and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to jump clear. The crash knocked out Megatron and everyone else aboard the ark, but four million years later, a volcanic eruption jolted the ship's systems back into life. Megatron and the others were repaired by the ship's brain, and were soon ready to renew hostilities on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===Beehive Books continuity===<br /> Megatron plotted the destruction of the Autobots in [[Castle Decepticon]]. Megatron had also allied himself with a [[Malevolent Giant Serpent]] to guard said castle. When the Autobots attacked, Megatron sent out his most loyal Decepticons to fend them off. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Frito-Lay posters===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Power Struggle}}}}<br /> Megatron was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. He dueled Optimus Prime, while his minions lit up the surrounding landscape with numerous explosions. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===<br /> [[File:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This is how the movie ''should've'' gone.]]<br /> With the discovery of a new super energy source known as the [[Blackball]]s, Megatron found himself joined by numerous Decepticons from all across the timestream, all hoping to obtain the ebony spheres. Naturally, opposing him were a team of Autobots, also gathered from all across the timestream.<br /> <br /> In one confrontation with his eternal foe, Optimus Prime, Megatron got to relive their battle at Autobot City. Except this time around, Megatron was defeated when Prime launched his &quot;Matrix Attack&quot; (''literally'' launching the Matrix from his chest, bonking Megatron on the noggin). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##1 &quot;You're Great! Optimus Prime!&quot;|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}<br /> <br /> Later, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to find what he ''thought'' was a Blackball. He presented it to Megatron and received much praise...until the Blackball turned out to be a cartoon bomb which exloded in their faces. As the Autobots stood astonished that their crude strategy succeeded, a badly singed Megatron was left in a smoking crater, strangling Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##3 &quot;Don't Cry! Megatron!!&quot;|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}<br /> <br /> During battle with [[Victory Leo]], Megatron found himself horribly outmatched. Thinking quickly, he launched a special weapon from his fusion cannon: a ball of yarn. The giant robot kitty immediately began playing with the yarn, giving Megatron the distraction he needed to escape. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##6 &quot;Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!&quot;|Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!}}<br /> <br /> After that, he had to snap a pensive [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] out of a trance and order him to return to a battle he had walked away from in order to look at clouds. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##9 &quot;Oh, Overlord.&quot;|Oh, Overlord.}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Starscream located yet another Blackball. This time, though, he decided to keep its power for himself and use it to overthrow Megatron. Then it exploded in his hands because it was ''another'' cartoon bomb. Megatron watched the explosion from a distance, unaware of what was going on. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##10 &quot;Good Luck! Starscream!!&quot;|Good Luck! Starscream!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===<br /> Megatron was once a minor Decepticon, but rose to take control of the empire via right of battle and gladiatorial combat. Once he had enough followers, he struck against the Autobots and began the eons-long war between the two factions. He personally headed the initial attack against Optimus Prime's home city, [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Megatron's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} The conflict steadily consumed Cybertron's fuel supplies, and when Megatron learned that Optimus Prime planned to seek out new energy sources throughout the galaxy, he ordered the construction of a ship to pursue his nemesis. His crew struck against the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], with both Autobots and Decepticons becoming too distracted while fighting to notice as they entered an asteroid belt. Two colliding meteorites sent their ship crashing into the planet Earth. After eons of dormancy, the Decepticons awoke to a world populated by humans, and attacked a nuclear power plant, claiming it as their base of operations. The Autobots soon awoke as well, and took up the fight once more against Megatron's forces. {{storylink|From Cybertron to Earth the War Continues...}}<br /> <br /> Megatron remained in a stalemate against Optimus Prime and his forces for a long time. When Optimus started building new troops better adapted for combat on Earth, Megatron countered by creating the Illuminator [[Jolt (G2)|Hotrod]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}}<br /> <br /> Following one of his patrols, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] reported that he had momentous news to announce. Though his crony tried to make a show of his report, Megatron quickly lost his patience and had Starscream blurt out what he had learned, threatening to blast him should he try and embellish the story. Starscream's information proved portentous indeed; the Autobots had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship in [[Africa]], containing a star-map that pointed the way back to Cybertron. Megatron led his troops to [[Table Mountain]], where he found the Autobots guarding the spherical vessel. With surprising ease, the Decepticons managed to send Optimus and his soldiers into a retreat. But as they swarmed into the ship, they found that there were no controls within it. Too late, Megatron realized that the whole thing had been a trap choreographed by the Autobots. The ship launched blindly into space, the Decepticons its prisoners. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> When a report came in from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], alerting Megatron that the Autobots were investigating two new Transformer power emissions in the [[Brazil]]ian rain forest, the Decepticon leader saw it as an opportunity to finally tip the scales in his favor.<br /> <br /> Megatron arrived on-scene to find his hated enemy already struggling against two [[Dinobot (G1)|robot dinosaurs]], and knocked out the majority of the combatants with a single blast from his tank turret. Though one Autobot still standing, [[Fizzle|Blaze]], tried to torch him with his fiery exhaust weaponry, Megatron simply shrugged off the flames and swatted the bothersome pest aside. But when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attempted to trap the dinosaurs in a [[plasma net]], an unforeseen negative ion feedback triggered their Transformer circuitry, and restored their personalities along with their robot modes. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] quickly overpowered the Decepticons and shattered Megatron's cannon. Megatron ordered an immediate withdrawal, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}<br /> <br /> After it became apparent that the Decepticons wouldn't be returning to Cybertron in the foreseeable future, Megatron resolved to convert Earth into a new Cybertron. He had [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] head a construction project in the [[Clarke Atoll]], building giant rocket boosters that would shift the planet out of its orbit. Once the Earth had drifted away from the sun's warmth, its biosphere would become barren, making an easy task to reformat it. Hearing from his lackey that construction had come to an end, Megatron ordered the rockets to be fired up immediately, foregoing any test-trials. But the Autobots involved themselves, with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Deftwing]] managing to sabotage the rockets from within. Megatron was forced to retreat to avoid getting swallowed up by the resulting lava swell, which destroyed Scrapper's creation. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}<br /> <br /> ===''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' manga===<br /> In the 1990s, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper hand in battle.<br /> <br /> However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Ask Vector Prime====<br /> At some point, the local [[Archforce]] of [[Primax 895.0 Gamma]] posed a threat to Optimus Prime and Megatron alike. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese)}}<br /> [[File:G1Megatron Disc Agenda part2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Now that's what we call a smile.]]<br /> After the Autobot/Decepticon war moved to Earth, Megatron hunted down the [[Voyager spacecraft]] as it traveled through the [[Solar System]] and encoded a message on its disc. Should his efforts fail, he left detailed instructions to any Decepticon descendants who recovered the disc, instructions which apparently condoned use of [[transwarp]] technology to alter history in his favor by locating the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] before it was reactivated, with access codes to the Ark stored in the disk, and killing Optimus Prime before the Autobots and Decepticons reawaken. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} <br /> <br /> The disk (dubbed the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]) eventually fell into Cybertronian hands and was stolen by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who shared Megatron's name. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} This new [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], later stranded in Earth's past, was able to use a recording of the original Megatron to sway one of the original Megatron's most loyal troops, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], to his cause. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:G1Megatron MasterBlaster stasislock.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Sure, we all need our beauty sleep, but 4 million years, now that's taking the piss.]]<br /> The original Megatron himself was stranded in Earth's past on board the Ark, offline. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Before long, Predacon Megatron was able to approach the comatose body of his namesake and steal his [[spark]], integrating it into his own system. Almost immediately, however, during Predacon Megatron's painful reaction to this integration, he was thrown into a pool of lava by his treacherous underlings. In spite of—or perhaps because of—this, Predacon Megatron emerged from the lava, with a new body that could now transform into a fire-breathing dragon. It is unknown how much influence the original Megatron's Spark had in this metamorphosis. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}<br /> <br /> A [[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]] was mentioned in the [[Covenant of Primus]], an ancient sacred text which claimed to prophesize future events, including the Beast Wars. It was implied that both Megatrons took their name from here. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}<br /> <br /> =====Ask Vector Prime=====<br /> [[File:G1Megs Nemesis part2 deletedclip.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|I was cut out?! This is Starscream's doing!]]<br /> At the end of the Beast Wars, after Predacon Megatron was overcome, the original Megatron's Spark was returned to his body, restoring the flow of history. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/23}}<br /> <br /> ====3H comics====<br /> Megatron was one of the legendary Autobots and Decepticons who resided in [[J'nwan]] after the end of the Great War. During the battle known as [[Point Omega]], Megatron was among the legends who arrived to combat the warlord [[Shokaract]]. Their efforts contributed to Shokaract's defeat and the nullification of the sequence of events that had led to his existence. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}<br /> <br /> After the Beast Wars had run its course, Megatron's inert form could still be seen within the Ark when the [[Vok]] removed the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime and gave it to their creation, [[Primal Prime]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====<br /> His spark within the body of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megatron was able to talk the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader into a new plan. Once they had broken into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and implanted a fragment of Megatron's spark into Starscream, he was able to use the air warrior to attempt to return his spark to its rightful place. Unfortunately, the beast Megatron resisted and overcame Megatron in a war of wills, subsuming the older Megatron. After the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, the [[Maximal]]s returned Megatron's spark to his body. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}<br /> <br /> While the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by the [[Maximal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], he beheld a vision of his Decepticon ancestor in the realm of &quot;Severity&quot;. The elder Megatron severed his own arm and destroyed it as energy within it threatened his continued existence. This image then morphed into a reflection of the Predacon Megatron as the vision continued. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}<br /> <br /> ====Razorclaw continuity====<br /> In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], the Predacon leader Megatron succeeded in absorbing the spark of his namesake. The Vok emissary [[Tigerhawk]] managed to kill Megatron, but it was too late; the ensuing [[timestorm]] consumed reality. [[Unicron]] would later pluck Tigerhawk from the remains of his timeline, and the hardened warrior would become [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/07}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===<br /> The apparition of Megatron haunted the thoughts of his descendant, [[Megatron (BW)|the Predacon Megatron]], inspiring him to travel to prehistoric Earth and search for the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}<br /> <br /> The younger Megatron eventually found the ''Ark'' and merged with the spark of the original Megatron, gaining a gigantic new body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] eventually merged with the spark of Optimus Prime and, after a battle, the merged Megatron spark was completely destroyed. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> {{notekeepers}}<br /> [[File:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Gladiators can afford extra paint applications.]]<br /> Young Megatron was a rising star in gladiatorial combat in the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As victory upon victory mounted, he began to realize that the games were nothing more than an elaborate conspiracy by the [[Council of Ancients]] to divert the attentions of the masses from the dangerous truth of Cybertron's history. When Megatron began to show interest in Cybertron's buried past through exploration and research, the Council of Ancients attempted to have him assassinated—a plan that only resulted in stirring up even more discontent among Cybertronians, allowing Megatron to begin recruiting for the Decepticon movement. <br /> <br /> First his &quot;inner circle&quot;, then many of the gladiators, and then finally disgruntled civilians answered his call to action. The Decepticons were born. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Fledglingcause.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron is so grass-roots.]]<br /> In search of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix]], Megatron personally killed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], only to find that the Autobot leader was not even carrying the Matrix of Leadership. He then sent an assassination squad to the inauguration of the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], only for the whole squad to be killed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Refusing to give up, Megatron paid a visit to one of the huge planetary engines which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were reactivating, using it to orchestrate a disaster in the destruction of the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], all in order to lure Optimus underground. Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to kill Prime and bring him the Matrix {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} As Megatron explained to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] his plan to transform [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a massive warworld that would cut a swathe of destruction through the galaxy, Optimus again defeated the Decepticons sent against him.<br /> <br /> Starscream mocked his leader, not only because his plan was failing to take off, but because Megatron believed the Matrix of Leadership to be more than a mere &quot;ceremonial bauble;&quot; Megatron planned to use the artifact as a battery for Cybertron's engines. After striking Starscream down and telling him never to question him, Megatron finally opted to confront the new Prime personally, and headed to meet him in Cybertron's underground. The two faction leaders met atop of a bridge, but Starscream blasted this overpass in a bid for leadership of the Decepticons, plunging both Optimus and Megatron into an abyss. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Megatron wound up being separated from Prime in the fall, but found him quarry soon enough by blasting his way through whatever obstacles were in his path. Megatron continued to press his attack, explaining to Optimus exactly why he needed the Matrix and urging Prime to join him. Optimus refused to cooperate, something that Megatron found satisfaction in, since Sentinel Prime hadn't put up much of a fight before his demise. When Megatron drove his fist into his opponent's chest, the Matrix enveloped them both in light, and they found themselves on [[Earth|an alien world]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Visions of the future, spawned by the Matrix, played out before the two warriors, even as they continued to fight. Every time Megatron came close to eviscerating his opponent, the environment would shift, forestalling his victory. Finally both combatants were returned to subterranean Cybertron, only for Prime to be teleported away, separating him from Megatron. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus returned with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[sword]] and a new resolve, and began beating down Megatron. Though Optimus stopped short of slaying his opponent, Megatron was so thoroughly thrashed in battle that he lost all memory of the Matrix-induced visions he had shared with Prime. Meanwhile, Starscream had activated the planet mechaforming process too soon, resulting in the destruction of the machinery, putting an end to Megatron's plot. Megatron shambled through Cybertron's underground, eventually coming across Soundwave. The Decepticons reconvened to fight another day. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}<br /> <br /> Roughly 7.4 million years BCE, Megatron and Optimus Prime disappeared in an early test of the then-unstable [[space bridge]] matter-transport system. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Spending an undisclosed time on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Megatron returned with an overwhelming army of lifeless [[Air Warrior|seeker clones]], arriving as the planet was on the verge of peace. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He quickly subjugated the planet, though he kept secret the fact that he was working with the Quintessons. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} At some point during his conquest, Megatron angrily confronted Starscream for highjacking his plans while he was away, and enacting revenge against the council of elders. Though Starscream claimed he was merely following orders in spirit, Megatron grappled his underling by the throat, and made it clear through threats that Starscream shouldn't presume his own autonomy; he was to follow his orders to the letter, and nothing else. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Afterwards, Megatron took great delight in sealing Starscream in a tank of [[Piranacon (Quintesson)|Piranacons]] and placing the Autobots in internment camps, while working on a plan to access Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} <br /> <br /> {{Unreleased WW comic}}<br /> The Quintessons contacted Megatron, and demanded that the Decepticon deliver Cybertron's core in exchange for having provided him with his army. Megatron forestalled the deal, having commissioned Shockwave to modify his Air Warriors to obey only him, and not their creators. Growing annoyed with Megatron's excuses, the Quintessons informed him that they had detected several Autobot signatures encroaching on his work camp. Leaving to deal with the intruders himself, Megatron tracked down [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his team, and began beating them down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} He was interrupted by Grimlock, recently returned from the dead, and was too distracted by the &quot;worthier opponent&quot; to stop Blaster from freeing all of the enslaved Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} After his troops were subsequently defeated, Megatron fled. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}<br /> <br /> Four million years BCE, Cybertron was threatened by a massive approaching asteroid, so Optimus Prime led a contingent of Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to blow the rock to fragments, which were transported away by an orbital space bridge network. When this task was completed, Megatron chose this moment to strike, attacking the Ark with his troops. Crippled, the craft flew through one of the space bridge portals, and was transported to prehistoric Earth, where it crashed, entombing the occupants in stasis for four million years.<br /> <br /> The Autobots and Decepticons were reactivated in 1984, but specific details of their battles in the 1980s and 1990s are unrecorded. In 1999, an Autobot/Human military alliance succeeded in capturing and deactivating the Decepticons. However, the [[Ark II]] spaceship carrying them back to Cybertron exploded shortly after liftoff, and the Transformers were believed destroyed. In actuality, they had been scattered back to Earth, where they lay in [[stasis lock]] across the globe for three years.<br /> <br /> This slumber was brought to an end when [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]] (aka Lazarus), a rogue military scientist who had devised a method of controlling Transformers, salvaged many of the fallen Cybertronians and reprogrammed them as mass killing machines, which he then attempted to sell on the black market. Megatron was used to attack and destroy a rebel encampment in [[South America]]. Lazarus later demonstrated his voice control of Megatron to a prospective client, however though Megatron obeyed the lesser commands, he would not move when commanded to kneel. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}<br /> <br /> Having sufficiently raised interest, Lazarus held an auction, beginning with Megatron. He was unprepared when the Decepticon leader demonstrated his autonomy, blasting his way out of the bunker. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Megatron swiftly put into action a plan to use a [[cyber-virus]] to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron, with Lazarus as its first casualty. As the Autobots arrived, Megatron outlined his plan to Optimus, suggesting that the Autobot leader simply let it happen. Prime declined, however as the two factions fought, the US Military decided to enact [[Operation Clean-Up]] and dropped a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}<br /> <br /> The bomb's energy absorbed by the virus, the Decepticons left the area before the Autobots could recover. Megatron unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on [[San Francisco]], resulting in mass slaughter and the devastation of the city. The Autobots arrived and engaged the Decepticons in battle, but [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s defeat turned the course of the battle towards Autobot defeat. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Although Prime took down Devastator, he still fell before Megatron, who took the time to point out how worthless the humans around them were. He again suggested that Optimus join him. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The actions of a group of humans, including ramming Megatron with fire engines, inspired the Autobots to fight back. Optimus slammed Megatron to the ground and delivered a beating, but Soundwave's news that the humans had launched a nuke at their battleground in a virtual repeat of the events in Canada, provoked a peal of laughter from Megatron. Though the nuke was stopped by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Decepticons escaped in the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|[[The Transformers Trilogy]] ({{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}})}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron's a bottom.]]<br /> Several months later, Megatron was subliminally summoned to a remote area in Alaska along with the other Earthbound Transformers. There they battled until Megatron's former second-in-command, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], arrived and revealed that in their absence the war on Cybertron had ended. He next attempted to arrest Megatron, Prime, and their troops as war criminals. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron, weakened by battle, was quickly defeated by Shockwave and loaded aboard a shuttle for return to Cybertron. He rebooted just in time to be conscious as Starscream jettisoned him into space on the return trip. {{storylink|New World Order}} Megatron used the time floating in space to contemplate his existence and the Decepticon goal. Realizing that he had wasted millennia in his feud with Prime, Megatron resolved to once again conquer Cybertron as a means of enhancing the Transformer race and strengthening it from outside threats. It seemed as through he would not live to accomplish this goal, however, as death closed in on him... only for him to be retrieved by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar took Megatron to the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and repaired and re-armed him, as well as digging up and reactivating a number of seeker clones that had wound up there after being dumped through space bridge portals. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Megatron returned the favor by stabbing him in the back with an energy dagger. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}<br /> <br /> Traveling to the Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], Megatron defeated the exiled Decepticon warlords, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and rebuilt them into the mightiest of all combiners, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], to serve as his ace in the hole in his quest to reclaim leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} Moving in stealth on Cybertron, Megatron defeated Shockwave, severing his laser arm and forcing him into servitude. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} He then returned to Earth to collect the remaining Decepticons under Starscream's command. With Soundwave's help, he blasted a good-sized hole through Starscream himself, before the Air Commander revealed the recent activities of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a figure Megatron believed was connected to the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===<br /> Following yet another fight between Megatron and Starscream, the latter went missing. The discovery that Starscream appeared to be working with the Autobots drove Megatron into a rage, and he unsuccessfully tried to extract the Seeker from the clutches of his foes, only to be beaten off by the Autobots. Starscream later returned of his own accord, claiming to have been feigning amnesia in order to gain access to the Autobot base. The story appeared to placate the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was furious when Soundwave told him that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market. After chewing out [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], he commanded Skywarp to bring Swindle in, and he wasn't fussy about how many pieces the Combaticon was in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}<br /> <br /> Megatron, along with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and two [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]s, was waiting [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from a meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]s. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}<br /> <br /> During the gladiatorial matches in the depths of Cybertron, Megatron encountered [[Geosensus]], and mistook him for a potential recruit. When Geosensus revealed he had no offensive capability, Megatron concluded he was a worthless idiot. Megatron prepared to terminate Geosensus, but was interrupted by Shockwave's warning that security forces were incoming. The two Decepticons left to plan their attack on Kaon. {{storylink|Parts}}<br /> <br /> In one of Megatron's many attempts to take control of Earth's energy resources, he unleashed a weather machine that engulfed most of the Gulf Coast in a powerful hurricane. The Autobots managed to foil this plot, and forced him to flee. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br /> [[File:Megatronddjoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Joey Slick &gt; Cobra Commander]]<br /> When [[Cobra]], a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, found a crashed spaceship full of Transformers in [[stasis lock]], Megatron proved to them that the machines weren't piloted vehicles when he briefly awoke and groaned that he still functioned. Cobra rebuilt the aliens into new vehicles and reprogrammed them to serve Cobra, with the exception of Megatron, who was rebuilt to transform into a Walther P38 handgun, but was only locked in this mode and not reprogrammed. Holstered by [[Cobra Commander]] at all times, the Decepticon mocked Cobra's decisions, such as deciding that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Megatron's traitorous lieutenant, would serve as the Commander's choice of transport. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> Regardless of his complaints, Megatron's only chance to be released from his state was to follow Cobra Commander's orders, such as providing instructions on how to create [[energon]]. Things weren't all bad, though, as he still got some enjoyment out of seeing his nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being forced to steal and destroy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Megatron was also pleased when [[Destro]] showed up and started bossing Cobra Commander around. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Megatron GIJoevsTFs4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|left]]<br /> When the Transformers were cleared of their reprogramming thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Cobra Commander found himself face to face with a very stern Optimus Prime, and tried to use Megatron to shoot the Autobot. However, Megatron still had some control of his body and strictly refused to fire, instead bargaining with Cobra Commander to return him to normal. The human gave in, and Megatron transformed and clashed with his old enemy. With Prime low on energon, Megatron came out on top, but before he could finish Prime off, Starscream attacked him and tried to take leadership of the Decepticons. Megatron got rid of him, but the distraction had allowed several Autobots to come to Optimus Prime's rescue. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br /> <br /> Ignoring Prime to focus on some more long-term plans, Megatron made [[Doctor Mindbender]] use the [[SPS Satellite]] to create large amounts of energon. However, his party was soon crashed when Optimus Prime attacked the facility and used the energon to power up. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Megatron tried to escape while Prime was busy with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} He ran right into [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but was unimpressed with their firepower and fought back with his [[energon mace]], possibly killing [[Mercer]]. Things quickly turned for the worse for Megatron; his arm was heavily damaged by a stray beam from the malfunctioning SPS Satellite, he was pounded by G.I. Joe's rockets, and Optimus Prime caught up to him and beat him to a pulp. Prime then stole his [[fusion cannon]] and used it to destroy the satellite and smack Megatron across the jaw, defeating him and ending the battle. The Decepticon was disassembled, but unbeknownst to the victors, his remains were seized and experimented upon by the United States government. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:The Art of War 1 Martin vs Megatron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|No one sticks out their tongue at Megatron. At least, not for long.]]<br /> A few years later, the human scientists had used Megatron's technology to create the [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]], a synthetic creature that combined the personalities of several of [[Earth]]'s most famous warmongers and Megatron. After being prematurely activated by Cobra Commander, Serpent O.R. flashbacked to a memory of Megatron's imprisonment and attacked the Cobra leader. He then plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head and learned the history of the Transformers, subsequently considering himself the son of Megatron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Serpent O.R. went on to travel to Cybertron and realize his destiny of becoming the next leader of the Decepticons, while Megatron's remains were left where they lay in [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:Megatron-The Line.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]<br /> Megatron and his underlings lay buried and deactivated under a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] for some three million years, until one day in [[1938]] when they were somehow reactivated by [[Major Bludd]] touching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. After learning that [[Cobra]], like the Decepticons, were ruthless conquerors in search of power, Megatron allied himself with the humans. However, this was merely a ruse so that he could get his hands on the Matrix, which proved hard as [[Cobra Commander]] kept on his person at all times. Megatron and his troops spent the following year helping Cobra ransack various European nations, stealing energy for themselves while leaving the useless &quot;[[Gold|yellow metal]] and painted paper&quot; for Cobra. In the summer of [[1939]], he took out the aerial defense of the English Channel alongside [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], clearing the way for an invasion of the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Line}}<br /> <br /> Hours later at the Fera Islands, Megatron was in the process of beating up Starscream for leaving his post when he spotted an Autobot [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] in the process of reactivating [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops. This angered him slightly more than [[Destro]] eyeing his [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Transformed}} Deciding that he needed a safer place to store the energy, Megatron commandeered a submarine and forced Cobra troops to move the cubes into it, which did not please Cobra Commander. However, Megatron had decided their alliance had outlived its usefulness anyway, and prepared to squish the fleshling, only to learn the hard way that Cobra Commander could use the Matrix to cause him great pain. As Megatron collapsed, the Cobra leader warned him against ever rebelling again. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus punches Megatron-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]<br /> The Decepticon commander decided to bide his time, and stood calmly by Cobra Commander's side as their enemies closed in on the Terrordrome. When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] refused to follow Cobra Commander's orders, Megatron admonished him in order to further trick the commander that he had learned his lesson. {{storylink|Trenches}} As Cobra Commander's orders led to Shockwave breaking apart, Megatron suggested that he be given the Matrix so he could repair his underling. Unfortunately for him, Cobra Commander did not fall for it, but Megatron at least got to taunt him for wasting valuable troops like that. Shortly afterwards, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed, causing a rockslide that crushed Cobra Commander's legs, despite his orders for Megatron to shield him. Instead, Megatron &quot;humbly&quot; suggested that the commander use his gun mode as a means of ending his life. Cobra Commander could not go through with it, but Megatron was simply picked up by the [[Baroness]], who executed her former leader. Free at last, the Decepticon leader went after the Matrix, only to find it had been stolen by [[Snake-Eyes]]. Before he could kill the ninja, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and attacked him, keeping him at bay while Snake-Eyes destroyed the Matrix in an attempt to destroy Bruticus, killing all the Transformers in the process. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Beast Within''===<br /> Megatron led a full Decepticon offensive, catching the Autobots unaware. With the ensuing battle going in the Decepticons’ favour, Megatron waded through the battlefield, slaughtering Autobots as he went. Ordering his troops to leave no survivors, Megatron's onslaught was interrupted when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], forcing him to prioritize this newest threat. He cheered on when Predaking clashed with The Beast, though it did the combiner little good. When Megatron attempted to interfere himself with The Beast as it took on several of the Decepticons’ combiners, he was tackled down and beaten up by Optimus. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}<br /> <br /> With the Beast continuing its rampage, Megatron and his battered troops chose to flee the battlefield rather than risk being slaughtered by The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences prologue}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Robo Transformer''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Another Con''===<br /> Megatron was transformed into a [[w:Pikachu|small electrical rodent]]. Starscream sarcastically assured him that the Autobots would find him much more intimidating in this form. {{storylink|Another Con}}<br /> <br /> ===Descent into Evil===<br /> During the first Great War, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] was an original member of Megatron's army. After the loss of Megatron, Flamewar continued to mourn him for some time, seeing the remaining Decepticon Generals such as [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] as pale imitations of him. {{storylink|Flamewar (G1)#Timelines|BotCon 2005 Flamewar profile card}}<br /> <br /> ===2005 IDW continuity===<br /> [[File:IDWMegatron.jpg|thumb]]<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}<br /> Realizing that peaceful movements could not change [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron, a miner from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], decided to wage a war against the corrupt [[Senate]]. With help from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]]s, he overthrew the corrupt Autobot leader, [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], and became new tyrant of the planet. The betrayed Orion Pax, now going by the name of &quot;Optimus Prime&quot;, gathered the remaining Autobots and organized a rebellion against Megatron and his [[Decepticon]] army. Over time, the war between Decepticons and Autobots spread throughout the entire galaxy.<br /> <br /> Four million years later, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down a coup fronted by Starscream. Intrigued by the presence of an incredible new energy source known as [[Ore-13]] on the planet, Megatron remained on Earth, and when Optimus Prime arrived as well, it became a new battleground for the war. By springing a trap on the Autobots, Megatron cast them to the despoiled, [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon-infested]] Cybertron and attempted to conquer Earth. However, aided by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a human]], Optimus Prime defeated Megatron at last, while Starscream took his damaged leader and retreated from the planet.<br /> <br /> After a two-year convalescence, Megatron was revived in a new body built by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. Seeking revenge on both Optimus Prime and humanity, Megatron concocted a plan to shatter the already-fragile alliance between the Autobots and their new human allies in [[Skywatch]], mind-controlling humans into his pawns through replicas of his gun form. Defeating Prime in battle, he then made the surprising move of surrendering himself to the Autobots, but his ulterior motives soon revealed themselves: by surrendering, he secured himself passage to Cybertron, and once there, used the [[space bridge]] technology in his new body to teleport his Decepticon army back to their homeworld. This plan played out in the midst of an attempt by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] to bring the [[Dead Universe]] entity [[D-Void]] into the living reality; the minds of Megatron's troops were seized by D-Void and they were combined into [[Deceptigod|a giant monster]], which Megatron battled and defeated.<br /> <br /> Galvatron's defeat was followed by the reformatting of Cybertron into a primordial state, and Megatron went into hiding in the wilderness to study the energy used to create D-Void's monster, using it to perfect the combination process. With a new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] created through this idealized new process, as a well as a new body for himself design to interact with the combiner, Megatron laid siege to Iacon from within, but was stopped by a hidden forcefield implanted inside his body by [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]].<br /> <br /> During Shockwave's attempt to destroy the universe, Megatron found himself working alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] as they raced to prevent the mad scientist from completing his ascension. Although Bumblebee didn't survive the experience, Megatron had an epiphany at the eleventh hour: he had strayed so far from his original ideals of personal freedom and liberty for all, and declared himself an Autobot, donning Bumblebee's old insignia. In the aftermath, Megatron joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' after agreeing to postpone his trial. His presence on the ship proved controversial—not least among his former Decepticons, especially [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] and the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. He later found himself inadvertently trapped in the [[Functionist Universe]] and began working to overthrow the Functionists, this time through more peaceful means.<br /> <br /> When the Functionists attempted to use the [[Warren]] to purge the galaxy of alien life, Megatron followed in the [[Last Light (ship)|''Last Light'']]. After centuries of battle, during which the Functionsists had actually transformed Cybertron into an effigy of Primus, Megatron found himself back in his home universe, reuniting with his old crew, for whom it had been only a few weeks. When Rung was discovered to be the actual Primus, he forged twelves duplicates of the Matrix of Leadership which the crew opened at each of Cybertron's hot spots, the energy wave overloading Vector Sigma and destroying the Functionsists who had merged with it. When the crew finally recontacted the rest of the Cybertronian race however, Prowl decided that, since the [[Knights of Cybertron]] didn't exist, Megatron would have to be tried by the [[Galactic Council]]. Agreeing to go quietly, Megatron was tried for his many crimes and sentenced to either eternal imprisonment or outright execution; whatever his ultimate fate, Megatron accepted the outcome, saying he deserved worse.<br /> <br /> ===''Lil Formers''===<br /> After Runamuck had failed during his latest mission, Megatron hounded him down to punish him. Little did he know that Runamuck had repainted himself black to pass off as Runabout.<br /> <br /> Later, Megatron declared it to be &quot;Mega-Month,&quot; and introduced other-universe incarnations of himself. He claimed that his purple-and-green tank body was great for hiding out in Cybertron's vast eggplant fields. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Hearts of Steel''===<br /> Megatron was referred to as a leader [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wanted to replace. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} When the [[Elder God]]s took the [[Decepticon]]s under their control, Megatron had yet to awaken. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Unused concept art for ''Hearts of Steel'' depicts Megatron with a variety of proposed alternate modes: a giant cannon (with big studded wheels that become shoulder-shields), a 19th-century Colt revolver, possibly a {{w|Colt 1851 Navy Revolver|Colt 1851 Navy}}, and another very similar revolver, with an anachronistic scope and a bulkier muzzle.}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> Using an un-enlarger device, Megatron led his Decepticons in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! Unfortunately, the [[Eric Siebenaler|toy designer]] he was after wasn't in attendance, and so Megatron's plan fell to shambles.<br /> <br /> On his birthday, Megatron found a badly-hidden bomb stuck in his cake. He was left wondering whether Starscream was putting any efforts in his coups anymore. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===<br /> In the 21st century, Megatron attacked [[Tokyo]], planning to steal its energy and enslave the population. He retreated once the Autobots arrived and a fight with Optimus ensued. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Sending [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to distract his nemesis, Megatron quietly gathered a large amount of energon cubes before being attacked by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Though the young Autobot proved able to dodge Megatron's cannon blasts, he soon found himself in Megatron's grip as soon as he attempted to charge the Decepticon leader. Rodimus kicked himself free, but was left with damaged optics and was unable to fire upon Megatron for fear of hitting the power plant behind him. But when Starscream tried to fire on Rodimus, the young Autobot dodged out of the way, and Megatron was hit by his own underling's null-ray! Megatron then chose to flee {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} with enough energon to transform himself into Galvatron. He nearly killed Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] upon undergoing this transformation, before apparently overloading and exploding, reverting him back into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 12}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===<br /> Starscream's ghost attempted to overthrow Megatron once more. Blowing away the cape and crown that Starscream had doned before their confrontation, Megatron admitted that he was curious to learn how Starscream's new &quot;body&quot; functioned. {{storylink|Starscream's Ambition}} But this Starscream wasn't the one Megatron was familiar with; the spectre had come forth from another dimension. Starscream explained this to Megatron before possessing the body of [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and beginning to tear up the Decepticon ranks from within! As Megatron demanded what the ghost wanted truly wanted, (Megatron's head and the local Starscream's body, as it turns out) the quantum Operatives [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative|Skids]] and [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]] warped in on the scene and helped exorcise Starscream back to his home universe. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===<br /> [[File:Henkei1 enter megatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|At last, I have returned in a— wait, am I a [[Nerf|NERF]] pistol now?! CURSE YOU STARSCREAM!!!]]<br /> When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Megatron led a small team of Decepticons across the galaxy in pursuit. The cube crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered far and wide. To search for the cube shards, Megatron and his Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and devices, so they could operate in secret. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots had also followed the Cube to Earth, and so the Transformers' war continued in secret on this new world. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br /> <br /> Ten years later, Megatron discovered that the humans had a &quot;secret weapon&quot; of sorts in their quest: They had allied themselves with the human boy [[Akira Kihara]], who possessed the incredible powers of a &quot;[[Booster]]&quot;, one of a small number of beings in the universe born with the power to detect and manipulate the energies of the Energon Cube. Seeking the boy's power for his own, Megatron struck, but was repelled when Akira used his powers to their fullest. Alas, Akira overloaded his body and died in the process, and Prime was consumed with guilt. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br /> <br /> One year after the battle for Akira, Megatron received word from [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Astrotrain]] that [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] were battling Prime's Autobots at the human structure known as the [[Star Dome]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} Joining the conflict, he berating Starscream for his failures, using the fallen Air Commander as a shield to protect himself from Optimus Prime's shots. Chastizing Prime for not going all-out in his attack, Megatron turned his Fusion Cannon on [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots' newest human ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. At the last moment, Prime appeared to deflect Megatron's blast with a shot of his, and Megatron elected to retreat, transforming to gun mode and collapsing a large chunk of the Star Dome to cover the Decepticons' withdrawal. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} Starscream claimed Megatron's advanced age was making him weak, but Megatron suggested that he had another reason for calling retreat... {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Henkei6 megatron mace.jpg|thumb|Even if the mace's end is only a few feet from my head, it shall never hurt me!]]<br /> When Starscream struck out on his own, attacking a power plant with the aid of the brainwashed Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Megatron observed the battle via a recording made by his spy, [[Ravage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ravage]]. The events that unfolded during the conflict confirmed Megatron's suspicions: Wataru was also a Booster! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} Once again seeking to take the power of a Booster for himself, Megatron tracked Prime and Wataru when they went on a mission to investigate a local relic (in actuality, a cube shard), then struck hard. Taunting Prime with the memory of the last Booster that he had allowed to die, Megatron goaded the Autobot leader into a ferocious battle with their energon-axe and flail. Throughout the duel, Megatron challenged Prime's philosophy and beliefs, eventually striking home with the claim that Prime had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him. With Prime's focus broken by this sadly-true accusation, Megatron was able to lay Prime low and seize Wataru, informing the boy that he would not allow him to die like Akira had if he came with him willingly. Naturally, Wataru refused, and activated his powers, forcing Megatron back with a barrier shield; this, Megatron realized, was what had deflected his shot during his first encounter with Wataru, rather than Prime's blast. Wataru used his powers to heal Optimus and power-up his energon axe into a mighty [[sword]], which Prime used to tear a massive gash in Megatron's armor. The explosion that resulted decimated the surrounding countryside, and when Prime and Wataru awoke, Megatron was gone. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now that my bubble bath is ready, I shall go get my [[Rubber Ducky|little rubber bathtime plaything]].]]<br /> The injured Megatron had been spirited away by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]], who took him to a network of caves beneath a volcano and placed him in a &quot;bath&quot; of molten [[energon cube]]s to heal him. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, however, Starscream led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon sword into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 2}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 7}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 9}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 11}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===<br /> {{see|#Games}}<br /> Megatron, having grown to gargantuan proportions, attacked Ultra Magnus after the Autobot had defeated all of his underlings. Megatron drew first blood by scorching Ultra Magnus with his flamethrower. But Ultra Magnus recovered, and used his &quot;Hyper Jump Shot&quot; to shoot Megatron's forehead multiple times, defeating the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 10: Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!|Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' toy bios===<br /> Numerous tragic encounters with Megatron tempered [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s good nature. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Ratchet toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Alternity''===<br /> [[File:Alternity megatron auto avatars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> Numerous incarnations of Megatron from throughout the [[multiverse]] were gathered together as the &quot;[[Megatron Aggregate]]&quot; under the leadership of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|one particular incarnation]] who hailed from [[BT World|a universe]] where the Autobots had evolved into the hyperdimensional race known as the [[Alternity]]. Shackling the power of the trans-time god-beast [[Hytherion]], this Megatron conveyed time-and-space-manipulating powers similar to those of the Alternity upon himself as his different iterations, forging them into one cross-dimensional gestalt-consciousness entity. To battle the Alternity across time and space, the Megatrons copied their methods, projecting their consciousnesses into [[auto-avatar]]s. The Megatron responsible for the scheme took control of a &quot;Premium Le Mans Blue&quot; style auto-avatar, while his first known ally (from an unidentified dimension) possessed a &quot;Blade Silver&quot; body. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}<br /> <br /> The third identified member of the Megatron Aggregate hailed from [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. In a &quot;Diamond Black&quot; auto-avatar body, he engaged in battle with &quot;Ultimate Silver&quot; [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Optimus Prime]] across two universal streams, striking at him from the year 2009. This Megatron was amused when Prime deduced that he had an ulterior motive for operating in that year, and so made him a wager: if he could defeat him in a game of his own choosing, he would answer a question honestly. Megatron proposed manipulating the inhabitants of his home universe in a &quot;game full of death and suffering&quot;, and infused a portion of his power through a legion of Decepticons (including his own past self) to be pitted against Prime's lone chosen champion, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}<br /> <br /> With the Hytherion's power under the Aggregate's control, one Megatron and his universe's Decepticons' battle tactics changed from attacking specific strategic targets to widespread, sweeping destruction. {{storylink|Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Megatron's Alternity collective can be found [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:FfE Megatron.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Cyclonus, if you would please fetch the nail clipper.]]<br /> During the war, Megatron rose up to become leader of the Decepticons. Pursuing Optimus on his quest for more Energon, he shot down his ship. Landing, he, Starscream and Soundwave saw Optimus and his Autobots had survived, and taken disguises. Megatron's eyes turned red as he prepared to scan an alternate mode... {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}<br /> <br /> Megatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] set up a mining operation near an abandoned [[Rock-It Fuel|gas station]] to extract Earth's natural resources and convert them to [[energon]]. They were discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who created a diversion and knocked Cyclonus out. Megatron then blew the mining operation up with his double-barreled arm cannon and retreated with Cyclonus. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Robot Heroes===<br /> Megatron was once Optimus's friend. One day, he decided he wanted to rule the galaxy and have Optimus's Matrix for himself, bringing the two of them at odds. When the Autobots left Cybertron, Megatron and his Decepticons followed them to Earth in order to bring its people peace... through tyranny! Optimus shoved him off though, forcing Megatron to postpone his conquest to another day. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers'' (2010) toy bios===<br /> [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] was fanatically loyal to Megatron. {{storylink|Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers (2010)|''Transformers'' Lugnut toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Generations'' toy bios===<br /> [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] used to work for Megatron. {{storylink|Drift (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Drift toy bio}}<br /> <br /> [[Straxus (G1)|Darkmount]] was one of the few Decepticons to achieve legendary status on the level of Megatron. {{storylink|Straxus (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Darkmount toy bio}}<br /> <br /> Even Megatron shuddered at the name of the ruthless [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Sky Shadow]]. {{storylink|Black Shadow (Victory)#Generations|''Generations'' Sky Shadow toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''BeCool'' shorts===<br /> '''Tank Lorry''' (タンクローリー ''Tanku Rōrī'') was a participant in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show, teamed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trailer]]. However, their inability to correctly answer questions or be civil to each other cost them the winning spot. Another BeCool, '''Hyper Tank''' (ハイパータンク ''Haipā Tanku'') was part of the audience. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} Tank Lorry was part of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]]'s explanation of BeCool marks. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}} He was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a [[banana]] peel. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}<br /> <br /> It turned out that Tank Lorry was a movie director, and his filming of a movie was interrupted by the fire brigade who thought that the movie's pyrotechnics were an actual raging fire. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}<br /> <br /> ===''United''===<br /> Believing Optimus Prime to be dead, Megatron declared himself Cybertron's &quot;Emperor of Destruction&quot;, and asked Starscream on the condition of a mysterious &quot;item&quot;. Starscream only responded that the object in question would be put to better use under his control... and the conversation was cut short by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and his troops! Ecstatic to see his old nemesis alive and fighting-fit, Megatron engaged the Autobot while Starscream urged him on. Many future battles would be had between the two rivals, with both combatants upgrading themselves into new bodies over the course of the ages. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}<br /> <br /> At some point, [[Darkside Megatron]] was born out of Megatron's mental insanity. {{storylink|Darkside Megatron|''United'' Darkside Megatron toy bio}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: All Spark''===<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers GT: Mission GT-R''===<br /> [[File:Story of GT 3.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]<br /> In a world where the Transformers' war settled into a series of competitive races known as the [[Transformers GT]], Megatron took on a race car form and became a [[GT Transformer]] under the name '''GT-R Megatron''', though he retained his ruthless nature and favored blasting other racers out of his way with his powerful [[EX. Cannon]]. In order to put an on limit his own strength, he separated his &quot;[[Dark Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]]&quot;, the portion of his soul governing his wisdom, into a [[GT Sister]] partner named [[Noa]].<br /> <br /> ====Comic====<br /> Megatron had a reputation for suddenly showing up at race tracks and blowing away the competition with his incredible speed. This earned him the moniker of &quot;The Silver Tyrant&quot;. At [[Noa]]’s urging, Megatron interrupted a race between Star Saber, Optimus Prime and Fortress Maximus as they neared their final laps. He quickly outpaced both Maximus and Saber before challenging Optimus to battle. As the two fought, Megatron explained that he considered the competition to be a farce, as he easily outclassed all those who opposed him. [[Safety Prime]] and his [[GT Sister]] [[Ai (GT)|Ai]] then drove onto the race track, announcing they would not stand for Megatron's grandstanding. In response, Megatron swatted Safety Prime away, and claimed he would soon make his nom-de-guerre all the more appropriate by pulverizing the new arrival. Before Megatron could give Safety Prime a thorough trouncing, Optimus stepped in, claiming he understood Megatron's true motivation for coming to the race track; a dire need for the thrill of the race! Having been promised a true challenge, Megatron took on his car mode once again, and all four Transformers resumed the race. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R}}<br /> <br /> ====''Story of Transformers GT''====<br /> During round 3 of the 19th Transformers GT, GT-R Megatron specifically targeted his rival, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|GT-R Prime]]. Uninterested in other racers, he had Noa lock on his EX. Cannon to any approaching racers so that he could keep them from interfering with his race towards Prime. The first victim of his weapon was [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]]. {{storylink|One Shot and One Kill!! –Finishing Blow–}} As he continued to blast everyone out of his way, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|GT-R Maximus]] was displeased with Megatron's violent methods and set out to teach him a lesson with his own weapon, the [[Master Jack Sword]]. {{storylink|A Biggest Sword! –The Last Resort–}}<br /> <br /> ====Story pages====<br /> During round 3 of the Transformers GT, Megatron burst onto the scene from inside a black trailer and threatened to destroy the race, expressing disappointment that all races so far had failed to excite his warrior's spark. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|GT-R Prime]] understood the newcomer's desire for a truly thrilling race and called upon Megatron to race against him. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|GT-R Megatron Attacks!}} Like other racers, GT-R Megatron attended photo shoots alongside Noa in order to promote coexistence between humans and Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The Work of the GT Sister Race Queens?}} When a reincarnated [[Unicron]] attacked the Transformers GT finals intending to absorb the GT Transformers' energy, Megatron restored his true strength by using the &quot;Matrix In&quot; ability to recombine with Noa. He then fought and defeated Unicron alongside the other powered-up racers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The True TFGT}}<br /> <br /> ===Starscream's New Power===<br /> Starscream, having just driven off several other Decepticons after grabbing some weapons from Shockwave's lab, gloated that the Decepticons would soon kneel before him as their new leader. He was unaware of Megatron sneaking up on him as he did so... {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===<br /> Megatron tried to shoot down [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] while he was showing off his jet mode, only for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to rear-end him, sending Megatron flying. The force of the impact also caused Megatron's parts to come off his chassis. Upon noticing this, Megatron covered himself in shame. {{storylink|Toys &amp; App TV Commercial}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was playing cards with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] when [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] attacked their base. Megatron used a nearby Construct-Bots computer terminal to upgrade both his minions. But when it came time to receive his own upgrade, Bumblebee mucked about with the computer, and Megatron got a gumball machine attached to his chest. Enraged, he threw the candy dispensor to the ground, only for gumballs to scatter about and cause him to trip. Falling to the ground, Megatron was left with a bare chassis as the impact caused all his parts to scatter! {{storylink|Intro!}}<br /> <br /> Megatron tussled with Bumblebee. Throughout the fight, both 'bots' parts got rearranged in bizarre ways. At the end of the struggle, Bumblebee stood properly assembled, while Megatron found his chassis stripped of its parts! Humiliated, Megatron took off. {{storylink|Switcheroo!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cloud''===<br /> [[File:Transformers Cloud Megatron.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> Megatron once worked alongside Optimus as part of Cloud World's Universal Police. But he was ambitious, and wanted to use SARA's power for more than just law enforcement; he saw the potential in using her power to conquer dimensions, and bring them to an orderly rule... under himself. Despite assembling like-minded warriors to his side, Megatron was ultimately defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fate}} He was branded &quot;Political Prisoner X-86&quot; and banished from the Autobots' Metropolis. {{storylink|Raid}} Believing power to be the only thing that mattered, Megatron intended to conquer all space-time and bring order to its chaotic nature by force, with no concern for who or what he had to sacrifice in the process. An outstanding swordsman, Megatron's weapon of choice was the Fusion Blade, a mighty sword created by fusing together metals from many different dimensions.<br /> <br /> Megatron came to be the leader of the [[Decepticon]]s consigned to [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]], rallying the many who had been also been exiled from [[Metropolis]]. He proclaimed to his followers that the power of [[SARA]] rightfully belonged in their hands. Taking advantage of the resentment his kin felt towards the Autobots, he forged the Decepticons into a formidable army, and led them towards Metropolis in a grand coup. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Before the attack, he learned that Starscream schemed to seize the power for himself, and planned accordingly. {{storylink|Resolve}} During the attack, he made his way to Metropolis's thirteenth district, and began to obliterate it by himself while his troops spread out to sow destruction among the city's many other districts. {{storylink|Raid}} A select team had been given a special mission during the invasion; to infiltrate the Autobots' command center and kidnap SARA! {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> As he rampaged, Megatron was pestered by Starscream. While Megatron chewed out his subordinate, Optimus Prime came upon them. Though Starscream tried to interfere, Optimus took him down with a well-placed punch. Megatron then told his subordinate to find his OWN nemesis to fight, and stepped forth to duel Optimus himself. A nearby explosion rocked the battlefield, causing Optimus to falter in his stance. Seizing the opportunity, Megatron lunged forth with his sword, only to be outmaneuvered when Optimus shifted to his vehicle mode and back, and struck a counter-blow. As the battle raged on, both combatants found themselves evenly matched. {{storylink|Fate}} But as the entire attack had been nothing more than a distraction in Megatron's greater scheme, it came to an end when news reached the combatants that the Decepticons had taken off with SARA. Megatron contacted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to confirm the report then sounded a retreat. Triumphant, Megatron returned to the Underground. {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> Holing himself up in the basement of a decrepit old building while his troops guarded the main floor, Megatron began wiring the SARA orb into his own systems. Optimus nonetheless found his way to him, accompanied by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. As SARA's power flowed into him, Megatron revealed to his enemies the true extent of his megalomania; he planned to became the ruler of all space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. With a surge of energy, Megatron then knocked aside both Brawl and Hot Rodimus before Optimus managed to ram him, disrupting the energy flow from SARA. The collision caused the combatants to be transported to [[OG World]], where Megatron had planned to begin his dimensional conquest. But during the trip, Megatron became separated from SARA. He found Optimus in short order, alongside the local Autobots and Decepticons, and charged his nemesis. {{storylink|Leap}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}} {{storylink|Crisis (Cloud)|Crisis}} {{storylink|Transfiguration}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cloud)|Showdown}} {{storylink|Lightwave}} {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Cloud)|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Overwhelm}} {{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|Fury (Cloud)|Fury}} {{storylink|Transcendence}} {{storylink|TFC-A01}} {{storylink|TFC-A04}} {{storylink|TFC-D04}}{{storylink|Transformers Cloud (issue)|Transformers Cloud}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:FuneralForAFriend-Megatronmeetsdestro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> Starscream brought Megatron the disembodied head of Bumblebee, which contained massive amounts of useful information. As a reward Megatron gave Starscream a position of power. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} The information he gained allowed Megatron to achieve victory against the Autobots and caused Optimus Prime to disappear. Megatron seemed insulted that his foe had abandoned their battle. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Around this time, Megatron seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bonded it to his [[black hole]] spark. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} The Matrix led him to the face of [[Primus]]. Through it, the Decepticon leader began corrupting [[Vector Sigma]] and subjugated his creator to his will. Cybertron was slowly turned into a massive space ship which would utilize Primus' power to cyberform the entire galaxy. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} <br /> <br /> He then ordered Cybertron moved into the solar system of [[Earth]], where Starscream had retrieved Bumblebee from. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Megatron was atop his throne in [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] when G.I. Joe began bombing Cybertron with organic matter. The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] eventually brought him the invaders only for them to escape, along with some Autobots, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] projected an Optimus Prime hologram causing Megatron to lunge at what he thought was his foe. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} At some point Megatron aligned the Decepticons with Cobra. When [[Destro]] transwarped into Megatron's throne room, the cyber-human impressed Megatron with both his drive and mastery of mechanical life. Megatron allowed him to handle his next mission alone and gave him a gun as a gift to slay the comatose [[Cobra Commander]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Outraged that G.I. Joe was aiding the Autobots, Megatron launched a full attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], recently deposed as Autobot King, tried to kill Megatron personally only to be slain and salvaged for spare parts and war trophies. Despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] coming to aid his comrades, the Decepticon/Cobra alliance prevailed and Megatron allowed Metroplex and Fortress Maximus to slink off in their damaged states (though [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] believed Megatron had wounds to lick). {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} <br /> <br /> [[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-homagesyeessss.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4| This feels right for some reason, [[Megatron (BW)|Yesss.]]]]<br /> Seeking to bring all lifeforms in the universe under his command, Megatron set up a facility to study human and Cybertronian minds; his end goal being to decrypt the living mind under the supervision of [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}} He made enough progress to override motor functions and watched as Autobot and Joe were pitted against each other in the Polyhex Killway arena. To his mild interest the Autobot [[Galen]] turned out to be a human in armour. Meanwhile, Cybertron had infected [[Saturn]] and [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with cyberforming, and was beginning to do the same to the moon as he desired. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} When he found Cobra Commander's son Billy, missing an arm and a leg, he grafted cybernetic limbs to him, turning him into a weapon (a great honour in Megatron's view). {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} <br /> <br /> [[File:PaxMegatronus-fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]<br /> When Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron, Megatron, feeling nostalgic, engaged him in one-to-one combat. Optimus got the upper hand and cleaved open Megatron's chest, revealing the corrupted Matrix. Realizing that this was the most devastating blow the fight could offer, Megatron abandoned the duel and ordered his troops to overrun the Autobots. Megatron admitted to Optimus that while he liked nostalgia, he was concerned with bigger things. Cybertron had finally reached Earth and the horn-like mega-mountains slammed into it destroying the organic world. Megatron then shot Optimus through the [[spark]] at point-blank range with his [[fusion cannon]] sending his foe down a pit while the Autobots and Joes watched in horror. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} Megatron celebrated Earth's destruction with his Cobra disciples, consuming Earth [[Skidmark (G.I. Joe)|food]] in honour of the day the planet died. After dinner he took Trypticon upon one of the mega-mountains and used the Matrix to sprout &quot;petals&quot; to clear away the cloud of dust and debris created by the destruction of Earth. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} When the cloud had cleared, Megatron ordered Primus to transform to robot mode intending for him to consume the [[Sun]] and supercharge his creation abilities {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} <br /> <br /> Before Primus could consume the star, Megatron was assaulted by the sparks of the former [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] who mocked his background and ambition but he refused to break. The Decepticon leader demanded Optimus show himself only for Grimlock to appear and take control of his head which Megatron was wearing. Megatron saw fit to quickly rid himself of the trophy. Gathering all his Decepticon and Cobra minions within Trypticon's forcefield, he directed Primus to begin consuming the Sun. The Autobot/Joe alliance was able to disable the saurian's forcefield and envelop Megatron's forces in [[G.I.Rocket|green bombs]]. [[Cobra Commander]] and his cabal then arrived with the human offering to rid Megatron of the plants if he gave him Mars to rule. Megatron agreed to spare Mars and [[Doctor Venom]] broadcasted the kill signal which prompted the Decepticon to declare his invincibility. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}<br /> <br /> In the ensuing battle, Megatron combined the energies of his black hole with the Matrix of Leadership, absorbing all of the Autobots and becoming a monstrous new form he dubbed &quot;Mega-Megatron.&quot; Unwilling to hurt their allies, the Joes retreated, but Mega-Megatron's career was short-lived; the ''Nemesis''—commandeered by Shipwreck and Polly—ploughed into the combiner, freeing their friends. Then the legendary Ultra Magnus crashed through Primus's eye, challenging Megatron to a duel. Eager to do away with the old gods of Cybertron, Megatron accepted, and the two combatants battled on the Dyson sphere that had grown around the Earth's Sun. Magnus managed to snatch the Matrix away from the Decepticon conqueror, intent on returning [[File:Pony Megatron Taste Test.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.2|There were no survivors.]]<br /> it to its rightful owner—Optimus Prime! Optimus Prime sprang out of Ultra Magnus's body, punching Megatron off of the nearest ledge and sending the Decepticon warlord hurtling into the core of the Sun. <br /> <br /> Trapped in the Sun, Megatron attempted to escape his predicament by using his black hole as a dimensional gateway. The gambit was only partially successful—although Megatron died before he could escape, his body was indeed shunted to another universe. In this distant reality, a group of [[My Little Pony|diminutive horses]] investigated the smoldering remains of the once-mighty conqueror. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds'' comic===<br /> [[File:ABTF1 OptimuspunchesMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|left]]<br /> Megatron led an attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in an attempt to capture the [[AllSpark]] from the Autobots. His attack plan fell apart when Starscream broke rank, leading to Megatron's troopsbeing repelled from the ship. After Optimus delivered a mean right-hook right into the Decepticon leader's jaw, Megatron was sent tumbling after his minions by a blast of water, courtesy of [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===<br /> Megatron was once honored across [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, the mighty hero was corrupted by power, and thus he became a tyrant who launched a war of conquest which drained Cybertron of life. Not even that could satisfy his taste for conquest. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Megatron toy bio}}<br /> <br /> [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s preference for playing pranks over battle frustrated Megatron. {{storylink|Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Skywarp toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===<br /> After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|the Predacon Megatron]] was able to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and erase the [[Maximal]]s from history, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], in desperation, attacked the unconscious original Megatron with her [[Cyber venom|cyber-venom]]. Whatever effect this had, it was enough to erase the Predacon Megatron from the timeline. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}}<br /> <br /> At some point in time, Megatron was remade into Galvatron through the power of Unicron. Following Galvatron's death, his remains were used to create the [[G-Virus]], which would replicate the reformatting Megatron had underwent in anyone infected by it. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}<br /> <br /> Countless eons after the Great War had ended, all that was left of Megatron otherwise was his [[Energon mace]], on display in the [[Eject (G1)|Administrator]]'s office. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} His memory lived on, however, as the legendary leader of the Decepticons and distant ancestor of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Identity Politics}} [[Ser-Ket (BW)|Ser-Ket]], for example, claimed to be part of a warrior lineage that stretched back to Megatron and others. {{storylink|Head Games}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)}}<br /> {{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}} {{storylink|The Road to More Popularity than Autobots}}}}<br /> <br /> ===ATB Megatron===<br /> In Primax 096.0 Beta, Megatron upgraded himself with flight capability and the ability to combine with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during the latter days of the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} During the obligatory Battle for [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron in his ATB form battled Optimus Prime, but the Autobots ultimately won the day thanks to the arrival of the Dinobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} At the war's final battle on [[Mirtonia]], the Autobots emerged victorious in routing Megatron's [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]] when Decepticons accidentally blew up an experimental energon refinery and themselves along with it. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}}<br /> <br /> ===Ask Vector Prime===<br /> One Megatron transformed into a shoe. His plot to stamp on the face of liberty forever was foiled with the help of [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}<br /> <br /> In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Fire Rodimus]] formed Supernova Convoy to defeat [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}} Some time later, Megatron returned, empowered by [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] but was defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}<br /> <br /> Another Megatron from a universe destroyed by [[Unicron]] was reformatted into Unicron's [[Herald of Unicron|Herald]] [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]]. <br /> <br /> Yet another Megatron, unhappy with the prospect of his universe being destroyed, killed the aforementioned Galvatron's fellow Herald [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]] by ripping Cyclonus's head off. His universe, however, was ultimately consumed by Unicron as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}<br /> <br /> ===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===<br /> In one universe, Megatron and his Decepticons fought against the Autobots until they unleashed their ultimate weapon: the combiner [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Unfortunately, the monstrous gestalt turned on its masters, and ultimately brought about the destruction of Cybertron. Megatron managed to survive the planet's reckoning, and escaped to Earth to hide. His ship's star drive was damaged along the way however, leaving him stranded on the organic world. Though the planet initially only had non-sentient fauna on it, entire cities spontaneously materialized on it at some point, soon followed by humans to populate them. Realizing that all of this activity would bring attention to the planet, Megatron took on a [[Pretender]] disguise to hide among the humans, eager to plunder whatever materials he needed to repair his ship and be on his way. Then, a mysterious signal drew him to a specific group of humans. {{storylink|History}} After witnessing [[Vroom (G1)|two of]] [[Crossblades (G1)|their members]] use super-human strength to rescue a man and his daughter from a car wreck, Megatron quickly came to the conclusion that they were also robots in disguise. {{storylink|Assembly (OMAM)|Assembly}}<br /> <br /> Seeing [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] getting shot, only for Energon to spill out instead of blood, only served to further prove what Megatron already knew. Megatron confronted the group as they exited a police station, and announced that he was aware that some of their numbers were Cybertronians. A futile attempt to deny the accusation was brushed aside, and Megatron warned the group that a great enemy would be upon them soon. {{storylink|Insight}}<br /> <br /> He then had the group follow him by telling them of his space ship, stashed away nearby. As they came upon it, Megatron discarded his human form to reveal his full-sized Pretender shell. He then attacked [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] to goad the Autobots into abandoning their disguises as well. It worked, and Megatron was soon battling Metalhawk, Vroom, and Crossblades while explaining his recent history to them. At Metalhawk's insistence, Megatron then revealed his inner-robot, allowing his opponents to know exactly who they were dealing with. {{storylink|History}} Though trying to get the Autobots to trust him, Thunder Mayhem soon arrived. {{storylink|Divination}} As Megatron watched, Optimus Prime soon revealed himself, having also survived Cybertron's doom, and began fighting the giant. Though Megatron pondered interfering, he was stabbed in the back by [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] only to be saved by [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} Wipping out his Mini-Con servant, [[Spacewarp]], Megatron duelled Ramjet until Thunder Mayhem was felled. While the heroes patted themselves on the back, Megatron donned his disguise once again and headed off into the sunset, content to fight another day. {{storylink|Finale}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jason Marnocha]] (English)}}<br /> Before he was leader of the Decepticons, Megatron fought as a gladiator, deriving his name from that of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} During the Great War, Megatron killed Optimus Prime and was transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] by the power of Unicron, though both of these were later reversed. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} Starscream constantly schemed to claim leadership from Megatron, though he never succeeded. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}} Coming to the dire realization that the war against the Decepticons had become a never-ending arms race, Optimus Prime challenged Megatron to single-combat, with their troops acting as witnesses to their terrible and final clash. The battle between both faction leaders ended with Megatron beaten down and goading Optimus into delivering the kill shot. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}} Prime refused to kill him, however, and following the Great War's conclusion, Megatron was abandoned by his troops and ended up isolating himself, preferring to be left alone.<br /> <br /> [[File:Unforgotten Windblade Optimus Prime Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]<br /> Decades later, as he challenged the Constructicons to a gladiatorial battle in an old Coliseum, he was approached by Optimus and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Megatron immediately attacked Optimus, eager to continue their longstanding battle, but Optimus and Windblade eventually convinced him of the threat that Starscream and the [[Enigma of Combination]] posed. Driven by his hatred of Starscream, Megatron agreed to join them in their quest to destroy the Enigma. {{storylink|Unforgotten}} The three attempted to sneak into the [[Council of Worlds|council]] tower, but were spotted. Refusing to believe Starscream had no larger scheme up his sleeve, Megatron fired on him, triggering the tower's defenses. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] appeared, he attempted to make him stand down, but the Combiner refused. He and the others engaged Devastator, but were interrupted by Starscream's use of the Enigma to become a super-Combiner, which Megatron realized was his plan all along. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} He and the others proved no match for the rampaging Starscream and were thrown from the tower, believing they stood no chance. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} When Windblade suddenly called upon [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to hold Starscream in place, Megatron and Optimus teamed up to deliver a fatal blow from Megatron's rifle mode, destroying Starscream. As the dust settled, Megatron recovered the Enigma and handed it to Windblade before departing once more. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TF-TR-Cartoon-Ep3-Optimus-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|How's the Pie?]]<br /> As the people of Cybertron rebuilt after the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Megatron silently watched Optimus from a distance. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When the resurrected Trypticon began attacking Metroplex City, Megatron made his way to the battlefield, where he ran into Optimus. Sure that things would work themselves out like always, he initially dismissed Optimus's claims that the battle heralded the return of the [[Thirteen]] and Cybertron's doomsday as lunacy and walked off. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} However, Prime's words stuck with him, and he later found his way to the [[Primal Basilica]] to speak with the [[Mistress of Flame]] about it, but arrived to find her badly beaten. The Mistress of Flame was only able to reveal [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] as her attacker before finally succumbing to her wounds. {{storylink|At the Last Second}} With [[Victorion]] being the next best source of religious information, he next traveled to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to find her, but was accused of murdering the Mistress and attacked by the Combiners. Thanks to Windblade's intervention, Megatron finally explained what happened and asked Victorion if recent events were a sign of the end times. Victorion told him to seek answers from the one he worshipped, and he departed yet again. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}<br /> <br /> Megatron later turned up back in Metroplex City to watch Trypticon fight Fortress Maximus. After some persuasion from Optimus and Windblade, Megatron finally agreed to help them fight, though he insisted that Windblade now owed him and that he was only doing so to find out who was really behind recent events. {{storylink|Consumed}} Ultimately, Trypticon was defeated by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but this was immediately followed by the return of Megatronus, the mastermind behind everything. Megatron launched into a speech condemning Megatronus in an attempt to stall for time so Optimus and Maximus could attack, but this proved fruitless and Optimus was killed before Megatronus departed with the Matrix and the Enigma of Combination. In the aftermath, despite everyone else's distrust of him, Megatron asserted that they would need to work together and asked the others to follow him, as he believed he knew where Megatronus was going. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}<br /> <br /> [[File:PotP-Cartoon-Ep1-Staredown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left]]<br /> [[File:POTP-Cartoon-Ep4-PrimalVsMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> Splitting their group up, Megatron led Windblade, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and Victorion to [[Primal Swamp]]. Having read the [[Book of the Second Prophecies]], Megatron was certain they would find the missing [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] there, though his companions were skeptical. The group found themselves surrounded by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who were convinced Megatron was behind the recent threat of the apocalypse. Despite Megatron's claims to the contrary, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] attacked and sent him hurtling away. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Getting back on his feet, Megatron noticed something shining within the reeds and decided to investigate. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} He found a glowing dome and touched it, causing a door to appear. As the others arrived, he told them to wait for him and entered the dome, the door closing behind him. {{storylink|Without Warning}} Inside, he found the Requiem Blaster guarded by [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. The two battled over the Blaster, but when Megatron swore to give his life to save Cybertron, Primal recognized his resolve and relented. Megatron grabbed the gun and emerged from the dome, using it to force an enraged Predaking to stand down. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}<br /> <br /> [[File:POTP-Ep6-Countdown-Megatron-alt-mode.jpg|thumb|275px|Attank on Titan(s Return).]]<br /> Following coordinates obtained from the dome, he led the group to [[Cataclysm Tundra]], where they unearthed the entrance to the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Pulling up a file on the Requiem Blaster, his search for information was interrupted as a vengeful Overlord pinned him to the ground, eager to destroy the one being who had ever bested him. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} With help from Perceptor, Megatron escaped Overlord's clutches and went toe-to-toe and tank-to-tank with his foe, fighting both him and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Ultimately, Megatron was weakened by the battle, but before Overlord could finish him, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] tossed him the Requiem Blaster and he fired at his opponent, killing him. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} Discussing with Perceptor, he finally realized Megatronus's plan, as well as his goals, just as the former Prime appeared to knock him out and take the Blaster for himself. With their time of reckoning imminent, Megatron suggested they hurry to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to stop Megatronus. Though he was unsure about leading the others on a suicide mission, they finally convinced him, and he mused about what Optimus would think as they pressed on. {{storylink|Consequences}}<br /> [[File:POTP-Ep10-Saga's-End-Megatron-dies.jpg|thumb|300px|left|This feels [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]..]]<br /> <br /> Despite nearly having their sparks drained while traversing the [[Labyrinth of Tunnels]], he and the others reached the Well in time to interrupt the resurrection process. Giving the others orders, he watched as Solus Prime began to return, explaining the circumstances to her and reaffirming his decision to save everyone. When Megatronus incapacitated the others and prepared to finish them, Megatron moved into his way, refusing to stand down. However, their battle was interrupted by the arrival of Rodimus Cron, now under Unicron's control. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Knowing he wasn't strong enough to take them both on, Megatron stayed to the side during their battle. He waited until they were distracted before attacking the doomsday device at Solus's behest, but was knocked aside by Megatronus. He later watched as Primal was transformed into Optimal Optimus by the Matrix. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Having secretly contacted Predaking, he and the others were saved by the Combiner in the nick of time. He attempted to blast Solus with the Requiem Blaster, but Megatronus intervened, only for Solus to kill him herself. Their victory was short-lived, however, as Unicron attempted to use the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] to take control of Megatron and transform him back into Galvatron. Refusing to be controlled by anyone, Megatron decided to sacrifice himself for the good of the planet and his team. Optimal obliged and fired the Requiem Blaster at Megatron and the Matrix, leaving behind no trace of either one. {{storylink|Saga's End}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===<br /> Megatron and Soundwave were ducking it out against the Autobots before an earthquake made the battleground unstable, forcing both sides to retreat. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}<br /> <br /> ===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===<br /> After the Autobots and Decepticons had warred on [[Earth]] for decades, the planet fell victim to [[World War III]], forcing all Cybertronians to abandon the blighted globe. Megatron led his troops back into space aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], having the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] follow the Autobots aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. After decades in space, the Autobots found [[energon]] on [[Cygnus Seven]] prompting the Decepticons to strike. Though the Decepticons overpowered their foes, history repeated itself and the Autobot ship fell down onto the planet, the impact sending all aboard into [[stasis lock]]. When the [[Federation]] moved onto Cygnus Seven in the 23rd century, their survey team inadvertently reactivated Fortress Maximus's autonomic systems, the Titan's repair beam striking Megatron so could investigate. Reactivated, Megatron revived his troops and was quick to order an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}<br /> <br /> With Federation firepower proving no match for the Decepticons, the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']] was called in. As the Seekers harassed the ship's away team, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from the mine shaft only for [[James Kirk|Captain Kirk]] to knock him into stasis. The Decepticons quickly surrounded the organics whereupon Megatron ordered their execution only for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s weapon to restore communications to the human ship allowing for a [[photon torpedo]] barrage. Deciding to withdraw until they had more information, Megatron led his troops to a nearby moon where they found Trypticon being occupied by [[Klingon]]s. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}<br /> <br /> Though initially intrigued by the human-hating [[alien]]s, Megatron soon came to doubt their usefulness as allies until [[Kuri]] revealed their cloaking technology. After having Trypticon scan the downed [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] and cripple the ''Enterprise'', Megatron led the charge back to the mining colony. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}<br /> <br /> Once Trypticon had revealed his robot mode, Megatron teleported onto the battlefield with the intent to slay Optimus Prime. Before he could finish his foe, Fortress Maximus entered the battle. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}<br /> <br /> Caught off-guard by the Autobot Titan, Megatron called for air support only for Starscream to vanish. His second soon reappeared, streaking away to conquest with a cache of [[dilithium]]. Realizing what had happened, Megatron tried to execute the Klingons (who were eager to die) only for the Autobots to swarm him. When Trypticon was sent tumbling, Megatron ordered the Decepticons after Starscream, swearing to return and crush the [[Federation]]. As Trypticon warped after Starscream, Megatron revealed to Soundwave that he was finally going to execute Starscream for all his betrayals. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}<br /> <br /> Arriving at the Klingon homeworld of [[Kronos]], Megatron crashed into the chamber of the [[Klingon High Council]] and promptly executed Starscream before ordering his forces to raze Kronos before the Autobots and [[Starfleet]] arrived. Even with Optimus's wounds healed, Megatron still managed to best his opposite, having Soundwave unleash the audio disruptor waves. Megatron's conquest were not to be however, for the frequency Soundwave used had no effect on Klingon biology allowing them to summon a fleet of warbirds that defeated the Decepticons. By the terms of Kirk's peace with the Klingons, Megatron was left as a prisoner of the Klingons, glaring hatefully at the beasts who'd restrained him. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}<br /> <br /> === 2019 IDW continuity ===<br /> Like all new Cybertronians, Megatron was assigned a mentor when he was first forged. In his case, it was the great visionary [[Termagax]] who went on to profoundly shape the young 'bot's world view. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} Once a miner, Megatron fought in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] and aided in the restoration efforts with his friend [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]]. In the planet's damaged state, Megatron saw an opportunity to build something new and better. The [[Senate]] eventually passed the [[Nominus Edict]] which Megatron came to view as an unnecessary restriction by the time the [[Winged Moon]] came online. To counter this law, Megatron announced his intent to run for Senator of the recently founded Ascenticon movement. {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}}<br /> <br /> Achieving his goal, Megatron came to have a seat on the inner Senate but still controlled less than a quarter of the body. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} To legitimize his party, Megatron smuggled [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] back to Cybertron and put him in command of [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}<br /> <br /> After an Ascenticon rally had caused a dozen injuries, Megatron was summoned by Orion Pax who tried to have his friend cancel the upcoming [[Tarn (polity)|Tarnian]] rally to no avail. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} At the rally, Megatron was victim to a staged assassination attempt. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} Building off this, Megatron introduced the [[Ascenticon Guard]] to the world. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} Megatron was later in attendance at [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s funeral, nearly throttling [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] for an insulting comment before reminding the security officer of his place ''and'' that he'd already publicly denounced the Rise. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} Sometime afterwards, Megatron gave another speech criticizing the Nominus Edict. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} <br /> <br /> After the newborn [[Rubble]] had been murdered, Megatron visited Termagax to see if she would ever be coming out of exile. When his mentor confirmed that she wouldn't be, a pleased Megatron informed Soundwave that she wouldn't be interfering with their upcoming plans. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} When [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had joined the Ascenticon Guard, Megatron, in a truly petty political move against [[Security Operations]], had the minibot publicly accompany him to the Senate meeting, though offering his condolences for Rubble's passing. To Megatron's ire, the Senate meeting brought no progress or change, causing the Ascenticon leader to angrily storm out. As he exited the building, his presence sparked a riot, Bumblebee pushing him to safety while he and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] handled the crowd. That night, Megatron visited Shockwave to chew him out for his idiotic decisions and told him to fall into line, lest Megatron throw him back to the authorities. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} <br /> <br /> Megatron's troubles only continued to increase when he discovered that Soundwave had been collaborating with Shockwave on tying up loose ends, even granting [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] sanctuary. His political legitimacy crumbling, Megatron ordered Shockwave to collect Barricade but to do it in such a way that reflected well on the Ascenticons. That evening, following a successful performance, Megatron gave another speech to Cybertron, denouncing the ineptness of [[Security Operations]] and proclaiming that the Ascenticons would bring much needed order to the planet, unveiling [[Decepticon|a new symbol]] for the faction. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===<br /> When the Autobots fled Cybertron following the end of the Great War, the planet was visited by [[Gozer]], whom Starscream contemptuously attacked with a [[null-ray]], the entity reflecting the attack back at the Decepticons. Though Soundwave found that the invader's power warranted a distress beacon, Megatron refused to stand down and, after tossing [[Zuul]] aside, confronted the being who asked him to choose the form of Cybertron's destroyer only to quickly disappear, stating that the choice had been made. Hesitatingly, Starscream revealed that he'd had a passing thought, that only he could destroy Cybertron, Gozer reappearing as a titanic version of the Seeker. After venting some anger at Starscream, Megatron summoned his army to fight the invader. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} Even with their mightiest [[combiner]]s however, the Decepticons could not match Gozer's power. As Megatron prepared to execute Starscream for giving the Traveller a form, [[Decepticon High Command]] was approached by [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek the Scavenger]] who offered to save the quartet from Gozer's wrath. Though initially unwilling, Megatron was convinced by Shockwave to hear out the being. Agreeing, Megatron was turned into a [[ghost]] along with his servants. In return for this however, Kremzeek wanted their aid in finding and absorbing the [[AllSpark]]. Along with Soundwave and Shockwave, Megatron refused, resulting the trio being absorbed into Kremzeek's being. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}<br /> <br /> Roughly a thousand years later on Earth, Kremzeek's physical body was destroyed when the Scavenger made physical contact with [[Killerwatt|an electricity consuming ghost]], freeing Megatron's spirit. Though Optimus Prime offered to use the AllSpark and grant Megatron a new body, Megatron thought only of finally ending their rivalry, lunging at the Prime. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}<br /> <br /> Continually rebuking Optimus' offer of aid, Megatron engaged his foe in close quarters combat until he was the last Decepticon standing. When Optimus delivered an uppercut, Megatron tumbled backwards into the Autobot scientist [[Ectotron]], accidentally possessing his body. Delighted by the situation, Megatron used Ectotron's body to beat down Optimus before he was forced down with [[Ray Stantz]] dumping a vile of [[mood slime]] into the Autobot's body. The supernatural substance forced Megatron out though he was quick to reconstitute himself into a more monstrous form. Though Megatron dreamed of possessing Optimus Prime's body and using his nemesis's army to rebuild the [[Decepticon Empire]], Ectotron managed to snag the warlord with his [[proton pack]] before imprisoning him in a [[ghost trap]]. When Optimus Prime left Earth, he took Megatron's ghost with him, along with those of Soundwave and Shockwave, hoping to rehabilitate the tyrant before one day using the AllSpark to grant him a new body. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> Megatron featured in quite a few [[commercial]]s, mostly advertising other toys. Those that had original footage of Megatron included the following:<br /> <br /> *Megatron landed amid a battle on Earth and fired his cannon at incoming Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}<br /> {{note|This appearance used his pre-cartoon design, with the black helmet and triggered cannon. He was not properly introduced in the commercial, but simply referred to as &quot;The Decepticon Leader&quot;. This footage was later recycled in an ad for [[Coleco]]'s [[Power Cycle]] (where he and his Decepticons raided a &lt;s&gt;jungle gym&lt;/s&gt; power plant) and again for the [[rubsign]] ad.}}<br /> *Megatron led his troops against Optimus's as they charged at one another in the middle of the desert. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}<br /> *During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *In the middle of a desert battle, Megatron summoned Thrust and Dirge, in response to Optimus Prime bringing in like, half a dozen new guys. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *Megatron, [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]], and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blasted through a wall together to steal the power behind becoming Action Masters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation_1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}<br /> {{note|In this scene, Megatron and the other Decepticons are not animated using [[character model]]s, but by tracing stop-motion animation of their toys. This is because that sequence is the commercial's transition from animation to live-action, the first visual image of the toys proper.}}<br /> *Megatron attempted to hijack a load of shoes in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear. He was stopped when a pair of said shoes deflected his fusion cannon blast right back at him. No, really. {{storylink|Commercial/International#Transformers de Bata|Transformers de Bata commercial}}<br /> [[File:Commercial-AMMegatronpoints.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|My purple fists are for POINTING!]]<br /> *Megatron, in his &quot;Action Master&quot; body, pointed at Action Master Starscream. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master Starscream Commercial}} <br /> *Megatron, again as an Action Master, was seen in a base futilely trying to grab a pair of [[Micromaster Combiner]]s. He got shot in the face for his trouble. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}<br /> *Once upgraded into his &quot;Generation 2&quot; body, Megatron tracked down Optimus Prime. Once he had his old foe in his crosshairs, he sprung in attack, and the two faction leaders dueled fiercely. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Megatron|Generation 2 Megatron commercial}}<br /> *Megatron barged into the suburbs in his battle tank mode, only to be opposed once more by Optimus Prime. Both transformed, and Optimus blasted Megatron's gun out of his hand. In the grappling that followed, Megatron was presumably defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Combat Heroes|Combat Heroes commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Bot Shots&quot; Megatron had many confrontations with his Optimus counterpart, crashing into each other in vehicle mode and then slugging it out in robot mode. One Bot Shot Megatron and Optimus belonged to neighbours, and taunted one another when their owners left for school. They both burst out of their respective houses, destroying the windows on the way out and colliding in mid-air. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}} Megatron would continue to duke it out against Optimus, though sometimes he would appear in a different body. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Hero Mashers&quot; Megatron battled Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Grimlock in the middle of a busy city. Using Grimlock's head, Optimus managed to bite off Megatron's arm and steal his jet pack, sending the Decepticon crashing into a wall. Though Megatron fell to pieces, he managed to reassemble himself, and tried to shoot at the now thoroughly-scramble Autobots. Optimus dodged the blast by removing his head and putting it back on, then knocked out Megatron with his &quot;dino-fist.&quot; Megatron fell apart once more, and bounced around as a head in defeat. {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}<br /> *[[Frank Welker|Megatron's voice]] narrated numerous commercials, including:<br /> **The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}<br /> **[[Rubsign]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Rubsign|Rubsign commercial}}<br /> **The [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (strange!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}<br /> **[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (stranger!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}<br /> **[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (stranger still!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}<br /> **The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}<br /> **The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}<br /> **[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}<br /> **The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}<br /> **The [[Battlecharger]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}<br /> <br /> ===The Hub promos===<br /> [[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Little did Megatron know, Cobra Commander planned to hang up in the middle of his sentence.]]<br /> [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron had an argument involving New Year's Eve marathons of their respective television series. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|Ironically, the [[Five Faces of Darkness|episodes]] featured in the ''Transformers'' portion of the marathon didn't feature Megatron [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|as Megatron]]. (With the exception of [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|one flashback]].)}}<br /> <br /> [[Megatron (WFC)|Another Megatron]] declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt-mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron's Favorite Song (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|This is highly unlikely to be canon. For the Megatron primarily focused on the Hub, see: [[Megatron (WFC)]].}}<br /> <br /> ===Online promotional videos===<br /> *Megatron dueled Optimus Prime atop of an overpass in a human city. Though Prime managed to knock Megatron's cannon loose early in the scuffle, Megatron managed to turn the tables on the Autobot leader, reattached his primary weapon, and blast his old foe. When Megatron moved in for the kill, Optimus got his second wind, and knocked Megatron clear off the overpass. {{storylink|They were always real to me.}}<br /> *Megatron was contacted by Optimus Prime, who convinced him to attend [[BotCon 2009]]. It took some doing though, but Megatron agree to participate when he learned that his human fans would be in attendance. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}<br /> *Megatron asked Starscream if he had finished work on the Decepticons’ anti-matter gun, only to learn that Starscream had instead been spending his time gushing over his new [[BotCon]] toy. After shoving Starscream over for his insubordination, Megatron asked Breakdown and Counterpunch if they could think of a place where the Decepticons could find some new ultimate weapons. Breakdown pointed out that BotCon had all sorts of Transformers-related stuff, and Megatron got the idea that he could pick up some weapons at the convention. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}<br /> *Megatron addressed female viewers, asking them to compare their male companions to himself. He clarified that said males were puny weaklings compared to the mighty Megatron! Though, they could still join the Transformers collector's club to get some exclusive toys. He also showed off the Transformers club magazine, the incentive figure for 2011, and was on a jet in outer space. {{storylink|Mega Spice -- The Transformer Your Fan Could Be Like}}<br /> *Megatron and Starscream visited Shockwave's lab on Cybertron. The Decepticon leader asked if Shockwave has finished his work on the continuum transmorpher. He was pleased to hear that the device was nearly complete, but then got distracted by some new upgrades throughout Shockwave's lab. As Shockwave showed him around, Starscream summoned his [[Starscream (Animated)|“Animated” counterpart]] to their reality. Megatron came upon the pair, and they blasted the Decepticon leader together. It still wasn't enough to keep Megatron down though. {{storylink|Who is the Greatest Starscream Of All Time?}}<br /> *Megatron interrupted Starscream's video for the first [[BotCon 2012]] exclusive toy review, allowing for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to step in and ruin the review. {{storylink|BotCon 2012: Figure Reveal!}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br /> When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Megatron could hinder Optimus Prime's progress by blasting him with fusion cannons. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===<br /> <br /> As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] searched for the truth behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s death, he was taunted by Megatron about the truth. Soon, Megatron and Ultra Magnus battled in a game of death and suffering. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals''===<br /> After defeating both the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on ancient Earth, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] entered the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and used a prototype [[transreplication]] device to create clones of the dormant Decepticons within. The Megatron clone, equipped with all the memories and personality functions of the original, then followed Ravage back to his future in order to conquer it. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals}}<br /> <br /> ===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)}}<br /> [[Image:DMTVMegatronAltColors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Megatron and his eternal rival Optimus Prime were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jeff Manning]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:TF PS2 Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> {{charstubgame|{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===<br /> [[File:ROTF 360PS3PC G1Megatron DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Compare me to a cancelled toy, as I am only a skin for Flight ''Movie'' Me. I feel pain, as no one else can feel '''MY AWESOME POWER!!!''']]<br /> {{voiceactor|Frank Welker (English)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Megatron was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===<br /> Megatron, one of the &quot;greatest Transformers of all time,&quot; was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. If an Autobot wished to claim the title of tournament champion, Megatron was the last opponent they needed to face. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Battle Universe===<br /> At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatrons]]) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===<br /> [[File:Megatron g1awakening stats.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]<br /> When the Autobots left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Megatron and his troops gave chase, boarding the Autobot ship and causing it to crash on [[Earth]]. After a four million year stasis nap, a volcanic eruption woke the Decepticons, and they began conquering the new planet and building a [[space bridge]]. When they found [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Megatron tricked him into joining the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots soon turned Jetfire to their side, much to Megatron's displeasure, and the Autobots found out about the space bridge. Megatron returned to Cybertron and laid a trap with which he successfully captured the Autobots who came through the bridge. When the Autobots escaped back to Earth, Megatron followed them and mounted an all-out assault on the Ark. Unfortunately this was repelled, and despite Megatron's best efforts, the Autobots fought their way back to the space bridge, and attacked the Decepticon's headquarters on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===<br /> Megatron participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots Builder''===<br /> The components necessary for building &quot;Construct-Bot&quot; Megatron were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Autobots! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends''===<br /> [[File:TFLegendsApp-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I turn into a tank now. Any problems?]]<br /> Megatron was once a miner, until Senator Ratbat shut down the facility where Megatron was employed. Enraged by the maltreatment of a fellow miner by the Senator's guards, Megatron accidently killed the guard and got himself arrested. While being transported, Megatron was convinced to take over the ship he was on by some fellow inmates, and set a course for the city of Kaon. There, he joined the underground gladiatorial fights and began to plot against the government establishment that had led him down this path. Megatron rose through the ranks of the pit fights, losing an arm in the process, only to have it replaced with spare parts acquired from a defeated foe. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}} In the Kaon pits, the harsh conditions gave him the desire to be the strongest of all. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Megatron's bio}} He eventually found himself opposed by Clench, but defeated him. Megatron then proceeded to take over Kaon, and set his sights on conquering the entirety of Cybertron. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}<br /> <br /> Megatron formulated a plan to wipe out the Autobots by activating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[planetary engine]]s. When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] tried to meet with him to talk him out of this course of action, Megatron instead ambushed the Autobot leader and successfully slew him. Unfortunately Megatron found that Sentinel was not in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which was promptly passed to the new Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} During the early days of the war, Megatron attempted to obtain a quick victory by conquering Iacon. This plan failed due to Metroplex getting involved in the battle. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}<br /> <br /> Stranded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], Megatron had to fight off the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] until Skywarp arrived to rescue him. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}} Later on [[Earth]], Megatron's strict rule resulted in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] going rogue. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} He was pleased when he heard that Optimus Prime had been badly damaged by the Dinobots, but didn't have time to order a strike on the Autobot base, as the Dinobots were attacking his own base. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Megatron went missing in action, and Starscream took command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} As part of a distraction while the Constructicons attacked Teletraan I, Megatron challenged Optimus to a duel. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} After [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] found a Golden Lagoon of [[Electrum]], Megatron led the invulnerable Decepticons against [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and then Autobot Headquarters, only to find the latter was deserted. The Decepticons rushed back to the lagoon to find the Autobots were also invulnerable, and after the lagoon was destroyed in the ensuing battle, Megatron and his forces retreated. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was enraged to learn that the Constructicons had somehow become friendly with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and sent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] out to bring the team back into line. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} When [[Chronogon]] portals began opening, Megatron devised a plan to utilize them. The Decepticons successfully sprang a trap that sent the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] back in time, and followed that up by trying unsuccessfully to prevent Orion Pax from becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} During a battle near Autobot HQ, Megatron sneaked away and sabotaged the Autobot [[recharging chamber]] with a [[personality destabilizer device]]. The Autobots were turned evil the next time they recharged, and Megatron sent them to [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]] to steal a solar energy satellite. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFLegends-SavageCircle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1| '''WHYYYYYYYY?! ''WHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!''''']]<br /> Megatron and Shockwave slyly suggested to Grimlock that he should be leader of the Autobots, believing that if he took over, it would make their job of overcoming the Autobots easier. As it happened, once Grimlock took over, the two Decepticons were instead captured by his forces, and only escaped once he turned the reigns back over to Optimus. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} Megatron somehow became fused to Ratchet somewhere in inter-dimensional space. The pair were attacked by a time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], however a team of Autobots rescued them and the pair were surgically separated at the Autobot base. Megatron took advantage of the subsequent celebrations to make his escape. {{storylink|Savage Circle}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons managed to steal [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], and Megatron had Hardshell reprogram her to serve the Decepticon cause. Though she succeeded in stealing the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot HQ, Megatron and his troops were forced to come to her aid and failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}} After Megatron and his men found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}<br /> <br /> After Dirge crashed into a movie set while transporting a stolen Autobot weapon, Megatron sent a group of Decepticons to retrieve him and destroy all evidence. He was upset when they not only returned without having destroyed the film, but when the film turned out to be a blockbuster hit. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}<br /> <br /> Megatron and his men finally managed to drive the Autobots from Earth, badly damaging Optimus in the process, and set about conquering the planet. Their reign was short-lived, as the Autobots returned once Optimus had recovered, and Megatron was himself badly damaged in the battle that ensued, resulting in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}<br /> <br /> When the ongoing conflict with the Autobots finally came to a head, Megatron led an assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and eventually stood over Optimus Prime's broken body. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Or possibly Optimus defeated Megatron. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}} A short time later, Megatron was reborn into Galvatron, thanks to [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br /> Megatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in four different bodies:<br /> *''Megatron'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 20 units of Cybermetal.<br /> *''Generations Megatron'' — Promotional Rare character<br /> *''Megatron (Leader)'' — This Super Rare promotional character could be recruited through the space bridge for 1000 gold.<br /> *''Generation 2 Megatron'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the &quot;Generation 2 Episode 1&quot; event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br /> {{{!}}border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent&quot;<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|He starts out as a Common miner.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(Leader).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I belong to nobody!]]<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Grant me mercy, I beg of you! - says any bot if he is the last opponent.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(G2).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]<br /> {{!}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Devastation''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]]}}<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Masayuki Kiyama]] (Japanese)}} <br /> [[file:MegatronEarthWars.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75| I have a thumb. It's just bent.]]<br /> <br /> Megatron is needed on earth by the Decepticons, but they are too late as Optimus Prime comes through the [[Space bridge]]. Optimus then proceeds to beat Megatron to the [[Fractal Map]] and locate the [[Enigma of Combination]]. The Autobots succeed, but Megatron has found a way to artificially create the power needed to create combiners. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Campaign}}<br /> <br /> Megatron orders [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to get him a [[Quantum crystal]] powerful enough to bring him through. Then he starts on his conquest to obtain the Fractal Map, the Codex Key, and finally the Enigma of Combination. With the Enigma, Megatron then precedes to use Devastator to destroy everything, but is stopped by Optimus and Superion. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron first arrives on earth, the other cons are weary and afraid of the mortar that lies ahead of them. Irritated with their cowardace, Megatron leads a '''Rallying Charge''' that allows them to destroy the autobot's outpost. Megatron then lords over the victory on all the other cons {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Lost Map Campaign}}<br /> <br /> During the race to find the [[Fractal Map]], Megatron orders Bludgeon to spy on Stascream to make sure that he doesn't do anything &quot;out of line&quot;. He finds out Starscream was commanding an Operation consisting of Hook and Scrapper, and took command of the Op himself. They destroy an Autobot base, and Hook has to clean up while Megatron commands the rest of the cons to stay in line and find the Fractal map before the Autobots do. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}<br /> <br /> During the final battle of the Codex Key, Megatron gathered the rest of his &quot;most&quot; loyal troops, including (the rest of) the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], Seekers, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and [[Stunticon (G1)|the Stunticons]] (They didn't show because they were busy with.... [[Drag Strip (G1)#Games|&quot;''other''&quot;]] [[Offroad|Things..]]) and they all took part in the battle that ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Codex Showdown Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron got his hands on the Enigma of Combination, he eagerly used it on the Constructicons to form Devastator. With the creation of Combiner lab, Megatron had plans to make more combiners. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Special<br /> *'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star<br /> *'''Weapons:''' Megatron fires a blast from his Fusion Cannon before engaging a target up close and attacking it with his energy mace.<br /> *'''Ability: Inspiring Charge''' - Rally Decepticons to engage the target. Then charge in damaging walls along the way.<br /> **'''Cost''': 5 ability points +2 for reuses.<br /> <br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:megatron Megatron at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Frontiers''===<br /> {{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Operation Omega''===<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers Operation Omega}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Online'' (2016 video game)===<br /> [[File:Megatron TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> {{bigquote|Peace through tyranny.}}<br /> <br /> On Cybertron, Megatron quickly rose to power as champion of the pits of Kaon, where he assembled a group of followers. On planet Earth, he led the Decepticons to reside amongst the Autobots and humans in a long struggle for control. Megatron may be perceived as contradictory, for it was less likely for him to be hailed as a &quot;hero&quot;. His power and prestige defined his heroic glory, but Megatron's treachery still posed him a threat to all. Megatron defeated the most powerful enemy, who had control over an unruly army. However, Megatron would never: betray his family, leave behind any of his comrades, or forget to restore his former homeland. Because of his unwavering faith, Megatron's will could last until his final moments.<br /> <br /> In battle, Megatron wielded the &quot;[[Gaia Chain Mace]]&quot; and the heavy duty &quot;[[Slayer]]&quot; bazooka. His active skill was &quot;Missile Frenzy&quot;: <br /> *'''Missile Frenzy''' — (Must be in vehicle/tank mode) Megatron can fire up to 3 tracking missiles that reduce an opponent's damage by 50%. Each missile deals 800 points of damage to an opponent. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} &lt;ref&gt;[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero7.shtml Megatron on the Transformers Online website]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===<br /> [[File:Megatron-G1-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| OH, that upgrade felt good. Now, let's go crush some hippies!]]<br /> Megatron was one of many bots pulled from his universe to fight for the Quintessons. Some of them even join you! <br /> {{chargamestub}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds Transformers''===<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/merchandise}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The [[fusion cannon]]'s got that handle because... well, we're not sure.]][[File:EvolutionOfMtron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Evolution of the G1 character model. For the gun mode, the animators appear to have been instructed to reference the version from the transformation chart.]][[File:P-Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Microman Megatron's concept model. Back then, he was a little less happy to see you.]][[File:EvolutionOfMegatron B.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|On the left is the back view of the 1st [[Floro Dery]] model, whilst on the right is that of the final model.]]<br /> *Early in the ''Transformers'' series production, Megatron's look was based not on the toy, but on concept art for an unproduced prototype version. This early version, sporting a different, black head, a very different scope/fusion cannon, and the gun's barrel on his back, managed to make its way into not only early [[commercial]] animation and licensed material, but into the art of the early Marvel Comics. Though the model was altered before the animated series was produced, elements from the first model such as the back-mounted barrel were perpetuated in both the comic and the cartoon. The Marvel Comics continued to color Megatron's helmet black (well, blue) until the end of its run. Cleverly, flashbacks in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'' and subsequent series used the black helmet to show Megatron's younger self and his normal gray helmet for his modern self in order to show age. By contrast, Megatron's [[Megatron (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' counterpart]] has a black helmet in the present day.<br /> *Similarly early UK comic art often coloured Megatron's upper body Gold instead of Silver (Most notably in [[State Games]] and the cover of Transformers (UK) issue 21. This is because the original Boxart for Megatron (Hasbro) does in fact feature a gold hue to the upper body and arms for no known reason.<br /> *Similar to Optimus Prime's trailer, Megatron's Walther P38 alt-mode includes parts that materialize from out of nowhere once he transforms, which change his silhouette into a more rifle-like shape. These parts include an elongated pistol stock and an extending barrel attachment, both of which fly offscreen once he reassumes his robot mode. Megatron is never seen operating as a pistol without these extra parts.<br /> *The name &quot;Megatron&quot; was originally used by Marvel Comics for ''another'' robot that appeared long before the Transformers toyline came about, in issue 18 of the ''Shogun Warriors'' series (written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe, released in July 1980).&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/droneracecharter.htm#Megatron Megatron and the &quot;Drones&quot; from Marvel's ''Shogun Warriors'' comic at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]&lt;/ref&gt; Strictly speaking, though, the name is even older, as it has been used by a manufacturer of ball points since at least 1965.&lt;ref name=&quot;ballpoint&quot;&gt;[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=72213575 USPTO file on &quot;Megatron&quot; trademark for ballpoint balls]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Bob Budiansky]] stated in an interview that the name &quot;Megatron&quot; is a portmanteau derived from &quot;Megaton&quot; and &quot;Electronic&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/bb204/ Bob Budiansky Interview at BWTF.com]&lt;/ref&gt; He suggested the name &quot;Megatron&quot; for the Transformers line (it's unclear if he was aware of the existing Marvel character, though as an editor it seems likely that he at least had a subconscious memory of it) but [[Hasbro]] initially rejected it, claiming that &quot;mega&quot; conjured images of nuclear bombs. Budiansky reminded them that the name was supposed to sound evil, because he's the leader of the bad guys. Hasbro responded, &quot;Oh, right&quot;, and then approved the name.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/07/02/from-the-asm-archives-a-little-qa-with-bob-budiansky/ ASM: A Little Q&amp;amp;A with... Bob Budiansky]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *When Megatron transforms into gun mode, he most often [[Size changing|shrinks]] to a size where he can be held by either a human or fellow Transformer and has someone else aim and fire him. The exceptions are in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|episodes]] &quot;[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]&quot; and &quot;[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]&quot;, the [[The Transformers (PS2)|''The Transformers'' video game]], the manga issues [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4]] and &quot;[[The Battle of the Star Gate]]&quot; (likely &quot;[[Activation]]&quot; too, but the angles makes it impossible to say for certain) as well as the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' issue]] &quot;[[Realignments]]&quot;. In the cases of &quot;S.O.S. Dinobots&quot;, ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4 and &quot;The Battle of the Star Gate&quot;, Megatron does not shrink and has another Transformer somewhat clumsily aim and move him. In &quot;The Ultimate Doom, Part 3&quot;, the video game and &quot;Realignments&quot; (and &quot;Activation&quot;), he floats in the air and takes a shot at his target unassisted. The reasons Megatron chooses to transform instead of simply using his fusion cannon are seldom explained.<br /> *In a scene that was ultimately cut from [[Heavy Metal War - Part 1]], Megatron would have used the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s' [[Ability|Power Chips]] to transform himself into a jet, which would lead [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] to question how Megatron had gotten so versatile.&lt;ref&gt;[https://youtu.be/hsCUxmQ6vtQ The deleted scene in storyboard form.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *On the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]], a giant statue of Megatron was available for children to clamber over and have their picture taken on. It wasn't especially dignified.<br /> *''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' claims that Megatron has been missing since the beginning of [[Pax Cybertronia]] and it is rumored that he is deceased. This is seemingly incongruous with the open references the cartoon makes to ''The Movie'', where Blackarachnia confirms it was Galvatron who killed Starscream.&lt;ref name=BWU&gt;Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005&lt;/ref&gt; Did they simply not know that Megatron and Galvatron were one in the same?<br /> *Some [[Canada|Québecquers]] loved his shiny body so much they named a communications company after him.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.megatron.net/quebec/ Megatron Dot Net Forward Slash Quebec.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron''), '''Megalligator''' (''Beast Wars'' vs pack, メガリゲーター ''Megarigētā''), '''Megatronus''' (''Generations'' vs pack, メガトロナス ''Megatoronasu'')<br /> *''Cantonese:'' '''Megaton''' (麥加登 ''Mak Gaa Dang'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Měi-chīa Wáng''' (Taiwan, 美加王, &quot;King Mega&quot;), '''Chǜ-wú-pà''' (Taiwan, 巨無霸, &quot;Extremely Gigantic&quot;), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan''' (China, 威震天, &quot;Extremely Prestigious&quot;, literally &quot;Heaven-shaking Might&quot;) <br /> *''French:'' '''Mégatron'''<br /> *''Hebrew:'' '''Megatron''' (מגהטרון ''Mghjrwn'')<br /> *''Portuguese:'' '''Megatrão''' (Portugal comics)<br /> *''Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian:'' '''Megatron''' (Мегатрон)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=269&amp;page=13 Transformers #227 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Action Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Alternity Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Classics Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticon leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Decoys]]<br /> [[Category:Dimension hoppers]]<br /> [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Emperors of Destruction]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]]<br /> [[Category:Gladiators]]<br /> [[Category:GT characters]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]<br /> [[Category:Henkei! 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<p>DM: /* 1986 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as [[The Other Guy]]) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yuYpXEimEA]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]]. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87RI02GVyNY&amp;t=24s]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDDdwRt2Z8s]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTSuBDZ5T58]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes'' (and, bizarrely enough, his polo shirt has been recolored from green to blue.)<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' [[I Wish I Was Victor Caroli]] <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial with a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIKpOJM-2A] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon; [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (sounding like Scrappy-Doo) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Trypticon is voiced by [[Jack Angel]] for this commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H21UFVAltmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrrocons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5q9R1jzzbI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1986 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as [[The Other Guy]]) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yuYpXEimEA]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]]. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87RI02GVyNY&amp;t=24s]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDDdwRt2Z8s]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTSuBDZ5T58]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes'' (and, bizarrely enough, his polo shirt has been recolored from green to blue.)<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' [[I Wish I Was Victor Caroli]] <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial with a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIKpOJM-2A] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon; [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (sounding like Scrappy-Doo) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Trypticon is voiced by [[Jack Angel]] for this commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H21UFVAltmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''10 second cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrrocons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5q9R1jzzbI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1986 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as [[The Other Guy]]) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yuYpXEimEA]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]]. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87RI02GVyNY&amp;t=24s]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDDdwRt2Z8s]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTSuBDZ5T58]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes'' (and, bizarrely enough, his polo shirt has been recolored from green to blue.)<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' [[I Wish I Was Victor Caroli]] <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial with a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIKpOJM-2A] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon; [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (sounding like Scrappy-Doo) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Trypticon is voiced by [[Jack Angel]] for this commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H21UFVAltmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo #2''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/2986/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrrocons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5q9R1jzzbI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* 1986 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{suite}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> {{nav-G1}}<br /> [[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]<br /> Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.<br /> <br /> Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as [[The Other Guy]]) provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts &quot;in-universe&quot; (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were &quot;each sold separately&quot;, and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being &quot;hammered&quot; by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying &quot;...only from Hasbro!&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]] <br /> The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot;, the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.<br /> <br /> [[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]<br /> [[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]<br /> Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the &quot;kidmation&quot; clip continued throughout Generation 1. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process &quot;[[reverse-pretender technology]].&quot;<br /> <br /> Many commercials were reedited into even shorter versions, without the animation segments.<br /> <br /> Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. The first season set's &quot;Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers&quot; featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.<br /> <br /> ==1984==<br /> Animated sequence produced for the first year commercials all use early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, with Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave only ever being referred to as &quot;the Autobot Commander,&quot; &quot;the Decepticon leader,&quot; and &quot;the Decepticon Communicator.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|The Transformers #1}}<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]<br /> *'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yuYpXEimEA]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' None.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYIiWVMNRI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.<br /> :''Toy segment:'' Some very early 80s streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]]. <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :&quot;Attack the Autobot Commander!&quot; &quot;Call in the Decepticon leader!&quot; <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Decepticon jets &amp; Autobot cars}}<br /> [[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Jets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87RI02GVyNY&amp;t=24s]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]]. <br /> :''Toy segment:'' More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot, first Starscream, then at the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe.<br /> :''Narration:'' &quot;The Transformers, from Hasbro&quot;, by [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' A total of six Seekers are seen in a single shot. The Seekers continue to use the pre-cartoon animation models with the dark faces.<br /> :&quot;We're under attack!&quot; &quot;[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Soundwave}}<br /> [[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDDdwRt2Z8s]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.<br /> :''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|84 assortment}}<br /> *'''Transformers''' [http://dvd.ign.com/dor/objects/14342171/transformers-the-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary-edition/videos/trans_com_062309.html]<br /> :''Animation:'' Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and &quot;Optimus Prime and Megatron&quot; commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLLXOjUNLk] - Nearly the same as above, except the footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being &quot;flown&quot; in front of a mountain. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun.<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv5_n-swYc] - A resoundtracked version of the previous Megatron-less ad, this time using the Season 2 theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Power Cycle}}<br /> [[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTSuBDZ5T58]<br /> <br /> : Advertising a Coleco-made Big Wheel. <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled from the first Transformers commercial, including black helmet Megatron, and some cuts between the live-action and animated footage that has the kid blasting some Autobots. Oops.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Some wussy dude.<br /> :&quot;Missed! But ''I'' won't!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&amp;t=1m30s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] on Xanax.<br /> : ''&quot;The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.&quot;'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1985==<br /> *'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy<br /> : ''Notes:'' Despite the animation being taken from &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Dinobots}}<br /> *'''Dinobots''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].<br /> :''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: &quot;Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!&quot; Grimlock is advertised as having a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Ohpwwn_8] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial. Narrated by The Other Guy; soundtracked with the Season 2 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes'' (and, bizarrely enough, his polo shirt has been recolored from green to blue.)<br /> :*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725sgoahZOc] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial. Narrated by Peter Cullen and Victor Carolli; soundtracked with the alternate Season 3 theme song (still with &quot;Dinobots&quot; replacing &quot;Autobots&quot;.) Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMCZ-TFTmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Same as Dinobots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' None.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Very similar to the two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercials, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are two characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not: <br /> <br /> :*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.<br /> :*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop is employed.<br /> <br /> :Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. Given the similarities and differences, it is quite likely that this commercial was reworked to create the Dinobots commercials or vice versa.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mini-Spies}}<br /> [[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgZh9m7C1Y]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. &quot;It's a Decepticon! After him!&quot;<br /> :''Narration:'' [[I Wish I Was Victor Caroli]] <br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid points urgently at the camera: &quot;It's an Autobot!&quot;<br /> :''Notes:'' [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}<br /> *'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY]<br /> <br /> :''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again. <br /> : ''Narration:'' An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor.<br /> :*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86MBBMbcY] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial with a different narrator and a different kid doing the &quot;robots in disguise&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Insecticons}}<br /> *'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPxFhQgpw0] 1984 Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdp4eZDSCo]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks a farm. <br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> : &quot;Pa, look!&quot; &quot;What is it?&quot; &quot;It's the Insecticons, an evil, new menace in the world of the Transformers!&quot;<br /> :*'''Insecticons''' - Resoundtracked from the previous commercial, with the 1986 version of the background music.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Constructicons}}<br /> *'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSscdaO2Tdc]<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], working on a building site in the desert, suddenly transform and combine. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' The Other Guy.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Blond-haired kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot; <br /> : &quot;It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!&quot;<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uARV2Bw88ng] - Similar to the previous commercial, but with a few differences. The background music has been changed from the Season 1 intro to the Season 2 intro, a different kid without glowing eyes is used for the Kidmation, and the end is changed to feature the Constructicon Giftset.<br /> :*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDHmvfo4cs] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use. Narration by The Other Guy and Megatron; Kidmation segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNSqrKX12M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[The Other Guy]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Buck tooth kid mouths &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot;<br /> : ''In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}<br /> *'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvGnlOVBS4]<br /> :''Animation:'' As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' You're Gonna Get It<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic &quot;Robots in disguise!&quot;<br /> : Included a tail-end ad for Transformers [[Action Cards]].<br /> :*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKTF6IbLeQ] - A rare variant with the first season theme song.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' and '''Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7tfbcIT0s], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSP6DOtsKGM]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.<br /> :''Narration'': The Other Guy; possibly Victor Caroli as well (While supplies last.)<br /> :''Kidmation'': Taller bowl haircut kid with glowing green eyes.<br /> :''Notes:'' Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain prototype figure (showing his [[Character model|animation colors]]) is shown being played with alongside the Blitzwing toy. In one version, a bizarre stinger note labels the Perceptor toy as &quot;While supplies last&quot;.<br /> :''Triple changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Blaster}}<br /> [[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZMaY2621M]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him. <br /> :''Narration'': [[The Other Guy]].<br /> :''Kidmation'': Glowing green eyes kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Soundwave and Rumble have their usual cartoon voices, but Blaster has a completely different voice for his single word of dialogue. <br /> : ''Not a working radio!''<br /> :*'''Blaster''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0] - A rare variant with the first season theme song. Soundwaves lines also come from a different take.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Omega Supreme}}<br /> *'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA] / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM] (Stinger version)<br /> : ''Animation:'' In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks. Includes [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger at the end.<br /> :''Narration:'' I Wish I Was Victor Caroli<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Shaggy haired kid.<br /> :''Notes:'' Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, &quot;It's Omega Supreme!&quot; which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The 1985 version of this ad also has a version with the same &quot;While Supplies Last!&quot; stinger as the Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.<br /> :&quot;It's the Autobot defense base!&quot; &quot;But where are the Autobots?&quot; &quot;Who cares? Attack!&quot;<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSYUeXivYQ] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSQDMEUAAA] (Stinger version) - Edited and resoundtracked with Optimus Prime narration and the 1986 theme song. Some airings included a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger.<br /> :*'''Omega Supreme''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIKpOJM-2A] - Early version with 1984 theme song. Starscream's line still sounds weird.<br /> <br /> [[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;I've lowered myself to ''this''?&quot;]]<br /> *'''Prime time spot''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU]<br /> : [[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.<br /> : ''&lt;s&gt;Kid&lt;/s&gt; KARRAS-mation:'' Alex Karras mouths along to the &quot;robots in disguise&quot; line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green. <br /> : ''Notes:'' This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose. <br /> : ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Rubsign}}<br /> *'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQSeW9U4ps&amp;]<br /> :To distinguish real Transformers from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''. <br /> : &quot;We are conquerors.&quot; &quot;No one is like us.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to be called by the name.&quot; &quot;Only we have the right to wear this symbol.&quot; &quot;Or THIS symbol.&quot; &quot;Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons.&quot; &quot;Good versus evil.&quot; &quot;And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!&quot; ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''<br /> : ''Animation:'' A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and some other unknown narrator.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge. Same kid is used for the Constructicon giftset commercial, but in a different clip.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Electric Train Set}}<br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with &quot;a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control&quot;.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.<br /> : ''You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' None.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Unknown. <br /> : ''Toy Segment:'' Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then &quot;into a whole new universe of night-glow&quot; are featured.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same version of the Season 1&amp;2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.<br /> : &quot;By Tyco, of course.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Put your hands in the air!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> *'''ViewMaster Showbeam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0]<br /> : A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. They are then suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about, and thus returning them to reality.<br /> : &quot;Let's show the Transformers!&quot; &quot;Yeah!&quot; &quot;Wow!&quot; &quot;Look out! Decept-i-cons!&quot; &quot;Take that Megatron!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU](Version 1 Cleveland)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q] (Version 1 Chicago)/ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1r-_SQseY&amp;t=0m25s] (Version 2)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts which are mostly from Season One episodes. There are two versions of the ad, which use a different assortment of clips. A clip of the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots from [[Atlantis, Arise!]], which is used in the Monday-Friday collage, is the most notable exception in version 1 of the ad. For version 2, a scene of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] being shot by a fake Starscream from [[A Prime Problem]] is the most notable.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can &quot;''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''&quot; The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television.<br /> : ''The Transformers are like nothing you've ever seen before. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''15 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts from the first two seasons, though mostly Season One.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This spot reuses the animation clips from the collage in the previous commercial. However, instead of using them in a collage, a screen flipping transition is used to go from one to the next. The local station end screen was modified to include a small clip of Optimus Prime standing up. To go along with this, a [[Peter Cullen]] as Optimus Prime narration was added in the format of &quot;Weekdays at [insert time here] on [insert station call letters here].&quot; Considering there were likely in the neighborhood of 100 or so syndication affiliate stations, that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==1986==<br /> [[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation.&quot;]]<br /> *'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCoNuwV8Lbo] (Japanese Subtitles)<br /> : Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY]<br /> :: Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F9j8ekYL0] <br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|&quot;The Touch&quot;]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is.<br /> : ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fIV7NOK4o],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiJDHk1JSA] (Opens in 3 days)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Similar to the trailer with Autobot shuttle launch at the beginning, then switches back and forth between the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle, [[Unicron]] devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] vs. the Decepticons. Again, &quot;The Touch&quot; plays for the first half, then Lion's rendition of the theme song.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Depending on the version, Victor Caroli, The Other Movie Guy, or both.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Several different versions of the TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. The known variations are: &quot;August 8th&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Tomorrow&quot; (60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens Today&quot; (30 seconds) &quot;Now playing!&quot;(60 &amp; 30 seconds), &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #1), and &quot;Opens in Three Days&quot; (30 sec #2). <br /> : ''So exciting you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!'' <br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za59KnlaGuA] - Opens August 8th (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUm2LNtHO8] - Opens tomorrow (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UT3_2YxFU] - Opens tomorrow (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQbYZi4KHo] - Opens today (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwEu_uX5p84] - Now playing (60 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEj7PLP5GA] - Now playing (30 sec)<br /> :*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPEf_N1lA] - Transformers The Movie contest - Enter to win prizes<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChFepo4A2Y]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A running battle in the desert with each character charging in as the narrator identifies him. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer.<br /> : '''''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSsqQe01jbI] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLN3S_7I9I] (w/ Movie plug)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Magnus both have their normal cartoon voices. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Another version of this ad has the ending &quot;From Hasbro&quot; tag replaced with a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Optimus Prime. ''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' ''You've never seen anything like it.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}<br /> *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6KSRC5hm58] (full) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxr9owwcM] (w/ movie ad)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron! <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice.<br /> : A shortened version includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}<br /> [[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]<br /> *'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf8DCIGV9yU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime describes Springer; Megatron gleefully describes Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon; [[Victor Caroli]] (Each sold separately.) <br /> : ''Notes:'' Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron; his lines are directly copied from the movie.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sharkticon}}<br /> *'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (sounding like Scrappy-Doo) arrives to help.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Prime and Megatron; Victor Caroli (Sold separately).<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons!'' <br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uFhUDgylk] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 3 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fbvbSLwh8] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens in 2 days)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKsphVS0V4] - Ends with TFTM ad (opens today)<br /> :*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFJ1Zqd518] - Ends with TFTM ad (now playing)<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Aerialbots and Stunticons}}<br /> *'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-iiAFzjfq0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Optimus and Megatron.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : &quot;Only the Stunticons!&quot; ...only the Stunticons ''what?''<br /> :: '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgvBUXhVF1g] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Bruticus and Metroplex}}<br /> *'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgQKf0GH4k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them. <br /> :''Narration:'' Megatron, Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (From Hasbro.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : &quot;But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}<br /> *'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_jdaLDvsE]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; [[Victor Caroli]] (Batteries not included.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Trypticon is voiced by [[Jack Angel]] for this commercial.<br /> : ''Toy segment:'' Two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Predacons}}<br /> *'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfYNu5YOsQ]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face. <br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots.<br /> : &quot;Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sky Lynx}}<br /> *'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWo5CoK1aY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.<br /> :''Narration:'' Optimus Prime; Victor Caroli (Batteries not included.)<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> :''Notes:'' Like the Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and Grimlock both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.) <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}<br /> *'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H21UFVAltmA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over land and water. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].<br /> :''Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Battlechargers}}<br /> [[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]<br /> [[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]<br /> *'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4MJCgfO5o]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms and fires. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Megatron; Victor Caroli (Each sold separately.)<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to Galvatron face. <br /> : ''Toy segment:'' The toy portion also features repeated cuts of a kid's head/eyes following the rolling [[Battlecharger]] toys. <br /> : ''Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!'' <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Reflective patches}}<br /> *'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKi0MBYkII]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Jazz and Cosmos shine their headlights to reveal that a group of humans are wearing Transformers reflective patches, thus gaining entry to the Autobot base. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; through the Voice Changer.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen.<br /> : ''You could win a party with life-sized Transformers!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''[[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiMXY0hU1k]<br /> <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling &quot;MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!&quot;.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.<br /> : &quot;Freddy, what are you doing up there?&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/4290/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season One and Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers. <br /> : ''Notes:'' In addition to the customized end tag, a text overlay in that station's style was placed over several scenes early in the spot. Uses the Season 3/Season 4 theme. Two different Megatron quotes are used.<br /> : &quot;We'll be waiting!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''30 second cartoon promo #2''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/2986/]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Various Season Two excerpts.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Uses Season Three/Season Four theme.<br /> :''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. Watch as Heroic Autobots bravely battle Evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!''<br /> <br /> ==1987==<br /> Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}<br /> [[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!&quot; Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]<br /> *'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of basically incomprehensible lines.) <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy. <br /> : ''Head. MasterTransformers—more muchmore than meets the eyes!'' {{sic}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}<br /> *'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB22s9gx_tI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the &quot;trainers&quot; are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters. Yes, the &quot;trainer&quot; concept actually made it into animation. They even carry whips!<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy. <br /> : ''Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Horrorcons}}<br /> *'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxEKlVKCU8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil.<br /> : ''The jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp54SnWs7g]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Live-action set of a rocky planet explodes. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]]. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.<br /> : ''Two Trans-for-mers, all in one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Sixshot}}<br /> *'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8-COEXpJY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot. Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used.<br /> : ''The most challenging Transformer of them all!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}<br /> [[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]<br /> [[File:Computron animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Revenge of the nerds!]]<br /> *'''Technobots/Computron''' and '''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ue6CzJG20k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Galvatron runs down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Naturally, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] is visible running around as Scorponok transforms.<br /> : ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...the HEAD of its robot!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}<br /> *'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8FZq5oVO4]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The two teams battle on Earth, while Rodimus and Magnus narrate. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Victor Caroli. <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> : &quot;Those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!&quot;<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Punch and Clones}}<br /> *'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_CIGzCyU&amp;t=5m48s] (no stinger) /[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TsUdoO-xc] (Decoy stinger)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Sometimes included a [[decoy]] stinger.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monsterbots}}<br /> *'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyfKmKKdNA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, then burst through a wall and fight some Decepticons. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus.<br /> : ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!''<br /> <br /> [[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> [[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]<br /> [[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}<br /> *'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-D_oXG6k]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime. &quot;That jet is going to crash into that tank!&quot; &quot;No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!&quot;<br /> : ''Narration:'' Galvatron, Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes decoy stinger.<br /> : ''They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}<br /> *'''Fortress Maximus''' &quot;FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIzislk0Sg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial (&quot;Terrrocons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!&quot;) is provided by [[Wally Burr]].<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBDqL6hdr8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams &quot;blast&quot; their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by &quot;the intelligent Nebulons&quot;. The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|returnofop}}<br /> *'''The Return of Optimus Prime promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUN-gSW_QWM] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, &quot;4:30 PM&quot; on top, and &quot;Tues. &amp; Wed.&quot; on the bottom, with their classic &quot;Circle 11&quot; logo on the far right.<br /> :&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; &quot;Never!&quot; ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''<br /> :*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of &quot;Never!&quot; and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.<br /> ::&quot;It's over Prime.&quot; ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''<br /> :*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6Mltaobg0] – Excerpts of the Optimus Prime at the Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron.<br /> ::&quot;Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.<br /> :''Autobots versus Decepticons. Good against evil. Metal against metal!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> *'''Season 4 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Features the same new music used in the previous commercial.<br /> :''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.''<br /> <br /> ==1988==<br /> Many of the 1988 commercials began with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. The camera would zoom in on one as the animation began.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Cs7PsK9cc]<br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (nekkid!). [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli <br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIax7Coasbs]<br /> [[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> : ''Animation:'' Clips re-used from the comic commercial.<br /> :''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]]. <br /> :''Notes:'' Features only the first wave of large Pretenders ([[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]]; [[Skullgrin]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]].) <br /> :''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons...''<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvk5SSMtN6s]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A bizarre segment of kids proclaiming what they &quot;are&quot; (&quot;I’m a video gamer!&quot; &quot;I’m a skateboarder!&quot;), only for the skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic CGI robot who announces &quot;I’m a Transformer!&quot;<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqUB1k-4bY] - Edited down version of the immediately preceding commercial.<br /> :*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlBvYDFyK8]<br /> : ''Animation:'' The Autobot Pretenders splitting, same as the above commercials.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face.<br /> ::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis] - Edited down version of the previous commercial<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Powermasters}}<br /> [[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]<br /> *'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5q9R1jzzbI]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Notes:'' Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes tail-end ads spot for the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. <br /> : ''Their engine’s the key that unlocks their Transformer en-er-geeee!''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]<br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOHXVw-EQg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.<br /> : ''Powermaster Transformers! They've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7i-zW58ppo]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].<br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.<br /> : ''POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest hero of his time!'' (&quot;It's great to be back!&quot;)<br /> :*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqh6Kufw_iM] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Doubledealer}}<br /> *'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnv_ZCmmisM]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?&quot;<br /> <br /> [[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]<br /> [[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Small Headmasters}}<br /> *'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieNNr4P_H8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: &quot;Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!&quot; <br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) robot resembling Brainstorm. <br /> : ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}<br /> [[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]<br /> *'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrT0_VZIVg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner. <br /> :''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :''Kidmation:'' Pretender Kid.<br /> :''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Quickswitch}}<br /> *'''Quickswitch'''. &quot;It's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!&quot; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr2ZS3EWvIY]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized &quot;How quick can you all six&quot; [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.<br /> : ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}<br /> *'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveDa6xecHU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid flips over and turns into a gun for a very crude CGI robot. <br /> : ''Targetmaster Transformers—theeeeeey've got the power to surprise!''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}<br /> [[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]<br /> <br /> *'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SeC7T6Mso]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out!'' KERRUNCH.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Seacons}}<br /> [[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]]<br /> *'''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiXsTNqr-w]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun.<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Stephen Keener]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' A kid leaps over the top of a generic stop-animated robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.<br /> :*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP694GZs7TE]<br /> : Portions of the Seacon commercial with a Sparkabots/Firecons segment at the end.<br /> :''Animation:'' The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)<br /> :*'''Seacons / Triggerbots / Trigggercons''' - Same as previous with the Triggerbots/Triggercons segment in place of the Firecons/Sparkabots.<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og]<br /> : ''Animation:'' A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.<br /> : ''Notes:'' You gotta see it to believe it! NEW EPISODES! And Optimus Prime LIVE! Well, only one of those ended up being true...<br /> :''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable!''<br /> <br /> ==1989==<br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limsLJlDkVc] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Then the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head. In stop motion, a stream of [[Micromaster]] toys topples a gray-painted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Kidmation:'' Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices.<br /> : &quot;Our new commandos, who go where no one else goes!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36H_NGjKZs] - Edited down version of the previous commercials.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster transports}}<br /> [[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]<br /> *'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdGNT3JI9Q] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!&quot;<br /> :*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLW4f8SCFRg] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> : &quot;The ''only'' Micros that transform!&quot; <br /> :*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGpqwaGitc] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]<br /> [[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}<br /> *'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiGczkiH_8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Bumblebee has his [[Dan Gilvezan|normal voice]]. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker.<br /> : ''You can connect them to form whole cities!''<br /> :*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTfNdrfvA8] - edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6F47XQo_4] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0] (ends with TFTM for $1 promotion)<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Pretenders arrive to help out. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]. Includes stinger for a $1.00 copy of the movie when you buy two Transformers toys.<br /> : &quot;Bumblebee, Jazz, you're back!&quot; &quot;And me Grimlock!&quot; &quot;And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!&quot;<br /> :*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTDRcIM5so] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}<br /> *'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nve3YgXDU-8]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : &quot;Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders!&quot;<br /> :*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1OvhaDguEc] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> :: &quot;Inside one, there's the other; then they both transform and combine to form another!&quot; <br /> :*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc82cro2Xnk] - edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}<br /> [[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]<br /> *'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQni-F1hTIg]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera. &quot;BEYOND! (beyond) anything you've EVER SEEN before: Transformers Monster Pretenders!&quot; <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''Monster Pretenders'''. Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!'''''<br /> <br /> ==1990==<br /> [[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had.&quot;]]<br /> [[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Estroy them!&quot; Actual dialogue. We're not making this up.]]<br /> The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with &quot;ACTION MASTERS&quot; emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys.<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Masters}}<br /> *'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nvR1E44Ic]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys. <br /> : ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]].<br /> : ''Notes:'' Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]].<br /> : &quot;Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?&quot; [''sic'']<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVhM6K9fN0]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!'''''<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Gutcruncher}}<br /> *'''Action Master vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2OeCkeKidQ] <br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratojet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel. <br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> : ''Notes:'' Gutcruncher speaks!<br /> : &quot;Estroy them!&quot; [again, ''sic'']<br /> :*'''Action Master vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-NuhjHtdI] - Edited down from the previous commercial. <br /> <br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]<br /> [[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]<br /> <br /> {{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}<br /> *'''Hot Rod Patrol''' and '''Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCyUzbY8E]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the Hot Rod Patrol and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The Construction Patrol destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7wH9mQ8_c] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. [[Neil Ross]] jibbers his lines at hilariously high speed: &quot;Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}<br /> *'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4BQom7owA]<br /> <br /> : ''Animation:'' Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. <br /> :''Notes:'' Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker); Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane.<br /> : ''Narration:'' Victor Caroli.<br /> :*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjluRHZ_XU] - Edited down from the previous commercial.<br /> <br /> ==1999==<br /> *'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer'''<br /> <br /> : Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a zoo by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2006==<br /> *'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs]<br /> : Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD.<br /> : ''Notes:'' This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2008==<br /> [[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;Hey, look at the pretty numbers...&quot;]]<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 1''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbWH14tT0M]<br /> : Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==2009==<br /> *'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqZmEf7CY]<br /> : Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage.<br /> : ''Notes:'' The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the &quot;remastered&quot; 5.1 surround sound audio track.<br /> <br /> ==2011==<br /> *'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs] <br /> : [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==2014==<br /> *'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI]<br /> : ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. &quot;Lock and load.&quot; ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- &quot;Roll out.&quot; ''All. Day. Long.'' &quot;Let's go for it.&quot; &quot;Brace yourselves.&quot; ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' &quot;Boom.&quot; ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''<br /> : Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC7_bf6GmU Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1984-1986]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVLkocrooE Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1986-1987]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmuar95T8U Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1987-1988]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ86RwoKcY Generation 1 toy commercial compilation, 1988-1990]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commercials|Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 media]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|allianceg2|autobot|{{factions/icons|custom=Megatron Origin Symbol.png|cSize=35x35px|cLink=Gladiatorial combat}}|predacon|hofsilver}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> {{disambigm|Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatronus (disambiguation)|Megalligator}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> :''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon leader|leader]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:Megatronguido.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Baby, why you make me gotta hurt you?]]<br /> '''Megatron''' is the founder of the Decepticon uprising, and their most well-known and feared [[Decepticon leader|leader]]. As a young, charismatic leader forged in battle and the heritage of war, he began to believe in a grand purpose for his race—it is the [[Transformer]]s' glorious destiny to rule an [[Decepticon Empire|empire]] which will span the universe. The opposite of his mortal enemy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he feels great contempt for other Transformers who, he feels, betray their proud heritage by demanding peace and cooperation with weaker life forms. It is the destiny of the Decepticons to bring order to the universe through conquest, though in the millions of years since coining this purpose it remains to be seen how much of his mission statement is altruistic... and how much of it is mere words built to fuel warriors to further his desire for personal power.<br /> <br /> Megatron will attempt almost anything to achieve his goals, but his schemes are rarely in any way subtle. This is perhaps due to his arrogance, but his pride is not so strong as to dissuade him from abandoning a battle he is losing. He often shows dramatic examples of cowardice, concealed in rage. Although he isn't as physically strong as Optimus, his ability to analyze any situation and utilize it as a weapon makes the Decepticons deadly, so they can find energy sources almost immediately. Some would question his sanity, though these few are mostly now dead by his hands... or his [[fusion cannon]], depending on his mood. Sometimes he uses his [[energon mace]] to strike them down. It does not matter how they die. Death by the hands of Megatron is an honor.<br /> <br /> Megatron is often [[Reformatting|reborn as]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br /> <br /> {{quote|You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!}}<br /> {{quote|That's because everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for ''power''!|Optimus Prime and Megatron|&quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br /> [[File:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|And so it begins...]]<br /> Megatron was a [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], who sought to turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnaught. To win his war for conquest, Megatron's Decepticons developed the art of [[transformation]]. When the wandering planet Cybertron was headed for an asteroid field, Megatron and a band of his warriors followed the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] sent to clear a path through the dangerous area, and attacked the weakened Autobot crew once they had achieved their goal. However, the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] sent the ship crashing into a nearby planet, knocking them all offline.<br /> <br /> After reawakening on [[Earth]] in [[1984]], Megatron was quickly ousted from command by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Their power struggle continued for some time, with leadership changing hands multiple times, until Optimus Prime killed himself in a video game duel. Refusing to believe his nemesis was truly dead, the increasingly-erratic Megatron seemingly committed accidental suicide by blowing himself up on a [[space bridge]] in a fit of insane rage. However, the explosion had merely deposited him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] region of Cybertron, where he wandered as an [[empty]], with no recollection of who he was.<br /> <br /> After regaining his memories, Megatron captured [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and forced him to restore the recently-destroyed [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to functionality, this time as a [[Pretender]], in a scheme to wrest control of the Decepticons back. But the ploy failed due to Ratchet's sabotage, and Megatron's attempt to escape the soon-to-explode lab via [[trans-time dimensional portal]] was foiled when Ratchet tackled him. The two were thought destroyed, but they were actually grotesquely fused together in the explosion and left adrift in &quot;[[Transwarp|unspace]]&quot;. Pulled from the void by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] was able to separate their bodies, and kept them both in stasis aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They re-awoke when [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], a future version of Megatron, attempted to hijack the ship, which had ''already'' been hijacked by Shockwave and Starscream. Megatron and Galvatron fought bitterly at first, but upon realizing who they both were, plotted to join forces... but then Ratchet crashed the ship into Earth once again, seemingly destroying everyone on-board.<br /> <br /> In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], he was rebuilt by the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]], and he ultimately allied with Optimus against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again. In [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|a third]], he woke up in [[1994]], and proceeded to lay waste to the Earth, awaiting the day Optimus Prime would return.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br /> [[File:Mtmte1 megatron throne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|FOOL! Pass me the TP!]]<br /> Megatron was responsible for bringing Cybertron out of its [[Golden Age]] when he restarted the Autobot/Decepticon civil war nine million years ago. Among his first actions was the fatal wounding of a young dock worker named Orion Pax, who was rebuilt to become Megatron's mortal enemy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> Megatron's forces boarded the Autobots' spacecraft when it was on a mission to search for new sources of energy on other planets, and was knocked offline like all the other Transformers when the craft crashed on prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in 1984, Megatron made it his mission to pillage all of Earth's natural resources and enslave its populace, with the goal of revitalizing Cybertron and dominating the entire universe. His plans were by turns cunning, wicked, outrageous, and often, utterly, utterly ludicrous.<br /> <br /> In 2005, Megatron faced off with Optimus Prime in a battle at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], during which he fatally wounded the Autobot leader, but not without taking severe damage himself. Cast adrift into space, Megatron was found by the planet-eater, [[Unicron]], and recreated as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br /> <br /> In other timelines which branch out of this one, Megatron became a [[Transmetal]], ordered the [[murdered puppy|murder of a puppy]], and years after his transformation into Galvatron, became Megatron once again, in various powered-up forms.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Sticker Adventures books===<br /> In the aftermath of yet another battle had lost against the Autobots, Megatron concocted a sneakier plan to get rid of the Autobots. He had his troops lay low for several days, then instructed Ravage to sneak into the Autobots’ base and steal all of their fuel. Megatron then led his troops into combat once more, before the Autobots would have a chance to procure more fuel. But Optimus, having anticipated a trick on the Decepticons’ part, arrived at the battlefield with a new supply of fuel for his troops. After sustaining too much damage, the Decepticons were forced to retreat once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br /> After awakening on Earth, Megatron put into motion a plot that would gain him the unconditional surrender of the planet. Megatron first established the [[Global Corporation]] in order to employ the Constructicons to create and build sophisticated buildings all around the world. Each building had been outfitted with a secret mechanism which would trap all of those inside at the push of a button. Once all the buildings had been completed, Megatron would demand Earth's unconditional surrender in exchange for the safe release of the humans captured. Megatron's plan was interrupted by Optimus Prime and his Autobots invading the Decepticon base. Though Megatron attempted to assume the guise of an honest businessbot, Optimus was not fooled, and the two factions began to fight. Optimus had arrived too late, however, and with the plan already in its final stages, Megatron activated the trap mechanisms within his buildings. Megatron then jettisoned the Autobots from his headquarters, and highjacked a television broadcast, making his demands known to the human race.<br /> <br /> Megatron and Optimus clashed once more afterwards. This time, Megatron had The Devastator help out on the battlefield, and the Decepticons' victory seemed assured with the help of the colossus. That was until the Dinobots' arrival, who effortlessly slaughtered the Constructicons. The Autobots then proceeded to disable the mechanisms holding the humans captive. Despite Megatron ranting that the war was far from over, the Autobots drove away from the battlefield victoriously. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}} <br /> <br /> Megatron sent out [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to capture any Autobot the colossus could find. Devastator returned with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and locked him up in a cell within Decepticon headquarters. Megatron then approached the captive Autobot, and informed him that he would be used as a hostage to force the Autobots into surrendering. As Megatron walked away, Sunstreaker took a potshot at his back, enraging the Decepticon leader. Megatron and two Constructicons returned fire with cruel ferocity. With Sunstreaker left cowering in the corner of his cell, Megatron called to Soundwave to open communications with Autobot headquarters. He had his communications officer inform the Autobots of the situation, and demanded their surrender by the next morning. If they did not accept his terms, Megatron threatened to destroy Sunstreaker and rebuild him as a Decepticon!<br /> <br /> Megatron knew the Autobots would not forfeit the Earth so easily, and so had Devastator stand guard over the Decepticon Base's entrance. Surely enough, a rescue party attempted to storm the base, but were quickly subdued by Devastator as well. Now with four prisoners in his custody, Megatron returned to the prison to address the Constructicons. He told [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] that soon his surgical skills would be needed to convert the Autobots into loyal Decepticons. This led to a squabble between Hook and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], who both wanted the privilege of destroying the Autobots before their reconstruction. Megatron assured them that they would both get their own Autobot to destroy.<br /> <br /> [[File:Autobots secret weapon prime megs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron sent a second message to the Autobots, revealing that their rescue squad had also been captured. He then explained that with the four Autobots rebuilt into Decepticons, he would have enough power to defeat the Autobots whether they surrendered or not. His deadline nonetheless still stood, and he awaited morning for the Autobots' surrender. <br /> <br /> The following morning, Megatron emerged from the Decepticon headquarters to find a life-size statue of Devastator accompanied by a letter. The message was from Optimus Prime, and it explained that the statue was a peace offering, as the Autobots had agreed to surrender to the Decepticons. Gleeful at this turn of events, Megatron ordered the Autobot prisoners to be brought before the statue. The statue turned out to be an Autobot ruse, however, and from within it burst forth Autobot reinforcements. Megatron lead the Decepticons in a counter-offensive. He first deployed the Decepticon jets to counter the Autobots' own aerial warriors. The battle took a turn for the worse for the Decepticons when [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake-inducing abilities backfired, and many Decepticons were swallowed up by the earth. Deciding to end the battle once and for all, Megatron fired his fusion cannon at Optimus Prime. But Optimus used a reflective piece of metal to deflect Megatron's beam back at him! Hit by his own attack, Megatron crumpled to the ground, defeated. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel coloring books===<br /> [[File:BumblebeeToTheRescue Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|&quot;Who's for volleyball?&quot;]]<br /> To rule [[Earth]], Megatron came up with the idea to raid sunken treasure. Once they obtained the treasure, Megatron decided to use a truck to take it into town and buy some factories. Unfortunately for him, the truck was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who released a bunch of [[Autobot]]s and defeated Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Megatron's next plan was to lock up the Autobots in a [[special Autobot prison]]. They managed to get most of their enemies captured, but while Megatron was distracted by a [[Giant fake Autobot|cardboard cutout]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] freed the Autobots and Optimus soon had Megatron wrapped in an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}<br /> <br /> Megatron sent out the Decepticons to find factories to build more troops. They ended up falling into a trap laid by the forewarned Autobots, but Megatron refused to surrender and Optimus Prime threw him into orbit. Floating in space, Megatron promised that next time the Decepticons would win! {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}<br /> The Decepticons kidnapped [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], but had to retreat during the following battle because they were low on power. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}<br /> <br /> Deciding that the Decepticons should rule Earth, Megatron set about using the [[molecular transfer device]] to steal the planet's fuel supplies. The Autobots soon found out about it, and when they assaulted the Decepticon stronghold, Megatron was bamboozled by one of Mirage's holograms. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] reported on a communication device possessed by the Autobots, Megatron used a fake message to lure Bumblebee away from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so he could take it over. It worked, but when Optimus pulled the same trick a short time later, Megatron fell for it. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Megatron decided to build a factory in a forested area. The Autobots also happened to be vacationing there, and after Megatron was knocked down by a boulder, and fooled by one of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms, he was forced to flee. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}<br /> <br /> After the Decepticons developed a jet engine silencer, Megatron led them on an attack on the Autobot base. Thanks to Bumblebee's warnings, the Autobots tricked the Decepticons into using up their firepower on a hologram of the Autobot base. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Earl Hammond]] (English)}}<br /> Tricking thousands of humans into digging a large cavern underneath the [[Kalahari Desert]] in [[Africa]], Megatron detonated them with the largest explosion the world had ever seen, transforming the coal and humans into the world's largest diamond. Transporting it to a satellite launch base in [[Brazil]], Megatron gloated the [[crystal satellite|satellite]] would use the diamond as a lens to melt the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Megatron looked on as Skyfire attempted to destroy the satellite out in orbit. When the Autobot failed and fell back to Earth, burning up on reentry, Megatron had a good laugh at his expense. His tone changed when Prime countered the satellite's attack on the Rockies by constructing a square mile of polished metal, which the Autobots placed below the satellite, deflecting its beam and destroying it. Megatron and Soundwave escaped underground in a [[turbine mole machine]]. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}<br /> <br /> The duo stole an enormous hovering fuel transport, but [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroyed it, forcing Megatron to come up with a new scheme: to drill the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]]. Their drill was so powerful, it caused volcanic eruptions and [[Siberia]] to approach the US, accelerating tensions between the US and USSR. Optimus had [[razon gas]] pumped into the reservoir, returning the [[oil]] below the sea floor and rising the Decepticon device. Boarding it, the Autobots once again found Megatron had fled. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}} He now intended to raise the oil from Brazil, unwittingly destroying the city of [[Machu Picchu]] and much of the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], as well as wreaking havoc with the weather. The Autobots stopped them again, and once more Megatron and Soundwave fled. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}<br /> <br /> With all these failures, Megatron grew jealous of Shockwave's success in getting oil to the Decepticon soldiers. Tracking [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Megatron found the Autobot oil supplies in [[Antarctica]]. Using the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]] Megatron sliced icebergs off the Antarctic, causing sea levels to rise. Unwittingly, his actions revived hundreds of dormant Dinobots trapped in the tar beneath the ice, forcing him to flee once more. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Enslaving oil workers in the Pacific, Megatron tried to drill the oil of [[Buru]], but [[Oil driller and transporter|his transport]] overloaded and he took flight. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} From his submersible near [[Madagascar]], Megatron sank six [[oil tanker]]s. Attacking another, Megatron's submersible was completely wrecked when it emerged the oil he drained was tainted by the Autobots with corrosive acid. He escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> Megatron's relationship with Soundwave was very abusive; he dubbed him a &quot;blundering tape-filled idiot&quot;. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}<br /> <br /> ===Big Looker storybooks continuity===<br /> [[File:KidsCliff1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|MTV pimps Megatron's ride.]]<br /> As Decepticon leader, Megatron was part of the forces that attacked the Autobot Ark while it was trying to eliminate asteroids that threated to smash [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pieces. The Ark crashed on [[Earth]], and four million years later, the Decepticons were first to be woken by the ship's computer. Leaving the ship, they attempted to destroy it, but their energy levels were too low, and Megatron announced they'd have to find new sources of energy. After raiding the nuclear plant at nearby [[Kimball]], they returned to the Ark, only to find it empty. He ordered his men to split up and go in two different directions, and hence they were able to outflank the Autobots. The battle was short-lived, as the Autobots proved too much for them, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> A bunch of humans set up a race for charity, and the victor would receive a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Well, the Decepticons desperately wanted that bounty, so rather than just steal it, they decided to sneak into the race. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] was one of the Autobots driving in the rally and was unaware that the [[big black car|scary black Cadillac]] was actually being driven by Megatron! Megatron dogged Cliffjumper for quite a while but ended up losing to the Minibot. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}<br /> <br /> After a particularly damaging battle, Megatron sent the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s to distract the Autobots while he took a small squad to capture a broken-down oil truck nearby, claiming it would allow them to defeat the Autobots once and for all. While he and his men were implementing the plan, somehow [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] sneaked up and got the truck working again. Megatron furiously pursued the truck and managed to seize it from behind. Suddenly [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] appeared overhead and Megatron proved unable to shoot him down. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] dropped a bomb on the group of Decepticons, reducing them to a pile of metal scrap. An automated signal summoned a [[Decepticon rescue squadron|rescue squadron]], who arrived a short time later to retrieve the remains of Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}<br /> <br /> Megatron set his sights on raiding a power plant, and promised his men that whoever came up with a fool-proof plan would be made Decepticon [[second-in-command]]. He was pleased when [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] informed him that [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had been captured, and even more so when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] arrived back at base with the [[cerebro-shell]]ed Autobot. Megatron instructed Grapple to come up with a plan to steal the energy in the power plant. When the rest of the Autobots turned up to rescue their friend, Megatron took the opportunity to gloat before battle commenced. He ordered Grapple to help them fight, however Grapple, who had been de-cerebro-shelled, called him a &quot;big coffee pot&quot; and threw him on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{Storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Ladybird Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:MegatronsFightForPower Megatron takes off.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br /> When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] discovered that the Autobots were working on a device resembling a radio tower, Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to investigate. The revelation that the Autobots had concealed much of the tower underground made Megatron think they were up to something underhanded, but before he could learn more, he realized [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] had gone to destroy the device. Megatron and the other Decepticons caught up with and stopped Starscream, and then puzzled over the machine. The machine, in reality intended to collect lightning, released a surge of power that caused the Decepticons to malfunction, forcing them to retreat. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}<br /> <br /> Impatient at the lack of the energy they needed to power their space cruiser, Megatron had [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] sent out. They soon hit pay dirt when Buzzsaw located an experimental solar power station. After surveying the station with Soundwave, Megatron ordered the rest of the Decepticons to come in force, however instead Starscream attempted to lead the other Decepticons in an impromptu mutiny. Though Megatron swiftly brought the Decepticons back under his heel, their energy collection was ultimately foiled by the Autobots. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}} As the Decepticons' space cruiser neared completion, Megatron was determined that they find a way to test the ion-drive, despite Starscream's protests that it didn't need testing. Luckily Ravage located an abandoned mine, so the Decepticons made use of it for testing purposes. The Autobots again got wind of their activities, and used mine cars to blow up the ion-drive, collapsing the tunnel on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}<br /> <br /> Furious over the constant defeats, Megatron ordered Soundwave to send Laserbeak to find out more about the [[human]]s who inhabited the planet [[Earth]]. The scouting mission led the Decepticons to a unique piece of Earth technology — a windmill. During the ensuing fight with the Autobots, they discovered the windmill was immune to the null ray, and believing it to be an advanced new weapon, Megatron ordered it be captured. Instead Rumble managed to destroy it and it collapsed on top of the four Decepticons. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} At some point [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time from the 21st century and took over leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] passed on news of Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor. Megatron immediately made plans to use the device to drain the [[Sun]]'s energy, despite [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s assertion that doing so would result in doom for Earth. He was furious when Starscream led an impromptu attack on the Autobots at the solar plant and ordered the three jets to retreat before they damaged the reactor. He had [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] kidnap Blaisedale in an attempt to draw the Autobots away from the plant, before leading an attack himself. Unfortunately his particle cannon was destroyed by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] turned up as well, resulting in the destruction of the solar reactor. Megatron retreated empty-handed. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> Megatron devised a scheme to abduct humans by disguising the Decepticon jets as commercial airliners. Unfortunately the Autobots stumbled on the plan, freed the humans and defeated the Decepticon squad which was doing the kidnapping. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}<br /> <br /> ===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br /> Thanks to [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s spying, Megatron and his men followed the Autobots to [[South America]], where they found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] taking interest in [[Mount Sheelah]]. Being unfamiliar with volcanoes, Megatron decided to investigate, but his men were unable to capture the [[John Gordon|two]] [[Tim Gordon|humans]] helping the Autobots. After the Autobots had retreated, the Decepticons got their change to look more closely at the volcano, only for it to erupt, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Megatron had his men kidnap humans from towns to use as slave labor, but after [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], the Decepticons were forced to set the humans free. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a hydro-dam at [[Stanley Lake]], Megatron decided to see if it was suitable for their energy needs, and staged an invasion. A short time later, he and his men spotted the Autobots in the valley in front of the dam and attacked them. Though they appeared triumphant after the Autobots retreated, the valley was flooded with water from the dam a short time later, washing them all away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Furious at the mounting defeats, Megatron sent Starscream to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. When air commander reported that the Autobots' [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] was being stored in [[Mount Levram]], Megatron led the Decepticons there to flatten the mountain. Unfortunately it turned out that Starscream hadn't fooled the Autobots at all, and when the Decepticons returned to their base, it had been leveled in their absence. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Renegade Rhetoric====<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2)}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Deadly Paradise===<br /> [[File:DeadlyParadise-ProwlClone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]<br /> Megatron discovered Madame [[Cee]], a human tinkerer on [[Carob Island]] with estensive knowledge of mechanics. With her (involuntary) help, and a rare mineral present on the island, he began building duplicate Autobots, starting with Sideswipe. Megatron also built a [[megamaze]] around his underground base on the island to deter intruders. Megatron first sent out the duplicate Sideswipe to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in order to frame the Autobots, then proceeded to build more clones, including a duplicate Prowl. He had nearly finished building a duplicate Optimus Prime when a group of Autobots found their way into his base. They were easily captured, but Megatron could not help but stroke his own ego, and showed Prowl, leader of the squad, the full extent of his plan. Prowl managed to overpower his escorts on his way back to his cage, and tricked Megatron into destroying the duplicate Prowl instead of the real one. Megatron was then hit by some of Prowl's acid pellets, forcing him to retreat through a secret passage, though not before taunting Prowl once more, claiming that the Autobots would never escape his megamaze. The Autobots managed it and escaped the island. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Special Teams===<br /> Upon first awakening on Earth, Megatron immediately schemed to steal fuel from the Earth in order to build the “ultimate weapon” and in time, conquer the universe. Some time later, as the battle with the Autobots had raged for some time on Earth, Megatron was too distracted to put a halt to Starscream’s underhanded schemes. His attention had been completely focused on an attempt to convert the Aerialbots to the Decepticons’ side. While pondering over how differently things might have gone if only the Aerialbots had remained allied with the Decepticons, Megatron was brought out of his reverie by Teletraan 1, alerting him that a nearby power plant had been evacuated of its human workers due to the possibilities of a landslide happening. Megatron summoned Dirge, Thrust, Ramjet, Blitzwing, Rumble, and Starscream to accompany him on a raid on the unattended power plant. He was infuriated to find that Starscream was once more absent from his post, only to be reminded by Dirge that Starscream had been absent ever since he had been sent to fetch the Stunticons from Cybertron. Wary of Autobot spies eavesdropping on their conversation and wanting to keep the Stunticons’ existence a secret a while longer, Megatron dropped the subject. Coincidently, Starscream made communication with him at that moment, and Megatron ordered him to meet the rest of the Decepticons at a well-hidden spot near the power plant.<br /> <br /> There, Megatron dispatched the Stunticons to attack the [[Pullen Power Plant]], despite Starscream’s tardiness. The Decepticons ultimately failed in their raid, though Megatron’s lack of interference in the combat gave Optimus some pause, as he wondered if the victory was truly a reflection of the Autobots’ overall position in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===<br /> Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Megatron lay in wait, inconspicuously disguised as a giant gun on a hillside, ready to strike as the Autobots approached. The battle that ensued later came to be known as &quot;[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]].&quot; {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}<br /> <br /> Evidently, the battle went in Megatron's favour, as Optimus was forced to send some of his troops away to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Highway Clash===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> [[File:Highway Clash Megatron and Rumble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron learned about the existence of a cargo of microchips that could bestow sentience onto robots. Seeking to acquire said microchips, Megatron set out into the Yorkshire Dales to intercept the convoy transporting them. From a secret underground lair, he and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] planned out their assault, only to be opposed by Optimus Prime and Prowl who were secretly guarding the shipment. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in acquiring the chips depended on the decisions that [[you]] made! {{storylink|Highway Clash}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Find Your Fate Junior===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> <br /> ====Dinobots Strike Back====<br /> Megatron had been overseeing Operation Black Coral from the Decepticons' secret base in [[Mount Lomas]] for over a week before two of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s went on their mission to [[Hidden Valley]]. When [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] reported that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had successfully planted [[cerebro-shell]]s on four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he was thrilled! <br /> <br /> {{note|Since Kickback leaving to report back to Megatron occurs before the first choice is made, and Megatron's reaction is documented on the back cover, we can assume that this holds true for every path in this book.}}<br /> <br /> In one possible path on the following day, he rallied his troops with a speech about how the imminent completion of the machinery necessary to convert [[Dolphin's Bay|Dolphin Bay]]'s [[black coral]] into superfuel would ensure the final defeat of the Autobots in a matter of hours. This conveniently told the spying [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] all he needed to know about Operation Black Coral so he could relay it to [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] via radio, which conveniently told [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] that he was right outside the doorway so Frenzy could paralyze him and leave him in the underwater tunnel. <br /> <br /> If Skids just returns to the Ark after this, it leads to two possible outcomes in which Megatron appears long enough to witness a Decepticon defeat. In one, he ordered his warrior jets into action only to see them fall to [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide's]] thermal beam while [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] torched the base's lab. In another, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] showed up at Mount Lomas claiming that he and the other three Dinobots under Bombshell's control had just decimated the Autobot ranks, convincing Megatron to welcome them into their base by holding the Operation Black Coral victory party and bonfire a day early. He began to question his judgement when Grimlock suddenly ordered his team to attack, but didn't react in time to save Soundwave or Frenzy. As [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] nailed [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] with a missile, Megatron fired his nuclear fusion cannon at the Pteranodon, only to have his blast redirected at the last second by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl's]] tail-strike. This caused him to blast straight down into the mountainside, creating a hole which allowed the arriving Autobots easy access to Megatron's swiftly-demolished base. <br /> <br /> {{note|If Skids tries to rescue Bumblebee, their base is just as doomed, but Megatron does not reappear.}}<br /> <br /> In another alternate path, Megatron greeted the approaching Autobot assault force with &quot;a strange challenge to Optimus Prime&quot;: a one-on-one fight to the end! After squaring off for a few minutes, Megatron fired, but Optimus dodged the blast by splitting into his three components, gaining the upper hand. Thanks to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble's]] interference, we'll never know if Megatron could've turned things around. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br /> <br /> ====Battle Drive====<br /> [[File:BattledriveProwlandMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> In order to take out the Autobots, Megatron concocted a diabolical new plot. He sent out Blitzwing and Starscream to destroy acres of farmland, and pretend that the Decepticon's latest ploy was to destroy the humans' food supply, forcing the fleshlings to either become Decepticon slaves or starve to death. In reality, this was only a ruse covering Megatron's true scheme. When the Autobots would come rolling out in the open farmland, they would be without cover for the Decepticon armada awaiting them, and would then be wiped out by Megatron's forces.<br /> <br /> In one possible turn of events, the a small group of Autobots hatched a counter-plot where they hoped to trick Megatron into thinking the whole Autobot army was attacking when in reality only a squadron was battling the Decepticons. Thanks to his spy in the field, Soundwave, Megatron caught wind of this plan and was able to wipe out the Autobot squad easily.<br /> <br /> In another version of the following events, Megatron learns that Sparkplug Witwicky has discovered a fatal flaw in the Decepticons' circuitry, and is forced to divert the bulk of his forces into a manhunt for the Autobots' ally. <br /> the Decepticons find Sparkplug holed up in a cave in the mountains. When Swoop, Prowl, Hound and Bumblebee arrive on scene, events could play out in a number of ways.<br /> <br /> If Swoop decided to take Megatron head-on in aerial combat, the Dinobot landed a lucky shot inside of Megatron's fusion cannon as it was charging up, causing the weapon to backfire and Megatron to be destroyed.<br /> <br /> If Swoop decided to retreat back to Autobot headquarters after an initial assault, Megatron would allow a number of his troops to chase Swoop down while the rest of the Decepticon forces remained at the cave's entrance. Megatron would remain at the cave himself, sending volleys of lasers towards the Autobots and humans trapped inside. In one possible version of the events that followed, Megatron is forced to retreat when Swoop returns with reinforcements, and believing that the Autobots still possess the schematics for the Decepticons' circuits, is forced to redesign the Decepticons' internal workings.<br /> <br /> In another version of the following events, Bumblebee distracts Megatron by sending a boulder tumbling at him, allowing Prowl to make a mad dash back to Autobot headquarters.<br /> <br /> If Megatron's ploy to lure the Autobots out in the open farmland was successful, he led the entirety of his fores with the intent of destroying Optimus Prime and his team of Autobots. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in destroying his foe depended on which decisions Optimus made from this point forward. In many scenarios, Megatron manages to pin the Autobots on a nearby bridge, only for them to escape by various means. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Attack of the Insecticons====<br /> Megatron was leading a party of Decepticons on a raid to steal energy sources from the humans when Starscream learned of a new device that would solve all of the Decepticons' energy problems, the Sun-Pak.<br /> In a possible outcome of a the events that would follow, Megatron was contacted some time later by the human Buster, who explained that he wanted to offer a trade to the Decepticon leader. Megatron was offered an audio file containing conclusive proof that Starscream planned to overthrow him, in exchange for the safe release of Sparkplug, who Starscream had in his possession. Megatron could only humour the human germ to a certain degree, and said that he would only agree to such a trade if Buster were to fulfill his end of the bargain first.<br /> <br /> If Buster agreed, and did indeed send a genuine recording of Starscream gloating about his plans to seize leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron would shortly come in person to command Starscream to release the meaningless human and then deliver an ultimatum; either Starscream face the full force of the Decepticon army for his treachery, or be subjected to reprogramming at Decepticon headquarters. After Starscream accepted the later option, Megatron shooed off the humans and the few Autobot present to put his own house in order.<br /> <br /> If Buster refused to relinquish the sound file before Megatron issued the order to have Sparkplug released, Megatron would nonetheless arrived on scene, demanding to be informed of the situation at hand. After being informed of the existence of the Sun-Pak, and that by using a Cerebro-Shell to force Sparkplug to construct a new one the Decepticons would no longer need worry about energy supplies, Megatron allows Starscream to follow through with his plan despite Buster's protests. For all his troubles, Megatron acquires nothing but a laser-toothbrush from this venture, as the mind-control process leaves Sparkplug's memory damaged, and the hygienic device is the only invention the human could produce for the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> In another possible adventure, Megatron is encountered in an underground cavern by Beachcomber, who is attempting to make his way to the surface in order to recharge the Sun-Pak and rescue his fellow Autobots from the Insecticons. The encounter is a short one, as Megatron quickly disposes of Mirage before making his way further below ground to destroy the rest of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible adventure, Megatron having acquired the Sun-Pak is in the process of himself recharging it near Decepticon headquarters when the Autobots intrude and attempt diplomacy in order to have the device returned to them. Megatron declines, and a firefight between the two factions begin.<br /> <br /> If Optimus Prime attempts to end the fighting by proposing he and Megatron duel for the Sun-Pak's ownership, Megatron agrees and the two of them begin a long and strenuous battle. If Optimus gains the upper hand, the Autobot leader is content with leaving Megatron vanquished, and returning to base with the Sun-Pak in his possession. However, if Megatron begins to gain ground in their duel, Optimus forfeits the duel, and begins to walk away as Megatron mocks the cowardly Autobot. When Optimus approaches the Sun-Pak, he &quot;accidentally&quot; trips, and blasts the device into smithereens, leaving Megatron in a furor.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus attempts to end the fighting by simply making a grab for the Sun-Pak, Megatron intervenes and steps forth to defend the device from falling into enemy hands. But Optimus and his Autobot lackey, Smokescreen, dupe Megatron into tossing to Buzzsaw, only for Optimus to catch the device in mid-pass, leaving an enraged Megatron impotent to stop the Autobots from retreating with the device in their possession.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible adventure, it is Shrapnel who comes to possess the Sun-Pak, and plans to usurp Megatron's leadership with the device. But Megatron's loyal spy Ravage overhears these happenings, and informs his leader of the situation. If the Insecticons still have the Sun-Pak in their possession when Megatron arrives to confront them, he berates Shrapnel for his clandestine activities, and blasts the Insecticon for his planned coup. The Autobots arrive shortly thereafter, and Megatron decides to use the rotting trees of the forest they are in as cover for an ambush on his newly arrived foes. Unknown to him, Mirage and Buster were hiding nearby, and warn the Autobots of Megatron's ambush. Megatron along with his troops are defeated by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s acid spray, and the Decepticons retreat, the Sun-Pak having been destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}<br /> <br /> ====Earthquake====<br /> [[File:EarthquakeBeachcomberdisassembled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron’s latest ploy was to destroy Center City with the help of Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities and a Destruction Beam device.<br /> <br /> In one possible series of events, after Windcharger and Beachcomber had infiltrated Megatron's secret spy station within the Decepticon’s newest secret fortress, Megatron was tricked into making all of his troops stand down and surrender by Beachcomber.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Windcharger and Beachcomber attempted to muscle their way into Megatron’s secret spy chamber, only to fail miserably. Alerting Megatron of their presence this way, Megatron then confronted the pair in his weapon mode. Megatron promptly slaughtered the two Autobots with a blast of his nuclear-charged fusion cannon. Then, after having captured Powerglide and reprogramming him to lead the Decepticons to the Autobot headquarters, Megatron led his army and felled the Autobots one by one, until only Optimus remained. Megatron gloated that he would not kill Optimus, only alter him to make him a destroyer of mankind. Optimus activated the Ark’s self-destruct sequence, taking all of the Decepticons with him in a fiery death.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Beachcomber and Powerglide happened upon Megatron as he explained the details of his plan to Soundwave.<br /> <br /> In one possible series of events, Beachcomber, Powerglide and Windcharger managed to uncover the Decepticons’ plot without being captured, and shortly thereafter Optimus led a team of Autobots to storm the Decepticon base. Megatron was quickly overpowered by Optimus during the ensuing fight, and forced to lead a small group of Autobots to his lab. Once the Autobots disabled and destroyed Megatron’s Destruction Beam device, they took him as a prisoner of war. Megatron was eventually traded back to the Decepticons in order to guarantee the safe release of a number of captured Autobots, but the Decepticons were ultimately defeated.<br /> <br /> In another possible sequence of events, Megatron bumped into Cosmos, wandering the confines of the Decepticons’ fortress.<br /> <br /> If Megatron allowed the little Autobot to speak, Cosmos would tell him of how he overheard Soundwave and Starscream plotting to overthrow him. Enraged by the news, Megatron ignored Cosmos to confront the pair. The Decepticons began fighting one another, leaving the Autobots to their own devices. This would ultimately lead to the Decepticons’ doom when the Autobots managed to recall the Destruction Beam to its point of origin, annihilating the Decepticons. <br /> <br /> If Megatron didn’t bother to listen to what Cosmos had to say, he called his Decepticon troops to himself so that they could all partake in Cosmos’s destruction. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, they found themselves surrounded by an team of Autobot. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they were unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beamed then reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, the Autobots Powerglide, Windcharger and Beachcomber were captured by the Decepticons while snooping around in their secret fortress. After ordering the Autobots executed, Megatron sent out a false distress signal to Optimus, tricking the rest of the Autobots to walk into a trap. With the Autobots destroyed, Optimus declared the world to be his.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Megatron captured Buster and Beachcomber wandering about the Decepticons’ fortress, and tortured the pair by forcing them to watch the destruction of Center City via a view screen. The show over, Megatron then turned his cannon upon the intruders, and pulled the trigger…<br /> <br /> Another course of action could lead to Megatron brainwashing the human Jessie into being loyal to the Decepticons. Using her as bait, Megatron successfully captured all of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> In a final possible path, wherein Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons’ fortress by himself through the front door, he was jumped by the Decepticons and disassembled. Megatron then ordered his Decepticons to rebuild Beachcomber. In the process, the Decepticons planned to swap Beachcomber’s memory chip for a Destructicon chip, to create the perfect double agent.<br /> <br /> In several other possible outcomes, Megatron gloated and laughed as his plans came to fruition, and the Earth came under his rule. In several others, Megatron’s plot was foiled before it would even begin. All of this hinged on what choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br /> <br /> ====Desert Flight====<br /> When the Autobot-Decepticon civil war had yet to expand beyond Cybertron, Megatron made use of a weapon that weakened the gravitational pull within a confined area. The weapon being unreliable, Megatron opted not to use it again for quite some time.<br /> <br /> Later on Earth, Megatron lead a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Megatron would use his [[magna-mike]] to deliver an ultimatum; either the Autobots surrender Optimus Prime as a prisoner of war, or the Decepticons would use their gravity weapon to make the nearby human town float off into space.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots ignored Megatron’s ultimatum, the Decepticon leader would activate his base’s forcefield to stop their advance, before firing the gravity beam in all directions. This caused a ripple effect, and all Autobots, humans, and anything else on Earth not nailed down to its surface floated helplessly out into space.<br /> <br /> In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, Megatron was one of the few Decepticons who had not gotten drunk in premature celebration, and called reinforcements to his position to fight off the Autobot intruders.<br /> <br /> In the event that Windcharger successfully turned the Decepticons’ forcefield off, reinforcements burst into the base just as Megatron was strike Optimus from behind. His aim thrown off at the last moment, Megatron blasted a hole in his own base, revealing to the Autobots the location of the gravity gun. Though Hook successfully caught Optimus in the gun’s beam, Megatron caught sight of the human [[Buddy]] near the gravity weapon’s control panel, ready to tamper with it. Megatron charged towards the boy.<br /> <br /> If Buddy pulled the gravity gun’s horizontal control just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces.<br /> <br /> In a completely different possible sequence of events, Dirge and Buzzsaw brought before Megatron the Autobot Cosmos. As the little Autobot had attempted to infiltrate the Decepticon base on his own, Megatron decided to have Hook build a duplicate of Cosmos who house a [[proton bomb]], and would destroy the Autobots when it “reported back” to Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br /> <br /> ====Decepticon Poison====<br /> [[File:DecepticonPoisonMegatronFlying.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br /> In one possible sequence of events, Megatron was accompanied by a squadron of Decepticon jets to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the recently cured Autobots, and Megatron was temporarily stunned by a shot courtesy of Sunstreaker. Undeterred by this display of resistance, Megatron ordered his troops to engage their enemies. A fierce battle began between both sides. Megatron was quickly able to overpower the first wave of Autobots through the use of his fusion cannon, prompting Optimus to lead a back-up squad of Autobots against him. Both sides were forced into a retreat as they sustained grievous injuries over the course of the battle.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron came upon the Autobot base, quiet as a tomb. Believing his plan to poison them having worked out perfectly, he strode into the Autobots’ headquarters, unawares that the Autobots were merely playing dead, having already been cured. Megatron ordered his troops to put aside their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots, and haul them over a nearby cliff to dispose of them. Once the Decepticons disarmed themselves, they were ambushed by the Autobots, and defeated with ease.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron allowed Ramjet to lead a full-scale Decepticon assault against the poisoned Autobots. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, where the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel and created a toxic cloud by burning it, the Decepticons were forced to retreat before their attack was fully underway.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron lead a horde of Decepticons to a the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible sequence that followed, he killed Bluestreak, Hound and Mirage before confronting Optimus Prime. Ultimately, Megatron and his Decepticons were defeated, though they left the Autobots worse for wear.<br /> <br /> In another possible path, where a small group of Autobots attempted to destroy the Decepticons’ poison in their lab, only for the resulting explosion to render them unconscious, Megatron gloated to Optimus, Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage, now his captives, that thanks to their foolish decisions, the Autobots would die a slow agonizing death, while the humans would soon become Decepticon slaves. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Milton Bradley mini-comic===<br /> When the Autobots launched an [[Ark (G1)|ark]] to clear a path through the asteroid belt that threatened [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron set an ambush and boarded the ship with his men. He grappled with the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] who revealed that the ship had been set on a collision course with a nearby planet. Megatron had his own contingency plan, and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to jump clear. The crash knocked out Megatron and everyone else aboard the ark, but four million years later, a volcanic eruption jolted the ship's systems back into life. Megatron and the others were repaired by the ship's brain, and were soon ready to renew hostilities on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===Beehive Books continuity===<br /> Megatron plotted the destruction of the Autobots in [[Castle Decepticon]]. Megatron had also allied himself with a [[Malevolent Giant Serpent]] to guard said castle. When the Autobots attacked, Megatron sent out his most loyal Decepticons to fend them off. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Frito-Lay posters===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Power Struggle}}}}<br /> Megatron was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. He dueled Optimus Prime, while his minions lit up the surrounding landscape with numerous explosions. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===<br /> [[File:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This is how the movie ''should've'' gone.]]<br /> With the discovery of a new super energy source known as the [[Blackball]]s, Megatron found himself joined by numerous Decepticons from all across the timestream, all hoping to obtain the ebony spheres. Naturally, opposing him were a team of Autobots, also gathered from all across the timestream.<br /> <br /> In one confrontation with his eternal foe, Optimus Prime, Megatron got to relive their battle at Autobot City. Except this time around, Megatron was defeated when Prime launched his &quot;Matrix Attack&quot; (''literally'' launching the Matrix from his chest, bonking Megatron on the noggin). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##1 &quot;You're Great! Optimus Prime!&quot;|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}<br /> <br /> Later, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to find what he ''thought'' was a Blackball. He presented it to Megatron and received much praise...until the Blackball turned out to be a cartoon bomb which exloded in their faces. As the Autobots stood astonished that their crude strategy succeeded, a badly singed Megatron was left in a smoking crater, strangling Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##3 &quot;Don't Cry! Megatron!!&quot;|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}<br /> <br /> During battle with [[Victory Leo]], Megatron found himself horribly outmatched. Thinking quickly, he launched a special weapon from his fusion cannon: a ball of yarn. The giant robot kitty immediately began playing with the yarn, giving Megatron the distraction he needed to escape. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##6 &quot;Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!&quot;|Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!}}<br /> <br /> After that, he had to snap a pensive [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] out of a trance and order him to return to a battle he had walked away from in order to look at clouds. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##9 &quot;Oh, Overlord.&quot;|Oh, Overlord.}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Starscream located yet another Blackball. This time, though, he decided to keep its power for himself and use it to overthrow Megatron. Then it exploded in his hands because it was ''another'' cartoon bomb. Megatron watched the explosion from a distance, unaware of what was going on. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##10 &quot;Good Luck! Starscream!!&quot;|Good Luck! Starscream!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===<br /> Megatron was once a minor Decepticon, but rose to take control of the empire via right of battle and gladiatorial combat. Once he had enough followers, he struck against the Autobots and began the eons-long war between the two factions. He personally headed the initial attack against Optimus Prime's home city, [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Megatron's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} The conflict steadily consumed Cybertron's fuel supplies, and when Megatron learned that Optimus Prime planned to seek out new energy sources throughout the galaxy, he ordered the construction of a ship to pursue his nemesis. His crew struck against the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], with both Autobots and Decepticons becoming too distracted while fighting to notice as they entered an asteroid belt. Two colliding meteorites sent their ship crashing into the planet Earth. After eons of dormancy, the Decepticons awoke to a world populated by humans, and attacked a nuclear power plant, claiming it as their base of operations. The Autobots soon awoke as well, and took up the fight once more against Megatron's forces. {{storylink|From Cybertron to Earth the War Continues...}}<br /> <br /> Megatron remained in a stalemate against Optimus Prime and his forces for a long time. When Optimus started building new troops better adapted for combat on Earth, Megatron countered by creating the Illuminator [[Jolt (G2)|Hotrod]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}}<br /> <br /> Following one of his patrols, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] reported that he had momentous news to announce. Though his crony tried to make a show of his report, Megatron quickly lost his patience and had Starscream blurt out what he had learned, threatening to blast him should he try and embellish the story. Starscream's information proved portentous indeed; the Autobots had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship in [[Africa]], containing a star-map that pointed the way back to Cybertron. Megatron led his troops to [[Table Mountain]], where he found the Autobots guarding the spherical vessel. With surprising ease, the Decepticons managed to send Optimus and his soldiers into a retreat. But as they swarmed into the ship, they found that there were no controls within it. Too late, Megatron realized that the whole thing had been a trap choreographed by the Autobots. The ship launched blindly into space, the Decepticons its prisoners. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> When a report came in from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], alerting Megatron that the Autobots were investigating two new Transformer power emissions in the [[Brazil|Brazilian]] rain forest, the Decepticon leader saw it as an opportunity to finally tip the scales in his favor.<br /> <br /> Megatron arrived on-scene to find his hated enemy already struggling against two [[Dinobot (G1)|robot dinosaurs]], and knocked out the majority of the combatants with a single blast from his tank turret. Though one Autobot still standing, [[Fizzle|Blaze]], tried to torch him with his fiery exhaust weaponry, Megatron simply shrugged off the flames and swatted the bothersome pest aside. But when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attempted to trap the dinosaurs in a plasma net, an unforeseen negative ion feedback triggered their Transformer circuitry, and restored their personalities along with their robot modes. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] quickly overpowered the Decepticons and shattered Megatron's cannon. Megatron ordered an immediate withdrawal, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}<br /> <br /> After it became apparent that the Decepticons wouldn't be returning to Cybertron in the foreseeable future, Megatron resolved to convert Earth into a new Cybertron. He had [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] head a construction project in the [[Clarke Atoll]], building giant rocket boosters that would shift the planet out of its orbit. Once the Earth had drifted away from the sun's warmth, its biosphere would become barren, making an easy task to reformat it. Hearing from his lackey that construction had come to an end, Megatron ordered the rockets to be fired up immediately, foregoing any test-trials. But the Autobots involved themselves, with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Deftwing]] managing to sabotage the rockets from within. Megatron was forced to retreat to avoid getting swallowed up by the resulting lava swell, which destroyed Scrapper's creation. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}<br /> <br /> ===''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' manga===<br /> In the 1990s, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper hand in battle.<br /> <br /> However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Ask Vector Prime====<br /> At some point, the local [[Archforce]] of [[Primax 895.0 Gamma]] posed a threat to Optimus Prime and Megatron alike. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese)}}<br /> [[File:G1Megatron Disc Agenda part2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Now that's what we call a smile.]]<br /> After the Autobot/Decepticon war moved to Earth, Megatron hunted down the [[Voyager spacecraft]] as it traveled through the [[Solar System]] and encoded a message on its disc. Should his efforts fail, he left detailed instructions to any Decepticon descendants who recovered the disc, instructions which apparently condoned use of [[transwarp]] technology to alter history in his favor by locating the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] before it was reactivated, with access codes to the Ark stored in the disk, and killing Optimus Prime before the Autobots and Decepticons reawaken. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} <br /> <br /> The disk (dubbed the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]) eventually fell into Cybertronian hands and was stolen by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who shared Megatron's name. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} This new [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], later stranded in Earth's past, was able to use a recording of the original Megatron to sway one of the original Megatron's most loyal troops, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], to his cause. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:G1Megatron MasterBlaster stasislock.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Sure, we all need our beauty sleep, but 4 million years, now that's taking the piss.]]<br /> The original Megatron himself was stranded in Earth's past on board the Ark, offline. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Before long, Predacon Megatron was able to approach the comatose body of his namesake and steal his [[spark]], integrating it into his own system. Almost immediately, however, during Predacon Megatron's painful reaction to this integration, he was thrown into a pool of lava by his treacherous underlings. In spite of—or perhaps because of—this, Predacon Megatron emerged from the lava, with a new body that could now transform into a fire-breathing dragon. It is unknown how much influence the original Megatron's Spark had in this metamorphosis. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}<br /> <br /> A [[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]] was mentioned in the [[Covenant of Primus]], an ancient sacred text which claimed to prophesize future events, including the Beast Wars. It was implied that both Megatrons took their name from here. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}<br /> <br /> =====Ask Vector Prime=====<br /> [[File:G1Megs Nemesis part2 deletedclip.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|I was cut out?! This is Starscream's doing!]]<br /> At the end of the Beast Wars, after Predacon Megatron was overcome, the original Megatron's Spark was returned to his body, restoring the flow of history. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/23}}<br /> <br /> ====3H comics====<br /> Megatron was one of the legendary Autobots and Decepticons who resided in [[J'nwan]] after the end of the Great War. During the battle known as [[Point Omega]], Megatron was among the legends who arrived to combat the warlord [[Shokaract]]. Their efforts contributed to Shokaract's defeat and the nullification of the sequence of events that had led to his existence. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}<br /> <br /> After the Beast Wars had run its course, Megatron's inert form could still be seen within the Ark when the [[Vok]] removed the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime and gave it to their creation, [[Primal Prime]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====<br /> His spark within the body of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megatron was able to talk the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader into a new plan. Once they had broken into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and implanted a fragment of Megatron's spark into Starscream, he was able to use the air warrior to attempt to return his spark to its rightful place. Unfortunately, the beast Megatron resisted and overcame Megatron in a war of wills, subsuming the older Megatron. After the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, the [[Maximal]]s returned Megatron's spark to his body. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}<br /> <br /> While the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by the [[Maximal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], he beheld a vision of his Decepticon ancestor in the realm of &quot;Severity&quot;. The elder Megatron severed his own arm and destroyed it as energy within it threatened his continued existence. This image then morphed into a reflection of the Predacon Megatron as the vision continued. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}<br /> <br /> ====Razorclaw continuity====<br /> In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], the Predacon leader Megatron succeeded in absorbing the spark of his namesake. The Vok emissary [[Tigerhawk]] managed to kill Megatron, but it was too late; the ensuing [[timestorm]] consumed reality. [[Unicron]] would later pluck Tigerhawk from the remains of his timeline, and the hardened warrior would become [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/07}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===<br /> The apparition of Megatron haunted the thoughts of his descendant, [[Megatron (BW)|the Predacon Megatron]], inspiring him to travel to prehistoric Earth and search for the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}<br /> <br /> The younger Megatron eventually found the ''Ark'' and merged with the spark of the original Megatron, gaining a gigantic new body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] eventually merged with the spark of Optimus Prime and, after a battle, the merged Megatron spark was completely destroyed. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> {{notekeepers}}<br /> [[File:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Gladiators can afford extra paint applications.]]<br /> Young Megatron was a rising star in gladiatorial combat in the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As victory upon victory mounted, he began to realize that the games were nothing more than an elaborate conspiracy by the [[Council of Ancients]] to divert the attentions of the masses from the dangerous truth of Cybertron’s history. When Megatron began to show interest in Cybertron's buried past through exploration and research, the Council of Ancients attempted to have him assassinated—a plan that only resulted in stirring up even more discontent among Cybertronians, allowing Megatron to begin recruiting for the Decepticon movement. <br /> <br /> First his &quot;inner circle&quot;, then many of the gladiators, and then finally disgruntled civilians answered his call to action. The Decepticons were born. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Fledglingcause.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron is so grass-roots.]]<br /> In search of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix]], Megatron personally killed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], only to find that the Autobot leader was not even carrying the Matrix of Leadership. He then sent an assassination squad to the inauguration of the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], only for the whole squad to be killed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Refusing to give up, Megatron paid a visit to one of the huge planetary engines which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were reactivating, using it to orchestrate a disaster in the destruction of the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], all in order to lure Optimus underground. Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to kill Prime and bring him the Matrix {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} As Megatron explained to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] his plan to transform [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a massive warworld that would cut a swathe of destruction through the galaxy, Optimus again defeated the Decepticons sent against him.<br /> <br /> Starscream mocked his leader, not only because his plan was failing to take off, but because Megatron believed the Matrix of Leadership to be more than a mere &quot;ceremonial bauble;&quot; Megatron planned to use the artifact as a battery for Cybertron's engines. After striking Starscream down and telling him never to question him, Megatron finally opted to confront the new Prime personally, and headed to meet him in Cybertron's underground. The two faction leaders met atop of a bridge, but Starscream blasted this overpass in a bid for leadership of the Decepticons, plunging both Optimus and Megatron into an abyss. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Megatron wound up being separated from Prime in the fall, but found him quarry soon enough by blasting his way through whatever obstacles were in his path. Megatron continued to press his attack, explaining to Optimus exactly why he needed the Matrix and urging Prime to join him. Optimus refused to cooperate, something that Megatron found satisfaction in, since Sentinel Prime hadn't put up much of a fight before his demise. When Megatron drove his fist into his opponent's chest, the Matrix enveloped them both in light, and they found themselves on [[Earth|an alien world]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Visions of the future, spawned by the Matrix, played out before the two warriors, even as they continued to fight. Every time Megatron came close to eviscerating his opponent, the environment would shift, forestalling his victory. Finally both combatants were returned to subterranean Cybertron, only for Prime to be teleported away, separating him from Megatron. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus returned with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[sword]] and a new resolve, and began beating down Megatron. Though Optimus stopped short of slaying his opponent, Megatron was so thoroughly thrashed in battle that he lost all memory of the Matrix-induced visions he had shared with Prime. Meanwhile, Starscream had activated the planet mechaforming process too soon, resulting in the destruction of the machinery, putting an end to Megatron's plot. Megatron shambled through Cybertron's underground, eventually coming across Soundwave. The Decepticons reconvened to fight another day. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}<br /> <br /> Roughly 7.4 million years BCE, Megatron and Optimus Prime disappeared in an early test of the then-unstable [[space bridge]] matter-transport system. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Spending an undisclosed time on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Megatron returned with an overwhelming army of lifeless [[Air Warrior|seeker clones]], arriving as the planet was on the verge of peace. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He quickly subjugated the planet, though he kept secret the fact that he was working with the Quintessons. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} At some point during his conquest, Megatron angrily confronted Starscream for highjacking his plans while he was away, and enacting revenge against the council of elders. Though Starscream claimed he was merely following orders in spirit, Megatron grappled his underling by the throat, and made it clear through threats that Starscream shouldn't presume his own autonomy; he was to follow his orders to the letter, and nothing else. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Afterwards, Megatron took great delight in sealing Starscream in a tank of [[Piranacon (Quintesson)|Piranacons]] and placing the Autobots in internment camps, while working on a plan to access Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} <br /> <br /> {{Unreleased WW comic}}<br /> The Quintessons contacted Megatron, and demanded that the Decepticon deliver Cybertron's core in exchange for having provided him with his army. Megatron forestalled the deal, having commissioned Shockwave to modify his Air Warriors to obey only him, and not their creators. Growing annoyed with Megatron's excuses, the Quintessons informed him that they had detected several Autobot signatures encroaching on his work camp. Leaving to deal with the intruders himself, Megatron tracked down [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his team, and began beating them down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} He was interrupted by Grimlock, recently returned from the dead, and was too distracted by the &quot;worthier opponent&quot; to stop Blaster from freeing all of the enslaved Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} After his troops were subsequently defeated, Megatron fled. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}<br /> <br /> Four million years BCE, Cybertron was threatened by a massive approaching asteroid, so Optimus Prime led a contingent of Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to blow the rock to fragments, which were transported away by an orbital space bridge network. When this task was completed, Megatron chose this moment to strike, attacking the Ark with his troops. Crippled, the craft flew through one of the space bridge portals, and was transported to prehistoric Earth, where it crashed, entombing the occupants in stasis for four million years.<br /> <br /> The Autobots and Decepticons were reactivated in 1984, but specific details of their battles in the 1980s and 1990s are unrecorded. In 1999, an Autobot/Human military alliance succeeded in capturing and deactivating the Decepticons. However, the [[Ark II]] spaceship carrying them back to Cybertron exploded shortly after liftoff, and the Transformers were believed destroyed. In actuality, they had been scattered back to Earth, where they lay in [[stasis lock]] across the globe for three years.<br /> <br /> This slumber was brought to an end when [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]] (aka Lazarus), a rogue military scientist who had devised a method of controlling Transformers, salvaged many of the fallen Cybertronians and reprogrammed them as mass killing machines, which he then attempted to sell on the black market. Megatron was used to attack and destroy a rebel encampment in [[South America]]. Lazarus later demonstrated his voice control of Megatron to a prospective client, however though Megatron obeyed the lesser commands, he would not move when commanded to kneel. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}<br /> <br /> Having sufficiently raised interest, Lazarus held an auction, beginning with Megatron. He was unprepared when the Decepticon leader demonstrated his autonomy, blasting his way out of the bunker. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Megatron swiftly put into action a plan to use a [[cyber-virus]] to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron, with Lazarus as its first casualty. As the Autobots arrived, Megatron outlined his plan to Optimus, suggesting that the Autobot leader simply let it happen. Prime declined, however as the two factions fought, the US Military decided to enact [[Operation Clean-Up]] and dropped a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}<br /> <br /> The bomb's energy absorbed by the virus, the Decepticons left the area before the Autobots could recover. Megatron unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on [[San Francisco]], resulting in mass slaughter and the devastation of the city. The Autobots arrived and engaged the Decepticons in battle, but [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s defeat turned the course of the battle towards Autobot defeat. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Although Prime took down Devastator, he still fell before Megatron, who took the time to point out how worthless the humans around them were. He again suggested that Optimus join him. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The actions of a group of humans, including ramming Megatron with fire engines, inspired the Autobots to fight back. Optimus slammed Megatron to the ground and delivered a beating, but Soundwave's news that the humans had launched a nuke at their battleground in a virtual repeat of the events in Canada, provoked a peal of laughter from Megatron. Though the nuke was stopped by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Decepticons escaped in the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|[[The Transformers Trilogy]] ({{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}})}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron's a bottom.]]<br /> Several months later, Megatron was subliminally summoned to a remote area in Alaska along with the other Earthbound Transformers. There they battled until Megatron's former second-in-command, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], arrived and revealed that in their absence the war on Cybertron had ended. He next attempted to arrest Megatron, Prime, and their troops as war criminals. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron, weakened by battle, was quickly defeated by Shockwave and loaded aboard a shuttle for return to Cybertron. He rebooted just in time to be conscious as Starscream jettisoned him into space on the return trip. {{storylink|New World Order}} Megatron used the time floating in space to contemplate his existence and the Decepticon goal. Realizing that he had wasted millennia in his feud with Prime, Megatron resolved to once again conquer Cybertron as a means of enhancing the Transformer race and strengthening it from outside threats. It seemed as through he would not live to accomplish this goal, however, as death closed in on him... only for him to be retrieved by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar took Megatron to the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and repaired and re-armed him, as well as digging up and reactivating a number of seeker clones that had wound up there after being dumped through space bridge portals. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Megatron returned the favor by stabbing him in the back with an energy dagger. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}<br /> <br /> Traveling to the Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], Megatron defeated the exiled Decepticon warlords, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and rebuilt them into the mightiest of all combiners, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], to serve as his ace in the hole in his quest to reclaim leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} Moving in stealth on Cybertron, Megatron defeated Shockwave, severing his laser arm and forcing him into servitude. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} He then returned to Earth to collect the remaining Decepticons under Starscream's command. With Soundwave's help, he blasted a good-sized hole through Starscream himself, before the Air Commander revealed the recent activities of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a figure Megatron believed was connected to the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===<br /> Following yet another fight between Megatron and Starscream, the latter went missing. The discovery that Starscream appeared to be working with the Autobots drove Megatron into a rage, and he unsuccessfully tried to extract the Seeker from the clutches of his foes, only to be beaten off by the Autobots. Starscream later returned of his own accord, claiming to have been feigning amnesia in order to gain access to the Autobot base. The story appeared to placate the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was furious when Soundwave told him that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market. After chewing out [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], he commanded Skywarp to bring Swindle in, and he wasn't fussy about how many pieces the Combaticon was in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}<br /> <br /> Megatron, along with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and two [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]s, was waiting [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from a meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]s. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}<br /> <br /> During the gladiatorial matches in the depths of Cybertron, Megatron encountered [[Geosensus]], and mistook him for a potential recruit. When Geosensus revealed he had no offensive capability, Megatron concluded he was a worthless idiot. Megatron prepared to terminate Geosensus, but was interrupted by Shockwave's warning that security forces were incoming. The two Decepticons left to plan their attack on Kaon. {{storylink|Parts}}<br /> <br /> In one of Megatron's many attempts to take control of Earth's energy resources, he unleashed a weather machine that engulfed most of the Gulf Coast in a powerful hurricane. The Autobots managed to foil this plot, and forced him to flee. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br /> [[File:Megatronddjoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Joey Slick &gt; Cobra Commander]]<br /> When [[Cobra]], a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, found a crashed spaceship full of Transformers in [[stasis lock]], Megatron proved to them that the machines weren't piloted vehicles when he briefly awoke and groaned that he still functioned. Cobra rebuilt the aliens into new vehicles and reprogrammed them to serve Cobra, with the exception of Megatron, who was rebuilt to transform into a Walther P38 handgun, but was only locked in this mode and not reprogrammed. Holstered by [[Cobra Commander]] at all times, the Decepticon mocked Cobra's decisions, such as deciding that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Megatron's traitorous lieutenant, would serve as the Commander's choice of transport. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> Regardless of his complaints, Megatron's only chance to be released from his state was to follow Cobra Commander's orders, such as providing instructions on how to create [[energon]]. Things weren't all bad, though, as he still got some enjoyment out of seeing his nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being forced to steal and destroy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Megatron was also pleased when [[Destro]] showed up and started bossing Cobra Commander around. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Megatron GIJoevsTFs4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|left]]<br /> When the Transformers were cleared of their reprogramming thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Cobra Commander found himself face to face with a very stern Optimus Prime, and tried to use Megatron to shoot the Autobot. However, Megatron still had some control of his body and strictly refused to fire, instead bargaining with Cobra Commander to return him to normal. The human gave in, and Megatron transformed and clashed with his old enemy. With Prime low on energon, Megatron came out on top, but before he could finish Prime off, Starscream attacked him and tried to take leadership of the Decepticons. Megatron got rid of him, but the distraction had allowed several Autobots to come to Optimus Prime's rescue. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br /> <br /> Ignoring Prime to focus on some more long-term plans, Megatron made [[Doctor Mindbender]] use the [[SPS Satellite]] to create large amounts of energon. However, his party was soon crashed when Optimus Prime attacked the facility and used the energon to power up. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Megatron tried to escape while Prime was busy with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} He ran right into [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but was unimpressed with their firepower and fought back with his [[energon mace]], possibly killing [[Mercer]]. Things quickly turned for the worse for Megatron; his arm was heavily damaged by a stray beam from the malfunctioning SPS Satellite, he was pounded by G.I. Joe's rockets, and Optimus Prime caught up to him and beat him to a pulp. Prime then stole his [[fusion cannon]] and used it to destroy the satellite and smack Megatron across the jaw, defeating him and ending the battle. The Decepticon was disassembled, but unbeknownst to the victors, his remains were seized and experimented upon by the United States government. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:The Art of War 1 Martin vs Megatron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|No one sticks out their tongue at Megatron. At least, not for long.]]<br /> A few years later, the human scientists had used Megatron's technology to create the [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]], a synthetic creature that combined the personalities of several of [[Earth]]'s most famous warmongers and Megatron. After being prematurely activated by Cobra Commander, Serpent O.R. flashbacked to a memory of Megatron's imprisonment and attacked the Cobra leader. He then plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head and learned the history of the Transformers, subsequently considering himself the son of Megatron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Serpent O.R. went on to travel to Cybertron and realize his destiny of becoming the next leader of the Decepticons, while Megatron's remains were left where they lay in [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:Megatron-The Line.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]<br /> Megatron and his underlings lay buried and deactivated under a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] for some three million years, until one day in [[1938]] when they were somehow reactivated by [[Major Bludd]] touching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. After learning that [[Cobra]], like the Decepticons, were ruthless conquerors in search of power, Megatron allied himself with the humans. However, this was merely a ruse so that he could get his hands on the Matrix, which proved hard as [[Cobra Commander]] kept on his person at all times. Megatron and his troops spent the following year helping Cobra ransack various European nations, stealing energy for themselves while leaving the useless &quot;[[Gold|yellow metal]] and painted paper&quot; for Cobra. In the summer of [[1939]], he took out the aerial defense of the English Channel alongside [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], clearing the way for an invasion of the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Line}}<br /> <br /> Hours later at the Fera Islands, Megatron was in the process of beating up Starscream for leaving his post when he spotted an Autobot [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] in the process of reactivating [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops. This angered him slightly more than [[Destro]] eyeing his [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Transformed}} Deciding that he needed a safer place to store the energy, Megatron commandeered a submarine and forced Cobra troops to move the cubes into it, which did not please Cobra Commander. However, Megatron had decided their alliance had outlived its usefulness anyway, and prepared to squish the fleshling, only to learn the hard way that Cobra Commander could use the Matrix to cause him great pain. As Megatron collapsed, the Cobra leader warned him against ever rebelling again. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus punches Megatron-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]<br /> The Decepticon commander decided to bide his time, and stood calmly by Cobra Commander's side as their enemies closed in on the Terrordrome. When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] refused to follow Cobra Commander's orders, Megatron admonished him in order to further trick the commander that he had learned his lesson. {{storylink|Trenches}} As Cobra Commander's orders led to Shockwave breaking apart, Megatron suggested that he be given the Matrix so he could repair his underling. Unfortunately for him, Cobra Commander did not fall for it, but Megatron at least got to taunt him for wasting valuable troops like that. Shortly afterwards, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed, causing a rockslide that crushed Cobra Commander's legs, despite his orders for Megatron to shield him. Instead, Megatron &quot;humbly&quot; suggested that the commander use his gun mode as a means of ending his life. Cobra Commander could not go through with it, but Megatron was simply picked up by the [[Baroness]], who executed her former leader. Free at last, the Decepticon leader went after the Matrix, only to find it had been stolen by [[Snake-Eyes]]. Before he could kill the ninja, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and attacked him, keeping him at bay while Snake-Eyes destroyed the Matrix in an attempt to destroy Bruticus, killing all the Transformers in the process. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Beast Within''===<br /> Megatron led a full Decepticon offensive, catching the Autobots unaware. With the ensuing battle going in the Decepticons’ favour, Megatron waded through the battlefield, slaughtering Autobots as he went. Ordering his troops to leave no survivors, Megatron’s onslaught was interrupted when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], forcing him to prioritize this newest threat. He cheered on when Predaking clashed with The Beast, though it did the combiner little good. When Megatron attempted to interfere himself with The Beast as it took on several of the Decepticons’ combiners, he was tackled down and beaten up by Optimus. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}<br /> <br /> With the Beast continuing its rampage, Megatron and his battered troops chose to flee the battlefield rather than risk being slaughtered by The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences prologue}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Robo Transformer''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Another Con''===<br /> Megatron was transformed into a [[w:Pikachu|small electrical rodent]]. Starscream sarcastically assured him that the Autobots would find him much more intimidating in this form. {{storylink|Another Con}}<br /> <br /> ===Descent into Evil===<br /> During the first Great War, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] was an original member of Megatron's army. After the loss of Megatron, Flamewar continued to mourn him for some time, seeing the remaining Decepticon Generals such as [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] as pale imitations of him. {{storylink|Flamewar (G1)#Timelines|BotCon 2005 Flamewar profile card}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> [[File:IDWMegatron.jpg|thumb]]<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}<br /> Realizing that peaceful movements could not change [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron, a miner from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], decided to wage a war against the corrupt [[Senate]]. With help from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]]s, he overthrew the corrupt Autobot leader, [[Zeta Prime]], and became new tyrant of the planet. The betrayed Orion Pax, now going by the name of &quot;Optimus Prime&quot;, gathered the remaining Autobots and organized a rebellion against Megatron and his [[Decepticon]] army. Over time, the war between Decepticons and Autobots spread throughout the entire galaxy.<br /> <br /> Four million years later, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down a coup fronted by Starscream. Intrigued by the presence of an incredible new energy source known as [[Ore-13]] on the planet, Megatron remained on Earth, and when Optimus Prime arrived as well, it became a new battleground for the war. By springing a trap on the Autobots, Megatron cast them to the despoiled, [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon-infested]] Cybertron and attempted to conquer Earth. However, aided by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a human]], Optimus Prime defeated Megatron at last, while Starscream took his damaged leader and retreated from the planet.<br /> <br /> After a two-year convalescence, Megatron was revived in a new body built by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. Seeking revenge on both Optimus Prime and humanity, Megatron concocted a plan to shatter the already-fragile alliance between the Autobots and their new human allies in [[Skywatch]], mind-controlling humans into his pawns through replicas of his gun form. Defeating Prime in battle, he then made the surprising move of surrendering himself to the Autobots, but his ulterior motives soon revealed themselves: by surrendering, he secured himself passage to Cybertron, and once there, used the [[space bridge]] technology in his new body to teleport his Decepticon army back to their homeworld. This plan played out in the midst of an attempt by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] to bring the [[Dead Universe]] entity [[D-Void]] into the living reality; the minds of Megatron's troops were seized by D-Void and they were combined into [[Deceptigod|a giant monster]], which Megatron battled and defeated.<br /> <br /> Galvatron's defeat was followed by the reformatting of Cybertron into a primordial state, and Megatron went into hiding in the wilderness to study the energy used to create D-Void's monster, using it to perfect the combination process. With a new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] created through this idealized new process, as a well as a new body for himself design to interact with the combiner, Megatron laid siege to Iacon from within, but was stopped by a hidden forcefield implanted inside his body by [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]].<br /> <br /> During Shockwave's attempt to destroy the universe, Megatron found himself working alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] as they raced to prevent the mad scientist from completing his ascension. Although Bumblebee didn't survive the experience, Megatron had an epiphany at the eleventh hour: he had strayed so far from his original ideals of personal freedom and liberty for all, and declared himself an Autobot, donning Bumblebee's old insignia. In the aftermath, Megatron joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' after agreeing to postpone his trial. His presence on the ship proved controversial—not least among his former Decepticons, especially [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] and the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. He later found himself inadvertently trapped in the [[Functionist Universe]] and began working to overthrow the Functionists, this time through more peaceful means.<br /> <br /> ===''Lil Formers''===<br /> After Runamuck had failed during his latest mission, Megatron hounded him down to punish him. Little did he know that Runamuck had repainted himself black to pass off as Runabout.<br /> <br /> Later, Megatron declared it to be &quot;Mega-Month,&quot; and introduced other-universe incarnations of himself. He claimed that his purple-and-green tank body was great for hiding out in Cybertron's vast eggplant fields. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Hearts of Steel''===<br /> Megatron was referred to as a leader [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wanted to replace. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} When the [[Elder God]]s took the [[Decepticon]]s under their control, Megatron had yet to awaken. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Unused concept art for ''Hearts of Steel'' depicts Megatron with a variety of proposed alternate modes: a giant cannon (with big studded wheels that become shoulder-shields), a 19th-century Colt revolver, possibly a {{w|Colt 1851 Navy Revolver|Colt 1851 Navy}}, and another very similar revolver, with an anachronistic scope and a bulkier muzzle.}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> Using an un-enlarger device, Megatron led his Decepticons in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! Unfortunately, the [[Eric Siebenaler|toy designer]] he was after wasn't in attendance, and so Megatron's plan fell to shambles.<br /> <br /> On his birthday, Megatron found a badly-hidden bomb stuck in his cake. He was left wondering whether Starscream was putting any efforts in his coups anymore. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===<br /> In the 21st century, Megatron attacked [[Tokyo]], planning to steal its energy and enslave the population. He retreated once the Autobots arrived and a fight with Optimus ensued. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Sending [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to distract his nemesis, Megatron quietly gathered a large amount of energon cubes before being attacked by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Though the young Autobot proved able to dodge Megatron's cannon blasts, he soon found himself in Megatron's grip as soon as he attempted to charge the Decepticon leader. Rodimus kicked himself free, but was left with damaged optics and was unable to fire upon Megatron for fear of hitting the power plant behind him. But when Starscream tried to fire on Rodimus, the young Autobot dodged out of the way, and Megatron was hit by his own underling's null-ray! Megatron then chose to flee {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} with enough energon to transform himself into Galvatron. He nearly killed Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] upon undergoing this transformation, before apparently overloading and exploding, reverting him back into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 12}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===<br /> Starscream's ghost attempted to overthrow Megatron once more. Blowing away the cape and crown that Starscream had doned before their confrontation, Megatron admitted that he was curious to learn how Starscream's new &quot;body&quot; functioned. {{storylink|Starscream's Ambition}} But this Starscream wasn't the one Megatron was familiar with; the spectre had come forth from another dimension. Starscream explained this to Megatron before possessing the body of [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and beginning to tear up the Decepticon ranks from within! As Megatron demanded what the ghost wanted truly wanted, (Megatron's head and the local Starscream's body, as it turns out) the quantum Operatives [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative|Skids]] and [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]] warped in on the scene and helped exorcise Starscream back to his home universe. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===<br /> [[File:Henkei1 enter megatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|At last, I have returned in a— wait, am I a [[Nerf|NERF]] pistol now?! CURSE YOU STARSCREAM!!!]]<br /> <br /> When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Megatron led a small team of Decepticons across the galaxy in pursuit. The cube crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered far and wide. To search for the cube shards, Megatron and his Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and devices, so they could operate in secret. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots had also followed the Cube to Earth, and so the Transformers' war continued in secret on this new world. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br /> <br /> Ten years later, Megatron discovered that the humans had a &quot;secret weapon&quot; of sorts in their quest: They had allied themselves with the human boy [[Akira Kihara]], who possessed the incredible powers of a &quot;[[Booster]]&quot;, one of a small number of beings in the universe born with the power to detect and manipulate the energies of the Energon Cube. Seeking the boy's power for his own, Megatron struck, but was repelled when Akira used his powers to their fullest. Alas, Akira overloaded his body and died in the process, and Prime was consumed with guilt. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br /> <br /> One year after the battle for Akira, Megatron received word from [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Astrotrain]] that [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] were battling Prime's Autobots at the human structure known as the [[Star Dome]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} Joining the conflict, he berating Starscream for his failures, using the fallen Air Commander as a shield to protect himself from Optimus Prime's shots. Chastizing Prime for not going all-out in his attack, Megatron turned his Fusion Cannon on [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots' newest human ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. At the last moment, Prime appeared to deflect Megatron's blast with a shot of his, and Megatron elected to retreat, transforming to gun mode and collapsing a large chunk of the Star Dome to cover the Decepticons' withdrawal. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} Starscream claimed Megatron's advanced age was making him weak, but Megatron suggested that he had another reason for calling retreat... {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Henkei6 megatron mace.jpg|thumb|Even if the mace's end is only a few feet from my head, it shall never hurt me!]]<br /> <br /> When Starscream struck out on his own, attacking a power plant with the aid of the brainwashed Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Megatron observed the battle via a recording made by his spy, [[Ravage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ravage]]. The events that unfolded during the conflict confirmed Megatron's suspicions: Wataru was also a Booster! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} Once again seeking to take the power of a Booster for himself, Megatron tracked Prime and Wataru when they went on a mission to investigate a local relic (in actuality, a cube shard), then struck hard. Taunting Prime with the memory of the last Booster that he had allowed to die, Megatron goaded the Autobot leader into a ferocious battle with their energon-axe and flail. Throughout the duel, Megatron challenged Prime's philosophy and beliefs, eventually striking home with the claim that Prime had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him. With Prime's focus broken by this sadly-true accusation, Megatron was able to lay Prime low and seize Wataru, informing the boy that he would not allow him to die like Akira had if he came with him willingly. Naturally, Wataru refused, and activated his powers, forcing Megatron back with a barrier shield; this, Megatron realized, was what had deflected his shot during his first encounter with Wataru, rather than Prime's blast. Wataru used his powers to heal Optimus and power-up his energon axe into a mighty [[sword]], which Prime used to tear a massive gash in Megatron's armor. The explosion that resulted decimated the surrounding countryside, and when Prime and Wataru awoke, Megatron was gone. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now that my bubble bath is ready, I shall go get my [[Rubber Ducky|little rubber bathtime plaything]].]]<br /> <br /> The injured Megatron had been spirited away by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]], who took him to a network of caves beneath a volcano and placed him in a &quot;bath&quot; of molten [[energon cube]]s to heal him. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, however, Starscream led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon sword into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 2}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 7}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 9}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 11}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===<br /> {{see|#Games}}<br /> Megatron, having grown to gargantuan proportions, attacked Ultra Magnus after the Autobot had defeated all of his underlings. Megatron drew first blood by scorching Ultra Magnus with his flamethrower. But Ultra Magnus recovered, and used his &quot;Hyper Jump Shot&quot; to shoot Megatron's forehead multiple times, defeating the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 10: Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!|Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' toy bios===<br /> Numerous tragic encounters with Megatron tempered [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s good nature. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Ratchet toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Alternity''===<br /> [[File:Alternity megatron auto avatars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> Numerous incarnations of Megatron from throughout the [[multiverse]] were gathered together as the &quot;[[Megatron Aggregate]]&quot; under the leadership of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|one particular incarnation]] who hailed from [[BT World|a universe]] where the Autobots had evolved into the hyperdimensional race known as the [[Alternity]]. Shackling the power of the trans-time god-beast [[Hytherion]], this Megatron conveyed time-and-space-manipulating powers similar to those of the Alternity upon himself as his different iterations, forging them into one cross-dimensional gestalt-consciousness entity. To battle the Alternity across time and space, the Megatrons copied their methods, projecting their consciousnesses into [[auto-avatar]]s. The Megatron responsible for the scheme took control of a &quot;Premium Le Mans Blue&quot; style auto-avatar, while his first known ally (from an unidentified dimension) possessed a &quot;Blade Silver&quot; body. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}<br /> <br /> The third identified member of the Megatron Aggregate hailed from [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. In a &quot;Diamond Black&quot; auto-avatar body, he engaged in battle with &quot;Ultimate Silver&quot; [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Optimus Prime]] across two universal streams, striking at him from the year 2009. This Megatron was amused when Prime deduced that he had an ulterior motive for operating in that year, and so made him a wager: if he could defeat him in a game of his own choosing, he would answer a question honestly. Megatron proposed manipulating the inhabitants of his home universe in a &quot;game full of death and suffering&quot;, and infused a portion of his power through a legion of Decepticons (including his own past self) to be pitted against Prime's lone chosen champion, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}<br /> <br /> With the Hytherion's power under the Aggregate's control, one Megatron and his universe's Decepticons' battle tactics changed from attacking specific strategic targets to widespread, sweeping destruction. {{storylink|Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Megatron's Alternity collective can be found [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:FfE Megatron.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Cyclonus, if you would please fetch the nail clipper.]]<br /> During the war, Megatron rose up to become leader of the Decepticons. Pursuing Optimus on his quest for more Energon, he shot down his ship. Landing, he, Starscream and Soundwave saw Optimus and his Autobots had survived, and taken disguises. Megatron's eyes turned red as he prepared to scan an alternate mode... {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}<br /> <br /> Megatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] set up a mining operation near an abandoned [[Rock-It Fuel|gas station]] to extract Earth's natural resources and convert them to [[energon]]. They were discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who created a diversion and knocked Cyclonus out. Megatron then blew the mining operation up with his double-barreled arm cannon and retreated with Cyclonus. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Robot Heroes===<br /> Megatron was once Optimus's friend. One day, he decided he wanted to rule the galaxy and have Optimus's Matrix for himself, bringing the two of them at odds. When the Autobots left Cybertron, Megatron and his Decepticons followed them to Earth in order to bring its people peace... through tyranny! Optimus shoved him off though, forcing Megatron to postpone his conquest to another day. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers'' (2010) toy bios===<br /> [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] was fanatically loyal to Megatron. {{storylink|Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers (2010)|''Transformers'' Lugnut toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Generations'' toy bios===<br /> [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] used to work for Megatron. {{storylink|Drift (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Drift toy bio}}<br /> <br /> [[Straxus (G1)|Darkmount]] was one of the few Decepticons to achieve legendary status on the level of Megatron. {{storylink|Straxus (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Darkmount toy bio}}<br /> <br /> Even Megatron shuddered at the name of the ruthless [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Sky Shadow]]. {{storylink|Black Shadow (Victory)#Generations|''Generations'' Sky Shadow toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''BeCool'' shorts===<br /> '''Tank Lorry''' (タンクローリー ''Tanku Rōrī'') was a participant in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show, teamed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trailer]]. However, their inability to correctly answer questions or be civil to each other cost them the winning spot. Another BeCool, '''Hyper Tank''' (ハイパータンク ''Haipā Tanku'') was part of the audience. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} Tank Lorry was part of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]]'s explanation of BeCool marks. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}} He was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a [[banana]] peel. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}<br /> <br /> It turned out that Tank Lorry was a movie director, and his filming of a movie was interrupted by the fire brigade who thought that the movie's pyrotechnics were an actual raging fire. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}<br /> <br /> ===''United''===<br /> Believing Optimus Prime to be dead, Megatron declared himself Cybertron's &quot;Emperor of Destruction&quot;, and asked Starscream on the condition of a mysterious &quot;item&quot;. Starscream only responded that the object in question would be put to better use under his control... and the conversation was cut short by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and his troops! Ecstatic to see his old nemesis alive and fighting-fit, Megatron engaged the Autobot while Starscream urged him on. Many future battles would be had between the two rivals, with both combatants upgrading themselves into new bodies over the course of the ages. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}<br /> <br /> At some point, [[Darkside Megatron]] was born out of Megatron's mental insanity. {{storylink|Darkside Megatron|''United'' Darkside Megatron toy bio}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: All Spark''===<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers GT: Mission GT-R''===<br /> [[File:Story of GT 3.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]<br /> In a world where the Transformers' war settled into a series of competitive races known as the [[Transformers GT]], Megatron took on a race car form and became a [[GT Transformer]] under the name '''GT-R Megatron''', though he retained his ruthless nature and favored blasting other racers out of his way with his powerful [[EX. Cannon]]. In order to put an on limit his own strength, he separated his &quot;[[Dark Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]]&quot;, the portion of his soul governing his wisdom, into a [[GT Sister]] partner named [[Noa]].<br /> <br /> ====Comic====<br /> Megatron had a reputation for suddenly showing up at race tracks and blowing away the competition with his incredible speed. This earned him the moniker of &quot;The Silver Tyrant&quot;. At [[Noa]]’s urging, Megatron interrupted a race between Star Saber, Optimus Prime and Fortress Maximus as they neared their final laps. He quickly outpaced both Maximus and Saber before challenging Optimus to battle. As the two fought, Megatron explained that he considered the competition to be a farce, as he easily outclassed all those who opposed him. [[Safety Prime]] and his [[GT Sister]] [[Ai (GT)|Ai]] then drove onto the race track, announcing they would not stand for Megatron’s grandstanding. In response, Megatron swatted Safety Prime away, and claimed he would soon make his nom-de-guerre all the more appropriate by pulverizing the new arrival. Before Megatron could give Safety Prime a thorough trouncing, Optimus stepped in, claiming he understood Megatron’s true motivation for coming to the race track; a dire need for the thrill of the race! Having been promised a true challenge, Megatron took on his car mode once again, and all four Transformers resumed the race. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R}}<br /> <br /> ====''Story of Transformers GT''====<br /> During round 3 of the 19th Transformers GT, GT-R Megatron specifically targeted his rival, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|GT-R Prime]]. Uninterested in other racers, he had Noa lock on his EX. Cannon to any approaching racers so that he could keep them from interfering with his race towards Prime. The first victim of his weapon was [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]]. {{storylink|One Shot and One Kill!! –Finishing Blow–}} As he continued to blast everyone out of his way, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|GT-R Maximus]] was displeased with Megatron's violent methods and set out to teach him a lesson with his own weapon, the [[Master Jack Sword]]. {{storylink|A Biggest Sword! –The Last Resort–}}<br /> <br /> ====Story pages====<br /> During round 3 of the Transformers GT, Megatron burst onto the scene from inside a black trailer and threatened to destroy the race, expressing disappointment that all races so far had failed to excite his warrior's spark. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|GT-R Prime]] understood the newcomer's desire for a truly thrilling race and called upon Megatron to race against him. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|GT-R Megatron Attacks!}} Like other racers, GT-R Megatron attended photo shoots alongside Noa in order to promote coexistence between humans and Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The Work of the GT Sister Race Queens?}} When a reincarnated [[Unicron]] attacked the Transformers GT finals intending to absorb the GT Transformers' energy, Megatron restored his true strength by using the &quot;Matrix In&quot; ability to recombine with Noa. He then fought and defeated Unicron alongside the other powered-up racers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The True TFGT}}<br /> <br /> ===Starscream's New Power===<br /> Starscream, having just driven off several other Decepticons after grabbing some weapons from Shockwave's lab, gloated that the Decepticons would soon kneel before him as their new leader. He was unaware of Megatron sneaking up on him as he did so... {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===<br /> Megatron tried to shoot down [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] while he was showing off his jet mode, only for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to rear-end him, sending Megatron flying. The force of the impact also caused Megatron's parts to come off his chassis. Upon noticing this, Megatron covered himself in shame. {{storylink|Toys &amp; App TV Commercial}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was playing cards with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] when [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] attacked their base. Megatron used a nearby Construct-Bots computer terminal to upgrade both his minions. But when it came time to receive his own upgrade, Bumblebee mucked about with the computer, and Megatron got a gumball machine attached to his chest. Enraged, he threw the candy dispensor to the ground, only for gumballs to scatter about and cause him to trip. Falling to the ground, Megatron was left with a bare chassis as the impact caused all his parts to scatter! {{storylink|Intro!}}<br /> <br /> Megatron tussled with Bumblebee. Throughout the fight, both 'bots' parts got rearranged in bizarre ways. At the end of the struggle, Bumblebee stood properly assembled, while Megatron found his chassis stripped of its parts! Humiliated, Megatron took off. {{storylink|Switcheroo!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cloud''===<br /> [[Image:Transformers Cloud Megatron.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> <br /> Megatron once worked alongside Optimus as part of Cloud World's Universal Police. But he was ambitious, and wanted to use SARA's power for more than just law enforcement; he saw the potential in using her power to conquer dimensions, and bring them to an orderly rule... under himself. Despite assembling like-minded warriors to his side, Megatron was ultimately defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fate}} He was branded &quot;Political Prisoner X-86&quot; and banished from the Autobots' Metropolis. {{storylink|Raid}} Believing power to be the only thing that mattered, Megatron intended to conquer all space-time and bring order to its chaotic nature by force, with no concern for who or what he had to sacrifice in the process. An outstanding swordsman, Megatron's weapon of choice was the Fusion Blade, a mighty sword created by fusing together metals from many different dimensions.<br /> <br /> Megatron came to be the leader of the [[Decepticon]]s consigned to [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]], rallying the many who had been also been exiled from [[Metropolis]]. He proclaimed to his followers that the power of [[SARA]] rightfully belonged in their hands. Taking advantage of the resentment his kin felt towards the Autobots, he forged the Decepticons into a formidable army, and led them towards Metropolis in a grand coup. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Before the attack, he learned that Starscream schemed to seize the power for himself, and planned accordingly. {{storylink|Resolve}} During the attack, he made his way to Metropolis's thirteenth district, and began to obliterate it by himself while his troops spread out to sow destruction among the city's many other districts. {{storylink|Raid}} A select team had been given a special mission during the invasion; to infiltrate the Autobots' command center and kidnap SARA! {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> As he rampaged, Megatron was pestered by Starscream. While Megatron chewed out his subordinate, Optimus Prime came upon them. Though Starscream tried to interfere, Optimus took him down with a well-placed punch. Megatron then told his subordinate to find his OWN nemesis to fight, and stepped forth to duel Optimus himself. A nearby explosion rocked the battlefield, causing Optimus to falter in his stance. Seizing the opportunity, Megatron lunged forth with his sword, only to be outmaneuvered when Optimus shifted to his vehicle mode and back, and struck a counter-blow. As the battle raged on, both combatants found themselves evenly matched. {{storylink|Fate}} But as the entire attack had been nothing more than a distraction in Megatron's greater scheme, it came to an end when news reached the combatants that the Decepticons had taken off with SARA. Megatron contacted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to confirm the report then sounded a retreat. Triumphant, Megatron returned to the Underground. {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> Holing himself up in the basement of a decrepit old building while his troops guarded the main floor, Megatron began wiring the SARA orb into his own systems. Optimus nonetheless found his way to him, accompanied by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. As SARA's power flowed into him, Megatron revealed to his enemies the true extent of his megalomania; he planned to became the ruler of all space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. With a surge of energy, Megatron then knocked aside both Brawl and Hot Rodimus before Optimus managed to ram him, disrupting the energy flow from SARA. The collision caused the combatants to be transported to [[OG World]], where Megatron had planned to begin his dimensional conquest. But during the trip, Megatron became separated from SARA. He found Optimus in short order, alongside the local Autobots and Decepticons, and charged his nemesis. {{storylink|Leap}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}} {{storylink|Crisis (Cloud)|Crisis}} {{storylink|Transfiguration}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cloud)|Showdown}} {{storylink|Lightwave}} {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Cloud)|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Overwhelm}} {{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|Fury (Cloud)|Fury}} {{storylink|Transcendence}} {{storylink|TFC-A01}} {{storylink|TFC-A04}} {{storylink|TFC-D04}}{{storylink|Transformers Cloud (issue)|Transformers Cloud}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===<br /> <br /> [[File:FuneralForAFriend-Megatronmeetsdestro.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> <br /> Starscream brought Megatron the disembodied head of Bumblebee, which contained massive amounts of useful information. As a reward Megatron gave Starscream a position of power. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} The information he gained allowed Megatron to achieve victory against the Autobots and caused Optimus Prime to disappear. Megatron seemed insulted that his foe had abandoned their battle. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Around this time, Megatron seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bonded it to his [[black hole]] spark. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} The Matrix led him to the face of [[Primus]]. Through it, the Decepticon leader began corrupting [[Vector Sigma]] and subjugated his creator to his will. Cybertron was slowly turned into a massive space ship which would utilize Primus' power to cyberform the entire galaxy. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} <br /> <br /> He then ordered Cybertron moved into the solar system of [[Earth]], where Starscream had retrieved Bumblebee from. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Megatron was atop his throne in [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] when G.I. Joe began bombing Cybertron with organic matter. The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] eventually brought him the invaders only for them to escape, along with some Autobots, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] projected an Optimus Prime hologram causing Megatron to lunge at what he thought was his foe. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} At some point Megatron aligned the Decepticons with Cobra. When [[Destro]] transwarped into Megatron's throne room, the cyber-human impressed Megatron with both his drive and mastery of mechanical life. Megatron allowed him to handle his next mission alone and gave him a gun as a gift to slay the comatose [[Cobra Commander]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Outraged that G.I. Joe was aiding the Autobots, Megatron launched a full attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], recently deposed as Autobot King, tried to kill Megatron personally only to be slain and salvaged for spare parts and war trophies. Despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] coming to aid his comrades, the Decepticon/Cobra alliance prevailed and Megatron allowed Metroplex and Fortress Maximus to slink off in their damaged states (though [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] believed Megatron had wounds to lick). {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} <br /> <br /> [[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-homagesyeessss.jpg|thumb|left|250px| This feels right for some reason, [[Megatron (BW)|Yesss.]]]]<br /> <br /> Seeking to bring all lifeforms in the universe under his command, Megatron set up a facility to study human and Cybertronian minds; his end goal being to decrypt the living mind under the supervision of [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}} He made enough progress to override motor functions and watched as Autobot and Joe were pitted against each other in the Polyhex Killway arena. To his mild interest the Autobot [[Galen Kord|Galen]] turned out to be a human in armour. Meanwhile, Cybertron had infected [[Saturn]] and [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with cyberforming, and was beginning to do the same to the moon as he desired. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} When he found Cobra Commander's son Billy, missing an arm and a leg, he grafted cybernetic limbs to him, turning him into a weapon (a great honour in Megatron's view). {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} <br /> <br /> [[File:PaxMegatronus-fight.jpg|thumb|right|275px]]<br /> <br /> When Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron, Megatron, feeling nostalgic, engaged him in one-to-one combat. Optimus got the upper hand and cleaved open Megatron's chest, revealing the corrupted Matrix. Realizing that this was the most devastating blow the fight could offer, Megatron abandoned the duel and ordered his troops to overrun the Autobots. Megatron admitted to Optimus that while he liked nostalgia, he was concerned with bigger things. Cybertron had finally reached Earth and the horn-like mega-mountains slammed into it destroying the organic world. Megatron then shot Optimus through the [[spark]] at point-blank range with his [[fusion cannon]] sending his foe down a pit while the Autobots and Joes watched in horror. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} Megatron celebrated Earth's destruction with his Cobra disciples, consuming Earth [[Skidmark (G.I. Joe)|food]] in honour of the day the planet died. After dinner he took Trypticon upon one of the mega-mountains and used the Matrix to sprout &quot;petals&quot; to clear away the cloud of dust and debris created by the destruction of Earth. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} When the cloud had cleared, Megatron ordered Primus to transform to robot mode intending for him to consume the [[Sun]] and supercharge his creation abilities {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} <br /> <br /> Before Primus could consume the star, Megatron was assaulted by the sparks of the former [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] who mocked his background and ambition but he refused to break. The Decepticon leader demanded Optimus show himself only for Grimlock to appear and take control of his head which Megatron was wearing. Megatron saw fit to quickly rid himself of the trophy. Gathering all his Decepticon and Cobra minions within Trypticon's forcefield, he directed Primus to begin consuming the Sun. The Autobot/Joe alliance was able to disable the saurian's forcefield and envelop Megatron's forces in [[G.I.Rocket|green bombs]]. [[Cobra Commander]] and his cabal then arrived with the human offering to rid Megatron of the plants if he gave him Mars to rule. Megatron agreed to spare Mars and [[Doctor Venom]] broadcasted the kill signal which prompted the Decepticon to declare his invincibility. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Pony Megatron Taste Test.jpg|thumb|left|400px|There were no survivors.]]<br /> <br /> In the ensuing battle, Megatron combined the energies of his black hole with the Matrix of Leadership, absorbing all of the Autobots and becoming a monstrous new form he dubbed &quot;Mega-Megatron.&quot; Unwilling to hurt their allies, the Joes retreated, but Mega-Megatron's career was short-lived; the ''Nemesis''—commandeered by Shipwreck and Polly—ploughed into the combiner, freeing their friends. Then the legendary Ultra Magnus crashed through Primus's eye, challenging Megatron to a duel. Eager to do away with the old gods of Cybertron, Megatron accepted, and the two combatants battled on the Dyson sphere that had grown around the Earth's Sun. Magnus managed to snatch the Matrix away from the Decepticon conqueror, intent on returning it to its rightful owner—Optimus Prime! Optimus Prime sprang out of Ultra Magnus's body, punching Megatron off of the nearest ledge and sending the Decepticon warlord hurtling into the core of the Sun. <br /> <br /> Trapped in the Sun, Megatron attempted to escape his predicament by using his black hole as a dimensional gateway. The gambit was only partially successful—although Megatron died before he could escape, his body was indeed shunted to another universe. In this distant reality, a group of [[My Little Pony|diminuitive horses]] investigated the smoldering remains of the once-mighty conqueror. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds'' comic===<br /> [[File:ABTF1 OptimuspunchesMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|left]]<br /> Megatron led an attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in an attempt to capture the [[AllSpark]] from the Autobots. His attack plan fell apart when Starscream broke rank, leading to Megatron's troopsbeing repelled from the ship. After Optimus delivered a mean right-hook right into the Decepticon leader's jaw, Megatron was sent tumbling after his minions by a blast of water, courtesy of [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===<br /> Megatron was once honored across [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, the mighty hero was corrupted by power, and thus he became a tyrant who launched a war of conquest which drained Cybertron of life. Not even that could satisfy his taste for conquest. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Megatron toy bio}}<br /> <br /> [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s preference for playing pranks over battle frustrated Megatron. {{storylink|Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Skywarp toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===<br /> After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|the Predacon Megatron]] was able to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and erase the [[Maximal]]s from history, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], in desperation, attacked the unconscious original Megatron with her [[cyber-venom]]. Whatever effect this had, it was enough to erase the Predacon Megatron from the timeline. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}}<br /> <br /> At some point in time, Megatron was remade into Galvatron through the power of Unicron. Following Galvatron's death, his remains were used to create the [[G-Virus]], which would replicate the reformatting Megatron had underwent in anyone infected by it. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}<br /> <br /> Countless eons after the Great War had ended, all that was left of Megatron otherwise was his [[Energon mace]], on display in the [[Eject (G1)|Administrator]]'s office. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} His memory lived on, however, as the legendary leader of the Decepticons and distant ancestor of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Identity Politics}} [[Ser-Ket (BW)|Ser-Ket]], for example, claimed to be part of a warrior lineage that stretched back to Megatron and others. {{storylink|Head Games}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)}}<br /> {{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}} {{storylink|The Road to More Popularity than Autobots}}}}<br /> <br /> ===ATB Megatron===<br /> In Primax 096.0 Beta, Megatron upgraded himself with flight capability and the ability to combine with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during the latter days of the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} During the obligatory Battle for [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron in his ATB form battled Optimus Prime, but the Autobots ultimately won the day thanks to the arrival of the Dinobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} At the war's final battle on [[Mirtonia]], the Autobots emerged victorious in routing Megatron's [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]] when Decepticons accidentally blew up an experimental energon refinery and themselves along with it. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}}<br /> <br /> ===Ask Vector Prime===<br /> One Megatron transformed into a shoe. His plot to stamp on the face of liberty forever was foiled with the help of [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}<br /> <br /> In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Fire Rodimus]] formed Supernova Convoy to defeat [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}} Some time later, Megatron returned, empowered by [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] but was defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}<br /> <br /> Another Megatron from a universe destroyed by [[Unicron]] was reformatted into Unicron's [[Herald of Unicron|Herald]] [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]]. <br /> <br /> Yet another Megatron, unhappy with the prospect of his universe being destroyed, killed the aforementioned Galvatron's fellow Herald [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]] by ripping Cyclonus's head off. His universe, however, was ultimately consumed by Unicron as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}<br /> <br /> ===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===<br /> In one universe, Megatron and his Decepticons fought against the Autobots until they unleashed their ultimate weapon: the combiner [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Unfortunately, the monstrous gestalt turned on its masters, and ultimately brought about the destruction of Cybertron. Megatron managed to survive the planet's reckoning, and escaped to Earth to hide. His ship's star drive was damaged along the way however, leaving him stranded on the organic world. Though the planet initially only had non-sentient fauna on it, entire cities spontaneously materialized on it at some point, soon followed by humans to populate them. Realizing that all of this activity would bring attention to the planet, Megatron took on a [[Pretender]] disguise to hide among the humans, eager to plunder whatever materials he needed to repair his ship and be on his way. Then, a mysterious signal drew him to a specific group of humans. {{storylink|History}} After witnessing [[Vroom (G1)|two of]] [[Crossblades (G1)|their members]] use super-human strength to rescue a man and his daughter from a car wreck, Megatron quickly came to the conclusion that they were also robots in disguise. {{storylink|Assembly (issue)|Assembly}}<br /> <br /> Seeing [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] getting shot, only for Energon to spill out instead of blood, only served to further prove what Megatron already knew. Megatron confronted the group as they exited a police station, and announced that he was aware that some of their numbers were Cybertronians. A futile attempt to deny the accusation was brushed aside, and Megatron warned the group that a great enemy would be upon them soon. {{storylink|Insight}}<br /> <br /> He then had the group follow him by telling them of his space ship, stashed away nearby. As they came upon it, Megatron discarded his human form to reveal his full-sized Pretender shell. He then attacked [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] to goad the Autobots into abandoning their disguises as well. It worked, and Megatron was soon battling Metalhawk, Vroom, and Crossblades while explaining his recent history to them. At Metalhawk's insistence, Megatron then revealed his inner-robot, allowing his opponents to know exactly who they were dealing with. {{storylink|History}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Divination}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} {{storylink|Finale}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jason Marnocha]] (English)}}<br /> Before he was leader of the Decepticons, Megatron fought as a gladiator, deriving his name from that of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} During the Great War, Megatron killed Optimus Prime and was transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] by the power of Unicron, though both of these were later reversed. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} Starscream constantly schemed to claim leadership from Megatron, though he never succeeded. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}} Coming to the dire realization that the war against the Decepticons had become a never-ending arms race, Optimus Prime challenged Megatron to single-combat, with their troops acting as witnesses to their terrible and final clash. The battle between both faction leaders ended with Megatron beaten down and goading Optimus into delivering the kill shot. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}} Prime refused to kill him, however, and following the Great War's conclusion, Megatron was abandoned by his troops and ended up isolating himself, preferring to be left alone.<br /> <br /> [[File:Unforgotten Windblade Optimus Prime Megatron.jpg|300px|left|thumb]]<br /> Decades later, as he challenged the Constructicons to a gladiatorial battle in an old Coliseum, he was approached by Optimus and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Megatron immediately attacked Optimus, eager to continue their longstanding battle, but Optimus and Windblade eventually convinced him of the threat that Starscream and the [[Enigma of Combination]] posed. Driven by his hatred of Starscream, Megatron agreed to join them in their quest to destroy the Enigma. {{storylink|Unforgotten}} The three attempted to sneak into the [[Council of Worlds|council]] tower, but were spotted. Refusing to believe Starscream had no larger scheme up his sleeve, Megatron fired on him, triggering the tower's defenses. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] appeared, he attempted to make him stand down, but the Combiner refused. He and the others engaged Devastator, but were interrupted by Starscream's use of the Enigma to become a super-Combiner, which Megatron realized was his plan all along. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} He and the others proved no match for the rampaging Starscream and were thrown from the tower, believing they stood no chance. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} When Windblade suddenly called upon [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to hold Starscream in place, Megatron and Optimus teamed up to deliver a fatal blow from Megatron's rifle mode, destroying Starscream. As the dust settled, Megatron recovered the Enigma and handed it to Windblade before departing once more. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TF-TR-Cartoon-Ep3-Optimus-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|How's the Pie?]]<br /> As the people of Cybertron rebuilt after the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Megatron silently watched Optimus from a distance. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When the resurrected Trypticon began attacking Metroplex City, Megatron made his way to the battlefield, where he ran into Optimus. Sure that things would work themselves out like always, he initially dismissed Optimus's claims that the battle heralded the return of the [[Thirteen]] and Cybertron's doomsday as lunacy and walked off. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} However, Prime's words stuck with him, and he later found his way to the [[Primal Basilica]] to speak with the [[Mistress of Flame]] about it, but arrived to find her badly beaten. The Mistress of Flame was only able to reveal [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] as her attacker before finally succumbing to her wounds. {{storylink|At the Last Second}} With [[Victorion]] being the next best source of religious information, he next traveled to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to find her, but was accused of murdering the Mistress and attacked by the Combiners. Thanks to Windblade's intervention, Megatron finally explained what happened and asked Victorion if recent events were a sign of the end times. Victorion told him to seek answers from the one he worshipped, and he departed yet again. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}<br /> <br /> Megatron later turned up back in Metroplex City to watch Trypticon fight Fortress Maximus. After some persuasion from Optimus and Windblade, Megatron finally agreed to help them fight, though he insisted that Windblade now owed him and that he was only doing so to find out who was really behind recent events. {{storylink|Consumed}} Ultimately, Trypticon was defeated by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but this was immediately followed by the return of Megatronus, the mastermind behind everything. Megatron launched into a speech condemning Megatronus in an attempt to stall for time so Optimus and Maximus could attack, but this proved fruitless and Optimus was killed before Megatronus departed with the Matrix and the Enigma of Combination. In the aftermath, despite everyone else's distrust of him, Megatron asserted that they would need to work together and asked the others to follow him, as he believed he knew where Megatronus was going. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}<br /> <br /> [[File:PotP-Cartoon-Ep1-Staredown.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]<br /> Splitting their group up, Megatron led Windblade, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and Victorion to [[Primal Swamp]]. Having read the [[Book of the Second Prophecies]], Megatron was certain they would find the missing [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] there, though his companions were skeptical. The group found themselves surrounded by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who were convinced Megatron was behind the recent threat of the apocalypse. Despite Megatron's claims to the contrary, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] attacked and sent him hurtling away. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Getting back on his feet, Megatron noticed something shining within the reeds and decided to investigate. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} He found a glowing dome and touched it, causing a door to appear. As the others arrived, he told them to wait for him and entered the dome, the door closing behind him. {{storylink|Without Warning}} Inside, he found the Requiem Blaster guarded by [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. The two battled over the Blaster, but when Megatron swore to give his life to save Cybertron, Primal recognized his resolve and relented. Megatron grabbed the gun and emerged from the dome, using it to force an enraged Predaking to stand down. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}<br /> [[File:POTP-Cartoon-Ep4-PrimalVsMegatron.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> Following coordinates obtained from the dome, he led the group to [[Cataclysm Tundra]], where they unearthed the entrance to the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Pulling up a file on the Requiem Blaster, his search for information was interrupted as a vengeful Overlord pinned him to the ground, eager to destroy the one being who had ever bested him. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} With help from Perceptor, Megatron escaped Overlord's clutches and went toe-to-toe and tank-to-tank with his foe, fighting both him and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Ultimately, Megatron was weakened by the battle, but before Overlord could finish him, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] tossed him the Requiem Blaster and he fired at his opponent, killing him. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} Discussing with Perceptor, he finally realized Megatronus's plan, as well as his goals, just as the former Prime appeared to knock him out and take the Blaster for himself. With their time of reckoning imminent, Megatron suggested they hurry to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to stop Megatronus. Though he was unsure about leading the others on a suicide mission, they finally convinced him, and he mused about what Optimus would think as they pressed on. {{storylink|Consequences}}<br /> [[File:POTP-Ep10-Saga's-End-Megatron-dies.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]<br /> <br /> Despite nearly having their sparks drained while traversing the [[Labyrinth of Tunnels]], he and the others reached the Well in time to interrupt the resurrection process. Giving the others orders, he watched as Solus Prime began to return, explaining the circumstances to her and reaffirming his decision to save everyone. When Megatronus incapacitated the others and prepared to finish them, Megatron moved into his way, refusing to stand down. However, their battle was interrupted by the arrival of Rodimus Cron, now under Unicron's control. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Knowing he wasn't strong enough to take them both on, Megatron stayed to the side during their battle. He waited until they were distracted before attacking the doomsday device at Solus's behest, but was knocked aside by Megatronus. He later watched as Primal was transformed into Optimal Optimus by the Matrix. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Having secretly contacted Predaking, he and the others were saved by the Combiner in the nick of time. He attempted to blast Solus with the Requiem Blaster, but Megatronus intervened, only for Solus to kill him herself. Their victory was short-lived, however, as Unicron attempted to use the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] to take control of Megatron and transform him back into Galvatron. Refusing to be controlled by anyone, Megatron decided to sacrifice himself for the good of the planet and his team. Optimal obliged and fired the Requiem Blaster at Megatron and the Matrix, leaving behind no trace of either one. {{storylink|Saga's End}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> Megatron featured in quite a few [[commercial]]s, mostly advertising other toys. Those that had original footage of Megatron included the following:<br /> <br /> *Megatron landed amid a battle on Earth and fired his cannon at incoming Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}<br /> {{note|This appearance used his pre-cartoon design, with the black helmet and triggered cannon. He was not properly introduced in the commercial, but simply referred to as &quot;The Decepticon Leader&quot;. This footage was later recycled in an ad for [[Coleco]]'s [[Power Cycle]] (where he and his Decepticons raided a &lt;s&gt;jungle gym&lt;/s&gt; power plant) and again for the [[rubsign]] ad.}}<br /> *Megatron led his troops against Optimus's as they charged at one another in the middle of the desert. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}<br /> *During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *In the middle of a desert battle, Megatron summoned Thrust and Dirge, in response to Optimus Prime bringing in like, half a dozen new guys. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *Megatron, [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]], and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blasted through a wall together to steal the power behind becoming Action Masters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation_1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}<br /> {{note|In this scene, Megatron and the other Deceptions are not animated using [[character model]]s, but by tracing stop-motion animation of their toys. This is because that sequence is the commercial's transition from animation to live-action, the first visual image of the toys proper.}}<br /> *Megatron attempted to hijack a load of shoes in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear. He was stopped when a pair of said shoes deflected his fusion cannon blast right back at him. No, really. {{storylink|Commercial/International#Transformers de Bata|Transformers de Bata commercial}}<br /> [[File:Commercial-AMMegatronpoints.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|My purple fists are for POINTING!]]<br /> *Megatron, in his &quot;Action Master&quot; body, pointed at Action Master Starscream. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master Starscream Commercial}} <br /> *Megatron, again as an Action Master, was seen in a base futilely trying to grab a pair of [[Micromaster Combiner]]s. He got shot in the face for his trouble. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}<br /> *Once upgraded into his &quot;Generation 2&quot; body, Megatron tracked down Optimus Prime. Once he had his old foe in his crosshairs, he sprung in attack, and the two faction leaders dueled fiercely. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Megatron|Generation 2 Megatron commercial}}<br /> *Megatron barged into the suburbs in his battle tank mode, only to be opposed once more by Optimus Prime. Both transformed, and Optimus blasted Megatron's gun out of his hand. In the grappling that followed, Megatron was presumably defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Combat Heroes|Combat Heroes commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Bot Shots&quot; Megatron had many confrontations with his Optimus counterpart, crashing into each other in vehicle mode and then slugging it out in robot mode. One Bot Shot Megatron and Optimus belonged to neighbours, and taunted one another when their owners left for school. They both burst out of their respective houses, destroying the windows on the way out and colliding in mid-air. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}} Megatron would continue to duke it out against Optimus, though sometimes he would appear in a different body. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Hero Mashers&quot; Megatron battled Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Grimlock in the middle of a busy city. Using Grimlock's head, Optimus managed to bite off Megatron's arm and steal his jet pack, sending the Decepticon crashing into a wall. Though Megatron fell to pieces, he managed to reassemble himself, and tried to shoot at the now thoroughly-scramble Autobots. Optimus dodged the blast by removing his head and putting it back on, then knocked out Megatron with his &quot;dino-fist.&quot; Megatron fell apart once more, and bounced around as a head in defeat. {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}<br /> *[[Frank Welker|Megatron's voice]] narrated numerous commercials, including:<br /> **The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}<br /> **[[Rubsign]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Rubsign|Rubsign commercial}}<br /> **The [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (strange!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}<br /> **[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (stranger!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}<br /> **[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (stranger still!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}<br /> **The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}<br /> **The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}<br /> **[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}<br /> **The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}<br /> **The [[Battlecharger]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}<br /> <br /> ===The Hub promos===<br /> [[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Little did Megatron know, Cobra Commander planned to hang up in the middle of his sentence.]]<br /> [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron had an argument involving New Year's Eve marathons of their respective television series. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|Ironically, the [[Five Faces of Darkness|episodes]] featured in the ''Transformers'' portion of the marathon didn't feature Megatron [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|as Megatron]]. (With the exception of [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|one flashback]].)}}<br /> <br /> [[Megatron (WFC)|Another Megatron]] declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt-mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron's Favorite Song (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|This is highly unlikely to be canon. For the Megatron primarily focused on the Hub, see: [[Megatron (WFC)]].}}<br /> <br /> ===Online promotional videos===<br /> *Megatron dueled Optimus Prime atop of an overpass in a human city. Though Prime managed to knock Megatron's cannon loose early in the scuffle, Megatron managed to turn the tables on the Autobot leader, reattached his primary weapon, and blast his old foe. When Megatron moved in for the kill, Optimus got his second wind, and knocked Megatron clear off the overpass. {{storylink|They were always real to me.}}<br /> *Megatron was contacted by Optimus Prime, who convinced him to attend [[BotCon 2009]]. It took some doing though, but Megatron agree to participate when he learned that his human fans would be in attendance. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}<br /> *Megatron asked Starscream if he had finished work on the Decepticons’ anti-matter gun, only to learn that Starscream had instead been spending his time gushing over his new [[BotCon]] toy. After shoving Starscream over for his insubordination, Megatron asked Breakdown and Counterpunch if they could think of a place where the Decepticons could find some new ultimate weapons. Breakdown pointed out that BotCon had all sorts of Transformers-related stuff, and Megatron got the idea that he could pick up some weapons at the convention. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}<br /> *Megatron addressed female viewers, asking them to compare their male companions to himself. He clarified that said males were puny weaklings compared to the mighty Megatron! Though, they could still join the Transformers collector’s club to get some exclusive toys. He also showed off the Transformers club magazine, the incentive figure for 2011, and was on a jet in outer space. {{storylink|Mega Spice -- The Transformer Your Fan Could Be Like}}<br /> *Megatron and Starscream visited Shockwave's lab on Cybertron. The Decepticon leader asked if Shockwave has finished his work on the continuum transmorpher. He was pleased to hear that the device was nearly complete, but then got distracted by some new upgrades throughout Shockwave’s lab. As Shockwave showed him around, Starscream summoned his [[Starscream (Animated)|“Animated” counterpart]] to their reality. Megatron came upon the pair, and they blasted the Decepticon leader together. It still wasn’t enough to keep Megatron down though. {{storylink|Who is the Greatest Starscream Of All Time?}}<br /> *Megatron interrupted Starscream’s video for the first [[BotCon 2012]] exclusive toy review, allowing for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to step in and ruin the review. {{storylink|BotCon 2012: Figure Reveal!}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br /> When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Megatron could hinder Optimus Prime's progress by blasting him with fusion cannons. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===<br /> <br /> As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] searched for the truth behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s death, he was taunted by Megatron about the truth. Soon, Megatron and Ultra Magnus battled in a game of death and suffering. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals''===<br /> After defeating both the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on ancient Earth, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] entered the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and used a prototype [[transreplication]] device to create clones of the dormant Decepticons within. The Megatron clone, equipped with all the memories and personality functions of the original, then followed Ravage back to his future in order to conquer it. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals}}<br /> <br /> ===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)}}<br /> <br /> As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Megatron and his eternal rival Optimus Prime were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jeff Manning]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:TF PS2 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===<br /> [[File:ROTF 360PS3PC G1Megatron DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Compare me to a cancelled toy, as I am only a skin for Flight ''Movie'' Me. I feel pain, as no one else can feel '''MY AWESOME POWER!!!''']]<br /> {{voiceactor|Frank Welker (English)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Megatron was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===<br /> Megatron, one of the &quot;greatest Transformers of all time,&quot; was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. If an Autobot wished to claim the title of tournament champion, Megatron was the last opponent they needed to face. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Battle Universe===<br /> At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatrons]]) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===<br /> [[File:Megatron g1awakening stats.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]<br /> When the Autobots left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Megatron and his troops gave chase, boarding the Autobot ship and causing it to crash on [[Earth]]. After a four million year stasis nap, a volcanic eruption woke the Decepticons, and they began conquering the new planet and building a [[space bridge]]. When they found [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Megatron tricked him into joining the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots soon turned Jetfire to their side, much to Megatron's displeasure, and the Autobots found out about the space bridge. Megatron returned to Cybertron and laid a trap with which he successfully captured the Autobots who came through the bridge. When the Autobots escaped back to Earth, Megatron followed them and mounted an all-out assault on the Ark. Unfortunately this was repelled, and despite Megatron's best efforts, the Autobots fought their way back to the space bridge, and attacked the Decepticon's headquarters on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===<br /> Megatron participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots Builder''===<br /> The components necessary for building &quot;Construct-Bot&quot; Megatron were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Autobots! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends''===<br /> [[File:TFLegendsApp-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I turn into a tank now. Any problems?]]<br /> Megatron was once a miner, until Senator Ratbat shut down the facility where Megatron was employed. Enraged by the maltreatment of a fellow miner by the Senator's guards, Megatron accidently killed the guard and got himself arrested. While being transported, Megatron was convinced to take over the ship he was on by some fellow inmates, and set a course for the city of Kaon. There, he joined the underground gladiatorial fights and began to plot against the government establishment that had led him down this path. Megatron rose through the ranks of the pit fights, losing an arm in the process, only to have it replaced with spare parts acquired from a defeated foe. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}} In the Kaon pits, the harsh conditions gave him the desire to be the strongest of all. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Megatron's bio}} He eventually found himself opposed by Clench, but defeated him. Megatron then proceeded to take over Kaon, and set his sights on conquering the entirety of Cybertron. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}<br /> <br /> Megatron formulated a plan to wipe out the Autobots by activating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[planetary engine]]s. When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] tried to meet with him to talk him out of this course of action, Megatron instead ambushed the Autobot leader and successfully slew him. Unfortunately Megatron found that Sentinel was not in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which was promptly passed to the new Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} During the early days of the war, Megatron attempted to obtain a quick victory by conquering Iacon. This plan failed due to Metroplex getting involved in the battle. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}<br /> <br /> Stranded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], Megatron had to fight off the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] until Skywarp arrived to rescue him. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}} Later on [[Earth]], Megatron's strict rule resulted in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] going rogue. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} He was pleased when he heard that Optimus Prime had been badly damaged by the Dinobots, but didn't have time to order a strike on the Autobot base, as the Dinobots were attacking his own base. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Megatron went missing in action, and Starscream took command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} As part of a distraction while the Constructicons attacked Teletraan I, Megatron challenged Optimus to a duel. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} After [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] found a Golden Lagoon of [[Electrum]], Megatron led the invulnerable Decepticons against [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and then Autobot Headquarters, only to find the latter was deserted. The Decepticons rushed back to the lagoon to find the Autobots were also invulnerable, and after the lagoon was destroyed in the ensuing battle, Megatron and his forces retreated. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was enraged to learn that the Constructicons had somehow become friendly with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and sent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] out to bring the team back into line. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} When [[Chronogon]] portals began opening, Megatron devised a plan to utilize them. The Decepticons successfully sprang a trap that sent the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] back in time, and followed that up by trying unsuccessfully to prevent Orion Pax from becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} During a battle near Autobot HQ, Megatron sneaked away and sabotaged the Autobot [[recharging chamber]] with a [[personality destabilizer device]]. The Autobots were turned evil the next time they recharged, and Megatron sent them to [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]] to steal a solar energy satellite. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFLegends-SavageCircle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1| '''WHYYYYYYYY?! ''WHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!''''']]<br /> Megatron and Shockwave slyly suggested to Grimlock that he should be leader of the Autobots, believing that if he took over, it would make their job of overcoming the Autobots easier. As it happened, once Grimlock took over, the two Decepticons were instead captured by his forces, and only escaped once he turned the reigns back over to Optimus. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} Megatron somehow became fused to Ratchet somewhere in inter-dimensional space. The pair were attacked by a time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], however a team of Autobots rescued them and the pair were surgically separated at the Autobot base. Megatron took advantage of the subsequent celebrations to make his escape. {{storylink|Savage Circle}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons managed to steal [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], and Megatron had Hardshell reprogram her to serve the Decepticon cause. Though she succeeded in stealing the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot HQ, Megatron and his troops were forced to come to her aid and failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}} After Megatron and his men found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}<br /> <br /> After Dirge crashed into a movie set while transporting a stolen Autobot weapon, Megatron sent a group of Decepticons to retrieve him and destroy all evidence. He was upset when they not only returned without having destroyed the film, but when the film turned out to be a blockbuster hit. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}<br /> <br /> Megatron and his men finally managed to drive the Autobots from Earth, badly damaging Optimus in the process, and set about conquering the planet. Their reign was short-lived, as the Autobots returned once Optimus had recovered, and Megatron was himself badly damaged in the battle that ensued, resulting in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}<br /> <br /> When the ongoing conflict with the Autobots finally came to a head, Megatron led an assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and eventually stood over Optimus Prime's broken body. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Or possibly Optimus defeated Megatron. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}} A short time later, Megatron was reborn into Galvatron, thanks to [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br /> Megatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in four different bodies:<br /> *''Megatron'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 20 units of Cybermetal.<br /> *''Generations Megatron'' — Promotional Rare character<br /> *''Megatron (Leader)'' — This Super Rare promotional character could be recruited through the space bridge for 1000 gold.<br /> *''Generation 2 Megatron'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the &quot;Generation 2 Episode 1&quot; event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br /> {{{!}}border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent&quot;<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron.jpg|thumb|400px|He starts out as a Common miner.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(Leader).jpg|thumb|400px|I belong to nobody!]]<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(Gen).jpg|thumb|400px|Grant me mercy, I beg of you! - says any bot if he is the last opponent.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(G2).jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> {{!}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Devastation''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]]}}<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Masayuki Kiyama]] (Japanese)}} <br /> [[file:MegatronEarthWars.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75| I have a thumb. It's just bent.]]<br /> <br /> Megatron is needed on earth by the Decepticons, but they are too late as Optimus Prime comes through the [[Space bridge]]. Optimus then proceeds to beat Megatron to the the [[Fractal Map]] and locate the [[Enigma of Combination]]. The Autobots succeed, but Megatron has found a way to artificially create the power needed to create combiners. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Campaign}}<br /> <br /> Megatron orders [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to get him a [[Quantum crystal]] powerful enough to bring him through. Then he starts on his conquest to obtain the Fractal Map, the Codex Key, and finally the Enigma of Combination. With the Enigma, Megatron then precedes to use Devastator to destroy everything, but is stopped by Optimus and Superion. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron first arrives on earth, the other cons are weary and afraid of the mortar that lies ahead of them. Irritated with their cowardace, Megatron leads a '''Rallying Charge''' that allows them to destroy the autobot's outpost. Megatron then lords over the victory on all the other cons {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Lost Map Campaign}}<br /> <br /> During the race to find the [[Fractal Map]], Megatron orders Bludgeon to spy on Stascream to make sure that he doesn't do anything &quot;out of line&quot;. He finds out Starscream was commanding an Operation consisting of Hook and Scrapper, and took command of the Op himself. They destroy an Autobot base, and Hook has to clean up while Megatron commands the rest of the cons to stay in line and find the Fractal map before the Autobots do. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}<br /> <br /> During the final battle of the Codex Key, Megatron gathered the rest of his &quot;most&quot; loyal troops, including (the rest of) the [[Constructicon (G1)| Constructicons]], Seekers, [[Combaticon (G1)| Combaticons]], [[Insecticon (G1)| Insecticons]], [[Predacon (G1)| Predacons]], and [[Stunticon (G1)|the Stunticons]] (They didn't show because they were busy with.... [[Drag Strip (G1)#Games|&quot;''other''&quot;]] [[Offroad|Things..]]) and they all took part in the battle that ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Codex Showdown Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron got his hands on the Enigma of Combination, he eagerly used it on the Constructicons to form Devastator. With the creation of Combiner lab, Megatron had plans to make more combiners. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Special<br /> *'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star<br /> *'''Weapons:''' Megatron fires a blast from his Fusion Cannon before engaging a target up close and attacking it with his energy mace.<br /> *'''Ability: Inspiring Charge''' - Rally Decepticons to engage the target. Then charge in damaging walls along the way.<br /> **'''Cost''': 5 ability points +2 for reuses.<br /> <br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:megatron| Megatron at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Frontiers''===<br /> {{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Operation Omega''===<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers Operation Omega}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Online'' (2016 video game)===<br /> [[File:Megatron TFO.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br /> {{bigquote|Peace through tyranny.}}<br /> <br /> On Cybertron, Megatron quickly rose to power as champion of the pits of Kaon, where he assembled a group of followers. On planet Earth, he led the Decepticons to reside amongst the Autobots and humans in a long struggle for control. Megatron may be perceived as contradictory, for it was less likely for him to be hailed as a &quot;hero&quot;. His power and prestige defined his heroic glory, but Megatron's treachery still posed him a threat to all. Megatron defeated the most powerful enemy, who had control over an unruly army. However, Megatron would never: betray his family, leave behind any of his comrades, or forget to restore his former homeland. Because of his unwavering faith, Megatron's will could last until his final moments.<br /> <br /> In battle, Megatron wielded the &quot;[[Gaia Chain Mace]]&quot; and the heavy duty &quot;[[Slayer]]&quot; bazooka. His active skill was &quot;Missile Frenzy&quot;: <br /> *'''Missile Frenzy''' — (Must be in vehicle/tank mode) Megatron can fire up to 3 tracking missiles that reduce an opponent's damage by 50%. Each missile deals 800 points of damage to an opponent. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2016 video game)|Transformers Online}} &lt;ref&gt;[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero7.shtml Megatron on the Transformers Online website]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===<br /> [[File:Megatron-G1-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px| OH, that upgrade felt good. Now, let's go crush some hippies!]]<br /> Not much has been released story wise. <br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}<br /> *Class: Tactician<br /> *'''Abilities<br /> **Fusion Cannon:<br /> ***The Fusion Cannon takes 6 seconds to charge 3 Full Power Heavy Attacks that travel significantly faster and deal 20~30% more damage.<br /> ***Full Power Heavy Attacks permanently Fuse a debuff inflicted by Megatron’s Special Attacks to the opponent. Only one debuff of each type can be Fused.<br /> **Last Hit of a Medium Combo: 100% chance to Refresh the duration of Unfused Armor Breaks, Attack Debuffs, and Shocks on the opponent.<br /> **Knocked Down: Megatron has a 0.7% chance for each percentage of lost Health to become Unstoppable for 3 seconds.<br /> *SIGNATURE ABILITY – NO MERCY<br /> **Megatron shows no mercy and uses the enemy’s own strengths against them. As long as the opponent has a Fused Debuff, Megatron’s Melee Attacks have a 20~60% chance to Steal a buff from the opponent for 5 seconds.<br /> *'''SPECIAL ATTACKS''':<br /> #''Special 1 – Energon Crush''- The Energon Flail is perfectly designed to shatter the defenses of even the toughest bots. 100% chance to inflict Armor Break, removing opponent’s Armor and applying 26~34% Armor reduction for 10 seconds.<br /> #''Special 2 – Atomic Slug''- Megatron initiates the brutality setting on his Fusion Cannon. 100% chance to decrease Attack by -32~-40% for 10 seconds.<br /> #''Special 3 – All Too Easy''- There is no limits to the carnage Megatron is willing to inflict on his foes. 100% chance to inflicts Shock, dealing Shock Damage for 200% of attack over 20 seconds. Grants Fusion Overload, allowing unlimited Full Power shots of the Fusion Cannon for the rest of the fight.<br /> *SYNERGY BONUSES:<br /> **'''Outgoing – Till All is Ours''' – Soundwave- All Decepticons gain 5~15% Attack against Autobots.<br /> **'''Outgoing – Lieutenants''' – Starscream, Shockwave-Megatron gains new abilities and his lieutenants gain 2~8% Armor and 2~8% Attack Rating.<br /> **'''Incoming – Lieutenants''' – Starscream-Megatron’s Special Attacks have a 30~70%% chance to Stun the opponent for 3.5 seconds. This effect will only trigger once per fight for each Special Attack and this Stun debuff cannot be Fused.<br /> **'''Incoming – Lieutenants''' – Shockwave-The last hit of Megatron’s Medium Combo has a 20~40% chance to inflict a Power Rate Debuff, reducing the opponent’s Power Rate by 30% for 10 seconds. This debuff may be Fused to the opponent.<br /> **'''Mutual – Enemies''' – Optimus Prime, Bumblebee GS- + 2~8% Attack Rating.<br /> *'''STRONG MATCH-UPS''':<br /> **'''''Most Bots''''' – You don’t become undisputed leader of the Decepticons without being a ''VERY'' formidable combatant.<br /> **Grindor – Megatron will rip through Brawlers like Grindor who generate Armor to protect themselves. With his Signature Ability awakened, Megatron will also steal their buffs to boost his own abilities.<br /> **Optimus Prime (GS) – Megatron will gain Unstoppable at low health whenever knocked down. This may punish commanders that rely too much on the Autobot Leader’s Roll Out ability.<br /> **Optimus Primal - Megatron’s Fused Armor Break will block Optimus Primal’s Crit Armor from activating.<br /> <br /> *'''WEAK MATCH-UPS''':<br /> **Soundwave – Megatron relies on his powerful Fusion Cannon to get through his fights, having his powerful shots reflected back by a Sonic Shield will put a damper on Megatron’s plans.<br /> **Galvatron – With very few buffs to steal, and no armor to break, Galvatron will show Megatron the difference Unicron’s assistance can make.<br /> <br /> *'''RECOMMENDED MODULES FOR MEGATRON''':<br /> *Paralyzer – The Paralyzer’s ability to Stun the opponent after a special Attack will leave them vulnerable to a blast from Megatron's Fusion Cannon.<br /> *Transwarp Cell – Getting hit by the Fusion Cannon is bad enough, getting your Power Drained at the same time is the quickest way to the scrap pile.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/merchandise}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The [[fusion cannon]]'s got that handle because... well, we're not sure.]] [[File:P-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Microman Megatron's concept model. Back then, he was a little less happy to see you.]] [[File:EvolutionOfMegatron_1.jpg|thumb|left||upright=1.4|Evolution of the G1 character model. For the gun mode, the animators appear to have been instructed to reference the version from the transformation chart.]] [[File:EvolutionOfMegatron B.jpg|thumb||left|upright=1.4|On the left is the back view of the 1st [[Floro Dery]] model, whilst on the right is that of the final model. ]]<br /> *Early in the ''Transformers'' series production, Megatron's look was based not on the toy, but on concept art for an unproduced prototype version. This early version, sporting a different, black head, a very different scope/fusion cannon, and the gun's barrel on his back, managed to make its way into not only early [[commercial]] animation and licensed material, but into the art of the early Marvel Comics. Though the model was altered before the animated series was produced, elements from the first model such as the back-mounted barrel were perpetuated in both the comic and the cartoon. The Marvel Comics continued to color Megatron's helmet black (well, blue) until the end of its run. Cleverly, flashbacks in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'' and subsequent series used the black helmet to show Megatron's younger self and his normal gray helmet for his modern self in order to show age. By contrast, Megatron's [[Megatron (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' counterpart]] has a black helmet in the present day.<br /> *Similarly early UK comic art often coloured Megatron's upper body Gold instead of Silver (Most notably in [[State Games]] and the cover of Transformers (UK) issue 21. This is because the original Boxart for Megatron (Hasbro) does in fact feature a gold hue to the upper body and arms for no known reason.<br /> *Similar to Optimus Prime's trailer, Megatron's Walther P38 alt-mode includes parts that materialize from out of nowhere once he transforms, which change his silhouette into a more rifle-like shape. These parts include an elongated pistol stock and an extending barrel attachment, both of which fly offscreen once he reassumes his robot mode. Megatron is never seen operating as a pistol without these extra parts.<br /> *The name &quot;Megatron&quot; was originally used by Marvel Comics for ''another'' robot that appeared long before the Transformers toyline came about, in issue 18 of the ''Shogun Warriors'' series (written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe, released in July 1980).&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/droneracecharter.htm#Megatron Megatron and the &quot;Drones&quot; from Marvel's ''Shogun Warriors'' comic at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]&lt;/ref&gt; Strictly speaking, though, the name is even older, as it has been used by a manufacturer of ball points since at least 1965.&lt;ref name=&quot;ballpoint&quot;&gt;[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=72213575 USPTO file on &quot;Megatron&quot; trademark for ballpoint balls]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Bob Budiansky]] stated in an interview that the name &quot;Megatron&quot; is a portmanteau derived from &quot;Megaton&quot; and &quot;Electronic&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/bb204/ Bob Budiansky Interview at BWTF.com]&lt;/ref&gt; He suggested the name &quot;Megatron&quot; for the Transformers line (it's unclear if he was aware of the existing Marvel character, though as an editor it seems likely that he at least had a subconscious memory of it) but [[Hasbro]] initially rejected it, claiming that &quot;mega&quot; conjured images of nuclear bombs. Budiansky reminded them that the name was supposed to sound evil, because he's the leader of the bad guys. Hasbro responded, &quot;Oh, right&quot;, and then approved the name.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/07/02/from-the-asm-archives-a-little-qa-with-bob-budiansky/ ASM: A Little Q&amp;amp;A with... Bob Budiansky]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *When Megatron transforms into gun mode, he most often [[Size changing|shrinks]] to a size where he can be held by either a human or fellow Transformer and has someone else aim and fire him. The exceptions are in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|episodes]] &quot;[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]&quot; and &quot;[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]&quot;, the [[The Transformers (PS2)|''The Transformers'' video game]], the manga issues [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4]] and &quot;[[The Battle of the Star Gate]]&quot; (likely &quot;[[Activation]]&quot; too, but the angles makes it impossible to say for certain) as well as the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' issue]] &quot;[[Realignments]]&quot;. In the cases of &quot;S.O.S. Dinobots&quot;, ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4 and &quot;The Battle of the Star Gate&quot;, Megatron does not shrink and has another Transformer somewhat clumsily aim and move him. In &quot;The Ultimate Doom, Part 3&quot;, the video game and &quot;Realignments&quot; (and &quot;Activation&quot;), he floats in the air and takes a shot at his target unassisted. The reasons Megatron chooses to transform instead of simply using his fusion cannon are seldom explained.<br /> *On the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]], a giant statue of Megatron was available for children to clamber over and have their picture taken on. It wasn't especially dignified.<br /> *''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' claims that Megatron has been missing since the beginning of [[Pax Cybertronia]] and it is rumored that he is deceased. This is seemingly incongruous with the open references the cartoon makes to ''The Movie'', where Blackarachnia confirms it was Galvatron who killed Starscream.&lt;ref name=BWU&gt;Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *Some [[Canada|Québecquers]] loved his shiny body so much they named a communications company after him.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.megatron.net/quebec/ Megatron Dot Net Forward Slash Quebec.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron''), '''Megalligator''' (''Beast Wars'' vs pack, メガリゲーター ''Megarigētā''), '''Megatronus''' (''Generations'' vs pack, メガトロナス ''Megatoronasu'')<br /> *''Cantonese:'' '''Megaton''' (麥加登 ''Mak Gaa Dang'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Měi-chīa Wáng''' (Taiwan, 美加王, &quot;King Mega&quot;), '''Chǜ-wú-pà''' (Taiwan, 巨無霸, &quot;Extremely Gigantic&quot;), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan''' (China, 威震天, &quot;Extremely Prestigious&quot;, literally &quot;Heaven-shaking Might&quot;) <br /> *''French:'' '''Mégatron'''<br /> *''Hebrew:'' '''Megatron''' (מגהטרון ''Mghjrwn'')<br /> *''Portuguese:'' '''Megatrão''' (Portugal comics)<br /> *''Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian:'' '''Megatron''' (Мегатрон)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=269&amp;page=13 Transformers #227 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Action Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Alternity Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Classics Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticon leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Decoys]]<br /> [[Category:Dimension hoppers]]<br /> [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Emperors of Destruction]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]]<br /> [[Category:Gladiators]]<br /> [[Category:GT characters]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]<br /> [[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Machine Wars Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Return of Convoy Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Robo-Capers characters]]<br /> [[Category:Robotmasters Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]<br /> [[Category:Transmetals]]<br /> [[Category:United Decepticons]]</div>

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<p>DM: On the left is the back view of the 1st Floro Dery model, whilst on the right is that of the final model.</p> <hr /> <div>On the left is the back view of the 1st Floro Dery model, whilst on the right is that of the final model.</div>

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<p>DM: /* Characteristics */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:AkomLogo1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This logo is severely off-model, is missing one of its arms, contains 46 art and coloring errors, and isn't even supposed to be on this page.]]<br /> '''AKOM''' ('''A'''nimation '''KO'''rea '''M'''ovie Productions) is a South Korean animation studio owned and founded by [[Nelson Shin]]. AKOM is known for its very &lt;s&gt;[[Animation error|error prone]]&lt;/s&gt;... ''ahem''... &quot;cost-efficient&quot; animation and is used frequently for American cartoons. Some shows AKOM has worked on include: ''The Simpsons'', [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]]'s ''[[X-Men]]'' &amp; ''Silver Surfer'', ''The Tick'', ''Savage Dragon'', ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Arthur'' and ''[[Batman]]: The Animated Series''; the company was actually fired from the latter because of their consistently sub-par work.<br /> <br /> ==''The Transformers'' episodes animated==<br /> {{collist|2|<br /> *Ep.19 - &quot;[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.23 - &quot;[[The Autobot Run]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.28 - &quot;[[The Core]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.66 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.67 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.68 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.69 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.70 - &quot;[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.73 - &quot;[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.74 - &quot;[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.76 - &quot;[[Thief in the Night]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.80 - &quot;[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.82 - &quot;[[Carnage in C-Minor]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.83 - &quot;[[The Quintesson Journal]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.85 - &quot;[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.89 - &quot;[[Grimlock's New Brain]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.92 - &quot;[[The Face of the Nijika]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.96 - &quot;[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.97 - &quot;[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]&quot;<br /> *Ep.98 - &quot;[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]&quot;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ===Additional animation===<br /> *[[Commercial bumper]]s (season 3, 4)<br /> *[[Title sequence]] (season 3, 4-via recycled animation)<br /> <br /> ==Production history==<br /> <br /> Since Shin also happened to be the producer of the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]], [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] would start using AKOM beginning with season 2. It's confirmed that [[Toei Animation|Toei]] animated 39 of the 49 season 2 episodes,&lt;ref&gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20030106085836/www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo2.html Archived version of Toei's resume for joint productions, confirming their share in seasons 2 and 3]&lt;/ref&gt; which leaves ten more episodes that were shared between AKOM and at least two [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|unknown studios]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/paul-davids/paul-davids-3.html Interview with production coordinator Paul Davids at the Cybertron Chronicle, confirming the use of a studio from the Philippines]&lt;/ref&gt; As the three episodes &quot;[[The Core]]&quot;, &quot;[[The Autobot Run]]&quot;, and &quot;[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]&quot; (which all share the same animation/drawing style, hence suggesting that they were all done by the same studio) are widely considered to be of the same quality and style as AKOM's season 3 work, it's highly probable that they were done by them, leaving the remaining seven episodes for the mystery studio.<br /> <br /> AKOM's participation increased dramatically by season 3, where they produced a total of 14 episodes (Toei animated 13 episodes, &quot;[[Call of the Primitives]]&quot; is animated by an unknown studio whose animation style is noticably distinct from either Toei or AKOM&lt;ref&gt;It's been commonly speculated that said studio was [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], though there's no actual evidence to back up such speculation.&lt;/ref&gt;, and see &quot;Not actually AKOM&quot; below for more). The short-lived season 4 (the three-part &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot; series finale) was then handled entirely by AKOM, as well as all of the season 3 and season 4 [[commercial bumper]]s and the season 3 [[title sequence]]s.<br /> <br /> ==Characteristics==<br /> [[File:AKOM - Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bizarrely, Akom used THREE colour schemes for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], each seemingly regressing to an earlier stage of development.]]<br /> AKOM rather noticeably ''never'' got the right color guides for some characters. Many characters have small and large coloring oddities whenever they appear in an AKOM episode. A list follows.<br /> <br /> In Season 2:<br /> *[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] has a black-colored disk in the middle of his robot mode back, which should be yellow.<br /> *[[Chip Chase]] has a blue jacket instead of brown.<br /> *[[Gears (G1)|Gears']] truck mode is red with blue fenders instead of blue with a red camper top. His white robot bits are colored light gray.<br /> *[[Hook (G1)|Hook's]] feet are white instead of green.<br /> *[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak's]] beak is more often than not the same dark gray as his head.<br /> *[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron's]] gun barrel is dark gray.<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime's]] backpack is white instead of red.<br /> *[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] entire body is a light gray instead of white.<br /> *[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] has a white backpack/battery case, instead of blue.<br /> <br /> In Season 3:<br /> *AKOM frequently used older, outdated designs for some characters. Grimlock shows up with his older, flattened head design, and the characters introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' would sometimes appear in their older, pre-production designs, their designs switching in and out from shot to shot. Toei was guilty of this too, but to a far lesser extent.<br /> *Whether drawing the characters in their outdated or finalized designs, AKOM ''always'' used outdated colour models for several members of the cast, including the movie characters. Consequently, regardless of design, Rodimus always has red shoulder indentations, Galvatron always has a lavender pelvis, Kup always has grey boots, Cyclonus always has thick purple eyebrows, and Arcee always has a grey collar, to name just a few pronounced details.<br /> *Numerous characters have the inside of their mouths colored in a shade that corresponds to their helmet: Ultra Magnus's mouth is blue, Arcee's is dull pink, Springer's is green, etc. Maybe AKOM thought their heads were hollow?<br /> <br /> To AKOM's credit, the animation cel count for their shows ''was'' a few frames-per-second higher, thus the episodes they produced appeared noticeably smoother than non-AKOM-produced episodes.<br /> <br /> ==Not actually AKOM==<br /> In the 1990s, fans considered the episodes &quot;[[Starscream's Ghost]]&quot; and &quot;[[Only Human]]&quot; to be [[Toei Animation|Toei]] episodes, as they were clearly visually superior to all AKOM episodes. When Toei's website resume revealed that Toei only did thirteen episodes of the season, however, the numbers didn't add up, and the two episodes became considered AKOM work by default for years, despite the visual differences. With the reveal that a third [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|unknown studio]] worked on the series, it is almost certain that those episodes were the work of that unknown third party, not AKOM.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.akomkorea.com/ AKOM official website] (Often offline)<br /> *{{w|AKOM|AKOM at Wikipedia}}<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Akom}}<br /> [[Category:Animation companies]]</div>

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<p>DM: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot|autobotg2|allianceg2|maximal|cobra|convoy|eliteguard|nerv|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambigm|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Orion Pax (disambiguation)|Optronix (disambiguation)}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> :''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:Optimusg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|I'm that guy everyone remembers. No, not [[Soundwave (G1)|the tape guy]], the ''other'' guy.]]<br /> '''Optimus Prime''' is the awe-inspiring [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]] forces. Selfless and endlessly courageous, he is the complete opposite of his mortal enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Originally a mere civilian known as '''Orion Pax''' or '''Optronix''', he was chosen by the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to command, the first in a number of heavy burdens he has been forced to bear. Another is his bringing of the [[Transformer]]s' conflict to Earth. Every casualty, [[human]] or Cybertronian weighs heavily on his [[spark]]. He does not show this side to his soldiers and never succumbs to despair. The Autobots need a decisive, charismatic leader and that is what he gives them. It was that leadership which turned the tide of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].<br /> <br /> On the battlefield, there are few who rival Optimus Prime's prowess. He is easily the strongest of any Autobot his [[Scale|size]], and his [[ion blaster]] and [[energon-axe]] are deadly weapons. He would sacrifice his life to protect his fellow Autobots or those under their care and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|does so on a regular basis]]. His compassion for other sentient beings is his only real weakness, and one the Decepticons have taken advantage of time and again... though it's also the source of his strength!<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.|Optimus Prime's most common [[bio]] quote.}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> {{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br /> [[File:CommandPerformances-Autobotsattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't worry, the multiple crises of conscience come soon enough.]]<br /> Optimus Prime was a [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] champion for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] before quickly working his way up the Autobot ranks once [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] started the war. Four million years ago, when Decepticons attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], he personally chose to crash it onto [[Earth]], a decision that caused him much remorse when the war restarted on Earth in the modern day.<br /> <br /> Though Optimus allowed himself to be destroyed when he betrayed his own moral code while playing a video game, a copy of his mind survived on a [[floppy disk]]. Years later, he was restored as a [[Powermaster]], binary bonded to the [[Nebulan]], [[Hi-Q]]. Optimus Prime slowly earned the respect of Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]], mourned the loss of his friend [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], and ultimately sacrificed everything to defeat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Though Optimus died again, his mind persisted in Hi-Q, and the [[Last Autobot]] was able to restore him as an [[Action Master]] in time to bring a temporary end to the war.<br /> <br /> In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], Optimus Prime went on to battle [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian troops]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===<br /> [[File:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Inside2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The fury of the &quot;Road Warriors&quot;... and Cosmos.]]<br /> The Autobots were outnumbered and outgunned on Earth from the start, though Optimus was confident (and correct) that reinforcements from Cybertron would arrive. {{storylink|Reinforcements from Cybertron!}}<br /> <br /> However, the situation was still so desperate that Optimus not only decided to recruit human allies {{storylink|The battle is far from over!}}, but aggressively tried to recruit and ''deputise'' human children, including giving them the power to co-ordinate Autobot teams in battles. He wouldn't even make a final move on the Decepticons until he had enough child soldiers on his side. {{storylink|Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!}} {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} In at least one case, this likely led to the ''death'' of a small boy at Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}}<br /> <br /> Optimus later led a convoy in search for a building site for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], which ran into a Decepticon ambush. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} He sent off several Autobots to get help, knowing this was the only chance of victory. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} Those several Autobots were seen again, but Prime... wasn't.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> {{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br /> [[File:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He had this ax once. It was very memorable.]]<br /> Before the war, Optimus Prime was originally '''Orion Pax''', a young dock worker with a girlfriend named [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]]. But as the war began, Megatron destroyed them both, and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] rebuilt them into more powerful warriors.<br /> <br /> Four million years ago, Optimus Prime ended a Decepticon attack on the Ark by directing it towards prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in [[1984]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots fought the Decepticons on numerous occasions until [[2005]]. During an attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, Prime fell in battle against Megatron and passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime eventually returned, once as a [[zombie]], and again when he was rebuilt by the [[Quintesson]]s to stop the spread of the [[Hate Plague]].<br /> <br /> The details between these events differ between universes. Sometimes Optimus Prime merged with [[Vector Sigma]] soon after defeating the Hate Plague, and returned much, much later as Star Convoy. Sometimes Optimus Prime partnered up with [[Marissa Faireborn]] to receive upgrades through mutual [[kiss]]ing. Sometimes... look, he did a lot of weird stuff, okay? He later sacrifices himself to restore the [[Matrix of Leadership]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Sticker Adventures books===<br /> During a Decepticon attack, Cliffjumper pleaded with Optimus to let him jump into the fray. Optimus denied his request, telling him that they already had the Decepticons on the run. In the battle’s aftermath, the Decepticon’s activity seem to vanish altogether. Grateful for the quiet, Optimus decided to head out and fetch extra fuel for the Autobots with Sparkplug. He returned just in time to find his Autobots in the middle of a battle with the Decepticons. With Sparkplug and Prowl’s help, Optimus refuelled his troops, and once more drove the Decepticons back. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}} <br /> <br /> Optimus Prime and the Autobots were repairing a ship in the hopes of using it to return to Cybertron, when the Decepticons attacked. He took a hit in the midst of the battle, and fell unconscious…<br /> <br /> Then he dreamed of awakening, only to find his troops smashed. Realizing his only hope for survival lay with Cybertron, Optimus then boarded the ship the Autobots were repairing, and travelled back to his home planet. Arriving on Cybertron, he found it completely under Decepticon domination. Optimus then met an old Autobot codger who pleaded that he return to Earth to gather a force that could overthrow the Decepticon’s regime. Optimus remorsefully told the old Autobot that there could be no reinforcements from the planet Earth. The two Autobots were then swarmed by Decepticon police officers, who Optimus fought until his dying breath…<br /> <br /> Only for Optimus to awaken for real, back on Earth and surrounded by his troops. Realizing that his trip to Cybertron was a dream, Optimus instructed his Autobots to redouble their efforts in fixing up their ship, certain that they would soon need to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br /> When Optimus captained an Autobots spacecraft with the intent of clearing an asteroid field heade for Cybertron, he found his ship and crew attacked by the Decepticons. Rather than allow his Autobots to be taken prisoner, he deliberately crashed the Ark on Earth into a volcano.<br /> <br /> Millions of years later, Optimus was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt into modern machines by the ship&quot;s computer. Some time later, Jazz reported that he had spotted Decepticon activity at a nearby construction site. Optimus decided to take a proactive angle to their war with the Decepticons, and led the entirety of his troops to the Decepticon base. Once there, they found themselves allowed in by Megatron, feigning a friendly demeanor. Not fooled by Megatron's claims that he was making an honest living heading a construction company, Optimus engaged the evil robots in combat, before being blasted out of the Decepticon base. Optimus and his troops were sent tumbling down the cliffside beneath their feet. The Autobots suffered only minor damage from the fall, and after getting patched up, moved out once more to stop Megatron's plan, now well under way. Megatron was holding millions of humans hostage in a bid to get the Earth to surrender unconditionally to the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> The two sides found themselves equally matched until the Constructicons merged into The Devastator. The tables were turned once more when the Dinobots appeared, and mercilessly slaughtered the Constructicons. The Decepticons' plan foiled, Optimus decided that the Autobot-Decepticon war had come to an end, despite Megatron's protests to the contrary. He and his Autobots then drove away victorious. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Autobots secret weapon prime megs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]<br /> Optimus pondered [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s whereabouts after noticing that he had been absent from Autobot headquarters for longer than expected. The answer came through [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who relayed a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]; Sunstreaker was the Decepticons' captive. Megatron demanded that the Autobots surrender, or else Sunstreaker would be destroyed and rebuilt as a Decepticon! The Autobots refused to give up without a fight, but Optimus took care to explain the threat they were up against before a rescue party headed out. Optimus told [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combiner nature, and warned them not take the danger he posed lightly. The rescue squad failed in liberating Sunstreaker, and were captured themselves. The Autobots were shaken by this turn of events, but Optimus was able to think up a new plan to trick the Decepticons. He ordered his Autobots to build a hollow statue of Devastator for him and his soldiers to hide within. Optimus then wrote a letter explaining that the statue was a peace offering for the Decepticons, and the completed decoy was placed before the Decepticons' base. The ruse worked, and Optimus and his troops burst forth from the false Devastator after the Decepticons had let down their guard. An all-out brawl between Autobots and Decepticons followed. The fight came to an end when Megatron attempted to down Optimus with his fusion cannon, only for Optimus to deflect Megatron's beam back at him by bouncing it off a reflective piece of metal. With the Decepticons defeated, Optimus ordered his troops to retrieve their wounded and return to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel coloring books===<br /> [[File:SummertimeColoring Optimus Prime combat deck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In lieu of solving the [[FIRRIB]] debate the hard way, Prime eliminates the problem at the source.]]<br /> Alerted by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s latest plan, Optimus Prime led the mission on [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s ship to foil them. He sent Bumblebee on an underwater scouting mission, and took part in a pitched battle that ended in the Decepticon's being defeated. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] dropped rocks on the Autobots, Optimus used [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] to eliminate most of them. Unfortunately he was forced to surrender when he saw the other Autobots had been captured by the Decepticons, and was placed in a [[special Autobot prison]]. Luckily Bumblebee remained free, and after he'd rescued the others, Optimus wrapped Megatron up with an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}<br /> <br /> One peaceful day, Optimus decided it was ''too'' quiet, and sent Bumblebee and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] to find out what the Decepticons were up to. Sure enough, the Decepticons were looking for a factory, so Optimus had Mirage create a holographic factory as a trick, and ambushed the Decepticons. Optimus himself hurled Megatron into orbit. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Optimus and his Autobots rescued [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] when the pair were captured by Decepticons, and afterwards Prime was amazed when Sparkplug repaired [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. After Bumblebee and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] discovered that the Decepticons were attacking [[Hoover Dam]], Optimus and his team defeated them. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}<br /> <br /> [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] reported to Optimus that the Decepticons were stealing gas, and Optimus was able to use Roller to find out the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]]. The Autobots assaulted the Decepticon stronghold so they could take care of the device. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After a rain storm, Optimus and most of the other Autobots went out on patrol. When the Decepticons used a fake message to lure Bumblebee out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so they could take it over, Optimus used the same gambit to retake the ship. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Carrots are the right of all fluffy beings!]]<br /> When the Decepticons turned up in the same forest that the Autobots were taking a vacation in, Optimus took great pleasure in stopping them and returning the forest to pristine condition. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}} Optimus was undertaking some repairs when Bumblebee offered to help, but Prime told him the repairs were too hard for him. When later the other Autobots were dismissive of Bumblebee's report of a Decepticon attack, Optimus alone listened to him, and they subsequently defeated the Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}<br /> <br /> [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] warned Optimus about a fuel plant the Decepticons were building, so Optimus took the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in his trailer and, under the guise of having a delivery for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], invaded the construction site and defeated the Decepticons. After this victory, Optimus turned his gaze skywards, and thanked Cosmos for his contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Deadly Paradise===<br /> [[File:DeadlyParadise-Optimus and Troops.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]<br /> When Sideswipe was accused and convicted of destroying the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]], Optimus was infuriated that one of his own Autobots could commit such a heinous act. Optimus was tasked to hunt down and deactivate Sideswipe, though the task proved to be easy as Sideswipe did not run, hide or resist. After Optimus had deactivated Sideswipe, he was approached by Prowl, who pointed out that Sideswipe's actions made little sense, as he had committed the crime in broad daylight before many witnesses. Agreeing that the Decepticons might be behind the situation, Optimus allowed Prowl to take a team of Autobots to [[Carob Island]] to clear Sideswipe's name while Optimus and Jazz stayed behind to continue working on human/Autobot relations. Prowl returned with evidence that it was indeed a Decepticon-controlled clone of Sideswipe that had committed the crime. Optimus then presumably reactivated Sideswipe when his name was cleared. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br /> <br /> ===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> Optimus and Prowl received message from [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] of a coal transport in [[Africa]], and discovered Megatron was using human slaves. Megatron detonated his coal mines with the world's largest explosion, killing the humans and forging the world's largest diamond — that he would use to as a lens for a [[Crystal satellite|satellite]] to focus the Sun's beams, melting the [[Rocky Mountains]]! Prime ordered Skyfire to attack the satellite, and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to build a square mile panel of metal to deflect the beam, blowing the satellite up. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}} The Decepticons attempted to drain the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]], causing volcanic eruptions and Russia to approach America, accelerating tensions between the countries. Optimus ordered [[razon gas]] to be pumped into the reservoir, returning the [[oil]] below and raising the Decepticons' aquatic drill. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}<br /> <br /> Accompanied by Prowl, Optimus went to [[Sumatra]] and discovered much of the jungle had been destroyed. The Decepticons tried to destroy the [[Brazil]]ian jungle and take its oil, but once again the Autobots stopped them. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}} Following a battle between the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and the Decepticons, Optimus ordered [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] be repaired by Ratchet at their [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] oil supply. Tracking Slag, Megatron attempted to destroy the base with the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]], slicing icebergs off the continent. Optimus ordered [[Autobot superjet]]s to counterattack, but the battle was won when Megatron unwittingly reawakened hundreds of dormant Dinobots beneath the ice. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Optimus and Prowl were baffled by Megatron's next strategy, a series of hit-and-run attacks in the Pacific rim. It emerged it was a distraction from the enslavement of the population of [[Buru]]. Optimus, Prowl and the Dinobots arrived and fought off the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], foiling the scheme to drain the island's oil. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} When Megatron planned to drain the world's largest [[oil tanker|supertanker]], Optimus had the oil tainted with a corrosive acid, sabotaging the Decepticon submersible. The Autobots flew the tanker to [[New York City]], and ordered the few witnesses' memory to be wiped. Wow. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> ===Big Looker Story Books===<br /> [[File:KidsPrime1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And the fluffy kitten played with that yarn all gosh-darn night.]]<br /> After a thousand years of war on Cybertron, the planet was shaken from its orbit and risked being smashed to pieces by an asteroid field. Optimus decided to take a group of Autobots in the Ark and destroy the asteroids, but they were attacked by the Decepticons, and Optimus crashed the ship on Earth. Four million years later, the Ark repaired them, and they encountered [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Sparkplug suggested to Prime that the Autobots tap the volcano they'd crashed into for power. The two humans also warned the Autobots of an impending Decepticon attack, and Optimus laid a trap. Unfortunately the Decepticon forces attacked from all directions, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[null-ray]] put Optimus out of commission. Luckily Sparkplug easily fixed him, and his fast recovery inspired the Autobots to chase the Decepticons off. Optimus vowed to protect this new world. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Car_Rally_Homerun.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> When a two-part race was being held with a massive supply of oil and gasoline as the prize, both the Decepticons and the Autobots badly wanted to win it. Megatron entered the race by hiding himself inside a [[big black car|hollowed-out car]] and harassed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] all throughout the contest. When Prime discovered the car was being driven by his arch foe, he swiftly pulled a telephone pole out from the ground and used it to bash the mortal hell out of the cheating Decepticon. Thanks to Prime's violent intervention, Cliffjumper was able to win the race. Afterward, Optimus Prime celebrated the Minibot's victory with a gargantuan smile as all the Decepticons starved to death. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}<br /> <br /> The morning after a particularly vicious battle, Optimus listened to birdsong and pondered life as a giant robot, before asking [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] for a damage report. The Autobots were puzzled when the Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s (and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]) did a flyby on their camp, as the Decepticons were similarly damaged after the battle, but [[Shooting Star]] reported that the Decepticons were trying to distract them while an attempt was made to secure a broken-down oil truck a few miles away. Optimus took a small group to investigate, and successfully aided the [[Abe Walters|humans]] in getting their truck moving. [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] was instrumental in stopping the Decepticon attack, and Optimus commended the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] for his valor. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}<br /> <br /> On another beautiful day, Optimus sat under a tree with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], discussing the Decepticons. A while later, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] reported that [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had shot at him. Optimus smelled a Decepticon plot and led an assault on their headquarters, only to find that Grapple had been injected with a [[cerebro-shell]], placing him in Decepticon control. Battle commenced, during which Grapple was freed and helped them defeat the Decepticon. Afterward Optimus said it all had been worth it to get Grapple back. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br /> <br /> ===Ladybird Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:Ladybird prime transforms.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The ghost of Optimus Prime possesses...himself?]]<br /> Upon witnessing the incredible power of a lightning storm for the first time, Optimus Prime had Sparkplug Witwicky explain the phenomenon to him. Intrigued by the potential of lightning, Prime put [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] to work finding a way to harness its energy, so they could use it to aid in the rebuilding of their spaceship. Huffer constructed a giant lightning rod, and Optimus Prime and the Autobots gathered to watch its first test. They were shocked, however, when a fleet of battered, damaged Decepticons flew out of the mountain housing the antenna and off into the night. The evil robots had attempted to discover the device's secrets and been seriously electrocuted! Once the lightning rod had been checked, Prime vowed to make the lightning-harnessing technology the Autobots' gift to Earth once they had left the planet. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}<br /> <br /> When the Decepticons tried to take control of a solar energy station, Prime sent Roller in to investigate. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}} Later, Prime sent [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to spy on the Decepticons' latest misdeeds, and the Autobots discovered that they were having trouble with the ion drive of their starship. Prime led the Autobots in an attack on the mine the Decepticons were using to test their propulsion system and routed Megatron's force. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime grew concerned when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] picked up a communication from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] that indicated the Decepticons had grown interested in a mysterious structure near a human village. Prime and a team of Autobots headed out to investigate, and they battled the Decepticons over the structure, which turned out to be a harmless windmill. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Ladybird powermaster prime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Invisible keyboard solo!]]<br /> At some point, Optimus Prime disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived from Cybertron to take his place as Autobot commander. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Prime eventually returned many centuries later, now sporting a [[Powermaster]] body, and rejoined the Transformers' war after it had moved from Earth to the alien planet of [[Nebulos]].<br /> <br /> When [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] was captured by the Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Optimus Prime agreed to surrender himself to ensure his fellow Autobot's safety. Naturally, though, Prime did not expect Scorponok to hold up his end of the bargain, and he had [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Fizzle]] rescue Highbrow while he allowed himself to be imprisoned. Their mission successful, Hosehead and Fizzle then sprang Prime from his cell, and the team beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}}<br /> <br /> After weeks of Decepticon silence, Optimus Prime decided to get proactive and sent out patrols all over the planet to try and flush the villains out. None of the patrols reported back with any success, however, and Prime realized that there was one area of the planet that his troops had deliberately ignored: the mysterious &quot;[[Nebulos Triangle]]&quot;. [[Quickswitch]], [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] were sent into the Triangle, and they did indeed discover and foil the Decepticon plot going on in the area. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> Optimus had [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Huffer plant false information to mislead the Decepticons. As the Autobots were in need of a new power source, he sent [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to find Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]] and had to apologize to the doctor after Cliffjumper kidnapped her. Persuading her to help them, the Autobots traveled to the solar plant to make use of her solar reactor, only to find the Decepticons were already planning to attack it. While the other Autobots re-energized, Optimus protected them from an attack by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] abducted Blaisedale as a diversion, forcing Optimus to lead a team and rescue her. When the team returned, the plant was already under attack and Optimus helped the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] drive them off. Unfortunately the Dinobots totaled the plant in the process, and Optimus promised Blaisedale the Autobots would help her rebuild. In return, Blaisedale organized a meeting with the [[President of the United States]] so the Autobots could forge an alliance. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> When [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] brought [[Steve Guymo]] to the Autobot base, Optimus and the other Autobots realized that the Decepticons were behind the abduction of humans from airports across the nation. They were able to find the captive humans, whom the Decepticons were intending to ransom to the US government, and free them before engaging Starscream and his squad in battle. With the Decepticons defeated, the Autobots returned to base where Optimus thanked Steve for his help. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}<br /> <br /> ===The Special Teams===<br /> After crashing on Earth in the Ark and remaining dormant for millions of years, Optimus, along with Sideswipe and Ratchet, were the first Autobots to awaken after the Decepticons’ own resurrection. These three helped the other Autobots repair themselves with the aid of the Ark’s computer.<br /> <br /> Some time later, as the war raged between Autobots and Decepticons on Earth, Optimus had requested the Aerialbots as reinforcements from Cybertron. Though they nearly defected to the Decepticons, Optimus was able to secure the Aerialbots as allies. Later, when a power plant had to be evacuated of its human workers due to the fear of landslides, Optimus posted Denfensor at the location to secure its protection. Optimus then drove off to check up on the rest of his troops who were aiding in the area’s evacuation. Though he passed a military convoy heading towards a plant, he thought nothing of it, unaware that they were the newly created Combaticons in disguise. Optimus then reached the Ark, and from there opened communications with the Aerialbots. Optimus had someone come into the know that the Decepticons were moving in towards the plant. He watched from afar as Defensor and Superion fought Menasor and Bruticus, wary to send more Autobots into the fray while these titans wreaked havoc onto the battlefield. Optimus allowed himself a smile when the Aerialbots and the Protectobots proved themselves superior teams to the Decepticons’, though at the back of his mind, he was wary. After all, Megatron himself had chosen not to add his considerably weight to the battle... {{storylink|The Special Teams}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br /> In search of new energy sources, Optimus led a team to central [[South America]]. When they spotted [[Mount Sheelah]], their two human friends [[John Gordon|John]] and [[Tim Gordon]] explained volcanoes, and, believing it to be of possible use, the Autobots went to examine it. During a battle with the Decepticons over the volcano, Optimus was convinced by the two humans to retreat, ultimately saving them when Mount Sheelah erupted. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After discovering that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans, Optimus sent [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to scout the Decepticon base. When Bumblebee returned with the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], Optimus was able to use it to blackmail the Decepticons into letting the humans go. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> Using their network of human allies, the Autobots tracked the Decepticons to [[Stanley Lake]]. When Optimus learned that the Decepticons had taken over the hydro-plant, he lured them out into the valley in front of the dam so that [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and the humans could flood the valley, washing the Decepticons away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect as part of a ploy to get a spy into the Autobots' midst, but Optimus wasn't fooled at all. He and his men concocted a false plan which they shared with Starscream, and while the Decepticons were subsequently on [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|a wild goose chase]], Optimus's team smashed the Decepticon base flat. As they let Starscream go, Optimus couldn't help mocking him. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Ask Vector Prime====<br /> [[File:OptimusPrime-SpyChanger-AskVectorPrime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> The Autobots subsequently returned to Cybertron aboard a refueled and repaired ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' with the defeated Decepticons, taking the Decepticons on Cybertron unawares and quickly capturing control Cybertron. Peace reigned for a time until a series of natural disasters began, the source of which was determined to be the planet [[Moebius]] in [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|a parallel universe]]. The Autobots assembled a team to travel to this alternate universe and stop the threat; Optimus Prime personally led the team, unwilling to put anyone in more danger than himself. Wheeljack, Hoist, Jazz, Prowl, and Silverstreak constituted the rest of the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spy Changer]]s because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The team modified their bodies to match the native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians as well as discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on Moebius were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands as a symbol of the transdimensional friendship, and the Autobots returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Optimus was botnapped by Megatron's [[Renegade Decepticon]]s and taken to another reality. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/02}}<br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> ===Toy pack-in material===<br /> While exploring Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness, Optimus Prime became severly damaged, and unable to return to the hemisphere of light. Having been able to send out one last message before his memory was badly damaged, Optimus found himself unable to distinguish friend from foe, and would join (or rejoin) whichever faction found him first. {{storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}<br /> <br /> Optimus toppled the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], stopping the titan from attacking some power-lines. He next moved on to blasting Devastator's back-up, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}} <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Highway Clash===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> [[File:Highway Clash Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Optimus and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] secretly guarded a shipment of microchips that could be used to imbue sentience onto robots. Posing as the lorry transporting the precious cargo across the Yorkshire Dales, he was attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] who sought the microchips to create an army of Decepticons. With [[you]]r help, Optimus may or may not have been successful in keeping the microchips out of the Decepticons' hands. {{storylink|Highway Clash}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Find Your Fate Junior===<br /> More than any other Transformer in these micro-continuity-nexuses, Optimus Prime had to make a ''lot'' of tough decisions. So tough in fact, that he usually needed help...from [[you]]!<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> <br /> ====Dinobots Strike Back====<br /> In the first nexus, when [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] reported back to Autobot HQ that the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were being controlled by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] [[cerebro-shell]]s, Optimus had to decide whether to stop them with an immediate full-scale assault, or consult the Ark's computer. If he led an immediate attack, the cerebro-shells were jolted loose when his troops carried out his order to, &quot;Bring them down fast and hard&quot;. If he consulted the computer, he then had to choose between its plan to have [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] remove the shells from a distance with his magnetic powers, or go with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage's]] idea to lure the Dinobots over [[Bandit's Bluff]] with an Optimus Prime hologram. If he chose Mirage's plan, the Dinobots charged over the cliff and into the ocean, where they were salvaged for repairs back at base. If he let Windcharger lead operations at the bluff so he could confer with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] about some strange activity near [[Dolphin's Bay]], it was out of his hands whether Windcharger accidentally tore the Dinobots to bits, or harmlessly removed the cerebro-shells. The latter outcome led to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] telling Optimus that Bombshell said controlling them was just part of a larger plan, and the Autobot leader realized that it might tie in to Skids's report. Skids and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] could investigate in [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack's]] new mini-sub, but should he send [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] along with them?<br /> <br /> If he didn't send Sludge with them, the odds were 2 to 1 that the Autobots would all be destroyed as part of Operation Black Coral. The one possible positive outcome ended with Optimus fighting a duel against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] atop [[Mount Lomas]] in which Prime (somehow) split into his three components to surround his archenemy. This provoked [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] into &quot;assisting&quot; his leader with an earthquake that destroyed the Decepticons' entire superfuel operation.<br /> <br /> If Optimus ''did'' send Sludge to Dolphin's bay, he ensured the Autobots' triumph in four different outcomes! Three of these involved Optimus leading a full-scale assault on the Decepticon base hidden in Mount Lomas, and whether he followed [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] or Windcharger's plan of attack, Operation Black Coral was terminated. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br /> ====Battle Drive====<br /> [[File:Battledrivefightingatthebridge.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;ummm.... Jazz? Why is that thing puking up a Lego piece?&quot; &quot;I don't know prime...&quot;]]<br /> Suspicious at the lack of recent Decepticon activity, Optimus Prime sent Bumblebee out on a scouting mission. When Bumblebee did not return for some time, Optimus began to worry, and sent out Prowl, Hound and Swoop to check up on the little Autobot.<br /> <br /> In several versions of the events that unfolded next, Swoop would return to the Autobots' headquarters, and inform Optimus and his troops that the rest of his group was under Decepticon attack, and Optimus would subsequently lead his troops to rescue them.<br /> <br /> In an alternate version of the following events, Bumblebee would return to base, reporting that the Decepticons were planning to destroy the humans' farmlands in an attempt to starve mankind and force them into submission. Upon hearing these news, Optimus gathered a squad of Autobots and headed out to stop the evil robots. However, once they found themselves in the open country, they found themselves at the mercy of a Decepticon ambush; Bumblebee had been fed false information! In one iteration of the events that followed, Optimus could have avoided his death if only he had listened to [[you]]r warning! In another iteration, Optimus had to decide whether he should send his Autobots away to the safety of a nearby bridge while he fended off the encroaching Decepticon horde, or if he should remain by the side of his troops as they all made a break for the bridge. Remaining as a single unit would spell their doom, but by sticking together, the Autobots could make it back to the safety of their base. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Attack of the Insecticons====<br /> [[File:AttackoftheInsecticonsattackStarscream.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> In the third nexus, Optimus oversaw [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] testing [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s latest invention, the [[Sun-Pak]], a miraculous device capable of fuelling a Transformer for an entire Earth day after being charged for only an hour in sunlight. As the trial-run wound down to an end, the Decepticons suddenly burst into the Autobots' secret underground testing facility, forcing Optimus to decide whether to order a tactical retreat, or have his Autobots fight the intruders despite his troops' low energy reserves. If he chose to stand and fight, he had the additional choice to either make the Autobots concentrate on Starscream, who is leading the charge against the Autobots, or divide his troops' attention onto all of the Decepticon assailants. If Optimus chose to attempt to eliminate Starscream once and for all, the Decepticon Seeker would beg for mercy, forcing Optimus into a choice yet again: accept the snivelling Decepticon's surrender, or continue his attempt to end Starscream's evil once and for all. Accepting Starscream's surrender spells victory for the Autobots, whereas ignoring Starscream pleas ultimately leads to Sparkplug being kidnapped by the Decepticons, necessitating Optimus to send Buster, Blaster and Bumblebee on a perilous retrieval mission while the other Autobots recharge at the Autobots' home base.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus chose to retreat either when initially confronted with the overwhelming Decepticon threat, or after realizing that his troops are too weak to fight after ordering them to concentrate their firepower equally amongst the intruding Decepticons, the ensuing underground adventure can have multiple outcomes; the Autobots become the captive of the Insecticons, forcing Optimus to either entrust Beachcomber with the fate of his troops, or to bargain with the Insecticons for the safe release of his Autobots; or dealing with the theft of the Sun-Pak by either duelling Megatron for the device's ownership, stealing the Sun-Pak back from the Decepticons or charging Mirage and Buster with the device's retrieval. If Optimus duels Megatron for the device, he either wins through brute force or by being more &quot;cunning&quot; than Megatron and destroying the device before the Decepticons can claim it as their victory prize. If Optimus attempts to steal the Sun-Pak under the Decepticons' noses, Optimus is shot by Megatron when the Decepticon leader notices Optimus and Smokescreen skulking towards the Sun-Pak. The Autobots nonetheless retrieve it when Smokescreen blots out the sun with his emission fumes, forcing Megatron to pass the Sun-Pak towards Buzzsaw in order to bypass the Autobots' smog cover, only for Optimus to intercept Megatron's pass and drive away with the Sun-Pak in Autobot possession. Finally, if Optimus has entrusted the Sun-Pak's retrieval to Mirage and Buster, the Autobot leader makes the duo swear not to engage the enemy for fear of their safety. If his Autobots keep their promise to him, Optimus is called in alongside the rest of the Autobots when the Insecticons are discovered, and Optimus leads a successful ambush towards the Insecticons, at the cost of the Sun-Pak itself. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}<br /> <br /> ====Earthquake====<br /> [[File:EarthquakeAutobotspanickingtownfolk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Optimus was enjoying the lull in Decepticon activity along with the rest of his Autobots, when he recommended that Beachcomber take a vacation. Beachcomber gladly accepted.<br /> <br /> In one possible scenario, Optimus was surprised to see Beachcomber return to Autobot headquarters soon after his departure. Beachcomber informed Optimus that he had uncovered the Decepticon's newest hidden fortress, and he suspected that the Decepticons were up to something big. Optimus sent out Beachcomber once more, this time along with Powerglide and Windcharger to investigate the Decepticons' plot further.<br /> <br /> Optimus then stood at the ready to send over reinforcements when called upon by Beachcomber’s squad.<br /> <br /> In one possible sequence of events, Powerglide was captured and reprogrammed by the Decepticons, leading their army to Autobot headquarters. Taken by surprised, the Autobots were felled one by one until only Optimus remained. As Megatron gloated that he would not kill Optimus, only alter him so as to make him the bane of humanity, Optimus activated the Ark’s self-destruct sequence, taking all of the Decepticons with him in a fiery explosion.<br /> <br /> In another possible sequence of events, the trio returned to Autobot headquarters to relate their findings to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons planned to use a Destruction Beam to create a fault line near Center City, which would in turn be exploited by Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities to destroy the entire area. The Autobots then decided to split up in two groups, one to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, the other to stop Rumble in Center City. Optimus headed the lead team.<br /> <br /> If Optimus decided to send the lead team to attack the Decepticon headquarters, the team managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters by using Beachcomber’s knowledge of the secret doors’ location, and Brawn’s strength to keep the doors opened. The Autobots then stormed the fortress, and Optimus maimed Megatron himself with a shot of his rifle. He then grappled the Decepticon leader, and forced him to lead himself, Inferno and Beachcomber to the Decepticons’ lab. There, the Autobots disabled and destroyed the Destruction Beam device, captured Megatron, and left many Decepticons permanently maimed. Though they later traded Megatron back to the Decepticons for the safe relief of the Autobots captured in Center City, the Autobots were ultimately victorious that day.<br /> <br /> If Optimus decided to send the lead team to defend Center City, he carries Cosmos in his trailer, so as not to cause a panic amongst the humans. Miserable in his current position, Cosmos asked Optimus to let him join the secondary team’s attack on the fortress, where he felt he would be more helpful.<br /> <br /> If Optimus insisted that Cosmos stay with the group, the Autobots’ next objective would be to meet up with Sparkplug, with whom they consulted on whether the Autobots should enter Centre City in their [[robot mode]]s or in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s.<br /> <br /> If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots not worry about subtlety, the entire squad transformed and began prowling the streets in search of Decepticons. Oblivious to the panic they were causing, Optimus assumed that the Decepticons were spotted nearby when a police officer declared that the city was under siege by giant robots. Unable to restore order in time to halt the Decepticons’ plot, Optimus and the rest of his team were destroyed in the ensuing earthquake.<br /> <br /> If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots remained in their vehicle modes, he would concoct a plan where the Autobots would help evacuate the entire town in their vehicle modes. With no more than four trips in and out of the city, Optimus and the rest of the team carried out the plan without incident. The Autobots then transformed and engaged the approaching Decepticons, whom they easily dispatched. With the city safe, the Autobots moved out to help their comrades at the Decepticon fortress.<br /> <br /> In an alternate scenario, wherein Beachcomber, Windcharger and Powerglide were captured by the Decepticons while snooping around the secret fortress, Optimus was tricked into leading his troops to their doom by a false S.O.S. sent out by Megatron.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Beachcomber returned from his day off early to inform Optimus that Jessie had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons. Optimus deployed a team of Autobots to go to the girl’s rescue. Shortly before arriving at their destination, the Autobots had to choose their next course of action; they could either storm the Decepticon fortress by force, or try to sneak in through a secret passage Buster had previously discovered.<br /> <br /> If they decided to storm the fortress, Beachcomber would become nervous, and urge his fellow Autobots to find a more peaceful way to resolve the situation. Optimus sternly told him that this was not the time for one of his anti-war speeches. This moment of hesitation ultimately cost the Autobots the battle, and the Decepticons triumphed that day.<br /> <br /> If they decided a stealthier approach, the Autobots quietly entered the Decepticon base, and set out to shoot down any Decepticons they encountered, save Megatron, whom they planned to capture. After encountering some resistance from their foes, the Autobots came upon branch in the passageway, and had to choose to go left or right.<br /> <br /> If they took the right passageway, the group soon happened upon Jessie, whom they freed. Telling them she knew the location of the Decepticons’ lab, Jessie then led the group into a Decepticon trap; she had been brainwashed. The Autobots were captured and Megatron’s plan to destroy Center City came to fruition.<br /> <br /> If they took the left passageway, the group happened upon Megatron’s lab. Though Megatron attempted to trick Optimus into activating the Fortress’s self-destruct sequence, Optimus was too clever to be duped. After deactivating both the Destruction beam and the Decepticons themselves, the Autobots found Jessie tied up in a cell. The Autobots then celebrated their victory by guzzling a few quarts of fine-grade oil.<br /> <br /> In a final possible path, wherein the Decepticons attempted to turn Beachcomber into a Decepticon double agent but fumbled the process, Optimus made Beachcomber into an Autobot double agent. With his help, the Autobots hoped to soon win their war with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Desert Flight====<br /> [[File:DesertFlightHookandGravityGun.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left]]<br /> When the Autobot-Decepticon civil war had yet to expand beyond Cybertron, Optimus had encountered a Decepticon weapon that weakened the gravitational pull within a confined area. The weapon being unreliable, Optimus had always assumed the Decepticons would not bother attempting to use it again.<br /> <br /> Now on Earth, Optimus was leading a group of his best scouts on a fuel-finding mission when they heard a tremendous explosion go off nearby. Optimus recognized the sound of the explosion as being Dirge’s concussion missiles. Though Powerglide offered to go investigate the explosion, Optimus opted to send out Cosmos instead.<br /> <br /> If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Optimus quickly deduced that this phenomenon was caused by an anti-gravity beam, courtesy of the Decepticons. Worried about the nearby humans also being affected by the lapse in gravity, Optimus had to decide whether he would order his troops to stop and help the townspeople, or to continue forward and attack the Decepticon base.<br /> <br /> If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn’t put the humans anywhere where they wouldn’t float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. Optimus targeted their squad leader, Dirge, knowing that by downing him, the Decepticons would be significantly demoralized. Dirge was forced to break-off his attack when his back-up was taken out, knowing he wouldn’t be able to take Optimus on without it. Losing their advantage quickly, the Decepticons retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The boy was [[Buddy]], a stowaway from the nearby town, and though Optimus was displeased with the tag-along, the Autobots could not spare the time to bring him home. Arriving at the Decepticon base, Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. The Decepticons, fooled into thinking they’ve won, took Optimus Prime into their base. Having hidden his troops inside his trailer, Optimus and the Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.<br /> <br /> In the event that Windcharger successfully turned the Decepticons’ forcefield off, reinforcements burst into the base just as Megatron was strike Optimus from behind. A wayward shot from Megatron then revealed the location of the gravity gun to the Autobots. Optimus ordered his troops to charge the weapon. Hook caught Optimus in the gravity gun’s sights, and sent the Autobot leader floating upwards.<br /> <br /> If Buddy came to Optimus’s rescue and toyed with the gravity gun’s control panel just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces instead of Optimus. The Autobots then proceeded to defeat the remaining Decepticons and claim victory.<br /> <br /> If Buddy instead cowered away, Cosmos came to Optimus’s rescue. Optimus then instructed Cosmos to send him flying towards Hook; the pair took out the Constructicon, and gained control of the gravity beam.<br /> <br /> If Buddy and Tracks entered a space-time anomaly created during the battle, the Autobots would lose their stand-off against the Decepticons, and Optimus would be taken prisoner by Megatron.<br /> <br /> If Tracks decided that Beachcomber could wait, he helped Optimus overload the anti-gravity gun, starting a chain-reaction that would cause the weapon to explode in a tremendous explosion. Optimus instructed both Tracks and Buddy to run away as he finished tampering with the weapon.<br /> <br /> If Buddy lingered in wait for Optimus Prime to finish his task, Dirge flew by and dropped a missile onto Optimus, damaging his leg. Thankfully, Buddy assisted Optimus in repairing his leg. The pair then ran to safety as the anti-gravity gun self-destructed, taking a number of Decepticons with it.<br /> <br /> If Buddy ran off as Optimus sabotaged the anti-gravity gun, the boy was captured by Laserbeak, prompting Optimus to turn the gravity beam on the Decepticon to free Buddy.<br /> <br /> In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, Optimus was surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards his convoy some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.<br /> <br /> If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Optimus and his squad with the [[proton bomb]] it housed within its body.<br /> <br /> If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Decepticon Poison====<br /> [[File:DecepticonPoisonAutobotVictory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Optimus was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert’s warning came in just in time, as the Autobots’ fuel had been poisoned, and Optimus would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.<br /> <br /> Optimus was advised of two plans; Perceptor suggested that the Autobots stay on the defensive while the scientist attempt to come up with a cure, while Prowl wanted the healthy Autobots to go out and try to find out what the Decepticons were up to.<br /> <br /> If Optimus went along with Perceptor’s plan, he sent out Sparkplug to fetch the Autobots’ secret stash of emergency fuel. Putting all of his faith in the Autobot scientist to uncover a cure swiftly, Optimus attempted to comfort his troops as they all began to experience sickness pains. Then, Red Alert informed Optimus of a Decepticon attack force moving in on their position, prompting Optimus to ask Perceptor to dispense whatever cure he had been able to concoct, despite it being untested. Perceptor suggested another course of action to Optimus; the tainted fuel the Autobots had left untouched could be used to create a poisonous smog if lit aflame. The Autobots could attempt to poison the Decepticons with their own concoction, or they could risk the untested antidote, despite whatever side-effects it may have.<br /> <br /> If Optimus decided to risk Perceptor’s antidote, he stood by as the Autobot scientist attempted to figure out how much antidote was a safe amount to give out to each Autobot.<br /> <br /> If Perceptor gave out the right amount of an antidote, the poisoned Autobots were cured. Optimus ordered his troops to ready themselves for the incoming squadron of Decepticons. Perceptor’s antidote did have a side-effect on the Autobots, however; it gave them a fierce battle-fever, making them eager to take on the Decepticons head-on. Prowl suggested to Optimus that they instead opt for a more conniving counterstrike against the Decepticons, and ambush them instead.<br /> <br /> If Optimus allowed the cured Autobots to charge headlong into battle, he and the rest of the Autobots who were still running low on fuel stayed behind as back-up to the main charge. The Autobots’ first wave of warriors were quickly overpowered by the arrival of Megatron, prompting Optimus to lead the energy-depleated Autobots into the fray. Optimus’s opening volley struck down Shockwave. Optimus and his troops soon found themselves running on empty, and Optimus called for a retreat. Thankfully, the Decepticons were damaged enough through the course of the battle, causing them to retreat as well.<br /> <br /> If Optimus instead followed Prowl’s plan, he instructed his troops to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots’ ruse, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.<br /> <br /> In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, leaving Optimus and the rest outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus chose to use the tainted fuel against the Decepticons, he ordered Grapple to carry out the vat outside of headquarters. He then instructed Grapple to lower the vat into a nearby pit, and instructed Jazz to torch the fuel with his flamethrower. He and Jazz waited until the last possible moment to carry out their plan, and once the fuel was lit, they dived to safety inside the Autobot base with the other Autobots. As the toxic cloud successfully turned away the Decepticons, Optimus was surprised to see Sunstreaker once more fully operational. Having been bought enough time, Perceptor was able to successfully cure the poisoned Autobots. Their ranks fully replenished and the Decepticons turning tail meant the Autobots had earned themselves another victory.<br /> <br /> In a completely different scenario, Optimus agreed to Prowl’s plan to go on the offensive and try and discover the full extent of the Decepticons’ plans. Optimus nominated Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage to go along with him on the mission. The group refuelled with the gas that Sparkplug brought back from the Autobots’ secret storage area, and took off. The group soon happened upon the Decepticons’ lab in the middle of a barren, polluted wasteland.<br /> <br /> If all four Autobots ventured together into the Decepticons’ lab, they first encountered Laserbeak, only to quickly dispatch him. Venturing further into the lab, the group soon spotted the antidote they were after, and sent Mirage to fetch it. Mirage returned with the beaker and news; he had heard Ramjet and Starscream talking about using a new poison to turn humans into mindless slaves.<br /> <br /> In light of this news, if Optimus decided to nonetheless head back directly to Autobot headquarters, his squad returned to find their comrades nearly dead from the poison. But with Ratchet’s help, the antidote was quickly distributed, and the Autobots sprung back to life. Now cured, the Autobots discussed their next course of action; they had to prevent the Decepticons from poisoning the nearby water reservoir.<br /> <br /> If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, the convoy happened upon the Decepticons hauling barrels of poison out of the poison lab. Windcharger and Ironhide suggested two different plans to Optimus: Windcharger wanted to use his magnetic powers to cause a confusion, while Ironhide wanted to simply go in for a full frontal assault.<br /> <br /> Whether Optimus decided to go with Windcharger or Ironhide's plan, the Autobots successfully destroyed the Decepticons’ lab and returned to base victoriously.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus decided to head to the water reservoir instead of the Decepticons’ lab, the Autobots reached their destination only to find it already swarming with Decepticons. Powerglide then decided to go ahead on his own to lead the Decepticons away from the reservoir, but Optimus objected.<br /> <br /> If Powerglide did not heed Optimus orders, he indadvertedly caused the water supply to be poisoned anyways. If however, Powerglide listened to Optimus’s orders, the Autobots attempted to lure the Decepticons away from the reservoir and into some nearby woods, where the Autobots would have some cover against the Decepticons. Finding themselves under heavy fire before they could reach the treeline, the Autobots were forced to fight back in the open. With Autobots falling beside him, Optimus gritted his teeth and took careful aim at the poison containers the Decepticons were carrying. After taking out both of the planes carrying the poison, Optimus continued to battle Megatron and his Decepticons until nightfall, until the Autobots were finally victorious.<br /> <br /> If however Optimus ordered his troops to deal with the Decepticons before returning to base with the antidote, Prowl suggested that he use his incendiary missiles to destroy the poison first, but Optimus thought that course of action might be too risky. He considered dealing with Ramjet and Starscream first.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots went along with Prowl’s strategy, the resulting heat from the explosion caused the Autobots’ circuits to overheat, rendering them unconscious. Upon reawakening, the Autobots found themselves captives of Megatron, who informed them that their fellow Autobots would soon perish, and that the humans would be conquered by the Decepticons shortly after.<br /> <br /> If Optimus instead decided to deal with Ramjet and Starscream first, his troop easily overpowered the pair, and made them watch as they destroyed their work. Optimus then taunted Ramjet and Starscream, telling them that the Autobots would soon be at full fighting force, before returning to Autobot headquarters with the antidote.<br /> <br /> If instead of all heading into the lab together, the Autobots had sent in Bumblebee alone, and Bumblebee subsequently managed to escape with the antidote to the Decepticons’ poison, the Autobots escaped from the [[Decepticon Poison Lab|Valley of Poison]] and returned to Autobot headquarters. Once the other Autobots were cured, they all drank a toast to Bumblebee, to celebrate his part in the mission {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Milton Bradley mini-comic===<br /> Optimus was one of the many soldiers fighting under the command of the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. He was among the Autobots who launched in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, he fought a Seeker Decepticon while Jetfire sent the Ark crashing into [[Earth]], knocking everyone aboard offline. Four million years later, they were repaired when the ship's systems were reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===Frito-Lay posters===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Power Struggle}}}}<br /> Optimus and his Autobots defended important data about the power source of [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. He blasted Megatron with full fury! Ultimately, the Autobots were victorious in defending the dam. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers in 3-D''===<br /> Not long after his resurrection, Optimus was alerted by [[Monitorus]] to an attack on [[Tau-Ursa]]. Optimus's impending speech was interrupted by a Decepticon attack led by [[Sixshot]]. Prime soon discovered that the attack was a diversion, while Galvatron tried out his [[Nullification Cannon]] on Cybertron's Energon supplies. Optimus rushed to the Energon plant, but, after clouting [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] so hard that the Decepticon was left dangling over a precipice, Prime's morals forced him to rescue the Decepticon instead of stopping Galvatron from getting away.<br /> <br /> Although Cybertron's Energon stocks were destroyed, the Autobots discovered a recording pointing to the [[Logicon]] planet [[Metascan Alpha]], which had Energon in abundance. Optimus ordered Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus to take a team each to find the planet. The Autobots discovered they were being spied on by the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s, and Optimus swore that Galvatron could pay. He led a team to the derelict space destroyer which the Decepticons were using for a base and fought their leader one-on-one. As he was about to destroy the Nullification Cannon, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took a swing at him which connected instead with the Cannon, obliterating it. Optimus was helped away from the destruction by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers PD Type''===<br /> [[File:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This is the highlight of this entire page.]]<br /> When a horde of time-displaced Decepticons joined forces to hunt down the five [[Blackball]]s, a super energy source, Optimus Prime gathered a team of time-displaced Autobots to help stop them.<br /> <br /> In one encounter with his arch-foe [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], they reenacted their epic struggle from the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. However, this time around, Prime avoided dying by launching his &quot;Matrix Attack&quot;...''literally'' launching the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from his chest, bonking Megatron on the head. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##1 &quot;You're Great! Optimus Prime!&quot;|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}<br /> <br /> Later, Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] concocted a cunning strategy. They disguised a round, black cartoon explosive as a Blackball and gave it to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Starscream promptly brought it to Megatron, where it blew both of them up. Optimus and Magnus were astounded their plan actually worked. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##3 &quot;Don't Cry! Megatron!!&quot;|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}<br /> <br /> In one of his less impressive moments, after running out of ammo during a battle with [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Optimus Prime ordered his fellow Autobots to improvise and hurl everything that wasn't nailed down at their enemy. This included the Blackball, unfortunately. Catching it, Deathsaurus began to fantasize about his inevitable galactic conquest, all the while being pelted with rocks and litter. Frustrated, Deathsaurus accidentally hurled the Blackball back to the Autobots in a fit of rage. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##4 &quot;Good Job! Deathsaurus!!&quot;|Good Job! Deathsaurus!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===<br /> After the Decepticons declared war, junior officer Optimus managed to turn the tide against them in a battle over [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and rose up in rank to become Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Optimus Prime's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} His second-in-command, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], once saved his life after a surprise attack rendered him him temporarily non-functional on the battlefront. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Jazz's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} The war raged for centuries, with Cybertron's fuel sources steadily decreasing. Optimus ordered the construction of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to seek out new sources of energy, unaware that Megatron was building a ship of his own. The Ark's first foray into space was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and all involved were too distracted to notice as they entered an asteroid belt. A collision between two meteorites sent the Transformers crashing into Earth. After countless eons of slumber, the Autobots awoke to a world populated by humans, and once more took up the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|From Cybertron to Earth the War Continues...}}<br /> <br /> After a long period of stalemate, Prime grew frustrated at the lack of progress his troops were making against Megatron's forces. To remedy the situation, he ordered the creation of several new Transformers who would be perfectly adapted for combat on Earth. The first among these was [[Manta Ray (G2)|Pirhana]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Piranha's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} But one of the Autobots' great victories came not through superior numbers or firepower, but trickery and cunning. As part of a plan devised by Optimus Prime's new second-in-command Prowl, the Autobots allowed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to &quot;overhear&quot; that they had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship with the means to return to Cybertron. They then stationed themselves around the vessel, atop of [[Table Mountain]] in [[Africa]], and awaited the inevitable Decepticon attack over its possession. Optimus met Megatron in battle, but ordered his troops to withdraw after a brief skirmish, declaring the Decepticons too powerful to hold back. Once the Decepticons claimed their prized and entered the ship, they found themselves locked inside it. The ship then shot up away from the planet, leaving the Decepticons without the means to control it. Though the Autobots knew this wouldn't rid them permanently of the Decepticons, they were satisfied with a brief period of calm while they were off-world. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> When the Ark's sensors picked up two Transformer power emissions in the [[Brazil|Brazilian]] rain forest of non-Decepticon origin, Optimus headed into the field to investigate, bringing along [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Fizzle|Blaze]]. Though their search went poorly at first, the surrounding vegetation interfering with their energy trackers, one of the mystery Transformers soon found them! The source of the readings turned out to be two terrifying [[Dinobot (G1)|robot dinosaurs]]! As Optimus charged one of them, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his troops turned up, and blasted the Autobot leader unconscious. He awoke to find the Decepticons fleeing in defeat, and the creatures transformed into their Autobot forms. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] introduced himself and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], but told Optimus that they wouldn't be following the Autobots back to home-base, as they had two more companions to unearth first. Optimus bid him farewell with a handshake before leaving to carry on the war against Megatron. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}<br /> <br /> When reports from both [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] corroborated that the Decepticons were constructing giant rockets to shift Earth out of its orbit, Optimus took to the skies and led his troops on a sabotage mission. Upon their approach, Optimus, Jetfire, and [[Deftwing]] overheard Megatron declare that the engines would fire up in twenty minutes. With little time to prevent the destruction of Earth's biosphere, the more maneuverable air-bound Autobots entered the thruster tubes to destroy the rockets from within. Jetfire and Deftwing were successful in their task, and the Autobots beat a hasty retreat to avoid the resulting lava swell. Optimus heaped praise upon the pair afterwards, embarrassing the bashful Jetfire. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Hero Prime===<br /> ====''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' manga====<br /> [[File:G2Hero.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|HE'S LOOKING AT ME, ISN'T HE?]]<br /> In the year 199X, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper-hand in battle.<br /> <br /> However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime addressed Junpei, asking if the boy was injured. Junpei revealed he was alright but presented concern about the Decepticons returning to Earth. Optimus Prime swore that the Autobots would remain on Earth until the threat of the Decepticons was finished and asked for Junpei's help in making that future a reality. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Fun Publications====<br /> [[File:InvasionPrologue-Primes.jpg|left|thumb|Front row, on the left]]<br /> <br /> At some point, [[Archforce]] posed a threat to both Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}<br /> <br /> Leaving his home universe, the Optimus Prime of [[Primax 895.0 Gamma]] was gathered in [[Axiom Nexus]] by [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|its Optimus Prime]], along with a roster of other Optimus Primes and [[Sentinel Maximus|their]] [[Lio Convoy|kin]] in a group known as the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]], in which he was redubbed &quot;Hero Prime&quot;. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|Optimus Prime bio in Club magazine #49}} A multiversal cataclysm in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|a universe]] seeded with [[Rarified Energon]] and an invasion by [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|natives from the negative polarity universe]] had called them into action. Since Matrix bearers were usually never allowed into Axiom Nexus, this was a grave threat indeed! {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}} <br /> <br /> Seeking help to protect the [[Origin Matrix]], Hero Prime and &quot;[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Beast Prime|Beast Prime]]&quot; disguised themselves using cloaks and sought out [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], hoping to make use of his hunting skills. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}<br /> <br /> Hero Prime's name was on a list of Convoy members that [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]] gave to [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]], which noted Prime's home reality and his moniker. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/21}}<br /> <br /> Hero Prime was present at a meeting of the Convoy after the turmoil caused by the [[Waruder]] invasion of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====<br /> [[File:G1Prime BWMegs.jpg|left|thumb|You have to get up preeeeetty early in the timestream to beat Optimus Prime!]]<br /> The [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] raged on prehistoric Earth, eventually leading to the discovery of the buried Ark sometime after its crash on prehistoric Earth. [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], following [[Megatron (G1)|his namesake's]] instructions in a desperate gambit, decided to attempt to change history by killing Prime, who was still lying in the Ark in [[stasis lock]]. Megatron hoped that this would result in the Decepticons winning the Great War and eventually [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] control of Cybertron. Megatron unleashed a full-power weapon blast at Optimus Prime's face, near-fatally injuring him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} However, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] proceeded to take Prime's spark into his body to protect it from surgical trauma while his injuries were repaired. The subsequent power increase caused by Prime's spark's connection to the Matrix mutated Primal into a large, [[Transmetal]] &quot;Optimal Optimus&quot; form. Then, with the repairs complete, Prime's spark was restored, and he briefly activated before sinking back into normal stasis. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}<br /> <br /> Sometime after the Autobots and Decepticons awoke in the 1980s, the original Megatron gained access to one of Earth's ''Voyager'' spacecraft and inscribed a message on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disk]] on board. In the event that he lost the War, Megatron left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use [[transwarp]] technology to travel to Prehistoric Earth, locate the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and change history by killing Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====<br /> [[File:Sparkwar2 Optimus hologram primal.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Holographic Optimus wants to grab you]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English)|[[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American)}}<br /> <br /> Optimus appeared to have fallen in &quot;the final battle&quot; against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}<br /> <br /> An enormous [[Optimus Prime memorial|statue]] of Optimus Prime, bearing two [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disks]], could be seen on Cybertron in front of the Hall of Archives. The statue was subsequently blown to pieces by the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon forces]]. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}} Later, Megatron beamed a hologram of Optimus Prime down to the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to confront [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], claiming to contain the &quot;essence&quot; of the real Prime that had been stored here since the Final Battle. Primal was conned by this and was tricked by the hologram into accessing the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]. Megatron seized control of the Oracle code and quickly revealed his ruse. Primal explained to his Maximals that he knew the image was fake, but he needed the location of the missing [[spark]]s from Megatron's mind. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====3H comics====<br /> [[File:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|left|upright=1.05|thumb|&quot;Oh, I also have this in me now, too.&quot;]]<br /> Before he took the name &quot;Optimus Prime,&quot; the future leader of the Autobots took up the banner of his fallen Monark, and rallied the troops around him against the Decepticons, vowing to &quot;never surrender.&quot; {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}<br /> <br /> [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] hated Optimus Prime but respected [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] though Cyclonus would later taunt that Rodimus couldn't get anything done while not mourning Optimus. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br /> <br /> After the Beast Wars had ended and the Maximals and Predacons that survived it had headed home, the Vok entered the Ark and removed the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime. They used it to create [[Primal Prime]], and then gave the Matrix to their new creation. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}<br /> <br /> {{note|''Primeval Dawn'' was never completed, but presumably the Matrix was returned to Optimus Prime's body before Primal Prime returned to Cybertron.}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Jnwan.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Massive psychotic breaks with reality are the right of all sentient beings.]]<br /> After the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Optimus Prime disappeared with other legends into the mysterious location on Cybertron dubbed [[J'nwan]], where Optimus himself became the &quot;Authority&quot; who spoke on behalf of the others. [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]], the leader of a rebellion in a 32nd-century firmly under the heel of the tyrannical [[Shokaract]], entered J'nwan to plead with the heroes of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s past for aid. He hoped to convince them to join the fight against the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warlord. After a mind-crushing journey which left all of his companions dead or deranged, Sandstorm finally found an audience with the Authority and his brethren, but they declined to help, with the Authority stating that their time was past and the war was no longer their war. The Authority then in some way manipulated Sandstorm's trip out of J'nwan such that it was comparatively short and simple. {{storylink|Paradox}}<br /> <br /> When the warlord [[Shokaract]], powered by [[Unicron]]'s [[Dark Essence]], traveled into the past to secure his own future, the occupants of J'nwan decided to act. Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave, and Grimlock joined Sandstorm on prehistoric Earth during the time of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] where the battle with Shokaract had already begun. When the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] arrived to vanquish the Dark Essence and defeat Shokaract, Optimus Prime and the others escaped through portals as that timeline was erased from existence. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}<br /> <br /> When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] died, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] responded to [[Fractyl]]'s attempt to comfort her by stating that it was alright as Rodimus was now with Optimus and the friends who loved and missed him while they were gone. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br /> <br /> ====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====<br /> {{BW Shell Game}}<br /> While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past events. Among these was Megatron's attempt to dispatch Optimus Prime while he was in stasis lock within the Ark. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}<br /> <br /> ====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====<br /> Optimus Prime died on Cybertron in [[2035]] during the final days of the Great War, alongside Galvatron. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}<br /> <br /> While [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key moments taking place during the Beast Wars. Among them was [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] blasting a stasis-locked Optimus Prime in the face. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}<br /> <br /> ====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====<br /> Seven million years ago, Optimus was already a renowned figure, enough that the ruling triumvirate of the planet [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]] named themselves in honor of the &quot;Once and Future&quot; Prime (though apparently they missed the whole &quot;freedom is the right of all sentient beings&quot; thing). {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}<br /> <br /> After his attack on Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was thrown out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] activated the ship's defense systems. However, he was not thrown far enough and the Predacon managed to reenter the Ark and blast the Autobot leader, decisively erasing the Maximals from the timeline. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}} This had the effect of producing [[Primax 209.0 Gamma|a wildly different timeline]].<br /> <br /> Optimus was eventually revived by the Autobots when they arrived to liberate [[Master (planet)|Master]] from [[Decepticon]] hands. They found allies in the native [[Cyberdroid]]s—those [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] loyalists who had fought the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] insurgency. Autobots and Cyberdroids liberated the deposed triumvirate of [[Apex (BW)|Apex]], [[Hi-Q]], and [[Diac]]. Hoping to check the power-mad Galvatron and his three Cyberdroid allies, the Autobot leader was revived and [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] himself to three Cyberdroids, including [[Overrun|Surge]], and Apex, who formed his head. Thus empowered, &quot;Triple-Threat Prime&quot; battled Galvatron and his forces across Master in a series of epic conflicts. The Autobots were unsuccessful and were forced to retreat. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}<br /> <br /> Optimus died (again) at some point before the 24th century. ''How'' exactly is not stated, but Soundwave noted that the triple-binary bonding process took years off a 'bot's life expectancy. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}<br /> <br /> [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] lamented that all the great and famous Cybertronians, including Optimus Prime, were long gone by the time Cybertron was controlled by the [[Builder Assembly]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} The Maximal [[Overshoot]] experienced a series of visions from Cybertron's past after discovering the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], including Optimus Prime launching the ''Ark'' during the Great War. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}<br /> <br /> While fighting the Vehicons, Galvatron remarked that Nucleon looked worse than Optimus had ''before'' Apex had replaced what was left of his face. {{storylink|Derailment}}<br /> <br /> Ten thousand years in the future, the Transformers of that era were uncertain if &quot;Optimus Convoy&quot; had ever really existed, and most believed him to be a mythological hero of folklore. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' comic===<br /> As the [[Universe War]] began, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] was shown a myriad of Transformers from across all timelines that he could choose to recruit into his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in the battle against the [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]]. One such possibility was a Transformer who was either [[Thunder Clash]] or Optimus Prime, but, regardless, Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] instead. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===<br /> [[File:CheetasManga1.jpg|upright=0.55|thumb|Cheetor, that's Prime's Spark, not a toy.]]<br /> Optimus Prime was blasted into pieces by Dragon Megatron. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} Fortunately, his spark remained perfectly intact—in the remains of his Matrix-shaped spark chamber. Megatron was going to destroy Prime's spark, but [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (now in his Transmetal body) saved it. Prime's spark was eventually swallowed by Optimus Primal, who was upgraded into Optimal Optimus by doing so.<br /> <br /> After Megatron was killed by Optimal Optimus, Primal and his crew said it would be troublesome to fix Optimus Prime's body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===<br /> In a reality where the Dinobots consisted of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Paddles (character)|Paddles]], Optimus won the latter's admiration, so much so that the Dinobot would spout such things as &quot;by the will of Optimus Prime!&quot; to himself. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}<br /> <br /> When Bumblebee, Hound and Spike brought a badly-damaged Starscream back to the Ark, Optimus struggled with the ethical implications of allowing Wheeljack and Ratchet to mess with the Decepticon's logic circuits, but gave them the go ahead. Starscream proved to be amnesic, and Optimus was able to take the opportunity to help him as much as possible, even physically preventing Megatron from retrieving his former lieutenant when Starscream opted to stay with the Autobots. Though Starscream left as soon as he regained his memory, Prime reflected that they'd learned that maybe it was possible to reason with a Decepticon. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}<br /> <br /> After passing the Matrix to Ultra Magnus and expiring in the aftermath of the [[battle of Autobot City]], Optimus Prime found himself in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. There he encountered Optimus Primal and another [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from a [[Unicron Trilogy|different universe]]. Together, the four of them overcame the other Optimus Prime's doubts about his leadership, before returning to their respective time lines. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}<br /> <br /> In [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|one reality]], while the Autobots were boarding the Ark, Optimus voiced his lack of confidence in his leadership, before welcoming aboard [[Geosensus]], who was incapable of transforming to [[robot mode]]. Four million years later, Prime and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] found the Ark was under attack and defended it with deadly force. In examining the wreckage of the attackers, they realised that the robot Optimus had destroyed was not a Decepticon but Geosensus, who had forced himself to transform in an attempt to fight off the Decepticons. Though Prime was willing to take the rap, Prowl insisted on covering up the mistake to protect Optimus's image as a leader. {{storylink|Parts}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron unleashed the power of a weather machine on the Gulf Coast, Optimus sent out Ratchet to retrieve the damaged [[Sky Spy]] to counteract his foe's new weapon. Ratchet eventually did so, allowing Optimus to destroy the weather machine and thwart the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cybertron'' comic===<br /> When Vector Prime reminisced on some of the highlights of his multiversal career, he remembered many events involving Optimus Prime. Among these events was Optimus Prime [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|using the Matrix of Leadership]] on the [[Hate Plague]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] [[Prime Time!|taunting a disembodied Optimus Prime]], and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] [[The Agenda (Part III)|firing on the head of Optimus Prime]], creating a time storm that necessitated Vector Prime's intervention to ensure Optimus Prime's survival. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Beast Within''===<br /> Having been caught unaware by a surprise attack launched by the Decepticons, Optimus led his troops in a losing battle against their mortal enemies. Though Optimus managed to dispatch a few Decepticons, namely Thrust, whom he punched through the chest, he soon found himself crippled and surrounded by enemy forces. Praying to Primus as the Decepticons readied their weapons, Optimus heard Grimlock calling out to his fellow Dinobots to combine, prompting the Autobot leader to yell out a plead to Grimlock to stop. It was too late, however, and [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] began rampaging, killing Autobots and Decepticons alike. Taking advantage of the situation nonetheless, Optimus tackled Megatron and began beating on the Decepticon leader. The tide of the battle now shifted, Optimus attempted to reach Grimlock’s consciousness within The Beast so that its mindless carnage could come to a halt. It didn't work. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} <br /> <br /> As the battle wore on, Optimus attempted to drive the Autobots too wounded to outrun the Beast themselves to safety, carrying them within his trailer. Jetfire showed up in time to rescue most of his passengers, leaving Optimus to deal with The Beast on his own. Seeing a city coming closer over the horizon, Optimus attempted to reach the Dinobots one last time from within The Beast. As his former troops remained unresponsive, Optimus led The Beast to its doom, blasting it a few more times before leading it to fall into a chasm. Optimus himself was rescued from the fall at the last possible moment by Jetfire’s timely return. As the two of them looked on at the Beast’s inert form, Optimus wondered out loud if their battles would truly ever come to an end. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> {{notekeepers}}<br /> [[File:Optronix optimus.jpg|left|thumb|What? OPTRONIX is evolving!]]<br /> Optimus Prime started life as '''Optronix''' ''('''Orion''' to his friends)'', {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} a data archivist at the [[Vaults]]. After taking note of a battle in which the Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had been defeated by Megatron, he was summoned to the [[Council of Ancients]] and informed that the Matrix had chosen him to be the next leader of the Autobots. He received the Matrix of Leadership shortly thereafter, gaining a powerful new body in the process. After dispatching a Decepticon assassination squad sent to, well, assassinate him, he ordered the Autobots to prepare to evacuate Cybertron, intending to leave the Decepticons to their own devices. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}<br /> <br /> As he and Prowl discussed the wisdom of evacuating, a huge explosion obliterated the [[Forum of Enlightenment]]. Optimus led a team there, realising that the destruction was a message from Megatron. Leaving his team, he ventured underground, encountering [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], who blasted him into a pit. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Exploring the underground, Prime had a strange vision of a transparent version of himself, which warned that he had to grasp Cybertron's significance. Then he was attacked by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, whom he was able to easily best by using the labyrinthine environment to his advantage. He then felt himself led to a confrontation against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and both faction leaders met atop of a bridge, overlooking a deep abyss. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] blasted the bridge Optimus and Megatron were standing on, plunging them into the chasm. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Recovering, Prime heard another disembodied voice telling him about Cybertron. Before he could look for a way out, Megatron found him, and informed him about the true nature of the Matrix, telling Optimus how it could be used to power Cybertron's planetary engines, transforming it into a space-faring war-world. This spurred Optimus to fight back, but before long, Megatron took control of the battle, smashing his fist into Prime's chest to get at the Matrix. A blaze of light enveloped the pair, who found themselves abruptly on 20th century [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}<br /> <br /> As Megatron explained that the Matrix was giving them a vision of the future, they witnessed themselves battling on [[Sherman Dam]]. The nature of their surroundings established, Megatron resumed the scheduled beating, but a series of setting shifts ended with Optimus reunited with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Grimlock handed Prime a [[sword]] and suggested he finish Megatron for good. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus found Megatron again, engaging him in combat and announcing that he was playing the game by Megatron's rules now—without mercy. Though he did not slay Megatron, he inflicted enough damage onto him to expunge from his memory the visions the Matrix had granted him. A short time later, Optimus joined the other Autobots in attacking the Decepticons who were trying to use Cybertron's planetary engines. Grimlock was finally impressed with Prime. Thanks to the combined efforts of Optimus and Grimlock's squad, the Decepticons were driven away and the engines were destroyed before they could tear the planet apart. Afterwards, Optimus's group arrived back at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to find it destroyed. Optimus announced the Autobots were no longer evacuating the planet and threw away the [[Golden Disk (council)|Golden Disk]] full of the knowledge of his predecessors which the council had given him, saying he would choose his own course. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}<br /> <br /> Some time into his role as leader, Optimus Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion along with Megatron. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}<br /> <br /> {{Unreleased WW comic}}<br /> After having spent an extended period of time lost on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Optimus was returned to Cybertron by the Turbomasters during their efforts to retrieve the similarly lost [[Flash (G1)|Flash]], who he had been drawn into [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Dimensional Interface Assembly]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} Though badly damaged, Optimus led an insurrection against the then Megatron-controlled Cybertron, and successfully overthrew his enemy from power, all the while thwarting a Quintesson invasion. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:DWPrimeDirective1 Sparkplug newspaper.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The disaster was being drawn by Pat Lee.]]<br /> Following the awakening of the Transformers on Earth, the Autobots protected the planet from the Decepticons. Over the next fifteen years, the Autobots befriended the humans, particularly the [[Witwicky|Witwicky family]]. The Autobots finally allied with humankind and eventually defeated the Decepticons at the turn of the century. They planned to return to Cybertron aboard the newly constructed ''[[Ark II]]'', along with [[Magnificent Seven|seven humans]], including Witwicky patriarch [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Before the ship departed, Prime gave a piece of the Matrix to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], Sparkplug's son and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s closest human friend. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} But the ship was destroyed as part of a military conspiracy to take control of the Transformers.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime's body was hauled out of the Arctic Ocean by the US military. While a terrorist organization run by the enigmatic [[Lazarus]] was able to seize control of several of the other Transformers that fell back to Earth, the military worked unsuccessfully to reactivate Prime. They eventually called in Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Spike was forced by the project chief, General [[Robert Hallo]], to use his piece of the Matrix to reactivate Prime. Functional again, Prime used the Matrix to reactivate more of his fallen comrades. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots helped repair a [[Smitco Oil Refinery]] site which the Lazarus-controlled Transformers had attacked. Optimus had no answer for Spikes accusation that the Transformers' presence on Earth was responsible for the destruction. When Megatron's activities at Lazarus's base were spotted by the military, Optimus insisted on the Autobots going in without backup. They discovered Megatron in the middle of a plan to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron using a [[cyber-virus]]. Optimus rejected Megatron's suggestion he should just let it happen, but while the two factions fought, the human military unleashed [[Operation Clean-Up]], dropping a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}<br /> <br /> The energy of the explosion absorbed by the virus, the Autobots dug themselves out and set about recovering their fellows whom Megatron had used to power the cyber-virus in its early stages. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] passed on a message from Megatron — there was a surprise in store for the Autobot leader. Optimus and some Autobots including [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] sped to [[San Francisco]], where Megatron had unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. As Prime battled Megatron, he took time to save three humans who were threatened by falling debris, only for the humans to turn on him. The defeat of Superion turned the tide of the battle against the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:DWPrimeDirective6 Autobots wanttheirheads.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Optimus sets a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|trend]].]]<br /> Never one to give up, Optimus managed to down Devastator in return, only to find himself at Megatron's mercy. The Decepticon leader pointed out to him the humans' self-obsessed behavior in the face of the devastation, suggesting the fleshlings were worthless, and the Autobots should join the Decepticons in wiping them out. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The heroic actions of a team of firefighters and other humans proved to Optimus that the humans were worth saving, and the Autobots delivered a smackdown on the Decepticons. The fight was interrupted by the news that a nuclear missile was inbound, and despite Prime's protests, Superion sacrificed himself intercepting it. Prime recovered from the shock wave to find that the Decepticons had fled. He appealed to Grimlock to return to the Autobot ranks, an offer turned down by the Dinobot. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|[[The Transformers Trilogy]] ({{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}})}}<br /> <br /> Following this, Prime began to experience subconscious urgings, leading both the Autobots and the Decepticons to the Arctic Circle, where Shockwave arrived to greet them—and arrest them as war criminals. Shockwave had succeeded in ending the war on Cybertron, and brought a team of [[Triple Changer]]s to apprehend them. As Optimus stared down [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s cannon barrel, he was saved by Grimlock, though he subsequently had to order a retreat. Prowl convinced him to let a small team stay as recon while the others returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and discussed the change in situation. {{storylink|New World Order}} Though Optimus was puzzled by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] having fallen in with Shockwave, he had little other choice, and surrendered to Magnus. Despite being bound, he took the first opportunity he got to make his feelings clear. Prime and those of his Autobots who had also surrendered were put on a shuttle back to Cybertron, where Shockwave planned to have them deactivated. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}<br /> <br /> Stewing in a cell, Optimus blamed himself for their predicament, but he and the Autobots were soon rescued by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]. Sandstorm and Optimus traveled through Cybertron's [[Old Slave Trails]], only to find themselves ambushed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], who swiftly killed Sandstorm, and then the Decepticon was attacked by a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]], which lunged at Prime. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Prime recovered to find himself in the care of a group of Autobot rebels including [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. Though Optimus lashed out at [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] upon awakening, the other rebels quickly cleared up the misunderstanding, assuring Prime that the Sharkticon was their ally. They revealed to Optimus that Shockwave had been transmitting subliminal signals to increase Transformer aggression, readying them for war against an unseen foe. At this point, another rebel cell joined up with them with dire news: Shockwave had unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on Iacon! {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was able to rally Autobot factions from across Cybertron to the cause and launch an all-out attack on Shockwave's fortress. He headed the assault himself, but broke rank when he saw the image of Shockwave blasting Ultra Magnus upon one of the many monitor screens planted around the Decepticon's headquarters. Optimus charged in to confront Shockwave, beating down all opposition along the way. Coming upon Shockwave's throne room, Prime was greeted by Ultra Magnus, who pointed him towards a secret passage through which Shockwave had absconded. Leaving his wounded brother to rest, Optimus barged into Shockwave's secret chambers, only to be overpowered and have the Matrix ripped from his chest. With it, Shockwave was finally able to activate Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Stalling, Prime listened as Shockwave recounted the history of Cybertron, and eventually Ultra Magnus arrived, having recovered, to attack and defeat Shockwave. Prime and Grimlock helped him escape from the fortress as it crumbled to the ground. With Shockwave's defeat, the Autobots would now be able to start rebuilding Cybertron towards true peace... but Optimus remained troubled by Shockwave's motives; he recognized that Shockwave would not be urged to action by mere fancy. Optimus pondered what greater threat awaited Cybertron for Shockwave to so thoroughly plan for its arrival. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} The injuries Prime took in this conflict necessitated a prolonged restoration period in stasis. Both he and Ultra Magnus were tended to by Perceptor and Hoist as they recuperated. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Though Magnus recovered in due course, Optimus's systems had received a more severe shock due to the Matrix being forcefully removed from his frame. Thus, he needed additional time spent in recovery before he could reboot. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}<br /> <br /> {{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}<br /> Hot Rod came to visit Optimus while he was still off-line and recovering. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}} Soon afterwards Optimus completed his recovery, and was ready to kick bumper! He faced off against the Quintessons and their Sharkticon enforcers. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 12|Generation 1 #12}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Volume 2 Preview}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br /> [[File:GIJoevsTFcobraprime.jpg|275px|thumb|G.1. Joe—the real universal hero!]]<br /> In the early stages of the war, Optimus Prime was an archivist, watching the battles from afar and keeping records of them. This all changed when the [[Matrix of Leadership]] chose him to lead the Autobots in battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Shortly after he ascended to Primehood, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] tried to kill him, but failed. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}<br /> <br /> Several Autobots and Decepticons, including Optimus Prime, were reformatted into will-less war machines under the control of [[Cobra]]. During an initial attack on a human peace conference, Cobra's remote control of Optimus (whom they had nicknamed &quot;[[HISS tank|HISS-14]]&quot;) mysteriously failed. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} Later at Cobra's [[Cobra Island|island headquarters]] in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]], Cobra scientists pulled Optimus apart to find out what was impeding their commands. As this analysis took place, Optimus reverse hacked into Cobra computers until they shut him down in a panic. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Despite this, Prime sent a viral message out to hundreds of email addresses that included the coordinates of Cobra's base. The message was intercepted by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] who teamed up with Wheeljack and Bumblebee. After Wheeljack broke the remote control over the Transformers, Prime went after [[Cobra Commander]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} More than a bit frightened of a giant robot gunning for him, the human released Megatron, who was trapped in gun mode. Megatron transformed and fought Prime to a standstill until other Autobots came to back him up. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br /> <br /> Although he was weak and low on [[energon]], Prime made a last-ditch effort to save the day when he rammed through the wall of Megatron's energon-producing lab. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} After a quick recharge, Optimus single-handedly smashed the Decepticons, pounded Megatron to the ground, and ripped his [[fusion cannon]] off his arm. Prime then teamed up with the Joes and used Megatron's cannon to shoot down the [[SPS Satellite]] that had gone rogue and was destroying the island.<br /> <br /> With the battle over, Prime and the Autobots boarded a new ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' ship built by G.I. Joe and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:GIJoevstfIIprime1930s.jpg|left|upright=1.55|thumb|Retro Convoy: TRANSFORM!!!]]<br /> On a Cybertron dominated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons, Optimus Prime and the Autobots took on the roles of resistance fighters. Cobra experimentation transported a contingent of Cobras and G.I. Joes to Cybertron and destabilized [[Teletran 3]], which led to the computer sending several Transformers to [[Earth]] across different time periods. When Optimus Prime saw Jazz get zapped by Teletran 3, he leapt to rescue his soldier, only to be transported away as well. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} A team made up of Joes and Cobra agents were sent back and found Optimus Prime and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in 1930s-era Chicago, disguised as period cars and trucks. The Stunticons chased Prime and the Joes around the city until everything was wrapped up with bullets, a collapsed bridge and some dynamite. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus GIJoevsTFsII4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br /> After the Transformers and humans were returned to present-day Cybertron and the Decepticons were vanquished by the recently arrived [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Prime made an agreement with the Joes to destroy the technology that started the whole mess in order to protect Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}<br /> <br /> On Cybertron, Optimus Prime kicked back to do a little bit of paperwork and reminisce. With Shockwave defeated, Cybertron was enjoying a new era of peace. He was interrupted by Hot Rod, who reported that a group of &quot;pesky humans with their peashooters&quot; were giving an Autobot team on Earth a hard time. Prime suspected Cobra's involvement and counseled Hot Rod not to be so dismissive of the humans. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} When the team returned to Cybertron and mysteriously vanished in the [[Gladiator Zone]], Prime was prepared to go search for them, but was convinced by Hot Rod to stay behind and organize a peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}<br /> <br /> Later, at the peace celebration, Prime was watching a procession of Autobots when Decepticons attacked. Optimus ordered [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] into action but the huge Autobot was quickly overcome by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Prime hopped into the fray, saved a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] from getting smushed by the falling Omega, rode [[Sixshot]] into Piranacon's face, smashed [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] into the ground, and carried a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|wounded civilian]] out of danger. <br /> <br /> [[File:Primevsserpentor.jpg|thumb|left|Serpent O.R. soon realized that &quot;This I command!&quot; doesn't work on Optimus Prime.]]<br /> Menasor cut off Prime's escape and handed him the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio, who confronted Prime with a hologram of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] The new Decepticon leader carried Megatron's memories and information downloaded from Soundwave, from which he learned of the Matrix of Leadership. Serpent O.R. offered Optimus a trade: hostages and peace if he handed over the Matrix. Optimus agreed.<br /> <br /> In his stronghold, Serpent O.R. questioned Prime about his own worthiness to carry the Matrix, but Optimus broke free of his chains and aggressively ordered him to surrender. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} A group of Decepticons broke in and nearly took Prime apart, but not before Serpent O.R. took the Matrix for himself and changed into the massive Serpentor Prime. The Matrix showed Serpentor Prime the error of his ways but as he was about to commit suicide Cobra Commander tripped a device and took over Serpentor Prime's body. Moments before he crushed Arcee, a severely damaged Optimus Prime threw Hawk toward the Matrix but warned the human not to touch the artifact. Hawk did so anyway and through a quasi-mystical transfer of power Serpentor Prime was vanquished.<br /> <br /> Later repaired by a [[Paradron Medic|female nursebot]], Optimus went back to finishing his paperwork. A leader's job is never done. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}<br /> <br /> Sensing a new, yet old, danger to planet Earth, Prime elected to send himself to earth on an investigation, and gave Hot Rod a glare when the young Autobot accused his leader of taking an unnecessary risk to atone for the death of a [[Bumblebee (G1)|close friend]].<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime landed in the Himalayan Mountains with G.I. Joes [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]. As they searched the area, the trio was attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] in his [[Pretender]] shell. Prime whacked him with his [[energon-axe]] and in return Bludgeon bearhugged him and coated him in metal-eating slime. Hawk, still carrying power from the Matrix, helped Prime break free. Optimus then shot his way into the hidden kingdom of [[Cobra-La]].<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus BlackHorizon2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]<br /> While they wandered through the tunnels, the Joes and Prime found cave paintings that described the last visit to Earth by the planet-eating god [[Unicron]]. They were attacked again by Bludgeon and Cobra-La minions, but were led away by a ragged [[Joe Colton]], prisoner of Cobra-La for the last 25 years. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Bludgeon managed to find them again and during a second battle Prime tore open the Pretender's shell, revealing Bludgeon's robot form inside. Bludgeon tripped and dangled dangerously over a chasm, but rather than let Optimus Prime save him, Bludgeon forced Prime to drop him to his death laughing all the way down.<br /> <br /> The Joes discovered a cavern where the people of Cobra-La were growing [[metal-eating spore]]s as a last defense against Unicron. Flint and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] took a load of the spores into space just as Unicron appeared in Earth orbit. Prime, Hawk and Colton headed deeper into Cobra-La to rescue [[Firewall]] and kick butt. Prime was tackled and pinned by a giant bug creature, but made a dramatic recovery and tossed the bug aside. He then took the machine-hating Cobra-La leader [[Golobulus]] to task with a single punch. Flint and Cosmos released the spores, which devoured Unicron from the inside and defeated the giant Transformer before he could harm [[Earth]].<br /> <br /> With the threat of Unicron gone, Prime relaxed with [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and Firewall by watching some reality TV, and sighed at the banality. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===<br /> [[File:Wc prime.jpg|thumb|left|What is it with Primes and weak stomachs?]]<br /> After their own [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared, [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] discovered an alternate version of Optimus Prime lying unconscious and barely alive in [[Autobase]] Earth. Though [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] did what he could, the mysterious Prime reactivated only long enough to utter a cryptic statement about the walls crumbling and the coming of chaos, then died. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}<br /> <br /> [[Unicron]] later explained that he sent the alternate Optimus Prime into their universe as a &quot;calling card&quot;: a terrifying warning of his imminent arrival. This was probably to tell the uninitiated that Unicron is a jerk. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:Optimus and Bumblebee-Transformed.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|&quot;Insert dramatic hair flip.&quot; &quot;Um, Optimus, sir... we don't have hair.&quot; &quot;Don't question me, Bumblebee. NEVER question a Prime.&quot;]]<br /> Optimus Prime and his troops lay deactivated on the [[Fera Islands]] for three million years until [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] stumbled upon them one day in [[1939]]. {{storylink|The Line}} The Autobots were reactivated by a [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] and given new disguises, with Optimus Prime being reformatted into an unknown [[World War II]]-era human vehicle. He explained to [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] who they were, and learned that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s Decepticons had been reactivated a year prior, and were currently wreaking havoc on [[Europe]] along with [[Cobra]]. While hesitant at first, Optimus Prime soon joined G.I. Joe in their mission to destroy Cobra and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformed}} After commanding the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to get the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] out of the way, Prime advanced across the Fera Islands, but met resistance in the form of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}<br /> <br /> As the Autobots were having trouble with Rumble, Optimus Prime told them try to use his earthquakes to their advantage, which led to the end of the Decepticon. Prime subsequently ordered the Aerialbots to [[Superion (G1)|combine]] and save Grimlock and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] from falling off a cliff. {{storylink|Wolves}} As they got closer to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], however, Prime started regretting getting the Autobots involved with the humans' war. He offered to carry G.I. Joe across the water separating them from the Terrordrome, but told them that Autobots only fight if they have no choice, and they had no reason to fight anymore. Moments later, he saw that Cobra were using innocent prisoners as human shields, and Duke added that anyone who Cobra ''didn't'' enslave, they murdered. Filled with righteous anger, Optimus Prime ordered his troops to roll out. {{storylink|Trenches}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus punches Megatron-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]<br /> Shortly after reaching the other shore and taking out [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Prime witnessed the gigantic [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] bust out of the Terrordrome and attack everything around him. With Superion gone, Prime knew that there was only one way to stop this rampaging monster, and ordered his Autobots to evacuate the humans while he went looking for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. He soon found that [[Snake-Eyes]] was in possession of the artifact, but was under attack from Megatron. Prime attacked Megatron, keeping him at bay while telling Snake-Eyes that destroying the Matrix would kill Bruticus. The ninja complied, only to learn that Optimus had left something out of the story: smashing the Matrix would kill ''all'' the Transformers, including Prime himself. Looking at the Autobot leader's body, the Joes knew that Prime had been aware of this, and had deemed it a necessary sacrifice to save the humans. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}<br /> <br /> Decades later, in 1986, Duke showed [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Spirit]] footage from the battle of the Fera Islands, including Optimus Prime's fight with Megatron. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}<br /> <br /> ===''Lil' Jerry''===<br /> Unamused by [[Lil' Jerry]]'s decision to wear the Joe fatigues to BotCon, Optimus stepped on the little guy. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 6|Lil' Jerry's Big BotCon Adventure}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> Optimus Prime was thrown a surprised party to celebrate his role in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. He was touched that so many of his super-hero friends had remembered the occasion.<br /> <br /> In a celebration of the Transformers brand, Optimus Prime showed up as a representative for the &quot;Generation 1&quot; era of the franchise.<br /> <br /> Later, Optimus showed a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... they were eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> {{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}<br /> [[File:OrionridesSpringarm.jpg|thumb|I'm [[Batman]]!]]<br /> Optimus Prime was originally known as Orion Pax, a police captain from [[Rodion]]. An encounter with a pre-[[Decepticon]] [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] would change the course of his life, teaching him that freedom was not just the right of all &quot;civilised&quot; beings, but of all ''sentient'' beings, and causing him to publicly reclaim the name &quot;Autobot&quot;, previously used only at Cybertronians as a derogatory term, before the corrupt Senate.<br /> <br /> After the rise of the Decepticons and the death of the merciless [[Zeta Prime]], he became the Prime, and entered what would become a millions-of-years-long war of attrition with the Decepticons, which would lead to the death of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the spreading of the Cybertronian civil war far beyond their homeworld in a push for resources. With the end of the war and the emptying of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restart [[Vector Sigma]] and rebirth Cybertron, he found himself rejected by the returning civilian population, and - secretly gladly - abdicated his rank and returned to his original name of Orion Pax as he travelled through the galaxy.<br /> <br /> Roughly two years later, however, [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|events]] would force him back into the Autobots. After killing [[Nova Prime]] he proudly retook the mantle of Prime, convinced by Rodimus that he had redeemed it, and euthanized Shockwave saving all of time and space. In the aftermath, he reassumed his role as leader of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> ===''Hearts of Steel''===<br /> [[File:HeartsofSteel 1 Prime Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|&quot;I keep telling you Bumblebee, the Dinobots will never accept you into their clique!&quot;]]<br /> The Autobots and the Decepticons came to [[Earth|a distant world]] in the grip of an ice age. Assuming [[alternate mode]]s based upon the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dominant (though doomed) indigenous creatures]] of this planet, they continued their [[Ice Age Wars|ancient, unending war]]. However, the Autobots, with their energy levels dangerously low, withdrew from combat as the world grew colder. They sought refuge in a deep cavern and entered [[stasis lock]], awaiting the day when surface conditions changed to better suit their operation. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} Optimus lay under the [[Mare Rurek Glacier]]. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} Millions of years later, Bumblebee was awoken by the hammering of humans working on a rail line. He briefly considered awakening Optimus Prime, but thought better of it. After discovering the world had changed significantly, Ratchet thought there was no reason to awaken Prime. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} When Bumblebee discovered the Decepticons were once again active on this world, Ratchet and Prowl agreed that the Autobots must intervene, but again decided out of rousing Optimus from his slumber. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFInfestation2.2 Optimus Prime vs Elder God.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Once again, Optimus steals Rodimus Prime's thunder.]]<br /> When a new threat, the [[Elder God]]s, appeared, a group of Autobots acquired the help of [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to travel to the glacier and waken Prime. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} Tesla's [[Tesla tower]] wasn't enough on its own, so [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailblazer]], and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] gave energy necessary to recharge Optimus Prime. Optimus awoke and revived the other Autobots with his [[energon]] reserves, before traveling to [[Port Cenotaph]], [[Nova Scotia]] where an Elder God had risen from the sea. Diving into the ocean, Optimus cleaved parts off the Elder God until it and its followers returned to the depths. Though Tobias asked if the creature was dead, Optimus wasn't sure, but promised the Autobots would be there to defend Earth if it ever returned. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}} {{storylink|Infestation 2 issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots continued to guard humanity in secret for many years, until one day in the 21st century when Ratchet was captured by a human group known as [[Skylogic Systems]]. Upon investigating the organization, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came into contact with the [[Lone Gunmen]], three humans who were also on Skylogic's tail for their role in creating a dangerous virus. Learning from them that Ratchet's DNA was part of the concoction, the Autobots joined forces with the humans and helped track down [[David Simmons]], the man responsible for releasing the virus. One interrogation later and they had the address to the Skylogic base, though Prime's size prevented him from easily infiltrating the building, so he left the rescue mission up to Bumblebee and the Gunmen. Once Ratchet was saved, the Autobots parted company with their new human friends in an attempt to lure away any Skylogic pursuers. {{storylink|The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Events identical to those of ''Hearts of Steel'' and ''Infestation 2'' occurred in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]; however, they happened to [[Maximal]] explorers brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War. Optimus Prime's identity was taken by the Maximal named [[Domitius Major]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''Classics'' toy bios===<br /> Optimus Prime appointed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to the position of City Commander of Autobot City. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Ultra Magnus vs. Skywarp toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Lil Formers''===<br /> Upon meeting an [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|alternate-universe version of himself]], Optimus remarked that his [[David Kaye|counterpart's voice]] was somewhat unsettling. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===<br /> Optimus foiled Megatron's attack on 21st century [[Tokyo]] after informing his old foe that wherever he would pop up, the Autobots would be there to thwart his evil intentions. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Optimus and Bumblebee later intervened when [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] attacked [[Shinjuku Station]], using their bodies to shield nearby humans from the destruction the triple-changer brought about. They were unaware that Astrotrain's rampage was really a distraction staged to keep their attention away from Megatron's gathering of energon cubes nearby. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Optimus continued to do battle against Astrotrain until Rodimus showed up to provide the Autobots with additional firepower. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}<br /> <br /> At a later time, Optimus Prime helped defend a power plant from a Decepticon attack, this time headed by Starscream and a mind-controlled [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. During the battle, Skyfire broke free of Starscream's control, and joined up with Optimus and company to repel the Decepticons. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}<br /> <br /> Megatron used some of the energon he had previously pilfered to transform himself into Galvatron, and would have killed Prime were it not for Ironhide's timely intervention. Following his defeat, Galvatron reverted into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}}}<br /> <br /> ===2008 ''Universe'' toy bios===<br /> Optimus Prime put [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] in charge of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s in part to distract Silverbolt from his fear of heights. {{storylink|Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Ultra Class Silverbolt toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===<br /> When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Optimus Prime led a small team of Autobots in pursuit of it. The giant energy source crashed on Earth in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into fragments that were scattered far and wide. Prime and the other Autobots set up a subterranean base below the Cube's impact crater and began their search for the shards, taking the forms of local vehicles to hide their activities. Despite their attempts at remaining unseen, glimpses of the Autobots only magnified the reputation the crash of the Cube (believed by humans to be a meteor) had given Hoshinochō: that of a hotbed of rumored alien and UFO activity, Japan's answer to [[United States of America|America]]'s Roswell. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots gained a human ally in their quest when they befriended Doctor [[Osamu Kihara]] of the Governmental Special Diplomatic Agency, who provided more assistance than they could have imagined when his son, [[Akira Kihara|Akira]], was discovered to be a &quot;[[Booster]]&quot;, one of many legendary beings born with the ability to control and detect the energies of the Energon Cube. Alas, the Decepticons had followed Prime's Autobots to Earth, and [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] sought the boy's powers for his own. To protect Optimus Prime and himself, Akira unleashed the full extent of his powers, driving Megatron back, but causing his body to burn out and disintegrate. Prime was wracked with guilt over what had occurred, and it would haunt him afterward. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br /> <br /> Eleven years after their arrival on Earth, Prime and the Autobots made a new human ally in [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]] when he stumbled into the midst of a battle between Prime's team and [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} When Megatron joined the fight soon after, he held [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and Wataru hostage, daring Prime to make a move against him. Prime opened fire, but Megatron merely used the defeated Starscream for a shield, then turned his cannon on the younger duo. Prime unleashed his [[ion blaster]] and apparently deflected the blast with a shot of his own, saving Bumblebee and Wataru and prompting the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}}<br /> <br /> Prime invited Wataru to visit the Autobots' subterranean base, and he gave the boy a personal tour as he carried the injured Bumblebee to the infirmary. Telling him the story of the Energon Cube and the Autobots' coming to Earth, Prime showed Wataru the large chunk of the cube that they had managed to recover. He then turned his attention to repairing Bumblebee's wounds, and as such, did not notice Wataru reaching out to touch the cube sliver. A bizarre energy discharge resulted that not only showed the Autobots images of [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Another Time &amp; Place]], but also healed both Autobots' wounds. Prime dived at Wataru and hauled him away from the shard, returning things to normal, but leaving Prime with grave concerns over what the strange occurrence might mean. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br /> <br /> When Starscream attacked a power plant with the aid of his brainwashed ally, [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Prime carried [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Grimlock]] to the scene of the battle on the back of his truck mode. {{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} During the conflict that followed, Prime's suspicions about Wataru were confirmed when the boy manifested a barrier to protect himself and Bumblebee and to help Skyfire overcome the influence of Starscream's mind-controlling helmet. Wataru was a Booster as well! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} His past experiences naturally made Prime hesitant to put Wataru's power to use, but Osamu Kihara made the point that Wataru's power was invaluable for hunting down shards of the Energon Cube. Prime and Wataru headed out to investigate a local relic that Kihara suspected was a cube shard, and Wataru's powers soon confirmed the doctor's findings. Just as Prime was about to report back to Kihara, however, Megatron struck, demanding that Prime hand over both the shard and Wataru. Prime attempted to feign ignorance of Wataru's powers, but Megatron ignored his bluff and encouraged him to hand the boy over, lest he cost ''another'' Booster their life. Driven into a rage by the stinging barb, Prime violently attacked Megatron with his energon-axe, but as the duel raged, Megatron continued to question Prime's beliefs and his attitude. Unable to deny Megatron's accusation that he had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him, Prime lost his concentration and was taken down by the Decepticon leader. Despite what he had learned about a previous Booster dying, Wataru stayed true to Optimus and activated his powers, healing the Autobot's wounds and powering up his energon-axe into a huge sword. Summoning all his energy, Prime took down Megatron with one almighty slash, then collapsed into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}<br /> <br /> Prime was brought back to the Autobot base for treatment, but the Decepticons exploited the Autobots' lack of manpower and struck again before Prime recovered. With his men taking a pummeling, the unconscious Prime had a vision of Akira, who spurred him on to awaken and rejoin the battle. With another power boost from Wataru, Prime unleashed a super-charged shot from his ion blaster that took down the fleeing Decepticons. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 4}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 6}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 7}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 10}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Alternity''===<br /> [[File:Alternity convoy boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|This might take some getting used to. Hand me the instructions again!]]<br /> In 2007, the Optimus Prime of [[universal stream]] [[Primax 109.0 Beta]] encountered a mysterious messenger from another world: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|another incarnation of himself]] from [[BT World|a parallel dimension]] who left him with a warning. Two years hence, Megatron would bring the terrifying super-dimensional lifeform known as the &quot;Beast of Time&quot;, the [[Hytherion]], into their dimension to destroy Earth. The only thing that could battle the Hytherion was the power of the super-evolved multi-dimensional race of Cybertronians known as the [[Alternity]]. Prime agreed that when the danger appeared, he would join the Alternity in the fight.<br /> <br /> Sure enough, in 2009, when the Hytherion's colossal claw-marks appeared on planets throughout the solar system, Prime's other-dimensional incarnation returned, bringing with him a &quot;Vibrant Red&quot; Vector 109 [[auto-avatar]] with which Prime fused. In that instant, he was reborn as part of the Alternity, a manifold being who encompassed all the different incarnations of Optimus Prime through the multiverse at once. Prime reached his hands heavenward and peeled back the layers of reality, exposing the gargantuan fanged maw of the Hytherion looming above the Autobots. {{storylink|From Here to Alternity}}<br /> <br /> Optimus battled alongside the Alternity to fend off the beast, when unexpectedly, [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]] overwrote the beast's higher functions with his own. At first, it seemed that the Hytherion had been killed, but a newly empowered Megatron (in two bodies) appeared and declared that, now possessing a power that rivaled the Alternity's, he challenged his opponents to take him on or see the multiverse itself burn. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}<br /> <br /> As battles between numerous different Primes and Megatrons erupted quite literally all across time and space, another member of the [[Convoy Aggregate]] was later seen battling [[Starscream (G1)#Alternity|Starscream]], who had been empowered by Megatron to serve as leader of his [[Questor]]s. This Prime was so surprised by Starscream's uncharacteristic sports car alternate mode that he left himself open for a blast from Starscream's Retroactive Nullifer cannon, which erased him from the timestream. As he faded out of existence, Prime responded to Starscream's taunts about the death of the Alternity by telling him that they were already well aware of their prophesied end and were well prepared. {{storylink|Foreshadows}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was providing cover-fire for a cross-universal battle when he suddenly seized up. Though he rebooted momentarily, he had terrible news for his Protector allies: using the power of the lower-dimensional [[Planicron]]s, Megatron had succeeded in sundering the Alternity's aggregate! Optimus urged his subordinates to not lose hope however, reassuring them that events were still unfolding within the parameters they had foretold. Sure enough, the battle swayed back in the Autobots' favor when [[Thundercracker (G1)#Alternity|Thundercracker]], disgusted by Megatron's reckless use of their power, freed the Planicrons and robbed Megatron of his most powerful weapon. Optimus then tasked [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|the black Convoy]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to track down the [[Critias Gate|doorway]] that would allow the Planicrons to ascend to the higher-dimensions, putting them on the path to supersede the Alternity as multiversal protectors. While they attended to this task, the rest of the now-former Alternity busied themselves by destroying Megatron's auto-avatars, weakening the villain and disallowing him from interfering further with the Planicrons' destiny.<br /> <br /> After this had all come to pass, the Autobots all returned to their proper place in the multiverse. {{storylink|Alternation}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Optimus Prime's Alternity collective can be found [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''Robot Heroes'' comic===<br /> [[File:IDW I am Optimus Prime battle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Adorobots VS. Decepticutes.]]<br /> Optimus Prime was given the Matrix by [[Primus]] himself, and used to be friends with Megatron. Prowl is his closest friend and Ratchet is his oldest. Searching for Energon, the Autobots landed on Earth, but were followed by the Decepticons. With the help of their human allies, they bested their foes, and knowing they would return, decided to stay and wait to defend the planet once more. Optimus Prime was proud to be an Autobot. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Ron Hayden]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:Actionblast1matrix.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Anyone with a history of seizures should leave the room now.]]<br /> Optimus Prime narrated the events of what happened before the Ark crashed on Earth. He became the new leader of a long line of Autobot leaders via the discovery of the Matrix. On their quest for more Energon, the Autobots were chased by Decepticons to the planet known as Earth and crashed on it. When they emerged from the Ark, Optimus Prime scanned his truck altmode, stating that the war would not end on Earth. {{Storylink|Action Blast 1}}<br /> <br /> [[File:FfE Optimus Prime Cyclonus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Don't get distracted by your own fist Cyclonus! Do you WANT to lose your face?]]<br /> Both Optimus Prime and Bumblebee raced down a street in an unknown desert while having an argument about Energon. He ordered Bumblebee to scan the surroundings to find the location where the Decepticons were hiding, and to be careful for possible scouts. When Bumblebee noted what the Decepticons were doing, Prime speculated that they might be planning to convert the energy into Energon, and ordered Bumblebee to create a diversion. While Bumblebee and Cyclonus fought, Prime made a surprise attack and took out Cyclonus with his Ion-axe, before turning his attention to Megatron. When both Decepticons fled, Prime told Bumblebee they'd done a good job (in front of a burning Gas station), and both Autobots got back on the move. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''United''===<br /> Millions of years ago, Megatron thought Optimus Prime to be forever vanquished. He was proven wrong when the Autobot leader rushed into battle against the Decepticons in a surprise attack. In the ages that followed, Megatron and Optimus would battle time and again, often upgrading themselves into new bodies. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}<br /> <br /> At some point, [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]] was born out of the darkness in Optimus Prime's mind. {{storylink|Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|''United'' Darkside Optimus Prime toy bio}}<br /> <br /> After the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s successfully retrieved a cure for a deadly nano-virus from the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Optimus Prime commended them for their heroic efforts in a ceremony. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}<br /> <br /> In response to attacks by Decepticons pretending to be Autobots, Optimus Prime took on a black color scheme to infiltrate the Decepticons. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|''United'' Black Optimus Prime toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Unit:E'' comic===<br /> Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Optimus Prime could be seen ordering Bumblebee onward on one of Synergy's view-screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}<br /> <br /> ===''BeCool'' shorts===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Kōichi Toshima]] (Japanese)}}<br /> '''Trailer''' (トレーラー ''Torērā'') was often sleepy, but was the strongest of the BeCools. He could carry stuff in his trailer. {{storylink|The Self-Introduction Chapter}} When Trailer came across a traffic jam, he crashed into the BeCools holding him up, forcing them to transform into robot mode and realize they could just walk past the jam. {{storylink|The Story of the Surprising and Big Traffic Jam!}} When the same bunch of BeCools were stuck before a hole, Trailer selflessly used his body to act as a bridge for the other BeCools. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]] was so inspired by his heroism that he offered to fill the hole so that Trailer could pass through. Trailer did so and sped away, leaving Yellow Sports Car in the hole. {{storylink|The Story of Mister Trailer's Big Success!}}<br /> <br /> In the forest, Trailer observed the lost [[Powerglide (G1)|Red Jet]] and Yellow Sports Car. He wondered why Red Jet didn't just fly out. {{storylink|The Story of the Lost Plane!}} Trailer later played in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show with [[Megatron (G1)|Tank Lorry]] on his team. The two's answer fumbling and arguments led them to lose the game. Another BeCool, '''Garbage Truck''' (清掃車 ''Seisōsha''), was part of one question. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} While Yellow Sports Car was explaining BeCool marks to [[you]], Trailer was asleep in his Trailer Base, appropriately displaying his &quot;Zzz...&quot; BeCool mark. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}}<br /> <br /> Garbage Truck was doing his job when he accidentally left a [[banana]] peel on the road. This had catastrophic consequences, with Yellow Sports Car slipping on it and causing a traffic accident. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}<br /> <br /> Trailer took up a job with the fire brigade, hoping to earn some work experience. When they spotted Yellow Sports Car screaming for help on a burning building, they rescued him, only for the whole thing to be revealed as part of the filming of a movie. Garbage Truck witnessed the whole thing. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===<br /> Before his death, Alpha Trion bequeathed unto Optimus Prime the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}<br /> <br /> [[File:FormFollowsFunction-extradimensionaloptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Optimus became the leader of the Autobots for a time, then disappeared, leaving his people to be ruled tyrannically by Megatron.{{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Megatron never stopped seeking out his old foe, rewarding any of his troops that provided him with information that could lead to Optimus's whereabouts. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} As for the Autobots, they were uncertain exactly as to why Optimus had disappeared; some believed Optimus had simply abandoned his troops, while other believed he was fulfilling some greater purpose and would return to them in their hour of need. Ultimately, it was [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] who found the Autobot leader, lost in the void between dimensions. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} There, the three of them became ensnared by the [[Quintesson]]s. They escaped the extra-dimensional entities' mind-probe and made their way back to normal space. En route, Optimus learned from Duke that Bumblebee had traveled to Earth and met his demise there. His human companions went off to help their friends on Cybertron, while Optimus headed for [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]] on Earth, eviscerating numerous [[Coltonbolt]] satellites as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}<br /> <br /> [[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-optimusreturns.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]<br /> <br /> Within G.I. Joe's headquarters, Optimus found [[Doctor Venom]] controlling a robotic suit made out of the remains of both Bumblebee and Soundwave. The battle between him and the Joes spilled out into the open and into another battle, where Decepticobra was attacking the United Nations. As more factions joined the brawl, Optimus yanked Bumblebee's components free from Soundwave's body and took to the skies, back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} There, he was able to reunite Bumblebee's body with his head. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}<br /> <br /> Megatron came upon Optimus and challenged his old foe to a duel. Optimus managed to gain the upper hand, but hesitated to deliver the killing blow when he discovered that Megatron had married the Matrix to his spark, corrupting it. Several Decepticons then swarmed Optimus, allowing Megatron to blast a hole through his chest. Dead and defeated, Optimus plummeted down into the bowels of Cybertron. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} Rodimus and Duke travelled far beneath Cybertron, where they discovered Ultra Magnus- the Autobot god of death -carrying Optimus's body away. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}<br /> <br /> On another plane of existence, Optimus travelled the path to the Matrix, guided by the voice of his old mentor Alpha Trion. The path led him to Grimlock, who had also been killed by Megatron; Prime rescued Grimlock from Kremzeek, the demonic eater of souls. At the gateway to the great beyond, they encountered Bludgeon, who announced that only those who bore the &quot;key to Vector Stigmata&quot; may pass through. Prime realized that the wounds on his body form the key, but the angel insisted that these would grant Prime access. Prime took Grimlock's sword and bestowed the key on Grimlock, allowing the former Autobot King to ascend into the Matrix while Prime stayed behind. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TheWarNeverEnds-returnofoptimusprime.jpg|thumb|OPTIMUS PRIME EJECT! OPERATION COME BACK|right|175px]]<br /> <br /> Scarlett later used the Brainwave Scanner to contact Optimus's spirit and guide him back to the mortal realm. In the physical world, Ultra Magnus challenged Megatron to a duel on a Dyson sphere surrounding the sun. The Autobot god had not ferried Optimus to the afterlife - he had merely repaired Optimus's body by taking it into himself. During the climatic duel, he allowed Optimus to burst free from within his armor. The reborn Optimus punched Megatron into the sun, then turned his attention to reclaiming the stolen Matrix from the Decepticons. After [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] defeated the maddened Primus, Optimus healed Snake-Eyes' injuries. Optimus then turned his attention to returning Primus/Cybertron to its regular orbit. As the planet left the solar system, he departed aboard the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' alongside a crew of Joes and Autobots, in the hopes of contacting the Makers. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: All Spark''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Robo Transformer''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers GT: Mission GT-R''===<br /> In a world where the Transformers' war settled into a series of friendly competitive races known as the [[Transformers GT]], Optimus Prime became the [[GT Transformer]] known as '''GT-R Prime'''. As a racer he was known for his serious but sometimes hot-blooded personality and his skillful use of the [[Impact Wrench Gun]], though he maintained an honorable policy never to fire directly at an opposing racer's body. Like other racers, GT-R Prime put a limit on his own strength by separating his Matrix into a [[GT Sister]], creating his partner [[Misaki]].<br /> <br /> ====''Story of Transformers GT''====<br /> [[File:Story of GT 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]<br /> On the day before the Transformers GT began, GT-R Prime found himself racing with [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]] when they were both out for a test run. Though Misaki warned him not to get too invested in a practice race, Prime took the challenge seriously and won the race by briefly transforming into robot mode, thus tricking Saber into slowing down in anticipation of a fight. {{storylink|Test Run Battle! –Prelude–}} Prime earned the pole position for the Transformers GT, but this combined with his victory over Saber made him overconfident, and he was unprepared when Saber attacked him immediately as the race began and sent him flying. {{storylink|First Fast Attack! –Whoever Strikes First Wins–}} [[Megatron (G1)|GT-R Megatron]] also targeted Prime during the course of the race, seeing him as his fated rival. {{storylink|One Shot and One Kill!! –Finishing Blow–}}<br /> <br /> ====Comic====<br /> GT-R Prime was racing against [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|GT-R Maximus]] when they were rudely interrupted by [[Megatron (G1)|GT-R Megatron]], a ruthless racer out to prove his worth by defeating all others. A fight broke out, but Prime interrupted it and convinced Megatron that they all shared the same need for speed, persuading him to settle things with a race instead. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R}}<br /> <br /> ====Story pages====<br /> Though Optimus was a master marksman, he had a personal policy against shooting directly at his opponents' bodies during his races. In one such race, he allowed his rival to take the lead so that he could use his favorite weapon, the [[Impact Wrench Gun]], to blast the road beneath the other racer's feet, causing him to lose his balance. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|Transform in a gust!}} When GT-R Megatron burst onto the scene, roaring that all previous races had failed to &quot;ignite his warrior's spark,&quot; Optimus readied to give him the race of a lifetime. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|GT-R Megatron Attacks!}} Like other racers, GT-R Prime attended photo shoots alongside Misaki in order to promote coexistence between humans and Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The Work of the GT Sister Race Queens?}} When a reincarnated [[Unicron]] attacked the Transformers GT finals and absorbed the huge [[energon]] pool saved up for the final prize, Prime restored his true power by using the &quot;Matrix In&quot; process to recombine with Misaki. Together with the other powered up racers, he fought and defeated Unicron, saving the Earth. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The True TFGT}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===<br /> Optimus Prime came upon [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attacking [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and so rear-ended the [[Decepticon]]. The impact caused Megatron's parts to come off his chassis. Optimus claimed these components for himself. {{storylink|Toys &amp; App TV Commercial}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Bumblebee snuck into the Decepticons' base, and found their enemies upgrading themselves with [[Autobot]] parts. The pair took offense to this, and Bumblebee set about sabotaging the process. Megatron wound up tripping on some gumballs thanks to the Autobot's mucking about, and Optimus congratulated his fellow Autobot on a prank well done! {{storylink|Intro!}}<br /> <br /> Optimus later helped Bumblebee put his parts back on his bare chassis. During the dress-up, Bumblebee managed to accidentally swallow his Autobot badge. Fortunately, Bumblebee managed to soon cough it back out. Unfortunately, Bumblebee then proceeded to sing out of tune, annoying Optimus. {{storylink|Bumblebee Speaks!}}<br /> <br /> On another occasion, Optimus got a little carried away with strapping new parts onto Bumblebee. The final piece he attached to the yellow 'bot was a rocket, which activated and sent Bumblebee wheeling through the air. Bumblebee eventually came crashing back down, and Optimus slowly backed away out of embarrassment. {{storylink|Strength!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cloud''===<br /> [[File:Cloud Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> <br /> At one time, Optimus Prime worked alongside Megatron, bringing order throughout dimensions with the power of [[SARA]]. But Megatron was ambitious, and sought to use SARA's power for his own ends. Optimus saved Metropolis from Megatron's rebellion, and the Autobots banished Megatron from [[Metropolis]]. Optimus Prime remained behind as the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Fate}} As head of the space-time guardians residing in [[Cloud World]]'s Metropolis, he was a valiant and powerful leader who commanded the utmost respect from his subordinates. Optimus Prime stood for peace and freedom for all sentient beings in all of time and space. His sense of responsibility in this regard was a bit too great for his own good, as it often left him worrying about things outside of his control.<br /> <br /> His weapon of choice was a powerful [[ion blaster]] that transformed into a back-mounted energy unit used to control his movement between dimensions.<br /> <br /> Optimus was checking up on the Autobots' ongoing energy collecting campaign when Wheeljack informed him that a disturbance in [[Duel on the Asteroid|Sector 33HM]] of space-time would eventually cause major problems in its time-stream. Optimus assigned the investigation of this disturbance to Bumblebee, then noted that [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]] had not completed his latest report, communications with the young Autobo having been lost while he was on his own mission. With a brief inspirational speech, he urged his subordinates to redouble their efforts in maintaining harmony throughout reality. Little did Optimus suspect that in his own universe, Megatron was planning a coup against the Autobots... {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons' initial strike came abruptly and brutally, devastating entire districts of Metropolis. Optimus was meeting with Hot Rodimus as this took place, and was nearly overcome with grief when Ratchet informed him of the carnage the Decepticons had wrought. Steeling himself, Optimus coordinated the city's defenses, ordering his troops to be dispatched where they were most needed to repel the invasion. Upon spotting an old enemy on one of the nearby monitors, Optimus geared up to go in the field himself. Arming himself with his favorite pistol, Optimus resolved to take down Megatron. {{storylink|Raid}}<br /> <br /> Optimus confronted his archenemy on the battlefield, though he had to knock Starscream aside to get to him first. Due to a nearby explosion that rocked the battlefield, Optimus nearly lost both his stance and his head when Megatron took advantage of the opening. But Optimus's quick reflexes allowed him to shift to vehicle mode and back, dodging Megatron's attack and striking back in the process. As the battle raged on, both combatants found themselves evenly matched. Then Ratchet contacted Optimus with dire news; the Decepticons had managed to abduct SARA! {{storylink|Fate}}<br /> <br /> In shock over the news, Optimus could do little more than scream in agony as Megatron and Starscream made their escape. After regaining his senses, the Autobot leader resumed contact with Ratchet, relaying the order that all Autobots were to return to base. There, Optimus tried his best to calm his panicking subordinates. Though he assured them that power reserves would allow their civilization to continue functioning for some time, they remained jittery. Optimus then declared that he would spearhead a counter-invasion of the Underground. Still, the Autobots remained uncertain, with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] pointing out that the Underground was not only vast and dangerous, but mostly unmapped as well. Taking full responsibility for SARA's abduction onto himself, Optimus suggested that he venture to the Underground alone and track SARA's energy signature. Hot Rodimus, however, was unwilling to allow his leader to take such a dangerous course of action, and volunteered to join him. The rest of the Autobots, finding their courage at last, followed suit. Moved by their devotion, Optimus accepted. He also thanked Hot Rodimus for calling out his foolishness, as Optimus now recognized that he would have made an even greater mistake by diving headlong into a doomed venture. Brawn approached Optimus next, insisting he join the group. Optimus at first refused, as Brawn had gotten badly injured during the invasion, but was convinced by the minibot's resolve. Once they were ready, Optimus issued the order to his Autobots... ROLL OUT! {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots tracked SARA's energy signature to a decrepit old building. While a team headed by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] stormed the building's main floor as a distraction, Optimus, Hot Rodimus and Brawl infiltrated its basement covertly. Coming upon the Decepticons' inner sanctum, they found Megatron having already wired SARA into his own body! Horrified by this development, Optimus demanded to know what Megatron was planning to do. The true extent of Megatron's megalomania was then revealed; the Decepticon leader planned to use SARA's energy to become ruler of all space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. Both Hot Rodimus and Brawn were knocked aside by Megatron in short order, leaving Optimus with no back-up and few options. Deciding he needed to take down Megatron, even at the cost of his own life, Optimus transformed to vehicle mode and rammed the Decepticon. He then lost consciousness...<br /> <br /> Optimus awakened to the sound of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s voice. Taking in his surroundings, he noted that he was now in an organic forest, surrounded by unfamiliar Cybertronians. It soon dawned on him that he had been transported to the dimension where Megatron had intended to begin his conquest: the [[OG World]]. The 'bots surrounding him were the local counterparts to his own Autobots, including his own doppelgänger! The locals informed him that they had found him thanks to the help of his &quot;companion,&quot; a small robotic girl. Before Optimus could puzzle out who this humanoid was, the group came under attack by the local Megatron. Though badly injured, &quot;Cloud Optimus Prime&quot; had the strength to fight alongside &quot;G1 Optimus Prime&quot; against the Decepticons, and protect the girl that had brought the Autobots to him. During the fight, blasts from both Primes' rifles collided with a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon, knocking all of the combatants down. Cloud Optimus Prime ensured that the girl was safe before before his attention was drawn to the horizon by a familiar voice. It was &quot;Cloud Megatron,&quot; who had also survived his inter-dimensional trip, and had come to continue his fight against his nemesis. {{storylink|Leap}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}} {{storylink|Crisis (Cloud)|Crisis}} {{storylink|Transfiguration}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cloud)|Showdown}} {{storylink|Encounter}} {{storylink|Hammer (Cloud)|Hammer}} {{storylink|Return}} {{storylink|Awakening (Cloud)|Awakening}} {{storylink|Wandering}} {{storylink|Eagerness}} {{storylink|Lightwave}} {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Cloud)|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Overwhelm}} {{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|Fury (Cloud)|Fury}} {{storylink|Transcendence}} {{storylink|TFC-A01}} {{storylink|TFC-A03}} {{storylink|TFC-A04}} {{storylink|Transformers Cloud (issue)|Transformers Cloud}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers × Evangelion''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 1}} {{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 2}} {{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 3}} {{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 4}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds'' comic===<br /> [[File:ABTF1 Optimus+HeatwavevsShockwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]<br /> Optimus and his Autobots were aboard the Ark, on the run from the Decepticons. With him, Optimus had what Megatron was forever seeking; the [[AllSpark]]! With the ship taking heavy damage from the Autobots' pursuers, Optimus ordered Jazz to take them into an emergency quantum jump. Jazz informed Prime that the jump would take longer to initiate than the time the Decepticons would need to board their vessel. As such, Optimus entrusted the AllSpark to Bumblebee while he and the rest of the bridge crew steeled themselves to hold off their enemies. Thanks to Starscream breaking rank in the Decepticons' formation, Optimus was able to hold back Megatron, and with [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]'s help, repel them from the ship just as it initiated the quantum jump. However, at that moment the AllSpark tumbled off-ship, falling into the quantum tunnel and seemingly being lost for good... {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> Optimus led the search for the AllSpark through space, but he and his troops were unable to locate the artifact. Though the search seemed hopeless, Optimus assured the others that they would not give up until Cybertron's last hope for survival was found... At that moment, a [[Minion Pig|strange green pig]] crashed through one of the ship's windows, with the AllSpark in tow. Optimus stared in bewilderment at the strange creature as it asked for a ride back [[Piggy Island|home]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' comic===<br /> A truck at [[Transformers Celebration 2014]] opened its trailer to reveal a large, speaking bust of Optimus Prime, much to [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s nostalgic pleasure. {{storylink|Legends Bonus Vol.}} Another statue of Prime appeared at a ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' event at the Decks Tokyo Beach shopping center. {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss x Q-Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===<br /> [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s legendary status was exceeded only by the legendary status of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Ultra Magnus toy bio}} Upgraded with the power of combination, Optimus could combine with any bots to form [[Ultra Prime]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime toy bio}} With mastery over the power of Combiners, the combined courage of Optimus and the Autobots would stop the Decepticon Combiners threatening cities and entire civilizations. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattlelCoreOP|''Combiner Wars'' Battle Core Optimus Prime toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===Ask Vector Prime===<br /> In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Optimus Prime was a student of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] at the [[Elite Guard]] academy before the Great War. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Optimus, now called Star Convoy, and [[Hot Rod (G1)#Fire Rodimus|Fire Rodimus]] formed Supernova Convoy to vanquish [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}}<br /> <br /> Later on, Optimus, now called Optimus again, defeated the returned [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]-empowered Megatron, subsequently retiring from leader of the Autobots and passing on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Hyperdrive. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}<br /> <br /> ===General Optimus===<br /> [[File:GeneralOptimusPrime-CMW.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0|&quot;You magnificent bastard, ''I read [[Towards Peace|YOUR BOOK!]]''&quot;]]<br /> <br /> General Optimus Prime hailed from [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} During the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]], {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} he fought on Earth against [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron]]: in the Battle of [[Sherman Dam]], the two fought directly but the battle would have gone against the Autobots if not for the arrival of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} In the latter stages of the war, he upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry in order to match Megatron's flight and combination upgrade. <br /> <br /> At the final battle against the [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]] on [[Mirtonia]], Prime and his [[Firestormer|Firestormer Squadron]] emerged victorious, though the battle concluded with an experimental energon refinery exploding and blasting the General and [[Hound (G1)|Sergeant Hound]] out of their own reality into [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]. <br /> <br /> In [[Axiom Nexus]], General Optimus Prime found himself inducted into the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]], a group of Optimus Primes and their kin dedicated to safeguarding the [[multiverse]]. While the other Convoy members tended to stay in the upper reaches of Axiom Nexus, the General was able to use his unusual appearance for an Optimus Prime to venture in the Offworlder zones without suspicion, a great help to [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|Offworlder Zone Security Administration]] Commander [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]]. The General was also assisted in his new mission by his longtime scout, Sergeant Hound. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} {{storylink|Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sgt. Hound profile card}}<br /> <br /> When Sergeant Hound apprehended a criminal going by the name &quot;[[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]]&quot;, rumors that the prisoner was in reality a &quot;Megatron&quot; that had gotten past the TransTechs' security procedures piqued General Optimus Prime's interest. Though Cheetor assured him that it was impossible for a &quot;Megatron&quot; to have been allowed in Axiom Nexus, the General's concerns did not fade. More pressing concerns took over, however, when the entirety of Axiom Nexus, and nearly all of the TransTechs suffered a sudden shutdown due to a surge in the Global Net. General Optimus Prime tasked [[Bruticus (RID)|Bruticus]] with keeping guard over the prison while he and Hound went to investigate the source of the surge, the planet's core.<br /> <br /> When Optimus and Hound eventually made their way there, they found that C-81 and his gang of criminals had escaped prison and were combating the [[Waruder]] soldiers responsible for the planetary shutdown. Optimus mistakenly assumed that C-81 and his goons were there on purpose, and joined them in fending off the invaders. They were soon joined by [[Burn Out]] and [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]], who informed the Cybertronians that they had stumbled across the Waruders' main hive. Lift-Ticket explained the Waruders could be repelled if he managed to get a sample of the hive's venom. Optimus was willing to go along with Lift-Ticket's dangerous plan, despite C-81's skepticism. However, the battle came to an end when C-81 managed to grab a hold of the Waruders' [[Beet-Chit|leader]], and forced the bug into peaceful negotiations. Optimus agreed to allow the Waruders to migrate to another Cybertron via C-81's illegal interuniversal gate, in exchange for a venom sample that would be used to create an anti-toxin to revive the TransTech. The General nonetheless impounded C-81's gate afterwards, though he did let the criminals &quot;slip away&quot; as thanks for their part in thwarting the Waruder invasion.<br /> <br /> General Optimus Prime later attended a meeting of the Convoy held by [[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]]. There, he assured the others present that he had been mistaken about the rumored Megatron's identity. Starscream was convinced, but the rest of the Convoy were savvy to the truth. The other Optimuses supported General Optimus Prime's decision, stating that if C-81 had earned the General's trust, that was good enough for the rest of them. Optimus was later seen hanging out with [[Spy-Eye]] on his off-time. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}<br /> <br /> General Optimus Prime led the Convoy in a raid on [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s old laboratory, which had more recently been appropriated by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]. Though the terrorists were gone, the Convoy recovered the long-lost sparks of [[Blackarachnia (TransTech)|Blackarachnia]], [[Nightscream (TransTech)|Nightscream]], and [[Immorticon (TransTech)|Immorticon]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/12/02}}<br /> <br /> [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] stated in an interview that his typical transportation in Axiom Nexus was his Convoy colleagues. As the seats of General Optimus Prime's vehicle mode were manufactured at the same location as the [[VAMP]]s of his universe, Hawk was able to find a degree of familiarity in the strange world of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}<br /> <br /> ===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===<br /> In one Universe, Optimus led his Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons until the Cybertronian civil war led to the creation of the monstrous combiner [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Thunder Mayhem turned on his masters, ultimately leading to him rampaging across Cybertron. {{storylink|History}} The Decepticon [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] was made to resemble Optimus Prime as a blow to Autobot morale and also sported a cybermetric signature that matched Prime's. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|History}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} {{storylink|Finale}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jon Bailey]] (English, ''Combiner Wars''), [[Peter Cullen]] (English, ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes'')}}<br /> [[File:TheDuel Windblade and Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|275px|My ax belongs to your... hey, I should totally try [https://my.ax-semantics.com/#/login MyAX].]]<br /> During the war, Optimus was killed in battle by Megatron, but was eventually resurrected. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Coming to the dire realization that the war against the Decepticons had become a never-ending arms race, Optimus Prime challenged Megatron to single-combat, with their troops acting as witnesses to their terrible and final clash. The battle between both faction leaders ended with Megatron beaten down and goading Optimus into delivering the kill shot...<br /> <br /> Optimus later found himself a wanderer, no longer leader of the Autobot forces. While traveling through Cybertron's barren wastes, he reminisced on his pivotal duel against his archenemy. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fall}} {{storylink|The Council}} {{storylink|The Duel}} {{storylink|Unforgotten}} {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} {{storylink|A War of Giants}} {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}}}<br /> <br /> After the Combiner Wars, Optimus watched the reconstruction efforts. Not wanting to overstay his welcome and preferring to leave Cybertron's leadership in its existing hands, he bid farewell to the Mistress of Flame and Windblade and departed for parts unknown. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} On the way, he received a vision of future events from the Matrix and headed back towards Metroplex City. There, he met up with Megatron and told him of his vision, believing that the Combiner Wars and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s attack were signs of a greater threat, one that would lead to their ultimate destruction. Megatron laughed off his concerns, and the two parted ways. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}}<br /> [[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep10-OptimusDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Optimus killed in battle? Must be a day of the week ending in &quot;Y&quot;.]]<br /> <br /> Optimus made his way to the [[Primal Basilica]], where he found [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] standing over the Mistress of Flame's battered corpse. Unable to do anything for her, Prime activated the Basilica's defenses as a means of stalling Trypticon. Learning from Perceptor that Rodimus had given up the Matrix, the two entered the chamber of the [[Chorus of the Primes]] to have the Matrix returned to him. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} However, Optimus revealed the Matrix was not for him, but rather for Perceptor, as he wanted to make sure it would be taken as far away from Trypticon's grasp as possible. He guided Perceptor to a secret exit from the Basilica and sent the scientist on his way. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}} Warned by the Chorus to &quot;beware the power of the Primes&quot;, Optimus charged back towards the battlefield and began attacking Trypticon, rescuing Victorion. Optimus led the Combiners in battle against Trypticon, but the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] managed to hit him, sending him hurtling towards some sharp rubble. Thankfully, he was caught at the last moment by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|In Good Hands}}<br /> <br /> [[File:POTP-Cartoon-Ep10-OptimusLives.jpg|thumb|250px|&quot;Did I tell you I was immune to the plot?&quot;]]<br /> As the two Titans battled, Optimus found Megatron watching the fight and demanded he assist them, but Megatron refused. When Trypticon swallowed the Enigma of Combination and took control of the Combiners, Optimus attempted to attack them as a distraction, but he was caught and the Combiners attempted to pull him apart. Optimus managed to break free of his captors and was further saved by the timely arrival of Megatron. Against Optimus's wishes, Perceptor returned and tricked Trypticon into swallowing the Matrix. {{storylink|Consumed}} However, this ultimately proved successful, and Trypticon released all that he had swallowed during the conflict before falling inert once again. The relief was short-lived, though, as [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] suddenly appeared before them, proving Optimus's fears. Optimus and Maximus attempted to surprise attack Megatronus, but he brushed off their blows and fired a beam through Optimus's chest, killing the Autobot once more. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, Victorion believed trying to find the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] was a fool's errand, and that they should have been preparing Optimus Prime's funeral instead. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Megatron often thought of Optimus, noting the similarities between him and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} and wondering what his old rival would think of his heroic exploits. {{storylink|Consequences}} Ultimately, thanks to his connection to the Matrix and the Primes, Optimus's spark was freed from the Well and revived after Megatronus's defeat, to the joy of his companions. Mourning the sacrifice of Megatron, whom he considered a brother, he commended Optimal Optimus for being a fine choice as the new Matrix-bearer, and began teaching him the ways of Cybertron, promising to support him in his new leadership role. {{storylink|Saga's End}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Titans Return'' marketing material===<br /> [[File:HasbroPulse TitansReturn PowermasterOPArt.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I am the hope of the Omniverse!]]<br /> <br /> When the long-lost [[Titan Master]]s reemerged into modern society and joined the Autobot-Decepticon war, Optimus Prime was partnered with the Titan Master [[Hi-Q|Apex]], who carried a portion of Prime's spark, boosting the legendary commander's already formidable abilities. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Apex/Powermaster Optimus Prime toy bio}} On [[Velocitron]], Optimus Prime was present for the biggest race of the year when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] arrived and attempted to botnap [[Haywire|Hyperfire]]. Optimus ordered [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to battle against them. Later, Optimus was part of a battle on Cybertron against [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. During the battle, the Autobots' base [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transformed to thwart the Decepticon advance. Optimus Prime declared that to defeat the Decepticons, the Autobots would need to master the power of the Titan Masters. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===e-HOBBY comics===<br /> [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] cloned Optimus Prime to make [[Convobat]]. {{storylink|Convobat#Legends|''Legends'' Convobat bio}} For his part, Convobat wanted to meet his &quot;father&quot;. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}}<br /> <br /> ===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}} {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 2|Aw Yeah Revolution! #2}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''War for Cybertron: Siege'' marketing material===<br /> [[File:Siege-OptimusPrime-CardArt.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|]]<br /> Optimus Prime wielded a W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield and a W-M3 RF Ion Blaster that could mod-lock together to form the Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''War for Cybertron: Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime online bio}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> Optimus Prime has appeared in more [[Commercial|television commercials]] than any other Transformer... just as with everything else. He has been voiced by [[Peter Cullen]] in every animation segment in which he's had a speaking role. The commercials that had original footage of Optimus Prime include the following:<br /> <br /> [[File:Toycommercial-firstPrime.jpg|thumb|My wheels don't disappear!]]<br /> *Optimus Prime arrived in the midst of a desert battle as the Decepticons attacked a power plant on Earth, driving to back up his troops in defending it. He struck a rather iconic pose as he transformed and fired. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}<br /> {{note|This first commercial used nonfinal versions of the characters' [[character model]]s; Optimus Prime, for example, still had wheels on his legs.}}<br /> *Optimus was later seen charging into battle alongside Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}<br /> *During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *Optimus confronted Astrotrain on a desert battlefield, but the Triple-Changer escaped under fire from other Autobots. Shortly afterward, Prime used Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a fragment of Decepticon battle armor. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}<br /> *Optimus Prime was fighting against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] when Kup, Hot Rod, and Blurr came to his aid. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}<br /> [[File:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|An integral part of Powermaster Prime's transformation is Joyride shooting lightning bolts through his pointed finger.]]<br /> *Prime was said to be off-planet when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led an assault on the Autobots' launch site. Undeterred, Ultra Magnus led a counter-attack in his leader's absence. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}<br /> *On the rocky plains where practically every Transformer battle ever seems to happen, Prime arrived in his Powermaster body to back up three of his troops against [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. He combined with [[Hi-Q]] and transformed, attacking with his trailer's battle station mode. Optimus then combined with the trailer to become a &quot;Super Powermaster&quot; and continue the attack. Who won? Find out in [[People Power!|Marvel Comics]]! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Powermasters|Powermasters commercial}}<br /> [[File:OptimusQuickswitchCommercial.jpg|thumb|Optimus Prime is so giving, he even gives other Transformers time in his commercials.]]<br /> *During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], [[Quickswitch]] transformed into his gun mode and was wielded by Powermaster Optimus Prime against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Quickswitch|Quickswitch commercial}}<br /> *Prime, in his Powermaster body, came under attack in the darkened streets of a city. Thankfully, he was reunited with some of the greatest Transformers ever to help him! Prime welcomed back Bumblebee and Jazz in their Pretender forms, and the three were joined by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to take on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Classic Pretenders|Classic Pretenders commercial}}<br /> *Powermaster Prime and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] were the representatives from each faction that [[Doubledealer]] doublecrossed! Everyone wondered who that guy was that Prime was talking to... He looked kinda suspicious! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Doubledealer|Doubledealer commercial}}<br /> *Optimus was seen surrounded by a circle of his troops, and challenged them to give up their transforming powers to become faster, stronger, more alive! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}<br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|thumb|Prime wants to know if they can transform, because he sure can't!]]<br /> *Optimus found himself carrying into battle many miniature robots and machines to the battlefield in the palm of his hand. Among these was a Micromaster city, {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster micro bases|Micromaster micro bases commercial}}, the [[Race Car Patrol]], {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}} and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. He and Jazz checked out the Hot Rod Patrol, and Optimus wondered if they could transform. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod and Construction Patrol|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial}}<br /> *As a battle raged outside an Autobot base, Prime watched impassively as Bumblebee and Jazz pulled two [[Thunder Arrow|captured]] [[Attack Copter|vehicles]] into the base. Prime was the first to notice that the vehicles were transforming and shooting things. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster micro bases|Micromaster micro bases commercial}}<br /> *Prime was shown driving down a road in his ''Generation 2'' colored truck mode. He rocket-launched up into the air to transform, then had a brutal fight with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. Despite getting a hole blasted in his chest, he won the fight and fired his gun into the air in triumph. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Generation 2 comic|Generation 2 comic commercial}}<br /> *Prime transformed and found his head in Megatron's target crosshairs. The two dueled fiercely. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Megatron|Generation 2 Megatron commercial}}<br /> *Prime delivered a load of shoes to schoolchildren in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear.<br /> *Prime got his own rap segment. He was seen in his &quot;Combat&quot; toy body, waiting for Megatron as he attacked a human subdivision. Prime converted to robot form, blew up Megatron's weapon at point blank range, and slugged it out with him. Apparently emerging victorious, he was next shown sitting next to an identical truck, which kid mistook for the real thing. The real Prime then transformed and picked up the kid, inspecting the human with his cold, lifeless, flashing red optics. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Combat Heroes|Combat Heroes commercial}}<br /> *Optimus dueled Megatron atop of an overpass in a human city. Though he managed to knock Megatron's cannon loose early in the scuffle, Megatron managed to turn the tables on the Autobot leader, reattach his primary weapon, and blast his old foe. When Megatron moved in for the kill, Optimus got his second wind, and knocked Megatron clear off the overpass. {{storylink|They were always real to me.}}<br /> *Optimus alerted both the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was on the loose, and the Decepticon threat was &quot;bigger than ever.&quot; {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}<br /> *&quot;Bot Shots&quot; Optimus Prime had many confrontations with his Megatron counterpart, crashing into each other in vehicle mode and then slugging it out in robot mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}} {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}} One Bot Shot Optimus and Megatron belonged to neighbours, and taunted one another when their owners left for school. They both burst out of their respective houses, destroying the windows on the way out and colliding in mid-air. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Bot Shots&quot; Optimus Prime was riding the subway peacefully when [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] burst into the car and told the Autobot that it was &quot;Go time!&quot; Optimus responded with &quot;Bring it on!&quot; and both crashed into one another at incredible speeds! {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Hero Mashers&quot; Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Grimlock took on Megatron in the middle of a busy city. Optimus came to Bumblebee's help while riding atop of Grimlock, swapping heads with his mount to bite Megatron's arm off, getting a hold of the Decepticon's jetpack at the same time. He attached both pieces to himself, and flew around for a bit before returning to the battle. He thoroughly scrambled his pieces with those of his teammates, then took down Megatron with his &quot;dino-fist.&quot; Afterwards, the Autobots returned to their normal configurations (though it took them more than one try to do so!) {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}<br /> <br /> *[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime's voice]] narrated numerous commercials, including:<br /> **The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}<br /> **[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Omega Supreme|Omega Supreme commercial}}<br /> **[[Rubsign]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Rubsign|Rubsign commercial}}<br /> **[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}<br /> **Ultra Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}<br /> **[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}<br /> **The [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}<br /> **The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}<br /> **[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}<br /> **[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}<br /> **[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sky Lynx|Sky Lynx commercial}}<br /> <br /> Prime also appeared in later promotional videos for Transformers events:<br /> *Optimus got Megatron's contact information off the internet and invited the Decepticon leader to [[BotCon 2009]]. Though it took some doing, he managed to convince Megatron that the convention would be worth attending. Optimus also planned on going to BotCon, and left for the convention alongside Wheeljack, Mirage, Ironhide, Jazz and Prowl. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}<br /> *Optimus grappled with Ramjet once more in a video re-visiting the &quot;Generation 2&quot; era of the Transformers franchise. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 - Generation 2: Redux}}<br /> *Punch reported back to Optimus on what he had learned about the Decepticons as Counterpunch. Mainly, that they were planning on attending [[BotCon 2010]]. Optimus then turned to Teletraan I for more information about BotCon. Upon learning that special honors would be held for him at the convention, Optimus led his troops to BotCon once more. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br /> When Megatron and his Decepticons allies held captive the Autobot's [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops, Optimus Prime entered the Decepticon's maze-like base in order to rescue his friends. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (1985)===<br /> Optimus Prime was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===<br /> <br /> When a mysterious force killed Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus rose as Autobot Commander in his place, and went forth to find out what killed Optimus. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}<br /> <br /> {{note|For an alternate interpretation of these events, see ''[[To Die Game!]]''}}<br /> <br /> ===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)}}<br /> [[File:DMTVConvoyAltColors.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Optimus Prime and his eternal rival Megatron were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Robert Belgrade]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:Ps2tatakai gamemechanics.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===<br /> Optimus Prime, one of the &quot;greatest Transformers of all time,&quot; was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. If an Decepticon wished to claim the title of tournament champion, Optimus was the last opponent they needed to face. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC)===<br /> [[File:ROTF 360PS3 PC G1OptimusPrime DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;Freedom is the right of all downloadable beings&quot;]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Optimus Prime was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers G1: Awakening===<br /> [[File:Gluawakening optimusprime.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb]]<br /> Optimus Prime led a group of Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which was shot down over [[Earth]], sending them into stasis for four million years. Optimus was badly damaged in the crash, and the prognosis wasn't great, but he recovered in time to announce the Autobots had no choice but to involve the [[human]]s in their war. Following a battle at [[Dyson Dam]], Prime persuaded [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to join the Autobot team. When the Decepticons headed through the [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, Optimus followed, only for him and his team to be ambushed and imprisoned.<br /> <br /> He and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] were soon rescued by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and they promptly escaped back to Earth, just in time to rescue [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from a Decepticon hit squad. After being misled by a phony distress call, Optimus and his team had to face an assault on the Ark. They repelled the Decepticon attack, but Prime decided that the time was right to go to Cybertron and liberate the Autobots whom [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had enslaved. The Autobots again used the space bridge to reach Cybertron, and mounted an assault of their own on the Decepticon fortress. After fighting their way through the defenses, Optimus and Bumblebee faced down Shockwave himself, defeating the Decepticon with some help from Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Battle Universe===<br /> At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Optimus Prime was among several warriors (and [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]]s) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===<br /> [[File:Bsbg-optimus-prime.jpg|thumb|Raise the roof!]]<br /> Optimus participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends''===<br /> Early in the war, when he was still known by the name '''Orion Pax,''' the Autobot who would one day be known as Optimus Prime was ordered by Zeta Prime to escort the Decepticon Prisoners Wrack'n'Ruin in a prisoner exchange, while accompanied by Nightbeat and Alpha Trion. As the group made their way through the [[Rust Sea#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rust Spot]], they encounter [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] and had to fend them off. Orion Pax and his group eventually made it to their meeting spot with the Decepticon Bludgeon, only to be ambushed by the Decepticons. In the confusion, Alpha Trion was taken prisonner, and Orion Pax set off to rescue the elderly Autobot. He and Nightbeat succeeded in returning Alpha Trion under the protective custody of Zeta Prime, but Orion was himself captured in turn. Strapped to a shuttle aimed to crash into Iacon, Orion's fate seemed uncertain. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}<br /> <br /> Later, Orion Pax worked as an archivist in the [[Iacon Archives]], and was friend to Ariel and [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]. Shortly after the trio encountered a group of time-traveling [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Archives were attacked by Decepticons, and Pax and Ariel were severely injured. The Aerialbots took them to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who rebuilt them into Optimus Prime and Elita One respectively. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} The [[Matrix of Leadership]] was passed to Optimus Prime following the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] at the hands of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} During the war on Cybertron, Optimus Prime came to the aid of [[Getaway]], [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], saving them right as the Decepticons [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] were on the verge of destroying them. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}<br /> <br /> Optimus once considered having the unruly Dinobots shut down before they could accidentally cause damage, but they proved their worth during a sudden Decepticon attack. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}} When the Insecticons gained enough power that they'd be able to overrun [[Earth]] in seven days, Optimus Prime was forced to negotiate an alliance with the Decepticons in order to defeat them. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} Following the disappearance of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], Optimus attempted to stop the other three Dinobots from attacking the Decepticon base, and was mauled for his trouble. The distraction at least allowed [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to take a scan of the rogue Dinobots. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was challenged to a duel by Megatron as a distraction while the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] attempted to strike against [[Teletraan I]]. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} Concerned that the Decepticons might try to steal a new [[Energon]] related technology from a science facility, Optimus sent Blaster to infiltrate and protect the base. {{storylink|Espionage}} Optimus was impressed with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]'s plans for a [[Solar Power Tower]], but thought it would be too difficult to defend from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} Following the return of the Aerialbots from a trip to Cybertron, they told Optimus and Elita One about how they'd encountered Orion Pax and Ariel. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} Optimus was among the Autobots affected after Megatron sabotaged their [[recharging chamber]]. Turned evil, Optimus was sent to attack [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]] and obtain a solar power satellite. He and the other Autobots were returned to normal by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s [[attitude exchanger]], and Optimus promised to repair the base. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Wheeljack returned to Autobot HQ after an absence to find Grimlock had taken leadership. Though they failed to resist him, he soon bored with leading the Autobots and let Optimus take command again. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} Impressed with Bumblebee's success as team leader, Optimus assigned [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] to lead a team. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}} With Optimus badly damaged and without the Matrix, the Autobots were driven off Earth and sought refuge on Cybertron. Once Optimus had recovered, he put together a team which returned to Earth and retook it from the Decepticons, with Optimus badly damaging Megatron in combat. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}<br /> <br /> Optimus led the defenses as the Decepticons mounted a full assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. The assault proved overwhelming, and Megatron soon stood over Optimus's defeated form. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Optimus passed on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] before perishing. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}}<br /> <br /> When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] took cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]], retreating from an attack led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], they found Optimus having risen from the dead! Rodimus returned the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus, only for Optimus to abandon his Autobots, and flee back to Cybertron. Optimus, it seems, has returned to the world of the living [[zombie|changed]]. Once on Cybertron, Optimus orders a full-scale assault on the Quintesson base. Thankfully, Optimus managed to come to his senses when his memories of being revived by the Quintessons reemerged. After returning the Matrix to Hot Rod and ordering the Autobots to retreat, sacrificed himself once more by guiding the ship he's piloting into the Quintesson's trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}<br /> <br /> Optimus at some point reverted to the name Orion Pax and searched the galaxy to investigate a growing anomaly related to the [[Dead Universe]]. His investigation took him to an unknown planet populated by [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (Legends)|Dark Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> <br /> While walking through the desert one day, Optimus noticed a purple meteor passing overhead. Recognizing the meteor for [[Dark Spark|what it was]], he stated his fear that this day had come. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots Builder''===<br /> The components necessary for building &quot;Construct-Bot&quot; Optimus Prime were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br /> Optimus Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px|Team buffs are the rights of all sentient beings.]]<br /> *''Optimus Prime'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 16 units of Cybermetal.<br /> *''Orion Pax'' — This Uncommon character could be recruited by collecting 90 units of Cybermetal, and 42 units of Transmetal.<br /> *''Optimus Prime (Voyager)'' — This Super Rare promotional character could be recruited through the space bridge for 1000 gold.<br /> *''Laser Optimus Prime'' — This Epic character first appeared in the &quot;Generation 2 Episode 1&quot; event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.<br /> *''Optimus M. (CW)'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the &quot;Optimus Maximus Awakes!&quot; event.<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br /> {{{!}}border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent&quot;<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|400px|&lt;br&gt;.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Laser-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime-(Voyager).jpg|thumb|400px|Soon I shall be one with the Matrix - and so will everyone else when this game sunsets.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-M.-(CW).jpg|thumb|400px|I thought you were made of sterner stuff!]]<br /> {{!}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Devastation''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]]}}<br /> [[File:Devastation-Arrival.jpg|200px|thumb]]<br /> Optimus Prime led the Autobots to stop Megatron's attempt to cyberform Earth. After discovering that Megatron's new weapon was the ''[[Proudstar]]'', Optimus initially tried to preserve the Cybertronian history contained on its [[Ferrotaxis]] supercomputer. Inside the ''Proudstar'', he received a prophecy of his future death from [[Teletraan Alpha]], but he merely expressed happiness that his friends would survive. After the [[Plasma Core]] was damaged and proved to be too great a threat to Earth, Optimus reluctantly decided to destroy it and the Ferrotaxis in order to preserve humanity's right to forge their own future. When Megatron shot shot the Ferrotaxis into space in one last spiteful effort to stop the Autobots, Prime rode an Insecticon swarm into Earth's orbit for a final showdown with Megatron, ultimately forced to destroy the Ferrotaxis. Once Megatron was again defeated, Optimus called upon the Autobots to stop merely living upon Earth and adopt the planet as their new home. Later, he and Wheeljack discussed plans for the [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] project. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Frontiers''===<br /> {{Charstubgames|{{Storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Operation Omega''===<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers Operation Omega}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===<br /> [[File:OptimusPrime-EarthWars.jpg|thumb|300px|Gathering resources is the right of all sentient base builders.]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)}}<br /> ;'''Optimus Prime'''<br /> Optimus Prime needed to get to Earth via the Space Bridge, so he told Ironhide and Jetfire that he needed a [[Quantum crystal]] to power the Space Bridge and get him over to the other side. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Autobot Campaign}}<br /> <br /> Optimus needs to get to Earth, but is beaten to the race by Megatron, who gets his hands on a Quantum crystal. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Decepticon Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When the other Autobots are weary of the next Decepticon Outpost, Optimus tells them not to worry and leads them in an '''Inspiring Charge'''. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Lost Map Campaign}}<br /> <br /> Optimus preceded to race Megatron to see who could get all the pieces of the Fractal map. Ironhide contacts his agent, [[Sunstreaker (G1)| Sunstreaker]], on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to get some info on the Fractal map. Sunstreaker helps out in the endeavor and finally pinpoints the location of the last piece. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Power Play }}<br /> <br /> Optimus finally rallies all his missing troops from Cybertron to come to Earth for the final battle. Some of the bots include Grimlock, Ratchet, Blaster, Prowl, and Bumblebee. All of them attack the Outpost and claim the Artifact. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Codex Showdown Campaign}}<br /> <br /> After retrieving the Enigma, he then creates Superion! {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Special<br /> *'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star<br /> *'''Weapons:''' Optimus Prime fires a shot from his Ion Blaster before engaging a defense and attacking it with his energon axe.<br /> *'''Ability: Inspiring Charge''' - Rally Autobots to engage the target, then charge in dealing damage to the target and damaging walls along the way.<br /> **'''Cost''': 5 ability points +2 cost increase.<br /> <br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:optimus-prime| Optimus Prime at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ;'''Laser Optimus Prime'''<br /> [[File:Laser-Optimus-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px| Now with extra Cherry and G2 goodness! ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|No flaming trees thank heavens.]])]]<br /> Following a battle which left him grievously wounded, Optimus Prime's entire structural integrity and circuitry processors were reprogrammed into a sleeker, stronger, combat-ready configuration. With a new giant laser-targeting rocket launcher, ripple-fire missile blaster and armor-piercing discs, Optimus was ready to immobilize Megatron once and for all.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime asked [[Drift (G1)|a strange Autobot]] to identify himself.<br /> Explaining that he was pursuing [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] across the multiverse, Drift asked Laser Optimus Prime for help, to which Optimus] agreed.<br /> <br /> Optimus and Drift soon found the dimension-hopping Deceptions, and Optimus recognized one of them was a [[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]]! The Decepticons immediately teleported away, but Optimus was willing to leave his universe in order to put to rights the madness of multiple Megatrons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Worlds Collide}}<br /> <br /> When Laser Optimus arrived at the Autobots' base, Kup was confused that there were three Optimuses and three Megatrons. All Laser Optimus could say he was a fan favorite. As Laser Optimus and Drift prepared to confront the triumvirate of Megatrons, he declared his [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Laser Rod]] stood ready, which Arcee found annoying. <br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Special<br /> *'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star<br /> *'''Weapons:''' Laser Optimus fires a disc that bounces off two buildings before attacking with his Laser Rod sword.<br /> *'''Ability: Ricochet Mode!''' For 15 seconds, fires plasma discs dealing small damage and bouncing onto up to 4 nearby targets, each bounce dealing 20% less damage.<br /> **'''Cost''': 11 ability points +2 cost increase.<br /> <br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:laser-optimus-prime| Laser Optimus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Online'' (2016 video game)===<br /> [[File:G1 Optimus Prime TFO.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> {{bigquote|Freedom is the fundamental right of all living beings.}}<br /> <br /> During the Cybertronian Civil War, Sentinel Prime was killed. Prior to his destruction, he bestowed the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, who became the new leader of the Autobots. Despite being one of the youngest Cybertronian leaders, Optimus demonstrated extraordinary courage and wisdom in the war against the Decepticons. He: treated all lives with benevolence, fought for freedom and peace, and continues to fight to protect the weak and maintain their beliefs.<br /> <br /> In battle, G1 Optimus Prime wielded the &quot;[[Energon-axe|Fusion Axe]]&quot; and the &quot;Divine&quot; Gatling Gun. His active skill is &quot;Heavy Fire Barrier&quot;: <br /> *'''Heavy Fire Barrier''' — G1 Optimus Prime temporarily equips a double-barreled semi-auto machine gun that also activates a shield which protects him from frontal attacks as he dishes out damage from his firearm at max power {{storylink|Transformers Online (2016 video game)|Transformers Online}} &lt;ref&gt;[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero9.shtml G1 Optimus Prime on the Transformers Online website]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===<br /> [[File:Optimus-Prime-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Beating the crap out of any of my teammates is the right of all Screen mashers..... Unfortunately this includes myself.]]<br /> Optimus Prime and his crew crash-landed on a [[New Quintessa|mysterious planet]]. After learning about what was going on, he passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the [[You|Commander]], fearing a Cybertronian would become corrupted by the Quintessons. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Tactician<br /> *'''Basic Abilities'''<br /> **''Blocking''<br /> ***When entering the Block stance, Optimus equips an Armor Buff, reducing damage from attacks by 10-14.8% for 2.5 seconds.<br /> ***Prime's determination to protect teammates provides +9.8-13.5% armor per team member against Melee Attacks.<br /> **''Passive:'' Armor Break effects last 1.5% longer for every hit in the Combo Meter.<br /> **''Heavy Attacks:'' Rolling Out grants +15-24.4% Attack per team member for 7 seconds.<br /> *'''Signature Ability: Breach''' - Optimus Prime's Critical Hits inflict Bleed when opponent's armor is broken.<br /> *'''Special Attacks'''<br /> **'''Special 1: Energon Chop''' - ''Optimus delivers a whirling slash with his Energon Axe to subdue his opponent.'' - 61-85% chance to '''Armor Break''', removing enemy armor and applying 16.2-20% armor reduction for 3.5 seconds. +20% Attack for 6 seconds. Additionally, +20% Attack per fallen ally in his squad.<br /> **'''Special 2: Axed''' - ''Say goodbye to the weakest link with a few chops of sharpened Energon.'' - 61.4-85% chance to Armor Break, removing enemy armor and applying 28.3-35% armor reduction for 6 seconds. <br /> **'''Special 3: No Matter the Cost''' - ''One shall stand, one shall fall.'' - Inflicts a permanent Armor Break, removing enemy armor and applying 35% armor reduction.<br /> *'''Synergy Bonuses'''<br /> **'''Enemies''' for Bludgeon and Motormaster - +1-8% Attack Rating.<br /> **'''Enemies''' from Soundwave and Megatron - +1-8% Attack Rating.<br /> **'''Brothers in Arms''' for Ironhide and Ratchet - (1-9% of a Power Bar over two seconds when finishing a basic Melee Combo.) +2-8% Armor for Autobots. +6-9% Melee Damage in Solo Missions.<br /> **'''Allies''' with Grimlock - Both bots gain +1-8 Armor.<br /> **<br /> *'''Strong Match-ups:'''<br /> ** <br /> *'''Weak Match-ups:'''<br /> **Drift - Optimus Prime Armor will not prevent Drift’s Bleeds from dealing their full damage.<br /> **Ramjet - Optimus Prime will attempt to use his Heavy Attack to Roll Out, but Ramjet will always win when it comes to vehicle-on-vehicle collision.<br /> **Megatron (GS) - Megatron will gain Unstoppable at low health whenever knocked down. This may punish commanders that rely too much on the Autobot Leader’s Roll Out ability.<br /> {{chargamestub}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===<br /> Optimus Prime took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the proccess. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> {{Main|Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:EvolutionOfOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Evolution of the G1 character model.]]<br /> [[File:EvolutionOfOptimus_Back.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Evolution of the G1 character mode, back view. The lack of feet in the earliest known version is likely an error.]]<br /> *According to [[Bob Budiansky]], longtime comics writer [[Denny O'Neil]] named Optimus Prime prior to Budiansky being brought on to the ''Transformers'' project. (&quot;Optimus&quot; is Latin for &quot;best&quot;, therefore his name can be literally translated as &quot;'''Best First'''&quot;.)<br /> *Optimus Prime's Japanese name is &quot;Convoy&quot;, which is named after his original name &quot;Battle Convoy&quot; in the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, because the name &quot;Optimus Prime&quot; is difficult for Japanese kids to remember and pronounce.&lt;ref&gt;''[[Figure Ō]]'' No. 114&lt;/ref&gt; All Optimus-inspired characters were called variations of Convoy in Japan up until the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' film]], at which point [[TakaraTomy]] changed their minds and began using the name Optimus Prime as well. Presumably to avoid confusion, this change includes the Generation 1 version of the character as well, who is now called Optimus Prime in newer products and fiction such as ''[[Transformers United]]'' and ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'', though his name remains Convoy in material aimed at adult collectors such as ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''.<br /> *&quot;Orion Pax&quot; is composed of &quot;Orion&quot;, the huntsman from Greek mythology, and the Latin word &quot;pax&quot;, meaning &quot;peace&quot;. The original cartoon design for him appears to [[:File:UltraMagnus-FloroDery3rdConcept-OrionPax.jpg|be based on an early Ultra Magnus concept]]. <br /> *According to an early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profile published in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]'', Optimus Prime's &quot;official&quot; nicknames were at one point considered to be &quot;Autobot Commander&quot;, &quot;Chief&quot;, &quot;Big Boss&quot; and &quot;Roller&quot;. As far as it is known, no piece of fiction has ever purposely addressed him using these nicknames, though it's a fair bet he's been called &quot;chief&quot; at least once or twice anyway. And technically ''part'' of him is called &quot;[[Roller (G1)|Roller]]&quot; with some frequency.<br /> *Optimus Prime has fictionally shown a dislike of certain kinds of music and dance. For the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] for [[Still Life!|issue 324]] mentions he hates the music of [[Mötley Crüe]]. In the cartoon continuity, &quot;[[Blaster Blues]]&quot; and &quot;[[Quest for Survival]]&quot; have Optimus react noticeably more passive-aggressively to Blaster's choice of music than the other Autobots. And in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]], ''[[Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired]]'' features an uncalled for negative remark about Jazz's dance skills.<br /> *According to the staff of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', Optimus Prime became a space explorer in the [[Beast Era]].&lt;ref&gt;Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *Writer [[Bob Skir]] claims that neither the statue from &quot;[[Fires of the Past]]&quot; nor the golden disks in its hands were mentioned in the script. However, he suggested that they were either the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disks]] from the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, or that Optimus won them in the 2,395,989th Annual Cybertronian spelling bee.&lt;ref&gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20080614012630/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Tue_12_Oct_1999.html Q&amp;A from Bigbot's &quot;bobskir.com&quot;] (archive copy)&lt;/ref&gt; We're betting on the latter.<br /> [[File:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|125px|thumb|Prime's mom knows how to write in cursive.]]<br /> *By the time Optimus Prime appeared in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', his 3D model from ''Beast Wars'' had apparently been lost, leading the animators to use a faceplated Optimus Primal head as a quick replacement to save time and budget.<br /> *Aside from occasionally having Alpha Trion as a father figure, Optimus Prime may have a mother! In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of Tupperware reads:<br /> <br /> :''Dear Convoy''<br /> :''Warm it before you eat''<br /> :''Mom''<br /> <br /> :Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.<br /> <br /> *The first wave of Dreamwave posters in 2001 identified Optimus Prime as [http://web.archive.org/web/20041220175419/http://www.comicden.com/merch/posters.htm &quot;Captimus Primus&quot;], which is tantalizingly close to making some sort of sense.<br /> [[File:Cyb-WiseElders.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|]]<br /> *The character model of G1 Optimus Prime makes a cameo appearance, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode &quot;[[Balance]]&quot;.<br /> *As noted on [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74382 this thread here], Optimus Prime made a surprising (and somewhat awkward) cameo in the [[Calendar|January]] [[2009]] issue of &quot;P.S.: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly&quot; (#674), a monthly magazine issued by the [[United States Army]] that discusses issues in regards to equipment maintenance (scan included in thread; look for post #5).<br /> *Prior to the third closed beta update, G1 Optimus Prime was his own character in Transformers Online (2017) with the following bio: <br /> :&quot;During the Cybertronian Civil War, Sentinel Prime was killed. Prior to his destruction, he bestowed the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, who became the new leader of the Autobots. Despite being one of the youngest Cybertronian leaders, Optimus demonstrated extraordinary courage and wisdom in the war against the Decepticons. He: treated all lives with benevolence, fought for freedom and peace, and continues to fight to protect the weak and maintain their beliefs. <br /> :In battle, G1 Optimus Prime wielded the &quot;[[Energon-axe|Fusion Axe]]&quot; and the &quot;[[Divine]]&quot; Gatling gun. His active skill was &quot;Heavy Fire Barrier&quot;: <br /> ::'''Heavy Fire Barrier''' — G1 Optimus Prime temporarily equips a double barreled semi auto machine gun that also activates a shield which protects him from frontal attacks as he dishes out damage from his firearm at max power {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} &lt;ref&gt;[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero9.shtml G1 Optimus Prime on the Transformers Online website]&lt;/ref&gt;&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Convoy''' (コンボイ ''Konboi''), '''Orion Pax''' (オライオン・パックス ''Oraion Pakkusu''), '''Star Convoy''' (スターコンボイ ''Sutā Konboi''), '''Battle Convoy''' (Laser Optimus Prime, バトルコンボイ ''Batoru Konboi''), '''Super Convoy''' (Nucleon Quest, スーパーコンボイ ''Sūpā Konboi''), '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')<br /> *''Armenian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Օպտիմուս Փրայմ ''O'ptimows P'raym''; Օպտիմուս Պրայմ ''O'ptimows Praym'')<br /> *''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)<br /> *''Czech:'' '''Optimus Primus'''<br /> *''Danish:'' '''Primus Optimus''' (first cartoon dub), '''Optimus Prime''' (all other media)<br /> *''French:'' '''Optimus Prime''', '''Optimus Primus''' (Canada)<br /> *''Hebrew:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (אופטימוס פריים ''Awpjimws Priim'')<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''', '''Optimusz Prájm''' (&quot;Optimus Chief&quot;)<br /> *''Italian:'' '''Commander'''<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Chìh-tsūn''' (Taiwan, 至尊, &quot;Prime&quot;), '''Orion Pax''' (Taiwan, 奧萊安派斯 ''Àoláiān P'àissu''), '''Qíng Tiān Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, &quot;Pillar that Supports the Sky&quot;)<br /> *''Portuguese:'' '''Optimus Supremo''' (Portugal comics, &quot;Optimus Supreme&quot;), '''Líder Optimus''' (Brazil cartoon, &quot;Leader Optimus&quot;), '''Supremus Absolutus''' (Brazil comic)<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прайм ''Optimus Prajm''), '''Orion Peaceful''' (Орион Мирный ''Orion Mirnyy'')<br /> *''Serbian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прајм ''Optimus Prajm'')<br /> *''Taiwanese:'' '''Bô-ti̍k Thīh-gû''' (無敵鐵牛, &quot;Invincible Iron Ox&quot;)<br /> *''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Najkrashchiy''' (Оптимус Найкращий, &quot;Optimus the Best&quot;), '''Optimus Prime''' (''The Movie'', Оптимус Прайм)<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Action Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Alternity Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Armada Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Autobot leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Cloud Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Combiners]]<br /> [[Category:Convoys]]<br /> [[Category:Dimension hoppers]]<br /> [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Emperors of Destruction]]&lt;!--United Black Optimus Prime toy--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]]<br /> [[Category:Ghosts]]<br /> [[Category:Gladiators]]<br /> [[Category:GT characters]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]<br /> [[Category:Henkei! 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<p>DM: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot|autobotg2|allianceg2|maximal|cobra|convoy|eliteguard|nerv|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambigm|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Orion Pax (disambiguation)|Optronix (disambiguation)}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> :''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:Optimusg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|I'm that guy everyone remembers. No, not [[Soundwave (G1)|the tape guy]], the ''other'' guy.]]<br /> '''Optimus Prime''' is the awe-inspiring [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]] forces. Selfless and endlessly courageous, he is the complete opposite of his mortal enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Originally a mere civilian known as '''Orion Pax''' or '''Optronix''', he was chosen by the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to command, the first in a number of heavy burdens he has been forced to bear. Another is his bringing of the [[Transformer]]s' conflict to Earth. Every casualty, [[human]] or Cybertronian weighs heavily on his [[spark]]. He does not show this side to his soldiers and never succumbs to despair. The Autobots need a decisive, charismatic leader and that is what he gives them. It was that leadership which turned the tide of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].<br /> <br /> On the battlefield, there are few who rival Optimus Prime's prowess. He is easily the strongest of any Autobot his [[Scale|size]], and his [[ion blaster]] and [[energon-axe]] are deadly weapons. He would sacrifice his life to protect his fellow Autobots or those under their care and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|does so on a regular basis]]. His compassion for other sentient beings is his only real weakness, and one the Decepticons have taken advantage of time and again... though it's also the source of his strength!<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.|Optimus Prime's most common [[bio]] quote.}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> {{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br /> [[File:CommandPerformances-Autobotsattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't worry, the multiple crises of conscience come soon enough.]]<br /> Optimus Prime was a [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] champion for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] before quickly working his way up the Autobot ranks once [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] started the war. Four million years ago, when Decepticons attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], he personally chose to crash it onto [[Earth]], a decision that caused him much remorse when the war restarted on Earth in the modern day.<br /> <br /> Though Optimus allowed himself to be destroyed when he betrayed his own moral code while playing a video game, a copy of his mind survived on a [[floppy disk]]. Years later, he was restored as a [[Powermaster]], binary bonded to the [[Nebulan]], [[Hi-Q]]. Optimus Prime slowly earned the respect of Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]], mourned the loss of his friend [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], and ultimately sacrificed everything to defeat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Though Optimus died again, his mind persisted in Hi-Q, and the [[Last Autobot]] was able to restore him as an [[Action Master]] in time to bring a temporary end to the war.<br /> <br /> In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], Optimus Prime went on to battle [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian troops]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===<br /> [[File:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Inside2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The fury of the &quot;Road Warriors&quot;... and Cosmos.]]<br /> The Autobots were outnumbered and outgunned on Earth from the start, though Optimus was confident (and correct) that reinforcements from Cybertron would arrive. {{storylink|Reinforcements from Cybertron!}}<br /> <br /> However, the situation was still so desperate that Optimus not only decided to recruit human allies {{storylink|The battle is far from over!}}, but aggressively tried to recruit and ''deputise'' human children, including giving them the power to co-ordinate Autobot teams in battles. He wouldn't even make a final move on the Decepticons until he had enough child soldiers on his side. {{storylink|Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!}} {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} In at least one case, this likely led to the ''death'' of a small boy at Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}}<br /> <br /> Optimus later led a convoy in search for a building site for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], which ran into a Decepticon ambush. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} He sent off several Autobots to get help, knowing this was the only chance of victory. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} Those several Autobots were seen again, but Prime... wasn't.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> {{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br /> [[File:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He had this ax once. It was very memorable.]]<br /> Before the war, Optimus Prime was originally '''Orion Pax''', a young dock worker with a girlfriend named [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]]. But as the war began, Megatron destroyed them both, and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] rebuilt them into more powerful warriors.<br /> <br /> Four million years ago, Optimus Prime ended a Decepticon attack on the Ark by directing it towards prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in [[1984]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots fought the Decepticons on numerous occasions until [[2005]]. During an attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, Prime fell in battle against Megatron and passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime eventually returned, once as a [[zombie]], and again when he was rebuilt by the [[Quintesson]]s to stop the spread of the [[Hate Plague]].<br /> <br /> The details between these events differ between universes. Sometimes Optimus Prime merged with [[Vector Sigma]] soon after defeating the Hate Plague, and returned much, much later as Star Convoy. Sometimes Optimus Prime partnered up with [[Marissa Faireborn]] to receive upgrades through mutual [[kiss]]ing. Sometimes... look, he did a lot of weird stuff, okay? He later sacrifices himself to restore the [[Matrix of Leadership]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Sticker Adventures books===<br /> During a Decepticon attack, Cliffjumper pleaded with Optimus to let him jump into the fray. Optimus denied his request, telling him that they already had the Decepticons on the run. In the battle’s aftermath, the Decepticon’s activity seem to vanish altogether. Grateful for the quiet, Optimus decided to head out and fetch extra fuel for the Autobots with Sparkplug. He returned just in time to find his Autobots in the middle of a battle with the Decepticons. With Sparkplug and Prowl’s help, Optimus refuelled his troops, and once more drove the Decepticons back. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}} <br /> <br /> Optimus Prime and the Autobots were repairing a ship in the hopes of using it to return to Cybertron, when the Decepticons attacked. He took a hit in the midst of the battle, and fell unconscious…<br /> <br /> Then he dreamed of awakening, only to find his troops smashed. Realizing his only hope for survival lay with Cybertron, Optimus then boarded the ship the Autobots were repairing, and travelled back to his home planet. Arriving on Cybertron, he found it completely under Decepticon domination. Optimus then met an old Autobot codger who pleaded that he return to Earth to gather a force that could overthrow the Decepticon’s regime. Optimus remorsefully told the old Autobot that there could be no reinforcements from the planet Earth. The two Autobots were then swarmed by Decepticon police officers, who Optimus fought until his dying breath…<br /> <br /> Only for Optimus to awaken for real, back on Earth and surrounded by his troops. Realizing that his trip to Cybertron was a dream, Optimus instructed his Autobots to redouble their efforts in fixing up their ship, certain that they would soon need to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br /> When Optimus captained an Autobots spacecraft with the intent of clearing an asteroid field heade for Cybertron, he found his ship and crew attacked by the Decepticons. Rather than allow his Autobots to be taken prisoner, he deliberately crashed the Ark on Earth into a volcano.<br /> <br /> Millions of years later, Optimus was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt into modern machines by the ship&quot;s computer. Some time later, Jazz reported that he had spotted Decepticon activity at a nearby construction site. Optimus decided to take a proactive angle to their war with the Decepticons, and led the entirety of his troops to the Decepticon base. Once there, they found themselves allowed in by Megatron, feigning a friendly demeanor. Not fooled by Megatron's claims that he was making an honest living heading a construction company, Optimus engaged the evil robots in combat, before being blasted out of the Decepticon base. Optimus and his troops were sent tumbling down the cliffside beneath their feet. The Autobots suffered only minor damage from the fall, and after getting patched up, moved out once more to stop Megatron's plan, now well under way. Megatron was holding millions of humans hostage in a bid to get the Earth to surrender unconditionally to the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> The two sides found themselves equally matched until the Constructicons merged into The Devastator. The tables were turned once more when the Dinobots appeared, and mercilessly slaughtered the Constructicons. The Decepticons' plan foiled, Optimus decided that the Autobot-Decepticon war had come to an end, despite Megatron's protests to the contrary. He and his Autobots then drove away victorious. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Autobots secret weapon prime megs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]<br /> Optimus pondered [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s whereabouts after noticing that he had been absent from Autobot headquarters for longer than expected. The answer came through [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who relayed a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]; Sunstreaker was the Decepticons' captive. Megatron demanded that the Autobots surrender, or else Sunstreaker would be destroyed and rebuilt as a Decepticon! The Autobots refused to give up without a fight, but Optimus took care to explain the threat they were up against before a rescue party headed out. Optimus told [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combiner nature, and warned them not take the danger he posed lightly. The rescue squad failed in liberating Sunstreaker, and were captured themselves. The Autobots were shaken by this turn of events, but Optimus was able to think up a new plan to trick the Decepticons. He ordered his Autobots to build a hollow statue of Devastator for him and his soldiers to hide within. Optimus then wrote a letter explaining that the statue was a peace offering for the Decepticons, and the completed decoy was placed before the Decepticons' base. The ruse worked, and Optimus and his troops burst forth from the false Devastator after the Decepticons had let down their guard. An all-out brawl between Autobots and Decepticons followed. The fight came to an end when Megatron attempted to down Optimus with his fusion cannon, only for Optimus to deflect Megatron's beam back at him by bouncing it off a reflective piece of metal. With the Decepticons defeated, Optimus ordered his troops to retrieve their wounded and return to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel coloring books===<br /> [[File:SummertimeColoring Optimus Prime combat deck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In lieu of solving the [[FIRRIB]] debate the hard way, Prime eliminates the problem at the source.]]<br /> Alerted by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s latest plan, Optimus Prime led the mission on [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s ship to foil them. He sent Bumblebee on an underwater scouting mission, and took part in a pitched battle that ended in the Decepticon's being defeated. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] dropped rocks on the Autobots, Optimus used [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] to eliminate most of them. Unfortunately he was forced to surrender when he saw the other Autobots had been captured by the Decepticons, and was placed in a [[special Autobot prison]]. Luckily Bumblebee remained free, and after he'd rescued the others, Optimus wrapped Megatron up with an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}<br /> <br /> One peaceful day, Optimus decided it was ''too'' quiet, and sent Bumblebee and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] to find out what the Decepticons were up to. Sure enough, the Decepticons were looking for a factory, so Optimus had Mirage create a holographic factory as a trick, and ambushed the Decepticons. Optimus himself hurled Megatron into orbit. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Optimus and his Autobots rescued [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] when the pair were captured by Decepticons, and afterwards Prime was amazed when Sparkplug repaired [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. After Bumblebee and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] discovered that the Decepticons were attacking [[Hoover Dam]], Optimus and his team defeated them. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}<br /> <br /> [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] reported to Optimus that the Decepticons were stealing gas, and Optimus was able to use Roller to find out the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]]. The Autobots assaulted the Decepticon stronghold so they could take care of the device. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After a rain storm, Optimus and most of the other Autobots went out on patrol. When the Decepticons used a fake message to lure Bumblebee out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so they could take it over, Optimus used the same gambit to retake the ship. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Carrots are the right of all fluffy beings!]]<br /> When the Decepticons turned up in the same forest that the Autobots were taking a vacation in, Optimus took great pleasure in stopping them and returning the forest to pristine condition. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}} Optimus was undertaking some repairs when Bumblebee offered to help, but Prime told him the repairs were too hard for him. When later the other Autobots were dismissive of Bumblebee's report of a Decepticon attack, Optimus alone listened to him, and they subsequently defeated the Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}<br /> <br /> [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] warned Optimus about a fuel plant the Decepticons were building, so Optimus took the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in his trailer and, under the guise of having a delivery for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], invaded the construction site and defeated the Decepticons. After this victory, Optimus turned his gaze skywards, and thanked Cosmos for his contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Deadly Paradise===<br /> [[File:DeadlyParadise-Optimus and Troops.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]<br /> When Sideswipe was accused and convicted of destroying the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]], Optimus was infuriated that one of his own Autobots could commit such a heinous act. Optimus was tasked to hunt down and deactivate Sideswipe, though the task proved to be easy as Sideswipe did not run, hide or resist. After Optimus had deactivated Sideswipe, he was approached by Prowl, who pointed out that Sideswipe's actions made little sense, as he had committed the crime in broad daylight before many witnesses. Agreeing that the Decepticons might be behind the situation, Optimus allowed Prowl to take a team of Autobots to [[Carob Island]] to clear Sideswipe's name while Optimus and Jazz stayed behind to continue working on human/Autobot relations. Prowl returned with evidence that it was indeed a Decepticon-controlled clone of Sideswipe that had committed the crime. Optimus then presumably reactivated Sideswipe when his name was cleared. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br /> <br /> ===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> Optimus and Prowl received message from [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] of a coal transport in [[Africa]], and discovered Megatron was using human slaves. Megatron detonated his coal mines with the world's largest explosion, killing the humans and forging the world's largest diamond — that he would use to as a lens for a [[Crystal satellite|satellite]] to focus the Sun's beams, melting the [[Rocky Mountains]]! Prime ordered Skyfire to attack the satellite, and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to build a square mile panel of metal to deflect the beam, blowing the satellite up. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}} The Decepticons attempted to drain the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]], causing volcanic eruptions and Russia to approach America, accelerating tensions between the countries. Optimus ordered [[razon gas]] to be pumped into the reservoir, returning the [[oil]] below and raising the Decepticons' aquatic drill. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}<br /> <br /> Accompanied by Prowl, Optimus went to [[Sumatra]] and discovered much of the jungle had been destroyed. The Decepticons tried to destroy the [[Brazil]]ian jungle and take its oil, but once again the Autobots stopped them. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}} Following a battle between the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and the Decepticons, Optimus ordered [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] be repaired by Ratchet at their [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] oil supply. Tracking Slag, Megatron attempted to destroy the base with the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]], slicing icebergs off the continent. Optimus ordered [[Autobot superjet]]s to counterattack, but the battle was won when Megatron unwittingly reawakened hundreds of dormant Dinobots beneath the ice. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Optimus and Prowl were baffled by Megatron's next strategy, a series of hit-and-run attacks in the Pacific rim. It emerged it was a distraction from the enslavement of the population of [[Buru]]. Optimus, Prowl and the Dinobots arrived and fought off the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], foiling the scheme to drain the island's oil. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} When Megatron planned to drain the world's largest [[oil tanker|supertanker]], Optimus had the oil tainted with a corrosive acid, sabotaging the Decepticon submersible. The Autobots flew the tanker to [[New York City]], and ordered the few witnesses' memory to be wiped. Wow. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> ===Big Looker Story Books===<br /> [[File:KidsPrime1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And the fluffy kitten played with that yarn all gosh-darn night.]]<br /> After a thousand years of war on Cybertron, the planet was shaken from its orbit and risked being smashed to pieces by an asteroid field. Optimus decided to take a group of Autobots in the Ark and destroy the asteroids, but they were attacked by the Decepticons, and Optimus crashed the ship on Earth. Four million years later, the Ark repaired them, and they encountered [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Sparkplug suggested to Prime that the Autobots tap the volcano they'd crashed into for power. The two humans also warned the Autobots of an impending Decepticon attack, and Optimus laid a trap. Unfortunately the Decepticon forces attacked from all directions, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[null-ray]] put Optimus out of commission. Luckily Sparkplug easily fixed him, and his fast recovery inspired the Autobots to chase the Decepticons off. Optimus vowed to protect this new world. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Car_Rally_Homerun.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> When a two-part race was being held with a massive supply of oil and gasoline as the prize, both the Decepticons and the Autobots badly wanted to win it. Megatron entered the race by hiding himself inside a [[big black car|hollowed-out car]] and harassed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] all throughout the contest. When Prime discovered the car was being driven by his arch foe, he swiftly pulled a telephone pole out from the ground and used it to bash the mortal hell out of the cheating Decepticon. Thanks to Prime's violent intervention, Cliffjumper was able to win the race. Afterward, Optimus Prime celebrated the Minibot's victory with a gargantuan smile as all the Decepticons starved to death. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}<br /> <br /> The morning after a particularly vicious battle, Optimus listened to birdsong and pondered life as a giant robot, before asking [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] for a damage report. The Autobots were puzzled when the Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s (and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]) did a flyby on their camp, as the Decepticons were similarly damaged after the battle, but [[Shooting Star]] reported that the Decepticons were trying to distract them while an attempt was made to secure a broken-down oil truck a few miles away. Optimus took a small group to investigate, and successfully aided the [[Abe Walters|humans]] in getting their truck moving. [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] was instrumental in stopping the Decepticon attack, and Optimus commended the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] for his valor. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}<br /> <br /> On another beautiful day, Optimus sat under a tree with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], discussing the Decepticons. A while later, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] reported that [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had shot at him. Optimus smelled a Decepticon plot and led an assault on their headquarters, only to find that Grapple had been injected with a [[cerebro-shell]], placing him in Decepticon control. Battle commenced, during which Grapple was freed and helped them defeat the Decepticon. Afterward Optimus said it all had been worth it to get Grapple back. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br /> <br /> ===Ladybird Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:Ladybird prime transforms.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The ghost of Optimus Prime possesses...himself?]]<br /> Upon witnessing the incredible power of a lightning storm for the first time, Optimus Prime had Sparkplug Witwicky explain the phenomenon to him. Intrigued by the potential of lightning, Prime put [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] to work finding a way to harness its energy, so they could use it to aid in the rebuilding of their spaceship. Huffer constructed a giant lightning rod, and Optimus Prime and the Autobots gathered to watch its first test. They were shocked, however, when a fleet of battered, damaged Decepticons flew out of the mountain housing the antenna and off into the night. The evil robots had attempted to discover the device's secrets and been seriously electrocuted! Once the lightning rod had been checked, Prime vowed to make the lightning-harnessing technology the Autobots' gift to Earth once they had left the planet. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}<br /> <br /> When the Decepticons tried to take control of a solar energy station, Prime sent Roller in to investigate. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}} Later, Prime sent [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to spy on the Decepticons' latest misdeeds, and the Autobots discovered that they were having trouble with the ion drive of their starship. Prime led the Autobots in an attack on the mine the Decepticons were using to test their propulsion system and routed Megatron's force. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime grew concerned when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] picked up a communication from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] that indicated the Decepticons had grown interested in a mysterious structure near a human village. Prime and a team of Autobots headed out to investigate, and they battled the Decepticons over the structure, which turned out to be a harmless windmill. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Ladybird powermaster prime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Invisible keyboard solo!]]<br /> At some point, Optimus Prime disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived from Cybertron to take his place as Autobot commander. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Prime eventually returned many centuries later, now sporting a [[Powermaster]] body, and rejoined the Transformers' war after it had moved from Earth to the alien planet of [[Nebulos]].<br /> <br /> When [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] was captured by the Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Optimus Prime agreed to surrender himself to ensure his fellow Autobot's safety. Naturally, though, Prime did not expect Scorponok to hold up his end of the bargain, and he had [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Fizzle]] rescue Highbrow while he allowed himself to be imprisoned. Their mission successful, Hosehead and Fizzle then sprang Prime from his cell, and the team beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}}<br /> <br /> After weeks of Decepticon silence, Optimus Prime decided to get proactive and sent out patrols all over the planet to try and flush the villains out. None of the patrols reported back with any success, however, and Prime realized that there was one area of the planet that his troops had deliberately ignored: the mysterious &quot;[[Nebulos Triangle]]&quot;. [[Quickswitch]], [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] were sent into the Triangle, and they did indeed discover and foil the Decepticon plot going on in the area. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> Optimus had [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Huffer plant false information to mislead the Decepticons. As the Autobots were in need of a new power source, he sent [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to find Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]] and had to apologize to the doctor after Cliffjumper kidnapped her. Persuading her to help them, the Autobots traveled to the solar plant to make use of her solar reactor, only to find the Decepticons were already planning to attack it. While the other Autobots re-energized, Optimus protected them from an attack by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] abducted Blaisedale as a diversion, forcing Optimus to lead a team and rescue her. When the team returned, the plant was already under attack and Optimus helped the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] drive them off. Unfortunately the Dinobots totaled the plant in the process, and Optimus promised Blaisedale the Autobots would help her rebuild. In return, Blaisedale organized a meeting with the [[President of the United States]] so the Autobots could forge an alliance. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> When [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] brought [[Steve Guymo]] to the Autobot base, Optimus and the other Autobots realized that the Decepticons were behind the abduction of humans from airports across the nation. They were able to find the captive humans, whom the Decepticons were intending to ransom to the US government, and free them before engaging Starscream and his squad in battle. With the Decepticons defeated, the Autobots returned to base where Optimus thanked Steve for his help. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}<br /> <br /> ===The Special Teams===<br /> After crashing on Earth in the Ark and remaining dormant for millions of years, Optimus, along with Sideswipe and Ratchet, were the first Autobots to awaken after the Decepticons’ own resurrection. These three helped the other Autobots repair themselves with the aid of the Ark’s computer.<br /> <br /> Some time later, as the war raged between Autobots and Decepticons on Earth, Optimus had requested the Aerialbots as reinforcements from Cybertron. Though they nearly defected to the Decepticons, Optimus was able to secure the Aerialbots as allies. Later, when a power plant had to be evacuated of its human workers due to the fear of landslides, Optimus posted Denfensor at the location to secure its protection. Optimus then drove off to check up on the rest of his troops who were aiding in the area’s evacuation. Though he passed a military convoy heading towards a plant, he thought nothing of it, unaware that they were the newly created Combaticons in disguise. Optimus then reached the Ark, and from there opened communications with the Aerialbots. Optimus had someone come into the know that the Decepticons were moving in towards the plant. He watched from afar as Defensor and Superion fought Menasor and Bruticus, wary to send more Autobots into the fray while these titans wreaked havoc onto the battlefield. Optimus allowed himself a smile when the Aerialbots and the Protectobots proved themselves superior teams to the Decepticons’, though at the back of his mind, he was wary. After all, Megatron himself had chosen not to add his considerably weight to the battle... {{storylink|The Special Teams}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br /> In search of new energy sources, Optimus led a team to central [[South America]]. When they spotted [[Mount Sheelah]], their two human friends [[John Gordon|John]] and [[Tim Gordon]] explained volcanoes, and, believing it to be of possible use, the Autobots went to examine it. During a battle with the Decepticons over the volcano, Optimus was convinced by the two humans to retreat, ultimately saving them when Mount Sheelah erupted. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After discovering that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans, Optimus sent [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to scout the Decepticon base. When Bumblebee returned with the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], Optimus was able to use it to blackmail the Decepticons into letting the humans go. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> Using their network of human allies, the Autobots tracked the Decepticons to [[Stanley Lake]]. When Optimus learned that the Decepticons had taken over the hydro-plant, he lured them out into the valley in front of the dam so that [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and the humans could flood the valley, washing the Decepticons away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect as part of a ploy to get a spy into the Autobots' midst, but Optimus wasn't fooled at all. He and his men concocted a false plan which they shared with Starscream, and while the Decepticons were subsequently on [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|a wild goose chase]], Optimus's team smashed the Decepticon base flat. As they let Starscream go, Optimus couldn't help mocking him. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Ask Vector Prime====<br /> [[File:OptimusPrime-SpyChanger-AskVectorPrime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> The Autobots subsequently returned to Cybertron aboard a refueled and repaired ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' with the defeated Decepticons, taking the Decepticons on Cybertron unawares and quickly capturing control Cybertron. Peace reigned for a time until a series of natural disasters began, the source of which was determined to be the planet [[Moebius]] in [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|a parallel universe]]. The Autobots assembled a team to travel to this alternate universe and stop the threat; Optimus Prime personally led the team, unwilling to put anyone in more danger than himself. Wheeljack, Hoist, Jazz, Prowl, and Silverstreak constituted the rest of the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spy Changer]]s because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The team modified their bodies to match the native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians as well as discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on Moebius were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands as a symbol of the transdimensional friendship, and the Autobots returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Optimus was botnapped by Megatron's [[Renegade Decepticon]]s and taken to another reality. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/02}}<br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> ===Toy pack-in material===<br /> While exploring Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness, Optimus Prime became severly damaged, and unable to return to the hemisphere of light. Having been able to send out one last message before his memory was badly damaged, Optimus found himself unable to distinguish friend from foe, and would join (or rejoin) whichever faction found him first. {{storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}<br /> <br /> Optimus toppled the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], stopping the titan from attacking some power-lines. He next moved on to blasting Devastator's back-up, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}} <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Highway Clash===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> [[File:Highway Clash Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Optimus and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] secretly guarded a shipment of microchips that could be used to imbue sentience onto robots. Posing as the lorry transporting the precious cargo across the Yorkshire Dales, he was attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] who sought the microchips to create an army of Decepticons. With [[you]]r help, Optimus may or may not have been successful in keeping the microchips out of the Decepticons' hands. {{storylink|Highway Clash}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Find Your Fate Junior===<br /> More than any other Transformer in these micro-continuity-nexuses, Optimus Prime had to make a ''lot'' of tough decisions. So tough in fact, that he usually needed help...from [[you]]!<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> <br /> ====Dinobots Strike Back====<br /> In the first nexus, when [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] reported back to Autobot HQ that the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were being controlled by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] [[cerebro-shell]]s, Optimus had to decide whether to stop them with an immediate full-scale assault, or consult the Ark's computer. If he led an immediate attack, the cerebro-shells were jolted loose when his troops carried out his order to, &quot;Bring them down fast and hard&quot;. If he consulted the computer, he then had to choose between its plan to have [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] remove the shells from a distance with his magnetic powers, or go with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage's]] idea to lure the Dinobots over [[Bandit's Bluff]] with an Optimus Prime hologram. If he chose Mirage's plan, the Dinobots charged over the cliff and into the ocean, where they were salvaged for repairs back at base. If he let Windcharger lead operations at the bluff so he could confer with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] about some strange activity near [[Dolphin's Bay]], it was out of his hands whether Windcharger accidentally tore the Dinobots to bits, or harmlessly removed the cerebro-shells. The latter outcome led to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] telling Optimus that Bombshell said controlling them was just part of a larger plan, and the Autobot leader realized that it might tie in to Skids's report. Skids and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] could investigate in [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack's]] new mini-sub, but should he send [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] along with them?<br /> <br /> If he didn't send Sludge with them, the odds were 2 to 1 that the Autobots would all be destroyed as part of Operation Black Coral. The one possible positive outcome ended with Optimus fighting a duel against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] atop [[Mount Lomas]] in which Prime (somehow) split into his three components to surround his archenemy. This provoked [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] into &quot;assisting&quot; his leader with an earthquake that destroyed the Decepticons' entire superfuel operation.<br /> <br /> If Optimus ''did'' send Sludge to Dolphin's bay, he ensured the Autobots' triumph in four different outcomes! Three of these involved Optimus leading a full-scale assault on the Decepticon base hidden in Mount Lomas, and whether he followed [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] or Windcharger's plan of attack, Operation Black Coral was terminated. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br /> ====Battle Drive====<br /> [[File:Battledrivefightingatthebridge.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|&quot;ummm.... Jazz? Why is that thing puking up a Lego piece?&quot; &quot;I don't know prime...&quot;]]<br /> Suspicious at the lack of recent Decepticon activity, Optimus Prime sent Bumblebee out on a scouting mission. When Bumblebee did not return for some time, Optimus began to worry, and sent out Prowl, Hound and Swoop to check up on the little Autobot.<br /> <br /> In several versions of the events that unfolded next, Swoop would return to the Autobots' headquarters, and inform Optimus and his troops that the rest of his group was under Decepticon attack, and Optimus would subsequently lead his troops to rescue them.<br /> <br /> In an alternate version of the following events, Bumblebee would return to base, reporting that the Decepticons were planning to destroy the humans' farmlands in an attempt to starve mankind and force them into submission. Upon hearing these news, Optimus gathered a squad of Autobots and headed out to stop the evil robots. However, once they found themselves in the open country, they found themselves at the mercy of a Decepticon ambush; Bumblebee had been fed false information! In one iteration of the events that followed, Optimus could have avoided his death if only he had listened to [[you]]r warning! In another iteration, Optimus had to decide whether he should send his Autobots away to the safety of a nearby bridge while he fended off the encroaching Decepticon horde, or if he should remain by the side of his troops as they all made a break for the bridge. Remaining as a single unit would spell their doom, but by sticking together, the Autobots could make it back to the safety of their base. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Attack of the Insecticons====<br /> [[File:AttackoftheInsecticonsattackStarscream.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]<br /> In the third nexus, Optimus oversaw [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] testing [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s latest invention, the [[Sun-Pak]], a miraculous device capable of fuelling a Transformer for an entire Earth day after being charged for only an hour in sunlight. As the trial-run wound down to an end, the Decepticons suddenly burst into the Autobots' secret underground testing facility, forcing Optimus to decide whether to order a tactical retreat, or have his Autobots fight the intruders despite his troops' low energy reserves. If he chose to stand and fight, he had the additional choice to either make the Autobots concentrate on Starscream, who is leading the charge against the Autobots, or divide his troops' attention onto all of the Decepticon assailants. If Optimus chose to attempt to eliminate Starscream once and for all, the Decepticon Seeker would beg for mercy, forcing Optimus into a choice yet again: accept the snivelling Decepticon's surrender, or continue his attempt to end Starscream's evil once and for all. Accepting Starscream's surrender spells victory for the Autobots, whereas ignoring Starscream pleas ultimately leads to Sparkplug being kidnapped by the Decepticons, necessitating Optimus to send Buster, Blaster and Bumblebee on a perilous retrieval mission while the other Autobots recharge at the Autobots' home base.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus chose to retreat either when initially confronted with the overwhelming Decepticon threat, or after realizing that his troops are too weak to fight after ordering them to concentrate their firepower equally amongst the intruding Decepticons, the ensuing underground adventure can have multiple outcomes; the Autobots become the captive of the Insecticons, forcing Optimus to either entrust Beachcomber with the fate of his troops, or to bargain with the Insecticons for the safe release of his Autobots; or dealing with the theft of the Sun-Pak by either duelling Megatron for the device's ownership, stealing the Sun-Pak back from the Decepticons or charging Mirage and Buster with the device's retrieval. If Optimus duels Megatron for the device, he either wins through brute force or by being more &quot;cunning&quot; than Megatron and destroying the device before the Decepticons can claim it as their victory prize. If Optimus attempts to steal the Sun-Pak under the Decepticons' noses, Optimus is shot by Megatron when the Decepticon leader notices Optimus and Smokescreen skulking towards the Sun-Pak. The Autobots nonetheless retrieve it when Smokescreen blots out the sun with his emission fumes, forcing Megatron to pass the Sun-Pak towards Buzzsaw in order to bypass the Autobots' smog cover, only for Optimus to intercept Megatron's pass and drive away with the Sun-Pak in Autobot possession. Finally, if Optimus has entrusted the Sun-Pak's retrieval to Mirage and Buster, the Autobot leader makes the duo swear not to engage the enemy for fear of their safety. If his Autobots keep their promise to him, Optimus is called in alongside the rest of the Autobots when the Insecticons are discovered, and Optimus leads a successful ambush towards the Insecticons, at the cost of the Sun-Pak itself. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}<br /> <br /> ====Earthquake====<br /> [[File:EarthquakeAutobotspanickingtownfolk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Optimus was enjoying the lull in Decepticon activity along with the rest of his Autobots, when he recommended that Beachcomber take a vacation. Beachcomber gladly accepted.<br /> <br /> In one possible scenario, Optimus was surprised to see Beachcomber return to Autobot headquarters soon after his departure. Beachcomber informed Optimus that he had uncovered the Decepticon's newest hidden fortress, and he suspected that the Decepticons were up to something big. Optimus sent out Beachcomber once more, this time along with Powerglide and Windcharger to investigate the Decepticons' plot further.<br /> <br /> Optimus then stood at the ready to send over reinforcements when called upon by Beachcomber’s squad.<br /> <br /> In one possible sequence of events, Powerglide was captured and reprogrammed by the Decepticons, leading their army to Autobot headquarters. Taken by surprised, the Autobots were felled one by one until only Optimus remained. As Megatron gloated that he would not kill Optimus, only alter him so as to make him the bane of humanity, Optimus activated the Ark’s self-destruct sequence, taking all of the Decepticons with him in a fiery explosion.<br /> <br /> In another possible sequence of events, the trio returned to Autobot headquarters to relate their findings to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons planned to use a Destruction Beam to create a fault line near Center City, which would in turn be exploited by Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities to destroy the entire area. The Autobots then decided to split up in two groups, one to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, the other to stop Rumble in Center City. Optimus headed the lead team.<br /> <br /> If Optimus decided to send the lead team to attack the Decepticon headquarters, the team managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters by using Beachcomber’s knowledge of the secret doors’ location, and Brawn’s strength to keep the doors opened. The Autobots then stormed the fortress, and Optimus maimed Megatron himself with a shot of his rifle. He then grappled the Decepticon leader, and forced him to lead himself, Inferno and Beachcomber to the Decepticons’ lab. There, the Autobots disabled and destroyed the Destruction Beam device, captured Megatron, and left many Decepticons permanently maimed. Though they later traded Megatron back to the Decepticons for the safe relief of the Autobots captured in Center City, the Autobots were ultimately victorious that day.<br /> <br /> If Optimus decided to send the lead team to defend Center City, he carries Cosmos in his trailer, so as not to cause a panic amongst the humans. Miserable in his current position, Cosmos asked Optimus to let him join the secondary team’s attack on the fortress, where he felt he would be more helpful.<br /> <br /> If Optimus insisted that Cosmos stay with the group, the Autobots’ next objective would be to meet up with Sparkplug, with whom they consulted on whether the Autobots should enter Centre City in their [[robot mode]]s or in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s.<br /> <br /> If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots not worry about subtlety, the entire squad transformed and began prowling the streets in search of Decepticons. Oblivious to the panic they were causing, Optimus assumed that the Decepticons were spotted nearby when a police officer declared that the city was under siege by giant robots. Unable to restore order in time to halt the Decepticons’ plot, Optimus and the rest of his team were destroyed in the ensuing earthquake.<br /> <br /> If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots remained in their vehicle modes, he would concoct a plan where the Autobots would help evacuate the entire town in their vehicle modes. With no more than four trips in and out of the city, Optimus and the rest of the team carried out the plan without incident. The Autobots then transformed and engaged the approaching Decepticons, whom they easily dispatched. With the city safe, the Autobots moved out to help their comrades at the Decepticon fortress.<br /> <br /> In an alternate scenario, wherein Beachcomber, Windcharger and Powerglide were captured by the Decepticons while snooping around the secret fortress, Optimus was tricked into leading his troops to their doom by a false S.O.S. sent out by Megatron.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Beachcomber returned from his day off early to inform Optimus that Jessie had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons. Optimus deployed a team of Autobots to go to the girl’s rescue. Shortly before arriving at their destination, the Autobots had to choose their next course of action; they could either storm the Decepticon fortress by force, or try to sneak in through a secret passage Buster had previously discovered.<br /> <br /> If they decided to storm the fortress, Beachcomber would become nervous, and urge his fellow Autobots to find a more peaceful way to resolve the situation. Optimus sternly told him that this was not the time for one of his anti-war speeches. This moment of hesitation ultimately cost the Autobots the battle, and the Decepticons triumphed that day.<br /> <br /> If they decided a stealthier approach, the Autobots quietly entered the Decepticon base, and set out to shoot down any Decepticons they encountered, save Megatron, whom they planned to capture. After encountering some resistance from their foes, the Autobots came upon branch in the passageway, and had to choose to go left or right.<br /> <br /> If they took the right passageway, the group soon happened upon Jessie, whom they freed. Telling them she knew the location of the Decepticons’ lab, Jessie then led the group into a Decepticon trap; she had been brainwashed. The Autobots were captured and Megatron’s plan to destroy Center City came to fruition.<br /> <br /> If they took the left passageway, the group happened upon Megatron’s lab. Though Megatron attempted to trick Optimus into activating the Fortress’s self-destruct sequence, Optimus was too clever to be duped. After deactivating both the Destruction beam and the Decepticons themselves, the Autobots found Jessie tied up in a cell. The Autobots then celebrated their victory by guzzling a few quarts of fine-grade oil.<br /> <br /> In a final possible path, wherein the Decepticons attempted to turn Beachcomber into a Decepticon double agent but fumbled the process, Optimus made Beachcomber into an Autobot double agent. With his help, the Autobots hoped to soon win their war with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Desert Flight====<br /> [[File:DesertFlightHookandGravityGun.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left]]<br /> When the Autobot-Decepticon civil war had yet to expand beyond Cybertron, Optimus had encountered a Decepticon weapon that weakened the gravitational pull within a confined area. The weapon being unreliable, Optimus had always assumed the Decepticons would not bother attempting to use it again.<br /> <br /> Now on Earth, Optimus was leading a group of his best scouts on a fuel-finding mission when they heard a tremendous explosion go off nearby. Optimus recognized the sound of the explosion as being Dirge’s concussion missiles. Though Powerglide offered to go investigate the explosion, Optimus opted to send out Cosmos instead.<br /> <br /> If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Optimus quickly deduced that this phenomenon was caused by an anti-gravity beam, courtesy of the Decepticons. Worried about the nearby humans also being affected by the lapse in gravity, Optimus had to decide whether he would order his troops to stop and help the townspeople, or to continue forward and attack the Decepticon base.<br /> <br /> If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn’t put the humans anywhere where they wouldn’t float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. Optimus targeted their squad leader, Dirge, knowing that by downing him, the Decepticons would be significantly demoralized. Dirge was forced to break-off his attack when his back-up was taken out, knowing he wouldn’t be able to take Optimus on without it. Losing their advantage quickly, the Decepticons retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The boy was [[Buddy]], a stowaway from the nearby town, and though Optimus was displeased with the tag-along, the Autobots could not spare the time to bring him home. Arriving at the Decepticon base, Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. The Decepticons, fooled into thinking they’ve won, took Optimus Prime into their base. Having hidden his troops inside his trailer, Optimus and the Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.<br /> <br /> In the event that Windcharger successfully turned the Decepticons’ forcefield off, reinforcements burst into the base just as Megatron was strike Optimus from behind. A wayward shot from Megatron then revealed the location of the gravity gun to the Autobots. Optimus ordered his troops to charge the weapon. Hook caught Optimus in the gravity gun’s sights, and sent the Autobot leader floating upwards.<br /> <br /> If Buddy came to Optimus’s rescue and toyed with the gravity gun’s control panel just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces instead of Optimus. The Autobots then proceeded to defeat the remaining Decepticons and claim victory.<br /> <br /> If Buddy instead cowered away, Cosmos came to Optimus’s rescue. Optimus then instructed Cosmos to send him flying towards Hook; the pair took out the Constructicon, and gained control of the gravity beam.<br /> <br /> If Buddy and Tracks entered a space-time anomaly created during the battle, the Autobots would lose their stand-off against the Decepticons, and Optimus would be taken prisoner by Megatron.<br /> <br /> If Tracks decided that Beachcomber could wait, he helped Optimus overload the anti-gravity gun, starting a chain-reaction that would cause the weapon to explode in a tremendous explosion. Optimus instructed both Tracks and Buddy to run away as he finished tampering with the weapon.<br /> <br /> If Buddy lingered in wait for Optimus Prime to finish his task, Dirge flew by and dropped a missile onto Optimus, damaging his leg. Thankfully, Buddy assisted Optimus in repairing his leg. The pair then ran to safety as the anti-gravity gun self-destructed, taking a number of Decepticons with it.<br /> <br /> If Buddy ran off as Optimus sabotaged the anti-gravity gun, the boy was captured by Laserbeak, prompting Optimus to turn the gravity beam on the Decepticon to free Buddy.<br /> <br /> In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, Optimus was surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards his convoy some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.<br /> <br /> If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Optimus and his squad with the [[proton bomb]] it housed within its body.<br /> <br /> If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Decepticon Poison====<br /> [[File:DecepticonPoisonAutobotVictory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Optimus was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert’s warning came in just in time, as the Autobots’ fuel had been poisoned, and Optimus would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.<br /> <br /> Optimus was advised of two plans; Perceptor suggested that the Autobots stay on the defensive while the scientist attempt to come up with a cure, while Prowl wanted the healthy Autobots to go out and try to find out what the Decepticons were up to.<br /> <br /> If Optimus went along with Perceptor’s plan, he sent out Sparkplug to fetch the Autobots’ secret stash of emergency fuel. Putting all of his faith in the Autobot scientist to uncover a cure swiftly, Optimus attempted to comfort his troops as they all began to experience sickness pains. Then, Red Alert informed Optimus of a Decepticon attack force moving in on their position, prompting Optimus to ask Perceptor to dispense whatever cure he had been able to concoct, despite it being untested. Perceptor suggested another course of action to Optimus; the tainted fuel the Autobots had left untouched could be used to create a poisonous smog if lit aflame. The Autobots could attempt to poison the Decepticons with their own concoction, or they could risk the untested antidote, despite whatever side-effects it may have.<br /> <br /> If Optimus decided to risk Perceptor’s antidote, he stood by as the Autobot scientist attempted to figure out how much antidote was a safe amount to give out to each Autobot.<br /> <br /> If Perceptor gave out the right amount of an antidote, the poisoned Autobots were cured. Optimus ordered his troops to ready themselves for the incoming squadron of Decepticons. Perceptor’s antidote did have a side-effect on the Autobots, however; it gave them a fierce battle-fever, making them eager to take on the Decepticons head-on. Prowl suggested to Optimus that they instead opt for a more conniving counterstrike against the Decepticons, and ambush them instead.<br /> <br /> If Optimus allowed the cured Autobots to charge headlong into battle, he and the rest of the Autobots who were still running low on fuel stayed behind as back-up to the main charge. The Autobots’ first wave of warriors were quickly overpowered by the arrival of Megatron, prompting Optimus to lead the energy-depleated Autobots into the fray. Optimus’s opening volley struck down Shockwave. Optimus and his troops soon found themselves running on empty, and Optimus called for a retreat. Thankfully, the Decepticons were damaged enough through the course of the battle, causing them to retreat as well.<br /> <br /> If Optimus instead followed Prowl’s plan, he instructed his troops to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots’ ruse, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.<br /> <br /> In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, leaving Optimus and the rest outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus chose to use the tainted fuel against the Decepticons, he ordered Grapple to carry out the vat outside of headquarters. He then instructed Grapple to lower the vat into a nearby pit, and instructed Jazz to torch the fuel with his flamethrower. He and Jazz waited until the last possible moment to carry out their plan, and once the fuel was lit, they dived to safety inside the Autobot base with the other Autobots. As the toxic cloud successfully turned away the Decepticons, Optimus was surprised to see Sunstreaker once more fully operational. Having been bought enough time, Perceptor was able to successfully cure the poisoned Autobots. Their ranks fully replenished and the Decepticons turning tail meant the Autobots had earned themselves another victory.<br /> <br /> In a completely different scenario, Optimus agreed to Prowl’s plan to go on the offensive and try and discover the full extent of the Decepticons’ plans. Optimus nominated Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage to go along with him on the mission. The group refuelled with the gas that Sparkplug brought back from the Autobots’ secret storage area, and took off. The group soon happened upon the Decepticons’ lab in the middle of a barren, polluted wasteland.<br /> <br /> If all four Autobots ventured together into the Decepticons’ lab, they first encountered Laserbeak, only to quickly dispatch him. Venturing further into the lab, the group soon spotted the antidote they were after, and sent Mirage to fetch it. Mirage returned with the beaker and news; he had heard Ramjet and Starscream talking about using a new poison to turn humans into mindless slaves.<br /> <br /> In light of this news, if Optimus decided to nonetheless head back directly to Autobot headquarters, his squad returned to find their comrades nearly dead from the poison. But with Ratchet’s help, the antidote was quickly distributed, and the Autobots sprung back to life. Now cured, the Autobots discussed their next course of action; they had to prevent the Decepticons from poisoning the nearby water reservoir.<br /> <br /> If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, the convoy happened upon the Decepticons hauling barrels of poison out of the poison lab. Windcharger and Ironhide suggested two different plans to Optimus: Windcharger wanted to use his magnetic powers to cause a confusion, while Ironhide wanted to simply go in for a full frontal assault.<br /> <br /> Whether Optimus decided to go with Windcharger or Ironhide's plan, the Autobots successfully destroyed the Decepticons’ lab and returned to base victoriously.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus decided to head to the water reservoir instead of the Decepticons’ lab, the Autobots reached their destination only to find it already swarming with Decepticons. Powerglide then decided to go ahead on his own to lead the Decepticons away from the reservoir, but Optimus objected.<br /> <br /> If Powerglide did not heed Optimus orders, he indadvertedly caused the water supply to be poisoned anyways. If however, Powerglide listened to Optimus’s orders, the Autobots attempted to lure the Decepticons away from the reservoir and into some nearby woods, where the Autobots would have some cover against the Decepticons. Finding themselves under heavy fire before they could reach the treeline, the Autobots were forced to fight back in the open. With Autobots falling beside him, Optimus gritted his teeth and took careful aim at the poison containers the Decepticons were carrying. After taking out both of the planes carrying the poison, Optimus continued to battle Megatron and his Decepticons until nightfall, until the Autobots were finally victorious.<br /> <br /> If however Optimus ordered his troops to deal with the Decepticons before returning to base with the antidote, Prowl suggested that he use his incendiary missiles to destroy the poison first, but Optimus thought that course of action might be too risky. He considered dealing with Ramjet and Starscream first.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots went along with Prowl’s strategy, the resulting heat from the explosion caused the Autobots’ circuits to overheat, rendering them unconscious. Upon reawakening, the Autobots found themselves captives of Megatron, who informed them that their fellow Autobots would soon perish, and that the humans would be conquered by the Decepticons shortly after.<br /> <br /> If Optimus instead decided to deal with Ramjet and Starscream first, his troop easily overpowered the pair, and made them watch as they destroyed their work. Optimus then taunted Ramjet and Starscream, telling them that the Autobots would soon be at full fighting force, before returning to Autobot headquarters with the antidote.<br /> <br /> If instead of all heading into the lab together, the Autobots had sent in Bumblebee alone, and Bumblebee subsequently managed to escape with the antidote to the Decepticons’ poison, the Autobots escaped from the [[Decepticon Poison Lab|Valley of Poison]] and returned to Autobot headquarters. Once the other Autobots were cured, they all drank a toast to Bumblebee, to celebrate his part in the mission {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Milton Bradley mini-comic===<br /> Optimus was one of the many soldiers fighting under the command of the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. He was among the Autobots who launched in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, he fought a Seeker Decepticon while Jetfire sent the Ark crashing into [[Earth]], knocking everyone aboard offline. Four million years later, they were repaired when the ship's systems were reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===Frito-Lay posters===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Power Struggle}}}}<br /> Optimus and his Autobots defended important data about the power source of [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. He blasted Megatron with full fury! Ultimately, the Autobots were victorious in defending the dam. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers in 3-D''===<br /> Not long after his resurrection, Optimus was alerted by [[Monitorus]] to an attack on [[Tau-Ursa]]. Optimus's impending speech was interrupted by a Decepticon attack led by [[Sixshot]]. Prime soon discovered that the attack was a diversion, while Galvatron tried out his [[Nullification Cannon]] on Cybertron's Energon supplies. Optimus rushed to the Energon plant, but, after clouting [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] so hard that the Decepticon was left dangling over a precipice, Prime's morals forced him to rescue the Decepticon instead of stopping Galvatron from getting away.<br /> <br /> Although Cybertron's Energon stocks were destroyed, the Autobots discovered a recording pointing to the [[Logicon]] planet [[Metascan Alpha]], which had Energon in abundance. Optimus ordered Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus to take a team each to find the planet. The Autobots discovered they were being spied on by the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s, and Optimus swore that Galvatron could pay. He led a team to the derelict space destroyer which the Decepticons were using for a base and fought their leader one-on-one. As he was about to destroy the Nullification Cannon, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took a swing at him which connected instead with the Cannon, obliterating it. Optimus was helped away from the destruction by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers PD Type''===<br /> [[File:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This is the highlight of this entire page.]]<br /> When a horde of time-displaced Decepticons joined forces to hunt down the five [[Blackball]]s, a super energy source, Optimus Prime gathered a team of time-displaced Autobots to help stop them.<br /> <br /> In one encounter with his arch-foe [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], they reenacted their epic struggle from the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. However, this time around, Prime avoided dying by launching his &quot;Matrix Attack&quot;...''literally'' launching the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from his chest, bonking Megatron on the head. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##1 &quot;You're Great! Optimus Prime!&quot;|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}<br /> <br /> Later, Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] concocted a cunning strategy. They disguised a round, black cartoon explosive as a Blackball and gave it to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Starscream promptly brought it to Megatron, where it blew both of them up. Optimus and Magnus were astounded their plan actually worked. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##3 &quot;Don't Cry! Megatron!!&quot;|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}<br /> <br /> In one of his less impressive moments, after running out of ammo during a battle with [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Optimus Prime ordered his fellow Autobots to improvise and hurl everything that wasn't nailed down at their enemy. This included the Blackball, unfortunately. Catching it, Deathsaurus began to fantasize about his inevitable galactic conquest, all the while being pelted with rocks and litter. Frustrated, Deathsaurus accidentally hurled the Blackball back to the Autobots in a fit of rage. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##4 &quot;Good Job! Deathsaurus!!&quot;|Good Job! Deathsaurus!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===<br /> After the Decepticons declared war, junior officer Optimus managed to turn the tide against them in a battle over [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and rose up in rank to become Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Optimus Prime's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} His second-in-command, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], once saved his life after a surprise attack rendered him him temporarily non-functional on the battlefront. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Jazz's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} The war raged for centuries, with Cybertron's fuel sources steadily decreasing. Optimus ordered the construction of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to seek out new sources of energy, unaware that Megatron was building a ship of his own. The Ark's first foray into space was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and all involved were too distracted to notice as they entered an asteroid belt. A collision between two meteorites sent the Transformers crashing into Earth. After countless eons of slumber, the Autobots awoke to a world populated by humans, and once more took up the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|From Cybertron to Earth the War Continues...}}<br /> <br /> After a long period of stalemate, Prime grew frustrated at the lack of progress his troops were making against Megatron's forces. To remedy the situation, he ordered the creation of several new Transformers who would be perfectly adapted for combat on Earth. The first among these was [[Manta Ray (G2)|Pirhana]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Piranha's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} But one of the Autobots' great victories came not through superior numbers or firepower, but trickery and cunning. As part of a plan devised by Optimus Prime's new second-in-command Prowl, the Autobots allowed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to &quot;overhear&quot; that they had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship with the means to return to Cybertron. They then stationed themselves around the vessel, atop of [[Table Mountain]] in [[Africa]], and awaited the inevitable Decepticon attack over its possession. Optimus met Megatron in battle, but ordered his troops to withdraw after a brief skirmish, declaring the Decepticons too powerful to hold back. Once the Decepticons claimed their prized and entered the ship, they found themselves locked inside it. The ship then shot up away from the planet, leaving the Decepticons without the means to control it. Though the Autobots knew this wouldn't rid them permanently of the Decepticons, they were satisfied with a brief period of calm while they were off-world. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> When the Ark's sensors picked up two Transformer power emissions in the [[Brazil|Brazilian]] rain forest of non-Decepticon origin, Optimus headed into the field to investigate, bringing along [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Fizzle|Blaze]]. Though their search went poorly at first, the surrounding vegetation interfering with their energy trackers, one of the mystery Transformers soon found them! The source of the readings turned out to be two terrifying [[Dinobot (G1)|robot dinosaurs]]! As Optimus charged one of them, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his troops turned up, and blasted the Autobot leader unconscious. He awoke to find the Decepticons fleeing in defeat, and the creatures transformed into their Autobot forms. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] introduced himself and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], but told Optimus that they wouldn't be following the Autobots back to home-base, as they had two more companions to unearth first. Optimus bid him farewell with a handshake before leaving to carry on the war against Megatron. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}<br /> <br /> When reports from both [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] corroborated that the Decepticons were constructing giant rockets to shift Earth out of its orbit, Optimus took to the skies and led his troops on a sabotage mission. Upon their approach, Optimus, Jetfire, and [[Deftwing]] overheard Megatron declare that the engines would fire up in twenty minutes. With little time to prevent the destruction of Earth's biosphere, the more maneuverable air-bound Autobots entered the thruster tubes to destroy the rockets from within. Jetfire and Deftwing were successful in their task, and the Autobots beat a hasty retreat to avoid the resulting lava swell. Optimus heaped praise upon the pair afterwards, embarrassing the bashful Jetfire. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Hero Prime===<br /> ====''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' manga====<br /> [[File:G2Hero.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|HE'S LOOKING AT ME, ISN'T HE?]]<br /> In the year 199X, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper-hand in battle.<br /> <br /> However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime addressed Junpei, asking if the boy was injured. Junpei revealed he was alright but presented concern about the Decepticons returning to Earth. Optimus Prime swore that the Autobots would remain on Earth until the threat of the Decepticons was finished and asked for Junpei's help in making that future a reality. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Fun Publications====<br /> [[File:InvasionPrologue-Primes.jpg|left|thumb|Front row, on the left]]<br /> <br /> At some point, [[Archforce]] posed a threat to both Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}<br /> <br /> Leaving his home universe, the Optimus Prime of [[Primax 895.0 Gamma]] was gathered in [[Axiom Nexus]] by [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|its Optimus Prime]], along with a roster of other Optimus Primes and [[Sentinel Maximus|their]] [[Lio Convoy|kin]] in a group known as the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]], in which he was redubbed &quot;Hero Prime&quot;. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|Optimus Prime bio in Club magazine #49}} A multiversal cataclysm in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|a universe]] seeded with [[Rarified Energon]] and an invasion by [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|natives from the negative polarity universe]] had called them into action. Since Matrix bearers were usually never allowed into Axiom Nexus, this was a grave threat indeed! {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}} <br /> <br /> Seeking help to protect the [[Origin Matrix]], Hero Prime and &quot;[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Beast Prime|Beast Prime]]&quot; disguised themselves using cloaks and sought out [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], hoping to make use of his hunting skills. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}<br /> <br /> Hero Prime's name was on a list of Convoy members that [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]] gave to [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]], which noted Prime's home reality and his moniker. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/21}}<br /> <br /> Hero Prime was present at a meeting of the Convoy after the turmoil caused by the [[Waruder]] invasion of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====<br /> [[File:G1Prime BWMegs.jpg|left|thumb|You have to get up preeeeetty early in the timestream to beat Optimus Prime!]]<br /> The [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] raged on prehistoric Earth, eventually leading to the discovery of the buried Ark sometime after its crash on prehistoric Earth. [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], following [[Megatron (G1)|his namesake's]] instructions in a desperate gambit, decided to attempt to change history by killing Prime, who was still lying in the Ark in [[stasis lock]]. Megatron hoped that this would result in the Decepticons winning the Great War and eventually [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] control of Cybertron. Megatron unleashed a full-power weapon blast at Optimus Prime's face, near-fatally injuring him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} However, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] proceeded to take Prime's spark into his body to protect it from surgical trauma while his injuries were repaired. The subsequent power increase caused by Prime's spark's connection to the Matrix mutated Primal into a large, [[Transmetal]] &quot;Optimal Optimus&quot; form. Then, with the repairs complete, Prime's spark was restored, and he briefly activated before sinking back into normal stasis. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}<br /> <br /> Sometime after the Autobots and Decepticons awoke in the 1980s, the original Megatron gained access to one of Earth's ''Voyager'' spacecraft and inscribed a message on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disk]] on board. In the event that he lost the War, Megatron left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use [[transwarp]] technology to travel to Prehistoric Earth, locate the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and change history by killing Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====<br /> [[File:Sparkwar2 Optimus hologram primal.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Holographic Optimus wants to grab you]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English)|[[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American)}}<br /> <br /> Optimus appeared to have fallen in &quot;the final battle&quot; against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}<br /> <br /> An enormous [[Optimus Prime memorial|statue]] of Optimus Prime, bearing two [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disks]], could be seen on Cybertron in front of the Hall of Archives. The statue was subsequently blown to pieces by the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon forces]]. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}} Later, Megatron beamed a hologram of Optimus Prime down to the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to confront [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], claiming to contain the &quot;essence&quot; of the real Prime that had been stored here since the Final Battle. Primal was conned by this and was tricked by the hologram into accessing the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]. Megatron seized control of the Oracle code and quickly revealed his ruse. Primal explained to his Maximals that he knew the image was fake, but he needed the location of the missing [[spark]]s from Megatron's mind. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====3H comics====<br /> [[File:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|left|upright=1.05|thumb|&quot;Oh, I also have this in me now, too.&quot;]]<br /> Before he took the name &quot;Optimus Prime,&quot; the future leader of the Autobots took up the banner of his fallen Monark, and rallied the troops around him against the Decepticons, vowing to &quot;never surrender.&quot; {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}<br /> <br /> [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] hated Optimus Prime but respected [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] though Cyclonus would later taunt that Rodimus couldn't get anything done while not mourning Optimus. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br /> <br /> After the Beast Wars had ended and the Maximals and Predacons that survived it had headed home, the Vok entered the Ark and removed the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime. They used it to create [[Primal Prime]], and then gave the Matrix to their new creation. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}<br /> <br /> {{note|''Primeval Dawn'' was never completed, but presumably the Matrix was returned to Optimus Prime's body before Primal Prime returned to Cybertron.}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Jnwan.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Massive psychotic breaks with reality are the right of all sentient beings.]]<br /> After the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Optimus Prime disappeared with other legends into the mysterious location on Cybertron dubbed [[J'nwan]], where Optimus himself became the &quot;Authority&quot; who spoke on behalf of the others. [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]], the leader of a rebellion in a 32nd-century firmly under the heel of the tyrannical [[Shokaract]], entered J'nwan to plead with the heroes of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s past for aid. He hoped to convince them to join the fight against the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warlord. After a mind-crushing journey which left all of his companions dead or deranged, Sandstorm finally found an audience with the Authority and his brethren, but they declined to help, with the Authority stating that their time was past and the war was no longer their war. The Authority then in some way manipulated Sandstorm's trip out of J'nwan such that it was comparatively short and simple. {{storylink|Paradox}}<br /> <br /> When the warlord [[Shokaract]], powered by [[Unicron]]'s [[Dark Essence]], traveled into the past to secure his own future, the occupants of J'nwan decided to act. Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave, and Grimlock joined Sandstorm on prehistoric Earth during the time of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] where the battle with Shokaract had already begun. When the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] arrived to vanquish the Dark Essence and defeat Shokaract, Optimus Prime and the others escaped through portals as that timeline was erased from existence. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}<br /> <br /> When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] died, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] responded to [[Fractyl]]'s attempt to comfort her by stating that it was alright as Rodimus was now with Optimus and the friends who loved and missed him while they were gone. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br /> <br /> ====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====<br /> {{BW Shell Game}}<br /> While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past events. Among these was Megatron's attempt to dispatch Optimus Prime while he was in stasis lock within the Ark. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}<br /> <br /> ====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====<br /> Optimus Prime died on Cybertron in [[2035]] during the final days of the Great War, alongside Galvatron. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}<br /> <br /> While [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key moments taking place during the Beast Wars. Among them was [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] blasting a stasis-locked Optimus Prime in the face. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}<br /> <br /> ====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====<br /> Seven million years ago, Optimus was already a renowned figure, enough that the ruling triumvirate of the planet [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]] named themselves in honor of the &quot;Once and Future&quot; Prime (though apparently they missed the whole &quot;freedom is the right of all sentient beings&quot; thing). {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}<br /> <br /> After his attack on Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was thrown out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] activated the ship's defense systems. However, he was not thrown far enough and the Predacon managed to reenter the Ark and blast the Autobot leader, decisively erasing the Maximals from the timeline. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}} This had the effect of producing [[Primax 209.0 Gamma|a wildly different timeline]].<br /> <br /> Optimus was eventually revived by the Autobots when they arrived to liberate [[Master (planet)|Master]] from [[Decepticon]] hands. They found allies in the native [[Cyberdroid]]s—those [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] loyalists who had fought the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] insurgency. Autobots and Cyberdroids liberated the deposed triumvirate of [[Apex (BW)|Apex]], [[Hi-Q]], and [[Diac]]. Hoping to check the power-mad Galvatron and his three Cyberdroid allies, the Autobot leader was revived and [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] himself to three Cyberdroids, including [[Overrun|Surge]], and Apex, who formed his head. Thus empowered, &quot;Triple-Threat Prime&quot; battled Galvatron and his forces across Master in a series of epic conflicts. The Autobots were unsuccessful and were forced to retreat. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}<br /> <br /> Optimus died (again) at some point before the 24th century. ''How'' exactly is not stated, but Soundwave noted that the triple-binary bonding process took years off a 'bot's life expectancy. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}<br /> <br /> [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] lamented that all the great and famous Cybertronians, including Optimus Prime, were long gone by the time Cybertron was controlled by the [[Builder Assembly]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} The Maximal [[Overshoot]] experienced a series of visions from Cybertron's past after discovering the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], including Optimus Prime launching the ''Ark'' during the Great War. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}<br /> <br /> While fighting the Vehicons, Galvatron remarked that Nucleon looked worse than Optimus had ''before'' Apex had replaced what was left of his face. {{storylink|Derailment}}<br /> <br /> Ten thousand years in the future, the Transformers of that era were uncertain if &quot;Optimus Convoy&quot; had ever really existed, and most believed him to be a mythological hero of folklore. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' comic===<br /> As the [[Universe War]] began, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] was shown a myriad of Transformers from across all timelines that he could choose to recruit into his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in the battle against the [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]]. One such possibility was a Transformer who was either [[Thunder Clash]] or Optimus Prime, but, regardless, Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] instead. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===<br /> [[File:CheetasManga1.jpg|upright=0.55|thumb|Cheetor, that's Prime's Spark, not a toy.]]<br /> Optimus Prime was blasted into pieces by Dragon Megatron. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} Fortunately, his spark remained perfectly intact—in the remains of his Matrix-shaped spark chamber. Megatron was going to destroy Prime's spark, but [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (now in his Transmetal body) saved it. Prime's spark was eventually swallowed by Optimus Primal, who was upgraded into Optimal Optimus by doing so.<br /> <br /> After Megatron was killed by Optimal Optimus, Primal and his crew said it would be troublesome to fix Optimus Prime's body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===<br /> In a reality where the Dinobots consisted of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Paddles (character)|Paddles]], Optimus won the latter's admiration, so much so that the Dinobot would spout such things as &quot;by the will of Optimus Prime!&quot; to himself. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}<br /> <br /> When Bumblebee, Hound and Spike brought a badly-damaged Starscream back to the Ark, Optimus struggled with the ethical implications of allowing Wheeljack and Ratchet to mess with the Decepticon's logic circuits, but gave them the go ahead. Starscream proved to be amnesic, and Optimus was able to take the opportunity to help him as much as possible, even physically preventing Megatron from retrieving his former lieutenant when Starscream opted to stay with the Autobots. Though Starscream left as soon as he regained his memory, Prime reflected that they'd learned that maybe it was possible to reason with a Decepticon. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}<br /> <br /> After passing the Matrix to Ultra Magnus and expiring in the aftermath of the [[battle of Autobot City]], Optimus Prime found himself in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. There he encountered Optimus Primal and another [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from a [[Unicron Trilogy|different universe]]. Together, the four of them overcame the other Optimus Prime's doubts about his leadership, before returning to their respective time lines. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}<br /> <br /> In [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|one reality]], while the Autobots were boarding the Ark, Optimus voiced his lack of confidence in his leadership, before welcoming aboard [[Geosensus]], who was incapable of transforming to [[robot mode]]. Four million years later, Prime and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] found the Ark was under attack and defended it with deadly force. In examining the wreckage of the attackers, they realised that the robot Optimus had destroyed was not a Decepticon but Geosensus, who had forced himself to transform in an attempt to fight off the Decepticons. Though Prime was willing to take the rap, Prowl insisted on covering up the mistake to protect Optimus's image as a leader. {{storylink|Parts}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron unleashed the power of a weather machine on the Gulf Coast, Optimus sent out Ratchet to retrieve the damaged [[Sky Spy]] to counteract his foe's new weapon. Ratchet eventually did so, allowing Optimus to destroy the weather machine and thwart the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cybertron'' comic===<br /> When Vector Prime reminisced on some of the highlights of his multiversal career, he remembered many events involving Optimus Prime. Among these events was Optimus Prime [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|using the Matrix of Leadership]] on the [[Hate Plague]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] [[Prime Time!|taunting a disembodied Optimus Prime]], and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] [[The Agenda (Part III)|firing on the head of Optimus Prime]], creating a time storm that necessitated Vector Prime's intervention to ensure Optimus Prime's survival. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Beast Within''===<br /> Having been caught unaware by a surprise attack launched by the Decepticons, Optimus led his troops in a losing battle against their mortal enemies. Though Optimus managed to dispatch a few Decepticons, namely Thrust, whom he punched through the chest, he soon found himself crippled and surrounded by enemy forces. Praying to Primus as the Decepticons readied their weapons, Optimus heard Grimlock calling out to his fellow Dinobots to combine, prompting the Autobot leader to yell out a plead to Grimlock to stop. It was too late, however, and [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] began rampaging, killing Autobots and Decepticons alike. Taking advantage of the situation nonetheless, Optimus tackled Megatron and began beating on the Decepticon leader. The tide of the battle now shifted, Optimus attempted to reach Grimlock’s consciousness within The Beast so that its mindless carnage could come to a halt. It didn't work. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} <br /> <br /> As the battle wore on, Optimus attempted to drive the Autobots too wounded to outrun the Beast themselves to safety, carrying them within his trailer. Jetfire showed up in time to rescue most of his passengers, leaving Optimus to deal with The Beast on his own. Seeing a city coming closer over the horizon, Optimus attempted to reach the Dinobots one last time from within The Beast. As his former troops remained unresponsive, Optimus led The Beast to its doom, blasting it a few more times before leading it to fall into a chasm. Optimus himself was rescued from the fall at the last possible moment by Jetfire’s timely return. As the two of them looked on at the Beast’s inert form, Optimus wondered out loud if their battles would truly ever come to an end. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> {{notekeepers}}<br /> [[File:Optronix optimus.jpg|left|thumb|What? OPTRONIX is evolving!]]<br /> Optimus Prime started life as '''Optronix''' ''('''Orion''' to his friends)'', {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} a data archivist at the [[Vaults]]. After taking note of a battle in which the Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had been defeated by Megatron, he was summoned to the [[Council of Ancients]] and informed that the Matrix had chosen him to be the next leader of the Autobots. He received the Matrix of Leadership shortly thereafter, gaining a powerful new body in the process. After dispatching a Decepticon assassination squad sent to, well, assassinate him, he ordered the Autobots to prepare to evacuate Cybertron, intending to leave the Decepticons to their own devices. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}<br /> <br /> As he and Prowl discussed the wisdom of evacuating, a huge explosion obliterated the [[Forum of Enlightenment]]. Optimus led a team there, realising that the destruction was a message from Megatron. Leaving his team, he ventured underground, encountering [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], who blasted him into a pit. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Exploring the underground, Prime had a strange vision of a transparent version of himself, which warned that he had to grasp Cybertron's significance. Then he was attacked by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, whom he was able to easily best by using the labyrinthine environment to his advantage. He then felt himself led to a confrontation against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and both faction leaders met atop of a bridge, overlooking a deep abyss. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] blasted the bridge Optimus and Megatron were standing on, plunging them into the chasm. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Recovering, Prime heard another disembodied voice telling him about Cybertron. Before he could look for a way out, Megatron found him, and informed him about the true nature of the Matrix, telling Optimus how it could be used to power Cybertron's planetary engines, transforming it into a space-faring war-world. This spurred Optimus to fight back, but before long, Megatron took control of the battle, smashing his fist into Prime's chest to get at the Matrix. A blaze of light enveloped the pair, who found themselves abruptly on 20th century [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}<br /> <br /> As Megatron explained that the Matrix was giving them a vision of the future, they witnessed themselves battling on [[Sherman Dam]]. The nature of their surroundings established, Megatron resumed the scheduled beating, but a series of setting shifts ended with Optimus reunited with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Grimlock handed Prime a [[sword]] and suggested he finish Megatron for good. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus found Megatron again, engaging him in combat and announcing that he was playing the game by Megatron's rules now—without mercy. Though he did not slay Megatron, he inflicted enough damage onto him to expunge from his memory the visions the Matrix had granted him. A short time later, Optimus joined the other Autobots in attacking the Decepticons who were trying to use Cybertron's planetary engines. Grimlock was finally impressed with Prime. Thanks to the combined efforts of Optimus and Grimlock's squad, the Decepticons were driven away and the engines were destroyed before they could tear the planet apart. Afterwards, Optimus's group arrived back at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to find it destroyed. Optimus announced the Autobots were no longer evacuating the planet and threw away the [[Golden Disk (council)|Golden Disk]] full of the knowledge of his predecessors which the council had given him, saying he would choose his own course. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}<br /> <br /> Some time into his role as leader, Optimus Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion along with Megatron. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}<br /> <br /> {{Unreleased WW comic}}<br /> After having spent an extended period of time lost on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Optimus was returned to Cybertron by the Turbomasters during their efforts to retrieve the similarly lost [[Flash (G1)|Flash]], who he had been drawn into [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Dimensional Interface Assembly]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} Though badly damaged, Optimus led an insurrection against the then Megatron-controlled Cybertron, and successfully overthrew his enemy from power, all the while thwarting a Quintesson invasion. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:DWPrimeDirective1 Sparkplug newspaper.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The disaster was being drawn by Pat Lee.]]<br /> Following the awakening of the Transformers on Earth, the Autobots protected the planet from the Decepticons. Over the next fifteen years, the Autobots befriended the humans, particularly the [[Witwicky|Witwicky family]]. The Autobots finally allied with humankind and eventually defeated the Decepticons at the turn of the century. They planned to return to Cybertron aboard the newly constructed ''[[Ark II]]'', along with [[Magnificent Seven|seven humans]], including Witwicky patriarch [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Before the ship departed, Prime gave a piece of the Matrix to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], Sparkplug's son and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s closest human friend. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} But the ship was destroyed as part of a military conspiracy to take control of the Transformers.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime's body was hauled out of the Arctic Ocean by the US military. While a terrorist organization run by the enigmatic [[Lazarus]] was able to seize control of several of the other Transformers that fell back to Earth, the military worked unsuccessfully to reactivate Prime. They eventually called in Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Spike was forced by the project chief, General [[Robert Hallo]], to use his piece of the Matrix to reactivate Prime. Functional again, Prime used the Matrix to reactivate more of his fallen comrades. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots helped repair a [[Smitco Oil Refinery]] site which the Lazarus-controlled Transformers had attacked. Optimus had no answer for Spikes accusation that the Transformers' presence on Earth was responsible for the destruction. When Megatron's activities at Lazarus's base were spotted by the military, Optimus insisted on the Autobots going in without backup. They discovered Megatron in the middle of a plan to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron using a [[cyber-virus]]. Optimus rejected Megatron's suggestion he should just let it happen, but while the two factions fought, the human military unleashed [[Operation Clean-Up]], dropping a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}<br /> <br /> The energy of the explosion absorbed by the virus, the Autobots dug themselves out and set about recovering their fellows whom Megatron had used to power the cyber-virus in its early stages. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] passed on a message from Megatron — there was a surprise in store for the Autobot leader. Optimus and some Autobots including [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] sped to [[San Francisco]], where Megatron had unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. As Prime battled Megatron, he took time to save three humans who were threatened by falling debris, only for the humans to turn on him. The defeat of Superion turned the tide of the battle against the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:DWPrimeDirective6 Autobots wanttheirheads.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Optimus sets a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|trend]].]]<br /> Never one to give up, Optimus managed to down Devastator in return, only to find himself at Megatron's mercy. The Decepticon leader pointed out to him the humans' self-obsessed behavior in the face of the devastation, suggesting the fleshlings were worthless, and the Autobots should join the Decepticons in wiping them out. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The heroic actions of a team of firefighters and other humans proved to Optimus that the humans were worth saving, and the Autobots delivered a smackdown on the Decepticons. The fight was interrupted by the news that a nuclear missile was inbound, and despite Prime's protests, Superion sacrificed himself intercepting it. Prime recovered from the shock wave to find that the Decepticons had fled. He appealed to Grimlock to return to the Autobot ranks, an offer turned down by the Dinobot. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|[[The Transformers Trilogy]] ({{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}})}}<br /> <br /> Following this, Prime began to experience subconscious urgings, leading both the Autobots and the Decepticons to the Arctic Circle, where Shockwave arrived to greet them—and arrest them as war criminals. Shockwave had succeeded in ending the war on Cybertron, and brought a team of [[Triple Changer]]s to apprehend them. As Optimus stared down [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s cannon barrel, he was saved by Grimlock, though he subsequently had to order a retreat. Prowl convinced him to let a small team stay as recon while the others returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and discussed the change in situation. {{storylink|New World Order}} Though Optimus was puzzled by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] having fallen in with Shockwave, he had little other choice, and surrendered to Magnus. Despite being bound, he took the first opportunity he got to make his feelings clear. Prime and those of his Autobots who had also surrendered were put on a shuttle back to Cybertron, where Shockwave planned to have them deactivated. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}<br /> <br /> Stewing in a cell, Optimus blamed himself for their predicament, but he and the Autobots were soon rescued by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]. Sandstorm and Optimus traveled through Cybertron's [[Old Slave Trails]], only to find themselves ambushed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], who swiftly killed Sandstorm, and then the Decepticon was attacked by a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]], which lunged at Prime. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Prime recovered to find himself in the care of a group of Autobot rebels including [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. Though Optimus lashed out at [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] upon awakening, the other rebels quickly cleared up the misunderstanding, assuring Prime that the Sharkticon was their ally. They revealed to Optimus that Shockwave had been transmitting subliminal signals to increase Transformer aggression, readying them for war against an unseen foe. At this point, another rebel cell joined up with them with dire news: Shockwave had unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on Iacon! {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was able to rally Autobot factions from across Cybertron to the cause and launch an all-out attack on Shockwave's fortress. He headed the assault himself, but broke rank when he saw the image of Shockwave blasting Ultra Magnus upon one of the many monitor screens planted around the Decepticon's headquarters. Optimus charged in to confront Shockwave, beating down all opposition along the way. Coming upon Shockwave's throne room, Prime was greeted by Ultra Magnus, who pointed him towards a secret passage through which Shockwave had absconded. Leaving his wounded brother to rest, Optimus barged into Shockwave's secret chambers, only to be overpowered and have the Matrix ripped from his chest. With it, Shockwave was finally able to activate Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Stalling, Prime listened as Shockwave recounted the history of Cybertron, and eventually Ultra Magnus arrived, having recovered, to attack and defeat Shockwave. Prime and Grimlock helped him escape from the fortress as it crumbled to the ground. With Shockwave's defeat, the Autobots would now be able to start rebuilding Cybertron towards true peace... but Optimus remained troubled by Shockwave's motives; he recognized that Shockwave would not be urged to action by mere fancy. Optimus pondered what greater threat awaited Cybertron for Shockwave to so thoroughly plan for its arrival. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} The injuries Prime took in this conflict necessitated a prolonged restoration period in stasis. Both he and Ultra Magnus were tended to by Perceptor and Hoist as they recuperated. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Though Magnus recovered in due course, Optimus's systems had received a more severe shock due to the Matrix being forcefully removed from his frame. Thus, he needed additional time spent in recovery before he could reboot. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}<br /> <br /> {{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}<br /> Hot Rod came to visit Optimus while he was still off-line and recovering. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}} Soon afterwards Optimus completed his recovery, and was ready to kick bumper! He faced off against the Quintessons and their Sharkticon enforcers. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 12|Generation 1 #12}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Volume 2 Preview}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br /> [[File:GIJoevsTFcobraprime.jpg|275px|thumb|G.1. Joe—the real universal hero!]]<br /> In the early stages of the war, Optimus Prime was an archivist, watching the battles from afar and keeping records of them. This all changed when the [[Matrix of Leadership]] chose him to lead the Autobots in battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Shortly after he ascended to Primehood, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] tried to kill him, but failed. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}<br /> <br /> Several Autobots and Decepticons, including Optimus Prime, were reformatted into will-less war machines under the control of [[Cobra]]. During an initial attack on a human peace conference, Cobra's remote control of Optimus (whom they had nicknamed &quot;[[HISS tank|HISS-14]]&quot;) mysteriously failed. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} Later at Cobra's [[Cobra Island|island headquarters]] in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]], Cobra scientists pulled Optimus apart to find out what was impeding their commands. As this analysis took place, Optimus reverse hacked into Cobra computers until they shut him down in a panic. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Despite this, Prime sent a viral message out to hundreds of email addresses that included the coordinates of Cobra's base. The message was intercepted by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] who teamed up with Wheeljack and Bumblebee. After Wheeljack broke the remote control over the Transformers, Prime went after [[Cobra Commander]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} More than a bit frightened of a giant robot gunning for him, the human released Megatron, who was trapped in gun mode. Megatron transformed and fought Prime to a standstill until other Autobots came to back him up. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br /> <br /> Although he was weak and low on [[energon]], Prime made a last-ditch effort to save the day when he rammed through the wall of Megatron's energon-producing lab. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} After a quick recharge, Optimus single-handedly smashed the Decepticons, pounded Megatron to the ground, and ripped his [[fusion cannon]] off his arm. Prime then teamed up with the Joes and used Megatron's cannon to shoot down the [[SPS Satellite]] that had gone rogue and was destroying the island.<br /> <br /> With the battle over, Prime and the Autobots boarded a new ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' ship built by G.I. Joe and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:GIJoevstfIIprime1930s.jpg|left|upright=1.55|thumb|Retro Convoy: TRANSFORM!!!]]<br /> On a Cybertron dominated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons, Optimus Prime and the Autobots took on the roles of resistance fighters. Cobra experimentation transported a contingent of Cobras and G.I. Joes to Cybertron and destabilized [[Teletran 3]], which led to the computer sending several Transformers to [[Earth]] across different time periods. When Optimus Prime saw Jazz get zapped by Teletran 3, he leapt to rescue his soldier, only to be transported away as well. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} A team made up of Joes and Cobra agents were sent back and found Optimus Prime and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in 1930s-era Chicago, disguised as period cars and trucks. The Stunticons chased Prime and the Joes around the city until everything was wrapped up with bullets, a collapsed bridge and some dynamite. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus GIJoevsTFsII4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br /> After the Transformers and humans were returned to present-day Cybertron and the Decepticons were vanquished by the recently arrived [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Prime made an agreement with the Joes to destroy the technology that started the whole mess in order to protect Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}<br /> <br /> On Cybertron, Optimus Prime kicked back to do a little bit of paperwork and reminisce. With Shockwave defeated, Cybertron was enjoying a new era of peace. He was interrupted by Hot Rod, who reported that a group of &quot;pesky humans with their peashooters&quot; were giving an Autobot team on Earth a hard time. Prime suspected Cobra's involvement and counseled Hot Rod not to be so dismissive of the humans. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} When the team returned to Cybertron and mysteriously vanished in the [[Gladiator Zone]], Prime was prepared to go search for them, but was convinced by Hot Rod to stay behind and organize a peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}<br /> <br /> Later, at the peace celebration, Prime was watching a procession of Autobots when Decepticons attacked. Optimus ordered [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] into action but the huge Autobot was quickly overcome by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Prime hopped into the fray, saved a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] from getting smushed by the falling Omega, rode [[Sixshot]] into Piranacon's face, smashed [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] into the ground, and carried a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|wounded civilian]] out of danger. <br /> <br /> [[File:Primevsserpentor.jpg|thumb|left|Serpent O.R. soon realized that &quot;This I command!&quot; doesn't work on Optimus Prime.]]<br /> Menasor cut off Prime's escape and handed him the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio, who confronted Prime with a hologram of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] The new Decepticon leader carried Megatron's memories and information downloaded from Soundwave, from which he learned of the Matrix of Leadership. Serpent O.R. offered Optimus a trade: hostages and peace if he handed over the Matrix. Optimus agreed.<br /> <br /> In his stronghold, Serpent O.R. questioned Prime about his own worthiness to carry the Matrix, but Optimus broke free of his chains and aggressively ordered him to surrender. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} A group of Decepticons broke in and nearly took Prime apart, but not before Serpent O.R. took the Matrix for himself and changed into the massive Serpentor Prime. The Matrix showed Serpentor Prime the error of his ways but as he was about to commit suicide Cobra Commander tripped a device and took over Serpentor Prime's body. Moments before he crushed Arcee, a severely damaged Optimus Prime threw Hawk toward the Matrix but warned the human not to touch the artifact. Hawk did so anyway and through a quasi-mystical transfer of power Serpentor Prime was vanquished.<br /> <br /> Later repaired by a [[Paradron Medic|female nursebot]], Optimus went back to finishing his paperwork. A leader's job is never done. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}<br /> <br /> Sensing a new, yet old, danger to planet Earth, Prime elected to send himself to earth on an investigation, and gave Hot Rod a glare when the young Autobot accused his leader of taking an unnecessary risk to atone for the death of a [[Bumblebee (G1)|close friend]].<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime landed in the Himalayan Mountains with G.I. Joes [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]. As they searched the area, the trio was attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] in his [[Pretender]] shell. Prime whacked him with his [[energon-axe]] and in return Bludgeon bearhugged him and coated him in metal-eating slime. Hawk, still carrying power from the Matrix, helped Prime break free. Optimus then shot his way into the hidden kingdom of [[Cobra-La]].<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus BlackHorizon2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]<br /> While they wandered through the tunnels, the Joes and Prime found cave paintings that described the last visit to Earth by the planet-eating god [[Unicron]]. They were attacked again by Bludgeon and Cobra-La minions, but were led away by a ragged [[Joe Colton]], prisoner of Cobra-La for the last 25 years. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Bludgeon managed to find them again and during a second battle Prime tore open the Pretender's shell, revealing Bludgeon's robot form inside. Bludgeon tripped and dangled dangerously over a chasm, but rather than let Optimus Prime save him, Bludgeon forced Prime to drop him to his death laughing all the way down.<br /> <br /> The Joes discovered a cavern where the people of Cobra-La were growing [[metal-eating spore]]s as a last defense against Unicron. Flint and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] took a load of the spores into space just as Unicron appeared in Earth orbit. Prime, Hawk and Colton headed deeper into Cobra-La to rescue [[Firewall]] and kick butt. Prime was tackled and pinned by a giant bug creature, but made a dramatic recovery and tossed the bug aside. He then took the machine-hating Cobra-La leader [[Golobulus]] to task with a single punch. Flint and Cosmos released the spores, which devoured Unicron from the inside and defeated the giant Transformer before he could harm [[Earth]].<br /> <br /> With the threat of Unicron gone, Prime relaxed with [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and Firewall by watching some reality TV, and sighed at the banality. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===<br /> [[File:Wc prime.jpg|thumb|left|What is it with Primes and weak stomachs?]]<br /> After their own [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared, [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] discovered an alternate version of Optimus Prime lying unconscious and barely alive in [[Autobase]] Earth. Though [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] did what he could, the mysterious Prime reactivated only long enough to utter a cryptic statement about the walls crumbling and the coming of chaos, then died. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}<br /> <br /> [[Unicron]] later explained that he sent the alternate Optimus Prime into their universe as a &quot;calling card&quot;: a terrifying warning of his imminent arrival. This was probably to tell the uninitiated that Unicron is a jerk. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:Optimus and Bumblebee-Transformed.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|&quot;Insert dramatic hair flip.&quot; &quot;Um, Optimus, sir... we don't have hair.&quot; &quot;Don't question me, Bumblebee. NEVER question a Prime.&quot;]]<br /> Optimus Prime and his troops lay deactivated on the [[Fera Islands]] for three million years until [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] stumbled upon them one day in [[1939]]. {{storylink|The Line}} The Autobots were reactivated by a [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] and given new disguises, with Optimus Prime being reformatted into an unknown [[World War II]]-era human vehicle. He explained to [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] who they were, and learned that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s Decepticons had been reactivated a year prior, and were currently wreaking havoc on [[Europe]] along with [[Cobra]]. While hesitant at first, Optimus Prime soon joined G.I. Joe in their mission to destroy Cobra and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformed}} After commanding the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to get the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] out of the way, Prime advanced across the Fera Islands, but met resistance in the form of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}<br /> <br /> As the Autobots were having trouble with Rumble, Optimus Prime told them try to use his earthquakes to their advantage, which led to the end of the Decepticon. Prime subsequently ordered the Aerialbots to [[Superion (G1)|combine]] and save Grimlock and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] from falling off a cliff. {{storylink|Wolves}} As they got closer to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], however, Prime started regretting getting the Autobots involved with the humans' war. He offered to carry G.I. Joe across the water separating them from the Terrordrome, but told them that Autobots only fight if they have no choice, and they had no reason to fight anymore. Moments later, he saw that Cobra were using innocent prisoners as human shields, and Duke added that anyone who Cobra ''didn't'' enslave, they murdered. Filled with righteous anger, Optimus Prime ordered his troops to roll out. {{storylink|Trenches}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus punches Megatron-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]<br /> Shortly after reaching the other shore and taking out [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Prime witnessed the gigantic [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] bust out of the Terrordrome and attack everything around him. With Superion gone, Prime knew that there was only one way to stop this rampaging monster, and ordered his Autobots to evacuate the humans while he went looking for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. He soon found that [[Snake-Eyes]] was in possession of the artifact, but was under attack from Megatron. Prime attacked Megatron, keeping him at bay while telling Snake-Eyes that destroying the Matrix would kill Bruticus. The ninja complied, only to learn that Optimus had left something out of the story: smashing the Matrix would kill ''all'' the Transformers, including Prime himself. Looking at the Autobot leader's body, the Joes knew that Prime had been aware of this, and had deemed it a necessary sacrifice to save the humans. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}<br /> <br /> Decades later, in 1986, Duke showed [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Spirit]] footage from the battle of the Fera Islands, including Optimus Prime's fight with Megatron. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}<br /> <br /> ===''Lil' Jerry''===<br /> Unamused by [[Lil' Jerry]]'s decision to wear the Joe fatigues to BotCon, Optimus stepped on the little guy. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 6|Lil' Jerry's Big BotCon Adventure}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> Optimus Prime was thrown a surprised party to celebrate his role in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. He was touched that so many of his super-hero friends had remembered the occasion.<br /> <br /> In a celebration of the Transformers brand, Optimus Prime showed up as a representative for the &quot;Generation 1&quot; era of the franchise.<br /> <br /> Later, Optimus showed a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... they were eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> {{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}<br /> [[File:OrionridesSpringarm.jpg|thumb|I'm [[Batman]]!]]<br /> Optimus Prime was originally known as Orion Pax, a police captain from [[Rodion]]. An encounter with a pre-[[Decepticon]] [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] would change the course of his life, teaching him that freedom was not just the right of all &quot;civilised&quot; beings, but of all ''sentient'' beings, and causing him to publicly reclaim the name &quot;Autobot&quot;, previously used only at Cybertronians as a derogatory term, before the corrupt Senate.<br /> <br /> After the rise of the Decepticons and the death of the merciless [[Zeta Prime]], he became the Prime, and entered what would become a millions-of-years-long war of attrition with the Decepticons, which would lead to the death of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the spreading of the Cybertronian civil war far beyond their homeworld in a push for resources. With the end of the war and the emptying of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restart [[Vector Sigma]] and rebirth Cybertron, he found himself rejected by the returning civilian population, and - secretly gladly - abdicated his rank and returned to his original name of Orion Pax as he travelled through the galaxy.<br /> <br /> Roughly two years later, however, [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|events]] would force him back into the Autobots. After killing [[Nova Prime]] he proudly retook the mantle of Prime, convinced by Rodimus that he had redeemed it, and euthanized Shockwave saving all of time and space. In the aftermath, he reassumed his role as leader of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> ===''Hearts of Steel''===<br /> [[File:HeartsofSteel 1 Prime Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|&quot;I keep telling you Bumblebee, the Dinobots will never accept you into their clique!&quot;]]<br /> The Autobots and the Decepticons came to [[Earth|a distant world]] in the grip of an ice age. Assuming [[alternate mode]]s based upon the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dominant (though doomed) indigenous creatures]] of this planet, they continued their [[Ice Age Wars|ancient, unending war]]. However, the Autobots, with their energy levels dangerously low, withdrew from combat as the world grew colder. They sought refuge in a deep cavern and entered [[stasis lock]], awaiting the day when surface conditions changed to better suit their operation. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} Optimus lay under the [[Mare Rurek Glacier]]. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} Millions of years later, Bumblebee was awoken by the hammering of humans working on a rail line. He briefly considered awakening Optimus Prime, but thought better of it. After discovering the world had changed significantly, Ratchet thought there was no reason to awaken Prime. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} When Bumblebee discovered the Decepticons were once again active on this world, Ratchet and Prowl agreed that the Autobots must intervene, but again decided out of rousing Optimus from his slumber. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFInfestation2.2 Optimus Prime vs Elder God.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Once again, Optimus steals Rodimus Prime's thunder.]]<br /> When a new threat, the [[Elder God]]s, appeared, a group of Autobots acquired the help of [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to travel to the glacier and waken Prime. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} Tesla's [[Tesla tower]] wasn't enough on its own, so [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailblazer]], and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] gave energy necessary to recharge Optimus Prime. Optimus awoke and revived the other Autobots with his [[energon]] reserves, before traveling to [[Port Cenotaph]], [[Nova Scotia]] where an Elder God had risen from the sea. Diving into the ocean, Optimus cleaved parts off the Elder God until it and its followers returned to the depths. Though Tobias asked if the creature was dead, Optimus wasn't sure, but promised the Autobots would be there to defend Earth if it ever returned. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}} {{storylink|Infestation 2 issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots continued to guard humanity in secret for many years, until one day in the 21st century when Ratchet was captured by a human group known as [[Skylogic Systems]]. Upon investigating the organization, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came into contact with the [[Lone Gunmen]], three humans who were also on Skylogic's tail for their role in creating a dangerous virus. Learning from them that Ratchet's DNA was part of the concoction, the Autobots joined forces with the humans and helped track down [[David Simmons]], the man responsible for releasing the virus. One interrogation later and they had the address to the Skylogic base, though Prime's size prevented him from easily infiltrating the building, so he left the rescue mission up to Bumblebee and the Gunmen. Once Ratchet was saved, the Autobots parted company with their new human friends in an attempt to lure away any Skylogic pursuers. {{storylink|The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Events identical to those of ''Hearts of Steel'' and ''Infestation 2'' occurred in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]; however, they happened to [[Maximal]] explorers brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War. Optimus Prime's identity was taken by the Maximal named [[Domitius Major]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''Classics'' toy bios===<br /> Optimus Prime appointed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to the position of City Commander of Autobot City. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Ultra Magnus vs. Skywarp toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Lil Formers''===<br /> Upon meeting an [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|alternate-universe version of himself]], Optimus remarked that his [[David Kaye|counterpart's voice]] was somewhat unsettling. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===<br /> Optimus foiled Megatron's attack on 21st century [[Tokyo]] after informing his old foe that wherever he would pop up, the Autobots would be there to thwart his evil intentions. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Optimus and Bumblebee later intervened when [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] attacked [[Shinjuku Station]], using their bodies to shield nearby humans from the destruction the triple-changer brought about. They were unaware that Astrotrain's rampage was really a distraction staged to keep their attention away from Megatron's gathering of energon cubes nearby. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Optimus continued to do battle against Astrotrain until Rodimus showed up to provide the Autobots with additional firepower. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}<br /> <br /> At a later time, Optimus Prime helped defend a power plant from a Decepticon attack, this time headed by Starscream and a mind-controlled [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. During the battle, Skyfire broke free of Starscream's control, and joined up with Optimus and company to repel the Decepticons. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}<br /> <br /> Megatron used some of the energon he had previously pilfered to transform himself into Galvatron, and would have killed Prime were it not for Ironhide's timely intervention. Following his defeat, Galvatron reverted into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}}}<br /> <br /> ===2008 ''Universe'' toy bios===<br /> Optimus Prime put [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] in charge of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s in part to distract Silverbolt from his fear of heights. {{storylink|Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Ultra Class Silverbolt toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===<br /> When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Optimus Prime led a small team of Autobots in pursuit of it. The giant energy source crashed on Earth in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into fragments that were scattered far and wide. Prime and the other Autobots set up a subterranean base below the Cube's impact crater and began their search for the shards, taking the forms of local vehicles to hide their activities. Despite their attempts at remaining unseen, glimpses of the Autobots only magnified the reputation the crash of the Cube (believed by humans to be a meteor) had given Hoshinochō: that of a hotbed of rumored alien and UFO activity, Japan's answer to [[United States of America|America]]'s Roswell. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots gained a human ally in their quest when they befriended Doctor [[Osamu Kihara]] of the Governmental Special Diplomatic Agency, who provided more assistance than they could have imagined when his son, [[Akira Kihara|Akira]], was discovered to be a &quot;[[Booster]]&quot;, one of many legendary beings born with the ability to control and detect the energies of the Energon Cube. Alas, the Decepticons had followed Prime's Autobots to Earth, and [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] sought the boy's powers for his own. To protect Optimus Prime and himself, Akira unleashed the full extent of his powers, driving Megatron back, but causing his body to burn out and disintegrate. Prime was wracked with guilt over what had occurred, and it would haunt him afterward. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br /> <br /> Eleven years after their arrival on Earth, Prime and the Autobots made a new human ally in [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]] when he stumbled into the midst of a battle between Prime's team and [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} When Megatron joined the fight soon after, he held [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and Wataru hostage, daring Prime to make a move against him. Prime opened fire, but Megatron merely used the defeated Starscream for a shield, then turned his cannon on the younger duo. Prime unleashed his [[ion blaster]] and apparently deflected the blast with a shot of his own, saving Bumblebee and Wataru and prompting the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}}<br /> <br /> Prime invited Wataru to visit the Autobots' subterranean base, and he gave the boy a personal tour as he carried the injured Bumblebee to the infirmary. Telling him the story of the Energon Cube and the Autobots' coming to Earth, Prime showed Wataru the large chunk of the cube that they had managed to recover. He then turned his attention to repairing Bumblebee's wounds, and as such, did not notice Wataru reaching out to touch the cube sliver. A bizarre energy discharge resulted that not only showed the Autobots images of [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Another Time &amp; Place]], but also healed both Autobots' wounds. Prime dived at Wataru and hauled him away from the shard, returning things to normal, but leaving Prime with grave concerns over what the strange occurrence might mean. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br /> <br /> When Starscream attacked a power plant with the aid of his brainwashed ally, [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Prime carried [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Grimlock]] to the scene of the battle on the back of his truck mode. {{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} During the conflict that followed, Prime's suspicions about Wataru were confirmed when the boy manifested a barrier to protect himself and Bumblebee and to help Skyfire overcome the influence of Starscream's mind-controlling helmet. Wataru was a Booster as well! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} His past experiences naturally made Prime hesitant to put Wataru's power to use, but Osamu Kihara made the point that Wataru's power was invaluable for hunting down shards of the Energon Cube. Prime and Wataru headed out to investigate a local relic that Kihara suspected was a cube shard, and Wataru's powers soon confirmed the doctor's findings. Just as Prime was about to report back to Kihara, however, Megatron struck, demanding that Prime hand over both the shard and Wataru. Prime attempted to feign ignorance of Wataru's powers, but Megatron ignored his bluff and encouraged him to hand the boy over, lest he cost ''another'' Booster their life. Driven into a rage by the stinging barb, Prime violently attacked Megatron with his energon-axe, but as the duel raged, Megatron continued to question Prime's beliefs and his attitude. Unable to deny Megatron's accusation that he had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him, Prime lost his concentration and was taken down by the Decepticon leader. Despite what he had learned about a previous Booster dying, Wataru stayed true to Optimus and activated his powers, healing the Autobot's wounds and powering up his energon-axe into a huge sword. Summoning all his energy, Prime took down Megatron with one almighty slash, then collapsed into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}<br /> <br /> Prime was brought back to the Autobot base for treatment, but the Decepticons exploited the Autobots' lack of manpower and struck again before Prime recovered. With his men taking a pummeling, the unconscious Prime had a vision of Akira, who spurred him on to awaken and rejoin the battle. With another power boost from Wataru, Prime unleashed a super-charged shot from his ion blaster that took down the fleeing Decepticons. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 4}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 6}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 7}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 10}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Alternity''===<br /> [[File:Alternity convoy boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|This might take some getting used to. Hand me the instructions again!]]<br /> In 2007, the Optimus Prime of [[universal stream]] [[Primax 109.0 Beta]] encountered a mysterious messenger from another world: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|another incarnation of himself]] from [[BT World|a parallel dimension]] who left him with a warning. Two years hence, Megatron would bring the terrifying super-dimensional lifeform known as the &quot;Beast of Time&quot;, the [[Hytherion]], into their dimension to destroy Earth. The only thing that could battle the Hytherion was the power of the super-evolved multi-dimensional race of Cybertronians known as the [[Alternity]]. Prime agreed that when the danger appeared, he would join the Alternity in the fight.<br /> <br /> Sure enough, in 2009, when the Hytherion's colossal claw-marks appeared on planets throughout the solar system, Prime's other-dimensional incarnation returned, bringing with him a &quot;Vibrant Red&quot; Vector 109 [[auto-avatar]] with which Prime fused. In that instant, he was reborn as part of the Alternity, a manifold being who encompassed all the different incarnations of Optimus Prime through the multiverse at once. Prime reached his hands heavenward and peeled back the layers of reality, exposing the gargantuan fanged maw of the Hytherion looming above the Autobots. {{storylink|From Here to Alternity}}<br /> <br /> Optimus battled alongside the Alternity to fend off the beast, when unexpectedly, [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]] overwrote the beast's higher functions with his own. At first, it seemed that the Hytherion had been killed, but a newly empowered Megatron (in two bodies) appeared and declared that, now possessing a power that rivaled the Alternity's, he challenged his opponents to take him on or see the multiverse itself burn. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}<br /> <br /> As battles between numerous different Primes and Megatrons erupted quite literally all across time and space, another member of the [[Convoy Aggregate]] was later seen battling [[Starscream (G1)#Alternity|Starscream]], who had been empowered by Megatron to serve as leader of his [[Questor]]s. This Prime was so surprised by Starscream's uncharacteristic sports car alternate mode that he left himself open for a blast from Starscream's Retroactive Nullifer cannon, which erased him from the timestream. As he faded out of existence, Prime responded to Starscream's taunts about the death of the Alternity by telling him that they were already well aware of their prophesied end and were well prepared. {{storylink|Foreshadows}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was providing cover-fire for a cross-universal battle when he suddenly seized up. Though he rebooted momentarily, he had terrible news for his Protector allies: using the power of the lower-dimensional [[Planicron]]s, Megatron had succeeded in sundering the Alternity's aggregate! Optimus urged his subordinates to not lose hope however, reassuring them that events were still unfolding within the parameters they had foretold. Sure enough, the battle swayed back in the Autobots' favor when [[Thundercracker (G1)#Alternity|Thundercracker]], disgusted by Megatron's reckless use of their power, freed the Planicrons and robbed Megatron of his most powerful weapon. Optimus then tasked [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|the black Convoy]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to track down the [[Critias Gate|doorway]] that would allow the Planicrons to ascend to the higher-dimensions, putting them on the path to supersede the Alternity as multiversal protectors. While they attended to this task, the rest of the now-former Alternity busied themselves by destroying Megatron's auto-avatars, weakening the villain and disallowing him from interfering further with the Planicrons' destiny.<br /> <br /> After this had all come to pass, the Autobots all returned to their proper place in the multiverse. {{storylink|Alternation}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Optimus Prime's Alternity collective can be found [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''Robot Heroes'' comic===<br /> [[File:IDW I am Optimus Prime battle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Adorobots VS. Decepticutes.]]<br /> Optimus Prime was given the Matrix by [[Primus]] himself, and used to be friends with Megatron. Prowl is his closest friend and Ratchet is his oldest. Searching for Energon, the Autobots landed on Earth, but were followed by the Decepticons. With the help of their human allies, they bested their foes, and knowing they would return, decided to stay and wait to defend the planet once more. Optimus Prime was proud to be an Autobot. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Ron Hayden]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:Actionblast1matrix.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Anyone with a history of seizures should leave the room now.]]<br /> Optimus Prime narrated the events of what happened before the Ark crashed on Earth. He became the new leader of a long line of Autobot leaders via the discovery of the Matrix. On their quest for more Energon, the Autobots were chased by Decepticons to the planet known as Earth and crashed on it. When they emerged from the Ark, Optimus Prime scanned his truck altmode, stating that the war would not end on Earth. {{Storylink|Action Blast 1}}<br /> <br /> [[File:FfE Optimus Prime Cyclonus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Don't get distracted by your own fist Cyclonus! Do you WANT to lose your face?]]<br /> Both Optimus Prime and Bumblebee raced down a street in an unknown desert while having an argument about Energon. He ordered Bumblebee to scan the surroundings to find the location where the Decepticons were hiding, and to be careful for possible scouts. When Bumblebee noted what the Decepticons were doing, Prime speculated that they might be planning to convert the energy into Energon, and ordered Bumblebee to create a diversion. While Bumblebee and Cyclonus fought, Prime made a surprise attack and took out Cyclonus with his Ion-axe, before turning his attention to Megatron. When both Decepticons fled, Prime told Bumblebee they'd done a good job (in front of a burning Gas station), and both Autobots got back on the move. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''United''===<br /> Millions of years ago, Megatron thought Optimus Prime to be forever vanquished. He was proven wrong when the Autobot leader rushed into battle against the Decepticons in a surprise attack. In the ages that followed, Megatron and Optimus would battle time and again, often upgrading themselves into new bodies. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}<br /> <br /> At some point, [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]] was born out of the darkness in Optimus Prime's mind. {{storylink|Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|''United'' Darkside Optimus Prime toy bio}}<br /> <br /> After the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s successfully retrieved a cure for a deadly nano-virus from the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Optimus Prime commended them for their heroic efforts in a ceremony. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}<br /> <br /> In response to attacks by Decepticons pretending to be Autobots, Optimus Prime took on a black color scheme to infiltrate the Decepticons. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|''United'' Black Optimus Prime toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Unit:E'' comic===<br /> Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Optimus Prime could be seen ordering Bumblebee onward on one of Synergy's view-screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}<br /> <br /> ===''BeCool'' shorts===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Kōichi Toshima]] (Japanese)}}<br /> '''Trailer''' (トレーラー ''Torērā'') was often sleepy, but was the strongest of the BeCools. He could carry stuff in his trailer. {{storylink|The Self-Introduction Chapter}} When Trailer came across a traffic jam, he crashed into the BeCools holding him up, forcing them to transform into robot mode and realize they could just walk past the jam. {{storylink|The Story of the Surprising and Big Traffic Jam!}} When the same bunch of BeCools were stuck before a hole, Trailer selflessly used his body to act as a bridge for the other BeCools. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]] was so inspired by his heroism that he offered to fill the hole so that Trailer could pass through. Trailer did so and sped away, leaving Yellow Sports Car in the hole. {{storylink|The Story of Mister Trailer's Big Success!}}<br /> <br /> In the forest, Trailer observed the lost [[Powerglide (G1)|Red Jet]] and Yellow Sports Car. He wondered why Red Jet didn't just fly out. {{storylink|The Story of the Lost Plane!}} Trailer later played in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show with [[Megatron (G1)|Tank Lorry]] on his team. The two's answer fumbling and arguments led them to lose the game. Another BeCool, '''Garbage Truck''' (清掃車 ''Seisōsha''), was part of one question. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} While Yellow Sports Car was explaining BeCool marks to [[you]], Trailer was asleep in his Trailer Base, appropriately displaying his &quot;Zzz...&quot; BeCool mark. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}}<br /> <br /> Garbage Truck was doing his job when he accidentally left a [[banana]] peel on the road. This had catastrophic consequences, with Yellow Sports Car slipping on it and causing a traffic accident. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}<br /> <br /> Trailer took up a job with the fire brigade, hoping to earn some work experience. When they spotted Yellow Sports Car screaming for help on a burning building, they rescued him, only for the whole thing to be revealed as part of the filming of a movie. Garbage Truck witnessed the whole thing. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===<br /> Before his death, Alpha Trion bequeathed unto Optimus Prime the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}<br /> <br /> [[File:FormFollowsFunction-extradimensionaloptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Optimus became the leader of the Autobots for a time, then disappeared, leaving his people to be ruled tyrannically by Megatron.{{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Megatron never stopped seeking out his old foe, rewarding any of his troops that provided him with information that could lead to Optimus's whereabouts. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} As for the Autobots, they were uncertain exactly as to why Optimus had disappeared; some believed Optimus had simply abandoned his troops, while other believed he was fulfilling some greater purpose and would return to them in their hour of need. Ultimately, it was [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] who found the Autobot leader, lost in the void between dimensions. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} There, the three of them became ensnared by the [[Quintesson]]s. They escaped the extra-dimensional entities' mind-probe and made their way back to normal space. En route, Optimus learned from Duke that Bumblebee had traveled to Earth and met his demise there. His human companions went off to help their friends on Cybertron, while Optimus headed for [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]] on Earth, eviscerating numerous [[Coltonbolt]] satellites as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}<br /> <br /> [[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-optimusreturns.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]<br /> <br /> Within G.I. Joe's headquarters, Optimus found [[Doctor Venom]] controlling a robotic suit made out of the remains of both Bumblebee and Soundwave. The battle between him and the Joes spilled out into the open and into another battle, where Decepticobra was attacking the United Nations. As more factions joined the brawl, Optimus yanked Bumblebee's components free from Soundwave's body and took to the skies, back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} There, he was able to reunite Bumblebee's body with his head. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}<br /> <br /> Megatron came upon Optimus and challenged his old foe to a duel. Optimus managed to gain the upper hand, but hesitated to deliver the killing blow when he discovered that Megatron had married the Matrix to his spark, corrupting it. Several Decepticons then swarmed Optimus, allowing Megatron to blast a hole through his chest. Dead and defeated, Optimus plummeted down into the bowels of Cybertron. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} Rodimus and Duke travelled far beneath Cybertron, where they discovered Ultra Magnus- the Autobot god of death -carrying Optimus's body away. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}<br /> <br /> On another plane of existence, Optimus travelled the path to the Matrix, guided by the voice of his old mentor Alpha Trion. The path led him to Grimlock, who had also been killed by Megatron; Prime rescued Grimlock from Kremzeek, the demonic eater of souls. At the gateway to the great beyond, they encountered Bludgeon, who announced that only those who bore the &quot;key to Vector Stigmata&quot; may pass through. Prime realized that the wounds on his body form the key, but the angel insisted that these would grant Prime access. Prime took Grimlock's sword and bestowed the key on Grimlock, allowing the former Autobot King to ascend into the Matrix while Prime stayed behind. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TheWarNeverEnds-returnofoptimusprime.jpg|thumb|OPTIMUS PRIME EJECT! OPERATION COME BACK|right|175px]]<br /> <br /> Scarlett later used the Brainwave Scanner to contact Optimus's spirit and guide him back to the mortal realm. In the physical world, Ultra Magnus challenged Megatron to a duel on a Dyson sphere surrounding the sun. The Autobot god had not ferried Optimus to the afterlife - he had merely repaired Optimus's body by taking it into himself. During the climatic duel, he allowed Optimus to burst free from within his armor. The reborn Optimus punched Megatron into the sun, then turned his attention to reclaiming the stolen Matrix from the Decepticons. After [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] defeated the maddened Primus, Optimus healed Snake-Eyes' injuries. Optimus then turned his attention to returning Primus/Cybertron to its regular orbit. As the planet left the solar system, he departed aboard the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' alongside a crew of Joes and Autobots, in the hopes of contacting the Makers. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: All Spark''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Robo Transformer''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers GT: Mission GT-R''===<br /> In a world where the Transformers' war settled into a series of friendly competitive races known as the [[Transformers GT]], Optimus Prime became the [[GT Transformer]] known as '''GT-R Prime'''. As a racer he was known for his serious but sometimes hot-blooded personality and his skillful use of the [[Impact Wrench Gun]], though he maintained an honorable policy never to fire directly at an opposing racer's body. Like other racers, GT-R Prime put a limit on his own strength by separating his Matrix into a [[GT Sister]], creating his partner [[Misaki]].<br /> <br /> ====''Story of Transformers GT''====<br /> [[File:Story of GT 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]<br /> On the day before the Transformers GT began, GT-R Prime found himself racing with [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]] when they were both out for a test run. Though Misaki warned him not to get too invested in a practice race, Prime took the challenge seriously and won the race by briefly transforming into robot mode, thus tricking Saber into slowing down in anticipation of a fight. {{storylink|Test Run Battle! –Prelude–}} Prime earned the pole position for the Transformers GT, but this combined with his victory over Saber made him overconfident, and he was unprepared when Saber attacked him immediately as the race began and sent him flying. {{storylink|First Fast Attack! –Whoever Strikes First Wins–}} [[Megatron (G1)|GT-R Megatron]] also targeted Prime during the course of the race, seeing him as his fated rival. {{storylink|One Shot and One Kill!! –Finishing Blow–}}<br /> <br /> ====Comic====<br /> GT-R Prime was racing against [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|GT-R Maximus]] when they were rudely interrupted by [[Megatron (G1)|GT-R Megatron]], a ruthless racer out to prove his worth by defeating all others. A fight broke out, but Prime interrupted it and convinced Megatron that they all shared the same need for speed, persuading him to settle things with a race instead. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R}}<br /> <br /> ====Story pages====<br /> Though Optimus was a master marksman, he had a personal policy against shooting directly at his opponents' bodies during his races. In one such race, he allowed his rival to take the lead so that he could use his favorite weapon, the [[Impact Wrench Gun]], to blast the road beneath the other racer's feet, causing him to lose his balance. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|Transform in a gust!}} When GT-R Megatron burst onto the scene, roaring that all previous races had failed to &quot;ignite his warrior's spark,&quot; Optimus readied to give him the race of a lifetime. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|GT-R Megatron Attacks!}} Like other racers, GT-R Prime attended photo shoots alongside Misaki in order to promote coexistence between humans and Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The Work of the GT Sister Race Queens?}} When a reincarnated [[Unicron]] attacked the Transformers GT finals and absorbed the huge [[energon]] pool saved up for the final prize, Prime restored his true power by using the &quot;Matrix In&quot; process to recombine with Misaki. Together with the other powered up racers, he fought and defeated Unicron, saving the Earth. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The True TFGT}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===<br /> Optimus Prime came upon [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attacking [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and so rear-ended the [[Decepticon]]. The impact caused Megatron's parts to come off his chassis. Optimus claimed these components for himself. {{storylink|Toys &amp; App TV Commercial}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Bumblebee snuck into the Decepticons' base, and found their enemies upgrading themselves with [[Autobot]] parts. The pair took offense to this, and Bumblebee set about sabotaging the process. Megatron wound up tripping on some gumballs thanks to the Autobot's mucking about, and Optimus congratulated his fellow Autobot on a prank well done! {{storylink|Intro!}}<br /> <br /> Optimus later helped Bumblebee put his parts back on his bare chassis. During the dress-up, Bumblebee managed to accidentally swallow his Autobot badge. Fortunately, Bumblebee managed to soon cough it back out. Unfortunately, Bumblebee then proceeded to sing out of tune, annoying Optimus. {{storylink|Bumblebee Speaks!}}<br /> <br /> On another occasion, Optimus got a little carried away with strapping new parts onto Bumblebee. The final piece he attached to the yellow 'bot was a rocket, which activated and sent Bumblebee wheeling through the air. Bumblebee eventually came crashing back down, and Optimus slowly backed away out of embarrassment. {{storylink|Strength!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cloud''===<br /> [[File:Cloud Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> <br /> At one time, Optimus Prime worked alongside Megatron, bringing order throughout dimensions with the power of [[SARA]]. But Megatron was ambitious, and sought to use SARA's power for his own ends. Optimus saved Metropolis from Megatron's rebellion, and the Autobots banished Megatron from [[Metropolis]]. Optimus Prime remained behind as the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Fate}} As head of the space-time guardians residing in [[Cloud World]]'s Metropolis, he was a valiant and powerful leader who commanded the utmost respect from his subordinates. Optimus Prime stood for peace and freedom for all sentient beings in all of time and space. His sense of responsibility in this regard was a bit too great for his own good, as it often left him worrying about things outside of his control.<br /> <br /> His weapon of choice was a powerful [[ion blaster]] that transformed into a back-mounted energy unit used to control his movement between dimensions.<br /> <br /> Optimus was checking up on the Autobots' ongoing energy collecting campaign when Wheeljack informed him that a disturbance in [[Duel on the Asteroid|Sector 33HM]] of space-time would eventually cause major problems in its time-stream. Optimus assigned the investigation of this disturbance to Bumblebee, then noted that [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]] had not completed his latest report, communications with the young Autobo having been lost while he was on his own mission. With a brief inspirational speech, he urged his subordinates to redouble their efforts in maintaining harmony throughout reality. Little did Optimus suspect that in his own universe, Megatron was planning a coup against the Autobots... {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons' initial strike came abruptly and brutally, devastating entire districts of Metropolis. Optimus was meeting with Hot Rodimus as this took place, and was nearly overcome with grief when Ratchet informed him of the carnage the Decepticons had wrought. Steeling himself, Optimus coordinated the city's defenses, ordering his troops to be dispatched where they were most needed to repel the invasion. Upon spotting an old enemy on one of the nearby monitors, Optimus geared up to go in the field himself. Arming himself with his favorite pistol, Optimus resolved to take down Megatron. {{storylink|Raid}}<br /> <br /> Optimus confronted his archenemy on the battlefield, though he had to knock Starscream aside to get to him first. Due to a nearby explosion that rocked the battlefield, Optimus nearly lost both his stance and his head when Megatron took advantage of the opening. But Optimus's quick reflexes allowed him to shift to vehicle mode and back, dodging Megatron's attack and striking back in the process. As the battle raged on, both combatants found themselves evenly matched. Then Ratchet contacted Optimus with dire news; the Decepticons had managed to abduct SARA! {{storylink|Fate}}<br /> <br /> In shock over the news, Optimus could do little more than scream in agony as Megatron and Starscream made their escape. After regaining his senses, the Autobot leader resumed contact with Ratchet, relaying the order that all Autobots were to return to base. There, Optimus tried his best to calm his panicking subordinates. Though he assured them that power reserves would allow their civilization to continue functioning for some time, they remained jittery. Optimus then declared that he would spearhead a counter-invasion of the Underground. Still, the Autobots remained uncertain, with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] pointing out that the Underground was not only vast and dangerous, but mostly unmapped as well. Taking full responsibility for SARA's abduction onto himself, Optimus suggested that he venture to the Underground alone and track SARA's energy signature. Hot Rodimus, however, was unwilling to allow his leader to take such a dangerous course of action, and volunteered to join him. The rest of the Autobots, finding their courage at last, followed suit. Moved by their devotion, Optimus accepted. He also thanked Hot Rodimus for calling out his foolishness, as Optimus now recognized that he would have made an even greater mistake by diving headlong into a doomed venture. Brawn approached Optimus next, insisting he join the group. Optimus at first refused, as Brawn had gotten badly injured during the invasion, but was convinced by the minibot's resolve. Once they were ready, Optimus issued the order to his Autobots... ROLL OUT! {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots tracked SARA's energy signature to a decrepit old building. While a team headed by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] stormed the building's main floor as a distraction, Optimus, Hot Rodimus and Brawl infiltrated its basement covertly. Coming upon the Decepticons' inner sanctum, they found Megatron having already wired SARA into his own body! Horrified by this development, Optimus demanded to know what Megatron was planning to do. The true extent of Megatron's megalomania was then revealed; the Decepticon leader planned to use SARA's energy to become ruler of all space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. Both Hot Rodimus and Brawn were knocked aside by Megatron in short order, leaving Optimus with no back-up and few options. Deciding he needed to take down Megatron, even at the cost of his own life, Optimus transformed to vehicle mode and rammed the Decepticon. He then lost consciousness...<br /> <br /> Optimus awakened to the sound of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s voice. Taking in his surroundings, he noted that he was now in an organic forest, surrounded by unfamiliar Cybertronians. It soon dawned on him that he had been transported to the dimension where Megatron had intended to begin his conquest: the [[OG World]]. The 'bots surrounding him were the local counterparts to his own Autobots, including his own doppelgänger! The locals informed him that they had found him thanks to the help of his &quot;companion,&quot; a small robotic girl. Before Optimus could puzzle out who this humanoid was, the group came under attack by the local Megatron. Though badly injured, &quot;Cloud Optimus Prime&quot; had the strength to fight alongside &quot;G1 Optimus Prime&quot; against the Decepticons, and protect the girl that had brought the Autobots to him. During the fight, blasts from both Primes' rifles collided with a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon, knocking all of the combatants down. Cloud Optimus Prime ensured that the girl was safe before before his attention was drawn to the horizon by a familiar voice. It was &quot;Cloud Megatron,&quot; who had also survived his inter-dimensional trip, and had come to continue his fight against his nemesis. {{storylink|Leap}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}} {{storylink|Crisis (Cloud)|Crisis}} {{storylink|Transfiguration}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cloud)|Showdown}} {{storylink|Encounter}} {{storylink|Hammer (Cloud)|Hammer}} {{storylink|Return}} {{storylink|Awakening (Cloud)|Awakening}} {{storylink|Wandering}} {{storylink|Eagerness}} {{storylink|Lightwave}} {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Cloud)|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Overwhelm}} {{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|Fury (Cloud)|Fury}} {{storylink|Transcendence}} {{storylink|TFC-A01}} {{storylink|TFC-A03}} {{storylink|TFC-A04}} {{storylink|Transformers Cloud (issue)|Transformers Cloud}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers × Evangelion''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 1}} {{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 2}} {{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 3}} {{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 4}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds'' comic===<br /> [[File:ABTF1 Optimus+HeatwavevsShockwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]<br /> Optimus and his Autobots were aboard the Ark, on the run from the Decepticons. With him, Optimus had what Megatron was forever seeking; the [[AllSpark]]! With the ship taking heavy damage from the Autobots' pursuers, Optimus ordered Jazz to take them into an emergency quantum jump. Jazz informed Prime that the jump would take longer to initiate than the time the Decepticons would need to board their vessel. As such, Optimus entrusted the AllSpark to Bumblebee while he and the rest of the bridge crew steeled themselves to hold off their enemies. Thanks to Starscream breaking rank in the Decepticons' formation, Optimus was able to hold back Megatron, and with [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]'s help, repel them from the ship just as it initiated the quantum jump. However, at that moment the AllSpark tumbled off-ship, falling into the quantum tunnel and seemingly being lost for good... {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> Optimus led the search for the AllSpark through space, but he and his troops were unable to locate the artifact. Though the search seemed hopeless, Optimus assured the others that they would not give up until Cybertron's last hope for survival was found... At that moment, a [[Minion Pig|strange green pig]] crashed through one of the ship's windows, with the AllSpark in tow. Optimus stared in bewilderment at the strange creature as it asked for a ride back [[Piggy Island|home]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' comic===<br /> A truck at [[Transformers Celebration 2014]] opened its trailer to reveal a large, speaking bust of Optimus Prime, much to [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s nostalgic pleasure. {{storylink|Legends Bonus Vol.}} Another statue of Prime appeared at a ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' event at the Decks Tokyo Beach shopping center. {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss x Q-Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===<br /> [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s legendary status was exceeded only by the legendary status of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Ultra Magnus toy bio}} Upgraded with the power of combination, Optimus could combine with any bots to form [[Ultra Prime]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime toy bio}} With mastery over the power of Combiners, the combined courage of Optimus and the Autobots would stop the Decepticon Combiners threatening cities and entire civilizations. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattlelCoreOP|''Combiner Wars'' Battle Core Optimus Prime toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===Ask Vector Prime===<br /> In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Optimus Prime was a student of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] at the [[Elite Guard]] academy before the Great War. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Optimus, now called Star Convoy, and [[Hot Rod (G1)#Fire Rodimus|Fire Rodimus]] formed Supernova Convoy to vanquish [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}}<br /> <br /> Later on, Optimus, now called Optimus again, defeated the returned [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]-empowered Megatron, subsequently retiring from leader of the Autobots and passing on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Hyperdrive. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}<br /> <br /> ===General Optimus===<br /> [[File:GeneralOptimusPrime-CMW.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0|&quot;You magnificent bastard, ''I read [[Towards Peace|YOUR BOOK!]]''&quot;]]<br /> <br /> General Optimus Prime hailed from [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} During the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]], {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} he fought on Earth against [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron]]: in the Battle of [[Sherman Dam]], the two fought directly but the battle would have gone against the Autobots if not for the arrival of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} In the latter stages of the war, he upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry in order to match Megatron's flight and combination upgrade. <br /> <br /> At the final battle against the [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]] on [[Mirtonia]], Prime and his [[Firestormer|Firestormer Squadron]] emerged victorious, though the battle concluded with an experimental energon refinery exploding and blasting the General and [[Hound (G1)|Sergeant Hound]] out of their own reality into [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]. <br /> <br /> In [[Axiom Nexus]], General Optimus Prime found himself inducted into the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]], a group of Optimus Primes and their kin dedicated to safeguarding the [[multiverse]]. While the other Convoy members tended to stay in the upper reaches of Axiom Nexus, the General was able to use his unusual appearance for an Optimus Prime to venture in the Offworlder zones without suspicion, a great help to [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|Offworlder Zone Security Administration]] Commander [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]]. The General was also assisted in his new mission by his longtime scout, Sergeant Hound. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} {{storylink|Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sgt. Hound profile card}}<br /> <br /> When Sergeant Hound apprehended a criminal going by the name &quot;[[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]]&quot;, rumors that the prisoner was in reality a &quot;Megatron&quot; that had gotten past the TransTechs' security procedures piqued General Optimus Prime's interest. Though Cheetor assured him that it was impossible for a &quot;Megatron&quot; to have been allowed in Axiom Nexus, the General's concerns did not fade. More pressing concerns took over, however, when the entirety of Axiom Nexus, and nearly all of the TransTechs suffered a sudden shutdown due to a surge in the Global Net. General Optimus Prime tasked [[Bruticus (RID)|Bruticus]] with keeping guard over the prison while he and Hound went to investigate the source of the surge, the planet's core.<br /> <br /> When Optimus and Hound eventually made their way there, they found that C-81 and his gang of criminals had escaped prison and were combating the [[Waruder]] soldiers responsible for the planetary shutdown. Optimus mistakenly assumed that C-81 and his goons were there on purpose, and joined them in fending off the invaders. They were soon joined by [[Burn Out]] and [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]], who informed the Cybertronians that they had stumbled across the Waruders' main hive. Lift-Ticket explained the Waruders could be repelled if he managed to get a sample of the hive's venom. Optimus was willing to go along with Lift-Ticket's dangerous plan, despite C-81's skepticism. However, the battle came to an end when C-81 managed to grab a hold of the Waruders' [[Beet-Chit|leader]], and forced the bug into peaceful negotiations. Optimus agreed to allow the Waruders to migrate to another Cybertron via C-81's illegal interuniversal gate, in exchange for a venom sample that would be used to create an anti-toxin to revive the TransTech. The General nonetheless impounded C-81's gate afterwards, though he did let the criminals &quot;slip away&quot; as thanks for their part in thwarting the Waruder invasion.<br /> <br /> General Optimus Prime later attended a meeting of the Convoy held by [[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]]. There, he assured the others present that he had been mistaken about the rumored Megatron's identity. Starscream was convinced, but the rest of the Convoy were savvy to the truth. The other Optimuses supported General Optimus Prime's decision, stating that if C-81 had earned the General's trust, that was good enough for the rest of them. Optimus was later seen hanging out with [[Spy-Eye]] on his off-time. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}<br /> <br /> General Optimus Prime led the Convoy in a raid on [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s old laboratory, which had more recently been appropriated by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]. Though the terrorists were gone, the Convoy recovered the long-lost sparks of [[Blackarachnia (TransTech)|Blackarachnia]], [[Nightscream (TransTech)|Nightscream]], and [[Immorticon (TransTech)|Immorticon]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/12/02}}<br /> <br /> [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] stated in an interview that his typical transportation in Axiom Nexus was his Convoy colleagues. As the seats of General Optimus Prime's vehicle mode were manufactured at the same location as the [[VAMP]]s of his universe, Hawk was able to find a degree of familiarity in the strange world of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}<br /> <br /> ===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===<br /> In one Universe, Optimus led his Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons until the Cybertronian civil war led to the creation of the monstrous combiner [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Thunder Mayhem turned on his masters, ultimately leading to him rampaging across Cybertron. {{storylink|History}} The Decepticon [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] was made to resemble Optimus Prime as a blow to Autobot morale and also sported a cybermetric signature that matched Prime's. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|History}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} {{storylink|Finale}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jon Bailey]] (English, ''Combiner Wars''), [[Peter Cullen]] (English, ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes'')}}<br /> [[File:TheDuel Windblade and Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|275px|My ax belongs to your... hey, I should totally try [https://my.ax-semantics.com/#/login MyAX].]]<br /> During the war, Optimus was killed in battle by Megatron, but was eventually resurrected. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Coming to the dire realization that the war against the Decepticons had become a never-ending arms race, Optimus Prime challenged Megatron to single-combat, with their troops acting as witnesses to their terrible and final clash. The battle between both faction leaders ended with Megatron beaten down and goading Optimus into delivering the kill shot...<br /> <br /> Optimus later found himself a wanderer, no longer leader of the Autobot forces. While traveling through Cybertron's barren wastes, he reminisced on his pivotal duel against his archenemy. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fall}} {{storylink|The Council}} {{storylink|The Duel}} {{storylink|Unforgotten}} {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} {{storylink|A War of Giants}} {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}}}<br /> <br /> After the Combiner Wars, Optimus watched the reconstruction efforts. Not wanting to overstay his welcome and preferring to leave Cybertron's leadership in its existing hands, he bid farewell to the Mistress of Flame and Windblade and departed for parts unknown. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} On the way, he received a vision of future events from the Matrix and headed back towards Metroplex City. There, he met up with Megatron and told him of his vision, believing that the Combiner Wars and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s attack were signs of a greater threat, one that would lead to their ultimate destruction. Megatron laughed off his concerns, and the two parted ways. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}}<br /> [[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep10-OptimusDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Optimus killed in battle? Must be a day of the week ending in &quot;Y&quot;.]]<br /> <br /> Optimus made his way to the [[Primal Basilica]], where he found [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] standing over the Mistress of Flame's battered corpse. Unable to do anything for her, Prime activated the Basilica's defenses as a means of stalling Trypticon. Learning from Perceptor that Rodimus had given up the Matrix, the two entered the chamber of the [[Chorus of the Primes]] to have the Matrix returned to him. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} However, Optimus revealed the Matrix was not for him, but rather for Perceptor, as he wanted to make sure it would be taken as far away from Trypticon's grasp as possible. He guided Perceptor to a secret exit from the Basilica and sent the scientist on his way. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}} Warned by the Chorus to &quot;beware the power of the Primes&quot;, Optimus charged back towards the battlefield and began attacking Trypticon, rescuing Victorion. Optimus led the Combiners in battle against Trypticon, but the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] managed to hit him, sending him hurtling towards some sharp rubble. Thankfully, he was caught at the last moment by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|In Good Hands}}<br /> <br /> [[File:POTP-Cartoon-Ep10-OptimusLives.jpg|thumb|250px|&quot;Did I tell you I was immune to the plot?&quot;]]<br /> As the two Titans battled, Optimus found Megatron watching the fight and demanded he assist them, but Megatron refused. When Trypticon swallowed the Enigma of Combination and took control of the Combiners, Optimus attempted to attack them as a distraction, but he was caught and the Combiners attempted to pull him apart. Optimus managed to break free of his captors and was further saved by the timely arrival of Megatron. Against Optimus's wishes, Perceptor returned and tricked Trypticon into swallowing the Matrix. {{storylink|Consumed}} However, this ultimately proved successful, and Trypticon released all that he had swallowed during the conflict before falling inert once again. The relief was short-lived, though, as [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] suddenly appeared before them, proving Optimus's fears. Optimus and Maximus attempted to surprise attack Megatronus, but he brushed off their blows and fired a beam through Optimus's chest, killing the Autobot once more. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, Victorion believed trying to find the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] was a fool's errand, and that they should have been preparing Optimus Prime's funeral instead. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Megatron often thought of Optimus, noting the similarities between him and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} and wondering what his old rival would think of his heroic exploits. {{storylink|Consequences}} Ultimately, thanks to his connection to the Matrix and the Primes, Optimus's spark was freed from the Well and revived after Megatronus's defeat, to the joy of his companions. Mourning the sacrifice of Megatron, whom he considered a brother, he commended Optimal Optimus for being a fine choice as the new Matrix-bearer, and began teaching him the ways of Cybertron, promising to support him in his new leadership role. {{storylink|Saga's End}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Titans Return'' marketing material===<br /> [[File:HasbroPulse TitansReturn PowermasterOPArt.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I am the hope of the Omniverse!]]<br /> <br /> When the long-lost [[Titan Master]]s reemerged into modern society and joined the Autobot-Decepticon war, Optimus Prime was partnered with the Titan Master [[Hi-Q|Apex]], who carried a portion of Prime's spark, boosting the legendary commander's already formidable abilities. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Apex/Powermaster Optimus Prime toy bio}} On [[Velocitron]], Optimus Prime was present for the biggest race of the year when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] arrived and attempted to botnap [[Haywire|Hyperfire]]. Optimus ordered [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to battle against them. Later, Optimus was part of a battle on Cybertron against [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. During the battle, the Autobots' base [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transformed to thwart the Decepticon advance. Optimus Prime declared that to defeat the Decepticons, the Autobots would need to master the power of the Titan Masters. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===e-HOBBY comics===<br /> [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] cloned Optimus Prime to make [[Convobat]]. {{storylink|Convobat#Legends|''Legends'' Convobat bio}} For his part, Convobat wanted to meet his &quot;father&quot;. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}}<br /> <br /> ===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}} {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 2|Aw Yeah Revolution! #2}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''War for Cybertron: Siege'' marketing material===<br /> [[File:Siege-OptimusPrime-CardArt.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|]]<br /> Optimus Prime wielded a W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield and a W-M3 RF Ion Blaster that could mod-lock together to form the Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''War for Cybertron: Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime online bio}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> Optimus Prime has appeared in more [[Commercial|television commercials]] than any other Transformer... just as with everything else. He has been voiced by [[Peter Cullen]] in every animation segment in which he's had a speaking role. The commercials that had original footage of Optimus Prime include the following:<br /> <br /> [[File:Toycommercial-firstPrime.jpg|thumb|My wheels don't disappear!]]<br /> *Optimus Prime arrived in the midst of a desert battle as the Decepticons attacked a power plant on Earth, driving to back up his troops in defending it. He struck a rather iconic pose as he transformed and fired. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}<br /> {{note|This first commercial used nonfinal versions of the characters' [[character model]]s; Optimus Prime, for example, still had wheels on his legs.}}<br /> *Optimus was later seen charging into battle alongside Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}<br /> *During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *Optimus confronted Astrotrain on a desert battlefield, but the Triple-Changer escaped under fire from other Autobots. Shortly afterward, Prime used Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a fragment of Decepticon battle armor. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}<br /> *Optimus Prime was fighting against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] when Kup, Hot Rod, and Blurr came to his aid. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}<br /> [[File:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|An integral part of Powermaster Prime's transformation is Joyride shooting lightning bolts through his pointed finger.]]<br /> *Prime was said to be off-planet when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led an assault on the Autobots' launch site. Undeterred, Ultra Magnus led a counter-attack in his leader's absence. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}<br /> *On the rocky plains where practically every Transformer battle ever seems to happen, Prime arrived in his Powermaster body to back up three of his troops against [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. He combined with [[Hi-Q]] and transformed, attacking with his trailer's battle station mode. Optimus then combined with the trailer to become a &quot;Super Powermaster&quot; and continue the attack. Who won? Find out in [[People Power!|Marvel Comics]]! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Powermasters|Powermasters commercial}}<br /> [[File:OptimusQuickswitchCommercial.jpg|thumb|Optimus Prime is so giving, he even gives other Transformers time in his commercials.]]<br /> *During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], [[Quickswitch]] transformed into his gun mode and was wielded by Powermaster Optimus Prime against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Quickswitch|Quickswitch commercial}}<br /> *Prime, in his Powermaster body, came under attack in the darkened streets of a city. Thankfully, he was reunited with some of the greatest Transformers ever to help him! Prime welcomed back Bumblebee and Jazz in their Pretender forms, and the three were joined by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to take on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Classic Pretenders|Classic Pretenders commercial}}<br /> *Powermaster Prime and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] were the representatives from each faction that [[Doubledealer]] doublecrossed! Everyone wondered who that guy was that Prime was talking to... He looked kinda suspicious! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Doubledealer|Doubledealer commercial}}<br /> *Optimus was seen surrounded by a circle of his troops, and challenged them to give up their transforming powers to become faster, stronger, more alive! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}<br /> [[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|thumb|Prime wants to know if they can transform, because he sure can't!]]<br /> *Optimus found himself carrying into battle many miniature robots and machines to the battlefield in the palm of his hand. Among these was a Micromaster city, {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster micro bases|Micromaster micro bases commercial}}, the [[Race Car Patrol]], {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}} and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. He and Jazz checked out the Hot Rod Patrol, and Optimus wondered if they could transform. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod and Construction Patrol|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial}}<br /> *As a battle raged outside an Autobot base, Prime watched impassively as Bumblebee and Jazz pulled two [[Thunder Arrow|captured]] [[Attack Copter|vehicles]] into the base. Prime was the first to notice that the vehicles were transforming and shooting things. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster micro bases|Micromaster micro bases commercial}}<br /> *Prime was shown driving down a road in his ''Generation 2'' colored truck mode. He rocket-launched up into the air to transform, then had a brutal fight with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. Despite getting a hole blasted in his chest, he won the fight and fired his gun into the air in triumph. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Generation 2 comic|Generation 2 comic commercial}}<br /> *Prime transformed and found his head in Megatron's target crosshairs. The two dueled fiercely. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Megatron|Generation 2 Megatron commercial}}<br /> *Prime delivered a load of shoes to schoolchildren in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear.<br /> *Prime got his own rap segment. He was seen in his &quot;Combat&quot; toy body, waiting for Megatron as he attacked a human subdivision. Prime converted to robot form, blew up Megatron's weapon at point blank range, and slugged it out with him. Apparently emerging victorious, he was next shown sitting next to an identical truck, which kid mistook for the real thing. The real Prime then transformed and picked up the kid, inspecting the human with his cold, lifeless, flashing red optics. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Combat Heroes|Combat Heroes commercial}}<br /> *Optimus dueled Megatron atop of an overpass in a human city. Though he managed to knock Megatron's cannon loose early in the scuffle, Megatron managed to turn the tables on the Autobot leader, reattach his primary weapon, and blast his old foe. When Megatron moved in for the kill, Optimus got his second wind, and knocked Megatron clear off the overpass. {{storylink|They were always real to me.}}<br /> *Optimus alerted both the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was on the loose, and the Decepticon threat was &quot;bigger than ever.&quot; {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}<br /> *&quot;Bot Shots&quot; Optimus Prime had many confrontations with his Megatron counterpart, crashing into each other in vehicle mode and then slugging it out in robot mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}} {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}} One Bot Shot Optimus and Megatron belonged to neighbours, and taunted one another when their owners left for school. They both burst out of their respective houses, destroying the windows on the way out and colliding in mid-air. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Bot Shots&quot; Optimus Prime was riding the subway peacefully when [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] burst into the car and told the Autobot that it was &quot;Go time!&quot; Optimus responded with &quot;Bring it on!&quot; and both crashed into one another at incredible speeds! {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Hero Mashers&quot; Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Grimlock took on Megatron in the middle of a busy city. Optimus came to Bumblebee's help while riding atop of Grimlock, swapping heads with his mount to bite Megatron's arm off, getting a hold of the Decepticon's jetpack at the same time. He attached both pieces to himself, and flew around for a bit before returning to the battle. He thoroughly scrambled his pieces with those of his teammates, then took down Megatron with his &quot;dino-fist.&quot; Afterwards, the Autobots returned to their normal configurations (though it took them more than one try to do so!) {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}<br /> <br /> *[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime's voice]] narrated numerous commercials, including:<br /> **The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}<br /> **[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Omega Supreme|Omega Supreme commercial}}<br /> **[[Rubsign]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Rubsign|Rubsign commercial}}<br /> **[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}<br /> **Ultra Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}<br /> **[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}<br /> **The [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}<br /> **The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}<br /> **[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}<br /> **[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}<br /> **[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sky Lynx|Sky Lynx commercial}}<br /> <br /> Prime also appeared in later promotional videos for Transformers events:<br /> *Optimus got Megatron's contact information off the internet and invited the Decepticon leader to [[BotCon 2009]]. Though it took some doing, he managed to convince Megatron that the convention would be worth attending. Optimus also planned on going to BotCon, and left for the convention alongside Wheeljack, Mirage, Ironhide, Jazz and Prowl. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}<br /> *Optimus grappled with Ramjet once more in a video re-visiting the &quot;Generation 2&quot; era of the Transformers franchise. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 - Generation 2: Redux}}<br /> *Punch reported back to Optimus on what he had learned about the Decepticons as Counterpunch. Mainly, that they were planning on attending [[BotCon 2010]]. Optimus then turned to Teletraan I for more information about BotCon. Upon learning that special honors would be held for him at the convention, Optimus led his troops to BotCon once more. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br /> When Megatron and his Decepticons allies held captive the Autobot's [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops, Optimus Prime entered the Decepticon's maze-like base in order to rescue his friends. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (1985)===<br /> Optimus Prime was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===<br /> <br /> When a mysterious force killed Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus rose as Autobot Commander in his place, and went forth to find out what killed Optimus. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}<br /> <br /> {{note|For an alternate interpretation of these events, see ''[[To Die Game!]]''}}<br /> <br /> ===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)}}<br /> [[File:DMTVConvoyAltColors.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Optimus Prime and his eternal rival Megatron were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Robert Belgrade]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:Ps2tatakai gamemechanics.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===<br /> Optimus Prime, one of the &quot;greatest Transformers of all time,&quot; was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. If an Decepticon wished to claim the title of tournament champion, Optimus was the last opponent they needed to face. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC)===<br /> [[File:ROTF 360PS3 PC G1OptimusPrime DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|&quot;Freedom is the right of all downloadable beings&quot;]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Optimus Prime was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers G1: Awakening===<br /> [[File:Gluawakening optimusprime.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb]]<br /> Optimus Prime led a group of Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which was shot down over [[Earth]], sending them into stasis for four million years. Optimus was badly damaged in the crash, and the prognosis wasn't great, but he recovered in time to announce the Autobots had no choice but to involve the [[human]]s in their war. Following a battle at [[Dyson Dam]], Prime persuaded [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to join the Autobot team. When the Decepticons headed through the [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, Optimus followed, only for him and his team to be ambushed and imprisoned.<br /> <br /> He and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] were soon rescued by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and they promptly escaped back to Earth, just in time to rescue [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from a Decepticon hit squad. After being misled by a phony distress call, Optimus and his team had to face an assault on the Ark. They repelled the Decepticon attack, but Prime decided that the time was right to go to Cybertron and liberate the Autobots whom [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had enslaved. The Autobots again used the space bridge to reach Cybertron, and mounted an assault of their own on the Decepticon fortress. After fighting their way through the defenses, Optimus and Bumblebee faced down Shockwave himself, defeating the Decepticon with some help from Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Battle Universe===<br /> At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Optimus Prime was among several warriors (and [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]]s) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===<br /> [[File:Bsbg-optimus-prime.jpg|thumb|Raise the roof!]]<br /> Optimus participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends''===<br /> Early in the war, when he was still known by the name '''Orion Pax,''' the Autobot who would one day be known as Optimus Prime was ordered by Zeta Prime to escort the Decepticon Prisoners Wrack'n'Ruin in a prisoner exchange, while accompanied by Nightbeat and Alpha Trion. As the group made their way through the [[Rust Sea#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rust Spot]], they encounter [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] and had to fend them off. Orion Pax and his group eventually made it to their meeting spot with the Decepticon Bludgeon, only to be ambushed by the Decepticons. In the confusion, Alpha Trion was taken prisonner, and Orion Pax set off to rescue the elderly Autobot. He and Nightbeat succeeded in returning Alpha Trion under the protective custody of Zeta Prime, but Orion was himself captured in turn. Strapped to a shuttle aimed to crash into Iacon, Orion's fate seemed uncertain. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}<br /> <br /> Later, Orion Pax worked as an archivist in the [[Iacon Archives]], and was friend to Ariel and [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]. Shortly after the trio encountered a group of time-traveling [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Archives were attacked by Decepticons, and Pax and Ariel were severely injured. The Aerialbots took them to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who rebuilt them into Optimus Prime and Elita One respectively. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} The [[Matrix of Leadership]] was passed to Optimus Prime following the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] at the hands of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} During the war on Cybertron, Optimus Prime came to the aid of [[Getaway]], [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], saving them right as the Decepticons [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] were on the verge of destroying them. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}<br /> <br /> Optimus once considered having the unruly Dinobots shut down before they could accidentally cause damage, but they proved their worth during a sudden Decepticon attack. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}} When the Insecticons gained enough power that they'd be able to overrun [[Earth]] in seven days, Optimus Prime was forced to negotiate an alliance with the Decepticons in order to defeat them. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} Following the disappearance of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], Optimus attempted to stop the other three Dinobots from attacking the Decepticon base, and was mauled for his trouble. The distraction at least allowed [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to take a scan of the rogue Dinobots. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was challenged to a duel by Megatron as a distraction while the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] attempted to strike against [[Teletraan I]]. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} Concerned that the Decepticons might try to steal a new [[Energon]] related technology from a science facility, Optimus sent Blaster to infiltrate and protect the base. {{storylink|Espionage}} Optimus was impressed with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]'s plans for a [[Solar Power Tower]], but thought it would be too difficult to defend from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} Following the return of the Aerialbots from a trip to Cybertron, they told Optimus and Elita One about how they'd encountered Orion Pax and Ariel. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} Optimus was among the Autobots affected after Megatron sabotaged their [[recharging chamber]]. Turned evil, Optimus was sent to attack [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]] and obtain a solar power satellite. He and the other Autobots were returned to normal by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s [[attitude exchanger]], and Optimus promised to repair the base. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Wheeljack returned to Autobot HQ after an absence to find Grimlock had taken leadership. Though they failed to resist him, he soon bored with leading the Autobots and let Optimus take command again. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} Impressed with Bumblebee's success as team leader, Optimus assigned [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] to lead a team. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}} With Optimus badly damaged and without the Matrix, the Autobots were driven off Earth and sought refuge on Cybertron. Once Optimus had recovered, he put together a team which returned to Earth and retook it from the Decepticons, with Optimus badly damaging Megatron in combat. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}<br /> <br /> Optimus led the defenses as the Decepticons mounted a full assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. The assault proved overwhelming, and Megatron soon stood over Optimus's defeated form. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Optimus passed on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] before perishing. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}}<br /> <br /> When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] took cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]], retreating from an attack led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], they found Optimus having risen from the dead! Rodimus returned the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus, only for Optimus to abandon his Autobots, and flee back to Cybertron. Optimus, it seems, has returned to the world of the living [[zombie|changed]]. Once on Cybertron, Optimus orders a full-scale assault on the Quintesson base. Thankfully, Optimus managed to come to his senses when his memories of being revived by the Quintessons reemerged. After returning the Matrix to Hot Rod and ordering the Autobots to retreat, sacrificed himself once more by guiding the ship he's piloting into the Quintesson's trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}<br /> <br /> Optimus at some point reverted to the name Orion Pax and searched the galaxy to investigate a growing anomaly related to the [[Dead Universe]]. His investigation took him to an unknown planet populated by [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (Legends)|Dark Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> <br /> While walking through the desert one day, Optimus noticed a purple meteor passing overhead. Recognizing the meteor for [[Dark Spark|what it was]], he stated his fear that this day had come. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots Builder''===<br /> The components necessary for building &quot;Construct-Bot&quot; Optimus Prime were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br /> Optimus Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px|Team buffs are the rights of all sentient beings.]]<br /> *''Optimus Prime'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 16 units of Cybermetal.<br /> *''Orion Pax'' — This Uncommon character could be recruited by collecting 90 units of Cybermetal, and 42 units of Transmetal.<br /> *''Optimus Prime (Voyager)'' — This Super Rare promotional character could be recruited through the space bridge for 1000 gold.<br /> *''Laser Optimus Prime'' — This Epic character first appeared in the &quot;Generation 2 Episode 1&quot; event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.<br /> *''Optimus M. (CW)'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the &quot;Optimus Maximus Awakes!&quot; event.<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br /> {{{!}}border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent&quot;<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|400px|&lt;br&gt;.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Laser-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime-(Voyager).jpg|thumb|400px|Soon I shall be one with the Matrix - and so will everyone else when this game sunsets.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-M.-(CW).jpg|thumb|400px|I thought you were made of sterner stuff!]]<br /> {{!}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Devastation''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]]}}<br /> [[File:Devastation-Arrival.jpg|200px|thumb]]<br /> Optimus Prime led the Autobots to stop Megatron's attempt to cyberform Earth. After discovering that Megatron's new weapon was the ''[[Proudstar]]'', Optimus initially tried to preserve the Cybertronian history contained on its [[Ferrotaxis]] supercomputer. Inside the ''Proudstar'', he received a prophecy of his future death from [[Teletraan Alpha]], but he merely expressed happiness that his friends would survive. After the [[Plasma Core]] was damaged and proved to be too great a threat to Earth, Optimus reluctantly decided to destroy it and the Ferrotaxis in order to preserve humanity's right to forge their own future. When Megatron shot shot the Ferrotaxis into space in one last spiteful effort to stop the Autobots, Prime rode an Insecticon swarm into Earth's orbit for a final showdown with Megatron, ultimately forced to destroy the Ferrotaxis. Once Megatron was again defeated, Optimus called upon the Autobots to stop merely living upon Earth and adopt the planet as their new home. Later, he and Wheeljack discussed plans for the [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] project. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Frontiers''===<br /> {{Charstubgames|{{Storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Operation Omega''===<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers Operation Omega}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===<br /> [[File:OptimusPrime-EarthWars.jpg|thumb|300px|Gathering resources is the right of all sentient base builders.]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)}}<br /> ;'''Optimus Prime'''<br /> Optimus Prime needed to get to Earth via the Space Bridge, so he told Ironhide and Jetfire that he needed a [[Quantum crystal]] to power the Space Bridge and get him over to the other side. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Autobot Campaign}}<br /> <br /> Optimus needs to get to Earth, but is beaten to the race by Megatron, who gets his hands on a Quantum crystal. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Decepticon Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When the other Autobots are weary of the next Decepticon Outpost, Optimus tells them not to worry and leads them in an '''Inspiring Charge'''. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Lost Map Campaign}}<br /> <br /> Optimus preceded to race Megatron to see who could get all the pieces of the Fractal map. Ironhide contacts his agent, [[Sunstreaker (G1)| Sunstreaker]], on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to get some info on the Fractal map. Sunstreaker helps out in the endeavor and finally pinpoints the location of the last piece. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Power Play }}<br /> <br /> Optimus finally rallies all his missing troops from Cybertron to come to Earth for the final battle. Some of the bots include Grimlock, Ratchet, Blaster, Prowl, and Bumblebee. All of them attack the Outpost and claim the Artifact. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Codex Showdown Campaign}}<br /> <br /> After retrieving the Enigma, he then creates Superion! {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Special<br /> *'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star<br /> *'''Weapons:''' Optimus Prime fires a shot from his Ion Blaster before engaging a defense and attacking it with his energon axe.<br /> *'''Ability: Inspiring Charge''' - Rally Autobots to engage the target, then charge in dealing damage to the target and damaging walls along the way.<br /> **'''Cost''': 5 ability points +2 cost increase.<br /> <br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:optimus-prime| Optimus Prime at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ;'''Laser Optimus Prime'''<br /> [[File:Laser-Optimus-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px| Now with extra Cherry and G2 goodness! ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|No flaming trees thank heavens.]])]]<br /> Following a battle which left him grievously wounded, Optimus Prime's entire structural integrity and circuitry processors were reprogrammed into a sleeker, stronger, combat-ready configuration. With a new giant laser-targeting rocket launcher, ripple-fire missile blaster and armor-piercing discs, Optimus was ready to immobilize Megatron once and for all.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime asked [[Drift (G1)|a strange Autobot]] to identify himself.<br /> Explaining that he was pursuing [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] across the multiverse, Drift asked Laser Optimus Prime for help, to which Optimus] agreed.<br /> <br /> Optimus and Drift soon found the dimension-hopping Deceptions, and Optimus recognized one of them was a [[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]]! The Decepticons immediately teleported away, but Optimus was willing to leave his universe in order to put to rights the madness of multiple Megatrons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Worlds Collide}}<br /> <br /> When Laser Optimus arrived at the Autobots' base, Kup was confused that there were three Optimuses and three Megatrons. All Laser Optimus could say he was a fan favorite. As Laser Optimus and Drift prepared to confront the triumvirate of Megatrons, he declared his [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Laser Rod]] stood ready, which Arcee found annoying. <br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Special<br /> *'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star<br /> *'''Weapons:''' Laser Optimus fires a disc that bounces off two buildings before attacking with his Laser Rod sword.<br /> *'''Ability: Ricochet Mode!''' For 15 seconds, fires plasma discs dealing small damage and bouncing onto up to 4 nearby targets, each bounce dealing 20% less damage.<br /> **'''Cost''': 11 ability points +2 cost increase.<br /> <br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:laser-optimus-prime| Laser Optimus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Online'' (2016 video game)===<br /> [[File:G1 Optimus Prime TFO.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> {{bigquote|Freedom is the fundamental right of all living beings.}}<br /> <br /> During the Cybertronian Civil War, Sentinel Prime was killed. Prior to his destruction, he bestowed the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, who became the new leader of the Autobots. Despite being one of the youngest Cybertronian leaders, Optimus demonstrated extraordinary courage and wisdom in the war against the Decepticons. He: treated all lives with benevolence, fought for freedom and peace, and continues to fight to protect the weak and maintain their beliefs.<br /> <br /> In battle, G1 Optimus Prime wielded the &quot;[[Energon-axe|Fusion Axe]]&quot; and the &quot;Divine&quot; Gatling Gun. His active skill is &quot;Heavy Fire Barrier&quot;: <br /> *'''Heavy Fire Barrier''' — G1 Optimus Prime temporarily equips a double-barreled semi-auto machine gun that also activates a shield which protects him from frontal attacks as he dishes out damage from his firearm at max power {{storylink|Transformers Online (2016 video game)|Transformers Online}} &lt;ref&gt;[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero9.shtml G1 Optimus Prime on the Transformers Online website]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===<br /> [[File:Optimus-Prime-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Beating the crap out of any of my teammates is the right of all Screen mashers..... Unfortunately this includes myself.]]<br /> Optimus Prime and his crew crash-landed on a [[New Quintessa|mysterious planet]]. After learning about what was going on, he passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the [[You|Commander]], fearing a Cybertronian would become corrupted by the Quintessons. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Tactician<br /> *'''Basic Abilities'''<br /> **''Blocking''<br /> ***When entering the Block stance, Optimus equips an Armor Buff, reducing damage from attacks by 10-14.8% for 2.5 seconds.<br /> ***Prime's determination to protect teammates provides +9.8-13.5% armor per team member against Melee Attacks.<br /> **''Passive:'' Armor Break effects last 1.5% longer for every hit in the Combo Meter.<br /> **''Heavy Attacks:'' Rolling Out grants +15-24.4% Attack per team member for 7 seconds.<br /> *'''Signature Ability: Breach''' - Optimus Prime's Critical Hits inflict Bleed when opponent's armor is broken.<br /> *'''Special Attacks'''<br /> **'''Special 1: Energon Chop''' - ''Optimus delivers a whirling slash with his Energon Axe to subdue his opponent.'' - 61-85% chance to '''Armor Break''', removing enemy armor and applying 16.2-20% armor reduction for 3.5 seconds. +20% Attack for 6 seconds. Additionally, +20% Attack per fallen ally in his squad.<br /> **'''Special 2: Axed''' - ''Say goodbye to the weakest link with a few chops of sharpened Energon.'' - 61.4-85% chance to Armor Break, removing enemy armor and applying 28.3-35% armor reduction for 6 seconds. <br /> **'''Special 3: No Matter the Cost''' - ''One shall stand, one shall fall.'' - Inflicts a permanent Armor Break, removing enemy armor and applying 35% armor reduction.<br /> *'''Synergy Bonuses'''<br /> **'''Enemies''' for Bludgeon and Motormaster - +1-8% Attack Rating.<br /> **'''Enemies''' from Soundwave and Megatron - +1-8% Attack Rating.<br /> **'''Brothers in Arms''' for Ironhide and Ratchet - (1-9% of a Power Bar over two seconds when finishing a basic Melee Combo.) +2-8% Armor for Autobots. +6-9% Melee Damage in Solo Missions.<br /> **'''Allies''' with Grimlock - Both bots gain +1-8 Armor.<br /> **<br /> *'''Strong Match-ups:'''<br /> ** <br /> *'''Weak Match-ups:'''<br /> **Drift - Optimus Prime Armor will not prevent Drift’s Bleeds from dealing their full damage.<br /> **Ramjet - Optimus Prime will attempt to use his Heavy Attack to Roll Out, but Ramjet will always win when it comes to vehicle-on-vehicle collision.<br /> **Megatron (GS) - Megatron will gain Unstoppable at low health whenever knocked down. This may punish commanders that rely too much on the Autobot Leader’s Roll Out ability.<br /> {{chargamestub}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===<br /> Optimus Prime took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the proccess. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> {{Main|Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *According to [[Bob Budiansky]], longtime comics writer [[Denny O'Neil]] named Optimus Prime prior to Budiansky being brought on to the ''Transformers'' project. (&quot;Optimus&quot; is Latin for &quot;best&quot;, therefore his name can be literally translated as &quot;'''Best First'''&quot;.)<br /> *Optimus Prime's Japanese name is &quot;Convoy&quot;, which is named after his original name &quot;Battle Convoy&quot; in the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, because the name &quot;Optimus Prime&quot; is difficult for Japanese kids to remember and pronounce.&lt;ref&gt;''[[Figure Ō]]'' No. 114&lt;/ref&gt; All Optimus-inspired characters were called variations of Convoy in Japan up until the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' film]], at which point [[TakaraTomy]] changed their minds and began using the name Optimus Prime as well. Presumably to avoid confusion, this change includes the Generation 1 version of the character as well, who is now called Optimus Prime in newer products and fiction such as ''[[Transformers United]]'' and ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'', though his name remains Convoy in material aimed at adult collectors such as ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''.<br /> *&quot;Orion Pax&quot; is composed of &quot;Orion&quot;, the huntsman from Greek mythology, and the Latin word &quot;pax&quot;, meaning &quot;peace&quot;. The original cartoon design for him appears to [[:File:UltraMagnus-FloroDery3rdConcept-OrionPax.jpg|be based on an early Ultra Magnus concept]]. <br /> *According to an early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profile published in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]'', Optimus Prime's &quot;official&quot; nicknames were at one point considered to be &quot;Autobot Commander&quot;, &quot;Chief&quot;, &quot;Big Boss&quot; and &quot;Roller&quot;. As far as it is known, no piece of fiction has ever purposely addressed him using these nicknames, though it's a fair bet he's been called &quot;chief&quot; at least once or twice anyway. And technically ''part'' of him is called &quot;[[Roller (G1)|Roller]]&quot; with some frequency.<br /> *Optimus Prime has fictionally shown a dislike of certain kinds of music and dance. For the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] for [[Still Life!|issue 324]] mentions he hates the music of [[Mötley Crüe]]. In the cartoon continuity, &quot;[[Blaster Blues]]&quot; and &quot;[[Quest for Survival]]&quot; have Optimus react noticeably more passive-aggressively to Blaster's choice of music than the other Autobots. And in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]], ''[[Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired]]'' features an uncalled for negative remark about Jazz's dance skills.<br /> *According to the staff of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', Optimus Prime became a space explorer in the [[Beast Era]].&lt;ref&gt;Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *Writer [[Bob Skir]] claims that neither the statue from &quot;[[Fires of the Past]]&quot; nor the golden disks in its hands were mentioned in the script. However, he suggested that they were either the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disks]] from the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, or that Optimus won them in the 2,395,989th Annual Cybertronian spelling bee.&lt;ref&gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20080614012630/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Tue_12_Oct_1999.html Q&amp;A from Bigbot's &quot;bobskir.com&quot;] (archive copy)&lt;/ref&gt; We're betting on the latter.<br /> [[File:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|125px|thumb|Prime's mom knows how to write in cursive.]]<br /> *By the time Optimus Prime appeared in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', his 3D model from ''Beast Wars'' had apparently been lost, leading the animators to use a faceplated Optimus Primal head as a quick replacement to save time and budget.<br /> *Aside from occasionally having Alpha Trion as a father figure, Optimus Prime may have a mother! In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of Tupperware reads:<br /> <br /> :''Dear Convoy'' [[File:EvolutionOfOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Evolution of the G1 character model.]]<br /> :''Warm it before you eat''<br /> :''Mom''<br /> <br /> :Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.<br /> <br /> *The first wave of Dreamwave posters in 2001 identified Optimus Prime as [http://web.archive.org/web/20041220175419/http://www.comicden.com/merch/posters.htm &quot;Captimus Primus&quot;], which is tantalizingly close to making some sort of sense.<br /> [[File:Cyb-WiseElders.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|]]<br /> *The character model of G1 Optimus Prime makes a cameo appearance, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode &quot;[[Balance]]&quot;.<br /> *As noted on [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74382 this thread here], Optimus Prime made a surprising (and somewhat awkward) cameo in the [[Calendar|January]] [[2009]] issue of &quot;P.S.: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly&quot; (#674), a monthly magazine issued by the [[United States Army]] that discusses issues in regards to equipment maintenance (scan included in thread; look for post #5).<br /> *Prior to the third closed beta update, G1 Optimus Prime was his own character in Transformers Online (2017) with the following bio: <br /> :&quot;During the Cybertronian Civil War, Sentinel Prime was killed. Prior to his destruction, he bestowed the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, who became the new leader of the Autobots. Despite being one of the youngest Cybertronian leaders, Optimus demonstrated extraordinary courage and wisdom in the war against the Decepticons. He: treated all lives with benevolence, fought for freedom and peace, and continues to fight to protect the weak and maintain their beliefs. <br /> :In battle, G1 Optimus Prime wielded the &quot;[[Energon-axe|Fusion Axe]]&quot; and the &quot;[[Divine]]&quot; Gatling gun. His active skill was &quot;Heavy Fire Barrier&quot;: <br /> ::'''Heavy Fire Barrier''' — G1 Optimus Prime temporarily equips a double barreled semi auto machine gun that also activates a shield which protects him from frontal attacks as he dishes out damage from his firearm at max power {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} &lt;ref&gt;[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero9.shtml G1 Optimus Prime on the Transformers Online website]&lt;/ref&gt;&quot;<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Convoy''' (コンボイ ''Konboi''), '''Orion Pax''' (オライオン・パックス ''Oraion Pakkusu''), '''Star Convoy''' (スターコンボイ ''Sutā Konboi''), '''Battle Convoy''' (Laser Optimus Prime, バトルコンボイ ''Batoru Konboi''), '''Super Convoy''' (Nucleon Quest, スーパーコンボイ ''Sūpā Konboi''), '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')<br /> *''Armenian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Օպտիմուս Փրայմ ''O'ptimows P'raym''; Օպտիմուս Պրայմ ''O'ptimows Praym'')<br /> *''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)<br /> *''Czech:'' '''Optimus Primus'''<br /> *''Danish:'' '''Primus Optimus''' (first cartoon dub), '''Optimus Prime''' (all other media)<br /> *''French:'' '''Optimus Prime''', '''Optimus Primus''' (Canada)<br /> *''Hebrew:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (אופטימוס פריים ''Awpjimws Priim'')<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''', '''Optimusz Prájm''' (&quot;Optimus Chief&quot;)<br /> *''Italian:'' '''Commander'''<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Chìh-tsūn''' (Taiwan, 至尊, &quot;Prime&quot;), '''Orion Pax''' (Taiwan, 奧萊安派斯 ''Àoláiān P'àissu''), '''Qíng Tiān Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, &quot;Pillar that Supports the Sky&quot;)<br /> *''Portuguese:'' '''Optimus Supremo''' (Portugal comics, &quot;Optimus Supreme&quot;), '''Líder Optimus''' (Brazil cartoon, &quot;Leader Optimus&quot;), '''Supremus Absolutus''' (Brazil comic)<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прайм ''Optimus Prajm''), '''Orion Peaceful''' (Орион Мирный ''Orion Mirnyy'')<br /> *''Serbian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прајм ''Optimus Prajm'')<br /> *''Taiwanese:'' '''Bô-ti̍k Thīh-gû''' (無敵鐵牛, &quot;Invincible Iron Ox&quot;)<br /> *''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Najkrashchiy''' (Оптимус Найкращий, &quot;Optimus the Best&quot;), '''Optimus Prime''' (''The Movie'', Оптимус Прайм)<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Action Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Alternity Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Armada Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Autobot leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Cloud Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Combiners]]<br /> [[Category:Convoys]]<br /> [[Category:Dimension hoppers]]<br /> [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Emperors of Destruction]]&lt;!--United Black Optimus Prime toy--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]]<br /> [[Category:Ghosts]]<br /> [[Category:Gladiators]]<br /> [[Category:GT characters]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]<br /> [[Category:Henkei! 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<p>DM: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|allianceg2|autobot|{{factions/icons|custom=Megatron Origin Symbol.png|cSize=35x35px|cLink=Gladiatorial combat}}|predacon|hofsilver}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> {{disambigm|Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatronus (disambiguation)|Megalligator}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> :''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon leader|leader]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:Megatronguido.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Baby, why you make me gotta hurt you?]]<br /> '''Megatron''' is the founder of the Decepticon uprising, and their most well-known and feared [[Decepticon leader|leader]]. As a young, charismatic leader forged in battle and the heritage of war, he began to believe in a grand purpose for his race—it is the [[Transformer]]s' glorious destiny to rule an [[Decepticon Empire|empire]] which will span the universe. The opposite of his mortal enemy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he feels great contempt for other Transformers who, he feels, betray their proud heritage by demanding peace and cooperation with weaker life forms. It is the destiny of the Decepticons to bring order to the universe through conquest, though in the millions of years since coining this purpose it remains to be seen how much of his mission statement is altruistic... and how much of it is mere words built to fuel warriors to further his desire for personal power.<br /> <br /> Megatron will attempt almost anything to achieve his goals, but his schemes are rarely in any way subtle. This is perhaps due to his arrogance, but his pride is not so strong as to dissuade him from abandoning a battle he is losing. He often shows dramatic examples of cowardice, concealed in rage. Although he isn't as physically strong as Optimus, his ability to analyze any situation and utilize it as a weapon makes the Decepticons deadly, so they can find energy sources almost immediately. Some would question his sanity, though these few are mostly now dead by his hands... or his [[fusion cannon]], depending on his mood. Sometimes he uses his [[energon mace]] to strike them down. It does not matter how they die. Death by the hands of Megatron is an honor.<br /> <br /> Megatron is often [[Reformatting|reborn as]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br /> <br /> {{quote|You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!}}<br /> {{quote|That's because everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for ''power''!|Optimus Prime and Megatron|&quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br /> [[File:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|And so it begins...]]<br /> Megatron was a [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], who sought to turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnaught. To win his war for conquest, Megatron's Decepticons developed the art of [[transformation]]. When the wandering planet Cybertron was headed for an asteroid field, Megatron and a band of his warriors followed the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] sent to clear a path through the dangerous area, and attacked the weakened Autobot crew once they had achieved their goal. However, the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] sent the ship crashing into a nearby planet, knocking them all offline.<br /> <br /> After reawakening on [[Earth]] in [[1984]], Megatron was quickly ousted from command by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Their power struggle continued for some time, with leadership changing hands multiple times, until Optimus Prime killed himself in a video game duel. Refusing to believe his nemesis was truly dead, the increasingly-erratic Megatron seemingly committed accidental suicide by blowing himself up on a [[space bridge]] in a fit of insane rage. However, the explosion had merely deposited him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] region of Cybertron, where he wandered as an [[empty]], with no recollection of who he was.<br /> <br /> After regaining his memories, Megatron captured [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and forced him to restore the recently-destroyed [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to functionality, this time as a [[Pretender]], in a scheme to wrest control of the Decepticons back. But the ploy failed due to Ratchet's sabotage, and Megatron's attempt to escape the soon-to-explode lab via [[trans-time dimensional portal]] was foiled when Ratchet tackled him. The two were thought destroyed, but they were actually grotesquely fused together in the explosion and left adrift in &quot;[[Transwarp|unspace]]&quot;. Pulled from the void by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] was able to separate their bodies, and kept them both in stasis aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They re-awoke when [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], a future version of Megatron, attempted to hijack the ship, which had ''already'' been hijacked by Shockwave and Starscream. Megatron and Galvatron fought bitterly at first, but upon realizing who they both were, plotted to join forces... but then Ratchet crashed the ship into Earth once again, seemingly destroying everyone on-board.<br /> <br /> In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], he was rebuilt by the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]], and he ultimately allied with Optimus against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again. In [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|a third]], he woke up in [[1994]], and proceeded to lay waste to the Earth, awaiting the day Optimus Prime would return.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br /> [[File:Mtmte1 megatron throne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|FOOL! Pass me the TP!]]<br /> Megatron was responsible for bringing Cybertron out of its [[Golden Age]] when he restarted the Autobot/Decepticon civil war nine million years ago. Among his first actions was the fatal wounding of a young dock worker named Orion Pax, who was rebuilt to become Megatron's mortal enemy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> Megatron's forces boarded the Autobots' spacecraft when it was on a mission to search for new sources of energy on other planets, and was knocked offline like all the other Transformers when the craft crashed on prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in 1984, Megatron made it his mission to pillage all of Earth's natural resources and enslave its populace, with the goal of revitalizing Cybertron and dominating the entire universe. His plans were by turns cunning, wicked, outrageous, and often, utterly, utterly ludicrous.<br /> <br /> In 2005, Megatron faced off with Optimus Prime in a battle at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], during which he fatally wounded the Autobot leader, but not without taking severe damage himself. Cast adrift into space, Megatron was found by the planet-eater, [[Unicron]], and recreated as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br /> <br /> In other timelines which branch out of this one, Megatron became a [[Transmetal]], ordered the [[murdered puppy|murder of a puppy]], and years after his transformation into Galvatron, became Megatron once again, in various powered-up forms.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Sticker Adventures books===<br /> In the aftermath of yet another battle had lost against the Autobots, Megatron concocted a sneakier plan to get rid of the Autobots. He had his troops lay low for several days, then instructed Ravage to sneak into the Autobots’ base and steal all of their fuel. Megatron then led his troops into combat once more, before the Autobots would have a chance to procure more fuel. But Optimus, having anticipated a trick on the Decepticons’ part, arrived at the battlefield with a new supply of fuel for his troops. After sustaining too much damage, the Decepticons were forced to retreat once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br /> After awakening on Earth, Megatron put into motion a plot that would gain him the unconditional surrender of the planet. Megatron first established the [[Global Corporation]] in order to employ the Constructicons to create and build sophisticated buildings all around the world. Each building had been outfitted with a secret mechanism which would trap all of those inside at the push of a button. Once all the buildings had been completed, Megatron would demand Earth's unconditional surrender in exchange for the safe release of the humans captured. Megatron's plan was interrupted by Optimus Prime and his Autobots invading the Decepticon base. Though Megatron attempted to assume the guise of an honest businessbot, Optimus was not fooled, and the two factions began to fight. Optimus had arrived too late, however, and with the plan already in its final stages, Megatron activated the trap mechanisms within his buildings. Megatron then jettisoned the Autobots from his headquarters, and highjacked a television broadcast, making his demands known to the human race.<br /> <br /> Megatron and Optimus clashed once more afterwards. This time, Megatron had The Devastator help out on the battlefield, and the Decepticons' victory seemed assured with the help of the colossus. That was until the Dinobots' arrival, who effortlessly slaughtered the Constructicons. The Autobots then proceeded to disable the mechanisms holding the humans captive. Despite Megatron ranting that the war was far from over, the Autobots drove away from the battlefield victoriously. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}} <br /> <br /> Megatron sent out [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to capture any Autobot the colossus could find. Devastator returned with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and locked him up in a cell within Decepticon headquarters. Megatron then approached the captive Autobot, and informed him that he would be used as a hostage to force the Autobots into surrendering. As Megatron walked away, Sunstreaker took a potshot at his back, enraging the Decepticon leader. Megatron and two Constructicons returned fire with cruel ferocity. With Sunstreaker left cowering in the corner of his cell, Megatron called to Soundwave to open communications with Autobot headquarters. He had his communications officer inform the Autobots of the situation, and demanded their surrender by the next morning. If they did not accept his terms, Megatron threatened to destroy Sunstreaker and rebuild him as a Decepticon!<br /> <br /> Megatron knew the Autobots would not forfeit the Earth so easily, and so had Devastator stand guard over the Decepticon Base's entrance. Surely enough, a rescue party attempted to storm the base, but were quickly subdued by Devastator as well. Now with four prisoners in his custody, Megatron returned to the prison to address the Constructicons. He told [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] that soon his surgical skills would be needed to convert the Autobots into loyal Decepticons. This led to a squabble between Hook and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], who both wanted the privilege of destroying the Autobots before their reconstruction. Megatron assured them that they would both get their own Autobot to destroy.<br /> <br /> [[File:Autobots secret weapon prime megs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron sent a second message to the Autobots, revealing that their rescue squad had also been captured. He then explained that with the four Autobots rebuilt into Decepticons, he would have enough power to defeat the Autobots whether they surrendered or not. His deadline nonetheless still stood, and he awaited morning for the Autobots' surrender. <br /> <br /> The following morning, Megatron emerged from the Decepticon headquarters to find a life-size statue of Devastator accompanied by a letter. The message was from Optimus Prime, and it explained that the statue was a peace offering, as the Autobots had agreed to surrender to the Decepticons. Gleeful at this turn of events, Megatron ordered the Autobot prisoners to be brought before the statue. The statue turned out to be an Autobot ruse, however, and from within it burst forth Autobot reinforcements. Megatron lead the Decepticons in a counter-offensive. He first deployed the Decepticon jets to counter the Autobots' own aerial warriors. The battle took a turn for the worse for the Decepticons when [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake-inducing abilities backfired, and many Decepticons were swallowed up by the earth. Deciding to end the battle once and for all, Megatron fired his fusion cannon at Optimus Prime. But Optimus used a reflective piece of metal to deflect Megatron's beam back at him! Hit by his own attack, Megatron crumpled to the ground, defeated. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel coloring books===<br /> [[File:BumblebeeToTheRescue Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|&quot;Who's for volleyball?&quot;]]<br /> To rule [[Earth]], Megatron came up with the idea to raid sunken treasure. Once they obtained the treasure, Megatron decided to use a truck to take it into town and buy some factories. Unfortunately for him, the truck was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who released a bunch of [[Autobot]]s and defeated Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Megatron's next plan was to lock up the Autobots in a [[special Autobot prison]]. They managed to get most of their enemies captured, but while Megatron was distracted by a [[Giant fake Autobot|cardboard cutout]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] freed the Autobots and Optimus soon had Megatron wrapped in an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}<br /> <br /> Megatron sent out the Decepticons to find factories to build more troops. They ended up falling into a trap laid by the forewarned Autobots, but Megatron refused to surrender and Optimus Prime threw him into orbit. Floating in space, Megatron promised that next time the Decepticons would win! {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}<br /> The Decepticons kidnapped [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], but had to retreat during the following battle because they were low on power. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}<br /> <br /> Deciding that the Decepticons should rule Earth, Megatron set about using the [[molecular transfer device]] to steal the planet's fuel supplies. The Autobots soon found out about it, and when they assaulted the Decepticon stronghold, Megatron was bamboozled by one of Mirage's holograms. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] reported on a communication device possessed by the Autobots, Megatron used a fake message to lure Bumblebee away from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so he could take it over. It worked, but when Optimus pulled the same trick a short time later, Megatron fell for it. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Megatron decided to build a factory in a forested area. The Autobots also happened to be vacationing there, and after Megatron was knocked down by a boulder, and fooled by one of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms, he was forced to flee. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}<br /> <br /> After the Decepticons developed a jet engine silencer, Megatron led them on an attack on the Autobot base. Thanks to Bumblebee's warnings, the Autobots tricked the Decepticons into using up their firepower on a hologram of the Autobot base. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Earl Hammond]] (English)}}<br /> Tricking thousands of humans into digging a large cavern underneath the [[Kalahari Desert]] in [[Africa]], Megatron detonated them with the largest explosion the world had ever seen, transforming the coal and humans into the world's largest diamond. Transporting it to a satellite launch base in [[Brazil]], Megatron gloated the [[crystal satellite|satellite]] would use the diamond as a lens to melt the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Megatron looked on as Skyfire attempted to destroy the satellite out in orbit. When the Autobot failed and fell back to Earth, burning up on reentry, Megatron had a good laugh at his expense. His tone changed when Prime countered the satellite's attack on the Rockies by constructing a square mile of polished metal, which the Autobots placed below the satellite, deflecting its beam and destroying it. Megatron and Soundwave escaped underground in a [[turbine mole machine]]. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}<br /> <br /> The duo stole an enormous hovering fuel transport, but [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroyed it, forcing Megatron to come up with a new scheme: to drill the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]]. Their drill was so powerful, it caused volcanic eruptions and [[Siberia]] to approach the US, accelerating tensions between the US and USSR. Optimus had [[razon gas]] pumped into the reservoir, returning the [[oil]] below the sea floor and rising the Decepticon device. Boarding it, the Autobots once again found Megatron had fled. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}} He now intended to raise the oil from Brazil, unwittingly destroying the city of [[Machu Picchu]] and much of the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], as well as wreaking havoc with the weather. The Autobots stopped them again, and once more Megatron and Soundwave fled. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}<br /> <br /> With all these failures, Megatron grew jealous of Shockwave's success in getting oil to the Decepticon soldiers. Tracking [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Megatron found the Autobot oil supplies in [[Antarctica]]. Using the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]] Megatron sliced icebergs off the Antarctic, causing sea levels to rise. Unwittingly, his actions revived hundreds of dormant Dinobots trapped in the tar beneath the ice, forcing him to flee once more. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Enslaving oil workers in the Pacific, Megatron tried to drill the oil of [[Buru]], but [[Oil driller and transporter|his transport]] overloaded and he took flight. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} From his submersible near [[Madagascar]], Megatron sank six [[oil tanker]]s. Attacking another, Megatron's submersible was completely wrecked when it emerged the oil he drained was tainted by the Autobots with corrosive acid. He escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> Megatron's relationship with Soundwave was very abusive; he dubbed him a &quot;blundering tape-filled idiot&quot;. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}<br /> <br /> ===Big Looker storybooks continuity===<br /> [[File:KidsCliff1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|MTV pimps Megatron's ride.]]<br /> As Decepticon leader, Megatron was part of the forces that attacked the Autobot Ark while it was trying to eliminate asteroids that threated to smash [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pieces. The Ark crashed on [[Earth]], and four million years later, the Decepticons were first to be woken by the ship's computer. Leaving the ship, they attempted to destroy it, but their energy levels were too low, and Megatron announced they'd have to find new sources of energy. After raiding the nuclear plant at nearby [[Kimball]], they returned to the Ark, only to find it empty. He ordered his men to split up and go in two different directions, and hence they were able to outflank the Autobots. The battle was short-lived, as the Autobots proved too much for them, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> A bunch of humans set up a race for charity, and the victor would receive a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Well, the Decepticons desperately wanted that bounty, so rather than just steal it, they decided to sneak into the race. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] was one of the Autobots driving in the rally and was unaware that the [[big black car|scary black Cadillac]] was actually being driven by Megatron! Megatron dogged Cliffjumper for quite a while but ended up losing to the Minibot. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}<br /> <br /> After a particularly damaging battle, Megatron sent the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s to distract the Autobots while he took a small squad to capture a broken-down oil truck nearby, claiming it would allow them to defeat the Autobots once and for all. While he and his men were implementing the plan, somehow [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] sneaked up and got the truck working again. Megatron furiously pursued the truck and managed to seize it from behind. Suddenly [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] appeared overhead and Megatron proved unable to shoot him down. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] dropped a bomb on the group of Decepticons, reducing them to a pile of metal scrap. An automated signal summoned a [[Decepticon rescue squadron|rescue squadron]], who arrived a short time later to retrieve the remains of Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}<br /> <br /> Megatron set his sights on raiding a power plant, and promised his men that whoever came up with a fool-proof plan would be made Decepticon [[second-in-command]]. He was pleased when [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] informed him that [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had been captured, and even more so when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] arrived back at base with the [[cerebro-shell]]ed Autobot. Megatron instructed Grapple to come up with a plan to steal the energy in the power plant. When the rest of the Autobots turned up to rescue their friend, Megatron took the opportunity to gloat before battle commenced. He ordered Grapple to help them fight, however Grapple, who had been de-cerebro-shelled, called him a &quot;big coffee pot&quot; and threw him on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{Storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Ladybird Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:MegatronsFightForPower Megatron takes off.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br /> When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] discovered that the Autobots were working on a device resembling a radio tower, Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to investigate. The revelation that the Autobots had concealed much of the tower underground made Megatron think they were up to something underhanded, but before he could learn more, he realized [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] had gone to destroy the device. Megatron and the other Decepticons caught up with and stopped Starscream, and then puzzled over the machine. The machine, in reality intended to collect lightning, released a surge of power that caused the Decepticons to malfunction, forcing them to retreat. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}<br /> <br /> Impatient at the lack of the energy they needed to power their space cruiser, Megatron had [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] sent out. They soon hit pay dirt when Buzzsaw located an experimental solar power station. After surveying the station with Soundwave, Megatron ordered the rest of the Decepticons to come in force, however instead Starscream attempted to lead the other Decepticons in an impromptu mutiny. Though Megatron swiftly brought the Decepticons back under his heel, their energy collection was ultimately foiled by the Autobots. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}} As the Decepticons' space cruiser neared completion, Megatron was determined that they find a way to test the ion-drive, despite Starscream's protests that it didn't need testing. Luckily Ravage located an abandoned mine, so the Decepticons made use of it for testing purposes. The Autobots again got wind of their activities, and used mine cars to blow up the ion-drive, collapsing the tunnel on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}<br /> <br /> Furious over the constant defeats, Megatron ordered Soundwave to send Laserbeak to find out more about the [[human]]s who inhabited the planet [[Earth]]. The scouting mission led the Decepticons to a unique piece of Earth technology — a windmill. During the ensuing fight with the Autobots, they discovered the windmill was immune to the null ray, and believing it to be an advanced new weapon, Megatron ordered it be captured. Instead Rumble managed to destroy it and it collapsed on top of the four Decepticons. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} At some point [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time from the 21st century and took over leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] passed on news of Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor. Megatron immediately made plans to use the device to drain the [[Sun]]'s energy, despite [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s assertion that doing so would result in doom for Earth. He was furious when Starscream led an impromptu attack on the Autobots at the solar plant and ordered the three jets to retreat before they damaged the reactor. He had [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] kidnap Blaisedale in an attempt to draw the Autobots away from the plant, before leading an attack himself. Unfortunately his particle cannon was destroyed by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] turned up as well, resulting in the destruction of the solar reactor. Megatron retreated empty-handed. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> Megatron devised a scheme to abduct humans by disguising the Decepticon jets as commercial airliners. Unfortunately the Autobots stumbled on the plan, freed the humans and defeated the Decepticon squad which was doing the kidnapping. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}<br /> <br /> ===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br /> Thanks to [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s spying, Megatron and his men followed the Autobots to [[South America]], where they found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] taking interest in [[Mount Sheelah]]. Being unfamiliar with volcanoes, Megatron decided to investigate, but his men were unable to capture the [[John Gordon|two]] [[Tim Gordon|humans]] helping the Autobots. After the Autobots had retreated, the Decepticons got their change to look more closely at the volcano, only for it to erupt, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Megatron had his men kidnap humans from towns to use as slave labor, but after [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], the Decepticons were forced to set the humans free. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a hydro-dam at [[Stanley Lake]], Megatron decided to see if it was suitable for their energy needs, and staged an invasion. A short time later, he and his men spotted the Autobots in the valley in front of the dam and attacked them. Though they appeared triumphant after the Autobots retreated, the valley was flooded with water from the dam a short time later, washing them all away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Furious at the mounting defeats, Megatron sent Starscream to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. When air commander reported that the Autobots' [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] was being stored in [[Mount Levram]], Megatron led the Decepticons there to flatten the mountain. Unfortunately it turned out that Starscream hadn't fooled the Autobots at all, and when the Decepticons returned to their base, it had been leveled in their absence. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Renegade Rhetoric====<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2)}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Deadly Paradise===<br /> [[File:DeadlyParadise-ProwlClone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]<br /> Megatron discovered Madame [[Cee]], a human tinkerer on [[Carob Island]] with estensive knowledge of mechanics. With her (involuntary) help, and a rare mineral present on the island, he began building duplicate Autobots, starting with Sideswipe. Megatron also built a [[megamaze]] around his underground base on the island to deter intruders. Megatron first sent out the duplicate Sideswipe to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in order to frame the Autobots, then proceeded to build more clones, including a duplicate Prowl. He had nearly finished building a duplicate Optimus Prime when a group of Autobots found their way into his base. They were easily captured, but Megatron could not help but stroke his own ego, and showed Prowl, leader of the squad, the full extent of his plan. Prowl managed to overpower his escorts on his way back to his cage, and tricked Megatron into destroying the duplicate Prowl instead of the real one. Megatron was then hit by some of Prowl's acid pellets, forcing him to retreat through a secret passage, though not before taunting Prowl once more, claiming that the Autobots would never escape his megamaze. The Autobots managed it and escaped the island. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Special Teams===<br /> Upon first awakening on Earth, Megatron immediately schemed to steal fuel from the Earth in order to build the “ultimate weapon” and in time, conquer the universe. Some time later, as the battle with the Autobots had raged for some time on Earth, Megatron was too distracted to put a halt to Starscream’s underhanded schemes. His attention had been completely focused on an attempt to convert the Aerialbots to the Decepticons’ side. While pondering over how differently things might have gone if only the Aerialbots had remained allied with the Decepticons, Megatron was brought out of his reverie by Teletraan 1, alerting him that a nearby power plant had been evacuated of its human workers due to the possibilities of a landslide happening. Megatron summoned Dirge, Thrust, Ramjet, Blitzwing, Rumble, and Starscream to accompany him on a raid on the unattended power plant. He was infuriated to find that Starscream was once more absent from his post, only to be reminded by Dirge that Starscream had been absent ever since he had been sent to fetch the Stunticons from Cybertron. Wary of Autobot spies eavesdropping on their conversation and wanting to keep the Stunticons’ existence a secret a while longer, Megatron dropped the subject. Coincidently, Starscream made communication with him at that moment, and Megatron ordered him to meet the rest of the Decepticons at a well-hidden spot near the power plant.<br /> <br /> There, Megatron dispatched the Stunticons to attack the [[Pullen Power Plant]], despite Starscream’s tardiness. The Decepticons ultimately failed in their raid, though Megatron’s lack of interference in the combat gave Optimus some pause, as he wondered if the victory was truly a reflection of the Autobots’ overall position in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===<br /> Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Megatron lay in wait, inconspicuously disguised as a giant gun on a hillside, ready to strike as the Autobots approached. The battle that ensued later came to be known as &quot;[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]].&quot; {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}<br /> <br /> Evidently, the battle went in Megatron's favour, as Optimus was forced to send some of his troops away to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Highway Clash===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> [[File:Highway Clash Megatron and Rumble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron learned about the existence of a cargo of microchips that could bestow sentience onto robots. Seeking to acquire said microchips, Megatron set out into the Yorkshire Dales to intercept the convoy transporting them. From a secret underground lair, he and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] planned out their assault, only to be opposed by Optimus Prime and Prowl who were secretly guarding the shipment. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in acquiring the chips depended on the decisions that [[you]] made! {{storylink|Highway Clash}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Find Your Fate Junior===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> <br /> ====Dinobots Strike Back====<br /> Megatron had been overseeing Operation Black Coral from the Decepticons' secret base in [[Mount Lomas]] for over a week before two of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s went on their mission to [[Hidden Valley]]. When [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] reported that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had successfully planted [[cerebro-shell]]s on four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he was thrilled! <br /> <br /> {{note|Since Kickback leaving to report back to Megatron occurs before the first choice is made, and Megatron's reaction is documented on the back cover, we can assume that this holds true for every path in this book.}}<br /> <br /> In one possible path on the following day, he rallied his troops with a speech about how the imminent completion of the machinery necessary to convert [[Dolphin's Bay|Dolphin Bay]]'s [[black coral]] into superfuel would ensure the final defeat of the Autobots in a matter of hours. This conveniently told the spying [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] all he needed to know about Operation Black Coral so he could relay it to [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] via radio, which conveniently told [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] that he was right outside the doorway so Frenzy could paralyze him and leave him in the underwater tunnel. <br /> <br /> If Skids just returns to the Ark after this, it leads to two possible outcomes in which Megatron appears long enough to witness a Decepticon defeat. In one, he ordered his warrior jets into action only to see them fall to [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide's]] thermal beam while [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] torched the base's lab. In another, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] showed up at Mount Lomas claiming that he and the other three Dinobots under Bombshell's control had just decimated the Autobot ranks, convincing Megatron to welcome them into their base by holding the Operation Black Coral victory party and bonfire a day early. He began to question his judgement when Grimlock suddenly ordered his team to attack, but didn't react in time to save Soundwave or Frenzy. As [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] nailed [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] with a missile, Megatron fired his nuclear fusion cannon at the Pteranodon, only to have his blast redirected at the last second by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl's]] tail-strike. This caused him to blast straight down into the mountainside, creating a hole which allowed the arriving Autobots easy access to Megatron's swiftly-demolished base. <br /> <br /> {{note|If Skids tries to rescue Bumblebee, their base is just as doomed, but Megatron does not reappear.}}<br /> <br /> In another alternate path, Megatron greeted the approaching Autobot assault force with &quot;a strange challenge to Optimus Prime&quot;: a one-on-one fight to the end! After squaring off for a few minutes, Megatron fired, but Optimus dodged the blast by splitting into his three components, gaining the upper hand. Thanks to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble's]] interference, we'll never know if Megatron could've turned things around. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br /> <br /> ====Battle Drive====<br /> [[File:BattledriveProwlandMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> In order to take out the Autobots, Megatron concocted a diabolical new plot. He sent out Blitzwing and Starscream to destroy acres of farmland, and pretend that the Decepticon's latest ploy was to destroy the humans' food supply, forcing the fleshlings to either become Decepticon slaves or starve to death. In reality, this was only a ruse covering Megatron's true scheme. When the Autobots would come rolling out in the open farmland, they would be without cover for the Decepticon armada awaiting them, and would then be wiped out by Megatron's forces.<br /> <br /> In one possible turn of events, the a small group of Autobots hatched a counter-plot where they hoped to trick Megatron into thinking the whole Autobot army was attacking when in reality only a squadron was battling the Decepticons. Thanks to his spy in the field, Soundwave, Megatron caught wind of this plan and was able to wipe out the Autobot squad easily.<br /> <br /> In another version of the following events, Megatron learns that Sparkplug Witwicky has discovered a fatal flaw in the Decepticons' circuitry, and is forced to divert the bulk of his forces into a manhunt for the Autobots' ally. <br /> the Decepticons find Sparkplug holed up in a cave in the mountains. When Swoop, Prowl, Hound and Bumblebee arrive on scene, events could play out in a number of ways.<br /> <br /> If Swoop decided to take Megatron head-on in aerial combat, the Dinobot landed a lucky shot inside of Megatron's fusion cannon as it was charging up, causing the weapon to backfire and Megatron to be destroyed.<br /> <br /> If Swoop decided to retreat back to Autobot headquarters after an initial assault, Megatron would allow a number of his troops to chase Swoop down while the rest of the Decepticon forces remained at the cave's entrance. Megatron would remain at the cave himself, sending volleys of lasers towards the Autobots and humans trapped inside. In one possible version of the events that followed, Megatron is forced to retreat when Swoop returns with reinforcements, and believing that the Autobots still possess the schematics for the Decepticons' circuits, is forced to redesign the Decepticons' internal workings.<br /> <br /> In another version of the following events, Bumblebee distracts Megatron by sending a boulder tumbling at him, allowing Prowl to make a mad dash back to Autobot headquarters.<br /> <br /> If Megatron's ploy to lure the Autobots out in the open farmland was successful, he led the entirety of his fores with the intent of destroying Optimus Prime and his team of Autobots. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in destroying his foe depended on which decisions Optimus made from this point forward. In many scenarios, Megatron manages to pin the Autobots on a nearby bridge, only for them to escape by various means. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Attack of the Insecticons====<br /> Megatron was leading a party of Decepticons on a raid to steal energy sources from the humans when Starscream learned of a new device that would solve all of the Decepticons' energy problems, the Sun-Pak.<br /> In a possible outcome of a the events that would follow, Megatron was contacted some time later by the human Buster, who explained that he wanted to offer a trade to the Decepticon leader. Megatron was offered an audio file containing conclusive proof that Starscream planned to overthrow him, in exchange for the safe release of Sparkplug, who Starscream had in his possession. Megatron could only humour the human germ to a certain degree, and said that he would only agree to such a trade if Buster were to fulfill his end of the bargain first.<br /> <br /> If Buster agreed, and did indeed send a genuine recording of Starscream gloating about his plans to seize leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron would shortly come in person to command Starscream to release the meaningless human and then deliver an ultimatum; either Starscream face the full force of the Decepticon army for his treachery, or be subjected to reprogramming at Decepticon headquarters. After Starscream accepted the later option, Megatron shooed off the humans and the few Autobot present to put his own house in order.<br /> <br /> If Buster refused to relinquish the sound file before Megatron issued the order to have Sparkplug released, Megatron would nonetheless arrived on scene, demanding to be informed of the situation at hand. After being informed of the existence of the Sun-Pak, and that by using a Cerebro-Shell to force Sparkplug to construct a new one the Decepticons would no longer need worry about energy supplies, Megatron allows Starscream to follow through with his plan despite Buster's protests. For all his troubles, Megatron acquires nothing but a laser-toothbrush from this venture, as the mind-control process leaves Sparkplug's memory damaged, and the hygienic device is the only invention the human could produce for the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> In another possible adventure, Megatron is encountered in an underground cavern by Beachcomber, who is attempting to make his way to the surface in order to recharge the Sun-Pak and rescue his fellow Autobots from the Insecticons. The encounter is a short one, as Megatron quickly disposes of Mirage before making his way further below ground to destroy the rest of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible adventure, Megatron having acquired the Sun-Pak is in the process of himself recharging it near Decepticon headquarters when the Autobots intrude and attempt diplomacy in order to have the device returned to them. Megatron declines, and a firefight between the two factions begin.<br /> <br /> If Optimus Prime attempts to end the fighting by proposing he and Megatron duel for the Sun-Pak's ownership, Megatron agrees and the two of them begin a long and strenuous battle. If Optimus gains the upper hand, the Autobot leader is content with leaving Megatron vanquished, and returning to base with the Sun-Pak in his possession. However, if Megatron begins to gain ground in their duel, Optimus forfeits the duel, and begins to walk away as Megatron mocks the cowardly Autobot. When Optimus approaches the Sun-Pak, he &quot;accidentally&quot; trips, and blasts the device into smithereens, leaving Megatron in a furor.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus attempts to end the fighting by simply making a grab for the Sun-Pak, Megatron intervenes and steps forth to defend the device from falling into enemy hands. But Optimus and his Autobot lackey, Smokescreen, dupe Megatron into tossing to Buzzsaw, only for Optimus to catch the device in mid-pass, leaving an enraged Megatron impotent to stop the Autobots from retreating with the device in their possession.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible adventure, it is Shrapnel who comes to possess the Sun-Pak, and plans to usurp Megatron's leadership with the device. But Megatron's loyal spy Ravage overhears these happenings, and informs his leader of the situation. If the Insecticons still have the Sun-Pak in their possession when Megatron arrives to confront them, he berates Shrapnel for his clandestine activities, and blasts the Insecticon for his planned coup. The Autobots arrive shortly thereafter, and Megatron decides to use the rotting trees of the forest they are in as cover for an ambush on his newly arrived foes. Unknown to him, Mirage and Buster were hiding nearby, and warn the Autobots of Megatron's ambush. Megatron along with his troops are defeated by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s acid spray, and the Decepticons retreat, the Sun-Pak having been destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}<br /> <br /> ====Earthquake====<br /> [[File:EarthquakeBeachcomberdisassembled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron’s latest ploy was to destroy Center City with the help of Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities and a Destruction Beam device.<br /> <br /> In one possible series of events, after Windcharger and Beachcomber had infiltrated Megatron's secret spy station within the Decepticon’s newest secret fortress, Megatron was tricked into making all of his troops stand down and surrender by Beachcomber.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Windcharger and Beachcomber attempted to muscle their way into Megatron’s secret spy chamber, only to fail miserably. Alerting Megatron of their presence this way, Megatron then confronted the pair in his weapon mode. Megatron promptly slaughtered the two Autobots with a blast of his nuclear-charged fusion cannon. Then, after having captured Powerglide and reprogramming him to lead the Decepticons to the Autobot headquarters, Megatron led his army and felled the Autobots one by one, until only Optimus remained. Megatron gloated that he would not kill Optimus, only alter him to make him a destroyer of mankind. Optimus activated the Ark’s self-destruct sequence, taking all of the Decepticons with him in a fiery death.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Beachcomber and Powerglide happened upon Megatron as he explained the details of his plan to Soundwave.<br /> <br /> In one possible series of events, Beachcomber, Powerglide and Windcharger managed to uncover the Decepticons’ plot without being captured, and shortly thereafter Optimus led a team of Autobots to storm the Decepticon base. Megatron was quickly overpowered by Optimus during the ensuing fight, and forced to lead a small group of Autobots to his lab. Once the Autobots disabled and destroyed Megatron’s Destruction Beam device, they took him as a prisoner of war. Megatron was eventually traded back to the Decepticons in order to guarantee the safe release of a number of captured Autobots, but the Decepticons were ultimately defeated.<br /> <br /> In another possible sequence of events, Megatron bumped into Cosmos, wandering the confines of the Decepticons’ fortress.<br /> <br /> If Megatron allowed the little Autobot to speak, Cosmos would tell him of how he overheard Soundwave and Starscream plotting to overthrow him. Enraged by the news, Megatron ignored Cosmos to confront the pair. The Decepticons began fighting one another, leaving the Autobots to their own devices. This would ultimately lead to the Decepticons’ doom when the Autobots managed to recall the Destruction Beam to its point of origin, annihilating the Decepticons. <br /> <br /> If Megatron didn’t bother to listen to what Cosmos had to say, he called his Decepticon troops to himself so that they could all partake in Cosmos’s destruction. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, they found themselves surrounded by an team of Autobot. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they were unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beamed then reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, the Autobots Powerglide, Windcharger and Beachcomber were captured by the Decepticons while snooping around in their secret fortress. After ordering the Autobots executed, Megatron sent out a false distress signal to Optimus, tricking the rest of the Autobots to walk into a trap. With the Autobots destroyed, Optimus declared the world to be his.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Megatron captured Buster and Beachcomber wandering about the Decepticons’ fortress, and tortured the pair by forcing them to watch the destruction of Center City via a view screen. The show over, Megatron then turned his cannon upon the intruders, and pulled the trigger…<br /> <br /> Another course of action could lead to Megatron brainwashing the human Jessie into being loyal to the Decepticons. Using her as bait, Megatron successfully captured all of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> In a final possible path, wherein Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons’ fortress by himself through the front door, he was jumped by the Decepticons and disassembled. Megatron then ordered his Decepticons to rebuild Beachcomber. In the process, the Decepticons planned to swap Beachcomber’s memory chip for a Destructicon chip, to create the perfect double agent.<br /> <br /> In several other possible outcomes, Megatron gloated and laughed as his plans came to fruition, and the Earth came under his rule. In several others, Megatron’s plot was foiled before it would even begin. All of this hinged on what choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br /> <br /> ====Desert Flight====<br /> When the Autobot-Decepticon civil war had yet to expand beyond Cybertron, Megatron made use of a weapon that weakened the gravitational pull within a confined area. The weapon being unreliable, Megatron opted not to use it again for quite some time.<br /> <br /> Later on Earth, Megatron lead a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Megatron would use his [[magna-mike]] to deliver an ultimatum; either the Autobots surrender Optimus Prime as a prisoner of war, or the Decepticons would use their gravity weapon to make the nearby human town float off into space.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots ignored Megatron’s ultimatum, the Decepticon leader would activate his base’s forcefield to stop their advance, before firing the gravity beam in all directions. This caused a ripple effect, and all Autobots, humans, and anything else on Earth not nailed down to its surface floated helplessly out into space.<br /> <br /> In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, Megatron was one of the few Decepticons who had not gotten drunk in premature celebration, and called reinforcements to his position to fight off the Autobot intruders.<br /> <br /> In the event that Windcharger successfully turned the Decepticons’ forcefield off, reinforcements burst into the base just as Megatron was strike Optimus from behind. His aim thrown off at the last moment, Megatron blasted a hole in his own base, revealing to the Autobots the location of the gravity gun. Though Hook successfully caught Optimus in the gun’s beam, Megatron caught sight of the human [[Buddy]] near the gravity weapon’s control panel, ready to tamper with it. Megatron charged towards the boy.<br /> <br /> If Buddy pulled the gravity gun’s horizontal control just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces.<br /> <br /> In a completely different possible sequence of events, Dirge and Buzzsaw brought before Megatron the Autobot Cosmos. As the little Autobot had attempted to infiltrate the Decepticon base on his own, Megatron decided to have Hook build a duplicate of Cosmos who house a [[proton bomb]], and would destroy the Autobots when it “reported back” to Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br /> <br /> ====Decepticon Poison====<br /> [[File:DecepticonPoisonMegatronFlying.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br /> In one possible sequence of events, Megatron was accompanied by a squadron of Decepticon jets to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the recently cured Autobots, and Megatron was temporarily stunned by a shot courtesy of Sunstreaker. Undeterred by this display of resistance, Megatron ordered his troops to engage their enemies. A fierce battle began between both sides. Megatron was quickly able to overpower the first wave of Autobots through the use of his fusion cannon, prompting Optimus to lead a back-up squad of Autobots against him. Both sides were forced into a retreat as they sustained grievous injuries over the course of the battle.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron came upon the Autobot base, quiet as a tomb. Believing his plan to poison them having worked out perfectly, he strode into the Autobots’ headquarters, unawares that the Autobots were merely playing dead, having already been cured. Megatron ordered his troops to put aside their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots, and haul them over a nearby cliff to dispose of them. Once the Decepticons disarmed themselves, they were ambushed by the Autobots, and defeated with ease.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron allowed Ramjet to lead a full-scale Decepticon assault against the poisoned Autobots. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, where the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel and created a toxic cloud by burning it, the Decepticons were forced to retreat before their attack was fully underway.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron lead a horde of Decepticons to a the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible sequence that followed, he killed Bluestreak, Hound and Mirage before confronting Optimus Prime. Ultimately, Megatron and his Decepticons were defeated, though they left the Autobots worse for wear.<br /> <br /> In another possible path, where a small group of Autobots attempted to destroy the Decepticons’ poison in their lab, only for the resulting explosion to render them unconscious, Megatron gloated to Optimus, Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage, now his captives, that thanks to their foolish decisions, the Autobots would die a slow agonizing death, while the humans would soon become Decepticon slaves. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Milton Bradley mini-comic===<br /> When the Autobots launched an [[Ark (G1)|ark]] to clear a path through the asteroid belt that threatened [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron set an ambush and boarded the ship with his men. He grappled with the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] who revealed that the ship had been set on a collision course with a nearby planet. Megatron had his own contingency plan, and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to jump clear. The crash knocked out Megatron and everyone else aboard the ark, but four million years later, a volcanic eruption jolted the ship's systems back into life. Megatron and the others were repaired by the ship's brain, and were soon ready to renew hostilities on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===Beehive Books continuity===<br /> Megatron plotted the destruction of the Autobots in [[Castle Decepticon]]. Megatron had also allied himself with a [[Malevolent Giant Serpent]] to guard said castle. When the Autobots attacked, Megatron sent out his most loyal Decepticons to fend them off. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Frito-Lay posters===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Power Struggle}}}}<br /> Megatron was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. He dueled Optimus Prime, while his minions lit up the surrounding landscape with numerous explosions. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===<br /> [[File:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This is how the movie ''should've'' gone.]]<br /> With the discovery of a new super energy source known as the [[Blackball]]s, Megatron found himself joined by numerous Decepticons from all across the timestream, all hoping to obtain the ebony spheres. Naturally, opposing him were a team of Autobots, also gathered from all across the timestream.<br /> <br /> In one confrontation with his eternal foe, Optimus Prime, Megatron got to relive their battle at Autobot City. Except this time around, Megatron was defeated when Prime launched his &quot;Matrix Attack&quot; (''literally'' launching the Matrix from his chest, bonking Megatron on the noggin). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##1 &quot;You're Great! Optimus Prime!&quot;|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}<br /> <br /> Later, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to find what he ''thought'' was a Blackball. He presented it to Megatron and received much praise...until the Blackball turned out to be a cartoon bomb which exloded in their faces. As the Autobots stood astonished that their crude strategy succeeded, a badly singed Megatron was left in a smoking crater, strangling Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##3 &quot;Don't Cry! Megatron!!&quot;|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}<br /> <br /> During battle with [[Victory Leo]], Megatron found himself horribly outmatched. Thinking quickly, he launched a special weapon from his fusion cannon: a ball of yarn. The giant robot kitty immediately began playing with the yarn, giving Megatron the distraction he needed to escape. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##6 &quot;Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!&quot;|Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!}}<br /> <br /> After that, he had to snap a pensive [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] out of a trance and order him to return to a battle he had walked away from in order to look at clouds. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##9 &quot;Oh, Overlord.&quot;|Oh, Overlord.}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Starscream located yet another Blackball. This time, though, he decided to keep its power for himself and use it to overthrow Megatron. Then it exploded in his hands because it was ''another'' cartoon bomb. Megatron watched the explosion from a distance, unaware of what was going on. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##10 &quot;Good Luck! Starscream!!&quot;|Good Luck! Starscream!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===<br /> Megatron was once a minor Decepticon, but rose to take control of the empire via right of battle and gladiatorial combat. Once he had enough followers, he struck against the Autobots and began the eons-long war between the two factions. He personally headed the initial attack against Optimus Prime's home city, [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Megatron's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} The conflict steadily consumed Cybertron's fuel supplies, and when Megatron learned that Optimus Prime planned to seek out new energy sources throughout the galaxy, he ordered the construction of a ship to pursue his nemesis. His crew struck against the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], with both Autobots and Decepticons becoming too distracted while fighting to notice as they entered an asteroid belt. Two colliding meteorites sent their ship crashing into the planet Earth. After eons of dormancy, the Decepticons awoke to a world populated by humans, and attacked a nuclear power plant, claiming it as their base of operations. The Autobots soon awoke as well, and took up the fight once more against Megatron's forces. {{storylink|From Cybertron to Earth the War Continues...}}<br /> <br /> Megatron remained in a stalemate against Optimus Prime and his forces for a long time. When Optimus started building new troops better adapted for combat on Earth, Megatron countered by creating the Illuminator [[Jolt (G2)|Hotrod]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}}<br /> <br /> Following one of his patrols, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] reported that he had momentous news to announce. Though his crony tried to make a show of his report, Megatron quickly lost his patience and had Starscream blurt out what he had learned, threatening to blast him should he try and embellish the story. Starscream's information proved portentous indeed; the Autobots had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship in [[Africa]], containing a star-map that pointed the way back to Cybertron. Megatron led his troops to [[Table Mountain]], where he found the Autobots guarding the spherical vessel. With surprising ease, the Decepticons managed to send Optimus and his soldiers into a retreat. But as they swarmed into the ship, they found that there were no controls within it. Too late, Megatron realized that the whole thing had been a trap choreographed by the Autobots. The ship launched blindly into space, the Decepticons its prisoners. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> When a report came in from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], alerting Megatron that the Autobots were investigating two new Transformer power emissions in the [[Brazil|Brazilian]] rain forest, the Decepticon leader saw it as an opportunity to finally tip the scales in his favor.<br /> <br /> Megatron arrived on-scene to find his hated enemy already struggling against two [[Dinobot (G1)|robot dinosaurs]], and knocked out the majority of the combatants with a single blast from his tank turret. Though one Autobot still standing, [[Fizzle|Blaze]], tried to torch him with his fiery exhaust weaponry, Megatron simply shrugged off the flames and swatted the bothersome pest aside. But when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attempted to trap the dinosaurs in a plasma net, an unforeseen negative ion feedback triggered their Transformer circuitry, and restored their personalities along with their robot modes. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] quickly overpowered the Decepticons and shattered Megatron's cannon. Megatron ordered an immediate withdrawal, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}<br /> <br /> After it became apparent that the Decepticons wouldn't be returning to Cybertron in the foreseeable future, Megatron resolved to convert Earth into a new Cybertron. He had [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] head a construction project in the [[Clarke Atoll]], building giant rocket boosters that would shift the planet out of its orbit. Once the Earth had drifted away from the sun's warmth, its biosphere would become barren, making an easy task to reformat it. Hearing from his lackey that construction had come to an end, Megatron ordered the rockets to be fired up immediately, foregoing any test-trials. But the Autobots involved themselves, with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Deftwing]] managing to sabotage the rockets from within. Megatron was forced to retreat to avoid getting swallowed up by the resulting lava swell, which destroyed Scrapper's creation. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}<br /> <br /> ===''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' manga===<br /> In the 1990s, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper hand in battle.<br /> <br /> However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Ask Vector Prime====<br /> At some point, the local [[Archforce]] of [[Primax 895.0 Gamma]] posed a threat to Optimus Prime and Megatron alike. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese)}}<br /> [[File:G1Megatron Disc Agenda part2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Now that's what we call a smile.]]<br /> After the Autobot/Decepticon war moved to Earth, Megatron hunted down the [[Voyager spacecraft]] as it traveled through the [[Solar System]] and encoded a message on its disc. Should his efforts fail, he left detailed instructions to any Decepticon descendants who recovered the disc, instructions which apparently condoned use of [[transwarp]] technology to alter history in his favor by locating the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] before it was reactivated, with access codes to the Ark stored in the disk, and killing Optimus Prime before the Autobots and Decepticons reawaken. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} <br /> <br /> The disk (dubbed the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]) eventually fell into Cybertronian hands and was stolen by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who shared Megatron's name. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} This new [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], later stranded in Earth's past, was able to use a recording of the original Megatron to sway one of the original Megatron's most loyal troops, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], to his cause. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:G1Megatron MasterBlaster stasislock.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Sure, we all need our beauty sleep, but 4 million years, now that's taking the piss.]]<br /> The original Megatron himself was stranded in Earth's past on board the Ark, offline. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Before long, Predacon Megatron was able to approach the comatose body of his namesake and steal his [[spark]], integrating it into his own system. Almost immediately, however, during Predacon Megatron's painful reaction to this integration, he was thrown into a pool of lava by his treacherous underlings. In spite of—or perhaps because of—this, Predacon Megatron emerged from the lava, with a new body that could now transform into a fire-breathing dragon. It is unknown how much influence the original Megatron's Spark had in this metamorphosis. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}<br /> <br /> A [[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]] was mentioned in the [[Covenant of Primus]], an ancient sacred text which claimed to prophesize future events, including the Beast Wars. It was implied that both Megatrons took their name from here. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}<br /> <br /> =====Ask Vector Prime=====<br /> [[File:G1Megs Nemesis part2 deletedclip.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|I was cut out?! This is Starscream's doing!]]<br /> At the end of the Beast Wars, after Predacon Megatron was overcome, the original Megatron's Spark was returned to his body, restoring the flow of history. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/23}}<br /> <br /> ====3H comics====<br /> Megatron was one of the legendary Autobots and Decepticons who resided in [[J'nwan]] after the end of the Great War. During the battle known as [[Point Omega]], Megatron was among the legends who arrived to combat the warlord [[Shokaract]]. Their efforts contributed to Shokaract's defeat and the nullification of the sequence of events that had led to his existence. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}<br /> <br /> After the Beast Wars had run its course, Megatron's inert form could still be seen within the Ark when the [[Vok]] removed the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime and gave it to their creation, [[Primal Prime]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====<br /> His spark within the body of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megatron was able to talk the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader into a new plan. Once they had broken into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and implanted a fragment of Megatron's spark into Starscream, he was able to use the air warrior to attempt to return his spark to its rightful place. Unfortunately, the beast Megatron resisted and overcame Megatron in a war of wills, subsuming the older Megatron. After the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, the [[Maximal]]s returned Megatron's spark to his body. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}<br /> <br /> While the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by the [[Maximal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], he beheld a vision of his Decepticon ancestor in the realm of &quot;Severity&quot;. The elder Megatron severed his own arm and destroyed it as energy within it threatened his continued existence. This image then morphed into a reflection of the Predacon Megatron as the vision continued. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}<br /> <br /> ====Razorclaw continuity====<br /> In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], the Predacon leader Megatron succeeded in absorbing the spark of his namesake. The Vok emissary [[Tigerhawk]] managed to kill Megatron, but it was too late; the ensuing [[timestorm]] consumed reality. [[Unicron]] would later pluck Tigerhawk from the remains of his timeline, and the hardened warrior would become [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/07}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===<br /> The apparition of Megatron haunted the thoughts of his descendant, [[Megatron (BW)|the Predacon Megatron]], inspiring him to travel to prehistoric Earth and search for the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}<br /> <br /> The younger Megatron eventually found the ''Ark'' and merged with the spark of the original Megatron, gaining a gigantic new body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] eventually merged with the spark of Optimus Prime and, after a battle, the merged Megatron spark was completely destroyed. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> {{notekeepers}}<br /> [[File:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Gladiators can afford extra paint applications.]]<br /> Young Megatron was a rising star in gladiatorial combat in the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As victory upon victory mounted, he began to realize that the games were nothing more than an elaborate conspiracy by the [[Council of Ancients]] to divert the attentions of the masses from the dangerous truth of Cybertron’s history. When Megatron began to show interest in Cybertron's buried past through exploration and research, the Council of Ancients attempted to have him assassinated—a plan that only resulted in stirring up even more discontent among Cybertronians, allowing Megatron to begin recruiting for the Decepticon movement. <br /> <br /> First his &quot;inner circle&quot;, then many of the gladiators, and then finally disgruntled civilians answered his call to action. The Decepticons were born. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Fledglingcause.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron is so grass-roots.]]<br /> In search of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix]], Megatron personally killed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], only to find that the Autobot leader was not even carrying the Matrix of Leadership. He then sent an assassination squad to the inauguration of the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], only for the whole squad to be killed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Refusing to give up, Megatron paid a visit to one of the huge planetary engines which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were reactivating, using it to orchestrate a disaster in the destruction of the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], all in order to lure Optimus underground. Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to kill Prime and bring him the Matrix {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} As Megatron explained to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] his plan to transform [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a massive warworld that would cut a swathe of destruction through the galaxy, Optimus again defeated the Decepticons sent against him.<br /> <br /> Starscream mocked his leader, not only because his plan was failing to take off, but because Megatron believed the Matrix of Leadership to be more than a mere &quot;ceremonial bauble;&quot; Megatron planned to use the artifact as a battery for Cybertron's engines. After striking Starscream down and telling him never to question him, Megatron finally opted to confront the new Prime personally, and headed to meet him in Cybertron's underground. The two faction leaders met atop of a bridge, but Starscream blasted this overpass in a bid for leadership of the Decepticons, plunging both Optimus and Megatron into an abyss. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Megatron wound up being separated from Prime in the fall, but found him quarry soon enough by blasting his way through whatever obstacles were in his path. Megatron continued to press his attack, explaining to Optimus exactly why he needed the Matrix and urging Prime to join him. Optimus refused to cooperate, something that Megatron found satisfaction in, since Sentinel Prime hadn't put up much of a fight before his demise. When Megatron drove his fist into his opponent's chest, the Matrix enveloped them both in light, and they found themselves on [[Earth|an alien world]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Visions of the future, spawned by the Matrix, played out before the two warriors, even as they continued to fight. Every time Megatron came close to eviscerating his opponent, the environment would shift, forestalling his victory. Finally both combatants were returned to subterranean Cybertron, only for Prime to be teleported away, separating him from Megatron. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus returned with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[sword]] and a new resolve, and began beating down Megatron. Though Optimus stopped short of slaying his opponent, Megatron was so thoroughly thrashed in battle that he lost all memory of the Matrix-induced visions he had shared with Prime. Meanwhile, Starscream had activated the planet mechaforming process too soon, resulting in the destruction of the machinery, putting an end to Megatron's plot. Megatron shambled through Cybertron's underground, eventually coming across Soundwave. The Decepticons reconvened to fight another day. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}<br /> <br /> Roughly 7.4 million years BCE, Megatron and Optimus Prime disappeared in an early test of the then-unstable [[space bridge]] matter-transport system. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Spending an undisclosed time on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Megatron returned with an overwhelming army of lifeless [[Air Warrior|seeker clones]], arriving as the planet was on the verge of peace. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He quickly subjugated the planet, though he kept secret the fact that he was working with the Quintessons. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} At some point during his conquest, Megatron angrily confronted Starscream for highjacking his plans while he was away, and enacting revenge against the council of elders. Though Starscream claimed he was merely following orders in spirit, Megatron grappled his underling by the throat, and made it clear through threats that Starscream shouldn't presume his own autonomy; he was to follow his orders to the letter, and nothing else. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Afterwards, Megatron took great delight in sealing Starscream in a tank of [[Piranacon (Quintesson)|Piranacons]] and placing the Autobots in internment camps, while working on a plan to access Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} <br /> <br /> {{Unreleased WW comic}}<br /> The Quintessons contacted Megatron, and demanded that the Decepticon deliver Cybertron's core in exchange for having provided him with his army. Megatron forestalled the deal, having commissioned Shockwave to modify his Air Warriors to obey only him, and not their creators. Growing annoyed with Megatron's excuses, the Quintessons informed him that they had detected several Autobot signatures encroaching on his work camp. Leaving to deal with the intruders himself, Megatron tracked down [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his team, and began beating them down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} He was interrupted by Grimlock, recently returned from the dead, and was too distracted by the &quot;worthier opponent&quot; to stop Blaster from freeing all of the enslaved Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} After his troops were subsequently defeated, Megatron fled. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}<br /> <br /> Four million years BCE, Cybertron was threatened by a massive approaching asteroid, so Optimus Prime led a contingent of Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to blow the rock to fragments, which were transported away by an orbital space bridge network. When this task was completed, Megatron chose this moment to strike, attacking the Ark with his troops. Crippled, the craft flew through one of the space bridge portals, and was transported to prehistoric Earth, where it crashed, entombing the occupants in stasis for four million years.<br /> <br /> The Autobots and Decepticons were reactivated in 1984, but specific details of their battles in the 1980s and 1990s are unrecorded. In 1999, an Autobot/Human military alliance succeeded in capturing and deactivating the Decepticons. However, the [[Ark II]] spaceship carrying them back to Cybertron exploded shortly after liftoff, and the Transformers were believed destroyed. In actuality, they had been scattered back to Earth, where they lay in [[stasis lock]] across the globe for three years.<br /> <br /> This slumber was brought to an end when [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]] (aka Lazarus), a rogue military scientist who had devised a method of controlling Transformers, salvaged many of the fallen Cybertronians and reprogrammed them as mass killing machines, which he then attempted to sell on the black market. Megatron was used to attack and destroy a rebel encampment in [[South America]]. Lazarus later demonstrated his voice control of Megatron to a prospective client, however though Megatron obeyed the lesser commands, he would not move when commanded to kneel. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}<br /> <br /> Having sufficiently raised interest, Lazarus held an auction, beginning with Megatron. He was unprepared when the Decepticon leader demonstrated his autonomy, blasting his way out of the bunker. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Megatron swiftly put into action a plan to use a [[cyber-virus]] to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron, with Lazarus as its first casualty. As the Autobots arrived, Megatron outlined his plan to Optimus, suggesting that the Autobot leader simply let it happen. Prime declined, however as the two factions fought, the US Military decided to enact [[Operation Clean-Up]] and dropped a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}<br /> <br /> The bomb's energy absorbed by the virus, the Decepticons left the area before the Autobots could recover. Megatron unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on [[San Francisco]], resulting in mass slaughter and the devastation of the city. The Autobots arrived and engaged the Decepticons in battle, but [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s defeat turned the course of the battle towards Autobot defeat. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Although Prime took down Devastator, he still fell before Megatron, who took the time to point out how worthless the humans around them were. He again suggested that Optimus join him. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The actions of a group of humans, including ramming Megatron with fire engines, inspired the Autobots to fight back. Optimus slammed Megatron to the ground and delivered a beating, but Soundwave's news that the humans had launched a nuke at their battleground in a virtual repeat of the events in Canada, provoked a peal of laughter from Megatron. Though the nuke was stopped by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Decepticons escaped in the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|[[The Transformers Trilogy]] ({{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}})}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron's a bottom.]]<br /> Several months later, Megatron was subliminally summoned to a remote area in Alaska along with the other Earthbound Transformers. There they battled until Megatron's former second-in-command, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], arrived and revealed that in their absence the war on Cybertron had ended. He next attempted to arrest Megatron, Prime, and their troops as war criminals. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron, weakened by battle, was quickly defeated by Shockwave and loaded aboard a shuttle for return to Cybertron. He rebooted just in time to be conscious as Starscream jettisoned him into space on the return trip. {{storylink|New World Order}} Megatron used the time floating in space to contemplate his existence and the Decepticon goal. Realizing that he had wasted millennia in his feud with Prime, Megatron resolved to once again conquer Cybertron as a means of enhancing the Transformer race and strengthening it from outside threats. It seemed as through he would not live to accomplish this goal, however, as death closed in on him... only for him to be retrieved by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar took Megatron to the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and repaired and re-armed him, as well as digging up and reactivating a number of seeker clones that had wound up there after being dumped through space bridge portals. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Megatron returned the favor by stabbing him in the back with an energy dagger. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}<br /> <br /> Traveling to the Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], Megatron defeated the exiled Decepticon warlords, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and rebuilt them into the mightiest of all combiners, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], to serve as his ace in the hole in his quest to reclaim leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} Moving in stealth on Cybertron, Megatron defeated Shockwave, severing his laser arm and forcing him into servitude. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} He then returned to Earth to collect the remaining Decepticons under Starscream's command. With Soundwave's help, he blasted a good-sized hole through Starscream himself, before the Air Commander revealed the recent activities of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a figure Megatron believed was connected to the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===<br /> Following yet another fight between Megatron and Starscream, the latter went missing. The discovery that Starscream appeared to be working with the Autobots drove Megatron into a rage, and he unsuccessfully tried to extract the Seeker from the clutches of his foes, only to be beaten off by the Autobots. Starscream later returned of his own accord, claiming to have been feigning amnesia in order to gain access to the Autobot base. The story appeared to placate the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was furious when Soundwave told him that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market. After chewing out [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], he commanded Skywarp to bring Swindle in, and he wasn't fussy about how many pieces the Combaticon was in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}<br /> <br /> Megatron, along with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and two [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]s, was waiting [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from a meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]s. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}<br /> <br /> During the gladiatorial matches in the depths of Cybertron, Megatron encountered [[Geosensus]], and mistook him for a potential recruit. When Geosensus revealed he had no offensive capability, Megatron concluded he was a worthless idiot. Megatron prepared to terminate Geosensus, but was interrupted by Shockwave's warning that security forces were incoming. The two Decepticons left to plan their attack on Kaon. {{storylink|Parts}}<br /> <br /> In one of Megatron's many attempts to take control of Earth's energy resources, he unleashed a weather machine that engulfed most of the Gulf Coast in a powerful hurricane. The Autobots managed to foil this plot, and forced him to flee. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br /> [[File:Megatronddjoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Joey Slick &gt; Cobra Commander]]<br /> When [[Cobra]], a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, found a crashed spaceship full of Transformers in [[stasis lock]], Megatron proved to them that the machines weren't piloted vehicles when he briefly awoke and groaned that he still functioned. Cobra rebuilt the aliens into new vehicles and reprogrammed them to serve Cobra, with the exception of Megatron, who was rebuilt to transform into a Walther P38 handgun, but was only locked in this mode and not reprogrammed. Holstered by [[Cobra Commander]] at all times, the Decepticon mocked Cobra's decisions, such as deciding that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Megatron's traitorous lieutenant, would serve as the Commander's choice of transport. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> Regardless of his complaints, Megatron's only chance to be released from his state was to follow Cobra Commander's orders, such as providing instructions on how to create [[energon]]. Things weren't all bad, though, as he still got some enjoyment out of seeing his nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being forced to steal and destroy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Megatron was also pleased when [[Destro]] showed up and started bossing Cobra Commander around. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Megatron GIJoevsTFs4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|left]]<br /> When the Transformers were cleared of their reprogramming thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Cobra Commander found himself face to face with a very stern Optimus Prime, and tried to use Megatron to shoot the Autobot. However, Megatron still had some control of his body and strictly refused to fire, instead bargaining with Cobra Commander to return him to normal. The human gave in, and Megatron transformed and clashed with his old enemy. With Prime low on energon, Megatron came out on top, but before he could finish Prime off, Starscream attacked him and tried to take leadership of the Decepticons. Megatron got rid of him, but the distraction had allowed several Autobots to come to Optimus Prime's rescue. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br /> <br /> Ignoring Prime to focus on some more long-term plans, Megatron made [[Doctor Mindbender]] use the [[SPS Satellite]] to create large amounts of energon. However, his party was soon crashed when Optimus Prime attacked the facility and used the energon to power up. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Megatron tried to escape while Prime was busy with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} He ran right into [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but was unimpressed with their firepower and fought back with his [[energon mace]], possibly killing [[Mercer]]. Things quickly turned for the worse for Megatron; his arm was heavily damaged by a stray beam from the malfunctioning SPS Satellite, he was pounded by G.I. Joe's rockets, and Optimus Prime caught up to him and beat him to a pulp. Prime then stole his [[fusion cannon]] and used it to destroy the satellite and smack Megatron across the jaw, defeating him and ending the battle. The Decepticon was disassembled, but unbeknownst to the victors, his remains were seized and experimented upon by the United States government. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:The Art of War 1 Martin vs Megatron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|No one sticks out their tongue at Megatron. At least, not for long.]]<br /> A few years later, the human scientists had used Megatron's technology to create the [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]], a synthetic creature that combined the personalities of several of [[Earth]]'s most famous warmongers and Megatron. After being prematurely activated by Cobra Commander, Serpent O.R. flashbacked to a memory of Megatron's imprisonment and attacked the Cobra leader. He then plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head and learned the history of the Transformers, subsequently considering himself the son of Megatron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Serpent O.R. went on to travel to Cybertron and realize his destiny of becoming the next leader of the Decepticons, while Megatron's remains were left where they lay in [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:Megatron-The Line.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]<br /> Megatron and his underlings lay buried and deactivated under a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] for some three million years, until one day in [[1938]] when they were somehow reactivated by [[Major Bludd]] touching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. After learning that [[Cobra]], like the Decepticons, were ruthless conquerors in search of power, Megatron allied himself with the humans. However, this was merely a ruse so that he could get his hands on the Matrix, which proved hard as [[Cobra Commander]] kept on his person at all times. Megatron and his troops spent the following year helping Cobra ransack various European nations, stealing energy for themselves while leaving the useless &quot;[[Gold|yellow metal]] and painted paper&quot; for Cobra. In the summer of [[1939]], he took out the aerial defense of the English Channel alongside [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], clearing the way for an invasion of the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Line}}<br /> <br /> Hours later at the Fera Islands, Megatron was in the process of beating up Starscream for leaving his post when he spotted an Autobot [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] in the process of reactivating [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops. This angered him slightly more than [[Destro]] eyeing his [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Transformed}} Deciding that he needed a safer place to store the energy, Megatron commandeered a submarine and forced Cobra troops to move the cubes into it, which did not please Cobra Commander. However, Megatron had decided their alliance had outlived its usefulness anyway, and prepared to squish the fleshling, only to learn the hard way that Cobra Commander could use the Matrix to cause him great pain. As Megatron collapsed, the Cobra leader warned him against ever rebelling again. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus punches Megatron-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]<br /> The Decepticon commander decided to bide his time, and stood calmly by Cobra Commander's side as their enemies closed in on the Terrordrome. When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] refused to follow Cobra Commander's orders, Megatron admonished him in order to further trick the commander that he had learned his lesson. {{storylink|Trenches}} As Cobra Commander's orders led to Shockwave breaking apart, Megatron suggested that he be given the Matrix so he could repair his underling. Unfortunately for him, Cobra Commander did not fall for it, but Megatron at least got to taunt him for wasting valuable troops like that. Shortly afterwards, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed, causing a rockslide that crushed Cobra Commander's legs, despite his orders for Megatron to shield him. Instead, Megatron &quot;humbly&quot; suggested that the commander use his gun mode as a means of ending his life. Cobra Commander could not go through with it, but Megatron was simply picked up by the [[Baroness]], who executed her former leader. Free at last, the Decepticon leader went after the Matrix, only to find it had been stolen by [[Snake-Eyes]]. Before he could kill the ninja, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and attacked him, keeping him at bay while Snake-Eyes destroyed the Matrix in an attempt to destroy Bruticus, killing all the Transformers in the process. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Beast Within''===<br /> Megatron led a full Decepticon offensive, catching the Autobots unaware. With the ensuing battle going in the Decepticons’ favour, Megatron waded through the battlefield, slaughtering Autobots as he went. Ordering his troops to leave no survivors, Megatron’s onslaught was interrupted when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], forcing him to prioritize this newest threat. He cheered on when Predaking clashed with The Beast, though it did the combiner little good. When Megatron attempted to interfere himself with The Beast as it took on several of the Decepticons’ combiners, he was tackled down and beaten up by Optimus. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}<br /> <br /> With the Beast continuing its rampage, Megatron and his battered troops chose to flee the battlefield rather than risk being slaughtered by The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences prologue}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Robo Transformer''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Another Con''===<br /> Megatron was transformed into a [[w:Pikachu|small electrical rodent]]. Starscream sarcastically assured him that the Autobots would find him much more intimidating in this form. {{storylink|Another Con}}<br /> <br /> ===Descent into Evil===<br /> During the first Great War, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] was an original member of Megatron's army. After the loss of Megatron, Flamewar continued to mourn him for some time, seeing the remaining Decepticon Generals such as [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] as pale imitations of him. {{storylink|Flamewar (G1)#Timelines|BotCon 2005 Flamewar profile card}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> [[File:IDWMegatron.jpg|thumb]]<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}<br /> Realizing that peaceful movements could not change [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron, a miner from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], decided to wage a war against the corrupt [[Senate]]. With help from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]]s, he overthrew the corrupt Autobot leader, [[Zeta Prime]], and became new tyrant of the planet. The betrayed Orion Pax, now going by the name of &quot;Optimus Prime&quot;, gathered the remaining Autobots and organized a rebellion against Megatron and his [[Decepticon]] army. Over time, the war between Decepticons and Autobots spread throughout the entire galaxy.<br /> <br /> Four million years later, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down a coup fronted by Starscream. Intrigued by the presence of an incredible new energy source known as [[Ore-13]] on the planet, Megatron remained on Earth, and when Optimus Prime arrived as well, it became a new battleground for the war. By springing a trap on the Autobots, Megatron cast them to the despoiled, [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon-infested]] Cybertron and attempted to conquer Earth. However, aided by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a human]], Optimus Prime defeated Megatron at last, while Starscream took his damaged leader and retreated from the planet.<br /> <br /> After a two-year convalescence, Megatron was revived in a new body built by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. Seeking revenge on both Optimus Prime and humanity, Megatron concocted a plan to shatter the already-fragile alliance between the Autobots and their new human allies in [[Skywatch]], mind-controlling humans into his pawns through replicas of his gun form. Defeating Prime in battle, he then made the surprising move of surrendering himself to the Autobots, but his ulterior motives soon revealed themselves: by surrendering, he secured himself passage to Cybertron, and once there, used the [[space bridge]] technology in his new body to teleport his Decepticon army back to their homeworld. This plan played out in the midst of an attempt by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] to bring the [[Dead Universe]] entity [[D-Void]] into the living reality; the minds of Megatron's troops were seized by D-Void and they were combined into [[Deceptigod|a giant monster]], which Megatron battled and defeated.<br /> <br /> Galvatron's defeat was followed by the reformatting of Cybertron into a primordial state, and Megatron went into hiding in the wilderness to study the energy used to create D-Void's monster, using it to perfect the combination process. With a new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] created through this idealized new process, as a well as a new body for himself design to interact with the combiner, Megatron laid siege to Iacon from within, but was stopped by a hidden forcefield implanted inside his body by [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]].<br /> <br /> During Shockwave's attempt to destroy the universe, Megatron found himself working alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] as they raced to prevent the mad scientist from completing his ascension. Although Bumblebee didn't survive the experience, Megatron had an epiphany at the eleventh hour: he had strayed so far from his original ideals of personal freedom and liberty for all, and declared himself an Autobot, donning Bumblebee's old insignia. In the aftermath, Megatron joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' after agreeing to postpone his trial. His presence on the ship proved controversial—not least among his former Decepticons, especially [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] and the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. He later found himself inadvertently trapped in the [[Functionist Universe]] and began working to overthrow the Functionists, this time through more peaceful means.<br /> <br /> ===''Lil Formers''===<br /> After Runamuck had failed during his latest mission, Megatron hounded him down to punish him. Little did he know that Runamuck had repainted himself black to pass off as Runabout.<br /> <br /> Later, Megatron declared it to be &quot;Mega-Month,&quot; and introduced other-universe incarnations of himself. He claimed that his purple-and-green tank body was great for hiding out in Cybertron's vast eggplant fields. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Hearts of Steel''===<br /> Megatron was referred to as a leader [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wanted to replace. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} When the [[Elder God]]s took the [[Decepticon]]s under their control, Megatron had yet to awaken. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Unused concept art for ''Hearts of Steel'' depicts Megatron with a variety of proposed alternate modes: a giant cannon (with big studded wheels that become shoulder-shields), a 19th-century Colt revolver, possibly a {{w|Colt 1851 Navy Revolver|Colt 1851 Navy}}, and another very similar revolver, with an anachronistic scope and a bulkier muzzle.}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> Using an un-enlarger device, Megatron led his Decepticons in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! Unfortunately, the [[Eric Siebenaler|toy designer]] he was after wasn't in attendance, and so Megatron's plan fell to shambles.<br /> <br /> On his birthday, Megatron found a badly-hidden bomb stuck in his cake. He was left wondering whether Starscream was putting any efforts in his coups anymore. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===<br /> In the 21st century, Megatron attacked [[Tokyo]], planning to steal its energy and enslave the population. He retreated once the Autobots arrived and a fight with Optimus ensued. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Sending [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to distract his nemesis, Megatron quietly gathered a large amount of energon cubes before being attacked by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Though the young Autobot proved able to dodge Megatron's cannon blasts, he soon found himself in Megatron's grip as soon as he attempted to charge the Decepticon leader. Rodimus kicked himself free, but was left with damaged optics and was unable to fire upon Megatron for fear of hitting the power plant behind him. But when Starscream tried to fire on Rodimus, the young Autobot dodged out of the way, and Megatron was hit by his own underling's null-ray! Megatron then chose to flee {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} with enough energon to transform himself into Galvatron. He nearly killed Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] upon undergoing this transformation, before apparently overloading and exploding, reverting him back into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 12}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===<br /> Starscream's ghost attempted to overthrow Megatron once more. Blowing away the cape and crown that Starscream had doned before their confrontation, Megatron admitted that he was curious to learn how Starscream's new &quot;body&quot; functioned. {{storylink|Starscream's Ambition}} But this Starscream wasn't the one Megatron was familiar with; the spectre had come forth from another dimension. Starscream explained this to Megatron before possessing the body of [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and beginning to tear up the Decepticon ranks from within! As Megatron demanded what the ghost wanted truly wanted, (Megatron's head and the local Starscream's body, as it turns out) the quantum Operatives [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative|Skids]] and [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]] warped in on the scene and helped exorcise Starscream back to his home universe. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===<br /> [[File:Henkei1 enter megatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|At last, I have returned in a— wait, am I a [[Nerf|NERF]] pistol now?! CURSE YOU STARSCREAM!!!]]<br /> <br /> When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Megatron led a small team of Decepticons across the galaxy in pursuit. The cube crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered far and wide. To search for the cube shards, Megatron and his Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and devices, so they could operate in secret. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots had also followed the Cube to Earth, and so the Transformers' war continued in secret on this new world. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br /> <br /> Ten years later, Megatron discovered that the humans had a &quot;secret weapon&quot; of sorts in their quest: They had allied themselves with the human boy [[Akira Kihara]], who possessed the incredible powers of a &quot;[[Booster]]&quot;, one of a small number of beings in the universe born with the power to detect and manipulate the energies of the Energon Cube. Seeking the boy's power for his own, Megatron struck, but was repelled when Akira used his powers to their fullest. Alas, Akira overloaded his body and died in the process, and Prime was consumed with guilt. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br /> <br /> One year after the battle for Akira, Megatron received word from [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Astrotrain]] that [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] were battling Prime's Autobots at the human structure known as the [[Star Dome]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} Joining the conflict, he berating Starscream for his failures, using the fallen Air Commander as a shield to protect himself from Optimus Prime's shots. Chastizing Prime for not going all-out in his attack, Megatron turned his Fusion Cannon on [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots' newest human ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. At the last moment, Prime appeared to deflect Megatron's blast with a shot of his, and Megatron elected to retreat, transforming to gun mode and collapsing a large chunk of the Star Dome to cover the Decepticons' withdrawal. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} Starscream claimed Megatron's advanced age was making him weak, but Megatron suggested that he had another reason for calling retreat... {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Henkei6 megatron mace.jpg|thumb|Even if the mace's end is only a few feet from my head, it shall never hurt me!]]<br /> <br /> When Starscream struck out on his own, attacking a power plant with the aid of the brainwashed Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Megatron observed the battle via a recording made by his spy, [[Ravage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ravage]]. The events that unfolded during the conflict confirmed Megatron's suspicions: Wataru was also a Booster! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} Once again seeking to take the power of a Booster for himself, Megatron tracked Prime and Wataru when they went on a mission to investigate a local relic (in actuality, a cube shard), then struck hard. Taunting Prime with the memory of the last Booster that he had allowed to die, Megatron goaded the Autobot leader into a ferocious battle with their energon-axe and flail. Throughout the duel, Megatron challenged Prime's philosophy and beliefs, eventually striking home with the claim that Prime had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him. With Prime's focus broken by this sadly-true accusation, Megatron was able to lay Prime low and seize Wataru, informing the boy that he would not allow him to die like Akira had if he came with him willingly. Naturally, Wataru refused, and activated his powers, forcing Megatron back with a barrier shield; this, Megatron realized, was what had deflected his shot during his first encounter with Wataru, rather than Prime's blast. Wataru used his powers to heal Optimus and power-up his energon axe into a mighty [[sword]], which Prime used to tear a massive gash in Megatron's armor. The explosion that resulted decimated the surrounding countryside, and when Prime and Wataru awoke, Megatron was gone. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now that my bubble bath is ready, I shall go get my [[Rubber Ducky|little rubber bathtime plaything]].]]<br /> <br /> The injured Megatron had been spirited away by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]], who took him to a network of caves beneath a volcano and placed him in a &quot;bath&quot; of molten [[energon cube]]s to heal him. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, however, Starscream led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon sword into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 2}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 7}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 9}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 11}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===<br /> {{see|#Games}}<br /> Megatron, having grown to gargantuan proportions, attacked Ultra Magnus after the Autobot had defeated all of his underlings. Megatron drew first blood by scorching Ultra Magnus with his flamethrower. But Ultra Magnus recovered, and used his &quot;Hyper Jump Shot&quot; to shoot Megatron's forehead multiple times, defeating the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 10: Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!|Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' toy bios===<br /> Numerous tragic encounters with Megatron tempered [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s good nature. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Ratchet toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Alternity''===<br /> [[File:Alternity megatron auto avatars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> Numerous incarnations of Megatron from throughout the [[multiverse]] were gathered together as the &quot;[[Megatron Aggregate]]&quot; under the leadership of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|one particular incarnation]] who hailed from [[BT World|a universe]] where the Autobots had evolved into the hyperdimensional race known as the [[Alternity]]. Shackling the power of the trans-time god-beast [[Hytherion]], this Megatron conveyed time-and-space-manipulating powers similar to those of the Alternity upon himself as his different iterations, forging them into one cross-dimensional gestalt-consciousness entity. To battle the Alternity across time and space, the Megatrons copied their methods, projecting their consciousnesses into [[auto-avatar]]s. The Megatron responsible for the scheme took control of a &quot;Premium Le Mans Blue&quot; style auto-avatar, while his first known ally (from an unidentified dimension) possessed a &quot;Blade Silver&quot; body. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}<br /> <br /> The third identified member of the Megatron Aggregate hailed from [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. In a &quot;Diamond Black&quot; auto-avatar body, he engaged in battle with &quot;Ultimate Silver&quot; [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Optimus Prime]] across two universal streams, striking at him from the year 2009. This Megatron was amused when Prime deduced that he had an ulterior motive for operating in that year, and so made him a wager: if he could defeat him in a game of his own choosing, he would answer a question honestly. Megatron proposed manipulating the inhabitants of his home universe in a &quot;game full of death and suffering&quot;, and infused a portion of his power through a legion of Decepticons (including his own past self) to be pitted against Prime's lone chosen champion, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}<br /> <br /> With the Hytherion's power under the Aggregate's control, one Megatron and his universe's Decepticons' battle tactics changed from attacking specific strategic targets to widespread, sweeping destruction. {{storylink|Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Megatron's Alternity collective can be found [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:FfE Megatron.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Cyclonus, if you would please fetch the nail clipper.]]<br /> During the war, Megatron rose up to become leader of the Decepticons. Pursuing Optimus on his quest for more Energon, he shot down his ship. Landing, he, Starscream and Soundwave saw Optimus and his Autobots had survived, and taken disguises. Megatron's eyes turned red as he prepared to scan an alternate mode... {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}<br /> <br /> Megatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] set up a mining operation near an abandoned [[Rock-It Fuel|gas station]] to extract Earth's natural resources and convert them to [[energon]]. They were discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who created a diversion and knocked Cyclonus out. Megatron then blew the mining operation up with his double-barreled arm cannon and retreated with Cyclonus. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Robot Heroes===<br /> Megatron was once Optimus's friend. One day, he decided he wanted to rule the galaxy and have Optimus's Matrix for himself, bringing the two of them at odds. When the Autobots left Cybertron, Megatron and his Decepticons followed them to Earth in order to bring its people peace... through tyranny! Optimus shoved him off though, forcing Megatron to postpone his conquest to another day. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers'' (2010) toy bios===<br /> [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] was fanatically loyal to Megatron. {{storylink|Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers (2010)|''Transformers'' Lugnut toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Generations'' toy bios===<br /> [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] used to work for Megatron. {{storylink|Drift (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Drift toy bio}}<br /> <br /> [[Straxus (G1)|Darkmount]] was one of the few Decepticons to achieve legendary status on the level of Megatron. {{storylink|Straxus (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Darkmount toy bio}}<br /> <br /> Even Megatron shuddered at the name of the ruthless [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Sky Shadow]]. {{storylink|Black Shadow (Victory)#Generations|''Generations'' Sky Shadow toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''BeCool'' shorts===<br /> '''Tank Lorry''' (タンクローリー ''Tanku Rōrī'') was a participant in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show, teamed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trailer]]. However, their inability to correctly answer questions or be civil to each other cost them the winning spot. Another BeCool, '''Hyper Tank''' (ハイパータンク ''Haipā Tanku'') was part of the audience. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} Tank Lorry was part of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]]'s explanation of BeCool marks. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}} He was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a [[banana]] peel. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}<br /> <br /> It turned out that Tank Lorry was a movie director, and his filming of a movie was interrupted by the fire brigade who thought that the movie's pyrotechnics were an actual raging fire. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}<br /> <br /> ===''United''===<br /> Believing Optimus Prime to be dead, Megatron declared himself Cybertron's &quot;Emperor of Destruction&quot;, and asked Starscream on the condition of a mysterious &quot;item&quot;. Starscream only responded that the object in question would be put to better use under his control... and the conversation was cut short by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and his troops! Ecstatic to see his old nemesis alive and fighting-fit, Megatron engaged the Autobot while Starscream urged him on. Many future battles would be had between the two rivals, with both combatants upgrading themselves into new bodies over the course of the ages. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}<br /> <br /> At some point, [[Darkside Megatron]] was born out of Megatron's mental insanity. {{storylink|Darkside Megatron|''United'' Darkside Megatron toy bio}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: All Spark''===<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers GT: Mission GT-R''===<br /> [[File:Story of GT 3.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]<br /> In a world where the Transformers' war settled into a series of competitive races known as the [[Transformers GT]], Megatron took on a race car form and became a [[GT Transformer]] under the name '''GT-R Megatron''', though he retained his ruthless nature and favored blasting other racers out of his way with his powerful [[EX. Cannon]]. In order to put an on limit his own strength, he separated his &quot;[[Dark Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]]&quot;, the portion of his soul governing his wisdom, into a [[GT Sister]] partner named [[Noa]].<br /> <br /> ====Comic====<br /> Megatron had a reputation for suddenly showing up at race tracks and blowing away the competition with his incredible speed. This earned him the moniker of &quot;The Silver Tyrant&quot;. At [[Noa]]’s urging, Megatron interrupted a race between Star Saber, Optimus Prime and Fortress Maximus as they neared their final laps. He quickly outpaced both Maximus and Saber before challenging Optimus to battle. As the two fought, Megatron explained that he considered the competition to be a farce, as he easily outclassed all those who opposed him. [[Safety Prime]] and his [[GT Sister]] [[Ai (GT)|Ai]] then drove onto the race track, announcing they would not stand for Megatron’s grandstanding. In response, Megatron swatted Safety Prime away, and claimed he would soon make his nom-de-guerre all the more appropriate by pulverizing the new arrival. Before Megatron could give Safety Prime a thorough trouncing, Optimus stepped in, claiming he understood Megatron’s true motivation for coming to the race track; a dire need for the thrill of the race! Having been promised a true challenge, Megatron took on his car mode once again, and all four Transformers resumed the race. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R}}<br /> <br /> ====''Story of Transformers GT''====<br /> During round 3 of the 19th Transformers GT, GT-R Megatron specifically targeted his rival, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|GT-R Prime]]. Uninterested in other racers, he had Noa lock on his EX. Cannon to any approaching racers so that he could keep them from interfering with his race towards Prime. The first victim of his weapon was [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]]. {{storylink|One Shot and One Kill!! –Finishing Blow–}} As he continued to blast everyone out of his way, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|GT-R Maximus]] was displeased with Megatron's violent methods and set out to teach him a lesson with his own weapon, the [[Master Jack Sword]]. {{storylink|A Biggest Sword! –The Last Resort–}}<br /> <br /> ====Story pages====<br /> During round 3 of the Transformers GT, Megatron burst onto the scene from inside a black trailer and threatened to destroy the race, expressing disappointment that all races so far had failed to excite his warrior's spark. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|GT-R Prime]] understood the newcomer's desire for a truly thrilling race and called upon Megatron to race against him. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|GT-R Megatron Attacks!}} Like other racers, GT-R Megatron attended photo shoots alongside Noa in order to promote coexistence between humans and Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The Work of the GT Sister Race Queens?}} When a reincarnated [[Unicron]] attacked the Transformers GT finals intending to absorb the GT Transformers' energy, Megatron restored his true strength by using the &quot;Matrix In&quot; ability to recombine with Noa. He then fought and defeated Unicron alongside the other powered-up racers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The True TFGT}}<br /> <br /> ===Starscream's New Power===<br /> Starscream, having just driven off several other Decepticons after grabbing some weapons from Shockwave's lab, gloated that the Decepticons would soon kneel before him as their new leader. He was unaware of Megatron sneaking up on him as he did so... {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===<br /> Megatron tried to shoot down [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] while he was showing off his jet mode, only for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to rear-end him, sending Megatron flying. The force of the impact also caused Megatron's parts to come off his chassis. Upon noticing this, Megatron covered himself in shame. {{storylink|Toys &amp; App TV Commercial}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was playing cards with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] when [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] attacked their base. Megatron used a nearby Construct-Bots computer terminal to upgrade both his minions. But when it came time to receive his own upgrade, Bumblebee mucked about with the computer, and Megatron got a gumball machine attached to his chest. Enraged, he threw the candy dispensor to the ground, only for gumballs to scatter about and cause him to trip. Falling to the ground, Megatron was left with a bare chassis as the impact caused all his parts to scatter! {{storylink|Intro!}}<br /> <br /> Megatron tussled with Bumblebee. Throughout the fight, both 'bots' parts got rearranged in bizarre ways. At the end of the struggle, Bumblebee stood properly assembled, while Megatron found his chassis stripped of its parts! Humiliated, Megatron took off. {{storylink|Switcheroo!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cloud''===<br /> [[Image:Transformers Cloud Megatron.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> <br /> Megatron once worked alongside Optimus as part of Cloud World's Universal Police. But he was ambitious, and wanted to use SARA's power for more than just law enforcement; he saw the potential in using her power to conquer dimensions, and bring them to an orderly rule... under himself. Despite assembling like-minded warriors to his side, Megatron was ultimately defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fate}} He was branded &quot;Political Prisoner X-86&quot; and banished from the Autobots' Metropolis. {{storylink|Raid}} Believing power to be the only thing that mattered, Megatron intended to conquer all space-time and bring order to its chaotic nature by force, with no concern for who or what he had to sacrifice in the process. An outstanding swordsman, Megatron's weapon of choice was the Fusion Blade, a mighty sword created by fusing together metals from many different dimensions.<br /> <br /> Megatron came to be the leader of the [[Decepticon]]s consigned to [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]], rallying the many who had been also been exiled from [[Metropolis]]. He proclaimed to his followers that the power of [[SARA]] rightfully belonged in their hands. Taking advantage of the resentment his kin felt towards the Autobots, he forged the Decepticons into a formidable army, and led them towards Metropolis in a grand coup. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Before the attack, he learned that Starscream schemed to seize the power for himself, and planned accordingly. {{storylink|Resolve}} During the attack, he made his way to Metropolis's thirteenth district, and began to obliterate it by himself while his troops spread out to sow destruction among the city's many other districts. {{storylink|Raid}} A select team had been given a special mission during the invasion; to infiltrate the Autobots' command center and kidnap SARA! {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> As he rampaged, Megatron was pestered by Starscream. While Megatron chewed out his subordinate, Optimus Prime came upon them. Though Starscream tried to interfere, Optimus took him down with a well-placed punch. Megatron then told his subordinate to find his OWN nemesis to fight, and stepped forth to duel Optimus himself. A nearby explosion rocked the battlefield, causing Optimus to falter in his stance. Seizing the opportunity, Megatron lunged forth with his sword, only to be outmaneuvered when Optimus shifted to his vehicle mode and back, and struck a counter-blow. As the battle raged on, both combatants found themselves evenly matched. {{storylink|Fate}} But as the entire attack had been nothing more than a distraction in Megatron's greater scheme, it came to an end when news reached the combatants that the Decepticons had taken off with SARA. Megatron contacted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to confirm the report then sounded a retreat. Triumphant, Megatron returned to the Underground. {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> Holing himself up in the basement of a decrepit old building while his troops guarded the main floor, Megatron began wiring the SARA orb into his own systems. Optimus nonetheless found his way to him, accompanied by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. As SARA's power flowed into him, Megatron revealed to his enemies the true extent of his megalomania; he planned to became the ruler of all space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. With a surge of energy, Megatron then knocked aside both Brawl and Hot Rodimus before Optimus managed to ram him, disrupting the energy flow from SARA. The collision caused the combatants to be transported to [[OG World]], where Megatron had planned to begin his dimensional conquest. But during the trip, Megatron became separated from SARA. He found Optimus in short order, alongside the local Autobots and Decepticons, and charged his nemesis. {{storylink|Leap}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}} {{storylink|Crisis (Cloud)|Crisis}} {{storylink|Transfiguration}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cloud)|Showdown}} {{storylink|Lightwave}} {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Cloud)|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Overwhelm}} {{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|Fury (Cloud)|Fury}} {{storylink|Transcendence}} {{storylink|TFC-A01}} {{storylink|TFC-A04}} {{storylink|TFC-D04}}{{storylink|Transformers Cloud (issue)|Transformers Cloud}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===<br /> <br /> [[File:FuneralForAFriend-Megatronmeetsdestro.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> <br /> Starscream brought Megatron the disembodied head of Bumblebee, which contained massive amounts of useful information. As a reward Megatron gave Starscream a position of power. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} The information he gained allowed Megatron to achieve victory against the Autobots and caused Optimus Prime to disappear. Megatron seemed insulted that his foe had abandoned their battle. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Around this time, Megatron seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bonded it to his [[black hole]] spark. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} The Matrix led him to the face of [[Primus]]. Through it, the Decepticon leader began corrupting [[Vector Sigma]] and subjugated his creator to his will. Cybertron was slowly turned into a massive space ship which would utilize Primus' power to cyberform the entire galaxy. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} <br /> <br /> He then ordered Cybertron moved into the solar system of [[Earth]], where Starscream had retrieved Bumblebee from. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Megatron was atop his throne in [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] when G.I. Joe began bombing Cybertron with organic matter. The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] eventually brought him the invaders only for them to escape, along with some Autobots, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] projected an Optimus Prime hologram causing Megatron to lunge at what he thought was his foe. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} At some point Megatron aligned the Decepticons with Cobra. When [[Destro]] transwarped into Megatron's throne room, the cyber-human impressed Megatron with both his drive and mastery of mechanical life. Megatron allowed him to handle his next mission alone and gave him a gun as a gift to slay the comatose [[Cobra Commander]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Outraged that G.I. Joe was aiding the Autobots, Megatron launched a full attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], recently deposed as Autobot King, tried to kill Megatron personally only to be slain and salvaged for spare parts and war trophies. Despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] coming to aid his comrades, the Decepticon/Cobra alliance prevailed and Megatron allowed Metroplex and Fortress Maximus to slink off in their damaged states (though [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] believed Megatron had wounds to lick). {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} <br /> <br /> [[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-homagesyeessss.jpg|thumb|left|250px| This feels right for some reason, [[Megatron (BW)|Yesss.]]]]<br /> <br /> Seeking to bring all lifeforms in the universe under his command, Megatron set up a facility to study human and Cybertronian minds; his end goal being to decrypt the living mind under the supervision of [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}} He made enough progress to override motor functions and watched as Autobot and Joe were pitted against each other in the Polyhex Killway arena. To his mild interest the Autobot [[Galen Kord|Galen]] turned out to be a human in armour. Meanwhile, Cybertron had infected [[Saturn]] and [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with cyberforming, and was beginning to do the same to the moon as he desired. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} When he found Cobra Commander's son Billy, missing an arm and a leg, he grafted cybernetic limbs to him, turning him into a weapon (a great honour in Megatron's view). {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} <br /> <br /> [[File:PaxMegatronus-fight.jpg|thumb|right|275px]]<br /> <br /> When Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron, Megatron, feeling nostalgic, engaged him in one-to-one combat. Optimus got the upper hand and cleaved open Megatron's chest, revealing the corrupted Matrix. Realizing that this was the most devastating blow the fight could offer, Megatron abandoned the duel and ordered his troops to overrun the Autobots. Megatron admitted to Optimus that while he liked nostalgia, he was concerned with bigger things. Cybertron had finally reached Earth and the horn-like mega-mountains slammed into it destroying the organic world. Megatron then shot Optimus through the [[spark]] at point-blank range with his [[fusion cannon]] sending his foe down a pit while the Autobots and Joes watched in horror. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} Megatron celebrated Earth's destruction with his Cobra disciples, consuming Earth [[Skidmark (G.I. Joe)|food]] in honour of the day the planet died. After dinner he took Trypticon upon one of the mega-mountains and used the Matrix to sprout &quot;petals&quot; to clear away the cloud of dust and debris created by the destruction of Earth. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} When the cloud had cleared, Megatron ordered Primus to transform to robot mode intending for him to consume the [[Sun]] and supercharge his creation abilities {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} <br /> <br /> Before Primus could consume the star, Megatron was assaulted by the sparks of the former [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] who mocked his background and ambition but he refused to break. The Decepticon leader demanded Optimus show himself only for Grimlock to appear and take control of his head which Megatron was wearing. Megatron saw fit to quickly rid himself of the trophy. Gathering all his Decepticon and Cobra minions within Trypticon's forcefield, he directed Primus to begin consuming the Sun. The Autobot/Joe alliance was able to disable the saurian's forcefield and envelop Megatron's forces in [[G.I.Rocket|green bombs]]. [[Cobra Commander]] and his cabal then arrived with the human offering to rid Megatron of the plants if he gave him Mars to rule. Megatron agreed to spare Mars and [[Doctor Venom]] broadcasted the kill signal which prompted the Decepticon to declare his invincibility. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Pony Megatron Taste Test.jpg|thumb|left|400px|There were no survivors.]]<br /> <br /> In the ensuing battle, Megatron combined the energies of his black hole with the Matrix of Leadership, absorbing all of the Autobots and becoming a monstrous new form he dubbed &quot;Mega-Megatron.&quot; Unwilling to hurt their allies, the Joes retreated, but Mega-Megatron's career was short-lived; the ''Nemesis''—commandeered by Shipwreck and Polly—ploughed into the combiner, freeing their friends. Then the legendary Ultra Magnus crashed through Primus's eye, challenging Megatron to a duel. Eager to do away with the old gods of Cybertron, Megatron accepted, and the two combatants battled on the Dyson sphere that had grown around the Earth's Sun. Magnus managed to snatch the Matrix away from the Decepticon conqueror, intent on returning it to its rightful owner—Optimus Prime! Optimus Prime sprang out of Ultra Magnus's body, punching Megatron off of the nearest ledge and sending the Decepticon warlord hurtling into the core of the Sun. <br /> <br /> Trapped in the Sun, Megatron attempted to escape his predicament by using his black hole as a dimensional gateway. The gambit was only partially successful—although Megatron died before he could escape, his body was indeed shunted to another universe. In this distant reality, a group of [[My Little Pony|diminuitive horses]] investigated the smoldering remains of the once-mighty conqueror. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds'' comic===<br /> [[File:ABTF1 OptimuspunchesMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|left]]<br /> Megatron led an attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in an attempt to capture the [[AllSpark]] from the Autobots. His attack plan fell apart when Starscream broke rank, leading to Megatron's troopsbeing repelled from the ship. After Optimus delivered a mean right-hook right into the Decepticon leader's jaw, Megatron was sent tumbling after his minions by a blast of water, courtesy of [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===<br /> Megatron was once honored across [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, the mighty hero was corrupted by power, and thus he became a tyrant who launched a war of conquest which drained Cybertron of life. Not even that could satisfy his taste for conquest. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Megatron toy bio}}<br /> <br /> [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s preference for playing pranks over battle frustrated Megatron. {{storylink|Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Skywarp toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===<br /> After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|the Predacon Megatron]] was able to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and erase the [[Maximal]]s from history, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], in desperation, attacked the unconscious original Megatron with her [[cyber-venom]]. Whatever effect this had, it was enough to erase the Predacon Megatron from the timeline. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}}<br /> <br /> At some point in time, Megatron was remade into Galvatron through the power of Unicron. Following Galvatron's death, his remains were used to create the [[G-Virus]], which would replicate the reformatting Megatron had underwent in anyone infected by it. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}<br /> <br /> Countless eons after the Great War had ended, all that was left of Megatron otherwise was his [[Energon mace]], on display in the [[Eject (G1)|Administrator]]'s office. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} His memory lived on, however, as the legendary leader of the Decepticons and distant ancestor of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Identity Politics}} [[Ser-Ket (BW)|Ser-Ket]], for example, claimed to be part of a warrior lineage that stretched back to Megatron and others. {{storylink|Head Games}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)}}<br /> {{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}} {{storylink|The Road to More Popularity than Autobots}}}}<br /> <br /> ===ATB Megatron===<br /> In Primax 096.0 Beta, Megatron upgraded himself with flight capability and the ability to combine with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during the latter days of the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} During the obligatory Battle for [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron in his ATB form battled Optimus Prime, but the Autobots ultimately won the day thanks to the arrival of the Dinobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} At the war's final battle on [[Mirtonia]], the Autobots emerged victorious in routing Megatron's [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]] when Decepticons accidentally blew up an experimental energon refinery and themselves along with it. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}}<br /> <br /> ===Ask Vector Prime===<br /> One Megatron transformed into a shoe. His plot to stamp on the face of liberty forever was foiled with the help of [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}<br /> <br /> In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Fire Rodimus]] formed Supernova Convoy to defeat [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}} Some time later, Megatron returned, empowered by [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] but was defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}<br /> <br /> Another Megatron from a universe destroyed by [[Unicron]] was reformatted into Unicron's [[Herald of Unicron|Herald]] [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]]. <br /> <br /> Yet another Megatron, unhappy with the prospect of his universe being destroyed, killed the aforementioned Galvatron's fellow Herald [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]] by ripping Cyclonus's head off. His universe, however, was ultimately consumed by Unicron as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}<br /> <br /> ===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===<br /> In one universe, Megatron and his Decepticons fought against the Autobots until they unleashed their ultimate weapon: the combiner [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Unfortunately, the monstrous gestalt turned on its masters, and ultimately brought about the destruction of Cybertron. Megatron managed to survive the planet's reckoning, and escaped to Earth to hide. His ship's star drive was damaged along the way however, leaving him stranded on the organic world. Though the planet initially only had non-sentient fauna on it, entire cities spontaneously materialized on it at some point, soon followed by humans to populate them. Realizing that all of this activity would bring attention to the planet, Megatron took on a [[Pretender]] disguise to hide among the humans, eager to plunder whatever materials he needed to repair his ship and be on his way. Then, a mysterious signal drew him to a specific group of humans. {{storylink|History}} After witnessing [[Vroom (G1)|two of]] [[Crossblades (G1)|their members]] use super-human strength to rescue a man and his daughter from a car wreck, Megatron quickly came to the conclusion that they were also robots in disguise. {{storylink|Assembly (issue)|Assembly}}<br /> <br /> Seeing [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] getting shot, only for Energon to spill out instead of blood, only served to further prove what Megatron already knew. Megatron confronted the group as they exited a police station, and announced that he was aware that some of their numbers were Cybertronians. A futile attempt to deny the accusation was brushed aside, and Megatron warned the group that a great enemy would be upon them soon. {{storylink|Insight}}<br /> <br /> He then had the group follow him by telling them of his space ship, stashed away nearby. As they came upon it, Megatron discarded his human form to reveal his full-sized Pretender shell. He then attacked [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] to goad the Autobots into abandoning their disguises as well. It worked, and Megatron was soon battling Metalhawk, Vroom, and Crossblades while explaining his recent history to them. At Metalhawk's insistence, Megatron then revealed his inner-robot, allowing his opponents to know exactly who they were dealing with. {{storylink|History}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Divination}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} {{storylink|Finale}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jason Marnocha]] (English)}}<br /> Before he was leader of the Decepticons, Megatron fought as a gladiator, deriving his name from that of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} During the Great War, Megatron killed Optimus Prime and was transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] by the power of Unicron, though both of these were later reversed. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} Starscream constantly schemed to claim leadership from Megatron, though he never succeeded. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}} Coming to the dire realization that the war against the Decepticons had become a never-ending arms race, Optimus Prime challenged Megatron to single-combat, with their troops acting as witnesses to their terrible and final clash. The battle between both faction leaders ended with Megatron beaten down and goading Optimus into delivering the kill shot. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}} Prime refused to kill him, however, and following the Great War's conclusion, Megatron was abandoned by his troops and ended up isolating himself, preferring to be left alone.<br /> <br /> [[File:Unforgotten Windblade Optimus Prime Megatron.jpg|300px|left|thumb]]<br /> Decades later, as he challenged the Constructicons to a gladiatorial battle in an old Coliseum, he was approached by Optimus and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Megatron immediately attacked Optimus, eager to continue their longstanding battle, but Optimus and Windblade eventually convinced him of the threat that Starscream and the [[Enigma of Combination]] posed. Driven by his hatred of Starscream, Megatron agreed to join them in their quest to destroy the Enigma. {{storylink|Unforgotten}} The three attempted to sneak into the [[Council of Worlds|council]] tower, but were spotted. Refusing to believe Starscream had no larger scheme up his sleeve, Megatron fired on him, triggering the tower's defenses. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] appeared, he attempted to make him stand down, but the Combiner refused. He and the others engaged Devastator, but were interrupted by Starscream's use of the Enigma to become a super-Combiner, which Megatron realized was his plan all along. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} He and the others proved no match for the rampaging Starscream and were thrown from the tower, believing they stood no chance. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} When Windblade suddenly called upon [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to hold Starscream in place, Megatron and Optimus teamed up to deliver a fatal blow from Megatron's rifle mode, destroying Starscream. As the dust settled, Megatron recovered the Enigma and handed it to Windblade before departing once more. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TF-TR-Cartoon-Ep3-Optimus-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|How's the Pie?]]<br /> As the people of Cybertron rebuilt after the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Megatron silently watched Optimus from a distance. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When the resurrected Trypticon began attacking Metroplex City, Megatron made his way to the battlefield, where he ran into Optimus. Sure that things would work themselves out like always, he initially dismissed Optimus's claims that the battle heralded the return of the [[Thirteen]] and Cybertron's doomsday as lunacy and walked off. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} However, Prime's words stuck with him, and he later found his way to the [[Primal Basilica]] to speak with the [[Mistress of Flame]] about it, but arrived to find her badly beaten. The Mistress of Flame was only able to reveal [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] as her attacker before finally succumbing to her wounds. {{storylink|At the Last Second}} With [[Victorion]] being the next best source of religious information, he next traveled to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to find her, but was accused of murdering the Mistress and attacked by the Combiners. Thanks to Windblade's intervention, Megatron finally explained what happened and asked Victorion if recent events were a sign of the end times. Victorion told him to seek answers from the one he worshipped, and he departed yet again. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}<br /> <br /> Megatron later turned up back in Metroplex City to watch Trypticon fight Fortress Maximus. After some persuasion from Optimus and Windblade, Megatron finally agreed to help them fight, though he insisted that Windblade now owed him and that he was only doing so to find out who was really behind recent events. {{storylink|Consumed}} Ultimately, Trypticon was defeated by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but this was immediately followed by the return of Megatronus, the mastermind behind everything. Megatron launched into a speech condemning Megatronus in an attempt to stall for time so Optimus and Maximus could attack, but this proved fruitless and Optimus was killed before Megatronus departed with the Matrix and the Enigma of Combination. In the aftermath, despite everyone else's distrust of him, Megatron asserted that they would need to work together and asked the others to follow him, as he believed he knew where Megatronus was going. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}<br /> <br /> [[File:PotP-Cartoon-Ep1-Staredown.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]<br /> Splitting their group up, Megatron led Windblade, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and Victorion to [[Primal Swamp]]. Having read the [[Book of the Second Prophecies]], Megatron was certain they would find the missing [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] there, though his companions were skeptical. The group found themselves surrounded by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who were convinced Megatron was behind the recent threat of the apocalypse. Despite Megatron's claims to the contrary, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] attacked and sent him hurtling away. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Getting back on his feet, Megatron noticed something shining within the reeds and decided to investigate. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} He found a glowing dome and touched it, causing a door to appear. As the others arrived, he told them to wait for him and entered the dome, the door closing behind him. {{storylink|Without Warning}} Inside, he found the Requiem Blaster guarded by [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. The two battled over the Blaster, but when Megatron swore to give his life to save Cybertron, Primal recognized his resolve and relented. Megatron grabbed the gun and emerged from the dome, using it to force an enraged Predaking to stand down. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}<br /> [[File:POTP-Cartoon-Ep4-PrimalVsMegatron.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> Following coordinates obtained from the dome, he led the group to [[Cataclysm Tundra]], where they unearthed the entrance to the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Pulling up a file on the Requiem Blaster, his search for information was interrupted as a vengeful Overlord pinned him to the ground, eager to destroy the one being who had ever bested him. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} With help from Perceptor, Megatron escaped Overlord's clutches and went toe-to-toe and tank-to-tank with his foe, fighting both him and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Ultimately, Megatron was weakened by the battle, but before Overlord could finish him, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] tossed him the Requiem Blaster and he fired at his opponent, killing him. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} Discussing with Perceptor, he finally realized Megatronus's plan, as well as his goals, just as the former Prime appeared to knock him out and take the Blaster for himself. With their time of reckoning imminent, Megatron suggested they hurry to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to stop Megatronus. Though he was unsure about leading the others on a suicide mission, they finally convinced him, and he mused about what Optimus would think as they pressed on. {{storylink|Consequences}}<br /> [[File:POTP-Ep10-Saga's-End-Megatron-dies.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]<br /> <br /> Despite nearly having their sparks drained while traversing the [[Labyrinth of Tunnels]], he and the others reached the Well in time to interrupt the resurrection process. Giving the others orders, he watched as Solus Prime began to return, explaining the circumstances to her and reaffirming his decision to save everyone. When Megatronus incapacitated the others and prepared to finish them, Megatron moved into his way, refusing to stand down. However, their battle was interrupted by the arrival of Rodimus Cron, now under Unicron's control. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Knowing he wasn't strong enough to take them both on, Megatron stayed to the side during their battle. He waited until they were distracted before attacking the doomsday device at Solus's behest, but was knocked aside by Megatronus. He later watched as Primal was transformed into Optimal Optimus by the Matrix. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Having secretly contacted Predaking, he and the others were saved by the Combiner in the nick of time. He attempted to blast Solus with the Requiem Blaster, but Megatronus intervened, only for Solus to kill him herself. Their victory was short-lived, however, as Unicron attempted to use the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] to take control of Megatron and transform him back into Galvatron. Refusing to be controlled by anyone, Megatron decided to sacrifice himself for the good of the planet and his team. Optimal obliged and fired the Requiem Blaster at Megatron and the Matrix, leaving behind no trace of either one. {{storylink|Saga's End}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> Megatron featured in quite a few [[commercial]]s, mostly advertising other toys. Those that had original footage of Megatron included the following:<br /> <br /> *Megatron landed amid a battle on Earth and fired his cannon at incoming Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}<br /> {{note|This appearance used his pre-cartoon design, with the black helmet and triggered cannon. He was not properly introduced in the commercial, but simply referred to as &quot;The Decepticon Leader&quot;. This footage was later recycled in an ad for [[Coleco]]'s [[Power Cycle]] (where he and his Decepticons raided a &lt;s&gt;jungle gym&lt;/s&gt; power plant) and again for the [[rubsign]] ad.}}<br /> *Megatron led his troops against Optimus's as they charged at one another in the middle of the desert. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}<br /> *During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *In the middle of a desert battle, Megatron summoned Thrust and Dirge, in response to Optimus Prime bringing in like, half a dozen new guys. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *Megatron, [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]], and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blasted through a wall together to steal the power behind becoming Action Masters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation_1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}<br /> {{note|In this scene, Megatron and the other Deceptions are not animated using [[character model]]s, but by tracing stop-motion animation of their toys. This is because that sequence is the commercial's transition from animation to live-action, the first visual image of the toys proper.}}<br /> *Megatron attempted to hijack a load of shoes in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear. He was stopped when a pair of said shoes deflected his fusion cannon blast right back at him. No, really. {{storylink|Commercial/International#Transformers de Bata|Transformers de Bata commercial}}<br /> [[File:Commercial-AMMegatronpoints.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|My purple fists are for POINTING!]]<br /> *Megatron, in his &quot;Action Master&quot; body, pointed at Action Master Starscream. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master Starscream Commercial}} <br /> *Megatron, again as an Action Master, was seen in a base futilely trying to grab a pair of [[Micromaster Combiner]]s. He got shot in the face for his trouble. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}<br /> *Once upgraded into his &quot;Generation 2&quot; body, Megatron tracked down Optimus Prime. Once he had his old foe in his crosshairs, he sprung in attack, and the two faction leaders dueled fiercely. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Megatron|Generation 2 Megatron commercial}}<br /> *Megatron barged into the suburbs in his battle tank mode, only to be opposed once more by Optimus Prime. Both transformed, and Optimus blasted Megatron's gun out of his hand. In the grappling that followed, Megatron was presumably defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Combat Heroes|Combat Heroes commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Bot Shots&quot; Megatron had many confrontations with his Optimus counterpart, crashing into each other in vehicle mode and then slugging it out in robot mode. One Bot Shot Megatron and Optimus belonged to neighbours, and taunted one another when their owners left for school. They both burst out of their respective houses, destroying the windows on the way out and colliding in mid-air. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}} Megatron would continue to duke it out against Optimus, though sometimes he would appear in a different body. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Hero Mashers&quot; Megatron battled Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Grimlock in the middle of a busy city. Using Grimlock's head, Optimus managed to bite off Megatron's arm and steal his jet pack, sending the Decepticon crashing into a wall. Though Megatron fell to pieces, he managed to reassemble himself, and tried to shoot at the now thoroughly-scramble Autobots. Optimus dodged the blast by removing his head and putting it back on, then knocked out Megatron with his &quot;dino-fist.&quot; Megatron fell apart once more, and bounced around as a head in defeat. {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}<br /> *[[Frank Welker|Megatron's voice]] narrated numerous commercials, including:<br /> **The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}<br /> **[[Rubsign]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Rubsign|Rubsign commercial}}<br /> **The [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (strange!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}<br /> **[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (stranger!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}<br /> **[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (stranger still!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}<br /> **The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}<br /> **The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}<br /> **[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}<br /> **The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}<br /> **The [[Battlecharger]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}<br /> <br /> ===The Hub promos===<br /> [[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Little did Megatron know, Cobra Commander planned to hang up in the middle of his sentence.]]<br /> [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron had an argument involving New Year's Eve marathons of their respective television series. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|Ironically, the [[Five Faces of Darkness|episodes]] featured in the ''Transformers'' portion of the marathon didn't feature Megatron [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|as Megatron]]. (With the exception of [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|one flashback]].)}}<br /> <br /> [[Megatron (WFC)|Another Megatron]] declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt-mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron's Favorite Song (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|This is highly unlikely to be canon. For the Megatron primarily focused on the Hub, see: [[Megatron (WFC)]].}}<br /> <br /> ===Online promotional videos===<br /> *Megatron dueled Optimus Prime atop of an overpass in a human city. Though Prime managed to knock Megatron's cannon loose early in the scuffle, Megatron managed to turn the tables on the Autobot leader, reattached his primary weapon, and blast his old foe. When Megatron moved in for the kill, Optimus got his second wind, and knocked Megatron clear off the overpass. {{storylink|They were always real to me.}}<br /> *Megatron was contacted by Optimus Prime, who convinced him to attend [[BotCon 2009]]. It took some doing though, but Megatron agree to participate when he learned that his human fans would be in attendance. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}<br /> *Megatron asked Starscream if he had finished work on the Decepticons’ anti-matter gun, only to learn that Starscream had instead been spending his time gushing over his new [[BotCon]] toy. After shoving Starscream over for his insubordination, Megatron asked Breakdown and Counterpunch if they could think of a place where the Decepticons could find some new ultimate weapons. Breakdown pointed out that BotCon had all sorts of Transformers-related stuff, and Megatron got the idea that he could pick up some weapons at the convention. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}<br /> *Megatron addressed female viewers, asking them to compare their male companions to himself. He clarified that said males were puny weaklings compared to the mighty Megatron! Though, they could still join the Transformers collector’s club to get some exclusive toys. He also showed off the Transformers club magazine, the incentive figure for 2011, and was on a jet in outer space. {{storylink|Mega Spice -- The Transformer Your Fan Could Be Like}}<br /> *Megatron and Starscream visited Shockwave's lab on Cybertron. The Decepticon leader asked if Shockwave has finished his work on the continuum transmorpher. He was pleased to hear that the device was nearly complete, but then got distracted by some new upgrades throughout Shockwave’s lab. As Shockwave showed him around, Starscream summoned his [[Starscream (Animated)|“Animated” counterpart]] to their reality. Megatron came upon the pair, and they blasted the Decepticon leader together. It still wasn’t enough to keep Megatron down though. {{storylink|Who is the Greatest Starscream Of All Time?}}<br /> *Megatron interrupted Starscream’s video for the first [[BotCon 2012]] exclusive toy review, allowing for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to step in and ruin the review. {{storylink|BotCon 2012: Figure Reveal!}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br /> When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Megatron could hinder Optimus Prime's progress by blasting him with fusion cannons. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===<br /> <br /> As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] searched for the truth behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s death, he was taunted by Megatron about the truth. Soon, Megatron and Ultra Magnus battled in a game of death and suffering. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals''===<br /> After defeating both the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on ancient Earth, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] entered the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and used a prototype [[transreplication]] device to create clones of the dormant Decepticons within. The Megatron clone, equipped with all the memories and personality functions of the original, then followed Ravage back to his future in order to conquer it. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals}}<br /> <br /> ===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)}}<br /> <br /> As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Megatron and his eternal rival Optimus Prime were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jeff Manning]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:TF PS2 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===<br /> [[File:ROTF 360PS3PC G1Megatron DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Compare me to a cancelled toy, as I am only a skin for Flight ''Movie'' Me. I feel pain, as no one else can feel '''MY AWESOME POWER!!!''']]<br /> {{voiceactor|Frank Welker (English)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Megatron was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===<br /> Megatron, one of the &quot;greatest Transformers of all time,&quot; was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. If an Autobot wished to claim the title of tournament champion, Megatron was the last opponent they needed to face. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Battle Universe===<br /> At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatrons]]) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===<br /> [[File:Megatron g1awakening stats.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]<br /> When the Autobots left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Megatron and his troops gave chase, boarding the Autobot ship and causing it to crash on [[Earth]]. After a four million year stasis nap, a volcanic eruption woke the Decepticons, and they began conquering the new planet and building a [[space bridge]]. When they found [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Megatron tricked him into joining the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots soon turned Jetfire to their side, much to Megatron's displeasure, and the Autobots found out about the space bridge. Megatron returned to Cybertron and laid a trap with which he successfully captured the Autobots who came through the bridge. When the Autobots escaped back to Earth, Megatron followed them and mounted an all-out assault on the Ark. Unfortunately this was repelled, and despite Megatron's best efforts, the Autobots fought their way back to the space bridge, and attacked the Decepticon's headquarters on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===<br /> Megatron participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots Builder''===<br /> The components necessary for building &quot;Construct-Bot&quot; Megatron were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Autobots! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends''===<br /> [[File:TFLegendsApp-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I turn into a tank now. Any problems?]]<br /> Megatron was once a miner, until Senator Ratbat shut down the facility where Megatron was employed. Enraged by the maltreatment of a fellow miner by the Senator's guards, Megatron accidently killed the guard and got himself arrested. While being transported, Megatron was convinced to take over the ship he was on by some fellow inmates, and set a course for the city of Kaon. There, he joined the underground gladiatorial fights and began to plot against the government establishment that had led him down this path. Megatron rose through the ranks of the pit fights, losing an arm in the process, only to have it replaced with spare parts acquired from a defeated foe. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}} In the Kaon pits, the harsh conditions gave him the desire to be the strongest of all. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Megatron's bio}} He eventually found himself opposed by Clench, but defeated him. Megatron then proceeded to take over Kaon, and set his sights on conquering the entirety of Cybertron. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}<br /> <br /> Megatron formulated a plan to wipe out the Autobots by activating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[planetary engine]]s. When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] tried to meet with him to talk him out of this course of action, Megatron instead ambushed the Autobot leader and successfully slew him. Unfortunately Megatron found that Sentinel was not in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which was promptly passed to the new Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} During the early days of the war, Megatron attempted to obtain a quick victory by conquering Iacon. This plan failed due to Metroplex getting involved in the battle. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}<br /> <br /> Stranded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], Megatron had to fight off the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] until Skywarp arrived to rescue him. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}} Later on [[Earth]], Megatron's strict rule resulted in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] going rogue. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} He was pleased when he heard that Optimus Prime had been badly damaged by the Dinobots, but didn't have time to order a strike on the Autobot base, as the Dinobots were attacking his own base. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Megatron went missing in action, and Starscream took command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} As part of a distraction while the Constructicons attacked Teletraan I, Megatron challenged Optimus to a duel. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} After [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] found a Golden Lagoon of [[Electrum]], Megatron led the invulnerable Decepticons against [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and then Autobot Headquarters, only to find the latter was deserted. The Decepticons rushed back to the lagoon to find the Autobots were also invulnerable, and after the lagoon was destroyed in the ensuing battle, Megatron and his forces retreated. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was enraged to learn that the Constructicons had somehow become friendly with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and sent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] out to bring the team back into line. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} When [[Chronogon]] portals began opening, Megatron devised a plan to utilize them. The Decepticons successfully sprang a trap that sent the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] back in time, and followed that up by trying unsuccessfully to prevent Orion Pax from becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} During a battle near Autobot HQ, Megatron sneaked away and sabotaged the Autobot [[recharging chamber]] with a [[personality destabilizer device]]. The Autobots were turned evil the next time they recharged, and Megatron sent them to [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]] to steal a solar energy satellite. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFLegends-SavageCircle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1| '''WHYYYYYYYY?! ''WHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!''''']]<br /> Megatron and Shockwave slyly suggested to Grimlock that he should be leader of the Autobots, believing that if he took over, it would make their job of overcoming the Autobots easier. As it happened, once Grimlock took over, the two Decepticons were instead captured by his forces, and only escaped once he turned the reigns back over to Optimus. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} Megatron somehow became fused to Ratchet somewhere in inter-dimensional space. The pair were attacked by a time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], however a team of Autobots rescued them and the pair were surgically separated at the Autobot base. Megatron took advantage of the subsequent celebrations to make his escape. {{storylink|Savage Circle}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons managed to steal [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], and Megatron had Hardshell reprogram her to serve the Decepticon cause. Though she succeeded in stealing the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot HQ, Megatron and his troops were forced to come to her aid and failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}} After Megatron and his men found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}<br /> <br /> After Dirge crashed into a movie set while transporting a stolen Autobot weapon, Megatron sent a group of Decepticons to retrieve him and destroy all evidence. He was upset when they not only returned without having destroyed the film, but when the film turned out to be a blockbuster hit. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}<br /> <br /> Megatron and his men finally managed to drive the Autobots from Earth, badly damaging Optimus in the process, and set about conquering the planet. Their reign was short-lived, as the Autobots returned once Optimus had recovered, and Megatron was himself badly damaged in the battle that ensued, resulting in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}<br /> <br /> When the ongoing conflict with the Autobots finally came to a head, Megatron led an assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and eventually stood over Optimus Prime's broken body. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Or possibly Optimus defeated Megatron. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}} A short time later, Megatron was reborn into Galvatron, thanks to [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br /> Megatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in four different bodies:<br /> *''Megatron'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 20 units of Cybermetal.<br /> *''Generations Megatron'' — Promotional Rare character<br /> *''Megatron (Leader)'' — This Super Rare promotional character could be recruited through the space bridge for 1000 gold.<br /> *''Generation 2 Megatron'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the &quot;Generation 2 Episode 1&quot; event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br /> {{{!}}border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent&quot;<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron.jpg|thumb|400px|He starts out as a Common miner.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(Leader).jpg|thumb|400px|I belong to nobody!]]<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(Gen).jpg|thumb|400px|Grant me mercy, I beg of you! - says any bot if he is the last opponent.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(G2).jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> {{!}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Devastation''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]]}}<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Masayuki Kiyama]] (Japanese)}} <br /> [[file:MegatronEarthWars.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75| I have a thumb. It's just bent.]]<br /> <br /> Megatron is needed on earth by the Decepticons, but they are too late as Optimus Prime comes through the [[Space bridge]]. Optimus then proceeds to beat Megatron to the the [[Fractal Map]] and locate the [[Enigma of Combination]]. The Autobots succeed, but Megatron has found a way to artificially create the power needed to create combiners. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Campaign}}<br /> <br /> Megatron orders [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to get him a [[Quantum crystal]] powerful enough to bring him through. Then he starts on his conquest to obtain the Fractal Map, the Codex Key, and finally the Enigma of Combination. With the Enigma, Megatron then precedes to use Devastator to destroy everything, but is stopped by Optimus and Superion. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron first arrives on earth, the other cons are weary and afraid of the mortar that lies ahead of them. Irritated with their cowardace, Megatron leads a '''Rallying Charge''' that allows them to destroy the autobot's outpost. Megatron then lords over the victory on all the other cons {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Lost Map Campaign}}<br /> <br /> During the race to find the [[Fractal Map]], Megatron orders Bludgeon to spy on Stascream to make sure that he doesn't do anything &quot;out of line&quot;. He finds out Starscream was commanding an Operation consisting of Hook and Scrapper, and took command of the Op himself. They destroy an Autobot base, and Hook has to clean up while Megatron commands the rest of the cons to stay in line and find the Fractal map before the Autobots do. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}<br /> <br /> During the final battle of the Codex Key, Megatron gathered the rest of his &quot;most&quot; loyal troops, including (the rest of) the [[Constructicon (G1)| Constructicons]], Seekers, [[Combaticon (G1)| Combaticons]], [[Insecticon (G1)| Insecticons]], [[Predacon (G1)| Predacons]], and [[Stunticon (G1)|the Stunticons]] (They didn't show because they were busy with.... [[Drag Strip (G1)#Games|&quot;''other''&quot;]] [[Offroad|Things..]]) and they all took part in the battle that ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Codex Showdown Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron got his hands on the Enigma of Combination, he eagerly used it on the Constructicons to form Devastator. With the creation of Combiner lab, Megatron had plans to make more combiners. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Special<br /> *'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star<br /> *'''Weapons:''' Megatron fires a blast from his Fusion Cannon before engaging a target up close and attacking it with his energy mace.<br /> *'''Ability: Inspiring Charge''' - Rally Decepticons to engage the target. Then charge in damaging walls along the way.<br /> **'''Cost''': 5 ability points +2 for reuses.<br /> <br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:megatron| Megatron at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Frontiers''===<br /> {{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Operation Omega''===<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers Operation Omega}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Online'' (2016 video game)===<br /> [[File:Megatron TFO.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br /> {{bigquote|Peace through tyranny.}}<br /> <br /> On Cybertron, Megatron quickly rose to power as champion of the pits of Kaon, where he assembled a group of followers. On planet Earth, he led the Decepticons to reside amongst the Autobots and humans in a long struggle for control. Megatron may be perceived as contradictory, for it was less likely for him to be hailed as a &quot;hero&quot;. His power and prestige defined his heroic glory, but Megatron's treachery still posed him a threat to all. Megatron defeated the most powerful enemy, who had control over an unruly army. However, Megatron would never: betray his family, leave behind any of his comrades, or forget to restore his former homeland. Because of his unwavering faith, Megatron's will could last until his final moments.<br /> <br /> In battle, Megatron wielded the &quot;[[Gaia Chain Mace]]&quot; and the heavy duty &quot;[[Slayer]]&quot; bazooka. His active skill was &quot;Missile Frenzy&quot;: <br /> *'''Missile Frenzy''' — (Must be in vehicle/tank mode) Megatron can fire up to 3 tracking missiles that reduce an opponent's damage by 50%. Each missile deals 800 points of damage to an opponent. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2016 video game)|Transformers Online}} &lt;ref&gt;[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero7.shtml Megatron on the Transformers Online website]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===<br /> [[File:Megatron-G1-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px| OH, that upgrade felt good. Now, let's go crush some hippies!]]<br /> Not much has been released story wise. <br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}<br /> *Class: Tactician<br /> *'''Abilities<br /> **Fusion Cannon:<br /> ***The Fusion Cannon takes 6 seconds to charge 3 Full Power Heavy Attacks that travel significantly faster and deal 20~30% more damage.<br /> ***Full Power Heavy Attacks permanently Fuse a debuff inflicted by Megatron’s Special Attacks to the opponent. Only one debuff of each type can be Fused.<br /> **Last Hit of a Medium Combo: 100% chance to Refresh the duration of Unfused Armor Breaks, Attack Debuffs, and Shocks on the opponent.<br /> **Knocked Down: Megatron has a 0.7% chance for each percentage of lost Health to become Unstoppable for 3 seconds.<br /> *SIGNATURE ABILITY – NO MERCY<br /> **Megatron shows no mercy and uses the enemy’s own strengths against them. As long as the opponent has a Fused Debuff, Megatron’s Melee Attacks have a 20~60% chance to Steal a buff from the opponent for 5 seconds.<br /> *'''SPECIAL ATTACKS''':<br /> #''Special 1 – Energon Crush''- The Energon Flail is perfectly designed to shatter the defenses of even the toughest bots. 100% chance to inflict Armor Break, removing opponent’s Armor and applying 26~34% Armor reduction for 10 seconds.<br /> #''Special 2 – Atomic Slug''- Megatron initiates the brutality setting on his Fusion Cannon. 100% chance to decrease Attack by -32~-40% for 10 seconds.<br /> #''Special 3 – All Too Easy''- There is no limits to the carnage Megatron is willing to inflict on his foes. 100% chance to inflicts Shock, dealing Shock Damage for 200% of attack over 20 seconds. Grants Fusion Overload, allowing unlimited Full Power shots of the Fusion Cannon for the rest of the fight.<br /> *SYNERGY BONUSES:<br /> **'''Outgoing – Till All is Ours''' – Soundwave- All Decepticons gain 5~15% Attack against Autobots.<br /> **'''Outgoing – Lieutenants''' – Starscream, Shockwave-Megatron gains new abilities and his lieutenants gain 2~8% Armor and 2~8% Attack Rating.<br /> **'''Incoming – Lieutenants''' – Starscream-Megatron’s Special Attacks have a 30~70%% chance to Stun the opponent for 3.5 seconds. This effect will only trigger once per fight for each Special Attack and this Stun debuff cannot be Fused.<br /> **'''Incoming – Lieutenants''' – Shockwave-The last hit of Megatron’s Medium Combo has a 20~40% chance to inflict a Power Rate Debuff, reducing the opponent’s Power Rate by 30% for 10 seconds. This debuff may be Fused to the opponent.<br /> **'''Mutual – Enemies''' – Optimus Prime, Bumblebee GS- + 2~8% Attack Rating.<br /> *'''STRONG MATCH-UPS''':<br /> **'''''Most Bots''''' – You don’t become undisputed leader of the Decepticons without being a ''VERY'' formidable combatant.<br /> **Grindor – Megatron will rip through Brawlers like Grindor who generate Armor to protect themselves. With his Signature Ability awakened, Megatron will also steal their buffs to boost his own abilities.<br /> **Optimus Prime (GS) – Megatron will gain Unstoppable at low health whenever knocked down. This may punish commanders that rely too much on the Autobot Leader’s Roll Out ability.<br /> **Optimus Primal - Megatron’s Fused Armor Break will block Optimus Primal’s Crit Armor from activating.<br /> <br /> *'''WEAK MATCH-UPS''':<br /> **Soundwave – Megatron relies on his powerful Fusion Cannon to get through his fights, having his powerful shots reflected back by a Sonic Shield will put a damper on Megatron’s plans.<br /> **Galvatron – With very few buffs to steal, and no armor to break, Galvatron will show Megatron the difference Unicron’s assistance can make.<br /> <br /> *'''RECOMMENDED MODULES FOR MEGATRON''':<br /> *Paralyzer – The Paralyzer’s ability to Stun the opponent after a special Attack will leave them vulnerable to a blast from Megatron's Fusion Cannon.<br /> *Transwarp Cell – Getting hit by the Fusion Cannon is bad enough, getting your Power Drained at the same time is the quickest way to the scrap pile.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/merchandise}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The [[fusion cannon]]'s got that handle because... well, we're not sure.]] [[File:P-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Microman Megatron's concept model. Back then, he was a little less happy to see you.]] [[File:EvolutionOfMegatron_1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Evolution of the G1 character model. For the gun mode, the animators appear to have been instructed to reference the version from the transformation chart.]]<br /> *Early in the ''Transformers'' series production, Megatron's look was based not on the toy, but on concept art for an unproduced prototype version. This early version, sporting a different, black head, a very different scope/fusion cannon, and the gun's barrel on his back, managed to make its way into not only early [[commercial]] animation and licensed material, but into the art of the early Marvel Comics. Though the model was altered before the animated series was produced, elements from the first model such as the back-mounted barrel were perpetuated in both the comic and the cartoon. The Marvel Comics continued to color Megatron's helmet black (well, blue) until the end of its run. Cleverly, flashbacks in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'' and subsequent series used the black helmet to show Megatron's younger self and his normal gray helmet for his modern self in order to show age. By contrast, Megatron's [[Megatron (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' counterpart]] has a black helmet in the present day.<br /> *Similarly early UK comic art often coloured Megatron's upper body Gold instead of Silver (Most notably in [[State Games]] and the cover of Transformers (UK) issue 21. This is because the original Boxart for Megatron (Hasbro) does in fact feature a gold hue to the upper body and arms for no known reason.<br /> *Similar to Optimus Prime's trailer, Megatron's Walther P38 alt-mode includes parts that materialize from out of nowhere once he transforms, which change his silhouette into a more rifle-like shape. These parts include an elongated pistol stock and an extending barrel attachment, both of which fly offscreen once he reassumes his robot mode. Megatron is never seen operating as a pistol without these extra parts.<br /> *The name &quot;Megatron&quot; was originally used by Marvel Comics for ''another'' robot that appeared long before the Transformers toyline came about, in issue 18 of the ''Shogun Warriors'' series (written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe, released in July 1980).&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/droneracecharter.htm#Megatron Megatron and the &quot;Drones&quot; from Marvel's ''Shogun Warriors'' comic at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]&lt;/ref&gt; Strictly speaking, though, the name is even older, as it has been used by a manufacturer of ball points since at least 1965.&lt;ref name=&quot;ballpoint&quot;&gt;[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=72213575 USPTO file on &quot;Megatron&quot; trademark for ballpoint balls]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Bob Budiansky]] stated in an interview that the name &quot;Megatron&quot; is a portmanteau derived from &quot;Megaton&quot; and &quot;Electronic&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/bb204/ Bob Budiansky Interview at BWTF.com]&lt;/ref&gt; He suggested the name &quot;Megatron&quot; for the Transformers line (it's unclear if he was aware of the existing Marvel character, though as an editor it seems likely that he at least had a subconscious memory of it) but [[Hasbro]] initially rejected it, claiming that &quot;mega&quot; conjured images of nuclear bombs. Budiansky reminded them that the name was supposed to sound evil, because he's the leader of the bad guys. Hasbro responded, &quot;Oh, right&quot;, and then approved the name.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/07/02/from-the-asm-archives-a-little-qa-with-bob-budiansky/ ASM: A Little Q&amp;amp;A with... Bob Budiansky]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *When Megatron transforms into gun mode, he most often [[Size changing|shrinks]] to a size where he can be held by either a human or fellow Transformer and has someone else aim and fire him. The exceptions are in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|episodes]] &quot;[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]&quot; and &quot;[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]&quot;, the [[The Transformers (PS2)|''The Transformers'' video game]], the manga issues [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4]] and &quot;[[The Battle of the Star Gate]]&quot; (likely &quot;[[Activation]]&quot; too, but the angles makes it impossible to say for certain) as well as the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' issue]] &quot;[[Realignments]]&quot;. In the cases of &quot;S.O.S. Dinobots&quot;, ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4 and &quot;The Battle of the Star Gate&quot;, Megatron does not shrink and has another Transformer somewhat clumsily aim and move him. In &quot;The Ultimate Doom, Part 3&quot;, the video game and &quot;Realignments&quot; (and &quot;Activation&quot;), he floats in the air and takes a shot at his target unassisted. The reasons Megatron chooses to transform instead of simply using his fusion cannon are seldom explained.<br /> *On the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]], a giant statue of Megatron was available for children to clamber over and have their picture taken on. It wasn't especially dignified.<br /> *''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' claims that Megatron has been missing since the beginning of [[Pax Cybertronia]] and it is rumored that he is deceased. This is seemingly incongruous with the open references the cartoon makes to ''The Movie'', where Blackarachnia confirms it was Galvatron who killed Starscream.&lt;ref name=BWU&gt;Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *Some [[Canada|Québecquers]] loved his shiny body so much they named a communications company after him.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.megatron.net/quebec/ Megatron Dot Net Forward Slash Quebec.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron''), '''Megalligator''' (''Beast Wars'' vs pack, メガリゲーター ''Megarigētā''), '''Megatronus''' (''Generations'' vs pack, メガトロナス ''Megatoronasu'')<br /> *''Cantonese:'' '''Megaton''' (麥加登 ''Mak Gaa Dang'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Měi-chīa Wáng''' (Taiwan, 美加王, &quot;King Mega&quot;), '''Chǜ-wú-pà''' (Taiwan, 巨無霸, &quot;Extremely Gigantic&quot;), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan''' (China, 威震天, &quot;Extremely Prestigious&quot;, literally &quot;Heaven-shaking Might&quot;) <br /> *''French:'' '''Mégatron'''<br /> *''Hebrew:'' '''Megatron''' (מגהטרון ''Mghjrwn'')<br /> *''Portuguese:'' '''Megatrão''' (Portugal comics)<br /> *''Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian:'' '''Megatron''' (Мегатрон)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=269&amp;page=13 Transformers #227 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Action Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Alternity Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Classics Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticon leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Decoys]]<br /> [[Category:Dimension hoppers]]<br /> [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Emperors of Destruction]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]]<br /> [[Category:Gladiators]]<br /> [[Category:GT characters]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]<br /> [[Category:Henkei! 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<p>DM: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|allianceg2|autobot|{{factions/icons|custom=Megatron Origin Symbol.png|cSize=35x35px|cLink=Gladiatorial combat}}|predacon|hofsilver}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> {{disambigm|Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatronus (disambiguation)|Megalligator}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> :''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon leader|leader]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:Megatronguido.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Baby, why you make me gotta hurt you?]]<br /> '''Megatron''' is the founder of the Decepticon uprising, and their most well-known and feared [[Decepticon leader|leader]]. As a young, charismatic leader forged in battle and the heritage of war, he began to believe in a grand purpose for his race—it is the [[Transformer]]s' glorious destiny to rule an [[Decepticon Empire|empire]] which will span the universe. The opposite of his mortal enemy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he feels great contempt for other Transformers who, he feels, betray their proud heritage by demanding peace and cooperation with weaker life forms. It is the destiny of the Decepticons to bring order to the universe through conquest, though in the millions of years since coining this purpose it remains to be seen how much of his mission statement is altruistic... and how much of it is mere words built to fuel warriors to further his desire for personal power.<br /> <br /> Megatron will attempt almost anything to achieve his goals, but his schemes are rarely in any way subtle. This is perhaps due to his arrogance, but his pride is not so strong as to dissuade him from abandoning a battle he is losing. He often shows dramatic examples of cowardice, concealed in rage. Although he isn't as physically strong as Optimus, his ability to analyse any situation and utilize it as a weapon makes the Decepticons deadly, so they can find energy sources almost immediately. Some would question his sanity, though these few are mostly now dead by his hands... or his [[fusion cannon]], depending on his mood. Sometimes he uses his [[energon mace]] to strike them down. It does not matter how they die. Death by the hands of Megatron is an honour.<br /> <br /> Megatron is often [[Reformatting|reborn as]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br /> <br /> {{quote|You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!}}<br /> {{quote|That's because everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for ''power''!|Optimus Prime and Megatron|&quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br /> [[File:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|And so it begins...]]<br /> Megatron was a [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], who sought to turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnaught. To win his war for conquest, Megatron's Decepticons developed the art of [[transformation]]. Reawakening on Earth in [[1984]], Megatron was ousted from command by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], and their power struggle continued for sometime until Optimus Prime killed himself in a video game duel. Refusing to believe his nemesis was dead, Megatron committed suicide by blowing himself up on a [[space bridge]]. However, the explosion had merely deposited him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] region of Cybertron, where he wandered as an [[empty]], with no recollection of who he was.<br /> <br /> After regaining his memories, Megatron forced [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] to turn [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] into a [[Pretender]], but the ploy failed and the two were grotesquely fused in a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] explosion. [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] separated their bodies but the two remained in stasis aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They reawoke when [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], a future version of Megatron, attacked, and Ratchet crash landed the ship.<br /> <br /> In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], [[Cobra]] rebuilt Megatron into a tank, and he allied with Optimus against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again. In [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|a third]], he woke up in [[1994]], and proceeded to lay waste to the Earth, awaiting the day Optimus Prime would return.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br /> [[File:Mtmte1 megatron throne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|FOOL! Pass me the TP!]]<br /> Megatron was responsible for bringing Cybertron out of its [[Golden Age]] when he restarted the Autobot/Decepticon civil war nine million years ago. Among his first actions was the fatal wounding of a young dock worker named Orion Pax, who was rebuilt to become Megatron's mortal enemy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> Megatron's forces boarded the Autobots' spacecraft when it was on a mission to search for new sources of energy on other planets, and was knocked offline like all the other Transformers when the craft crashed on prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in 1984, Megatron made it his mission to pillage all of Earth's natural resources and enslave its populace, with the goal of revitalizing Cybertron and dominating the entire universe. His plans were by turns cunning, wicked, outrageous, and often, utterly, utterly ludicrous.<br /> <br /> In 2005, Megatron faced off with Optimus Prime in a battle at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], during which he fatally wounded the Autobot leader, but not without taking severe damage himself. Cast adrift into space, Megatron was found by the planet-eater, [[Unicron]], and recreated as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br /> <br /> In other timelines which branch out of this one, Megatron became a [[Transmetal]], ordered the [[murdered puppy|murder of a puppy]], and years after his transformation into Galvatron, became Megatron once again, in various powered-up forms.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Sticker Adventures books===<br /> In the aftermath of yet another battle had lost against the Autobots, Megatron concocted a sneakier plan to get rid of the Autobots. He had his troops lay low for several days, then instructed Ravage to sneak into the Autobots’ base and steal all of their fuel. Megatron then led his troops into combat once more, before the Autobots would have a chance to procure more fuel. But Optimus, having anticipated a trick on the Decepticons’ part, arrived at the battlefield with a new supply of fuel for his troops. After sustaining too much damage, the Decepticons were forced to retreat once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br /> After awakening on Earth, Megatron put into motion a plot that would gain him the unconditional surrender of the planet. Megatron first established the [[Global Corporation]] in order to employ the Constructicons to create and build sophisticated buildings all around the world. Each building had been outfitted with a secret mechanism which would trap all of those inside at the push of a button. Once all the buildings had been completed, Megatron would demand Earth's unconditional surrender in exchange for the safe release of the humans captured. Megatron's plan was interrupted by Optimus Prime and his Autobots invading the Decepticon base. Though Megatron attempted to assume the guise of an honest businessbot, Optimus was not fooled, and the two factions began to fight. Optimus had arrived too late, however, and with the plan already in its final stages, Megatron activated the trap mechanisms within his buildings. Megatron then jettisoned the Autobots from his headquarters, and highjacked a television broadcast, making his demands known to the human race.<br /> <br /> Megatron and Optimus clashed once more afterwards. This time, Megatron had The Devastator help out on the battlefield, and the Decepticons' victory seemed assured with the help of the colossus. That was until the Dinobots' arrival, who effortlessly slaughtered the Constructicons. The Autobots then proceeded to disable the mechanisms holding the humans captive. Despite Megatron ranting that the war was far from over, the Autobots drove away from the battlefield victoriously. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}} <br /> <br /> Megatron sent out [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to capture any Autobot the colossus could find. Devastator returned with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and locked him up in a cell within Decepticon headquarters. Megatron then approached the captive Autobot, and informed him that he would be used as a hostage to force the Autobots into surrendering. As Megatron walked away, Sunstreaker took a potshot at his back, enraging the Decepticon leader. Megatron and two Constructicons returned fire with cruel ferocity. With Sunstreaker left cowering in the corner of his cell, Megatron called to Soundwave to open communications with Autobot headquarters. He had his communications officer inform the Autobots of the situation, and demanded their surrender by the next morning. If they did not accept his terms, Megatron threatened to destroy Sunstreaker and rebuild him as a Decepticon!<br /> <br /> Megatron knew the Autobots would not forfeit the Earth so easily, and so had Devastator stand guard over the Decepticon Base's entrance. Surely enough, a rescue party attempted to storm the base, but were quickly subdued by Devastator as well. Now with four prisoners in his custody, Megatron returned to the prison to address the Constructicons. He told [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] that soon his surgical skills would be needed to convert the Autobots into loyal Decepticons. This led to a squabble between Hook and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], who both wanted the privilege of destroying the Autobots before their reconstruction. Megatron assured them that they would both get their own Autobot to destroy.<br /> <br /> [[File:Autobots secret weapon prime megs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron sent a second message to the Autobots, revealing that their rescue squad had also been captured. He then explained that with the four Autobots rebuilt into Decepticons, he would have enough power to defeat the Autobots whether they surrendered or not. His deadline nonetheless still stood, and he awaited morning for the Autobots' surrender. <br /> <br /> The following morning, Megatron emerged from the Decepticon headquarters to find a life-size statue of Devastator accompanied by a letter. The message was from Optimus Prime, and it explained that the statue was a peace offering, as the Autobots had agreed to surrender to the Decepticons. Gleeful at this turn of events, Megatron ordered the Autobot prisoners to be brought before the statue. The statue turned out to be an Autobot ruse, however, and from within it burst forth Autobot reinforcements. Megatron lead the Decepticons in a counter-offensive. He first deployed the Decepticon jets to counter the Autobots' own aerial warriors. The battle took a turn for the worse for the Decepticons when [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake-inducing abilities backfired, and many Decepticons were swallowed up by the earth. Deciding to end the battle once and for all, Megatron fired his fusion cannon at Optimus Prime. But Optimus used a reflective piece of metal to deflect Megatron's beam back at him! Hit by his own attack, Megatron crumpled to the ground, defeated. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel coloring books===<br /> [[File:BumblebeeToTheRescue Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|&quot;Who's for volleyball?&quot;]]<br /> To rule [[Earth]], Megatron came up with the idea to raid sunken treasure. Once they obtained the treasure, Megatron decided to use a truck to take it into town and buy some factories. Unfortunately for him, the truck was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who released a bunch of [[Autobot]]s and defeated Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Megatron's next plan was to lock up the Autobots in a [[special Autobot prison]]. They managed to get most of their enemies captured, but while Megatron was distracted by a [[Giant fake Autobot|cardboard cutout]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] freed the Autobots and Optimus soon had Megatron wrapped in an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}<br /> <br /> Megatron sent out the Decepticons to find factories to build more troops. They ended up falling into a trap laid by the forewarned Autobots, but Megatron refused to surrender and Optimus Prime threw him into orbit. Floating in space, Megatron promised that next time the Decepticons would win! {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}<br /> The Decepticons kidnapped [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], but had to retreat during the following battle because they were low on power. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}<br /> <br /> Deciding that the Decepticons should rule Earth, Megatron set about using the [[molecular transfer device]] to steal the planet's fuel supplies. The Autobots soon found out about it, and when they assaulted the Decepticon stronghold, Megatron was bamboozled by one of Mirage's holograms. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] reported on a communication device possessed by the Autobots, Megatron used a fake message to lure Bumblebee away from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so he could take it over. It worked, but when Optimus pulled the same trick a short time later, Megatron fell for it. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Megatron decided to build a factory in a forested area. The Autobots also happened to be vacationing there, and after Megatron was knocked down by a boulder, and fooled by one of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms, he was forced to flee. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}<br /> <br /> After the Decepticons developed a jet engine silencer, Megatron led them on an attack on the Autobot base. Thanks to Bumblebee's warnings, the Autobots tricked the Decepticons into using up their firepower on a hologram of the Autobot base. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Earl Hammond]] (English)}}<br /> Tricking thousands of humans into digging a large cavern underneath the [[Kalahari Desert]] in [[Africa]], Megatron detonated them with the largest explosion the world had ever seen, transforming the coal and humans into the world's largest diamond. Transporting it to a satellite launch base in [[Brazil]], Megatron gloated the [[crystal satellite|satellite]] would use the diamond as a lens to melt the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Megatron looked on as Skyfire attempted to destroy the satellite out in orbit. When the Autobot failed and fell back to Earth, burning up on reentry, Megatron had a good laugh at his expense. His tone changed when Prime countered the satellite's attack on the Rockies by constructing a square mile of polished metal, which the Autobots placed below the satellite, deflecting its beam and destroying it. Megatron and Soundwave escaped underground in a [[turbine mole machine]]. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}<br /> <br /> The duo stole an enormous hovering fuel transport, but [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroyed it, forcing Megatron to come up with a new scheme: to drill the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]]. Their drill was so powerful, it caused volcanic eruptions and [[Siberia]] to approach the US, accelerating tensions between the US and USSR. Optimus had [[razon gas]] pumped into the reservoir, returning the [[oil]] below the sea floor and rising the Decepticon device. Boarding it, the Autobots once again found Megatron had fled. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}} He now intended to raise the oil from Brazil, unwittingly destroying the city of [[Machu Picchu]] and much of the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], as well as wreaking havoc with the weather. The Autobots stopped them again, and once more Megatron and Soundwave fled. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}<br /> <br /> With all these failures, Megatron grew jealous of Shockwave's success in getting oil to the Decepticon soldiers. Tracking [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Megatron found the Autobot oil supplies in [[Antarctica]]. Using the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]] Megatron sliced icebergs off the Antarctic, causing sea levels to rise. Unwittingly, his actions revived hundreds of dormant Dinobots trapped in the tar beneath the ice, forcing him to flee once more. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Enslaving oil workers in the Pacific, Megatron tried to drill the oil of [[Buru]], but [[Oil driller and transporter|his transport]] overloaded and he took flight. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} From his submersible near [[Madagascar]], Megatron sank six [[oil tanker]]s. Attacking another, Megatron's submersible was completely wrecked when it emerged the oil he drained was tainted by the Autobots with corrosive acid. He escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> Megatron's relationship with Soundwave was very abusive; he dubbed him a &quot;blundering tape-filled idiot&quot;. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}<br /> <br /> ===Big Looker storybooks continuity===<br /> [[File:KidsCliff1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|MTV pimps Megatron's ride.]]<br /> As Decepticon leader, Megatron was part of the forces that attacked the Autobot Ark while it was trying to eliminate asteroids that threated to smash [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pieces. The Ark crashed on [[Earth]], and four million years later, the Decepticons were first to be woken by the ship's computer. Leaving the ship, they attempted to destroy it, but their energy levels were too low, and Megatron announced they'd have to find new sources of energy. After raiding the nuclear plant at nearby [[Kimball]], they returned to the Ark, only to find it empty. He ordered his men to split up and go in two different directions, and hence they were able to outflank the Autobots. The battle was short-lived, as the Autobots proved too much for them, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> A bunch of humans set up a race for charity, and the victor would receive a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Well, the Decepticons desperately wanted that bounty, so rather than just steal it, they decided to sneak into the race. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] was one of the Autobots driving in the rally and was unaware that the [[big black car|scary black Cadillac]] was actually being driven by Megatron! Megatron dogged Cliffjumper for quite a while but ended up losing to the Minibot. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}<br /> <br /> After a particularly damaging battle, Megatron sent the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s to distract the Autobots while he took a small squad to capture a broken-down oil truck nearby, claiming it would allow them to defeat the Autobots once and for all. While he and his men were implementing the plan, somehow [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] sneaked up and got the truck working again. Megatron furiously pursued the truck and managed to seize it from behind. Suddenly [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] appeared overhead and Megatron proved unable to shoot him down. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] dropped a bomb on the group of Decepticons, reducing them to a pile of metal scrap. An automated signal summoned a [[Decepticon rescue squadron|rescue squadron]], who arrived a short time later to retrieve the remains of Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}<br /> <br /> Megatron set his sights on raiding a power plant, and promised his men that whoever came up with a fool-proof plan would be made Decepticon [[second-in-command]]. He was pleased when [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] informed him that [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had been captured, and even more so when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] arrived back at base with the [[cerebro-shell]]ed Autobot. Megatron instructed Grapple to come up with a plan to steal the energy in the power plant. When the rest of the Autobots turned up to rescue their friend, Megatron took the opportunity to gloat before battle commenced. He ordered Grapple to help them fight, however Grapple, who had been de-cerebro-shelled, called him a &quot;big coffee pot&quot; and threw him on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{Storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Ladybird Books continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:MegatronsFightForPower Megatron takes off.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br /> When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] discovered that the Autobots were working on a device resembling a radio tower, Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to investigate. The revelation that the Autobots had concealed much of the tower underground made Megatron think they were up to something underhanded, but before he could learn more, he realized [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] had gone to destroy the device. Megatron and the other Decepticons caught up with and stopped Starscream, and then puzzled over the machine. The machine, in reality intended to collect lightning, released a surge of power that caused the Decepticons to malfunction, forcing them to retreat. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}<br /> <br /> Impatient at the lack of the energy they needed to power their space cruiser, Megatron had [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] sent out. They soon hit pay dirt when Buzzsaw located an experimental solar power station. After surveying the station with Soundwave, Megatron ordered the rest of the Decepticons to come in force, however instead Starscream attempted to lead the other Decepticons in an impromptu mutiny. Though Megatron swiftly brought the Decepticons back under his heel, their energy collection was ultimately foiled by the Autobots. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}} As the Decepticons' space cruiser neared completion, Megatron was determined that they find a way to test the ion-drive, despite Starscream's protests that it didn't need testing. Luckily Ravage located an abandoned mine, so the Decepticons made use of it for testing purposes. The Autobots again got wind of their activities, and used mine cars to blow up the ion-drive, collapsing the tunnel on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}<br /> <br /> Furious over the constant defeats, Megatron ordered Soundwave to send Laserbeak to find out more about the [[human]]s who inhabited the planet [[Earth]]. The scouting mission led the Decepticons to a unique piece of Earth technology — a windmill. During the ensuing fight with the Autobots, they discovered the windmill was immune to the null ray, and believing it to be an advanced new weapon, Megatron ordered it be captured. Instead Rumble managed to destroy it and it collapsed on top of the four Decepticons. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} At some point [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time from the 21st century and took over leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] passed on news of Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor. Megatron immediately made plans to use the device to drain the [[Sun]]'s energy, despite [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s assertion that doing so would result in doom for Earth. He was furious when Starscream led an impromptu attack on the Autobots at the solar plant and ordered the three jets to retreat before they damaged the reactor. He had [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] kidnap Blaisedale in an attempt to draw the Autobots away from the plant, before leading an attack himself. Unfortunately his particle cannon was destroyed by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] turned up as well, resulting in the destruction of the solar reactor. Megatron retreated empty-handed. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br /> <br /> ===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===<br /> {{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br /> Megatron devised a scheme to abduct humans by disguising the Decepticon jets as commercial airliners. Unfortunately the Autobots stumbled on the plan, freed the humans and defeated the Decepticon squad which was doing the kidnapping. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}<br /> <br /> ===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br /> Thanks to [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s spying, Megatron and his men followed the Autobots to [[South America]], where they found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] taking interest in [[Mount Sheelah]]. Being unfamiliar with volcanoes, Megatron decided to investigate, but his men were unable to capture the [[John Gordon|two]] [[Tim Gordon|humans]] helping the Autobots. After the Autobots had retreated, the Decepticons got their change to look more closely at the volcano, only for it to erupt, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Megatron had his men kidnap humans from towns to use as slave labor, but after [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], the Decepticons were forced to set the humans free. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a hydro-dam at [[Stanley Lake]], Megatron decided to see if it was suitable for their energy needs, and staged an invasion. A short time later, he and his men spotted the Autobots in the valley in front of the dam and attacked them. Though they appeared triumphant after the Autobots retreated, the valley was flooded with water from the dam a short time later, washing them all away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Furious at the mounting defeats, Megatron sent Starscream to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. When air commander reported that the Autobots' [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] was being stored in [[Mount Levram]], Megatron led the Decepticons there to flatten the mountain. Unfortunately it turned out that Starscream hadn't fooled the Autobots at all, and when the Decepticons returned to their base, it had been leveled in their absence. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Renegade Rhetoric====<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2)}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Deadly Paradise===<br /> [[File:DeadlyParadise-ProwlClone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]<br /> Megatron discovered Madame [[Cee]], a human tinkerer on [[Carob Island]] with estensive knowledge of mechanics. With her (involuntary) help, and a rare mineral present on the island, he began building duplicate Autobots, starting with Sideswipe. Megatron also built a [[megamaze]] around his underground base on the island to deter intruders. Megatron first sent out the duplicate Sideswipe to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in order to frame the Autobots, then proceeded to build more clones, including a duplicate Prowl. He had nearly finished building a duplicate Optimus Prime when a group of Autobots found their way into his base. They were easily captured, but Megatron could not help but stroke his own ego, and showed Prowl, leader of the squad, the full extent of his plan. Prowl managed to overpower his escorts on his way back to his cage, and tricked Megatron into destroying the duplicate Prowl instead of the real one. Megatron was then hit by some of Prowl's acid pellets, forcing him to retreat through a secret passage, though not before taunting Prowl once more, claiming that the Autobots would never escape his megamaze. The Autobots managed it and escaped the island. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Special Teams===<br /> Upon first awakening on Earth, Megatron immediately schemed to steal fuel from the Earth in order to build the “ultimate weapon” and in time, conquer the universe. Some time later, as the battle with the Autobots had raged for some time on Earth, Megatron was too distracted to put a halt to Starscream’s underhanded schemes. His attention had been completely focused on an attempt to convert the Aerialbots to the Decepticons’ side. While pondering over how differently things might have gone if only the Aerialbots had remained allied with the Decepticons, Megatron was brought out of his reverie by Teletraan 1, alerting him that a nearby power plant had been evacuated of its human workers due to the possibilities of a landslide happening. Megatron summoned Dirge, Thrust, Ramjet, Blitzwing, Rumble, and Starscream to accompany him on a raid on the unattended power plant. He was infuriated to find that Starscream was once more absent from his post, only to be reminded by Dirge that Starscream had been absent ever since he had been sent to fetch the Stunticons from Cybertron. Wary of Autobot spies eavesdropping on their conversation and wanting to keep the Stunticons’ existence a secret a while longer, Megatron dropped the subject. Coincidently, Starscream made communication with him at that moment, and Megatron ordered him to meet the rest of the Decepticons at a well-hidden spot near the power plant.<br /> <br /> There, Megatron dispatched the Stunticons to attack the [[Pullen Power Plant]], despite Starscream’s tardiness. The Decepticons ultimately failed in their raid, though Megatron’s lack of interference in the combat gave Optimus some pause, as he wondered if the victory was truly a reflection of the Autobots’ overall position in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===<br /> Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Megatron lay in wait, inconspicuously disguised as a giant gun on a hillside, ready to strike as the Autobots approached. The battle that ensued later came to be known as &quot;[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]].&quot; {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}<br /> <br /> Evidently, the battle went in Megatron's favour, as Optimus was forced to send some of his troops away to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Highway Clash===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> [[File:Highway Clash Megatron and Rumble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron learned about the existence of a cargo of microchips that could bestow sentience onto robots. Seeking to acquire said microchips, Megatron set out into the Yorkshire Dales to intercept the convoy transporting them. From a secret underground lair, he and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] planned out their assault, only to be opposed by Optimus Prime and Prowl who were secretly guarding the shipment. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in acquiring the chips depended on the decisions that [[you]] made! {{storylink|Highway Clash}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Find Your Fate Junior===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> <br /> ====Dinobots Strike Back====<br /> Megatron had been overseeing Operation Black Coral from the Decepticons' secret base in [[Mount Lomas]] for over a week before two of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s went on their mission to [[Hidden Valley]]. When [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] reported that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had successfully planted [[cerebro-shell]]s on four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he was thrilled! <br /> <br /> {{note|Since Kickback leaving to report back to Megatron occurs before the first choice is made, and Megatron's reaction is documented on the back cover, we can assume that this holds true for every path in this book.}}<br /> <br /> In one possible path on the following day, he rallied his troops with a speech about how the imminent completion of the machinery necessary to convert [[Dolphin's Bay|Dolphin Bay]]'s [[black coral]] into superfuel would ensure the final defeat of the Autobots in a matter of hours. This conveniently told the spying [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] all he needed to know about Operation Black Coral so he could relay it to [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] via radio, which conveniently told [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] that he was right outside the doorway so Frenzy could paralyze him and leave him in the underwater tunnel. <br /> <br /> If Skids just returns to the Ark after this, it leads to two possible outcomes in which Megatron appears long enough to witness a Decepticon defeat. In one, he ordered his warrior jets into action only to see them fall to [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide's]] thermal beam while [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] torched the base's lab. In another, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] showed up at Mount Lomas claiming that he and the other three Dinobots under Bombshell's control had just decimated the Autobot ranks, convincing Megatron to welcome them into their base by holding the Operation Black Coral victory party and bonfire a day early. He began to question his judgement when Grimlock suddenly ordered his team to attack, but didn't react in time to save Soundwave or Frenzy. As [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] nailed [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] with a missile, Megatron fired his nuclear fusion cannon at the Pteranodon, only to have his blast redirected at the last second by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl's]] tail-strike. This caused him to blast straight down into the mountainside, creating a hole which allowed the arriving Autobots easy access to Megatron's swiftly-demolished base. <br /> <br /> {{note|If Skids tries to rescue Bumblebee, their base is just as doomed, but Megatron does not reappear.}}<br /> <br /> In another alternate path, Megatron greeted the approaching Autobot assault force with &quot;a strange challenge to Optimus Prime&quot;: a one-on-one fight to the end! After squaring off for a few minutes, Megatron fired, but Optimus dodged the blast by splitting into his three components, gaining the upper hand. Thanks to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble's]] interference, we'll never know if Megatron could've turned things around. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br /> <br /> ====Battle Drive====<br /> [[File:BattledriveProwlandMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> In order to take out the Autobots, Megatron concocted a diabolical new plot. He sent out Blitzwing and Starscream to destroy acres of farmland, and pretend that the Decepticon's latest ploy was to destroy the humans' food supply, forcing the fleshlings to either become Decepticon slaves or starve to death. In reality, this was only a ruse covering Megatron's true scheme. When the Autobots would come rolling out in the open farmland, they would be without cover for the Decepticon armada awaiting them, and would then be wiped out by Megatron's forces.<br /> <br /> In one possible turn of events, the a small group of Autobots hatched a counter-plot where they hoped to trick Megatron into thinking the whole Autobot army was attacking when in reality only a squadron was battling the Decepticons. Thanks to his spy in the field, Soundwave, Megatron caught wind of this plan and was able to wipe out the Autobot squad easily.<br /> <br /> In another version of the following events, Megatron learns that Sparkplug Witwicky has discovered a fatal flaw in the Decepticons' circuitry, and is forced to divert the bulk of his forces into a manhunt for the Autobots' ally. <br /> the Decepticons find Sparkplug holed up in a cave in the mountains. When Swoop, Prowl, Hound and Bumblebee arrive on scene, events could play out in a number of ways.<br /> <br /> If Swoop decided to take Megatron head-on in aerial combat, the Dinobot landed a lucky shot inside of Megatron's fusion cannon as it was charging up, causing the weapon to backfire and Megatron to be destroyed.<br /> <br /> If Swoop decided to retreat back to Autobot headquarters after an initial assault, Megatron would allow a number of his troops to chase Swoop down while the rest of the Decepticon forces remained at the cave's entrance. Megatron would remain at the cave himself, sending volleys of lasers towards the Autobots and humans trapped inside. In one possible version of the events that followed, Megatron is forced to retreat when Swoop returns with reinforcements, and believing that the Autobots still possess the schematics for the Decepticons' circuits, is forced to redesign the Decepticons' internal workings.<br /> <br /> In another version of the following events, Bumblebee distracts Megatron by sending a boulder tumbling at him, allowing Prowl to make a mad dash back to Autobot headquarters.<br /> <br /> If Megatron's ploy to lure the Autobots out in the open farmland was successful, he led the entirety of his fores with the intent of destroying Optimus Prime and his team of Autobots. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in destroying his foe depended on which decisions Optimus made from this point forward. In many scenarios, Megatron manages to pin the Autobots on a nearby bridge, only for them to escape by various means. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Attack of the Insecticons====<br /> Megatron was leading a party of Decepticons on a raid to steal energy sources from the humans when Starscream learned of a new device that would solve all of the Decepticons' energy problems, the Sun-Pak.<br /> In a possible outcome of a the events that would follow, Megatron was contacted some time later by the human Buster, who explained that he wanted to offer a trade to the Decepticon leader. Megatron was offered an audio file containing conclusive proof that Starscream planned to overthrow him, in exchange for the safe release of Sparkplug, who Starscream had in his possession. Megatron could only humour the human germ to a certain degree, and said that he would only agree to such a trade if Buster were to fulfill his end of the bargain first.<br /> <br /> If Buster agreed, and did indeed send a genuine recording of Starscream gloating about his plans to seize leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron would shortly come in person to command Starscream to release the meaningless human and then deliver an ultimatum; either Starscream face the full force of the Decepticon army for his treachery, or be subjected to reprogramming at Decepticon headquarters. After Starscream accepted the later option, Megatron shooed off the humans and the few Autobot present to put his own house in order.<br /> <br /> If Buster refused to relinquish the sound file before Megatron issued the order to have Sparkplug released, Megatron would nonetheless arrived on scene, demanding to be informed of the situation at hand. After being informed of the existence of the Sun-Pak, and that by using a Cerebro-Shell to force Sparkplug to construct a new one the Decepticons would no longer need worry about energy supplies, Megatron allows Starscream to follow through with his plan despite Buster's protests. For all his troubles, Megatron acquires nothing but a laser-toothbrush from this venture, as the mind-control process leaves Sparkplug's memory damaged, and the hygienic device is the only invention the human could produce for the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> In another possible adventure, Megatron is encountered in an underground cavern by Beachcomber, who is attempting to make his way to the surface in order to recharge the Sun-Pak and rescue his fellow Autobots from the Insecticons. The encounter is a short one, as Megatron quickly disposes of Mirage before making his way further below ground to destroy the rest of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible adventure, Megatron having acquired the Sun-Pak is in the process of himself recharging it near Decepticon headquarters when the Autobots intrude and attempt diplomacy in order to have the device returned to them. Megatron declines, and a firefight between the two factions begin.<br /> <br /> If Optimus Prime attempts to end the fighting by proposing he and Megatron duel for the Sun-Pak's ownership, Megatron agrees and the two of them begin a long and strenuous battle. If Optimus gains the upper hand, the Autobot leader is content with leaving Megatron vanquished, and returning to base with the Sun-Pak in his possession. However, if Megatron begins to gain ground in their duel, Optimus forfeits the duel, and begins to walk away as Megatron mocks the cowardly Autobot. When Optimus approaches the Sun-Pak, he &quot;accidentally&quot; trips, and blasts the device into smithereens, leaving Megatron in a furor.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, if Optimus attempts to end the fighting by simply making a grab for the Sun-Pak, Megatron intervenes and steps forth to defend the device from falling into enemy hands. But Optimus and his Autobot lackey, Smokescreen, dupe Megatron into tossing to Buzzsaw, only for Optimus to catch the device in mid-pass, leaving an enraged Megatron impotent to stop the Autobots from retreating with the device in their possession.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible adventure, it is Shrapnel who comes to possess the Sun-Pak, and plans to usurp Megatron's leadership with the device. But Megatron's loyal spy Ravage overhears these happenings, and informs his leader of the situation. If the Insecticons still have the Sun-Pak in their possession when Megatron arrives to confront them, he berates Shrapnel for his clandestine activities, and blasts the Insecticon for his planned coup. The Autobots arrive shortly thereafter, and Megatron decides to use the rotting trees of the forest they are in as cover for an ambush on his newly arrived foes. Unknown to him, Mirage and Buster were hiding nearby, and warn the Autobots of Megatron's ambush. Megatron along with his troops are defeated by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s acid spray, and the Decepticons retreat, the Sun-Pak having been destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}<br /> <br /> ====Earthquake====<br /> [[File:EarthquakeBeachcomberdisassembled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Megatron’s latest ploy was to destroy Center City with the help of Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities and a Destruction Beam device.<br /> <br /> In one possible series of events, after Windcharger and Beachcomber had infiltrated Megatron's secret spy station within the Decepticon’s newest secret fortress, Megatron was tricked into making all of his troops stand down and surrender by Beachcomber.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Windcharger and Beachcomber attempted to muscle their way into Megatron’s secret spy chamber, only to fail miserably. Alerting Megatron of their presence this way, Megatron then confronted the pair in his weapon mode. Megatron promptly slaughtered the two Autobots with a blast of his nuclear-charged fusion cannon. Then, after having captured Powerglide and reprogramming him to lead the Decepticons to the Autobot headquarters, Megatron led his army and felled the Autobots one by one, until only Optimus remained. Megatron gloated that he would not kill Optimus, only alter him to make him a destroyer of mankind. Optimus activated the Ark’s self-destruct sequence, taking all of the Decepticons with him in a fiery death.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Beachcomber and Powerglide happened upon Megatron as he explained the details of his plan to Soundwave.<br /> <br /> In one possible series of events, Beachcomber, Powerglide and Windcharger managed to uncover the Decepticons’ plot without being captured, and shortly thereafter Optimus led a team of Autobots to storm the Decepticon base. Megatron was quickly overpowered by Optimus during the ensuing fight, and forced to lead a small group of Autobots to his lab. Once the Autobots disabled and destroyed Megatron’s Destruction Beam device, they took him as a prisoner of war. Megatron was eventually traded back to the Decepticons in order to guarantee the safe release of a number of captured Autobots, but the Decepticons were ultimately defeated.<br /> <br /> In another possible sequence of events, Megatron bumped into Cosmos, wandering the confines of the Decepticons’ fortress.<br /> <br /> If Megatron allowed the little Autobot to speak, Cosmos would tell him of how he overheard Soundwave and Starscream plotting to overthrow him. Enraged by the news, Megatron ignored Cosmos to confront the pair. The Decepticons began fighting one another, leaving the Autobots to their own devices. This would ultimately lead to the Decepticons’ doom when the Autobots managed to recall the Destruction Beam to its point of origin, annihilating the Decepticons. <br /> <br /> If Megatron didn’t bother to listen to what Cosmos had to say, he called his Decepticon troops to himself so that they could all partake in Cosmos’s destruction. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, they found themselves surrounded by an team of Autobot. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they were unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beamed then reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, the Autobots Powerglide, Windcharger and Beachcomber were captured by the Decepticons while snooping around in their secret fortress. After ordering the Autobots executed, Megatron sent out a false distress signal to Optimus, tricking the rest of the Autobots to walk into a trap. With the Autobots destroyed, Optimus declared the world to be his.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, Megatron captured Buster and Beachcomber wandering about the Decepticons’ fortress, and tortured the pair by forcing them to watch the destruction of Center City via a view screen. The show over, Megatron then turned his cannon upon the intruders, and pulled the trigger…<br /> <br /> Another course of action could lead to Megatron brainwashing the human Jessie into being loyal to the Decepticons. Using her as bait, Megatron successfully captured all of the Autobots.<br /> <br /> In a final possible path, wherein Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons’ fortress by himself through the front door, he was jumped by the Decepticons and disassembled. Megatron then ordered his Decepticons to rebuild Beachcomber. In the process, the Decepticons planned to swap Beachcomber’s memory chip for a Destructicon chip, to create the perfect double agent.<br /> <br /> In several other possible outcomes, Megatron gloated and laughed as his plans came to fruition, and the Earth came under his rule. In several others, Megatron’s plot was foiled before it would even begin. All of this hinged on what choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br /> <br /> ====Desert Flight====<br /> When the Autobot-Decepticon civil war had yet to expand beyond Cybertron, Megatron made use of a weapon that weakened the gravitational pull within a confined area. The weapon being unreliable, Megatron opted not to use it again for quite some time.<br /> <br /> Later on Earth, Megatron lead a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Megatron would use his [[magna-mike]] to deliver an ultimatum; either the Autobots surrender Optimus Prime as a prisoner of war, or the Decepticons would use their gravity weapon to make the nearby human town float off into space.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots ignored Megatron’s ultimatum, the Decepticon leader would activate his base’s forcefield to stop their advance, before firing the gravity beam in all directions. This caused a ripple effect, and all Autobots, humans, and anything else on Earth not nailed down to its surface floated helplessly out into space.<br /> <br /> In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, Megatron was one of the few Decepticons who had not gotten drunk in premature celebration, and called reinforcements to his position to fight off the Autobot intruders.<br /> <br /> In the event that Windcharger successfully turned the Decepticons’ forcefield off, reinforcements burst into the base just as Megatron was strike Optimus from behind. His aim thrown off at the last moment, Megatron blasted a hole in his own base, revealing to the Autobots the location of the gravity gun. Though Hook successfully caught Optimus in the gun’s beam, Megatron caught sight of the human [[Buddy]] near the gravity weapon’s control panel, ready to tamper with it. Megatron charged towards the boy.<br /> <br /> If Buddy pulled the gravity gun’s horizontal control just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces.<br /> <br /> In a completely different possible sequence of events, Dirge and Buzzsaw brought before Megatron the Autobot Cosmos. As the little Autobot had attempted to infiltrate the Decepticon base on his own, Megatron decided to have Hook build a duplicate of Cosmos who house a [[proton bomb]], and would destroy the Autobots when it “reported back” to Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br /> <br /> ====Decepticon Poison====<br /> [[File:DecepticonPoisonMegatronFlying.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br /> In one possible sequence of events, Megatron was accompanied by a squadron of Decepticon jets to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the recently cured Autobots, and Megatron was temporarily stunned by a shot courtesy of Sunstreaker. Undeterred by this display of resistance, Megatron ordered his troops to engage their enemies. A fierce battle began between both sides. Megatron was quickly able to overpower the first wave of Autobots through the use of his fusion cannon, prompting Optimus to lead a back-up squad of Autobots against him. Both sides were forced into a retreat as they sustained grievous injuries over the course of the battle.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron came upon the Autobot base, quiet as a tomb. Believing his plan to poison them having worked out perfectly, he strode into the Autobots’ headquarters, unawares that the Autobots were merely playing dead, having already been cured. Megatron ordered his troops to put aside their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots, and haul them over a nearby cliff to dispose of them. Once the Decepticons disarmed themselves, they were ambushed by the Autobots, and defeated with ease.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron allowed Ramjet to lead a full-scale Decepticon assault against the poisoned Autobots. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> In yet another possible scenario, where the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel and created a toxic cloud by burning it, the Decepticons were forced to retreat before their attack was fully underway.<br /> <br /> In another possible scenario, Megatron lead a horde of Decepticons to a the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible sequence that followed, he killed Bluestreak, Hound and Mirage before confronting Optimus Prime. Ultimately, Megatron and his Decepticons were defeated, though they left the Autobots worse for wear.<br /> <br /> In another possible path, where a small group of Autobots attempted to destroy the Decepticons’ poison in their lab, only for the resulting explosion to render them unconscious, Megatron gloated to Optimus, Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage, now his captives, that thanks to their foolish decisions, the Autobots would die a slow agonizing death, while the humans would soon become Decepticon slaves. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Milton Bradley mini-comic===<br /> When the Autobots launched an [[Ark (G1)|ark]] to clear a path through the asteroid belt that threatened [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron set an ambush and boarded the ship with his men. He grappled with the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] who revealed that the ship had been set on a collision course with a nearby planet. Megatron had his own contingency plan, and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to jump clear. The crash knocked out Megatron and everyone else aboard the ark, but four million years later, a volcanic eruption jolted the ship's systems back into life. Megatron and the others were repaired by the ship's brain, and were soon ready to renew hostilities on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===Beehive Books continuity===<br /> Megatron plotted the destruction of the Autobots in [[Castle Decepticon]]. Megatron had also allied himself with a [[Malevolent Giant Serpent]] to guard said castle. When the Autobots attacked, Megatron sent out his most loyal Decepticons to fend them off. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Frito-Lay posters===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Power Struggle}}}}<br /> Megatron was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. He dueled Optimus Prime, while his minions lit up the surrounding landscape with numerous explosions. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===<br /> [[File:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This is how the movie ''should've'' gone.]]<br /> With the discovery of a new super energy source known as the [[Blackball]]s, Megatron found himself joined by numerous Decepticons from all across the timestream, all hoping to obtain the ebony spheres. Naturally, opposing him were a team of Autobots, also gathered from all across the timestream.<br /> <br /> In one confrontation with his eternal foe, Optimus Prime, Megatron got to relive their battle at Autobot City. Except this time around, Megatron was defeated when Prime launched his &quot;Matrix Attack&quot; (''literally'' launching the Matrix from his chest, bonking Megatron on the noggin). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##1 &quot;You're Great! Optimus Prime!&quot;|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}<br /> <br /> Later, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to find what he ''thought'' was a Blackball. He presented it to Megatron and received much praise...until the Blackball turned out to be a cartoon bomb which exloded in their faces. As the Autobots stood astonished that their crude strategy succeeded, a badly singed Megatron was left in a smoking crater, strangling Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##3 &quot;Don't Cry! Megatron!!&quot;|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}<br /> <br /> During battle with [[Victory Leo]], Megatron found himself horribly outmatched. Thinking quickly, he launched a special weapon from his fusion cannon: a ball of yarn. The giant robot kitty immediately began playing with the yarn, giving Megatron the distraction he needed to escape. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##6 &quot;Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!&quot;|Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!}}<br /> <br /> After that, he had to snap a pensive [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] out of a trance and order him to return to a battle he had walked away from in order to look at clouds. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##9 &quot;Oh, Overlord.&quot;|Oh, Overlord.}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Starscream located yet another Blackball. This time, though, he decided to keep its power for himself and use it to overthrow Megatron. Then it exploded in his hands because it was ''another'' cartoon bomb. Megatron watched the explosion from a distance, unaware of what was going on. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##10 &quot;Good Luck! Starscream!!&quot;|Good Luck! Starscream!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===<br /> Megatron was once a minor Decepticon, but rose to take control of the empire via right of battle and gladiatorial combat. Once he had enough followers, he struck against the Autobots and began the eons-long war between the two factions. He personally headed the initial attack against Optimus Prime's home city, [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Megatron's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} The conflict steadily consumed Cybertron's fuel supplies, and when Megatron learned that Optimus Prime planned to seek out new energy sources throughout the galaxy, he ordered the construction of a ship to pursue his nemesis. His crew struck against the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], with both Autobots and Decepticons becoming too distracted while fighting to notice as they entered an asteroid belt. Two colliding meteorites sent their ship crashing into the planet Earth. After eons of dormancy, the Decepticons awoke to a world populated by humans, and attacked a nuclear power plant, claiming it as their base of operations. The Autobots soon awoke as well, and took up the fight once more against Megatron's forces. {{storylink|From Cybertron to Earth the War Continues...}}<br /> <br /> Megatron remained in a stalemate against Optimus Prime and his forces for a long time. When Optimus started building new troops better adapted for combat on Earth, Megatron countered by creating the Illuminator [[Jolt (G2)|Hotrod]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}}<br /> <br /> Following one of his patrols, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] reported that he had momentous news to announce. Though his crony tried to make a show of his report, Megatron quickly lost his patience and had Starscream blurt out what he had learned, threatening to blast him should he try and embellish the story. Starscream's information proved portentous indeed; the Autobots had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship in [[Africa]], containing a star-map that pointed the way back to Cybertron. Megatron led his troops to [[Table Mountain]], where he found the Autobots guarding the spherical vessel. With surprising ease, the Decepticons managed to send Optimus and his soldiers into a retreat. But as they swarmed into the ship, they found that there were no controls within it. Too late, Megatron realized that the whole thing had been a trap choreographed by the Autobots. The ship launched blindly into space, the Decepticons its prisoners. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> When a report came in from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], alerting Megatron that the Autobots were investigating two new Transformer power emissions in the [[Brazil|Brazilian]] rain forest, the Decepticon leader saw it as an opportunity to finally tip the scales in his favor.<br /> <br /> Megatron arrived on-scene to find his hated enemy already struggling against two [[Dinobot (G1)|robot dinosaurs]], and knocked out the majority of the combatants with a single blast from his tank turret. Though one Autobot still standing, [[Fizzle|Blaze]], tried to torch him with his fiery exhaust weaponry, Megatron simply shrugged off the flames and swatted the bothersome pest aside. But when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attempted to trap the dinosaurs in a plasma net, an unforeseen negative ion feedback triggered their Transformer circuitry, and restored their personalities along with their robot modes. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] quickly overpowered the Decepticons and shattered Megatron's cannon. Megatron ordered an immediate withdrawal, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}<br /> <br /> After it became apparent that the Decepticons wouldn't be returning to Cybertron in the foreseeable future, Megatron resolved to convert Earth into a new Cybertron. He had [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] head a construction project in the [[Clarke Atoll]], building giant rocket boosters that would shift the planet out of its orbit. Once the Earth had drifted away from the sun's warmth, its biosphere would become barren, making an easy task to reformat it. Hearing from his lackey that construction had come to an end, Megatron ordered the rockets to be fired up immediately, foregoing any test-trials. But the Autobots involved themselves, with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Deftwing]] managing to sabotage the rockets from within. Megatron was forced to retreat to avoid getting swallowed up by the resulting lava swell, which destroyed Scrapper's creation. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}<br /> <br /> ===''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' manga===<br /> In the 1990s, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper hand in battle.<br /> <br /> However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}<br /> <br /> ====Ask Vector Prime====<br /> At some point, the local [[Archforce]] of [[Primax 895.0 Gamma]] posed a threat to Optimus Prime and Megatron alike. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese)}}<br /> [[File:G1Megatron Disc Agenda part2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Now that's what we call a smile.]]<br /> After the Autobot/Decepticon war moved to Earth, Megatron hunted down the [[Voyager spacecraft]] as it traveled through the [[Solar System]] and encoded a message on its disc. Should his efforts fail, he left detailed instructions to any Decepticon descendants who recovered the disc, instructions which apparently condoned use of [[transwarp]] technology to alter history in his favor by locating the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] before it was reactivated, with access codes to the Ark stored in the disk, and killing Optimus Prime before the Autobots and Decepticons reawaken. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} <br /> <br /> The disk (dubbed the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]) eventually fell into Cybertronian hands and was stolen by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who shared Megatron's name. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} This new [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], later stranded in Earth's past, was able to use a recording of the original Megatron to sway one of the original Megatron's most loyal troops, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], to his cause. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:G1Megatron MasterBlaster stasislock.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Sure, we all need our beauty sleep, but 4 million years, now that's taking the piss.]]<br /> The original Megatron himself was stranded in Earth's past on board the Ark, offline. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Before long, Predacon Megatron was able to approach the comatose body of his namesake and steal his [[spark]], integrating it into his own system. Almost immediately, however, during Predacon Megatron's painful reaction to this integration, he was thrown into a pool of lava by his treacherous underlings. In spite of—or perhaps because of—this, Predacon Megatron emerged from the lava, with a new body that could now transform into a fire-breathing dragon. It is unknown how much influence the original Megatron's Spark had in this metamorphosis. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}<br /> <br /> A [[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]] was mentioned in the [[Covenant of Primus]], an ancient sacred text which claimed to prophesize future events, including the Beast Wars. It was implied that both Megatrons took their name from here. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}<br /> <br /> =====Ask Vector Prime=====<br /> [[File:G1Megs Nemesis part2 deletedclip.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|I was cut out?! This is Starscream's doing!]]<br /> At the end of the Beast Wars, after Predacon Megatron was overcome, the original Megatron's Spark was returned to his body, restoring the flow of history. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/23}}<br /> <br /> ====3H comics====<br /> Megatron was one of the legendary Autobots and Decepticons who resided in [[J'nwan]] after the end of the Great War. During the battle known as [[Point Omega]], Megatron was among the legends who arrived to combat the warlord [[Shokaract]]. Their efforts contributed to Shokaract's defeat and the nullification of the sequence of events that had led to his existence. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}<br /> <br /> After the Beast Wars had run its course, Megatron's inert form could still be seen within the Ark when the [[Vok]] removed the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime and gave it to their creation, [[Primal Prime]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====<br /> His spark within the body of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megatron was able to talk the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader into a new plan. Once they had broken into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and implanted a fragment of Megatron's spark into Starscream, he was able to use the air warrior to attempt to return his spark to its rightful place. Unfortunately, the beast Megatron resisted and overcame Megatron in a war of wills, subsuming the older Megatron. After the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, the [[Maximal]]s returned Megatron's spark to his body. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}<br /> <br /> While the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by the [[Maximal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], he beheld a vision of his Decepticon ancestor in the realm of &quot;Severity&quot;. The elder Megatron severed his own arm and destroyed it as energy within it threatened his continued existence. This image then morphed into a reflection of the Predacon Megatron as the vision continued. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}<br /> <br /> ====Razorclaw continuity====<br /> In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], the Predacon leader Megatron succeeded in absorbing the spark of his namesake. The Vok emissary [[Tigerhawk]] managed to kill Megatron, but it was too late; the ensuing [[timestorm]] consumed reality. [[Unicron]] would later pluck Tigerhawk from the remains of his timeline, and the hardened warrior would become [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/07}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===<br /> The apparition of Megatron haunted the thoughts of his descendant, [[Megatron (BW)|the Predacon Megatron]], inspiring him to travel to prehistoric Earth and search for the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}<br /> <br /> The younger Megatron eventually found the ''Ark'' and merged with the spark of the original Megatron, gaining a gigantic new body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] eventually merged with the spark of Optimus Prime and, after a battle, the merged Megatron spark was completely destroyed. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> {{notekeepers}}<br /> [[File:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Gladiators can afford extra paint applications.]]<br /> Young Megatron was a rising star in gladiatorial combat in the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As victory upon victory mounted, he began to realize that the games were nothing more than an elaborate conspiracy by the [[Council of Ancients]] to divert the attentions of the masses from the dangerous truth of Cybertron’s history. When Megatron began to show interest in Cybertron's buried past through exploration and research, the Council of Ancients attempted to have him assassinated—a plan that only resulted in stirring up even more discontent among Cybertronians, allowing Megatron to begin recruiting for the Decepticon movement. <br /> <br /> First his &quot;inner circle&quot;, then many of the gladiators, and then finally disgruntled civilians answered his call to action. The Decepticons were born. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Fledglingcause.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron is so grass-roots.]]<br /> In search of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix]], Megatron personally killed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], only to find that the Autobot leader was not even carrying the Matrix of Leadership. He then sent an assassination squad to the inauguration of the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], only for the whole squad to be killed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Refusing to give up, Megatron paid a visit to one of the huge planetary engines which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were reactivating, using it to orchestrate a disaster in the destruction of the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], all in order to lure Optimus underground. Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to kill Prime and bring him the Matrix {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} As Megatron explained to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] his plan to transform [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a massive warworld that would cut a swathe of destruction through the galaxy, Optimus again defeated the Decepticons sent against him.<br /> <br /> Starscream mocked his leader, not only because his plan was failing to take off, but because Megatron believed the Matrix of Leadership to be more than a mere &quot;ceremonial bauble;&quot; Megatron planned to use the artifact as a battery for Cybertron's engines. After striking Starscream down and telling him never to question him, Megatron finally opted to confront the new Prime personally, and headed to meet him in Cybertron's underground. The two faction leaders met atop of a bridge, but Starscream blasted this overpass in a bid for leadership of the Decepticons, plunging both Optimus and Megatron into an abyss. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Megatron wound up being separated from Prime in the fall, but found him quarry soon enough by blasting his way through whatever obstacles were in his path. Megatron continued to press his attack, explaining to Optimus exactly why he needed the Matrix and urging Prime to join him. Optimus refused to cooperate, something that Megatron found satisfaction in, since Sentinel Prime hadn't put up much of a fight before his demise. When Megatron drove his fist into his opponent's chest, the Matrix enveloped them both in light, and they found themselves on [[Earth|an alien world]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Visions of the future, spawned by the Matrix, played out before the two warriors, even as they continued to fight. Every time Megatron came close to eviscerating his opponent, the environment would shift, forestalling his victory. Finally both combatants were returned to subterranean Cybertron, only for Prime to be teleported away, separating him from Megatron. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus returned with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[sword]] and a new resolve, and began beating down Megatron. Though Optimus stopped short of slaying his opponent, Megatron was so thoroughly thrashed in battle that he lost all memory of the Matrix-induced visions he had shared with Prime. Meanwhile, Starscream had activated the planet mechaforming process too soon, resulting in the destruction of the machinery, putting an end to Megatron's plot. Megatron shambled through Cybertron's underground, eventually coming across Soundwave. The Decepticons reconvened to fight another day. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}<br /> <br /> Roughly 7.4 million years BCE, Megatron and Optimus Prime disappeared in an early test of the then-unstable [[space bridge]] matter-transport system. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Spending an undisclosed time on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Megatron returned with an overwhelming army of lifeless [[Air Warrior|seeker clones]], arriving as the planet was on the verge of peace. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He quickly subjugated the planet, though he kept secret the fact that he was working with the Quintessons. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} At some point during his conquest, Megatron angrily confronted Starscream for highjacking his plans while he was away, and enacting revenge against the council of elders. Though Starscream claimed he was merely following orders in spirit, Megatron grappled his underling by the throat, and made it clear through threats that Starscream shouldn't presume his own autonomy; he was to follow his orders to the letter, and nothing else. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Afterwards, Megatron took great delight in sealing Starscream in a tank of [[Piranacon (Quintesson)|Piranacons]] and placing the Autobots in internment camps, while working on a plan to access Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} <br /> <br /> {{Unreleased WW comic}}<br /> The Quintessons contacted Megatron, and demanded that the Decepticon deliver Cybertron's core in exchange for having provided him with his army. Megatron forestalled the deal, having commissioned Shockwave to modify his Air Warriors to obey only him, and not their creators. Growing annoyed with Megatron's excuses, the Quintessons informed him that they had detected several Autobot signatures encroaching on his work camp. Leaving to deal with the intruders himself, Megatron tracked down [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his team, and began beating them down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} He was interrupted by Grimlock, recently returned from the dead, and was too distracted by the &quot;worthier opponent&quot; to stop Blaster from freeing all of the enslaved Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} After his troops were subsequently defeated, Megatron fled. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}<br /> <br /> Four million years BCE, Cybertron was threatened by a massive approaching asteroid, so Optimus Prime led a contingent of Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to blow the rock to fragments, which were transported away by an orbital space bridge network. When this task was completed, Megatron chose this moment to strike, attacking the Ark with his troops. Crippled, the craft flew through one of the space bridge portals, and was transported to prehistoric Earth, where it crashed, entombing the occupants in stasis for four million years.<br /> <br /> The Autobots and Decepticons were reactivated in 1984, but specific details of their battles in the 1980s and 1990s are unrecorded. In 1999, an Autobot/Human military alliance succeeded in capturing and deactivating the Decepticons. However, the [[Ark II]] spaceship carrying them back to Cybertron exploded shortly after liftoff, and the Transformers were believed destroyed. In actuality, they had been scattered back to Earth, where they lay in [[stasis lock]] across the globe for three years.<br /> <br /> This slumber was brought to an end when [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]] (aka Lazarus), a rogue military scientist who had devised a method of controlling Transformers, salvaged many of the fallen Cybertronians and reprogrammed them as mass killing machines, which he then attempted to sell on the black market. Megatron was used to attack and destroy a rebel encampment in [[South America]]. Lazarus later demonstrated his voice control of Megatron to a prospective client, however though Megatron obeyed the lesser commands, he would not move when commanded to kneel. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}<br /> <br /> Having sufficiently raised interest, Lazarus held an auction, beginning with Megatron. He was unprepared when the Decepticon leader demonstrated his autonomy, blasting his way out of the bunker. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Megatron swiftly put into action a plan to use a [[cyber-virus]] to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron, with Lazarus as its first casualty. As the Autobots arrived, Megatron outlined his plan to Optimus, suggesting that the Autobot leader simply let it happen. Prime declined, however as the two factions fought, the US Military decided to enact [[Operation Clean-Up]] and dropped a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}<br /> <br /> The bomb's energy absorbed by the virus, the Decepticons left the area before the Autobots could recover. Megatron unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on [[San Francisco]], resulting in mass slaughter and the devastation of the city. The Autobots arrived and engaged the Decepticons in battle, but [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s defeat turned the course of the battle towards Autobot defeat. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Although Prime took down Devastator, he still fell before Megatron, who took the time to point out how worthless the humans around them were. He again suggested that Optimus join him. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The actions of a group of humans, including ramming Megatron with fire engines, inspired the Autobots to fight back. Optimus slammed Megatron to the ground and delivered a beating, but Soundwave's news that the humans had launched a nuke at their battleground in a virtual repeat of the events in Canada, provoked a peal of laughter from Megatron. Though the nuke was stopped by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Decepticons escaped in the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|[[The Transformers Trilogy]] ({{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}})}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron's a bottom.]]<br /> Several months later, Megatron was subliminally summoned to a remote area in Alaska along with the other Earthbound Transformers. There they battled until Megatron's former second-in-command, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], arrived and revealed that in their absence the war on Cybertron had ended. He next attempted to arrest Megatron, Prime, and their troops as war criminals. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron, weakened by battle, was quickly defeated by Shockwave and loaded aboard a shuttle for return to Cybertron. He rebooted just in time to be conscious as Starscream jettisoned him into space on the return trip. {{storylink|New World Order}} Megatron used the time floating in space to contemplate his existence and the Decepticon goal. Realizing that he had wasted millennia in his feud with Prime, Megatron resolved to once again conquer Cybertron as a means of enhancing the Transformer race and strengthening it from outside threats. It seemed as through he would not live to accomplish this goal, however, as death closed in on him... only for him to be retrieved by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar took Megatron to the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and repaired and re-armed him, as well as digging up and reactivating a number of seeker clones that had wound up there after being dumped through space bridge portals. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Megatron returned the favor by stabbing him in the back with an energy dagger. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}<br /> <br /> Traveling to the Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], Megatron defeated the exiled Decepticon warlords, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and rebuilt them into the mightiest of all combiners, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], to serve as his ace in the hole in his quest to reclaim leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} Moving in stealth on Cybertron, Megatron defeated Shockwave, severing his laser arm and forcing him into servitude. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} He then returned to Earth to collect the remaining Decepticons under Starscream's command. With Soundwave's help, he blasted a good-sized hole through Starscream himself, before the Air Commander revealed the recent activities of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a figure Megatron believed was connected to the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===<br /> Following yet another fight between Megatron and Starscream, the latter went missing. The discovery that Starscream appeared to be working with the Autobots drove Megatron into a rage, and he unsuccessfully tried to extract the Seeker from the clutches of his foes, only to be beaten off by the Autobots. Starscream later returned of his own accord, claiming to have been feigning amnesia in order to gain access to the Autobot base. The story appeared to placate the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was furious when Soundwave told him that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market. After chewing out [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], he commanded Skywarp to bring Swindle in, and he wasn't fussy about how many pieces the Combaticon was in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}<br /> <br /> Megatron, along with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and two [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]s, was waiting [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from a meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]s. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}<br /> <br /> During the gladiatorial matches in the depths of Cybertron, Megatron encountered [[Geosensus]], and mistook him for a potential recruit. When Geosensus revealed he had no offensive capability, Megatron concluded he was a worthless idiot. Megatron prepared to terminate Geosensus, but was interrupted by Shockwave's warning that security forces were incoming. The two Decepticons left to plan their attack on Kaon. {{storylink|Parts}}<br /> <br /> In one of Megatron's many attempts to take control of Earth's energy resources, he unleashed a weather machine that engulfed most of the Gulf Coast in a powerful hurricane. The Autobots managed to foil this plot, and forced him to flee. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br /> [[File:Megatronddjoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Joey Slick &gt; Cobra Commander]]<br /> When [[Cobra]], a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, found a crashed spaceship full of Transformers in [[stasis lock]], Megatron proved to them that the machines weren't piloted vehicles when he briefly awoke and groaned that he still functioned. Cobra rebuilt the aliens into new vehicles and reprogrammed them to serve Cobra, with the exception of Megatron, who was rebuilt to transform into a Walther P38 handgun, but was only locked in this mode and not reprogrammed. Holstered by [[Cobra Commander]] at all times, the Decepticon mocked Cobra's decisions, such as deciding that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Megatron's traitorous lieutenant, would serve as the Commander's choice of transport. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> Regardless of his complaints, Megatron's only chance to be released from his state was to follow Cobra Commander's orders, such as providing instructions on how to create [[energon]]. Things weren't all bad, though, as he still got some enjoyment out of seeing his nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being forced to steal and destroy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Megatron was also pleased when [[Destro]] showed up and started bossing Cobra Commander around. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Megatron GIJoevsTFs4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|left]]<br /> When the Transformers were cleared of their reprogramming thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Cobra Commander found himself face to face with a very stern Optimus Prime, and tried to use Megatron to shoot the Autobot. However, Megatron still had some control of his body and strictly refused to fire, instead bargaining with Cobra Commander to return him to normal. The human gave in, and Megatron transformed and clashed with his old enemy. With Prime low on energon, Megatron came out on top, but before he could finish Prime off, Starscream attacked him and tried to take leadership of the Decepticons. Megatron got rid of him, but the distraction had allowed several Autobots to come to Optimus Prime's rescue. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br /> <br /> Ignoring Prime to focus on some more long-term plans, Megatron made [[Doctor Mindbender]] use the [[SPS Satellite]] to create large amounts of energon. However, his party was soon crashed when Optimus Prime attacked the facility and used the energon to power up. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Megatron tried to escape while Prime was busy with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} He ran right into [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but was unimpressed with their firepower and fought back with his [[energon mace]], possibly killing [[Mercer]]. Things quickly turned for the worse for Megatron; his arm was heavily damaged by a stray beam from the malfunctioning SPS Satellite, he was pounded by G.I. Joe's rockets, and Optimus Prime caught up to him and beat him to a pulp. Prime then stole his [[fusion cannon]] and used it to destroy the satellite and smack Megatron across the jaw, defeating him and ending the battle. The Decepticon was disassembled, but unbeknownst to the victors, his remains were seized and experimented upon by the United States government. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:The Art of War 1 Martin vs Megatron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|No one sticks out their tongue at Megatron. At least, not for long.]]<br /> A few years later, the human scientists had used Megatron's technology to create the [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]], a synthetic creature that combined the personalities of several of [[Earth]]'s most famous warmongers and Megatron. After being prematurely activated by Cobra Commander, Serpent O.R. flashbacked to a memory of Megatron's imprisonment and attacked the Cobra leader. He then plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head and learned the history of the Transformers, subsequently considering himself the son of Megatron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Serpent O.R. went on to travel to Cybertron and realize his destiny of becoming the next leader of the Decepticons, while Megatron's remains were left where they lay in [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:Megatron-The Line.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]<br /> Megatron and his underlings lay buried and deactivated under a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] for some three million years, until one day in [[1938]] when they were somehow reactivated by [[Major Bludd]] touching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. After learning that [[Cobra]], like the Decepticons, were ruthless conquerors in search of power, Megatron allied himself with the humans. However, this was merely a ruse so that he could get his hands on the Matrix, which proved hard as [[Cobra Commander]] kept on his person at all times. Megatron and his troops spent the following year helping Cobra ransack various European nations, stealing energy for themselves while leaving the useless &quot;[[Gold|yellow metal]] and painted paper&quot; for Cobra. In the summer of [[1939]], he took out the aerial defense of the English Channel alongside [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], clearing the way for an invasion of the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Line}}<br /> <br /> Hours later at the Fera Islands, Megatron was in the process of beating up Starscream for leaving his post when he spotted an Autobot [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] in the process of reactivating [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops. This angered him slightly more than [[Destro]] eyeing his [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Transformed}} Deciding that he needed a safer place to store the energy, Megatron commandeered a submarine and forced Cobra troops to move the cubes into it, which did not please Cobra Commander. However, Megatron had decided their alliance had outlived its usefulness anyway, and prepared to squish the fleshling, only to learn the hard way that Cobra Commander could use the Matrix to cause him great pain. As Megatron collapsed, the Cobra leader warned him against ever rebelling again. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Optimus punches Megatron-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]<br /> The Decepticon commander decided to bide his time, and stood calmly by Cobra Commander's side as their enemies closed in on the Terrordrome. When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] refused to follow Cobra Commander's orders, Megatron admonished him in order to further trick the commander that he had learned his lesson. {{storylink|Trenches}} As Cobra Commander's orders led to Shockwave breaking apart, Megatron suggested that he be given the Matrix so he could repair his underling. Unfortunately for him, Cobra Commander did not fall for it, but Megatron at least got to taunt him for wasting valuable troops like that. Shortly afterwards, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed, causing a rockslide that crushed Cobra Commander's legs, despite his orders for Megatron to shield him. Instead, Megatron &quot;humbly&quot; suggested that the commander use his gun mode as a means of ending his life. Cobra Commander could not go through with it, but Megatron was simply picked up by the [[Baroness]], who executed her former leader. Free at last, the Decepticon leader went after the Matrix, only to find it had been stolen by [[Snake-Eyes]]. Before he could kill the ninja, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and attacked him, keeping him at bay while Snake-Eyes destroyed the Matrix in an attempt to destroy Bruticus, killing all the Transformers in the process. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Beast Within''===<br /> Megatron led a full Decepticon offensive, catching the Autobots unaware. With the ensuing battle going in the Decepticons’ favour, Megatron waded through the battlefield, slaughtering Autobots as he went. Ordering his troops to leave no survivors, Megatron’s onslaught was interrupted when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], forcing him to prioritize this newest threat. He cheered on when Predaking clashed with The Beast, though it did the combiner little good. When Megatron attempted to interfere himself with The Beast as it took on several of the Decepticons’ combiners, he was tackled down and beaten up by Optimus. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}<br /> <br /> With the Beast continuing its rampage, Megatron and his battered troops chose to flee the battlefield rather than risk being slaughtered by The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences prologue}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Robo Transformer''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Another Con''===<br /> Megatron was transformed into a [[w:Pikachu|small electrical rodent]]. Starscream sarcastically assured him that the Autobots would find him much more intimidating in this form. {{storylink|Another Con}}<br /> <br /> ===Descent into Evil===<br /> During the first Great War, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] was an original member of Megatron's army. After the loss of Megatron, Flamewar continued to mourn him for some time, seeing the remaining Decepticon Generals such as [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] as pale imitations of him. {{storylink|Flamewar (G1)#Timelines|BotCon 2005 Flamewar profile card}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> [[File:IDWMegatron.jpg|thumb]]<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}<br /> Realizing that peaceful movements could not change [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron, a miner from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], decided to wage a war against the corrupt [[Senate]]. With help from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]]s, he overthrew the corrupt Autobot leader, [[Zeta Prime]], and became new tyrant of the planet. The betrayed Orion Pax, now going by the name of &quot;Optimus Prime&quot;, gathered the remaining Autobots and organized a rebellion against Megatron and his [[Decepticon]] army. Over time, the war between Decepticons and Autobots spread throughout the entire galaxy.<br /> <br /> Four million years later, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down a coup fronted by Starscream. Intrigued by the presence of an incredible new energy source known as [[Ore-13]] on the planet, Megatron remained on Earth, and when Optimus Prime arrived as well, it became a new battleground for the war. By springing a trap on the Autobots, Megatron cast them to the despoiled, [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon-infested]] Cybertron and attempted to conquer Earth. However, aided by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a human]], Optimus Prime defeated Megatron at last, while Starscream took his damaged leader and retreated from the planet.<br /> <br /> After a two-year convalescence, Megatron was revived in a new body built by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. Seeking revenge on both Optimus Prime and humanity, Megatron concocted a plan to shatter the already-fragile alliance between the Autobots and their new human allies in [[Skywatch]], mind-controlling humans into his pawns through replicas of his gun form. Defeating Prime in battle, he then made the surprising move of surrendering himself to the Autobots, but his ulterior motives soon revealed themselves: by surrendering, he secured himself passage to Cybertron, and once there, used the [[space bridge]] technology in his new body to teleport his Decepticon army back to their homeworld. This plan played out in the midst of an attempt by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] to bring the [[Dead Universe]] entity [[D-Void]] into the living reality; the minds of Megatron's troops were seized by D-Void and they were combined into [[Deceptigod|a giant monster]], which Megatron battled and defeated.<br /> <br /> Galvatron's defeat was followed by the reformatting of Cybertron into a primordial state, and Megatron went into hiding in the wilderness to study the energy used to create D-Void's monster, using it to perfect the combination process. With a new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] created through this idealized new process, as a well as a new body for himself design to interact with the combiner, Megatron laid siege to Iacon from within, but was stopped by a hidden forcefield implanted inside his body by [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]].<br /> <br /> During Shockwave's attempt to destroy the universe, Megatron found himself working alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] as they raced to prevent the mad scientist from completing his ascension. Although Bumblebee didn't survive the experience, Megatron had an epiphany at the eleventh hour: he had strayed so far from his original ideals of personal freedom and liberty for all, and declared himself an Autobot, donning Bumblebee's old insignia. In the aftermath, Megatron joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' after agreeing to postpone his trial. His presence on the ship proved controversial—not least among his former Decepticons, especially [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] and the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. He later found himself inadvertently trapped in the [[Functionist Universe]] and began working to overthrow the Functionists, this time through more peaceful means.<br /> <br /> ===''Lil Formers''===<br /> After Runamuck had failed during his latest mission, Megatron hounded him down to punish him. Little did he know that Runamuck had repainted himself black to pass off as Runabout.<br /> <br /> Later, Megatron declared it to be &quot;Mega-Month,&quot; and introduced other-universe incarnations of himself. He claimed that his purple-and-green tank body was great for hiding out in Cybertron's vast eggplant fields. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Hearts of Steel''===<br /> Megatron was referred to as a leader [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wanted to replace. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} When the [[Elder God]]s took the [[Decepticon]]s under their control, Megatron had yet to awaken. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Unused concept art for ''Hearts of Steel'' depicts Megatron with a variety of proposed alternate modes: a giant cannon (with big studded wheels that become shoulder-shields), a 19th-century Colt revolver, possibly a {{w|Colt 1851 Navy Revolver|Colt 1851 Navy}}, and another very similar revolver, with an anachronistic scope and a bulkier muzzle.}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> Using an un-enlarger device, Megatron led his Decepticons in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! Unfortunately, the [[Eric Siebenaler|toy designer]] he was after wasn't in attendance, and so Megatron's plan fell to shambles.<br /> <br /> On his birthday, Megatron found a badly-hidden bomb stuck in his cake. He was left wondering whether Starscream was putting any efforts in his coups anymore. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===<br /> In the 21st century, Megatron attacked [[Tokyo]], planning to steal its energy and enslave the population. He retreated once the Autobots arrived and a fight with Optimus ensued. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Sending [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to distract his nemesis, Megatron quietly gathered a large amount of energon cubes before being attacked by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Though the young Autobot proved able to dodge Megatron's cannon blasts, he soon found himself in Megatron's grip as soon as he attempted to charge the Decepticon leader. Rodimus kicked himself free, but was left with damaged optics and was unable to fire upon Megatron for fear of hitting the power plant behind him. But when Starscream tried to fire on Rodimus, the young Autobot dodged out of the way, and Megatron was hit by his own underling's null-ray! Megatron then chose to flee {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} with enough energon to transform himself into Galvatron. He nearly killed Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] upon undergoing this transformation, before apparently overloading and exploding, reverting him back into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 12}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===<br /> Starscream's ghost attempted to overthrow Megatron once more. Blowing away the cape and crown that Starscream had doned before their confrontation, Megatron admitted that he was curious to learn how Starscream's new &quot;body&quot; functioned. {{storylink|Starscream's Ambition}} But this Starscream wasn't the one Megatron was familiar with; the spectre had come forth from another dimension. Starscream explained this to Megatron before possessing the body of [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and beginning to tear up the Decepticon ranks from within! As Megatron demanded what the ghost wanted truly wanted, (Megatron's head and the local Starscream's body, as it turns out) the quantum Operatives [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative|Skids]] and [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]] warped in on the scene and helped exorcise Starscream back to his home universe. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===<br /> [[File:Henkei1 enter megatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|At last, I have returned in a— wait, am I a [[Nerf|NERF]] pistol now?! CURSE YOU STARSCREAM!!!]]<br /> <br /> When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Megatron led a small team of Decepticons across the galaxy in pursuit. The cube crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered far and wide. To search for the cube shards, Megatron and his Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and devices, so they could operate in secret. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots had also followed the Cube to Earth, and so the Transformers' war continued in secret on this new world. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br /> <br /> Ten years later, Megatron discovered that the humans had a &quot;secret weapon&quot; of sorts in their quest: They had allied themselves with the human boy [[Akira Kihara]], who possessed the incredible powers of a &quot;[[Booster]]&quot;, one of a small number of beings in the universe born with the power to detect and manipulate the energies of the Energon Cube. Seeking the boy's power for his own, Megatron struck, but was repelled when Akira used his powers to their fullest. Alas, Akira overloaded his body and died in the process, and Prime was consumed with guilt. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br /> <br /> One year after the battle for Akira, Megatron received word from [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Astrotrain]] that [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] were battling Prime's Autobots at the human structure known as the [[Star Dome]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} Joining the conflict, he berating Starscream for his failures, using the fallen Air Commander as a shield to protect himself from Optimus Prime's shots. Chastizing Prime for not going all-out in his attack, Megatron turned his Fusion Cannon on [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots' newest human ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. At the last moment, Prime appeared to deflect Megatron's blast with a shot of his, and Megatron elected to retreat, transforming to gun mode and collapsing a large chunk of the Star Dome to cover the Decepticons' withdrawal. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} Starscream claimed Megatron's advanced age was making him weak, but Megatron suggested that he had another reason for calling retreat... {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Henkei6 megatron mace.jpg|thumb|Even if the mace's end is only a few feet from my head, it shall never hurt me!]]<br /> <br /> When Starscream struck out on his own, attacking a power plant with the aid of the brainwashed Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Megatron observed the battle via a recording made by his spy, [[Ravage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ravage]]. The events that unfolded during the conflict confirmed Megatron's suspicions: Wataru was also a Booster! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} Once again seeking to take the power of a Booster for himself, Megatron tracked Prime and Wataru when they went on a mission to investigate a local relic (in actuality, a cube shard), then struck hard. Taunting Prime with the memory of the last Booster that he had allowed to die, Megatron goaded the Autobot leader into a ferocious battle with their energon-axe and flail. Throughout the duel, Megatron challenged Prime's philosophy and beliefs, eventually striking home with the claim that Prime had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him. With Prime's focus broken by this sadly-true accusation, Megatron was able to lay Prime low and seize Wataru, informing the boy that he would not allow him to die like Akira had if he came with him willingly. Naturally, Wataru refused, and activated his powers, forcing Megatron back with a barrier shield; this, Megatron realized, was what had deflected his shot during his first encounter with Wataru, rather than Prime's blast. Wataru used his powers to heal Optimus and power-up his energon axe into a mighty [[sword]], which Prime used to tear a massive gash in Megatron's armor. The explosion that resulted decimated the surrounding countryside, and when Prime and Wataru awoke, Megatron was gone. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now that my bubble bath is ready, I shall go get my [[Rubber Ducky|little rubber bathtime plaything]].]]<br /> <br /> The injured Megatron had been spirited away by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]], who took him to a network of caves beneath a volcano and placed him in a &quot;bath&quot; of molten [[energon cube]]s to heal him. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, however, Starscream led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon sword into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 2}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 7}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 9}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 11}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===<br /> {{see|#Games}}<br /> Megatron, having grown to gargantuan proportions, attacked Ultra Magnus after the Autobot had defeated all of his underlings. Megatron drew first blood by scorching Ultra Magnus with his flamethrower. But Ultra Magnus recovered, and used his &quot;Hyper Jump Shot&quot; to shoot Megatron's forehead multiple times, defeating the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 10: Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!|Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' toy bios===<br /> Numerous tragic encounters with Megatron tempered [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s good nature. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Ratchet toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Alternity''===<br /> [[File:Alternity megatron auto avatars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> Numerous incarnations of Megatron from throughout the [[multiverse]] were gathered together as the &quot;[[Megatron Aggregate]]&quot; under the leadership of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|one particular incarnation]] who hailed from [[BT World|a universe]] where the Autobots had evolved into the hyperdimensional race known as the [[Alternity]]. Shackling the power of the trans-time god-beast [[Hytherion]], this Megatron conveyed time-and-space-manipulating powers similar to those of the Alternity upon himself as his different iterations, forging them into one cross-dimensional gestalt-consciousness entity. To battle the Alternity across time and space, the Megatrons copied their methods, projecting their consciousnesses into [[auto-avatar]]s. The Megatron responsible for the scheme took control of a &quot;Premium Le Mans Blue&quot; style auto-avatar, while his first known ally (from an unidentified dimension) possessed a &quot;Blade Silver&quot; body. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}<br /> <br /> The third identified member of the Megatron Aggregate hailed from [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. In a &quot;Diamond Black&quot; auto-avatar body, he engaged in battle with &quot;Ultimate Silver&quot; [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Optimus Prime]] across two universal streams, striking at him from the year 2009. This Megatron was amused when Prime deduced that he had an ulterior motive for operating in that year, and so made him a wager: if he could defeat him in a game of his own choosing, he would answer a question honestly. Megatron proposed manipulating the inhabitants of his home universe in a &quot;game full of death and suffering&quot;, and infused a portion of his power through a legion of Decepticons (including his own past self) to be pitted against Prime's lone chosen champion, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}<br /> <br /> With the Hytherion's power under the Aggregate's control, one Megatron and his universe's Decepticons' battle tactics changed from attacking specific strategic targets to widespread, sweeping destruction. {{storylink|Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Megatron's Alternity collective can be found [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:FfE Megatron.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Cyclonus, if you would please fetch the nail clipper.]]<br /> During the war, Megatron rose up to become leader of the Decepticons. Pursuing Optimus on his quest for more Energon, he shot down his ship. Landing, he, Starscream and Soundwave saw Optimus and his Autobots had survived, and taken disguises. Megatron's eyes turned red as he prepared to scan an alternate mode... {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}<br /> <br /> Megatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] set up a mining operation near an abandoned [[Rock-It Fuel|gas station]] to extract Earth's natural resources and convert them to [[energon]]. They were discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who created a diversion and knocked Cyclonus out. Megatron then blew the mining operation up with his double-barreled arm cannon and retreated with Cyclonus. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Robot Heroes===<br /> Megatron was once Optimus's friend. One day, he decided he wanted to rule the galaxy and have Optimus's Matrix for himself, bringing the two of them at odds. When the Autobots left Cybertron, Megatron and his Decepticons followed them to Earth in order to bring its people peace... through tyranny! Optimus shoved him off though, forcing Megatron to postpone his conquest to another day. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers'' (2010) toy bios===<br /> [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] was fanatically loyal to Megatron. {{storylink|Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers (2010)|''Transformers'' Lugnut toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Generations'' toy bios===<br /> [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] used to work for Megatron. {{storylink|Drift (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Drift toy bio}}<br /> <br /> [[Straxus (G1)|Darkmount]] was one of the few Decepticons to achieve legendary status on the level of Megatron. {{storylink|Straxus (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Darkmount toy bio}}<br /> <br /> Even Megatron shuddered at the name of the ruthless [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Sky Shadow]]. {{storylink|Black Shadow (Victory)#Generations|''Generations'' Sky Shadow toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''BeCool'' shorts===<br /> '''Tank Lorry''' (タンクローリー ''Tanku Rōrī'') was a participant in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show, teamed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trailer]]. However, their inability to correctly answer questions or be civil to each other cost them the winning spot. Another BeCool, '''Hyper Tank''' (ハイパータンク ''Haipā Tanku'') was part of the audience. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} Tank Lorry was part of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]]'s explanation of BeCool marks. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}} He was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a [[banana]] peel. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}<br /> <br /> It turned out that Tank Lorry was a movie director, and his filming of a movie was interrupted by the fire brigade who thought that the movie's pyrotechnics were an actual raging fire. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}<br /> <br /> ===''United''===<br /> Believing Optimus Prime to be dead, Megatron declared himself Cybertron's &quot;Emperor of Destruction&quot;, and asked Starscream on the condition of a mysterious &quot;item&quot;. Starscream only responded that the object in question would be put to better use under his control... and the conversation was cut short by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and his troops! Ecstatic to see his old nemesis alive and fighting-fit, Megatron engaged the Autobot while Starscream urged him on. Many future battles would be had between the two rivals, with both combatants upgrading themselves into new bodies over the course of the ages. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}<br /> <br /> At some point, [[Darkside Megatron]] was born out of Megatron's mental insanity. {{storylink|Darkside Megatron|''United'' Darkside Megatron toy bio}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: All Spark''===<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers GT: Mission GT-R''===<br /> [[File:Story of GT 3.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]<br /> In a world where the Transformers' war settled into a series of competitive races known as the [[Transformers GT]], Megatron took on a race car form and became a [[GT Transformer]] under the name '''GT-R Megatron''', though he retained his ruthless nature and favored blasting other racers out of his way with his powerful [[EX. Cannon]]. In order to put an on limit his own strength, he separated his &quot;[[Dark Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]]&quot;, the portion of his soul governing his wisdom, into a [[GT Sister]] partner named [[Noa]].<br /> <br /> ====Comic====<br /> Megatron had a reputation for suddenly showing up at race tracks and blowing away the competition with his incredible speed. This earned him the moniker of &quot;The Silver Tyrant&quot;. At [[Noa]]’s urging, Megatron interrupted a race between Star Saber, Optimus Prime and Fortress Maximus as they neared their final laps. He quickly outpaced both Maximus and Saber before challenging Optimus to battle. As the two fought, Megatron explained that he considered the competition to be a farce, as he easily outclassed all those who opposed him. [[Safety Prime]] and his [[GT Sister]] [[Ai (GT)|Ai]] then drove onto the race track, announcing they would not stand for Megatron’s grandstanding. In response, Megatron swatted Safety Prime away, and claimed he would soon make his nom-de-guerre all the more appropriate by pulverizing the new arrival. Before Megatron could give Safety Prime a thorough trouncing, Optimus stepped in, claiming he understood Megatron’s true motivation for coming to the race track; a dire need for the thrill of the race! Having been promised a true challenge, Megatron took on his car mode once again, and all four Transformers resumed the race. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R}}<br /> <br /> ====''Story of Transformers GT''====<br /> During round 3 of the 19th Transformers GT, GT-R Megatron specifically targeted his rival, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|GT-R Prime]]. Uninterested in other racers, he had Noa lock on his EX. Cannon to any approaching racers so that he could keep them from interfering with his race towards Prime. The first victim of his weapon was [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]]. {{storylink|One Shot and One Kill!! –Finishing Blow–}} As he continued to blast everyone out of his way, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|GT-R Maximus]] was displeased with Megatron's violent methods and set out to teach him a lesson with his own weapon, the [[Master Jack Sword]]. {{storylink|A Biggest Sword! –The Last Resort–}}<br /> <br /> ====Story pages====<br /> During round 3 of the Transformers GT, Megatron burst onto the scene from inside a black trailer and threatened to destroy the race, expressing disappointment that all races so far had failed to excite his warrior's spark. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|GT-R Prime]] understood the newcomer's desire for a truly thrilling race and called upon Megatron to race against him. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|GT-R Megatron Attacks!}} Like other racers, GT-R Megatron attended photo shoots alongside Noa in order to promote coexistence between humans and Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The Work of the GT Sister Race Queens?}} When a reincarnated [[Unicron]] attacked the Transformers GT finals intending to absorb the GT Transformers' energy, Megatron restored his true strength by using the &quot;Matrix In&quot; ability to recombine with Noa. He then fought and defeated Unicron alongside the other powered-up racers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The True TFGT}}<br /> <br /> ===Starscream's New Power===<br /> Starscream, having just driven off several other Decepticons after grabbing some weapons from Shockwave's lab, gloated that the Decepticons would soon kneel before him as their new leader. He was unaware of Megatron sneaking up on him as he did so... {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===<br /> Megatron tried to shoot down [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] while he was showing off his jet mode, only for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to rear-end him, sending Megatron flying. The force of the impact also caused Megatron's parts to come off his chassis. Upon noticing this, Megatron covered himself in shame. {{storylink|Toys &amp; App TV Commercial}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was playing cards with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] when [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] attacked their base. Megatron used a nearby Construct-Bots computer terminal to upgrade both his minions. But when it came time to receive his own upgrade, Bumblebee mucked about with the computer, and Megatron got a gumball machine attached to his chest. Enraged, he threw the candy dispensor to the ground, only for gumballs to scatter about and cause him to trip. Falling to the ground, Megatron was left with a bare chassis as the impact caused all his parts to scatter! {{storylink|Intro!}}<br /> <br /> Megatron tussled with Bumblebee. Throughout the fight, both 'bots' parts got rearranged in bizarre ways. At the end of the struggle, Bumblebee stood properly assembled, while Megatron found his chassis stripped of its parts! Humiliated, Megatron took off. {{storylink|Switcheroo!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cloud''===<br /> [[Image:Transformers Cloud Megatron.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> <br /> Megatron once worked alongside Optimus as part of Cloud World's Universal Police. But he was ambitious, and wanted to use SARA's power for more than just law enforcement; he saw the potential in using her power to conquer dimensions, and bring them to an orderly rule... under himself. Despite assembling like-minded warriors to his side, Megatron was ultimately defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fate}} He was branded &quot;Political Prisoner X-86&quot; and banished from the Autobots' Metropolis. {{storylink|Raid}} Believing power to be the only thing that mattered, Megatron intended to conquer all space-time and bring order to its chaotic nature by force, with no concern for who or what he had to sacrifice in the process. An outstanding swordsman, Megatron's weapon of choice was the Fusion Blade, a mighty sword created by fusing together metals from many different dimensions.<br /> <br /> Megatron came to be the leader of the [[Decepticon]]s consigned to [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]], rallying the many who had been also been exiled from [[Metropolis]]. He proclaimed to his followers that the power of [[SARA]] rightfully belonged in their hands. Taking advantage of the resentment his kin felt towards the Autobots, he forged the Decepticons into a formidable army, and led them towards Metropolis in a grand coup. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Before the attack, he learned that Starscream schemed to seize the power for himself, and planned accordingly. {{storylink|Resolve}} During the attack, he made his way to Metropolis's thirteenth district, and began to obliterate it by himself while his troops spread out to sow destruction among the city's many other districts. {{storylink|Raid}} A select team had been given a special mission during the invasion; to infiltrate the Autobots' command center and kidnap SARA! {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> As he rampaged, Megatron was pestered by Starscream. While Megatron chewed out his subordinate, Optimus Prime came upon them. Though Starscream tried to interfere, Optimus took him down with a well-placed punch. Megatron then told his subordinate to find his OWN nemesis to fight, and stepped forth to duel Optimus himself. A nearby explosion rocked the battlefield, causing Optimus to falter in his stance. Seizing the opportunity, Megatron lunged forth with his sword, only to be outmaneuvered when Optimus shifted to his vehicle mode and back, and struck a counter-blow. As the battle raged on, both combatants found themselves evenly matched. {{storylink|Fate}} But as the entire attack had been nothing more than a distraction in Megatron's greater scheme, it came to an end when news reached the combatants that the Decepticons had taken off with SARA. Megatron contacted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to confirm the report then sounded a retreat. Triumphant, Megatron returned to the Underground. {{storylink|Resolve}}<br /> <br /> Holing himself up in the basement of a decrepit old building while his troops guarded the main floor, Megatron began wiring the SARA orb into his own systems. Optimus nonetheless found his way to him, accompanied by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. As SARA's power flowed into him, Megatron revealed to his enemies the true extent of his megalomania; he planned to became the ruler of all space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. With a surge of energy, Megatron then knocked aside both Brawl and Hot Rodimus before Optimus managed to ram him, disrupting the energy flow from SARA. The collision caused the combatants to be transported to [[OG World]], where Megatron had planned to begin his dimensional conquest. But during the trip, Megatron became separated from SARA. He found Optimus in short order, alongside the local Autobots and Decepticons, and charged his nemesis. {{storylink|Leap}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}} {{storylink|Crisis (Cloud)|Crisis}} {{storylink|Transfiguration}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cloud)|Showdown}} {{storylink|Lightwave}} {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Cloud)|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Overwhelm}} {{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|Fury (Cloud)|Fury}} {{storylink|Transcendence}} {{storylink|TFC-A01}} {{storylink|TFC-A04}} {{storylink|TFC-D04}}{{storylink|Transformers Cloud (issue)|Transformers Cloud}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===<br /> <br /> [[File:FuneralForAFriend-Megatronmeetsdestro.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> <br /> Starscream brought Megatron the disembodied head of Bumblebee, which contained massive amounts of useful information. As a reward Megatron gave Starscream a position of power. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} The information he gained allowed Megatron to achieve victory against the Autobots and caused Optimus Prime to disappear. Megatron seemed insulted that his foe had abandoned their battle. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Around this time, Megatron seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bonded it to his [[black hole]] spark. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} The Matrix led him to the face of [[Primus]]. Through it, the Decepticon leader began corrupting [[Vector Sigma]] and subjugated his creator to his will. Cybertron was slowly turned into a massive space ship which would utilize Primus' power to cyberform the entire galaxy. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} <br /> <br /> He then ordered Cybertron moved into the solar system of [[Earth]], where Starscream had retrieved Bumblebee from. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Megatron was atop his throne in [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] when G.I. Joe began bombing Cybertron with organic matter. The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] eventually brought him the invaders only for them to escape, along with some Autobots, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] projected an Optimus Prime hologram causing Megatron to lunge at what he thought was his foe. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} At some point Megatron aligned the Decepticons with Cobra. When [[Destro]] transwarped into Megatron's throne room, the cyber-human impressed Megatron with both his drive and mastery of mechanical life. Megatron allowed him to handle his next mission alone and gave him a gun as a gift to slay the comatose [[Cobra Commander]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Outraged that G.I. Joe was aiding the Autobots, Megatron launched a full attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], recently deposed as Autobot King, tried to kill Megatron personally only to be slain and salvaged for spare parts and war trophies. Despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] coming to aid his comrades, the Decepticon/Cobra alliance prevailed and Megatron allowed Metroplex and Fortress Maximus to slink off in their damaged states (though [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] believed Megatron had wounds to lick). {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} <br /> <br /> [[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-homagesyeessss.jpg|thumb|left|250px| This feels right for some reason, [[Megatron (BW)|Yesss.]]]]<br /> <br /> Seeking to bring all lifeforms in the universe under his command, Megatron set up a facility to study human and Cybertronian minds; his end goal being to decrypt the living mind under the supervision of [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}} He made enough progress to override motor functions and watched as Autobot and Joe were pitted against each other in the Polyhex Killway arena. To his mild interest the Autobot [[Galen Kord|Galen]] turned out to be a human in armour. Meanwhile, Cybertron had infected [[Saturn]] and [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with cyberforming, and was beginning to do the same to the moon as he desired. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} When he found Cobra Commander's son Billy, missing an arm and a leg, he grafted cybernetic limbs to him, turning him into a weapon (a great honour in Megatron's view). {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} <br /> <br /> [[File:PaxMegatronus-fight.jpg|thumb|right|275px]]<br /> <br /> When Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron, Megatron, feeling nostalgic, engaged him in one-to-one combat. Optimus got the upper hand and cleaved open Megatron's chest, revealing the corrupted Matrix. Realizing that this was the most devastating blow the fight could offer, Megatron abandoned the duel and ordered his troops to overrun the Autobots. Megatron admitted to Optimus that while he liked nostalgia, he was concerned with bigger things. Cybertron had finally reached Earth and the horn-like mega-mountains slammed into it destroying the organic world. Megatron then shot Optimus through the [[spark]] at point-blank range with his [[fusion cannon]] sending his foe down a pit while the Autobots and Joes watched in horror. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} Megatron celebrated Earth's destruction with his Cobra disciples, consuming Earth [[Skidmark (G.I. Joe)|food]] in honour of the day the planet died. After dinner he took Trypticon upon one of the mega-mountains and used the Matrix to sprout &quot;petals&quot; to clear away the cloud of dust and debris created by the destruction of Earth. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} When the cloud had cleared, Megatron ordered Primus to transform to robot mode intending for him to consume the [[Sun]] and supercharge his creation abilities {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} <br /> <br /> Before Primus could consume the star, Megatron was assaulted by the sparks of the former [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] who mocked his background and ambition but he refused to break. The Decepticon leader demanded Optimus show himself only for Grimlock to appear and take control of his head which Megatron was wearing. Megatron saw fit to quickly rid himself of the trophy. Gathering all his Decepticon and Cobra minions within Trypticon's forcefield, he directed Primus to begin consuming the Sun. The Autobot/Joe alliance was able to disable the saurian's forcefield and envelop Megatron's forces in [[G.I.Rocket|green bombs]]. [[Cobra Commander]] and his cabal then arrived with the human offering to rid Megatron of the plants if he gave him Mars to rule. Megatron agreed to spare Mars and [[Doctor Venom]] broadcasted the kill signal which prompted the Decepticon to declare his invincibility. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Pony Megatron Taste Test.jpg|thumb|left|400px|There were no survivors.]]<br /> <br /> In the ensuing battle, Megatron combined the energies of his black hole with the Matrix of Leadership, absorbing all of the Autobots and becoming a monstrous new form he dubbed &quot;Mega-Megatron.&quot; Unwilling to hurt their allies, the Joes retreated, but Mega-Megatron's career was short-lived; the ''Nemesis''—commandeered by Shipwreck and Polly—ploughed into the combiner, freeing their friends. Then the legendary Ultra Magnus crashed through Primus's eye, challenging Megatron to a duel. Eager to do away with the old gods of Cybertron, Megatron accepted, and the two combatants battled on the Dyson sphere that had grown around the Earth's Sun. Magnus managed to snatch the Matrix away from the Decepticon conqueror, intent on returning it to its rightful owner—Optimus Prime! Optimus Prime sprang out of Ultra Magnus's body, punching Megatron off of the nearest ledge and sending the Decepticon warlord hurtling into the core of the Sun. <br /> <br /> Trapped in the Sun, Megatron attempted to escape his predicament by using his black hole as a dimensional gateway. The gambit was only partially successful—although Megatron died before he could escape, his body was indeed shunted to another universe. In this distant reality, a group of [[My Little Pony|diminuitive horses]] investigated the smoldering remains of the once-mighty conqueror. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds'' comic===<br /> [[File:ABTF1 OptimuspunchesMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|left]]<br /> Megatron led an attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in an attempt to capture the [[AllSpark]] from the Autobots. His attack plan fell apart when Starscream broke rank, leading to Megatron's troopsbeing repelled from the ship. After Optimus delivered a mean right-hook right into the Decepticon leader's jaw, Megatron was sent tumbling after his minions by a blast of water, courtesy of [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===<br /> Megatron was once honored across [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, the mighty hero was corrupted by power, and thus he became a tyrant who launched a war of conquest which drained Cybertron of life. Not even that could satisfy his taste for conquest. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Megatron toy bio}}<br /> <br /> [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s preference for playing pranks over battle frustrated Megatron. {{storylink|Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Skywarp toy bio}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===<br /> After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|the Predacon Megatron]] was able to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and erase the [[Maximal]]s from history, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], in desperation, attacked the unconscious original Megatron with her [[cyber-venom]]. Whatever effect this had, it was enough to erase the Predacon Megatron from the timeline. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}}<br /> <br /> At some point in time, Megatron was remade into Galvatron through the power of Unicron. Following Galvatron's death, his remains were used to create the [[G-Virus]], which would replicate the reformatting Megatron had underwent in anyone infected by it. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}<br /> <br /> Countless eons after the Great War had ended, all that was left of Megatron otherwise was his [[Energon mace]], on display in the [[Eject (G1)|Administrator]]'s office. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} His memory lived on, however, as the legendary leader of the Decepticons and distant ancestor of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Identity Politics}} [[Ser-Ket (BW)|Ser-Ket]], for example, claimed to be part of a warrior lineage that stretched back to Megatron and others. {{storylink|Head Games}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)}}<br /> {{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}} {{storylink|The Road to More Popularity than Autobots}}}}<br /> <br /> ===ATB Megatron===<br /> In Primax 096.0 Beta, Megatron upgraded himself with flight capability and the ability to combine with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during the latter days of the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} During the obligatory Battle for [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron in his ATB form battled Optimus Prime, but the Autobots ultimately won the day thanks to the arrival of the Dinobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} At the war's final battle on [[Mirtonia]], the Autobots emerged victorious in routing Megatron's [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]] when Decepticons accidentally blew up an experimental energon refinery and themselves along with it. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}}<br /> <br /> ===Ask Vector Prime===<br /> One Megatron transformed into a shoe. His plot to stamp on the face of liberty forever was foiled with the help of [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}<br /> <br /> In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Fire Rodimus]] formed Supernova Convoy to defeat [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}} Some time later, Megatron returned, empowered by [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] but was defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}<br /> <br /> Another Megatron from a universe destroyed by [[Unicron]] was reformatted into Unicron's [[Herald of Unicron|Herald]] [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]]. <br /> <br /> Yet another Megatron, unhappy with the prospect of his universe being destroyed, killed the aforementioned Galvatron's fellow Herald [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]] by ripping Cyclonus's head off. His universe, however, was ultimately consumed by Unicron as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}<br /> <br /> ===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===<br /> In one universe, Megatron and his Decepticons fought against the Autobots until they unleashed their ultimate weapon: the combiner [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Unfortunately, the monstrous gestalt turned on its masters, and ultimately brought about the destruction of Cybertron. Megatron managed to survive the planet's reckoning, and escaped to Earth to hide. His ship's star drive was damaged along the way however, leaving him stranded on the organic world. Though the planet initially only had non-sentient fauna on it, entire cities spontaneously materialized on it at some point, soon followed by humans to populate them. Realizing that all of this activity would bring attention to the planet, Megatron took on a [[Pretender]] disguise to hide among the humans, eager to plunder whatever materials he needed to repair his ship and be on his way. Then, a mysterious signal drew him to a specific group of humans. {{storylink|History}} After witnessing [[Vroom (G1)|two of]] [[Crossblades (G1)|their members]] use super-human strength to rescue a man and his daughter from a car wreck, Megatron quickly came to the conclusion that they were also robots in disguise. {{storylink|Assembly (issue)|Assembly}}<br /> <br /> Seeing [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] getting shot, only for Energon to spill out instead of blood, only served to further prove what Megatron already knew. Megatron confronted the group as they exited a police station, and announced that he was aware that some of their numbers were Cybertronians. A futile attempt to deny the accusation was brushed aside, and Megatron warned the group that a great enemy would be upon them soon. {{storylink|Insight}}<br /> <br /> He then had the group follow him by telling them of his space ship, stashed away nearby. As they came upon it, Megatron discarded his human form to reveal his full-sized Pretender shell. He then attacked [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] to goad the Autobots into abandoning their disguises as well. It worked, and Megatron was soon battling Metalhawk, Vroom, and Crossblades while explaining his recent history to them. At Metalhawk's insistence, Megatron then revealed his inner-robot, allowing his opponents to know exactly who they were dealing with. {{storylink|History}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Divination}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} {{storylink|Finale}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jason Marnocha]] (English)}}<br /> Before he was leader of the Decepticons, Megatron fought as a gladiator, deriving his name from that of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} During the Great War, Megatron killed Optimus Prime and was transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] by the power of Unicron, though both of these were later reversed. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} Starscream constantly schemed to claim leadership from Megatron, though he never succeeded. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}} Coming to the dire realization that the war against the Decepticons had become a never-ending arms race, Optimus Prime challenged Megatron to single-combat, with their troops acting as witnesses to their terrible and final clash. The battle between both faction leaders ended with Megatron beaten down and goading Optimus into delivering the kill shot. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}} Prime refused to kill him, however, and following the Great War's conclusion, Megatron was abandoned by his troops and ended up isolating himself, preferring to be left alone.<br /> <br /> [[File:Unforgotten Windblade Optimus Prime Megatron.jpg|300px|left|thumb]]<br /> Decades later, as he challenged the Constructicons to a gladiatorial battle in an old Coliseum, he was approached by Optimus and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Megatron immediately attacked Optimus, eager to continue their longstanding battle, but Optimus and Windblade eventually convinced him of the threat that Starscream and the [[Enigma of Combination]] posed. Driven by his hatred of Starscream, Megatron agreed to join them in their quest to destroy the Enigma. {{storylink|Unforgotten}} The three attempted to sneak into the [[Council of Worlds|council]] tower, but were spotted. Refusing to believe Starscream had no larger scheme up his sleeve, Megatron fired on him, triggering the tower's defenses. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] appeared, he attempted to make him stand down, but the Combiner refused. He and the others engaged Devastator, but were interrupted by Starscream's use of the Enigma to become a super-Combiner, which Megatron realized was his plan all along. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} He and the others proved no match for the rampaging Starscream and were thrown from the tower, believing they stood no chance. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} When Windblade suddenly called upon [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to hold Starscream in place, Megatron and Optimus teamed up to deliver a fatal blow from Megatron's rifle mode, destroying Starscream. As the dust settled, Megatron recovered the Enigma and handed it to Windblade before departing once more. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TF-TR-Cartoon-Ep3-Optimus-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|How's the Pie?]]<br /> As the people of Cybertron rebuilt after the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Megatron silently watched Optimus from a distance. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When the resurrected Trypticon began attacking Metroplex City, Megatron made his way to the battlefield, where he ran into Optimus. Sure that things would work themselves out like always, he initially dismissed Optimus's claims that the battle heralded the return of the [[Thirteen]] and Cybertron's doomsday as lunacy and walked off. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} However, Prime's words stuck with him, and he later found his way to the [[Primal Basilica]] to speak with the [[Mistress of Flame]] about it, but arrived to find her badly beaten. The Mistress of Flame was only able to reveal [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] as her attacker before finally succumbing to her wounds. {{storylink|At the Last Second}} With [[Victorion]] being the next best source of religious information, he next traveled to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to find her, but was accused of murdering the Mistress and attacked by the Combiners. Thanks to Windblade's intervention, Megatron finally explained what happened and asked Victorion if recent events were a sign of the end times. Victorion told him to seek answers from the one he worshipped, and he departed yet again. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}<br /> <br /> Megatron later turned up back in Metroplex City to watch Trypticon fight Fortress Maximus. After some persuasion from Optimus and Windblade, Megatron finally agreed to help them fight, though he insisted that Windblade now owed him and that he was only doing so to find out who was really behind recent events. {{storylink|Consumed}} Ultimately, Trypticon was defeated by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but this was immediately followed by the return of Megatronus, the mastermind behind everything. Megatron launched into a speech condemning Megatronus in an attempt to stall for time so Optimus and Maximus could attack, but this proved fruitless and Optimus was killed before Megatronus departed with the Matrix and the Enigma of Combination. In the aftermath, despite everyone else's distrust of him, Megatron asserted that they would need to work together and asked the others to follow him, as he believed he knew where Megatronus was going. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}<br /> <br /> [[File:PotP-Cartoon-Ep1-Staredown.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]<br /> Splitting their group up, Megatron led Windblade, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and Victorion to [[Primal Swamp]]. Having read the [[Book of the Second Prophecies]], Megatron was certain they would find the missing [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] there, though his companions were skeptical. The group found themselves surrounded by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who were convinced Megatron was behind the recent threat of the apocalypse. Despite Megatron's claims to the contrary, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] attacked and sent him hurtling away. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Getting back on his feet, Megatron noticed something shining within the reeds and decided to investigate. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} He found a glowing dome and touched it, causing a door to appear. As the others arrived, he told them to wait for him and entered the dome, the door closing behind him. {{storylink|Without Warning}} Inside, he found the Requiem Blaster guarded by [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. The two battled over the Blaster, but when Megatron swore to give his life to save Cybertron, Primal recognized his resolve and relented. Megatron grabbed the gun and emerged from the dome, using it to force an enraged Predaking to stand down. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}<br /> <br /> Following coordinates obtained from the dome, he led the group to [[Cataclysm Tundra]], where they unearthed the entrance to the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Pulling up a file on the Requiem Blaster, his search for information was interrupted as a vengeful Overlord pinned him to the ground, eager to destroy the one being who had ever bested him. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} With help from Perceptor, Megatron escaped Overlord's clutches and went toe-to-toe and tank-to-tank with his foe, fighting both him and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Ultimately, Megatron was weakened by the battle, but before Overlord could finish him, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] tossed him the Requiem Blaster and he fired at his opponent, killing him. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} Discussing with Perceptor, he finally realized Megatronus's plan, as well as his goals, just as the former Prime appeared to knock him out and take the Blaster for himself. With their time of reckoning imminent, Megatron suggested they hurry to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to stop Megatronus. Though he was unsure about leading the others on a suicide mission, they finally convinced him, and he mused about what Optimus would think as they pressed on. {{storylink|Consequences}}<br /> <br /> Despite nearly having their sparks drained while traversing the [[Labyrinth of Tunnels]], he and the others reached the Well in time to interrupt the resurrection process. Giving the others orders, he watched as Solus Prime began to return, explaining the circumstances to her and reaffirming his decision to save everyone. When Megatronus incapacitated the others and prepared to finish them, Megatron moved into his way, refusing to stand down. However, their battle was interrupted by the arrival of Rodimus Cron, now under Unicron's control. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Knowing he wasn't strong enough to take them both on, Megatron stayed to the side during their battle. He waited until they were distracted before attacking the doomsday device at Solus's behest, but was knocked aside by Megatronus. He later watched as Primal was transformed into Optimal Optimus by the Matrix. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Having secretly contacted Predaking, he and the others were saved by the Combiner in the nick of time. He attempted to blast Solus with the Requiem Blaster, but Megatronus intervened, only for Solus to kill him herself. Their victory was short-lived, however, as Unicron attempted to use the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] to take control of Megatron and transform him back into Galvatron. Refusing to be controlled by anyone, Megatron decided to sacrifice himself for the good of the planet and his team. Optimal obliged and fired the Requiem Blaster at Megatron and the Matrix, leaving behind no trace of either one. {{storylink|Saga's End}}<br /> <br /> ===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> Megatron featured in quite a few [[commercial]]s, mostly advertising other toys. Those that had original footage of Megatron included the following:<br /> <br /> *Megatron landed amid a battle on Earth and fired his cannon at incoming Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}<br /> {{note|This appearance used his pre-cartoon design, with the black helmet and triggered cannon. He was not properly introduced in the commercial, but simply referred to as &quot;The Decepticon Leader&quot;. This footage was later recycled in an ad for [[Coleco]]'s [[Power Cycle]] (where he and his Decepticons raided a &lt;s&gt;jungle gym&lt;/s&gt; power plant) and again for the [[rubsign]] ad.}}<br /> *Megatron led his troops against Optimus's as they charged at one another in the middle of the desert. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}<br /> *During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *In the middle of a desert battle, Megatron summoned Thrust and Dirge, in response to Optimus Prime bringing in like, half a dozen new guys. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}<br /> *Megatron, [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]], and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blasted through a wall together to steal the power behind becoming Action Masters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation_1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}<br /> {{note|In this scene, Megatron and the other Deceptions are not animated using [[character model]]s, but by tracing stop-motion animation of their toys. This is because that sequence is the commercial's transition from animation to live-action, the first visual image of the toys proper.}}<br /> *Megatron attempted to hijack a load of shoes in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear. He was stopped when a pair of said shoes deflected his fusion cannon blast right back at him. No, really. {{storylink|Commercial/International#Transformers de Bata|Transformers de Bata commercial}}<br /> [[File:Commercial-AMMegatronpoints.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|My purple fists are for POINTING!]]<br /> *Megatron, in his &quot;Action Master&quot; body, pointed at Action Master Starscream. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master Starscream Commercial}} <br /> *Megatron, again as an Action Master, was seen in a base futilely trying to grab a pair of [[Micromaster Combiner]]s. He got shot in the face for his trouble. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}<br /> *Once upgraded into his &quot;Generation 2&quot; body, Megatron tracked down Optimus Prime. Once he had his old foe in his crosshairs, he sprung in attack, and the two faction leaders dueled fiercely. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Megatron|Generation 2 Megatron commercial}}<br /> *Megatron barged into the suburbs in his battle tank mode, only to be opposed once more by Optimus Prime. Both transformed, and Optimus blasted Megatron's gun out of his hand. In the grappling that followed, Megatron was presumably defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Combat Heroes|Combat Heroes commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Bot Shots&quot; Megatron had many confrontations with his Optimus counterpart, crashing into each other in vehicle mode and then slugging it out in robot mode. One Bot Shot Megatron and Optimus belonged to neighbours, and taunted one another when their owners left for school. They both burst out of their respective houses, destroying the windows on the way out and colliding in mid-air. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}} Megatron would continue to duke it out against Optimus, though sometimes he would appear in a different body. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}}<br /> *&quot;Hero Mashers&quot; Megatron battled Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Grimlock in the middle of a busy city. Using Grimlock's head, Optimus managed to bite off Megatron's arm and steal his jet pack, sending the Decepticon crashing into a wall. Though Megatron fell to pieces, he managed to reassemble himself, and tried to shoot at the now thoroughly-scramble Autobots. Optimus dodged the blast by removing his head and putting it back on, then knocked out Megatron with his &quot;dino-fist.&quot; Megatron fell apart once more, and bounced around as a head in defeat. {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}<br /> *[[Frank Welker|Megatron's voice]] narrated numerous commercials, including:<br /> **The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}<br /> **[[Rubsign]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Rubsign|Rubsign commercial}}<br /> **The [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (strange!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}<br /> **[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (stranger!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}<br /> **[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (stranger still!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}<br /> **The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}<br /> **The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}<br /> **[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}<br /> **The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}<br /> **The [[Battlecharger]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}<br /> <br /> ===The Hub promos===<br /> [[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Little did Megatron know, Cobra Commander planned to hang up in the middle of his sentence.]]<br /> [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron had an argument involving New Year's Eve marathons of their respective television series. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|Ironically, the [[Five Faces of Darkness|episodes]] featured in the ''Transformers'' portion of the marathon didn't feature Megatron [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|as Megatron]]. (With the exception of [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|one flashback]].)}}<br /> <br /> [[Megatron (WFC)|Another Megatron]] declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt-mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron's Favorite Song (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|This is highly unlikely to be canon. For the Megatron primarily focused on the Hub, see: [[Megatron (WFC)]].}}<br /> <br /> ===Online promotional videos===<br /> *Megatron dueled Optimus Prime atop of an overpass in a human city. Though Prime managed to knock Megatron's cannon loose early in the scuffle, Megatron managed to turn the tables on the Autobot leader, reattached his primary weapon, and blast his old foe. When Megatron moved in for the kill, Optimus got his second wind, and knocked Megatron clear off the overpass. {{storylink|They were always real to me.}}<br /> *Megatron was contacted by Optimus Prime, who convinced him to attend [[BotCon 2009]]. It took some doing though, but Megatron agree to participate when he learned that his human fans would be in attendance. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}<br /> *Megatron asked Starscream if he had finished work on the Decepticons’ anti-matter gun, only to learn that Starscream had instead been spending his time gushing over his new [[BotCon]] toy. After shoving Starscream over for his insubordination, Megatron asked Breakdown and Counterpunch if they could think of a place where the Decepticons could find some new ultimate weapons. Breakdown pointed out that BotCon had all sorts of Transformers-related stuff, and Megatron got the idea that he could pick up some weapons at the convention. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}<br /> *Megatron addressed female viewers, asking them to compare their male companions to himself. He clarified that said males were puny weaklings compared to the mighty Megatron! Though, they could still join the Transformers collector’s club to get some exclusive toys. He also showed off the Transformers club magazine, the incentive figure for 2011, and was on a jet in outer space. {{storylink|Mega Spice -- The Transformer Your Fan Could Be Like}}<br /> *Megatron and Starscream visited Shockwave's lab on Cybertron. The Decepticon leader asked if Shockwave has finished his work on the continuum transmorpher. He was pleased to hear that the device was nearly complete, but then got distracted by some new upgrades throughout Shockwave’s lab. As Shockwave showed him around, Starscream summoned his [[Starscream (Animated)|“Animated” counterpart]] to their reality. Megatron came upon the pair, and they blasted the Decepticon leader together. It still wasn’t enough to keep Megatron down though. {{storylink|Who is the Greatest Starscream Of All Time?}}<br /> *Megatron interrupted Starscream’s video for the first [[BotCon 2012]] exclusive toy review, allowing for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to step in and ruin the review. {{storylink|BotCon 2012: Figure Reveal!}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br /> When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Megatron could hinder Optimus Prime's progress by blasting him with fusion cannons. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===<br /> <br /> As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] searched for the truth behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s death, he was taunted by Megatron about the truth. Soon, Megatron and Ultra Magnus battled in a game of death and suffering. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals''===<br /> After defeating both the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on ancient Earth, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] entered the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and used a prototype [[transreplication]] device to create clones of the dormant Decepticons within. The Megatron clone, equipped with all the memories and personality functions of the original, then followed Ravage back to his future in order to conquer it. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals}}<br /> <br /> ===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)}}<br /> <br /> As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Megatron and his eternal rival Optimus Prime were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jeff Manning]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:TF PS2 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===<br /> [[File:ROTF 360PS3PC G1Megatron DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Compare me to a cancelled toy, as I am only a skin for Flight ''Movie'' Me. I feel pain, as no one else can feel '''MY AWESOME POWER!!!''']]<br /> {{voiceactor|Frank Welker (English)}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Megatron was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===<br /> Megatron, one of the &quot;greatest Transformers of all time,&quot; was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. If an Autobot wished to claim the title of tournament champion, Megatron was the last opponent they needed to face. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Battle Universe===<br /> At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatrons]]) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===<br /> [[File:Megatron g1awakening stats.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]<br /> When the Autobots left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Megatron and his troops gave chase, boarding the Autobot ship and causing it to crash on [[Earth]]. After a four million year stasis nap, a volcanic eruption woke the Decepticons, and they began conquering the new planet and building a [[space bridge]]. When they found [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Megatron tricked him into joining the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots soon turned Jetfire to their side, much to Megatron's displeasure, and the Autobots found out about the space bridge. Megatron returned to Cybertron and laid a trap with which he successfully captured the Autobots who came through the bridge. When the Autobots escaped back to Earth, Megatron followed them and mounted an all-out assault on the Ark. Unfortunately this was repelled, and despite Megatron's best efforts, the Autobots fought their way back to the space bridge, and attacked the Decepticon's headquarters on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===<br /> Megatron participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots Builder''===<br /> The components necessary for building &quot;Construct-Bot&quot; Megatron were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Autobots! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends''===<br /> [[File:TFLegendsApp-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I turn into a tank now. Any problems?]]<br /> Megatron was once a miner, until Senator Ratbat shut down the facility where Megatron was employed. Enraged by the maltreatment of a fellow miner by the Senator's guards, Megatron accidently killed the guard and got himself arrested. While being transported, Megatron was convinced to take over the ship he was on by some fellow inmates, and set a course for the city of Kaon. There, he joined the underground gladiatorial fights and began to plot against the government establishment that had led him down this path. Megatron rose through the ranks of the pit fights, losing an arm in the process, only to have it replaced with spare parts acquired from a defeated foe. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}} In the Kaon pits, the harsh conditions gave him the desire to be the strongest of all. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Megatron's bio}} He eventually found himself opposed by Clench, but defeated him. Megatron then proceeded to take over Kaon, and set his sights on conquering the entirety of Cybertron. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}<br /> <br /> Megatron formulated a plan to wipe out the Autobots by activating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[planetary engine]]s. When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] tried to meet with him to talk him out of this course of action, Megatron instead ambushed the Autobot leader and successfully slew him. Unfortunately Megatron found that Sentinel was not in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which was promptly passed to the new Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} During the early days of the war, Megatron attempted to obtain a quick victory by conquering Iacon. This plan failed due to Metroplex getting involved in the battle. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}<br /> <br /> Stranded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], Megatron had to fight off the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] until Skywarp arrived to rescue him. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}} Later on [[Earth]], Megatron's strict rule resulted in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] going rogue. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} He was pleased when he heard that Optimus Prime had been badly damaged by the Dinobots, but didn't have time to order a strike on the Autobot base, as the Dinobots were attacking his own base. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Megatron went missing in action, and Starscream took command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} As part of a distraction while the Constructicons attacked Teletraan I, Megatron challenged Optimus to a duel. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} After [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] found a Golden Lagoon of [[Electrum]], Megatron led the invulnerable Decepticons against [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and then Autobot Headquarters, only to find the latter was deserted. The Decepticons rushed back to the lagoon to find the Autobots were also invulnerable, and after the lagoon was destroyed in the ensuing battle, Megatron and his forces retreated. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}<br /> <br /> Megatron was enraged to learn that the Constructicons had somehow become friendly with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and sent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] out to bring the team back into line. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} When [[Chronogon]] portals began opening, Megatron devised a plan to utilize them. The Decepticons successfully sprang a trap that sent the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] back in time, and followed that up by trying unsuccessfully to prevent Orion Pax from becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} During a battle near Autobot HQ, Megatron sneaked away and sabotaged the Autobot [[recharging chamber]] with a [[personality destabilizer device]]. The Autobots were turned evil the next time they recharged, and Megatron sent them to [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]] to steal a solar energy satellite. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFLegends-SavageCircle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1| '''WHYYYYYYYY?! ''WHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!''''']]<br /> Megatron and Shockwave slyly suggested to Grimlock that he should be leader of the Autobots, believing that if he took over, it would make their job of overcoming the Autobots easier. As it happened, once Grimlock took over, the two Decepticons were instead captured by his forces, and only escaped once he turned the reigns back over to Optimus. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} Megatron somehow became fused to Ratchet somewhere in inter-dimensional space. The pair were attacked by a time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], however a team of Autobots rescued them and the pair were surgically separated at the Autobot base. Megatron took advantage of the subsequent celebrations to make his escape. {{storylink|Savage Circle}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons managed to steal [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], and Megatron had Hardshell reprogram her to serve the Decepticon cause. Though she succeeded in stealing the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot HQ, Megatron and his troops were forced to come to her aid and failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}} After Megatron and his men found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}<br /> <br /> After Dirge crashed into a movie set while transporting a stolen Autobot weapon, Megatron sent a group of Decepticons to retrieve him and destroy all evidence. He was upset when they not only returned without having destroyed the film, but when the film turned out to be a blockbuster hit. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}<br /> <br /> Megatron and his men finally managed to drive the Autobots from Earth, badly damaging Optimus in the process, and set about conquering the planet. Their reign was short-lived, as the Autobots returned once Optimus had recovered, and Megatron was himself badly damaged in the battle that ensued, resulting in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}<br /> <br /> When the ongoing conflict with the Autobots finally came to a head, Megatron led an assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and eventually stood over Optimus Prime's broken body. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Or possibly Optimus defeated Megatron. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}} A short time later, Megatron was reborn into Galvatron, thanks to [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br /> Megatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in four different bodies:<br /> *''Megatron'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 20 units of Cybermetal.<br /> *''Generations Megatron'' — Promotional Rare character<br /> *''Megatron (Leader)'' — This Super Rare promotional character could be recruited through the space bridge for 1000 gold.<br /> *''Generation 2 Megatron'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the &quot;Generation 2 Episode 1&quot; event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br /> {{{!}}border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent&quot;<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron.jpg|thumb|400px|He starts out as a Common miner.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(Leader).jpg|thumb|400px|I belong to nobody!]]<br /> {{!}}style=&quot;background:transparent; border-right: 0px&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;{{!}}<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(Gen).jpg|thumb|400px|Grant me mercy, I beg of you! - says any bot if he is the last opponent.]]<br /> [[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(G2).jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> {{!}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Devastation''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]]}}<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Masayuki Kiyama]] (Japanese)}} <br /> [[file:MegatronEarthWars.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75| I have a thumb. It's just bent.]]<br /> <br /> Megatron is needed on earth by the Decepticons, but they are too late as Optimus Prime comes through the [[Space bridge]]. Optimus then proceeds to beat Megatron to the the [[Fractal Map]] and locate the [[Enigma of Combination]]. The Autobots succeed, but Megatron has found a way to artificially create the power needed to create combiners. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Campaign}}<br /> <br /> Megatron orders [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to get him a [[Quantum crystal]] powerful enough to bring him through. Then he starts on his conquest to obtain the Fractal Map, the Codex Key, and finally the Enigma of Combination. With the Enigma, Megatron then precedes to use Devastator to destroy everything, but is stopped by Optimus and Superion. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron first arrives on earth, the other cons are weary and afraid of the mortar that lies ahead of them. Irritated with their cowardace, Megatron leads a '''Rallying Charge''' that allows them to destroy the autobot's outpost. Megatron then lords over the victory on all the other cons {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Lost Map Campaign}}<br /> <br /> During the race to find the [[Fractal Map]], Megatron orders Bludgeon to spy on Stascream to make sure that he doesn't do anything &quot;out of line&quot;. He finds out Starscream was commanding an Operation consisting of Hook and Scrapper, and took command of the Op himself. They destroy an Autobot base, and Hook has to clean up while Megatron commands the rest of the cons to stay in line and find the Fractal map before the Autobots do. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}<br /> <br /> During the final battle of the Codex Key, Megatron gathered the rest of his &quot;most&quot; loyal troops, including (the rest of) the [[Constructicon (G1)| Constructicons]], Seekers, [[Combaticon (G1)| Combaticons]], [[Insecticon (G1)| Insecticons]], [[Predacon (G1)| Predacons]], and [[Stunticon (G1)|the Stunticons]] (They didn't show because they were busy with.... [[Drag Strip (G1)#Games|&quot;''other''&quot;]] [[Offroad|Things..]]) and they all took part in the battle that ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Codex Showdown Campaign}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron got his hands on the Enigma of Combination, he eagerly used it on the Constructicons to form Devastator. With the creation of Combiner lab, Megatron had plans to make more combiners. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Special<br /> *'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star<br /> *'''Weapons:''' Megatron fires a blast from his Fusion Cannon before engaging a target up close and attacking it with his energy mace.<br /> *'''Ability: Inspiring Charge''' - Rally Decepticons to engage the target. Then charge in damaging walls along the way.<br /> **'''Cost''': 5 ability points +2 for reuses.<br /> <br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:megatron| Megatron at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Frontiers''===<br /> {{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Operation Omega''===<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers Operation Omega}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Online'' (2016 video game)===<br /> [[File:Megatron TFO.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br /> {{bigquote|Peace through tyranny.}}<br /> <br /> On Cybertron, Megatron quickly rose to power as champion of the pits of Kaon, where he assembled a group of followers. On planet Earth, he led the Decepticons to reside amongst the Autobots and humans in a long struggle for control. Megatron may be perceived as contradictory, for it was less likely for him to be hailed as a &quot;hero&quot;. His power and prestige defined his heroic glory, but Megatron's treachery still posed him a threat to all. Megatron defeated the most powerful enemy, who had control over an unruly army. However, Megatron would never: betray his family, leave behind any of his comrades, or forget to restore his former homeland. Because of his unwavering faith, Megatron's will could last until his final moments.<br /> <br /> In battle, Megatron wielded the &quot;[[Gaia Chain Mace]]&quot; and the heavy duty &quot;[[Slayer]]&quot; bazooka. His active skill was &quot;Missile Frenzy&quot;: <br /> *'''Missile Frenzy''' — (Must be in vehicle/tank mode) Megatron can fire up to 3 tracking missiles that reduce an opponent's damage by 50%. Each missile deals 800 points of damage to an opponent. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2016 video game)|Transformers Online}} &lt;ref&gt;[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero7.shtml Megatron on the Transformers Online website]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===<br /> [[File:Megatron-G1-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px| OH, that upgrade felt good. Now, let's go crush some hippies!]]<br /> Not much has been released story wise. <br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}<br /> *Class: Tactician<br /> *'''Abilities<br /> **Fusion Cannon:<br /> ***The Fusion Cannon takes 6 seconds to charge 3 Full Power Heavy Attacks that travel significantly faster and deal 20~30% more damage.<br /> ***Full Power Heavy Attacks permanently Fuse a debuff inflicted by Megatron’s Special Attacks to the opponent. Only one debuff of each type can be Fused.<br /> **Last Hit of a Medium Combo: 100% chance to Refresh the duration of Unfused Armor Breaks, Attack Debuffs, and Shocks on the opponent.<br /> **Knocked Down: Megatron has a 0.7% chance for each percentage of lost Health to become Unstoppable for 3 seconds.<br /> *SIGNATURE ABILITY – NO MERCY<br /> **Megatron shows no mercy and uses the enemy’s own strengths against them. As long as the opponent has a Fused Debuff, Megatron’s Melee Attacks have a 20~60% chance to Steal a buff from the opponent for 5 seconds.<br /> *'''SPECIAL ATTACKS''':<br /> #''Special 1 – Energon Crush''- The Energon Flail is perfectly designed to shatter the defenses of even the toughest bots. 100% chance to inflict Armor Break, removing opponent’s Armor and applying 26~34% Armor reduction for 10 seconds.<br /> #''Special 2 – Atomic Slug''- Megatron initiates the brutality setting on his Fusion Cannon. 100% chance to decrease Attack by -32~-40% for 10 seconds.<br /> #''Special 3 – All Too Easy''- There is no limits to the carnage Megatron is willing to inflict on his foes. 100% chance to inflicts Shock, dealing Shock Damage for 200% of attack over 20 seconds. Grants Fusion Overload, allowing unlimited Full Power shots of the Fusion Cannon for the rest of the fight.<br /> *SYNERGY BONUSES:<br /> **'''Outgoing – Till All is Ours''' – Soundwave- All Decepticons gain 5~15% Attack against Autobots.<br /> **'''Outgoing – Lieutenants''' – Starscream, Shockwave-Megatron gains new abilities and his lieutenants gain 2~8% Armor and 2~8% Attack Rating.<br /> **'''Incoming – Lieutenants''' – Starscream-Megatron’s Special Attacks have a 30~70%% chance to Stun the opponent for 3.5 seconds. This effect will only trigger once per fight for each Special Attack and this Stun debuff cannot be Fused.<br /> **'''Incoming – Lieutenants''' – Shockwave-The last hit of Megatron’s Medium Combo has a 20~40% chance to inflict a Power Rate Debuff, reducing the opponent’s Power Rate by 30% for 10 seconds. This debuff may be Fused to the opponent.<br /> **'''Mutual – Enemies''' – Optimus Prime, Bumblebee GS- + 2~8% Attack Rating.<br /> *'''STRONG MATCH-UPS''':<br /> **'''''Most Bots''''' – You don’t become undisputed leader of the Decepticons without being a ''VERY'' formidable combatant.<br /> **Grindor – Megatron will rip through Brawlers like Grindor who generate Armor to protect themselves. With his Signature Ability awakened, Megatron will also steal their buffs to boost his own abilities.<br /> **Optimus Prime (GS) – Megatron will gain Unstoppable at low health whenever knocked down. This may punish commanders that rely too much on the Autobot Leader’s Roll Out ability.<br /> **Optimus Primal - Megatron’s Fused Armor Break will block Optimus Primal’s Crit Armor from activating.<br /> <br /> *'''WEAK MATCH-UPS''':<br /> **Soundwave – Megatron relies on his powerful Fusion Cannon to get through his fights, having his powerful shots reflected back by a Sonic Shield will put a damper on Megatron’s plans.<br /> **Galvatron – With very few buffs to steal, and no armor to break, Galvatron will show Megatron the difference Unicron’s assistance can make.<br /> <br /> *'''RECOMMENDED MODULES FOR MEGATRON''':<br /> *Paralyzer – The Paralyzer’s ability to Stun the opponent after a special Attack will leave them vulnerable to a blast from Megatron's Fusion Cannon.<br /> *Transwarp Cell – Getting hit by the Fusion Cannon is bad enough, getting your Power Drained at the same time is the quickest way to the scrap pile.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> {{main|Megatron (G1)/merchandise}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The [[fusion cannon]]'s got that handle because... well, we're not sure.]] [[File:P-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Microman Megatron's concept model. Back then, he was a little less happy to see you.]] [[File:EvolutionOfMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Evolution of the G1 character model. For the gun mode, the animators appear to have been instructed to reference the version from the transformation chart.]]<br /> *Early in the ''Transformers'' series production, Megatron's look was based not on the toy, but on concept art for an unproduced prototype version. This early version, sporting a different, black head, a very different scope/fusion cannon, and the gun's barrel on his back, managed to make its way into not only early [[commercial]] animation and licensed material, but into the art of the early Marvel Comics. Though the model was altered before the animated series was produced, elements from the first model such as the back-mounted barrel were perpetuated in both the comic and the cartoon. The Marvel Comics continued to color Megatron's helmet black (well, blue) until the end of its run. Cleverly, flashbacks in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'' and subsequent series used the black helmet to show Megatron's younger self and his normal gray helmet for his modern self in order to show age. By contrast, Megatron's [[Megatron (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' counterpart]] has a black helmet in the present day.<br /> *Similarly early UK comic art often coloured Megatron's upper body Gold instead of Silver (Most notably in [[State Games]] and the cover of Transformers (UK) issue 21. This is because the original Boxart for Megatron (Hasbro) does in fact feature a gold hue to the upper body and arms for no known reason.<br /> *Similar to Optimus Prime's trailer, Megatron's Walther P38 alt-mode includes parts that materialize from out of nowhere once he transforms, which change his silhouette into a more rifle-like shape. These parts include an elongated pistol stock and an extending barrel attachment, both of which fly offscreen once he reassumes his robot mode. Megatron is never seen operating as a pistol without these extra parts.<br /> *The name &quot;Megatron&quot; was originally used by Marvel Comics for ''another'' robot that appeared long before the Transformers toyline came about, in issue 18 of the ''Shogun Warriors'' series (written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe, released in July 1980).&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/droneracecharter.htm#Megatron Megatron and the &quot;Drones&quot; from Marvel's ''Shogun Warriors'' comic at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]&lt;/ref&gt; Strictly speaking, though, the name is even older, as it has been used by a manufacturer of ball points since at least 1965.&lt;ref name=&quot;ballpoint&quot;&gt;[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=72213575 USPTO file on &quot;Megatron&quot; trademark for ballpoint balls]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Bob Budiansky]] stated in an interview that the name &quot;Megatron&quot; is a portmanteau derived from &quot;Megaton&quot; and &quot;Electronic&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/bb204/ Bob Budiansky Interview at BWTF.com]&lt;/ref&gt; He suggested the name &quot;Megatron&quot; for the Transformers line (it's unclear if he was aware of the existing Marvel character, though as an editor it seems likely that he at least had a subconscious memory of it) but [[Hasbro]] initially rejected it, claiming that &quot;mega&quot; conjured images of nuclear bombs. Budiansky reminded them that the name was supposed to sound evil, because he's the leader of the bad guys. Hasbro responded, &quot;Oh, right&quot;, and then approved the name.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/07/02/from-the-asm-archives-a-little-qa-with-bob-budiansky/ ASM: A Little Q&amp;amp;A with... Bob Budiansky]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *When Megatron transforms into gun mode, he most often [[Size changing|shrinks]] to a size where he can be held by either a human or fellow Transformer and has someone else aim and fire him. The exceptions are in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|episodes]] &quot;[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]&quot; and &quot;[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]&quot;, the [[The Transformers (PS2)|''The Transformers'' video game]], the manga issues [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4]] and &quot;[[The Battle of the Star Gate]]&quot; (likely &quot;[[Activation]]&quot; too, but the angles makes it impossible to say for certain) as well as the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' issue]] &quot;[[Realignments]]&quot;. In the cases of &quot;S.O.S. Dinobots&quot;, ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4 and &quot;The Battle of the Star Gate&quot;, Megatron does not shrink and has another Transformer somewhat clumsily aim and move him. In &quot;The Ultimate Doom, Part 3&quot;, the video game and &quot;Realignments&quot; (and &quot;Activation&quot;), he floats in the air and takes a shot at his target unassisted. The reasons Megatron chooses to transform instead of simply using his fusion cannon are seldom explained.<br /> *On the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]], a giant statue of Megatron was available for children to clamber over and have their picture taken on. It wasn't especially dignified.<br /> *''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' claims that Megatron has been missing since the beginning of [[Pax Cybertronia]] and it is rumored that he has been deceased. This is seemingly incongruous with the open references the cartoon makes to ''The Movie'', where Blackarachnia confirms it was Galvatron who killed Starscream.&lt;ref name=BWU&gt;Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *Some [[Canada|Québecquers]] loved his shiny body so much they named a communications company after him.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.megatron.net/quebec/ Megatron Dot Net Forward Slash Quebec.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron''), '''Megalligator''' (''Beast Wars'' vs pack, メガリゲーター ''Megarigētā''), '''Megatronus''' (''Generations'' vs pack, メガトロナス ''Megatoronasu'')<br /> *''Cantonese:'' '''Megaton''' (麥加登 ''Mak Gaa Dang'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Měi-chīa Wáng''' (Taiwan, 美加王, &quot;King Mega&quot;), '''Chǜ-wú-pà''' (Taiwan, 巨無霸, &quot;Extremely Gigantic&quot;), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan''' (China, 威震天, &quot;Extremely Prestigious&quot;, literally &quot;Heaven-shaking Might&quot;) <br /> *''French:'' '''Mégatron'''<br /> *''Hebrew:'' '''Megatron''' (מגהטרון ''Mghjrwn'')<br /> *''Portuguese:'' '''Megatrão''' (Portugal comics)<br /> *''Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian:'' '''Megatron''' (Мегатрон)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=269&amp;page=13 Transformers #227 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Action Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Alternity Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Classics Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticon leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Decoys]]<br /> [[Category:Dimension hoppers]]<br /> [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Emperors of Destruction]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]]<br /> [[Category:Gladiators]]<br /> [[Category:GT characters]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]<br /> [[Category:Henkei! 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