Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Hopefully we won't be calling it "''Transformers: [[Cartoon Network|Cancelled]]''" within a year or two...]]
'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series set to air on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> on [[March 14]] 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', it will follow [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he leads a ragtag group of [[Autobot]]s back to [[Earth]], pursuing a [[Decepticon]] prison ship that has crash-landed on the planet.

Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref>. [[Adam Beechen]] will serve as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] are serving as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] are handling the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

==Story==
When the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], its cargo of [[stasis pod]]s carrying several hundred of the most-wanted [[Decepticon]]s is scattered around the countryside, releasing their contents. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] sends a mayday, however on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], now working as a street cop for the repopulated planet, is instead alerted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus gives Bumblebee a new mission on Earth, sending the young Autobot to the nearest [[space bridge]]. Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by his cop partner [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. Joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and two [[human]]s — [[Denny Clay]], owner of a vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist (a scrapyard) and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]] — Bumblebee and his team must track down the escaped prisoners and prevent harm coming to Earth or its native population. Chief among the threats poised by the Decepticons is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

==Cast==
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'''Main Cast'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]<ref name="TFW2005: Transformers RID (2015) New Screen-caps Reveal Optimus Prime and Drift"/> ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]]) <ref name="TFW2005: Transformers RID (2015) New Screen-caps Reveal Optimus Prime and Drift">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/robots-in-disguise-201x-48/transformers-rid-2015-new-screen-caps-reveal-optimus-prime-and-drift-181767/ TFW2005: Transformers RID (2015) New Screen-caps Reveal Optimus Prime and Drift]</ref>
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]]) <ref name="tfw2005cast">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/robots-in-disguise-201x-48/robots-in-disguise-cast-list-and-voice-actors-for-the-first-13-episodes-181790/ Cast list for the first 13 episodes on TFW2005]</ref>
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
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*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]]) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]]) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
*[[Thunderhoof]]<ref name="TFW2005: Transformers RID (2015) New Screen-caps Reveal Optimus Prime and Drift"/> ([[Frank Stallone]]) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]]) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]]) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]]) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]]) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]<ref name="TFW2005: Transformers RID (2015) New Screen-caps Reveal Optimus Prime and Drift"/> ([[Kevin Pollak]])<ref name="tfw2005cast" />
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton) <ref name="tfw2005cast" />
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*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
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Other characters from ''Prime'' will appear in the show's second season.<ref name="SDCC 2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2014-hasbro-transformers-panel-pics-part-2-robots-in-disguise-180790/ SDCC 2014 Hasbro Transformers Panel Pics Part 2 - Robots in Disguise]</ref>

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (episode)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"

==Japanese release==

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

Re-titled '''''Transformers: Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー, ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā''), the series will air on the satellite network [[Animax]], thus making ''Adventure'' the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It is currently scheduled to premiere on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere. The localization for the series will be headed by [[Yasuko Okabe]], making it the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. How this will affect the localization of ''Adventure'' is currently unknown; whether the missing material will be accounted for or the scripts reworked to ignore it. We'll just have to wait and see.

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiru Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers: Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock and Optimus Prime).

==Notes==
*The first 13 episodes were released with Mandarin Chinese dubs on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3-4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you pay for the episodes!
*The show would go on to premiere on Canal J in France, Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand, and Biggs in Portugal before the USA screenings began.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Secret Mission''''' (Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète)
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Transformers: Leader's Challenge''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' (Transformers: Roboti v utajení)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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