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A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble

2026-03-08T20:37:26Z

J91:

{{episode|
|series=masterforce
|ep=9
|title=A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble
|japanese=激戦!! サイバトロン危うし
|romaji=Gekisen! Cybertron Ayaushi
|image=Fiercebattle.jpg
|caption=4 8 15 16 23 42
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|written by=[[Toyohiro Andō]]
|directed by=[[Jōhei Matsūra]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|airdate=[[June 7|7 June]] 1988
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The construction of the world's largest tidal power plant in the Karin Islands quickly attracts the attention of the Decepticons, and the Autobots are once again faced with the power of the Godmaster brothers.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:FierceBattle Cab gets a letter.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Is that the [[Omni Productions|Omni]] dub script?" "Yes, and wow you won't believe [[Hosehead (G1)|what they name me]]!"]]
In [[Giga and Mega's base|Giga and Mega's secret headquarters]], the [[Decepticon]]s make plans to move their operations back to [[Decepticon Base|the base]] used by the [[Pretender]]s. Giga plans to destroy the base once they have left, in order to cover their tracks, but Mega requests that it be left intact so she can use it as a secret laboratory.

At the [[International School]] in Japan, Shūta's mind is occupied by thoughts of the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] brothers, but the mood is lightened by the arrival of Cab's pets, followed by the jungle boy himself. Cab has just been released from detention with his most hated teacher, Mr. [[Kaiser]], after scoring a zero on a test, and it's not long before Kaiser himself appears, with a letter from Cab's [[Karin Islands|homeland]]. The three [[Headmaster Junior]]s retire to [[Cab's treehouse]], where Cab reads the letter and discovers that the world's largest tidal power plant has been constructed on Viscas Island.

[[File:FierceBattle Autobots watching TV.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh man, not another [[clip show]].]]
Soon after, the Juniors join the [[Autobot]] Pretenders in reviewing video footage of their battle with the Godmasters. Although the Autobots believed that they had not been able to inflict any damage to the brothers, a slowed-down replay of the action reveals that they had indeed injured them, but that the Godmasters' incredible powers had healed it instantaneously. This confirms Hawk's suspicions—the Godmasters are neither Transformers nor humans, but an entirely new breed of lifeform. Cab, however, is unconcerned, certain that the Autobots can beat the Godmasters, and Hawk snaps at him to take the matter seriously, as it is more than likely that the Godmasters possess even greater power that the Autobots have yet to see. Cab doesn't take the scolding well and mopes around the base until Minerva accuses him of being childish. In a rather silly effort to prove his manhood, Cab gulps down the scalding hot cup of tea that Minerva has just poured, and burns himself—much to the amusement of the other two Juniors. Cab is also able to see the funny side, and the bad atmosphere is lifted.

[[File:FierceBattle Cancer kicks Gilmer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Cancer unerringly discovers where Gilmer's species [[Shoulder|keeps its gonads]].]]
Meanwhile, the Decepticons have relocated to the Pretenders' base, where Cancer wants to show off his "Super Dragon Fist Technique" to Mega. Gilmer is elected to serve as his "sand bag", and is floored by Cancer's attack. As Wilder and Bullhorn mutter about how Cancer has become like Mega's pet, Giga, Hydra and Buster enter, and the Decepticons review their strategy for world domination.

Mega wishes to start with Asia, and recommends the elimination of all readily-available energy sources in the region – so naturally, Viscas Island's tidal power plant is the first target she chooses. Before departing to commence the attack, the Godmasters condescendingly invite the Pretenders to come and watch, to see how it should be done. Giga and Mega try to soothe the Pretenders' tempers by explaining that the Godmasters and Headmaster Juniors are best suited to their operations on Earth due to their inherent human factor, but being ranked lower on the importance scale than the Juniors is the last straw for the Pretenders, and they head for Viscas Island to join in the attack.

[[File:FierceBattle Hydra pulls out axe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|"Wait, something's written on the handle: 'NOTE: Some parts are made to detach if excessive force is applied and are designed to be reattached if separation occurs.'"]]
As Hydra and Buster begin the assault on the tidal power plant, the Autobots receive news of the attack and the Pretenders head out. Soon after, however, the Decepticon Pretenders appear on the island and attack its [[oil]] refinery, forcing the Headmaster Juniors to join in the battle. Metalhawk and the Juniors perform rescue operations and battle the Pretenders, ultimately forcing them to retreat, and then rush to the aid of Lander, Diver and Phoenix, who are fighting the Godmasters. The Autobots are badly outmatched by the Godmasters' [[Chōkon Power]], but Metalhawk is able to distract Buster with his "Shining Arrow" technique, allowing Diver to lodge his Sea Axe in the younger Godmaster's arm. Buster is unable to heal the wound with the axe stuck in his arm, so Hydra tears it free, but the injured Buster is shaken, and the Godmasters pull out of the fight. The Autobots survey the battlefield, content at least that they have kept the damage to a minimum.

Back in the Decepticon base, Buster is furious over his failure, and wonders if he is, in fact, weaker than his brother. Mega and Giga assure him that he possesses the same level of Chōkon Power as Hydra, and that any weakness he possesses is not physical, but in his heart. At the same time as Buster vows to become even stronger than his brother, the strength of the Godmasters is also once again on the mind of Shūta, who wants to know why there aren't any ''Autobot'' Godmasters...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Lander]] (17)
*[[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] (18)
*[[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] (19)
*[[Diver (G1)|Diver]] (20)
'''Human Autobots'''
*[[Shūta Gō]] (11)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (12)
*[[Cab (human)|Cab]] (15)

|c2=
*[[Blood]] (1)
*[[Gilmer]] (2)
*[[Dauros]] (3)
'''Human Decepticons'''
*[[Giga]] (4)
*[[Mega]] (5)
*[[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] (6)
*[[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] (7)
*[[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] (8)
*[[Buster (G1)|Buster]] (9)
*[[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] (10)

|c3=
*[[Kaiser]] (16)

|c4=
*[[Parrot and armadillo|Parrot]] (13)
*[[Parrot and armadillo|Armadillo]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"I wonder if Lady Mega likes this base." 
"If she didn't like it, she'd be exploding with a megaton bomb of hysteria right about now."
:—'''Dauros''' and '''Gilmer'''

"Ugh, I feel like a deflated balloon."
:—'''Blood'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*As in the previous episode, the parts of Hydra's robot mode which should be red are colored grey-white. This error is corrected from next episode onward.
*Improbable viewpoints:
**Somehow the Pretenders have multi-angle footage of their fight with the Godmaster brothers from the previous episode.

===Continuity notes===
[[File:FierceBattle Buster Chokon power.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Chōkon this!]]
*Cab's letter is from [[Donq]], his grandfather-figure, last seen in "[[Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt]]".
*Although the previous episode established that Godmasters possess [[Chōkon Power|Ten-Chi-Jin Power]], it was up to the audience to draw the connection between the three energies—Tenchōkon, Chichōkon, Jinchōkon—mentioned back in "[[Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland]]". The connection is made explicit by Giga in this episode, and the Godmasters start using the energy offensively.
*Despite Mega's insistence that their old base be preserved, it never appears again.

===Trivia===
*Cancer's "Super Dragon Fist" involves... ''kicking'' the enemy.
*As in the previous episode, there is once again very little reason for the Godmasters to retreat from the fight, give that Buster should have healed in seconds after the axe was dislodged from his arm. Although perhaps what makes Buster suspect he has less Chōkon Power than Hydra is the fact that he ''didn't'' heal, necessitating the retreat.
*Yet again poor Minerva doesn't actually get to join in the battle but instead sits on the sidelines wrapping bandages around the heads of bystanders. She doesn't even join the triumphant pose at the end of the episode with Shuta and Cab, staying in human form instead.
*The [[Omni Productions]] dub version of this episode misses out the episode's title name announcement over the original title card.
*The narrator declares that Giga and Mega are collectively the 'Ambassadors of Destruction'. This is obviously a take on the [[Emperor of Destruction]] title used in Japan to refer to leaders of the Decepticons, most recently Galvatron, but one that stops short of declaring they have supreme authority and hints at someone in the hierarchy above them.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' '''?''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 29]], [[1990]]

:*''Title:'' "'''A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''I nuovi guerrieri''' ("The new warriors")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*When Cab transforms after Gilmer, Blood and Dauros's retreat, he's voiced by Minerva's actress.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Voiny velikoy sily'''" (Воины великой силы, "Godmasters")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 12]], [[1994]]
::* The title is actually the title of the cartoon itself in Russian, which literally translates as "Warriors of a Great Power".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1988 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — 3 ([[VAP]]) — Japanese audio only. 
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers: The Japanese Collection'' ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Japanese Collection: Super-God Masterforce'' (Shout! Factory)

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[[Category:Super-God Masterforce episodes]]

Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers

2026-03-08T20:15:08Z

J91:

{{episode|
|series=Masterforce
|ep=8
|title="Super Warriors—The Godmaster Brothers"
|japanese=超戦士・ゴッドマスター兄弟
|romaji=Chō Senshi—Godmaster Kyōdai
|image=Superwarriors.jpg
|caption=Vigo the Carpathian is at it again.
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Yoshikata Nitta]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|airdate=[[May 31|31 May]] 1988
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''A new element enters the Masterforce War in the form of Hydra and Buster—the Godmasters!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:SuperWarriors Hydra vs Blood.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A horrifying and powerful monster faces Blood, the Decepticon Pretender.]]
As the Sun rises over the mountains, [[Dauros]] runs through a dew-soaked field, late for a rendezvous with the other [[Decepticon]]s atop a seaside cliff. He is still keeping better time than the [[Headmaster Junior]]s, though, who are late due to [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] sleeping in and soon arrive all piled onto [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]]'s motorcycle. [[Blood]] warns them that they must hurry... for their superiors have summoned them! The group boards a [[Weapon 925|small submarine]], which brings them to a [[Giga and Mega's base|secret base]] hidden amidst mist-shrouded islands. An electronic sensor appears from behind a rock wall, clearing them to proceed, and the submarine docks within a cavern, which opens out into a lush garden decorated with ornate, palatial fixtures, and two suits of armor. Cancer is mildly insulted that no-one is there to welcome them, but Blood is sure someone is watching them—a concern that proves correct when the suits of armor spring to life and attack the six Decepticons with bladed weapons. Realising that they are being tested, Blood prevents Dauros from fighting back, and the armored figures promptly shed their suits, revealing the forms of the two seemingly-ordinary young human men within. The bespectacled man does not lessen his attack, striking Blood with a shockingly powerful kick, and when Blood decides that it's time to reciprocate, he dodges every blow with ease. Blood draws his blaster, but a commanding voice rings out, ordering him to halt—the voice of an elaborately-dressed man, who stands on the other side of the battlefield with a similarly clad woman. The two young men bow before this couple, addressing them as "Lord [[Giga]]" and "Lady [[Mega]]". Giga instructs everyone to follow him, and Mega assures the shocked Headmaster Juniors that they have nothing to fear.

Back in Japan, [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]], [[Cab (human)|Cab]] and [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] are training for a [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament|hang-gliding competition]], and have been practising all afternoon until the Sun begins to set. Concerned about the lack of Decepticon activity, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Hawk]] contacts [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], who is relaxing in the Sun, but promises to keep vigilant.

[[Image:SuperWarriors Decepticon meeting.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"We've decided that to conquer the world, we need to have more meetings."]]
Back at the Decepticons' secret base, Giga explains that he and Mega have not revealed themselves before now because they have been secretly researching a new Master technique—a technique embodied in the two young men who attacked the Decepticons earlier, [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]. Infused with [[Chōkon Power]], these two men are hyper-evolved Transformer lifeforms—[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]! They too wear [[Master-Brace]]s, which allow them to connect to jet [[Transtector]]s as engines, rather than heads. Hydra insults the Pretenders' failures up to this point, but Blood and [[Gilmer]] insist that they do not require the Godmasters' help in crushing the Autobots. Hydra claims that the Pretenders have not yet seen a fraction of their awesome powers, and display a new one right away by combining into the giant jet, [[Darkwings]]. Blood also transforms to jet mode, and they fly out of the base, intending to pit their strengths against each other.

[[Image:SuperWarriors ready to hang-glide.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"This is just a hang-gliding competition. There is absolutely no reason for the Decepticons to attack us right now."]]
Back in Japan, the next morning has come, and the hang-gliding contest is about to begin. Minerva is nervous, but Shūta reassures her, and Cab gives her a few last-minute pointers before the contest starts. [[Lander]] and Hawk are watching the contest from [[Autobot Base]] when they receive a report from [[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] that London Airport has detected three unidentified jets heading for Japan at speeds too fast to track by radar. [[United States Air Force pilot|Military jets]] attempt to intercept the aircraft—which are, of course, the Decepticons—but Hydra and Buster use their Chōkon Power to destroy them. Blood remains unimpressed, determined to outdo the Godmaster brothers, and when Cancer tells them about the hang-gliding competition, he opts to use it as a display of the Pretenders' refined, unarmed fighting techniques. The Autobot Headmaster Juniors quickly spot them, and when Cab is knocked out of the sky, he transforms to robot mode to save himself, revealing the Autobots' presence to the Decepticons. The Decepticons Headmaster Juniors transform and move in on Cab, but Shūta drops out of the sky in robot mode to lend him a hand while Minerva deals with the injured hang-gliders.

[[Image:SuperWarriors Hydra Buster vs Metalhawk.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Pardon us while we bask in the power of our <s>introductory episode</s> Chōkon Power.]]
Hawk and Lander see the attack on television and head out to join the fight, engaging the Decepticon Pretenders in battle, but when the villains fall before them. Hydra and Buster decide it is time to enter the conflict. Transforming to robot mode, they quickly take down the two Autobot Pretenders, and are about to finish them when Phoenix and Diver soar onto the scene and blast the weapons from their hands. They combine into Darkwings to pursue the two Pretenders, but Metalhawk transforms to jet mode as well and the three aerial Autobots are able to overpower the Godmasters and they opt to withdraw for now.

As the Sun sets after the battle, the Autobots make some attempt at levity as Diver decides that he will enter the next hang-gliding competition, and Lander claims that all he does is sunbathe, but Hawk does not join in the laughter, concerned with the hidden powers of these two new Decepticons...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Diver (G1)|Diver]] (14)
*[[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] (15)
*[[Lander]] (16)
*[[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] (17)

'''Human Autobots'''

*[[Shūta Gō]] (7)
*[[Cab (human)|Cab]] (8)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Dauros]] (1)
*[[Gilmer]] (2)
*[[Blood]] (3)

'''Human Decepticons'''

*[[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] (4)
*[[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] (5)
*[[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] (6)
*[[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] (10)
*[[Buster (G1)|Buster]] (11)
*[[Giga]] (12)
*[[Mega]] (13)

|c3=
*[[United States Air Force pilot|Pilot]] (18)
}}

==Notes==

===Animation and technical errors===
[[Image:GigaDroopMouth.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*Throughout this episode, the parts of Hydra's robot mode which should be red are colored grey-white. This error continues into the next episode, but is fixed thereafter.
*Scanning the Decepticon submarine, the circular monitor appears to read "WEAPON No. 425" followed immediately by it being called "Weapon 925."
*Hawk's computer panel changes. Initially one observes it blinking wildly. Then, during the closeup of Hawk typing, it can easily be construed as being a different panel entirely (this animation is reused twice more in the episode). The panel loses most of its blinking lights in every subsequent appearance.
*Don't blink or you'll miss Giga's mouth move to the bottom of his chin during his Godmaster explanation.
*When Cab confronts the three Decepticon Headmaster Juniors, the shot of him towering over them in his robot mode has the tires on his torso colored red instead of the usual (and sensical) black.
*During the Decepticon retreat, as the camera pans over to Minerva tending to the injured boy, Shūta and Cab appear out of thin air.

===Continuity notes===
* This episode features the debut of both [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]], as well as [[Giga]] and [[Mega]].

===Transformers references===
*Chōkon Power is mentioned in this episode for the first time since the concept was introduced in "[[Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland]]." Here, it goes by the name "Ten-Chi-Jin Power"—the two terms will be used alternately throughout the series.

===Real-world references===
[[Image:MF8 Diver TMI.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sometimes images just speak for themselves.]]
*Diver is reading ''[[The Currents of Spade]]'', by "[[Izaac Esimov]]".

===Trivia===
*Following the core cast so far being well-established, this episode introduces the new villain pair of Giga and Mega, who take up the reins as primary antagonists from here on. This is played up as a bit of a twist; not only was it only barely alluded to so far that the Decepticon Pretenders even have anyone above them period, after some build-up it turns out they're a pair of (apparent) humans the trio haven't just recruited, but show reluctant deference toward. What the power dynamic here exactly is goes unexplained for now, leaving a bit of a mystery for first-time viewers.
*There is ''no damn reason'' for the Godmasters to retreat at the end of this episode. They've got the upper hand, and they're not injured at all—they could quite easily fight on, but they just suddenly decide to stop fighting because Phoenix and Diver show up! It's like the writer just realised that the episode had to end in a minute's time, and just... stopped.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The Super Twins!'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 22]], [[1990]]

:*''Title:'' "'''The Super Warriors: The Godmaster Brothers'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''I super gemelli'''" ("The super twins")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Sometimes in this episode Blood is called by his Spanish name instead of the Italian one.
::*When Bullhorn sees the armors, he says that those are "armored guards". Still, immediately after, Blood says that, appearently, there's no one there!
::*When Minerva is rescuing a girl and Hawk and Lander arrive, she says, for no reason: "Hawk, they've arrived!".

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Super bliznetsy'''" (Супер близнецы, "Super Twins")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 11]], [[1994]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1988 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — 3 ([[VAP]]) — Japanese audio only. 
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers: The Japanese Collection'' ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Japanese Collection: Super-God Masterforce'' (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Super-God Masterforce episodes]]

Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers

2026-03-07T20:45:09Z

J91:

{{episode|
|series=Masterforce
|ep=8
|title="Super Warriors—The Godmaster Brothers"
|japanese=超戦士・ゴッドマスター兄弟
|romaji=Chō Senshi—Godmaster Kyōdai
|image=Superwarriors.jpg
|caption=Vigo the Carpathian is at it again.
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Yoshikata Nitta]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|airdate=[[May 31|31 May]] 1988
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''A new element enters the Masterforce War in the form of Hydra and Buster—the Godmasters!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:SuperWarriors Hydra vs Blood.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A horrifying and powerful monster faces Blood, the Decepticon Pretender.]]
As the Sun rises over the mountains, [[Dauros]] runs through a dew-soaked field, late for a rendezvous with the other [[Decepticon]]s atop a seaside cliff. He is still keeping better time than the [[Headmaster Junior]]s, though, who are late due to [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] sleeping in and soon arrive all piled onto [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]]'s motorcycle. [[Blood]] warns them that they must hurry... for their superiors have summoned them! The group boards a [[Weapon 925|small submarine]], which brings them to a [[Giga and Mega's base|secret base]] hidden amidst mist-shrouded islands. An electronic sensor appears from behind a rock wall, clearing them to proceed, and the submarine docks within a cavern, which opens out into a lush garden decorated with ornate, palatial fixtures, and two suits of armor. Cancer is mildly insulted that no-one is there to welcome them, but Blood is sure someone is watching them—a concern that proves correct when the suits of armor spring to life and attack the six Decepticons with bladed weapons. Realising that they are being tested, Blood prevents Dauros from fighting back, and the armored figures promptly shed their suits, revealing the forms of the two seemingly-ordinary young human men within. The bespectacled man does not lessen his attack, striking Blood with a shockingly powerful kick, and when Blood decides that it's time to reciprocate, he dodges every blow with ease. Blood draws his blaster, but a commanding voice rings out, ordering him to halt—the voice of an elaborately-dressed man, who stands on the other side of the battlefield with a similarly clad woman. The two young men bow before this couple, addressing them as "Lord [[Giga]]" and "Lady [[Mega]]". Giga instructs everyone to follow him, and Mega assures the shocked Headmaster Juniors that they have nothing to fear.

Back in Japan, [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]], [[Cab (human)|Cab]] and [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] are training for a [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament|hang-gliding competition]], and have been practising all afternoon until the Sun begins to set. Concerned about the lack of Decepticon activity, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Hawk]] contacts [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], who is relaxing in the Sun, but promises to keep vigilant.

[[Image:SuperWarriors Decepticon meeting.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"We've decided that to conquer the world, we need to have more meetings."]]
Back at the Decepticons' secret base, Giga explains that he and Mega have not revealed themselves before now because they have been secretly researching a new Master technique—a technique embodied in the two young men who attacked the Decepticons earlier, [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]. Infused with [[Chōkon Power]], these two men are hyper-evolved Transformer lifeforms—[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]! They too wear [[Master-Brace]]s, which allow them to connect to jet [[Transtector]]s as engines, rather than heads. Hydra insults the Pretenders' failures up to this point, but Blood and [[Gilmer]] insist that they do not require the Godmasters' help in crushing the Autobots. Hydra claims that the Pretenders have not yet seen a fraction of their awesome powers, and display a new one right away by combining into the giant jet, [[Darkwings]]. Blood also transforms to jet mode, and they fly out of the base, intending to pit their strengths against each other.

[[Image:SuperWarriors ready to hang-glide.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"This is just a hang-gliding competition. There is absolutely no reason for the Decepticons to attack us right now."]]
Back in Japan, the next morning has come, and the hang-gliding contest is about to begin. Minerva is nervous, but Shūta reassures her, and Cab gives her a few last-minute pointers before the contest starts. [[Lander]] and Hawk are watching the contest from [[Autobot Base]] when they receive a report from [[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] that London Airport has detected three unidentified jets heading for Japan at speeds too fast to track by radar. [[United States Air Force pilot|Military jets]] attempt to intercept the aircraft—which are, of course, the Decepticons—but Hydra and Buster use their Chōkon Power to destroy them. Blood remains unimpressed, determined to outdo the Godmaster brothers, and when Cancer tells them about the hang-gliding competition, he opts to use it as a display of the Pretenders' refined, unarmed fighting techniques. The Autobot Headmaster Juniors quickly spot them, and when Cab is knocked out of the sky, he transforms to robot mode to save himself, revealing the Autobots' presence to the Decepticons. The Decepticons Headmaster Juniors transform and move in on Cab, but Shūta drops out of the sky in robot mode to lend him a hand while Minerva deals with the injured hang-gliders.

[[Image:SuperWarriors Hydra Buster vs Metalhawk.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Pardon us while we bask in the power of our <s>introductory episode</s> Chōkon Power.]]
Hawk and Lander see the attack on television and head out to join the fight, engaging the Decepticon Pretenders in battle, but when the villains fall before them. Hydra and Buster decide it is time to enter the conflict. Transforming to robot mode, they quickly take down the two Autobot Pretenders, and are about to finish them when Phoenix and Diver soar onto the scene and blast the weapons from their hands. They combine into Darkwings to pursue the two Pretenders, but Metalhawk transforms to jet mode as well and the three aerial Autobots are able to overpower the Godmasters and they opt to withdraw for now.

As the Sun sets after the battle, the Autobots make some attempt at levity as Diver decides that he will enter the next hang-gliding competition, and Lander claims that all he does is sunbathe, but Hawk does not join in the laughter, concerned with the hidden powers of these two new Decepticons...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Diver (G1)|Diver]] (14)
*[[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] (15)
*[[Lander]] (16)
*[[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] (17)

'''Human Autobots'''

*[[Shūta Gō]] (7)
*[[Cab (human)|Cab]] (8)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Dauros]] (1)
*[[Gilmer]] (2)
*[[Blood]] (3)

'''Human Decepticons'''

*[[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] (4)
*[[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] (5)
*[[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] (6)
*[[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] (10)
*[[Buster (G1)|Buster]] (11)
*[[Giga]] (12)
*[[Mega]] (13)

|c3=
*[[United States Air Force pilot|Pilot]] (18)
}}

==Notes==

===Animation and technical errors===
[[Image:GigaDroopMouth.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*Throughout this episode, the parts of Hydra's robot mode which should be red are colored grey-white. This error continues into the next episode, but is fixed thereafter.
*Scanning the Decepticon submarine, the circular monitor appears to read "WEAPON No. 425" followed immediately by it being called "Weapon 925."
*Hawk's computer panel changes. Initially one observes it blinking wildly. Then, during the closeup of Hawk typing, it can easily be construed as being a different panel entirely (this animation is reused twice more in the episode). The panel loses most of its blinking lights in every subsequent appearance.
*Don't blink or you'll miss Giga's mouth move to the bottom of his chin during his Godmaster explanation.
*When Cab confronts the three Decepticon Headmaster Juniors, the shot of him towering over them in his robot mode has the tires on his torso colored red instead of the usual (and sensical) black.
*During the Decepticon retreat, as the camera pans over to Minerva tending to the injured boy, Shūta and Cab appear out of thin air.

===Continuity notes===
* This episode features the debut of both [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]], as well as [[Giga]] and [[Mega]].

===Transformers references===
*Chōkon Power is mentioned in this episode for the first time since the concept was introduced in "[[Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland]]." Here, it goes by the name "Ten-Chi-Jin Power"—the two terms will be used alternately throughout the series.

===Real-world references===
[[Image:MF8 Diver TMI.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sometimes images just speak for themselves.]]
*Diver is reading ''[[The Currents of Spade]]'', by "[[Izaac Esimov]]".

===Trivia===
*Following the core cast so far being well-established, this episode introduces the new villain pair of Giga and Mega. This is played up as a bit of a twist; not only was it only barely alluded to so far that the Decepticon Pretenders even have anyone above them period, after some build-up it turns out they're a pair of humans the trio haven't just recruited, but show reluctant deference toward. What the power dynamic here exactly is goes unexplained for now, leaving a bit of a mystery for first-time viewers.
*There is ''no damn reason'' for the Godmasters to retreat at the end of this episode. They've got the upper hand, and they're not injured at all—they could quite easily fight on, but they just suddenly decide to stop fighting because Phoenix and Diver show up! It's like the writer just realised that the episode had to end in a minute's time, and just... stopped.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The Super Twins!'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 22]], [[1990]]

:*''Title:'' "'''The Super Warriors: The Godmaster Brothers'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''I super gemelli'''" ("The super twins")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Sometimes in this episode Blood is called by his Spanish name instead of the Italian one.
::*When Bullhorn sees the armors, he says that those are "armored guards". Still, immediately after, Blood says that, appearently, there's no one there!
::*When Minerva is rescuing a girl and Hawk and Lander arrive, she says, for no reason: "Hawk, they've arrived!".

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Super bliznetsy'''" (Супер близнецы, "Super Twins")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 11]], [[1994]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1988 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — 3 ([[VAP]]) — Japanese audio only. 
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers: The Japanese Collection'' ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Japanese Collection: Super-God Masterforce'' (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Super-God Masterforce episodes]]

Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers

2026-03-07T16:39:51Z

J91:

{{episode|
|series=Masterforce
|ep=8
|title="Super Warriors—The Godmaster Brothers"
|japanese=超戦士・ゴッドマスター兄弟
|romaji=Chō Senshi—Godmaster Kyōdai
|image=Superwarriors.jpg
|caption=Vigo the Carpathian is at it again.
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Yoshikata Nitta]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|airdate=[[May 31|31 May]] 1988
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''A new element enters the Masterforce War in the form of Hydra and Buster—the Godmasters!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:SuperWarriors Hydra vs Blood.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A horrifying and powerful monster faces Blood, the Decepticon Pretender.]]
As the Sun rises over the mountains, [[Dauros]] runs through a dew-soaked field, late for a rendezvous with the other [[Decepticon]]s atop a seaside cliff. He is still keeping better time than the [[Headmaster Junior]]s, though, who are late due to [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] sleeping in and soon arrive all piled onto [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]]'s motorcycle. [[Blood]] warns them that they must hurry... for their superiors have summoned them! The group boards a [[Weapon 925|small submarine]], which brings them to a [[Giga and Mega's base|secret base]] hidden amidst mist-shrouded islands. An electronic sensor appears from behind a rock wall, clearing them to proceed, and the submarine docks within a cavern, which opens out into a lush garden decorated with ornate, palatial fixtures, and two suits of armor. Cancer is mildly insulted that no-one is there to welcome them, but Blood is sure someone is watching them—a concern that proves correct when the suits of armor spring to life and attack the six Decepticons with bladed weapons. Realising that they are being tested, Blood prevents Dauros from fighting back, and the armored figures promptly shed their suits, revealing the forms of the two seemingly-ordinary young human men within. The bespectacled man does not lessen his attack, striking Blood with a shockingly powerful kick, and when Blood decides that it's time to reciprocate, he dodges every blow with ease. Blood draws his blaster, but a commanding voice rings out, ordering him to halt—the voice of an elaborately-dressed man, who stands on the other side of the battlefield with a similarly clad woman. The two young men bow before this couple, addressing them as "Lord [[Giga]]" and "Lady [[Mega]]". Giga instructs everyone to follow him, and Mega assures the shocked Headmaster Juniors that they have nothing to fear.

Back in Japan, [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]], [[Cab (human)|Cab]] and [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] are training for a [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament|hang-gliding competition]], and have been practising all afternoon until the Sun begins to set. Concerned about the lack of Decepticon activity, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Hawk]] contacts [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], who is relaxing in the Sun, but promises to keep vigilant.

[[Image:SuperWarriors Decepticon meeting.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"We've decided that to conquer the world, we need to have more meetings."]]
Back at the Decepticons' secret base, Giga explains that he and Mega have not revealed themselves before now because they have been secretly researching a new Master technique—a technique embodied in the two young men who attacked the Decepticons earlier, [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]. Infused with [[Chōkon Power]], these two men are hyper-evolved Transformer lifeforms—[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]! They too wear [[Master-Brace]]s, which allow them to connect to jet [[Transtector]]s as engines, rather than heads. Hydra insults the Pretenders' failures up to this point, but Blood and [[Gilmer]] insist that they do not require the Godmasters' help in crushing the Autobots. Hydra claims that the Pretenders have not yet seen a fraction of their awesome powers, and display a new one right away by combining into the giant jet, [[Darkwings]]. Blood also transforms to jet mode, and they fly out of the base, intending to pit their strengths against each other.

[[Image:SuperWarriors ready to hang-glide.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"This is just a hang-gliding competition. There is absolutely no reason for the Decepticons to attack us right now."]]
Back in Japan, the next morning has come, and the hang-gliding contest is about to begin. Minerva is nervous, but Shūta reassures her, and Cab gives her a few last-minute pointers before the contest starts. [[Lander]] and Hawk are watching the contest from [[Autobot Base]] when they receive a report from [[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] that London Airport has detected three unidentified jets heading for Japan at speeds too fast to track by radar. [[United States Air Force pilot|Military jets]] attempt to intercept the aircraft—which are, of course, the Decepticons—but Hydra and Buster use their Chōkon Power to destroy them. Blood remains unimpressed, determined to outdo the Godmaster brothers, and when Cancer tells them about the hang-gliding competition, he opts to use it as a display of the Pretenders' refined, unarmed fighting techniques. The Autobot Headmaster Juniors quickly spot them, and when Cab is knocked out of the sky, he transforms to robot mode to save himself, revealing the Autobots' presence to the Decepticons. The Decepticons Headmaster Juniors transform and move in on Cab, but Shūta drops out of the sky in robot mode to lend him a hand while Minerva deals with the injured hang-gliders.

[[Image:SuperWarriors Hydra Buster vs Metalhawk.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Pardon us while we bask in the power of our <s>introductory episode</s> Chōkon Power.]]
Hawk and Lander see the attack on television and head out to join the fight, engaging the Decepticon Pretenders in battle, but when the villains fall before them. Hydra and Buster decide it is time to enter the conflict. Transforming to robot mode, they quickly take down the two Autobot Pretenders, and are about to finish them when Phoenix and Diver soar onto the scene and blast the weapons from their hands. They combine into Darkwings to pursue the two Pretenders, but Metalhawk transforms to jet mode as well and the three aerial Autobots are able to overpower the Godmasters and they opt to withdraw for now.

As the Sun sets after the battle, the Autobots make some attempt at levity as Diver decides that he will enter the next hang-gliding competition, and Lander claims that all he does is sunbathe, but Hawk does not join in the laughter, concerned with the hidden powers of these two new Decepticons...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Diver (G1)|Diver]] (14)
*[[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] (15)
*[[Lander]] (16)
*[[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] (17)

'''Human Autobots'''

*[[Shūta Gō]] (7)
*[[Cab (human)|Cab]] (8)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Dauros]] (1)
*[[Gilmer]] (2)
*[[Blood]] (3)

'''Human Decepticons'''

*[[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] (4)
*[[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] (5)
*[[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] (6)
*[[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] (10)
*[[Buster (G1)|Buster]] (11)
*[[Giga]] (12)
*[[Mega]] (13)

|c3=
*[[United States Air Force pilot|Pilot]] (18)
}}

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* This episode features the debut of both [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]], as well as [[Giga]] and [[Mega]].

===Animation and technical errors===
[[Image:GigaDroopMouth.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*Throughout this episode, the parts of Hydra's robot mode which should be red are colored grey-white. This error continues into the next episode, but is fixed thereafter.
*Scanning the Decepticon submarine, the circular monitor appears to read "WEAPON No. 425" followed immediately by it being called "Weapon 925."
*Hawk's computer panel changes. Initially one observes it blinking wildly. Then, during the closeup of Hawk typing, it can easily be construed as being a different panel entirely (this animation is reused twice more in the episode). The panel loses most of its blinking lights in every subsequent appearance.
*Don't blink or you'll miss Giga's mouth move to the bottom of his chin during his Godmaster explanation.
*When Cab confronts the three Decepticon Headmaster Juniors, the shot of him towering over them in his robot mode has the tires on his torso colored red instead of the usual (and sensical) black.
*During the Decepticon retreat, as the camera pans over to Minerva tending to the injured boy, Shūta and Cab appear out of thin air.

===Transformers references===
*Chōkon Power is mentioned in this episode for the first time since the concept was introduced in "[[Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland]]." Here, it goes by the name "Ten-Chi-Jin Power"—the two terms will be used alternately throughout the series.

===Real-world references===
[[Image:MF8 Diver TMI.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sometimes images just speak for themselves.]]
*Diver is reading ''[[The Currents of Spade]]'', by "[[Izaac Esimov]]".

===Trivia===
*Following the core cast so far being well-established, this episode introduces the new villain pair of Giga and Mega. This is played up as a bit of a twist; not only was it only barely alluded to so far that the Decepticon Pretenders even have anyone above them period, after some build-up it turns out they're a pair of humans the trio haven't just recruited, but show reluctant deference toward. What the power dynamic here exactly is goes unexplained for now, leaving a bit of a mystery for first-time viewers.
*There is ''no damn reason'' for the Godmasters to retreat at the end of this episode. They've got the upper hand, and they're not injured at all—they could quite easily fight on, but they just suddenly decide to stop fighting because Phoenix and Diver show up! It's like the writer just realised that the episode had to end in a minute's time, and just... stopped.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The Super Twins!'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 22]], [[1990]]

:*''Title:'' "'''The Super Warriors: The Godmaster Brothers'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''I super gemelli'''" ("The super twins")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Sometimes in this episode Blood is called by his Spanish name instead of the Italian one.
::*When Bullhorn sees the armors, he says that those are "armored guards". Still, immediately after, Blood says that, appearently, there's no one there!
::*When Minerva is rescuing a girl and Hawk and Lander arrive, she says, for no reason: "Hawk, they've arrived!".

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Super bliznetsy'''" (Супер близнецы, "Super Twins")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 11]], [[1994]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1988 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — 3 ([[VAP]]) — Japanese audio only. 
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers: The Japanese Collection'' ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Japanese Collection: Super-God Masterforce'' (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Super-God Masterforce episodes]]

Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers

2026-03-07T16:39:10Z

J91:

{{episode|
|series=Masterforce
|ep=8
|title="Super Warriors—The Godmaster Brothers"
|japanese=超戦士・ゴッドマスター兄弟
|romaji=Chō Senshi—Godmaster Kyōdai
|image=Superwarriors.jpg
|caption=Vigo the Carpathian is at it again.
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Yoshikata Nitta]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|airdate=[[May 31|31 May]] 1988
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''A new element enters the Masterforce War in the form of Hydra and Buster—the Godmasters!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:SuperWarriors Hydra vs Blood.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A horrifying and powerful monster faces Blood, the Decepticon Pretender.]]
As the Sun rises over the mountains, [[Dauros]] runs through a dew-soaked field, late for a rendezvous with the other [[Decepticon]]s atop a seaside cliff. He is still keeping better time than the [[Headmaster Junior]]s, though, who are late due to [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] sleeping in and soon arrive all piled onto [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]]'s motorcycle. [[Blood]] warns them that they must hurry... for their superiors have summoned them! The group boards a [[Weapon 925|small submarine]], which brings them to a [[Giga and Mega's base|secret base]] hidden amidst mist-shrouded islands. An electronic sensor appears from behind a rock wall, clearing them to proceed, and the submarine docks within a cavern, which opens out into a lush garden decorated with ornate, palatial fixtures, and two suits of armor. Cancer is mildly insulted that no-one is there to welcome them, but Blood is sure someone is watching them—a concern that proves correct when the suits of armor spring to life and attack the six Decepticons with bladed weapons. Realising that they are being tested, Blood prevents Dauros from fighting back, and the armored figures promptly shed their suits, revealing the forms of the two seemingly-ordinary young human men within. The bespectacled man does not lessen his attack, striking Blood with a shockingly powerful kick, and when Blood decides that it's time to reciprocate, he dodges every blow with ease. Blood draws his blaster, but a commanding voice rings out, ordering him to halt—the voice of an elaborately-dressed man, who stands on the other side of the battlefield with a similarly clad woman. The two young men bow before this couple, addressing them as "Lord [[Giga]]" and "Lady [[Mega]]". Giga instructs everyone to follow him, and Mega assures the shocked Headmaster Juniors that they have nothing to fear.

Back in Japan, [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]], [[Cab (human)|Cab]] and [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] are training for a [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament|hang-gliding competition]], and have been practising all afternoon until the Sun begins to set. Concerned about the lack of Decepticon activity, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Hawk]] contacts [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], who is relaxing in the Sun, but promises to keep vigilant.

[[Image:SuperWarriors Decepticon meeting.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"We've decided that to conquer the world, we need to have more meetings."]]
Back at the Decepticons' secret base, Giga explains that he and Mega have not revealed themselves before now because they have been secretly researching a new Master technique—a technique embodied in the two young men who attacked the Decepticons earlier, [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]. Infused with [[Chōkon Power]], these two men are hyper-evolved Transformer lifeforms—[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]! They too wear [[Master-Brace]]s, which allow them to connect to jet [[Transtector]]s as engines, rather than heads. Hydra insults the Pretenders' failures up to this point, but Blood and [[Gilmer]] insist that they do not require the Godmasters' help in crushing the Autobots. Hydra claims that the Pretenders have not yet seen a fraction of their awesome powers, and display a new one right away by combining into the giant jet, [[Darkwings]]. Blood also transforms to jet mode, and they fly out of the base, intending to pit their strengths against each other.

[[Image:SuperWarriors ready to hang-glide.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"This is just a hang-gliding competition. There is absolutely no reason for the Decepticons to attack us right now."]]
Back in Japan, the next morning has come, and the hang-gliding contest is about to begin. Minerva is nervous, but Shūta reassures her, and Cab gives her a few last-minute pointers before the contest starts. [[Lander]] and Hawk are watching the contest from [[Autobot Base]] when they receive a report from [[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] that London Airport has detected three unidentified jets heading for Japan at speeds too fast to track by radar. [[United States Air Force pilot|Military jets]] attempt to intercept the aircraft—which are, of course, the Decepticons—but Hydra and Buster use their Chōkon Power to destroy them. Blood remains unimpressed, determined to outdo the Godmaster brothers, and when Cancer tells them about the hang-gliding competition, he opts to use it as a display of the Pretenders' refined, unarmed fighting techniques. The Autobot Headmaster Juniors quickly spot them, and when Cab is knocked out of the sky, he transforms to robot mode to save himself, revealing the Autobots' presence to the Decepticons. The Decepticons Headmaster Juniors transform and move in on Cab, but Shūta drops out of the sky in robot mode to lend him a hand while Minerva deals with the injured hang-gliders.

[[Image:SuperWarriors Hydra Buster vs Metalhawk.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Pardon us while we bask in the power of our <s>introductory episode</s> Chōkon Power.]]
Hawk and Lander see the attack on television and head out to join the fight, engaging the Decepticon Pretenders in battle, but when the villains fall before them. Hydra and Buster decide it is time to enter the conflict. Transforming to robot mode, they quickly take down the two Autobot Pretenders, and are about to finish them when Phoenix and Diver soar onto the scene and blast the weapons from their hands. They combine into Darkwings to pursue the two Pretenders, but Metalhawk transforms to jet mode as well and the three aerial Autobots are able to overpower the Godmasters and they opt to withdraw for now.

As the Sun sets after the battle, the Autobots make some attempt at levity as Diver decides that he will enter the next hang-gliding competition, and Lander claims that all he does is sunbathe, but Hawk does not join in the laughter, concerned with the hidden powers of these two new Decepticons...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Diver (G1)|Diver]] (14)
*[[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] (15)
*[[Lander]] (16)
*[[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]] (17)

'''Human Autobots'''

*[[Shūta Gō]] (7)
*[[Cab (human)|Cab]] (8)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Dauros]] (1)
*[[Gilmer]] (2)
*[[Blood]] (3)

'''Human Decepticons'''

*[[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] (4)
*[[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] (5)
*[[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] (6)
*[[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] (10)
*[[Buster (G1)|Buster]] (11)
*[[Giga]] (12)
*[[Mega]] (13)

|c3=
*[[United States Air Force pilot|Pilot]] (18)
}}

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* This episode features the debut of both [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]], as well as [[Giga]] and [[Mega]].

===Animation and technical errors===
[[Image:GigaDroopMouth.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*Throughout this episode, the parts of Hydra's robot mode which should be red are colored grey-white. This error continues into the next episode, but is fixed thereafter.
*Scanning the Decepticon submarine, the circular monitor appears to read "WEAPON No. 425" followed immediately by it being called "Weapon 925."
*Hawk's computer panel changes. Initially one observes it blinking wildly. Then, during the closeup of Hawk typing, it can easily be construed as being a different panel entirely (this animation is reused twice more in the episode). The panel loses most of its blinking lights in every subsequent appearance.
*Don't blink or you'll miss Giga's mouth move to the bottom of his chin during his Godmaster explanation.
*When Cab confronts the three Decepticon Headmaster Juniors, the shot of him towering over them in his robot mode has the tires on his torso colored red instead of the usual (and sensical) black.
*During the Decepticon retreat, as the camera pans over to Minerva tending to the injured boy, Shūta and Cab appear out of thin air.

===Transformers references===
*Chōkon Power is mentioned in this episode for the first time since the concept was introduced in "[[Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland]]." Here, it goes by the name "Ten-Chi-Jin Power"—the two terms will be used alternately throughout the series.

===Real-world references===
[[Image:MF8 Diver TMI.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sometimes images just speak for themselves.]]
*Diver is reading ''[[The Currents of Spade]]'', by "[[Izaac Esimov]]".

===Trivia===
*Following the core cast so far being well-established, this episode introduces the new villain pair of Giga and Mega. This is played up as a bit of a twist; not only was it only barely alluded to so far that the Decepticon Pretenders even have anyone above them, after some build-up it turns out they're a pair of humans the trio haven't just recruited, but show reluctant deference toward. What the power dynamic here exactly is goes unexplained for now, leaving a bit of a mystery for first-time viewers.
*There is ''no damn reason'' for the Godmasters to retreat at the end of this episode. They've got the upper hand, and they're not injured at all—they could quite easily fight on, but they just suddenly decide to stop fighting because Phoenix and Diver show up! It's like the writer just realised that the episode had to end in a minute's time, and just... stopped.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The Super Twins!'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 22]], [[1990]]

:*''Title:'' "'''The Super Warriors: The Godmaster Brothers'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''I super gemelli'''" ("The super twins")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Sometimes in this episode Blood is called by his Spanish name instead of the Italian one.
::*When Bullhorn sees the armors, he says that those are "armored guards". Still, immediately after, Blood says that, appearently, there's no one there!
::*When Minerva is rescuing a girl and Hawk and Lander arrive, she says, for no reason: "Hawk, they've arrived!".

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Super bliznetsy'''" (Супер близнецы, "Super Twins")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 11]], [[1994]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1988 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — 3 ([[VAP]]) — Japanese audio only. 
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers: The Japanese Collection'' ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Japanese Collection: Super-God Masterforce'' (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Super-God Masterforce episodes]]

Terror! The Six Shadows

2025-03-26T18:09:16Z

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{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=8
|image=6shadows.jpg
|caption="All I can give you is a name: Edgar Neubauer."
|title="Terror! The Six Shadows"
|japanese=恐怖! 六ッの影
|romaji=Kyōfu! Mutsu no Kage
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|airdate=[[September 4]], [[1987]]
|writer=[[Toyohiro Andō]]
|director=[[Masao Itō]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The Trainbots take center stage when six shadowy figures attack countries all across the world.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:HM8 Trainbots watching TV.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"We're [[Cold Slither (song)|Cold Slither]], you'll be joining us soon."]]
The [[Trainbot]]s have brought [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] on a trip to their birthplace of [[Japan]], but the fun is brought to a crashing halt when a video transmission cuts into a large-screen television on the side of a building, displaying a shadowy robotic figure who demands the entirety of Japan's energy, or he will destroy the country. Unable to identify the mystery mech, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] contacts [[Athenia]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] depart for Earth.

On [[Chaar]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] are incensed that anyone other than the [[Decepticon]]s would dare to steal Earth's energy, and vow to steal it from the unknown robot, despite a strange lack of interest in their plan from [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticon Headmasters. Heading to Earth, they receive no more help from a relaxing [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]].

[[File:HM8 Trainbots in lounge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Daniel and Wheelie realize that it's going to be a long wait at the doctor's office.]]
Back on Earth, the Autobots have discovered that, in addition to Japan, five other countries have been threatened by shadowy beings—the [[United States of America|United States]] by a giant gun, the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] by a tank, [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] by a winged wolf, [[France]] by a jet and [[Canada]] by an armored car. The Trainbots, however, are not worried, convinced that their six-strong team can handle the six blackmailers, but their relaxation is interrupted by the discovery of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], spying on the group. Ratbat escapes and returns to [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]], who reports back to the Decepticon base that the Autobot Headmasters have come to Earth. Cyclonus and Scourge, however, are more concerned with the revelation that there are six enemies to fight, even if Sixshot is not.

[[File:HM8 Sixshot vs Raiden.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|As long as Sixshot stays in the foreground, he and Raiden are the same size.]]
In [[London]], the winged wolf shows itself, and the Headmasters and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] head out, only to arrive too late. While they are there, however, [[New York City|New York]] is attacked by the giant gun, and both the Autobots and Cyclonus and Scourge are unable to get there in time to stop it. As Rodimus speculates that the blackmailers will hit Japan next, Daniel and the Trainbots enter—the brash young Headmasters are disgusted that they have been shopping in [[Tokyo]] while everyone else has been worried about the blackmailers. The Trainbots profess to have been patrolling Japan while Daniel went shopping, but an argument ensues, and when Daniel tries to intervene, Chromedome silences the boy, causing him to run from the room. Chromedome follows, seeking to make amends, and discovers Daniel playing with a toy ninja star that he purchased. Intrigued, Chromedome learns from Daniel of Earth's stories of ninjas, and their ability to appear in many places at once, and the stories stir up the memory of the time an energy-stealing ninja able to duplicate himself and transform into six shapes visited planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] and killed his friend [[Abel]]. Realising that the ninja is definitely their blackmailer, Chromedome vows revenge.

[[File:HM8 multiple Sixshots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Sixshot clones always cooperate perfectly, unlike [[Starscream clone (Animated)|some]] [[Starscream clone (Prime)|others]].]]
Tokyo soon comes under attack from the robotic villain, and the Trainbots plead to be allowed to defend their homeland. Rodimus allows it, and the team heads for Earth, merging into their combined form of [[Raiden]] to thrash the blackmailer. The fight takes a new twist, however, when Cyclonus and Scourge arrive with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the Headmasters rush to the Trainbots' aid, fending off Trypticon while Raiden deals with the blackmailer's various forms. Transforming into jet mode, the villain flees, but is pursued by both the Autobots and Cyclonus and Scourge, and when he is finally brought down, his identity is finally revealed—Sixshot! Duplicating and transforming to wolf mode, Sixshot savages Raiden, but the Headmasters, seeking to avenge Abel, beat him down and send him retreating.

Back on Chaar, an enraged Galvatron—in on the plan the whole time—pummels Cyclonus and Scourge for their incompetence, while on Earth, the Headmasters and Trainbots reconcile, and all is well.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Shouki]] (2)
*[[Kaen]] (3)
*[[Getsuei]] (4)
*[[Seizan]] (5)
*[[Suiken]] (6)
*[[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]] (7)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (8)
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (10)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (12)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (14)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] (15)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (16)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (17)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (26)
*[[Abel]] (27)
*[[Foo]] (28)
*[[Raiden]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (1)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (18)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (19)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (20)
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (21)
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (22)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (23)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (24)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] (25)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (29)

|c3=
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (9)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* For ''Transformers'' fans who already own his toy or otherwise know Sixshot's deal, it's really quite easy to forget the fact that this is the first time he has displayed his six-changing abilities in the series (indeed, it is the first time he has transformed at all, aside from the commercial bumper), hence the confusion of all the other characters. It also does not help the story that you can tell it's blatantly him from the second his robot-mode silhouette appears.
* In addition to debuting Sixshot's transformations, it also introduces his assorted ninja-related powers, including the ability to create numerous solid-light duplicates of himself (and, apparently, the ability to remain entirely cloaked in shadow, even in the middle of a shade-free, sun-baked desert). He'll be making good use of this power, and more, later in the series.
* The Trainbots merge into Raiden for the first time in this episode, but this is treated with ''shockingly'' little dramatic flourish, especially for Japan—in fact, absolutely nothing special is made of this first combination at all. Perhaps it's because we've been seeing them do it in the [[title sequence|opening credits]] for eight episodes already, completely stifling any sense of surprise about the whole thing.
* Along with "[[Thief in the Night]]", this is another episode which proves that the [[Soviet Union]]'s 1991 collapse didn't occur in the animated series continuity. It's almost like it was produced before that happened, or something!
* Wheelie once again wields the seldom-used slingshot that he used against Grimlock in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Following on from the events of "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]", the [[Statue of Liberty]] is no longer a green patina thanks to the—apparently—long-lasting effects of [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]]'s [[corrostop]] solution applied in [[1985]]. However, unlike "Cosmic Rust", the Statue of Liberty is depicted in its correct brown-ish non-patina copper color, instead of the silver color depicted in the initial episode.

===''Transformers'' references===
[[File:Terror Six Shadows toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|It's past 2011 now, where are these toys?!]]
* When Daniel drops the box, several figures that ''could'' be ''Transformers'' figures fall out. BUT they show a surprising amount of articulation for toys during the time the show was made. Looks like they correctly guessed that ''Transformers'' figures would be more articulated by 2011!

===Real-world references===
* The Decepticon Headmasters are playing Poker when Cyclonus and Scourge go to bug them.
* Chromedome presents information back to Rodimus on a VHS tape. So futuristic!

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Sixshot attacks Tokyo in robot mode in the final stages of the episode, rather than being entirely shrouded in shadow, as he has been up to this point, he is in full colour. Although it was ''always'' astonishingly obvious that he was Sixshot just based on his silhouette, this must surely be a mistake, as the shocked reaction to his true identity does not come until he is blasted from the sky some minutes later.
[[File:HM8 London.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Since they introduced the congestion charge, the fog has really cleared up.]]
* [[London]] is depicted as a fog-shrouded forest that people ride through on horseback. For God's ''sake''.
* Ultra Magnus is sporting his all-white antennae again in this episode.
* During the flashback, the mysteriously shadowed Sixshot is using Twincast's weapon, which is also mysteriously shadowed.
* When New York City was last seen in "[[Only Human]]", it had tons of ridiculously goofy "futuristic" buildings about it, so tall they dwarfed even the [[World Trade Center]]. These buildings are nowhere to be found in this episode, and New York appears as it did in the '80s.
* When Sixshot attacks Tokyo, he's as big as a combiner, then later appears at normal size.
* Cyclonus and Scourge fail to make the transformation noise when they transform to retreat.

===Trivia===
* This episode originally aired in a double-bill with "[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1]]" on September 4.
* What appears to be part of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' can be seen in an outside shot of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], although the ship was destroyed much earlier in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]".
* Apparently stores are perfectly happy to sell toy ninja stars to a little boy with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|no parental]] [[Carly (G1)|escort]] and accompanied only by [[Wheelie (G1)|an annoying orange alien]]. This ''was'' aired in [[For safety reasons|the '80s, though]].
* From what the episode shows, Galvatron's plan seems to boil down to having Six Shot pretend to be a third party, threaten and attack a bunch of nations by himself (things the Decepticons do as a group all the time as is) - and that's it. Maybe it made more sense to him.

===Foreign localization===
:*''Title:'' "'''The Shadow of Evil'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 6]], [[1992]]
::*The [[Omni Productions]] dialogue script included on the [[Metrodome]] release of the ''Headmasters'' series gives the episode title as "The Show of Evil".
::*According to the dialogue script, the shadowy Sixshot is "Saul" and Scattershot is "Garth"... and so are Cyclonus and Scourge, who were named as such in the previous script! (The un-shadowy Sixshot is listed under his own name.) As Cyclonus and Scourge are consistently Saul and Garth in the script otherwise, these identifications were presumably in error.
::*Shouki's lines are listed as coming from "Hard"—the script's shorthand for "Hardhead"—even when Hardhead himself appears only a few lines prior. Kaen is referred to "Powell", and Soundblaster's lines come from "Bulada".
::*Shockingly, the script gives a name to the generic worker robot who speaks before Abel! He is identified as "[[Foo]]".

:*''Title:'' "'''Terror of the Six Shadows'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)
::*The point that Japan has succeeded at [[Energy Development Center|generating energy at the bottom of the ocean]] is glossed over as an unspecific "successful energy generating program".
::*Foo's single line of "Get out, energy gangster." is translated as "Go away you thugs!" The plural in the translation makes little sense, as Sixshot is acting alone in the flashback and has yet to perform his clone illusions.

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Paura! Le sei ombre del mostro'''" ("Fear! The monster's six shadows")
::*After the six attacked states are listed, from how the laugh is dubbed it actually look like it's coming from the room where the Autobots are, making it look like one of them laughed.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''kǒngbù de liù-gè yǐngzi '''" (恐怖的六个影子, "The Terrible Six Shadows")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tenj zla'''" (Тень зла, "The Shadow of Evil")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Espectáculo Malévolo'''" ("Malevolent Spectacle")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Transformers Japanese Collection: Headmasters'' ([[Shout! Factory]]) — Japanese audio with optional English subtitles only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers: The Japanese Collection'' (Shout! Factory) — Japanese audio with optional English subtitles only.

[[Category:The Headmasters episodes]]