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Choro-Q

2014-12-28T09:58:03Z

Stobotua:

[[Image:Choro_Q_Rodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Built like a brick Winnebago. No, not [[Brick (term)|that kind of brick]], stupid.]]
'''''Choro-Q''''' is a brand of toy cars with pull-back motors owned by [[TakaraTomy]]. Unlike typical toy cars, they are not accurately-proportioned miniatures, but rather [[super deformed]] to make them cuter. They were introduced to the Japanese market in [[1979]], and were once sold in Western markets under the name ''Penny Racers''. They were an immediate hit, to the extent that after only a few years, they found their way to Takara's ''[[Micro Change|Micro Change]]'' line as common household objects for ''[[Microman]]''-scale robots to be disguised as. This is the reason why the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s look completely different from the standard [[Autobot Cars]].

For [[BotCon Japan 2000]], three ''Choro-Q'' vehicles were [[redeco]]ed as Transformers characters for the show's exclusive toys. They were the ''only'' exclusive toys for that convention, as it turned out. Ouch.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of ''Choro-Q'' in 1999, Takara re-introduced their line of Choro-Q proportioned robots, called '''''Choro-Q Robo'''''. It rapidly grew into a [[multi-property brand]], which ''Transformers'' joined in 2001. The ''Choro-Q Robo'' toys transform (simplistically) from full-fledged ''Choro-Q'' vehicles to their robot modes. Megatron's vehicle mode is a chibi Walther P38 that can zoom across smooth surfaces alongside your other ''Choro-Q'' toys. Seriously. In 2003 the ''Choro-Q Robo'' line was spunoff into the short-lived non-transforming '''''[[Q-Robo Collection Figure]]''''' series.

==Toys==
[[Image:ChoroQOptimus.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dr. Metallic Convoy and TV's Convoy like to subject abducted employees to cheesy movies.]]
===BotCon Japan 2000 Choro-Q===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy]]
*[[Mirage (G1)|Ligier]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]

===Choro-Q Robo===
*Q/01 Convoy TV Version
*Q/02 Convoy Metallic Version
*Q/03 Megatron TV Version
*Q/04 Megatron Black Version
*Q/05 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Convoy TV Version]]
*Q/06 Rodimus Convoy Metallic Version

{{-}}

==Notes==
*In 2002, a ''Transformers''-themed Honda S2000 Choro-Q—the S2000 Special Marking Specification (スペシャルマーキング仕様)—was the "grand prize" of the ''Choro-Q Kuji'' (チョロＱクジ), a unique [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] series of cars.

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/archive/2000j/bcj00merch.html BotCon Japan 2000 Choro-Qs]
*[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/chorokuji.htm S2000 Special Marking Specification at Autobase Aichi]

[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:Multi-property brands]]

Video games

2013-12-31T01:20:51Z

Stobotua: /* Unicron Trilogy games */

[[Image:MarvelUS-24.jpg|thumb|right|200px|But I can't die!... I pressed up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start!]]With a brand as large as [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'']], it is surprising how few '''video games''' have been produced for it. Until the obligatory [[Live-action film series|live action movie]] tie-in software deluge in 2007, Transformers video games were largely limited to the [[Japan|Japanese]] market.

==''Generation 1'' games==
*[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|''Transformers: Convoy no Nazo'']] (Famicom)
*''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers]]'' (Commodore 64, Sinclair Spectrum)
*''[[The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth]]'' (Commodore 64)
*[[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|''Transformers: The Headmasters'']] (Famicom Disk System)
*''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]'' (PS2)
*''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]'' (mobile phone)
*''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' (mobile phone)

==Beast Era games==
*''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' (PC, PS)
*[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|''Ketō Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Senshi Saikyō Ketteisen'']] (GBC)
*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' (PS)
*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' (N64)

==Unicron Trilogy games==

*''[[Transformers (PS2)|Transformers]]'' (PS2)
*''[[Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron|Quest for Cybertron]]'' (ION - Unreleased)

==Movie universe games==
*''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game]]'' (PS2, PS3, 360, Wii, PC)
*''[[Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game]]'' (PSP)
*''[[Transformers (Glu)|Transformers]]'' (mobile phone)
*''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons]]'' (NDS)
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (360, PS3, PC)
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (Wii, PS2)
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (PSP)
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Autobots/Decepticons]]'' (NDS)
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Transformers Dark Of The Moon]]'' (Xbox 360, PS3)
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]'' (Wii/3DS)
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]'' (NDS)

==''Animated'' games==
*''[[Transformers Animated: The Game]]'' (NDS)

==''War for Cybertron'' games==
{{main|Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)}}

*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' (360, PS3, PC)
*''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures]]'' (Wii)
*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron — Autobots/Decepticons]]'' (NDS)
*''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' (360, PS3, PC)

==''Prime'' games==
*''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]'' (Wii, WiiU, NDS, 3DS)

==Online games==
:''For further information, see: [[Online games]]''

==Other==
Though not a Transformers game, the [[Hudson Soft]] GameCube and PlayStation 2 game ''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]'', only released in Japan, features Transformers as both playable characters and cameos. Due to characters from at least three different companies being involved, legal entanglement makes it highly unlikely that the game will ever leave the country.

In the '90s, a game based on ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' was supposedly in development for the Super Nintendo console, but the project was dropped. It has been rumored that this project then evolved into the SuperFX chip enabled game ''[[wikipedia:Vortex (video game)|Vortex]]''. This is supported by ''Vortex'' being made by Argonaut Software (the company that was supposed to release the ''Generation 2'' game), the fact that the game involved a polygon-based transforming robot, and the timing of the release.

''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]'' for the Net Jet features characters from the ''Generation 1'', ''Beast Wars'', ''Movie'', and ''Animated'' franchises, belonging to all four instead of any particular one.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] met [[Carly]] in [[Robots Video Arcade]] while Bumblebee was playing ''[[Robot Resource]]''. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

====Marvel Comics continuity====
[[Ethan Zachary]] enjoyed playing ''[[Multi-World]]'' on his [[Energy Futures Industries|employer's]] computer after hours. When [[Decepticon]]s and [[Autobot]]s showed up to fight over the [[hydrothermocline]], Zachary proposed settling their differences by playing a game of ''Multi-World''. [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] won by cheating, so [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] agreed to allow himself to be destroyed, per the initial agreement. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Later, Zachary allowed Optimus Prime's personality (which was backed-up on a [[floppy disk]]) to exist as a character in the game [[Hyper-Fax]]. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

===''Animated''===
[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] enjoyed playing video games. {{stub}}

When [[Wasp]] was disgused as Bumblebee, Bulkhead proposed using a game of ''Ninja Gladiator'' to reveal the true Bumblebee. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

===''Prime''===
[[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack]], [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] enjoyed playing a [[generic racing game]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

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Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron

2013-12-31T01:14:42Z

Stobotua:

{{disambig3|Cybertron}}
{{nav-cybertron}}
[[File:Transformerscybertronquestforcybertron.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's like if the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Report_%28film%29 Minority Report] was made in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash Flash]]]
'''''Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron''''' was a video game in development by Brooklyn Games for [[Hasbro]]'s educational ION video game console. Utilizing [[wikipedia:EyeToy|EyeToy]] motion tracking technology, the game would have allowed players to interact with objects on-screen. While intended for a release in the holiday season of 2006, the game ultimately never came out, presumably due to the poor sales of the ION platform.

The project was first revealed by Brooklyn Games in June 2006.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-transformers-cybertron-video-game-quest-for-cy/7630/ New Transformers Cybertron Video Game - Quest For Cybertron?]</ref> The game's designer and producer stated:

{{bigquote|Transformers: Quest For Cybertron is a title for Hasbro's new video game learning console called ION. Although fun for adults, the game is geared towards 7 to 10 year olds and all the ION titles are meant to teach as well as entertain. The ION will debut this summer and Transformers: Quest For Cybertron is due out by this holiday season.|Jason Crawford <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/identity-of-new-transformers-cybertron-video-game-/7633/ Identity of New Transformers Cybertron Video Game - Quest For Cybertron Revealed!]</ref>}}

{{canceledtoy}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071111163447/http://www.brooklyngames.com/etemplates/index.html Brooklyn Games website] (Archive.org)

[[Category:Things that don't exist]]
[[Category: Video games]]

Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron

2013-12-31T01:13:36Z

Stobotua: Created page with "{{disambig3|Cybertron}} {{nav-cybertron}} [[File:Transformerscybertronquestforcybertron.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's like if the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Report_%2..."

File:Transformerscybertronquestforcybertron.jpg

2013-12-31T00:31:54Z

Stobotua: The only image available for a canceled Transformers Cybertron game on Hasbro's ION educational system.

The only image available for a canceled Transformers Cybertron game on Hasbro's ION educational system.

Transformers Battle Universe

2013-12-31T00:26:56Z

Stobotua: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Universe}}
[[File:Transformers battle universe box.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"... for all four of you that bought one of these!"]]
'''''Transformers Battle Universe''''' was a fighting game for [[Hasbro]]'s proprietary [[wikipedia:Net Jet|Net Jet]] "instant online game system." Its roster included ten characters and various locations from Transformers brand franchises such as [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', and the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]].

The Net Jet system was discontinued on December 31, 2009, rendering the game unplayable from that date on.<ref name="discontinued">[http://www.amazon.com/Game-Transformers-Battle-Universe-Games/dp/B000ULP7O8]:
Warning: The Net Jet system has been discontinued and is no longer supported by Hasbro. Servers will be shut down on December 31, 2009. This will make Net Jet games unplayable."</ref>

==Playable characters==
* [[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' Starscream]]
[[File:Netjetstarscreamg1.jpg|100px|thumb|My arms attach at the bottom of my ribcage!]]
: ''Generation 1'' Starscream is based on Hasbro's Masterpiece Starscream toy.
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Movie Bumblebee]]
[[File:Netjetbumblebeemovie.jpg|100px|thumb|My arms attach at a normal place!]]
* [[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron]]
* [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Movie Megatron]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Movie Optimus Prime]]

[[File:Netjetoptimusmovie.jpg|100px|thumb|Yeeeah boyyyeeee!]]
* [[Optimus Primal|''Beast Wars'' Optimus Primal]]
* [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]]
* [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]]

==Items==
* [[Matrix of Leadership]]
[[File:Netjetmatrix.jpg|150px|thumb|I sound like Beast Wars!]]
:The Matrix appears when an opponent has been defeated in Adventure Mode. Picking it up summons the next opponent. When it appears, a short clip of choral music from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'''s score plays.

* Green faction symbol
: Restores player's health

* Purple faction symbol
: Restores player's special attack meter

* Yellow faction symbol
: adds 500 points to your score

==Backgrounds==
There are five Environments that you can play in, the last three need to be unlocked:

* Ark Crash Landing
* Metro City
* Cybertron
* Space Bridge
: An orange spire on an asteroid orbiting Cybertron. You may even get a glimpse of Unicron's severed head floating by!
* Future Detroit
: From ''Animated''.

==Alt modes==
During most of the modes of play, the only alternate mode that you get is a brief one or two second change before transforming back to robot mode — just enough to get off an attack. It's an effective way to get your opponent to back off and gets you more points than a punch or a kick.

However, during the Adventure mode, which pits you against five opponents one-at-a-time, you can use the transformation button between opponents to get extended use of the alternate mode. You won't change back until you hit the button again. If you get the Matrix before transforming back, then the battle will start with both of you in alternate mode. This can actually be disadvantageous though, especially if you choose the beasts or G1 Megatron. Primal and Dino Megatron have no attacks when in beast mode; the only damage they can do is by running into their opponent. G1 Megatron is on a fixed pedestal, which means the opponent can strike from any angle, but Megatron can't move to get out of the way. Still, it is fun, even if it's not an effective way to fight!

==Notes==
[[File:Transformers battle universe bundle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
* Despite the opening animation using [[Paul Oakenfold]]'s [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers Cybertron]] theme song the game itself does not feature any characters from that show, or the [[Unicron Trilogy]] in general.
* A bundle including the Net Jet controller and the Battle Universe game key was released.

{{gamestub}}

==External links==
* [http://www.absolutetextures.com/Absolute-Textures-Press/absolute-textures-in-action-transformers-net-jet Absolute Textures interview with TBU background designer]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObkVSzKWZzo Transformers Battle Universe intro on youtube]

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Battle Universe}}
[[Category:Animated video games]]
[[Category:Beast Wars games]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Movie video games]]

Transformers Battle Universe

2013-12-31T00:25:57Z

Stobotua:

{{disambig3|Universe}}
[[File:Transformers battle universe box.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"... for all four of you that bought one of these!"]]
'''''Transformers Battle Universe''''' was a fighting game for [[Hasbro]]'s proprietary [[wikipedia:Net Jet|Net Jet]] "instant online game system." Its roster included ten characters and various locations from Transformers brand franchises such as [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', and the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]].

The Net Jet system was discontinued on December 31, 2009, rendering the game unplayable from that date on.<ref name="discontinued">[http://www.amazon.com/Game-Transformers-Battle-Universe-Games/dp/B000ULP7O8]:
Warning: The Net Jet system has been discontinued and is no longer supported by Hasbro. Servers will be shut down on December 31, 2009. This will make Net Jet games unplayable."</ref>

==Playable characters==
* [[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' Starscream]]
[[File:Netjetstarscreamg1.jpg|100px|thumb|My arms attach at the bottom of my ribcage!]]
: ''Generation 1'' Starscream is based on Hasbro's Masterpiece Starscream toy.
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Movie Bumblebee]]
[[File:Netjetbumblebeemovie.jpg|100px|thumb|My arms attach at a normal place!]]
* [[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron]]
* [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Movie Megatron]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Movie Optimus Prime]]

[[File:Netjetoptimusmovie.jpg|100px|thumb|Yeeeah boyyyeeee!]]
* [[Optimus Primal|''Beast Wars'' Optimus Primal]]
* [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]]
* [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]]

==Items==
* [[Matrix of Leadership]]
[[File:Netjetmatrix.jpg|150px|thumb|I sound like Beast Wars!]]
:The Matrix appears when an opponent has been defeated in Adventure Mode. Picking it up summons the next opponent. When it appears, a short clip of choral music from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'''s score plays.

* Green faction symbol
: Restores player's health

* Purple faction symbol
: Restores player's special attack meter

* Yellow faction symbol
: adds 500 points to your score

==Backgrounds==
There are five Environments that you can play in, the last three need to be unlocked:

* Ark Crash Landing
* Metro City
* Cybertron
* Space Bridge
: An orange spire on an asteroid orbiting Cybertron. You may even get a glimpse of Unicron's severed head floating by!
* Future Detroit
: From ''Animated''.

==Alt modes==
During most of the modes of play, the only alternate mode that you get is a brief one or two second change before transforming back to robot mode — just enough to get off an attack. It's an effective way to get your opponent to back off and gets you more points than a punch or a kick.

However, during the Adventure mode, which pits you against five opponents one-at-a-time, you can use the transformation button between opponents to get extended use of the alternate mode. You won't change back until you hit the button again. If you get the Matrix before transforming back, then the battle will start with both of you in alternate mode. This can actually be disadvantageous though, especially if you choose the beasts or G1 Megatron. Primal and Dino Megatron have no attacks when in beast mode; the only damage they can do is by running into their opponent. G1 Megatron is on a fixed pedestal, which means the opponent can strike from any angle, but Megatron can't move to get out of the way. Still, it is fun, even if it's not an effective way to fight!

==Notes==
[[File:Transformers battle universe bundle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]* Despite the opening animation using [[Paul Oakenfold]]'s [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers Cybertron]] theme song the game itself does not feature any characters from that show, or the [[Unicron Trilogy]] in general.
* A bundle including the Net Jet controller and the Battle Universe game key was released.
* Despite the boot up menu stating that the Net Jet service would conclude at the end of 2009, the servers were still up until mid-2013.

{{gamestub}}

==External links==
* [http://www.absolutetextures.com/Absolute-Textures-Press/absolute-textures-in-action-transformers-net-jet Absolute Textures interview with TBU background designer]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObkVSzKWZzo Transformers Battle Universe intro on youtube]

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Battle Universe}}
[[Category:Animated video games]]
[[Category:Beast Wars games]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Movie video games]]

File:Transformers battle universe bundle.jpg

2013-12-30T23:41:31Z

Stobotua: Package shot for the Net Jet Transformers bundle.

Package shot for the Net Jet Transformers bundle.

File:Transformers battle universe box.jpg

2013-12-30T08:19:40Z

Stobotua: Package shot for the game key version of Transformers Battle Universe on NetJet.

Package shot for the game key version of Transformers Battle Universe on NetJet.

Transformers Animated (arcade)

2013-12-30T07:57:48Z

Stobotua:

{{Nav-Animated}}
[[File:Tfaarcade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]

Two separate ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' arcade games were manufactured by [[Sega]] in Japan during the show's Japanese run in 2011. The games utilize the [[Transformers Cards]], allowing players to insert their favorite characters into the game via a card swipe.

*''[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]'' is a racing game.
*''[[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]'' is a rail shooter.

Though it is a ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' game, several character cards were made for toys from other franchises, primarily [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], though characters from the [[live-action film series]] and even ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' have popped up.

==External links==
*[http://transformers.sega.jp/ Sega's Transformers Animated site]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCwu9wKlJWY Official Promotional Video]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Animated (arcade)}}
[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:Video games]]

Transformers Animated (franchise)

2013-12-30T07:51:01Z

Stobotua:

{{Nav-Animated}}

'''''Transformers Animated''''' is a television-supported ''Transformers'' [[franchise]] that began in December 2007. This iteration of the [[Transformers brand]] brings a highly dynamic and stylized look to the toys and fiction.

The franchise consists of the following components:

*[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (comic)|Three comic book series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Transformers Animated (books)|Several books]]
*[[Transformers Animated: The Game|A Nintendo DS game]]
*[[Transformers Animated: The Cool|A manga]]
*[[Transformers Animated (arcade)|Two arcade games]]

The cartoon began with a 3-episode mini-movie, first aired on Cartoon Network on December 26, 2007, and followed by a full 13-episode season, which started airing in January. The toyline, however, did not hit stores till the late spring of 2008, due to the ongoing popularity of the [[Movie (toyline)|2007 movie toys]].

The series adopted a new visual art style and form of storytelling which has not been used before in ''Transformers.'' The changes in design were created in an attempt to attract the modern youth viewer. The new art style incorporates a more "organic" feel to the Transformer characters. This style of art and character movement was introduced to emphasize dramatic movements and to allow the animator to express more emotion than in previous series.

==Reception==
On [[January 25]], [[2008]] the first regular episode of the Transformers Animated cartoon premiered as the #1 boys show in its time slot, ''significantly'' better ratings than previous [[Cartoon Network|CN]] programming.<ref><tt>"[...] the half-hour original series premiere of Transformers Animated (Saturday, Jan. 5, 10:30 a.m.), charting impressive double-digit delivery and ratings gains among key kid demos and ranking #1 in its time period versus all broadcast and cable competition with boys 6-11 and boys 2-11, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research."</tt>, ''TimeWarner press release about the premiere of the first regular episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"'' — “Transformers Animated Premieres #1 on All Television Among Boys and Boosts Kids 6-11 and 2-11 Delivery by Powerful Double-Digits” ([[January 8]], [[2008]].) TimeWarner newsroom - TimeWarner. Retrieved on [[February 24]], [[2009]]. [http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1701434,00.html]</ref>

On [[February 24]], [[2009]] the seventh wave of Animated Voyager-class toys was canceled for unknown reasons.<ref><tt>"TFormers sponsor [http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/ BigBadToyStore] has just informed us that Hasbro has cancelled [sic] their Transformers Animated Wave 7 Voyager Golfire Grimlock and Hydro Bumblebee figures."</tt> “Animated Wave 7 Voyager Golfire Grimlock and Hydro Bumblebee Cancelled!”, [http://forums.tformers.com/talk/index.php?showuser=440 bwbm (TFormers staffer)] ([[February 24]], [[2009]].) TFormers.com. Retrieved on [[February 24]], [[2009]]. [http://tformers.com/transformers-animated-wave-7-voyager-golfire-grimlock-and-hydro-bumblebee-cancelled/11061/news.html]</ref> All other size classes aside from Activators followed soon after, leaving a large number of figures unreleased.

==Homages==

[[Image:DecepticonAirCrowdFullPan01.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Raise your hand if you are one! (Come on, don't try and lie, [[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]].)]]

Even more so than ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', ''Animated'' is saturated with frequent and obvious references and [[homage]]s to [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] and other lines, possibly intended as a celebration of the Transformers' 25th anniversary year. It would, in all seriousness, take less time to list the characters who are ''not'' homages to past series: [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]], [[Lightbright]], and [[Lickety-Split]]. Out of ''that'' list, the last two (both girls) deliberately borrow their names from other, girlier Hasbro products, Dirt Boss is a visual homage to ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', Sentinel paid homage to ''The Tick'' ([[Townsend Coleman]] voiced the Tick previously), Lockdown's design [[Lockdown (Animated)#Notes|homages rubsigns]],and Jetfire's transformation may be a homage to ''King of [[Brave (franchise)|Braves]] GaoGaiGar''!

The vast bulk of homages are to Generation 1, [[Hot Shot (Animated)|though]] [[Strika (Animated)|some]] [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|other]] [[Blackout (Animated)|franchises]] [[Red Alert (Animated)|are]] [[Slapper (Animated)|also]] represented. See individual character pages for specific details. Most of the humans are original, though the [[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Witwicky]] [[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|family]] [[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|are]] [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|exceptions]].

Of course, there's also the [[theme song]] and every given page of [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark]] [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|Almanac]]s, where some homages are turned into double-homages ([[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] homages [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and Nintendo's ''Mario'', [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]] homages [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] and [[Batman]]).

==Japanese release==
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In 2010, [[TakaraTomy]] released both the ''Transformers Animated'' (トランスフォーマーアニメイテッド) toyline and the ''Animated'' cartoon series in [[Japan]]. The series retains its English title and, as with the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie franchise]], retains ''most'' of the Western names ("Optimus Prime" rather than "[[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]", "Decepticon" rather than "Destron", etc.), though [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] has been renamed "Ironhide".

[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/285256-figure-king-issue-143-image-scans.html According to a preview article] in ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine, [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/latest-edition-of-tv-magazine-reveals-new-transformers-animated-japan-details-169265/ and one in] ''[[TV Magazine]]'', ''Animated'' was to be heavily altered in order to make it take place within the continuity of the 2007 ''Transformers'' feature film. According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], it takes place chronologically before the movie. However, content within the actual dub of the show contradicts some of Yamazaki's statements (such as Bulkhead having his "world view" modified to be inline with Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s), so the extent of this alteration is contestable.

The cartoon's Japanese version is directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], who previously directed the Japanese versions of [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]], [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]] and [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]].

The cartoon began [[April 3]] at 8am on the [[TV Tokyo]] affiliate, [[TV Aichi]], with a regular Saturday morning timeslot. [[TV Aichi]] have set up a [http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/TF-animated/ website] for the series with the not-at-all melodramatic tagline: "The world will change. A future will be born..."

Additionally, a [[manga]] series by [[Naoto Tsushima]], ''[[Transformers Animated: The Cool]]'', was serialized in the pages of ''[[Kerokero Ace]]'' from May 2010 to May 2011.

==Notes==
* This is the second Transformers series (the first being ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'') wherein a strict separation is made in the type of weaponry used by either side. According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], "To me the Autobots were built as a labor force, and the Decepticons were created as the Military. This is one reason that the Decepticons use military weapons, while the Autobots use 'tools' to fight with." <ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=8564559979841180115 Comments section of "Back from BotCon" in Derrick Wyatt's blog]</ref>
* An early working title for this incarnation was ''Transformers: Heroes'' <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=8312 Next TF Cartoon Series: "Transformers Heroes"?]</ref>
* An edited 10-minute preview of the first episode was shown at the NTFA Mini-Con fan convention held in Arlöv, Sweden, on November 3 and 4, 2007. The full episode had been promised and secured by Hasbro Nordic for the event, but Hasbro US overruled them in the last second, allowing only an abbreviated edit created specifically for the event to be shown.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/156331-new-transformers-animated-series-details-revealed-ntfa-mini-con.html</ref>
* In-universe, the Animated continuity is referred to as "Malgus" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designators.

==External links==
* [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=11280 Transformers animated press release]
* [http://tv.ign.com/articles/801/801348p1.html Exclusive Transformers Animated Producer Interview]
* [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/transformersa/index.html Cartoon Network Transformers Animated site]
* [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/animated/ Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' Animated homepage]
*[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/animated/index2.html TakaraTomy's official ''Transformers'' Animated homepage (site is in Japanese)]

==References==
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Transformers Animated (arcade)

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Stobotua: Created page with "{{Nav-Animated}} thumb| Two separate ''Transformers Animated'' arcade games were manufactured by [[Se..."

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Stobotua: An image of the cabinets for the two Japanese Transformers Animated arcade games. The source is from SEGA's official site.

An image of the cabinets for the two Japanese Transformers Animated arcade games. The source is from SEGA's official site.