Fortress Maximus (RID)

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Fortress Maximus is an Autobot Headmaster Titan from the Robots in Disguise continuity family.
Friend to all children! But not a giant turtle.

Fortress Maximus, also known as Brave Maximus (ブレイブマキシマス Bureibu Makishimasu), is a colossal Autobot guardian hidden on Earth to protect the planet from evil. Immense in strength, unmatchable in firepower and impregnable in durability, Fortress Maximus's only weakness is his compassion for children.

Fortress Maximus does not appear to be sentient in and of himself, but rather, is controlled by Cerebros. Even Cerebros himself does not make his own decisions, instead operating on a tri-lateral recognition program that defines the actions he will take. Cerebros on his own will only respond to an Autobot energy signature, and when combined with Fortress Maximus, will react only to the bio-energy of human beings. To prevent his power being used for evil, his recognition program operates on "harmonic resonance," which allows him to sense the intentions of those that would command him. He will not follow commands of an evil or self-serving nature; consequently, due to their worldly innocence, human children are particularly adept at controlling him.

Fiction

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Cartoon continuity

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2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon

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Voice actor: Steve Blum (English), Masayuki Kiyama (Japanese){{#if: Oleg Kutsenko (Russian), Wan-gyeong Seong (Korean), Pietro Mário (Brazilian Portuguese)|, Oleg Kutsenko (Russian), Wan-gyeong Seong (Korean), Pietro Mário (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
...Well, actually, if he keeps sitting in green liquid, he might become a giant turtle.
And I'll form the head!

Fortress Maximus was hidden on Earth eons ago in order to protect the planet, slumbering in stasis beneath the surface of the planet, where Metro City would come to be built. Koji Gets His Wish The various keys that would enable his reactivation—the O-Parts, the Orb of Sigma, and his Headmaster component, Cerebros—were scattered across the globe and sealed within ancient structures, suggesting that ancient human civilizations had some hand in the process. A Friendly Contest Peril from the Past Maximus Emerges Although his existence went on to slip into the realm of legend amongst most of the populace on Cybertron, certain high-ranking Autobots and Predacons were well aware of the truth behind the story, and, in the mid-20th century, a team of six Autobots were sent to Earth to reactivate Maximus, Koji Gets His Wish only for their ship to crash into the mountain that would come to be known as Castle Peak, trapping them all in stasis. The Decepticons

Around the beginning of the 21st century, the Predacon leader Megatron was dispatched to Earth by the Predacon Council to acquire Fortress Maximus. Surprise Attack! Attacking the International Scientific Symposium, he captured archaeologist Dr. Kenneth Onishi, Battle Protocol! whose research had led him to discover the trail that led to Fortress Maximus. The Secret of the Ruins The Predacons' battles with their Autobot enemies steadily led to the discovery of several O-Parts, which fell into Autobot hands. The Ultimate Robot Warrior Sky-Byte Saves the Day The Autobot craft in Castle Peak, however, was uncovered by Megatron, who co-opted the Autobots within into Decepticons, led by Scourge. The Decepticons

While tunnelling beneath Metro City, the Build Team found themselves affected by a strange energy field that caused them to hallucinate and fight amongst each other, eventually forcing them to withdraw. Investigating, the Autobots discovered that the cavern beneath the city contained Fortress Maximus, and that the energy field was a defense mechanism designed to keep away any intruders. Fortress Maximus Exposure to Maximus's energies reawakened Scourge's memories of his original mission to reawaken the fortress, but his Decepticon programming twisted the mission; he now sought to acquire Maximus's power for himself. As Optimus Prime held him off, the Build Team relocated Maximus—in his city mode—to a concealed structure in the middle of Metro City, hiding him from their enemies. Koji Gets His Wish

I forgot that I am supposed to kill enemies, not friends!
Clash of the Really Big Hands

During this battle, Doctor Onishi was freed from the Predacons, Koji Gets His Wish and equipped the Autobots with tracking devices that allowed them to quickly and easily acquire all the remaining O-Parts. A Friendly Contest United, the O-Parts led to the Orb of Sigma, resulting in a battle that ended with Megatron's seeming demise. Peril from the Past The Orb in turn led to Cerebros, whom the Decepticons and Predacons—now led by Scourge—were able to capture. Having discovered the hiding place of Fortress Maximus, Scourge utilised the Autobot portion of his energy-signature to activate Cerebros, who then brought Fortress Maximus online. Maximus, however, proceeded to run wild, stomping his way through Metro City unheeding of Scourge's commands. When the Autobots' human ally Koji called out for him to stop, he obeyed. Transforming back to city mode, Maximus vanished beneath the Earth, and the villains absconded with Cerebros once more. Maximus Emerges

Realising that Koji had been able to control Fortress Maximus because he was human, Scourge amplified the portion of his bio-signature that was human. Thus, when Maximus reappeared in the Sahara desert, Scourge was able to fully seize control of the giant Autobot once more. In response, the Autobots gathered a mass of human children together to override Scourge's command of Maximus. The Human Element Deciding that he required a human of his own to control Maximus for him, a case of mistaken identity led Scourge to kidnap Koji's friend Carl; nevertheless, Maximus was successfully activated and piloted by Carl when he resurfaced in a jungle. By this point, Megatron had returned—having actually been upgraded to Galvatron by the power of the Orb of Sigma's pyramid—and Scourge chose this moment to reveal his treachery, ordering Fortress Maximus to crush his former leader. However, Carl's selfish desire to defeat the villains himself and show up Koji caused Maximus to power down, and the Autobots arrived in time to save him and finally rescue Cerebros from Galvatron's forces. Fortress Maximus, however, vanished once more. Mistaken Identity

Ka-BOOM!

With the Autobots having acquired a full understanding of Fortress Maximus's activation protocols thanks to Cerebros, their base was then attacked by the Predacons and Decepticons, the latter having been reprogrammed back to loyalty by Galvatron. In the midst of the ensuing battle, Wedge's selfless courage and determination to defeat Galvatron resonated with Cerebros, and he summoned and activated Fortress Maximus. Galvatron combined with his ship, the Megastar, and battled with Maximus directly, but was defeated when Maximus unleashed his Maximum Firepower attack and blew the ship to smithereens. Surprise Attack!

...He was so ugly that everyone died. The End.

Galvatron survived the barrage, however, and restored his strength by affixing himself to Maximus and draining the giant robot's energy, supercharging himself. Galvatron's Revenge Omega Prime proceeded to challenge Galvatron to a final battle at the Earth's core. Koji, meanwhile, contacted as many children as he could, instructing them to send their energy to Fortress Maximus to re-power him; Maximus absorbed and re-channeled the energy to Omega Prime, manifesting in the form of the Matrix Blade, which Prime used to finally defeat Galvatron. With the Predacons and Decepticons at last beaten and captured, Fortress Maximus transformed to starship mode and transported the villains back to Cybertron to be incarcerated at the asteroid prison colony. The Final Battle

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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Legends comic (1)
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When Vector Sigma granted the Dimensional Patrol the new Neo Brave Maximus, Plasma and Brave were transferred to it. The old Brave Maximus was given to the Autobots on Earth, with Master and Zebres as control units and solitarium as a power source. LGEX Black Convoy Prologue

Robotmasters
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After taking the Predacons to prison, Brave Maximus returned to Earth. When construction of Autobot City began in 2003, Maximus formed the core of the fortress. Later, in 2004, Maximus (also known as "Autobot Base" at the time) had his central systems re-written to comply with the new solitarium-based enhancements made to Autobot City. 2007 TakaraTomy timeline


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Kiss Players
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Continuity, shmontinuity.
"Kiss Players? Oh slag, there goes the planet."

In 2007, after a year-long anti-Transformer campaign by the Earth Defense Command, the Kiss Players singing group went on a tour to help improve human-Transformer relations. It was while they were visiting Brave Maximus—now apparently separated from Autobot City again—for a performance that the mysterious Sparkbots suddenly appeared and demanded that the human group members kiss them. When they complied, they and Maximus were all whisked away on a whirlwind tour of time and space, with Maximus serving as their transport and base as they collected fragments of the so-called "Allspark" from famous Autobot and Maximal leaders through Transformer history. Sparkbots Volume 1 Notably, he did not demonstrate any signs of intelligence or independence during the journey. Sparkbots Volume 2 Sparkbots Volume 3

Near the end of the adventure, while being piloted in pursuit of a mysterious golden hand that had taken several Allspark fragments, Maximus accidentally struck the "Wall of Time". With its passengers scattered across dimensions, Maximus was hurled back in time four million years and crash-landed on the planet Master. His planetfall was observed by a group of Cybertronians who had migrated there, and their leader, Fortress used the technology of Brave Maximus to refine his own "Headmaster" theory, creating Transtectors, including his own gigantic one, Battleship Maximus. Sparkbots Volume 5

Meanwhile, after briefly adventuring in another universe, the Kiss Players returned to their home dimension and accompanied Primus back through time to prehistoric Earth. There, it was revealed that they had not been collecting fragments of the Allspark, but portions of the scattered lifeforce of Unicron. Resurrected by the Sparkbots, Unicron was then destroyed by Primus and his lifeforce was sealed deep within the planet. Sparkbots Volume 5 The heretofore unknown origin of Brave Maximus was then revealed when Primus created him Ruination Chapter, Part One to serve as the eternal guardian of Unicron's lifeforce. Kiss Players

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During his stay in the Legends Universe, Fortress recalled his discovery of Brave Maximus's wreckage as well as the deactivated remains of Zebres and Master within, and how these events led to the creation of Transtectors and the Battleship Maximus. LG31 Fortress Maximus

Unite Warriors
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At the trial of the Commandos, the Autobots of the post-Cybertron Alliance era recounted how the Commandos were originally sent to the past to reactivate Brave Maximus. Ruination Chapter, Part One

Ask Vector Prime

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In Viron 704.08 Gamma, Omega Prime and Fortress Maximus put an end to the universal consumption campaign of Unicron, a seemingly non-singularity Transformer warlord who had united his consciousness with Planet X. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/28

Toy bio continuity

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In Viron 102.0 Beta, Galvatron, having been upgraded into "Megatron Megabolt", gained control of Fortress Maximus, the Autobots' secret defense base. However, Optimus Prime, with the aid of Optimus Primal the Protector, eventually emerged victorious over Megabolt Maximus. Megatron Megabolt toy bio Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30

Shell Game continuity

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In Viron 704.31 Epsilon, Brave Maximus was rendered inert when Ruination killed the Emissary. New Decepticon leader Megazarak created Megabolt from Megatron's remains to hijack Brave Maximus, but Unicron's abduction of Megabolt prevented this from coming to fruition. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30

Games

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Transformers Roleplaying Game

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A group of Predacons travelled back in time to the year 2000 to find the Orb of Sigma and control the ancient Titan Brave Maximus. Technorganic Secrets

Toys

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Car Robots

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  • Cybertron City (Campaign prize, 2000)
  • Accessories: "Mini Robo" Headmaster unit, "Head Robo" large Headmaster unit, "Guardia" and "Protect", "Photon Rifle", "Laser Space Gun", Head Robo's "Mini Laser Rifle", Gadep's "Laser" rifle, "Radar Scope"
A campaign prize version of Brave Maximus, titled "Cybertron City", was promoted as a prize for the "Your Room Is a Cybertron Base! Campaign" (君の部屋がサイバトロン基地だ！キャンペーン) that ran from March 16 to June 30 in 2000. It includes redecoes of Fortress Maximus's accessories that were not included in the general release (sans Master Swords), and is packaged with a redeco of Cog characterized as Gadep. According to Kōjin Ōno, the campaign was used to gauge interest in a wide release of the figure.<ref>Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations, p. 127</ref>


Dammit, I'm just a redeco.
  • Brave Maximus (Cybertron Base, 2000)
  • ID number: C-027
  • Accessories: "Plasma" Headmaster unit, "Brave" large Headmaster unit, Brave's "Mini Laser Rifle", Radar Scope
Released in October of 2000, Car Robots Brave Maximus is an extensive redeco of Generation 1 Fortress Maximus, essentially replacing much of Fortress's lighter colors with darker ones to create a sort of "city at night" deco. The retail release of Brave Maximus did not include all of Fortress Maximus's accessories, missing his two hand guns, Cog's components, and the two Master Swords.
Despite this, Brave Maximus retains all of Fortress Maximus's functionality, being able to transform from his 22 inch tall robot mode to battleship mode to city mode and back again. In city mode he features a rotating radar, a jail cell, a working elevator that leads to a button-activated car launcher, and two manual car launchers on his arm-ramps. The Spychangers are the only figures from the toyline that interact with him particularly well, although his two arm-ramps can also launch the Autobot Brothers. In particular, the Spychanger toy of Scourge fits in the robot's control room perfectly, allowing you to replicate scenes from the episode from the cartoon, as well as actually providing an "evil" figure to lock in the jail cell. Of course, Spychanger Scourge wasn't part of the Car Robots toyline, and Brave Maximus wasn't part of Robots in Disguise (see below). Still, Japanese fans were eventually able to buy chibi-Scourge the way they buy many US-"exclusive" toys, as a "USA Edition" in its American packaging.
The back of Brave Maximus's instruction leaflet features a color play mat that the city connects to for use with other Car Robots/Robots in Disguise toys.
In 2003, "Braver Maximus" was released in South Korea by Sonokong. This release unfortunately has the central tower's Autobot symbol sticker pre-applied upside down (oops!).
This mold was also used to make Grand Maximus and Cybertron Base.

Robots in Disguise (2001)

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  • Accessories: "Emissary" Headmaster unit, "Cerebros" large Headmaster unit, mini laser rifle, radar scope
In May 2002,<ref>"RiD Fortress Maximus Hasbro Release" announcement by TFormers on May 14, 2002</ref> Hasbro began to solicit a United States release of Car Robots Brave Maximus as Robots in Disguise Fortress Maximus. The toy was to have been exclusive to six retailers: FAO Schwarz would have been its sole brick-and-mortar retailer, while the other five were online retailers BigBadToyStore,<ref>Transfandom.com's May 16, 2002 report on the RID Fortress Maximus retailers, retrieved May 27, 2002 (archived link)</ref> ActionFigureXpress,<ref>Transformers Action Figures section on ActionFigureXpress featuring the order link for "Transformers Robots in Disguise Fortress Maximus", retrieved September 08, 2002 (archived link)</ref><ref>Action-Figure.com's May 15, 2002 report that ActionFigureXpress will be carrying Robots in Disguise Fortress Maximus, retrieved June 04, 2002 (archived link)</ref> Marz Distribution,<ref>"Takara Fortress Maximus" preorder page on Marz Distribution, retrieved June 07, 2002 (archived link)</ref> Total Science Fiction (A.K.A. Robobase),<ref>"Robots in Disguise Fortress Maximus" preorder page on Total Science Fiction, retrieved June 07, 2002 (archived link)</ref> and Entertainment Earth.<ref>"Transformers Fortress Maximus" order page on Entertainment Earth (still active to this day, but not available to purchase)</ref> Product copy from ActionFigureXpress indicated that this release would have been a direct import of Car Robots Brave Maximus sold in its original Japanese packaging,<ref>{{#if: Huge 2 foot tall robot/city/defense fortress triple changer. Comes with a mid-sized Transformer robot/computer console that changes into the head of the large robot, then the mid-sized robot's head turns into a smaller robot. Arsenal of secret reveal weaponry in all modes. Ramps and "garages" and storage areas in city mode for use with many different scales of cars. Featured prominently at the end of the cartoon series of in Robots in Disguise. Shipping in original Japanese packaging! Rereleased by Hasbro. |"Huge 2 foot tall robot/city/defense fortress triple changer. Comes with a mid-sized Transformer robot/computer console that changes into the head of the large robot, then the mid-sized robot's head turns into a smaller robot. Arsenal of secret reveal weaponry in all modes. Ramps and "garages" and storage areas in city mode for use with many different scales of cars. Featured prominently at the end of the cartoon series of in Robots in Disguise. Shipping in original Japanese packaging! Rereleased by Hasbro."—|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/SbnTFnDofLwJ |TJMD|TJMD}}{{#if: alt.toys.transformers |, alt.toys.transformers|}}{{#if: Robots in Disguise Fortress Maximus product description from ActionFigureXpress |, "Robots in Disguise Fortress Maximus product description from ActionFigureXpress"|}}{{#if: 2002 |, 2002{{#if: 05 |/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}{{#if: 15|/{{#switch:{{#len:15}}|1=015|15}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/SbnTFnDofLwJ ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/SbnTFnDofLwJ%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/SbnTFnDofLwJ%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/SbnTFnDofLwJ%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/SbnTFnDofLwJ%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> with those sold by FAO Schwarz possibly having had English-language sticker labels applied to said packaging (based on FAO's retail practices with imported toy items at the time).<ref>{{#if: The FAO Schwartz in the Mall of America has this cool thing going on. They import and sell japanese Sentai Robos, slap on a gold sticker that says it's an exclusive, in original japanese packaging, of next year's Power Rangers Zord. It sounds like this is the same deal. Japanese overstock. Which is cool, in some ways. |"The FAO Schwartz in the Mall of America has this cool thing going on. They import and sell japanese Sentai Robos, slap on a gold sticker that says it's an exclusive, in original japanese packaging, of next year's Power Rangers Zord. It sounds like this is the same deal. Japanese overstock. Which is cool, in some ways."—|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/TI5ueEqdOpgJ |Derik Smith|Derik Smith}}{{#if: alt.toys.transformers |, alt.toys.transformers|}}{{#if: |, ""|}}{{#if: 2002 |, 2002{{#if: 05 |/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}{{#if: 16|/{{#switch:{{#len:16}}|1=016|16}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/TI5ueEqdOpgJ ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/TI5ueEqdOpgJ%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/TI5ueEqdOpgJ%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/TI5ueEqdOpgJ%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/tEkfJxIWaaw/m/TI5ueEqdOpgJ%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref><ref>{{#if: Not to toot my own horn, but I had hypothesized that Fort Max might see an exclusive release to FAO, since they're one of the few toy chains willing to handle such expensive items, and Hasbro has dealt with them before. They've also carried Power Rangers exclusives in similar Japanese-with-English-stickers packaging. |"Not to toot my own horn, but I had hypothesized that Fort Max might see an exclusive release to FAO, since they're one of the few toy chains willing to handle such expensive items, and Hasbro has dealt with them before. They've also carried Power Rangers exclusives in similar Japanese-with-English-stickers packaging."—|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/dW44WDDmD6M/m/UfJPmRtQDL8J |Trixter|Trixter}}{{#if: alt.toys.transformers |, alt.toys.transformers|}}{{#if: |, ""|}}{{#if: 2002 |, 2002{{#if: 05 |/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}{{#if: 25|/{{#switch:{{#len:25}}|1=025|25}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/dW44WDDmD6M/m/UfJPmRtQDL8J ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/dW44WDDmD6M/m/UfJPmRtQDL8J%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/dW44WDDmD6M/m/UfJPmRtQDL8J%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/dW44WDDmD6M/m/UfJPmRtQDL8J%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/dW44WDDmD6M/m/UfJPmRtQDL8J%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
Fortress Maximus was originally solicited for release in August 2002, but the toy's failure to pass the standard industry drop tests put its release on hold, as confirmed at BotCon 2002 by Hasbro employee Andrew Frankel, who still had hope for the toy to see release the following year.<ref>{{#if: Fortress Maximus is delayed due to "drop test" reasons. Apparently, when they drop him from a height onto the floor, he can break and leave sharp points sticking out. Old molds don't stand up to today's safety standards. They hope to release him next year, when the plastic problems are resolved. |"Fortress Maximus is delayed due to "drop test" reasons. Apparently, when they drop him from a height onto the floor, he can break and leave sharp points sticking out. Old molds don't stand up to today's safety standards. They hope to release him next year, when the plastic problems are resolved."—|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/V2kIeApEFTY/m/NYBoa1PWRY8J |Chris R Leazer|Chris R Leazer}}{{#if: alt.toys.transformers |, alt.toys.transformers|}}{{#if: More notes about the Hasbro panel |, "More notes about the Hasbro panel"|}}{{#if: 2002 |, 2002{{#if: 07 |/{{#switch:{{#len:07}}|1=007|07}}{{#if: 27|/{{#switch:{{#len:27}}|1=027|27}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/V2kIeApEFTY/m/NYBoa1PWRY8J ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/V2kIeApEFTY/m/NYBoa1PWRY8J%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/V2kIeApEFTY/m/NYBoa1PWRY8J%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/V2kIeApEFTY/m/NYBoa1PWRY8J%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/V2kIeApEFTY/m/NYBoa1PWRY8J%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref><ref>{{#if: Speaking of Fort Max, the man responsible for getting the cool exclusives out to the USA (RID Scourge, Air Attack Optimus Primal Supreme, etc) said the big holdup with FM is the failure of performance in the drop test...someone in the audience was under the impression that a drop test involved injury to a child upon which FM fell! It actually refers to damaging pieces, sharp ends, impaling projectiles that might occur if the toy fell onto the floor and shattered...so it is on hold till it passes... |"Speaking of Fort Max, the man responsible for getting the cool exclusives out to the USA (RID Scourge, Air Attack Optimus Primal Supreme, etc) said the big holdup with FM is the failure of performance in the drop test...someone in the audience was under the impression that a drop test involved injury to a child upon which FM fell! It actually refers to damaging pieces, sharp ends, impaling projectiles that might occur if the toy fell onto the floor and shattered...so it is on hold till it passes..."—|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/Puh2n60rUkI/m/z2YGlytp1YcJ |cmq|cmq}}{{#if: alt.toys.transformers |, alt.toys.transformers|}}{{#if: [BOTCON the big BotCon 2002 report - SPOILERS |, "[BOTCON] the big BotCon 2002 report - SPOILERS"|}}{{#if: 2002 |, 2002{{#if: 07 |/{{#switch:{{#len:07}}|1=007|07}}{{#if: 31|/{{#switch:{{#len:31}}|1=031|31}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/Puh2n60rUkI/m/z2YGlytp1YcJ |]|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/Puh2n60rUkI/m/z2YGlytp1YcJ%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/Puh2n60rUkI/m/z2YGlytp1YcJ%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/Puh2n60rUkI/m/z2YGlytp1YcJ%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/Puh2n60rUkI/m/z2YGlytp1YcJ%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref><ref>{{#if: Fortress Maximus has been delayed for failing to pass Hasbro's new drop

test-any broken pieces will leave sharp edges that could potentially harm children. |"Fortress Maximus has been delayed for failing to pass Hasbro's new drop test-any broken pieces will leave sharp edges that could potentially harm children."—|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/x1pgPmXoe28/m/dqb-A-3KIQEJ |Suspsy|Suspsy}}{{#if: alt.toys.transformers |, alt.toys.transformers|}}{{#if: Susp's Botcon Report Pt. 2 |, "Susp's Botcon Report Pt. 2"|}}{{#if: 2002 |, 2002{{#if: 08 |/{{#switch:{{#len:08}}|1=008|08}}{{#if: 04|/{{#switch:{{#len:04}}|1=004|04}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/x1pgPmXoe28/m/dqb-A-3KIQEJ ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/x1pgPmXoe28/m/dqb-A-3KIQEJ%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/x1pgPmXoe28/m/dqb-A-3KIQEJ%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/x1pgPmXoe28/m/dqb-A-3KIQEJ%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/x1pgPmXoe28/m/dqb-A-3KIQEJ%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> In line with this delay, the Hasbro product code assigned to the figure suggested a new planned release for Spring 2003, some time between April and May.<ref>{{#if: The exclusive RID Fortress Maximus that never was had the product code number 26563 assigned to it, which puts it right between the Target exclusive Dreadwind & Smokejumper two-pack (product code number 26562, released ca. April 2003) and the KB Toys exclusive Destructicons (assortment number 26564, product code number for Destructicon Scourge 26565, product code number for Destructicon Bludgeon 26566, released ca. May 2003). |"The exclusive RID Fortress Maximus that never was had the product code number 26563 assigned to it, which puts it right between the Target exclusive Dreadwind & Smokejumper two-pack (product code number 26562, released ca. April 2003) and the KB Toys exclusive Destructicons (assortment number 26564, product code number for Destructicon Scourge 26565, product code number for Destructicon Bludgeon 26566, released ca. May 2003)."—|}}{{#if: https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/robots-in-disguise-2001-appreciation-thread.173/post-115311 |Nevermore|Nevermore}}{{#if: The Allspark Forums |, The Allspark Forums|}}{{#if: Robots in Disguise (2001) Appreciation Thread |, "Robots in Disguise (2001) Appreciation Thread"|}}{{#if: 2024 |, 2024{{#if: 02 |/{{#switch:{{#len:02}}|1=002|02}}{{#if: 25|/{{#switch:{{#len:25}}|1=025|25}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/robots-in-disguise-2001-appreciation-thread.173/post-115311 ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/robots-in-disguise-2001-appreciation-thread.173/post-115311%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/robots-in-disguise-2001-appreciation-thread.173/post-115311%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/robots-in-disguise-2001-appreciation-thread.173/post-115311%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/robots-in-disguise-2001-appreciation-thread.173/post-115311%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> By September 2002, however, the figure's release was confirmed canceled.<ref>American Dream Comics & Collectibles announces on September 23, 2002 the cancellation of Robots in Disguise Fortress Maximus, as confirmed by Hasbro employee Paula Sacchi, retrieved October 13, 2002 (Archived)</ref> In 2006, Frankel elaborated at Iacon One that the drop test failure was met not only by the figure itself but also its packaging, which "couldn't take [the] beating."<ref>{{#if: The "drop test" we heard about for RID Fortress Maximus has an additional element that hasn't been discussed previously: drops done in-package. It wasn't all that clear at the panel, but he later clarified it for me. The drop test we heard about before, where the toy has to not break in dangerous ways, is indeed done. But they also drop packaged toys to see how damaged the box gets, whether the toy gets damaged inside, whether it gets knocked out of position so it won't be in the bubble in the right way, etc.. The Fort Max packaging couldn't take this beating, and that was at least one contributor to the reason he wasn't brought over here. |"The "drop test" we heard about for RID Fortress Maximus has an additional element that hasn't been discussed previously: drops done in-package. It wasn't all that clear at the panel, but he later clarified it for me. The drop test we heard about before, where the toy has to not break in dangerous ways, is indeed done. But they also drop packaged toys to see how damaged the box gets, whether the toy gets damaged inside, whether it gets knocked out of position so it won't be in the bubble in the right way, etc.. The Fort Max packaging couldn't take this beating, and that was at least one contributor to the reason he wasn't brought over here."—|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/BH-7ZTkL4KM/m/OhSsQyBSm1kJ |Steve-o Stonebraker|Steve-o Stonebraker}}{{#if: alt.toys.transformers |, alt.toys.transformers|}}{{#if: [IACON ONE Iacon One report! |, "[IACON ONE] Iacon One report!"|}}{{#if: 2006 |, 2006{{#if: 07 |/{{#switch:{{#len:07}}|1=007|07}}{{#if: 12|/{{#switch:{{#len:12}}|1=012|12}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/BH-7ZTkL4KM/m/OhSsQyBSm1kJ |]|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/BH-7ZTkL4KM/m/OhSsQyBSm1kJ%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/BH-7ZTkL4KM/m/OhSsQyBSm1kJ%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/BH-7ZTkL4KM/m/OhSsQyBSm1kJ%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/BH-7ZTkL4KM/m/OhSsQyBSm1kJ%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>

Other likely contributors to the cancelation were the fact that FAO Schwarz (the only US brick-and-mortar toy retailer at the time that could have carried such a large, big-ticket item) was already on the decline by 2003, having closed many of its stores before declaring bankruptcy later that December; the fact that, by late 2002, Robots in Disguise no longer had a presence either on television or at mass retail, having long since been replaced by Transformers: Armada; and the fact that Hasbro had switched their attention to the release of a different big-ticket item that was planned to be the centerpiece for Armada—that being Supreme class Unicron—which would have already been in development by late 2002 and whose thunder would have likely been stolen by the release of the much larger Fortress Maximus coming just two-to-three months ahead of Unicron's July 2003 release.
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Robotmasters

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  • Cybertron Base (Contest prize, 2004)
  • Accessories: "Zebres" Headmaster unit, "Master" large Headmaster unit, Master's "Mini Laser Rifle", Radar Scope
First Prize in a Robotmasters contest where only 10 were awarded, Cybertron Base is completely identical to the retail-release Car Robots Brave Maximus toy, down to what accessories are lacking from the other incarnations of the mold, coming only with the two head-robots, a radar dish and the gun for the mid-robot. His head modules are renamed Zebres and Master.
Cybertron Base was shipped in a fairly plain white box, and came with newly-printed instructions. He also came with exactly the same paperwork packet as Car Robots Brave Maximus, including unchanged instructions, a Car Robots catalogue, and the Brave Maximus bio card. What with all these similarities, Takara's decision to consider the "Cybertron Base" of Robotmasters as the same character as Car Robots Brave Maximus in their 2007 timeline makes a lot of sense.

Notes

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  • According to the toy's bio card, Brave Maximus's robot mode is 350 meters tall (1,148 feet), and his battleship form is referred to as Super-Dreadnought Battleship Maximus (超弩級戦艦マキシマス Chō Dokyūsenkan Makishimasu).
  • The toy's bio card also names his attack that fires all of his cannons at once the "Final Burn" (ファイナルバーン). However, when this attack was used in the cartoon, it was instead called the "Final Shot" (ファイナルショット). In the English version, this attack is named "Maximum Firepower".
  • Most websites list Steve Kramer as Fortress Maximus due to the fact that he provided the voice of Cerebros, but from the small number of lines he actually speaks, it does not appear to be Kramer behind the microphone.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Brave Maximus (ブレイブマキシマス Bureibu Makishimasu), Cybertron City (サイバトロンシティ Saibatoron Shiti, "Autobot City"), Cybertron Base (サイバトロンベース Saibatoron Bēsu, "Autobot Base")
  • Italian: Fortezza Maximus
  • Korean: Braver Maximus (브레이버맥시무스 Beureibeo Maeksimuseu)
  • Portuguese: Fortaleza do Poder (Brazil, "Fortress of Power")
  • Mandarin: Jùwúbà Fútè (巨无霸福特, "Extremely Gigantic Fort")
  • Spanish: Fortaleza Máxima (Latin America)

References

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