Editing Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)

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'''''Transformers GT: Mission GT-R''''' (トランスフォーマーGT MISSION GT-R) is a 2013 [[TakaraTomy]] franchise created in collaboration with the {{w|Super GT}} racing championship series. All toys in the series are heavy [[retool]]s of the ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] mold, transforming into 1:32 scale Nissan GT-R racing cars representing real-life cars participating in Super GT. While they all have the same base mold, each toy features a unique head, weapon and [[GT Sister]], a human partner in the form of a ''[[Microman]]''-based {{w|race queen}} figure. Its surprisingly extensive fictional support circumscribes a whimsical [[micro-continuity]] wherein the Transformers have lain down their arms in favor of a friendly annual racing championship, the titular [[Transformers GT (race)|Transformers GT]].

==Fiction==
*''Story of Transformers GT'', a series of short text stories packed in with the toys:
# [[Test Run Battle! –Prelude–]]
# [[First Fast Attack! –Whoever Strikes First Wins–]]
# [[One Shot and One Kill!! –Finishing Blow–]]
# [[A Biggest Sword! –The Last Resort–]]
*A ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R]]'' one-shot [[manga]] by [[Naoto Tsushima]] was published in the July 2013 issue of ''[[Kerokero Ace]]''.
*The ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R]]'' series of [[Story page|story pages]] published in issues of ''[[Dengeki Hobby]]'' from August to December 2013.

==Events==
[[File:Mach Five Racing Prime Walkaround.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"And I love ''you'', random citizen."]]
===Transformers GT x Kids' Walk===
TakaraTomy also collaborated with "Kid's Walk", events organized by Super GT to boost interest in sports car racing among children by letting them and their parents visit the racing circuits on special pit walks with activities and prizes. TakaraTomy contributed in the form of the "[[Transformers GT x Kids' Walk]]" promotion where they gave away exclusive available in limited quantities and only given to children in middle school or younger:

*During the 2013 season's Kid's Walk, TakaraTomy gave away toys of new character [[Safety Prime]]. This [[exclusive]] toy is a [[redeco]] of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#2010legend|Prowl]].

*During the 2014 season, the exclusive figure was a redeco of the 2011 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Legends Class|Optimus Prime]], named "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)|Convoy Anniversary Clear Ver.]]", that was subsequently also made available through several other venues.

*During the 2015 season, the free figure was "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#QTM|QT-M Optimus Prime]]," a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]''-styled ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Nissan GT-R R35 Optimus Prime]] in the colors of the Transformers-sponsored Nissan GT-R used by the Team Mach racing team.

===Super GT races and Team Mach===
Finally, TakaraTomy participated in the Super GT proper with various promotions reflecting their patronage of the racers of [[Team Mach]]:

*For the 2013 season of the {{w|Super GT|GT300}}, TakaraTomy provided two ''Transformers GT''-themed race queens present at the races and reporting the team's progress on their "[[Team Mach TF Girls]]" website. The race queens, [[Mai Nishimura]] and [[Kelal Yamamura]], wore outfits based on the [[GT Sister]] [[Ai (GT)|Ai]].

*In 2014, Team Mach's own Nissan GT-R wore various TakaraTomy sponsor marks, including a prominent Autobot insignia on the roof. TakaraTomy based a new Autobot named [[Mach Five Racing Prime]] on this car, and an actor dressed as this character appeared at various Super GT and Transformers events throughout the year.

*In 2015, as noted above, the year's "Kids Walk" exclusive took the form of a ''Q-Transformers'' figure with Team Mach's livery.
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==Toys==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' ([[May 25|5-25]]-[[2013]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GT-01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Prime]] (w/ [[Misaki#GT|Misaki]])}}
{{Bp-a1|GT-02 [[Star Saber (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Saber]] (w/ [[Anna#GT|Anna]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2''' ([[July 17|7-17]]-2013)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GT-03 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]] (w/ [[Noa#GT|Noa]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3''' ([[September 28|9-28]]-2013)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GT-04 [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Maximus]] (w/ [[Hiiro#GT|Hiiro]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-GT-02-GT-R-Saber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|GT-R Saber]]
|}
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===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Transformers GT X Kid's Walk [[2013]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Safety Prime#Transformers GT|Safety Prime (Original Ver.)]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Transformers GT X Kid's Walk [[2014]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)|Convoy Anniversary Clear Ver.]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Transformers GT X Kid's Walk [[2015]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#QTM|QT-M Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:QTM Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|QT-M Optimus Prime]]
|}

===Fiction-only toys===
[[File:Safety Prime Big.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.7|The unproduced "GT-R Safety Prime"]]
It bears remarking that in addition to the properly released toys listed above, the ''Transformers GT'' story pages prominently feature photography of a larger toy of Safety Prime retooled from ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] in the style of the toyline's mainline releases. 
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==Notes==
*The GT toys were available with exclusive calendars featuring art of the respective robots and GT Sisters if pre-ordered through [[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market/TakaraTomy Mall]]. The deadline for Prime and Saber was [[March 31]] 2013.
*GT-R Maximus was originally slated to be GT-03, but was pushed back to GT-04 with Megatron becoming GT-03. This may have had to do with the fact his original promotional art featured the same head as Prime rather than the newly tooled head the figure comes with.
*While it is unknown if Safety Prime's larger figure was ever intended for actual release, the labeling of Safety Prime's produced "Kid's Walk" toy as "Original Version" certainly belies the intention to produce more than one figure of the character.

==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20130416015959/http://takaratomymall.jp/common/special/tfgt/index.html Official website] (archived)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171203131446/https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/lineup/series/tf-gt.html ''Transformers GT''] at [[TakaraTomy Mall]] (archived)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140112032415/http://takaratomymall.jp/special/tfgt/kids.html Transformers GT x Kids' Walk] at the ''Transformers GT'' website (archived)
*[http://www.mach5.jp/teammach/index.php Team Mach profile] at the official website of team sponsor Mach FC Co., Ltd.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170317165645/http://takaratomymall.jp/special/tfgt/mach.html "Team Mach TF Girls" hub] at the ''Transformers GT'' website (archived)

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