Editing Transformers Milk Caramel

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'''Transformers Milk Caramel''' (トランスフォーマー ミルク キャラメル), later known simply as '''Transformers Caramel''', was one of the earliest ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[candy toy]] lines produced by [[Kabaya]], if not ''the'' earliest. Running from 1985 to 1988, the figures offered in this series were small, solid-color soft rubber models, known in Japan as ''keshigomu''. As the name of the series suggests, they came with chocolate-covered caramel candies.

The similarity of the ''Caramel'' figurines to the later ''keshigomu'' that would be released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their "[[Decoy]]" promotion has led Western fans to refer to them as "Decoys" as well, obfuscating their different origins somewhat.
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==Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers==

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Figures in the first year of the ''Caramel'' line were about the same height as the latter Decoys, but were generally thinner/flatter with less sculpted detail, with some characters (particularly the [[Mini-Vehicle]]s) being based more on their toys than on their [[character model]]s. The first series of figures were available in white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green and orange, whilst the figures from the second series were available in red, yellow and blue, a trio of colors that would become the standard for many subsequent Transformers ''keshigomu'' figurines.

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Series 1:
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Convoy]] (v1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumble]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys|Cliff]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Condor]]
*[[Brawn (G1)|Gong]]
*[[Ravage (G1)/toys|Jaugar]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]
Series 2:
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Convoy]] (v2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Convoy]] (v3)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Lambor]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Laserwave]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Megatron]]
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys|Meister]]
*[[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]]
|}}
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==Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010==
[[File:Tf2010 caramels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
This year's line of figures were cast in various colors of glow-in-the-dark rubber; each figure was available in red, yellow, blue and green.

*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Convoy]]
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]
*[[Kup (G1)|Cher]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaurer]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]
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==The Headmasters==
[[File:Caramel skullcruncher.jpg|thumb|275px]]
This year's ''Caramel'' figures each had a base moulded onto their feet that was actually a rubber stamp sculpted in the image of the character's face, with their name below it. The figures were available in red, blue and yellow.

Information on this particular series is sparse; we can't ''swear'' that this listing is complete, but we ''think'' it is, given how it breaks up into groups of nine like all the previous waves. [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] does seem a bit conspicuous by his absence, though.

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Series 1:
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]
*[[Computron (G1)|Computicon]]
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Wipe]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skull]]
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]
Series 2:
*[[Pointblank|Blanker]]
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]
*[[Raiden]]
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]
|}}
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==Super-God Masterforce==
[[File:Caramel hydra.jpg|thumb|275px]]
The final collection of ''Caramel'' figures took things in a different direction. Each ''Caramel'' box now contained ''two'' figures, smaller than previous figures (now standing about half the height of a regular Decoy) and still attached to their rubber sprue, depicting the character in question in both robot and [[alternate mode]] (for the six-changing Sixknight, his drill tank mode was used). The exception to this was King Poseidon, whose limbs and torso were available in two separate sets (at three pieces to a set), and had to be combined to complete the figure. This year's figures were available in red, yellow and blue, so you ran the risk of a multi-colored King Poseidon!

#[[King Poseidon]] 1 ([[Turtler]], [[Gulf]] and [[Kraken]])
#[[King Poseidon]] 2 ([[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]], [[Lobclaw]] and [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]])
#[[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]]
#[[Sixknight]]
#[[Buster (G1)|Buster]]
#[[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]]

==Notes==
*In total there are 213 Transformers Caramel keshigomu to collect. 81 from the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line, 36 from the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 line, 54 from The Headmasters and 42 Super-God Masterforce. Easy.


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