Editing Choro-Q

[[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 popular Japanese brand of toy cars with pull-back motors owned by [[TakaraTomy]], best known in the west for its localization as '''Penny Racers'''.

They've interacted with the Transformers franchise numerous times going back to its very inception, with the designs of the original Generation 1 [[Mini-Vehicle|Mini Vehicles / Minicar]] molds being based on the Choro-Q aesthetic and multiple later ''Choro-Q'' series and spin-offs featuring or being based entirely around Transformers.

==Overview==
Unlike typical toy cars, ''Choro-Q'' vehicles are not accurately-proportioned miniatures, but rather [[super deformed]] to make them cuter.  They were introduced to the Japanese market in [[1979]], and sold in Western markets under the name ''Penny Racers'' because many of the ''Choro-Q'' cars have slots on the back where a penny can be inserted, the weight of which causes the car to pop a wheelie when pulled back. They were an immediate hit, to the extent that after only a few years, they found their way to Takara's ''[[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.

In 2014, TakaraTomy launched their biggest ''Choro-Q'' crossover yet with ''[[Q-Transformers]]'', a Transformers toyline featuring an extensive amount of small chibified fully-transforming robots with same super deformed, fully licensed cars that defined the ''Choro-Q'' brand. Additionally, as part of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, two ''Transformers'' characters were also released in the ''Nanoblock Motion Choro-Q'' subline, a collaboration with ''[[w:Nanoblock|Nanoblock]]'' featuring buildable radio-controlled vehicles.

==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)/merchandise#Choro-Q|Convoy]]
*[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Choro-Q|Ligier]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Choro-Q|Megatron]]

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

===Nanoblock Motion Choro-Q===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Nanoblock Motion Choro-Q|Convoy]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Nanoblock Motion Choro-Q|Bumble]]

===Q-Robo Collection Figure===
[[File:QTransformers Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
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The ''Q-Robo Collection'' was the first ''Choro-Q'' spin-off toyline entirely dedicated to Transformers. It is, thus, discussed in its own [[Q-Robo Collection Figure|dedicated article]].

===Q-Transformers===
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''Q-Transformers'' was the second ''Choro-Q'' spin-off toyline entirely dedicated to Transformers, and as such, it also gets [[Q-Transformers|its own article]].
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==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.botconarchives.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]

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