Color Changer - Revision history

BerylRoll at 19:18, 25 January 2026

2026-01-25T19:18:42Z

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	:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Deluge (G1)\|Deluge]] was given the name of Stormtrooper Drench, and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Jetstorm.		:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Deluge (G1)\|Deluge]] was given the name of Stormtrooper Drench, and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Jetstorm.
	:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder Jetstorm was given the name of the Tonka ''[[GoBots]]'', and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge.		:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder Jetstorm was given the name of the Tonka ''[[GoBots]]'', and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge.
	:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Speedstream]] was given the name of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge, and the bio and motto of Stormtrooper [[Hydradread]].		:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Speedstream (G2)\|Speedstream]] was given the name of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge, and the bio and motto of Stormtrooper [[Hydradread]].

	*Despite being the core appeal of the figures, the actual gimmick of the Color Changers is heavily succeptible to age. The plastic WILL eventually lose its ability to change color, as most examples of them would already have done by present day.		*Despite being the core appeal of the figures, the actual gimmick of the Color Changers is heavily succeptible to age. The plastic WILL eventually lose its ability to change color, as most examples of them would already have done by present day.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Generation 2 */ More design credits!

2024-10-20T22:52:18Z

Generation 2: More design credits!

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	**[[Gobots]]		**[[Gobots]]
	**[[Jetstorm (G2)\|Jetstorm]]		**[[Jetstorm (G2)\|Jetstorm]]
	{{toydesigner\|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	: The Color Changers are [[redeco]]s of the Europe-exclusive [[Aquaspeeder]] toys and share their main [[gimmick]]: Parts of the toys are painted with [[color changing]] paint that reacts to water of different temperatures. To make use of this feature, the Color Changers all came with [[Water-squirting gimmick\|water guns]] to shoot at one another (or themselves).		: The Color Changers are [[redeco]]s of the Europe-exclusive [[Aquaspeeder]] toys and share their main [[gimmick]]: Parts of the toys are painted with [[color changing]] paint that reacts to water of different temperatures. To make use of this feature, the Color Changers all came with [[Water-squirting gimmick\|water guns]] to shoot at one another (or themselves).

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Generation 2 */ Rolling out toy design credits template

2023-08-13T04:21:33Z

Generation 2: Rolling out toy design credits template

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	**[[Gobots]]		**[[Gobots]]
	**[[Jetstorm (G2)\|Jetstorm]]		**[[Jetstorm (G2)\|Jetstorm]]
			{{toydesigner\|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro)}}

	: The Color Changers are [[redeco]]s of the Europe-exclusive [[Aquaspeeder]] toys and share their main [[gimmick]]: Parts of the toys are painted with [[color changing]] paint that reacts to water of different temperatures. To make use of this feature, the Color Changers all came with [[Water-squirting gimmick\|water guns]] to shoot at one another (or themselves).		: The Color Changers are [[redeco]]s of the Europe-exclusive [[Aquaspeeder]] toys and share their main [[gimmick]]: Parts of the toys are painted with [[color changing]] paint that reacts to water of different temperatures. To make use of this feature, the Color Changers all came with [[Water-squirting gimmick\|water guns]] to shoot at one another (or themselves).

Nevermore: /* Notes */

2022-06-11T07:23:49Z

Notes

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	*Although the Color Changers are redecoed from the European Aquaspeeders, their names and [[bio]]s are randomly cobbled together from both their teammates and the [[Stormtrooper (G1)\|Stormtrooper]]s (and even the name of a previously competing franchise, the [[trademark]] for which Hasbro had recently acquired with the purchase of former rival [[Tonka]]):		*Although the Color Changers are redecoed from the European Aquaspeeders, their names and [[bio]]s are randomly cobbled together from both their teammates and the [[Stormtrooper (G1)\|Stormtrooper]]s (and even the name of a previously competing franchise, the [[trademark]] for which Hasbro had recently acquired with the purchase of former rival [[Tonka]]):
	:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Aquafend]] was given the name of his fellow Aquaspeeder [[Jetstorm (G1)\|Jetstorm]], the bio of Stormtrooper [[Drench (G1)\|Drench]] and a completely new motto.		:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Aquafend]] was given the name of his fellow Aquaspeeder [[Jetstorm (G1)\|Jetstorm]], the bio of Stormtrooper [[Drench (G1)\|Drench]] and a completely new motto.
	:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Deluge (G1)\|Deluge]] was given the name of ~~his fellow Aquaspeeder~~ Drench, and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Jetstorm.		:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Deluge (G1)\|Deluge]] was given the name of Stormtrooper Drench, and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Jetstorm.
	:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder Jetstorm was given the name of the Tonka ''[[GoBots]]'', and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge.		:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder Jetstorm was given the name of the Tonka ''[[GoBots]]'', and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge.
	:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Speedstream]] was given the name of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge, and the bio and motto of Stormtrooper [[Hydradread]].		:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Speedstream]] was given the name of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge, and the bio and motto of Stormtrooper [[Hydradread]].

Nevermore: /* Notes */

2022-06-11T06:55:01Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			*Although the Color Changers are redecoed from the European Aquaspeeders, their names and [[bio]]s are randomly cobbled together from both their teammates and the [[Stormtrooper (G1)\|Stormtrooper]]s (and even the name of a previously competing franchise, the [[trademark]] for which Hasbro had recently acquired with the purchase of former rival [[Tonka]]):
			:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Aquafend]] was given the name of his fellow Aquaspeeder [[Jetstorm (G1)\|Jetstorm]], the bio of Stormtrooper [[Drench (G1)\|Drench]] and a completely new motto.
			:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Deluge (G1)\|Deluge]] was given the name of his fellow Aquaspeeder Drench, and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Jetstorm.
			:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder Jetstorm was given the name of the Tonka ''[[GoBots]]'', and the bio and motto of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge.
			:*The redeco of Aquaspeeder [[Speedstream]] was given the name of his fellow Aquaspeeder Deluge, and the bio and motto of Stormtrooper [[Hydradread]].

	*Despite being the core appeal of the figures, the actual gimmick of the Color Changers is heavily succeptible to age. The plastic WILL eventually lose its ability to change color, as most examples of them would already have done by present day.		*Despite being the core appeal of the figures, the actual gimmick of the Color Changers is heavily succeptible to age. The plastic WILL eventually lose its ability to change color, as most examples of them would already have done by present day.

Hyoumaru: /* Notes */

2022-05-29T13:31:36Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			*Despite being the core appeal of the figures, the actual gimmick of the Color Changers is heavily succeptible to age. The plastic WILL eventually lose its ability to change color, as most examples of them would already have done by present day.

	*Though the Color Changers were never released in Japan, each did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] poster, which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the U.S. who weren't part of the Japanese line: the [[Axelerator]]s, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]], and the Color Changers.		*Though the Color Changers were never released in Japan, each did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] poster, which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the U.S. who weren't part of the Japanese line: the [[Axelerator]]s, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]], and the Color Changers.

Escargon at 14:31, 26 February 2022

2022-02-26T14:31:21Z

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			{{factions\|autobotg2\|decepticong2}}
	{{disambig2\|the Generation 2 subgroup\|other instances of color changing\|color change (disambiguation)}}		{{disambig2\|the Generation 2 subgroup\|other instances of color changing\|color change (disambiguation)}}

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 22:27, 16 November 2019

2019-11-16T22:27:41Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			*Though the Color Changers were never released in Japan, each did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] poster, which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the U.S. who weren't part of the Japanese line: the [[Axelerator]]s, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]], and the Color Changers.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Color Changer''' (カラーチェンジャー ''Karā Chenjā'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Color Changer''' (カラーチェンジャー ''Karā Chenjā'')

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47: /* Fiction */

2019-11-16T19:02:52Z

Fiction

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	Gobots and Jetstorm were on opposite sides of a battle on an unnamed planet, the former under [[Sunstreaker (G1)\|Sunstreaker]]'s command and the latter under [[Turmoil]]'s. Gobots was killed in action while Jetstorm survived to help the other Decepticons turn [[Drift (G1)\|Deadlock]] in for an attempted mutiny. {{storylink\|Drift issue 1}}		Gobots and Jetstorm were on opposite sides of a battle on an unnamed planet, the former under [[Sunstreaker (G1)\|Sunstreaker]]'s command and the latter under [[Turmoil]]'s. Gobots was killed in action while Jetstorm survived to help the other Decepticons turn [[Drift (G1)\|Deadlock]] in for an attempted mutiny. {{storylink\|Drift issue 1\|Drift #1}}

	Drench was stationed at the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility until he was killed by [[Nova Prime\|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Not long afterward, Deluge created the [[Insecticon (G1)\|Insecticons]] before being killed during an attempt to exile the Autobots to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}		Drench was stationed at the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility until he was killed by [[Nova Prime\|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Not long afterward, Deluge created the [[Insecticon (G1)\|Insecticons]] before being killed during an attempt to exile the Autobots to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 7\|All Hail Megatron #7}}

	===''Wings Universe''===		===''Wings Universe''===

Saix: /* 2005 IDW continuity */clean up, replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity

2019-06-05T18:16:45Z

2005 IDW continuity: clean up, replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	Gobots and Jetstorm were on opposite sides of a battle on an unnamed planet, the former under [[Sunstreaker (G1)\|Sunstreaker]]'s command and the latter under [[Turmoil]]'s. Gobots was killed in action while Jetstorm survived to help the other Decepticons turn [[Drift (G1)\|Deadlock]] in for an attempted mutiny. {{storylink\|Drift issue 1}}		Gobots and Jetstorm were on opposite sides of a battle on an unnamed planet, the former under [[Sunstreaker (G1)\|Sunstreaker]]'s command and the latter under [[Turmoil]]'s. Gobots was killed in action while Jetstorm survived to help the other Decepticons turn [[Drift (G1)\|Deadlock]] in for an attempted mutiny. {{storylink\|Drift issue 1}}