Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline) - Revision history

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2026-03-29T23:31:03Z

Toys

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	[[File:G1-toy Stepper.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Targetmaster Stepper & Nebulon]]		[[File:G1-toy Stepper.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Targetmaster Stepper & Nebulon]]
	[[File:~~G1toy twincast~~.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Twincast]]		[[File:HM-toy Twincast.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Twincast]]
	[[File:G1toy graphy.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|W Cassettebot Graphy]]		[[File:G1toy graphy.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|W Cassettebot Graphy]]
	[[File:HM-toy Lione.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Headmaster Warrior Lione]]		[[File:HM-toy Lione.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Headmaster Warrior Lione]]

BerylRoll at 19:35, 21 January 2026

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	{{Bp-a1\|C-351 [[Construction Patrol#Toys\|Build Patrol Team]]<br>([[Crumble#Toys\|Crumble]], [[Takedown#Toys\|Takedown]], [[Groundpounder (G1)#Toys\|Groundpounder]], [[Neutro#Toys\|Neutro]])<ref group="D" name="newmicro">The Build Patrol Team, the Sky Patrol Team and the Race Track Patrol Team were listed as "New Micro Transformers" in a 1990 Takara toy catalog. Their toys were released later than the other Patrol Teams, after C-349 Roadfire and the C-350 Original Video Anime set.</ref>}}		{{Bp-a1\|C-351 [[Construction Patrol#Toys\|Build Patrol Team]]<br>([[Crumble#Toys\|Crumble]], [[Takedown#Toys\|Takedown]], [[Groundpounder (G1)#Toys\|Groundpounder]], [[Neutro#Toys\|Neutro]])<ref group="D" name="newmicro">The Build Patrol Team, the Sky Patrol Team and the Race Track Patrol Team were listed as "New Micro Transformers" in a 1990 Takara toy catalog. Their toys were released later than the other Patrol Teams, after C-349 Roadfire and the C-350 Original Video Anime set.</ref>}}
	{{Bp-a1\|C-352 [[Air Patrol#Toys\|Sky Patrol Team]]<br>([[Blaze Master#Toys\|Breeze Master]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Toys\|Sky High]], [[Tread Bolt#Toys\|Tread Bolt]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Toys\|Eagle Eye]])<ref group="D" name="newmicro"/>}}		{{Bp-a1\|C-352 [[Air Patrol#Toys\|Sky Patrol Team]]<br>([[Blaze Master (G1)#Toys\|Breeze Master]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Toys\|Sky High]], [[Tread Bolt#Toys\|Tread Bolt]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Toys\|Eagle Eye]])<ref group="D" name="newmicro"/>}}
	{{Bp-d1\|D-341 [[Race Track Patrol#Toys\|Race Track Patrol Team]]<br>([[Ground Hog#Toys\|Ground Hog]], [[Roller Force#Toys\|Roller Force]], [[Barricade (G1)#Toys\|Barricade]], [[Motorhead (G1)#Toys\|Motorstar]])}}		{{Bp-d1\|D-341 [[Race Track Patrol#Toys\|Race Track Patrol Team]]<br>([[Ground Hog#Toys\|Ground Hog]], [[Roller Force#Toys\|Roller Force]], [[Barricade (G1)#Toys\|Barricade]], [[Motorhead (G1)#Toys\|Motorstar]])}}
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FortressMaxxing: /* The parallel years */

2025-10-22T07:51:50Z

The parallel years

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	Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.		Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.

	In one interesting international oddity, [[Italy\|Italian]] company [[GiG]] also began distributing their ''The Transformers'' toyline in 1985 under Hasbro licensing, but with the toys carrying from their previously-held Takara licenses for the ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' lines: the result was a few odd instances of toys releasing in Italy [[:File:G1Hook-GiG.jpg\|with the American brand name and logo but in Japanese-style packaging]], including Takara's numbering system.		In one interesting international oddity, [[Italy\|Italian]] company [[GiG]] also began distributing their ''The Transformers'' toyline in 1985 under Hasbro licensing for the brand, but with the toys carrying from their previously-held Takara licenses for the ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' lines: the result was a few odd instances of toys releasing in Italy [[:File:G1Hook-GiG.jpg\|with the American brand name and logo but in Japanese-style packaging]], including Takara's numbering system.

	By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.		By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.

FortressMaxxing: /* The parallel years */

2025-10-06T17:16:06Z

The parallel years

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	Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.		Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.

	In one interesting international oddity, [[Italy\|Italian]] company [[GiG]] also began distributing their ''The Transformers'' toyline in 1985 under Hasbro licensing, but with the toys carrying from their previously-held Takara licenses for the ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' lines: the result was a few odd instances of toys [[:File:G1Hook-GiG.jpg\|~~releasing~~ with the American brand name and logo but in Japanese-style packaging]], including Takara's numbering system.		In one interesting international oddity, [[Italy\|Italian]] company [[GiG]] also began distributing their ''The Transformers'' toyline in 1985 under Hasbro licensing, but with the toys carrying from their previously-held Takara licenses for the ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' lines: the result was a few odd instances of toys releasing in Italy [[:File:G1Hook-GiG.jpg\|with the American brand name and logo but in Japanese-style packaging]], including Takara's numbering system.

	By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.		By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.

FortressMaxxing: /* Overview */

2025-10-06T01:10:35Z

Overview

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to [[Japan]] in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a year or two prior, the new story and [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]] propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons out prior.		[[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to [[Japan]] in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a year or two prior, the new story and [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]] propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons out prior.

			''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' was the overarching branding for the ''Transformers'' line in Japan all the way up to 1992, and was in fact the ''only'' consistent branding for every year up until 1990, despite the corresponding cartoons using a variety of unique secondary titles, some of which were reflected on ''some'' (but not ''all'') of those years' toys.

	[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg\|thumb\|left\|230px\|"Convoy vs. Megatron" giftset, one of many Takara-exclusive giftsets.]]		[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg\|thumb\|left\|230px\|"Convoy vs. Megatron" giftset, one of many Takara-exclusive giftsets.]]
	===The parallel years===		===The parallel years===
	''~~Fight! Super Robot Lifeform~~ Transformers'' ~~was the overarching branding for the~~ ''~~Transformers~~'' ~~line in Japan all~~ the ~~way up~~ to ~~1992~~, and ~~was~~ in ~~fact~~ the ''~~only'' consistent branding for every year up~~ until ~~1990, despite~~ the ~~corresponding cartoons using a variety of unique secondary titles~~, ~~some of which~~ were ~~reflected on ''some'' (but not ''~~all~~'') of those years' toys~~.		Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.

	~~Takara launched~~ their ~~permutation of the~~ ''Transformers'' ~~brand~~ in 1985~~, a year later than~~ Hasbro, and ~~released~~ ''~~most~~'' of the ~~products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline~~ was ~~mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for~~ a few ~~notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed~~ [[~~Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue~~-~~accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX~~\|~~Megatron]] —~~ and ~~the toys actually having fully-functional spring~~-~~loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards~~]] ~~in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets~~, ~~something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn~~'t quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.		In one interesting international oddity, [[Italy\|Italian]] company [[GiG]] also began distributing their ''The Transformers'' toyline in 1985 under Hasbro licensing, but with the toys carrying from their previously-held Takara licenses for the ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' lines: the result was a few odd instances of toys [[:File:G1Hook-GiG.jpg\|releasing with the American brand name and logo but in Japanese-style packaging]], including Takara's numbering system.

	By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.		By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.

FortressMaxxing: /* The parallel years */

2025-10-06T00:54:08Z

The parallel years

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	''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' was the overarching branding for the ''Transformers'' line in Japan all the way up to 1992, and was in fact the ''only'' consistent branding for every year up until 1990, despite the corresponding cartoons using a variety of unique secondary titles, some of which were reflected on ''some'' (but not ''all'') of those years' toys.		''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' was the overarching branding for the ''Transformers'' line in Japan all the way up to 1992, and was in fact the ''only'' consistent branding for every year up until 1990, despite the corresponding cartoons using a variety of unique secondary titles, some of which were reflected on ''some'' (but not ''all'') of those years' toys.

	Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking~~, save for some minor variants~~, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.		Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.

	By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.		By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.

FortressMaxxing: Moving this line to the opening paragraph since it feels pretty relevant to mention the progression of Japanese G1 in the opening

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Moving this line to the opening paragraph since it feels pretty relevant to mention the progression of Japanese G1 in the opening

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	'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''''' (戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'') is the ostentatious title given to [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s version of the original ''[[The Transformers (franchise)\|The Transformers]]'' franchise (retroactively known as "Generation 1") and its accompanying [[The Transformers (toyline)\|toy line]] in [[Japan]]. Launched in 1985, one year after the franchise had been launched in [[Hasbro]] markets, the various aspects of ''F!SRLTF'' combined Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 products into one large line, and subsequently continued under that title from 1985 all the way up until 1992, with various sublines rolled out approximately every year and a single more-or-less consistent [[List of Japanese ID numbers\|sequencing of toy ID numbers]]. In most cases the annual (sub)line logo would be found on the back of the toy packaging, but this was moved to a more prominent frontal location for 1991's ''Return of Convoy''.		'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''''' (戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'') is the ostentatious title given to [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s version of the original ''[[The Transformers (franchise)\|The Transformers]]'' franchise (retroactively known as "Generation 1") and its accompanying [[The Transformers (toyline)\|toy line]] in [[Japan]]. Launched in 1985, one year after the franchise had been launched in [[Hasbro]] markets, the various aspects of ''F!SRLTF'' combined Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 products into one large line, and subsequently continued under that title from 1985 all the way up until 1992, with various sublines rolled out approximately every year and a single more-or-less consistent [[List of Japanese ID numbers\|sequencing of toy ID numbers]]. In most cases the annual (sub)line logo would be found on the back of the toy packaging, but this was moved to a more prominent frontal location for 1991's ''Return of Convoy''.

			The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand... and then swung ''back'' closer together before finally ending in 1992. ''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line\|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to [[Japan]] in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a year or two prior, the new story and [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]] propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons out prior.		[[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to [[Japan]] in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a year or two prior, the new story and [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]] propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons out prior.

	The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand... and then swung ''back'' closer together before finally ending in 1992. ''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line\|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.

	[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg\|thumb\|left\|230px\|"Convoy vs. Megatron" giftset, one of many Takara-exclusive giftsets.]]		[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg\|thumb\|left\|230px\|"Convoy vs. Megatron" giftset, one of many Takara-exclusive giftsets.]]

FortressMaxxing: /* 1986 (Scramble City and 2010) */

2025-07-27T12:05:54Z

1986 (Scramble City and 2010)

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	{{anchor\|Scramble City}}{{anchor\|2010}}		{{anchor\|Scramble City}}{{anchor\|2010}}
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			[[File:Scramble city logo.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.1\|right\|Hey baby I hear the blues a-callin', tossed salad and scramble city!]]
	Takara's 1986 offerings consisted of ''most'' of the new [[Hasbro]] products for 1986, more or less unchanged from the Hasbro versions. And since most of the new toys lacked the [[missile\|missile launchers]] included with the previous year's figures, there's not even that difference. (It is currently unknown if toys with metal/plastic part [[variant]]s in Hasbro markets saw similar mid-run changes in Japan.) Some stragglers from 1985 were also thrown in, which included the "VSZ" set, a multi-pack that was the only way to get [[Skids (G1)#Toys\|Skids]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys\|Sunstreaker]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys\|Buzzsaw]] (who had been replaced by [[Rumble (G1)#Toys\|Rumble]] as [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1\|Soundwave]]'s pack-in partner the previous year). The only real dropouts from this year's line-up were the non-Takara-sculpt [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] and, bizarrely, the [[Battlecharger]]s [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys\|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)#Toys\|Runabout]].		Takara's 1986 offerings consisted of ''most'' of the new [[Hasbro]] products for 1986, more or less unchanged from the Hasbro versions. And since most of the new toys lacked the [[missile\|missile launchers]] included with the previous year's figures, there's not even that difference. (It is currently unknown if toys with metal/plastic part [[variant]]s in Hasbro markets saw similar mid-run changes in Japan.) Some stragglers from 1985 were also thrown in, which included the "VSZ" set, a multi-pack that was the only way to get [[Skids (G1)#Toys\|Skids]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys\|Sunstreaker]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys\|Buzzsaw]] (who had been replaced by [[Rumble (G1)#Toys\|Rumble]] as [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1\|Soundwave]]'s pack-in partner the previous year). The only real dropouts from this year's line-up were the non-Takara-sculpt [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] and, bizarrely, the [[Battlecharger]]s [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys\|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)#Toys\|Runabout]].

	~~[[File:Scramble city logo.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.1\|right\|Hey baby I hear the blues a-callin', tossed salad and scramble city!]]~~
	A considerable portion of the 1986 Takara figures featured an additional "Scramble City" logo on their packaging in addition to the main "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers" title, meant to accompany the [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|OVA of the same name]]. The figures released under this branding included not only the year's [[Combiner]] "[[Special Teams]]" ([[Aerialbot (G1)\|Airbot]]s, [[Protectobot (G1)\|Protectobot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)\|Stuntron]]s and [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combatron]]s), but also [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroflex]] (Metroplex), his opponent [[Trypticon (G1)\|Dinosaurer]] (Trypticon) and the two "City Commanders" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]]. Ultra Magnus was a redeco of a figure from Takara's ''Diaclone'' line, and Galvatron a new toy created for Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' animated feature film whose Japanese release was delayed by several years. The centrally featured Combiner teams and Metroflex, meanwhile, were originally designed for an aborted 1985 ''Diaclone'' line named ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai\|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体, "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved when ''Transformers'' proved successful in America and Takara elected to import it instead. The line was so named for the modular construction of the limb toys to "free-combine" (later, "scramble") to form any arm or leg of the larger robot. Dinosaurer, finally, was a new toy designed to interact with the Combiner teams in the same fashion as Metroflex.		A considerable portion of the 1986 Takara figures featured an additional "Scramble City" logo on their packaging in addition to the main "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers" title, meant to accompany the [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|OVA of the same name]]. The figures released under this branding included not only the year's [[Combiner]] "[[Special Teams]]" ([[Aerialbot (G1)\|Airbot]]s, [[Protectobot (G1)\|Protectobot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)\|Stuntron]]s and [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combatron]]s), but also [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroflex]] (Metroplex), his opponent [[Trypticon (G1)\|Dinosaurer]] (Trypticon) and the two "City Commanders" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]]. Ultra Magnus was a redeco of a figure from Takara's ''Diaclone'' line, and Galvatron a new toy created for Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' animated feature film whose Japanese release was delayed by several years. The centrally featured Combiner teams and Metroflex, meanwhile, were originally designed for an aborted 1985 ''Diaclone'' line named ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai\|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体, "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved when ''Transformers'' proved successful in America and Takara elected to import it instead. The line was so named for the modular construction of the limb toys to "free-combine" (later, "scramble") to form any arm or leg of the larger robot. Dinosaurer, finally, was a new toy designed to interact with the Combiner teams in the same fashion as Metroflex.

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	The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand... and then swung ''back'' closer together before finally ending in 1992. ''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line\|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.		The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand... and then swung ''back'' closer together before finally ending in 1992. ''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line\|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.

	[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~220px~~\|"Convoy vs. Megatron" giftset, one of many Takara-exclusive giftsets.]]		[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg\|thumb\|left\|230px\|"Convoy vs. Megatron" giftset, one of many Takara-exclusive giftsets.]]
	===The parallel years===		===The parallel years===
	''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' was the overarching branding for the ''Transformers'' line in Japan all the way up to 1992, and was in fact the ''only'' consistent branding for every year up until 1990, despite the corresponding cartoons using a variety of unique secondary titles, some of which were reflected on ''some'' (but not ''all'') of those years' toys.		''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' was the overarching branding for the ''Transformers'' line in Japan all the way up to 1992, and was in fact the ''only'' consistent branding for every year up until 1990, despite the corresponding cartoons using a variety of unique secondary titles, some of which were reflected on ''some'' (but not ''all'') of those years' toys.

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	''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' was the overarching branding for the ''Transformers'' line in Japan all the way up to 1992, and was in fact the ''only'' consistent branding for every year up until 1990, despite the corresponding cartoons using a variety of unique secondary titles, some of which were reflected on ''some'' (but not ''all'') of those years' toys.		''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' was the overarching branding for the ''Transformers'' line in Japan all the way up to 1992, and was in fact the ''only'' consistent branding for every year up until 1990, despite the corresponding cartoons using a variety of unique secondary titles, some of which were reflected on ''some'' (but not ''all'') of those years' toys.

	Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, save for some minor variants, this toyline was ~~broadly~~ similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.		Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, save for some minor variants, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.

	By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.		By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.

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	Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.		Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.

	In one interesting international oddity, [[Italy\|Italian]] company [[GiG]] also began distributing their ''The Transformers'' toyline in 1985 under Hasbro licensing, but with the toys carrying from their previously-held Takara licenses for the ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' lines: the result was a few odd instances of toys releasing in Italy [[:File:G1Hook-GiG.jpg\|with the American brand name and logo but in Japanese-style packaging]], including Takara's numbering system.		In one interesting international oddity, [[Italy\|Italian]] company [[GiG]] also began distributing their ''The Transformers'' toyline in 1985 under Hasbro licensing for the brand, but with the toys carrying from their previously-held Takara licenses for the ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' lines: the result was a few odd instances of toys releasing in Italy [[:File:G1Hook-GiG.jpg\|with the American brand name and logo but in Japanese-style packaging]], including Takara's numbering system.

	By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.		By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.

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	Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.		Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, this toyline was mostly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys\|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX\|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons\|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.

	In one interesting international oddity, [[Italy\|Italian]] company [[GiG]] also began distributing their ''The Transformers'' toyline in 1985 under Hasbro licensing, but with the toys carrying from their previously-held Takara licenses for the ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' lines: the result was a few odd instances of toys [[:File:G1Hook-GiG.jpg\|~~releasing~~ with the American brand name and logo but in Japanese-style packaging]], including Takara's numbering system.		In one interesting international oddity, [[Italy\|Italian]] company [[GiG]] also began distributing their ''The Transformers'' toyline in 1985 under Hasbro licensing, but with the toys carrying from their previously-held Takara licenses for the ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' lines: the result was a few odd instances of toys releasing in Italy [[:File:G1Hook-GiG.jpg\|with the American brand name and logo but in Japanese-style packaging]], including Takara's numbering system.

	By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.		By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010\|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.

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	'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''''' (戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'') is the ostentatious title given to [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s version of the original ''[[The Transformers (franchise)\|The Transformers]]'' franchise (retroactively known as "Generation 1") and its accompanying [[The Transformers (toyline)\|toy line]] in [[Japan]]. Launched in 1985, one year after the franchise had been launched in [[Hasbro]] markets, the various aspects of ''F!SRLTF'' combined Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 products into one large line, and subsequently continued under that title from 1985 all the way up until 1992, with various sublines rolled out approximately every year and a single more-or-less consistent [[List of Japanese ID numbers\|sequencing of toy ID numbers]]. In most cases the annual (sub)line logo would be found on the back of the toy packaging, but this was moved to a more prominent frontal location for 1991's ''Return of Convoy''.		'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''''' (戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'') is the ostentatious title given to [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s version of the original ''[[The Transformers (franchise)\|The Transformers]]'' franchise (retroactively known as "Generation 1") and its accompanying [[The Transformers (toyline)\|toy line]] in [[Japan]]. Launched in 1985, one year after the franchise had been launched in [[Hasbro]] markets, the various aspects of ''F!SRLTF'' combined Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 products into one large line, and subsequently continued under that title from 1985 all the way up until 1992, with various sublines rolled out approximately every year and a single more-or-less consistent [[List of Japanese ID numbers\|sequencing of toy ID numbers]]. In most cases the annual (sub)line logo would be found on the back of the toy packaging, but this was moved to a more prominent frontal location for 1991's ''Return of Convoy''.

			The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand... and then swung ''back'' closer together before finally ending in 1992. ''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line\|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to [[Japan]] in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a year or two prior, the new story and [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]] propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons out prior.		[[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to [[Japan]] in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a year or two prior, the new story and [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]] propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons out prior.

	The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand... and then swung ''back'' closer together before finally ending in 1992. ''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line\|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.

	[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg\|thumb\|left\|230px\|"Convoy vs. Megatron" giftset, one of many Takara-exclusive giftsets.]]		[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg\|thumb\|left\|230px\|"Convoy vs. Megatron" giftset, one of many Takara-exclusive giftsets.]]

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			[[File:Scramble city logo.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.1\|right\|Hey baby I hear the blues a-callin', tossed salad and scramble city!]]
	Takara's 1986 offerings consisted of ''most'' of the new [[Hasbro]] products for 1986, more or less unchanged from the Hasbro versions. And since most of the new toys lacked the [[missile\|missile launchers]] included with the previous year's figures, there's not even that difference. (It is currently unknown if toys with metal/plastic part [[variant]]s in Hasbro markets saw similar mid-run changes in Japan.) Some stragglers from 1985 were also thrown in, which included the "VSZ" set, a multi-pack that was the only way to get [[Skids (G1)#Toys\|Skids]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys\|Sunstreaker]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys\|Buzzsaw]] (who had been replaced by [[Rumble (G1)#Toys\|Rumble]] as [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1\|Soundwave]]'s pack-in partner the previous year). The only real dropouts from this year's line-up were the non-Takara-sculpt [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] and, bizarrely, the [[Battlecharger]]s [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys\|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)#Toys\|Runabout]].		Takara's 1986 offerings consisted of ''most'' of the new [[Hasbro]] products for 1986, more or less unchanged from the Hasbro versions. And since most of the new toys lacked the [[missile\|missile launchers]] included with the previous year's figures, there's not even that difference. (It is currently unknown if toys with metal/plastic part [[variant]]s in Hasbro markets saw similar mid-run changes in Japan.) Some stragglers from 1985 were also thrown in, which included the "VSZ" set, a multi-pack that was the only way to get [[Skids (G1)#Toys\|Skids]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys\|Sunstreaker]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys\|Buzzsaw]] (who had been replaced by [[Rumble (G1)#Toys\|Rumble]] as [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1\|Soundwave]]'s pack-in partner the previous year). The only real dropouts from this year's line-up were the non-Takara-sculpt [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys\|Sky Lynx]] and, bizarrely, the [[Battlecharger]]s [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys\|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)#Toys\|Runabout]].

	~~[[File:Scramble city logo.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.1\|right\|Hey baby I hear the blues a-callin', tossed salad and scramble city!]]~~
	A considerable portion of the 1986 Takara figures featured an additional "Scramble City" logo on their packaging in addition to the main "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers" title, meant to accompany the [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|OVA of the same name]]. The figures released under this branding included not only the year's [[Combiner]] "[[Special Teams]]" ([[Aerialbot (G1)\|Airbot]]s, [[Protectobot (G1)\|Protectobot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)\|Stuntron]]s and [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combatron]]s), but also [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroflex]] (Metroplex), his opponent [[Trypticon (G1)\|Dinosaurer]] (Trypticon) and the two "City Commanders" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]]. Ultra Magnus was a redeco of a figure from Takara's ''Diaclone'' line, and Galvatron a new toy created for Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' animated feature film whose Japanese release was delayed by several years. The centrally featured Combiner teams and Metroflex, meanwhile, were originally designed for an aborted 1985 ''Diaclone'' line named ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai\|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体, "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved when ''Transformers'' proved successful in America and Takara elected to import it instead. The line was so named for the modular construction of the limb toys to "free-combine" (later, "scramble") to form any arm or leg of the larger robot. Dinosaurer, finally, was a new toy designed to interact with the Combiner teams in the same fashion as Metroflex.		A considerable portion of the 1986 Takara figures featured an additional "Scramble City" logo on their packaging in addition to the main "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers" title, meant to accompany the [[Scramble City: Mobilization\|OVA of the same name]]. The figures released under this branding included not only the year's [[Combiner]] "[[Special Teams]]" ([[Aerialbot (G1)\|Airbot]]s, [[Protectobot (G1)\|Protectobot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)\|Stuntron]]s and [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combatron]]s), but also [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroflex]] (Metroplex), his opponent [[Trypticon (G1)\|Dinosaurer]] (Trypticon) and the two "City Commanders" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]]. Ultra Magnus was a redeco of a figure from Takara's ''Diaclone'' line, and Galvatron a new toy created for Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' animated feature film whose Japanese release was delayed by several years. The centrally featured Combiner teams and Metroflex, meanwhile, were originally designed for an aborted 1985 ''Diaclone'' line named ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai\|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体, "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved when ''Transformers'' proved successful in America and Takara elected to import it instead. The line was so named for the modular construction of the limb toys to "free-combine" (later, "scramble") to form any arm or leg of the larger robot. Dinosaurer, finally, was a new toy designed to interact with the Combiner teams in the same fashion as Metroflex.