Multilingual packaging - Revision history

AzimuthAcolyte: Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

2026-04-08T22:33:27Z

Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:33, 8 April 2026
Line 39:		Line 39:
	A few exceptions exist:		A few exceptions exist:
	*The Canadian version of the very first ''Beast Wars'' release, the bat [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars\|Optimus Primal]] versus crocodile [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars\|Megatron]] comic book two-pack, predated the addition of Spanish as a third language, and thus is only bilingual English/French.		*The Canadian version of the very first ''Beast Wars'' release, the bat [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars\|Optimus Primal]] versus crocodile [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars\|Megatron]] comic book two-pack, predated the addition of Spanish as a third language, and thus is only bilingual English/French.
	*Hasbro's official [[Target]] exclusive United States release of the previously Japanese-exclusive [[Magmatron#Toys\|Magmatron]] toy was available in packaging (branded as part of the ''Beast Machines'' line) that featured a small version of the official Japanese ''Transformers'' logo (トランスフォーマー), the names of the toy itself, its combined [[beast mode]] and its three individual components in katakana, as well as a promotional blurb advertising the toy's features in Japanese that was lifted verbatim from the packaging of Takara's original ''Beast Wars'' release. Other than that, the packaging bore little resemblance to Takara's version; overall, those bits of Japanese were simply meant to emphasize the "exotic" origin of the figure.		*Hasbro's official [[Target]] exclusive United States release of the previously Japanese-exclusive [[Magmatron (BW)#Toys\|Magmatron]] toy was available in packaging (branded as part of the ''Beast Machines'' line) that featured a small version of the official Japanese ''Transformers'' logo (トランスフォーマー), the names of the toy itself, its combined [[beast mode]] and its three individual components in katakana, as well as a promotional blurb advertising the toy's features in Japanese that was lifted verbatim from the packaging of Takara's original ''Beast Wars'' release. Other than that, the packaging bore little resemblance to Takara's version; overall, those bits of Japanese were simply meant to emphasize the "exotic" origin of the figure.
	*All the store exclusives from the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline released in 2002, as well as about half the 2003 exclusives and the (non-exclusive) [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s (which ''were'' released in 2003), were all available in English-only packaging.		*All the store exclusives from the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline released in 2002, as well as about half the 2003 exclusives and the (non-exclusive) [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s (which ''were'' released in 2003), were all available in English-only packaging.
	*The general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments from the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' line were released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada, though the Classic [[Mini-Con]] assortment was still available in trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging regardless. Likewise, some store exclusives that were never intended to be released in Latin America were also released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada. Examples include the Walmart exclusive "Legacy of Bumblebee" three-pack from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)\|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]], as well as the 2018-2020 Walmart exclusive "[[Vintage\|Vintage G1]]" reissues.		*The general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments from the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' line were released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada, though the Classic [[Mini-Con]] assortment was still available in trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging regardless. Likewise, some store exclusives that were never intended to be released in Latin America were also released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada. Examples include the Walmart exclusive "Legacy of Bumblebee" three-pack from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)\|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]], as well as the 2018-2020 Walmart exclusive "[[Vintage\|Vintage G1]]" reissues.

Nevermore at 10:37, 24 March 2026

2026-03-24T10:37:28Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:37, 24 March 2026
Line 4:		Line 4:
	{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}		{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}

	==Cost-benefit analysis==		==The basics==
	Generally, any deliberate [[variant\|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. So companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.		===Cost-benefit analysis===
			Generally, any deliberate [[variant\|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process (read: separate production runs) to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. Therefore, companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.

	Additionally, every product has a pre-determined minimum order quanitity (MOQ)—effectively, a viability threshold. If the MOQ isn't met, the product isn't considered profitable, and thus won't be produced at all. Multilingual packaging that can be used for several countries can help meet the MOQ: Even if one of those countries by itself wouldn't meet the MOQ, bundling the orders for all the countries that will get the same packaging together might get the combined number of orders above the MOQ. There's no additional effort required, no separate production run, and no efforts to distribute different versions to different markets.<ref name="europa">[https://medium.com/@jamesroberts_96602/transformers-the-euro-revolution-26c2ea05bbfb "Transformers Europa: The Secret History of Generation 1.5"] by James Roberts at Medium.</ref>		Additionally, every product has a pre-determined minimum order quanitity (MOQ)—effectively, a viability threshold. If the MOQ isn't met, the product isn't considered profitable, and thus won't be mass-produced at all. Multilingual packaging that can be used for several countries can help meet the MOQ: Even if one of those countries by itself wouldn't meet the MOQ, bundling the orders for all the countries that will get the same packaging, and thus the exact same product, together might get the combined number of orders above the MOQ. There's no additional effort required, no separate production run, and no efforts to distribute different versions to different markets.<ref name="europa">[https://medium.com/@jamesroberts_96602/transformers-the-euro-revolution-26c2ea05bbfb "Transformers Europa: The Secret History of Generation 1.5"] by James Roberts at Medium.</ref>

			===Psychology===
			[[File:UniRedAlertThreeVersions.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|At one point, Hasbro gave up on European packaging and opted for a minimalistic approach instead.]]
			[[Fandom\|Fans]] ''hate'' multilingual packaging (although having the tech specs and bios on the instruction sheet is a great space saver versus hanging on to a chunk of the box in addition to the instruction sheet).

			While a typical child rips open cardboard packaging to free the misassembled plastic figure encased within like the sweet meat from a nut, discarding the useless shell, adult collectors store their mint-on-card Transformers unopened in humidity-controlled fireproof rooms. Because this is essentially playing with the package rather than the toy, adult fans prefer cleaner mono-lingual (typically English-only) packaging.

			This can affect the secondary market value of a toy; if there are English-only and multilingual versions of the same toy, the English-only version is ''usually'' worth more money.{{fact}} One of the possible reasons for this is the omission of features (bios, tech specs etc.), which make up part of the nostalgia value especially of older toys. Frequent errors (such as the wrong [[package art]] or [[insignia\|faction insignia]]) are also possible factors for a collector's rejection of multilingual packaging.

			Another indirect effect of the above is the overall degree of ''documentation'' of multilingual packaging by fans. It's safe to say that there are quite a few [[unreleased toy\|''unreleased'' toys]] whose (English-only) packaging has been documented and examined in more detail than the vast majority of multilingual packaging of toys that ''have'' been released, ''in particular'' pre-''Beast Wars'' Canadian packaging. As a matter of fact, we here at TFWiki still have a lot of gaps in our documentation of foreign-market names featured on multilingual toy packaging.

			When confronted by fan complaints over multilingual packaging in the early 2000s, [[Aaron Archer]] said Hasbro had made that move because they believed in the near future all domestic products would feature it, even mundane items such as sticks of butter, and they wanted to "get ahead of the curve." That prediction turned out to be inaccurate, so other market factors must have influenced keeping the style.
			{{-}}

	==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==		==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==
Line 214:		Line 228:
	European ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' packaging kept the tagline in English only on the front, but replaced the bios on the back with brief descriptions of the respective toy's features as well as a translated or localized version of the tagline in each of the twelve languages. The previous Dutch localization was replaced by a direct translation ("Robots in vermomming"), whereas the French version was now "Se transforme a volonté" ("transform at will"), the Spanish localization remained "Robots Transformables", a new Portuguese localization, "Robôs que se transformam" ("robots that transform"), was added, and both the Italian and Turkish versions were just "Robots in Disguise" in unchanged English.		European ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' packaging kept the tagline in English only on the front, but replaced the bios on the back with brief descriptions of the respective toy's features as well as a translated or localized version of the tagline in each of the twelve languages. The previous Dutch localization was replaced by a direct translation ("Robots in vermomming"), whereas the French version was now "Se transforme a volonté" ("transform at will"), the Spanish localization remained "Robots Transformables", a new Portuguese localization, "Robôs que se transformam" ("robots that transform"), was added, and both the Italian and Turkish versions were just "Robots in Disguise" in unchanged English.

	For figures released in the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those featuring the "25th Anniversary" branding), European packaging featured the same franchise logos used for the "timeline" on the back of the packaging as their United States counterparts, but omitted any translations or localizations of those titles, such as for ''Beast Wars'' Series [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)\|Cheetor]] or [[Lio Convoy#Universe (2008)\|Leo Prime]]. (Presumably, the people responsible for Hasbro's European packaging at the time weren't even aware that the packaging for previous toylines had featured translated or localized titles.) Likewise, the 2021-onwards ''Vintage Beast Wars'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'' as well.		For figures released in the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those featuring the "25th Anniversary" branding), European packaging featured the same franchise logos used for the "timeline" on the back of the packaging as their United States counterparts, but omitted any translations or localizations of those titles, such as for ''Beast Wars'' Series [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)\|Cheetor]] or [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Universe (2008)\|Leo Prime]]. (Presumably, the people responsible for Hasbro's European packaging at the time weren't even aware that the packaging for previous toylines had featured translated or localized titles.) Likewise, the 2021-onwards ''Vintage Beast Wars'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'' as well.

	The titles of the [[live-action film series\|movie]]-based toylines ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)\|Dark of the Moon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)\|Age of Extinction]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)\|The Last Knight]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)\|Rise of the Beasts]]'' were kept in English only, regardless of which localized titles the respective movies themselves were given by the distributor.		The titles of the [[live-action film series\|movie]]-based toylines ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)\|Dark of the Moon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)\|Age of Extinction]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)\|The Last Knight]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)\|Rise of the Beasts]]'' were kept in English only, regardless of which localized titles the respective movies themselves were given by the distributor.
Line 497:		Line 511:
	\|''Nezha: Transformers'' line only		\|''Nezha: Transformers'' line only
	\|}		\|}

	~~==Psychology==~~
	~~[[File:UniRedAlertThreeVersions.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|At one point, Hasbro gave up on European packaging and opted for a minimalistic approach instead.]]~~
	Fans ''hate'' multilingual packaging (although having the tech specs and bios on the instruction sheet is a great space saver versus hanging on to a chunk of the box in addition to the instruction sheet).

	While a typical child rips open cardboard packaging to free the misassembled plastic figure encased within like the sweet meat from a nut, discarding the useless shell, adult collectors store their mint-on-card Transformers unopened in humidity-controlled fireproof rooms. Because this is essentially playing with the package rather than the toy, adult fans prefer cleaner mono-lingual (typically English-only) packaging.

	This can affect the secondary market value of a toy; if there are English-only and multilingual versions of the same toy, the English-only version is ''usually'' worth more money.{{fact}} One of the possible reasons for this is the omission of features (bios, tech specs etc.), which make up part of the nostalgia value especially of older toys. Frequent errors (such as the wrong [[package art]] or [[insignia\|faction insignia]]) are also possible factors for a collector's rejection of multilingual packaging.

	Another indirect effect of the above is the overall degree of ''documentation'' of multilingual packaging by fans. It's safe to say that there are quite a few [[unreleased toy\|''unreleased'' toys]] whose (English-only) packaging has been documented and examined in more detail than the vast majority of multilingual packaging of toys that ''have'' been released, ''in particular'' pre-''Beast Wars'' Canadian packaging. As a matter of fact, we here at TFWiki still have a lot of gaps in our documentation of foreign-market names featured on multilingual toy packaging.

	When confronted by fan complaints over multilingual packaging in the early 2000s, [[Aaron Archer]] said Hasbro had made that move because they believed in the near future all domestic products would feature it, even mundane items such as sticks of butter, and they wanted to "get ahead of the curve." That prediction turned out to be inaccurate, so other market factors must have influenced keeping the style.
	~~{{-}}~~

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Nevermore: /* Cost-benefit analysis */

2026-03-22T13:26:15Z

Cost-benefit analysis

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:26, 22 March 2026
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Generally, any deliberate [[variant\|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. So companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.		Generally, any deliberate [[variant\|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. So companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.

	Additionally, every product has a pre-determined minimum order quanitity (MOQ)—effectively, a ~~profitability~~ threshold. If the MOQ isn't met, the product isn't considered profitable, and thus won't be produced at all. Multilingual packaging that can be used for several countries can help meet the MOQ: Even if one of those countries by itself wouldn't meet the MOQ, bundling the orders for all the countries that will get the same packaging together might get the combined number of orders above the MOQ. There's no additional effort required, no separate production run, and no efforts to distribute different versions to different markets.<ref name="europa">[https://medium.com/@jamesroberts_96602/transformers-the-euro-revolution-26c2ea05bbfb "Transformers Europa: The Secret History of Generation 1.5"] by James Roberts at Medium.</ref>		Additionally, every product has a pre-determined minimum order quanitity (MOQ)—effectively, a viability threshold. If the MOQ isn't met, the product isn't considered profitable, and thus won't be produced at all. Multilingual packaging that can be used for several countries can help meet the MOQ: Even if one of those countries by itself wouldn't meet the MOQ, bundling the orders for all the countries that will get the same packaging together might get the combined number of orders above the MOQ. There's no additional effort required, no separate production run, and no efforts to distribute different versions to different markets.<ref name="europa">[https://medium.com/@jamesroberts_96602/transformers-the-euro-revolution-26c2ea05bbfb "Transformers Europa: The Secret History of Generation 1.5"] by James Roberts at Medium.</ref>

	==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==		==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==

Nevermore: /* Cost–benefit analysis */

2026-03-22T13:24:20Z

Cost–benefit analysis

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:24, 22 March 2026
Line 4:		Line 4:
	{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}		{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}

	==~~Cost–benefit~~ analysis==		==Cost-benefit analysis==
	Generally, any deliberate [[variant\|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. So companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.		Generally, any deliberate [[variant\|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. So companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.

Nevermore at 13:24, 22 March 2026

2026-03-22T13:24:00Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:24, 22 March 2026
Line 3:		Line 3:
	('''EN''') '''Multilingual packaging''' is essentially the standard way in which ''Transformers'' toys are available in all of [[Hasbro]]'s worldwide markets since 2019. In many countries outside the United States, multilingual packaging has even been common practice ever since 1984. Rather than producing multiple [[variant]]s of the same packaging sporting texts in a single language for different countries, Hasbro saves money by printing texts in several different languages on the same packaging, which will then be released in all the target markets. The downside to this practice is that the requirement for fitting the same texts in multiple languages on the same packaging takes up a lot of additional space. This either quickly makes the packaging look cluttered, or results in the overall reduction of texts, usually at the expense of popular features such as full-length [[bio]]s.		('''EN''') '''Multilingual packaging''' is essentially the standard way in which ''Transformers'' toys are available in all of [[Hasbro]]'s worldwide markets since 2019. In many countries outside the United States, multilingual packaging has even been common practice ever since 1984. Rather than producing multiple [[variant]]s of the same packaging sporting texts in a single language for different countries, Hasbro saves money by printing texts in several different languages on the same packaging, which will then be released in all the target markets. The downside to this practice is that the requirement for fitting the same texts in multiple languages on the same packaging takes up a lot of additional space. This either quickly makes the packaging look cluttered, or results in the overall reduction of texts, usually at the expense of popular features such as full-length [[bio]]s.
	{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}		{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}

			==Cost–benefit analysis==
			Generally, any deliberate [[variant\|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. So companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.

			Additionally, every product has a pre-determined minimum order quanitity (MOQ)—effectively, a profitability threshold. If the MOQ isn't met, the product isn't considered profitable, and thus won't be produced at all. Multilingual packaging that can be used for several countries can help meet the MOQ: Even if one of those countries by itself wouldn't meet the MOQ, bundling the orders for all the countries that will get the same packaging together might get the combined number of orders above the MOQ. There's no additional effort required, no separate production run, and no efforts to distribute different versions to different markets.<ref name="europa">[https://medium.com/@jamesroberts_96602/transformers-the-euro-revolution-26c2ea05bbfb "Transformers Europa: The Secret History of Generation 1.5"] by James Roberts at Medium.</ref>

	==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==		==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==

Cyberlink420 at 02:28, 31 July 2025

2025-07-31T02:28:11Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:28, 31 July 2025
Line 2:		Line 2:

	('''EN''') '''Multilingual packaging''' is essentially the standard way in which ''Transformers'' toys are available in all of [[Hasbro]]'s worldwide markets since 2019. In many countries outside the United States, multilingual packaging has even been common practice ever since 1984. Rather than producing multiple [[variant]]s of the same packaging sporting texts in a single language for different countries, Hasbro saves money by printing texts in several different languages on the same packaging, which will then be released in all the target markets. The downside to this practice is that the requirement for fitting the same texts in multiple languages on the same packaging takes up a lot of additional space. This either quickly makes the packaging look cluttered, or results in the overall reduction of texts, usually at the expense of popular features such as full-length [[bio]]s.		('''EN''') '''Multilingual packaging''' is essentially the standard way in which ''Transformers'' toys are available in all of [[Hasbro]]'s worldwide markets since 2019. In many countries outside the United States, multilingual packaging has even been common practice ever since 1984. Rather than producing multiple [[variant]]s of the same packaging sporting texts in a single language for different countries, Hasbro saves money by printing texts in several different languages on the same packaging, which will then be released in all the target markets. The downside to this practice is that the requirement for fitting the same texts in multiple languages on the same packaging takes up a lot of additional space. This either quickly makes the packaging look cluttered, or results in the overall reduction of texts, usually at the expense of popular features such as full-length [[bio]]s.
	{{:Multilingual packaging/translation}}		{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}

	==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==		==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==

Nevermore: /* Names */

2025-04-18T22:31:07Z

Names

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:31, 18 April 2025
Line 166:		Line 166:
	[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.3\|right\|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)\|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]		[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.3\|right\|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)\|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]
	Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").		Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").

	The [[Obliterator]]s, which were originally released in 1993, also had alternate names: The Autobot from the assortment was named "[[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Spark" on French/Dutch packaging, while the Decepticon was named "[[Clench (G1)\|Clench]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Colossus" on French/Dutch packaging. Oddly, when the two figures were re-released in ''Generation 2'' packaging the following year, their French/Dutch names were adopted for English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging.

	With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes\|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)\|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).		With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes\|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)\|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).

	[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|left\|Dead End and his friendlier twin.]]		[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|left\|Dead End and his friendlier twin.]]
	Name discrepancies for the individual figures pretty much disappeared between the two remaining versions of trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging with very few exceptions. For the most part, toys now sported the same English names across both packaging variants. Aside from GiG's Italian packaging (which wasn't multilingual), French/Dutch/German packaging assigned many of the figures that weren't re-released or redecoed from the original ''Generation 1'' line new French names in addition to the English names, which (surprise, surprise) rarely, if ever matched up with their French names on Canadian packaging. In a particularly bizarre instance of zero communication between the people responsible for the Canadian and European versions, Autobot Laser Cycle [[Road Rocket (G2)#Generation 2\|Road Rocket]] was given the French name "Motosprint" on Canadian packaging while Decepticon [[Road Pig (G2)#Generation 2\|Road Pig]] was named "Motard" ("Biker"), but on European packaging, it was ''Road Rocket'' who was given the French name "Motard", while Road Pig was named "Graisseux" ("Greasy"). Additionally, the redecoed wave 2 Cyberjets/Mini-Jets and Go-Bots/Gobots were treated as mere color variants of the wave 1 figures on French/Dutch/German packaging, whereas United States packaging gave them the names of existing ''Generation 1'' characters. So the US Cyberjets [[Air Raid (G1)#Cyberjet\|Air Raid]], [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2\|Jetfire]] and [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2\|Strafe]] were instead sold as the "Mini-Jets" [[Skyjack (G2)#Toys\|Skyjack]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Toys\|Hooligan]], [[Space Case (G2)#Toys\|Space Case]], respectively, while the Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Megatron]] were sold as "Gobots" [[Firecracker#Toys\|Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)#Toys\|Blowout]]. While the redecoed wave 3 Go-Bots (or "Gobots") finally featured the same English names as their US counterparts (all of them reused from established ''Generation 1'' characters), the somewhat bizarre alternate French names were kept unchanged, so both Firecracker and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Sideswipe]] were called "Turbo-Diablo", both [[High Beam (G2)#Toys\|High Beam]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Bumblebee]] were called "Turbo-Libero", and so on.		Name discrepancies for the individual figures pretty much disappeared between the two remaining versions of trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging with very few exceptions. For the most part, toys now sported the same English names across both packaging variants. Aside from GiG's Italian packaging (which wasn't multilingual), French/Dutch/German packaging assigned many of the figures that weren't re-released or redecoed from the original ''Generation 1'' line new French names in addition to the English names, which (surprise, surprise) rarely, if ever matched up with their French names on Canadian packaging. In a particularly bizarre instance of zero communication between the people responsible for the Canadian and European versions, Autobot Laser Cycle [[Road Rocket (G2)#Generation 2\|Road Rocket]] was given the French name "Motosprint" on Canadian packaging while Decepticon [[Road Pig (G2)#Generation 2\|Road Pig]] was named "Motard" ("Biker"), but on European packaging, it was ''Road Rocket'' who was given the French name "Motard", while Road Pig was named "Graisseux" ("Greasy"). Another oddity were the [[Obliterator]]s, which had originally been released in 1993: The Autobot from the assortment was named "[[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Spark" on French/Dutch packaging, while the Decepticon was named "[[Clench (G1)\|Clench]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Colossus" on French/Dutch packaging. However, when the two figures were re-released in ''Generation 2'' packaging the following year, their French/Dutch names were adopted for English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging.

			Additionally, the redecoed wave 2 Cyberjets/Mini-Jets and Go-Bots/Gobots were treated as mere color variants of the wave 1 figures on French/Dutch/German packaging, whereas United States packaging gave them the names of existing ''Generation 1'' characters. So the US Cyberjets [[Air Raid (G1)#Cyberjet\|Air Raid]], [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2\|Jetfire]] and [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2\|Strafe]] were instead sold as the "Mini-Jets" [[Skyjack (G2)#Toys\|Skyjack]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Toys\|Hooligan]], [[Space Case (G2)#Toys\|Space Case]], respectively, while the Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Megatron]] were sold as "Gobots" [[Firecracker#Toys\|Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)#Toys\|Blowout]]. While the redecoed wave 3 Go-Bots (or "Gobots") finally featured the same English names as their US counterparts (all of them reused from established ''Generation 1'' characters), the somewhat bizarre alternate French names were kept unchanged, so both Firecracker and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Sideswipe]] were called "Turbo-Diablo", both [[High Beam (G2)#Toys\|High Beam]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Bumblebee]] were called "Turbo-Libero", and so on.

	[[File:GrappleGripMudflapUSvsEuro.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.6\|Grip an appel with a grappel.]]		[[File:GrappleGripMudflapUSvsEuro.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.6\|Grip an appel with a grappel.]]

Nevermore: /* Names */

2025-04-18T19:12:39Z

Names

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:12, 18 April 2025
Line 166:		Line 166:
	[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.3\|right\|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)\|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]		[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.3\|right\|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)\|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]
	Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").		Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").

			The [[Obliterator]]s, which were originally released in 1993, also had alternate names: The Autobot from the assortment was named "[[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Spark" on French/Dutch packaging, while the Decepticon was named "[[Clench (G1)\|Clench]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Colossus" on French/Dutch packaging. Oddly, when the two figures were re-released in ''Generation 2'' packaging the following year, their French/Dutch names were adopted for English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging.

	With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes\|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)\|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).		With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes\|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)\|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).

Nevermore: /* Names */

2025-04-18T14:34:30Z

Names

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:34, 18 April 2025
Line 156:		Line 156:
	:*"Predators" (English/Spanish), "Scope Masters" (French/Dutch)		:*"Predators" (English/Spanish), "Scope Masters" (French/Dutch)
	:*"[[Thunder Clash#The Transformers\|Thunder Clash]]" (English/Spanish), "Eagle" (French/Dutch)		:*"[[Thunder Clash#The Transformers\|Thunder Clash]]" (English/Spanish), "Eagle" (French/Dutch)
			:*"[[Boss (G1)\|Boss]]" (English/Spanish), "Blizzard" (French/Dutch)
			:*"[[Scorch (G1)\|Scorch]]" (English/Spanish), "Dragon" (French/Dutch)
	:*"[[Skyquake (G1)\|Skyquake]]" (English/Spanish), "Crash" (French/Dutch)		:*"[[Skyquake (G1)\|Skyquake]]" (English/Spanish), "Crash" (French/Dutch)
	:*"[[Deftwing#The Transformers\|Deftwing]]" (English/Spanish), "Blue Arrow" (French/Dutch)		:*"[[Deftwing#The Transformers\|Deftwing]]" (English/Spanish), "Blue Arrow" (French/Dutch)

Nevermore: /* Inconsistencies, errors and other oddities */

2025-04-07T21:24:18Z

Inconsistencies, errors and other oddities

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:24, 7 April 2025
Line 62:		Line 62:
	Bizarre errors that are unique to multilingual packaging versions are as old as the earliest bilingual English/French Canadian releases: For example, [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Swoop]] was called "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Tracks]]" in the English version of his bio, [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Frenzy]] was called "Frenetik" in English, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Soundwave]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Buzzsaw]] and even ''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Megatron]]'' were identified as ''Autobots'', [[Slingshot (G1)\|Slingshot]]'s English name was misspelled "Slings'''''l'''''ot" on the front side of the Canadian [[Superion (G1)\|Superion]] [[giftset]] box, and [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] was identified as "[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive/Parachuto]]" in the instructions on his cardback.		Bizarre errors that are unique to multilingual packaging versions are as old as the earliest bilingual English/French Canadian releases: For example, [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Swoop]] was called "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Tracks]]" in the English version of his bio, [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Frenzy]] was called "Frenetik" in English, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Soundwave]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Buzzsaw]] and even ''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Megatron]]'' were identified as ''Autobots'', [[Slingshot (G1)\|Slingshot]]'s English name was misspelled "Slings'''''l'''''ot" on the front side of the Canadian [[Superion (G1)\|Superion]] [[giftset]] box, and [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] was identified as "[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive/Parachuto]]" in the instructions on his cardback.

	Additionally, the French names for ''the same characters'' ~~often~~ didn't remain consistent between different toy releases~~; for~~ example, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)\|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)\|Stunticons]]" were ''all'' given different French names compared to their original 1986 releases, whereas the ''Generation 2'' versions of the [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbots]] gave two of them new names, even though it ''did'' reuse the same names from the 1986 releases for the other three:		Additionally, the French names for ''the same characters'' sometimes didn't remain consistent between different toy releases: For example, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)\|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)\|Stunticons]]" were ''all'' given different French names compared to their original 1986 releases, whereas the ''Generation 2'' versions of the [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbots]] gave two of them new names, even though it ''did'' reuse the same names from the 1986 releases for the other three:

	[[File:Movie Storm Surge USCALA.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|In Soviet Canada, I'm an Autobot.]]		[[File:Movie Storm Surge USCALA.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|In Soviet Canada, I'm an Autobot.]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:31, 18 April 2025
Line 166:		Line 166:
	[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.3\|right\|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)\|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]		[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.3\|right\|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)\|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]
	Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").		Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").

	The [[Obliterator]]s, which were originally released in 1993, also had alternate names: The Autobot from the assortment was named "[[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Spark" on French/Dutch packaging, while the Decepticon was named "[[Clench (G1)\|Clench]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Colossus" on French/Dutch packaging. Oddly, when the two figures were re-released in ''Generation 2'' packaging the following year, their French/Dutch names were adopted for English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging.

	With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes\|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)\|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).		With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes\|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)\|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).

	[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|left\|Dead End and his friendlier twin.]]		[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|left\|Dead End and his friendlier twin.]]
	Name discrepancies for the individual figures pretty much disappeared between the two remaining versions of trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging with very few exceptions. For the most part, toys now sported the same English names across both packaging variants. Aside from GiG's Italian packaging (which wasn't multilingual), French/Dutch/German packaging assigned many of the figures that weren't re-released or redecoed from the original ''Generation 1'' line new French names in addition to the English names, which (surprise, surprise) rarely, if ever matched up with their French names on Canadian packaging. In a particularly bizarre instance of zero communication between the people responsible for the Canadian and European versions, Autobot Laser Cycle [[Road Rocket (G2)#Generation 2\|Road Rocket]] was given the French name "Motosprint" on Canadian packaging while Decepticon [[Road Pig (G2)#Generation 2\|Road Pig]] was named "Motard" ("Biker"), but on European packaging, it was ''Road Rocket'' who was given the French name "Motard", while Road Pig was named "Graisseux" ("Greasy"). Additionally, the redecoed wave 2 Cyberjets/Mini-Jets and Go-Bots/Gobots were treated as mere color variants of the wave 1 figures on French/Dutch/German packaging, whereas United States packaging gave them the names of existing ''Generation 1'' characters. So the US Cyberjets [[Air Raid (G1)#Cyberjet\|Air Raid]], [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2\|Jetfire]] and [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2\|Strafe]] were instead sold as the "Mini-Jets" [[Skyjack (G2)#Toys\|Skyjack]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Toys\|Hooligan]], [[Space Case (G2)#Toys\|Space Case]], respectively, while the Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Megatron]] were sold as "Gobots" [[Firecracker#Toys\|Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)#Toys\|Blowout]]. While the redecoed wave 3 Go-Bots (or "Gobots") finally featured the same English names as their US counterparts (all of them reused from established ''Generation 1'' characters), the somewhat bizarre alternate French names were kept unchanged, so both Firecracker and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Sideswipe]] were called "Turbo-Diablo", both [[High Beam (G2)#Toys\|High Beam]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Bumblebee]] were called "Turbo-Libero", and so on.		Name discrepancies for the individual figures pretty much disappeared between the two remaining versions of trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging with very few exceptions. For the most part, toys now sported the same English names across both packaging variants. Aside from GiG's Italian packaging (which wasn't multilingual), French/Dutch/German packaging assigned many of the figures that weren't re-released or redecoed from the original ''Generation 1'' line new French names in addition to the English names, which (surprise, surprise) rarely, if ever matched up with their French names on Canadian packaging. In a particularly bizarre instance of zero communication between the people responsible for the Canadian and European versions, Autobot Laser Cycle [[Road Rocket (G2)#Generation 2\|Road Rocket]] was given the French name "Motosprint" on Canadian packaging while Decepticon [[Road Pig (G2)#Generation 2\|Road Pig]] was named "Motard" ("Biker"), but on European packaging, it was ''Road Rocket'' who was given the French name "Motard", while Road Pig was named "Graisseux" ("Greasy"). Another oddity were the [[Obliterator]]s, which had originally been released in 1993: The Autobot from the assortment was named "[[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Spark" on French/Dutch packaging, while the Decepticon was named "[[Clench (G1)\|Clench]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Colossus" on French/Dutch packaging. However, when the two figures were re-released in ''Generation 2'' packaging the following year, their French/Dutch names were adopted for English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging.

			Additionally, the redecoed wave 2 Cyberjets/Mini-Jets and Go-Bots/Gobots were treated as mere color variants of the wave 1 figures on French/Dutch/German packaging, whereas United States packaging gave them the names of existing ''Generation 1'' characters. So the US Cyberjets [[Air Raid (G1)#Cyberjet\|Air Raid]], [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2\|Jetfire]] and [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2\|Strafe]] were instead sold as the "Mini-Jets" [[Skyjack (G2)#Toys\|Skyjack]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Toys\|Hooligan]], [[Space Case (G2)#Toys\|Space Case]], respectively, while the Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Megatron]] were sold as "Gobots" [[Firecracker#Toys\|Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)#Toys\|Blowout]]. While the redecoed wave 3 Go-Bots (or "Gobots") finally featured the same English names as their US counterparts (all of them reused from established ''Generation 1'' characters), the somewhat bizarre alternate French names were kept unchanged, so both Firecracker and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Sideswipe]] were called "Turbo-Diablo", both [[High Beam (G2)#Toys\|High Beam]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot\|Bumblebee]] were called "Turbo-Libero", and so on.

	[[File:GrappleGripMudflapUSvsEuro.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.6\|Grip an appel with a grappel.]]		[[File:GrappleGripMudflapUSvsEuro.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.6\|Grip an appel with a grappel.]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:34, 18 April 2025
Line 156:		Line 156:
	:*"Predators" (English/Spanish), "Scope Masters" (French/Dutch)		:*"Predators" (English/Spanish), "Scope Masters" (French/Dutch)
	:*"[[Thunder Clash#The Transformers\|Thunder Clash]]" (English/Spanish), "Eagle" (French/Dutch)		:*"[[Thunder Clash#The Transformers\|Thunder Clash]]" (English/Spanish), "Eagle" (French/Dutch)
			:*"[[Boss (G1)\|Boss]]" (English/Spanish), "Blizzard" (French/Dutch)
			:*"[[Scorch (G1)\|Scorch]]" (English/Spanish), "Dragon" (French/Dutch)
	:*"[[Skyquake (G1)\|Skyquake]]" (English/Spanish), "Crash" (French/Dutch)		:*"[[Skyquake (G1)\|Skyquake]]" (English/Spanish), "Crash" (French/Dutch)
	:*"[[Deftwing#The Transformers\|Deftwing]]" (English/Spanish), "Blue Arrow" (French/Dutch)		:*"[[Deftwing#The Transformers\|Deftwing]]" (English/Spanish), "Blue Arrow" (French/Dutch)

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:24, 7 April 2025
Line 62:		Line 62:
	Bizarre errors that are unique to multilingual packaging versions are as old as the earliest bilingual English/French Canadian releases: For example, [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Swoop]] was called "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Tracks]]" in the English version of his bio, [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Frenzy]] was called "Frenetik" in English, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Soundwave]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Buzzsaw]] and even ''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Megatron]]'' were identified as ''Autobots'', [[Slingshot (G1)\|Slingshot]]'s English name was misspelled "Slings'''''l'''''ot" on the front side of the Canadian [[Superion (G1)\|Superion]] [[giftset]] box, and [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] was identified as "[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive/Parachuto]]" in the instructions on his cardback.		Bizarre errors that are unique to multilingual packaging versions are as old as the earliest bilingual English/French Canadian releases: For example, [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Swoop]] was called "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Tracks]]" in the English version of his bio, [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Frenzy]] was called "Frenetik" in English, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Soundwave]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Buzzsaw]] and even ''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Megatron]]'' were identified as ''Autobots'', [[Slingshot (G1)\|Slingshot]]'s English name was misspelled "Slings'''''l'''''ot" on the front side of the Canadian [[Superion (G1)\|Superion]] [[giftset]] box, and [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] was identified as "[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive/Parachuto]]" in the instructions on his cardback.

	Additionally, the French names for ''the same characters'' ~~often~~ didn't remain consistent between different toy releases~~; for~~ example, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)\|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)\|Stunticons]]" were ''all'' given different French names compared to their original 1986 releases, whereas the ''Generation 2'' versions of the [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbots]] gave two of them new names, even though it ''did'' reuse the same names from the 1986 releases for the other three:		Additionally, the French names for ''the same characters'' sometimes didn't remain consistent between different toy releases: For example, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)\|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)\|Stunticons]]" were ''all'' given different French names compared to their original 1986 releases, whereas the ''Generation 2'' versions of the [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbots]] gave two of them new names, even though it ''did'' reuse the same names from the 1986 releases for the other three:

	[[File:Movie Storm Surge USCALA.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|In Soviet Canada, I'm an Autobot.]]		[[File:Movie Storm Surge USCALA.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|In Soviet Canada, I'm an Autobot.]]