Rock Bot (G1) - Revision history

Cyberlink420 at 03:12, 19 June 2025

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	~~[[Category:Musicians]]~~

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 06:14, 18 June 2022

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	* The Rock Bots were mentioned in conversation between [[Hasbro]] representatives [[Carl Fritz]] and [[Tom Bowman]] and the [[Jon Hartman\|Hartman]] [[Karl Hartman\|brothers]] during a lunch-meeting immediately prior to [[BotCon 1994]]. This moment was later recalled by Karl Hartman in an essay for [[Fumihiko Akiyama]]'s [[Unofficial guidebooks\|unofficial ''BotCon Legends'' fan-magazine]], page 32.		* The Rock Bots were mentioned in conversation between [[Hasbro]] representatives [[Carl Fritz]] and [[Tom Bowman]] and the [[Jon Hartman\|Hartman]] [[Karl Hartman\|brothers]] during a lunch-meeting immediately prior to [[BotCon 1994]]. This moment was later recalled by Karl Hartman in an essay for [[Fumihiko Akiyama]]'s [[Unofficial guidebooks\|unofficial ''BotCon Legends'' fan-magazine]], page 32.
	* How far the concept actually got is uncertain, as is what era of the toyline they were meant to come out in. Presumably they were not meant for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'', the extant toyline of 1994, as the type of music embodied by the Rock Bots was no longer popular by that time.		* How far the concept actually got is uncertain, as is what era of the toyline they were meant to come out in. Presumably they were not meant for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'', the extant toyline of 1994, as the type of music embodied by the Rock Bots was no longer popular by that time.
	* Whether the Rock Bots were to have been Autobots or Decepticons is not disclosed in the essay, but ~~assumed~~ by their group name ending in "Bot".		* Whether the Rock Bots were to have been Autobots or Decepticons is not disclosed in the essay, but this wiki assumes the former by their group name ending in "Bot".
			* In [[2015]], the Facebook edition of Ask Vector Prime would invent the names "Powerchord" and "Feedback" in its take on the nameless toys.

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Fritz: /* Generation 1 */

2021-10-05T21:14:12Z

Generation 1

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===~~Generation 1~~===		===''The Transformers''===
	:The two known Rock Bots would have been sold together in a two-pack. One of them would have turned into a guitar, while the other one turned into an amplifier. In robot mode, they would have had rooted hair, simulating the type of hair worn by {{w\|Glam metal\|hair metal}} musicians (well, "hard rock bands") of the 1980s.		:The two known Rock Bots would have been sold together in a two-pack. One of them would have turned into a guitar, while the other one turned into an amplifier. In robot mode, they would have had rooted hair, simulating the type of hair worn by {{w\|Glam metal\|hair metal}} musicians (well, "hard rock bands") of the 1980s.

Cyberlink420 at 13:07, 10 September 2018

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Generation 1===		===Generation 1===
	:The two known Rock Bots would have been sold together in a two-pack. One of them would have turned into a guitar, while the other one turned into an amplifier. In robot mode, they would have had rooted hair, simulating the type of hair worn by ~~[[wikipedia:~~Glam metal\|hair metal]] musicians (well, "hard rock bands") of the 1980s.		:The two known Rock Bots would have been sold together in a two-pack. One of them would have turned into a guitar, while the other one turned into an amplifier. In robot mode, they would have had rooted hair, simulating the type of hair worn by {{w\|Glam metal\|hair metal}} musicians (well, "hard rock bands") of the 1980s.

	{{canceledtoy}}		{{canceledtoy}}

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 18:27, 6 June 2018

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	The Rock Bots [[Powerchord]] and [[Feedback]] were an interstellar sensation. They opened for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)\|Knights of Unicron]] at [[Wreckstock]] on the [[Junkion (planet)\|Planet of Junk]]. [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] knew of them from an interview she had conducted. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}		The Rock Bots [[Powerchord]] and [[Feedback]] were an interstellar sensation. They opened for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)\|Knights of Unicron]] at [[Wreckstock]] on the [[Junkion (planet)\|Planet of Junk]]. [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] knew of them from an interview she had conducted. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/28}}

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	* How far the concept actually got is uncertain, as is what era of the toyline they were meant to come out in. Presumably they were not meant for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'', the extant toyline of 1994, as the type of music embodied by the Rock Bots was no longer popular by that time.		* How far the concept actually got is uncertain, as is what era of the toyline they were meant to come out in. Presumably they were not meant for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'', the extant toyline of 1994, as the type of music embodied by the Rock Bots was no longer popular by that time.
	* Whether the Rock Bots were to have been Autobots or Decepticons is not disclosed in the essay, but assumed by their group name ending in "Bot".		* Whether the Rock Bots were to have been Autobots or Decepticons is not disclosed in the essay, but assumed by their group name ending in "Bot".



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	[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]		[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
	[[Category:Musicians]]		[[Category:Musicians]]

DrSpengler: /* Ask Vector Prime */

2015-09-28T17:08:18Z

Ask Vector Prime

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	The Rock Bots [[Powerchord]] and [[Feedback]] were an interstellar sensation. They opened for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)\|Knights of Unicron]] at Wreckstock on the [[Junkion (planet)\|Planet of Junk]]. [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] knew of them from an interview she had conducted. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}		The Rock Bots [[Powerchord]] and [[Feedback]] were an interstellar sensation. They opened for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)\|Knights of Unicron]] at [[Wreckstock]] on the [[Junkion (planet)\|Planet of Junk]]. [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] knew of them from an interview she had conducted. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==

Giggidy at 16:14, 28 September 2015

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	The '''Rock Bots''' are a mystery. But an ''[[Soundwave (Animated)\|awesome]]'' mystery.		The '''Rock Bots''' are a mystery. But an ''[[Soundwave (Animated)\|awesome]]'' mystery.

			==Fiction==
			===Ask Vector Prime===
			The Rock Bots [[Powerchord]] and [[Feedback]] were an interstellar sensation. They opened for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)\|Knights of Unicron]] at Wreckstock on the [[Junkion (planet)\|Planet of Junk]]. [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] knew of them from an interview she had conducted. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}

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	* How far the concept actually got is uncertain, as is what era of the toyline they were meant to come out in. Presumably they were not meant for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'', the extant toyline of 1994, as the type of music embodied by the Rock Bots was no longer popular by that time.		* How far the concept actually got is uncertain, as is what era of the toyline they were meant to come out in. Presumably they were not meant for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'', the extant toyline of 1994, as the type of music embodied by the Rock Bots was no longer popular by that time.
	* Whether the Rock Bots were to have been Autobots or Decepticons is not disclosed in the essay, but assumed by their group name ending in "Bot".		* Whether the Rock Bots were to have been Autobots or Decepticons is not disclosed in the essay, but assumed by their group name ending in "Bot".
	* Though the parsing "Rock Bots" is used in the essay, given other ''Generation 1'' subgroup names, it is possible they were in fact the "Rockbots".


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Ascendron at 17:37, 21 July 2015

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			{{disambig2\|unproduced Generation 1 subgroup\|[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]] musical 'bots\|Rock Bot (Animated)}}
	:''The Rock Bots were to have been an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''The Rock Bots were to have been an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

Ascendron: Ascendron moved page Rock Bot to Rock Bot (G1): Animated Rock Bots

2015-07-21T17:36:34Z

Ascendron moved page Rock Bot to Rock Bot (G1): Animated Rock Bots

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Abates at 08:11, 17 August 2012

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The Rock Bots were mentioned in conversation between [[Hasbro]] representatives [[Carl Fritz]] and [[Tom Bowman]] and the [[Jon Hartman\|Hartman]] [[Karl Hartman\|brothers]] during a lunch-meeting immediately prior to [[BotCon 1994]]. This moment was later recalled by Karl Hartman in an essay for [[Fumihiko Akiyama]]'s [[Unofficial guidebooks\|unofficial ''BotCon Legends'' fan-magazine]], page 32.		* The Rock Bots were mentioned in conversation between [[Hasbro]] representatives [[Carl Fritz]] and [[Tom Bowman]] and the [[Jon Hartman\|Hartman]] [[Karl Hartman\|brothers]] during a lunch-meeting immediately prior to [[BotCon 1994]]. This moment was later recalled by Karl Hartman in an essay for [[Fumihiko Akiyama]]'s [[Unofficial guidebooks\|unofficial ''BotCon Legends'' fan-magazine]], page 32.
	* How far the concept actually got is uncertain, as is what era of the toyline they were meant to come out in. Presumably they were not meant for ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'', the extant toyline of 1994, as the type of music embodied by the Rock Bots was no longer popular by that time.		* How far the concept actually got is uncertain, as is what era of the toyline they were meant to come out in. Presumably they were not meant for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'', the extant toyline of 1994, as the type of music embodied by the Rock Bots was no longer popular by that time.
	* Whether the Rock Bots were to have been Autobots or Decepticons is not disclosed in the essay, but assumed by their group name ending in "Bot".		* Whether the Rock Bots were to have been Autobots or Decepticons is not disclosed in the essay, but assumed by their group name ending in "Bot".
	* Though the parsing "Rock Bots" is used in the essay, given other ''Generation 1'' subgroup names, it is possible they were in fact the "Rockbots".		* Though the parsing "Rock Bots" is used in the essay, given other ''Generation 1'' subgroup names, it is possible they were in fact the "Rockbots".