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	==Gimmicks==		==Gimmicks==
	Not quite accurate - it's actually friction-drive stuff Sonic Bomber (at least) has, with his jet nose splitting to form his arms automatically. Not sure about Roadfire, although Siph should know, since I think he has him. -[[User:LV\|LV]] 23:53, 28 September 2007 (UTC)~~<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>~~		Not quite accurate - it's actually friction-drive stuff Sonic Bomber (at least) has, with his jet nose splitting to form his arms automatically. Not sure about Roadfire, although Siph should know, since I think he has him. -[[User:LV\|LV]] 23:53, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

LV at 23:53, 28 September 2007

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	:Are "Powered Masters" a description of a toy series or a description of a gimmick? Of the three figures mentioned in this article, only Dai Atlas has the motorized treads. Note that Star Convoy has a near-identical feature and was released like a year later, and I've read anecdotally on various sites of him being referred to as a "Powered Master" also. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 18:36, 28 September 2007 (UTC)		:Are "Powered Masters" a description of a toy series or a description of a gimmick? Of the three figures mentioned in this article, only Dai Atlas has the motorized treads. Note that Star Convoy has a near-identical feature and was released like a year later, and I've read anecdotally on various sites of him being referred to as a "Powered Master" also. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 18:36, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

	:Well, [http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/manwood/484/TF/Zone.html#Dai%20Atlas the translated bios] over at Prime Saber's refer to Sonic Bomber and Road Fire as Powered Masters in addition to Dai Atlas. I looked over all my catalogue scans and story pages of Battlestars but couldn't find any official source referencing Star Convoy as a Powered Master, though. I think that even though some toys may share the motorized gimmick, only the three count as Powered Masters since that's their subgroup. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 18:45, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		:Well, [http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/manwood/484/TF/Zone.html#Dai%20Atlas the translated bios] over at Prime Saber's refer to Sonic Bomber and Road Fire as Powered Masters in addition to Dai Atlas. I looked over all my catalogue scans and story pages of Battlestars but couldn't find any official source referencing Star Convoy as a Powered Master, though. I think that even though some toys may share the motorized gimmick, only the three count as Powered Masters since that's their subgroup. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 18:45, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

			==Gimmicks==
			Not quite accurate - it's actually friction-drive stuff Sonic Bomber (at least) has, with his jet nose splitting to form his arms automatically. Not sure about Roadfire, although Siph should know, since I think he has him. -[[User:LV\|LV]] 23:53, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

DrSpengler at 18:45, 28 September 2007

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	:Done and done. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 17:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC)		:Done and done. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 17:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

	:Are "Powered Masters" a description of a toy series or a description of a gimmick? Of the three figures mentioned in this article, only Dai Atlas has the motorized treads. Note that Star Convoy has a near-identical feature and was released like a year later, and I've read anecdotally on various sites of him being referred to as a "Powered Master" also. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 18:36, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		:Are "Powered Masters" a description of a toy series or a description of a gimmick? Of the three figures mentioned in this article, only Dai Atlas has the motorized treads. Note that Star Convoy has a near-identical feature and was released like a year later, and I've read anecdotally on various sites of him being referred to as a "Powered Master" also. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 18:36, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

			:Well, [http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/manwood/484/TF/Zone.html#Dai%20Atlas the translated bios] over at Prime Saber's refer to Sonic Bomber and Road Fire as Powered Masters in addition to Dai Atlas. I looked over all my catalogue scans and story pages of Battlestars but couldn't find any official source referencing Star Convoy as a Powered Master, though. I think that even though some toys may share the motorized gimmick, only the three count as Powered Masters since that's their subgroup. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 18:45, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Thylacine 2000 at 18:36, 28 September 2007

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	::Yeah, I don't think you have to try and write in-universe if there's no in-universe explanation. See the opening section of [[Throttlebot]], for example. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC\|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:13, 28 September 2007 (UTC)		::Yeah, I don't think you have to try and write in-universe if there's no in-universe explanation. See the opening section of [[Throttlebot]], for example. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC\|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:13, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

	:Done and done. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 17:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		:Done and done. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 17:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

			:Are "Powered Masters" a description of a toy series or a description of a gimmick? Of the three figures mentioned in this article, only Dai Atlas has the motorized treads. Note that Star Convoy has a near-identical feature and was released like a year later, and I've read anecdotally on various sites of him being referred to as a "Powered Master" also. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 18:36, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

DrSpengler at 17:55, 28 September 2007

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	==How do I ~~wrie~~ this?==		==How do I write this?==

	I've been wanting to write an article for Powered Masters for a while, but can't figure out how to describe them in a sense of the fiction. I mean, the toy gimmick was that they were battery-powered and could move forward and backward on treads, right? So how do I write that from a fiction standpoint? "Powered Masters are Transformers who can move on their own power without help from giant omniscient hands from the sky"? --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 16:56, 28 September 2007 (UTC)		I've been wanting to write an article for Powered Masters for a while, but can't figure out how to describe them in a sense of the fiction. I mean, the toy gimmick was that they were battery-powered and could move forward and backward on treads, right? So how do I write that from a fiction standpoint? "Powered Masters are Transformers who can move on their own power without help from giant omniscient hands from the sky"? --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 16:56, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
	: I would have a real-world paragraph and a in-fiction paragraph. If they had no traits in common ''in the fiction,'' you can say as much. [[User:JW\|JW]] 17:01, 28 September 2007 (UTC)		: I would have a real-world paragraph and a in-fiction paragraph. If they had no traits in common ''in the fiction,'' you can say as much. [[User:JW\|JW]] 17:01, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
	::Yeah, I don't think you have to try and write in-universe if there's no in-universe explanation. See the opening section of [[Throttlebot]], for example. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC\|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:13, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		::Yeah, I don't think you have to try and write in-universe if there's no in-universe explanation. See the opening section of [[Throttlebot]], for example. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC\|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:13, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

			:Done and done. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 17:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

KilMichaelMcC at 17:13, 28 September 2007

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	I've been wanting to write an article for Powered Masters for a while, but can't figure out how to describe them in a sense of the fiction. I mean, the toy gimmick was that they were battery-powered and could move forward and backward on treads, right? So how do I write that from a fiction standpoint? "Powered Masters are Transformers who can move on their own power without help from giant omniscient hands from the sky"? --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 16:56, 28 September 2007 (UTC)		I've been wanting to write an article for Powered Masters for a while, but can't figure out how to describe them in a sense of the fiction. I mean, the toy gimmick was that they were battery-powered and could move forward and backward on treads, right? So how do I write that from a fiction standpoint? "Powered Masters are Transformers who can move on their own power without help from giant omniscient hands from the sky"? --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 16:56, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
	: I would have a real-world paragraph and a in-fiction paragraph. If they had no traits in common ''in the fiction,'' you can say as much. [[User:JW\|JW]] 17:01, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		: I would have a real-world paragraph and a in-fiction paragraph. If they had no traits in common ''in the fiction,'' you can say as much. [[User:JW\|JW]] 17:01, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
			::Yeah, I don't think you have to try and write in-universe if there's no in-universe explanation. See the opening section of [[Throttlebot]], for example. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC\|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:13, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

JW at 17:01, 28 September 2007

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	==How do I wrie this?==		==How do I wrie this?==

	I've been wanting to write an article for Powered Masters for a while, but can't figure out how to describe them in a sense of the fiction. I mean, the toy gimmick was that they were battery-powered and could move forward and backward on treads, right? So how do I write that from a fiction standpoint? "Powered Masters are Transformers who can move on their own power without help from giant omniscient hands from the sky"? --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 16:56, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		I've been wanting to write an article for Powered Masters for a while, but can't figure out how to describe them in a sense of the fiction. I mean, the toy gimmick was that they were battery-powered and could move forward and backward on treads, right? So how do I write that from a fiction standpoint? "Powered Masters are Transformers who can move on their own power without help from giant omniscient hands from the sky"? --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 16:56, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
			: I would have a real-world paragraph and a in-fiction paragraph. If they had no traits in common ''in the fiction,'' you can say as much. [[User:JW\|JW]] 17:01, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

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==How do I wrie this?==

I've been wanting to write an article for Powered Masters for a while, but can't figure out how to describe them in a sense of the fiction. I mean, the toy gimmick was that they were battery-powered and could move forward and backward on treads, right? So how do I write that from a fiction standpoint? "Powered Masters are Transformers who can move on their own power without help from giant omniscient hands from the sky"? --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 16:56, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

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	:Done and done. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 17:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC)		:Done and done. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 17:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

	:Are "Powered Masters" a description of a toy series or a description of a gimmick? Of the three figures mentioned in this article, only Dai Atlas has the motorized treads. Note that Star Convoy has a near-identical feature and was released like a year later, and I've read anecdotally on various sites of him being referred to as a "Powered Master" also. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 18:36, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		:Are "Powered Masters" a description of a toy series or a description of a gimmick? Of the three figures mentioned in this article, only Dai Atlas has the motorized treads. Note that Star Convoy has a near-identical feature and was released like a year later, and I've read anecdotally on various sites of him being referred to as a "Powered Master" also. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 18:36, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

			:Well, [http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/manwood/484/TF/Zone.html#Dai%20Atlas the translated bios] over at Prime Saber's refer to Sonic Bomber and Road Fire as Powered Masters in addition to Dai Atlas. I looked over all my catalogue scans and story pages of Battlestars but couldn't find any official source referencing Star Convoy as a Powered Master, though. I think that even though some toys may share the motorized gimmick, only the three count as Powered Masters since that's their subgroup. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 18:45, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

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	::Yeah, I don't think you have to try and write in-universe if there's no in-universe explanation. See the opening section of [[Throttlebot]], for example. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC\|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:13, 28 September 2007 (UTC)		::Yeah, I don't think you have to try and write in-universe if there's no in-universe explanation. See the opening section of [[Throttlebot]], for example. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC\|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:13, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

	:Done and done. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 17:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		:Done and done. --[[User:DrSpengler\|DrSpengler]] 17:55, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

			:Are "Powered Masters" a description of a toy series or a description of a gimmick? Of the three figures mentioned in this article, only Dai Atlas has the motorized treads. Note that Star Convoy has a near-identical feature and was released like a year later, and I've read anecdotally on various sites of him being referred to as a "Powered Master" also. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 18:36, 28 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>