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Throughout the history of the [[Transformers brand|Transformers media franchise]], both [[Takara]] and [[Hasbro]] have occasionally released '''official stop motion videos''' to catch audience attention, highlight play features, serve as "buzzy" novelties, and in general [[to sell toys]]. This type of marketing was first deployed in 1986, then grew more common in the mid-2010s. | |||
=Toy Commercials= | ==Toy Commercials== | ||
[[File:ScrambleCityToysGalvatronvsMagnus01.jpg|thumb|300px]] | [[File:ScrambleCityToysGalvatronvsMagnus01.jpg|thumb|300px]] | ||
Stop | Stop motion was common in both American, Japanese, and European [[commercial]]s for [[Generation 1 (toyline)|G1 toys]], dating back to the very earliest toy commercials airing in 1984. The most conspicuous example, albeit mostly as a curiosity piece, is the long-format stop motion version of "[[Scramble City (diorama)|Scramble City]]." | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
=Kre-O= | ==Kre-O== | ||
[[File:Last bot standing-in the ring.jpg|thumb|*Mortal Kombat music plays in the background*|300px]] | [[File:Last bot standing-in the ring.jpg|thumb|*Mortal Kombat music plays in the background*|300px]] | ||
{{main|Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)}} | |||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
=Masterpiece= | |||
==Masterpiece== | |||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
=RID 2015= | ==RID 2015== | ||
{{stub}} | A few stop motions were made using the RID 2015 figures. These stop motions were comedic and targeted at a younger audience. {{stub}} | ||
=Live action movies= | ==Live action movies== | ||
A series of stop motion animated shorts were made for [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]. These stop motions were made to promote the toys from The Last Knight's toyline. | A series of stop motion animated shorts were made for [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]. These stop motions were made to promote the toys from The Last Knight's toyline. | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
=War for Cybertron Trilogy= | ==War for Cybertron Trilogy== | ||
[[File:TF-WFC-Stop-Motion-Anime-Attack-Devilman-Crybaby.jpg|This, Lord Megatron, is an | [[File:TF-WFC-Stop-Motion-Anime-Attack-Devilman-Crybaby.jpg|This, Lord Megatron, is an anime.|thumb|300px]] | ||
The first War for Cybertron | The first ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' stop motion animation was produced by animation studio [[Counter656]] and released through the official Transformers website. Rather than be made publicly available, fans had to decipher special codes found on the toy packaging using a certain type of light, then type them into the website. Once the user had cracked a certain number of codes, a part of the video would be unlocked and made available for download. The full video was later uploaded to the Transformers Official YouTube Channel. Another set of five stop motion videos was filmed by Counter656 for Hasbro's YouTube channel. These videos were framed as {{w|fighting game}} matches and featured elaborate combat scenes between Autobot and Decepticon opponents. | ||
The full | |||
Counter656 was also commissioned to animate five additional shorts for [[Netflix]]'s social media accounts to promote the release of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' animated series. The ''[[Transformers Stop Motion Netflix Anime]]'' videos feature the Autobots and Decepticons competing for social media clout by producing videos inspired by various Netflix original series. | |||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
=BotBots= | |||
==BotBots== | |||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
=Cyberverse= | ==Cyberverse== | ||
The Cyberverse stop motion was a Christmas special stop motion. It was about a snowball fight between the Autobots and Decepticons. It feature figures of characters such as Windblade, Grimlock, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream and Optimus Prime.{{stub}} | The Cyberverse stop motion was a Christmas special stop motion. It was about a snowball fight between the Autobots and Decepticons. It feature figures of characters such as Windblade, Grimlock, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream and Optimus Prime.{{stub}} | ||
==Stop motions featuring multiple different toylines== | |||
The ''[[Transformers Holiday Food Fight!]]'' was a Christmas special stop motion that featured both BotBots and War For Cybertron Trilogy figures. The main plot is the Decepticons are visiting the Autobots for Christmas dinner where various pranks are pulled on both sides result in a food fight breaking out. Events then rewind and it's shown that the BotBots are behind the pranks. | |||
The most recent official stop motion contains figures both from the War for Cybertron trilogy line and Studio Series 86 line. Such as [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Arcee]], Hot rod and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyclonus]]. {{stub}} | |||
===The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Stop Motions=== | |||
In celebration of the 35th anniversary theatrical release of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', a set of six shorts were animated by Counter656, with some members of the film's cast and crew participating in their production. ''[[The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Stop Motions]]'' focused on behind-the-scenes events from the movie. Four show various characters as actors, working with an off-screen director. The remaming two act as humorous "deleted scenes" showing alternate bits of the movie. The shorts primarily featured figures from the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line as well as the various ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' sublines. | |||
=External links for stop motions | ==External links for stop motions== | ||
===Stop motions featuring multiple different toylines=== | |||
==Stop motions featuring multiple different toylines== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UMVTTjFfvE Happy Christmas from Transformers!!! on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UMVTTjFfvE Happy Christmas from Transformers!!! on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTBks_va55g New Official Transformers Kingdom and Studio Series Stop Motion in 1080p on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTBks_va55g New Official Transformers Kingdom and Studio Series Stop Motion in 1080p on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_svsOORbQUg Transformers War For Cybertron & Studio Series 86 Official Stop Motion on YouTube] | ||
==Masterpiece== | ===Masterpiece=== | ||
*[https://youtube.com/watch?v=-wLsNdu7tFM Transformers Movie Masterpiece Bumblebee (Bumblebee) Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVnDLnA9mro MPM-11 Autobot Ratchet Figure - REVEAL on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVnDLnA9mro MPM-11 Autobot Ratchet Figure - REVEAL on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmWXbFfms8A Transformers Movie Masterpiece Starscream Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmWXbFfms8A Transformers Movie Masterpiece Starscream Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | ||
==Live Action Movies== | *[https://youtube.com/watch?v=1acGqDaUDWA Transformers Movie Masterpiece Optimus Prime (Bumblebee) Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | ||
===Live Action Movies=== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZZm1WOuMNY Transformers: Bumblebee - 'Join the Buzz' Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZZm1WOuMNY Transformers: Bumblebee - 'Join the Buzz' Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdysg_PgIRg Transformers: The Last Knight - ‘Stunts’ Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdysg_PgIRg Transformers: The Last Knight - ‘Stunts’ Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo-xlyHC84w Transformers: The Last Knight - ‘Blooper Reel’ Official Stop Motion Video on Youtube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo-xlyHC84w Transformers: The Last Knight - ‘Blooper Reel’ Official Stop Motion Video on Youtube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9xKI-ajNWA Transformers: The Last Knight - Reveal Your Shield Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9xKI-ajNWA Transformers: The Last Knight - Reveal Your Shield Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | ||
==RID 2015== | ===RID 2015=== | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kir_BhqvPsg Optimus Prime & the Annoying Decepticon Stop Motion on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kir_BhqvPsg Optimus Prime & the Annoying Decepticon Stop Motion on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FImL52ODe8 Soundwave's Ultimate Breakaway Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FImL52ODe8 Soundwave's Ultimate Breakaway Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4n-8DqjXgs Vacation is Ruined Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4n-8DqjXgs Vacation is Ruined Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJV-__Cq6tI Team Combiners' Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJV-__Cq6tI Team Combiners' Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | ||
==Cyberverse== | ===Prime Wars Trilogy=== | ||
====Titans Return==== | |||
*[https://youtube.com/watch?v=gRhfqRUYNTE Titans Return Stopmotion - Transformers and Trypticon] by [https://youtube.com/@counter656 counter656] | |||
===Cyberverse=== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3slRJGoYBg Bumblebee's Giant Robot Construction on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3slRJGoYBg Bumblebee's Giant Robot Construction on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ize6109XvLU How the Decepticons Stole the Holidays on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ize6109XvLU How the Decepticons Stole the Holidays on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1x3tZtiFgs Transformers Cyberverse Snowball Fight! ☃️ Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1x3tZtiFgs Transformers Cyberverse Snowball Fight! ☃️ Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube] | ||
==BotBots== | ===BotBots=== | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVO4Z5WPRg BotBots Musical Mall Madness STOP MOTION Singalong Video on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVO4Z5WPRg BotBots Musical Mall Madness STOP MOTION Singalong Video on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fclY_fZ69mo GET READY, GET SET… 🥊⚔️Transformers BotBots Goldrush Games Stop Motion Short on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fclY_fZ69mo GET READY, GET SET… 🥊⚔️Transformers BotBots Goldrush Games Stop Motion Short on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xfb8s7kyKU New BotBots Goldrush Games Stop Motion Ad on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xfb8s7kyKU New BotBots Goldrush Games Stop Motion Ad on YouTube] | ||
==War for Cybertron Trilogy== | ===War for Cybertron Trilogy=== | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt87gJwcILg Autobots vs. Decepticons Stop Motion Video! on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt87gJwcILg Autobots vs. Decepticons Stop Motion Video! on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KoWnOZLXGQ Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 1 on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KoWnOZLXGQ Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 1 on YouTube] | ||
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntuv2sycDFE Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 4 on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntuv2sycDFE Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 4 on YouTube] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twZOm5wfv4w Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 5 on YouTube] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twZOm5wfv4w Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 5 on YouTube] | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | |||
*[https://youtube.com/watch?v=xF-F4FlRc3I Transformers: Earth Wars Stop Motion Battle - Attack on the Decepticon Base] by [https://youtube.com/@LumakenStudio Lumaken Studio] | |||
*[https:// | *[https://facebook.com/transformers/videos/secret-lair/669272411587834/ Secret Lair] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 11 April 2024

Throughout the history of the Transformers media franchise, both Takara and Hasbro have occasionally released official stop motion videos to catch audience attention, highlight play features, serve as "buzzy" novelties, and in general to sell toys. This type of marketing was first deployed in 1986, then grew more common in the mid-2010s.
Toy Commercials
[edit]
Stop motion was common in both American, Japanese, and European commercials for G1 toys, dating back to the very earliest toy commercials airing in 1984. The most conspicuous example, albeit mostly as a curiosity piece, is the long-format stop motion version of "Scramble City."
Kre-O
[edit]
Masterpiece
[edit]RID 2015
[edit]A few stop motions were made using the RID 2015 figures. These stop motions were comedic and targeted at a younger audience.
Live action movies
[edit]A series of stop motion animated shorts were made for Transformers: The Last Knight. These stop motions were made to promote the toys from The Last Knight's toyline.
War for Cybertron Trilogy
[edit]
The first War for Cybertron Trilogy stop motion animation was produced by animation studio Counter656 and released through the official Transformers website. Rather than be made publicly available, fans had to decipher special codes found on the toy packaging using a certain type of light, then type them into the website. Once the user had cracked a certain number of codes, a part of the video would be unlocked and made available for download. The full video was later uploaded to the Transformers Official YouTube Channel. Another set of five stop motion videos was filmed by Counter656 for Hasbro's YouTube channel. These videos were framed as fighting game matches and featured elaborate combat scenes between Autobot and Decepticon opponents.
Counter656 was also commissioned to animate five additional shorts for Netflix's social media accounts to promote the release of the War for Cybertron Trilogy animated series. The Transformers Stop Motion Netflix Anime videos feature the Autobots and Decepticons competing for social media clout by producing videos inspired by various Netflix original series.
BotBots
[edit]Cyberverse
[edit]The Cyberverse stop motion was a Christmas special stop motion. It was about a snowball fight between the Autobots and Decepticons. It feature figures of characters such as Windblade, Grimlock, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream and Optimus Prime.
Stop motions featuring multiple different toylines
[edit]The Transformers Holiday Food Fight! was a Christmas special stop motion that featured both BotBots and War For Cybertron Trilogy figures. The main plot is the Decepticons are visiting the Autobots for Christmas dinner where various pranks are pulled on both sides result in a food fight breaking out. Events then rewind and it's shown that the BotBots are behind the pranks.
The most recent official stop motion contains figures both from the War for Cybertron trilogy line and Studio Series 86 line. Such as Arcee, Hot rod and Cyclonus.
The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Stop Motions
[edit]In celebration of the 35th anniversary theatrical release of The Transformers: The Movie, a set of six shorts were animated by Counter656, with some members of the film's cast and crew participating in their production. The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Stop Motions focused on behind-the-scenes events from the movie. Four show various characters as actors, working with an off-screen director. The remaming two act as humorous "deleted scenes" showing alternate bits of the movie. The shorts primarily featured figures from the Studio Series line as well as the various War for Cybertron Trilogy sublines.
External links for stop motions
[edit]Stop motions featuring multiple different toylines
[edit]- Happy Christmas from Transformers!!! on YouTube
- New Official Transformers Kingdom and Studio Series Stop Motion in 1080p on YouTube
- Transformers War For Cybertron & Studio Series 86 Official Stop Motion on YouTube
Masterpiece
[edit]- Transformers Movie Masterpiece Bumblebee (Bumblebee) Stop Motion Video on YouTube
- MPM-11 Autobot Ratchet Figure - REVEAL on YouTube
- Transformers Movie Masterpiece Starscream Stop Motion Video on YouTube
- Transformers Movie Masterpiece Optimus Prime (Bumblebee) Stop Motion Video on YouTube
Live Action Movies
[edit]- Transformers: Bumblebee - 'Join the Buzz' Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube
- Transformers: The Last Knight - ‘Stunts’ Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube
- Transformers: The Last Knight - ‘Blooper Reel’ Official Stop Motion Video on Youtube
- Transformers: The Last Knight - Reveal Your Shield Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube
RID 2015
[edit]- Optimus Prime & the Annoying Decepticon Stop Motion on YouTube
- Soundwave's Ultimate Breakaway Stop Motion Video on YouTube
- Vacation is Ruined Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube
- Team Combiners' Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube
Prime Wars Trilogy
[edit]Titans Return
[edit]Cyberverse
[edit]- Bumblebee's Giant Robot Construction on YouTube
- How the Decepticons Stole the Holidays on YouTube
- Transformers Cyberverse Snowball Fight! ☃️ Official Stop Motion Video on YouTube
BotBots
[edit]- BotBots Musical Mall Madness STOP MOTION Singalong Video on YouTube
- GET READY, GET SET… 🥊⚔️Transformers BotBots Goldrush Games Stop Motion Short on YouTube
- New BotBots Goldrush Games Stop Motion Ad on YouTube
War for Cybertron Trilogy
[edit]- Autobots vs. Decepticons Stop Motion Video! on YouTube
- Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 1 on YouTube
- Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 2 on YouTube
- Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 3 on YouTube
- Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 4 on YouTube
- Transformer Stop Motion - War for Cybertron part 5 on YouTube



