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'''Town Commanders''' (僕らの町の司令官 ''Bokura no Machi no Shireikan'', lit. "Our Town's Commander") are Commander-rank [[Autobot]]s assigned to defend various locales in [[Japan]]. Most of them carry their own Matrix and have their own unique weapon to use in their battles against evil.
'''Town Commanders''' (僕らの町の司令官 ''Bokura no Machi no Shireikan'', lit. "Our Town's Commander") are Commander-rank [[Autobot]]s assigned to defend various locales in [[Japan]]. Most of them carry [[Town Matrix|their own Matrix]] and have their own unique weapon to use in their battles against evil.
 
==Fiction==
===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
Several Town Commanders were involved in the battle against [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]], but their efforts weren't of much use, as Nemesis Prime easily defeated them all. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}


==List of Town Commanders==
==List of Town Commanders==
The Town Commanders were introduced in waves as part of the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion and its [[Town Commander#Notes|associated sticker hunt]]. Known Town Commanders include:
===Series 1===
===Series 1===
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*[[Umeda Prime]] ({{w|Umeda}})
*[[Umeda Prime]] ({{w|Umeda}})
*[[Yokohama Prime]] ({{w|Yokohama}})
*[[Yokohama Prime]] ({{w|Yokohama}})
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===Series 2===
===Series 2===
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*[[Sapporo Chūō Prime]] ({{w|Chūō-ku, Sapporo}})
*[[Sapporo Chūō Prime]] ({{w|Chūō-ku, Sapporo}})
*[[Takasaki Prime]] ({{w|Takasaki}})
*[[Takasaki Prime]] ({{w|Takasaki}})
==Fiction==
===''The Town Commander Collection Book''===
{{stub|{{storylink|The Town Commander Collection Book}}}}
===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
Several Town Commanders were involved in the battle against [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]], but their efforts weren't of much use, as Nemesis Prime easily defeated them all. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
===''TransTech''===
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==Toys==
===''Transformers GT''===
[[File:GT-toy Safety Prime.jpg|right|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Safety Prime (Original Ver.)''' (EZ Collection, 2013)}}</ul>
:The only toy of a Town Commander ever made, Safety Prime is a [[redeco]] of 2010's ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]: [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#2010legend|Prowl]], transforming into a modified Nissan 350Z, reworked into a motorsport {{w|safety car}}. He was given away free at the TakaraTomy-sponsored "Kids Walk" events held by {{w|Super GT}} in 2013 to participating children as something of a crossover between Cybertron Satellite and the ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' franchise.
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*The Town Commanders are something of a ''Transformers'' twist on Japan's "{{w|Local hero (Japan)|local hero}}" tradition of regional superhero mascots.
*Town Commanders were created in conjunction with the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion, allowing each installation of the promotion in various collaborating stores across Japan to have its unique character based on the culture of the local area.
*Town Commanders were created in conjunction with the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion, allowing each installation of the promotion in various collaborating stores across Japan to have its unique character based on the culture of the local area.
*The primary objective for fans in the promotion was to fill out the official "''[[The Town Commander Collection Book|Town Commander Collection Book]]''" by traveling to each location to procure the sticker for that region's Town Commander, with the "final boss" of the event being chasing down TakaraTomy employees at participating events for a sticker of [[Dimicron Prime]], the Town Commander representing TakaraTomy themselves.


==See also==
==External links==
*[[City Commander]]
*[http://redalert.la.coocan.jp/DB/BM/TFBM01.html Summary of the Cybertron Satellite campaign (complete with Town Commander bios)] at the "Fight! Toy Warrior!" blog
*[https://www.tfraw.com/p/town-commander-collection-book.html Scans of ''The Town Commander Collection Book''] at TFRaw


[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Cybertron Satellite]]
[[Category:Town Commanders| ]]
[[Category:Town Commanders| ]]

Latest revision as of 21:59, 12 March 2025

Town Commanders (僕らの町の司令官 Bokura no Machi no Shireikan, lit. "Our Town's Commander") are Commander-rank Autobots assigned to defend various locales in Japan. Most of them carry their own Matrix and have their own unique weapon to use in their battles against evil.

List of Town Commanders

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The Town Commanders were introduced in waves as part of the Cybertron Satellite promotion and its associated sticker hunt. Known Town Commanders include:

Series 1

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  • Akiba Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Akihabara|{{#if:||Akihabara}}]])
  • Dimicron Prime (TakaraTomy)
  • Fukutsu Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Fukutsu, Fukuoka|{{#if:Fukutsu|Fukutsu|Fukutsu, Fukuoka}}]])
  • Ginza Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Ginza|{{#if:||Ginza}}]])
  • Ikebukuro Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Ikebukuro|{{#if:||Ikebukuro}}]])
  • Itami Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Itami, Hyōgo|{{#if:Itami|Itami|Itami, Hyōgo}}]])
  • Kawasaki Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Kawasaki, Kanagawa|{{#if:Kawasaki|Kawasaki|Kawasaki, Kanagawa}}]])
  • Mito Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Mito, Ibaraki|{{#if:Mito|Mito|Mito, Ibaraki}}]])
  • Nagoya Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Nagoya|{{#if:||Nagoya}}]])
  • Saitama Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Saitama, Saitama|{{#if:Saitama|Saitama|Saitama, Saitama}}]])
  • Sapporo Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Sapporo|{{#if:||Sapporo}}]])
  • Sendai Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Sendai|{{#if:||Sendai}}]])
  • Tachikawa Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Tachikawa|{{#if:||Tachikawa}}]])
  • Umeda Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Umeda|{{#if:||Umeda}}]])
  • Yokohama Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Yokohama|{{#if:||Yokohama}}]])

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Series 2

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Series 3

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  • Nanba Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Namba|{{#if:Nanba|Nanba|Namba}}]])
  • Sapporo Chūō Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Chūō-ku, Sapporo|{{#if:||Chūō-ku, Sapporo}}]])
  • Takasaki Prime ([[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Takasaki|{{#if:||Takasaki}}]])

Fiction

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The Town Commander Collection Book

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Several Town Commanders were involved in the battle against Doctor Arkeville's Nemesis Prime and NAVI-ko, but their efforts weren't of much use, as Nemesis Prime easily defeated them all. Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base

TransTech

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Toys

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Transformers GT

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  • Safety Prime (Original Ver.) (EZ Collection, 2013)
The only toy of a Town Commander ever made, Safety Prime is a redeco of 2010's Transformers: Reveal the Shield Legends Class Prowl, transforming into a modified Nissan 350Z, reworked into a motorsport [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}safety car|{{#if:||safety car}}]]. He was given away free at the TakaraTomy-sponsored "Kids Walk" events held by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Super GT|{{#if:||Super GT}}]] in 2013 to participating children as something of a crossover between Cybertron Satellite and the Transformers GT franchise.


Notes

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  • The Town Commanders are something of a Transformers twist on Japan's "[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Local hero (Japan)|{{#if:local hero|local hero|Local hero (Japan)}}]]" tradition of regional superhero mascots.
  • Town Commanders were created in conjunction with the Cybertron Satellite promotion, allowing each installation of the promotion in various collaborating stores across Japan to have its unique character based on the culture of the local area.
  • The primary objective for fans in the promotion was to fill out the official "Town Commander Collection Book" by traveling to each location to procure the sticker for that region's Town Commander, with the "final boss" of the event being chasing down TakaraTomy employees at participating events for a sticker of Dimicron Prime, the Town Commander representing TakaraTomy themselves.
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