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[[image:Bumblebeemoviecyberslammer.jpg|thumb|300px|So [[Playskool]]ish that it's strange that it's not ''from'' Playskool!]]
[[Image:Brawl-cyber-slammer-boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I. HAVE. RISEN!]]
The '''Cyber Slammers''' are an unbelievably awesome sub-line of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] aimed at very young children and people who are awesome. They feature an [[autotransformation]] [[gimmick]] which is incorporated directly into their slam-down motorized gimmick. The gimmick leaves the Cyber Slammers very stylized compared to other movie toys, with limited articulation and legs that could barely be called anything other than a squashed car.


The '''Cyber Slammers''' are a sub-line of the [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] aimed at very young children, featuring an [[autotransform]]ation [[gimmick]] and [[pull-back motor]], making them very similar to the [[Battlechargers]]. Their articulation is limited to their shoulders and head, and the arms have springs that put them back in place when they are released. They are also ''very'' inaccurate to the CGI designs of the transformers they represent. Their [[transformation]] involves pushing the back down, which makes the "feet" expand so the upper body fits into them. This makes a hook in the feet hold it in place while activating the pull-back motor, so it rolls forward while the robot mode pops up.
Fortunately, because Transformers fans are so open-minded, they have embraced the awesomeness of this stylization whole-heartedly, buying crates of these toys to give to their nephews, nieces and neighborhood children.<ref>Cyber Slammers may not actually have been embraced as awesome by the fandom, and neighborhood children may have been left to buy their own damn [[gimmick]]y toys.</ref>


The Cyber Slammers are sure to please a toddler who has seen the PG-13 [[Transformers (2007)|movie]]... or little kids who haven't but who have parents/siblings who collect Transformers, and they saw the neat robot toys and the TV commercials and want one of their own.
The unique slam-down motor gimmick in the Cyber Slammers involves their torso being pushed down into their 'feet', transforming them into vehicle mode. The slamming motion powers the motor, propelling the toy forwards and causing them to spring back up into robot mode. A switch on the bottom of each toy allows you to lock it into vehicle mode for free-rolling play, without the benefit of the motor.
 
The stylisation and the way in which the gimmick overrides the toys' other features recalls previous toys in the motorised gimmick family of Transformers toys, such as the [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Battlecharger]]s and [[Firecon]]s.




==Assortments==
==Assortments==
[[Image:Bumblebeemoviecyberslammer.jpg|right|300px|thumb|So Playskoolish that it's strange that it's not from [[Playskool]]!]]
'''Wave 1'''


'''Wave 1'''
*[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Barricade]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Bumblebee]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]


'''Wave 2'''
'''Wave 2'''
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]
 
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]
*[[Brawl (Movie)#Cyber Slammers|Decepticon Brawl]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Autobot Ratchet]]


'''Wave 3'''
'''Wave 3'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)]]


==Trivia==
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CyberSlammerConcept|Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)]]
* Cyber Slammers are a good example of [[gimmick|why some fans don't like gimmicks]]... and how they often have an extremely ''weak'' concept of "target audience".
 
'''Wave 4'''
 
*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Cyber Slammers|Cliffjumper]] ([[redeco]] of Cyber Slammers Camaro Concept Bumblebee)
*[[Jazz (Movie)#Cyber Slammers|Autobot Jazz]]
 
'''Wave 5'''
 
*[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Ironhide]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#CyberSlammerPatrol|Patrol Barricade]] (redeco of Cyber Slammers Barricade)


==References==
<references />


[[Category: Movie]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category: Toys]]<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>
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]

Latest revision as of 17:59, 24 June 2020

I. HAVE. RISEN!

The Cyber Slammers are an unbelievably awesome sub-line of the live-action movie toyline aimed at very young children and people who are awesome. They feature an autotransformation gimmick which is incorporated directly into their slam-down motorized gimmick. The gimmick leaves the Cyber Slammers very stylized compared to other movie toys, with limited articulation and legs that could barely be called anything other than a squashed car.

Fortunately, because Transformers fans are so open-minded, they have embraced the awesomeness of this stylization whole-heartedly, buying crates of these toys to give to their nephews, nieces and neighborhood children.[1]

The unique slam-down motor gimmick in the Cyber Slammers involves their torso being pushed down into their 'feet', transforming them into vehicle mode. The slamming motion powers the motor, propelling the toy forwards and causing them to spring back up into robot mode. A switch on the bottom of each toy allows you to lock it into vehicle mode for free-rolling play, without the benefit of the motor.

The stylisation and the way in which the gimmick overrides the toys' other features recalls previous toys in the motorised gimmick family of Transformers toys, such as the Throttlebots, Battlechargers and Firecons.


Assortments

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So Playskoolish that it's strange that it's not from Playskool!

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

Wave 5

References

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  1. ↑ Cyber Slammers may not actually have been embraced as awesome by the fandom, and neighborhood children may have been left to buy their own damn gimmicky toys.
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