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:''The Gamer Geeks are a subgroup from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]. | :''The Gamer Geeks are a subgroup from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]. | ||
[[File:BotBots ep1a Mall - GamerGeeks.jpg|upright=2|thumb|]] | [[File:BotBots ep1a Mall - GamerGeeks.jpg|upright=2|thumb|]] | ||
Level up! Be it digital or tabletop, the '''Gamer Geeks''' play to win, noob! | Level up! Be it digital or tabletop, the '''Gamer Geeks''' play to win, noob! | ||
{{quote|The geek shall inherit the Earth!|[[Steer'd Wrong]]|"[[The Ruckus Rally (episode)|The Ruckus Rally]]"}} | |||
==Members== | |||
These high scorers include: | These high scorers include: | ||
{{collist| | {{collist|3| | ||
*[[Chitter Click]] the computer mouse | * [[Chitter Click]] the computer mouse | ||
*[[Fomo]] the sports camera | * [[Fidget-Sitter]] the gamer chair | ||
*[[Game Over]] the game controller | * [[Fomo]] the sports camera | ||
*[[ | * [[G1000]] the vintage game system | ||
*[[ | * [[Game Over]] the game controller | ||
*[[ | * [[Gamerguy1027]] the computer | ||
* | * [[Go-Naut]] the toy spaceship | ||
* | * [[Jetaway]] the prop jet-pack | ||
* [[Joystick]] the vintage game joystick | |||
* | * [[Pew Pew Pew]] the light-gun | ||
* [[Player the Handbook]] the role-playing-game rulebook | |||
* | * [[Playgor Cardquest]] the stack of collectible gaming cards | ||
* | * [[Pop N. Lock]] the boom box | ||
* | * [[Retro Recon]] the pixelated [[Autobot]] symbol | ||
* | * [[Ring-A-Ling]] the mobile phone | ||
* | * [[Scratchmouth]] the stack of CD-ROMs | ||
* | * [[Snorg the Conquerer|Snorg]] the karaoke machine | ||
* | * [[Snuzzlebeard]] the plush wizard | ||
* [[Steer'd Wrong]] the arcade game | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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: Part of the sixth Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', the individual members of the Gamer Geeks are spread out across a range of products, see individual entries if you ''really'' want the full rundown. Gamer Geeks members can be found in: | : Part of the sixth Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', the individual members of the Gamer Geeks are spread out across a range of products, see individual entries if you ''really'' want the full rundown. Gamer Geeks members can be found in: | ||
::* Single-bot [[Blindpacking|Blind Bag Mystery Figures]] | ::* Single-bot [[Blindpacking|Blind Bag Mystery Figures]] | ||
::* 5-Packs with characters from the Gamer Geeks | ::* 5-Packs with characters from the Gamer Geeks, and an additional blind-packed Bot that ''might'' be from the [[Oil Slicks (BotBots)|Oil Slicks]]. | ||
::* The [[Outta Controller]] vehicle set | ::* The [[Outta Controller]] vehicle set | ||
:There are two specifically "Gamer Geeks"-themed 5-packs in the sixth series, | :There are two specifically "Gamer Geeks"-themed 5-packs in the sixth series: | ||
::* Gamerguy1027, Jetaway, Retro Recon, Scratchmouth, Joystick (blind-packed) | |||
::* Chitter Click, Go-Naut, Pew Pew Pew, Scratchmouth, Blindspot (blind-packed) | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Fomo and Game Over are originally from the [[Techie Team]], but were part of the Gamer Geeks in the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|''BotBots'' cartoon]]. | * Fomo and Game Over are originally from the [[Techie Team]] and [[Lost Bots]] respectively, but were part of the Gamer Geeks in the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|''BotBots'' cartoon]]. | ||
* [[Ring-A-Ling]] appears to be a cartoon-original character, despite there being a [[Screen Fiend|cell phone ''BotBots'' mold]]. She was only established as a Gamer Geek at the very end of the first season, in "[[The Goldrush Games - Part the First]]". | * [[Ring-A-Ling]] appears to be a cartoon-original character, despite there being a [[Screen Fiend|cell phone ''BotBots'' mold]]. She was only established as a Gamer Geek at the very end of the first season, in "[[The Goldrush Games - Part the First]]". | ||
* While [[Playgor Cardquest]] is a member of the Gamer Geeks in the toyline, it was clarified that in the cartoon he actually belonged to an unnamed tabletop gaming store squad instead.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In terms of the show, our intention is that he's part of a different, as yet unnamed, Tabletop-based squad.|link=https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1517960751759077376|name=Chris Wyatt|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=04|day=23}}</ref> | |||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
*''French:'' '''Geek-Bots''' | |||
*''German:'' '''Gamer Nerds''' | |||
*''Portuguese:'' '''Nerds do Arcade''' (Brazil only, "Arcade Nerds") | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Gamer Geeks| ]] | [[Category:Gamer Geeks| ]] | ||
[[Category:BotBots subgroups]] | [[Category:BotBots subgroups]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:29, 2 July 2025
- The Gamer Geeks are a subgroup from BotBots.
Level up! Be it digital or tabletop, the Gamer Geeks play to win, noob!
Members
[edit]These high scorers include:
- Chitter Click the computer mouse
- Fidget-Sitter the gamer chair
- Fomo the sports camera
- G1000 the vintage game system
- Game Over the game controller
- Gamerguy1027 the computer
- Go-Naut the toy spaceship
- Jetaway the prop jet-pack
- Joystick the vintage game joystick
- Pew Pew Pew the light-gun
- Player the Handbook the role-playing-game rulebook
- Playgor Cardquest the stack of collectible gaming cards
- Pop N. Lock the boom box
- Retro Recon the pixelated Autobot symbol
- Ring-A-Ling the mobile phone
- Scratchmouth the stack of CD-ROMs
- Snorg the karaoke machine
- Snuzzlebeard the plush wizard
- Steer'd Wrong the arcade game
Fiction
[edit]BotBots cartoon
[edit]
Toys
[edit]BotBots
[edit]- BotBots packs (2023)
- Series: 6
- Part of the sixth Series of BotBots, the individual members of the Gamer Geeks are spread out across a range of products, see individual entries if you really want the full rundown. Gamer Geeks members can be found in:
- Single-bot Blind Bag Mystery Figures
- 5-Packs with characters from the Gamer Geeks, and an additional blind-packed Bot that might be from the Oil Slicks.
- The Outta Controller vehicle set
- There are two specifically "Gamer Geeks"-themed 5-packs in the sixth series:
- Gamerguy1027, Jetaway, Retro Recon, Scratchmouth, Joystick (blind-packed)
- Chitter Click, Go-Naut, Pew Pew Pew, Scratchmouth, Blindspot (blind-packed)
Notes
[edit]- Fomo and Game Over are originally from the Techie Team and Lost Bots respectively, but were part of the Gamer Geeks in the BotBots cartoon.
- Ring-A-Ling appears to be a cartoon-original character, despite there being a cell phone BotBots mold. She was only established as a Gamer Geek at the very end of the first season, in "The Goldrush Games - Part the First".
- While Playgor Cardquest is a member of the Gamer Geeks in the toyline, it was clarified that in the cartoon he actually belonged to an unnamed tabletop gaming store squad instead.[1]
Foreign names
[edit]- French: Geek-Bots
- German: Gamer Nerds
- Portuguese: Nerds do Arcade (Brazil only, "Arcade Nerds")
References
[edit]- ↑ "In terms of the show, our intention is that he's part of a different, as yet unnamed, Tabletop-based squad."—Chris Wyatt, Twitter, 2022/04/23
