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The name or term "Headmaster" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Headmaster (disambiguation).

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Transformers: The Headmasters (トランスフォーマーザ☆ヘッドマスターズ) is a Japanese animated series that aired from July 3, 1987 to March 28, 1988 for 35 episodes, in support of the toyline of the same name. It shares its name with its opening song, "The Headmasters", and the ending song is titled "Kimi wa Transformer".

Overview

A hilarious look at life in a Cybertronian boarding school.

The Headmasters was the first Japanese-exclusive season of Transformers television, and as such, marks the departure of the Japanese animated continuity from that of the US. The booklet included with the Pioneer DVD release of the series features research by Naoto Sakai indicating that, in late 1986, Takara was informed that Marvel Productions would not be producing a fourth season of The Transformers (presumably before the decision was made to greenlight "The Rebirth"). By mid-December of 1986, Takara formally commissioned Toei to produce a new series based on the forthcoming 1987 toyline. Planned out by TV Magazine writer Masumi Kaneda, who had previously worked on the Transformers manga, the series follows on from the events of "The Return of Optimus Prime", ignoring "The Rebirth" and introducing the Headmaster characters in a distinctly different way than their American counterparts. Emphasizing the difference between east and west, the series (and its accompanying manga) employed different character models designed by Ban Magami, illustrator of numerous Transformers manga.

The "-master" concept was entirely re-imagined for the series, discarding the Western idea of Nebulans, and establishing the Headmasters not as Transformers who bonded with organic beings, but as diminutive Transformers who connected to and controlled large, lifeless bodies named "Transtectors". Drawing on a plot point established in American episodes such as "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2" and "Fight or Flee", the Headmasters were introduced as refugees who fled Cybertron millions of years ago and settled on the planet Master, where they developed this new technology and trained hard in order to survive the harsh environment. Kaneda notes that he chose to give the Headmasters non-combatant origins in order to add an extra layer of meaning to the concept of "transformation," as the young 'bots grew from civilians into fully-fledged warriors. Consequently, it was Chromedome—a character essentially overlooked in the West—who was chosen as the lead of the series and cast as a "fiery youth" in order to emphasize this "personal transformation" theme, as well as to carry on the pattern of leaders with automotive vehicle modes. His opposite number, and perhaps the true breakout character of The Headmasters, was Decepticon Six Changer Sixshot, a powerful ninja character who also embodied the “personal transformation” concept with his shifting allegiance.

According to Masumi Kaneda, the series' development was independent of Marvel and Sunbow's work following the conclusion of the third season of The Transformers.^[1] However, the early episodes of The Headmasters do nevertheless have several similarities with "The Rebirth", including appearances by Vector Sigma and the ghost of Alpha Trion, and the involvement of plasma energy, suggesting that perhaps both the Japanese and American shows might have been based on the same original premise and went in two different directions with it. Very much unlike the American cartoon, as The Headmasters progresses, it develops an ongoing story and style that Kaneda openly admits is steeped in Toei's history of sci-fi robot anime—likely due in no small part to the involvement of production staff who had a history of work in the genre, including writers Keisuke Fujikawa, Toyohiro Andō and Yoshihisa Araki, and producer Kenji Yokoyama.

Storyline

When Optimus Prime released the energy of the Matrix of Leadership to cure the Hate Plague, he could not have predicted the consequences of his actions. In 2011, without the energy of the Matrix to regulate it, the mega-computer Vector Sigma begins to destabilize, opening the planet up to an invasion by the Decepticons and their new Headmaster warriors. Although the Autobot Headmasters, led by Fortress, arrive to help turn the tide of the battle, the day will not be won without the Matrix, and so Hot Rod and the Headmasters scour the Earth in order to recover the talisman and stabilize Vector Sigma once more. During the course of the conflict, Optimus Prime dies once again, and Hot Rod again becomes Rodimus Prime.

The status quo of the renewed war sees Rodimus Prime in command across Cybertron and the Autobots' secondary command post on Athenia, with Ultra Magnus leading his own individual squad on Earth and operating out of Autobot City. In contrast, the Decepticons are based out of their old base on Chaar, with Sixshot leading the Decepticons' Earth forces, operating out of Trypticon. Operating in the shadows is Galvatron's secret ally, the Decepticon Headmaster leader Scorponok, who has a vendetta against Fortress for exiling him from Master. The first major shift in the direction of the series occurs when Vector Sigma develops a new alloy named Cybertonuron, and Scorponok arranges for the destruction of Cybertron itself in order to keep the alloy from falling into the hands of either the Autobots or Galvatron. Galvatron is caught in the planet-destroying blast and believed dead, while Rodimus Prime decides to venture into space and search for a new homeworld for the Transformers, leaving Scorponok and Fortress in control of their respective factions.

Scorponok immediately begins a plan to harness the power of plasma energy, destroying Mars in pursuit of his evil scheme. However, Galvatron soon reveals that he has survived and returns to take control of the Decepticons, leading them on a series of interplanetary raids for the purpose of gathering up enough energon to enact his master plan. In battle in Alaska, the Autobot Headmasters collapse a glacier on the villain, removing this threat, but allowing Scorponok to take leadership once more.

The Decepticons withdraw to planet Master, leading several refugees to escape to Earth to alert the Autobots to their plight, where a plasma energy explosion fuses the refugees and a group of Autobots and Decepticons together, creating the Targetmasters. The Autobots head for Master, where Scorponok is attempting to construct a weapon that can counter Fortress' mighty Master Sword, and engage the Decepticons in a series of battles. When Scorponok's weapon, the Zarak Shield, lays Fortress low, the Decepticons return to Earth in order to destroy the planet and gather its plasma energy. In a final battle at the South Pole, Fortress is super-charged with the combined energy of the entire Autobot army, and is finally able to defeat Scorponok and foil his plans.

Main cast

Autobots

Decepticons

Humans

Headmasters

Targetmasters

Targetmaster Partners

Trainbots

Raiden (Keiichi Noda)
- Shouki (Keiichi Noda)
- Getsuei (Kazuo Oka)
- Kaen (Masaharu Satō)
- Seizan (?)
- Suiken (Kazumi Tanaka)
- Yukikaze (Ken Yamaguchi)

Clones;

Cloudraker (Ken Yamaguchi)
Fastlane (Kazuo Oka)

Monsterbots

Doublecross (Michihiro Ikemizu/Kōji Totani)
Grotusque (Masaharu Satō)
Repugnus (Michitaka Kobayashi)

Other Combiners

Superion (Ken Yamaguchi)
Defensor (Kōji Totani)
Computron (Masashi Ebara)

Others

Optimus Prime (Tesshō Genda)
Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime (Hiroya Ishimaru)
Ultra Magnus (Hōchū Ōtsuka)
Blaster/Twincast (Keiichi Nanba)
Arcee (Yōko Kawanami)
Wheelie (Kazue Komiya)
Punch (Masaharu Satō)
Metroplex (Osamu Saka)
Blurr (Ken Yamaguchi)
Kup (Osamu Saka)
Jazz (Masato Hirano)
Goldbug (Michitaka Kobayashi)

Headmasters

Horrorcons

Apeface (Yūji Mikimoto)
Snapdragon (Kazuo Oka)

Targetmasters

Slugslinger (Ken Yamaguchi)
Misfire (Tomomichi Nishimura)
Triggerhappy (Michihiro Ikemizu)

Targetmaster Partners

Clones

Pounce (Masashi Ebara)
Wingspan (Hōchū Ōtsuka)

Duocons

Combiners

Devastator (Seizō Katō)
Menasor (Masato Hirano)
Bruticus (Michitaka Kobayashi)
Predaking (?)
Abominus (Masato Hirano)

Others

Galvatron (Seizō Katō)
Sixshot (Michihiro Ikemizu)
Soundwave/Soundblaster (Issei Masamune)
Counterpunch (Masaharu Satō)
Cyclonus (Tomomichi Nishimura)
Scourge (Masaharu Satō)
Trypticon (Masato Hirano)

Daniel Witwicky (Tomiko Suzuki)
Spike Witwicky (Masashi Ebara)
Carly Witwicky (Kazue Komiya)

Characters from The Transformers that do not play a critical role in the series are not listed.

Episodes

For further information, see: List of The Headmasters episodes

† Clip show

Home video releases

For further information, see: Omni Productions

Japan

Main article: Geneon Universal Entertainment

Transformers: The Headmasters — DVD Box (August 23, 2002)

United Kingdom

Main article: Metrodome

The Takara Collection Vol 1 — Transformers: Headmasters (2005)
Transformers — The Complete Takara Collection (2007)

Australia

Main article: Madman Entertainment

The Transformers: Headmasters (2007)
The Transformers: Japan Generation 1 — Complete Collection (2009)

United States

Main article: Shout! Factory

The Japanese Collection — Transformers: Headmasters (2011)
Transformers — The Japanese Collection (includes Headmasters, Masterforce and Victory) (2012)

Notes

From episode 14 ("Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger") onwards, the Decepticons in the title sequence began flashing, making them active targets for the tie in Video Challenger game. Viewers with a Challenge Blaster could score points by "shooting" the Decepticons onscreen. The Challenge Blaster itself even appeared in the show as a toy gun used by Daniel Witwicky.
Starting here and carrying through the remainder of the Japan-originated animated series, characters are strangely far less inclined to use their guns than they are to just punch or tackle each other. This even goes for characters with body-mounted weaponry such as Hardhead.

Foreign names

Italian: The New Transformers
Mandarin: Biànxíng jīngāng: Tóulǐng zhànshì (變形金剛：頭領戰士, "Transformers: AlphaGo")
Russian: Transformery: Vlastogolovy (Трансформеры: Властоголовы, "Transformers: Power Heads")
Ukrainian: Transformery: Mastaky (Трансформери: Мастаки, "Transformers: Artists")

References

↑ Planet of Cybertron Guide 4 Takara LaserDisc booklet

External links

Transformers: The Headmasters at the Japanese Wikipedia

[1] Planet of Cybertron Guide 4 Takara LaserDisc booklet

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+'''''Transformers: The Headmasters''''' (トランスフォーマー ザ☆ヘッドマスターズ) is a Japanese animated series that aired from [[July 3]], [[1987]] to [[March 28]], [[1988]] for 35 episodes, in support of the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (toyline)|toyline]] of the same name. It shares its name with its opening song, "[[The Headmasters (song)|The Headmasters]]", and the ending song is titled "[[Kimi wa Transformer]]".
-'''''Transformers: The Headmasters''''' aired from July 3, 1987 to March 28, 1988 and marks the departure of the Japanese from the US continuity.  The Japanese aired this 35 episode series instead of the Season 4 "Rebirth" episodes seen in the US. [[Madman Entertainment]] released it on DVD in Australia in November 2007. A boxset was released in the United Kingdom in 2005, as part of a three-part ''The Takara Collection'' by Metrodome Distribution[http://www.metrodomegroup.com/left.asp?framestyle=splithoriz&id=11861&filmtype=dvd&back=search]; it was also part of the ''Takara - The Complete Collection'' released in 2007.
+==Overview==
+[[File:HeadmastersPoster1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|A hilarious look at life in a Cybertronian boarding school.]]
+''The Headmasters'' was the first Japanese-exclusive season of ''Transformers'' television, and as such, marks the departure of the Japanese animated [[continuity]] from that of the US. The booklet included with the [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer]] DVD release of the series features research by [[Naoto Sakai]] indicating that, in late [[1986]], [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] was informed that [[Marvel Productions]] would not be producing a fourth season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'']] (presumably before the decision was made to greenlight "[[The Rebirth]]"). By mid-December of 1986, Takara formally commissioned [[Toei Animation|Toei]] to produce a new series based on the forthcoming 1987 toyline. Planned out by [[TV Magazine]] writer [[Masumi Kaneda]], who had previously worked on the Transformers [[manga]], the series follows on from the events of "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]", ignoring "The Rebirth" and introducing the Headmaster characters in a distinctly different way than their American counterparts. Emphasizing the difference between east and west, the series (and its accompanying [[Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|manga]]) employed different [[character model]]s designed by [[Ban Magami]], illustrator of numerous ''Transformers'' manga.
-In Headmasters, [[Galvatron_(G1)|Galvatron]] leads a fresh assault against the [[Autobot|Autobots]] with a group of warriors called [[Headmaster|Headmasters]].  The Autobots are overwhelmed by this new threat until the arrival of [[Fortress_Maximus_(G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and the Autobot Headmasters.  With these new reinforcements, the Autobot-Decepticon civil war begins anew.
+The "-master" concept was entirely re-imagined for the series, discarding the Western idea of [[Nebulan]]s, and establishing the Headmasters not as Transformers who bonded with organic beings, but as diminutive Transformers who connected to and controlled large, lifeless bodies named "[[Transtector]]s". Drawing on a plot point established in American episodes such as "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]" and "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]", the Headmasters were introduced as refugees who fled Cybertron millions of years ago and settled on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they developed this new technology and trained hard in order to survive the harsh environment. Kaneda notes that he chose to give the Headmasters non-combatant origins in order to add an extra layer of meaning to the concept of "transformation," as the young 'bots grew from civilians into fully-fledged warriors. Consequently, it was [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]—a character essentially overlooked in the West—who was chosen as the lead of the series and cast as a "fiery youth" in order to emphasize this "personal transformation" theme, as well as to carry on the pattern of leaders with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|automotive]] [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|vehicle]] modes. His opposite number, and perhaps the true breakout character of ''The Headmasters'', was [[Decepticon]] [[Six Changer]] [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], a powerful ninja character who also embodied the “personal transformation” concept with his shifting allegiance.
-[[Image:HeadmastersPoster1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A hilarious look at life in a Cybertronian boarding school]]
+According to Masumi Kaneda, the series' development was independent of Marvel and [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]]'s work following the conclusion of the third season of ''The Transformers.''<ref>''Planet of Cybertron Guide 4'' Takara [[LaserDisc]] booklet</ref> However, the early episodes of ''The Headmasters'' do nevertheless have several similarities with "The Rebirth", including appearances by [[Vector Sigma]] and the ghost of [[Alpha Trion]], and the involvement of [[plasma energy]], suggesting that perhaps both the Japanese and American shows might have been based on the same original premise and went in two different directions with it. Very much ''unlike'' the American cartoon, as ''The Headmasters'' progresses, it develops an ongoing story and style that Kaneda openly admits is steeped in Toei's history of sci-fi robot anime—likely due in no small part to the involvement of production staff who had a history of work in the genre, including writers [[Keisuke Fujikawa]], [[Toyohiro Andō]] and [[Yoshihisa Araki]], and producer [[Kenji Yokoyama]].
-Anxious to switch the focus almost completly to their new characters, the writers disposed of [[Optimus Prime]], [[Rodimus Prime]], [[Kup]], and [[Blurr]] quicker than they did [[Galvatron]], and treated Zarak/Scorponok as a cladestine mastermind who kept to the shadows until the older characters had vanished. A cult character to emerge from this was the bad*** [[Sixshot]], who has the rather unique occupation of "''Ninja consultant''".
+==Storyline==
+When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] released the energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to cure the [[Hate Plague]], he could not have predicted the consequences of his actions. In [[2011]], without the energy of the Matrix to regulate it, the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] begins to destabilize, opening the planet up to an invasion by the [[Decepticon]]s and their new Headmaster warriors. Although the Autobot Headmasters, led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], arrive to help turn the tide of the battle, the day will not be won without the Matrix, and so [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the Headmasters scour the Earth in order to recover the talisman and stabilize Vector Sigma once more. During the course of the conflict, Optimus Prime dies once again, and Hot Rod again becomes Rodimus Prime.
+The status quo of the renewed war sees Rodimus Prime in command across Cybertron and the Autobots' secondary command post on [[Athenia]], with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] leading his own individual squad on Earth and operating out of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. In contrast, the Decepticons are based out of their old base on [[Chaar]], with Sixshot leading the Decepticons' Earth forces, operating out of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Operating in the shadows is Galvatron's secret ally, the Decepticon Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who has a vendetta against Fortress for exiling him from Master. The first major shift in the direction of the series occurs when Vector Sigma develops a new alloy named [[Cybertonuron]], and Scorponok arranges for the destruction of Cybertron itself in order to keep the alloy from falling into the hands of either the Autobots or Galvatron. Galvatron is caught in the planet-destroying blast and believed dead, while Rodimus Prime decides to venture into space and search for a new homeworld for the Transformers, leaving Scorponok and Fortress in control of their respective factions.
-==RTM 1 Dub==
+Scorponok immediately begins a plan to harness the power of [[plasma energy]], destroying [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in pursuit of his evil scheme. However, Galvatron soon reveals that he has survived and returns to take control of the Decepticons, leading them on a series of interplanetary raids for the purpose of gathering up enough [[energon]] to enact his [[Grand Galvatron|master plan]]. In battle in Alaska, the Autobot Headmasters collapse a glacier on the villain, removing this threat, but allowing Scorponok to take leadership once more.
-''Main article: [[RTM 1 dub]]''
-Though these episodes never aired in the United States, a version was dubbed into English overseas.  Variously referred to as "the Singapore dub" or "the [[Star TV dub]]" (though in fact originating from RTM in Malaysia), these translations feature voice acting of questionable quality (some fans suspect a single actor did the bulk of the voices), and almost random re-naming of characters and artifacts: Blaster becomes "Billy", Hot Rod is "Rodimus Prime" (pronounced "Roadimus Prime"), the Matrix becomes "the Power Pack", Spike is "Sparkle", Soundblaster is "New Soundwave", Metroplex is called "Phillip", and Fortress Maximus is known as "Spaceship Bruce".
+The Decepticons withdraw to planet Master, leading several refugees to escape to Earth to alert the Autobots to their plight, where a plasma energy explosion fuses the refugees and a group of Autobots and Decepticons together, creating the Targetmasters. The Autobots head for Master, where Scorponok is attempting to construct a weapon that can counter Fortress' mighty [[Master Sword]], and engage the Decepticons in a series of battles. When Scorponok's weapon, the [[Zarak Shield]], lays Fortress low, the Decepticons return to Earth in order to destroy the planet and gather its plasma energy. In a final battle at the South Pole, Fortress is super-charged with the combined energy of the entire Autobot army, and is finally able to defeat Scorponok and foil his plans.
-The dubs have acquired a cult popularity among the fandom, largely for bizarre or poorly-translated dialogue such as:
+==Main cast==
+{{featuredcharacters
+|c1=
+;[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]
+*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress/Fortress Maximus]] ([[Ikuya Sawaki]])
+*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] ([[Hideyuki Hori]])
+*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] ([[Ryōichi Tanaka]])
+*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
+*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] ([[Michitaka Kobayashi]])
+;[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s
+*[[Pointblank]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])
+*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
+*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
+;Targetmaster Partners
+*[[Peacemaker]]
+*[[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]]
+*[[Spoilsport]]
+;[[Trainbot]]s
+*[[Raiden]] ([[Keiichi Noda]])
+**[[Shouki]] (Keiichi Noda)
+**[[Getsuei]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])
+**[[Kaen]] (Masaharu Satō)
+**[[Seizan]] (?)
+**[[Suiken]] ([[Kazumi Tanaka]])
+**[[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])
+;[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]];
+*[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (Ken Yamaguchi)
+*[[Fastlane]] (Kazuo Oka)
+;[[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s
+*[[Doublecross]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]]/[[Kōji Totani]])
+*[[Grotusque]] (Masaharu Satō)
+*[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (Michitaka Kobayashi)
+;Other [[Combiner]]s
+*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (Ken Yamaguchi)
+*[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (Kōji Totani)
+*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] ([[Masashi Ebara]])
+;Others
+*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Tesshō Genda]])
+*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] ([[Hiroya Ishimaru]])
+*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (Hōchū Ōtsuka)
+*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster/Twincast]] ([[Keiichi Nanba]])
+*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] ([[Yōko Kawanami]])
+*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] ([[Kazue Komiya]])
+*[[Punch (G1)|Punch]] (Masaharu Satō)
+*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] ([[Osamu Saka]])
+*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (Ken Yamaguchi)
+*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (Osamu Saka)
+*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (Masato Hirano)
+*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] (Michitaka Kobayashi)
+|c2=
+;[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]
+*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok/MegaZarak]] ([[Banjō Ginga]])
+*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] ([[Naoki Tatsuta]])
+*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (Kōji Totani)
+*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] ([[Katsuji Mori]])
+;[[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcon]]s
+*[[Apeface]] (Yūji Mikimoto)
+*[[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] (Kazuo Oka)
+;[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s
+*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (Ken Yamaguchi)
+*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] ([[Tomomichi Nishimura]])
+*[[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] (Michihiro Ikemizu)
+;Targetmaster Partners
+*[[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]]
+*[[Aimless]]
+*[[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]
+;[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]
+*[[Pounce]] (Masashi Ebara)
+*[[Wingspan]] (Hōchū Ōtsuka)
+;[[Duocon]]s
+*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
+*[[Flywheels]] ([[Yūki Satō]])
+;[[Combiner]]s
+*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] ([[Seizō Katō]])
+*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (Masato Hirano)
+*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (Michitaka Kobayashi)
+*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (?)
+*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (Masato Hirano)
+;Others
+*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (Seizō Katō)
+*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (Michihiro Ikemizu)
+*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave/Soundblaster]] ([[Issei Masamune]])
+*[[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] (Masaharu Satō)
+*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (Tomomichi Nishimura)
+*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (Masaharu Satō)
+*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (Masato Hirano)
+|c3=
+*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] ([[Tomiko Suzuki]])
+*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (Masashi Ebara)
+*[[Carly (G1)|Carly Witwicky]] (Kazue Komiya)
+|nonumbering=true
+|}}
-:''Spike:'' "Look out!"
+*[[The Transformers (cartoon)/cast|Characters]] from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' that do not play a critical role in the series are not listed.
-:''Metroplex:'' "Whaaaat?"
-:''Optimus Prime, opening a door:'' "I can feel the heat!"
+==Episodes==
+{{see|List of The Headmasters episodes}}
-:''Galvatron, watching the apparent death of Soundwave:'' "Darn that Soundwave.  <I>*yawn*!</I>"
-:''Rodimus, to a dying Blaster:'' "Billy, are you alright?"
-:''Blaster:'' "Not really.  Find the power pack!"
-:''Zarak:'' "So, Fortress Maximus has come himself.  Okay!  I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me, heh heh heh!"
-The dub is included on the Metrodome and Madman DVDs.
-==Episodes==
+{{collist|3|
 #[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]
 #[[The Mystery of Planet Master]]
-#[[A Dream Is Born, Double Prime|A Dream is Born, Double Convoy]]
+#[[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime]]
-#[[Operation Cassette]]
+#[[The Great Cassette Operation]]
-#[[Rebellion on Planet Beest]]
+#[[Rebellion on Planet Beast]]
 #[[Approach of the Demon Meteorite]]
 #[[The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery]]
@@ Line 69: / Line 154: @@
 #[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)]]
 #[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)]]
+#[[Heroic Legend: Optimus Prime vs Megatron!!]]{{dag|red}}
+#[[Heroic Legend: 2010 Wars]]{{dag|red}}
+#[[Heroic Legend: Head On, Master Warriors!]]{{dag|red}}
+|}}
+{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''
+==Home video releases==
+{{see|Omni Productions}}
+[[Image:MadmanHeadmasters.jpg|thumb|150px|Australian DVD release]]
+===Japan===
+{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
+*''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[August 23]], 2002)
+===United Kingdom===
+{{main|Metrodome}}
+*The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' (2005)
+*''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (2007)
+===Australia===
+{{main|Madman Entertainment}}
+*''The Transformers: Headmasters'' (2007)
+*''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (2009)
+===United States===
+{{main|Shout! Factory}}
+*The Japanese Collection — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' (2011)
+*Transformers — The Japanese Collection (includes ''Headmasters'', ''Masterforce'' and ''Victory'') (2012)
+{{-}}
+==Notes==
+*From episode 14 ("[[Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger]]") onwards, the Decepticons in the [[title sequence]] began flashing, making them active targets for the tie in [[Video Challenger]] game. Viewers with a [[Challenge Blaster]] could score points by "shooting" the Decepticons onscreen. The Challenge Blaster itself even appeared in the show as a toy gun used by Daniel Witwicky.
+*Starting here and carrying through the remainder of the Japan-originated animated series, characters are strangely far less inclined to use their guns than they are to just punch or tackle each other. This even goes for characters with body-mounted weaponry such as Hardhead.
+=== Foreign names ===
+*''Italian:'' '''''The New Transformers'''''
+*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng jīngāng: Tóulǐng zhànshì''''' (變形金剛：頭領戰士, "Transformers: AlphaGo")
+*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Vlastogolovy''''' (Трансформеры: Властоголовы, "Transformers: Power Heads")
+*''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Mastaky''''' (Трансформери: Мастаки, "Transformers: Artists")
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{w|lang=ja|トランスフォーマー ザ☆ヘッドマスターズ|''Transformers: The Headmasters'' at the Japanese Wikipedia}}
-[[Category:Headmasters franchise| Headmasters (cartoon)]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Headmasters (cartoon), The}}
-[[Category: Television series|Headmasters]]<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:Television series]]
+[[Category:The Headmasters| Headmasters (cartoon)]]
+[[Category:The Headmasters media]]

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