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==Transformers: Go-Bots==
==Transformers: Go-Bots==
[[Image:Gobots_auto_symbol.png|right|50px|Gobots auto symbol.png]]
[[Image:Gobots_auto_symbol.png|right|50px|Gobots auto symbol.png]]
Given a rebranding for [[2003]], the new assortments of ''Go-Bots'' started in on the extensive [[redeco]]-ing pretty quickly to fill out the assortments.
===Basic===
===Basic===
'''Wave 1''' (2003)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Basics'''</u>
''animal asst.''
* [[Beast-Bot#Playskool Go-Bots|Beast-Bot II]]
 
* [[Buzzer-Bot#Toys|Buzzer-Bot]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]] (panther)
* [[Dino-Bot]]
*[[Buzzer-Bot]] (wasp)
* [[Reptron (Go-Bots)#Toys|Reptron]]
*[[Dino-Bot]] (''Velociraptor'')
|
*[[Reptron (Go-Bots)|Reptron]] (''Velociraptor'')
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
 
* [[Aero-Bot#Car|Aero-Bot II]]
''vehicle asst.''
* [[Fire-Bot]]
 
* [[Prowl-Bot]]
*[[Aero-Bot|Aero-Bot II]] (sportscar)
* [[Strong-Bot#Toys|Strong-Bot]]
*[[Fire-Bot]] (fire chief car)
|
*[[Prowl-Bot]] (police cruiser)
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxes'''</u>
*[[Strong-Bot]] (bulldozer)
*[[Mirage-Bot]]<br>(w/ [[Kid-Bot#MirageBot|Kid-Bot]] & [[Doggie]])
 
*[[Speed-Bot#Playskool Go-Bots|Speed-Bot II]]<br>(w/ [[Kid-Bot#Toys|Kid-Bot]] & [[Gas-Bot#Toys|Gas-Bot]])
===Deluxe===
|
'''Wave 1''' (2003)
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Megas'''</u>
 
*[[Aero-Bot#Playskool Go-Bots|Aero-Bot]]
*[[Mirage-Bot]] (Formula 1 racer) w/ [[Kid-Bot]] & [[Doggie]]
*[[Silver-Bot#Toys|Silverbolt]]
*[[Speed-Bot|Speed-Bot II]] (Formula 1 racer) w/ [[Kid-Bot]] & [[Gas-Bot]]
|
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|
===Mega===
|}
'''Wave 1''' (2003)
{{-}}
 
*[[Aero-Bot]] (jet)
*[[Silver-Bot|Silverbolt]] (jet)


==Go-Bots==
==Go-Bots==

Revision as of 19:10, 16 May 2017

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


Go-Bots continuity family
« Go-Bots

Transformers: Go-Bots was a Playskool branded toyline intended for preschool-age children that also had its own short-lived cartoon. The line went through several rebrandings over its lifetime: it started as Playskool Big Adventures: Transformers, became Transformers: Go-Bots, then just Go-Bots, and became Transformers: Go-Bots again just before the line ended for good.

In Japan, the figures were sold as part of the Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots toyline, which included toys from the Tonka 1-2-3 Transformers series as well.

Playskool Big Adventures: Transformers

Basics Megas
Gobots auto symbol.png
Gobots auto symbol.png


Transformers: Go-Bots

Gobots auto symbol.png
Gobots auto symbol.png

Given a rebranding for 2003, the new assortments of Go-Bots started in on the extensive redeco-ing pretty quickly to fill out the assortments.

Basic

Basics
Deluxes Megas


Go-Bots

Playschool Go-Bots G.png
Playschool Go-Bots G.png

Basic

Wave 1 (2003)

"Botropolis" asst.

"Mission: Earth" asst.

video pack-in

Wave 2 (2004)

"Glow-Bots" asst.

Deluxe

Wave 1 (2003)

Mega

Wave 1 (2003)

"Ultra Jets" asst.

Wave 2 (2004)

"Flying Fists" asst.

The Flying Fists versions of Aero-Bot and Silver-Bot were sold in both Go-Bots and Transformers: Go-Bots packaging, although it is uncertain which packaging went to market first.

Ultra

Wave 1 (2003)

Super

Wave 1 (2003)

Transformers: Go-Bots

Playschool Go-Bots G.png
Playschool Go-Bots G.png

Basic

Wave 1 (2004)

"Secret Shield" asst.

"Invisibility Force" asst.

TRU-exclusive asst.

Wave 2 (2005)

Wave 3 (2005)

"Invisibility Force" asst.

"Wave 3" was originally intended for release after the Go-Bots Glow-Bots, but was held back until after the line had been canceled before trickling out to discount stores in 2005. As such, the packaging featured the Go-Bots logo from 2004.

Deluxe

Wave 1 (2005)

This wave was unreleased in the US, but available in the UK and possibly other parts of Europe.

Mega

Wave 1 (2004)

"Flying Fists" asst.

The Flying Fists versions of Aero-Bot and Silver-Bot were sold in both Go-Bots and Transformers: Go-Bots packaging, although it is uncertain which packaging went to market first.

Unreleased

Ultra

Aero-Bot Helicopter is the only Go-Bots mold to not make it to retail in any region.

OTFCC 2003 exclusive

Trivia

It's almost like a Pokémon-style evolution.
  • Designs of various Playskool Go-Bots (and one 1-2-3 transformer) were plagiarized for use as characters in the Chinese cartoon "Robo Warriors". Ironically, these plagiarized designs would later be plagiarized themselves, with the cartoon "Martial Mecha Saga" basing many of the show's robot designs on those of "Robo Warriors" (Both cartoons were produced by different companies).[1]

References

  1. Post by SirToys claiming that the designs for the shows were inspired by each other[1]