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All toys come with a DVD containing an episode (or two) of the first season of the ''Beast Wars'' show, along with a photo-montage short called a "[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Diorama Story]]" that was tied into a cross-promotion with the Japanese release of the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]]'s ''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' line. These shorts depicted the figures interacting in a diorama, and together with a blurb on the ''Fast Action Battlers''' packaging, presented a scenario in which the Autobots and Decepticons of the movie universe were somehow transported across the dimensions into the midst of the Beast Wars. | All toys come with a DVD containing an episode (or two) of the first season of the ''Beast Wars'' show, along with a photo-montage short called a "[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Diorama Story]]" that was tied into a cross-promotion with the Japanese release of the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]]'s ''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' line. These shorts depicted the figures interacting in a diorama, and together with a blurb on the ''Fast Action Battlers''' packaging, presented a scenario in which the Autobots and Decepticons of the movie universe were somehow transported across the dimensions into the midst of the Beast Wars. | ||
"Telemocha" is a combination of the words "'''tele'''vision" and "o'''mocha'''", the Japanese word for "toy". "Teletoy", essentially. | "Telemocha" is a combination of the words "'''tele'''vision" ('''テレ'''ビジョン) and "o'''mocha'''" (お'''もちゃ'''), the Japanese word for "toy". "Teletoy", essentially. | ||
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* While [[TakaraTomy]] reissued two of [[Tripledacus]]'s components, namely [[Gimlet]] and [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]], as part of the ''Telemocha Series'', they omitted [[DJ (BWII)|DJ]] from the line-up. Therefore, the only way to complete Tripledacus from the ''Telemocha'' releases would be by using an original DJ toy. | * While [[TakaraTomy]] reissued two of [[Tripledacus]]'s components, namely [[Gimlet]] and [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]], as part of the ''Telemocha Series'', they omitted [[DJ (BWII)|DJ]] from the line-up. Therefore, the only way to complete Tripledacus from the ''Telemocha'' releases would be by using an original DJ toy. | ||
* At some point during the planning for the ''Telemocha Series'', the idea was tossed around to create some brand new toys for the line. Internal TakaraTomy documents include designs for a jellyfish, a {{w|manticore}} and a {{w|triffid}}. | * At some point during the planning for the ''Telemocha Series'', the idea was tossed around to create some brand new toys for the line. Internal TakaraTomy documents include designs for a jellyfish, a {{w|manticore}}, and a {{w|triffid}}. | ||
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Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series (ビーストウォーズ テレもちゃシリーズ) is the Japanese counterpart to the Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary line. The Telemocha Series features old Beast Wars molds redecoed to be show-accurate.
All toys come with a DVD containing an episode (or two) of the first season of the Beast Wars show, along with a photo-montage short called a "Diorama Story" that was tied into a cross-promotion with the Japanese release of the live-action movie's Fast Action Battlers line. These shorts depicted the figures interacting in a diorama, and together with a blurb on the Fast Action Battlers' packaging, presented a scenario in which the Autobots and Decepticons of the movie universe were somehow transported across the dimensions into the midst of the Beast Wars.
"Telemocha" is a combination of the words "television" (テレビジョン) and "omocha" (おもちゃ), the Japanese word for "toy". "Teletoy", essentially.
Toys
Wave 1 (March 22, 2007)
- TM-01 - Convoy with "Beat the Destrons"
- TM-02 - Megatron with "Operation: Time Bomb Transfer"
- TM-03 - Cheetus with "Convoy Disappeared"
- TM-04 - Waspeeter with "The Aerial Mountains Explode"
- TM-05 - Dinobot with "New Weapons of Terror!"
- TM-06 - Blackwidow with "The Assassin Virus"
- TM-07 - Colada with "Goodbye, Rattle!?"
- TM-08 - Archadis with "Around and Around the Jungle"
Wave 2 (April 26, 2007)
- TM-09 - Rhinox with "Cheetus's Crisis"
Wave 3 (May 24, 2007)
- TM-10 - Wolfang with "Kick of the Spider Woman" (Wolfang is a new character unique to the Telemocha Series.)
Wave 4 (June 28, 2007)
- TM-11 - Tigatron with "Solitary Warrior Tigatron"
Wave 5 (August 9, 2007)
- TM-12 - Gimlet with "Falcon Warrior Airrazor"
Wave 6 (September 20, 2007)
- TM-13 - Motorarm with "The Immortal Starscream"
Wave 7 (October 25, 2007)
- TM-SP - DX Convoy with "Super Lifeform Transformers Appear" and "Make a Dramatic Comeback, Destrons"
- TM-SP - DX Megatron with "Floating Island Death Match Part 1" and "Floating Island Death Match Part 2"
Raffle prize
- TM-PR Dragoyell
Notes
- While TakaraTomy reissued two of Tripledacus's components, namely Gimlet and Motorarm, as part of the Telemocha Series, they omitted DJ from the line-up. Therefore, the only way to complete Tripledacus from the Telemocha releases would be by using an original DJ toy.
- At some point during the planning for the Telemocha Series, the idea was tossed around to create some brand new toys for the line. Internal TakaraTomy documents include designs for a jellyfish, a manticore, and a triffid.
