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With the cancellation of the line, a series of planned animal-to-animal toys was [[retool]]ed and released under the ''Beast Wars'' banner as the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]]. | With the cancellation of the line, a series of planned animal-to-animal toys was [[retool]]ed and released under the ''Beast Wars'' banner as the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]]. | ||
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Each Deluxe toy came packed with a small [[Yeerk]] figure in either orange, purple, or red translucent plastic. | |||
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | |||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u> | |||
*[[Cassie#Toys|Cassie/Wolf]] | |||
*[[ | *[[Jake (Animorphs)#Toys|Jake/Tiger]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Marco#Toys|Marco/Gorilla]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Rachel#Toys|Rachel/Lion]] | ||
*[[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]] | *[[Tobias#Toys|Tobias/Hawk]] | ||
*[[Marco]] ( | | | ||
*[[ | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u> | ||
*[[ | *[[Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill#AxPanther|Ax/Panther]] | ||
*[[Jake (Animorphs)#Bear|Jake/Grizzly Bear]] | |||
*[[Marco#Beetle|Marco/Beetle]] | |||
''' | | | ||
|width="40%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3''' (Europe only)</u> | |||
*[[Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill|Ax]] | *[[Jake (Animorphs)#Manta|Jake Stingray/Manta]] | ||
*[[Visser Three]] | *[[Taxxon#Toys|Taxxon/Alien]] | ||
*[[Tobias]] (human/hawk) | | | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Animorph-toy CassieWolf.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class [[Cassie#Toys|Cassie/Wolf]]]] | |||
''' | |} | ||
*[[Visser Three]] ("Andalite"/"Hork-Bajir"/"inferno creature") | {{--}} | ||
===Mega=== | |||
''' | {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | ||
*[[Tri-Rex]] ([[combiner]]) | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u> | ||
*[[Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill#Toys|Ax/Scorpion]] | |||
:*[[Cassie]] (human/ | *[[Visser Three#Toys|Visser Three/Inferno Creature]] | ||
:*[[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]] (human/ | | | ||
:*[[Marco]] (human/ | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u> | ||
*[[Tobias#Mega|Tobias]] (human/hawk) | |||
== | | | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"| | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"| | |||
| | |||
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Animorph-toy TobiasMega.jpg|thumb|200px|Mega Class [[Tobias#Mega|Tobias]]]] | |||
|} | |||
{{--}} | |||
===Ultra=== | |||
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | |||
|width="40%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u> | |||
*[[Visser Three#Ultra|Visser Three]] ("Andalite"/"Hork-Bajir"/"inferno creature") | |||
| | |||
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[Image:Visser_Three_Ultra_Toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Ultra Class [[Visser Three#Ultra|Visser Three]]]] | |||
|} | |||
{{--}} | |||
===Super=== | |||
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | |||
|width="40%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u> | |||
*[[Tri-Rex#Toys|Tri-Rex]] (''Tyrannosaurus rex'' [[combiner]]) | |||
:*[[Cassie#TriRex|Cassie]] (human/tail) | |||
:*[[Jake (Animorphs)#TriRex|Jake]] (human/head) | |||
:*[[Marco#TriRex|Marco]] (human/body) | |||
| | |||
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[Image:Tri-Rex toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Super Class [[Tri-Rex#Toys|Tri-Rex]]]] | |||
|} | |||
{{--}} | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | ===Ask Vector Prime=== | ||
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*The ''Animorphs'' line was poorly received by ''Transformers'' fans due to its unrelated mythology as well as the execution of the action figures. On the bright side, the ''Animorphs'' toyline paved the way for later crossovers, including the ''[[Star Wars Transformers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' brands. | *The ''Animorphs'' line was poorly received by ''Transformers'' fans due to its unrelated mythology as well as the execution of the action figures. On the bright side, the ''Animorphs'' toyline paved the way for later crossovers, including the ''[[Star Wars Transformers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' brands. | ||
*Several Animorphs toys with a human form feature articles of ragged clothing being worn by a character... But what exactly is happening to them is unclear. The clothing being ripped and wrecked seem to imply that the clothes are being destroyed due to the characters morphing, as is described happening in the Animorphs novels. Yet, the toy line advertises more heavily the television series over the books, and in said program the characters' clothes morphed alongside them into their animal forms, and the toys' sculpting and paint details hint that this is what is also happening with these figures. It can be speculated that either their garments are getting first torn to shreds and then subsequently morphing along the character into their animal forms, or that the Animorphs' clothes are in shambles due to being worn in combat. | *Several Animorphs toys with a human form feature articles of ragged clothing being worn by a character... But what exactly is happening to them is unclear. The clothing being ripped and wrecked seem to imply that the clothes are being destroyed due to the characters morphing, as is described happening in the Animorphs novels. Yet, the toy line advertises more heavily the television series over the books, and in said program the characters' clothes morphed alongside them into their animal forms, and the toys' sculpting and paint details hint that this is what is also happening with these figures. It can be speculated that either their garments are getting first torn to shreds and then subsequently morphing along the character into their animal forms, or that the Animorphs' clothes are in shambles due to being worn in combat. | ||
*Had the line continued and the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] remained Animorphs, | *Had the line continued and the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] remained Animorphs, future waves would have followed comprised of a hornet/poison dart frog (Andalite), ram/Komodo dragon (human), and vulture/piranha (human). These never got past the [[control drawing|control art]] stage.<ref> [[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations]], p113</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 27 March 2024
| This article is about the toyline based on the book series and television show. For the organic beings empowered with the ability to "morph", see Animorph. |
In 1999, Hasbro released a small toyline based on the popular Animorphs book series by K. A. Applegate. The line was released under the Transformers brand name, though the two franchises have no relation to each other, story-wise. Animorphs toys were stocked on shelves alongside Beast Wars Transmetal 2 toys, and their presence may explain why the Transmetal 2 series was so small (only 17 toys).
Toys
Animorphs toys featured a small cast of human characters that transformed into various animals. Most figures also had a third "mid-morph" mode that represented a halfway point in the morphing process. There were also 2 alien "Andalite" characters, one hero and one villain. The villain, Visser Three, had 2 figures.
As the line trickled to a close, two of the later figures (Marco/beetle and Ax/panther) became fairly rare and difficult to find. Another pair of figures, Jake/stingray and Taxxon/Alien, never saw release in the United States at all, though a few fans were able to get their hands on foreign versions.
With the cancellation of the line, a series of planned animal-to-animal toys was retooled and released under the Beast Wars banner as the Mutants.
Deluxe
Each Deluxe toy came packed with a small Yeerk figure in either orange, purple, or red translucent plastic.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 (Europe only) |  |
Mega
| Wave 1 | Wave 2
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Ultra
Wave 1
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Super
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Fiction
Ask Vector Prime
Vector Prime clarified that the Animorphs universe takes place elsewhere in the Megaverse and was only associated with Transformers due to a small bit of reality drift. Ask Vector Prime
Notes
- The Animorphs line was poorly received by Transformers fans due to its unrelated mythology as well as the execution of the action figures. On the bright side, the Animorphs toyline paved the way for later crossovers, including the Star Wars Transformers and Crossovers brands.
- Several Animorphs toys with a human form feature articles of ragged clothing being worn by a character... But what exactly is happening to them is unclear. The clothing being ripped and wrecked seem to imply that the clothes are being destroyed due to the characters morphing, as is described happening in the Animorphs novels. Yet, the toy line advertises more heavily the television series over the books, and in said program the characters' clothes morphed alongside them into their animal forms, and the toys' sculpting and paint details hint that this is what is also happening with these figures. It can be speculated that either their garments are getting first torn to shreds and then subsequently morphing along the character into their animal forms, or that the Animorphs' clothes are in shambles due to being worn in combat.
- Had the line continued and the Mutants remained Animorphs, future waves would have followed comprised of a hornet/poison dart frog (Andalite), ram/Komodo dragon (human), and vulture/piranha (human). These never got past the control art stage.[1]
