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After Hasbro aquired Tonka, in the late 1980's, the name GoBots and the character names, but not the toys themselves (which are owned by the Japanese company Bandai) became Hasbro's to use. Since then, Hasbro has used some of it officially in Transformers.  
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Released in 1995, the [[Generation 2]] '''Go-Bots''' are small 1:64-scale Transformers cars, the same size as "Matchbox" and "Hot Wheels" brand cars. In fact, Go-Bots were developed to be used with tracks and playests from those brands, sharing the same smooth-rolling axle/wheel construction that lets the toys be quickyl zipped along smooth surfaces.


The name Go-Bots was attached to a line of transforming cars in the style of Matchbox/Hot Wheel cars. These were later reused in Robots in Disguise as Spychangers.<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>
During Generation 2, three different sets of Go-Bots were released. The initial set consisted of
 
*[[Blowout (G2)|Blowout]]
*[[Double Clutch (G2)|Double Clutch]]
*[[Firecracker (G2)|FireCracker]]
*[[Gearhead (G2)|Gearhead]]
*[[High Beam (G2)|High Beam]]
*[[Motormouth (G2)|Motormouth]]
 
The second set was largely the same, replacing all of the transparent plastics with opaques of the same colors. Firecracker and Blowout were replaced by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in this set.
 
As was the case for most of late Generation 2, the complete set of six were completely [[redeco]]ed and made into new versions of returning [[Generation 1]] characters.
 
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
 
These molds were later re-used as the [[Spy Changers]] for [[Robots in Disguise]].
 
 
==Unreleased==
A second set of six new molds were developed for late Generation 2. Though four of these toys had been given complete paint jobs and were apparently ready to be released, the Generation 2 line was ended before they could be released. One of them appears to be a new form for the Generation 1 [[Decepticon]] [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], as the toy had a tampograph with "Rumble" on its side.
 
These same four molds would later finally see retail release in the Robots in Disguise line, then later as Generation 1 characters for the [[Universe]] line.
 
The remaining two molds appear to have been separated from the sprues during the original development cycle, and it is likely they may never see release.
 
 
 
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Generation 2]]
[[Category: Go-Bots | Go-Bots ]]
[[Category: Unreleased toys]]<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>

Revision as of 03:11, 5 May 2006

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

Released in 1995, the Generation 2 Go-Bots are small 1:64-scale Transformers cars, the same size as "Matchbox" and "Hot Wheels" brand cars. In fact, Go-Bots were developed to be used with tracks and playests from those brands, sharing the same smooth-rolling axle/wheel construction that lets the toys be quickyl zipped along smooth surfaces.

During Generation 2, three different sets of Go-Bots were released. The initial set consisted of

The second set was largely the same, replacing all of the transparent plastics with opaques of the same colors. Firecracker and Blowout were replaced by Optimus Prime and Megatron in this set.

As was the case for most of late Generation 2, the complete set of six were completely redecoed and made into new versions of returning Generation 1 characters.

These molds were later re-used as the Spy Changers for Robots in Disguise.


Unreleased

A second set of six new molds were developed for late Generation 2. Though four of these toys had been given complete paint jobs and were apparently ready to be released, the Generation 2 line was ended before they could be released. One of them appears to be a new form for the Generation 1 Decepticon Rumble, as the toy had a tampograph with "Rumble" on its side.

These same four molds would later finally see retail release in the Robots in Disguise line, then later as Generation 1 characters for the Universe line.

The remaining two molds appear to have been separated from the sprues during the original development cycle, and it is likely they may never see release.