Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (toyline)

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1998's Transformers: Super-God Masterforce was Takara's successor to the The Headmasters toyline. This was also the toyline where Takara began to change the direction of its Transformers line significantly away from Hasbro's.

Most of the molds used in Masterforce were released in Hasbro's line, but a great many Hasbro toys from this year were skipped altogether in Japan, including over half of the Pretenders. And many of the toys the two line did share had significant color differences, although it was a bit scattershot as to who got changed and who didn't. The Powermaster Optimus Prime toy was retooled to make new hero-team leader Super Ginrai toy, and a handful of new molds were released, including the gargantuan Overlord. Takara even took one last dip in the Micro Change well for a pseudo-role-play Transformer, alongside redeco/retoolings of the prior year's most massive toys.

Virtually all of the toys were also characterized very differently from Hasbro's story even if the toys themselves were identical, so even though the toys are identical, well, the characters are pretty much completely incompatible.

Toyline

Regular retail

Masterforce Warriors Aquastar Bullet Zetca		Sparkdash Guzzle Hardspark Hotspark Javil Wildspark Sizzle		Seacons Gulf Lobclaw Kraken Overbite Tentakil Turtler King Poseidon (giftset)		Destrons Browning		Browning
Pretenders Blood Dauros Diver		Gilmer Metalhawk Phoenix		Six Changer Sixknight		Armored Warrior Godbomber
Headmaster Juniors Bullhorn Cab Cancer Goshooter Minerva Wilder		Headmasters Grand Maximus (w/ Grand, Gran, Cog/Onomisu/Koka) BlackZarak (w/ Black Rorichi)		Godmasters Buster Doubleclouder Hydra Lightfoot Ranger Road King Darkwings (giftset)		Godmaster Leaders Overlord (w/ Mega & Giga) Super Ginrai God Ginrai (giftset)		Overlord

Roleplay items

Godmaster Brace

Headmaster Brace

Mail-away exclusives

Goshooter Siren (Siren deco)

Lander

Minerva Night Beat (Nightbeat deco)

Ranger Joy Ride (Joyride deco)

Repugnus

Post-Masterforce releases

Masterforce has been pretty light on the post-series remakes, and most of them have been of only two characters... and neither of them are who you would have thought they'd bring back a lot.

e-HOBBY Fire Guts God Ginrai (w/ Godbomber)		BotCon 2012 Gigatron Metalhawk		Generations Goshooter		BotCon 2014 Cybertronian Knight Ginrai Kreon Gigatron		BotCon 2012 Metalhawk
Legends Bullhorn Cancer Super Ginrai Godbomber Goshooter