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==Go-Bots== | ==Go-Bots== | ||
[[Image:Playschool_Go-Bots_G.png|right|50px|Playschool Go-Bots G.png]] | [[Image:Playschool_Go-Bots_G.png|right|50px|Playschool Go-Bots G.png]] | ||
The line got rebranded ''again'' in late 2003, dropping the trappings of ''Transformers'', including getting a whole new [[insignia|faction symbol]]. And the redecoes only got more and more numerous. | |||
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''"Botropolis" | {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''"Botropolis" Basics'''</u> | |||
* [[Buzzer-Bot|Buzzer-Bot]] | |||
* [[Flash-Bot]] | |||
* [[Scrap-Bot]] | |||
* [[Strong-Bot#pickup|Strong-Bot]] | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''"Mission: Earth" Basics'''</u> | |||
* [[Beast-Bot#MEgorilla|Beast-Bot]] | |||
* [[Cop-Bot]] | |||
* [[Reptron (Go-Bots)#MissionEarth|Reptron]] | |||
* [[Tigertron]] | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''"Glow-Bots" Basics'''</u> | |||
* [[Buzzer-Bot#GlowBot|Buzzer-Bot]] | |||
* [[Racer-Bot BETA#Toys|Racer-Bot BETA]] | |||
* [[Taxi-Bot]] | |||
* [[Truck-Bot]] | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''video pack-in Basics'''</u> | |||
* [[Speed-Bot#Video|Speed-Bot]] | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxes'''</u> | |||
* [[Aero-Bot#Racer|Aero-Bot Racer]]<br>(w/ [[Kid-Bot#AeroBotRacer|Kid-Bot]] & [[Gas-Bot#AeroBotRacer|Gas-Bot]]) | |||
* [[Speed-Bot#Racer|Speed-Bot Racer]]<br>(w/ [[Kid-Bot#Go-Bots|Kid-Bot]] & [[Gas-Bot#Go-Bots|Gas-Bot]]) | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mega "Ultra Jets"'''</u> | |||
* [[Aero-Bot#UltraJet|Aero-Bot]] | |||
* [[Silver-Bot#UltraJet|Silver-Bot]] | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mega "Flying Fists"'''</u> | |||
* [[Aero-Bot#FlyingFists|Aero-Bot]] | |||
* [[Silver-Bot#FlyingFists|Silver-Bot]] | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Ultras'''</u> | |||
* [[Speed-Bot#Dragster|Speed-Bot Dragster]] | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Supers'''</u> | |||
* [[Hauler-Bot#Toys|Hauler-Bot]] | |||
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{{note|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.}} | |||
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{{note|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.}} | |||
==Transformers: Go-Bots== | ==Transformers: Go-Bots== | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 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). |
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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 |
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Transformers: Go-Bots
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
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Megas |
Go-Bots
The line got rebranded again in late 2003, dropping the trappings of Transformers, including getting a whole new faction symbol. And the redecoes only got more and more numerous.
| "Botropolis" Basics | "Mission: Earth" Basics | "Glow-Bots" Basics | video pack-in Basics | |||||
Deluxes
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Mega "Ultra Jets" | Mega "Flying Fists" | Ultras | |||||
| Supers |
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.
Transformers: Go-Bots
Basic
Wave 1 (2004)
"Secret Shield" asst.
- Beast-Bot Dinosaur (Velociraptor)
- Buzzer-Bot Convertible (convertible)
- Speed-Bot Race-Car (sportscar)
- Strong-Bot All Terrain (jeep)
"Invisibility Force" asst.
- Fire-Bot (fire chief car)
- Preditron (wolf)
- Racer-Bot BETA (muscle car)
- Strong-Bot Cement Mixer (cement mixer)
TRU-exclusive asst.
Wave 2 (2005)
- Cop-Bot Motorcycle (motorcycle)
- Gorilla-Bot (gorilla)
- Speed-Bot Muscle Car (muscle car)
- Strong-Bot Pickup Truck (pickup truck)
Wave 3 (2005)
"Invisibility Force" asst.
- Racer-Bot ALPHA (muscle car)
- Reptron (Velociraptor)
- Speed-Bot (sportscar)
- Strong-Bot (jeep)
"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)
- Fast-Bot (Formula 1 racer) w/ Kid-Bot & Gas-Bot
- Mototron (sportscar) w/ Kid-Bot & Gas-Bot
- Speed-Bot Racer (Formula 5 racer) w/ Kid-Bot & Gas-Bot
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.
- Aero-Bot Flying Fists (jet)
- Silver-Bot Flying Fists (jet)
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 (rescue chopper)
Aero-Bot Helicopter is the only Go-Bots mold to not make it to retail in any region.
OTFCC 2003 exclusive
- "Mystery Bot" (Basic Go-Bot)
Trivia
- 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]
