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'''''Transformers: Go-Bots''''' | |||
'''''Transformers: Go-Bots''''', released through [[Hasbro]] subsidiary [[Playskool]] in [[2002]], was the third ''Transformers'' toyline intended for preschool-age children, and it was the longest-running up until ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)| Rescue Bots]]''. The line was ''very'' briefly and low-key advertised with a limited-release short-run [[Go-Bots (cartoon)|cartoon]]. | |||
In Japan, the figures were sold as part of the [[Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots|''Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots'' toyline]], which included toys from the [[Tonka]] ''[[1-2-3 Transformers]]'' series as well. | In Japan, the figures were sold as part of the [[Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots|''Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots'' toyline]], which included toys from the [[Tonka]] ''[[1-2-3 Transformers]]'' series as well. | ||
==Playskool Big Adventures: Transformers== | |||
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==Overview== | |||
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==Toyline== | |||
===<u>''Playskool Big Adventures: Transformers''</u>=== | |||
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==Transformers: Go-Bots== | ===<u>''Transformers: Go-Bots''</u>=== | ||
[[Image:Gobots_auto_symbol.png|right|50px|Gobots auto symbol.png]] | [[Image:Gobots_auto_symbol.png|right|50px|Gobots auto symbol.png]] | ||
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. | 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. | ||
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Basics'''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Basics'''</u> | ||
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==Go-Bots== | ===<u>''Go-Bots''</u>=== | ||
[[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. | 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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==Transformers: Go-Bots== | ===<u>''Transformers: Go-Bots''</u>=== | ||
[[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]] | ||
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===Exclusives=== | ====Exclusives==== | ||
:<u>'''[[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us]]'''</u> | :<u>'''[[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us]]'''</u> | ||
:* [[Aero-Bot#TRU|Aero-Bot]] | :* [[Aero-Bot#TRU|Aero-Bot]] | ||
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==Unreleased | ===<u>Unreleased</u>=== | ||
* [[Aero-Bot|Aero-Bot Helicopter]] (rescue chopper) | |||
*[[Aero-Bot|Aero-Bot Helicopter]] (rescue chopper) | * [[Complete Go-Bots Power!|"Mystery Bot"]] (Basic Go-Bot) | ||
*[[Complete Go-Bots Power!|"Mystery Bot"]] (Basic Go-Bot) | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Hyperwiz Plagiarized StrongBot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|It's almost like a Pokémon-style evolution.]] | [[File:Hyperwiz Plagiarized StrongBot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|It's almost like a Pokémon-style evolution.]] | ||
*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).<ref name=forumpost> Post by SirToys claiming that the designs for the shows were inspired by each other[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/92426-find-any-knockoffs-lately/page-29]</ref> | *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).<ref name=forumpost> Post by SirToys claiming that the designs for the shows were inspired by each other[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/92426-find-any-knockoffs-lately/page-29]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 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, released through Hasbro subsidiary Playskool in 2002, was the third Transformers toyline intended for preschool-age children, and it was the longest-running up until Rescue Bots. The line was very briefly and low-key advertised with a limited-release short-run cartoon.
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.
Overview
Toyline
Playskool Big Adventures: Transformers
| Basics | Megas |
 |
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.
| Basics | Deluxes
|
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
And now we're back to being directly associated with Transformers again in mid/late-2004. Oy. But we're keeping the Go-Shield symbol. A few pieces also get re-released, notably the "Flying Fists" jets.
| "Secret Shield" Wave 1 | "Secret Shield" Wave 2 | "Invisibility Force" Wave 1 | "Invisibility Force" Wave 2 | |||||
Deluxes
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Megas |
Exclusives
Unreleased
- Aero-Bot Helicopter (rescue chopper)
- "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]
