Super deformed

Jim Henson's Decepticon Babies!

Super deformed is a style of manga and anime art that features smaller, cuter versions of pre-existing characters, with distorted proportions.

• The G1 Mini Vehicles' alt modes were based on Choro-Q toy cars, which themselves were super-deformed versions of actual cars. (This is particularly clear when you compare Cliffjumper to an actual Porsche 924.)

• The Monster Pretenders featured rubbery beast shells and robot monster modes that were scrunched and deformed enough to be considered super-deformed (Scowl's bio in particular makes note of this horrid cuteness.)

• In 1990, Takara marketed a series of super-deformed Transformers toys, with the Transformer PD Type mini-comics serving as their official fiction.

• MyClone figurines are also designed in a super-deformed style.

• Pioneer's laserdisc releases of Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer featured two pieces of super deformed cover artwork, one for the Autobots and one for the Decepticons (pictured above).

• The manual artwork and game sprites for Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle were done in a super deformed style.

• The fan-made comic "Superdeformers", written by Matt Nelson, was used in various offical Transformers production by 3H. The "Superdeformers" web-site is currently down for unknown reasons.

• First 4 Figures produced a super-deformed Ultra Magnus statue in 2006, based on an art contest at the Tranformers World 2005 site. [1]

• Hasbro began releasing the Robot Heroes line in 2007, consisting of super-deformed versions of classic G1 characters such as Starscream, Grimlock, and Mirage

• A fancomic called "Lilformers" has had some installments published in the Collector's Club Magazine, and features super deformed Transformers (obviously). [2]
  
  
  From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.