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{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Skywarp]] Set}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TCC Orion Pax|Orion Pax]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Hot Rodimus]] Set}} | |||
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Revision as of 07:36, 10 July 2023
When longtime TakaraTomy partner e-HOBBY returned to the Transformers brand sans action figures in 2022, the crown jewel of its extensive line of ancillary Transformers merchandise was Transformers Character Card (トランスフォーマーキャラクターカード), a series of trading cards providing bios and tech specs for characters from across the brand. The series unsurprisingly leans towards characters from e-HOBBY's own exclusive Transformers fiction, with additional focus placed on Generation 1 characters never before seen in Japanese markets such as the Action Masters and late-wave Pretenders. While these bios are largely summaries of existing fiction, they occasionally provide supplemental story tidbits in the interests of fleshing out more obscure characters.
Merchandise
Notes
- About half the real estate of each character profile is allotted to schematics strongly reminiscent of Generation 1 Power Plans, though they are not referred to as such.
- While we cannot definitely credit each card's art, there seem to be patterns: Shin Sasaki does the Precursor World-related characters; Hayato Sakamoto does most of the well-known Generation 1 characters; and Makoto Wakabayashi does Cloud characters. Other identified artists include Hidetsugu Yoshioka and Shōji Imaki.[1]
References
- ↑ "e-HOBBYさんにて販売中のトランスフォーマーキャラクターカードのデフォルメイラストに参加させてもらっています。 現在第4弾まで販売中です。現在第5弾予約中！よろしくお願いします。 絵柄はわかりやすいので誰が何を描いてるかはバレバレですね"—Shin Sasaki, Twitter, 2022/10/09
References
- Complete archive of Transformers Character Card bios
- Transformers Character Card at the e-HOBBY website
