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{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Transformers Character Card|Grand Scourge]] and [[Lockdown (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Lockdown]] Set}} | {{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Transformers Character Card|Grand Scourge]] and [[Lockdown (Cloud)#Transformers Character Card|Lockdown]] Set}} | ||
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Lambor]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Ultra Magnus]] Set}} | {{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Lambor]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Character Card|Ultra Magnus]] Set}} | ||
|width="30%" valign="top" rowspan= | |width="30%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Transformers Character Card Convobat and Megalligator.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Legends'' Convobat and Megalligator]][[File:Transformers Character Card Longtooth and Octopunch.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''The Transformers'' Longtooth and Octopunch]] | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5''' ([[November 1]], 2022)</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5''' ([[November 1]], 2022)</u> | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 8''' (August 2023)</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 8''' ([[August 14]], 2023)</u> | ||
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{{Bp-d1|[[Magnificus (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Magnificus]] and [[Eagle Eye (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Eagle Eye]] Set}} | {{Bp-d1|[[Magnificus (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Magnificus]] and [[Eagle Eye (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Eagle Eye]] Set}} | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 9''' ([[ | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 9''' ([[October 17]], 2023)</u> | ||
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{{Bp-d2|[[Smokescreen (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Smokescreen]] and [[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Dreadwing]] Set}} | {{Bp-d2|[[Smokescreen (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Smokescreen]] and [[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers Character Card|Dreadwing]] Set}} | ||
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{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Alert]] and [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Inferno]] Set}} | {{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Alert]] and [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Inferno]] Set}} | ||
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#TCC Twincast|Twincast]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#TCC Soundblaster|Soundblaster]] Set}} | {{Bp-a1d1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#TCC Twincast|Twincast]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#TCC Soundblaster|Soundblaster]] Set}} | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 10''' ([[December]], 2023)</u> | |||
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{{Bp-a1d1|[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Deszaras]] and [[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Victory Saber]] Set}} | |||
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Guardian]] and [[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Bruticus]] Set}} | |||
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Catilla (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Catilla]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Gutcruncher]] Set}} | |||
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Transformers Character Card|Rijie]] and [[Reflector (G1)#Transformers Character Card|Refraktor]] Set}} | |||
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Revision as of 00:12, 12 November 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
