Diaclone
Diaclone was one of two Takara toy lines (the other being Microchange) from which the earliest Generation 1 Transformers toys came.
The Diaclone toyline was first introduced in 1980, but it was not until March 1982 that toys with alt modes based on realistic, present-day vehicles began to appear as part of the Car Robots sub-line.
Before the Transformers brand was introduced, Takara directly exported some Diaclone toys to North America under the brand names Diakron and Kronoform, but those lines met with very little success.
In 1983, Hasbro representatives discovered Diaclone and Microchange toys at the Tokyo Toy Show, and soon struck a deal to create the Transformers brand.
The 1994 and 1985 Autobot Cars, 1984 Decepticon Planes, 1985 Dinobots, 1985 Constructicons, Trainbots, Omnibots, Powerdashers, Jumpstarters, Blitzwing, 1984 Optimus Prime and 1986 Ultra Magnus toys all originated from Diaclone.
Toy range (incomplete)
Car Robots
- No. 1 Countach LP500S
- No. 2 Onebox Cherry Vanette
- No. 3 Countach Patrol Car Type
- No. 4 Onebox Ambulance Type
- No. 5 4WD Hi-luxe
- No. 6 Honda City R
- No. 7 Fairlady Z
- No. 8 4WD Wrecker Type
- No. 9 Honda City Turbo
- No.10 Fire Engine
- No.11 Fairlady Z Racing Type
- No.12 J59 Jeep
- No.13 Police Car Fairlady Z
- No.14 Porsche 935 Turbo
- No.15 New Countach LP500S
- No.16 F-1 Ligier JS11
- No.17 Battle Convoy
- No.18 Lancia Stratos Turbo
- No.19 New Countach Police Car
- No.20 Crane
- No.21 Corvette Stingray
- Battle Convoy
Trivia
- Designs from Diaclone were ripped off for the Korean animated movie Diatron 5 (다이아트론5), which is currently haunting Walmart dollar bins as Space Transformers.
See also
External links
- Diaclone.Net
- Diaclone at the Pre-Transformers Page
