Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)
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Triple Combination Transformers: Go! (参乗合体 トランスフォーマーGo! Sanjō Gattai Toransufōmā Gō!) is a TakaraTomy franchise launched in 2013. It incorporates elements of the second phase of Transformers: Prime, Beast Hunters, while also introducing new elements, notably two Japanese-exclusive teams of Autobot combiners. These teams are formed of three members each and they can combine in three different ways, hence the franchise name.
Franchise elements
Translation notes
TFWIKI's English translation for Sanjō Gattai Toransufōmā Gō! is purposefully simple and utilitarian, as the title is full of that kind of mostly-untranslatable wordplay Japan loves, largely centered around the series's "feudal Japan" theme.
- Sanjō, using different kanji, is also a phrase meaning roughly "I am here!" 参上, a dramatic pronouncement often used in samurai-period pieces.
- The 参 "san" used is a more formal kanji for "three", typically used in legal documents, than the commonplace "三". Think of it as writing with an accent.
- "Sanjō" can also mean "to the third power" 三乗, but within the specific context of the series's "gattai" ("combination"), that's a bit... obtuse, as the three-bot teams can only combine three ways. But it does invoke power, doesn't it?
- While "GO!" is presented in English lettering because it's a powerful, positive-sounding English word that sounds cool and actiony, "go" has quite a few meanings in Japanese depending on the kanji used. "御" can mean "honorable", while "剛" can mean "strong/hard/manly".
- "Go" meaning "five" is right out.
