Multiple plot lines run simultaneously and are not resolved within a single episode, allowing a deeper, more intricate story than previous Transformers series. is a Japanese exclusive sequel to Transformers: Prime - Beast Hunters. [They transform and speed off. When a group of rebellious Headmasters led by Zarak joined with Galvatron's Decepticons in an attack on Cybertron, the Autobot Headmasters, led by Fortress returned to their home planet to aid in its defense. Years after the conclusion of Transformers: Prime, Bumblebee leads his own team of Autobots, including Sideswipe, a Mini-Con named Fixit, the Dinobot Grimlock and a female Elite Guard cadet named Strongarm. Transformers: Animated: With David Kaye, Bumper Robinson, Jeff Bennett, Tom Kenny. [11] The series was later officially titled Transformers: EarthSpark[12] and premiered on November 11, 2022 on the Paramount+ streaming service and Nickelodeon.[13]. The series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 26, 2007, and ended on May 23, 2009; running for 42 episodes across three seasons. After the unremarkable performance of the Generation 2 line, Hasbro aimed to completely re-work the Transformers premise; the result was Beast Wars: Transformers, which featured robots with familiar names and organic beast modes. It is, however, the first stand-alone Transformers show not connected to any larger continuity since Transformers: Animated. I must deliver garbage to all! The series focuses on Hot Shot, Whirl, Hoist, Medix and Wedge, five young Cybertronians who enroll as the first students of the Rescue Bots Training Center, where they learn from the now-famous original Rescue Bots how to respond in emergency situations and become true heroes. Noble Optimus Prime, wise Ratchet, stealthy Prowl and mightyehBulkhead: Bulkhead!Sycophant Starscream: Ooh, that's too bad. Though most character names were not altered from their Western version ("Optimus Prime" not being renamed "Convoy", for example), "Bulkhead" was changed to "Ironhide" in order to add more recognizable names from the Movie series. Many of the characters were upgraded into new "Transmetal" forms, and the conflict reached a new level with an exceptionally tightly-plotted story arc that included the revelation that the planet was Earth, the death of Dinobot and more alien conflicts. Fans gradually warmed up to the show's superhero-inspired art style over time as well. The second of the Japanese-exclusive animated series, 1988's Transformers: Super-God Masterforce takes place some years after The Headmasters, introducing the Powermasters and Pretenders to Japanese fiction in ways even more different from their portrayal in the west than those of the Headmasters before them. The series was the only Transformers animated series to be fully plotted from start to finish by Marty Isenberg and Robert N. Skir, writers unfamiliar with Transformers lore who sought to produce the series as, in Skir's words, a "religious epic novel for television". Attitudes took an eyebrow-raisingly sharp turn with the premiere of the first footage from the show at San Diego Comic-Con 2007 and Hasbro's presentation at BotCon 2007, and after the debut of the show, it was essentially only the most ardent "already-made-up-their-mind-to-hate-it" viewers who were speaking ill. The localization was headed up by Yoshikazu Iwanami, who had previously masterminded the Japanese versions of Beast Wars, Beast Wars Metals, and Beast Wars Returns (all known for being radically altered, obnoxiously comical self-parodies). Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-04-24 20:42:21 Boxid IA106401 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Ashland, OH Donor alibris External-identifier The series was broadcast in widescreen, but unfortunately, rather than use the full widescreen image originally animated (see Notes, below), the Japanese broadcast consisted of the fullscreen image with illustrated borders to fill out the empty space. StarringDavid Kaye Jeff Bennett Bumper Robinson Bill Fagerbakke Tom Kenny Corey Burton Tara Strong. In 2008, Transformers Animated saw Hasbro take control of the franchise once more through collaboration with Cartoon Network, bringing writing duties back to America, with animation being handled by Japanese studios. As in they race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt.Bulkhead: That's not what Sari told me.Optimus: What purpose does this street race serve?Fanzone: Eh, what else? They like me. Son, I'm a lot of things, but a liar's not one of them. Although controversial among fans in its early days due to its complete re-imagining of the Transformers concept, today, it is not uncommon to find long-time Transformers fans - even those who have grown up with the franchise since 1984 - who consider Beast Wars to be their favorite Transformers series[citation needed]. Bulkhead: ButI thought we were friends.Mixmaster: We are friends, Bulky, that's why we ain't gonna hurt you, okay? Somewhere in space, an Autobot shuttle streaks through the solar night and crash-lands on an asteroid, where its lone occupant races off across the barren ground in vehicle mode. The green-armoured escapee triggers the space bridge with a blast from a . In another difference, the characters and toys of Victory are predominantly unique to Japan, and those that are not are remoulded in unique, distinguishing ways - the series debuts the Brainmasters, Brestforce and Multiforce, all new toys, as well as the Dinoforce, remoulded versions of the American Monster Pretenders. The core Autobot team is led by Optimus Prime (voiced by David Kaye, famous for voicing the Megatrons of the Beast Era and Unicron Trilogy) and consists of the speedy, wise-cracking Bumblebee; gentle giant Bulkhead; aged, ornery medic Ratchet; and loner ninja Prowl. The focus is on characterization, dynamic action, and humor. I allowed you to capture these clones to fulfill my plan to eliminate you all! DiTillio and Forward became occasional posters on the alt.toys.transformers newsgroup, and through this back-and-forth interaction with fans, plus their own research of previous Transformers fiction, the Beast Wars animated series soon began to grow, establishing its place as the future - and past - of the larger Generation 1 timeline. To someplace called 'Five Banners Roller Coaster Kingdom'. Transformers: Animated - watch online: streaming, buy or rent. The third act was Lio Convoy, Close Call!, a new, original story that saw Optimus Primal pulled forward in time to team up with Lio Convoy to stop the monstrous Majin Zarak. In moments you will be blown to bits, and I will become the Supreme Leader of ALL DECEPTICONS! "I suspect it was an inside job.". Dark Energon, on the other hand, is a corrupted form of energon and the blood of Unicron the Chaos-Bringer, Primus's fallen brother. transformers. Here it is! Back again to do our cover for issue 4 is Damon, Here it is! (2-MB PDF Download)Audio Version! More than simply a translation of the Japanese version, Cybertron features large amounts of new dialogue, be it to form connections with Armada and Energon, to pay homage to many classic Generation 1 quotes (several lines from The Transformers: The Movie are re-used, in particular, and there are also a few quotes and references to the Beast Era), or simply to fill many prolonged sequences of silence in the Japanese version, an artefact of the show's excessive use of stock footage transformation, combination and transportation sequences. Most conspicuously, it has many parallels to Generation 1 character designs, personalities, and major characteristics; Arcee, Shockwave and Blurr are even voiced by the same voice actors as their G1 analogues. The series concluded with a drawn-out battle between Primal and Megatron, which ultimately concluded with their deaths, allowing the planet-wide reformatting of Cybertron into a technorganic paradise. Beast Machines writer Marty Isenberg returned to Transformers as the story editor/head writer for this series, and it is voice-directed by Susan Blu, the original voice of G1 Arcee, who will be voicing the character again in this series. They call me Angry Archer!" A guide to the original 'G1' Transformers series by DrSpengler, including synopses, short reviews, character appearances, production errors and notes where versions collected on DVD in recent years differ from those broadcast. Especially you, MegaFOOL! Attack of the 4000-foot Frenzy, Part 1 is our first of a 2 part story arc. If you're ever in the Nexus Zero area, do yourself a favor and check them out. He is an Autobot who can transform into a super-fast concept car. ".Scrapper: Do you think that this is happening for, like, a reason?Mixmaster: Uh, yeah. You're only good for one thingGARBAGE!Wreck-Gar: I am Wreck-Gar! Starscream (Animated) Starscream (, Sutsukurmu) is easily as accomplished, powerful and deserving of leadership as Megatron. Welcome to Transformers Official: The only place to see all your favorite Au. Episode order was also heavily altered so that characters with toys could appear sooner in the series. See this dedicated article for a full breakdown. This is the transcript for Ryan's Adventures of Transformers: Animated - Endgame. ", "Welcome to Sumdac Tower. Although the comic outlived the animated series by a number of years, the animated series is more widely recognised. Blitzwing (Hothead): Why can't I control myself? A driver don't pick the car. Megatron's remains are discovered by the young scientist Isaac Sumdac, who reverse-engineers his Cybertronian technology to create massive leaps in Earth machinery, transforming the planet into a technological utopia over the course of the following fifty years. There's been a major toxic spill in the Shanghai factory district. While almost nobody in the fandom had personally seen these episodes (and no one had seen them in English as they were intended), gossip based on viewer reviews and screencaps resulted in many plot developments and potential surprises being spoiled. "Starscream. We are releasing it here as fan fiction. F.J. DeSanto, the showrunner of the Prime Wars Trilogy animated series, returns in the same position, alongside writers George Krstic, Gavin Hignight and Brandon M. Easton and voice actors Jake Foushee, Jason Marnocha and Frank Todaro reprising their roles as Optimus Prime, Megatron and Starscream. The first act was a recap of the original Beast Wars television show up to that point, while the second was the undubbed, English-language episode, "Bad Spark", from the show's second season, to serve as a showcase for the upcoming release of the season in Japan. 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