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Baron · Oct 17, 2006, 06:23 PM

Hey all it's time for your Transformers history lesson.

Transformer's is a very intiresting series as it's one of the few series that bounces back and forth between the US and Japan. The series and eras are as follows.

Generation 1 (and 2) is the series that most late 20s/early 30s remember. It was the first show made.

Fight Super Robots Life: (US) The origonal two seasons of the cartoon, made in the US by Hasbro to sell a bunch of transforming robot toys. It starred Optimus Prime and the Autobots fighting Megatron and the evil Decepticons. Megatron turned into a gun. Was aired from 1984-1985.

Transformers: The Movie (US) The movie showed the death of Optimus Prime (don't worry he got better.) and the re-formatting of Megatron into Galvatron. Rodimus Prime, origonally Hot Rod managed to defeat Galvatron and the giant Planet Eater Unicron. (1986)

Transformers: 2010 (US) The Third Season of the US production run, the series began in 2006 in the US and 2010 in Japan and showed Rodimus Prime and his Autobots fighting Galvatron and his Decepticons. (1986)

Transformers: Rebirth (US) This 5 episode show was the Fourth and final season of the origonal series in the US. It showed the begining of the Targetmaster and Headmasters and the rebirth of Cyberton. (1987)

Transformers: Headmaster(Japan) This took the place of Rebirth in the US and showed the rise of the Head and target masters. Galvatron fought Optimus in this series. (1987)

Super God Masterforce (Japan) I honestly don't know much about this series but it had the Junior Headmasters and Powermasters in it. I believe Gingari was the Autobot leader markin the first non-Prme (convoy in Japan) to lead the Autobots. (1988)

Transformers Victory: (Japan) In this series Deathsaurus forught Star Saber and Gingari becomes Victory Leo, marking the first leader combinings a trend to continue in laer series. (1989)

Transformers Zone (Japan) The Last G1 show, it only had 1 episode "The New Leader Dia Atlas" (1990_

Beast Era- This is the second 'Era' of the Transformers it encompasses Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Beast Wars II, and Beast Wars Neo. The Beast Era in the Transformers timeline takes place roughly 3 centuries after the end of G1. Various elements of the US Cartoon and the Marvel Comic were merged and shown during the course of the shows.

Beast Wars(Canada/US)- This chronicles the fight of Optimus Primal and Megatron on prehistoric Earth. Season 2 and 3 of the cartoon are called Beast Wars Metals in Japan.(1996-99)

Beast Wars 2(Japan)- This chronicles the fight between Leo Convoy's Cybertronians against Galvatron's Destrons. Unfortunatly beyond a few of the characer names I don't know to much about this series.It is worth noting that Optimus Primal made in appearance in this series and that the Destrons began as vehicles and took beast modes later when they were mutated.(1998)

Beast Wars Neo (Japan)- This series shows Big Convoy and his Maximals (Cybertronians) fighting Magmatron and his Predacons on Earth over Energon.(Destrons)(1999)

Beast Machines(Canada/US) - Beast Machines returns us to Optimus Primal and Megatron, however they are back on Cybertron and Megatron has control of a new army the Vehicons. Optimus and Co battle to free the planet from Megatron's grasp. (2000-01)

No Era-Robots In Disquise/Car Robots (Japan)- Car Robots was something of a shot at going half and half between Beast Wars and the origonal having the villians (led by Megatron) be both Predacons and Decepticons and the heroes being Autobots, though this time Optimus Prime had a new form a Fire Truck. Once again in this series Optimus could combine, this time with his 'brother' Ultra Magnus. Car Robots is the first series that takes place in a universe where no variation of G1 happened, it being it's own alternite take on Transformers.(2001)

The Unicron Trilogy- Is the name given to the three most recent Transformer series in the States. Unilke the Beast Era this joins Car Robots/RiD as being it's own stand-alone universe having no connection to the origonal besides some shared names.

Transformers: Armada(Japan with US Design work) tells of Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving on Earth in search of the Mini-cons. Unfortunatly Megatron and his Decepticons arrive as well and a war soon errupts over control of the Mini-cons which act as power amplifiers for the larger Transformers. A war ended by the arrival of Unicron. (2002-03)

Transformers: Superlink/Energon (Japan/US) Told of the Return of Unicron and Megatron as Scorpinok and his Terrocons fought to revive the planet eater.(2004)

Transformers: Cybertron/Galaxy Force (US/Japan) Transformers: Cybertron and Galaxy Force ended up being a radically diffirent cartoon despite using the same animation. THe US had wanted it to be a continuation of Energon but unfortunatly the animation company decided to go a diffirent route creating a whole new universe. This and a few other changes make Cybertron and Galaxy Force very diffirent and causes some major continuity problems in the Unicron Trilogy in the US.

Anyway the basics are the same, Unicron's destruction caused a rift in space/time and is threatening to destroy Cybertron thus the Autobots are on the search for the Planet Keys, a special power divided up long ago and placed on various planets. These keys hold great power and thus the Decepticons also rushed to find them. Optimus and Megatron were the repsective leaders once again..(2005-06)

Comic Book mini-bios will be added later.

Oct 17, 2006, 06:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Baron Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In the minds and souls of all evil beings. Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Credits: 120	Transformer's General Info. Hey all it's time for your Transformers history lesson. Transformer's is a very intiresting series as it's one of the few series that bounces back and forth between the US and Japan. The series and eras are as follows. Generation 1 (and 2) is the series that most late 20s/early 30s remember. It was the first show made. Fight Super Robots Life: (US) The origonal two seasons of the cartoon, made in the US by Hasbro to sell a bunch of transforming robot toys. It starred Optimus Prime and the Autobots fighting Megatron and the evil Decepticons. Megatron turned into a gun. Was aired from 1984-1985. Transformers: The Movie (US) The movie showed the death of Optimus Prime (don't worry he got better.) and the re-formatting of Megatron into Galvatron. Rodimus Prime, origonally Hot Rod managed to defeat Galvatron and the giant Planet Eater Unicron. (1986) Transformers: 2010 (US) The Third Season of the US production run, the series began in 2006 in the US and 2010 in Japan and showed Rodimus Prime and his Autobots fighting Galvatron and his Decepticons. (1986) Transformers: Rebirth (US) This 5 episode show was the Fourth and final season of the origonal series in the US. It showed the begining of the Targetmaster and Headmasters and the rebirth of Cyberton. (1987) Transformers: Headmaster(Japan) This took the place of Rebirth in the US and showed the rise of the Head and target masters. Galvatron fought Optimus in this series. (1987) Super God Masterforce (Japan) I honestly don't know much about this series but it had the Junior Headmasters and Powermasters in it. I believe Gingari was the Autobot leader markin the first non-Prme (convoy in Japan) to lead the Autobots. (1988) Transformers Victory: (Japan) In this series Deathsaurus forught Star Saber and Gingari becomes Victory Leo, marking the first leader combinings a trend to continue in laer series. (1989) Transformers Zone (Japan) The Last G1 show, it only had 1 episode "The New Leader Dia Atlas" (1990_ Beast Era- This is the second 'Era' of the Transformers it encompasses Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Beast Wars II, and Beast Wars Neo. The Beast Era in the Transformers timeline takes place roughly 3 centuries after the end of G1. Various elements of the US Cartoon and the Marvel Comic were merged and shown during the course of the shows. Beast Wars(Canada/US)- This chronicles the fight of Optimus Primal and Megatron on prehistoric Earth. Season 2 and 3 of the cartoon are called Beast Wars Metals in Japan.(1996-99) Beast Wars 2(Japan)- This chronicles the fight between Leo Convoy's Cybertronians against Galvatron's Destrons. Unfortunatly beyond a few of the characer names I don't know to much about this series.It is worth noting that Optimus Primal made in appearance in this series and that the Destrons began as vehicles and took beast modes later when they were mutated.(1998) Beast Wars Neo (Japan)- This series shows Big Convoy and his Maximals (Cybertronians) fighting Magmatron and his Predacons on Earth over Energon.(Destrons)(1999) Beast Machines(Canada/US) - Beast Machines returns us to Optimus Primal and Megatron, however they are back on Cybertron and Megatron has control of a new army the Vehicons. Optimus and Co battle to free the planet from Megatron's grasp. (2000-01) No Era-Robots In Disquise/Car Robots (Japan)- Car Robots was something of a shot at going half and half between Beast Wars and the origonal having the villians (led by Megatron) be both Predacons and Decepticons and the heroes being Autobots, though this time Optimus Prime had a new form a Fire Truck. Once again in this series Optimus could combine, this time with his 'brother' Ultra Magnus. Car Robots is the first series that takes place in a universe where no variation of G1 happened, it being it's own alternite take on Transformers.(2001) The Unicron Trilogy- Is the name given to the three most recent Transformer series in the States. Unilke the Beast Era this joins Car Robots/RiD as being it's own stand-alone universe having no connection to the origonal besides some shared names. Transformers: Armada(Japan with US Design work) tells of Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving on Earth in search of the Mini-cons. Unfortunatly Megatron and his Decepticons arrive as well and a war soon errupts over control of the Mini-cons which act as power amplifiers for the larger Transformers. A war ended by the arrival of Unicron. (2002-03) Transformers: Superlink/Energon (Japan/US) Told of the Return of Unicron and Megatron as Scorpinok and his Terrocons fought to revive the planet eater.(2004) Transformers: Cybertron/Galaxy Force (US/Japan) Transformers: Cybertron and Galaxy Force ended up being a radically diffirent cartoon despite using the same animation. THe US had wanted it to be a continuation of Energon but unfortunatly the animation company decided to go a diffirent route creating a whole new universe. This and a few other changes make Cybertron and Galaxy Force very diffirent and causes some major continuity problems in the Unicron Trilogy in the US. Anyway the basics are the same, Unicron's destruction caused a rift in space/time and is threatening to destroy Cybertron thus the Autobots are on the search for the Planet Keys, a special power divided up long ago and placed on various planets. These keys hold great power and thus the Decepticons also rushed to find them. Optimus and Megatron were the repsective leaders once again..(2005-06) Comic Book mini-bios will be added later. __________________ Clan orders: Wear the signature of defeat with pride.
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