In Japanese media (except the, Though that was because in the G1 cartoons, they were built on Earth, without Cybertron-built brains. Dreadwing was a pacifist by nature. Cybertron toys had "Cyber Keys" which were similar in function to to the Mini-Con gimmick. For more information, you might want to consult the Transformers wiki, TFWiki.net. [13], Director Nelson Shin recalled: "[Hasbro] created the story using characters that could best be merchandised for the film. Unicron offers Megatron a new body in exchange for destroying the Matrix, which has the power to destroy Unicron. Witnessing death on that scale was [...] every bit as shocking as War of the Worlds had been for Grandma and Grandpa". IDW has done prequels, adaptations, and sequel comics for the movies. [7] In that year, Hasbro lost a total of $10 million on its two collaborations with the one-year-old and serially failing film distribution company, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG): My Little Pony: The Movie and then Transformers: The Movie. [30], The film was animated in 4:3 "fullscreen" format, and the trailer promises "spectacular widescreen action". The Autobots are hunted across the galaxy by Unicron, a planet-sized transformer intending to consume Cybertron and who transfigures Megatron to become the enslaved Galvatron. After Kranix is executed, Hot Rod and Kup escape, aided by the Dinobots and the small Autobot Wheelie, who helps them find an escape ship.[11]. It was a toy show. Back on Cybertron, the war came to a very uneasy stalemate because of their missing faction leaders. He's an Expy for Roller, the drone in Optimus Prime's trailer. At any given point there might be three distinct toylines for the franchise depending on the companion media of the time, while the broader "Generations" and "Masterpiece" lines reimagine classic characters with more modern, advanced and sometimes pricier versions. Optimus Prime's body loses color as he dies. In Generation 1, the Autobot evacuate Cybertron as it has run out of Energon to support life. expies of about eight or so identically-named characters. Hasbro designer Aaron Archer had intended it to continue the earlier shows, so this is a case of conflicting sources. There's also the fact that only humans and Nebulans (who are explicitly decended from humans who colonized Nebulos) can form a link with a Transformer to become a Head-, Power-, or Targetmaster. He's the one controlling Galvatron in the original series and Sideways, Thrust, and (unwittingly) Alpha Q in the Unicron Trilogy. The film gained cult classic status decades later with many home re-releases and theatrical screenings, especially coinciding with Michael Bay's live-action remakes in the 2000s. The slaughter of characters, especially Optimus Prime, inadvertently upset the young audience. However, Titan Masters turn into heads while Prim Masters turn into "Spark Power Symbols"; very few, Galvatron too. It is largely a throwback to the classic G1 while cementing a stronger canon and taking influence from newer series. I told Hasbro and their lieutenants they would have to bring him back but they said no and had 'great things planned'. Optimus defeats many of them and then engages Megatron in brutal combat, leaving both mortally wounded. Please do not apply formatting to the bulleted titles, as this screws up the indexing. Of the Autobots there is also usually The Smart Guy / The Medic (usually Ratchet), a Heel–Face Turn member (mostly Jetfire), The Big Guy (usually Ironhide or Bulkhead) and/or, in more recent media, a Token Girl (Arcee or Windblade). It was co-produced and directed by Nelson Shin, who also produced the television series.The screenplay was written by Ron Friedman, who created The Bionic Six a year later. There's also ignoring the movie (and Seasons 3 and 4) completely. He also manipulates a different Galvatron in. Megatron reluctantly agrees and is remade into Galvatron, while the corpses of other jettisoned Decepticons are converted into his new troops: Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps. One Comic has another Multiversal constant state that he has so far consumed some 47% of the known Multiverse. Factory released a 30th anniversary edition on Blu-ray and DVD on September 13, 2016. One notable Expy is Breacher from the "Hunt for the Decepticons" toyline. [37], Metrodome Distribution released an Ultimate Edition of The Transformers: The Movie DVD in June 2007 in the UK (Region 2), one month prior to the release of the live-action Transformers film. He coerced Dreadwing into believing that if he helped the Decepticons win the G-2 wars, … Generally referred to by fans as "Bayformers". "[40] Jack Zink said "Dino De Laurentiis has seen the future, and it is spare parts", calling the film "a wall-to-wall demolition derby for kids". Unicron then consumes the moons of Cybertron including the secret bases with Autobots and Spike. In many continuities, Unicron. Daniel saves his father Spike from Unicron's digestive system, and the group rescue Jazz, Bumblebee, and Cliffjumper. on Netflix; Sing On! References. [6] Furthermore, Transformers: The Movie was reportedly "lost in an already-crowded summer lineup" including Short Circuit, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Labyrinth, Big Trouble in Little China, The Karate Kid: Part II, Aliens, Howard the Duck, Stand By Me, Flight of the Navigator, and The Fly. To conserve fuel on return to Cybertron, they jettison their wounded, and Megatron is discarded by his treacherous second-in-command Starscream. Given Fortress Maximus was a, From the same line, Unicron is filled with Minicon storage gimmicks. Retaking command of the Decepticons, Galvatron leads his forces to seek out Ultra Magnus at the ruined Autobot City. There was some kid who locked himself in his bedroom for two weeks. [38], Contemporary film critics had a mostly negative tone. which Optimus Prime uses to become Swindle's first-born, First, they're gonna give us a fair trial. A list of all female Transformers can be found here. The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated film based on the Transformers television series. Browse the user profile and get inspired. This is because if they used the term "transform" so informally, the franchise name would be considered descriptive and would be impossible to defend legally as a trademark. Contrast that with Michael Bay's vision, where the robots basically abandon their transforming skills to have endless, violent punch-outs that annihilate cities. In. The surviving Autobots escape in separate shuttles, which are shot down by the Decepticons and crash on different planets. Titan Magazines also did a series based on the movie, with issues that initially fit around IDW's, much as Marvel UK did for Marvel US. When Galvatron attacks him, Unicron swallows him and the Matrix, whole. Only with that consideration could I have freedom to change the storyline. Hot Rod and Kup learn of Unicron from Kranix, a lone survivor of Lithone, a planet devoured by Unicron at the beginning of the film. Most later incarnations, including G1 versions, have ignored that origin story in favor of the Primus-God version. For the Decepticons there is often an Evil Genius and/or Flunky Boss (Soundwave), a Wild Card (Shockwave, sometimes Starscream) and/or The Brute (Devastator). They are joined by the Autobots from the planet of the Quintessons. "[13], According to the screenwriters, Hasbro underestimated the extent to which Prime's death would shock the young audience. In addition to the movies, many other projects based on the movie-incarnation have been made. That Transformers don't have gender has been swept under the rug as the females of Cybertron being, Taken to an extreme in most series, where everybody's weapons are theirs and theirs alone. In some continuities, each faction has different colored beams from their energy weapons. Some characters, like Powermaster Optimus Prime had a trailer or mobile battle station that could turn into a large suit of armor that the main robot could then combine with. The screenplay was written by Ron Friedman, who created The Bionic Six a year later. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. He said most of its characters are descended from Mad Max and Luke Skywalker, and "have learned the art of the civil insult". After the original toy line, further incarnations were designed specifically for the mega-hit Transformers brand, creating a more internally-consistent style, though still with inappropriate sizes between toys. [... Unicron is] a monster planet that consumes everything in its path, just as the movie seems set to do. After Scatman Crothers fell ill shortly after. The Decepticons have captured the Autobots with the exception of Wheeljack. Scale in Transformers is, not to put too fine a point on it, screwed. In the original comics, the five of them were, The strength of the Combiner gestalts tends to fluctuate throughout the franchise. The film features the voices of Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Casey Kasem, Robert Stack, Lionel Stander, John Moschitta Jr., Peter Cullen, and Frank Welker, and saw the final film roles for Orson Welles and Scatman Crothers before their deaths. As a recurring theme, Autobots focus on ground vehicle forms, while Decepticons focus on aircraft forms (as well as weapons), though both sides mix and match in each series. However, their plan is discovered by the Decepticons, who kill the crew (Ironhide, Prowl, Ratchet, Brawn) and hijack the ship. But they'll never top the gravity and excitement of The Transformers: The Movie. ↑ This description of Star Saber's childhood comes from the lyrics of Victory's closing theme tune, "Cybertron Banzai". He loathed war and chose not to get involved. Local or International? As well as this, in the gap between the first and second film, Titan published a series set in an alternative timeline where the Decepticons won the battle of Mission City. The intention behind this set-up was to create a longer-lasting Alternate Continuity than the frequent reboots every few years in the 2000's. There's a reason why the, Unicron turns from a planet the size of Cybertron to a robot barely the size of Rhode Island during the original movie. The 20th anniversary DVD released by Sony BMG in 2006 has remastered video, including both the fullscreen and widescreen versions. [18], Gabe Toro of CinemaBlend wrote in 2014: "...Transformers: The Movie otherwise provides the sort of chase-heavy thrills that comes from robots that can become cars. The general disinterest shown in these gimmicks by the fans has led to a reduced prominence in later toy lines, focusing more on what features they can do with the actual transformation instead. [33], The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 63% of the 24 surveyed retrospective critics gave The Transformers: The Movie a positive review, averaging 5.5/10. [6][26] Box office returns were booming across the industry, but several other small young distribution companies were similarly failing due to bulk production of many cheap films. According to the movies, Optimus thinks humans are special because our civilization's history very closely mirrors Cybertron's, but without the world-encompassing, generations-spanning war of attrition that has depleted Cybertron of its resources. His first appearance in the Marvel comics showed him as being barely twice the size of a regular Transformer, and he was almost overwhelmed by the Dinobots. Several times, Hasbro has attempted to put transforming toys related to other lines under the Transformers umbrella. Fun Publications has introduced multiple continuities of their own for the official fan club and conventions. Its extras include many from the Remastered edition, plus fan commentary, a fan-made trailer, interviews with Peter Cullen and Flint Dille, and "Scramble City". Hot Rod recovers the Matrix and becomes Rodimus Prime, the new Autobot leader. A dumb jetformer who is fairly powerful but only focused on pranks. The "GI Joe Vs. the Transformers" Dinobots were originally five, Devastator in the original, Tidal Wave in. [10][31], Shout! When brought in as a single toy line, they were given the Transformers brand and established the "sapient robot" aspect of the story. Also, the trope is played painfully straight whenever Unicron is involved, usually with "Unicron = BAD Those who fight him = good", In the IDW comics Continuity, it is suggested that the conflict, Swindle is one of the early examples, rising above his origins as a member of the Combaticons and into a prominent character in his own right, especially in, Bumblebee went from being a B level (but still fairly prominent) character to being one of, Several names became highly popular thanks to an original take on the character; among these are, The original Fortress Maximus figure had a jail cell concealed in its left leg. Transformers: Robots in Disguise started the trend of Hasbro creating a new line of Transformers toys and backstory, then rebooting the property with a new continuity about two or three years later; this has caused an explosion of independent continuities in the past decade. The Transformers Aligned Universe was meant to establish a definitive multi-medium continuity for Transformers by cherry-picking the best aspects of past iterations of the franchise. The Cybertronians themselves avert this by being a) the main characters and b) able to point out their, Whenever the villain has plenty of (seemingly) unintelligent drones at their disposal, however, the good guys, About 90% of all names are meaningful. "Don't just stand there with your pistons in your servos! The saga that started it all, Generation 1 specifically refers to the base story of the Autobots' and Decepticons' war and their leaders, Optimus Prime and Megatron, crashing on prehistoric Earth. [46] In 2019, the film was called "The Great Toy Massacre of 1986" which "traumatized a generation of kids with a string of startling deaths". Check out OjamajoSakura15's art on DeviantArt. It stands as probably being the era that is the most different from the original series. Hot Rod and Kup are taken prisoner by the Quintessons, a clutch of tyrants who hold kangaroo courts and execute prisoners by feeding them to the Sharkticons. Dreamwave also did a Unicron Trilogy comic. He is able to pinch Galvatron between his fingers and swallow him, even though Galvatron should even. The piecemeal origins of the individual toys are largely responsible for the enormous disparity in scale and style of the early toys, as it paired regular road vehicles, large military gear and household items together. Take A Sneak Peak At The Movies Coming Out This Week (8/12) 2021 BRIT Awards highlights; Meet Noah Centineo, Hollywood’s (and everyone’s) dream boyfriend [13], The film's budget was $6 million, six times greater than that of the equivalent 90 minutes of the TV series. Non-fans or casual fans have NO idea how crazy it's gotten for the Aligned universe since the release of, The Unicron Singularity didn't exist as this at first, and it was transformed into one by the club comic writers to account for some (admittedly minor) inconsistencies between, There actually exists a Transformer, Vector Prime, who was tasked by, This is a common way for saving the big battle with Megs for a big moment. Galvatron attempts to threaten Unicron but, like Ultra Magnus, cannot activate the Matrix. In particular, there's an oft made comparison that still hasn't been fully explained about why Transformers, for the most part, look like giant armored human beings. In the Aligned continuity (outside of the High Moon games), Optimus Prime has been criticized for not being a unique take on the character, usually just being. The Transformers tend to be the special ones since they are the only ones who were directly created by the only known god in the Transformers franchise and typically have lifespans, technology, and powers beyond that of most other species. Humans are also often shown to have some sort of inextricable link with Cybertronians. Megatron wanted power, Galvatron just wants to kill everything. However, while RiD was originally intended to be a filler series — as the Japanese did not opt to import the poorly received Beast Machines for several years — it was very successful in western markets, though it was also intended as filler here because the successor line to Beast Machines, dubbed TransTech, was scrapped due to Hasbro's losses from the Star Wars: Episode 1 line and Beast Machines being less successful. In other words, they were going to create new, more expensive toys. [12] The TV series featured no deaths, and the writers had already deliberately assigned familial identities to characters for young children to associate with; however, Hasbro ordered that the film kill off several existing characters to refresh the cast. External links. The song was inspired by a line in the movie Iron Eagle, and originally written for the Sylvester Stallone film Cobra. "[44], In 2017, film historian Leonard Maltin gave the picture the lowest possible rating in his Movie & Video Guide and wrote, "Little more than an obnoxious, feature-length toy commercial...That deafening rock score certainly doesn't help. [12], Across the decades, Transformers has become a cult classic,[27] which yielded a remastering, several home media re-releases, and more theatrical screenings. A live-action film franchise, mostly directed by Michael Bay, and plenty of expanded universe comic books. It was largely an invention of the original cartoon that later carried into other media. Many cynically perceived a thin but darkly violent plot appealing only to children, based on blatant advertisement, unintelligible action, and supposedly lookalike characters. The Autobots befriend the local Junkions, led by Wreck-Gar, who rebuild Magnus. Transformers movie rocked our collective worlds ... We still love the original so much today, part of the fun of watching Bay's explosion-fests is being able to wave our canes at the youngsters and wax poetic about how back in our day, Hollywood knew how to make a real movie about giant, alien robot warriors. We were getting a lot of nasty notes about it. The Apex Armor is this even to a Transformer. Humans are often instrumental in defeating the Decepticons, but they are rarely shown as being somehow "better" than any other species or important to the universe. "[34][35], It was released on DVD in 2000[10][36] by Rhino Entertainment and distributed exclusively in Canada by Seville Pictures. History "The Touch" was released as a double A-side single with "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Dare to Be Stupid", another song from the soundtrack album of the Transformers movie.The power ballad was also released in 1987 on Stan Bush & Barrage's self-titled album. My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise! Traditionally the Autobots transform into civilian automobiles, while the Decepticons transform into military hardware, though this distinction has grown less obvious over time. The film was a box office failure, having been released in a season crowded with hit films, and having a failing young distribution company, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG). The only human child among the characters is in tears almost constantly. Some characters, like Sky Lynx, play with it a little - he's only one character, and can not only be either his "bird" or "lynx" form, but can also be both at once, working as a team, and can recombine them into a single form. The Transformers television series began broadcasting in 1984 to promote the Transformers toys by Hasbro; The Transformers: The Movie was conceived as a commercial tie-in to promote the 1986 line of toys. "[5] Screenwriter Ron Friedman, who had written for the TV series, advised against killing Autobot leader Optimus Prime. The heroic Autobots, operating from Cybertron's two moons, prepare a counter-offensive. Autobot leader Optimus Prime sends a shuttle to Autobot City on Earth for supplies. In Autobot City, Hot Rod, relaxing with Daniel Witwicky (son of Spike Witwicky) spots the hijacked shuttle and a deadly battle breaks out. You can count the female Transformers who appeared more than once in a series on both hands. "[8] Scott Cain reported a "packed theater", but complained that "as a jaundiced adult", he irritably "never had the slightest clue as to what was taking place" even after consulting several excited children and the irreconcilable four-page studio synopsis. It didn't work out so well for the Animorphs, but the Marvel Universe and Star Wars ones have been better received. For the original Generation One animated film, see The Transformers: The Movie. Many of the Autobots' victories are because of their human allies. [42], In 2007, John Swansburg of Slate wrote, "Though a modest film compared with Michael Bay's blockbuster [2007 Transformers], the original Transformers is the better film ... [T]here's nothing even approaching the original's narrative depth." In 2018, it said "the shadow of death hung like a black curtain" over the film and called the psychedelic scenes of Unicron's world-eating guts "a futuristic rendering of Dante's Inferno" in "apocalyptic detail". The Transformers: The Movie is an animated feature film based on the original Transformers toyline. The Decepticons withdraw from Autobot City within Astrotrain. This chart is also several years out of date. The day after release, Caryn James of The New York Times described the film: "While all this action may captivate young children, the animation is not spectacular enough to dazzle adults, and the Transformers have few truly human elements to lure parents along, even when their voices are supplied by well-known actors. [33] The UK version and the 1999 Rhino Films VHS release, have scrolling text and narration at the beginning to replace the cast credits, and an additional closing narration assuring viewers that "Optimus Prime will return. Sing On! Roger C. Carmel's characters were simply recast. Recurring character archetypes of note across the various series include: And besides all of these, there are usually other members that fit into the Five-Man Band mold. Not only do they have the personality to match, but for some reason they're the only Transformers to physically age. Bay's films show the action as a junkyard orgy. Rodimus tosses Galvatron into space and uses the Matrix's power to destroy Unicron, then escapes with the other Autobots. The symbols themselves also qualify, seeming to indicate good/evil alignment; the Autobots' insignia is traditionally red and the Decepticons' traditionally purple; in the mirror universe called "Shattered Glass", populated by evil Autobots and heroic Decepticons, the Autobot insignia is purple and the Decepticon insignia is red. The original toy line sold in America came about when Hasbro imported several disparate Japanese toy lines, primarily Takara's "Diaclone" from 1980 and "Microchange" lines from the "Microman" toy franchise of 1974-84. Although it could be argued one does not preclude the other... Hasbro had earlier stated that the Aligned universe isn't part of the larger Transformers, Since getting teleported here in "The Ultimate Doom," it probably, They have also had issues in consistently getting the scale of characters and even planets right. Decepticons tend to have red optics, Autobots have blue. The combiners, such as the Constructicons, Aerialbots, Stunticons, Destruction Team, etc. In both the original cartoon and official tech specs, Trypticon was depicted as a city-sized Transformer with immense strength. He is destroyed by Galvatron who seizes the Matrix, now intent on using it to control Unicron. Considering its origins as a toy line, the franchise is highly Merchandise-Driven, each incarnation serving to pimp a line of transforming toys. [...] Not bad for what it is, but not much in the face of precedents like Heavy Metal (1986) and Fritz the Cat (1972)." This is mostly explained by having the Transformers having some sort of mass displacement technology. Megatronus Prime, AKA The Fallen, in the first two movies and 2015's "Robots in Disguise". We heard about people leaving the movie. It drops from Optimus's hands and is caught by Hot Rod, who hands it to Ultra Magnus. The feature was vertically cropped to widescreen dimensions for theatrical showings and released in fullscreen on VHS and DVD. Starscream's cowardice and underhandedness often eclipse any kind of military or leadership skills he has, to the point where some incarnations of the character is so weak or incompetent that it's unbelievable that Megatron would keep him as his second in command. Including the Autobots. Not being of outstanding intelligence, Smokescreen was able to manipulate him into siding with the Decepticons. [5], Toei Animation vice president Kozo Morishita spent one year in the United States during production. The '86 offering slows down to allow for actors like Leonard Nimoy and, yes, even Orson Welles to give actual performances. "Put two of 'em in a room and within seconds one will be standing on the other's shoulders. Galvatron attempts to form an alliance with Hot Rod, but Unicron forces him to attack. "[43], Kashann Kilson of Inverse wrote in 2015: "[N]ostalgia is a funny thing: for many of us in the 30-and-over Transformers fan club, that first movie was an integral part of our childhood. [17] Welles spent the day of October 5, 1985, performing Unicron's voice on set, and died on October 10. The series overall has used 5mm posts for weapons almost univerally since, Titan Masters and Prime Masters use the same basic body style and connector, meaing they can be used interchangeably. (Though it's also still very meticulously referenced and informational.) Then I'm destroyed. The movie keeps him frozen until the climax, and. This is a combination of the, Averted in one of the G1 animated episodes. Then, a reversal for the. It opened at 14th place behind About Last Night, which had already been in theaters for five weeks. The Unicron Trilogy (2002-2006) was the next reboot and was intended as a full saga with an expansive toy line. To hell with what the reviews said — the O.G. [8] It was co-produced and directed by Nelson Shin, who also produced the television series. Transform and roll out! IDW Crossovers — A series of self-contained crossovers that are not canon to the other comic series. Exceptions exist, especially since the toys were not designed with this in mind. Wheeljack manages to infiltrate their holding cell, discovers his buddies are tied up, depowered, soaking wet (bad thing for robots), and with their carbine-shaped weapons piled sloppily in the corner. The soundtrack includes "Instruments of Destruction" by NRG,[22] "Dare" by Stan Bush,[23] "Nothin's Gonna Stand in Our Way" and "Hunger" by Kick Axe (credited as Spectre General),[24] "Dare To Be Stupid" by "Weird Al" Yankovic, and a hard rock remake of the Transformers TV theme song by Lion. He said in a 2013 interview: "To remove Optimus Prime, to physically remove Daddy from the family, that wasn't going to work. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. We just thought we were killing off the old product line to replace it with new products. Takara also has gotten in on this, with the Disney Label (yeah, we dunno what possesed Takara either). Its final box office gross of $5,849,647 (equivalent to $13,644,000 in 2019) made it the 99th highest-grossing film of 1986. Optimus arrives with reinforcements just as the Decepticons are near victory. Lampshaded in the IDW comics, where Swerve points out the Decepticon's obsession with combination. It isn't until their return that the war begins again. I play a planet. ", among others. (Such as "Megatron" bringing to mind "megaton,". It was released in the United States on Friday, August 8, 1986. The Autobots crash their spaceship outward through Unicron's eye and become disbanded while Unicron continues to battle Decepticons, Junkions, and other defenders of Cybertron. Rather hilariously, there is actually a Transformer called. Doing so with other Cybertronians is possible, but seemingly not any other humanoid alien species. He did not care to identify the voices of famous actors and concluded that "non-stop action is sufficient for kiddie audiences [but] I am offended that The Transformers is a 90-minute toy commercial. Other than that, between the various series and comics there is little that is consistent. [16], The Transformers: The Movie is the final film featuring Orson Welles. A team of six contestants performs a total of five songs that share the same theme. Of note is that Cybertron was not intended as a sequel to Energon; the original Japanese Transformers: Galaxy Force took place in its own universe. In 2005, the evil Decepticons have conquered the Autobots' home planet of Cybertron. Story consultant Flint Dille said: "We didn't know that he was an icon. 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