#Go-bots

[cybertron-smash-or-pass]

Go-bots Cy-kill

[tronmike82]

This is how he flirts.

[simeonscott]

The Rock Man Cometh.

[ryanmoody]

Transformers/Go-Bot fusion by GuidoGuidi

[mortifiedandawesome]

I want to see this now

[pocoslip]

Which New Bumblebee Figures should be Repainted/Rettooled into Bug Bite??

(I still think they should retool WFC SS Bumblebee in Bug Bite because of their Similar Headsculpts)

[digibash]

In the infinite possibilities of the multiverse, there exists universes where "rescue" is not a word. In those universes, DESTROY ROY only knows destruction. He finds his purpose in teaching children how to start fires, hate, and be evil. 

[the-good-ol-art-corner]

★✧I get Messages from the Stars✧★

★✧You must be from another Galaxy✧★

So um. My brain thought up the most out-there (pun intended) ship between Autobot Cosmos and GoBot Spay-C,,, I don't know why all I know is it's cute and I like it shh-

Reblogs > Likes, thank you! <3

[holy-shit-comics]

[siphersaysstuff]

New for G2!

Know what I haven't done in a hot minute? A Patreon-backed @tfwiki pic thread about toys from before the turn of the century! Ha haa god I'm old.

Anyway, let's look at some of the new toys made for GENERATION 2, easily one of my all-time favorite eras of TF. I was the exact target demographic for the original TF line, but it was just one of many toylines I liked. I never had a lot. But G2 came when I started having disposable income, and at the dawning of internet fandom, and the innovations it made turned me into a TF FAN and long-time collector.

And before we start, everyone give thanks to Takara designer Takio Ejima (江島 多規男). He designed SO MANY TFs from this era to today, and is responsible for creating the light-piping and balljoint articulation that first appeared in these years.

The "Autobot Cars" became instant favorites (especially Rapido). The European releases were called AXELERATORS (a far cooler name) and had gorgeous hot-pink translucent parts instead of the US versions' smoky black. (Skram, Windbreaker, Rapido (old pic), Turbofire (old pic))

Of course, the "Decepticon Jet" counterparts, aka SKYSCORCHERS, were also adored. Weapons stored in vehicle mode were still rare, and thankfully the US versions kept that lovely bright-green translucent plastic. (Windrazor, Terradive, Afterburner (old pic), Eagle Eye (old pic))

The LASER RODS didn't just have light-up parts, they were the first super-articulated TFs! They used the G.I.Joe O-ring and steel hips construction, which was very awkward and made standing them tricky. (Electro, Volt, Sizzle, Jolt)

Following up are the LASER CYCLES, which use the Cyberjet ball-joint tech for much more stable advanced articulation. Road Pig and Road Rocket (old pic) also keep their lights permanently plugged into their weapons, where the Rods had you move the light from engine to hand.

On the other end of the articulation are the GO-BOTS, small and simple toys designed to work with Matchbox/Hot Wheels-scale playsets. Gearhead here was first released with clear parts, then again in the second wave with opaques… the first of many, MANY redecoes for this lot.

(No really, the six Go-Bots were released in like TEN different decos each all told over the course of eight years. It's amazing the steel molds weren't cheese by the end of it.)

The last toys released in G2 (in the US at least), the AUTO-ROLLERS (Dirtbag & Roadblock) are absolute units. Their back/lower halves have involved gearing that, when you flip a switch, makes them auto-transform to robot when rolled forward, or to vehicle when rolled back.

There's loads more delightful toys in this line, but I've already done pics of most of them, like the water-shooters (sadly my US versions are pretty rough), Rotor Force, Heroes, and the Australia/New Zealand exclusive Power Masters. Try 'em, you'll like 'em.

And if you enjoy these looks back on TF toy history and want to see even more pics per month, please consider joining my Patreon. Every little bit helps out. You can find it at

www dot patreon dot com slash gregstfwikipics

[askvectorprime]

If the Renegade Zero is the GoBot equivalent of Decepticon Starscream, who is Decepticon Thundercracker’s GoBot equivalent?

Dear Equivalence Engineer,

I would always be hesitant at trying to look for equivalents in interdimensional archetypes. Certainly, Zero does have some similarities to various incarnations of Starscream; but if that was what mattered, you would be doing a disservice to all those Starscreams who have managed to overcome the tendencies of those who bear the name.

I do recall one Go-Bot Thundercracker, however. He was part of Jhiaxus' early cloning work, who took the form of a Mercedes-Benz sports coupé. The influence from his forebearer left him with a massive inferiority complex, which made him ill-suited for Jhiaxus' plans, and he was left doing menial tasks on Qre. He was still there when Jhiaxus launched his Machine Wars, his self loathing over the new, improved Thundercracker clone leading him to fall into despair… until the stray spectral form of Starscream happened upon Qre, and recruited Thundercracker to his cause, plying him with stories about how much of an improvement he was over the original Thundercracker—something Starscream truly believed, as this clone had little of the attitude or conscience of the original.

Utilizing his new toady, Starscream was able to clone himself a new body, and the pair embarked upon their own invasion of Cybertron.

[maddyaddy]

Her: Babe, please stop saying dumbass things, you're not even making sense! Me: ROCK LORDS ROCKS THAT COME ALIVE ROCK LORDS FIGHTING TO SURVIVE LIVING ROCKS WITH STRENGTH AND MIGHT RISING UP TO CRUSH AND FIGHT! ROCK LORDS! POWERFUL LIVING ROCKS!

[titleknown]

What's funnier is, if the name Machine Robo rings a bell to you, it's because that's the name of the Bandai line that was imported in the 80s as Go Bots.

In other words, this is what Go-Bots ended up becoming.

They turned him into a shaboingboing

[simeonscott]

Gone to Bits.

[golyadkin]

Sons Of The Labyrinth or The Things Our Fathers Do To Us

[pocoslip]

So if he is a Guardian pretending to be a Decepticon, would that make Treds an Autobot????

(Apparently Treds' Old GoBots Toy has a Renegade Symbol but is Sold as a Guardian so, WHAT)