The prototype of Transformers is the Diaclone toy series of Japanese company TAKARA. Hasbro bought the copyright, and combined with the huge and wonderful world view designed afterwards, the world-famous Transformers series of products was born.

The prototype of Transformers is the Diaclone toy series of Japanese company TAKARA. Hasbro bought the copyright, and combined with the huge and wonderful world view designed afterwards, the world-renowned Transformers series of products came into being. However, in the world of Transformers, not all characters come from the Diaclone series, and there are also excellent products from other toy companies. Although these characters have all entered the Transformers toy product series, they are not "foreign monks who like to chant sutras." In the animation, some of them became star characters, some had to change their appearance, and some did not even have a chance to show their faces.

The best outsider: the two generations of interstellar transport captains of the Autobots

King Kong is an important barrier for the Autobots

King Kong is the ultimate defense force of the Autobots. He is powerful, courageous and meticulous. Responsible for protecting the Ark base and anything related to the mission, Hercules cannot and cannot fail. As a robot, he can flatten a hill, his steel claw arms can lift a weight of 300,000 tons, and the plasma blaster on his arm can destroy a 12-ton steel cube.

King Kong is still the interstellar transportation tool of the Autobots

King Kong can transform into a rocket launch base. It was the only interstellar transportation force of the Autobots in the early days, and its rockets can reach planetary orbits. Due to the wonderful performance of King Kong killing everyone in the animation and his important position as the mainstay, his toys have also become a hot commodity in the market.

The King Kong G1 toy comes from the Toy Box Company

Rocket Base Mode

As a toy, the King Kong prototype belongs to the Japanese Toy Box Company (later acquired by Tomy), and its original name is "Super Transforming Robot No. 1". This huge toy has many large and small parts, many of which are priced on the second-hand market. It can be said that it is full of treasures.

The Bobcat is also from the Toy Box Company

And when Transformers came to the third season, another star product also from the Toy Box Company - the Bobcat took over the position of King Kong in animation and the market.

Lynx robot (beast) mode

Lynx space shuttle mode

The same size is huge, the same is responsible for interstellar transportation, and can also walk electrically in toy form. Even the old enemies it suppresses are the originally invincible Decepticons Decepticons combination. It has to be suspected that Hasbro is deliberately copying the successful example of King Kong in the previous year. The Lynx is extremely playable. It can be decomposed into Archaeopteryx and Lynx, and can also be synthesized into the space shuttle . The newly launched official Lynx of the Earthrise series has even developed a base mode. I like the Lynx. No. readers can try it.

Hercules and Bobcat, these two products of Toy Box Company have become stars in the world of Hasbro Transformers and have brought good performance to them.

Outsiders caught in the copyright dispute: the earliest aerial fortress of the Autobots

Skyfire animated image

Skyfire was the only aerial power of the Autobots in the early days. He was tall, outstanding in ability, and had the topic of abandoning darkness and turning to light. On the current network The era has high potential to be top-notch.

Valkyrie’s classic defender form Skyfire also has

, but his toy design is the Japanese Takatoku Macross VF-1S Valkyrie fighter. Hasbro valued Valkyrie’s marketing potential in North America and bought him. Design, and designed a rich plot for Tianhuo.

G1 Skyfire from Valkyrie

However, the Takatoku company went bankrupt in 1984, and Bandai bought the company's remaining toy products and designs.They hope to bring Valkyrie to Japanese retail. Although Bandai agrees with Hasbro to sell Skyfire in North America, Hasbro's partner TAKARA is not allowed to sell Skyfire in Japan. Therefore, Jetfire was excluded from the Japanese Transformers toy sequence.

G1 Skyfire's heavy-duty aircraft form

In the North American market, although Skyfire's toys are available for sale, in the field of animation, Jin Hesheng Company took the lead and released the Battlestar animation (the American edited version of Macross) in the United States. Valkyrie is already on screens in American homes, so Jetfire, who has the same face, can't appear to clash with her. As a last resort, Hasbro could only adjust Skyfire's robot and alternate forms in the animation, and changed his English name to "Skyfire". But in this way, without animation as a promotional tool, the sales of Skyfire G1 toys that were mistaken for the wrong version were greatly affected. To this day, there are still fans who don’t know this history and think that Skyfire’s G1 toys are Macross. Toy.

But no matter what, Tianhuo still appeared in the animation and left a deep impression on the audience.

The alien bead that only has toys but no animation

Advanced robotic insects

Roadhog and Rotor

I believe Hasbro will be angry at Takatoku's failure to live up to expectations. While buying the design of Skyfire, they also purchased the designs of advanced robot insects, Roadhog and Rotor, preparing to incorporate these characters into the Transformers. However, less than two years later, the Takatoku company fell apart, and its toy copyrights were acquired by Bandai. The powerful Bandai was not so polite to Hasbro and its Japanese partner TAKARA, and had already entered Transformers. There is no restriction on the North American version of the characters in the product series, but there is no chance for the Japanese version to be released at all.

To be fair, the design of the advanced robot insect is very good. The clever deformation design and the lifelike insect form make people love it. Roadhog and Rotary Wing have the air of a military machine, and their generous materials and size make players feel they are worth their money. Unfortunately, in the end, the advanced robotic insects, Road Fighter, and Rotor never made it to the animated screen, and the latter two only appeared in the British comics at the same time. Without the promotional effect of animation, these excellent toys were "raised in the boudoir and unknown to people", and in the end they could only be appreciated by the more experienced Transformers collectors.

The above products were the "foreign aid" in Transformers back then. Through these descriptions, I wonder if you already know the original history. Welcome to leave a message to exchange.