The GoBot forms possessed an additional ability after being run through the device named the Modifier, the GoBots' bodies were able to transform into other vehicles. However, the genius who became known as the "Last Engineer" saved his people, taking his experiments to replace parts of his own body with mechanical substitutes to the ultimate extent and transferring the GoBings brains into large robot bodies known as "GoBots". When a Renegade sabotage operation inadvertently resulted in a gigantic asteroid colliding with GoBotron, the natural disasters that resulted from the asteroid's impact pushed the GoBings to the verge of extinction. Civil war erupted on the planet when the power-hungry terrorist group known as the Renegades arose, led by a madman dubbed the "Master Renegade", who waged war against the peaceful Guardians. Thousands of years ago on the planet GoBotron, there lived a race of human-like beings known as GoBings. The only 'theme' to a side was that anything that turned into a 'monstrous' looking robot or vehicle was a Renegade.Ĭlips from the show were used in Errol Morris' Fast, Cheap and Out of Control. Likewise, there was no commonality of design within each faction. The characters (as well as the toys) had no identifying insignias or markings to indicate their allegiance, although it was clearly indicated on the packaging. GoBots had no clear divide between the two factions. Cy-Kill, Cop-Tur and Crasher), who were virtually ever-present, with other characters seeming to rotate in "guest-star" roles.
CHALLENGE OF THE GOBOT SERIES
The series generally focused on the "lead" three robots from each faction (Leader-1, Turbo and Scooter vs.
The GoBots' origin as organic beings accounted for the presence of genders among the robots. However, the females were built like the males (only Crasher receiving any distinguishable female features).
Unlike Transformers, GoBots had regular female characters. The characters rarely had guns, instead shooting energy blasts out of their fists. The Renegades were led by Cy-Kill, with Crasher and Cop-Tur among their ranks. The Guardians were led by Leader-1 with others including Turbo and Scooter. GoBots dealt with two opposing forces of transforming robots from the planet Gobotron: the heroic Guardians and the evil Renegades. The series was later rerun on the USA Cartoon Express. A regular series followed the next year, premiering on September 16, 1985. The GoBots originally debuted in animated form as a five-part miniseries, which aired in syndication from October 29 - November 2, 1984. Most of the toys were imported from the Japanese Machine Robo toy line. Ward Brock Peters Peter CullenĬhallenge of the GoBots (also known as Mighty Machine Men) is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, based on the Gobots toy-line released from Tonka. Lou Richards Arthur Burghardt Frank Welker Bernard Erhard Bob Holt Marilyn Lightstone Sparky Marcus Leslie Speights Morgan Paull Phil Hartman B.J. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article does not cite any references or sources.
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