Larger figures, averaging around 12–15 cm (5-6 inches) tall in robot mode, were released as Super Gobots.
#Gobot dozer plus#
This unnamed assortment, usually referred to as ‘Regular’ Gobots, was used throughout the four years Gobots were produced, and was later supplemented by figures from the Machine Robo Devil Invaders sub-line, plus some aborted Machine Robo figures and some commissioned from Bandai by Tonka.
The robot figures transformed into a mixture of generic and specific contemporary machines, plus a handful of Second World War fighter aircraft, and a number of futuristic designs. The bulk of the Gobot line was taken from the Machine Robo ‘600 Series’ line of figures, which were around 5–8 cm / 2-3 inches high on average. Tonka released the first batch of figures to stores in 1983, one year prior to the Transformers. In 1991, Hasbro acquired the GoBots range from Tonka Inc. 1987 was the final year in which new Gobots were released. The line sold well initially, but was overtaken by Transformers. Introduced in 1983 by Tonka Inc., the GoBots toys were part of the robot "sensation" that swept the nation for a short time. The figures were all given individual names, in contrast to the simple designations they received in Japan. In another similarity to Transformers, Tonka decided to make the figures sentient robots, rather than human-piloted mecha as they had been in Japan, and divided them into two factions – the good Guardians and evil Renegades (although early figures were simply described as ‘Friendly’ or ‘Enemy’ on the packaging). There was also a lot of different toys, by a lot, we mean this many….The GoBot toyline was based on figures produced by Popy of Japan (the now-defunct character division of Bandai), named Machine Robo.
Unfortunately, unlike Transformers, the GoBots figures came with no distinction once outside the box, they had no markings to show what side they were on which meant you had to watch the show in order to know which GoBot was on which side. The show picks up the story in the midst of this great conflict as the GoBots have taken the fight to planet Earth. But quick to thwart the Renegades were the leftover Guardians, led by the gallant Leader-1. A disgruntled Guardian named Cy-Kill rebelled with a group of followers and formed the domination-bent Renegades to usurp power and threaten the freedom of the planet. The story began on the war torn planet of Gobotron.
#Gobot dozer series#
The GoBots were divided into two classes, “Friendly” and “Enemy”, this was changed to “Guardians” and “Renegades” with the launch of the animated cartoon series ‘Challenge of the GoBots’. Larger figures were then released at around 5-6 inches in height and named ‘Super GoBots’. These first figures were 2-3 inches in height, they transformed into a mixture of different machines, including WW2 fighter aircraft. Tonka released the first batch of toys in 1983 and were actually a reissue of a series of toys originally produced by Popy of Japan, who later became Bandai.
#Gobot dozer movie#
An animated TV show ‘Challenge of the GoBots’ was also released with 66 episodes and then a follow-up movie called GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords. The toy-line was first released in 1983 and ran for four years until its eventual discontinuation in 1987. In the great toy robot wars of the 1980’s there was only one winner, Transformers! While it’s fair to say Transformers dominated the transforming robot toys market, they had stiff competition from the Gobots which pre-dated Transformers by a year.
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