Transformers

Extracted Attributes

• Type (AI Technology)

  Neural network architecture

• Type (Media Franchise)

  Media franchise

• Creators (Media Franchise)

  Hasbro, Takara Tomy

• Application (AI Technology)

  Key component in advanced AI models

• Launch Year (Media Franchise)

  1984

• Highest-Grossing Media Franchise

  Yes

• Primary Factions (Media Franchise)

  Autobots, Decepticons

• Origin of Toy Line (Media Franchise)

  Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change series

• Fields Revolutionized (AI Technology)

  Scientific discovery, drug development

• Revenue (Media Franchise, as of 2011)

  $25 billion

Timeline

• Tonka's Gobots franchise started, later incorporated into the Transformers multiverse. (Source: DBPedia)

  1983-XX-XX

• The Transformers toy line launched, derived from Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change series. (Source: Summary, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1984-XX-XX

• The animated television series *The Transformers* (Generation 1) debuted. (Source: DBPedia, Web Search)

  1984-XX-XX

• The comic book series *The Transformers* (Generation 1) began. (Source: DBPedia, Web Search)

  1984-XX-XX

• The animated film *The Transformers: The Movie* was released. (Source: Web Search)

  1986-XX-XX

• Hasbro acquired Tonka, leading to the retroactive incorporation of Gobots into the Transformers multiverse. (Source: DBPedia)

  1991-XX-XX

• Generation 1 characters underwent a reboot by Dreamwave. (Source: DBPedia)

  2001-XX-XX

• The *Robots in Disguise* series was released. (Source: Summary, DBPedia)

  2001-XX-XX

• The *Transformers: Go-Bots* franchise was released. (Source: Web Search)

  2002-XX-XX

• Generation 1 characters underwent a reboot by IDW Publishing. (Source: DBPedia)

  2005-XX-XX

• The live-action film series began with *Transformers*, directed by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. (Source: Summary, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2007-XX-XX

• The Transformers franchise generated over $25 billion in revenue. (Source: Summary, DBPedia)

  2011-XX-XX

• The animated series *Transformers: Cyberverse* debuted. (Source: DBPedia)

  2018-XX-XX

• A third reboot of Generation 1 characters began. (Source: DBPedia)

  2019-XX-XX

Web Search Results

• Transformers - Wikipedia

  In 2007, Michael Bay directed a live-action film "Transformers (film)") based on Transformers, with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer. It stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, and Tyrese Gibson in the lead human cast while voice actors Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving voice Optimus Prime and Megatron, respectively. Transformers received mixed to positive reviews and was a box office success. It is the forty-fifth highest-grossing film and the fifth highest-grossing film of [...] Transformers off Earth. The organization built an anti-electron field (previously referred to as an Energon field) to make the planet uninhabitable to Cybertronians, and created a team of 48 transforming robots known as Autoroopers (オートルーパー Ōtorūpā), a Japanese portmanteau of "auto" (オート ōto) and "trooper" (トルーパー torūpā) or Autotroopers (aka Autobot Troopers) in English, are a group of human-created artificial Transformers that serve the Earth Defense Command to combat any other Transformers [...] The franchise began in 1984 with the Transformers toy line, comprising transforming mecha toys from Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change "Microman") toylines rebranded for Western markets. The term "Generation 1" (G1) covers both the animated television series The Transformers "The Transformers (TV series)") and the comic book series of the same name "The Transformers (Marvel Comics)"), which are further divided into Japanese, British and Canadian spin-offs. Sequels followed, such as the

• Transformers (film series) - Wikipedia

  The film series has met with generally negative to mixed reception. With the exception of Bumblebee, common elements of the original film series were held in low esteem by critics, such as the repeated formulaic plots, sophomoric and toilet humor, female character objectification, clichéd and controversial characterizations, racial and cultural stereotypes, overuse of MacGuffins, product placement, long running times, and excessive retroactive continuity changes (or retcons). [...] 14th-highest-grossing film series, with a total of $5.29 billion grossed over seven films to date. [...] cast in a major supporting role. That same month, Chinese actress Li Bingbing and comedian T. J. Miller joined the cast.

• All Transformers Movies Ranked by Tomatometer - Rotten Tomatoes

  It’s a bond not even its creators anticipated when they released The Transformers: The Movie. The 1986 production had big-screen action, power pop ballads, and a feature-length massacre of fan-favorite Autobots, including leader Optimus Prime. Hasbro and Takara (the American company licensed the physical toys from the Japanese one and created the Transformers brand and lore) got the hint after fan outcry, where mailed letters were sealed with sad kid tears, and resurrected Prime in Season 3 of [...] Debuting in 1984, the Transformers TV show rolled out to viewers the eternal mecha battle between Autobots and Decepticons here on Earth and beyond, though its prime drive was to get Hasbro action figures flying off Toys “R” Us shelves. That may just sound like a cynical moichandising ploy, but the series had strong characters and world-building, and kids were instantly hooked on the toys’ triple-play pleasures of robots, automobiles, and tactile hand interaction. [...] Transformers entered a new level of mainstream with the five movies from Michael Bay, directed across a decade, starting with the 2007 original and continuing with the sequels Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon, Age of Extinction, and The Last Knight. Bumblebee, a prequel set in the ’80s, brought the critical success that had eluded Bay, but not so much the box office. Rise of the Beasts cashed in on ’90s-era nostalgia by exploring the Beast Wars mythos.

• Franchises - Transformers Wiki

  robots. The toyline was primarily supported by a CGI animated series "Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)"), which would flesh out the universe and eventually establish the characters as the descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons of yore. Though a radical, and sometimes controversial reinvention, Beast Wars would also reinvigorate the Transformers brand, and many fans would come to regard the tie-in cartoon as one of the best Transformers shows of all time. [...] : A small, strange franchise that briefly ran alongside the more popular Beast Wars, Machine Wars: Transformers took advantage of the success off Beast Wars to return a handful of redecorated Generation 2 toys to store shelves, featuring a mixture of new characters and returning faces. No concurrent fiction was ever released to explain their place in the Transformers mythos other than some vague on-package bios; years later, however, BotCon 2013 would incorporate the characters into a [...] #### 1-2-3 Transformers (2001-2002) : Main article: 1-2-3 Transformers : 1-2-3 Transformers was a short-lived line of large, simple toys aimed at younger children. No tie-in fiction exists. | | | | | --- --- | | | 1-2-3 Transformers | | | | Toyline | | | #### Go-Bots (2002) : Main article: Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise) "Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)")

• Transformers - YouTube

  From director Michael Bay comes the first Transformers movie: a thrilling battle between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. When their epic struggle comes to Earth, all that stands between the Decepticons and ultimate power is a clue held by young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf). Unaware that he is mankind’s last chance for survival, Sam and Bumblebee, his robot disguised as a car, are in a heart-pounding race against an enemy unlike anything anyone has seen before. Executive produced by

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Transformers is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, such as vehicles and animals. The franchise encompasses toys, animation, comic books, video games and films. As of 2011, it generated more than ¥2 trillion ($25 billion) in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise began in 1984 with the Transformers toy line, comprising transforming mecha toys from Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change toylines rebranded for Western markets. The term "Generation 1" covers both the animated television series The Transformers and the comic book series of the same name, which are further divided into Japanese, British and Canadian spin-offs, respectively. Sequels followed, such as the Generation 2 comic book and Beast Wars TV series, which became its own mini-universe. Generation 1 characters underwent two reboots with Dreamwave in 2001 and IDW Publishing in 2005, with a third starting in 2019. There have been other incarnations of the story based on different toy lines during and after the 20th century. The first was the Robots in Disguise series, followed by three shows (Armada, Energon, and Cybertron) that constitute a single universe called the "Unicron Trilogy". A live-action film series started in 2007, again distinct from previous incarnations, while the Transformers: Animated series merged concepts from the G1 continuity, the 2007 live-action film and the "Unicron Trilogy". For most of the 2010s, in an attempt to mitigate the wave of reboots, the "" was established. In 2018, Transformers: Cyberverse debuted, once again, distinct from the previous incarnations. Although initially a separate and competing franchise started in 1983, Tonka's Gobots became the intellectual property of Hasbro after their buyout of Tonka in 1991. Subsequently, the universe depicted in the animated series Challenge of the GoBots and follow-up film GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords was retroactively established as an alternate universe within the Transformers multiverse.