![]() ![]() The computer learns that the planet is inhabited, and in order to survive first contact the computer both repairs the disabled Transformers and re-configures them with physical forms based on vehicles and machines of human origin. The eruption re-sets the ship's computer, which deploys a probe to study the planet. Millions of years later, in 1984, the dormant volcano the Autobot ship had crashed on becomes active. When the Decepticons board the Autobot ship, a battle breaks out, and with nobody controlling the ship, it crashes onto prehistoric Earth and knocks the Transformers unconscious. The Autobots leave their planet on a space ship, and the Decepticons follow them in their own vessel. Their planet of Cybertron had become decimated and both factions have been reduced to scavenging for needed supplies, primarily energy. They have waged civil war for eons on their home planet of Cybertron, a war that had started several million years B.C., before humans even existed on Earth. Both sides are from a race called Transformers – robots that can change into vehicles, mechanical devices and even animal forms. The Transformers plot has two factions of sentient alien robots: the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons. Spike Witwicky, the Autobots' main human liaison, shown in Headmaster armor. The 1986 feature film The Transformers: The Movie generated $5,706,456 at the United States box office. When the toy line was released, it was supported by the Marvel Comics series, an animated television series, and a gamut of other merchandising tie-ins. ![]() Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter created an overall story, and editor Bob Budiansky created names and profiles for the characters. Marvel was approached once again to provide a backstory for the new toy line. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the Hasbro action figure G.I. Hasbro had a business relationship with Marvel Comics, which had successfully produced the Hasbro tie-in comic book G.I. under the "Diakron" moniker, while in some parts of Europe, Diaclone enjoyed a small following with a comic book series for that market. ![]() Prior to the Hasbro deal, Takara briefly sold Diaclone toys in specialty toy shops in the U.S. Hasbro bought the rights to produce the toys, but decided to release them under a single brand to avoid confusing the market with several series with similar premises. At the time, Japanese toy manufacturer Takara was showcasing several transforming robot toys from lines such as Diaclone and Micro Change. In 1983, Hasbro representatives were sent to Tokyo Toy Show, a toy expo in Japan, in search of prospective toys that they could import to the North American market. Hasbro eventually adopted the term "Generation 1" to refer to any toy produced in that era. The line was originally called The Transformers, with "Generation 1" originating as a term coined by fans of the toys when the Transformers: Generation 2 toy line was released in 1992. It was a line of toy robots that could change into an alternate form (vehicles such as cars and planes, miniature guns or cassettes, animals, and even dinosaurs) by moving parts into other places, and it was the first line of toys produced for the successful Transformers toy and entertainment franchise. Transformers: Generation 1 (also known as Generation One or G1) is a toy line from 1984 to 1990, produced by Hasbro and Takara. For the entire toy line, see Transformers (toy line). This article is about the first Transformers series. ![]()
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