GoBots is a line of transforming robot toys produced by Tonka from 1983 to 1987, similar to Hasbro's Transformers.[1] Although initially a separate and competing line of toys, 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 established as an alternate universe within the Transformers multiverse.[2] While Hasbro now owns the fictional side of the property (character names, bios, storyline), the actual toys and their likenesses were only licensed from Bandai in the 1980s, were not covered by the Tonka acquisition, and are not available for Hasbro use.
The GoBot toy line was based on figures produced by Popy of Japan (the now-defunct character division of Bandai), named Machine Robo. 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). The figures were all given individual names, in contrast to the simple designations they received in Japan.[3][4]
Introduced in 1983 by Tonka Inc., the GoBots toys were part of the robot "sensation" that swept the nation for a short time.[5][6][7][8]
The line sold well initially but was overtaken by Transformers. 1987 was the final year in which new Gobots were released. In 1991, Hasbro acquired the GoBots range from Tonka Inc.[9]
Releases
Tonka released the first batch of figures to stores in 1983, one year prior to the Transformers. 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. 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. 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.
Larger figures, averaging around 12–15 cm (5-6 inches) tall in robot mode, were released as Super Gobots. Some of these were drawn from the Machine Robo Scale Robo DX line, some from the MR Big Machine Robo line (these included larger versions of Leader-1, the Guardian leader, and Cy-Kill, the Renegade leader) and some designs not released in Japan. The line also included two gestalt-style figures, the car-based Puzzler and monster-based Monsterous.
Several other ranges were drawn from existing Bandai figures (such as the Secret Riders [10]).
Tonka did design some toys for the line, including the Guardian Command Center and Renegade Thruster playsets, and the motorized Renegade Zod. In addition to these, two versions of the Power Warrior were made for both the Guardians and the Renegades, using molds from the Machine Robo line and recolored. The Nemesis Power Warrior used a tank for the center body and was released only in Japan. A large playset called the Gobotron Fortress was also shown to have existed in various articles and catalogues, but it has never been released.
Cover to #2 of the Gobots comic series by IDW Publishing. Art by Tom Scioli.
Hanna-Barbera produced a cartoon series called Challenge of the GoBots to promote the toy line, which ran for 65 22-minute episodes from 1984 to 1985.[11] In 1986, soon after the end of the Challenge of the Gobots television series, the Gobots co-starred with the Rock Lords in an animated feature film GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords, again produced by Hanna-Barbera.[12]
In 1984, two Gobot children's books were published by Golden Books, an imprint of Western Publishing. The books, titled War of the Gobots and Gobots on Earth, were written by Robin Snyder and illustrated by Steve Ditko, and chronicled the origins of the Gobots. The Gobots were also featured in the 1986 book Collision Course Comet - Robo Machine Featuring The Challenge Of The Gobots and the 1985 book The Wagner Sirens-Robo Machine Featuring The Challenge Of The Gobots, both of which were published by Egmont Books.
The closest thing to a Gobot comic book was the Gobots Magazine, produced by Telepictures Publishing. This included a short comic strip, based on the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon continuity, as well as features on real-life robots, quiz pages and the like. It ran quarterly from winter 1986 to winter 1987, managing five issues. Unlike the Transformers comics, it was aimed at a very young readership.
In the UK, a Robo Machines comic strip was produced, using many of the characters from the Gobot line, but following a different continuity than the cartoon. This was written by Tom Tully, and ran in the second volume of Eagle from November 1984 to July 1985. After Fleetway discontinued their licence agreement, the property was leased to World Distributors, who produced annuals following the cartoon continuity in 1986 and 1987.
A Gobots video game was released in 1986 by Ariolasoft for the Commodore 64,[13]Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum[14][15] computer formats. Gobots software for other computers, home video game systems or coin-operated arcade game systems is unknown at this time.
It was announced that Hasbro has applied for a new Go-Bots trademark (this is not a renewal) under "distribution of motion pictures, ongoing television programs" and "Toys, games and playthings, namely, toy vehicles and accessories for use therewith.[16]
In October 2018, IDW began publishing a Go-Bots mini series written and illustrated by Tom Scioli.[17]
Unlike Transformers, Gobots was released in several guises around the world.
In the UK, France and a number of other European countries, Bandai released the figures as Robo Machine, utilising most of the Tonka names. Later on, when the Challenge of the Gobots cartoon arrived, this was changed, or modified (often resulting in clumsy branding such as Robo Machines featuring Challenge of the Gobots or Challenge of the Gobots - A Robo Machine Production).
In Australia, the line was released as Machine Men. The Machine Men name had been used also by Bandai in an item to market Machine Robo in America in early 1984, but after issuing six figures the line failed. However, Bandai's Australian release was successful enough to retain the Machine Men branding, which was even added to the cartoon when that began airing.
In Brazil, the line was initially produced by Glasslite as Mutante. The license was later taken over by Mimo.
It was also translated into Arabic and retitled Hikayat alamaliqa, or A Tale of Giants.
In Japan, Bandai opted to keep with the Machine Robo line, rather than importing the Gobots due to licensing issues.
Transformers
In 1991, Hasbro took over Tonka, and thus the Gobot trademarks; the molds for the action figures remain the property of Bandai, having only been leased to Tonka, and some were reissued in 1993 for the European Robo Machines line. Since then, the trademarks have been used several times — a character called Gobots was released in 1993, a range of figures in 1995 was called the Go-Bots, and Hasbro subsidiary Playskool issued a line named Transformers: Gobots in 2002. To this date, there have been a few exclusives referencing GoBots, but they have all been recolors of other Transformer molds as opposed to new figures. Examples of this are the Transformers 2007 movie-themed Fracture (based on Crasher) and Backtrack (based on Night Ranger; unreleased, but shown in promotional materials) and Revenge of the Fallen figures Deadlift (based on Spoons) and Reverb (based on Dart). Also, Botcon 2007 Bugbite, an off-white repaint of Classics Bumblebee, was released as the second Bug Bite toy in Transformers. The first Bug Bite was a Japanese-exclusive white repaint of Generation 1 Bumblebee which retained Bug Bites VW Beetle vehicle mode. The color change to white was due to Bumblebee and Bug Bite sharing the colors yellow and black in their original competing releases.
The name Leader-1 was reused for Transformers Armada Megatron's mini-con in 2002.
While Hasbro has used current toy technology to update their G1 Transformer characters over the years, it is unlikely that Gobots will receive similar treatment, as the molds—and thus, the original character designs—belong to Bandai.
In 1995, a line of Transformers called Go-Bots (small, Matchbox-sized car Transformers which had racing axles) were released, including Bumblebee, Double Clutch, High Beam, Ironhide, Megatron, Mirage, Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Sideswipe, and Frenzy. Of the 6 molds produced, 15 Go-Bot characters were released, including the 1995 BotCon convention exclusive figure, Nightracer (a recoloring of Go-Bot Bumblebee). Subsequent uses of these molds were renamed Spy Changers.
Gearhead was used to demonstrate the Hasbro Go-Bots line at Toy Fair 1995. They were described by the pitch-man as "The all-new, most mind-blowing, laser-slashing, robot-bashing product line ever!" [18]
Guillermo Gutierrez in the 2018 film Bumblebee (film) asks the protagonist Charlie Watson if the Transformers are like the fictional toy line Gobots in a deleted scene on the Blu-Ray. The film is set in 1987.
^Bellomo, Mark (2010). Totally Tubular '80s. Krause Publications. p. 90=93. ISBN978-1-4402-1282-6.
^Arrington, Carl (1984-12-03). "Deck the, Halls with Squads of Robots: Hasbro Takes on Tonka in the Toy Wars of 1984". People.com. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
^"Sinclair Infoseek". World of Spectrum. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
^"Challenge of the Gobots". World of Spectrum. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
^"Hasbro Applies For A Go-Bots Movie And Toyline Trademark". Transformers World. January 26, 2015.
^"GO-BOTS Return in All-New Comic Book Series". IDW Publishing. December 27, 2018.
^"TOY FAIR 1995 PART 3 BATMAN & TRANSFORMERS". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
External links
Gobots Section at Toy Archive.com
Gobots figures and parts identification archive at Transformerland.com
Gobots Section at TFU.info
A Gobots and Transformers comparison on Seibertron
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources GoBots news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message GoBots is a line of transforming robot toys produced by Tonka from 1983 to 1987 similar to Hasbro s Transformers 1 Although initially a separate and competing line of toys 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 established as an alternate universe within the Transformers multiverse 2 While Hasbro now owns the fictional side of the property character names bios storyline the actual toys and their likenesses were only licensed from Bandai in the 1980s were not covered by the Tonka acquisition and are not available for Hasbro use GoBotsCreated byTonkaOriginal workMachine RoboFilms and televisionFilm s GoBots Battle of the Rock LordsAnimated seriesChallenge of the GoBotsMiscellaneousToy s GoBotsRock LordsRelated franchisesTransformers Contents 1 History 2 Releases 2 1 GoBots figures 2 1 1 Standard figures 2 1 2 Super GoBots 2 1 3 Power Warriors 2 1 4 Puzzler 2 1 5 Monstrous 2 1 6 Boomers 2 1 7 Secret Riders 2 1 8 Dread Launchers 2 1 9 Power Marchers 2 1 10 Others 3 Media 4 Worldwide 5 Transformers 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe GoBot toy line was based on figures produced by Popy of Japan the now defunct character division of Bandai named Machine Robo 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 The figures were all given individual names in contrast to the simple designations they received in Japan 3 4 Introduced in 1983 by Tonka Inc the GoBots toys were part of the robot sensation that swept the nation for a short time 5 6 7 8 The line sold well initially but was overtaken by Transformers 1987 was the final year in which new Gobots were released In 1991 Hasbro acquired the GoBots range from Tonka Inc 9 Releases EditTonka released the first batch of figures to stores in 1983 one year prior to the Transformers 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 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 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 Larger figures averaging around 12 15 cm 5 6 inches tall in robot mode were released as Super Gobots Some of these were drawn from the Machine Robo Scale Robo DX line some from the MR Big Machine Robo line these included larger versions of Leader 1 the Guardian leader and Cy Kill the Renegade leader and some designs not released in Japan The line also included two gestalt style figures the car based Puzzler and monster based Monsterous Several other ranges were drawn from existing Bandai figures such as the Secret Riders 10 Tonka did design some toys for the line including the Guardian Command Center and Renegade Thruster playsets and the motorized Renegade Zod In addition to these two versions of the Power Warrior were made for both the Guardians and the Renegades using molds from the Machine Robo line and recolored The Nemesis Power Warrior used a tank for the center body and was released only in Japan A large playset called the Gobotron Fortress was also shown to have existed in various articles and catalogues but it has never been released A spin off line Rock Lords crossed over with the Gobots in the feature film GoBots Battle of the Rock Lords and was issued as a separate toy line by Tonka in 1986 GoBots figures Edit Note The figures were not always released in numerical order Standard figures Edit Name Vehicle mode MR number01 Cy Kill Motorcycle MR 0102 Tank Tank MR 0203 Fitor Jet MR 0304 Cop Tur Helicopter MR 0405 Loco JNR Class D51 MR 0506 Spay C Space Shuttle MR 1407 Turbo Supercar MR 0708 BuggyMan Meyers Manx MR 0809 Dumper Dump Truck MR 0910 Pumper Pumper MR 1011 Dozer Komatsu D155A bulldozer MR 1112 Hans Cuff Toyota Crown S110 MR 1313 Fly Trap Garbage Truck MR 2614 Small Foot Toyota Hilux SR5 MR 3515 Dive Dive Los Angeles Class Submarine MR 3316 Slicks Renault RE20 MR 3217 Block Head Nissan Cement Mixer Truck MR 3418 Road Ranger Hino HE Flatbed Trailer Truck MR 1819 Royal T Harrier GR5 MR 1920 Spoiler Countach LP500S MR 2121 Crasher Porsche 956 MR 2022 Screw Head Drilling vehicle MR 1723 Blaster Missile Tank MR 2324 Crain Brain UNIC K 200B MR 24 Name Vehicle mode MR number25 Leader 1 F 15 Eagle MR 2526 Rest Q Nissan Caravan Ambulance MR 1527 Scooter Scooter MR 1628 Geeper Creeper Mitsubishi Jeep CJ 3B MR 2829 Path Finder Flying Saucer MR 2930 Night Ranger Harley Davidson FLHC MR 3731 Spoons Komatsu Forklift MR 3432 Water Walk Seaplane MR 3133 Flip Top SH 2 Seasprite MR 4034 Good Knight Excalibur Series III MR 4435 Blaster V2 Missile Tank MR 2336 Street Heat Chevrolet Camaro Z28 MR 4337 Wrong Way AH 64 Apache MR 4138 Scratch GMC S 15 Jimmy MRT 4139 BuggyMan V2 Meyers Manx MR 0840 Zero A6M Zero MR 3941 Tux Rolls Royce Phantom VI MR 4642 Twin Spin CH 46 Sea Knight MR 5043 Snoop SR 71 Blackbird MR 4544 Leader 1 V2 F 15 Eagle MR 2545 Cy Kill V2 Motorcycle MR 0146 Vamp Spaceship MRD 10147 Scorp Robotic scorpion MRD 10248 Pincher Spaceship MRD 103 Name Vehicle mode MR number49 Stallion Ford Mustang MRT 4550 Sparky Pontiac Fiero MRT 4351 Van Guard Dodge Caravan MRT 42 52 Heat Seeker F 16 Falcon MR 4953 Stinger Chevrolet Corvette MRT 4454 Major Mo Nissan 300ZX Z31 MR 4855 Bad Boy A 10 Thunderbolt II MR 4756 Creepy Robotic crab MRD 10457 Tail Pipe Nissan Skyline RS MR 4258 Bugsie Monster n a59 Bladez Monster MRD 10560 Klaws Spaceship n a61 Hornet Jet n a62 Treds M1 Abrams n a63 Bullseye B 1 Lancer n a64 Mr Moto Honda 200X n a65 Mach 3 F 4 Phantom MR 5166 Man O War Iowa class battleship MR 5467 Ace P 51 Mustang n a68 Bolt P 38 Lightning n a69 Dart Honda VF1000R n a70 Sky Jack F 14 Tomcat MR 5271 Gunnyr MiG 21 n a72 Bentwing F4U Corsair n a release cancelled Super GoBots Edit Name Vehicle mode MR number020 Warpath AH 64 Apache BMR 04021 Cy Kill Motorcycle BMR 01022 Spay C Space Shuttle BMR 05023 Staks Peterbilt 352H BMR 03024 Leader 1 F 15 Eagle BMR 02025 Baron Von Joy Porsche 930 Turbo MRDX 07 Name Vehicle mode MR number026 Zeemon Datsun Fairlady 280ZX MRDX 02027 Herr Fiend Porsche 928S MRDX 03028 Bug Bite Volkswagen Beetle MRDX 05029 Destroyer Leopard 1A4 MRDX 04030 Psycho Psychoroid MRDX 01031 Defendor Saladin Mk II MRDX 06 Name Vehicle mode MR number032 Throttle BMW K100 n a033 Raizor F 4 Phantom n a034 Vamp Spaceship n a035 Super Couper Ford Coupe n a036 Spy Eye Tornado IDS n a037 Clutch Ford F 250 n a038 Night Fright Mi 24 n aPower Warriors Edit NameCourageous NameGrungyPuzzler Edit Six smaller robots that combined into a single larger super robot sold both separately and as a giftset Name Vehicle modeCrossword Porsche 930Jig Saw Toyota Celica XX Name Vehicle modePocket Lamborghini CountachRube Mercedes Benz 500 Name Vehicle modeTic Tac Chevrolet CorvetteZig Zag Nissan 300ZXMonstrous Edit Six smaller robots that combined into a single larger super robot sold both separately and as a giftset Name Vehicle modeFangs MonsterFright Face Monster Name Vehicle modeGore Jaw MonsterHeart Attack Monster Name Vehicle modeSouth Claw MonsterWeird Wing MonsterBoomers Edit Name Vehicle modeBlast Buggy Name Vehicle modeRumble BuggySecret Riders Edit Name Vehicle modeTork Ford Ranger Name Vehicle modeTri Trak Honda 200X Name Vehicle modeTwister HelicopterDread Launchers Edit Name Vehicle modeChaos X 29 amp transporter Name Vehicle modeRe Volt Hawk amp launchpad Name Vehicle modeTraitor Wasp amp launchpadPower Marchers Edit NameHitch Hiker NameQuick StepOthers Edit NameCommand CenterScales NameSpace HawkThruster NameZodMedia Edit Cover to 2 of the Gobots comic series by IDW Publishing Art by Tom Scioli Hanna Barbera produced a cartoon series called Challenge of the GoBots to promote the toy line which ran for 65 22 minute episodes from 1984 to 1985 11 In 1986 soon after the end of the Challenge of the Gobots television series the Gobots co starred with the Rock Lords in an animated feature film GoBots Battle of the Rock Lords again produced by Hanna Barbera 12 In 1984 two Gobot children s books were published by Golden Books an imprint of Western Publishing The books titled War of the Gobots and Gobots on Earth were written by Robin Snyder and illustrated by Steve Ditko and chronicled the origins of the Gobots The Gobots were also featured in the 1986 book Collision Course Comet Robo Machine Featuring The Challenge Of The Gobots and the 1985 book The Wagner Sirens Robo Machine Featuring The Challenge Of The Gobots both of which were published by Egmont Books The closest thing to a Gobot comic book was the Gobots Magazine produced by Telepictures Publishing This included a short comic strip based on the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon continuity as well as features on real life robots quiz pages and the like It ran quarterly from winter 1986 to winter 1987 managing five issues Unlike the Transformers comics it was aimed at a very young readership In the UK a Robo Machines comic strip was produced using many of the characters from the Gobot line but following a different continuity than the cartoon This was written by Tom Tully and ran in the second volume of Eagle from November 1984 to July 1985 After Fleetway discontinued their licence agreement the property was leased to World Distributors who produced annuals following the cartoon continuity in 1986 and 1987 A Gobots video game was released in 1986 by Ariolasoft for the Commodore 64 13 Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum 14 15 computer formats Gobots software for other computers home video game systems or coin operated arcade game systems is unknown at this time It was announced that Hasbro has applied for a new Go Bots trademark this is not a renewal under distribution of motion pictures ongoing television programs and Toys games and playthings namely toy vehicles and accessories for use therewith 16 In October 2018 IDW began publishing a Go Bots mini series written and illustrated by Tom Scioli 17 Worldwide EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Unlike Transformers Gobots was released in several guises around the world In the UK France and a number of other European countries Bandai released the figures as Robo Machine utilising most of the Tonka names Later on when the Challenge of the Gobots cartoon arrived this was changed or modified often resulting in clumsy branding such as Robo Machines featuring Challenge of the Gobots or Challenge of the Gobots A Robo Machine Production In Australia the line was released as Machine Men The Machine Men name had been used also by Bandai in an item to market Machine Robo in America in early 1984 but after issuing six figures the line failed However Bandai s Australian release was successful enough to retain the Machine Men branding which was even added to the cartoon when that began airing In Brazil the line was initially produced by Glasslite as Mutante The license was later taken over by Mimo It was also translated into Arabic and retitled Hikayat alamaliqa or A Tale of Giants In Japan Bandai opted to keep with the Machine Robo line rather than importing the Gobots due to licensing issues Transformers EditIn 1991 Hasbro took over Tonka and thus the Gobot trademarks the molds for the action figures remain the property of Bandai having only been leased to Tonka and some were reissued in 1993 for the European Robo Machines line Since then the trademarks have been used several times a character called Gobots was released in 1993 a range of figures in 1995 was called the Go Bots and Hasbro subsidiary Playskool issued a line named Transformers Gobots in 2002 To this date there have been a few exclusives referencing GoBots but they have all been recolors of other Transformer molds as opposed to new figures Examples of this are the Transformers 2007 movie themed Fracture based on Crasher and Backtrack based on Night Ranger unreleased but shown in promotional materials and Revenge of the Fallen figures Deadlift based on Spoons and Reverb based on Dart Also Botcon 2007 Bugbite an off white repaint of Classics Bumblebee was released as the second Bug Bite toy in Transformers The first Bug Bite was a Japanese exclusive white repaint of Generation 1 Bumblebee which retained Bug Bites VW Beetle vehicle mode The color change to white was due to Bumblebee and Bug Bite sharing the colors yellow and black in their original competing releases The name Leader 1 was reused for Transformers Armada Megatron s mini con in 2002 While Hasbro has used current toy technology to update their G1 Transformer characters over the years it is unlikely that Gobots will receive similar treatment as the molds and thus the original character designs belong to Bandai In 1995 a line of Transformers called Go Bots small Matchbox sized car Transformers which had racing axles were released including Bumblebee Double Clutch High Beam Ironhide Megatron Mirage Optimus Prime Soundwave Sideswipe and Frenzy Of the 6 molds produced 15 Go Bot characters were released including the 1995 BotCon convention exclusive figure Nightracer a recoloring of Go Bot Bumblebee Subsequent uses of these molds were renamed Spy Changers Gearhead was used to demonstrate the Hasbro Go Bots line at Toy Fair 1995 They were described by the pitch man as The all new most mind blowing laser slashing robot bashing product line ever 18 Guillermo Gutierrez in the 2018 film Bumblebee film asks the protagonist Charlie Watson if the Transformers are like the fictional toy line Gobots in a deleted scene on the Blu Ray The film is set in 1987 See also Edit Toys portalChallenge of the GoBots 1984 GoBots Battle of the Rock Lords 1986 Robo Machines 1984 References Edit Living Hot Toys with a Special Twist Time October 1 1984 Archived from the original on July 21 2008 Retrieved 2010 09 06 Sorenson Jim Forster Bill July 13 2010 Transformers Animated The AllSpark Almanac II IDW Publishing ISBN 978 1600106835 Bellomo Mark 2010 Totally Tubular 80s Krause Publications p 90 93 ISBN 978 1 4402 1282 6 Arrington Carl 1984 12 03 Deck the Halls with Squads of Robots Hasbro Takes on Tonka in the Toy Wars of 1984 People com Retrieved 2012 10 20 Billboard Oct 5 1985 Living Hot Toys with a Special Twist Time October 1 1984 Archived from the original on July 21 2008 Hall Jane 1987 03 23 TV s New Toys Send Critics Scrambling for Their Guns People com Peoplepets com Archived from the original on 2013 11 04 Retrieved 2012 10 20 Dougherty Philip H 1984 01 25 Advertising GoBots Set U S Invasion The New York Times Retrieved 2012 10 20 Going Going GoBots by Matt Carara Toyfare Magazine 123 November 2007 page 80 82 STA Gobots Secret Riders Toyarchive com Retrieved 2011 09 27 Challenge Of The Gobots The Original Miniseries DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video Dvdtalk com Retrieved 2012 10 20 Care Bears Gobots No beauty But Likeable Chicago Tribune Articles chicagotribune com 1986 04 04 Retrieved 2012 10 20 Gobots at gamefaqs Retrieved 2011 09 27 Sinclair Infoseek World of Spectrum Retrieved 2011 09 27 Challenge of the Gobots World of Spectrum Retrieved 2011 09 27 Hasbro Applies For A Go Bots Movie And Toyline Trademark Transformers World January 26 2015 GO BOTS Return in All New Comic Book Series IDW Publishing December 27 2018 TOY FAIR 1995 PART 3 BATMAN amp TRANSFORMERS YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 13 Retrieved 2011 09 27 External links EditGobots Section at Toy Archive com Gobots figures and parts identification archive at Transformerland com Gobots Section at TFU info A Gobots and Transformers comparison on Seibertron GoBots Wiki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GoBots amp oldid 1132927462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
