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does, however, and comes

it increased their power and gave

original characters from the start

back as Galvatron.

them new weapons. All of the

instead of beginning with existing

Mini-Cons were needed to fend off

characters and introducing new

What followed differs in the west

Unicron, who was coming to Earth

ones after a few episodes.

and Japan, as it was all created

to eat it. He was fought off by the

sequentially. In Japan, often a

Autobots and then everyone got

However, for whatever reason,

series 2 will have a different

an upgrade when Transformers

they did not create their own

name - Dragon Ball and Dragon

Energon began, including all

Beast Machines - the series which

Ball Z being a good example. So

Transformers now being CGI whilst

continued Optimus Primal’s and

when Japan produced three new

everything else was drawn. This

Megatron’s fighting. Returning

Transformers shows in a row,

time Unicron’s corpse, controlled

to Cybertron did not go well, as

America dubbed them as seasons

by Megatron, was the main threat

the series begins with three of

1-3. This isn’t a problem as the

- he somehow reverted from

the surviving Maximals on the

same characters and themes

Galvatron only to turn back into

run from Megatron’s Vehicons.

carried through, but hardcore fans

him, after being defeated and

Traveling through time led to

do prefer to watch the subtitled

Unicron’s corpse being blown

Megatron ruling the planet

Japanese versions to the dubbed

up. Transformers Cybertron

and stealing everyone’s spark

American ones due to certain

followed, with Unicron’s

- their life force. The Maximals

changes in character behaviour. In

death causing a

eventually win in season 2 of the

the Japanese version they aren’t

massive black

series when Primal dies again.

actually the same characters.

hole which

The Japanese did create an anime

Transformers Armada followed

Car Robots which was turned

the Autobots trying to find a tiny

into Transformers: Robots in

Cybertronian race called

Disguise in the west in 2001. It

Mini-Cons, before the

was well received but only ran for

Deceptions did.

one season. In it, Megatron and

When attached

the Predacons (animals) kidnap

to a larger

a noted Japanese scientist and

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of Beast Wars - this time with

bot,

it’s up to Optimus Prime and the
Autobots - and the scientists son
- to rescue him. The series
is notable as it’s the
only time Optimus
doesn’t die.
Megatron

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