Transformers: Victory
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| トランスフォーマー・ビクトリー (Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Victory) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Mecha, Science Fiction |
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| Directed by | Yoshikata Arata |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Network | NTV |
| Original run | 1989-03-14 – 1989-12-19 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
'Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Victory (トランスフォーマー・ビクトリー Tatakae! Chou Robot Seimei Tai Transformers Victory?), commonly shortened to simply Transformers: Victory, is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. It is a Japanese-produced spin-off of the well-known original Transformers cartoon, and the final complete animated series from the original "Generation 1" era.
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[edit] Development
Following the conclusion of the American Transformers animated series in 1987, Takara, the Japanese producers of the Transformers toyline, opted to create unique new cartoons for their shores to advertise their own version of the Transformers toyline, which began to grow further and further apart from its American progenitor. After Transformers: The Headmasters in 1987 and Transformers: Super-God Masterforce in 1988, Transformers: Victory was produced in 1989.
These Japanese-exclusive Transformers series had been moving further and further away from the stylistic roots of the American series, and Victory represents this divergence at its greatest. The visual style of Victory is derived heavily from the anime of the time, with the transformations of the robots being treated as more monumental, presented through more dynamic and lengthy stock footage. Still frame effects were used wherever possible to compensate for high levels of animation compared to previous series.
[edit] Story
Victory is the story of the new Autobot Supreme Commander, Star Saber, defending the Earth against the forces of Deszaras, the Decepticons' new Emperor of Destruction. Deszaras desires the planet's energy to reactivate his massive planet-destroying fortress, sealed away in the Dark Nebula long ago by Star Saber. The series eschews the story arc-based approach of Headmasters and Masterforce, returning to the American show's method of episodic adventures that did little to alter the status quo of the series, with a heavy emphasis on action, complemented by dynamic animation. Its cast consists almost entirely of brand new characters (although there are some guest appearances from characters on earlier shows).
Victory's story is told over thirty-two original episodes. However, for reasons that are not entirely clear (but presumably have to do with either time constraints or a diminishing budget), the broadcast series also includes an inordinately large number of clip shows - six, bringing the total number of broadcast episodes to thirty-eight. Additionally, after the end of the series, six additional clip shows were created by Masumi Kaneda, which were available only through home video and seldom-seen regional Japanese broadcasts, taking the total number of Victory episodes to forty-four.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Autobots
[edit] Brainmasters
Brainmasters were Transformers who came with an individual partner, who when combined formed the host's face.
- Star Saber - Cybertronian Super-Jet: The main character of the series who is armed with a saberblade. He is sometimes called Star Sabre, Sabre being the British spelling of Saber.
- Blacker - Assault Buggy
- Laster - Lamborghini Countach
- Braver - Ferrari F40
- Road Caesar - Combined Form of Blacker, Braver and Laster
[edit] Multiforce
The Multiforce consisted of six Autobots who could combine with each other as well as one entire entity. This technology is similar to the powerlinking process seen in Transformers: Energon. The following were the most common combinations used in the series.
- Wingwaver
- Wing - Fighter Jet
- Waver - Sea Skimmer
- Dashtacker
- Dash - Sports Car
- Tacker - Military Transport Vehicle
- Machtackle
- Mach - Space Shuttle
- Tackle - Pickup Truck
- Landcross - Multiforce Combined Form
[edit] Micromasters
- Rescue Patrol
- Holi (Stakeout) - Police Car
- Pipo (Fixit) - Ambulance
- Boater (Seawatch) - Police Boat
- Fire (Red Hot) - Fire Engine
- Clipper - Sports Car
[edit] Sixchanger
- Greatshot - Assault Tank, Jet, Horned Beast, Armored Car, Assault Gun
- Greatshot was a retooling of the U.S. figure Sixshot
[edit] Other
- Perceptor - Microscope
- Wheeljack - Lancia Stratos
- Minerva - Porsche Ambulance
- Victory Leo - Lion
- Victory Leo was reformatted from God Ginrai and could merge with Star Saber to form Victory Saber.
- Galaxy Shuttle - Space Shuttle
[edit] Decepticons
[edit] Breast Force
The Breast Force were Decepticon warriors whose breast plates transformed into animals as well as weapons to tip the scale in battle.
- Deszaras - Bird-monster - Also referred to as Deathsaurus
- Eagle Breast
- Tiger Breast
- Deathcobra - Attack Helicopter - Only appeared in one episode and died in the same episode too.
- Cobra Breast
- Leozack - F-14 Tomcat
- Lion Breast
- Drillhorn - Drill Tank
- Rhino Breast
- Killbison - Dual-barrelled Tank
- Bison Breast
- Jaruga - Missile Buggy
- Jaguar Breast
- Hellbat - Saab Gripen
- Komori Breast
- Gaihawk - MiG-29 Fulcrum
- Hawk Breast
- Liokaiser - Breastforce Gestalt
[edit] Dinoforce
The Dinoforce are a team of Pretenders with dinosaur shells. They toys are redecoed versions of the American Pretender Monsters, with new dinosaur shells. They provided the comic releaf in the series.
- Goryu - Tyrannosaurus
- Rairyu - Brontosaurus
- Gairyu - Ankylosaurus
- Doryu - Stegosaurus
- Kakuryu - Triceratops
- Yokuryu - Pterodactyl
- Dinoking - Dinoforce Gestalt
[edit] Others
- Black Shadow - Spaceship / Interceptor
- Black Shadow was a retooling of U.S. figure Thunderwing
- Blue Bacchus - Helicopter / Dragster
- Blue Bacchus was a retooling of U.S. figure Crossblades
[edit] Screenshots
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[edit] External links
- Transformers: Victory at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
