Challenge of the GoBots as well referred to as Mighty Machine Men is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, based on a toy line from either Tonka. A indicate was number 1 broadcast in September 8 1984.

Animated series

A indicate is similar within theme to the extra popular Transformers series. Gobots dealt sustaining deuce opposing forces of transforming automaton, a heroic Guardians, led by Leader-1, and a evil Renegades, led by Cy-Kill. A characters were according to a toy line freed for the Japanese alive television series Machine Robo.

Hasbro bought a Gobots title in the early 1990s within an attempt to remove their competition, & (either in spite or even as the court) discharged a series of toys titled 'Transformers: Gobots', which has there are no attachment to the Challenge of the GoBots.

More contemporary toy-depending cartoon series include M.A.S.K. and Bionic Six.

Toy line
A initial Gobots toys were re-releases from either a Japanese Machine Robo series, sold on bleb cards. More toys from either a Machine Robo DX were too freed when ‘Super Gobots’. Tonka also created a total of original toys for a line, like a Comm& Centre, Thruster attack ship and the automaton dinosaur, Zod. A initial Gobots were freed inside 1984.

A Gobots were divided into ii factions, a Defender & a Renegades. Unlike in the Transformers toy line, there was there is no clear divide between them factions; a toys got no identifying insignias or even markings to imply their allegiance. Also, there was there are no commonality of project inside every faction. the single “theme� to the side was that anything that turned into the “monstrous� shopping golem or even vehicle was a Renegade.

When a line continued, Tonka added fresh toys, including a Power Cases & a Secret Raiders. a spin off line, the Rock Lords was launched in 1986, however it was the failure. A Gobots line was discontinued around 1987, with a Dread Launchers being the survive toys freed in the line.

Gobots were sold around Australia under the title Mighty Machine Men.

Episode list