![]() Cyber Slammers engaged an even younger audience. An arrow was even molded into the toy to indicate the first step of the vehicle-to-robot transformation. Accessories were kept to a bare minimum, usually a lone missile for a spring-loaded launcher. Fast Action Battlers featured simple transformations without much loss of articulation, and each toy had a spring loaded attack feature of some variety. However, Movie added several new classes to a different end: simplified versions of the main stars to target younger audiences. The main toys primarily followed the size class conventions of the preceding Cybertron, including the Legends class as miniature versions of main characters. Many longtime fans decried the look as “insectlike” or just unsightly, but the more realistic vision of living robots has persisted to some extent through many subsequent designs. The robot’s faces were far less innately humanlike, giving way to jagged edges and interweaving plates. The new visual feel was very gritty, giving the impression of exposed mechanicals and extreme complexity. It was comprised largely of licensed replicas of General Motors vehicles and of accurate military hardware, featuring intricate transformations, superior articulation, and a certain distinct look for the robots. The toyline, typically referred to as “Movie” or “Movie 2007” (to differentiate from its sequels, or the 1986 animated feature), changed much about the brand as well. Needless to say, “the Movie” was preceded and supported by the largest toy and merchandising blitz the brand had ever seen. Transformers, a multimillion dollar live-action movie, immortalized the eponymous robots in popular culture, graduating the series from its niche appeal to a worldwide audience. Start | Continuity: Live Action Movies | Revenge of the Fallen → ![]() Movie - Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) (118).
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