"Transformers: Cybertron" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Writers:

Aaron Archer (story)
James W. Bates (writer: English version)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

2 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Transformers' home planet of Cybertron is about to be sucked into a black hole when the Autobots are told of existance of the Cyber Planet Keys by an ancient Transformer, Vector Prime.

Cast

Gary Chalk	...	Optimus Prime / ... (3 episodes, 2006)
Sarah Edmondson	...	Lori (3 episodes, 2006)
Sam Vincent	...	Coby (3 episodes, 2006)
Richard Newman	...	Vector Prime (3 episodes, 2006)
Kirby Morrow	...	Hot Shot (3 episodes, 2006)
Brian Dobson	...	Red Alert / ... (3 episodes, 2006)
Lisa Ann Beley	...	Override (3 episodes, 2006)
Michael Daingerfield	...	Quickmix (3 episodes, 2006)
Scott McNeil	...	Snarl / ... (3 episodes, 2006)
Brian Drummond	...	Jetfire / ... (2 episodes, 2006)
Paul Dobson	...	Landmine / ... (2 episodes, 2006)
Richard Ian Cox	...	Scattorshot (2 episodes, 2006)
Mark Acheson	...	Crumplezone (2 episodes, 2006)
Louis Chirillo	...	Ransack (2 episodes, 2006)
Michael Dobson	...	Brakedown / ... (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mark Oliver	...	Thundercracker (2 episodes, 2006)
Trevor Devall	...	Scourge (2 episodes, 2006)
Maryke Hendrikse	...	Thunderblast (2 episodes, 2006)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:G

Company:

Gonzo

Trivia:

It was believed by many that the character of Override was originally created male, and then changed to female for the American dub, to give the show more female characters. (An occasional occurrence, such as in the original "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" series.) This was incorrect, as the character of Override was created by the American company and intended to be a female, but shifted to be male in the Japanese version; clues to the character's original gender include her behavior towards Megatron (blushing and acting coy).

Quotes:

Landmine: Hey Lori aren't you afraid of me?
Bud: I wasn't afraid of you.
Lori: We weren't afraid of you so much as we were shocked and awed by you. Finding a real live alien robot that our parents told us were stories.
Landmine: So I'm an alien am I?
Lori: We're alien to you too and besides you needed our help.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Transformers: Galaxy Force" (2005)

a spectacular transformers show.

Forst off, ignore the other user comment, this show was never on prime time in japan. it airs at around 8 in the morning. Also, the Transformers have always had accents (going all the way back to perceptor in G1), even in the Japanese version of the shows. of course, in japan they have various Japanese accents, and since those accents are impossible to carry over into English, they are substituted by various English accents.

Cybertron is a very faithful dub of Galaxy Force, with very few changes aside from names of characters and a few objects, and having Override as a female, where in japan the character (named Nitro Convoy) is a male. of course, this is nothing Hasbro did, the character was supposed to be female from the start. Takara is the one that changed it.

If you can't watch the Japanese original, Transformers Cybertron is the best TF series since beast wars. all you'll be missing out on is the vocal Japanese songs.