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[QUOTE]Originally posted by FawnDoo: [QB] The basic setup is that they're sentient, self-aware robots from the planet Cybertron. They have split into two factions: Autobots (freedom loving good guys) and Decepticons (nasty evil horrible types) and an Autobot ship (the Ark) crashlands on prehistoric Earth after being boarded by a party of Decepticons. The robots lie dormant for millions of years before the ship's systems are accidentally reactivated to restore the occupants, leaving them to fight their war in the modern world. Depending on what continuity you look at the Transformers themselves are either commercial model robots who rebelled or the last line of defense against the dark forces of the universe. In their disguised states they have fake drivers that pop up out of the chairs and look like dummies (at least they did in the old comics) - as of the 2006 IDW comics version, they had projected "holomatter" human bodies that acted like drivers. In the new version the holomatter bodies were also able to move about outside the vehicle form, giving the Transformers the ability to go places their robot forms couldn't - think of the Doc on Voyager and you're pretty much there. Strangely although they're not piloted many of the early toys were bought in from a line called Diaclone, which did present them as piloted mecha. Thus a lot of the early Transformers have little hatches that open to reveal a cockpit for diaclone drivers. There's a good primer on general Transformers backgrounds <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_series">here</a> and one on Diaclone <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaclone">here</a>. As for the coolness still holding after 22 years, I dunno. It might be something to do with the fact that Transformers have pretty much been rolling on since they launched - they've never really gone totally out of production though they have faltered in the popularity stakes a few times along the way. As you can see from <a href="http://www.cliffbee.com/reviews/">this guy's site</a> if you scroll down, there have been releases every year since 1984. Transformers, unlike He-Man, never really came to a complete halt so maybe that has something to do with the popularity thing. Mind you, it might also have something to do with Prince Adam and his worrying tastes for mullet haircuts, pink waistcoats and leggings. Plus you have to love a toyline that calls robots names like "Windbreaker" and "Erector". Even BumbleFuck sounds better. ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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