History Anime / TransformersRobotsInDisguise

''Robots in Disguise'' was the first dubbed ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}'' show ever broadcast for a US audience english dubs of Japan-exclusive [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 G1]] cartoons like ''[[Anime/TransformersHeadmasters The Headmasters]]'' were produced in Asia for markets like Malaysia, but those dubs never aired in the US because they were really, really bad).

** Almost everybody, but some Transformers were renamed in honor of G1 characters (Build Hurricane became Grimlock, Mach Alert became Prowl, Gigatron became Megatron, etc).

''Robots in Disguise'' was the first dubbed ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}'' show ever broadcast for a US audience [english dubs of Japan-exclusive [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 G1]] cartoons like ''[[Anime/TransformersHeadmasters The Headmasters]]'' were produced in Asia for markets like Malaysia, but those dubs never aired in the US because they were really, really bad).

* [[HeroesWantRedheads Heroes Want Red Sports Cars]]: Side Burn has a [[{{Fetish}} thing for red sports cars.]] And [[RuleOfFunny it's almost always the same driver.]]

''Robots in Disguise'' was the first dubbed ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}'' show ever broadcast for a US audience. (English dubs of Japan-exclusive [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 G1]] cartoons like ''[[Anime/TransformersHeadmasters The Headmasters]]'' were produced in Asia for markets like Malaysia, but those dubs never aired in the US because they were really, really bad.)

* ThreeAmigos: Koji is often seen in the company of his friends Karl and Jenny. The Predacon Trio are a villainous version of this trope.

* KansaiRegionalAccent: Gusher (a.k.a. Slapper).

* BreakoutCharacter: Sky-Byte and Scourge. The latter popularized the concept of evil Optimus clones, and since then, there's been at least one in nearly every series (to the point that there was a fan movement to change the more common '[[NightmareRetardant Nemesis Prime]]' to his name). The former received an incarnation in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'''s post-series comic, was considered for a ''Universe'' toy until Botcon came out with an awesome Sharkticon remold (before being added to the ''Generations'' line later on, ''as a completely new mold''), and even managed the rare feat of retroactively being added to G1 in two separate continuities [[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skybyte (and a later one)]].

* SerialEscalation: Megatron had six different forms (or, at least, his figure did); Bat, Jet, Claw, Car, and [[ScaledUp two-headed dragon]], as well as his normal robot mode. [[spoiler: After becoming Galvatron, he gets an extra four modes]].

*** Make it [[http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/f/fb/FigureKingDevilOstrich.jpg eleven]].

* SlapStickKnowsNoGender: Kelly is a female character and just can't catch a break.

* HeelFaceMole: The Decepticon subgroup tries this out in one episode, and ''almost'' succeed.

* CulturalTranslation: For all its [[Bowdlerise bowdlerization]], there ARE quite a bit of examples of this and {{Woolseyism}}. For example, in episode 28, Slapper and the Predacons are astounded by Prime's KirkSummation in the Japanese version, whereas the dub has them mock his speech for being cliche. Check [[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Power_to_Burn! this page]] for more details.

''Anime/TransformersCarRobots'', the original Japanese series from which it was adapted, premiered in Japan in 2000. Originally the series was not going to be imported from Japan, but when Hasbro scrapped the planned ''[[ComicBook/TransformersTransTech Transtech]]'' line at the eleventh hour the ''Car Robots'' line and its attendant cartoon were imported to fill the void until [[Anime/TransformersArmada a new replacement]] could be designed.

For its all its action-packed adventures, there was an equal amount of emphasis on gags and humor. For all its emphasis on stand-out characterization, the plot could at times be equally as kiddy (Omega Prime powering his Matrix Blade with the happiness of children). However, attempts to compare ''Robots in Disguise'' to ''Beast Wars'' or ''Beast Machines'' may prove fruitless in the long run as the show was made in Japan for young children. But all in all, ''Robots in Disguise'' was ultimately meant to be a transitional/filler series from the end of ''Beast Machines'' to the start of ''Armada'' and it did its job quite well.

--> [[Wiki/TFWikiDotNet No one will ever see through my ingenious disguise]]

** In ''Sideburn’s Obssession'', he plot is kicked off when Megatron wears a cardboard piece to pose as a red sports car and capture Sideburn. He falls for it hook line and sinker.

** ''Comamndos'' has the Predacons disguising themselves as Autobots to try and discredit the Decepticons. But despite all of them disguising as Optimus Prime, hey disguise holds up.

* ParentalBonus: Sky-Byte reads ''Literature/ATaleofTwoCities'' and ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' in one episode and doesn't think much of either of them.

* ParentalBonus: Sky-Byte reads ''Literature/ATaleofTwoCities'' and ''Literature/{{Hamlet}}'' in one episode and doesn't think much of either of them.

--> [[Website/TFWikiDotNet No one will ever see through my ingenious disguise]]

--> [[Website/TFWiki No one will ever see through my ingenious disguise]]

* SiblingRivalry: Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime are brothers in this continuity and initially don't get along well.

* TheStarscream: Scourge at one point attempts to use Fotress Maximus to destroy Galvatron and usurp his position as leader of the bad guys.

''Car Robots'', the original Japanese series from which it was adapted, premiered in Japan in 2000. Originally the series was not going to be imported from Japan, but when Hasbro scrapped the planned ''[[ComicBook/TransformersTransTech Transtech]]'' line at the eleventh hour the ''Car Robots'' line and its attendant cartoon were imported to fill the void until [[Anime/TransformersArmada a new replacement]] could be designed.