Tag: Transformers origins

Serpentorslair Staff · July 19, 2025

Transformers & Diaclone Ultra Magnus: A Deep Dive with Ken from ToyKennections!

July 19, 2025July 19, 2025 Serpentorslair StaffClassic Transformers toys, Diaclone to Transformers, Diaclone Ultra Magnus, Ken ToyKennections, Ken Transformers video, ToyKennections, Transformers collectors, Transformers G1 history, Transformers history, Transformers origins, Transformers toy history, Transformers YouTube channel, Ultra Magnus Diaclone, Ultra Magnus evolution, vintage Transformers toys0 comment

Today Ken from ToyKennections discusses the history of Transformers and Diaclone Ultra Magnus! Check out the video below and share your thoughts with us in the comments. As always be sure to subscribe to ToyKennections channel on YouTube for all of Ken’s latest videos!

The Making of the Original GoBots Cartoon: Hanna-Barbera’s Answer to Transformers

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff1980s animation, 80s Cartoons, Arthur Burghardt, Challenge of the GoBots, Cy-Kill, Frank Welker, GoBots cartoon, GoBots episodes, GoBots history, GoBots voice actors, GoBots vs Transformers, Hanna-Barbera GoBots, Hasbro GoBots, Leader-1, Lou Richards, Transformers origins0 comment

Before Transformers became the dominant toy-based animated franchise of the 1980s, Challenge of the GoBots hit the airwaves in 1984. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, the studio behind classics like The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, and The Jetsons, the series was based on the Machine Robo toy line from Japan, which Tonka rebranded as GoBots in North America. The GoBots cartoon followed the battle between two factions: the heroic Guardians, led by Leader-1, and the villainous Renegades, commanded by Cy-Kill. The series ran for 65 episodes, making it one of the first transforming robot…