Robotix

"To survive a cosmic storm that devastates their planet, the Protectons and Terrakors are forced to transfer their essences into the huge powerful bodies of -- Robotix."
o/" Robotix! Robotix! o/"
"And once again the ancient hostilities between the valiant Protectons and the evil Terrakors erupt into violence, each side made stronger by an organic interface with human beings."
o/" Who puts the future in your hands? Robotix! (Robotix!) o/"
o/" Robotix! o/"

Plot

3 million years ago. The Terrakors had built the Terrastar, the "ultimate weapon" with which they intended to conquer the galaxy -- but they required Compucore to control it. As Stellor's (Skellor's?) sun went nova, Terrakor leader Nemesis pushed the issue that the Terrastar could evacuate the planet's most critical personal. Protecton leader Argus insisted that stasis tubes could preserve the entire population (oddly enough, the congregation is being held in a cavern already equipped with them), and the Robotix machines would be used to rebuild the surface. Once radiation dropped below lethal levels, Compucore performed an essence transfer on selected individuals into the Robotix. This was apparently not to plan; Argus was quite surprised to find he was a Robotix, not piloting one. (Or maybe he was disoriented. But why would Compucore have the capability?) Dronid?

Discussion

Bears many resemblences to Marvel's concurrent animated series, The Transformers. The Terrakor Robotix use insults like "puny mortal" and "flesh creature," and Boltar sounds/acts exactly like Grimlock ("Boltar want battle! Boltar want more battle! Boltar like saving friends! Terrakors, you die!"). The opening monologue's description of the two factions is practically verbatim the Autobot-Decepticon split, and the human interface presages the development of Head/Target/Powermasters. They transform.

Technology

Robotix, essence transfer, stasis tubes, siliton crystals

Characters

• Argus - Cmdr. Exeter Galaxon
• Bront - Tauron
• Boltar - Flexor (cook), 6 legs
• Jerok - Spiro, 3-wheel
• Nara - Dr. Steph
• Kontor - displaced by Venturak
• Zaru (the kid who first discovered interface with Nara and later piloted Boltar)
• Taragar (?)
• Nemesis - Kanok, biped
• Tyrranix - Gaxon, hovering biped
• Goon - Lupus Cur, tank-like
• Venturak - Traxis, 4-legged
• Stegor - Nono, snake

Compucore

• "All computers can provide copies of their data!"
• Scout droids

Stellor Locations

• Siliton Mountain (siliton crystals)
• Acid swamp
• Oasis 47 north of Crystal Mountains
• Desert of Illusions

Zanadon

• Designed by Kontor
• Battle mode
• Turboflow generator

Terrakordia

• Buried beneath a glacier

Credits

Screen 1
Screen 2	Voice Director Voice talents of	Wally Burr Michael Bell, Pat Fraley, Arthur Burghardt, Jason Naylon, Cory Burton, Neil Ross, Victor Caroli, Susan Silo, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker
Screen 3
Screen 4	Supervising editor Effects editors Music editors	Steven C. Brown (8) (2)
Screen 5	Sunbow Productions Associate Producers Production Manager	Doug Booth, Roger Slifer Carole Weitzman (c) 1985 Sunbow Productions Inc. (c) 1985 Wildstar Music Inc. (c) 1985 Starwind Music Inc.
Screen 6	Director of Production Production Manager Robotix Story Editor Telecine Supervisor	John Graziano Stephanie Burt Alan Swayze Sarah Swiskow
Screen 7	Creative Director	Jay Bacal
Screen 8	Distributed by	Sunbow Productions International
Screen 9	Hasbro, Inc.	(c) 1985 Hasbro, Inc., All Rights Reserved
Screen 10	Title song by Music composed and conducted by	Kinder and Bryant Rob Walsh
Screen 11	Executive in charge of production	Lee Gunther
Screen 12	Producers	Don Jurwich, Alex Lovey
Screen 13	Executive producers	Joe Bacal, Margaret Loesch
Screen 14	Sunbow Production	Tom Griffin (Sunbow) Logo (Marvel Productions Ltd - A Cadence Company) Logo

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