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botannica
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pretenders

Post by botannica »

What are they?Why are they called pretenders for?Why isn't there a cartoon or comic series based on them?When did they first appear in toys or comics? :P
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Hot Shot
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Post by Hot Shot »

They are Transformers pretending to be humans or animals.

They did have a cartoon....not in the US but it was called Masterforce.
As for comics...If I remember correctly they started showing up in the G1 comics from Marvel towards the end of its run.
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CM will know :D where is he anyway.... why has he not answered yet :lol:
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The Pretenders were created millions of years ago on Cybertron. They were armored shells, animal, monster like. They first appeared in the U.S. Issue in number 40. Scorponok created the new Pretenders that we all know, Skullgrin, Finback etc. The ones that were on Cybertron millions of years ago Longtooth etc were just armored shells, not Protoplasmic shells like the ones from issue 40 onwards.

What are they? They are Transformers in protoplasmic shells or armor that look like something else, not a transformer. Hence the pretender name.

They were first released in toy form in 1988.
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Post by SentinelPrime »

Here's the ones I have:

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