Tonka included several of their own offerings. The line eventually expanded to include two combiner teams (sold individually or as gift sets), combining battle armor for Regular figures, and larger motorized figures sourced from other Bandai toylines. Most figures did not include any accessories, but some had detachable weapons, most often seen with the larger Supers. Some of Tonka's later exclusive offerings were based on World War II fighter planes.
Many of the designs were closely based on real-life vehicles, while others were futuristic. All of the designs in these classes used die-cast metal in varying degrees, and often featured chrome parts and rubber tires. Super GoBots were sourced from MR's Machine Robo DX / Scale Robo and Big Machine Robo sublines. Forming the bulk of the line, Regulars retailed around $3.49 and came on flashy blister cards using the iconic sunrise (for Guardians) and lighning (for Renegades) backgrounds. The " Regular" GoBots were based on MR's " 600 series", so named for the 600 Japanese Yen price point (about $2.50 at the time). The earliest GoBots were sorted into two categories: either "regular" carded figures, or Super GoBots. Each figure sported an often pun-filled name (as opposed to Bandai simply designating figures by the alternate mode), an allegiance to either the Friendly Robot Guardians or Enemy Robot Renegades, and all-new package art. After a relatively failed attempt at marketing the first several figures in the US as "Machine Men" in 1983, Badnai partnered with US toymaker Tonka to market the toys as GoBots: Mighty Robots / Mighty Vehicles. After achieving success in the Japanese market on a rising tide of transforming robot toys, Bandai decided to export the Machine Robo toys to the West. Tonka's GoBots began life in Japan as Bandai's Machine Robo toyline.
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