I know that before the 2007 release of transformers and this years sequel there were various animated tv series and comics. I just want to know what the live action movies are actually based on. Like are the movies just real life portrayls of the the animated story line? Or are they original plots just based on the ideas of autobots, decpticons and there home cybertron?If the plots for the movies are based off the comics of series (like the x men movies) what could be the possible plot for the 3rd installment of the film franchise?
Micheal Bay just blowing stuff up with Robots. Would be a miracle if they used some cartoon or comic book story.
yupjust toys.dolls if you will
The Transformers film was based on the first film, The Transformers: The Movie (1986) which was based on the animated series. Transformers are alien robots of a popular Hasbro toy line and its spin-offs. The Transformers began with the 1970s Japanese toy lines Microman and Diaclone. The former utilized varying humanoid-type figures while the latter presented robots able to transform into everyday vehicles, electronic items or weapons. Hasbro, fresh from the success of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, which utilised the Microman technology to great success, bought the Diaclone toys, and partnered with Takara. Jim Shooter and Dennis O'Neil were hired by Hasbro to create the backstory, the latter of whom christened Optimus Prime. Afterwards, Bob Budiansky created most of the Transformers characters, giving names and personalities to many unnamed Diaclone figures. The primary concept of G1 is that the heroic Optimus Prime, the villainous Megatron, and their finest soldiers crash land on pre-historic Earth in the Ark and the Nemesis before awakening in 1984.
