Bot a Day: Daily Drawings

From the Galaxy Force series comes the Noisemaze Ryōsan Gata Version, also known as the Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version. These are troops based on Noisemaze, the Japanese incarnation of the Cybertron character Sideways . This soldier turn into an alien spacecraft, and was available in Japan in 2006, and came packed with a DVD of Galaxy Force episodes.

Dark Nitro Convoy is an evil clone of the Velocitron Autobot Override  from the Cybertron series. He was exclusive to the Japanese incarnation of the line, Galaxy Force, and only available via a mail-in offer through TV Magazine. In Japan, Override was a male character (in the US, she was female) so his clone is also male. A redeco of Override, Dark Nitro Convoy turns into a sleek Velocitron race car. He was available in 2005.

Having wrapped up Robotmasters , before moving onto the next line, I'm circling back to the Japanese version of the Unicron Trilogy for a handful of toys I skipped / wasn't aware of. Thanks to Bluesky user jenny-alexis for identifying these. First up is Chromia, a Galaxy Force toy that is a redeco of Thunderblast  from Cybertron, turns into a speedboat, and came bundled with a Galaxy Force DVD. She was available in Japan in early 2005.

The last of the "Platinum" named giveaways, Platinum Factor was a Galaxy Force Micron given away with purchase of Ligerjack at Toys R Us stores in Japan in April 2005. He is a redeco of Cybertron Jolt done in translucent plastic, and turns into a helicopter. His Americanized name is Solar Flare. 

Platinum Material is another Galaxy Force Micron made available as a promotional giveaway in Japan. This time, if you bought Megalo Convoy (AKA Metroplex) in September 2005, you'd get this little translucent pick-up truck Transformer thrown in for free. His Americanized name is Rockslide.

Platinum Element was a rare promotional giveaway available at select Toys R Us stores in 2005. This Galaxy Force Micron was a redeco of Six Speed , but done in mostly translucent plastic for a high tech look. He turns into a Toyota GT-One Le Mans race car. His Americanized name is "Hydroplane," as bestowed by the Transformers Collectors Club in 2007.

A redeco of the Decepticon scout Ransack from the Cybertron line , Gasket Police Type is rendered as a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department motorcycle. He was available as a Toys R Us exclusive in October of 2005, a free giveaway with the purchase of 4000 yen of Transformers toys.

In the Transformers: Cybertron show, Coby Hansen is the human sidekick to the Autobots. In the Japanese Galaxy Force line , he got a toy version of the Scrapmetal drone shell that he repurposes as a pilotable mech.  As such, the Cobybot toy is a redeco of Scrapmetal with a new head. It turns into a strange spider tank. Cobybot was available in Japan in a multi-pack exclusive (along with Optimus Prime and Wing Saber ) available at Toys R Us in 2005.

Soundblaster is a Galaxy Force era redeco of Soundwave from the Cybertron line . This is a fitting tribute to the original Soundblaster from 1987, who as a Japanese redeco of the original Soundwave in black. This incarnation of the Decepticon communicator turns into a high-tech stealth bomber, and one of his bombs turns into a mechanical condor named Hell Buzzsaw (a redeco of Laserbeak). Soundblaster was a retailer exclusive in Japan in 2006. A backstory provided in Figure O magazine in Japan revealed this Soundblaster to be an ancient Cybertronian named Logos Prime.

The last of the Hellflame Microns, Graviton is a redeco of the Armada Firebot design that has also appeared as Universe Firebot , Anti-Blaze , Cluster , and Quench . He was available as a free-with-purchase promotional giveaway toy at JUSCO stores in Japan in Spring of 2005. He turns into a crash-response truck.

Another of the Hellflame Microns, Quasar is a redeco of a design seen several times already: Prowl , Universe Prowl , Kingbolt , Checkpoint , and Groove , for instance. He turns into a Cybertronian car and was available as a promotional giveaway at select Japanese stores in spring of 2005. 

Beginning a brief run of Hellflame Microns, a trio of redecos of the Armada Emergency Mini-Con Team ,  also the basis of many other Mini-Con reissues. Bulge -- whose name is a head-scratcher -- turns into a double-rotor Osprey-like helicopter, and has been drawn here in earlier incarnations from other lines . Bulge was available in both a white and gray version at participating stores in Japan in 2005 as a free-with-purchase promotional giveaway. 

The last of the Megalo Micron trio released in Japan in 2005, Zigzag was available as a promotional giveaway at certain affiliated stores in October of 2005. A redeco of Armada Buzzsaw, Zigzag turns into a bucket-wheel excavator.

Megalo Zapmap is a redeco of Dualor, from the Armada Destruction Mini-Con team. He was available exclusively Joshin Denki stores in Japan in September 2005 as a promotional giveaway, and part of the Galaxy Force line. He would later be rechristened as Repeater by the 2005 Fan Club. Megalo Zapmap turns into a twin-barreled anti-aircraft tank with cannons that retract when the gear-wheel on his chest / tank undercarriage is rolled.

More retail exclusive promotional giveaways available only in Japan: the Megalo Micron Team was a redeco of the Armada Destruction Mini-Con team, but split into individual releases rather than sold as a trio. Megalo Gritbit is a redeco of Drill Bit, and turns into a tunneling machine. He was available starting September 2005 in Hello Mac stores. He would be christened Rock Krusher in by the Fan Club in 2007. 

The last of the Caliber Micron trio is Mugen, who turns into a sleek stealth jet not dissimilar to a SR71 blackbird. She is a redeco of the frequently used Armada Terradive Mini-Con design . She was available exclusively in Japan as a promotional giveaway at participating stores in July of 2005.

Hyakurai is a redeco of the frequently used Armada  Gunbarrel design , released as part of Galaxy Force.  Hyakurai turns into a cargo plane with big drum-like engines slung from wide wings. Hyakurai was available exclusively at select stores as a promotional giveaway in Japan in 2005. 

Caliber Ichibi is a redeco and slight retool of the Armada Thunderwing design. Rather than have the Mini-con Powerlinx socket at the center of his abdomen, he instead has a peg that allows him to be used as a handheld weapon. Caliber Ichibi turns into a stealth fighter. He was available as a promotional giveaway at certain stores in Japan in 2005 as part of the Galaxy Force series.

Another limited edition Japanese redeco, Fang Wolf is the Japanese incarnation o f Snarl from Cybertron . The Black Version, as stated, is an all-dark deco released in 2005 as part of Galaxy Force. He turns into a mechanical wolf. 

The last of the 2005 Micron Boosters in Japan is Plug. Plug is a redeco of Oval, a member of the  Street Speed Mini-Con Team  from  Cybertron.  Plug turns into a Saleen S7 luxury car.