The Japanese Language versions with English Subtitles are very good. The Japanese Voices really sound very close to the American Voices...Grimlock comes to mind first.

I like Headmasters and Masterforce. I think it is much better than what we got here with Rebirth. The animation destroys Rebirth and is on par with the better episodes of Season Two. Headmasters is probably my fav. Japan-Only TF Series.

 

The English Dubs are horrid and really just bad.

Sparkle? Is that you? WTF.

Galvatron is later resurrected by Dark Nova and turned into Super Megatron in Battlestars.

 

And the first person who comes forward and claims "no, Dark Nova sends Super Megatron to kill Galvatron" is going to get slapped with a giant Giltaur. :D

No! Dark Nova sends Super Megatron to kill Galvatron!

 

Tee-hee...

 

I never understood what was up with that? Does anyone have any clarification on what exactly happened?

metrodome. (the releasers of tf on dvd in the uk) are planning to release the headmasters or victory (forget which one) out on dvd in japanese language with subtitles. it must beat the dubed version i saw of one episode that sucked major tailpipes

I always was a bit worried when Galvatron revealed his secret plan to become a unicron sized fat-ass.

yeah i guess galvatron isn't the same one in beast wars neo ... i think i am confused ... never saw battlestars, whats that like?

yeah i guess galvatron isn't the same one in beast wars neo ... i think i am confused ... never saw battlestars, whats that like?

Battlestars was never made int oa show. It was a continuation on the G1 cartoons but took place as a manga in TV Magazine. It is supposedly very good, I stopped reading the G1 manga before it got to that part. (of course I mean translated versions that were made years later, point is I never got to Battlestars)

I really don't like the Headmasters series: OK the animation is good, the story wants itself more serious but the dialogue is seriously bad, the background music's awful (I prefer good ol' Rob J. Walsh BGM by far), and overall the whole show's boring: the Sunbow cartoon wasn't always very subtile but at least it was always fun to watch.

I really don't like the Headmasters series: OK the animation is good, the story wants itself more serious but the dialogue is seriously bad, the background music's awful (I prefer good ol' Rob J. Walsh BGM by far), and overall the whole show's boring: the Sunbow cartoon wasn't always very subtile but at least it was always fun to watch.

WHAAAAAAT? Given the obvious problems with the soundtrack (and I'm sure someone will correct that soon) Headmasters was way better than season 3 which preceded it. Firstly, the idea of small TFs building bigger bodies to rumble with the big boys is far more appealing than "Hey, little green man, wanna live IN MY HEAD?" But beyond my issues with Rebirth, it was the first place they used a template that they've re-used over and over again, the sage-like leader and the impetuous young punk who's just learning to be a leader. (It was Fort Max and Chromedome in this one, but it's reflected in the relationship between BW Prime and Cheetor, and Armada Prime and Hot Shot) It almost seems like they wanted to do this with Hot Rod, but they elevated him to Prime status too quickly. Prime fusing with Vector Sigma made sense, because that's what Alpha Trion himself did when he left for good, and his reappearance at the beginning of the series reflects this. Also, Scorponok was a far better Decepticon leader than the insane Galvatron, mostly because he commanded the absolute respect of his subordinates (you never saw Weirdwolf speak out of turn like Starscream, and he managed to bring the previously fiercely loyal Soundwave over to his camp with little difficulty) and his plans were far reaching, well planned out (for the most part) and a great deal more successful. (He blew up a couple planets, for frig's sake, and having spent most of his life on Master Planet, realized that Galvatron's obsession with Cybertron could be his undoing.) Galvatron was powerful but hot-tempered and overobsessive, while Scorponok was far more interested in winning. Dominating Cybertron was Galvatron's goal; Scorponok (that little Napoleon) was far more interested in ruling the Universe.

 

Then you have Sixshot, who according to the bad dub, had the best job EVER, that of "Ninja Consultant." He's also one of the best Decepticons ever, though it doesn't seem very ninjalike to just keep yelling "TRANSFORM" and shoot at everything. Effective, yes, but not very ninjalike. He's about the only Decepticon capable of taking on a bunch of Autobots at once with little difficulty. Plus he has that great moment towards the end of the series where he and Danny are stuck on some planet together and suddenly it becomes "So. . . do you like Gladiator films, Danny?"

 

I'm not saying that the series is wart free. (Giant plants and Wheelie come to mind, as well as the questionable parts like when Wheelie says to Danny "You really know how to please me." And the early episode where that boy appears to be getting WAAAAAY too familiar with his goat. Plus after how important he was, Goldbug and the rest of the Throttlebots meet the STUPIDEST ending ever.) But what other series had TFs doing drunken karaoke sung appropriately off key? What other series had Raiden? Or even the weird Unicron fixation that Galvatron had?

 

Sorry that this is such a long post.

Well I don't mind the Headmasters music. In fact, I swear one of the songs was re-used in some non-Transformer show or movie or even a video game maybe? The only problem I have with Headmasters is that there seems to be a lot of characters in each show. I mean tons of them! It is crazy at time. Although, it is sometime's funny, like when Daniel thought Headstrong was a monster. But the only complaint I have is that the characters do not act like they did in the original series. Rodimus Convoy as an example. And even Galvatron seems to have cooled off a bit, not wanting to be in every attack and even planning things from afar. But then also some weird things happen like Twincast being able to take the space bridge to "Jarr" and sneak into the command center and shoot Soundblaster... and then take the space bridge back to whatever that planet the Autobots are on. And the Decepticons don't ever try to use that trick!