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Tobot
Opening title card for the English dub of Tobot
Directed byDahl Lee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons19
No. of episodes392
Production
ProducersYoung Toys
Retrobot
Running time22 minutes
Original release
NetworkJEI TV
ReleaseMarch 2010 –
March 2015

Tobot (Korean: 또봇) is a South Korean animated television series produced by Young Toys and Retrobot. The series features transforming cars - some of which are designed after Kia Motors vehicles.[1]

The series is available in Korean and English on Young Toys' official YouTube channel. The toy line beat Lego as South Korea's most popular toy line in 2013.[2]

An official English dub was produced in Canada by Ocean Productions and its sister studio Blue Water Studios.

A spinoff series known as Athlon aired in three seasons from 2015-2017, before getting rebooted in 2018 as Tobot V, with animation done by studio button instead of retrobot. Season 2 has been released and a new enemy has the technology to turn the Tobot’s against each other.

Plot

While investigating a string of mysterious car accidents, Dr. Franklin Char is abducted by the perpetrators. This incident activates his creations called "Tobots", cars that transform into robots with a special key called a "Tokey". Dr. Char's first two Tobots, Tobot X and Tobot Y, are entrusted to his twin sons Ryan and Kory, respectively, to fight crime and protect their neighborhood.[1]

Characters

Humans

  • Cha Hana (Ryan Char): (Voiced by Octavian Kaul in the English dub) The partner of Tobot X.
  • Kwon Semo (Dylan Kwon): Limo's adoptive son and the partner of Tobot Z.
  • Dokgo O-gong (Nathan): Timmy's older brother and the partner of Tobot W.
  • Ju Ding-yo (Dolly Park): (Voiced by Chelsea Miller in the English dub) Ryan and Kory's female classmate and the partner of Tobot D.
  • Oh Hera (Hera Oh): (Voiced by Sunni Westbrook in the English dub) A clumsy female police officer and the partner of Tobot C.
  • No Gyo-su (Professor Noh): Dr. Char's professor and the first partner of Tobot R before Neon. He created the Corona Lens.
  • Kim Ne-bok (Neon): (Voiced by Sam Vincent in the English dub) A friend of Ryan, Kory, and Dylan and the second partner of Tobot R after Professor Noh.
  • Cha Do-un (Dr. Franklin Char): Ryan and Kory's father and the inventor of the Tobots.
  • Ding-yo eomma (Mrs. Park): (Voiced by Rebecca Shoichet in the English dub) Dolly's obese and overprotective mother.
  • Kwon Limo (Limo Kwon): (Voiced by Jeff Evans-Todd in the English dub) CEO of Booroong Motors. A former colleague of Dr. Char, he instigated a string of mysterious car accidents to get people to buy his cars. Later on in the series, he returns as the partner of Tobot Zero.
  • Ok Diluk (Diluk Oktavius): (Voiced by Paul Dobson in the English dub) A henchman who worked for Limo on season 1. After Limo becomes a protagonist, Diluk sides with Acnee.
  • Acnee/Sora Wang: (Voiced by Rhona Rees in the English dub) A mastermind villain who takes over as Diluk's boss after season 1, killed by the explosion of her robot tritan II .
  • Choe Hui-juk (Holmes): Diluk's financial advisor.
  • Angela: (Voiced by Katrina Salisbury in the English dub) Diluk's female assistant.
  • Hwon Bin:(Tom Fuse (or Brad Pitt in the new dubs)) Acnee younger cousin, a famous actor and the CEO of Food by Fuse.
  • Guk Su-Ho (Liam): A friend of Ryan, Kory and Dylan who's a master of taekwondo and the partner of Tobot Adventure Taekwon K. Like his guardian he made his first appearance in, “Tobot Attack Of The Robot Army”.
  • Kim Nokwon (Noah): A friend of Ryan, Kory and Dylan. Partner of Tobot Adventure T.
  • U Pyodol (Paxton): A mailman and a friend of all people in Neeleelee Town. Partner of Tobot Adventure V.
  • Tara: (Voiced by Carol-Anne Day in the English dub) A female reporter who comments in much episodes the actions of the Tobots.

Tobots

Tobots are sentient robots that transform into vehicles. Their transformation is activated using special keys called Tokeys.

  • Tobot X: A yellow Kia Soul that is Ryan's guardian.[3] He can upgrade into Tobot Great X, recolored in red and blue and sporting a helmet and an arm cannon.
  • Tobot Evolution X: A first upgrade into a futuristic MPV.[4] This version can further upgrade into Tobot X Shield-On, recolored in grey and red.[5]
  • Tobot Adventure X: A second upgrade an orange Kia Soul. Adventure X can utilize several tools such as a tow hook to assist other Tobots.[6]
  • Tobot Evolution Y: A first upgrade into a sleeker sports car.[8] This variant can further upgrade into Tobot Y Shield-On, recolored in white, gold, and red.[9]
  • Tobot Adventure Y: (Voiced by Matt Hill in the English dub) A second upgrade into a navy blue helicopter.[10]
  • Tobot Z: (Voiced by Lee Tockar in the English dub) A red Kia Sportage R that is Dylan's guardian, he has a Tendency Of say, “That’s What” after a complete sentence.[11]
  • Tobot W: (Voiced by Scott McNeil in the English dub) A white and purple Kia Ray that is Nathan's guardian.[13] He speaks with an echo. He is the first flying Tobot. In the English Dub he always spoke in a heroic way. In robot mode,Tobot W's chest opens to reveal a projector screen. He can upgrade into Tobot W Anti-Flame mode, recolored in blue and orange.[14]
  • Tobot Mach W: An upgrade into a blue and orange jet fighter.
  • Tobot D: A light green Kia Morning/Picanto that is Dolly's guardian. He is unarmed, but has strong detection and search capabilities. Tobot D initially suffers from stammering due to a defect in its Mindcore chip, but is quickly healed with the help of Dolly and her friends.[15]
  • Rescue Tobot C: A Kia K3/Forte/Cerato sedan police car that is Hera Oh's partner. Often talks like he is using a communicator, ending his sentences with "Over. Tssh."[16]
  • Rescue Tobot R: A fire engine piloted first by Professor Noh and then Neon. Tobot R often acts as a reporter and does his reports towards the audience.[17]
  • Tobot Zero: A white Kia Bongo/K2700 tow truck that is Limo's guardian. The very first Tobot, he is originally a villain, but returns along with Limo.[18]
  • Tobot Adventure Taekwon K: An olive green military jeep that is Su-ho's guardian.Like his pilot made he made his first appearance in, “Tobot Attack of the Robot Army”. Like Su-ho, Taekwon K is a master of taekwondo.[19]
  • Tobot Adventure Teracle: A green and orange farm tractor that is Nokwon's guardian. As a triple-changer, Terracle also transforms into a tank, In the English Dub he’s called Tobot T.[20]
  • Tobot Adventure Cargo: A white Kia Grand Carnival/Sedona delivery van with a camper top that is Pyodol's guardian. In vehicle mode, Tobot Adventure Cargo can switch to hover mode. In robot mode, the camper top transforms into a surfboard. He is also skilled in Tai Chi, In the English Dub he’s known as Tobot V.
Integrated Robots
  • Titan: A combination of Tobot X and Tobot Y.[21]
  • Titan Hurricane Spin: An upgrade that consists mainly of a turbine chest armor.[22]
  • Tritan: A combination of Tobot X (blue), Tobot Y (red), and Tobot Z (yellow).[23]
  • Tritan Shield-On: An upgrade of the Integrated Robot, featuring a Shield-On Helmet and a Super Spider Gun. This mode also has the Tobots change color: Tobot X in silver, Tobot Y in white, and Tobot Z in blue.[24]
  • Quatran: A combination of Tobot C, Tobot D (repainted in white), Tobot R, and Tobot W.[25] In the English Dub Quatran is the combined voices of Tobot C, Tobot D, Tobot R, and Tobot W
  • Deltatron: A combination of Tobot Adventure X (green), Tobot Adventure Z (white), and Tobot D (red), plus a travel trailer.[26] Deltatron is based on a Boxer, as such, his real arms are under his bigger ones, and are much smaller. He names his moves like a boxer would. Like “Desert Sandstorm”, “Fleeting Riptide” and “Assending Dragon”. His Final move is an uppercut that, Resembles a Rocket Punch for the Mazinger series from Japan.
  • Giga 7: A combination of Tobot Adventure X, Tobot Adventure Y (red and white), Tobot Adventure Z (green), Tobot D (blue), Tobot Adventure Taekwon K (tan), Tobot Adventure Teracle (maroon and silver) and Tobot Adventure Cargo (yellow). In the English dub he’s called Tobot Giga.
Tobot Athlons

Tobot Athlons are the next-generation line of Tobots. While still used to protect the city, the Athlons are mainly involved in competitive sports such as racing. Unlike Tobots, they are not simply transforming robots, but rather a set of small, race car-like Mindcores that link with their main bodies. Instead of using Tokeys, they transform on demand and can power up with a set of powers and weapons unique to each Athlon. The Athlon series got an English Dub on the Tobot’s official YouTube channel.

  • Tobot Athlon Alpha: A red Lamborghini Aventador. Alpha loves cleanliness and will work vigorously to clean any dirt or paint on his body.
  • Tobot Athlon Beta: A blue Kia K5/Optima race car. Beta will often rap most of his speech.
  • Tobot Athlon Theta: A yellow Smart Fortwo hatchback. Theta's theme is bubbles and will often use them to help his team.
  • Tobot Athlon Tornado: A light blue police supercar.
  • Tobot Athlon Vulcan: A red airport crash tender.
  • Tobot Athlon Rocky: A yellow-orange excavator.
  • Tobot Athlon Zango: A white Kia Niro. Zango sports a yellow cowboy hat and a pair of handguns. During battle, he can generate a force field to defend his fellow Tobots.[27]
  • Tobot Athlon Ambulun: An orange Mountain rescue SUV that can also transform into a helicopter. In robot mode, his helicopter blades form a sword.
  • Tobot Athlon Metron: A white, red and blue Korail 311000 series EMU rapid transit train. Metron runs on temporarily created tracks that allow him to roll on land with the other Tobots. In robot mode, the midsection of the train becomes an enormous hammer.
Tobot Athlon Integrated Robots
  • Athlon Champion: A combination of Tobot Athlon Alpha (white), Beta, and Theta (orange).
  • Athlon Magma Six: A combination of Tobot Athlon Champion, Rocky, Vulcan, and Tornado.


Tobot V

Tobots

  • Speed: Based on a blue Italian race car. He started out as a RC racing car. He’s the first Tobot to be summoned. His Tokey is based on a falcon.
  • Monster: Based on a brown monster truck. He started as a toy monster truck. His Tokey is based on a gorilla.
  • Rocket: Based on a Rocket Ship. He has the most appearances then Speed and Monster. He started out a Model Rocket. His Tokey is based on an Owl.
  • Rescue Team: All are red and white recolors of Tobots R, Adventure Y and Zero. They came from a storage box, which could mean that they’re transformed from old Tobot toys in the show. Their Tokeys are based on Rescue equipment. R has a firemen’s axe, zero has a wrench and Y has a helicopter key. They Helped Master V in the final battle on the moon.
  • Captain Police: Based on a police cruiser. Where he came from is unknown, but the other Tobots seemed to have already know him. He’s the first to have a Tobeast, which is based on a bloodhound. He helped Master V in the final battle on the moon.
  • Great Admiral: Based on a red navy battleship. Where he came from is unknown, but Captain police seemed to know about him. He can travel underwater. His Tobeast is based on a Chinese dragon. However, when he’s in his toy mode the dragon stays so that he can talk. He helped Master V in the final battle on the moon.
  • Tank Guy: Based on a Blue Tank. Where he came from is unknown, but Great Admiral seemed to know about him. Like Great Admiral he can travel underwater. His Tobeast is based on a Rhino. His Tobeast is the first to not unlock his transformation, but to form his head. He helped Master V in the final battle on the moon.
  • Big Trail: Based on a Semi Truck. Where he came from is unknown, but the other Tobots already know about him. His Tobeast is based on a Bull. His is the second Tobeast to not unlock his transformation, but to form his head. He’s always called with Troll either together or separately. He helped Master V in the final battle on the moon.
  • Troll: Based on an Military transport. Where he came from is unknown, but the other Tobots already know about him. He can only communicate by grunting. His Tobeast is based on an Elephant or a Mammoth. He’s always called with Big Trail either together or separately.
  • Super Driller- Based on a twin drill. Where he came from is unknown, but he can be Summoned by Master V so it can be assumed that he was created around the same time as Master V. Like the Tobots from the Athlon series he doesn’t need a Tokey or a Tobeast to unlock his transformation.
  • Power Train-Based on a Bullet Train. Where he came from is unknown but he can be summoned by Master V so it can be assumed that he was created around the same time. Like Tobot’s from the Athlon series he doesn’t need a Tokey or a Tobeast to unlock the transformation.
  • Sonic Stealth- Based on a Stealth Bomber. Where he came from is unknown but he can be summoned by Master V so it likely he was created around the same time he was. Like Tobot’s from the Athlon series he doesn’t need a Tokey or a Tobeast to unlock his transformation.

Integrated Tobots

  • Great Iron Admiral: The combination of Great Admiral and Tank Guy. Tank Guy formed the arms and feet, while Great Admiral formed the main body. Great Iron Admiral can use Great Admirals Sword and Shield, his finisher is summoning hundreds of glowing battleships that all ram into his opponent at once
  • Big Troll: The Combination of Big Trail and Troll. He can use a giant Slege hammer as his finisher. He would then slam it down on his opponent causing a big explosion that would then manifest itself as a giant V. Big Trail formed the arms, hands and head, while Troll formed the legs and body, and his Tobeast became a helmet. He also has a vehicle mode where the front of Troll connects to the back of Big Trail, this was used outside of his combined mode. He was the most used intergrated Tobot until the arrival of Master V.
  • Master V: The combination of Speed, Monster and Rocket. Rocket forms the main body, Speed the arms and hands and Monster the waist, legs and feet Like past Tobot combinations they all change color. Their Tokeys combine to form the chest. Before his creation, the most used intergrated Tobot used was Big Troll. He use the speed of Speed, the strength of Monster and the teleportation Of Rocket. He does have a weakness, if Speed, Monster and Rocket can’t get along, Master V will break apart, this has only happened once, but it’s still possible. He can combine with Super Driller by placing Speed on top of Super Driller and have him become the arms. This can probably give him an extra Power or Strength boost. He can also combine with Power Train, by having him attach to the feet, this gives him a massive boost in stability. He can finally combine with Sonic Stealth by having him attach to his back. This gives him more speed and greater aerial control when flying. Master V is the only Tobot combination to still be able to combine with more Tobot’s after his original combination. Master V has many different finishing moves, his most powerful on currently is to coat himself in fire and summon a phoenix and rushes at his opponent. In the final episode on Season 1, Master has a new finisher, where he summons the power of the other Tobot’s and rams at his opponent, like an energy bullet.

Other

  • Chocobot: Professor Noh 's robotic dog.
  • Bikerbots: Acne's (Diluk's in later episodes) cyborgs which usually appear with their motorcycle robots.

Production

Young Toys came up with the idea of developing an animated series and related toys during the early 2000s. While Transformers and Power Rangers are popular among older elementary school children, Young Toys decided to Tobot to younger primary school children and kindergarteners. Rather than obtain licenses from animation studios after production, Young Toys did the opposite by developing the animated series and characters from scratch before producing the toys.[28]

Marketing

Between August and October 2014, Young Toys sold the licenses for the Tobot toys and characters to Southeast Asian nations. The series was made available in some Middle Eastern countries in January 2015.[28]

In December 2014, Young Toys erected an eight-meter, three ton statue of Deltatron at the Sky Park outside Seoul's Lotte Mall Gimpo International Airport shopping complex to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Tobot. The statue will be on display until 2019.[29]

In other languages

See also

  • Cubix - A 2001 TV series by the same animation studio

References

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  29. ^ Dong, Bamboo (2014-12-24). "Seoul Erects an 8-Meter, 3-Ton Tobot Kia Robot Statue". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  30. ^ http://tv.onair.mn/dreambox
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