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''Challenge of the GoBots'' is considered to be a rip-off of ''Transformers''; this is only partially true. The GoBots toyline pre-dates the Transformers toyline (recycling a lot of [[Machine Robo]] toys). However, the cartoon was [[Dueling Shows|created as a response to]] the ''Transformers'' cartoon.
Despite addressing some valid and interesting science fiction tropes (as listed below), the series's biggest handicap, apart from its obvious similarity to the [[Transformers]], was probably its "toony" character design, as compared to the comic book-realism of the [[Transformers]] art. (This may account for the show's popularity in Europe, where toony character designs in [[Spartakus and The Sun Beneath The Sea|adventure shows]] and [[Tintin (Comic Book)|comics]] are more common.)
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=== ''Challenge of the GoBots'' contains examples of: ===
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* [[After the End]] (the planet Gobotron, whose biosphere was destroyed in a war)
* [[Ancient Astronauts]] (the Evil One)
* [[Anti
* [[Alien Non-Interference Clause]] (subverted. The Guardians ''attempt'' to abide by this in the first few episodes (hence the Earth vehicle disguises), but once it becomes clear that the Renegades have completely blown their cover, the Guardians from then on share their technology with the humans and help to establish them in the interstellar community)
* [[As Long As It Sounds Foreign]] (Done [[For the Lulz|for fun.]] Anya Turgonova once curses ''"Ish Kabibble!"'' Certainly none of the kids watching would have caught that Ish Kabibble was a famous Vaudeville comedian.)
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* [[Big Brother Mentor]] (Matt to Nick and A.J.)
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]] (Turbo)
* [[
* [[The Brigadier]] (General Newcastle)
* [[The Cape]] (Leader-1)
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]] (Though diffucult to really notice, around the start of the Last Engineer/Master Renegade storyline the series gets a tad more serious and starts delving into the divine origins of the Gobots. This is best shown in that the storyline is kicked off after Turbo is horribly wounded by the Renegades and it is explicitly stated that if he is not healed soon he will '''DIE'''.
* [[Cold War]]/[[The Great Politics Mess Up]]: Yes, the Cold War is still going on in this near future. Nobody in the '80s expected it to end as it did, so this is totally forgivable.
* [[Co
* [[Combining Mecha]] (The Puzzlers)
* [[Cowardly Sidekick]] (Scooter)
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* [[Fantastic Nuke]] (Sorium)
* [[The Federation]] (the Guardians are democratic, and they are the dominant government on Gobotron. The Renegades are a rebellion.)
* [[
* [[Finger Gun|Fist Gun]]
* [[Five Episode Pilot]]
* [[Flowers for Algernon Syndrome]] (Scooter tries replacing his hologram projector with a standard [[Frickin' Laser Beams|blaster.]] He discovers he isn't nearly as effective without his [[Master of Illusion|illusion-casting powers,]] and quickly switches back.)
* [[Flying Brick]] (All GoBots can fly, and are superhumanly strong giant robots.)
* [[Flying Saucer]] (Pathfinder's alt mode)
* [[Follow the Leader]] - To the Transformers cartoon, although [[Go Bots]] merchandise is actually older.
* [[Fully
* [[Fuuma Shuriken]] (Cop-Tur's rotor blades, used as a weapon in robot mode)
* [[Galactic Conqueror]] (Cy-Kill. Although he views Gobotron itself as his necessary first step.)
* [[Giant Foot of Stomping]] (Crasher's main attack is to stomp the ground, sending a crackling streak of energy along the ground toward her target.)
* [[Hanna
* [[Hey
* [[Higher Tech Species]]
* [[Hollywood Cyborg]] (The GoBots in general; but also the Last Engineer, who still looks human but with bionic bits.)
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* [[Master of Illusion]] (Scooter's hologram projector)
* [[Mechanical Monster]] (Zod, Scales)
* [[Merchandise
* [[Mind Control]] (Used by the Renegades in the [[Five Episode Pilot]])
* [[Monochrome Casting]] (Averted. AJ and General Newcastle are both black, and Anya is Russo-Chinese.)
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* [[The Rival]] (Zero was the Renegades' leader before Cy-Kill defected and stole the job from him. Zero has never stopped resenting him for it.)
* [[Rival Turned Evil]] (Cy-Kill was once Leader-1's friend, but he betrayed him out of envy over his successes)
* [[Robot Girl]] (as [[
* [[Silicon Based Life]]: (The Rock Lords)
* [[Single Biome Planet]] (justified. The war left Gobotron a biologically dead world long ago. Its current status as a city planet is an attempt to make the world comfortable again for its cyborg inhabitants)
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