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<h2 id="plot">Plot</h2> <h3>Original version</h3> <p>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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h3>Season 1 (unmanned airing date: April 2010)</h3> <h3>Season 2 (Combined Tobot Titans, Aired date; September 2010)</h3> <p>The first appearance of Tobot Titan, the integration of X and Y. Will Titan be able to keep Deado City at peace? </p> <h3>Season 3 (Another Tobot, Aired date; March 2011)</h3> <p>The first appearance of Tobot Z and pilot Dylan Kwon. A fight breaks out between Ryan, Kory, and Dylan, who need to work together, and Titan's energy needs to be recharged. Can the boys save Tobot X, Y, and Z and keep the peace and safety of the big city? </p> <h3>Season 4 (The strongest united Tritan, Aired date; September 2011)</h3> <p>Tobot's pilots Ryan, Kory, and Dylan, promised to join forces, and Dr. Char completed Tritan. In a situation where Titan is framed, can Ryan Dolly, Kory, and Dylan, defeat the Titan's counterfeit robot, Zaritan, and keep the peace and safety of the big city? </p> <h3>Season 5 (Tritan Super Combo, Aired date; November 2011)</h3> <p>Tritan was unable to keep the metropolis forever, and he met Professor Noh to become more powerful. Tritan's super combo must match the hearts and minds of Ryan, Kory, and Dylan succeed in the Tritan Super Combo? </p> <h3>Season 6 (Start of Evolution, Aired date; March 2012)</h3> <p>Tobot X, Y Evolution Form Tobot X, Y Evolution is complete and Neon's first appearance. Neon is said to be a delivery man, but he has something suspicious. What is his secret? </p> <h3>Season 7 (Fly Tobot, Aired date; July 2012)</h3> <p>Ryan, Kory, Dylan, and Nathan, who completed the new Tobot W. Who will be the pilot of Tobot W? </p> <h2 id="production">Production</h2> <p>Young Toys came up with the idea of developing an animated series and related toys during the early 2000s. While <a href="/facts/Transformers/rbdTVMjI">Transformers</a> and <a href="/facts/Power_Rangers/6aCYx20V">Power Rangers</a> are popular among older elementary school children, Young Toys decided to market <i>Tobot</i> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="marketing">Marketing</h2> <p>Between August and October 2014, Young Toys sold the licenses for the <i>Tobot</i> toys and characters to Southeast Asian nations. The series was made available in some Middle Eastern countries in January 2015.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In December 2014, Young Toys erected an eight-meter, three ton statue of Deltatron at the Sky Park outside Seoul's Lotte Mall <a href="/facts/Gimpo_International_Airport/rgkatDqn">Gimpo International Airport</a> shopping complex to commemorate the fifth anniversary of <i>Tobot</i>. The statue was on display until 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://youngtoys.co.kr/html/02_03.html">Tobot's official website in Young Toys</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Animation". Young Toys. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-13. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404171614/http://youngtoys.co.kr/english/html/02_tobot_animation.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150404171614/http://youngtoys.co.kr/english/html/02_tobot_animation.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Kim Tae-jong (2013-12-26). "Korean toy, Tobot, defeats Lego". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-07-13. <a href="https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2013/12/602_148664.html" target="_blank">https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2013/12/602_148664.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Animation". Young Toys. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-13. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404171614/http://youngtoys.co.kr/english/html/02_tobot_animation.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150404171614/http://youngtoys.co.kr/english/html/02_tobot_animation.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Limb Jae-un (2014-07-11). "Young Toys' transforming robot Tobot popular among kids". Korea.net. Retrieved 2015-07-13. <a href="http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Business/view?articleId=120570" target="_blank">http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Business/view?articleId=120570</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Limb Jae-un (2014-07-11). "Young Toys' transforming robot Tobot popular among kids". Korea.net. Retrieved 2015-07-13. <a href="http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Business/view?articleId=120570" target="_blank">http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Business/view?articleId=120570</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Dong, Bamboo (2014-12-24). "Seoul Erects an 8-Meter, 3-Ton Tobot Kia Robot Statue". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-07-13. <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-12-24/seoul-erects-an-8-meter-3-ton-tobot-kia-robot-statue/.82574" target="_blank">http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-12-24/seoul-erects-an-8-meter-3-ton-tobot-kia-robot-statue/.82574</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>