Background information for every palette in tf_palettes: the character, which medium the palette records (toy, cartoon, comic or Generation 2 re-release), its faction, the combiner team and combined form it belongs to, its role in that team, its alternate mode, the year of the reference, a description of the colors, and links to the reference page and image on the Transformers Wiki.
Format
A data frame with one row per palette and the columns:
- palette
Palette name, as used by
tf_palette(). Unique.- base
The character's toy palette name, shared by all of that character's palettes across media (e.g.
"optimus_prime"for bothoptimus_primeandoptimus_prime_cartoon).- medium
"toy","cartoon","comic"or"g2". Seetf_media().- character
Character name as printed on the toy's packaging.
- faction
"Autobot"or"Decepticon". Seetf_factions().- team
Combiner team or subgroup, e.g.
"Aerialbots"or"Seekers", orNAfor characters that are not part of one. Seetf_teams().- combiner
Base palette name of the team's combined form, e.g.
"superion", orNAfor leaders and for subgroups that do not combine.- role
One of
"leader","standalone"(a character outside any team),"combiner torso","combiner limb","combined form"or"subgroup member"(Dinobots, Seekers, Cassettes, Insecticons, Autobot Cars, Minibots).- alt_mode
The character's alternate mode.
- year
Year of the reference: the original Hasbro release for toy palettes, the character's first appearance for cartoon and comic palettes.
- n_colours
Number of colors in the palette.
- description
Description of the colors in that medium.
- source
URL of the character's page on the Transformers Wiki, with an anchor to the relevant section for cartoon and comic palettes.
- image
Direct URL of the reference image the palette was checked against (a toy photo, an episode still, or a comic panel), hosted by the Transformers Wiki, or
NAwhere none has been identified yet.
Source
Transformers Wiki, https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page.
Examples
head(tf_characters)
#> palette base medium character faction team
#> 1 optimus_prime optimus_prime toy Optimus Prime Autobot <NA>
#> 2 megatron megatron toy Megatron Decepticon <NA>
#> 3 shockwave shockwave toy Shockwave Decepticon <NA>
#> 4 soundwave soundwave toy Soundwave Decepticon <NA>
#> 5 silverbolt silverbolt toy Silverbolt Autobot Aerialbots
#> 6 air_raid air_raid toy Air Raid Autobot Aerialbots
#> combiner role alt_mode year n_colours
#> 1 <NA> leader Freightliner cab-over semi truck 1984 5
#> 2 <NA> leader Walther P38 pistol 1984 5
#> 3 <NA> standalone Laser pistol 1985 5
#> 4 <NA> standalone Microcassette recorder 1984 5
#> 5 superion combiner torso Concorde supersonic airliner 1986 5
#> 6 superion combiner limb F-15 Eagle fighter jet 1986 4
#> description
#> 1 Red cab plastic, blue legs and forearms, silver die-cast chest and gray thighs, yellow detail stickers, black tires.
#> 2 Chromed silver body, gray plastic barrel and legs, red inner arms and legs on the Hasbro release, black grip and trigger, purple Decepticon insignia.
#> 3 Purple plastic with light lavender-gray arms and barrel, yellow eye and hose, black grip, silver chrome.
#> 4 Dark blue plastic with gray chest door and limbs, black detailing, yellow eyes and buttons, red stickers.
#> 5 White jet plastic, dark gray legs and arms, red and yellow chest stickers, black detailing.
#> 6 Black jet plastic with red and white stripe stickers, gray chrome and detailing.
#> source
#> 1 https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys
#> 2 https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_(G1)/toys
#> 3 https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave_(G1)/toys
#> 4 https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Soundwave_(G1)/toys
#> 5 https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Silverbolt_(G1)
#> 6 https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Air_Raid_(G1)
#> image
#> 1 https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/2/2d/G1_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg
#> 2 https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/d/d7/G1Megatron_toy.jpg
#> 3 https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/4/4e/G1Shockwave_toy.jpg
#> 4 https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/3/36/G1Soundwave_toy.jpg
#> 5 <NA>
#> 6 https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/2/2d/Airraid_toy.jpg
table(tf_characters$team, tf_characters$medium)
#>
#> cartoon comic g2 toy
#> Aerialbots 6 6 6 6
#> Autobot Cars 11 0 0 11
#> Breastforce 7 0 0 7
#> Cassettes 6 0 0 6
#> Combaticons 6 6 6 6
#> Constructicons 7 7 7 7
#> Dinobots 5 0 0 5
#> Insecticons 3 0 0 3
#> Minibots 6 0 0 6
#> Predacons 6 6 0 6
#> Pretender Monsters 0 0 0 7
#> Protectobots 6 6 0 6
#> Seacons 7 7 0 7
#> Seekers 6 0 0 6
#> Stunticons 6 6 0 6
#> Technobots 6 6 0 6
#> Terrorcons 6 6 0 6
subset(tf_characters, base == "megatron", c(palette, medium, description))
#> palette medium
#> 2 megatron toy
#> 124 megatron_cartoon cartoon
#> 239 megatron_comic comic
#> description
#> 2 Chromed silver body, gray plastic barrel and legs, red inner arms and legs on the Hasbro release, black grip and trigger, purple Decepticon insignia.
#> 124 Animation model: light gray body, darker gray arms and lower legs, black fusion cannon and chest details, red eyes, purple insignia.
#> 239 Marvel US #1 onwards: light gray body with darker gray limbs, black fusion cannon and chest, red eyes and details, purple insignia.