<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
robot	O
superhero	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
aired	O
from	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
1987	B-Application
to	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
1988	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
17:00	O
–	O
17:30	O
timeslot	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
broadcast	O
Mashin	O
Hero	O
Wataru	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
series	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
dub	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
1985	O
The	O
Transformers	B-Application
cartoon	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
Generation	O
1	O
franchise	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Super-God	O
Masterforce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Takara	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
toyline	O
,	O
imported	O
the	O
American	O
Transformers	B-Application
cartoon	O
series	O
from	O
1985	O
to	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
series	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
with	O
the	O
three-part	O
miniseries	O
"	O
The	O
Rebirth	O
"	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
Takara	O
decided	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
series	O
themselves	O
,	O
declining	O
to	O
import	O
The	O
Rebirth	O
and	O
instead	O
creating	O
a	O
full-length	O
35-episode	O
spin-off	O
series	O
,	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Headmasters	I-Application
(	O
two	O
additional	O
clips	O
episodes	O
were	O
produced	O
after	O
the	O
fact	O
for	O
direct-to-video	O
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supplanting	O
The	O
Rebirth'''s	O
position	O
in	O
Japanese	O
continuity	O
,	O
The	O
Headmasters	O
occurred	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
The	O
Return	O
of	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
introducing	O
the	O
title	O
characters	O
to	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
universe	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
decisive	O
battle	O
against	O
Unicron	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
rebellious	O
Headmasters	O
led	O
by	O
Weirdwolf	O
join	O
with	O
Galvatron	O
's	O
Decepticons	B-Application
in	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
Cybertron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rodimus	O
Prime	O
departs	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
planet	O
for	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
to	O
live	O
on	O
,	O
leaving	O
Cerebros	O
in	O
command	O
,	O
operating	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
Athenia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Scorponok	O
replaces	O
Galvatron	O
-	O
who	O
had	O
vanished	O
in	O
the	O
explosion	O
-	O
as	O
Decepticon	B-Application
leader	O
,	O
constructing	O
a	O
personal	O
Transtector	O
and	O
redubbing	O
himself	O
MegaZarak	O
to	O
battle	O
Cerebros	O
 '	O
own	O
giant	O
form	O
,	O
Fortress	O
Maximus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
Daniel	O
Witwicky	O
and	O
his	O
young	O
Autobot	B-Application
friend	O
Wheelie	B-Application
also	O
played	O
major	O
roles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
youthful	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
audience	O
to	O
identify	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
new	O
characters	O
were	O
introduced	O
when	O
Galvatron	O
returned	O
to	O
leadership	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
embarked	O
on	O
a	O
space	O
voyage	O
,	O
ransacking	O
planets	O
in	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
stories	O
that	O
introduced	O
the	O
Horrorcons	O
,	O
Autobot	B-Application
and	O
Decepticon	B-Application
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
ninja	O
six-changer	O
Sixshot	O
kills	O
Ultra	O
Magnus	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
Headmasters	O
manage	O
to	O
destroy	O
Galvatron	O
,	O
leaving	O
Scorponok	O
to	O
become	O
leader	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
then	O
return	O
to	O
Master	O
,	O
refugees	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
are	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
plasma	O
bomb	O
accident	O
that	O
fuses	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
arms	O
of	O
several	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
Decepticons	B-Application
,	O
creating	O
the	O
Targetmasters	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
move	O
,	O
Scorponok	O
attempts	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Earth	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
foiled	O
,	O
thanks	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
a	O
traitorous	O
Sixshot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Wheelie	B-Application
does	O
not	O
speak	O
in	O
rhyme	O
(	O
but	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
slight	O
Scottish	O
accent	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Dinobots	O
speak	O
normally	O
(	O
Grimlock	O
does	O
not	O
say	O
his	O
famous	O
"	O
Me	O
Grimlock	O
"	O
at	O
all	O
)	O
,	O
Raiden	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Grimlock	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Blurr	O
speaks	O
abnormally	O
slowly	O
(	O
though	O
this	O
at	O
least	O
can	O
be	O
chalked	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
imitating	O
John	O
Moschitta	O
's	O
famous	O
fast-talking	O
style	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novel	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
anime	O
titled	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Keisuke	O
Fujikawa	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Takara	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
(	O
FDS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
either	O
single-player	O
or	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
Floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
Headmasters	O
through	O
four	O
planets	O
–	O
Earth	O
,	O
Cybertron	O
,	O
Master	O
,	O
and	O
Chaar	O
fighting	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
Convoy	I-Application
,	O
players	O
cannot	O
switch	O
between	O
robot	O
and	O
vehicle	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
predetermined	O
by	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
cannot	O
choose	O
which	O
Autobot	B-Application
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
collect	O
them	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
flown	O
in	O
by	O
helicopter	O
and	O
will	O
replace	O
that	O
Autobot	B-Application
when	O
they	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Headmasters	O
being	O
for	O
the	O
FDS	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
save	O
game	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
early	O
Zelda	B-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
