Beyond Transformers: The Strange Story of PENTABOT, by Royal Condor.

One of the finest combining robot toys of the 1980s, Royal Condor's Pentabot was a mystery on the toy shelves even more than it had been when called Acrobunch in Japan three years earlier. Here, for the first time, is the full and strange story. Please like & subscribe! The conversation always continues at https://classiccomics.org CHAPTERS: 00:00. Introduction 02:42. Background: Combining super robot toys vs. realistic transforming robot toys 04:04. History: Clover, Poplar, and ACROBUNCH 07:15. History: Royal Condor and Steven Mickelberg 10:44. Pentabot in the box 13:09. Vehicle modes 14:38. Transformation / Combination 20:02. Combined robot mode 20:48. Conclusion