Powerlink (Transformers) Powerlink (Transformers) Powerlink is a term from Transformers Armada and Transformers Energon that refers to a combination between two or more Transformers, or a Transformer and a robotic object. In Transformers: Armada, all larger transformers (either Autobots or Decepticons) have the ability to powerlink with a Mini-Con by way of specialized "powerlinx ports." This process uses the Mini-Con's unique powers to give the Transformer a boost of energy (such as with Megatron's cannon), or reveal a special weapon (such as Hot Shot's axel-wheel cannon). In addition, Powerlinking also referred to combination between multiple Transformers. Optimus Prime and Jetfire both had
Transformers: The Headmasters Transformers: The Headmasters Initially, Takara, the Japanese producers of the "Transformers" toyline, imported the American "Transformers" cartoon series from 1985 to 1986. When the series came to an end with the three-part miniseries "The Rebirth" in 1987, however, Takara decided to continue the series themselves, declining to import "The Rebirth" and instead creating a full-length 35-episode spin-off series, "Transformers: The Headmasters" (two additional clips episodes were produced after the fact for direct-to-video release). Supplanting "The Rebirth"'s position in Japanese continuity, "The Headmasters" occurred one year after "The Return of Optimus Prime", introducing the title characters to the Transformers universe in