Transformers is a media franchise created by Hasbro and Tomy that was first introduced in 1984. The franchise includes a line of toys, as well as animated television shows, movies, and comic books. The Transformers are a group of sentient robots that can transform into vehicles, weapons, and other objects, and are divided into two factions, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. The franchise has gone through several iterations over the years, with different generations of Transformers and storylines. .
The Transformers franchise has been praised for its innovative concept of robots that can transform into other objects, as well as its complex mythology and world-building. The franchise has also been successful commercially, with the toys and merchandise generating billions of dollars in sales.