What is the history of RiD?
Following the conclusion of Beast Machines, Hasbro briefly entertained a concept called Transformers: TransTech before deciding to go in an entirely different direction for the toy line. Since the new toy line (which would become Transformers: Armada) would require time to develop, Hasbro chose to import the Transformers toy line and cartoon developed in Japan, Transformers: Car Robots (sometimes erroneously referred to as Transformers 2000). The Car Robots cartoon was translated into English and aired as Robots in Disguise, while the Car Robots toy line served as the basis for the RiD toy line.
