Dive Dive - Gobots

Submarine Robo MR-33

This model was originally designed in Japan by Bandai and released for their Machine Robo Series line Submarine Robo. By this time Tonka's successful rebranding to 'Gobots' and US distribution saw the now more established name 'Dive Dive' applied and adopted for Robo Machine in Europe* and the Australian Machine Men release; predominantly to benefit from the Challenge of the Gobots cartoon. Multilingual Robo Machine cardbacks display both Dive Dive and Sous Marin in the name section. Machine Men originally released as Submarine Man were reissued as Dive Dive.

* The Robo Machine blister card showed Dive-Dive with a hyphen on the front and without on the rear.

Further details are below, on the Series 1 Index and for more in-depth reading see the Toy Line History page.

 

Region Codes Used: JP Japan / US United States / CA Canada / AU Australia / EU Europe / TWN Taiwan
NOTE: Region codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely incomplete.

 

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DIVE DIVE - 8.6 cm

Gobots 15 Series 2 US/CA Tonka 1984 (torpedo tube stickers not induced)
Gobots 15 Series 2 US/CA Tonka with 3-D Sticker 1984 (torpedo tube stickers not induced)
Gobots Guardian Gift Pack #2 US Tonka 1984

DIVE-DIVE

Robo Machine RM-33 EU Bandai 1984*

SUBMARINE

Robo Machines EU Bandai (claimed to have been released but unconfirmed - does not appear on cardbacks) 1993*

SUBMARINE MAN / DIVE DIVE - Later Issue Adopted Gobots Name

Machine Men AU Bandai 1984*

SUBMARINE ROBO

Machine Robo Series MR-33 JP Bandai 1983 (US Navy Stickers)*

SHARK-O - Grey Bootleg

Trans Mobots - Robots Strike Force TWN

UNNAMED - Bootleg

Changeable Robot 2 In 1 - same body colour and sculpt as SHARK-O (darker stickers)

NAME UNKNOWN - Pink Bootleg

Unknown origin with no stamping [Pink] (unconfirmed stickers)

UNNAMED - Grey Bootleg

Convertible Robots - same grey body colour and sculpt as SHARK-O (unconfirmed stickers with this release)

NAME UNKNOWN - Grey Bootleg

Unknown Release - same body colour and sculpt as SHARK-O with a variant head (unconfirmed stickers with this release)

C-11 - Blue Bootleg

Machine Robo Series Bootleg [Blue] (Modified MR-37 Stickers) Sold on both cardback and in Machine Robo Series shaped boxes.

NAME UNKNOWN - Black Bootleg

Unknown origin with no stamping [Black]

NAME UNKNOWN - Blue Bootleg

Unknown origin with no stamping [Blue]

* Machine Robo Series or modified for Robo Machines extra sticker sheet issued with this release.

 

DIVE DIVE
Gobots

Dive Dive Gobots MR-33 in Robot Mode Dive Dive Gobots MR-33 in Los Angeles Class Submarine Mode

 

SUBMARINE ROBO / DIVE-DIVE /
UBMARINE MAN & DIVE DIVE
Machine Robo Series / Robo Machine / Machine Men

Machine Robo Series Submarine Robo in Robot Mode Submarine Robo in Submarine Mode Submarine Robo Shown in Both Modes
Box for Machine Robo Series MR-33 Submarine Robo Stickers Sheet for Submarine Robo MR-33 Instructions Sheet for Submarine Robo MR-33
Dive-Dive Robo Machine on Card Cardback / Backing Card for Robo Machine Dive-Dive Cardback forSubmarine Man Machine Men

 

SHARK-O - Bootleg
Trans Mobots

Trans Mobots Shark-O in Robot Mode Shark-O in Grey Los Angeles Class Submarine Mode Shark-O Shown in Both Modes

 

NAME UNKNOWN - Bootleg
Changeable Robot 1 in 2

Changable Robot 2 in 1 Dive Dive Bootleg in Robot Mode Changable Robot 2 in 1 Dive Dive Bootleg in Grey Submarinie Mode
Changable Robot 1 in 2 Grey Dive Dive Bootleg on Card Cardback / Backing Card for Changable Robot Grey Dive Dive Bootleg Sticker Sheet for Changable Robo Grey Dive Dive Bootleg

 

NAME UNKNOWN - Pink and Variant Head Bootleg
Line Unknown

Dive Dive Grey Bootleg with Variant Head in Robot Dive Dive Grey Bootleg with Variant Head in Submarine Mode

 

NAME UNKNOWN - Variant Head Bootleg
Line Unknown

Dive Dive Grey Bootleg with Variant Head in Robot Dive Dive Grey Bootleg with Variant Head in Submarine Mode

 

C-11 - Bootleg
'Machine Robo Series'

C-11 Machine Robo Series Bootleg Submarine Robo in Robot Mode C-11 Machine Robo Series Bootleg in Submarine Mode
Cardback for C-11 Machine Robo Series Bootleg

 

BLACK - Bootleg
Line Unknown

Black Dive Dive Bootleg in Robot Mode Black Dive Dive Bootleg in Submarine Mode Black Dive Dive Bootleg Shown in Both Modes

 

BLUE - Bootleg
Line Unknown

Blue Dive Dive Bootleg in Robot Mode Blue Dive Dive Bootleg in Submarine Mode

 


Grey Shark-O style bootleg variant head sculpt example.

 

 

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