Gobots arrived in 1983. Transformers in 1984. Even in Japan, the Gobots came out first (different name though). It really doesn’t matter, all of these toys, Gobots, transformers, etc, from about 1983-1987 were all just reissues of Japanese toys from the 70’s. Tonka bought some of the lines, and Hasbro the rest. They’re all cousins. And now Hasbro owns Tonka, so there’s really no need for fanboism.