Mall (BotBots)

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Since the BotBots arrived, the mall is the most active it's beensince the 80s.

The "mall"is a multistory shopping center that contains everything under one roof. Have a meal at one of the many restaurants! See a movie at the theater! Purchase items from a variety of unique stores! Get a game in at the arcade!

All of that changed one night when a mysteriousenergonpowersurge from the sky brought ordinary objects to robot life! Now every night its halls are filled by the many BotBot squads as they run wild, causing mischief wherever they go.

Fiction

BotBots Adventure

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BotBots Adventure

BotBots Official Sticker Book

One night, a strange energon mist descended from the sky, covering the mall. It brought things inside to life as tinyTransformerswho then assembled into tribes based on the store they came from.

Big Cantuna,one of theSpoiled Rottens,was said to have come from from "the darkest depths of the grocery store" before she was thrown out.

Perfumigatorstalks the aisles of department stores, looking for others to spray.BotBots Official Sticker Book

Lost Bots!

After seeing thatS'up DawgandHawt Diggityhad a lot in common,Dimlitgathered a group of otherLost Botsand set out fromLost and Foundto find what tribes they all came from. The group visited thesports store,thehealth-food store,the sweets shopSprinkles,thetrash cans,theschool supply store,themusical instrument store,thebathroom,thefashion store,and thehome-and-garden store.In the end they realized they all belonged together as a group and that the Lost and Found was their home.Lost Bots!

Musical Mall Madness

Musical Mall Madness

Get Ready, Get Set…

In preparation for the Goldrush Games, Botbots from many squads worked out and trained together in the gym.Get Ready, Get Set…

BotBots Mad Libs

The Shed Heads worked to construct a playground for the mall.Tool TimeThetype of foodShockshosted a sweet gathering for people of all ages to meet them.A Sugar Rush

BotBotscartoon

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Commercial appearances

Official Digital Commercial

SCAUNCHBORO MAAAALL!!!!!

One stormy night, the mall was stuck by a bolt of energon power. It flowed throughout the mall, turning ordinary objects it into tiny robots! They swarmed the mall, wreaking havoc where they went withoneeven disabling the security cameras. Messy fun was had in thefood courtby theGreaser Gang.In thebathroomstheToilet Trooptagged the stall with spraypaint and made chocolate bars into poo shapes. TheJock Squadplayed rough in thesports store,while inLost and FoundtheLost Botsjumped out of the shadows.Official Digital Commercial

Goldrush Games Digital Commercial

Thegold trophyBotBots stood at the top of the mall's escalators, with various tribes cheering for them on the floor below. The tribes then began to compete to make the most mischief as the Goldrush Games began!Goldrush Games Digital Commercial

Mall locations

Locations with BotBot squads

Other mall locations

Notes

Without it saying "You are here", how will I know where I am?

• The mall map shown in the books and on the poster insert for series 1, 2, and 3 shows a total of 71 storefronts. This map doesn't show what level it is of, and is actually duplicated for each level on the inserts. Even with some stores occupying multiple levels like we see on the checklist inserts, there could be over 200 stores total in the mall. Hope they have a good leasing agent.
• As seen in the map, the layout of the mall is a replica of theAutobotinsignia,with the block parts containing stores and the lines being halls. This is curious as it appears Autobots andTransformersin general are fictitious in theBotBotsfranchise, with insignias showing up on toilet paper, video game cartridges, and inside watches. This may mean the entire mall is a licensedTransformers-themed location. Another possibility is the energon cloud may have effected the mall itself in some way, changing its layout.
  • The second possibility is backed up slightly in the original commercial. The initial shot of the mall interior shows no signs of Autobot insignias. After the energon surge brings the BotBots to life, multiple Autobot insignias show up displayed in the security camera shot.
• From the security camera footage, it appears the energon surge that brought the BotBots to life happenedMarch 23rd.
• TheBotBotscommercial displays the insignia of the Greaser Gang in the food court and Jock Squad in the sporting good store as official signage. The Toilet Troop logo also appears in the bathroom, though it appears more as a sticker on the wall. The poster checklists for series 1 to 3 and the Goldrush Games digital commercial also show stores with tribal insignias on them. This may indicate the insignia for each squad was adopted by them based on existing signage for the location where they were brought to life.
• To preview the initialBotbotsrelease,Hasbrosent various websites a box shaped like the mall containing all series 1 products.^[2]
• In the Goldrush Games Digital Commercial, the "Get Ready, Get Set…"stop motion and in the checklist inserts for Series 1 to 3, either the size of the mall is shown to be either very small, or the BotBots are very large. This makes thescaleof the mall different then other appearances. As such this may represent a separatemicro-continuity.
• A few other features of the mall appear in various official character bios:^[3]
  • Jet Setterhas swam in multiple fountains in the mall, as well as rode every escalator up and down.
  • Rusty Von Cleaveonce scaled a 60-foot escalator.
  • Telly's game show includes prizes like a penny from a fountain and a gumball from a gumball machine.

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