Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (intro)

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Recommends FuzzyBoots · 2017-02 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Need help remembering title of 80s-era sci fi anime featuring car combat with Star Wars inspired characters”

Is it possible you're thinking of the 1985 French/North American animation, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors [LINK] ? [LINK] The series follows protagonists Jayce, Flora, Herc Stormsailor, Oon, and Gillian in their search for Jayce's father Audric. Meanwhile, they are opposing the main antagonist Saw Boss and his followers, the Monster Minds. Audric was a botanist who performed experiments with biotechnology, one experiment creating Flora. In another experiment, Audric attempted to create a plant that could prevent starvation. But when he succeeded, a nearby star exploded into a supernova. The radiation from the supernova's explosion changed the plant and four others into the Monster Minds: a

Cites Whacko · 2018-07 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “People with transforming vehicles fighting alien-like humanoids with one hero being transformed into a villain”

I also thought of Jayce and the Wheeled warriors, but I don't recall a hero being transformed. here is the intro though: [this video] also full episodes can be found on youtube.

Cites JaNiS · 2019-04 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “80s-90s sci-fi cartoon: boy (Cony? Koney?) fights against an evil emperor of sorts, and searches for his kidnapped father”

Could it be the Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors [LINK] (1985)? In this series they are in their search for Jayce's father. Meanwhile, they are fighting against the Saw Boss and his followers. From IMDb [LINK] : In a distant galaxy where magic and technology co-exist, Audric, a scientist, accidentally creates The Monster Minds, a race of mutated plant creatures that goes on a rampage and sets out to take over the universe. In a bid to correct the creation of The Monster Minds, Audric creates a plant called "The Magic Root" which will destroy The Monster Minds, but The Magic Root got split into two pieces and half of the magic root is given to Audric's son Jayce. Joined by a team of fighters kn

Cites FuzzyBoots · 2020-05 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Series about robots made of metal and plants, which are fought by a small group of humans”

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors [LINK] [LINK] The series follows protagonists Jayce, Flora, Herc Stormsailor, Oon, and Gillian in their search for Jayce's father Audric. Meanwhile, they are opposing the main antagonist Saw Boss and his followers, the Monster Minds. Audric was a botanist who performed experiments with biotechnology, one experiment creating Flora. In another experiment, Audric attempted to create a plant that could prevent starvation. But when he succeeded, a nearby star exploded into a supernova. The radiation from the supernova's explosion changed the plant and four others into the Monster Minds: a race of plant-like monsters who wish to conquer the universe. Audric created a

Cites Darren · 2020-10 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Animated TV show with futuristic vehicles used to fight monsters”

It’s older than the dates you gave but could have been a repeat, but this sounds a lot like Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors . Intro: It was first broadcast in 1985. The protagonists are a small group of (mostly) humans who drive vehicles with special abilities and weapons. I don’t recall a specific ability of saws coming out of wheels, but the intro shows one with a similar drill ability, and one of the antagonists has a saw on his vehicle, so you could be mis-remembering.