Changes: YoYoFactory Protostar

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Protostar

Manufacturer	YoYoFactory
Release date	2009
Shape	Low-edged Step-Straight
Color	Various
Weight	66.6 grams
Dimensions	Diameter: 56mm Width: 43mm
Material	Plastic with anodized aluminum weight rings
Bearing size	Size C Center Trac
Response system	CBC Large Slim Pads

The Protostar by YoYoFactory is a yo-yo first released in 2009. It is the signature series model of John Ando.

Description[]

To challenge the common belief that metal yo-yos are superior in a competitive setting, YoYoFactory started the "Death to Metal" series, a line of high-performance plastic yo-yos that could match or even surpass metal yo-yos in competitions, as well as costing less. The Protostar, the first of these plastic yo-yos, was developed by YoYoFactory in collaboration with 2008 World 1A Yo-Yo Champion John Ando.

The Protostar made its debut at midnight in the 2009 World Yo-Yo Contest, where the first prototypes of the yo-yo were showcased and sold. Its low-edged Step Straight design reduced sleep loss to a minimum, and its inset aluminum weight rings along with a Center Trac bearing made it very stable, more-so than even its full-metal competitors at the time of its release. That night at Worlds, the Protostar made an impact in the yo-yo community, and it has been released in many colorways since then. The Japan Collection version of the Protostar, released in March 2015, featured a rounded side on its weight rings.

The yo-yo had also become the basis for certain other yo-yos listed below:

Northstar - Heavier version of the Protostar based on Jensen Kimmitt's personal specifications.
Starlite - All-plastic glow-in-the-dark model.
StarBrite - All-plastic version of the Protostar with side caps instead of weight rings, released in 2011 as part of the Neon Collection.
Divault - Hyper Yo-Yo-exclusive model based mostly on the Northstar, but with the Protostar's rounded side hubs.
POPstar - Undersized aluminum yo-yo based on the Protostar's shape. Features a standard SPEC bearing.
ONEstar - Cost-performance model based on the Protostar's shape and the One's celcon body. Features a standard SPEC bearing.

Gallery[]

ProtoStar Reviews[]

SR's ProtoStar Review: http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,10576.0.html

Kobansora's ProtoStar Review: http://www.yoyonation.com/talk/index.php/topic,67255.0.html

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  | image = Protostar.JPG
  | manufacturer = [[YoYoFactory]]
- | shape = Butterfly
+ | shape = Low-edged Step-Straight
- | color = Red or Grey
+ | color = Various
- | weight = 67g
+ |Release date = 2009
+ | weight = 66.6 grams
- | dimensions = 56mm Diameter, 43mm Width
+ | dimensions = Diameter: 56mm <br> Width: 43mm
- | material = Plastic with aluminum weight rings
+ | material = Plastic with anodized aluminum weight rings
- | bearing_size = Size C
- | response =  CBC Pads}}
+ | bearing_size = Size C Center Trac
+ | response = CBC Large Slim Pads}}
+<nowiki> </nowiki>The '''Protostar''' by [[YoYoFactory]] is a yo-yo first released in 2009. It is the signature series model of [[John Ando]].
+==Description==
+To challenge the common belief that metal yo-yos are superior in a competitive setting, YoYoFactory started the "Death to Metal" series, a line of high-performance plastic yo-yos that could match or even surpass metal yo-yos in competitions, as well as costing less. The Protostar, the first of these plastic yo-yos, was developed by YoYoFactory in collaboration with 2008 World 1A Yo-Yo Champion [[John Ando]].
+The Protostar made its debut at midnight in the 2009 [[World Yo-Yo Contest]], where the first prototypes of the yo-yo were showcased and sold. Its low-edged Step Straight design reduced sleep loss to a minimum, and its inset aluminum weight rings along with a Center Trac bearing made it very stable, more-so than even its full-metal competitors at the time of its release. That night at Worlds, the Protostar made an impact in the yo-yo community, and it has been released in many colorways since then. The Japan Collection version of the Protostar, released in March 2015, featured a rounded side on its weight rings.
-The [[YoYoFactory]] '''Protostar''' is the most recent signature yoyo of [[John Ando]]. It was released midnight at the 2009 [[World Yo-Yo Contest]].
+The yo-yo had also become the basis for certain other yo-yos listed below:
+*[[YoYoFactory Northstar|Northstar]] - Heavier version of the Protostar based on Jensen Kimmitt's personal specifications.
+*[[YoYoFactory Starlite|Starlite]] - All-plastic glow-in-the-dark model.
+*[[YoYoFactory StarBrite|StarBrite]] - All-plastic version of the Protostar with side caps instead of weight rings, released in 2011 as part of the Neon Collection.
+*[[YoYoFactory Divault|Divault]] - ''Hyper Yo-Yo''-exclusive model based mostly on the Northstar, but with the Protostar's rounded side hubs.
+*[[YoYoFactory POPstar|POPstar]] - Undersized aluminum yo-yo based on the Protostar's shape. Features a standard SPEC bearing.
+*[[YoYoFactory ONEstar|ONEstar]] - Cost-performance model based on the Protostar's shape and the [[YoYoFactory One|One]]'s celcon body. Features a standard SPEC bearing.
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Protostar2.JPG
+Protostar2.jpg|Side view
-IMG_2913.jpg
+IMG_2913.jpg|Profile
-IMG 2918.jpg
+IMG 2918.jpg|Internals
-IMG_2919.jpg
+IMG_2919.jpg|Comparison to an 888
+YYFProtoJCollection.jpg|Japan Collection 2015 version. Note the design of the weight rings.
 </gallery>
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 Kobansora's ProtoStar Review: http://www.yoyonation.com/talk/index.php/topic,67255.0.html
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